nvim-tree / nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua

Sibling navigation doesn't work with group empty

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Description

Description

When group empty is enabled, the prev / next sibling commands will not work properly. I'll give an example:

In the image, there's an empty-grouped item in the middle. When using "next sibling" at (1), nvim-tree will do nothing. When using "previous sibling" at (2), the cursor will skip the grouped item and go right to (1).

Neovim version
NVIM v0.10.0
Build type: Release
LuaJIT 2.1.1713773202
Operating system and version

macOS 14.5

Windows variant

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nvim-tree version

2086e56

Clean room replication
vim.g.loaded_netrw = 1
vim.g.loaded_netrwPlugin = 1

vim.cmd [[set runtimepath=$VIMRUNTIME]]
vim.cmd [[set packpath=/tmp/nvt-min/site]]
local package_root = "/tmp/nvt-min/site/pack"
local install_path = package_root .. "/packer/start/packer.nvim"
local function load_plugins()
  require("packer").startup {
    {
      "wbthomason/packer.nvim",
      "nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua",
      "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons",
      -- ADD PLUGINS THAT ARE _NECESSARY_ FOR REPRODUCING THE ISSUE
    },
    config = {
      package_root = package_root,
      compile_path = install_path .. "/plugin/packer_compiled.lua",
      display = { non_interactive = true },
    },
  }
end
if vim.fn.isdirectory(install_path) == 0 then
  print "Installing nvim-tree and dependencies."
  vim.fn.system { "git", "clone", "--depth=1", "https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim", install_path }
end
load_plugins()
require("packer").sync()
vim.cmd [[autocmd User PackerComplete ++once echo "Ready!" | lua setup()]]
vim.opt.termguicolors = true
vim.opt.cursorline = true

-- MODIFY NVIM-TREE SETTINGS THAT ARE _NECESSARY_ FOR REPRODUCING THE ISSUE
_G.setup = function()
  require("nvim-tree").setup {
    renderer = {
      group_empty = true,
    },
  }
end
Steps to reproduce
  1. Prepare a directory structure where empty-grouping will take effect
  2. nvim -nu /tmp/nvt-min.lua
  3. :NvimTreeToggle
  4. See example in description
Expected behavior

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Actual behavior

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start at the sibling-navigation commands exposed through NvimTreeToggle and trace how renderer.group_empty changes the tree items used for previous/next navigation. Reproduce the empty-group case from the issue's minimal setup and verify that both directions visit the grouped item rather than doing nothing or skipping it.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
lua
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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