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Multi Instance: Refactor: Split RootNode And Explorer
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Description
- #2255
Requires #2916
Explorer is a RootNode. Break them and store RootNode in Explorer.
get_node_at_cursor returns the root instead of fake ".."
Replace name == ".." tests with BaseNode:is(RootNode)
Change name to be consistent with DirNode
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Research direction
Start by reviewing the Explorer and RootNode implementations, then read the dependency in #2916 and related work in #2255. Trace get_node_at_cursor and the name == ".." checks, and inspect BaseNode:is usage. Done means Explorer stores a separate RootNode, cursor lookup returns it directly, the checks use RootNode, and name matches DirNode.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- lua
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100