Add user config gui.addRootItemInFileTree

Author: stefanhaller

docs/Config.md

@@ -190,6 +190,9 @@ gui:
   # This can be toggled from within Lazygit with the '`' key, but that will not change the default.
   showFileTree: true
 
+  # If true, add a "/" root item in the file tree representing the root of the repository. It is only added when necessary, i.e. when there is more than one item at top level.
+  showRootItemInFileTree: true
+
   # If true, show the number of lines changed per file in the Files view
   showNumstatInFilesView: false
 

pkg/config/user_config.go

@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ type GuiConfig struct {
 	// If true, display the files in the file views as a tree. If false, display the files as a flat list.
 	// This can be toggled from within Lazygit with the '`' key, but that will not change the default.
 	ShowFileTree bool `yaml:"showFileTree"`
+	// If true, add a "/" root item in the file tree representing the root of the repository. It is only added when necessary, i.e. when there is more than one item at top level.
+	ShowRootItemInFileTree bool `yaml:"showRootItemInFileTree"`
 	// If true, show the number of lines changed per file in the Files view
 	ShowNumstatInFilesView bool `yaml:"showNumstatInFilesView"`
 	// If true, show a random tip in the command log when Lazygit starts
@@ -764,6 +766,7 @@ func GetDefaultConfig() *UserConfig {
 			ShowBottomLine:               true,
 			ShowPanelJumps:               true,
 			ShowFileTree:                 true,
+			ShowRootItemInFileTree:       true,
 			ShowNumstatInFilesView:       false,
 			ShowRandomTip:                true,
 			ShowIcons:                    false,

pkg/gui/context/working_tree_context.go

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func NewWorkingTreeContext(c *ContextCommon) *WorkingTreeContext {
 	getDisplayStrings := func(_ int, _ int) [][]string {
 		showFileIcons := icons.IsIconEnabled() && c.UserConfig().Gui.ShowFileIcons
 		showNumstat := c.UserConfig().Gui.ShowNumstatInFilesView
-		lines := presentation.RenderFileTree(viewModel, c.Model().Submodules, showFileIcons, showNumstat, &c.UserConfig().Gui.CustomIcons)
+		lines := presentation.RenderFileTree(viewModel, c.Model().Submodules, showFileIcons, showNumstat, &c.UserConfig().Gui.CustomIcons, c.UserConfig().Gui.ShowRootItemInFileTree)
 		return lo.Map(lines, func(line string, _ int) []string {
 			return []string{line}
 		})

pkg/gui/filetree/build_tree.go

@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/models"
 )
 
-func BuildTreeFromFiles(files []*models.File) *Node[models.File] {
+func BuildTreeFromFiles(files []*models.File, showRootItem bool) *Node[models.File] {
 	root := &Node[models.File]{}
 
 	childrenMapsByNode := make(map[*Node[models.File]]map[string]*Node[models.File])
 
 	var curr *Node[models.File]
 	for _, file := range files {
-		splitPath := split("./" + file.Path)
+		splitPath := SplitFileTreePath(file.Path, showRootItem)
 		curr = root
 	outer:
 		for i := range splitPath {
@@ -63,19 +63,19 @@ func BuildTreeFromFiles(files []*models.File) *Node[models.File] {
 	return root
 }
 
-func BuildFlatTreeFromCommitFiles(files []*models.CommitFile) *Node[models.CommitFile] {
-	rootAux := BuildTreeFromCommitFiles(files)
+func BuildFlatTreeFromCommitFiles(files []*models.CommitFile, showRootItem bool) *Node[models.CommitFile] {
+	rootAux := BuildTreeFromCommitFiles(files, showRootItem)
 	sortedFiles := rootAux.GetLeaves()
 
 	return &Node[models.CommitFile]{Children: sortedFiles}
 }
 
-func BuildTreeFromCommitFiles(files []*models.CommitFile) *Node[models.CommitFile] {
+func BuildTreeFromCommitFiles(files []*models.CommitFile, showRootItem bool) *Node[models.CommitFile] {
 	root := &Node[models.CommitFile]{}
 
 	var curr *Node[models.CommitFile]
 	for _, file := range files {
-		splitPath := split("./" + file.Path)
+		splitPath := SplitFileTreePath(file.Path, showRootItem)
 		curr = root
 	outer:
 		for i := range splitPath {
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ func BuildTreeFromCommitFiles(files []*models.CommitFile) *Node[models.CommitFil
 	return root
 }
 
-func BuildFlatTreeFromFiles(files []*models.File) *Node[models.File] {
-	rootAux := BuildTreeFromFiles(files)
+func BuildFlatTreeFromFiles(files []*models.File, showRootItem bool) *Node[models.File] {
+	rootAux := BuildTreeFromFiles(files, showRootItem)
 	sortedFiles := rootAux.GetLeaves()
 
 	// from top down we have merge conflict files, then tracked file, then untracked
@@ -160,3 +160,11 @@ func split(str string) []string {
 func join(strs []string) string {
 	return strings.Join(strs, "/")
 }
+
+func SplitFileTreePath(path string, showRootItem bool) []string {
+	if showRootItem {
+		return split("./" + path)
+	}
+
+	return split(path)
+}