feat: Add ability to hijack-cursor

lua/neo-tree/defaults.lua

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ local config = {
   enable_modified_markers = true, -- Show markers for files with unsaved changes.
   enable_opened_markers = true,   -- Enable tracking of opened files. Required for `components.name.highlight_opened_files`
   enable_refresh_on_write = true, -- Refresh the tree when a file is written. Only used if `use_libuv_file_watcher` is false.
+  enable_cursor_hijack = false, -- If enabled neotree will keep the cursor on the first letter of the filename when moving in the tree.
   enable_normal_mode_for_inputs = false, -- Enable normal mode for input dialogs.
   git_status_async = true,
   -- These options are for people with VERY large git repos

lua/neo-tree/setup/init.lua

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ local file_nesting = require("neo-tree.sources.common.file-nesting")
 local highlights = require("neo-tree.ui.highlights")
 local manager = require("neo-tree.sources.manager")
 local netrw = require("neo-tree.setup.netrw")
+local hijack_cursor = require("neo-tree.sources.common.hijack_cursor")
 
 local M = {}
 
@@ -734,6 +735,10 @@ M.merge_config = function(user_config, is_auto_config)
   local rt = utils.get_value(M.config, "resize_timer_interval", 50, true)
   require("neo-tree.ui.renderer").resize_timer_interval = rt
 
+  if M.config.enable_cursor_hijack then
+    hijack_cursor.setup()
+  end
+
   return M.config
 end
 

lua/neo-tree/sources/common/hijack_cursor.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+local events = require("neo-tree.events")
+local log = require("neo-tree.log")
+local manager = require("neo-tree.sources.manager")
+
+local M = {}
+
+local hijack_cursor_handler = function()
+    if vim.o.filetype ~= "neo-tree" then
+        return
+    end
+    local success, source = pcall(vim.api.nvim_buf_get_var, 0, "neo_tree_source")
+    if not success then
+        log.debug("Cursor hijack failure: " .. vim.inspect(source))
+        return
+    end
+    local winid = nil
+    local _, position = pcall(vim.api.nvim_buf_get_var, 0, "neo_tree_position")
+    if position == "current" then
+      winid = vim.api.nvim_get_current_win()
+    end
+
+    local state = manager.get_state(source, nil, winid)
+    if state == nil then
+      return
+    end
+    local node = state.tree:get_node()
+    log.debug("Cursor moved in tree window, hijacking cursor position")
+    local cursor = vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(0)
+    local row = cursor[1]
+    local current_line = vim.api.nvim_get_current_line()
+    local startIndex, _ = string.find(current_line, node.name, nil, true)
+    if startIndex then
+      vim.api.nvim_win_set_cursor(0, { row, startIndex - 1 })
+    end
+end
+
+--Enables cursor hijack behavior for all sources
+M.setup = function()
+  events.subscribe({
+    event = events.VIM_CURSOR_MOVED,
+    handler = hijack_cursor_handler,
+    id = "neo-tree-hijack-cursor",
+  })
+end
+
+return M