fix: reload git status of existing nodes (#975)

lua/nvim-tree/actions/reloaders.lua

@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ local explorer_module = require'nvim-tree.explorer'
 local M = {}
 
 local function refresh_nodes(node, projects)
-  local project_root = git.get_project_root(node.absolute_path or node.cwd)
+  local cwd = node.absolute_path or node.cwd
-  explorer_module.reload(node, node.absolute_path or node.cwd, projects[project_root] or {})
+  local project_root = git.get_project_root(cwd)
+  explorer_module.reload(node, cwd, projects[project_root] or {})
   for _, _node in ipairs(node.nodes) do
     if _node.nodes and _node.open then
       refresh_nodes(_node, projects)

lua/nvim-tree/explorer/node-builders.lua

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ local M = {
   is_windows = vim.fn.has('win32') == 1
 }
 
-local function get_dir_git_status(parent_ignored, status, absolute_path)
+function M.get_dir_git_status(parent_ignored, status, absolute_path)
   if parent_ignored then
     return '!!'
   end
@@ -14,13 +14,17 @@ local function get_dir_git_status(parent_ignored, status, absolute_path)
   return dir_status or file_status
 end
 
+function M.get_git_status(parent_ignored, status, absolute_path)
+  return parent_ignored and '!!' or status.files and status.files[absolute_path]
+end
+
 function M.folder(absolute_path, name, status, parent_ignored)
   local handle = uv.fs_scandir(absolute_path)
   local has_children = handle and uv.fs_scandir_next(handle) ~= nil
 
   return {
     absolute_path = absolute_path,
-    git_status = get_dir_git_status(parent_ignored, status, absolute_path),
+    git_status = M.get_dir_git_status(parent_ignored, status, absolute_path),
     group_next = nil, -- If node is grouped, this points to the next child dir/link node
     has_children = has_children,
     name = name,
@@ -43,7 +47,7 @@ function M.file(absolute_path, name, status, parent_ignored)
     absolute_path = absolute_path,
     executable = is_executable(absolute_path, ext),
     extension = ext,
-    git_status = parent_ignored and '!!' or status.files and status.files[absolute_path],
+    git_status = M.get_git_status(parent_ignored, status, absolute_path),
     name = name,
   }
 end
@@ -70,7 +74,7 @@ function M.link(absolute_path, name, status, parent_ignored)
 
   return {
     absolute_path = absolute_path,
-    git_status = parent_ignored and '!!' or status.files and status.files[absolute_path],
+    git_status = M.get_git_status(parent_ignored, status, absolute_path),
     group_next = nil,   -- If node is grouped, this points to the next child dir/link node
     last_modified = last_modified,
     link_to = link_to,

lua/nvim-tree/explorer/reload.lua

@@ -15,6 +15,19 @@ local function key_by(nodes, key)
   return v
 end
 
+local function update_status(nodes_by_path, node_ignored, status)
+  return function(node)
+    if nodes_by_path[node.absolute_path] then
+      if node.nodes then
+        node.git_status = builders.get_dir_git_status(node_ignored, status, node.absolute_path)
+      else
+        node.git_status = builders.get_git_status(node_ignored, status, node.absolute_path)
+      end
+    end
+    return node
+  end
+end
+
 function M.reload(node, cwd, status)
   local handle = uv.fs_scandir(cwd)
   if type(handle) == 'string' then
@@ -54,10 +67,12 @@ function M.reload(node, cwd, status)
     end
   end
 
-  node.nodes = vim.tbl_filter(
+  node.nodes = vim.tbl_map(
-    function(n) return child_names[n.absolute_path] end,
+    update_status(nodes_by_path, node_ignored, status),
-    node.nodes
+    vim.tbl_filter(
-  )
+      function(n) return child_names[n.absolute_path] end,
+      node.nodes
+    ))
 
   local is_root = node.cwd ~= nil
   if vim.g.nvim_tree_group_empty == 1 and not is_root and #(node.nodes) == 1 then