diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8fe44e9a..4f7e8b27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -8,28 +8,35 @@ on:
     branches:
       - master
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
-  luacheck:
-    name: luacheck
+  lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Prepare
+      - uses: leafo/gh-actions-lua@v10
+        with:
+          luaVersion: "5.1"
+
+      - uses: leafo/gh-actions-luarocks@v4
+
+      - name: luacheck
         run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo add-apt-repository universe
-          sudo apt install luarocks -y
-          sudo luarocks install luacheck
-      - name: Run luacheck
-        run: luacheck .
-  stylua:
-    name: stylua
+          luarocks install luacheck 1.1.1
+          luacheck lua
+
+  style:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: JohnnyMorganz/stylua-action@v3
+
+      - name: stylua
+        uses: JohnnyMorganz/stylua-action@v3
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          version: latest
-          args: --color always --check lua/
+          version: "0.19"
+          args: --check lua
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 077afd9b..87a16d63 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ require("nvim-tree").setup()
 
 -- OR setup with some options
 require("nvim-tree").setup({
-  sort_by = "case_sensitive",
+  sort = {
+    sorter = "case_sensitive",
+  },
   view = {
     width = 30,
   },
diff --git a/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt b/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
index 9633d9e9..691611fd 100644
--- a/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
+++ b/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
@@ -1698,6 +1698,18 @@ tree.is_visible({opts})                      *nvim-tree-api.tree.is_visible()*
     Return: ~
       (boolean) nvim-tree is visible
 
+tree.winid({opts})                              *nvim-tree-api.tree.winid()*
+    Retrieve the winid of the open tree.
+
+    Parameters: ~
+      • {opts} (table) optional parameters
+
+    Options: ~
+      • {tabpage}        (number|nil)  tabpage, 0 or nil for current, default nil
+
+    Return: ~
+      (number) winid or nil if tree is not visible
+
 ==============================================================================
  6.2 API FILE SYSTEM                                        *nvim-tree-api.fs*
 
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/reloaders/reloaders.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/reloaders/reloaders.lua
index a343012c..bcafc643 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/reloaders/reloaders.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/reloaders/reloaders.lua
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ local M = {}
 local function refresh_nodes(node, projects, unloaded_bufnr)
   Iterator.builder({ node })
     :applier(function(n)
-      if n.open and n.nodes then
+      if n.nodes then
         local toplevel = git.get_toplevel(n.cwd or n.link_to or n.absolute_path)
         explorer_module.reload(n, projects[toplevel] or {}, unloaded_bufnr)
       end
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/api.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/api.lua
index 7d7573fc..8ad29deb 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/api.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/api.lua
@@ -146,6 +146,11 @@ Api.tree.is_tree_buf = wrap(require("nvim-tree.utils").is_nvim_tree_buf)
 
 Api.tree.is_visible = wrap(require("nvim-tree.view").is_visible)
 
+---@class ApiTreeWinIdOpts
+---@field tabpage number|nil default nil
+
+Api.tree.winid = wrap(require("nvim-tree.view").winid)
+
 Api.fs.create = wrap_node_or_nil(require("nvim-tree.actions.fs.create-file").fn)
 Api.fs.remove = wrap_node(require("nvim-tree.actions.fs.remove-file").fn)
 Api.fs.trash = wrap_node(require("nvim-tree.actions.fs.trash").fn)
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/view.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/view.lua
index 98c86017..409b72cc 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/view.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/view.lua
@@ -433,6 +433,21 @@ function M.focus(winnr, open_if_closed)
   vim.api.nvim_set_current_win(wnr)
 end
 
+--- Retrieve the winid of the open tree.
+--- @param opts ApiTreeWinIdOpts|nil
+--- @return number|nil winid unlike get_winnr(), this returns nil if the nvim-tree window is not visible
+function M.winid(opts)
+  local tabpage = opts and opts.tabpage
+  if tabpage == 0 then
+    tabpage = vim.api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()
+  end
+  if M.is_visible { tabpage = tabpage } then
+    return M.get_winnr(tabpage)
+  else
+    return nil
+  end
+end
+
 --- Restores the state of a NvimTree window if it was initialized before.
 function M.restore_tab_state()
   local tabpage = vim.api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()