Merge branch 'master' into 2826-remove-view-globals

fix(#3077 ): deleting a directory containing symlinked directory will delete the contents of the linked directory (#3168 )
* fix(#3077) deleting a directory containing symlink file will delete all content inside the symlink * fix(#3077): add diagnostic override TODO --------- Co-authored-by: Alexander Courtis <alex@courtis.org>
2025-07-28 11:30:20 +10:00 · 2025-07-28 09:42:38 +10:00 · 2025-07-28 08:26:33 +10:00 · 2025-07-21 13:22:56 +10:00 · 2025-07-21 13:22:07 +10:00 · 2025-06-21 10:57:48 +10:00
57 changed files with 1723 additions and 1008 deletions
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ end_of_line = lf
 [nvim-tree-lua.txt]
 max_line_length = 78

+# keep these in sync with .luarc.json
+#   .editorconfig is used within nvim, overriding .luarc.json
+#   .luarc.json is used by style check
 [*.lua]
 indent_style = space
 max_line_length = 140
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -20,45 +20,25 @@ jobs:
    strategy:
      matrix:
        lua_version: [ 5.1 ]
+        luacheck_version: [ 1.2.0 ]

    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4

-      - uses: leafo/gh-actions-lua@v10
+      - name: install lua ${{ matrix.lua_version }}
+        uses: leafo/gh-actions-lua@v11
        with:
          luaVersion: ${{ matrix.lua_version }}

-      - uses: leafo/gh-actions-luarocks@v4
+      - name: install luarocks
+        uses: leafo/gh-actions-luarocks@v5

-      - run: luarocks install luacheck 1.1.1
+      - name: install luacheck ${{ matrix.luacheck_version }}
+        run: luarocks install luacheck ${{ matrix.luacheck_version }}

      - run: make lint

-  style:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    concurrency:
-      group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ matrix.emmy_lua_code_style_version }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}
-      cancel-in-progress: true
-
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        emmy_lua_code_style_version: [ 1.5.6 ]
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: install emmy_lua_code_style
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p CodeFormat
-          curl -L "https://github.com/CppCXY/EmmyLuaCodeStyle/releases/download/${{ matrix.emmy_lua_code_style_version }}/linux-x64.tar.gz" | tar zx --directory CodeFormat
-
-      - run: echo "CodeFormat/linux-x64/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
-
-      - run: make style
-
-      - run: make style-doc
-
  check:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

@@ -69,26 +49,31 @@ jobs:
    strategy:
      matrix:
        nvim_version: [ stable, nightly ]
-        luals_version: [ 3.11.0 ]
+        luals_version: [ 3.15.0 ]
+
+    env:
+      VIMRUNTIME: /home/runner/nvim-${{ matrix.nvim_version }}/share/nvim/runtime

    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4

-      - uses: rhysd/action-setup-vim@v1
+      - name: install nvim ${{ matrix.nvim_version }}
+        uses: rhysd/action-setup-vim@v1
        with:
          neovim: true
          version: ${{ matrix.nvim_version }}

-      - name: install luals
+      - name: install lua-language-server ${{ matrix.luals_version }}
        run: |
          mkdir -p luals
          curl -L "https://github.com/LuaLS/lua-language-server/releases/download/${{ matrix.luals_version }}/lua-language-server-${{ matrix.luals_version }}-linux-x64.tar.gz" | tar zx --directory luals
+          echo "luals/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"

-      - run: echo "luals/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
-
-      - name: make check
-        env:
-          VIMRUNTIME: /home/runner/nvim-${{ matrix.nvim_version }}/share/nvim/runtime
-        run: make check
+      - run: make check

      - run: make help-check
+
+      - run: make style
+
+      - run: make style-doc
--- a/.github/workflows/luarocks-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/luarocks-release.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 name: Luarocks Release
+
 on:
  push:
    tags:
-      - 'v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
+      - v*
  workflow_dispatch:
+
 jobs:
  luarocks-upload:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
--- a/.hooks/pre-commit.sh
+++ b/.hooks/pre-commit.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/usr/bin/env sh

 make
--- a/.luarc.json
+++ b/.luarc.json
@@ -1,12 +1,23 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sumneko/vscode-lua/master/setting/schema.json",
-  "runtime.version.luals-check-only": "Lua 5.1",
  "workspace": {
    "library": [
      "$VIMRUNTIME/lua/vim",
      "${3rd}/luv/library"
    ]
  },
+  "format": {
+    "defaultConfig": {
+      "indent_style": "space",
+      "max_line_length": "140",
+      "indent_size": "2",
+      "continuation_indent": "2",
+      "quote_style": "double",
+      "call_arg_parentheses": "always",
+      "space_before_closure_open_parenthesis": "false",
+      "align_continuous_similar_call_args": "true"
+    }
+  },
  "diagnostics": {
    "libraryFiles": "Disable",
    "globals": [],
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.11.0"
+  ".": "1.13.0"
 }
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,42 @@
 # Changelog

+## [1.13.0](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/compare/nvim-tree-v1.12.0...nvim-tree-v1.13.0) (2025-06-14)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **#3113:** add renderer.icons.folder_arrow_padding ([#3114](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/issues/3114)) ([ea5097a](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/commit/ea5097a1e2702b4827cb7380e7fa0bd6da87699c))
+* **#3132:** add api.node.expand and api.node.collapse ([#3133](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/issues/3133)) ([ae59561](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/commit/ae595611fb2225f2041996c042aa4e4b8663b41e))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* "Invalid buffer id" on closing nvim-tree window ([#3129](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/issues/3129)) ([25d16aa](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/commit/25d16aab7d29ca940a9feb92e6bb734697417009))
+* **#2746:** background and right aligned icons in floating windows ([#3128](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/issues/3128)) ([cbc3165](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/commit/cbc3165e08893bb499da035c6f6f9d1512b57664))
+* **#3117:** allow changing filename's casing ([bd54d1d](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/commit/bd54d1d33c20d8630703b9842480291588dbad07))
+* **#3117:** windows: change file/dir case ([#3135](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/issues/3135)) ([bd54d1d](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/commit/bd54d1d33c20d8630703b9842480291588dbad07))
+* **#3122:** remove redundant vim.validate ([#3123](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/issues/3123)) ([e7d1b7d](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/commit/e7d1b7dadc62fe2eccc17d814354b0a5688621ce))
+* **#3124:** fix icon padding for "right_align" placements, notably for dotfiles ([#3125](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/issues/3125)) ([e4cd856](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/commit/e4cd856ebf4fec51db10c69d63e43224b701cbce))
+* **#3124:** prevent empty icons_right_align response from breaking padding ([e4cd856](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/commit/e4cd856ebf4fec51db10c69d63e43224b701cbce))
+* **#3134:** setting one glyph to "" no longer disables others ([#3136](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/issues/3136)) ([ebcaccd](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/commit/ebcaccda1c575fa19a8087445276e6671e2b9b37))
+* **#3143:** actions.open_file.window_picker.exclude applies when not using window picker ([#3144](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/issues/3144)) ([05d8172](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/commit/05d8172ebf9cdb2d140cf25b75625374fbc3df7f))
+* fixes [#3134](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/issues/3134) ([ebcaccd](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/commit/ebcaccda1c575fa19a8087445276e6671e2b9b37))
+* invalid buffer issue ([25d16aa](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/commit/25d16aab7d29ca940a9feb92e6bb734697417009))
+
+## [1.12.0](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/compare/nvim-tree-v1.11.0...nvim-tree-v1.12.0) (2025-04-20)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add TreePreOpen event ([#3105](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/issues/3105)) ([c24c047](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/commit/c24c0470d9de277fbebecd718f33561ed7c90298))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **#3101:** when renderer.highlight_opened_files = "none" do not reload on BufUnload and BufReadPost ([#3102](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/issues/3102)) ([5bea2b3](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/commit/5bea2b37523a31288e0fcab42f3be5c1bd4516bb))
+* explicitly set `border` to `"none"` in full name float ([#3094](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/issues/3094)) ([c3c1935](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/commit/c3c193594213c5e2f89ec5d7729cad805f76b256))
+* reliably dispatch exactly one TreeOpen and TreeClose events ([#3107](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/issues/3107)) ([3a63717](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/commit/3a63717d3d332d8f39aaf65be7a0e4c2265af021))
+
 ## [1.11.0](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/compare/nvim-tree-v1.10.0...nvim-tree-v1.11.0) (2025-02-22)


--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ Language server: [luals](https://luals.github.io)

 Lint: [luacheck](https://github.com/lunarmodules/luacheck/)

-Style: [EmmyLuaCodeStyle](https://github.com/CppCXY/EmmyLuaCodeStyle): `CodeCheck`
+Style Fixing: [EmmyLuaCodeStyle](https://github.com/CppCXY/EmmyLuaCodeStyle): `CodeCheck`

-nvim-tree.lua migrated from stylua to EmmyLuaCodeStyle ~2024/10. `vim.lsp.buf.format()` may be used as it is the default formatter for luals
+nvim-tree.lua migrated from stylua to EmmyLuaCodeStyle ~2024/10. `vim.lsp.buf.format()` may be used as it is the default formatter for luals, using an embedded [EmmyLuaCodeStyle](https://github.com/CppCXY/EmmyLuaCodeStyle)

 You can install them via you OS package manager e.g. `pacman`, `brew` or other via other package managers such as `cargo` or `luarocks`

@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ make lint

 ## style

-1. Runs CodeCheck using `.editorconfig` settings
+1. Runs lua language server `codestyle-check` only, using `.luarc.json` settings
 1. Runs `scripts/doc-comments.sh` to validate annotated documentation

 ```sh
 make style
 ```

-You can automatically fix `CodeCheck` issues via:
+You can automatically fix style issues using `CodeCheck`:

 ```sh
 make style-fix
--- a/2
+++ b/2
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ luacheck:

 # --diagnosis-as-error does not function for workspace, hence we post-process the output
 style-check:
-	CodeFormat check --config .editorconfig --diagnosis-as-error --workspace lua
+	@scripts/luals-check.sh codestyle-check

 style-doc:
 	scripts/doc-comments.sh
--- a/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
+++ b/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ Show the mappings:  `g?`
 `S`               Search                     |nvim-tree-api.tree.search_node()|
 `u`               Rename: Full Path          |nvim-tree-api.fs.rename_full()|
 `U`               Toggle Filter: Hidden      |nvim-tree-api.tree.toggle_custom_filter()|
-`W`               Collapse                   |nvim-tree-api.tree.collapse_all()|
+`W`               Collapse All               |nvim-tree-api.tree.collapse_all()|
 `x`               Cut                        |nvim-tree-api.fs.cut()|
 `y`               Copy Name                  |nvim-tree-api.fs.copy.filename()|
 `Y`               Copy Relative Path         |nvim-tree-api.fs.copy.relative_path()|
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ See |nvim-tree-highlight| for details.

    See |nvim-tree-api.tree.collapse_all()|

-    Calls: `api.tree.collapse_all(false)`
+    Calls: `api.tree.collapse_all({ keep_buffers = false })`

 *:NvimTreeCollapseKeepBuffers*

@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ See |nvim-tree-highlight| for details.

    See |nvim-tree-api.tree.collapse_all()|

-    Calls: `api.tree.collapse_all(true)`
+    Calls: `api.tree.collapse_all({ keep_buffers = true })`

 *:NvimTreeHiTest*

@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ Following is the default configuration. See |nvim-tree-opts| for details. >lua
      view = {
        centralize_selection = false,
        cursorline = true,
+        cursorlineopt = "both",
        debounce_delay = 15,
        side = "left",
        preserve_window_proportions = false,
@@ -462,7 +463,10 @@ Following is the default configuration. See |nvim-tree-opts| for details. >lua
          hidden_placement = "after",
          diagnostics_placement = "signcolumn",
          bookmarks_placement = "signcolumn",
-          padding = " ",
+          padding = {
+            icon = " ",
+            folder_arrow = " ",
+          },
          symlink_arrow = " ➛ ",
          show = {
            file = true,
@@ -635,6 +639,7 @@ Following is the default configuration. See |nvim-tree-opts| for details. >lua
        },
      },
      experimental = {
+        multi_instance = false,
      },
      log = {
        enable = false,
@@ -767,6 +772,10 @@ initially centralized, see |zz|.
 Enable |cursorline| in the tree window.
  Type: `boolean`, Default: `true`

+*nvim-tree.view.cursorlineopt*
+Set |cursorlineopt| in the tree window.
+  Type: `string`, Default: `"both"`
+
 *nvim-tree.view.debounce_delay*
 Idle milliseconds before some reload / refresh operations.
 Increase if you experience performance issues around screen refresh.
@@ -1063,12 +1072,16 @@ Configuration options for icons.

    *nvim-tree.renderer.icons.bookmarks_placement*
    Bookmark icon placement.
-      Type: `string`, Default: `signcolumn`
+      Type: `string`, Default: `"signcolumn"`

-    *nvim-tree.renderer.icons.padding*
+    *nvim-tree.renderer.icons.padding.icon*
    Inserted between icon and filename.
      Type: `string`, Default: `" "`

+    *nvim-tree.renderer.icons.padding.folder_arrow*
+    Inserted between folder arrow icon and file/folder icon.
+      Type: `string`, Default: `" "`
+
    *nvim-tree.renderer.icons.symlink_arrow*
    Used as a separator between symlinks' source and target.
      Type: `string`, Default: `" ➛ "`
@@ -1373,7 +1386,7 @@ delete/wipe. A reload or filesystem event will result in an update.
  Type: `boolean`, Default: `false`

 *nvim-tree.filters.no_bookmark*
-Do not show files that are not bookarked.
+Do not show files that are not bookmarked.
 Toggle via |nvim-tree-api.tree.toggle_no_bookmark_filter()|, default `M`
 Enabling this is not useful as there is no means yet to persist bookmarks.
  Type: `boolean`, Default: `false`
@@ -1463,7 +1476,8 @@ vim |current-directory| behaviour.
      Type: `boolean`, Default: `false`

 *nvim-tree.actions.expand_all*
-Configuration for expand_all behaviour.
+Configuration for |nvim-tree-api.tree.expand_all()| and
+|nvim-tree-api.node.expand()|

    *nvim-tree.actions.expand_all.max_folder_discovery*
    Limit the number of folders being explored when expanding every folders.
@@ -1506,17 +1520,13 @@ Configuration options for opening a file from nvim-tree.
    Resizes the tree when opening a file.
      Type: `boolean`, Default: `true`

-    *nvim-tree.experimental.actions.open_file.relative_path*
-    Buffers opened by nvim-tree will use with relative paths instead of
-    absolute.
-      Type: `boolean`, Default: `true`
-
    *nvim-tree.actions.open_file.window_picker*
    Window picker configuration.

        *nvim-tree.actions.open_file.window_picker.enable*
        Enable the feature. If the feature is not enabled, files will open in
-        window from which you last opened the tree.
+        window from which you last opened the tree, obeying
+        |nvim-tree.actions.open_file.window_picker.exclude|
          Type: `boolean`, Default: `true`

        *nvim-tree.actions.open_file.window_picker.picker*
@@ -1535,9 +1545,10 @@ Configuration options for opening a file from nvim-tree.
          Type: `string`, Default: `"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890"`

        *nvim-tree.actions.open_file.window_picker.exclude*
-        Table of buffer option names mapped to a list of option values that
-        indicates to the picker that the buffer's window should not be
-        selectable.
+        Table of buffer option names mapped to a list of option values.
+        Windows containing matching buffers will not be:
+        - available when using a window picker
+        - selected when not using a window picker
          Type: `table`, Default: >lua
            {
              filetype = {
@@ -1822,10 +1833,13 @@ tree.find_file({opts})                        *nvim-tree-api.tree.find_file()*
 tree.search_node()                          *nvim-tree-api.tree.search_node()*
    Open the search dialogue as per the search_node action.

-tree.collapse_all({keep_buffers})          *nvim-tree-api.tree.collapse_all()*
+tree.collapse_all({opts})                  *nvim-tree-api.tree.collapse_all()*
    Collapse the tree.

    Parameters: ~
+      • {opts} (table) optional parameters
+
+    Options: ~
      • {keep_buffers} (boolean) do not collapse nodes with open buffers.

 tree.expand_all({node})                      *nvim-tree-api.tree.expand_all()*
@@ -2266,6 +2280,23 @@ node.buffer.wipe({node}, {opts})            *nvim-tree-api.node.buffer.wipe()*
    Options: ~
      • {force} (boolean) wipe even if buffer is modified, default false

+node.expand({node})                              *nvim-tree-api.node.expand()*
+    Recursively expand all nodes under a directory or a file's parent
+    directory.
+
+    Parameters: ~
+      • {node} (Node|nil) file or folder
+
+node.collapse({node}, {opts})                  *nvim-tree-api.node.collapse()*
+    Collapse the tree under a directory or a file's parent directory.
+
+    Parameters: ~
+      • {node} (Node|nil) file or folder
+      • {opts} (table) optional parameters
+
+    Options: ~
+      • {keep_buffers} (boolean) do not collapse nodes with open buffers.
+
 ==============================================================================
 6.4 API GIT                                               *nvim-tree-api.git*

@@ -2520,7 +2551,7 @@ You are encouraged to copy these to your own |nvim-tree.on_attach| function. >lu
  vim.keymap.set("n", "S",              api.tree.search_node,               opts("Search"))
  vim.keymap.set("n", "u",              api.fs.rename_full,                 opts("Rename: Full Path"))
  vim.keymap.set("n", "U",              api.tree.toggle_custom_filter,      opts("Toggle Filter: Hidden"))
-  vim.keymap.set("n", "W",              api.tree.collapse_all,              opts("Collapse"))
+  vim.keymap.set("n", "W",              api.tree.collapse_all,              opts("Collapse All"))
  vim.keymap.set("n", "x",              api.fs.cut,                         opts("Cut"))
  vim.keymap.set("n", "y",              api.fs.copy.filename,               opts("Copy Name"))
  vim.keymap.set("n", "Y",              api.fs.copy.relative_path,          opts("Copy Relative Path"))
@@ -2769,13 +2800,21 @@ e.g. handler for node renamed: >lua
 |nvim_tree_events_kind|

 - Event.Ready
-                When NvimTree has been initialized
+                When NvimTree has been initialized.
+                • Note: Handler takes no parameter.
+
+- Event.TreePreOpen
+                Invoked before the window and buffer for NvimTree are created
+                or opened. Before |Event.TreeOpen| event.
                • Note: Handler takes no parameter.

 - Event.TreeOpen
+                Invoked after the NvimTree is opened.
                • Note: Handler takes no parameter.

 - Event.TreeClose
+                Invoked after the NvimTree is closed, but before the window is
+                closed. Dispatched on |WinClosed| event for NvimTree window.
                • Note: Handler takes no parameter.

 - Event.Resize - When NvimTree is resized.
@@ -2890,43 +2929,71 @@ Decorators may:
 - Set highlight group for the name or icons
 - Override node icon

-Specify decorators and their precedence via |nvim-tree.renderer.decorators|
-e.g. defaults with a user decorator class being overridden only by Cut: >lua
-  {
-    "Git",
-    "Open",
-    "Hidden",
-    "Modified",
-    "Bookmark",
-    "Diagnostics",
-    "Copied",
-    MyDecorator,
-    "Cut",
-  }
+Create a `nvim_tree.api.decorator.UserDecorator` class and register it with
+precedence via |nvim-tree.renderer.decorators|
+
+See |nvim-tree-decorator-example|
+
+See `nvim-tree/_meta/api_decorator.lua` for full class documentation.

-See `nvim-tree/_meta/api_decorator.lua` for full
-`nvim_tree.api.decorator.UserDecorator` class documentation.
-<
 ==============================================================================
 11.1. DECORATOR EXAMPLE                         *nvim-tree-decorator-example*
+
+A decorator class for nodes named "example", overridind all builtin decorators
+except for Cut.
+
+- Highlights node name with `IncSearch`
+- Creates two icons `"1"` and `"2"` placed after the node name, highlighted with
+  `DiffAdd` and `DiffText`
+- Replaces the node icon with `"N"`, highlighted with `Error `
+
+Create a class file `~/.config/nvim/lua/my-decorator.lua`
+
+Require and register it during |nvim-tree-setup|:
+>lua
+  local MyDecorator = require("my-decorator")
+
+  require("nvim-tree").setup({
+    renderer = {
+      decorators = {
+        "Git",
+        "Open",
+        "Hidden",
+        "Modified",
+        "Bookmark",
+        "Diagnostics",
+        "Copied",
+        MyDecorator,
+        "Cut",
+      },
+    },
+  })
+<
+Contents of `my-decorator.lua`:
 >lua
-  ---Create your decorator class
  ---@class (exact) MyDecorator: nvim_tree.api.decorator.UserDecorator
-  ---@field private my_icon nvim_tree.api.HighlightedString
+  ---@field private my_icon1 nvim_tree.api.HighlightedString
+  ---@field private my_icon2 nvim_tree.api.HighlightedString
+  ---@field private my_icon_node nvim_tree.api.HighlightedString
+  ---@field private my_highlight_group string
  local MyDecorator = require("nvim-tree.api").decorator.UserDecorator:extend()

  ---Mandatory constructor  :new()  will be called once per tree render, with no arguments.
  function MyDecorator:new()
-    self.enabled         = true
-    self.highlight_range = "all"
-    self.icon_placement  = "signcolumn"
+    self.enabled            = true
+    self.highlight_range    = "name"
+    self.icon_placement     = "after"

-    -- create your icon once, for convenience
-    self.my_icon         = { str = "I", hl = { "MyIcon" } }
+    -- create your icons and highlights once, applied to every node
+    self.my_icon1           = { str = "1", hl = { "DiffAdd" } }
+    self.my_icon2           = { str = "2", hl = { "DiffText" } }
+    self.my_icon_node       = { str = "N", hl = { "Error" } }
+    self.my_highlight_group = "IncSearch"

-    -- Define the icon sign only once
+    -- Define the icon signs only once
    -- Only needed if you are using icon_placement = "signcolumn"
-    self:define_sign(self.my_icon)
+    -- self:define_sign(self.my_icon1)
+    -- self:define_sign(self.my_icon2)
  end

  ---Override node icon
@@ -2934,33 +3001,35 @@ See `nvim-tree/_meta/api_decorator.lua` for full
  ---@return nvim_tree.api.HighlightedString? icon_node
  function MyDecorator:icon_node(node)
    if node.name == "example" then
-      return self.my_icon
+      return self.my_icon_node
    else
      return nil
    end
  end

-  ---Return one icon for DecoratorIconPlacement
+  ---Return two icons for DecoratorIconPlacement "after"
  ---@param node nvim_tree.api.Node
  ---@return nvim_tree.api.HighlightedString[]? icons
  function MyDecorator:icons(node)
    if node.name == "example" then
-      return { self.my_icon }
+      return { self.my_icon1, self.my_icon2, }
    else
      return nil
    end
  end

-  ---Exactly one highlight group for DecoratorHighlightRange
+  ---Exactly one highlight group for DecoratorHighlightRange "name"
  ---@param node nvim_tree.api.Node
  ---@return string? highlight_group
  function MyDecorator:highlight_group(node)
    if node.name == "example" then
-      return "MyHighlight"
+      return self.my_highlight_group
    else
      return nil
    end
  end
+
+  return MyDecorator
 <
 ==============================================================================
 12. OS SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS                          *nvim-tree-os-specific*
@@ -2970,9 +3039,6 @@ Windows WSL and PowerShell
 - Executable file detection is disabled as this is non-performant and can
  freeze nvim
 - Some filesystem watcher error related to permissions will not be reported
- Some users have reported unspecified issues with
-  |nvim-tree.experimental.actions.open_file.relative_path|. Please report any
-  issues or disable this feature.

 ==============================================================================
 13. NETRW                                                   *nvim-tree-netrw*
@@ -3019,6 +3085,7 @@ needed.
 `sort_by`                            |nvim-tree.sort.sorter|
 `git.ignore`                         |nvim-tree.filters.git_ignored|
 `renderer.icons.webdev_colors`       |nvim-tree.renderer.icons.web_devicons.file.color|
+`renderer.icons.padding`             |nvim-tree.renderer.icons.padding.icon|

 ==============================================================================
 14.2 LEGACY: HIGHLIGHT                           *nvim-tree-legacy-highlight*
@@ -3106,7 +3173,6 @@ highlight group is not, hard linking as follows: >
 |nvim-tree.diagnostics.show_on_open_dirs|
 |nvim-tree.disable_netrw|
 |nvim-tree.experimental|
-|nvim-tree.experimental.actions.open_file.relative_path|
 |nvim-tree.filesystem_watchers.debounce_delay|
 |nvim-tree.filesystem_watchers.enable|
 |nvim-tree.filesystem_watchers.ignore_dirs|
@@ -3175,7 +3241,8 @@ highlight group is not, hard linking as follows: >
 |nvim-tree.renderer.icons.glyphs.symlink|
 |nvim-tree.renderer.icons.hidden_placement|
 |nvim-tree.renderer.icons.modified_placement|
-|nvim-tree.renderer.icons.padding|
+|nvim-tree.renderer.icons.padding.folder_arrow|
+|nvim-tree.renderer.icons.padding.icon|
 |nvim-tree.renderer.icons.show|
 |nvim-tree.renderer.icons.show.bookmarks|
 |nvim-tree.renderer.icons.show.diagnostics|
@@ -3226,6 +3293,7 @@ highlight group is not, hard linking as follows: >
 |nvim-tree.update_focused_file.update_root.ignore_list|
 |nvim-tree.view.centralize_selection|
 |nvim-tree.view.cursorline|
+|nvim-tree.view.cursorlineopt|
 |nvim-tree.view.debounce_delay|
 |nvim-tree.view.float|
 |nvim-tree.view.float.enable|
@@ -3282,6 +3350,8 @@ highlight group is not, hard linking as follows: >
 |nvim-tree-api.marks.toggle()|
 |nvim-tree-api.node.buffer.delete()|
 |nvim-tree-api.node.buffer.wipe()|
+|nvim-tree-api.node.collapse()|
+|nvim-tree-api.node.expand()|
 |nvim-tree-api.node.navigate.diagnostics.next()|
 |nvim-tree-api.node.navigate.diagnostics.next_recursive()|
 |nvim-tree-api.node.navigate.diagnostics.prev()|
--- a/lua/nvim-tree.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 local log = require("nvim-tree.log")
-local view = require("nvim-tree.view")
 local utils = require("nvim-tree.utils")
 local actions = require("nvim-tree.actions")
 local core = require("nvim-tree.core")
@@ -74,7 +73,8 @@ function M.change_root(path, bufnr)
 end

 function M.tab_enter()
-  if view.is_visible({ any_tabpage = true }) then
+  local explorer = core.get_explorer()
+  if explorer and explorer.view:is_visible({ any_tabpage = true }, "nvim-tree.tab_enter") then
    local bufname = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_name(0)

    local ft
@@ -89,17 +89,15 @@ function M.tab_enter()
        return
      end
    end
-    view.open({ focus_tree = false })
+    explorer.view:open({ focus_tree = false })

-    local explorer = core.get_explorer()
-    if explorer then
-      explorer.renderer:draw()
-    end
+    explorer.renderer:draw()
  end
 end

 function M.open_on_directory()
-  local should_proceed = _config.hijack_directories.auto_open or view.is_visible()
+  local explorer = core.get_explorer()
+  local should_proceed = _config.hijack_directories.auto_open or explorer and explorer.view:is_visible(nil, "nvim-tree.open_on_directory")
  if not should_proceed then
    return
  end
@@ -150,21 +148,6 @@ local function setup_autocommands(opts)
    vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd(name, vim.tbl_extend("force", default_opts, custom_opts))
  end

-  -- prevent new opened file from opening in the same window as nvim-tree
-  create_nvim_tree_autocmd("BufWipeout", {
-    pattern = "NvimTree_*",
-    callback = function()
-      if not utils.is_nvim_tree_buf(0) then
-        return
-      end
-      if opts.actions.open_file.eject then
-        view._prevent_buffer_override()
-      else
-        view.abandon_current_window()
-      end
-    end,
-  })
-
  if opts.tab.sync.open then
    create_nvim_tree_autocmd("TabEnter", { callback = vim.schedule_wrap(M.tab_enter) })
  end
@@ -226,16 +209,19 @@ local function setup_autocommands(opts)
    })
  end

-  if opts.view.float.enable and opts.view.float.quit_on_focus_loss then
-    create_nvim_tree_autocmd("WinLeave", {
-      pattern = "NvimTree_*",
-      callback = function()
-        if utils.is_nvim_tree_buf(0) then
-          view.close()
-        end
-      end,
-    })
-  end
+  -- Handles event dispatch when tree is closed by `:q`
+  create_nvim_tree_autocmd("WinClosed", {
+    pattern = "*",
+    ---@param ev vim.api.keyset.create_autocmd.callback_args
+    callback = function(ev)
+      if not vim.api.nvim_buf_is_valid(ev.buf) then
+        return
+      end
+      if vim.api.nvim_get_option_value("filetype", { buf = ev.buf }) == "NvimTree" then
+        require("nvim-tree.events")._dispatch_on_tree_close()
+      end
+    end,
+  })
 end

 local DEFAULT_OPTS = { -- BEGIN_DEFAULT_OPTS
@@ -259,6 +245,7 @@ local DEFAULT_OPTS = { -- BEGIN_DEFAULT_OPTS
  view = {
    centralize_selection = false,
    cursorline = true,
+    cursorlineopt = "both",
    debounce_delay = 15,
    side = "left",
    preserve_window_proportions = false,
@@ -323,7 +310,10 @@ local DEFAULT_OPTS = { -- BEGIN_DEFAULT_OPTS
      hidden_placement = "after",
      diagnostics_placement = "signcolumn",
      bookmarks_placement = "signcolumn",
-      padding = " ",
+      padding = {
+        icon = " ",
+        folder_arrow = " ",
+      },
      symlink_arrow = " ➛ ",
      show = {
        file = true,
@@ -496,6 +486,7 @@ local DEFAULT_OPTS = { -- BEGIN_DEFAULT_OPTS
    },
  },
  experimental = {
+    multi_instance = false,
  },
  log = {
    enable = false,
@@ -675,10 +666,10 @@ local function localise_default_opts()
 end

 function M.purge_all_state()
-  view.close_all_tabs()
-  view.abandon_all_windows()
  local explorer = core.get_explorer()
  if explorer then
+    explorer.view:close_all_tabs()
+    explorer.view:abandon_all_windows()
    require("nvim-tree.git").purge_state()
    explorer:destroy()
    core.reset_explorer()
@@ -731,12 +722,12 @@ function M.setup(conf)
  require("nvim-tree.explorer.watch").setup(opts)
  require("nvim-tree.git").setup(opts)
  require("nvim-tree.git.utils").setup(opts)
-  require("nvim-tree.view").setup(opts)
  require("nvim-tree.lib").setup(opts)
  require("nvim-tree.renderer.components").setup(opts)
  require("nvim-tree.buffers").setup(opts)
  require("nvim-tree.help").setup(opts)
  require("nvim-tree.watcher").setup(opts)
+  require("nvim-tree.multi-instance-debug").setup(opts)

  setup_autocommands(opts)

--- a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/finders/find-file.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/finders/find-file.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 local log = require("nvim-tree.log")
-local view = require("nvim-tree.view")
 local utils = require("nvim-tree.utils")
 local core = require("nvim-tree.core")

@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ local running = {}
 ---@param path string relative or absolute
 function M.fn(path)
  local explorer = core.get_explorer()
-  if not explorer or not view.is_visible() then
+  if not explorer or not explorer.view:is_visible(nil, "finders/find-file.fn1") then
    return
  end

@@ -84,9 +83,9 @@ function M.fn(path)
    end)
    :iterate()

-  if found and view.is_visible() then
+  if found and explorer.view:is_visible(nil, "finders/find-file.fn2") then
    explorer.renderer:draw()
-    view.set_cursor({ line, 0 })
+    explorer.view:set_cursor({ line, 0 })
  end

  running[path_real] = false
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/fs/clipboard.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/fs/clipboard.lua
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ local Clipboard = Class:extend()
 ---@protected
 ---@param args ClipboardArgs
 function Clipboard:new(args)
+  args.explorer:log_new("Clipboard")
+
  self.explorer = args.explorer

  self.data = {
@@ -42,6 +44,10 @@ function Clipboard:new(args)
  self.reg = self.explorer.opts.actions.use_system_clipboard and "+" or "1"
 end

+function Clipboard:destroy()
+  self.explorer:log_destroy("Clipboard")
+end
+
 ---@param source string
 ---@param destination string
 ---@return boolean
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/fs/remove-file.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/fs/remove-file.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 local core = require("nvim-tree.core")
 local utils = require("nvim-tree.utils")
 local events = require("nvim-tree.events")
-local view = require("nvim-tree.view")
 local lib = require("nvim-tree.lib")
 local notify = require("nvim-tree.notify")

@@ -14,10 +13,12 @@ local M = {

 ---@param windows integer[]
 local function close_windows(windows)
+  local explorer = core.get_explorer()
+
  -- Prevent from closing when the win count equals 1 or 2,
  -- where the win to remove could be the last opened.
  -- For details see #2503.
-  if view.View.float.enable and #vim.api.nvim_list_wins() < 3 then
+  if explorer and explorer.opts.view.float.enable and #vim.api.nvim_list_wins() < 3 then
    return
  end

@@ -30,16 +31,17 @@ end

 ---@param absolute_path string
 local function clear_buffer(absolute_path)
+  local explorer = core.get_explorer()
  local bufs = vim.fn.getbufinfo({ bufloaded = 1, buflisted = 1 })
  for _, buf in pairs(bufs) do
    if buf.name == absolute_path then
      local tree_winnr = vim.api.nvim_get_current_win()
-      if buf.hidden == 0 and (#bufs > 1 or view.View.float.enable) then
+      if buf.hidden == 0 and (#bufs > 1 or explorer and explorer.opts.view.float.enable) then
        vim.api.nvim_set_current_win(buf.windows[1])
        vim.cmd(":bn")
      end
      vim.api.nvim_buf_delete(buf.bufnr, { force = true })
-      if not view.View.float.quit_on_focus_loss then
+      if explorer and not explorer.opts.view.float.quit_on_focus_loss then
        vim.api.nvim_set_current_win(tree_winnr)
      end
      if M.config.actions.remove_file.close_window then
@@ -69,9 +71,16 @@ local function remove_dir(cwd)

    -- Type must come from fs_stat and not fs_scandir_next to maintain sshfs compatibility
    local stat = vim.loop.fs_stat(new_cwd)
-    local type = stat and stat.type or nil
+    -- TODO remove once 0.12 is the minimum neovim version
+    -- path incorrectly specified as an integer, fixed upstream for neovim 0.12 https://github.com/neovim/neovim/pull/33872
+    ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: param-type-mismatch
+    local lstat = vim.loop.fs_lstat(new_cwd)

-    if type == "directory" then
+    local type = stat and stat.type or nil
+    -- Checks if file is a link file to ensure deletion of the symlink instead of the file it points to
+    local ltype = lstat and lstat.type or nil
+
+    if type == "directory" and ltype ~= "link" then
      local success = remove_dir(new_cwd)
      if not success then
        return false
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/moves/item.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/moves/item.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 local utils = require("nvim-tree.utils")
-local view = require("nvim-tree.view")
 local core = require("nvim-tree.core")
 local diagnostics = require("nvim-tree.diagnostics")

@@ -67,9 +66,9 @@ local function move(explorer, where, what, skip_gitignored)
  end

  if nex then
-    view.set_cursor({ nex, 0 })
+    explorer.view:set_cursor({ nex, 0 })
  elseif vim.o.wrapscan and first then
-    view.set_cursor({ first, 0 })
+    explorer.view:set_cursor({ first, 0 })
  end
 end

@@ -189,13 +188,13 @@ local function move_prev_recursive(explorer, what, skip_gitignored)

      -- 4.3)
      if node_init.name == ".." then -- root node
-        view.set_cursor({ 1, 0 })    -- move to root node (position 1)
+        explorer.view:set_cursor({ 1, 0 })    -- move to root node (position 1)
      else
        local node_init_line = utils.find_node_line(node_init)
        if node_init_line < 0 then
          return
        end
-        view.set_cursor({ node_init_line, 0 })
+        explorer.view:set_cursor({ node_init_line, 0 })
      end

      -- 4.4)
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/moves/parent.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/moves/parent.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-local view = require("nvim-tree.view")
 local utils = require("nvim-tree.utils")

 local DirectoryNode = require("nvim-tree.node.directory")
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ function M.fn(should_close)
    local parent = (node:get_parent_of_group() or node).parent

    if not parent or not parent.parent then
-      view.set_cursor({ 1, 0 })
+      node.explorer.view:set_cursor({ 1, 0 })
      return
    end

@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ function M.fn(should_close)
      return n.absolute_path == parent.absolute_path
    end)

-    view.set_cursor({ line + 1, 0 })
+    node.explorer.view:set_cursor({ line + 1, 0 })
    if should_close then
      parent.open = false
      parent.explorer.renderer:draw()
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/node/file-popup.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/node/file-popup.lua
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ end

 function M.close_popup()
  if current_popup ~= nil then
-    vim.api.nvim_win_close(current_popup.winnr, true)
+    if vim.api.nvim_win_is_valid(current_popup.winnr) then
+      vim.api.nvim_win_close(current_popup.winnr, true)
+    end
    vim.cmd("augroup NvimTreeRemoveFilePopup | au! CursorMoved | augroup END")

    current_popup = nil
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/node/open-file.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/node/open-file.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 local lib = require("nvim-tree.lib")
 local notify = require("nvim-tree.notify")
 local utils = require("nvim-tree.utils")
-local view = require("nvim-tree.view")
+local core = require("nvim-tree.core")
+local full_name = require("nvim-tree.renderer.components.full-name")

 local M = {}

@@ -19,9 +20,10 @@ end
 ---Get all windows in the current tabpage that aren't NvimTree.
 ---@return table with valid win_ids
 local function usable_win_ids()
+  local explorer = core.get_explorer()
  local tabpage = vim.api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()
  local win_ids = vim.api.nvim_tabpage_list_wins(tabpage)
-  local tree_winid = view.get_winnr(tabpage)
+  local tree_winid = explorer and explorer.view:get_winid(tabpage, "open-file.usable_win_ids")

  return vim.tbl_filter(function(id)
    local bufid = vim.api.nvim_win_get_buf(id)
@@ -39,21 +41,15 @@ local function usable_win_ids()
    end

    local win_config = vim.api.nvim_win_get_config(id)
-    return id ~= tree_winid and win_config.focusable and not win_config.external or false
+    return id ~= tree_winid
+      and id ~= full_name.popup_win
+      and win_config.focusable
+      and not win_config.hide
+      and not win_config.external
+      or false
  end, win_ids)
 end

---Find the first window in the tab that is not NvimTree.
---@return integer -1 if none available
-local function first_win_id()
-  local selectable = usable_win_ids()
-  if #selectable > 0 then
-    return selectable[1]
-  else
-    return -1
-  end
-end
-
 ---Get user to pick a window in the tab that is not NvimTree.
 ---@return integer|nil -- If a valid window was picked, return its id. If an
 ---       invalid window was picked / user canceled, return nil. If there are
@@ -198,7 +194,10 @@ end

 local function open_file_in_tab(filename)
  if M.quit_on_open then
-    view.close()
+    local explorer = core.get_explorer()
+    if explorer then
+      explorer.view:close(nil, "open-file.open_file_in_tab")
+    end
  end
  if M.relative_path then
    filename = utils.path_relative(filename, vim.fn.getcwd())
@@ -208,7 +207,10 @@ end

 local function drop(filename)
  if M.quit_on_open then
-    view.close()
+    local explorer = core.get_explorer()
+    if explorer then
+      explorer.view:close(nil, "open-file.drop")
+    end
  end
  if M.relative_path then
    filename = utils.path_relative(filename, vim.fn.getcwd())
@@ -218,7 +220,10 @@ end

 local function tab_drop(filename)
  if M.quit_on_open then
-    view.close()
+    local explorer = core.get_explorer()
+    if explorer then
+      explorer.view:close(nil, "open-file.tab_drop")
+    end
  end
  if M.relative_path then
    filename = utils.path_relative(filename, vim.fn.getcwd())
@@ -239,16 +244,24 @@ local function on_preview(buf_loaded)
      once = true,
    })
  end
-  view.focus()
+  local explorer = core.get_explorer()
+  if explorer then
+    explorer.view:focus()
+  end
 end

 local function get_target_winid(mode)
  local target_winid
  if not M.window_picker.enable or string.find(mode, "no_picker") then
    target_winid = lib.target_winid
-    -- first available window
-    if not vim.tbl_contains(vim.api.nvim_tabpage_list_wins(0), target_winid) then
-      target_winid = first_win_id()
+    local usable_wins = usable_win_ids()
+    -- first available usable window
+    if not vim.tbl_contains(usable_wins, target_winid) then
+      if #usable_wins > 0 then
+        target_winid = usable_wins[1]
+      else
+        target_winid = -1
+      end
    end
  else
    -- pick a window
@@ -279,6 +292,8 @@ local function set_current_win_no_autocmd(winid, autocmd)
 end

 local function open_in_new_window(filename, mode)
+  local explorer = core.get_explorer()
+
  if type(mode) ~= "string" then
    mode = ""
  end
@@ -301,7 +316,11 @@ local function open_in_new_window(filename, mode)
  end, vim.api.nvim_list_wins())

  local create_new_window = #win_ids == 1 -- This implies that the nvim-tree window is the only one
-  local new_window_side = (view.View.side == "right") and "aboveleft" or "belowright"
+
+  local new_window_side = "belowright"
+  if explorer and (explorer.view.side == "right") then
+    new_window_side = "aboveleft"
+  end

  -- Target is invalid: create new window
  if not vim.tbl_contains(win_ids, target_winid) then
@@ -333,7 +352,7 @@ local function open_in_new_window(filename, mode)
    end
  end

-  if (mode == "preview" or mode == "preview_no_picker") and view.View.float.enable then
+  if (mode == "preview" or mode == "preview_no_picker") and explorer and explorer.opts.view.float.enable then
    -- ignore "WinLeave" autocmd on preview
    -- because the registered "WinLeave"
    -- will kill the floating window immediately
@@ -373,7 +392,12 @@ local function is_already_loaded(filename)
 end

 local function edit_in_current_buf(filename)
-  require("nvim-tree.view").abandon_current_window()
+  local explorer = core.get_explorer()
+
+  if explorer then
+    explorer.view:abandon_current_window()
+  end
+
  if M.relative_path then
    filename = utils.path_relative(filename, vim.fn.getcwd())
  end
@@ -384,6 +408,8 @@ end
 ---@param filename string
 ---@return nil
 function M.fn(mode, filename)
+  local explorer = core.get_explorer()
+
  if type(mode) ~= "string" then
    mode = ""
  end
@@ -418,16 +444,16 @@ function M.fn(mode, filename)
    vim.bo.bufhidden = ""
  end

-  if M.resize_window then
-    view.resize()
+  if M.resize_window and explorer then
+    explorer.view:resize()
  end

  if mode == "preview" or mode == "preview_no_picker" then
    return on_preview(buf_loaded)
  end

-  if M.quit_on_open then
-    view.close()
+  if M.quit_on_open and explorer then
+    explorer.view:close(nil, "open-file.fn")
  end
 end

--- a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/root/change-dir.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/root/change-dir.lua
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ M.force_dirchange = add_profiling_to(function(foldername, should_open_view)
    if should_change_dir() then
      cd(M.options.global, foldername)
    end
-    core.init(foldername)
+    core.init(foldername, "change-dir")
  end

  if should_open_view then
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/tree/find-file.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/tree/find-file.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 local core = require("nvim-tree.core")
 local lib = require("nvim-tree.lib")
-local view = require("nvim-tree.view")
 local finders_find_file = require("nvim-tree.actions.finders.find-file")

 local M = {}
@@ -41,11 +40,12 @@ function M.fn(opts)
    return
  end

-  if view.is_visible() then
+  local explorer = core.get_explorer()
+  if explorer and explorer.view:is_visible(nil, "tree/find-file.fn") then
    -- focus
    if opts.focus then
      lib.set_target_win()
-      view.focus()
+      explorer.view:focus()
    end
  elseif opts.open then
    -- open
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/tree/modifiers/collapse-all.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/tree/modifiers/collapse-all.lua
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ local utils = require("nvim-tree.utils")
 local core = require("nvim-tree.core")
 local Iterator = require("nvim-tree.iterators.node-iterator")

+local FileNode = require("nvim-tree.node.file")
 local DirectoryNode = require("nvim-tree.node.directory")

 local M = {}
@@ -23,26 +24,30 @@ local function buf_match()
  end
 end

---@param keep_buffers boolean
-function M.fn(keep_buffers)
+---Collapse a node, root if nil
+---@param node Node?
+---@param opts ApiCollapseOpts
+local function collapse(node, opts)
  local explorer = core.get_explorer()
  if not explorer then
    return
  end

-  local node = explorer:get_node_at_cursor()
-  if not node then
+  node = node or explorer
+
+  local node_at_cursor = explorer:get_node_at_cursor()
+  if not node_at_cursor then
    return
  end

  local matches = buf_match()

-  Iterator.builder(explorer.nodes)
+  Iterator.builder({ node:is(FileNode) and node.parent or node:as(DirectoryNode) })
    :hidden()
    :applier(function(n)
      local dir = n:as(DirectoryNode)
      if dir then
-        dir.open = keep_buffers and matches(dir.absolute_path)
+        dir.open = opts.keep_buffers == true and matches(dir.absolute_path)
      end
    end)
    :recursor(function(n)
@@ -51,7 +56,26 @@ function M.fn(keep_buffers)
    :iterate()

  explorer.renderer:draw()
-  utils.focus_node_or_parent(node)
+  utils.focus_node_or_parent(node_at_cursor)
+end
+
+
+---@param opts ApiCollapseOpts|boolean|nil legacy -> opts.keep_buffers
+function M.all(opts)
+  -- legacy arguments
+  if type(opts) == "boolean" then
+    opts = {
+      keep_buffers = opts,
+    }
+  end
+
+  collapse(nil, opts or {})
+end
+
+---@param node Node
+---@param opts ApiCollapseOpts?
+function M.node(node, opts)
+  collapse(node, opts or {})
 end

 return M
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/tree/modifiers/expand-all.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/tree/modifiers/expand-all.lua
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ local core = require("nvim-tree.core")
 local Iterator = require("nvim-tree.iterators.node-iterator")
 local notify = require("nvim-tree.notify")

+local FileNode = require("nvim-tree.node.file")
 local DirectoryNode = require("nvim-tree.node.directory")

 local M = {}
@@ -70,23 +71,38 @@ local function gen_iterator()
  end
 end

---Expand the directory node or the root
---@param node Node
-function M.fn(node)
-  local explorer = core.get_explorer()
-  local parent = node:as(DirectoryNode) or explorer
-  if not parent then
+---@param node Node?
+local function expand_node(node)
+  if not node then
    return
  end

-  if gen_iterator()(parent) then
+  if gen_iterator()(node) then
    notify.warn("expansion iteration was halted after " .. M.MAX_FOLDER_DISCOVERY .. " discovered folders")
  end
+
+  local explorer = core.get_explorer()
  if explorer then
    explorer.renderer:draw()
  end
 end

+---Expand the directory node or the root
+---@param node Node
+function M.all(node)
+  expand_node(node and node:as(DirectoryNode) or core.get_explorer())
+end
+
+---Expand the directory node or parent node
+---@param node Node
+function M.node(node)
+  if not node then
+    return
+  end
+
+  expand_node(node:is(FileNode) and node.parent or node:as(DirectoryNode))
+end
+
 function M.setup(opts)
  M.MAX_FOLDER_DISCOVERY = opts.actions.expand_all.max_folder_discovery
  M.EXCLUDE = to_lookup_table(opts.actions.expand_all.exclude)
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/tree/modifiers/init.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/tree/modifiers/init.lua
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 local M = {}

-M.collapse_all = require("nvim-tree.actions.tree.modifiers.collapse-all")
-M.expand_all = require("nvim-tree.actions.tree.modifiers.expand-all")
+M.collapse = require("nvim-tree.actions.tree.modifiers.collapse")
+M.expand = require("nvim-tree.actions.tree.modifiers.expand")

 function M.setup(opts)
-  M.expand_all.setup(opts)
+  M.expand.setup(opts)
 end

 return M
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/tree/open.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/tree/open.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+local core = require("nvim-tree.core")
 local lib = require("nvim-tree.lib")
-local view = require("nvim-tree.view")
 local finders_find_file = require("nvim-tree.actions.finders.find-file")

 local M = {}
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@ function M.fn(opts)
    opts.path = nil
  end

-  if view.is_visible() then
+  local explorer = core.get_explorer()
+
+  if explorer and explorer.view:is_visible(nil, "open.fn") then
    -- focus
    lib.set_target_win()
-    view.focus()
+    explorer.view:focus()
  else
    -- open
    lib.open({
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/tree/resize.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/tree/resize.lua
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
-local view = require("nvim-tree.view")
+local core = require("nvim-tree.core")

 local M = {}

 ---Resize the tree, persisting the new size.
 ---@param opts ApiTreeResizeOpts|nil
 function M.fn(opts)
+  local explorer = core.get_explorer()
+  if not explorer then
+    return
+  end
+
  if opts == nil then
    -- reset to config values
-    view.configure_width()
-    view.resize()
+    explorer.view:configure_width()
+    explorer.view:resize()
    return
  end

@@ -16,19 +21,19 @@ function M.fn(opts)
  local width_cfg = options.width

  if width_cfg ~= nil then
-    view.configure_width(width_cfg)
-    view.resize()
+    explorer.view:configure_width(width_cfg)
+    explorer.view:resize()
    return
  end

-  if not view.is_width_determined() then
+  if not explorer.view:is_width_determined() then
    -- {absolute} and {relative} do nothing when {width} is a function.
    return
  end

  local absolute = options.absolute
  if type(absolute) == "number" then
-    view.resize(absolute)
+    explorer.view:resize(absolute)
    return
  end

@@ -39,7 +44,7 @@ function M.fn(opts)
      relative_size = "+" .. relative_size
    end

-    view.resize(relative_size)
+    explorer.view:resize(relative_size)
    return
  end
 end
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/tree/toggle.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/tree/toggle.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+local core = require("nvim-tree.core")
 local lib = require("nvim-tree.lib")
-local view = require("nvim-tree.view")
 local finders_find_file = require("nvim-tree.actions.finders.find-file")

 local M = {}
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ local M = {}
 ---@param cwd boolean|nil legacy -> opts.path
 ---@param bang boolean|nil legacy -> opts.update_root
 function M.fn(opts, no_focus, cwd, bang)
+  local explorer = core.get_explorer()
+
  -- legacy arguments
  if type(opts) == "boolean" then
    opts = {
@@ -40,9 +42,9 @@ function M.fn(opts, no_focus, cwd, bang)
    opts.path = nil
  end

-  if view.is_visible() then
+  if explorer and explorer.view:is_visible(nil, "toggle.fn") then
    -- close
-    view.close()
+    explorer.view:close(nil, "toggle.fn")
  else
    -- open
    lib.open({
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/api.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/api.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 local core = require("nvim-tree.core")
-local view = require("nvim-tree.view")
 local utils = require("nvim-tree.utils")
 local actions = require("nvim-tree.actions")
 local appearance_hi_test = require("nvim-tree.appearance.hi-test")
@@ -141,9 +140,9 @@ Api.tree.focus = Api.tree.open
 ---@field focus boolean|nil default true

 Api.tree.toggle = wrap(actions.tree.toggle.fn)
-Api.tree.close = wrap(view.close)
-Api.tree.close_in_this_tab = wrap(view.close_this_tab_only)
-Api.tree.close_in_all_tabs = wrap(view.close_all_tabs)
+Api.tree.close = wrap_explorer_member("view", "close")
+Api.tree.close_in_this_tab = wrap_explorer_member("view", "close_this_tab_only")
+Api.tree.close_in_all_tabs = wrap_explorer_member("view", "close_all_tabs")
 Api.tree.reload = wrap_explorer("reload_explorer")

 ---@class ApiTreeResizeOpts
@@ -182,8 +181,12 @@ Api.tree.get_nodes = wrap_explorer("get_nodes")

 Api.tree.find_file = wrap(actions.tree.find_file.fn)
 Api.tree.search_node = wrap(actions.finders.search_node.fn)
-Api.tree.collapse_all = wrap(actions.tree.modifiers.collapse_all.fn)
-Api.tree.expand_all = wrap_node(actions.tree.modifiers.expand_all.fn)
+
+---@class ApiCollapseOpts
+---@field keep_buffers boolean|nil default false
+
+Api.tree.collapse_all = wrap(actions.tree.modifiers.collapse.all)
+Api.tree.expand_all = wrap_node(actions.tree.modifiers.expand.all)
 Api.tree.toggle_enable_filters = wrap_explorer_member("filters", "toggle")
 Api.tree.toggle_gitignore_filter = wrap_explorer_member_args("filters", "toggle", "git_ignored")
 Api.tree.toggle_git_clean_filter = wrap_explorer_member_args("filters", "toggle", "git_clean")
@@ -198,12 +201,12 @@ Api.tree.is_tree_buf = wrap(utils.is_nvim_tree_buf)
 ---@field tabpage number|nil
 ---@field any_tabpage boolean|nil default false

-Api.tree.is_visible = wrap(view.is_visible)
+Api.tree.is_visible = wrap_explorer_member("view", "is_visible")

 ---@class ApiTreeWinIdOpts
 ---@field tabpage number|nil default nil

-Api.tree.winid = wrap(view.winid)
+Api.tree.winid = wrap_explorer_member("view", "api_winid")

 Api.fs.create = wrap_node_or_nil(actions.fs.create_file.fn)
 Api.fs.remove = wrap_node(actions.fs.remove_file.fn)
@@ -235,13 +238,17 @@ local function edit(mode, node, edit_opts)
  local path = file_link and file_link.link_to or node.absolute_path
  local cur_tabpage = vim.api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()

+  local explorer = core.get_explorer()
+
  actions.node.open_file.fn(mode, path)

  edit_opts = edit_opts or {}

  local mode_unsupported_quit_on_open = mode == "drop" or mode == "tab_drop" or mode == "edit_in_place"
  if not mode_unsupported_quit_on_open and edit_opts.quit_on_open then
-    view.close(cur_tabpage)
+    if explorer then
+      explorer.view:close(cur_tabpage, "api.edit " .. mode)
+    end
  end

  local mode_unsupported_focus = mode == "drop" or mode == "tab_drop" or mode == "edit_in_place"
@@ -251,7 +258,9 @@ local function edit(mode, node, edit_opts)
    if mode == "tabnew" then
      vim.cmd(":tabprev")
    end
-    view.focus()
+    if explorer then
+      explorer.view:focus()
+    end
  end
 end

@@ -312,6 +321,9 @@ Api.node.navigate.diagnostics.prev_recursive = wrap_node(actions.moves.item.fn({
 Api.node.navigate.opened.next = wrap_node(actions.moves.item.fn({ where = "next", what = "opened" }))
 Api.node.navigate.opened.prev = wrap_node(actions.moves.item.fn({ where = "prev", what = "opened" }))

+Api.node.expand = wrap_node(actions.tree.modifiers.expand.node)
+Api.node.collapse = wrap_node(actions.tree.modifiers.collapse.node)
+
 ---@class ApiNodeDeleteWipeBufferOpts
 ---@field force boolean|nil default false

--- a/lua/nvim-tree/appearance/init.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/appearance/init.lua
@@ -134,6 +134,29 @@ M.HIGHLIGHT_GROUPS = {
  { group = "NvimTreeDiagnosticHintFolderHL",  link = "NvimTreeDiagnosticHintFileHL" },
 }

+-- winhighlight for most cases
+M.WIN_HL = table.concat({
+  "EndOfBuffer:NvimTreeEndOfBuffer",
+  "CursorLine:NvimTreeCursorLine",
+  "CursorLineNr:NvimTreeCursorLineNr",
+  "LineNr:NvimTreeLineNr",
+  "WinSeparator:NvimTreeWinSeparator",
+  "StatusLine:NvimTreeStatusLine",
+  "StatusLineNC:NvimTreeStatuslineNC",
+  "SignColumn:NvimTreeSignColumn",
+  "Normal:NvimTreeNormal",
+  "NormalNC:NvimTreeNormalNC",
+  "NormalFloat:NvimTreeNormalFloat",
+  "FloatBorder:NvimTreeNormalFloatBorder",
+}, ",")
+
+-- winhighlight for help
+M.WIN_HL_HELP = table.concat({
+  "NormalFloat:NvimTreeNormalFloat",
+  "WinSeparator:NvimTreeWinSeparator",
+  "CursorLine:NvimTreeCursorLine",
+}, ",")
+
 -- nvim-tree highlight groups to legacy
 M.LEGACY_LINKS = {
  NvimTreeModifiedIcon = "NvimTreeModifiedFile",
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/commands.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/commands.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 local api = require("nvim-tree.api")
-local view = require("nvim-tree.view")
+local core = require("nvim-tree.core")

 local M = {}

@@ -111,7 +111,10 @@ local CMDS = {
      bar = true,
    },
    command = function(c)
-      view.resize(c.args)
+      local explorer = core.get_explorer()
+      if explorer then
+        explorer.view:resize(c.args)
+      end
    end,
  },
  {
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/core.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/core.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 local events = require("nvim-tree.events")
 local notify = require("nvim-tree.notify")
-local view = require("nvim-tree.view")
 local log = require("nvim-tree.log")

 local M = {}
@@ -10,9 +9,12 @@ local TreeExplorer = nil
 local first_init_done = false

 ---@param foldername string
-function M.init(foldername)
+---@param callsite string
+function M.init(foldername, callsite)
  local profile = log.profile_start("core init %s", foldername)

+  log.line("dev", "core.init(%s, %s)", foldername, callsite)
+
  if TreeExplorer then
    TreeExplorer:destroy()
  end
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ end
 ---@return integer
 function M.get_nodes_starting_line()
  local offset = 1
-  if view.is_root_folder_visible(M.get_cwd()) then
+  if TreeExplorer and TreeExplorer.view:is_root_folder_visible(M.get_cwd()) then
    offset = offset + 1
  end
  if TreeExplorer and TreeExplorer.live_filter.filter then
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/diagnostics.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/diagnostics.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 local core = require("nvim-tree.core")
 local utils = require("nvim-tree.utils")
-local view = require("nvim-tree.view")
 local log = require("nvim-tree.log")

 local DirectoryNode = require("nvim-tree.node.directory")
@@ -182,10 +181,15 @@ function M.update_coc()
    end
    log.profile_end(profile)

-    local bufnr = view.get_bufnr()
+    local explorer = core.get_explorer()
+
+    local bufnr
+    if explorer then
+      bufnr = explorer.view:get_bufnr("diagnostics.update_coc")
+    end
+
    local should_draw = bufnr and vim.api.nvim_buf_is_valid(bufnr) and vim.api.nvim_buf_is_loaded(bufnr)
    if should_draw then
-      local explorer = core.get_explorer()
      if explorer then
        explorer.renderer:draw()
      end
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/events.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/events.lua
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ M.Event = {
  Ready = "Ready",
  WillRenameNode = "WillRenameNode",
  NodeRenamed = "NodeRenamed",
+  TreePreOpen = "TreePreOpen",
  TreeOpen = "TreeOpen",
  TreeClose = "TreeClose",
  WillCreateFile = "WillCreateFile",
@@ -91,6 +92,11 @@ function M._dispatch_folder_removed(folder_name)
  dispatch(M.Event.FolderRemoved, { folder_name = folder_name })
 end

+--@private
+function M._dispatch_on_tree_pre_open()
+  dispatch(M.Event.TreePreOpen, nil)
+end
+
 --@private
 function M._dispatch_on_tree_open()
  dispatch(M.Event.TreeOpen, nil)
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/filters.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/filters.lua
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ local Filters = Class:extend()
 ---@protected
 ---@param args FiltersArgs
 function Filters:new(args)
+  args.explorer:log_new("Filters")
+
  self.explorer        = args.explorer
  self.ignore_list     = {}
  self.exclude_list    = self.explorer.opts.filters.exclude
@@ -50,6 +52,10 @@ function Filters:new(args)
  end
 end

+function Filters:destroy()
+  self.explorer:log_destroy("Filters")
+end
+
 ---@private
 ---@param path string
 ---@return boolean
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/init.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/init.lua
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ local core = require("nvim-tree.core")
 local git = require("nvim-tree.git")
 local log = require("nvim-tree.log")
 local utils = require("nvim-tree.utils")
-local view = require("nvim-tree.view")
 local node_factory = require("nvim-tree.node.factory")

 local DirectoryNode = require("nvim-tree.node.directory")
@@ -20,6 +19,7 @@ local LiveFilter = require("nvim-tree.explorer.live-filter")
 local Sorter = require("nvim-tree.explorer.sorter")
 local Clipboard = require("nvim-tree.actions.fs.clipboard")
 local Renderer = require("nvim-tree.renderer")
+local View = require("nvim-tree.explorer.view")

 local FILTER_REASON = require("nvim-tree.enum").FILTER_REASON

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ local config
 ---@field sorters Sorter
 ---@field marks Marks
 ---@field clipboard Clipboard
+---@field view View
 local Explorer = RootNode:extend()

 ---@class Explorer
@@ -55,15 +56,18 @@ function Explorer:new(args)
  self.uid_explorer = vim.loop.hrtime()
  self.augroup_id   = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup("NvimTree_Explorer_" .. self.uid_explorer, {})

-  self.open         = true
-  self.opts         = config
+  self:log_new("Explorer")

-  self.sorters      = Sorter({ explorer = self })
-  self.renderer     = Renderer({ explorer = self })
-  self.filters      = Filters({ explorer = self })
-  self.live_filter  = LiveFilter({ explorer = self })
-  self.marks        = Marks({ explorer = self })
-  self.clipboard    = Clipboard({ explorer = self })
+  self.open        = true
+  self.opts        = config
+
+  self.sorters     = Sorter({ explorer = self })
+  self.renderer    = Renderer({ explorer = self })
+  self.filters     = Filters({ explorer = self })
+  self.live_filter = LiveFilter({ explorer = self })
+  self.marks       = Marks({ explorer = self })
+  self.clipboard   = Clipboard({ explorer = self })
+  self.view        = View({ explorer = self })

  self:create_autocmds()

@@ -71,7 +75,15 @@ function Explorer:new(args)
 end

 function Explorer:destroy()
-  log.line("dev", "Explorer:destroy")
+  self.explorer:log_destroy("Explorer")
+
+  self.clipboard:destroy()
+  self.filters:destroy()
+  self.live_filter:destroy()
+  self.marks:destroy()
+  self.renderer:destroy()
+  self.sorters:destroy()
+  self.view:destroy()

  vim.api.nvim_del_augroup_by_id(self.augroup_id)

@@ -84,11 +96,26 @@ function Explorer:create_autocmds()
    group = self.augroup_id,
    callback = function()
      appearance.setup()
-      view.reset_winhl()
+      self.view:reset_winhl()
      self.renderer:draw()
    end,
  })

+  if self.opts.view.float.enable and self.opts.view.float.quit_on_focus_loss then
+    vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("WinLeave", {
+      group = self.augroup_id,
+      pattern = "NvimTree_*",
+      callback = function(data)
+        if self.opts.experimental.multi_instance then
+          log.line("dev", "WinLeave %s", vim.inspect(data, { newline = "" }))
+        end
+        if utils.is_nvim_tree_buf(0) then
+          self.view:close(nil, "WinLeave")
+        end
+      end,
+    })
+  end
+
  vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("BufWritePost", {
    group = self.augroup_id,
    callback = function()
@@ -101,10 +128,19 @@ function Explorer:create_autocmds()
  vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("BufReadPost", {
    group = self.augroup_id,
    callback = function(data)
-      if (self.filters.state.no_buffer or self.opts.highlight_opened_files ~= "none") and vim.bo[data.buf].buftype == "" then
+      -- only handle normal files
+      if vim.bo[data.buf].buftype ~= "" then
+        return
+      end
+
+      if self.filters.state.no_buffer then
+        -- full reload is required to update the filter state
        utils.debounce("Buf:filter_buffer_" .. self.uid_explorer, self.opts.view.debounce_delay, function()
          self:reload_explorer()
        end)
+      elseif self.opts.renderer.highlight_opened_files ~= "none" then
+        -- draw to update opened highlight
+        self.renderer:draw()
      end
    end,
  })
@@ -113,10 +149,40 @@ function Explorer:create_autocmds()
  vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("BufUnload", {
    group = self.augroup_id,
    callback = function(data)
-      if (self.filters.state.no_buffer or self.opts.highlight_opened_files ~= "none") and vim.bo[data.buf].buftype == "" then
+      -- only handle normal files
+      if vim.bo[data.buf].buftype ~= "" then
+        return
+      end
+
+      if self.filters.state.no_buffer then
+        -- full reload is required to update the filter state
        utils.debounce("Buf:filter_buffer_" .. self.uid_explorer, self.opts.view.debounce_delay, function()
          self:reload_explorer()
        end)
+      elseif self.opts.renderer.highlight_opened_files ~= "none" then
+        -- draw to update opened highlight; must be delayed as the buffer is still loaded during BufUnload
+        vim.schedule(function()
+          self.renderer:draw()
+        end)
+      end
+    end,
+  })
+
+  -- prevent new opened file from opening in the same window as nvim-tree
+  vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("BufWipeout", {
+    group = self.augroup_id,
+    pattern = "NvimTree_*",
+    callback = function(data)
+      if self.opts.experimental.multi_instance then
+        log.line("dev", "BufWipeout %s", vim.inspect(data, { newline = "" }))
+      end
+      if not utils.is_nvim_tree_buf(0) then
+        return
+      end
+      if self.opts.actions.open_file.eject then
+        self.view:prevent_buffer_override()
+      else
+        self.view:abandon_current_window()
      end
    end,
  })
@@ -214,8 +280,9 @@ function Explorer:reload(node, project)
    end

    local abs = utils.path_join({ cwd, name })
-    ---@type uv.fs_stat.result|nil
-    local stat = vim.loop.fs_lstat(abs)
+
+    -- path incorrectly specified as an integer
+    local stat = vim.loop.fs_lstat(abs) ---@diagnostic disable-line param-type-mismatch

    local filter_reason = self.filters:should_filter_as_reason(abs, stat, filter_status)
    if filter_reason == FILTER_REASON.none then
@@ -373,8 +440,9 @@ function Explorer:populate_children(handle, cwd, node, project, parent)
    if Watcher.is_fs_event_capable(abs) then
      local profile = log.profile_start("populate_children %s", abs)

-      ---@type uv.fs_stat.result|nil
-      local stat = vim.loop.fs_lstat(abs)
+      -- path incorrectly specified as an integer
+      local stat = vim.loop.fs_lstat(abs) ---@diagnostic disable-line param-type-mismatch
+
      local filter_reason = parent.filters:should_filter_as_reason(abs, stat, filter_status)
      if filter_reason == FILTER_REASON.none and not nodes_by_path[abs] then
        local child = node_factory.create({
@@ -464,7 +532,7 @@ function Explorer:reload_explorer()

  local projects = git.reload_all_projects()
  self:refresh_nodes(projects)
-  if view.is_visible() then
+  if self.view:is_visible(nil, "Explorer:reload_explorer") then
    self.renderer:draw()
  end
  event_running = false
@@ -486,7 +554,7 @@ end
 ---nil on no explorer or invalid view win
 ---@return integer[]|nil
 function Explorer:get_cursor_position()
-  local winnr = view.get_winnr()
+  local winnr = self.view:get_winid(nil, "Explorer:get_cursor_position")
  if not winnr or not vim.api.nvim_win_is_valid(winnr) then
    return
  end
@@ -501,7 +569,7 @@ function Explorer:get_node_at_cursor()
    return
  end

-  if cursor[1] == 1 and view.is_root_folder_visible(core.get_cwd()) then
+  if cursor[1] == 1 and self.view:is_root_folder_visible(core.get_cwd()) then
    return self
  end

@@ -535,6 +603,18 @@ function Explorer:get_nodes()
  return self:clone()
 end

+---Log a lifecycle message with uid_explorer and absolute_path
+---@param msg string?
+function Explorer:log_new(msg)
+  log.line("dev", "+ %-15s %d %s", msg, self.uid_explorer, self.absolute_path)
+end
+
+---Log a lifecycle message with uid_explorer and absolute_path
+---@param msg string?
+function Explorer:log_destroy(msg)
+  log.line("dev", "- %-15s %d %s", msg, self.uid_explorer, self.absolute_path)
+end
+
 function Explorer:setup(opts)
  config = opts
 end
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/live-filter.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/live-filter.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-local view = require("nvim-tree.view")
 local utils = require("nvim-tree.utils")

 local Class = require("nvim-tree.classic")
@@ -21,12 +20,18 @@ local LiveFilter = Class:extend()
 ---@protected
 ---@param args LiveFilterArgs
 function LiveFilter:new(args)
+  args.explorer:log_new("LiveFilter")
+
  self.explorer = args.explorer
  self.prefix = self.explorer.opts.live_filter.prefix
  self.always_show_folders = self.explorer.opts.live_filter.always_show_folders
  self.filter = nil
 end

+function LiveFilter:destroy()
+  self.explorer:log_destroy("LiveFilter")
+end
+
 ---@param node_ Node?
 local function reset_filter(self, node_)
  node_ = node_ or self.explorer
@@ -56,14 +61,14 @@ local overlay_bufnr = 0
 local overlay_winnr = 0

 local function remove_overlay(self)
-  if view.View.float.enable and view.View.float.quit_on_focus_loss then
+  if self.explorer.opts.view.float.enable and self.explorer.opts.view.float.quit_on_focus_loss then
    -- return to normal nvim-tree float behaviour when filter window is closed
    vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("WinLeave", {
      pattern = "NvimTree_*",
      group = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup("NvimTree", { clear = false }),
      callback = function()
        if utils.is_nvim_tree_buf(0) then
-          view.close()
+          self.explorer.view:close()
        end
      end,
    })
@@ -156,7 +161,7 @@ end

 ---@return integer
 local function calculate_overlay_win_width(self)
-  local wininfo = vim.fn.getwininfo(view.get_winnr())[1]
+  local wininfo = vim.fn.getwininfo(self.explorer.view:get_winnr())[1]

  if wininfo then
    return wininfo.width - wininfo.textoff - #self.prefix
@@ -166,7 +171,7 @@ local function calculate_overlay_win_width(self)
 end

 local function create_overlay(self)
-  if view.View.float.enable then
+  if self.explorer.opts.view.float.enable then
    -- don't close nvim-tree float when focus is changed to filter window
    vim.api.nvim_clear_autocmds({
      event   = "WinLeave",
@@ -198,13 +203,13 @@ local function create_overlay(self)
 end

 function LiveFilter:start_filtering()
-  view.View.live_filter.prev_focused_node = self.explorer:get_node_at_cursor()
+  self.explorer.view.live_filter.prev_focused_node = self.explorer:get_node_at_cursor()
  self.filter = self.filter or ""

  self.explorer.renderer:draw()
  local row = require("nvim-tree.core").get_nodes_starting_line() - 1
  local col = #self.prefix > 0 and #self.prefix - 1 or 1
-  view.set_cursor({ row, col })
+  self.explorer.view:set_cursor({ row, col })
  -- needs scheduling to let the cursor move before initializing the window
  vim.schedule(function()
    return create_overlay(self)
@@ -213,7 +218,7 @@ end

 function LiveFilter:clear_filter()
  local node = self.explorer:get_node_at_cursor()
-  local last_node = view.View.live_filter.prev_focused_node
+  local last_node = self.explorer.view.live_filter.prev_focused_node

  self.filter = nil
  reset_filter(self)
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/sorter.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/sorter.lua
@@ -19,9 +19,15 @@ local Sorter = Class:extend()
 ---@protected
 ---@param args SorterArgs
 function Sorter:new(args)
+  args.explorer:log_new("Sorter")
+
  self.explorer = args.explorer
 end

+function Sorter:destroy()
+  self.explorer:log_destroy("Sorter")
+end
+
 ---Create a shallow copy of a portion of a list.
 ---@param t table
 ---@param first integer First index, inclusive
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/view.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/view.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,811 @@
+local appearance = require("nvim-tree.appearance")
+local events = require("nvim-tree.events")
+local utils = require("nvim-tree.utils")
+local log = require("nvim-tree.log")
+local notify = require("nvim-tree.notify")
+local globals = require("nvim-tree.globals")
+
+local Class = require("nvim-tree.classic")
+
+---Window and buffer related settings and operations
+---@class (exact) View: Class
+---@field live_filter table
+---@field side string
+---@field private explorer Explorer
+---@field private adaptive_size boolean
+---@field private winopts table
+---@field private initial_width integer
+---@field private width (fun():integer)|integer|string
+---@field private max_width integer
+---@field private padding integer
+-- TODO multi-instance remove or replace with single member
+---@field private bufnr_by_tabid table<integer, integer>
+-- TODO multi-instance change to single member
+---@field private cursors_by_tabid table<integer, integer[]> as per vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor
+local View = Class:extend()
+
+---@class View
+---@overload fun(args: ViewArgs): View
+
+---@class (exact) ViewArgs
+---@field explorer Explorer
+
+---@protected
+---@param args ViewArgs
+function View:new(args)
+  args.explorer:log_new("View")
+
+  self.explorer         = args.explorer
+  self.adaptive_size    = false
+  self.side             = (self.explorer.opts.view.side == "right") and "right" or "left"
+  self.live_filter      = { prev_focused_node = nil, }
+  self.bufnr_by_tabid   = {}
+  self.cursors_by_tabid = {}
+
+  self.winopts          = {
+    relativenumber = self.explorer.opts.view.relativenumber,
+    number         = self.explorer.opts.view.number,
+    list           = false,
+    foldenable     = false,
+    winfixwidth    = true,
+    winfixheight   = true,
+    spell          = false,
+    signcolumn     = self.explorer.opts.view.signcolumn,
+    foldmethod     = "manual",
+    foldcolumn     = "0",
+    cursorcolumn   = false,
+    cursorline     = self.explorer.opts.view.cursorline,
+    cursorlineopt  = self.explorer.opts.view.cursorlineopt,
+    colorcolumn    = "0",
+    wrap           = false,
+    winhl          = appearance.WIN_HL,
+  }
+
+  self:configure_width(self.explorer.opts.view.width)
+  self.initial_width = self:get_width()
+
+  -- TODO multi-instance remove this; delete buffers rather than retaining them
+  local tabid = vim.api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()
+  self.bufnr_by_tabid[tabid] = globals.BUFNR_BY_TABID[tabid]
+end
+
+function View:destroy()
+  self.explorer:log_destroy("View")
+end
+
+---@type { name: string, value: any }[]
+local BUFFER_OPTIONS = {
+  { name = "bufhidden",  value = "wipe" },
+  { name = "buflisted",  value = false },
+  { name = "buftype",    value = "nofile" },
+  { name = "filetype",   value = "NvimTree" },
+  { name = "modifiable", value = false },
+  { name = "swapfile",   value = false },
+}
+
+-- TODO multi-instance remove this; delete buffers rather than retaining them
+---@private
+---@param bufnr integer
+---@return boolean
+function View:matches_bufnr(bufnr)
+  for _, b in pairs(globals.BUFNR_BY_TABID) do
+    if b == bufnr then
+      return true
+    end
+  end
+  return false
+end
+
+-- TODO multi-instance remove this; delete buffers rather than retaining them
+---@private
+function View:wipe_rogue_buffer()
+  for _, bufnr in ipairs(vim.api.nvim_list_bufs()) do
+    if not self:matches_bufnr(bufnr) and utils.is_nvim_tree_buf(bufnr) then
+      pcall(vim.api.nvim_buf_delete, bufnr, { force = true })
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+---@private
+---@param bufnr integer|false|nil
+function View:create_buffer(bufnr)
+  self:wipe_rogue_buffer()
+
+  local tabid = vim.api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()
+
+  bufnr = bufnr or vim.api.nvim_create_buf(false, false)
+
+  -- set both bufnr registries
+  globals.BUFNR_BY_TABID[tabid] = bufnr
+  self.bufnr_by_tabid[tabid] = bufnr
+
+  vim.api.nvim_buf_set_name(bufnr, "NvimTree_" .. tabid)
+
+  for _, option in ipairs(BUFFER_OPTIONS) do
+    vim.api.nvim_set_option_value(option.name, option.value, { buf = bufnr })
+  end
+
+  require("nvim-tree.keymap").on_attach(bufnr)
+
+  events._dispatch_tree_attached_post(bufnr)
+end
+
+---@private
+---@param size (fun():integer)|integer|string
+---@return integer
+function View:get_size(size)
+  if type(size) == "number" then
+    return size
+  elseif type(size) == "function" then
+    return self:get_size(size())
+  end
+  local size_as_number = tonumber(size:sub(0, -2))
+  local percent_as_decimal = size_as_number / 100
+  return math.floor(vim.o.columns * percent_as_decimal)
+end
+
+---@param size (fun():integer)|integer|nil
+---@return integer
+function View:get_width(size)
+  if size then
+    return self:get_size(size)
+  else
+    return self:get_size(self.width)
+  end
+end
+
+local move_tbl = {
+  left = "H",
+  right = "L",
+}
+
+---@private
+function View:set_window_options_and_buffer()
+  pcall(vim.api.nvim_command, "buffer " .. self:get_bufnr("View:set_window_options_and_buffer"))
+
+  if vim.fn.has("nvim-0.10") == 1 then
+    local eventignore = vim.api.nvim_get_option_value("eventignore", {})
+    vim.api.nvim_set_option_value("eventignore", "all", {})
+
+    for k, v in pairs(self.winopts) do
+      vim.api.nvim_set_option_value(k, v, { scope = "local" })
+    end
+
+    vim.api.nvim_set_option_value("eventignore", eventignore, {})
+  else
+    local eventignore = vim.api.nvim_get_option("eventignore") ---@diagnostic disable-line: deprecated
+    vim.api.nvim_set_option("eventignore", "all") ---@diagnostic disable-line: deprecated
+
+    -- #3009 vim.api.nvim_win_set_option does not set local scope without explicit winid.
+    -- Revert to opt_local instead of propagating it through for just the 0.10 path.
+    for k, v in pairs(self.winopts) do
+      vim.opt_local[k] = v
+    end
+
+    vim.api.nvim_set_option("eventignore", eventignore) ---@diagnostic disable-line: deprecated
+  end
+end
+
+---@private
+---@return table
+function View:open_win_config()
+  if type(self.explorer.opts.view.float.open_win_config) == "function" then
+    return self.explorer.opts.view.float.open_win_config()
+  else
+    return self.explorer.opts.view.float.open_win_config
+  end
+end
+
+---@private
+function View:open_window()
+  if self.explorer.opts.view.float.enable then
+    vim.api.nvim_open_win(0, true, self:open_win_config())
+  else
+    vim.api.nvim_command("vsp")
+    self:reposition_window()
+  end
+  globals.WINID_BY_TABID[vim.api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()] = vim.api.nvim_get_current_win()
+  self:set_window_options_and_buffer()
+end
+
+---@param buf integer
+---@return boolean
+local function is_buf_displayed(buf)
+  return vim.api.nvim_buf_is_valid(buf) and vim.fn.buflisted(buf) == 1
+end
+
+---@return number|nil
+local function get_alt_or_next_buf()
+  local alt_buf = vim.fn.bufnr("#")
+  if is_buf_displayed(alt_buf) then
+    return alt_buf
+  end
+
+  for _, buf in ipairs(vim.api.nvim_list_bufs()) do
+    if is_buf_displayed(buf) then
+      return buf
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+local function switch_buf_if_last_buf()
+  if #vim.api.nvim_list_wins() == 1 then
+    local buf = get_alt_or_next_buf()
+    if buf then
+      vim.cmd("sb" .. buf)
+    else
+      vim.cmd("new")
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+---save any state that should be preserved on reopening
+---@private
+---@param tabid integer
+function View:save_state(tabid)
+  tabid = tabid or vim.api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()
+  self.cursors_by_tabid[tabid] = vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(self:get_winid(tabid, "View:save_tab_state") or 0)
+end
+
+---@private
+---@param tabid integer
+function View:close_internal(tabid)
+  --- BEGIN multi-instance FF
+  if self.explorer.opts.experimental.multi_instance then
+    log.line("dev", "View:close_internal(t%s)", tabid)
+  end
+  --- END multi-instance FF
+
+  if not self:is_visible({ tabpage = tabid }, "View:close_internal") then
+    return
+  end
+  self:save_state(tabid)
+  switch_buf_if_last_buf()
+  local tree_win = self:get_winid(tabid, "View:close_internal")
+  local current_win = vim.api.nvim_get_current_win()
+  for _, win in pairs(vim.api.nvim_tabpage_list_wins(tabid)) do
+    if vim.api.nvim_win_get_config(win).relative == "" then
+      local prev_win = vim.fn.winnr("#") -- this tab only
+      if tree_win == current_win and prev_win > 0 then
+        vim.api.nvim_set_current_win(vim.fn.win_getid(prev_win))
+      end
+      if vim.api.nvim_win_is_valid(tree_win or 0) then
+        --- BEGIN multi-instance FF
+        if self.explorer.opts.experimental.multi_instance then
+          log.line("dev", "View:close_internal(t%s) w%s", tabid, tree_win)
+        end
+        --- END multi-instance FF
+        ---
+        local success, error = pcall(vim.api.nvim_win_close, tree_win or 0, true)
+        if not success then
+          notify.debug("Failed to close window: " .. error)
+          return
+        end
+      end
+      return
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+function View:close_this_tab_only()
+  --- BEGIN multi-instance FF
+  if self.explorer.opts.experimental.multi_instance then
+    log.line("dev", "View:close_this_tab_only()")
+  end
+  --- END multi-instance FF
+
+  self:close_internal(vim.api.nvim_get_current_tabpage())
+end
+
+-- TODO this is broken at 1.13.0 - current tab does not close when tab.sync.close is set
+function View:close_all_tabs()
+  log.line("dev", "View:close_all_tabs() globals.WINID_BY_TABID=%s", vim.inspect(globals.WINID_BY_TABID))
+  for tabid, _ in pairs(globals.WINID_BY_TABID) do
+    --- BEGIN multi-instance FF
+    if self.explorer.opts.experimental.multi_instance then
+      log.line("dev", "View:close_all_tabs()")
+    end
+    --- END multi-instance FF
+
+    self:close_internal(tabid)
+  end
+end
+
+---@param tabid integer|nil
+---@param callsite string
+function View:close(tabid, callsite)
+  --- BEGIN multi-instance FF
+  if self.explorer.opts.experimental.multi_instance then
+    log.line("dev", "View:close(t%s, %s)", tabid, callsite)
+  end
+  --- END multi-instance FF
+
+  if self.explorer.opts.tab.sync.close then
+    self:close_all_tabs()
+  elseif tabid then
+    self:close_internal(tabid)
+  else
+    self:close_this_tab_only()
+  end
+end
+
+---@param options table|nil
+function View:open(options)
+  if self:is_visible(nil, "View:open") then
+    return
+  end
+
+  local profile = log.profile_start("view open")
+
+  events._dispatch_on_tree_pre_open()
+  self:create_buffer()
+  self:open_window()
+  self:resize()
+
+  local opts = options or { focus_tree = true }
+  if not opts.focus_tree then
+    vim.cmd("wincmd p")
+  end
+  events._dispatch_on_tree_open()
+
+  log.profile_end(profile)
+end
+
+---@private
+function View:grow()
+  local starts_at = self:is_root_folder_visible(require("nvim-tree.core").get_cwd()) and 1 or 0
+  local lines = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_lines(self:get_bufnr("View:grow1"), starts_at, -1, false)
+  -- number of columns of right-padding to indicate end of path
+  local padding = self:get_size(self.padding)
+
+  -- account for sign/number columns etc.
+  local wininfo = vim.fn.getwininfo(self:get_winid(nil, "View:grow"))
+  if type(wininfo) == "table" and type(wininfo[1]) == "table" then
+    padding = padding + wininfo[1].textoff
+  end
+
+  local resizing_width = self.initial_width - padding
+  local max_width
+
+  -- maybe bound max
+  if self.max_width == -1 then
+    max_width = -1
+  else
+    max_width = self:get_width(self.max_width) - padding
+  end
+
+  local ns_id = vim.api.nvim_get_namespaces()["NvimTreeExtmarks"]
+  for line_nr, l in pairs(lines) do
+    local count = vim.fn.strchars(l)
+    -- also add space for right-aligned icons
+    local extmarks = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_extmarks(self:get_bufnr("View:grow2"), ns_id, { line_nr, 0 }, { line_nr, -1 }, { details = true })
+    count = count + utils.extmarks_length(extmarks)
+    if resizing_width < count then
+      resizing_width = count
+    end
+    if self.adaptive_size and max_width >= 0 and resizing_width >= max_width then
+      resizing_width = max_width
+      break
+    end
+  end
+  self:resize(resizing_width + padding)
+end
+
+function View:grow_from_content()
+  if self.adaptive_size then
+    self:grow()
+  end
+end
+
+---@param size string|number|nil
+function View:resize(size)
+  if self.explorer.opts.view.float.enable and not self.adaptive_size then
+    -- if the floating windows's adaptive size is not desired, then the
+    -- float size should be defined in self.explorer.opts.view.float.open_win_config
+    return
+  end
+
+  if type(size) == "string" then
+    size = vim.trim(size)
+    local first_char = size:sub(1, 1)
+    size = tonumber(size)
+
+    if first_char == "+" or first_char == "-" then
+      size = self.width + size
+    end
+  end
+
+  if type(size) == "number" and size <= 0 then
+    return
+  end
+
+  if size then
+    self.width = size
+  end
+
+  if not self:is_visible(nil, "View:resize") then
+    return
+  end
+
+  local winid = self:get_winid(nil, "View:resize") or 0
+
+  local new_size = self:get_width()
+
+  if new_size ~= vim.api.nvim_win_get_width(winid) then
+    vim.api.nvim_win_set_width(winid, new_size)
+    if not self.explorer.opts.view.preserve_window_proportions then
+      vim.cmd(":wincmd =")
+    end
+  end
+
+  events._dispatch_on_tree_resize(new_size)
+end
+
+---@private
+function View:reposition_window()
+  local move_to = move_tbl[self.side]
+  vim.api.nvim_command("wincmd " .. move_to)
+  self:resize()
+end
+
+---@private
+function View:set_current_win()
+  local current_tab = vim.api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()
+  globals.WINID_BY_TABID[current_tab] = vim.api.nvim_get_current_win()
+end
+
+---@class OpenInWinOpts
+---@field hijack_current_buf boolean|nil default true
+---@field resize boolean|nil default true
+---@field winid number|nil 0 or nil for current
+
+---Open the tree in the a window
+---@param opts OpenInWinOpts|nil
+function View:open_in_win(opts)
+  opts = opts or { hijack_current_buf = true, resize = true }
+  events._dispatch_on_tree_pre_open()
+  if opts.winid and vim.api.nvim_win_is_valid(opts.winid) then
+    vim.api.nvim_set_current_win(opts.winid)
+  end
+  self:create_buffer(opts.hijack_current_buf and vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf())
+  globals.WINID_BY_TABID[vim.api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()] = vim.api.nvim_get_current_win()
+  self:set_current_win()
+  self:set_window_options_and_buffer()
+  if opts.resize then
+    self:reposition_window()
+    self:resize()
+  end
+  events._dispatch_on_tree_open()
+end
+
+function View:abandon_current_window()
+  local tab = vim.api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()
+
+  --- BEGIN multi-instance FF
+  if self.explorer.opts.experimental.multi_instance then
+    log.line("dev", "View:abandon_current_window() t%d w%s b%s member b%s %s",
+      tab,
+      globals.WINID_BY_TABID[tab],
+      globals.BUFNR_BY_TABID[tab],
+      self.bufnr_by_tabid[tab],
+      (globals.BUFNR_BY_TABID[tab] == self.bufnr_by_tabid[tab]) and "" or "MISMATCH")
+  end
+  --- END multi-instance FF
+
+  -- reset both bufnr registries
+  globals.BUFNR_BY_TABID[tab] = nil
+  self.bufnr_by_tabid[tab] = nil
+
+  globals.WINID_BY_TABID[tab] = nil
+end
+
+function View:abandon_all_windows()
+  for tab, _ in pairs(vim.api.nvim_list_tabpages()) do
+    globals.BUFNR_BY_TABID[tab] = nil
+    globals.WINID_BY_TABID[tab] = nil
+  end
+end
+
+---@param opts table|nil
+---@param callsite string
+---@return boolean
+function View:is_visible(opts, callsite)
+  local msg
+
+  --- BEGIN multi-instance FF
+  if self.explorer.opts.experimental.multi_instance then
+    msg = string.format("View:is_visible(%s, %-20.20s)", vim.inspect(opts, { newline = "" }), callsite)
+  end
+  --- END multi-instance FF
+
+  if opts and opts.tabpage then
+    --- BEGIN multi-instance FF
+    if self.explorer.opts.experimental.multi_instance then
+      local winid = self:winid(opts.tabpage)
+      local winid_by_tabid = opts.tabpage and globals.WINID_BY_TABID[opts.tabpage] or nil
+      msg = string.format("%s globals.WINID_BY_TABID[%s]=w%s view.winid(%s)=w%s",
+        msg,
+        opts.tabpage, winid_by_tabid,
+        opts.tabpage, winid
+      )
+      if winid ~= winid_by_tabid then
+        msg = string.format("%s MISMATCH", msg)
+        notify.error(msg)
+      end
+      log.line("dev", "%s", msg)
+
+      return winid and vim.api.nvim_win_is_valid(winid) or false
+      --- END multi-instance FF
+    else
+      local winid = globals.WINID_BY_TABID[opts.tabpage]
+      return winid and vim.api.nvim_win_is_valid(winid)
+    end
+  end
+
+  if opts and opts.any_tabpage then
+    for tabid, winid_by_tabid in pairs(globals.WINID_BY_TABID) do
+      --- BEGIN multi-instance FF
+      if self.explorer.opts.experimental.multi_instance then
+        local winid = self:winid(tabid)
+        msg = string.format("%s globals.WINID_BY_TABID[%s]=w%s view.winid(%s)=w%s",
+          msg,
+          tabid, winid_by_tabid,
+          tabid, winid
+        )
+        if winid ~= winid_by_tabid then
+          msg = string.format("%s MISMATCH", msg)
+          notify.error(msg)
+        end
+        log.line("dev", "%s", msg)
+
+        if winid and vim.api.nvim_win_is_valid(winid) then
+          return true
+        end
+        --- END multi-instance FF
+      else
+        if winid_by_tabid and vim.api.nvim_win_is_valid(winid_by_tabid) then
+          return true
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    return false
+  end
+
+  local winid = self:get_winid(nil, "View:is_visible")
+  return winid ~= nil and vim.api.nvim_win_is_valid(winid or 0)
+end
+
+---@param opts table|nil
+function View:set_cursor(opts)
+  if self:is_visible(nil, "View:set_cursor") then
+    pcall(vim.api.nvim_win_set_cursor, self:get_winid(nil, "View:set_cursor"), opts)
+  end
+end
+
+---@param winid number|nil
+---@param open_if_closed boolean|nil
+function View:focus(winid, open_if_closed)
+  local wid = winid or self:get_winid(nil, "View:focus1")
+
+  if vim.api.nvim_win_get_tabpage(wid or 0) ~= vim.api.nvim_win_get_tabpage(0) then
+    self:close(nil, "View:focus")
+    self:open()
+    wid = self:get_winid(nil, "View:focus2")
+  elseif open_if_closed and not self:is_visible(nil, "View:focus") then
+    self:open()
+  end
+
+  if wid then
+    vim.api.nvim_set_current_win(wid)
+  end
+end
+
+--- Retrieve the winid of the open tree.
+---@param opts ApiTreeWinIdOpts|nil
+---@return number|nil winid unlike get_winid(), this returns nil if the nvim-tree window is not visible
+function View:api_winid(opts)
+  local tabpage = opts and opts.tabpage
+  if tabpage == 0 then
+    tabpage = vim.api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()
+  end
+  if self:is_visible({ tabpage = tabpage }, "View:api_winid") then
+    return self:get_winid(tabpage, "View:winid")
+  else
+    return nil
+  end
+end
+
+---restore any state from last close
+function View:restore_state()
+  self:set_cursor(self.cursors_by_tabid[vim.api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()])
+end
+
+--- winid containing the buffer
+---@param tabid number|nil (optional) the number of the chosen tabpage. Defaults to current tabpage.
+---@return integer? winid
+function View:winid(tabid)
+  local bufnr = self.bufnr_by_tabid[tabid]
+
+  if bufnr then
+    for _, winid in pairs(vim.api.nvim_tabpage_list_wins(tabid or 0)) do
+      if vim.api.nvim_win_get_buf(winid) == bufnr then
+        return winid
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+--- Returns the window number for nvim-tree within the tabpage specified
+---@param tabid number|nil (optional) the number of the chosen tabpage. Defaults to current tabpage.
+---@param callsite string
+---@return number|nil
+function View:get_winid(tabid, callsite)
+  local tabid_param = tabid
+  tabid = tabid or vim.api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()
+  local global_winid = nil
+
+  --- BEGIN multi-instance FF
+  if self.explorer.opts.experimental.multi_instance then
+    local msg_fault = ""
+    if not globals.WINID_BY_TABID[tabid] then
+      msg_fault = "no WINID_BY_TABID"
+    elseif not vim.api.nvim_win_is_valid(globals.WINID_BY_TABID[tabid]) then
+      msg_fault = string.format("invalid globals.WINID_BY_TABID[tabid] %d", globals.WINID_BY_TABID[tabid])
+    else
+      global_winid = globals.WINID_BY_TABID[tabid]
+    end
+
+    local winid = self:winid(tabid)
+
+    if winid ~= global_winid then
+      msg_fault = "MISMATCH"
+    end
+
+    local msg = string.format("View:get_winid(%3s, %-20.20s) globals.WINID_BY_TABID[%s]=w%s view.winid(%s)=w%s %s",
+      tabid_param,
+      callsite,
+      tabid, global_winid,
+      tabid, winid,
+      msg_fault
+    )
+
+    log.line("dev", "%s", msg)
+
+    if winid ~= global_winid then
+      notify.error(msg)
+    end
+
+    return winid
+  end
+  --- END multi-instance FF
+
+  -- legacy codepath
+  if global_winid and vim.api.nvim_win_is_valid(global_winid) then
+    return global_winid
+  end
+end
+
+--- Returns the current nvim tree bufnr
+---@param callsite string
+---@return number
+function View:get_bufnr(callsite)
+  local tab = vim.api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()
+
+  --- BEGIN multi-instance FF
+  if self.explorer.opts.experimental.multi_instance then
+    local msg = string.format("View:get_bufnr(%-20.20s) globals.BUFNR_BY_TABID[%s]=b%s view.bufnr_by_tab[%s]=b%s %s",
+      callsite,
+      tab, globals.BUFNR_BY_TABID[tab],
+      tab, self.bufnr_by_tabid[tab],
+      (globals.BUFNR_BY_TABID[tab] == self.bufnr_by_tabid[tab]) and "" or "MISMATCH"
+    )
+
+    if globals.BUFNR_BY_TABID[tab] ~= self.bufnr_by_tabid[tab] then
+      notify.error(msg)
+    end
+
+    log.line("dev", msg)
+
+    return self.bufnr_by_tabid[tab]
+  end
+  --- END multi-instance FF
+
+  return globals.BUFNR_BY_TABID[tab]
+end
+
+function View:prevent_buffer_override()
+  local view_winid = self:get_winid(nil, "View:prevent_buffer_override")
+  local view_bufnr = self:get_bufnr("View:prevent_buffer_override")
+
+  -- need to schedule to let the new buffer populate the window
+  -- because this event needs to be run on bufWipeout.
+  -- Otherwise the curwin/curbuf would match the view buffer and the view window.
+  vim.schedule(function()
+    local curwin = vim.api.nvim_get_current_win()
+    local curwinconfig = vim.api.nvim_win_get_config(curwin)
+    local curbuf = vim.api.nvim_win_get_buf(curwin)
+    local bufname = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_name(curbuf)
+
+    if not bufname:match("NvimTree") then
+      for i, winid in ipairs(globals.WINID_BY_TABID) do
+        if winid == view_winid then
+          globals.WINID_BY_TABID[i] = nil
+          break
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    if curwin ~= view_winid or bufname == "" or curbuf == view_bufnr then
+      return
+    end
+
+    -- patch to avoid the overriding window to be fixed in size
+    -- might need a better patch
+    vim.cmd("setlocal nowinfixwidth")
+    vim.cmd("setlocal nowinfixheight")
+    self:open({ focus_tree = false })
+
+    local explorer = require("nvim-tree.core").get_explorer()
+    if explorer then
+      explorer.renderer:draw()
+    end
+
+    pcall(vim.api.nvim_win_close, curwin, { force = true })
+
+    -- to handle opening a file using :e when nvim-tree is on floating mode
+    -- falling back to the current window instead of creating a new one
+    if curwinconfig.relative ~= "" then
+      require("nvim-tree.actions.node.open-file").fn("edit_in_place", bufname)
+    else
+      require("nvim-tree.actions.node.open-file").fn("edit", bufname)
+    end
+  end)
+end
+
+---@param cwd string|nil
+---@return boolean
+function View:is_root_folder_visible(cwd)
+  return cwd ~= "/" and self.explorer.opts.renderer.root_folder_label ~= false
+end
+
+-- used on ColorScheme event
+function View:reset_winhl()
+  local winid = self:get_winid(nil, "View:reset_winhl")
+  if winid and vim.api.nvim_win_is_valid(winid) then
+    vim.wo[winid].winhl = appearance.WIN_HL
+  end
+end
+
+---Check if width determined or calculated on-fly
+---@return boolean
+function View:is_width_determined()
+  return type(self.width) ~= "function"
+end
+
+-- These are needed as they are populated only by the user, not configuration
+local DEFAULT_MIN_WIDTH = 30
+local DEFAULT_MAX_WIDTH = -1
+local DEFAULT_PADDING = 1
+
+---Configure width-related config
+---@param width string|function|number|table|nil
+function View:configure_width(width)
+  if type(width) == "table" then
+    self.adaptive_size = true
+    self.width = width.min or DEFAULT_MIN_WIDTH
+    self.max_width = width.max or DEFAULT_MAX_WIDTH
+    self.padding = width.padding or DEFAULT_PADDING
+  elseif width == nil then
+    if self.explorer.opts.view.width ~= nil then
+      -- if we had input config - fallback to it
+      self:configure_width(self.explorer.opts.view.width)
+    else
+      -- otherwise - restore initial width
+      self.width = self.initial_width
+    end
+  else
+    self.adaptive_size = false
+    self.width = width
+  end
+end
+
+return View
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/globals.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/globals.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+-- global state, to be refactored away during multi-instance
+
+local M = {
+  -- from View
+  WINID_BY_TABID = {},
+  BUFNR_BY_TABID = {},
+  CURSORS = {},
+}
+
+return M
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/help.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/help.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+local appearance = require("nvim-tree.appearance")
 local keymap = require("nvim-tree.keymap")
 local api = {} -- circular dependency

@@ -5,12 +6,6 @@ local PAT_MOUSE = "^<.*Mouse"
 local PAT_CTRL = "^<C%-"
 local PAT_SPECIAL = "^<.+"

-local WIN_HL = table.concat({
-  "NormalFloat:NvimTreeNormalFloat",
-  "WinSeparator:NvimTreeWinSeparator",
-  "CursorLine:NvimTreeCursorLine",
-}, ",")
-
 local namespace_help_id = vim.api.nvim_create_namespace("NvimTreeHelp")

 local M = {
@@ -210,7 +205,7 @@ local function open()
  })

  -- style it a bit like the tree
-  vim.wo[M.winnr].winhl = WIN_HL
+  vim.wo[M.winnr].winhl = appearance.WIN_HL_HELP
  vim.wo[M.winnr].cursorline = M.config.cursorline

  local function toggle_sort()
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/iterators/node-iterator.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/iterators/node-iterator.lua
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ function NodeIterator:recursor(f)
 end

 ---@return Node|nil
---@return number|nil
+---@return number
 function NodeIterator:iterate()
  local iteration_count = 0
  local function iter(nodes)
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/keymap.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/keymap.lua
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ function M.default_on_attach(bufnr)
  vim.keymap.set("n", "S",              api.tree.search_node,               opts("Search"))
  vim.keymap.set("n", "u",              api.fs.rename_full,                 opts("Rename: Full Path"))
  vim.keymap.set("n", "U",              api.tree.toggle_custom_filter,      opts("Toggle Filter: Hidden"))
-  vim.keymap.set("n", "W",              api.tree.collapse_all,              opts("Collapse"))
+  vim.keymap.set("n", "W",              api.tree.collapse_all,              opts("Collapse All"))
  vim.keymap.set("n", "x",              api.fs.cut,                         opts("Cut"))
  vim.keymap.set("n", "y",              api.fs.copy.filename,               opts("Copy Name"))
  vim.keymap.set("n", "Y",              api.fs.copy.relative_path,          opts("Copy Relative Path"))
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/legacy.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/legacy.lua
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ local function refactored(opts)
    end
  end
  utils.move_missing_val(opts, "update_focused_file", "ignore_list", opts, "update_focused_file.update_root", "ignore_list", true)
+
+  -- 2025/04/30
+  if opts.renderer and opts.renderer.icons and type(opts.renderer.icons.padding) == "string" then
+    local icons_padding = opts.renderer.icons.padding
+    opts.renderer.icons.padding = {}
+    opts.renderer.icons.padding.icon = icons_padding
+  end
 end

 local function deprecated(opts)
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/lib.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/lib.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-local view = require("nvim-tree.view")
 local core = require("nvim-tree.core")
-local events = require("nvim-tree.events")
 local notify = require("nvim-tree.notify")

 ---@class LibOpenOpts
@@ -13,9 +11,11 @@ local M = {
 }

 function M.set_target_win()
+  local explorer = core.get_explorer()
+
  local id = vim.api.nvim_get_current_win()
-  local tree_id = view.get_winnr()
-  if tree_id and id == tree_id then
+
+  if explorer and id == explorer.view:get_winid(nil, "lib.set_target_win") then
    M.target_winid = 0
    return
  end
@@ -31,11 +31,16 @@ local function handle_buf_cwd(cwd)
 end

 local function open_view_and_draw()
+  local explorer = core.get_explorer()
+
  local cwd = vim.fn.getcwd()
-  view.open()
+
+  if explorer then
+    explorer.view:open()
+  end
+
  handle_buf_cwd(cwd)

-  local explorer = core.get_explorer()
  if explorer then
    explorer.renderer:draw()
  end
@@ -97,40 +102,42 @@ function M.open(opts)
  M.set_target_win()
  if not core.get_explorer() or opts.path then
    if opts.path then
-      core.init(opts.path)
+      core.init(opts.path, "lib.open - opts.path")
    else
      local cwd, err = vim.loop.cwd()
      if not cwd then
        notify.error(string.format("current working directory unavailable: %s", err))
        return
      end
-      core.init(cwd)
+      core.init(cwd, "lib.open - cwd")
    end
  end

  local explorer = core.get_explorer()

  if should_hijack_current_buf() then
-    view.close_this_tab_only()
-    view.open_in_win()
    if explorer then
+      explorer.view:close_this_tab_only()
+      explorer.view:open_in_win()
      explorer.renderer:draw()
    end
  elseif opts.winid then
-    view.open_in_win({ hijack_current_buf = false, resize = false, winid = opts.winid })
    if explorer then
+      explorer.view:open_in_win({ hijack_current_buf = false, resize = false, winid = opts.winid })
      explorer.renderer:draw()
    end
  elseif opts.current_window then
-    view.open_in_win({ hijack_current_buf = false, resize = false })
    if explorer then
+      explorer.view:open_in_win({ hijack_current_buf = false, resize = false })
      explorer.renderer:draw()
    end
  else
    open_view_and_draw()
  end
-  view.restore_tab_state()
-  events._dispatch_on_tree_open()
+
+  if explorer then
+    explorer.view:restore_state()
+  end
 end

 function M.setup(opts)
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/log.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/log.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
---@alias LogTypes "all" | "config" | "copy_paste" | "dev" | "diagnostics" | "git" | "profile" | "watcher"
+---@alias LogTypes "all" | "config" | "copy_paste" | "dev" | "diagnostics" | "git"  | "profile" | "watcher"

 ---@type table<LogTypes, boolean>
 local types = {}
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/marks/init.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/marks/init.lua
@@ -25,11 +25,17 @@ local Marks = Class:extend()
 ---@protected
 ---@param args MarksArgs
 function Marks:new(args)
+  args.explorer:log_new("Marks")
+
  self.explorer = args.explorer

  self.marks = {}
 end

+function Marks:destroy()
+  self.explorer:log_destroy("Marks")
+end
+
 ---Clear all marks and reload if watchers disabled
 ---@private
 function Marks:clear_reload()
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/multi-instance-debug.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/multi-instance-debug.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+local globals = require("nvim-tree.globals")
+
+local M = {}
+
+--- Debugging only.
+--- Tabs show WINID_BY_TABID winid and BUFNR_BY_TABID bufnr for the tab.
+--- Orphans for inexistent tab_ids are shown at the right.
+--- lib.target_winid is always shown at the right next to a close button.
+--- Enable with:
+---   vim.opt.tabline = "%!v:lua.require('nvim-tree.explorer.view').tab_line()"
+---   vim.opt.showtabline = 2
+---@return string
+function M.tab_line()
+  local tabids = vim.api.nvim_list_tabpages()
+  local tabid_cur = vim.api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()
+
+  local bufnr_by_tabid = vim.deepcopy(globals.BUFNR_BY_TABID)
+  local winid_by_tabid = vim.deepcopy(globals.WINID_BY_TABID)
+
+  local tl = "%#TabLine#"
+
+  for i, tabid in ipairs(tabids) do
+    -- click to select
+    tl = tl .. "%" .. i .. "T"
+
+    -- style
+    if tabid == tabid_cur then
+      tl = tl .. "%#StatusLine#|"
+    else
+      tl = tl .. "|%#TabLine#"
+    end
+
+    -- tab_id itself
+    tl = tl .. " t" .. tabid
+
+    -- winid, if present
+    local tp = globals.WINID_BY_TABID[tabid]
+    if tp then
+      tl = tl .. " w" .. (tp or "nil")
+    else
+      tl = tl .. "      "
+    end
+
+    -- bufnr, if present
+    local bpt = globals.BUFNR_BY_TABID[tabid]
+    if bpt then
+      tl = tl .. " b" .. bpt
+    else
+      tl = tl .. "   "
+    end
+
+    tl = tl .. " "
+
+    -- remove actively mapped
+    bufnr_by_tabid[tabid] = nil
+    winid_by_tabid[tabid] = nil
+  end
+
+  -- close last and reset
+  tl = tl .. "|%#CursorLine#%T"
+
+  -- collect orphans
+  local orphans = {}
+  for tab_id, bufnr in pairs(bufnr_by_tabid) do
+    orphans[tab_id] = orphans[tab_id] or {}
+    orphans[tab_id].bufnr = bufnr
+  end
+  for tab_id, tp in pairs(winid_by_tabid) do
+    orphans[tab_id] = orphans[tab_id] or {}
+    orphans[tab_id].winid = tp
+  end
+
+  -- right-align
+  tl = tl .. "%=%#TabLine#"
+
+  -- print orphans
+  for tab_id, orphan in pairs(orphans) do
+    -- inexistent tab
+    tl = tl .. "%#error#| t" .. tab_id
+
+    -- maybe winid
+    if orphan.winid then
+      tl = tl .. " w" .. (orphan.winid or "nil")
+    else
+      tl = tl .. "      "
+    end
+
+    -- maybe bufnr
+    if orphan.bufnr then
+      tl = tl .. " b" .. orphan.bufnr
+    else
+      tl = tl .. "   "
+    end
+    tl = tl .. " "
+  end
+
+  -- target win id and close button
+  tl = tl .. "|%#TabLine# twi" .. (require("nvim-tree.lib").target_winid or "?") .. " %999X| X |"
+
+  return tl
+end
+
+function M.setup(opts)
+  if not opts.experimental.multi_instance then
+    return
+  end
+
+  vim.opt.tabline = "%!v:lua.require('nvim-tree.multi-instance-debug').tab_line()"
+  vim.opt.showtabline = 2
+end
+
+return M
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/renderer/builder.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/renderer/builder.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 local notify = require("nvim-tree.notify")
 local utils = require("nvim-tree.utils")
-local view = require("nvim-tree.view")

 local Class = require("nvim-tree.classic")

@@ -135,12 +134,12 @@ end
 function Builder:format_line(indent_markers, arrows, icon, name, node)
  local added_len = 0
  local function add_to_end(t1, t2)
-    if not t2 then
+    if not t2 or vim.tbl_isempty(t2) then
      return
    end
    for _, v in ipairs(t2) do
      if added_len > 0 then
-        table.insert(t1, { str = self.explorer.opts.renderer.icons.padding })
+        table.insert(t1, { str = self.explorer.opts.renderer.icons.padding.icon })
      end
      table.insert(t1, v)
    end
@@ -379,7 +378,7 @@ end

 ---@private
 function Builder:build_header()
-  if view.is_root_folder_visible(self.explorer.absolute_path) then
+  if self.explorer.view:is_root_folder_visible(self.explorer.absolute_path) then
    local root_name = self:format_root_name(self.explorer.opts.renderer.root_folder_label)
    table.insert(self.lines, root_name)
    self:insert_highlight({ "NvimTreeRootFolder" }, 0, string.len(root_name))
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/renderer/components/full-name.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/renderer/components/full-name.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-local M = {}
-
+local appearance = require("nvim-tree.appearance")
 local utils = require("nvim-tree.utils")

+local M = {}
+
 local function hide(win)
  if win then
    if vim.api.nvim_win_is_valid(win) then
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ local function effective_win_width()
  return win_width - win_info[1].textoff
 end

-local function show()
+local function show(opts)
  local line_nr = vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(0)[1]
  if vim.wo.wrap then
    return
@@ -52,6 +53,11 @@ local function show()
  local text_width = vim.fn.strdisplaywidth(vim.fn.substitute(line, "[^[:print:]]*$", "", "g"))
  local win_width = effective_win_width()

+  -- windows width reduced by right aligned icons
+  local icon_ns_id = vim.api.nvim_get_namespaces()["NvimTreeExtmarks"]
+  local icon_extmarks = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_extmarks(0, icon_ns_id, { line_nr - 1, 0 }, { line_nr - 1, -1 }, { details = true })
+  win_width = win_width - utils.extmarks_length(icon_extmarks)
+
  if text_width < win_width then
    return
  end
@@ -64,7 +70,9 @@ local function show()
    height    = 1,
    noautocmd = true,
    style     = "minimal",
+    border    = "none"
  })
+  vim.wo[M.popup_win].winhl = appearance.WIN_HL

  local ns_id = vim.api.nvim_get_namespaces()["NvimTreeHighlights"]
  local extmarks = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_extmarks(0, ns_id, { line_nr - 1, 0 }, { line_nr - 1, -1 }, { details = true })
@@ -87,7 +95,10 @@ local function show()
        end
      end
    end
-    vim.cmd([[ setlocal nowrap cursorline noswapfile nobuflisted buftype=nofile bufhidden=wipe ]])
+    vim.cmd([[ setlocal nowrap noswapfile nobuflisted buftype=nofile bufhidden=wipe ]])
+    if opts.view.cursorline then
+      vim.cmd([[ setlocal cursorline cursorlineopt=both ]])
+    end
  end)
 end

@@ -113,7 +124,7 @@ M.setup = function(opts)
    pattern = { "NvimTree_*" },
    callback = function()
      if utils.is_nvim_tree_buf(0) then
-        show()
+        show(opts)
      end
    end,
  })
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/renderer/components/padding.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/renderer/components/padding.lua
@@ -95,15 +95,15 @@ function M.get_arrows(node)
  local dir = node:as(DirectoryNode)
  if dir then
    if dir.open then
-      str = M.config.icons.glyphs.folder["arrow_open"] .. " "
+      str = M.config.icons.glyphs.folder["arrow_open"] .. M.config.icons.padding.folder_arrow
      hl = "NvimTreeFolderArrowOpen"
    else
-      str = M.config.icons.glyphs.folder["arrow_closed"] .. " "
+      str = M.config.icons.glyphs.folder["arrow_closed"] .. M.config.icons.padding.folder_arrow
    end
  elseif M.config.indent_markers.enable then
    str = ""
  else
-    str = "  "
+    str = " " .. string.rep(" ", #M.config.icons.padding.folder_arrow)
  end

  return { str = str, hl = { hl } }
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/renderer/decorator/git.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/renderer/decorator/git.lua
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ function GitDecorator:build_icons_by_status(glyphs)
  self.icons_by_status.ignored   = { str = glyphs.ignored, hl = { "NvimTreeGitIgnoredIcon" }, ord = 7 }
 end

---@param icons GitIconsByXY
+---@param icons GitIconsByStatus
 function GitDecorator:build_icons_by_xy(icons)
  self.icons_by_xy = {
    ["M "] = { icons.staged },
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/renderer/decorator/init.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/renderer/decorator/init.lua
@@ -112,9 +112,8 @@ function Decorator:define_sign(icon)
      vim.fn.sign_undefine(name)
    end

-    -- don't use sign if not defined
+    -- don't render sign if empty
    if #icon.str < 1 then
-      self.icon_placement = "none"
      return
    end

--- a/lua/nvim-tree/renderer/init.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/renderer/init.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 local log = require("nvim-tree.log")
-local view = require("nvim-tree.view")
 local events = require("nvim-tree.events")

 local Class = require("nvim-tree.classic")
@@ -26,9 +25,15 @@ local Renderer = Class:extend()
 ---@protected
 ---@param args RendererArgs
 function Renderer:new(args)
+  args.explorer:log_new("Renderer")
+
  self.explorer = args.explorer
 end

+function Renderer:destroy()
+  self.explorer:log_destroy("Renderer")
+end
+
 ---@private
 ---@param bufnr number
 ---@param lines string[]
@@ -96,28 +101,29 @@ function Renderer:render_hl(bufnr, hl_range_args)
 end

 function Renderer:draw()
-  local bufnr = view.get_bufnr()
+  local bufnr = self.explorer.view:get_bufnr("Renderer:draw")
  if not bufnr or not vim.api.nvim_buf_is_loaded(bufnr) then
    return
  end
+  local winid = self.explorer.view:get_winid(nil, "Renderer:draw")

  local profile = log.profile_start("draw")

-  local cursor = vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(view.get_winnr() or 0)
+  local cursor = vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(winid or 0)

  local builder = Builder(self.explorer):build()

  self:_draw(bufnr, builder.lines, builder.hl_range_args, builder.signs, builder.extmarks, builder.virtual_lines)

  if cursor and #builder.lines >= cursor[1] then
-    vim.api.nvim_win_set_cursor(view.get_winnr() or 0, cursor)
+    vim.api.nvim_win_set_cursor(winid or 0, cursor)
  end

-  view.grow_from_content()
+  self.explorer.view:grow_from_content()

  log.profile_end(profile)

-  events._dispatch_on_tree_rendered(bufnr, view.get_winnr())
+  events._dispatch_on_tree_rendered(bufnr, winid)
 end

 return Renderer
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/utils.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/utils.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 local Iterator = require("nvim-tree.iterators.node-iterator")
-local notify = require("nvim-tree.notify")

 local M = {
  debouncers = {},
@@ -144,10 +143,16 @@ function M.find_node(nodes, fn)
      return node.group_next and { node.group_next } or (node.open and #node.nodes > 0 and node.nodes)
    end)
    :iterate()
-  i = require("nvim-tree.view").is_root_folder_visible() and i or i - 1
-  if node and node.explorer.live_filter.filter then
-    i = i + 1
+
+  if node then
+    if not node.explorer.view:is_root_folder_visible() then
+      i = i - 1
+    end
+    if node.explorer.live_filter.filter then
+      i = i + 1
+    end
  end
+
  return node, i
 end

@@ -173,6 +178,21 @@ function M.find_node_line(node)
  return -1
 end

+---@param extmarks vim.api.keyset.get_extmark_item[] as per vim.api.nvim_buf_get_extmarks
+---@return number
+function M.extmarks_length(extmarks)
+  local length = 0
+  for _, extmark in ipairs(extmarks) do
+    local details = extmark[4]
+    if details and details.virt_text then
+      for _, text in ipairs(details.virt_text) do
+        length = length + vim.fn.strchars(text[1])
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  return length
+end
+
 -- get the node in the tree state depending on the absolute path of the node
 -- (grouped or hidden too)
 ---@param path string
@@ -289,11 +309,51 @@ function M.rename_loaded_buffers(old_path, new_path)
  end
 end

+local is_windows_drive = function(path)
+  return (M.is_windows) and (path:match("^%a:\\$") ~= nil)
+end
+
 ---@param path string path to file or directory
 ---@return boolean
 function M.file_exists(path)
-  local _, error = vim.loop.fs_stat(path)
-  return error == nil
+  if not (M.is_windows or M.is_wsl) then
+    local _, error = vim.loop.fs_stat(path)
+    return error == nil
+  end
+
+  -- Windows is case-insensetive, but case-preserving
+  -- If a file's name is being changed into itself
+  -- with different casing, windows will falsely
+  -- report that file is already existing, so a hand-rolled
+  -- implementation of checking for existance is needed.
+  -- Same holds for WSL, since it can sometimes
+  -- access Windows files directly.
+  -- For more details see (#3117).
+
+  if is_windows_drive(path) then
+    return vim.fn.isdirectory(path) == 1
+  end
+
+  local parent = vim.fn.fnamemodify(path, ":h")
+  local filename = vim.fn.fnamemodify(path, ":t")
+
+  local handle = vim.loop.fs_scandir(parent)
+  if not handle then
+    -- File can not exist if its parent directory does not exist
+    return false
+  end
+
+  while true do
+    local name, _ = vim.loop.fs_scandir_next(handle)
+    if not name then
+      break
+    end
+    if name == filename then
+      return true
+    end
+  end
+
+  return false
 end

 ---@param path string
@@ -349,20 +409,6 @@ end
 ---@param dst_pos string value pos
 ---@param remove boolean
 function M.move_missing_val(src, src_path, src_pos, dst, dst_path, dst_pos, remove)
-  local ok, err = pcall(vim.validate, {
-    src = { src, "table" },
-    src_path = { src_path, "string" },
-    src_pos = { src_pos, "string" },
-    dst = { dst, "table" },
-    dst_path = { dst_path, "string" },
-    dst_pos = { dst_pos, "string" },
-    remove = { remove, "boolean" },
-  })
-  if not ok then
-    notify.warn("move_missing_val: " .. (err or "invalid arguments"))
-    return
-  end
-
  for pos in string.gmatch(src_path, "([^%.]+)%.*") do
    if src[pos] and type(src[pos]) == "table" then
      src = src[pos]
@@ -497,7 +543,10 @@ function M.focus_file(path)
  local _, i = M.find_node(require("nvim-tree.core").get_explorer().nodes, function(node)
    return node.absolute_path == path
  end)
-  require("nvim-tree.view").set_cursor({ i + 1, 1 })
+  local explorer = require("nvim-tree.core").get_explorer()
+  if explorer then
+    explorer.view:set_cursor({ i + 1, 1 })
+  end
 end

 ---Focus node passed as parameter if visible, otherwise focus first visible parent.
@@ -517,7 +566,7 @@ function M.focus_node_or_parent(node)
    end)

    if found_node or node.parent == nil then
-      require("nvim-tree.view").set_cursor({ i + 1, 1 })
+      explorer.view:set_cursor({ i + 1, 1 })
      break
    end

@@ -612,32 +661,29 @@ function M.is_executable(absolute_path)
  end
 end

---List of all option info/values
---@param opts vim.api.keyset.option passed directly to vim.api.nvim_get_option_info2 and vim.api.nvim_get_option_value
---@param was_set boolean filter was_set
---@return { info: vim.api.keyset.get_option_info, val: any }[]
-function M.enumerate_options(opts, was_set)
-  local res = {}
+---@class UtilEnumerateOptionsOpts
+---@field keyset_opts vim.api.keyset.option
+---@field was_set boolean? as per vim.api.keyset.get_option_info

-  local infos = vim.tbl_filter(function(info)
-    if opts.buf and info.scope ~= "buf" then
-      return false
-    elseif opts.win and info.scope ~= "win" then
-      return false
+---Option name/values
+---@param opts UtilEnumerateOptionsOpts
+---@return table<string, any>
+function M.enumerate_options(opts)
+  -- enumerate all options, limiting buf and win scopes
+  return vim.tbl_map(function(info)
+    if opts.keyset_opts.buf and info.scope ~= "buf" then
+      return nil
+    elseif opts.keyset_opts.win and info.scope ~= "win" then
+      return nil
    else
-      return true
+      -- optional, lazy was_set check
+      if not opts.was_set or vim.api.nvim_get_option_info2(info.name, opts.keyset_opts).was_set then
+        return vim.api.nvim_get_option_value(info.name, opts.keyset_opts)
+      else
+        return nil
+      end
    end
  end, vim.api.nvim_get_all_options_info())
-
-  for _, info in vim.spairs(infos) do
-    local _, info2 = pcall(vim.api.nvim_get_option_info2, info.name, opts)
-    if not was_set or info2.was_set then
-      local val = pcall(vim.api.nvim_get_option_value, info.name, opts)
-      table.insert(res, { info = info2, val = val })
-    end
-  end
-
-  return res
 end

 return M
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/view.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/view.lua
@@ -1,644 +0,0 @@
-local events = require("nvim-tree.events")
-local utils = require("nvim-tree.utils")
-local log = require("nvim-tree.log")
-local notify = require("nvim-tree.notify")
-
---@class OpenInWinOpts
---@field hijack_current_buf boolean|nil default true
---@field resize boolean|nil default true
---@field winid number|nil 0 or nil for current
-
-local M = {}
-
-local DEFAULT_MIN_WIDTH = 30
-local DEFAULT_MAX_WIDTH = -1
-local DEFAULT_PADDING = 1
-
-M.View = {
-  adaptive_size        = false,
-  centralize_selection = false,
-  tabpages             = {},
-  cursors              = {},
-  hide_root_folder     = false,
-  live_filter          = {
-    prev_focused_node = nil,
-  },
-  winopts              = {
-    relativenumber = false,
-    number         = false,
-    list           = false,
-    foldenable     = false,
-    winfixwidth    = true,
-    winfixheight   = true,
-    spell          = false,
-    signcolumn     = "yes",
-    foldmethod     = "manual",
-    foldcolumn     = "0",
-    cursorcolumn   = false,
-    cursorline     = true,
-    cursorlineopt  = "both",
-    colorcolumn    = "0",
-    wrap           = false,
-    winhl          = table.concat({
-      "EndOfBuffer:NvimTreeEndOfBuffer",
-      "CursorLine:NvimTreeCursorLine",
-      "CursorLineNr:NvimTreeCursorLineNr",
-      "LineNr:NvimTreeLineNr",
-      "WinSeparator:NvimTreeWinSeparator",
-      "StatusLine:NvimTreeStatusLine",
-      "StatusLineNC:NvimTreeStatuslineNC",
-      "SignColumn:NvimTreeSignColumn",
-      "Normal:NvimTreeNormal",
-      "NormalNC:NvimTreeNormalNC",
-      "NormalFloat:NvimTreeNormalFloat",
-      "FloatBorder:NvimTreeNormalFloatBorder",
-    }, ","),
-  },
-}
-
-- The initial state of a tab
-local tabinitial = {
-  -- The position of the cursor { line, column }
-  cursor = { 0, 0 },
-  -- The NvimTree window number
-  winnr = nil,
-}
-
-local BUFNR_PER_TAB = {}
-
---@type { name: string, value: any }[]
-local BUFFER_OPTIONS = {
-  { name = "bufhidden",  value = "wipe" },
-  { name = "buflisted",  value = false },
-  { name = "buftype",    value = "nofile" },
-  { name = "filetype",   value = "NvimTree" },
-  { name = "modifiable", value = false },
-  { name = "swapfile",   value = false },
-}
-
---@param bufnr integer
---@return boolean
-local function matches_bufnr(bufnr)
-  for _, b in pairs(BUFNR_PER_TAB) do
-    if b == bufnr then
-      return true
-    end
-  end
-  return false
-end
-
-local function wipe_rogue_buffer()
-  for _, bufnr in ipairs(vim.api.nvim_list_bufs()) do
-    if not matches_bufnr(bufnr) and utils.is_nvim_tree_buf(bufnr) then
-      pcall(vim.api.nvim_buf_delete, bufnr, { force = true })
-    end
-  end
-end
-
---@param bufnr integer|boolean|nil
-local function create_buffer(bufnr)
-  wipe_rogue_buffer()
-
-  local tab = vim.api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()
-  BUFNR_PER_TAB[tab] = bufnr or vim.api.nvim_create_buf(false, false)
-  vim.api.nvim_buf_set_name(M.get_bufnr(), "NvimTree_" .. tab)
-
-  bufnr = M.get_bufnr()
-  for _, option in ipairs(BUFFER_OPTIONS) do
-    vim.api.nvim_set_option_value(option.name, option.value, { buf = bufnr })
-  end
-
-  require("nvim-tree.keymap").on_attach(M.get_bufnr())
-
-  events._dispatch_tree_attached_post(M.get_bufnr())
-end
-
---@param size (fun():integer)|integer|string
---@return integer
-local function get_size(size)
-  if type(size) == "number" then
-    return size
-  elseif type(size) == "function" then
-    return get_size(size())
-  end
-  local size_as_number = tonumber(size:sub(0, -2))
-  local percent_as_decimal = size_as_number / 100
-  return math.floor(vim.o.columns * percent_as_decimal)
-end
-
---@param size (fun():integer)|integer|nil
---@return integer
-local function get_width(size)
-  if size then
-    return get_size(size)
-  else
-    return get_size(M.View.width)
-  end
-end
-
-local move_tbl = {
-  left = "H",
-  right = "L",
-}
-
-- setup_tabpage sets up the initial state of a tab
---@param tabpage integer
-local function setup_tabpage(tabpage)
-  local winnr = vim.api.nvim_get_current_win()
-  M.View.tabpages[tabpage] = vim.tbl_extend("force", M.View.tabpages[tabpage] or tabinitial, { winnr = winnr })
-end
-
-local function set_window_options_and_buffer()
-  pcall(vim.api.nvim_command, "buffer " .. M.get_bufnr())
-
-  if vim.fn.has("nvim-0.10") == 1 then
-    local eventignore = vim.api.nvim_get_option_value("eventignore", {})
-    vim.api.nvim_set_option_value("eventignore", "all", {})
-
-    for k, v in pairs(M.View.winopts) do
-      vim.api.nvim_set_option_value(k, v, { scope = "local" })
-    end
-
-    vim.api.nvim_set_option_value("eventignore", eventignore, {})
-  else
-    local eventignore = vim.api.nvim_get_option("eventignore") ---@diagnostic disable-line: deprecated
-    vim.api.nvim_set_option("eventignore", "all") ---@diagnostic disable-line: deprecated
-
-    -- #3009 vim.api.nvim_win_set_option does not set local scope without explicit winid.
-    -- Revert to opt_local instead of propagating it through for just the 0.10 path.
-    for k, v in pairs(M.View.winopts) do
-      vim.opt_local[k] = v
-    end
-
-    vim.api.nvim_set_option("eventignore", eventignore) ---@diagnostic disable-line: deprecated
-  end
-end
-
---@return table
-local function open_win_config()
-  if type(M.View.float.open_win_config) == "function" then
-    return M.View.float.open_win_config()
-  else
-    return M.View.float.open_win_config
-  end
-end
-
-local function open_window()
-  if M.View.float.enable then
-    vim.api.nvim_open_win(0, true, open_win_config())
-  else
-    vim.api.nvim_command("vsp")
-    M.reposition_window()
-  end
-  setup_tabpage(vim.api.nvim_get_current_tabpage())
-  set_window_options_and_buffer()
-end
-
---@param buf integer
---@return boolean
-local function is_buf_displayed(buf)
-  return vim.api.nvim_buf_is_valid(buf) and vim.fn.buflisted(buf) == 1
-end
-
---@return number|nil
-local function get_alt_or_next_buf()
-  local alt_buf = vim.fn.bufnr("#")
-  if is_buf_displayed(alt_buf) then
-    return alt_buf
-  end
-
-  for _, buf in ipairs(vim.api.nvim_list_bufs()) do
-    if is_buf_displayed(buf) then
-      return buf
-    end
-  end
-end
-
-local function switch_buf_if_last_buf()
-  if #vim.api.nvim_list_wins() == 1 then
-    local buf = get_alt_or_next_buf()
-    if buf then
-      vim.cmd("sb" .. buf)
-    else
-      vim.cmd("new")
-    end
-  end
-end
-
-- save_tab_state saves any state that should be preserved across redraws.
---@param tabnr integer
-local function save_tab_state(tabnr)
-  local tabpage = tabnr or vim.api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()
-  M.View.cursors[tabpage] = vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(M.get_winnr(tabpage) or 0)
-end
-
---@param tabpage integer
-local function close(tabpage)
-  if not M.is_visible({ tabpage = tabpage }) then
-    return
-  end
-  save_tab_state(tabpage)
-  switch_buf_if_last_buf()
-  local tree_win = M.get_winnr(tabpage)
-  local current_win = vim.api.nvim_get_current_win()
-  for _, win in pairs(vim.api.nvim_tabpage_list_wins(tabpage)) do
-    if vim.api.nvim_win_get_config(win).relative == "" then
-      local prev_win = vim.fn.winnr("#") -- this tab only
-      if tree_win == current_win and prev_win > 0 then
-        vim.api.nvim_set_current_win(vim.fn.win_getid(prev_win))
-      end
-      if vim.api.nvim_win_is_valid(tree_win or 0) then
-        local success, error = pcall(vim.api.nvim_win_close, tree_win or 0, true)
-        if not success then
-          notify.debug("Failed to close window: " .. error)
-          return
-        end
-      end
-      events._dispatch_on_tree_close()
-      return
-    end
-  end
-end
-
-function M.close_this_tab_only()
-  close(vim.api.nvim_get_current_tabpage())
-end
-
-function M.close_all_tabs()
-  for tabpage, _ in pairs(M.View.tabpages) do
-    close(tabpage)
-  end
-end
-
---@param tabpage integer|nil
-function M.close(tabpage)
-  if M.View.tab.sync.close then
-    M.close_all_tabs()
-  elseif tabpage then
-    close(tabpage)
-  else
-    M.close_this_tab_only()
-  end
-end
-
---@param options table|nil
-function M.open(options)
-  if M.is_visible() then
-    return
-  end
-
-  local profile = log.profile_start("view open")
-
-  create_buffer()
-  open_window()
-  M.resize()
-
-  local opts = options or { focus_tree = true }
-  if not opts.focus_tree then
-    vim.cmd("wincmd p")
-  end
-  events._dispatch_on_tree_open()
-
-  log.profile_end(profile)
-end
-
-local function grow()
-  local starts_at = M.is_root_folder_visible(require("nvim-tree.core").get_cwd()) and 1 or 0
-  local lines = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_lines(M.get_bufnr(), starts_at, -1, false)
-  -- number of columns of right-padding to indicate end of path
-  local padding = get_size(M.View.padding)
-
-  -- account for sign/number columns etc.
-  local wininfo = vim.fn.getwininfo(M.get_winnr())
-  if type(wininfo) == "table" and type(wininfo[1]) == "table" then
-    padding = padding + wininfo[1].textoff
-  end
-
-  local resizing_width = M.View.initial_width - padding
-  local max_width
-
-  -- maybe bound max
-  if M.View.max_width == -1 then
-    max_width = -1
-  else
-    max_width = get_width(M.View.max_width) - padding
-  end
-
-  local ns_id = vim.api.nvim_get_namespaces()["NvimTreeExtmarks"]
-  for line_nr, l in pairs(lines) do
-    local count = vim.fn.strchars(l)
-    -- also add space for right-aligned icons
-    local extmarks = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_extmarks(M.get_bufnr(), ns_id, { line_nr, 0 }, { line_nr, -1 }, { details = true })
-    for _, extmark in ipairs(extmarks) do
-      local virt_texts = extmark[4].virt_text
-      if virt_texts then
-        for _, virt_text in ipairs(virt_texts) do
-          count = count + vim.fn.strchars(virt_text[1])
-        end
-      end
-    end
-    if resizing_width < count then
-      resizing_width = count
-    end
-    if M.View.adaptive_size and max_width >= 0 and resizing_width >= max_width then
-      resizing_width = max_width
-      break
-    end
-  end
-  M.resize(resizing_width + padding)
-end
-
-function M.grow_from_content()
-  if M.View.adaptive_size then
-    grow()
-  end
-end
-
---@param size string|number|nil
-function M.resize(size)
-  if M.View.float.enable and not M.View.adaptive_size then
-    -- if the floating windows's adaptive size is not desired, then the
-    -- float size should be defined in view.float.open_win_config
-    return
-  end
-
-  if type(size) == "string" then
-    size = vim.trim(size)
-    local first_char = size:sub(1, 1)
-    size = tonumber(size)
-
-    if first_char == "+" or first_char == "-" then
-      size = M.View.width + size
-    end
-  end
-
-  if type(size) == "number" and size <= 0 then
-    return
-  end
-
-  if size then
-    M.View.width = size
-    M.View.height = size
-  end
-
-  if not M.is_visible() then
-    return
-  end
-
-  local winnr = M.get_winnr() or 0
-
-  local new_size = get_width()
-
-  if new_size ~= vim.api.nvim_win_get_width(winnr) then
-    vim.api.nvim_win_set_width(winnr, new_size)
-    if not M.View.preserve_window_proportions then
-      vim.cmd(":wincmd =")
-    end
-  end
-
-  events._dispatch_on_tree_resize(new_size)
-end
-
-function M.reposition_window()
-  local move_to = move_tbl[M.View.side]
-  vim.api.nvim_command("wincmd " .. move_to)
-  M.resize()
-end
-
-local function set_current_win()
-  local current_tab = vim.api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()
-  M.View.tabpages[current_tab].winnr = vim.api.nvim_get_current_win()
-end
-
---Open the tree in the a window
---@param opts OpenInWinOpts|nil
-function M.open_in_win(opts)
-  opts = opts or { hijack_current_buf = true, resize = true }
-  if opts.winid and vim.api.nvim_win_is_valid(opts.winid) then
-    vim.api.nvim_set_current_win(opts.winid)
-  end
-  create_buffer(opts.hijack_current_buf and vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf())
-  setup_tabpage(vim.api.nvim_get_current_tabpage())
-  set_current_win()
-  set_window_options_and_buffer()
-  if opts.resize then
-    M.reposition_window()
-    M.resize()
-  end
-end
-
-function M.abandon_current_window()
-  local tab = vim.api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()
-  BUFNR_PER_TAB[tab] = nil
-  if M.View.tabpages[tab] then
-    M.View.tabpages[tab].winnr = nil
-  end
-end
-
-function M.abandon_all_windows()
-  for tab, _ in pairs(vim.api.nvim_list_tabpages()) do
-    BUFNR_PER_TAB[tab] = nil
-    if M.View.tabpages[tab] then
-      M.View.tabpages[tab].winnr = nil
-    end
-  end
-end
-
---@param opts table|nil
---@return boolean
-function M.is_visible(opts)
-  if opts and opts.tabpage then
-    if M.View.tabpages[opts.tabpage] == nil then
-      return false
-    end
-    local winnr = M.View.tabpages[opts.tabpage].winnr
-    return winnr and vim.api.nvim_win_is_valid(winnr)
-  end
-
-  if opts and opts.any_tabpage then
-    for _, v in pairs(M.View.tabpages) do
-      if v.winnr and vim.api.nvim_win_is_valid(v.winnr) then
-        return true
-      end
-    end
-    return false
-  end
-
-  return M.get_winnr() ~= nil and vim.api.nvim_win_is_valid(M.get_winnr() or 0)
-end
-
---@param opts table|nil
-function M.set_cursor(opts)
-  if M.is_visible() then
-    pcall(vim.api.nvim_win_set_cursor, M.get_winnr(), opts)
-  end
-end
-
---@param winnr number|nil
---@param open_if_closed boolean|nil
-function M.focus(winnr, open_if_closed)
-  local wnr = winnr or M.get_winnr()
-
-  if vim.api.nvim_win_get_tabpage(wnr or 0) ~= vim.api.nvim_win_get_tabpage(0) then
-    M.close()
-    M.open()
-    wnr = M.get_winnr()
-  elseif open_if_closed and not M.is_visible() then
-    M.open()
-  end
-
-  if wnr then
-    vim.api.nvim_set_current_win(wnr)
-  end
-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()
-  M.set_cursor(M.View.cursors[tabpage])
-end
-
--- Returns the window number for nvim-tree within the tabpage specified
---@param tabpage number|nil (optional) the number of the chosen tabpage. Defaults to current tabpage.
---@return number|nil
-function M.get_winnr(tabpage)
-  tabpage = tabpage or vim.api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()
-  local tabinfo = M.View.tabpages[tabpage]
-  if tabinfo and tabinfo.winnr and vim.api.nvim_win_is_valid(tabinfo.winnr) then
-    return tabinfo.winnr
-  end
-end
-
--- Returns the current nvim tree bufnr
---@return number
-function M.get_bufnr()
-  return BUFNR_PER_TAB[vim.api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()]
-end
-
-function M._prevent_buffer_override()
-  local view_winnr = M.get_winnr()
-  local view_bufnr = M.get_bufnr()
-
-  -- need to schedule to let the new buffer populate the window
-  -- because this event needs to be run on bufWipeout.
-  -- Otherwise the curwin/curbuf would match the view buffer and the view window.
-  vim.schedule(function()
-    local curwin = vim.api.nvim_get_current_win()
-    local curwinconfig = vim.api.nvim_win_get_config(curwin)
-    local curbuf = vim.api.nvim_win_get_buf(curwin)
-    local bufname = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_name(curbuf)
-
-    if not bufname:match("NvimTree") then
-      for i, tabpage in ipairs(M.View.tabpages) do
-        if tabpage.winnr == view_winnr then
-          M.View.tabpages[i] = nil
-          break
-        end
-      end
-    end
-    if curwin ~= view_winnr or bufname == "" or curbuf == view_bufnr then
-      return
-    end
-
-    -- patch to avoid the overriding window to be fixed in size
-    -- might need a better patch
-    vim.cmd("setlocal nowinfixwidth")
-    vim.cmd("setlocal nowinfixheight")
-    M.open({ focus_tree = false })
-
-    local explorer = require("nvim-tree.core").get_explorer()
-    if explorer then
-      explorer.renderer:draw()
-    end
-
-    pcall(vim.api.nvim_win_close, curwin, { force = true })
-
-    -- to handle opening a file using :e when nvim-tree is on floating mode
-    -- falling back to the current window instead of creating a new one
-    if curwinconfig.relative ~= "" then
-      require("nvim-tree.actions.node.open-file").fn("edit_in_place", bufname)
-    else
-      require("nvim-tree.actions.node.open-file").fn("edit", bufname)
-    end
-  end)
-end
-
---@param cwd string|nil
---@return boolean
-function M.is_root_folder_visible(cwd)
-  return cwd ~= "/" and not M.View.hide_root_folder
-end
-
-- used on ColorScheme event
-function M.reset_winhl()
-  local winnr = M.get_winnr()
-  if winnr and vim.api.nvim_win_is_valid(winnr) then
-    vim.wo[M.get_winnr()].winhl = M.View.winopts.winhl
-  end
-end
-
---Check if width determined or calculated on-fly
---@return boolean
-function M.is_width_determined()
-  return type(M.View.width) ~= "function"
-end
-
---Configure width-related config
---@param width string|function|number|table|nil
-function M.configure_width(width)
-  if type(width) == "table" then
-    M.View.adaptive_size = true
-    M.View.width = width.min or DEFAULT_MIN_WIDTH
-    M.View.max_width = width.max or DEFAULT_MAX_WIDTH
-    M.View.padding = width.padding or DEFAULT_PADDING
-  elseif width == nil then
-    if M.config.width ~= nil then
-      -- if we had input config - fallback to it
-      M.configure_width(M.config.width)
-    else
-      -- otherwise - restore initial width
-      M.View.width = M.View.initial_width
-    end
-  else
-    M.View.adaptive_size = false
-    M.View.width = width
-  end
-end
-
-function M.setup(opts)
-  local options = opts.view or {}
-  M.View.centralize_selection = options.centralize_selection
-  M.View.side = (options.side == "right") and "right" or "left"
-  M.View.height = options.height
-  M.View.hide_root_folder = opts.renderer.root_folder_label == false
-  M.View.tab = opts.tab
-  M.View.preserve_window_proportions = options.preserve_window_proportions
-  M.View.winopts.cursorline = options.cursorline
-  M.View.winopts.number = options.number
-  M.View.winopts.relativenumber = options.relativenumber
-  M.View.winopts.signcolumn = options.signcolumn
-  M.View.float = options.float
-  M.on_attach = opts.on_attach
-
-  M.config = options
-  M.configure_width(options.width)
-
-  M.View.initial_width = get_width()
-end
-
-return M
--- a/scripts/doc-comments.sh
+++ b/scripts/doc-comments.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash

 out=$(grep -nr "^--- @" lua)

--- a/scripts/help-update.sh
+++ b/scripts/help-update.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/usr/bin/env sh

 # run after changing nvim-tree.lua DEFAULT_OPTS or keymap.lua M.default_on_attach
 # scrapes and updates nvim-tree-lua.txt
--- a/scripts/luals-check.sh
+++ b/scripts/luals-check.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/usr/bin/env sh

 # Performs a lua-language-server check on all files.
 # luals-out/check.json will be produced on any issues, returning 1.
 # Outputs only check.json to stdout, all other messages to stderr, to allow jq etc.
 # $VIMRUNTIME specifies neovim runtime path, defaults to "/usr/share/nvim/runtime" if unset.
+#
+# Call with codestyle-check param to enable only codestyle-check

 if [ -z "${VIMRUNTIME}" ]; then
 	export VIMRUNTIME="/usr/share/nvim/runtime"
@@ -17,11 +19,24 @@ FILE_LUARC="${DIR_OUT}/luarc.json"
 rm -rf "${DIR_OUT}"
 mkdir "${DIR_OUT}"

-# Uncomment runtime.version for strict neovim baseline 5.1
-# It is not set normally, to prevent luals loading 5.1 and 5.x, resulting in both versions being chosen on vim.lsp.buf.definition()  
-cat "${PWD}/.luarc.json" | sed -E 's/.luals-check-only//g' > "${FILE_LUARC}"
+case "${1}" in
+	"codestyle-check")
+		jq \
+			'.diagnostics.neededFileStatus[] = "None" | .diagnostics.neededFileStatus."codestyle-check" = "Any"' \
+			"${PWD}/.luarc.json" > "${FILE_LUARC}"

-# execute inside lua to prevent luals itself from being checked
+		;;
+	*)
+		# Add runtime.version for strict neovim baseline 5.1
+		# It is not set normally, to prevent luals loading 5.1 and 5.x, resulting in both versions being chosen on vim.lsp.buf.definition
+		jq \
+			'."runtime.version" = "Lua 5.1"' \
+			"${PWD}/.luarc.json" > "${FILE_LUARC}"
+
+		;;
+esac
+
+# execute inside lua directory to prevent luals itself from being checked
 OUT=$(lua-language-server --check="${DIR_SRC}" --configpath="${FILE_LUARC}" --checklevel=Information --logpath="${DIR_OUT}" --loglevel=error)
 RC=$?
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Alexander Courtis	ec5d41f182	Merge branch 'master' into 2826-remove-view-globals	2025-07-28 11:30:20 +10:00
alexfinger21	10db6943cb	fix(#3077 ): deleting a directory containing symlinked directory will delete the contents of the linked directory (#3168 ) * fix(#3077) deleting a directory containing symlink file will delete all content inside the symlink * fix(#3077): add diagnostic override TODO --------- Co-authored-by: Alexander Courtis <alex@courtis.org>	2025-07-28 09:42:38 +10:00
Alexander Courtis	5737649ca9	Merge branch 'master' into 2826-remove-view-globals	2025-07-28 08:26:33 +10:00
Tomasz N	543ed3cac2	fix(picker): exclude full_name window id from the choice (#3165 ) Problem: `full_name` window from is considered as usable by picker Solution: exclude its ID (also true for nil values) Co-authored-by: Alexander Courtis <alex@courtis.org>	2025-07-21 13:22:56 +10:00
Alexander Courtis	2a386fe567	ci: luals_version 3.13.9 -> 3.15.0 (#3167 )	2025-07-21 13:22:07 +10:00
Alexander Courtis	b0b49552c9	docs: polish example decorator (#3160 )	2025-06-21 10:57:48 +10:00
Alexander Courtis	fee19f491d	Merge branch 'master' into 2826-remove-view-globals	2025-06-20 13:48:22 +10:00
Alexander Courtis	8eb5e0bfd1	feat(#3157 ): add view.cursorlineopt (#3158 ) fix(#3157): add view.cursorlineopt	2025-06-20 13:46:38 +10:00
Alexander Courtis	0830436cca	refactor(#2826 ): consistency check returns new	2025-06-20 13:11:21 +10:00
Alexander Courtis	51b269dc71	refactor(#2826 ): move global CURSORS to view member	2025-06-20 12:52:58 +10:00
Alexander Courtis	82cc80ffa4	Revert "refactor(#2826 ): move global CURSORS to view member" This reverts commit `d84dfad1c3`.	2025-06-20 12:47:04 +10:00
Alexander Courtis	d84dfad1c3	refactor(#2826 ): move global CURSORS to view member	2025-06-20 12:46:30 +10:00
Alexander Courtis	4d6c42356a	refactor(#2826 ): more consistency checking	2025-06-20 12:36:09 +10:00
Alexander Courtis	d72f85f524	refactor(#2826 ): more consistency checking	2025-06-20 12:33:16 +10:00
Alexander Courtis	e875f15b32	refactor(#2826 ): consistent naming of tabid	2025-06-20 12:01:24 +10:00
Alexander Courtis	83fdff7c4a	refactor(#2826 ): globals.TABPAGES -> WINID_PER_TAB	2025-06-20 11:18:38 +10:00
Alexander Courtis	09ec00c085	refactor(#2826 ): get_winid returns new after consistency check	2025-06-20 10:01:12 +10:00
Alexander Courtis	3615c7dffe	refactor(#2826 ): temporarily reuse BUFNR_PER_TAB in view constructor	2025-06-20 09:33:07 +10:00
Alexander Courtis	5fbd6745eb	refactor(#2826 ): remove unused view member height	2025-06-20 09:19:33 +10:00
Alexander Courtis	f1e9d5165c	refactor(#2826 ): remove unused view members centralize_selection and preserve_window_proportions	2025-06-20 09:12:29 +10:00
Alexander Courtis	414e576bc2	refactor(#2826 ): remove unnecessary view members float, hide_root_folder; use explorer opts	2025-06-20 09:03:19 +10:00
Alexander Courtis	de2ae0b06f	refactor(#2826 ): consistent use of buffer registry, tidy, add todos	2025-06-20 08:32:40 +10:00
Alexander Courtis	d6cd465462	refactor(#2826 ): winnr->winid consistently	2025-06-19 16:46:27 +10:00
Alexander Courtis	b7e9789850	refactor(#2826 ): winnr->winid in view/globals, remove redundant get_winid and get_bufnr calls	2025-06-19 16:44:19 +10:00
Alexander Courtis	6e7ce8771b	refactor(#2826 ): fuller error messages	2025-06-19 16:25:32 +10:00
Alexander Courtis	0a06f65bf0	refactor(#2826 ): move view to instanced window class (#3153 ) * refactor(#2826): singleton View class, WIP * refactor(#2826): singleton View class, WIP * refactor(#2826): singleton View class, WIP * refactor(#2826): singleton View class, WIP * refactor(#2826): singleton View class, WIP * refactor(#2826): singleton View class, WIP * refactor(#2826): singleton View class, WIP * refactor(#2826): singleton View class * refactor(#2826): View is an Explorer member * refactor(#2826): move autocmds to Explorer * refactor(#2826): API uses Explorer's View * refactor(#2826): move View into Explorer package * refactor(#2826): retain necessary view globals * refactor(#2826): move all winhl to appearance constants * refactor(#2826): add lifecycle logging to all Explorer members * refactor(#2826): fix bad cherry-pick * refactor(#2826): better enumerate_options function * refactor(#2826): add View.tab_line for debugging * refactor(#2826): default lifecycle log off * refactor(#2826): add experimental.multi_instance_debug, split globals out of view, move diagnostics to its own module * refactor(#2826): instrument View:get_winnr * refactor(#2826): instrument View:setup_tabpage * refactor(#2826): instrument View:set_current_win, View:prevent_buffer_override * refactor(#2826): instrument View:get_bufnr * refactor(#2826): track member bufnr -> winid with global * refactor(#2826): tidy experiment names and logs * vim: nvim-tree: track bufnr via buffer-update channel * vim: nvim-tree: more logging * vim: nvim-tree: revert: track bufnr via buffer-update channel * refactor(#2826): notify error on view winid and bufnr mismatches * refactor(#2826): notify error on view winid and bufnr mismatches * refactor(#2826): explorer init logging	2025-06-19 15:45:55 +10:00
Yavorski	d54a1875a9	fix: invalid window id for popup info window (#3147 )	2025-06-17 16:59:28 +10:00
Garry Filakhtov	aa087788d7	docs: fix renderer.icons.bookmarks_placement parameter, misspelling (#3150 ) Fix minor documentation issues Add a missing double quotes around the default value for `nvim-tree.renderer.icons.bookmarks_placement` config value and fix spelling of `bookmarked`.	2025-06-17 10:23:34 +10:00
phanium	d87b41ca53	fix: window picker ignore hidden window (#3145 )	2025-06-15 15:04:47 +10:00
github-actions[bot]	6b5b366596	chore(master): release nvim-tree 1.13.0 (#3120 ) Co-authored-by: github-actions[bot] <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>	2025-06-14 17:30:22 +10:00
Rami Elwan	ae595611fb	feat(#3132 ): add api.node.expand and api.node.collapse (#3133 ) * feat: allow passing node to collapse all * refactor: use snake case * feat: handle api legacy calls and update signature * refactor: make sure open is a boolean * doc: collapse_all * Revert "doc: collapse_all" This reverts commit `d243da3e14`. * add api.node.collapse * add api.node.expand * add api.node.expand --------- Co-authored-by: Alexander Courtis <alex@courtis.org>	2025-06-14 17:26:58 +10:00
Lucas Mendes	05d8172ebf	fix(#3143 ): actions.open_file.window_picker.exclude applies when not using window picker (#3144 ) * fix(#3143): ensure open.no_window_picker respects window_picker.exclude * fix(#3143): doc --------- Co-authored-by: Alexander Courtis <alex@courtis.org>	2025-06-14 15:35:07 +10:00
Lorentz Lasson	1c733e8c19	chore: use portable shebangs consistently (#3141 ) use portable shebangs consistently	2025-06-02 09:21:07 +10:00
Šimon Mandlík	ebcaccda1c	fix(#3134 ): setting one glyph to "" no longer disables others (#3136 ) fix: fixes #3134	2025-05-26 13:32:21 +10:00
Šimon Mandlík	cbc3165e08	fix(#2746 ): background and right aligned icons in floating windows (#3128 ) * fix(#2746): fix cursorcolumn and right aligned icons in floating windows * feat: remove right aligned icons from full name float, show float over right aligned icons * refactoring: move `extmarks_length` to utils.lua * fix: decrease `win_width` instead of increasing `text_width` when computing condition for full name float to show --------- Co-authored-by: Alexander Courtis <alex@courtis.org>	2025-05-24 13:19:19 +10:00
Arthur Roos	bd54d1d33c	fix(#3117 ): windows: change file/dir case (#3135 ) fix(#3117): allow changing filename's casing Co-authored-by: Alexander Courtis <alex@courtis.org>	2025-05-24 12:52:25 +10:00
Christoph	25d16aab7d	fix: "Invalid buffer id" on closing nvim-tree window (#3129 ) fix: invalid buffer issue Co-authored-by: Alexander Courtis <alex@courtis.org>	2025-05-18 04:35:59 +00:00
Ross W	e4cd856ebf	fix(#3124 ): fix icon padding for "right_align" placements, notably for dotfiles (#3125 ) fix(#3124): prevent empty icons_right_align response from breaking padding	2025-05-18 12:26:18 +10:00
Alexander Courtis	e7d1b7dadc	fix(#3122 ): remove redundant vim.validate (#3123 )	2025-05-09 10:00:28 +10:00
Spencer Chunn	ea5097a1e2	feat(#3113 ): add renderer.icons.folder_arrow_padding (#3114 ) * Update padding.lua * add folder_arrow_padding * update help docs * refactor: renderer.icons.padding renderer.icons.padding -> renderer.icons.padding.icon renderer.icons.folder_arrow_padding -> renderer.icons.padding.folder_arrow * refactor: renderer.icons.padding --------- Co-authored-by: Alexander Courtis <alex@courtis.org>	2025-05-05 11:51:29 +10:00
Alexander Courtis	582ae48c9e	chore: fix incorrect @param (#3115 )	2025-04-26 12:55:36 +10:00
github-actions[bot]	be5b788f2d	chore(master): release nvim-tree 1.12.0 (#3099 ) Co-authored-by: github-actions[bot] <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Alexander Courtis <alex@courtis.org>	2025-04-21 12:04:41 +10:00
Alexander Courtis	64bb47f868	ci: simplify luarocks release tag pattern as it was not firing	2025-04-21 08:59:56 +10:00
Devansh Sharma	c24c0470d9	feat: add TreePreOpen event (#3105 ) * feat: Add `TreePreOpen` and `TreePreClose` events * docs: Update docs for `TreePreOpen` and `TreePreClose` events * chore: remove `TreePreClose` event and update dispatch of `TreePreOpen` --------- Co-authored-by: Alexander Courtis <alex@courtis.org>	2025-04-21 08:39:48 +10:00
Devansh Sharma	3a63717d3d	fix: reliably dispatch exactly one TreeOpen and TreeClose events (#3107 ) * fix: correctly handle `TreeOpen` and `TreeClose` event dispatch * fix: lint issues	2025-04-20 09:49:28 +10:00
Alexander Courtis	5bea2b3752	fix(#3101 ): when renderer.highlight_opened_files = "none" do not reload on BufUnload and BufReadPost (#3102 ) * fix(#3101): fix bad reference to renderer.highlight_opened_files during BufUnload and BufReadPost * fix(#3101): only redraw renderer.highlight_opened_files during BufUnload and BufReadPost * fix(#3101): only redraw renderer.highlight_opened_files during BufUnload and BufReadPost * fix(#3101): only redraw renderer.highlight_opened_files during BufUnload and BufReadPost	2025-04-11 12:48:34 +10:00
Šimon Mandlík	c3c1935942	fix: explicitly set `border` to `"none"` in full name float (#3094 )	2025-04-04 17:29:38 +11:00
Alexander Courtis	44d9b58f11	chore: use builtin EmmyLuaCodeStyle for style checking (#3084 ) * chore: sync EmmyLuaCodeStyle settings between .editorconfig and .luarc.json * chore: lua-language-server 3.11.0 -> 3.13.9 * chore: fix incorrect definition of vim.loop.fs_lstat * chore: add codestyle-check option to luals-check.sh * chore: use luals for style check * chore: use luals for style check * Revert "chore: use luals for style check" This reverts commit `e5fde80fab`. * chore: use luals for style check * chore: use luals for style check * chore: use luals for style check * chore: use luals for style check * chore: use luals for style check * chore: use luals for style check * chore: use luals for style check * chore: use luals for style check * chore: use luals for style check * chore: use luals for style check * chore: use luals for style check * chore: use luals for style check	2025-03-23 12:46:17 +11:00
dependabot[bot]	c09ff35de5	chore(deps): bump leafo/gh-actions-lua from 10 to 11 (#3069 ) Bumps [leafo/gh-actions-lua](https://github.com/leafo/gh-actions-lua) from 10 to 11. - [Release notes](https://github.com/leafo/gh-actions-lua/releases) - [Commits](https://github.com/leafo/gh-actions-lua/compare/v10...v11) --- updated-dependencies: - dependency-name: leafo/gh-actions-lua dependency-type: direct:production update-type: version-update:semver-major ... Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com> Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>	2025-03-01 11:07:35 +11:00