Add Search, move Add/Upload File, delete directory & "copy path" functionality to the repo's tree view UI #35911

brymut · 2025-11-10T08:49:31Z

Summary of key changes:

Add search functionality to tree view
Add backend functionality to delete directory
Add context menu for directories with functionality to copy path & delete a directory
Move Add/Upload file dropdown to right for parity with Github UI
Add tree view to the edit/upload & patch UI
Remove redundant repo name from Apply Patch breadcrumb UI

Detailed breakdown:

1. Add search functionality to tree view

Added search to tree view using existing searchfilterRepoFilesWeighted, with new modal to display the search results. User can navigate through search results using keyboard to scroll, select and escape the search on top of using mouse. No matches found notice when no results are found.

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2. Add backend functionality to delete directory

Modified the DeleteFilePost endpoint to also allow for deletion of whole directories to support the "Delete directory" menu option added to the context menu.

3. Add context menu for directories with functionality to copy path & delete a directory

Added context menu for "Copy path", "Copy Permalink" & "Delete directory" supported by backend change listed above.

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4. Move Add/Upload file dropdown to right for parity with Github UI

Minor change to move this option to the right since already existed.

5. Add tree view to the edit/upload & patch UI

lunny · 2025-11-11T19:24:56Z

When creating a new file, it currently redirects to the classic “new file” page. Instead, it should open an inline editor similar to GitHub’s implementation, keeping the left tree view visible. The same behavior should apply to Upload Files and Apply Patch actions.
There is no way to add a new file for the root directory in the tree view UI.

brymut · 2025-11-12T09:07:27Z

2. There is no way to add a new file for the root directory in the tree view UI.

You can do so in the main repo page in the code tab, same as to how its done on Github. Since I'm not aware of a way to view the root directory except for in the main repo page on the code tab (same on Github). Or perhaps I'm not understanding what you mean.

brymut · 2025-11-12T10:11:56Z

When creating a new file, it currently redirects to the classic “new file” page. Instead, it should open an inline editor similar to GitHub’s implementation, keeping the left tree view visible. The same behavior should apply to Upload Files and Apply Patch actions.

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lunny · 2025-11-12T19:02:47Z

It seems there is a bug that the icon to show/hide tree view will always be hidden.

And maybe the commit box should be move to up right corner like what github did after the tree view introduced to the editor page.

brymut · 2025-11-13T11:12:41Z

It seems there is a bug that the icon to show/hide tree view will always be hidden.

Fixed

And maybe the commit box should be move to up right corner like what github did after the tree view introduced to the editor page.

Moved. Should be more like Github's UX now:

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lunny · 2025-11-13T17:03:55Z

Great work!

It seems the Delete File UI needs some improvements? The close button in the top-right corner doesn’t seem to work either. Perhaps converting this into a popup dialog would provide a better experience than open in a new page.
The Apply Patch UI seems to need some improvements. There are two “Cancel” buttons and the repository name appears twice. I don’t think this issue is caused by this PR, but since it’s related, it would be better to address them together.

Creating a new file under the root folder is inconvenient because I have to return to the repository’s home page each time. I understand this behavior is inherited from GitHub, but it doesn’t seem like the best design. Could you also add buttons for Create File / Upload File / Apply Patch directly in the file view, so that new items can be created under the same folder as the currently viewed file?

silverwind · 2025-11-18T20:45:20Z

web_src/js/components/ViewFileTree.vue

+        <div class="file-tree-no-results-content">
+          <!-- eslint-disable-next-line vue/no-v-html -->
+          <span v-html="svg('octicon-search', 24)"/>
+          <span>No matching files found</span>


I'm afraid we need to translate this, so you need to pass down a translation string via data- attributes.

brymut · 2025-11-20T08:31:42Z

duplicate code like "repo-view-file-tree-container + repo-view-file-tree-toggle-show" doesn't look good to me

Not quite sure how to address this, that's the current usage for toggling the file tree visibility before this PR.

if the "go to file" list is shown on the file list page, then should the legacy "go to file" page be removed?

I think still fairly useful for the main repo page in the code tab since there's no tree view there and wouldn't make sense to add it there. And the same backend too. So personally no need to cut it loose just yet.

Could you please have another look @wxiaoguang / @silverwind , I think I've addressed feedback.

brymut · 2025-11-20T15:16:54Z

I don't think the "file list" code should be in ViewFileTree, don't see any relation between them.

Sorry about that, I thought I had pushed my refactor of that. Updated.

…r search

…ove editor.

…iew and apply patch ui improvements.

…vice with testing

…ts message.

…ew component.

brymut · 2025-11-21T14:29:59Z

Rebased and had a look again with fresh eyes today. Debounced the search input and fixed an issue with scrolling while searching that I noticed. I've had a look through the changed lines and unless I've developed a blindspot to something in this PR I'm happy to sign off on it as is @wxiaoguang.

wxiaoguang · 2025-11-22T12:26:12Z

Thank you for the updates. I've been very busy lately so I am not sure when I can get time to do a full review. Meanwhile other maintainers can also review.

brymut · 2025-11-22T13:06:23Z

Thank you for the updates. I've been very busy lately so I am not sure when I can get time to do a full review. Meanwhile other maintainers can also review.

Thanks for your time on this. I appreciate it. I feel like we're pretty close here, maybe @silverwind?

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feat(repo): Add file search functionality to repository file tree

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feat(repo): add tree view context menu actions

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enhance(repo): fix overflow and scrolling on search results in sideba…

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feat(repo): enable delete directory

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feat(repo): Added tree view to adding new file(s) view.

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enhance(repo): move commit_form to modal and commit action buttons ab…

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enhance(repo): move delete to modal, add files to directory in file v…

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fix: use fomanticQuery instead of jquery

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refactor(Repo): extract directory deletion logic into a dedicated ser…

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refactor: Lazily load file list for tree search and localize no resul…

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refactor: Extract file search logic and UI from ViewFileTree into a n…

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enhance: debounced input and search result scroll positioning.

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