snacks.explorer git status not updating untill session closed

[redoxahmii]

When I add new files externally it doesn't update the git status icons on the snacks.explorer and I often have to close the nvim session to get it to work.

Also when making commits it keeps showing the git status for newly made files inside the explorer until I close and open it again.

Is there some sort of a cache it keeps and if it does how can I stop that cause it's pretty annoying to close and reopen each time.

[drowning-cat]

explorer.mp4

nvim -u repro.lua repro.lua

-- repro.lua

vim.env.LAZY_STDPATH = '.repro'
load(vim.fn.system 'curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/folke/lazy.nvim/main/bootstrap.lua')()

require('lazy.minit').repro {
  spec = {
    {
      'folke/snacks.nvim',
      lazy = false,
      -- stylua: ignore
      keys = {
        { '\\', function() Snacks.explorer() end },
      },
      opts = {
        explorer = {},
      },
    },
  },
}

-- vim: ts=2 sw=2

[drowning-cat]

You can press u to update the explorer.

[zeevenn]

I use this worked. https://github.com/zeevenn/dotfiles/blob/main/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/editor.lua#L58-L76

      -- Refresh git status when focus returns to Neovim (e.g., after git commit)
      vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FocusGained", {
        group = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup("snacks_explorer_git_refresh", { clear = true }),
        callback = function()
          local ok, Git = pcall(require, "snacks.explorer.git")
          if not ok then
            return
          end
          -- Force refresh git status (clear cache)
          for root in pairs(Git.state) do
            Git.state[root].last = 0
          end
          -- Update all open explorers
          local explorers = Snacks.picker.get({ source = "explorer" })
          for _, explorer in ipairs(explorers) do
            require("snacks.explorer.actions").update(explorer, { refresh = true })
          end
        end,
      })

[drowning-cat]

Perhaps you can simplify the logic. Will it work?

vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FocusGained",, {
  group = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup("explorer_focus_refresh", { clear = true }),
  callback = function()
    local explorers = Snacks.picker.get({ source = "explorer" })
    for _, picker in ipairs(explorers) do
      picker:action("explorer_update")
    end
  end,
})

[redoxahmii]

Currently not on my desktop, does this refresh it if you commit new files to git cause it still had that issue of showing it before even if you do u to update it.

[drowning-cat]

If the issue persists, I hope you can find the time to provide a reproducible example like in the issue tracker. It's hard for me to understand when the it occurs. Maybe it's OS-related (I use Arch Btw), maybe there are too many files, or maybe you have the folder opened from somewhere else. As shown in #2509 (comment), it works as expected for me.

[zeevenn]

Perhaps you can simplify the logic. Will it work?

vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FocusGained",, {
  group = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup("explorer_focus_refresh", { clear = true }),
  callback = function()
    local explorers = Snacks.picker.get({ source = "explorer" })
    for _, picker in ipairs(explorers) do
      picker:action("explorer_update")
    end
  end,
})

Yes, it works for me.

[zeevenn]

Currently not on my desktop, does this refresh it if you commit new files to git cause it still had that issue of showing it before even if you do u to update it.

I use lazygit to commit. So when I quit the lazygit panel, it will trigger FocusGained then it works.

[zeevenn]

@redoxahmii

I try a lot of times, and the following may be resolve the problem.

    "folke/snacks.nvim",
    init = function()
      -- Refresh explorer git status when focus returns to Neovim (e.g., after git commit in terminal)
      -- Needed because watch.lua's fs_event may not reliably fire while Neovim is in the background.
      vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FocusGained", {
        group = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup("snacks_explorer_git_refresh", { clear = true }),
        callback = function()
          local ok, snacks = pcall(require, "snacks")
          if not ok or not snacks.picker then
            return
          end
          local Tree = require("snacks.explorer.tree")
          local explorers = snacks.picker.get({ source = "explorer" })
          for _, picker in ipairs(explorers) do
            if not picker.closed then
              -- Use git root instead of cwd: git.lua's refresh() only invalidates
              -- cache when path == root or path is a child of root, so passing a
              -- subdirectory (deep cwd) would never match the cached git root key.
              local git_root = Snacks.git.get_root(picker:cwd()) or picker:cwd()
              Tree:refresh(git_root)
              picker.list:set_target()
              picker:find()
            end
          end
        end,
      })
    end,