Can we create new folder AND move pre-selected folders/files into it at the same time?

[sangdth]

I saw my teammate has an editor, that allow him to refactor his folders/files.

The steps:

• He selects folders, and files. Says first/first-file.ts, second/second-file.ts, third/ folder.
• Right click, choose "Refactor"
• Type the new folder name "new-place" then confirm the action.
• The result: All selected folders and files are moved into the newly created folder. They will be new-place/first-file.ts, new-place/second-file.ts, new-place/third

Do you think it's possible for us to archive the similar experience with nvim-tree or at least with neovim?

Thanks.

[kyazdani42]

Hi, it's not feasible at the moment, but i think this would make a great addition :) Please raise a new feature request for this !

[sangdth]

Thank you! I created it here #1247
Btw if you could provide some guides, I would love to provide some helps. I know some basic lua knowledge and huge love with neovim community.

[kyazdani42]

👍 i should extend the contributing.md a bit, it's too simple for newcomers ^^ I'll see when i have some time to do so

[alex-courtis]

There is some helpful information here: CONTRIBUTING.md

My basic dev setup:

1. Fork this repo
2. Create /tmp/nvt-min.lua as per Bug Report
3. Change the plugin location to your local repo e.g. "~/src/nvim-tree.lua"
4. nvim -nu /tmp/nvt-min.lua

Logging is useful when developing. Create a new type or set all = true.

[sangdth]

@alex-courtis really useful comment, I will try soon