✨ Setting to hide files and folders from project navigator based on user defined glob patterns

[devmoath]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

No response

Describe the solution you'd like

Most of the IDEs and code editors hide the .git folder by default, I believe it's a good idea to follow the same behavior in CodeEdit as well.

Describe alternatives you've considered

Well, another way to implement this feature is by categorize the project tree and add ignored folders/hidden folders category which .git folder will be within it.

Additional context

this is what looks like when you open project contains git

Edit by @austincondiff:

As discussed in Discord, we will have something similar to this in VS Code where we can exclude files and folders based on user defined glob patterns.

[Muhammed9991]

Maybe have the folder grayed out? Or have an option which says "Show hidden folders"?

[austincondiff]

@Muhammed9991 I wonder if this should be a separate setting for this like so...

• Hide files and folders:
  • List of user-defined glob patterns
• Hide hidden files and folders:
  • Show
  • Hide
  • Use system setting from Finder

[Muhammed9991]

I like this idea more. Gives the user more flexibility about which files they want to hide. Especially good for larger projects.

[devmoath]

that's even better, I liked the idea 👍

[thecoolwinter]

Awesome, I said I'd take this on in Discord so I should have a draft PR ready in a couple days 👍

[thecoolwinter]

This is taking me longer than expected, and I'm focusing on editor changes in the text view right now. If anyone wants to take this on DM me on Discord and I can share the resources I have with you on glob patterns, etc.

If no one takes this on by the time I'm done with my other things I'll continue working on this issue.