Fix issue #52: do not emit if unchanged (#53)

* do not emit if unchanged

* Update snapshots

* Always set _path

* Iterate

* Improve comment

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Co-authored-by: martinRenou <martin.renou@gmail.com>

Author: michaelchia

src/index.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment */
+
 import {
   JupyterFrontEnd,
   JupyterFrontEndPlugin
@@ -71,12 +73,13 @@ const fileBrowserFactory: JupyterFrontEndPlugin<IFileBrowserFactory> = {
       });
 
       // check the url in iframe and open
-      app.restored.then(() => {
+      app.restored.then(async () => {
         const windowPathname = window.location.pathname;
         const treeIndex = windowPathname.indexOf('/tree/');
         let path = windowPathname.substring(treeIndex + '/tree/'.length);
         path = decodeURIComponent(path);
-        if (path) {
+        const content = await app.serviceManager.contents.get(path);
+        if (content.type !== 'directory') {
           docManager.open(path);
         }
       });
@@ -87,6 +90,7 @@ const fileBrowserFactory: JupyterFrontEndPlugin<IFileBrowserFactory> = {
       return widget;
     };
 
+    // @ts-ignore: DirListing._onPathChanged is private upstream, need to change this so we can remove the ignore
     return { createFileBrowser, tracker };
   }
 };

src/unfold.ts

@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ export class FileTreeRenderer extends DirListing.Renderer {
 /**
  * A widget which hosts a filetree.
  */
+// @ts-ignore: _onPathChanged is private upstream, need to change this
 export class DirTreeListing extends DirListing {
   constructor(options: DirTreeListing.IOptions) {
     super({ ...options, renderer: new FileTreeRenderer(options.model) });
@@ -229,6 +230,11 @@ export class DirTreeListing extends DirListing {
     }
   }
 
+  _onPathChanged(): void {
+    // It's a no-op to overwrite the base class behavior
+    // We don't want to deselect everything when the path changes
+  }
+
   private _eventDragEnter(event: IDragEvent): void {
     if (event.mimeData.hasData(CONTENTS_MIME)) {
       // @ts-ignore
@@ -428,16 +434,26 @@ export class FilterFileTreeBrowserModel extends FilterFileBrowserModel {
   }
 
   set path(value: string) {
-    const pathChanged = this.pathChanged as Signal<this, IChangedArgs<string>>;
-    const oldValue = this._path;
+    let needsToEmit = false;
+
+    if (this._path !== value) {
+      needsToEmit = true;
+    }
 
     this._path = value;
 
-    pathChanged.emit({
-      name: 'path',
-      oldValue,
-      newValue: value
-    });
+    if (needsToEmit) {
+      const pathChanged = this.pathChanged as Signal<
+        this,
+        IChangedArgs<string>
+      >;
+
+      pathChanged.emit({
+        name: 'path',
+        oldValue: this._path,
+        newValue: PathExt.dirname(this._path)
+      });
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -665,6 +681,7 @@ export class FileTreeBrowser extends FileBrowser {
   }
 
   protected createDirListing(options: DirListing.IOptions): DirListing {
+    // @ts-ignore: _onPathChanged is private upstream, need to change this
     return new DirTreeListing({
       model: this.model,
       translator: this.translator
@@ -677,5 +694,6 @@ export class FileTreeBrowser extends FileBrowser {
 
   model: FilterFileTreeBrowserModel;
 
+  // @ts-ignore: _onPathChanged is private upstream, need to change this
   listing: DirTreeListing;
 }