Vscode: Allow to set explorer.autoReveal per specific folder

[elucidsoft]

Issue Type: Feature Request

node_modules will constantly expand itself in the Explorer, especially if your defining definitions. I typically never want this, I think an exception should be made for showing what file is open if its in node_modules to keep the folder collapsed unless I explicitly expand it.

The reason it's a problem is because there are so many files in node_modules you have to collapse it to keep developing, as it's completely useless in most cases to have it expanded and it pushes your work files off screen.

Proposition:

• Never expand node_modules implicitly
• If goto definition is used into a node_module, go there but do not older current folder state (if its collapsed keep it collapsed, if it was explicitly expanded by user keep it).
• This behavior applies very specifically to node_modules only.

VS Code version: Code - Insiders 1.42.0-insider (7c0095ee2d064033fc13184127a9adc603454729, 2019-12-20T07:58:23.119Z)
OS version: Linux x64 5.3.0-24-generic

[isidorn]

This is a fair feature request, renaming to make it more general and not javascript specific.
We do not have it on our immedaite plan, thus assigning to backlog candidates.
As a workaround you can use explorer.autoReveal: false however that will disable this for all folders.

Alternative way to achieve this in the future is if we allow to define settings per subfolder.

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[joelday]

@isidorn Would you accept a PR for this?

[joelday]

@elucidsoft Do you mind pulling this down, building it and testing it out?

[elucidsoft]

Yes I'll pull it down and check it out.

[isidorn]

@joelday no I would not accept a PR for this yet. I am still not sure we want this feature to be a part of the vscode core expereince.
If you would like to provide PRs please search for issues tagged with "Help Wanted".

[joelday]

@isidorn no problem!

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[patarapolw]

My thought on alternative implementation, would be to focus on larger folders.

Do ellipsis beyond 50 entries or something, rather than totally expand it.

It should be implemented by default, especially for

• node_modules/
• .venv/
• https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/tree/master/types