Fix: Re-parent pulled-up directory children to ensure proper checkbox refresh#8679
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Fix: Re-parent pulled-up directory children to ensure proper checkbox refresh#8679MaxDNG wants to merge 2 commits intomicrosoft:mainfrom
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… refresh When the tree has multiple top-level directories, a temporary DirectoryTreeNode is created to build the tree, then its children are pulled up to the parent. However, the children's parent pointers still referenced the phantom root, causing processCheckboxUpdates to refresh an invisible node, so checkbox state never updated visually. Re-parent all pulled-up children to the actual container node (FilesCategoryNode, PullRequestNode, or CommitNode) so ancestor walks target visible tree nodes.
…ilding Add tests to verify that pulled-up directory children are correctly re-parented to the container node, not the phantom root. This ensures processCheckboxUpdates can walk ancestors and find visible tree nodes for refresh() calls. Tests cover: - getParent() correctly returns undefined after re-parenting - ancestor walk stops at topmost visible directory, not phantom root
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Pull request overview
Fixes a tree-view checkbox refresh bug caused by “phantom root” DirectoryTreeNode instances (label '') retaining parent pointers after their children are promoted to the real container node.
Changes:
- Re-parent pulled-up directory children to the actual container in PR, commit, and files category tree nodes.
- Add a regression test covering parent-pointer behavior after phantom-root promotion.
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| File | Description |
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| src/view/treeNodes/pullRequestNode.ts | Re-parents children promoted from a phantom root to the PRNode so checkbox refresh targets visible nodes. |
| src/view/treeNodes/filesCategoryNode.ts | Re-parents children promoted from a phantom root to FilesCategoryNode to keep the rendered hierarchy consistent. |
| src/view/treeNodes/commitNode.ts | Re-parents children promoted from a phantom root to the CommitNode for correct ancestor refresh behavior. |
| src/test/view/treeNodes/directoryTreeNode.test.ts | Adds coverage for parent-chain behavior when a phantom root’s children are pulled up. |
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Confirmed working locally on top of current Screen.Recording.2026-05-06.at.19.13.32.movCherry-picked the two commits from this PR onto Hope this gets merged soon — thanks for tracking down the root cause (the missing |
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May 6, 2026
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Fixes #8646
This pull request addresses a bug where directory tree nodes that are promoted to the parent node (when the root directory label is empty) were not correctly updating their parent references. The changes ensure that child nodes have their
parentproperty set correctly when they are moved up in the tree. This improves the consistency and correctness of the tree structure in the UI.Tree node parenting fixes:
commitNode.ts, when flattening root directory nodes, each child’sparentis now set to the current node before being promoted to the parent.filesCategoryNode.ts, after flattening root directory nodes, each child’sparentis set to the current node to maintain correct parent relationships.pullRequestNode.ts, when promoting children of a root directory node, each child’sparentis set appropriately before being added to the parent.