fix(view): prevent backspace from deleting into prefix area

Problem: in insert mode, `<BS>`, `<C-h>`, `<C-w>`, and `<C-u>` could
delete backwards past the name column boundary into the icon/permissions/ID
prefix, corrupting the line and breaking the parser.

Solution: add buffer-local insert-mode expr keymaps that compute the name
column boundary (cached per line) and return no-op when the cursor is
already at or before it. `<C-u>` emits exactly enough `<BS>` keys to
delete back to the boundary, never past it.

Closes #133
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Barrett Ruth 2026-03-15 13:36:53 -04:00
parent 7234be3f5c
commit 2d505bfb62
Signed by: barrett
GPG key ID: A6C96C9349D2FC81
2 changed files with 141 additions and 0 deletions

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@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ end
---@type table<integer, oil.ViewData>
local session = {}
---@type table<integer, { lnum: integer, min_col: integer }>
local insert_boundary = {}
---@return integer[]
M.get_all_buffers = function()
return vim.tbl_filter(vim.api.nvim_buf_is_loaded, vim.tbl_keys(session))
@ -418,6 +421,79 @@ local function show_insert_guide(bufnr)
})
end
---@param bufnr integer
---@return integer
local function update_insert_boundary(bufnr)
local cur = vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(0)
local cached = insert_boundary[bufnr]
if cached and cached.lnum == cur[1] then
return cached.min_col
end
local adapter = util.get_adapter(bufnr, true)
if not adapter then
return 0
end
local parser = require('oil.mutator.parser')
local line = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_lines(bufnr, cur[1] - 1, cur[1], true)[1]
local column_defs = columns.get_supported_columns(adapter)
local result = parser.parse_line(adapter, line, column_defs)
local min_col = 0
if result and result.ranges then
min_col = result.ranges.name[1]
end
insert_boundary[bufnr] = { lnum = cur[1], min_col = min_col }
return min_col
end
---@param bufnr integer
local function setup_insert_constraints(bufnr)
if not config.constrain_cursor then
return
end
local function make_bs_rhs(bufnr_inner)
return function()
local min_col = update_insert_boundary(bufnr_inner)
local col = vim.fn.col('.')
if col <= min_col + 1 then
return ''
end
return '<BS>'
end
end
local function make_cu_rhs(bufnr_inner)
return function()
local min_col = update_insert_boundary(bufnr_inner)
local col = vim.fn.col('.')
if col <= min_col + 1 then
return ''
end
local count = col - min_col - 1
return string.rep('<BS>', count)
end
end
local function make_cw_rhs(bufnr_inner)
return function()
local min_col = update_insert_boundary(bufnr_inner)
local col = vim.fn.col('.')
if col <= min_col + 1 then
return ''
end
return '<C-w>'
end
end
local opts = { buffer = bufnr, expr = true, nowait = true, silent = true }
vim.keymap.set('i', '<BS>', make_bs_rhs(bufnr), opts)
vim.keymap.set('i', '<C-h>', make_bs_rhs(bufnr), opts)
vim.keymap.set('i', '<C-u>', make_cu_rhs(bufnr), opts)
vim.keymap.set('i', '<C-w>', make_cw_rhs(bufnr), opts)
end
---Redraw original path virtual text for trash buffer
---@param bufnr integer
local function redraw_trash_virtual_text(bufnr)
@ -512,6 +588,7 @@ M.initialize = function(bufnr)
callback = function()
local view_data = session[bufnr]
session[bufnr] = nil
insert_boundary[bufnr] = nil
if view_data and view_data.fs_event then
view_data.fs_event:stop()
end
@ -546,6 +623,7 @@ M.initialize = function(bufnr)
group = 'Oil',
buffer = bufnr,
callback = function()
insert_boundary[bufnr] = nil
if vim.w.oil_saved_ve ~= nil then
vim.wo.virtualedit = vim.w.oil_saved_ve
vim.w.oil_saved_ve = nil
@ -686,6 +764,7 @@ M.initialize = function(bufnr)
end
end)
keymap_util.set_keymaps(config.keymaps, bufnr)
setup_insert_constraints(bufnr)
end
---@param adapter oil.Adapter

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@ -124,6 +124,68 @@ describe('regression tests', function()
})
end)
it('BS at constraint boundary is a no-op', function()
tmpdir:create({ 'a.txt' })
oil.setup({ constrain_cursor = 'name', columns = {} })
vim.cmd.edit({ args = { 'oil://' .. vim.fn.fnamemodify(tmpdir.path, ':p') } })
test_util.wait_for_autocmd({ 'User', pattern = 'OilEnter' })
test_util.actions.focus('a.txt')
local line_before = vim.api.nvim_get_current_line()
local cur = vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(0)
local parser = require('oil.mutator.parser')
local adapter = require('oil.util').get_adapter(0, true)
local columns_mod = require('oil.columns')
local column_defs = columns_mod.get_supported_columns(adapter)
local result = parser.parse_line(adapter, line_before, column_defs)
local name_col = result.ranges.name[1]
vim.api.nvim_win_set_cursor(0, { cur[1], name_col })
vim.cmd.startinsert()
vim.wait(20)
test_util.feedkeys({ '<BS>' }, 10)
vim.cmd.stopinsert()
vim.wait(10)
local line_after = vim.api.nvim_get_current_line()
assert.equals(line_before, line_after)
end)
it('BS within name works normally', function()
tmpdir:create({ 'a.txt' })
oil.setup({ constrain_cursor = 'name', columns = {} })
vim.cmd.edit({ args = { 'oil://' .. vim.fn.fnamemodify(tmpdir.path, ':p') } })
test_util.wait_for_autocmd({ 'User', pattern = 'OilEnter' })
test_util.actions.focus('a.txt')
local line_before = vim.api.nvim_get_current_line()
test_util.feedkeys({ 'A', 'x', '<BS>' }, 10)
vim.cmd.stopinsert()
vim.wait(10)
local line_after = vim.api.nvim_get_current_line()
assert.equals(line_before, line_after)
end)
it('BS does not cross into prefix area', function()
tmpdir:create({ 'a.txt' })
oil.setup({ constrain_cursor = 'name', columns = {} })
vim.cmd.edit({ args = { 'oil://' .. vim.fn.fnamemodify(tmpdir.path, ':p') } })
test_util.wait_for_autocmd({ 'User', pattern = 'OilEnter' })
test_util.actions.focus('a.txt')
local line_before = vim.api.nvim_get_current_line()
local parser = require('oil.mutator.parser')
local adapter = require('oil.util').get_adapter(0, true)
local columns_mod = require('oil.columns')
local column_defs = columns_mod.get_supported_columns(adapter)
local result = parser.parse_line(adapter, line_before, column_defs)
local name_col = result.ranges.name[1]
vim.api.nvim_win_set_cursor(0, { vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(0)[1], name_col + 1 })
vim.cmd.startinsert()
vim.wait(20)
test_util.feedkeys({ '<BS>', '<BS>', '<BS>' }, 10)
vim.cmd.stopinsert()
vim.wait(10)
local line_after = vim.api.nvim_get_current_line()
local id_prefix = line_before:match('^(/%d+ )')
assert.truthy(line_after:find(id_prefix, 1, true))
end)
it('can open files from floating window', function()
tmpdir:create({ 'a.txt' })
oil.open_float(tmpdir.path)