fix: symbolic link target parsing fails if it has a trailing slash (#131)

lua/oil/mutator/parser.lua

@@ -38,6 +38,19 @@ local function parsedir(name)
   return name, isdir
 end
 
+---@param meta nil|table
+---@param parsed_entry table
+---@return boolean True if metadata and parsed entry have the same link target
+local function compare_link_target(meta, parsed_entry)
+  if not meta or not meta.link then
+    return false
+  end
+  -- Make sure we trim off any trailing path slashes from both sources
+  local meta_name = meta.link:gsub("[/\\]$", "")
+  local parsed_name = parsed_entry.link_target:gsub("[/\\]$", "")
+  return meta_name == parsed_name
+end
+
 ---@class oil.ParseResult
 ---@field data table Parsed entry data
 ---@field ranges table<string, integer[]> Locations of the various columns
@@ -182,7 +195,7 @@ M.parse = function(bufnr)
       check_dupe(parsed_entry.name, i)
       local meta = entry[FIELD.meta]
       if original_entries[parsed_entry.name] == parsed_entry.id then
-        if entry[FIELD.type] == "link" and (not meta or meta.link ~= parsed_entry.link_target) then
+        if entry[FIELD.type] == "link" and not compare_link_target(meta, parsed_entry) then
           table.insert(diffs, {
             type = "new",
             name = parsed_entry.name,

tests/mutator_spec.lua

@@ -41,6 +41,19 @@ a.describe("mutator", function()
       assert.are.same({ { entry_type = "directory", name = "foo", type = "new" } }, diffs)
     end)
 
+    it("detects new links", function()
+      vim.cmd.edit({ args = { "oil-test:///foo/" } })
+      local bufnr = vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf()
+      set_lines(bufnr, {
+        "a.txt -> b.txt",
+      })
+      local diffs = parser.parse(bufnr)
+      assert.are.same(
+        { { entry_type = "link", name = "a.txt", type = "new", link = "b.txt" } },
+        diffs
+      )
+    end)
+
     it("detects deleted files", function()
       local file = cache.create_and_store_entry("oil-test:///foo/", "a.txt", "file")
       vim.cmd.edit({ args = { "oil-test:///foo/" } })
@@ -63,6 +76,18 @@ a.describe("mutator", function()
       }, diffs)
     end)
 
+    it("detects deleted links", function()
+      local file = cache.create_and_store_entry("oil-test:///foo/", "a.txt", "link")
+      file[FIELD.meta] = { link = "b.txt" }
+      vim.cmd.edit({ args = { "oil-test:///foo/" } })
+      local bufnr = vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf()
+      set_lines(bufnr, {})
+      local diffs = parser.parse(bufnr)
+      assert.are.same({
+        { name = "a.txt", type = "delete", id = file[FIELD.id] },
+      }, diffs)
+    end)
+
     it("ignores empty lines", function()
       local file = cache.create_and_store_entry("oil-test:///foo/", "a.txt", "file")
       vim.cmd.edit({ args = { "oil-test:///foo/" } })
@@ -194,6 +219,18 @@ a.describe("mutator", function()
         { name = "b.txt", type = "delete", id = bfile[FIELD.id] },
       }, last_two)
     end)
+
+    it("views link targets with trailing slashes as the same", function()
+      local file = cache.create_and_store_entry("oil-test:///foo/", "mydir", "link")
+      file[FIELD.meta] = { link = "dir/" }
+      vim.cmd.edit({ args = { "oil-test:///foo/" } })
+      local bufnr = vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf()
+      set_lines(bufnr, {
+        string.format("/%d mydir/ -> dir/", file[FIELD.id]),
+      })
+      local diffs = parser.parse(bufnr)
+      assert.are.same({}, diffs)
+    end)
   end)
 
   describe("build actions", function()