Prototype link showing and adding symlink option

Author: aadi58002

README.md

@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ require("telescope").setup {
       hidden = { file_browser = false, folder_browser = false },
       respect_gitignore = vim.fn.executable "fd" == 1
       no_ignore = false,
+      show_symlinks = false,
       follow_symlinks = false,
       browse_files = require("telescope._extensions.file_browser.finders").browse_files,
       browse_folders = require("telescope._extensions.file_browser.finders").browse_folders,

lua/telescope/_extensions/file_browser/finders.lua

@@ -65,7 +65,10 @@ local function fd_file_args(opts)
   if opts.no_ignore then
     table.insert(args, "--no-ignore")
   end
-  if opts.follow_symlinks then
+  if opts.show_symlinks then
+    table.insert(args, "--type")
+    table.insert(args, "symlink")
+  elseif opts.follow_symlinks then
     table.insert(args, "--follow")
   end
   return args
@@ -174,6 +177,7 @@ end
 ---@field hidden table|boolean: determines whether to show hidden files or not (default: `{ file_browser = false, folder_browser = false }`)
 ---@field respect_gitignore boolean: induces slow-down w/ plenary finder (default: false, true if `fd` available)
 ---@field no_ignore boolean: disable use of ignore files like .gitignore/.ignore/.fdignore (default: false, requires `fd`)
+---@field show_symlinks boolean: show symbolic links, i.e. files and folders (default: false)
 ---@field follow_symlinks boolean: traverse symbolic links, i.e. files and folders (default: false, only works with `fd`)
 ---@field hide_parent_dir boolean: hide `../` in the file browser (default: false)
 ---@field dir_icon string: change the icon for a directory (default: )
@@ -204,6 +208,7 @@ fb_finders.finder = function(opts)
     auto_depth = vim.F.if_nil(opts.auto_depth, false), -- depth for file browser
     respect_gitignore = vim.F.if_nil(opts.respect_gitignore, has_fd),
     no_ignore = vim.F.if_nil(opts.no_ignore, false),
+    show_symlinks = vim.F.if_nil(opts.show_symlinks, false),
     follow_symlinks = vim.F.if_nil(opts.follow_symlinks, false),
     files = vim.F.if_nil(opts.files, true), -- file or folders mode
     grouped = vim.F.if_nil(opts.grouped, false),

lua/telescope/_extensions/file_browser/make_entry.lua

@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ local make_entry = function(opts)
       end
     end
 
+    if entry.lstat.type == "link" then
+      path_display = string.format("%s -> %s", path_display, utils.transform_path(opts, entry.realpath))
+    end
+
     local file_width = vim.F.if_nil(opts.file_width, math.max(15, total_file_width))
     -- TODO maybe this can be dealt with more cleanly
     if #path_display > file_width then
@@ -242,6 +246,11 @@ local make_entry = function(opts)
       return t.lstat
     end
 
+    if k == "realpath" then
+      t.realpath = vim.F.if_nil(vim.loop.fs_realpath(t.value))
+      return t.realpath
+    end
+
     return rawget(t, rawget({ value = 1 }, k))
   end
 

lua/telescope/_extensions/file_browser/picker.lua

@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ local fb_picker = {}
 ---@field hidden table|boolean: determines whether to show hidden files or not (default: `{ file_browser = false, folder_browser = false }`)
 ---@field respect_gitignore boolean: induces slow-down w/ plenary finder (default: false, true if `fd` available)
 ---@field no_ignore boolean: disable use of ignore files like .gitignore/.ignore/.fdignore (default: false, requires `fd`)
+---@field show_symlinks boolean: show symbolic links, i.e. files and folders (default: false)
 ---@field follow_symlinks boolean: traverse symbolic links, i.e. files and folders (default: false, only works with `fd`)
 ---@field browse_files function: custom override for the file browser (default: |fb_finders.browse_files|)
 ---@field browse_folders function: custom override for the folder browser (default: |fb_finders.browse_folders|)