From 30b1d5fc9317f5265d1156277eb95c15676d1f80 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bruno Charest <bruno.charest@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:03:39 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] feat: auto-expand collapsed directories when focusing path in
 sidebar from dashboard navigation

- Add expandTarget option to focusPathInSidebar function to control directory expansion behavior
- Check if target directory is collapsed and click to expand before highlighting
- Pass expandTarget: true when navigating to directories from dashboard to ensure visibility
- Add async delay after expansion to allow DOM update before path highlighting
---
 frontend/app.js | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/frontend/app.js b/frontend/app.js
index cb61bce..ec01d1e 100644
--- a/frontend/app.js
+++ b/frontend/app.js
@@ -2393,6 +2393,14 @@
       }
     }
 
+    if (lastTargetItem && options && options.expandTarget) {
+      const targetContainer = document.getElementById(`dir-${vaultName}-${targetPath}`);
+      if (targetContainer && targetContainer.classList.contains("collapsed")) {
+        lastTargetItem.click();
+        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+      }
+    }
+
     // Clear previous path selections and highlight the final target
     document.querySelectorAll(".tree-item.path-selected").forEach((el) => el.classList.remove("path-selected"));
     if (lastTargetItem) {
@@ -2620,7 +2628,7 @@
           if (clearBtn) clearBtn.style.display = "none";
           await restoreSidebarTree();
           if (entry.type === "directory") {
-            await focusPathInSidebar(entry.vault, entry.path, { alignToTop: true });
+            await focusPathInSidebar(entry.vault, entry.path, { alignToTop: true, expandTarget: true });
           } else {
             await openFile(entry.vault, entry.path);
             await focusPathInSidebar(entry.vault, entry.path, { alignToTop: false });