From 0af3b9827bc3c45b315e5ede3f358b4ced678ea3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Barrett Ruth <62671086+barrettruth@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:25:31 -0500
Subject: feat(dir): user can sort/filter listings, DirReadPost event #41138

Problem:
Directory listing entries cannot be customized (filtered, reordered).
Listings are read by a BufReadCmd, which suppresses BufReadPost, so they
are the only buffers with no post-read event to hook.

Solution:
Introduce a post-render User autocmd `DirReadPost`, marking the dir
buffer writable for the duration and before the cursor is placed, so
handlers can sort or filter it with ordinary commands. Document common
recipes
---
 runtime/lua/nvim/dir.lua | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

(limited to 'runtime/lua/nvim/dir.lua')

diff --git a/runtime/lua/nvim/dir.lua b/runtime/lua/nvim/dir.lua
index 79145525d2..c3de19396d 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/nvim/dir.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/nvim/dir.lua
@@ -187,6 +187,27 @@ local function set_maps(buf)
   map('R', '<Plug>(nvim-dir-reload)')
 end
 
+--- Let handlers reshape the rendered listing. Unlocks the buffer for the duration and
+--- restores it afterwards, so a handler can sort, filter, or delete lines with ordinary
+--- commands.
+---@param buf integer
+---@return boolean
+local function exec_render_autocmd(buf)
+  if not set_buf_options(buf, { { 'readonly', false }, { 'modifiable', true } }) then
+    return false
+  end
+  -- Errors in handlers are reported by the autocmd machinery; swallow them here so the
+  -- buffer is never left writable.
+  pcall(api.nvim_buf_call, buf, function()
+    api.nvim_exec_autocmds('User', { pattern = 'DirReadPost', modeline = false })
+  end)
+  return set_buf_options(buf, {
+    { 'modified', false },
+    { 'readonly', true },
+    { 'modifiable', false },
+  })
+end
+
 ---@param buf integer
 local function setup_render_autocmds(buf)
   api.nvim_clear_autocmds({ group = listing_group, buffer = buf })
@@ -246,14 +267,19 @@ function load(buf, name, provider, restore_view, setup, select)
       end
       return
     end
+    current_state.err, current_state.provider = err, provider
+    vim.b[buf].nvim_dir = current_state
+
+    -- Runs before the cursor is placed, so handlers may reorder entries.
+    if not exec_render_autocmd(buf) then
+      return
+    end
     if restore_view and api.nvim_get_current_buf() == buf then
       vim.fn.winrestview(restore_view)
     end
     if select and api.nvim_get_current_buf() == buf then
       select_entry(select)
     end
-    current_state.err, current_state.provider = err, provider
-    vim.b[buf].nvim_dir = current_state
 
     if not setup then
       return
-- 
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