Support Nested Groups

[SaidTorres3]

🎉 Add Nested Groups Support

Overview

This PR implements nested groups functionality for File Focus, allowing users to organize their file groups in hierarchical structures. This addresses the long-standing feature request mentioned in the Known Issues section of the README.

✨ Features Added

🏗️ Hierarchical Group Structure

• Groups can now contain other groups as children
• Unlimited nesting depth supported
• Maintains parent-child relationships
• Backwards compatible with existing flat group structures

🖱️ Intuitive Drag & Drop

• Drag groups onto other groups to create nested hierarchies
• Drag groups to root area to move them back to top level
• Drag files/folders between nested groups
• Circular reference prevention - prevents moving groups into their own children
• Visual feedback during drag operations

📋 Enhanced Context Menu

• "Add Nested Group" - Create child groups within existing groups
• "Move to Different Group" - Move groups between any level with clear hierarchy display
• "Move to Root Level" - Quick action to move nested groups back to root

🔄 Recursive Operations

• "Open Group" now recursively opens ALL files from nested child groups
• Smart traversal of the entire group hierarchy
• Maintains performance with large nested structures

🌳 Improved Tree View

• Clear visual hierarchy with proper expand/collapse behavior
• Groups show as expandable nodes containing both files and sub-groups
• Consistent UI patterns for all nesting levels

🏗️ Technical Implementation

Core Changes

• Group.ts: Added childGroups array and parent-child relationship methods
• GroupManager.ts: Enhanced with hierarchical group management and move operations
• GroupFacade.ts: Added recursive operations and nested group commands
• FileFocusTreeProvider.ts: Implemented nested drag & drop and tree rendering

Storage Enhancements

• StateStorage.ts: Updated to serialize/deserialize nested structures
• FileStorage.ts: Enhanced .filefocus.json format to support hierarchy
• Backwards compatibility: Existing configurations continue to work seamlessly

New Commands

• fileFocus.addNestedGroup - Add child group to selected group
• fileFocus.moveToRootLevel - Move group to root level
• fileFocus.moveToParentGroup - Move group to different parent

🧪 Testing

• All existing functionality remains intact
• Nested operations work at any depth
• Drag & drop handles edge cases properly
• Storage maintains data integrity across sessions

🔄 Backwards Compatibility

• Existing flat group structures continue to work without changes
• .filefocus.json files from previous versions load correctly
• No breaking changes to existing workflows

📸 Usage Examples

Creating Nested Structure

📁 Frontend
  📁 Components
    📄 Button.tsx
    📄 Modal.tsx
  📁 Utils
    📄 helpers.ts
📁 Backend
  📁 Controllers
  📁 Models

.filefocus.json:

{
  "store": [
    {
      "name": "Frontend",
      "path": [],
      "groups": [
        {
          "name": "Components",
          "path": [
            "Frontend/Components/Button.tsx",
            "Frontend/Components/Modal.tsx"
          ]
        },
        {
          "name": "Utils",
          "path": ["Frontend/Utils/helpers.ts"]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Backend",
      "path": [],
      "groups": [
        {
          "name": "Controllers",
          "path": []
        },
        {
          "name": "Models",
          "path": []
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Drag & Drop Operations

• Drag "Components" group onto "Frontend" group → nests inside
• Drag "Frontend" group to root area → moves back to top level
• Drag files between any nested groups → moves files seamlessly

🎯 Benefits

• Better organization for large codebases with complex structures
• Intuitive UX with familiar drag & drop interactions
• Scalable for projects with hundreds of files across multiple modules
• Maintains performance even with deep nesting

📝 Notes

• Resolves the "Nested Groups" item from Known Issues
• Maintains all existing File Focus functionality
• Ready for immediate use with zero migration required

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This PR transforms File Focus from a flat file organizer into a powerful hierarchical project management tool while maintaining the simplicity and performance users love! 🚀

[SaidTorres3]

More testing is needed to ensure everything works as expected.

[SaidTorres3]

There is a bug where if you have .filefocus.json folders and you drag and drop one of those folders over a normal folder, it will get stuck there because it will copy as the same id as the original, being that unable to be deleted easily.

I think the proper solution will be don't let people drag and drop folders from .filefocus.json

bugfilefocus1.mp4

[SaidTorres3]

There is a bug where if you have .filefocus.json folders and you drag and drop one of those folders over a normal folder, it will get stuck there because it will copy as the same id as the original, being that unable to be deleted easily.

I think the proper solution will be don't let people drag and drop folders from .filefocus.json

bugfilefocus1.mp4

Bug fixed.

[SaidTorres3]

If anyone want to test the extension changes right now, you install it from here:
file-focus-1.6.1-nested-folders-v001.zip

[SaidTorres3]

I also fixed the bug that generated an annoying [object Object] every time you created a folder with the 'Add group' button (which is still present on current main extension) and not affecting the 'Add to focus group' behavior.

[SaidTorres3]

vsix here: https://github.com/SaidTorres3/filefocus/releases/tag/1.6.1-nested-folders-v002