feat(file explorer): rework

[itzzjustmateo]

Is there an existing feature request for this?

• I have searched the existing issues before opening this feature request.
• I am checking every checkbox without reading the label.

Describe the feature you would like to see.

I would like to propose a comprehensive overhaul of the File Manager to streamline file editing and improve editor extensibility. Specifically:

1. Integrated Quick-Access Sidebar & Tabs:

   • Introduce a VS Code-style collapsible sidebar and tabbed navigation inside the editor view.
   • Allow users to switch between open or nearby files quickly without navigating back to the main file tree.
   • Retain the existing language/syntax switcher alongside the tab bar.

2. File Manager UI/UX Modernization:

   • Redesign the file manager interface to improve layout responsiveness, file operations, and overall workflow efficiency.

3. Expanded & Custom Syntax Highlighting:

   • Add more native support for additional languages (e.g., Skript).
   • Implement a mechanism allowing users/admins to upload or define custom syntax rules via JSON or XML configurations, expanding beyond built-in CodeMirror packages.

Describe the solution you'd like.

• UI Components: Implement a dual-pane editor layout (collapsible directory tree on the left, tabbed editor on the right).
• Custom Syntax Engine: Add a dynamic configuration parser for CodeMirror that can ingest custom user-provided syntax definitions (JSON/XML schema).
• State Management: Preserve open editor tabs and cursor state across file switches within the same session.

Additional context to this request.

• Motivation: Managing multi-file projects or server configurations currently requires a lot of back-and-forth click navigation, which slows down common administrative and editing workflows.
• Reference UI: Similar to the sidebar experience in web-based IDEs (VS Code Web, StackBlitz, GitHub Codespaces).

[itzzjustmateo]

i know ai generated, just wanted to make it clearer :p

[itzzjustmateo]

Gonna work on it after I am finished with the admin dashboard lol

[itzzjustmateo]

btw. that XML could be compatible with Notepad++'s custom Language Server XML thing

[Blueberryboom]

Cool idea, as long as it wouldn't change the appearance of the file manager too much. I quite like the look and feel of it already, but it is missing some features and sometimes is a bit slow.

[itzzjustmateo]

Cool idea, as long as it wouldn't change the appearance of the file manager too much. I quite like the look and feel of it already, but it is missing some features and sometimes is a bit slow.

I wasn't planning on changing too much, only adding an icon, e.g. for Skript a skript icon, for YAML a yaml icon and for Go a go icon or so 🤷