Enable nvim-tree to open dir during startup

Now when you open a directory when starting nvim, nvim-tree will be
opened to handle the directory correctly, see also issue #257.

README.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
       <img alt="Latest release" src="https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/jdhao/nvim-config" />
     </a>
     <a href="https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/tag/stable">
-      <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Neovim-0.9.2-blueviolet.svg?style=flat-square&logo=Neovim&logoColor=green" alt="Neovim minimum version"/>
+      <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Neovim-0.9.5-blueviolet.svg?style=flat-square&logo=Neovim&logoColor=green" alt="Neovim minimum version"/>
     </a>
     <a href="https://github.com/jdhao/nvim-config/search?l=vim-script">
       <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/languages/top/jdhao/nvim-config" alt="Top languages"/>
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
     <a href="https://github.com/jdhao/nvim-config/graphs/commit-activity">
       <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/commit-activity/m/jdhao/nvim-config?style=flat-square" />
     </a>
-    <a href="https://github.com/jdhao/nvim-config/releases/tag/v0.9.2">
+    <a href="https://github.com/jdhao/nvim-config/releases/tag/v0.9.5">
-      <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/commits-since/jdhao/nvim-config/v0.9.2?style=flat-square" />
+      <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/commits-since/jdhao/nvim-config/v0.9.5?style=flat-square" />
     </a>
     <a href="https://github.com/jdhao/nvim-config/graphs/contributors">
       <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/contributors/jdhao/nvim-config?style=flat-square" />

init.lua

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ vim.loader.enable()
 local version = vim.version
 
 -- check if we have the latest stable version of nvim
-local expected_ver = "0.9.4"
+local expected_ver = "0.9.5"
 local ev = version.parse(expected_ver)
 local actual_ver = version()
 

lua/config/nvim-tree.lua

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ local nvim_tree = require("nvim-tree")
 nvim_tree.setup {
   auto_reload_on_write = true,
   disable_netrw = false,
-  hijack_cursor = false,
   hijack_netrw = true,
+  hijack_cursor = false,
   hijack_unnamed_buffer_when_opening = false,
   open_on_tab = false,
   sort_by = "name",

lua/custom-autocmd.lua

@@ -83,3 +83,23 @@ api.nvim_create_autocmd("VimResized", {
   desc = "autoresize windows on resizing operation",
   command = "wincmd =",
 })
+
+local function open_nvim_tree(data)
+  -- check if buffer is a directory
+  local directory = vim.fn.isdirectory(data.file) == 1
+
+  if not directory then
+    return
+  end
+
+  -- create a new, empty buffer
+  vim.cmd.enew()
+
+  -- wipe the directory buffer
+  vim.cmd.bw(data.buf)
+
+  -- open the tree
+  require("nvim-tree.api").tree.open()
+end
+
+vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ "VimEnter" }, { callback = open_nvim_tree })