How can I set Neotree to auto close when a file is opened?

[anthonyma94]

I looked through Neotree's recipe and put it in my plugins folder, with no luck:

plugins/neotree.lua

return {
  {
    "nvim-neo-tree/neo-tree.nvim",
    event_handlers = {
      {
        event = "file_opened",
        handler = function()
          vim.cmd([[Neotree close]])
        end,
      },
    },
  },
}

Any ideas on how to do it?

[dpetka2001]

Could you try the following in your neotree.lua

return {
  {
  "nvim-neo-tree/neo-tree.nvim",
    opts = {
      filesystem = {
        window = {
          mappings = {
            ["L"] = "open_nofocus"
          },
        },
        commands = {
          open_nofocus = function(state)
            require("neo-tree.sources.filesystem.commands").open(state)
            vim.schedule(function()
              vim.cmd([[Neotree close]])
            end)
          end,
        },
      },
    },
  },
}

Test it out to see if it's what you want.

[notDavid]

Thank you! This works... (use L to open a file and then auto close Neo-tree.)