fix: #878 select existing tab (#986)

.github/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 - Fixed some commonmark failed examples and add test case (#943)
 - Fixed some bugs after press `backspace` (#934, #938)
 - Change `inline math` vertical align to `top` (#977)
+- Prevent to open the same file twice, instead select the existing tab (#878)
 
 ### 0.14.0
 

src/renderer/store/editor.js

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { clipboard, ipcRenderer, shell } from 'electron'
 import path from 'path'
 import bus from '../bus'
 import { hasKeys } from '../util'
+import { isSameFileSync } from '../util/fileSystem'
 import listToTree from '../util/listToTree'
 import { createDocumentState, getOptionsFromState, getSingleFileState, getBlankFileState } from './help'
 import notice from '../services/notification'
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ const mutations = {
         type: 'primary',
         time: 20000,
         showConfirm: false
-      }) 
+      })
     }
 
     let fileState = null
@@ -392,6 +393,7 @@ const actions = {
     }
   },
 
+  // This event is only used when loading a file during window creation.
   LISTEN_FOR_OPEN_SINGLE_FILE ({ commit, state, dispatch }) {
     ipcRenderer.on('AGANI::open-single-file', (e, { markdown, filename, pathname, options }) => {
       const fileState = getSingleFileState({ markdown, filename, pathname, options })
@@ -410,6 +412,7 @@ const actions = {
     })
   },
 
+  // Open a new tab, optionally with content.
   LISTEN_FOR_NEW_TAB ({ dispatch }) {
     ipcRenderer.on('AGANI::new-tab', (e, markdownDocument) => {
       if (markdownDocument) {
@@ -457,6 +460,15 @@ const actions = {
       return
     }
 
+    // Check if tab already exist and select existing tab if so.
+    const { tabs } = state
+    const { pathname } = markdownDocument
+    const existingTab = tabs.find(t => isSameFileSync(t.pathname, pathname))
+    if (existingTab) {
+      dispatch('UPDATE_CURRENT_FILE', existingTab)
+      return
+    }
+
     dispatch('SHOW_TAB_VIEW', false)
 
     const { markdown, isMixedLineEndings } = markdownDocument

src/renderer/util/fileSystem.js

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import path from 'path'
 import fse from 'fs-extra'
 
 export const create = (pathname, type) => {
@@ -15,3 +16,30 @@ export const paste = ({ src, dest, type }) => {
 export const rename = (src, dest) => {
   return fse.move(src, dest)
 }
+
+/**
+ * Check if the both paths point to the same file.
+ *
+ * @param {*} pathA The first path.
+ * @param {*} pathB The second path.
+ * @param {*} isNormalized Are both paths already normalized.
+ */
+export const isSameFileSync = (pathA, pathB, isNormalized=false) => {
+  if (!pathA || !pathB) return false
+  const a = isNormalized ? pathA : path.normalize(pathA)
+  const b = isNormalized ? pathB : path.normalize(pathB)
+  if (a.length !== b.length) {
+    return false
+  } else if (a === b) {
+    return true
+  } else if (a.toLowerCase() === b.toLowerCase()) {
+    try {
+      const fiA = fse.statSync(a)
+      const fiB = fse.statSync(b)
+      return fiA.ino === fiB.ino
+    } catch (_) {
+      // Ignore error
+    }
+  }
+  return false
+}