lstr 0.4.0

What's new in 0.4.0

Release Notes
Added
• Added comprehensive sorting options for both classic and interactive modes:
• --sort <TYPE>：Sort by name (default), size, modified time, or extension
• --dirs-first：Sort directories before files
• --case-sensitive：Use case-sensitive sorting with specific order (numbers → uppercase → lowercase)
• --natural-sort：Version-aware sorting (file1 < file2 < file10)
• --reverse：Reverse any sort order
• --dotfiles-first：Priority ordering (dotfolders → folders → dotfiles → files)
• Added comprehensive examples directory (examples/sample-directory/) with various file types, nested structures, and test scenarios for validating lstr functionality including icons, gitignore behavior, and tree display.
• Added interactive search functionality in TUI mode:
• Press / to enter search mode with real-time filename filtering
• Case-insensitive substring matching filters files as you type
• Press Esc to exit search and restore full file list
• Status line shows current search query and match count
• Preserves tree structure and selection state during filtering (Closes #30)
Added
• Releases are now built with cargo-dist：shell/PowerShell installers, a Windows MSI, six prebuilt targets (x86_64/aarch64 for Linux, macOS, Windows), and automated publishing to Homebrew, Scoop, AUR (lstr-bin), and WinGet
• Added --du to show directories with the cumulative size of their contents (like tree --du, implies -s); the summary line and JSON report include the total (Closes #12)
• Added --output json for machine-readable classic-mode output, including sizes, permissions, and git status when the matching flags are set (progress toward #7)
• Added mouse support in interactive mode：scroll wheel moves the selection, click selects, and clicking the selected entry opens/toggles it (Closes #28)
• Added --file-depth <LEVEL> to hide individual files below a depth, summarized per directory as [+N files] — useful for high-level project overviews (Closes #9)
• Added --max-items <N> to cap entries shown per directory, summarizing the rest as [+N more] (Closes #8)
• Interactive mode now returns to the tree after closing the editor instead of exiting, preserving expansion and selection and picking up file changes (Closes #3, Closes #22)
• Added --editor <COMMAND> to interactive mode for custom file openers, and $VISUAL is now honored before $EDITOR (Closes #26) …

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