Make close delay configurable

README.md

@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ require("oil").setup({
   trash_command = "trash-put",
   -- Selecting a new/moved/renamed file or directory will prompt you to save changes first
   prompt_save_on_select_new_entry = true,
+  -- The time in milliseconds it takes for oil buffers to close when no oil buffers are visible
+  -- Any number <= 0 or any non-number will make the buffers close instantly
+  close_delay = 2000,
   -- Keymaps in oil buffer. Can be any value that `vim.keymap.set` accepts OR a table of keymap
   -- options with a `callback` (e.g. { callback = function() ... end, desc = "", mode = "n" })
   -- Additionally, if it is a string that matches "actions.<name>",

doc/oil.txt

@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ OPTIONS                                                              *oil-option
       trash_command = "trash-put",
       -- Selecting a new/moved/renamed file or directory will prompt you to save changes first
       prompt_save_on_select_new_entry = true,
+      -- The time in milliseconds it takes for oil buffers to close when no oil buffers are visible
+      -- Any number <= 0 or any non-number will make the buffers close instantly
+      close_delay = 2000,
       -- Keymaps in oil buffer. Can be any value that `vim.keymap.set` accepts OR a table of keymap
       -- options with a `callback` (e.g. { callback = function() ... end, desc = "", mode = "n" })
       -- Additionally, if it is a string that matches "actions.<name>",

lua/oil/config.lua

@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ local default_config = {
   trash_command = "trash-put",
   -- Selecting a new/moved/renamed file or directory will prompt you to save changes first
   prompt_save_on_select_new_entry = true,
+  -- The time in milliseconds it takes for oil buffers to close when no oil buffers are visible
+  -- Any number <= 0 or any non-number will make the buffers close instantly
+  close_delay = 2000,
   -- Keymaps in oil buffer. Can be any value that `vim.keymap.set` accepts OR a table of keymap
   -- options with a `callback` (e.g. { callback = function() ... end, desc = "", mode = "n" })
   -- Additionally, if it is a string that matches "actions.<name>",

lua/oil/view.lua

@@ -258,11 +258,16 @@ M.initialize = function(bufnr)
       -- First wait a short time (10ms) for the buffer change to settle
       vim.defer_fn(function()
         local visible_buffers = get_visible_hidden_buffers()
-        -- Only kick off the 2-second timer if we don't have any visible oil buffers
+        -- Only delete oil buffers if none of them are visible
         if visible_buffers and vim.tbl_isempty(visible_buffers) then
-          vim.defer_fn(function()
+          -- Check if there is a delay configured for deleting the buffers
+          if type(config.close_delay) == "number" and config.close_delay > 0 then
+            vim.defer_fn(function()
+              M.delete_hidden_buffers()
+            end, config.close_delay)
+          else
             M.delete_hidden_buffers()
-          end, 2000)
+          end
         end
       end, 10)
     end,