From 057c3c1206dd8d7452c81bc9bef0e1b0650c81ab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josh Piasecki <138541977+FloppyDisco@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2025 13:23:46 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add dock state to workspace context (#40454)
I love keybindings.
I spend way to much time thinking about them.
I also REALLY like working in Zed.
so far, however, I have found the key context system in Zed to be less
flexible than in VSCode.
the HUGE context that is available in VSCode helps you create
keybindings for very specific targeted scenarios.
the tree like structure of the Zed key context means you loose some
information as focus moves throughout the application.
For example, it is not currently possible to create a keybinding in the
editor that will only work when one of the Docks is open, or if a
specific dock is open.
this would be useful in implementing solutions to ideas like #24222
we already have an action for moving focus to the dock, and we have an
action for opening/closing the dock, but to my knowledge (very limited
lol) we cannot determine if that dock *is open* unless we are focused on
it.
I think it is possible to create a more flexible key binding system by
adding more context information to the higher up context ancestors.
while:
```
Workspace right_dock=GitPanel
Dock
GitPanel
Editor
```
may seem redundant, it actually communicates fundamentally different
information than:
```
Workspace right_dock=GitPanel
Pane
Editor
```
the first says "the GitPanel is in the right hand dock AND IT IS
FOCUSED",
while the second means "Focus is on the Editor, and the GitPanel just
happens to be open in the right hand dock"
This change adds a new set of identifiers to the `Workspace` key_context
that will indicate which docks are open and what is the specific panel
that is currently visible in that dock.
examples:
- `left_dock=ProjectPanel`
- `bottom_dock=TerminalPanel`
- `right_dock=GitPanel`
in my testing the following types of keybindings seem to be supported
with this change:
```jsonc
// match for any value of the identifier
"context": "Workspace && bottom_dock"
"context": "Workspace && !bottom_dock"
// match only a specific value to an identifier
"context": "Workspace && bottom_dock=TerminalPanel"
// match only in a child context if the ancestor workspace has the correct identifier
"context": "Workspace && !bottom_dock=DebugPanel > Editor"
```
some screen shots of the context matching in different circumstances:
the persistent_name values for `ProjectPanel` and `OutlinePanel` needed
to be updated to not have a space in them in order to pass the
`Identifier` check. all the other Panels already had names that did not
include spaces, so it just makes these conform with the other ones.
I think this is a great place to start with adding more context
identifiers and i think this type of additional information will make it
possible to create really dynamic keybindings!
Release Notes:
- Workspace key context now includes the state of the 3 docks
---
crates/agent_ui/src/agent_panel.rs | 4 ++++
crates/collab_ui/src/collab_panel.rs | 4 ++++
crates/collab_ui/src/notification_panel.rs | 4 ++++
crates/debugger_ui/src/debugger_panel.rs | 6 ++++++
crates/git_ui/src/git_panel.rs | 4 ++++
crates/outline_panel/src/outline_panel.rs | 4 ++++
crates/project_panel/src/project_panel.rs | 4 ++++
crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_panel.rs | 4 ++++
crates/workspace/src/dock.rs | 10 ++++++++++
crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
10 files changed, 62 insertions(+)
diff --git a/crates/agent_ui/src/agent_panel.rs b/crates/agent_ui/src/agent_panel.rs
index 2def41c74d..444ee22fd9 100644
--- a/crates/agent_ui/src/agent_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/agent_ui/src/agent_panel.rs
@@ -1395,6 +1395,10 @@ impl Panel for AgentPanel {
"AgentPanel"
}
+ fn panel_key() -> &'static str {
+ AGENT_PANEL_KEY
+ }
+
fn position(&self, _window: &Window, cx: &App) -> DockPosition {
agent_panel_dock_position(cx)
}
diff --git a/crates/collab_ui/src/collab_panel.rs b/crates/collab_ui/src/collab_panel.rs
index e9c9c4b0fa..bfbf9721fa 100644
--- a/crates/collab_ui/src/collab_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/collab_ui/src/collab_panel.rs
@@ -3037,6 +3037,10 @@ impl Panel for CollabPanel {
"CollabPanel"
}
+ fn panel_key() -> &'static str {
+ COLLABORATION_PANEL_KEY
+ }
+
fn activation_priority(&self) -> u32 {
6
}
diff --git a/crates/collab_ui/src/notification_panel.rs b/crates/collab_ui/src/notification_panel.rs
index 3d988c4634..bab4234f14 100644
--- a/crates/collab_ui/src/notification_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/collab_ui/src/notification_panel.rs
@@ -612,6 +612,10 @@ impl Panel for NotificationPanel {
"NotificationPanel"
}
+ fn panel_key() -> &'static str {
+ NOTIFICATION_PANEL_KEY
+ }
+
fn position(&self, _: &Window, cx: &App) -> DockPosition {
NotificationPanelSettings::get_global(cx).dock
}
diff --git a/crates/debugger_ui/src/debugger_panel.rs b/crates/debugger_ui/src/debugger_panel.rs
index 093cef3630..11d8683209 100644
--- a/crates/debugger_ui/src/debugger_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/debugger_ui/src/debugger_panel.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ use workspace::{
};
use zed_actions::ToggleFocus;
+const DEBUG_PANEL_KEY: &str = "DebugPanel";
+
pub struct DebugPanel {
size: Pixels,
active_session: Option>,
@@ -1414,6 +1416,10 @@ impl Panel for DebugPanel {
"DebugPanel"
}
+ fn panel_key() -> &'static str {
+ DEBUG_PANEL_KEY
+ }
+
fn position(&self, _window: &Window, cx: &App) -> DockPosition {
DebuggerSettings::get_global(cx).dock.into()
}
diff --git a/crates/git_ui/src/git_panel.rs b/crates/git_ui/src/git_panel.rs
index 2e34c060f6..2678d96041 100644
--- a/crates/git_ui/src/git_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/git_ui/src/git_panel.rs
@@ -4420,6 +4420,10 @@ impl Panel for GitPanel {
"GitPanel"
}
+ fn panel_key() -> &'static str {
+ GIT_PANEL_KEY
+ }
+
fn position(&self, _: &Window, cx: &App) -> DockPosition {
GitPanelSettings::get_global(cx).dock
}
diff --git a/crates/outline_panel/src/outline_panel.rs b/crates/outline_panel/src/outline_panel.rs
index 4a4990b40a..ebc5946acf 100644
--- a/crates/outline_panel/src/outline_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/outline_panel/src/outline_panel.rs
@@ -4838,6 +4838,10 @@ impl Panel for OutlinePanel {
"Outline Panel"
}
+ fn panel_key() -> &'static str {
+ OUTLINE_PANEL_KEY
+ }
+
fn position(&self, _: &Window, cx: &App) -> DockPosition {
match OutlinePanelSettings::get_global(cx).dock {
DockSide::Left => DockPosition::Left,
diff --git a/crates/project_panel/src/project_panel.rs b/crates/project_panel/src/project_panel.rs
index d9decd954b..98ff619588 100644
--- a/crates/project_panel/src/project_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/project_panel/src/project_panel.rs
@@ -6016,6 +6016,10 @@ impl Panel for ProjectPanel {
"Project Panel"
}
+ fn panel_key() -> &'static str {
+ PROJECT_PANEL_KEY
+ }
+
fn starts_open(&self, _: &Window, cx: &App) -> bool {
if !ProjectPanelSettings::get_global(cx).starts_open {
return false;
diff --git a/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_panel.rs b/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_panel.rs
index 3f0ea0e274..cb80d58c13 100644
--- a/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_panel.rs
@@ -1664,6 +1664,10 @@ impl Panel for TerminalPanel {
"TerminalPanel"
}
+ fn panel_key() -> &'static str {
+ TERMINAL_PANEL_KEY
+ }
+
fn icon(&self, _window: &Window, cx: &App) -> Option {
if (self.is_enabled(cx) || !self.has_no_terminals(cx))
&& TerminalSettings::get_global(cx).button
diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/dock.rs b/crates/workspace/src/dock.rs
index d67d3c81a9..5958ba210f 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/dock.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/dock.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ pub use proto::PanelId;
pub trait Panel: Focusable + EventEmitter + Render + Sized {
fn persistent_name() -> &'static str;
+ fn panel_key() -> &'static str;
fn position(&self, window: &Window, cx: &App) -> DockPosition;
fn position_is_valid(&self, position: DockPosition) -> bool;
fn set_position(&mut self, position: DockPosition, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context);
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ pub trait Panel: Focusable + EventEmitter + Render + Sized {
pub trait PanelHandle: Send + Sync {
fn panel_id(&self) -> EntityId;
fn persistent_name(&self) -> &'static str;
+ fn panel_key(&self) -> &'static str;
fn position(&self, window: &Window, cx: &App) -> DockPosition;
fn position_is_valid(&self, position: DockPosition, cx: &App) -> bool;
fn set_position(&self, position: DockPosition, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut App);
@@ -108,6 +110,10 @@ where
T::persistent_name()
}
+ fn panel_key(&self) -> &'static str {
+ T::panel_key()
+ }
+
fn position(&self, window: &Window, cx: &App) -> DockPosition {
self.read(cx).position(window, cx)
}
@@ -1016,6 +1022,10 @@ pub mod test {
"TestPanel"
}
+ fn panel_key() -> &'static str {
+ "TestPanel"
+ }
+
fn position(&self, _window: &Window, _: &App) -> super::DockPosition {
self.position
}
diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
index 85a17c244b..53f416ae80 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
@@ -6373,6 +6373,24 @@ impl Render for Workspace {
}
}
+ if self.left_dock.read(cx).is_open() {
+ if let Some(active_panel) = self.left_dock.read(cx).active_panel() {
+ context.set("left_dock", active_panel.panel_key());
+ }
+ }
+
+ if self.right_dock.read(cx).is_open() {
+ if let Some(active_panel) = self.right_dock.read(cx).active_panel() {
+ context.set("right_dock", active_panel.panel_key());
+ }
+ }
+
+ if self.bottom_dock.read(cx).is_open() {
+ if let Some(active_panel) = self.bottom_dock.read(cx).active_panel() {
+ context.set("bottom_dock", active_panel.panel_key());
+ }
+ }
+
let centered_layout = self.centered_layout
&& self.center.panes().len() == 1
&& self.active_item(cx).is_some();