From 5b69014c0c143761b64ee4f40a6b5f846a3fdfcd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Oscar Wallberg <oscar.wallberg@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 26 May 2026 20:35:57 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] feat(pack): support file:// dev plugins via symlink

---
 lua/pack.lua | 153 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 142 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lua/pack.lua b/lua/pack.lua
index c805d48..e9fa91e 100644
--- a/lua/pack.lua
+++ b/lua/pack.lua
@@ -79,6 +79,77 @@ local function is_url(src)
     return src:find("://") ~= nil
 end
 
+---@param src string
+---@return string?
+local function file_url_to_path(src)
+    local path = src:match("^file://(/.+)$")
+    if not path then
+        return nil
+    end
+    return vim.fs.normalize(path)
+end
+
+---@param path string
+---@return string?
+local function plugin_name_from_path(path)
+    local name = vim.fs.basename(path)
+    if not name or name == "" or name == "." or name == ".." then
+        return nil
+    end
+    return name
+end
+
+local data_dir = vim.fn.stdpath("data")
+if type(data_dir) == "table" then
+    data_dir = assert(data_dir[1])
+end
+local dev_opt_dir = vim.fs.joinpath(data_dir, "site", "pack", "dev", "opt")
+
+---@param target string
+---@param name string
+---@return string? link
+---@return boolean changed
+local function ensure_dev_link(target, name)
+    if not vim.uv.fs_stat(target) then
+        log.error("pack: dev plugin path does not exist: %s", target)
+        return nil, false
+    end
+
+    local ok, info = pcall(vim.pack.get, { name })
+    if ok and info and #info > 0 then
+        pcall(vim.pack.del, { name }, { force = true })
+    end
+
+    vim.fn.mkdir(dev_opt_dir, "p")
+    local link = vim.fs.joinpath(dev_opt_dir, name)
+    local lstat = vim.uv.fs_lstat(link)
+    if lstat then
+        if lstat.type == "link" then
+            if vim.uv.fs_readlink(link) == target then
+                return link, false
+            end
+            local ok_unlink, err = vim.uv.fs_unlink(link)
+            if not ok_unlink then
+                log.error("pack: failed to unlink %s: %s", link, err)
+                return nil, false
+            end
+        else
+            log.error(
+                "pack: %s exists and is not a symlink; refusing to overwrite",
+                link
+            )
+            return nil, false
+        end
+    end
+
+    local ok_link, err = vim.uv.fs_symlink(target, link)
+    if not ok_link then
+        log.error("pack: failed to symlink %s -> %s: %s", link, target, err)
+        return nil, false
+    end
+    return link, true
+end
+
 ---@param spec string | ow.Pack.Spec
 ---@return vim.pack.Spec
 local function to_pack_spec(spec)
@@ -267,22 +338,59 @@ end
 function M.setup(specs)
     local pack_specs = {}
     local order = {}
+    local dev_changed = {}
     for _, spec in ipairs(specs) do
+        local spec_t = type(spec) == "table" and spec or nil
         local src = type(spec) == "string" and spec or spec.src
         table.insert(order, src)
-        if is_url(src) then
+        local dev_path = file_url_to_path(src)
+        if dev_path then
+            local name = (spec_t and spec_t.name)
+                or plugin_name_from_path(dev_path)
+            if not name then
+                log.error("pack: invalid plugin name derived from %s", src)
+            else
+                local link, did_change = ensure_dev_link(dev_path, name)
+                if link then
+                    local ok_add, add_err = pcall(vim.cmd.packadd, name)
+                    if not ok_add then
+                        log.error(
+                            "pack: failed to packadd %s: %s",
+                            name,
+                            add_err
+                        )
+                    else
+                        ---@type ow.Pack.Plugin
+                        M.plugins[src] = {
+                            src = src,
+                            name = name,
+                            version = spec_t and spec_t.version,
+                            build = spec_t and spec_t.build,
+                            path = link,
+                        }
+                        if did_change then
+                            dev_changed[src] = { path = link }
+                        end
+                    end
+                end
+            end
+        elseif is_url(src) then
             table.insert(pack_specs, to_pack_spec(spec))
         else
-            vim.cmd.packadd(src)
-            local runtime =
-                vim.api.nvim_get_runtime_file("pack/*/opt/" .. src, false)
-            ---@type ow.Pack.Plugin
-            local plugin = {
-                src = src,
-                name = src,
-                path = runtime[1] or "",
-            }
-            M.plugins[plugin.src] = plugin
+            local ok_add, add_err = pcall(vim.cmd.packadd, src)
+            if not ok_add then
+                log.error("pack: failed to packadd %s: %s", src, add_err)
+            else
+                local runtime =
+                    vim.api.nvim_get_runtime_file("pack/*/opt/" .. src, false)
+                ---@type ow.Pack.Plugin
+                local plugin = {
+                    src = src,
+                    name = src,
+                    path = runtime[1] or "",
+                }
+                M.plugins[plugin.src] = plugin
+            end
         end
     end
 
@@ -303,6 +411,9 @@ function M.setup(specs)
         M.plugins[plugin.src] = plugin
         vim.cmd.packadd(plugin.name)
     end)
+    for src, data in pairs(dev_changed) do
+        changed[src] = data
+    end
 
     for _, src in ipairs(order) do
         local plugin = M.plugins[src]
@@ -343,6 +454,26 @@ end
 ---@param names? string[]
 ---@param opts? table
 function M.update(names, opts)
+    if names then
+        local managed = {}
+        for _, plugin in pairs(M.plugins) do
+            if not file_url_to_path(plugin.src) and is_url(plugin.src) then
+                managed[plugin.name] = true
+            end
+        end
+        local filtered = {}
+        for _, name in ipairs(names) do
+            if managed[name] then
+                table.insert(filtered, name)
+            else
+                log.warning("pack: skipping %s (not managed by vim.pack)", name)
+            end
+        end
+        if #filtered == 0 then
+            return
+        end
+        names = filtered
+    end
     vim.pack.update(names, opts)
 end