From 2a6cc686eb89d9c4d00cd8083f47e3614c2208e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: kevinh <45650311+kevinh458@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2026 20:13:31 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] feat(project-view): show Maven and Gradle module folders in
 bold (#835)

Module folders below the project root are shown in bold in the Project view, from the same build presentation the module icons use; the root and plain folders keep their style.

Fixes #813

Co-authored-by: kevinh458 <45650311+kevinh458@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 src/features/project-tree/ProjectView.module.css |  3 +++
 src/features/project-tree/ProjectView.tsx        | 11 ++++++++++-
 src/platform/projectPresentation.test.ts         | 14 +++++++++++++-
 src/platform/projectPresentation.ts              |  5 +++++
 4 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/features/project-tree/ProjectView.module.css b/src/features/project-tree/ProjectView.module.css
index c23ebaf46..d499db233 100644
--- a/src/features/project-tree/ProjectView.module.css
+++ b/src/features/project-tree/ProjectView.module.css
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
   color: var(--fg-strong);
   font-weight: 600;
 }
+.moduleLabel {
+  font-weight: 600;
+}
 /* IDEA's "excluded" look: ignored / excluded entries are dimmed. */
 .excluded {
   color: var(--vcs-ignored);
diff --git a/src/features/project-tree/ProjectView.tsx b/src/features/project-tree/ProjectView.tsx
index f4e140f8d..363912c43 100644
--- a/src/features/project-tree/ProjectView.tsx
+++ b/src/features/project-tree/ProjectView.tsx
@@ -48,7 +48,12 @@ import { badgeKind } from "@/ui/symbolKind";
 import { contextMenuItems, menuGroupContext, newMenuItems } from "./contextMenu";
 import { openNewPopup } from "./newPopupModel";
 import { presentationIcon, useJvmPresentation } from "@/platform/filePresentation";
-import { moduleFolderIcon, useProjectPresentation, type BuildPresentation } from "@/platform/projectPresentation";
+import {
+  isModuleFolder,
+  moduleFolderIcon,
+  useProjectPresentation,
+  type BuildPresentation,
+} from "@/platform/projectPresentation";
 import { relativePath } from "@/platform/project";
 import { folderKind } from "./folderKind";
 import { useHomeDir } from "./home";
@@ -270,6 +275,8 @@ const Row = memo(function Row({
     node.dir || node.placeholder || node.icon
       ? iconFor(node, roots, root, build, detected)
       : presentationIcon(node.path, file, roots, root, build.spring);
+  const moduleFolder =
+    node.dir && !node.placeholder && !!root && isModuleFolder(relativePath(root, node.path), node.root, build.modules);
   const isEditing =
     !!editing && (node.placeholder ? editing.kind === "new" : editing.kind === "rename" && editing.key === node.key);
   const faded = node.ignored || deco.faded;
@@ -310,6 +317,8 @@ const Row = memo(function Row({
               node.root && styles.rootName,
               // Only the project itself is bold (IDEA); contributed roots like Scratches are not.
               node.root && !node.icon && styles.rootLabel,
+              // Maven / Gradle module folders are bold too, as in IDEA.
+              moduleFolder && styles.moduleLabel,
               faded && !deco.color && styles.excluded,
               deco.error && styles.error,
             )}
diff --git a/src/platform/projectPresentation.test.ts b/src/platform/projectPresentation.test.ts
index 54f6524d9..68a3d2643 100644
--- a/src/platform/projectPresentation.test.ts
+++ b/src/platform/projectPresentation.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
-import { buildPresentation, moduleFolderIcon } from "./projectPresentation";
+import { buildPresentation, isModuleFolder, moduleFolderIcon } from "./projectPresentation";
 import type { BuildModel } from "./ipc";
 
 const model = (partial: unknown) => ({ maven: null, gradle: null, ...(partial as object) }) as BuildModel;
@@ -13,6 +13,18 @@ describe("build presentation context", () => {
     expect(moduleFolderIcon("app", false, modules)).toBe(`${tool}-module`);
     expect(moduleFolderIcon("plain", false, modules)).toBeNull();
   });
+  it("marks nested module folders, not the project root or plain folders", () => {
+    const modules = new Map<string, "maven" | "gradle">([
+      ["", "maven"],
+      ["core", "maven"],
+      ["services/api", "gradle"],
+    ]);
+    expect(isModuleFolder("core", false, modules)).toBe(true);
+    expect(isModuleFolder("services/api", false, modules)).toBe(true);
+    expect(isModuleFolder("", true, modules)).toBe(false);
+    expect(isModuleFolder("services", false, modules)).toBe(false);
+    expect(isModuleFolder("core/src", false, modules)).toBe(false);
+  });
   it("includes Maven aggregators and modules without source roots", () => {
     const context = buildPresentation(
       model({
diff --git a/src/platform/projectPresentation.ts b/src/platform/projectPresentation.ts
index 9e0648159..cc6f4f103 100644
--- a/src/platform/projectPresentation.ts
+++ b/src/platform/projectPresentation.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ export function buildPresentation(model: BuildModel): BuildPresentation {
   return { modules, spring };
 }
 
+/** A Maven / Gradle module folder below the project root: IDEA shows its name in bold. */
+export function isModuleFolder(rel: string, root: boolean, modules: BuildPresentation["modules"]): boolean {
+  return !root && rel !== "" && modules.has(rel);
+}
+
 export function moduleFolderIcon(rel: string, root: boolean, modules: BuildPresentation["modules"]): string | null {
   const tool = modules.get(rel);
   return tool ? `${tool}-${root ? "project" : "module"}` : null;