Open ST project directly if a *.sublime-project file is in the root of the repo

[themilkman]

Problem description

Taken from here: https://discord.com/channels/280102180189634562/280102180189634562/840548875878268948

hi, I often use "Open Repository in Sublime Text" in Sublime Merge. Is there a way for ST to detect a *.sublime-project that I put in the root of that git repository directory? because I'd still need to "Quick Switch Project" after I open the 'git project' from SM.

Preferred solution

Open the sublime-project directly.

Things to think about

• Make this configurable?
• If multiple .sublime-project files are present - offer a list in the command palette ?

[srbs]

@themilkman, it sounds like this should reside in the Sublime Text issue tracker, not the Merge one.

[themilkman]

@srbs I think it is more the way SM opens the repository directory in ST (pass the project file), not how ST behaves afterwards.

[dpjohnst]

Hi @themilkman,

Thanks for sharing this feedback!

We'll require some collaboration from both teams on this one - we may want Sublime Text to do the project discovery, while Sublime Merge passes the correct flags / data to Sublime Text (I'll be consulting with @BenjaminSchaaf on this one :smiley: )

Thanks, - Dylan

[adamkerz]

I've given an alternate solution in #1611 - I've been using it happily for a couple of years now and it also works when opening files from a shell/command prompt or from a file explorer gui.

[themilkman]

FTR, meanwhile I use https://github.com/SublimeText/AutoProjects to work around this topic.