Neorg cannot create a folder and throws error while creating a file inside a non existing folder

[mohitkdas]

Prerequisites

• [X] I have read contribution guidelines
• [X] I am using the latest version of the plugin
• [X] I am using either 0.6 stable or the latest compiled neovim version

Neovim Version

0.7.2

Neorg setup

require('neorg').setup { load = { ["core.defaults"] = {}, ["core.norg.dirman"] = { config = { workspaces = { home = "~/notes/home", work = "~/notes/work", } } }, ["core.norg.completion"] = { config = { engine = "nvim-cmp", } }, ["core.norg.concealer"] = { config = { icon_preset = "varied" } } } }

Actual behavior

Neorg is unable to create a new folder when a path is provided with a new folder.

Expected behavior

New folder should be automatically created

Steps to reproduce

New folder should be automatically created

Potentially conflicting plugins

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Other information

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Help

No

Implementation help

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[danymat]

The statement

New folder should be automatically created

Is a dogma. Can you elaborate why this should be the case ?

[mohitkdas]

I created a link to another norg file by {:folder/test:}[test_file] Then I went into the file and added some things. While saving the file, it throws me an error saying: "Can't open file for writing: no such file or directory".

I previously used vimwiki which created a new folder in such cases, and I did not have to think about creating a folder before writing contents to a file.

[vhyrro]

Hmm interesting. @danymat it makes sense for this to be builtin imo. I'll implement this when I can :)

[d-r-a-b]

This now seems to be addressed by Neovim itself.

Authors who want this can do :w ++p to ask Neovim to create the folder structure if it doesn't exist. :h :w and :h ++opt in Neovim for more info.

In light of this, is this still something that should be builtin to neorg?

[vhyrro]

Yep! Now that this is available by default inside of Neovim making Neorg auto-create these directories is a bit unwarranted in my opinion? It's still a bit of a difficult choice to make, but I think it's best to leave creation of files up to the user to prevent Neorg from creating random files whenever you enter a link by accident. This annoyance is especially amplified when you create a typo in a link, enter the link, and then you not only have to change the link you have to remove the file it created automatically. Closing as wontfix :)