[issue]: "parent" menu class plugin entry doesn't apply to sub-directories or files in those sub-directories

[rkr87]

Official FAQ

• [X] I have checked the official FAQ.

Ventoy Version

1.0.86

What about latest release

Yes. I have tried the latest release, but the bug still exist.

Try alternative boot mode

Yes. I have tried them, but the bug still exist.

BIOS Mode

Both

Partition Style

MBR

Disk Capacity

32GB

Disk Manufacturer

SanDisk

Image file checksum (if applicable)

Yes.

Image file download link (if applicable)

No response

What happened?

When applying class entries to my drive structure via the menu-class plugin the images aren't being applied as I would expect...

Below is a sample of my menu class key from ventoy.json;

    "menu_class": [
        {
            "dir": "/iso/windows",
            "class": "windows"
        },
        {
            "parent": "/iso/windows",
            "class": "windows"
        },
        {
            "dir": "/iso/linux",
            "class": "linux"
        },
        {
            "parent": "/iso/linux",
            "class": "linux"
        },
        {
            "dir": "/iso/linux/arch",
            "class": "arch"
        },
        {
            "parent": "/iso/linux/arch",
            "class": "arch"
        },
        {
            "dir": "/iso/linux/arch/steamos",
            "class": "steamos"
        },
        {
            "parent": "/iso/linux/arch/steamos",
            "class": "steamos"
        },
        {
            "dir": "/ios/tools",
            "class": "driver"
        },
        {
            "parent": "/iso/tools",
            "class": "driver"
        }
    ]

Below is a sample of my file structure, with what I would expect the result to be based on settings above and what Ventoy is actually doing...

FILE STRUCTURE                          EXPECTED    ACTUAL
iso                                     none        none
├── linux                               linux       linux
│   ├── arch                            arch        arch
│   │   ├── steamos                     steamos     steamos
│   │   │   ├── holoiso                 steamos     none
│   │   │   │   └── holoiso.iso         steamos     none
│   │   │   └── winesapos               steamos     none
│   │   │       └── winesapos.iso       steamos     none
│   │   └── endeavoros                  arch        none
│   │       └── endeavoros.iso          arch        none
│   └── ubuntu                          linux       none
│       └── ubuntu.iso                  linux       none
├── tools                               driver      driver
│   ├── memtest86.iso                   driver      driver
│   ├── gparted.iso                     driver      driver
│   └── somethingelse.iso               driver      driver
└── windows                             windows     windows
    ├── win7                            windows     none
    │   └── win7.iso                    windows     none
    ├── win10                           windows     none
    │   └── win10.iso                   windows     none
    └── win11                           windows     none
        └── win11.iso                   windows     none

I really don't want to have to go through and assign a menu class plugin entry of "dir" and "parent" for every directory in my structure...

[ventoy]

Yes. For menu class plugin, parent is used only for files that are in the directory. Not including files in its sub-directories and also not include any directory. The description in the document page was inaccurate, I have fixed it.

That's for simple code implement. With VentoyPlugson, you just need to click the mouse a few more times, not so inconvenient.

[rkr87]

It's very inconvenient when I have over 50 directories in my overall structure which I could apply relevant icons to in as few as 10 entries in the JSON file if the PARENT key worked as expected. I'm going to need at least 100 entries to achieve the same result the way it currently works,

Not to mention the faff I'd have to go through if I wanted to change my folder structure at any point.