#160 - compatibility with Obsidian 1.7.2

- the fileExplorer patchability check made smarter and version-dependent
- the plugin-integration-point support required by Obsidian 1.7.2 has been already incorporated in the plugin earlier on, for 1.6.0 Obsidian release

src/main.ts

@@ -178,17 +178,23 @@ export default class CustomSortPlugin
 
 	checkFileExplorerIsAvailableAndPatchable(logWarning: boolean = true): FileExplorerView | undefined {
 		let fileExplorerView: FileExplorerView | undefined = this.getFileExplorer()
-		if (fileExplorerView
+		if (fileExplorerView && typeof fileExplorerView.requestSort === 'function') {
-			&& typeof fileExplorerView.createFolderDom === 'function'
+			// The plugin integration points changed with Obsidian 1.6.0 hence the patchability-check should also be Obsidian version aware
-			&& typeof fileExplorerView.requestSort === 'function') {
+			if (requireApiVersion && requireApiVersion("1.6.0")) {
-			return fileExplorerView
+				if (typeof fileExplorerView.getSortedFolderItems === 'function') {
-		} else {
+					return fileExplorerView
-			// Various scenarios when File Explorer was turned off (e.g. by some other plugin)
+				}
-			if (logWarning) {
+			} else { // Obsidian versions prior to 1.6.0
-				this.logWarningFileExplorerNotAvailable()
+				if (typeof fileExplorerView.createFolderDom === 'function') {
+					return fileExplorerView
+				}
 			}
-			return undefined
 		}
+		// Various scenarios when File Explorer was turned off (e.g. by some other plugin)
+		if (logWarning) {
+			this.logWarningFileExplorerNotAvailable()
+		}
+		return undefined
 	}
 
 	logWarningFileExplorerNotAvailable() {

src/types/types.d.ts

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ declare module 'obsidian' {
 
 	export interface FileExplorerView extends View {
 		createFolderDom(folder: TFolder): FileExplorerFolder;
+		getSortedFolderItems(sortedFolder: TFolder): any[];
 
 		requestSort(): void;