File nesting rules

Last modified: 08 May 2024

Project tool window | | File Nesting

You can configure the presentation of files with the same names but different suffixes.

Such bunches of files may appear in framework-specific projects, for example, if you use Angular.

Also consider compilation of TypeScript into JavaScript with source maps generated:

A typescript file leftpad.ts with a compiled JavaScript file leftpad.js and a generated source map file leftpad.js.map shown at the same level

WebStorm can present such file bunches as plain structures or show parent files as folders (nests) with their child files inside.

Nesting rules off

Configure file nesting

  1. In the Project tool window (), click and select File Nesting.

    A dialog opens in which you can configure file nesting rules.

  2. Enable the Show files with the same names as nested option to recognize child files based on the patterns from the list and display them grouped under the corresponding parents.

    Otherwise, WebStorm shows parents and children at the same level.

  3. Configure nesting rules. You can edit predefined rules or specify new ones: click the Add button and specify suffixes of parent and child files.

  4. Click OK.

note

Nesting rules apply only to the files with the same names within the same directory.

If the names of two files match a pattern but the files are stored in different directories, WebStorm does not visually "move" any of them.