spacevim/bundle/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/actions/search-node.lua

local api = vim.api
local uv = vim.loop
local utils = require "nvim-tree.utils"
local core = require "nvim-tree.core"
local filters = require "nvim-tree.explorer.filters"
local find_file = require("nvim-tree.actions.find-file").fn

local M = {}

local function search(dir, input_path)
  local path, name, stat, handle, _

  if not dir then
    return
  end

  handle, _ = uv.fs_scandir(dir)
  if not handle then
    return
  end

  name, _ = uv.fs_scandir_next(handle)
  while name do
    path = dir .. "/" .. name

    stat, _ = uv.fs_stat(path)
    if not stat then
      break
    end

    if not filters.should_ignore(path) then
      if string.find(path, "/" .. input_path .. "$") then
        return path
      end

      if stat.type == "directory" then
        path = search(path, input_path)
        if path then
          return path
        end
      end
    end

    name, _ = uv.fs_scandir_next(handle)
  end
end

function M.fn()
  if not core.get_explorer() then
    return
  end

  -- temporarily set &path
  local bufnr = api.nvim_get_current_buf()
  local path_existed, path_opt = pcall(api.nvim_buf_get_option, bufnr, "path")
  api.nvim_buf_set_option(bufnr, "path", core.get_cwd() .. "/**")

  -- completes files/dirs under cwd
  local input_path = vim.fn.input("Search: ", "", "file_in_path")
  utils.clear_prompt()

  -- reset &path
  if path_existed then
    api.nvim_buf_set_option(bufnr, "path", path_opt)
  else
    api.nvim_buf_set_option(bufnr, "path", nil)
  end

  -- strip trailing slash
  input_path = string.gsub(input_path, "/$", "")

  -- search under cwd
  local found = search(core.get_cwd(), input_path)
  if found then
    find_file(found)
  end
end

return M