From 3c55ed876b64470d1ede9c0f6944cb3d9fbc0aa8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: CJ van den Berg <cj@vdbonline.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2025 14:12:53 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] refactor: allow mocking of root module functions for easier
 unittesting

---
 build.zig                                     |  24 ++++
 src/LSP.zig                                   |   2 +-
 src/Project.zig                               |   2 +-
 src/file_link.zig                             |   2 +-
 src/file_type_config.zig                      |   2 +-
 src/keybind/keybind.zig                       |   2 +-
 src/main.zig                                  |   6 +-
 src/project_manager.zig                       |   2 +-
 src/renderer/vaxis/std/debug.zig              |   2 +-
 src/soft_root.zig                             | 132 ++++++++++++++++++
 src/tui/editor.zig                            |   2 +-
 src/tui/editor_gutter.zig                     |   2 +-
 src/tui/filelist_view.zig                     |   2 +-
 src/tui/home.zig                              |   2 +-
 src/tui/mainview.zig                          |   2 +-
 src/tui/mode/mini/buffer.zig                  |   2 +-
 src/tui/mode/mini/file_browser.zig            |   2 +-
 src/tui/mode/mini/open_file.zig               |   2 +-
 src/tui/mode/mini/save_as.zig                 |   2 +-
 src/tui/mode/overlay/buffer_palette.zig       |   2 +-
 src/tui/mode/overlay/command_palette.zig      |   2 +-
 src/tui/mode/overlay/completion_palette.zig   |   2 +-
 .../overlay/list_all_commands_palette.zig     |   2 +-
 src/tui/mode/overlay/open_recent.zig          |   2 +-
 src/tui/status/filestate.zig                  |   2 +-
 src/tui/status/tabs.zig                       |   2 +-
 src/tui/tui.zig                               |   7 +-
 src/win32/gui.zig                             |   2 +-
 28 files changed, 187 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 src/soft_root.zig

diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 520f62f..c9caca8 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -338,6 +338,11 @@ pub fn build_exe(
         .root_source_file = b.path("help.md"),
     });
 
+    const soft_root_mod = b.createModule(.{
+        .root_source_file = b.path("src/soft_root.zig"),
+        .imports = &.{},
+    });
+
     const config_mod = b.createModule(.{
         .root_source_file = b.path("src/config.zig"),
         .imports = &.{
@@ -352,9 +357,18 @@ pub fn build_exe(
         },
     });
 
+    const file_link_mod = b.createModule(.{
+        .root_source_file = b.path("src/file_link.zig"),
+        .imports = &.{
+            .{ .name = "soft_root", .module = soft_root_mod },
+            .{ .name = "thespian", .module = thespian_mod },
+        },
+    });
+
     const file_type_config_mod = b.createModule(.{
         .root_source_file = b.path("src/file_type_config.zig"),
         .imports = &.{
+            .{ .name = "soft_root", .module = soft_root_mod },
             .{ .name = "syntax", .module = syntax_mod },
         },
     });
@@ -470,6 +484,7 @@ pub fn build_exe(
     const keybind_mod = b.createModule(.{
         .root_source_file = b.path("src/keybind/keybind.zig"),
         .imports = &.{
+            .{ .name = "soft_root", .module = soft_root_mod },
             .{ .name = "cbor", .module = cbor_mod },
             .{ .name = "command", .module = command_mod },
             .{ .name = "EventHandler", .module = EventHandler_mod },
@@ -538,6 +553,7 @@ pub fn build_exe(
     const project_manager_mod = b.createModule(.{
         .root_source_file = b.path("src/project_manager.zig"),
         .imports = &.{
+            .{ .name = "soft_root", .module = soft_root_mod },
             .{ .name = "log", .module = log_mod },
             .{ .name = "cbor", .module = cbor_mod },
             .{ .name = "thespian", .module = thespian_mod },
@@ -570,6 +586,8 @@ pub fn build_exe(
     const tui_mod = b.createModule(.{
         .root_source_file = b.path("src/tui/tui.zig"),
         .imports = &.{
+            .{ .name = "soft_root", .module = soft_root_mod },
+            .{ .name = "file_link", .module = file_link_mod },
             .{ .name = "renderer", .module = renderer_mod },
             .{ .name = "input", .module = input_mod },
             .{ .name = "thespian", .module = thespian_mod },
@@ -623,6 +641,8 @@ pub fn build_exe(
     }
     if (pie) |value| exe.pie = value;
     exe.root_module.addImport("build_options", options_mod);
+    exe.root_module.addImport("soft_root", soft_root_mod);
+    exe.root_module.addImport("file_link", file_link_mod);
     exe.root_module.addImport("flags", flags_dep.module("flags"));
     exe.root_module.addImport("cbor", cbor_mod);
     exe.root_module.addImport("config", config_mod);
@@ -670,6 +690,8 @@ pub fn build_exe(
     });
 
     check_exe.root_module.addImport("build_options", options_mod);
+    check_exe.root_module.addImport("file_link", file_link_mod);
+    check_exe.root_module.addImport("soft_root", soft_root_mod);
     check_exe.root_module.addImport("flags", flags_dep.module("flags"));
     check_exe.root_module.addImport("cbor", cbor_mod);
     check_exe.root_module.addImport("config", config_mod);
@@ -701,6 +723,8 @@ pub fn build_exe(
 
     tests.pie = pie;
     tests.root_module.addImport("build_options", options_mod);
+    tests.root_module.addImport("soft_root", soft_root_mod);
+    tests.root_module.addImport("file_link", file_link_mod);
     tests.root_module.addImport("log", log_mod);
     tests.root_module.addImport("Buffer", Buffer_mod);
     tests.root_module.addImport("color", color_mod);
diff --git a/src/LSP.zig b/src/LSP.zig
index b2d295b..2501149 100644
--- a/src/LSP.zig
+++ b/src/LSP.zig
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const tp = @import("thespian");
 const cbor = @import("cbor");
-const root = @import("root");
+const root = @import("soft_root").root;
 const tracy = @import("tracy");
 
 allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
diff --git a/src/Project.zig b/src/Project.zig
index 59c2f1b..5a6f298 100644
--- a/src/Project.zig
+++ b/src/Project.zig
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const std = @import("std");
 const tp = @import("thespian");
 const cbor = @import("cbor");
 const log = @import("log");
-const root = @import("root");
+const root = @import("soft_root").root;
 const dizzy = @import("dizzy");
 const Buffer = @import("Buffer");
 const fuzzig = @import("fuzzig");
diff --git a/src/file_link.zig b/src/file_link.zig
index cc3b817..bde12b1 100644
--- a/src/file_link.zig
+++ b/src/file_link.zig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const tp = @import("thespian");
-const root = @import("root");
+const root = @import("soft_root").root;
 
 pub const Dest = union(enum) {
     file: FileDest,
diff --git a/src/file_type_config.zig b/src/file_type_config.zig
index 9a2846c..a444d04 100644
--- a/src/file_type_config.zig
+++ b/src/file_type_config.zig
@@ -246,4 +246,4 @@ fn vec(comptime args: anytype) []const []const u8 {
 
 const syntax = @import("syntax");
 const std = @import("std");
-const root = @import("root");
+const root = @import("soft_root").root;
diff --git a/src/keybind/keybind.zig b/src/keybind/keybind.zig
index 91253c7..92f8a3f 100644
--- a/src/keybind/keybind.zig
+++ b/src/keybind/keybind.zig
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const tp = @import("thespian");
 const cbor = @import("cbor");
 const builtin = @import("builtin");
 const log = @import("log");
-const root = @import("root");
+const root = @import("soft_root").root;
 
 const input = @import("input");
 const command = @import("command");
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 98e74f6..7b19189 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const bin_path = @import("bin_path");
 const sep = std.fs.path.sep;
 
 const list_languages = @import("list_languages.zig");
-pub const file_link = @import("file_link.zig");
+const file_link = @import("file_link");
 
 const c = @cImport({
     @cInclude("locale.h");
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ const log = @import("log");
 pub const version = @embedFile("version");
 pub const version_info = @embedFile("version_info");
 
-pub var max_diff_lines: usize = 50000;
-pub var max_syntax_lines: usize = 50000;
+pub const max_diff_lines: usize = 50000;
+pub const max_syntax_lines: usize = 50000;
 
 pub const application_name = "flow";
 pub const application_title = "Flow Control";
diff --git a/src/project_manager.zig b/src/project_manager.zig
index 1f15b1a..f404362 100644
--- a/src/project_manager.zig
+++ b/src/project_manager.zig
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const cbor = @import("cbor");
 const log = @import("log");
 const tracy = @import("tracy");
 const file_type_config = @import("file_type_config");
-const root = @import("root");
+const root = @import("soft_root").root;
 const Buffer = @import("Buffer");
 const builtin = @import("builtin");
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/vaxis/std/debug.zig b/src/renderer/vaxis/std/debug.zig
index 63d96af..34151fe 100644
--- a/src/renderer/vaxis/std/debug.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/vaxis/std/debug.zig
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const io = std.io;
 const posix = std.posix;
 const fs = std.fs;
 const testing = std.testing;
-const root = @import("root");
+const root = @import("soft_root").root;
 const File = std.fs.File;
 const windows = std.os.windows;
 const native_arch = builtin.cpu.arch;
diff --git a/src/soft_root.zig b/src/soft_root.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b19caae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/soft_root.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+pub const hard_root = @import("root");
+
+pub const root = struct {
+    pub const version = if (@hasDecl(hard_root, "version")) hard_root.version else dummy.version;
+    pub const version_info = if (@hasDecl(hard_root, "version_info")) hard_root.version_info else dummy.version_info;
+    pub const application_name = if (@hasDecl(hard_root, "application_name")) hard_root.application_name else dummy.application_name;
+    pub const application_title = if (@hasDecl(hard_root, "application_title")) hard_root.application_title else dummy.application_title;
+    pub const application_subtext = if (@hasDecl(hard_root, "application_subtext")) hard_root.application_subtext else dummy.application_subtext;
+
+    pub const get_state_dir = if (@hasDecl(hard_root, "get_state_dir")) hard_root.get_state_dir else dummy.get_state_dir;
+    pub const get_config_dir = if (@hasDecl(hard_root, "get_config_dir")) hard_root.get_config_dir else dummy.get_config_dir;
+    pub const write_config_to_writer = if (@hasDecl(hard_root, "write_config_to_writer")) hard_root.write_config_to_writer else dummy.write_config_to_writer;
+    pub const parse_text_config_file = if (@hasDecl(hard_root, "parse_text_config_file")) hard_root.parse_text_config_file else dummy.parse_text_config_file;
+    pub const list_keybind_namespaces = if (@hasDecl(hard_root, "list_keybind_namespaces")) hard_root.list_keybind_namespaces else dummy.list_keybind_namespaces;
+    pub const read_keybind_namespace = if (@hasDecl(hard_root, "read_keybind_namespace")) hard_root.read_keybind_namespace else dummy.read_keybind_namespace;
+    pub const write_keybind_namespace = if (@hasDecl(hard_root, "write_keybind_namespace")) hard_root.write_keybind_namespace else dummy.write_keybind_namespace;
+    pub const get_keybind_namespace_file_name = if (@hasDecl(hard_root, "get_keybind_namespace_file_name")) hard_root.get_keybind_namespace_file_name else dummy.get_keybind_namespace_file_name;
+
+    pub const ConfigDirError = if (@hasDecl(hard_root, "ConfigDirError")) hard_root.ConfigDirError else dummy.ConfigDirError;
+    pub const ConfigWriteError = if (@hasDecl(hard_root, "ConfigWriteError")) hard_root.ConfigWriteError else dummy.ConfigWriteError;
+
+    pub const free_config = if (@hasDecl(hard_root, "free_config")) hard_root.free_config else dummy.free_config;
+    pub const read_config = if (@hasDecl(hard_root, "read_config")) hard_root.read_config else dummy.read_config;
+    pub const write_config = if (@hasDecl(hard_root, "write_config")) hard_root.write_config else dummy.write_config;
+    pub const exists_config = if (@hasDecl(hard_root, "exists_config")) hard_root.exists_config else dummy.exists_config;
+    pub const get_config_file_name = if (@hasDecl(hard_root, "get_config_file_name")) hard_root.get_config_file_name else dummy.get_config_file_name;
+    pub const get_restore_file_name = if (@hasDecl(hard_root, "get_restore_file_name")) hard_root.get_restore_file_name else dummy.get_restore_file_name;
+
+    pub const read_theme = if (@hasDecl(hard_root, "read_theme")) hard_root.read_theme else dummy.read_theme;
+    pub const write_theme = if (@hasDecl(hard_root, "write_theme")) hard_root.write_theme else dummy.write_theme;
+    pub const get_theme_file_name = if (@hasDecl(hard_root, "get_theme_file_name")) hard_root.get_theme_file_name else dummy.get_theme_file_name;
+
+    pub const exit = if (@hasDecl(hard_root, "exit")) hard_root.exit else dummy.exit;
+    pub const print_exit_status = if (@hasDecl(hard_root, "print_exit_status")) hard_root.print_exit_status else dummy.print_exit_status;
+
+    pub const is_directory = if (@hasDecl(hard_root, "is_directory")) hard_root.is_directory else dummy.is_directory;
+    pub const is_file = if (@hasDecl(hard_root, "is_file")) hard_root.is_file else dummy.is_file;
+
+    pub const shorten_path = if (@hasDecl(hard_root, "shorten_path")) hard_root.shorten_path else dummy.shorten_path;
+
+    pub const max_diff_lines = if (@hasDecl(hard_root, "max_diff_lines")) hard_root.max_diff_lines else dummy.max_diff_lines;
+    pub const max_syntax_lines = if (@hasDecl(hard_root, "max_syntax_lines")) hard_root.max_syntax_lines else dummy.max_syntax_lines;
+};
+
+const dummy = struct {
+    pub const version = "dummy-version";
+    pub const version_info = "dummy-version_info";
+    pub const application_name = "dummy-application_name";
+    pub const application_title = "dummy-application_title";
+    pub const application_subtext = "dummy-application_subtext";
+
+    pub const max_diff_lines: usize = 50000;
+    pub const max_syntax_lines: usize = 50000;
+
+    pub const ConfigDirError = error{};
+    pub const ConfigWriteError = error{};
+
+    pub fn get_state_dir() ![]const u8 {
+        @panic("dummy get_state_dir call");
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_config_dir() ConfigDirError![]const u8 {
+        @panic("dummy get_state_dir call");
+    }
+
+    pub fn write_config_to_writer(comptime T: type, _: T, _: *std.Io.Writer) std.Io.Writer.Error!void {
+        @panic("dummy write_config_to_writer call");
+    }
+    pub fn parse_text_config_file(T: type, _: std.mem.Allocator, _: *T, _: *[][]const u8, _: []const u8, _: []const u8) !void {
+        @panic("dummy parse_text_config_file call");
+    }
+    pub fn list_keybind_namespaces(_: std.mem.Allocator) ![]const []const u8 {
+        @panic("dummy list_keybind_namespaces call");
+    }
+    pub fn read_keybind_namespace(_: std.mem.Allocator, _: []const u8) ?[]const u8 {
+        @panic("dummy read_keybind_namespace call");
+    }
+    pub fn write_keybind_namespace(_: []const u8, _: []const u8) !void {
+        @panic("dummy write_keybind_namespace call");
+    }
+    pub fn get_keybind_namespace_file_name(_: []const u8) ![]const u8 {
+        @panic("dummy get_keybind_namespace_file_name call");
+    }
+
+    pub fn free_config(_: std.mem.Allocator, _: [][]const u8) void {
+        @panic("dummy free_config call");
+    }
+    pub fn read_config(T: type, _: std.mem.Allocator) struct { T, [][]const u8 } {
+        @panic("dummy read_config call");
+    }
+    pub fn write_config(_: anytype, _: std.mem.Allocator) (ConfigDirError || ConfigWriteError)!void {
+        @panic("dummy write_config call");
+    }
+    pub fn exists_config(_: type) bool {
+        @panic("dummy exists_config call");
+    }
+    pub fn get_config_file_name(_: type) ![]const u8 {
+        @panic("dummy get_config_file_name call");
+    }
+    pub fn get_restore_file_name() ![]const u8 {
+        @panic("dummy get_restore_file_name call");
+    }
+
+    pub fn read_theme(_: std.mem.Allocator, _: []const u8) ?[]const u8 {
+        @panic("dummy read_theme call");
+    }
+    pub fn write_theme(_: []const u8, _: []const u8) !void {
+        @panic("dummy write_theme call");
+    }
+    pub fn get_theme_file_name(_: []const u8) ![]const u8 {
+        @panic("dummy get_theme_file_name call");
+    }
+
+    pub fn exit(_: u8) noreturn {
+        @panic("dummy exit call");
+    }
+    pub fn print_exit_status(_: void, _: []const u8) void {
+        @panic("dummy print_exit_status call");
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_directory(_: []const u8) bool {
+        @panic("dummy is_directory call");
+    }
+    pub fn is_file(_: []const u8) bool {
+        @panic("dummy is_file call");
+    }
+
+    pub fn shorten_path(_: []u8, _: []const u8, _: *usize, _: usize) []const u8 {
+        @panic("dummy shorten_path call");
+    }
+};
diff --git a/src/tui/editor.zig b/src/tui/editor.zig
index 3b669e7..791b669 100644
--- a/src/tui/editor.zig
+++ b/src/tui/editor.zig
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const text_manip = @import("text_manip");
 const syntax = @import("syntax");
 const file_type_config = @import("file_type_config");
 const project_manager = @import("project_manager");
-const root_mod = @import("root");
+const root_mod = @import("soft_root").root;
 
 const Plane = @import("renderer").Plane;
 const Cell = @import("renderer").Cell;
diff --git a/src/tui/editor_gutter.zig b/src/tui/editor_gutter.zig
index 12d3c2e..3062d96 100644
--- a/src/tui/editor_gutter.zig
+++ b/src/tui/editor_gutter.zig
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const tp = @import("thespian");
 const tracy = @import("tracy");
 const diff = @import("diff");
 const cbor = @import("cbor");
-const root = @import("root");
+const root = @import("soft_root").root;
 
 const Plane = @import("renderer").Plane;
 const style = @import("renderer").style;
diff --git a/src/tui/filelist_view.zig b/src/tui/filelist_view.zig
index a886a0c..f0062f4 100644
--- a/src/tui/filelist_view.zig
+++ b/src/tui/filelist_view.zig
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const Allocator = @import("std").mem.Allocator;
 const Plane = @import("renderer").Plane;
 const tp = @import("thespian");
 const log = @import("log");
-const root = @import("root");
+const root = @import("soft_root").root;
 const command = @import("command");
 const EventHandler = @import("EventHandler");
 
diff --git a/src/tui/home.zig b/src/tui/home.zig
index bd9dd55..52529b6 100644
--- a/src/tui/home.zig
+++ b/src/tui/home.zig
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const cbor = @import("cbor");
 const builtin = @import("builtin");
 
 const Plane = @import("renderer").Plane;
-const root = @import("root");
+const root = @import("soft_root").root;
 
 const Widget = @import("Widget.zig");
 const Button = @import("Button.zig");
diff --git a/src/tui/mainview.zig b/src/tui/mainview.zig
index 040772d..6ea5bf6 100644
--- a/src/tui/mainview.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mainview.zig
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const tp = @import("thespian");
 const cbor = @import("cbor");
 const tracy = @import("tracy");
 const ripgrep = @import("ripgrep");
-const root = @import("root");
+const root = @import("soft_root").root;
 const location_history = @import("location_history");
 const project_manager = @import("project_manager");
 const log = @import("log");
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/mini/buffer.zig b/src/tui/mode/mini/buffer.zig
index 6ab16d1..66a2e1b 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/mini/buffer.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/mini/buffer.zig
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const std = @import("std");
 const tp = @import("thespian");
 const cbor = @import("cbor");
 const log = @import("log");
-const root = @import("root");
+const root = @import("soft_root").root;
 
 const input = @import("input");
 const keybind = @import("keybind");
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/mini/file_browser.zig b/src/tui/mode/mini/file_browser.zig
index e5c2e0d..d5a17f1 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/mini/file_browser.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/mini/file_browser.zig
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const tp = @import("thespian");
 const cbor = @import("cbor");
 const log = @import("log");
 const file_type_config = @import("file_type_config");
-const root = @import("root");
+const root = @import("soft_root").root;
 
 const input = @import("input");
 const keybind = @import("keybind");
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/mini/open_file.zig b/src/tui/mode/mini/open_file.zig
index 1bb7832..2cc4694 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/mini/open_file.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/mini/open_file.zig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const tp = @import("thespian");
-const root = @import("root");
+const root = @import("soft_root").root;
 const command = @import("command");
 const project_manager = @import("project_manager");
 
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/mini/save_as.zig b/src/tui/mode/mini/save_as.zig
index 926976b..4593699 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/mini/save_as.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/mini/save_as.zig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const tp = @import("thespian");
-const root = @import("root");
+const root = @import("soft_root").root;
 const command = @import("command");
 
 const tui = @import("../../tui.zig");
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/overlay/buffer_palette.zig b/src/tui/mode/overlay/buffer_palette.zig
index b660d99..f66abba 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/overlay/buffer_palette.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/overlay/buffer_palette.zig
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const cbor = @import("cbor");
 const tp = @import("thespian");
-const root = @import("root");
+const root = @import("soft_root").root;
 const command = @import("command");
 
 const tui = @import("../../tui.zig");
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/overlay/command_palette.zig b/src/tui/mode/overlay/command_palette.zig
index ebed686..4b107a0 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/overlay/command_palette.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/overlay/command_palette.zig
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const cbor = @import("cbor");
 const tp = @import("thespian");
-const root = @import("root");
+const root = @import("soft_root").root;
 const command = @import("command");
 
 const tui = @import("../../tui.zig");
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/overlay/completion_palette.zig b/src/tui/mode/overlay/completion_palette.zig
index 780f118..132df46 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/overlay/completion_palette.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/overlay/completion_palette.zig
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const cbor = @import("cbor");
 const tp = @import("thespian");
-const root = @import("root");
+const root = @import("soft_root").root;
 const command = @import("command");
 const Buffer = @import("Buffer");
 
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/overlay/list_all_commands_palette.zig b/src/tui/mode/overlay/list_all_commands_palette.zig
index d7c5a2b..bd19c27 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/overlay/list_all_commands_palette.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/overlay/list_all_commands_palette.zig
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const cbor = @import("cbor");
 const tp = @import("thespian");
-const root = @import("root");
+const root = @import("soft_root").root;
 const command = @import("command");
 
 const tui = @import("../../tui.zig");
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/overlay/open_recent.zig b/src/tui/mode/overlay/open_recent.zig
index b318e17..ba3409a 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/overlay/open_recent.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/overlay/open_recent.zig
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const tp = @import("thespian");
 const log = @import("log");
 const cbor = @import("cbor");
 const file_type_config = @import("file_type_config");
-const root = @import("root");
+const root = @import("soft_root").root;
 
 const Plane = @import("renderer").Plane;
 const input = @import("input");
diff --git a/src/tui/status/filestate.zig b/src/tui/status/filestate.zig
index 861b2b1..52ffb08 100644
--- a/src/tui/status/filestate.zig
+++ b/src/tui/status/filestate.zig
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const tp = @import("thespian");
 const tracy = @import("tracy");
 const config = @import("config");
 const Buffer = @import("Buffer");
-const root = @import("root");
+const root = @import("soft_root").root;
 const project_manager = @import("project_manager");
 
 const Plane = @import("renderer").Plane;
diff --git a/src/tui/status/tabs.zig b/src/tui/status/tabs.zig
index 54c98df..161bfa4 100644
--- a/src/tui/status/tabs.zig
+++ b/src/tui/status/tabs.zig
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const cbor = @import("cbor");
 const tp = @import("thespian");
-const root = @import("root");
+const root = @import("soft_root").root;
 
 const EventHandler = @import("EventHandler");
 const Plane = @import("renderer").Plane;
diff --git a/src/tui/tui.zig b/src/tui/tui.zig
index c584058..e8e5a8c 100644
--- a/src/tui/tui.zig
+++ b/src/tui/tui.zig
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ const tp = @import("thespian");
 const cbor = @import("cbor");
 const log = @import("log");
 const project_manager = @import("project_manager");
-const root = @import("root");
+const root = @import("soft_root").root;
 const tracy = @import("tracy");
 const builtin = @import("builtin");
+const file_link = @import("file_link");
 
 pub const renderer = @import("renderer");
 const command = @import("command");
@@ -1151,10 +1152,10 @@ const cmds = struct {
     pub fn open_file(self: *Self, ctx: Ctx) Result {
         if (get_active_selection(self.allocator)) |text| {
             defer self.allocator.free(text);
-            const link = try root.file_link.parse(text);
+            const link = try file_link.parse(text);
             switch (link) {
                 .file => |file| if (file.exists)
-                    return root.file_link.navigate(tp.self_pid(), &link),
+                    return file_link.navigate(tp.self_pid(), &link),
                 else => {},
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/win32/gui.zig b/src/win32/gui.zig
index ac9a7b2..f6c0bd8 100644
--- a/src/win32/gui.zig
+++ b/src/win32/gui.zig
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const tracy = @import("tracy");
 const build_options = @import("build_options");
-const root = @import("root");
+const root = @import("soft_root").root;
 
 const ID_ICON_FLOW = 1;