FileBrowser resolves symlinks unexpectedly

[kmdalton]

The problem is that the FileBrowser resolves symlinks when you enter them.

Expected Behavior

If you click back (..) after entering a symlinked directory, the FileBrowser should send you back to the previous directory.

Current Behavior

If you click back (..) after entering a symlinked directory, the FileBrowser component will send you to the absolute parent of the symlink rather than the directory from which you entered it.

Steps to Reproduce the Problem

1. Set up paths

   mkdir workingdir symlinkdir
   cd workingdir
   ln -s ../symlinkdir
   

2. open a new jupyter notebook from workingdir

3. paste the following into a cell and run it

   from solara.components import FileBrowser
   
   fb = FileBrowser()
   fbw = FileBrowser.widget()
   fbw
   

   

4. Double click on "symlinkdir"

   

5. Double click on ".."

   

You end up in the directory above "workingdir" whereas I'd expect to end up inside "workingdir".

[kmdalton]

I put in a draft PR (#1134) for this issue.