Method cmd_drop

aider/commands.py:902–955

Remove files from the chat session to free up context space

(self, args="")

        return all_files

    def cmd_drop(self, args=""):
        "Remove files from the chat session to free up context space"

        if not args.strip():
            if self.original_read_only_fnames:
                self.io.tool_output(
                    "Dropping all files from the chat session except originally read-only files."
                )
            else:
                self.io.tool_output("Dropping all files from the chat session.")
            self._drop_all_files()
            return

        filenames = parse_quoted_filenames(args)
        for word in filenames:
            # Expand tilde in the path
            expanded_word = os.path.expanduser(word)

            # Handle read-only files with substring matching and samefile check
            read_only_matched = []
            for f in self.coder.abs_read_only_fnames:
                if expanded_word in f:
                    read_only_matched.append(f)
                    continue

                # Try samefile comparison for relative paths
                try:
                    abs_word = os.path.abspath(expanded_word)
                    if os.path.samefile(abs_word, f):
                        read_only_matched.append(f)
                except (FileNotFoundError, OSError):
                    continue

            for matched_file in read_only_matched:
                self.coder.abs_read_only_fnames.remove(matched_file)
                self.io.tool_output(f"Removed read-only file {matched_file} from the chat")

            # For editable files, use glob if word contains glob chars, otherwise use substring
            if any(c in expanded_word for c in "*?[]"):
                matched_files = self.glob_filtered_to_repo(expanded_word)
            else:
                # Use substring matching like we do for read-only files
                matched_files = [
                    self.coder.get_rel_fname(f) for f in self.coder.abs_fnames if expanded_word in f
                ]

            if not matched_files:
                matched_files.append(expanded_word)

            for matched_file in matched_files:
                abs_fname = self.coder.abs_root_path(matched_file)
                if abs_fname in self.coder.abs_fnames:
                    self.coder.abs_fnames.remove(abs_fname)
                    self.io.tool_output(f"Removed {matched_file} from the chat")

    def cmd_git(self, args):
        "Run a git command (output excluded from chat)"