Invalid 'group' error after recent commits (#3170)
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Description
After updating to the latest nvim-tree.lua (commit dd2364f from 05/08/25 ), I started getting this error when opening the tree:
Error detected while processing BufEnter Autocommands for "*":
Error executing lua callback: .../nvim-tree/explorer/view.lua:111: Invalid 'group': 60
stack traceback:
[C]: in function 'nvim_create_autocmd'
.../nvim-tree/explorer/view.lua:111: in function 'create_autocmds'
.../nvim-tree/explorer/view.lua:225: in function 'create_buffer'
.../nvim-tree/explorer/view.lua:539: in function 'open_in_win'
.../nvim-tree/lib.lua:121: in function 'open'
.../nvim-tree/actions/root/change-dir.lua:92: in function 'f'
.../nvim-tree/actions/root/change-dir.lua:77: in function 'force_dirchange'
.../nvim-tree.lua:111: in function <.../nvim-tree.lua:98>
This did not happen before the recent refactor commits (`#3170` and `#3174`).
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### Steps to Reproduce
1. Install `nvim-tree` via `lazy.nvim`.
2. Use the following minimal config:
```lua
return {
"nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua",
commit = "a9156c0",
dependencies = { "DaikyXendo/nvim-material-icon" },
keys = {
{ "<leader>e", function() require('nvim-tree.api').tree.focus() end, desc = "Focus file explorer" },
{ "<C-b>", "<cmd>NvimTreeToggle<cr>", desc = "Toggle file explorer" },
},
config = function()
local tree_opened = false
require("nvim-tree").setup({
renderer = {
icons = {
webdev_colors = true,
},
group_empty = true,
},
sort_by = "case_sensitive",
view = {
width = 30,
side = "right"
},
filters = {
dotfiles = false,
-- custom = { ".git" },
},
update_focused_file = {
enable = true,
update_cwd = false,
update_root = false,
ignore_list = {},
},
on_attach = function(bufnr)
local api = require("nvim-tree.api")
if not tree_opened then
tree_opened = true
api.tree.change_root_to_node()
end
api.config.mappings.default_on_attach(bufnr)
-- Only overriding file opening behavior
vim.keymap.set('n', '<C-j>', function()
local node = api.tree.get_node_under_cursor()
if node.type == "file" then
local last_win = vim.fn.winnr('#')
if last_win > 0 and vim.api.nvim_win_is_valid(last_win) then
vim.cmd(last_win .. "wincmd w")
vim.cmd("edit " .. node.absolute_path)
else
api.node.open.edit()
end
end
end, { buffer = bufnr })
end,
})
end,
}
- Open Neovim under a folder and the error will show:
$ nvim some/folder/path
- Error appears.
Expected Behavior
The tree should open without any errors.
Actual Behavior
The error above appears immediately when the tree opens.
Environment
- **Neovim version: 0.11.2
- OS: macOS
- nvim-tree commit:
dd2364f(4 days ago) - Plugin manager: lazy.nvim
Additional Info
- Rolling back to commit
a9156c0(from 24/07/25) fixes the problem. - Seems related to augroup handling in the refactor commits
#3170and#3174.
### Neovim version
```text
NVIM v0.11.2
Build type: Release
LuaJIT 2.1.1748459687
Operating system and version
macOs Sequoia 15.4
Windows variant
No response
nvim-tree version
version was * and now using commit a9156c0 (the one that the problem do not exits)
Clean room replication
return {
"nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua",
commit = "a9156c0",
dependencies = { "DaikyXendo/nvim-material-icon" },
keys = {
{ "<leader>e", function() require('nvim-tree.api').tree.focus() end, desc = "Focus file explorer" },
{ "<C-b>", "<cmd>NvimTreeToggle<cr>", desc = "Toggle file explorer" },
},
config = function()
local tree_opened = false
require("nvim-tree").setup({
renderer = {
icons = {
webdev_colors = true,
},
group_empty = true,
},
sort_by = "case_sensitive",
view = {
width = 30,
side = "right"
},
filters = {
dotfiles = false,
-- custom = { ".git" },
},
update_focused_file = {
enable = true,
update_cwd = false,
update_root = false,
ignore_list = {},
},
on_attach = function(bufnr)
local api = require("nvim-tree.api")
if not tree_opened then
tree_opened = true
api.tree.change_root_to_node()
end
-- Use all default mappings
api.config.mappings.default_on_attach(bufnr)
-- Only override file opening behavior
vim.keymap.set('n', '<C-j>', function()
local node = api.tree.get_node_under_cursor()
if node.type == "file" then
local last_win = vim.fn.winnr('#')
if last_win > 0 and vim.api.nvim_win_is_valid(last_win) then
vim.cmd(last_win .. "wincmd w")
vim.cmd("edit " .. node.absolute_path)
else
api.node.open.edit()
end
end
end, { buffer = bufnr })
end,
})
end,
}Steps to reproduce
- nvim some/folder/path
Expected behavior
Before the update nvim-tree simply started as the single buffer and then I opened another file buffers and nvim stayed on it's position (right, my custom config)
Actual behavior
Error detected while processing BufEnter Autocommands for "*":
Error executing lua callback: .../nvim/lazy/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/view.lua:111: Invalid 'group': 60
stack traceback:
[C]: in function 'nvim_create_autocmd'
.../nvim/lazy/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/view.lua:111: in function 'create_autocmds'
.../nvim/lazy/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/view.lua:225: in function 'create_buffer'
.../nvim/lazy/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/view.lua:539: in function 'open_in_win'
...ocal/share/nvim/lazy/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/lib.lua:121: in function 'open'
.../nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/actions/root/change-dir.lua:92: in function 'f'
.../nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/actions/root/change-dir.lua:77: in function 'force_dirchange'
...o/.local/share/nvim/lazy/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree.lua:111: in function <...o/.local/share/nvim/lazy/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree.lua:98>
Thanks for letting me know and providing all these details.
Recent changes have been reverted. Please update to latest and advise whether the problem is resolved.
Thanks, got you.
Apologies, this issue shouldn't have been closed. It was auto-closed after the PR was merged.
Looking at #3182 now.
All the multi-instance view related changes have now been reverted: #3181
Thank you again for raising this and I'd be really grateful for your reports on any other such issues.