[BUG] Code indexer skips entire workspace when parent directory is hidden (e.g., “.root”)

[yavpungggi]

Problem (one or two sentences)

When a workspace is located under a hidden parent directory (e.g., C:\Users\….root\MyProject), the codebase indexer performs a full scan but indexes 0 files. Qdrant collection is created successfully, but no points are upserted. The Output panel remains empty or shows only “Indexed – File watcher started”.

Context (who is affected and when)

Users wanting to use Codebase Indexing AND having a workspace located under a parent directory that starts with a dot .

Reproduction steps

1. Place a workspace under a hidden parent folder (name starts with a dot), e.g.:

C:\Users<user>.root\MyProject

2. Open that folder in the Extension Development Host (or regular VS Code).
3. Enable Codebase Indexing and click “Start indexing”.
4. Observe Qdrant:

• A collection is created (name derived from workspace path hash).
• Points remain at 0.

5. Output panel (Roo Code) shows no scanning logs beyond watcher startup.

Expected result

Indexer should scan files within the workspace and upsert vectors. Qdrant collection should contain > 0 points for any files with supported extensions. Output panel should show “Scanning directory… Found X files” and progress logs.

Actual result

Collection created with 0 points. Output panel remains empty or only shows “Indexed — File watcher started”. No errors shown to the user.

Variations tried (optional)

No response

App Version

3.28.16

API Provider (optional)

None

Model Used (optional)

No response

Roo Code Task Links (optional)

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Relevant logs or errors (optional)

[yavpungggi]

Claiming

[roomote]

I'm exploring a potential fix for the codebase indexer skipping workspaces under hidden parent directories. I'll investigate the scanner logic and open a PR to share progress.

[roomote]

I've opened PR #8601 with a fix for this issue: #8601

The fix modifies the scanner to use relative paths instead of absolute paths when checking for ignored directories. This ensures that workspaces under hidden parent directories (like .root) are properly indexed while still filtering out hidden directories within the workspace itself.

The change is minimal and targeted - just one line changed to pass the relative path instead of the absolute path to the filtering function. All existing tests pass and the fix has been validated to work correctly.