From b3a67c988f9d28a009086952d46fc8c977ad028c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ben Brandt <benjamin.j.brandt@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 11:31:37 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] markdown_preview: Implement reload (#56016)

If you implement can_save, you need to also support reload. Fix a bug
introduced in #53236

Self-Review Checklist:

- [x] I've reviewed my own diff for quality, security, and reliability
- [x] Unsafe blocks (if any) have justifying comments
- [x] The content is consistent with the [UI/UX
checklist](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#uiux-checklist)
- [x] Tests cover the new/changed behavior
- [x] Performance impact has been considered and is acceptable

Release Notes:

- Fixed missing reload implementation for markdown preview.
---
 .../src/markdown_preview_view.rs              | 96 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 96 insertions(+)

diff --git a/crates/markdown_preview/src/markdown_preview_view.rs b/crates/markdown_preview/src/markdown_preview_view.rs
index 76b46a520d539178f514dd36b9708373cddc0bc4..333a1b2a2b3ceadf3ef4d3fd1e99738b3a172ea8 100644
--- a/crates/markdown_preview/src/markdown_preview_view.rs
+++ b/crates/markdown_preview/src/markdown_preview_view.rs
@@ -975,6 +975,16 @@ impl Item for MarkdownPreviewView {
             .unwrap_or_else(|| Task::ready(Ok(())))
     }
 
+    fn reload(
+        &mut self,
+        _project: Entity<Project>,
+        _window: &mut Window,
+        _cx: &mut Context<Self>,
+    ) -> Task<Result<()>> {
+        // The preview is not the owner of the source editor's buffer, so force-closing it should not discard editor changes.
+        Task::ready(Ok(()))
+    }
+
     fn to_item_events(_event: &Self::Event, _f: &mut dyn FnMut(workspace::item::ItemEvent)) {}
 
     fn buffer_kind(&self, _cx: &App) -> ItemBufferKind {
@@ -1354,6 +1364,92 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[gpui::test]
+    async fn force_closing_preview_preserves_source_editor_changes(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
+        let app_state = init_test(cx);
+        app_state
+            .fs
+            .as_fake()
+            .insert_tree(
+                path!("/dir"),
+                json!({
+                    "todo.md": "- [ ] Finish work\n"
+                }),
+            )
+            .await;
+
+        cx.update(|cx| {
+            open_paths(
+                &[PathBuf::from(path!("/dir/todo.md"))],
+                app_state.clone(),
+                workspace::OpenOptions::default(),
+                cx,
+            )
+        })
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+        let multi_workspace = cx.update(|cx| cx.windows()[0].downcast::<MultiWorkspace>().unwrap());
+        let (preview, editor) = multi_workspace
+            .update(cx, |multi_workspace, window, cx| {
+                let workspace = multi_workspace.workspace().clone();
+                let editor: Entity<Editor> = workspace
+                    .read(cx)
+                    .active_item(cx)
+                    .and_then(|item| item.act_as::<Editor>(cx))
+                    .unwrap();
+
+                let preview = workspace.update(cx, |workspace, cx| {
+                    let preview = MarkdownPreviewView::create_markdown_view(
+                        workspace,
+                        editor.clone(),
+                        window,
+                        cx,
+                    );
+                    workspace.active_pane().update(cx, |pane, cx| {
+                        pane.add_item(Box::new(preview.clone()), true, true, None, window, cx)
+                    });
+                    preview
+                });
+
+                (preview, editor)
+            })
+            .unwrap();
+        cx.run_until_parked();
+
+        multi_workspace
+            .update(cx, |_, window, cx| {
+                let view_handle = preview.downgrade();
+                assert!(preview.read(cx).focus_handle.contains_focused(window, cx));
+                MarkdownPreviewView::apply_checkbox_toggle_to_editor(&editor, 2..5, true, cx);
+                MarkdownPreviewView::refresh_preview(view_handle, window, cx);
+            })
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            editor.read_with(cx, |editor, cx| editor.buffer().read(cx).read(cx).text()),
+            "- [x] Finish work\n"
+        );
+
+        let close_task = multi_workspace
+            .update(cx, |multi_workspace, window, cx| {
+                multi_workspace.workspace().update(cx, |workspace, cx| {
+                    workspace.active_pane().update(cx, |pane, cx| {
+                        pane.close_item_by_id(preview.entity_id(), SaveIntent::Skip, window, cx)
+                    })
+                })
+            })
+            .unwrap();
+
+        close_task.await.unwrap();
+        cx.run_until_parked();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            editor.read_with(cx, |editor, cx| editor.buffer().read(cx).read(cx).text()),
+            "- [x] Finish work\n"
+        );
+    }
+
     fn init_test(cx: &mut TestAppContext) -> Arc<AppState> {
         cx.update(|cx| {
             let state = AppState::test(cx);