Merge pull request #1643 from github/fixes/1624-hide-diff-view-side-when-empty

Hide difference viewer sides when empty

Author: jcansdale

src/GitHub.App/Services/PullRequestEditorService.cs

@@ -187,6 +187,17 @@ await pullRequestService.ExtractToTempFile(
 
                 var diffViewer = GetDiffViewer(frame);
 
+                if (diffViewer.LeftView.TextBuffer.CurrentSnapshot.GetText() == string.Empty)
+                {
+                    // Don't show LeftView when empty.
+                    diffViewer.ViewMode = DifferenceViewMode.RightViewOnly;
+                }
+                else if (diffViewer.RightView.TextBuffer.CurrentSnapshot.GetText() == string.Empty)
+                {
+                    // Don't show RightView when empty.
+                    diffViewer.ViewMode = DifferenceViewMode.LeftViewOnly;
+                }
+
                 AddBufferTag(diffViewer.LeftView.TextBuffer, session, leftPath, mergeBase, DiffSide.Left);
 
                 if (!workingDirectory)