Add ability to reverse the sort order in explorer

src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/explorerService.ts

@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ export class ExplorerService implements IExplorerService {
 		return {
 			sortOrder: this.config.sortOrder,
 			lexicographicOptions: this.config.sortOrderLexicographicOptions,
+			reverse: this.config.sortOrderReverse,
 		};
 	}
 
@@ -521,6 +522,11 @@ export class ExplorerService implements IExplorerService {
 		if (this.config.sortOrderLexicographicOptions !== configLexicographicOptions) {
 			shouldRefresh = shouldRefresh || this.config.sortOrderLexicographicOptions !== undefined;
 		}
+		const sortOrderReverse = configuration?.explorer?.sortOrderReverse || false;
+
+		if (this.config.sortOrderReverse !== sortOrderReverse) {
+			shouldRefresh = shouldRefresh || this.config.sortOrderReverse !== undefined;
+		}
 
 		this.config = configuration.explorer;
 

src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/files.contribution.ts

@@ -533,6 +533,11 @@ configurationRegistry.registerConfiguration({
 			],
 			'description': nls.localize('sortOrderLexicographicOptions', "Controls the lexicographic sorting of file and folder names in the Explorer.")
 		},
+		'explorer.sortOrderReverse': {
+			'type': 'boolean',
+			'description': nls.localize('sortOrderReverse', "Controls whether the file and folder sort order, should be reversed."),
+			'default': false,
+		},
 		'explorer.decorations.colors': {
 			type: 'boolean',
 			description: nls.localize('explorer.decorations.colors', "Controls whether file decorations should use colors."),

src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/views/explorerViewer.ts

@@ -880,6 +880,10 @@ export class FileSorter implements ITreeSorter<ExplorerItem> {
 
 		const sortOrder = this.explorerService.sortOrderConfiguration.sortOrder;
 		const lexicographicOptions = this.explorerService.sortOrderConfiguration.lexicographicOptions;
+		const reverse = this.explorerService.sortOrderConfiguration.reverse;
+		if (reverse) {
+			[statA, statB] = [statB, statA];
+		}
 
 		let compareFileNames;
 		let compareFileExtensions;

src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/common/files.ts

@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ export interface IFilesConfiguration extends PlatformIFilesConfiguration, IWorkb
 		expandSingleFolderWorkspaces: boolean;
 		sortOrder: SortOrder;
 		sortOrderLexicographicOptions: LexicographicOptions;
+		sortOrderReverse: boolean;
 		decorations: {
 			colors: boolean;
 			badges: boolean;
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ export const enum LexicographicOptions {
 export interface ISortOrderConfiguration {
 	sortOrder: SortOrder;
 	lexicographicOptions: LexicographicOptions;
+	reverse: boolean;
 }
 
 export class TextFileContentProvider extends Disposable implements ITextModelContentProvider {