Closes #1505: open folder history on root folders

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) and this p
 ### Added
 
 - Adds the ability to filter comparisons to show only either the left-side or right-side file differences
+- Adds the _Open Folder History_ command to root folders — closes [#1505](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/issues/1505)
 
 ### Changed
 

package.json

@@ -6824,7 +6824,7 @@
 				},
 				{
 					"command": "gitlens.openFolderHistory",
-					"when": "!explorerResourceIsRoot && explorerResourceIsFolder && gitlens:enabled && config.gitlens.menus.explorer.history",
+					"when": "explorerResourceIsFolder && gitlens:enabled && config.gitlens.menus.explorer.history",
 					"group": "4_timeline@2"
 				},
 				{

src/views/nodes/fileHistoryNode.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+import * as paths from 'path';
 import { Disposable, TreeItem, TreeItemCollapsibleState, window } from 'vscode';
 import { LoadMoreNode, MessageNode } from './common';
 import { CommitNode } from './commitNode';
@@ -146,6 +147,15 @@ export class FileHistoryNode extends SubscribeableViewNode impl
 	}
 
 	get label() {
+		// Check if this is a base folder
+		if (this.uri.fileName === '') {
+			return `${paths.basename(this.uri.fsPath)}${
+				this.uri.sha
+					? ` ${this.uri.sha === GitRevision.deletedOrMissing ? this.uri.shortSha : `(${this.uri.shortSha})`}`
+					: ''
+			}`;
+		}
+
 		return `${this.uri.fileName}${
 			this.uri.sha
 				? ` ${this.uri.sha === GitRevision.deletedOrMissing ? this.uri.shortSha : `(${this.uri.shortSha})`}`