From a20c017def12e8fee4bf13101bb95e3834ed76eb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: skodak <skodak>
Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 22:23:10 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] MDL-14589 /. files are not created anymore when browsing
 empty areas, yay!

---
 lib/file/file_browser.php | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/file/file_browser.php b/lib/file/file_browser.php
index 79f8fa1722..d3150efd81 100644
--- a/lib/file/file_browser.php
+++ b/lib/file/file_browser.php
@@ -74,9 +74,13 @@ class file_browser {
                     }
                     $urlbase = $CFG->wwwroot.'/draftfile.php';
                     if (!$storedfile = $fs->get_file($context->id, $filearea, $itemid, $filepath, $filename)) {
-                        return null;
+                        if ($filepath === '/' and $filename === '.') {
+                            $storedfile = new virtual_root_file($context->id, $filearea, $itemid);
+                        } else {
+                            // not found
+                            return null;
+                        }
                     }
-                    //something must create the top most directory
                     // TODO: localise
                     return new file_info_stored($this, $context, $storedfile, $urlbase, 'Draft file area', true, true, true);
                 }
-- 
2.39.5