Struggling to work with neo-tree

[exformation]

I want neo-tree to already be open when I open neovim. This nearly works but the neo-tree buffer doesn't quite load properly. I think it might not be closing properly.

return {
  'rmagatti/auto-session',
  config = function()
    vim.o.sessionoptions = 'blank,buffers,curdir,folds,help,tabpages,winsize,winpos,terminal,localoptions'
    -- vim.cmd [[autocmd VimLeavePre * windo Neotree close]]
    -- vim.cmd [[autocmd VimEnter * windo Neotree filesystem show]]
    require('auto-session').setup {
      auto_session_pre_save_cmds = { 'Neotree close' },
      -- auto_session_post_restore_cmds = { 'Neotree filesystem show' },
    }
  end,
}

With persistence I only have to show neo-tree after the session has been loaded. I don't need to close it.

return {
  'folke/persistence.nvim',
  opts = {
    options = { 'blank', 'buffers', 'curdir', 'folds', 'help', 'tabpages', 'winsize', 'winpos', 'terminal', 'localoptions' },
  },
  config = function()
    vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('VimEnter', {
      group = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup('restore_session', { clear = true }),
      callback = function()
        if vim.fn.getcwd() ~= vim.env.HOME then
          require('persistence').load()
          vim.cmd [[Neotree filesystem show]]
        end
      end,
      nested = true,
    })
    require('persistence').setup()
  end,
}

Any thoughts on how to get neo-tree to close properly, or to just be saved as part of the session properly?

[exformation]

Typos ... ended up with something like this

return {
  'rmagatti/auto-session',
  config = function()
    vim.o.sessionoptions = 'blank,buffers,curdir,folds,help,tabpages,winsize,winpos,terminal,localoptions'
    vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>p', require('auto-session.session-lens').search_session)
    require('auto-session').setup {
      pre_save_cmds = { 'Neotree close' },
      post_restore_cmds = { 'Neotree filesystem show' },
    }
  end,
}

[dank-foss]

this was helpful, thx