Retrieve does not work correctly with multi-root metadata

[pkozuchowski]

Summary

When metadata is organized into packages, for example like this:
force-app/commons/classes/classX.cls
force-app/main/default/classes/classY.cls

When I right click and retrieve on classX, the file is not refreshed. Instead new file is created in
force-app/main/default/classes/classX.cls

Steps To Reproduce:

The project should be setup against sandbox, not scratch org.

1. Create folder structure as mentioned above
   Some classes are in force-app/commons/classes
   The rest is in /main/default/classes

2. Right Click and Retrieve on class in /commons/classes

3. Notice that new file is created in default package.

Expected result

Existing class should be refreshed with retrieved metadata.

Actual result

New file is created in default package.

VS Code Version:
1.40.1

SFDX CLI Version:
7.32.0

OS and version:
Windows 10.0.18362

[lcampos]

Hi @AMOREK thanks for opening this issue. We will be addressing this limitation soon and you will see it being added to our roadmap.

The current source:retrieve behavior is limited by the configuration provided on the project's sfdx-project.json file where the command will always retrieve to the path set to being the default in packageDirectories. We will be enhancing the cli commands in order to address this limitation and be able to override that configuration.

cc @ntotten