2 files changed, 54 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/examples/panes/src/main.rs b/examples/panes/src/main.rs
index b34ce205..34206a2c 100644
--- a/examples/panes/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/panes/src/main.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ enum Message {
     Clock(panes::Pane, clock::Message),
     Stopwatch(panes::Pane, stopwatch::Message),
     Split(panes::Split),
+    Close,
 }
 
 impl Application for Launcher {
@@ -75,6 +76,11 @@ impl Application for Launcher {
                     self.panes.split(kind, &pane, state);
                 }
             }
+            Message::Close => {
+                if let Some(pane) = self.panes.focused_pane() {
+                    self.panes.close(&pane);
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         Command::none()
@@ -102,6 +108,7 @@ impl Application for Launcher {
                 .map(|_| Message::Split(panes::Split::Horizontal)),
             events::key_released(keyboard::KeyCode::V)
                 .map(|_| Message::Split(panes::Split::Vertical)),
+            events::key_released(keyboard::KeyCode::Q).map(|_| Message::Close),
             panes_subscriptions,
         ])
     }
diff --git a/native/src/widget/panes.rs b/native/src/widget/panes.rs
index 22fa2b5a..2ffb2226 100644
--- a/native/src/widget/panes.rs
+++ b/native/src/widget/panes.rs
@@ -199,6 +199,10 @@ impl<T> State<T> {
         )
     }
 
+    pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.panes.len()
+    }
+
     pub fn get_mut(&mut self, pane: &Pane) -> Option<&mut T> {
         self.panes.get_mut(pane)
     }
@@ -252,6 +256,15 @@ impl<T> State<T> {
 
         Some(new_pane)
     }
+
+    pub fn close(&mut self, pane: &Pane) -> Option<T> {
+        if let Some(sibling) = self.internal.layout.remove(pane) {
+            self.internal.focused_pane = Some(sibling);
+            self.panes.remove(pane)
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Hash)]
@@ -266,7 +279,7 @@ enum Node {
 }
 
 impl Node {
-    pub fn find(&mut self, pane: &Pane) -> Option<&mut Node> {
+    fn find(&mut self, pane: &Pane) -> Option<&mut Node> {
         match self {
             Node::Split { a, b, .. } => {
                 if let Some(node) = a.find(pane) {
@@ -285,7 +298,7 @@ impl Node {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn split(&mut self, kind: Split, new_pane: Pane) {
+    fn split(&mut self, kind: Split, new_pane: Pane) {
         *self = Node::Split {
             kind,
             ratio: 500_000,
@@ -294,6 +307,23 @@ impl Node {
         };
     }
 
+    fn remove(&mut self, pane: &Pane) -> Option<Pane> {
+        match self {
+            Node::Split { a, b, .. } => {
+                if a.pane() == Some(*pane) {
+                    *self = *b.clone();
+                    Some(self.first_pane())
+                } else if b.pane() == Some(*pane) {
+                    *self = *a.clone();
+                    Some(self.first_pane())
+                } else {
+                    a.remove(pane).or_else(|| b.remove(pane))
+                }
+            }
+            Node::Pane(_) => None,
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn regions(&self, size: Size) -> HashMap<Pane, Rectangle> {
         let mut regions = HashMap::new();
 
@@ -310,6 +340,20 @@ impl Node {
         regions
     }
 
+    fn pane(&self) -> Option<Pane> {
+        match self {
+            Node::Split { .. } => None,
+            Node::Pane(pane) => Some(*pane),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn first_pane(&self) -> Pane {
+        match self {
+            Node::Split { a, .. } => a.first_pane(),
+            Node::Pane(pane) => *pane,
+        }
+    }
+
     fn compute_regions(
         &self,
         current: &Rectangle,
@@ -330,7 +374,7 @@ impl Node {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Hash)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Hash, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum Split {
     Horizontal,
     Vertical,