Implement hover pre-load in repository file tree browser (improves perceived performance)

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Summary

This is part of a bigger effort to implement a file tree browser (FTB) in the repository.

As part of this issue we should implement the hover load directive in the FTB, ensuring the directory/blob is pre-loaded before users click on it.

Notes

We already use this directive on the repository file tree row, we can use the same implementation for the repository FTB.

Edited Aug 28, 2025 by 🤖 GitLab Bot 🤖
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