Refreshing the project pane

You need to call VirtualFileManager.refresh() to refresh the virtual file system. This will cause the project view and all other parts of the IntelliJ IDEA model to refresh as well.

Works perfectly.  Here's how I'm using it.

VirtualFileManager.getInstance().asyncRefresh(new Runnable() {
    @Override
    public void run() {
        String newFilePath = "path/to/file";
        VirtualFile newFile = LocalFileSystem.getInstance().findFileByPath(newFilePath);
        if (newFile == null) {
            throw RuntimeException("Could not find newly created file!");
        } else {
            // Open the file in the editor.
            new OpenFileDescriptor(project, newFile).navigate(true);
        }
    }
});