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Add local file open support and improve URL handling

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Introduces a dialog to open local HTML files via Ctrl+O/Cmd+O, converting file paths to file:// URLs for navigation. Also improves input handling by stripping quotes and better detecting local file paths. Updates bookmarks and clears site history.
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Andrew Zambazos
2025-08-15 15:43:05 +12:00
parent 47834020b2
commit 4b2f70b53d
5 changed files with 84 additions and 10 deletions
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@@ -295,16 +295,43 @@ function updateTabMetadata(id, key, value) {
}
function navigate() {
const input = urlBox.value.trim();
const rawInput = urlBox.value.trim();
// Strip surrounding single or double quotes (common when copying paths)
let input = rawInput;
if ((input.startsWith('"') && input.endsWith('"')) || (input.startsWith("'") && input.endsWith("'"))) {
input = input.slice(1, -1);
}
// If we modified input (removed quotes), reflect it back in the UI for clarity
if (input !== rawInput) {
urlBox.value = input;
}
const tab = tabs.find(t => t.id === activeTabId);
if (!tab) return;
// decide if this is a search query or a URL/internal page
const hasProtocol = /^https?:\/\//i.test(input);
const isFileProtocol = /^file:\/\//i.test(input);
const looksLikeLocalPath = /^(?:[A-Za-z]:\\|\\\\|\/?)[^?]*\.(?:x?html?)$/i.test(input);
const isInternal = input.startsWith('browser://');
const isLikelyUrl = hasProtocol || input.includes('.');
let resolved;
if (!isInternal && !isLikelyUrl) {
if (isFileProtocol) {
resolved = input; // Electron will load file:// directly in <webview>
} else if (looksLikeLocalPath) {
// Convert Windows or *nix style path to file:// URL
let p = input;
// Expand backslashes
p = p.replace(/\\/g, '/');
// If it starts with a drive letter like C:/ ensure single leading slash
if (/^[A-Za-z]:\//.test(p)) {
resolved = 'file:///' + encodeURI(p);
} else if (p.startsWith('/')) {
resolved = 'file://' + encodeURI(p); // already absolute
} else {
// relative path relative to app root (renderer directory)
resolved = 'file://' + encodeURI(p); // fallback; treat as relative from working dir
}
} else if (!isInternal && !isLikelyUrl) {
resolved = `https://www.google.com/search?q=${encodeURIComponent(input)}`;
} else {
resolved = resolveInternalUrl(input);
@@ -334,6 +361,21 @@ function navigate() {
scheduleUpdateNavButtons();
}
// Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+O (Cmd+O on mac) to open a local file
document.addEventListener('keydown', async (e) => {
const isAccel = (navigator.platform.includes('Mac') ? e.metaKey : e.ctrlKey);
if (isAccel && e.key.toLowerCase() === 'o') {
e.preventDefault();
if (window.electronAPI && window.electronAPI.openLocalFile) {
const fileUrl = await window.electronAPI.openLocalFile();
if (fileUrl) {
urlBox.value = fileUrl;
navigate();
}
}
}
});
function convertHomeTabToWebview(tabId, inputUrl, resolvedUrl) {
const tab = tabs.find(t => t.id === tabId);
if (!tab) return;