Redesign file opening to be simpler

frontend/src-tauri/src/lib.rs

@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ pub fn run() {
           // Store file for later retrieval (in case frontend isn't ready yet)
           add_opened_file(arg.clone());
 
-          // Also emit event for immediate handling if frontend is ready
-          let _ = app.emit("file-opened", arg.clone());
-
           // Bring the existing window to front
           if let Some(window) = app.get_webview_window("main") {
             let _ = window.set_focus();
@@ -42,6 +39,9 @@ pub fn run() {
           }
         }
       }
+
+      // Emit a generic notification that files were added (frontend will re-read storage)
+      let _ = app.emit("files-changed", ());
     }))
     .setup(|_app| {
       add_log("🚀 Tauri app setup started".to_string());
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ pub fn run() {
         #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
         RunEvent::Opened { urls } => {
           add_log(format!("📂 Tauri file opened event: {:?}", urls));
+          let mut added_files = false;
           for url in urls {
             let url_str = url.as_str();
             if url_str.starts_with("file://") {
@@ -82,11 +83,14 @@ pub fn run() {
               if file_path.ends_with(".pdf") {
                 add_log(format!("📂 Processing opened PDF: {}", file_path));
                 add_opened_file(file_path.to_string());
-                // Use unified event name for consistency across platforms
+                added_files = true;
-                let _ = app_handle.emit("file-opened", file_path.to_string());
               }
             }
           }
+          // Emit a generic notification that files were added (frontend will re-read storage)
+          if added_files {
+            let _ = app_handle.emit("files-changed", ());
+          }
         }
         _ => {
           // Only log unhandled events in debug mode to reduce noise

frontend/src/desktop/hooks/useAppInitialization.ts

@@ -20,19 +20,16 @@ export function useAppInitialization(): void {
   // Handle files opened with app (Tauri mode)
   const { openedFilePaths, loading: openedFileLoading } = useOpenedFile();
 
-  // Track if we've already loaded the initial files to prevent duplicate loads
-  const initialFilesLoadedRef = useRef(false);
-
   // Load opened files and add directly to FileContext
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (openedFilePaths.length > 0 && !openedFileLoading && !initialFilesLoadedRef.current) {
+    if (openedFilePaths.length === 0 || openedFileLoading) {
-      initialFilesLoadedRef.current = true;
+      return;
+    }
 
     const loadOpenedFiles = async () => {
       try {
         const filesArray: File[] = [];
 
-          // Load all files in parallel
         await Promise.all(
           openedFilePaths.map(async (filePath) => {
             try {
@@ -51,7 +48,6 @@ export function useAppInitialization(): void {
         );
 
         if (filesArray.length > 0) {
-            // Add all files to FileContext at once
           await addFiles(filesArray);
           console.log(`[Desktop] ${filesArray.length} opened file(s) added to FileContext`);
         }
@@ -61,34 +57,5 @@ export function useAppInitialization(): void {
     };
 
     loadOpenedFiles();
-    }
   }, [openedFilePaths, openedFileLoading, addFiles]);
-
-  // Listen for runtime file-opened events (from second instances on Windows/Linux)
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const handleRuntimeFileOpen = async (filePath: string) => {
-      try {
-        console.log('[Desktop] Runtime file-opened event received:', filePath);
-        const fileData = await fileOpenService.readFileAsArrayBuffer(filePath);
-        if (fileData) {
-          // Create a File object from the ArrayBuffer
-          const file = new File([fileData.arrayBuffer], fileData.fileName, {
-            type: 'application/pdf'
-          });
-
-          // Add directly to FileContext
-          await addFiles([file]);
-          console.log('[Desktop] Runtime opened file added to FileContext:', fileData.fileName);
-        }
-      } catch (error) {
-        console.error('[Desktop] Failed to load runtime opened file:', error);
-      }
-    };
-
-    // Set up event listener and get cleanup function
-    const unlisten = fileOpenService.onFileOpened(handleRuntimeFileOpen);
-
-    // Clean up listener on unmount
-    return unlisten;
-  }, [addFiles]);
 }

frontend/src/desktop/hooks/useOpenedFile.ts

@@ -1,45 +1,46 @@
 import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { fileOpenService } from '@app/services/fileOpenService';
+import { listen } from '@tauri-apps/api/event';
 
 export function useOpenedFile() {
   const [openedFilePaths, setOpenedFilePaths] = useState<string[]>([]);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const checkForOpenedFile = async () => {
+    // Function to read and process files from storage
-      console.log('🔍 Checking for opened file(s)...');
+    const readFilesFromStorage = async () => {
+      console.log('🔍 Reading files from storage...');
       try {
         const filePaths = await fileOpenService.getOpenedFiles();
         console.log('🔍 fileOpenService.getOpenedFiles() returned:', filePaths);
 
         if (filePaths.length > 0) {
-          console.log(`✅ App opened with ${filePaths.length} file(s):`, filePaths);
+          console.log(`✅ Found ${filePaths.length} file(s) in storage:`, filePaths);
           setOpenedFilePaths(filePaths);
-
-          // Clear the files from service state after consuming them
           await fileOpenService.clearOpenedFiles();
-        } else {
-          console.log('ℹ️ No files were opened with the app');
         }
-
       } catch (error) {
-        console.error('❌ Failed to check for opened files:', error);
+        console.error('❌ Failed to read files from storage:', error);
       } finally {
         setLoading(false);
       }
     };
 
-    checkForOpenedFile();
+    // Read files on mount
+    readFilesFromStorage();
 
-    // Listen for runtime file open events (abstracted through service)
+    // Listen for files-changed events (when new files are added to storage)
-    const unlistenRuntimeEvents = fileOpenService.onFileOpened((filePath: string) => {
+    let unlisten: (() => void) | undefined;
-      console.log('📂 Runtime file open event:', filePath);
+    listen('files-changed', async () => {
-      setOpenedFilePaths(prev => [...prev, filePath]);
+      console.log('📂 files-changed event received, re-reading storage...');
+      await readFilesFromStorage();
+    }).then(unlistenFn => {
+      unlisten = unlistenFn;
     });
 
     // Cleanup function
     return () => {
-      unlistenRuntimeEvents();
+      if (unlisten) unlisten();
     };
   }, []);