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refactor: fix homepage file upload path (#5738)
Extracts file-based navigation logic from HomePage into pure function
with comprehensive test coverage.

New behavior:
- Opening 1 file from empty → switch to viewer (activeFileIndex: 0)
- Opening 2+ files from empty → switch to fileEditor
- pdfTextEditor tool → no auto-navigation (handles own empty state)
- Non-startup transitions (N→M files) → no navigation

Benefits:
- Pure function → easy to test and reason about
- Clear separation of concerns
- Preserves all existing behavior including pdfTextEditor special case
- Adds new multi-file startup behavior

Changes:
- HomePage.tsx: use getStartupNavigationAction() utility
- homePageNavigation.ts: pure navigation logic
- homePageNavigation.test.ts: comprehensive unit tests

Note: prevFileCountRef initialization kept as useRef(activeFiles.length)
to correctly handle files restored from IndexedDB on app startup.

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## Checklist

### General

- [ ] I have read the [Contribution
Guidelines](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
- [ ] I have read the [Stirling-PDF Developer
Guide](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/devGuide/DeveloperGuide.md)
(if applicable)
- [ ] I have read the [How to add new languages to
Stirling-PDF](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/devGuide/HowToAddNewLanguage.md)
(if applicable)
- [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code
- [ ] My changes generate no new warnings

### Documentation

- [ ] I have updated relevant docs on [Stirling-PDF's doc
repo](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-Tools.github.io/blob/main/docs/)
(if functionality has heavily changed)
- [ ] I have read the section [Add New Translation
Tags](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/devGuide/HowToAddNewLanguage.md#add-new-translation-tags)
(for new translation tags only)

### Translations (if applicable)

- [ ] I ran
[`scripts/counter_translation.py`](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/docs/counter_translation.md)

### UI Changes (if applicable)

- [ ] Screenshots or videos demonstrating the UI changes are attached
(e.g., as comments or direct attachments in the PR)

### Testing (if applicable)

- [ ] I have tested my changes locally. Refer to the [Testing
Guide](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/devGuide/DeveloperGuide.md#6-testing)
for more details.
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.devcontainer chore: update development configs, formatting tools, and CI enhancements (#4130) 2025-08-08 12:52:51 +01:00
.github tauri comments (#5634) 2026-02-06 13:45:32 +00:00
.vscode chore(vscode): replace deprecated Copilot extension with Copilot Chat (#5662) 2026-02-06 10:42:41 +00:00
app refactor(api): replace regex string literals with Pattern instances for improved performance and readability (#5680) 2026-02-14 21:01:19 +00:00
devGuide refactor: remove legacy Thymeleaf web UI controllers and templates (#5406) 2026-01-21 21:58:29 +00:00
devTools build(deps-dev): bump stylelint-config-standard from 39.0.1 to 40.0.0 in /devTools (#5504) 2026-01-21 22:24:29 +00:00
docker build(deps): bump alpine from 3.23.2 to 3.23.3 in /docker/embedded (#5590) 2026-02-06 10:43:59 +00:00
docs V1 merge (#5193) 2025-12-21 10:40:32 +00:00
frontend refactor: fix homepage file upload path (#5738) 2026-02-16 12:40:50 +00:00
gradle/wrapper Upgrade Gradle to 8.14 in CI Workflows and Gradle Wrapper (#3425) 2025-04-27 16:17:07 +01:00
images Revert "[ImgBot] Optimize images" (#5293) 2025-12-22 22:10:23 +00:00
scripts chore(ci): refine pre-commit workflows, add TOML sorting (#5648) 2026-02-06 11:09:04 +00:00
testing Preserve local paths for desktop saves (#5543) 2026-02-13 23:15:28 +00:00
.dockerignore java frontend (#5097) 2025-12-02 17:15:29 +00:00
.editorconfig Add linting to frontend (#4341) 2025-09-04 14:08:28 +01:00
.git-blame-ignore-revs refactor: move modules under app/ directory and update file paths (#3938) 2025-07-14 20:53:11 +01:00
.gitattributes refactor: move modules under app/ directory and update file paths (#3938) 2025-07-14 20:53:11 +01:00
.gitignore Headless windows installer (#5664) 2026-02-06 18:06:01 +00:00
.pre-commit-config.yaml chore(ci): refine pre-commit workflows, add TOML sorting (#5648) 2026-02-06 11:09:04 +00:00
ADDING_TOOLS.md refactor: remove legacy Thymeleaf web UI controllers and templates (#5406) 2026-01-21 21:58:29 +00:00
build.gradle feat(form-fill): FormFill tool with context and UI components for PDF form filling (#5711) 2026-02-13 15:10:48 +00:00
CLAUDE.md Preserve local paths for desktop saves (#5543) 2026-02-13 23:15:28 +00:00
CONTRIBUTING.md exception handling and exception improvements (#3858) 2025-07-02 16:51:45 +01:00
DATABASE.md feat(database): make backup schedule configurable via system keys (#4251) 2025-09-04 15:02:31 +01:00
DeveloperGuide.md refactor: remove legacy Thymeleaf web UI controllers and templates (#5406) 2026-01-21 21:58:29 +00:00
gradle.properties build(local): simplify writeVersion task with WriteProperties plugin and enable build caching (#4139) 2025-08-08 10:36:30 +01:00
gradlew Upgrade Gradle to 8.14 in CI Workflows and Gradle Wrapper (#3425) 2025-04-27 16:17:07 +01:00
gradlew.bat Upgrade Gradle to 8.14 in CI Workflows and Gradle Wrapper (#3425) 2025-04-27 16:17:07 +01:00
HowToUseOCR.md Improve Markdown documentation a bit 2024-12-22 17:37:58 +08:00
launch4jConfig.xml ci: enhance GitHub Actions workflows with Gradle setup, caching improvements, and Docker image testing (#3956) 2025-07-16 17:17:11 +01:00
LICENSE Update LICENSE with proprietary directory details 2025-11-27 11:11:53 +00:00
README.md Update wording for third-party services reference 2025-12-02 19:14:03 +00:00
SECURITY.md Improve Markdown documentation a bit 2024-12-22 17:37:58 +08:00
settings.gradle chore(ci): enable Gradle dependency caching across GitHub workflows (#5400) 2026-01-19 19:03:50 +00:00
test_globalsign.pdf V2 Validate PDF Signature tool (#4679) 2025-10-16 13:45:59 +01:00
test_irs_signed.pdf V2 Validate PDF Signature tool (#4679) 2025-10-16 13:45:59 +01:00
WINDOWS_SIGNING.md Add initial Windows signing infrastructure (#4945) 2025-11-20 12:21:42 +00:00

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