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✨ Handle Workspace Root Change

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
swift
Domain
desktop

Research direction

Start at the TODO in the directory events code that handles a moved or deleted workspace root. Trace how workspace relocation, closing, and recently opened workspaces are currently handled before deciding where the panel belongs. Done means the user can re-locate the workspace to a selected directory or close it and remove it from recently opened workspaces.

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Description

enhancement workspace
Description

Handling the event where the root of the project is moved or deleted should be handled gracefully. Right now we have a TODO comment in the directory events to handle this.

What should happen when the root is moved:

  • Prompt the user with a panel that covers the workspace and offer two options
    • Re-locate the workspace - user selects a directory and we re-identify the current workspace to the user-specified path.
    • Close the workspace - close the workspace and remove it from recently opened, etc.
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Swift
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