ipfs/ipfs-desktop

Windows: No app for link "webui"

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#2545 opened on Jul 7, 2023

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Description

Describe the bug

I got this popup in the app after clicking on the “Status” button in the left navigation bar.

This does not happen always. It first appeared after the update to 0.21.0, though.

To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Go to some other page
  2. Click on “Status”
  3. Get popup that Windows can't understand the link webui (probably webui:// is meant with that) and it asks if I wanna search the Windows Store for an App for that.

Expected behavior

Should not appear.

Screenshots

Screenshot 2023-07-07 163745

Additional context

Most of the time I can navigate to the status page fine. But sometimes this appears and is then reproduceable until I navigate a bit somewhere else around in the app.

Couldn't find a real consistent pattern yet when this bug happens.

LOGS

If possible:

  1. From the "IPFS icon" menu in your menubar/system tray, go to Advanced → Open Logs Directory (for Linux users who do not have this menu, logs can be found in $HOME/.config/IPFS Desktop )
  2. Find *.log files
  3. Attach error.log and combined.log to this issue.

Neither error.log nor combined.log contain anything about this event.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
javascriptnodejselectron
Domain
desktop
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of ElectronWindows protocol handling
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
Investigate how IPFS Desktop registers the 'webui://' protocol handler on Windows. Check Electron's shell.openExternal and setAsDefaultProtocolClient usage. Look at Windows registry entries for custom protocols. The bug occurs intermittently when clicking 'Status', suggesting a race condition or improper handler registration. Reproduce by navigating to different pages and clicking 'Status' repeatedly.