From d3fc9bc48a3e3120a23fbb404b96ef12e3b93f1a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeroen Schweitzer <jeroen@imagin.studio>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:17:48 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] add native picker and error dialog to project switcher

The project switcher dropdown's "Open Local Project" action now uses
the native directory picker (same as the welcome screen). Shows "No
git repo found" dialog when the selected directory is not a git
repository.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 lib/app.dart | 73 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 63 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/app.dart b/lib/app.dart
index e9d82b2f..65603162 100644
--- a/lib/app.dart
+++ b/lib/app.dart
@@ -286,15 +286,7 @@ class _LeftHatContent extends StatelessWidget {
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     if (kIsWeb) return const SizedBox.shrink();
-    if (!kIsWeb && Platform.isMacOS) {
-      return Row(children: [
-        _TrafficDot(color: const Color(0xFFFF5F57), onTap: wc.close),
-        const SizedBox(width: 6),
-        _TrafficDot(color: const Color(0xFFFEBC2E), onTap: wc.minimize),
-        const SizedBox(width: 6),
-        _TrafficDot(color: const Color(0xFF28C840), onTap: wc.toggleMaximize),
-      ]);
-    }
+    // On macOS the native titlebar draws traffic lights; skip duplicates.
     return const SizedBox.shrink();
   }
 }
@@ -432,8 +424,27 @@ class _ProjectSwitcherDropdownState extends State<_ProjectSwitcherDropdown> {
     widget.onDismiss();
   }
 
-  void _openFolder() {
+  void _openFolder() async {
     widget.onDismiss();
+
+    try {
+      final picked = await widget.kernel.window.pickDirectory();
+      if (picked != null) {
+        final ok = await widget.kernel.project.open(picked);
+        if (ok) {
+          widget.kernel.panels.activateTab(Slots.workspace, 'claude.primary');
+        } else {
+          widget.kernel.dialog.show((ctx, dismiss) => _NotARepoDialog(
+            path: picked,
+            onDismiss: () => dismiss(),
+          ));
+        }
+      }
+      return;
+    } on MissingPluginException {
+      // Fall through to text dialog.
+    }
+
     widget.kernel.dialog.show<String>((ctx, dismiss) {
       return _OpenFolderDialog(
         onOpen: (path) async {
@@ -681,6 +692,48 @@ class _OpenFolderDialogState extends State<_OpenFolderDialog> {
   }
 }
 
+class _NotARepoDialog extends StatelessWidget {
+  const _NotARepoDialog({required this.path, required this.onDismiss});
+  final String path;
+  final VoidCallback onDismiss;
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    final tokens = ClideTheme.of(context).surface;
+    return Container(
+      width: 420,
+      padding: const EdgeInsets.all(20),
+      decoration: BoxDecoration(
+        color: tokens.modalSurfaceBackground,
+        border: Border.all(color: tokens.modalSurfaceBorder),
+        borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(6),
+      ),
+      child: Column(
+        mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
+        crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
+        children: [
+          const ClideText('No git repo found', fontSize: 16, fontWeight: FontWeight.w600),
+          const SizedBox(height: 8),
+          ClideText(path, muted: true, fontSize: 13),
+          const SizedBox(height: 8),
+          const ClideText(
+            'A clide project root requires a git repository.',
+            muted: true,
+            fontSize: 13,
+          ),
+          const SizedBox(height: 16),
+          Row(
+            mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.end,
+            children: [
+              ClideButton(label: 'OK', onPressed: () => onDismiss()),
+            ],
+          ),
+        ],
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 class SlotHost extends StatelessWidget {
   const SlotHost({super.key, required this.slot});
   final SlotId slot;