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Remember last save directory across file save operations
sensei-hacker Dec 31, 2025
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Implement remember last save directory in main process
sensei-hacker Dec 31, 2025
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31 changes: 29 additions & 2 deletions js/main/main.js
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Expand Up @@ -280,8 +280,35 @@ app.whenReady().then(() => {
return dialog.showOpenDialog(options);
}),

ipcMain.handle('dialog.showSaveDialog', (_event, options) => {
return dialog.showSaveDialog(options);
ipcMain.handle('dialog.showSaveDialog', async (_event, options) => {
const opts = options || {};
const LAST_SAVE_DIRECTORY_KEY = 'lastSaveDirectory';

// Get the last save directory from store
const lastDirectory = store.get(LAST_SAVE_DIRECTORY_KEY, null);

// If we have a last directory, combine it with the filename if one was provided
if (lastDirectory && opts.defaultPath) {
// If defaultPath is just a filename (no directory), prepend the last directory
if (!path.dirname(opts.defaultPath) || path.dirname(opts.defaultPath) === '.') {
opts.defaultPath = path.join(lastDirectory, opts.defaultPath);
}
} else if (lastDirectory && !opts.defaultPath) {
// No filename provided, just use the directory
opts.defaultPath = lastDirectory;
}

// Show the save dialog
const result = await dialog.showSaveDialog(opts);

// If user selected a file (didn't cancel), save the directory for next time
if (result && result.filePath && !result.canceled) {
// Extract directory from the full file path (path already imported at top)
const directory = path.dirname(result.filePath);
store.set(LAST_SAVE_DIRECTORY_KEY, directory);
}

return result;
}),

ipcMain.on('dialog.alert', (event, message) => {
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