[feat-578] open steam common folder for selecting a proton folder

src/main/ipcs/os-controls-ipcs.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-import { shell, dialog, app, BrowserWindow } from "electron";
+import { shell, dialog, app, BrowserWindow, OpenDialogOptions } from "electron";
 import { NotificationService } from "../services/notification.service";
 import { IpcService } from "../services/ipc.service";
 import { from, of } from "rxjs";
 import { readFileSync } from "fs-extra";
 import log from "electron-log";
+import path from "path";
 
 // TODO IMPROVE WINDOW CONTROL BY USING WINDOW SERVICE
 
@@ -19,7 +20,20 @@ ipc.on("open-dialog", (args, reply) => {
 })
 
 ipc.on("choose-folder", (args, reply) => {
-    reply(from(dialog.showOpenDialog({ properties: ["openDirectory"], defaultPath: args ?? "" })));
+    const options: OpenDialogOptions = {
+        properties: ["openDirectory"],
+        defaultPath: args?.defaultPath ?? ""
+    };
+
+    if (args?.showHidden) {
+        options.properties.push("showHiddenFiles");
+    }
+
+    if (args?.parent) {
+        options.defaultPath = path.join(app.getPath(args.parent), options.defaultPath);
+    }
+
+    reply(from(dialog.showOpenDialog(options)));
 });
 
 ipc.on("choose-file", async (args, reply) => {

src/renderer/components/modal/modal-types/setup/linux-setup-modal.component.tsx

@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ export const LinuxSetupModal: ModalComponent<{}, {}> = ({ resolver }) => {
     }
 
     const selectProtonPath = async () => {
-        const response = await lastValueFrom(ipcService.sendV2("choose-folder"));
+        const response = await lastValueFrom(ipcService.sendV2("choose-folder", {
+            parent: "home",
+            defaultPath: ".local/share/Steam/steamapps/common",
+            showHidden: true,
+        }));
         if (response.canceled || !response.filePaths?.length) {
             return;
         }

src/renderer/components/modal/modal-types/share-folders-modal.component.tsx

@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ export const ShareFoldersModal: ModalComponent<void, BSVersion> = ({ options: {d
 
     const addFolder = async () => {
         const versionPath = await lastValueFrom(versionManager.getVersionPath(data));
-        const folder = await lastValueFrom(ipc.sendV2("choose-folder", versionPath));
+        const folder = await lastValueFrom(ipc.sendV2("choose-folder", {
+            defaultPath: versionPath
+        }));
 
         if (!folder || folder.canceled || !folder.filePaths?.length) {
             return;

src/renderer/pages/settings-page.component.tsx

@@ -185,7 +185,11 @@ export function SettingsPage() {
         }
 
         try {
-            const pathResponse = await lastValueFrom(ipcService.sendV2("choose-folder"));
+            const pathResponse = await lastValueFrom(ipcService.sendV2("choose-folder", {
+                parent: "home",
+                defaultPath: ".local/share/Steam/steamapps/common",
+                showHidden: true,
+        }));
             if (
                 pathResponse.canceled
                 || !pathResponse.filePaths

src/shared/models/ipc/ipc-routes.ts

@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export interface IpcChannelMapping {
     /* ** os-controls-ipcs ** */
     "new-window": { request: string, response: void };
     "open-dialog": { request: OpenDialogOptions, response: OpenDialogReturnValue };
-    "choose-folder": { request: string, response: OpenDialogReturnValue };
+    "choose-folder": { request: { defaultPath?: string, parent?: "home", showHidden?: boolean }, response: OpenDialogReturnValue };
     "choose-file": { request: string, response: OpenDialogReturnValue }
     "choose-image": { request: { multiple?: boolean, base64?: boolean }, response: string[] }
     "window.progression": { request: number, response: void };