Open files in more installed editors (#2119)

* feat(desktop): open files in more installed editors

Detect bundled app commands as well as PATH launchers and preserve file positions through editor-specific launches.

* fix(desktop): preserve editor target compatibility

Keep existing file-manager preference ids, retain project context for file launches, and recognize Windows 64-bit IDE commands.

packages/app/src/workspace/desktop-open-targets.ts

@@ -2,19 +2,23 @@ import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { getDesktopHost, type DesktopEditorBridge } from "@/desktop/host";
 
 export type DesktopOpenTargetKind = "editor" | "file-manager";
-export type DesktopOpenMode = "open" | "reveal";
+export type DesktopOpenTargetIcon =
+  | { kind: "image"; dataUrl: string }
+  | { kind: "symbol"; name: "folder" | "terminal" };
 
 export interface DesktopOpenTarget {
   id: string;
   label: string;
   kind: DesktopOpenTargetKind;
+  icon: DesktopOpenTargetIcon;
 }
 
 export interface OpenDesktopTargetInput {
   editorId: string;
-  path: string;
-  cwd?: string;
-  mode?: DesktopOpenMode;
+  workspacePath: string;
+  filePath?: string;
+  line?: number;
+  column?: number;
 }
 
 interface AvailableDesktopEditorBridge {

packages/app/src/workspace/editor-targets.test.ts

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { isKnownEditorTargetId } from "./editor-targets";
-
-describe("editor target ids", () => {
-  it("recognizes built-ins without typing custom ids out of the system", () => {
-    const customEditorId: string = "script:open-in-nvim";
-
-    expect(isKnownEditorTargetId("vscode")).toBe(true);
-    expect(isKnownEditorTargetId(customEditorId)).toBe(false);
-  });
-});

packages/app/src/workspace/editor-targets.ts

@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-export type EditorTargetId = string;
-
-const KNOWN_EDITOR_TARGET_IDS: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set([
-  "cursor",
-  "vscode",
-  "webstorm",
-  "zed",
-  "antigravity",
-  "finder",
-  "explorer",
-  "file-manager",
-]);
-
-export function isKnownEditorTargetId(editorId: EditorTargetId): boolean {
-  return KNOWN_EDITOR_TARGET_IDS.has(editorId);
-}

packages/app/src/workspace/open-target-planner.test.ts

@@ -2,8 +2,18 @@ import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { planWorkspaceOpenTargets } from "./open-target-planner";
 
 const desktopTargets = [
-  { id: "vscode", label: "VS Code", kind: "editor" as const },
-  { id: "finder", label: "Finder", kind: "file-manager" as const },
+  {
+    id: "vscode",
+    label: "VS Code",
+    kind: "editor" as const,
+    icon: { kind: "symbol" as const, name: "terminal" as const },
+  },
+  {
+    id: "finder",
+    label: "Finder",
+    kind: "file-manager" as const,
+    icon: { kind: "symbol" as const, name: "folder" as const },
+  },
 ];
 
 const checkoutStatus = {
@@ -25,7 +35,12 @@ describe("planWorkspaceOpenTargets", () => {
     expect(targets[0]).toMatchObject({
       source: "desktop",
       id: "vscode",
-      openInput: { editorId: "vscode", path: "/repo/src/app.ts", cwd: "/repo" },
+      openInput: {
+        editorId: "vscode",
+        workspacePath: "/repo",
+        filePath: "/repo/src/app.ts",
+        line: 3,
+      },
     });
   });
 
@@ -41,7 +56,11 @@ describe("planWorkspaceOpenTargets", () => {
     expect(targets[1]).toMatchObject({
       source: "desktop",
       id: "finder",
-      openInput: { editorId: "finder", path: "/repo/src/app.ts", mode: "reveal" },
+      openInput: {
+        editorId: "finder",
+        workspacePath: "/repo",
+        filePath: "/repo/src/app.ts",
+      },
     });
   });
 
@@ -56,12 +75,12 @@ describe("planWorkspaceOpenTargets", () => {
     expect(targets[0]).toMatchObject({
       source: "desktop",
       id: "vscode",
-      openInput: { editorId: "vscode", path: "/repo" },
+      openInput: { editorId: "vscode", workspacePath: "/repo" },
     });
     expect(targets[1]).toMatchObject({
       source: "desktop",
       id: "finder",
-      openInput: { editorId: "finder", path: "/repo" },
+      openInput: { editorId: "finder", workspacePath: "/repo" },
     });
   });
 
@@ -69,7 +88,14 @@ describe("planWorkspaceOpenTargets", () => {
     const targets = planWorkspaceOpenTargets({
       workspaceDirectory: "/repo",
       activeFile: { path: "src/app.ts" },
-      desktopTargets: [{ id: "script:open-in-nvim", label: "Open in Neovim", kind: "editor" }],
+      desktopTargets: [
+        {
+          id: "script:open-in-nvim",
+          label: "Open in Neovim",
+          kind: "editor",
+          icon: { kind: "symbol", name: "terminal" },
+        },
+      ],
       canUseDesktopBridge: true,
       isLocalExecution: true,
     });
@@ -80,10 +106,11 @@ describe("planWorkspaceOpenTargets", () => {
         id: "script:open-in-nvim",
         label: "Open in Neovim",
         editorId: "script:open-in-nvim",
+        icon: { kind: "symbol", name: "terminal" },
         openInput: {
           editorId: "script:open-in-nvim",
-          path: "/repo/src/app.ts",
-          cwd: "/repo",
+          workspacePath: "/repo",
+          filePath: "/repo/src/app.ts",
         },
       },
     ]);

packages/app/src/workspace/open-target-planner.ts

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export interface PlannedDesktopOpenTarget {
   id: string;
   label: string;
   editorId: string;
+  icon: DesktopOpenTarget["icon"];
   openInput: OpenDesktopTargetInput;
 }
 
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ function resolveActiveFileForOpenTargets(
 
 function planDesktopOpenTargets(input: {
   workspaceDirectory: string;
+  activeFile?: WorkspaceFileLocation | null;
   resolvedFile: ResolvedWorkspaceFilePaths | null;
   desktopTargets: readonly DesktopOpenTarget[];
   canUseDesktopBridge: boolean;
@@ -74,20 +76,8 @@ function planDesktopOpenTargets(input: {
         id: target.id,
         label: target.label,
         editorId: target.id,
-        openInput: { editorId: target.id, path: input.workspaceDirectory },
-      };
-    }
-    if (target.kind === "editor") {
-      return {
-        source: "desktop",
-        id: target.id,
-        label: target.label,
-        editorId: target.id,
-        openInput: {
-          editorId: target.id,
-          path: input.resolvedFile.absolutePath,
-          cwd: input.workspaceDirectory,
-        },
+        icon: target.icon,
+        openInput: { editorId: target.id, workspacePath: input.workspaceDirectory },
       };
     }
     return {
@@ -95,10 +85,12 @@ function planDesktopOpenTargets(input: {
       id: target.id,
       label: target.label,
       editorId: target.id,
+      icon: target.icon,
       openInput: {
         editorId: target.id,
-        path: input.resolvedFile.absolutePath,
-        mode: "reveal",
+        workspacePath: input.workspaceDirectory,
+        filePath: input.resolvedFile.absolutePath,
+        ...(input.activeFile?.lineStart ? { line: input.activeFile.lineStart } : {}),
       },
     };
   });