feat: add 'Open files in preview mode' setting (#988)

* feat: add 'Open files in preview mode' setting

- Add defaultFileViewerPreview setting to persist user preference for file viewer default mode
- Add checkbox in Settings → Sessions → Session Defaults to toggle the setting
- Files now open in preview mode by default when setting is enabled
- Respects per-file-type localStorage persistence for markdown/HTML/JSON files
- Setting persists across sessions via /api/config/settings endpoint

* fix: address PR review feedback

- FilesView: respect HTML localStorage preference in file-change effect,
  falling back to global setting only when nothing stored
- DefaultsSettings: read defaultFileViewerPreview directly from config store
  instead of redundant local state + separate fetch
- DefaultsSettings: extract duplicated toggle logic into
  handleToggleFileViewerPreview callback

* fix: honor default preview setting for markdown files

Previously mdViewMode only read localStorage on mount (deps: []), so
when settingsDefaultFileViewerPreview was enabled and no MD_VIEWER_MODE_KEY
was stored, markdown files silently opened in edit mode — ignoring the
setting for the very file type users most want to preview.

Fold md init into the per-file-change effect, mirroring the html handling:
localStorage preference wins, falling back to the setting-derived default.
The saveMdViewMode callback stays untouched so user-initiated toggles
still persist.

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Co-authored-by: Bohdan Triapitsyn <artmore@protonmail.com>
This commit is contained in:
Dave Otero
2026-04-23 16:14:14 +03:00
committed by GitHub
co-authored by Bohdan Triapitsyn
parent bf110527a5
commit 4f60fce1e1
5 changed files with 67 additions and 25 deletions
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@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ interface OpenChamberDefaults {
defaultAgent?: string;
autoCreateWorktree?: boolean;
gitmojiEnabled?: boolean;
defaultFileViewerPreview?: boolean;
zenModel?: string;
messageStreamTransport?: 'auto' | 'ws' | 'sse';
}
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ const fetchOpenChamberDefaults = async (): Promise<OpenChamberDefaults> => {
const defaultVariant = typeof data?.defaultVariant === 'string' ? data.defaultVariant.trim() : '';
const defaultAgent = typeof data?.defaultAgent === 'string' ? data.defaultAgent.trim() : '';
const gitmojiEnabled = typeof data?.gitmojiEnabled === 'boolean' ? data.gitmojiEnabled : undefined;
const defaultFileViewerPreview = typeof data?.defaultFileViewerPreview === 'boolean' ? data.defaultFileViewerPreview : undefined;
const zenModel = typeof data?.zenModel === 'string' ? data.zenModel.trim() : '';
const messageStreamTransport =
data?.messageStreamTransport === 'ws' || data?.messageStreamTransport === 'sse' || data?.messageStreamTransport === 'auto'
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ const fetchOpenChamberDefaults = async (): Promise<OpenChamberDefaults> => {
defaultAgent: defaultAgent.length > 0 ? defaultAgent : undefined,
autoCreateWorktree: typeof data?.autoCreateWorktree === 'boolean' ? data.autoCreateWorktree : undefined,
gitmojiEnabled,
defaultFileViewerPreview,
zenModel: zenModel.length > 0 ? zenModel : undefined,
messageStreamTransport,
};
@@ -79,6 +82,7 @@ const fetchOpenChamberDefaults = async (): Promise<OpenChamberDefaults> => {
const defaultVariant = typeof data?.defaultVariant === 'string' ? data.defaultVariant.trim() : '';
const defaultAgent = typeof data?.defaultAgent === 'string' ? data.defaultAgent.trim() : '';
const gitmojiEnabled = typeof data?.gitmojiEnabled === 'boolean' ? data.gitmojiEnabled : undefined;
const defaultFileViewerPreview = typeof data?.defaultFileViewerPreview === 'boolean' ? data.defaultFileViewerPreview : undefined;
const zenModel = typeof data?.zenModel === 'string' ? data.zenModel.trim() : '';
const messageStreamTransport =
data?.messageStreamTransport === 'ws' || data?.messageStreamTransport === 'sse' || data?.messageStreamTransport === 'auto'
@@ -91,6 +95,7 @@ const fetchOpenChamberDefaults = async (): Promise<OpenChamberDefaults> => {
defaultAgent: defaultAgent.length > 0 ? defaultAgent : undefined,
autoCreateWorktree: typeof data?.autoCreateWorktree === 'boolean' ? data.autoCreateWorktree : undefined,
gitmojiEnabled,
defaultFileViewerPreview,
zenModel: zenModel.length > 0 ? zenModel : undefined,
messageStreamTransport,
};
@@ -479,6 +484,7 @@ interface ConfigStore {
settingsDefaultAgent: string | undefined;
settingsAutoCreateWorktree: boolean;
settingsGitmojiEnabled: boolean;
settingsDefaultFileViewerPreview: boolean;
settingsZenModel: string | undefined;
settingsMessageStreamTransport: 'auto' | 'ws' | 'sse';
// Voice provider preference ('browser', 'openai', 'openai-compatible', or 'say' for macOS)
@@ -548,6 +554,7 @@ interface ConfigStore {
setSettingsDefaultAgent: (agent: string | undefined) => void;
setSettingsAutoCreateWorktree: (enabled: boolean) => void;
setSettingsGitmojiEnabled: (enabled: boolean) => void;
setSettingsDefaultFileViewerPreview: (enabled: boolean) => void;
setSettingsZenModel: (model: string | undefined) => void;
setSettingsMessageStreamTransport: (transport: 'auto' | 'ws' | 'sse') => void;
getResolvedGitGenerationModel: () => { providerId: string; modelId: string } | null;
@@ -601,6 +608,7 @@ export const useConfigStore = create<ConfigStore>()(
settingsDefaultAgent: undefined,
settingsAutoCreateWorktree: false,
settingsGitmojiEnabled: false,
settingsDefaultFileViewerPreview: false,
settingsZenModel: undefined,
settingsMessageStreamTransport: 'auto',
// Voice provider preference - load from localStorage or default to 'browser'
@@ -1275,6 +1283,7 @@ export const useConfigStore = create<ConfigStore>()(
settingsDefaultAgent: openChamberDefaults.defaultAgent,
settingsAutoCreateWorktree: openChamberDefaults.autoCreateWorktree ?? false,
settingsGitmojiEnabled: openChamberDefaults.gitmojiEnabled ?? false,
settingsDefaultFileViewerPreview: openChamberDefaults.defaultFileViewerPreview ?? false,
settingsZenModel: resolvedZenModel,
settingsMessageStreamTransport: openChamberDefaults.messageStreamTransport ?? state.settingsMessageStreamTransport ?? 'auto',
directoryScoped: {
@@ -1704,6 +1713,10 @@ export const useConfigStore = create<ConfigStore>()(
set({ settingsGitmojiEnabled: enabled });
},
setSettingsDefaultFileViewerPreview: (enabled: boolean) => {
set({ settingsDefaultFileViewerPreview: enabled });
},
setSettingsZenModel: (model: string | undefined) => {
set({ settingsZenModel: model });
},
@@ -2027,6 +2040,7 @@ export const useConfigStore = create<ConfigStore>()(
settingsDefaultAgent: state.settingsDefaultAgent,
settingsAutoCreateWorktree: state.settingsAutoCreateWorktree,
settingsGitmojiEnabled: state.settingsGitmojiEnabled,
settingsDefaultFileViewerPreview: state.settingsDefaultFileViewerPreview,
settingsZenModel: state.settingsZenModel,
settingsMessageStreamTransport: state.settingsMessageStreamTransport,
speechRate: state.speechRate,