feat: native Qt start panel + kindred:// URL scheme #169

forbes · 2026-02-10T16:37:50Z

forbes commented

2026-02-10 16:37:50 +00:00

Summary

Replaces the QWebEngineView-based start page with a rich native Qt panel that fetches data directly from the Silo REST API. QWebEngineView (PySide6.QtWebEngineWidgets) is not available on conda-forge for Qt6, so the start page was always falling back to a bare offline widget showing only a status banner and recent files.

Also adds kindred:// URL scheme support so users can open items in Create from a web browser.

Changes

Native Start Panel (`mods/silo/freecad/silo_start.py`)

Database Items list with debounced search — fetches from SiloClient.list_items()
Recent Files panel from FreeCAD preferences
Real-time Activity Feed via SSE (SiloEventListener signals)
Context menu: Open in Create, Open in Browser, Copy Part Number
Open in Browser button via QDesktopServices.openUrl()
Catppuccin Mocha dark theme styling
Removed dead QWebEngineView / _SiloPage code paths

`kindred://` URL Scheme

silo_commands.py: Added handle_kindred_url() — parses kindred://item/{part_number} and calls _sync.open_item()
kindred-create.desktop: Changed %F → %U, added x-scheme-handler/kindred MIME type
MainWindow.cpp: Extended processMessages() to detect kindred:// URLs in IPC messages and dispatch to Python
InitGui.py: Added startup hook for cold-start kindred:// URL arguments

Submodule Note

The mods/silo submodule points to branch feat/native-start-panel-167 on silo-mod — that branch must be merged first or simultaneously.

Testing

Launch Kindred Create → Start page shows database items, recent files, and activity feed
Type in the search field → items list filters with 300ms debounce
Double-click an item → opens in Create
Right-click → context menu with Open in Create / Open in Browser / Copy Part Number
Open in Browser button → launches system browser to Silo web UI
SSE events → activity feed updates in real-time
kindred-create kindred://item/PN-001 from terminal → opens item (running instance via IPC, or cold start)

Closes #167

## Summary Replaces the QWebEngineView-based start page with a rich native Qt panel that fetches data directly from the Silo REST API. `QWebEngineView` (`PySide6.QtWebEngineWidgets`) is not available on conda-forge for Qt6, so the start page was always falling back to a bare offline widget showing only a status banner and recent files. Also adds `kindred://` URL scheme support so users can open items in Create from a web browser. ## Changes ### Native Start Panel (`mods/silo/freecad/silo_start.py`) - **Database Items** list with debounced search — fetches from `SiloClient.list_items()` - **Recent Files** panel from FreeCAD preferences - **Real-time Activity Feed** via SSE (`SiloEventListener` signals) - **Context menu**: Open in Create, Open in Browser, Copy Part Number - **Open in Browser** button via `QDesktopServices.openUrl()` - Catppuccin Mocha dark theme styling - Removed dead `QWebEngineView` / `_SiloPage` code paths ### `kindred://` URL Scheme - **`silo_commands.py`**: Added `handle_kindred_url()` — parses `kindred://item/{part_number}` and calls `_sync.open_item()` - **`kindred-create.desktop`**: Changed `%F` → `%U`, added `x-scheme-handler/kindred` MIME type - **`MainWindow.cpp`**: Extended `processMessages()` to detect `kindred://` URLs in IPC messages and dispatch to Python - **`InitGui.py`**: Added startup hook for cold-start `kindred://` URL arguments ### Submodule Note The `mods/silo` submodule points to branch `feat/native-start-panel-167` on `silo-mod` — that branch must be merged first or simultaneously. ## Testing 1. Launch Kindred Create → Start page shows database items, recent files, and activity feed 2. Type in the search field → items list filters with 300ms debounce 3. Double-click an item → opens in Create 4. Right-click → context menu with Open in Create / Open in Browser / Copy Part Number 5. `Open in Browser` button → launches system browser to Silo web UI 6. SSE events → activity feed updates in real-time 7. `kindred-create kindred://item/PN-001` from terminal → opens item (running instance via IPC, or cold start) Closes #167

forbes added 1 commit 2026-02-10 16:37:51 +00:00

feat: native Qt start panel + kindred:// URL scheme (#167 )

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Replace QWebEngineView-based start page with a rich native Qt panel.
QWebEngineView (PySide6.QtWebEngineWidgets) is not available on
conda-forge for Qt6, so the start page was always falling back to a
bare offline widget.

Start panel (silo_start.py):
- Database Items list with search from Silo REST API
- Recent Files from FreeCAD preferences
- Real-time Activity Feed via SSE (SiloEventListener)
- Context menu: Open in Create, Open in Browser, Copy Part Number
- 'Open in Browser' button via QDesktopServices
- Catppuccin Mocha dark theme

kindred:// URL scheme:
- Desktop file registers x-scheme-handler/kindred MIME type
- MainWindow::processMessages() dispatches kindred:// URLs to Python
- handle_kindred_url() in silo_commands.py opens items by part number
- InitGui.py handles kindred:// URLs on cold start via QTimer

Closes #167

forbes added 1 commit 2026-02-10 16:38:39 +00:00

Merge branch 'main' into feat/native-start-panel-167

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forbes merged commit 460a1e9038 into main

2026-02-10 16:38:51 +00:00

forbes referenced this issue from a commit

2026-02-10 16:38:52 +00:00

Merge pull request 'feat: native Qt start panel + kindred:// URL scheme' (#169) from feat/native-start-panel-167 into main

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Reference: kindred/create#169