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Replace QWebEngineView-based start page with a rich native Qt panel that
fetches items directly from the Silo REST API. QWebEngineView is not
available on conda-forge for Qt6.
Start panel features:
- Database Items list with search (from SiloClient.list_items)
- Recent Files list 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 (QDesktopServices)
- Catppuccin Mocha dark theme styling
URL scheme support:
- handle_kindred_url() function for kindred://item/{part_number} URLs
- Startup hook in InitGui.py for cold-start URL arguments
Closes #167
silo-mod
FreeCAD workbench for the Silo parts database. Provides item management, revision control, BOM editing, and file synchronization within Kindred Create.
Structure
silo-mod/
├── silo-client/ [submodule] shared Python API client
├── freecad/ FreeCAD workbench package
│ ├── Init.py Console initialization (adds silo-client to sys.path)
│ ├── InitGui.py Workbench registration
│ ├── silo_commands.py 14 commands + SiloSync + auth dock widget
│ ├── silo_origin.py FileOrigin adapter for unified origin system
│ ├── package.xml Workbench metadata
│ └── resources/icons/ SVG icons (Catppuccin Mocha palette)
├── Makefile Install/uninstall targets
└── LICENSE
Installation
For standalone use (outside Kindred Create):
git clone --recurse-submodules https://git.kindred-systems.com/kindred/silo-mod.git
cd silo-mod
make install-freecad
Within Kindred Create, this repo is included as a submodule at mods/silo/ and loaded automatically by src/Mod/Create/Init.py.
License
MIT