adding file select

src-tauri/src/main.rs

@@ -1,22 +1,64 @@
 // Prevents additional console window on Windows in release, DO NOT REMOVE!!
 #![cfg_attr(not(debug_assertions), windows_subsystem = "windows")]
 
-// Learn more about Tauri commands at https://tauri.app/v1/guides/features/command
-/*#[tauri::command]
-fn greet(name: &str) -> String {
-    format!("Hello, {}! You've been greeted from Rust!", name)
+use native_dialog::FileDialog;
+use tauri::{AppHandle, Manager};
+use std::sync::Mutex;
+
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate lazy_static;
+
+// define file and folder path variable, don't know if it's the right way of doing it
+lazy_static! {
+    static ref FILE_PATH: Mutex<String> = Mutex::new("".to_string());
+    static ref FOLDER_PATH: Mutex<String> = Mutex::new("".to_string());
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, serde::Serialize)]
+struct Payload {
+  message: String,
+}
+
+// Learn more about Tauri commands at https://tauri.app/v1/guides/features/command
+#[tauri::command]
+async fn select_file_button(app: tauri::AppHandle) {
+    let _ = app.emit_all("my_event", ());
+    FILE_PATH.lock().unwrap().replace_range(.., &choose_file());
+    println!("{}",FILE_PATH.lock().unwrap());
 }
-*/
 
 #[tauri::command]
-fn slice() {
-  println!("I was invoked from JS!");
+async fn select_folder_button() {
+    FOLDER_PATH.lock().unwrap().replace_range(.., &choose_folder());
+    println!("{}",FOLDER_PATH.lock().unwrap());
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+fn debug_call(message: &str){
+    println!("[DBG] {}", message);
+}
+
+// prompt user file chooser using native_dialogue crate
+fn choose_file() -> String{
+    println!("Let's choose a file !");
+    let path = FileDialog::new()
+        .show_open_single_file()
+        .unwrap();
+    format!("{:?}", path) // turn the FileDialog into a string
+}
+
+fn choose_folder() -> String{
+    println!("Let's choose a folder !");
+    let path = FileDialog::new()
+        .show_open_single_dir()
+        .unwrap();
+    format!("{:?}", path) // turn the FileDialog into a string
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    println!("launched");
+    // generate the tauri app
     tauri::Builder::default()
-        //.invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![greet])
+        .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![select_file_button, select_folder_button, debug_call])
         .run(tauri::generate_context!())
         .expect("error while running tauri application");
 }