another approach

Signed-off-by: Akos Kitta <a.kitta@arduino.cc>

arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/examples.ts

@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@ import {
   SketchContribution,
   CommandRegistry,
   MenuModelRegistry,
+  URI,
 } from './contribution';
 import { NotificationCenter } from '../notification-center';
 import { Board, SketchRef, SketchContainer } from '../../common/protocol';
-import { nls } from '@theia/core/lib/common';
+import { nls } from '@theia/core/lib/common/nls';
 
 @injectable()
 export abstract class Examples extends SketchContribution {
@@ -150,10 +151,13 @@ export abstract class Examples extends SketchContribution {
     return {
       execute: async () => {
         const sketch = await this.sketchService.cloneExample(uri);
-        return this.commandService.executeCommand(
+        return this.commandService
-          OpenSketch.Commands.OPEN_SKETCH.id,
+          .executeCommand(OpenSketch.Commands.OPEN_SKETCH.id, sketch)
-          sketch
+          .then((result) => {
-        );
+            const name = new URI(uri).path.base;
+            this.sketchService.markAsRecentlyOpened({ name, sourceUri: uri }); // no await
+            return result;
+          });
       },
     };
   }

arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/open-recent-sketch.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { MainMenuManager } from '../../common/main-menu-manager';
 import { OpenSketch } from './open-sketch';
 import { NotificationCenter } from '../notification-center';
 import { nls } from '@theia/core/lib/common';
+import { ExampleRef } from '../../common/protocol';
 
 @injectable()
 export class OpenRecentSketch extends SketchContribution {
@@ -55,26 +56,30 @@ export class OpenRecentSketch extends SketchContribution {
     );
   }
 
-  private refreshMenu(sketches: Sketch[]): void {
+  private refreshMenu(sketches: (Sketch | ExampleRef)[]): void {
     this.register(sketches);
     this.mainMenuManager.update();
   }
 
-  protected register(sketches: Sketch[]): void {
+  protected register(sketches: (Sketch | ExampleRef)[]): void {
     const order = 0;
     for (const sketch of sketches) {
-      const { uri } = sketch;
+      const uri = Sketch.is(sketch) ? sketch.uri : sketch.sourceUri;
       const toDispose = this.toDisposeBeforeRegister.get(uri);
       if (toDispose) {
         toDispose.dispose();
       }
       const command = { id: `arduino-open-recent--${uri}` };
       const handler = {
-        execute: () =>
+        execute: async () => {
+          const toOpen = Sketch.is(sketch)
+            ? sketch
+            : await this.sketchService.cloneExample(sketch.sourceUri);
           this.commandRegistry.executeCommand(
             OpenSketch.Commands.OPEN_SKETCH.id,
-            sketch
+            toOpen
-          ),
+          );
+        },
       };
       this.commandRegistry.registerCommand(command, handler);
       this.menuRegistry.registerMenuAction(
@@ -86,7 +91,7 @@ export class OpenRecentSketch extends SketchContribution {
         }
       );
       this.toDisposeBeforeRegister.set(
-        sketch.uri,
+        uri,
         new DisposableCollection(
           Disposable.create(() =>
             this.commandRegistry.unregisterCommand(command)

arduino-ide-extension/src/common/protocol/notification-service.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type {
   Config,
   ProgressMessage,
   Sketch,
+  ExampleRef,
 } from '../protocol';
 import type { LibraryPackage } from './library-service';
 
@@ -27,7 +28,9 @@ export interface NotificationServiceClient {
   notifyLibraryDidInstall(event: { item: LibraryPackage }): void;
   notifyLibraryDidUninstall(event: { item: LibraryPackage }): void;
   notifyAttachedBoardsDidChange(event: AttachedBoardsChangeEvent): void;
-  notifyRecentSketchesDidChange(event: { sketches: Sketch[] }): void;
+  notifyRecentSketchesDidChange(event: {
+    sketches: (Sketch | ExampleRef)[];
+  }): void;
 }
 
 export const NotificationServicePath = '/services/notification-service';

arduino-ide-extension/src/common/protocol/sketches-service.ts

@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@ export interface SketchesService {
   /**
    * Marks the sketch with the given URI as recently opened. It does nothing if the sketch is temp or not valid.
    */
-  markAsRecentlyOpened(uri: string): Promise<void>;
+  markAsRecentlyOpened(uriOrRef: string | ExampleRef): Promise<void>;
 
   /**
    * Resolves to an array of sketches in inverse chronological order. The newest is the first.
    */
-  recentlyOpenedSketches(): Promise<Sketch[]>;
+  recentlyOpenedSketches(): Promise<(Sketch | ExampleRef)[]>;
 
   /**
    * Archives the sketch, resolves to the archive URI.
@@ -102,6 +102,27 @@ export interface SketchesService {
   deleteSketch(sketch: Sketch): Promise<void>;
 }
 
+export interface ExampleRef {
+  /**
+   * Name of the example.
+   */
+  readonly name: string;
+  /**
+   * This is the location where the example is. IDE2 will clone the sketch from this location.
+   */
+  readonly sourceUri: string;
+}
+export namespace ExampleRef {
+  export function is(arg: unknown): arg is ExampleRef {
+    return (
+      (arg as ExampleRef).name !== undefined &&
+      typeof (arg as ExampleRef).name === 'string' &&
+      (arg as ExampleRef).sourceUri !== undefined &&
+      typeof (arg as ExampleRef).sourceUri === 'string'
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 export interface SketchRef {
   readonly name: string;
   readonly uri: string; // `LocationPath`

arduino-ide-extension/src/node/notification-service-server.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import type {
   Config,
   Sketch,
   ProgressMessage,
+  ExampleRef,
 } from '../common/protocol';
 
 @injectable()
@@ -76,7 +77,9 @@ export class NotificationServiceServerImpl
     this.clients.forEach((client) => client.notifyConfigDidChange(event));
   }
 
-  notifyRecentSketchesDidChange(event: { sketches: Sketch[] }): void {
+  notifyRecentSketchesDidChange(event: {
+    sketches: (Sketch | ExampleRef)[];
+  }): void {
     this.clients.forEach((client) =>
       client.notifyRecentSketchesDidChange(event)
     );

arduino-ide-extension/src/node/sketches-service-impl.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   SketchRef,
   SketchContainer,
   SketchesError,
+  ExampleRef,
 } from '../common/protocol/sketches-service';
 import { NotificationServiceServerImpl } from './notification-service-server';
 import { EnvVariablesServer } from '@theia/core/lib/common/env-variables';
@@ -257,9 +258,7 @@ export class SketchesServiceImpl
       .then((uri) => path.join(FileUri.fsPath(uri), 'recent-sketches.json'));
   }
 
-  private async loadRecentSketches(
+  private async loadRecentSketches(fsPath: string): Promise<RecentSketches> {
-    fsPath: string
-  ): Promise<Record<string, number>> {
     let data: Record<string, number> = {};
     try {
       const raw = await promisify(fs.readFile)(fsPath, {
@@ -270,7 +269,9 @@ export class SketchesServiceImpl
     return data;
   }
 
-  async markAsRecentlyOpened(uri: string): Promise<void> {
+  async markAsRecentlyOpened(uriOrRef: string | ExampleRef): Promise<void> {
+    const isExample = typeof uriOrRef !== 'string';
+    const uri = isExample ? uriOrRef.sourceUri : uriOrRef;
     let sketch: Sketch | undefined = undefined;
     try {
       sketch = await this.loadSketch(uri);
@@ -284,15 +285,23 @@ export class SketchesServiceImpl
     const fsPath = await this.recentSketchesFsPath;
     const data = await this.loadRecentSketches(fsPath);
     const now = Date.now();
-    data[sketch.uri] = now;
+    data[sketch.uri] = isExample ? { type: 'example', mtimeMs: now } : now;
 
     let toDeleteUri: string | undefined = undefined;
     if (Object.keys(data).length > 10) {
       let min = Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER;
       for (const uri of Object.keys(data)) {
-        if (min > data[uri]) {
+        const value = data[uri];
-          min = data[uri];
+        if (typeof value === 'number') {
-          toDeleteUri = uri;
+          if (min > value) {
+            min = value;
+            toDeleteUri = uri;
+          }
+        } else {
+          if (min > value.mtimeMs) {
+            min = value.mtimeMs;
+            toDeleteUri = uri;
+          }
         }
       }
     }
@@ -307,13 +316,13 @@ export class SketchesServiceImpl
     );
   }
 
-  async recentlyOpenedSketches(): Promise<Sketch[]> {
+  async recentlyOpenedSketches(): Promise<(Sketch | ExampleRef)[]> {
     const configDirUri = await this.envVariableServer.getConfigDirUri();
     const fsPath = path.join(
       FileUri.fsPath(configDirUri),
       'recent-sketches.json'
     );
-    let data: Record<string, number> = {};
+    let data: RecentSketches = {};
     try {
       const raw = await promisify(fs.readFile)(fsPath, {
         encoding: 'utf8',
@@ -321,14 +330,25 @@ export class SketchesServiceImpl
       data = JSON.parse(raw);
     } catch {}
 
-    const sketches: SketchWithDetails[] = [];
+    const sketches: (Sketch | ExampleRef)[] = [];
-    for (const uri of Object.keys(data).sort(
+    for (const uri of Object.keys(data).sort((left, right) => {
-      (left, right) => data[right] - data[left]
+      const leftValue = data[left];
-    )) {
+      const rightValue = data[right];
-      try {
+      const leftMtimeMs =
-        const sketch = await this.loadSketch(uri);
+        typeof leftValue === 'number' ? leftValue : leftValue.mtimeMs;
-        sketches.push(sketch);
+      const rightMtimeMs =
-      } catch {}
+        typeof rightValue === 'number' ? rightValue : rightValue.mtimeMs;
+      return leftMtimeMs - rightMtimeMs;
+    })) {
+      const value = data[uri];
+      if (typeof value === 'number') {
+        try {
+          const sketch = await this.loadSketch(uri);
+          sketches.push(sketch);
+        } catch {}
+      } else {
+        sketches.push({ name: new URI(uri).path.base, sourceUri: uri });
+      }
     }
 
     return sketches;
@@ -417,9 +437,9 @@ void loop() {
    * For example, on Windows, instead of getting an [8.3 filename](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8.3_filename), callers will get a fully resolved path.
    * `C:\\Users\\KITTAA~1\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\.arduinoIDE-unsaved2022615-21100-iahybb.yyvh\\sketch_jul15a` will be `C:\\Users\\kittaakos\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\.arduinoIDE-unsaved2022615-21100-iahybb.yyvh\\sketch_jul15a`
    */
-  private createTempFolder(): Promise<string> {
+  private createTempFolder(prefix: string = TempSketchPrefix): Promise<string> {
     return new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
-      temp.mkdir({ prefix: TempSketchPrefix }, (createError, dirPath) => {
+      temp.mkdir({ prefix }, (createError, dirPath) => {
         if (createError) {
           reject(createError);
           return;
@@ -634,3 +654,8 @@ function sketchIndexToLetters(num: number): string {
   } while (pow > 0);
   return out;
 }
+
+type RecentSketches = Record<
+  string,
+  number | { type: 'example'; mtimeMs: number }
+>;