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hey,

small WebUI improvement here.

the file browser only refreshed when the whole page was reloaded. so if a download had just finished or a new file/folder was added, it wouldn't show up until refreshing the page.

this adds a refresh button to the File Browser header on both desktop and mobile.

clicking it reloads the browse roots and the contents of any expanded folders without reloading the page. it also keeps the current selection/expanded folders and refreshes active search results.

the button is disabled and spins while the refresh is running, so repeated clicks won't stack requests.

added coverage to the existing file browser state test. eslint, prettier and the WebUI tests are passing.

tested it here with the Docker build and it worked fine with newly added downloads.

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  • New Features
    • Added refresh buttons to mobile and desktop file-browser headers. The buttons show progress, reload browse roots, preserve expanded folders, and rerun the current search when applicable. Refreshes are ignored while another refresh is in progress.
  • Bug Fixes
    • File-browser searches now clear their loading state when canceled, replaced by a newer search, or completed. Pending searches are also settled when the browser closes, preventing stale searches from leaving the interface in a loading state.

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The file browser now has mobile and desktop refresh buttons. Refresh reloads browse roots and reruns the current search. Search completion settles when a search ends, is cleared, is superseded, is aborted, or the component unmounts.

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File-browser refresh

Layer / File(s) Summary
Search completion lifecycle
web_ui/static/js/app.js, tests/webui_file_browser_state.test.cjs
Search returns a promise that settles when search completes, is cleared, is superseded, is aborted, or the component unmounts. The search-state test setup initializes the completion ref.
Refresh state and reload behavior
web_ui/static/js/app.js, tests/webui_file_browser_state.test.cjs
The refresh handler prevents overlapping refreshes, reloads browse roots, reruns the active search, and clears refresh state afterward. The test checks refresh state, browse-root requests, and the current query.
Mobile and desktop refresh controls
web_ui/static/js/app.js
Adds refresh buttons to both file-browser layouts. The buttons are disabled during refresh and show a spinning icon while refresh is active.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Feature

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sequenceDiagram
  participant RefreshButton as File-browser refresh button
  participant refreshFileBrowser
  participant BrowseRoots as Browse-root loading
  participant handleFileBrowserSearch
  RefreshButton->>refreshFileBrowser: Start refresh
  refreshFileBrowser->>BrowseRoots: Reload browse roots
  opt Current query is nonempty
    refreshFileBrowser->>handleFileBrowserSearch: Search current query
  end
  refreshFileBrowser->>RefreshButton: Clear refreshing state
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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to fc225

The refresh behavior appears mergeable. Add targeted promise-settlement assertions to protect against regressions that could leave the refresh button spinning after a search is canceled.

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- Around line 3385-3389: Update handleFileBrowserSearch to return a promise that
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tests/webui_file_browser_state.test.cjs (1)

186-189: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Assert search completion promises settle in lifecycle tests.

The tests discard the promises returned by handleFileBrowserSearch. A regression that leaves completion pending after debounce abort, request abort, or superseding would still pass.

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   load("handleFileBrowserSearch");
   const duringDebounce = new AbortController();
-  context.handleFileBrowserSearch("movie", duringDebounce.signal);
+  let duringDebounceSettled = false;
+  const duringDebounceCompletion = context.handleFileBrowserSearch(
+    "movie",
+    duringDebounce.signal,
+  );
+  duringDebounceCompletion.then(() => {
+    duringDebounceSettled = true;
+  });
   assert.equal(delay, 300);
   assert.equal(searchLoading, true);
   duringDebounce.abort();
   assert.equal(searchLoading, false);
+  await Promise.resolve();
+  assert.equal(duringDebounceSettled, true);
   delayResolve();
   await Promise.resolve();
   assert.equal(requests.length, 0);
 
   let finishSearch;
@@
       });
   const duringRequest = new AbortController();
-  context.handleFileBrowserSearch("movie", duringRequest.signal);
+  let duringRequestSettled = false;
+  const duringRequestCompletion = context.handleFileBrowserSearch(
+    "movie",
+    duringRequest.signal,
+  );
+  duringRequestCompletion.then(() => {
+    duringRequestSettled = true;
+  });
   const searchWork = delayResolve();
   assert.equal(searchLoading, true);
   duringRequest.abort();
   assert.equal(searchLoading, false);
+  await Promise.resolve();
+  assert.equal(duringRequestSettled, true);
   finishSearch();
   await searchWork;
 
   const olderSearch = new AbortController();
-  context.handleFileBrowserSearch("movie", olderSearch.signal);
+  let olderSearchSettled = false;
+  const olderSearchCompletion = context.handleFileBrowserSearch(
+    "movie",
+    olderSearch.signal,
+  );
+  olderSearchCompletion.then(() => {
+    olderSearchSettled = true;
+  });
   const olderWork = delayResolve();
   const finishOlderSearch = finishSearch;
   const newerSearch = new AbortController();
-  context.handleFileBrowserSearch("movie", newerSearch.signal);
+  let newerSearchSettled = false;
+  const newerSearchCompletion = context.handleFileBrowserSearch(
+    "movie",
+    newerSearch.signal,
+  );
+  newerSearchCompletion.then(() => {
+    newerSearchSettled = true;
+  });
+  await Promise.resolve();
+  assert.equal(olderSearchSettled, true);
   olderSearch.abort();
   assert.equal(searchLoading, true);
   finishOlderSearch();
   await olderWork;
   assert.equal(searchLoading, true);
   newerSearch.abort();
+  await Promise.resolve();
+  assert.equal(newerSearchSettled, true);
   assert.equal(searchLoading, false);
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Review comment at @tests/webui_file_browser_state.test.cjs around lines 186 -
189:
Update the lifecycle tests for handleFileBrowserSearch to retain and await each
returned completion promise, asserting it settles after debounce abort, request
abort, and superseding by a newer search. Keep the existing loading-state and
request assertions, and ensure the superseded search and newer aborted search
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Review comments at @web_ui/static/js/app.js:
- Line 3386: Set fileBrowserRestoring to true before calling loadBrowseRoots so
scroll events during tree replacement cannot overwrite the saved scroll
position; preserve loadBrowseRoots’ existing restoration flow that clears the
flag afterward.

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Review comments at @tests/webui_file_browser_state.test.cjs:
- Around line 186-189: Update the lifecycle tests for handleFileBrowserSearch to
retain and await each returned completion promise, asserting it settles after
debounce abort, request abort, and superseding by a newer search. Keep the
existing loading-state and request assertions, and ensure the superseded search
and newer aborted search each settle.

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186-186: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Test settlement when a debounced search is canceled.

Capture promises from the real handleFileBrowserSearch calls. Clear or supersede each search before its timer runs, then assert that its promise settles. The abort case settles through onAbort, and the overlap case runs the older timer before starting the newer search. The manual-refresh test uses a stub. Without fileBrowserSearchCompletion.current?.(), clearing the pending timer can leave the promise that refreshFileBrowser awaits pending.

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Review comment at @tests/webui_file_browser_state.test.cjs at line 186:
Update the file-browser search tests around handleFileBrowserSearch to capture
its real promises and verify they settle when a debounced search is canceled,
covering both onAbort and overlap with the older timer run before the newer
search. Use a stub for the manual-refresh case and assert that
refreshFileBrowser does not remain pending when it clears the timer.

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Review comments at @tests/webui_file_browser_state.test.cjs:
- Line 186: Update the file-browser search tests around handleFileBrowserSearch
to capture its real promises and verify they settle when a debounced search is
canceled, covering both onAbort and overlap with the older timer run before the
newer search. Use a stub for the manual-refresh case and assert that
refreshFileBrowser does not remain pending when it clears the timer.

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