From 4b2dcf9a1ac2656d6ae85e028397d3ac1c8502bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gregory Schier <gschier1990@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:07:25 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Open Settings in a dialog on the web build (#581)

---
 apps/yaak-client/commands/openSettings.tsx    | 35 ++++++++++++-------
 .../components/Settings/Settings.tsx          | 21 +++++------
 .../workspaces/$workspaceId/settings.tsx      |  3 +-
 3 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/yaak-client/commands/openSettings.tsx b/apps/yaak-client/commands/openSettings.tsx
index 0bef76a9..7d7e103c 100644
--- a/apps/yaak-client/commands/openSettings.tsx
+++ b/apps/yaak-client/commands/openSettings.tsx
@@ -1,33 +1,42 @@
 import { platform } from "@yaakapp-internal/platform";
-import type { SettingsTab } from "../components/Settings/Settings";
+import type { SettingsTab, SettingsTabWithSubtab } from "../components/Settings/Settings";
 import { activeWorkspaceIdAtom } from "../hooks/useActiveWorkspace";
 import { createFastMutation } from "../hooks/useFastMutation";
+import { showDialog } from "../lib/dialog";
 import { jotaiStore } from "../lib/jotai";
 import { router } from "../lib/router";
 import { rpc } from "../lib/rpc";
 
-// Allow tab with optional subtab (e.g., "plugins:installed")
-type SettingsTabWithSubtab = SettingsTab | `${SettingsTab}:${string}` | null;
-
-export const openSettings = createFastMutation<void, string, SettingsTabWithSubtab>({
+export const openSettings = createFastMutation<void, string, SettingsTabWithSubtab | null>({
   mutationKey: ["open_settings"],
   mutationFn: async (tab) => {
     const workspaceId = jotaiStore.get(activeWorkspaceIdAtom);
     if (workspaceId == null) return;
 
-    const to = "/workspaces/$workspaceId/settings" as const;
-    const params = { workspaceId };
-    const search = { tab: (tab ?? undefined) as SettingsTab | undefined };
-
     // Settings is its own window where the host has windows to give. Where it
-    // doesn't — a browser tab — the same route opens in place, which is the
-    // whole difference: it is already a route, not a separate app.
+    // doesn't — a browser tab — it's a dialog like any other, so opening it
+    // doesn't take you away from the request you were working on.
     if (!platform.capabilities.multiWindow) {
-      await router.navigate({ to, params, search });
+      // Imported here so Settings stays out of the startup bundle, the way the
+      // route that renders it on desktop already keeps it
+      const { default: Settings } = await import("../components/Settings/Settings");
+      showDialog({
+        id: "settings",
+        size: "md",
+        className: "h-[calc(100vh-5rem)] max-h-150! overflow-hidden",
+        noPadding: true,
+        noScroll: true,
+        // Keyed so opening a specific tab while the dialog is already up moves to it
+        render: ({ hide }) => <Settings key={tab ?? "general"} tab={tab} hide={hide} />,
+      });
       return;
     }
 
-    const location = router.buildLocation({ to, params, search });
+    const location = router.buildLocation({
+      to: "/workspaces/$workspaceId/settings",
+      params: { workspaceId },
+      search: { tab: (tab ?? undefined) as SettingsTab | undefined },
+    });
 
     await rpc("cmd_new_child_window", {
       url: location.href,
diff --git a/apps/yaak-client/components/Settings/Settings.tsx b/apps/yaak-client/components/Settings/Settings.tsx
index 6a57b271..5588734d 100644
--- a/apps/yaak-client/components/Settings/Settings.tsx
+++ b/apps/yaak-client/components/Settings/Settings.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { useSearch } from "@tanstack/react-router";
 import { platform } from "@yaakapp-internal/platform";
 import { useLicense } from "@yaakapp-internal/license";
 import { pluginsAtom, settingsAtom } from "@yaakapp-internal/models";
@@ -20,6 +19,8 @@ import { SettingsProxy } from "./SettingsProxy";
 import { SettingsTheme } from "./SettingsTheme";
 
 interface Props {
+  tab?: SettingsTabWithSubtab | null;
+  /** Set when Settings is in a dialog rather than owning a window. */
   hide?: () => void;
 }
 
@@ -42,25 +43,19 @@ const tabs = [
   TAB_LICENSE,
 ] as const;
 export type SettingsTab = (typeof tabs)[number];
+export type SettingsTabWithSubtab = SettingsTab | `${SettingsTab}:${string}`;
 
-export default function Settings({ hide }: Props) {
-  const { tab: tabFromQuery } = useSearch({ from: "/workspaces/$workspaceId/settings" });
+export default function Settings({ tab, hide }: Props) {
   // Parse tab and subtab (e.g., "plugins:installed")
-  const [mainTab, subtab] = tabFromQuery?.split(":") ?? [];
+  const [mainTab, subtab] = tab?.split(":") ?? [];
   const settings = useAtomValue(settingsAtom);
   const plugins = useAtomValue(pluginsAtom);
   const licenseCheck = useLicense();
 
-  // Close settings window on escape
+  // Close settings window on escape. In a dialog, the dialog handles Escape itself.
   // TODO: Could this be put in a better place? Eg. in Rust key listener when creating the window
   useKeyPressEvent("Escape", async () => {
-    if (hide != null) {
-      // It's being shown in a dialog, so close the dialog
-      hide();
-    } else {
-      // It's being shown in a window, so close the window
-      await platform.window.close();
-    }
+    if (hide == null) await platform.window.close();
   });
 
   return (
@@ -90,7 +85,7 @@ export default function Settings({ hide }: Props) {
       )}
       <Tabs
         layout="horizontal"
-        defaultValue={mainTab || tabFromQuery}
+        defaultValue={mainTab}
         addBorders
         tabListClassName="min-w-40 bg-surface x-theme-sidebar border-r border-border pl-3"
         label="Settings"
diff --git a/apps/yaak-client/routes/workspaces/$workspaceId/settings.tsx b/apps/yaak-client/routes/workspaces/$workspaceId/settings.tsx
index 5019faeb..0b3ab6d4 100644
--- a/apps/yaak-client/routes/workspaces/$workspaceId/settings.tsx
+++ b/apps/yaak-client/routes/workspaces/$workspaceId/settings.tsx
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@ export const Route = createFileRoute("/workspaces/$workspaceId/settings")({
 });
 
 function RouteComponent() {
-  return <Settings />;
+  const { tab } = Route.useSearch();
+  return <Settings tab={tab} />;
 }