feat: Remove UNC prefix in paths returned to the frontend (#1168)

* feat: Remove UNC prefix in paths returned to the frontend

* that one doesn't count

* map instead of mut

* revert accidental ipc::response change

* move dunce to workspace root

.changes/remove-unc-path-prefix.md

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+dialog: patch
+fs: patch
+store: patch
+---
+
+**Breaking Change:** All apis that return paths to the frontend will now remove the `\\?\` UNC prefix on Windows.

Cargo.lock

@@ -6227,6 +6227,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "tauri-plugin-dialog"
 version = "2.0.0-beta.4"
 dependencies = [
+ "dunce",
  "log",
  "raw-window-handle 0.6.0",
  "rfd",
@@ -6464,6 +6465,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "tauri-plugin-store"
 version = "2.0.0-beta.4"
 dependencies = [
+ "dunce",
  "log",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",

Cargo.toml

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ serde_json = "1"
 thiserror = "1"
 url = "2"
 schemars = "0.8"
+dunce = "1"
 
 [workspace.package]
 edition = "2021"

plugins/dialog/Cargo.toml

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ serde_json = { workspace = true }
 tauri = { workspace = true }
 log = { workspace = true }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
+dunce = { workspace = true }
 tauri-plugin-fs = { path = "../fs", version = "2.0.0-beta.4" }
 
 [target."cfg(any(target_os = \"macos\", windows, target_os = \"linux\", target_os = \"dragonfly\", target_os = \"freebsd\", target_os = \"openbsd\", target_os = \"netbsd\"))".dependencies]

plugins/dialog/src/commands.rs

@@ -129,7 +129,12 @@ pub(crate) async fn open<R: Runtime>(
                         }
                     }
                 }
-                OpenResponse::Folders(folders)
+                OpenResponse::Folders(folders.map(|folders| {
+                    folders
+                        .iter()
+                        .map(|p| dunce::simplified(p).to_path_buf())
+                        .collect()
+                }))
             } else {
                 let folder = dialog_builder.blocking_pick_folder();
                 if let Some(path) = &folder {
@@ -137,7 +142,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn open<R: Runtime>(
                         s.allow_directory(path, options.recursive);
                     }
                 }
-                OpenResponse::Folder(folder)
+                OpenResponse::Folder(folder.map(|p| dunce::simplified(&p).to_path_buf()))
             }
         }
         #[cfg(mobile)]
@@ -154,7 +159,15 @@ pub(crate) async fn open<R: Runtime>(
                     .allow_file(&file.path)?;
             }
         }
-        OpenResponse::Files(files)
+        OpenResponse::Files(files.map(|files| {
+            files
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|mut f| {
+                    f.path = dunce::simplified(&f.path).to_path_buf();
+                    f
+                })
+                .collect()
+        }))
     } else {
         let file = dialog_builder.blocking_pick_file();
         if let Some(file) = &file {
@@ -165,7 +178,10 @@ pub(crate) async fn open<R: Runtime>(
                 .state::<tauri::scope::Scopes>()
                 .allow_file(&file.path)?;
         }
-        OpenResponse::File(file)
+        OpenResponse::File(file.map(|mut f| {
+            f.path = dunce::simplified(&f.path).to_path_buf();
+            f
+        }))
     };
     Ok(res)
 }
@@ -208,7 +224,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn save<R: Runtime>(
             window.state::<tauri::scope::Scopes>().allow_file(p)?;
         }
 
-        Ok(path)
+        Ok(path.map(|p| dunce::simplified(&p).to_path_buf()))
     }
 }
 

plugins/store/Cargo.toml

@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ serde_json = { workspace = true }
 tauri = { workspace = true }
 log = { workspace = true }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
+dunce = { workspace = true }

plugins/store/src/store.rs

@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ impl<R: Runtime> StoreBuilder<R> {
     /// ```
     pub fn new<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Self {
         Self {
-            path: path.as_ref().to_path_buf(),
+            // Since Store.path is only exposed to the user in emit calls we may as well simplify it here already.
+            path: dunce::simplified(path.as_ref()).to_path_buf(),
             defaults: None,
             cache: Default::default(),
             serialize: default_serialize,