Fix kbRoot browse ignoring Typert Result from directoryPicker.pick.

Unwrap { ok, value } so the chosen folder path lands in the field and auto-saves.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

src/client/controller.ts

@@ -412,13 +412,14 @@ export class NetxopsCardController {
     this.kbUiError = null
     this.store.set(this.projection())
 
-    const applyPath = (path: unknown): void => {
-      if (typeof path !== 'string' || path.trim() === '') {
-        // Cancel / empty — no error
-        return
-      }
-      this.form.actions().edit('kbRoot', path.trim())
+    const applyPath = (path: string): void => {
+      this.form.actions().edit('kbRoot', path)
       void this.refreshKbPreview()
+      // Selecting a folder should land immediately — don't require a separate Save.
+      void this.form.save().then(() => {
+        void this.refreshKbStatus()
+        void this.refreshKbPreview()
+      })
     }
 
     const fail = (error: unknown): void => {
@@ -426,10 +427,24 @@ export class NetxopsCardController {
       this.store.set(this.projection())
     }
 
+    /**
+     * `remote.directoryPicker.pick()` returns a Typert Result `{ ok, value }`,
+     * not a bare string (see dsh ui-workspace Navigation.pickDirectory).
+     */
+    const acceptPickResult = (result: unknown): void => {
+      const path = unwrapDirectoryPickResult(result)
+      if (path === null) return // user cancelled
+      if (path === undefined) {
+        fail(`unexpected directoryPicker result: ${safeJson(result)}`)
+        return
+      }
+      applyPath(path)
+    }
+
     const picker = this.kbDirectoryPicker
     if (picker !== undefined) {
       void picker.pick()
-        .then(applyPath)
+        .then(acceptPickResult)
         .catch(fail)
         .finally(() => {
           this.kbBrowseInFlight = false
@@ -447,25 +462,7 @@ export class NetxopsCardController {
       return
     }
     void call('/api', 'directoryPicker/pick', { args: {} })
-      .then((result) => {
-        // Remotes often return the path directly, or { ok, value }.
-        if (typeof result === 'string' || result === null) {
-          applyPath(result)
-          return
-        }
-        if (result !== null && typeof result === 'object') {
-          const row = result as { ok?: boolean; value?: unknown; error?: { message?: string } }
-          if (row.ok === false) {
-            fail(row.error?.message || 'directoryPicker/pick failed')
-            return
-          }
-          if ('value' in row) {
-            applyPath(row.value)
-            return
-          }
-        }
-        applyPath(result)
-      })
+      .then(acceptPickResult)
       .catch(fail)
       .finally(() => {
         this.kbBrowseInFlight = false
@@ -625,3 +622,41 @@ function refOf(snapshot: SettingsScopeSnapshot<NetxopsSettings>): string {
   const declared = snapshot.value?.tokenCredentialRef
   return declared !== undefined && declared.length > 0 ? declared : DEFAULT_TOKEN_REF
 }
+
+/**
+ * Normalize directoryPicker pick outcomes.
+ * @returns trimmed path; `null` = cancelled; `undefined` = unparseable.
+ */
+function unwrapDirectoryPickResult(result: unknown): string | null | undefined {
+  if (result === null) return null
+  if (typeof result === 'string') {
+    const trimmed = result.trim()
+    return trimmed === '' ? null : trimmed
+  }
+  if (result === null || typeof result !== 'object' || Array.isArray(result)) return undefined
+  const row = result as {
+    ok?: boolean
+    value?: unknown
+    error?: { message?: string }
+  }
+  if (row.ok === false) {
+    throw new Error(row.error?.message || 'directoryPicker/pick failed')
+  }
+  if ('value' in row) {
+    if (row.value === null) return null
+    if (typeof row.value === 'string') {
+      const trimmed = row.value.trim()
+      return trimmed === '' ? null : trimmed
+    }
+    return undefined
+  }
+  return undefined
+}
+
+function safeJson(value: unknown): string {
+  try {
+    return JSON.stringify(value)
+  } catch {
+    return String(value)
+  }
+}

src/client/locales.ts

@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@ export const en: Record<NetxopsLocaleKey, string> = {
   groupInPreset: 'In Netx Ops preset',
   groupPublic: 'Publish to other presets',
   kbRoot: 'Package root',
-  kbRootHint: 'Folder with MANIFEST.json (operator-subset v1.0). Empty = pure netx.',
+  kbRootHint: 'Folder with MANIFEST.json (operator-subset v1.0). Browse auto-saves.',
   kbBrowse: 'Browse…',
   kbBrowseUnavailable: 'Directory picker unavailable — paste an absolute folder path, then Save.',
   kbBrowseFailed: 'Browse failed: {detail}',
-  kbSaveHint: 'Click Save after choosing a path to apply the knowledge base.',
+  kbSaveHint: 'Browse writes and saves automatically. Manual paste still needs Save.',
   kbStatusConfigured: 'Knowledge base: {operator} ({country}) v{version}',
   kbStatusUnconfigured: 'Knowledge base: not configured (pure netx)',
   kbStatusError: 'Knowledge base: error — {detail}',
@@ -165,11 +165,11 @@ export const zh: Record<NetxopsLocaleKey, string> = {
   groupInPreset: '在 Netx Ops 预设中启用',
   groupPublic: '对其他预设公开',
   kbRoot: '知识包根目录',
-  kbRootHint: '含 MANIFEST.json 的运营商子集包（v1.0）。留空=纯 netx。',
+  kbRootHint: '含 MANIFEST.json 的运营商子集包（v1.0）。浏览选目录后会自动保存。',
   kbBrowse: '浏览…',
   kbBrowseUnavailable: '目录选择器不可用 — 请粘贴绝对目录路径后点保存。',
   kbBrowseFailed: '浏览失败：{detail}',
-  kbSaveHint: '选好路径后请点「保存」，知识库才会生效。',
+  kbSaveHint: '点「浏览」选目录后会自动写入并保存；若是手粘路径仍需点保存。',
   kbStatusConfigured: '知识库: {operator}（{country}） v{version}',
   kbStatusUnconfigured: '知识库: 未配置（纯 netx）',
   kbStatusError: '知识库: 错误 — {detail}',