better gitignore

src/main/config.ts

@@ -49,19 +49,22 @@ const THEME_TEMPLATE = `/* Helder theme — custom CSS applied OVER the built-in
 /** Recently-opened files, newest first. Local machine state — git-ignored. */
 const RECENT_FILE = 'recent.json'
 const MAX_RECENT = 100
-const GITIGNORE_BODY = `# Helder — local, machine-specific state (do not commit)\n${RECENT_FILE}\n`
+// The whole .helder folder is local, machine-specific state — ignore all of it.
+const GITIGNORE_BODY = `# Helder — local, machine-specific state (do not commit).\n*\n`
 
 let current: HelderConfig = DEFAULTS
 let themeCss = ''
 
-/** Create `.helder/.gitignore` (ignoring recent.json) only when it's missing. */
+/** Ensure `.helder/.gitignore` ignores the entire folder; (re)write it when the
+ * file is missing or out of date (e.g. upgrading from the old recent-only one). */
 async function ensureGitignore(dir: string): Promise<void> {
   const path = join(dir, '.gitignore')
   try {
-    await readFile(path, 'utf8')
+    if ((await readFile(path, 'utf8')) === GITIGNORE_BODY) return
   } catch {
-    await writeFile(path, GITIGNORE_BODY)
+    /* missing — fall through to write */
   }
+  await writeFile(path, GITIGNORE_BODY)
 }
 
 export async function getRecent(root: string): Promise<string[]> {

src/main/fs-service.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { readdir, readFile, stat, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises'
+import { readdir, readFile, rm, stat, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises'
 import { join, relative, sep } from 'node:path'
 import { listFiles } from './search-service'
 
@@ -120,6 +120,13 @@ export async function writeProjectFile(root: string, rel: string, content: strin
   await writeFile(join(root, rel), content, 'utf8')
 }
 
+/** Delete a project file or folder (relative path). Stays inside the project root. */
+export async function deleteProjectFile(root: string, rel: string): Promise<void> {
+  const target = join(root, rel)
+  if (relative(root, target).startsWith('..')) return // guard against escaping the root
+  await rm(target, { recursive: true, force: true })
+}
+
 /**
  * In-memory content index of all (small, text) files — powers content viewing.
  * Primary: read the rg file list; fallback: walk. Capped for large repos.

src/main/index.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { join, sep } from 'node:path'
 import { app, dialog, shell, BrowserWindow, ipcMain, Menu } from 'electron'
 import { watch, type FSWatcher } from 'chokidar'
 import { addRecentProject, getName, getRecentProjects, getRoot, openDialog, setRoot } from './project'
-import { readAll, readProjectFile, readTree, writeProjectFile } from './fs-service'
+import { deleteProjectFile, readAll, readProjectFile, readTree, writeProjectFile } from './fs-service'
 import { commit, discard, load, stage, unstage } from './git-service'
 import { createPty, killAllPtys, killPty, ptyAvailable, resizePty, writePty } from './pty-service'
 import { getConfig, getRecent, getThemeCss, resolveConfig, setRecent } from './config'
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ function registerIpc(): void {
   ipcMain.handle('fs:files', () => { const r = getRoot(); return r ? readAll(r) : {} })
   ipcMain.handle('fs:read', (_e, rel: string) => { const r = getRoot(); return r ? readProjectFile(r, rel) : '' })
   ipcMain.handle('fs:write', (_e, rel: string, content: string) => { const r = getRoot(); if (r) return writeProjectFile(r, rel, content) })
+  ipcMain.handle('fs:delete', (_e, rel: string) => { const r = getRoot(); if (r) return deleteProjectFile(r, rel) })
+  ipcMain.handle('shell:reveal', (_e, rel: string) => { const r = getRoot(); if (r) shell.showItemInFolder(join(r, rel)) })
 
   ipcMain.handle('git:load', () => { const r = getRoot(); return r ? load(r) : null })
   ipcMain.handle('git:stage', (_e, paths: string[]) => { const r = getRoot(); if (r) return stage(r, paths) })