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Part of #817

Follow-up to #1301 (auto-start and minimize to tray).

Adds a "Start Minimized" toggle in Settings → General that gives
users control over whether the app opens its main window or stays
hidden in the tray when launched at boot.

Behavior

  • Toggle is only visible when "Launch at Startup" is ON
  • When ON (default): app starts silently in the tray on boot —
    same as current behavior
  • When OFF: app starts and opens the main window directly on boot
  • Preference persists across restarts via tauri-plugin-store,
    following the same pattern as the existing close-to-tray toggle

Files Changed

  • frontend/src-tauri/src/main.rs — added START_MINIMIZED_KEY,
    get_start_minimized and set_start_minimized Tauri commands,
    updated startup handler to read the persisted preference
  • frontend/src/pages/SettingsPage/components/SystemSettingsCard.tsx
    — added toggle UI, conditionally rendered only when autostart is ON

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Added a Start minimized setting in System Settings.
    • The preference is saved and restored between sessions.
    • When enabled, the app starts minimized during automatic startup.
    • The setting is available only when automatic startup is enabled.
    • Improved consistency of system setting controls.

Lets users disable the minimize-on-boot behavior added in the
autostart feature (issue 817) while keeping launch at startup on.
The toggle is only shown when Launch at Startup is enabled and its
value is persisted with tauri-plugin-store so the main.rs startup
handler can read it before deciding whether to hide the window.

Signed-off-by: g-k-s-03 <govindsingh97704@gmail.com>
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Walkthrough

The PR centralizes Tauri settings commands and adds persisted close-to-tray and start-minimized preferences. Startup applies the start-minimized preference. The settings page uses reusable switch rows and shows start-minimized when autostart is enabled.

Changes

System settings

Layer / File(s) Summary
Settings storage commands
frontend/src-tauri/src/services/settings.rs, frontend/src-tauri/src/services/mod.rs
The settings service defines preference keys and commands to read or persist close-to-tray and start-minimized values.
Startup and command wiring
frontend/src-tauri/src/main.rs
Startup reads the start-minimized preference for --minimized, and the invoke handler registers all settings commands.
Reusable settings controls
frontend/src/pages/SettingsPage/components/SettingSwitchRow.tsx, frontend/src/pages/SettingsPage/components/SystemSettingsCard.tsx
The settings page uses reusable accessible switch rows. It loads and persists start-minimized, displays it when autostart is enabled, and updates the autostart description.

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

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 5fd65

The PR adds a persisted startup-window preference, with a small UI state that can temporarily describe startup behavior incorrectly while the preference is loading or unavailable. This is localized and non-blocking; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal review.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant User
  participant SystemSettingsCard
  participant Tauri
  participant SettingsStore
  participant MainWindow

  User->>SystemSettingsCard: Toggle start-minimized
  SystemSettingsCard->>Tauri: invoke set_start_minimized(enabled)
  Tauri->>SettingsStore: Save preference
  SettingsStore-->>Tauri: Return save result
  Tauri-->>SystemSettingsCard: Return success or error
  SystemSettingsCard-->>User: Update switch state
  Tauri->>SettingsStore: Read preference during --minimized startup
  SettingsStore-->>Tauri: Return preference
  Tauri->>MainWindow: Hide window when enabled
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Suggested labels: TypeScript/JavaScript, Rust

Poem

A rabbit toggles settings with care,
Rust saves the choice in its lair.
Tauri reads it at dawn,
The window stays withdrawn.
Reusable switches line the way—
A tidy system settings display.

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Actionable comments posted: 3

🧹 Nitpick comments (1)
frontend/src/pages/SettingsPage/components/SystemSettingsCard.tsx (1)

24-26: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add automated coverage for the start-minimized flow.

Mock is_autostart_enabled and get_start_minimized with explicit values. Test conditional rendering and set_start_minimized with the new value.

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In `@frontend/src/pages/SettingsPage/components/SystemSettingsCard.tsx` around
lines 24 - 26, Add automated coverage for the start-minimized flow around the
SystemSettingsCard component: mock is_autostart_enabled and get_start_minimized
with explicit values, verify the conditional rendering for the returned state,
and verify that changing the control invokes set_start_minimized with the new
value.

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Inline comments:
In `@frontend/src-tauri/src/main.rs`:
- Around line 278-292: Move get_start_minimized, set_start_minimized, and the
related startup decision/store access out of main.rs into a dedicated module,
preserving their existing behavior and command interfaces. Update main() and the
Tauri builder wiring to call or register the new module while keeping main.rs
limited to application composition and lifecycle setup.

In `@frontend/src/pages/SettingsPage/components/SystemSettingsCard.tsx`:
- Around line 127-138: Update the description rendered by the start-minimized
setting near the “Start minimized” label so its text matches the startMinimized
value: only state that PictoPy starts silently in the system tray when enabled,
and provide accurate wording for the disabled state where the main window opens
on boot.
- Around line 127-167: Extract the duplicated switch row markup into a typed
shared setting-switch component, preserving its accessibility props, disabled
state, click handling, visual classes, and checked-state thumb styling. Replace
the switch implementations for autostart, start minimized, and close to tray
with this component, using each setting’s existing labels, descriptions, state,
and handlers.

---

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In `@frontend/src/pages/SettingsPage/components/SystemSettingsCard.tsx`:
- Around line 24-26: Add automated coverage for the start-minimized flow around
the SystemSettingsCard component: mock is_autostart_enabled and
get_start_minimized with explicit values, verify the conditional rendering for
the returned state, and verify that changing the control invokes
set_start_minimized with the new value.
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Extract a shared SettingSwitchRow component so the autostart,
start-minimized, and close-to-tray rows no longer duplicate the
switch markup. Make the Launch at startup description reflect the
current start-minimized preference instead of always mentioning the
tray. Move the settings-store commands out of main.rs into a new
services::settings module, matching how tunnel commands are already
grouped under services.

Signed-off-by: g-k-s-03 <govindsingh97704@gmail.com>

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frontend/src/pages/SettingsPage/components/SettingSwitchRow.tsx (2)

56-62: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Add type="button" to the switch.

The element defaults to type="submit". If this row is ever rendered inside a <form>, a click submits the form. Set the type explicitly.

🛡️ Proposed fix
       <button
+        type="button"
         role="switch"
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In `@frontend/src/pages/SettingsPage/components/SettingSwitchRow.tsx` around lines
56 - 62, Add type="button" to the switch button in SettingSwitchRow so clicking
it never submits a containing form.

63-78: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Use the shared cn() utility for the class strings.

The component builds class names with [...].join(' '). The repository already provides cn() for conditional class composition. Use it so class merging stays consistent across components.

♻️ Proposed refactor
+import { cn } from '`@/lib/utils`';
+
...
-        className={[
+        className={cn(
           'relative inline-flex h-6 w-11 shrink-0 cursor-pointer items-center rounded-full',
           'transition-colors duration-200 ease-in-out',
           'focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-2',
           'disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50',
           checked
             ? 'bg-primary focus-visible:ring-primary'
             : 'bg-gray-200 focus-visible:ring-gray-500 dark:bg-gray-700',
-        ].join(' ')}
+        )}
...
-          className={[
+          className={cn(
             'inline-block h-4 w-4 rounded-full bg-white shadow-md',
             'transition-transform duration-200 ease-in-out',
             checked ? 'translate-x-6' : 'translate-x-1',
-          ].join(' ')}
+          )}

Confirm the cn() export path before you apply the import.

As per coding guidelines, "Reuse existing components, hooks, utilities, cn(), and constants before adding new implementations".

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In `@frontend/src/pages/SettingsPage/components/SettingSwitchRow.tsx` around lines
63 - 78, Update the class composition in SettingSwitchRow to use the shared cn()
utility instead of array join(' ') calls for both the switch and thumb elements.
Confirm and use the repository’s existing cn() export path, preserving the
current conditional class behavior.

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Inline comments:
In `@frontend/src/pages/SettingsPage/components/SystemSettingsCard.tsx`:
- Around line 84-86: Update the autostart description logic around
startMinimizedChecked to use the raw startMinimized value, treating null or
otherwise unknown values as minimized to match the backend default; only
describe opening the main window when the raw value explicitly indicates false.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@frontend/src/pages/SettingsPage/components/SettingSwitchRow.tsx`:
- Around line 56-62: Add type="button" to the switch button in SettingSwitchRow
so clicking it never submits a containing form.
- Around line 63-78: Update the class composition in SettingSwitchRow to use the
shared cn() utility instead of array join(' ') calls for both the switch and
thumb elements. Confirm and use the repository’s existing cn() export path,
preserving the current conditional class behavior.
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Comment thread frontend/src/pages/SettingsPage/components/SystemSettingsCard.tsx Outdated
Base the Launch at startup description on startMinimized === false
instead of the checked flag so a null (loading or unread) value
falls back to the tray wording, matching the backend's default of
true in get_start_minimized.

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