Improve example project creation

novelwriter/shared.py

@@ -311,6 +311,14 @@ def getProjectPath(
         )
         return Path(selected) if selected else None
 
+    def getProjectFolder(self, parent: QWidget, path: str | Path | None = None) -> Path | None:
+        """Open the folder dialog and select a project folder."""
+        location = QFileDialog.getExistingDirectory(
+            parent, self.tr("Select Project Folder"), str(path),
+            options=QFileDialog.Option.ShowDirsOnly,
+        )
+        return Path(location) if location else None
+
     def getFont(self, current: QFont, native: bool) -> tuple[QFont, bool]:
         """Open the font dialog and select a font."""
         from novelwriter.extensions.modified import NFontDialog

novelwriter/tools/welcome.py

@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
 )
 from PyQt6.QtGui import QAction, QCloseEvent, QFont, QPainter, QPaintEvent, QPen, QShortcut
 from PyQt6.QtWidgets import (
-    QApplication, QFileDialog, QFormLayout, QHBoxLayout, QLabel, QLineEdit,
-    QListView, QMenu, QScrollArea, QStackedWidget, QStyledItemDelegate,
+    QApplication, QFormLayout, QHBoxLayout, QLabel, QLineEdit, QListView,
+    QMenu, QScrollArea, QStackedWidget, QStyledItemDelegate,
     QStyleOptionViewItem, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 )
 
@@ -351,20 +351,22 @@ def _openContextMenu(self, pos: QPoint) -> None:
 
     def _processOpenProjectRequest(self, path: str) -> None:
         """Process an open project request which may involve create."""
-        if path == SAMPLE_KEY and (location := QFileDialog.getExistingDirectory(
-            self, self.tr("Select Folder"), str(CONFIG.homePath),
-            options=QFileDialog.Option.ShowDirsOnly,
-        )):
-            path = str(Path(location) / SAMPLE_NAME)
-            data = {
-                "name": SAMPLE_NAME,
-                "path": path,
-                "sample": True,
-            }
-            builder = ProjectBuilder()
-            builder.buildProject(data)
-
-        self.openProjectRequest.emit(Path(path))
+        if path == SAMPLE_KEY:
+            if location := SHARED.getProjectFolder(self, CONFIG.homePath()):
+                sample = location / SAMPLE_NAME
+                data = {
+                    "name": SAMPLE_NAME,
+                    "path": sample,
+                    "sample": True,
+                }
+                builder = ProjectBuilder()
+                if builder.buildProject(data):
+                    self.openProjectRequest.emit(sample)
+            else:
+                SHARED.error(self.tr("You must select a location for the example project."))
+                return
+        else:
+            self.openProjectRequest.emit(Path(path))
 
     def _selectFirstItem(self) -> None:
         """Select the first item, if any are available."""
@@ -709,11 +711,8 @@ def getProjectData(self) -> dict:
     @pyqtSlot()
     def _doBrowse(self) -> None:
         """Select a project folder."""
-        if path := QFileDialog.getExistingDirectory(
-            self, self.tr("Select Project Folder"),
-            str(self._basePath), options=QFileDialog.Option.ShowDirsOnly
-        ):
-            self._basePath = Path(path)
+        if path := SHARED.getProjectFolder(self, self._basePath):
+            self._basePath = path
             self._updateProjPath()
             CONFIG.setLastPath("project", path)
 

tests/test_tools/test_tools_welcome.py

@@ -69,11 +69,28 @@ def testToolWelcome_Main(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, fncPath):
     assert selected[0] == SAMPLE_NAME
     assert selected[1] == SAMPLE_KEY
     welcome.tabOpen._selectFirstItem()
+
+    # A folder must be selected
+    with monkeypatch.context() as mp:
+        mp.setattr(QFileDialog, "getExistingDirectory", lambda *a, **k: None)
+        welcome.tabOpen._processOpenProjectRequest(SAMPLE_KEY)
+
+    assert SHARED.lastAlert[0] == "You must select a location for the example project."
+
+    # Successful
     with monkeypatch.context() as mp:
         mp.setattr(QFileDialog, "getExistingDirectory", lambda *a, **k: fncPath)
         welcome.tabOpen._processOpenProjectRequest(SAMPLE_KEY)
+
     assert (fncPath / SAMPLE_NAME).is_dir()
 
+    # But can't create a duplicate
+    with monkeypatch.context() as mp:
+        mp.setattr(QFileDialog, "getExistingDirectory", lambda *a, **k: fncPath)
+        welcome.tabOpen._processOpenProjectRequest(SAMPLE_KEY)
+
+    assert SHARED.lastAlert[0] == "The target folder already exists. Please choose another folder."
+
     # qtbot.stop()
     welcome.close()