fix: show resolved path in setup wizard's config location picker

.changeset/loud-plums-invite.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@nanocollective/nanocoder": patch
+---
+
+Setup wizard's config location picker now shows the resolved path next to each option instead of a bare label.

source/app/components/app-container.tsx

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
 	getGitStatusSummarySync,
 } from '@/tools/git/utils';
 import {DEVELOPMENT_MODE_LABELS, type DevelopmentMode} from '@/types/core';
+import {homeRelative} from '@/utils/path';
 
 /**
  * Format a {@link GitStatusSummary} for inline display next to the
@@ -54,8 +55,7 @@ function BootSummary({
 	const {colors} = useTheme();
 	const {isNarrow} = useResponsiveTerminal();
 	const configPath = getClosestConfigFile('agents.config.json');
-	const homedir = process.env.HOME || process.env.USERPROFILE || '';
-	const shortConfig = homedir ? configPath.replace(homedir, '~') : configPath;
+	const shortConfig = homeRelative(configPath);
 	const modeLabel = mode ? DEVELOPMENT_MODE_LABELS[mode] : undefined;
 	const gitStatus = getGitStatusSummarySync();
 	const gitLabel = gitStatus ? formatBootSummaryGitLabel(gitStatus) : undefined;

source/components/ui/styled-select-input.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {Box, Text} from 'ink';
 import SelectInput from 'ink-select-input';
-import type {ReactElement} from 'react';
+import type {ComponentProps, ReactElement} from 'react';
 
 import {useTheme} from '@/hooks/useTheme';
 
@@ -25,25 +25,37 @@ interface Item<V> {
  * and selected-label colour are a hardcoded `blue` that all but disappears
  * against a dark terminal background.
  */
-interface StyledSelectInputProps<V> {
-	items?: Array<Item<V>>;
+interface StyledSelectInputProps<V, I extends Item<V> = Item<V>> {
+	items?: Array<I>;
 	isFocused?: boolean;
 	initialIndex?: number;
 	limit?: number;
-	onSelect?: (item: Item<V>) => void;
-	onHighlight?: (item: Item<V>) => void;
-	itemComponent?: (props: {
-		isSelected?: boolean;
-		label: string;
-	}) => ReactElement;
+	onSelect?: (item: I) => void;
+	onHighlight?: (item: I) => void;
+	itemComponent?: (props: I & {isSelected?: boolean}) => ReactElement;
 }
 
-export function StyledSelectInput<V>(props: StyledSelectInputProps<V>) {
+export function StyledSelectInput<V, I extends Item<V> = Item<V>>(
+	props: StyledSelectInputProps<V, I>,
+) {
 	const {colors} = useTheme();
 
+	const itemComponent =
+		props.itemComponent ??
+		(({isSelected, label}) => (
+			<Text
+				color={isSelected ? colors.primary : colors.text}
+				wrap="truncate-end"
+			>
+				{label}
+			</Text>
+		));
+
+	// ink-select-input's runtime spreads the whole item into these; its own
+	// types just don't say so.
 	return (
 		<SelectInput
-			{...props}
+			{...(props as unknown as ComponentProps<typeof SelectInput>)}
 			// Fixed-width indicator: Ink trims a trailing space only on rows that
 			// overflow, which left truncated rows a column left of short ones.
 			indicatorComponent={({isSelected}) => (
@@ -56,15 +68,9 @@ export function StyledSelectInput<V>(props: StyledSelectInputProps<V>) {
 			// Truncate rather than wrap: a long label (a path, a URL) reflowed with
 			// no hanging indent and the list read as a jumble on narrow terminals.
 			itemComponent={
-				props.itemComponent ??
-				(({isSelected, label}) => (
-					<Text
-						color={isSelected ? colors.primary : colors.text}
-						wrap="truncate-end"
-					>
-						{label}
-					</Text>
-				))
+				itemComponent as unknown as ComponentProps<
+					typeof SelectInput
+				>['itemComponent']
 			}
 		/>
 	);

source/constants.ts

@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ export const EMPTY_CONTENT_MARKER = '[file is empty]';
 export const PATH_LENGTH_NARROW_TERMINAL = 30;
 export const PATH_LENGTH_NORMAL_TERMINAL = 60;
 export const TABLE_COLUMN_MIN_WIDTH = 10;
+export const WIZARD_ROW_CHROME_CHARS = 10;
+export const MIN_PATH_BUDGET_CHARS = 10;
 
 // === TOKEN THRESHOLDS (percentages - useChatHandler) ===
 export const TOKEN_THRESHOLD_WARNING_PERCENT = 80;

source/utils/path.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import test from 'ava';
+import {resolve, sep} from 'node:path';
+import {homeRelative, truncateMiddle} from './path.js';
+
+const HOME = resolve('/Users/will');
+
+test('homeRelative shortens a path inside home to a tilde form', t => {
+	const input = resolve('/Users/will/projects/app');
+	t.is(homeRelative(input, HOME), `~${sep}projects${sep}app`);
+});
+
+test('homeRelative returns a bare tilde for the home directory itself', t => {
+	t.is(homeRelative(resolve('/Users/will'), HOME), '~');
+});
+
+test('homeRelative does not mangle a sibling directory that shares a prefix', t => {
+	const input = resolve('/Users/willy/projects/app');
+	t.is(homeRelative(input, HOME), input);
+});
+
+test('homeRelative leaves unrelated paths untouched', t => {
+	const input = resolve('/etc/config');
+	t.is(homeRelative(input, HOME), input);
+});
+
+test('homeRelative leaves paths untouched when home is the filesystem root', t => {
+	const root = resolve('/');
+	const child = resolve('/foo');
+	t.is(homeRelative(child, root), child);
+	t.is(homeRelative(root, root), root);
+});
+
+test('truncateMiddle leaves short strings untouched', t => {
+	t.is(truncateMiddle('/short/path', 40), '/short/path');
+});
+
+test('truncateMiddle keeps both the root and the leaf segment', t => {
+	const long = '/Users/will/projects/some-really-long-monorepo-name/src/index.ts';
+	const result = truncateMiddle(long, 30);
+	t.is(result.length, 30);
+	t.true(result.startsWith('/Users/wi'));
+	t.true(result.endsWith('index.ts'));
+	t.true(result.includes('...'));
+});

source/utils/path.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import {homedir} from 'node:os';
+import {resolve, sep} from 'node:path';
+
+export function homeRelative(path: string, home: string = homedir()): string {
+	const resolved = resolve(path);
+	const resolvedHome = resolve(home);
+
+	if (resolvedHome === sep || /^[A-Za-z]:\\$/.test(resolvedHome)) {
+		return resolved;
+	}
+
+	if (resolved === resolvedHome) {
+		return '~';
+	}
+
+	if (resolved.startsWith(resolvedHome + sep)) {
+		return `~${resolved.slice(resolvedHome.length)}`;
+	}
+
+	return resolved;
+}
+
+// Keeps root and leaf visible; truncatePath (useTerminalWidth.tsx) only keeps the tail.
+export function truncateMiddle(str: string, maxLength: number): string {
+	if (str.length <= maxLength) {
+		return str;
+	}
+
+	const ellipsis = '...';
+	if (maxLength <= ellipsis.length) {
+		return str.slice(0, Math.max(0, maxLength));
+	}
+
+	const keepStart = Math.ceil((maxLength - ellipsis.length) / 2);
+	const keepEnd = Math.floor((maxLength - ellipsis.length) / 2);
+
+	return str.slice(0, keepStart) + ellipsis + str.slice(str.length - keepEnd);
+}

source/wizards/steps/location-step.spec.tsx

@@ -1,8 +1,34 @@
+import {resolve} from 'node:path';
 import test from 'ava';
+import {TitledBoxWithPreferences} from '@/components/ui/titled-box';
+import {useResponsiveTerminal} from '@/hooks/useTerminalWidth';
 import {renderWithTheme as render} from '@/test-utils/render-with-theme';
 import React from 'react';
 import {LocationStep} from './location-step.js';
 
+// Mirrors base-config-wizard.tsx's real LocationStep box.
+function WizardBox({
+	projectDir,
+	onComplete,
+}: {
+	projectDir: string;
+	onComplete: () => void;
+}) {
+	const {boxWidth} = useResponsiveTerminal();
+	return (
+		<TitledBoxWithPreferences
+			title="Setup"
+			width={boxWidth}
+			borderColor="blue"
+			paddingX={2}
+			paddingY={1}
+			flexDirection="column"
+		>
+			<LocationStep onComplete={onComplete} projectDir={projectDir} />
+		</TitledBoxWithPreferences>
+	);
+}
+
 // ============================================================================
 // Tests for LocationStep Component Rendering
 // ============================================================================
@@ -37,6 +63,51 @@ test('LocationStep shows global config option', t => {
 	t.regex(output!, /Global user config/);
 });
 
+test('LocationStep shows the resolved project path next to the option', t => {
+	const {lastFrame} = render(
+		<LocationStep onComplete={() => {}} projectDir="/test/project" />,
+	);
+
+	const output = lastFrame();
+	t.truthy(output);
+	const lines = output!.split('\n');
+	const stemIndex = lines.findIndex(line =>
+		line.includes('Current project directory'),
+	);
+	t.true(stemIndex !== -1, 'expected to find the project directory stem');
+	t.is(lines[stemIndex + 1]?.trim(), resolve('/test/project'));
+});
+
+test('LocationStep does not clip the leaf directory inside the real wizard box', t => {
+	const originalColumns = process.stdout.columns;
+	try {
+		for (const columns of [60, 80, 120]) {
+			Object.defineProperty(process.stdout, 'columns', {
+				value: columns,
+				configurable: true,
+			});
+
+			const {lastFrame} = render(
+				<WizardBox
+					onComplete={() => {}}
+					projectDir="/Users/will/Documents/GitHub/some-org/some-really-long-monorepo-name/packages/leaf-dir"
+				/>,
+			);
+
+			const output = lastFrame();
+			t.true(
+				output!.includes('leaf-dir'),
+				`at ${columns} cols, expected leaf directory to stay visible, got: ${output}`,
+			);
+		}
+	} finally {
+		Object.defineProperty(process.stdout, 'columns', {
+			value: originalColumns,
+			configurable: true,
+		});
+	}
+});
+
 test('LocationStep shows tip about config types', t => {
 	const {lastFrame} = render(
 		<LocationStep onComplete={() => {}} projectDir="/test/project" />,

source/wizards/steps/location-step.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import {useState} from 'react';
 import {StyledSelectInput} from '@/components/ui/styled-select-input';
 import {getColors} from '@/config';
 import {getConfigPath} from '@/config/paths';
+import {MIN_PATH_BUDGET_CHARS, WIZARD_ROW_CHROME_CHARS} from '@/constants';
 import {useResponsiveTerminal} from '@/hooks/useTerminalWidth';
+import {homeRelative, truncateMiddle} from '@/utils/path';
 
 export type ConfigLocation = 'project' | 'global';
 
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ interface LocationStepProps {
 interface LocationOption {
 	label: string;
 	value: ConfigLocation;
+	path: string;
 }
 
 export function LocationStep({
@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@ export function LocationStep({
 	configFileName = 'agents.config.json',
 }: LocationStepProps) {
 	const colors = getColors();
-	const {isNarrow, truncatePath} = useResponsiveTerminal();
+	const {boxWidth, isNarrow} = useResponsiveTerminal();
 	const projectPath = join(projectDir, configFileName);
 	const globalPath = join(getConfigPath(), configFileName);
 
@@ -51,12 +54,14 @@ export function LocationStep({
 
 	const locationOptions: LocationOption[] = [
 		{
-			label: `Global user config`,
+			label: 'Global user config',
 			value: 'global',
+			path: homeRelative(getConfigPath()),
 		},
 		{
-			label: `Current project directory`,
+			label: 'Current project directory',
 			value: 'project',
+			path: homeRelative(projectDir),
 		},
 	];
 
@@ -101,7 +106,7 @@ export function LocationStep({
 						Configuration found at:{' '}
 					</Text>
 					<Text color={colors.secondary}>
-						{isNarrow ? truncatePath(existingPath, 40) : existingPath}
+						{isNarrow ? truncateMiddle(existingPath, 40) : existingPath}
 					</Text>
 				</Box>
 				<StyledSelectInput
@@ -134,6 +139,25 @@ export function LocationStep({
 			<StyledSelectInput
 				items={locationOptions}
 				onSelect={(item: LocationOption) => handleLocationSelect(item)}
+				itemComponent={({isSelected, label, path}) => {
+					const color = isSelected ? colors.primary : colors.text;
+					const pathBudget = Math.max(
+						MIN_PATH_BUDGET_CHARS,
+						boxWidth - WIZARD_ROW_CHROME_CHARS,
+					);
+					return (
+						<Box flexDirection="column">
+							<Text color={color} wrap="truncate-end">
+								{label}
+							</Text>
+							<Box marginLeft={2}>
+								<Text color={colors.secondary} wrap="truncate-end">
+									{truncateMiddle(path, pathBudget)}
+								</Text>
+							</Box>
+						</Box>
+					);
+				}}
 			/>
 			{!isNarrow && (
 				<Box marginTop={1}>