fix(core): dialog parent window on macOS, closes #3312

.changes/dialog-parent-macos.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"tauri": patch
+---
+
+Use asynchronous file dialog on macOS and Windows to properly set the parent window.

core/tauri/src/api/dialog.rs

@@ -33,24 +33,52 @@ macro_rules! run_dialog {
   }};
 }
 
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+macro_rules! run_file_dialog {
+  ($e:expr, $h: ident) => {{
+    std::thread::spawn(move || {
+      let response = crate::async_runtime::block_on($e);
+      $h(response);
+    });
+  }};
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+macro_rules! run_file_dialog {
+  ($e:expr, $h: ident) => {{
+    std::thread::spawn(move || {
+      let context = glib::MainContext::default();
+      context.invoke_with_priority(glib::PRIORITY_HIGH, move || {
+        let response = $e;
+        $h(response);
+      });
+    });
+  }};
+}
+
 macro_rules! run_dialog_sync {
   ($e:expr) => {{
     let (tx, rx) = sync_channel(0);
     let cb = move |response| {
       tx.send(response).unwrap();
     };
-    run_dialog!($e, cb);
+    run_file_dialog!($e, cb);
     rx.recv().unwrap()
   }};
 }
 
 macro_rules! file_dialog_builder {
   () => {
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    type FileDialog = rfd::FileDialog;
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+    type FileDialog = rfd::AsyncFileDialog;
+
     /// The file dialog builder.
     ///
     /// Constructs file picker dialogs that can select single/multiple files or directories.
     #[derive(Debug, Default)]
-    pub struct FileDialogBuilder(rfd::FileDialog);
+    pub struct FileDialogBuilder(FileDialog);
 
     impl FileDialogBuilder {
       /// Gets the default file dialog builder.
@@ -127,7 +155,11 @@ pub mod blocking {
     /// }
     /// ```
     pub fn pick_file(self) -> Option<PathBuf> {
-      run_dialog_sync!(self.0.pick_file())
+      #[allow(clippy::let_and_return)]
+      let response = run_dialog_sync!(self.0.pick_file());
+      #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+      let response = response.map(|p| p.path().to_path_buf());
+      response
     }
 
     /// Shows the dialog to select multiple files.
@@ -146,7 +178,12 @@ pub mod blocking {
     /// }
     /// ```
     pub fn pick_files(self) -> Option<Vec<PathBuf>> {
-      run_dialog_sync!(self.0.pick_files())
+      #[allow(clippy::let_and_return)]
+      let response = run_dialog_sync!(self.0.pick_files());
+      #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+      let response =
+        response.map(|paths| paths.into_iter().map(|p| p.path().to_path_buf()).collect());
+      response
     }
 
     /// Shows the dialog to select a single folder.
@@ -165,7 +202,11 @@ pub mod blocking {
     /// }
     /// ```
     pub fn pick_folder(self) -> Option<PathBuf> {
-      run_dialog_sync!(self.0.pick_folder())
+      #[allow(clippy::let_and_return)]
+      let response = run_dialog_sync!(self.0.pick_folder());
+      #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+      let response = response.map(|p| p.path().to_path_buf());
+      response
     }
 
     /// Shows the dialog to save a file.
@@ -184,7 +225,11 @@ pub mod blocking {
     /// }
     /// ```
     pub fn save_file(self) -> Option<PathBuf> {
-      run_dialog_sync!(self.0.save_file())
+      #[allow(clippy::let_and_return)]
+      let response = run_dialog_sync!(self.0.save_file());
+      #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+      let response = response.map(|p| p.path().to_path_buf());
+      response
     }
   }
 
@@ -305,7 +350,9 @@ mod nonblocking {
     ///   })
     /// ```
     pub fn pick_file<F: FnOnce(Option<PathBuf>) + Send + 'static>(self, f: F) {
-      run_dialog!(self.0.pick_file(), f)
+      #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+      let f = |path: Option<rfd::FileHandle>| f(path.map(|p| p.path().to_path_buf()));
+      run_file_dialog!(self.0.pick_file(), f)
     }
 
     /// Shows the dialog to select multiple files.
@@ -327,7 +374,11 @@ mod nonblocking {
     ///   })
     /// ```
     pub fn pick_files<F: FnOnce(Option<Vec<PathBuf>>) + Send + 'static>(self, f: F) {
-      run_dialog!(self.0.pick_files(), f)
+      #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+      let f = |paths: Option<Vec<rfd::FileHandle>>| {
+        f(paths.map(|list| list.into_iter().map(|p| p.path().to_path_buf()).collect()))
+      };
+      run_file_dialog!(self.0.pick_files(), f)
     }
 
     /// Shows the dialog to select a single folder.
@@ -349,7 +400,9 @@ mod nonblocking {
     ///   })
     /// ```
     pub fn pick_folder<F: FnOnce(Option<PathBuf>) + Send + 'static>(self, f: F) {
-      run_dialog!(self.0.pick_folder(), f)
+      #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+      let f = |path: Option<rfd::FileHandle>| f(path.map(|p| p.path().to_path_buf()));
+      run_file_dialog!(self.0.pick_folder(), f)
     }
 
     /// Shows the dialog to save a file.
@@ -372,7 +425,9 @@ mod nonblocking {
     ///   })
     /// ```
     pub fn save_file<F: FnOnce(Option<PathBuf>) + Send + 'static>(self, f: F) {
-      run_dialog!(self.0.save_file(), f)
+      #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+      let f = |path: Option<rfd::FileHandle>| f(path.map(|p| p.path().to_path_buf()));
+      run_file_dialog!(self.0.save_file(), f)
     }
   }