path selecting element

docker-compose.dev.yml

@@ -17,16 +17,17 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./globalSettings.yml:/app/globalSettings.yml
       - .:/app
-      - ~/projects/faculty/1810/2025-spring-alex/in-person:/app/storage/intro_to_web_old
-      - ~/projects/faculty/1810/2025-fall-alex/modules:/app/storage/intro_to_web
-      - ~/projects/faculty/4850_AdvancedFE/2025-fall-alex/modules:/app/storage/advanced_frontend
-      - ~/projects/faculty/4850_AdvancedFE/2024-fall-alex/modules:/app/storage/advanced_frontend_old
-      - ~/projects/faculty/1430/2024-fall-alex/modules:/app/storage/ux_old
-      - ~/projects/faculty/1430/2025-fall-alex/modules:/app/storage/ux
-      - ~/projects/faculty/1420/2024-fall/Modules:/app/storage/1420_old
-      - ~/projects/faculty/1420/2025-fall-alex/modules:/app/storage/1420
-      - ~/projects/faculty/1425/2024-fall/Modules:/app/storage/1425_old
-      - ~/projects/faculty/1425/2025-fall-alex/modules:/app/storage/1425
+      - ~/projects/faculty:/app/storage
+      # - ~/projects/faculty/1810/2025-spring-alex/in-person:/app/storage/intro_to_web_old
+      # - ~/projects/faculty/1810/2025-fall-alex/modules:/app/storage/intro_to_web
+      # - ~/projects/faculty/4850_AdvancedFE/2025-fall-alex/modules:/app/storage/advanced_frontend
+      # - ~/projects/faculty/4850_AdvancedFE/2024-fall-alex/modules:/app/storage/advanced_frontend_old
+      # - ~/projects/faculty/1430/2024-fall-alex/modules:/app/storage/ux_old
+      # - ~/projects/faculty/1430/2025-fall-alex/modules:/app/storage/ux
+      # - ~/projects/faculty/1420/2024-fall/Modules:/app/storage/1420_old
+      # - ~/projects/faculty/1420/2025-fall-alex/modules:/app/storage/1420
+      # - ~/projects/faculty/1425/2024-fall/Modules:/app/storage/1425_old
+      # - ~/projects/faculty/1425/2025-fall-alex/modules:/app/storage/1425
       - ~/projects/facultyFiles:/app/public/images/facultyFiles
 
   redis:

globalSettings.yml

@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-courses:
-  - path: "./intro_to_web_old"
-    name: "Intro to Web (Old)"
+courses: []

src/app/addCourse/AddCourseToGlobalSettingsForm.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 "use client";
+import ButtonSelect from "@/components/ButtonSelect";
 import { DayOfWeekInput } from "@/components/form/DayOfWeekInput";
 import SelectInput from "@/components/form/SelectInput";
 import { Spinner } from "@/components/Spinner";
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ const sampleCompose = `services:
       - ~/projects/faculty/4850_AdvancedFE/2024-fall-alex/modules:/app/storage/advanced_frontend
 `;
 
-export default function NewCourseForm() {
+export default function AddNewCourseToGlobalSettingsForm() {
   const router = useRouter();
   const today = useMemo(() => new Date(), []);
   const { data: canvasTerms } = useCanvasTermsQuery(today);
@@ -61,12 +62,13 @@ export default function NewCourseForm() {
 
   return (
     <div>
-      <SelectInput
-        value={selectedTerm}
-        setValue={setSelectedTerm}
-        label={"Canvas Term"}
+      <ButtonSelect
         options={canvasTerms}
-        getOptionName={(t) => t.name}
+        getOptionName={(t) => t?.name ?? ""}
+        setValue={setSelectedTerm}
+        value={selectedTerm}
+        label={"Canvas Term"}
+        center={true}
       />
       <SuspenseAndErrorHandling>
         {selectedTerm && (
@@ -184,12 +186,13 @@ function OtherSettings({
 
   return (
     <>
-      <SelectInput
+      <ButtonSelect
         value={selectedCanvasCourse}
         setValue={setSelectedCanvasCourse}
         label={"Course"}
         options={availableCourses}
-        getOptionName={(c) => c.name}
+        getOptionName={(c) => c?.name ?? ""}
+        center={true}
       />
       <SelectInput
         value={selectedDirectory}

src/app/addCourse/AddExistingCourseToGlobalSettings.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+"use client";
+import ClientOnly from "@/components/ClientOnly";
+import { StoragePathSelector } from "@/components/form/StoragePathSelector";
+import { SuspenseAndErrorHandling } from "@/components/SuspenseAndErrorHandling";
+import { FC, useState } from "react";
+
+export const AddExistingCourseToGlobalSettings = () => {
+  const [showForm, setShowForm] = useState(false);
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <div className="flex justify-center">
+        <button className="" onClick={() => setShowForm((i) => !i)}>
+          Add Existing Course
+        </button>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className={" collapsible " + (showForm && "expand")}>
+        <div className="border rounded-md p-3 m-3">
+          <SuspenseAndErrorHandling>
+            <ClientOnly>{showForm && <ExistingCourseForm />}</ClientOnly>
+          </SuspenseAndErrorHandling>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+const ExistingCourseForm: FC<{}> = () => {
+  const [path, setPath] = useState("./");
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <h2>Add Existing Course</h2>
+      <StoragePathSelector
+        startingValue={path}
+        submitValue={setPath}
+        label={"Course Directory Path"}
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+};

src/app/addCourse/AddNewCourse.tsx

@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 "use client";
 import React, { useState } from "react";
 import { SuspenseAndErrorHandling } from "@/components/SuspenseAndErrorHandling";
-import NewCourseForm from "./NewCourseForm";
+import AddNewCourseToGlobalSettingsForm from "./AddCourseToGlobalSettingsForm";
 import ClientOnly from "@/components/ClientOnly";
 
-export default function AddNewCourse() {
+export default function AddCourseToGlobalSettings() {
   const [showForm, setShowForm] = useState(false);
 
   return (
     <div>
       <div className="flex justify-center">
-        <button className="" onClick={() => setShowForm(true)}>
+        <button className="" onClick={() => setShowForm((i) => !i)}>
           Add New Course
         </button>
       </div>
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ export default function AddNewCourse() {
       <div className={" collapsible " + (showForm && "expand")}>
         <div className="border rounded-md p-3 m-3">
           <SuspenseAndErrorHandling>
-            <ClientOnly>{showForm && <NewCourseForm />}</ClientOnly>
+            <ClientOnly>
+              {showForm && <AddNewCourseToGlobalSettingsForm />}
+            </ClientOnly>
           </SuspenseAndErrorHandling>
         </div>
       </div>

src/app/course/[courseName]/modules/NewItemForm.tsx

@@ -153,9 +153,9 @@ export default function NewItemForm({
       <div>
         <ButtonSelect<"Assignment" | "Quiz" | "Page">
           options={["Assignment", "Quiz", "Page"]}
-          getName={(o) => o?.toString() ?? ""}
-          setSelectedOption={(t) => setType(t ?? "Assignment")}
-          selectedOption={type}
+          getOptionName={(o) => o?.toString() ?? ""}
+          setValue={(t) => setType(t ?? "Assignment")}
+          value={type}
           label="Type"
         />
       </div>
@@ -166,9 +166,9 @@ export default function NewItemForm({
         {type !== "Page" && (
           <ButtonSelect
             options={settings.assignmentGroups}
-            getName={(g) => g?.name ?? ""}
-            setSelectedOption={setAssignmentGroup}
-            selectedOption={assignmentGroup}
+            getOptionName={(g) => g?.name ?? ""}
+            setValue={setAssignmentGroup}
+            value={assignmentGroup}
             label="Assignment Group"
           />
         )}

src/app/page.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import CourseList from "./CourseList";
-import AddNewCourse from "./newCourse/AddNewCourse";
+import { AddExistingCourseToGlobalSettings } from "./addCourse/AddExistingCourseToGlobalSettings";
+import AddCourseToGlobalSettings from "./addCourse/AddNewCourse";
 import TodaysLectures from "./todaysLectures/TodaysLectures";
 
 export default async function Home() {
@@ -18,7 +19,36 @@ export default async function Home() {
         <TodaysLectures />
         <br />
         <br />
-        <AddNewCourse />
+        <AddCourseToGlobalSettings />
+        <AddExistingCourseToGlobalSettings />
+        <br />
+        <br />
+        <br />
+        <br />
+        <br />
+        <br />
+        <br />
+        <br />
+        <br />
+        <br />
+        <br />
+        <br />
+        <br />
+        <br />
+        <br />
+        <br />
+        <br />
+        <br />
+        <br />
+        <br />
+        <br />
+        <br />
+        <br />
+        <br />
+        <br />
+        <br />
+        <br />
+        <br />
       </div>
     </main>
   );

src/components/ButtonSelect.tsx

@@ -2,34 +2,41 @@ import React from "react";
 
 export default function ButtonSelect<T>({
   options,
-  getName,
-  setSelectedOption,
-  selectedOption,
-  label
+  getOptionName,
+  setValue,
+  value,
+  label,
+  center = false,
 }: {
   options: T[];
-  getName: (value: T | undefined) => string;
-  setSelectedOption: (value: T | undefined) => void;
-  selectedOption: T | undefined;
+  getOptionName: (value: T | undefined) => string;
+  setValue: (value: T | undefined) => void;
+  value: T | undefined;
   label: string;
+  center?: boolean;
 }) {
   return (
-    <div>
+    <div className={center ? "text-center" : ""}>
       <label>{label}</label>
-      <div  className="flex flex-row gap-3 flex-wrap">
-
-      {options.map((o) => (
-        <button
-        type="button"
-        key={getName(o)}
+      <div
         className={
-          getName(o) === getName(selectedOption) ? "  " : "unstyled btn-outline"
+          "flex flex-row gap-3 flex-wrap " + (center ? "justify-center" : "")
         }
-        onClick={() => setSelectedOption(o)}
-        >
-          {getName(o)}
-        </button>
-      ))}
+      >
+        {options.map((o) => (
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            key={getOptionName(o)}
+            className={
+              getOptionName(o) === getOptionName(value)
+                ? "  "
+                : "unstyled btn-outline"
+            }
+            onClick={() => setValue(o)}
+          >
+            {getOptionName(o)}
+          </button>
+        ))}
       </div>
     </div>
   );

src/components/form/StoragePathSelector.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+import { useDirectoryContentsQuery } from "@/hooks/localCourse/storageDirectoryHooks";
+import { useState, useRef, useEffect } from "react";
+import { createPortal } from "react-dom";
+
+export function StoragePathSelector({
+  startingValue,
+  submitValue,
+  label,
+  className,
+}: {
+  startingValue: string;
+  submitValue: (newValue: string) => void;
+  label: string;
+  className?: string;
+}) {
+  const [path, setPath] = useState(startingValue);
+  const [lastCorrectPath, setLastCorrectPath] = useState(startingValue);
+  const { data: directoryContents } =
+    useDirectoryContentsQuery(lastCorrectPath);
+  const [isFocused, setIsFocused] = useState(false);
+  const [highlightedIndex, setHighlightedIndex] = useState<number>(-1);
+  const [arrowUsed, setArrowUsed] = useState(false);
+  const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+  const dropdownRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
+  const handleKeyDown = (e: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    if (!isFocused || filteredFolders.length === 0) return;
+    if (e.key === "ArrowDown") {
+      setHighlightedIndex((prev) => (prev + 1) % filteredFolders.length);
+      setArrowUsed(true);
+      e.preventDefault();
+    } else if (e.key === "ArrowUp") {
+      setHighlightedIndex(
+        (prev) => (prev - 1 + filteredFolders.length) % filteredFolders.length
+      );
+      setArrowUsed(true);
+      e.preventDefault();
+    } else if (e.key === "Tab") {
+      if (highlightedIndex >= 0) {
+        handleSelectFolder(filteredFolders[highlightedIndex], arrowUsed);
+        e.preventDefault();
+      } else {
+        handleSelectFolder(filteredFolders[1], arrowUsed);
+        e.preventDefault();
+      }
+    } else if (e.key === "Enter") {
+      if (highlightedIndex >= 0) {
+        handleSelectFolder(filteredFolders[highlightedIndex], arrowUsed);
+        e.preventDefault();
+      } else {
+        setIsFocused(false);
+        inputRef.current?.blur();
+        e.preventDefault();
+      }
+    } else if (e.key === "Escape") {
+      setIsFocused(false);
+      inputRef.current?.blur();
+      e.preventDefault();
+    }
+  };
+
+  // Calculate dropdown position style
+  const dropdownPositionStyle = (() => {
+    if (inputRef.current) {
+      const rect = inputRef.current.getBoundingClientRect();
+      return {
+        top: rect.bottom + window.scrollY,
+        left: rect.left + window.scrollX,
+        width: rect.width,
+      };
+    }
+    return {};
+  })();
+
+  // Get last part of the path
+  const lastPart = path.split("/")[path.split("/").length - 1] || "";
+  // Filter options to those whose name matches the last part of the path
+  const filteredFolders = (directoryContents?.folders ?? []).filter((option) =>
+    option.toLowerCase().includes(lastPart.toLowerCase())
+  );
+
+  // Handle folder selection
+  const handleSelectFolder = (option: string, shouldFocus: boolean = false) => {
+    let newPath = path.endsWith("/")
+      ? path + option
+      : path.replace(/[^/]*$/, option);
+    if (!newPath.endsWith("/")) {
+      newPath += "/";
+    }
+    setPath(newPath);
+    setLastCorrectPath(newPath);
+    setArrowUsed(false);
+    setHighlightedIndex(-1);
+    if (shouldFocus) {
+      setTimeout(() => inputRef.current?.focus(), 0);
+    }
+    submitValue(newPath);
+  };
+
+  // Scroll highlighted option into view when it changes
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (dropdownRef.current && highlightedIndex >= 0) {
+      const optionElements =
+        dropdownRef.current.querySelectorAll(".dropdown-option");
+      if (optionElements[highlightedIndex]) {
+        (optionElements[highlightedIndex] as HTMLElement).scrollIntoView({
+          block: "nearest",
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  }, [highlightedIndex]);
+
+  return (
+    <label className={"flex flex-col relative " + className}>
+      {label}
+      <br />
+      <input
+        ref={inputRef}
+        className="bg-slate-800 border border-slate-500 rounded-md w-full px-1"
+        value={path}
+        onChange={(e) => {
+          setPath(e.target.value);
+          if (e.target.value.endsWith("/")) {
+            setLastCorrectPath(e.target.value);
+            setTimeout(() => inputRef.current?.focus(), 0);
+          }
+        }}
+        onFocus={() => setIsFocused(true)}
+        onBlur={() => setTimeout(() => setIsFocused(false), 100)}
+        onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
+        autoComplete="off"
+      />
+      <div className="text-xs text-slate-400 mt-1">
+        Last valid path: {lastCorrectPath}
+      </div>
+      {isFocused &&
+        createPortal(
+          <div className=" ">
+            <div
+              ref={dropdownRef}
+              className={
+                " text-slate-300  border border-slate-500 " +
+                "absolute bg-slate-900 rounded-md mt-1 w-full max-h-96 overflow-y-auto pointer-events-auto"
+              }
+              style={dropdownPositionStyle}
+            >
+              {filteredFolders.map((option, idx) => (
+                <div
+                  key={option}
+                  className={`dropdown-option w-full px-2 py-1 cursor-pointer ${
+                    highlightedIndex === idx ? "bg-blue-700 text-white" : ""
+                  }`}
+                  onMouseDown={() => handleSelectFolder(option)}
+                  onMouseEnter={() => setHighlightedIndex(idx)}
+                >
+                  {option}
+                </div>
+              ))}
+            </div>
+          </div>,
+          document.body
+        )}
+    </label>
+  );
+}

src/hooks/localCourse/storageDirectoryHooks.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useTRPC } from "@/services/serverFunctions/trpcClient";
-import { useSuspenseQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { useQuery, useSuspenseQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 
 export const directoryKeys = {
   emptyFolders: ["empty folders"] as const,
@@ -9,3 +9,10 @@ export const useEmptyDirectoriesQuery = () => {
   const trpc = useTRPC();
   return useSuspenseQuery(trpc.directories.getEmptyDirectories.queryOptions());
 };
+
+export const useDirectoryContentsQuery = (relativePath: string) => {
+  const trpc = useTRPC();
+  return useQuery(
+    trpc.directories.getDirectoryContents.queryOptions({ relativePath })
+  );
+};

src/services/fileStorage/fileStorageService.ts

@@ -52,4 +52,25 @@ export const fileStorageService = {
 
     await fs.mkdir(courseDirectory, { recursive: true });
   },
+
+  async getDirectoryContents(
+    relativePath: string
+  ): Promise<{ files: string[]; folders: string[] }> {
+    const fullPath = path.join(basePath, relativePath);
+    if (!(await directoryOrFileExists(fullPath))) {
+      throw new Error(`Directory ${fullPath} does not exist`);
+    }
+
+    const contents = await fs.readdir(fullPath, { withFileTypes: true });
+    const files: string[] = [];
+    const folders: string[] = [];
+    for (const dirent of contents) {
+      if (dirent.isDirectory()) {
+        folders.push(dirent.name);
+      } else if (dirent.isFile()) {
+        files.push(dirent.name);
+      }
+    }
+    return { files, folders };
+  },
 };

src/services/serverFunctions/router/directoriesRouter.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import z from "zod";
 import publicProcedure from "../procedures/public";
 import { router } from "../trpcSetup";
 import { fileStorageService } from "@/services/fileStorage/fileStorageService";
@@ -6,4 +7,13 @@ export const directoriesRouter = router({
   getEmptyDirectories: publicProcedure.query(async () => {
     return await fileStorageService.getEmptyDirectories();
   }),
+  getDirectoryContents: publicProcedure
+    .input(
+      z.object({
+        relativePath: z.string(),
+      })
+    )
+    .query(async ({ input: { relativePath } }) => {
+      return await fileStorageService.getDirectoryContents(relativePath);
+    }),
 });