From 64ad4d2e583fbf7326de855ae9e2947016851f2b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hibryda <hibryda@protonmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 01:11:39 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat(fs-watcher): add 300ms delayed scanning toast for large
 project dirs

---
 .../lib/components/Workspace/ProjectBox.svelte | 18 ++++++++++++++----
 v2/src/lib/stores/notifications.svelte.ts      |  4 +++-
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/v2/src/lib/components/Workspace/ProjectBox.svelte b/v2/src/lib/components/Workspace/ProjectBox.svelte
index dc51e91..209a70b 100644
--- a/v2/src/lib/components/Workspace/ProjectBox.svelte
+++ b/v2/src/lib/components/Workspace/ProjectBox.svelte
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   import { getProjectHealth } from '../../stores/health.svelte';
   import { fsWatchProject, fsUnwatchProject, onFsWriteDetected, fsWatcherStatus } from '../../adapters/fs-watcher-bridge';
   import { recordExternalWrite } from '../../stores/conflicts.svelte';
-  import { notify } from '../../stores/notifications.svelte';
+  import { notify, dismissNotification } from '../../stores/notifications.svelte';
 
   interface Props {
     project: ProjectConfig;
@@ -59,16 +59,26 @@
     if (!cwd) return;
 
     // Start watching, then check inotify capacity
+    // Show scanning toast only if status check takes >300ms
+    let scanToastId: string | null = null;
+    const scanTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+      scanToastId = notify('info', 'Scanning project directories…');
+    }, 300);
+
     fsWatchProject(projectId, cwd)
       .then(() => fsWatcherStatus())
       .then((status) => {
+        clearTimeout(scanTimer);
+        if (scanToastId) dismissNotification(scanToastId);
         if (status.warning) {
           notify('warning', status.warning);
         }
       })
-      .catch(e =>
-        console.warn(`Failed to start fs watcher for ${projectId}:`, e)
-      );
+      .catch(e => {
+        clearTimeout(scanTimer);
+        if (scanToastId) dismissNotification(scanToastId);
+        console.warn(`Failed to start fs watcher for ${projectId}:`, e);
+      });
 
     // Listen for fs write events (filter to this project)
     let unlisten: (() => void) | null = null;
diff --git a/v2/src/lib/stores/notifications.svelte.ts b/v2/src/lib/stores/notifications.svelte.ts
index 6ed0b13..e8c9364 100644
--- a/v2/src/lib/stores/notifications.svelte.ts
+++ b/v2/src/lib/stores/notifications.svelte.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export function getNotifications(): Notification[] {
   return notifications;
 }
 
-export function notify(type: NotificationType, message: string): void {
+export function notify(type: NotificationType, message: string): string {
   const id = crypto.randomUUID();
   notifications.push({ id, type, message, timestamp: Date.now() });
 
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ export function notify(type: NotificationType, message: string): void {
 
   // Auto-dismiss
   setTimeout(() => dismissNotification(id), TOAST_DURATION_MS);
+
+  return id;
 }
 
 export function dismissNotification(id: string): void {