openclaw - 💡(How to fix) Fix [Feature] Add sidebars for read/write file content and exec terminal output in Dashboard Chat [1 participants]

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In Dashboard Chat, add sidebar actions for tool blocks so users can inspect more context without losing the main chat view.

Desired behavior:

  • In a read/write tool block, add a button that opens a sidebar showing the contents of the file.
  • Preserve the existing markdown formatting support in that sidebar.
  • In an exec tool block, add a button that opens a sidebar showing the terminal console output from that exec result.
  • Use the console output to surface unmentioned errors or details that may not appear in the summarized tool block.

This would make tool results easier to inspect and reduce the chance that important file or terminal details get missed.

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Fix Plan

To address the issue, we will implement the following steps:

  • Add a button to read/write tool blocks to open a sidebar with file contents
  • Add a button to exec tool blocks to open a sidebar with terminal console output
  • Preserve markdown formatting support in the sidebar

Implementation Steps

Read/Write Tool Block

  1. Create a new React component for the sidebar: FileSidebar.js
  2. Add a button to the read/write tool block:
<button onClick={() => openFileSidebar(filePath)}>Inspect File</button>
  1. Implement the openFileSidebar function to render the FileSidebar component
const openFileSidebar = (filePath) => {
  // Render FileSidebar component with file contents
  const fileContents = getFileContents(filePath);
  return <FileSidebar fileContents={fileContents} />;
};

Exec Tool Block

  1. Create a new React component for the sidebar: ConsoleOutputSidebar.js
  2. Add a button to the exec tool block:
<button onClick={() => openConsoleOutputSidebar(execResult)}>Inspect Output</button>
  1. Implement the openConsoleOutputSidebar function to render the ConsoleOutputSidebar component
const openConsoleOutputSidebar = (execResult) => {
  // Render ConsoleOutputSidebar component with console output
  const consoleOutput = getConsoleOutput(execResult);
  return <ConsoleOutputSidebar consoleOutput={consoleOutput} />;
};

Verification

To verify the fix, test the following scenarios:

  • Clicking the "Inspect File" button in a read/write tool block opens a sidebar with the file contents
  • Clicking the "Inspect Output" button in an exec tool block opens a sidebar with the terminal console output
  • Markdown formatting is preserved in the sidebar

Extra Tips

  • Ensure that the getFileContents and getConsoleOutput functions are implemented correctly to retrieve the file contents and console output, respectively.
  • Use a library like marked to preserve markdown formatting in the sidebar.

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