tauri-app-dialog

When to use this skill

ALWAYS use this skill when the user mentions:

• Native file open/save dialogs or file pickers
• Alert, confirm, or message box dialogs
• Cross-platform dialog behavior consistency

Trigger phrases include:

• "dialog", "alert", "confirm", "file picker", "save dialog", "open dialog"

How to use this skill

1. Install the dialog plugin:

   cargo add tauri-plugin-dialog
   

2. Register the plugin in your Tauri builder:

   tauri::Builder::default()
       .plugin(tauri_plugin_dialog::init())
   

3. Configure capabilities in src-tauri/capabilities/default.json:

   { "permissions": ["dialog:allow-open", "dialog:allow-save", "dialog:allow-message", "dialog:allow-ask"] }
   

4. Open a file picker from the frontend:

   import { open, save, message, ask } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-dialog';
   const file = await open({ filters: [{ name: 'Images', extensions: ['png', 'jpg'] }] });
   const confirmed = await ask('Are you sure?', { title: 'Confirm', kind: 'warning' });
   

5. Handle cancellation by checking for null/undefined return values from open/save
6. Build a unified dialog service that wraps plugin calls for consistent UX across the app

Outputs

• Dialog plugin setup with file picker and alert dialogs
• Cancellation and error handling patterns
• Unified dialog service wrapper

References

• https://v2.tauri.app/plugin/dialog/

Keywords

tauri dialog, file picker, alert, confirm, save dialog, native dialogs