Improved the pandoc check

app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/AttachDocuments.razor.cs

@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ public partial class AttachDocuments : MSGComponentBase
     
     [Inject]
     private IDialogService DialogService { get; init; } = null!;
-    
+
+    [Inject]
+    private PandocAvailabilityService PandocAvailabilityService { get; init; } = null!;
+
     private const Placement TOOLBAR_TOOLTIP_PLACEMENT = Placement.Top;
     
     #region Overrides of MSGComponentBase
@@ -71,12 +74,17 @@ public partial class AttachDocuments : MSGComponentBase
                     this.Logger.LogDebug("Attach documents component '{Name}' is not hovered, ignoring file drop dropped event.", this.Name);
                     return;
                 }
-                
+
+                // Ensure that Pandoc is installed and ready:
+                await this.PandocAvailabilityService.EnsureAvailabilityAsync(
+                    showSuccessMessage: false,
+                    showDialog: true);
+
                 foreach (var path in paths)
                 {
                     if(!await this.IsFileExtensionValid(path))
                         continue;
-                    
+
                     this.DocumentPaths.Add(path);
                 }
 
@@ -97,6 +105,11 @@ public partial class AttachDocuments : MSGComponentBase
 
     private async Task AddFilesManually()
     {
+        // Ensure that Pandoc is installed and ready:
+        await this.PandocAvailabilityService.EnsureAvailabilityAsync(
+            showSuccessMessage: false,
+            showDialog: true);
+
         var selectedFile = await this.RustService.SelectFile(T("Select a file to attach"));
         if (selectedFile.UserCancelled)
             return;

app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/ChatComponent.razor

@@ -83,11 +83,8 @@
             
             <ChatTemplateSelection CanChatThreadBeUsedForTemplate="@this.CanThreadBeSaved" CurrentChatThread="@this.ChatThread" CurrentChatTemplate="@this.currentChatTemplate" CurrentChatTemplateChanged="@this.ChatTemplateWasChanged"/>
 
-            @if (this.isPandocAvailable)
+            <AttachDocuments Name="File Attachments" @bind-DocumentPaths="@this.chatDocumentPaths" CatchAllDocuments="true" UseSmallForm="true"/>
-            {
+
-                <AttachDocuments Name="File Attachments" @bind-DocumentPaths="@this.chatDocumentPaths" CatchAllDocuments="true" UseSmallForm="true"/>
-            }
-            
             @if (this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.Workspace.StorageBehavior is WorkspaceStorageBehavior.STORE_CHATS_AUTOMATICALLY)
             {
                 <MudTooltip Text="@T("Delete this chat & start a new one.")" Placement="@TOOLBAR_TOOLTIP_PLACEMENT">

app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/ChatComponent.razor.cs

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ using AIStudio.Dialogs;
 using AIStudio.Provider;
 using AIStudio.Settings;
 using AIStudio.Settings.DataModel;
-using AIStudio.Tools.Services;
 
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Web;
@@ -38,9 +37,6 @@ public partial class ChatComponent : MSGComponentBase, IAsyncDisposable
     [Inject]
     private IDialogService DialogService { get; init; } = null!;
 
-    [Inject]
-    private PandocAvailabilityService PandocAvailabilityService { get; init; } = null!;
-    
     private const Placement TOOLBAR_TOOLTIP_PLACEMENT = Placement.Top;
     private static readonly Dictionary<string, object?> USER_INPUT_ATTRIBUTES = new();
 
@@ -62,7 +58,6 @@ public partial class ChatComponent : MSGComponentBase, IAsyncDisposable
     private Guid currentWorkspaceId = Guid.Empty;
     private CancellationTokenSource? cancellationTokenSource;
     private HashSet<string> chatDocumentPaths = [];
-    private bool isPandocAvailable;
 
     // Unfortunately, we need the input field reference to blur the focus away. Without
     // this, we cannot clear the input field.
@@ -204,9 +199,6 @@ public partial class ChatComponent : MSGComponentBase, IAsyncDisposable
         // Select the correct provider:
         await this.SelectProviderWhenLoadingChat();
 
-        // Check if Pandoc is available (no dialog or messages):
-        this.isPandocAvailable = await this.PandocAvailabilityService.IsAvailableAsync();
-
         await base.OnInitializedAsync();
     }
 

app/MindWork AI Studio/wwwroot/changelog/v0.9.55.md

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 - Added the ability to use file attachments in chat. This is the initial implementation of this feature. We will continue to develop this feature and refine it further based on user feedback. Many thanks to Sabrina `Sabrina-devops` for this wonderful contribution.
 - Improved the document analysis assistant (in preview) by adding descriptions to the different sections.
 - Improved the document preview dialog for the document analysis assistant (in preview), providing Markdown and plain text views for attached files.
+- Improved the Pandoc handling for the document analysis assistant (in preview) and file attachments in chat. When Pandoc is not installed and users attempt to attach files, users are now prompted to install Pandoc first.
 - Improved the ID handling for configuration plugins.
 - Improved error handling, logging, and code quality.
 - Improved error handling for Microsoft Word export.