Let direct chat launchers open disappearing chats (#967)

app/MindWork AI Studio/Assistants/Builder/AssistantBuilder.razor

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     </MudField>
     <MudJustifiedText Typo="Typo.body2" Class="mb-3">
         @(this.createChatLauncher
-            ? T("The direct chat launcher tile has no input form of its own. It opens a new chat right away, in the workspace you name below and with the provider, profile, chat template, and data sources you select there.")
+            ? T("The direct chat launcher tile has no input form of its own. It opens a new chat right away, with the provider, profile, chat template, and data sources you select below. Name a workspace for that chat, or leave the workspace empty to open a disappearing chat.")
             : T("The assistant asks users for input through a form and builds its own prompt from it."))
     </MudJustifiedText>
     @if (this.createChatLauncher)
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@
                                     @bind-ProfileId="@this.launcherProfileId"
                                     @bind-ChatTemplateId="@this.launcherChatTemplateId"
                                     @bind-DataSourceIds="@this.launcherDataSourceIds"
-                                    @bind-ToolIds="@this.launcherToolIds"
-                                    ValidateWorkspaceName="@this.ValidateLauncherWorkspaceName"/>
+                                    @bind-ToolIds="@this.launcherToolIds"/>
         </MudPaper>
     }
 

app/MindWork AI Studio/Assistants/Builder/AssistantBuilder.razor.cs

@@ -375,14 +375,6 @@ public partial class AssistantBuilder : AssistantBaseCore<NoSettingsPanel>
         return null;
     }
 
-    private string? ValidateLauncherWorkspaceName(string workspaceName)
-    {
-        if (this.createChatLauncher && string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(workspaceName))
-            return T("Please select or enter a workspace name for the chat launcher.");
-
-        return null;
-    }
-
     private async Task GenerateAssistantSpec()
     {
         await this.Form!.Validate();
@@ -589,7 +581,8 @@ public partial class AssistantBuilder : AssistantBaseCore<NoSettingsPanel>
     // The description stays required for both kinds of assistant. Users who only want a tile
     // usually flip the switch before typing anything, so the Builder offers a starting point they
     // can edit or replace. The workspace is picked after that, hence the suggestion is refreshed
-    // whenever the workspace changes:
+    // whenever the workspace changes — including when it is cleared again, which turns the tile
+    // into one that opens a disappearing chat:
     //
     private void SuggestLauncherDescription()
     {
@@ -597,8 +590,9 @@ public partial class AssistantBuilder : AssistantBaseCore<NoSettingsPanel>
             return;
 
         var suggestion = T("Create a tile that opens a preconfigured chat directly, without an input form of its own.");
-        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(this.launcherWorkspaceName))
-            suggestion = $"{suggestion} {string.Format(T("Workspace: {0}"), this.launcherWorkspaceName.Trim())}";
+        suggestion = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(this.launcherWorkspaceName)
+            ? $"{suggestion} {T("The chat opens as a disappearing chat, without a workspace.")}"
+            : $"{suggestion} {string.Format(T("Workspace: {0}"), this.launcherWorkspaceName.Trim())}";
 
         this.assistantDescription = suggestion;
         this.descriptionSuggestion = suggestion;

app/MindWork AI Studio/Assistants/Builder/AssistantBuilderChatLaunchMetadata.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ namespace AIStudio.Assistants.Builder;
 
 internal sealed class AssistantBuilderChatLaunchMetadata
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The workspace the chat is created in. A model leaves this field out for a launcher that
+    /// opens a chat without a workspace, which is why it stays empty rather than null.
+    /// </summary>
     public string WorkspaceName { get; init; } = string.Empty;
     public string? ProviderId { get; init; }
     public string? ProfileId { get; init; }

app/MindWork AI Studio/Assistants/Builder/AssistantBuilderLuaResponse.schema.json

@@ -131,11 +131,9 @@
     "chatLaunch": {
       "type": "object",
       "additionalProperties": false,
-      "required": [
-        "workspace_name"
-      ],
       "properties": {
         "workspace_name": {
+          "description": "Omit this field for a launcher that opens a chat without a workspace.",
           "type": "string",
           "minLength": 1
         },

app/MindWork AI Studio/Assistants/Builder/LuaResponse.Parse.cs

@@ -124,7 +124,12 @@ internal sealed partial class LuaResponse
 
     private static bool IsValidChatLaunchMetadata(AssistantBuilderChatLaunchMetadata? launch)
     {
-        if (launch is null || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(launch.WorkspaceName))
+        //
+        // A missing workspace name describes a launcher that opens a chat without a workspace, so
+        // only the launch block itself is mandatory here. Whether the name matches the plugin the
+        // model wrote is decided later, by comparing both.
+        //
+        if (launch is null)
             return false;
 
         if (!IsOptionalGuid(launch.ProviderId, allowEmpty: false) ||

app/MindWork AI Studio/Assistants/I18N/allTexts.lua

@@ -751,6 +751,9 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::ASSISTANTS::BUILDER::ASSISTANTBUILDER::T1428868592"]
 -- Tile title (optional)
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::ASSISTANTS::BUILDER::ASSISTANTBUILDER::T145442870"] = "Tile title (optional)"
 
+-- The direct chat launcher tile has no input form of its own. It opens a new chat right away, with the provider, profile, chat template, and data sources you select below. Name a workspace for that chat, or leave the workspace empty to open a disappearing chat.
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::ASSISTANTS::BUILDER::ASSISTANTBUILDER::T1455505413"] = "The direct chat launcher tile has no input form of its own. It opens a new chat right away, with the provider, profile, chat template, and data sources you select below. Name a workspace for that chat, or leave the workspace empty to open a disappearing chat."
+
 -- Additional changes (Optional)
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::ASSISTANTS::BUILDER::ASSISTANTBUILDER::T1502888752"] = "Additional changes (Optional)"
 
@@ -763,6 +766,9 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::ASSISTANTS::BUILDER::ASSISTANTBUILDER::T1517869254"]
 -- An expected user prompt, e.g. summarize this document
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::ASSISTANTS::BUILDER::ASSISTANTBUILDER::T1565792607"] = "An expected user prompt, e.g. summarize this document"
 
+-- The chat opens as a disappearing chat, without a workspace.
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::ASSISTANTS::BUILDER::ASSISTANTBUILDER::T1621773509"] = "The chat opens as a disappearing chat, without a workspace."
+
 -- Return to the original assistant description. The current draft and the plugin preview will be discarded.
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::ASSISTANTS::BUILDER::ASSISTANTBUILDER::T1622920412"] = "Return to the original assistant description. The current draft and the plugin preview will be discarded."
 
@@ -919,9 +925,6 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::ASSISTANTS::BUILDER::ASSISTANTBUILDER::T3843866124"]
 -- Install assistant
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::ASSISTANTS::BUILDER::ASSISTANTBUILDER::T3863433088"] = "Install assistant"
 
--- The direct chat launcher tile has no input form of its own. It opens a new chat right away, in the workspace you name below and with the provider, profile, chat template, and data sources you select there.
-UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::ASSISTANTS::BUILDER::ASSISTANTBUILDER::T395398616"] = "The direct chat launcher tile has no input form of its own. It opens a new chat right away, in the workspace you name below and with the provider, profile, chat template, and data sources you select there."
-
 -- Assistant draft
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::ASSISTANTS::BUILDER::ASSISTANTBUILDER::T3957423852"] = "Assistant draft"
 
@@ -943,9 +946,6 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::ASSISTANTS::BUILDER::ASSISTANTBUILDER::T4217647404"]
 -- Please create an assistant draft first.
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::ASSISTANTS::BUILDER::ASSISTANTBUILDER::T4269176489"] = "Please create an assistant draft first."
 
--- Please select or enter a workspace name for the chat launcher.
-UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::ASSISTANTS::BUILDER::ASSISTANTBUILDER::T4396903"] = "Please select or enter a workspace name for the chat launcher."
-
 -- The assistant asks users for input through a form and builds its own prompt from it.
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::ASSISTANTS::BUILDER::ASSISTANTBUILDER::T451049798"] = "The assistant asks users for input through a form and builds its own prompt from it."
 
@@ -3955,6 +3955,12 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::DIRECTCHATLAUNCHERFORM::T1286170698"] = "
 -- Chat provider
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::DIRECTCHATLAUNCHERFORM::T1648955896"] = "Chat provider"
 
+-- The tile opens its chat in this workspace and creates the workspace when it does not exist yet.
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::DIRECTCHATLAUNCHERFORM::T1797236585"] = "The tile opens its chat in this workspace and creates the workspace when it does not exist yet."
+
+-- Workspace name (Optional)
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::DIRECTCHATLAUNCHERFORM::T1873204484"] = "Workspace name (Optional)"
+
 -- Use no profile
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::DIRECTCHATLAUNCHERFORM::T2205839602"] = "Use no profile"
 
@@ -3973,12 +3979,12 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::DIRECTCHATLAUNCHERFORM::T2886517443"] = "
 -- Choose an existing workspace or enter a name that should be created when the launcher is opened.
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::DIRECTCHATLAUNCHERFORM::T2901190527"] = "Choose an existing workspace or enter a name that should be created when the launcher is opened."
 
--- Workspace name
-UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::DIRECTCHATLAUNCHERFORM::T295876489"] = "Workspace name"
-
 -- Data sources (Optional)
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::DIRECTCHATLAUNCHERFORM::T3259309302"] = "Data sources (Optional)"
 
+-- Without a workspace, the tile opens a disappearing chat: it belongs to no workspace and is deleted according to your workspace maintenance settings.
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::DIRECTCHATLAUNCHERFORM::T3611496116"] = "Without a workspace, the tile opens a disappearing chat: it belongs to no workspace and is deleted according to your workspace maintenance settings."
+
 -- Use the normal chat data source defaults
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::DIRECTCHATLAUNCHERFORM::T3898572329"] = "Use the normal chat data source defaults"
 
@@ -6319,9 +6325,6 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::DIALOGS::DATASOURCELOCALFILEINFODIALOG::T3688254408"]
 -- the required provider confidence level
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::DIALOGS::DATASOURCELOCALFILEINFODIALOG::T818422588"] = "the required provider confidence level"
 
--- Please select or enter a workspace name for this tile.
-UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::DIALOGS::DIRECTCHATLAUNCHERSETTINGSDIALOG::T1505747232"] = "Please select or enter a workspace name for this tile."
-
 -- Resulting Lua plugin
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::DIALOGS::DIRECTCHATLAUNCHERSETTINGSDIALOG::T1671332249"] = "Resulting Lua plugin"
 
@@ -11179,6 +11182,9 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::TOOLS::PLUGINSYSTEM::ASSISTANTS::PLUGINASSISTANTS::T1
 -- Failed to parse the UI render tree from the ASSISTANT lua table.
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::TOOLS::PLUGINSYSTEM::ASSISTANTS::PLUGINASSISTANTS::T1318499252"] = "Failed to parse the UI render tree from the ASSISTANT lua table."
 
+-- The ASSISTANT table contains a WorkspaceName for LaunchBehavior 'OPEN_TEMPORARY_CHAT'. A chat without a workspace cannot have one.
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::TOOLS::PLUGINSYSTEM::ASSISTANTS::PLUGINASSISTANTS::T1331424201"] = "The ASSISTANT table contains a WorkspaceName for LaunchBehavior 'OPEN_TEMPORARY_CHAT'. A chat without a workspace cannot have one."
+
 -- The provided ASSISTANT lua table does not contain a valid UI table.
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::TOOLS::PLUGINSYSTEM::ASSISTANTS::PLUGINASSISTANTS::T1841068402"] = "The provided ASSISTANT lua table does not contain a valid UI table."