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bvandeusenandClaude Opus 4.8 db24d7ea18 M10.2: Tauri v2 desktop scaffold (desktop/) — Vue frontend as the webview
New desktop/ Tauri v2 project (Linux-first, cross-platform-ready):
- src-tauri: Cargo.toml (lib + thin main.rs shim), build.rs, lib.rs (Builder
  entry point), tauri.conf.json (frontendDist -> ../../frontend/dist, devUrl
  :5173, deb+appimage bundles), capabilities/default.json (core:default),
  .gitignore.
- The shared Vue 3 frontend is the sibling ../frontend; before-commands cd via
  "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/frontend" since frontend and src-tauri are
  siblings, not nested.
- Icons generated from frontend/public/icon.svg via `cargo tauri icon` in CI
  (M10.8), not committed.

Boots the shared UI in a native window. The local data adapter (M10.3/M10.5)
and CI build verification (M10.8) follow. desktop/** is not yet in the CI paths
filter — added with the desktop lane in M10.8.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01FRgehjoz7Yv8LkUfADxACm
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# ThoughtSync desktop (Tauri v2)
Local-first desktop client. The window loads the shared **Vue 3 frontend** from
`../frontend`; the Rust core (`src-tauri`) owns the on-device store and the opt-in
sync engine (built out across the M10 milestone). Works fully offline; optionally
syncs to a self-hosted ThoughtSync server.
## Layout
```
desktop/
src-tauri/
Cargo.toml
build.rs
tauri.conf.json # frontendDist -> ../../frontend/dist, devUrl :5173
capabilities/default.json
src/
main.rs # thin shim -> lib::run()
lib.rs # tauri::Builder entry point
```
The Vue frontend is the sibling `../frontend` package, **shared with the web
build**. On desktop it is backed by a local data source via
`frontend/src/adapters/` (M10.3) instead of the server REST API. `frontend` and
`src-tauri` are **siblings, not nested**, so the `beforeDev`/`beforeBuild`
commands `cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/frontend"` to resolve regardless of
the CLI's working directory.
## Prerequisites
The toolchain (Rust + Node + WebKitGTK 4.1 + `tauri-cli`) is provided by the
`ci-tauri` CI image. For local dev: install Rust + Node, `cargo install tauri-cli`,
and the Tauri v2 Linux system deps — see `CI-tauri/Dockerfile` in the CI-runner
repo for the exact apt list (libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev, libgtk-3-dev, librsvg2-dev,
libayatana-appindicator3-dev, libxdo-dev, patchelf, ...).
## Dev
```sh
cd desktop/src-tauri && cargo tauri dev
```
`beforeDevCommand` starts the Vite dev server (port 5173) in `../frontend`.
## Build (Linux)
```sh
cargo tauri icon "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/frontend/public/icon.svg"
cd desktop/src-tauri && cargo tauri build # -> .deb + .AppImage
```
App icons are **generated** from the frontend's `icon.svg` via `cargo tauri icon`
(not committed; CI does this before `cargo tauri build`). Bundle targets: `deb`,
`appimage` (Linux-first; Windows/macOS later, no code changes expected).
## Status
Scaffold (M10.2): boots the shared Vue UI in a native window. Until the local data
adapter lands (M10.3 + M10.5) the app has no server configured, so it shows the
login screen without a working backend — full offline functionality arrives with
the local SQLite store (M10.4) + `adapters/local.ts` (M10.5).