Warn about unlistenable folders

src/ui/create-repo-dialog.cpp

@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 #include "ui/create-repo-dialog.h"
 #include "ui/repos-tab.h"
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN32
+#include "utils/utils-win.h"
+#endif
+
 CreateRepoDialog::CreateRepoDialog(const Account& account,
                                    const QString& worktree,
                                    ReposTab *repos_tab,
@@ -88,6 +92,17 @@ void CreateRepoDialog::createAction()
     if (!validateInputs()) {
         return;
     }
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN32
+    if (utils::win::isNetworkDevice(path_)) {
+        bool ok = seafApplet->yesOrCancelBox(
+            tr("File changes on network drives may not be synced automatically. You can set sync intervals to enable periodic sync. Do you want to sync with this folder?"),
+            this, true);
+        if (!ok) {
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+#endif // Q_OS_WIN32
+
     mStatusText->setText(tr("Creating..."));
 
     setAllInputsEnabled(false);

src/ui/download-repo-dialog.cpp

@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 #include "repo-service.h"
 #include "download-repo-dialog.h"
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN32
+#include "utils/utils-win.h"
+#endif
+
 namespace {
 const int kAlternativeTryTimes = 20;
 bool inline isPathInWorktree(const QString& worktree, const QString &path)
@@ -230,6 +234,19 @@ void DownloadRepoDialog::onOkBtnClicked()
     if (!validateInputs()) {
         return;
     }
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN32
+    QString worktree = alternative_path_.isEmpty() ?
+                        QDir(mDirectory->text()).absoluteFilePath(repo_.name) :
+                        alternative_path_;
+    if (utils::win::isNetworkDevice(worktree)) {
+        bool ok = seafApplet->yesOrCancelBox(
+            tr("File changes on network drives may not be synced automatically. You can set sync intervals to enable periodic sync. Do you want to sync with this folder?"),
+            this, true);
+        if (!ok) {
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+#endif // Q_OS_WIN32
 
     setAllInputsEnabled(false);
 

src/utils/utils-win.cpp

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <QLibrary>
 #include <QPair>
 #include <QString>
+#include <QDir>
 
 #include "utils/utils-win.h"
 
@@ -348,6 +349,25 @@ DWORD runShellAsAdministrator(LPCSTR cmd, LPCSTR arg, int n_show)
     return exit_code;
 }
 
+bool isNetworkDevice(QString path)
+{
+    // Shared folders are supposed to be network device.
+    if (path.startsWith("//")) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    QString root = path;
+    while (!QDir(root).isRoot()) {
+        root = QDir::cleanPath(root + "/..");
+    }
+    if (!root.endsWith("/")) {
+        root += "/";
+    }
+    root = QDir::toNativeSeparators(root);
+
+    LPCWSTR lpRootPathName = reinterpret_cast<LPCWSTR>(root.utf16());
+    return GetDriveTypeW(lpRootPathName) == DRIVE_REMOTE;
+}
 
 } // namespace win
 

src/utils/utils-win.h

@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ bool isWindows10OrHigher();
 bool fixQtHDPINonIntegerScaling();
 std::string getLocalPipeName(const char *pipeName);
 DWORD runShellAsAdministrator(LPCSTR cmd, LPCSTR arg, int n_show);
+bool isNetworkDevice(QString path);
+
 } // namespace win
 } // namespace utils
 #endif