Alert the user if Navie cannot see the source code for some reason

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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42/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
typescript
Domain
ai

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No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by reproducing the no-project-source situation described in the issue and find where Navie presents its response to the user; done means a clear warning appears when source code is unavailable, while general answers remain possible.

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Description

enhancement

A user recently ran into a problem where Navie didn't see any project code and responded with really bad answers. I've reproduced the issue (see https://github.com/getappmap/appmap-intellij-plugin/issues/831 ) — it's obviously some kind of a bug in the intellij plugin, but I feel Navie could also do a better job of handling and alerting the user to the situation. A message like

Warning: it seems you don't have any projects open, so I'm only able to provide general answers.
(If you do have a project open, there might be an issue preventing me from reading it. Please contact us if you think it's a bug.)

might set the expectations better and avoid frustrating users.

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