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replace ofFileDialogResult with string vector or ofFile vector
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Description
ofFileDialogResult seems like a kludge. It would be cleaner to return a vector of file paths as either strings or ofFiles. An empty vector return would indicate no paths were selected.
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Research direction
Start by locating the ofFileDialogResult API, its platform-specific implementations, and all callers. Review how selected paths and cancellation are currently represented, then define the replacement return type and update the relevant behavior and tests to cover multiple selections and an empty result.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- api, desktop
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100