feat(ui): native Avalonia.LayoutInspector test suite, in-app drawers, stacked chat composer & v3.16.0

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout Code
       uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
+    - name: Checkout Avalonia.LayoutInspector
+      run: git clone https://github.com/spelech/Avalonia.LayoutInspector.git ../Avalonia.LayoutInspector
+
     - name: Setup .NET SDK 10.0
       uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v6
       with:

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout Code
         uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
+      - name: Checkout Avalonia.LayoutInspector
+        run: git clone https://github.com/spelech/Avalonia.LayoutInspector.git ../Avalonia.LayoutInspector
+
       - name: Setup .NET 10 SDK
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v6
         with:

App.axaml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     </Application.Styles>
     <TrayIcon.Icons>
         <TrayIcons>
-            <TrayIcon Icon="avares://LocalLLMServerManager/Assets/app-icon.ico" ToolTipText="Local LLM Server Manager v3.15.1" IsVisible="True">
+            <TrayIcon Icon="avares://LocalLLMServerManager/Assets/app-icon.ico" ToolTipText="Local LLM Server Manager v3.16.0" IsVisible="True">
                 <TrayIcon.Menu>
                     <NativeMenu>
                         <NativeMenuItem Header="Open Native Dashboard" Click="OnOpenDashboardClick"/>

Endpoints/HealthEndpoints.cs

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public static void MapHealthEndpoints(this WebApplication app)
                 StableDiffusion = forgeHealthy ? "Online" : "Offline",
                 ComfyUI = comfyHealthy ? "Online" : "Offline",
                 PreferredImageEngine = settings.PreferredImageEngine,
-                Version = "3.15.1",
+                Version = "3.16.0",
             });
         });
     }

LocalLLMServerManager.Shared/LocalLLMServerManager.Shared.csproj

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
     <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
-    <Version>3.15.1</Version>
-    <AssemblyVersion>3.15.1.0</AssemblyVersion>
-    <FileVersion>3.15.1.0</FileVersion>
+    <Version>3.16.0</Version>
+    <AssemblyVersion>3.16.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
+    <FileVersion>3.16.0.0</FileVersion>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
   </PropertyGroup>
 

LocalLLMServerManager.Shared/ViewModels/AiAssistantViewModel.cs

@@ -38,10 +38,20 @@ public partial class AiAssistantViewModel : ObservableObject
 
     public Action? OnPopOutNativeWindowRequested { get; set; }
 
+    [ObservableProperty] private bool _isDrawerOpen = false;
+
     [RelayCommand]
     public void RequestPopOut()
     {
-        OnPopOutNativeWindowRequested?.Invoke();
+        if (OnPopOutNativeWindowRequested != null)
+        {
+            IsDrawerOpen = false;
+            OnPopOutNativeWindowRequested.Invoke();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            IsDrawerOpen = !IsDrawerOpen;
+        }
     }
 
     [RelayCommand]

LocalLLMServerManager.Shared/ViewModels/DocumentationViewModel.cs

@@ -57,16 +57,19 @@ public partial class DocumentationViewModel : ObservableObject
     public Action<int>? OnNavigateToTabRequested { get; set; }
     public Action? OnPopOutNativeWindowRequested { get; set; }
 
+    [ObservableProperty] private bool _isDrawerOpen = false;
+
     [RelayCommand]
     public void PopOutNativeWindow()
     {
         if (OnPopOutNativeWindowRequested != null)
         {
+            IsDrawerOpen = false;
             OnPopOutNativeWindowRequested.Invoke();
         }
         else
         {
-            ToggleFloatingOverlay();
+            IsDrawerOpen = !IsDrawerOpen;
         }
     }
 

LocalLLMServerManager.Shared/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs

@@ -98,6 +98,32 @@ public HttpClient Http
     [ObservableProperty]
     private int _selectedModelsTabIndex = 0;
 
+    [ObservableProperty] private bool _isAnyDrawerOpen = false;
+
+    [RelayCommand]
+    public void ToggleDocumentationDrawer()
+    {
+        Assistant.IsDrawerOpen = false;
+        Documentation.IsDrawerOpen = !Documentation.IsDrawerOpen;
+        IsAnyDrawerOpen = Documentation.IsDrawerOpen;
+    }
+
+    [RelayCommand]
+    public void ToggleAiAssistDrawer()
+    {
+        Documentation.IsDrawerOpen = false;
+        Assistant.IsDrawerOpen = !Assistant.IsDrawerOpen;
+        IsAnyDrawerOpen = Assistant.IsDrawerOpen;
+    }
+
+    [RelayCommand]
+    public void CloseDrawers()
+    {
+        Documentation.IsDrawerOpen = false;
+        Assistant.IsDrawerOpen = false;
+        IsAnyDrawerOpen = false;
+    }
+
     [ObservableProperty]
     private string _appVersionText = $"LocalLLMServerManager v{typeof(MainViewModel).Assembly.GetName().Version?.ToString(3) ?? "3.15.1"} — Unified WASM & Desktop UI";
 

LocalLLMServerManager.Shared/Views/Controls/AiAssistantTabControl.axaml

@@ -43,9 +43,15 @@
                 <!-- Action Controls -->
                 <StackPanel Grid.Column="2" Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8" VerticalAlignment="Center">
                     <Button x:Name="AiPopOutButton" Content="↗️ Pop Out" Command="{Binding RequestPopOutCommand}" Classes="matte-secondary" FontSize="11" Padding="10,6"/>
-                    <Button Content="⚙️ Setup &amp; Endpoint" Command="{Binding ToggleSetupCardCommand}" Classes="matte-secondary" FontSize="11" Padding="10,6"/>
-                    <Button Content="🔄 Reload Prompts" Command="{Binding ReloadPromptsCommand}" Classes="matte-secondary" FontSize="11" Padding="10,6"/>
-                    <Button Content="🧹 Clear Chat" Command="{Binding ClearChatCommand}" Classes="matte-secondary" FontSize="11" Padding="10,6"/>
+                    <Button Content="⋮" ToolTip.Tip="More Actions" Classes="matte-secondary" FontSize="14" Padding="8,4">
+                        <Button.Flyout>
+                            <MenuFlyout Placement="BottomEdgeAlignedRight">
+                                <MenuItem Header="⚙️ Setup &amp; Endpoint" Command="{Binding ToggleSetupCardCommand}"/>
+                                <MenuItem Header="🔄 Reload Prompts" Command="{Binding ReloadPromptsCommand}"/>
+                                <MenuItem Header="🧹 Clear Chat" Command="{Binding ClearChatCommand}"/>
+                            </MenuFlyout>
+                        </Button.Flyout>
+                    </Button>
                 </StackPanel>
             </Grid>
         </Border>
@@ -268,37 +274,33 @@
                     </ScrollViewer>
                 </Border>
 
-                <!-- Composer Input & Controls Row -->
-                <Grid ColumnDefinitions="Auto, *, Auto">
-                    <Button x:Name="AttachFileButton"
-                            Grid.Column="0"
-                            Click="OnAttachFileButtonClick"
-                            Content="📎"
-                            ToolTip.Tip="Attach image (PNG, JPG, WEBP)"
-                            Classes="matte-secondary"
-                            Padding="10,8"
-                            FontSize="12"
-                            Margin="0,0,6,0"
-                            VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
+                <!-- Row 1: Full-width multiline Prompt TextBox -->
+                <TextBox x:Name="PromptTextBox"
+                         KeyDown="OnPromptTextBoxKeyDown"
+                         Text="{Binding InputText}"
+                         Watermark="Ask anything or command the application (e.g., 'What is my current VRAM usage?' or 'Generate an image with Flux')..."
+                         AcceptsReturn="True"
+                         MaxHeight="120"
+                         FontSize="12"
+                         HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"/>
 
-                    <TextBox x:Name="PromptTextBox"
-                             Grid.Column="1"
-                             KeyDown="OnPromptTextBoxKeyDown"
-                             Text="{Binding InputText}"
-                             Watermark="Ask anything or command the application (e.g., 'What is my current VRAM usage?' or 'Generate an image with Flux')..."
-                             AcceptsReturn="True"
-                             MaxHeight="100"
-                             FontSize="12"
-                             VerticalAlignment="Center"
-                             Margin="0,0,8,0"/>
+                <!-- Row 2: Controls Toolbar -->
+                <Grid Margin="0,8,0,0">
+                    <!-- Left-aligned Controls -->
+                    <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="6" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Center">
+                        <Button x:Name="AttachFileButton"
+                                Click="OnAttachFileButtonClick"
+                                Content="📎"
+                                ToolTip.Tip="Attach image (PNG, JPG, WEBP)"
+                                Classes="matte-secondary"
+                                Padding="10,8"
+                                FontSize="12"/>
 
-                    <StackPanel Grid.Column="2" Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="6" VerticalAlignment="Center">
                         <ComboBox ItemsSource="{Binding AvailableModelCapabilities}"
                                   SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedModelCapability}"
-                                  MinWidth="200"
-                                  MaxWidth="300"
-                                  VerticalAlignment="Center"
-                                  Margin="0,0,6,0">
+                                  MinWidth="180"
+                                  MaxWidth="280"
+                                  VerticalAlignment="Center">
                             <ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
                                 <DataTemplate DataType="models:AiModelCapabilityInfo">
                                     <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="6">
@@ -308,11 +310,24 @@
                                 </DataTemplate>
                             </ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
                         </ComboBox>
+                    </StackPanel>
+
+                    <!-- Right-aligned Controls -->
+                    <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="6" HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Center">
+                        <Button Content="⏹️ Stop"
+                                Command="{Binding StopGenerationCommand}"
+                                Classes="matte-secondary"
+                                IsVisible="{Binding IsGenerating}"
+                                Padding="14,8"
+                                FontSize="12"/>
 
-                        <Button Content="⏹️ Stop" Command="{Binding StopGenerationCommand}" Classes="matte-secondary"
-                                IsVisible="{Binding IsGenerating}" Padding="14,8" FontSize="12"/>
-                        <Button x:Name="SendButton" Content="🚀 Send" Command="{Binding SendMessageCommand}" Classes="matte-primary"
-                                IsVisible="{Binding !IsGenerating}" Padding="16,8" FontSize="12"/>
+                        <Button x:Name="SendButton"
+                                Content="🚀 Send"
+                                Command="{Binding SendMessageCommand}"
+                                Classes="matte-primary"
+                                IsVisible="{Binding !IsGenerating}"
+                                Padding="16,8"
+                                FontSize="12"/>
                     </StackPanel>
                 </Grid>
             </StackPanel>

LocalLLMServerManager.Shared/Views/Controls/OllamaModelsTabControl.axaml

@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@
 
         <!-- Hardware Compatibility Filter Chips -->
         <ScrollViewer Grid.Row="1" HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Auto" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled" Margin="0,0,0,10">
-            <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="6">
-                <TextBlock Text="Hardware Filter:" FontSize="12" Foreground="{StaticResource TextMutedBrush}" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="0,0,4,0"/>
+            <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8">
+                <TextBlock Text="Hardware Filter:" FontSize="12" Foreground="{StaticResource TextMutedBrush}" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
                 <Button Command="{Binding ToggleFitVerdictCommand}" CommandParameter="FullVram" Classes="hw-filter-btn" Classes.inactive="{Binding !IsFullVramActive}" BorderBrush="#10B981">
                     <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="5">
                         <TextBlock Text="✓" IsVisible="{Binding IsFullVramActive}" Foreground="#10B981" FontWeight="Bold"/>

LocalLLMServerManager.Shared/Views/Controls/SettingsTabControl.axaml

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
                             <TextBlock Text="🎨 Studio Presets Manager" FontSize="16" FontWeight="Bold" Foreground="{StaticResource TextMainBrush}"/>
                             <TextBlock Text="Manage built-in and user-customized generation presets for Video, Image, and Audio/TTS workflows:" FontSize="13" Foreground="{StaticResource TextMutedBrush}"/>
                         </StackPanel>
-                        <StackPanel Grid.Column="1" Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="6" VerticalAlignment="Center">
+                        <StackPanel Grid.Column="1" Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8" VerticalAlignment="Center">
                             <Button Content="➕ Create New Preset" Command="{Binding CreatePresetCommand}" Classes="matte-primary" Padding="10,6" FontSize="12"/>
                             <Button Content="🔄 Reset Defaults" Command="{Binding ResetPresetsToDefaultCommand}" Classes="matte-secondary" Padding="10,6" FontSize="12"/>
                         </StackPanel>
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
                                         </Border>
 
                                         <!-- Actions -->
-                                        <StackPanel Grid.Column="3" Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="6" VerticalAlignment="Center">
+                                        <StackPanel Grid.Column="3" Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8" VerticalAlignment="Center">
                                             <Button Content="📋 Duplicate"
                                                     Command="{Binding $parent[UserControl].((vm:SettingsViewModel)DataContext).DuplicatePresetCommand}"
                                                     CommandParameter="{Binding}"