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feat(cardwire-gui): add a launch command to hide the gui - #208

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Description

Add clap to cardwire-gui
And add an argument --background to start the GUI in background or not if set

Fixes: #200

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  • New Features

    • Added a --background command-line option to control whether the application opens the main window.
    • Supports explicit true/false values and defaults to enabling background mode when provided without a value.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved startup behavior by correctly applying background-mode selection alongside existing tray settings.

Walkthrough

The GUI crate adds clap-based parsing for --background. AppState::new uses this flag and start_in_tray to set the initial window visibility.

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Background startup control

Layer / File(s) Summary
CLI argument contract and wiring
crates/cardwire-gui/Cargo.toml, crates/cardwire-gui/src/args.rs, crates/cardwire-gui/src/main.rs, crates/cardwire-gui/src/app.rs
The GUI crate adds clap, defines CardwireArgs with an optional boolean background flag, registers the module, and imports the parser types.
Startup window visibility
crates/cardwire-gui/src/app.rs
AppState::new parses command-line arguments and hides the window when background is true, or when background is unset and start_in_tray is enabled.

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Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 38084

The PR adds an optional background launch mode for the GUI. The remaining help-text wording issue is cosmetic and does not create a runtime or production risk, so no actionable merge-blocking risk remains; normal checks and review are sufficient.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant CommandLine
  participant CardwireArgs
  participant AppState
  participant GUIWindow
  CommandLine->>CardwireArgs: Provide --background
  CardwireArgs->>AppState: Parse background option
  AppState->>GUIWindow: Set initial visibility
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly describes the primary change: adding a launch option that hides the GUI.
Description check ✅ Passed The description includes the change summary, motivation, linked issue, AI disclosure placeholder, and completed checklist.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes add the --background argument, integrate it into GUI startup behavior, and expose it through clap help. These changes address the requirements in [#200].
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed All changes are directly related to adding and integrating the --background launch option for cardwire-gui.

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In `@crates/cardwire-gui/src/args.rs`:
- Line 6: Update the help text on the background argument definition to read
“Starts the GUI in the background”, preserving the existing argument behavior
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luytan merged commit d246d4c into main Aug 27, 2026
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luytan deleted the hide-gui-at-launch branch August 27, 2026 16:25
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[Feature Suggestion] Way to start Cardwire GUI minimized to tray

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