Update StartPage.xaml.cs

Author: johnpierson

src/DynamoCoreWpf/Controls/StartPage.xaml.cs

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 using Dynamo.ViewModels;
 using Dynamo.Wpf.Properties;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
-using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 using NotificationObject = Dynamo.Core.NotificationObject;
 
 namespace Dynamo.UI.Controls
@@ -227,18 +226,15 @@ internal void WalkDirectoryTree(System.IO.DirectoryInfo root, SampleFileEntry ro
                 {
                     foreach (System.IO.DirectoryInfo directory in directories)
                     {
-                        // Make sure that the folder name is not "backup" and that it doesn't end with ".dependencies".
-                        if (!directory.Name.Equals(Configurations.BackupFolderName) && !directory.Name.EndsWith(".dependencies", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                        //Make sure the folder's name is not "backup" and not "GD"
+                        if (!directory.Name.Equals(Configurations.BackupFolderName) && 
+                            !directory.Name.Equals("GD", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                         {
                             // Recursive call for each subdirectory.
                             SampleFileEntry sampleFileEntry =
                                 new SampleFileEntry(directory.Name, directory.FullName);
                             WalkDirectoryTree(directory, sampleFileEntry);
-                            // Only add the directory entry if it contains .dyn files (either directly or in subdirectories)
-                            if (sampleFileEntry.Children?.Any() == true)
-                            {
-                                rootProperty.AddChildSampleFile(sampleFileEntry);
-                            }
+                            rootProperty.AddChildSampleFile(sampleFileEntry);
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -251,12 +247,6 @@ internal void WalkDirectoryTree(System.IO.DirectoryInfo root, SampleFileEntry ro
                 {
                     foreach (System.IO.FileInfo file in dynamoFiles)
                     {
-                        // Skip files that have Generative Design as the active linter
-                        if (IsGenerativeDesignFile(file.FullName))
-                        {
-                            continue;
-                        }
-
                         if (sampleFolderPath == null)
                         {
                             sampleFolderPath = Path.GetDirectoryName(file.FullName);
@@ -600,84 +590,6 @@ private void HandleExternalUrl(StartPageListItem item)
             System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo(item.ContextData) { UseShellExecute = true });
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Checks if a .dyn file has Generative Design as the active linter
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="filePath">The file path to the dynamo file</param>
-        /// <returns>True if the file has Generative Design as the active linter, false otherwise</returns>
-        private bool IsGenerativeDesignFile(string filePath)
-        {
-            if (!filePath.ToLower().EndsWith(".dyn") && !filePath.ToLower().EndsWith(".dyf"))
-                return false;
-
-            try
-            {
-                var jsonObject = DeserializeJsonFile(filePath);
-                if (jsonObject == null)
-                    return false;
-
-                // Check if the file has a "Linting" property (case-insensitive)
-                object lintingObj = null;
-                foreach (var key in jsonObject.Keys)
-                {
-                    if (string.Equals(key, "Linting", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-                    {
-                        lintingObj = jsonObject[key];
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-
-                if (lintingObj == null)
-                    return false;
-
-                // Handle both JObject (from Newtonsoft.Json) and Dictionary<string, object>
-                string activeLinter = null;
-                if (lintingObj is JObject lintingJObject)
-                {
-                    // JObject case - access properties directly
-                    var activeLinterToken = lintingJObject["activeLinter"];
-                    if (activeLinterToken != null)
-                    {
-                        activeLinter = activeLinterToken.ToString();
-                    }
-                }
-                else if (lintingObj is Dictionary<string, object> lintingDict)
-                {
-                    // Dictionary case
-                    if (lintingDict.TryGetValue("activeLinter", out object activeLinterObj))
-                    {
-                        activeLinter = activeLinterObj?.ToString();
-                    }
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    // Try to convert to string and parse as JObject
-                    try
-                    {
-                        var lintingJObj = JObject.Parse(lintingObj.ToString());
-                        var activeLinterToken = lintingJObj["activeLinter"];
-                        if (activeLinterToken != null)
-                        {
-                            activeLinter = activeLinterToken.ToString();
-                        }
-                    }
-                    catch
-                    {
-                        return false;
-                    }
-                }
-
-                // Check if the active linter is "Generative Design"
-                return string.Equals(activeLinter, "Generative Design", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                // If we can't parse the file, assume it's not a Generative Design file
-                DynamoViewModel.Model.Logger.Log("Error checking linter in dynamo graph file: " + ex.Message);
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Attempts to deserialize a dynamo graph file and extract metadata from it
         /// </summary>