better gitignore

src/main/config.ts

@@ -49,19 +49,22 @@ const THEME_TEMPLATE = `/* Helder theme — custom CSS applied OVER the built-in
 /** Recently-opened files, newest first. Local machine state — git-ignored. */
 const RECENT_FILE = 'recent.json'
 const MAX_RECENT = 100
-const GITIGNORE_BODY = `# Helder — local, machine-specific state (do not commit)\n${RECENT_FILE}\n`
+// The whole .helder folder is local, machine-specific state — ignore all of it.
+const GITIGNORE_BODY = `# Helder — local, machine-specific state (do not commit).\n*\n`
 
 let current: HelderConfig = DEFAULTS
 let themeCss = ''
 
-/** Create `.helder/.gitignore` (ignoring recent.json) only when it's missing. */
+/** Ensure `.helder/.gitignore` ignores the entire folder; (re)write it when the
+ * file is missing or out of date (e.g. upgrading from the old recent-only one). */
 async function ensureGitignore(dir: string): Promise<void> {
   const path = join(dir, '.gitignore')
   try {
-    await readFile(path, 'utf8')
+    if ((await readFile(path, 'utf8')) === GITIGNORE_BODY) return
   } catch {
-    await writeFile(path, GITIGNORE_BODY)
+    /* missing — fall through to write */
   }
+  await writeFile(path, GITIGNORE_BODY)
 }
 
 export async function getRecent(root: string): Promise<string[]> {