fix(core): Force data_directory on Windows (#2288)

.changes/tauri-data-directory.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"tauri": patch
+---
+
+Force data directory even on non-local window.

core/tauri/src/manager.rs

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use crate::{
   api::{
     assets::Assets,
     config::{AppUrl, Config, WindowUrl},
-    path::{resolve_path, BaseDirectory},
     PackageInfo,
   },
   app::{AppHandle, GlobalWindowEvent, GlobalWindowEventListener},
@@ -24,6 +23,9 @@ use crate::{
   App, Context, Invoke, StateManager, Window,
 };
 
+#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+use crate::api::path::{resolve_path, BaseDirectory};
+
 #[cfg(feature = "menu")]
 use crate::app::{GlobalMenuEventListener, WindowMenuEvent};
 
@@ -286,19 +288,6 @@ impl<R: Runtime> WindowManager<R> {
       });
     }
 
-    let local_app_data = resolve_path(
-      &self.inner.config,
-      &self.inner.package_info,
-      &self.inner.config.tauri.bundle.identifier,
-      Some(BaseDirectory::LocalData),
-    );
-    if let Ok(user_data_dir) = local_app_data {
-      // Make sure the directory exist without panic
-      if create_dir_all(&user_data_dir).is_ok() {
-        webview_attributes = webview_attributes.data_directory(user_data_dir);
-      }
-    }
-
     pending.webview_attributes = webview_attributes;
 
     Ok(pending)
@@ -591,8 +580,31 @@ impl<R: Runtime> WindowManager<R> {
     if pending.webview_attributes.file_drop_handler_enabled {
       pending.file_drop_handler = Some(self.prepare_file_drop(app_handle));
     }
+
     pending.url = url;
 
+    // in `Windows`, we need to force a data_directory
+    // but we do respect user-specification
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+    if pending.webview_attributes.data_directory.is_none() {
+      let local_app_data = resolve_path(
+        &self.inner.config,
+        &self.inner.package_info,
+        &self.inner.config.tauri.bundle.identifier,
+        Some(BaseDirectory::LocalData),
+      );
+      if let Ok(user_data_dir) = local_app_data {
+        pending.webview_attributes.data_directory = Some(user_data_dir);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // make sure the directory is created and available to prevent a panic
+    if let Some(user_data_dir) = &pending.webview_attributes.data_directory {
+      if !user_data_dir.exists() {
+        create_dir_all(user_data_dir)?;
+      }
+    }
+
     Ok(pending)
   }