Persist file notifications

calixtus · calixtus · commit 6ac10c793da8 · 2026-03-24T16:52:02.000+01:00
diff --git a/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/DialogService.java b/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/DialogService.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
+import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
 import javafx.concurrent.Task;
 import javafx.print.PrinterJob;
 import javafx.scene.control.Alert;
@@ -264,6 +265,8 @@ Optional<ButtonType> showCustomButtonDialogWithTooltipsAndWait(Alert.AlertType t
 
     List<NotificationGroup<?, ? extends Notification<?>>> getNotificationGroups();
 
+    ObservableList<? extends Notification<?>> getPersistentNotifications();
+
     /// Notify the user in a non-blocking way (e.g. a toast).
     ///
     /// @param notification the message to show.
diff --git a/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/JabRefDialogService.java b/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/JabRefDialogService.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 import javafx.application.Platform;
+import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
 import javafx.concurrent.Task;
 import javafx.print.PrinterJob;
 import javafx.scene.Group;
@@ -83,12 +84,15 @@ public class JabRefDialogService implements DialogService {
     private final NotificationGroup<Object, Notifications.UiNotification> uiNotifications = new NotificationGroup<>(Localization.lang("Preview"));
     private final NotificationGroup<Task<?>, Notifications.TaskNotification> taskNotifications = new NotificationGroup<>(Localization.lang("Tasks"));
 
+    private final ObservableList<Notification<?>> persistentNotifications;
+
     private final Window mainWindow;
 
     public JabRefDialogService(Window mainWindow) {
         this.mainWindow = mainWindow;
 
         taskNotifications.setViewFactory(Notifications.TaskNotificationView::new);
+        persistentNotifications = EasyBind.concat(fileNotifications.getNotifications());
     }
 
     private FXDialog createDialog(AlertType type, String title, String content) {
@@ -561,4 +565,8 @@ private String getContentByCode(int statusCode) {
     public List<NotificationGroup<?, ? extends Notification<?>>> getNotificationGroups() {
         return List.of(undefinedNotifications, fileNotifications, uiNotifications, taskNotifications);
     }
+
+    public ObservableList<? extends Notification<?>> getPersistentNotifications() {
+        return persistentNotifications;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/JabRefGUI.java b/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/JabRefGUI.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 import javafx.application.Application;
 import javafx.application.Platform;
+import javafx.beans.binding.Bindings;
 import javafx.collections.ListChangeListener;
 import javafx.concurrent.Task;
 import javafx.geometry.Rectangle2D;
@@ -322,6 +323,7 @@ private void openWindow() {
         Injector.setModelOrService(InfoCenterPane.class, powerpane.getInfoCenterPane());
         powerpane.setContent(JabRefGUI.mainFrame);
         powerpane.getInfoCenterPane().setInfoCenterViewPos(InfoCenterViewPos.BOTTOM_RIGHT);
+        powerpane.getInfoCenterPane().autoHideProperty().bind(Bindings.isEmpty(dialogService.getPersistentNotifications()));
 
         Scene scene = new Scene(powerpane);
 
