feat(web): persist browser state

Keep settings, aliases, and recent drawings across browser sessions.

Load Start-page videos from a Pages-generated snapshot.

.github/workflows/pages.yml

@@ -82,6 +82,70 @@ jobs:
             > dist/supporters.json || echo '[]' > dist/supporters.json
           echo "supporters: $(jq 'length' dist/supporters.json)"
 
+      # Browsers cannot reliably fetch YouTube playlist/oEmbed responses because
+      # of CORS. Build a same-origin listing and thumbnail directory for the
+      # Start page. Keep the checked-in snapshot if YouTube is temporarily
+      # unavailable during deployment.
+      - name: Generate videos.json
+        run: |
+          python3 - <<'PY'
+          import json
+          import re
+          import shutil
+          import urllib.request
+          from pathlib import Path
+
+          playlist = "https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZq_TEkIFh9bAnoOX1HiCAunm3anZDBOl"
+          fallback = Path("web/videos.json")
+          output = Path("dist/videos.json")
+          thumbs = Path("dist/video_thumbs")
+          thumbs.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+          request_headers = {"User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0"}
+
+          def fetch(url):
+              request = urllib.request.Request(url, headers=request_headers)
+              with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=20) as response:
+                  return response.read()
+
+          try:
+              page = fetch(playlist).decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
+              ids = []
+              for video_id in re.findall(r'"videoId":"([^"]+)"', page):
+                  if len(video_id) == 11 and video_id not in ids:
+                      ids.append(video_id)
+                  if len(ids) >= 50:
+                      break
+
+              entries = []
+              for video_id in ids:
+                  try:
+                      metadata = json.loads(fetch(
+                          "https://www.youtube.com/oembed"
+                          f"?url=https://youtu.be/{video_id}&format=json"
+                      ))
+                      title = str(metadata.get("title", "")).strip()
+                      if not title:
+                          continue
+                      entries.append({"id": video_id, "title": title})
+                      (thumbs / f"{video_id}.jpg").write_bytes(fetch(
+                          f"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/{video_id}/mqdefault.jpg"
+                      ))
+                  except Exception as error:
+                      print(f"video {video_id}: {error}")
+
+              if not entries:
+                  raise RuntimeError("playlist returned no usable videos")
+              output.write_text(
+                  json.dumps(list(reversed(entries)), ensure_ascii=False),
+                  encoding="utf-8",
+              )
+          except Exception as error:
+              print(f"video snapshot fallback: {error}")
+              shutil.copyfile(fallback, output)
+
+          print(f"videos: {len(json.loads(output.read_text(encoding='utf-8')))}")
+          PY
+
       # GitHub's Discussions API is authenticated GraphQL. Generate a public,
       # token-free snapshot next to the web app; discussion activity (including
       # pin/unpin) triggers this workflow so pinned entries stay at the top.

Cargo.toml

@@ -126,11 +126,20 @@ bincode = "1.3"
 # (Response) for the lazy per-script web font loader (#141).
 web-sys = { version = "0.3", features = [
     "Window",
+    "Storage",
+    "StorageManager",
     "Navigator",
     "Document",
     "Element",
     "HtmlAnchorElement",
     "Blob",
+    "File",
+    "FileSystemDirectoryHandle",
+    "FileSystemFileHandle",
+    "FileSystemGetDirectoryOptions",
+    "FileSystemGetFileOptions",
+    "FileSystemWritableFileStream",
+    "WritableStream",
     "Url",
     "Response",
     "Worker",

index.html

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
     <link data-trunk rel="copy-dir" href="web/fonts" />
     <link data-trunk rel="copy-file" href="web/ocs-parse-worker.js" />
     <link data-trunk rel="copy-file" href="web/discussions.json" />
+    <link data-trunk rel="copy-file" href="web/videos.json" />
   </head>
   <body>
     <div id="loading">

src/app/alias.rs

@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
 //!
 //! An alias is the token left of the comma; the command is the token right of
 //! it, with an optional leading `*`. Both are matched case-insensitively and
-//! stored uppercased. Stored next to the other per-user config under
+//! stored uppercased. Native builds use `ocad.pgp`; web builds store the same
-//! `crate::config::config_dir()`, so no serialization crate is pulled in.
+//! PGP text in `localStorage`.
 
 use super::OpenCADStudio;
 use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
+#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 /// The shipped default alias file, embedded at compile time. Its aliases live in
@@ -31,11 +32,15 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 const DEFAULT_ALIASES_PGP: &str = include_str!("../../assets/ocad.pgp");
 
 /// Path to the user's alias file, `<config>/ocad.pgp`. `None` when the platform
-/// config base can't be resolved (headless, no `HOME`, wasm).
+/// config base can't be resolved (headless, no `HOME`).
+#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 fn alias_file_path() -> Option<PathBuf> {
     Some(crate::config::config_dir()?.join("ocad.pgp"))
 }
 
+#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+const WEB_ALIAS_KEY: &str = "opencadstudio.aliases";
+
 /// Parse `.pgp` text into an `alias → command` map, both uppercased. Skips blank
 /// lines and `;` comments; tolerates a leading `*` on the command and arbitrary
 /// whitespace padding.
@@ -81,38 +86,63 @@ fn default_map() -> FxHashMap<String, String> {
     parse_pgp(DEFAULT_ALIASES_PGP)
 }
 
-/// Load the alias table at boot. Reads the user's `aliases.pgp`; if it is
+/// Load the alias table at boot. Native reads `ocad.pgp`; web reads the same
-/// missing, writes the shipped default file verbatim (preserving its comments
+/// text from `localStorage`. Missing or unavailable storage falls back to the
-/// and layout) so the user has a well-formatted starting point to edit, then
+/// embedded defaults.
-/// parses it. Falls back to the embedded defaults when the file can't be read
-/// or written (read-only home, wasm — where it silently no-ops).
 pub(super) fn load_aliases() -> FxHashMap<String, String> {
-    match alias_file_path() {
+    #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-        Some(path) => match std::fs::read_to_string(&path) {
+    {
-            Ok(body) => parse_pgp(&body),
+        match alias_file_path() {
-            Err(_) => {
+            Some(path) => match std::fs::read_to_string(&path) {
-                // No file yet — copy the shipped default file, best-effort.
+                Ok(body) => parse_pgp(&body),
-                if let Some(dir) = path.parent() {
+                Err(_) => {
-                    let _ = std::fs::create_dir_all(dir);
+                    // No file yet — copy the shipped default file, best-effort.
+                    if let Some(dir) = path.parent() {
+                        let _ = std::fs::create_dir_all(dir);
+                    }
+                    let _ = std::fs::write(&path, DEFAULT_ALIASES_PGP);
+                    default_map()
                 }
-                let _ = std::fs::write(&path, DEFAULT_ALIASES_PGP);
+            },
-                default_map()
+            None => default_map(),
-            }
+        }
-        },
+    }
-        None => default_map(),
+
+    #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+    {
+        web_sys::window()
+            .and_then(|window| window.local_storage().ok().flatten())
+            .and_then(|storage| storage.get_item(WEB_ALIAS_KEY).ok().flatten())
+            .map(|body| parse_pgp(&body))
+            .unwrap_or_else(default_map)
     }
 }
 
-/// Persist the alias table to `aliases.pgp`. Best-effort; returns `Ok` (no-op)
+/// Persist the alias table to native `ocad.pgp` or web `localStorage`.
-/// when there is no config dir (wasm/headless).
 pub(super) fn save_map(map: &FxHashMap<String, String>) -> std::io::Result<()> {
-    let Some(path) = alias_file_path() else {
+    #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+    {
+        let Some(path) = alias_file_path() else {
+            return Ok(());
+        };
+        if let Some(dir) = path.parent() {
+            std::fs::create_dir_all(dir)?;
+        }
+        return std::fs::write(path, to_pgp(map));
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+    {
+        let Some(storage) =
+            web_sys::window().and_then(|window| window.local_storage().ok().flatten())
+        else {
+            return Ok(());
+        };
+        storage
+            .set_item(WEB_ALIAS_KEY, &to_pgp(map))
+            .map_err(|_| std::io::Error::other("browser alias storage unavailable"))?;
         return Ok(());
-    };
-    if let Some(dir) = path.parent() {
-        std::fs::create_dir_all(dir)?;
     }
-    std::fs::write(path, to_pgp(map))
 }
 
 impl OpenCADStudio {

src/app/config.rs

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-//! Consolidated user configuration — one grouped JSON file
+//! Consolidated user configuration. Native builds use one grouped JSON file
-//! (`<config>/OpenCADStudio/settings.json`) holding every app preference except
+//! (`<config>/OpenCADStudio/settings.json`); web builds keep the same JSON in
-//! the command aliases (which stay in the hand-editable `ocad.pgp`). Serialized
+//! `localStorage`. It holds every app preference except the command aliases,
-//! via serde so the file is structured and grouped, replacing the former
+//! which use native `ocad.pgp` or a separate web storage key. Serialized via
-//! scattered flat stores (`settings.txt` / `recent.txt` / `recent_limit.txt` /
+//! serde so the data is structured and grouped, replacing the former scattered
+//! flat stores (`settings.txt` / `recent.txt` / `recent_limit.txt` /
 //! `statusbar.txt` / `ribbon.txt` / `plot.txt`).
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -209,28 +210,49 @@ pub struct RibbonConfig {
 
 impl AppConfig {
     /// Read the saved config, or all-defaults when the file is missing or
-    /// unreadable (fresh install / wasm). Unknown or missing fields fall back to
+    /// unreadable. Unknown or missing fields fall back to their section defaults
-    /// their section defaults via `#[serde(default)]`.
+    /// via `#[serde(default)]`.
     pub fn load() -> Self {
-        config_path()
+        #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-            .and_then(|p| std::fs::read_to_string(p).ok())
+        let body = config_path().and_then(|p| std::fs::read_to_string(p).ok());
-            .and_then(|body| serde_json::from_str(&body).ok())
+
+        #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+        let body = web_sys::window()
+            .and_then(|window| window.local_storage().ok().flatten())
+            .and_then(|storage| storage.get_item(WEB_CONFIG_KEY).ok().flatten());
+
+        body.and_then(|body| serde_json::from_str(&body).ok())
             .unwrap_or_default()
     }
 
-    /// Persist the config as pretty JSON. Best-effort; silent on failure
+    /// Persist the config as JSON. Best-effort; silent on unavailable or
-    /// (read-only home, full disk, wasm — where `config_dir` is `None`).
+    /// read-only storage.
     pub fn save(&self) {
-        let Some(path) = config_path() else { return };
+        #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-        if let Some(dir) = path.parent() {
+        {
-            let _ = std::fs::create_dir_all(dir);
+            let Some(path) = config_path() else { return };
+            if let Some(dir) = path.parent() {
+                let _ = std::fs::create_dir_all(dir);
+            }
+            if let Ok(json) = serde_json::to_string_pretty(self) {
+                let _ = std::fs::write(path, json);
+            }
         }
-        if let Ok(json) = serde_json::to_string_pretty(self) {
+
-            let _ = std::fs::write(path, json);
+        #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+        if let (Some(storage), Ok(json)) = (
+            web_sys::window().and_then(|window| window.local_storage().ok().flatten()),
+            serde_json::to_string(self),
+        ) {
+            let _ = storage.set_item(WEB_CONFIG_KEY, &json);
         }
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+const WEB_CONFIG_KEY: &str = "opencadstudio.settings";
+
+#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 fn config_path() -> Option<std::path::PathBuf> {
     Some(crate::config::config_dir()?.join("settings.json"))
 }

src/app/mod.rs

@@ -1471,6 +1471,9 @@ pub enum Message {
     /// running but its result is discarded.
     OpenCancel,
     FileOpened(Result<(String, PathBuf, CadDocument, crate::scene::DerivedCaches), String>),
+    /// Web: an asynchronous OPFS copy written after Save is ready for recents.
+    #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+    WebRecentStored(Result<PathBuf, String>),
     SaveFile,
     SaveAs,
     // ── Custom Save-As dialog ─────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -3016,12 +3019,17 @@ impl OpenCADStudio {
             crate::patreon::fetch_patrons_web(),
             Message::PatronsFetched,
         );
+        s.videos_loading = true;
+        let videos = Task::perform(
+            crate::videos::fetch_playlist_web(),
+            Message::VideosFetched,
+        );
         s.discussions_loading = true;
         let discussions = Task::perform(
             crate::discussions::fetch_discussions_web(),
             Message::DiscussionsFetched,
         );
-        (s, Task::batch([focus, patrons, discussions]))
+        (s, Task::batch([focus, patrons, videos, discussions]))
     }
 }
 

src/app/recent.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Recent-files list backing the Start page's Recent Documents panel. The list
-//! itself lives in the consolidated app config (`settings.json`, the "recent"
+//! itself lives in the consolidated app config (native `settings.json` or web
-//! section); this module just mutates the in-memory list and persists via
+//! `localStorage`, in the "recent" section); this module mutates the in-memory
-//! `save_config`.
+//! list, persists it via `save_config`, and evicts matching web OPFS copies.
 
 use super::OpenCADStudio;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ impl OpenCADStudio {
     pub(super) fn push_recent(&mut self, path: PathBuf) -> iced::Task<crate::app::Message> {
         self.recent_files.retain(|r| r != &path);
         self.recent_files.insert(0, path);
-        self.recent_files.truncate(self.recent_limit);
+        let evicted = self
+            .recent_files
+            .split_off(self.recent_limit.min(self.recent_files.len()));
+        remove_cached_copies(evicted);
         self.save_config();
         self.refresh_recent_thumbs()
     }
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ impl OpenCADStudio {
     /// Drop a path from the recents list (manual removal from the Start page).
     pub(super) fn remove_recent(&mut self, path: &Path) {
         self.recent_files.retain(|r| r.as_path() != path);
+        remove_cached_copies([path.to_path_buf()]);
         self.save_config();
     }
 
@@ -75,7 +79,28 @@ impl OpenCADStudio {
     /// persist both.
     pub(super) fn set_recent_limit(&mut self, limit: usize) {
         self.recent_limit = limit.clamp(RECENT_MIN, RECENT_MAX);
-        self.recent_files.truncate(self.recent_limit);
+        let evicted = self
+            .recent_files
+            .split_off(self.recent_limit.min(self.recent_files.len()));
+        remove_cached_copies(evicted);
         self.save_config();
     }
 }
+
+fn remove_cached_copies(paths: impl IntoIterator<Item = PathBuf>) {
+    #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+    let _ = paths;
+
+    #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+    for path in paths {
+        let Some(name) = path
+            .file_name()
+            .map(|name| name.to_string_lossy().into_owned())
+        else {
+            continue;
+        };
+        wasm_bindgen_futures::spawn_local(async move {
+            let _ = crate::io::web_recent::remove(&name).await;
+        });
+    }
+}

src/app/update/file.rs

@@ -366,8 +366,8 @@ impl OpenCADStudio {
         self.plot_dialog = cfg.plot;
     }
 
-    /// Write the config to disk only when it changed since the last write, so a
+    /// Write the config only when it changed since the last write, so a toggle
-    /// toggle persists immediately without thrashing the file.
+    /// persists immediately without thrashing native or browser storage.
     pub(in crate::app) fn save_config(&mut self) {
         let cur = self.current_config();
         if self.last_saved_config.as_ref() != Some(&cur) {
@@ -423,13 +423,24 @@ pub(super) fn on_open_file(&mut self) -> Task<Message> {
     /// resolved (deleted since) matches nothing and falls through to the normal
     /// open, which reports the miss.
     pub(in crate::app) fn tab_showing(&self, path: &std::path::Path) -> Option<usize> {
-        let want = std::fs::canonicalize(path).ok()?;
+        #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
-        self.tabs.iter().position(|t| {
+        {
-            t.current_path
+            return self
-                .as_deref()
+                .tabs
-                .and_then(|p| std::fs::canonicalize(p).ok())
+                .iter()
-                .is_some_and(|p| p == want)
+                .position(|tab| tab.current_path.as_deref() == Some(path));
-        })
+        }
+
+        #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+        {
+            let want = std::fs::canonicalize(path).ok()?;
+            self.tabs.iter().position(|t| {
+                t.current_path
+                    .as_deref()
+                    .and_then(|p| std::fs::canonicalize(p).ok())
+                    .is_some_and(|p| p == want)
+            })
+        }
     }
 
     /// Start the next drawing a second launch handed us, if any.
@@ -1632,12 +1643,33 @@ pub(super) fn on_open_file(&mut self) -> Task<Message> {
                     self.stamp_header_sysvars(i);
                     self.sync_truck_solids_to_acis(i);
                     self.stamp_thumbnail(i, version);
-                    let saved =
+                    let mut recent_task = Task::none();
-                        match crate::io::save_to_bytes(&self.tabs[i].scene.document, ext, version) {
+                    let saved = match crate::io::save_to_bytes(
+                        &self.tabs[i].scene.document,
+                        ext,
+                        version,
+                    ) {
                         Ok(bytes) => {
                             crate::sys::download_bytes(&filename, &bytes);
+                            let cache_name = std::path::Path::new(&filename)
+                                .file_name()
+                                .map(|name| name.to_string_lossy().into_owned())
+                                .unwrap_or_else(|| filename.clone());
+                            let path = std::path::PathBuf::from(cache_name);
+                            self.tabs[i].current_path = Some(path.clone());
                             self.tabs[i].scene.document.version = version;
                             self.tabs[i].dirty = false;
+                            recent_task = Task::perform(
+                                async move {
+                                    crate::io::web_recent::store(
+                                        &path.to_string_lossy(),
+                                        &bytes,
+                                    )
+                                    .await
+                                    .map(|_| path)
+                                },
+                                Message::WebRecentStored,
+                            );
                             self.command_line.push_output(&format!("Saved: {filename}"));
                             true
                         }
@@ -1654,14 +1686,14 @@ pub(super) fn on_open_file(&mut self) -> Task<Message> {
                             {
                                 let cont = self.update(Message::TabClose(idx));
                                 let rest = self.continue_tab_close_queue();
-                                return Task::batch([close, cont, rest]);
+                                return Task::batch([close, recent_task, cont, rest]);
                             }
                         } else if self.pending_close.is_some() {
                             let retry = self.open_unsaved_dialog_window();
-                            return Task::batch([close, retry]);
+                            return Task::batch([close, recent_task, retry]);
                         }
                     }
-                    close
+                    Task::batch([close, recent_task])
                 }
     }
 

src/app/update/mod.rs

@@ -290,18 +290,45 @@ impl OpenCADStudio {
             ),
 
             Message::OpenRecent(path) => {
-                // Recents are read from disk every save → the path may be
+                #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-                // stale. Skip silently if the file no longer exists; the
+                {
-                // entry stays in the list so the user can clean it up.
+                    // Recents are read from disk every save → the path may be
-                match std::fs::metadata(&path) {
+                    // stale. Skip silently if the file no longer exists; the
-                    Ok(m) => self.update(Message::OpenPathPicked(Some((path, m.len())))),
+                    // entry stays in the list so the user can clean it up.
-                    Err(_) => {
+                    return match std::fs::metadata(&path) {
-                        self.command_line.push_error(&format!(
+                        Ok(m) => self.update(Message::OpenPathPicked(Some((path, m.len())))),
-                            "Recent file no longer exists: {}",
+                        Err(_) => {
-                            path.display()
+                            self.command_line.push_error(&format!(
-                        ));
+                                "Recent file no longer exists: {}",
-                        Task::none()
+                                path.display()
+                            ));
+                            Task::none()
+                        }
+                    };
+                }
+
+                #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+                {
+                    if let Some(idx) = self.tab_showing(&path) {
+                        return self.update(Message::TabSwitch(idx));
                     }
+                    let name = path
+                        .file_name()
+                        .map(|name| name.to_string_lossy().into_owned())
+                        .unwrap_or_else(|| path.to_string_lossy().into_owned());
+                    let state = std::sync::Arc::new(crate::io::OpenProgressState::new(
+                        crate::app::OPEN_PHASE_READING,
+                    ));
+                    self.opening = Some(crate::app::OpenProgress {
+                        name,
+                        size_bytes: 0,
+                        state: state.clone(),
+                        started: Instant::now(),
+                    });
+                    Task::perform(
+                        crate::io::open_recent_web(path, state),
+                        Message::FileOpened,
+                    )
                 }
             }
 
@@ -548,6 +575,17 @@ impl OpenCADStudio {
                 self.drain_pending_open()
             }
 
+            #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+            Message::WebRecentStored(result) => match result {
+                Ok(path) => self.push_recent(path),
+                Err(error) => {
+                    self.command_line.push_error(&format!(
+                        "Saved download, but recent copy could not be stored: {error}"
+                    ));
+                    Task::none()
+                }
+            },
+
             Message::ImagePick => {
                 Task::perform(crate::io::pick_image_file(), Message::ImagePickResult)
             }

src/config.rs

@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 //! files, status-bar layout, ribbon collapse mode, …). Everything lives under
 //! `<platform-config>/OpenCADStudio` so the app keeps a single tidy folder.
 
+#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 /// The OpenCADStudio config directory (not created). `None` when the platform
 /// config base can't be resolved (e.g. no `HOME`). Callers `join` their own
 /// file name onto it and `create_dir_all` its parent before writing.
+#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 pub fn config_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
     let base: PathBuf = if cfg!(target_os = "windows") {
         std::env::var_os("APPDATA").map(PathBuf::from)?

src/io/mod.rs

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ pub mod paper_sizes;
 pub mod thumbnail;
 #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
 mod web_worker;
+#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+pub(crate) mod web_recent;
 
 use crate::scene::DerivedCaches;
 use acadrust::entities::EntityType;
@@ -224,8 +226,45 @@ pub async fn pick_and_load_web(
     let name = handle.file_name();
     progress.set(crate::app::OPEN_PHASE_READING, 500, 1, 2);
     let bytes = handle.read().await;
+    let parsed = load_web_bytes(&name, &bytes, progress.clone());
+    let cached = web_recent::store(&name, &bytes);
+    let (result, cache_result) = iced::futures::future::join(parsed, cached).await;
+    if result.is_err() && cache_result.is_ok() {
+        let _ = web_recent::remove(&name).await;
+    }
+    result
+}
+
+/// Reopen a browser-private recent copy without showing the file picker.
+#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+pub async fn open_recent_web(
+    path: PathBuf,
+    progress: Arc<OpenProgressState>,
+) -> Result<(String, PathBuf, CadDocument, DerivedCaches), String> {
+    let name = path
+        .file_name()
+        .map(|name| name.to_string_lossy().into_owned())
+        .ok_or_else(|| "Recent drawing has no file name".to_string())?;
+    let bytes = web_recent::read(&name)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|error| format!("Recent copy unavailable for \"{name}\": {error}"))?;
+    progress.set(
+        crate::app::OPEN_PHASE_READING,
+        1000,
+        bytes.len(),
+        bytes.len(),
+    );
+    load_web_bytes(&name, &bytes, progress).await
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+async fn load_web_bytes(
+    name: &str,
+    bytes: &[u8],
+    progress: Arc<OpenProgressState>,
+) -> Result<(String, PathBuf, CadDocument, DerivedCaches), String> {
     progress.set(crate::app::OPEN_PHASE_PARSING, 1000, 0, 1);
-    let mut doc = match web_worker::parse_document(&name, bytes).await {
+    let mut doc = match web_worker::parse_document(name, bytes).await {
         Ok(document) => document,
         Err(error) => return Err(format!("Web parser worker: {error}")),
     };
@@ -240,8 +279,8 @@ pub async fn pick_and_load_web(
     let mut caches = crate::scene::build_derived_caches(&doc);
     caches.corrupt_dropped = dropped;
     progress.set(crate::app::OPEN_PHASE_FINALIZING, 9900, 1, 1);
-    let path = PathBuf::from(&name);
+    let path = PathBuf::from(name);
-    Ok((name, path, doc, caches))
+    Ok((name.to_string(), path, doc, caches))
 }
 
 /// Parse a CAD document from in-memory bytes, choosing the format from

src/io/web_recent.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+//! Browser-backed copies of recently opened drawings.
+//!
+//! A web file picker exposes bytes and a display name, not a reusable native
+//! path. Keep the last-opened copy in the origin-private file system (OPFS) so
+//! the Start page can reopen it without asking the user to pick it again.
+
+use wasm_bindgen::JsCast;
+use wasm_bindgen_futures::JsFuture;
+
+const RECENT_DIRECTORY: &str = "opencadstudio-recent";
+
+pub async fn store(name: &str, bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let directory = recent_directory(true).await?;
+    let options = web_sys::FileSystemGetFileOptions::new();
+    options.set_create(true);
+    let handle = JsFuture::from(directory.get_file_handle_with_options(&cache_key(name), &options))
+        .await
+        .map_err(js_error)?
+        .dyn_into::<web_sys::FileSystemFileHandle>()
+        .map_err(js_error)?;
+    let writable = JsFuture::from(handle.create_writable())
+        .await
+        .map_err(js_error)?
+        .dyn_into::<web_sys::FileSystemWritableFileStream>()
+        .map_err(js_error)?;
+    let write = writable.write_with_u8_array(bytes).map_err(js_error)?;
+    JsFuture::from(write).await.map_err(js_error)?;
+    JsFuture::from(writable.close()).await.map_err(js_error)?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub async fn read(name: &str) -> Result<Vec<u8>, String> {
+    let directory = recent_directory(false).await?;
+    let handle = JsFuture::from(directory.get_file_handle(&cache_key(name)))
+        .await
+        .map_err(js_error)?
+        .dyn_into::<web_sys::FileSystemFileHandle>()
+        .map_err(js_error)?;
+    let file = JsFuture::from(handle.get_file())
+        .await
+        .map_err(js_error)?
+        .dyn_into::<web_sys::File>()
+        .map_err(js_error)?;
+    let buffer = JsFuture::from(file.array_buffer())
+        .await
+        .map_err(js_error)?;
+    Ok(js_sys::Uint8Array::new(&buffer).to_vec())
+}
+
+pub async fn remove(name: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let directory = recent_directory(false).await?;
+    JsFuture::from(directory.remove_entry(&cache_key(name)))
+        .await
+        .map_err(js_error)?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn recent_directory(create: bool) -> Result<web_sys::FileSystemDirectoryHandle, String> {
+    let window = web_sys::window().ok_or_else(|| "browser window unavailable".to_string())?;
+    let root = JsFuture::from(window.navigator().storage().get_directory())
+        .await
+        .map_err(js_error)?
+        .dyn_into::<web_sys::FileSystemDirectoryHandle>()
+        .map_err(js_error)?;
+    let options = web_sys::FileSystemGetDirectoryOptions::new();
+    options.set_create(create);
+    JsFuture::from(root.get_directory_handle_with_options(RECENT_DIRECTORY, &options))
+        .await
+        .map_err(js_error)?
+        .dyn_into::<web_sys::FileSystemDirectoryHandle>()
+        .map_err(js_error)
+}
+
+/// Stable, short OPFS entry name. The original display name remains in
+/// `AppConfig::recent`; only the browser-private cache uses this key.
+fn cache_key(name: &str) -> String {
+    let mut hash = 0xcbf29ce484222325_u64;
+    for byte in name.as_bytes() {
+        hash ^= u64::from(*byte);
+        hash = hash.wrapping_mul(0x100000001b3);
+    }
+    format!("{hash:016x}.cad")
+}
+
+fn js_error(value: wasm_bindgen::JsValue) -> String {
+    value
+        .as_string()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| format!("browser storage error: {value:?}"))
+}

src/io/web_worker.rs

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use wasm_bindgen::closure::Closure;
 use wasm_bindgen::{JsCast, JsValue};
 use web_sys::{ErrorEvent, MessageEvent, Worker, WorkerOptions, WorkerType};
 
-pub(super) async fn parse_document(name: &str, bytes: Vec<u8>) -> Result<CadDocument, String> {
+pub(super) async fn parse_document(name: &str, bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<CadDocument, String> {
     let options = WorkerOptions::new();
     options.set_type(WorkerType::Module);
     let worker = Worker::new_with_options("ocs-parse-worker.js", &options).map_err(js_error)?;
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub(super) async fn parse_document(name: &str, bytes: Vec<u8>) -> Result<CadDocu
         &JsValue::from_str(name),
     )
     .map_err(js_error)?;
-    let input = Uint8Array::from(bytes.as_slice());
+    let input = Uint8Array::from(bytes);
     Reflect::set(&payload, &JsValue::from_str("bytes"), &input.buffer()).map_err(js_error)?;
     let transfer = Array::new();
     transfer.push(&input.buffer());

src/videos.rs

@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-//! Start-page tutorial-video list, sourced live from the official YouTube
+//! Start-page tutorial-video list, sourced from the official YouTube playlist.
-//! playlist at boot — nothing is baked into the binary or the installer.
 //!
-//! The playlist page is scanned for its ordered video ids, each id's title
+//! Native builds scan the playlist at boot and cache the result. Web builds
-//! comes from the stable key-less oEmbed endpoint, and each thumbnail is
+//! read a same-origin `videos.json` and thumbnails generated by the Pages
-//! downloaded once and cached under the user config directory
+//! workflow, avoiding YouTube's browser CORS restrictions.
-//! (`video_thumbs/<id>.jpg`), so later launches show the list instantly and
-//! offline launches still show everything fetched before.
 
 /// The official tutorials playlist.
 pub const PLAYLIST_URL: &str =
@@ -14,11 +11,12 @@ pub const PLAYLIST_URL: &str =
 const PLAYLIST_ID: &str = "PLZq_TEkIFh9bAnoOX1HiCAunm3anZDBOl";
 
 /// One playlist entry, ready for the Start page.
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, serde::Deserialize)]
 pub struct VideoEntry {
     pub id: String,
     pub title: String,
     /// JPEG bytes of the thumbnail (from cache or the network), if available.
+    #[serde(default)]
     pub thumb: Option<Vec<u8>>,
 }
 
@@ -173,3 +171,82 @@ pub fn fetch_playlist() -> Result<Vec<VideoEntry>, String> {
     }
     Ok(out)
 }
+
+#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+pub async fn fetch_playlist_web() -> Result<Vec<VideoEntry>, String> {
+    use wasm_bindgen::JsCast;
+    use wasm_bindgen_futures::JsFuture;
+
+    let window = web_sys::window().ok_or("no window")?;
+    let response = JsFuture::from(window.fetch_with_str("videos.json"))
+        .await
+        .map_err(|_| "videos.json fetch failed")?
+        .dyn_into::<web_sys::Response>()
+        .map_err(|_| "videos.json response is invalid")?;
+    if !response.ok() {
+        return Err(format!("videos.json HTTP {}", response.status()));
+    }
+    let text = JsFuture::from(
+        response
+            .text()
+            .map_err(|_| "videos.json text() unavailable")?,
+    )
+    .await
+    .map_err(|_| "videos.json body read failed")?;
+    let body = text.as_string().ok_or("videos.json body is not a string")?;
+    let mut entries: Vec<VideoEntry> =
+        serde_json::from_str(&body).map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
+    entries.retain(|entry| entry.id.len() == 11 && !entry.title.trim().is_empty());
+    if entries.is_empty() {
+        return Err("videos.json contains no videos".into());
+    }
+
+    let thumbnails = iced::futures::future::join_all(
+        entries
+            .iter()
+            .map(|entry| fetch_thumbnail_web(entry.id.clone())),
+    )
+    .await;
+    for (entry, thumbnail) in entries.iter_mut().zip(thumbnails) {
+        entry.thumb = thumbnail.ok();
+    }
+    Ok(entries)
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+async fn fetch_thumbnail_web(id: String) -> Result<Vec<u8>, String> {
+    let local = format!("video_thumbs/{id}.jpg");
+    match fetch_thumbnail_url(&local).await {
+        Ok(bytes) => Ok(bytes),
+        Err(_) => {
+            // Local development uses the checked-in JSON snapshot without
+            // binary thumbnails. YouTube's image CDN explicitly permits CORS,
+            // so it is a safe fallback; deployed Pages builds use local files.
+            fetch_thumbnail_url(&format!("https://i.ytimg.com/vi/{id}/mqdefault.jpg")).await
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+async fn fetch_thumbnail_url(url: &str) -> Result<Vec<u8>, String> {
+    use wasm_bindgen::JsCast;
+    use wasm_bindgen_futures::JsFuture;
+
+    let window = web_sys::window().ok_or("no window")?;
+    let response = JsFuture::from(window.fetch_with_str(url))
+        .await
+        .map_err(|_| "thumbnail fetch failed")?
+        .dyn_into::<web_sys::Response>()
+        .map_err(|_| "thumbnail response is invalid")?;
+    if !response.ok() {
+        return Err(format!("thumbnail HTTP {}", response.status()));
+    }
+    let buffer = JsFuture::from(
+        response
+            .array_buffer()
+            .map_err(|_| "thumbnail arrayBuffer() unavailable")?,
+    )
+    .await
+    .map_err(|_| "thumbnail body read failed")?;
+    Ok(js_sys::Uint8Array::new(&buffer).to_vec())
+}

web/videos.json

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+[
+  {
+    "id": "QFDMSRNrZOU",
+    "title": "Create 2D Chair DWG Drawing in Open CAD Studio"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "bHwKKOdBtCQ",
+    "title": "Open CAD Studio: Object Snap Explained"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "JRlmIInZRiQ",
+    "title": "How to Install Open CAD Studio – Free DWG Authoring Tool"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "4_glyJFo0qI",
+    "title": "Open CAD Studio as a Free DWG File Viewer with No Login Needed"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "uN9zxM7p_fc",
+    "title": "Open CAD Studio Tutorial: Create a 2D DWG Drawing & Export to PDF"
+  }
+]