Reduce batch size, change default to home

Author: tanishq-dubey

src/app.rs

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub const DEFAULT_WINDOW_HEIGHT: f32 = 100.;
 pub const FILE_SEARCH_MAX_RESULTS: u32 = 400;
 
 /// Number of results to accumulate before flushing a batch to the UI.
-pub const FILE_SEARCH_BATCH_SIZE: u32 = 50;
+pub const FILE_SEARCH_BATCH_SIZE: u32 = 10;
 
 /// The rustcast descriptor name to be put for all rustcast commands
 pub const RUSTCAST_DESC_NAME: &str = "Utility";

src/app/tile.rs

@@ -392,8 +392,6 @@ async fn read_mdfind_results(
 ) {
     use crate::app::{FILE_SEARCH_BATCH_SIZE, FILE_SEARCH_MAX_RESULTS};
 
-    assert!(!home_dir.is_empty(), "Home directory must not be empty.");
-
     let mut reader = tokio::io::BufReader::new(stdout);
     let mut batch: Vec<crate::app::apps::App> = Vec::with_capacity(FILE_SEARCH_BATCH_SIZE as usize);
     let mut total_sent: u32 = 0;
@@ -487,6 +485,7 @@ fn handle_file_search() -> impl futures::Stream<Item = Message> {
             // The query is passed as a -name argument to mdfind. mdfind interprets
             // this as a substring match on filenames — not as a glob or shell expression.
             // Passed via args (not shell), so no shell injection risk.
+            // When dirs is empty, omit -onlyin so mdfind searches system-wide.
             let mut args: Vec<String> = vec!["-name".to_string(), query.clone()];
             for dir in &dirs {
                 let expanded = dir.replace("~", &home_dir);

src/config.rs

@@ -45,11 +45,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
             search_url: "https://google.com/search?q=%s".to_string(),
             haptic_feedback: false,
             show_trayicon: true,
-            search_dirs: vec![
-                "~/Documents".to_string(),
-                "~/Desktop".to_string(),
-                "~/Downloads".to_string(),
-            ],
+            search_dirs: vec!["~".to_string()],
             log_path: "/tmp/rustcast.log".to_string(),
             modes: HashMap::new(),
             aliases: HashMap::new(),