Update release notes

README.md

@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ Alpaca is an [Ollama](https://github.com/ollama/ollama) client where you can man
 
 ---
 
-> [!NOTE]
-> Please checkout [this discussion](https://github.com/Jeffser/Alpaca/discussions/292), I want to start developing a new app alongside Alpaca but I need some suggestions, thanks!
-
 > [!WARNING]
 > This project is not affiliated at all with Ollama, I'm not responsible for any damages to your device or software caused by running code given by any AI models.
 
@@ -71,6 +68,7 @@ Language               | Contributors
 🇹🇷 Turkish              | [YusaBecerikli](https://github.com/YusaBecerikli)
 🇺🇦 Ukrainian            | [Simon](https://github.com/OriginalSimon)
 🇩🇪 German               | [Marcel Margenberg](https://github.com/MehrzweckMandala)
+🇮🇱 Hebrew               | [Yosef Or Boczko](https://github.com/yoseforb)
 
 Want to add a language? Visit [this discussion](https://github.com/Jeffser/Alpaca/discussions/153) to get started!
 

com.jeffser.Alpaca.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "id" : "com.jeffser.Alpaca",
     "runtime" : "org.gnome.Platform",
-    "runtime-version" : "46",
+    "runtime-version" : "47",
     "sdk" : "org.gnome.Sdk",
     "command" : "alpaca",
     "finish-args" : [

data/com.jeffser.Alpaca.metainfo.xml.in

@@ -78,6 +78,23 @@
   <url type="contribute">https://github.com/Jeffser/Alpaca/discussions/154</url>
   <url type="vcs-browser">https://github.com/Jeffser/Alpaca</url>
   <releases>
+    <release version="2.0.3" date="2024-09-18">
+      <url type="details">https://github.com/Jeffser/Alpaca/releases/tag/2.0.3</url>
+      <description>
+        <p>Fixes</p>
+        <ul>
+          <li>Fixed spinner not hiding if the back end fails</li>
+          <li>Fixed image recognition with local images</li>
+          <li>Changed appearance of delete / stop model buttons</li>
+          <li>Fixed stop button crashing the app</li>
+        </ul>
+        <p>New</p>
+        <ul>
+          <li>Made sidebar resize a little when the window is smaller</li>
+          <li>Instant launch</li>
+        </ul>
+      </description>
+    </release>
     <release version="2.0.2" date="2024-09-11">
       <url type="details">https://github.com/Jeffser/Alpaca/releases/tag/2.0.2</url>
       <description>

meson.build

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('Alpaca', 'c',
-          version: '2.0.2',
+          version: '2.0.3',
     meson_version: '>= 0.62.0',
   default_options: [ 'warning_level=2', 'werror=false', ],
 )

po/LINGUAS

@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ hi
 tr
 uk
 de
+he

snap/gui/alpaca.desktop

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=alpaca
+Exec=alpaca
+Icon=${SNAP}/meta/gui/com.jeffser.Alpaca.svg
+Terminal=false
+Type=Application
+Categories=Utility;Development;Chat;
+Keywords=ai;ollama;llm
+X-Purism-FormFactor=Workstation;Mobile;

snap/gui/com.jeffser.Alpaca.svg

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snap/snapcraft.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+name: alpaca
+base: core24
+adopt-info: alpaca
+summary: An Ollama client made with GTK4 and Adwaita
+description: |
+  Alpaca is an Ollama client where you can manage and chat with multiple models, 
+  Alpaca provides an easy and begginer friendly way of interacting with local AI, 
+  everything is open source and powered by Ollama.
+
+platforms:
+  amd64:
+
+confinement: strict
+grade: stable
+compression: lzo
+
+slots:
+  dbus-alpaca:
+    interface: dbus
+    bus: session
+    name: com.jeffser.Alpaca
+
+apps:
+  alpaca:
+    command: usr/bin/alpaca
+    desktop: meta/gui/alpaca.desktop
+    common-id: com.jeffser.Alpaca
+    extensions:
+      - gnome
+    plugs:
+      - network
+      - network-bind
+      - desktop
+      - desktop-legacy
+      - wayland
+      - opengl
+      - home
+      - removable-media
+    slots:
+      - dbus-alpaca
+
+  ollama:
+    command: bin/ollama
+    plugs:
+      - home
+      - removable-media
+      - network
+      - network-bind
+      - opengl
+
+  ollama-daemon:
+    command: bin/ollama serve
+    daemon: simple
+    install-mode: enable
+    restart-condition: on-failure
+    plugs:
+      - home
+      - removable-media
+      - network
+      - network-bind
+      - opengl
+
+parts:
+  # Python dependencies
+  python-deps:
+    plugin: python
+    source: .
+    python-packages:
+      - requests==2.31.0
+      - pillow==10.3.0
+      - pypdf==4.2.0
+      - pytube==15.0.0
+      - html2text==2024.2.26
+
+  # Ollama plugin
+  ollama:
+    plugin: dump
+    source: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/releases/download/v0.3.10/ollama-linux-amd64.tgz
+
+  # Alpaca app
+  alpaca:
+    plugin: meson
+    source-type: git
+    source: https://github.com/Jeffser/Alpaca.git
+    source-tag: '2.0.2'
+    source-depth: 1
+    meson-parameters:
+      - --prefix=/snap/alpaca/current/usr
+    build-packages:
+      - meson
+      - ninja-build
+      - pkg-config
+      - libcairo2-dev
+      - libgtk-3-dev
+      - libglib2.0-dev
+      - gettext
+      - desktop-file-utils
+      - appstream
+    override-pull: |
+      craftctl default
+      craftctl set version=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
+    override-build: |
+      craftctl default
+      sed -i '1c#!/usr/bin/env python3' $CRAFT_PART_INSTALL/snap/alpaca/current/usr/bin/alpaca
+    stage-packages:
+      - libnuma1
+    parse-info:
+      - usr/share/metainfo/com.jeffser.Alpaca.metainfo.xml
+    organize:
+      snap/alpaca/current/usr: usr
+    after: [python-deps]

src/connection_handler.py

@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ class instance():
                 self.idle_timer.start()
 
     def start(self):
+        self.stop()
         if shutil.which('ollama'):
             if not os.path.isdir(os.path.join(cache_dir, 'tmp/ollama')):
                 os.mkdir(os.path.join(cache_dir, 'tmp/ollama'))

src/custom_widgets/chat_widget.py

@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class chat(Gtk.ScrolledWindow):
                 tooltip_text=_("Open Model Manager"),
                 css_classes=["suggested-action", "pill"]
             )
-            button.connect('clicked', lambda *_ : window.manage_models_dialog.present(window))
+            button.set_action_name('app.manage_models')
             button_container.append(button)
 
         self.welcome_screen = Adw.StatusPage(

src/custom_widgets/message_widget.py

@@ -345,6 +345,9 @@ class action_buttons(Gtk.Box):
     def regenerate_message(self):
         chat = self.get_parent().get_parent().get_parent().get_parent().get_parent()
         message_element = self.get_parent()
+        if message_element.spinner:
+            message_element.container.remove(message_element.spinner)
+            message_element.spinner = None
         if not chat.busy:
             message_element.set_text()
             if message_element.footer:
@@ -425,6 +428,8 @@ class message(Gtk.Overlay):
         if not self.action_buttons:
             self.action_buttons = action_buttons(self.bot)
             self.add_overlay(self.action_buttons)
+            if not self.text:
+                self.action_buttons.set_visible(False)
 
     def update_message(self, data:dict):
         chat = self.get_parent().get_parent().get_parent().get_parent()
@@ -452,6 +457,12 @@ class message(Gtk.Overlay):
                 window.show_notification(chat.get_name(), self.text[:200] + (self.text[200:] and '...'), Gio.ThemedIcon.new("chat-message-new-symbolic"))
                 window.save_history(chat)
         else:
+            if self.spinner:
+                GLib.idle_add(self.container.remove, self.spinner)
+                self.spinner = None
+            chat_tab = window.chat_list_box.get_tab_by_name(chat.get_name())
+            if chat_tab.spinner:
+                GLib.idle_add(chat_tab.spinner.set_visible, False)
             sys.exit()
 
     def set_text(self, text:str=None):
@@ -538,6 +549,9 @@ class message(Gtk.Overlay):
             text_b = text_block(self.bot)
             text_b.set_visible(False)
             self.content_children.append(text_b)
+            if self.spinner:
+                self.container.remove(self.spinner)
+                self.spinner = None
             self.spinner = Gtk.Spinner(spinning=True, margin_top=12, margin_bottom=12, hexpand=True)
             self.container.append(self.spinner)
             self.container.append(text_b)

src/custom_widgets/model_widget.py

@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ class model_selector_button(Gtk.MenuButton):
         super().__init__(
             tooltip_text=_('Select a Model'),
             child=container,
-            popover=self.popover
+            popover=self.popover,
+            halign=3
         )
 
     def change_model(self, model_name:str):
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ class pulling_model(Gtk.ListBoxRow):
             icon_name = "media-playback-stop-symbolic",
             vexpand = False,
             valign = 3,
-            css_classes = ["destructive-action", "circular"],
+            css_classes = ["error", "circular"],
             tooltip_text = _("Stop Pulling '{}'").format(window.convert_model_name(model_name, 0))
         )
         stop_button.connect('clicked', lambda *_: dialogs.stop_pull_model(window, self))
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ class local_model(Gtk.ListBoxRow):
             icon_name = "user-trash-symbolic",
             vexpand = False,
             valign = 3,
-            css_classes = ["destructive-action", "circular"],
+            css_classes = ["error", "circular"],
             tooltip_text = _("Remove '{}'").format(window.convert_model_name(model_name, 0))
         )
         delete_button.connect('clicked', lambda *_, model_name=model_name: dialogs.delete_model(window, model_name))
@@ -421,7 +422,7 @@ class model_manager_container(Gtk.Box):
         self.available_list = available_model_list()
         self.append(self.available_list)
         self.model_selector = model_selector_button()
-        window.header_bar.set_title_widget(self.model_selector)
+        window.title_stack.add_named(self.model_selector, 'model_selector')
 
     def add_local_model(self, model_name:str):
         self.local_list.add_model(model_name)
@@ -470,6 +471,8 @@ class model_manager_container(Gtk.Box):
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(e)
             window.connection_error()
+        window.title_stack.set_visible_child_name('model_selector')
+        window.chat_list_box.update_welcome_screens(len(self.get_model_list()) > 0)
 
     #Should only be called when the app starts
     def update_available_list(self):

src/dialogs.py

@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ def attach_file_response(self, file_dialog, result):
     file_type = next(key for key, value in file_types.items() if extension in value)
     if not file_type:
         return
-    if file_type == 'image' and not self.verify_if_image_can_be_used():
+    if file_type == 'image' and not self.model_manager.verify_if_image_can_be_used():
         self.show_toast(_("Image recognition is only available on specific models"), self.main_overlay)
         return
     self.attach_file(file.get_path(), file_type)

src/window.py

@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ class AlpacaWindow(Adw.ApplicationWindow):
 
     #Variables
     attachments = {}
-    header_bar = Gtk.Template.Child()
 
     #Override elements
     overrides_group = Gtk.Template.Child()
@@ -95,9 +94,7 @@ class AlpacaWindow(Adw.ApplicationWindow):
     model_searchbar = Gtk.Template.Child()
     no_results_page = Gtk.Template.Child()
     model_link_button = Gtk.Template.Child()
-    launch_dialog = Gtk.Template.Child()
+    title_stack = Gtk.Template.Child()
-    launch_status = Gtk.Template.Child()
-    launch_level_bar = Gtk.Template.Child()
     manage_models_dialog = Gtk.Template.Child()
     model_scroller = Gtk.Template.Child()
 
@@ -206,10 +203,6 @@ class AlpacaWindow(Adw.ApplicationWindow):
             self.welcome_carousel.scroll_to(self.welcome_carousel.get_nth_page(self.welcome_carousel.get_position()+1), True)
         else:
             self.welcome_dialog.force_close()
-            if shutil.which('ollama'):
-                threading.Thread(target=self.prepare_alpaca, args=(11435, '', False, {'temperature': 0.7, 'seed': 0, 'keep_alive': 5}, {}, '', 0, True, True)).start()
-            else:
-                threading.Thread(target=self.prepare_alpaca, args=(11435, 'http://0.0.0.0:11434', True, {'temperature': 0.7, 'seed': 0, 'keep_alive': 5}, {}, '', 0, True, False)).start()
             self.powersaver_warning_switch.set_active(True)
 
     @Gtk.Template.Callback()
@@ -554,12 +547,16 @@ Generate a title following these rules:
         if self.regenerate_button:
             GLib.idle_add(self.chat_list_box.get_current_chat().remove, self.regenerate_button)
         try:
-            response = self.ollama_instance.request("POST", "api/chat", json.dumps(data), lambda data, message_element=message_element: GLib.idle_add(message_element.update_message, data))
+            response = self.ollama_instance.request("POST", "api/chat", json.dumps(data), lambda data, message_element=message_element: message_element.update_message(data))
             if response.status_code != 200:
                 raise Exception('Network Error')
         except Exception as e:
+            self.chat_list_box.get_tab_by_name(chat.get_name()).spinner.set_visible(False)
             chat.busy = False
             GLib.idle_add(message_element.add_action_buttons)
+            if message_element.spinner:
+                GLib.idle_add(message_element.container.remove, message_element.spinner)
+                message_element.spinner = None
             GLib.idle_add(chat.show_regenerate_button, message_element)
             GLib.idle_add(self.connection_error)
 
@@ -790,19 +787,11 @@ Generate a title following these rules:
     def power_saver_toggled(self, monitor):
         self.banner.set_revealed(monitor.get_power_saver_enabled() and self.powersaver_warning_switch.get_active())
 
-    def prepare_alpaca(self, local_port:int, remote_url:str, remote:bool, tweaks:dict, overrides:dict, bearer_token:str, idle_timer_delay:int, save:bool, show_launch_dialog:bool):
+    def prepare_alpaca(self, local_port:int, remote_url:str, remote:bool, tweaks:dict, overrides:dict, bearer_token:str, idle_timer_delay:int, save:bool):
-        #Show launch dialog
-        if show_launch_dialog:
-            GLib.idle_add(self.launch_dialog.present, self)
-
         #Instance
-        self.launch_level_bar.set_value(0)
-        self.launch_status.set_description(_('Loading instance'))
         self.ollama_instance = connection_handler.instance(local_port, remote_url, remote, tweaks, overrides, bearer_token, idle_timer_delay)
 
         #User Preferences
-        self.launch_level_bar.set_value(1)
-        self.launch_status.set_description(_('Applying user preferences'))
         for element in list(list(list(list(self.tweaks_group)[0])[1])[0]):
             if element.get_name() in self.ollama_instance.tweaks:
                 element.set_value(self.ollama_instance.tweaks[element.get_name()])
@@ -821,26 +810,20 @@ Generate a title following these rules:
         #Model Manager
         self.model_manager = model_widget.model_manager_container()
         self.model_scroller.set_child(self.model_manager)
-        self.launch_level_bar.set_value(2)
-        self.launch_status.set_description(_('Updating list of local models'))
-        self.model_manager.update_local_list()
-        self.launch_level_bar.set_value(3)
-        self.launch_status.set_description(_('Updating list of available models'))
-        self.model_manager.update_available_list()
 
         #Chat History
-        self.launch_level_bar.set_value(4)
+        self.load_history()
-        self.launch_status.set_description(_('Loading chats'))
+
-        GLib.idle_add(self.load_history)
+        #Model Manager P.2
-        self.launch_level_bar.set_value(5)
+        self.model_manager.update_available_list()
+        self.model_manager.update_local_list()
+        self.get_application().lookup_action("manage_models").set_enabled(True)
 
         #Save preferences
         if save:
             self.save_server_config()
 
-        time.sleep(.5) #This is to prevent errors with gtk creating the launch dialog and closing it too quickly
+        self.send_button.set_sensitive(True)
-        #Close launch dialog
-        GLib.idle_add(self.launch_dialog.force_close)
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
@@ -886,6 +869,7 @@ Generate a title following these rules:
 
         for action_name, data in universal_actions.items():
             self.get_application().create_action(action_name, data[0], data[1] if len(data) > 1 else None)
+        self.get_application().lookup_action("manage_models").set_enabled(False)
 
         self.file_preview_remove_button.connect('clicked', lambda button : dialogs.remove_attached_file(self, button.get_name()))
         self.attachment_button.connect("clicked", lambda button, file_filter=self.file_filter_attachments: dialogs.attach_file(self, file_filter))
@@ -902,12 +886,16 @@ Generate a title following these rules:
                     if 'powersaver_warning' not in data:
                         data['powersaver_warning'] = True
                     self.powersaver_warning_switch.set_active(data['powersaver_warning'])
-                    threading.Thread(target=self.prepare_alpaca, args=(data['local_port'], data['remote_url'], data['run_remote'], data['model_tweaks'], data['ollama_overrides'], data['remote_bearer_token'], round(data['idle_timer']), False, True)).start()
+                    threading.Thread(target=self.prepare_alpaca, args=(data['local_port'], data['remote_url'], data['run_remote'], data['model_tweaks'], data['ollama_overrides'], data['remote_bearer_token'], round(data['idle_timer']), False)).start()
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.error(e)
-                threading.Thread(target=self.prepare_alpaca, args=(11435, '', False, {'temperature': 0.7, 'seed': 0, 'keep_alive': 5}, {}, '', 0, True, True)).start()
+                threading.Thread(target=self.prepare_alpaca, args=(11435, '', False, {'temperature': 0.7, 'seed': 0, 'keep_alive': 5}, {}, '', 0, True)).start()
                 self.powersaver_warning_switch.set_active(True)
         else:
+            if shutil.which('ollama'):
+                threading.Thread(target=self.prepare_alpaca, args=(11435, '', False, {'temperature': 0.7, 'seed': 0, 'keep_alive': 5}, {}, '', 0, True)).start()
+            else:
+                threading.Thread(target=self.prepare_alpaca, args=(11435, 'http://0.0.0.0:11434', True, {'temperature': 0.7, 'seed': 0, 'keep_alive': 5}, {}, '', 0, True)).start()
             self.welcome_dialog.present(self)
 
         if self.powersaver_warning_switch.get_active():

src/window.ui

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <property name="content">
       <object class="AdwOverlaySplitView" id="split_view_overlay">
         <property name="show-sidebar" bind-source="show_sidebar_button" bind-property="active" bind-flags="sync-create"/>
-        <property name="sidebar-width-fraction">0.4</property>
+        <property name="sidebar-width-fraction">0.3</property>
         <property name="sidebar">
           <object class="AdwToolbarView">
             <child type="top">
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         <child>
           <object class="AdwToolbarView">
             <child type="top">
-              <object class="AdwHeaderBar" id="header_bar">
+              <object class="AdwHeaderBar">
                 <child type="start">
                   <object class="GtkToggleButton" id="show_sidebar_button">
                     <property name="icon-name">sidebar-show-symbolic</property>
@@ -63,6 +63,33 @@
                     <property name="active" bind-source="split_view_overlay" bind-property="show-sidebar" bind-flags="sync-create"/>
                   </object>
                 </child>
+                <child type="title">
+                  <object class="GtkStack" id="title_stack">
+                    <property name="transition_duration">100</property>
+                    <property name="transition_type">1</property>
+                    <child>
+                      <object class="GtkStackPage">
+                        <property name="name">loading</property>
+                        <property name="child">
+                          <object class="GtkBox">
+                            <property name="orientation">0</property>
+                            <property name="spacing">10</property>
+                            <child>
+                              <object class="GtkSpinner">
+                                <property name="spinning">true</property>
+                              </object>
+                            </child>
+                            <child>
+                              <object class="GtkLabel">
+                                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Loading Instance</property>
+                              </object>
+                            </child>
+                          </object>
+                        </property>
+                      </object>
+                    </child>
+                  </object>
+                </child>
                 <child type="end">
                   <object class="GtkMenuButton" id="secondary_menu_button">
                     <property name="primary">False</property>
@@ -178,6 +205,7 @@
                                   <property name="vexpand">false</property>
                                   <property name="valign">3</property>
                                   <property name="tooltip-text" translatable="yes">Send Message</property>
+                                  <property name="sensitive">false</property>
                                   <style>
                                     <class name="accent"/>
                                     <class name="circular"/>
@@ -420,27 +448,6 @@
       </child>
     </object>
 
-    <object class="AdwDialog" id="launch_dialog">
-      <accessibility>
-        <property name="label" translatable="yes">Loading Alpaca dialog</property>
-      </accessibility>
-      <property name="width-request">400</property>
-      <property name="can-close">false</property>
-      <child>
-        <object class="AdwStatusPage" id="launch_status">
-          <property name="icon_name">com.jeffser.Alpaca</property>
-          <property name="title" translatable="yes">Loading Alpaca...</property>
-          <property name="child">
-            <object class="GtkLevelBar" id="launch_level_bar">
-              <property name="mode">1</property>
-              <property name="min-value">0</property>
-              <property name="max-value">5</property>
-            </object>
-          </property>
-        </object>
-      </child>
-    </object>
-
     <object class="AdwDialog" id="manage_models_dialog">
       <accessibility>
         <property name="label" translatable="yes">Manage models dialog</property>

update_translation_files.sh

@@ -24,3 +24,5 @@ echo "Updating Ukrainian"
 msgmerge --no-fuzzy-matching -U po/uk.po po/alpaca.pot
 echo "Updating German"
 msgmerge --no-fuzzy-matching -U po/de.po po/alpaca.pot
+echo "Updating Hebrew"
+msgmerge --no-fuzzy-matching -U po/he.po po/alpaca.pot