fix: checking of valid path before starting, correct hover text for windows

src/app/panels/bottom.rs

@@ -565,8 +565,10 @@ impl crate::app::App {
         let path = match name {
             ProcessName::Node => {
                 // check path of DB valid, empty valid.
-                if !Gupax::path_is_file(&self.state.node.path_db) {
-                    return Err(format!("Error: {}", NODE_PATH_NOT_FILE));
+                if !self.state.node.path_db.is_empty()
+                    && !Gupax::path_is_file(&self.state.node.path_db)
+                {
+                    return Err(format!("Error: {}", NODE_DB_DIR));
                 }
                 &self.state.gupax.node_path
             }
@@ -587,13 +589,17 @@ impl crate::app::App {
             }
         };
         // check path of binary except for XvB
-        if name != ProcessName::Xvb && !crate::components::update::check_binary_path(path, name) {
-            let msg_error = format!(
-                "{name} binary at the given PATH in the Gupaxx tab doesn't look like {name}! To fix: goto the [Gupaxx Advanced] tab, select [Open] and specify where {name} is located."
-            );
-            return Err(msg_error);
+        if name != ProcessName::Xvb {
+            if path.is_empty() {
+                return Err(name.msg_binary_path_empty().to_string());
+            }
+            if !Gupax::path_is_file(path) {
+                return Err(name.msg_binary_path_not_file().to_string());
+            }
+            if !crate::components::update::check_binary_path(path, name) {
+                return Err(name.msg_binary_path_invalid().to_string());
+            }
         }
-
         Ok(())
     }
 }

src/components/update.rs

@@ -144,14 +144,14 @@ pub fn check_binary_path(path: &str, process: ProcessName) -> bool {
         Ok(p) => p,
         Err(_) => return false,
     };
-    let path = match path.file_name() {
+    let filename = match path.file_name() {
         Some(p) => p,
         None => {
             error!("Couldn't get {process} file name");
             return false;
         }
     };
-    path == process.binary_name()
+    filename == process.binary_name()
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update struct/impl

src/utils/constants.rs

@@ -430,9 +430,13 @@ pub const LIST_CLEAR: &str = "Clear all current values";
 pub const NODE_ARGUMENTS: &str = r#"WARNING: Make sure to set [--zmq-pub <tcp://127.0.0.1:18081>] so that P2Pool can connect to it !"#;
 pub const NODE_INPUT: &str = "Send a command to Node";
 pub const NODE_PRUNNING: &str = "Reduce the database size to a third. Does not have any security/privacy impact.If you have enough storage, a full node is preferable to make the network even more decentralized.";
+#[cfg(not(windows))]
 pub const NODE_DB_PATH_EMPTY: &str =
     "If the PATH of the DB is empty, the default ~/.bitmonero will be used.";
-pub const NODE_DB_DIR: &str = "The PATH needs to be a correct path to a directory";
+#[cfg(windows)]
+pub const NODE_DB_PATH_EMPTY: &str =
+    r#"If the PATH of the DB is empty, the default C:\ProgramData\bitmonero will be used."#;
+pub const NODE_DB_DIR: &str = "The DB path needs to be a correct path to a directory if not empty";
 pub const NODE_SIMPLE: &str = r#"Use simple Node settings:
   - Default Node settings"#;
 pub const NODE_ADVANCED: &str = r#"Use advanced Node settings:
@@ -445,7 +449,7 @@ pub const NODE_ADVANCED: &str = r#"Use advanced Node settings:
   - Log level setting
   - Disable DNS checkpoint
   - DNS blocking"#;
-pub const GUPAX_PATH_NODE: &str = "The location of the DB for the Node: Both absolute and relative paths are accepted; A red [X] will appear if there is no directory found at the given path";
+pub const GUPAX_PATH_NODE: &str = "The location of the Node binary: Both absolute and relative paths are accepted; A red [X] will appear if there is no directory found at the given path";
 pub const NODE_PATH_OK: &str = "PATH for DB is valid.";
 pub const NODE_PATH_NOT_FILE: &str = "Node binary not found at the given PATH in the Gupaxx tab! To fix: goto the [Gupaxx Advanced] tab, select [Open] and specify where NODE is located.";
 pub const NODE_PATH_NOT_VALID: &str = "Node binary at the given PATH in the Gupaxx tab doesn't look like Node! To fix: goto the [Gupaxx Advanced] tab, select [Open] and specify where Node is located.";