Populate created local settings file with an empty JSON object and comments

assets/settings/initial_local_settings.json

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// Folder-specific Zed settings
+//
+// A subset of Zed's settings can be configured on a per-folder basis.
+//
+// For information on how to configure Zed, see the Zed
+// documentation: https://zed.dev/docs/configuring-zed
+//
+// To see all of Zed's default settings without changing your
+// custom settings, run the `open default settings` command
+// from the command palette or from `Zed` application menu.
+{}

crates/collab/src/rpc.rs

@@ -1424,7 +1424,7 @@ async fn join_project(
             )?;
         }
 
-        for settings_file in dbg!(worktree.settings_files) {
+        for settings_file in worktree.settings_files {
             session.peer.send(
                 session.connection_id,
                 proto::UpdateWorktreeSettings {
@@ -1554,8 +1554,6 @@ async fn update_worktree_settings(
     message: proto::UpdateWorktreeSettings,
     session: Session,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    dbg!(&message);
-
     let guest_connection_ids = session
         .db()
         .await

crates/settings/src/settings.rs

@@ -9,10 +9,23 @@ pub use settings_store::{Setting, SettingsJsonSchemaParams, SettingsStore};
 use std::{borrow::Cow, str};
 
 pub const DEFAULT_SETTINGS_ASSET_PATH: &str = "settings/default.json";
-pub const INITIAL_USER_SETTINGS_ASSET_PATH: &str = "settings/initial_user_settings.json";
+const INITIAL_USER_SETTINGS_ASSET_PATH: &str = "settings/initial_user_settings.json";
+const INITIAL_LOCAL_SETTINGS_ASSET_PATH: &str = "settings/initial_local_settings.json";
 
-pub fn initial_user_settings_content(assets: &'static impl AssetSource) -> Cow<'static, str> {
+pub fn default_settings() -> Cow<'static, str> {
-    match assets.load(INITIAL_USER_SETTINGS_ASSET_PATH).unwrap() {
+    asset_str(&assets::Assets, DEFAULT_SETTINGS_ASSET_PATH)
+}
+
+pub fn initial_user_settings_content(assets: &dyn AssetSource) -> Cow<'_, str> {
+    asset_str(assets, INITIAL_USER_SETTINGS_ASSET_PATH)
+}
+
+pub fn initial_local_settings_content(assets: &dyn AssetSource) -> Cow<'_, str> {
+    asset_str(assets, INITIAL_LOCAL_SETTINGS_ASSET_PATH)
+}
+
+fn asset_str<'a>(assets: &'a dyn AssetSource, path: &str) -> Cow<'a, str> {
+    match assets.load(path).unwrap() {
         Cow::Borrowed(s) => Cow::Borrowed(str::from_utf8(s).unwrap()),
         Cow::Owned(s) => Cow::Owned(String::from_utf8(s).unwrap()),
     }

crates/settings/src/settings_file.rs

@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-use crate::{settings_store::SettingsStore, Setting, DEFAULT_SETTINGS_ASSET_PATH};
+use crate::{settings_store::SettingsStore, Setting};
 use anyhow::Result;
 use assets::Assets;
 use fs::Fs;
 use futures::{channel::mpsc, StreamExt};
-use gpui::{executor::Background, AppContext, AssetSource};
+use gpui::{executor::Background, AppContext};
 use std::{
-    borrow::Cow,
     io::ErrorKind,
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
     str,
@@ -28,19 +27,12 @@ pub fn get_local<'a, T: Setting>(location: Option<(usize, &Path)>, cx: &'a AppCo
     cx.global::<SettingsStore>().get(location)
 }
 
-pub fn default_settings() -> Cow<'static, str> {
-    match Assets.load(DEFAULT_SETTINGS_ASSET_PATH).unwrap() {
-        Cow::Borrowed(s) => Cow::Borrowed(str::from_utf8(s).unwrap()),
-        Cow::Owned(s) => Cow::Owned(String::from_utf8(s).unwrap()),
-    }
-}
-
 pub const EMPTY_THEME_NAME: &'static str = "empty-theme";
 
 #[cfg(any(test, feature = "test-support"))]
 pub fn test_settings() -> String {
     let mut value = crate::settings_store::parse_json_with_comments::<serde_json::Value>(
-        default_settings().as_ref(),
+        crate::default_settings().as_ref(),
     )
     .unwrap();
     util::merge_non_null_json_value_into(

crates/zed/src/zed.rs

@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ use project_panel::ProjectPanel;
 use search::{BufferSearchBar, ProjectSearchBar};
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde_json::to_string_pretty;
-use settings::{KeymapFileContent, SettingsStore, DEFAULT_SETTINGS_ASSET_PATH};
+use settings::{
+    initial_local_settings_content, KeymapFileContent, SettingsStore, DEFAULT_SETTINGS_ASSET_PATH,
+};
 use std::{borrow::Cow, str, sync::Arc};
 use terminal_view::terminal_panel::{self, TerminalPanel};
 use util::{
@@ -596,11 +598,30 @@ fn open_local_settings_file(
                     .await?;
             }
 
-            workspace
+            let editor = workspace
                 .update(&mut cx, |workspace, cx| {
                     workspace.open_path((tree_id, file_path), None, true, cx)
                 })?
-                .await?;
+                .await?
+                .downcast::<Editor>()
+                .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("unexpected item type"))?;
+
+            editor
+                .downgrade()
+                .update(&mut cx, |editor, cx| {
+                    if let Some(buffer) = editor.buffer().read(cx).as_singleton() {
+                        if buffer.read(cx).is_empty() {
+                            buffer.update(cx, |buffer, cx| {
+                                buffer.edit(
+                                    [(0..0, initial_local_settings_content(&Assets))],
+                                    None,
+                                    cx,
+                                )
+                            });
+                        }
+                    }
+                })
+                .ok();
 
             anyhow::Ok(())
         })