#2045: Add tool slection and version or edition configuration via gui

CHANGELOG.adoc

@@ -23,9 +23,12 @@ Release with new features and bugfixes:
 * https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/issues/822[#822] : Added Cwd path limit in shell
 * https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/issues/1689[#1689]: Fix misleading message in `set-version` when the version is already installed
 * https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/issues/1517[#1517]: Fix IDEasy MSI does not configure Windows Terminal for git-bash
-* https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/issues/1227[#1227]: Added Setup instrcutions to the Windows installer
+* https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/issues/1227[#1227]: Added Setup instructions to the Windows installer
 * https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/issues/2114[#2114]: Fix false "Cygwin is not supported" warning in Git Bash
 * https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/issues/865[#865]: az not working on Mac
+* https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/issues/1936[#1936]: Improve localization of GUI
+* https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/issues/2045[#2045]: Add tool selection and version or edition configuration to GUI
+
 * https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/issues/2026[#2026]: Create UvRepository and UvBasedCommandlet
 
 The full list of changes for this release can be found in https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/milestone/46?closed=1[milestone 2026.07.001].
@@ -100,8 +103,6 @@ Release with new features and bugfixes:
 * https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/issues/1904[#1904]: Add Inso CLI to IDEasy commandlets
 * https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/issues/1952[#1952]: Ability for platform specific dependencies
 * https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/issues/1950[#1950]: Fix exit autocompletion
-* https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/issues/1936[#1936]: Improve localization of GUI
-
 * https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/issues/1958[#1958]: Fix git pull on settings with local branch without remote
 
 The full list of changes for this release can be found in https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/milestone/44?closed=1[milestone 2026.05.001].

gui/src/main/java/com/devonfw/ide/gui/MainController.java

@@ -7,8 +7,13 @@
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
 import javafx.fxml.FXML;
+import javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader;
+import javafx.scene.Parent;
 import javafx.scene.control.Button;
 import javafx.scene.control.ComboBox;
+import javafx.scene.control.Tab;
+import javafx.scene.control.TabPane;
+import javafx.scene.control.Tooltip;
 
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -17,6 +22,7 @@
 import com.devonfw.ide.gui.context.ProjectManager;
 import com.devonfw.ide.gui.modal.IdeDialog;
 import com.devonfw.ide.gui.nls.NlsService;
+import com.devonfw.ide.gui.settings.ToolSettingsController;
 
 /**
  * Controller of the main screen of the dashboard GUI.
@@ -49,6 +55,15 @@ public class MainController {
   @FXML
   private Button vsCodeOpen;
 
+  @FXML
+  private TabPane tabPane;
+
+  @FXML
+  private Tab mainTab;
+
+  @FXML
+  private Tab toolConfigTab;
+
   private final String directoryPath;
 
   private final Map<String, Locale> languageMap;
@@ -73,6 +88,13 @@ public MainController(String directoryPath, NlsService nlsService) {
   private void initialize() {
     setProjectsComboBox();
     initLanguageComboBox();
+    toolConfigTab.setDisable(true);
+    toolConfigTab.setTooltip(new Tooltip(nlsService.get("toolConfigDisabled")));
+    tabPane.getSelectionModel().selectedItemProperty().addListener((obs, oldTab, newTab) -> {
+      if (newTab == toolConfigTab) {
+        loadToolConfigContent();
+      }
+    });
   }
 
   private void initLanguageComboBox() {
@@ -148,7 +170,6 @@ private void openVsCode() {
     openIDE("vscode");
   }
 
-
   private void setProjectsComboBox() {
 
     assert (directoryPath != null) : "directoryPath is null! Please check the setup of your environment variables (IDE_ROOT)";
@@ -163,6 +184,7 @@ private void setProjectsComboBox() {
       setWorkspaceComboBox();
 
       selectedWorkspace.setDisable(false);
+
     });
   }
 
@@ -185,9 +207,24 @@ private void setWorkspaceComboBox() {
       eclipseOpen.setDisable(false);
       intellijOpen.setDisable(false);
       vsCodeOpen.setDisable(false);
+      toolConfigTab.setDisable(false);
+      // If tool config is already open, reload it to reflect the new context
+      if (toolConfigTab.isSelected()) {
+        loadToolConfigContent();
+      }
+      // Pre-warm ide-urls git repo in background so the first dropdown open is fast
+      Thread preWarm = new Thread(() -> {
+        try {
+          IdeGuiStateManager.getInstance().getCurrentContext().getUrls();
+        } catch (Exception ignored) {
+        }
+      });
+      preWarm.setDaemon(true);
+      preWarm.start();
     });
   }
 
+
   private void openIDE(String inIde) {
 
     IdeGuiStateManager
@@ -198,6 +235,22 @@ private void openIDE(String inIde) {
         .run();
   }
 
+  private void loadToolConfigContent() {
+
+    try {
+      ToolSettingsController controller = new ToolSettingsController(nlsService);
+      FXMLLoader loader = new FXMLLoader(getClass().getResource("/com/devonfw/ide/gui/tools-config.fxml"));
+      loader.setController(controller);
+      loader.setResources(nlsService.getResourceBundle());
+      Parent content = loader.load();
+      controller.setOnClose(() -> tabPane.getSelectionModel().select(mainTab));
+      toolConfigTab.setContent(content);
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      LOG.error("Failed to load tool config view", e);
+      new IdeDialog(IdeDialog.AlertType.ERROR, e.getMessage()).showAndWait();
+    }
+  }
+
   private void updateContext(String selectedProjectName, String selectedWorkspaceName) {
     try {
       IdeGuiStateManager.getInstance().switchContext(selectedProjectName, selectedWorkspaceName);

gui/src/main/java/com/devonfw/ide/gui/settings/ToolConfiguration.java

@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+package com.devonfw.ide.gui.settings;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+/**
+ * Model representing the configurable settings for a single tool.
+ */
+public final class ToolConfiguration {
+
+  private final String toolName;
+
+  /** Group/type of the tool used for grouping in the UI. */
+  private ToolGroup group;
+
+  private boolean enabled;
+
+  private String configuredVersion;
+
+  private String configuredEdition;
+
+  private boolean supportsEdition;
+
+  private List<String> availableEditions;
+
+  private List<String> availableVersions;
+
+  //<------------ Constructor & Getters/Setters ------------>
+
+  public ToolConfiguration(String toolName) {
+    this.toolName = Objects.requireNonNull(toolName);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tool groups used to group/sort tools in the UI. Order of declaration determines the default ordering.
+   */
+  public enum ToolGroup {
+    IDE("toolGroupIde"),
+    LOCAL("toolGroupLocal"),
+    GLOBAL("toolGroupGlobal"),
+    PIP("toolGroupPip"),
+    NPM("toolGroupNpm"),
+    OTHER("toolGroupOther");
+
+    private final String label;
+
+    ToolGroup(String label) {
+      this.label = label;
+    }
+
+    public String getLabel() {
+      return this.label;
+    }
+  }
+
+  public String getToolName() {
+    return this.toolName;
+  }
+
+  public ToolGroup getGroup() {
+    return this.group;
+  }
+
+  public void setGroup(ToolGroup group) {
+    this.group = group;
+  }
+
+  public boolean isEnabled() {
+    return this.enabled;
+  }
+
+  public void setEnabled(boolean enabled) {
+    this.enabled = enabled;
+  }
+
+  public String getConfiguredVersion() {
+    return this.configuredVersion;
+  }
+
+  public void setConfiguredVersion(String configuredVersion) {
+    this.configuredVersion = configuredVersion;
+  }
+
+  public String getConfiguredEdition() {
+    return this.configuredEdition;
+  }
+
+  public void setConfiguredEdition(String configuredEdition) {
+    this.configuredEdition = configuredEdition;
+  }
+
+  public boolean isSupportsEdition() {
+    return this.supportsEdition;
+  }
+
+  public void setSupportsEdition(boolean supportsEdition) {
+    this.supportsEdition = supportsEdition;
+  }
+
+  public List<String> getAvailableEditions() {
+    return this.availableEditions;
+  }
+
+  public void setAvailableEditions(List<String> availableEditions) {
+    this.availableEditions = availableEditions;
+  }
+
+  public List<String> getAvailableVersions() {
+    return this.availableVersions;
+  }
+
+  public void setAvailableVersions(List<String> availableVersions) {
+    this.availableVersions = availableVersions;
+  }
+
+}
+