Allow manual context management (#376)

src/ipc/utils/context_paths_utils.ts

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+import { AppChatContext, AppChatContextSchema } from "@/lib/schemas";
+import log from "electron-log";
+
+const logger = log.scope("context_paths_utils");
+
+export function validateChatContext(chatContext: unknown): AppChatContext {
+  if (!chatContext) {
+    return {
+      contextPaths: [],
+      smartContextAutoIncludes: [],
+    };
+  }
+
+  try {
+    // Validate that the contextPaths data matches the expected schema
+    return AppChatContextSchema.parse(chatContext);
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.warn("Invalid contextPaths data:", error);
+    // Return empty array as fallback if validation fails
+    return {
+      contextPaths: [],
+      smartContextAutoIncludes: [],
+    };
+  }
+}