fix: Improve Read File and Write File storage location UX (#11589)

* advanced mode for storage

* add tests

* hide storage location

* [autofix.ci] apply automated fixes

* [autofix.ci] apply automated fixes (attempt 2/3)

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Co-authored-by: autofix-ci[bot] <114827586+autofix-ci[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>

src/backend/tests/unit/components/files_and_knowledge/test_file_component.py

@@ -718,3 +718,17 @@ class TestFileComponentCloudEnvironment:
         # Even if pipeline is set to "standard", OCR engine should be disabled in cloud
         assert result["ocr_engine"]["show"] is False
         assert result["ocr_engine"]["value"] == "None"
+
+
+class TestFileComponentStorageLocation:
+    """Tests for default Local storage and Storage Location in advanced controls."""
+
+    def test_storage_location_defaults_to_local(self):
+        """Test that storage_location input defaults to Local when component is dropped."""
+        storage_input = next(i for i in FileComponent.inputs if i.name == "storage_location")
+        assert storage_input.value == [{"name": "Local", "icon": "hard-drive"}]
+
+    def test_storage_location_is_advanced(self):
+        """Test that storage_location is in advanced controls."""
+        storage_input = next(i for i in FileComponent.inputs if i.name == "storage_location")
+        assert storage_input.advanced is True

src/backend/tests/unit/components/processing/test_save_file_component.py

@@ -462,3 +462,13 @@ class TestSaveToFileComponent(ComponentTestBaseWithoutClient):
         assert result["append_mode"]["show"] is False, "append_mode should be hidden for Google Drive storage"
         assert result["file_name"]["show"] is True
         assert result["gdrive_format"]["show"] is True
+
+    def test_storage_location_defaults_to_local(self, component_class):
+        """Test that storage_location input defaults to Local when component is dropped."""
+        storage_input = next(i for i in component_class.inputs if i.name == "storage_location")
+        assert storage_input.value == [{"name": "Local", "icon": "hard-drive"}]
+
+    def test_storage_location_is_advanced(self, component_class):
+        """Test that storage_location is in advanced controls."""
+        storage_input = next(i for i in component_class.inputs if i.name == "storage_location")
+        assert storage_input.advanced is True

src/lfx/src/lfx/_assets/stable_hash_history.json

@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@
   },
   "File": {
     "versions": {
-      "0.3.0": "fccb3ab047f1"
+      "0.3.0": "12a5841f1a03"
     }
   },
   "KnowledgeIngestion": {
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@
   },
   "SaveToFile": {
     "versions": {
-      "0.3.0": "6657b458359b"
+      "0.3.0": "6d0e4842271e"
     }
   },
   "FirecrawlCrawlApi": {

src/lfx/src/lfx/components/files_and_knowledge/file.py

@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ class FileComponent(BaseFileComponent):
             options=_get_storage_location_options(),
             real_time_refresh=True,
             limit=1,
+            value=[{"name": "Local", "icon": "hard-drive"}],
+            advanced=True,
         ),
         *_base_inputs,
         StrInput(

src/lfx/src/lfx/components/files_and_knowledge/save_file.py

@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ class SaveToFileComponent(Component):
     GDRIVE_FORMAT_CHOICES = ["txt", "json", "csv", "xlsx", "slides", "docs", "jpg", "mp3"]
 
     inputs = [
-        # Storage location selection
         SortableListInput(
             name="storage_location",
             display_name="Storage Location",
@@ -62,6 +61,8 @@ class SaveToFileComponent(Component):
             options=_get_storage_location_options(),
             real_time_refresh=True,
             limit=1,
+            value=[{"name": "Local", "icon": "hard-drive"}],
+            advanced=True,
         ),
         # Common inputs
         HandleInput(