feature: Add popup window for chat

* feature: Add chat view via QQuickView
* feature: Update chat UI
* fix: Disable chat in navigation panel and bottom bar by default

ChatView/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ qt_add_qml_module(QodeAssistChatView
     icons/close-light.svg
     icons/link-file-light.svg
     icons/link-file-dark.svg
+    icons/load-chat-dark.svg
+    icons/save-chat-dark.svg
+    icons/clean-icon-dark.svg
+    icons/file-in-system.svg
+    icons/window-lock.svg
+    icons/window-unlock.svg
+    icons/chat-icon.svg
+    icons/chat-pause-icon.svg
     SOURCES
     ChatWidget.hpp ChatWidget.cpp
     ChatModel.hpp ChatModel.cpp
@@ -33,6 +41,7 @@ qt_add_qml_module(QodeAssistChatView
     MessagePart.hpp
     ChatUtils.h ChatUtils.cpp
     ChatSerializer.hpp ChatSerializer.cpp
+    ChatView.hpp ChatView.cpp
 )
 
 target_link_libraries(QodeAssistChatView

ChatView/ChatRootView.cpp

@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ ChatRootView::ChatRootView(QQuickItem *parent)
         this,
         &ChatRootView::autosave);
 
+    connect(m_clientInterface, &ClientInterface::messageReceivedCompletely, this, [this]() {
+        this->setRequestProgressStatus(false);
+    });
+
     connect(
         m_clientInterface,
         &ClientInterface::messageReceivedCompletely,
@@ -156,6 +160,7 @@ void ChatRootView::sendMessage(const QString &message)
 
     m_clientInterface->sendMessage(message, m_attachmentFiles, m_linkedFiles);
     clearAttachmentFiles();
+    setRequestProgressStatus(true);
 }
 
 void ChatRootView::copyToClipboard(const QString &text)
@@ -166,6 +171,7 @@ void ChatRootView::copyToClipboard(const QString &text)
 void ChatRootView::cancelRequest()
 {
     m_clientInterface->cancelRequest();
+    setRequestProgressStatus(false);
 }
 
 void ChatRootView::clearAttachmentFiles()
@@ -602,4 +608,17 @@ int ChatRootView::textFormat() const
     return Settings::chatAssistantSettings().textFormat();
 }
 
+bool ChatRootView::isRequestInProgress() const
+{
+    return m_isRequestInProgress;
+}
+
+void ChatRootView::setRequestProgressStatus(bool state)
+{
+    if (m_isRequestInProgress == state)
+        return;
+    m_isRequestInProgress = state;
+    emit isRequestInProgressChanged();
+}
+
 } // namespace QodeAssist::Chat

ChatView/ChatRootView.hpp

@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ class ChatRootView : public QQuickItem
     Q_PROPERTY(int codeFontSize READ codeFontSize NOTIFY codeFontSizeChanged FINAL)
     Q_PROPERTY(int textFontSize READ textFontSize NOTIFY textFontSizeChanged FINAL)
     Q_PROPERTY(int textFormat READ textFormat NOTIFY textFormatChanged FINAL)
+    Q_PROPERTY(
+        bool isRequestInProgress READ isRequestInProgress NOTIFY isRequestInProgressChanged FINAL)
 
     QML_ELEMENT
 
@@ -92,6 +94,9 @@ public:
     int textFontSize() const;
     int textFormat() const;
 
+    bool isRequestInProgress() const;
+    void setRequestProgressStatus(bool state);
+
 public slots:
     void sendMessage(const QString &message);
     void copyToClipboard(const QString &text);
@@ -112,6 +117,8 @@ signals:
     void codeFontSizeChanged();
     void textFontSizeChanged();
     void textFormatChanged();
+    void chatRequestStarted();
+    void isRequestInProgressChanged();
 
 private:
     QString getChatsHistoryDir() const;
@@ -128,6 +135,7 @@ private:
     int m_inputTokensCount{0};
     bool m_isSyncOpenFiles;
     QList<Core::IEditor *> m_currentEditors;
+    bool m_isRequestInProgress;
 };
 
 } // namespace QodeAssist::Chat

ChatView/ChatView.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024-2025 Petr Mironychev
+ *
+ * This file is part of QodeAssist.
+ *
+ * QodeAssist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * QodeAssist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with QodeAssist. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "ChatView.hpp"
+
+#include <QQmlContext>
+#include <QQmlEngine>
+#include <QSettings>
+#include <QVariantMap>
+
+#include <coreplugin/actionmanager/actionmanager.h>
+#include <logger/Logger.hpp>
+
+namespace {
+constexpr Qt::WindowFlags baseFlags = Qt::Window | Qt::WindowTitleHint | Qt::WindowSystemMenuHint
+                                      | Qt::WindowMinimizeButtonHint | Qt::WindowMaximizeButtonHint
+                                      | Qt::WindowCloseButtonHint;
+}
+
+namespace QodeAssist::Chat {
+
+ChatView::ChatView()
+    : m_isPin(false)
+{
+    setTitle("QodeAssist Chat");
+    engine()->rootContext()->setContextProperty("_chatview", this);
+    setSource(QUrl("qrc:/qt/qml/ChatView/qml/RootItem.qml"));
+    setResizeMode(QQuickView::SizeRootObjectToView);
+    setMinimumSize({400, 300});
+    setFlags(baseFlags);
+
+    if (auto action = Core::ActionManager::command("QodeAssist.CloseChatView")) {
+        m_closeShortcut = new QShortcut(action->keySequence(), this);
+        connect(m_closeShortcut, &QShortcut::activated, this, &QQuickView::close);
+
+        connect(action, &Core::Command::keySequenceChanged, this, [action, this]() {
+            if (m_closeShortcut) {
+                m_closeShortcut->setKey(action->keySequence());
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    restoreSettings();
+}
+
+void ChatView::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event)
+{
+    saveSettings();
+    event->accept();
+}
+
+void ChatView::saveSettings()
+{
+    QSettings settings;
+    settings.setValue("QodeAssist/ChatView/geometry", geometry());
+    settings.setValue("QodeAssist/ChatView/pinned", m_isPin);
+}
+
+void ChatView::restoreSettings()
+{
+    QSettings settings;
+    const QRect savedGeometry
+        = settings.value("QodeAssist/ChatView/geometry", QRect(100, 100, 800, 600)).toRect();
+    setGeometry(savedGeometry);
+
+    const bool pinned = settings.value("QodeAssist/ChatView/pinned", false).toBool();
+    setIsPin(pinned);
+}
+
+bool ChatView::isPin() const
+{
+    return m_isPin;
+}
+
+void ChatView::setIsPin(bool newIsPin)
+{
+    if (m_isPin == newIsPin)
+        return;
+    m_isPin = newIsPin;
+
+    if (m_isPin) {
+        setFlags(baseFlags | Qt::WindowStaysOnTopHint);
+    } else {
+        setFlags(baseFlags);
+    }
+
+    emit isPinChanged();
+}
+
+} // namespace QodeAssist::Chat

ChatView/ChatView.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024-2025 Petr Mironychev
+ *
+ * This file is part of QodeAssist.
+ *
+ * QodeAssist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * QodeAssist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with QodeAssist. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QQuickView>
+#include <QShortcut>
+
+namespace QodeAssist::Chat {
+
+class ChatView : public QQuickView
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool isPin READ isPin WRITE setIsPin NOTIFY isPinChanged FINAL)
+public:
+    ChatView();
+
+    bool isPin() const;
+    void setIsPin(bool newIsPin);
+
+signals:
+    void isPinChanged();
+
+protected:
+    void closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event) override;
+
+private:
+    void saveSettings();
+    void restoreSettings();
+
+    bool m_isPin;
+    QShortcut *m_closeShortcut;
+};
+
+} // namespace QodeAssist::Chat

ChatView/icons/chat-icon.svg

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+<g clip-path="url(#clip0_5_6)">
+<path d="M21.6 0H2.4C1.08 0 0 1.08 0 2.4V16.8C0 18.12 1.08 19.2 2.4 19.2H7.2V22.8C7.2 23.46 7.74 24 8.4 24H9C9.3 24 9.6 23.88 9.84 23.652L14.28 19.2H21.6C22.92 19.2 24 18.12 24 16.8V2.4C24 1.08 22.92 0 21.6 0ZM21.6 16.8H13.44L8.76 21.48L8.4 21.6V16.8H2.4V2.4H21.6V16.8Z" fill="black"/>
+</g>
+<defs>
+<clipPath id="clip0_5_6">
+<rect width="24" height="24" fill="white"/>
+</clipPath>
+</defs>
+</svg>

ChatView/icons/chat-pause-icon.svg

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+<g clip-path="url(#clip0_5_17)">
+<path d="M21.6 0H2.4C1.08 0 0 1.08 0 2.4V16.8C0 18.12 1.08 19.2 2.4 19.2H7.2V22.8C7.2 23.46 7.74 24 8.4 24H9C9.3 24 9.6 23.88 9.84 23.652L14.28 19.2H21.6C22.92 19.2 24 18.12 24 16.8V2.4C24 1.08 22.92 0 21.6 0ZM21.6 16.8H13.44L8.76 21.48L8.4 21.6V16.8H2.4V2.4H21.6V16.8ZM8.4 6H15.6V13.2H8.4V6Z" fill="black"/>
+</g>
+<defs>
+<clipPath id="clip0_5_17">
+<rect width="24" height="24" fill="white"/>
+</clipPath>
+</defs>
+</svg>

ChatView/icons/clean-icon-dark.svg

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<svg width="20" height="44" viewBox="0 0 20 44" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+<path d="M16.75 15H3.25C2.00736 15 1 16.0074 1 17.25V39.75C1 40.9926 2.00736 42 3.25 42H16.75C17.9926 42 19 40.9926 19 39.75V17.25C19 16.0074 17.9926 15 16.75 15Z" stroke="black" stroke-width="2"/>
+<path d="M1.04316 11.015L18.9554 8.90787" stroke="black" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round"/>
+<path d="M7.19462 10.363L7.02032 8.59516C6.92446 7.62284 8.18688 6.64116 9.8257 6.41365C11.4645 6.18615 12.8838 6.79555 12.9797 7.76787L13.154 9.53573" stroke="black" stroke-width="2"/>
+<path d="M6 24V34" stroke="black" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="round"/>
+<path d="M10 24V34" stroke="black" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="round"/>
+<path d="M14 24V34" stroke="black" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="round"/>
+</svg>

ChatView/icons/file-in-system.svg

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<svg width="44" height="44" viewBox="0 0 44 44" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+<g clip-path="url(#clip0_59_114)">
+<path d="M2 8H12L16 4H40C42 4 44 6 44 8V36C44 38 42 40 40 40H6C4 40 2 38 2 36V8Z" fill="black" fill-opacity="0.1" stroke="black" stroke-width="3"/>
+<path d="M25 37C32.732 37 39 30.732 39 23C39 15.268 32.732 9 25 9C17.268 9 11 15.268 11 23C11 30.732 17.268 37 25 37Z" stroke="black" stroke-width="4"/>
+<path d="M33 35L42 44" stroke="black" stroke-width="4" stroke-linecap="round"/>
+</g>
+<defs>
+<clipPath id="clip0_59_114">
+<rect width="44" height="44" fill="white"/>
+</clipPath>
+</defs>
+</svg>

ChatView/icons/load-chat-dark.svg

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<svg width="20" height="44" viewBox="0 0 20 44" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+<path d="M5 8H15" stroke="black" stroke-width="2.5" stroke-linecap="round"/>
+<path d="M10 16V36" stroke="black" stroke-width="2.5" stroke-linecap="round"/>
+<path d="M5 21L10 16L15 21" stroke="black" stroke-width="2.5" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/>
+</svg>

ChatView/icons/save-chat-dark.svg

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<svg width="20" height="44" viewBox="0 0 20 44" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+<path d="M10 8V28" stroke="black" stroke-width="2.5" stroke-linecap="round"/>
+<path d="M5 23L10 28L15 23" stroke="black" stroke-width="2.5" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/>
+<path d="M5 36H15" stroke="black" stroke-width="2.5" stroke-linecap="round"/>
+</svg>

ChatView/icons/window-lock.svg

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<svg width="44" height="44" viewBox="0 0 44 44" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+<path d="M31 18H13C11.3431 18 10 19.3431 10 21V37C10 38.6569 11.3431 40 13 40H31C32.6569 40 34 38.6569 34 37V21C34 19.3431 32.6569 18 31 18Z" fill="black" fill-opacity="0.3" stroke="black" stroke-width="4"/>
+<path d="M14 18V10C14 5.6 17.6 2 22 2C26.4 2 30 5.6 30 10V18" stroke="black" stroke-width="4"/>
+<path d="M22 32C23.6569 32 25 30.6569 25 29C25 27.3431 23.6569 26 22 26C20.3431 26 19 27.3431 19 29C19 30.6569 20.3431 32 22 32Z" fill="black"/>
+</svg>

ChatView/icons/window-unlock.svg

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<svg width="44" height="44" viewBox="0 0 44 44" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+<path d="M31 18H13C11.3431 18 10 19.3431 10 21V37C10 38.6569 11.3431 40 13 40H31C32.6569 40 34 38.6569 34 37V21C34 19.3431 32.6569 18 31 18Z" fill="black" fill-opacity="0.1" stroke="black" stroke-width="4"/>
+<path d="M14 17V9.5C14 5.375 17.15 2 21 2C24.85 2 27.5 2.875 27.5 7" stroke="black" stroke-width="4"/>
+<path d="M22 32C23.6569 32 25 30.6569 25 29C25 27.3431 23.6569 26 22 26C20.3431 26 19 27.3431 19 29C19 30.6569 20.3431 32 22 32Z" fill="black"/>
+</svg>

ChatView/qml/Badge.qml

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Rectangle {
     id: root
 
     property alias text: badgeText.text
+    property alias hovered: mouse.hovered
 
     implicitWidth: badgeText.implicitWidth + root.radius
     implicitHeight: badgeText.implicitHeight + 6
@@ -37,4 +38,10 @@ Rectangle {
         anchors.centerIn: parent
         color: palette.buttonText
     }
+
+    HoverHandler {
+        id: mouse
+
+        acceptedDevices: PointerDevice.Mouse | PointerDevice.TouchPad
+    }
 }

ChatView/qml/RootItem.qml

@@ -70,12 +70,17 @@ ChatRootView {
             loadButton.onClicked: root.showLoadDialog()
             clearButton.onClicked: root.clearChat()
             tokensBadge {
-                text: qsTr("tokens:%1/%2").arg(root.inputTokensCount).arg(root.chatModel.tokensThreshold)
+                text: qsTr("%1/%2").arg(root.inputTokensCount).arg(root.chatModel.tokensThreshold)
             }
             recentPath {
                 text: qsTr("Latest chat file name: %1").arg(root.chatFileName.length > 0 ? root.chatFileName : "Unsaved")
             }
             openChatHistory.onClicked: root.openChatHistoryFolder()
+            pinButton {
+                visible: typeof _chatview !== 'undefined'
+                checked: typeof _chatview !== 'undefined' ? _chatview.isPin : false
+                onCheckedChanged: _chatview.isPin = topBar.pinButton.checked
+            }
         }
 
         ListView {
@@ -203,8 +208,9 @@ ChatRootView {
             Layout.preferredWidth: parent.width
             Layout.preferredHeight: 40
 
-            sendButton.onClicked: root.sendChatMessage()
+            sendButton.onClicked: !root.isRequestInProgress ? root.sendChatMessage()
-            stopButton.onClicked: root.cancelRequest()
+                                                            : root.cancelRequest()
+            isRequestInProgress: root.isRequestInProgress
             syncOpenFiles {
                 checked: root.isSyncOpenFiles
                 onCheckedChanged: root.setIsSyncOpenFiles(bottomBar.syncOpenFiles.checked)
@@ -229,4 +235,8 @@ ChatRootView {
         messageInput.text = ""
         scrollToBottom()
     }
+
+    Component.onCompleted: {
+        messageInput.forceActiveFocus()
+    }
 }

ChatView/qml/parts/BottomBar.qml

@@ -26,11 +26,12 @@ Rectangle {
     id: root
 
     property alias sendButton: sendButtonId
-    property alias stopButton: stopButtonId
     property alias syncOpenFiles: syncOpenFilesId
     property alias attachFiles: attachFilesId
     property alias linkFiles: linkFilesId
 
+    property bool isRequestInProgress: false
+
     color: palette.window.hslLightness > 0.5 ?
                Qt.darker(palette.window, 1.1) :
                Qt.lighter(palette.window, 1.1)
@@ -51,13 +52,16 @@ Rectangle {
         QoAButton {
             id: sendButtonId
 
-            text: qsTr("Send")
+            icon {
-        }
+                source: !root.isRequestInProgress ? "qrc:/qt/qml/ChatView/icons/chat-icon.svg"
-
+                                                  : "qrc:/qt/qml/ChatView/icons/chat-pause-icon.svg"
-        QoAButton {
+                height: 15
-            id: stopButtonId
+                width: 15
-
+            }
-            text: qsTr("Stop")
+            ToolTip.visible: hovered
+            ToolTip.delay: 250
+            ToolTip.text: !root.isRequestInProgress ? qsTr("Send message to LLM")
+                                                    : qsTr("Stop")
         }
 
         QoAButton {
@@ -68,7 +72,9 @@ Rectangle {
                 height: 15
                 width: 8
             }
-            text: qsTr("Attach files")
+            ToolTip.visible: hovered
+            ToolTip.delay: 250
+            ToolTip.text: qsTr("Attach file to message")
         }
 
         QoAButton {
@@ -79,7 +85,9 @@ Rectangle {
                 height: 15
                 width: 8
             }
-            text: qsTr("Link files")
+            ToolTip.visible: hovered
+            ToolTip.delay: 250
+            ToolTip.text: qsTr("Link file to context")
         }
 
         CheckBox {

ChatView/qml/parts/TopBar.qml

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 import QtQuick
 import QtQuick.Layouts
+import QtQuick.Controls
 import ChatView
 
 Rectangle {
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ Rectangle {
     property alias tokensBadge: tokensBadgeId
     property alias recentPath: recentPathId
     property alias openChatHistory: openChatHistoryId
+    property alias pinButton: pinButtonId
 
     color: palette.window.hslLightness > 0.5 ?
                Qt.darker(palette.window, 1.1) :
@@ -46,22 +48,61 @@ Rectangle {
 
         spacing: 10
 
+        QoAButton {
+            id: pinButtonId
+
+            checkable: true
+
+            icon {
+                source: checked ? "qrc:/qt/qml/ChatView/icons/window-lock.svg"
+                                : "qrc:/qt/qml/ChatView/icons/window-unlock.svg"
+                color: palette.window.hslLightness > 0.5 ? "#000000" : "#FFFFFF"
+                height: 15
+                width: 15
+            }
+            ToolTip.visible: hovered
+            ToolTip.delay: 250
+            ToolTip.text: checked ? qsTr("Unpin chat window")
+                                  : qsTr("Pin chat window to the top")
+        }
+
         QoAButton {
             id: saveButtonId
 
-            text: qsTr("Save")
+            icon {
+                source: "qrc:/qt/qml/ChatView/icons/save-chat-dark.svg"
+                height: 15
+                width: 8
+            }
+            ToolTip.visible: hovered
+            ToolTip.delay: 250
+            ToolTip.text: qsTr("Save chat to *.json file")
         }
 
         QoAButton {
             id: loadButtonId
 
-            text: qsTr("Load")
+            icon {
+                source: "qrc:/qt/qml/ChatView/icons/load-chat-dark.svg"
+                height: 15
+                width: 8
+            }
+            ToolTip.visible: hovered
+            ToolTip.delay: 250
+            ToolTip.text: qsTr("Load chat from *.json file")
         }
 
         QoAButton {
             id: clearButtonId
 
-            text: qsTr("Clear")
+            icon {
+                source: "qrc:/qt/qml/ChatView/icons/clean-icon-dark.svg"
+                height: 15
+                width: 8
+            }
+            ToolTip.visible: hovered
+            ToolTip.delay: 250
+            ToolTip.text: qsTr("Clean chat")
         }
 
         Text {
@@ -74,7 +115,14 @@ Rectangle {
         QoAButton {
             id: openChatHistoryId
 
-            text: qsTr("Show in system")
+            icon {
+                source: "qrc:/qt/qml/ChatView/icons/file-in-system.svg"
+                height: 15
+                width: 15
+            }
+            ToolTip.visible: hovered
+            ToolTip.delay: 250
+            ToolTip.text: qsTr("Show in system")
         }
 
         Item {
@@ -83,6 +131,10 @@ Rectangle {
 
         Badge {
             id: tokensBadgeId
+
+            ToolTip.visible: hovered
+            ToolTip.delay: 250
+            ToolTip.text: qsTr("Current amount tokens in chat and LLM limit threshold")
         }
     }
 }

QodeAssistClient.hpp

@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <QObject>
+
 #include "LLMClientInterface.hpp"
 #include "LSPCompletion.hpp"
 #include "QuickRefactorHandler.hpp"
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ namespace QodeAssist {
 
 class QodeAssistClient : public LanguageClient::Client
 {
+    Q_OBJECT
 public:
     explicit QodeAssistClient(LLMClientInterface *clientInterface);
     ~QodeAssistClient() override;

UpdateStatusWidget.cpp

@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ UpdateStatusWidget::UpdateStatusWidget(QWidget *parent)
     m_actionButton = new QToolButton(this);
     m_actionButton->setToolButtonStyle(Qt::ToolButtonIconOnly);
 
+    m_chatButton = new QToolButton(this);
+    m_chatButton->setToolButtonStyle(Qt::ToolButtonIconOnly);
+
     m_versionLabel = new QLabel(this);
     m_versionLabel->setVisible(false);
 
@@ -41,6 +44,7 @@ UpdateStatusWidget::UpdateStatusWidget(QWidget *parent)
     m_updateButton->setStyleSheet("QPushButton { padding: 2px 8px; }");
 
     layout->addWidget(m_actionButton);
+    layout->addWidget(m_chatButton);
     layout->addWidget(m_versionLabel);
     layout->addWidget(m_updateButton);
 }
@@ -64,6 +68,11 @@ void UpdateStatusWidget::hideUpdateInfo()
     m_updateButton->setVisible(false);
 }
 
+void UpdateStatusWidget::setChatButtonAction(QAction *action)
+{
+    m_chatButton->setDefaultAction(action);
+}
+
 QPushButton *UpdateStatusWidget::updateButton() const
 {
     return m_updateButton;

UpdateStatusWidget.hpp

@@ -36,11 +36,13 @@ public:
     void setDefaultAction(QAction *action);
     void showUpdateAvailable(const QString &version);
     void hideUpdateInfo();
+    void setChatButtonAction(QAction *action);
 
     QPushButton *updateButton() const;
 
 private:
     QToolButton *m_actionButton;
+    QToolButton *m_chatButton;
     QLabel *m_versionLabel;
     QPushButton *m_updateButton;
 };

qodeassist.cpp

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QTranslator>
 
+#include <QInputDialog>
 #include "ConfigurationManager.hpp"
 #include "QodeAssistClient.hpp"
 #include "UpdateStatusWidget.hpp"
@@ -53,17 +54,18 @@
 #include "llmcore/ProvidersManager.hpp"
 #include "logger/RequestPerformanceLogger.hpp"
 #include "providers/Providers.hpp"
+#include "settings/ChatAssistantSettings.hpp"
 #include "settings/GeneralSettings.hpp"
 #include "settings/ProjectSettingsPanel.hpp"
 #include "settings/SettingsConstants.hpp"
 #include "templates/Templates.hpp"
 #include "widgets/QuickRefactorDialog.hpp"
+#include <ChatView/ChatView.hpp>
 #include <coreplugin/actionmanager/actioncontainer.h>
 #include <coreplugin/actionmanager/actionmanager.h>
 #include <texteditor/textdocument.h>
 #include <texteditor/texteditor.h>
 #include <texteditor/texteditorconstants.h>
-#include <QInputDialog>
 
 using namespace Utils;
 using namespace Core;
@@ -86,8 +88,12 @@ public:
     ~QodeAssistPlugin() final
     {
         delete m_qodeAssistClient;
-        delete m_chatOutputPane;
+        if (m_chatOutputPane) {
-        delete m_navigationPanel;
+            delete m_chatOutputPane;
+        }
+        if (m_navigationPanel) {
+            delete m_navigationPanel;
+        }
     }
 
     void loadTranslations()
@@ -148,8 +154,10 @@ public:
             UpdateDialog::checkForUpdatesAndShow(Core::ICore::mainWindow());
         });
 
-        if (Settings::generalSettings().enableChat()) {
+        if (Settings::chatAssistantSettings().enableChatInBottomToolBar()) {
             m_chatOutputPane = new Chat::ChatOutputPane(this);
+        }
+        if (Settings::chatAssistantSettings().enableChatInNavigationPanel()) {
             m_navigationPanel = new Chat::NavigationPanel();
         }
 
@@ -186,6 +194,34 @@ public:
             }
         });
 
+        ActionBuilder showChatViewAction(this, "QodeAssist.ShowChatView");
+        const QKeySequence showChatViewShortcut = QKeySequence(Qt::CTRL | Qt::ALT | Qt::Key_W);
+        showChatViewAction.setDefaultKeySequence(showChatViewShortcut);
+        showChatViewAction.setToolTip(Tr::tr("Show QodeAssist Chat"));
+        showChatViewAction.setText(Tr::tr("Show QodeAssist Chat"));
+        showChatViewAction.setIcon(QCODEASSIST_ICON.icon());
+        showChatViewAction.addOnTriggered(this, [this] {
+            if (!m_chatView->isVisible()) {
+                m_chatView->show();
+            }
+
+            m_chatView->raise();
+            m_chatView->requestActivate();
+        });
+        m_statusWidget->setChatButtonAction(showChatViewAction.contextAction());
+
+        ActionBuilder closeChatViewAction(this, "QodeAssist.CloseChatView");
+        const QKeySequence closeChatViewShortcut = QKeySequence(Qt::CTRL | Qt::ALT | Qt::Key_S);
+        closeChatViewAction.setDefaultKeySequence(closeChatViewShortcut);
+        closeChatViewAction.setToolTip(Tr::tr("Close QodeAssist Chat"));
+        closeChatViewAction.setText(Tr::tr("Close QodeAssist Chat"));
+        closeChatViewAction.setIcon(QCODEASSIST_ICON.icon());
+        closeChatViewAction.addOnTriggered(this, [this] {
+            if (m_chatView->isVisible()) {
+                m_chatView->close();
+            }
+        });
+
         Core::ActionContainer *editorContextMenu = Core::ActionManager::actionContainer(
             TextEditor::Constants::M_STANDARDCONTEXTMENU);
         if (editorContextMenu) {
@@ -193,10 +229,14 @@ public:
             editorContextMenu
                 ->addAction(quickRefactorAction.command(), Core::Constants::G_DEFAULT_THREE);
             editorContextMenu->addAction(requestAction.command(), Core::Constants::G_DEFAULT_THREE);
+            editorContextMenu->addAction(showChatViewAction.command(),
+                                         Core::Constants::G_DEFAULT_THREE);
+            editorContextMenu->addAction(closeChatViewAction.command(),
+                                         Core::Constants::G_DEFAULT_THREE);
         }
     }
 
-    void extensionsInitialized() final {}
+    void extensionsInitialized() final { m_chatView.reset(new Chat::ChatView()); }
 
     void restartClient()
     {
@@ -256,6 +296,7 @@ private:
     QPointer<PluginUpdater> m_updater;
     UpdateStatusWidget *m_statusWidget{nullptr};
     QString m_lastRefactorInstructions;
+    QScopedPointer<Chat::ChatView> m_chatView;
 };
 
 } // namespace QodeAssist::Internal

settings/ChatAssistantSettings.cpp

@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@ ChatAssistantSettings::ChatAssistantSettings()
     autosave.setDefaultValue(true);
     autosave.setLabelText(Tr::tr("Enable autosave when message received"));
 
+    enableChatInBottomToolBar.setSettingsKey(Constants::CA_ENABLE_CHAT_IN_BOTTOM_TOOLBAR);
+    enableChatInBottomToolBar.setLabelText(Tr::tr("Enable chat in bottom toolbar"));
+    enableChatInBottomToolBar.setDefaultValue(false);
+
+    enableChatInNavigationPanel.setSettingsKey(Constants::CA_ENABLE_CHAT_IN_NAVIGATION_PANEL);
+    enableChatInNavigationPanel.setLabelText(Tr::tr("Enable chat in navigation panel"));
+    enableChatInNavigationPanel.setDefaultValue(false);
+
     // General Parameters Settings
     temperature.setSettingsKey(Constants::CA_TEMPERATURE);
     temperature.setLabelText(Tr::tr("Temperature:"));
@@ -226,29 +234,32 @@ ChatAssistantSettings::ChatAssistantSettings()
         chatViewSettingsGrid.addRow({codeFontFamily, codeFontSize});
         chatViewSettingsGrid.addRow({textFormat});
 
-        return Column{
+        return Column{Row{Stretch{1}, resetToDefaults},
-            Row{Stretch{1}, resetToDefaults},
+                      Space{8},
-            Space{8},
+                      Group{title(Tr::tr("Chat Settings")),
-            Group{
+                            Column{Row{chatTokensThreshold, Stretch{1}},
-                title(Tr::tr("Chat Settings")),
+                                   linkOpenFiles,
-                Column{Row{chatTokensThreshold, Stretch{1}}, linkOpenFiles, stream, autosave}},
+                                   stream,
-            Space{8},
+                                   autosave,
-            Group{
+                                   enableChatInBottomToolBar,
-                title(Tr::tr("General Parameters")),
+                                   enableChatInNavigationPanel}},
-                Row{genGrid, Stretch{1}},
+                      Space{8},
-            },
+                      Group{
-            Space{8},
+                          title(Tr::tr("General Parameters")),
-            Group{title(Tr::tr("Advanced Parameters")), Column{Row{advancedGrid, Stretch{1}}}},
+                          Row{genGrid, Stretch{1}},
-            Space{8},
+                      },
-            Group{
+                      Space{8},
-                title(Tr::tr("Context Settings")),
+                      Group{title(Tr::tr("Advanced Parameters")),
-                Column{
+                            Column{Row{advancedGrid, Stretch{1}}}},
-                    Row{useSystemPrompt, Stretch{1}},
+                      Space{8},
-                    systemPrompt,
+                      Group{title(Tr::tr("Context Settings")),
-                }},
+                            Column{
-            Group{title(Tr::tr("Ollama Settings")), Column{Row{ollamaGrid, Stretch{1}}}},
+                                Row{useSystemPrompt, Stretch{1}},
-            Group{title(Tr::tr("Chat Settings")), Row{chatViewSettingsGrid, Stretch{1}}},
+                                systemPrompt,
-            Stretch{1}};
+                            }},
+                      Group{title(Tr::tr("Ollama Settings")), Column{Row{ollamaGrid, Stretch{1}}}},
+                      Group{title(Tr::tr("Chat Settings")), Row{chatViewSettingsGrid, Stretch{1}}},
+                      Stretch{1}};
     });
 }
 

settings/ChatAssistantSettings.hpp

@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ public:
     Utils::BoolAspect linkOpenFiles{this};
     Utils::BoolAspect stream{this};
     Utils::BoolAspect autosave{this};
+    Utils::BoolAspect enableChatInBottomToolBar{this};
+    Utils::BoolAspect enableChatInNavigationPanel{this};
 
     // General Parameters Settings
     Utils::DoubleAspect temperature{this};

settings/GeneralSettings.cpp

@@ -79,10 +79,6 @@ GeneralSettings::GeneralSettings()
     enableCheckUpdate.setLabelText(TrConstants::ENABLE_CHECK_UPDATE_ON_START);
     enableCheckUpdate.setDefaultValue(true);
 
-    enableChat.setSettingsKey(Constants::ENABLE_CHAT);
-    enableChat.setLabelText(TrConstants::ENABLE_CHAT);
-    enableChat.setDefaultValue(true);
-
     resetToDefaults.m_buttonText = TrConstants::RESET_TO_DEFAULTS;
     checkUpdate.m_buttonText = TrConstants::CHECK_UPDATE;
 
@@ -258,7 +254,6 @@ GeneralSettings::GeneralSettings()
             Row{enableQodeAssist, Stretch{1}, Row{checkUpdate, resetToDefaults}},
             Row{enableLogging, Stretch{1}},
             Row{enableCheckUpdate, Stretch{1}},
-            Row{enableChat, Stretch{1}},
             Space{8},
             ccGroup,
             Space{8},

settings/GeneralSettings.hpp

@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ public:
     Utils::BoolAspect enableQodeAssist{this};
     Utils::BoolAspect enableLogging{this};
     Utils::BoolAspect enableCheckUpdate{this};
-    Utils::BoolAspect enableChat{this};
 
     ButtonAspect checkUpdate{this};
     ButtonAspect resetToDefaults{this};

settings/SettingsConstants.hpp

@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ const char CC_SHOW_PROGRESS_WIDGET[] = "QodeAssist.ccShowProgressWidget";
 const char CC_USE_OPEN_FILES_CONTEXT[] = "QodeAssist.ccUseOpenFilesContext";
 const char ENABLE_LOGGING[] = "QodeAssist.enableLogging";
 const char ENABLE_CHECK_UPDATE[] = "QodeAssist.enableCheckUpdate";
-const char ENABLE_CHAT[] = "QodeAssist.enableChat";
 
 const char PROVIDER_PATHS[] = "QodeAssist.providerPaths";
 const char СС_START_SUGGESTION_TIMER[] = "QodeAssist.startSuggestionTimer";
@@ -85,6 +84,9 @@ const char CA_STREAM[] = "QodeAssist.caStream";
 const char CA_AUTOSAVE[] = "QodeAssist.caAutosave";
 const char CC_CUSTOM_LANGUAGES[] = "QodeAssist.ccCustomLanguages";
 
+const char CA_ENABLE_CHAT_IN_BOTTOM_TOOLBAR[] = "QodeAssist.caEnableChatInBottomToolbar";
+const char CA_ENABLE_CHAT_IN_NAVIGATION_PANEL[] = "QodeAssist.caEnableChatInNavigationPanel";
+
 const char QODE_ASSIST_GENERAL_OPTIONS_ID[] = "QodeAssist.GeneralOptions";
 const char QODE_ASSIST_GENERAL_SETTINGS_PAGE_ID[] = "QodeAssist.1GeneralSettingsPageId";
 const char QODE_ASSIST_CODE_COMPLETION_SETTINGS_PAGE_ID[]