migration to pyside6 and adding status bar

.github/instructions/concept.instructions.md

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ applyTo: '**'
 			  ```
 			  Frontend/GUI:
 			  - Python 3.13+
-			  - PyQt6 (desktop GUI framework)
+			  - PySide6 (desktop GUI framework)
 			  - QtWebEngine (for rich text/markdown rendering)
 			  
 			  Database:
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ applyTo: '**'
 			-
 			  ```
 			  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
-			  │         PyQt6 GUI Layer                     │
+			  │         PySide6 GUI Layer                     │
 			  │  ┌──────────┐  ┌──────────┐  ┌──────────┐   │
 			  │  │ Note     │  │ Evidence │  │  Report  │   │
 			  │  │ Editor   │  │ Manager  │  │ Generator│   │

pyproject.toml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ name = "forensictrails"
 version = "0.1.0"
 description = "Forensic Investigation Documentation System"
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.12"
+requires-python = ">=3.11"
 license = {text = "BSD 3-Clause"}
 authors = [
     {name = "Overcuriousity", email = "overcuriousity@posteo.org"}
@@ -15,12 +15,11 @@ authors = [
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
     "Intended Audience :: Legal Industry",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
 ]
 
 dependencies = [
-    "PyQt6>=6.6.0",
-    "PyQt6-WebEngine>=6.6.0",
+    "PySide6>=6.10.0",
     "reportlab>=4.0.0",
     "python-docx>=1.0.0",
     "Pillow>=10.0.0",

run.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from src.forensictrails.__main__ import main
+import sys
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
+    sys.exit(main())

src/forensictrails/__main__.py

@@ -1,28 +1,34 @@
 """Entry point for ForensicTrails application."""
 import sys
 import logging
-from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QApplication
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QApplication
 
 from .db.database import initialize_database
 from .utils.logging import setup_logging
+from .gui.main_window import MainWindow
 
-def main():
-    """Main entry point for the application."""
+
+def main(argv=None):
     setup_logging()
     logging.info("Starting ForensicTrails application")
 
     initialize_database()
 
     # Create Qt application
-    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    if argv is None:
+        argv = sys.argv
+    app = QApplication(argv)
     app.setApplicationName("ForensicTrails")
     app.setOrganizationName("ForensicTrails")
     app.setApplicationVersion("0.1.0")
 
-    # TODO: Create and show main window
+    # Create and show main window
+    window = MainWindow()
+    window.show()
 
     logging.info("Application started")
-    sys.exit(app.exec())
+    return app.exec()
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     sys.exit(main())

src/forensictrails/gui/main_window.py

@@ -1,12 +1,73 @@
-from PyQt6 import QtWidgets, uic
-from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QMainWindow, QFileDialog, QMessageBox
-from PyQt6.QtCore import Qt
-import os
-import logging
-from ..core.case_manager import CaseManager
-from ..utils.config import config
+"""main window for ForensicTrails.
+"""
+
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
+    QMainWindow,
+    QWidget,
+    QBoxLayout,
+    QStatusBar,
+    QMessageBox,
+)
+from PySide6.QtGui import QAction
+from PySide6.QtCore import Qt
 
 
 class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
     def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.setWindowTitle("ForensicTrails")
+        self.resize(900, 600)
+
+        # Platform-native menu bar 
+        menu_bar = self.menuBar()  
+        try:
+            menu_bar.setNativeMenuBar(True)
+        except Exception:
             pass
+
+        # Case menu 
+        case_menu = menu_bar.addMenu("&Case")
+        self.action_new_case = QAction("&New Case...", self)
+        self.action_select_case = QAction("&Select Case...", self)
+        self.action_exit = QAction("E&xit", self)
+
+        case_menu.addAction(self.action_new_case)
+        case_menu.addAction(self.action_select_case)
+        case_menu.addSeparator()
+        case_menu.addAction(self.action_exit)
+
+        # Help menu with an About entry
+        help_menu = menu_bar.addMenu("&Help")
+        self.action_about = QAction("&About", self)
+        help_menu.addAction(self.action_about)
+
+        # Wire actions to lightweight stubs for now
+        self.action_new_case.triggered.connect(self.new_case)
+        self.action_select_case.triggered.connect(self.select_case)
+        self.action_exit.triggered.connect(self.close)
+        self.action_about.triggered.connect(self.show_about)
+
+        # Central layout
+        central = QWidget()
+        self.setCentralWidget(central)
+
+        # Use dynamic attribute access for the Direction enum to satisfy type
+        # checkers that may not expose the enum members in stubs.
+        direction = getattr(QBoxLayout, "TopToBottom", 2)
+        layout = QBoxLayout(direction)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+        layout.setContentsMargins(8, 8, 8, 8)
+        layout.setSpacing(6)
+        central.setLayout(layout)
+
+        #  Status bar 
+        self.setStatusBar(QStatusBar(self))
+
+    # action stubs 
+    def new_case(self):
+        self.statusBar().showMessage("New case (not implemented)", 3000)
+
+    def select_case(self):
+        self.statusBar().showMessage("Select case (not implemented)", 3000)
+
+    def show_about(self):
+        QMessageBox.about(self, "About ForensicTrails", "ForensicTrails — Forensic investigation documentation system\nVersion 0.1.0")