From b94241b82a16eb817a952c974073284a21c379ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ardocrat <ardocrat@gri.mw>
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:53:44 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] wallet: select external connection by default on creation if
 integrated node is not running

---
 src/gui/views/wallets/wallet/settings/connection.rs | 12 +++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/gui/views/wallets/wallet/settings/connection.rs b/src/gui/views/wallets/wallet/settings/connection.rs
index 4064f51..6beaba2 100644
--- a/src/gui/views/wallets/wallet/settings/connection.rs
+++ b/src/gui/views/wallets/wallet/settings/connection.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ use crate::gui::views::network::ConnectionsContent;
 use crate::gui::views::types::{ContentContainer, ModalPosition};
 use crate::gui::views::{Modal, View};
 use crate::gui::Colors;
+use crate::node::Node;
 use crate::wallet::types::ConnectionMethod;
 use crate::wallet::{ConnectionsConfig, ExternalConnection};
 
@@ -35,8 +36,17 @@ pub struct ConnectionSettings {
 
 impl Default for ConnectionSettings {
     fn default() -> Self {
+        let method = {
+            let ext_conn_list = ConnectionsConfig::ext_conn_list();
+            if Node::is_running() || Node::is_starting() || ext_conn_list.is_empty() {
+                ConnectionMethod::Integrated
+            } else {
+                let ext_conn = ext_conn_list.get(0).unwrap();
+                ConnectionMethod::External(ext_conn.id, ext_conn.url.clone())
+            }
+        };
         Self {
-            method: ConnectionMethod::Integrated,
+            method,
             ext_conn_modal: ExternalConnectionModal::new(None),
         }
     }