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rapids/templates/rapids/rapid_form.html

@@ -271,16 +271,32 @@
                     listAllFilesAndDirs(monitor_directory_handler).then(async function (
                         items) {
                         files_to_add = new Set();
+                        current_files = getCurrentFiles();
+                        current_files_tuple = new Set()
+                        for (let elem of current_files) {
+                            current_files_tuple.add([elem.size, elem.name,
+                                elem.lastModified
+                            ]);
+                        }
+
                         for (var i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
 
-                            files_to_add.add(await items[i].handle
+                            f = await items[i].handle.getFile()
-                                .getFile());
+                            if (!current_files_tuple.has([f.size, f.name, f
+                                    .lastModified
+                                ])) {
+                                files_to_add.add(f);
+                            }
                         }
-                        current_files = getCurrentFiles();
-                        let distinct_set = new Set([...files_to_add].filter(
-                            x => !current_files.has(x)));
 
-                        console.log(files_to_add, current_files, distinct_set);
+                        // file objects differ enough that the following does not work
+                        //let distinct_set = new Set([...files_to_add].filter(
+                        //    x => !current_files.has(x)));
+
+
+
+                        console.log(files_to_add, current_files,
+                            distinct_set);
 
                         extendInputs(distinct_set.size);
                         distinct_set.forEach((file) => {