Rework

app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/ext/ProcessControlProvider.java

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import io.xpipe.core.SecretValue;
 
 import javafx.beans.property.Property;
 
+import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.ServiceLoader;
 
@@ -71,4 +72,8 @@ public abstract class ProcessControlProvider {
     public abstract <T extends DataStore> DataStoreEntryRef<T> replace(DataStoreEntryRef<T> ref);
 
     public abstract ModalOverlay createNetworkScanModal();
+
+    public abstract void cloneRepository(String url, Path target) throws Exception;
+
+    public abstract void pullRepository(Path target) throws Exception;
 }

app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/icon/SystemIconSource.java

@@ -109,29 +109,11 @@ public interface SystemIconSource {
 
         @Override
         public void refresh() throws Exception {
-            try (var sc =
-                    ProcessControlProvider.get().createLocalProcessControl(true).start()) {
-                var present = sc.view().findProgram("git").isPresent();
-                if (!present) {
-                    var msg =
-                            "Git command-line tools are not available in the PATH but are required to use icons from a git repository. For more "
-                                    + "details, see https://git-scm.com/downloads.";
-                    ErrorEventFactory.fromMessage(msg).expected().handle();
-                    return;
-                }
-
-                var dir = SystemIconManager.getPoolPath().resolve(id);
-                if (!Files.exists(dir)) {
-                    sc.command(CommandBuilder.of()
-                                    .add("git", "clone")
-                                    .addQuoted(remote)
-                                    .addFile(dir.toString()))
-                            .execute();
-                } else {
-                    sc.command(CommandBuilder.of().add("git", "pull"))
-                            .withWorkingDirectory(FilePath.of(dir))
-                            .execute();
-                }
+            var dir = SystemIconManager.getPoolPath().resolve(id);
+            if (!Files.exists(dir)) {
+                ProcessControlProvider.get().cloneRepository(remote, dir);
+            } else {
+                ProcessControlProvider.get().pullRepository(dir);
             }
         }
 

ext/base/src/main/java/io/xpipe/ext/base/script/ScriptSource.java

@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+package io.xpipe.ext.base.script;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonTypeInfo;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonTypeName;
+import io.xpipe.app.comp.base.ContextualFileReferenceChoiceComp;
+import io.xpipe.app.core.AppCache;
+import io.xpipe.app.ext.ProcessControlProvider;
+import io.xpipe.app.platform.OptionsBuilder;
+import io.xpipe.app.process.CommandBuilder;
+import io.xpipe.app.process.ShellDialects;
+import io.xpipe.app.storage.DataStorage;
+import io.xpipe.core.FilePath;
+import io.xpipe.core.SecretValue;
+import io.xpipe.core.UuidHelper;
+import javafx.beans.property.*;
+import lombok.Builder;
+import lombok.Value;
+import lombok.extern.jackson.Jacksonized;
+
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+@JsonTypeInfo(use = JsonTypeInfo.Id.NAME, property = "type")
+public interface ScriptSource {
+
+    @JsonTypeName("directory")
+    @Value
+    @Jacksonized
+    @Builder
+    class Directory implements ScriptSource {
+
+        Path path;
+
+        @SuppressWarnings("unused")
+        static OptionsBuilder createOptions(Property<Directory> property) {
+            var path = new SimpleObjectProperty<>(property.getValue().getPath() != null ? FilePath.of(property.getValue().getPath()) : null);
+            return new OptionsBuilder()
+                    .nameAndDescription("scriptDirectory")
+                    .addComp(new ContextualFileReferenceChoiceComp(new ReadOnlyObjectWrapper<>(DataStorage.get().local().ref()), path, null, List.of(), null, true))
+                    .nonNull()
+                    .bind(
+                            () -> Directory.builder()
+                                    .path(path.get() != null ? path.get().asLocalPath() : null)
+                                    .build(),
+                            property);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void prepare() {
+
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Path getLocalPath() {
+            return path;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @JsonTypeName("gitRepository")
+    @Value
+    @Jacksonized
+    @Builder
+    class GitRepository implements ScriptSource {
+
+        String url;
+
+        @SuppressWarnings("unused")
+        static OptionsBuilder createOptions(Property<GitRepository> property) {
+            var url = new SimpleStringProperty(property.getValue().getUrl());
+            return new OptionsBuilder()
+                    .nameAndDescription("scriptSourceUrl")
+                    .addString(url)
+                    .nonNull()
+                    .bind(
+                            () -> GitRepository.builder().url(url.get()).build(),
+                            property);
+        }
+
+        private String getName() {
+            var name = FilePath.of(url).getFileName();
+            if (!name.isEmpty()) {
+                return name;
+            }
+
+            return UuidHelper.generateFromObject(url).toString();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void prepare() {
+
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Path getLocalPath() {
+            return AppCache.getBasePath().resolve("scripts").resolve(getName());
+        }
+    }
+
+    void prepare();
+
+    Path getLocalPath();
+
+    static List<Class<?>> getClasses() {
+        var l = new ArrayList<Class<?>>();
+        l.add(Directory.class);
+        l.add(GitRepository.class);
+        return l;
+    }
+}

lang/strings/translations_en.properties

@@ -1896,3 +1896,7 @@ identitiesAdded=Identities added
 syncInstantly=Sync instantly
 syncInstantlyDescription=Commit and push changes instantly after they have been made. In addition, regularly fetch and pull external changes from the remote.\n\nEnable this setting if you want to sync your changes regularly, e.g. with other running XPipe instances or other team members. If you don't need this, you can disable this setting and XPipe will only push changes after a while and don't check for remote changes.
 toggleTerminalDock=Toggle terminal dock
+scriptDirectory=Directory location
+scriptDirectoryDescription=The local directory containing shell script files
+scriptSourceUrl=Repository URL
+scriptSourceUrlDescription=The URL to a remote git repository containing shell script files