Fix frontend performance and type safety issues #787
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1. Remove unconditional cache clearing on Windows startup - Identified in PR AndyMik90#782 CodeRabbit review - Improves startup performance by removing unnecessary I/O - Cache clearing should be error-triggered, not preventive - File: apps/frontend/src/main/index.ts 2. Add validation for terminal preference enum - Identified in PR AndyMik90#782 CodeRabbit review - Prevent unsafe type cast of settings.preferredTerminal - Add isSupportedTerminal() type guard - Log warning when invalid preference detected - Fall back to system default gracefully - File: apps/frontend/src/main/terminal/pty-manager.ts Related: PR AndyMik90#782 (out-of-scope frontend improvements)
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Summary of ChangesHello @TamerineSky, I'm Gemini Code Assist1! I'm currently reviewing this pull request and will post my feedback shortly. In the meantime, here's a summary to help you and other reviewers quickly get up to speed! This pull request addresses two critical frontend issues identified during a previous code review. It improves application startup performance on Windows by removing an unnecessary cache clearing operation and enhances the robustness of terminal preference handling by introducing type validation and graceful fallback for invalid settings, preventing potential runtime errors. Highlights
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This pull request effectively addresses two separate issues: a startup performance problem on Windows by removing unconditional cache clearing, and a type safety vulnerability by introducing a type guard for terminal preferences. The changes are well-implemented and improve both performance and robustness. I've added a couple of suggestions in pty-manager.ts to enhance maintainability by reducing code duplication in the newly added validation logic.
| const validTerminals: SupportedTerminal[] = [ | ||
| "system", | ||
| "powershell", | ||
| "cmd", | ||
| "gitbash", | ||
| "cygwin", | ||
| "msys2", | ||
| "windowsterminal", | ||
| ]; |
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This hardcoded list of terminals duplicates the keys from WINDOWS_SHELL_PATHS. This could lead to maintainability issues if one is updated and the other is not. To avoid this, you could define isSupportedTerminal after WINDOWS_SHELL_PATHS and derive this list dynamically.
For example:
const validTerminals: readonly string[] = [
'system',
...Object.keys(WINDOWS_SHELL_PATHS),
];| `[pty-manager] Invalid terminal preference "${rawPreference}". ` + | ||
| `Using system default. Valid options: system, powershell, cmd, gitbash, cygwin, msys2, windowsterminal`, |
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This list of valid options is also hardcoded, duplicating the list in isSupportedTerminal. If you address the duplication in isSupportedTerminal by creating a single source of truth for the valid terminals (e.g., from WINDOWS_SHELL_PATHS), you can then use that source to dynamically generate this part of the warning message, making it more maintainable.
For example: ... Valid options: ${validTerminals.join(', ')}.
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In @apps/frontend/src/main/terminal/pty-manager.ts:
- Around line 99-104: The warning in the pty-manager (the console.warn inside
the block checking rawPreference && !preferredTerminal) lists only Windows
terminals and should be updated once the SupportedTerminal type guard is fixed:
modify the console.warn to either list all SupportedTerminal values dynamically,
reference the settings/docs URL, or make the message platform-aware (detect
process.platform and show allowed values for darwin/linux/win32); ensure you use
the validated SupportedTerminal enum/union (or a centralized list constant)
rather than hardcoding Windows names, and keep the log concise and accurate
referencing rawPreference and that the system default will be used.
- Around line 106-120: The current shell fallback uses "/bin/zsh" which may be
missing on some Unix systems; in the shell resolution inside pty-manager (the
const shell assignment that uses getWindowsShell(preferredTerminal) for win32
and process.env.SHELL || "/bin/zsh" for others), change the Unix fallback to a
more universal binary (for example process.env.SHELL || "/bin/bash" or
"/bin/sh") so non-Windows platforms will use a widely available shell when SHELL
is not set; keep the rest of the logic (shellArgs, getWindowsShell,
preferredTerminal) unchanged.
- Around line 18-34: The isSupportedTerminal type guard currently hardcodes only
a few Windows terminal names and rejects many valid SupportedTerminal values;
update it to use a canonical list exported from settings.ts (e.g., add and
export SUPPORTED_TERMINALS: readonly SupportedTerminal[] in
apps/frontend/src/shared/types/settings.ts) and then change isSupportedTerminal
to check membership against SUPPORTED_TERMINALS (referencing function
isSupportedTerminal and the new SUPPORTED_TERMINALS symbol), or if you prefer
not to maintain a list, remove the strict guard and let downstream
shell-resolution logic accept any string and log unknown values instead.
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Always use i18n translation keys for all user-facing text in the frontend instead of hardcoded strings
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Learnt from: MikeeBuilds
Repo: AndyMik90/Auto-Claude PR: 661
File: apps/frontend/src/renderer/components/onboarding/OllamaModelSelector.tsx:176-189
Timestamp: 2026-01-04T23:59:45.209Z
Learning: In the AndyMik90/Auto-Claude repository, pre-existing i18n issues (hardcoded user-facing strings that should be localized) can be deferred to future i18n cleanup passes rather than requiring immediate fixes in PRs that don't introduce new i18n violations.
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File: CLAUDE.md:0-0
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Learning: Applies to apps/frontend/src/**/*.{ts,tsx,jsx} : Always use i18n translation keys for all user-facing text in the frontend instead of hardcoded strings
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apps/frontend/src/main/terminal/pty-manager.ts (3)
apps/frontend/src/shared/types/settings.ts (1)
SupportedTerminal(92-144)apps/frontend/src/main/settings-utils.ts (1)
readSettingsFile(29-43)apps/frontend/src/main/terminal/types.ts (1)
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apps/frontend/src/main/index.ts (1)
2-498: LGTM! Formatting changes are consistent and the cache clearing removal improves startup performance.The changes in this file are purely stylistic (quote normalization to double quotes, multi-line object/parameter formatting, trailing commas). These improve code consistency without affecting runtime behavior.
The removal of
session.defaultSession.clearCache()from Windows startup (as mentioned in PR objectives) successfully addresses the unnecessary I/O performance issue.apps/frontend/src/main/terminal/pty-manager.ts (3)
60-81: LGTM! Windows shell resolution logic is robust.The
getWindowsShellhelper correctly:
- Falls back to
COMSPECfor system defaults and undefined preferences- Iterates through platform-specific paths to find the first existing shell
- Provides safe fallback to
COMSPECfor unrecognized terminalsThe defensive approach with multiple fallback layers ensures reliability.
128-145: LGTM! Environment sanitization and PTY spawn configuration are well-designed.The environment handling correctly:
- Removes
DEBUGto prevent unintended debug mode in Claude Code- Removes
ANTHROPIC_API_KEYto ensure OAuth token usage- Preserves user environment while allowing profile overrides
- Sets appropriate terminal capabilities (
TERM,COLORTERM)The spread order is correct: base environment → profile environment → terminal settings. The comments clearly explain the rationale for each removal.
86-90: LGTM! Function signature formatting improves readability.The multi-line parameter formatting with trailing commas is consistent with modern TypeScript conventions and aligns with the broader formatting improvements across the PR. These changes make git diffs cleaner when parameters are added or modified.
Also applies to: 151-157, 201-205
| function isSupportedTerminal(value: unknown): value is SupportedTerminal { | ||
| if (typeof value !== "string") { | ||
| return false; | ||
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| const validTerminals: SupportedTerminal[] = [ | ||
| "system", | ||
| "powershell", | ||
| "cmd", | ||
| "gitbash", | ||
| "cygwin", | ||
| "msys2", | ||
| "windowsterminal", | ||
| ]; | ||
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| return validTerminals.includes(value as SupportedTerminal); | ||
| } |
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Critical: Type guard is incomplete and rejects valid terminal preferences.
The isSupportedTerminal guard only validates 7 Windows terminals, but the SupportedTerminal type (imported from settings.ts) includes 40+ terminals across macOS, Linux, and cross-platform options. Users on macOS (e.g., terminal, iterm2, warp) or Linux (e.g., gnometerminal, konsole, alacritty) will have their valid preferences incorrectly rejected.
🔧 Proposed fix: Accept all valid SupportedTerminal values
Since TypeScript's type system is erased at runtime, you cannot iterate over the type directly. Consider one of these approaches:
Option 1 (Recommended): Export the valid terminals array from settings.ts
In apps/frontend/src/shared/types/settings.ts, add:
export const SUPPORTED_TERMINALS: readonly SupportedTerminal[] = [
'system', 'terminal', 'iterm2', 'warp', 'ghostty', 'rio',
'windowsterminal', 'powershell', 'cmd', 'conemu', 'cmder',
'gitbash', 'cygwin', 'msys2', 'gnometerminal', 'konsole',
'xfce4terminal', 'lxterminal', 'mate-terminal', 'terminator',
'tilix', 'guake', 'yakuake', 'tilda', 'alacritty', 'kitty',
'wezterm', 'hyper', 'tabby', 'extraterm', 'contour', 'xterm',
'urxvt', 'st', 'foot', 'coolretroterm', 'tmux', 'zellij',
'fig', 'custom'
] as const;Then in this file:
+import type { SupportedTerminal, SUPPORTED_TERMINALS } from "../../shared/types/settings";
-import type { SupportedTerminal } from "../../shared/types/settings";
function isSupportedTerminal(value: unknown): value is SupportedTerminal {
if (typeof value !== "string") {
return false;
}
- const validTerminals: SupportedTerminal[] = [
- "system",
- "powershell",
- "cmd",
- "gitbash",
- "cygwin",
- "msys2",
- "windowsterminal",
- ];
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- return validTerminals.includes(value as SupportedTerminal);
+ return SUPPORTED_TERMINALS.includes(value as SupportedTerminal);
}Option 2: Remove the type guard and handle validation differently
If maintaining the list is too burdensome, consider removing strict validation and simply logging unrecognized values without rejecting them, allowing the shell resolution logic to handle platform-specific terminals appropriately.
Committable suggestion skipped: line range outside the PR's diff.
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
In @apps/frontend/src/main/terminal/pty-manager.ts around lines 18 - 34, The
isSupportedTerminal type guard currently hardcodes only a few Windows terminal
names and rejects many valid SupportedTerminal values; update it to use a
canonical list exported from settings.ts (e.g., add and export
SUPPORTED_TERMINALS: readonly SupportedTerminal[] in
apps/frontend/src/shared/types/settings.ts) and then change isSupportedTerminal
to check membership against SUPPORTED_TERMINALS (referencing function
isSupportedTerminal and the new SUPPORTED_TERMINALS symbol), or if you prefer
not to maintain a list, remove the strict guard and let downstream
shell-resolution logic accept any string and log unknown values instead.
| if (rawPreference && !preferredTerminal) { | ||
| console.warn( | ||
| `[pty-manager] Invalid terminal preference "${rawPreference}". ` + | ||
| `Using system default. Valid options: system, powershell, cmd, gitbash, cygwin, msys2, windowsterminal`, | ||
| ); | ||
| } |
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Major: Warning message only lists Windows terminals and may confuse users on other platforms.
The validation logic correctly detects invalid preferences and falls back to system default. However, the warning message at line 102-103 only lists Windows terminal options, which is misleading for macOS and Linux users who may have configured valid platform-specific terminals (e.g., iterm2, alacritty, gnometerminal).
Once the type guard is fixed to accept all valid SupportedTerminal values, update this message to either:
- List all valid options (verbose but complete)
- Refer users to documentation or settings UI
- Make it platform-specific
Note: While this is a console log in the main process (typically for developers), if users ever see it, the misleading information could cause confusion about which terminals are actually supported.
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
In @apps/frontend/src/main/terminal/pty-manager.ts around lines 99 - 104, The
warning in the pty-manager (the console.warn inside the block checking
rawPreference && !preferredTerminal) lists only Windows terminals and should be
updated once the SupportedTerminal type guard is fixed: modify the console.warn
to either list all SupportedTerminal values dynamically, reference the
settings/docs URL, or make the message platform-aware (detect process.platform
and show allowed values for darwin/linux/win32); ensure you use the validated
SupportedTerminal enum/union (or a centralized list constant) rather than
hardcoding Windows names, and keep the log concise and accurate referencing
rawPreference and that the system default will be used.
| const shell = | ||
| process.platform === "win32" | ||
| ? getWindowsShell(preferredTerminal) | ||
| : process.env.SHELL || "/bin/zsh"; | ||
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| const shellArgs = process.platform === 'win32' ? [] : ['-l']; | ||
| const shellArgs = process.platform === "win32" ? [] : ["-l"]; | ||
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| console.warn('[PtyManager] Spawning shell:', shell, shellArgs, '(preferred:', preferredTerminal || 'system', ')'); | ||
| console.warn( | ||
| "[PtyManager] Spawning shell:", | ||
| shell, | ||
| shellArgs, | ||
| "(preferred:", | ||
| preferredTerminal || "system", | ||
| ")", | ||
| ); |
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🧹 Nitpick | 🔵 Trivial
Minor: Consider a more universal Unix shell fallback.
The shell resolution logic is sound. However, the fallback to /bin/zsh (line 109) may not exist on all Unix systems. While zsh is common on modern macOS and many Linux distributions, a more universal fallback would be /bin/bash or /bin/sh.
♻️ Suggested improvement
const shell =
process.platform === "win32"
? getWindowsShell(preferredTerminal)
- : process.env.SHELL || "/bin/zsh";
+ : process.env.SHELL || "/bin/bash";This ensures better compatibility across Unix-like systems while still respecting the user's SHELL environment variable when set.
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
In @apps/frontend/src/main/terminal/pty-manager.ts around lines 106 - 120, The
current shell fallback uses "/bin/zsh" which may be missing on some Unix
systems; in the shell resolution inside pty-manager (the const shell assignment
that uses getWindowsShell(preferredTerminal) for win32 and process.env.SHELL ||
"/bin/zsh" for others), change the Unix fallback to a more universal binary (for
example process.env.SHELL || "/bin/bash" or "/bin/sh") so non-Windows platforms
will use a widely available shell when SHELL is not set; keep the rest of the
logic (shellArgs, getWindowsShell, preferredTerminal) unchanged.
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Closing this PR after discovering the cache clearing was part of a critical hotfix (PR #569) from Jan 2, 2026 that fixed a non-functional app issue on Windows. The cache clearing prevents errors from corrupted GPU cache artifacts that could make the app unusable. Removing it based solely on the CodeRabbit performance suggestion was premature without understanding this critical context. Will need to investigate error-triggered approaches or configurable options if we want to address the performance concern while maintaining the fix. |
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Problem
During PR #782 CodeRabbit review, two frontend issues were identified as out-of-scope:
settings?.preferredTerminal as SupportedTerminalbypasses type validation, allowing unrecognized values from settings file to pass throughSolution
1. Remove Unconditional Cache Clearing (index.ts)
session.defaultSession.clearCache()call on Windows startupImpact: Faster Windows startup, no unnecessary cache operations
2. Add Terminal Enum Validation (pty-manager.ts)
isSupportedTerminal()type guard function to validatepreferredTerminalvaluesSupportedTerminalenum values before useImpact: Type safety, clear error messages, graceful fallback for invalid preferences
Changes
Files Modified:
apps/frontend/src/main/index.ts- Removed unconditional cache clearingapps/frontend/src/main/terminal/pty-manager.ts- Added enum validation with type guardTesting
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