Merge pull request #2592 from openchamber/terminal-open-debug

fix(terminal): start PTY before viewport mounts without dropping output or replies
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Serhii Dziupin
2026-08-03 12:50:19 +03:00
committed by GitHub
17 changed files with 529 additions and 122 deletions
@@ -18,6 +18,42 @@ import type { TerminalChunk } from '@/stores/useTerminalStore';
let ghosttyPromise: Promise<Ghostty> | null = null;
const loadGhostty = (): Promise<Ghostty> => ghosttyPromise ??= Ghostty.load();
type TerminalSize = { cols: number; rows: number };
const getProvisionalTerminalSize = (
container: HTMLDivElement,
fontFamily: string,
fontSize: number,
): TerminalSize | null => {
if (typeof window === 'undefined' || typeof document === 'undefined') return null;
const context = document.createElement('canvas').getContext('2d');
if (!context || container.clientWidth < 24 || container.clientHeight < 24) return null;
context.font = `${fontSize}px ${fontFamily}`;
const metrics = context.measureText('M');
const cellWidth = Math.ceil(metrics.width);
const cellHeight = Math.ceil(
(metrics.actualBoundingBoxAscent || fontSize * 0.8) +
(metrics.actualBoundingBoxDescent || fontSize * 0.2),
) + 2;
if (cellWidth < 1 || cellHeight < 1) return null;
const style = window.getComputedStyle(container);
const horizontalPadding =
(Number.parseInt(style.paddingLeft, 10) || 0) +
(Number.parseInt(style.paddingRight, 10) || 0);
const verticalPadding =
(Number.parseInt(style.paddingTop, 10) || 0) +
(Number.parseInt(style.paddingBottom, 10) || 0);
// Match Ghostty FitAddon's 15px scrollbar reservation and minimum dimensions.
return {
cols: Math.max(2, Math.floor((container.clientWidth - horizontalPadding - 15) / cellWidth)),
rows: Math.max(1, Math.floor((container.clientHeight - verticalPadding) / cellHeight)),
};
};
export type TerminalController = {
focus: () => void;
fit: () => void;
@@ -47,7 +83,8 @@ const TerminalViewport = React.forwardRef<TerminalController, Props>(({
const fitRef = React.useRef<FitAddon | null>(null);
const inputRef = React.useRef(onInput);
const resizeRef = React.useRef(onResize);
const lastSizeRef = React.useRef<{ cols: number; rows: number } | null>(null);
const lastSizeRef = React.useRef<TerminalSize | null>(null);
const provisionalSizeRef = React.useRef<TerminalSize | null>(null);
const lastChunkRef = React.useRef<number | null>(null);
const writeQueueRef = React.useRef('');
const outputRewriteCarryRef = React.useRef('');
@@ -65,6 +102,14 @@ const TerminalViewport = React.forwardRef<TerminalController, Props>(({
visibleRef.current = isVisible;
safeResetRef.current = getGhosttySafeResetSequence(theme.background);
React.useLayoutEffect(() => {
const container = containerRef.current;
if (!container) return;
const size = getProvisionalTerminalSize(container, fontFamily, fontSize);
provisionalSizeRef.current = size;
if (size) resizeRef.current(size.cols, size.rows);
}, [fontFamily, fontSize]);
const fit = React.useCallback(() => {
const container = containerRef.current;
const terminal = terminalRef.current;
@@ -168,7 +213,10 @@ const TerminalViewport = React.forwardRef<TerminalController, Props>(({
loadGhostty().then((ghostty) => {
if (disposed) return;
terminal = new GhosttyTerminal(getGhosttyTerminalOptions(fontFamily, fontSize, theme, ghostty, false));
terminal = new GhosttyTerminal({
...getGhosttyTerminalOptions(fontFamily, fontSize, theme, ghostty, false),
...(provisionalSizeRef.current ?? {}),
});
const fitAddon = new FitAddon();
terminal.loadAddon(fitAddon);
terminal.open(container);
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ type TerminalViewProps = {
visible?: boolean;
};
const FALLBACK_TERMINAL_SIZE = { cols: 80, rows: 24 } as const;
export const TerminalView: React.FC<TerminalViewProps> = ({ visible }) => {
const { t } = useI18n();
const { terminal, runtime } = useRuntimeAPIs();
@@ -109,7 +111,6 @@ export const TerminalView: React.FC<TerminalViewProps> = ({ visible }) => {
const [isReconnectPending, setIsReconnectPending] = React.useState(false);
const [activeModifier, setActiveModifier] = React.useState<Modifier | null>(null);
const [isRestarting, setIsRestarting] = React.useState(false);
const [hasViewportSize, setHasViewportSize] = React.useState(false);
const streamCleanupRef = React.useRef<(() => void) | null>(null);
const activeTerminalIdRef = React.useRef<string | null>(null);
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ export const TerminalView: React.FC<TerminalViewProps> = ({ visible }) => {
const directoryRef = React.useRef<string | null>(effectiveDirectory);
const terminalControllerRef = React.useRef<TerminalController | null>(null);
const lastViewportSizeRef = React.useRef<{ cols: number; rows: number } | null>(null);
const isTerminalVisibleRef = React.useRef(false);
const pendingTerminalCreatesRef = React.useRef(new Set<string>());
const previewScanTailRef = React.useRef('');
const pendingPreviewProbeUrlsRef = React.useRef<Set<string>>(new Set());
const previewProbeGenerationRef = React.useRef(0);
@@ -157,10 +158,6 @@ export const TerminalView: React.FC<TerminalViewProps> = ({ visible }) => {
}
}, [isTerminalVisible]);
React.useEffect(() => {
isTerminalVisibleRef.current = isTerminalVisible;
}, [isTerminalVisible]);
React.useEffect(() => {
terminalIdRef.current = terminalSessionId;
}, [terminalSessionId]);
@@ -424,7 +421,7 @@ export const TerminalView: React.FC<TerminalViewProps> = ({ visible }) => {
}
const tab = state.tabs.find((t) => t.id === tabId) ?? state.tabs[0];
let terminalId = tab?.terminalSessionId ?? null;
const terminalId = tab?.terminalSessionId ?? null;
const terminalLifecycle = tab?.lifecycle ?? 'idle';
const isActionTab = Boolean(tab?.label?.startsWith('Action:'));
const buffer = useTerminalStore.getState().getBuffer(directory, tabId);
@@ -441,11 +438,17 @@ export const TerminalView: React.FC<TerminalViewProps> = ({ visible }) => {
return;
}
const size = lastViewportSizeRef.current;
if (!size && isTerminalVisibleRef.current) {
const createKey = `${directory}\u0000${tabId}`;
if (pendingTerminalCreatesRef.current.has(createKey)) {
return;
}
// Launch the shell while Ghostty is still loading and fitting.
// The backend accepts 80x24, then receives the measured size as
// soon as the viewport is ready.
const initialSize = lastViewportSizeRef.current ?? FALLBACK_TERMINAL_SIZE;
pendingTerminalCreatesRef.current.add(createKey);
setConnectionError(null);
setIsFatalError(false);
setIsReconnectPending(false);
@@ -454,8 +457,8 @@ export const TerminalView: React.FC<TerminalViewProps> = ({ visible }) => {
const session = await terminal.createSession({
cwd: directory,
sessionId: tabId,
cols: size?.cols,
rows: size?.rows,
cols: initialSize.cols,
rows: initialSize.rows,
shell: terminalShell,
loginShell: terminalLoginShell,
...terminalAppearanceRef.current,
@@ -476,19 +479,38 @@ export const TerminalView: React.FC<TerminalViewProps> = ({ visible }) => {
setTabSessionId(directory, tabId, session.sessionId);
if (!stillActive) return;
terminalId = session.sessionId;
} catch (error) {
if (!cancelled) {
setConnectionError(
error instanceof Error
? error.message
: t('terminalView.error.startSessionFailed')
);
setIsFatalError(true);
setIsReconnectPending(false);
setConnecting(directory, tabId, false);
const viewportSize = lastViewportSizeRef.current;
if (
viewportSize &&
(viewportSize.cols !== initialSize.cols || viewportSize.rows !== initialSize.rows)
) {
void terminal.resize({ sessionId: session.sessionId, ...viewportSize }).catch(() => {});
}
// Storing the session ID reruns this effect. Let that next
// effect own stream startup: starting here would be torn
// down immediately by this effect's cleanup.
return;
} catch (error) {
const owningTab = useTerminalStore.getState().getDirectoryState(directory)?.tabs.find((entry) => entry.id === tabId);
if (!owningTab || owningTab.terminalSessionId) return;
setConnecting(directory, tabId, false);
// Strict Mode replaces the first effect while its create
// request is pending. `cancelled` therefore does not mean
// this tab stopped owning the request; use current store
// ownership so a rejected create cannot leave it spinning.
if (directoryRef.current !== directory || activeTabIdRef.current !== tabId) return;
setConnectionError(
error instanceof Error
? error.message
: t('terminalView.error.startSessionFailed')
);
setIsFatalError(true);
setIsReconnectPending(false);
return;
} finally {
pendingTerminalCreatesRef.current.delete(createKey);
}
}
@@ -513,7 +535,6 @@ export const TerminalView: React.FC<TerminalViewProps> = ({ visible }) => {
terminalLifecycle,
activeTabId,
hasOpenedTerminalViewport,
hasViewportSize,
enableTabs,
terminalHydrated,
ensureDirectory,
@@ -568,7 +589,7 @@ export const TerminalView: React.FC<TerminalViewProps> = ({ visible }) => {
resetTerminalPreviewScan();
try {
const size = lastViewportSizeRef.current ?? { cols: 80, rows: 24 };
const size = lastViewportSizeRef.current ?? FALLBACK_TERMINAL_SIZE;
const restarted = await terminal.restartSession(originalSessionId, { cwd: effectiveDirectory, shell: terminalShell, loginShell: terminalLoginShell, ...size, ...terminalAppearanceRef.current });
const owningTab = useTerminalStore.getState().getDirectoryState(effectiveDirectory)?.tabs.find((tab) => tab.id === tabId);
if (owningTab?.terminalSessionId !== originalSessionId) return;
@@ -694,22 +715,17 @@ export const TerminalView: React.FC<TerminalViewProps> = ({ visible }) => {
const handleViewportResize = React.useCallback(
(cols: number, rows: number) => {
const previous = lastViewportSizeRef.current;
if (!previous) {
lastViewportSizeRef.current = { cols, rows };
if (!terminalIdRef.current) setHasViewportSize(true);
} else if (previous.cols !== cols || previous.rows !== rows) {
if (!previous || previous.cols !== cols || previous.rows !== rows) {
lastViewportSizeRef.current = { cols, rows };
}
if (!isTerminalVisibleRef.current) {
if (!isTerminalVisible) {
return;
}
const terminalId = terminalIdRef.current;
if (!terminalId) return;
void terminal.resize({ sessionId: terminalId, cols, rows }).catch(() => {
});
void terminal.resize({ sessionId: terminalId, cols, rows }).catch(() => {});
},
[terminal]
[isTerminalVisible, terminal]
);
const handleModifierToggle = React.useCallback(
@@ -801,11 +817,7 @@ export const TerminalView: React.FC<TerminalViewProps> = ({ visible }) => {
// here tore down and rebuilt the Ghostty terminal (WASM VT + canvas + font
// atlas) a second time the moment `createSession` resolved, doubling the cost
// of every terminal open. Session changes are handled by the chunk replay path.
const terminalViewportKey = React.useMemo(() => {
const directoryPart = effectiveDirectory ?? 'no-dir';
const tabPart = activeTabId ?? 'no-tab';
return `${directoryPart}::${tabPart}`;
}, [effectiveDirectory, activeTabId]);
const terminalViewportKey = `${effectiveDirectory ?? 'no-dir'}::${activeTabId ?? 'no-tab'}`;
React.useEffect(() => {
if (!isTerminalVisible || useTouchTerminalInput) {
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
* Regression guard for slow terminal opening on Linux.
*
* `TerminalViewport` is keyed by `terminalViewportKey`. That key used to include
* the PTY session id, which is null until `createSession` resolves. Because the
* viewport must mount first to report its size before a session can be created,
* the PTY session id, which is null until `createSession` resolves. Historically,
* the viewport had to mount first to report its size before session creation, so
* every terminal open built a Ghostty terminal (WASM VT + 2D canvas renderer +
* font atlas), threw it away when the session id arrived, and built a second one.
* The same churn repeated on reconnect and on every incidental session-id change,
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
*
* Viewport identity must therefore be directory + tab only. Session changes are
* handled by the chunk replay path, which resets the existing terminal in place.
* New sessions start concurrently with a container-derived size (or 80x24) and
* resize after their viewport fits.
*/
import { describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test';
import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
@@ -25,27 +27,15 @@ const terminalViewportSource = readFileSync(
'utf-8',
);
const viewportKeyBlock = (() => {
const start = terminalViewSource.indexOf('const terminalViewportKey = React.useMemo(');
expect(start).toBeGreaterThan(-1);
const end = terminalViewSource.indexOf('}, [', start);
expect(end).toBeGreaterThan(start);
return terminalViewSource.slice(start, terminalViewSource.indexOf(');', end));
})();
const viewportKeyDeclaration = terminalViewSource
.split('\n')
.find((line) => line.includes('const terminalViewportKey =')) ?? '';
describe('terminal viewport remount guard', () => {
test('viewport identity excludes the PTY session id', () => {
expect(viewportKeyBlock).toContain('effectiveDirectory');
expect(viewportKeyBlock).toContain('activeTabId');
expect(viewportKeyBlock).not.toContain('terminalSessionId');
});
test('viewport key memo does not depend on the PTY session id', () => {
const dependencyStart = terminalViewSource.indexOf('}, [', terminalViewSource.indexOf('const terminalViewportKey'));
const dependencies = terminalViewSource.slice(dependencyStart, terminalViewSource.indexOf(']', dependencyStart));
expect(dependencies).toContain('effectiveDirectory');
expect(dependencies).toContain('activeTabId');
expect(dependencies).not.toContain('terminalSessionId');
expect(viewportKeyDeclaration).toContain('effectiveDirectory');
expect(viewportKeyDeclaration).toContain('activeTabId');
expect(viewportKeyDeclaration).not.toContain('terminalSessionId');
});
test('replay discontinuities reset the terminal in place instead of remounting it', () => {
@@ -61,4 +51,53 @@ describe('terminal viewport remount guard', () => {
expect(terminalViewSource).toContain('getBuffer(');
expect(terminalViewSource).not.toContain('activeTab?.bufferChunks');
});
test('starts the PTY before Ghostty reports its first viewport size', () => {
expect(terminalViewSource).toContain('const FALLBACK_TERMINAL_SIZE = { cols: 80, rows: 24 } as const;');
expect(terminalViewSource).toContain('const initialSize = lastViewportSizeRef.current ?? FALLBACK_TERMINAL_SIZE;');
expect(terminalViewSource).not.toContain('if (!size && isTerminalVisibleRef.current)');
expect(terminalViewSource).toContain('cols: initialSize.cols');
expect(terminalViewSource).toContain('rows: initialSize.rows');
expect(terminalViewSource).toContain('void terminal.resize({ sessionId: session.sessionId, ...viewportSize })');
expect(terminalViewSource).toContain('if (!isTerminalVisible) {');
expect(terminalViewSource).not.toContain('isTerminalVisibleRef');
});
test('deduplicates create attempts while the viewport layout settles', () => {
expect(terminalViewSource).toContain('pendingTerminalCreatesRef.current.has(createKey)');
expect(terminalViewSource).toContain('pendingTerminalCreatesRef.current.delete(createKey)');
});
test('lets the session-ID effect own stream startup after creating a tab', () => {
const createStart = terminalViewSource.indexOf('if (!terminalId) {');
const createEnd = terminalViewSource.indexOf('if (!terminalId || cancelled) return;', createStart);
expect(createStart).toBeGreaterThan(-1);
expect(createEnd).toBeGreaterThan(createStart);
const createBlock = terminalViewSource.slice(createStart, createEnd);
expect(createBlock).toContain('setTabSessionId(directory, tabId, session.sessionId);');
expect(createBlock).toContain('Let that next');
expect(createBlock).not.toContain('startStream(');
});
test('clears a current tab from connecting when a strict-mode create rejects', () => {
const createStart = terminalViewSource.indexOf('if (!terminalId) {');
const catchStart = terminalViewSource.indexOf('} catch (error) {', createStart);
const catchEnd = terminalViewSource.indexOf('} finally {', catchStart);
expect(catchStart).toBeGreaterThan(createStart);
expect(catchEnd).toBeGreaterThan(catchStart);
const catchBlock = terminalViewSource.slice(catchStart, catchEnd);
expect(catchBlock).toContain('owningTab.terminalSessionId');
expect(catchBlock).toContain('activeTabIdRef.current !== tabId');
expect(catchBlock).toContain('setConnecting(directory, tabId, false);');
expect(catchBlock).not.toContain('if (!cancelled)');
});
test('derives the initial PTY size before Ghostty mounts', () => {
expect(terminalViewportSource).toContain('const getProvisionalTerminalSize');
expect(terminalViewportSource).toContain('React.useLayoutEffect(() => {');
expect(terminalViewportSource).toContain('resizeRef.current(size.cols, size.rows)');
expect(terminalViewportSource).toContain('...(provisionalSizeRef.current ?? {})');
});
});