harness-tools/extensions/interactive-subagents/pi-extension/subagents/herdr.ts

/** Herdr surface backend. Subagents run in unfocused tabs in the current workspace. */
import { execFile, execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
import { promisify } from "node:util";

const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile);
const commandAvailability = new Map<string, boolean>();
const tabByPane = new Map<string, string>();

interface HerdrTabCreated {
  result?: {
    root_pane?: { pane_id?: unknown };
    tab?: { tab_id?: unknown };
  };
}

interface HerdrPaneCreated {
  result?: {
    pane?: { pane_id?: unknown };
  };
}

function hasCommand(command: string): boolean {
  const cached = commandAvailability.get(command);
  if (cached !== undefined) return cached;

  let available = false;
  try {
    execFileSync("sh", ["-c", `command -v ${command}`], { stdio: "ignore" });
    available = true;
  } catch {
    available = false;
  }

  commandAvailability.set(command, available);
  return available;
}

export function isAvailable(): boolean {
  return (
    process.env.HERDR_ENV === "1" &&
    !!process.env.HERDR_WORKSPACE_ID &&
    !!process.env.HERDR_PANE_ID &&
    hasCommand("herdr")
  );
}

export function setupHint(): string {
  return "Start pi inside a Herdr-managed pane with the `herdr` CLI on PATH.";
}

function requireHerdr(): void {
  if (!isAvailable()) {
    throw new Error(`Herdr is required for this surface. ${setupHint()}`);
  }
}

function parseJson<T>(command: string, output: string): T {
  try {
    return JSON.parse(output) as T;
  } catch {
    throw new Error(`Unexpected Herdr ${command} output: ${output.trim() || "(empty)"}`);
  }
}

function requireId(value: unknown, command: string, field: string): string {
  if (typeof value !== "string" || value.length === 0) {
    throw new Error(`Herdr ${command} did not return ${field}`);
  }
  return value;
}

export function parseCreatedTab(output: string): { paneId: string; tabId: string } {
  const response = parseJson<HerdrTabCreated>("tab create", output);
  return {
    paneId: requireId(response.result?.root_pane?.pane_id, "tab create", "result.root_pane.pane_id"),
    tabId: requireId(response.result?.tab?.tab_id, "tab create", "result.tab.tab_id"),
  };
}

export function parseCreatedPane(output: string): string {
  const response = parseJson<HerdrPaneCreated>("pane split", output);
  return requireId(response.result?.pane?.pane_id, "pane split", "result.pane.pane_id");
}

export function createSurface(name: string): string {
  requireHerdr();
  const workspace = process.env.HERDR_WORKSPACE_ID!;
  const output = execFileSync(
    "herdr",
    [
      "tab",
      "create",
      "--workspace",
      workspace,
      "--cwd",
      process.cwd(),
      "--label",
      name,
      "--no-focus",
    ],
    { encoding: "utf8" },
  );
  const { paneId, tabId } = parseCreatedTab(output);
  tabByPane.set(paneId, tabId);
  return paneId;
}

export function createSurfaceSplit(
  name: string,
  direction: "left" | "right" | "up" | "down",
  fromSurface?: string,
): string {
  requireHerdr();
  if (direction === "left" || direction === "up") {
    throw new Error(`Herdr pane splits only support right or down, not ${direction}`);
  }

  const source = fromSurface ?? process.env.HERDR_PANE_ID!;
  const output = execFileSync(
    "herdr",
    [
      "pane",
      "split",
      "--pane",
      source,
      "--direction",
      direction,
      "--cwd",
      process.cwd(),
      "--no-focus",
    ],
    { encoding: "utf8" },
  );
  const paneId = parseCreatedPane(output);

  try {
    execFileSync("herdr", ["pane", "rename", paneId, name], { encoding: "utf8" });
  } catch {
    // A cosmetic label must not break a successful split.
  }

  return paneId;
}

export function sendCommand(surface: string, command: string): void {
  requireHerdr();
  execFileSync("herdr", ["pane", "run", surface, command], { encoding: "utf8" });
}

export function readScreen(surface: string, lines = 50): string {
  requireHerdr();
  return execFileSync(
    "herdr",
    ["pane", "read", surface, "--source", "recent-unwrapped", "--lines", String(Math.max(1, lines))],
    { encoding: "utf8" },
  );
}

export async function readScreenAsync(surface: string, lines = 50): Promise<string> {
  requireHerdr();
  const { stdout } = await execFileAsync(
    "herdr",
    ["pane", "read", surface, "--source", "recent-unwrapped", "--lines", String(Math.max(1, lines))],
    { encoding: "utf8" },
  );
  return stdout;
}

export function closeSurface(surface: string): void {
  requireHerdr();
  const tabId = tabByPane.get(surface);
  if (tabId) {
    execFileSync("herdr", ["tab", "close", tabId], { encoding: "utf8" });
    tabByPane.delete(surface);
    return;
  }
  execFileSync("herdr", ["pane", "close", surface], { encoding: "utf8" });
}