feat(desktop): split daemon and release settings to main process

Move daemon management and release channel settings out of the renderer's
AsyncStorage and into a desktop-owned settings store persisted by the main
process. Adds a "Keep daemon running after quit" option, a daemon lifecycle
section in settings, and a one-time migration of legacy renderer-owned
desktop settings.
This commit is contained in:
Mohamed Boudra
2026-04-25 13:59:07 +07:00
parent 2b37276577
commit ae3e88e7e1
20 changed files with 1792 additions and 187 deletions
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import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
import { DEFAULT_DESKTOP_SETTINGS, type DesktopSettingsStore } from "./desktop-settings";
import { createDesktopSettingsCommandHandlers } from "./desktop-settings-commands";
function createStoreMock(): DesktopSettingsStore {
return {
get: vi.fn(async () => DEFAULT_DESKTOP_SETTINGS),
patch: vi.fn(async () => ({
...DEFAULT_DESKTOP_SETTINGS,
releaseChannel: "beta",
})),
migrateLegacyRendererSettings: vi.fn(async () => ({
...DEFAULT_DESKTOP_SETTINGS,
releaseChannel: "beta",
daemon: {
manageBuiltInDaemon: false,
keepRunningAfterQuit: true,
},
})),
};
}
describe("desktop-settings-commands", () => {
it("exposes get and patch handlers through the desktop command bus shape", async () => {
const store = createStoreMock();
const handlers = createDesktopSettingsCommandHandlers({ settingsStore: store });
await expect(handlers.get_desktop_settings()).resolves.toEqual(DEFAULT_DESKTOP_SETTINGS);
await expect(
handlers.patch_desktop_settings({
daemon: { keepRunningAfterQuit: false },
}),
).resolves.toEqual({
...DEFAULT_DESKTOP_SETTINGS,
releaseChannel: "beta",
});
expect(store.get).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
expect(store.patch).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
daemon: { keepRunningAfterQuit: false },
});
});
it("accepts legacy renderer settings migration payloads", async () => {
const store = createStoreMock();
const handlers = createDesktopSettingsCommandHandlers({ settingsStore: store });
const result = await handlers.migrate_legacy_desktop_settings({
releaseChannel: "beta",
manageBuiltInDaemon: false,
});
expect(result).toEqual({
...DEFAULT_DESKTOP_SETTINGS,
releaseChannel: "beta",
daemon: {
manageBuiltInDaemon: false,
keepRunningAfterQuit: true,
},
});
expect(store.migrateLegacyRendererSettings).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
releaseChannel: "beta",
manageBuiltInDaemon: false,
});
});
});
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import type { DesktopSettingsStore } from "./desktop-settings.js";
export type DesktopCommandHandler = (args?: Record<string, unknown>) => Promise<unknown> | unknown;
export function createDesktopSettingsCommandHandlers({
settingsStore,
}: {
settingsStore: DesktopSettingsStore;
}): Record<string, DesktopCommandHandler> {
return {
get_desktop_settings: () => settingsStore.get(),
patch_desktop_settings: (args) => settingsStore.patch(args),
migrate_legacy_desktop_settings: (args) => settingsStore.migrateLegacyRendererSettings(args),
};
}
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import { app } from "electron";
import { createDesktopSettingsStore, type DesktopSettingsStore } from "./desktop-settings.js";
let desktopSettingsStore: DesktopSettingsStore | null = null;
export function getDesktopSettingsStore(): DesktopSettingsStore {
desktopSettingsStore ??= createDesktopSettingsStore({
userDataPath: app.getPath("userData"),
});
return desktopSettingsStore;
}
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import { mkdtemp, readFile, readdir, rm, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
import os from "node:os";
import path from "node:path";
import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
import {
DEFAULT_DESKTOP_SETTINGS,
type DesktopSettings,
createDesktopSettingsStore,
} from "./desktop-settings";
async function createTempUserDataDir(): Promise<string> {
return await mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "paseo-desktop-settings-"));
}
function settingsFilePath(userDataPath: string): string {
return path.join(userDataPath, "desktop-settings.json");
}
describe("desktop-settings", () => {
const directories = new Set<string>();
afterEach(async () => {
await Promise.all(
[...directories].map(async (directory) => {
await rm(directory, { recursive: true, force: true });
}),
);
directories.clear();
});
it("persists default settings for new users", async () => {
const userDataPath = await createTempUserDataDir();
directories.add(userDataPath);
const store = createDesktopSettingsStore({ userDataPath });
const settings = await store.get();
const persisted = JSON.parse(await readFile(settingsFilePath(userDataPath), "utf8")) as {
settings: DesktopSettings;
};
expect(settings).toEqual(DEFAULT_DESKTOP_SETTINGS);
expect(persisted.settings).toEqual(DEFAULT_DESKTOP_SETTINGS);
});
it("coerces invalid persisted values back to safe defaults", async () => {
const userDataPath = await createTempUserDataDir();
directories.add(userDataPath);
await writeFile(
settingsFilePath(userDataPath),
JSON.stringify({
version: 1,
settings: {
releaseChannel: "nightly",
daemon: {
manageBuiltInDaemon: "sometimes",
keepRunningAfterQuit: false,
},
},
}),
);
const store = createDesktopSettingsStore({ userDataPath });
const settings = await store.get();
expect(settings).toEqual({
releaseChannel: "stable",
daemon: {
manageBuiltInDaemon: true,
keepRunningAfterQuit: false,
},
});
});
it("patches nested settings and leaves no temp files behind", async () => {
const userDataPath = await createTempUserDataDir();
directories.add(userDataPath);
const store = createDesktopSettingsStore({ userDataPath });
await store.get();
const next = await store.patch({
releaseChannel: "beta",
daemon: { keepRunningAfterQuit: false },
});
const files = await readdir(userDataPath);
expect(next).toEqual({
releaseChannel: "beta",
daemon: {
manageBuiltInDaemon: true,
keepRunningAfterQuit: false,
},
});
expect(files).toEqual(["desktop-settings.json"]);
});
it("migrates desktop-owned values from legacy renderer settings once", async () => {
const userDataPath = await createTempUserDataDir();
directories.add(userDataPath);
const store = createDesktopSettingsStore({ userDataPath });
await store.patch({
daemon: {
keepRunningAfterQuit: false,
},
});
const migrated = await store.migrateLegacyRendererSettings({
releaseChannel: "beta",
manageBuiltInDaemon: false,
theme: "dark",
});
const ignoredSecondMigration = await store.migrateLegacyRendererSettings({
releaseChannel: "stable",
manageBuiltInDaemon: true,
});
expect(migrated).toEqual({
releaseChannel: "beta",
daemon: {
manageBuiltInDaemon: false,
keepRunningAfterQuit: false,
},
});
expect(ignoredSecondMigration).toEqual(migrated);
});
});
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import { access, mkdir, readFile, rename, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
import path from "node:path";
import type { AppReleaseChannel } from "../features/auto-updater.js";
export interface DesktopSettings {
releaseChannel: AppReleaseChannel;
daemon: {
manageBuiltInDaemon: boolean;
keepRunningAfterQuit: boolean;
};
}
interface DesktopSettingsPatch {
releaseChannel?: AppReleaseChannel;
daemon?: Partial<DesktopSettings["daemon"]>;
}
interface PersistedDesktopSettingsDocument {
version: 1;
settings: DesktopSettings;
migrations: {
legacyRendererSettingsImported: boolean;
};
}
export interface DesktopSettingsStore {
get(): Promise<DesktopSettings>;
patch(patch: unknown): Promise<DesktopSettings>;
migrateLegacyRendererSettings(legacySettings: unknown): Promise<DesktopSettings>;
}
export const DEFAULT_DESKTOP_SETTINGS: DesktopSettings = {
releaseChannel: "stable",
daemon: {
manageBuiltInDaemon: true,
keepRunningAfterQuit: true,
},
};
const DESKTOP_SETTINGS_FILENAME = "desktop-settings.json";
function isRecord(value: unknown): value is Record<string, unknown> {
return typeof value === "object" && value !== null && !Array.isArray(value);
}
function coerceReleaseChannel(value: unknown): AppReleaseChannel | null {
if (value === "beta") {
return "beta";
}
if (value === "stable") {
return "stable";
}
return null;
}
function coerceBoolean(value: unknown): boolean | null {
return typeof value === "boolean" ? value : null;
}
function buildDefaultDocument(): PersistedDesktopSettingsDocument {
return {
version: 1,
settings: DEFAULT_DESKTOP_SETTINGS,
migrations: {
legacyRendererSettingsImported: false,
},
};
}
function coerceDesktopSettings(input: unknown): DesktopSettings {
const result: DesktopSettings = {
releaseChannel: DEFAULT_DESKTOP_SETTINGS.releaseChannel,
daemon: { ...DEFAULT_DESKTOP_SETTINGS.daemon },
};
if (!isRecord(input)) {
return result;
}
const releaseChannel = coerceReleaseChannel(input.releaseChannel);
if (releaseChannel) {
result.releaseChannel = releaseChannel;
}
if (isRecord(input.daemon)) {
const manageBuiltInDaemon = coerceBoolean(input.daemon.manageBuiltInDaemon);
if (manageBuiltInDaemon !== null) {
result.daemon.manageBuiltInDaemon = manageBuiltInDaemon;
}
const keepRunningAfterQuit = coerceBoolean(input.daemon.keepRunningAfterQuit);
if (keepRunningAfterQuit !== null) {
result.daemon.keepRunningAfterQuit = keepRunningAfterQuit;
}
}
return result;
}
function coerceDesktopSettingsPatch(input: unknown): DesktopSettingsPatch {
if (!isRecord(input)) {
return {};
}
const patch: DesktopSettingsPatch = {};
const releaseChannel = coerceReleaseChannel(input.releaseChannel);
if (releaseChannel) {
patch.releaseChannel = releaseChannel;
}
if (isRecord(input.daemon)) {
const daemonPatch: Partial<DesktopSettings["daemon"]> = {};
const manageBuiltInDaemon = coerceBoolean(input.daemon.manageBuiltInDaemon);
if (manageBuiltInDaemon !== null) {
daemonPatch.manageBuiltInDaemon = manageBuiltInDaemon;
}
const keepRunningAfterQuit = coerceBoolean(input.daemon.keepRunningAfterQuit);
if (keepRunningAfterQuit !== null) {
daemonPatch.keepRunningAfterQuit = keepRunningAfterQuit;
}
if (Object.keys(daemonPatch).length > 0) {
patch.daemon = daemonPatch;
}
}
return patch;
}
function pickDesktopSettingsFromLegacyRendererSettings(
legacySettings: unknown,
): DesktopSettingsPatch {
if (!isRecord(legacySettings)) {
return {};
}
const patch: DesktopSettingsPatch = {};
const releaseChannel = coerceReleaseChannel(legacySettings.releaseChannel);
if (releaseChannel) {
patch.releaseChannel = releaseChannel;
}
const manageBuiltInDaemon = coerceBoolean(legacySettings.manageBuiltInDaemon);
if (manageBuiltInDaemon !== null) {
patch.daemon = { manageBuiltInDaemon };
}
return patch;
}
function mergeDesktopSettings(
current: DesktopSettings,
patch: DesktopSettingsPatch,
): DesktopSettings {
return {
releaseChannel: patch.releaseChannel ?? current.releaseChannel,
daemon: { ...current.daemon, ...patch.daemon },
};
}
function coerceDocument(input: unknown): PersistedDesktopSettingsDocument {
if (!isRecord(input)) {
return buildDefaultDocument();
}
const settings = coerceDesktopSettings(input.settings);
const migrations = isRecord(input.migrations)
? {
legacyRendererSettingsImported: input.migrations.legacyRendererSettingsImported === true,
}
: {
legacyRendererSettingsImported: false,
};
return {
version: 1,
settings,
migrations,
};
}
export function createDesktopSettingsStore({
userDataPath,
}: {
userDataPath: string;
}): DesktopSettingsStore {
const filePath = path.join(userDataPath, DESKTOP_SETTINGS_FILENAME);
let cachedDocument: PersistedDesktopSettingsDocument | null = null;
async function persistDocument(document: PersistedDesktopSettingsDocument): Promise<void> {
await mkdir(userDataPath, { recursive: true });
const tempFilePath = `${filePath}.tmp`;
await writeFile(tempFilePath, `${JSON.stringify(document, null, 2)}\n`, "utf8");
await rename(tempFilePath, filePath);
cachedDocument = document;
}
async function loadDocument(): Promise<PersistedDesktopSettingsDocument> {
if (cachedDocument) {
return cachedDocument;
}
try {
await access(filePath);
} catch {
const document = buildDefaultDocument();
await persistDocument(document);
return document;
}
try {
const raw = await readFile(filePath, "utf8");
const document = coerceDocument(JSON.parse(raw));
await persistDocument(document);
return document;
} catch {
const document = buildDefaultDocument();
await persistDocument(document);
return document;
}
}
return {
async get(): Promise<DesktopSettings> {
const document = await loadDocument();
return document.settings;
},
async patch(patch: unknown): Promise<DesktopSettings> {
const current = await loadDocument();
const next = mergeDesktopSettings(current.settings, coerceDesktopSettingsPatch(patch));
await persistDocument({
...current,
settings: next,
});
return next;
},
async migrateLegacyRendererSettings(legacySettings: unknown): Promise<DesktopSettings> {
const current = await loadDocument();
if (current.migrations.legacyRendererSettingsImported) {
return current.settings;
}
const next = mergeDesktopSettings(
current.settings,
pickDesktopSettingsFromLegacyRendererSettings(legacySettings),
);
await persistDocument({
...current,
settings: next,
migrations: {
...current.migrations,
legacyRendererSettingsImported: true,
},
});
return next;
},
};
}