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- collect mouse button events from /dev/input/event* with O_NONBLOCK reads (20ms polling) instead of blocking fs.createReadStream - blocking reads on evdev char devices park libuv threadpool threads (4 by default); with several devices open and the mouse idle, the whole pool starves and the recording save hangs indefinitely - evdev collection only on Linux + Hyprland sessions, avoiding double-counted clicks where the uiohook X11 path works - requires the user in the "input" group for /dev/input access Tested on: AMD Lucienne, Hyprland 0.56.2, XDPH 1.4.1, PipeWire 1.6.8 Relates to: webadderallorg#808, webadderallorg#863, webadderallorg#891
…rsor-telemetry # Conflicts: # electron/ipc/cursor/interaction.ts # src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.test.ts
- evdev button capture reads with O_NONBLOCK + 20ms polling instead of blocking fs.createReadStream streams: blocking reads park libuv threadpool threads (4 by default) and starve the pool when the mouse is idle, hanging the recording save indefinitely - capture only on Linux + Hyprland sessions (guard), avoiding double-counted clicks where the uiohook X11 path works - [REC-DEBUG] lifecycle logging for diagnostics Tested on: AMD Lucienne, Hyprland 0.56.2 — save completes immediately, clicks captured, cursor telemetry flowing end-to-end.
- evdev button capture reads with O_NONBLOCK + 20ms polling instead of blocking fs.createReadStream streams: blocking reads park libuv threadpool threads (4 by default) and starve the pool when the mouse is idle, hanging the recording save indefinitely - evdev collection only on Linux + Hyprland sessions (guard), avoiding double-counted clicks where the uiohook X11 path works - [REC-DEBUG] lifecycle logging for diagnostics Tested on: AMD Lucienne, Hyprland 0.56.2 — save completes immediately, clicks captured and rendered, telemetry flowing end-to-end.
On Hyprland/Wayland the recording flow ran the countdown BEFORE the getDisplayMedia request — the portal picker blocked getUserMedia, so the video started late while cursor telemetry had already started, producing desynchronized cursor playback (and a frozen lead-in for the duration of the picker dialog). - Linux flow: request screen capture (portal picker) BEFORE the countdown - Cursor telemetry now starts together with the video capture - HYPRLAND_CURSOR_MEDIA_OFFSET_MS: 300 -> 0 (the calibration compensated for the wrong order; with capture-first it is no longer needed) Tested on: AMD Lucienne, Hyprland 0.56.2 — recording, save, editor and cursor/click sync all working in a single natural launch.
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Priority: ➖ Normal Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Change: Bug fix Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant MediaRecorder
participant Renderer
participant Preload
participant RecordingIPC
participant HyprlandProvider
participant HyprlandSocket
MediaRecorder->>Renderer: Emit start event with timeline boundary
Renderer->>Preload: setRecordingState(true, timeline boundary)
Preload->>RecordingIPC: Invoke set-recording-state
RecordingIPC->>HyprlandProvider: Start cursor provider
HyprlandProvider->>HyprlandSocket: Query cursor position
HyprlandSocket-->>HyprlandProvider: Return cursor position
HyprlandProvider-->>RecordingIPC: Return provider start result
RecordingIPC-->>Preload: Return cursorOverlayAvailable
Preload-->>Renderer: Resolve recording state
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In `@electron/ipc/cursor/hyprland.ts`:
- Around line 288-291: Pass the resolved platform from the capture guard to
getHyprlandRequestSocketPath instead of letting it default to process.platform.
Reuse one resolved platform value for both the Linux check and the socket-path
lookup so injected platform options work consistently.
- Line 301: Increase the evdev read buffer in the polling loop and continue
reading each device while a read fills the buffer; stop draining when a read
returns fewer bytes than the buffer capacity. Preserve the existing event
decoding and button-handler behavior for every chunk.
In `@electron/ipc/cursor/interaction.ts`:
- Around line 261-269: Update startInteractionCapture so it registers uiohook
mousedown and mouseup listeners only when no evdev device was opened; retain
those listeners as the fallback when every evdev open fails with EACCES, and
keep the evdev callbacks active when capture succeeds.
In `@electron/ipc/register/sourceMapping.ts`:
- Line 6: Update isLikelyLinuxWaylandSession to detect Wayland from
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I ran into the same problem on Hyprland 0.56 and went a different way for clicks that avoids the For the duration of the recording, register non-consuming binds on the mouse buttons that dispatch a custom event, then read them from socket2: hl.bind("mouse:272", hl.dsp.event("recordly-<pid>-down-1"), { non_consuming = true })
hl.bind("mouse:272", hl.dsp.event("recordly-<pid>-up-1"), { non_consuming = true, release = true })socket2 then emits Branch with the implementation (position via Happy to open it as a separate PR or send it as a patch against this one, whichever you prefer. |
Use non-consuming Lua binds and socket2 events with recording tokens and a compositor watchdog. Reuse disabled handles on Hyprland 0.55/0.56 because removal also deletes matching user bindings. Keep older compositor fallbacks and isolate stop/restart sessions. The socket2 click approach was suggested by @bernardopg on PR webadderallorg#1025. Existing Hyprland cursor work and attribution to @AlexSilva-dev are preserved.
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Review comments at @electron/ipc/cursor/hyprlandButtons.ts:
- Around line 183-186: Update the socket data handler’s oversized-line handling
so oversized Hyprland broadcasts are discarded through the next newline without
calling fail() or stopping click capture; apply this to both the complete-line
and unterminated-remainder checks. Preserve decoding of subsequent valid token
lines, and update the terminated=true test case to verify capture remains active
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- Around line 145-252: Update the test setup for the startup tests using
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Discard pending start and renewal requests when their capture is stopped, so reload bursts cannot reactivate bindings or extend their lease before cleanup.
Discard oversized socket2 lines through their delimiter while continuing to decode later recording events. Make interaction startup tests independent of the host platform and restore the original platform after each test.
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Fixed in ec3877a. I've manually tested the updated Linux build and it's working. On supported Hyprland versions, clicks now use non-consuming Lua bindings and socket2 events, preserving existing shortcuts without needing The CodeRabbit findings are fixed, including long socket broadcasts and platform-dependent tests. The full suite passes with 1,450 tests and 6 macOS-native skips; the Linux AppImage build also passes. CI is awaiting maintainer approval. Thanks to bernardopg for the binding/socket2 suggestion and AlexSilva-dev for the original cursor implementation. |
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Problem
On Hyprland/Wayland, Electron's X11 cursor APIs can return (0, 0), leaving the recorded cursor stationary and missing the click positions used for automatic zoom.
Change
Integrates the Hyprland cursor telemetry approach from #904 onto the current base. Hyprland IPC provides cursor coordinates. On Hyprland 0.55+ with the required Lua APIs, mouse-button capture uses non-consuming Lua bindings and token-scoped custom events over socket2, without reading
/dev/inputor changing device permissions.Six exact binding handles are disabled and reused between recordings until a compositor reload. Cleanup never calls broad key unbind or handle removal, which could also remove user bindings. A five-second watchdog disables the capture bindings after the last successful renewal if the process exits or cleanup fails; stopping immediately closes the local event socket. Registration and renewal are serialized, queued starts are cancelled after stop, and reload recovery rejects stale callbacks.
Older versions or unavailable capabilities retain the existing evdev/uiohook fallback and its device-access requirements. The primary and fallback paths are mutually exclusive to avoid duplicate clicks. The recording-start timestamp keeps cursor/click telemetry aligned with the media timeline, and portal capture avoids a duplicate countdown. Oversized unrelated socket2 broadcasts are discarded without stopping capture.
Credit: @AlexSilva-dev for the original implementation in #904. The focused patch against that PR remains at AlexSilva-dev#1. Thanks to @bernardopg for the non-consuming binding/socket2 proposal and for identifying the unsafe unbind cleanup.
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