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115 changes: 99 additions & 16 deletions STRUCTURE.json
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{
"version": "1.0",
"description": "Claude Code IDE - Module structure and IPC communication map",
"lastUpdated": "2026-03-26",
"lastUpdated": "2026-03-31",
"architecture": {
"type": "electron",
"mainProcess": "src/main/index.js",
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"ipc": {
"listens": [
"TERMINAL_CREATED",
"TERMINALS_RESTORED",
"AVAILABLE_SHELLS_DATA",
"TERMINAL_OUTPUT_ID",
"TERMINAL_DESTROYED"
],
"emits": [
"TERMINAL_CREATE",
"TERMINALS_RESTORE",
"GET_AVAILABLE_SHELLS",
"TERMINAL_INPUT_ID",
"TERMINAL_DESTROY",
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"exports": [
"init",
"createTerminal",
"restoreTerminals",
"writeToTerminal",
"resizeTerminal",
"destroyTerminal",
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"node-pty",
"shared/ipcChannels",
"promptLogger",
"terminalPersistence",
"child_process",
"fs"
],
"functions": {
"init": {
"line": 19,
"line": 20,
"params": [
"window"
],
"purpose": "Initialize PTY manager with window reference"
},
"getDefaultShell": {
"line": 26,
"line": 27,
"purpose": "Get default shell based on platform"
},
"getAvailableShells": {
"line": 43,
"line": 44,
"purpose": "Get available shells on the system"
},
"createTerminal": {
"line": 129,
"line": 130,
"params": [
"workingDir = null",
"projectPath = null",
"shellPath = null"
]
},
"restoreTerminals": {
"line": 192,
"purpose": "Restore terminals from persisted sessions (plain PTY, no tmux)"
},
"getTerminalsByProject": {
"line": 191,
"line": 255,
"params": [
"projectPath"
],
"purpose": "Get terminals for a specific project"
},
"getTerminalInfo": {
"line": 206,
"line": 270,
"params": [
"terminalId"
],
"purpose": "Get terminal info"
},
"writeToTerminal": {
"line": 217,
"line": 281,
"params": [
"terminalId",
"data"
],
"purpose": "Write data to specific terminal"
},
"resizeTerminal": {
"line": 227,
"line": 291,
"params": [
"terminalId",
"cols",
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"purpose": "Resize specific terminal"
},
"destroyTerminal": {
"line": 237,
"line": 301,
"params": [
"terminalId"
],
"purpose": "Destroy specific terminal"
},
"destroyAll": {
"line": 249,
"line": 314,
"purpose": "Destroy all terminals"
},
"getTerminalCount": {
"line": 260,
"line": 325,
"purpose": "Get terminal count"
},
"getTerminalIds": {
"line": 267,
"line": 332,
"purpose": "Get all terminal IDs"
},
"hasTerminal": {
"line": 274,
"line": 339,
"params": [
"terminalId"
],
"purpose": "Check if terminal exists"
},
"setupIPC": {
"line": 281,
"line": 346,
"params": [
"ipcMain"
],
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"TERMINAL_CREATE",
"TERMINAL_DESTROY",
"TERMINAL_INPUT_ID",
"TERMINAL_RESIZE_ID"
"TERMINAL_RESIZE_ID",
"TERMINALS_RESTORE"
],
"emits": [
"TERMINAL_OUTPUT_ID",
"TERMINAL_DESTROYED",
"TERMINAL_OUTPUT_ID",
"TERMINAL_DESTROYED"
]
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"LOAD_PROMPT_HISTORY"
]
}
},
"main/terminalPersistence": {
"file": "src/main/terminalPersistence.js",
"description": "Terminal Persistence Module",
"exports": [
"load",
"save",
"add",
"remove",
"update"
],
"depends": [
"path",
"fs",
"electron"
],
"functions": {
"getStoragePath": {
"line": 10
},
"load": {
"line": 18,
"purpose": "Load all persisted terminal sessions"
},
"save": {
"line": 34,
"params": [
"sessions"
],
"purpose": "Persist all terminal sessions to disk"
},
"add": {
"line": 47,
"params": [
"terminalId",
"data"
],
"purpose": "Add or update a terminal session entry"
},
"remove": {
"line": 56,
"params": [
"terminalId"
],
"purpose": "Remove a terminal session entry"
},
"update": {
"line": 67,
"params": [
"terminalId",
"patch"
],
"purpose": "Update a specific field of a terminal session"
}
}
}
},
"ipcChannels": {
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"name": "clone-github-repo-result",
"direction": "",
"description": ""
},
"TERMINALS_RESTORE": {
"name": "terminals-restore",
"direction": "",
"description": ""
},
"TERMINALS_RESTORED": {
"name": "terminals-restored",
"direction": "",
"description": ""
}
}
},
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"description": "Terminal Tab Bar Module"
}
],
"terminal-persistence": [
{
"module": "main/terminalPersistence",
"file": "src/main/terminalPersistence.js",
"description": "Terminal Persistence Module"
}
],
"workspace": [
{
"module": "main/workspace",
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77 changes: 77 additions & 0 deletions src/main/ptyManager.js
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const pty = require('node-pty');
const { IPC } = require('../shared/ipcChannels');
const promptLogger = require('./promptLogger');
const terminalPersistence = require('./terminalPersistence');

// Store multiple PTY instances
const ptyInstances = new Map(); // Map<terminalId, {pty, cwd, projectPath}>
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});

ptyInstances.set(terminalId, { pty: ptyProcess, cwd, projectPath });
terminalPersistence.add(terminalId, { cwd, projectPath: projectPath || null, customName: null });
console.log(`Created terminal ${terminalId} in ${cwd} (project: ${projectPath || 'global'})`);

return terminalId;
}

/**
* Restore terminals from persisted sessions (plain PTY, no tmux)
* @returns {Array<{terminalId, cwd, projectPath, customName}>} Restored terminal metadata
*/
function restoreTerminals() {
const sessions = terminalPersistence.load();
const restored = [];

for (const [terminalId, data] of Object.entries(sessions)) {
const { cwd, projectPath, customName } = data;

// Update counter so new terminals don't collide with restored IDs
const match = terminalId.match(/term-(\d+)/);
if (match) {
const num = parseInt(match[1], 10);
if (num > terminalCounter) terminalCounter = num;
}

const shell = getDefaultShell();
let shellArgs = [];
if (process.platform !== 'win32') {
const shellName = shell.split('/').pop();
if (shellName === 'fish') {
shellArgs = ['-i'];
} else if (shellName === 'nu') {
shellArgs = ['-l'];
} else {
shellArgs = ['-i', '-l'];
}
}

const ptyProcess = pty.spawn(shell, shellArgs, {
name: 'xterm-256color',
cols: 80,
rows: 24,
cwd,
env: { ...process.env, TERM: 'xterm-256color', COLORTERM: 'truecolor' }
});

ptyProcess.onData((d) => {
if (mainWindow && !mainWindow.isDestroyed()) {
mainWindow.webContents.send(IPC.TERMINAL_OUTPUT_ID, { terminalId, data: d });
}
});

ptyProcess.onExit(({ exitCode }) => {
console.log(`Terminal ${terminalId} (restored) exited:`, exitCode);
ptyInstances.delete(terminalId);
terminalPersistence.remove(terminalId);
if (mainWindow && !mainWindow.isDestroyed()) {
mainWindow.webContents.send(IPC.TERMINAL_DESTROYED, { terminalId, exitCode });
}
});

ptyInstances.set(terminalId, { pty: ptyProcess, cwd, projectPath: projectPath || null });
restored.push({ terminalId, cwd, projectPath: projectPath || null, customName: customName || null });
console.log(`Restored terminal ${terminalId} in ${cwd}`);
}

return restored;
}

/**
* Get terminals for a specific project
* @param {string|null} projectPath - Project path or null for global
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if (instance) {
instance.pty.kill();
ptyInstances.delete(terminalId);
terminalPersistence.remove(terminalId);
console.log(`Destroyed terminal ${terminalId}`);
}
}
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ipcMain.on(IPC.TERMINAL_RESIZE_ID, (event, { terminalId, cols, rows }) => {
resizeTerminal(terminalId, cols, rows);
});

// Restore persisted terminals
ipcMain.on(IPC.TERMINALS_RESTORE, (event) => {
try {
const restored = restoreTerminals();
event.reply(IPC.TERMINALS_RESTORED, { success: true, terminals: restored });
} catch (error) {
console.error('[ptyManager] Failed to restore terminals:', error);
event.reply(IPC.TERMINALS_RESTORED, { success: false, terminals: [], error: error.message });
}
});
}

module.exports = {
init,
createTerminal,
restoreTerminals,
writeToTerminal,
resizeTerminal,
destroyTerminal,
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