fix(desktop): serve complete assets via t3code:// protocol

[Exotic209093]

The proxyRequest function forwarded Electron.net.fetch ReadableStream bodies directly into a new Response inside protocol.handle, which truncates large JS bundles mid-stream causing SyntaxError on load. Buffer GET/HEAD response bodies via arrayBuffer() before constructing the Response to ensure complete delivery regardless of asset size.

Fixes #11523

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Fixed an issue that could truncate large JavaScript bundle responses when loading desktop app resources.
  • GET and HEAD responses are now handled reliably, ensuring complete resource delivery for large assets.
  • Very large or unspecified-size responses are streamed instead of being fully buffered, improving stability and reducing memory pressure during resource loading.

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Verdict: Approved at aac193a

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This is a focused desktop protocol bug fix that buffers GET/HEAD responses so large renderer assets arrive intact, with targeted regression coverage. Its only notable tradeoff is bounded memory and latency overhead while buffering responses; no product defaults, schemas, infrastructure, or static-analysis settings change.

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Walkthrough

The desktop protocol now buffers eligible GET and HEAD response bodies up to 64 MiB before applying the CSP header. Unknown-size and larger responses stream normally. A test verifies complete delivery of a 1 MiB JavaScript asset.

Changes

Protocol response buffering

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Buffer protocol responses and validate large assets apps/desktop/src/electron/ElectronProtocol.ts, apps/desktop/src/electron/ElectronProtocol.test.ts	proxyRequest buffers non-null GET and HEAD responses when content-length is finite and at most 64 MiB. Other eligible responses continue to stream. The test checks the complete contents of a 1 MiB JavaScript response.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: High

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to dfcce

Headerless protocol responses can be fully loaded into memory regardless of size, risking desktop instability for large assets. Fix the buffering predicate before merging.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 1 functions across 2 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the desktop protocol fix and the main outcome: complete asset delivery through the t3code:// protocol.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description explains what changed, identifies the truncation problem, states the buffering approach, and links the issue. It does not use the template headings or include the checklist, but the re…
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes address #11523. proxyRequest buffers GET and HEAD responses when the declared content-length is at or below 64 MiB. The affected bundled asset declares a small content length, so the c…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes are limited to ElectronProtocol.ts and its related ElectronProtocol.test.ts. The buffering logic and test directly support the truncated t3code:// asset fix in #11523. No unrelated c…

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apps/desktop/src/electron/ElectronProtocol.test.ts (1)

154-158: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Assert the upstream buffering operation.

The standard Response body remains complete when the prior implementation forwards it directly, so the existing payload assertions pass without buffering. Spy on upstreamResponse.arrayBuffer() and assert one call to detect removal of the buffering branch.

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In `@apps/desktop/src/electron/ElectronProtocol.test.ts` around lines 154 - 158,
Update the test around netFetchMock and the large payload to spy on the upstream
Response’s arrayBuffer method, then assert it is called exactly once. Keep the
existing payload assertions and ensure the spy observes the response returned by
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In `@apps/desktop/src/electron/ElectronProtocol.ts`:
- Line 189: Update proxyRequest to enforce a response-size limit before calling
response.arrayBuffer() for non-asset paths, rejecting oversized responses while
preserving buffering for asset paths handled by the truncation fix. Use the
existing path classification and response handling symbols in proxyRequest, and
ensure the limit is applied before retaining the full body.

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In `@apps/desktop/src/electron/ElectronProtocol.test.ts`:
- Around line 154-158: Update the test around netFetchMock and the large payload
to spy on the upstream Response’s arrayBuffer method, then assert it is called
exactly once. Keep the existing payload assertions and ensure the spy observes
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🟠 Major · Treat a missing content-length as unknown. · ElectronProtocol.ts:191-197

apps/desktop/src/electron/ElectronProtocol.ts:191-197
🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Treat a missing content-length as unknown. Number(response.headers.get("content-length")) converts a missing header to 0. The shouldBufferBody predicate therefore calls response.arrayBuffer() for headerless t3code:// GET/HEAD responses of any size, bypassing the intended 64 MiB streaming fallback.

Require a non-null content-length before applying the numeric range checks. The headerless 1 MiB fixture in ElectronProtocol.test.ts:144-178 only checks the returned bytes, so it passes with either buffering or streaming. Add an assertion that the headerless response uses response.body rather than arrayBuffer().

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In `@apps/desktop/src/electron/ElectronProtocol.ts` around lines 191 - 197, Update
the contentLength handling in the ElectronProtocol response path to treat a
missing content-length header as unknown, requiring a non-null header before
applying numeric range checks so headerless GET/HEAD responses use streaming via
response.body instead of arrayBuffer(). Extend the headerless-response case in
ElectronProtocol.test.ts to assert that response.body is used and arrayBuffer()
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In `@apps/desktop/src/electron/ElectronProtocol.ts`:
- Around line 191-197: Update the contentLength handling in the ElectronProtocol
response path to treat a missing content-length header as unknown, requiring a
non-null header before applying numeric range checks so headerless GET/HEAD
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[juliusmarminge]

Closing as stale: since #9194 packaged builds serve the SPA from disk via serveDesktopAsset, so proxyRequest only fronts Vite in development and the path in #11523 no longer exists in production. As written, Number(response.headers.get("content-length")) is 0 for a missing header, so the streaming fallback for unknown-length bodies is unreachable, and the test passes on a stock Response with or without the change. The typecheck failure is from passing backendOrigin, which #9194 removed from the registration input.