perf(desktop): cache Windows shell environment - #7492
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughChangesWindows shell environment cache
Priority: ⬇️ Low Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes Change: Feature Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant DesktopShellEnvironment.make
participant installWindowsEnvironment
participant FileSystem
participant readWindowsEnvironment
DesktopShellEnvironment.make->>installWindowsEnvironment: provide cache path and directory
installWindowsEnvironment->>FileSystem: read cache file
installWindowsEnvironment->>readWindowsEnvironment: run Windows environment probes when cache is unavailable
readWindowsEnvironment-->>installWindowsEnvironment: return PATH and FNM_DIR results
installWindowsEnvironment->>FileSystem: persist successful probe results
Suggested reviewers: Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to Some Windows launches can receive an invalid fnm shell path from the cache, disrupting shell-dependent tooling until the cache is refreshed. Refresh this value rather than persisting it before merge. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1❌ Failed checks (1 warning)
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ApprovabilityVerdict: Not approved Macroscope's review found this PR not approvable — This PR introduces new caching infrastructure for Windows shell environment probes, including file I/O, JSON schema validation, and time-based expiration. While the implementation includes tests and graceful fallbacks, the added complexity and the author's unfamiliarity with this file warrant human review. You can add or adjust custom eligibility rules. Learn more. |
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Note 🤖 GPT-6 Astra (preview) responding on behalf of Theo This note is part of an automated cleanup pass. Carryover from #6301 at 23081bac73: retain checks for OneDrive-redirected PowerShell profiles and UTF-16LE profile text when adding cache invalidation. A profile can add a provider directory or source another script without mentioning fnm, so absence of that text must not justify discarding its environment. Invalidate or refresh after profile changes and when a cached |
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In `@apps/desktop/src/shell/DesktopShellEnvironment.test.ts`:
- Line 83: Update the path.join mock in DesktopShellEnvironment tests to use a
host-compatible separator so the generated cache path remains inside the scoped
temporary directory on POSIX while preserving the Windows path behavior under
test.
In `@apps/desktop/src/shell/DesktopShellEnvironment.ts`:
- Around line 431-434: Update the Windows environment cache lookup and
restoration flow around installWindowsEnvironment so cached profile values never
persist or restore FNM_MULTISHELL_PATH. On cache hits, obtain that variable from
a fresh profile probe while preserving cached handling for the other environment
values.
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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Keep the cache file inside the scoped temporary directory.
On POSIX, \ is a filename character. DesktopShellEnvironment.ts passes the resulting sibling path to writeFileString, so scoped cleanup does not remove the cache file.
Use a host-compatible join. A forward slash preserves the Windows cache-path behavior under test.
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| path: { join: (directory: string, fileName: string) => `${directory}\\${fileName}` }, | |
| path: { join: (directory: string, fileName: string) => `${directory}/${fileName}` }, |
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In `@apps/desktop/src/shell/DesktopShellEnvironment.test.ts` at line 83, Update
the path.join mock in DesktopShellEnvironment tests to use a host-compatible
separator so the generated cache path remains inside the scoped temporary
directory on POSIX while preserving the Windows path behavior under test.
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| value.inheritedPath === inheritedPath && | ||
| now >= value.capturedAt && | ||
| now - value.capturedAt <= WINDOWS_ENVIRONMENT_CACHE_MAX_AGE_MS, |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift
Do not persist FNM_MULTISHELL_PATH in the Windows cache.
A cache hit restores the cached profile values when the inherited PATH is unchanged. installWindowsEnvironment then assigns the cached FNM_MULTISHELL_PATH without validation. This variable is a per-shell path generated by fnm env, so a later launch can receive a stale or removed path.
Obtain FNM_MULTISHELL_PATH from a fresh profile probe instead of restoring it from the cache.
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In `@apps/desktop/src/shell/DesktopShellEnvironment.ts` around lines 431 - 434,
Update the Windows environment cache lookup and restoration flow around
installWindowsEnvironment so cached profile values never persist or restore
FNM_MULTISHELL_PATH. On cache hits, obtain that variable from a fresh profile
probe while preserving cached handling for the other environment values.
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What Changed
PATHremains unchanged.The independent Windows tray/background feature is tracked in #7493.
Why
Loading the PowerShell profile dominates repeated Windows desktop startup. Reusing a verified snapshot removes that repeated work while the inherited environment is stable, without allowing a transient probe failure to suppress profile-derived
PATHand FNM variables for 24 hours.Checklist
Implemented with GPT-5.6-sol through the Codex harness in T3 Code.
Note
Cache Windows shell environment to disk to avoid redundant PowerShell probes on launch
installWindowsEnvironmentnow reads a cache file (stored instateDir) before running PowerShell probes. The cache is reused when the inherited PATH matches and the cache is ≤24 hours old.-NoProfileand profile) run concurrently as before. A new cache is written only when both probes return PATH.Macroscope summarized 75c39fd.
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