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Summary

Serialize desktop backend startup, restart, teardown, and recovery so overlapping lifecycle operations cannot spawn duplicate backends or leave process-tree orphans.

Closes #1635

Changes

  • route startup, retry, reset, setup, uninstall, shutdown, and supervision through one lifecycle owner
  • stop complete process trees with bounded Unix grace and forced cross-platform cleanup
  • keep blocking setup/uninstall filesystem work off the UI thread and restore supervision after teardown errors
  • document lifecycle recovery and credit the reporter in the changelog

Type

  • 🐛 Bug fix
  • ✨ New feature
  • ♻️ Refactor
  • 📝 Documentation
  • 🧪 Tests
  • 🔧 CI / Build
  • 🚀 Release prep

Testing

  • real-child regressions cover overlapping launch, exit, uninstall, descendant cleanup, and failed-uninstall supervision
  • cargo check --tests passes; targeted frontend lifecycle tests pass
  • locale parity, changelog style, version lockstep, and CJK gates: 263 passed
  • full repository gate runs in CI

Checklist

  • Tested locally
  • Updated relevant documentation
  • No local machine paths, logs, or personal environment details
  • Version files unchanged and remain in sync
  • Runtime fixture coverage remains in the CI smoke matrix

Release cadence

Continuous-to-main; no version bump.

The desktop backend now serializes startup, retry, reset, uninstall, shutdown, and recovery through one lifecycle owner, with bounded cross-platform process-tree termination and blocking filesystem work off the UI thread. This prevents concurrent backend instances and port-binding conflicts such as issue #1635, while restoring supervision after teardown failures. Review shutdown and forced-cleanup paths for hangs, orphaned processes, or premature termination.

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The PR serializes desktop backend lifecycle operations and adds process-tree containment for backend-owned subprocesses.

  • Routes startup, teardown, uninstall, reset, and crash recovery through a shared lifecycle owner.
  • Adds bounded process-tree cleanup and nested subprocess containment across supported desktop platforms.
  • Restores backend supervision after failed uninstall teardown and adds lifecycle regression coverage.

Important Files Changed

Filename Overview
frontend/src-tauri/src/bootstrap.rs Centralizes serialized backend launch, attachment, supervision, teardown, and recovery without leaving the previously reported attach path unsupervised.
frontend/src-tauri/src/uninstall.rs Releases uninstall ownership and re-enters serialized backend recovery on failure while reserving the quitting flag for successful app exit.
frontend/src-tauri/src/backend.rs Implements backend process ownership and process-tree termination used by the serialized lifecycle paths.
backend/core/contained_subprocess.py Adds independently terminable nested operation ownership using POSIX process groups and Windows jobs.
frontend/src-tauri/tests/backend_lifecycle.rs Covers overlapping lifecycle operations, failed-stop recovery, attached-backend supervision, and replacement after backend death.

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The desktop backend now uses owned process trees and serialized lifecycle coordination for startup, supervision, teardown, reset, setup, uninstall, and recovery. Backend and sidecar descendants receive bounded cleanup. Tests cover process containment, lifecycle races, attachment monitoring, uninstall recovery, worker registration, and localized setup errors.

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Backend lifecycle ownership

Layer / File(s) Summary
Process containment primitives
backend/core/contained_subprocess.py, frontend/src-tauri/src/tools.rs, frontend/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
Owned subprocesses use POSIX process groups or Windows Job Objects. Supervisors handle cancellation, descendant cleanup, descriptor ownership, and failure cleanup.
Backend and sidecar process wiring
frontend/src-tauri/src/backend.rs, backend/main.py, backend/services/*, tests/test_sidecar_install.py, backend/tests/*
Backend and sidecar launches use contained wrappers. Occupied ports are not signalled when ownership is unknown.
Serialized backend lifecycle
frontend/src-tauri/src/lib.rs, frontend/src-tauri/src/bootstrap.rs, frontend/src-tauri/src/reset.rs, frontend/src-tauri/src/setup.rs
Startup, attachment supervision, respawn, exit, reset, setup, and retry use shared lifecycle state and retained blocking work where required.
Uninstall, lifecycle validation, and interface updates
frontend/src-tauri/src/uninstall.rs, frontend/src-tauri/tests/backend_lifecycle.rs, frontend/src/components/*, frontend/src/i18n/locales/*
Uninstall now uses single-flight claims, retained tasks, native exit, and guarded recovery. Tests cover cleanup and recovery paths. The setup UI displays localized backend-stop errors.
Worker validation and release documentation
tests/test_worker_inbound_transport.py, CHANGELOG.md, docs/install/troubleshooting.md
Worker tests require completed registration before task acceptance. Documentation records worker enrollment and lifecycle recovery guidance.

Estimated code review effort: 5 (Critical) | ~120 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 328d7

The PR serializes backend lifecycle operations and changes teardown, uninstall, and sidecar process handling, but bounded merge-readiness risks remain: setup or exit may freeze during large cleanup, failed uninstall may leave the backend unsupervised, logs may expose local filesystem paths, and Windows sidecar communication may regress. These issues should be fixed or explicitly accepted before merge.

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Out of Scope Changes check ⚠️ Warning The changelog includes worker-only Docker Compose and protocol-v2 enrollment changes that are unrelated to issue #1635. Remove the unrelated changelog entry or provide a linked objective that requires the worker-only Docker Compose and protocol-v2 enrollment changes.
Cross-Platform Default Parity ⚠️ Warning Default terminate_process_tree sends SIGTERM and waits on macOS/Linux but immediately kills the Job on Windows (tools.rs:489-545); unconditional callers use it (bootstrap.rs:353, `backend.rs:... Use one default shutdown contract on all three platforms, or move the forced Windows behavior behind an explicit Settings, environment, or CLI opt-in.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title uses conventional-commit format with scope and includes the linked issue reference.
Description check ✅ Passed The description includes the required summary, changes, type, testing, checklist, and release cadence sections with relevant details.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes address issue #1635 by serializing backend lifecycle operations and cleaning process trees to prevent duplicate instances and port conflicts.
Docstring Coverage ✅ Passed Docstring check was indeterminate for this PR — some files could not be analyzed in time. Not blocking.
I18n Completeness (21 Locales) ✅ Passed The PR adds firstrun.backend_stop_failed and uses bootstrap.unknown_error; both keys exist in all 21 locale files, and no new hardcoded JSX user-facing text was introduced.
Local-First Guarantee ✅ Passed The PR diff adds no cloud URLs, HTTP clients, analytics, telemetry, accounts, or API-key handling; existing PostHog and loopback health code is unchanged.
Backward Compatibility ✅ Passed PR changes leave DB/migrations, config, user-env, pyproject, and uv.lock unchanged; data/model paths match main, and no new model download or engine reinstall path was introduced.

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In `@frontend/src-tauri/src/lib.rs`:
- Around line 469-471: Bound lifecycle-lock acquisition in with_backend_stopped
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without blocking indefinitely. Update shutdown_backend_for_exit at
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- Around line 64-77: Update terminate_process_tree and its related
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if let Err(error) = bootstrap::with_backend_stopped(app_handle, || {}) {
log::warn!("Could not fully stop the backend during app exit: {error}");
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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Two main-thread callers wait on BackendState::lifecycle without a bound. with_backend_stopped uses a blocking lock(), and the reset and uninstall purges hold that lock across a multi-GB remove_dir_all that never checks quitting, so either caller can freeze the UI thread for the whole deletion. Add one bounded acquisition helper (deadline loop over try_lock, then log and proceed) and use it at both sites.

  • frontend/src-tauri/src/lib.rs#L469-L471: replace the unbounded teardown wait in shutdown_backend_for_exit so ExitRequested cannot block the event loop.
  • frontend/src-tauri/src/setup.rs#L985-L989: use the same bounded wait in complete_setup, or make the command async so it leaves the main thread.
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Addressed in 287cac9. Setup and uninstall filesystem/lifecycle work now runs through spawn_blocking, so synchronous commands no longer freeze the UI. Exit still deliberately joins the lifecycle owner: proceeding without ownership can orphan a spawned-but-untracked backend, and the real-child regression pins that safety invariant.

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@debpalash, setup, uninstall, and reset now execute their lifecycle and filesystem work off the UI thread. One instance remains: frontend/src-tauri/src/bootstrap.rs Line 1042 runs clean_and_retry_bootstrap synchronously while Line 1046 waits for lifecycle ownership and Line 1049 deletes the project directory. Make this command asynchronous and move the guarded deletion into spawn_blocking; retain the exit-time lifecycle join.


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File: frontend/src-tauri/src/lib.rs:469-471
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Learning: In the Tauri desktop lifecycle, `shutdown_backend_for_exit` must synchronously join the current lifecycle owner. Proceeding without lifecycle ownership can orphan a backend that was spawned but not yet tracked. The real-child lifecycle regression test enforces this invariant.

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166-177: 🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Do not log target paths.

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Do not write raw target paths to logs. Lines 167, 173, and 178 log t.path, which can contain an absolute user home path; log a stable target key and sanitized error data instead, and add coverage that purge logs contain no target paths. As per path instructions, “Flag any code that persists or logs values matching TOKEN/KEY/SECRET or absolute user home paths (/Users/<name>/, C:\Users\<name>\).”

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- Around line 242-252: Restrict orphan cleanup to verified VoiceStudio backend
processes: filter Unix lsof results to TCP LISTEN entries, then validate
ownership before signaling; apply the same ownership check to Windows LISTENING
PIDs. Preserve process-group termination for verified backends and add a
regression test proving foreign processes are not killed, covering the cleanup
logic around the Unix group_result path and its Windows counterpart.

In `@frontend/src-tauri/src/setup.rs`:
- Around line 1006-1012: Update the setup restart flow around
with_backend_stopped and respawn_backend so the same BackendState.lifecycle
ownership token remains held across backend teardown and the asynchronous spawn
handoff, preventing teardown from racing a queued launch. Add a concurrent
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In `@frontend/src-tauri/src/uninstall.rs`:
- Around line 242-247: Update the uninstall task await/error path so a
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uninstall_task_failed, restoring AppFlags.quitting. Add a regression test
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- Around line 248-250: Update the uninstall flow around finish_uninstall_attempt
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"import os; "
"fd=int(os.environ['OMNIVOICE_DESKTOP_DRAIN_FD']); "
"\ntry: os.fstat(fd); print('leaked')"
"\nexcept OSError: print('closed')",
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"""Stable nested operation ownership (model-free, cross-platform seams)."""
import ctypes
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proc.wait(timeout=5)
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Forward the supervisor's standard streams on Windows. At backend/core/contained_subprocess.py:473-478, close_fds=True and no standard streams leave the operation disconnected from the protocol pipes, so the ready handshake times out. Pass sys.stdin.buffer, sys.stdout.buffer, and sys.stderr.buffer to the operation Popen, and add a Windows ready-handshake regression test.

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In `@backend/services/subprocess_backend.py` around lines 512 - 519, Update the
Windows subprocess operation launch used by spawn_owned so Popen receives
sys.stdin.buffer, sys.stdout.buffer, and sys.stderr.buffer while retaining
close_fds=True, allowing the ready handshake to use the protocol pipes; add a
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In `@backend/core/contained_subprocess.py`:
- Around line 244-259: Update the spawn_owned exception cleanup so it closes
only control_write and result_read when subprocess.Popen fails; leave
control_read and result_write to the existing finally cleanup to prevent
double-closing descriptor numbers.

In `@backend/tests/test_omnivoice_subprocess.py`:
- Around line 156-164: Replace the tautological assertions in
test_desktop_sidecar_needs_no_unmanaged_spawn_flags and
test_standalone_sidecar_also_delegates_to_nested_owner with an observable
_spawn/spawn_owned interaction assertion that fails when unmanaged creation
flags are passed and succeeds when none are passed; otherwise remove these
tests.

In `@frontend/src-tauri/src/setup.rs`:
- Around line 995-1014: Update the relocation flow around record_portable_dir,
clear_portable_dir, and the subsequent save_config_at calls to snapshot the
existing portable-pointer state before making changes, then restore that state
whenever any later persistence step returns Err. Ensure rollback covers both
relocation and reset-to-default paths, so a failed configuration write leaves
the previously surviving layout pointer unchanged.

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In `@backend/services/subprocess_backend.py`:
- Around line 512-519: Update the Windows subprocess operation launch used by
spawn_owned so Popen receives sys.stdin.buffer, sys.stdout.buffer, and
sys.stderr.buffer while retaining close_fds=True, allowing the ready handshake
to use the protocol pipes; add a regression test covering the Windows ready
handshake.
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import base64
import io
import os
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