* fix(settings): show current release notes
* fix(updater): use app version for local release notes
* fix(settings): constrain release note images
* fix(settings): prefer current notes without updates
* feat(ui): add custom title bar window controls for Windows and Linux
Hide the native title bar on win32/linux (titleBarStyle: 'hidden', frame
untouched so native resize borders and snapping keep working) and render
minimize / maximize-restore / close buttons in the renderer, mirroring the
existing macOS traffic-light setup.
- New WINDOW:* IPC contract (minimize, toggle-maximize, close, get-state)
handled in window.events.ts, resolved from the sender WebContents;
close goes through win.close() so window-bounds persistence still runs.
- WINDOW:STATE_CHANGED pushed on maximize/unmaximize/fullscreen so the
maximize/restore glyph stays correct for OS-triggered changes; controls
hide while fullscreen.
- WindowControlsComponent mounts once in app-root as a manual popover so
it stays in the browser top layer above CDK overlays (dialogs,
multi-EPG) - same behavior as macOS traffic lights.
- Theme-aware via CSS vars (--app-on-surface, --app-hover-overlay);
Windows-red close hover. Drag regions get right padding through a
body-level frameless-platform class.
- Gated by RuntimeCapabilitiesService.usesCustomWindowControls; PWA and
macOS never mount the controls.
Includes unit specs for the component and IPC handlers, an Electron E2E
suite (window-controls.e2e.ts), and a window-chrome section in
docs/architecture/workspace-shell.md.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* feat(linux): upgrade Electron to 41 for frameless window decorations on Wayland
With the native title bar hidden, Linux windows lost the WM-drawn shadow
and rounded corners. Electron draws client-side decorations only on
native Wayland, and frameless-window CSD (GTK drop shadow + extended
resize boundaries) landed in Electron 41 - before that, frameless
windows render as plain rectangles.
- electron ^39.8.5 -> ^41.7.2 (Wayland auto-detected since 38.2; X11
sessions remain undecorated, matching other frameless Electron apps;
Windows keeps its DWM shadow and rounded corners).
- better-sqlite3 pinned to exactly 12.9.0: the last release shipping
prebuilt binaries for both Node 20 (ABI 115, Jest) and Electron 41
(ABI 145, runtime). 12.10.0 dropped the Node 20 prebuilds, forcing a
from-source build that fails without a C++ toolchain.
- pnpm override node-abi 3.85.0 -> 3.92.0 so electron-builder
install-app-deps can map Electron 41 to ABI 145.
Reviewed Electron 40/41 breaking changes: only the renderer clipboard
deprecation, which this app does not use.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(e2e): address review feedback and window-managerless Linux CI
- Skip the three window-manager-dependent E2E assertions (maximize
toggle, main-process state sync, minimize) on Linux CI: GitHub's
ubuntu runners drive Electron under xvfb without a window manager, so
maximize/minimize state never materializes there. Windows CI and
local Linux/macOS runs keep the coverage.
- WINDOW:TOGGLE_MAXIMIZE now returns the requested state instead of
re-reading isMaximized() right after the call, which races on Linux
window managers where maximize()/unmaximize() complete
asynchronously; the WINDOW:STATE_CHANGED push stays authoritative.
- Skip attaching window-state push listeners on macOS, where the
custom controls never mount and the IPC traffic had no subscriber.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(ui): gate custom window controls on the full bridge surface
Include getWindowState and onWindowStateChange in the
usesCustomWindowControls capability check — the controls rely on both
for initial state and for keeping the maximize/restore glyph in sync
with OS-triggered changes, so a partial bridge should not mount them.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Co-authored-by: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
When the reuse-instance setting is enabled, the spawned MPV/VLC process
is stored globally and kept alive (non-detached, piped stdio) so follow-up
streams can be loaded into it. Nothing killed that process on app quit,
so every app restart left an orphaned player running in the background.
Register an explicit shutdown in the before-quit hook that kills the
stored process and stops position polling, mirroring the existing
embedded-MPV shutdown path.
Co-authored-by: 4gray <fourgray@proton.me>
Co-authored-by: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
fixPath() was called as the very first statement at module load
(top-level, before app.setName, before app.whenReady), which on
macOS/Linux spawns an interactive login shell — bash/zsh -ilc 'env' —
and waits SYNCHRONOUSLY for it to print the environment back. With
oh-my-zsh / heavy .bashrc setups this is routinely 50-300ms blocking
the Electron main process before window creation can even begin.
The only purpose of fixPath in this app is to populate process.env.PATH
so that subsequently-spawned external player binaries (MPV/VLC) can be
resolved by bare name. That's a user-action path (clicking play with
external player configured), not a startup-critical one. Two callers
exist (player.events.ts) and both fall back to bare 'mpv' / 'vlc' only
after checking well-known absolute paths.
Move the call into a setImmediate scheduled at the END of
bootstrapAppEvents — after DB init, IPC handler registration, and
window load. The user-visible startup sequence no longer carries the
shell-spawn cost. By the time anyone could plausibly click an external
player, PATH is already hydrated.
Idempotent + Windows-gated (fix-path is a no-op on Windows anyway).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Entire-Checkpoint: f957cd9849e0
- Introduced tooling for building and staging the macOS `libmpv` runtime for IPTVnator's embedded MPV player.
- Added `build-macos-runtime.mjs` for building an LGPL-compatible runtime from source.
- Created `stage-macos-runtime.mjs` for staging the built runtime artifacts.
- Implemented validation for the packaged embedded MPV runtime in `electron-after-pack.cjs` and `embedded-mpv-macos.cjs`.
- Updated packaging scripts to ensure the embedded MPV runtime is correctly integrated and validated during the build process.
- Added README files to document the expected layout and usage for the embedded MPV runtime artifacts.
Entire-Checkpoint: c6e522b4276c
- Added DatabaseWorkerClient to manage database operations in a worker thread.
- Created database-worker-client.ts to handle requests and responses between the main process and the worker.
- Introduced database-worker.types.ts for type definitions related to worker messages and operations.
- Implemented database.worker.ts to execute various database operations, including CRUD operations for playlists, content, and favorites.
- Added database.worker-connection.ts to manage database connections and ensure proper handling of SQLite instances.
- Created tests for DatabaseWorkerClient to ensure correct request handling and error management.
- Updated xtream.events.ts to allow suppression of error logging for specific requests.
- Enhanced EPG parser worker to include a busy timeout for SQLite operations.
- Integrated shutdown logic for the DatabaseWorkerClient in the main application lifecycle.
- Implemented tests for importing M3U playlists via native dialog.
- Added smoke tests for loading Xtream and Stalker content through IPC.
- Created tests to verify persistence of remote control settings across app restarts.
- Updated smoke tests to check for main window properties and workspace content rendering.
refactor(electron-backend): enhance store service and database path handling
- Modified store service to use a dynamic configuration directory based on environment.
- Refactored database connection to utilize new path utility functions for better path management.
fix(e2e): improve test selectors and structure for better reliability
- Updated test selectors in web-e2e tests to use role-based queries for better accessibility.
- Refactored settings tests to reduce redundancy and improve clarity.
chore(e2e): update TypeScript configuration for better inclusion of test files
- Adjusted tsconfig.json to ensure proper inclusion of e2e test files.
Entire-Checkpoint: bb9a8e2e351e
Add comprehensive download functionality for Xtream and Stalker portals:
Backend (Electron):
- Add downloads table schema with foreign key to playlists
- Create downloads.events.ts with IPC handlers for download operations
- Support download start, cancel, retry, remove, and status queries
- Auto-create playlist entries for Stalker portals to satisfy FK constraints
- Add download folder selection and file reveal/play functionality
Frontend (Angular):
- Create DownloadsService with reactive signal-based state management
- Add DownloadsComponent with queue management UI
- Implement download buttons with three states: download, downloading, play local
- Support both Xtream and Stalker modes with proper playlist ID handling
- Add download progress indicators and status badges
UI Components:
- Update VodDetailsComponent with download/play-local buttons
- Update SeasonContainerComponent with episode download buttons
- Add navigation link to downloads page
- Style download buttons and progress indicators
Stalker Portal Support:
- Resolve stream URLs via fetchLinkToPlay API before downloading
- Handle both vod-series and regular-series episode types
- Use playlist._id for Stalker (vs portalId for Xtream)
- Pass playlist info for auto-creation in database
Translations:
- Add download-related strings for en, de, es, fr
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add a new HttpServer class that serves the built remote-control-web
static assets and provides a simple REST/API routing layer for remote
control endpoints.
Key changes:
- Implement server lifecycle: start, stop, updateSettings with port and
enabled handling.
- Resolve distribution path depending on electron packaging (dev vs
production).
- Serve static files with basic security (normalize path to prevent
traversal) and SPA fallback to index.html for client-side routing.
- Provide registration API for remote control handlers mapped to
/api/remote-control/* endpoints.
- Log server status and listening URL on start, and on stop.
These changes enable the Electron backend to host the remote control
web app and route API calls without external web servers, simplifying
development and packaging.
Introduce MPV process reuse and IPC control, and add basic EPG IPC
handlers.
- Add GET_CHANNEL_PROGRAMS and FETCH_EPG ipc handlers to epg.events.ts
to expose fetching EPG data by channel or URLs.
- Rework player.events.ts:
- Export proper bootstrap and add module-level mpvProcess and
mpvSocketPath to track a reusable MPV instance.
- Add sendMpvCommand helper to communicate with MPV via its IPC socket.
- Implement OPEN_MPV_PLAYER handler that:
- Reads MPV path and MPV_REUSE_INSTANCE setting from store.
- Attempts to reuse an existing MPV process by sending loadfile
command over the socket when reuse is enabled.
- Falls back to spawning a new mpv process, creating a unique IPC
socket path, and storing the process/socket when reuse is enabled.
- Adds error and exit handlers to clear stored references.
- Add necessary imports (ChildProcess, existsSync, createConnection).
- Remove/comment unused import block for shared-interfaces and adapt
existing code to the new flow.
Why:
- Enable reusing a single MPV instance to improve resource usage and
provide faster playback switching.
- Add IPC endpoints for EPG to support frontend requests for program
data.
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