experiments in a post-browser web
docs(changelog): add 2026-04-20 weekly summary + regenerate RSS
Covers this week's work: core consolidation (cmd/page/hud merged into
the core background renderer + ext:all-loaded race fix), the Phase
3.11 preload.js deletion sweep, single-tile feature collapses
(groups/tag-actions/lex/entities/websearch), pubsub broadcaster fixes
(webview guests, full-URL echo prevention, window-entry registration),
test parallelization (smoke split, desktop-serial suite, per-describe
isolation), and a handful of one-off fixes.
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## 2026-04-20
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Desktop - Core consolidation
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- [x] Merge cmd + page + hud resident renderers into the core background renderer — `app/index.js` now awaits `initCmd()`, `initPage()`, `initHud()`; `cmd-glue.ts`, `page-glue.ts`, `hud-glue.ts` and the three resident shim HTMLs deleted
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- [x] Fix `ext:all-loaded` subscribe-after-publish race that was silently dropping 26 core commands (quit/restart/back/forward/reload/settings/theme-* etc) on cold start — registry now grows 72→96
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- [x] Fix Electron 40 `console-message` forwarder — event `level` is a string literal in E40, not an int, so the numeric filter dropped all renderer output
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- [x] Move macOS did-become-active / did-resign-active overlay-hide/show handlers inline into `main.ts` (no longer owned by hud-glue)
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- [x] Remove unused helpdocs feature
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Desktop - Tile preload migration (Phase 3.11)
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- [x] Delete `preload.js` — cmd panel, chain-editor, canvas page host, settings, HUD overlay + widgets, datastore viewer, navigator, session, diagnostic all migrated to `tile-preload.cjs`
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- [x] Delete legacy `extensionHostWindow` + host HTML + v1 branch of the extension broadcaster (Phase 3.10)
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- [x] Delete `IPC_CHANNELS` const + 6 dead `ipcMain.on` handlers (Phase 3.11c)
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- [x] Strict shims for `tile:theme:*`, `tile:extensions:*`, `tile:chrome-extensions:*`, `tile:window:opener-*`, `tile:features:settings-schema`, `tile:window:get-id`, `tile:log:write`, `tile:app:quit/restart`, `tile:backup/shell/app` — all trustedBuiltin-gated
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- [x] Flip datastore, app-control, theme, extension-*, opener-*, features-schema, get-window-id to strict + delete legacy (Phase 3.6 sweep)
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- [x] Migrate 6 features to the v2 settings API, fix datastore `tableName` param mismatch
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- [x] Route `about:blank` and cmd panel / chain-editor through tile-preload (Cat 4 IZUI fix)
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Desktop - Feature tile conversions
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- [x] Collapse groups, tag-actions, lex, entities, websearch into single-tile resident form — drop cross-window pubsub round-trips
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- [x] Migrate callers from legacy `peek://ext/{id}` to v2 `peek://{id}` — plus test-URL sweep
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Desktop - Pubsub + tile-preload
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- [x] Auto-initialize `tile-preload` at module load — remove the call-order trap
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- [x] Register v2 window-entries opened via `api.window.open` with the tile broadcaster (they weren't being forwarded global publishes)
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- [x] Broadcaster now reaches webview guests (peek:// URLs), not just BrowserWindows
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- [x] Echo-prevention compares full URL, not just peek host — fixes sibling-window dropped pubsub inside the same feature
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- [x] HUD widget init: `initialize()` calls, `getExtKey` shape fix
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- [x] `tile-preload` getBounds / getDisplayInfo / setBounds + unwrap `getWindowId` result
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Desktop - Testing
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- [x] Split `smoke.spec.ts` (2000+ lines, 29 describes) into one-file-per-describe for parallelism
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- [x] Add `desktop-serial` Playwright project (workers: 1) for OS-integration-fragile tests
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- [x] Per-describe Electron isolation via `createPerDescribeApp()` — kills cross-test state leaks
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- [x] Disable cmd-panel close-on-blur + showSelf `window.show` under headless
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- [x] Test module-health check — detects silent module-halt regressions from api drift
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- [x] Deterministic `window:opened`-event wait in external-url test (no more 500ms sleep)
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- [x] Fix tag-widget page-widget flake: per-test URL + key, gate on `__pageModuleReady`, poll for quit/restart registration
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- [x] Rewrite cmd chain tests around canonical OUTPUT_SELECTION → CHAIN_MODE flow
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- [x] Delete v1 `api.commands.flush` batching tests (no-op in v2)
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Desktop - Other fixes
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- [x] Register `will-download` handler on webview guest session — fixes download-popup not being cleaned up
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- [x] Preserve window size during drag-out-of-maximize in page host
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- [x] Page widget updates reactively for tag events
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- [x] Restore minimal `cmd:register-batch` publish + merge-preserve pattern in cmd resident
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- [x] setWindowColorScheme window resolution in headless (Cat 3 theme fix)
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- [x] ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE import compat for schema codegen
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- [x] atproto signature-verification plan written (implementation pending)
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## 2026-03-24
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Desktop - Page Host
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<title>Peek Changelog</title>
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<link>https://tangled.org/burrito.space/peek</link>
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<description>Recent changes to Peek</description>
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<title>2026-04-20</title>
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<link>https://tangled.org/burrito.space/peek/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#2026-04-20</link>
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<guid isPermaLink="false">https://tangled.org/burrito.space/peek#2026-04-20</guid>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>Desktop - Core consolidation
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- Merge cmd + page + hud resident renderers into the core background renderer — app/index.js now awaits initCmd(), initPage(), initHud(); cmd-glue.ts, page-glue.ts, hud-glue.ts and the three resident shim HTMLs deleted
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- Fix ext:all-loaded subscribe-after-publish race that was silently dropping 26 core commands (quit/restart/back/forward/reload/settings/theme-* etc) on cold start — registry now grows 72→96
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- Fix Electron 40 console-message forwarder — event level is a string literal in E40, not an int, so the numeric filter dropped all renderer output
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- Move macOS did-become-active / did-resign-active overlay-hide/show handlers inline into main.ts (no longer owned by hud-glue)
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- Remove unused helpdocs feature
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Desktop - Tile preload migration (Phase 3.11)
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- Delete preload.js — cmd panel, chain-editor, canvas page host, settings, HUD overlay + widgets, datastore viewer, navigator, session, diagnostic all migrated to tile-preload.cjs
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- Delete legacy extensionHostWindow + host HTML + v1 branch of the extension broadcaster (Phase 3.10)
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- Delete IPC_CHANNELS const + 6 dead ipcMain.on handlers (Phase 3.11c)
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- Strict shims for tile:theme:, tile:extensions:, tile:chrome-extensions:, tile:window:opener-, tile:features:settings-schema, tile:window:get-id, tile:log:write, tile:app:quit/restart, tile:backup/shell/app — all trustedBuiltin-gated
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- Flip datastore, app-control, theme, extension-, opener-, features-schema, get-window-id to strict + delete legacy (Phase 3.6 sweep)
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- Migrate 6 features to the v2 settings API, fix datastore tableName param mismatch
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- Route about:blank and cmd panel / chain-editor through tile-preload (Cat 4 IZUI fix)
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Desktop - Feature tile conversions
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- Collapse groups, tag-actions, lex, entities, websearch into single-tile resident form — drop cross-window pubsub round-trips
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- Migrate callers from legacy peek://ext/{id} to v2 peek://{id} — plus test-URL sweep
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Desktop - Pubsub + tile-preload
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- Auto-initialize tile-preload at module load — remove the call-order trap
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- Register v2 window-entries opened via api.window.open with the tile broadcaster (they weren't being forwarded global publishes)
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- Broadcaster now reaches webview guests (peek:// URLs), not just BrowserWindows
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- Echo-prevention compares full URL, not just peek host — fixes sibling-window dropped pubsub inside the same feature
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- HUD widget init: initialize() calls, getExtKey shape fix
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- tile-preload getBounds / getDisplayInfo / setBounds + unwrap getWindowId result
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Desktop - Testing
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- Split smoke.spec.ts (2000+ lines, 29 describes) into one-file-per-describe for parallelism
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- Add desktop-serial Playwright project (workers: 1) for OS-integration-fragile tests
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- Per-describe Electron isolation via createPerDescribeApp() — kills cross-test state leaks
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- Disable cmd-panel close-on-blur + showSelf window.show under headless
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- Test module-health check — detects silent module-halt regressions from api drift
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- Deterministic window:opened-event wait in external-url test (no more 500ms sleep)
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- Fix tag-widget page-widget flake: per-test URL + key, gate on __pageModuleReady, poll for quit/restart registration
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- Rewrite cmd chain tests around canonical OUTPUT_SELECTION → CHAIN_MODE flow
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- Delete v1 api.commands.flush batching tests (no-op in v2)
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Desktop - Other fixes
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- Register will-download handler on webview guest session — fixes download-popup not being cleaned up
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- Preserve window size during drag-out-of-maximize in page host
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- Page widget updates reactively for tag events
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- Restore minimal cmd:register-batch publish + merge-preserve pattern in cmd resident
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- setWindowColorScheme window resolution in headless (Cat 3 theme fix)
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- ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE import compat for schema codegen
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- atproto signature-verification plan written (implementation pending)</description>
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<title>2026-03-24</title>
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<link>https://tangled.org/burrito.space/peek/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#2026-03-24</link>