perf(ipc): harden native helper readiness by JustYannicc · Pull Request #612 · SuperCmdLabs/SuperCmd

JustYannicc · 2026-07-05T08:53:25Z

What changed

Replaced 50 ms polling startup readiness waits for Whisper.cpp, Parakeet, Qwen3, and audio capturer with event-driven readiness waiters backed by one startup timeout.
Added shared native-helper output buffer utilities and applied conservative caps to JSON-line stdout buffers plus plain stderr/stdout buffers found during the audit.
Extended the native helper lifecycle harness to cover timer count, no-poll readiness, bounded buffer behavior, pending request rejection cleanup, and stale-child regressions.

Why

Malformed native helper output could grow partial-line buffers without bound, and readiness polling allocated repeating timers while waiting for events the helpers already emit.

Compatibility impact

Preserves existing native helper JSON line protocol semantics for normal ready/result/error messages.
Preserves timeout, killed-process, superseded-child, and pending-request rejection behavior.
Leaves generic spawn IPC and legacy Raycast-compatible channels unchanged.

How tested

node --test scripts/test-native-helper-process-lifecycle.mjs passed: 8 tests.
./node_modules/.bin/tsc -p tsconfig.main.json --noEmit --pretty false passed.
Codex LSP diagnostics on src/main/main.ts and src/main/native-helper-lifecycle.ts: no diagnostics found.
git diff --check passed.

Performance evidence

Startup readiness wait test asserts one setTimeout and zero setInterval allocations, replacing the previous 50 ms polling interval per helper startup.
Ready-event settlement clears the single startup timeout immediately when the helper emits ready.
Native helper partial-line buffers are capped at 256 KiB, and oversized completed malformed lines are dropped while normal JSON lines continue through.

Stack validation

Started from verified base SHA ac90ce403aeddab98d0a1b245afce268c48b8bfd on codex/perf-wave4-integrated-stack-20260705.
Built implementation branch codex/perf-ipc-native-helper-lifecycle.
Confirmed no tracked package metadata changes from local dependency installation.

Replaces

Supersedes the wave5 delegated implementation request for native helper readiness, buffer bounds, and subprocess lifecycle cleanup.
Rejected/deferred generic spawn IPC event batching because the existing path already emits unified spawn-event plus legacy channels, and batching would broaden compatibility/timing risk beyond this scoped helper fix.

(cherry picked from commit 39b567a)

(cherry picked from commit 23ddb55)

(cherry picked from commit 59166b4)

(cherry picked from commit 83c2a89)

(cherry picked from commit 0a7560b)

(cherry picked from commit 17fb535)

… churn

# Conflicts: # src/renderer/src/raycast-api/hooks/use-cached-promise.ts

…launcher surfaces # Conflicts: # src/renderer/src/raycast-api/list-runtime-renderers.tsx # src/renderer/src/raycast-api/list-runtime.tsx

…IO stalls # Conflicts: # src/renderer/src/CameraExtension.tsx

…verhead

…istry churn

… overhead

…nd icon churn

# Conflicts: # src/renderer/src/raycast-api/list-runtime.tsx

…resh overhead # Conflicts: # scripts/bench-script-command-discovery.mjs # scripts/benchmark-file-search-delete-batch.mjs # scripts/lib/script-command-runner-harness.mjs # scripts/lib/ts-import.mjs # scripts/test-file-search-delete-batch.mjs # scripts/test-script-command-runner.mjs # src/main/file-search-index.ts # src/main/main.ts

…hurn # Conflicts: # scripts/lib/script-command-runner-harness.mjs # scripts/lib/ts-import.mjs # scripts/test-extension-lifecycle-sandbox.mjs # scripts/test-script-command-runner.mjs # src/main/main.ts # src/renderer/src/ExtensionView.tsx

… hot paths # Conflicts: # scripts/test-use-frecency-sorting.mjs # src/renderer/src/raycast-api/form-runtime.tsx # src/renderer/src/raycast-api/grid-runtime-hooks.ts # src/renderer/src/raycast-api/grid-runtime-items.tsx # src/renderer/src/raycast-api/hooks/use-frecency-sorting.ts

# Conflicts: # .github/workflows/project-checks.yml # package.json # scripts/file-search-perf-harness.mjs # scripts/test-browser-search-performance.mjs # scripts/test-file-search-perf-harness.mjs # scripts/test-root-search-perf.mjs # src/renderer/src/CameraExtension.tsx # src/renderer/src/hooks/useBrowserSearch.ts # src/renderer/src/raycast-api/list-runtime.tsx

…cle and media fixes # Conflicts: # scripts/lib/ts-import.mjs # scripts/measure-extension-bundle-cache.mjs # src/main/commands.ts # src/main/extension-runner.ts # src/main/main.ts # src/renderer/src/ExtensionView.tsx # src/renderer/src/raycast-api/grid-runtime-hooks.ts # src/renderer/src/raycast-api/list-runtime-hooks.ts

JustYannicc · 2026-07-05T10:27:47Z

Superseded by the consolidated runtime/lifecycle/media PR: #622

JustYannicc added 30 commits July 3, 2026 22:19

Batch AI chat stream updates

5ae51b3

Batch cursor prompt stream updates

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perf(ai): batch Raycast useAI streaming

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ci: add project regression checks

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Add bundled TS import helper for tests

a1225c6

fix(types): make renderer typecheck clean

0799e71

ci(claude): fix review action on fork PRs

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fix(i18n): restore Italian parity checks

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fix(pnpm): approve native build scripts

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perf: cache local icon asset existence checks

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Virtualize emoji grid list rendering

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Memoize Phosphor icon resolution

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Cache emoji caret session state

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Stabilize list item registry order

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perf(launcher): window command list rendering

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perf(grid): virtualize grid rendering

f07b554

perf(settings): coalesce AI status polling

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perf(icons): coalesce file icon IPC

949a6fd

Remove root search ranking diagnostics

8ca7ec9

perf: optimize file search delete batches

fb857f2

perf: memoize frecency sorting defaults

dee7108

Avoid interval file-index rebuilds

68cb050

Avoid full script reads for command headers

9f246ce

Optimize root search command scoring

12f951e

perf(runtime): reduce extension and menubar churn

a2737ce

Speed up path-like file search queries

7ed6c2a

Add file search perf harness

dff8539

perf(browser-search): index hot query path

caa78e1

fix(browser-search): narrow indexed nickname candidates

321d103

test: trim benchmark script eof whitespace

644e72d

JustYannicc added 27 commits July 5, 2026 02:26

fix(raycast): guard registry microtask teardown

d89cd33

perf: target extension command refresh

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(cherry picked from commit 39b567a)

fix: clean up extension spawn lifecycle

977dd98

(cherry picked from commit 23ddb55)

Fix extension fetch proxy cancellation

ce93d8d

(cherry picked from commit 59166b4)

fix: clean up main abort listeners

c448044

(cherry picked from commit 83c2a89)

perf: stream cloud media buffers

a5e7148

(cherry picked from commit 0a7560b)

fix(renderer): validate Raycast wave4 consolidation

a18e78b

fix(raycast): guard registry microtask teardown

aac9a64

(cherry picked from commit 17fb535)

fix(validation): finish consolidated checks

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fix: align runtime consolidation integration

b4e5dab

Merge PR SuperCmdLabs#530 perf(runtime): reduce extension and menubar…

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… churn

Merge PR SuperCmdLabs#531 perf(ai): batch streaming and status updates

01eab4b

Merge PR SuperCmdLabs#532 fix(validation): restore project checks

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# Conflicts: # src/renderer/src/raycast-api/hooks/use-cached-promise.ts

Merge PR SuperCmdLabs#533 perf(renderer): cache icons and virtualize …

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…launcher surfaces # Conflicts: # src/renderer/src/raycast-api/list-runtime-renderers.tsx # src/renderer/src/raycast-api/list-runtime.tsx

Merge PR SuperCmdLabs#534 perf(mac): reduce native polling and async …

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…IO stalls # Conflicts: # src/renderer/src/CameraExtension.tsx

Merge PR SuperCmdLabs#535 perf(search): reduce indexing and ranking o…

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…verhead

Merge PR SuperCmdLabs#555 perf(raycast): reduce renderer hook and reg…

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…istry churn

Merge PR SuperCmdLabs#556 perf(ai): reduce streaming and native media…

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… overhead

Merge PR SuperCmdLabs#558 perf(runtime): reduce extension lifecycle a…

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…nd icon churn

Merge PR SuperCmdLabs#572 perf(renderer): reduce UI runtime churn

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# Conflicts: # src/renderer/src/raycast-api/list-runtime.tsx

chore: finalize performance integration stack

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perf(ipc): harden native helper readiness

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JustYannicc mentioned this pull request Jul 5, 2026

perf(runtime): consolidate lifecycle and media hot paths #622

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