feat(linux): non-blocking evdev click capture for Hyprland cursor telemetry - #904
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- collect mouse button events from /dev/input/event* with O_NONBLOCK reads (20ms polling) instead of blocking fs.createReadStream - blocking reads on evdev char devices park libuv threadpool threads (4 by default); with several devices open and the mouse idle, the whole pool starves and the recording save hangs indefinitely - evdev collection only on Linux + Hyprland sessions, avoiding double-counted clicks where the uiohook X11 path works - requires the user in the "input" group for /dev/input access Tested on: AMD Lucienne, Hyprland 0.56.2, XDPH 1.4.1, PipeWire 1.6.8 Relates to: webadderallorg#808, webadderallorg#863, webadderallorg#891
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe PR adds centralized Linux window-system detection, Hyprland cursor and evdev capture, media timeline boundary handling, and recording IPC updates. Cursor state now includes coordinate-space and source metadata. ChangesLinux cursor recording
Priority: ➖ Normal Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to Non-portal browser recordings may show two countdowns before capture begins, delaying recording unexpectedly. Mouse-button telemetry also retains an unresolved risk of corrupted events during capture, so this change should be corrected before merge. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant MediaRecorder
participant useScreenRecorder
participant electronAPI
participant RecordingIPC
participant HyprlandProvider
participant CursorState
MediaRecorder->>useScreenRecorder: emit start timestamp
useScreenRecorder->>electronAPI: setRecordingState(true, mediaTimelineStartedAtEpochMs)
electronAPI->>RecordingIPC: invoke set-recording-state
RecordingIPC->>HyprlandProvider: start cursor provider
HyprlandProvider->>CursorState: publish cursor point
HyprlandProvider-->>RecordingIPC: return capture status
RecordingIPC-->>electronAPI: return cursorOverlayAvailable
electronAPI-->>useScreenRecorder: return capture availability
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In `@electron/ipc/cursor/hyprland.ts`:
- Around line 283-290: Update the evdev capture flow around the fs.open callback
and stop() to track whether capture has already stopped; when the callback
receives openedFd after stopping, close that descriptor and do not assign fd or
start the timer, while preserving normal initialization when capture remains
active.
- Line 300: Remove the per-read console.log call that reports "[REC-DEBUG] evdev
data:" from the evdev polling path, while preserving the surrounding read and
event-processing behavior.
In `@electron/ipc/cursor/interaction.ts`:
- Around line 294-297: Update startInteractionCapture to invoke
startEvdevButtonCapture before loadUiohookModule, register its stopper
immediately, and compose that cleanup with the existing uiohook cleanup. Ensure
every early return, unusable-hook path, and error path stops evdev capture as
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- evdev button capture reads with O_NONBLOCK + 20ms polling instead of blocking fs.createReadStream streams: blocking reads park libuv threadpool threads (4 by default) and starve the pool when the mouse is idle, hanging the recording save indefinitely - capture only on Linux + Hyprland sessions (guard), avoiding double-counted clicks where the uiohook X11 path works - [REC-DEBUG] lifecycle logging for diagnostics Tested on: AMD Lucienne, Hyprland 0.56.2 — save completes immediately, clicks captured, cursor telemetry flowing end-to-end.
- evdev button capture reads with O_NONBLOCK + 20ms polling instead of blocking fs.createReadStream streams: blocking reads park libuv threadpool threads (4 by default) and starve the pool when the mouse is idle, hanging the recording save indefinitely - evdev collection only on Linux + Hyprland sessions (guard), avoiding double-counted clicks where the uiohook X11 path works - [REC-DEBUG] lifecycle logging for diagnostics Tested on: AMD Lucienne, Hyprland 0.56.2 — save completes immediately, clicks captured and rendered, telemetry flowing end-to-end.
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In `@electron/ipc/cursor/hyprland.ts`:
- Line 310: Serialize evdev reads per device in the polling logic around the
fs.read callback: track whether a read is in flight, skip interval-triggered
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| if (stopped || readError || bytesRead <= 0) { |
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Serialize evdev reads per device.
setInterval starts another asynchronous fs.read every 20 ms. Each read uses the same buffer, and the callback parses that buffer. A delayed callback can therefore parse bytes from a later read, which can lose or duplicate clicks.
Track one in-flight read per device. Skip the interval while a read is active, and clear the flag when the callback completes. Do not clear the polling interval for an active read. Add a regression test that delays the first callback beyond one poll interval.
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In `@electron/ipc/cursor/hyprland.ts` at line 310, Serialize evdev reads per
device in the polling logic around the fs.read callback: track whether a read is
in flight, skip interval-triggered reads while active, and clear the flag when
the callback completes. Keep the polling interval running when a read is active,
and add a regression test that delays the first callback beyond one poll
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On Hyprland/Wayland the recording flow ran the countdown BEFORE the getDisplayMedia request — the portal picker blocked getUserMedia, so the video started late while cursor telemetry had already started, producing desynchronized cursor playback (and a frozen lead-in for the duration of the picker dialog). - Linux flow: request screen capture (portal picker) BEFORE the countdown - Cursor telemetry now starts together with the video capture - HYPRLAND_CURSOR_MEDIA_OFFSET_MS: 300 -> 0 (the calibration compensated for the wrong order; with capture-first it is no longer needed) Tested on: AMD Lucienne, Hyprland 0.56.2 — recording, save, editor and cursor/click sync all working in a single natural launch.
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- Line 2196: Update the second countdown condition in startRecording to require
useLinuxPortal as well as a positive countdownDelay, preventing duplicate
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Limit the second countdown to the Linux portal path.
startRecording already runs a countdown before stream acquisition for every non-portal browser capture at Line 1742. This unconditional condition runs another countdown after acquisition. X11 and other non-native browser captures therefore require two countdowns when countdownDelay > 0.
Use if (useLinuxPortal && countdownDelay > 0) here. Add a regression test for a non-portal browser source.
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Problem
On Hyprland/Wayland, cursor telemetry (stylized cursor + click effects in the editor) was broken:
XkbGetKeyboard failed,XOpenDisplay failure)fs.createReadStream— but a blockingread()on/dev/input/event*parks a libuv threadpool thread (only 4 by default). With 6 mouse devices open and the mouse idle, all pool threads get parked and the recording save hangs indefinitely (the video write is queued behind them). The save only completes after the mouse moves again, sometimes minutes later.Solution
O_NONBLOCK+ 20 ms polling): threads are never parked, clicks are captured with imperceptible latency, CPU cost ~0inputgroup for/dev/inputaccessTesting
Tested on: AMD Lucienne, Hyprland 0.56.2, XDPH 1.4.1, PipeWire 1.6.8, Electron 43.1.0
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