Root cause of "the fix works on mobile but not on desktop/web": nothing was wrong with
the code — the desktop app now CLOSES TO TRAY, so it can run for weeks on the page it
loaded on day one and never re-fetch after a deploy. There was also no way to force it
off a stale page (no menu bar → no reload accelerator).
- Server: GET /api/build returns home.html's __BUILD marker.
- Client: polls it (boot, on focus/visibility, every 10 min); when the server's build
differs from the running one, shows a branded "A new version is available — Refresh"
banner. Settings gains an always-available "Refresh app" with the current build shown.
- hardReloadApp(): in the browser it unregisters service workers + clears CacheStorage
then reloads cache-busted; in the shell it calls the native hard reload.
- Desktop: hard-reload IPC (clears the session HTTP cache + reloadIgnoringCache), wired to
Ctrl+R (reload), Ctrl+Shift+R / F5 (hard reload), and a "Refresh app (get latest)" tray
item. Previously there was literally no way to clear the cache from the app.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Fixes the core "viewer can't control the sharer even on desktop" gap. Three root
causes addressed:
- share.html DISCARDED every input-channel message (onmessage=()=>{}). It now
parses the viewer's mouse/keyboard events and forwards them to the desktop shell.
- The main desktop app had NO OS injector (it lived only in the separate agent).
Ported the nut-js injector (agent/input/inject.js) into desktop/input, wired an
inject IPC + injectInput bridge, HARD-gated behind a consent flag (rcArmed).
- /share runs in an iframe (no direct bridge access) → it postMessages input to
the top frame (home.html), which relays to the native bridge.
Consent + safety: the sharer sees an Allow/Deny prompt the first time the agent
interacts; while active a persistent "your screen is being controlled — Stop"
banner; instant revoke; auto-release on session end/teardown. Browser sharers stay
view-only (no OS injection possible). nut-js is an optionalDependency (N-API, ABI-
stable across Electron) — degrades to no-op if the native module is unavailable.
Windows-first; maps to the primary display.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
1. Group message toast had no icon: the generated group icon is a data: URL, but
the 0.1.11 handler only used ALREADY-cached icons and skipped it. data: URLs
are synchronous — use them immediately, so every group toast shows an icon.
2. Spell suggestions on a LEFT click: clicking a red-squiggled word in the message
box now pops the native suggestions menu (renderer asks the shell to synthesize
a right-click at that point → real dictionary suggestions). No right-click.
3. Scroll felt "stuck" because an incoming message yanked you to the bottom even
when you'd scrolled up to read history (worse now that bg messages arrive live).
appendBubble now keeps your position unless you were at the bottom / it's your
own message, and surfaces the "jump to latest" control instead.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Root cause of the persistent "notification opens a dead page / no Join" bug:
openFromNotif gated the in-place open on `window.ME`, but ME is declared with
`let` — which never creates a global property — so window.ME was ALWAYS
undefined and every click hit the full-page-reload fallback. Use bare `ME`.
Also:
- Notifications fire instantly: never block on the DP download. Use the photo
only if already cached; warm the cache in the background + pre-warm all
contact DPs on chat load (precache-avatars IPC). Removes the ~2.5s lag.
- Wire call Join/Decline handlers BEFORE firing the OS notification so Join is
live the instant the invite popup appears (was dead until the toast settled).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- #1: URLs in chat are now clickable links (open externally on desktop).
- #2: group 'Seen by X, Y +N more' now shows under the LATEST message to EVERYONE
(server computes reads for all messages; click shows the names).
- #5: tapping the conversation-header avatar previews the DP/group photo full-size.
- #4: in-call invite lists only people you've messaged, excludes those already in the
call/invited, and the Invite button is sticky.
- #3 (0.1.6 shell): auto-updater emits checking/available/downloading/ready/error to
the web UI, which shows a progress banner (+ Restart button) so updates aren't silent.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Settings now shows 'Biz Connect for Desktop · Version x.y.z' with a Check for
updates button (desktop only, feature-detected).
- preload exposes checkForUpdates(); main.js adds the check-updates IPC (returns
available/current/dev/error) and, when a build finishes downloading, shows a
Restart now / Later dialog instead of only the silent on-next-launch install.
- desktop version bumped 0.1.4 -> 0.1.5.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Reply to a chat straight from the OS notification, no app switch:
- node-notifier (bundles SnoreToast) renders a native Windows toast with a reply box —
Electron's own Notification can't do Windows inline reply.
- main.js reply-notification handler resolves {text}|{open}|null; preload exposes replyNotify.
- home.html notify() routes chat toasts through it on desktop: a typed reply -> sendReplyTo()
POSTs to /api/messages without opening the app; a click opens the chat. Web/PWA path unchanged.
- Works only in the installed app (needs the installer's AppUserModelID). desktop 0.1.2, build batch21.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Downloads/updates:
- config: DOWNLOADS_DIR (override to a mounted volume in prod).
- static.js: serves /downloads/* (installer, latest.yml, .blockmap) with range support for
resumable + differential auto-updates; /download/windows redirects to the current .exe
(stable link). Landing page gets a "Download the Windows desktop app" button (hidden in-app).
Install tracking (who installed the app):
- db app_installs + repos.appInstalls (upsert by install_id, fills in the user on sign-in).
- POST /api/v1/telemetry/install (records install + user once authenticated);
GET /api/v1/admin/installs (admin: list installs with user/version/os/last-seen).
- desktop main.js: stable per-install id in userData, exposed via preload
(bizConnectNative.installId/version/os); home.html reportInstall() posts it after login.
- e2e: +2 checks (telemetry recorded, admin sees it). 119/119. build batch20.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Mirrors the rail's unread-chat count onto the Windows taskbar icon (overlay) and the
macOS/Linux dock badge. updateRailUnread() draws a small red count badge on a canvas
and hands it to the shell via bizConnectNative.setUnread(count, dataUrl); main sets it
with win.setOverlayIcon + app.setBadgeCount. Clears at 0, shows 99+ past 99. No-op in a
browser/mobile. (home.html build batch17)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- desktop/main.js: grant media (camera/mic), display-capture, notifications, clipboard,
fullscreen, pointerLock for the app origin (Electron denies these by default, which
silently broke meetings' camera/mic). Adds setPermissionRequestHandler +
setPermissionCheckHandler on the app session.
- Clicking a notification now raises + focuses the window: preload exposes
bizConnectNative.focusApp(), main handles 'focus-window' IPC, and the web notify()
onclick calls it when running in the desktop shell. (home.html build batch16)
- CLIENTS.md: Phase D — inline-reply notifications (Windows Toast RemoteInput /
Android RemoteInput / iOS UNTextInputNotificationAction) queued right after packaging.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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