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fix: resolve shell PATH in Electron to fix spawn node ENOENT #7

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39 changes: 39 additions & 0 deletions electron/main.ts
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Expand Up @@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
Notification,
shell
} from 'electron';
import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process';
import { existsSync, readFileSync, readdirSync } from 'node:fs';
import { join, dirname } from 'path';
import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
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}
}

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Fix PATH for macOS/Linux — Electron GUI apps inherit a minimal PATH that
// doesn't include user-installed node (nvm, volta, homebrew, fnm, etc.).
// We resolve the real PATH from the user's login shell before anything runs.
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

function fixElectronPath(): void {
if (process.platform !== 'darwin' && process.platform !== 'linux') return;

try {
const shell = process.env.SHELL || '/bin/zsh';
const result = execFileSync(shell, ['-ilc', 'echo -n "$PATH"'], {
encoding: 'utf8',
timeout: 5000,
stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'ignore']
}).trim();
if (result) {
process.env.PATH = result;
logger.info('Resolved shell PATH for Electron', { pathLength: result.length });
}
} catch {
// Fallback: prepend common node binary directories
const home = homedir();
const fallbackPaths = [
'/opt/homebrew/bin',
'/usr/local/bin',
`${home}/.volta/bin`,
`${home}/.fnm/aliases/default/bin`
].filter((p) => existsSync(p));
if (fallbackPaths.length) {
process.env.PATH = [...fallbackPaths, process.env.PATH].join(':');
logger.info('Applied fallback PATH entries', { added: fallbackPaths });
}
}
}

fixElectronPath();

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Single instance lock
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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