fix(tauri): rename misleading ci feature and fail loudly without it… - #1354
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…AOSSIE-Org#1347) The `prod()` function that spawns the bundled backend/sync sidecars was gated behind a feature named `ci`, which reads as "only needed for continuous integration." In reality it's required for every working release build (pr-check-build.yml and build-and-release.yml already pass --features ci to all of them). A release build without that flag compiled fine and launched normally, but silently never started its backend. - Rename the feature to `bundled-sidecars` everywhere it's referenced (Cargo.toml, main.rs cfg attributes, both workflow files) so its purpose is clear from the name. - Make the no-feature `prod()` variant fail loudly (return an Err that aborts startup) when built in release mode, while still no-op'ing in debug builds so `cargo tauri dev` is unaffected.
WalkthroughRenames the Tauri feature from Changesbundled-sidecars feature and sidecar startup
Priority: ➖ Normal Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant Tauri as Tauri setup
participant Service as services::sidecars
participant Backend as PictoPy_Server
participant Sync as PictoPy_Sync
Tauri->>Service: call prod(resource_path)
Service->>Backend: check health endpoint
Service->>Sync: check health endpoint
Service->>Backend: spawn bundled executable if needed
Service->>Sync: spawn bundled executable if needed
Suggested labels: Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to A release can open without functional sidecars if initialization fails. Readiness handling and the required tests should be addressed before merge. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4✅ Passed checks (4 passed)
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Extract the no-op/fail-loudly decision into prod_without_bundled_sidecars() so it's testable without mocking tauri::AppHandle (the no-feature prod() variant never touches its app/resource_path args). Add a test asserting it no-ops under debug_assertions and errors otherwise, verified to pass under both `cargo test` and `cargo test --release`.
A later commit on main gated this import under the old ci name, so after the rename it was never compiled. prod() already imports ShellExt locally, so the top-level import is redundant under either name.
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214-256: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winCover the production dispatch in the test
prodalready returnsprod_without_bundled_sidecars(), and the reachable.setupcallback propagates that error with?atfrontend/src-tauri/src/main.rs:324-329. No result is discarded.The current test calls
prod_without_bundled_sidecars()directly, so it cannot detect a propagation regression inprodor the setup callback. Add coverage for the production dispatch path and assert that the release error reaches the setup boundary.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@frontend/src-tauri/src/main.rs`:
- Around line 223-238: Move is_process_alive, prod,
prod_without_bundled_sidecars, and their conditional test from main.rs into a
dedicated sidecar module, then update main.rs to call the module’s existing
startup interface. Preserve all feature gates, debug/release behavior, and the
current missing-bundled-sidecars error message.
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In `@frontend/src-tauri/src/main.rs`:
- Around line 214-256: Extend the existing test module to exercise the
production dispatch through prod, rather than only calling
prod_without_bundled_sidecars directly, and assert that the release error is
propagated to the setup boundary. Preserve the debug no-op assertion and use the
existing AppHandle/resource-path parameters required by prod.
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main.rs is meant to stay a thin entry point, so the health check, both prod() variants, and their test now live beside the tunnel service. prod() is generic over the runtime so the test can drive it through tauri's mock app instead of calling the helper directly.
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In `@frontend/src-tauri/src/services/sidecars.rs`:
- Line 153: Run the required Tauri test suite with cargo test from the
frontend/src-tauri workspace, in addition to the existing validation checks.
- Line 119: Update prod() so that after spawning the backend and sync sidecars
it polls both /health endpoints until they are ready or a bounded deadline
expires. On timeout or initialization failure, terminate the spawned children
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Fixes #1347
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N/A — this is a backend/build-config fix (Rust feature flag rename + CI workflow args), no UI changes.
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The
prod()function that spawns the bundled backend/sync sidecars was gated behind a Cargo feature namedci, which reads as "only needed for continuous integration." In reality it's required for every working release build — bothpr-check-build.ymlandbuild-and-release.ymlalready pass--features cito all of them. A release build compiled without that flag still launched normally, but silently never started its backend, with no error.Changes:
citobundled-sidecarseverywhere it's referenced (Cargo.toml,main.rscfg attributes, both workflow files) so its purpose is clear from the name.prod()variant fail loudly (return anErrthat aborts startup) when built in release mode, while still no-op'ing in debug builds socargo tauri devis unaffected.cargo checkagainst both feature combinations (with/withoutbundled-sidecars, debug and release) andcargo fmt --check— all clean.Update (2026-09-15), after merging
mainand a second CodeRabbit pass:#[cfg(feature = "ci")] use tauri_plugin_shell::ShellExt;that landed onmainafter this PR was opened. The rename would otherwise have left it never compiled, with an unknown-cfg warning on every build.ENDPOINTS,is_process_alive, bothprod()variants and the test out ofmain.rsintosrc/services/sidecars.rs, somain.rsstays a thin entry point asfrontend/src-tauri/AGENTS.mdasks.prod()is now generic over the Tauri runtime, so the test drives it throughtauri::test::mock_app()rather than calling the helper directly. That addstauriwith thetestfeature under[dev-dependencies];Cargo.lockis unchanged.cargo testandcargo test --releaseboth pass (12 tests), andcargo checkis warning-free with no features, withbundled-sidecars, and in release.prod()wait for sidecar/healthreadiness.ServerCheck.tsxalready polls both endpoints, and blocking Taurisetupwould delay the window. CodeRabbit agreed and withdrew that finding.AI Usage Disclosure:
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