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Refs #541

This PR fixes gaps 1-3 of #541 and makes the bridge the authority for held-copy resends. Gap 4 is not delivered: a send that drops before any frame leaves the browser (src/lib/ws.ts:800/:822 return DISCONNECTED, and submitNotTyped in src/lib/compose.ts:35 does not list disconnected) still marks the row "Not confirmed" instead of keeping it held. That gap stays open in #541.

Root cause

  • src/lib/pendingMessages.ts:141 begin() and :153 unconfirm() only checked this tab's memory. Two tabs that had both read the held copy could each claim it, and src/components/PaneTerminal.tsx:2521 then sent it once per tab as a fresh submission with no shared ID. The server had nothing to dedupe on.
  • src/lib/pendingMessages.ts:56-57 refresh() returned early for unsaved owners and kept this tab's own row over the saved one. A live owner's later suspend() then wrote held over another tab's uncertain mark.
  • src/lib/pendingMessages.ts:161 unconfirm() returned true when the storage re-read threw, so a resend could start while a held backup was still saved.

What changed

  • shared/protocol.ts: submit gains optional resend_id and resend_generation, and pending-action gains resend_generation. Older peers ignore them. resend_id together with send_anyway is invalid_delivery.
  • server/pending-input.ts PendingInputs.resend(): one pane-scoped receipt per (pane, id, generation), shared across WebSocket connections. A duplicate gets the first outcome. A different text under the same ID is invalid_submit_id. Receipts are kept 60 s after settling, and an in-flight send is never evicted. server/index.ts routes held-copy submits and pending-action steers through it, so a saved copy and its live original share one send.
  • Client: the held row ID becomes the resend ID. The generation advances only after a definitive no-input refusal. resendInFlight is saved as its own field and honored by refresh()/suspend(), including for unsaved owners. unconfirm() returns false when storage cannot be read. Web Locks serve as a fast path where available, and the bridge is the authority on LAN HTTP.
  • site/demo/transport.ts answers the new fields; changelog fragment added.
  • Disclosed boundary: receipts are process-local, so a bridge restart between two tabs' clicks loses dedupe. Nothing is ever resent automatically.

Before / after (Playwright, two pages in one context, Send now: <text> clicked in both via Promise.all, storage reads frozen during the burst so both tabs read before either writes)

1280x800 light 1280x800 dark 390x844 light 390x844 dark
origin/main build received 2x 2x 2x 2x
this branch 1x 1x 1x 1x

Also verified in the browser: the Web Locks path delivers once and removes the row in the other tab. A no-input refusal (input_draft) advances generation 0 -> 1 with no bytes typed, and the next Send now delivers once. A raw resend_id + send_anyway frame is refused and types nothing. Unreadable storage shows "Queue could not be saved" and sends nothing. Another tab's in-flight copy shows "Not confirmed" with Send now hidden. Reload does not re-offer a delivered copy. The Korean label renders, the page has no horizontal scroll at 390, and there are no console or CSP errors. Held-state screenshots before and after are pixel-identical (diffRatio 0).

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  • New tests fail with origin/main production code: 14 unit (pendingMessages, ws, pending-input, demo-submit), 2 in submit.contract (held copy received 2x), 4 in pending-input.contract (duplicate delivery and refusal replay).
  • bun run typecheck passes.
  • Touched unit tests: 120 pass, 0 fail.
  • bun run test:unit: 3591 pass, 0 fail, 8 skips (none added).
  • submit.contract.test.ts: 78 pass. pending-input.contract.test.ts: 60 pass (own herdr session).
  • bun run build passes.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Held messages are no longer submitted more than once when sent from multiple browser tabs, including when a saved copy and its pending row are sent in either order.
    • Unconfirmed send status is retained across tab refreshes and disconnections. If storage cannot be read, the app avoids resending the message.
    • After a confirmed refusal that did not send any input, choosing Send again starts a new attempt.
    • Invalid delivery options are rejected without changing the transcript or preventing a later valid retry.

Held-copy resends now carry stable IDs and attempt generations across browser tabs and server connections. Client storage preserves uncertain resend marks. The server and demo transport deduplicate matching attempts and replay their outcomes.

Changes: Held-Copy Resends

Layer / File(s) Summary
Client resend state and requests
shared/protocol.ts, src/lib/pendingMessages.ts, src/components/PaneTerminal.tsx, src/lib/ws.ts, src/lib/*.test.ts, changelog.d/pending-held-copy-cross-tab.md
The client persists resend generations and in-flight marks, and sends them with held-copy submissions and pending actions. Tests cover uncertain outcomes, cross-tab updates, storage failures, and request validation.
Server resend routing and receipts
server/index.ts, server/pending-input.ts, server/*test.ts
The server validates resend requests and shares outcomes for matching pane, message ID, and generation keys. It rejects conflicting text, retains active receipts, and routes pending-message retries through resend handling.
Demo transport resend handling
site/demo/transport.ts, scripts/demo-submit.test.ts
The demo transport validates and caches immediate and pending-message resends, replays matching outcomes, and rejects conflicting text. Tests cover generations and invalid delivery combinations.

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Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

Suggested reviewers: kilhyeonjun, jiunshinn

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 57b87

The demo can report success for an invalid resend request. This is a narrow issue that should be fixed or accepted before merging.

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Comment thread site/demo/transport.ts Resolved
Share pane-scoped resend receipts across WebSocket connections using the
held row ID and attempt generation. Replay duplicate outcomes, advance
only after a definitive no-input refusal, and preserve uncertain marks
through other tabs' storage updates.

Reject held-copy resends combined with Send anyway before reserving or
replaying an ID. Keep the client, server, demo and wire contract aligned.

Cover original owners, restored copies, refusal recovery, unavailable
storage, legacy bridges, combination rejection and demo transport behavior.

Plan: .omo/plans/issue-sweep-2026-10-14.md
A cached resend receipt answered a later same-key resend that carries clear_draft before the clear_draft check ran, so it replayed success where an uncached request is refused; the refusal no longer overwrites the stored receipt either.
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@@ -1222,10 +1235,15 @@ class DemoSocket extends EventTarget {
else if (this.mode === "observe") code = "read_only";
// the demo agent never refuses over its input box, so there is nothing to clear or send over
else if (message.clear_draft !== undefined || message.send_anyway !== undefined) code = "unsupported";
else if (message.resend_id !== undefined && (typeof message.resend_id !== "string" || !message.resend_id || message.resend_id.length > 128 || queued || message.typed === true)) code = "invalid_delivery";
else if (message.resend_generation !== undefined && (typeof message.resend_generation !== "number" || !Number.isSafeInteger(message.resend_generation) || message.resend_generation < 0 || message.resend_id === undefined)) code = "invalid_delivery";
else if (resendKey !== null && heldCopyResends.size >= 256) code = "pending_limit";
else if (queued && (text.trim().length === 0 || text.length > 20_000 || /[\u0000-\u0008\u000b\u000c\u000e-\u001f\u007f-\u009f]/u.test(text))) code = "invalid_submit_text";
else if (queued) code = this.pendingTargetError(message.pane_id);
if (code) {
this.completeRequest({ type: "submit-result", id: message.id, pane_id: message.pane_id, ok: false, code, message: "The demo agent cannot take this submission." });
const reply: Extract<ServerMessage, { type: "submit-result" }> = { type: "submit-result", id: message.id, pane_id: message.pane_id, ok: false, code, message: "The demo agent cannot take this submission." };
if (resendKey !== null && this.mode !== "observe" && code !== "pending_limit" && !previous) heldCopyResends.set(resendKey, { text: message.text, reply, at: Date.now() });
this.completeRequest(reply);

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Restrict held-copy replay to valid immediate resends.

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-          if (previous && this.mode !== "observe" && message.clear_draft === undefined) {
+          if (previous && this.mode !== "observe" && message.clear_draft === undefined
+            && (message.delivery === undefined || message.delivery === "immediate") && message.typed !== true) {
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if (message.resend_id !== undefined && message.send_anyway !== undefined) {
this.completeRequest({ type: "submit-result", id: message.id, pane_id: message.pane_id, ok: false, code: "invalid_delivery", message: "Use a held-copy resend id only for an immediate chat message" });
break;
}
const queued = message.delivery === "queue" || message.delivery === "hold";
for (const [key, receipt] of heldCopyResends) if (Date.now() - receipt.at >= 60_000) heldCopyResends.delete(key);
const resendKey = message.resend_id === undefined ? null : JSON.stringify([message.pane_id, message.resend_id, message.resend_generation ?? 0]);
const previous = resendKey === null ? undefined : heldCopyResends.get(resendKey);
if (previous && this.mode !== "observe" && message.clear_draft === undefined
&& (message.delivery === undefined || message.delivery === "immediate") && message.typed !== true) {
this.push(previous.text === message.text ? { ...previous.reply, id: message.id }
: { type: "submit-result", id: message.id, pane_id: message.pane_id, ok: false, code: "invalid_submit_id", message: "This resend id already belongs to another message." });
break;
}
const text = queued ? message.text.replace(/[\r\n]+$/, "").replace(/\r\n?/g, "\n") : message.text;
let code: string | null = null;
if ((message.delivery !== undefined && message.delivery !== "immediate" && !queued) || (queued && message.typed !== undefined && message.typed !== false)) code = "invalid_delivery";
else if (message.clear_draft !== undefined && (typeof message.clear_draft !== "string" || !message.clear_draft
|| queued || (message.typed !== undefined && message.typed !== false))) code = "invalid_delivery";
else if (message.send_anyway !== undefined && (message.send_anyway !== true || queued || message.clear_draft !== undefined
|| (message.typed !== undefined && message.typed !== false))) code = "invalid_delivery";
else if (this.mode === "observe") code = "read_only";
// the demo agent never refuses over its input box, so there is nothing to clear or send over
else if (message.clear_draft !== undefined || message.send_anyway !== undefined) code = "unsupported";
else if (message.resend_id !== undefined && (typeof message.resend_id !== "string" || !message.resend_id || message.resend_id.length > 128 || queued || message.typed === true)) code = "invalid_delivery";
else if (message.resend_generation !== undefined && (typeof message.resend_generation !== "number" || !Number.isSafeInteger(message.resend_generation) || message.resend_generation < 0 || message.resend_id === undefined)) code = "invalid_delivery";
else if (resendKey !== null && heldCopyResends.size >= 256) code = "pending_limit";
else if (queued && (text.trim().length === 0 || text.length > 20_000 || /[\u0000-\u0008\u000b\u000c\u000e-\u001f\u007f-\u009f]/u.test(text))) code = "invalid_submit_text";
else if (queued) code = this.pendingTargetError(message.pane_id);
if (code) {
const reply: Extract<ServerMessage, { type: "submit-result" }> = { type: "submit-result", id: message.id, pane_id: message.pane_id, ok: false, code, message: "The demo agent cannot take this submission." };
if (resendKey !== null && this.mode !== "observe" && code !== "pending_limit" && !previous) heldCopyResends.set(resendKey, { text: message.text, reply, at: Date.now() });
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…leaving the browser (#1308)

Fixes #541

## Root cause
`HerdrSocket.submit()` and `pendingAction()` (`src/lib/ws.ts`) wait for
the connection's snapshot and any liveness probe before they send a
frame. When the connection dropped during that wait they answered
`disconnected`, the same code a request gets when it dropped after its
frame left. `submitNotTyped` (`src/lib/compose.ts`) does not list
`disconnected`, so `actOnPending` saved a held copy sent again as not
confirmed: "Not confirmed. Check the terminal before sending again.",
with only Copy and Discard, although nothing could have reached the
pane. This was gap 4 of #541; gaps 1-3 were fixed by #1088.

## What changed
- `src/lib/ws.ts`: the drops that happen before the frame leaves
(snapshot or probe wait ended with the socket gone, `send` throwing)
answer `not_transmitted`. A drop after the frame left still answers
`disconnected`. Secret input is unchanged.
- `src/lib/compose.ts`: `submitNotTyped` lists `not_transmitted`, and
`submitNote` says "Not sent: the connection dropped before this message
left. Send it again." (ko/ja/zh added).
- `pendingActionUncertain` decides a failed bridge-owned Send
now/Discard: `not_transmitted` keeps a held row held, but a queued row
still ends not confirmed, because the bridge keeps that row's lease
until it notices the closed socket and may type it at the turn's end.
- `src/components/PaneTerminal.tsx`: a pending action or held-copy
resend that finds no connection at all is `not_transmitted` too (the
bridge-owned one was marked not confirmed before).
- `src/components/PendingMessages.tsx`: the row's note for
`not_transmitted` uses the translated wording.
- No server, protocol or frame change. Changelog fragment
`changelog.d/pending-not-transmitted.md`.

## Evidence
- Before (the new tests on origin/main): `ws.test.ts` and
`compose.test.ts` fail 5 tests (the snapshot-wait drop, the probe-wait
drops, a pending action and held-copy resend dropped before their
snapshot, `submitNotTyped("not_transmitted")`);
`PendingMessages.test.tsx` fails the new row test (untranslated reason,
no wording).
- After: all pass; the existing tests where the frame had already left
still expect `disconnected`.

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