@bobfrankston/msger 0.1.325 → 0.1.326

package/msger-native/builder/postinstall.js

@@ -76,6 +76,20 @@ if (fs.existsSync(srcBinary)) {
     }
 }
 
+// Step 2b: Create/update a stable-name hardlink so the launcher always uses
+// the same path. Taskbar pins and AUMID grouping depend on a fixed exe path.
+// Hardlink shares inode with the timestamped copy — deleting the old link
+// doesn't affect a running process (it holds its own file handle).
+const stableLink = path.join(userBinDir, `${baseName}${ext}`);
+try {
+    // Remove old link (may point to previous version)
+    try { fs.unlinkSync(stableLink); } catch { /* didn't exist */ }
+    fs.linkSync(versionedBinary, stableLink);
+} catch (e) {
+    // Hardlink failed (cross-device, locked, etc.) — copy as fallback
+    try { fs.copyFileSync(versionedBinary, stableLink); } catch { /* */ }
+}
+
 // Step 3a: Clean up old timestamped copies in the user bin dir (keep the one
 // we just created). Locked copies are silently skipped — they get cleaned up
 // on the next install once their owning process has exited.

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@bobfrankston/msger",
-  "version": "0.1.325",
+  "version": "0.1.326",
   "description": "Fast, lightweight, cross-platform message box - Rust-powered alternative to msgview",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./index.js",

package/shower.js

@@ -86,8 +86,13 @@ function resolveBinaryPath() {
         baseName = 'msgernative';
         ext = '';
     }
+    // Prefer the stable-name hardlink in the user dir — same path every time,
+    // so taskbar pins and AUMID grouping don't break on updates.
+    const stableLink = path.join(userBinDir, `${baseName}${ext}`);
+    if (fs.existsSync(stableLink))
+        return stableLink;
     const pattern = new RegExp(`^${baseName.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&')}-(\\d+)${ext.replace('.', '\\.')}$`);
-    // Prefer per-user timestamped copy
+    // Fallback: per-user timestamped copy (pre-hardlink installs)
     try {
         const matches = fs.readdirSync(userBinDir)
             .filter(f => pattern.test(f))