@bobfrankston/msger 0.1.393 → 0.1.394

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@bobfrankston/msger",
-  "version": "0.1.393",
+  "version": "0.1.394",
   "description": "Fast, lightweight, cross-platform message box - Rust-powered alternative to msgview",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./index.js",

package/shower.js

@@ -569,16 +569,18 @@ function createMessageBoxHandle(options) {
                 rustOptions.aumid = rustOptions.appUserModelId;
             }
             delete rustOptions.appUserModelId;
-            // Pass app_name so the Rust side scopes its WebView2 user-data
+            // Pass appName so the Rust side scopes its WebView2 user-data
             // dir per app (one wedged profile no longer takes out every
             // msger-hosted app's state). _appName defaults to "msger" so
-            // legacy callers retain the old shared profile path. Sent under
-            // BOTH keys: the Rust struct is rename_all=camelCase, so the
-            // snake_case key alone was silently dropped (aumid fallback
-            // masked it); app_name kept for binaries with the alias only.
-            if (!rustOptions.app_name)
-                rustOptions.app_name = _appName;
-            rustOptions.appName = rustOptions.app_name;
+            // legacy callers retain the old shared profile path. camelCase
+            // ONLY — the Rust struct is rename_all=camelCase (snake_case
+            // was silently dropped for months; aumid fallback masked it),
+            // and now that the binary also ALIASES app_name, sending both
+            // keys is a serde duplicate-field PANIC at boot (the 2026-07-15
+            // "window flashes and vanishes" incident).
+            if (!rustOptions.appName)
+                rustOptions.appName = rustOptions.app_name ?? _appName;
+            delete rustOptions.app_name;
             const jsonToSend = JSON.stringify(rustOptions);
             // If detached, resolve immediately after stdin is closed
             if (options.detach) {
@@ -717,13 +719,11 @@ export function showService(options) {
     }
     delete rustOptions.appUserModelId;
     // Per-app WebView2 profile dir — see corresponding showMessageBox path
-    // for rationale. Pass app_name so the Rust side scopes its profile
-    // under `%LOCALAPPDATA%\<appName>\webview2` instead of the shared
-    // `%LOCALAPPDATA%\msger\webview2`. Sent under BOTH keys — the Rust
-    // struct is rename_all=camelCase, so snake_case alone was dropped.
-    if (!rustOptions.app_name)
-        rustOptions.app_name = _appName;
-    rustOptions.appName = rustOptions.app_name;
+    // for rationale. camelCase ONLY: with the binary's app_name alias,
+    // sending both keys is a serde duplicate-field panic at boot.
+    if (!rustOptions.appName)
+        rustOptions.appName = rustOptions.app_name ?? _appName;
+    delete rustOptions.app_name;
     const jsonToSend = JSON.stringify(rustOptions);
     if (process.env.MSGER_DEBUG)
         console.log(`[service] Sending to Rust: ${jsonToSend.slice(0, 200)}`);