@bobfrankston/msger 0.1.74 → 0.1.76

package/README.md

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+## Current Status & Known Issues (v0.1.74)
+
+### What Works ✅
+
+**Template Mode** (using `-message`, `-html`, `-htmlfrom`):
+- ✅ OK/Cancel buttons work perfectly
+- ✅ Button results returned to parent process via IPC
+- ✅ Custom buttons, input fields, forms all work
+- ✅ Native browser localStorage (recommended - works everywhere)
+- ✅ IPC communication functional
+
+**URL Mode** (using `-url`):
+- ✅ Direct webpage loading
+- ✅ PWA support (Service Workers, IndexedDB, Cache API)
+- ✅ Full web functionality
+- ✅ Native browser APIs work perfectly
+
+**General Features:**
+- ✅ Fast native window creation (~50-200ms)
+- ✅ Isolated storage (%LOCALAPPDATA%\msger\webview2\)
+- ✅ F11 HTML5 fullscreen (content fullscreen, not native window)
+- ✅ `-fullscreen` CLI flag for native window fullscreen
+- ✅ DevTools (press F12)
+- ✅ Esc key to close windows
+- ✅ Auto-close with `-timeout`
+- ✅ Detached mode with `-detach`
+
+### msger JavaScript API
+
+**Minimal API** - Most functionality uses native browser APIs:
+- `msger.isAvailable()` - Feature detection (returns true in msger)
+- `msger.close()` - Same as `window.close()` (native API preferred)
+- **localStorage functions** - Optional convenience wrappers (native localStorage recommended)
+
+**Recommendation:** Use native browser APIs (`localStorage`, `window.close()`) for compatibility. Code will work in any browser context, not just msger.
+
+### Known Limitations ❌
+
+**URL Mode IPC (wry 0.47.2 bug):**
+- ❌ All IPC calls crash in `-url` mode with injected scripts
+- ❌ No window control buttons work in URL mode
+- **Workaround:** Use template mode (`-htmlfrom` instead of `-url`) if you need buttons
+
+**F11 Fullscreen:**
+- ❌ F11 triggers HTML5 fullscreen (content only), not native window fullscreen
+- ❌ WebView2 captures F11 before Rust window handler
+- **Workaround:** Use `-fullscreen` CLI flag for native fullscreen
+
+**-dev Flag:**
+- ❌ Can't auto-open DevTools (wry 0.47.2 doesn't expose open_devtools() method)
+- **Workaround:** Press F12 manually (DevTools always enabled)
+
+**-htmlfrom with External Resources:**
+- ⚠️ External CSS/JS/images may be blocked by CSP when embedding HTML
+- **Workaround:** Use `-url` for pages with external resources, or use self-contained HTML
+
+### Mode Comparison
+
+| Feature | `-message/-html` | `-htmlfrom` | `-url` |
+|---------|------------------|-------------|--------|
+| OK/Cancel buttons | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
+| Button results via IPC | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ (crashes) |
+| Native localStorage | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+| Native window.close() | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+| External resources | N/A | ⚠️ CSP blocks | ✅ |
+| PWA features | Limited | Limited | ✅ |
+| msger API needed? | No (native APIs work) | No (native APIs work) | No (IPC broken) |
+| Use case | Simple dialogs | Embedded HTML | Full web pages |
+
+### Security Note
+
+⚠️ **msger is designed for displaying trusted, friendly content** (local apps, your HTML files). It is NOT a secure sandbox for untrusted/hostile web content. Use `-htmlfrom` and `-url` with trusted sources only.
+
+### Future Improvements
+
+1. **File System API** - Native file access for platform apps
+   - **File dialogs** (always safe): `msger.selectFile()`, `msger.selectFiles()`, `msger.saveFileAs()`, `msger.selectFolder()`
+   - **Direct path access** (requires `--allowFs` flag): `msger.fs.read(path)`, `msger.fs.write(path, content)`, `msger.fs.list(path)`, etc.
+   - Returns actual file paths (better than `<input type="file">`)
+   - Possible in template mode using bidirectional IPC (same mechanism as button clicks)
+   - See SESSION-NOTES.md for full implementation approach
+
+2. **Window Manipulation APIs** - Runtime window control in template mode
+   - `msger.setSize()`, `msger.setPosition()`, `msger.setTitle()`, etc.
+   - IPC works in template mode, these were disabled prematurely
+   - Can be re-enabled with bidirectional IPC pattern
+
+3. **Periodic wry updates** - Check if URL mode IPC bug fixed in newer versions
+   - Would enable file/window APIs in URL mode too
+   - Currently works only in template mode
+
+4. Cross-compile support for Raspberry Pi on Windows
+
 ## License
 
 ISC

package/SESSION-2025-11-06.md

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+# Session 2025-11-06 Summary
+
+## What Was Accomplished
+
+### 1. Fixed `nul` File Git Error
+**Problem:** `npm run installer` failed with "error: unable to index file 'nul'"
+- Windows reserved device name (`nul`) was being tracked by Git
+- Caused fatal error during `git add -A`
+
+**Fix:**
+- Removed `nul` file
+- Added `nul` and `NUL` to `.gitignore`
+
+### 2. Added Repository Field to package.json Files
+**Problem:** Missing repository field (from programming.md requirement)
+
+**Fix:**
+- Added repository field to main `package.json`:
+  ```json
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/BobFrankston/msger.git"
+  }
+  ```
+- Added repository field to `msgerdefs/package.json` with `"directory": "msgerdefs"`
+
+**Benefit:** npm package pages will show GitHub link
+
+### 3. Clarified msger API Philosophy
+**Discovery:** Storage API is redundant - native `localStorage` is preferred for compatibility
+
+**Changes:**
+- Removed all storage wrapper functions from `template.html`
+- Simplified `window.msger` to only have `isAvailable()`
+- Updated documentation to recommend native browser APIs
+
+**New msger API (v0.1.74):**
+```javascript
+window.msger = {
+    isAvailable: function() { return true; }
+};
+
+// Use native APIs instead:
+localStorage.setItem('key', JSON.stringify(value));
+const value = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('key'));
+window.close();
+```
+
+**Philosophy:** msger is a CLI tool, not a JavaScript library. Use native browser APIs for compatibility.
+
+### 4. Fixed Multi-Monitor Positioning Bug
+**Problem:** `-pos 10,10,1` placed window on wrong monitor
+- Code assumed monitors arranged left-to-right
+- Added widths of all previous monitors (incorrect!)
+- Didn't account for actual OS monitor positions
+
+**Fix in `main.rs` (lines 296-323):**
+```rust
+// Get the specific monitor by index
+if let Some(monitor) = monitors.get(screen_num as usize) {
+    // Get the monitor's actual position from the OS
+    let monitor_pos = monitor.position();
+
+    // Add user's offset to monitor's position
+    x += monitor_pos.x;
+    y += monitor_pos.y;
+}
+```
+
+**Result:** Now correctly positions windows on any monitor regardless of arrangement
+
+### 5. Documented Future File/Window APIs
+**Added comprehensive notes for next week's implementation:**
+
+**File System API (when time for debugging):**
+- File dialogs (always safe): `selectFile()`, `selectFiles()`, `saveFileAs()`, `selectFolder()`
+- Direct path access (requires `--allowFs`): `fs.read()`, `fs.write()`, `fs.list()`, `fs.exists()`, `fs.mkdir()`
+- Goal: Make msger feasible for writing platform apps
+
+**Window Manipulation APIs:**
+- Runtime control in template mode: `setSize()`, `setPosition()`, `setTitle()`, `setAlwaysOnTop()`
+- IPC works in template mode - these were disabled prematurely
+- Can be re-enabled with bidirectional IPC pattern
+
+**Why these will work:**
+- IPC proven to work perfectly in template mode (button clicks use it)
+- Just need bidirectional pattern (JavaScript → Rust → JavaScript)
+- Use `webview.evaluate_script()` to send results back to JavaScript
+
+### 6. Created Documentation Files
+
+**MSGER-API-SUMMARY.md:**
+- Complete overview of current minimal API
+- Philosophy explanation (CLI tool, not JS library)
+- Native browser API recommendations
+- Future API plans
+- Comparison to Electron
+
+**Updated README.md:**
+- Current status section (v0.1.74)
+- msger JavaScript API section (minimal by design)
+- Mode comparison table with native API row
+- Future improvements with implementation notes
+- Removed fixed multi-monitor bug notice
+
+**Updated SESSION-NOTES.md:**
+- "Recently Fixed" section for multi-monitor positioning
+- Comprehensive File/Window API implementation plan
+- Periodic wry update check reminder
+- Updated "What Works" to emphasize native APIs
+
+## Files Modified
+
+### Source Code
+- `msger-native/src/main.rs` - Fixed multi-monitor positioning logic
+- `msger-native/src/template.html` - Removed storage API, simplified to `isAvailable()` only
+- `.gitignore` - Added `nul` and `NUL`
+- `package.json` - Added repository field
+- `msgerdefs/package.json` - Added repository field with directory
+
+### Documentation
+- `README.md` - Updated current status, API section, future plans
+- `SESSION-NOTES.md` - Updated priorities, recently fixed, API clarification
+- `MSGER-API-SUMMARY.md` - Created comprehensive API overview
+- `SESSION-2025-11-06.md` - This file
+
+### Binaries
+- `msger-native/bin/msgernative.exe` - Rebuilt with all fixes
+
+## Key Insights
+
+### What msger Really Is
+**msger = Fast CLI wrapper for native windows + HTML + button results**
+
+Not a JavaScript API library. The value is:
+1. Speed and size (10-20x faster, 50x smaller than Electron)
+2. Button results returned to parent process (template mode)
+3. CLI-driven configuration
+4. Native webview integration
+
+Everything else (storage, rendering, PWAs) is standard browser functionality.
+
+### IPC Status
+- ✅ **Template mode**: IPC works perfectly (proven by button clicks)
+- ❌ **URL mode**: IPC crashes (wry 0.47.2 bug)
+- 💡 **Insight**: File and window APIs will work in template mode using same IPC mechanism
+
+### Native API Preference
+Use native browser APIs for compatibility:
+- `localStorage` instead of `msger.saveData()`
+- `window.close()` instead of `msger.close()`
+- `<input type="file">` for now (until file API implemented)
+
+Code will work in any browser context, not just msger.
+
+## Next Steps (Week of 2025-11-11+)
+
+### Priority 1: File System API
+When you have time for debugging:
+1. Add `rfd = "0.14"` to Cargo.toml
+2. Implement bidirectional IPC pattern
+3. Add file dialog functions (always safe)
+4. Add direct path operations (with `--allowFs` flag)
+5. Test thoroughly
+
+### Priority 2: Window Manipulation APIs
+Re-enable runtime window control in template mode:
+1. Use same bidirectional IPC as file API
+2. Test `setSize()`, `setPosition()`, `setTitle()`, etc.
+
+### Priority 3: Periodic wry Update
+Check if newer wry versions fix URL mode IPC crash.
+
+## Testing
+
+Test multi-monitor fix:
+```bash
+# Should now place window on second monitor (screen 1)
+msger -message "Test Screen 1" -pos 10,10,1
+
+# Test on third monitor
+msger -message "Test Screen 2" -pos 10,10,2
+```
+
+## Version
+
+Current version: **v0.1.74** (updated from v0.1.57)
+- Minimal JavaScript API (native browser APIs preferred)
+- Fixed multi-monitor positioning
+- Repository fields added
+- Ready for npm publish