dashcam 1.3.16-beta → 1.3.18-beta

package/bin/dashcam-background.js

@@ -11,11 +11,33 @@ import fs from 'fs';
 import path from 'path';
 import os from 'os';
 
-// Get process directory for status files (system temp for cross-session access)
-const PROCESS_DIR = path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'dashcam-cli');
+// Use a consistent location across all contexts
+// Windows: C:\ProgramData\dashcam-cli (shared across all users/sessions)
+// Others: /tmp/dashcam-cli (standard temp location)
+const getProcessDir = () => {
+  if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+    // Use PROGRAMDATA which is consistent across all contexts on Windows
+    const programData = process.env.PROGRAMDATA || 'C:\\ProgramData';
+    return path.join(programData, 'dashcam-cli');
+  } else {
+    // Use /tmp directly on Unix-like systems for consistency
+    return '/tmp/dashcam-cli';
+  }
+};
+
+const PROCESS_DIR = getProcessDir();
 const STATUS_FILE = path.join(PROCESS_DIR, 'status.json');
 const RESULT_FILE = path.join(PROCESS_DIR, 'upload-result.json');
 
+console.log('[Background INIT] Process directory:', PROCESS_DIR);
+console.log('[Background INIT] Status file:', STATUS_FILE);
+
+// Ensure directory exists
+if (!fs.existsSync(PROCESS_DIR)) {
+  console.log('[Background INIT] Creating process directory');
+  fs.mkdirSync(PROCESS_DIR, { recursive: true });
+}
+
 // Parse options from command line argument
 const optionsJson = process.argv[2];
 if (!optionsJson) {

package/bin/dashcam.js

@@ -399,7 +399,9 @@ program
         platform: process.platform,
         cwd: process.cwd(),
         pid: process.pid,
-        processDir: require('path').join(require('os').tmpdir(), 'dashcam-cli')
+        processDir: process.platform === 'win32' 
+          ? require('path').join(process.env.PROGRAMDATA || 'C:\\ProgramData', 'dashcam-cli')
+          : '/tmp/dashcam-cli'
       });
       
       const isActive = processManager.isRecordingActive();
@@ -407,15 +409,19 @@ program
       
       if (!isActive) {
         console.log('No active recording to stop');
+        
+        const statusPath = process.platform === 'win32'
+          ? require('path').join(process.env.PROGRAMDATA || 'C:\\ProgramData', 'dashcam-cli', 'status.json')
+          : '/tmp/dashcam-cli/status.json';
+          
         logger.warn('Stop command called but no active recording found', {
           platform: process.platform,
-          statusFile: require('path').join(require('os').tmpdir(), 'dashcam-cli', 'status.json'),
-          statusFileExists: require('fs').existsSync(require('path').join(require('os').tmpdir(), 'dashcam-cli', 'status.json'))
+          statusFile: statusPath,
+          statusFileExists: require('fs').existsSync(statusPath)
         });
         
         // Try to read and display status file for debugging
         try {
-          const statusPath = require('path').join(require('os').tmpdir(), 'dashcam-cli', 'status.json');
           if (require('fs').existsSync(statusPath)) {
             const statusContent = require('fs').readFileSync(statusPath, 'utf8');
             logger.debug('Status file contents', { content: statusContent });

package/lib/processManager.js

@@ -8,14 +8,35 @@ import { logger } from './logger.js';
 const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
 const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
 
-// Use system temp directory for cross-session communication
-const PROCESS_DIR = path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'dashcam-cli');
+// Use a consistent location across all contexts
+// Windows: C:\ProgramData\dashcam-cli (shared across all users/sessions)
+// Others: /tmp/dashcam-cli (standard temp location)
+const getProcessDir = () => {
+  if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+    // Use PROGRAMDATA which is consistent across all contexts on Windows
+    const programData = process.env.PROGRAMDATA || 'C:\\ProgramData';
+    return path.join(programData, 'dashcam-cli');
+  } else {
+    // Use /tmp directly on Unix-like systems for consistency
+    return '/tmp/dashcam-cli';
+  }
+};
+
+const PROCESS_DIR = getProcessDir();
 const STATUS_FILE = path.join(PROCESS_DIR, 'status.json');
 const RESULT_FILE = path.join(PROCESS_DIR, 'upload-result.json');
 
+console.log('[INIT] Process Manager initialized');
+console.log('[INIT] Process directory:', PROCESS_DIR);
+console.log('[INIT] Status file:', STATUS_FILE);
+console.log('[INIT] Platform:', process.platform);
+
 // Ensure process directory exists
 if (!fs.existsSync(PROCESS_DIR)) {
+  console.log('[INIT] Creating process directory:', PROCESS_DIR);
   fs.mkdirSync(PROCESS_DIR, { recursive: true });
+} else {
+  console.log('[INIT] Process directory exists:', PROCESS_DIR);
 }
 
 class ProcessManager {
@@ -161,6 +182,10 @@ class ProcessManager {
   }
 
   isRecordingActive() {
+    console.log('[DEBUG] Checking if recording is active...');
+    console.log('[DEBUG] Status file path:', STATUS_FILE);
+    console.log('[DEBUG] Status file exists:', fs.existsSync(STATUS_FILE));
+    
     logger.debug('Checking if recording is active...', {
       statusFile: STATUS_FILE,
       processDir: PROCESS_DIR,
@@ -169,6 +194,8 @@ class ProcessManager {
     
     const status = this.readStatus();
     
+    console.log('[DEBUG] Status read result:', status);
+    
     logger.debug('Status check result', {
       hasStatus: !!status,
       hasPid: !!(status && status.pid),
@@ -178,23 +205,27 @@ class ProcessManager {
     });
     
     if (!status) {
+      console.log('[DEBUG] No status found - recording not active');
       logger.debug('No status found - recording not active');
       return false;
     }
     
     if (!status.pid) {
+      console.log('[DEBUG] Status has no PID - marking as completed');
       logger.debug('Status has no PID - marking as completed');
       this.markStatusCompleted({ reason: 'no_pid_in_status' });
       return false;
     }
     
     const processRunning = this.isProcessRunning(status.pid);
+    console.log('[DEBUG] Process running check:', { pid: status.pid, isRunning: processRunning });
     logger.debug('Process running check', {
       pid: status.pid,
       isRunning: processRunning
     });
     
     if (!processRunning) {
+      console.log('[DEBUG] Process not running - marking as completed:', { pid: status.pid });
       logger.debug('Process not running - marking as completed', {
         pid: status.pid,
         wasRecording: status.isRecording
@@ -207,6 +238,7 @@ class ProcessManager {
       return false;
     }
     
+    console.log('[DEBUG] Recording active status:', { isRecording: status.isRecording, pid: status.pid });
     logger.debug('Recording active status', {
       isRecording: status.isRecording,
       pid: status.pid

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "dashcam",
-  "version": "1.3.16-beta",
+  "version": "1.3.18-beta",
   "description": "Minimal CLI version of Dashcam desktop app",
   "main": "bin/dashcam.js",
   "bin": {