dashcam 1.3.2-beta → 1.3.4-beta

package/bin/dashcam.js

@@ -101,7 +101,13 @@ async function recordingAction(options, command) {
 
     // Check screen recording permissions (macOS only)
     const { ensurePermissions } = await import('../lib/permissions.js');
-    const hasPermissions = await ensurePermissions();
+    const hasPermissions = await Promise.race([
+      ensurePermissions(),
+      new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(() => {
+        logger.warn('Permission check timed out, assuming permissions granted');
+        resolve(true);
+      }, 2000))
+    ]);
     if (!hasPermissions) {
       log('\n⚠️  Cannot start recording without screen recording permission.');
       process.exit(1);
@@ -111,7 +117,13 @@ async function recordingAction(options, command) {
     log('Starting recording in background...');
     
     try {
-      const result = await processManager.startRecording({
+
+      const timeoutPromise = new Promise((_, reject) => 
+        setTimeout(() => reject(new Error('Recording start timed out after 10 seconds')), 10000)
+      );
+
+      // Add timeout to prevent hanging
+      const startRecordingPromise = processManager.startRecording({
         fps: parseInt(options.fps) || 30,
         audio: options.audio,
         output: options.output,
@@ -119,6 +131,8 @@ async function recordingAction(options, command) {
         description: options.description,
         project: options.project || options.k // Support both -p and -k for project
       });
+      
+      const result = await Promise.race([startRecordingPromise, timeoutPromise]);
 
       log(`✅ Recording started successfully (PID: ${result.pid})`);
       log(`Output: ${result.outputPath}`);

package/lib/permissions.js

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ async function checkScreenRecordingPermission() {
     // Try to capture a single frame to test permissions
     // This is a quick test that will fail immediately if permissions are denied
     const { stderr } = await execa('screencapture', ['-x', '-t', 'png', '/tmp/dashcam_permission_test.png'], {
-      timeout: 2000,
+      timeout: 1000,
       reject: false
     });
 
@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ function showPermissionInstructions() {
  * Check permissions and show instructions if needed
  */
 async function ensurePermissions() {
+  const platform = os.platform();
+  
+  // Skip permission check entirely on Windows to avoid any potential blocking
+  if (platform === 'win32') {
+    logger.debug('Windows platform detected, skipping permission check');
+    return true;
+  }
+  
   const result = await checkScreenRecordingPermission();
   
   if (!result.hasPermission) {

package/lib/recorder.js

@@ -430,16 +430,18 @@ export async function startRecording({
     logger.debug('Starting application tracking...');
     applicationTracker.start();
     
-    // Start log tracking for this recording
+    // Start log tracking for this recording (don't await to avoid blocking)
     const recorderId = path.basename(outputPath).replace('.webm', '');
     logger.debug('Starting log tracking...', { recorderId });
-    await logsTrackerManager.startNew({
+    logsTrackerManager.startNew({
       recorderId,
       screenId: '1', // Default screen ID for CLI
       directory: path.dirname(outputPath)
+    }).catch(error => {
+      logger.warn('Failed to start log tracking', { error: error.message });
     });
 
-    // Set recording start time AFTER log tracker is initialized
+    // Set recording start time immediately
     // This ensures the timeline starts when the tracker is ready to capture events
     recordingStartTime = Date.now();
     logger.info('Recording timeline started', { 

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "dashcam",
-  "version": "1.3.2-beta",
+  "version": "1.3.4-beta",
   "description": "Minimal CLI version of Dashcam desktop app",
   "main": "bin/dashcam.js",
   "bin": {