dashcam 1.3.9-beta → 1.3.12-beta

package/bin/dashcam-background.js

@@ -12,21 +12,10 @@ import path from 'path';
 import os from 'os';
 
 // Get process directory for status files
-// Use a fixed system-wide directory for cross-process communication
-// On Windows: C:\ProgramData\dashcam-cli
-// On Unix: /tmp/dashcam-cli
-const PROCESS_DIR = process.platform === 'win32' 
-  ? path.join('C:', 'ProgramData', 'dashcam-cli')
-  : path.join('/tmp', 'dashcam-cli');
-const PID_FILE = path.join(PROCESS_DIR, 'recording.pid');
+const PROCESS_DIR = path.join(os.homedir(), '.dashcam-cli');
 const STATUS_FILE = path.join(PROCESS_DIR, 'status.json');
 const RESULT_FILE = path.join(PROCESS_DIR, 'upload-result.json');
 
-// Ensure process directory exists
-if (!fs.existsSync(PROCESS_DIR)) {
-  fs.mkdirSync(PROCESS_DIR, { recursive: true });
-}
-
 // Parse options from command line argument
 const optionsJson = process.argv[2];
 if (!optionsJson) {
@@ -44,14 +33,6 @@ logger.info('Background recording process started', {
   options 
 });
 
-// Write PID file immediately
-try {
-  fs.writeFileSync(PID_FILE, process.pid.toString());
-  logger.info('PID file written', { path: PID_FILE, pid: process.pid });
-} catch (error) {
-  logger.error('Failed to write PID file', { error });
-}
-
 // Write status file
 function writeStatus(status) {
   try {

package/lib/processManager.js

@@ -8,12 +8,8 @@ import { logger } from './logger.js';
 const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
 const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
 
-// Use a fixed system-wide directory for cross-process communication
-// On Windows: C:\ProgramData\dashcam-cli
-// On Unix: /tmp/dashcam-cli
-const PROCESS_DIR = process.platform === 'win32' 
-  ? path.join('C:', 'ProgramData', 'dashcam-cli')
-  : path.join('/tmp', 'dashcam-cli');
+// Use a fixed directory in the user's home directory for cross-process communication
+const PROCESS_DIR = path.join(os.homedir(), '.dashcam-cli');
 const PID_FILE = path.join(PROCESS_DIR, 'recording.pid');
 const STATUS_FILE = path.join(PROCESS_DIR, 'status.json');
 const RESULT_FILE = path.join(PROCESS_DIR, 'upload-result.json');
@@ -115,23 +111,16 @@ class ProcessManager {
   }
 
   isRecordingActive() {
+    const pid = this.readPid();
     const status = this.readStatus();
     
-    if (!status || !status.pid) {
+    if (!pid || !this.isProcessRunning(pid)) {
       // Clean up but preserve upload result in case the background process just finished uploading
       this.cleanup({ preserveResult: true });
       return false;
     }
     
-    const pid = status.pid;
-    
-    if (!this.isProcessRunning(pid)) {
-      // Clean up but preserve upload result in case the background process just finished uploading
-      this.cleanup({ preserveResult: true });
-      return false;
-    }
-    
-    return status.isRecording;
+    return status && status.isRecording;
   }
 
   getActiveStatus() {
@@ -160,14 +149,13 @@ class ProcessManager {
     
     try {
       const status = this.readStatus();
+      const pid = this.readPid();
       
       if (!status || !status.isRecording) {
         logger.warn('No active recording found');
         return false;
       }
       
-      const pid = status.pid;
-      
       if (!pid || !this.isProcessRunning(pid)) {
         logger.warn('Background process not running');
         this.cleanup({ preserveResult: true });

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "dashcam",
-  "version": "1.3.9-beta",
+  "version": "1.3.12-beta",
   "description": "Minimal CLI version of Dashcam desktop app",
   "main": "bin/dashcam.js",
   "bin": {