Merge pull request #65 from AutoMaker-Org/fix-electron-build

feat: enhance Electron build process and server preparation

apps/app/.gitignore

@@ -48,3 +48,4 @@ next-env.d.ts
 
 # Electron
 /dist/
+/server-bundle/

apps/app/electron/main.js

@@ -8,21 +8,114 @@
 const path = require("path");
 const { spawn } = require("child_process");
 const fs = require("fs");
-
+const http = require("http");
-// Load environment variables from .env file
-require("dotenv").config({ path: path.join(__dirname, "../.env") });
-
 const { app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain, dialog, shell } = require("electron");
 
+// Load environment variables from .env file (development only)
+if (!app.isPackaged) {
+  try {
+    require("dotenv").config({ path: path.join(__dirname, "../.env") });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.warn("[Electron] dotenv not available:", error.message);
+  }
+}
+
 let mainWindow = null;
 let serverProcess = null;
+let staticServer = null;
 const SERVER_PORT = 3008;
+const STATIC_PORT = 3007;
 
-// Get icon path - works in both dev and production
+// Get icon path - works in both dev and production, cross-platform
 function getIconPath() {
-  return app.isPackaged
+  // Different icon formats for different platforms
-    ? path.join(process.resourcesPath, "app", "public", "logo.png")
+  let iconFile;
-    : path.join(__dirname, "../public/logo.png");
+  if (process.platform === "win32") {
+    iconFile = "icon.ico";
+  } else if (process.platform === "darwin") {
+    iconFile = "logo_larger.png";
+  } else {
+    // Linux
+    iconFile = "logo_larger.png";
+  }
+
+  const iconPath = path.join(__dirname, "../public", iconFile);
+
+  // Verify the icon exists
+  if (!fs.existsSync(iconPath)) {
+    console.warn(`[Electron] Icon not found at: ${iconPath}`);
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return iconPath;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Start static file server for production builds
+ */
+async function startStaticServer() {
+  const staticPath = path.join(__dirname, "../out");
+
+  staticServer = http.createServer((request, response) => {
+    // Parse the URL and remove query string
+    let filePath = path.join(staticPath, request.url.split("?")[0]);
+
+    // Default to index.html for directory requests
+    if (filePath.endsWith("/")) {
+      filePath = path.join(filePath, "index.html");
+    } else if (!path.extname(filePath)) {
+      filePath += ".html";
+    }
+
+    // Check if file exists
+    fs.stat(filePath, (err, stats) => {
+      if (err || !stats.isFile()) {
+        // Try index.html for SPA fallback
+        filePath = path.join(staticPath, "index.html");
+      }
+
+      // Read and serve the file
+      fs.readFile(filePath, (error, content) => {
+        if (error) {
+          response.writeHead(500);
+          response.end("Server Error");
+          return;
+        }
+
+        // Set content type based on file extension
+        const ext = path.extname(filePath);
+        const contentTypes = {
+          ".html": "text/html",
+          ".js": "application/javascript",
+          ".css": "text/css",
+          ".json": "application/json",
+          ".png": "image/png",
+          ".jpg": "image/jpeg",
+          ".gif": "image/gif",
+          ".svg": "image/svg+xml",
+          ".ico": "image/x-icon",
+          ".woff": "font/woff",
+          ".woff2": "font/woff2",
+          ".ttf": "font/ttf",
+          ".eot": "application/vnd.ms-fontobject",
+        };
+
+        response.writeHead(200, { "Content-Type": contentTypes[ext] || "application/octet-stream" });
+        response.end(content);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    staticServer.listen(STATIC_PORT, (err) => {
+      if (err) {
+        reject(err);
+      } else {
+        console.log(`[Electron] Static server running at http://localhost:${STATIC_PORT}`);
+        resolve();
+      }
+    });
+  });
 }
 
 /**
@@ -63,18 +156,45 @@ async function startServer() {
     command = "node";
     serverPath = path.join(process.resourcesPath, "server", "index.js");
     args = [serverPath];
+
+    // Verify server files exist
+    if (!fs.existsSync(serverPath)) {
+      throw new Error(`Server not found at: ${serverPath}`);
+    }
   }
 
   // Set environment variables for server
+  const serverNodeModules = app.isPackaged
+    ? path.join(process.resourcesPath, "server", "node_modules")
+    : path.join(__dirname, "../../server/node_modules");
+
+  // Set default workspace directory to user's Documents/Automaker
+  const defaultWorkspaceDir = path.join(app.getPath("documents"), "Automaker");
+
+  // Ensure workspace directory exists
+  if (!fs.existsSync(defaultWorkspaceDir)) {
+    try {
+      fs.mkdirSync(defaultWorkspaceDir, { recursive: true });
+      console.log("[Electron] Created workspace directory:", defaultWorkspaceDir);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("[Electron] Failed to create workspace directory:", error);
+    }
+  }
+
   const env = {
     ...process.env,
     PORT: SERVER_PORT.toString(),
     DATA_DIR: app.getPath("userData"),
+    NODE_PATH: serverNodeModules,
+    WORKSPACE_DIR: process.env.WORKSPACE_DIR || defaultWorkspaceDir,
   };
 
   console.log("[Electron] Starting backend server...");
+  console.log("[Electron] Server path:", serverPath);
+  console.log("[Electron] NODE_PATH:", serverNodeModules);
 
   serverProcess = spawn(command, args, {
+    cwd: path.dirname(serverPath),
     env,
     stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
   });
@@ -92,6 +212,11 @@ async function startServer() {
     serverProcess = null;
   });
 
+  serverProcess.on("error", (err) => {
+    console.error(`[Server] Failed to start server process:`, err);
+    serverProcess = null;
+  });
+
   // Wait for server to be ready
   await waitForServer();
 }
@@ -132,12 +257,12 @@ async function waitForServer(maxAttempts = 30) {
  * Create the main window
  */
 function createWindow() {
-  mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
+  const iconPath = getIconPath();
+  const windowOptions = {
     width: 1400,
     height: 900,
     minWidth: 1024,
     minHeight: 700,
-    icon: getIconPath(),
     webPreferences: {
       preload: path.join(__dirname, "preload.js"),
       contextIsolation: true,
@@ -145,17 +270,20 @@ function createWindow() {
     },
     titleBarStyle: "hiddenInset",
     backgroundColor: "#0a0a0a",
-  });
+  };
 
-  // Load Next.js dev server in development or production build
+  // Only set icon if it exists
+  if (iconPath) {
+    windowOptions.icon = iconPath;
+  }
+
+  mainWindow = new BrowserWindow(windowOptions);
+
+  // Load Next.js dev server in development or static server in production
   const isDev = !app.isPackaged;
-  if (isDev) {
+  mainWindow.loadURL(`http://localhost:${STATIC_PORT}`);
-    mainWindow.loadURL("http://localhost:3007");
+  if (isDev && process.env.OPEN_DEVTOOLS === "true") {
-    if (process.env.OPEN_DEVTOOLS === "true") {
+    mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools();
-      mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools();
-    }
-  } else {
-    mainWindow.loadFile(path.join(__dirname, "../.next/server/app/index.html"));
   }
 
   mainWindow.on("closed", () => {
@@ -173,10 +301,22 @@ function createWindow() {
 app.whenReady().then(async () => {
   // Set app icon (dock icon on macOS)
   if (process.platform === "darwin" && app.dock) {
-    app.dock.setIcon(getIconPath());
+    const iconPath = getIconPath();
+    if (iconPath) {
+      try {
+        app.dock.setIcon(iconPath);
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.warn("[Electron] Failed to set dock icon:", error.message);
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   try {
+    // Start static file server in production
+    if (app.isPackaged) {
+      await startStaticServer();
+    }
+
     // Start backend server
     await startServer();
 
@@ -207,6 +347,13 @@ app.on("before-quit", () => {
     serverProcess.kill();
     serverProcess = null;
   }
+
+  // Close static server
+  if (staticServer) {
+    console.log("[Electron] Stopping static server...");
+    staticServer.close();
+    staticServer = null;
+  }
 });
 
 // ============================================

apps/app/next.config.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { NextConfig } from "next";
 
 const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
+  output: "export",
   env: {
     CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN: process.env.CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN || "",
   },

apps/app/package.json

@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@
     "dev:electron": "concurrently \"next dev -p 3007\" \"wait-on http://localhost:3007 && electron .\"",
     "dev:electron:debug": "concurrently \"next dev -p 3007\" \"wait-on http://localhost:3007 && OPEN_DEVTOOLS=true electron .\"",
     "build": "next build",
-    "build:electron": "next build && electron-builder",
+    "build:electron": "node scripts/prepare-server.js && next build && electron-builder",
+    "build:electron:win": "node scripts/prepare-server.js && next build && electron-builder --win",
+    "build:electron:mac": "node scripts/prepare-server.js && next build && electron-builder --mac",
+    "build:electron:linux": "node scripts/prepare-server.js && next build && electron-builder --linux",
     "start": "next start",
     "lint": "eslint",
     "test": "playwright test",
@@ -79,35 +82,46 @@
     "@types/react": "^19",
     "@types/react-dom": "^19",
     "concurrently": "^9.2.1",
-    "electron": "^39.2.6",
+    "electron": "39.2.7",
     "electron-builder": "^26.0.12",
     "eslint": "^9",
     "eslint-config-next": "16.0.7",
     "tailwindcss": "^4",
     "tw-animate-css": "^1.4.0",
-    "typescript": "^5",
+    "typescript": "5.9.3",
     "wait-on": "^9.0.3"
   },
   "build": {
     "appId": "com.automaker.app",
     "productName": "Automaker",
     "artifactName": "${productName}-${version}-${arch}.${ext}",
+    "afterPack": "./scripts/rebuild-server-natives.js",
     "directories": {
       "output": "dist"
     },
     "files": [
       "electron/**/*",
-      ".next/**/*",
+      "out/**/*",
       "public/**/*",
       "!node_modules/**/*"
     ],
     "extraResources": [
       {
-        "from": ".env",
+        "from": "server-bundle/dist",
+        "to": "server"
+      },
+      {
+        "from": "server-bundle/node_modules",
+        "to": "server/node_modules"
+      },
+      {
+        "from": "server-bundle/package.json",
+        "to": "server/package.json"
+      },
+      {
+        "from": "../../.env",
         "to": ".env",
-        "filter": [
+        "filter": ["**/*"]
-          "**/*"
-        ]
       }
     ],
     "mac": {
@@ -139,7 +153,7 @@
           ]
         }
       ],
-      "icon": "public/logo_larger.png"
+      "icon": "public/icon.ico"
     },
     "linux": {
       "target": [

apps/app/scripts/prepare-server.js

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+/**
+ * This script prepares the server for bundling with Electron.
+ * It copies the server dist and installs production dependencies
+ * in a way that works with npm workspaces.
+ */
+
+import { execSync } from 'child_process';
+import { cpSync, existsSync, mkdirSync, rmSync, writeFileSync, readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { join, dirname } from 'path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
+
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
+
+const APP_DIR = join(__dirname, '..');
+const SERVER_DIR = join(APP_DIR, '..', 'server');
+const BUNDLE_DIR = join(APP_DIR, 'server-bundle');
+
+console.log('🔧 Preparing server for Electron bundling...\n');
+
+// Step 1: Clean up previous bundle
+if (existsSync(BUNDLE_DIR)) {
+  console.log('🗑️  Cleaning previous server-bundle...');
+  rmSync(BUNDLE_DIR, { recursive: true });
+}
+mkdirSync(BUNDLE_DIR, { recursive: true });
+
+// Step 2: Build the server TypeScript
+console.log('📦 Building server TypeScript...');
+execSync('npm run build', { cwd: SERVER_DIR, stdio: 'inherit' });
+
+// Step 3: Copy server dist
+console.log('📋 Copying server dist...');
+cpSync(join(SERVER_DIR, 'dist'), join(BUNDLE_DIR, 'dist'), { recursive: true });
+
+// Step 4: Create a minimal package.json for the server
+console.log('📝 Creating server package.json...');
+const serverPkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(SERVER_DIR, 'package.json'), 'utf-8'));
+
+const bundlePkg = {
+  name: '@automaker/server-bundle',
+  version: serverPkg.version,
+  type: 'module',
+  main: 'dist/index.js',
+  dependencies: serverPkg.dependencies
+};
+
+writeFileSync(
+  join(BUNDLE_DIR, 'package.json'),
+  JSON.stringify(bundlePkg, null, 2)
+);
+
+// Step 5: Install production dependencies
+console.log('📥 Installing server production dependencies...');
+execSync('npm install --omit=dev', {
+  cwd: BUNDLE_DIR,
+  stdio: 'inherit',
+  env: {
+    ...process.env,
+    // Prevent npm from using workspace resolution
+    npm_config_workspace: ''
+  }
+});
+
+// Step 6: Rebuild native modules for current architecture
+// This is critical for modules like node-pty that have native bindings
+console.log('🔨 Rebuilding native modules for current architecture...');
+try {
+  execSync('npm rebuild', {
+    cwd: BUNDLE_DIR,
+    stdio: 'inherit'
+  });
+  console.log('✅ Native modules rebuilt successfully');
+} catch (error) {
+  console.warn('⚠️  Warning: Failed to rebuild native modules. Terminal functionality may not work.');
+  console.warn('   Error:', error.message);
+}
+
+console.log('\n✅ Server prepared for bundling at:', BUNDLE_DIR);

apps/app/scripts/rebuild-server-natives.js

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+/**
+ * Electron-builder afterPack hook
+ * Rebuilds native modules in the server bundle for the target architecture
+ */
+
+const { exec } = require('child_process');
+const { promisify } = require('util');
+const path = require('path');
+
+const execAsync = promisify(exec);
+
+exports.default = async function(context) {
+  const { appOutDir, electronPlatformName, arch, packager } = context;
+  const electronVersion = packager.config.electronVersion;
+
+  // Convert arch to string if it's a number (electron-builder sometimes passes indices)
+  const archNames = ['ia32', 'x64', 'armv7l', 'arm64', 'universal'];
+  const archStr = typeof arch === 'number' ? archNames[arch] : arch;
+
+  console.log(`\n🔨 Rebuilding server native modules for ${electronPlatformName}-${archStr}...`);
+
+  // Path to server node_modules in the packaged app
+  let serverNodeModulesPath;
+  if (electronPlatformName === 'darwin') {
+    serverNodeModulesPath = path.join(
+      appOutDir,
+      `${packager.appInfo.productName}.app`,
+      'Contents',
+      'Resources',
+      'server',
+      'node_modules'
+    );
+  } else if (electronPlatformName === 'win32') {
+    serverNodeModulesPath = path.join(
+      appOutDir,
+      'resources',
+      'server',
+      'node_modules'
+    );
+  } else {
+    serverNodeModulesPath = path.join(
+      appOutDir,
+      'resources',
+      'server',
+      'node_modules'
+    );
+  }
+
+  try {
+    // Rebuild native modules for the target architecture
+    const rebuildCmd = `npx --yes @electron/rebuild --version=${electronVersion} --arch=${archStr} --force --module-dir="${serverNodeModulesPath}/.."`;
+
+    console.log(`   Command: ${rebuildCmd}`);
+
+    const { stdout, stderr } = await execAsync(rebuildCmd);
+    if (stdout) console.log(stdout);
+    if (stderr) console.error(stderr);
+
+    console.log(`✅ Server native modules rebuilt successfully for ${archStr}\n`);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(`❌ Failed to rebuild server native modules:`, error.message);
+    // Don't fail the build, just warn
+  }
+};

apps/app/src/components/dialogs/file-browser-dialog.tsx

@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ export function FileBrowserDialog({
 
   return (
     <Dialog open={open} onOpenChange={onOpenChange}>
-      <DialogContent className="bg-popover border-border max-w-2xl max-h-[80vh]">
+      <DialogContent className="bg-popover border-border max-w-2xl max-h-[80vh] overflow-hidden flex flex-col">
-        <DialogHeader>
+        <DialogHeader className="pb-2">
           <DialogTitle className="flex items-center gap-2">
             <FolderOpen className="w-5 h-5 text-brand-500" />
             {title}
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export function FileBrowserDialog({
           </DialogDescription>
         </DialogHeader>
 
-        <div className="flex flex-col gap-3 min-h-[400px]">
+        <div className="flex flex-col gap-3 min-h-[400px] flex-1 overflow-hidden py-2">
           {/* Drives selector (Windows only) */}
           {drives.length > 0 && (
             <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2 p-3 rounded-lg bg-sidebar-accent/10 border border-sidebar-border">
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ export function FileBrowserDialog({
           </div>
         </div>
 
-        <DialogFooter className="gap-2 sm:gap-0">
+        <DialogFooter className="border-t border-border pt-4 gap-2">
           <Button variant="ghost" onClick={() => onOpenChange(false)}>
             Cancel
           </Button>

apps/app/src/components/layout/sidebar.tsx

@@ -239,6 +239,25 @@ export function Sidebar() {
   // Ref for project search input
   const projectSearchInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
 
+  // Auto-collapse sidebar on small screens
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const mediaQuery = window.matchMedia('(max-width: 1024px)'); // lg breakpoint
+
+    const handleResize = () => {
+      if (mediaQuery.matches && sidebarOpen) {
+        // Auto-collapse on small screens
+        toggleSidebar();
+      }
+    };
+
+    // Check on mount
+    handleResize();
+
+    // Listen for changes
+    mediaQuery.addEventListener('change', handleResize);
+    return () => mediaQuery.removeEventListener('change', handleResize);
+  }, [sidebarOpen, toggleSidebar]);
+
   // Filtered projects based on search query
   const filteredProjects = useMemo(() => {
     if (!projectSearchQuery.trim()) {

apps/app/src/components/new-project-modal.tsx

@@ -198,7 +198,10 @@ export function NewProjectModal({
     }
   };
 
-  const projectPath = workspaceDir && projectName ? `${workspaceDir}/${projectName}` : "";
+  // Use platform-specific path separator
+  const pathSep = typeof window !== 'undefined' && (window as any).electronAPI ?
+    (navigator.platform.indexOf('Win') !== -1 ? '\\' : '/') : '/';
+  const projectPath = workspaceDir && projectName ? `${workspaceDir}${pathSep}${projectName}` : "";
 
   return (
     <Dialog open={open} onOpenChange={onOpenChange}>

apps/app/src/components/views/interview-view.tsx

@@ -305,7 +305,10 @@ export function InterviewView() {
 
     try {
       const api = getElectronAPI();
-      const fullProjectPath = `${projectPath}/${projectName}`;
+      // Use platform-specific path separator
+      const pathSep = typeof window !== 'undefined' && (window as any).electronAPI ?
+        (navigator.platform.indexOf('Win') !== -1 ? '\\' : '/') : '/';
+      const fullProjectPath = `${projectPath}${pathSep}${projectName}`;
 
       // Create project directory
       await api.mkdir(fullProjectPath);

apps/server/src/routes/templates.ts

@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ export function createTemplatesRoutes(): Router {
         return;
       }
 
+      console.log(`[Templates] Clone request - Repo: ${repoUrl}, Project: ${projectName}, Parent: ${parentDir}`);
+
       // Validate repo URL is a valid GitHub URL
       const githubUrlPattern = /^https:\/\/github\.com\/[\w-]+\/[\w.-]+$/;
       if (!githubUrlPattern.test(repoUrl)) {
@@ -79,12 +81,32 @@ export function createTemplatesRoutes(): Router {
 
       // Ensure parent directory exists
       try {
-        await fs.mkdir(parentDir, { recursive: true });
+        // Check if parentDir is a root path (Windows: C:\, D:\, etc. or Unix: /)
+        const isWindowsRoot = /^[A-Za-z]:\\?$/.test(parentDir);
+        const isUnixRoot = parentDir === '/' || parentDir === '';
+        const isRoot = isWindowsRoot || isUnixRoot;
+
+        if (isRoot) {
+          // Root paths always exist, just verify access
+          console.log(`[Templates] Using root path: ${parentDir}`);
+          await fs.access(parentDir);
+        } else {
+          // Check if parent directory exists
+          const parentExists = await fs.access(parentDir).then(() => true).catch(() => false);
+
+          if (!parentExists) {
+            console.log(`[Templates] Creating parent directory: ${parentDir}`);
+            await fs.mkdir(parentDir, { recursive: true });
+          } else {
+            console.log(`[Templates] Parent directory exists: ${parentDir}`);
+          }
+        }
       } catch (error) {
-        console.error("[Templates] Failed to create parent directory:", error);
+        const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+        console.error("[Templates] Failed to access parent directory:", parentDir, error);
         res.status(500).json({
           success: false,
-          error: "Failed to create parent directory",
+          error: `Failed to access parent directory: ${errorMessage}`,
         });
         return;
       }

package.json

@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
     "build": "npm run build --workspace=apps/app",
     "build:server": "npm run build --workspace=apps/server",
     "build:electron": "npm run build:electron --workspace=apps/app",
+    "build:electron:win": "npm run build:electron:win --workspace=apps/app",
+    "build:electron:mac": "npm run build:electron:mac --workspace=apps/app",
+    "build:electron:linux": "npm run build:electron:linux --workspace=apps/app",
     "start": "npm run start --workspace=apps/app",
     "start:server": "npm run start --workspace=apps/server",
     "lint": "npm run lint --workspace=apps/app",