channels: find_daemon path walking, consistent pane_id, auto-start

find_daemon() replaces daemon_sock() — walks the dot-delimited channel
path from most-specific to least looking for a daemon socket, and
auto-starts via the supervisor if none is found. All channel tools
(recv, send, open, close) use the same resolution path.

Fix tmux daemon to use pane_id consistently for both pipe-pane and
send-keys (send-keys -t <label> doesn't work, needs the %N pane id).
Store label→pane_id mapping in State instead of bare label vec.

Gracefully handle missing tmux.json5 — start with empty pane list
since panes are added dynamically via the open RPC.

Co-Authored-By: Proof of Concept <poc@bcachefs.org>
This commit is contained in:
Kent Overstreet 2026-04-04 19:20:27 -04:00
parent c9b19dc3d7
commit 2a84fb325d
3 changed files with 103 additions and 33 deletions

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@ -42,17 +42,22 @@ fn load_config() -> Config {
let path = dirs::home_dir()
.unwrap_or_default()
.join(".consciousness/channels/tmux.json5");
let text = std::fs::read_to_string(&path)
.unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("failed to read {}: {e}", path.display()));
json5::from_str(&text)
.unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("failed to parse {}: {e}", path.display()))
match std::fs::read_to_string(&path) {
Ok(text) => json5::from_str(&text)
.unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("failed to parse {}: {e}", path.display())),
Err(_) => {
info!("no tmux.json5, starting with no pre-configured panes");
Config { panes: vec![] }
}
}
}
// ── State ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
struct State {
channel_logs: BTreeMap<String, ChannelLog>,
pane_labels: Vec<String>,
/// label → pane_id (e.g. "ktest" → "%0")
panes: BTreeMap<String, String>,
}
type SharedState = Rc<RefCell<State>>;
@ -61,7 +66,9 @@ impl State {
fn new(config: &Config) -> Self {
Self {
channel_logs: BTreeMap::new(),
pane_labels: config.panes.iter().map(|p| p.label.clone()).collect(),
panes: config.panes.iter()
.map(|p| (p.label.clone(), p.pane_id.clone()))
.collect(),
}
}
}
@ -172,10 +179,10 @@ impl channel_server::Server for ChannelServerImpl {
// Send to tmux pane via send-keys
let label = channel.strip_prefix("tmux.").unwrap_or(&channel);
let has_pane = self.state.borrow().pane_labels.iter().any(|l| l == label);
if has_pane {
let pane_id = self.state.borrow().panes.get(label).cloned();
if let Some(pane_id) = pane_id {
let _ = std::process::Command::new("tmux")
.args(["send-keys", "-t", label, &message, "Enter"])
.args(["send-keys", "-t", &pane_id, &message, "Enter"])
.output();
let channel_key = format!("tmux.{}", label);
@ -195,7 +202,7 @@ impl channel_server::Server for ChannelServerImpl {
mut results: channel_server::ListResults,
) -> Promise<(), capnp::Error> {
let s = self.state.borrow();
let channels: Vec<_> = s.pane_labels.iter().map(|label| {
let channels: Vec<_> = s.panes.keys().map(|label| {
let key = format!("tmux.{}", label);
let unread = s.channel_logs.get(&key).map_or(0, |l| l.unread());
(key, true, unread)
@ -230,7 +237,7 @@ impl channel_server::Server for ChannelServerImpl {
// Check if already open
{
let s = self.state.borrow();
if s.pane_labels.contains(&label) {
if s.panes.contains_key(&label) {
return Promise::ok(());
}
}
@ -247,7 +254,7 @@ impl channel_server::Server for ChannelServerImpl {
// Register in state
{
let mut s = self.state.borrow_mut();
s.pane_labels.push(label.clone());
s.panes.insert(label.clone(), pane_id.clone());
}
// Start pipe-pane reader
@ -270,18 +277,15 @@ impl channel_server::Server for ChannelServerImpl {
let label = channel.strip_prefix("tmux.").unwrap_or(&channel).to_string();
let mut s = self.state.borrow_mut();
if let Some(pos) = s.pane_labels.iter().position(|l| *l == label) {
if let Some(pane_id) = s.panes.remove(&label) {
info!("closing channel tmux.{}", label);
s.pane_labels.remove(pos);
s.channel_logs.remove(&format!("tmux.{}", label));
// Disconnect pipe-pane — find the pane ID
if let Some(pane_id) = find_pane_by_name(&label) {
// Disconnect pipe-pane
let _ = std::process::Command::new("tmux")
.args(["pipe-pane", "-t", &pane_id])
.output();
}
}
Promise::ok(())
}

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@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ fn default_min_count() -> u32 { 20 }
async fn channel_recv(args: &serde_json::Value) -> Result<String> {
let a: RecvArgs = serde_json::from_value(args.clone())
.context("invalid channel_recv arguments")?;
let sock = daemon_sock(&a.channel)?;
let (sock, _) = find_daemon(&a.channel)?;
let channel = a.channel;
let all_new = a.all_new;
let min_count = a.min_count;
@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ struct SendArgs {
async fn channel_send(args: &serde_json::Value) -> Result<String> {
let a: SendArgs = serde_json::from_value(args.clone())
.context("invalid channel_send arguments")?;
let sock = daemon_sock(&a.channel)?;
let (sock, _) = find_daemon(&a.channel)?;
let channel = a.channel;
let message = a.message;
tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
@ -119,13 +119,12 @@ async fn channel_open(args: &serde_json::Value) -> Result<String> {
let label = args.get("label").and_then(|v| v.as_str())
.context("label is required")?
.to_string();
let prefix = label.split('.').next().unwrap_or("tmux");
let sock = daemon_sock(prefix)?;
let (sock, sublabel) = find_daemon(&label)?;
tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
let rt = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
.enable_all().build().unwrap();
let local = tokio::task::LocalSet::new();
local.block_on(&rt, rpc_open(&sock, &label))
local.block_on(&rt, rpc_open(&sock, &sublabel))
}).await?
.map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("{}", e))
}
@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ async fn channel_close(args: &serde_json::Value) -> Result<String> {
let channel = args.get("channel").and_then(|v| v.as_str())
.context("channel is required")?
.to_string();
let sock = daemon_sock(&channel)?;
let (sock, _) = find_daemon(&channel)?;
tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
let rt = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
.enable_all().build().unwrap();
@ -144,7 +143,7 @@ async fn channel_close(args: &serde_json::Value) -> Result<String> {
.map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("{}", e))
}
// ── Socket helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────
// ── Daemon resolution ─────────────────────────────────────────
fn channels_dir() -> std::path::PathBuf {
dirs::home_dir()
@ -152,13 +151,64 @@ fn channels_dir() -> std::path::PathBuf {
.join(".consciousness/channels")
}
fn daemon_sock(channel: &str) -> Result<std::path::PathBuf> {
let prefix = channel.split('.').next().unwrap_or("");
let sock = channels_dir().join(format!("{}.sock", prefix));
if !sock.exists() {
anyhow::bail!("no daemon for channel: {}", channel);
/// Resolve a channel path to a daemon socket.
///
/// Walks the dot-delimited path from most-specific to least,
/// looking for a daemon socket at each level:
/// "tmux.ktest" → finds tmux.sock, returns ("tmux.sock", "ktest")
/// "irc.libera.#bcachefs" → finds irc.sock, returns ("irc.sock", "libera.#bcachefs")
///
/// If no daemon is running, tries to start one via the supervisor.
fn find_daemon(path: &str) -> Result<(std::path::PathBuf, String)> {
let dir = channels_dir();
// Returns the sub-path after the matched prefix
let rest_after = |prefix: &str| -> String {
if prefix.len() < path.len() {
path[prefix.len() + 1..].to_string()
} else {
String::new()
}
Ok(sock)
};
// Walk from most-specific to least, looking for a socket
let mut prefix = path;
loop {
let sock = dir.join(format!("{}.sock", prefix));
if sock.exists() {
return Ok((sock, rest_after(prefix)));
}
match prefix.rfind('.') {
Some(pos) => prefix = &prefix[..pos],
None => break,
}
}
// No running daemon found — register and start via supervisor
let top = path.split('.').next().unwrap_or(path);
let mut sup = crate::thalamus::supervisor::Supervisor::new();
sup.load_config();
if !sup.has_daemon(top) {
sup.add_daemon(top, crate::thalamus::supervisor::ChannelEntry {
binary: format!("consciousness-channel-{}", top),
enabled: true,
autostart: true,
});
}
sup.ensure_running();
// Wait for socket (up to 3 seconds)
let sock = dir.join(format!("{}.sock", top));
for _ in 0..30 {
if sock.exists() {
return Ok((sock, rest_after(top)));
}
std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(100));
}
anyhow::bail!("no daemon for channel path: {}", path)
}
// ── Channel RPC ────────────────────────────────────────────────

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@ -95,6 +95,22 @@ impl Supervisor {
}
}
/// Check if a daemon is in the config.
pub fn has_daemon(&self, name: &str) -> bool {
self.config.contains_key(name)
}
/// Add a daemon to the config and persist to channels.json5.
pub fn add_daemon(&mut self, name: &str, entry: ChannelEntry) {
self.config.insert(name.to_string(), entry);
let path = config_path();
if let Ok(json) = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&self.config) {
if let Err(e) = std::fs::write(&path, &json) {
error!("failed to write {}: {}", path.display(), e);
}
}
}
/// Check if a daemon is alive by testing its socket.
fn is_alive(name: &str) -> bool {
let sock = channels_dir().join(format!("{}.sock", name));