[cgchiraggupta]

Problem

During a long startup migration, standalone browsers receive an empty 503 and desktop users see only the splash logo. This addresses the missing progress feedback reported in #35995.

Change

Show the current migration step in the startup HTTP response and desktop splash, and clear the count when startup completes or the backend exits. The WSL-only connecting window uses the same primary-backend progress: it checks once per second, reloads its existing HTML only when the content changes, restores “Connecting to WSL…” when progress clears, and stops polling when closed. No new IPC or preload is needed. Readiness and migration SQL are unchanged. Fresh database initialization still does not show per-step desktop counts.

Verification

• Focused migration, HTTP guard, log parser and desktop manager tests passed. A test using the production pretty logger failed before the logger correction and passes with it.
• The initial implementation passed vp run check:changed, including 72 tests and typechecks for 37 affected packages.
• The WSL splash follow-up passed vp run check:changed 16059ba6b48b143771882ea8e1b1cc574453f921: format, lint, both Knip shards, typechecks for 2 affected/dependent packages, and all 40 desktop-window tests. The desktop bundle build also passed. The extended existing test failed before the fix and now covers step updates, clearing, unchanged-content deduplication, and stopping updates on close.
• Native Electron showed controlled progress updates through the backend manager and preload/IPC, cleared the count on readiness and backend exit, and opened a seeded thread using the real server. Existing migrations ran only on disposable databases. The timing and displayed progress counts in the captures are controlled.
• The production WSL-only splash service was exercised in native Electron on macOS with an isolated profile, fixture surrounding services, and a controlled progress Ref. It showed 2 of 7, updated to 3 of 7, cleared back to “Connecting to WSL…”, and reopened at 4 of 7. This check ran no backend, database, or migrations.
• Actual Windows/WSL backend integration and a real multi-minute SQL migration remain untested.

Evidence

startup-excerpt.mp4

Initial implementation: Codex gpt-6.1-sol / Codex harness. WSL splash follow-up: gpt-6-astra / Codex harness. Independent reviews of the initial fix: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash Free / OpenCode harness and gpt-6-astra / Codex harness.

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Approvability

Verdict: Approved at 16059ba

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Adds database migration progress to desktop startup and browser startup responses while preserving existing migration execution and readiness behavior. The change is limited to transient status reporting and introduces no material operational or customer-data change.

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Walkthrough

The change tracks database migration progress during startup. The server reports progress in startup responses, while desktop and web startup screens display progress through the desktop bridge.

Changes: Database migration progress

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Progress contracts, migration tracking, and log parsing packages/contracts/src/server.ts, apps/server/src/persistence/DatabaseMigrationProgress.ts, apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations.ts, apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations.test.ts, packages/shared/src/databaseMigrationLog.ts, packages/shared/src/databaseMigrationLog.test.ts	Adds migration progress and startup status contracts, a progress reference, migration progress updates and cleanup, and a parser for progress in migration logs. Tests cover parsing, progress reporting, and cleanup.
HTTP startup status responses apps/server/src/server.ts, apps/server/src/httpResponseErrorGuard.ts, apps/server/src/httpResponseErrorGuard.test.ts	Passes migration progress to the readiness guard. The guard returns startup status as JSON or an HTML page and includes progress when available. Tests check response content, headers, and progress changes.
Desktop backend progress capture apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopState.ts, apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendManager.ts, apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendPool.ts, apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendManager.test.ts	Parses backend startup output and updates desktop state with progress. Tests check progress reporting and clearing on readiness, failure, and timeout.
Progress in desktop and web startup screens packages/contracts/src/ipc.ts, apps/desktop/src/ipc/*, apps/desktop/src/preload.ts, apps/desktop/src/window/DesktopWindow.ts, apps/desktop/src/window/DesktopWindow.test.ts, apps/web/index.html	Adds an IPC and desktop bridge method to read progress. The desktop splash updates its message when progress changes, and the web boot splash polls and displays progress.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Migrations
  participant DatabaseMigrationProgress
  participant server
  participant rejectRequestsUntilServing
  participant HTTPClient
  Migrations->>DatabaseMigrationProgress: Update current progress
  server->>rejectRequestsUntilServing: Read current progress
  HTTPClient->>rejectRequestsUntilServing: Send request before serving
  rejectRequestsUntilServing->>DatabaseMigrationProgress: Read migration progress
  rejectRequestsUntilServing-->>HTTPClient: Return startup HTML or JSON with status

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sequenceDiagram
  participant DesktopBackendManager
  participant DesktopBackendPool
  participant DesktopState
  participant BootSplash
  participant desktopBridge
  participant getDatabaseMigrationProgress
  DesktopBackendManager->>DesktopBackendPool: Report parsed progress
  DesktopBackendPool->>DesktopState: Update progress reference
  BootSplash->>desktopBridge: Poll progress
  desktopBridge->>getDatabaseMigrationProgress: Invoke IPC method
  getDatabaseMigrationProgress->>DesktopState: Read progress reference
  DesktopState-->>getDatabaseMigrationProgress: Return progress or null
  getDatabaseMigrationProgress-->>desktopBridge: Return progress or null
  desktopBridge-->>BootSplash: Return progress or null

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Possibly related PRs

• pingdotgg/t3code#35056: Adds migration log messages and a shared helper for determining migration state, which is also used to interpret backend migration logs.

Suggested reviewers: juliusmarminge, t3dotgg

Merge Risk: Low · up to dff60

During a long database upgrade, the desktop "Upgrading database (n of m)" count can briefly disappear if the backend emits a lot of unrelated output. The app still starts normally and the count returns on the next progress line. This is a small display gap, not a blocker for merging.

Pre-merge checks: 4

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title "fix(startup): show database migration progress" follows conventional commit form and matches the main change. The PR adds migration progress reporting to the startup HTTP 503 response, the …
Description check		The description follows the template's sections: Problem, Change, Scope, and Verification. It explains the problem, the fix, and the verification steps, and it lists what remains untested. It links is…
Linked Issues check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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The title "fix(startup): show database migration progress" follows conventional commit form and matches the main change. The PR adds migration progress reporting to the startup HTTP 503 response, the desktop splash, and the WSL connecting window. The title names the primary change, and it does not describe anything absent from the changeset.

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Explanation

The description follows the template's sections: Problem, Change, Scope, and Verification. It explains the problem, the fix, and the verification steps, and it lists what remains untested. It links issue #35995 as the reported bug. The Scope section does not state whether the change is a bug fix or a feature. The description also omits the agent model line that the template asks for, but it does name the models used. These gaps are minor, so the description is mostly complete.

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Review comments at @apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendManager.ts:
- Line 1023: Migration progress is derived only from the bounded diagnostic
tail, so unrelated output can erase the latest progress and clear the desktop
count; retain the last valid progress independently and have the
`spec.onMigrationProgress` callback use it. Update it when new migration
progress is parsed, and clear it on migration boundaries, readiness, and process
cleanup. Extend the existing manager test with unrelated output exceeding the
tail limit and verify the latest progress remains available.

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Files selected for processing: 21

• apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopState.ts
• apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendManager.test.ts
• apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendManager.ts
• apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendPool.ts
• apps/desktop/src/ipc/DesktopIpcHandlers.ts
• apps/desktop/src/ipc/channels.ts
• apps/desktop/src/ipc/methods/window.ts
• apps/desktop/src/preload.ts
• apps/desktop/src/window/DesktopWindow.test.ts
• apps/desktop/src/window/DesktopWindow.ts
• apps/server/src/httpResponseErrorGuard.test.ts
• apps/server/src/httpResponseErrorGuard.ts
• apps/server/src/persistence/DatabaseMigrationProgress.ts
• apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations.test.ts
• apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations.ts
• apps/server/src/server.ts
• apps/web/index.html
• packages/contracts/src/ipc.ts
• packages/contracts/src/server.ts
• packages/shared/src/databaseMigrationLog.test.ts
• packages/shared/src/databaseMigrationLog.ts

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Keep migration progress independently of the diagnostic tail.

If a migration emits more than 4,000 characters after its progress line, outputTail loses that line. databaseMigrationProgress(tail) then returns null, although the same migration is still running. The callback clears the desktop count until another progress line arrives.

Retain the last valid progress independently of the bounded diagnostic tail. Clear it on a migration boundary, readiness, or process cleanup. Extend the existing manager test with unrelated output that exceeds the tail limit.

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Review comment at @apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendManager.ts at line 1023:
Migration progress is derived only from the bounded diagnostic tail, so unrelated output can erase the latest progress and clear the desktop count; retain the last valid progress independently and have the `spec.onMigrationProgress` callback use it. Update it when new migration progress is parsed, and clear it on migration boundaries, readiness, and process cleanup. Extend the existing manager test with unrelated output exceeding the tail limit and verify the latest progress remains available.

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