π File detail
keybindings/loadUserBindings.ts
π― Use case
This file lives under βkeybindings/β, which covers keyboard shortcuts and binding tables. On the API surface it exposes isKeybindingCustomizationEnabled, KeybindingsLoadResult, getKeybindingsPath, loadKeybindings, and loadKeybindingsSync (and more) β mainly functions, hooks, or classes. Dependencies touch chokidar, Node filesystem, and Node path helpers. It composes internal code from services, utils, defaultBindings, parser, and types (relative imports). What the file header says: User keybinding configuration loader with hot-reload support. Loads keybindings from ~/.claude/keybindings.json and watches for changes to reload them automatically. NOTE: User keybinding customization is currently only available for Anthropic employees (USER_TYPE === 'ant'). Ext.
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π§ Inline summary
User keybinding configuration loader with hot-reload support. Loads keybindings from ~/.claude/keybindings.json and watches for changes to reload them automatically. NOTE: User keybinding customization is currently only available for Anthropic employees (USER_TYPE === 'ant'). External users always use the default bindings.
π€ Exports (heuristic)
isKeybindingCustomizationEnabledKeybindingsLoadResultgetKeybindingsPathloadKeybindingsloadKeybindingsSyncloadKeybindingsSyncWithWarningsinitializeKeybindingWatcherdisposeKeybindingWatchersubscribeToKeybindingChangesgetCachedKeybindingWarningsresetKeybindingLoaderForTesting
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π₯οΈ Source preview
/**
* User keybinding configuration loader with hot-reload support.
*
* Loads keybindings from ~/.claude/keybindings.json and watches
* for changes to reload them automatically.
*
* NOTE: User keybinding customization is currently only available for
* Anthropic employees (USER_TYPE === 'ant'). External users always
* use the default bindings.
*/
import chokidar, { type FSWatcher } from 'chokidar'
import { readFileSync } from 'fs'
import { readFile, stat } from 'fs/promises'
import { dirname, join } from 'path'
import { getFeatureValue_CACHED_MAY_BE_STALE } from '../services/analytics/growthbook.js'
import { logEvent } from '../services/analytics/index.js'
import { registerCleanup } from '../utils/cleanupRegistry.js'
import { logForDebugging } from '../utils/debug.js'
import { getClaudeConfigHomeDir } from '../utils/envUtils.js'
import { errorMessage, isENOENT } from '../utils/errors.js'
import { createSignal } from '../utils/signal.js'
import { jsonParse } from '../utils/slowOperations.js'
import { DEFAULT_BINDINGS } from './defaultBindings.js'
import { parseBindings } from './parser.js'
import type { KeybindingBlock, ParsedBinding } from './types.js'
import {
checkDuplicateKeysInJson,
type KeybindingWarning,
validateBindings,
} from './validate.js'
/**
* Check if keybinding customization is enabled.
*
* Returns true if the tengu_keybinding_customization_release GrowthBook gate is enabled.
*
* This function is exported so other parts of the codebase (e.g., /doctor)
* can check the same condition consistently.
*/
export function isKeybindingCustomizationEnabled(): boolean {
return getFeatureValue_CACHED_MAY_BE_STALE(
'tengu_keybinding_customization_release',
false,
)
}
/**
* Time in milliseconds to wait for file writes to stabilize.
*/
const FILE_STABILITY_THRESHOLD_MS = 500
/**
* Polling interval for checking file stability.
*/
const FILE_STABILITY_POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 200
/**
* Result of loading keybindings, including any validation warnings.
*/
export type KeybindingsLoadResult = {
bindings: ParsedBinding[]
warnings: KeybindingWarning[]
}
let watcher: FSWatcher | null = null
let initialized = false
let disposed = false
let cachedBindings: ParsedBinding[] | null = null
let cachedWarnings: KeybindingWarning[] = []
const keybindingsChanged = createSignal<[result: KeybindingsLoadResult]>()
/**
* Tracks the date (YYYY-MM-DD) when we last logged a custom keybindings load event.
* Used to ensure we fire the event at most once per day.
*/
let lastCustomBindingsLogDate: string | null = null
/**
* Log a telemetry event when custom keybindings are loaded, at most once per day.
* This lets us estimate the percentage of users who customize their keybindings.
*/
function logCustomBindingsLoadedOncePerDay(userBindingCount: number): void {
const today = new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10)
if (lastCustomBindingsLogDate === today) return
lastCustomBindingsLogDate = today
logEvent('tengu_custom_keybindings_loaded', {
user_binding_count: userBindingCount,
})
}
/**
* Type guard to check if an object is a valid KeybindingBlock.
*/
function isKeybindingBlock(obj: unknown): obj is KeybindingBlock {
if (typeof obj !== 'object' || obj === null) return false
const b = obj as Record<string, unknown>
return (
typeof b.context === 'string' &&
typeof b.bindings === 'object' &&
b.bindings !== null
)
}
/**
* Type guard to check if an array contains only valid KeybindingBlocks.
*/
function isKeybindingBlockArray(arr: unknown): arr is KeybindingBlock[] {
return Array.isArray(arr) && arr.every(isKeybindingBlock)
}
/**
* Get the path to the user keybindings file.
*/
export function getKeybindingsPath(): string {
return join(getClaudeConfigHomeDir(), 'keybindings.json')
}
/**
* Parse default bindings (cached for performance).
*/
function getDefaultParsedBindings(): ParsedBinding[] {
return parseBindings(DEFAULT_BINDINGS)
}
/**
* Load and parse keybindings from user config file.
* Returns merged default + user bindings along with validation warnings.
*
* For external users, always returns default bindings only.
* User customization is currently gated to Anthropic employees.
*/
export async function loadKeybindings(): Promise<KeybindingsLoadResult> {
const defaultBindings = getDefaultParsedBindings()
// Skip user config loading for external users
if (!isKeybindingCustomizationEnabled()) {
return { bindings: defaultBindings, warnings: [] }
}
const userPath = getKeybindingsPath()
try {
const content = await readFile(userPath, 'utf-8')
const parsed: unknown = jsonParse(content)
// Extract bindings array from object wrapper format: { "bindings": [...] }
let userBlocks: unknown
if (typeof parsed === 'object' && parsed !== null && 'bindings' in parsed) {
userBlocks = (parsed as { bindings: unknown }).bindings
} else {
// Invalid format - missing bindings property
const errorMessage = 'keybindings.json must have a "bindings" array'
const suggestion = 'Use format: { "bindings": [ ... ] }'
logForDebugging(`[keybindings] Invalid keybindings.json: ${errorMessage}`)
return {
bindings: defaultBindings,
warnings: [
{
type: 'parse_error',
severity: 'error',
message: errorMessage,
suggestion,
},
],
}
}
// Validate structure - bindings must be an array of valid keybinding blocks
if (!isKeybindingBlockArray(userBlocks)) {
const errorMessage = !Array.isArray(userBlocks)
? '"bindings" must be an array'
: 'keybindings.json contains invalid block structure'
const suggestion = !Array.isArray(userBlocks)
? 'Set "bindings" to an array of keybinding blocks'
: 'Each block must have "context" (string) and "bindings" (object)'
logForDebugging(`[keybindings] Invalid keybindings.json: ${errorMessage}`)
return {
bindings: defaultBindings,
warnings: [
{
type: 'parse_error',
severity: 'error',
message: errorMessage,
suggestion,
},
],
}
}
const userParsed = parseBindings(userBlocks)
logForDebugging(
`[keybindings] Loaded ${userParsed.length} user bindings from ${userPath}`,
)
// User bindings come after defaults, so they override
const mergedBindings = [...defaultBindings, ...userParsed]
logCustomBindingsLoadedOncePerDay(userParsed.length)
// Run validation on user config
// First check for duplicate keys in raw JSON (JSON.parse silently drops earlier values)
const duplicateKeyWarnings = checkDuplicateKeysInJson(content)
const warnings = [
...duplicateKeyWarnings,
...validateBindings(userBlocks, mergedBindings),
]
if (warnings.length > 0) {
logForDebugging(
`[keybindings] Found ${warnings.length} validation issue(s)`,
)
}
return { bindings: mergedBindings, warnings }
} catch (error) {
// File doesn't exist - use defaults (user can run /keybindings to create)
if (isENOENT(error)) {
return { bindings: defaultBindings, warnings: [] }
}
// Other error - log and return defaults with warning
logForDebugging(
`[keybindings] Error loading ${userPath}: ${errorMessage(error)}`,
)
return {
bindings: defaultBindings,
warnings: [
{
type: 'parse_error',
severity: 'error',
message: `Failed to parse keybindings.json: ${errorMessage(error)}`,
},
],
}
}
}
/**
* Load keybindings synchronously (for initial render).
* Uses cached value if available.
*/
export function loadKeybindingsSync(): ParsedBinding[] {
if (cachedBindings) {
return cachedBindings
}
const result = loadKeybindingsSyncWithWarnings()
return result.bindings
}
/**
* Load keybindings synchronously with validation warnings.
* Uses cached values if available.
*
* For external users, always returns default bindings only.
* User customization is currently gated to Anthropic employees.
*/
export function loadKeybindingsSyncWithWarnings(): KeybindingsLoadResult {
if (cachedBindings) {
return { bindings: cachedBindings, warnings: cachedWarnings }
}
const defaultBindings = getDefaultParsedBindings()
// Skip user config loading for external users
if (!isKeybindingCustomizationEnabled()) {
cachedBindings = defaultBindings
cachedWarnings = []
return { bindings: cachedBindings, warnings: cachedWarnings }
}
const userPath = getKeybindingsPath()
try {
// sync IO: called from sync context (React useState initializer)
const content = readFileSync(userPath, 'utf-8')
const parsed: unknown = jsonParse(content)
// Extract bindings array from object wrapper format: { "bindings": [...] }
let userBlocks: unknown
if (typeof parsed === 'object' && parsed !== null && 'bindings' in parsed) {
userBlocks = (parsed as { bindings: unknown }).bindings
} else {
// Invalid format - missing bindings property
cachedBindings = defaultBindings
cachedWarnings = [
{
type: 'parse_error',
severity: 'error',
message: 'keybindings.json must have a "bindings" array',
suggestion: 'Use format: { "bindings": [ ... ] }',
},
]
return { bindings: cachedBindings, warnings: cachedWarnings }
}
// Validate structure - bindings must be an array of valid keybinding blocks
if (!isKeybindingBlockArray(userBlocks)) {
const errorMessage = !Array.isArray(userBlocks)
? '"bindings" must be an array'
: 'keybindings.json contains invalid block structure'
const suggestion = !Array.isArray(userBlocks)
? 'Set "bindings" to an array of keybinding blocks'
: 'Each block must have "context" (string) and "bindings" (object)'
cachedBindings = defaultBindings
cachedWarnings = [
{
type: 'parse_error',
severity: 'error',
message: errorMessage,
suggestion,
},
]
return { bindings: cachedBindings, warnings: cachedWarnings }
}
const userParsed = parseBindings(userBlocks)
logForDebugging(
`[keybindings] Loaded ${userParsed.length} user bindings from ${userPath}`,
)
cachedBindings = [...defaultBindings, ...userParsed]
logCustomBindingsLoadedOncePerDay(userParsed.length)
// Run validation - check for duplicate keys in raw JSON first
const duplicateKeyWarnings = checkDuplicateKeysInJson(content)
cachedWarnings = [
...duplicateKeyWarnings,
...validateBindings(userBlocks, cachedBindings),
]
if (cachedWarnings.length > 0) {
logForDebugging(
`[keybindings] Found ${cachedWarnings.length} validation issue(s)`,
)
}
return { bindings: cachedBindings, warnings: cachedWarnings }
} catch {
// File doesn't exist or error - use defaults (user can run /keybindings to create)
cachedBindings = defaultBindings
cachedWarnings = []
return { bindings: cachedBindings, warnings: cachedWarnings }
}
}
/**
* Initialize file watching for keybindings.json.
* Call this once when the app starts.
*
* For external users, this is a no-op since user customization is disabled.
*/
export async function initializeKeybindingWatcher(): Promise<void> {
if (initialized || disposed) return
// Skip file watching for external users
if (!isKeybindingCustomizationEnabled()) {
logForDebugging(
'[keybindings] Skipping file watcher - user customization disabled',
)
return
}
const userPath = getKeybindingsPath()
const watchDir = dirname(userPath)
// Only watch if parent directory exists
try {
const stats = await stat(watchDir)
if (!stats.isDirectory()) {
logForDebugging(
`[keybindings] Not watching: ${watchDir} is not a directory`,
)
return
}
} catch {
logForDebugging(`[keybindings] Not watching: ${watchDir} does not exist`)
return
}
// Set initialized only after we've confirmed we can watch
initialized = true
logForDebugging(`[keybindings] Watching for changes to ${userPath}`)
watcher = chokidar.watch(userPath, {
persistent: true,
ignoreInitial: true,
awaitWriteFinish: {
stabilityThreshold: FILE_STABILITY_THRESHOLD_MS,
pollInterval: FILE_STABILITY_POLL_INTERVAL_MS,
},
ignorePermissionErrors: true,
usePolling: false,
atomic: true,
})
watcher.on('add', handleChange)
watcher.on('change', handleChange)
watcher.on('unlink', handleDelete)
// Register cleanup
registerCleanup(async () => disposeKeybindingWatcher())
}
/**
* Clean up the file watcher.
*/
export function disposeKeybindingWatcher(): void {
disposed = true
if (watcher) {
void watcher.close()
watcher = null
}
keybindingsChanged.clear()
}
/**
* Subscribe to keybinding changes.
* The listener receives the new parsed bindings when the file changes.
*/
export const subscribeToKeybindingChanges = keybindingsChanged.subscribe
async function handleChange(path: string): Promise<void> {
logForDebugging(`[keybindings] Detected change to ${path}`)
try {
const result = await loadKeybindings()
cachedBindings = result.bindings
cachedWarnings = result.warnings
// Notify all listeners with the full result
keybindingsChanged.emit(result)
} catch (error) {
logForDebugging(`[keybindings] Error reloading: ${errorMessage(error)}`)
}
}
function handleDelete(path: string): void {
logForDebugging(`[keybindings] Detected deletion of ${path}`)
// Reset to defaults when file is deleted
const defaultBindings = getDefaultParsedBindings()
cachedBindings = defaultBindings
cachedWarnings = []
keybindingsChanged.emit({ bindings: defaultBindings, warnings: [] })
}
/**
* Get the cached keybinding warnings.
* Returns empty array if no warnings or bindings haven't been loaded yet.
*/
export function getCachedKeybindingWarnings(): KeybindingWarning[] {
return cachedWarnings
}
/**
* Reset internal state for testing.
*/
export function resetKeybindingLoaderForTesting(): void {
initialized = false
disposed = false
cachedBindings = null
cachedWarnings = []
lastCustomBindingsLogDate = null
if (watcher) {
void watcher.close()
watcher = null
}
keybindingsChanged.clear()
}