π File detail
utils/asciicast.ts
π― Use case
This file lives under βutils/β, which covers cross-cutting helpers (shell, tempfiles, settings, messages, process input, β¦). On the API surface it exposes getRecordFilePath, _resetRecordingStateForTesting, getSessionRecordingPaths, renameRecordingForSession, and flushAsciicastRecorder (and more) β mainly functions, hooks, or classes. Dependencies touch Node filesystem and Node path helpers. It composes internal code from bootstrap, bufferedWriter, cleanupRegistry, debug, and envUtils (relative imports).
Generated from folder role, exports, dependency roots, and inline comments β not hand-reviewed for every path.
π§ Inline summary
import { appendFile, rename } from 'fs/promises' import { basename, dirname, join } from 'path' import { getOriginalCwd, getSessionId } from '../bootstrap/state.js' import { createBufferedWriter } from './bufferedWriter.js' import { registerCleanup } from './cleanupRegistry.js'
π€ Exports (heuristic)
getRecordFilePath_resetRecordingStateForTestinggetSessionRecordingPathsrenameRecordingForSessionflushAsciicastRecorderinstallAsciicastRecorder
π External import roots
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π₯οΈ Source preview
import { appendFile, rename } from 'fs/promises'
import { basename, dirname, join } from 'path'
import { getOriginalCwd, getSessionId } from '../bootstrap/state.js'
import { createBufferedWriter } from './bufferedWriter.js'
import { registerCleanup } from './cleanupRegistry.js'
import { logForDebugging } from './debug.js'
import { getClaudeConfigHomeDir, isEnvTruthy } from './envUtils.js'
import { getFsImplementation } from './fsOperations.js'
import { sanitizePath } from './path.js'
import { jsonStringify } from './slowOperations.js'
// Mutable recording state β filePath is updated when session ID changes (e.g., --resume)
const recordingState: { filePath: string | null; timestamp: number } = {
filePath: null,
timestamp: 0,
}
/**
* Get the asciicast recording file path.
* For ants with CLAUDE_CODE_TERMINAL_RECORDING=1: returns a path.
* Otherwise: returns null.
* The path is computed once and cached in recordingState.
*/
export function getRecordFilePath(): string | null {
if (recordingState.filePath !== null) {
return recordingState.filePath
}
if (process.env.USER_TYPE !== 'ant') {
return null
}
if (!isEnvTruthy(process.env.CLAUDE_CODE_TERMINAL_RECORDING)) {
return null
}
// Record alongside the transcript.
// Each launch gets its own file so --continue produces multiple recordings.
const projectsDir = join(getClaudeConfigHomeDir(), 'projects')
const projectDir = join(projectsDir, sanitizePath(getOriginalCwd()))
recordingState.timestamp = Date.now()
recordingState.filePath = join(
projectDir,
`${getSessionId()}-${recordingState.timestamp}.cast`,
)
return recordingState.filePath
}
export function _resetRecordingStateForTesting(): void {
recordingState.filePath = null
recordingState.timestamp = 0
}
/**
* Find all .cast files for the current session.
* Returns paths sorted by filename (chronological by timestamp suffix).
*/
export function getSessionRecordingPaths(): string[] {
const sessionId = getSessionId()
const projectsDir = join(getClaudeConfigHomeDir(), 'projects')
const projectDir = join(projectsDir, sanitizePath(getOriginalCwd()))
try {
// eslint-disable-next-line custom-rules/no-sync-fs -- called during /share before upload, not in hot path
const entries = getFsImplementation().readdirSync(projectDir)
const names = (
typeof entries[0] === 'string'
? entries
: (entries as { name: string }[]).map(e => e.name)
) as string[]
const files = names
.filter(f => f.startsWith(sessionId) && f.endsWith('.cast'))
.sort()
return files.map(f => join(projectDir, f))
} catch {
return []
}
}
/**
* Rename the recording file to match the current session ID.
* Called after --resume/--continue changes the session ID via switchSession().
* The recorder was installed with the initial (random) session ID; this renames
* the file so getSessionRecordingPaths() can find it by the resumed session ID.
*/
export async function renameRecordingForSession(): Promise<void> {
const oldPath = recordingState.filePath
if (!oldPath || recordingState.timestamp === 0) {
return
}
const projectsDir = join(getClaudeConfigHomeDir(), 'projects')
const projectDir = join(projectsDir, sanitizePath(getOriginalCwd()))
const newPath = join(
projectDir,
`${getSessionId()}-${recordingState.timestamp}.cast`,
)
if (oldPath === newPath) {
return
}
// Flush pending writes before renaming
await recorder?.flush()
const oldName = basename(oldPath)
const newName = basename(newPath)
try {
await rename(oldPath, newPath)
recordingState.filePath = newPath
logForDebugging(`[asciicast] Renamed recording: ${oldName} β ${newName}`)
} catch {
logForDebugging(
`[asciicast] Failed to rename recording from ${oldName} to ${newName}`,
)
}
}
type AsciicastRecorder = {
flush(): Promise<void>
dispose(): Promise<void>
}
let recorder: AsciicastRecorder | null = null
function getTerminalSize(): { cols: number; rows: number } {
// Direct access to stdout dimensions β not in a React component
// eslint-disable-next-line custom-rules/prefer-use-terminal-size
const cols = process.stdout.columns || 80
// eslint-disable-next-line custom-rules/prefer-use-terminal-size
const rows = process.stdout.rows || 24
return { cols, rows }
}
/**
* Flush pending recording data to disk.
* Call before reading the .cast file (e.g., during /share).
*/
export async function flushAsciicastRecorder(): Promise<void> {
await recorder?.flush()
}
/**
* Install the asciicast recorder.
* Wraps process.stdout.write to capture all terminal output with timestamps.
* Must be called before Ink mounts.
*/
export function installAsciicastRecorder(): void {
const filePath = getRecordFilePath()
if (!filePath) {
return
}
const { cols, rows } = getTerminalSize()
const startTime = performance.now()
// Write the asciicast v2 header
const header = jsonStringify({
version: 2,
width: cols,
height: rows,
timestamp: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000),
env: {
SHELL: process.env.SHELL || '',
TERM: process.env.TERM || '',
},
})
try {
// eslint-disable-next-line custom-rules/no-sync-fs -- one-time init before Ink mounts
getFsImplementation().mkdirSync(dirname(filePath))
} catch {
// Directory may already exist
}
// eslint-disable-next-line custom-rules/no-sync-fs -- one-time init before Ink mounts
getFsImplementation().appendFileSync(filePath, header + '\n', { mode: 0o600 })
let pendingWrite: Promise<void> = Promise.resolve()
const writer = createBufferedWriter({
writeFn(content: string) {
// Use recordingState.filePath (mutable) so writes follow renames from --resume
const currentPath = recordingState.filePath
if (!currentPath) {
return
}
pendingWrite = pendingWrite
.then(() => appendFile(currentPath, content))
.catch(() => {
// Silently ignore write errors β don't break the session
})
},
flushIntervalMs: 500,
maxBufferSize: 50,
maxBufferBytes: 10 * 1024 * 1024, // 10MB
})
// Wrap process.stdout.write to capture output
const originalWrite = process.stdout.write.bind(
process.stdout,
) as typeof process.stdout.write
process.stdout.write = function (
chunk: string | Uint8Array,
encodingOrCb?: BufferEncoding | ((err?: Error) => void),
cb?: (err?: Error) => void,
): boolean {
// Record the output event
const elapsed = (performance.now() - startTime) / 1000
const text =
typeof chunk === 'string' ? chunk : Buffer.from(chunk).toString('utf-8')
writer.write(jsonStringify([elapsed, 'o', text]) + '\n')
// Pass through to the real stdout
if (typeof encodingOrCb === 'function') {
return originalWrite(chunk, encodingOrCb)
}
return originalWrite(chunk, encodingOrCb, cb)
} as typeof process.stdout.write
// Handle terminal resize events
function onResize(): void {
const elapsed = (performance.now() - startTime) / 1000
const { cols: newCols, rows: newRows } = getTerminalSize()
writer.write(jsonStringify([elapsed, 'r', `${newCols}x${newRows}`]) + '\n')
}
process.stdout.on('resize', onResize)
recorder = {
async flush(): Promise<void> {
writer.flush()
await pendingWrite
},
async dispose(): Promise<void> {
writer.dispose()
await pendingWrite
process.stdout.removeListener('resize', onResize)
process.stdout.write = originalWrite
},
}
registerCleanup(async () => {
await recorder?.dispose()
recorder = null
})
logForDebugging(`[asciicast] Recording to ${filePath}`)
}