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OrcaWinandOrca Worker 9c1d5d2fb7 perf(pty): check WSL working directories off the main thread (#27705)
* fix(wsl): start host-side wsl.exe probes through process-host so they never open a console

wsl --list, wsl --status, the WSL home and directory probes, and WSL UNC
deletes were started with node:child_process directly. The synchronous ones
omitted windowsHide, so each spawn from the GUI-subsystem main process
flashed a conhost window that could take keyboard focus. Route them through
@orca/process-host, which pins windowsHide, and keep the execFile-shaped exit
errors the availability cache classifies.

Refs #27390

* build(tc): list wsl-exe-process.ts in the web typecheck project

wsl-availability.ts is in the explicit web file list and now imports it.

* refactor(wsl): drop the unused sync availability probe; classify ProcessResult directly

No production code calls the sync isWslAvailable (the IPC and RPC paths
already assert they never do), so delete it and its sync guest-probe twin
instead of porting them. The async probe now reads the --status
ProcessResult itself: an exit code is definitive, a timeout or signal kill
is retryable, ENOENT on spawn is definitive. The WSL2-missing-kernel exit
codes live in one named set. Availability tests now drive the async probe.

* refactor(wsl): shrink wsl-exe-process to a spec builder and stdout reader

With the availability cache classifying ProcessResult itself, nothing reads
the execFile-shaped code/status error any more. wslExeFailure returns a
plain reason string; wslExeStdout throws it; the UNC delete folds it into
its own error. The home probe builds its argv with buildWslExecArgs.

* perf(pty): probe WSL working directories off the main thread

The in-process terminal launch path validated a \wsl.localhost cwd with a
synchronous wsl.exe probe, blocking the main process ~70 ms per launch
(300-530 ms when the distro is stopped, up to the 5 s timeout). The launch
now awaits the existing async probe and the synchronous one is removed.

Refs #20497

* fix(pty): let a canceled spawn abandon its pending WSL cwd probe

The local spawn awaited the WSL directory probe without its cancellation
signal, so a pane closed mid-probe waited up to the 5s wsl.exe timeout
before noticing. Pass the signal through validateWorkingDirectoryAsync and
report an abandoned probe as the spawn's own cancellation, as the daemon
spawn preflight does.

* test(wsl): mock process-host in the empty running-list case from main

* docs(wsl): the availability probe no longer blocks; drop the stale word

* build(ratchet): prune the wsl.exe sync launches this branch removed

* build(ratchet): prune the sync WSL cwd probe this branch moved off the main thread

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Co-authored-by: Orca Worker <orca-worker@localhost>
2026-10-12 14:53:09 -07:00

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import { runProcess, runProcessSync } from '@orca/process-host'
import { buildWslExecArgs } from '../shared/wsl-login-shell-command'
import { parseWslUncPath, toWindowsWslPath } from '../shared/wsl-paths'
import { filterUserWslDistros, parseWslDistros } from './wsl-distro-list-output'
import { wslDistroListRetryDelayMs } from './wsl-distro-retry'
import {
_resetWslAvailabilityCacheForTests,
_setWslAvailabilityCacheForTests,
dropStaleWslAvailabilityFailure
} from './wsl-availability'
import { wslExeProcessSpec, wslExeStdout } from './wsl-exe-process'
import {
_resetRunningWslDistroCacheForTests,
resolveRunningWslDistros
} from './wsl-running-distro-cache'
import {
getWslDirectoryProbeArgs,
parseWslDirectoryProbeOutput
} from './wsl-directory-probe-command'
import { clearWslHomeCache, getCachedWslHome, rememberWslHome } from './wsl-home-cache'
export { hasCachedWslHome } from './wsl-home-cache'
// Why re-exported rather than defined here: the relay bundle needs the path
// conversion without this module's distro-probing subprocess graph.
export { toLinuxPath, toWindowsWslPath } from '../shared/wsl-paths'
export {
getCachedWslAvailability,
hasCachedWslAvailability,
isWslAvailableAsync
} from './wsl-availability'
export type WslPathInfo = {
distro: string
linuxPath: string
}
const WSL_PROBE_TIMEOUT_MS = 5000
function wslHomeProbeArgs(distro: string): string[] {
return buildWslExecArgs(distro, ['bash', '-c', 'echo $HOME'])
}
/** Detect and parse a WSL UNC path on Windows. */
export function parseWslPath(windowsPath: string): WslPathInfo | null {
if (process.platform !== 'win32') {
return null
}
return parseWslUncPath(windowsPath)
}
export function isWslPath(path: string): boolean {
return parseWslPath(path) !== null
}
/**
* Check whether a WSL UNC working directory exists by testing it inside the
* distro itself, returning null when the answer can't be determined.
*
* Why: Win32 fs.stat against the WSL 9P filesystem (\\wsl.localhost\...)
* is unreliable for repos that live on the WSL side — it can report ENOENT for
* directories that exist, which made opening a WSL worktree fail with
* "Working directory ... does not exist". The guest marker probe asks the
* distro directly, which is the authoritative answer. Returns null (rather
* than false) when wsl.exe is unavailable or errors so callers can fall back to
* the fs check instead of falsely rejecting a valid directory.
*/
export function wslUncDirectoryExistsAsync(uncPath: string): Promise<boolean | null> {
if (process.platform !== 'win32') {
return Promise.resolve(null)
}
const info = parseWslUncPath(uncPath)
if (!info) {
return Promise.resolve(null)
}
return (
runProcess(wslExeProcessSpec(getWslDirectoryProbeArgs(info), WSL_PROBE_TIMEOUT_MS))
// Why: wsl.exe uses numeric exits for both guest results and host failures; only the guest marker is authoritative.
.then((result) => parseWslDirectoryProbeOutput(result.stdout))
.catch(() => null)
)
}
const wslHomeProbeCache = new Map<string, Promise<string | null>>()
let wslDistroCache: string[] | null = null
let wslDistroListInFlight: Promise<string[]> | null = null
// Why: a wsl.exe failure must stay retryable (a transient error would
// otherwise hide every distro until restart), but repeated failures cannot
// re-spawn a blocking wsl.exe on every caller; brief negative caching bounds
// the spawn rate on machines where WSL is absent or persistently broken.
// Empty and failed probes back off from 15 seconds to a five-minute cap.
let wslDistroListRetryAfterMs = 0
let wslDistroListEmptyStreak = 0
let wslDistroProbeSequence = 0
let wslDistroCacheSequence = 0
function armWslDistroListRetry(): void {
const now = Date.now()
// Concurrent completions belong to the retry window already armed by the first result.
if (now < wslDistroListRetryAfterMs) {
return
}
wslDistroListEmptyStreak += 1
wslDistroListRetryAfterMs = now + wslDistroListRetryDelayMs(wslDistroListEmptyStreak)
}
// Why: `wsl --install` reports zero distros while one is still provisioning, so an
// empty answer is transient and must stay retryable — caching it for the process
// lifetime is what made WSL vanish from the picker after setup. It is still cached
// for reads, so a missing distro stays visible to `isKnownMissingDistro`.
function cacheWslDistroList(rawDistros: string[], probeSequence: number): string[] {
const userDistros = filterUserWslDistros(rawDistros)
// An older positive result must not replace the newer lifetime-stable list.
if (
probeSequence < wslDistroCacheSequence &&
(userDistros.length === 0 || (wslDistroCache?.length ?? 0) > 0)
) {
return wslDistroCache ?? []
}
// Why: probes overlap and can resolve out of order — a slow pre-registration wsl.exe
// can land after a fast one that already found the distro. A late empty answer must
// not erase that list, or provisioning reverts to "no distros" and backs off again.
if (userDistros.length === 0 && wslDistroCache !== null && wslDistroCache.length > 0) {
return wslDistroCache
}
if (userDistros.length > 0) {
dropStaleWslAvailabilityFailure()
}
wslDistroCacheSequence = probeSequence
wslDistroCache = userDistros
if (wslDistroCache.length === 0) {
armWslDistroListRetry()
}
return wslDistroCache
}
/** A non-empty list is stable; an empty one re-probes once the retry window elapses. */
function shouldReuseCachedWslDistros(): boolean {
return (
wslDistroCache !== null && (wslDistroCache.length > 0 || Date.now() < wslDistroListRetryAfterMs)
)
}
export function listWslDistros(): string[] {
if (shouldReuseCachedWslDistros()) {
return wslDistroCache ?? []
}
if (process.platform !== 'win32') {
wslDistroCache = []
return wslDistroCache
}
if (Date.now() < wslDistroListRetryAfterMs) {
return wslDistroCache ?? []
}
try {
const probeSequence = ++wslDistroProbeSequence
const output = wslExeStdout(
runProcessSync(wslExeProcessSpec(['--list', '--quiet'], WSL_PROBE_TIMEOUT_MS))
)
return cacheWslDistroList(parseWslDistros(output), probeSequence)
} catch {
armWslDistroListRetry()
return wslDistroCache ?? []
}
}
export async function listWslDistrosAsync(): Promise<string[]> {
// A non-empty list is lifetime-stable, so never wait on a probe that cannot improve it.
if (wslDistroCache !== null && wslDistroCache.length > 0) {
return wslDistroCache
}
// Why ahead of the negative cache: a synchronous caller can land an empty result and arm
// the retry window mid-probe, and handing this caller that [] would strand it even though
// the pending probe is about to see the distro that just finished provisioning.
if (wslDistroListInFlight) {
return wslDistroListInFlight
}
if (shouldReuseCachedWslDistros()) {
return wslDistroCache ?? []
}
if (process.platform !== 'win32') {
wslDistroCache = []
return wslDistroCache
}
if (Date.now() < wslDistroListRetryAfterMs) {
return wslDistroCache ?? []
}
// Capability reads, CLI reconciliation and hook startup all ask before the first result
// lands; one host-wide answer must cost one wsl.exe spawn. `catch` sits ahead of the
// stored promise, so joiners get the same fail-safe [] a per-caller catch returned.
const probeSequence = ++wslDistroProbeSequence
const probe = runWslExe(['--list', '--quiet'])
.then((output) => cacheWslDistroList(parseWslDistros(output), probeSequence))
.catch(() => {
armWslDistroListRetry()
return wslDistroCache ?? []
})
.finally(() => {
// Only the probe that owns the slot may clear it; a test reset can install a newer one.
if (wslDistroListInFlight === probe) {
wslDistroListInFlight = null
}
})
wslDistroListInFlight = probe
return probe
}
/** Running user distros only — see `resolveRunningWslDistros` for the fallback/backoff and
* single-flight contract shared by every caller. */
export async function listRunningWslDistrosAsync(
options: { requireConfirmed?: boolean } = {}
): Promise<string[]> {
if (process.platform !== 'win32') {
return []
}
return resolveRunningWslDistros(
() =>
runWslExe(['--list', '--running', '--quiet'], {
...process.env,
WSL_UTF8: '1'
}).then((output) => filterUserWslDistros(parseWslDistros(output))),
options
)
}
export function hasCachedWslDistros(): boolean {
return wslDistroCache !== null
}
// Why: report the last observed answer even once it is stale. An empty list is a real
// probe result, so it must keep driving the `wsl-distro-missing` repair prompt; going
// null instead fails open and silently spawns `wsl.exe -d <distro>` for a distro Orca
// last saw was absent. Staleness self-corrects — `listWslDistros` re-probes after the
// retry window and a distro installed since clears the prompt on its own.
export function getCachedWslDistros(): string[] | null {
return wslDistroCache
}
export function getDefaultWslDistro(): string | null {
return listWslDistros()[0] ?? null
}
/**
* Get the home directory for a WSL distro, returned as a Windows UNC path.
* Result is cached per distro for the process lifetime.
*
* Why: worktrees for WSL repos are created under ~/orca/workspaces inside
* the WSL filesystem, mirroring the Windows workspace layout. We need the
* WSL user's $HOME to compute that path.
*/
export function getWslHome(distro: string): string | null {
const cachedHome = getCachedWslHome(distro)
if (cachedHome !== undefined) {
return cachedHome
}
try {
const home = wslExeStdout(
runProcessSync(wslExeProcessSpec(wslHomeProbeArgs(distro), WSL_PROBE_TIMEOUT_MS))
).trim()
if (!home || !home.startsWith('/')) {
return null
}
const uncPath = toWindowsWslPath(home, distro)
return rememberWslHome(distro, uncPath)
} catch {
return null
}
}
/** Pure cache lookup — never probes. */
export async function getWslHomeAsync(distro: string): Promise<string | null> {
const cachedHome = getCachedWslHome(distro)
if (cachedHome !== undefined) {
return cachedHome
}
const inflight = wslHomeProbeCache.get(distro)
if (inflight) {
return inflight
}
const probe = runWslExe(wslHomeProbeArgs(distro))
.then((output) => {
const home = output.trim()
if (!home || !home.startsWith('/')) {
return null
}
const uncPath = toWindowsWslPath(home, distro)
return rememberWslHome(distro, uncPath)
})
.catch(() => null)
.finally(() => {
if (wslHomeProbeCache.get(distro) === probe) {
wslHomeProbeCache.delete(distro)
}
})
wslHomeProbeCache.set(distro, probe)
return probe
}
/** UNC home roots for distros that are running at discovery time. */
export async function listRunningWslHomeDirsAsync(): Promise<string[]> {
const homes = await Promise.all(
(await listRunningWslDistrosAsync()).map((distro) => getWslHomeAsync(distro))
)
return homes.filter((home): home is string => Boolean(home))
}
// Both test entry points retire the pending probe with the cache it would write into;
// leaving it armed would let a retired probe answer the next test.
function resetWslDistroListState(): void {
wslDistroCache = null
wslDistroListInFlight = null
wslDistroListRetryAfterMs = 0
wslDistroListEmptyStreak = 0
wslDistroProbeSequence = 0
wslDistroCacheSequence = 0
}
export function _resetWslCachesForTests(): void {
clearWslHomeCache()
wslHomeProbeCache.clear()
resetWslDistroListState()
_resetRunningWslDistroCacheForTests()
_resetWslAvailabilityCacheForTests()
}
// Why: seeded state expires like real state — an `available: false` seed is re-probed
// once its window lapses, and a `distros` seed is filtered and arms the retry window.
// Tests that advance timers past either window must mock @orca/process-host.
export function _setWslCachesForTests(args: {
available?: boolean | null
distros?: string[] | null
availabilityRetryable?: boolean
}): void {
_setWslAvailabilityCacheForTests(args.available, args.availabilityRetryable ?? false)
// Why: seed through the real cache path so an empty seed arms the retry window
// too — otherwise a seeded [] lets the next call spawn a real 5s wsl.exe.
resetWslDistroListState()
if (args.distros) {
cacheWslDistroList(args.distros, ++wslDistroProbeSequence)
}
}
async function runWslExe(args: string[], env?: NodeJS.ProcessEnv): Promise<string> {
return wslExeStdout(await runProcess(wslExeProcessSpec(args, WSL_PROBE_TIMEOUT_MS, env)))
}