Add debug logging to file and fix blank startup screen
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- Added write_log Tauri command that writes to frontend.log in app data dir
- App.svelte now logs each startup step (Tauri import, sidecar check, launch)
- Startup overlays use inline styles as fallback so they're visible even if
  CSS variables fail to load
- Debug status shown on the checking/connecting screens
- Rust side logs startup info to app.log (resource dir, data dir)

Log files location: %APPDATA%/net.anhonesthost.local-transcription/ (Windows)
or ~/Library/Application Support/net.anhonesthost.local-transcription/ (macOS)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
This commit is contained in:
Developer
2026-04-06 17:40:16 -07:00
parent 0ccb02ba27
commit 5bff40e9b4
4 changed files with 76 additions and 14 deletions

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@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
let showSettings = $state(false);
let sidecarState = $state<SidecarState>("checking");
let debugLog = $state("");
let obsDisplayUrl = $derived(backendStore.obsUrl);
let syncDisplayUrl = $derived(backendStore.syncUrl);
@@ -27,13 +28,25 @@
showSettings = false;
}
let tauriInvoke: ((cmd: string, args?: Record<string, unknown>) => Promise<unknown>) | null = null;
function log(msg: string) {
console.log(`[App] ${msg}`);
debugLog = msg;
// Also write to file via Tauri if available
tauriInvoke?.("write_log", { message: msg });
}
async function checkAndLaunchSidecar() {
try {
log("Importing Tauri API...");
const { invoke } = await import("@tauri-apps/api/core");
tauriInvoke = invoke;
// Check if sidecar is installed
log("Checking if sidecar is installed...");
sidecarState = "checking";
const installed = await invoke<boolean>("check_sidecar");
log(`Sidecar installed: ${installed}`);
if (!installed) {
sidecarState = "needs_setup";
@@ -41,9 +54,10 @@
}
await launchSidecar();
} catch {
} catch (err) {
// Not running in Tauri (browser dev mode) - skip sidecar check
// and connect directly to localhost:8081
log(`Tauri not available (${err}), using dev mode`);
sidecarState = "starting";
backendStore.setPort(8081);
backendStore.connect();
@@ -55,15 +69,19 @@
try {
const { invoke } = await import("@tauri-apps/api/core");
log("Starting sidecar...");
sidecarState = "starting";
await invoke("start_sidecar");
log("Getting sidecar port...");
const port = await invoke<number>("get_sidecar_port");
log(`Sidecar ready on port ${port}`);
backendStore.setPort(port);
backendStore.connect();
configStore.loadConfig();
} catch {
} catch (err) {
// If sidecar launch fails, still try connecting to default port
log(`Sidecar launch failed: ${err}, trying default port`);
sidecarState = "starting";
backendStore.connect();
configStore.loadConfig();
@@ -84,13 +102,16 @@
</script>
{#if sidecarState === "checking"}
<div class="connecting-overlay">
<div class="connecting-content">
<div class="connecting-overlay" style="background:#1e1e1e;color:#e0e0e0;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;height:100%;width:100%;">
<div class="connecting-content" style="text-align:center;">
<div class="connecting-icon">
<div class="spinner"></div>
</div>
<h2>Local Transcription</h2>
<p>Checking setup...</p>
<h2 style="font-size:20px;margin:16px 0 8px;">Local Transcription</h2>
<p style="color:#a0a0a0;font-size:14px;">Checking setup...</p>
{#if debugLog}
<p style="color:#707070;font-size:11px;margin-top:12px;">{debugLog}</p>
{/if}
</div>
</div>
@@ -98,8 +119,8 @@
<SidecarSetup onComplete={onSidecarReady} />
{:else if !isConnected}
<div class="connecting-overlay">
<div class="connecting-content">
<div class="connecting-overlay" style="background:#1e1e1e;color:#e0e0e0;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;height:100%;width:100%;">
<div class="connecting-content" style="text-align:center;">
<div class="connecting-icon">
{#if connectionState === "error"}
<svg width="48" height="48" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="#e74c3c" stroke-width="2">
@@ -111,13 +132,16 @@
<div class="spinner"></div>
{/if}
</div>
<h2>Local Transcription</h2>
<h2 style="font-size:20px;margin:16px 0 8px;">Local Transcription</h2>
{#if connectionState === "error"}
<p>Cannot connect to backend</p>
<p style="color:#a0a0a0;">Cannot connect to backend</p>
<p class="hint">Make sure the Python backend is running:<br>
<code>uv run python -m backend.main_headless</code></p>
{:else}
<p>Connecting to backend...</p>
<p style="color:#a0a0a0;">Connecting to backend...</p>
{/if}
{#if debugLog}
<p style="color:#707070;font-size:11px;margin-top:12px;">{debugLog}</p>
{/if}
</div>
</div>