fix(session): separate PTY write from screen -X stuff

Regular user input should go through PTY, only respawn controller
should use screen -X stuff. Added writeViaScreen() method for
programmatic input that needs reliable Enter key delivery.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
This commit is contained in:
arkon
2026-01-19 15:35:41 +01:00
co-authored by Claude Opus 4.5
parent a0fc82222f
commit 391438bb22
2 changed files with 18 additions and 15 deletions
+4 -4
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@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ export class RespawnController extends EventEmitter {
this.stepTimer = setTimeout(() => {
const prompt = this.config.kickstartPrompt!;
this.log(`Sending kickstart prompt: "${prompt}"`);
this.session.write(prompt + '\r'); // \r triggers key.return in Ink/Claude CLI
this.session.writeViaScreen(prompt + '\r'); // \r triggers key.return in Ink/Claude CLI
this.emit('stepSent', 'kickstart', prompt);
this.setState('waiting_kickstart');
this.promptDetected = false;
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ export class RespawnController extends EventEmitter {
this.stepTimer = setTimeout(() => {
const input = this.config.updatePrompt + '\r\n'; // CRLF for screen + Claude CLI
this.log(`Sending update prompt: "${this.config.updatePrompt}"`);
this.session.write(input);
this.session.writeViaScreen(input);
this.emit('stepSent', 'update', this.config.updatePrompt);
this.setState('waiting_update');
this.promptDetected = false;
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ export class RespawnController extends EventEmitter {
this.stepTimer = setTimeout(() => {
this.log('Sending /clear');
this.session.write('/clear\r\n'); // CRLF for screen + Claude CLI
this.session.writeViaScreen('/clear\r\n'); // CRLF for screen + Claude CLI
this.emit('stepSent', 'clear', '/clear');
this.setState('waiting_clear');
this.promptDetected = false;
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ export class RespawnController extends EventEmitter {
this.stepTimer = setTimeout(() => {
this.log('Sending /init');
this.session.write('/init\r\n'); // CRLF for screen + Claude CLI
this.session.writeViaScreen('/init\r\n'); // CRLF for screen + Claude CLI
this.emit('stepSent', 'init', '/init');
this.setState('waiting_init');
this.promptDetected = false;
+14 -11
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@@ -898,23 +898,26 @@ export class Session extends EventEmitter {
}
// Send input to the PTY (for interactive sessions)
// When using screen, prefers screen -X stuff for reliable input delivery
write(data: string): void {
// Try screen -X stuff first if we have a screen session
// This is more reliable for sending Enter key to Claude CLI
if (this._screenManager && this._screenSession) {
const success = this._screenManager.sendInput(this.id, data);
if (success) {
return;
}
// Fall through to PTY write if screen command failed
}
if (this.ptyProcess) {
this.ptyProcess.write(data);
}
}
// Send input via screen -X stuff (for programmatic input like respawn controller)
// This bypasses PTY and sends directly to screen, more reliable for Enter key
writeViaScreen(data: string): boolean {
if (this._screenManager && this._screenSession) {
return this._screenManager.sendInput(this.id, data);
}
// Fallback to PTY write
if (this.ptyProcess) {
this.ptyProcess.write(data);
return true;
}
return false;
}
// Resize the PTY
resize(cols: number, rows: number): void {
if (this.ptyProcess) {