feat: Approvals Inbox, one cross-session queue for prompts waiting on a human

Permission dialogs, AskUserQuestion questions and idle prompts from every
session now land in a server-side inbox (web/approval-inbox.ts, one item per
session, claude-mode only) and are answerable in place: a header bell + drawer
on desktop, inline answer strips on the phone overview's NEEDS YOU rows, and
working push Approve/Deny buttons (previously dead ends, now answered straight
from sw.js with no tab open). Pending alerts survive reloads because the
frontend seeds from GET /api/approvals on init.

Answering sends the digit / Esc / prompt text through the existing tmux input
path; option digits are accepted only when they match options parsed from the
captured pane frame, and the answer path re-captures the pane first so a
dialog that already left the screen refuses with 409 instead of typing into
the composer. New elicitation_complete / elicitation_response hook matchers
resolve question items the moment they are answered in the terminal;
refreshStaleCodemanHooks heals existing cases.

Verified end-to-end against a live claude session: a real AskUserQuestion
dialog parsed into 5 option buttons and was answered from the drawer.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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/**
* Approvals Inbox store unit tests (src/web/approval-inbox.ts).
*
* Pure in-memory registry — no ports, no server. Constructs its own
* ApprovalInbox instances (never the process singleton) so tests cannot
* leak state into the route tests that share the module.
*/
import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
import {
ApprovalInbox,
normalizeCapturedFrame,
parseDialogOptions,
type ApprovalItem,
type ApprovalResolvedInfo,
} from '../src/web/approval-inbox.js';
const PERMISSION_FRAME = [
' Do you want to make this edit to foo.ts?',
' ❯ 1. Yes',
' 2. Yes, allow all edits during this session (shift+tab)',
' 3. No, and tell Claude what to do differently (esc)',
].join('\n');
const TWO_OPTION_FRAME = [' Trust the files in this folder?', ' ❯ 1. Yes, proceed', ' 2. No, exit'].join('\n');
// The live AskUserQuestion shape (measured on Claude Code v2.1.226): a
// description row under every option and a ─ separator before "Chat about this".
const ASK_USER_QUESTION_FRAME = [
' ☐ Color',
' Which color do you prefer?',
'❯ 1. Red',
' Prefer red',
' 2. Blue',
' Prefer blue',
' 3. Green',
' Prefer green',
' 4. Type something.',
'────────────────────────────────────────',
' 5. Chat about this',
'Enter to select · ↑/↓ to navigate · Esc to cancel',
].join('\n');
function collect(inbox: ApprovalInbox) {
const pending: ApprovalItem[] = [];
const updated: ApprovalItem[] = [];
const resolved: ApprovalResolvedInfo[] = [];
inbox.onPending = (i) => pending.push(i);
inbox.onUpdated = (i) => updated.push(i);
inbox.onResolved = (i) => resolved.push(i);
return { pending, updated, resolved };
}
describe('parseDialogOptions', () => {
it('parses a 3-option permission dialog with the ❯ cursor', () => {
const options = parseDialogOptions(PERMISSION_FRAME);
expect(options).toEqual([
{ n: 1, label: 'Yes' },
{ n: 2, label: 'Yes, allow all edits during this session (shift+tab)' },
{ n: 3, label: 'No, and tell Claude what to do differently (esc)' },
]);
});
it('parses a 2-option dialog', () => {
expect(parseDialogOptions(TWO_OPTION_FRAME)).toHaveLength(2);
});
it('returns undefined when nothing parses', () => {
expect(parseDialogOptions('just some terminal output\nwith no menu')).toBeUndefined();
expect(parseDialogOptions(undefined)).toBeUndefined();
// A single numbered line is not a dialog.
expect(parseDialogOptions('1. lonely item')).toBeUndefined();
});
it('requires consecutive numbering from 1', () => {
expect(parseDialogOptions('2. Yes\n3. No')).toBeUndefined();
});
it('takes the LAST complete block in the frame (dialogs render at the bottom)', () => {
const frame = ['1. old option', '2. old option two', 'some output in between', TWO_OPTION_FRAME].join('\n');
const options = parseDialogOptions(frame);
expect(options?.[0].label).toBe('Yes, proceed');
});
it('caps option labels at 120 chars', () => {
const long = 'x'.repeat(300);
const options = parseDialogOptions(`1. ${long}\n2. No`);
expect(options?.[0].label).toHaveLength(120);
});
it('parses the AskUserQuestion shape (descriptions between options, separator before the last)', () => {
const options = parseDialogOptions(ASK_USER_QUESTION_FRAME);
expect(options?.map((o) => o.label)).toEqual(['Red', 'Blue', 'Green', 'Type something.', 'Chat about this']);
});
it('a gap of more than 3 lines ends the option block', () => {
const frame = ['1. Yes', '2. No', 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'unrelated 3. text'].join('\n');
const options = parseDialogOptions(frame);
expect(options).toHaveLength(2);
});
});
describe('normalizeCapturedFrame', () => {
it('strips ANSI, right-trims, and drops trailing blank lines', () => {
const raw = '\x1b[31mred\x1b[0m \nline2\n\n\n';
expect(normalizeCapturedFrame(raw)).toBe('red\nline2');
});
it('keeps only the last 30 lines', () => {
const raw = Array.from({ length: 50 }, (_, i) => `line${i}`).join('\n');
const out = normalizeCapturedFrame(raw)!;
expect(out.split('\n')).toHaveLength(30);
expect(out.startsWith('line20')).toBe(true);
});
it('returns undefined for empty/null captures', () => {
expect(normalizeCapturedFrame(null)).toBeUndefined();
expect(normalizeCapturedFrame('\n\n')).toBeUndefined();
});
it('converts absolute row repaints (formatPaneSnapshot frames) into lines', () => {
// The visible tmux capture carries NO newlines — every row is painted at
// `ESC[<row>;1H`. Measured against a live dialog frame.
const raw = '\x1b[12;1H Which color do you prefer?\x1b[13;1H❯ 1. Red\x1b[14;1H Prefer red\x1b[15;1H 2. Blue';
const out = normalizeCapturedFrame(raw)!;
expect(out.split('\n')).toEqual([' Which color do you prefer?', '❯ 1. Red', ' Prefer red', ' 2. Blue']);
expect(parseDialogOptions(out)).toEqual([
{ n: 1, label: 'Red' },
{ n: 2, label: 'Blue' },
]);
});
it('turns mid-row cursor jumps into spaces instead of gluing words', () => {
const out = normalizeCapturedFrame('\x1b[5;1Hstatus:\x1b[5;20Hready');
expect(out).toBe('status: ready');
});
});
describe('ApprovalInbox', () => {
let inbox: ApprovalInbox;
beforeEach(() => {
vi.useFakeTimers();
inbox = new ApprovalInbox();
});
afterEach(() => {
inbox.stop();
vi.useRealTimers();
});
it('notePrompt creates a pending item with parsed options and emits onPending', () => {
const { pending } = collect(inbox);
const item = inbox.notePrompt({
sessionId: 's1',
sessionName: 'w1-case',
kind: 'permission',
toolName: 'Edit',
capture: () => PERMISSION_FRAME,
});
expect(item.options).toHaveLength(3);
expect(item.context).toContain('Do you want to make this edit');
expect(pending).toHaveLength(1);
expect(inbox.listPending()).toHaveLength(1);
expect(inbox.getById(item.id)?.id).toBe(item.id);
expect(inbox.getForSession('s1')?.id).toBe(item.id);
});
it('a new prompt supersedes the session previous item', () => {
const { resolved } = collect(inbox);
const first = inbox.notePrompt({ sessionId: 's1', sessionName: 'w1', kind: 'permission' });
const second = inbox.notePrompt({ sessionId: 's1', sessionName: 'w1', kind: 'question' });
expect(inbox.listPending()).toHaveLength(1);
expect(inbox.getById(first.id)).toBeUndefined();
expect(inbox.getById(second.id)).toBeDefined();
expect(resolved).toEqual([expect.objectContaining({ id: first.id, resolution: 'superseded' })]);
});
it('idle prompts never get digit options', () => {
const item = inbox.notePrompt({
sessionId: 's1',
sessionName: 'w1',
kind: 'idle',
capture: () => PERMISSION_FRAME,
});
expect(item.options).toBeUndefined();
expect(item.context).toBeDefined();
});
it('resolveForSession with a kinds filter skips other kinds (working-flap guard)', () => {
const { resolved } = collect(inbox);
inbox.notePrompt({ sessionId: 's1', sessionName: 'w1', kind: 'permission' });
inbox.resolveForSession('s1', 'resolved_in_terminal', ['idle']);
expect(inbox.listPending()).toHaveLength(1);
inbox.notePrompt({ sessionId: 's2', sessionName: 'w2', kind: 'idle' });
inbox.resolveForSession('s2', 'resolved_in_terminal', ['idle']);
expect(inbox.getForSession('s2')).toBeUndefined();
expect(resolved.filter((r) => r.resolution === 'resolved_in_terminal')).toHaveLength(1);
});
it('take removes as answered; restore re-inserts unless superseded', () => {
const { resolved } = collect(inbox);
const item = inbox.notePrompt({ sessionId: 's1', sessionName: 'w1', kind: 'permission' });
const taken = inbox.take(item.id)!;
expect(taken.id).toBe(item.id);
expect(inbox.take(item.id)).toBeUndefined();
expect(resolved.at(-1)).toMatchObject({ id: item.id, resolution: 'answered' });
inbox.restore(taken);
expect(inbox.getById(item.id)).toBeDefined();
// A newer prompt wins over a restore.
const taken2 = inbox.take(item.id)!;
const newer = inbox.notePrompt({ sessionId: 's1', sessionName: 'w1', kind: 'question' });
inbox.restore(taken2);
expect(inbox.getForSession('s1')?.id).toBe(newer.id);
});
it('dismiss removes without answering', () => {
const { resolved } = collect(inbox);
const item = inbox.notePrompt({ sessionId: 's1', sessionName: 'w1', kind: 'question' });
expect(inbox.dismiss(item.id)).toBe(true);
expect(inbox.dismiss(item.id)).toBe(false);
expect(resolved.at(-1)).toMatchObject({ resolution: 'dismissed' });
});
it('items expire after the TTL on read', () => {
const { resolved } = collect(inbox);
inbox.notePrompt({ sessionId: 's1', sessionName: 'w1', kind: 'permission' });
vi.advanceTimersByTime(13 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
expect(inbox.listPending()).toHaveLength(0);
expect(resolved.at(-1)).toMatchObject({ resolution: 'expired' });
});
it('re-captures once after a short delay and emits onUpdated', () => {
const { updated } = collect(inbox);
let frame = 'still painting...';
const item = inbox.notePrompt({
sessionId: 's1',
sessionName: 'w1',
kind: 'permission',
capture: () => frame,
});
expect(item.options).toBeUndefined();
frame = PERMISSION_FRAME;
vi.advanceTimersByTime(700);
expect(updated).toHaveLength(1);
expect(inbox.getById(item.id)?.options).toHaveLength(3);
});
it('the delayed re-capture never touches a superseded item', () => {
let frame = 'first';
const first = inbox.notePrompt({ sessionId: 's1', sessionName: 'w1', kind: 'permission', capture: () => frame });
const second = inbox.notePrompt({ sessionId: 's1', sessionName: 'w1', kind: 'question', capture: () => frame });
frame = PERMISSION_FRAME;
const { updated } = collect(inbox);
vi.advanceTimersByTime(700);
expect(updated.every((i) => i.id !== first.id)).toBe(true);
expect(inbox.getById(second.id)).toBeDefined();
});
describe('verifyStillAnswerable', () => {
it('resolves the item and refuses when a parsed dialog left the screen', () => {
const { resolved } = collect(inbox);
let frame = PERMISSION_FRAME;
const item = inbox.notePrompt({ sessionId: 's1', sessionName: 'w1', kind: 'permission', capture: () => frame });
expect(item.options).toHaveLength(3);
frame = 'the dialog is gone, claude is typing';
expect(inbox.verifyStillAnswerable(item.id)).toBe(false);
expect(inbox.getById(item.id)).toBeUndefined();
expect(resolved.at(-1)).toMatchObject({ id: item.id, resolution: 'resolved_in_terminal' });
});
it('refreshes context/options when the dialog is still up', () => {
let frame = PERMISSION_FRAME;
const item = inbox.notePrompt({ sessionId: 's1', sessionName: 'w1', kind: 'permission', capture: () => frame });
frame = TWO_OPTION_FRAME;
expect(inbox.verifyStillAnswerable(item.id)).toBe(true);
expect(inbox.getById(item.id)?.options).toHaveLength(2);
});
it('is inconclusive (allows) for items that never parsed options', () => {
const item = inbox.notePrompt({
sessionId: 's1',
sessionName: 'w1',
kind: 'permission',
capture: () => 'unparseable dialog',
});
expect(item.options).toBeUndefined();
expect(inbox.verifyStillAnswerable(item.id)).toBe(true);
});
it('is true for unknown ids only as false (missing item refuses)', () => {
expect(inbox.verifyStillAnswerable('nope:1')).toBe(false);
});
});
it('stop() clears items and silences events', () => {
const { resolved } = collect(inbox);
inbox.notePrompt({ sessionId: 's1', sessionName: 'w1', kind: 'permission' });
inbox.stop();
expect(inbox.listPending()).toHaveLength(0);
expect(resolved).toHaveLength(0);
});
});