App shell white screen debugging (#239)

* updates logging

* parses WellSeries of WellSeries correctly

Author: andySigler

api/opentrons/server/main.py

@@ -623,11 +623,12 @@ def _get_unique_containers(instrument):
     """
     unique_containers = set()
     for location in instrument.placeables:
-        if isinstance(location, containers.placeable.WellSeries):
+        while isinstance(location, containers.placeable.WellSeries):
             location = location[0]
         for c in location.get_trace():
             if isinstance(c, containers.placeable.Container):
                 unique_containers.add(c)
+                break
 
     return _sort_containers(list(unique_containers))
 

app-shell/app/main/main.js

@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ function createWindow (windowUrl) {
     width: 1060,
     height: 750
   })
-  mainWindow.loadURL(windowUrl, {"extraHeaders" : "pragma: no-cache\n"})
   mainWindow.on('closed', function () {
     mainLogger.info('Electron App window closed, quitting App')
     rp(windowUrl + 'exit')
@@ -41,17 +40,26 @@ function createWindow (windowUrl) {
         app.quit()
       })
       .catch((err) => {
+        mainLogger.info('Received an expected error while calling exit route')
         mainLogger.info(err)
         mainWindow = null
         app.quit()
       })
   })
+  mainWindow.on('unresponsive', function () {
+    mainLogger.info('window is unresponsive, reloading')
+    setTimeout(mainWindow.reload, 500)
+  })
   // Note: Auth0 pop window does not close itself, this will this window when it pops up
   setInterval(() => {
     BrowserWindow.getAllWindows()
       .filter(win => win.frameName === 'auth0_signup_popup')
       .map(win => win.close())
   }, 3000)
+  // load the UI (no caching)
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    mainWindow.loadURL(windowUrl, {"extraHeaders" : "pragma: no-cache\n"})
+  }, 200)
   return mainWindow
 }
 
@@ -81,6 +89,7 @@ function startUp () {
   process.on('uncaughtException', (error) => {
     if (process.listeners('uncaughtException').length > 1) {
       console.log(error)
+      mainLogger.info('Uncaught Exception:')
       mainLogger.info(error)
     }
   })

app-shell/app/main/updater.js

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ var UPDATE_SERVER_URL = 'http://ot-app-releases-2.herokuapp.com'
 
 function initAutoUpdater () {
   const mainLogger = getLogger('electron-main')
-  mainLogger.info('starting ')
+  mainLogger.info('Initializing Audo Updater')
 
   autoUpdater.on(
     'error',

app-shell/app/main/util.js

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ function waitUntilServerResponds (createWindow, windowUrl) {
       return createWindow()
     })
     .catch((err) => {
+      mainLogger.info('Error while pinging ' + windowUrl)
       mainLogger.info(err)
       setTimeout(() => {
         waitUntilServerResponds(createWindow, windowUrl)