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Summary

This PR fixes the issue where compound commands (using operators like &&, ||, ;, |) were not properly handled by the terminal integration. Previously, the TerminalRegistry would incorrectly report completion after the first process in a compound command finished, missing output from subsequent processes.

Problem

As described by @pwilkin in #7430:

  • When running cd dir && command_with_output
  • TerminalRegistry would catch the first process' exit code and report to the LLM
  • The second command would finish later
  • TerminalRegistry would throw an error because it didn't know what happened

Solution

Implemented multi-process tracking for compound commands:

  1. Detect compound commands when they are executed
  2. Track all process completions in the chain
  3. Wait for all processes to complete before reporting to the LLM
  4. Preserve and separate outputs from each process

Changes

  • TerminalRegistry: Updated shell execution handlers to track compound processes
  • BaseTerminal: Added compound command detection and process tracking logic
  • Terminal/ExecaTerminal: Integrated compound command detection into runCommand
  • Types: Extended RooTerminal interface with compound command properties
  • Tests: Added comprehensive test coverage for compound command scenarios

Testing

  • ✅ All existing tests pass
  • ✅ New tests added for compound command handling
  • ✅ Tested with various compound operators (&&, ||, ;, |, &)

Fixes #7430


Important

Fixes compound command handling in terminal integration by tracking all processes in a command chain before completion.

  • Behavior:
    • Fixes handling of compound commands in TerminalRegistry, ensuring all processes in a command chain are tracked and completed before reporting to LLM.
    • Supports operators like &&, ||, ;, |, &.
  • Classes and Functions:
    • BaseTerminal: Adds detectCompoundCommand(), addCompoundProcessCompletion(), allCompoundProcessesComplete(), getCompoundProcessOutputs(), and finalizeCompoundCommand() for compound command tracking.
    • Terminal and ExecaTerminal: Integrate compound command detection in runCommand().
    • TerminalRegistry: Updates shell execution handlers to manage compound command processes.
  • Types:
    • Extends RooTerminal interface with compound command properties.
  • Tests:
    • Adds CompoundCommand.spec.ts, CompoundCommandSimple.spec.ts, and TerminalRegistryCompound.spec.ts for testing compound command scenarios.

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- Add compound command detection to track multi-process commands
- Implement process completion tracking for operators like &&, ||, ;, |
- Wait for all processes in compound commands before reporting to LLM
- Add comprehensive tests for compound command scenarios

Fixes #7430
- Enhanced compound command detection logic
- Added more comprehensive test coverage
- Fixed edge cases in process completion tracking
@roomote roomote bot requested review from cte, jr and mrubens as code owners August 26, 2025 21:41
@dosubot dosubot bot added size:XXL This PR changes 1000+ lines, ignoring generated files. bug Something isn't working labels Aug 26, 2025
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Reviewing my own code is like debugging in production - technically possible but morally questionable.

const compoundOperators = ["&&", "||", ";", "|", "&"]

// Check if command contains any compound operators
this.isCompoundCommand = compoundOperators.some((op) => command.includes(op))
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The compound command detection using simple string matching could incorrectly identify operators within quoted strings. For example, echo "test && test" would be incorrectly flagged as a compound command. Could we consider using a more robust parsing approach that respects shell quoting rules?

const semiMatches = command.match(/;/g)
const pipeMatches = command.match(/\|(?!\|)/g) // Match single | but not ||
// Match single & but not &&, and not preceded by &
const bgMatches = command.match(/(?<!&)&(?!&)/g)
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Is the negative lookbehind (?<!&)&(?!&) supported in all JavaScript environments we target? Some older environments might not support lookbehind assertions. Would a more compatible regex pattern work here?

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this.finalizeCompoundCommand()
}
}, 10000) // 10 second timeout for compound commands
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The 10-second timeout is hardcoded here. Could we extract this as a named constant like COMPOUND_COMMAND_TIMEOUT_MS or make it configurable? This would make it easier to adjust if needed and improve code readability.

* Gets the combined output from all compound processes
* @returns The combined output string
*/
public getCompoundProcessOutputs(): string {
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This method only returns metadata about the commands and exit codes, but doesn't capture the actual command output. Since the original issue was about missing output from subsequent processes, should we also be collecting and returning the actual output from each process?

public finalizeCompoundCommand(): void {
// Clear the timeout if it exists
if (this.compoundCommandWaitTimeout) {
clearTimeout(this.compoundCommandWaitTimeout)
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If an error occurs during compound command execution, we might not reach this cleanup code. Should we wrap the compound command execution in a try-finally block to ensure the timeout is always cleared?

{
terminalId: terminal.id,
command: e.execution?.commandLine?.value,
exitCode: e.exitCode,
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The extensive console.info logging here and throughout the compound command handling might be too verbose for production. Could we use debug-level logging or make the verbosity configurable?

@hannesrudolph hannesrudolph added the Issue/PR - Triage New issue. Needs quick review to confirm validity and assign labels. label Aug 26, 2025
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The issue needs scoping

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