allow logging frames (for debugging)

dhth · dhth · commit 5f06cd32a98b · 2025-08-17T12:15:19.000+02:00
diff --git a/internal/ui/initial.go b/internal/ui/initial.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const (
 	textInputWidth       = 80
 )
 
-func InitialModel(db *sql.DB, style Style, debug bool) Model {
+func InitialModel(db *sql.DB, style Style, debug bool, logFrames bool) Model {
 	var activeTaskItems []list.Item
 	var inactiveTaskItems []list.Item
 	var tasklogListItems []list.Item
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ This can be used to record details about your work on this task.`
 		tLCommentInput:    tLCommentInput,
 		taskInputs:        taskInputs,
 		debug:             debug,
+		logFrames:         logFrames,
 	}
 	m.activeTasksList.Title = "Tasks"
 	m.activeTasksList.SetStatusBarItemName("task", "tasks")
diff --git a/internal/ui/model.go b/internal/ui/model.go
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ type Model struct {
 	terminalHeight                 int
 	trackingActive                 bool
 	debug                          bool
+	logFrames                      bool
 }
 
 func (m *Model) blurTLTrackingInputs() {
diff --git a/internal/ui/ui.go b/internal/ui/ui.go
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ import (
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
 )
 
-var errFailedToConfigureDebugging = errors.New("failed to configure debugging")
+var (
+	errFailedToConfigureDebugging = errors.New("failed to configure debugging")
+	errCouldnCreateFramesDir      = errors.New("couldn't create frames directory")
+)
 
 func RenderUI(db *sql.DB, style Style) error {
 	if len(os.Getenv("DEBUG")) > 0 {
@@ -21,8 +24,15 @@ func RenderUI(db *sql.DB, style Style) error {
 	}
 
 	debug := os.Getenv("HOURS_DEBUG") == "1"
+	logFrames := os.Getenv("HOURS_LOG_FRAMES") == "1"
+	if logFrames {
+		err := os.MkdirAll("frames", 0o755)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", errCouldnCreateFramesDir, err.Error())
+		}
+	}
 
-	p := tea.NewProgram(InitialModel(db, style, debug), tea.WithAltScreen())
+	p := tea.NewProgram(InitialModel(db, style, debug, logFrames), tea.WithAltScreen())
 	_, err := p.Run()
 
 	return err
diff --git a/internal/ui/view.go b/internal/ui/view.go
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ package ui
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -27,6 +30,8 @@ const (
 	tlSubmitErr
 )
 
+var ansiRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`\x1b\[[0-9;]*m`)
+
 func (m Model) View() string {
 	var content string
 	var footer string
@@ -312,11 +317,17 @@ func (m Model) View() string {
 		)
 	}
 
-	return lipgloss.JoinVertical(lipgloss.Left,
+	result := lipgloss.JoinVertical(lipgloss.Left,
 		content,
 		statusBar,
 		footer,
 	)
+
+	if m.logFrames {
+		logFrame(result)
+	}
+
+	return result
 }
 
 func (m recordsModel) View() string {
@@ -397,3 +408,16 @@ func getDurationValidityContext(beginStr, endStr string) (string, tlFormValidity
 
 	return msg, tlSubmitOk
 }
+
+func logFrame(content string) {
+	cleanContent := stripANSI(content)
+
+	filename := fmt.Sprintf("frame-%d.txt", time.Now().Unix())
+	filepath := filepath.Join("frames", filename)
+
+	_ = os.WriteFile(filepath, []byte(cleanContent), 0o644)
+}
+
+func stripANSI(s string) string {
+	return ansiRegex.ReplaceAllString(s, "")
+}

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ type Model struct {`
`127`	`127`	`terminalHeight int`
`128`	`128`	`trackingActive bool`
`129`	`129`	`debug bool`
	`130`	`+ logFrames bool`
`130`	`131`	`}`
`131`	`132`
`132`	`133`	`func (m *Model) blurTLTrackingInputs() {`