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fix(mac): handle stopped ScreenCaptureKit streams - #1006

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Description

Handle ScreenCaptureKit streams that stop during an active recording.

The native helper now emits a STREAM_STOPPED marker, finalizes the partial recording, and exits. Electron recognizes that marker and sends the failure reason to the renderer instead of leaving the timer, webcam, and cursor recording active. The native recorder honours a configured frame rate below 60 FPS and falls back to 60 when the value is missing or outside 1...Int32.max.

Motivation

Fixes #983. ScreenCaptureKit could stop feeding frames while Recordly continued to show an active recording. Users only discovered the truncated screen video after finishing a much longer take.

Type of Change

  • New Feature
  • Bug Fix
  • Refactor / Code Cleanup
  • Documentation Update
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Related Issue(s)

Fixes #983

Screenshots / Video

Not applicable. This changes native capture failure handling.

Testing Guide

  • swiftc -frontend -parse electron/native/ScreenCaptureKitRecorder.swift passed.
  • Biome 2.3.13 passed on the changed TypeScript files.
  • Vitest 3.2.7 passed the native recorder source tests and a behavioral lifecycle test that feeds a stopped-stream marker into a fake child process and checks the renderer payload, 11 tests total.
  • The native capture flow and configured FPS were not exercised end to end. This checkout has no installed project dependencies or authenticated ScreenCaptureKit test harness.
  • To verify manually on macOS, interrupt an active SCStream. Recordly should stop the session, report the ScreenCaptureKit reason, and leave a finalized partial recording instead of continuing silently. Also check that a configured 30 FPS recording captures normally.

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  • I have linked related issue(s) and updated the changelog if applicable.

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Walkthrough

The macOS lifecycle now maps STREAM_STOPPED output to a stream-stopped interruption with descriptive text. The native recorder validates configured frame rates from 1 through Int32.max and falls back to targetCaptureFPS for invalid values. Tests cover the lifecycle mapping.

Changes

macOS stream capture

Layer / File(s) Summary
Stream failure handling and capture rate
electron/ipc/recording/mac.ts, electron/ipc/recording/macLifecycle.test.ts, electron/native/ScreenCaptureKitRecorder.swift, electron/native/ScreenCaptureKitRecorder.test.ts
The lifecycle extracts the message from STREAM_STOPPED: output and emits the stream-stopped reason. The recorder uses configured FPS values only within the valid Int32 range. Invalid values use targetCaptureFPS. The lifecycle test validates the extracted message. Obsolete recorder assertions were removed.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

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Description check ✅ Passed The description includes all required sections, identifies issue #983, explains the bug fix, documents testing limits, and provides manual verification steps.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The description links the relevant issue with Fixes #983`` and explains how the changes address it.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes remain within scope for macOS ScreenCaptureKit failure handling and configured frame-rate support. The added lifecycle test supports the implementation.
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electron/native/ScreenCaptureKitRecorder.test.ts (1)

16-26: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Test the native capture contracts at their seams.

These source-text assertions can pass when marker propagation, renderer notification, or the effective frame interval regresses while the checked strings remain unchanged. Feed STREAM_STOPPED through a fake child process and assert the emitted recording-interrupted payload. Test the configured FPS through a testable capture-configuration seam instead of checking source text. This is a coverage improvement, not a repository-mandated testing rule.

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In `@electron/native/ScreenCaptureKitRecorder.test.ts` around lines 16 - 26,
Replace the source-text assertions in the recorder tests with seam-level
behavior tests: feed STREAM_STOPPED through a fake child process and assert the
emitted recording-interrupted payload, and exercise configured FPS through a
testable capture-configuration seam that verifies the effective frame interval.
Use the relevant recorder lifecycle and capture-configuration symbols rather
than checking implementation source strings.

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Inline comments:
In `@electron/native/ScreenCaptureKitRecorder.swift`:
- Around line 106-107: Update the requestedFPS calculation in the stream
configuration setup to use config.fps only when it is within 1...Int32.max;
otherwise fall back to targetCaptureFPS before converting it to CMTimeScale.
Keep the existing default behavior for a missing fps value and preserve the
minimumFrameInterval assignment.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@electron/native/ScreenCaptureKitRecorder.test.ts`:
- Around line 16-26: Replace the source-text assertions in the recorder tests
with seam-level behavior tests: feed STREAM_STOPPED through a fake child process
and assert the emitted recording-interrupted payload, and exercise configured
FPS through a testable capture-configuration seam that verifies the effective
frame interval. Use the relevant recorder lifecycle and capture-configuration
symbols rather than checking implementation source strings.

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macOS: recording silently truncates when SCStream stops mid-capture — didStopWithError only writes to stderr and nothing reads it

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