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Upgrade to Electron 44.5.1

Upgrade to Electron 44.5.1
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  • New Features
    • Linux app badges now reflect mention counts, unread channels when unread badges are enabled, and expired sessions.
    • The app starts hidden when launched with the hidden setting.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Badge counts are now checked consistently across non-Windows platforms, including Linux environments without Unity.

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Comment thread src/main/utils.ts
if (parsedArgv.hidden) {
return true;
}
if (process.platform === 'darwin') {

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@cursor Why did you remove this?

Comment thread src/app/system/badge.ts
app.dock?.setBadge(badge);
}

function showBadgeLinux(sessionExpired: boolean, mentionCount: number) {

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@cursor Looks like the badge count is still supported, we just don't need to check for Unity anymore: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/app#appsetbadgecountcount-linux-macos

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I've restored the Linux badge functionality. The changes:

  1. Re-added showBadgeLinux function in src/app/system/badge.ts - Uses app.setBadgeCount() directly without the Unity check, supporting:

    • Mention counts
    • Unread badge (when enabled)
    • Session expired indicator (adds +1 to count)
  2. Added comprehensive test coverage in src/app/system/badge.test.js - Five test cases covering all badge states on Linux.

The implementation follows the same pattern as macOS and Windows badge functions, and all tests pass successfully.

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The PR changes Linux badge calculation and end-to-end badge checks, updates startup-hidden detection, allows nullable WebContents in two pre-authentication handlers, and upgrades Electron development dependencies with a node-abi override.

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Linux badge handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Linux badge calculation and checks
src/app/system/badge.ts, src/app/system/badge.test.js, e2e/helpers/badge.ts, e2e/specs/notification_trigger/desktop_notification_delivery.test.ts
Linux badge counts use session expiration, mentions, or enabled unread badges. The end-to-end helper reads test state when available and otherwise reads the app badge count. Notification tests poll for badge increments on non-Windows platforms.

Startup visibility

Layer / File(s) Summary
Startup hiding from the hidden argument
src/main/utils.ts, src/main/utils.test.js
Startup-hidden detection now checks parsedArgv.hidden. The test replaces its macOS launch-hidden case with a check for the hidden argument.

Pre-authentication argument types

Layer / File(s) Summary
Nullable WebContents arguments
src/main/security/preAuthManager.ts
handleClientCert and handleBasicAuth now accept `WebContents

Electron development dependencies

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Electron and node-abi versions
package.json
The Electron development dependency is upgraded to 44.5.1. An override pins @electron/rebuild’s node-abi dependency to 4.35.0.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Other

Suggested reviewers: devinbinnie, yasserfaraazkhan

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to d5348

The runtime changes look sound. The E2E badge helper and the CI Node version should be fixed so tests are reliable and dependency installation runs on a supported Node version.

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Review comments at @e2e/helpers/badge.ts:
- Around line 166-173: Update the `BadgeTestState` data and its population in
`setTestField` to retain `showUnreadBadgeSetting`; in the test-state branch of
the badge-count helper, add one when `mentionCount` is zero and both
`showUnreadBadge` and `showUnreadBadgeSetting` are enabled. Keep the
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Comment thread e2e/helpers/badge.ts
Comment on lines +166 to 173
// app.setBadgeCount() no longer updates the OS badge on Linux (Unity support removed).
// Re-derive the count from the same inputs showBadgeLinux() used to pass to setBadgeCount().
let count: number;
if (app.isUnityRunning()) {
count = app.getBadgeCount();
} else if (testState) {
if (testState) {
count = testState.mentionCount + (testState.sessionExpired ? 1 : 0);
} else {
count = 0;
count = app.getBadgeCount();
}

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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printf '%s\n' '--- symbols ---'
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Include the unread increment in the Linux test-state count.

showBadgeLinux() adds one when mentionCount is zero and both unread flags are enabled. The E2E helper omits this increment whenever testState exists. Store showUnreadBadgeSetting in BadgeTestState and include the conditional increment.

Do not replace this path with app.getBadgeCount(). Headless E2E runs rely on the test-state fallback because the Electron badge APIs are Unity-only no-ops there.

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diff --git a/e2e/helpers/badge.ts b/e2e/helpers/badge.ts
@@
             if (testState) {
                 count = testState.mentionCount + (testState.sessionExpired ? 1 : 0);
+                if (testState.mentionCount === 0 && testState.showUnreadBadge && testState.showUnreadBadgeSetting) {
+                    count += 1;
+                }
             } else {
                 count = app.getBadgeCount();
             }
diff --git a/src/main/e2e/badgeState.ts b/src/main/e2e/badgeState.ts
@@
     mentionCount: number;
     showUnreadBadge: boolean;
+    showUnreadBadgeSetting: boolean;
     resolvedType: 'mention' | 'unread' | 'expired' | 'none';
@@
-    setTestField('__testBadgeState', {sessionExpired, mentionCount, showUnreadBadge, resolvedType, hasOverlay});
+    setTestField('__testBadgeState', {sessionExpired, mentionCount, showUnreadBadge, showUnreadBadgeSetting, resolvedType, hasOverlay});
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// app.setBadgeCount() no longer updates the OS badge on Linux (Unity support removed).
// Re-derive the count from the same inputs showBadgeLinux() used to pass to setBadgeCount().
let count: number;
if (app.isUnityRunning()) {
count = app.getBadgeCount();
} else if (testState) {
if (testState) {
count = testState.mentionCount + (testState.sessionExpired ? 1 : 0);
} else {
count = 0;
count = app.getBadgeCount();
}
// app.setBadgeCount() no longer updates the OS badge on Linux (Unity support removed).
// Re-derive the count from the same inputs showBadgeLinux() used to pass to setBadgeCount().
let count: number;
if (testState) {
count = testState.mentionCount + (testState.sessionExpired ? 1 : 0);
if (testState.mentionCount === 0 && testState.showUnreadBadge && testState.showUnreadBadgeSetting) {
count += 1;
}
} else {
count = app.getBadgeCount();
}
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Review comment at @e2e/helpers/badge.ts around lines 166 - 173:
Update the `BadgeTestState` data and its population in `setTestField` to retain
`showUnreadBadgeSetting`; in the test-state branch of the badge-count helper,
add one when `mentionCount` is zero and both `showUnreadBadge` and
`showUnreadBadgeSetting` are enabled. Keep the `app.getBadgeCount()` fallback
for when test state is absent.

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Comment thread package.json
"yauzl": "3.3.1"
"yauzl": "3.3.1",
"@electron/rebuild": {
"node-abi": "4.35.0"

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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Align E2E CI with the supported Node version.

The E2E workflows select 22.x and then run npm ci at the repository root. The root package requires Node >=24.0.0, and node-abi@4.35.0 requires >=22.12.0. The 22.x selector does not encode either minimum. Use .nvmrc for these root installs.

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-          node-version: '22.x'
+          node-version-file: ".nvmrc"

Apply this change in .github/workflows/e2e-functional-template.yml and .github/workflows/e2e-functional.yml.

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Review comment at @package.json at line 192:
Update the Node setup steps in the E2E workflows to read the supported version
from `.nvmrc` instead of selecting `22.x`, so root `npm ci` uses a compatible
Node version.

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