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hermes-agent/hermes_cli/pty_bridge.py
LeonSGP43 7d36533aeb fix(pty): default TERM for resize probes
Preserve explicit caller overrides, but backfill a sensible default
TERM=xterm-256color when missing or blank in the spawn env. CI often
runs without TERM in the parent process, which makes terminal probes
like 'tput cols' fail before winsize reads.

Salvage of #15278's core code fix only — the test changes conflict
with subsequent test refactors on main that now exercise TIOCGWINSZ
directly instead of via 'tput'.

Co-authored-by: LeonSGP43 <154585401+LeonSGP43@users.noreply.github.com>
2026-05-04 02:38:54 -07:00

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"""PTY bridge for `hermes dashboard` chat tab.
Wraps a child process behind a pseudo-terminal so its ANSI output can be
streamed to a browser-side terminal emulator (xterm.js) and typed
keystrokes can be fed back in. The only caller today is the
``/api/pty`` WebSocket endpoint in ``hermes_cli.web_server``.
Design constraints:
* **POSIX-only.** Hermes Agent supports Windows exclusively via WSL, which
exposes a native POSIX PTY via ``openpty(3)``. Native Windows Python
has no PTY; :class:`PtyUnavailableError` is raised with a user-readable
install/platform message so the dashboard can render a banner instead of
crashing.
* **Zero Node dependency on the server side.** We use :mod:`ptyprocess`,
which is a pure-Python wrapper around the OS calls. The browser talks
to the same ``hermes --tui`` binary it would launch from the CLI, so
every TUI feature (slash popover, model picker, tool rows, markdown,
skin engine, clarify/sudo/approval prompts) ships automatically.
* **Byte-safe I/O.** Reads and writes go through the PTY master fd
directly — we avoid :class:`ptyprocess.PtyProcessUnicode` because
streaming ANSI is inherently byte-oriented and UTF-8 boundaries may land
mid-read.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import errno
import fcntl
import os
import select
import signal
import struct
import sys
import termios
import time
from typing import Optional, Sequence
try:
import ptyprocess # type: ignore
_PTY_AVAILABLE = not sys.platform.startswith("win")
except ImportError: # pragma: no cover - dev env without ptyprocess
ptyprocess = None # type: ignore
_PTY_AVAILABLE = False
__all__ = ["PtyBridge", "PtyUnavailableError"]
class PtyUnavailableError(RuntimeError):
"""Raised when a PTY cannot be created on this platform.
Today this means native Windows (no ConPTY bindings) or a dev
environment missing the ``ptyprocess`` dependency. The dashboard
surfaces the message to the user as a chat-tab banner.
"""
class PtyBridge:
"""Thin wrapper around ``ptyprocess.PtyProcess`` for byte streaming.
Not thread-safe. A single bridge is owned by the WebSocket handler
that spawned it; the reader runs in an executor thread while writes
happen on the event-loop thread. Both sides are OK because the
kernel PTY is the actual synchronization point — we never call
:mod:`ptyprocess` methods concurrently, we only call ``os.read`` and
``os.write`` on the master fd, which is safe.
"""
def __init__(self, proc: "ptyprocess.PtyProcess"): # type: ignore[name-defined]
self._proc = proc
self._fd: int = proc.fd
self._closed = False
# -- lifecycle --------------------------------------------------------
@classmethod
def is_available(cls) -> bool:
"""True if a PTY can be spawned on this platform."""
return bool(_PTY_AVAILABLE)
@classmethod
def spawn(
cls,
argv: Sequence[str],
*,
cwd: Optional[str] = None,
env: Optional[dict] = None,
cols: int = 80,
rows: int = 24,
) -> "PtyBridge":
"""Spawn ``argv`` behind a new PTY and return a bridge.
Raises :class:`PtyUnavailableError` if the platform can't host a
PTY. Raises :class:`FileNotFoundError` or :class:`OSError` for
ordinary exec failures (missing binary, bad cwd, etc.).
"""
if not _PTY_AVAILABLE:
if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
raise PtyUnavailableError(
"Pseudo-terminals are unavailable on this platform. "
"Hermes Agent supports Windows only via WSL."
)
if ptyprocess is None:
raise PtyUnavailableError(
"The `ptyprocess` package is missing. "
"Install with: pip install ptyprocess "
"(or pip install -e '.[pty]')."
)
raise PtyUnavailableError("Pseudo-terminals are unavailable.")
# PTY-hosted programs expect TERM to describe the terminal type.
# CI often runs without TERM in the parent process, which makes
# simple terminal probes like `tput cols` fail before winsize reads.
# Preserve explicit caller overrides, but backfill a sensible default
# when TERM is missing or blank.
spawn_env = (os.environ.copy() if env is None else env.copy())
if not spawn_env.get("TERM"):
spawn_env["TERM"] = "xterm-256color"
proc = ptyprocess.PtyProcess.spawn( # type: ignore[union-attr]
list(argv),
cwd=cwd,
env=spawn_env,
dimensions=(rows, cols),
)
return cls(proc)
@property
def pid(self) -> int:
return int(self._proc.pid)
def is_alive(self) -> bool:
if self._closed:
return False
try:
return bool(self._proc.isalive())
except Exception:
return False
# -- I/O --------------------------------------------------------------
def read(self, timeout: float = 0.2) -> Optional[bytes]:
"""Read up to 64 KiB of raw bytes from the PTY master.
Returns:
* bytes — zero or more bytes of child output
* empty bytes (``b""``) — no data available within ``timeout``
* None — child has exited and the master fd is at EOF
Never blocks longer than ``timeout`` seconds. Safe to call after
:meth:`close`; returns ``None`` in that case.
"""
if self._closed:
return None
try:
readable, _, _ = select.select([self._fd], [], [], timeout)
except (OSError, ValueError):
return None
if not readable:
return b""
try:
data = os.read(self._fd, 65536)
except OSError as exc:
# EIO on Linux = slave side closed. EBADF = already closed.
if exc.errno in (errno.EIO, errno.EBADF):
return None
raise
if not data:
return None
return data
def write(self, data: bytes) -> None:
"""Write raw bytes to the PTY master (i.e. the child's stdin)."""
if self._closed or not data:
return
# os.write can return a short write under load; loop until drained.
view = memoryview(data)
while view:
try:
n = os.write(self._fd, view)
except OSError as exc:
if exc.errno in (errno.EIO, errno.EBADF, errno.EPIPE):
return
raise
if n <= 0:
return
view = view[n:]
def resize(self, cols: int, rows: int) -> None:
"""Forward a terminal resize to the child via ``TIOCSWINSZ``."""
if self._closed:
return
# struct winsize: rows, cols, xpixel, ypixel (all unsigned short)
winsize = struct.pack("HHHH", max(1, rows), max(1, cols), 0, 0)
try:
fcntl.ioctl(self._fd, termios.TIOCSWINSZ, winsize)
except OSError:
pass
# -- teardown ---------------------------------------------------------
def close(self) -> None:
"""Terminate the child (SIGTERM → 0.5s grace → SIGKILL) and close fds.
Idempotent. Reaping the child is important so we don't leak
zombies across the lifetime of the dashboard process.
"""
if self._closed:
return
self._closed = True
# SIGHUP is the conventional "your terminal went away" signal.
# We escalate if the child ignores it.
for sig in (signal.SIGHUP, signal.SIGTERM, signal.SIGKILL):
if not self._proc.isalive():
break
try:
self._proc.kill(sig)
except Exception:
pass
deadline = time.monotonic() + 0.5
while self._proc.isalive() and time.monotonic() < deadline:
time.sleep(0.02)
try:
self._proc.close(force=True)
except Exception:
pass
# Context-manager sugar — handy in tests and ad-hoc scripts.
def __enter__(self) -> "PtyBridge":
return self
def __exit__(self, *_exc) -> None:
self.close()