feat: persist automation pause state

lib/config-store.js

@@ -99,7 +99,11 @@ const DEFAULTS = {
       skipDuplicates: true,
       delaySec: 3,
       autoStart: true,
-      hosters: []              // pre-selected hosters, empty = ask via modal
+      hosters: [],             // pre-selected hosters, empty = ask via modal
+      queueLimitJobs: 15000,
+      reconcileIntervalMinutes: 5,
+      paused: false,
+      pausedAt: null
     },
     remote: {
       enabled: false,
@@ -618,6 +622,8 @@ class ConfigStore {
       const currentGlobalSettings = current.globalSettings || {};
       const currentRemote = currentGlobalSettings.remote || {};
       const incomingRemote = snapshot.remote || {};
+      const currentFolderMonitor = currentGlobalSettings.folderMonitor || {};
+      const incomingFolderMonitor = snapshot.folderMonitor || {};
       current.globalSettings = {
         ...snapshot,
         pendingQueue: currentGlobalSettings.pendingQueue ?? null,
@@ -625,6 +631,12 @@ class ConfigStore {
         lastBrowseDirectory: currentGlobalSettings.lastBrowseDirectory || '',
         diagnostics: this._clone(currentGlobalSettings.diagnostics || {}),
         historyRetention: currentGlobalSettings.historyRetention || 'all',
+        folderMonitor: {
+          ...currentFolderMonitor,
+          ...incomingFolderMonitor,
+          paused: currentFolderMonitor.paused === true,
+          pausedAt: currentFolderMonitor.pausedAt ?? null
+        },
         remote: {
           ...incomingRemote,
           token: incomingRemote.token || currentRemote.token || ''

main.js

@@ -473,10 +473,6 @@ function logInfo(a, b) {
   const s = _split(a, b);
   debugLog(`[INFO ] ${_ctxTag(s.ctx)}${s.msg}`);
 }
-function logWarn(a, b) {
-  const s = _split(a, b);
-  debugLog(`[WARN ] ${_ctxTag(s.ctx)}${s.msg}`);
-}
 function logError(a, b, c) {
   let ctx, msg, err;
   if (typeof a === 'string') { ctx = null; msg = a; err = b; }
@@ -1690,18 +1686,15 @@ app.whenReady().then(async () => {
     mainWindow.hide();
   });
 
-  // Auto-start folder monitor if enabled
   try {
     const launchConfig = configStore.load();
     const fm = launchConfig.globalSettings && launchConfig.globalSettings.folderMonitor;
-    if (fm && fm.enabled && fm.folderPath) {
+    if (fm && fm.enabled && fm.folderPath && fm.paused !== true) {
-      if (fs.existsSync(fm.folderPath)) {
+      startFolderMonitor(fm);
-        startFolderMonitor(fm);
+      if (!fs.existsSync(fm.folderPath)) {
-      } else {
+        void folderMonitor.scan({ emitFiles: true, trigger: 'startup' }).catch(error => {
-        logWarn(`folder-monitor auto-start skipped: path not found (${fm.folderPath})`);
+          debugLog(`folder-monitor startup scan failed: ${error.message}`);
-        // Persist the disable so the user gets a clean state on next launch
+        });
-        const gs = { ...launchConfig.globalSettings, folderMonitor: { ...fm, enabled: false } };
-        configStore.save({ globalSettings: gs }).catch(() => {});
       }
     }
   } catch (err) {
@@ -2026,6 +2019,9 @@ ipcMain.handle('select-files', async () => {
 
 // Debug self-test: runs a minimal upload in the main process to verify events work
 ipcMain.handle('debug-test-upload', async () => {
+  if (configStore.load().globalSettings?.folderMonitor?.paused === true) {
+    return { error: 'Automatik ist pausiert' };
+  }
   const testFile = path.join(__dirname, 'test-self-check.txt');
   try {
     fs.writeFileSync(testFile, 'selftest ' + Date.now(), 'utf-8');
@@ -2118,6 +2114,9 @@ ipcMain.handle('inspect-import-files', async (_event, payload) => {
 });
 
 ipcMain.handle('start-upload', async (_event, payload) => {
+  if (configStore.load().globalSettings?.folderMonitor?.paused === true) {
+    return { error: 'Automatik ist pausiert' };
+  }
   if (closeFlushRequested) return { error: 'Die Anwendung wird gerade beendet' };
   if (!settingsImportGate.canStartUpload()) return { error: 'Einstellungen werden gerade importiert' };
   if (uploadManager) return { error: 'Ein Upload wird bereits ausgeführt oder abgeschlossen' };
@@ -2158,6 +2157,9 @@ ipcMain.handle('start-upload', async (_event, payload) => {
 
   if (tasks.length === 0) {
     await appendUploadPlanAudit(batchPlan, 'start');
+    if (configStore.load().globalSettings?.folderMonitor?.paused === true) {
+      return { error: 'Automatik ist pausiert' };
+    }
     const skippedSummary = stats.mergeSkippedIntoSummary({
       id: `skipped-${Date.now()}`,
       timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
@@ -2179,6 +2181,10 @@ ipcMain.handle('start-upload', async (_event, payload) => {
   const _thisManager = uploadManager;
 
   await appendUploadPlanAudit(batchPlan, 'start');
+  if (configStore.load().globalSettings?.folderMonitor?.paused === true) {
+    if (uploadManager === _thisManager) { uploadManager = null; globalThis._mhuUploadManagerRef = null; }
+    return { error: 'Automatik ist pausiert' };
+  }
 
   const recovery = {
     id: `upload-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 10)}`,
@@ -2186,6 +2192,11 @@ ipcMain.handle('start-upload', async (_event, payload) => {
     jobIds: tasks.map(task => task.jobId).filter(Boolean)
   };
   try { await configStore.saveUploadRecovery(recovery); } catch (error) { debugLog(`upload recovery state could not be saved: ${error.message}`); }
+  if (configStore.load().globalSettings?.folderMonitor?.paused === true) {
+    if (uploadManager === _thisManager) { uploadManager = null; globalThis._mhuUploadManagerRef = null; }
+    try { await configStore.saveUploadRecovery(null); } catch (error) { debugLog(`upload recovery state could not be cleared after automation pause: ${error.message}`); }
+    return { error: 'Automatik ist pausiert' };
+  }
 
   // Pre-resolve a fallback for every hoster that has one. Lets the upload
   // manager break out of the retry loop after a single generic failure and
@@ -2230,6 +2241,11 @@ ipcMain.handle('start-upload', async (_event, payload) => {
     }
     return { error: `Quelldatei-Schutz konnte nicht vorbereitet werden: ${error.message}` };
   }
+  if (configStore.load().globalSettings?.folderMonitor?.paused === true) {
+    if (uploadManager === _thisManager) { uploadManager = null; globalThis._mhuUploadManagerRef = null; }
+    try { await configStore.saveUploadRecovery(null); } catch (error) { debugLog(`upload recovery state could not be cleared after automation pause: ${error.message}`); }
+    return { error: 'Automatik ist pausiert' };
+  }
   for (const skipped of skippedJobs) sourceCleanup.markSkipped(skipped.jobId);
   _thisManager.sourceFileCleanup = sourceCleanup;
   const _producerTracker = trackUploadProducer(_thisManager);
@@ -2424,6 +2440,12 @@ ipcMain.handle('start-upload', async (_event, payload) => {
       _producerTracker.finish();
       return;
     }
+    if (configStore.load().globalSettings?.folderMonitor?.paused === true) {
+      try { _thisManager.cancel(); } catch {}
+      if (uploadManager === _thisManager) { uploadManager = null; globalThis._mhuUploadManagerRef = null; }
+      _producerTracker.finish();
+      return;
+    }
     _accountCooldowns.releaseExpired();
     const pausedAccounts = _accountCooldowns.activeKeys();
     debugLog(`setImmediate: calling startBatch now (priming ${pausedAccounts.length} failed accounts, ${_sessionAccountOverrides.size} overrides from session)`);
@@ -2480,6 +2502,9 @@ ipcMain.handle('cancel-selected-jobs', (_event, jobIds) => {
 });
 
 ipcMain.handle('add-jobs-to-batch', async (_event, payload) => {
+  if (configStore.load().globalSettings?.folderMonitor?.paused === true) {
+    return { error: 'Automatik ist pausiert' };
+  }
   if (closeFlushRequested) return { error: 'Die Anwendung wird gerade beendet' };
   if (!uploadManager || !uploadManager.running) {
     return { error: 'Kein Upload aktiv' };
@@ -2498,6 +2523,9 @@ ipcMain.handle('add-jobs-to-batch', async (_event, payload) => {
   const sourceCleanupFingerprints = batchManager.sourceFileCleanup
     ? await batchManager.sourceFileCleanup.registerGroups(sourceCleanupGroups)
     : {};
+  if (configStore.load().globalSettings?.folderMonitor?.paused === true) {
+    return { error: 'Automatik ist pausiert' };
+  }
   if (uploadManager !== batchManager || !batchManager.running) {
     return { error: 'Kein Upload aktiv' };
   }
@@ -3162,33 +3190,58 @@ function _sweepOrphanConfigTmps() {
   } catch {}
 }
 
-// --- Folder Monitor ---
+let suppressAutomationStatusEvents = false;
+
+function automationStatusSnapshot() {
+  const settings = configStore.load().globalSettings?.folderMonitor || {};
+  return Object.freeze({
+    ...folderMonitor.status(),
+    enabled: settings.enabled === true,
+    configured: String(settings.folderPath || '').trim().length > 0,
+    paused: settings.paused === true,
+    pausedAt: settings.pausedAt ?? null,
+    queueLimitJobs: settings.queueLimitJobs,
+    reconcileIntervalMinutes: settings.reconcileIntervalMinutes
+  });
+}
+
+function publishAutomationStatus() {
+  const snapshot = automationStatusSnapshot();
+  if (!suppressAutomationStatusEvents) safeSend('automation:status', snapshot);
+  return snapshot;
+}
+
+function bindFolderMonitorEvents(settings) {
+  folderMonitor.removeAllListeners();
+  folderMonitor.on('new-files', (files) => {
+    debugLog(`folder-monitor: ${files.length} new file(s)`);
+    safeSend('folder-monitor:new-files', files);
+  });
+  folderMonitor.on('error', (err) => {
+    debugLog(`folder-monitor error: ${err.message}`);
+  });
+  folderMonitor.on('status', publishAutomationStatus);
+  folderMonitor.on('initial-scan-complete', async () => {
+    try {
+      const latest = configStore.load();
+      const current = latest.globalSettings?.folderMonitor;
+      if (!current?.includeExisting || path.resolve(current.folderPath || '') !== path.resolve(settings.folderPath || '')) return;
+      await configStore.save({
+        globalSettings: {
+          ...latest.globalSettings,
+          folderMonitor: { ...current, includeExisting: false }
+        }
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      debugLog(`folder-monitor initial scan state failed: ${error.message}`);
+    }
+  });
+}
+
 function startFolderMonitor(settings) {
   try {
     folderMonitor.stop();
-    folderMonitor.removeAllListeners();
+    bindFolderMonitorEvents(settings);
-    folderMonitor.on('new-files', (files) => {
-      debugLog(`folder-monitor: ${files.length} new file(s)`);
-      safeSend('folder-monitor:new-files', files);
-    });
-    folderMonitor.on('error', (err) => {
-      debugLog(`folder-monitor error: ${err.message}`);
-    });
-    folderMonitor.on('initial-scan-complete', async () => {
-      try {
-        const latest = configStore.load();
-        const current = latest.globalSettings?.folderMonitor;
-        if (!current?.includeExisting || path.resolve(current.folderPath || '') !== path.resolve(settings.folderPath || '')) return;
-        await configStore.save({
-          globalSettings: {
-            ...latest.globalSettings,
-            folderMonitor: { ...current, includeExisting: false }
-          }
-        });
-      } catch (error) {
-        debugLog(`folder-monitor initial scan state failed: ${error.message}`);
-      }
-    });
     const result = folderMonitor.start(settings);
     debugLog(`folder-monitor started: ${settings.folderPath}`);
     return result;
@@ -3198,7 +3251,17 @@ function startFolderMonitor(settings) {
   }
 }
 
+async function resumeFolderMonitor(settings) {
+  bindFolderMonitorEvents(settings);
+  const result = await folderMonitor.resume(settings);
+  debugLog(`folder-monitor resumed: ${settings.folderPath}`);
+  return result;
+}
+
 ipcMain.handle('folder-monitor:start', (_event, settings) => {
+  if (configStore.load().globalSettings?.folderMonitor?.paused === true) {
+    return { error: 'Automatik ist pausiert' };
+  }
   const result = startFolderMonitor(settings);
   return { ok: true, includesExisting: result?.includesExisting === true };
 });
@@ -3213,6 +3276,58 @@ ipcMain.handle('folder-monitor:status', () => {
   return folderMonitor.status();
 });
 
+ipcMain.handle('automation:get-status', () => {
+  return automationStatusSnapshot();
+});
+
+ipcMain.handle('automation:pause-after-active', async () => {
+  const latest = configStore.load();
+  const settings = latest.globalSettings?.folderMonitor || {};
+  await configStore.save({
+    globalSettings: {
+      ...latest.globalSettings,
+      folderMonitor: { ...settings, paused: true, pausedAt: Date.now() }
+    }
+  });
+  suppressAutomationStatusEvents = true;
+  try {
+    await folderMonitor.pause();
+  } finally {
+    suppressAutomationStatusEvents = false;
+  }
+  if (uploadManager) uploadManager.finishAfterActive();
+  return publishAutomationStatus();
+});
+
+ipcMain.handle('automation:resume', async () => {
+  const latest = configStore.load();
+  const settings = latest.globalSettings?.folderMonitor || {};
+  const resumedSettings = { ...settings, paused: false, pausedAt: null };
+  await configStore.save({
+    globalSettings: {
+      ...latest.globalSettings,
+      folderMonitor: resumedSettings
+    }
+  });
+  suppressAutomationStatusEvents = true;
+  try {
+    if (resumedSettings.enabled && resumedSettings.folderPath) {
+      await resumeFolderMonitor(resumedSettings);
+    }
+  } finally {
+    suppressAutomationStatusEvents = false;
+  }
+  return publishAutomationStatus();
+});
+
+ipcMain.handle('folder-monitor:test-scan', () => {
+  return folderMonitor.scan({ emitFiles: false, trigger: 'test' });
+});
+
+ipcMain.handle('folder-monitor:reconcile', () => {
+  return folderMonitor.scan({ emitFiles: true, trigger: 'manual' });
+});
+
 ipcMain.handle('folder-monitor:select-folder', async () => {
   const result = await dialog.showOpenDialog(mainWindow, {
     properties: ['openDirectory']

preload.js

@@ -90,9 +90,17 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('api', {
   folderMonitorStop: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('folder-monitor:stop'),
   folderMonitorStatus: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('folder-monitor:status'),
   folderMonitorSelectFolder: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('folder-monitor:select-folder'),
+  folderMonitorTestScan: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('folder-monitor:test-scan'),
+  folderMonitorReconcile: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('folder-monitor:reconcile'),
+  automationGetStatus: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('automation:get-status'),
+  automationPauseAfterActive: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('automation:pause-after-active'),
+  automationResume: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('automation:resume'),
   onFolderMonitorNewFiles: (callback) => {
     ipcRenderer.on('folder-monitor:new-files', (_event, data) => callback(data));
   },
+  onAutomationStatus: (callback) => {
+    ipcRenderer.on('automation:status', (_event, data) => callback(data));
+  },
 
   // Account switched event
   onAccountSwitched: (callback) => {
@@ -176,6 +184,7 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('api', {
     ipcRenderer.removeAllListeners('app:prepare-close');
     ipcRenderer.removeAllListeners('shutdown-countdown');
     ipcRenderer.removeAllListeners('folder-monitor:new-files');
+    ipcRenderer.removeAllListeners('automation:status');
     ipcRenderer.removeAllListeners('drop-target:files');
     ipcRenderer.removeAllListeners('account-switched');
     ipcRenderer.removeAllListeners('session-failed-accounts-changed');

tests/config-store.test.js

@@ -34,6 +34,16 @@ function createStore() {
   return store;
 }
 
+function createStoreAt(filePath) {
+  const configuredStore = new ConfigStore({
+    isPackaged: false,
+    getPath: () => path.dirname(filePath)
+  });
+  configuredStore.filePath = filePath;
+  configuredStore.historyPath = path.join(path.dirname(filePath), 'electron-history.json');
+  return configuredStore;
+}
+
 describe('ConfigStore', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     tmpDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'cfg-test-'));
@@ -97,6 +107,24 @@ describe('ConfigStore', () => {
     assert.deepEqual(config.history, []);
   });
 
+  it('automation defaults persist a 15000 job limit and five minute interval', () => {
+    const settings = store.load().globalSettings.folderMonitor;
+
+    assert.equal(settings.queueLimitJobs, 15000);
+    assert.equal(settings.reconcileIntervalMinutes, 5);
+    assert.equal(settings.paused, false);
+    assert.equal(settings.pausedAt, null);
+  });
+
+  it('automation pause survives a save and reload', async () => {
+    await store.save({ globalSettings: { folderMonitor: { paused: true, pausedAt: 1787712000000 } } });
+
+    const reloaded = createStoreAt(store.filePath).load();
+
+    assert.equal(reloaded.globalSettings.folderMonitor.paused, true);
+    assert.equal(reloaded.globalSettings.folderMonitor.pausedAt, 1787712000000);
+  });
+
   it('drops the retired plaintext credential setting from legacy configurations', () => {
     fs.writeFileSync(store.filePath, JSON.stringify({
       hosters: {},
@@ -501,6 +529,33 @@ describe('ConfigStore', () => {
     assert.deepEqual(config.globalSettings.remote, { enabled: true, port: 9200, token: 'main-token', allowInput: false });
   });
 
+  it('renderer settings saves cannot clear the authoritative automation pause', async () => {
+    const current = store.load();
+    await store.save({
+      globalSettings: {
+        ...current.globalSettings,
+        folderMonitor: {
+          ...current.globalSettings.folderMonitor,
+          enabled: true,
+          folderPath: 'C:\\watch',
+          paused: true,
+          pausedAt: 1787712000000
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    await store.saveRendererGlobalSettings({
+      alwaysOnTop: true,
+      folderMonitor: { paused: false, pausedAt: null }
+    });
+
+    const saved = store.load().globalSettings.folderMonitor;
+    assert.equal(saved.paused, true);
+    assert.equal(saved.pausedAt, 1787712000000);
+    assert.equal(saved.enabled, true);
+    assert.equal(saved.folderPath, 'C:\\watch');
+  });
+
   it('persists the last browse directory across stale renderer settings saves', async () => {
     const selectedDirectory = path.join(tmpDir, 'selected');
 

tests/package-build-files.test.js

@@ -253,3 +253,142 @@ test('preload exposes account cooldown snapshots and removes their listener duri
   assert.deepEqual(pushed, { version: 2, accounts: [{ accountId: 'a1' }] });
   assert.equal(removed.includes('session-failed-accounts-changed'), true);
 });
+
+test('exposes persistent automation controls and status through narrow IPC boundaries', () => {
+  const preloadSource = fs.readFileSync(path.join(projectRoot, 'preload.js'), 'utf8');
+  const mainSource = fs.readFileSync(path.join(projectRoot, 'main.js'), 'utf8');
+
+  assert.match(mainSource, /ipcMain\.handle\('automation:get-status'/u);
+  assert.match(mainSource, /ipcMain\.handle\('automation:pause-after-active'/u);
+  assert.match(mainSource, /ipcMain\.handle\('automation:resume'/u);
+  assert.match(mainSource, /ipcMain\.handle\('folder-monitor:test-scan'/u);
+  assert.match(mainSource, /ipcMain\.handle\('folder-monitor:reconcile'/u);
+  assert.match(mainSource, /safeSend\('automation:status'/u);
+  assert.match(preloadSource, /automationGetStatus:\s*\(\)\s*=>\s*ipcRenderer\.invoke\('automation:get-status'\)/u);
+  assert.match(preloadSource, /automationPauseAfterActive:\s*\(\)\s*=>\s*ipcRenderer\.invoke\('automation:pause-after-active'\)/u);
+  assert.match(preloadSource, /automationResume:\s*\(\)\s*=>\s*ipcRenderer\.invoke\('automation:resume'\)/u);
+  assert.match(preloadSource, /folderMonitorTestScan:\s*\(\)\s*=>\s*ipcRenderer\.invoke\('folder-monitor:test-scan'\)/u);
+  assert.match(preloadSource, /folderMonitorReconcile:\s*\(\)\s*=>\s*ipcRenderer\.invoke\('folder-monitor:reconcile'\)/u);
+  assert.match(preloadSource, /onAutomationStatus:\s*\(callback\)\s*=>\s*\{[\s\S]*?ipcRenderer\.on\('automation:status'/u);
+  assert.match(preloadSource, /ipcRenderer\.removeAllListeners\('automation:status'\)/u);
+});
+
+test('every batch start and extension IPC fails closed before account and cleanup side effects', () => {
+  const mainSource = fs.readFileSync(path.join(projectRoot, 'main.js'), 'utf8');
+  const gate = /configStore\.load\(\)\.globalSettings\?\.folderMonitor\?\.paused\s*===\s*true/u;
+  const cases = [
+    ['debug-test-upload', "ipcMain.handle('debug-test-upload'", "ipcMain.handle('select-folder'", 'fs.writeFileSync', 1],
+    ['start-upload', "ipcMain.handle('start-upload'", '\n// Logged at batch boundaries', 'makeAccountPicker', 6],
+    ['add-jobs-to-batch', "ipcMain.handle('add-jobs-to-batch'", "ipcMain.handle('finish-after-active'", 'makeAccountPicker', 2]
+  ];
+
+  for (const [channel, startMarker, endMarker, sideEffectMarker, expectedGateCount] of cases) {
+    const start = mainSource.indexOf(startMarker);
+    const end = mainSource.indexOf(endMarker, start);
+    assert.notEqual(start, -1, `${channel} handler missing`);
+    assert.notEqual(end, -1, `${channel} handler boundary missing`);
+    const handler = mainSource.slice(start, end);
+    const gateIndex = handler.search(gate);
+    const sideEffectIndex = handler.indexOf(sideEffectMarker);
+    assert.notEqual(gateIndex, -1, `${channel} pause gate missing`);
+    assert.notEqual(sideEffectIndex, -1, `${channel} side-effect marker missing`);
+    assert.ok(gateIndex < sideEffectIndex, `${channel} pause gate runs after side effects`);
+    assert.equal([...handler.matchAll(new RegExp(gate.source, 'gu'))].length, expectedGateCount, `${channel} does not recheck every asynchronous race boundary`);
+  }
+});
+
+test('automation pause and resume commit state before lifecycle effects', async () => {
+  const mainSource = fs.readFileSync(path.join(projectRoot, 'main.js'), 'utf8');
+  const blockStart = mainSource.indexOf('let suppressAutomationStatusEvents = false;');
+  const blockEnd = mainSource.indexOf('\n// --- Remote Control ---', blockStart);
+  assert.notEqual(blockStart, -1, 'automation lifecycle block missing');
+  assert.notEqual(blockEnd, -1, 'automation lifecycle block boundary missing');
+  const handlers = new Map();
+  const order = [];
+  const sent = [];
+  const folderMonitor = new (require('node:events').EventEmitter)();
+  folderMonitor.running = true;
+  folderMonitor.status = () => ({ running: folderMonitor.running, paused: !folderMonitor.running, reachable: true });
+  folderMonitor.stop = () => { folderMonitor.running = false; order.push('stop'); };
+  folderMonitor.start = () => { folderMonitor.running = true; order.push('start'); folderMonitor.emit('status'); return {}; };
+  folderMonitor.pause = async () => { folderMonitor.running = false; order.push('pause'); folderMonitor.emit('status'); };
+  folderMonitor.resume = async () => { folderMonitor.running = true; order.push('resume'); folderMonitor.emit('status'); return { reachable: true }; };
+  folderMonitor.scan = async options => { order.push(`scan:${options.trigger}:${options.emitFiles}`); return { reachable: true }; };
+  let state = {
+    globalSettings: {
+      folderMonitor: {
+        enabled: true,
+        folderPath: 'C:\\watch',
+        paused: false,
+        pausedAt: null,
+        queueLimitJobs: 15000,
+        reconcileIntervalMinutes: 5
+      }
+    }
+  };
+  let rejectSave = false;
+  const configStore = {
+    load: () => structuredClone(state),
+    save: async config => {
+      const paused = config.globalSettings.folderMonitor.paused;
+      order.push(`save:${paused}`);
+      if (rejectSave) throw new Error('save failed');
+      state = structuredClone(config);
+    }
+  };
+  const uploadManager = {
+    finishAfterActive: () => order.push('finish'),
+    startBatch: () => order.push('startBatch')
+  };
+  vm.runInNewContext(mainSource.slice(blockStart, blockEnd), {
+    configStore,
+    debugLog: () => {},
+    dialog: { showOpenDialog: async () => ({ canceled: true, filePaths: [] }) },
+    folderMonitor,
+    ipcMain: { handle: (channel, handler) => handlers.set(channel, handler) },
+    path,
+    safeSend: (channel, snapshot) => { sent.push([channel, snapshot]); return true; },
+    uploadManager
+  });
+
+  await handlers.get('automation:pause-after-active')();
+  assert.deepEqual(order, ['save:true', 'pause', 'finish']);
+  assert.equal(sent.length, 1);
+  assert.equal(sent[0][0], 'automation:status');
+  assert.equal(sent[0][1].paused, true);
+
+  order.length = 0;
+  sent.length = 0;
+  state.globalSettings.folderMonitor.paused = false;
+  state.globalSettings.folderMonitor.pausedAt = null;
+  folderMonitor.running = true;
+  rejectSave = true;
+  await assert.rejects(handlers.get('automation:pause-after-active')(), /save failed/u);
+  assert.deepEqual(order, ['save:true']);
+  assert.equal(folderMonitor.running, true);
+  assert.equal(sent.length, 0);
+
+  order.length = 0;
+  rejectSave = false;
+  state.globalSettings.folderMonitor.paused = true;
+  state.globalSettings.folderMonitor.pausedAt = 1;
+  folderMonitor.running = false;
+  await handlers.get('automation:resume')();
+  assert.deepEqual(order, ['save:false', 'resume']);
+  assert.equal(order.includes('startBatch'), false);
+  assert.equal(sent.length, 1);
+  assert.equal(sent[0][1].paused, false);
+});
+
+test('startup keeps a missing configured folder disconnected without disabling automation', () => {
+  const mainSource = fs.readFileSync(path.join(projectRoot, 'main.js'), 'utf8');
+  const startupStart = mainSource.indexOf('app.whenReady().then(async () => {');
+  const startupEnd = mainSource.indexOf("\napp.on('window-all-closed'", startupStart);
+  assert.notEqual(startupStart, -1);
+  assert.notEqual(startupEnd, -1);
+  const startup = mainSource.slice(startupStart, startupEnd);
+
+  assert.match(startup, /fm\s*&&\s*fm\.enabled\s*&&\s*fm\.folderPath\s*&&\s*fm\.paused\s*!==\s*true[\s\S]*?startFolderMonitor\(fm\)/u);
+  assert.match(startup, /startFolderMonitor\(fm\);[\s\S]*?!fs\.existsSync\(fm\.folderPath\)[\s\S]*?folderMonitor\.scan\(\{\s*emitFiles:\s*true,\s*trigger:\s*'startup'\s*\}\)/u);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(startup, /folderMonitor:\s*\{\s*\.\.\.fm,\s*enabled:\s*false\s*\}/u);
+});

tests/startup-renderer.test.js

@@ -1054,6 +1054,109 @@ app.whenReady().then(async () => {
   }
 });
 
+test('persisted automation pause rejects batch starts through hidden real IPC', { skip: process.platform !== 'win32' }, () => {
+  const projectRoot = path.join(__dirname, '..');
+  const mainSource = fs.readFileSync(path.join(projectRoot, 'main.js'), 'utf8');
+  const startUploadStart = mainSource.indexOf("ipcMain.handle('start-upload'");
+  const startUploadEnd = mainSource.indexOf('\n// Logged at batch boundaries', startUploadStart);
+  const addJobsStart = mainSource.indexOf("ipcMain.handle('add-jobs-to-batch'");
+  const addJobsEnd = mainSource.indexOf("\nipcMain.handle('finish-after-active'", addJobsStart);
+  assert.notEqual(startUploadStart, -1);
+  assert.notEqual(startUploadEnd, -1);
+  assert.notEqual(addJobsStart, -1);
+  assert.notEqual(addJobsEnd, -1);
+  const probeRoot = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'mhu-automation-pause-ipc-'));
+  const probePath = path.join(probeRoot, 'probe.cjs');
+  const preloadPath = path.join(probeRoot, 'preload.cjs');
+  const rendererPath = path.join(probeRoot, 'renderer.html');
+  const outputPath = path.join(probeRoot, 'result.json');
+  const userDataPath = path.join(probeRoot, 'user-data');
+  fs.writeFileSync(preloadPath, `
+const { contextBridge, ipcRenderer } = require('electron');
+contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('automationProbe', {
+  start: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('start-upload', { files: [], hosters: [], jobs: [] }),
+  extend: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('add-jobs-to-batch', { jobs: [], sourceCleanupGroups: [] })
+});
+`, 'utf8');
+  fs.writeFileSync(rendererPath, `<!doctype html><html><body><script>
+(async () => {
+  const start = await window.automationProbe.start();
+  const extend = await window.automationProbe.extend();
+  window.__automationPauseResult = { start, extend };
+})().catch(error => { window.__automationPauseResult = { error: error.message || String(error) }; });
+</script></body></html>`, 'utf8');
+  const productionHandlers = `${mainSource.slice(startUploadStart, startUploadEnd)}\n${mainSource.slice(addJobsStart, addJobsEnd)}`;
+  const probeSource = `
+const { app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain } = require('electron');
+const fs = require('node:fs');
+const ConfigStore = require(${JSON.stringify(path.join(projectRoot, 'lib', 'config-store.js'))});
+const outputPath = process.env.MHU_AUTOMATION_OUTPUT;
+const rendererPath = process.env.MHU_AUTOMATION_RENDERER;
+const preloadPath = process.env.MHU_AUTOMATION_PRELOAD;
+app.setPath('userData', process.env.MHU_AUTOMATION_USER_DATA);
+const configStore = new ConfigStore(app);
+let closeFlushRequested = false;
+const settingsImportGate = { canStartUpload: () => true };
+let uploadManager = { running: false };
+${productionHandlers}
+app.whenReady().then(async () => {
+  const current = configStore.load();
+  await configStore.save({
+    globalSettings: {
+      ...current.globalSettings,
+      folderMonitor: { ...current.globalSettings.folderMonitor, paused: true, pausedAt: Date.now() }
+    }
+  });
+  const window = new BrowserWindow({
+    show: false,
+    webPreferences: { contextIsolation: true, nodeIntegration: false, preload: preloadPath }
+  });
+  await window.loadFile(rendererPath);
+  let result = null;
+  for (let attempt = 0; attempt < 200; attempt++) {
+    result = await window.webContents.executeJavaScript('window.__automationPauseResult || null');
+    if (result) break;
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 10));
+  }
+  fs.writeFileSync(outputPath, JSON.stringify({ hidden: window.isVisible() === false, result }), 'utf8');
+  window.destroy();
+  app.exit(0);
+}).catch(error => {
+  fs.writeFileSync(outputPath, JSON.stringify({ error: error.stack || String(error) }), 'utf8');
+  app.exit(1);
+});
+`;
+  fs.writeFileSync(probePath, probeSource, 'utf8');
+  try {
+    const electronPath = path.join(projectRoot, 'node_modules', 'electron', 'dist', 'electron.exe');
+    const execution = spawnSync(electronPath, [probePath, `--user-data-dir=${userDataPath}`], {
+      cwd: projectRoot,
+      env: {
+        ...process.env,
+        MHU_AUTOMATION_OUTPUT: outputPath,
+        MHU_AUTOMATION_RENDERER: rendererPath,
+        MHU_AUTOMATION_PRELOAD: preloadPath,
+        MHU_AUTOMATION_USER_DATA: userDataPath
+      },
+      encoding: 'utf8',
+      windowsHide: true,
+      timeout: 30000
+    });
+    assert.equal(execution.status, 0, `${execution.stdout}\n${execution.stderr}`);
+    const outcome = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(outputPath, 'utf8'));
+    assert.equal(outcome.error, undefined);
+    assert.deepEqual(outcome, {
+      hidden: true,
+      result: {
+        start: { error: 'Automatik ist pausiert' },
+        extend: { error: 'Automatik ist pausiert' }
+      }
+    });
+  } finally {
+    fs.rmSync(probeRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
+});
+
 test('resolveStartupLanguage accepts only the supported persisted language', () => {
   assert.equal(resolveStartupLanguage({ globalSettings: { language: 'de' } }), 'de');
   assert.equal(resolveStartupLanguage({ globalSettings: { language: 'en' } }), 'en');

tests/upload-manager.test.js

@@ -603,6 +603,41 @@ describe('UploadManager', () => {
     assert.ok(statuses.some((entry) => entry.jobId === 'job-third' && entry.status === 'done'));
   });
 
+  it('finishAfterActive completes active work without starting queued work', async () => {
+    let releaseActive;
+    const started = [];
+    mockUploadFile.mock.mockImplementation(async (hoster, filePath, apiKey, onProgress) => {
+      started.push(filePath);
+      if (filePath.endsWith('/active.mp4')) {
+        await new Promise(resolve => { releaseActive = resolve; });
+      }
+      if (onProgress) onProgress(fakeFileSize, fakeFileSize);
+      return { download_url: `https://${hoster}/d/ok123`, embed_url: null, file_code: 'ok123' };
+    });
+    const mgr = new UploadManager({
+      'doodstream.com': { retries: 0, parallelCount: 1, maxSpeedKbs: 0, restartBelowKbs: 0, timeIntervalSec: 0, maxSizeMb: 0 }
+    });
+    const settled = new Map();
+    mgr.on('job-settled', event => settled.set(event.jobId, event.status));
+    const batch = mgr.startBatch([
+      { jobId: 'active', file: '/test/active.mp4', hoster: 'doodstream.com', apiKey: 'key1' },
+      { jobId: 'queued', file: '/test/queued.mp4', hoster: 'doodstream.com', apiKey: 'key1' }
+    ]);
+
+    for (let attempt = 0; attempt < 50 && !releaseActive; attempt++) {
+      await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 5));
+    }
+    assert.equal(typeof releaseActive, 'function');
+
+    mgr.finishAfterActive();
+    releaseActive();
+    await batch;
+
+    assert.deepEqual(started, ['/test/active.mp4']);
+    assert.equal(settled.get('active'), 'done');
+    assert.equal(settled.get('queued'), 'aborted');
+  });
+
   it('_combineSignals propagates abort from either source', () => {
     const mgr = new UploadManager({});
     const ac1 = new AbortController();