Building on the manual REC button from 4.6.0: each streamer now also
has an AUTO toggle. When enabled, a background poller in the main
process checks the streamers live status every 90s (configurable
30-1800s via config.auto_record_poll_seconds). On an offline -> live
transition, a live recording is queued automatically without the
user having to be at the keyboard.
Server:
- config.auto_record_streamers: string[] holds the watched logins
(deduped + normalized via normalizeAutoRecordList). Empty list
stops the poller entirely so users who don't use the feature pay
zero CPU.
- runAutoRecordPoll iterates the list, hits getLiveStreamInfo
(existing helper from 4.6.0 — Helix when authed, public GQL
otherwise), tracks per-streamer last-known live state in
autoRecordLastLiveState, and only triggers on the offline->live
edge. If a live item already exists for that streamer (manual
REC click + auto-poll racing), the auto-trigger backs off.
- restartAutoRecordPoller is wired into save-config so toggling AUTO
on/off or changing the interval takes effect without a restart;
state for de-watched streamers is dropped so re-enabling them
later doesn't suppress an immediate first-poll trigger.
- Wired into app.whenReady (start) and shutdownCleanup (stop).
- Initial poll fires ~1.5s after restart so a streamer that's
already live when the user enables AUTO gets picked up
immediately instead of after a full interval.
Renderer:
- AUTO pill next to REC. Off = grey outline, on = green outline +
green text + faint green background. Click toggles via saveConfig
with the updated auto_record_streamers array; toast confirms.
- Per-streamer state survives reload (it's in the config file).
DE + EN locale strings for the toggle title + on/off toasts.
Why this matters: VODs vanish from Twitch within 7-60 days. Manual
REC requires the user to be present when the stream starts. AUTO
closes that gap — the app watches in the background and captures
without supervision.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
VODs disappear from Twitch after 7-60 days depending on the channel
partnership tier. Anyone serious about archiving needs to capture
streams while they are still live, not after. The downloader is now
a recorder too.
End-user surface:
- Each streamer in the sidebar has a small red "REC" pill next to
the remove-x. Click it -> server checks Helix (or public GQL when
no client_id is configured) for live status. If the channel is
online a new queue item is added with isLive: true, status:
pending; the existing queue scheduler picks it up. Toast feedback
for offline / already-recording / generic-failure cases.
- Live items render with a pulsing red REC badge in the queue title
row and skip the bulk-select checkbox + the merge-group selector
(they don't make sense for an open-ended capture).
- Output goes to {download_path}/{streamer}/live/
{streamer}_LIVE_{YYYY-MM-DD}_{HH-mm-ss}.mp4 — timestamped so back-
to-back recordings of the same channel never collide.
- Streamlink runs without --hls-start-offset / --hls-duration so it
records until the stream actually ends or the user hits cancel /
remove. The existing per-item filename claim, integrity check on
close, and downloaded_vod_ids tracking apply unchanged (live
recordings are not added to downloaded_vod_ids since they have
no Twitch VOD ID).
Server plumbing:
- New getLiveStreamInfo(login) helper. Helix /streams when an app
token is available (better metadata: title + game), public GQL
fallback otherwise so users in public-mode still get live status.
- New IPC start-live-recording(streamerName) does the live check,
refuses with ALREADY_RECORDING if a live item for the same
channel is already pending or downloading.
- downloadVOD branches into a small downloadLiveStream helper when
item.isLive — computes the timestamped filename, ensures the
per-streamer/live folder exists, hands off to downloadVODPart
with null start/end times.
- sanitizeQueueItem preserves the isLive flag across queue file
reload so a recording in progress survives an app restart in
state (though streamlink itself dies on app exit and the user
has to re-trigger).
DE + EN locale strings for every toast + tooltip + the queue badge.
CSS animation for the pulsing badge so it visually distinguishes
live recordings from regular VOD downloads at a glance.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Three Phase-10 wins.
1. Streamer-list filter + bulk-remove. Above 6 streamers (the magic
number where the list starts to feel cluttered) a search input
appears below the section title and a small bulk-remove "x"
button next to it. Filter is title-substring, case-insensitive.
Bulk-remove honours the active filter — when the input is empty
it confirms removing the entire list, when filled it confirms
removing only the matching subset. Used a confirm() dialog with
the matching count interpolated into the locale string.
2. Cutter drag-and-drop. Dragging a video file from Explorer onto
the cutter tab now loads it directly — no separate Browse click.
Uses Electron's File.path extension on the dropped File object
(works through contextIsolation:true). selectCutterVideo was
refactored into loadCutterFromPath + a thin wrapper so the drop
handler reuses the same loading logic. dragenter/dragleave count
adds visual outline on #cutterPreview while a Files drag is over
the tab. Falls back gracefully if the dropped file lacks .path.
3. Per-streamer VOD scroll position. Switching streamers used to
reset scroll-to-top, painful when cycling between archives.
vodScrollPositions Record<streamer, scrollY> persisted to
localStorage, capped to 32 entries to bound storage. Save fires
on a 250ms scroll-debounce timer + on every selectStreamer
transition. Restore happens 80ms after renderVODs paints (lets
the first chunk settle) so scrollTop has somewhere to land.
Plus: bounded the persistence table at 32 entries, locale strings
DE/EN, all wired through applyLanguageToStaticUI for live language
switch.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Two real UX wins.
1. Auto-resume queue on startup. New checkbox in Settings -> Download
("Queue beim Start automatisch fortsetzen"). When enabled and the
persisted queue has pending items, processQueue() fires ~5 seconds
after did-finish-load — long enough for the user to see the queue
and pause if they did not actually want this. Default off so the
existing behaviour (explicit Start click) is preserved on upgrade.
The Settings auto-save fingerprint includes the new flag and
syncSettingsFormFromConfig restores it. Tooltip explains the
timing on hover.
2. Already-downloaded indicator on VOD cards. Config gains
downloaded_vod_ids: string[] (bounded to 4096 latest entries).
Every successful queue-item download appends its parsed VOD ID
(or every component ID for merge groups). On the VOD grid each
card whose vod.id is in the set gets a small green checkmark
badge in the top-right plus a slightly dimmed thumbnail, with a
localized "Already downloaded" / "Bereits heruntergeladen"
tooltip. The lookup builds a Set once per render so it stays
O(1) per card. The renderer refreshes its local config copy on
every "newly completed" queue update so the badge appears live
without waiting for a settings save.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Two related Phase-4 changes.
1. main.ts: tBackend(key, params) helper with DE/EN tables for every
user-visible error / status string produced server-side. Previously
every backend message was hardcoded German, so EN-mode users saw
German errors in the queue (last_error), in download progress
status, in clip-download responses, and in the preflight panel.
~30 keys covered: invalidVodUrl, streamlinkMissing, fileTooSmall,
integrity*, downloadCancelled / downloadPaused, attemptFailed,
retryingIn, statusBytesDownloaded, mergeGroupFileMissing,
notAllPartsDownloaded / notAllClipPartsDownloaded, ffmpegMerge/
SplitFailed, diskSpaceShortFor, all preflight* messages, etc.
classifyDownloadError extended to recognize EN equivalents
(streamlink not found, no video stream, folder) so the retry
classification still works correctly when the language is EN.
The hand-rolled translation table in renderer.ts:downloadClip is
gone — backend strings are already locale-correct.
2. styles.css: --border-soft CSS var added to :root and the
theme-light override. Inline styles in index.html for the VOD
filter input / sort select / bulk bar were referencing
--bg-secondary / --text-primary / --border-color (which don't
exist) and falling through to dark hex fallbacks (#222 / #fff /
#444), producing a dark patch in light theme. Now uses
var(--bg-card) / var(--text) / var(--border-soft) which both
themes define.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Two complete UX features.
1. Streamer list is now drag-and-drop reorderable. The order is
persisted via the existing config.streamers save path, so it
survives a restart. The dragstart-then-click race that would
normally fire selectStreamer when the drag is released is
suppressed via a 50ms post-dragend window.
2. VOD cards each get a top-left checkbox. Selecting >=1 card opens
a sticky action bar above the grid with "+ Queue" and "Clear"
buttons. Bulk-add iterates the selected URLs and calls addToQueue
for each, with a single per-batch toast summarizing the outcome.
Selection is cleared on streamer switch (per-streamer mental
model) but not persisted across reloads (stale selection across
restarts is more confusing than helpful).
Implementation notes:
- Click-on-checkbox is handled by a single delegated listener on
vodGrid (initVodGridSelectionDelegation), not per-card inline
handlers. The card .selected class is toggled in place to avoid
re-rendering the entire grid on every check.
- Streamer items are rebuilt from createElement so the existing
`event.stopPropagation(); removeStreamer(...)` inline pattern
is replaced with a real listener; defends against unusual
characters in streamer names even though Cycle 4 added the
4-25-char alphanumeric regex.
- styles.css: position: relative on .vod-card for the absolute-
positioned checkbox; .selected ring highlight; .dragging
opacity for streamer drag.
- DE / EN locale strings for the bulk-bar; setText / updateBar
hook into applyLanguageToStaticUI so the bar count updates on
language switch.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Queue selector uses min-width instead of fixed width for double-digit numbers
- Drag-start handler validates item is still pending before allowing drag
- ensureUniqueFilename uses in-memory claim set to prevent TOCTOU race
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Queue section now uses flex layout with flex-shrink:0 on action buttons,
so they stay visible regardless of queue list length.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Replace checkboxes with numbered selectors (1, 2, 3...) that show the
merge order. Click order determines VOD sequence in the merged result.
Chronological auto-sort removed — user controls the order.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
