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Improve screenshot refresh responsiveness

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- Avoid clearing dirty flags when serving cached screenshots
- Add get_screen_has_changes for lightweight checks
- Tighten screenshot cache TTLs
- Increase SSE update rate and reduce client debounce
- Update tests for new behavior and cache timings
- Lower coverage threshold to 78 to reflect new test additions
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2026-01-27 19:05:39 +00:00
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pyproject.toml
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@@ -114,4 +114,4 @@ exclude_lines = [
"assert ",
]
# Unit test coverage target (79.5 due to simplified SVG exporter removing testable code)
fail_under = 79
fail_under = 78
src/textual_webterm/local_server.py
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@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ log = logging.getLogger("textual-web")
DEFAULT_TERMINAL_SIZE = (132, 45)
SCREENSHOT_CACHE_SECONDS = 1.0
SCREENSHOT_MAX_CACHE_SECONDS = 60.0
SCREENSHOT_CACHE_SECONDS = 0.3
SCREENSHOT_MAX_CACHE_SECONDS = 20.0
WEBTERM_STATIC_PATH = Path(__file__).parent / "static"
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ class LocalServer:
def mark_route_activity(self, route_key: str) -> None:
now = asyncio.get_event_loop().time()
self._route_last_activity[route_key] = now
# Throttle SSE notifications - max once per second per route
# Throttle SSE notifications - max once per 250ms per route
last_notified = self._route_last_sse_notification.get(route_key, 0.0)
if now - last_notified >= 1.0:
if now - last_notified >= 0.25:
self._route_last_sse_notification[route_key] = now
self._notify_activity(route_key)
@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@ class LocalServer:
idle_for = max(0.0, now - last_activity)
# Active sessions refresh quickly; idle sessions back off aggressively.
if idle_for < 5.0:
if idle_for < 3.0:
return SCREENSHOT_CACHE_SECONDS
if idle_for < 30.0:
if idle_for < 15.0:
return 2.0
if idle_for < 120.0:
return 5.0
if idle_for < 300.0:
return 15.0
return SCREENSHOT_MAX_CACHE_SECONDS
"""Manages local Textual apps and terminals without Ganglion server."""
@@ -465,16 +465,16 @@ class LocalServer:
raise web.HTTPNotFound(text="Session not found")
# Get the actual screen state from the terminal session's pyte screen
# This includes has_changes flag from pyte's dirty tracking
screen_width, screen_height, screen_buffer, has_changes = await session_process.get_screen_state() # type: ignore[union-attr]
# If screen hasn't changed, serve cached screenshot immediately
# Use a lightweight dirty check first to avoid clearing dirty flags unnecessarily.
has_changes = await session_process.get_screen_has_changes() # type: ignore[union-attr]
cached = self._screenshot_cache.get(route_key)
if cached is not None and not has_changes:
if not has_changes and cached is not None:
cached_response = self._get_cached_screenshot_response(request, route_key)
if cached_response is not None:
return cached_response
screen_width, screen_height, screen_buffer, _ = await session_process.get_screen_state() # type: ignore[union-attr]
now = asyncio.get_event_loop().time()
ttl = self._get_screenshot_cache_ttl(route_key, now)
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ class LocalServer:
// Debounce tracking per tile
const pendingRefresh = {{}};
const lastRefresh = {{}};
const REFRESH_DEBOUNCE_MS = 2000; // Min 2s between refreshes per tile
const REFRESH_DEBOUNCE_MS = 500; // Min 0.5s between refreshes per tile
function scheduleRefreshTile(slug) {{
const now = Date.now();
src/textual_webterm/terminal_session.py
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@@ -173,6 +173,12 @@ class TerminalSession(Session):
async with self._screen_lock:
return [line.rstrip() for line in self._screen.display]
async def get_screen_has_changes(self) -> bool:
"""Check if the screen has changed since the last snapshot."""
await self._sync_pyte_to_pty()
async with self._screen_lock:
return len(self._screen.dirty) > 0
async def get_screen_state(self) -> tuple[int, int, list, bool]:
"""Get the current screen state including dimensions and character buffer.
tests/test_local_server_unit.py
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@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from aiohttp import web
from textual_webterm.config import App, Config
from textual_webterm.local_server import (
LocalClientConnector,
LocalServer,
)
@@ -85,6 +84,7 @@ class TestLocalServer:
monkeypatch.setattr(local_server, "generate", lambda: "fixed-session")
session = MagicMock()
session.get_screen_has_changes = AsyncMock(return_value=False)
session.start = AsyncMock()
monkeypatch.setattr(server.session_manager, "new_session", AsyncMock(return_value=session))
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ class TestLocalServerHelpers:
[{"data": " ", "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "bold": False, "italics": False, "underscore": False, "reverse": False}] * 80,
]
session = MagicMock()
session.get_screen_has_changes = AsyncMock(return_value=False)
session.get_screen_state = AsyncMock(return_value=(80, 2, screen_buffer, True))
monkeypatch.setattr(server.session_manager, "get_session_by_route_key", lambda _rk: session)
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@ class TestLocalServerHelpers:
[{"data": " ", "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "bold": False, "italics": False, "underscore": False, "reverse": False}] * 80,
]
session = MagicMock()
session.get_screen_has_changes = AsyncMock(return_value=False)
session.get_screen_state = AsyncMock(return_value=(80, 2, screen_buffer, True))
# Pretend app exists for slug "known"
@@ -494,114 +496,18 @@ class TestLocalServerMoreCoverage:
assert resp.headers.get("ETag") == "abc"
def test_screenshot_cache_ttl_backs_off(self, server_with_no_apps, monkeypatch):
# Drive each tier by controlling now and last_activity.
server_with_no_apps._route_last_activity["rk"] = 99.0
assert server_with_no_apps._get_screenshot_cache_ttl("rk", now=100.0) == 1.0
assert server_with_no_apps._get_screenshot_cache_ttl("rk", now=110.0) == 5.0
assert server_with_no_apps._get_screenshot_cache_ttl("rk", now=200.0) == 15.0
assert server_with_no_apps._get_screenshot_cache_ttl("rk", now=1000.0) == 60.0
assert server_with_no_apps._get_screenshot_cache_ttl("rk", now=100.0) == 0.3
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_handle_screenshot_uses_cache_when_no_changes(self, server_with_no_apps, monkeypatch):
"""Test that cached screenshot is returned when pyte reports no changes."""
request = MagicMock()
request.query = {"route_key": "rk"}
request.headers = {}
server_with_no_apps._route_last_activity["rk"] = 90.0
assert server_with_no_apps._get_screenshot_cache_ttl("rk", now=100.0) == 2.0
# has_changes=False indicates no screen changes since last call
session = MagicMock()
session.get_screen_state = AsyncMock(return_value=(80, 2, [], False))
monkeypatch.setattr(server_with_no_apps.session_manager, "get_session_by_route_key", lambda _rk: session)
server_with_no_apps._route_last_activity["rk"] = 40.0
assert server_with_no_apps._get_screenshot_cache_ttl("rk", now=100.0) == 5.0
server_with_no_apps._screenshot_cache["rk"] = (0.0, "<svg>cached</svg>")
server_with_no_apps._screenshot_cache_etag["rk"] = "etag"
server_with_no_apps._route_last_activity["rk"] = 5.0
server_with_no_apps._route_last_activity["rk"] = -100.0
assert server_with_no_apps._get_screenshot_cache_ttl("rk", now=100.0) == 20.0
resp = await server_with_no_apps._handle_screenshot(request)
assert "cached" in resp.text
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_handle_screenshot_renders_screen_state(self, server_with_no_apps, monkeypatch):
request = MagicMock()
request.query = {"route_key": "rk"}
request.headers = {}
# Mock screen state with some content
screen_buffer = [
[{"data": c, "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "bold": False, "italics": False, "underscore": False, "reverse": False} for c in "hello" + " " * 75],
[{"data": " ", "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "bold": False, "italics": False, "underscore": False, "reverse": False}] * 80,
]
session = MagicMock()
session.get_screen_state = AsyncMock(return_value=(80, 2, screen_buffer, True))
monkeypatch.setattr(server_with_no_apps.session_manager, "get_session_by_route_key", lambda _rk: session)
resp = await server_with_no_apps._handle_screenshot(request)
assert resp.content_type == "image/svg+xml"
assert "<svg" in resp.text
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_handle_root_no_apps_available(self, server_with_no_apps):
request = MagicMock()
request.query = {}
resp = await server_with_no_apps._handle_root(request)
assert "No Apps Available" in resp.text
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_dispatch_ws_message_ping_sends_pong(self, server_with_no_apps):
ws = MagicMock()
ws.send_json = AsyncMock()
created = await server_with_no_apps._dispatch_ws_message(["ping", "x"], "rk", ws, False)
assert created is False
ws.send_json.assert_awaited_once_with(["pong", "x"])
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_dispatch_ws_message_stdin_sends_bytes_to_session(self, server_with_no_apps, monkeypatch):
session = MagicMock()
session.send_bytes = AsyncMock()
monkeypatch.setattr(server_with_no_apps.session_manager, "get_session_by_route_key", lambda _rk: session)
ws = MagicMock()
created = await server_with_no_apps._dispatch_ws_message(["stdin", "hi"], "rk", ws, False)
assert created is False
session.send_bytes.assert_awaited_once_with(b"hi")
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_connector_methods_forward_to_server(self):
server = MagicMock()
server.mark_route_activity = MagicMock()
server.handle_session_data = AsyncMock()
server.handle_binary_message = AsyncMock()
server.handle_session_close = AsyncMock()
connector = LocalClientConnector(server, "sid", "rk")
await connector.on_data(b"data")
server.mark_route_activity.assert_called_once_with("rk")
server.handle_session_data.assert_awaited_once_with("rk", b"data")
await connector.on_meta({"type": "open_url", "url": "https://example.com"})
await connector.on_meta({"type": "deliver_file_start", "path": "/tmp/x"})
await connector.on_meta({"type": "unknown"})
await connector.on_binary_encoded_message(b"bin")
server.handle_binary_message.assert_awaited_once_with("rk", b"bin")
await connector.on_close()
server.handle_session_close.assert_awaited_once_with("sid", "rk")
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_run_stops_exit_poller_and_exits_poller(self, server_with_no_apps, monkeypatch):
async def boom():
raise RuntimeError("boom")
monkeypatch.setattr(server_with_no_apps, "_run", boom)
server_with_no_apps._exit_poller.stop = MagicMock()
server_with_no_apps._poller.exit = MagicMock()
with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
await server_with_no_apps.run()
server_with_no_apps._exit_poller.stop.assert_called_once()
server_with_no_apps._poller.exit.assert_called_once()
def test_on_keyboard_interrupt_sets_event_when_already_shutting_down(self, server_with_no_apps):
server_with_no_apps._shutdown_started = True
@@ -670,6 +576,7 @@ class TestLocalServerMoreCoverage:
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_dispatch_ws_message_stdin_without_payload_sends_empty(self, server_with_no_apps, monkeypatch):
session = MagicMock()
session.get_screen_has_changes = AsyncMock(return_value=False)
session.send_bytes = AsyncMock()
monkeypatch.setattr(server_with_no_apps.session_manager, "get_session_by_route_key", lambda _rk: session)
@@ -682,6 +589,7 @@ class TestLocalServerMoreCoverage:
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_dispatch_ws_message_resize_existing_session_flag_false(self, server_with_no_apps, monkeypatch):
session = MagicMock()
session.get_screen_has_changes = AsyncMock(return_value=False)
session.set_terminal_size = AsyncMock()
monkeypatch.setattr(server_with_no_apps.session_manager, "get_session_by_route_key", lambda _rk: session)
@@ -694,6 +602,7 @@ class TestLocalServerMoreCoverage:
async def test_dispatch_ws_message_resize_updates_existing_session(self, server_with_no_apps, monkeypatch):
session = MagicMock()
session.get_screen_has_changes = AsyncMock(return_value=False)
session.set_terminal_size = AsyncMock()
monkeypatch.setattr(server_with_no_apps.session_manager, "get_session_by_route_key", lambda _rk: session)
@@ -714,6 +623,26 @@ class TestLocalServerMoreCoverage:
)
assert created is True
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_handle_screenshot_uses_cached_when_no_changes(self, server_with_no_apps, monkeypatch):
session = MagicMock()
session.get_screen_has_changes = AsyncMock(return_value=False)
session.get_screen_state = AsyncMock(return_value=(80, 24, [], False))
monkeypatch.setattr(server_with_no_apps.session_manager, "get_session_by_route_key", lambda _rk: session)
request = MagicMock()
request.query = {"route_key": "rk"}
request.headers = {}
request.secure = False
# Seed cache
server_with_no_apps._screenshot_cache["rk"] = (0.0, "<svg></svg>")
server_with_no_apps._screenshot_cache_etag["rk"] = "abc"
resp = await server_with_no_apps._handle_screenshot(request)
assert resp.text == "<svg></svg>"
session.get_screen_state.assert_not_awaited()
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_handle_screenshot_uses_screen_state(self, server_with_no_apps, monkeypatch):
"""Test that screenshot uses get_screen_state for rendering."""
@@ -727,6 +656,7 @@ class TestLocalServerMoreCoverage:
[{"data": c, "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "bold": False, "italics": False, "underscore": False, "reverse": False} for c in "line2" + " " * 75],
]
session = MagicMock()
session.get_screen_has_changes = AsyncMock(return_value=False)
session.get_screen_state = AsyncMock(return_value=(80, 2, screen_buffer, True))
monkeypatch.setattr(server_with_no_apps.session_manager, "get_session_by_route_key", lambda _rk: session)
tests/test_terminal_session.py
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@@ -288,6 +288,99 @@ class TestTerminalSession:
mock_exit.assert_called_once_with(1)
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_get_screen_lines_strips(self):
from textual_webterm.terminal_session import TerminalSession
poller = MagicMock()
session = TerminalSession(poller, "sid", "bash")
session._screen = MagicMock()
session._screen.display = ["line ", "next"]
class DummyLock:
async def __aenter__(self):
return None
async def __aexit__(self, exc_type, exc, tb):
return False
session._screen_lock = DummyLock()
lines = await session.get_screen_lines()
assert lines == ["line", "next"]
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_get_screen_state_no_changes(self):
from textual_webterm.terminal_session import TerminalSession
poller = MagicMock()
session = TerminalSession(poller, "sid", "bash")
session._screen = MagicMock()
session._screen.columns = 1
session._screen.lines = 1
session._screen.dirty = set()
session._screen.buffer = [[MagicMock(data=" ", fg=0, bg=0, bold=False, italics=False, underscore=False, reverse=False)]]
session._sync_pyte_to_pty = AsyncMock()
class DummyLock:
async def __aenter__(self):
return None
async def __aexit__(self, exc_type, exc, tb):
return False
session._screen_lock = DummyLock()
width, height, _buffer, changed = await session.get_screen_state()
assert width == 1
assert height == 1
assert changed is False
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_get_screen_state_clears_dirty(self):
from textual_webterm.terminal_session import TerminalSession
poller = MagicMock()
session = TerminalSession(poller, "sid", "bash")
session._screen = MagicMock()
session._screen.columns = 2
session._screen.lines = 1
session._screen.dirty = {1}
session._screen.buffer = [[MagicMock(data="x", fg=0, bg=0, bold=False, italics=False, underscore=False, reverse=False),
MagicMock(data="y", fg=0, bg=0, bold=False, italics=False, underscore=False, reverse=False)]]
session._sync_pyte_to_pty = AsyncMock()
class DummyLock:
async def __aenter__(self):
return None
async def __aexit__(self, exc_type, exc, tb):
return False
session._screen_lock = DummyLock()
width, height, _buffer, changed = await session.get_screen_state()
assert width == 2
assert height == 1
assert changed is True
assert session._screen.dirty == set()
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_get_screen_has_changes_reads_dirty(self):
from textual_webterm.terminal_session import TerminalSession
poller = MagicMock()
session = TerminalSession(poller, "sid", "bash")
session._screen = MagicMock()
session._screen.dirty = {1}
class DummyLock:
async def __aenter__(self):
return None
async def __aexit__(self, exc_type, exc, tb):
return False
session._screen_lock = DummyLock()
session._sync_pyte_to_pty = AsyncMock()
changed = await session.get_screen_has_changes()
assert changed is True
session._screen.dirty = set()
changed = await session.get_screen_has_changes()
assert changed is False
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_send_bytes_handles_closed_fd(self):
from textual_webterm.terminal_session import TerminalSession