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Closes #10161

Summary of Changes

  • Implements ElectronTray wrapper service over Electron's Tray API (apps/desktop/src/electron/ElectronTray.ts) with unit tests.
  • Adds recursive submenu mapping support for ElectronTrayMenuItem.
  • Implements DesktopTray high-level service (apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopTray.ts) to manage tray lifecycle and context menu actions (Open / Quit) with fallback detection (isAvailable).
  • Aligns Windows behavior with macOS in DesktopLifecycle.ts: closing all windows (window-all-closed) suppresses app termination on Windows when system tray is active, allowing the application to persist in the background without being accidentally killed by Ctrl+W.
  • If tray initialization is skipped or unavailable, Windows cleanly falls back to normal exit on window-all-closed preventing headless ghost processes.
  • Fully tested across desktop test suites.

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Add DesktopTray service to keep desktop app running on Windows close

  • Adds DesktopTray service that configures a system tray with icon, tooltip, and Open/Quit menu items on Windows. Uses ICO icon with PNG fallback; skips creation on macOS and Linux.
  • Adds ElectronTray service wrapping Electron's Tray API, supporting tooltip, nested context menus, click/double-click listeners, and replacing any existing tray before creating a new one.
  • Updates DesktopLifecycle.register window-all-closed handler: returns (keeps running) on Windows when tray is available, quits on Windows without tray and on Linux, always returns on macOS.
  • Wires both services into the Electron and desktop application layers in main.ts.
  • Behavioral Change: DesktopLifecycle.register now depends on DesktopTray in the runtime service union; the window-all-closed listener no longer calls app.quit on Windows when the tray is available.

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  • New Features

    • Added a Windows system-tray icon with application activation and quit menu actions.
    • Tray interactions can reopen or create the main window.
    • The tray uses the appropriate available icon format and tooltip.
    • Tray setup failures are handled without preventing the application from starting.
  • Bug Fixes

    • On supported platforms, closing all windows no longer automatically quits the app when the tray is available.
    • The app still quits as expected when tray support is unavailable.

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Verdict: Not approved

Macroscope's review found this PR not approvable — This PR introduces a new Windows system-tray integration and changes the default process lifetime when all windows close, with behavior spanning startup, native Electron APIs, and lifecycle management. An unresolved High-severity finding also identifies a failure path that can leave the application running without a usable tray.

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Note: GPT-6 on behalf of shivam (@shivamhwp).

The isAvailable guard now addresses the earlier finding about skipped or failed tray setup.

There is a separate cleanup gap in ElectronTray.create: new Electron.Tray(...) runs before tooltip/menu/listener configuration, but currentTrayRef is assigned only after all of that succeeds. If Menu.buildFromTemplate or setContextMenu throws, the new tray is lost and a later destroy cannot release it. Keep a reference during initialization and destroy that partial tray on failure before returning ElectronTrayCreateError. Leave availability false so the existing close-to-exit fallback still applies.

Keep a reference to the newly created Electron Tray during initialization and ensure it is destroyed if subsequent menu building, tooltip, or event listener registration throws. This prevents leaking orphaned tray icons and ensures fallback exit behavior remains active on Windows.
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Thanks for the review @shivamhwp!

Updated ElectronTray.create to hold a local reference to partialTray during initialization and ensure partialTray.destroy() is invoked if menu building or subsequent setup throws, prior to returning ElectronTrayCreateError. Also added unit tests verifying that partial trays are properly destroyed on initialization failure.

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The desktop app adds Windows system-tray support. Startup configures the tray, and lifecycle handling keeps Windows running after window-all-closed when the tray is available. Electron tray behavior and lifecycle paths receive test coverage.

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Windows system tray

Layer / File(s) Summary
Electron tray service
apps/desktop/src/electron/ElectronTray.ts, apps/desktop/src/electron/ElectronTray.test.ts
Adds typed tray errors, menu mapping, native tray creation, listener setup, replacement, destruction, and failure cleanup.
Desktop tray configuration
apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopTray.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopTray.test.ts
Adds Windows-only tray configuration with icon selection, Open and Quit actions, availability tracking, cleanup, and platform tests.
Lifecycle and startup integration
apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopLifecycle.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopLifecycle.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopApp.ts, apps/desktop/src/main.ts, apps/desktop/src/ipc/methods/wsl.test.ts
Resolves and configures the tray during startup. Windows remains active after window-all-closed when the tray is available. Runtime layers and lifecycle tests provide the tray service.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Feature · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

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sequenceDiagram
  participant DesktopApp
  participant DesktopTray
  participant ElectronTray
  participant Electron
  DesktopApp->>DesktopTray: configure tray
  DesktopTray->>ElectronTray: create tray options
  ElectronTray->>Electron: create tray and menu
  Electron-->>ElectronTray: return tray instance
  ElectronTray-->>DesktopTray: mark tray available
  DesktopApp->>DesktopTray: handle window-all-closed
  DesktopTray-->>DesktopApp: keep process active on Windows
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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy the coding requirements in issue #10161. DesktopTray adds Windows tray support with Open and Quit actions. DesktopLifecycle keeps Windows running after window-all-closed when…
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78-91: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Use DesktopWindow.revealOrCreateMain for the Windows tray open callbacks. When the backend is still starting and no main window exists, DesktopWindow.activate can return without creating one. This leaves the tray action with no visible window. Replace desktopWindow.activate with desktopWindow.revealOrCreateMain in the tray callbacks, including the Open menu item.

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In `@apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopTray.ts` around lines 78 - 91, Update the tray
onClick, onDoubleClick, and Open menu callbacks in DesktopTray to invoke
DesktopWindow.revealOrCreateMain instead of desktopWindow.activate, ensuring
tray actions create or reveal the main window while the backend is starting.
apps/desktop/src/electron/ElectronTray.ts (1)

93-171: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Retain the tray reference until Tray.destroy() succeeds.

If the bound native Tray.destroy() throws, ElectronTray.make clears currentTrayRef first. Later cleanup cannot retry the tray, and DesktopTray.destroy leaves availableRef set to true. The setup-failure path also swallows a failed partialTray.destroy(). Use one cleanup helper that clears the reference only after successful destruction and keeps partial trays retryable.

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In `@apps/desktop/src/electron/ElectronTray.ts` around lines 93 - 171, Update the
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In `@apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopTray.ts`:
- Around line 78-91: Update the tray onClick, onDoubleClick, and Open menu
callbacks in DesktopTray to invoke DesktopWindow.revealOrCreateMain instead of
desktopWindow.activate, ensuring tray actions create or reveal the main window
while the backend is starting.

In `@apps/desktop/src/electron/ElectronTray.ts`:
- Around line 93-171: Update the cleanup flow in ElectronTray.make to use one
helper that attempts Tray.destroy() before clearing currentTrayRef, retaining
the reference when destruction throws so later cleanup can retry it. Apply the
same helper to partialTray cleanup during create failures, and do not swallow
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- Invoke DesktopWindow.revealOrCreateMain on tray click and open actions so the window is revealed even during backend startup.
- Retain ElectronTray reference when native destroy fails, allowing cleanup to be retried safely.
- Reuse unified destroy helper during partial tray creation error handling.
- Add and update unit tests for tray callbacks and error recovery.

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instead of converting the ElectronTrayOperationError with Effect.orDie. Update
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Comment thread apps/desktop/src/electron/ElectronTray.ts Outdated
… cleanup

- Retain partialTray in currentTrayRef when creation cleanup fails so it can be retried later.
- Avoid Effect.orDie during partial tray cleanup to preserve original ElectronTrayCreateError.
- Add regression test for concurrent creation and destruction failures.
sheehanmunim added a commit to munimtechnologies/mtcode that referenced this pull request Sep 17, 2026
… on close on Windows

Squashed cherry-pick of upstream PR pingdotgg#10163 (7 commits:
ed597df, f9740a8, 8392939, 2b0df2c, 3187bc1, 2bebe5a,
e8be38a). Tray tooltip/menu labels come from environment.displayName
(fork branding) and the icon from DesktopAssets.iconPaths (staged MT icons).
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