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+/**
+ * Regression test for GitHub Issue #205 (reopened): Terminal viewport stuck at top after replay.
+ *
+ * After Tower restart, the shellper replay buffer is sent to the browser via WebSocket.
+ * The Terminal component buffers the first 500ms of data (to filter DA sequences),
+ * then flushes it to xterm.js. Without scrollToBottom(), the viewport stays at line 0
+ * (the top of the scrollback buffer) instead of showing the current terminal state.
+ *
+ * Fix: flushInitialBuffer() calls scrollToBottom() both in the term.write() callback
+ * and again after a 350ms delay (to account for fitAddon.fit() resetting viewport).
+ * A forced resize is also sent to the PTY so the shell redraws at the correct size.
+ */
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+import { render, cleanup } from '@testing-library/react';
+
+// Capture mock instances for assertions
+let mockTermInstance: {
+  write: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+  scrollToBottom: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+  cols: number;
+  rows: number;
+};
+let mockWsSend: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+let mockWsInstance: {
+  onmessage: ((ev: { data: ArrayBuffer }) => void) | null;
+  readyState: number;
+};
+// Mock @xterm/xterm — capture scrollToBottom calls
+vi.mock('@xterm/xterm', () => {
+  class MockTerminal {
+    loadAddon = vi.fn();
+    open = vi.fn();
+    // write: invoke callback synchronously to simulate xterm behavior
+    write = vi.fn((data: string, cb?: () => void) => { if (cb) cb(); });
+    paste = vi.fn();
+    scrollToBottom = vi.fn();
+    getSelection = vi.fn().mockReturnValue('');
+    dispose = vi.fn();
+    onData = vi.fn();
+    onResize = vi.fn();
+    registerLinkProvider = vi.fn(() => ({ dispose: vi.fn() }));
+    attachCustomKeyEventHandler = vi.fn();
+    cols = 80;
+    rows = 24;
+    buffer = { active: { type: 'normal' } };
+    constructor() {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-this-alias
+      mockTermInstance = this as unknown as typeof mockTermInstance;
+    }
+  }
+  return { Terminal: MockTerminal };
+});
+
+// Mock addons
+vi.mock('@xterm/addon-fit', () => ({
+  FitAddon: class { fit = vi.fn(); dispose = vi.fn(); },
+}));
+vi.mock('@xterm/addon-webgl', () => ({
+  WebglAddon: class { constructor() { throw new Error('no webgl'); } },
+}));
+vi.mock('@xterm/addon-canvas', () => ({
+  CanvasAddon: class { dispose = vi.fn(); },
+}));
+vi.mock('@xterm/addon-web-links', () => ({
+  WebLinksAddon: class { dispose = vi.fn(); constructor(_handler?: unknown, _opts?: unknown) {} },
+}));
+
+// Mock WebSocket
+vi.stubGlobal('WebSocket', class {
+  static OPEN = 1;
+  readyState = 1;
+  binaryType = 'arraybuffer';
+  send = vi.fn();
+  close = vi.fn();
+  onopen: ((ev: Event) => void) | null = null;
+  onmessage: ((ev: { data: ArrayBuffer }) => void) | null = null;
+  onclose: ((ev: CloseEvent) => void) | null = null;
+  onerror: ((ev: Event) => void) | null = null;
+  constructor() {
+    mockWsSend = this.send;
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-this-alias
+    mockWsInstance = this as unknown as typeof mockWsInstance;
+  }
+});
+
+// Mock ResizeObserver
+vi.stubGlobal('ResizeObserver', class {
+  observe = vi.fn();
+  disconnect = vi.fn();
+});
+
+// Import after mocks
+import { Terminal } from '../src/components/Terminal.js';
+
+const FRAME_DATA = 0x01;
+const FRAME_CONTROL = 0x00;
+
+/** Build a binary FRAME_DATA message from a string. */
+function buildDataFrame(text: string): ArrayBuffer {
+  const encoded = new TextEncoder().encode(text);
+  const frame = new Uint8Array(1 + encoded.length);
+  frame[0] = FRAME_DATA;
+  frame.set(encoded, 1);
+  return frame.buffer;
+}
+
+/** Decode a control frame payload from a WebSocket send call. */
+function decodeControlFrame(buffer: ArrayBuffer): { type: string; payload: Record<string, unknown> } {
+  const bytes = new Uint8Array(buffer);
+  expect(bytes[0]).toBe(FRAME_CONTROL);
+  return JSON.parse(new TextDecoder().decode(bytes.subarray(1)));
+}
+
+describe('Terminal replay scroll-to-bottom (Issue #205 reopened)', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    cleanup();
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+  });
+
+  it('calls scrollToBottom after replay buffer flush', () => {
+    render(<Terminal wsPath="/ws/terminal/test" />);
+
+    // Simulate replay data arriving during initial buffering phase
+    const replayData = 'line 1\r\nline 2\r\nline 3\r\n$ ';
+    mockWsInstance.onmessage?.({ data: buildDataFrame(replayData) });
+
+    // scrollToBottom should NOT have been called yet (data is buffered)
+    expect(mockTermInstance.scrollToBottom).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    // Advance past the 500ms buffer deadline
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(500);
+
+    // The write callback invokes scrollToBottom synchronously (see mock)
+    expect(mockTermInstance.scrollToBottom).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('calls scrollToBottom again after deferred fit + resize (350ms)', () => {
+    render(<Terminal wsPath="/ws/terminal/test" />);
+
+    // Simulate replay data
+    mockWsInstance.onmessage?.({ data: buildDataFrame('replay data\r\n') });
+
+    // Flush the initial buffer (500ms)
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(500);
+    const scrollCountAfterFlush = mockTermInstance.scrollToBottom.mock.calls.length;
+    expect(scrollCountAfterFlush).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+
+    // Advance another 350ms for the deferred scroll + resize
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(350);
+    expect(mockTermInstance.scrollToBottom.mock.calls.length).toBeGreaterThan(scrollCountAfterFlush);
+  });
+
+  it('sends a forced resize to PTY after replay flush', () => {
+    render(<Terminal wsPath="/ws/terminal/test" />);
+
+    mockWsInstance.onmessage?.({ data: buildDataFrame('replay data\r\n') });
+
+    // Record send calls before the deferred resize
+    const sendCallsBefore = mockWsSend.mock.calls.length;
+
+    // Flush buffer (500ms) + deferred resize (350ms)
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(500 + 350);
+
+    // Find control frames sent after the flush
+    const controlFrames = mockWsSend.mock.calls.slice(sendCallsBefore)
+      .filter((call) => {
+        const bytes = new Uint8Array(call[0]);
+        return bytes[0] === FRAME_CONTROL;
+      })
+      .map((call) => decodeControlFrame(call[0]));
+
+    const resizeFrame = controlFrames.find(f => f.type === 'resize');
+    expect(resizeFrame).toBeDefined();
+    expect(resizeFrame!.payload).toEqual({
+      cols: mockTermInstance.cols,
+      rows: mockTermInstance.rows,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('calls scrollToBottom even when replay buffer is empty', () => {
+    render(<Terminal wsPath="/ws/terminal/test" />);
+
+    // Send an empty data frame to trigger the flush timer
+    mockWsInstance.onmessage?.({ data: buildDataFrame('') });
+
+    // Flush (500ms) + deferred (350ms)
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(500 + 350);
+
+    // The deferred scrollToBottom should still fire
+    expect(mockTermInstance.scrollToBottom).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('filters DA sequences from replay buffer before writing', () => {
+    render(<Terminal wsPath="/ws/terminal/test" />);
+
+    // Replay data containing a DA1 response embedded in terminal output
+    const replayWithDA = 'hello\x1b[?62;22cworld';
+    mockWsInstance.onmessage?.({ data: buildDataFrame(replayWithDA) });
+
+    // Flush the buffer
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(500);
+
+    // term.write should have been called with the DA sequence stripped
+    const writeCall = mockTermInstance.write.mock.calls.find(
+      (call) => typeof call[0] === 'string' && call[0].includes('hello')
+    );
+    expect(writeCall).toBeDefined();
+    expect(writeCall![0]).toBe('helloworld');
+    expect(writeCall![0]).not.toContain('\x1b[?62;22c');
+  });
+});