keep postinstall.sh

Author: sreya

Makefile

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ dev: node_modules/.installed build-main rebuild-native ## Start development serv
 		"bun x nodemon --watch src --watch tsconfig.main.json --watch tsconfig.json --ext ts,tsx,json --ignore dist --ignore node_modules --exec node scripts/build-main-watch.js" \
 		"vite"
 else
-dev: node_modules/.installed build-main build-preload rebuild-native ## Start development server (Vite + tsgo watcher for 10x faster type checking)
+dev: node_modules/.installed build-main build-preload ## Start development server (Vite + tsgo watcher for 10x faster type checking)
 	@bun x concurrently -k \
 		"bun x concurrently \"$(TSGO) -w -p tsconfig.main.json\" \"bun x tsc-alias -w -p tsconfig.main.json\"" \
 		"vite"

package.json

@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
     "docs:watch": "make docs-watch",
     "storybook": "make storybook",
     "storybook:build": "make storybook-build",
-    "test:storybook": "make test-storybook"
+    "test:storybook": "make test-storybook",
+    "postinstall": "sh scripts/postinstall.sh"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@ai-sdk/anthropic": "^2.0.44",

scripts/postinstall.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+# Postinstall script for developers
+#
+# Only runs electron-rebuild if Electron is installed (developer mode).
+# Server users don't have Electron (devDependency) so this exits immediately.
+
+set -e
+
+# Get script directory (works in both sh and bash)
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+PROJECT_ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+ELECTRON_PATH="$PROJECT_ROOT/node_modules/electron"
+
+# Check if Electron is installed (developer mode)
+if [ ! -d "$ELECTRON_PATH" ]; then
+  echo "🌐 Server mode: Using @lydell/node-pty prebuilt binaries"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+echo "🔧 Developer mode: Rebuilding node-pty for Electron..."
+
+# Try npx first, fallback to bunx
+if command -v npx >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  npx @electron/rebuild -f -m node_modules/node-pty || {
+    echo "⚠️  Failed to rebuild native modules"
+    echo "   Terminal functionality may not work in desktop mode."
+    echo "   Run 'make rebuild-native' manually to fix."
+    exit 0
+  }
+elif command -v bunx >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  bunx @electron/rebuild -f -m node_modules/node-pty || {
+    echo "⚠️  Failed to rebuild native modules"
+    echo "   Terminal functionality may not work in desktop mode."
+    echo "   Run 'make rebuild-native' manually to fix."
+    exit 0
+  }
+else
+  echo "⚠️  Neither npx nor bunx found - cannot rebuild native modules"
+  echo "   Terminal functionality may not work in desktop mode."
+  echo "   Run 'make rebuild-native' manually to fix."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+echo "✅ Native modules rebuilt successfully"