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fix(telemetry): print first-run notice to stderr, not stdout #1666

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5 changes: 3 additions & 2 deletions src/cli/index.ts
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Expand Up @@ -154,8 +154,9 @@ program.hook('preAction', async (thisCommand, actionCommand) => {
process.env.NO_COLOR = '1';
}

// Show first-run telemetry notice (if not seen). Suppress it whenever the run
// asked for JSON so stdout stays a single valid JSON document (see isJsonRun).
// Show first-run telemetry notice (if not seen). It's written to stderr, so it
// never pollutes stdout — but --json runs still defer it (see isJsonRun) so the
// very first invocation stays free of any incidental output on either stream.
await maybeShowTelemetryNotice({ silent: isJsonRun(actionCommand) });

// Track command execution (use actionCommand to get the actual subcommand)
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5 changes: 3 additions & 2 deletions src/telemetry/index.ts
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Expand Up @@ -197,8 +197,9 @@ export async function maybeShowTelemetryNotice(
return;
}

// Display notice
console.log(
// Display notice on stderr, not stdout: stdout is reserved for command
// output (raw passthrough text, JSON, etc.) and must stay parser/pipe-safe.
console.error(
'Note: OpenSpec collects anonymous usage stats. Opt out: OPENSPEC_TELEMETRY=0 or openspec config set telemetry.enabled false'
);

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22 changes: 11 additions & 11 deletions test/telemetry/index.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { getTelemetryConfig } from '../../src/telemetry/config.js';
describe('telemetry/index', () => {
let tempDir: string;
let originalEnv: NodeJS.ProcessEnv;
let consoleLogSpy: ReturnType<typeof vi.spyOn>;
let consoleErrorSpy: ReturnType<typeof vi.spyOn>;

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Keep an explicit stdout assertion.

The fixture now spies only on console.error. The tests can pass if maybeShowTelemetryNotice() writes to both console.error and console.log, so they no longer prove that stdout remains clean. Keep a console.log spy and assert that it is not called in the disabled, first-run, repeat, and silent/deferred cases.

Run pnpm exec vitest run test/telemetry/index.test.ts after adding these assertions. This protects the stdout contract in the PR objective. As per coding guidelines, use the focused Vitest command above.

Also applies to: 31-32, 170-170, 179-209

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In `@test/telemetry/index.test.ts` at line 12, Update the telemetry tests around
maybeShowTelemetryNotice to retain a console.log spy alongside consoleErrorSpy,
and assert stdout remains unused in the disabled, first-run, repeat, and
silent/deferred cases while preserving existing stderr assertions. Apply the
assertions to the referenced test cases without changing production behavior.

Source: Coding guidelines

let fetchSpy: ReturnType<typeof vi.spyOn<typeof globalThis, 'fetch'>>;

beforeEach(() => {
Expand All @@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ describe('telemetry/index', () => {
// Clear all mocks
vi.clearAllMocks();

// Spy on console.log for notice tests
consoleLogSpy = vi.spyOn(console, 'log').mockImplementation(() => {});
// Notice is written to stderr so it never pollutes stdout (raw/JSON output)
consoleErrorSpy = vi.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {});
// Telemetry must never reach the real network in tests
fetchSpy = vi
.spyOn(globalThis, 'fetch')
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await maybeShowTelemetryNotice();

expect(consoleLogSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
expect(consoleErrorSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
});

it('should not show notice when telemetry.enabled is false', async () => {
Expand All @@ -176,37 +176,37 @@ describe('telemetry/index', () => {

await maybeShowTelemetryNotice();

expect(consoleLogSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
expect(consoleErrorSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
});

it('should show notice on the first non-silent run, then never repeat it', async () => {
enableTelemetry();

await maybeShowTelemetryNotice();
expect(consoleLogSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
expect(consoleLogSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
expect(consoleErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
expect(consoleErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
expect.stringContaining('OpenSpec collects anonymous usage stats')
);

// noticeSeen is now persisted: a second run stays quiet.
await maybeShowTelemetryNotice();
expect(consoleLogSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
expect(consoleErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
});

it('should suppress the notice in silent (--json) mode and defer the disclosure', async () => {
enableTelemetry();

// A first-ever run in --json mode must not pollute stdout.
await maybeShowTelemetryNotice({ silent: true });
expect(consoleLogSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
expect(consoleErrorSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();

// The disclosure must be deferred, not consumed: noticeSeen stays unset.
expect((await getTelemetryConfig()).noticeSeen).toBeFalsy();

// Disclosure is only deferred, not skipped: the next non-JSON run shows it.
await maybeShowTelemetryNotice();
expect(consoleLogSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
expect(consoleLogSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
expect(consoleErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
expect(consoleErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
expect.stringContaining('OpenSpec collects anonymous usage stats')
);
});
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