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@LifeJiggy LifeJiggy commented May 25, 2026

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Issue for this PR

Closes #28673

Type of change

  • Bug fix

What does this PR do?

On Windows, process.exit() calls ExitProcess() internally, which sends CTRL_CLOSE_EVENT to the console group. If the parent terminal (pwsh/cmd) shares the same console group, it gets killed too. This regression was introduced by the opentui dependency bump (0.1.99 ? 0.1.103) in v1.14.25, which changed how the TUI process terminates.

Root cause of the fix: On POSIX, process.exit() sends SIGTERM to the process only. On Windows, ExitProcess() tears down the entire console group. By avoiding process.exit() on Windows and using process.exitCode instead, the parent terminal is never signaled.

Changes:

  • thread.ts: On Windows, use process.exitCode = 0; return instead of process.exit(0)
  • index.ts: On Windows, set exitCode and return from the finally block instead of bare process.exit(). MCP subprocess trees are already cleaned up by Effect finalizers before this point.

How did you verify your code works?

  • bun run typecheck passes for the opencode package
  • The @opencode-ai/enterprise typecheck failure is pre-existing (syntax error in custom-elements.d.ts)
  • Logic verified: Windows guard wraps only the process.exit() call, leaving POSIX behavior unchanged

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  • I have tested my changes locally
  • I have not included unrelated changes in this PR

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Thanks for updating your PR! It now meets our contributing guidelines. 👍

@LifeJiggy LifeJiggy changed the title fix(opencode): prevent process.exit() from killing parent terminal on… fix(opencode): prevent process.exit() from killing parent terminal on Windows May 25, 2026
@LifeJiggy LifeJiggy force-pushed the fix/win-exit-kills-parent-terminal branch from 4804265 to 8f8044b Compare May 25, 2026 23:41
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@rekram1-node, @thdxr and @Brendonovich PTAL

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neur1n commented Jun 12, 2026

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This PR seems to be blocked because several required checks are still showing "Expected — Waiting for status to be reported". Are these CI jobs expected to run automatically here, or could the required checks be stale/misconfigured?

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@neur1n Thanks for checking in!

The "Expected — Waiting for status to be reported" status is normal — those CI workflows require maintainer approval before they can run (it's a security measure for first-time contributors). Once a maintainer like @rekram1-node, @thdxr, or @Brendonovich approves the workflows, the checks will execute automatically. The branch is up-to-date with dev and conflict-free, so it's just waiting on that approval gate.
Want me to adjust the tone or wording?

@LifeJiggy LifeJiggy force-pushed the fix/win-exit-kills-parent-terminal branch from 06ca17b to 0164545 Compare June 12, 2026 04:23
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neur1n commented Jun 26, 2026

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Just to keep this active...

… Windows

On Windows, process.exit() calls ExitProcess() which sends
CTRL_CLOSE_EVENT to the console, killing the parent terminal
(pwsh/cmd). This was exposed by the opentui dependency bump
(0.1.99 -> 0.1.103) in v1.14.25 which changed how the TUI
process terminates.

Fix by avoiding process.exit() entirely on Windows:
- In thread.ts: use process.exitCode = 0 and return instead
- In index.ts: set exitCode and let the event loop drain;
  MCP subprocesses are already cleaned up by Effect finalizers

Closes anomalyco#28673
@LifeJiggy LifeJiggy force-pushed the fix/win-exit-kills-parent-terminal branch from 0164545 to 2cc7d83 Compare June 26, 2026 02:36
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Yes still active 😁

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neur1n commented Jun 26, 2026

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@LifeJiggy Thanks for the follow-up! Just posting to avoid bot auto-close. 😁

BTW, I've tried to build OpenCode from source with your patch. It seems that the return after process.exitCode ||= 0 in index.ts causes a compilation error.

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@neur1n appreciate your concern 😌

I will look into it now

I keep waiting and hoping for the team to proceed with it

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neur1n commented Jun 27, 2026

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@LifeJiggy Sorry to bother. Are you patching your own OpenCode for daily use?

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LifeJiggy commented Jun 27, 2026

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@neur1n

Yes, I'm using my patched version daily.

The PR got auto-closed unfortunately. I just requested a reopen from the maintainers.

If they reopen it, I'll fix the compilation issue you mentioned with the return after process.exitCode.

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@github-actions @rekram1-node @thdxr @Brendonovich

This PR was closed by automated cleanup, but it is still active.

  • I have been maintaining it with recent force-pushes
  • Community member @neur1n has been testing it
  • It fixes a real Windows UX issue (process.exit() killing parent terminal)

Requesting manual reopen + workflow approval so the CI can run.

Happy to address any feedback. Thanks!

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