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fix: clear terminal scrollback when switching between sessions #43

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8 changes: 4 additions & 4 deletions src/core/ssh.ts
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Expand Up @@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ export class SSHRunner {

// Exit alternate screen buffer before attaching
process.stdout.write("\x1b[?1049l")
process.stdout.write("\x1b[2J\x1b[H")
process.stdout.write("\x1b[2J\x1b[3J\x1b[H")
process.stdout.write("\x1b[?25h")

const sshArgs = [
Expand All @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export class SSHRunner {

child.on("exit", () => {
// Clear screen and re-enter alternate buffer for TUI
process.stdout.write("\x1b[2J\x1b[H")
process.stdout.write("\x1b[2J\x1b[3J\x1b[H")
process.stdout.write("\x1b[?1049h")
process.stdout.write("\x1b]0;Agent View\x07")
})
Expand All @@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ export class SSHRunner {

// Exit alternate screen buffer
process.stdout.write("\x1b[?1049l")
process.stdout.write("\x1b[2J\x1b[H")
process.stdout.write("\x1b[2J\x1b[3J\x1b[H")
process.stdout.write("\x1b[?25h")

const sshArgs = [
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}

// Clear screen and re-enter alternate buffer for TUI
process.stdout.write("\x1b[2J\x1b[H")
process.stdout.write("\x1b[2J\x1b[3J\x1b[H")
process.stdout.write("\x1b[?1049h")
process.stdout.write("\x1b]0;Agent View\x07")

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6 changes: 4 additions & 2 deletions src/core/tmux.conf
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Expand Up @@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ bind-key -n C-t if-shell "[ $(tmux display -p '#{window_panes}') -eq 1 ]" "split
bind-key -n C-o select-pane -t :.+

# Session switching (no prefix needed)
bind-key -n C-] switch-client -n
bind-key -n 'C-\' switch-client -p
# refresh-client after switch forces a full terminal redraw to prevent
# screen artifacts from the previous session.
bind-key -n C-] switch-client -n \; refresh-client
bind-key -n 'C-\' switch-client -p \; refresh-client
bind-key -n C-l run-shell "touch /tmp/agent-view-session-list" \; detach-client

# --- Status bar ---
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10 changes: 5 additions & 5 deletions src/core/tmux.ts
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Expand Up @@ -577,8 +577,8 @@ export async function attachWithPty(sessionName: string): Promise<void> {
// PTY may already be closed
}

// Clear screen before returning to TUI
process.stdout.write("\x1b[2J\x1b[H")
// Clear screen + scrollback before returning to TUI
process.stdout.write("\x1b[2J\x1b[3J\x1b[H")
}
})
}
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ export function attachSessionSync(sessionName: string): void {

// Exit alternate screen buffer (TUI uses this)
process.stdout.write("\x1b[?1049l")
process.stdout.write("\x1b[2J\x1b[H")
process.stdout.write("\x1b[2J\x1b[3J\x1b[H") // Clear screen + scrollback
process.stdout.write("\x1b[?25h")

// Attach to tmux - this blocks until user detaches (Ctrl+Q or Ctrl+B d)
Expand All @@ -707,8 +707,8 @@ export function attachSessionSync(sessionName: string): void {
env: process.env
})

// Clear screen and re-enter alternate buffer for TUI
process.stdout.write("\x1b[2J\x1b[H")
// Clear screen + scrollback and re-enter alternate buffer for TUI
process.stdout.write("\x1b[2J\x1b[3J\x1b[H")
process.stdout.write("\x1b[?1049h")

// Restore terminal title to "Agent View"
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions src/core/updater.ts
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Expand Up @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export function performUpdateSync(): void {

// Exit alternate screen buffer
process.stdout.write("\x1b[?1049l")
process.stdout.write("\x1b[2J\x1b[H")
process.stdout.write("\x1b[2J\x1b[3J\x1b[H")
process.stdout.write("\x1b[?25h")

spawnSync("bash", ["-c", "curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/frayo44/agent-view/main/install.sh | bash"], {
Expand All @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export function performUpdateSync(): void {
})

// Clear screen and re-enter alternate buffer for TUI
process.stdout.write("\x1b[2J\x1b[H")
process.stdout.write("\x1b[2J\x1b[3J\x1b[H")
process.stdout.write("\x1b[?1049h")

// Restore terminal title
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