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Ref #3377, split from #3563.

Enables context isolation and disables Node integration for the LogViewer secondary window (RFC #3377 Part C).

To support this without breaking shared UI components:

  • Created a logViewerBridge to abstract IPC access.
  • Refactored WindowControls and useTransparency to prefer the RocketChatDesktop.logViewer bridge, falling back to a lazy window.require('electron') in non-sandboxed contexts. This avoids the top-level require('electron') bundle crash that CodeRabbit flagged.
  • Added window controls (secondary-window/*) and window-maximized to the preload IPC allowlist.

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src/logViewerWindow/preload.ts (1)

31-31: LGTM!


src/ui/windowChrome/WindowControls.tsx (1)

14-71: LGTM!

Also applies to: 96-105, 113-113, 124-132


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5-26: LGTM!

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Walkthrough

The log viewer window now uses a sandboxed preload bridge for IPC. The log viewer renderer, webview server-tag lookup, and window chrome code use the bridge or Electron renderer bindings.

Changes

Log viewer IPC bridge

Layer / File(s) Summary
Define and enable the preload bridge
src/servers/preload/api.ts, src/logViewerWindow/preload.ts, rollup.config.mjs, src/logViewerWindow/ipc.ts
The preload exposes allowlisted asynchronous, event-listener, and synchronous IPC methods. The log viewer window enables context isolation and sandboxing, disables Node integration, and loads the bundled preload.
Route log viewer requests through the bridge
src/logViewerWindow/logViewerWindow.tsx, src/logging/preload.ts, src/logViewerWindow/__tests__/logViewerWindow.spec.tsx
Log viewer requests use the preload bridge. Webview server-tag lookup prefers the bridge and retains its ipcRenderer fallback. Tests provide bridge methods instead of mocking Electron's ipcRenderer.
Route window chrome IPC through available bindings
src/ui/windowChrome/WindowControls.tsx, src/ui/windowChrome/useTransparency.ts
Window controls and transparency subscriptions use the bridge when available, with Electron renderer bindings as a fallback. Window commands are skipped when no bridge is available.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Refactor

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sequenceDiagram
  participant LogViewerWindow
  participant RocketChatDesktopLogViewer
  participant ipcRenderer
  LogViewerWindow->>RocketChatDesktopLogViewer: invoke an allowed channel
  RocketChatDesktopLogViewer->>ipcRenderer: forward cloned arguments
  ipcRenderer-->>RocketChatDesktopLogViewer: return the IPC result
  RocketChatDesktopLogViewer-->>LogViewerWindow: return the result
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Review comments at @src/ui/windowChrome/useTransparency.ts:
- Around line 26-45: Remove the module-level `ipcRenderer` import from
`useTransparency.ts` and use the existing `RocketChatDesktop.logViewer` bridge
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src/servers/preload/api.ts (1)

108-112: LGTM!

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src/logViewerWindow/logViewerWindow.tsx (1)

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src/logging/preload.ts (1)

15-35: LGTM!

src/logViewerWindow/preload.ts (1)

15-18: 🎯 Functional Correctness

TRANSPARENCY_CHANNEL is 'log-viewer-window/transparency-changed', and that exact channel is allowlisted. The Log Viewer listener therefore is not blocked. The comment on 'transparency-enabled' is inaccurate, but it does not cause the claimed failure.

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src/logViewerWindow/preload.ts (1)

30-31: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Handle non-JSON-serializable arguments in cloneArg.

JSON.stringify returns undefined for functions and symbols. JSON.parse(undefined) then throws a SyntaxError. Circular objects and BigInt values also throw. In invoke, the error rejects the returned promise, so callers do see it. In sendSync, the error propagates synchronously. This happens for any caller passing such a value, even to an allowlisted channel. Current callers pass plain objects, so the risk is low. Use structuredClone or wrap the call in a guarded helper to give a clear error.

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-const cloneArg = (arg: unknown): unknown =>
-  arg !== undefined ? JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(arg)) : undefined;
+const cloneArg = (arg: unknown): unknown =>
+  arg !== undefined ? structuredClone(arg) : undefined;
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Review comments at @src/documentViewerWindow/DocumentViewerWindow.tsx:
- Around line 15-19: Move the legacyWindowBindings import before the
../ui/windowChrome/styles import to satisfy import/order. Apply this change in
src/documentViewerWindow/DocumentViewerWindow.tsx (lines 15-19) and
src/downloadsWindow/DownloadsWindow.tsx (line 36).

Review comments at @src/downloadsWindow/DownloadsToolbar.tsx:
- Line 5: Format the import from legacyWindowBindings in DownloadsToolbar by
splitting its named imports across multiple lines to satisfy Prettier.

Review comments at @src/settingsWindow/SettingsWindow.tsx:
- Line 12: Reformat the import of legacyInvoke, legacyMaximizedSubscribe, and
legacyTransparencySubscribe into a multiline import and move it before the
../ui/windowChrome/styles import to satisfy import/order and Prettier.

Review comments at @src/ui/windowChrome/logViewerBridge.ts:
- Around line 39-42: Update the return type formatting in getLogViewerBridge to
keep the function signature, including “LogViewerBridge | undefined,” on one
line; leave its existing return expression unchanged.

Review comments at @src/ui/windowChrome/WindowControls.tsx:
- Around line 57-59: Add rejection handling to the is-maximized invoke chain in
WindowControls so a rejected invoke does not become unhandled and the maximized
state remains at its default; preserve the existing isCurrent guard and
successful result handling.
- Around line 67-70: Format the subscribeFn call that assigns unsubscribe on one
line with its channel and callback arguments, matching the project’s Prettier
style.

Review comments at @src/ui/windowChrome/WindowToolbar.tsx:
- Line 21: Move the BridgeInvoke and BridgeSubscribe import in WindowToolbar to
the top-level import section, before the ./styles import, so it precedes all
non-import code and satisfies import ordering.

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Review comments at @src/logViewerWindow/preload.ts:
- Around line 30-31: Update cloneArg to use structuredClone instead of the JSON
serialization round trip, preserving the existing undefined passthrough and
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[error] 36-36: ../ui/windowChrome/legacyWindowBindings import should occur before import of ../ui/windowChrome/styles

(import/order)

src/settingsWindow/SettingsWindow.tsx

[error] 12-12: ../ui/windowChrome/legacyWindowBindings import should occur before import of ../ui/windowChrome/styles

(import/order)


[error] 12-12: Replace ·legacyInvoke,·legacyMaximizedSubscribe,·legacyTransparencySubscribe· with ⏎··legacyInvoke,⏎··legacyMaximizedSubscribe,⏎··legacyTransparencySubscribe,⏎

(prettier/prettier)

src/downloadsWindow/DownloadsToolbar.tsx

[error] 5-5: Replace ·legacyInvoke,·legacyMaximizedSubscribe· with ⏎··legacyInvoke,⏎··legacyMaximizedSubscribe,⏎

(prettier/prettier)

src/documentViewerWindow/DocumentViewerWindow.tsx

[error] 15-19: ../ui/windowChrome/legacyWindowBindings import should occur before import of ../ui/windowChrome/styles

(import/order)

src/ui/windowChrome/logViewerBridge.ts

[error] 39-41: Replace ⏎··|·LogViewerBridge⏎· with ·LogViewerBridge

(prettier/prettier)

src/ui/windowChrome/WindowToolbar.tsx

[error] 21-21: Import in body of module; reorder to top.

(import/first)


[error] 21-21: ./logViewerBridge import should occur before import of ./styles

(import/order)

src/ui/windowChrome/WindowControls.tsx

[error] 67-70: Replace ⏎······WINDOW_MAXIMIZED_CHANNEL,⏎······setIsMaximized⏎···· with WINDOW_MAXIMIZED_CHANNEL,·setIsMaximized

(prettier/prettier)

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src/logViewerWindow/preload.ts (1)

13-16: LGTM!

src/ui/windowChrome/legacyWindowBindings.ts (1)

1-56: LGTM!

src/ui/windowChrome/useTransparency.ts (1)

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