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Why

Saving the menu panel reloaded code.pybricks.com, which drops the Bluetooth connection to the Prime hub. This was the top item on the README roadmap.

What changed

The panel's Save now writes menu_config.py through Pybricks' own Redux store, using a new inject.js op write-files-live, so the running app sees the change and nothing reloads.

  • Finding the store: findAppStore() walks React's fiber tree from #root to the react-redux <Provider store>. It only accepts a store whose state has editor.openFileUuids and an initialized fileStorage.
  • Choosing the write: planLiveWrites() follows Pybricks' own Explorer import (pybricks-code src/explorer/sagas.ts:importPythonFile):
    • If the file is open in an editor tab, it dispatches editor.action.replaceFile. The Monaco model updates in place with an undo stop, and Pybricks saves it. This is the case the old reload protected against: a stale tab would overwrite the save on the next keystroke.
    • Otherwise it dispatches fileStorage.action.writeFile, a real Dexie write that the file list (useLiveQuery) and dexie-observable both see.
    • Files that are already identical get no action.
  • Checking the write, with a fallback: writeFilesLive() polls IndexedDB until contents and sha256 match. It returns {live: false, reason} when no store is found or nothing is confirmed within 5s. The panel then falls back to the old upsert-files + reload. If Pybricks renames an action or moves the store, Save goes back to reloading instead of losing the change.

Hub downloads already read imported modules straight from IndexedDB (resolveModule), so the hub gets the new menu without a reload.

Pull, "New program" and "Update robot setup" still reload. They're out of scope here and could reuse write-files-live later.

Tests

  • Unit (test/inject.test.mjs, 10 new): store discovery (found, missing, wrong shape, not initialized), action planning, and live writes for closed, open and missing files, plus no-op, never-confirmed and no-store cases. Full suite: 210/210 pass.
  • E2E (test/e2e/drive-menu.mjs):
    • Save now asserts no reload: the same isolated context, a window marker that survives, and a Saved ✓ status.
    • New step 7b opens menu_config.py in an editor tab, saves a third slot, then types in that tab. The persisted file keeps all 3 slots.
    • Negative control: with the open-tab branch disabled, step 7b fails (2 slots), so the step really catches a stale tab.
  • drive.mjs and drive-splice.mjs still pass. menu-panel.png is refreshed to show the open tab with 3 slots plus the typed edit.

Docs: CLAUDE.md (bridge-ops table, dexie-observable section, menu-panel notes), e2e README, and this item removed from the README roadmap.

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  • New Features

    • Menu configuration saves now update immediately without reloading when live updates are available.
    • The menu panel remains open and displays a success confirmation after saving.
    • Saves fall back to the existing reload-based method when live updates cannot be confirmed.
    • Concurrent saves are prevented while a save is in progress.
    • Edits made during saving remain visible and require a subsequent save.
    • Existing menu slots are preserved, including when the configuration file is open in the editor.
  • Documentation

    • Updated menu manager documentation and roadmap details to reflect live-saving behavior.

A reload drops the hub's Bluetooth connection. The menu panel's Save now
writes menu_config.py through Pybricks' own Redux store (new inject.js op
write-files-live), mirroring its Explorer import: an open editor tab gets
editor.action.replaceFile (the Monaco model is updated in place), any
other file gets fileStorage.action.writeFile (a Dexie write the file
list sees). The write is confirmed by reading IndexedDB back; if the
store can't be found or the write isn't confirmed, Save falls back to
the old upsert-files + reload.

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The extension adds live menu-file writes through Pybricks Redux. It verifies persisted content and hashes, falls back when live writes fail, and preserves edits made during asynchronous saves.

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Live menu file writes

Layer / File(s) Summary
Live-write bridge implementation
src/inject.js
The bridge discovers the initialized Redux store, routes open files through the editor and other files through file storage, skips unchanged files, verifies IndexedDB contents and hashes, and returns {live:false} on failures or timeout.
Edit-safe menu Save integration
src/menu-panel.js, CLAUDE.md, README.md
Menu Save prevents concurrent saves, checks revisions across live and fallback operations, regenerates fallback content from current slots, and avoids stale reloads.
Live-write and save-race validation
test/inject.test.mjs, test/load-inject.mjs, test/e2e/drive-menu.mjs, test/e2e/README.md
Tests cover store discovery, write routing, confirmation failures, no-reload saves, slot preservation, in-flight edits, and fallback reload cancellation.

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Change: Bug fix

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sequenceDiagram
  participant MenuPanel
  participant InjectBridge
  participant ReduxStore
  participant IndexedDB
  MenuPanel->>InjectBridge: request write-files-live
  InjectBridge->>ReduxStore: dispatch file updates
  ReduxStore->>IndexedDB: persist content and SHA-256 metadata
  InjectBridge->>IndexedDB: verify persisted state
  IndexedDB-->>InjectBridge: return matching file state
  InjectBridge-->>MenuPanel: return live success or fallback result
  MenuPanel-->>MenuPanel: retain newer edits and require another save
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In `@src/inject.js`:
- Around line 240-249: Update writeFilesLive to contain failures from sha256,
readStores, store.dispatch, and its verification loop, resolving {live:false,
reason:'Pybricks could not save the file this way'} instead of rejecting.
Preserve the existing successful live-write behavior and missing-store fallback,
and ensure the verification path is covered by the same error boundary.

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- Around line 901-920: Update saveConfig to track the edit revision when saving
begins and compare it after the live write and loadState complete; if slot
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- writeFilesLive never rejects: hashing, IndexedDB, or app-reducer
  failures resolve {live:false, reason} so callers keep the fallback.
- Save keeps slot edits made while a save is in flight: markDirty bumps
  an editRevision; a changed revision keeps the newer slots dirty and
  asks for another Save instead of refreshing over them, and the
  fallback writes the current slots and skips its reload on a change.
- Unit tests for both rejection paths; E2E step 7c clicks Save and a
  slot move in one tick (verified to fail without the revision check).

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926-926: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Keep the revision guard active through the refresh and reload.

After the live write succeeds, a slot edit can occur during await loadState(). The later assignment replaces that newer edit because no second revision check occurs after the await.

In the fallback path, a slot edit can occur during await persist(true) or during the 800 ms delay. The scheduled reload then discards that unsaved edit.

Load into a temporary state, compare editRevision before assigning it, and make the reload callback conditional on the same revision.

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-                state = await loadState();
+                const refreshedState = await loadState();
+                if (editRevision !== savedRevision) {
+                    render();
+                    setStatus('Saved — but the menu changed while saving. Save again to keep those changes.');
+                    return;
+                }
+                state = refreshedState;
...
             await persist(true);
+            if (editRevision !== fallbackRevision) {
+                setStatus('Saved — but the menu changed while saving. Save again to keep those changes.');
+                return;
+            }
             setStatus('Saved ✓ — reloading…');
-            setTimeout(() => reload(), 800);
+            setTimeout(() => {
+                if (editRevision === fallbackRevision) reload();
+            }, 800);

Based on learnings: guard shared UI state after asynchronous work against stale updates.

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In `@src/menu-panel.js` at line 926, Update the save flow around the live-write
refresh and fallback reload to guard against edits made during asynchronous
work: load into a temporary state, compare editRevision with the captured
savedRevision before assigning state, and preserve the newer edit when they
differ. In the fallback path, compare editRevision with fallbackRevision after
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- Line 926: Update the save flow around the live-write refresh and fallback
reload to guard against edits made during asynchronous work: load into a
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await (the post-save loadState, the fallback's persist) and when the
800ms reload timer fires, so an edit in any of those windows is kept
instead of refreshed over or reloaded away. A saving flag keeps the
re-rendered Save button disabled until the in-flight save settles, so
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🟡 Minor · Correct the final screenshot description. · README.md:289-290

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Correct the final screenshot description.

The screenshot is captured after the clean fallback Save reloads the page and the panel reopens. It is not captured during the earlier live-save scenario. The fallback Save regenerates menu_config.py, so remove the claim that the final screenshot shows the typed # kid edit.

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In `@test/e2e/README.md` around lines 289 - 290, Update the final screenshot
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Remove the claim that the screenshot shows the typed “# kid edit” or an
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- Around line 289-290: Update the final screenshot description in the end-to-end
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The final screenshot is taken after step 5d's fallback Save reloads the
page, so it shows the reopened panel over the regenerated menu_config.py
(no '# kid edit'), not an unreloaded panel.

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@coderabbitai Re the outside-diff finding on test/e2e/README.md:289-290 (final screenshot caption): valid, fixed in 2962218. I checked it against the committed menu-panel.png. The screenshot is taken after step 5d's clean fallback Save reloads the page, so it shows the panel reopened from the persisted open flag over the restored menu_config.py tab. The tab holds the regenerated file: 3 slots, the first and third disabled, and no # kid edit, because Save rewrites the whole file and comments aren't kept. The caption now says that.

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@brendonthiede Correct. The updated caption matches the final screenshot state after the clean fallback Save reload. It documents the regenerated three-slot menu_config.py, the disabled first and third slots, and removal of # kid edit.


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Learnt from: brendonthiede
URL: https://github.com/Lansing-Tech-Studio/pybricks-git-extension/pull/4

Timestamp: 2026-09-18T17:39:22.241Z
Learning: In `test/e2e/README.md`, the final `menu-panel.png` screenshot is captured after step 5d performs a clean fallback Save and reloads the page. The panel reopens from its persisted `open` flag over the regenerated `menu_config.py` tab. The regenerated file has three slots, disabled first and third slots, and no `# kid edit` comment because Save rewrites the whole file.

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Timestamp: 2026-09-18T17:25:44.884Z
Learning: In `src/menu-panel.js`, `saveConfig()` and `doSave()` must preserve slot edits made during asynchronous save operations. `editRevision` is checked after each await and before the fallback reload. The `saving` flag keeps Save disabled while a save or scheduled fallback reload is pending. If the revision changes, the panel keeps the newer state dirty, cancels fallback reload when applicable, and requires another Save.

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