fix(web): switching update track works when Local environment is off by BilalIrfanContact · Pull Request #32027 · pingdotgg/t3code

BilalIrfanContact · 2026-11-06T13:50:21Z

With Local environment off, the desktop app can connect to a separately managed server, but switching update tracks still reports that its own server is disconnected. Users have to start an unwanted second server or download the new app manually. Fixes #32018.

The switch now proceeds when the app hosts no backends. When Local environment is enabled, at least one hosted server is required even if the primary backend is missing from the bootstrap inventory during a WSL preflight retry. Starting or disconnected app-hosted backends and databases ahead of the target release still block. This is a small, focused fix for an obvious bug: an app with no managed server has no local database to check. It changes neither update defaults nor database compatibility rules.

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Extended the existing localSwitchBlockReason test: no hosted backends allow Stable → Nightly and Nightly → Stable; a backend in the desktop inventory without a client entry still blocks. The no-backend assertion failed on main before the fix. An additional regression failed on the previous head: with Local environment enabled, an empty hosted list and zero bootstrap backends incorrectly allowed switching during primary-backend preflight retries. That case now blocks; disabled with nothing hosted still allows both track-switch directions. Existing starting, disconnected, and incompatible-database cases pass.

vp test run apps/web/src/components/sidebar/updateEverything.logic.test.ts passed.
vp run check:changed passed.
Real packaged Electron verification on Linux passed: app 0.1.7, Electron 44.10.1, baseline 6577c6b618 versus final PR head bc0732259d. Each build used isolated app settings and a separately running test server, with Local environment off. The baseline feed offered 0.1.8-nightly.20261106.4262; the final-head recheck offered 0.1.8-nightly.20261106.4275. Both used the real GitHub release feed.

To reproduce: connect the desktop app to a separately running server, turn Local environment off, then choose Settings → About → Update track → Nightly. The baseline shows the disconnected-server warning and a disabled confirmation; the fixed build has no warning and enables confirmation.

Both dialogs were cancelled before applying an update. This verifies the native confirmation behavior, not update installation or restart. The final-head recheck also enabled Local environment and verified that a healthy app-owned server passes the preflight with no database compatibility warning. The separate test server was skipped because it needs a manual update. Windows, macOS, and native WSL retry behavior were not exercised; the retry case is covered by the focused logic regression. The PR is ready for review.

Before and after

Actual packaged Electron renderer captures, with no mocked desktop bridge or updater. The screenshots omit native window decorations.

Before — the app blocks the switch despite having no hosted server:

After — the same setup permits the Nightly switch:

Reproduction setup — Local environment off, separate server connected:

Final-head control — Local environment on with a healthy app-owned server:

Local-on environment setup · Skipped separate-server detail

Download the original screenshots. Evidence is hosted on GitHub and is not committed to the code branch.

Implemented by Claude Sonnet 5.5 through Claude Code in T3 Code. Native before/after verification by GPT-6.1 Terra through the Codex harness in T3 Code.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

coderabbitai · 2026-11-06T14:31:22Z

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The track-switch check now receives the Local environment enabled state. On cross-track switches, an enabled Local environment requires a hosted-server entry. Tests cover both enabled and disabled states.

Changes: Local environment track switching

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Hosted-server check and coverage `apps/web/src/components/sidebar/updateEverything.logic.ts`, `apps/web/src/components/settings/UpdateTrackSwitchDialog.tsx`, `apps/web/src/components/sidebar/updateEverything.logic.test.ts`	The dialog passes the Local environment enabled state to `localSwitchBlockReason`. For cross-track switches, the check requires at least one hosted-server entry when Local environment is enabled, even if the expected backend count is zero. Tests cover enabled and disabled states, stable targets, and existing disconnected-server cases.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~8 minutes

Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Possibly related PRs

pingdotgg/t3code#32048: Also changes the Local-environment-off track-switch warning and passes the environment state to localSwitchBlockReason.
pingdotgg/t3code#27484: Changes which local-switch reason the dialog displays; this PR changes when that reason applies.
pingdotgg/t3code#26288: Introduces localSwitchBlockReason and its database and connectivity checks.

Suggested reviewers: t3dotgg

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to bc073

Track switching without an app-hosted server is mergeable after normal checks; no actionable issue remains.

Pre-merge checks: 4

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title describes the update-track switch behavior when Local environment is off.
Linked Issues check		[`#32018`] The switch check allows both track directions when Local environment is off and no backends are hosted. It retains checks for missing or disconnected hosted servers and incompatible databases…
Out of Scope Changes check		[`#32018`] The dialog input, switch check, and tests support the update-track fix and its server safety checks.
Description check		The description covers the problem, fix, scope, verification, screenshots, and agent details. The Problem, Change, and Scope and approval headings are missing, but their content is present.

Full details: Linked Issues check

Explanation

[#32018] The switch check allows both track directions when Local environment is off and no backends are hosted. It retains checks for missing or disconnected hosted servers and incompatible databases. Tests cover these cases and the enabled Local environment case.

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Review comments at @apps/web/src/components/sidebar/updateEverything.logic.ts:
- Around line 188-194: Update the switch check around crossesTrack so an empty
hosted list and zero backendCount do not count as a completed preflight while a
primary backend is still retrying; keep the switch blocked until that primary is
registered, connected, and its database compatibility is checked. Preserve the
existing checks for missing or disconnected hosted servers.

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  backendCount: number,
 ): string | null {
  if (!crossesTrack(appVersion, release)) return null;
-  if (
-    hosted.length === 0 ||
-    hosted.length < backendCount ||
-    hosted.some((server) => !server.connected)
-  ) {
+  if (hosted.length < backendCount || hosted.some((server) => !server.connected)) {
    return "its server is not connected, so its database cannot be checked";
  }
  return (


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Keep retrying primary backends in the switch check.

If a WSL primary stops after authentication but before registration, a preflight failure can leave both the bootstrap count and hosted list empty during retries. With a connected remote, the user can confirm a track switch without checking the WSL database’s compatibility.

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