fix(mac): prevent overlapping window-list helpers

[rajin-khan]

Description

Serialize macOS window-list enumeration and skip overlapping bounds refreshes.

The 250 ms poll could start another recordly-window-list helper while the previous helper was still waiting on ScreenCaptureKit. Cache misses from other callers could also launch separate helpers. Concurrent callers now share one in-flight enumeration, and the polling loop allows only one bounds refresh at a time.

Motivation

Fixes #748. A stalled SCShareableContent request could leave many helpers alive, consuming memory and driving replayd and WindowServer CPU usage. This change caps Recordly at one helper from this path instead of allowing a new process every 250 ms.

Type of Change

• New Feature
• Bug Fix
• Refactor / Code Cleanup
• Documentation Update
• Other (please specify)

Related Issue(s)

Fixes #748

Screenshots / Video

Not applicable. This changes process coordination without changing the UI.

Testing Guide

• node --check electron/ipc/cursor/bounds.ts
• Biome 2.3.13 passes on both changed files.
• Added a focused regression test for the two concurrency guards. The full Vitest command was not run locally because this checkout has no installed project dependencies.
• On macOS, start a window recording and stall or slow the native window-list helper. Confirm repeated bounds polls share the pending request and do not create overlapping helper processes.

Checklist

• I have performed a self-review of my code.
• I have added any necessary screenshots or videos.
• I have linked related issue(s) and updated the changelog if applicable.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • Improved reliability when multiple requests retrieve native window sources simultaneously.
  • Prevented overlapping window-bound refresh operations, reducing duplicate or conflicting updates.

• Tests

  • Added coverage to verify shared in-progress operations and safe handling of repeated refresh requests.

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Walkthrough

The change adds reusable concurrency helpers and applies them to macOS window source enumeration and selected window bounds refresh. Tests verify shared in-flight execution, skipped overlap, settlement cleanup, and later reruns.

Changes

Window bounds concurrency

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Concurrency helper contracts electron/ipc/cursor/concurrency.ts, electron/ipc/cursor/concurrency.test.ts	Adds createSingleFlight and createNonOverlappingRunner. Tests verify concurrent sharing, skipped overlap, cleanup after settlement, and later execution.
Native source single-flight guard electron/ipc/cursor/bounds.ts	Uses createSingleFlight for native macOS window source enumeration. Existing fetching, parsing, caching, timeout, and fallback behavior remains unchanged.
Bounds refresh reentrancy guard electron/ipc/cursor/bounds.ts	Uses createNonOverlappingRunner for selected window bounds refresh. Existing platform branches and setSelectedWindowBounds behavior remain unchanged.

Priority: ⬆️ High

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~12 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: High

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 37.50% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 8 functions across 4 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the main change: preventing overlapping macOS window-list helper operations.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description covers the purpose, motivation, bug-fix type, related issue, testing guidance, limitations, and checklist. It directly matches the pull request objectives.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	For #748, createSingleFlight returns the same promise to concurrent getNativeMacWindowSources callers. createNonOverlappingRunner skips each bounds refresh that starts while another refresh is p…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes add reusable concurrency helpers, apply them to macOS window enumeration and window-bounds polling, and add focused tests. Each change supports the resource-exhaustion mechanism in #748. N…

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🧹 Nitpick comments (1)

electron/ipc/cursor/boundsConcurrency.test.ts (1)

9-12: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Test concurrency behavior instead of source text.

These assertions pass if the guards are unreachable or reset before the awaited work completes. They do not verify one helper invocation, shared enumeration results, skipped overlapping refreshes, or refresh after settlement. Mock the native helper with a delayed promise and assert those observable outcomes.

Based on learnings: tests must assert observable behavior instead of private implementation details.

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In `@electron/ipc/cursor/boundsConcurrency.test.ts` around lines 9 - 12, Replace
the source-text assertions in the bounds concurrency test with behavioral tests
using a delayed mock native helper. Verify that concurrent helper invocations
share one enumeration result, overlapping refreshes are skipped, and a new
refresh starts after the prior operation settles.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@electron/ipc/cursor/boundsConcurrency.test.ts`:
- Around line 9-12: Replace the source-text assertions in the bounds concurrency
test with behavioral tests using a delayed mock native helper. Verify that
concurrent helper invocations share one enumeration result, overlapping
refreshes are skipped, and a new refresh starts after the prior operation
settles.

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