Fix ESM conversion in search and logging tabs

[sensei-hacker]

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Summary

• Convert remaining require() statements to ESM imports in search tab
• Fix missing store import in logging tab
• Add appendFile IPC handler for logging tab file operations

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PR Type

Bug fix, Enhancement

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Description

• Convert search tab from CommonJS to ESM imports

• Add missing store import to logging tab

• Implement appendFile IPC handler for file operations

• Replace synchronous fs.writeFileSync with async appendFile API

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Diagram Walkthrough

flowchart LR
  A["Search Tab<br/>CommonJS require"] -->|Convert to ESM| B["Search Tab<br/>ESM imports"]
  C["Logging Tab<br/>Missing store"] -->|Add import| D["Logging Tab<br/>Complete imports"]
  E["fs.writeFileSync<br/>Sync operation"] -->|Replace with| F["appendFile IPC<br/>Async operation"]
  B -->|Dynamic import| G["search.html loader"]
  F -->|Handler added| H["Main process IPC"]
  H -->|Exposed via| I["Preload API"]

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	Relevant files
Enhancement	configurator_main.js Convert search tab to ESM dynamic import                                  js/configurator_main.js Convert search tab loading from synchronous require() to dynamic ESM import() Maintain consistent async pattern with other tab initializations +1/-2      main.js Add appendFile IPC handler for logging                                      js/main/main.js Add appendFile to fs/promises imports Implement new appendFile IPC handler for async file append operations Handler follows same error handling pattern as existing writeFile handler +13/-2    preload.js Expose appendFile API to renderer                                                js/main/preload.js Expose new appendFile method to renderer process via electronAPI Method invokes main process appendFile IPC handler +1/-0      search.js Convert search tab to ESM modules                                                tabs/search.js Convert CommonJS require() statements to ESM import statements Replace path.join(__dirname, ...) with dynamic import of search.html Update GUI.load callback to work with imported HTML content +4/-5
Bug fix	logging.js Fix imports and async file operations                                        tabs/logging.js Add missing store import from localization module Replace synchronous fs.writeFileSync() with async window.electronAPI.appendFile() Remove unnecessary blank lines for code cleanup +2/-6

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🟢	Generic: Meaningful Naming and Self-Documenting Code Objective: Ensure all identifiers clearly express their purpose and intent, making code self-documenting Status: Passed Learn more about managing compliance generic rules or creating your own custom rules
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⚪	Generic: Comprehensive Audit Trails Objective: To create a detailed and reliable record of critical system actions for security analysis and compliance. Status: Action Logging: The PR adds an async append operation for log writing, but the new code does not include user identity or action outcome in log entries, which may be required for comprehensive audit trails. Referred Code if (log_buffer.length && readyToWrite) { // only execute when there is actual data to write window.electronAPI.appendFile(loggingFileName, log_buffer.join('\n') + '\n'); $('.samples').text(samples += log_buffer.length); log_buffer = []; } }, 1000); Learn more about managing compliance generic rules or creating your own custom rules
	Generic: Robust Error Handling and Edge Case Management Objective: Ensure comprehensive error handling that provides meaningful context and graceful degradation Status: Missing Await/Error: The new appendFile call is not awaited and lacks error handling, risking silent failures and data loss if the append operation fails. Referred Code if (log_buffer.length && readyToWrite) { // only execute when there is actual data to write window.electronAPI.appendFile(loggingFileName, log_buffer.join('\n') + '\n'); $('.samples').text(samples += log_buffer.length); Learn more about managing compliance generic rules or creating your own custom rules
	Generic: Secure Logging Practices Objective: To ensure logs are useful for debugging and auditing without exposing sensitive information like PII, PHI, or cardholder data. Status: Log Content Risk: The code appends buffered data to a log file without demonstrating filtering or redaction, so it is unclear whether sensitive data could be written to logs. Referred Code if (log_buffer.length && readyToWrite) { // only execute when there is actual data to write window.electronAPI.appendFile(loggingFileName, log_buffer.join('\n') + '\n'); $('.samples').text(samples += log_buffer.length); log_buffer = []; } }, 1000); Learn more about managing compliance generic rules or creating your own custom rules
	Generic: Security-First Input Validation and Data Handling Objective: Ensure all data inputs are validated, sanitized, and handled securely to prevent vulnerabilities Status: IPC Validation: Newly exposed appendFile IPC lacks visible validation or sanitization of filename and data in the renderer-to-main pathway, which could pose security risks. Referred Code writeFile: (filename, data) => ipcRenderer.invoke('writeFile', filename, data), appendFile: (filename, data) => ipcRenderer.invoke('appendFile', filename, data), readFile: (filename, encoding = 'utf8') => ipcRenderer.invoke('readFile', filename, encoding), Learn more about managing compliance generic rules or creating your own custom rules
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Category	Suggestion	Impact
Possible issue	✅ Fix silent error handling bug Suggestion Impact: The commit replaced the Promise resolve pattern with a try/catch that returns false on success and throws on error, matching the suggested fix to enable correct error handling. code diff: ipcMain.handle('appendFile', (_event, filename, data) => { - return new Promise(async resolve => { - try { - await appendFile(filename, data); - resolve(false) - } catch (err) { - resolve(err); - } - }); + try { + await appendFile(filename, data); + return false; + } catch (err) { + // Re-throwing the error will cause the promise on the renderer side to be rejected. + throw err; + } }); Refactor the appendFile IPC handler to be a simple async function that properly rejects on error, instead of resolving with an error object, to enable correct error handling in the renderer process. js/main/main.js [320-327] -return new Promise(async resolve => { - try { - await appendFile(filename, data); - resolve(false) - } catch (err) { - resolve(err); - } -}); +try { + await appendFile(filename, data); + return false; +} catch (err) { + // Re-throwing the error will cause the promise on the renderer side to be rejected. + throw err; +} [Suggestion processed] Suggestion importance[1-10]: 8 __ Why: The suggestion correctly identifies a promise anti-pattern in the new appendFile handler that would lead to silent failures and provides the correct fix.	Medium
	Handle potential file writing errors Add promise error handling to the window.electronAPI.appendFile call to catch and manage potential file writing failures, preventing silent data loss. tabs/logging.js [85] -window.electronAPI.appendFile(loggingFileName, log_buffer.join('\n') + '\n'); +window.electronAPI.appendFile(loggingFileName, log_buffer.join('\n') + '\n') + .catch(error => { + console.error('Failed to write to log file:', error); + // Optionally, you could stop the logging intervals here and notify the user. + }); Apply / Chat Suggestion importance[1-10]: 8 __ Why: The suggestion correctly points out that the newly introduced asynchronous appendFile call lacks error handling, which could lead to silent data loss if file writing fails.	Medium
General	Add error handling for dynamic import Add a .catch() block to the dynamic import() of search.html to handle potential loading errors and prevent the tab from failing silently. tabs/search.js [187-192] import('./search.html?raw').then(({default: html}) => GUI.load(html, function () { i18n.localize(); document.getElementById('search-label').addEventListener('click', searchKeyword, false); document.getElementById('search-keyword').addEventListener('keyup', searchKeywordTyping, false); GUI.content_ready(callback); -})); +})).catch(error => { + console.error('Failed to load search.html:', error); + // Optionally, notify the user that the tab could not be loaded. +}); Apply / Chat Suggestion importance[1-10]: 7 __ Why: The suggestion correctly identifies that the new dynamic import() lacks error handling, which could cause the search tab to fail to load silently.	Medium
Learned best practice	Normalize ESM import paths Drop the .js extension to match existing ESM import conventions used elsewhere in the codebase, ensuring module resolution remains consistent after bundling. tabs/search.js [1-2] -import { GUI, TABS } from './../js/gui.js'; -import i18n from './../js/localization.js'; +import { GUI, TABS } from './../js/gui'; +import i18n from './../js/localization'; [Suggestion processed] Suggestion importance[1-10]: 5 __ Why: Relevant best practice - Ensure imports reference the correct module identifiers/paths when converting to ESM to avoid broken bindings at runtime.	Low
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Suggestion: Normalize ESM import paths

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	import { GUI, TABS } from './../js/gui.js';
	import i18n from './../js/localization.js';
	import { GUI, TABS } from './../js/gui';
	import i18n from './../js/localization';