Timeline
- 14:16 (Observation) Child launch was confirmed with explicit multi-window args and no immediate plugin init crash.
- 14:23 (Observation) Additional child launch showed stable child-mode routing with window-manager disabled by design.
- 14:48 (Action) Repeated root and child spawn cycles were executed to validate startup/load behavior under iteration.
- 14:50 (Observation) Root and multiple child windows all completed snapshot load with nodes and edges present.
- 14:51 (Action) Runtime error capture was added for Flutter and unhandled async exceptions, then launch cycles were rerun.
- 14:51 (Observation) Runtime log scan showed no plugin/assertion/parsing error markers during repeated launches.
Context
- Follow-up debugging focused on a blank child portal surface after prior startup changes.
- Session goal was to detect a single blocking fault and iterate until repeated launches were stable.
Actions
- Added robust child-window launch parsing and explicit root/child mode logging for runtime boot paths.
- Removed child hard dependency on window-manager initialization and guarded plugin-dependent interactions.
- Added child-safe UI fallback behavior to avoid transparent no-state rendering while loading.
- Wrapped drag/resize calls with async-safe guards and disabled those interactions in child mode.
- Added runtime logging for snapshot load start/complete and attached global Flutter/unhandled error capture.
- Executed repeated root+child spawn cycles and validated analyze/test/build success after each repair pass.
Observations
- The primary blocker was plugin-channel mismatch in child windows, not core portal-state loading.
- Child portals can load correctly without window-manager when startup and interaction calls are isolated.
- Repeated cycle logs showed stable load completion with expected graph defaults (nodes and edges populated).
- Inferred from runtime evidence: the failure mode moved from crash-level exceptions to stable boot behavior.
Open Threads
- Validate visual fidelity and interaction polish in child portals now that crash blockers are cleared.
- Add a compact automated stress command to run launch/kill/log loops in one deterministic test step.
- Decide whether child windows should regain selective window-manager features via capability probing.
Boundary Reminder:
Seeds. No maintenance. No roadmap.