Preserve terminal history across ANSI control sequences

apps/server/src/terminal/Layers/Manager.test.ts

@@ -469,6 +469,89 @@ describe("TerminalManager", () => {
     manager.dispose();
   });
 
+  it("strips replay-unsafe terminal query and reply sequences from persisted history", async () => {
+    const { manager, ptyAdapter } = makeManager();
+    await manager.open(openInput());
+    const process = ptyAdapter.processes[0];
+    expect(process).toBeDefined();
+    if (!process) return;
+
+    process.emitData("prompt ");
+    process.emitData("\u001b[32mok\u001b[0m ");
+    process.emitData("\u001b]11;rgb:ffff/ffff/ffff\u0007");
+    process.emitData("\u001b[1;1R");
+    process.emitData("done\n");
+
+    await manager.close({ threadId: "thread-1" });
+
+    const reopened = await manager.open(openInput());
+    expect(reopened.history).toBe("prompt \u001b[32mok\u001b[0m done\n");
+
+    manager.dispose();
+  });
+
+  it("preserves clear and style control sequences while dropping chunk-split query traffic", async () => {
+    const { manager, ptyAdapter } = makeManager();
+    await manager.open(openInput());
+    const process = ptyAdapter.processes[0];
+    expect(process).toBeDefined();
+    if (!process) return;
+
+    process.emitData("before clear\n");
+    process.emitData("\u001b[H\u001b[2J");
+    process.emitData("prompt ");
+    process.emitData("\u001b]11;");
+    process.emitData("rgb:ffff/ffff/ffff\u0007\u001b[1;1");
+    process.emitData("R\u001b[36mdone\u001b[0m\n");
+
+    await manager.close({ threadId: "thread-1" });
+
+    const reopened = await manager.open(openInput());
+    expect(reopened.history).toBe(
+      "before clear\n\u001b[H\u001b[2Jprompt \u001b[36mdone\u001b[0m\n",
+    );
+
+    manager.dispose();
+  });
+
+  it("does not leak final bytes from ESC sequences with intermediate bytes", async () => {
+    const { manager, ptyAdapter } = makeManager();
+    await manager.open(openInput());
+    const process = ptyAdapter.processes[0];
+    expect(process).toBeDefined();
+    if (!process) return;
+
+    process.emitData("before ");
+    process.emitData("\u001b(B");
+    process.emitData("after\n");
+
+    await manager.close({ threadId: "thread-1" });
+
+    const reopened = await manager.open(openInput());
+    expect(reopened.history).toBe("before \u001b(Bafter\n");
+
+    manager.dispose();
+  });
+
+  it("preserves chunk-split ESC sequences with intermediate bytes without leaking final bytes", async () => {
+    const { manager, ptyAdapter } = makeManager();
+    await manager.open(openInput());
+    const process = ptyAdapter.processes[0];
+    expect(process).toBeDefined();
+    if (!process) return;
+
+    process.emitData("before ");
+    process.emitData("\u001b(");
+    process.emitData("Bafter\n");
+
+    await manager.close({ threadId: "thread-1" });
+
+    const reopened = await manager.open(openInput());
+    expect(reopened.history).toBe("before \u001b(Bafter\n");
+
+    manager.dispose();
+  });
+
   it("deletes history file when close(deleteHistory=true)", async () => {
     const { manager, ptyAdapter, logsDir } = makeManager();
     await manager.open(openInput());

apps/server/src/terminal/Layers/Manager.ts

@@ -254,6 +254,180 @@ function capHistory(history: string, maxLines: number): string {
   return hasTrailingNewline ? `${capped}\n` : capped;
 }
 
+function isCsiFinalByte(codePoint: number): boolean {
+  return codePoint >= 0x40 && codePoint <= 0x7e;
+}
+
+function shouldStripCsiSequence(body: string, finalByte: string): boolean {
+  if (finalByte === "n") {
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (finalByte === "R" && /^[0-9;?]*$/.test(body)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (finalByte === "c" && /^[>0-9;?]*$/.test(body)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+function shouldStripOscSequence(content: string): boolean {
+  return /^(10|11|12);(?:\?|rgb:)/.test(content);
+}
+
+function stripStringTerminator(value: string): string {
+  if (value.endsWith("\u001b\\")) {
+    return value.slice(0, -2);
+  }
+  const lastCharacter = value.at(-1);
+  if (lastCharacter === "\u0007" || lastCharacter === "\u009c") {
+    return value.slice(0, -1);
+  }
+  return value;
+}
+
+function findStringTerminatorIndex(input: string, start: number): number | null {
+  for (let index = start; index < input.length; index += 1) {
+    const codePoint = input.charCodeAt(index);
+    if (codePoint === 0x07 || codePoint === 0x9c) {
+      return index + 1;
+    }
+    if (codePoint === 0x1b && input.charCodeAt(index + 1) === 0x5c) {
+      return index + 2;
+    }
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+function isEscapeIntermediateByte(codePoint: number): boolean {
+  return codePoint >= 0x20 && codePoint <= 0x2f;
+}
+
+function isEscapeFinalByte(codePoint: number): boolean {
+  return codePoint >= 0x30 && codePoint <= 0x7e;
+}
+
+function findEscapeSequenceEndIndex(input: string, start: number): number | null {
+  let cursor = start;
+  while (cursor < input.length && isEscapeIntermediateByte(input.charCodeAt(cursor))) {
+    cursor += 1;
+  }
+  if (cursor >= input.length) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return isEscapeFinalByte(input.charCodeAt(cursor)) ? cursor + 1 : start + 1;
+}
+
+function sanitizeTerminalHistoryChunk(
+  pendingControlSequence: string,
+  data: string,
+): { visibleText: string; pendingControlSequence: string } {
+  const input = `${pendingControlSequence}${data}`;
+  let visibleText = "";
+  let index = 0;
+
+  const append = (value: string) => {
+    visibleText += value;
+  };
+
+  while (index < input.length) {
+    const codePoint = input.charCodeAt(index);
+
+    if (codePoint === 0x1b) {
+      const nextCodePoint = input.charCodeAt(index + 1);
+      if (Number.isNaN(nextCodePoint)) {
+        return { visibleText, pendingControlSequence: input.slice(index) };
+      }
+
+      if (nextCodePoint === 0x5b) {
+        let cursor = index + 2;
+        while (cursor < input.length) {
+          if (isCsiFinalByte(input.charCodeAt(cursor))) {
+            const sequence = input.slice(index, cursor + 1);
+            const body = input.slice(index + 2, cursor);
+            if (!shouldStripCsiSequence(body, input[cursor] ?? "")) {
+              append(sequence);
+            }
+            index = cursor + 1;
+            break;
+          }
+          cursor += 1;
+        }
+        if (cursor >= input.length) {
+          return { visibleText, pendingControlSequence: input.slice(index) };
+        }
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      if (
+        nextCodePoint === 0x5d ||
+        nextCodePoint === 0x50 ||
+        nextCodePoint === 0x5e ||
+        nextCodePoint === 0x5f
+      ) {
+        const terminatorIndex = findStringTerminatorIndex(input, index + 2);
+        if (terminatorIndex === null) {
+          return { visibleText, pendingControlSequence: input.slice(index) };
+        }
+        const sequence = input.slice(index, terminatorIndex);
+        const content = stripStringTerminator(input.slice(index + 2, terminatorIndex));
+        if (nextCodePoint !== 0x5d || !shouldStripOscSequence(content)) {
+          append(sequence);
+        }
+        index = terminatorIndex;
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      const escapeSequenceEndIndex = findEscapeSequenceEndIndex(input, index + 1);
+      if (escapeSequenceEndIndex === null) {
+        return { visibleText, pendingControlSequence: input.slice(index) };
+      }
+      append(input.slice(index, escapeSequenceEndIndex));
+      index = escapeSequenceEndIndex;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (codePoint === 0x9b) {
+      let cursor = index + 1;
+      while (cursor < input.length) {
+        if (isCsiFinalByte(input.charCodeAt(cursor))) {
+          const sequence = input.slice(index, cursor + 1);
+          const body = input.slice(index + 1, cursor);
+          if (!shouldStripCsiSequence(body, input[cursor] ?? "")) {
+            append(sequence);
+          }
+          index = cursor + 1;
+          break;
+        }
+        cursor += 1;
+      }
+      if (cursor >= input.length) {
+        return { visibleText, pendingControlSequence: input.slice(index) };
+      }
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (codePoint === 0x9d || codePoint === 0x90 || codePoint === 0x9e || codePoint === 0x9f) {
+      const terminatorIndex = findStringTerminatorIndex(input, index + 1);
+      if (terminatorIndex === null) {
+        return { visibleText, pendingControlSequence: input.slice(index) };
+      }
+      const sequence = input.slice(index, terminatorIndex);
+      const content = stripStringTerminator(input.slice(index + 1, terminatorIndex));
+      if (codePoint !== 0x9d || !shouldStripOscSequence(content)) {
+        append(sequence);
+      }
+      index = terminatorIndex;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    append(input[index] ?? "");
+    index += 1;
+  }
+
+  return { visibleText, pendingControlSequence: "" };
+}
+
 function legacySafeThreadId(threadId: string): string {
   return threadId.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9._-]/g, "_");
 }
@@ -378,6 +552,7 @@ export class TerminalManagerRuntime extends EventEmitter<TerminalManagerEvents>
           status: "starting",
           pid: null,
           history,
+          pendingHistoryControlSequence: "",
           exitCode: null,
           exitSignal: null,
           updatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
@@ -407,10 +582,12 @@ export class TerminalManagerRuntime extends EventEmitter<TerminalManagerEvents>
         existing.cwd = input.cwd;
         existing.runtimeEnv = nextRuntimeEnv;
         existing.history = "";
+        existing.pendingHistoryControlSequence = "";
         await this.persistHistory(existing.threadId, existing.terminalId, existing.history);
       } else if (existing.status === "exited" || existing.status === "error") {
         existing.runtimeEnv = nextRuntimeEnv;
         existing.history = "";
+        existing.pendingHistoryControlSequence = "";
         await this.persistHistory(existing.threadId, existing.terminalId, existing.history);
       } else if (currentRuntimeEnv !== nextRuntimeEnv) {
         existing.runtimeEnv = nextRuntimeEnv;
@@ -469,6 +646,7 @@ export class TerminalManagerRuntime extends EventEmitter<TerminalManagerEvents>
     await this.runWithThreadLock(input.threadId, async () => {
       const session = this.requireSession(input.threadId, input.terminalId);
       session.history = "";
+      session.pendingHistoryControlSequence = "";
       session.updatedAt = new Date().toISOString();
       await this.persistHistory(input.threadId, input.terminalId, session.history);
       this.emitEvent({
@@ -497,6 +675,7 @@ export class TerminalManagerRuntime extends EventEmitter<TerminalManagerEvents>
           status: "starting",
           pid: null,
           history: "",
+          pendingHistoryControlSequence: "",
           exitCode: null,
           exitSignal: null,
           updatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
@@ -520,6 +699,7 @@ export class TerminalManagerRuntime extends EventEmitter<TerminalManagerEvents>
       const rows = input.rows ?? session.rows;
 
       session.history = "";
+      session.pendingHistoryControlSequence = "";
       await this.persistHistory(input.threadId, input.terminalId, session.history);
       await this.startSession(session, { ...input, cols, rows }, "restarted");
       return this.snapshot(session);
@@ -694,9 +874,16 @@ export class TerminalManagerRuntime extends EventEmitter<TerminalManagerEvents>
   }
 
   private onProcessData(session: TerminalSessionState, data: string): void {
-    session.history = capHistory(`${session.history}${data}`, this.historyLineLimit);
+    const sanitized = sanitizeTerminalHistoryChunk(session.pendingHistoryControlSequence, data);
+    session.pendingHistoryControlSequence = sanitized.pendingControlSequence;
+    if (sanitized.visibleText.length > 0) {
+      session.history = capHistory(
+        `${session.history}${sanitized.visibleText}`,
+        this.historyLineLimit,
+      );
+      this.queuePersist(session.threadId, session.terminalId, session.history);
+    }
     session.updatedAt = new Date().toISOString();
-    this.queuePersist(session.threadId, session.terminalId, session.history);
     this.emitEvent({
       type: "output",
       threadId: session.threadId,
@@ -713,6 +900,7 @@ export class TerminalManagerRuntime extends EventEmitter<TerminalManagerEvents>
     session.pid = null;
     session.hasRunningSubprocess = false;
     session.status = "exited";
+    session.pendingHistoryControlSequence = "";
     session.exitCode = Number.isInteger(event.exitCode) ? event.exitCode : null;
     session.exitSignal = Number.isInteger(event.signal) ? event.signal : null;
     session.updatedAt = new Date().toISOString();
@@ -736,6 +924,7 @@ export class TerminalManagerRuntime extends EventEmitter<TerminalManagerEvents>
     session.pid = null;
     session.hasRunningSubprocess = false;
     session.status = "exited";
+    session.pendingHistoryControlSequence = "";
     session.updatedAt = new Date().toISOString();
     this.killProcessWithEscalation(process, session.threadId, session.terminalId);
     this.evictInactiveSessionsIfNeeded();

apps/server/src/terminal/Services/Manager.ts

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export interface TerminalSessionState {
   status: TerminalSessionStatus;
   pid: number | null;
   history: string;
+  pendingHistoryControlSequence: string;
   exitCode: number | null;
   exitSignal: number | null;
   updatedAt: string;