Initial scaffold from M1 spike (tiletopia)

Tauri 2 + Svelte 5 + xterm.js + portable-pty. Single full-window
WSL terminal pane with clickable distro picker. M1 verified manually
on Windows: window opens, xterm.js renders, claude TUI works,
resize reflows cleanly.

Graduated from ~/claude/ideas/wsl-mux/ per the approved plan at
~/.claude/plans/imperative-coalescing-feigenbaum.md. See memory.md
for decisions, open TODOs, and the M2-M5 roadmap.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

src-tauri/Cargo.toml

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+[package]
+name = "tiletopia"
+version = "0.0.1"
+description = "Tiling multi-terminal manager for WSL"
+authors = ["megaproxy"]
+edition = "2021"
+rust-version = "1.77"
+
+[lib]
+name = "tiletopia_lib"
+crate-type = ["staticlib", "cdylib", "rlib"]
+
+[build-dependencies]
+tauri-build = { version = "2", features = [] }
+
+[dependencies]
+tauri = { version = "2", features = [] }
+
+serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1"
+
+portable-pty = "0.8"
+anyhow = "1"
+tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
+once_cell = "1"
+parking_lot = "0.12"
+tracing = "0.1"
+tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["env-filter"] }
+base64 = "0.22"
+
+[features]
+default = ["custom-protocol"]
+custom-protocol = ["tauri/custom-protocol"]
+
+[profile.release]
+panic = "abort"
+codegen-units = 1
+lto = true
+opt-level = "s"
+strip = true

src-tauri/build.rs

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+fn main() {
+    tauri_build::build()
+}

src-tauri/capabilities/default.json

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+{
+  "$schema": "../gen/schemas/desktop-schema.json",
+  "identifier": "default",
+  "description": "Default capability set for wsl-mux spike",
+  "windows": ["main"],
+  "permissions": [
+    "core:default",
+    "core:event:default",
+    "core:window:default"
+  ]
+}

src-tauri/gen/schemas/capabilities.json

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+{"default":{"identifier":"default","description":"Default capability set for wsl-mux spike","local":true,"windows":["main"],"permissions":["core:default","core:event:default","core:window:default"]}}

src-tauri/src/commands.rs

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+//! Tauri command surface. Every JS-callable function lives here.
+
+use base64::{engine::general_purpose::STANDARD as B64, Engine as _};
+use tauri::AppHandle;
+
+use crate::pty::{list_wsl_distros, PaneId, PtyManager};
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn list_distros() -> Result<Vec<String>, String> {
+    list_wsl_distros().map_err(|e| e.to_string())
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn spawn_pane(
+    app: AppHandle,
+    manager: tauri::State<'_, PtyManager>,
+    distro: Option<String>,
+    cwd: Option<String>,
+    cols: u16,
+    rows: u16,
+) -> Result<PaneId, String> {
+    manager
+        .spawn_wsl(app, distro, cwd, cols, rows)
+        .map_err(|e| e.to_string())
+}
+
+/// `data_b64` is base64-encoded UTF-8 bytes (xterm.js's `onData` emits
+/// strings; the frontend encodes before sending).
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn write_to_pane(
+    manager: tauri::State<'_, PtyManager>,
+    id: PaneId,
+    data_b64: String,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let bytes = B64
+        .decode(data_b64.as_bytes())
+        .map_err(|e| format!("base64 decode: {e}"))?;
+    manager.write(id, &bytes).map_err(|e| e.to_string())
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn resize_pane(
+    manager: tauri::State<'_, PtyManager>,
+    id: PaneId,
+    cols: u16,
+    rows: u16,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    manager.resize(id, cols, rows).map_err(|e| e.to_string())
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn kill_pane(
+    manager: tauri::State<'_, PtyManager>,
+    id: PaneId,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    manager.kill(id).map_err(|e| e.to_string())
+}

src-tauri/src/lib.rs

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+//! Library entry point. `main.rs` calls `run()`.
+
+mod commands;
+mod pty;
+
+use crate::pty::PtyManager;
+
+pub fn run() {
+    let _ = tracing_subscriber::fmt()
+        .with_env_filter(
+            tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter::try_from_default_env()
+                .unwrap_or_else(|_| tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter::new("info")),
+        )
+        .with_writer(std::io::stderr)
+        .try_init();
+
+    tauri::Builder::default()
+        .manage(PtyManager::new())
+        .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![
+            commands::list_distros,
+            commands::spawn_pane,
+            commands::write_to_pane,
+            commands::resize_pane,
+            commands::kill_pane,
+        ])
+        .run(tauri::generate_context!())
+        .expect("error while running tauri application");
+}

src-tauri/src/main.rs

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+// Hide the console window in release builds; keep it in debug for log output.
+#![cfg_attr(not(debug_assertions), windows_subsystem = "windows")]
+
+fn main() {
+    tiletopia_lib::run();
+}

src-tauri/src/pty.rs

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+//! PTY backend. Spawns `wsl.exe` (or any command) through portable-pty,
+//! reads its output on a background thread, and forwards chunks to the
+//! frontend as `pane://{id}/data` events.
+
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::io::{Read, Write};
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering};
+
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Result};
+use base64::{engine::general_purpose::STANDARD as B64, Engine as _};
+use parking_lot::Mutex;
+use portable_pty::{CommandBuilder, MasterPty, PtySize, native_pty_system};
+use serde::Serialize;
+use tauri::{AppHandle, Emitter};
+
+pub type PaneId = u64;
+
+/// What we keep alive for each spawned PTY.
+///
+/// `master` stays in scope to keep the PTY alive; we never write through it
+/// directly (we use `writer` instead) and we never read through it directly
+/// (the reader thread holds its own clone via `try_clone_reader`).
+struct PaneHandle {
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    master: Box<dyn MasterPty + Send>,
+    writer: Box<dyn Write + Send>,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    child: Box<dyn portable_pty::Child + Send + Sync>,
+}
+
+pub struct PtyManager {
+    panes: Mutex<HashMap<PaneId, PaneHandle>>,
+    next_id: AtomicU64,
+}
+
+impl PtyManager {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            panes: Mutex::new(HashMap::new()),
+            next_id: AtomicU64::new(1),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Spawn `wsl.exe` (optionally `-d <distro>`, optionally `--cd <cwd>`).
+    /// Returns the new pane id. A background thread starts reading the PTY
+    /// immediately and emits `pane://{id}/data` events.
+    pub fn spawn_wsl(
+        &self,
+        app: AppHandle,
+        distro: Option<String>,
+        cwd: Option<String>,
+        cols: u16,
+        rows: u16,
+    ) -> Result<PaneId> {
+        let pty_system = native_pty_system();
+        let pair = pty_system
+            .openpty(PtySize {
+                rows,
+                cols,
+                pixel_width: 0,
+                pixel_height: 0,
+            })
+            .context("openpty failed")?;
+
+        let mut cmd = CommandBuilder::new("wsl.exe");
+        if let Some(d) = distro.as_deref() {
+            cmd.arg("-d");
+            cmd.arg(d);
+        }
+        if let Some(c) = cwd.as_deref() {
+            cmd.arg("--cd");
+            cmd.arg(c);
+        }
+        // Force a login shell so .bashrc etc. run and PATH is populated.
+        // wsl.exe without an explicit command launches the default shell
+        // interactively, which is exactly what we want.
+
+        let child = pair
+            .slave
+            .spawn_command(cmd)
+            .context("failed to spawn wsl.exe; is WSL installed?")?;
+
+        // We need to keep the master alive (drop = close the PTY), but we
+        // also need the reader and writer split from it.
+        let mut reader = pair
+            .master
+            .try_clone_reader()
+            .context("try_clone_reader failed")?;
+        let writer = pair
+            .master
+            .take_writer()
+            .context("take_writer failed")?;
+
+        let id = self.next_id.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+
+        self.panes.lock().insert(
+            id,
+            PaneHandle {
+                master: pair.master,
+                writer,
+                child,
+            },
+        );
+
+        // Reader thread: pump bytes -> base64 -> emit.
+        let app_for_reader = app.clone();
+        let event_name = format!("pane://{id}/data");
+        std::thread::spawn(move || {
+            let mut buf = [0u8; 8192];
+            loop {
+                match reader.read(&mut buf) {
+                    Ok(0) => {
+                        tracing::info!("pane {id}: EOF");
+                        let _ = app_for_reader.emit(&format!("pane://{id}/exit"), ());
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    Ok(n) => {
+                        let chunk_b64 = B64.encode(&buf[..n]);
+                        if let Err(e) =
+                            app_for_reader.emit(&event_name, DataChunk { b64: chunk_b64 })
+                        {
+                            tracing::warn!("emit failed for pane {id}: {e}");
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        tracing::warn!("pane {id} read error: {e}");
+                        let _ = app_for_reader.emit(&format!("pane://{id}/exit"), ());
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        Ok(id)
+    }
+
+    pub fn write(&self, id: PaneId, bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<()> {
+        let mut panes = self.panes.lock();
+        let pane = panes
+            .get_mut(&id)
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("no pane with id {id}"))?;
+        pane.writer.write_all(bytes).context("pty write failed")?;
+        pane.writer.flush().ok();
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub fn resize(&self, id: PaneId, cols: u16, rows: u16) -> Result<()> {
+        let panes = self.panes.lock();
+        let pane = panes
+            .get(&id)
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("no pane with id {id}"))?;
+        pane.master
+            .resize(PtySize {
+                rows,
+                cols,
+                pixel_width: 0,
+                pixel_height: 0,
+            })
+            .context("pty resize failed")?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub fn kill(&self, id: PaneId) -> Result<()> {
+        let mut panes = self.panes.lock();
+        if let Some(mut pane) = panes.remove(&id) {
+            // Best-effort: ask the child to die. Dropping `master` after this
+            // closes the PTY which will unblock the reader thread.
+            let _ = pane.child.kill();
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
+struct DataChunk {
+    b64: String,
+}
+
+// ---- distro enumeration -----------------------------------------------------
+
+/// Run a process without flashing a console window on Windows.
+fn quiet_command(program: &str) -> std::process::Command {
+    let mut c = std::process::Command::new(program);
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    {
+        use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;
+        const CREATE_NO_WINDOW: u32 = 0x08000000;
+        c.creation_flags(CREATE_NO_WINDOW);
+    }
+    c
+}
+
+/// `wsl.exe -l -q` lists installed distros (one per line, UTF-16LE).
+/// Returns Ok(empty) on non-Windows or when wsl.exe isn't on PATH.
+pub fn list_wsl_distros() -> Result<Vec<String>> {
+    if !cfg!(windows) {
+        return Ok(Vec::new());
+    }
+
+    let out = match quiet_command("wsl.exe").args(["-l", "-q"]).output() {
+        Ok(o) => o,
+        Err(e) => {
+            tracing::debug!("wsl.exe not available: {e}");
+            return Ok(Vec::new());
+        }
+    };
+
+    if !out.status.success() {
+        return Ok(Vec::new());
+    }
+
+    let raw_u16: Vec<u16> = out
+        .stdout
+        .chunks_exact(2)
+        .map(|b| u16::from_le_bytes([b[0], b[1]]))
+        .collect();
+    let decoded = String::from_utf16_lossy(&raw_u16);
+
+    let distros: Vec<String> = decoded
+        .lines()
+        .map(|l| {
+            l.trim_matches(|c: char| c == '\u{FEFF}' || c.is_whitespace())
+                .to_string()
+        })
+        .filter(|l| !l.is_empty())
+        .collect();
+
+    Ok(distros)
+}

src-tauri/tauri.conf.json

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+{
+  "$schema": "https://schema.tauri.app/config/2",
+  "productName": "tiletopia",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "identifier": "com.megaproxy.tiletopia",
+  "build": {
+    "beforeDevCommand": "pnpm dev",
+    "beforeBuildCommand": "pnpm build",
+    "devUrl": "http://localhost:1420",
+    "frontendDist": "../dist"
+  },
+  "app": {
+    "windows": [
+      {
+        "label": "main",
+        "title": "tiletopia",
+        "width": 1100,
+        "height": 700,
+        "minWidth": 480,
+        "minHeight": 320,
+        "resizable": true,
+        "decorations": true,
+        "center": true,
+        "visible": true
+      }
+    ],
+    "security": {
+      "csp": "default-src 'self'; img-src 'self' data:; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; connect-src 'self' ipc: http://ipc.localhost"
+    }
+  },
+  "plugins": {},
+  "bundle": {
+    "active": true,
+    "targets": ["nsis"],
+    "icon": [
+      "icons/32x32.png",
+      "icons/128x128.png",
+      "icons/128x128@2x.png",
+      "icons/icon.icns",
+      "icons/icon.ico"
+    ],
+    "category": "DeveloperTool",
+    "shortDescription": "Tiling multi-terminal manager for WSL",
+    "longDescription": "A Windows desktop app for managing many WSL terminals at once. Tile them with a splits-tree layout, save and restore workspaces, broadcast input across panes, get notified when a Claude session finishes. Built primarily for running multiple Claude Code sessions across projects in parallel."
+  }
+}