/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ /** * Copilot CLI SDK Client - Main entry point for the Copilot SDK. * * This module provides the {@link CopilotClient} class, which manages the connection * to the Copilot CLI server and provides session management capabilities. * * @module client */ import { spawn, type ChildProcess } from "node:child_process"; import { existsSync } from "node:fs"; import { Socket } from "node:net"; import { dirname, join } from "node:path"; import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url"; import { createMessageConnection, MessageConnection, StreamMessageReader, StreamMessageWriter, } from "vscode-jsonrpc/node.js"; import { createServerRpc } from "./generated/rpc.js"; import { getSdkProtocolVersion } from "./sdkProtocolVersion.js"; import { CopilotSession } from "./session.js"; import type { ConnectionState, CopilotClientOptions, ForegroundSessionInfo, GetAuthStatusResponse, GetStatusResponse, ModelInfo, ResumeSessionConfig, SessionConfig, SessionContext, SessionEvent, SessionLifecycleEvent, SessionLifecycleEventType, SessionLifecycleHandler, SessionListFilter, SessionMetadata, Tool, ToolCallRequestPayload, ToolCallResponsePayload, ToolHandler, ToolResult, ToolResultObject, TypedSessionLifecycleHandler, } from "./types.js"; /** * Check if value is a Zod schema (has toJSONSchema method) */ function isZodSchema(value: unknown): value is { toJSONSchema(): Record } { return ( value != null && typeof value === "object" && "toJSONSchema" in value && typeof (value as { toJSONSchema: unknown }).toJSONSchema === "function" ); } /** * Convert tool parameters to JSON schema format for sending to CLI */ function toJsonSchema(parameters: Tool["parameters"]): Record | undefined { if (!parameters) return undefined; if (isZodSchema(parameters)) { return parameters.toJSONSchema(); } return parameters; } /** * Main client for interacting with the Copilot CLI. * * The CopilotClient manages the connection to the Copilot CLI server and provides * methods to create and manage conversation sessions. It can either spawn a CLI * server process or connect to an existing server. * * @example * ```typescript * import { CopilotClient } from "@github/copilot-sdk"; * * // Create a client with default options (spawns CLI server) * const client = new CopilotClient(); * * // Or connect to an existing server * const client = new CopilotClient({ cliUrl: "localhost:3000" }); * * // Create a session * const session = await client.createSession({ onPermissionRequest: approveAll, model: "gpt-4" }); * * // Send messages and handle responses * session.on((event) => { * if (event.type === "assistant.message") { * console.log(event.data.content); * } * }); * await session.send({ prompt: "Hello!" }); * * // Clean up * await session.destroy(); * await client.stop(); * ``` */ function getNodeExecPath(): string { if (process.versions.bun) { return "node"; } return process.execPath; } /** * Gets the path to the bundled CLI from the @github/copilot package. * Uses index.js directly rather than npm-loader.js (which spawns the native binary). */ function getBundledCliPath(): string { // Find the actual location of the @github/copilot package by resolving its sdk export const sdkUrl = import.meta.resolve("@github/copilot/sdk"); const sdkPath = fileURLToPath(sdkUrl); // sdkPath is like .../node_modules/@github/copilot/sdk/index.js // Go up two levels to get the package root, then append index.js return join(dirname(dirname(sdkPath)), "index.js"); } export class CopilotClient { private cliProcess: ChildProcess | null = null; private connection: MessageConnection | null = null; private socket: Socket | null = null; private actualPort: number | null = null; private actualHost: string = "localhost"; private state: ConnectionState = "disconnected"; private sessions: Map = new Map(); private stderrBuffer: string = ""; // Captures CLI stderr for error messages private options: Required< Omit > & { cliUrl?: string; githubToken?: string; useLoggedInUser?: boolean; }; private isExternalServer: boolean = false; private forceStopping: boolean = false; private modelsCache: ModelInfo[] | null = null; private modelsCacheLock: Promise = Promise.resolve(); private sessionLifecycleHandlers: Set = new Set(); private typedLifecycleHandlers: Map< SessionLifecycleEventType, Set<(event: SessionLifecycleEvent) => void> > = new Map(); private _rpc: ReturnType | null = null; private processExitPromise: Promise | null = null; // Rejects when CLI process exits /** * Typed server-scoped RPC methods. * @throws Error if the client is not connected */ get rpc(): ReturnType { if (!this.connection) { throw new Error("Client is not connected. Call start() first."); } if (!this._rpc) { this._rpc = createServerRpc(this.connection); } return this._rpc; } /** * Creates a new CopilotClient instance. * * @param options - Configuration options for the client * @throws Error if mutually exclusive options are provided (e.g., cliUrl with useStdio or cliPath) * * @example * ```typescript * // Default options - spawns CLI server using stdio * const client = new CopilotClient(); * * // Connect to an existing server * const client = new CopilotClient({ cliUrl: "localhost:3000" }); * * // Custom CLI path with specific log level * const client = new CopilotClient({ * cliPath: "/usr/local/bin/copilot", * logLevel: "debug" * }); * ``` */ constructor(options: CopilotClientOptions = {}) { // Validate mutually exclusive options if (options.cliUrl && (options.useStdio === true || options.cliPath)) { throw new Error("cliUrl is mutually exclusive with useStdio and cliPath"); } // Validate auth options with external server if (options.cliUrl && (options.githubToken || options.useLoggedInUser !== undefined)) { throw new Error( "githubToken and useLoggedInUser cannot be used with cliUrl (external server manages its own auth)" ); } // Parse cliUrl if provided if (options.cliUrl) { const { host, port } = this.parseCliUrl(options.cliUrl); this.actualHost = host; this.actualPort = port; this.isExternalServer = true; } this.options = { cliPath: options.cliPath || getBundledCliPath(), cliArgs: options.cliArgs ?? [], cwd: options.cwd ?? process.cwd(), port: options.port || 0, useStdio: options.cliUrl ? false : (options.useStdio ?? true), // Default to stdio unless cliUrl is provided cliUrl: options.cliUrl, logLevel: options.logLevel || "debug", autoStart: options.autoStart ?? true, autoRestart: options.autoRestart ?? true, env: options.env ?? process.env, githubToken: options.githubToken, // Default useLoggedInUser to false when githubToken is provided, otherwise true useLoggedInUser: options.useLoggedInUser ?? (options.githubToken ? false : true), }; } /** * Parse CLI URL into host and port * Supports formats: "host:port", "http://host:port", "https://host:port", or just "port" */ private parseCliUrl(url: string): { host: string; port: number } { // Remove protocol if present let cleanUrl = url.replace(/^https?:\/\//, ""); // Check if it's just a port number if (/^\d+$/.test(cleanUrl)) { return { host: "localhost", port: parseInt(cleanUrl, 10) }; } // Parse host:port format const parts = cleanUrl.split(":"); if (parts.length !== 2) { throw new Error( `Invalid cliUrl format: ${url}. Expected "host:port", "http://host:port", or "port"` ); } const host = parts[0] || "localhost"; const port = parseInt(parts[1], 10); if (isNaN(port) || port <= 0 || port > 65535) { throw new Error(`Invalid port in cliUrl: ${url}`); } return { host, port }; } /** * Starts the CLI server and establishes a connection. * * If connecting to an external server (via cliUrl), only establishes the connection. * Otherwise, spawns the CLI server process and then connects. * * This method is called automatically when creating a session if `autoStart` is true (default). * * @returns A promise that resolves when the connection is established * @throws Error if the server fails to start or the connection fails * * @example * ```typescript * const client = new CopilotClient({ autoStart: false }); * await client.start(); * // Now ready to create sessions * ``` */ async start(): Promise { if (this.state === "connected") { return; } this.state = "connecting"; try { // Only start CLI server process if not connecting to external server if (!this.isExternalServer) { await this.startCLIServer(); } // Connect to the server await this.connectToServer(); // Verify protocol version compatibility await this.verifyProtocolVersion(); this.state = "connected"; } catch (error) { this.state = "error"; throw error; } } /** * Stops the CLI server and closes all active sessions. * * This method performs graceful cleanup: * 1. Destroys all active sessions with retry logic * 2. Closes the JSON-RPC connection * 3. Terminates the CLI server process (if spawned by this client) * * @returns A promise that resolves with an array of errors encountered during cleanup. * An empty array indicates all cleanup succeeded. * * @example * ```typescript * const errors = await client.stop(); * if (errors.length > 0) { * console.error("Cleanup errors:", errors); * } * ``` */ async stop(): Promise { const errors: Error[] = []; // Destroy all active sessions with retry logic for (const session of this.sessions.values()) { const sessionId = session.sessionId; let lastError: Error | null = null; // Try up to 3 times with exponential backoff for (let attempt = 1; attempt <= 3; attempt++) { try { await session.destroy(); lastError = null; break; // Success } catch (error) { lastError = error instanceof Error ? error : new Error(String(error)); if (attempt < 3) { // Exponential backoff: 100ms, 200ms const delay = 100 * Math.pow(2, attempt - 1); await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, delay)); } } } if (lastError) { errors.push( new Error( `Failed to destroy session ${sessionId} after 3 attempts: ${lastError.message}` ) ); } } this.sessions.clear(); // Close connection if (this.connection) { try { this.connection.dispose(); } catch (error) { errors.push( new Error( `Failed to dispose connection: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}` ) ); } this.connection = null; this._rpc = null; } // Clear models cache this.modelsCache = null; if (this.socket) { try { this.socket.end(); } catch (error) { errors.push( new Error( `Failed to close socket: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}` ) ); } this.socket = null; } // Kill CLI process (only if we spawned it) if (this.cliProcess && !this.isExternalServer) { try { this.cliProcess.kill(); } catch (error) { errors.push( new Error( `Failed to kill CLI process: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}` ) ); } this.cliProcess = null; } this.state = "disconnected"; this.actualPort = null; this.stderrBuffer = ""; this.processExitPromise = null; return errors; } /** * Forcefully stops the CLI server without graceful cleanup. * * Use this when {@link stop} fails or takes too long. This method: * - Clears all sessions immediately without destroying them * - Force closes the connection * - Sends SIGKILL to the CLI process (if spawned by this client) * * @returns A promise that resolves when the force stop is complete * * @example * ```typescript * // If normal stop hangs, force stop * const stopPromise = client.stop(); * const timeout = new Promise((_, reject) => * setTimeout(() => reject(new Error("Timeout")), 5000) * ); * * try { * await Promise.race([stopPromise, timeout]); * } catch { * await client.forceStop(); * } * ``` */ async forceStop(): Promise { this.forceStopping = true; // Clear sessions immediately without trying to destroy them this.sessions.clear(); // Force close connection if (this.connection) { try { this.connection.dispose(); } catch { // Ignore errors during force stop } this.connection = null; this._rpc = null; } // Clear models cache this.modelsCache = null; if (this.socket) { try { this.socket.destroy(); // destroy() is more forceful than end() } catch { // Ignore errors } this.socket = null; } // Force kill CLI process (only if we spawned it) if (this.cliProcess && !this.isExternalServer) { try { this.cliProcess.kill("SIGKILL"); } catch { // Ignore errors } this.cliProcess = null; } this.state = "disconnected"; this.actualPort = null; this.stderrBuffer = ""; this.processExitPromise = null; } /** * Creates a new conversation session with the Copilot CLI. * * Sessions maintain conversation state, handle events, and manage tool execution. * If the client is not connected and `autoStart` is enabled, this will automatically * start the connection. * * @param config - Optional configuration for the session * @returns A promise that resolves with the created session * @throws Error if the client is not connected and autoStart is disabled * * @example * ```typescript * // Basic session * const session = await client.createSession({ onPermissionRequest: approveAll }); * * // Session with model and tools * const session = await client.createSession({ * onPermissionRequest: approveAll, * model: "gpt-4", * tools: [{ * name: "get_weather", * description: "Get weather for a location", * parameters: { type: "object", properties: { location: { type: "string" } } }, * handler: async (args) => ({ temperature: 72 }) * }] * }); * ``` */ async createSession(config: SessionConfig): Promise { if (!config?.onPermissionRequest) { throw new Error( "An onPermissionRequest handler is required when creating a session. For example, to allow all permissions, use { onPermissionRequest: approveAll }." ); } if (!this.connection) { if (this.options.autoStart) { await this.start(); } else { throw new Error("Client not connected. Call start() first."); } } const response = await this.connection!.sendRequest("session.create", { model: config.model, sessionId: config.sessionId, clientName: config.clientName, reasoningEffort: config.reasoningEffort, tools: config.tools?.map((tool) => ({ name: tool.name, description: tool.description, parameters: toJsonSchema(tool.parameters), })), systemMessage: config.systemMessage, availableTools: config.availableTools, excludedTools: config.excludedTools, provider: config.provider, requestPermission: true, requestUserInput: !!config.onUserInputRequest, hooks: !!(config.hooks && Object.values(config.hooks).some(Boolean)), workingDirectory: config.workingDirectory, streaming: config.streaming, mcpServers: config.mcpServers, envValueMode: "direct", customAgents: config.customAgents, configDir: config.configDir, skillDirectories: config.skillDirectories, disabledSkills: config.disabledSkills, infiniteSessions: config.infiniteSessions, }); const { sessionId, workspacePath } = response as { sessionId: string; workspacePath?: string; }; const session = new CopilotSession(sessionId, this.connection!, workspacePath); session.registerTools(config.tools); session.registerPermissionHandler(config.onPermissionRequest); if (config.onUserInputRequest) { session.registerUserInputHandler(config.onUserInputRequest); } if (config.hooks) { session.registerHooks(config.hooks); } this.sessions.set(sessionId, session); return session; } /** * Resumes an existing conversation session by its ID. * * This allows you to continue a previous conversation, maintaining all * conversation history. The session must have been previously created * and not deleted. * * @param sessionId - The ID of the session to resume * @param config - Optional configuration for the resumed session * @returns A promise that resolves with the resumed session * @throws Error if the session does not exist or the client is not connected * * @example * ```typescript * // Resume a previous session * const session = await client.resumeSession("session-123", { onPermissionRequest: approveAll }); * * // Resume with new tools * const session = await client.resumeSession("session-123", { * onPermissionRequest: approveAll, * tools: [myNewTool] * }); * ``` */ async resumeSession(sessionId: string, config: ResumeSessionConfig): Promise { if (!config?.onPermissionRequest) { throw new Error( "An onPermissionRequest handler is required when resuming a session. For example, to allow all permissions, use { onPermissionRequest: approveAll }." ); } if (!this.connection) { if (this.options.autoStart) { await this.start(); } else { throw new Error("Client not connected. Call start() first."); } } const response = await this.connection!.sendRequest("session.resume", { sessionId, clientName: config.clientName, model: config.model, reasoningEffort: config.reasoningEffort, systemMessage: config.systemMessage, availableTools: config.availableTools, excludedTools: config.excludedTools, tools: config.tools?.map((tool) => ({ name: tool.name, description: tool.description, parameters: toJsonSchema(tool.parameters), })), provider: config.provider, requestPermission: true, requestUserInput: !!config.onUserInputRequest, hooks: !!(config.hooks && Object.values(config.hooks).some(Boolean)), workingDirectory: config.workingDirectory, configDir: config.configDir, streaming: config.streaming, mcpServers: config.mcpServers, envValueMode: "direct", customAgents: config.customAgents, skillDirectories: config.skillDirectories, disabledSkills: config.disabledSkills, infiniteSessions: config.infiniteSessions, disableResume: config.disableResume, }); const { sessionId: resumedSessionId, workspacePath } = response as { sessionId: string; workspacePath?: string; }; const session = new CopilotSession(resumedSessionId, this.connection!, workspacePath); session.registerTools(config.tools); session.registerPermissionHandler(config.onPermissionRequest); if (config.onUserInputRequest) { session.registerUserInputHandler(config.onUserInputRequest); } if (config.hooks) { session.registerHooks(config.hooks); } this.sessions.set(resumedSessionId, session); return session; } /** * Gets the current connection state of the client. * * @returns The current connection state: "disconnected", "connecting", "connected", or "error" * * @example * ```typescript * if (client.getState() === "connected") { * const session = await client.createSession({ onPermissionRequest: approveAll }); * } * ``` */ getState(): ConnectionState { return this.state; } /** * Sends a ping request to the server to verify connectivity. * * @param message - Optional message to include in the ping * @returns A promise that resolves with the ping response containing the message and timestamp * @throws Error if the client is not connected * * @example * ```typescript * const response = await client.ping("health check"); * console.log(`Server responded at ${new Date(response.timestamp)}`); * ``` */ async ping( message?: string ): Promise<{ message: string; timestamp: number; protocolVersion?: number }> { if (!this.connection) { throw new Error("Client not connected"); } const result = await this.connection.sendRequest("ping", { message }); return result as { message: string; timestamp: number; protocolVersion?: number; }; } /** * Get CLI status including version and protocol information */ async getStatus(): Promise { if (!this.connection) { throw new Error("Client not connected"); } const result = await this.connection.sendRequest("status.get", {}); return result as GetStatusResponse; } /** * Get current authentication status */ async getAuthStatus(): Promise { if (!this.connection) { throw new Error("Client not connected"); } const result = await this.connection.sendRequest("auth.getStatus", {}); return result as GetAuthStatusResponse; } /** * List available models with their metadata. * * Results are cached after the first successful call to avoid rate limiting. * The cache is cleared when the client disconnects. * * @throws Error if not authenticated */ async listModels(): Promise { if (!this.connection) { throw new Error("Client not connected"); } // Use promise-based locking to prevent race condition with concurrent calls await this.modelsCacheLock; let resolveLock: () => void; this.modelsCacheLock = new Promise((resolve) => { resolveLock = resolve; }); try { // Check cache (already inside lock) if (this.modelsCache !== null) { return [...this.modelsCache]; // Return a copy to prevent cache mutation } // Cache miss - fetch from backend while holding lock const result = await this.connection.sendRequest("models.list", {}); const response = result as { models: ModelInfo[] }; const models = response.models; // Update cache before releasing lock this.modelsCache = models; return [...models]; // Return a copy to prevent cache mutation } finally { resolveLock!(); } } /** * Verify that the server's protocol version matches the SDK's expected version */ private async verifyProtocolVersion(): Promise { const expectedVersion = getSdkProtocolVersion(); // Race ping against process exit to detect early CLI failures let pingResult: Awaited>; if (this.processExitPromise) { pingResult = await Promise.race([this.ping(), this.processExitPromise]); } else { pingResult = await this.ping(); } const serverVersion = pingResult.protocolVersion; if (serverVersion === undefined) { throw new Error( `SDK protocol version mismatch: SDK expects version ${expectedVersion}, but server does not report a protocol version. ` + `Please update your server to ensure compatibility.` ); } if (serverVersion !== expectedVersion) { throw new Error( `SDK protocol version mismatch: SDK expects version ${expectedVersion}, but server reports version ${serverVersion}. ` + `Please update your SDK or server to ensure compatibility.` ); } } /** * Gets the ID of the most recently updated session. * * This is useful for resuming the last conversation when the session ID * was not stored. * * @returns A promise that resolves with the session ID, or undefined if no sessions exist * @throws Error if the client is not connected * * @example * ```typescript * const lastId = await client.getLastSessionId(); * if (lastId) { * const session = await client.resumeSession(lastId, { onPermissionRequest: approveAll }); * } * ``` */ async getLastSessionId(): Promise { if (!this.connection) { throw new Error("Client not connected"); } const response = await this.connection.sendRequest("session.getLastId", {}); return (response as { sessionId?: string }).sessionId; } /** * Deletes a session and its data from disk. * * This permanently removes the session and all its conversation history. * The session cannot be resumed after deletion. * * @param sessionId - The ID of the session to delete * @returns A promise that resolves when the session is deleted * @throws Error if the session does not exist or deletion fails * * @example * ```typescript * await client.deleteSession("session-123"); * ``` */ async deleteSession(sessionId: string): Promise { if (!this.connection) { throw new Error("Client not connected"); } const response = await this.connection.sendRequest("session.delete", { sessionId, }); const { success, error } = response as { success: boolean; error?: string }; if (!success) { throw new Error(`Failed to delete session ${sessionId}: ${error || "Unknown error"}`); } // Remove from local sessions map if present this.sessions.delete(sessionId); } /** * List all available sessions. * * @param filter - Optional filter to limit returned sessions by context fields * * @example * // List all sessions * const sessions = await client.listSessions(); * * @example * // List sessions for a specific repository * const sessions = await client.listSessions({ repository: "owner/repo" }); */ async listSessions(filter?: SessionListFilter): Promise { if (!this.connection) { throw new Error("Client not connected"); } const response = await this.connection.sendRequest("session.list", { filter }); const { sessions } = response as { sessions: Array<{ sessionId: string; startTime: string; modifiedTime: string; summary?: string; isRemote: boolean; context?: SessionContext; }>; }; return sessions.map((s) => ({ sessionId: s.sessionId, startTime: new Date(s.startTime), modifiedTime: new Date(s.modifiedTime), summary: s.summary, isRemote: s.isRemote, context: s.context, })); } /** * Gets the foreground session ID in TUI+server mode. * * This returns the ID of the session currently displayed in the TUI. * Only available when connecting to a server running in TUI+server mode (--ui-server). * * @returns A promise that resolves with the foreground session ID, or undefined if none * @throws Error if the client is not connected * * @example * ```typescript * const sessionId = await client.getForegroundSessionId(); * if (sessionId) { * console.log(`TUI is displaying session: ${sessionId}`); * } * ``` */ async getForegroundSessionId(): Promise { if (!this.connection) { throw new Error("Client not connected"); } const response = await this.connection.sendRequest("session.getForeground", {}); return (response as ForegroundSessionInfo).sessionId; } /** * Sets the foreground session in TUI+server mode. * * This requests the TUI to switch to displaying the specified session. * Only available when connecting to a server running in TUI+server mode (--ui-server). * * @param sessionId - The ID of the session to display in the TUI * @returns A promise that resolves when the session is switched * @throws Error if the client is not connected or if the operation fails * * @example * ```typescript * // Switch the TUI to display a specific session * await client.setForegroundSessionId("session-123"); * ``` */ async setForegroundSessionId(sessionId: string): Promise { if (!this.connection) { throw new Error("Client not connected"); } const response = await this.connection.sendRequest("session.setForeground", { sessionId }); const result = response as { success: boolean; error?: string }; if (!result.success) { throw new Error(result.error || "Failed to set foreground session"); } } /** * Subscribes to a specific session lifecycle event type. * * Lifecycle events are emitted when sessions are created, deleted, updated, * or change foreground/background state (in TUI+server mode). * * @param eventType - The specific event type to listen for * @param handler - A callback function that receives events of the specified type * @returns A function that, when called, unsubscribes the handler * * @example * ```typescript * // Listen for when a session becomes foreground in TUI * const unsubscribe = client.on("session.foreground", (event) => { * console.log(`Session ${event.sessionId} is now displayed in TUI`); * }); * * // Later, to stop receiving events: * unsubscribe(); * ``` */ on( eventType: K, handler: TypedSessionLifecycleHandler ): () => void; /** * Subscribes to all session lifecycle events. * * @param handler - A callback function that receives all lifecycle events * @returns A function that, when called, unsubscribes the handler * * @example * ```typescript * const unsubscribe = client.on((event) => { * switch (event.type) { * case "session.foreground": * console.log(`Session ${event.sessionId} is now in foreground`); * break; * case "session.created": * console.log(`New session created: ${event.sessionId}`); * break; * } * }); * * // Later, to stop receiving events: * unsubscribe(); * ``` */ on(handler: SessionLifecycleHandler): () => void; on( eventTypeOrHandler: K | SessionLifecycleHandler, handler?: TypedSessionLifecycleHandler ): () => void { // Overload 1: on(eventType, handler) - typed event subscription if (typeof eventTypeOrHandler === "string" && handler) { const eventType = eventTypeOrHandler; if (!this.typedLifecycleHandlers.has(eventType)) { this.typedLifecycleHandlers.set(eventType, new Set()); } const storedHandler = handler as (event: SessionLifecycleEvent) => void; this.typedLifecycleHandlers.get(eventType)!.add(storedHandler); return () => { const handlers = this.typedLifecycleHandlers.get(eventType); if (handlers) { handlers.delete(storedHandler); } }; } // Overload 2: on(handler) - wildcard subscription const wildcardHandler = eventTypeOrHandler as SessionLifecycleHandler; this.sessionLifecycleHandlers.add(wildcardHandler); return () => { this.sessionLifecycleHandlers.delete(wildcardHandler); }; } /** * Start the CLI server process */ private async startCLIServer(): Promise { return new Promise((resolve, reject) => { // Clear stderr buffer for fresh capture this.stderrBuffer = ""; const args = [ ...this.options.cliArgs, "--headless", "--no-auto-update", "--log-level", this.options.logLevel, ]; // Choose transport mode if (this.options.useStdio) { args.push("--stdio"); } else if (this.options.port > 0) { args.push("--port", this.options.port.toString()); } // Add auth-related flags if (this.options.githubToken) { args.push("--auth-token-env", "COPILOT_SDK_AUTH_TOKEN"); } if (!this.options.useLoggedInUser) { args.push("--no-auto-login"); } // Suppress debug/trace output that might pollute stdout const envWithoutNodeDebug = { ...this.options.env }; delete envWithoutNodeDebug.NODE_DEBUG; // Set auth token in environment if provided if (this.options.githubToken) { envWithoutNodeDebug.COPILOT_SDK_AUTH_TOKEN = this.options.githubToken; } // Verify CLI exists before attempting to spawn if (!existsSync(this.options.cliPath)) { throw new Error( `Copilot CLI not found at ${this.options.cliPath}. Ensure @github/copilot is installed.` ); } const stdioConfig: ["pipe", "pipe", "pipe"] | ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"] = this.options .useStdio ? ["pipe", "pipe", "pipe"] : ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"]; // For .js files, spawn node explicitly; for executables, spawn directly const isJsFile = this.options.cliPath.endsWith(".js"); if (isJsFile) { this.cliProcess = spawn(getNodeExecPath(), [this.options.cliPath, ...args], { stdio: stdioConfig, cwd: this.options.cwd, env: envWithoutNodeDebug, windowsHide: true, }); } else { this.cliProcess = spawn(this.options.cliPath, args, { stdio: stdioConfig, cwd: this.options.cwd, env: envWithoutNodeDebug, windowsHide: true, }); } let stdout = ""; let resolved = false; // For stdio mode, we're ready immediately after spawn if (this.options.useStdio) { resolved = true; resolve(); } else { // For TCP mode, wait for port announcement this.cliProcess.stdout?.on("data", (data: Buffer) => { stdout += data.toString(); const match = stdout.match(/listening on port (\d+)/i); if (match && !resolved) { this.actualPort = parseInt(match[1], 10); resolved = true; resolve(); } }); } this.cliProcess.stderr?.on("data", (data: Buffer) => { // Capture stderr for error messages this.stderrBuffer += data.toString(); // Forward CLI stderr to parent's stderr so debug logs are visible const lines = data.toString().split("\n"); for (const line of lines) { if (line.trim()) { process.stderr.write(`[CLI subprocess] ${line}\n`); } } }); this.cliProcess.on("error", (error) => { if (!resolved) { resolved = true; const stderrOutput = this.stderrBuffer.trim(); if (stderrOutput) { reject( new Error( `Failed to start CLI server: ${error.message}\nstderr: ${stderrOutput}` ) ); } else { reject(new Error(`Failed to start CLI server: ${error.message}`)); } } }); // Set up a promise that rejects when the process exits (used to race against RPC calls) this.processExitPromise = new Promise((_, rejectProcessExit) => { this.cliProcess!.on("exit", (code) => { // Give a small delay for stderr to be fully captured setTimeout(() => { const stderrOutput = this.stderrBuffer.trim(); if (stderrOutput) { rejectProcessExit( new Error( `CLI server exited with code ${code}\nstderr: ${stderrOutput}` ) ); } else { rejectProcessExit( new Error(`CLI server exited unexpectedly with code ${code}`) ); } }, 50); }); }); // Prevent unhandled rejection when process exits normally (we only use this in Promise.race) this.processExitPromise.catch(() => {}); this.cliProcess.on("exit", (code) => { if (!resolved) { resolved = true; const stderrOutput = this.stderrBuffer.trim(); if (stderrOutput) { reject( new Error( `CLI server exited with code ${code}\nstderr: ${stderrOutput}` ) ); } else { reject(new Error(`CLI server exited with code ${code}`)); } } else if (this.options.autoRestart && this.state === "connected") { void this.reconnect(); } }); // Timeout after 10 seconds setTimeout(() => { if (!resolved) { resolved = true; reject(new Error("Timeout waiting for CLI server to start")); } }, 10000); }); } /** * Connect to the CLI server (via socket or stdio) */ private async connectToServer(): Promise { if (this.options.useStdio) { return this.connectViaStdio(); } else { return this.connectViaTcp(); } } /** * Connect via stdio pipes */ private async connectViaStdio(): Promise { if (!this.cliProcess) { throw new Error("CLI process not started"); } // Add error handler to stdin to prevent unhandled rejections during forceStop this.cliProcess.stdin?.on("error", (err) => { if (!this.forceStopping) { throw err; } }); // Create JSON-RPC connection over stdin/stdout this.connection = createMessageConnection( new StreamMessageReader(this.cliProcess.stdout!), new StreamMessageWriter(this.cliProcess.stdin!) ); this.attachConnectionHandlers(); this.connection.listen(); } /** * Connect to the CLI server via TCP socket */ private async connectViaTcp(): Promise { if (!this.actualPort) { throw new Error("Server port not available"); } return new Promise((resolve, reject) => { this.socket = new Socket(); this.socket.connect(this.actualPort!, this.actualHost, () => { // Create JSON-RPC connection this.connection = createMessageConnection( new StreamMessageReader(this.socket!), new StreamMessageWriter(this.socket!) ); this.attachConnectionHandlers(); this.connection.listen(); resolve(); }); this.socket.on("error", (error) => { reject(new Error(`Failed to connect to CLI server: ${error.message}`)); }); }); } private attachConnectionHandlers(): void { if (!this.connection) { return; } this.connection.onNotification("session.event", (notification: unknown) => { this.handleSessionEventNotification(notification); }); this.connection.onNotification("session.lifecycle", (notification: unknown) => { this.handleSessionLifecycleNotification(notification); }); this.connection.onRequest( "tool.call", async (params: ToolCallRequestPayload): Promise => await this.handleToolCallRequest(params) ); this.connection.onRequest( "permission.request", async (params: { sessionId: string; permissionRequest: unknown; }): Promise<{ result: unknown }> => await this.handlePermissionRequest(params) ); this.connection.onRequest( "userInput.request", async (params: { sessionId: string; question: string; choices?: string[]; allowFreeform?: boolean; }): Promise<{ answer: string; wasFreeform: boolean }> => await this.handleUserInputRequest(params) ); this.connection.onRequest( "hooks.invoke", async (params: { sessionId: string; hookType: string; input: unknown; }): Promise<{ output?: unknown }> => await this.handleHooksInvoke(params) ); this.connection.onClose(() => { if (this.state === "connected" && this.options.autoRestart) { void this.reconnect(); } }); this.connection.onError((_error) => { // Connection errors are handled via autoRestart if enabled }); } private handleSessionEventNotification(notification: unknown): void { if ( typeof notification !== "object" || !notification || !("sessionId" in notification) || typeof (notification as { sessionId?: unknown }).sessionId !== "string" || !("event" in notification) ) { return; } const session = this.sessions.get((notification as { sessionId: string }).sessionId); if (session) { session._dispatchEvent((notification as { event: SessionEvent }).event); } } private handleSessionLifecycleNotification(notification: unknown): void { if ( typeof notification !== "object" || !notification || !("type" in notification) || typeof (notification as { type?: unknown }).type !== "string" || !("sessionId" in notification) || typeof (notification as { sessionId?: unknown }).sessionId !== "string" ) { return; } const event = notification as SessionLifecycleEvent; // Dispatch to typed handlers for this specific event type const typedHandlers = this.typedLifecycleHandlers.get(event.type); if (typedHandlers) { for (const handler of typedHandlers) { try { handler(event); } catch { // Ignore handler errors } } } // Dispatch to wildcard handlers for (const handler of this.sessionLifecycleHandlers) { try { handler(event); } catch { // Ignore handler errors } } } private async handleToolCallRequest( params: ToolCallRequestPayload ): Promise { if ( !params || typeof params.sessionId !== "string" || typeof params.toolCallId !== "string" || typeof params.toolName !== "string" ) { throw new Error("Invalid tool call payload"); } const session = this.sessions.get(params.sessionId); if (!session) { throw new Error(`Unknown session ${params.sessionId}`); } const handler = session.getToolHandler(params.toolName); if (!handler) { return { result: this.buildUnsupportedToolResult(params.toolName) }; } return await this.executeToolCall(handler, params); } private async executeToolCall( handler: ToolHandler, request: ToolCallRequestPayload ): Promise { try { const invocation = { sessionId: request.sessionId, toolCallId: request.toolCallId, toolName: request.toolName, arguments: request.arguments, }; const result = await handler(request.arguments, invocation); return { result: this.normalizeToolResult(result) }; } catch (error) { const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error); return { result: { // Don't expose detailed error information to the LLM for security reasons textResultForLlm: "Invoking this tool produced an error. Detailed information is not available.", resultType: "failure", error: message, toolTelemetry: {}, }, }; } } private async handlePermissionRequest(params: { sessionId: string; permissionRequest: unknown; }): Promise<{ result: unknown }> { if (!params || typeof params.sessionId !== "string" || !params.permissionRequest) { throw new Error("Invalid permission request payload"); } const session = this.sessions.get(params.sessionId); if (!session) { throw new Error(`Session not found: ${params.sessionId}`); } try { const result = await session._handlePermissionRequest(params.permissionRequest); return { result }; } catch (_error) { // If permission handler fails, deny the permission return { result: { kind: "denied-no-approval-rule-and-could-not-request-from-user", }, }; } } private async handleUserInputRequest(params: { sessionId: string; question: string; choices?: string[]; allowFreeform?: boolean; }): Promise<{ answer: string; wasFreeform: boolean }> { if ( !params || typeof params.sessionId !== "string" || typeof params.question !== "string" ) { throw new Error("Invalid user input request payload"); } const session = this.sessions.get(params.sessionId); if (!session) { throw new Error(`Session not found: ${params.sessionId}`); } const result = await session._handleUserInputRequest({ question: params.question, choices: params.choices, allowFreeform: params.allowFreeform, }); return result; } private async handleHooksInvoke(params: { sessionId: string; hookType: string; input: unknown; }): Promise<{ output?: unknown }> { if ( !params || typeof params.sessionId !== "string" || typeof params.hookType !== "string" ) { throw new Error("Invalid hooks invoke payload"); } const session = this.sessions.get(params.sessionId); if (!session) { throw new Error(`Session not found: ${params.sessionId}`); } const output = await session._handleHooksInvoke(params.hookType, params.input); return { output }; } private normalizeToolResult(result: unknown): ToolResultObject { if (result === undefined || result === null) { return { textResultForLlm: "Tool returned no result", resultType: "failure", error: "tool returned no result", toolTelemetry: {}, }; } // ToolResultObject passes through directly (duck-type check) if (this.isToolResultObject(result)) { return result; } // Everything else gets wrapped as a successful ToolResultObject const textResult = typeof result === "string" ? result : JSON.stringify(result); return { textResultForLlm: textResult, resultType: "success", toolTelemetry: {}, }; } private isToolResultObject(value: unknown): value is ToolResultObject { return ( typeof value === "object" && value !== null && "textResultForLlm" in value && typeof (value as ToolResultObject).textResultForLlm === "string" && "resultType" in value ); } private buildUnsupportedToolResult(toolName: string): ToolResult { return { textResultForLlm: `Tool '${toolName}' is not supported by this client instance.`, resultType: "failure", error: `tool '${toolName}' not supported`, toolTelemetry: {}, }; } /** * Attempt to reconnect to the server */ private async reconnect(): Promise { this.state = "disconnected"; try { await this.stop(); await this.start(); } catch (_error) { // Reconnection failed } } }