dsh-better-restart

Lovstudio's in-place application restart plugin for the DeepSeek Harness web surface. The settings header gains a Restart app action that re-boots the whole application in place (reloading the current tab, not opening a new one), with a confirmation dialog that watches running conversations live.

This is a Lovstudio plugin, not a DeepSeek-AI package, distributed under the @lovstudio scope.

What it does

• Host half exposes two webServer routes:
  • POST /better-restart/status — { running, active } (how many agent loops are mid-turn).
  • POST /better-restart — triggers the launcher's in-place restart.
• Client half (settings-header button):
  • Confirmation dialog that poll: s agent activity live (1.5s). With conversations running it reports the count and gates the restart behind an explicit acknowledgement; without running conversations the restart passes straight through.
  • In-flight spinner + disabled button while restarting; the current tab reloads on reconnect.

The plugin is completely runtime and self-contained: it reaches DSH capabilities through the injected Cordis ctx only (webServer, agents, appRestart), and the client page reaches the host through plain fetch to those routes — no Remote assembly, no build-time transforms. It has no package dependencies beyond node builtins.

Install

Plugins distribute as a bundle (dsh.bundle.patch → cordis.patch.yml). Install into the web profile (the one dsh web boots):

# from git (append #<sha> to pin a commit)
dsh plugin --profile web add github:lovstudio/dsh-better-restart

# or straight from npm
dsh plugin --profile web add @lovstudio/dsh-better-restart

The client half (dsh.client) is served to the page automatically by the client module system once the plugin is composed — no rebuild of the web application is needed.

Use

1. Start the web UI: dsh web.
2. Open the settings header → Restart app.
3. Confirm; the app restarts in place and the current tab reloads.

Notes

• Requires the webServer, agents, and appRestart services, all provided by the harness launcher / @deepseek-ai/dsh-base.
• Copy lives under @lovstudio/dsh-better-restart (zh/en), auto-registered to the better-restart-ui locale namespace.

License

MIT