- Enhanced formatting in triggers.js for better readability, including consistent line breaks and indentation.
- Updated utility functions in utils.js for improved clarity and organization, ensuring consistent formatting and spacing.
- Refactored VNC button creation in vnc.js to enhance readability with better structured code.
- Modified SQL migration script to improve readability by aligning SQL statements and enhancing the structure of the INSERT statement.
- Introduced a new VNC viewer panel in the frontend, allowing users to connect to VNC sessions.
- Implemented VNC connection handling with optional SSH tunneling in the backend.
- Added a new SSH key manager for managing SSH keys within the terminal.
- Created a trigger rules engine to monitor terminal output and trigger actions based on defined patterns.
- Added CSS styles for the VNC viewer and its components.
- Updated database schema to support VNC protocol in profiles.
- Implemented WebSocket proxy for VNC connections to facilitate communication between the frontend and backend.
- Updated formatting and indentation in snippets.js for better code clarity.
- Enhanced error handling and notifications in sendToActiveSession method.
- Improved variable resolution logic for command snippets.
- Added new methods for managing session state in state.js.
- Introduced new split pane functionality in terminal.js for better user experience.
- Enhanced modal handling and user notifications across various components.
- Added a latency indicator to the status bar, displaying round-trip time for SSH sessions.
- Implemented functionality to select specific sessions for broadcasting input, allowing users to manage broadcast targets.
- Enhanced SFTP functionality with bookmark management, enabling users to bookmark directories and navigate to them easily.
- Introduced a modal for user-defined snippet variables, allowing dynamic command execution with placeholders.
- Added port forwarding management for SSH sessions, including the ability to start and stop port forwards.
- Improved terminal output export functionality, allowing users to download or copy terminal output to clipboard.
- Updated CSS styles for buttons, form controls, badges, and notifications to use consistent indentation and formatting.
- Enhanced JavaScript code in sftp.js for better readability by breaking long lines and ensuring consistent formatting.
- Implemented context menu styles in components.css.
- Added SFTP transfer progress queue and related styles in sftp.css.
- Enhanced app.js to handle SFTP transfer progress events.
- Updated sftp.js to manage transfer progress and render the transfer queue.
- Modified terminal.js to include context menu shortcuts.
- Adjusted manager.go to emit SFTP transfer progress events with direction.
- Updated sshclient.go to modify terminal modes for better performance.
- Updated formatting for better readability, including consistent use of line breaks and indentation.
- Enhanced the clarity of event listener functions in profiles.js.
- Refactored tab management logic in tabs.js for improved maintainability.
- Ensured consistent use of single quotes and double quotes across the files.
- Added aria-label and type attributes to the edit button in the sidebar.
- Implemented a mechanism to prevent multiple edit triggers using requestAnimationFrame.
- Updated mousedown event handling to allow real controls while preventing text selection in WKWebView.
feat: add reconnectSession method to TabManager
- Introduced reconnectSession method to facilitate session reconnections by ID.
feat: implement disconnected overlay in terminal
- Added setDisconnectedOverlay method to show/hide a disconnected overlay for terminal sessions.
- Created _ensureDisconnectOverlay method to manage the overlay's existence and content.
feat: extend Service API with file-related functions
- Added FileExists and FileIsPrivateKey functions to check file existence and identify private keys.
- Introduced ListSSHKeys function to retrieve SSH private key paths from the user's .ssh directory.
- Implemented SFTPStat and SFTPUploadData functions for enhanced SFTP operations.
refactor: clean up code formatting and improve readability
- Adjusted code formatting for better readability across various files, including consistent use of line breaks and indentation.
- Implemented drag-and-drop support for file uploads in the terminal.
- Added a modal for users to choose between uploading files or pasting contents.
- Enhanced SFTP browser with a directory picker for selecting upload destinations.
- Introduced methods for handling file uploads and reading file contents from the local system.
- Added a new API endpoint for uploading raw file data to the server.
- Implemented session management improvements to retrieve the current working directory for SSH sessions.
- Updated documentation to include an overview and quick start guide for Nexus Terminal.
Allow SSH connections to be routed through SOCKS5 or HTTP CONNECT proxies.
Backend:
- Add ProxyType, ProxyHost, ProxyPort, ProxyUsername, ProxyPassword to SSHConfig
- dialTarget() dispatches to direct TCP, SOCKS5, or HTTP CONNECT based on config
- SOCKS5: uses golang.org/x/net/proxy with optional username/password auth
- HTTP CONNECT: sends CONNECT request with optional Basic auth, validates 200 OK
- Proxy dialling replaces ssh.Dial for non-jump-host connections; the resulting
net.Conn is passed to ssh.NewClientConn for the SSH handshake
Frontend:
- Add Proxy section to SSH profile editor (collapsed by default)
- Proxy type selector: None / SOCKS5 / HTTP CONNECT
- Host, port, username, password fields
- Collect proxy values on save
Automatically generate and submit TOTP codes during SSH keyboard-interactive
authentication when a secret is configured for the profile.
Backend:
- Add TOTPSecret field to SSHConfig model
- Detect TOTP/2FA prompts in keyboard-interactive handler using keyword
matching (verification code, otp, authenticator, 2fa, etc.)
- Generate 6-digit TOTP codes using pquerna/otp library
- Retrieve TOTP secret from vault during connection (keychain or file vault)
- API: SetTOTPSecret, GetTOTPCode, HasTOTPSecret, DeleteTOTPSecret
Frontend:
- Add TOTP/2FA section to SSH profile editor (collapsed by default)
- Password-masked secret input with show/hide toggle
- Save button: encrypts and stores in vault
- Test button: generates a live 6-digit code (shown for 5 seconds)
- Delete button: removes stored secret
- Auto-detect whether secret is already saved (placeholder indicator)
- CSS for TOTP input row, danger button style
Implement expect-style auto-login scripts for SSH and Telnet connections.
Each script is an ordered list of 'wait' (match text in output) and 'send'
(write text + newline) steps that execute sequentially after connection.
Backend:
- Add LoginScriptStep model (type, value, timeout) to models.go
- Add loginScripts field to SSHConfig and TelnetConfig
- Add loginBuf/loginDone on Session struct for output buffering
- Hook onData callbacks to feed login buffer during script execution
- executeLoginScripts() runs steps in a goroutine after connect
- waitForOutput() polls session buffer with configurable timeout
Frontend:
- Add _renderLoginScriptSection() to profile editor
- Interactive step list: add/remove/reorder wait and send steps
- Type selector, value input, timeout for wait steps
- Collect loginScripts as JSON from hidden field
- CSS for login script rows, actions, add buttons
Replaces the simple host:port text prompt with a proper dialog featuring:
- Protocol selector (SSH, Telnet, RAW TCP)
- Host input field
- Port field (auto-updates default when protocol changes)
- Username field (shown only for SSH)
- Enter key submits, Escape cancels
- Uses ConnectQuick API for unsaved ad-hoc connections
Full command snippet library for saving and sending reusable commands:
Backend:
- SQLite migration 003 creates snippets table
- Snippet model with name, command, description, folder, tags
- Store CRUD methods and API endpoints
Frontend:
- SnippetLibrary class with searchable list + detail/editor split view
- Create, edit, delete snippets in modal dialog
- 'Send to Session' button writes command to active terminal
- 'Send Snippet' option in terminal right-click context menu
- Ctrl+Shift+S keyboard shortcut to open library
Broadcast mode sends keystrokes from the active terminal to all other
connected sessions simultaneously. Useful for applying the same
commands across multiple servers.
- Toggle via Ctrl+Shift+B keyboard shortcut or broadcast button in tab bar
- Visual indicator: broadcast button pulses red when active
- Only sends to sessions in 'connected' state
- Notification on toggle
- State stored in app state object
Right-clicking the terminal viewport shows a context menu with:
- Copy (enabled when text is selected)
- Paste (reads from clipboard)
- Select All
- Find (opens the search bar)
- Clear Terminal
- Reset Terminal
Uses the existing context-menu CSS classes for consistency with the
tab context menu. WKWebView mousedown prevention on menu items to
avoid deselecting text before copy.
Replaces the basic find bar with a polished overlay that matches the
terminal-search CSS. Features:
- Case sensitivity toggle (Aa button)
- Regular expression toggle (.* button)
- Match status indicator (found/no matches)
- Smooth entrance/exit animation
- Clears search decorations on close
- Re-focuses existing bar if already open
Sessions configured with auto-reconnect will automatically attempt to
re-establish the connection when unexpectedly disconnected. Uses
exponential backoff (1s, 2s, 4s, 8s... up to 30s) with a configurable
maximum number of attempts (default 5).
- New SessionReconnecting state with pulsing indicator in tab bar
- SSH and Telnet profiles gain autoReconnect and maxReconnectTries fields
- RAW protocol already had autoReconnect; now uses the shared mechanism
- CancelReconnect API to abort in-progress reconnection
- Frontend shows reconnect attempt notifications
- Profile editor exposes toggle and max attempts in Advanced/Reconnection
Uses Wails runtime ClipboardGetText/ClipboardSetText for reliable
clipboard access in WKWebView. Falls back to navigator.clipboard API.
Cmd+C copies selected text (passes through as SIGINT when no selection).
Cmd+V pastes clipboard contents via xterm.js term.paste().
Removed conflicting padding from layout.css and terminal.css that
stacked to ~11px. Now a single 3px top+left padding is applied
directly on the .xterm element, keeping text visible and tidy.
Added MutationObserver in utils.js that sets autocapitalize=none,
autocorrect=off, and spellcheck=false on every input and textarea,
including dynamically created ones (profile editor, SFTP modals, etc).
Changed from flex-sibling layout (broken by absolute-positioned terminal
container) to an overlay approach: the SFTP panel is now position:absolute
on the right edge with a drop shadow, sliding over the terminal. The
resize handle is embedded inside the panel at its left edge.
- Added 📁 folder icon button on SSH tabs to toggle the SFTP file browser
- Button appears on hover/active, styled consistently with the close button
- Removed conflicting Cmd+Shift+F shortcut (clashes with macOS find)
- Added platform-specific window options (Mac, Windows, Linux)
- Added F11 fullscreen toggle and Escape to exit fullscreen
- Cleaned up SFTP panel on session close
SFTP file browser:
- Created internal/sftpclient wrapping github.com/pkg/sftp for remote file
operations (list, stat, mkdir, remove, rename, download, upload, pwd)
- Integrated SFTP into session manager with lazy client creation per session
- Added API methods for all SFTP operations with native file dialogs
- Built SFTPBrowser frontend component — right-side resizable panel with
breadcrumb navigation, sorted file listing, context actions (download,
rename, delete), upload, new folder, and custom modal dialogs
- Toggle via Cmd+Shift+F on active SSH sessions
- Auto-refits terminal when panel opens/closes/resizes
- Panel cleaned up automatically when session closes
OpenSSH config import:
- Created internal/sshconfig parser for ~/.ssh/config Host blocks
- Converts to profiles with hostname, port, user, identity file,
ProxyJump (first hop), ForwardAgent, and Compression support
- Skips wildcard-only hosts and Match blocks
- Import button added to Settings > About tab
Automatic update checking:
- Created internal/updater querying GitHub Releases API
- Simple semver comparison, 10-second timeout
- Dev builds never trigger update prompts
- Check button added to Settings > About tab
Session Recording & Playback:
- Add recording package with asciicast v2 format writer and reader
- Recorder captures terminal I/O with timestamps from SSH and Telnet sessions
- Input and output events recorded via hooks in session manager callbacks
- Recording store manages .cast files in ~/Library/Application Support/NexusTerminal/recordings
- Recording browser modal lists all saved recordings with metadata
- Full playback viewer with embedded xterm.js terminal, progress scrubber,
play/pause/restart controls, and 0.5x-10x speed adjustment
- Recording indicator (pulsing red dot) shown on active tab during capture
- Keyboard shortcut Cmd+Shift+R to toggle recording on active session
- Tests for recording, store listing, deletion, and double-close safety
Encrypted Profile Export/Import:
- Add exportimport package with AES-256-GCM encryption (Argon2id key derivation)
- File format: version byte + 32-byte salt + 12-byte nonce + ciphertext
- Same Argon2id parameters as vault (128 MiB, 3 iterations, 4 threads)
- Export modal with profile selection checkboxes and password entry
- Import modal with password entry and conflict strategy (skip/overwrite/duplicate)
- Native save/open file dialogs for .nexus files
- Tests for round-trip encryption, wrong password rejection, corrupt files
- Replaced placeholder import/export with full encrypted implementation
UI:
- Added export and recordings buttons to sidebar footer
- Recording and playback CSS with charcoal design tokens
- Wired RecordingManager and ExportImportUI into app.js
Split Pane Layout:
- Add SplitPaneManager with recursive tree-based pane splitting
- Support horizontal (Cmd+Shift+E) and vertical (Cmd+Shift+D) splits
- Draggable resize dividers with 100px minimum pane size
- Hover-visible close button to unsplit panes
- Session picker in new panes for connecting separate terminals
- Automatic xterm refit on all pane resize operations
Custom Terminal Themes:
- Add themes.js with 8 preset colour schemes: Charcoal (default),
Solarized Dark, Monokai, Nord, Dracula, One Dark, Gruvbox Dark,
Tokyo Night
- Add TerminalTheme preference to AppPreferences model
- Add colour scheme selector to Settings → Terminal tab
- Live-apply theme changes to all active terminals on save
- TerminalManager now uses themed colours instead of hardcoded values
Master Password Strength Meter:
- Add visual strength bar to vault creation dialog
- Entropy estimation based on length, character diversity, uniqueness
- Four levels: Weak (red), Fair (amber), Good (green), Strong (green)
- Animated transitions on strength changes
- Charcoal-themed CSS matching modal design
Argon2id:
- Increase memory parameter from 64 MiB to 128 MiB for stronger KDF
SSH Agent:
- Add agent.go with connectAgent(), agentAuthMethod(), requestAgentForwarding()
- Integrate agent auth into buildAuthMethods() (tried first when enabled)
- Set up agent forwarding after PTY allocation when agentForwarding is true
- Track and clean up agent socket connection on session close
- Add AgentAuth and AgentForwarding fields to SSHConfig model
- Add SSH Agent section to profile editor with toggle controls
Port Forwarding (new):
- Add PortForward model with local/remote direction, bind/dest addresses
- Implement ForwardManager in sshclient/portforward.go with full
bidirectional tunnel support for both local and remote forwarding
- Integrate ForwardManager into SSH client lifecycle (auto-start on
connect, clean shutdown on close)
- Add session manager methods: ListPortForwards, StartPortForward,
StopPortForward with event emission
- Add API surface: ListPortForwards, StartPortForward, StopPortForward
- Add validation for port-forward rules in ValidateSSHConfig
- Add port forwarding section to profile editor with direction, bind/dest
host/port, label, and enable toggle
- Add frontend event handling for forward:started/stopped/error
- Style port-forward rows with charcoal card design matching jump hosts
Jump Host UI improvements:
- Add private key path field to jump host editor rows
- Collect privateKeyPath in form value collection
- Restyle jump host rows as two-line cards with clear field grouping
New protocol type 'github' for browsing repositories via the GitHub REST API.
Creates a non-terminal panel showing repos grouped by owner/org, sorted by
last commit date (newest first), with search filtering and auto-refresh.
Backend:
- ProtocolGitHub constant and GitHubConfig/GitHubRepo model structs
- New internal/githubclient package (REST API, pagination, token validation)
- Session manager connectGitHub() with periodic refresh goroutine
- API surface: RefreshGitHubRepos() for on-demand refresh
- Token stored via existing credential infrastructure (keychain/vault)
Frontend:
- GitHub tab in profile editor with API URL and token storage fields
- New github.js viewer component (grouped repos, badges, language dots)
- github.css with charcoal-themed repo cards and org headers
- Protocol colour tokens, tab badge, sidebar indicator for GitHub
- Event wiring for session:github:repos and session:github:error
- Cleanup on tab close
Supports GitHub Enterprise via configurable API base URL.
Andy Dixon
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