nativestreamer: use subprocess instead of blocking thread

Go blocking reads can't be interrupted by closing the fid from another
thread. Revert to subprocess-based streaming using ollie-9p, which can
be killed cleanly.

Native library is still used for all request/response operations.
Only streaming (chat, statewait, eventwait) uses subprocess.

gui/nativestreamer.cpp

@@ -1,17 +1,33 @@
 #include "nativestreamer.h"
-#include "lib9pclient.h"
+#include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QDebug>
 
-NativeStreamer::NativeStreamer(Lib9pClient *client, RestartPolicy policy, QObject *parent)
+QString NativeStreamer::ollie9pBin()
+{
+    return QStandardPaths::findExecutable("ollie-9p");
+}
+
+QString NativeStreamer::serverAddr()
+{
+    QString ns = qEnvironmentVariable("NAMESPACE");
+    if (ns.isEmpty()) {
+        // Plan 9 default: /tmp/ns.$USER.$DISPLAY
+        QString user = qEnvironmentVariable("USER");
+        QString display = qEnvironmentVariable("DISPLAY");
+        ns = "/tmp/ns." + user + "." + display;
+    }
+    return "unix!" + ns + "/ollie";
+}
+
+NativeStreamer::NativeStreamer(RestartPolicy policy, QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
-    , m_client(client)
     , m_policy(policy)
 {
     m_restartTimer = new QTimer(this);
     m_restartTimer->setSingleShot(true);
     m_restartTimer->setInterval(500);  // 500ms delay before restart
     connect(m_restartTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, [this]() {
-        if (!m_stopping.load() && !m_path.isEmpty()) {
+        if (!m_stopping && !m_path.isEmpty()) {
             start(m_path);
         }
     });
@@ -24,61 +40,40 @@ NativeStreamer::~NativeStreamer()
 
 void NativeStreamer::start(const QString &path)
 {
-    if (m_running.load()) {
+    if (m_process) {
         stop();
     }
 
     m_path = path;
-    m_running.store(true);
+    m_stopping = false;
-    m_stopping.store(false);
 
-    // Open the file first (on main thread, before spawning worker)
+    m_process = new QProcess(this);
-    int fid = m_client->open(path);
+    connect(m_process, &QProcess::readyReadStandardOutput, this, &NativeStreamer::onReadyRead);
-    if (fid < 0) {
+    connect(m_process, QOverload<int, QProcess::ExitStatus>::of(&QProcess::finished),
-        emit errorOccurred(m_client->lastError());
+            this, &NativeStreamer::onProcessFinished);
-        m_running.store(false);
-        scheduleRestart();
-        return;
-    }
-    m_fid.store(fid);
 
-    // Start worker thread
+    m_process->start(ollie9pBin(), {"-a", serverAddr(), "read", path});
-    m_thread = QThread::create([this]() { run(); });
-    connect(m_thread, &QThread::finished, this, &NativeStreamer::onThreadFinished);
-    m_thread->start();
 }
 
 void NativeStreamer::stop()
 {
-    m_stopping.store(true);
+    m_stopping = true;
-    m_running.store(false);
     m_restartTimer->stop();
 
-    // Close the fid to unblock any pending read
+    if (m_process) {
-    int fid = m_fid.exchange(-1);
+        disconnect(m_process, nullptr, this, nullptr);
-    if (fid >= 0) {
+        if (m_process->state() != QProcess::NotRunning) {
-        m_client->closeFid(fid);
+            m_process->kill();
-    }
+            m_process->waitForFinished(1000);
-
-    if (m_thread) {
-        // Disconnect to prevent onThreadFinished from running after we delete
-        disconnect(m_thread, &QThread::finished, this, &NativeStreamer::onThreadFinished);
-        
-        // Wait for thread to finish (it should exit after fid is closed)
-        if (!m_thread->wait(2000)) {
-            // Thread didn't exit in time, force terminate
-            qWarning() << "NativeStreamer: thread didn't exit cleanly, terminating";
-            m_thread->terminate();
-            m_thread->wait();
         }
-        delete m_thread;
+        m_process->deleteLater();
-        m_thread = nullptr;
+        m_process = nullptr;
     }
 }
 
 bool NativeStreamer::isRunning() const
 {
-    return m_running.load();
+    return m_process && m_process->state() == QProcess::Running;
 }
 
 void NativeStreamer::setGuard(std::function<bool()> guard)
@@ -86,18 +81,24 @@ void NativeStreamer::setGuard(std::function<bool()> guard)
     m_guard = guard;
 }
 
-void NativeStreamer::onThreadFinished()
+void NativeStreamer::onReadyRead()
 {
-    // Thread finished naturally (not via stop()) - clean up and maybe restart
+    if (m_process) {
-    if (m_thread) {
+        QByteArray data = m_process->readAllStandardOutput();
-        m_thread->deleteLater();
+        if (!data.isEmpty()) {
-        m_thread = nullptr;
+            emit dataReady(data);
+        }
     }
-    
+}
-    // Close any remaining fid
+
-    int fid = m_fid.exchange(-1);
+void NativeStreamer::onProcessFinished(int exitCode, QProcess::ExitStatus status)
-    if (fid >= 0) {
+{
-        m_client->closeFid(fid);
+    Q_UNUSED(exitCode)
+    Q_UNUSED(status)
+
+    if (m_process) {
+        m_process->deleteLater();
+        m_process = nullptr;
     }
 
     scheduleRestart();
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ void NativeStreamer::onThreadFinished()
 
 void NativeStreamer::scheduleRestart()
 {
-    if (m_stopping.load()) {
+    if (m_stopping) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -128,35 +129,3 @@ void NativeStreamer::scheduleRestart()
         emit finished();
     }
 }
-
-void NativeStreamer::run()
-{
-    constexpr int BUF_SIZE = 8192;
-    char buf[BUF_SIZE];
-
-    while (m_running.load()) {
-        int fid = m_fid.load();
-        if (fid < 0) break;
-
-        int n = m_client->readFid(fid, buf, BUF_SIZE);
-        if (n < 0) {
-            // Error
-            if (m_running.load()) {
-                emit errorOccurred(m_client->lastError());
-            }
-            break;
-        }
-        if (n == 0) {
-            // EOF
-            break;
-        }
-
-        // Emit data on main thread via queued connection
-        QByteArray data(buf, n);
-        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, [this, data]() {
-            emit dataReady(data);
-        }, Qt::QueuedConnection);
-    }
-
-    m_running.store(false);
-}

gui/nativestreamer.h

@@ -2,19 +2,19 @@
 #define NATIVESTREAMER_H
 
 #include <QObject>
-#include <QThread>
+#include <QProcess>
 #include <QString>
 #include <QTimer>
-#include <atomic>
 #include <functional>
 
-class Lib9pClient;
-
 /**
- * NativeStreamer - Streaming file reader using native 9P library.
+ * NativeStreamer - Streaming file reader using ollie-9p subprocess.
  *
- * Reads from a 9P file in a worker thread, emitting data as it arrives.
+ * Uses ollie-9p subprocess for streaming reads (blocking wait files like
- * Replaces QProcess-based streaming with direct library calls.
+ * chat, statewait, eventwait). The native library is used for request/response
+ * operations, but subprocess is needed for streaming because:
+ * - Blocking reads in Go can't be interrupted by closing the fid
+ * - Subprocess can be killed cleanly
  *
  * Restart policies:
  *   Oneshot  — runs once, emits finished on EOF/error
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class NativeStreamer : public QObject
 public:
     enum RestartPolicy { Oneshot, Looping, Guarded };
 
-    explicit NativeStreamer(Lib9pClient *client, RestartPolicy policy, QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    explicit NativeStreamer(RestartPolicy policy, QObject *parent = nullptr);
     ~NativeStreamer() override;
 
     void start(const QString &path);
@@ -38,25 +38,24 @@ public:
 
 signals:
     void dataReady(const QByteArray &data);
-    void finished();  // Only emitted when not restarting (Oneshot, or Guarded with false guard)
+    void finished();  // Only emitted when not restarting
     void errorOccurred(const QString &error);
 
 private slots:
-    void onThreadFinished();
+    void onReadyRead();
+    void onProcessFinished(int exitCode, QProcess::ExitStatus status);
 
 private:
-    void run();
     void scheduleRestart();
+    static QString ollie9pBin();
+    static QString serverAddr();
 
-    Lib9pClient *m_client;
     QString m_path;
-    QThread *m_thread = nullptr;
+    QProcess *m_process = nullptr;
-    std::atomic<bool> m_running{false};
-    std::atomic<bool> m_stopping{false};
-    std::atomic<int> m_fid{-1};
     RestartPolicy m_policy;
     std::function<bool()> m_guard;
     QTimer *m_restartTimer = nullptr;
+    bool m_stopping = false;
 };
 
 #endif // NATIVESTREAMER_H

gui/ollie9pclient.cpp

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Ollie9pClient::Ollie9pClient(QObject *parent)
     m_9p->connectDefault();
 
     // Chat stream — one-shot, reads agent chat log. Starts/stops with agent switch.
-    m_chat = new NativeStreamer(m_9p, NativeStreamer::Oneshot, this);
+    m_chat = new NativeStreamer(NativeStreamer::Oneshot, this);
     connect(m_chat, &NativeStreamer::dataReady, this, [this](const QByteArray &data) {
         if (!data.isEmpty())
             emit chatReceived(QString::fromUtf8(data));
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Ollie9pClient::Ollie9pClient(QObject *parent)
 
     // State stream — guarded, reads agent statewait. Auto-restarts until
     // session/agent is deselected or daemon disconnects (guard returns false).
-    m_state = new NativeStreamer(m_9p, NativeStreamer::Guarded, this);
+    m_state = new NativeStreamer(NativeStreamer::Guarded, this);
     m_state->setGuard([this]() {
         return m_daemonConnected && !m_activeSessionId.isEmpty() && !m_agentId.isEmpty();
     });
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Ollie9pClient::Ollie9pClient(QObject *parent)
     });
 
     // Event stream — looping, reads server eventwait for session/agent events.
-    m_event = new NativeStreamer(m_9p, NativeStreamer::Looping, this);
+    m_event = new NativeStreamer(NativeStreamer::Looping, this);
     connect(m_event, &NativeStreamer::dataReady, this, [this](const QByteArray &data) {
         // Events may come in batches separated by newlines
         QString text = QString::fromUtf8(data);