fix(plugin): allow cold start without ipc precheck

plugin/subminer.lua

@@ -46,12 +46,17 @@ local function is_subminer_process_running()
 		if is_windows() then
 			local image = line:match('^"([^"]+)","')
 			if not image then
-				image = line:match("^\"([^\"]+)\"")
+				image = line:match('^"([^"]+)"')
 			end
 			if not image then
 				goto continue
 			end
-			if image == "subminer" or image == "subminer.exe" or image == "subminer.appimage" or image == "subminer.app" then
+			if
+				image == "subminer"
+				or image == "subminer.exe"
+				or image == "subminer.appimage"
+				or image == "subminer.app"
+			then
 				return true
 			end
 			if image:find("subminer", 1, true) and not image:find(".lua", 1, true) then
@@ -66,10 +71,21 @@ local function is_subminer_process_running()
 				goto continue
 			end
 			local exe = argv0:match("([^/\\]+)$") or argv0
-			if exe == "SubMiner" or exe == "SubMiner.AppImage" or exe == "SubMiner.exe" or exe == "subminer" or exe == "subminer.appimage" or exe == "subminer.exe" then
+			if
+				exe == "SubMiner"
+				or exe == "SubMiner.AppImage"
+				or exe == "SubMiner.exe"
+				or exe == "subminer"
+				or exe == "subminer.appimage"
+				or exe == "subminer.exe"
+			then
 				return true
 			end
-			if exe:find("subminer", 1, true) and exe:find("%.lua", 1, true) == nil and exe:find("%.app", 1, true) == nil then
+			if
+				exe:find("subminer", 1, true)
+				and exe:find("%.lua", 1, true) == nil
+				and exe:find("%.app", 1, true) == nil
+			then
 				return true
 			end
 		end
@@ -86,26 +102,6 @@ local function is_subminer_app_running()
 	return false
 end
 
-local function is_subminer_ipc_ready()
-	if not is_subminer_process_running() then
-		return false, "SubMiner process not running"
-	end
-
-	if is_windows() then
-		return true, nil
-	end
-
-	if opts.socket_path ~= default_socket_path() then
-		return false, "SubMiner socket path mismatch"
-	end
-
-	if not file_exists(default_socket_path()) then
-		return false, "SubMiner IPC socket missing at /tmp/subminer-socket"
-	end
-
-	return true, nil
-end
-
 local function normalize_binary_path_candidate(candidate)
 	if type(candidate) ~= "string" then
 		return nil
@@ -797,11 +793,7 @@ local function fix_ass_color(input, fallback)
 end
 
 local function escape_ass_text(text)
-	return (text or "")
-		:gsub("\\", "\\\\")
-		:gsub("{", "\\{")
-		:gsub("}", "\\}")
-		:gsub("\n", "\\N")
+	return (text or ""):gsub("\\", "\\\\"):gsub("{", "\\{"):gsub("}", "\\}"):gsub("\n", "\\N")
 end
 
 local function resolve_osd_dimensions()
@@ -1234,7 +1226,9 @@ end
 
 local function file_exists(path)
 	local info = utils.file_info(path)
-	if not info then return false end
+	if not info then
+		return false
+	end
 	if info.is_dir ~= nil then
 		return not info.is_dir
 	end
@@ -1415,7 +1409,13 @@ local function parse_start_script_message_overrides(...)
 				local normalized_key = key:lower()
 				if normalized_key == "backend" then
 					local backend = value:lower()
-					if backend == "auto" or backend == "hyprland" or backend == "sway" or backend == "x11" or backend == "macos" then
+					if
+						backend == "auto"
+						or backend == "hyprland"
+						or backend == "sway"
+						or backend == "x11"
+						or backend == "macos"
+					then
 						overrides.backend = backend
 					end
 				elseif normalized_key == "socket" or normalized_key == "socket_path" then
@@ -1525,14 +1525,6 @@ local function ensure_texthooker_running(callback)
 end
 
 local function start_overlay(overrides)
-	local socket_ready, reason = is_subminer_ipc_ready()
-	local process_not_running = reason == "SubMiner process not running"
-	if not socket_ready and not process_not_running then
-		subminer_log("warn", "process", "Refusing to start overlay: " .. tostring(reason))
-		show_osd("SubMiner IPC not set up. Launch mpv with --input-ipc-server=/tmp/subminer-socket")
-		return
-	end
-
 	if not ensure_binary_available() then
 		subminer_log("error", "binary", "SubMiner binary not found")
 		show_osd("Error: binary not found")

scripts/test-plugin-start-gate.lua

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ local function run_plugin_scenario(config)
 
 	local recorded = {
 		async_calls = {},
+		sync_calls = {},
 		script_messages = {},
 		osd = {},
 		logs = {},
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ local function run_plugin_scenario(config)
 		end
 
 		function mp.command_native(command)
+			recorded.sync_calls[#recorded.sync_calls + 1] = command
 			local args = command.args or {}
 			if args[1] == "ps" then
 				return {
@@ -93,6 +95,9 @@ local function run_plugin_scenario(config)
 		if config.socket_path then
 			target.socket_path = config.socket_path
 		end
+		if config.binary_path then
+			target.binary_path = config.binary_path
+		end
 	end
 
 	function utils.file_info(path)
@@ -168,10 +173,20 @@ local function find_start_call(async_calls)
 		local args = call.args or {}
 		for i = 1, #args do
 			if args[i] == "--start" then
-				return true
+				return call
 			end
 		end
 	end
+	return nil
+end
+
+local function has_sync_command(sync_calls, executable)
+	for _, call in ipairs(sync_calls) do
+		local args = call.args or {}
+		if args[1] == executable then
+			return true
+		end
+	end
 	return false
 end
 
@@ -180,6 +195,7 @@ local binary_path = "/tmp/subminer-binary"
 do
 	local recorded, err = run_plugin_scenario({
 		process_list = "",
+		binary_path = binary_path,
 		files = {
 			[binary_path] = true,
 		},
@@ -187,7 +203,11 @@ do
 	assert_true(recorded ~= nil, "plugin failed to load for cold-start scenario: " .. tostring(err))
 	assert_true(recorded.script_messages["subminer-start"] ~= nil, "subminer-start script message not registered")
 	recorded.script_messages["subminer-start"]("texthooker=no")
-	assert_true(find_start_call(recorded.async_calls), "expected cold-start to invoke --start command when process is absent")
+	assert_true(find_start_call(recorded.async_calls) ~= nil, "expected cold-start to invoke --start command when process is absent")
+	assert_true(
+		not has_sync_command(recorded.sync_calls, "ps"),
+		"expected cold-start start command to avoid synchronous process list scan"
+	)
 end
 
 print("plugin start gate regression tests: OK")