---
id: TASK-96
title: Add launcher/app log progress for anime dictionary generate/update flow
status: Done
assignee: []
created_date: '2026-03-06 09:30'
updated_date: '2026-03-06 09:33'
labels:
  - logging
  - dictionary
  - launcher
dependencies: []
references:
  - >-
    /home/sudacode/projects/japanese/SubMiner/src/main/character-dictionary-runtime.ts
  - /home/sudacode/projects/japanese/SubMiner/src/core/services/cli-command.ts
  - >-
    /home/sudacode/projects/japanese/SubMiner/launcher/commands/playback-command.ts
priority: medium
---

## Description

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Surface user-visible log progress while the anime character dictionary is being generated or refreshed so launcher/app output no longer appears hung before mpv launches.
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## Acceptance Criteria
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- [x] #1 Dictionary generation logs a start/progress message before the first AniList/network/cache work begins.
- [x] #2 Dictionary refresh/update path logs progress messages during the wait before completion.
- [x] #3 Regression coverage verifies the new progress logging behavior.
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## Implementation Notes

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Added progress logging to character dictionary generation at anime resolution, AniList match, snapshot miss, character-page fetch, image download start, and ZIP build stages.

Added auto-sync progress logging at snapshot sync start, active AniList set selection, merged rebuild, Yomitan import, and settings application stages.
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## Final Summary

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Character dictionary generation/update no longer appears hung before mpv resumes. Added runtime progress logs for anime resolution, AniList lookup, snapshot rebuild, image-download phase, ZIP build, and auto-sync merged-dictionary import/settings stages. Added regression coverage in the runtime and auto-sync test suites and verified with focused Bun tests.
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