Fix clipboard persistence on Linux

app/MindWork AI Studio/wwwroot/changelog/v26.7.3.md

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 - Fixed connections to internal HTTPS services and enterprise configuration servers that use organization-provided root certificates on Linux.
 - Fixed enterprise configuration plugins from Windows-created ZIP files may not load correctly on Linux when the ZIP contained plugin files inside a folder.
 - Fixed voice recording and transcription on Linux.
+- Fixed copied content from AI Studio not remaining available on the clipboard on Linux.
 - Fixed being able to switch document analysis policies while an analysis or media transcription was still in progress.
 - Fixed file extension handling so files are recognized correctly regardless of uppercase or lowercase letters in their extensions. Thanks, Paul Schweiß, for reporting this issue.
 - Fixed AI Studio failing to start on Linux systems & showing an outdated version on the Flatpak page.

runtime/src/app_window.rs

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use tauri_plugin_opener::OpenerExt;
 use tokio::sync::broadcast;
 use tokio::time;
 use crate::api_token::APIToken;
+use crate::clipboard::shutdown_clipboard;
 use crate::dotnet::{cleanup_dotnet_server, start_dotnet_server, stop_dotnet_server};
 use crate::environment::{
     is_prod, is_dev, is_flatpak, CONFIG_DIRECTORY, DATA_DIRECTORY, FLATPAK_LIBRARY_DIRECTORY,
@@ -217,6 +218,7 @@ pub fn start_tauri() {
 
             RunEvent::ExitRequested { .. } => {
                 warn!(Source = "Tauri"; "Run event: exit was requested.");
+                shutdown_clipboard();
                 stop_qdrant_edge_database();
                 if is_prod() {
                     warn!("Try to stop the .NET server as well...");

runtime/src/clipboard.rs

@@ -1,10 +1,65 @@
+use std::fmt::Display;
+use std::sync::Mutex;
 use arboard::Clipboard;
-use log::{debug, error};
+use log::{debug, error, warn};
+use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use axum::Json;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use crate::api_token::APIToken;
 use crate::encryption::{EncryptedText, ENCRYPTION};
 
+/// The process-wide clipboard instance. On Linux, retaining this instance keeps the app's
+/// ownership of clipboard contents alive until the next write or application shutdown.
+static CLIPBOARD: Lazy<Mutex<Option<Clipboard>>> = Lazy::new(|| Mutex::new(None));
+
+trait ClipboardBackend {
+    type Error: Display;
+
+    fn set_text(&mut self, text: String) -> Result<(), Self::Error>;
+}
+
+impl ClipboardBackend for Clipboard {
+    type Error = arboard::Error;
+
+    fn set_text(&mut self, text: String) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+        Clipboard::set_text(self, text)
+    }
+}
+
+fn set_text_with_retry<B, F>(
+    clipboard: &mut Option<B>,
+    text: String,
+    mut create_clipboard: F,
+) -> Result<(), B::Error>
+where
+    B: ClipboardBackend,
+    F: FnMut() -> Result<B, B::Error>,
+{
+    if clipboard.is_none() {
+        *clipboard = Some(create_clipboard()?);
+    }
+
+    let first_result = clipboard.as_mut().unwrap().set_text(text.clone());
+    if let Err(first_error) = first_result {
+        warn!(Source = "Clipboard"; "Failed to set text using the current clipboard backend; reinitializing it once: {first_error}.");
+        *clipboard = None;
+
+        let mut retry_clipboard = create_clipboard()?;
+        if let Err(retry_error) = retry_clipboard.set_text(text) {
+            error!(Source = "Clipboard"; "Failed to set text after reinitializing the clipboard backend: {retry_error}.");
+            return Err(retry_error);
+        }
+
+        *clipboard = Some(retry_clipboard);
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn release_clipboard<B>(clipboard: &mut Option<B>) -> bool {
+    clipboard.take().is_some()
+}
+
 /// Sets the clipboard text to the provided encrypted text.
 pub async fn set_clipboard(_token: APIToken, encrypted_text: String) -> Json<SetClipboardResponse> {
     let encrypted_text = EncryptedText::new(encrypted_text);
@@ -21,20 +76,8 @@ pub async fn set_clipboard(_token: APIToken, encrypted_text: String) -> Json<Set
         },
     };
 
-    let clipboard_result = Clipboard::new();
+    let mut clipboard = CLIPBOARD.lock().unwrap();
-    let mut clipboard = match clipboard_result {
+    match set_text_with_retry(&mut clipboard, decrypted_text, Clipboard::new) {
-        Ok(clipboard) => clipboard,
-        Err(e) => {
-            error!(Source = "Clipboard"; "Failed to get the clipboard instance: {e}.");
-            return Json(SetClipboardResponse {
-                success: false,
-                issue: e.to_string(),
-            })
-        },
-    };
-
-    let set_text_result = clipboard.set_text(decrypted_text);
-    match set_text_result {
         Ok(_) => {
             debug!(Source = "Clipboard"; "Text was set to the clipboard successfully.");
             Json(SetClipboardResponse {
@@ -53,9 +96,142 @@ pub async fn set_clipboard(_token: APIToken, encrypted_text: String) -> Json<Set
     }
 }
 
+/// Releases the process-wide clipboard instance during application shutdown.
+pub fn shutdown_clipboard() {
+    let mut clipboard = CLIPBOARD.lock().unwrap();
+    if release_clipboard(&mut clipboard) {
+        debug!(Source = "Clipboard"; "Clipboard instance was released.");
+    }
+}
+
 /// The response for setting the clipboard text.
 #[derive(Serialize)]
 pub struct SetClipboardResponse {
     success: bool,
     issue: String,
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use std::collections::VecDeque;
+    use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
+    use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+    use super::{release_clipboard, set_text_with_retry, ClipboardBackend};
+
+    struct MockClipboard {
+        id: usize,
+        fail_write: bool,
+        writes: Arc<Mutex<Vec<(usize, String)>>>,
+        drops: Arc<AtomicUsize>,
+    }
+
+    impl ClipboardBackend for MockClipboard {
+        type Error = String;
+
+        fn set_text(&mut self, text: String) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+            self.writes.lock().unwrap().push((self.id, text));
+            if self.fail_write {
+                Err(format!("backend {} failed", self.id))
+            } else {
+                Ok(())
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl Drop for MockClipboard {
+        fn drop(&mut self) {
+            self.drops.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+        }
+    }
+
+    struct MockFactory {
+        outcomes: VecDeque<bool>,
+        created: usize,
+        writes: Arc<Mutex<Vec<(usize, String)>>>,
+        drops: Arc<AtomicUsize>,
+    }
+
+    impl MockFactory {
+        fn new(outcomes: impl IntoIterator<Item = bool>) -> Self {
+            Self {
+                outcomes: outcomes.into_iter().collect(),
+                created: 0,
+                writes: Arc::new(Mutex::new(Vec::new())),
+                drops: Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0)),
+            }
+        }
+
+        fn create(&mut self) -> Result<MockClipboard, String> {
+            let fail_write = self.outcomes.pop_front().expect("missing mock outcome");
+            let id = self.created;
+            self.created += 1;
+            Ok(MockClipboard {
+                id,
+                fail_write,
+                writes: Arc::clone(&self.writes),
+                drops: Arc::clone(&self.drops),
+            })
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn initializes_lazily() {
+        let mut clipboard = None;
+        let mut factory = MockFactory::new([false]);
+
+        assert_eq!(factory.created, 0);
+        set_text_with_retry(&mut clipboard, "first".to_string(), || factory.create()).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(factory.created, 1);
+        assert!(clipboard.is_some());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn reuses_the_same_instance_for_multiple_writes() {
+        let mut clipboard = None;
+        let mut factory = MockFactory::new([false]);
+
+        set_text_with_retry(&mut clipboard, "first".to_string(), || factory.create()).unwrap();
+        set_text_with_retry(&mut clipboard, "second".to_string(), || factory.create()).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(factory.created, 1);
+        assert_eq!(*factory.writes.lock().unwrap(), vec![(0, "first".to_string()), (0, "second".to_string())]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn retries_once_with_a_new_instance_after_a_write_failure() {
+        let mut clipboard = None;
+        let mut factory = MockFactory::new([true, false]);
+
+        set_text_with_retry(&mut clipboard, "text".to_string(), || factory.create()).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(factory.created, 2);
+        assert_eq!(clipboard.as_ref().unwrap().id, 1);
+        assert_eq!(*factory.writes.lock().unwrap(), vec![(0, "text".to_string()), (1, "text".to_string())]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn returns_the_retry_error_and_discards_the_failed_instance() {
+        let mut clipboard = None;
+        let mut factory = MockFactory::new([true, true]);
+
+        let error = set_text_with_retry(&mut clipboard, "text".to_string(), || factory.create()).unwrap_err();
+
+        assert_eq!(error, "backend 1 failed");
+        assert_eq!(factory.created, 2);
+        assert!(clipboard.is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn releases_the_instance_on_shutdown() {
+        let mut clipboard = None;
+        let mut factory = MockFactory::new([false]);
+        let drops = Arc::clone(&factory.drops);
+        set_text_with_retry(&mut clipboard, "text".to_string(), || factory.create()).unwrap();
+
+        assert!(release_clipboard(&mut clipboard));
+
+        assert!(clipboard.is_none());
+        assert_eq!(drops.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 1);
+    }
 }