04 — Desktop App (Electron) Map
Surface: apps/desktop
Stack: Electron 33 + React 19 + MUI 7 + Vite (electron-vite) + better-sqlite3/drizzle + uiohook-napi + nut-js
Source root: apps/desktop/src (main/, preload/, renderer/)
1. Process architecture
| Layer |
Path |
Contents |
| Main |
src/main/ |
Services, IPC handlers, windows, bootstrap/lifecycle, DB |
| Preload |
src/preload/ |
index.ts exposes window.electronAPI; popup.ts exposes window.popupAPI |
| Renderer |
src/renderer/ |
React app: AppLayout + 7 pages + modals + 5 vanilla popups |
Main entry src/main/index.ts: sets app name/AppUserModelId, disables GPU acceleration, EPIPE/uncaught handlers, registers d3ro-voice:// deep-link protocol (Supabase OAuth implicit + PKCE), single-instance lock, then bootstrap() + setupLifecycle().
Bootstrap src/main/bootstrap.ts: ordered BootstrapStep[] — logger, config, database (critical), license, create-windows (critical), tray, ipc-handlers (critical), custom-instructions, voice-commands, sound-effects, auto-launch, popup-preload, hotkey, voice-mode, llm-polling, meeting-summary-wiring, meeting-mode, cloud-sync, auto-update. Wires VoiceMode events to sound + history persistence.
2. Main services (src/main/services/)
Singleton + EventEmitter pattern (getXService() accessors).
Core voice pipeline
| Service |
Purpose |
VoiceModeService |
Orchestrator: 9-state RecognitionState + 4-state AudioState, dual-condition flush, action queue. Events: session-started/completed/cancelled, transcription-update, audio-level, recognition/audio-state-changed, premium-llm-fallback, error |
AudioCaptureService |
Mic PCM16 16kHz mono (SoX on Windows, node-record-lpcm16 elsewhere). Events: audio-data, audio-level, device-changed, started, stopped, error |
LocalSTTService |
faster-whisper Python sidecar manager (state machine, dual-flush, model download/cancel) |
HotkeyService |
uiohook-napi global hooking (dictation/hands-free/command/caption). Events: hotkey-pressed/released, double-press, error |
TextInsertService |
Clipboard save→set→Ctrl+V→restore via nut-js |
SoundEffectService |
Preloaded WAV feedback (start/stop/error/cancel/chime) |
STT engine layer (services/stt/)
| File |
Purpose |
STTManager |
Dispatcher across local + 6 cloud providers, auto-fallback (events provider-changed, config-changed, fallback-to-local) |
types.ts |
ISTTDriver contract |
audio-utils.ts |
pcmToWav, createProbeWav |
| `drivers/OpenAI |
Groq |
LLM layer
| Service |
Purpose |
LocalLLMService |
Ollama REST (models, pull w/ progress, server start, NDJSON streaming) |
PremiumLLMService |
Claude via Supabase llm-proxy, local fallback |
OnlineLLMService |
JWT-authenticated .NET backend client |
llm-prompts.ts |
resolveSystemPrompt SSOT for action prompts |
Memory & knowledge
| Service |
Purpose |
HistoryService |
SQLite history CRUD/search/stats |
DictionaryService |
Custom vocabulary CRUD/search + cloud sync hooks + JSON/CSV import/export (dictionary:import/export, save/open dialogs) |
MemoService |
Memo tags over history (memo_tags) |
RAGService |
Local RAG: nomic-embed-text embeddings, cosine search over rag_chunks |
CustomInstructionService |
User LLM commands (5 built-ins) |
VoiceCommandService |
Keyword → command rule matching |
ChainService |
Multi-step LLM pipelines (LLMChain) |
ScreenContextService |
Active-window + selected-text context |
Phase 10+ features
| Service |
Purpose |
CaptionService |
Live captions from system/loopback audio; caption overlay (events segment, state-changed, session-saved, error) |
FileTranscriptionService |
Audio/video file → ffmpeg → 30s chunks → STT merge (events progress, complete, error, state-changed) |
MeetingSummaryService |
Post-caption LLM summary |
DictationTemplateService |
Field-by-field voice form filling |
VoiceConversationService |
STT→LLM→TTS loop, 10-turn memory |
TTSPlaybackService |
Platform TTS (macOS say, Windows SAPI), sentence queue |
VoiceActionService |
Voice → LLM JSON action plan → OS execution (dangerous blocked) |
Phase 12–15
| Service |
Purpose |
MeetingModeService |
Meeting recording: live transcript, timestamp memos, doc generation/export, diarization |
MeetingDocTemplateService |
Meeting-doc templates (built-ins + CRUD) |
Account / infra / monetization
| Service |
Purpose |
ConfigService |
electron-store AppConfig (configGet/Set, defaults) |
LicenseService |
Freemium tiers, quotas (daily_usage), activation, upgrade prompts |
CloudSyncService |
Supabase sync, per-user DB switching, history/dictionary/meeting mirror |
CloudSTTService |
Thin cloud STT wrapper over D3ROCloudDriver |
UpdateService |
electron-updater (canonical Forgejo feed, channels, mandatory/full-vs-delta policy, staged rollout, restart dialog) |
AutoLaunchService |
OS login-item auto-start |
LoggerService |
electron-log wrapper + category loggers |
checkout/payment |
payment-handlers.ts — authenticated Edge-only Stripe/Payple checkout + server readback |
Ads (services/ads/)
| File |
Purpose |
AdMediationEngine |
Multi-ad mediation + header bidding |
AdSettlementService |
Revenue settlement, withholding, payout ledger |
BaseAdAdapter / UnavailableAdAdapter |
Adapter contract + fail-closed base |
DirectHouseSponsorAdapter |
Real configurable adapter: bids/reports against an operator HTTPS endpointUrl (AdNetworkConfig.endpointUrl), validates creatives, fail-closed (adapter_not_configured) when unconfigured |
| 9 placeholder adapters (AppLovin, Carbon, EthicalAds, GoogleAdManager, InMobi, Mintegral, Playwire, PubMatic, Unity) |
Extend UnavailableAdAdapter — registered, no live bids (provider_not_integrated) |
3. IPC layer
Registry: src/main/ipc/index.ts calls 29 registerXHandlers() in fixed order. Channel SSOT: packages/core/src/ipc-channels.ts.
| Handler |
Channel group(s) |
ads-handlers |
ADS |
audio-handlers |
AUDIO |
caption-handlers |
CAPTION + SYSTEM_AUDIO |
chain-handlers |
CHAIN |
cloud-sync-handlers |
CLOUD_SYNC |
config-handlers |
CONFIG |
context-handlers |
CONTEXT |
dictionary-handlers |
DICTIONARY |
file-transcription-handlers |
FILE_TRANSCRIPTION |
history-handlers |
HISTORY + stats:getSummary |
hotkey-handlers |
HOTKEY |
instruction-handlers |
INSTRUCTION |
license-handlers |
LICENSE |
llm-handlers |
LLM + llm:premium:* + ONLINE_AUTH |
meeting-doc-template-handlers |
MEETING_DOC_TEMPLATE |
meeting-mode-handlers |
MEETING_MODE + MEETING_CHAT |
meeting-summary-handlers |
MEETING_SUMMARY |
memo-handlers |
MEMO |
payment-handlers |
PAYMENT |
rag-handlers |
RAG |
stt-handlers |
STT |
support-handlers |
SUPPORT |
system-handlers |
SYSTEM |
template-handlers |
DICTATION_TEMPLATE |
voice-action-handlers |
VOICE_ACTION |
voice-command-handlers |
VOICE_COMMAND |
voice-conversation-handlers |
VOICE_CONVERSATION |
voice-handlers |
VOICE |
window-handlers |
WINDOW + SYSTEM.OPEN_EXTERNAL |
Preload exposes window.electronAPI with 33 namespaces: platform, audio, config, voice, stt, hotkey, llm (incl. premium), history, dictionary, stats, window, system, instruction, app, memo, voiceCommand, context, chain, caption, license, fileTranscription, meetingSummary, dictationTemplate, rag, voiceAction, voiceConversation, meetingMode, meetingChat, meetingDocTemplate, cloudSync, onlineAuth, ads, support, payment. Envelope: IPCResult<T> (success/error); app.onDataChanged is the global refresh channel.
windows/WindowManager.ts creates 6 windows: main (borderless, custom TitleBar; macOS hiddenInset), recording-tip, result-popup, history-popup, command-popup, caption-overlay. Injects popup theme CSS + i18n strings; 2-phase resize. windows/TrayManager.ts — tray icon + menu + double-click show.
Vanilla popups (src/renderer/popups/):
| Popup |
Purpose |
recording-tip |
9-bar waveform indicator, partial transcript |
result-popup |
Transcription result + copy, auto-close with hover pause |
history-popup |
Recent transcriptions; ↑↓/Enter/1-9/ESC |
command-popup |
Command selection (Ctrl+Shift+C) |
caption-overlay |
Live caption overlay (font/opacity/maxLines) |
5. Renderer IA
Routing is state-based in AppLayout.tsx (Route union + NAV_ITEMS), no react-router.
| Page |
Route |
Feature |
DashboardPage |
dashboard |
Voice cockpit: hero, bento tiles, multi-engine hub (STT/LLM), telemetry, recent history, file drop |
HistoryPage |
history |
History & memory timeline; search, tag filter, pagination, export/delete |
DictionaryPage |
dictionary |
Custom vocabulary editor |
CommandsPage |
commands |
Custom instructions + voice keyword rules + LLM chains + dictation templates |
VoiceConversationPage |
conversation |
Duplex voice assistant (local pipeline vs OpenAI Realtime) |
KnowledgeBasePage |
knowledge |
Local RAG: add/index docs, semantic query, reindex/remove |
MeetingModePage |
meeting |
Meeting studio: live transcript, memos, doc generation/export, diarization |
Modals/components: SettingsModal (tabs General/Audio/STT/LLM/License/Cloud/About), LicenseModal, LicenseTab, CloudSyncSection, OnboardingModal, UpgradePromptModal, ProBadge, TemplateSection, FileDropZone, HotkeyRecordModal, OllamaGuideModal, CodexOAuthGuideModal, TitleBar, StatusBar, meeting components (9), voice-conversation, payment (CheckoutModal, checkout-flow.ts), support (SupportModal), ads (AdBanner, RewardedQuotaModal), shared cards.
Hooks: useRealtimeConversation (OpenAI Realtime WebRTC), useLicenseState, useProFeature.
DB schema (src/main/db/schema.ts, drizzle SQLite): history, dictionary, stats, memo_tags, daily_usage, rag_documents, rag_chunks, meeting_sessions, meeting_memos, meeting_documents.
6. Desktop status summary
- Core dictation/LLM/history pipeline: implemented + tested (~590 desktop tests; vitest + playwright).
- Cross-platform packaging: Windows NSIS (signed,
forceCodeSigning), macOS DMG/ZIP arm64 (ad-hoc signing); auto-update via canonical Forgejo feed with update policy (release/update-policy.json).
- Local-first AI (SoX + faster-whisper sidecar + bundled Ollama) and cloud paths both present.
- Meeting intelligence, RAG, voice conversation (local + Realtime), captions, file transcription: implemented.
- Ad mediation:
DirectHouseSponsorAdapter performs real configurable REST bids; the other 9 adapters remain fail-closed stubs pending official SDKs (see 11-gap-backlog.md GAP-ADS-01/02).
- Tier resolution now routes through
@d3ro/core/entitlement (resolveEntitlement, normalizeEntitlementTier); useLicenseState.isPro includes pro_plus.
- No
TODO/FIXME markers found in src (grep clean). src/main/types/ is an empty directory.
7. Key file anchors
| Thing |
Path |
| App entry / deep links |
src/main/index.ts |
| Bootstrap order |
src/main/bootstrap.ts |
| IPC registry |
src/main/ipc/index.ts |
| IPC channel SSOT |
packages/core/src/ipc-channels.ts |
| Preload API |
src/preload/index.ts |
| Windows |
src/main/windows/WindowManager.ts |
| Voice orchestrator |
src/main/services/VoiceModeService.ts |
| DB schema |
src/main/db/schema.ts |
| Renderer shell / routes |
src/renderer/components/AppLayout.tsx |
| Update feed SSOT |
src/main/update-feed.ts |
| Update policy SSOT |
release/update-policy.json + src/main/update-policy.ts |