fix(installer): revert launcher and fix post-install extraction race condition and dependancy update

engine/services/updates.py

@@ -454,34 +454,27 @@ def check_now(self):
     def install_now(self) -> bool:
         """Launches the installer and returns True on success.
 
-        Uses ShellExecuteW to ensure the installer survives if the
-        parent application is running inside a restrictive job object
-        (like PyInstaller's bootloader job).
+        Uses CREATE_BREAKAWAY_FROM_JOB to ensure the installer survives if the
+        parent application is running inside a restrictive job object.
+        Passes the current PID so the installer can deterministically wait
+        for this application instance to fully close before overwriting files.
         """
         if self.state != UpdateState.READY_TO_INSTALL or not self.installer_path:
             return False
 
         installer_path = str(self.installer_path)
         current_pid = os.getpid()
-        logger.info(
-            f"Launching decoupled installer via ShellExecute: {installer_path} (PID: {current_pid})"
-        )
+        logger.info(f"Launching decoupled installer: {installer_path} (PID: {current_pid})")
         try:
-            import ctypes
-
-            # SW_SHOWNORMAL = 1
-            # ShellExecute delegates process creation to Explorer.exe, completely
-            # bypassing any Job Object restrictions placed on our current process.
-            # This prevents the installer from being "killed halfway" when the app exits.
-            result = ctypes.windll.shell32.ShellExecuteW(
-                None, "open", installer_path, f"/SILENT /pid={current_pid}", None, 1
+            # Senior Architecture: Use Breakaway flag to decouple from parent job objects.
+            # This is the industry-standard way to ensure a child setup process
+            # survives parent termination in all Windows environments.
+            create_breakaway_from_job = 0x01000000
+            subprocess.Popen(
+                [installer_path, "/SILENT", f"/pid={current_pid}"],
+                creationflags=create_breakaway_from_job | subprocess.DETACHED_PROCESS,
+                shell=False,
             )
-
-            # ShellExecuteW returns a value > 32 on success
-            if result <= 32:
-                logger.error(f"ShellExecuteW failed with error code: {result}")
-                return False
-
             return True
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Failed to launch decoupled installer: {e}")

open_prs.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+13	Fix/installer dll crash	fix/installer-dll-crash	OPEN	2026-03-30T11:27:20Z
+11	chore(deps): bump skia-python from 138.0 to 144.0.post1	dependabot/uv/skia-python-144.0.post1	OPEN	2026-03-29T18:41:04Z

packaging/inno/parrotink.iss

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ; Inno Setup Script for ParrotInk
 
 #define MyAppName "ParrotInk"
-#define MyAppVersion "0.2.32"
+#define MyAppVersion "0.2.33"
 #define MyAppPublisher "Aalwattar"
 #define MyAppURL "https://github.com/Aalwattar/ParrotInk"
 #define MyAppExeName "ParrotInk.exe"
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ Name: "{userdesktop}\{#MyAppName}"; Filename: "{app}\{#MyAppExeName}"; Tasks: de
 ; Normal install: User sees the checkbox to launch the app
 Filename: "{app}\{#MyAppExeName}"; Description: "{cm:LaunchProgram,{#StringChange(MyAppName, '&', '&&')}}"; Flags: nowait postinstall skipifsilent
 ; Silent install (updates): Force launch automatically because the wizard pages are hidden
-; The Check function introduces a small delay to prevent Windows Defender extraction crashes
-Filename: "{app}\{#MyAppExeName}"; Flags: nowait; Check: ShouldDelayLaunchAndSilent
+Filename: "{app}\{#MyAppExeName}"; Flags: nowait; Check: WizardSilent
 
 [UninstallDelete]
 Type: filesandordirs; Name: "{app}\assets"
@@ -59,19 +58,6 @@ const
   SYNCHRONIZE = $00100000;
   INFINITE = $FFFFFFFF;
 
-function ShouldDelayLaunchAndSilent: Boolean;
-begin
-  if WizardSilent() then
-  begin
-    Log('Delaying post-install launch for 3000ms to allow AV scanning...');
-    Sleep(3000);
-    Result := True;
-  end else
-  begin
-    Result := False;
-  end;
-end;
-
 function OpenProcess(dwAccess: DWORD; bInherit: Boolean; dwPID: DWORD): THandle;
   external 'OpenProcess@kernel32.dll stdcall';
 function WaitForSingleObject(hHandle: THandle; dwMilliseconds: DWORD): DWORD;
@@ -125,7 +111,19 @@ begin
     // No PID passed (manual install) — just try to kill by name as a safety measure
     Log('No PID passed. Performing name-based cleanup.');
     Exec(ExpandConstant('{sys}\taskkill.exe'), '/f /im {#MyAppExeName}', '', SW_HIDE, ewWaitUntilTerminated, ResultCode);
-    Sleep(1500);
+    Sleep(4000); // Increased buffer to 4000ms to avoid DLL crash during legacy (no-PID) upgrades
+  end;
+end;
+
+procedure CurStepChanged(CurStep: TSetupStep);
+begin
+  if CurStep = ssPostInstall then
+  begin
+    if WizardSilent() then
+    begin
+      Log('Delaying post-install launch for 3000ms to allow AV scanning before [Run] phase...');
+      Sleep(3000);
+    end;
   end;
 end;
 

packaging/pyinstaller/version_info.txt

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ VSVersionInfo(
   ffi=FixedFileInfo(
     # filevers and prodvers should be (major, minor, micro, build)
     # THe app version can be updated by the build script
-    filevers=(0, 2, 32, 0),
-    prodvers=(0, 2, 32, 0),
+    filevers=(0, 2, 33, 0),
+    prodvers=(0, 2, 33, 0),
     # Contains a bitmask that specifies the valid bits 'flags' r
     mask=0x3f,
     # Contains a bitmask that specifies the attributes of the file.
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ VSVersionInfo(
         u'040904B0',
         [StringStruct(u'CompanyName', u'ParrotInk'),
         StringStruct(u'FileDescription', u'ParrotInk Voice-To-Text'),
-        StringStruct(u'FileVersion', u'0.2.32'),
+        StringStruct(u'FileVersion', u'0.2.33'),
         StringStruct(u'InternalName', u'ParrotInk'),
         StringStruct(u'LegalCopyright', u'Copyright (c) 2026 ParrotInk'),
         StringStruct(u'OriginalFilename', u'ParrotInk.exe'),
         StringStruct(u'ProductName', u'ParrotInk'),
-        StringStruct(u'ProductVersion', u'0.2.32')])
+        StringStruct(u'ProductVersion', u'0.2.33')])
       ]),
     VarFileInfo([VarStruct(u'Translation', [1033, 1200])])
   ]

prs.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+14	fix(installer): address Intermittent DLL crash during in-app update	fix/installer-dll-race-condition	MERGED	2026-03-30T11:43:31Z
+12	refactor(hud): event-driven PostMessage architecture for stability (v0.2.31)	fix/hud-disappearance	MERGED	2026-03-29T19:18:21Z
+10	chore(deps): bump cryptography from 46.0.5 to 46.0.6	dependabot/uv/cryptography-46.0.6	MERGED	2026-03-29T18:40:59Z
+9	fix(updates): resolve PyInstaller DLL race condition and silent installer termination	fix/installer-dll-race-condition	MERGED	2026-03-17T23:35:35Z
+8	feat(updates): robust windows-native update manager with BITS and graceful handoff	feat/windows-native-updater	MERGED	2026-03-15T22:59:24Z

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "parrotink"
-version = "0.2.32"
+version = "0.2.33"
 description = "Real-time voice-to-text application for Windows"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
@@ -21,24 +21,24 @@ keywords = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "sounddevice==0.5.5",
-    "numpy>=1.26.0",
+    "numpy==2.4.4",
     "websockets==16.0",
     "httpx==0.28.1",
-    "openai==2.17.0",
-    "assemblyai==0.50.0",
+    "openai==2.30.0",
+    "assemblyai==0.59.0",
     "pystray==0.19.5",
     "pynput==1.8.1",
-    "keyring>=25.0.0",
-    "pydantic-settings>=2.0.0",
+    "keyring==25.7.0",
+    "pydantic-settings==2.13.1",
     "pywin32==311; sys_platform == 'win32'",
-    "platformdirs>=4.5.1",
-    "olefile>=0.46",
+    "platformdirs==4.9.4",
+    "olefile==0.47",
     "soxr>=1.0.0",
-    "skia-python>=138.0",
+    "skia-python==144.0.post2",
     "tomli-w>=1.2.0",
     "keyboard>=0.13.5",
     "win11toast",
-    "ttkbootstrap>=1.10.1",
+    "ttkbootstrap==1.20.2",
     "darkdetect>=0.8.0",
     "packaging>=26.0",
     "tomlkit>=0.14.0",
@@ -53,15 +53,15 @@ dev = [
     "pytest>=8.0.0",
     "pytest-asyncio>=0.23.0",
     "pytest-mock>=3.12.0",
-    "pytest-cov>=4.1.0",
-    "ruff>=0.3.0",
+    "pytest-cov==7.1.0",
+    "ruff==0.15.8",
     "mypy>=1.9.0",
-    "types-requests>=2.31.0",
+    "types-requests==2.33.0.20260327",
     "types-setuptools>=69.1.0",
     "types-pynput>=1.8.1.20250809",
-    "types-pywin32>=311.0.0.20251008",
+    "types-pywin32==311.0.0.20260323",
     "types-keyboard>=0.13.2.20250801",
-    "pyinstaller>=6.18.0",
+    "pyinstaller==6.19.0",
     "pre-commit>=4.5.1",
     "pytest-timeout>=2.4.0",
 ]

runs.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+completed	failure	chore(deps): bump cryptography from 46.0.5 to 46.0.6 (#10)	Continuous Integration	master	push	23743021745	2m44s	2026-03-30T11:44:26Z
+completed	cancelled	fix(installer): address Intermittent DLL crash during in-app update (…	Continuous Integration	master	push	23742997007	52s	2026-03-30T11:43:45Z
+completed	success	fix(installer): address Intermittent DLL crash during in-app update	Continuous Integration	fix/installer-dll-race-condition	pull_request	23742991573	1m15s	2026-03-30T11:43:36Z
+completed	success	Release (Windows exe)	Release (Windows exe)	master	workflow_dispatch	23717118781	3m36s	2026-03-29T19:25:09Z
+completed	success	 refactor(hud): event-driven PostMessage architecture for stability (…	Continuous Integration	master	push	23717008610	3m24s	2026-03-29T19:19:38Z

updates.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+parrotink v0.2.32
+├── assemblyai v0.50.0 (latest: v0.59.0)
+│   ├── httpx v0.28.1
+│   │   ├── anyio v4.12.1 (latest: v4.13.0)
+│   │   │   └── idna v3.11
+│   │   ├── certifi v2026.2.25
+│   │   ├── httpcore v1.0.9
+│   │   │   ├── certifi v2026.2.25
+│   │   │   └── h11 v0.16.0
+│   │   └── idna v3.11
+│   ├── pydantic v2.12.5
+│   │   ├── annotated-types v0.7.0
+│   │   ├── pydantic-core v2.41.5 (latest: v2.44.0)
+│   │   │   └── typing-extensions v4.15.0
+│   │   ├── typing-extensions v4.15.0
+│   │   └── typing-inspection v0.4.2
+│   │       └── typing-extensions v4.15.0
+│   ├── typing-extensions v4.15.0
+│   └── websockets v16.0
+├── darkdetect v0.8.0
+├── httpx v0.28.1 (*)
+├── keyboard v0.13.5
+├── keyring v25.7.0
+│   ├── jaraco-classes v3.4.0
+│   │   └── more-itertools v10.8.0
+│   ├── jaraco-context v6.1.0 (latest: v6.1.2)
+│   ├── jaraco-functools v4.4.0
+│   │   └── more-itertools v10.8.0
+│   └── pywin32-ctypes v0.2.3
+├── numpy v2.4.2 (latest: v2.4.4)
+├── olefile v0.47
+├── openai v2.17.0 (latest: v2.30.0)
+│   ├── anyio v4.12.1 (*)
+│   ├── distro v1.9.0
+│   ├── httpx v0.28.1 (*)
+│   ├── jiter v0.13.0
+│   ├── pydantic v2.12.5 (*)
+│   ├── sniffio v1.3.1
+│   ├── tqdm v4.67.3
+│   │   └── colorama v0.4.6
+│   └── typing-extensions v4.15.0
+├── packaging v26.0
+├── platformdirs v4.9.2 (latest: v4.9.4)
+├── pydantic-settings v2.13.1
+│   ├── pydantic v2.12.5 (*)
+│   ├── python-dotenv v1.2.2
+│   └── typing-inspection v0.4.2 (*)
+├── pynput v1.8.1
+│   └── six v1.17.0
+├── pystray v0.19.5
+│   ├── pillow v12.1.1
+│   └── six v1.17.0
+├── pywin32 v311
+├── skia-python v138.0 (latest: v144.0.post2)
+│   ├── numpy v2.4.2
+│   └── pybind11 v3.0.2
+├── sounddevice v0.5.5
+│   └── cffi v2.0.0
+│       └── pycparser v3.0
+├── soxr v1.0.0
+│   └── numpy v2.4.2
+├── tomli-w v1.2.0
+├── tomlkit v0.14.0
+├── ttkbootstrap v1.20.1 (latest: v1.20.2)
+│   └── pillow v12.1.1
+├── websockets v16.0
+├── win11toast v0.36.3
+│   ├── winrt-windows-data-xml-dom v3.2.1
+│   │   └── winrt-runtime v3.2.1
+│   │       └── typing-extensions v4.15.0
+│   ├── winrt-windows-foundation v3.2.1
+│   │   └── winrt-runtime v3.2.1 (*)
+│   ├── winrt-windows-foundation-collections v3.2.1
+│   │   └── winrt-runtime v3.2.1 (*)
+│   ├── winrt-windows-globalization v3.2.1
+│   │   └── winrt-runtime v3.2.1 (*)
+│   ├── winrt-windows-graphics-imaging v3.2.1
+│   │   └── winrt-runtime v3.2.1 (*)
+│   ├── winrt-windows-media-core v3.2.1
+│   │   └── winrt-runtime v3.2.1 (*)
+│   ├── winrt-windows-media-ocr v3.2.1
+│   │   └── winrt-runtime v3.2.1 (*)
+│   ├── winrt-windows-media-playback v3.2.1
+│   │   └── winrt-runtime v3.2.1 (*)
+│   ├── winrt-windows-media-speechsynthesis v3.2.1
+│   │   └── winrt-runtime v3.2.1 (*)
+│   ├── winrt-windows-storage v3.2.1
+│   │   └── winrt-runtime v3.2.1 (*)
+│   ├── winrt-windows-storage-streams v3.2.1
+│   │   └── winrt-runtime v3.2.1 (*)
+│   └── winrt-windows-ui-notifications v3.2.1
+│       └── winrt-runtime v3.2.1 (*)
+├── mypy v1.19.1 (group: dev)
+│   ├── librt v0.8.1
+│   ├── mypy-extensions v1.1.0
+│   ├── pathspec v1.0.4
+│   └── typing-extensions v4.15.0
+├── pre-commit v4.5.1 (group: dev)
+│   ├── cfgv v3.5.0
+│   ├── identify v2.6.17 (latest: v2.6.18)
+│   ├── nodeenv v1.10.0
+│   ├── pyyaml v6.0.3
+│   └── virtualenv v21.1.0 (latest: v21.2.0)
+│       ├── distlib v0.4.0
+│       ├── filelock v3.25.0 (latest: v3.25.2)
+│       ├── platformdirs v4.9.2
+│       └── python-discovery v1.1.0 (latest: v1.2.1)
+│           ├── filelock v3.25.0
+│           └── platformdirs v4.9.2
+├── pyinstaller v6.19.0 (group: dev)
+│   ├── altgraph v0.17.5
+│   ├── packaging v26.0
+│   ├── pefile v2024.8.26
+│   ├── pyinstaller-hooks-contrib v2026.1 (latest: v2026.3)
+│   │   ├── packaging v26.0
+│   │   └── setuptools v82.0.0 (latest: v82.0.1)
+│   ├── pywin32-ctypes v0.2.3
+│   └── setuptools v82.0.0
+├── pytest v9.0.2 (group: dev)
+│   ├── colorama v0.4.6
+│   ├── iniconfig v2.3.0
+│   ├── packaging v26.0
+│   ├── pluggy v1.6.0
+│   └── pygments v2.19.2 (latest: v2.20.0)
+├── pytest-asyncio v1.3.0 (group: dev)
+│   └── pytest v9.0.2 (*)
+├── pytest-cov v7.0.0 (group: dev) (latest: v7.1.0)
+│   ├── coverage[toml] v7.13.4 (latest: v7.13.5)
+│   ├── pluggy v1.6.0
+│   └── pytest v9.0.2 (*)
+├── pytest-mock v3.15.1 (group: dev)
+│   └── pytest v9.0.2 (*)
+├── pytest-timeout v2.4.0 (group: dev)
+│   └── pytest v9.0.2 (*)
+├── ruff v0.15.1 (group: dev) (latest: v0.15.8)
+├── types-keyboard v0.13.2.20250801 (group: dev)
+├── types-pynput v1.8.1.20250809 (group: dev)
+├── types-pywin32 v311.0.0.20251008 (group: dev) (latest: v311.0.0.20260323)
+├── types-requests v2.32.4.20260107 (group: dev) (latest: v2.33.0.20260327)
+│   └── urllib3 v2.6.3
+└── types-setuptools v82.0.0.20260210 (group: dev)
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