Replace the two-clock architecture (GSAP rAF ticker + HTMLMediaElement
pipeline reconciled by a 50ms polling loop) with a single TransportClock.
GSAP is always paused and seeked to clock.now() on each rAF tick.
Drift between visual timeline and audio is structurally impossible.
Architecture:
TransportClock.now() ──rAF──▶ timeline.seek(t) + el.currentTime
▲
AudioContext.currentTime (~21µs) ← WebAudio active
OR
audio.currentTime (~33ms) ← HTMLMediaElement fallback
OR
performance.now() (~1ms) ← no audio
Key changes:
- TransportClock class with monotonic + audio-master clock sources
- WebAudioTransport: routes audio through AudioBufferSourceNode for
sample-accurate scheduling, falls back gracefully to HTMLMediaElement
- rAF tick loop replaces 50ms setInterval poll; GSAP always paused
- Strict sync (40ms threshold, consecutive-sample gated) + forceSync
on play/pause/seek transitions for sub-frame media accuracy
- Buffer-stall: visuals freeze when audio is buffering instead of
running ahead
- Frame quantization preserved in seek/renderSeek (parity contract)
Browser-verified: 0.0ms drift after 40 pause/play cycles (was 400ms+).
Also fixes: CDN script HTML error responses in validate (pre-existing).
54 tests across clock, clock-drift, webAudioTransport, and media.
Closes#668
The first dynamic `await import("./render.js")` cold-load takes >5 s on
Windows runners — long enough to blow vitest's default 5 s timeout in
whichever test ran it first. Subsequent imports are <10 ms because the
module is now cached, so only test #1 ever times out.
The downstream failure is more subtle: when test #1 times out, vitest
moves on, but its leaked async function eventually hits the synchronous
`producer.createRenderJob(...)` line and pushes a stale config to
`producerState.createdJobs`. That push lands AFTER test #2's `beforeEach`
clears the array, so test #2's `createdJobs[0]` is the leaked test #1
entry instead of its own. That's why test #2 saw `browserGpuMode: 'software'`
when it expected `'auto'`.
Hoist the import into `beforeAll` (matching the pattern the existing
`parseVariablesArg` and `validateVariablesAgainstProject` describe blocks
in this file already use). Cold-load happens once outside any test's
timeout window, every test stays fast, no leaked promise can corrupt
state.
Failing run: https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/actions/runs/25470257972/job/74732502915
Started failing on main with the merge of #642 (auto-detect-browser-gpu),
which added the "forwards browserGpuMode='auto'" test as test #2.
Drive-by fix: hf#631 (composition flag) merged with two test calls
using `browserGpu: false`, but hf#642 (browserGpuMode auto) merged
shortly after and removed that field from RenderOptions in favour of
the tri-state `browserGpuMode`. Main has been failing typecheck since
hf#642 landed (every PR inherits the failure).
Renaming `browserGpu: false` → `browserGpuMode: "software"` matches
the new shape; both tests still verify what they were written for
(forwards entryFile / omits entryFile to createRenderJob).
The producer already supports `format: "png-sequence"` end-to-end (see
RenderConfig in renderOrchestrator.ts), but the CLI's VALID_FORMAT
validator rejects it before the flag reaches the producer. Surface it
the same way `mov` and `webm` are surfaced.
Behaviour:
- `--format png-sequence` accepted alongside mp4/webm/mov.
- Auto-output path uses no extension (FORMAT_EXT["png-sequence"] = "")
since the producer treats outputPath as a directory of frame_NNNNNN.png.
- `printRenderComplete` sums the contained file sizes when outputPath
is a directory, instead of reporting the platform-dependent inode
size.
- DockerRenderOptions.format type extended; existing buildDockerRunArgs
is unchanged because it forwards the string verbatim.
Tests:
- renderLocal forwards `format: "png-sequence"` to createRenderJob.
- buildDockerRunArgs propagates `--format png-sequence` to the
container.
Docs:
- Rendering guide: format flag table, format comparison table, new
"PNG sequence (no encoding)" section, "How it works" extended.
- CLI package docs: format flag table updated.
After hf#641 inlined the runtime IIFE into every bundle, lint tools
inspecting bundled output (including Abhay's c2v eval) started flagging
empty `catch {}` blocks across the runtime. The source had explanatory
comments inside, but esbuild's minifier strips them — the IIFE ships
~10 visible patterns of `}catch{}` and consumers' linters fire on each.
Each empty catch is intentional best-effort error swallowing —
postMessage to a parent frame that may not exist, `media.play()` /
`pause()` that throw under autoplay restrictions, timeline `seek()` on
a disposed timeline, anime.js / lottie feature detection on hosts that
don't load those libraries, etc. The right behaviour stays "tried,
didn't work, move on", but doing it visibly improves three things:
- lint clean: helper call is a real statement; no `no-empty` warnings
survive minification
- debuggable: flip `window.__hfDebug = true` in DevTools to see every
swallow site with `console.debug` (silent in prod by default)
- observable: studio / embeddings can install
`window.__hf.onSwallowed = handler` to collect runtime swallow
events without polluting the page console
Implementation: `packages/core/src/runtime/diagnostics.ts` exports
`swallow(label, err?)`. 41 catch sites across 12 runtime files
converted via mechanical pass (auto-generated `runtime.<module>.siteN`
labels — labels can be tightened site-by-site as a follow-up; the
shape of the change is what matters here).
Verification:
- core 674/674 (incl. 6 new diagnostics tests covering silent default,
__hfDebug logging, legacy __HYPERFRAMES_DEBUG flag, handler hook,
handler-throws-doesn't-recurse, both-active)
- typecheck clean
- format / lint clean
- runtime IIFE rebuilds successfully (`bun run build:hyperframes-runtime`)
Refs Abhay's c2v eval — bundler artefacts now lint-clean with the
runtime body inlined.
* feat(cli): add --composition flag to render specific compositions
Expose the existing entryFile config in the producer through
a new --composition / -c CLI flag. This lets users render
individual composition files without restructuring their project:
hyperframes render -c compositions/intro.html -o intro.mp4
The flag validates the file exists before starting the render,
threads through both local and Docker render paths, and is
documented in the CLI help, examples, and docs.
* fix(cli): address PR review — path traversal guard, forward tests, tripwire
- Add path-containment check mirroring hyperframeLint.ts: reject
--composition paths that escape the project directory
- Normalize leading ./ from composition paths for clean render plan output
- Improve error message: suggest .html file path instead of compositions command
- Add description note about <template> sub-composition constraint
- Add render.test.ts: entryFile forwarded to createRenderJob (forward + omit)
- Update dockerRunArgs tripwire test with entryFile coverage
* feat(player): add volume/mute controls to the player
Adds a mute toggle button and volume slider to the controls bar,
positioned between the time display and speed selector. The slider
expands on hover for a compact default footprint.
- `volume` attribute/property (0–1, clamped) with `volumechange` event
- `muted` attribute now syncs to the controls UI (icon updates)
- Three volume icons: high, low, muted — updates reactively
- Volume forwarded to parent-frame audio proxies and iframe runtime
via `set-volume` postMessage control
- 9 new tests covering volume clamping, events, controls rendering,
mute toggle, and iframe message forwarding
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(player): wire set-volume through runtime bridge + address review feedback
Addresses the blocker from PR review: the iframe runtime now handles
`set-volume` messages end-to-end (types → bridge → init → media sync).
Runtime side:
- Add `set-volume` to RuntimeBridgeControlAction union
- Add `volume` field to RuntimeBridgeControlMessage
- Handle `set-volume` in bridge.ts with [0,1] clamping
- Store bridgeVolume in RuntimeState, apply to media elements
- syncRuntimeMedia composes userVolume × clip author volume
Player side:
- Muted toggle now dispatches `volumechange` (HTML5 spec compliance)
- Volume slider auto-unmutes when scrubbed above 0 while muted
- Touch support on volume slider (touchstart/move/end)
Tests: 5 new (3 bridge, 2 media)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(player): add ARIA keyboard controls, fix icon collision and clipVolume parity
- Volume slider: role="slider", aria-label, aria-valuemin/max/now,
tabindex=0, arrow key support (5% steps, auto-unmutes)
- Volume=0 unmuted now shows low-volume icon instead of muted icon
- Fix clipVolume divergence: init.ts uses Number.isFinite() matching
media.ts semantics (preserves data-volume="0")
- 3 new tests: ARIA attributes, volumechange on mute, icon collision
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(player): replay from start when play is pressed after video ends
When a non-looping composition reaches its end, pressing play again
had no effect because the playhead stayed at the final frame. Now
play() detects the ended state and seeks to 0 before resuming.
* chore: fix pre-existing format issues in registry files
Three follow-ups from Vai's staff-eng review:
1. Concurrent-probe race (real bug): the parallel coordinator runs N
workers via Promise.all, so `--workers 4` on a no-GPU host fired 4
simultaneous probe Chromes — each paying the same 240 ms launch cost.
Cache the *Promise* (not the resolved value): first caller assigns
the in-flight Promise, every other concurrent caller awaits the same
one. Verified with a new test asserting all concurrent callers get
the identical Promise reference.
2. Stale rendering.md (lines 23, 29): user-visible contract said
"browser GPU enabled by default", which was wrong post-auto. Now
describes the auto / hardware / software trichotomy explicitly.
3. Silent fallback: auto-mode produced no output, so a regression to
"always falls back to software even with GPU present" would have
been invisible in production logs. Added a single stderr line per
process when the probe resolves: `[hyperframes] browserGpuMode auto
→ <mode> (<reason>)`. Cache hits don't re-log.
Verification:
- Engine 536/536 (incl. new concurrent-dedup test asserting Promise
reference equality across simultaneous callers)
- CLI 256/256
- Format / lint / typecheck clean
Initial PR carried a backwards-compat shim where RenderOptions had both
`browserGpu?: boolean` (for docker) and `browserGpuMode?` (for local).
Since renderLocal/renderDocker have no external callers, simplify to a
single field. The boolean → docker-args conversion now happens inline at
the one site that needs it (`browserGpu: options.browserGpuMode === "hardware"`
when handing off to dockerRunArgs).
No behaviour change. 535/535 engine + 256/256 CLI still pass.
When the host doesn't have a usable GPU (CI containers, eval rigs without
GPU passthrough, dev VMs), Chrome's hardware-mode WebGL flags
(`--use-gl=egl/metal/d3d11`) silently leave WebGL unavailable —
`getContext("webgl")` returns null, three.js' WebGLRenderer dies, the
canvas stays black. Surfaced today by Abhay's c2v-eval failing on a
docker render of an hf bundle that uses three.js + a custom fragment
shader.
The fix that's been there: `--use-gl=angle --use-angle=swiftshader` (CPU
software WebGL, ~5-50× slower but pixel-identical). The engine already
exposed `browserGpuMode: "software"` for this. The gap was discovery —
users had to know to pass `--no-browser-gpu` on no-GPU hosts.
This change adds `browserGpuMode: "auto"` (now the CLI default for local
renders): on first launch in the process, probe Chrome with hardware
args, check `canvas.getContext("webgl") !== null`, cache the result.
~1-2 s on first render, free on every subsequent render in the same
worker. Hardware GPUs keep their fast path; no-GPU hosts get SwiftShader
without ceremony.
Behaviour matrix:
- No flag, no env, local → "auto" (NEW default)
- `--browser-gpu` → "hardware" (force; errors if no GPU)
- `--no-browser-gpu` → "software" (force SwiftShader)
- `PRODUCER_BROWSER_GPU_MODE` → "hardware" / "software" / "auto" / unset
- Docker mode → forced "software" (unchanged)
Engine-config default stays "software" (conservative for embedders); the
"auto" default lives in the CLI's `resolveBrowserGpuForCli` so producer
embedders aren't surprised by a probe-on-launch.
Also adds `--enable-unsafe-swiftshader` to the software flag set —
Chrome 120+ deprecated implicit SwiftShader fallback and emits a
deprecation warning unless the flag is set explicitly. Despite the
"unsafe" name this is exactly the pre-deprecation behaviour; the rename
is about Chrome's threat model on the open web, not about the rendering
itself.
Verification:
- Engine 535/535 + CLI 256/256 (incl. new probe tests + tri-state CLI test)
- Empirical: probe on this no-GPU devbox returns "software" in 240 ms,
cached 0 ms on subsequent calls
- Format / lint / typecheck clean across all packages
Refs the Abhay/Slack thread on c2v-eval rendering without a GPU node.
The add command's tag fallback (e.g. `hyperframes add html-in-canvas`)
uses the same 24h cached manifest as single-item lookups. When new items
are added to the registry, the stale cache returns an incomplete item
list, causing tag resolution to find zero matches.
Pass skipCache: true in the tag fallback path so it always fetches the
latest manifest from the registry.
Merges main's refactored capture (CaptureSceneOptions, forceVisible,
stabilizeTransformedBoxShadows, foreignObjectRendering fallback) with
our HTML-in-Canvas drawElementImage capture path. The native capture
tries first and falls back to html2canvas on failure.
hyperframes add now auto-detects whether the argument is a single
block name or a tag. No --tag flag needed:
hyperframes add html-in-canvas # installs all 7 html-in-canvas blocks
hyperframes add captions # installs all 5 caption blocks
hyperframes add vfx-shatter # installs one block
When the name doesn't match a registry item, the CLI falls back to
tag-based resolution and bulk-installs all matching blocks.
Also fixes tag assignments:
- VFX blocks tagged "html-in-canvas" (not "vfx")
- Caption blocks tagged "captions" only (no html-in-canvas)
Install all registry blocks matching a tag in one command:
hyperframes add --tag vfx # installs all 7 VFX blocks
hyperframes add --tag captions # installs all 5 caption blocks
The resolver loads each item's full manifest to check tags, then
installs matching blocks sequentially. Failed items are skipped
with a warning so one broken block doesn't abort the batch.
Also supports JSON output for CI: hyperframes add --tag vfx --json
* fix(runtime): clear play guard after hard seek to prevent audio desync on scrub
When scrubbing the timeline during playback, syncRuntimeMedia detects
the offset jump and hard-seeks the media element. But the in-flight
play() guard (playRequested WeakSet) from the previous play() call
prevented the next sync tick from re-issuing play() — leaving the
element paused at the new position for 50-150ms while the GSAP timeline
continued advancing. This caused audible audio desync after every scrub.
Fix: clear playRequested on the element after a hard seek so the very
next sync tick can re-issue play().
Also adds a lint rule (video_audio_double_source) that catches
compositions where an unmuted <video> and a separate <audio> point to
the same source — a pattern that causes double playback at runtime.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(runtime): detect failed seeks past MP3 buffer and force full fetch
Root cause: streaming MP3 with preload="metadata" only buffers the first
~15 seconds. Seeking past the buffered range silently fails — currentTime
stays at 0 while the timeline advances, causing permanent audio desync
that only a page refresh fixes.
Three changes:
1. Move preload="auto" enforcement to run for ALL active elements on
every sync tick (not just during play). This catches elements whose
preload was overridden after init.ts set it.
2. After a hard seek, check if currentTime actually reached the target.
If not (drift > 0.5s), call load() once to force the browser to
fully fetch the media and build a complete seek index.
3. Clear the load-retry guard when the clip leaves its active window
so re-entry can retry if needed.
Reproduced on hyperframes.dev Hermes launch video: vo.mp3 buffered to
15.96s, seeking to 20s failed silently. bg-music.wav (fully buffered)
was unaffected.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Per CodeQL's `js/bad-tag-filter` recommendation, replace the regex-based
`<script>` body extraction with a `parseHTML` + `querySelectorAll`
walk. The rule explicitly says "use a parser library" — and linkedom
is already imported in this file, so the diff is small.
This eliminates the regex entirely, so the rule can no longer fire on
this site (instead of chasing whitespace / case / trailing-content
edge cases one at a time).
CodeQL still flagged `</script\s*>` as too narrow — the rule wants
tolerance for `</script\t\n bar>` (HTML parser treats trailing content
in a close tag as part of the tag). Switched to `</script[^>]*>` for
full coverage.
The bundler still always emits the canonical `</script>`; this is
test-side hardening, not a runtime fix.
Miguel Ángel