Adopt the fake-timer pattern the sibling "recovers when a crashed reclaimer
leaves both lock directories" test in the same file already uses. Without
fake timers, if the dynamic `import("./manager.js")` beat between
`installFsMocks({ initialMtimeMs: Date.now() })` and the `withInstallLock`
call exceeds `staleMs` (50 ms on a busy shared runner with `vi.resetModules()`
per beforeEach), the new immediate-stale short-circuit added in #2328 fires
on iteration 1, breaks out before `waitedMs` reaches `waitNoticeMs=20`, and
no "Waiting for another hyperframes process" warn ever emits — the assertion
at `manager.test.ts:428` (`expected false to be true`) then fails.
Under fake timers, `Date.now()` is frozen at the mtime seed, so the lock
stays non-stale across the dynamic import and the wait-notice branch
observes real polling; `vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(staleMs + pollMs * 5)`
then drives the loop past both the wait-notice threshold and the stale
deadline so the reclaim + acquisition still resolves.
Test-only change; no production-code diff. Verified 27/27 in
`packages/cli/src/browser/manager.test.ts` under `vitest run`.
hyperframes
CLI for creating, previewing, and rendering HTML video compositions.
Install
npm install -g hyperframes
Or use directly with npx:
npx hyperframes <command>
Requirements: Node.js >= 22, FFmpeg
Commands
init
Scaffold a new Hyperframes project from a template:
npx hyperframes init my-video
cd my-video
preview
Start the live preview studio in your browser:
npx hyperframes preview
# Studio running at http://localhost:3002
npx hyperframes preview --port 4567
render
Render a composition to MP4. Run from the project directory; the positional
argument is the project directory (not a file), so render the project's
index.html directly, or point at a specific composition file with -c:
npx hyperframes render -o output.mp4
npx hyperframes render -c ./my-composition.html -o output.mp4
lint
Validate your Hyperframes HTML:
npx hyperframes lint ./my-composition
npx hyperframes lint ./my-composition --json # JSON output for CI/tooling
npx hyperframes lint ./my-composition --verbose # Include info-level findings
By default only errors and warnings are shown. Use --verbose to also display informational findings (e.g., external script dependency notices). Use --json for machine-readable output with errorCount, warningCount, infoCount, and a findings array.
compositions
List compositions found in the current project:
npx hyperframes compositions
benchmark
Run rendering benchmarks:
npx hyperframes benchmark ./my-composition.html
doctor
Check your environment for required dependencies (Chrome, FFmpeg, Node.js):
npx hyperframes doctor
browser
Manage the bundled Chrome/Chromium installation:
npx hyperframes browser
info
Print version and environment info:
npx hyperframes info
docs
Open the documentation in your browser:
npx hyperframes docs
upgrade
Check for updates and show upgrade instructions:
npx hyperframes upgrade
npx hyperframes upgrade --check --json # machine-readable for agents
Documentation
Full documentation: hyperframes.heygen.com/packages/cli
Related packages
@hyperframes/core— types, parsers, frame adapters@hyperframes/engine— rendering engine@hyperframes/producer— render pipeline@hyperframes/studio— composition editor UI