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Lots of fixes, big and small for processviewer (frontend and backend) #3224

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fix releasenotes/onboarding and fix too much concurreny in process vi…
sawka Apr 16, 2026
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fix many issues in the processviewer backend
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rebuild server and wsh on version change (package.json)
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hide user on windows... don't even try to compute
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minor bugs
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update docs for process viewer
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fix placement of process viewer
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make columns more consistent
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions Taskfile.yml
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- tsunami/go.mod
- tsunami/go.sum
- tsunami/**/*.go
- package.json

build:schema:
desc: Build the schema for configuration.
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- "pkg/**/*.json"
- "pkg/**/*.sh"
- tsunami/**/*.go
- package.json
generates:
- dist/bin/wavesrv.*

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sources:
- "cmd/wsh/**/*.go"
- "pkg/**/*.go"
- package.json
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- "dist/bin/wsh*"

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| <Kbd k="Shift:PageUp"/> | Scroll up one page |
| <Kbd k="Shift:PageDown"/>| Scroll down one page |

## Process Viewer Keybindings

| Key | Function |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------------------- |
| <Kbd k="Space"/> | Pause / resume live updates |
| <Kbd k="Cmd:f"/> | Open process filter / search |
| <Kbd k="Escape"/> | Close search bar |

## Customizeable Systemwide Global Hotkey

Wave allows setting a custom global hotkey to focus your most recent window from anywhere in your computer. For more information on this, see [the config docs](./config#customizable-systemwide-global-hotkey).
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion docs/docs/releasenotes.mdx
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Wave v0.14.5 introduces a new Process Viewer widget, Quake Mode for global hotkey, and several quality-of-life improvements.

- **Process Viewer** - New widget that displays running processes on local and remote machines, with CPU and memory usage, sortable columns, and the ability to send signals to processes
- **Quake Mode** - The global hotkey (`app:globalhotkey`) now triggers a dedicated quake mode that drops a Wave window down from the top of the screen, similar to classic quake-style terminals
- **Quake Mode** - The global hotkey (`app:globalhotkey`) now toggles a Wave window visible and invisible
- **[bugfix] Settings Widget** - Fixed a bug where config files that didn't exist yet couldn't be created or edited from the Settings widget UI
- **Drag & Drop Files into Terminal** - Drag files from Finder (macOS) or your file manager into a terminal block to paste their quoted path ([#746](https://github.com/wavetermdev/waveterm/issues/746))
- New opt-in `app:showsplitbuttons` setting adds horizontal/vertical split buttons to block headers
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7 changes: 7 additions & 0 deletions docs/docs/widgets.mdx
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Expand Up @@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ title: "Widgets"

import { Kbd } from "@site/src/components/kbd";
import { PlatformProvider, PlatformSelectorButton } from "@site/src/components/platformcontext";
import { VersionBadge } from "@site/src/components/versionbadge";

<PlatformProvider>

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Once an edit has been made in **edit mode**, click the save button to the right of the header to save the contents.
You can also save by pressing <Kbd k="Cmd:s" />.

### Process Viewer <VersionBadge version="v0.14.5" />

The Process Viewer shows a live list of running processes on any connected host. It is similar to `top` or `htop`, displaying PID, command, CPU%, and memory usage. On Linux it also shows process status and thread count.

Columns are sortable by clicking their headers. Right-clicking a row lets you send Unix signals (SIGTERM, SIGKILL, etc.) or copy the PID. You can filter the list by pressing <Kbd k="Cmd:f"/> and typing a search term. Press <Kbd k="Space"/> to pause live updates (useful when inspecting a specific process); press it again to resume.
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⚠️ Potential issue | 🟡 Minor

This heading breaks the Codeedit section hierarchy.

Adding ### Process Viewer here makes the following #### Exit Edit Mode Without Saving subsection a child of Process Viewer instead of Codeedit. Move this new section below the remaining Codeedit subsection, or move that #### block above it.

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Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

In `@docs/docs/widgets.mdx` around lines 137 - 141, The new "### Process Viewer"
heading breaks the Codeedit section hierarchy by becoming a parent of the
subsequent "#### Exit Edit Mode Without Saving" subsection; to fix, relocate the
"### Process Viewer" block so it appears after all Codeedit-related subsections,
or alternatively move the "#### Exit Edit Mode Without Saving" block so it comes
before "### Process Viewer", ensuring the "Codeedit" section and its "####"
subsections remain siblings (search for the literal heading text "### Process
Viewer" and "#### Exit Edit Mode Without Saving" to make the change).


#### Exit Edit Mode Without Saving

To exit **edit mode** without saving, click the cancel button to the right of the header.
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<div className="flex flex-col items-start gap-6 w-full mb-4 unselectable">
<div className="text-secondary leading-relaxed">
<p className="mb-0">
Wave v0.14.5 introduces a new Process Viewer widget, Quake Mode for the global hotkey, and several
quality-of-life improvements.
Wave v0.14.5 introduces a new Process Viewer widget, several quality-of-life improvements, and a
fix for creating new config files from the Settings widget.
</p>
</div>

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</div>
</div>

<div className="flex w-full items-start gap-4">
<div className="flex-shrink-0">
<i className="text-[24px] text-accent fa-solid fa-terminal"></i>
</div>
<div className="flex flex-col items-start gap-2 flex-1">
<div className="text-foreground text-base font-semibold leading-[18px]">Quake Mode</div>
<div className="text-secondary leading-5">
The global hotkey (<code>app:globalhotkey</code>) now triggers a dedicated quake mode that
drops a Wave window down from the top of the screen, similar to classic quake-style terminals.
</div>
</div>
</div>

<div className="flex w-full items-start gap-4">
<div className="flex-shrink-0">
<i className="text-[24px] text-accent fa-solid fa-wrench"></i>
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<div className="text-secondary leading-5">
<ul className="list-disc list-outside space-y-1 pl-5">
<li>
<strong>Drag &amp; Drop Files into Terminal</strong> - Drag files from Finder or your
file manager into a terminal to paste their quoted path
<strong>Quake Mode</strong> &mdash; global hotkey (
<code>app:globalhotkey</code>) now toggles a Wave window visible and invisible
</li>
<li>
<strong>Drag &amp; Drop Files into Terminal</strong>
to paste their quoted path
</li>
<li>
New opt-in <code>app:showsplitbuttons</code> setting adds split buttons to block
headers
New <code>app:showsplitbuttons</code> setting adds split buttons to block headers
</li>
<li>Toggle the widgets sidebar from the View menu</li>
<li>Toggle the widgets sidebar on and off from the View menu</li>
<li>F2 to rename the active tab</li>
<li>Mouse back/forward buttons now navigate in web widgets</li>
<li>
<strong>[bugfix]</strong>{" "}Config files that didn&apos;t exist yet couldn&apos;t be
<strong>[bugfix]</strong> Config files that didn&apos;t exist yet couldn&apos;t be
created or edited from the Settings widget
</li>
</ul>
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this.cancelPoll = null;
this.startKeepAlive();
} else {
if (this.cancelPoll) {
this.cancelPoll();
}
this.cancelPoll = null;
this.startPolling();
}
}
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{ key: "pid", label: "PID", width: "70px", align: "right" },
{ key: "command", label: "Command", width: "minmax(120px, 4fr)" },
{ key: "status", label: "Status", width: "75px", hideOnPlatform: ["windows", "darwin"] },
{ key: "user", label: "User", width: "80px" },
{ key: "user", label: "User", width: "80px", hideOnPlatform: ["windows"] },
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{ key: "threads", label: "NT", tooltip: "Num Threads", width: "40px", align: "right", hideOnPlatform: ["windows"] },
{ key: "cpu", label: "CPU%", width: "70px", align: "right" },
{ key: "mem", label: "Memory", width: "90px", align: "right" },
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"view": "sysinfo"
}
}
},
"defwidget@processviewer": {
"display:order": -1,
"icon": "list-tree",
"label": "processes",
"blockdef": {
"meta": {
"view": "processviewer"
}
}
}
}
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