fix: keep machine restore snappy

.changeset/snappy-machine-restore.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@jmfederico/pi-web": patch
+---
+
+Keep machine/session navigation snappy by deferring expensive Pi-Web status refreshes and caching status checks.

src/client/src/components/PiWebApp.ts

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ import { appStyles } from "./shared";
 
 
 const PI_WEB_STATUS_REFRESH_MS = 15 * 60 * 1000;
+const PI_WEB_STATUS_DEFER_MS = 750;
 const GLOBAL_SHORTCUT_LISTENER_OPTIONS = { capture: true } as const;
 const THEME_AUTO_ON_VALUE = "auto:on";
 const THEME_AUTO_OFF_VALUE = "auto:off";
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ export class PiWebApp extends LitElement {
   private readonly systemLightThemeMedia = typeof window !== "undefined" && "matchMedia" in window ? window.matchMedia("(prefers-color-scheme: light)") : undefined;
   private terminalAutoStartWorkspaceId: string | undefined;
   private piWebStatusTimer: number | undefined;
+  private piWebStatusDeferredTimer: number | undefined;
   private workspaceDeletionPollTimer: number | undefined;
   private refreshingWorkspaceDeletionRuns = false;
   private readonly handledWorkspaceDeletionRunIds = new Set<string>();
@@ -171,7 +173,7 @@ export class PiWebApp extends LitElement {
   private readonly onFocus = () => {
     this.appShell.repairViewportPosition();
     void this.sessions.refreshSelectedSession();
-    void this.refreshPiWebStatus();
+    this.schedulePiWebStatusRefresh();
     void this.refreshMachineActivities();
     void this.refreshWorkspaceDeletionRuns();
   };
@@ -179,7 +181,7 @@ export class PiWebApp extends LitElement {
     if (document.visibilityState === "visible") {
       this.appShell.repairViewportPosition();
       void this.sessions.refreshSelectedSession();
-      void this.refreshPiWebStatus();
+      this.schedulePiWebStatusRefresh();
       void this.refreshMachineActivities();
       void this.refreshWorkspaceDeletionRuns();
     }
@@ -213,12 +215,11 @@ export class PiWebApp extends LitElement {
     this.systemLightThemeMedia?.addEventListener("change", this.onSystemLightThemeChange);
     this.applyPreferredTheme(false);
     this.connectRealtime();
-    this.piWebStatusTimer = window.setInterval(() => { void this.refreshPiWebStatus(); }, PI_WEB_STATUS_REFRESH_MS);
+    this.piWebStatusTimer = window.setInterval(() => { this.schedulePiWebStatusRefresh(); }, PI_WEB_STATUS_REFRESH_MS);
-    void this.refreshPiWebStatus();
     void this.refreshWorkspaceActivity();
     void this.loadClientConfig();
     void this.ensureGatewayPluginsLoaded();
-    void this.loadProjectsAndRestoreRoute();
+    void this.loadProjectsAndRestoreRoute().finally(() => { this.schedulePiWebStatusRefresh(); });
   }
 
   override disconnectedCallback(): void {
@@ -236,6 +237,7 @@ export class PiWebApp extends LitElement {
     this.git.dispose();
     if (this.piWebStatusTimer !== undefined) window.clearInterval(this.piWebStatusTimer);
     this.piWebStatusTimer = undefined;
+    this.clearScheduledPiWebStatusRefresh();
     if (this.workspaceDeletionPollTimer !== undefined) window.clearInterval(this.workspaceDeletionPollTimer);
     this.workspaceDeletionPollTimer = undefined;
     super.disconnectedCallback();
@@ -265,6 +267,20 @@ export class PiWebApp extends LitElement {
     await this.refreshWorkspaceDeletionRuns();
   }
 
+  private schedulePiWebStatusRefresh(delayMs = PI_WEB_STATUS_DEFER_MS): void {
+    this.clearScheduledPiWebStatusRefresh();
+    this.piWebStatusDeferredTimer = window.setTimeout(() => {
+      this.piWebStatusDeferredTimer = undefined;
+      void this.refreshPiWebStatus();
+    }, delayMs);
+  }
+
+  private clearScheduledPiWebStatusRefresh(): void {
+    if (this.piWebStatusDeferredTimer === undefined) return;
+    window.clearTimeout(this.piWebStatusDeferredTimer);
+    this.piWebStatusDeferredTimer = undefined;
+  }
+
   private async refreshPiWebStatus(): Promise<void> {
     const machineId = selectedMachineId(this.state);
     try {
@@ -311,12 +327,12 @@ export class PiWebApp extends LitElement {
     try {
       await Promise.all([
         this.sessions.refreshSelectedSession(),
-        this.refreshPiWebStatus(),
         this.refreshMachineActivities(),
         this.loadClientConfig(),
         this.refreshWorkspaceDeletionRuns(),
         this.refreshCurrentWorkspaceSurface(),
       ]);
+      this.schedulePiWebStatusRefresh();
     } finally {
       this.isRefreshingApp = false;
     }
@@ -340,6 +356,7 @@ export class PiWebApp extends LitElement {
   }
 
   private async restoreRouteFor(route: AppRoute, updateUrl: boolean, surface = this.readWorkspaceRouteSurface(route), restoredMainView?: AppState["mainView"]) {
+    const machineBeforeRestore = selectedMachineId(this.state);
     const routeSurface = route.projectId === undefined || route.projectId === "" ? emptyWorkspaceRouteSurface() : surface;
     const restoreSeq = ++this.routeRestoreSeq;
     this.routeRestoreDepth += 1;
@@ -383,6 +400,7 @@ export class PiWebApp extends LitElement {
     } finally {
       this.routeRestoreDepth = Math.max(0, this.routeRestoreDepth - 1);
       if (this.routeRestoreDepth === 0) this.restoringRouteTerminalId = undefined;
+      if (selectedMachineId(this.state) !== machineBeforeRestore) this.schedulePiWebStatusRefresh();
     }
   }
 
@@ -728,7 +746,6 @@ export class PiWebApp extends LitElement {
     this.activeTerminalIds.clear();
     this.setState({ piWebStatus: undefined });
     this.git.updatePolling();
-    void this.refreshPiWebStatus();
     void this.loadPluginsForSelectedMachine();
   }
 
@@ -1360,7 +1377,10 @@ export class PiWebApp extends LitElement {
 
   private async submitMachineDialog(input: MachineDialogSubmit): Promise<void> {
     const machine = await this.machines.addMachine(input);
-    if (machine !== undefined) this.setState({ machineDialogOpen: false });
+    if (machine !== undefined) {
+      this.setState({ machineDialogOpen: false });
+      this.schedulePiWebStatusRefresh();
+    }
   }
 
   private async removeMachine(machine: Machine | undefined = this.state.selectedMachine): Promise<void> {

src/server/app.test.ts

@@ -37,17 +37,6 @@ beforeEach(async () => {
         return remoteClient;
       },
       now: () => new Date("2026-05-25T00:00:00.000Z"),
-      localStatus: () => Promise.resolve({
-        packageName: "@jmfederico/pi-web",
-        generatedAt: "2026-05-25T00:00:00.000Z",
-        components: {
-          web: { component: "web", label: "PI WEB", stale: false, available: true },
-          sessiond: { component: "sessiond", label: "PI WEB Session Daemon", stale: false, available: true },
-        },
-        release: { packageName: "@jmfederico/pi-web", updateAvailable: false },
-        commands: { update: "", restart: "", restartSystemd: "", restartDev: "" },
-        messages: [],
-      }),
       localRuntime: () => Promise.resolve({
         packageName: "@jmfederico/pi-web",
         generatedAt: "2026-05-25T00:00:00.000Z",

src/server/app.ts

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { registerTerminalProxyRoutes } from "./terminalProxyRoutes.js";
 import { registerWorkspaceDeletionRoutes } from "./workspaces/workspaceDeletionRoutes.js";
 import { registerConfigRoutes, type PiWebConfigService } from "./configRoutes.js";
 import { PiWebPluginService } from "./piWebPluginService.js";
+import { createPiWebStatusCache } from "./piWebStatusCache.js";
 import { getPiWebRuntime, getPiWebStatus, getPiWebVersionStatus } from "./piWebStatus.js";
 import { MachineService } from "./machines/machineService.js";
 import { registerMachineRoutes } from "./machines/machineRoutes.js";
@@ -92,9 +93,11 @@ export async function buildApp(deps: AppDependencies = {}): Promise<FastifyInsta
   const workspaces = deps.workspaces ?? new WorkspaceService();
   const piWebPlugins = deps.piWebPlugins ?? new PiWebPluginService();
   const sessionDaemon = deps.sessionDaemon ?? new SessionDaemonClient();
+  const piWebStatusCache = createPiWebStatusCache(() => getPiWebStatus(sessionDaemon), {
+    onError: (error) => { app.log.warn({ err: error }, "failed to refresh PI WEB status cache"); },
+  });
   const machines = deps.machines ?? new MachineService(undefined, {
     localRuntime: () => getPiWebRuntime(sessionDaemon),
-    localStatus: () => getPiWebStatus(sessionDaemon),
   });
 
   app.get("/pi-web-plugins/manifest.json", async () => piWebPlugins.manifest());
@@ -107,7 +110,7 @@ export async function buildApp(deps: AppDependencies = {}): Promise<FastifyInsta
     return reply.type(asset.contentType).send(asset.content);
   });
 
-  app.get("/api/pi-web/status", async () => getPiWebStatus(sessionDaemon));
+  app.get("/api/pi-web/status", async () => piWebStatusCache.get());
   app.get("/api/pi-web/version", async () => getPiWebVersionStatus(sessionDaemon));
   app.get("/api/pi-web/runtime", async () => getPiWebRuntime(sessionDaemon));
   app.get("/api/plugins", async () => piWebPlugins.plugins());

src/server/machines/machineService.test.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { chmod, mkdtemp, readFile, rm, stat, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { join, resolve } from "node:path";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
-import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { MachineService } from "./machineService.js";
 import { MachineStore, machineStorePath } from "./machineStore.js";
 
@@ -69,6 +69,34 @@ describe("MachineService", () => {
     await expect(service.add({ name: "Bad", baseUrl: "https://example.test", headers: { Connection: "close" } })).rejects.toThrow("not allowed");
   });
 
+  it("uses the lightweight runtime check for local machine health", async () => {
+    const localRuntime = vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve({
+      packageName: "@jmfederico/pi-web",
+      generatedAt: "2026-05-25T00:00:00.000Z",
+      components: {
+        web: { component: "web" as const, label: "Web/UI", runtimeVersion: "1.0.0", available: true, capabilities: [] },
+        sessiond: { component: "sessiond" as const, label: "Session daemon", runtimeVersion: "1.0.0", available: true, capabilities: [] },
+      },
+      capabilities: [],
+    }));
+    const healthService = new MachineService(new MachineStore(storePath), {
+      localRuntime,
+      now: () => new Date("2026-05-25T00:00:00.000Z"),
+    });
+
+    const health = await healthService.health("local");
+
+    expect(localRuntime).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(health).toEqual({
+      machineId: "local",
+      ok: true,
+      checkedAt: "2026-05-25T00:00:00.000Z",
+      status: "online",
+      web: { component: "web", label: "Web/UI", runtimeVersion: "1.0.0", stale: false, available: true },
+      sessiond: { component: "sessiond", label: "Session daemon", runtimeVersion: "1.0.0", stale: false, available: true },
+    });
+  });
+
   it("does not allow local machine mutation", async () => {
     await expect(service.update("local", { name: "Other" })).rejects.toThrow("Local machine cannot be changed");
     await expect(service.remove("local")).rejects.toThrow("Local machine cannot be deleted");

src/server/machines/machineService.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import type { Machine, MachineHealth, MachineRuntime, PiWebComponentStatus, PiWebRuntimeResponse, PiWebStatusResponse } from "../../shared/apiTypes.js";
+import type { Machine, MachineHealth, MachineRuntime, PiWebComponentStatus, PiWebRuntimeComponent, PiWebRuntimeResponse, PiWebStatusResponse } from "../../shared/apiTypes.js";
 import { isPiWebCapability } from "../../shared/capabilities.js";
-import { getPiWebRuntime, getPiWebStatus } from "../piWebStatus.js";
+import { getPiWebRuntime } from "../piWebStatus.js";
 import { DEFAULT_REMOTE_HEALTH_TIMEOUT_MS, RemoteMachineClient, type MachineClient, validateConfiguredMachineHeaders } from "./machineClient.js";
 import { MachineStore, type StoredMachine } from "./machineStore.js";
 
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ export interface CreateMachineInput {
 export type UpdateMachineInput = Partial<CreateMachineInput>;
 
 export interface MachineServiceDependencies {
-  localStatus?: () => Promise<PiWebStatusResponse>;
   localRuntime?: () => Promise<PiWebRuntimeResponse>;
   remoteClientFactory?: (machine: StoredMachine) => MachineClient;
   now?: () => Date;
@@ -108,8 +107,15 @@ export class MachineService {
   private async localHealth(): Promise<MachineHealth> {
     const checkedAt = this.now().toISOString();
     try {
-      const status = await (this.deps.localStatus ?? getPiWebStatus)();
+      const runtime = await (this.deps.localRuntime ?? getPiWebRuntime)();
-      return { machineId: "local", ok: true, checkedAt, status: "online", web: status.components.web, sessiond: status.components.sessiond };
+      return {
+        machineId: "local",
+        ok: true,
+        checkedAt,
+        status: "online",
+        web: componentStatusFromRuntime(runtime.components.web),
+        sessiond: componentStatusFromRuntime(runtime.components.sessiond),
+      };
     } catch (error) {
       return { machineId: "local", ok: false, checkedAt, status: "error", error: errorMessage(error) };
     }
@@ -205,6 +211,17 @@ function errorMessage(error: unknown): string {
   return error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
 }
 
+function componentStatusFromRuntime(runtime: PiWebRuntimeComponent): PiWebComponentStatus {
+  return {
+    component: runtime.component,
+    label: runtime.label,
+    ...(runtime.runtimeVersion === undefined ? {} : { runtimeVersion: runtime.runtimeVersion }),
+    stale: false,
+    available: runtime.available,
+    ...(runtime.error === undefined ? {} : { error: runtime.error }),
+  };
+}
+
 function machineRuntime(machineId: string, checkedAt: string, runtime: PiWebRuntimeResponse): MachineRuntime {
   return {
     machineId,

src/server/piWebStatus.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { execFile } from "node:child_process";
 import { existsSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { readFile, realpath, stat } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { promisify } from "node:util";
 import { homedir } from "node:os";
 import { dirname, join, relative, resolve, sep } from "node:path";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ interface NativeServiceCommands {
   status?: string;
 }
 
+const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile);
+
 const serviceRefs: Record<ServiceId, NativeServiceRef> = {
   sessiond: {
     id: "sessiond",
@@ -126,7 +129,7 @@ export async function getPiWebStatus(daemon: PiWebStatusDaemon = new SessionDaem
   const { web, sessiond } = versionStatus.components;
   const release = await getLatestReleaseStatus(web.installedVersion ?? web.runtimeVersion ?? DEFAULT_VERSION);
   const components = { web, sessiond };
-  const commands = commandsFor(components);
+  const commands = await commandsFor(components);
   const messages = buildMessages(components, release, commands);
   return {
     ...versionStatus,
@@ -213,18 +216,21 @@ async function detectPiPackageInstallation(realRoot: string, displayPath: string
 }
 
 async function detectNpmGlobalInstallation(realRoot: string, displayPath: string): Promise<PiWebInstallationInfo | undefined> {
-  const npmRoot = npmGlobalRoot();
+  const npmRoot = await npmGlobalRoot();
   if (npmRoot === undefined) return undefined;
   const realNpmRoot = await realPathOrSelf(npmRoot);
   if (!isSameOrWithin(realNpmRoot, realRoot)) return undefined;
   return { kind: "npm-global", path: displayPath, npmRoot };
 }
 
-function npmGlobalRoot(): string | undefined {
+async function npmGlobalRoot(): Promise<string | undefined> {
-  const result = spawnSync("npm", ["root", "-g"], { encoding: "utf8" });
+  try {
-  if (result.status !== 0) return undefined;
+    const { stdout } = await execFileAsync("npm", ["root", "-g"], { encoding: "utf8" });
-  const root = result.stdout.trim();
+    const root = stdout.trim();
-  return root === "" ? undefined : root;
+    return root === "" ? undefined : root;
+  } catch {
+    return undefined;
+  }
 }
 
 function packageRootPath(): string {
@@ -365,15 +371,17 @@ async function fetchLatestNpmVersion(currentVersion: string): Promise<string> {
   return version;
 }
 
-function commandsFor(components: PiWebStatusResponse["components"]): PiWebStatusResponse["commands"] {
+async function commandsFor(components: PiWebStatusResponse["components"]): Promise<PiWebStatusResponse["commands"]> {
   const installation = preferredInstallation(components);
-  const serviceCommands = nativeServiceCommands();
+  const [serviceCommands, cliCommands] = await Promise.all([
-  const cliCommands = piWebCliCommands(installation);
+    nativeServiceCommands(),
+    piWebCliCommands(installation),
+  ]);
   const restart = restartCommandFor(installation, serviceCommands, cliCommands);
   const restartWeb = serviceCommands.restartWeb ?? cliCommands.restart;
   const restartSessiond = serviceCommands.restartSessiond ?? cliCommands.restart;
   const status = serviceCommands.status ?? cliCommands.status;
-  const update = updateCommandFor(installation, restart);
+  const update = await updateCommandFor(installation, restart);
 
   return {
     ...(update === undefined ? {} : { update }),
@@ -391,8 +399,8 @@ function preferredInstallation(components: PiWebStatusResponse["components"]): P
   return web ?? sessiond;
 }
 
-function piWebCliCommands(installation: PiWebInstallationInfo | undefined): NativeServiceCommands {
+async function piWebCliCommands(installation: PiWebInstallationInfo | undefined): Promise<NativeServiceCommands> {
-  if (installation?.kind !== "npm-global" || !hasCommand("pi-web")) return {};
+  if (installation?.kind !== "npm-global" || !(await hasCommand("pi-web"))) return {};
   return { restart: "pi-web restart", status: "pi-web status" };
 }
 
@@ -401,22 +409,22 @@ function restartCommandFor(installation: PiWebInstallationInfo | undefined, serv
   return cliCommands.restart ?? serviceCommands.restart;
 }
 
-function updateCommandFor(installation: PiWebInstallationInfo | undefined, restartCommand: string | undefined): string | undefined {
+async function updateCommandFor(installation: PiWebInstallationInfo | undefined, restartCommand: string | undefined): Promise<string | undefined> {
   if (restartCommand === undefined) return undefined;
   if (installation?.kind === "pi-package") {
-    if (!hasCommand("pi")) return undefined;
+    if (!(await hasCommand("pi"))) return undefined;
     return `pi update ${installation.source ?? PI_WEB_NPM_SOURCE} && ${restartCommand}`;
   }
   if (installation?.kind === "local" && installation.path !== undefined) {
-    if (!hasCommand("npm") || !isGitCheckoutWithUpstream(installation.path)) return undefined;
+    if (!(await hasCommand("npm")) || !(await isGitCheckoutWithUpstream(installation.path))) return undefined;
     return `cd ${shellQuote(installation.path)} && git pull --ff-only && npm install && npm run build && ${restartCommand}`;
   }
-  if (installation?.kind !== "npm-global" || !hasCommand("npm")) return undefined;
+  if (installation?.kind !== "npm-global" || !(await hasCommand("npm"))) return undefined;
   return `npm install -g ${PI_WEB_PACKAGE_NAME} && ${restartCommand}`;
 }
 
-function nativeServiceCommands(): NativeServiceCommands {
+async function nativeServiceCommands(): Promise<NativeServiceCommands> {
-  const backend = nativeServiceBackend();
+  const backend = await nativeServiceBackend();
   if (backend === undefined) return {};
   const installed = installedServiceIds(backend);
   if (installed.size === 0) return {};
@@ -432,9 +440,9 @@ function nativeServiceCommands(): NativeServiceCommands {
   };
 }
 
-function nativeServiceBackend(): NativeServiceBackendKind | undefined {
+async function nativeServiceBackend(): Promise<NativeServiceBackendKind | undefined> {
-  if (process.platform === "linux" && hasCommand("systemctl")) return "systemd";
+  if (process.platform === "linux" && await hasCommand("systemctl")) return "systemd";
-  if (process.platform === "darwin" && hasCommand("launchctl")) return "launchd";
+  if (process.platform === "darwin" && await hasCommand("launchctl")) return "launchd";
   return undefined;
 }
 
@@ -468,19 +476,23 @@ function statusNativeServicesCommand(backend: NativeServiceBackendKind, refs: Na
   return refs.map((ref) => `launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/${ref.launchdLabel}`).join(" && ");
 }
 
-function isGitCheckoutWithUpstream(path: string): boolean {
+async function isGitCheckoutWithUpstream(path: string): Promise<boolean> {
-  return hasCommand("git")
+  return await hasCommand("git")
-    && commandSucceeds("git", ["-C", path, "rev-parse", "--is-inside-work-tree"])
+    && await commandSucceeds("git", ["-C", path, "rev-parse", "--is-inside-work-tree"])
-    && commandSucceeds("git", ["-C", path, "rev-parse", "--abbrev-ref", "--symbolic-full-name", "@{u}"]);
+    && await commandSucceeds("git", ["-C", path, "rev-parse", "--abbrev-ref", "--symbolic-full-name", "@{u}"]);
 }
 
-function hasCommand(command: string): boolean {
+function hasCommand(command: string): Promise<boolean> {
   return commandSucceeds("/usr/bin/env", ["sh", "-c", `command -v ${command}`]);
 }
 
-function commandSucceeds(command: string, args: string[]): boolean {
+async function commandSucceeds(command: string, args: string[]): Promise<boolean> {
-  const result = spawnSync(command, args, { encoding: "utf8" });
+  try {
-  return result.status === 0;
+    await execFileAsync(command, args, { encoding: "utf8" });
+    return true;
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
 }
 
 function shellQuote(value: string): string {

src/server/piWebStatusCache.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import type { PiWebStatusResponse } from "../shared/apiTypes.js";
+import { createPiWebStatusCache } from "./piWebStatusCache.js";
+
+describe("createPiWebStatusCache", () => {
+  it("serves cached status while it is fresh", async () => {
+    const now = 1_000;
+    const load = vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve(status("first")));
+    const cache = createPiWebStatusCache(load, { ttlMs: 100, now: () => now });
+
+    await expect(cache.get()).resolves.toMatchObject({ generatedAt: "first" });
+    await expect(cache.get()).resolves.toMatchObject({ generatedAt: "first" });
+
+    expect(load).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("returns stale status immediately while refreshing in the background", async () => {
+    let now = 1_000;
+    const load = vi.fn()
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(status("first"))
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(status("second"));
+    const cache = createPiWebStatusCache(load, { ttlMs: 100, now: () => now });
+
+    await expect(cache.get()).resolves.toMatchObject({ generatedAt: "first" });
+    now = 1_101;
+
+    await expect(cache.get()).resolves.toMatchObject({ generatedAt: "first" });
+    await waitForMicrotasks();
+
+    await expect(cache.get()).resolves.toMatchObject({ generatedAt: "second" });
+    expect(load).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+
+  it("deduplicates concurrent cold loads", async () => {
+    const deferred = createDeferred<PiWebStatusResponse>();
+    const load = vi.fn(() => deferred.promise);
+    const cache = createPiWebStatusCache(load);
+
+    const first = cache.get();
+    const second = cache.get();
+    deferred.resolve(status("ready"));
+
+    await expect(first).resolves.toMatchObject({ generatedAt: "ready" });
+    await expect(second).resolves.toMatchObject({ generatedAt: "ready" });
+    expect(load).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+});
+
+function status(generatedAt: string): PiWebStatusResponse {
+  return {
+    packageName: "@jmfederico/pi-web",
+    generatedAt,
+    components: {
+      web: { component: "web", label: "Web/UI", stale: false, available: true },
+      sessiond: { component: "sessiond", label: "Session daemon", stale: false, available: true },
+    },
+    release: { packageName: "@jmfederico/pi-web", updateAvailable: false },
+    commands: {},
+    messages: [],
+  };
+}
+
+async function waitForMicrotasks(): Promise<void> {
+  await Promise.resolve();
+  await Promise.resolve();
+}
+
+function createDeferred<T>(): { promise: Promise<T>; resolve: (value: T) => void } {
+  let resolve: (value: T) => void = () => undefined;
+  const promise = new Promise<T>((innerResolve) => {
+    resolve = innerResolve;
+  });
+  return { promise, resolve };
+}

src/server/piWebStatusCache.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import type { PiWebStatusResponse } from "../shared/apiTypes.js";
+
+const DEFAULT_PI_WEB_STATUS_CACHE_TTL_MS = 60_000;
+
+export interface PiWebStatusCacheOptions {
+  ttlMs?: number;
+  now?: () => number;
+  onError?: (error: unknown) => void;
+}
+
+export interface PiWebStatusCache {
+  get(): Promise<PiWebStatusResponse>;
+  refresh(): Promise<PiWebStatusResponse>;
+}
+
+export function createPiWebStatusCache(load: () => Promise<PiWebStatusResponse>, options: PiWebStatusCacheOptions = {}): PiWebStatusCache {
+  const ttlMs = options.ttlMs ?? DEFAULT_PI_WEB_STATUS_CACHE_TTL_MS;
+  const now = options.now ?? Date.now;
+  let cached: { status: PiWebStatusResponse; expiresAt: number } | undefined;
+  let pending: Promise<PiWebStatusResponse> | undefined;
+
+  const refresh = (): Promise<PiWebStatusResponse> => {
+    pending ??= Promise.resolve()
+      .then(load)
+      .then((status) => {
+        cached = { status, expiresAt: now() + ttlMs };
+        return status;
+      })
+      .finally(() => {
+        pending = undefined;
+      });
+    return pending;
+  };
+
+  return {
+    async get(): Promise<PiWebStatusResponse> {
+      if (cached !== undefined) {
+        if (cached.expiresAt > now()) return cached.status;
+        void refresh().catch((error: unknown) => { options.onError?.(error); });
+        return cached.status;
+      }
+      return refresh();
+    },
+    refresh,
+  };
+}