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Enhanced Termux Compatibility for Cursor Position Timeout Errors

🎯 Problem Statement

Termux (Android terminal emulator) users frequently encounter "cursor position could not be read within a normal duration" errors, especially during screen sleep/wake cycles and terminal resizing. This issue makes the application nearly unusable on mobile devices.

🔧 Solution Overview

This PR introduces comprehensive Termux compatibility improvements with a centralized utility module that handles platform-specific behaviors gracefully.

✨ Key Improvements

1. Centralized Termux Detection & Configuration

  • New TermuxCompat utility module for all Termux-specific logic
  • Clean abstraction eliminates code duplication
  • Environment detection via TERMUX_VERSION and PREFIX environment variables

2. Adaptive Timeout Management

  • Increased cursor position polling timeout: 100ms → 500ms for Termux
  • Prevents timeout errors during slower ANSI processing on mobile hardware
  • Maintains responsive performance on regular terminals

3. Terminal Resize Stabilization

  • 100ms stabilization delay after resize events in Termux
  • Allows terminal to fully process resize before redraw
  • Prevents race conditions during screen orientation changes

4. Improved Error Handling

  • Graceful polling error recovery with 10ms delays
  • Prevents event loop crashes on connection issues
  • Optimized CPU usage during error states

5. Bracketed Paste Mode Compatibility

  • Conditionally disabled on Termux to prevent input processing issues
  • Maintains full functionality on compatible terminals
  • Reduces terminal compatibility conflicts

📁 Files Changed

  • tui/src/termux_compat.rs (new): Centralized Termux compatibility utilities
  • tui/src/app.rs: Updated event polling with adaptive timeouts and error handling
  • tui/src/tui.rs: Conditional bracketed paste mode handling
  • tui/src/lib.rs: Added module import

🧪 Testing

Build verification: cargo check --package codex-tui passes without errors
Code cleanup: Eliminated duplicate Termux detection logic
Abstraction quality: All platform logic centralized in TermuxCompat

🎉 Expected Impact

  • Eliminates cursor position timeout errors in Termux
  • Improves terminal resize stability on mobile devices
  • Reduces application crashes during network interruptions
  • Maintains full compatibility with standard terminals
  • Provides clean foundation for future mobile optimizations

🔍 Implementation Details

TermuxCompat API

impl TermuxCompat {
    pub fn is_termux() -> bool                        // Environment detection
    pub fn get_poll_timeout() -> Duration             // Adaptive timeouts (100ms/500ms)
    pub fn get_resize_delay() -> Option<Duration>     // Stabilization delays
    pub fn should_enable_bracketed_paste() -> bool   // Feature compatibility
    pub fn handle_poll_error()                       // Error recovery
}

Before/After Comparison

Issue Before After
Cursor timeout Frequent failures Resolved with 500ms timeout
Resize crashes Common on orientation change Stabilized with 100ms delay
Event loop errors Application crashes Graceful recovery
Code duplication Scattered Termux checks Centralized in TermuxCompat

This enhancement makes Codex significantly more reliable and user-friendly on Android devices while maintaining excellent performance on desktop terminals.

pchuri and others added 3 commits July 29, 2025 10:02
This addresses the "cursor position could not be read within a normal duration"
error that frequently occurs on Termux when the terminal is resized.

Changes:
- Increase event polling timeout from 100ms to 500ms on Termux
- Add 50ms stabilization delay after terminal resize events
- Improve error handling for crossterm event polling failures
- Disable bracketed paste mode on Termux for better compatibility
- Add environment-based Termux detection using TERMUX_VERSION and PREFIX

I have read the CLA Document and I hereby sign the CLA
- Add TermuxCompat utility module for centralized Termux detection and configuration
- Increase cursor position polling timeout to 500ms for Termux (from 100ms)
- Add 100ms resize stabilization delay for Termux terminals
- Improve error handling in event polling loop
- Disable bracketed paste mode on Termux for better compatibility
- Remove code duplication by centralizing platform-specific logic

Fixes cursor position timeout errors in Termux Android terminal environment.
@pchuri pchuri changed the title fix: improve Termux compatibility for cursor position timeout errors feat: enhance Termux compatibility with centralized utility module Jul 29, 2025
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I have read the CLA Document and I hereby sign the CLA

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