From 3fb6bfbb503caf9477125f6a73f2c1b762953467 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: superresistant <superresistant@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 21:50:30 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(hooks): prevent console window flash on Windows (#167)

On Windows, the detached spawn option creates a visible console window.
Combined with npm (which is a .cmd batch file), this causes a brief
window flash that steals focus from the user's terminal.

- Remove detached: true (not needed, child.unref() handles non-blocking)
- Add windowsHide: true to both spawn() and inner execSync()
---
 hooks/gsd-check-update.js | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/hooks/gsd-check-update.js b/hooks/gsd-check-update.js
index df83bb929..d8e30c547 100755
--- a/hooks/gsd-check-update.js
+++ b/hooks/gsd-check-update.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ if (!fs.existsSync(cacheDir)) {
   fs.mkdirSync(cacheDir, { recursive: true });
 }
 
-// Run check in background (spawn detached process)
+// Run check in background (spawn background process, windowsHide prevents console flash)
 const child = spawn(process.execPath, ['-e', `
   const fs = require('fs');
   const { execSync } = require('child_process');
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const child = spawn(process.execPath, ['-e', `
 
   let latest = null;
   try {
-    latest = execSync('npm view get-shit-done-cc version', { encoding: 'utf8', timeout: 10000 }).trim();
+    latest = execSync('npm view get-shit-done-cc version', { encoding: 'utf8', timeout: 10000, windowsHide: true }).trim();
   } catch (e) {}
 
   const result = {
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ const child = spawn(process.execPath, ['-e', `
 
   fs.writeFileSync(cacheFile, JSON.stringify(result));
 `], {
-  detached: true,
-  stdio: 'ignore'
+  stdio: 'ignore',
+  windowsHide: true
 });
 
 child.unref();