From cc4922479ba7de93b55570b70ce36e4d09c2217e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hamed musallam <hamed.musallam@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:04:01 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix: improve error handling for spectra snapshot capture

close #102
---
 .../nmr-cli/src/parse/prase-spectra.ts        | 98 +++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/scripts/nmr-cli/src/parse/prase-spectra.ts b/app/scripts/nmr-cli/src/parse/prase-spectra.ts
index 8fe0247..c40cf3e 100644
--- a/app/scripts/nmr-cli/src/parse/prase-spectra.ts
+++ b/app/scripts/nmr-cli/src/parse/prase-spectra.ts
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ const parsingOptions: ParsingOptions = {
 };
 
 interface Snapshot {
-  image: string
-  id: string
+  id: string;
+  image: string | null;
+  error: string | null;
 }
 
 const core = init()
@@ -36,70 +37,69 @@ function generateNMRiumURL() {
   return url.toString()
 }
 
-async function captureSpectraViewAsBase64(nmriumState: Partial<NmriumState>) {
-  const { data: { spectra } = { spectra: [] }, version } = nmriumState
-  const browser = await playwright.chromium.launch()
-  const context = await browser.newContext(
-    playwright.devices['Desktop Chrome HiDPI']
-  )
-  const page = await context.newPage()
-
-  const url = generateNMRiumURL()
+async function launchBrowser() {
+  return playwright.chromium.launch();
+}
 
-  await page.goto(url)
+async function captureSpectraViewAsBase64(nmriumState: Partial<NmriumState>): Promise<Snapshot[]> {
+  const { data: { spectra } = { spectra: [] }, version } = nmriumState;
 
-  await page.locator('text=Loading').waitFor({ state: 'hidden' })
+  if (!spectra?.length) return [];
 
-  let snapshots: Snapshot[] = []
+  const url = generateNMRiumURL();
+  const snapshots: Snapshot[] = [];
+  let browser = await launchBrowser();
 
-  for (const spectrum of spectra || []) {
-    const spectrumObject = {
-      version,
-      data: {
-        spectra: [{ ...spectrum }],
-      },
-    }
+  for (const spectrum of spectra) {
+    let context = null;
 
-    // convert typed array to array
-    const stringObject = JSON.stringify(
-      spectrumObject,
-      (key, value: unknown) => {
-        return ArrayBuffer.isView(value)
-          ? Array.from(value as unknown as Iterable<unknown>)
-          : value
+    try {
+      // recreate browser if it has crashed
+      if (!browser.isConnected()) {
+        browser = await launchBrowser();
       }
-    )
 
-    // load the spectrum into NMRium using the custom event
-    await page.evaluate(
-      `
-        window.postMessage({ type: "nmr-wrapper:load", data:{data: ${stringObject},type:"nmrium"}}, '*');
-        `
-    )
+      context = await browser.newContext(playwright.devices['Desktop Chrome HiDPI']);
+      const page = await context.newPage();
 
-    //wait for NMRium process and load spectra
-    await page.locator('text=Loading').waitFor({ state: 'hidden' })
+      await page.goto(url);
+      await page.locator('text=Loading').waitFor({ state: 'hidden' });
 
-    // take a snapshot for the spectrum
-    try {
-      const snapshot = await page.locator('#nmrSVG .container').screenshot()
+      const stringObject = JSON.stringify(
+        { version, data: { spectra: [{ ...spectrum }] } },
+        (key, value: unknown) => ArrayBuffer.isView(value) ? Array.from(value as unknown as Iterable<unknown>) : value
+      );
+
+      await page.evaluate(`
+        window.postMessage({ type: "nmr-wrapper:load", data: { data: ${stringObject}, type: "nmrium" } }, '*');
+      `);
+
+      await page.locator('text=Loading').waitFor({ state: 'hidden' });
 
+      const snapshot = await page.locator('#nmrSVG .container').screenshot();
+      snapshots.push({ id: spectrum.id, image: snapshot.toString('base64'), error: null });
+
+    } catch (e) {
       snapshots.push({
-        image: snapshot.toString('base64'),
         id: spectrum.id,
-      })
-    } catch (e) {
-      console.log(e)
-    }
-  }
+        image: null,
+        error: e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e),
+      });
 
-  await context.close()
-  await browser.close()
+      // browser crashed — close and recreate for next spectrum
+      await browser.close().catch(() => { });
+      browser = await launchBrowser();
 
-  return snapshots
+    } finally {
+      await context?.close().catch(() => { });
+    }
+  }
 
+  await browser.close().catch(() => { });
+  return snapshots;
 }
 
+
 interface ProcessSpectraOptions {
   autoDetection: boolean; autoProcessing: boolean;
 }