From 1c6e9102517b6d2984d5807731b6adb405eaa9ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Claude <developers@lethean.io>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 21:16:48 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] feat(frame): replace raw ANSI runLive with tea.Program

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 pkg/cli/frame.go      | 72 +++++++++++++------------------------------
 pkg/cli/frame_test.go | 13 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pkg/cli/frame.go b/pkg/cli/frame.go
index 283159be..7f5cdc2b 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/frame.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/frame.go
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ func (f *Frame) Back() bool {
 
 // Stop signals the Frame to exit its Run loop.
 func (f *Frame) Stop() {
+	if f.program != nil {
+		f.program.Quit()
+		return
+	}
 	select {
 	case <-f.done:
 	default:
@@ -123,6 +127,14 @@ func (f *Frame) Stop() {
 	}
 }
 
+// Send injects a message into the Frame's tea.Program.
+// Safe to call before Run() (message is discarded).
+func (f *Frame) Send(msg tea.Msg) {
+	if f.program != nil {
+		f.program.Send(msg)
+	}
+}
+
 // WithKeyMap sets custom key bindings for Frame navigation.
 func (f *Frame) WithKeyMap(km KeyMap) *Frame {
 	f.keyMap = km
@@ -482,60 +494,18 @@ func (f *Frame) regionSize(r Region, totalW, totalH int) (int, int) {
 }
 
 func (f *Frame) runLive() {
-	// Enter alt-screen.
-	fmt.Fprint(f.out, "\033[?1049h")
-	// Hide cursor.
-	fmt.Fprint(f.out, "\033[?25l")
-
-	defer func() {
-		// Show cursor.
-		fmt.Fprint(f.out, "\033[?25h")
-		// Leave alt-screen.
-		fmt.Fprint(f.out, "\033[?1049l")
-	}()
-
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(80 * time.Millisecond)
-	defer ticker.Stop()
-
-	for {
-		f.renderFrame()
-
-		select {
-		case <-f.done:
-			return
-		case <-ticker.C:
-		}
+	opts := []tea.ProgramOption{
+		tea.WithAltScreen(),
+	}
+	if f.out != os.Stdout {
+		opts = append(opts, tea.WithOutput(f.out))
 	}
-}
 
-func (f *Frame) renderFrame() {
-	f.mu.Lock()
-	defer f.mu.Unlock()
+	p := tea.NewProgram(f, opts...)
+	f.program = p
 
-	w, h := f.termSize()
-
-	// Move to top-left.
-	fmt.Fprint(f.out, "\033[H")
-	// Clear screen.
-	fmt.Fprint(f.out, "\033[2J")
-
-	order := []Region{RegionHeader, RegionLeft, RegionContent, RegionRight, RegionFooter}
-	for _, r := range order {
-		if _, exists := f.layout.regions[r]; !exists {
-			continue
-		}
-		m, ok := f.models[r]
-		if !ok {
-			continue
-		}
-		rw, rh := f.regionSize(r, w, h)
-		view := m.View(rw, rh)
-		if view != "" {
-			fmt.Fprint(f.out, view)
-			if !strings.HasSuffix(view, "\n") {
-				fmt.Fprintln(f.out)
-			}
-		}
+	if _, err := p.Run(); err != nil {
+		Error(err.Error())
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/cli/frame_test.go b/pkg/cli/frame_test.go
index b867dde8..12bf96fb 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/frame_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/frame_test.go
@@ -426,6 +426,19 @@ func TestFrameTeaModel_Good(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestFrameSend_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("Send is safe before Run", func(t *testing.T) {
+		f := NewFrame("C")
+		f.out = &bytes.Buffer{}
+		f.Content(StaticModel("x"))
+
+		// Should not panic when program is nil
+		assert.NotPanics(t, func() {
+			f.Send(tea.KeyMsg{Type: tea.KeyRunes, Runes: []rune{'x'}})
+		})
+	})
+}
+
 // indexOf returns the position of substr in s, or -1 if not found.
 func indexOf(s, substr string) int {
 	for i := range len(s) - len(substr) + 1 {