feat(electron): improve window and database initialization

- Make database initialization non-blocking to prevent app crashes

- Add proper window lifecycle management and error handling

- Implement retry logic for index.html loading

- Add detailed logging for debugging

- Fix type safety issues in error handling

- Add proper cleanup on window close

WIP: Database path resolution still needs fixing

- Current issue: Path conflict between ~/.local/share and ~/.config

- Database connection failing with invalid response

- Multiple connection attempts occurring

This commit improves app stability but database connectivity needs to be addressed in a follow-up commit.

experiment.sh

@@ -1,71 +1,186 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# experiment.sh
+# Author: Matthew Raymer
+# Description: Build script for TimeSafari Electron application
+# This script handles the complete build process for the TimeSafari Electron app,
+# including web asset compilation, TypeScript compilation, and AppImage packaging.
+# It ensures all dependencies are available and provides detailed build feedback.
+#
+# Build Process:
+# 1. Environment setup and dependency checks
+# 2. Web asset compilation (Vite)
+# 3. TypeScript compilation
+# 4. Electron main process build
+# 5. AppImage packaging
+#
+# Dependencies:
+# - Node.js and npm
+# - TypeScript
+# - Vite
+# - electron-builder
+#
+# Usage: ./experiment.sh
+#
+# Exit Codes:
+# 1 - Required command not found
+# 2 - TypeScript installation failed
+# 3 - TypeScript compilation failed
+# 4 - Build process failed
+# 5 - AppImage build failed
 
 # Exit on any error
 set -e
 
+# ANSI color codes for better output formatting
+readonly RED='\033[0;31m'
+readonly GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+readonly YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+readonly BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+readonly NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+# Logging functions
+log_info() {
+    echo -e "${BLUE}[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] [INFO]${NC} $1"
+}
+
+log_success() {
+    echo -e "${GREEN}[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] [SUCCESS]${NC} $1"
+}
+
+log_warn() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] [WARN]${NC} $1"
+}
+
+log_error() {
+    echo -e "${RED}[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] [ERROR]${NC} $1"
+}
+
 # Function to check if a command exists
 check_command() {
-    if ! command -v $1 &> /dev/null; then
+    if ! command -v "$1" &> /dev/null; then
-        echo "Error: $1 is required but not installed."
+        log_error "$1 is required but not installed."
         exit 1
     fi
+    log_info "Found $1: $(command -v "$1")"
+}
+
+# Function to measure and log execution time
+measure_time() {
+    local start_time=$(date +%s)
+    "$@"
+    local end_time=$(date +%s)
+    local duration=$((end_time - start_time))
+    log_success "Completed in ${duration} seconds"
+}
+
+# Function to find the AppImage
+find_appimage() {
+    local appimage_path
+    appimage_path=$(find dist-electron-packages -name "*.AppImage" -type f -print -quit)
+    if [ -n "$appimage_path" ]; then
+        echo "$appimage_path"
+    else
+        log_warn "AppImage not found in expected location"
+        echo "dist-electron-packages/*.AppImage"
+    fi
 }
 
+# Print build header
+echo -e "\n${BLUE}=== TimeSafari Electron Build Process ===${NC}\n"
+log_info "Starting build process at $(date)"
+
 # Check required commands
+log_info "Checking required dependencies..."
 check_command node
 check_command npm
 
+# Create application data directory
+log_info "Setting up application directories..."
 mkdir -p ~/.local/share/TimeSafari/timesafari
 
 # Clean up previous builds
-echo "Cleaning previous builds..."
+log_info "Cleaning previous builds..."
-rm -rf dist*
+rm -rf dist* || log_warn "No previous builds to clean"
 
 # Set environment variables for the build
-echo "Setting up environment variables..."
+log_info "Configuring build environment..."
 export VITE_PLATFORM=electron
 export VITE_PWA_ENABLED=false
 export VITE_DISABLE_PWA=true
 
 # Ensure TypeScript is installed
-echo "Checking TypeScript installation..."
+log_info "Verifying TypeScript installation..."
 if [ ! -f "./node_modules/.bin/tsc" ]; then
-    echo "Installing TypeScript..."
+    log_info "Installing TypeScript..."
-    npm install --save-dev typescript@~5.2.2
+    if ! npm install --save-dev typescript@~5.2.2; then
+        log_error "TypeScript installation failed!"
+        exit 2
+    fi
     # Verify installation
     if [ ! -f "./node_modules/.bin/tsc" ]; then
-        echo "TypeScript installation failed!"
+        log_error "TypeScript installation verification failed!"
-        exit 1
+        exit 2
     fi
+    log_success "TypeScript installed successfully"
+else
+    log_info "TypeScript already installed"
 fi
 
 # Get git hash for versioning
 GIT_HASH=$(git log -1 --pretty=format:%h)
+log_info "Using git hash: ${GIT_HASH}"
 
 # Build web assets
-echo "Building web assets..."
+log_info "Building web assets with Vite..."
-VITE_GIT_HASH=$GIT_HASH npx vite build --config vite.config.app.electron.mts --mode electron
+if ! measure_time env VITE_GIT_HASH="$GIT_HASH" npx vite build --config vite.config.app.electron.mts --mode electron; then
+    log_error "Web asset build failed!"
+    exit 4
+fi
 
 # TypeScript compilation
-echo "Running TypeScript compilation..."
+log_info "Compiling TypeScript..."
-if ! ./node_modules/.bin/tsc -p tsconfig.electron.json; then
+if ! measure_time ./node_modules/.bin/tsc -p tsconfig.electron.json; then
-    echo "TypeScript compilation failed!"
+    log_error "TypeScript compilation failed!"
-    exit 1
+    exit 3
 fi
 
 # Build electron main process
-echo "Building electron main process..."
+log_info "Building electron main process..."
-VITE_GIT_HASH=$GIT_HASH npx vite build --config vite.config.electron.mts --mode electron
+if ! measure_time env VITE_GIT_HASH="$GIT_HASH" npx vite build --config vite.config.electron.mts --mode electron; then
+    log_error "Electron main process build failed!"
+    exit 4
+fi
 
 # Organize files
-echo "Organizing build files..."
+log_info "Organizing build artifacts..."
 mkdir -p dist-electron/www
-cp -r dist/* dist-electron/www/
+cp -r dist/* dist-electron/www/ || log_error "Failed to copy web assets"
 mkdir -p dist-electron/resources
-cp src/electron/preload.js dist-electron/resources/preload.js
+cp src/electron/preload.js dist-electron/resources/preload.js || log_error "Failed to copy preload script"
 
 # Build the AppImage
-echo "Building AppImage..."
+log_info "Building AppImage package..."
-npx electron-builder --linux AppImage
+if ! measure_time npx electron-builder --linux AppImage; then
+    log_error "AppImage build failed!"
+    exit 5
+fi
+
+# Print build summary
+echo -e "\n${GREEN}=== Build Summary ===${NC}"
+log_success "Build completed successfully!"
+log_info "Build artifacts location: $(pwd)/dist-electron"
+log_info "AppImage location: $(find_appimage)"
+
+# Check for build warnings
+if grep -q "default Electron icon is used" dist-electron-packages/builder-effective-config.yaml; then
+    log_warn "Using default Electron icon - consider adding a custom icon"
+fi
+
+if grep -q "chunks are larger than 1000 kB" dist-electron-packages/builder-effective-config.yaml; then
+    log_warn "Large chunks detected - consider implementing code splitting"
+fi
+
+echo -e "\n${GREEN}=== End of Build Process ===${NC}\n"
 
-echo "Build completed successfully!"
+# Exit with success
+exit 0

src/electron/main.ts

@@ -71,18 +71,114 @@ try {
   throw error;
 }
 
+// Database path resolution utilities
+const getAppDataPath = (): string => {
+  const userDataPath = app.getPath('userData');
+  logger.info("[Electron] User data path:", userDataPath);
+  return userDataPath;
+};
+
+const validateAndNormalizePath = (filePath: string): string => {
+  try {
+    // Resolve any relative paths and normalize
+    const normalizedPath = path.resolve(filePath);
+    logger.info("[Electron] Normalized database path:", normalizedPath);
+    
+    // Verify the path is absolute
+    if (!path.isAbsolute(normalizedPath)) {
+      throw new Error(`Database path must be absolute: ${normalizedPath}`);
+    }
+    
+    // Verify the path is within the user data directory
+    const userDataPath = getAppDataPath();
+    if (!normalizedPath.startsWith(userDataPath)) {
+      throw new Error(`Database path must be within user data directory: ${normalizedPath}`);
+    }
+    
+    return normalizedPath;
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error("[Electron] Path validation failed:", error);
+    throw error;
+  }
+};
+
+const ensureDirectoryExists = (dirPath: string): void => {
+  try {
+    const normalizedDir = validateAndNormalizePath(dirPath);
+    if (!fs.existsSync(normalizedDir)) {
+      fs.mkdirSync(normalizedDir, { recursive: true, mode: 0o755 });
+      logger.info("[Electron] Created directory:", normalizedDir);
+    }
+    // Verify directory permissions
+    const stats = fs.statSync(normalizedDir);
+    if (!stats.isDirectory()) {
+      throw new Error(`Path exists but is not a directory: ${normalizedDir}`);
+    }
+    // Check if directory is writable
+    try {
+      const testFile = path.join(normalizedDir, '.write-test');
+      fs.writeFileSync(testFile, 'test');
+      fs.unlinkSync(testFile);
+    } catch (err) {
+      throw new Error(`Directory not writable: ${normalizedDir}`);
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error("[Electron] Directory setup failed:", error);
+    throw error;
+  }
+};
+
 // Database path logic
 let dbPath: string;
 let dbDir: string;
 
-app.whenReady().then(() => {
+// Initialize database paths
-  const basePath = app.getPath('userData');
+const initializeDatabasePaths = (): void => {
+  try {
+    const basePath = getAppDataPath();
     dbDir = path.join(basePath, 'timesafari');
     dbPath = path.join(dbDir, 'timesafari.db');
-  if (!fs.existsSync(dbDir)) {
+    
-    fs.mkdirSync(dbDir, { recursive: true });
+    // Validate and normalize paths
+    dbDir = validateAndNormalizePath(dbDir);
+    dbPath = validateAndNormalizePath(dbPath);
+    
+    // Ensure directory exists and is writable
+    ensureDirectoryExists(dbDir);
+    
+    logger.info("[Electron] Database directory:", dbDir);
+    logger.info("[Electron] Database file path:", dbPath);
+    
+    // Verify database file permissions if it exists
+    if (fs.existsSync(dbPath)) {
+      try {
+        // Ensure the database file is writable
+        fs.accessSync(dbPath, fs.constants.R_OK | fs.constants.W_OK);
+        // Try to open the file in write mode to verify permissions
+        const fd = fs.openSync(dbPath, 'r+');
+        fs.closeSync(fd);
+        logger.info("[Electron] Database file exists and is writable");
+      } catch (err) {
+        logger.error("[Electron] Database file exists but is not writable:", err);
+        // Try to fix permissions
+        try {
+          fs.chmodSync(dbPath, 0o644);
+          logger.info("[Electron] Fixed database file permissions");
+        } catch (chmodErr) {
+          logger.error("[Electron] Failed to fix database permissions:", chmodErr);
+          throw new Error(`Database file not writable: ${dbPath}`);
+        }
       }
-  console.log('[Main] [Electron] Resolved dbPath:', dbPath);
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error("[Electron] Failed to initialize database paths:", error);
+    throw error;
+  }
+};
+
+// Initialize paths when app is ready
+app.whenReady().then(() => {
+  initializeDatabasePaths();
 });
 
 // Initialize SQLite plugin
@@ -90,41 +186,134 @@ let sqlitePlugin: any = null;
 
 async function initializeSQLite() {
   try {
-    console.log("Initializing SQLite plugin...");
+    logger.info("[Electron] Initializing SQLite plugin...");
     sqlitePlugin = new CapacitorSQLite();
+    
     // Test the plugin
     const echoResult = await sqlitePlugin.echo({ value: "test" });
-    console.log("SQLite plugin echo test:", echoResult);
+    logger.info("[Electron] SQLite plugin echo test:", echoResult);
+    
     // Initialize database connection using absolute dbPath
-    const db = await sqlitePlugin.createConnection({
+    const connectionOptions = {
+      database: dbPath, // This is now guaranteed to be a valid absolute path
+      version: 1,
+      readOnly: false,
+      encryption: "no-encryption",
+      useNative: true,
+      mode: "rwc" // Force read-write-create mode
+    };
+    
+    logger.info("[Electron] Creating initial connection with options:", connectionOptions);
+    
+    // Log the actual path being used
+    logger.info("[Electron] Using database path:", dbPath);
+    logger.info("[Electron] Path exists:", fs.existsSync(dbPath));
+    logger.info("[Electron] Path is absolute:", path.isAbsolute(dbPath));
+    
+    const db = await sqlitePlugin.createConnection(connectionOptions);
+    
+    if (!db || typeof db !== 'object') {
+      throw new Error(`Failed to create database connection - invalid response. Path used: ${dbPath}`);
+    }
+    
+    // Wait a moment for the connection to be fully established
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
+    
+    try {
+      // Verify connection is not read-only
+      const result = await db.query({ statement: "PRAGMA journal_mode;" });
+      logger.info("[Electron] Database journal mode:", result);
+      
+      if (result?.values?.[0]?.journal_mode === "off") {
+        logger.warn("[Electron] Database opened in read-only mode, attempting to fix...");
+        // Try to close and reopen with explicit permissions
+        await db.closeConnection();
+        const newDb = await sqlitePlugin.createConnection({
+          ...connectionOptions,
+          mode: "rwc",
+          readOnly: false
+        });
+        
+        if (!newDb || typeof newDb !== 'object') {
+          throw new Error(`Failed to create new database connection - invalid response. Path used: ${dbPath}`);
+        }
+        
+        logger.info("[Electron] Reopened database connection");
+        return newDb;
+      }
+    } catch (queryError) {
+      logger.error("[Electron] Error verifying database connection:", queryError);
+      // If we can't query, try to close and reopen
+      try {
+        await db.closeConnection();
+      } catch (closeError) {
+        logger.warn("[Electron] Error closing failed connection:", closeError);
+      }
+      
+      // Try one more time with basic options
+      const retryDb = await sqlitePlugin.createConnection({
         database: dbPath,
         version: 1,
+        readOnly: false
       });
-    console.log("SQLite plugin initialized successfully");
+      
+      if (!retryDb || typeof retryDb !== 'object') {
+        throw new Error(`Failed to create database connection after retry. Path used: ${dbPath}`);
+      }
+      
+      return retryDb;
+    }
+    
+    logger.info("[Electron] SQLite plugin initialized successfully");
     return db;
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error("Failed to initialize SQLite plugin:", error);
+    logger.error("[Electron] Failed to initialize SQLite plugin:", error);
     throw error;
   }
 }
 
 // Initialize app when ready
 app.whenReady().then(async () => {
-  logger.info("App is ready, initializing SQLite...");
+  logger.info("App is ready, starting initialization...");
-  try {
+  
-    await initializeSQLite();
+  // Create window first
-    logger.info("SQLite initialized, creating window...");
+  const mainWindow = createWindow();
-    createWindow();
+  
-  } catch (error) {
+  // Initialize database in background
-    logger.error("Failed to initialize app:", error);
+  initializeSQLite().catch((error) => {
-    app.quit();
+    logger.error("[Electron] Database initialization failed, but continuing:", error);
+    // Notify renderer about database status
+    if (!mainWindow.isDestroyed()) {
+      mainWindow.webContents.send('database-status', {
+        status: 'error',
+        error: error.message
+      });
+    }
+  });
+
+  // Handle window close
+  mainWindow.on('closed', () => {
+    logger.info("[Electron] Main window closed");
+  });
+
+  // Handle window close request
+  mainWindow.on('close', (event) => {
+    logger.info("[Electron] Window close requested");
+    // Prevent immediate close if we're in the middle of something
+    if (mainWindow.webContents.isLoading()) {
+      event.preventDefault();
+      logger.info("[Electron] Deferring window close due to loading state");
+      mainWindow.webContents.once('did-finish-load', () => {
+        mainWindow.close();
+      });
     }
   });
+});
 
 // Check if running in dev mode
 const isDev = process.argv.includes("--inspect");
 
-function createWindow(): void {
+function createWindow(): BrowserWindow {
   // Resolve preload path based on environment
   const preloadPath = app.isPackaged
     ? path.join(process.resourcesPath, "preload.js")
@@ -153,174 +342,127 @@ function createWindow(): void {
     logger.error("Error reading directories:", e);
   }
 
-  // Create the browser window.
+  // Create the browser window with proper error handling
   const mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
     width: 1200,
     height: 800,
+    show: false, // Don't show until ready
     webPreferences: {
       nodeIntegration: false,
       contextIsolation: true,
       sandbox: false,
       preload: preloadPath,
+      webSecurity: true,
+      allowRunningInsecureContent: false
     },
   });
 
-  // Track DevTools state
+  // Show window when ready
-  mainWindow.webContents.on("devtools-opened", () => {
+  mainWindow.once('ready-to-show', () => {
-    logger.info("[Electron] DevTools opened");
+    logger.info("[Electron] Window ready to show");
+    mainWindow.show();
   });
 
-  mainWindow.webContents.on("devtools-closed", () => {
+  // Handle window errors
-    logger.warn("[Electron] DevTools closed - reopening");
+  mainWindow.webContents.on('render-process-gone', (event, details) => {
-    mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools();
+    logger.error("[Electron] Render process gone:", details);
   });
 
-  // Force DevTools to stay open
+  mainWindow.webContents.on('did-fail-load', (event, errorCode, errorDescription) => {
-  const forceDevTools = () => {
+    logger.error("[Electron] Page failed to load:", errorCode, errorDescription);
-    logger.info("[Electron] Forcing DevTools open");
+    logger.error("[Electron] Failed URL:", mainWindow.webContents.getURL());
-    mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools();
+  });
-  };
-
-  // Open DevTools immediately and set up periodic check
-  forceDevTools();
-  setInterval(forceDevTools, 5000); // Check every 5 seconds
-
-  // Intercept requests to fix asset paths
-  mainWindow.webContents.session.webRequest.onBeforeRequest(
-    {
-      urls: [
-        "file://*/*/assets/*",
-        "file://*/assets/*",
-        "file:///assets/*",
-        // Removed <all_urls> to reduce noise
-      ],
-    },
-    (details, callback) => {
-      let url = details.url;
-      let wasRewritten = false;
-
-      // Get the base directory for assets
-      const baseDir = app.isPackaged
-        ? `file://${process.resourcesPath}`
-        : `file://${__dirname}`;
-
-      // Handle paths that don't start with file://
-      if (!url.startsWith("file://") && url.includes("/assets/")) {
-        url = `${baseDir}/www${url}`;
-        wasRewritten = true;
-        logger.info("[Electron] Rewritten non-file URL to:", url);
-      }
-
-      // Handle absolute paths starting with /assets/
-      if (url.includes("/assets/") && !url.includes("/www/assets/")) {
-        const assetPath = url.split("/assets/")[1];
-        const newUrl = `${baseDir}/www/assets/${assetPath}`;
-        wasRewritten = true;
-        logger.info("[Electron] Rewritten asset URL to:", newUrl);
-        callback({ redirectURL: newUrl });
-        return;
-      }
-
-      // Only log if the URL was actually rewritten
-      if (wasRewritten) {
-        logger.info("[Electron] URL rewritten:", details.url, "->", url);
-      }
-
-      callback({});
-    },
-  );
-
-  if (isDev) {
-    // Debug info
-    logger.log("Debug Info:");
-    logger.log("Running in dev mode:", isDev);
-    logger.log("App is packaged:", app.isPackaged);
-    logger.log("Process resource path:", process.resourcesPath);
-    logger.log("App path:", app.getAppPath());
-    logger.log("__dirname:", __dirname);
-    logger.log("process.cwd():", process.cwd());
-  }
 
+  // Load the index.html
   let indexPath: string;
+  let fileUrl: string;
 
   if (app.isPackaged) {
-    // In production, files are inside the asar archive or extraResources
     indexPath = path.join(process.resourcesPath, "www", "index.html");
-    logger.info(
+    fileUrl = `file://${indexPath}`;
-      "[Electron] App is packaged. Using process.resourcesPath for index.html",
+    logger.info("[Electron] App is packaged. Using process.resourcesPath for index.html");
-    );
   } else {
-    // In dev, use the local path
     indexPath = path.resolve(__dirname, "www", "index.html");
-    logger.info(
+    fileUrl = `file://${indexPath}`;
-      "[Electron] App is not packaged. Using __dirname for index.html",
+    logger.info("[Electron] App is not packaged. Using __dirname for index.html");
-    );
   }
 
   logger.info("[Electron] Resolved index.html path:", indexPath);
+  logger.info("[Electron] Using file URL:", fileUrl);
+
+  // Load the index.html with retry logic
+  const loadIndexHtml = async (retryCount = 0) => {
     try {
+      if (mainWindow.isDestroyed()) {
+        logger.error("[Electron] Window was destroyed before loading index.html");
+        return;
+      }
+
       const exists = fs.existsSync(indexPath);
       logger.info(`[Electron] fs.existsSync for index.html: ${exists}`);
-  } catch (e) {
+
-    logger.error("[Electron] Error checking fs.existsSync for index.html:", e);
+      if (!exists) {
-  }
+        throw new Error(`index.html not found at path: ${indexPath}`);
-
-  // Removed fs.existsSync check to allow Electron to attempt loading regardless
-
-  logger.info(
-    "[Electron] Attempting to load index.html via mainWindow.loadFile",
-  );
-  mainWindow
-    .loadFile(indexPath)
-    .then(() => {
-      logger.info("[Electron] Successfully loaded index.html");
-    })
-    .catch((err) => {
-      logger.error("[Electron] Failed to load index.html:", err);
-      logger.error("[Electron] Attempted path:", indexPath);
-      try {
-        const exists = fs.existsSync(indexPath);
-        logger.error(
-          `[Electron] fs.existsSync after loadFile error: ${exists}`,
-        );
-      } catch (e) {
-        logger.error(
-          "[Electron] Error checking fs.existsSync after loadFile error:",
-          e,
-        );
       }
-    });
 
-  // Listen for console messages from the renderer
+      // Try to read the file to verify it's accessible
-  mainWindow.webContents.on("console-message", (_event, _level, message) => {
+      const stats = fs.statSync(indexPath);
-    logger.log("Renderer Console:", message);
+      logger.info("[Electron] index.html stats:", {
+        size: stats.size,
+        mode: stats.mode,
+        uid: stats.uid,
+        gid: stats.gid
       });
 
-  // Add right after creating the BrowserWindow
+      // Try loadURL first
-  mainWindow.webContents.on(
+      try {
-    "did-fail-load",
+        logger.info("[Electron] Attempting to load index.html via loadURL");
-    (_event, errorCode, errorDescription) => {
+        await mainWindow.loadURL(fileUrl);
-      logger.error("Page failed to load:", errorCode, errorDescription);
+        logger.info("[Electron] Successfully loaded index.html via loadURL");
-    },
+      } catch (loadUrlError) {
-  );
+        logger.warn("[Electron] loadURL failed, trying loadFile:", loadUrlError);
+        // Fallback to loadFile
+        await mainWindow.loadFile(indexPath);
+        logger.info("[Electron] Successfully loaded index.html via loadFile");
+      }
+    } catch (error: unknown) {
+      const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error occurred';
+      logger.error("[Electron] Error loading index.html:", errorMessage);
+      
+      // Retry logic
+      if (retryCount < 3 && !mainWindow.isDestroyed()) {
+        logger.info(`[Electron] Retrying index.html load (attempt ${retryCount + 1})`);
+        await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1000)); // Wait 1 second
+        return loadIndexHtml(retryCount + 1);
+      }
       
-  mainWindow.webContents.on("preload-error", (_event, preloadPath, error) => {
+      // If we've exhausted retries, show error in window
-    logger.error("Preload script error:", preloadPath, error);
+      if (!mainWindow.isDestroyed()) {
-  });
+        const errorHtml = `
+          <html>
+            <body style="font-family: sans-serif; padding: 20px;">
+              <h1>Error Loading Application</h1>
+              <p>Failed to load the application after multiple attempts.</p>
+              <pre style="background: #f0f0f0; padding: 10px; border-radius: 4px;">${errorMessage}</pre>
+            </body>
+          </html>
+        `;
+        await mainWindow.loadURL(`data:text/html,${encodeURIComponent(errorHtml)}`);
+      }
+    }
+  };
 
-  mainWindow.webContents.on(
+  // Start loading the index.html
-    "console-message",
+  loadIndexHtml().catch(error => {
-    (_event, _level, message, line, sourceId) => {
+    logger.error("[Electron] Fatal error loading index.html:", error);
-      logger.log("Renderer Console:", line, sourceId, message);
+  });
-    },
-  );
 
+  // Only open DevTools if not in production
+  if (!app.isPackaged) {
     mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools({ mode: "detach" });
-  mainWindow.webContents.once("devtools-opened", () => {
-    if (mainWindow.webContents.devToolsWebContents) {
-      mainWindow.webContents.devToolsWebContents.focus();
   }
-  });
+
+  return mainWindow;
 }
 
 // Handle app ready
@@ -360,9 +502,54 @@ ipcMain.handle("sqlite-echo", async (_event, value) => {
 
 ipcMain.handle("sqlite-create-connection", async (_event, options) => {
   try {
-    return await sqlitePlugin.createConnection(options);
+    // Override any provided database path with our resolved path
+    const connectionOptions = {
+      ...options,
+      database: dbPath,
+      readOnly: false,
+      mode: "rwc", // Force read-write-create mode
+      encryption: "no-encryption",
+      useNative: true
+    };
+    
+    logger.info("[Electron] Creating database connection with options:", connectionOptions);
+    const result = await sqlitePlugin.createConnection(connectionOptions);
+    
+    if (!result || typeof result !== 'object') {
+      throw new Error("Failed to create database connection - invalid response");
+    }
+    
+    // Wait a moment for the connection to be fully established
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
+    
+    try {
+      // Verify connection is not read-only
+      const testResult = await result.query({ statement: "PRAGMA journal_mode;" });
+      if (testResult?.values?.[0]?.journal_mode === "off") {
+        logger.error("[Electron] Connection opened in read-only mode despite options");
+        throw new Error("Database connection opened in read-only mode");
+      }
+    } catch (queryError) {
+      logger.error("[Electron] Error verifying connection:", queryError);
+      // If verification fails, try a simpler connection
+      await result.closeConnection().catch(() => {});
+      const retryResult = await sqlitePlugin.createConnection({
+        database: dbPath,
+        version: 1,
+        readOnly: false
+      });
+      
+      if (!retryResult || typeof retryResult !== 'object') {
+        throw new Error("Failed to create database connection after retry");
+      }
+      
+      return retryResult;
+    }
+    
+    logger.info("[Electron] Database connection created successfully");
+    return result;
   } catch (error) {
-    logger.error("Error in sqlite-create-connection:", error, JSON.stringify(error), (error as any)?.stack);
+    logger.error("[Electron] Error in sqlite-create-connection:", error);
     throw error;
   }
 });