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Fix daemon showing visible console window on Windows #101

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10 changes: 5 additions & 5 deletions src/cocoindex_code/client.py
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Expand Up @@ -205,16 +205,16 @@ def start_daemon() -> None:

log_fd = open(log_path, "a")
if sys.platform == "win32":
# DETACHED_PROCESS fully detaches the daemon from the parent console,
# preventing its exit code from leaking back to the calling shell.
_create_new_process_group = 0x00000200
_detached_process = 0x00000008
# CREATE_NO_WINDOW prevents the daemon from showing a visible
# console window. DETACHED_PROCESS alone is not sufficient —
# it detaches from the parent console but still creates a new one.
_create_no_window = 0x08000000
subprocess.Popen(
cmd,
stdout=log_fd,
stderr=log_fd,
stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL,
creationflags=_create_new_process_group | _detached_process,
creationflags=_create_no_window,
)
else:
subprocess.Popen(
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