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Dockerfile

@@ -15,15 +15,14 @@ COPY --from=syslibs /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfontconfig.so* /usr/lib/x86_64-
 COPY --from=syslibs /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libxml2.so* /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/
 COPY --from=syslibs /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfribidi.so* /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/
 
-# Sibling dependencies for local symlink resolution
-COPY dashdbschema /dashdbschema
-COPY llmorbiter /llmorbiter
-
 # The standalone SEA binary contains Node.js runtime, src/, package.json, and all app logic
 COPY dashback/dist/dashback ./dist/dashback
 
-# Native C++ addons and dependencies needed by the OS dynamic linker (dlopen)
+# Only native C++ addon packages required by OS dynamic linker (dlopen)
-COPY dashback/node_modules ./node_modules
+COPY dashback/node_modules/better-sqlite3 ./node_modules/better-sqlite3
+COPY dashback/node_modules/canvas ./node_modules/canvas
+COPY dashback/node_modules/@img ./node_modules/@img
+COPY dashback/node_modules/sharp ./node_modules/sharp
 
 # Set production defaults: port 4202
 ENV NODE_ENV=production \

docker-compose.yml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ services:
     read_only: true
     user: "${UID:-1000}:${GID:-1000}"
     tmpfs:
-      - /tmp:rw,noexec,nosuid,size=64m
+      - /tmp:rw,noexec,nosuid,size=512m
       - /run:rw,noexec,nosuid,size=16m
     networks:
       - dash_net

scripts/buildSea.js

@@ -11,40 +11,88 @@ const srcDir = path.join(rootDir, 'src');
 const configPath = path.join(rootDir, 'sea-config.json');
 const payloadPath = path.join(distDir, 'app-payload.bin');
 
-// Ensure dist directory exists
+const dbschemaDir = path.resolve(rootDir, '../dashdbschema');
+const llmorbiterDir = path.resolve(rootDir, '../llmorbiter');
+
 if (!fs.existsSync(distDir)) {
     fs.mkdirSync(distDir, { recursive: true });
 }
 
-console.log('Packaging application code into SEA payload...');
+console.log('Packaging application, siblings, and JavaScript dependencies into SEA payload...');
 
-function packDirectory(dir, baseDir = dir) {
+// Native C++ addon folders that will be loaded from the host filesystem via dlopen
-    const result = {};
+const NATIVE_ADDON_PKGS = new Set(['better-sqlite3', 'canvas', 'sharp', '@img']);
-    for (const entry of fs.readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true })) {
+
-        const full = path.join(dir, entry.name);
+function packDirectory(dir, prefix, result) {
-        const rel = path.relative(baseDir, full);
+    if (!fs.existsSync(dir)) return;
-        if (entry.isDirectory()) {
+    try {
-            Object.assign(result, packDirectory(full, baseDir));
+        for (const entry of fs.readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true })) {
-        } else if (entry.isFile()) {
+            const full = path.join(dir, entry.name);
-            result[rel] = fs.readFileSync(full).toString('base64');
+            const rel = path.join(prefix, entry.name);
+            if (entry.isDirectory()) {
+                if (entry.name === 'test' || entry.name === 'tests' || entry.name === 'docs' || entry.name === '.github' || entry.name === '.git') continue;
+                packDirectory(full, rel, result);
+            } else if (entry.isFile()) {
+                // Ignore compiled native binary extensions which are linked from the host
+                if (entry.name.endsWith('.node') || entry.name.endsWith('.so') || entry.name.endsWith('.dylib') || entry.name.endsWith('.dll') || entry.name.endsWith('.a')) continue;
+                result[rel] = fs.readFileSync(full).toString('base64');
+            }
         }
-    }
+    } catch {}
-    return result;
 }
 
-// Pack src/ and package.json
+const payload = {};
-const payload = packDirectory(srcDir);
+
+// 1. Pack dashback src and package.json
+packDirectory(srcDir, 'src', payload);
 const pkgPath = path.join(rootDir, 'package.json');
 if (fs.existsSync(pkgPath)) {
     payload['package.json'] = fs.readFileSync(pkgPath).toString('base64');
 }
 
+// 2. Pack sibling dependencies (libdashstore and libllmorbiter) directly into node_modules
+if (fs.existsSync(path.join(dbschemaDir, 'src'))) {
+    packDirectory(path.join(dbschemaDir, 'src'), 'node_modules/libdashstore/src', payload);
+    const dbschemaPkg = path.join(dbschemaDir, 'package.json');
+    if (fs.existsSync(dbschemaPkg)) {
+        payload['node_modules/libdashstore/package.json'] = fs.readFileSync(dbschemaPkg).toString('base64');
+    }
+}
+
+if (fs.existsSync(path.join(llmorbiterDir, 'src'))) {
+    packDirectory(path.join(llmorbiterDir, 'src'), 'node_modules/libllmorbiter/src', payload);
+    const llmorbiterPkg = path.join(llmorbiterDir, 'package.json');
+    if (fs.existsSync(llmorbiterPkg)) {
+        payload['node_modules/libllmorbiter/package.json'] = fs.readFileSync(llmorbiterPkg).toString('base64');
+    }
+}
+
+// 3. Pack all non-native node_modules dependencies
+function packNodeModules(nmPath) {
+    if (!fs.existsSync(nmPath)) return;
+    for (const name of fs.readdirSync(nmPath)) {
+        if (NATIVE_ADDON_PKGS.has(name) || name.startsWith('.') || name === 'libdashstore' || name === 'libllmorbiter') continue;
+        const pkgDir = path.join(nmPath, name);
+        if (name.startsWith('@')) {
+            for (const sub of fs.readdirSync(pkgDir)) {
+                if (NATIVE_ADDON_PKGS.has(sub) || NATIVE_ADDON_PKGS.has(`${name}/${sub}`)) continue;
+                packDirectory(path.join(pkgDir, sub), `node_modules/${name}/${sub}`, payload);
+            }
+        } else {
+            packDirectory(pkgDir, `node_modules/${name}`, payload);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+packNodeModules(path.join(rootDir, 'node_modules'));
+packNodeModules(path.join(dbschemaDir, 'node_modules'));
+
 const compressedPayload = zlib.deflateSync(Buffer.from(JSON.stringify(payload)));
 fs.writeFileSync(payloadPath, compressedPayload);
 
 console.log(`Packed ${Object.keys(payload).length} files (${(compressedPayload.length / 1024 / 1024).toFixed(2)} MB compressed)`);
 
-// Prepare sea-config.json with payload asset
+// Prepare sea-config.json
 const config = {
     main: 'src/sea-entry.cjs',
     output: 'dist/dashback',

src/sea-entry.cjs

@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
  * SEA Entry point for dashback.
  * Embedded inside the Node.js single executable binary.
  *
- * When built with embedded assets, it unpacks the bundled src/ and package.json
+ * Unpacks the bundled application, sibling packages, and JavaScript dependencies
- * to a runtime directory and links the host node_modules, so native C++ addons
+ * to a runtime directory, and links only the native C++ addons from the host.
- * and dependencies resolve seamlessly without needing src/ in the filesystem.
  */
 const sea = require('node:sea');
 const fs = require('node:fs');
@@ -17,28 +16,36 @@ function getProjectRoot() {
     // If embedded application payload is present in SEA
     if (sea.isSea && sea.isSea() && sea.getAssetKeys && sea.getAssetKeys().includes('app-payload.bin')) {
         const runtimeDir = process.env.DASHBACK_RUNTIME_DIR || path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'dashback-runtime');
+        const markerFile = path.join(runtimeDir, '.unpacked');
 
-        const compressed = Buffer.from(sea.getRawAsset('app-payload.bin'));
+        if (!fs.existsSync(markerFile)) {
-        const json = zlib.inflateSync(compressed).toString('utf8');
+            const compressed = Buffer.from(sea.getRawAsset('app-payload.bin'));
-        const files = JSON.parse(json);
+            const json = zlib.inflateSync(compressed).toString('utf8');
+            const files = JSON.parse(json);
 
-        for (const [relPath, b64] of Object.entries(files)) {
+            for (const [relPath, b64] of Object.entries(files)) {
-            const targetFile = relPath === 'package.json'
+                const targetFile = path.join(runtimeDir, relPath);
-                ? path.join(runtimeDir, 'package.json')
+                fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(targetFile), { recursive: true });
-                : path.join(runtimeDir, 'src', relPath);
+                fs.writeFileSync(targetFile, Buffer.from(b64, 'base64'));
+            }
 
-            fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(targetFile), { recursive: true });
+            fs.writeFileSync(markerFile, '1');
-            fs.writeFileSync(targetFile, Buffer.from(b64, 'base64'));
         }
 
-        // Link host node_modules so dependencies & native addons resolve
+        // Link host native addons into runtime node_modules
         const hostNodeModules = path.resolve(process.cwd(), 'node_modules');
         const runtimeNodeModules = path.join(runtimeDir, 'node_modules');
-        if (fs.existsSync(hostNodeModules) && !fs.existsSync(runtimeNodeModules)) {
+        fs.mkdirSync(runtimeNodeModules, { recursive: true });
-            try {
+
-                fs.symlinkSync(hostNodeModules, runtimeNodeModules, 'junction');
+        const NATIVE_ADDON_DIRS = ['better-sqlite3', 'canvas', 'sharp', '@img'];
-            } catch {
+        for (const addon of NATIVE_ADDON_DIRS) {
-                // Ignore symlink failure if already exists
+            const hostAddon = path.join(hostNodeModules, addon);
+            const targetAddon = path.join(runtimeNodeModules, addon);
+            if (fs.existsSync(hostAddon) && !fs.existsSync(targetAddon)) {
+                try {
+                    fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(targetAddon), { recursive: true });
+                    fs.symlinkSync(hostAddon, targetAddon, 'junction');
+                } catch {}
             }
         }