KiCad - the KiCad Bridge

@@ -439,7 +439,8 @@ def _save_ledger() -> None:                     wins.append({"hwnd": int(h), "pid": _pid_of_hwnd(h)})             except Exception:                 pass-        _ledger_path().write_text(_json.dumps({"pids": sorted(live), "windows": wins}))+        _ledger_path().write_text(_json.dumps({"pids": sorted(live), "windows": wins,+                                               "projects": sorted(_owned_projects)}))     except Exception:         pass @@ -468,6 +469,11 @@ def load_owned_ledger() -> None:                 _owned_pids.add(int(p))         except Exception:             pass+    for p in data.get("projects", []):+        try:+            _owned_projects.add(str(p))+        except Exception:+            pass   def register_owned_pid(pid) -> None:@@ -549,6 +555,82 @@ def is_bridge_window(hwnd) -> bool:         return False  +_owned_projects: set = set()+_last_sanitize = 0.0+++def register_owned_project(path) -> None:+    """Project-creating verbs (make_part_project, demo prep) record their+    .kicad_pro here so session sanitizing knows exactly what is OURS."""+    try:+        if path:+            _owned_projects.add(str(path))+            _save_ledger()+    except Exception:+        pass+++def _any_kicad_process_running() -> bool:+    try:+        pm = _parent_pid_map()+        for pid in pm:+            if _pid_is_kicad(pid):+                return True+    except Exception:+        pass+    return False+++def _is_bridge_project_path(p: str) -> bool:+    q = (p or "").replace("/", "\\").lower()+    if any(q == str(o).replace("/", "\\").lower() for o in _owned_projects):+        return True+    # legacy pollution predating the project ledger: the bridge's own demo+    # naming (adom-* and in-<part>-demo under Documents)+    import re as _re+    return bool(_re.search(r"\\(adom-[a-z0-9-]+|in-[a-z0-9]+-demo)\\", q))+++def sanitize_kicad_session() -> int:+    """Remove BRIDGE projects from KiCad's restore-on-launch list (John,+    2026-08-17: every launch of HIS KiCad auto-opened OUR adom-demo and hit the+    project lock warning). kicad.json system.open_projects is what the PM+    restores at startup; KiCad rewrites it at exit, so edits only stick while+    NO KiCad runs — the sweep retries until that window opens. file_history is+    left alone (honest recents). Returns entries removed."""+    global _last_sanitize+    import time as _tm+    if not IS_WINDOWS:+        return 0+    _last_sanitize = _tm.monotonic()+    if _any_kicad_process_running():+        return 0+    removed = 0+    try:+        import glob as _glob+        import json as _json+        import os as _os+        appdata = _os.environ.get("APPDATA") or ""+        for cfg in _glob.glob(_os.path.join(appdata, "kicad", "*", "kicad.json")):+            try:+                data = _json.loads(open(cfg, encoding="utf-8").read())+                sysd = data.get("system") or {}+                op = sysd.get("open_projects") or []+                keep = [p for p in op if not _is_bridge_project_path(p)]+                if len(keep) != len(op):+                    sysd["open_projects"] = keep+                    data["system"] = sysd+                    open(cfg, "w", encoding="utf-8").write(_json.dumps(data, indent=2))+                    removed += len(op) - len(keep)+                    print(f"[session] scrubbed {len(op)-len(keep)} bridge project(s) "+                          f"from {cfg}", file=sys.stderr)+            except Exception:+                pass+    except Exception:+        pass+    return removed++ def heal_offscreen_windows() -> int:     """Boot repair (John, 2026-08-17: "when the user goes to open kicad normally     ... it starts way offscreen and kicad doesn't fix itself"): if a parked@@ -663,6 +745,11 @@ def _start_park_sweep() -> None:                         continue                     _t.sleep(0.1)                 else:+                    if _t.monotonic() - _last_sanitize > 60:+                        try:+                            sanitize_kicad_session()+                        except Exception:+                            pass                     _t.sleep(0.25)             except Exception:                 try: