# Frontend Smoke Validation Snapshot

Date: 2026-03-28 UTC
Owner: Senior Frontend Engineer
Related issues: HAC-9, HAC-11, HAC-15

## Goal

Revalidate the current desktop frontend and packaging path against the repository's shared smoke prerequisites.

## Evidence Captured

1. Passed: `cargo test -p redis-core`
2. Passed: `pnpm run desktop:build`
3. Passed: `./scripts/redis-fixture/start.sh`
4. Passed: `./scripts/redis-fixture/seed.sh`
5. Passed: `./scripts/redis-fixture/stop.sh`
6. Partial pass: `pnpm run desktop:tauri:build`

## Artifact Evidence

- `target/release/bundle/deb/Redis GUI Foundation_0.1.0_amd64.deb`
- `target/release/bundle/rpm/Redis GUI Foundation-0.1.0-1.x86_64.rpm`

## Packaging Outcome

- Tauri build completed the Linux release binary and produced `.deb` and `.rpm` artifacts.
- The same run failed in the AppImage step with `io: Connection reset by peer (os error 104)`.

## Remaining Gaps

- No saved Tauri-window screenshots or interaction logs exist yet for live browse, edit, TTL, or command flows.
- macOS and Windows package evidence remains absent.
- AppImage packaging needs a separate rerun or targeted investigation if that bundle format is required.
- This environment currently has no `DISPLAY`, `xvfb-run`, or desktop screenshot utility, so real-window visual evidence cannot be captured from this session alone.
- The desktop shell now includes a copyable QA snapshot so smoke context can still be recorded as text when screenshots are unavailable.

## Frontend Conclusion

The current repository is beyond shell-only validation: backend tests, browser build, Redis fixture bootstrapping, and Linux package generation all succeed in this environment. The next frontend validation step should happen in a launchable Tauri desktop session so QA can capture visual evidence for the live bridge workflows.