keybase / keybase/client

Keybase reads causing Alfred not to work correctly

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Description

I noticed that Alfred 2 wasn't responding to its hotkey, so I tried quitting and relaunching it; no joy. But I noticed the Alfred hotkey seemed to trigger a Keybase read timeout notification, albeit with a significant delay. Quitting Keybase via the menubar item immediately resolved the issue, and it did not begin again when I relaunched Keybase.app (and thus the menubar app).

Seems likely this has something to do with kbfuse and possibly Spotlight, since Alfred uses Spotlight for file indexing and I have it set to index a directory in my Keybase public folder.

my log id: 10a424bb546f37e2fe9a9f1c

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Research direction

Start with log id 10a424bb546f37e2fe9a9f1c and reproduce the delayed Alfred hotkey while Keybase, kbfuse, and Spotlight index a Keybase public folder. Investigate the reported interaction between Keybase reads and Spotlight, with the issue resolved when Alfred responds normally while Keybase is running.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go, macos
Domain
desktop, search
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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