Release v0.6.36: offload notification registration and mitigate Viber paste timing

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.24)
-project(KSwitcher VERSION 0.6.34 LANGUAGES CXX RC)
+project(KSwitcher VERSION 0.6.36 LANGUAGES CXX RC)
 if(NOT WIN32)
   message(FATAL_ERROR "KSwitcher uses native Windows APIs")
 endif()
@@ -65,6 +65,15 @@ else()
   target_link_options(KSwitcherOcrTests PRIVATE -static -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++)
 endif()
 enable_testing()
+add_executable(KSwitcherDictionaryTests tests/dictionary.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(KSwitcherDictionaryTests PRIVATE kscore psapi)
+if(MSVC)
+  set_property(TARGET KSwitcherDictionaryTests PROPERTY MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY "MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>")
+else()
+  target_link_options(KSwitcherDictionaryTests PRIVATE -static -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++)
+endif()
+add_test(NAME dictionary-regressions COMMAND KSwitcherDictionaryTests)
+set_tests_properties(dictionary-regressions PROPERTIES WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
 add_test(NAME sync-regressions COMMAND KSwitcherSyncTests)
 add_test(NAME native-regressions COMMAND KSwitcherTests)
 add_test(NAME scroll-regressions COMMAND KSwitcherScrollTests)

README.md

@@ -627,7 +627,12 @@ support automatic correction. Dictionary recognition is heuristic, not an unders
 subtitle vocabulary is incomplete, and uncommon names or jargon can need personal exceptions.
 
 No network service or language model is used. The three dictionary files occupy about 2.6 MB on disk;
-the English/Ukrainian lookup data uses less than 3 MiB of RAM and is loaded on first automatic check.
+the bundled EN/UK/RU lookup payload uses about 0.90 MiB of RAM. When automatic correction is enabled,
+selected dictionaries are loaded before typing and shared by the input predictor and worker.
+Words are stored in compact indexed blocks; all words and frequency ranks are retained, and editable
+UTF-8 dictionary files keep the same format. Custom dictionaries can use more memory.
+`build.ps1 -Test` checks every bundled word/rank and measures lookup speed; CMake exposes the same
+check as `dictionary-regressions`. The payload figure excludes the rest of the process and allocator overhead.
 Keep `dictionaries/` beside the executable when copying the app. These word lists derive from
 [FrequencyWords](https://github.com/hermitdave/FrequencyWords) and are separately licensed under
 CC BY-SA 4.0; attribution, pinned source revision and license are in `dictionaries/`.
@@ -702,3 +707,7 @@ supporting old clients; their immutable update code only reads that page.
 ### Editors that omit copied trailing spaces
 
 From v0.6.31, KSwitcher recovers trailing ordinary spaces omitted by Ctrl+C only when Windows accessibility proves the complete selection. The same focused control and range are rechecked before paste, and the result is read back even without Write log. Recent-text conversion, automatic correction, repeat conversion and Undo retain exact verification. Missing letters, tabs, line breaks and unavailable or ambiguous selections are not reconstructed. No setting or shortcut has changed.
+
+### Notification registration and Viber — v0.6.36
+
+Notification registration runs in KSwitcher.Screenshot.exe; keep all three executables together. Startup registration is asynchronous. Viber pastes allow 75 ms for clipboard notifications before Ctrl+V, retaining focus, ownership and selection checks. This mitigates an intermittent clipboard timing issue; it does not guarantee all Viber failures are resolved. UI Automation is unchanged.

Release/README.md

@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 # Latest Windows release
 
-## v0.6.34 — 2026-11-04
+## v0.6.36 — 2026-11-04
 
 ## Changes
-- Screenshot editing now uses the four-direction move cursor for both endpoints of lines/arrows, bounding-box shape handles and number-radius handles. The cursor no longer suggests that a horizontal or vertical line endpoint is restricted to one axis.
-- Object bodies, arrow labels and triangle vertices continue to use the same four-direction cursor. Thickness handles retain directional resize cursors perpendicular to the line; rotation handles retain the hand cursor.
-- This changes cursor feedback only. Dragging, snapping, circle proportions, undo/redo, shortcuts, defaults and dialog access-key behavior are unchanged. The v0.6.33 unsaved-settings warning and visible menu access letters remain included.
+- Notification registration now runs in the existing KSwitcher.Screenshot.exe helper. Startup launches it asynchronously and checks its exit status without blocking keyboard work; update notification registration waits in its background worker. Keep all three executables together. UI Automation and notification activation routes remain unchanged.
+- Viber paste now allows 75 ms for clipboard notifications to settle before sending Ctrl+V, then rechecks input, focus and clipboard ownership. This mitigates a suspected clipboard timing race: an intermittent corrupted Cyrillic paste was reproduced on the prior build. It is not a guarantee that every Viber timing issue is resolved; no blind paste retries or relaxed selection checks were added.
+- Added regression coverage for an explicitly selected middle range followed by a repeated shortcut without selection, preserving surrounding text, trailing spaces and the original clipboard. Updated the integration fixture to initialize shared predictor dictionaries.
+- Added reproducible standalone COM, UI Automation and Shell memory measurement tools. No shortcuts, settings or defaults changed.
 
 ## Validation
-The full `build.ps1 -Stage -Test` run passed: 105 sync checks, shared wheel batching, 483 native regressions, 551 input/UI checks at 96 DPI, screenshot editor UI checks (including free-movement cursor feedback across drawing tools and horizontal/vertical thickness cursors), PNG saving, isolated screenshot registration, 48 updater regressions and updater progress UI checks. All three executable versions and all 12 package manifest file sizes/SHA-256 hashes were verified; the package contains no personal data.
+Full staged build and tests cover dictionary equivalence for all 140,939 words, 105 sync checks, wheel batching, 304 native checks, 559 input checks, screenshot UI/PNG/registration, 48 updater checks and updater progress UI. Conversion integration passed 43 assertions. Eight actual Viber conversions passed on the development build, including two complete long-text layout cycles and selected/repeated middle-word conversion; test messages were not sent.
+
+A controlled fresh-launch before/after comparison (five private-working-set samples each, same installation and settings) measured 4.69 → 4.18 MiB, about 0.51 MiB saved. This is one local comparison, not a fixed memory limit or a long-term idle guarantee. The prior compact dictionaries and cache/idle memory reductions remain included.
 
 ## Upgrade
 Choose **Update** in the tray menu. Legacy v0.3.0–v0.4.1 clients first receive the v0.4.2 compatibility bridge, then the current full release. v0.2.3 and earlier require manual installation.
@@ -16,4 +19,4 @@ For manual installation, exit KSwitcher, close screenshot editors and extract th
 
 Download **KSwitcher-win-x64.zip** with **SHA256SUMS.txt**. Keep all three executables together. The package contains no personal settings, credentials or clipboard history.
 
-Publish stable `release-vX.Y.Z` tags matching the executable version. Keep `v0.4.2` as the last legacy tag.
+Publish stable `release-vX.Y.Z` tags matching the executable version. Keep `v0.4.2` as the last legacy tag.

Release/SHA256SUMS.txt

@@ -1 +1 @@
-c7f004ecd9d0f1032356060191ca3ca9fca458df434d3e5908c5d9b038f95acc  KSwitcher-win-x64.zip
+794d74113bddf13ffee7317cadee9c472bca3b84b3361796db58ff8023f66571  KSwitcher-win-x64.zip

build.ps1

@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ try {
     if ($LASTEXITCODE) { throw 'Screenshot link failed' }
     Copy-Item -LiteralPath $screenshotPath -Destination build/release/KSwitcher.Screenshot.exe -Force
     if ($Test) {
+        & $compiler @common tests/dictionary.cpp build/core.o build/platform.o build/autocorrect.o @libs -lpsapi -static -s -o build/KSwitcherDictionaryTests.exe
+        if ($LASTEXITCODE) { throw 'Dictionary test build failed' }
+        & .\build\KSwitcherDictionaryTests.exe
+        if ($LASTEXITCODE) { throw 'Dictionary tests failed' }
         & $compiler @common tests/sync.cpp build/core.o build/platform.o build/storage.o build/sync.o build/ocr.o @libs -static -s -o build/KSwitcherSyncTests.exe
         if ($LASTEXITCODE) { throw 'Sync test build failed' }
         & .\build\KSwitcherSyncTests.exe

resources/app.rc

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ IDC_SCREENSHOT_PENCIL CURSOR "icons/lucide/pencil.cur"
 1 RT_MANIFEST "app.manifest"
 201 RCDATA "update.ps1"
 1 VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 0,6,34,0
- PRODUCTVERSION 0,6,34,0
+ FILEVERSION 0,6,36,0
+ PRODUCTVERSION 0,6,36,0
  FILEOS VOS_NT_WINDOWS32
  FILETYPE VFT_APP
 BEGIN
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ BEGIN
   BEGIN
    VALUE "FileDescription", "KSwitcher — native keyboard and clipboard utility"
    VALUE "ProductName", "KSwitcher"
-   VALUE "FileVersion", "0.6.34"
+   VALUE "FileVersion", "0.6.36"
   END
  END
  BLOCK "VarFileInfo"

src/app.cpp

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "app.h"
+#include <utility>
 #include "../vendor/json.hpp"
 #include "../resources/resource.h"
 #include "ocr.h"
@@ -357,6 +358,14 @@ class Transaction
         if (!valid())
             return false;
         write(clip);
+        // Viber's Qt editor observes clipboard changes asynchronously. Give it
+        // a chance to discard the data object from Ctrl+C before requesting paste.
+        // Recheck ownership and input below; never retry a possibly applied paste.
+        if (lower(processName(target)) == L"viber")
+        {
+            Sleep(75);
+            diagnosticEvent(L"Paste: Viber clipboard notification settling interval completed");
+        }
         for (int i = 0; i < 2; ++i)
         {
             check();
@@ -432,6 +441,7 @@ App::App(HINSTANCE h, bool test, const std::filesystem::path &dataRoot) : instan
 }
 App::~App()
 {
+    if (notificationRegistration) CloseHandle(notificationRegistration);
     if (syncWorker.joinable()) syncWorker.join();
     if (updateWorker.joinable())
         updateWorker.join();
@@ -642,7 +652,7 @@ void App::applySettings(const Settings &requested)
         ++inputVersion;
         if (busy) diagnosticEvent(L"Input context changed: settings applied version=" + std::to_wstring(inputVersion.load()));
     }
-    // Clear on the worker so the next check reloads edits to dictionary files.
+    // Release the worker's old snapshot; the next check shares the freshly loaded predictor.
     enqueue([this] { autoCorrector.configure({}, {}); });
     scheduleHistoryOcr(s);
     nextSync = std::max(GetTickCount64() + 2000, syncRetryAfter);
@@ -703,6 +713,13 @@ void App::resetInput()
     run.reset();
     last.reset();
 }
+void App::releaseIdleMemory(ULONGLONG now)
+{
+    expireDiagnostics(now);
+    std::lock_guard lock(stateMutex);
+    // Match the Undo eligibility deadline; never discard an available operation.
+    if (!busy && last && now - last->at > 120000) last.reset();
+}
 void App::clearLog(bool previous) { clearDiagnosticLog(previous); }
 void App::keyboard(const KBDLLHOOKSTRUCT &k, UINT mods)
 {
@@ -1166,9 +1183,11 @@ void App::transform(int command, int snippet)
                     if (!config.autoCorrect || recent.window != target || recent.overflow ||
                         recent.keys.empty() || recent.keys.back() != L' ' || hint < 0)
                         return;
-                    autoCorrector.configure(std::filesystem::path(executable()).parent_path() /
-                                                L"dictionaries",
-                                            config.autoLanguages);
+                    {
+                        std::lock_guard lock(stateMutex);
+                        if (inputVersion.load() != version) return;
+                        autoCorrector.shareDictionaries(autoPredictor);
+                    }
                     std::wstring predicted;
                     for (wchar_t key : recent.keys)
                         predicted += key == L' ' ? L' ' : available[hint].at(physicalLayout().code(key));
@@ -1883,6 +1902,15 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK App::windowProc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wp, LPARAM lp)
     case WM_TIMER:
         if (wp == 6)
         {
+            if (app->notificationRegistration && WaitForSingleObject(app->notificationRegistration, 0) == WAIT_OBJECT_0)
+            {
+                DWORD code = ERROR_GEN_FAILURE;
+                GetExitCodeProcess(app->notificationRegistration, &code);
+                if (code) log(L"Screenshot notification registration helper failed: " + std::to_wstring(code));
+                CloseHandle(app->notificationRegistration);
+                app->notificationRegistration = nullptr;
+            }
+            app->releaseIdleMemory(GetTickCount64());
             app->pollSync();
             return 0;
         }
@@ -2001,7 +2029,7 @@ int App::execute()
         log(std::wstring(L"Update completed; running version ") + AppVersion);
     if (startCommand)
         PostMessageW(window, WM_HOTKEY, startCommand, 0);
-    try { registerScreenshotNotifications(); }
+    try { notificationRegistration = startScreenshotNotificationRegistration(); }
     catch(const std::exception &e) { log(L"Screenshot notification registration: "+wide(e.what())); }
     auto screenshotActivation=startScreenshotActivationListener();
     MSG msg;

src/app.h

@@ -86,11 +86,13 @@ class App
 
   private:
     friend struct InputRegressionAccess;
+    void releaseIdleMemory(ULONGLONG now);
     HHOOK keyboardHook{}, mouseHook{};
     std::mutex jobsMutex;
     std::condition_variable jobsReady;
     std::deque<std::function<void()>> jobs;
     std::thread worker;
+    HANDLE notificationRegistration{};
     std::thread historySearchWorker;
     std::condition_variable historySearchReady;
     std::function<void()> pendingHistorySearch;

src/app_sync.inl

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ std::wstring App::syncCommand(int action, const std::vector<SyncChoice> &choices
             syncDone.store(true);
         });
     }
-    catch (...) { syncRunning = false; throw; }
+    catch (...) { syncRunning = false; Bytes().swap(syncSnapshot); syncResult = {}; throw; }
     return syncStatus;
 }
 void App::pollSync()
@@ -57,25 +57,28 @@ void App::pollSync()
         {
             if (busy) return;
             syncWorker.join();
+            // Own completed payloads locally so every return/exception releases them.
+            auto result = std::exchange(syncResult, SyncResult{});
+            auto snapshot = std::exchange(syncSnapshot, Bytes{});
             syncRunning = false;
             syncDone = false;
-            syncStatus = syncResult.status;
-            if (syncResult.success)
+            syncStatus = result.status;
+            if (result.success)
             {
-                if (loadSyncConfig(data) != syncConnection || encodeSettings(settings) != syncSnapshot)
+                if (loadSyncConfig(data) != syncConnection || encodeSettings(settings) != snapshot)
                 {
                     syncStatus = L"Local settings or connection changed during sync. Checking again shortly.";
                     nextSync = GetTickCount64() + 2000;
                     return;
                 }
-                auto next = restoreSyncSettings(syncResult.settings, settings, layouts, syncConnection.keepLocalLayouts);
-                if (encodeSettings(next) != syncSnapshot)
+                auto next = restoreSyncSettings(result.settings, settings, layouts, syncConnection.keepLocalLayouts);
+                if (encodeSettings(next) != snapshot)
                 {
-                    atomicWrite(data / L"settings-before-sync.bin", protect(syncSnapshot));
+                    atomicWrite(data / L"settings-before-sync.bin", protect(snapshot));
                     applySettings(next);
                 }
-                saveSyncBase(data, syncConnection, syncResult.base.empty() ? syncResult.settings : syncResult.base);
-                pendingSyncConflicts = syncResult.conflicts;
+                saveSyncBase(data, syncConnection, result.base.empty() ? result.settings : result.base);
+                pendingSyncConflicts = std::move(result.conflicts);
                 conflictConnection = syncConnection;
                 SYSTEMTIME time{}; GetLocalTime(&time);
                 wchar_t stamp[32]{};
@@ -84,8 +87,8 @@ void App::pollSync()
             }
             // Back off after errors (including bad credentials) instead of repeatedly
             // hitting userpass lockout. The explicit Sync button remains available.
-            syncRetryAfter = syncResult.success ? 0 : GetTickCount64() + 15 * 60000;
-            nextSync = syncResult.success ? GetTickCount64() + SyncIntervalMs : syncRetryAfter;
+            syncRetryAfter = result.success ? 0 : GetTickCount64() + 15 * 60000;
+            nextSync = result.success ? GetTickCount64() + SyncIntervalMs : syncRetryAfter;
         }
         if (!syncRunning && GetTickCount64() >= nextSync)
         {

src/autocorrect.cpp

@@ -42,82 +42,160 @@ bool safeAutoWord(const std::wstring &word, int minimumLength)
     auto small = lower(word);
     return word == small || (word.substr(1) == small.substr(1) && word != upper(word));
 }
-std::string_view AutoCorrector::Dictionary::word(size_t index) const
+namespace {
+constexpr size_t DictionaryBlockWords = 32;
+}
+std::string_view AutoCorrector::Dictionary::word(size_t block) const
 {
-    auto start = offsets[index];
-    auto end = bytes.find('\t', start);
-    return std::string_view(bytes).substr(start, end - start);
+    size_t start = offsets[block];
+    // Every block starts with a complete word (zero shared prefix).
+    size_t length = static_cast<unsigned char>(bytes[start++]) & 15;
+    if (length == 15) length = static_cast<unsigned char>(bytes[start++]);
+    return std::string_view(bytes).substr(start, length);
 }
 AutoCorrector::Dictionary::Dictionary(const std::filesystem::path &path)
 {
-    auto raw = readFile(path, 2 * 1024 * 1024);
-    bytes.assign(raw.begin(), raw.end());
-    for (size_t start = 0; start < bytes.size();)
+    const auto raw = readFile(path, 2 * 1024 * 1024);
+    const std::string_view source(reinterpret_cast<const char *>(raw.data()), raw.size());
+    std::vector<uint32_t> lines;
+    lines.reserve(std::count(source.begin(), source.end(), '\n') + 1);
+    for (size_t start = 0; start < source.size();)
     {
-        auto end = bytes.find('\n', start);
-        if (end == bytes.npos)
-            end = bytes.size();
-        auto tab = bytes.find('\t', start);
-        if (tab == bytes.npos || tab >= end || tab == start || tab - start > 160)
+        auto end = source.find('\n', start);
+        if (end == source.npos) end = source.size();
+        auto tab = source.find('\t', start);
+        if (tab == source.npos || tab >= end || tab == start || tab - start > 160)
             throw std::runtime_error("Invalid auto-correction dictionary");
         int rank{};
-        auto rankEnd = end > tab + 1 && bytes[end - 1] == '\r' ? end - 1 : end;
-        auto parse = std::from_chars(bytes.data() + tab + 1, bytes.data() + rankEnd, rank);
-        if (parse.ec != std::errc() || parse.ptr != bytes.data() + rankEnd || rank <= 0)
+        auto rankEnd = end > tab + 1 && source[end - 1] == '\r' ? end - 1 : end;
+        auto parse = std::from_chars(source.data() + tab + 1, source.data() + rankEnd, rank);
+        if (parse.ec != std::errc() || parse.ptr != source.data() + rankEnd || rank <= 0)
             throw std::runtime_error("Invalid dictionary rank");
-        offsets.push_back((uint32_t)start);
+        lines.push_back(static_cast<uint32_t>(start));
         start = end + 1;
     }
-    if (offsets.empty())
-        throw std::runtime_error("Empty auto-correction dictionary");
-    auto entry = [&](uint32_t offset) { return std::string_view(bytes).substr(offset, bytes.find('\t', offset) - offset); };
-    auto frequency = [&](uint32_t offset)
-    {
+    if (lines.empty()) throw std::runtime_error("Empty auto-correction dictionary");
+    auto entry = [&](uint32_t offset) { return source.substr(offset, source.find('\t', offset) - offset); };
+    auto frequency = [&](uint32_t offset) {
         int rank{};
         auto start = offset + entry(offset).size() + 1;
-        std::from_chars(bytes.data() + start, bytes.data() + bytes.size(), rank);
+        std::from_chars(source.data() + start, source.data() + source.size(), rank);
         return rank;
     };
-    std::sort(offsets.begin(), offsets.end(), [&](uint32_t a, uint32_t b)
-              { return entry(a) == entry(b) ? frequency(a) < frequency(b) : entry(a) < entry(b); });
-    offsets.erase(std::unique(offsets.begin(), offsets.end(), [&](uint32_t a, uint32_t b)
-                              { return entry(a) == entry(b); }), offsets.end());
-    offsets.shrink_to_fit();
-    bytes.shrink_to_fit();
+    std::sort(lines.begin(), lines.end(), [&](uint32_t a, uint32_t b) {
+        return entry(a) == entry(b) ? frequency(a) < frequency(b) : entry(a) < entry(b);
+    });
+    lines.erase(std::unique(lines.begin(), lines.end(), [&](uint32_t a, uint32_t b) {
+        return entry(a) == entry(b);
+    }), lines.end());
+    offsets.reserve((lines.size() + DictionaryBlockWords - 1) / DictionaryBlockWords);
+    std::string_view previous;
+    // Allocate the packed payload exactly once. Geometric growth and a final
+    // shrink otherwise leave discarded buffers in the resident process heap.
+    size_t packedSize = 0;
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < lines.size(); ++i)
+    {
+        auto current = entry(lines[i]);
+        size_t prefix = 0;
+        if (i % DictionaryBlockWords != 0)
+            while (prefix < std::min(previous.size(), current.size()) && previous[prefix] == current[prefix]) ++prefix;
+        auto suffix = current.size() - prefix;
+        packedSize += 1 + (prefix >= 15) + (suffix >= 15) + suffix + 2;
+        auto rank = static_cast<uint32_t>(frequency(lines[i]));
+        if (rank >= 65535)
+            do { ++packedSize; rank >>= 7; } while (rank);
+        previous = current;
+    }
+    bytes.reserve(packedSize);
+    previous = {};
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < lines.size(); ++i)
+    {
+        auto current = entry(lines[i]);
+        size_t prefix = 0;
+        if (i % DictionaryBlockWords == 0)
+            offsets.push_back(static_cast<uint32_t>(bytes.size()));
+        else
+            while (prefix < std::min(previous.size(), current.size()) && previous[prefix] == current[prefix]) ++prefix;
+        size_t suffix = current.size() - prefix;
+        bytes.push_back(static_cast<char>((std::min(prefix, size_t(15)) << 4) | std::min(suffix, size_t(15))));
+        if (prefix >= 15) bytes.push_back(static_cast<char>(prefix));
+        if (suffix >= 15) bytes.push_back(static_cast<char>(suffix));
+        bytes.append(current.substr(prefix));
+        auto rank = static_cast<uint32_t>(frequency(lines[i]));
+        auto shortRank = std::min(rank, uint32_t(65535));
+        bytes.push_back(static_cast<char>(shortRank & 255));
+        bytes.push_back(static_cast<char>(shortRank >> 8));
+        if (rank >= 65535)
+            do {
+                auto next = rank & 127;
+                rank >>= 7;
+                bytes.push_back(static_cast<char>(next | (rank ? 128 : 0)));
+            } while (rank);
+        previous = current;
+    }
 }
 int AutoCorrector::Dictionary::rank(const std::wstring &text) const
 {
     auto key = utf8(lower(text));
     size_t begin = 0, end = offsets.size();
+    // Find the last block whose first word is <= the search key.
     while (begin < end)
     {
         auto mid = begin + (end - begin) / 2;
-        if (word(mid) < key)
-            begin = mid + 1;
-        else
-            end = mid;
+        if (word(mid) <= key) begin = mid + 1;
+        else end = mid;
     }
-    if (begin == offsets.size() || word(begin) != key)
-        return 0;
-    auto start = offsets[begin] + word(begin).size() + 1;
-    int rank{};
-    std::from_chars(bytes.data() + start, bytes.data() + bytes.size(), rank);
-    return rank;
+    if (!begin) return 0;
+    size_t block = begin - 1;
+    size_t at = offsets[block];
+    const size_t limit = begin < offsets.size() ? offsets[begin] : bytes.size();
+    char decoded[160]; // The loader validates lengths; lookup never allocates a decoded word.
+    while (at < limit)
+    {
+        auto lengths = static_cast<unsigned char>(bytes[at++]);
+        size_t prefix = lengths >> 4, suffix = lengths & 15;
+        if (prefix == 15) prefix = static_cast<unsigned char>(bytes[at++]);
+        if (suffix == 15) suffix = static_cast<unsigned char>(bytes[at++]);
+        memcpy(decoded + prefix, bytes.data() + at, suffix);
+        at += suffix;
+        uint32_t rank = static_cast<unsigned char>(bytes[at]) |
+                        (uint32_t(static_cast<unsigned char>(bytes[at + 1])) << 8);
+        at += 2;
+        if (rank == 65535) {
+            rank = 0;
+            uint32_t shift = 0;
+            unsigned char part;
+            do {
+                part = static_cast<unsigned char>(bytes[at++]);
+                rank |= uint32_t(part & 127) << shift;
+                shift += 7;
+            } while (part & 128);
+        }
+        auto compared = std::string_view(decoded, size_t(prefix) + suffix).compare(key);
+        if (compared == 0) return static_cast<int>(rank);
+        if (compared > 0) return 0;
+    }
+    return 0;
 }
 void AutoCorrector::configure(const std::filesystem::path &folder, const std::vector<std::wstring> &wanted)
 {
     if (languages == wanted)
         return;
-    std::map<std::wstring, Dictionary> next;
+    std::map<std::wstring, std::shared_ptr<const Dictionary>> next;
     for (auto &lang : wanted)
     {
         if (lang != L"en" && lang != L"uk" && lang != L"ru")
             throw std::runtime_error("Unsupported dictionary language");
-        next.emplace(lang, Dictionary(folder / (lang + L".txt")));
+        next.emplace(lang, std::make_shared<const Dictionary>(folder / (lang + L".txt")));
     }
     dictionaries = std::move(next);
     languages = wanted;
 }
+void AutoCorrector::shareDictionaries(const AutoCorrector &source)
+{
+    dictionaries = source.dictionaries;
+    languages = source.languages;
+}
 void AutoCorrector::reject(std::wstring word, const Settings &settings)
 {
     while (!word.empty() && openingDelimiter(word.front(), settings))
@@ -132,7 +210,7 @@ size_t AutoCorrector::memoryBytes() const
 {
     size_t bytes = 0;
     for (auto &[language, d] : dictionaries)
-        bytes += d.bytes.capacity() + d.offsets.capacity() * sizeof(uint32_t);
+        bytes += d->bytes.capacity() + d->offsets.capacity() * sizeof(uint32_t);
     return bytes;
 }
 std::optional<AutoSuggestion> AutoCorrector::suggest(const std::wstring &typed, int source,
@@ -191,7 +269,7 @@ std::optional<AutoSuggestion> AutoCorrector::suggest(const std::wstring &typed,
     };
     // Valid words from either selected language are never changed.
     for (auto &[language, d] : dictionaries)
-        if (d.rank(word) || personal(language, word))
+        if (d->rank(word) || personal(language, word))
             return {};
     std::optional<AutoSuggestion> candidate;
     std::optional<std::wstring> matchedText;
@@ -211,7 +289,7 @@ std::optional<AutoSuggestion> AutoCorrector::suggest(const std::wstring &typed,
         auto converted = convert(word, layouts[source], layouts[i], true);
         if (converted == word || !safeAutoWord(converted, settings.autoMinLength))
             continue;
-        int rank = personal(dictionary->first, converted) ? 1 : dictionary->second.rank(converted);
+        int rank = personal(dictionary->first, converted) ? 1 : dictionary->second->rank(converted);
         if (!rank)
             continue;
         if (matchedText && *matchedText != converted)
@@ -233,7 +311,7 @@ std::optional<AutoSuggestion> AutoCorrector::suggest(const std::wstring &typed,
     auto consider = [&](const std::wstring &text)
     {
         if (text == small || text == found || text.size() < 4 || text.size() > 32) return true;
-        int rank = personalTargets.contains(text) ? 1 : dictionaries.at(sourceLanguage).rank(text);
+        int rank = personalTargets.contains(text) ? 1 : dictionaries.at(sourceLanguage)->rank(text);
         if (!rank) return true;
         if (!found.empty()) return false;
         found = text;

src/autocorrect.h

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "platform.h"
 #include <map>
+#include <memory>
 #include <set>
 #include <string_view>
 namespace ks
@@ -18,23 +19,30 @@ int matchAutoInput(const Run &, const std::wstring &, const std::vector<Layout>
 bool autoCorrectionAllowed(HWND, const Settings &);
 class AutoCorrector
 {
+    friend struct AutoCorrectorRegressionAccess;
     struct Dictionary
     {
+        // Front-coded UTF-8 words in independently searchable blocks of 32.
+        // Prefix/suffix lengths share a byte (15 escapes to a full byte length).
+        // Ranks use two bytes; 65535 escapes to a varint for larger custom ranks.
         std::string bytes;
         std::vector<uint32_t> offsets;
         std::string_view word(size_t) const;
         explicit Dictionary(const std::filesystem::path &);
         int rank(const std::wstring &) const;
     };
-    std::map<std::wstring, Dictionary> dictionaries;
+    std::map<std::wstring, std::shared_ptr<const Dictionary>> dictionaries;
     std::vector<std::wstring> languages;
     std::set<std::wstring> rejected;
 
   public:
     void configure(const std::filesystem::path &, const std::vector<std::wstring> &);
+    // Share immutable dictionary storage, keeping each consumer's undo rejections private.
+    void shareDictionaries(const AutoCorrector &);
     std::optional<AutoSuggestion> suggest(const std::wstring &, int source, const std::vector<Layout> &,
                                           const Settings &) const;
     void reject(std::wstring word, const Settings & = {});
+    // Referenced dictionary payload, including shared storage (do not sum across consumers).
     size_t memoryBytes() const;
 };
 } // namespace ks

src/history_preview.h

@@ -4,14 +4,28 @@
 #include <string>
 
 namespace ks {
+inline constexpr size_t HistoryThumbnailBudget = 1024 * 1024;
+inline constexpr size_t HistoryRichTextBudget = 256 * 1024;
 // Keep the visible working set even in unusually tall windows. Never evict a
 // visible preview to admit another visible preview: that creates a paint loop.
+template<class T, class Weight>
+void trimHistoryPreviews(std::map<std::wstring,T> &cache,
+                         const std::set<std::wstring> &visible, size_t limit,
+                         size_t byteLimit, Weight weight)
+{
+    size_t bytes = 0;
+    for (const auto &[id, value] : cache) bytes += weight(value);
+    for(auto it=cache.begin(); (cache.size()>limit || bytes>byteLimit) && it!=cache.end();)
+        if(!visible.contains(it->first)) {
+            bytes -= weight(it->second);
+            it=cache.erase(it);
+        }
+        else ++it;
+}
 template<class T>
 void trimHistoryPreviews(std::map<std::wstring,T> &cache,
                          const std::set<std::wstring> &visible, size_t limit=32)
 {
-    for(auto it=cache.begin(); cache.size()>limit && it!=cache.end();)
-        if(!visible.contains(it->first)) it=cache.erase(it);
-        else ++it;
+    trimHistoryPreviews(cache, visible, limit, 0, [](const T &) { return size_t{}; });
 }
 }

src/ocr.cpp

@@ -123,13 +123,16 @@ struct OcrStatics : IInspectable
 Pixels decodeImage(const Clip &clip, UINT maxWidth, UINT maxHeight)
 {
     Bytes encoded;
+    const Bytes *input = &encoded;
     for (const auto &f : clip.formats)
         if (f.name == L"PNG")
         {
-            encoded = f.data;
+            input = &f.data;
             break;
         }
-    if (encoded.empty())
+    if (input->empty())
+    {
+        input = &encoded;
         for (const auto &f : clip.formats)
             if ((f.id == CF_DIB || f.id == CF_DIBV5) && f.data.size() >= 40)
             {
@@ -146,19 +149,21 @@ Pixels decodeImage(const Clip &clip, UINT maxWidth, UINT maxHeight)
                 file.bfType = 0x4d42;
                 file.bfSize = (DWORD)(sizeof(file) + f.data.size());
                 file.bfOffBits = (DWORD)offset;
-                encoded.resize(sizeof(file));
+                encoded.resize(sizeof(file) + f.data.size());
                 memcpy(encoded.data(), &file, sizeof(file));
-                encoded.insert(encoded.end(), f.data.begin(), f.data.end());
+                memcpy(encoded.data() + sizeof(file), f.data.data(), f.data.size());
                 break;
             }
-    if (encoded.empty())
+    }
+    if (input->empty())
         throw std::runtime_error("This clipboard item has no supported image");
     Com<IWICImagingFactory> wic;
     check(CoCreateInstance(CLSID_WICImagingFactory, nullptr, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, IID_IWICImagingFactory,
                            (void **)wic.out()));
     Com<IWICStream> stream;
     check(wic->CreateStream(stream.out()));
-    check(stream->InitializeFromMemory(encoded.data(), (DWORD)encoded.size()));
+    // WIC decoding only reads the stream. The clip outlives every WIC object here.
+    check(stream->InitializeFromMemory(const_cast<BYTE *>(input->data()), (DWORD)input->size()));
     Com<IWICBitmapDecoder> decoder;
     check(wic->CreateDecoderFromStream(stream.p, nullptr, WICDecodeMetadataCacheOnLoad, decoder.out()));
     Com<IWICBitmapFrameDecode> frame;

src/platform.cpp

@@ -604,10 +604,25 @@ std::recursive_mutex logGate;
 bool loggingEnabled = false;
 DiagnosticBuffer diagnosticBuffer;
 }
+size_t DiagnosticBuffer::expire(ULONGLONG now)
+{
+    size_t removed = 0;
+    while (!entries.empty() && now - entries.front().first > 30000)
+    {
+        entries.pop_front();
+        ++removed;
+    }
+    return removed;
+}
+void expireDiagnostics(ULONGLONG now)
+{
+    std::lock_guard lock(logGate);
+    diagnosticBuffer.expire(now);
+}
 std::wstring DiagnosticBuffer::record(const std::wstring &message, bool problem, ULONGLONG now)
 {
-    while (!entries.empty() && (entries.size() >= 128 || now - entries.front().first > 30000))
-        entries.pop_front();
+    expire(now);
+    while (entries.size() >= 128) entries.pop_front();
     entries.emplace_back(now, message);
     if (!problem)
         return {};

src/platform.h

@@ -72,10 +72,12 @@ class DiagnosticBuffer
 {
     std::deque<std::pair<ULONGLONG, std::wstring>> entries;
   public:
+    size_t expire(ULONGLONG now);
     std::wstring record(const std::wstring &message, bool problem, ULONGLONG now);
     void clear() { entries.clear(); }
 };
 void setLoggingEnabled(bool enabled);
+void expireDiagnostics(ULONGLONG now);
 void diagnosticEvent(const std::wstring &message, bool problem = false);
 void diagnosticOperation(const std::string &json);
 std::wstring readDiagnosticLog(bool previous);

src/screenshot_activation.cpp

@@ -50,6 +50,30 @@ void registerScreenshotNotifications()
     // Notify the shell that notification identity/activation registration changed.
     SHChangeNotify(SHCNE_ASSOCCHANGED,SHCNF_IDLIST,nullptr,nullptr);
 }
+HANDLE startScreenshotNotificationRegistration()
+{
+    auto path=std::filesystem::path(executable()).parent_path()/L"KSwitcher.Screenshot.exe";
+    auto command=L"\""+path.wstring()+L"\" --register-notifications";
+    STARTUPINFOW startup{sizeof(startup)};
+    startup.dwFlags=STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW; startup.wShowWindow=SW_HIDE;
+    PROCESS_INFORMATION process{};
+    if(!CreateProcessW(path.c_str(),command.data(),nullptr,nullptr,FALSE,CREATE_NO_WINDOW,
+                       nullptr,path.parent_path().c_str(),&startup,&process))
+        throw std::runtime_error(utf8(lastError(L"Cannot start notification registration helper")));
+    CloseHandle(process.hThread);
+    return process.hProcess;
+}
+void registerScreenshotNotificationsInHelper()
+{
+    auto process=startScreenshotNotificationRegistration();
+    auto wait=WaitForSingleObject(process,10000);
+    DWORD code=ERROR_GEN_FAILURE;
+    bool completed=wait==WAIT_OBJECT_0 && GetExitCodeProcess(process,&code);
+    CloseHandle(process);
+    if(!completed || code)
+        throw std::runtime_error(completed ? "Notification registration helper failed: "+std::to_string(code)
+                                          : "Notification registration helper did not complete within 10 seconds");
+}
 bool validScreenshotToken(const std::wstring &id)
 {
     if(id.size()!=36) return false;

src/screenshot_notifications.cpp

@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ bool notifyUpdateAvailable(const std::wstring &version)
 {
     try {
         // Reuse the screenshot notification identity, Windows settings and COM activator.
-        registerScreenshotNotifications();
+        registerScreenshotNotificationsInHelper();
         ComPtr<Notifications::IToastNotificationManagerStatics> manager;
         String managerClass(L"Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotificationManager");
         check(RoGetActivationFactory(managerClass.value,IID_PPV_ARGS(&manager)));

src/screenshot_notifications.h

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ namespace ks {
 bool notifyScreenshot(const Clip &);
 std::string screenshotNotificationError();
 void registerScreenshotNotifications();
+// Caller owns the returned process handle; the helper exits after registration.
+HANDLE startScreenshotNotificationRegistration();
+// For background notification workers only; bounded wait, never on the UI thread.
+void registerScreenshotNotificationsInHelper();
 int runScreenshotToastActivator();
 DWORD startScreenshotActivationListener();
 bool validScreenshotToken(const std::wstring &);

src/ui.cpp

@@ -479,12 +479,14 @@ struct HistoryView
 {
     App *app{};
     std::vector<Entry> items;
+    std::wstring rememberedSelection, rememberedTop;
     uint64_t generation{};
     std::map<std::wstring, Pixels> thumbnails;
     std::map<std::wstring, std::string> richTexts;
     HWND rich{};
     std::set<std::wstring> pending;
     bool scrolling{};
+    bool closed{};
 };
 bool selectedImage(HWND w, HistoryView *v)
 {
@@ -502,6 +504,7 @@ std::wstring selected(HWND w, HistoryView *v)
 }
 void search(HWND w, HistoryView *v)
 {
+    v->closed = false;
     auto q = value(w, 101);
     auto generation = ++v->generation;
     v->pending.clear();
@@ -770,6 +773,7 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK historyProc(HWND w, UINT msg, WPARAM wp, LPARAM lp)
         }
         case WM_TIMER:
             KillTimer(w, 1);
+            if (v->closed) return 0;
             search(w, v);
             return 0;
         case ResultsMessage:
@@ -778,8 +782,10 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK historyProc(HWND w, UINT msg, WPARAM wp, LPARAM lp)
             if (result->generation != v->generation)
                 return 0;
             auto old = selected(w, v);
+            if (old.empty()) old = v->rememberedSelection;
             int top=(int)SendDlgItemMessageW(w,102,LB_GETTOPINDEX,0,0);
             auto topId=top>=0 && top<(int)v->items.size()?v->items[top].id:L"";
+            if (topId.empty()) topId = v->rememberedTop;
             v->items = std::move(result->items);
             SendDlgItemMessageW(w, 102, WM_SETREDRAW, FALSE, 0);
             SendDlgItemMessageW(w, 102, LB_RESETCONTENT, 0, 0);
@@ -823,8 +829,10 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK historyProc(HWND w, UINT msg, WPARAM wp, LPARAM lp)
                 v->richTexts[result->id] = std::move(result->rtf);
             else
                 v->thumbnails[result->id] = std::move(result->pixels);
-            trimHistoryPreviews(v->thumbnails,visible);
-            trimHistoryPreviews(v->richTexts,visible);
+            trimHistoryPreviews(v->thumbnails,visible,32,HistoryThumbnailBudget,
+                                [](const Pixels &p) { return p.bgra.capacity(); });
+            trimHistoryPreviews(v->richTexts,visible,32,HistoryRichTextBudget,
+                                [](const std::string &s) { return s.capacity(); });
             if(repaint) InvalidateRect(list,&changed,FALSE);
             return 0;
         }
@@ -875,14 +883,23 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK historyProc(HWND w, UINT msg, WPARAM wp, LPARAM lp)
             return 0;
         }
         case WM_CLOSE:
+        {
+            v->rememberedSelection = selected(w, v);
+            int top = (int)SendDlgItemMessageW(w,102,LB_GETTOPINDEX,0,0);
+            v->rememberedTop = top >= 0 && top < (int)v->items.size() ? v->items[top].id : L"";
+            KillTimer(w, 1);
+            v->closed = true;
+            ++v->generation; // Discard search/preview results queued before closing.
             ShowWindow(w, SW_HIDE);
+            SendDlgItemMessageW(w,102,LB_RESETCONTENT,0,0);
+            std::vector<Entry>().swap(v->items);
             v->thumbnails.clear();
             v->richTexts.clear();
             if (v->rich)
                 SetWindowTextW(v->rich, L"");
             v->pending.clear();
-            ++v->generation;
             return 0;
+        }
         case WM_NCDESTROY:
             disposeFont(w);
             v->app->historyWindow = nullptr;

src/update.h

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include "platform.h"
 namespace ks
 {
-inline constexpr wchar_t AppVersion[] = L"0.6.34";
+inline constexpr wchar_t AppVersion[] = L"0.6.36";
 inline constexpr UINT UpdateMessage = WM_APP + 7;
 inline constexpr UINT UpdateCheckIntervalMs = 6 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
 inline constexpr UINT UpdateNotificationRetryMs = 5 * 60 * 1000;

tests/dictionary.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#include "autocorrect.h"
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <chrono>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <psapi.h>
+#include <random>
+namespace ks {
+struct AutoCorrectorRegressionAccess {
+ static int rank(const AutoCorrector &c,const std::wstring &lang,const std::wstring &word) {
+  return c.dictionaries.at(lang)->rank(word);
+ }
+ static std::vector<int> ranks(const std::filesystem::path &path,const std::vector<std::wstring> &words) {
+  AutoCorrector::Dictionary d(path);
+  std::vector<int> values;for(const auto &word:words)values.push_back(d.rank(word));return values;
+ }
+};
+}
+int main(int argc,char **argv) {
+ try {
+  auto start=std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+  ks::AutoCorrector c;c.configure(L"dictionaries",{L"en",L"uk",L"ru"});
+  PROCESS_MEMORY_COUNTERS_EX m{};
+  GetProcessMemoryInfo(GetCurrentProcess(),reinterpret_cast<PROCESS_MEMORY_COUNTERS*>(&m),sizeof(m));
+  std::cout<<"dictionary_bytes="<<c.memoryBytes()<<" private_bytes="<<m.PrivateUsage
+   <<" load_ms="<<std::chrono::duration<double,std::milli>(std::chrono::steady_clock::now()-start).count()<<'\n';
+  struct Query {std::wstring language,word; int rank;};
+  std::vector<Query> queries;
+  for(const auto *lang:{L"en",L"uk",L"ru"}) {
+   std::ifstream input(std::filesystem::path(L"dictionaries")/(std::wstring(lang)+L".txt"));
+   std::map<std::wstring,int> expected;
+   for(std::string line;std::getline(input,line);) {
+    auto tab=line.find('\t');auto word=ks::wide(line.substr(0,tab));auto rank=std::stoi(line.substr(tab+1));
+    auto [it,added]=expected.emplace(word,rank);if(!added)it->second=std::min(it->second,rank);
+   }
+   if(expected.empty())throw std::runtime_error("Missing benchmark dictionary");
+   for(auto &[word,rank]:expected) {
+    if(ks::AutoCorrectorRegressionAccess::rank(c,lang,word)!=rank)throw std::runtime_error("Dictionary rank differs from source");
+    if(ks::AutoCorrectorRegressionAccess::rank(c,lang,word+L"~")!=0)throw std::runtime_error("False dictionary hit");
+    queries.push_back({lang,word,rank});queries.push_back({lang,word+L"~",0});
+   }
+  }
+  std::mt19937 random(42);std::shuffle(queries.begin(),queries.end(),random);
+  uint64_t checksum=0,expected=0;
+  for(auto &q:queries)expected+=q.rank;
+  start=std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+  for(int pass=0;pass<5;++pass)for(auto &q:queries)checksum+=ks::AutoCorrectorRegressionAccess::rank(c,q.language,q.word);
+  auto ms=std::chrono::duration<double,std::milli>(std::chrono::steady_clock::now()-start).count();
+  if(checksum!=expected*5)throw std::runtime_error("Lookup checksum mismatch");
+  std::cout<<"verified_words="<<queries.size()/2<<" queries="<<queries.size()*5<<" lookup_ms="<<ms
+   <<" ns_per_lookup="<<ms*1000000/(queries.size()*5)<<" checksum="<<checksum<<'\n';
+  auto fixture=std::filesystem::temp_directory_path()/(L"KSwitcher-dictionary-"+
+      std::to_wstring(GetCurrentProcessId())+L"-"+std::to_wstring(GetTickCount64())+L".txt");
+  struct RemoveFixture { std::filesystem::path path; ~RemoveFixture(){std::error_code ec;std::filesystem::remove(path,ec);} } cleanup{fixture};
+  auto put=[&](const std::string &text){ks::atomicWrite(fixture,ks::Bytes(text.begin(),text.end()));};
+  std::string text="duplicate\t9\r\nduplicate\t2\n";
+  std::vector<std::wstring> words;
+  std::vector<int> expectedRanks;
+  for(int i=129;i>=0;--i) {
+   auto word=L"prefix_"+std::to_wstring(i);
+   text+=ks::utf8(word)+"\t"+std::to_string(i+1)+"\n";
+   words.push_back(word);expectedRanks.push_back(i+1);
+  }
+  text+=std::string(160,'x')+"\t2147483647"; // Maximum length/rank, no final newline.
+  words.insert(words.end(),{std::wstring(160,L'x'),L"DUPLICATE",L"",L"prefix_",L"zzzz"});
+  expectedRanks.insert(expectedRanks.end(),{2147483647,2,0,0,0});
+  for(auto rank:{65534,65535,65536}) {
+   auto word=std::wstring(159,L'x')+wchar_t(L'y'+rank-65534);
+   text+="\n"+ks::utf8(word)+"\t"+std::to_string(rank);
+   words.push_back(word);expectedRanks.push_back(rank);
+  }
+  put(text);
+  if(ks::AutoCorrectorRegressionAccess::ranks(fixture,words)!=expectedRanks)
+   throw std::runtime_error("Block boundaries, duplicate ranks or maximum values failed");
+  for(const auto &invalid:std::vector<std::string>{"","missing-tab","x\t0","x\t-1","x\t2147483648",std::string(161,'x')+"\t1","\t1","x\t1bad"}) {
+   put(invalid);bool rejected=false;
+   try {ks::AutoCorrectorRegressionAccess::ranks(fixture,{L"x"});}catch(const std::runtime_error &){rejected=true;}
+   if(!rejected)throw std::runtime_error("Invalid dictionary was accepted");
+  }
+  const bool baseline=argc==2 && std::string(argv[1])=="--baseline";
+  if(!baseline && c.memoryBytes()>=1536*1024)throw std::runtime_error("Bundled dictionaries exceed compact memory budget");
+  std::cout<<"Passed complete dictionary equivalence and format regressions\n";
+  return 0;
+ }catch(const std::exception&e){std::cerr<<e.what()<<'\n';return 1;}
+}

tests/input.cpp

@@ -25,6 +25,38 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK countControlMoves(HWND w, UINT message, WPARAM wp, LPARAM lp, U
 }
 namespace ks {
 struct InputRegressionAccess {
+    static bool idleUndo(App &a) {
+        a.last=LastTransform{}; a.last->at=100;
+        a.releaseIdleMemory(120100);
+        if (!a.last) return false;
+        a.busy=true;
+        a.releaseIdleMemory(120101);
+        if (!a.last) { a.busy=false; return false; }
+        a.busy=false;
+        a.releaseIdleMemory(120101);
+        return !a.last;
+    }
+    static bool releasedSync(const App &a) {
+        return a.syncSnapshot.capacity()==0 && a.syncResult.settings.capacity()==0 &&
+            a.syncResult.base.capacity()==0 && a.syncResult.conflicts.capacity()==0;
+    }
+    static bool completedSync(App &a, int mode) {
+        sampleConflicts(a);
+        auto conflicts=encodeSyncConflicts(a.pendingSyncConflicts);
+        a.syncConnection=loadSyncConfig(a.data);
+        a.syncSnapshot=encodeSettings(a.settings);
+        a.syncResult={mode!=1,sharedSyncSettings(a.settings),2,L"test"};
+        a.syncResult.base=a.syncResult.settings;
+        a.syncResult.conflicts=a.pendingSyncConflicts;
+        if(mode==2) a.syncResult.settings={1,2,3}; // Decode exception after joining.
+        a.syncWorker=std::thread([]{});
+        a.syncRunning=true; a.syncDone=true; a.busy=true;
+        a.pollSync();
+        bool retained=!a.syncSnapshot.empty() && a.syncRunning;
+        a.busy=false; a.pollSync();
+        return retained && releasedSync(a) && !a.syncRunning &&
+            encodeSyncConflicts(a.pendingSyncConflicts)==conflicts;
+    }
     static inline bool delivery = true;
     static inline int notifications = 0;
     static bool notify(const std::wstring &) { ++notifications; return delivery; }
@@ -44,6 +76,7 @@ struct InputRegressionAccess {
         a.syncRunning=true; a.syncDone=true;
         a.pollSync();
         return encodeSettings(a.settings)==before && !a.syncRunning &&
+            releasedSync(a) &&
             !std::filesystem::exists(a.data/L"sync-base.bin");
     }
     static bool syncBackoff(App &a) {
@@ -791,6 +824,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
             require(IsWindowEnabled(app.settingsWindow),"closing sync restores parent");
             require(ks::InputRegressionAccess::staleSync(app,false),"in-flight sync cannot overwrite newer local edits");
             require(ks::InputRegressionAccess::staleSync(app,true),"disconnect discards in-flight downloaded profile");
+            require(ks::InputRegressionAccess::idleUndo(app),"idle cleanup retains available/busy Undo and frees expired Undo");
+            for(int mode=0;mode<3;++mode)
+                require(ks::InputRegressionAccess::completedSync(app,mode),
+                        "completed, failed and invalid sync release buffers but preserve conflict choices");
             require(ks::InputRegressionAccess::syncBackoff(app),"saving settings preserves authentication error backoff");
             SendMessageW(app.settingsWindow,WM_COMMAND,255,0);
             auto autoOptions=FindWindowW(L"KSwitcher.AutoOptions",nullptr);
@@ -902,6 +939,25 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
                 SetDlgItemTextW(history,101,L"");
                 require(pumpUntil(2),"clearing search restores history");
                 require(GetFocus()==originalFocus,"history search preserves focus");
+                SendDlgItemMessageW(history,102,LB_SETCURSEL,1,0);
+                ks::refreshHistory(app); // A result may still be in flight when closing.
+                SendMessageW(history,WM_CLOSE,0,0);
+                SendMessageW(history,WM_TIMER,1,0); // KillTimer cannot retract a posted timer message.
+                require(pumpUntil(0),"closing history releases list strings");
+                auto until=GetTickCount64()+250;
+                while(GetTickCount64()<until) {
+                    MSG message{};
+                    while(PeekMessageW(&message,nullptr,0,0,PM_REMOVE)) {
+                        TranslateMessage(&message); DispatchMessageW(&message);
+                    }
+                    Sleep(5);
+                }
+                require(SendDlgItemMessageW(history,102,LB_GETCOUNT,0,0)==0,
+                        "late search results do not refill closed history");
+                ks::refreshHistory(app);
+                require(pumpUntil(2),"history reloads after releasing hidden rows");
+                require(SendDlgItemMessageW(history,102,LB_GETCURSEL,0,0)==1,
+                        "history retains selected record across close and reload");
             }
             auto childRect=[&](int id) { RECT r{}; GetWindowRect(GetDlgItem(history,id),&r); MapWindowPoints(nullptr,history,(POINT*)&r,2); return r; };
             RECT historyFrame{}; GetWindowRect(history,&historyFrame);

tests/integration.cpp

@@ -529,6 +529,9 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK procedure(HWND w, UINT msg, WPARAM wp, LPARAM lp)
                 require(text() == L"wrong ", "unrelated selection remains rejected with trimmed clipboard");
                 app->settings.autoCorrect = true;
                 app->settings.autoLanguages = {L"en", L"ru"};
+                // The worker now shares the predictor's immutable dictionaries.
+                // This fixture changes settings directly instead of applySettings.
+                app->autoPredictor.configure(L"dictionaries", app->settings.autoLanguages);
                 app->autoCorrector = ks::AutoCorrector{};
                 ActivateKeyboardLayout(app->layouts[en].handle, 0);
                 prepare(L"ghbdtn ", false);
@@ -556,9 +559,22 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK procedure(HWND w, UINT msg, WPARAM wp, LPARAM lp)
                 require(trimmedCopies >= 7, "fixture actually stripped spaces during recovery scenarios");
                 pasteBehavior = 0;
                 trimCopiedSpaces = false;
-                finish();
+                // User-selected middle range, followed by the same command with
+                // no selection: retain both surrounding text and trailing spaces.
+                prepare(L"OLDghbdtn  NEXT", false);
+                SendMessageW(field, EM_SETSEL, 3, 11);
+                app->transform(ks::Direct + ru);
                 break;
             }
+            case 58:
+                require(text() == L"OLDпривет  NEXT", "explicit middle selection preserves surrounding text");
+                app->transform(ks::Direct + en);
+                break;
+            case 59:
+                require(text() == L"OLDghbdtn  NEXT", "hotkey without selection reconverts only the previous middle range");
+                require(ks::readClipboard(app->window).text() == sentinel, "selected and repeated conversions restore clipboard");
+                finish();
+                break;
             case 30:
             case 32:
             case 34:

tests/screenshot_registration.cpp

@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@
 static std::wstring programs;
 static std::wstring activationExecutable, activationCommand;
 static int activationCalls{};
+static DWORD launchFlags{}; static bool inheritsHandles{};
 static BOOL WINAPI testCreateProcess(LPCWSTR path, LPWSTR command, LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES,
-    LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES, BOOL, DWORD, LPVOID, LPCWSTR, LPSTARTUPINFOW, LPPROCESS_INFORMATION)
+    LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES, BOOL inherit, DWORD flags, LPVOID, LPCWSTR, LPSTARTUPINFOW, LPPROCESS_INFORMATION)
 {
+    launchFlags=flags; inheritsHandles=inherit;
     ++activationCalls; activationExecutable=path; activationCommand=command;
     SetLastError(ERROR_CANCELLED); return FALSE; // Inspect activation without starting any program.
 }
@@ -55,6 +57,14 @@ int main()
         valid=id.vt==VT_CLSID && *id.puuid==ks::ActivatorId; PropVariantClear(&id);
         if(!valid) throw std::runtime_error("shortcut activator missing");
         ks::registerScreenshotNotifications(); // Registration is safe to repeat.
+        bool launchFailed=false;
+        try { ks::startScreenshotNotificationRegistration(); }
+        catch(const std::exception &) { launchFailed=true; }
+        if(!launchFailed || activationExecutable!=helper.wstring() ||
+           activationCommand!=L"\""+helper.wstring()+L"\" --register-notifications" ||
+           !(launchFlags&CREATE_NO_WINDOW) || inheritsHandles)
+            throw std::runtime_error("registration must launch the sibling helper and propagate failure");
+        activationCalls=0;
         ks::Activator activator(helper.wstring(),false);
         activator.Activate(L"HrynCo.KSwitcher.Screenshot",L"check-update",nullptr,0);
         auto main=(helper.parent_path()/L"KSwitcher.exe").wstring();

tests/tests.cpp

@@ -23,20 +23,6 @@ void rejects(const std::function<void()> &f, const char *name)
     bool thrown = false;
     try
     {
-        {
-            std::map<std::wstring,int> previews;
-            std::set<std::wstring> visible;
-            for(int i=0;i<40;++i) previews[std::to_wstring(i)]=i;
-            for(int i=0;i<8;++i) visible.insert(std::to_wstring(i));
-            ks::trimHistoryPreviews(previews,visible);
-            require(previews.size()==32,"preview cache stays bounded");
-            for(const auto &id:visible) require(previews.contains(id),"visible preview survives eviction");
-            for(int i=0;i<40;++i) { auto id=std::to_wstring(i); previews[id]=i; visible.insert(id); }
-            ks::trimHistoryPreviews(previews,visible);
-            require(previews.size()==40,"tall viewport does not thrash visible previews");
-            visible.clear(); ks::trimHistoryPreviews(previews,visible);
-            require(previews.size()==32,"cache shrinks after leaving tall viewport");
-        }
         f();
     }
     catch (...)
@@ -60,6 +46,34 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     }
     try
     {
+        // Byte budgets must retain visible entries even when they alone exceed the budget.
+        {
+            std::map<std::wstring, size_t> cache{{L"a", 800}, {L"b", 800}, {L"c", 100}};
+            std::set<std::wstring> visible{L"b"};
+            auto weight=[](size_t bytes) { return bytes; };
+            ks::trimHistoryPreviews(cache, visible, 32, 1000, weight);
+            require(cache.size()==2 && cache.contains(L"b") && cache.contains(L"c"),
+                    "byte budget evicts offscreen previews below count limit");
+            ks::trimHistoryPreviews(cache, visible, 32, 100, weight);
+            require(cache.size()==1 && cache.contains(L"b"), "oversized visible preview never thrashes");
+            visible.clear();
+            ks::trimHistoryPreviews(cache, visible, 32, 100, weight);
+            require(cache.empty(), "oversized preview is freed after leaving viewport");
+        }
+        {
+            std::map<std::wstring,int> previews;
+            std::set<std::wstring> visible;
+            for(int i=0;i<40;++i) previews[std::to_wstring(i)]=i;
+            for(int i=0;i<8;++i) visible.insert(std::to_wstring(i));
+            ks::trimHistoryPreviews(previews,visible);
+            require(previews.size()==32,"preview cache stays bounded");
+            for(const auto &id:visible) require(previews.contains(id),"visible preview survives eviction");
+            for(int i=0;i<40;++i) { auto id=std::to_wstring(i); previews[id]=i; visible.insert(id); }
+            ks::trimHistoryPreviews(previews,visible);
+            require(previews.size()==40,"tall viewport does not thrash visible previews");
+            visible.clear(); ks::trimHistoryPreviews(previews,visible);
+            require(previews.size()==32,"cache shrinks after leaving tall viewport");
+        }
         {
             ks::DiagnosticJson record{{"attempt", "42"}, {"process", "editor.exe"}, {"command", "Convert / cycle"},
                 {"source", "English"}, {"target", "Ukrainian"}, {"outcome", "Original text remained"},
@@ -99,6 +113,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                 "large diagnostic selections are explicitly truncated");
         STARTUPINFOW startup{sizeof(startup)};
         ks::DiagnosticBuffer diagnostics;
+        diagnostics.record(L"idle-expiry", false, 0);
+        require(diagnostics.expire(30000)==0,"diagnostics remain available at expiry boundary");
+        require(diagnostics.expire(30001)==1,"idle expiry releases context without another log event");
+        require(diagnostics.expire(60000)==0,"repeated idle expiry is safe");
         require(diagnostics.record(L"successful-attempt", false, 100).empty(),
                 "successful diagnostics stay in memory");
         auto incident = diagnostics.record(L"failed-attempt", true, 200);
@@ -217,6 +235,26 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         require(!autoSettings.autoCorrect, "auto-correction defaults off");
         autoSettings.cycle = {L"en", L"uk"};
         corrector.configure(L"dictionaries", autoSettings.autoLanguages);
+        {
+            ks::AutoCorrector consumer;
+            consumer.shareDictionaries(corrector);
+            require(consumer.suggest(L"ghbdsn ", 0, layouts, autoSettings).has_value(),
+                    "shared dictionaries produce the same correction");
+            consumer.reject(L"ghbdsn");
+            consumer.shareDictionaries(corrector);
+            require(!consumer.suggest(L"ghbdsn ", 0, layouts, autoSettings),
+                    "refreshing shared dictionaries preserves consumer undo rejections");
+            require(corrector.suggest(L"ghbdsn ", 0, layouts, autoSettings).has_value(),
+                    "consumer rejections do not affect the predictor");
+            ks::AutoCorrector retained;
+            retained.shareDictionaries(corrector);
+            corrector.configure({}, {});
+            require(retained.suggest(L"ghbdsn ", 0, layouts, autoSettings).has_value(),
+                    "in-flight dictionary snapshot survives source reset");
+            consumer.shareDictionaries(corrector);
+            require(consumer.memoryBytes() == 0, "disabled correction releases consumer dictionaries");
+            corrector.shareDictionaries(retained);
+        }
         {
             auto options = autoSettings;
             options.autoTypos = true;
@@ -545,6 +583,20 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
             require(!ambiguous.suggest(L"hell ", 0, layouts, options), "frequency filter does not conceal ambiguous typo targets");
         }
         ks::Pixels pixels{2, 1, {10, 20, 30, 255, 40, 50, 60, 255}};
+        {
+            auto png = ks::encodePng(pixels);
+            ks::Clip encoded{{{0, L"PNG", png}}};
+            for (int i=0; i<3; ++i) {
+                auto decoded=ks::decodeImage(encoded);
+                require(decoded.bgra==pixels.bgra && decoded.width==2 && decoded.height==1,
+                        "borrowed PNG stream preserves decoded pixels on repeated reads");
+                require(encoded.formats[0].data==png,"PNG decoder never modifies the borrowed input");
+            }
+            ks::Clip fallback{{{0,L"PNG",{}},ks::imageDib(pixels)}};
+            require(ks::decodeImage(fallback).bgra==pixels.bgra,"empty PNG falls back to DIB");
+            ks::Clip invalid{{{0,L"PNG",{1,2,3}}}};
+            rejects([&] { ks::decodeImage(invalid); },"invalid borrowed PNG fails safely");
+        }
         ks::Clip firstImage{{ks::imageDib(pixels), {0, L"Ole Private Data", {1, 2, 3}}}};
         auto thumbnail = ks::decodeImage(firstImage, 1, 1);
         require(thumbnail.width == 1 && thumbnail.height == 1 && thumbnail.bgra.size() == 4,

tools/measure-memory-components.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+param([ValidateRange(1,20)][int]$Runs=3,[ValidateRange(100,10000)][int]$SettleMilliseconds=1500)
+# Private resident pages are counted externally, so the measurement buffer is
+# allocated in PowerShell, not in the measured process. Never trim working sets.
+$ErrorActionPreference='Stop'
+$root=Split-Path $PSScriptRoot -Parent
+$output=Join-Path $root 'build/memory-components'
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force $output | Out-Null
+$exe=Join-Path $output 'probe.exe'
+& "$root/.tools/w64devkit/bin/g++.exe" -std=c++20 -Os -static -s -DUNICODE -D_UNICODE -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0A00 "$PSScriptRoot/memory-components.cpp" -o $exe -lole32 -loleaut32 -lshell32 -lpropsys -lshlwapi -luuid -luiautomationcore
+if($LASTEXITCODE) { throw 'Probe compilation failed' }
+Add-Type @'
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+public static class ComponentWorkingSet {
+ [DllImport("psapi.dll", SetLastError=true)] static extern bool QueryWorkingSet(IntPtr process,IntPtr buffer,int size);
+ public static long PrivateBytes(IntPtr process) {
+  int size=4*1024*1024;
+  IntPtr buffer=Marshal.AllocHGlobal(size);
+  try {
+   if(!QueryWorkingSet(process,buffer,size)) throw new System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception();
+   long count=Marshal.ReadIntPtr(buffer).ToInt64(), pages=0;
+   if(count>(size/IntPtr.Size)-1) throw new InvalidOperationException("Working set buffer is too small");
+   for(int i=0;i<count;i++) if((Marshal.ReadIntPtr(buffer,(i+1)*IntPtr.Size).ToInt64() & 256)==0) pages++;
+   return pages*Environment.SystemPageSize;
+  } finally { Marshal.FreeHGlobal(buffer); }
+ }
+}
+'@
+$rows=[Collections.Generic.List[object]]::new()
+foreach($run in 1..$Runs) {
+ foreach($mode in @('baseline','sta','mta','shell','uia','focused','combined')) {
+  $start=[Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo]::new($exe,$mode)
+  $start.UseShellExecute=$false; $start.CreateNoWindow=$true
+  $start.RedirectStandardOutput=$true; $start.RedirectStandardInput=$true; $start.RedirectStandardError=$true
+  $process=[Diagnostics.Process]::Start($start)
+  $errors=$process.StandardError.ReadToEndAsync()
+  try {
+   foreach($expected in @('baseline','com','active','released','uninitialized')) {
+    $pending=$process.StandardOutput.ReadLineAsync()
+    if(!$pending.Wait(15000)) { throw "Timeout: $mode/$expected" }
+    $phase=$pending.Result
+    if($phase -ne $expected) { throw "Unexpected phase '$phase', expected $expected" }
+    Start-Sleep -Milliseconds $SettleMilliseconds
+    $process.Refresh()
+    $rows.Add([pscustomobject]@{Run=$run;Mode=$mode;Phase=$phase;PrivateBytes=$process.PrivateMemorySize64;PrivateWorkingSet=[ComponentWorkingSet]::PrivateBytes($process.Handle);WorkingSet=$process.WorkingSet64;Threads=$process.Threads.Count;Modules=@($process.Modules | ForEach-Object ModuleName)})
+    $process.StandardInput.Write("`n"); $process.StandardInput.Flush()
+   }
+   if(!$process.WaitForExit(15000)) { throw 'Exit timeout' }
+   if($process.ExitCode) { throw "Probe failed: $($errors.Result)" }
+   $errors.Result | Set-Content (Join-Path $output "$run-$mode.txt")
+  } finally {
+   if(!$process.HasExited) { $process.Kill(); $process.WaitForExit() }
+   $process.Dispose()
+   $rows | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 5 | Set-Content (Join-Path $output 'results.json')
+  }
+  Write-Host "Completed $run/$Runs $mode"
+ }
+}
+$rows | Group-Object Mode,Phase | ForEach-Object {
+ [pscustomobject]@{Case=$_.Name;PrivateMiB=[math]::Round(($_.Group.PrivateBytes | Measure-Object -Average).Average/1MB,3);PrivateWorkingSetMiB=[math]::Round(($_.Group.PrivateWorkingSet | Measure-Object -Average).Average/1MB,3)}
+} | Format-Table

tools/memory-components.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+// Standalone attribution probe. No clipboard, registry or user input mutations.
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <shlobj.h>
+#include <propkey.h>
+#include <propvarutil.h>
+#include <uiautomation.h>
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <cstdlib>
+
+static void check(HRESULT hr) {
+    if (FAILED(hr)) { fprintf(stderr,"HRESULT=%08lx\n",(unsigned long)hr); exit(2); }
+}
+static void phase(const char *name) {
+    printf("%s\n",name); fflush(stdout);
+    if (getchar()==EOF) exit(3);
+}
+int main(int argc,char **argv) {
+    const char *mode=argc>1?argv[1]:"baseline";
+    const bool baseline=!strcmp(mode,"baseline");
+    const bool shell=!strcmp(mode,"shell") || !strcmp(mode,"combined");
+    const bool uia=!strcmp(mode,"uia") || !strcmp(mode,"focused") || !strcmp(mode,"combined");
+    phase("baseline");
+    if(!baseline) check(CoInitializeEx(nullptr,!strcmp(mode,"sta") || shell ? COINIT_APARTMENTTHREADED : COINIT_MULTITHREADED));
+    phase("com");
+    IShellLinkW *link{}; IPropertyStore *store{}; IPersistFile *file{};
+    IUIAutomation2 *automation{}; IUIAutomationElement *element{}; IUIAutomationTextPattern *pattern{};
+    wchar_t temporary[MAX_PATH]{},shortcut[MAX_PATH]{},exe[MAX_PATH]{};
+    if(shell) {
+        check(CoCreateInstance(CLSID_ShellLink,nullptr,CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,IID_PPV_ARGS(&link)));
+        GetModuleFileNameW(nullptr,exe,MAX_PATH);
+        check(link->SetPath(exe)); check(link->SetIconLocation(exe,0));
+        check(link->QueryInterface(IID_PPV_ARGS(&store)));
+        PROPVARIANT value{}; check(InitPropVariantFromString(L"KSwitcher.MemoryProbe",&value));
+        check(store->SetValue(PKEY_AppUserModel_ID,value)); PropVariantClear(&value);
+        GUID id{0xe3f78047,0xf0ad,0x49b6,{0x90,0x74,0x41,0x19,0x31,0x70,0x61,0x67}};
+        value.vt=VT_CLSID; value.puuid=&id;
+        check(store->SetValue(PKEY_AppUserModel_ToastActivatorCLSID,value)); check(store->Commit());
+        PWSTR programs{}; check(SHGetKnownFolderPath(FOLDERID_Programs,0,nullptr,&programs)); CoTaskMemFree(programs);
+        GetTempPathW(MAX_PATH,temporary); if(!GetTempFileNameW(temporary,L"ksm",0,shortcut)) return 4;
+        check(link->QueryInterface(IID_PPV_ARGS(&file))); check(file->Save(shortcut,TRUE));
+    }
+    if(uia) {
+        check(CoCreateInstance(CLSID_CUIAutomation8,nullptr,CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,IID_PPV_ARGS(&automation)));
+        check(automation->put_ConnectionTimeout(200)); check(automation->put_TransactionTimeout(200));
+        if(strcmp(mode,"uia")) {
+            HRESULT focused=automation->GetFocusedElement(&element);
+            fprintf(stderr,"focus=%08lx\n",(unsigned long)focused);
+            if(SUCCEEDED(focused) && element) {
+                BOOL password=TRUE,enabled=FALSE; CONTROLTYPEID type{};
+                element->get_CurrentIsPassword(&password); element->get_CurrentIsEnabled(&enabled); element->get_CurrentControlType(&type);
+                fprintf(stderr,"type=%d enabled=%d protected=%d\n",type,enabled,password);
+                if(!password) fprintf(stderr,"pattern=%08lx\n",(unsigned long)element->GetCurrentPatternAs(UIA_TextPatternId,IID_PPV_ARGS(&pattern)));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    phase("active");
+    if(pattern) pattern->Release(); if(element) element->Release(); if(automation) automation->Release();
+    if(file) file->Release(); if(store) store->Release(); if(link) link->Release();
+    if(shortcut[0]) DeleteFileW(shortcut);
+    phase("released");
+    if(!baseline) { CoFreeUnusedLibrariesEx(0,0); CoUninitialize(); }
+    phase("uninitialized");
+    return 0;
+}