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fix: preserve UTF-8 characters split across PTY reads

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
55/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
python
Domain
cli

Research direction

Locate the PTY read and decoding path, then inspect how spawned terminal sessions set their locale. Add regression coverage for a multibyte UTF-8 character split across reads and verify decoder flushing on close; finish by checking the 200-line mixed-Unicode response through Omnigent attached to CoDA has no replacement characters.

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Description

Problem

CoDA decodes each arbitrary PTY read independently with replacement enabled. When a multibyte UTF-8 character is split across reads, the partial sequences are permanently converted to replacement characters. Large Pi and OpenCode outputs make this readily observable through an Omnigent-attached host.

Acceptance criteria

  • Decode PTY output incrementally across read boundaries.
  • Flush decoder state when the stream closes.
  • Ensure spawned terminal sessions use a UTF-8 locale.
  • Add regression coverage for split multibyte characters.
  • Verify a 200-line mixed-Unicode response through Omnigent attached to CoDA with zero replacement characters.
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