flatrender/services/node-agent/internal/runner/aecrash.go

package runner

import (
	"os"
	"os/exec"
	"path/filepath"
)

// ClearAECrashState removes the markers After Effects uses to decide it crashed,
// so the blocking "Crash Repair Options" (Safe Mode) dialog never appears on a
// headless launch. Two parts:
//
//  1. SCRPriorState.json in each AE prefs version dir (session crash-recovery state).
//  2. HKCU\Software\Adobe\After Effects\AppStates — AE writes a per-session GUID
//     subkey on startup and removes it on a clean exit; a leftover one (after a
//     kill/crash) triggers Safe Mode. reg.exe is a Windows built-in (no external
//     dep / cgo), so we shell out to it.
//
// Targeted (vs. wiping all prefs) so the node keeps its AE preferences. Safe no-op
// on non-Windows (APPDATA unset).
func ClearAECrashState() {
	appData := os.Getenv("APPDATA")
	if appData == "" {
		return // non-Windows / dev
	}

	// 1. session crash-recovery files
	base := filepath.Join(appData, "Adobe", "After Effects")
	if entries, err := os.ReadDir(base); err == nil {
		for _, e := range entries {
			if e.IsDir() {
				_ = os.Remove(filepath.Join(base, e.Name(), "SCRPriorState.json"))
			}
		}
	}

	// 2. registry session/crash state
	_ = exec.Command("reg", "delete", `HKCU\Software\Adobe\After Effects\AppStates`, "/f").Run()
}