fix: improve POS, inventory, and printing workflows

[khaira777]

Intent

This branch delivers two batches of FloCafe work (offline-first Electron POS).

Batch 1, already committed earlier on this branch: (1) GET /api/cash-sessions/current returns 200 null instead of 404 when no shift is open, matching docs/reference/api.md; (2) the Orders/KDS pages stop opening the KDS WebSocket while the KDS feature is off - the server intentionally answers /kds upgrades with 404 when KDS is disabled, so gating belongs on the client; (3) the Add/Edit Product dialog is wider with a two-column form, a framed full-width variant editor, and a pinned footer; (4) the POS top bar wraps into two rows instead of overlapping; (5) Print Menu filter rows are label-start/check-end; (6) Print Menu asks destination first - receipt printer (printer picker + 58/80 roll width), A4/Letter paper via the system dialog, or a structured PDF through a new save-html-as-pdf Electron IPC - and POST /api/printers/print-menu accepts an optional printerId with a 404 printer_not_found refusal instead of silently printing on the default; (7) the native Electron e2e suites run with hidden windows by default (FLO_E2E_HIDDEN_WINDOW) and suppress DevTools, with CI setting FLO_E2E_SHOW_WINDOW=1 on its Xvfb job, because macOS only delivers prefers-color-scheme to a shown window.

Batch 2, this session: (8) the Products page tab strip (Products/Categories/Add-ons) now uses the same shared Tabs component as Inventory instead of hand-rolled buttons; (9) the Products page has a header search filtering products (name, SKU, barcode, category), categories (name/description), and add-on groups (name/description/add-on names) over the fully loaded lists, and Inventory gains recipe search (client-side over the complete list) plus supply-movement search implemented server-side through a new ?search parameter on GET /api/supplies/movements matching supply name, reason, and actor - so search spans the whole cursor ledger, not just the first page. The user explicitly warned not to reintroduce the earlier Orders-page regression where search only covered the first 50 items. (10) Split checks: enabling Split checks in Settings appeared to do nothing because the split action only existed in the POS table checkout, while the Orders page opens PaymentModal directly. PaymentModal now offers Split check for an untouched dine-in bill (reads /settings/split_checks_enabled, fetches the order, opens the existing SplitCheckModal, and an onSplit callback closes/refreshes the owning page); the Orders detail panel lists the resulting split checks with a Pay button per check via a new optional onPayBill prop. (11) The Orders detail pane now uses flex-1 instead of a fixed 60% share, so it fills the width next to a fixed-width master list. (12) Partial payments: the backend already records a short tender as a partial payment, but PaymentModal disabled the pay button and refused amounts below the balance; it now allows a short tender after an explicit partialPaymentConfirm confirmation, keeping the pay button disabled only when nothing has been entered. Three translation keys were added to all 24 locales (common.clear, common.noResults, pos.partialPaymentConfirm), docs/reference/api.md documents the movements ?search parameter, tests/supplies-service.test.ts covers movement search behaviour, and tests/pos-checkout-search-guards.test.ts asserts the new UI contracts in the same source-level layout-guard style the repo already uses (tests/pos-ux-layout-guards.test.ts, tests/ui-regressions-621-623-626.test.ts) because these components have no DOM harness.

Constraints: offline-first behaviour unchanged, no tax/compliance changes, no new dependencies, reuse existing components and dialogs. The user asked to push this branch and let the pipeline open a PR covering the whole branch, and explicitly asked not to watch or hand-fix findings while the pipeline runs.

What Changed

• Enable split checks from the payment flow and paying split bills from Orders; allow confirmed partial payments, improve POS and order pane layouts, and return 200 null when no cash shift is open.
• Gate KDS connections on its confirmed enabled setting. Add search across loaded product, category, add-on, and recipe lists, plus server-side supply movement search across the cursor ledger; align product tabs and editor layout.
• Add menu printing destinations for a selected receipt printer and roll width, system paper printing, or PDF export through Electron IPC. Run native Electron E2E with hidden windows by default, with CI opting into shown windows.

Risk Assessment

🚨 High: The required disabled-KDS fix still leaves a reachable 404 reconnect path, and several other changed flows have concrete permission, payment-state, and search-result gaps.

Testing

Prepared dependencies and built the backend and frontend, then drove the affected flows against isolated live browser and Electron instances and captured UI/PDF evidence. The first browser print attempt exposed that the test stub closed the generated preview before inspection; the E2E now prevents that close and verifies the selected receipt radio state and styling, then passed on rerun. A standalone system-mode test depended on setup from the preceding theme test, so the theme/title-bar files were rerun together with FLO_E2E_SHOW_WINDOW=1 and the mode was exercised. No screenshot was needed for the KDS socket guard or split eligibility guard because their outcomes are transport/action-availability assertions with no distinct rendered transition; other changed UI paths have screenshots. git diff --check passed, temporary scenario drivers and generated build outputs were removed, and the final diff contains only the menu-printing E2E file. No linters, static analysis, full repository suite, push, PR, or CI phase was run.

• Live validation: ✅ go - 13 of 13 scenarios driven live against the product

Scenario	Result	Live	Evidence
When no cash session is open, the current-session endpoint returns 200 with null; an unknown print-menu printer ID returns 404 printer_not_found.	✅ pass	live	Cash-session and printer boundary responses
Open Orders while KDS is disabled; the page does not attempt a KDS WebSocket connection.	✅ pass	live	KDS disabled WebSocket guard
Open the product editor and use the POS at a narrow viewport; the editor shows its two-column form, full-width variant area and pinned footer, while the top bar wraps without overlap.	✅ pass	live	Product editor variants layout; POS top bar at mobile width
Search Products, Categories and Add-ons; matching product fields and category/add-on text filter the visible lists, and clearing search restores results.	✅ pass	live	Products search by category; Add-on search
Search recipes and supply movements; a matching movement outside the initial ledger page is returned by search.	✅ pass	live	Inventory recipe search; Supply movement search beyond the initial page
Search Orders for a record older than the first 50; the matching order appears.	✅ pass	live	Orders search finds an older order
Split an eligible dine-in bill from Orders; the order shows the resulting checks and a Pay action for each.	✅ pass	live	Split-check allocation; Split checks and Pay actions in Orders
Attempt Split check for a single indivisible unit and a fractional-quantity order; the action remains unavailable.	✅ pass	live	Temporary live Playwright scenario: split check remains hidden for a single indivisible unit and a fractional quantity.
Select an order beside the master list; its detail pane fills the remaining available width.	✅ pass	live	Orders detail pane fills available width
Tender less than the balance; an explicit confirmation shows the amount still due and the payment is recorded as partial.	✅ pass	live	Partial-payment confirmation
Open Print Menu and choose a destination; receipt output offers a printer picker and 58/80mm roll widths, while paper and browser PDF paths render the chosen page size.	✅ pass	live	Receipt printer selected with 80mm roll; Letter paper browser preview; A4 PDF browser preview
Save the menu as PDF in Electron; the app writes a Letter-sized PDF through its IPC path while the default E2E window remains hidden and DevTools stay closed.	✅ pass	live	Native Electron PDF dialog; PDF saved through Electron IPC
Run native Electron UI checks with FLO_E2E_SHOW_WINDOW=1; the shown-window theme and window-control paths operate.	✅ pass	live	Native theme screenshots 04-theme-system-mode.png and 08-pos-topbar-native-fullscreen.png

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Evidence: Cash-session and printer boundary responses

GET /api/cash-sessions/current returned 200 null. POST /api/printers/print-menu with an unknown printerId returned 404 printer_not_found.

Evidence: KDS disabled WebSocket guard

With KDS disabled, the live Orders page opened without attempting a /kds WebSocket connection.

Pipeline

Updates from git push no-mistakes

... (5 earlier update rounds omitted to keep the PR body within GitHub's 65536-char limit; full history is in the run log.)

⚠️ **Review** - 15 issues (1 error, 14 warnings)

🔧 Fix applied.
5 issues (2 errors, 3 warnings) still open:

• ⚠️ frontend/src/components/products/PrintMenuModal.tsx:78 - The intent requires a receipt-printer picker. This new /printers request (PrintMenuModal.tsx:78) is denied to default cashier/server roles that have printing.execute but lack printers.manage: main/routes/printers.ts:111 gates the full printer list, which includes network configuration. The catch clears the picker (PrintMenuModal.tsx:91-95), then printing omits printerId (PrintMenuModal.tsx:212) and the API uses the default printer (main/routes/printers.ts:456-463). Decide whether print-only roles may see a reduced printer list and choose destinations, or must remain limited to the default; widening the current full-object endpoint would disclose protected configuration.
• ⚠️ tests/pos-checkout-search-guards.test.ts:24 - These new suites read TSX with readFileSync and assert regex or substring matches (tests/pos-checkout-search-guards.test.ts:24, tests/pos-ux-layout-guards.test.ts:23). Such assertions do not prove the UI paths execute and can pass for dead code or fail after behavior-preserving edits. Remove or semantically refine both suites to exercise observable UI behavior; the added browser test for menu printing is an example of runtime-level evidence.
• 🚨 frontend/src/hooks/useKdsConnection.ts:199 - The final review-fix round added an enabled gate for dashboard KDS, but it leaves this shared hook enabled by default and does not gate the standalone KDS caller (frontend/src/app/kds-standalone/page.tsx:64). With a saved session and KDS off, standalone restores /api/auth/me and attempts /kds; the server rejects the upgrade and the hook reconnects. The changed settings checks also fail open (frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/kds/page.tsx:21; frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/orders/page.tsx:415), and Orders reconnects every three seconds (frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/orders/page.tsx:450-452). This leaves the required “Orders/KDS pages stop opening the KDS WebSocket while KDS is off” invariant reachable. Gate every host before session restore or socket connection, and keep the connection disabled when the setting cannot be confirmed.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/components/products/PrintMenuModal.tsx:78 - The new picker calls the full /api/printers endpoint, which requires printers.manage; cashier/server roles with catalog.view and printing.execute cannot load it. The catch clears the picker (PrintMenuModal.tsx:91-95), so submitting omits printerId (PrintMenuModal.tsx:212) and the API selects the default printer. The endpoint also returns network configuration such as ip_address and port, so widening access needs a policy decision. Decide whether print-only roles may see a restricted printer list or remain limited to the default; the required picker currently does not work for them.
• 🚨 frontend/src/hooks/useKdsConnection.ts:412 - The latest fix round gates socket startup using a one-time setting read. If KDS is enabled when Orders/KDS mounts and an owner disables it from another session, the next KDS broadcast closes clients with “KDS is disabled” (main/services/kds.ts:626-630). Orders reconnects every three seconds (frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/orders/page.tsx:454); the shared KDS hook also treats that error as temporary and retries (frontend/src/hooks/useKdsConnection.ts:516-544). The cached enabled value remains true, so these retries continue opening /kds while KDS is off, contrary to the required criterion “Orders/KDS pages stop opening the KDS WebSocket while KDS is off.” The latest fix round addressed initial startup but left this live-disable sequence reachable. Recheck the gate before retries and stop retrying once disabled is confirmed. The same one-time gate applies at frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/orders/page.tsx:413, frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/kds/page.tsx:19, and frontend/src/app/kds-standalone/page.tsx:18; the shared hook guard at frontend/src/hooks/useKdsConnection.ts:412 relies on that stale prop.

🔧 Fix applied.
8 issues (3 errors, 5 warnings) still open:

• ⚠️ frontend/src/components/products/PrintMenuModal.tsx:78 - The intent requires a receipt-printer picker. This new /printers request (PrintMenuModal.tsx:78) is denied to default cashier/server roles that have printing.execute but lack printers.manage: main/routes/printers.ts:111 gates the full printer list, which includes network configuration. The catch clears the picker (PrintMenuModal.tsx:91-95), then printing omits printerId (PrintMenuModal.tsx:212) and the API uses the default printer (main/routes/printers.ts:456-463). Decide whether print-only roles may see a reduced printer list and choose destinations, or must remain limited to the default; widening the current full-object endpoint would disclose protected configuration.
• ⚠️ tests/pos-checkout-search-guards.test.ts:24 - These new suites read TSX with readFileSync and assert regex or substring matches (tests/pos-checkout-search-guards.test.ts:24, tests/pos-ux-layout-guards.test.ts:23). Such assertions do not prove the UI paths execute and can pass for dead code or fail after behavior-preserving edits. Remove or semantically refine both suites to exercise observable UI behavior; the added browser test for menu printing is an example of runtime-level evidence.
• 🚨 frontend/src/hooks/useKdsConnection.ts:199 - The final review-fix round added an enabled gate for dashboard KDS, but it leaves this shared hook enabled by default and does not gate the standalone KDS caller (frontend/src/app/kds-standalone/page.tsx:64). With a saved session and KDS off, standalone restores /api/auth/me and attempts /kds; the server rejects the upgrade and the hook reconnects. The changed settings checks also fail open (frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/kds/page.tsx:21; frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/orders/page.tsx:415), and Orders reconnects every three seconds (frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/orders/page.tsx:450-452). This leaves the required “Orders/KDS pages stop opening the KDS WebSocket while KDS is off” invariant reachable. Gate every host before session restore or socket connection, and keep the connection disabled when the setting cannot be confirmed.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/components/products/PrintMenuModal.tsx:78 - The new picker calls the full /api/printers endpoint, which requires printers.manage; cashier/server roles with catalog.view and printing.execute cannot load it. The catch clears the picker (PrintMenuModal.tsx:91-95), so submitting omits printerId (PrintMenuModal.tsx:212) and the API selects the default printer. The endpoint also returns network configuration such as ip_address and port, so widening access needs a policy decision. Decide whether print-only roles may see a restricted printer list or remain limited to the default; the required picker currently does not work for them.
• 🚨 frontend/src/hooks/useKdsConnection.ts:412 - The latest fix round gates socket startup using a one-time setting read. If KDS is enabled when Orders/KDS mounts and an owner disables it from another session, the next KDS broadcast closes clients with “KDS is disabled” (main/services/kds.ts:626-630). Orders reconnects every three seconds (frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/orders/page.tsx:454); the shared KDS hook also treats that error as temporary and retries (frontend/src/hooks/useKdsConnection.ts:516-544). The cached enabled value remains true, so these retries continue opening /kds while KDS is off, contrary to the required criterion “Orders/KDS pages stop opening the KDS WebSocket while KDS is off.” The latest fix round addressed initial startup but left this live-disable sequence reachable. Recheck the gate before retries and stop retrying once disabled is confirmed. The same one-time gate applies at frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/orders/page.tsx:413, frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/kds/page.tsx:19, and frontend/src/app/kds-standalone/page.tsx:18; the shared hook guard at frontend/src/hooks/useKdsConnection.ts:412 relies on that stale prop.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/kds/page.tsx:19 - The gate added in the KDS fix reads /settings/:key, which requires settings.view (main/routes/settings.ts:1144). A supported permission override that denies settings.view but retains kitchen.use leaves dashboard KDS on its loading spinner (kds/page.tsx:59); denying it while retaining payments.take makes PaymentModal hide Split check even when enabled (PaymentModal.tsx:236). Orders also loses live KDS updates and falls back to polling (orders/page.tsx:418). The intent requires KDS and Split check to work when enabled, but does not establish whether those operational users may read these flags. Decide whether they may read the flags through an appropriately scoped path or must have settings.view.
• 🚨 frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/orders/page.tsx:458 - The latest fix round added a close-reason check but leaves the raw HTTP 404 handshake path reachable. If an Orders socket drops during a network outage and KDS is disabled before the scheduled reconnect, the server rejects the upgrade with a bare 404 (main/server.ts:322-326); the browser close event has no KDS reason, so this handler schedules another connection every three seconds while the one-time setting read remains true (orders/page.tsx:413). Recheck the setting before reconnecting or otherwise stop retries after the disabled response.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/hooks/useKdsConnection.ts:261 - The latest fix round introduced disableKdsConnection, which clears the user when the server reports KDS disabled, but neither host updates its one-time kdsEnabled state. After a live disable, dashboard KDS and standalone KDS therefore render KdsLoginForm (kds/page.tsx:88, kds-standalone/page.tsx:100); submitting cannot work because the shared hook now returns early while kdsDisabledRef is set (useKdsConnection.ts:587). Decide how the pages should communicate a live disable; the existing disabled screen is not reached until reload.

🔧 Fix applied.
13 issues (2 errors, 11 warnings) still open:

• ⚠️ frontend/src/components/products/PrintMenuModal.tsx:78 - The intent requires a receipt-printer picker. This new /printers request (PrintMenuModal.tsx:78) is denied to default cashier/server roles that have printing.execute but lack printers.manage: main/routes/printers.ts:111 gates the full printer list, which includes network configuration. The catch clears the picker (PrintMenuModal.tsx:91-95), then printing omits printerId (PrintMenuModal.tsx:212) and the API uses the default printer (main/routes/printers.ts:456-463). Decide whether print-only roles may see a reduced printer list and choose destinations, or must remain limited to the default; widening the current full-object endpoint would disclose protected configuration.
• ⚠️ tests/pos-checkout-search-guards.test.ts:24 - These new suites read TSX with readFileSync and assert regex or substring matches (tests/pos-checkout-search-guards.test.ts:24, tests/pos-ux-layout-guards.test.ts:23). Such assertions do not prove the UI paths execute and can pass for dead code or fail after behavior-preserving edits. Remove or semantically refine both suites to exercise observable UI behavior; the added browser test for menu printing is an example of runtime-level evidence.
• 🚨 frontend/src/hooks/useKdsConnection.ts:199 - The final review-fix round added an enabled gate for dashboard KDS, but it leaves this shared hook enabled by default and does not gate the standalone KDS caller (frontend/src/app/kds-standalone/page.tsx:64). With a saved session and KDS off, standalone restores /api/auth/me and attempts /kds; the server rejects the upgrade and the hook reconnects. The changed settings checks also fail open (frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/kds/page.tsx:21; frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/orders/page.tsx:415), and Orders reconnects every three seconds (frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/orders/page.tsx:450-452). This leaves the required “Orders/KDS pages stop opening the KDS WebSocket while KDS is off” invariant reachable. Gate every host before session restore or socket connection, and keep the connection disabled when the setting cannot be confirmed.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/components/products/PrintMenuModal.tsx:78 - The new picker calls the full /api/printers endpoint, which requires printers.manage; cashier/server roles with catalog.view and printing.execute cannot load it. The catch clears the picker (PrintMenuModal.tsx:91-95), so submitting omits printerId (PrintMenuModal.tsx:212) and the API selects the default printer. The endpoint also returns network configuration such as ip_address and port, so widening access needs a policy decision. Decide whether print-only roles may see a restricted printer list or remain limited to the default; the required picker currently does not work for them.
• 🚨 frontend/src/hooks/useKdsConnection.ts:412 - The latest fix round gates socket startup using a one-time setting read. If KDS is enabled when Orders/KDS mounts and an owner disables it from another session, the next KDS broadcast closes clients with “KDS is disabled” (main/services/kds.ts:626-630). Orders reconnects every three seconds (frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/orders/page.tsx:454); the shared KDS hook also treats that error as temporary and retries (frontend/src/hooks/useKdsConnection.ts:516-544). The cached enabled value remains true, so these retries continue opening /kds while KDS is off, contrary to the required criterion “Orders/KDS pages stop opening the KDS WebSocket while KDS is off.” The latest fix round addressed initial startup but left this live-disable sequence reachable. Recheck the gate before retries and stop retrying once disabled is confirmed. The same one-time gate applies at frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/orders/page.tsx:413, frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/kds/page.tsx:19, and frontend/src/app/kds-standalone/page.tsx:18; the shared hook guard at frontend/src/hooks/useKdsConnection.ts:412 relies on that stale prop.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/kds/page.tsx:19 - The gate added in the KDS fix reads /settings/:key, which requires settings.view (main/routes/settings.ts:1144). A supported permission override that denies settings.view but retains kitchen.use leaves dashboard KDS on its loading spinner (kds/page.tsx:59); denying it while retaining payments.take makes PaymentModal hide Split check even when enabled (PaymentModal.tsx:236). Orders also loses live KDS updates and falls back to polling (orders/page.tsx:418). The intent requires KDS and Split check to work when enabled, but does not establish whether those operational users may read these flags. Decide whether they may read the flags through an appropriately scoped path or must have settings.view.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/hooks/useKdsConnection.ts:261 - The latest fix round introduced disableKdsConnection, which clears the user when the server reports KDS disabled, but neither host updates its one-time kdsEnabled state. After a live disable, dashboard KDS and standalone KDS therefore render KdsLoginForm (kds/page.tsx:88, kds-standalone/page.tsx:100); submitting cannot work because the shared hook now returns early while kdsDisabledRef is set (useKdsConnection.ts:587). Decide how the pages should communicate a live disable; the existing disabled screen is not reached until reload.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/hooks/useKdsConnection.ts:410 - Round 4 introduced a one-time enabled gate and a permanent disable latch, but the live state is not coordinated across callers. If an authenticated KDS socket drops and KDS is turned off before its retry, the shared hook calls tryWebSocket with the stale enabled value and opens /kds once while disabled (useKdsConnection.ts:487-492; the server rejects it with 404). If an active socket receives the server’s disabled message, the hook clears the user and sets its latch (useKdsConnection.ts:248-267), but the dashboard and standalone hosts retain their one-time enabled state and render the login form (kds/page.tsx:88, kds-standalone/page.tsx:100); login then no-ops at useKdsConnection.ts:587, and re-enabling KDS does not clear the latch without a reload. Round 5 rechecks the flag only for Orders (orders/page.tsx:459-467); the dashboard and standalone checks remain one-time (kds/page.tsx:15-27, kds-standalone/page.tsx:13-25). Coordinate the live setting with the shared retry gate and both hosts’ disabled/re-enabled state.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/kds/page.tsx:19 - The feature flag reads use GET /settings/:key, which requires settings.view (main/routes/settings.ts:1144). A supported permission override can deny that permission while retaining kitchen.use, orders.read, or bills.generate: KDS then stays on its loading spinner (kds/page.tsx:19-25, :59), Orders cannot confirm KDS is enabled (orders/page.tsx:413-418), and PaymentModal silently hides Split check (PaymentModal.tsx:234-236). Decide whether operational users should be able to read these non-sensitive feature flags through a scoped path, or whether those features intentionally require settings.view.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/components/products/PrintMenuModal.tsx:65 - The stated criterion is “Print Menu asks destination first.” The modal preselects paper (PrintMenuModal.tsx:65), and the primary action immediately runs that destination without requiring a choice (:229-238, :416-418); the filter controls also appear before the destination group (:329-339). An operator can open the modal and start system printing without choosing a destination. Require an explicit destination choice first, or confirm that the preselected paper flow satisfies the intent.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/components/orders/OrderDetailPanel.tsx:634 - The new split-check list shows splitBill.total beside the “Balance” label for every unpaid check (OrderDetailPanel.tsx:637-638 also offers payment for partial checks). For a check with total 100 and 40 already paid, it displays “100 · Balance” instead of the remaining balance of 60. Render the bill’s balance for partial checks.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/components/pos/PaymentModal.tsx:161 - The new eligibility check offers Split check for every untouched dine-in bill (PaymentModal.tsx:161, rendered at :978), including supported fractional-quantity orders. For a weighted item with quantity 1.5, SplitCheckModal initializes integer allocations that fail its quantity-sum check; fractional allocations still fail the backend’s safe-integer validation (main/routes/bills.ts:1680-1691). Decide whether to support fractional allocations or hide Split check for orders containing fractional quantities.
• ⚠️ main/routes/printers.ts:372 - The new print-menu endpoint accepts printerId as either a string or number (main/routes/printers.ts:372-374), and its test preserves the numeric form (tests/print-menu-printer-selection.test.ts:126-127). Printer IDs are stored as TEXT and the picker submits strings; no intent requirement needs this second representation. Narrow the input to strings and remove the numeric-alias test.

🔧 Fix applied.
18 issues (3 errors, 15 warnings) still open:

• ⚠️ frontend/src/components/products/PrintMenuModal.tsx:78 - The intent requires a receipt-printer picker. This new /printers request (PrintMenuModal.tsx:78) is denied to default cashier/server roles that have printing.execute but lack printers.manage: main/routes/printers.ts:111 gates the full printer list, which includes network configuration. The catch clears the picker (PrintMenuModal.tsx:91-95), then printing omits printerId (PrintMenuModal.tsx:212) and the API uses the default printer (main/routes/printers.ts:456-463). Decide whether print-only roles may see a reduced printer list and choose destinations, or must remain limited to the default; widening the current full-object endpoint would disclose protected configuration.
• ⚠️ tests/pos-checkout-search-guards.test.ts:24 - These new suites read TSX with readFileSync and assert regex or substring matches (tests/pos-checkout-search-guards.test.ts:24, tests/pos-ux-layout-guards.test.ts:23). Such assertions do not prove the UI paths execute and can pass for dead code or fail after behavior-preserving edits. Remove or semantically refine both suites to exercise observable UI behavior; the added browser test for menu printing is an example of runtime-level evidence.
• 🚨 frontend/src/hooks/useKdsConnection.ts:199 - The final review-fix round added an enabled gate for dashboard KDS, but it leaves this shared hook enabled by default and does not gate the standalone KDS caller (frontend/src/app/kds-standalone/page.tsx:64). With a saved session and KDS off, standalone restores /api/auth/me and attempts /kds; the server rejects the upgrade and the hook reconnects. The changed settings checks also fail open (frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/kds/page.tsx:21; frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/orders/page.tsx:415), and Orders reconnects every three seconds (frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/orders/page.tsx:450-452). This leaves the required “Orders/KDS pages stop opening the KDS WebSocket while KDS is off” invariant reachable. Gate every host before session restore or socket connection, and keep the connection disabled when the setting cannot be confirmed.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/components/products/PrintMenuModal.tsx:78 - The new picker calls the full /api/printers endpoint, which requires printers.manage; cashier/server roles with catalog.view and printing.execute cannot load it. The catch clears the picker (PrintMenuModal.tsx:91-95), so submitting omits printerId (PrintMenuModal.tsx:212) and the API selects the default printer. The endpoint also returns network configuration such as ip_address and port, so widening access needs a policy decision. Decide whether print-only roles may see a restricted printer list or remain limited to the default; the required picker currently does not work for them.
• 🚨 frontend/src/hooks/useKdsConnection.ts:412 - The latest fix round gates socket startup using a one-time setting read. If KDS is enabled when Orders/KDS mounts and an owner disables it from another session, the next KDS broadcast closes clients with “KDS is disabled” (main/services/kds.ts:626-630). Orders reconnects every three seconds (frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/orders/page.tsx:454); the shared KDS hook also treats that error as temporary and retries (frontend/src/hooks/useKdsConnection.ts:516-544). The cached enabled value remains true, so these retries continue opening /kds while KDS is off, contrary to the required criterion “Orders/KDS pages stop opening the KDS WebSocket while KDS is off.” The latest fix round addressed initial startup but left this live-disable sequence reachable. Recheck the gate before retries and stop retrying once disabled is confirmed. The same one-time gate applies at frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/orders/page.tsx:413, frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/kds/page.tsx:19, and frontend/src/app/kds-standalone/page.tsx:18; the shared hook guard at frontend/src/hooks/useKdsConnection.ts:412 relies on that stale prop.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/kds/page.tsx:19 - The gate added in the KDS fix reads /settings/:key, which requires settings.view (main/routes/settings.ts:1144). A supported permission override that denies settings.view but retains kitchen.use leaves dashboard KDS on its loading spinner (kds/page.tsx:59); denying it while retaining payments.take makes PaymentModal hide Split check even when enabled (PaymentModal.tsx:236). Orders also loses live KDS updates and falls back to polling (orders/page.tsx:418). The intent requires KDS and Split check to work when enabled, but does not establish whether those operational users may read these flags. Decide whether they may read the flags through an appropriately scoped path or must have settings.view.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/hooks/useKdsConnection.ts:261 - The latest fix round introduced disableKdsConnection, which clears the user when the server reports KDS disabled, but neither host updates its one-time kdsEnabled state. After a live disable, dashboard KDS and standalone KDS therefore render KdsLoginForm (kds/page.tsx:88, kds-standalone/page.tsx:100); submitting cannot work because the shared hook now returns early while kdsDisabledRef is set (useKdsConnection.ts:587). Decide how the pages should communicate a live disable; the existing disabled screen is not reached until reload.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/hooks/useKdsConnection.ts:410 - Round 4 introduced a one-time enabled gate and a permanent disable latch, but the live state is not coordinated across callers. If an authenticated KDS socket drops and KDS is turned off before its retry, the shared hook calls tryWebSocket with the stale enabled value and opens /kds once while disabled (useKdsConnection.ts:487-492; the server rejects it with 404). If an active socket receives the server’s disabled message, the hook clears the user and sets its latch (useKdsConnection.ts:248-267), but the dashboard and standalone hosts retain their one-time enabled state and render the login form (kds/page.tsx:88, kds-standalone/page.tsx:100); login then no-ops at useKdsConnection.ts:587, and re-enabling KDS does not clear the latch without a reload. Round 5 rechecks the flag only for Orders (orders/page.tsx:459-467); the dashboard and standalone checks remain one-time (kds/page.tsx:15-27, kds-standalone/page.tsx:13-25). Coordinate the live setting with the shared retry gate and both hosts’ disabled/re-enabled state.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/kds/page.tsx:19 - The feature flag reads use GET /settings/:key, which requires settings.view (main/routes/settings.ts:1144). A supported permission override can deny that permission while retaining kitchen.use, orders.read, or bills.generate: KDS then stays on its loading spinner (kds/page.tsx:19-25, :59), Orders cannot confirm KDS is enabled (orders/page.tsx:413-418), and PaymentModal silently hides Split check (PaymentModal.tsx:234-236). Decide whether operational users should be able to read these non-sensitive feature flags through a scoped path, or whether those features intentionally require settings.view.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/components/products/PrintMenuModal.tsx:65 - The stated criterion is “Print Menu asks destination first.” The modal preselects paper (PrintMenuModal.tsx:65), and the primary action immediately runs that destination without requiring a choice (:229-238, :416-418); the filter controls also appear before the destination group (:329-339). An operator can open the modal and start system printing without choosing a destination. Require an explicit destination choice first, or confirm that the preselected paper flow satisfies the intent.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/components/pos/PaymentModal.tsx:161 - The new eligibility check offers Split check for every untouched dine-in bill (PaymentModal.tsx:161, rendered at :978), including supported fractional-quantity orders. For a weighted item with quantity 1.5, SplitCheckModal initializes integer allocations that fail its quantity-sum check; fractional allocations still fail the backend’s safe-integer validation (main/routes/bills.ts:1680-1691). Decide whether to support fractional allocations or hide Split check for orders containing fractional quantities.
• ⚠️ main/routes/printers.ts:372 - The new print-menu endpoint accepts printerId as either a string or number (main/routes/printers.ts:372-374), and its test preserves the numeric form (tests/print-menu-printer-selection.test.ts:126-127). Printer IDs are stored as TEXT and the picker submits strings; no intent requirement needs this second representation. Narrow the input to strings and remove the numeric-alias test.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/hooks/useKdsConnection.ts:248 - Round 4 introduced a permanent kdsDisabledRef latch; Round 5 rechecked the setting only before Orders reconnects. If an open socket is closed after KDS is disabled, the hook clears the user and sets the latch (useKdsConnection.ts:248-268), so the dashboard keeps its one-time enabled value (kds/page.tsx:15-27), shows a login form (kds/page.tsx:88), and ignores login (useKdsConnection.ts:587). Standalone KDS has the same stale one-time state (kds-standalone/page.tsx:13-25,100). Orders sets kdsEnabled false on close (orders/page.tsx:454-457), then stops its socket effect and never rereads the setting after re-enable (orders/page.tsx:423-424). Re-enabling therefore requires a reload to restore KDS access or live updates. Revert Round 4's permanent latch to a live gate that can recover when KDS is confirmed on, or confirm that reload-required toggling is intended.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/kds/page.tsx:19 - The new KDS and split-check gates read /settings/:key, which requires settings.view (main/routes/settings.ts:1144). A supported deny override can retain kitchen.use, orders.read, or bills.generate while denying settings.view: KDS then stays on its loading screen (kds/page.tsx:19-25,59), Orders keeps its KDS socket disabled (orders/page.tsx:413-418), and PaymentModal hides Split check even when enabled (PaymentModal.tsx:234-236). Decide whether these operational users may read these non-sensitive flags through a scoped path or whether those features intentionally require settings.view.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/components/products/PrintMenuModal.tsx:78 - The new picker calls GET /printers (PrintMenuModal.tsx:78), which requires printers.manage (main/routes/printers.ts:111); default cashier/server roles can have catalog.view and printing.execute without printer management (shared/permissions.ts:89,117-118). A denied request clears the picker (PrintMenuModal.tsx:91-95), and submitting omits printerId (:212), so the still-authorized print-menu route uses the configured default (main/routes/printers.ts:358,447-476). The picker thus cannot select a destination for print-only roles, and they can print to an unchosen default. The existing list includes network addresses and ports (main/routes/printers.ts:85-99), so decide whether print-only roles should remain default-only or receive a restricted printer list.
• 🚨 frontend/src/components/products/PrintMenuModal.tsx:65 - The required criterion is “Print Menu asks destination first.” The modal starts with Paper already selected (PrintMenuModal.tsx:65), renders filter controls before the destination group (:329-340), and allows immediate printing (:416-418), so an operator can open it and start the system print dialog without choosing a destination. The new browser test also locks in the preselection (frontend/e2e/menu-printing.spec.ts:79). Remove the preselection and put the destination choice first, or confirm that an implicit Paper choice satisfies the requirement.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/components/pos/PaymentModal.tsx:161 - The eligibility check offers Split check for every untouched dine-in bill without checking the existing modal/backend allocation limits (PaymentModal.tsx:161-165). For a supported fractional quantity of 1.5, the modal initializes integer allocations totaling 2; fractional edits then fail the backend safe-integer check (SplitCheckModal.tsx:20-23,43-45; main/routes/bills.ts:1678-1684). A single indivisible unit also cannot fill the modal's minimum two non-empty checks (SplitCheckModal.tsx:17,44-45; main/routes/bills.ts:1674). The Orders and POS hosts both expose this shared path (orders/page.tsx:1371-1374; pos/page.tsx:1314). Decide whether to restrict eligibility to feasible allocations or support fractional/item-value allocation.
• ⚠️ main/routes/printers.ts:372 - The new route accepts numeric printerId values and stringifies them (main/routes/printers.ts:372-374), and the added test preserves that alias (tests/print-menu-printer-selection.test.ts:126-127). Printer IDs are stored as TEXT UUIDs (main/db.ts:6160-6162) and the picker sends strings (PrintMenuModal.tsx:212), so no intent requires a numeric representation and numeric values cannot identify a configured printer. Narrow the input to strings; the current error text also says string while permitting numbers.

🔧 Fix applied.
15 issues (1 error, 14 warnings) still open:

• ⚠️ frontend/src/components/products/PrintMenuModal.tsx:78 - The intent requires a receipt-printer picker. This new /printers request (PrintMenuModal.tsx:78) is denied to default cashier/server roles that have printing.execute but lack printers.manage: main/routes/printers.ts:111 gates the full printer list, which includes network configuration. The catch clears the picker (PrintMenuModal.tsx:91-95), then printing omits printerId (PrintMenuModal.tsx:212) and the API uses the default printer (main/routes/printers.ts:456-463). Decide whether print-only roles may see a reduced printer list and choose destinations, or must remain limited to the default; widening the current full-object endpoint would disclose protected configuration.
• ⚠️ tests/pos-checkout-search-guards.test.ts:24 - These new suites read TSX with readFileSync and assert regex or substring matches (tests/pos-checkout-search-guards.test.ts:24, tests/pos-ux-layout-guards.test.ts:23). Such assertions do not prove the UI paths execute and can pass for dead code or fail after behavior-preserving edits. Remove or semantically refine both suites to exercise observable UI behavior; the added browser test for menu printing is an example of runtime-level evidence.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/components/products/PrintMenuModal.tsx:78 - The new picker calls the full /api/printers endpoint, which requires printers.manage; cashier/server roles with catalog.view and printing.execute cannot load it. The catch clears the picker (PrintMenuModal.tsx:91-95), so submitting omits printerId (PrintMenuModal.tsx:212) and the API selects the default printer. The endpoint also returns network configuration such as ip_address and port, so widening access needs a policy decision. Decide whether print-only roles may see a restricted printer list or remain limited to the default; the required picker currently does not work for them.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/kds/page.tsx:19 - The gate added in the KDS fix reads /settings/:key, which requires settings.view (main/routes/settings.ts:1144). A supported permission override that denies settings.view but retains kitchen.use leaves dashboard KDS on its loading spinner (kds/page.tsx:59); denying it while retaining payments.take makes PaymentModal hide Split check even when enabled (PaymentModal.tsx:236). Orders also loses live KDS updates and falls back to polling (orders/page.tsx:418). The intent requires KDS and Split check to work when enabled, but does not establish whether those operational users may read these flags. Decide whether they may read the flags through an appropriately scoped path or must have settings.view.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/hooks/useKdsConnection.ts:261 - The latest fix round introduced disableKdsConnection, which clears the user when the server reports KDS disabled, but neither host updates its one-time kdsEnabled state. After a live disable, dashboard KDS and standalone KDS therefore render KdsLoginForm (kds/page.tsx:88, kds-standalone/page.tsx:100); submitting cannot work because the shared hook now returns early while kdsDisabledRef is set (useKdsConnection.ts:587). Decide how the pages should communicate a live disable; the existing disabled screen is not reached until reload.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/hooks/useKdsConnection.ts:410 - Round 4 introduced a one-time enabled gate and a permanent disable latch, but the live state is not coordinated across callers. If an authenticated KDS socket drops and KDS is turned off before its retry, the shared hook calls tryWebSocket with the stale enabled value and opens /kds once while disabled (useKdsConnection.ts:487-492; the server rejects it with 404). If an active socket receives the server’s disabled message, the hook clears the user and sets its latch (useKdsConnection.ts:248-267), but the dashboard and standalone hosts retain their one-time enabled state and render the login form (kds/page.tsx:88, kds-standalone/page.tsx:100); login then no-ops at useKdsConnection.ts:587, and re-enabling KDS does not clear the latch without a reload. Round 5 rechecks the flag only for Orders (orders/page.tsx:459-467); the dashboard and standalone checks remain one-time (kds/page.tsx:15-27, kds-standalone/page.tsx:13-25). Coordinate the live setting with the shared retry gate and both hosts’ disabled/re-enabled state.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/kds/page.tsx:19 - The feature flag reads use GET /settings/:key, which requires settings.view (main/routes/settings.ts:1144). A supported permission override can deny that permission while retaining kitchen.use, orders.read, or bills.generate: KDS then stays on its loading spinner (kds/page.tsx:19-25, :59), Orders cannot confirm KDS is enabled (orders/page.tsx:413-418), and PaymentModal silently hides Split check (PaymentModal.tsx:234-236). Decide whether operational users should be able to read these non-sensitive feature flags through a scoped path, or whether those features intentionally require settings.view.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/components/products/PrintMenuModal.tsx:65 - The stated criterion is “Print Menu asks destination first.” The modal preselects paper (PrintMenuModal.tsx:65), and the primary action immediately runs that destination without requiring a choice (:229-238, :416-418); the filter controls also appear before the destination group (:329-339). An operator can open the modal and start system printing without choosing a destination. Require an explicit destination choice first, or confirm that the preselected paper flow satisfies the intent.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/components/pos/PaymentModal.tsx:161 - The new eligibility check offers Split check for every untouched dine-in bill (PaymentModal.tsx:161, rendered at :978), including supported fractional-quantity orders. For a weighted item with quantity 1.5, SplitCheckModal initializes integer allocations that fail its quantity-sum check; fractional allocations still fail the backend’s safe-integer validation (main/routes/bills.ts:1680-1691). Decide whether to support fractional allocations or hide Split check for orders containing fractional quantities.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/hooks/useKdsConnection.ts:248 - Round 4 introduced a permanent kdsDisabledRef latch; Round 5 rechecked the setting only before Orders reconnects. If an open socket is closed after KDS is disabled, the hook clears the user and sets the latch (useKdsConnection.ts:248-268), so the dashboard keeps its one-time enabled value (kds/page.tsx:15-27), shows a login form (kds/page.tsx:88), and ignores login (useKdsConnection.ts:587). Standalone KDS has the same stale one-time state (kds-standalone/page.tsx:13-25,100). Orders sets kdsEnabled false on close (orders/page.tsx:454-457), then stops its socket effect and never rereads the setting after re-enable (orders/page.tsx:423-424). Re-enabling therefore requires a reload to restore KDS access or live updates. Revert Round 4's permanent latch to a live gate that can recover when KDS is confirmed on, or confirm that reload-required toggling is intended.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/kds/page.tsx:19 - The new KDS and split-check gates read /settings/:key, which requires settings.view (main/routes/settings.ts:1144). A supported deny override can retain kitchen.use, orders.read, or bills.generate while denying settings.view: KDS then stays on its loading screen (kds/page.tsx:19-25,59), Orders keeps its KDS socket disabled (orders/page.tsx:413-418), and PaymentModal hides Split check even when enabled (PaymentModal.tsx:234-236). Decide whether these operational users may read these non-sensitive flags through a scoped path or whether those features intentionally require settings.view.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/components/products/PrintMenuModal.tsx:78 - The new picker calls GET /printers (PrintMenuModal.tsx:78), which requires printers.manage (main/routes/printers.ts:111); default cashier/server roles can have catalog.view and printing.execute without printer management (shared/permissions.ts:89,117-118). A denied request clears the picker (PrintMenuModal.tsx:91-95), and submitting omits printerId (:212), so the still-authorized print-menu route uses the configured default (main/routes/printers.ts:358,447-476). The picker thus cannot select a destination for print-only roles, and they can print to an unchosen default. The existing list includes network addresses and ports (main/routes/printers.ts:85-99), so decide whether print-only roles should remain default-only or receive a restricted printer list.
• 🚨 frontend/src/components/products/PrintMenuModal.tsx:65 - The required criterion is “Print Menu asks destination first.” The modal starts with Paper already selected (PrintMenuModal.tsx:65), renders filter controls before the destination group (:329-340), and allows immediate printing (:416-418), so an operator can open it and start the system print dialog without choosing a destination. The new browser test also locks in the preselection (frontend/e2e/menu-printing.spec.ts:79). Remove the preselection and put the destination choice first, or confirm that an implicit Paper choice satisfies the requirement.
• ⚠️ main/routes/printers.ts:372 - The new route accepts numeric printerId values and stringifies them (main/routes/printers.ts:372-374), and the added test preserves that alias (tests/print-menu-printer-selection.test.ts:126-127). Printer IDs are stored as TEXT UUIDs (main/db.ts:6160-6162) and the picker sends strings (PrintMenuModal.tsx:212), so no intent requires a numeric representation and numeric values cannot identify a configured printer. Narrow the input to strings; the current error text also says string while permitting numbers.
• ⚠️ frontend/src/components/products/PrintMenuModal.tsx:379 - The latest fix round narrows printerId to strings but leaves WebUSB destination routing unresolved. The picker offers every configured printer (PrintMenuModal.tsx:379-380) and sends the selected ID (:211-215); for a WebUSB row, the route returns bytes for that configuration (main/routes/printers.ts:450-452,485-490), then the renderer sends them to its already-connected device (PrintMenuModal.tsx:221-223). PrinterService.tryReconnect() chooses the first previously granted device (PrinterService.ts:192-196), without matching it to the selected row. With two configured WebUSB printers, selecting B while device A is connected can print to A. This conflicts with the required intent, “receipt printer (printer picker + 58/80 roll width).” The existing store also only exposes a WebUSB printer when exactly one is configured (frontend/src/hooks/usePrinter.ts:144-146). Decide whether the picker should restrict WebUSB choices or add a mapping between configured rows and physical devices; that behavior needs a product decision.

✅ **Test** - passed

✅ No issues found.

• Live validation: ✅ go - 13 of 13 scenarios driven live against the product

Scenario	Result	Live	Evidence
When no cash session is open, the current-session endpoint returns 200 with null; an unknown print-menu printer ID returns 404 printer_not_found.	✅ pass	live	Cash-session and printer boundary responses
Open Orders while KDS is disabled; the page does not attempt a KDS WebSocket connection.	✅ pass	live	KDS disabled WebSocket guard
Open the product editor and use the POS at a narrow viewport; the editor shows its two-column form, full-width variant area and pinned footer, while the top bar wraps without overlap.	✅ pass	live	Product editor variants layout; POS top bar at mobile width
Search Products, Categories and Add-ons; matching product fields and category/add-on text filter the visible lists, and clearing search restores results.	✅ pass	live	Products search by category; Add-on search
Search recipes and supply movements; a matching movement outside the initial ledger page is returned by search.	✅ pass	live	Inventory recipe search; Supply movement search beyond the initial page
Search Orders for a record older than the first 50; the matching order appears.	✅ pass	live	Orders search finds an older order
Split an eligible dine-in bill from Orders; the order shows the resulting checks and a Pay action for each.	✅ pass	live	Split-check allocation; Split checks and Pay actions in Orders
Attempt Split check for a single indivisible unit and a fractional-quantity order; the action remains unavailable.	✅ pass	live	Temporary live Playwright scenario: split check remains hidden for a single indivisible unit and a fractional quantity.
Select an order beside the master list; its detail pane fills the remaining available width.	✅ pass	live	Orders detail pane fills available width
Tender less than the balance; an explicit confirmation shows the amount still due and the payment is recorded as partial.	✅ pass	live	Partial-payment confirmation
Open Print Menu and choose a destination; receipt output offers a printer picker and 58/80mm roll widths, while paper and browser PDF paths render the chosen page size.	✅ pass	live	Receipt printer selected with 80mm roll; Letter paper browser preview; A4 PDF browser preview
Save the menu as PDF in Electron; the app writes a Letter-sized PDF through its IPC path while the default E2E window remains hidden and DevTools stay closed.	✅ pass	live	Native Electron PDF dialog; PDF saved through Electron IPC
Run native Electron UI checks with FLO_E2E_SHOW_WINDOW=1; the shown-window theme and window-control paths operate.	✅ pass	live	Native theme screenshots 04-theme-system-mode.png and 08-pos-topbar-native-fullscreen.png

• npm ci
• npm run build
• npm run build:frontend
• npx playwright test --config=playwright.config.ts --project=chromium e2e/menu-printing.spec.ts
• Temporary live browser scenarios in phase-live.spec.ts: product/category/add-on search, inventory searches, Orders search beyond 50, split-check creation and eligibility guards, Orders detail width, partial payment, cash-session/printer API boundaries, and disabled-KDS socket behavior.
• npx playwright test --config=playwright.electron.config.ts --project=electron-desktop e2e/desktop/print-menu-phase.electron.spec.ts
• npx playwright test --config=playwright.electron.config.ts --project=electron-desktop e2e/desktop/theme.electron.spec.ts e2e/desktop/title-bar.electron.spec.ts (hidden-window default)
• FLO_E2E_SHOW_WINDOW=1 npx playwright test --config=playwright.electron.config.ts --project=electron-desktop e2e/desktop/theme.electron.spec.ts e2e/desktop/title-bar.electron.spec.ts
• Inspected reviewer screenshots and PDF from the live browser/Electron runs.
• git diff --check

✅ **Document** - passed

✅ No issues found.

✅ **Lint** - passed

✅ No issues found.

✅ **Push** - passed

✅ No issues found.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Print product menus to a receipt printer, paper, or PDF, with printer and page options.
  • Split eligible dine-in bills and pay individual split bills. Partial payments now include a confirmation showing the collected amount and remaining balance.
  • Search products, categories, and add-on groups, and filter inventory recipes and supply movements.
  • Choose a printer when printing menus; menu and inventory searches show a clear no-results state.
  • Find orders more easily with updated split-payment controls and responsive order details.

• Bug Fixes

  • KDS connections remain idle until the feature is confirmed as enabled.
  • A closed cash shift is now returned as an empty session rather than an error.

• Documentation

  • Updated printing, search, and desktop behavior guides.

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Walkthrough

The pull request adds receipt, paper, and PDF menu printing; supports explicit printer selection; gates KDS connections on confirmed settings; adds inventory and product search; supports split and partial payments; and updates native E2E behavior, API contracts, documentation, and translations.

Changes

Native window and PDF export

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Native window and PDF export .github/workflows/ci.yml, frontend/e2e/desktop/native-harness.ts, main/index.ts, main/ipc.ts, main/preload.ts, frontend/src/types/electron.d.ts, tests/printer-ipc.test.ts	Native E2E runs hide windows by default unless FLO_E2E_SHOW_WINDOW=1. Electron adds validated HTML-to-PDF export with A4 or Letter output.
Menu printing and printer routing frontend/src/components/products/PrintMenuModal.tsx, main/routes/printers.ts, frontend/e2e/menu-printing.spec.ts, tests/print-menu-printer-selection.test.ts	Menu printing supports receipt, paper, and PDF destinations. Receipt printing accepts a selected printer and falls back to paper for configured printer failures.
KDS lifecycle frontend/src/hooks/useKdsConnection.ts, frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/kds/page.tsx, frontend/src/app/kds-standalone/page.tsx, frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/orders/page.tsx	KDS connections start only after an explicit enabled state. Disabled responses stop polling, sockets, login, and reconnect handling.
Inventory and product search frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/inventory/page.tsx, frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/products/page.tsx, main/routes/supplies.ts, main/services/supplies.ts	Inventory movements support server-side search. Recipes, products, categories, and add-on groups support case-insensitive search and distinct empty states.
Split and partial payments frontend/src/components/pos/PaymentModal.tsx, frontend/src/components/orders/OrderDetailPanel.tsx, frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/orders/page.tsx, frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/pos/page.tsx	Eligible dine-in bills can split checks. Partial tenders require confirmation and can produce a partial bill status.
Supporting contracts and UI updates main/routes/cash-sessions.ts, frontend/src/hooks/useCashSession.ts, frontend/src/components/pos/PosTopbar.tsx, frontend/lib/i18n/messages/*, docs/*	The current cash-session response uses HTTP 200 with null when no shift is open. Responsive POS layout, translations, API documentation, and architecture documentation are updated.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 5 (Critical) | ~90 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant POS
  participant PrintMenuModal
  participant ElectronAPI
  participant ElectronIPC
  participant PDFWindow
  POS->>PrintMenuModal: select PDF destination
  PrintMenuModal->>ElectronAPI: request PDF export
  ElectronAPI->>ElectronIPC: invoke save-html-as-pdf
  ElectronIPC->>PDFWindow: load sanitized HTML
  PDFWindow-->>ElectronIPC: return PDF bytes
  ElectronIPC-->>PrintMenuModal: return saved path or cancellation

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If a temporary network or server error occurs, KDS screens can show a loading spinner indefinitely, and the Orders page can lose live updates until it is reloaded. If KDS is turned off and then back on, an open KDS page stays disconnected until it is reloaded. Staff also cannot refund a paid split bill while another split bill on the same order is still unpaid. These issues should be fixed before merging.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title is concise and broadly describes the POS, inventory, and printing workflow changes, which are central parts of the pull request.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description gives a detailed summary, risk assessment, and verification results. It does not follow several template sections, including Related work, Scope, Compatibility & data safety, Cross-cut…
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Inline comments:
Review comments at @frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/inventory/page.tsx:
- Line 166: In the first-page movement request flow, clear `nextCursor` when the
request starts so the stale Load more action cannot advance
`movementRequestSequence` and discard the new results. Keep pagination available
again once the first-page request completes.

Review comments at @frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/kds/page.tsx:
- Line 25: Retry failed KDS availability checks instead of leaving availability
unresolved and pages stuck loading; apply this at
frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/kds/page.tsx lines 25-25,
frontend/src/app/kds-standalone/page.tsx lines 19-23,
frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/orders/page.tsx lines 418-418, and
frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/orders/page.tsx lines 467-467. At the standalone
KDS site, also retry unresolved info responses; at both Orders sites, ensure
retries recover settings state so live socket updates can reconnect after
initial load or order close.

Review comments at @frontend/src/components/orders/OrderDetailPanel.tsx:
- Line 625: Update the hasUnpaidSplitBills branch in OrderDetailPanel so it also
renders the eligible refund action for paid split bills, preserving the existing
refund availability when another split bill remains unpaid.

Review comments at @frontend/src/hooks/useKdsConnection.ts:
- Line 249: Reset kdsDisabledRef.current after a fresh successful KDS
availability check so handleLogin and tryWebSocket can connect when KDS is
re-enabled; also make the disabled state visible in the login UI instead of
leaving a nonfunctional form.

Review comments at @main/ipc.ts:
- Around line 633-638: In the PDF-rendering handler, add a navigation guard to
pdfWindow.webContents and a request filter on its session that permits only the
initial data URL and cancels all other requests. Give the window an isolated
session partition so the filter does not affect unrelated windows; keep the
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• .github/workflows/ci.yml
• docs/architecture/desktop-build.md
• docs/architecture/printing.md
• docs/architecture/runtime-and-lifecycle.md
• docs/printers.md
• docs/reference/api.md
• frontend/e2e/category-inactive-addon-groups.spec.ts
• frontend/e2e/desktop/native-harness.ts
• frontend/e2e/desktop/theme.electron.spec.ts
• frontend/e2e/desktop/title-bar.electron.spec.ts
• frontend/e2e/kot-append-only-print.spec.ts
• frontend/e2e/menu-printing.spec.ts
• frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/inventory/page.tsx
• frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/kds/page.tsx
• frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/orders/page.tsx
• frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/pos/page.tsx
• frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/products/page.tsx
• frontend/src/app/kds-standalone/page.tsx
• frontend/src/components/orders/OrderDetailPanel.tsx
• frontend/src/components/pos/PaymentModal.tsx
• frontend/src/components/pos/PosTopbar.tsx
• frontend/src/components/products/PrintMenuModal.tsx
• frontend/src/hooks/useCashSession.ts
• frontend/src/hooks/useKdsConnection.ts
• frontend/src/lib/i18n/messages/ar.json
• frontend/src/lib/i18n/messages/bn.json
• frontend/src/lib/i18n/messages/de.json
• frontend/src/lib/i18n/messages/en.json
• frontend/src/lib/i18n/messages/es.json
• frontend/src/lib/i18n/messages/fa.json
• frontend/src/lib/i18n/messages/fil.json
• frontend/src/lib/i18n/messages/fr.json
• frontend/src/lib/i18n/messages/hi.json
• frontend/src/lib/i18n/messages/id.json
• frontend/src/lib/i18n/messages/it.json
• frontend/src/lib/i18n/messages/ja.json
• frontend/src/lib/i18n/messages/ko.json
• frontend/src/lib/i18n/messages/ne.json
• frontend/src/lib/i18n/messages/nl.json
• frontend/src/lib/i18n/messages/pt.json
• frontend/src/lib/i18n/messages/ru.json
• frontend/src/lib/i18n/messages/sq.json
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• frontend/src/lib/i18n/messages/tr.json
• frontend/src/lib/i18n/messages/ur.json
• frontend/src/lib/i18n/messages/vi.json
• frontend/src/lib/i18n/messages/zh-tw.json
• frontend/src/lib/i18n/messages/zh.json
• frontend/src/types/electron.d.ts
• main/index.ts
• main/ipc.ts
• main/preload.ts
• main/routes/cash-sessions.ts
• main/routes/printers.ts
• main/routes/supplies.ts
• main/services/supplies.ts
• package.json
• tests/cash-sessions.test.ts
• tests/electron-api-contract.test.ts
• tests/menu-printing.test.ts
• tests/payment-modal-currency-adapter.test.ts
• tests/print-menu-printer-selection.test.ts
• tests/printer-ipc.test.ts
• tests/supplies-service.test.ts

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Confidence Score: 2/5

[Medium risk] Improves POS, inventory, and printing workflows across frontend and backend.

Fix KDS startup recovery and both receipt-data problems before merging.

Findings

1.  KDS stays stuck loading ▶
2.  Split receipts include everyone’s items ▶
3.  Installment receipts lose their items ▶

Summary

This PR adds split-check payment from Orders, confirmed partial payments, catalog and inventory search, and menu output to receipt printers, paper, or PDF. It also gates KDS startup and updates page layouts and native test windows.

• Fix KDS recovery after a failed startup feature check.
• Load check-specific items before sharing a split-check receipt.
• Keep order details when a partial payment updates the bill.

The supplied review history from khaira777 already identifies printer-picker access, WebUSB destination mapping, KDS live-toggle recovery, settings access, and source-only test concerns. Those findings are not repeated here. Earlier destination-choice, numeric-ID, split-balance, and split-eligibility findings are addressed in the current diff.

This review used code inspection. No runtime tests or UI captures were performed.

Diagram

%%{init: {'theme': 'neutral'}}%%
flowchart TD
  Orders[Orders] --> SplitPay[Choose a split check]
  SplitPay --> Modal[PaymentModal]
  Modal --> Partial[Confirm partial payment]
  Partial --> Update[Update bill and keep modal open]
  Update --> Modal
  Modal --> Paid[Pay remaining balance]
  Paid --> Share[Share receipt using bill.order]
  Paid --> Done[Done]
  Done --> Fetch[Fetch check-specific bill]
  Fetch --> Print[Print receipt]

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