From 53ab967dc06583cee600e98f8d8ea2b14d6d8581 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: KernelDeimos <eric.alex.dube@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2024 21:58:33 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] tweak: cleanup and comment

---
 src/gui/src/IPC.js                  | 12 +++++++++---
 src/gui/src/services/ExecService.js |  9 ++++++++-
 src/gui/src/services/IPCService.js  |  4 ++++
 3 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/gui/src/IPC.js b/src/gui/src/IPC.js
index b9f136bc..acae4ce7 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/IPC.js
+++ b/src/gui/src/IPC.js
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import download from './helpers/download.js';
 import path from "./lib/path.js";
 import UIContextMenu from './UI/UIContextMenu.js';
 import update_mouse_position from './helpers/update_mouse_position.js';
-import launch_app from './helpers/launch_app.js';
 import item_icon from './helpers/item_icon.js';
 
 window.ipc_handlers = {};
@@ -90,14 +89,21 @@ window.addEventListener('message', async (event) => {
     const app_name = $(target_iframe).attr('data-app');
     const app_uuid = $el_parent_window.attr('data-app_uuid');
     
+    // New IPC handlers should be registered here.
+    // Do this by calling `register_ipc_handler` of IPCService.
     if ( window.ipc_handlers.hasOwnProperty(event.data.msg) ) {
-        console.log('got message to new IPC handler', event.data.msg);
+        // The IPC context contains information about the call
         const ipc_context = {
             appInstanceId: event.data.appInstanceID,
         };
+        
+        // Registered IPC handlers are an object with a `handle()`
+        // method. We call it "spec" here, meaning specification.
         const spec = window.ipc_handlers[event.data.msg];
         await spec.handler(event.data, { msg_id, ipc_context });
-        console.log('^ end of that thing');
+        
+        // Early-return to avoid redundant invokation of any
+        // legacy IPC handler.
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/src/services/ExecService.js b/src/gui/src/services/ExecService.js
index 62e9f240..5946a075 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/services/ExecService.js
+++ b/src/gui/src/services/ExecService.js
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ import { Service } from "../definitions.js";
 import launch_app from "../helpers/launch_app.js";
 
 export class ExecService extends Service {
+    static description = `
+        Manages instances of apps on the Puter desktop.
+    `
+    
     async _init ({ services }) {
         const svc_ipc = services.get('ipc');
         svc_ipc.register_ipc_handler('launchApp', {
@@ -9,13 +13,16 @@ export class ExecService extends Service {
         });
     }
     
+    // This method is exposed to apps via IPCService.
     launchApp ({ app_name, args }, { ipc_context, msg_id } = {}) {
+        // This mechanism will be replated with xdrpc soon
         const child_instance_id = window.uuidv4();
         window.child_launch_callbacks[child_instance_id] = {
             parent_instance_id: event.data.appInstanceID,
             launch_msg_id: msg_id,
         };
-        // launch child app
+        
+        // The "body" of this method is in a separate file
         launch_app({
             name: app_name,
             args: args ?? {},
diff --git a/src/gui/src/services/IPCService.js b/src/gui/src/services/IPCService.js
index f2f025c8..83ac0bf3 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/services/IPCService.js
+++ b/src/gui/src/services/IPCService.js
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import { Service } from "../definitions.js";
 
 export class IPCService extends Service {
+    static description = `
+        Allows other services to expose methods to apps.
+    `
+
     async _init () {
         //
     }