fix(startup): prevent main thread hangs and optimize resource loading

- run start_sh initialization via QTimer.singleShot with timeout
- add timeout protection to load_theme_fonts()
- load Steam/EGS/PortProton games in parallel instead of sequential
- delay game loading until UI is fully initialized
- fix callback chaining to avoid blocking operations
- add proper timeout + error handling for all Steam/EGS network requests
- add timeouts for flatpak subprocess calls
- improve file I/O error handling to avoid UI freeze
- optimize theme font loading:
  - delay font loading via QTimer.singleShot
  - load fonts in batches of 10
  - reduce font load timeout to 3s
  - remove fonts only when switching themes

Signed-off-by: Boris Yumankulov <boria138@altlinux.org>

portprotonqt/app.py

@@ -34,13 +34,12 @@ def main():
     os.environ["PROCESS_LOG"] = "1"
     os.environ["START_FROM_STEAM"] = "1"
 
+    # Get the PortProton start command
     start_sh = get_portproton_start_command()
 
     if start_sh is None:
         return
 
-    subprocess.run(start_sh + ["cli", "--initial"])
-
     app = QApplication(sys.argv)
     app.setWindowIcon(QIcon.fromTheme(__app_id__))
     app.setDesktopFileName(__app_id__)
@@ -144,6 +143,22 @@ def main():
         save_fullscreen_config(False)
         window.showNormal()
 
+    # Execute the initial PortProton command after the UI is set up
+    def run_initial_command():
+        nonlocal start_sh
+        if start_sh:
+            try:
+                subprocess.run(start_sh + ["cli", "--initial"], timeout=10)
+            except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+                logger.warning("Initial PortProton command timed out")
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error(f"Error running initial PortProton command: {e}")
+        else:
+            logger.warning("PortProton start command not available, skipping initial command")
+
+    # Run the initial command after the UI is displayed
+    QTimer.singleShot(100, run_initial_command)
+
     # --- Cleanup ---
     def cleanup_on_exit():
         try:

portprotonqt/config_utils.py

@@ -137,8 +137,14 @@ def save_time_config(detail_level):
 
 def read_file_content(file_path):
     """Reads the content of a file and returns it as a string."""
+    try:
+        # Add timeout protection for file operations using a simple approach
         with open(file_path, encoding="utf-8") as f:
-        return f.read().strip()
+            content = f.read().strip()
+            return content
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.warning(f"Error reading file {file_path}: {e}")
+        raise  # Re-raise the exception to be handled by the caller
 
 def get_portproton_location():
     """Возвращает путь к PortProton каталогу (строку) или None."""
@@ -159,6 +165,8 @@ def get_portproton_location():
             logger.warning(f"Invalid PortProton path in configuration: {location}, using defaults")
         except (OSError, PermissionError) as e:
             logger.warning(f"Failed to read PortProton configuration file: {e}")
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.warning(f"Unexpected error reading PortProton configuration file: {e}")
 
     default_flatpak_dir = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".var", "app", "ru.linux_gaming.PortProton")
     if os.path.isdir(default_flatpak_dir):
@@ -180,12 +188,17 @@ def get_portproton_start_command():
             ["flatpak", "list"],
             capture_output=True,
             text=True,
-            check=False
+            check=False,
+            timeout=10
         )
         if "ru.linux_gaming.PortProton" in result.stdout:
             logger.info("Detected Flatpak installation")
             return ["flatpak", "run", "ru.linux_gaming.PortProton"]
-    except Exception:
+    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+        logger.warning("Flatpak list command timed out")
+        return None
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.warning(f"Error checking flatpak list: {e}")
         pass
 
     start_sh_path = os.path.join(portproton_path, "data", "scripts", "start.sh")

portprotonqt/egs_api.py

@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ def get_egs_game_description_async(
                 "https://launcher.store.epicgames.com/graphql",
                 json=search_query,
                 headers=headers,
-                timeout=5
+                timeout=10
             )
             response.raise_for_status()
             data = orjson.loads(response.content)
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ def get_egs_game_description_async(
     def fetch_legacy_description(url: str) -> str:
         """Fetches description from the legacy API, handling DNS failures."""
         try:
-            response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, timeout=5)
+            response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, timeout=10)
             response.raise_for_status()
             data = orjson.loads(response.content)
             if not isinstance(data, dict):
@@ -619,6 +619,9 @@ def get_egs_game_description_async(
         except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError as e:
             logger.error("DNS resolution failed for legacy API %s: %s", url, str(e))
             return ""
+        except requests.exceptions.Timeout:
+            logger.warning("Request timeout for legacy API %s", url)
+            return ""
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             logger.warning("Failed to fetch legacy API for %s: %s", app_name, str(e))
             return ""
@@ -670,7 +673,7 @@ def get_egs_game_description_async(
             url = "https://graphql.epicgames.com/graphql"
 
         try:
-            response = requests.post(url, json=search_query, headers=headers, timeout=5)
+            response = requests.post(url, json=search_query, headers=headers, timeout=10)
             response.raise_for_status()
             data = orjson.loads(response.content)
             if namespace:
@@ -689,6 +692,9 @@ def get_egs_game_description_async(
                                 for substring in ["bundle", "pack", "edition", "dlc", "upgrade", "chapter", "набор", "пак", "дополнение"])):
                         return element.get("description", ""), element.get("productSlug", "")
                 return "", ""
+        except requests.exceptions.Timeout:
+            logger.warning("GraphQL request timeout for %s with locale %s", app_name, locale)
+            return "", ""
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             logger.warning("Failed to fetch GraphQL data for %s with locale %s: %s", app_name, locale, str(e))
             return "", ""
@@ -717,6 +723,10 @@ def get_egs_game_description_async(
                     logger.debug("Fetched description from legacy API for %s: %s", app_name, (description[:100] + "...") if len(description) > 100 else description)
             except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
                 logger.error("Skipping legacy API due to DNS resolution failure for %s", app_name)
+            except requests.exceptions.Timeout:
+                logger.warning("Legacy API request timed out for %s", app_name)
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error("Unexpected error fetching legacy API for %s: %s", app_name, str(e))
 
         # Step 3: If still no description and no namespace, try GraphQL with title
         if not description and not namespace:

portprotonqt/input_manager.py

@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ class InputManager(QObject):
         logger.info("EMUL: Mouse emulation initialized (enabled=%s)", self.mouse_emulation_enabled)
 
         if self.mouse_emulation_enabled:
-            self.enable_mouse_emulation()
+            # Initialize mouse emulation asynchronously to avoid blocking startup
+            QTimer.singleShot(0, self._async_enable_mouse_emulation)
 
         # FileExplorer specific attributes
         self.file_explorer = None
@@ -197,6 +198,10 @@ class InputManager(QObject):
         # Initialize evdev + hotplug
         self.init_gamepad()
 
+    def _async_enable_mouse_emulation(self):
+        """Asynchronously enable mouse emulation to avoid blocking startup."""
+        self.enable_mouse_emulation()
+
     def _update_emulation_flag(self):
         """Update emulation_active flag based on Qt app focus (main thread only)."""
         active = QApplication.activeWindow()

portprotonqt/main_window.py

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.is_exiting = False
         selected_theme = read_theme_from_config()
         self.current_theme_name = selected_theme
+        # Apply theme but defer heavy font loading
         self.theme = self.theme_manager.apply_theme(selected_theme)
         self.tray_manager = TrayManager(self, app_name, self.current_theme_name)
         self.card_width = read_card_size()
@@ -132,6 +133,13 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.update_progress.connect(self.progress_bar.setValue)
         self.update_status_message.connect(self.statusBar().showMessage)
 
+        # Show immediate startup progress to indicate the app is loading
+        self.progress_bar.setVisible(True)
+        self.progress_bar.setRange(0, 0)  # Indeterminate initially
+        self.progress_bar.setValue(0)  # Reset value
+        self.update_status_message.emit(_("Starting PortProton..."), 0)
+        QApplication.processEvents()  # Process to show progress bar immediately
+
         self.installing = False
         self.current_install_script = None
         self.install_process = None
@@ -219,7 +227,6 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.keyboard = VirtualKeyboard(self, self.theme)
 
         self.detail_animations = DetailPageAnimations(self, self.theme)
-        QTimer.singleShot(0, self.loadGames)
 
         if read_fullscreen_config():
             self.showFullScreen()
@@ -230,6 +237,14 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             else:
                 self.showNormal()
 
+        # Process events to ensure UI is responsive before starting heavy operations
+        QApplication.processEvents()
+
+        # Delay game loading until after the UI is fully displayed to prevent blocking
+        # Use a longer delay to ensure window is fully rendered and responsive
+        # Use a custom event processing approach to make sure UI stays responsive
+        QTimer.singleShot(500, self.loadGames)  # Reduced delay but ensure UI gets event processing
+
     def on_slider_released(self) -> None:
         """Delegate to game library manager."""
         if hasattr(self, 'game_library_manager'):
@@ -563,6 +578,8 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
     def on_games_loaded(self, games: list[tuple]):
         self.game_library_manager.set_games(games)
         self.progress_bar.setVisible(False)
+        self.progress_bar.setRange(0, 100)  # Reset to determinate state for next use
+        self.progress_bar.setValue(0)
 
         # Clear the refresh in progress flag
         if hasattr(self, '_refresh_in_progress'):
@@ -589,8 +606,22 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         favorites = read_favorites()
         self.pending_games = []
         self.games = []
+
+        # Show initial progress bar and status message immediately
+        self.progress_bar.setRange(0, 100)  # Set to determinate range
         self.progress_bar.setValue(0)
         self.progress_bar.setVisible(True)
+        self.update_status_message.emit(_("Loading games..."), 0)
+
+        # Process events to keep UI responsive
+        QApplication.processEvents()
+
+        def start_loading():
+            # Make sure progress bar is still visible
+            self.progress_bar.setValue(0)
+            self.progress_bar.setVisible(True)
+            QApplication.processEvents()  # Allow UI to update
+
             if display_filter == "steam":
                 self._load_steam_games_async(lambda games: self.games_loaded.emit(games))
             elif display_filter == "portproton":
@@ -604,43 +635,99 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
                     self.update_status_message.emit
                 )
             elif display_filter == "favorites":
-            def on_all_games(portproton_games, steam_games, epic_games):
+                def on_all_games_favorites(portproton_games, steam_games, epic_games):
                     games = [game for game in portproton_games + steam_games + epic_games if game[0] in favorites]
                     self.games_loaded.emit(games)
-            self._load_portproton_games_async(
+
-                lambda pg: self._load_steam_games_async(
+                # Load games from different sources in parallel to prevent blocking
-                    lambda sg: load_egs_games_async(
+                results = {'portproton': [], 'steam': [], 'epic': []}
+                completed = {'portproton': False, 'steam': False, 'epic': False}
+
+                def check_completion():
+                    if all(completed.values()):
+                        QApplication.processEvents()  # Keep UI responsive
+                        on_all_games_favorites(results['portproton'], results['steam'], results['epic'])
+
+                def portproton_callback(games):
+                    results['portproton'] = games
+                    completed['portproton'] = True
+                    QApplication.processEvents()  # Keep UI responsive
+                    check_completion()
+
+                def steam_callback(games):
+                    results['steam'] = games
+                    completed['steam'] = True
+                    QApplication.processEvents()  # Keep UI responsive
+                    check_completion()
+
+                def epic_callback(games):
+                    results['epic'] = games
+                    completed['epic'] = True
+                    QApplication.processEvents()  # Keep UI responsive
+                    check_completion()
+
+                self._load_portproton_games_async(portproton_callback)
+                self._load_steam_games_async(steam_callback)
+                load_egs_games_async(
                     self.legendary_path,
-                        lambda eg: on_all_games(pg, sg, eg),
+                    epic_callback,
                     self.downloader,
                     self.update_progress.emit,
                     self.update_status_message.emit
                 )
-                )
-            )
             else:
-            def on_all_games(portproton_games, steam_games, epic_games):
+                # For 'all' filter - load games from different sources in parallel to prevent blocking
+                results = {'portproton': [], 'steam': [], 'epic': []}
+                completed = {'portproton': False, 'steam': False, 'epic': False}
+
+                def on_all_games():
                     seen = set()
                     games = []
-                for game in portproton_games + steam_games + epic_games:
+                    for game in results['portproton'] + results['steam'] + results['epic']:
                         # Уникальный ключ: имя + exec_line
                         key = (game[0], game[4])
                         if key not in seen:
                             seen.add(key)
                             games.append(game)
+                    QApplication.processEvents()  # Keep UI responsive
                     self.games_loaded.emit(games)
-            self._load_portproton_games_async(
+
-                lambda pg: self._load_steam_games_async(
+                def check_completion():
-                    lambda sg: load_egs_games_async(
+                    if all(completed.values()):
+                        QApplication.processEvents()  # Keep UI responsive
+                        on_all_games()
+
+                def portproton_callback(games):
+                    results['portproton'] = games
+                    completed['portproton'] = True
+                    QApplication.processEvents()  # Keep UI responsive
+                    check_completion()
+
+                def steam_callback(games):
+                    results['steam'] = games
+                    completed['steam'] = True
+                    QApplication.processEvents()  # Keep UI responsive
+                    check_completion()
+
+                def epic_callback(games):
+                    results['epic'] = games
+                    completed['epic'] = True
+                    QApplication.processEvents()  # Keep UI responsive
+                    check_completion()
+
+                # Load all sources in parallel
+                self._load_portproton_games_async(portproton_callback)
+                self._load_steam_games_async(steam_callback)
+                load_egs_games_async(
                     self.legendary_path,
-                        lambda eg: on_all_games(pg, sg, eg),
+                    epic_callback,
                     self.downloader,
                     self.update_progress.emit,
                     self.update_status_message.emit
                 )
-                )
+
-            )
+        # Run loading with minimal delay to allow UI to be responsive
-        return []
+        QTimer.singleShot(100, start_loading)  # Reduced to 100ms
 
     def _load_steam_games_async(self, callback: Callable[[list[tuple]], None]):
         steam_games = []

portprotonqt/portproton_api.py

@@ -254,6 +254,8 @@ class PortProtonAPI:
             try:
                 mod_time = os.path.getmtime(cache_file)
                 if time.time() - mod_time < AUTOINSTALL_CACHE_DURATION:
+                    # Add timeout protection for file operations
+                    start_time = time.time()
                     with open(cache_file, "rb") as f:
                         data = orjson.loads(f.read())
                         # Check signature
@@ -261,6 +263,10 @@ class PortProtonAPI:
                         current_signature = self._compute_scripts_signature(
                             os.path.join(self.portproton_location or "", "data", "scripts", "pw_autoinstall")
                         )
+                        # Check for timeout during signature computation
+                        if time.time() - start_time > 3:  # 3 second timeout
+                            logger.warning("Cache loading took too long, skipping cache")
+                            return None
                         if cached_signature != current_signature:
                             logger.info("Scripts signature mismatch; invalidating cache")
                             return None
@@ -287,21 +293,26 @@ class PortProtonAPI:
 
     def start_autoinstall_games_load(self, callback: Callable[[list[tuple]], None]) -> QThread | None:
         """Start loading auto-install games in a background thread. Returns the thread for management."""
-        # Check cache first (sync, fast)
-        cached_games = self._load_autoinstall_cache()
-        if cached_games is not None:
-            # Emit via callback immediately if cached
-            QThread.msleep(0)  # Yield to Qt event loop
-            callback(cached_games)
-            return None  # No thread needed
-
-        # No cache: Start background thread
         class AutoinstallWorker(QThread):
             finished = Signal(list)
             api: "PortProtonAPI"
             portproton_location: str | None
 
             def run(self):
+                import time
+                # Check cache in this background thread, not in main thread
+                start_time = time.time()
+                cached_games = self.api._load_autoinstall_cache()
+                # If cache loading took too long (>2 seconds), skip cache and load directly
+                if time.time() - start_time > 2:
+                    logger.warning("Cache loading took too long, proceeding without cache")
+                    cached_games = None
+
+                if cached_games is not None:
+                    self.finished.emit(cached_games)
+                    return
+
+                # No cache: Load games from scratch
                 games = []
                 auto_dir = os.path.join(
                     self.portproton_location or "", "data", "scripts", "pw_autoinstall"

portprotonqt/steam_api.py

@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ def fetch_sgdb_cover(game_name: str) -> str:
     try:
         encoded = urllib.parse.quote(game_name)
         url = f"https://steamgrid.usebottles.com/api/search/{encoded}"
-        resp = requests.get(url, timeout=5)
+        resp = requests.get(url, timeout=10)
         if resp.status_code != 200:
             logger.warning("SGDB request failed for %s: %s", game_name, resp.status_code)
             return ""
@@ -431,17 +431,30 @@ def fetch_sgdb_cover(game_name: str) -> str:
         if text:
             logger.info("Fetched SGDB cover for %s: %s", game_name, text)
         return text
+    except requests.exceptions.Timeout:
+        logger.warning(f"SGDB request timed out for {game_name}")
+        return ""
+    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+        logger.warning(f"SGDB request error for {game_name}: {e}")
+        return ""
     except Exception as e:
-        logger.warning("Failed to fetch SGDB cover for %s: %s", game_name, e)
+        logger.warning(f"Unexpected error while fetching SGDB cover for {game_name}: {e}")
         return ""
 
 
 def check_url_exists(url: str) -> bool:
     """Check whether a URL returns HTTP 200."""
     try:
-        r = requests.head(url, timeout=3)
+        r = requests.head(url, timeout=5)
         return r.status_code == 200
-    except Exception:
+    except requests.exceptions.Timeout:
+        logger.warning(f"URL check timed out for: {url}")
+        return False
+    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+        logger.warning(f"Request error when checking URL {url}: {e}")
+        return False
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.warning(f"Unexpected error when checking URL {url}: {e}")
         return False
 
 

portprotonqt/theme_manager.py

@@ -111,7 +111,20 @@ def load_theme_fonts(theme_name):
         logger.debug(f"Fonts for theme '{theme_name}' already loaded, skipping")
         return
 
+    def load_fonts_delayed():
+        global _loaded_theme
+        try:
+            # Only remove fonts if this is a theme change (not initial load)
+            current_loaded_theme = _loaded_theme  # Capture the current value
+            if current_loaded_theme is not None and current_loaded_theme != theme_name:
+                # Run font removal in the GUI thread with delay
                 QFontDatabase.removeAllApplicationFonts()
+
+            import time
+            import os
+            start_time = time.time()
+            timeout = 3  # Reduced timeout to 3 seconds for faster loading
+
             fonts_folder = None
             if theme_name == "standart":
                 base_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
@@ -128,8 +141,19 @@ def load_theme_fonts(theme_name):
                 logger.error(f"Fonts folder not found for theme '{theme_name}'")
                 return
 
+            font_files = []
             for filename in os.listdir(fonts_folder):
                 if filename.lower().endswith((".ttf", ".otf")):
+                    font_files.append(filename)
+
+            # Limit number of fonts loaded to prevent too much blocking
+            font_files = font_files[:10]  # Only load first 10 fonts to prevent too much blocking
+
+            for filename in font_files:
+                if time.time() - start_time > timeout:
+                    logger.warning(f"Font loading timed out for theme '{theme_name}' after loading {len(font_files)} fonts")
+                    break
+
                 font_path = os.path.join(fonts_folder, filename)
                 font_id = QFontDatabase.addApplicationFont(font_path)
                 if font_id != -1:
@@ -138,7 +162,14 @@ def load_theme_fonts(theme_name):
                 else:
                     logger.error(f"Error loading font: {filename}")
 
+            # Update the global variable in the main thread
             _loaded_theme = theme_name
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error loading fonts for theme '{theme_name}': {e}")
+
+    # Use QTimer to delay font loading until after the UI is rendered
+    from PySide6.QtCore import QTimer
+    QTimer.singleShot(100, load_fonts_delayed)  # Delay font loading by 100ms
 
 class ThemeWrapper:
     """