From b7188a515a5b7505dd2dc5bea185e1f04b66eb47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vxrtrauter <101264710+Vxrtrauter@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2026 01:42:05 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat: add flush_log_buffer function and update consoleLog to
 handle log entries

---
 core/interface/gui.py      |  4 +++-
 core/utils/general/logs.py | 21 ++++++++++++++++++---
 main.py                    |  3 ++-
 3 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/core/interface/gui.py b/core/interface/gui.py
index 63ca54a..7ee5a2d 100644
--- a/core/interface/gui.py
+++ b/core/interface/gui.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import libtorrent as lt
 import time
 import sys
 import json
-from core.utils.general.logs import consoleLog, remove_download_log
+from core.utils.general.logs import consoleLog, remove_download_log, flush_log_buffer
 from core.utils.general.wrappers import run_thread
 from core.utils.data.state import state
 from core.utils.network.download import download_selected
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow, QWidget):
         self.consoleLog = QTextEdit()
         self.progressbar = QProgressBar()
 
+        flush_log_buffer()
+
         # Table Widget for Item List
         self.qtablewidget = QTableWidget()
         
diff --git a/core/utils/general/logs.py b/core/utils/general/logs.py
index 48afec8..2c75d0a 100644
--- a/core/utils/general/logs.py
+++ b/core/utils/general/logs.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import json
 import os
 import re
 
+_log_buffer = []
+
 
 def add_download_log(title, url, magnet_uri, completed) -> DownloadList:
     downloads_file = os.path.join(state.settings_path, "downloads.json")
@@ -189,15 +191,28 @@ def set_main_window(window):
     global _main_window
     _main_window = window
 
+def flush_log_buffer(): # credits to claude
+    global _log_buffer
+    if _log_buffer:
+        try:
+            from core.interface.gui import MainWindow
+            for log_entry in _log_buffer:
+                MainWindow.add_log(log_entry)
+            _log_buffer = []
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
 def consoleLog(text, printAnyways = False):
     now = datetime.now()
     current_time = now.strftime("%H:%M:%S")
+    formatted_text = f"[{current_time}] {text}"
 
     try:
         from core.interface.gui import MainWindow
-        MainWindow.add_log(f"[{current_time}] {text}")
+        MainWindow.add_log(formatted_text)
     except Exception:
-        pass
+        global _log_buffer
+        _log_buffer.append(formatted_text)
     
     if state.debug or printAnyways:
-        print(f"[{current_time}] {text}")
+        print(formatted_text)
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index d5bd4b3..dfee675 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     if args.debug:
         state.debug = args.debug # override of read_config
     signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, keyboardinterrupthandler)
-    consoleLog("Started check_completed thread")
+    consoleLog("Starting SoftwareManager...")
     consoleLog("Fetching Network Interfaces...")
     list_interfaces()
     consoleLog("Initialiting Interface variables...")
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     run_thread(threading.Thread(target=update_log, args=(shutdown_event,), daemon=True))
     consoleLog("Started Thread: update_log")
     run_thread(threading.Thread(target=check_completed, args=(downloads, state.autoresume)))
+    consoleLog("Started Thread: check_completed")
     consoleLog("Launching GUI")
     run_gui()