Added PythonKit + fixed input field lag

Author: Xpitfire

interview_coder.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 	objects = {
 
 /* Begin PBXBuildFile section */
+		7B110A432E9DC96C0093D372 /* PythonKit in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; productRef = 7B110A422E9DC96C0093D372 /* PythonKit */; };
 		7B2D06A92E97BC8E00369D76 /* MarkdownUI in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; productRef = 7B2D06A82E97BC8E00369D76 /* MarkdownUI */; };
 /* End PBXBuildFile section */
 
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@
 			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
 			files = (
 				7B2D06A92E97BC8E00369D76 /* MarkdownUI in Frameworks */,
+				7B110A432E9DC96C0093D372 /* PythonKit in Frameworks */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
 		};
@@ -118,6 +120,7 @@
 			name = interview_coder;
 			packageProductDependencies = (
 				7B2D06A82E97BC8E00369D76 /* MarkdownUI */,
+				7B110A422E9DC96C0093D372 /* PythonKit */,
 			);
 			productName = interview_coder;
 			productReference = 7B2430AB2E96436300E3DDE4 /* Codex++.app */;
@@ -203,6 +206,7 @@
 			minimizedProjectReferenceProxies = 1;
 			packageReferences = (
 				7B2D06A72E97BC8E00369D76 /* XCRemoteSwiftPackageReference "swift-markdown-ui" */,
+				7B110A412E9DC96C0093D372 /* XCRemoteSwiftPackageReference "PythonKit" */,
 			);
 			preferredProjectObjectVersion = 77;
 			productRefGroup = 7B2430AC2E96436300E3DDE4 /* Products */;
@@ -402,6 +406,7 @@
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME = AppIcon;
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_GLOBAL_ACCENT_COLOR_NAME = AccentColor;
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_INCLUDE_ALL_APPICON_ASSETS = YES;
+				CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS = interview_coder/interview_coder.entitlements;
 				CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY = "Apple Development";
 				"CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY[sdk=macosx*]" = "Apple Development";
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
@@ -418,7 +423,6 @@
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_NSHumanReadableCopyright = "";
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_NSMicrophoneUsageDescription = "Microphone is used to record audio notes and previews.";
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_NSScreenCaptureUsageDescription = "Screen capture is used to take screenshots for analysis.";
-				CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS = interview_coder/interview_coder.entitlements;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"@executable_path/../Frameworks",
@@ -440,6 +444,7 @@
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME = AppIcon;
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_GLOBAL_ACCENT_COLOR_NAME = AccentColor;
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_INCLUDE_ALL_APPICON_ASSETS = YES;
+				CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS = interview_coder/interview_coder.entitlements;
 				CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY = "Apple Development";
 				"CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY[sdk=macosx*]" = "Apple Development";
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
@@ -456,7 +461,6 @@
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_NSHumanReadableCopyright = "";
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_NSMicrophoneUsageDescription = "Microphone is used to record audio notes and previews.";
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_NSScreenCaptureUsageDescription = "Screen capture is used to take screenshots for analysis.";
-				CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS = interview_coder/interview_coder.entitlements;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"@executable_path/../Frameworks",
@@ -583,6 +587,14 @@
 /* End XCConfigurationList section */
 
 /* Begin XCRemoteSwiftPackageReference section */
+		7B110A412E9DC96C0093D372 /* XCRemoteSwiftPackageReference "PythonKit" */ = {
+			isa = XCRemoteSwiftPackageReference;
+			repositoryURL = "https://github.com/pvieito/PythonKit.git";
+			requirement = {
+				branch = master;
+				kind = branch;
+			};
+		};
 		7B2D06A72E97BC8E00369D76 /* XCRemoteSwiftPackageReference "swift-markdown-ui" */ = {
 			isa = XCRemoteSwiftPackageReference;
 			repositoryURL = "https://github.com/gonzalezreal/swift-markdown-ui";
@@ -594,6 +606,11 @@
 /* End XCRemoteSwiftPackageReference section */
 
 /* Begin XCSwiftPackageProductDependency section */
+		7B110A422E9DC96C0093D372 /* PythonKit */ = {
+			isa = XCSwiftPackageProductDependency;
+			package = 7B110A412E9DC96C0093D372 /* XCRemoteSwiftPackageReference "PythonKit" */;
+			productName = PythonKit;
+		};
 		7B2D06A82E97BC8E00369D76 /* MarkdownUI */ = {
 			isa = XCSwiftPackageProductDependency;
 			package = 7B2D06A72E97BC8E00369D76 /* XCRemoteSwiftPackageReference "swift-markdown-ui" */;

interview_coder.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/swiftpm/Package.resolved

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ final class AppModel: NSObject, ObservableObject {
     @Published var thinkingTokensPerSecond: Double = 0
     @Published var showReasoningInTranscript: Bool = false
     @Published var showManualInput: Bool = false
-    @Published var manualInstructionDraft: String = ""
+    var manualInstructionDraft: String = ""
     @Published var focusManualInputNonce: Int = 0
     @Published var manualInputPinned: Bool = UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: "manualInputPinned")
     @Published var transcriptViewMode: Int = 1 // 1: rendered, 2: raw markdown, 3: plain text

interview_coder/AppModel.swift

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ struct PanelView: View {
     @FocusState private var manualInputFocused: Bool
     @State private var isDroppingAsset: Bool = false
     @State private var showBranchPopover: Bool = false
+    // Local draft to avoid re-rendering entire view on each keystroke
+    @State private var localManualDraft: String = ""
     // Collapsible Settings sections
     @State private var sectionProfilesExpanded: Bool = true
     @State private var sectionModelExpanded: Bool = true
@@ -658,7 +660,7 @@ private var headerBar: some View { DragHost { headerContent }.zIndex(2) }
                 .buttonStyle(.plain)
                 .help(model.manualInputPinned ? "Pinned: keep input open across sessions" : "Pin input: keep open across sessions")
             }
-            TextEditor(text: $model.manualInstructionDraft)
+            TextEditor(text: $localManualDraft)
                 .focused($manualInputFocused)
                 .scrollContentBackground(.hidden)
                 .frame(minHeight: 56, maxHeight: 100)
@@ -674,9 +676,23 @@ private var headerBar: some View { DragHost { headerContent }.zIndex(2) }
         )
         .padding([.leading, .trailing, .bottom], 8)
         .animation(nil, value: model.showManualInput)
-        .onAppear { manualInputFocused = true }
-        .onChange(of: model.showManualInput) { _, now in if now { manualInputFocused = true } }
+        .onAppear { 
+            manualInputFocused = true
+            localManualDraft = model.manualInstructionDraft
+        }
+        .onChange(of: model.showManualInput) { _, now in
+            if now {
+                manualInputFocused = true
+                localManualDraft = model.manualInstructionDraft
+            } else {
+                localManualDraft = ""
+            }
+        }
         .onChange(of: model.focusManualInputNonce) { _, _ in manualInputFocused = true }
+        .onChange(of: localManualDraft) { _, newValue in
+            // Keep model draft in sync without triggering global view updates
+            model.manualInstructionDraft = newValue
+        }
     }
 
     private var hasAnyAssistant: Bool { model.conversation.contains(where: { $0.role == .assistant }) }