From 6441e96035cd4355d757ac85dd01628b8969675a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AmitwalaH <algoworks818@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:45:02 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix: prevent crash in read-binary-file handler and improve
 error debugging

---
 electron/ipc/handlers.ts | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/electron/ipc/handlers.ts b/electron/ipc/handlers.ts
index 4cb4875..d0b42a3 100644
--- a/electron/ipc/handlers.ts
+++ b/electron/ipc/handlers.ts
@@ -501,8 +501,9 @@ export function registerIpcHandlers(
 	});
 
 	ipcMain.handle("read-binary-file", async (_, inputPath: string) => {
+		let normalizedPath: string | null = null;
 		try {
-			const normalizedPath = normalizeVideoSourcePath(inputPath);
+			normalizedPath = normalizeVideoSourcePath(inputPath);
 			if (!normalizedPath) {
 				return { success: false, message: "Invalid file path" };
 			}
@@ -527,6 +528,7 @@ export function registerIpcHandlers(
 				success: false,
 				message: "Failed to read binary file",
 				error: String(error),
+				path: normalizedPath,
 			};
 		}
 	});