Function getGlobalConfig

src/utils/config.ts:1064–1106

()

}

export function getGlobalConfig(): GlobalConfig {
  if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test') {
    return TEST_GLOBAL_CONFIG_FOR_TESTING
  }

  // Fast path: pure memory read. After startup, this always hits — our own
  // writes go write-through and other instances' writes are picked up by the
  // background freshness watcher (never blocks this path).
  if (globalConfigCache.config) {
    configCacheHits++
    return globalConfigCache.config
  }

  // Slow path: startup load. Sync I/O here is acceptable because it runs
  // exactly once, before any UI is rendered. Stat before read so any race
  // self-corrects (old mtime + new content → watcher re-reads next tick).
  configCacheMisses++
  try {
    let stats: { mtimeMs: number; size: number } | null = null
    try {
      stats = getFsImplementation().statSync(getGlobalClaudeFile())
    } catch {
      // File doesn't exist
    }
    const config = migrateConfigFields(
      getConfig(getGlobalClaudeFile(), createDefaultGlobalConfig),
    )
    globalConfigCache = {
      config,
      mtime: stats?.mtimeMs ?? Date.now(),
    }
    lastReadFileStats = stats
      ? { mtime: stats.mtimeMs, size: stats.size }
      : null
    startGlobalConfigFreshnessWatcher()
    return config
  } catch {
    // If anything goes wrong, fall back to uncached behavior
    return migrateConfigFields(
      getConfig(getGlobalClaudeFile(), createDefaultGlobalConfig),
    )
  }
}

/**
 * Returns the effective value of remoteControlAtStartup. Precedence: