Final batch of code stability updates before anouther bout of extended testing. Still plenty to go, but making progress.

src/fenrirscreenreader/commands/vmenu-navigation/search_a.py

@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@
 # Fenrir TTY screen reader
 # By Chrys, Storm Dragon, and contributers.
 
-from fenrirscreenreader.commands.vmenu_navigation.vmenu_search_base import VMenuSearchCommand
+import importlib.util
+import os
+_spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("vmenu_search_base", os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "vmenu_search_base.py"))
+_module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(_spec)
+_spec.loader.exec_module(_module)
+VMenuSearchCommand = _module.VMenuSearchCommand
 
 class command(VMenuSearchCommand):
     def __init__(self):

src/fenrirscreenreader/core/commandManager.py

@@ -84,11 +84,9 @@ class commandManager():
                 fileName = fileName.split('/')[-1]
                 if fileName.startswith('__'):
                     continue
-                try:
+                # Check if command already exists to prevent duplicate loading
-                    if self.env['commands'][section][fileName.upper()] != None:
+                if fileName.upper() in self.env['commands'][section] and self.env['commands'][section][fileName.upper()] is not None:
                     continue
-                except Exception as e:
-                    pass
                 if fileExtension.lower() == '.py':
                     command_mod = module_utils.importModule(fileName, command)
                     self.env['commands'][section][fileName.upper()] = command_mod.command()

src/fenrirscreenreader/core/eventManager.py

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from ctypes import c_bool
 class eventManager():
     def __init__(self):
         self.running =  Value(c_bool, True)
-        self._eventQueue = Queue() # multiprocessing.Queue()
+        self._eventQueue = Queue(maxsize=100) # Bounded queue to prevent memory exhaustion
         self.cleanEventQueue()
     def initialize(self, environment):
         self.env = environment
@@ -85,8 +85,16 @@ class eventManager():
             return False
         if event == fenrirEventType.Ignore:
             return False
-        if self.getEventQueueSize() > 50:
+        # Use bounded queue - if full, this will block briefly or drop older events
-            if not event in [fenrirEventType.ScreenUpdate, fenrirEventType.HeartBeat]:
+        try:
-                self.cleanEventQueue()
+            self._eventQueue.put({"Type":event,"Data":data}, timeout=0.1)
-        self._eventQueue.put({"Type":event,"Data":data})
+        except Exception as e:
+            # Queue full - drop oldest event and add new one for critical events
+            if event in [fenrirEventType.ScreenUpdate, fenrirEventType.KeyboardInput]:
+                try:
+                    self._eventQueue.get_nowait()  # Remove oldest
+                    self._eventQueue.put({"Type":event,"Data":data}, timeout=0.1)
+                except:
+                    pass  # If still can't add, drop the event
+            # For non-critical events, just drop them if queue is full
         return True

src/fenrirscreenreader/core/memoryManager.py

@@ -30,11 +30,12 @@ class memoryManager():
         if not self.listStorageValid(name):
             return
         if self.listStorage[name]['maxLength'] == None:
-            self.listStorage[name]['list'] = [value] + self.listStorage[name]['list']
+            # Fallback: if maxLength is still None, apply default limit of 1000
+            self.listStorage[name]['list'] = [value] + self.listStorage[name]['list'][:999]
         else:        
             self.listStorage[name]['list'] = [value] + self.listStorage[name]['list'][:self.listStorage[name]['maxLength'] -1]
         self.listStorage[name]['index'] = 0
-    def addIndexList(self, name, maxLength = None, currList = [], currIndex = -1):
+    def addIndexList(self, name, maxLength = 1000, currList = [], currIndex = -1):
         if len(currList) != 0 and (currIndex == -1):
             currIndex = 0
         self.listStorage[name] = {'list': currList, 'index': currIndex, 'maxLength': maxLength}

src/fenrirscreenreader/core/processManager.py

@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ class processManager():
             #    pass
             #except:
             #    pass
-            proc.join()
+            proc.join(timeout=5.0)  # Timeout to prevent hanging shutdown
         for t in self._Threads:
-            t.join()
+            t.join(timeout=5.0)  # Timeout to prevent hanging shutdown
     def heartBeatTimer(self, active):
         try:
             time.sleep(0.5)

src/fenrirscreenreader/soundDriver/genericDriver.py

@@ -62,6 +62,18 @@ class driver(soundDriver):
             return
         if self.soundType == 'file':
             self.proc.kill()
+            try:
+                self.proc.wait(timeout=1.0)  # Wait for process to finish to prevent zombies
+            except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+                pass  # Process already terminated
+            except Exception as e:
+                pass  # Handle any other wait errors
         if self.soundType == 'frequence':
             self.proc.kill()
+            try:
+                self.proc.wait(timeout=1.0)  # Wait for process to finish to prevent zombies
+            except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+                pass  # Process already terminated
+            except Exception as e:
+                pass  # Handle any other wait errors
         self.soundType = ''

src/fenrirscreenreader/speechDriver/genericDriver.py

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from threading import Thread, Lock
 from queue import Queue, Empty
 import shlex
 from subprocess import Popen
+import subprocess
 from fenrirscreenreader.core.speechDriver import speechDriver
 
 class speakQueue(Queue):
@@ -77,10 +78,18 @@ class driver(speechDriver):
             if self.proc:
                 try:
                     self.proc.terminate()
+                    # Wait for process to finish to prevent zombies
+                    try:
+                        self.proc.wait(timeout=1.0)
+                    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+                        # If terminate didn't work, force kill
+                        self.proc.kill()
+                        self.proc.wait(timeout=1.0)
                 except Exception as e:
                     self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('speechDriver:Cancel:self.proc.terminate():' + str(e),debug.debugLevel.WARNING)
                     try:
                         self.proc.kill()
+                        self.proc.wait(timeout=1.0)  # Wait after kill to prevent zombies
                     except Exception as e:
                         self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('speechDriver:Cancel:self.proc.kill():' + str(e),debug.debugLevel.WARNING)
                 self.proc = None