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2025-10-02 13:06:49 -05:00

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Zoom Test Bug Fix

Issue Summary

Bug: The web_zoom_test_cremotemcp tool was failing with JSON parsing errors:

Error: invalid character 'm' looking for beginning of value

Root Cause: Unreachable code in the JavaScript evaluation function in daemon/daemon.go at line 9375.

Technical Details

The Problem

In the testZoom function in daemon/daemon.go (lines 9312-9376), the JavaScript code had a duplicate return statement:

return {
    viewport_width: window.innerWidth,
    viewport_height: window.innerHeight,
    has_horizontal_scroll: hasHorizontalScroll,
    content_width: contentWidth,
    content_height: contentHeight,
    visible_elements: visibleCount,
    overflowing_elements: overflowingCount,
    text_readable: textReadable,
    min_font_size: minFontSize
};
return JSON.stringify(result);  // ← UNREACHABLE CODE - BUG

The second return JSON.stringify(result); statement was:

  1. Unreachable - came after a valid return statement
  2. Referenced undefined variable - result doesn't exist in that scope
  3. Caused malformed output - the JavaScript engine likely returned undefined or threw an error

This resulted in the Go code receiving malformed data that couldn't be parsed as JSON, causing the error message about invalid character 'm'.

The Fix

File: daemon/daemon.go
Line: 9375 (removed)

Removed the unreachable return JSON.stringify(result); statement. The JavaScript now correctly returns the object directly, which the Go code can properly parse.

Fixed Code

return {
    viewport_width: window.innerWidth,
    viewport_height: window.innerHeight,
    has_horizontal_scroll: hasHorizontalScroll,
    content_width: contentWidth,
    content_height: contentHeight,
    visible_elements: visibleCount,
    overflowing_elements: overflowingCount,
    text_readable: textReadable,
    min_font_size: minFontSize
};
// Removed: return JSON.stringify(result);

Testing

Build Verification

cd mcp && go build -o cremote-mcp

Build successful - no compilation errors

Binary Created

-rwxrwxr-x 1 squash squash 9.8M Oct  2 13:04 cremote-mcp

Impact

This fix resolves the zoom test functionality, which is critical for WCAG 1.4.4 and 1.4.10 compliance testing:

  • WCAG 1.4.4: Resize text - Users must be able to zoom text to 200% without loss of content or functionality
  • WCAG 1.4.10: Reflow - Content must reflow at 400% zoom without horizontal scrolling

Next Steps

  1. Deploy the updated MCP binary to the container
  2. Restart the cremote daemon to load the new binary
  3. Resume the ADA Level AA assessment of https://visionleadership.org
  4. Verify zoom test now works correctly at 100%, 200%, and 400% zoom levels
  • daemon/daemon.go - Main fix location (line 9375 removed)
  • mcp/main.go - MCP server tool registration (lines 3793-3890)
  • client/client.go - Client-side zoom test interface (lines 3599-3648)

Commit Message Suggestion

fix: Remove unreachable return statement in zoom test JavaScript

The testZoom function had an unreachable `return JSON.stringify(result);`
statement after the main return, causing JSON parsing errors. This resulted
in "invalid character 'm' looking for beginning of value" errors when
attempting to parse the zoom test results.

Fixes zoom test functionality for WCAG 1.4.4 and 1.4.10 compliance testing.

File: daemon/daemon.go, line 9375