Function startFreshRecording

modules/recording.js:162–222

()

 * Start a fresh recording session
 */
export async function startFreshRecording() {
    // Check authentication status first
    const authStatus = await checkAuth();
    
    if (!authStatus.isAuthenticated) {
        // Show notification that login is required
        chrome.notifications.create({
            type: 'basic',
            iconUrl: chrome.runtime.getURL('icons/icon-48.png'),
            title: 'Login Required',
            message: 'Please log in to InverseUI to start recording.',
            priority: 2
        });
        
        // Open login page
        await openLoginPage();
        
        // Don't set pendingRecording flag - let user manually start recording after login
        return;
    }
    
    // Get current tab
    const [currentTab] = await chrome.tabs.query({active: true, currentWindow: true});
    if (!currentTab) return;

    // Start recording immediately
    actions.length = 0; // Clear actions array
    console.log("Start recording...");
    recState = true;
    chrome.action.setBadgeText({ text: "rec" });

    // Capture initial webpage state and create baseline actions
    try {
        initialState = await captureInitialState(currentTab.id);
        createInitialActions(initialState, currentTab);
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to capture initial state:', error);
        // Continue recording even if initial state capture fails
        initialState = null;
    }

    // Broadcast state to all tabs
    const tabs = await chrome.tabs.query({});
    tabs.forEach(tab => {
        chrome.tabs.sendMessage(tab.id, {
            type: 'RECORDING_STATE_CHANGED',
            recording: recState
        }).catch(() => {});
    });
    
    // Show notification with instructions
    chrome.notifications.create({
        type: 'basic',
        iconUrl: chrome.runtime.getURL('icons/icon-48.png'),
        title: 'Recording Started',
        message: 'For best results, please log out first to record the complete login flow. This ensures your test will work in Selenium.',
        priority: 2,
        requireInteraction: true