possible memory leak when displaying images?

[jasonsnell]

Under macOS 26.5 (not sure if it happened earlier) I have discovered a very specific escalation of issues with one particular plug-in.

Along with text, it outputs an image in base64 to display in the drop-down menu. I suspect this may be the thing that is causing it to break.

The plug-in begins working normally.

At some point (a few hours later?) it no longer shows the image in the drop-down.

At a later point, the entire plug-in displays with an error icon.

Reloading the plug-in doesn't solve it; only quitting and re-launching SwiftBar solves the issue, temporarily, until it happens again.

script attached.

[melonamin]

Hey @jasonsnell, can you share the script, please? You didn't actually attach it.

[jasonsnell]

homeweather.2m.py.zip

[melonamin]

I couldn't fully reproduce this, but I have an idea for a fix and will publish it soon.

Meanwhile, if you don't mind, the next time you see it stuck, check Activity Monitor for the SwiftBar process.

[jasonsnell]

@melonamin I wonder if it might be happening after a wake from sleep? It's very weird though because the text line at the top still renders (for a while) while the graphic disappears

[jasonsnell]

intermediate failure stage:

[jasonsnell]

Another data point. When this happens, I get a "Show Error" item at the bottom of the menu, but when I select it, nothing is displayed.