From 01cd6981aca22b9a4a27fc864663342f642ef9e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rapturate <lewis.e.price@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:26:47 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] more minor changes to fix compilation issues

---
 README.md         |  4 ++--
 main.cpp          |  8 ++++----
 scripts/build.ps1 | 10 +++++++++-
 3 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 667b0ea..ecaf4f2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ From the repository root, run:
 .\scripts\build.ps1
 ```
 
-This builds the Release executable. To build Debug or choose a different build directory, use:
+This builds the Release executable and refreshes the root `compile_commands.json` for clangd. To build Debug or choose a different build directory, use:
 
 ```powershell
 .\scripts\build.ps1 -Configuration Debug
 .\scripts\build.ps1 -BuildDirectory build-custom
 ```
 
-By default, the executable is written to `build\bin\release\LumberJack.exe`.
+By default, the executable is written to `build-ninja\bin\release\LumberJack.exe`.
 
 ## Other platforms
 
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 01eeddf..679c42c 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -209,14 +209,14 @@ int main() {
 
 
     // ── 4. Setup-screen components ────────────────────────────────────────────
-    Component input_log  = Input(&log_file_path, "Enter path to log file...");
-    Component input_mmdb = Input(&mmdb_path,     "Enter path to MaxMind MMDB...");
-    Component submit_button = Button(" Start Log Monitor ", run_log_parsing, ButtonOption::Animated());
+    auto input_log  = Input(&log_file_path, "Enter path to log file...");
+    auto input_mmdb = Input(&mmdb_path,     "Enter path to MaxMind MMDB...");
+    auto submit_button = Button(" Start Log Monitor ", run_log_parsing, ButtonOption::Animated());
 
     auto setup_container = Container::Vertical({input_log, input_mmdb, submit_button});
 
     // ── 5. Search input (dashboard) ───────────────────────────────────────────
-    Component search_input = Input(&search_query, "Type to filter records (IP, request, status, etc.)...");
+    auto search_input = Input(&search_query, "Type to filter records (IP, request, status, etc.)...");
 
     // ── 6. Main renderer ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     auto main_components = Container::Vertical({
diff --git a/scripts/build.ps1 b/scripts/build.ps1
index 7f4fc77..9974554 100644
--- a/scripts/build.ps1
+++ b/scripts/build.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 param(
     [ValidateSet("Debug", "Release")]
     [string]$Configuration = "Release",
-    [string]$BuildDirectory = "build"
+    [string]$BuildDirectory = "build-ninja"
 )
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
     exit $LASTEXITCODE
 }
 
+$compilationDatabase = Join-Path $buildPath "compile_commands.json"
+if (-not (Test-Path $compilationDatabase)) {
+    Write-Error "CMake did not generate compile_commands.json at '$compilationDatabase'."
+    exit 1
+}
+Copy-Item -LiteralPath $compilationDatabase -Destination (Join-Path $sourceDirectory "compile_commands.json") -Force
+
 & cmake --build $buildPath --config $Configuration
 if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
     exit $LASTEXITCODE
@@ -38,3 +45,4 @@ if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
 
 $outputPath = Join-Path $buildPath "bin\$($Configuration.ToLowerInvariant())\LumberJack.exe"
 Write-Host "Build complete: $outputPath"
+Write-Host "Updated compile_commands.json for clangd."