From 6539a7f2c4ab22f39249cc6d388e972f037ad51a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jamie Banks <jamie@jdbnet.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 19:54:31 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat: implement terminal input broadcasting across multiple
 active panes

---
 frontend/src/App.vue                   | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 frontend/src/components/TabContent.vue | 13 ++++++++++
 2 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/frontend/src/App.vue b/frontend/src/App.vue
index 08ca103..600a166 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/App.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { onMounted, ref } from "vue";
-import { Folder, Pencil, Trash2 } from "lucide-vue-next";
+import { Folder, Pencil, Trash2, Radio } from "lucide-vue-next";
 import {
   api,
   type HostRow,
@@ -37,6 +37,22 @@ const tabs = ref<{ id: string; hostId: number; label: string }[]>([]);
 const activePanes = ref<string[]>([]);
 const draggedTabId = ref<string | null>(null);
 
+const broadcastMode = ref(false);
+const tabRefs = ref<Record<string, any>>({});
+function setTabRef(el: any, id: string) {
+  if (el) tabRefs.value[id] = el;
+  else delete tabRefs.value[id];
+}
+
+function handleBroadcast(data: string, sourceId: string) {
+  if (!broadcastMode.value) return;
+  for (const paneId of activePanes.value) {
+    if (paneId !== sourceId && tabRefs.value[paneId]) {
+      tabRefs.value[paneId].sendData(data);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 function onTabDragStart(id: string) {
   draggedTabId.value = id;
 }
@@ -744,6 +760,19 @@ async function deleteIdentityRow(id: number) {
         </div>
       </div>
       <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+        <button
+          v-if="activePanes.length > 1"
+          type="button"
+          class="hidden rounded-lg px-3 py-1.5 text-xs md:inline-flex border transition-colors"
+          :class="broadcastMode ? 'border-accent bg-accent/10 text-accent' : 'border-slate-800 text-slate-400 hover:border-slate-700 hover:text-white'"
+          @click="broadcastMode = !broadcastMode"
+          title="Broadcast input to all visible terminals"
+        >
+          <span class="flex items-center gap-2">
+            <Radio class="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+            Broadcast
+          </span>
+        </button>
         <button
           type="button"
           class="hidden rounded-lg px-3 py-1.5 text-xs md:inline-flex"
@@ -1067,9 +1096,11 @@ async function deleteIdentityRow(id: number) {
               class="flex-1 min-w-0 h-full"
             >
               <TabContent
+                :ref="(el) => setTabRef(el, t.id)"
                 :host-id="t.hostId"
                 :visible="activePanes.includes(t.id)"
                 :show-sftp="showSftpPanel"
+                @broadcast-data="(data: string) => handleBroadcast(data, t.id)"
               />
             </div>
             
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/TabContent.vue b/frontend/src/components/TabContent.vue
index 5a0ff33..a0b2b00 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/TabContent.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/TabContent.vue
@@ -17,6 +17,18 @@ const props = defineProps<{
   showSftp: boolean;
 }>();
 
+const emit = defineEmits<{
+  (e: 'broadcast-data', data: string): void;
+}>();
+
+defineExpose({
+  sendData: (data: string) => {
+    if (ws && ws.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
+      ws.send(new TextEncoder().encode(data));
+    }
+  }
+});
+
 const termEl = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null);
 const status = ref("Connecting…");
 const connId = ref<string | null>(null);
@@ -97,6 +109,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
     if (ws && ws.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
       ws.send(new TextEncoder().encode(data));
     }
+    emit("broadcast-data", data);
   });
 
   term.onResize(({ cols, rows }) => {