Fix: remove panics from code

helpfuncs.go

@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ func listRolesWithUser() []string {
 	return result
 }
 
-func loadImage() {
+func loadImage() error {
 	filepath := defaultImage
 	cc := GetCardByRole(cfg.AssistantRole)
 	if cc != nil {
@@ -301,14 +301,15 @@ func loadImage() {
 	}
 	file, err := os.Open(filepath)
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open image: %w", err)
 	}
 	defer file.Close()
 	img, _, err := image.Decode(file)
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to decode image: %w", err)
 	}
 	imgView.SetImage(img)
+	return nil
 }
 
 func strInSlice(s string, sl []string) bool {

storage/migrate.go

@@ -10,16 +10,18 @@ import (
 //go:embed migrations/*
 var migrationsFS embed.FS
 
-func (p *ProviderSQL) Migrate() {
+func (p *ProviderSQL) Migrate() error {
 	// Get the embedded filesystem
 	migrationsDir, err := fs.Sub(migrationsFS, "migrations")
 	if err != nil {
 		p.logger.Error("Failed to get embedded migrations directory;", "error", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get embedded migrations directory: %w", err)
 	}
 	// List all .up.sql files
 	files, err := migrationsFS.ReadDir("migrations")
 	if err != nil {
 		p.logger.Error("Failed to read migrations directory;", "error", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read migrations directory: %w", err)
 	}
 	// Execute each .up.sql file
 	for _, file := range files {
@@ -27,11 +29,12 @@ func (p *ProviderSQL) Migrate() {
 			err := p.executeMigration(migrationsDir, file.Name())
 			if err != nil {
 				p.logger.Error("Failed to execute migration %s: %v", file.Name(), err)
-				panic(err)
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to execute migration %s: %w", file.Name(), err)
 			}
 		}
 	}
 	p.logger.Debug("All migrations executed successfully!")
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (p *ProviderSQL) executeMigration(migrationsDir fs.FS, fileName string) error {

storage/storage.go

@@ -103,7 +103,10 @@ func NewProviderSQL(dbPath string, logger *slog.Logger) FullRepo {
 		return nil
 	}
 	p := ProviderSQL{db: db, logger: logger}
-	p.Migrate()
+	if err := p.Migrate(); err != nil {
+		logger.Error("migration failed, app cannot start", "error", err)
+		return nil
+	}
 	return p
 }
 

tools.go

@@ -212,9 +212,13 @@ func init() {
 	roleToID["assistant"] = basicCard.ID
 	sa, err := searcher.NewWebSurfer(searcher.SearcherTypeScraper, "")
 	if err != nil {
-		panic("failed to init seachagent; error: " + err.Error())
+		if logger != nil {
+			logger.Warn("search agent unavailable; web_search tool disabled", "error", err)
+		}
+		WebSearcher = nil
+	} else {
+		WebSearcher = sa
 	}
-	WebSearcher = sa
 	if err := rag.Init(cfg, logger, store); err != nil {
 		logger.Warn("failed to init rag; rag_search tool will not be available", "error", err)
 	}
@@ -275,10 +279,16 @@ func updateToolCapabilities() {
 func getWebAgentClient() *agent.AgentClient {
 	webAgentClientOnce.Do(func() {
 		if cfg == nil {
-			panic("cfg not initialized")
+			if logger != nil {
+				logger.Warn("web agent client unavailable: config not initialized")
+			}
+			return
 		}
 		if logger == nil {
-			panic("logger not initialized")
+			if logger != nil {
+				logger.Warn("web agent client unavailable: logger not initialized")
+			}
+			return
 		}
 		getToken := func() string {
 			if chunkParser == nil {

tui.go

@@ -872,21 +872,27 @@ func init() {
 				if err != nil {
 					logger.Error("failed to open attached image", "path", lastImg, "error", err)
 					// Fall back to showing agent image
-					loadImage()
+					if err := loadImage(); err != nil {
+						logger.Warn("failed to load agent image", "error", err)
+					}
 				} else {
 					defer file.Close()
 					img, _, err := image.Decode(file)
 					if err != nil {
 						logger.Error("failed to decode attached image", "path", lastImg, "error", err)
 						// Fall back to showing agent image
-						loadImage()
+						if err := loadImage(); err != nil {
+							logger.Warn("failed to load agent image", "error", err)
+						}
 					} else {
 						imgView.SetImage(img)
 					}
 				}
 			} else {
 				// No attached image, show agent image as before
-				loadImage()
+				if err := loadImage(); err != nil {
+					logger.Warn("failed to load agent image", "error", err)
+				}
 			}
 			pages.AddPage(imgPage, imgView, true, true)
 			return nil