feat(gui): Add auto-scroll, blinking history, and reactive API events

api_hook_client.py

@@ -108,6 +108,27 @@ class ApiHookClient:
             "value": value
         })
 
+    def get_value(self, item):
+        """Gets the value of a GUI item via its mapped field."""
+        try:
+            res = self._make_request('GET', f'/api/gui/value/{item}')
+            return res.get("value")
+        except Exception as e:
+            # Fallback for thinking/live/prior which are in diagnostics
+            diag = self._make_request('GET', '/api/gui/diagnostics')
+            if item in diag:
+                return diag[item]
+            # Map common indicator tags to diagnostics keys
+            mapping = {
+                "thinking_indicator": "thinking",
+                "operations_live_indicator": "live",
+                "prior_session_indicator": "prior"
+            }
+            key = mapping.get(item)
+            if key and key in diag:
+                return diag[key]
+            return None
+
     def click(self, item, *args, **kwargs):
         """Simulates a click on a GUI button or item."""
         user_data = kwargs.pop('user_data', None)
@@ -134,6 +155,24 @@ class ApiHookClient:
         except Exception as e:
             return {"tag": tag, "shown": False, "error": str(e)}
 
+    def get_events(self):
+        """Fetches and clears the event queue from the server."""
+        try:
+            return self._make_request('GET', '/api/events').get("events", [])
+        except Exception:
+            return []
+
+    def wait_for_event(self, event_type, timeout=10):
+        """Polls for a specific event type."""
+        start = time.time()
+        while time.time() - start < timeout:
+            events = self.get_events()
+            for ev in events:
+                if ev.get("type") == event_type:
+                    return ev
+            time.sleep(1.0)
+        return None
+
     def reset_session(self):
         """Simulates clicking the 'Reset Session' button in the GUI."""
         return self.click("btn_reset")