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PR: https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono/pull/795

Changelog:

Entry exists in correct section (### Fixed) but missing PR attribution for external contribution
Should be: Fixed photon module failing to load in ESM context with "require is not defined" error ([#795](https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono/pull/795) by [@dannote](https://github.com/dannote))

Good:

Core fix is correct: replacing synchronous require() with async import() solves the ESM context issue
Promise-based caching via loadPromise is a clean pattern that prevents race conditions on concurrent loads
Clean simplification of the photon module API

Bad:

Critical bug: convertToPng return type changed from Promise<{ data, mimeType } | null> to Promise<{ data, mimeType }> (throws instead of returning null). The caller in tool-execution.ts (line ~290) uses .then((converted) => { if (converted) { ... } }) without a .catch() handler, causing unhandled promise rejection when photon is unavailable or conversion fails.
The PR doesn't update tool-execution.ts to handle the new throwing behavior
Two helper functions removed (isPhotonAvailable(), getPhotonLoadError()) without deprecation, though they're internal-only and unused

Ugly:

The behavioral change from "graceful null return" to "throw on failure" is subtle but breaks the existing call site. The original design was intentionally fault-tolerant (images just wouldn't convert if photon failed), but now it causes errors.

Questions or Assumptions:

Was the behavior change in convertToPng (null → throw) intentional? If so, tool-execution.ts needs a corresponding update with .catch() handler.
Has this been tested in the actual ESM context where the error originally occurred?

Change summary:

photon.ts: Replace sync getPhoton() with async loadPhoton(), remove isPhotonAvailable() and getPhotonLoadError()
image-convert.ts: Use await loadPhoton(), change from returning null to throwing on errors
image-resize.ts: Use await loadPhoton(), preserves null-return behavior (returns original image on photon unavailable)
CHANGELOG entry added

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No tests in this PR
Manual testing needed: run pi in ESM context (e.g., when imported as a module) and verify photon loads without "require is not defined" error
Manual testing needed: verify image conversion/resize works when photon is available
Manual testing needed: verify graceful degradation when photon is unavailable (currently would cause unhandled rejection in tool-execution.ts)