Replace Buffer instances with Uint8Array in file write and binary detection operations

- revert all those lint fixes [Changes]

├── .github
│   └── workflows
│       └── deploy-vscode-extension.yml
├── apps
│   ├── browser
│   │   └── package.json
│   ├── editor
│   │   ├── package.json
│   │   ├── src
│   │   │   ├── commands
│   │   │   │   ├── apply-response-command
│   │   │   │   │   ├── response-processor
│   │   │   │   │   │   ├── handlers
│   │   │   │   │   │   │   ├── diff-handler.ts
│   │   │   │   │   │   │   ├── fast-replace-handler.ts
│   │   │   │   │   │   │   ├── patch-repair-handler.ts
│   │   │   │   │   │   │   ├── search-replace-handler.ts
│   │   │   │   │   │   │   └── truncated-handler.ts
│   │   │   │   │   │   └── response-processor.ts
│   │   │   │   │   └── utils
│   │   │   │   │       ├── file-operations
│   │   │   │   │       │   ├── create-file-if-needed.ts
│   │   │   │   │       │   ├── prepare-rename-operation.ts
│   │   │   │   │       │   ├── read-rename-source-file.ts
│   │   │   │   │       │   └── undo-files.ts
│   │   │   │   │       └── preview
│   │   │   │   │           ├── build-history-files.ts
│   │   │   │   │           ├── file-preparer.ts
│   │   │   │   │           ├── vscode-ui.ts
│   │   │   │   │           └── workspace-listener.ts
│   │   │   │   ├── copy-merge-commit-details-command.ts
│   │   │   │   ├── new-folder-command.ts
│   │   │   │   ├── search-files-commands
│   │   │   │   │   └── utils
│   │   │   │   │       └── get-target-folder-path.ts
│   │   │   │   ├── select-files-of-commit-command.ts
│   │   │   │   └── set-ranges-command.ts
│   │   │   ├── context
│   │   │   │   └── providers
│   │   │   │       └── workspace
│   │   │   │           └── modules
│   │   │   │               └── token-calculator.ts
│   │   │   ├── features
│   │   │   │   └── search-files
│   │   │   │       └── utils
│   │   │   │           └── analyze-files.ts
│   │   │   ├── services
│   │   │   │   └── websocket-manager.ts
│   │   │   ├── utils
│   │   │   │   ├── agentic-cli-invocation
│   │   │   │   │   ├── invoke-agentic-cli.ts
│   │   │   │   │   └── utils
│   │   │   │   │       └── check-command-exists.ts
│   │   │   │   ├── files-collector.ts
│   │   │   │   ├── git-repository-utils.ts
│   │   │   │   ├── is-binary.ts
│   │   │   │   ├── path-sanitizer.ts
│   │   │   │   └── workspace-snapshot.ts
│   │   │   └── views
│   │   │       ├── prompt
│   │   │       │   └── backend
│   │   │       │       ├── message-handlers
│   │   │       │       │   ├── handle-open-prompt-image.ts
│   │   │       │       │   ├── handle-paste-url.ts
│   │   │       │       │   ├── handle-patch-repair.ts
│   │   │       │       │   ├── handle-preview-generated-code.ts
│   │   │       │       │   ├── handle-save-prompt-image.ts
│   │   │       │       │   ├── handle-voice-input.ts
│   │   │       │       │   └── utils
│   │   │       │       │       └── build-cli-prompt.ts
│   │   │       │       └── utils
│   │   │       │           ├── persistent-text-storage.ts
│   │   │       │           ├── preview-text-in-temp-file.ts
│   │   │       │           ├── symbols
│   │   │       │           │   ├── fragment
│   │   │       │           │   │   └── replace-fragment-symbol.ts
│   │   │       │           │   ├── image
│   │   │       │           │   │   └── replace-image-symbol.ts
│   │   │       │           │   ├── pasted-text
│   │   │       │           │   │   └── replace-pasted-text-symbol.ts
│   │   │       │           │   └── website
│   │   │       │           │       └── replace-website-symbol.ts
│   │   │       │           └── website-fetcher.ts
│   │   │       └── settings
│   │   │           └── backend
│   │   │               └── message-handlers
│   │   │                   ├── add-provider
│   │   │                   │   └── pick-extended-provider.ts
│   │   │                   ├── handle-open-allow-patterns-settings.ts
│   │   │                   └── handle-open-ignore-patterns-settings.ts
│   │   ├── tsconfig.json
│   │   └── webpack.config.ts
│   └── web
│       └── package.json
├── package.json
├── packages
│   ├── shared
│   │   └── package.json
│   └── ui
│       └── package.json
└── pnpm-workspace.yaml

Author: robertpiosik

apps/editor/package.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "gemini-coder",
   "displayName": "Code Web Chat",
   "description": "Markdown prompts for chatbots, APIs, and CLIs with seamless integration",
-  "version": "2026.1104.362",
+  "version": "2026.1104.363",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "npx vsce package --no-dependencies",
     "vscode:prepublish": "rimraf out && npm run compile",

apps/editor/src/commands/apply-response-command/response-processor/handlers/diff-handler.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ import { Logger } from '@shared/utils/logger'
 import { OriginalFileState } from '../../types/original-file-state'
 import { create_safe_path } from '@/utils/path-sanitizer'
 import { apply_diff } from '../../../../utils/changes-integration/diff-processor'
-import { remove_directory_if_empty, ensure_directory_exists } from '../../utils/file-operations'
+import {
+  remove_directory_if_empty,
+  ensure_directory_exists
+} from '../../utils/file-operations'
 import { DiffItem } from '../../utils/response-parser'
 import { get_error_message } from '@/utils/get-error-message'
 
@@ -507,7 +510,7 @@ const process_diff = async (params: {
   try {
     await vscode.workspace.fs.writeFile(
       vscode.Uri.file(params.file_path),
-      Buffer.from(result, 'utf8')
+      new Uint8Array(Buffer.from(result, 'utf8'))
     )
     return result
   } catch (error) {

apps/editor/src/commands/apply-response-command/response-processor/handlers/fast-replace-handler.ts

@@ -144,10 +144,10 @@ export const handle_fast_replace = async (params: {
           })
 
           if (!is_pure_rename) {
-             await vscode.workspace.fs.writeFile(
-               vscode.Uri.file(safe_path),
-               Buffer.from(file.content, 'utf8')
-             )
+            await vscode.workspace.fs.writeFile(
+              vscode.Uri.file(safe_path),
+              new Uint8Array(Buffer.from(file.content, 'utf8'))
+            )
           }
 
           original_states.push({
@@ -184,7 +184,10 @@ export const handle_fast_replace = async (params: {
           const file_uri = vscode.Uri.file(safe_path)
           const document = await vscode.workspace.openTextDocument(file_uri)
           const original_content_doc = document.getText()
-          const final_content = preserve_trailing_newline(original_content_doc, file.content)
+          const final_content = preserve_trailing_newline(
+            original_content_doc,
+            file.content
+          )
 
           original_states.push({
             file_path: file.file_path,

apps/editor/src/commands/apply-response-command/response-processor/handlers/patch-repair-handler.ts

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export const handle_patch_repair = async (params: {
 
         await vscode.workspace.fs.writeFile(
           vscode.Uri.file(safe_path),
-          Buffer.from(patch_item.content, 'utf8')
+          new Uint8Array(Buffer.from(patch_item.content, 'utf8'))
         )
         if (set_file_applied_with_patch_repair) {
           set_file_applied_with_patch_repair({

apps/editor/src/commands/apply-response-command/response-processor/handlers/search-replace-handler.ts

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export const handle_search_replace = async (params: {
             }
             await vscode.workspace.fs.writeFile(
               vscode.Uri.file(safe_path),
-              Buffer.from(proposed_content, 'utf8')
+              new Uint8Array(Buffer.from(proposed_content, 'utf8'))
             )
           }
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ export const handle_search_replace = async (params: {
           if (current_content !== original_content) {
             await vscode.workspace.fs.writeFile(
               vscode.Uri.file(safe_path),
-              Buffer.from(current_content, 'utf8')
+              new Uint8Array(Buffer.from(current_content, 'utf8'))
             )
           }
 

apps/editor/src/commands/apply-response-command/response-processor/handlers/truncated-handler.ts

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export const handle_truncated_edit = async (params: {
           proposed_content = process_truncations(file.content, original_content)
           await vscode.workspace.fs.writeFile(
             vscode.Uri.file(safe_path),
-            Buffer.from(proposed_content, 'utf8')
+            new Uint8Array(Buffer.from(proposed_content, 'utf8'))
           )
         }
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ export const handle_truncated_edit = async (params: {
 
       await vscode.workspace.fs.writeFile(
         vscode.Uri.file(safe_path),
-        Buffer.from(new_content, 'utf8')
+        new Uint8Array(Buffer.from(new_content, 'utf8'))
       )
 
       original_states.push({

apps/editor/src/commands/apply-response-command/utils/file-operations/create-file-if-needed.ts

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export const create_file_if_needed = async (params: {
   try {
     await vscode.workspace.fs.writeFile(
       file_uri,
-      Buffer.from(params.content, 'utf8')
+      new Uint8Array(Buffer.from(params.content, 'utf8'))
     )
     Logger.info({
       function_name: 'create_file_if_needed',

apps/editor/src/commands/apply-response-command/utils/file-operations/undo-files.ts

@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export const undo_files = async (params: {
             await ensure_directory_exists(safe_path)
             await vscode.workspace.fs.writeFile(
               file_uri,
-              Buffer.from(state.content, 'utf8')
+              new Uint8Array(Buffer.from(state.content, 'utf8'))
             )
 
             Logger.info({
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ export const undo_files = async (params: {
             } else {
               await vscode.workspace.fs.writeFile(
                 file_uri,
-                Buffer.from(state.content, 'utf8')
+                new Uint8Array(Buffer.from(state.content, 'utf8'))
               )
             }
             Logger.info({

apps/editor/src/commands/apply-response-command/utils/preview/workspace-listener.ts

@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ export const setup_workspace_listeners = (params: {
     try {
       await vscode.workspace.fs.writeFile(
         vscode.Uri.file(file_to_discard.sanitized_path),
-        Buffer.from(proposed, 'utf8')
+        new Uint8Array(Buffer.from(proposed, 'utf8'))
       )
     } finally {
       params.workspace_provider.resume_file_watcher()
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ export const setup_workspace_listeners = (params: {
         } else {
           await vscode.workspace.fs.writeFile(
             vscode.Uri.file(file_to_toggle.sanitized_path),
-            Buffer.from(file_to_toggle.original_content, 'utf8')
+            new Uint8Array(Buffer.from(file_to_toggle.original_content, 'utf8'))
           )
         }
       } else {
@@ -1040,10 +1040,12 @@ export const setup_workspace_listeners = (params: {
         } else {
           await vscode.workspace.fs.writeFile(
             vscode.Uri.file(file_to_toggle.sanitized_path),
-            Buffer.from(
-              file_to_toggle.content_to_restore ??
-                file_to_toggle.previewable_file.content,
-              'utf8'
+            new Uint8Array(
+              Buffer.from(
+                file_to_toggle.content_to_restore ??
+                  file_to_toggle.previewable_file.content,
+                'utf8'
+              )
             )
           )
         }

apps/editor/src/commands/set-ranges-command.ts

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export const set_ranges_command = (
       if (!is_binary) {
         try {
           const file_handle = await fs.open(file_path, 'r')
-          const buffer = Buffer.alloc(8000)
+          const buffer = new Uint8Array(8000)
           const { bytesRead } = await file_handle.read(buffer, 0, 8000, 0)
           await file_handle.close()
           is_binary = is_binary_file(file_path, buffer.subarray(0, bytesRead))