internal/agent/runner/runner.go

@@ -74,19 +74,26 @@ func (r *Runner) RunBackup(ctx context.Context, jobID string, paths, excludes, t
 	lastProgress := time.Now()
 
 	handle := func(stream string, line string, ev any) {
-		// Forward every line to the server as log.stream.
+		// Throttled progress events come from restic's `status` JSON.
-		now := time.Now().UTC()
+		// We deliberately do NOT forward the raw status line to
-		logEnv, _ := api.Marshal(api.MsgLogStream, "", api.LogStreamLine{
+		// log.stream — it's emitted ~every 16ms by restic --json and
-			JobID:   jobID,
+		// would drown the live log in dupes for any short backup. The
-			Seq:     seq.Add(1),
+		// progress widget already covers the same information at a
-			TS:      now,
+		// sane sample rate.
-			Stream:  api.LogStream(stream),
+		status, isStatus := ev.(restic.BackupStatus)
-			Payload: line,
+		if !isStatus {
-		})
+			now := time.Now().UTC()
-		_ = r.tx.Send(logEnv)
+			logEnv, _ := api.Marshal(api.MsgLogStream, "", api.LogStreamLine{
+				JobID:   jobID,
+				Seq:     seq.Add(1),
+				TS:      now,
+				Stream:  api.LogStream(stream),
+				Payload: line,
+			})
+			_ = r.tx.Send(logEnv)
+		}
 
-		// Throttled progress events.
+		if isStatus {
-		if status, ok := ev.(restic.BackupStatus); ok {
 			if time.Since(lastProgress) < r.progressMinPeriod {
 				return
 			}