merge: upstream/dev into observer-firmware-dev (2026-07-30, db232808)

Absorbs 106 upstream commits. Seven files conflicted; the substantive one
was upstream's new JSON ConfigSerializer (PR #2982), which replaces the
binary /com_prefs layout with /prefs.json and makes NodePrefs a
ConfigSerializer subclass.

Prefs migration
- Adopt upstream's ConfigSerializer. writeCommonPrefsImage() and its
  documented offsets (0-294) are deleted, along with the now-unreachable
  saveCommonPrefsImageAtomically()/CommonPrefsFileStore atomic rename path.
- Load order is /prefs.json, then /com_prefs, then /node_prefs. Upstream
  dropped the /node_prefs fallback; it is restored here so devices that
  never advanced past that filename keep their config.
- Legacy files are never removed, so migration cannot destroy its own
  source and a deferred or failed save simply retries next boot.
- /com_prefs is treated as a format migration only, not an "upgrade", so
  it does not trip the bridge.source tx->rx flip on existing nodes.
- The MQTTPrefsAtomicStore legacy gate is retained: the observer tail
  recovered from an old-format file still commits to /mqtt_prefs before
  /prefs.json is written.
- MQTTPrefs and /mqtt_prefs are untouched; savePrefs keeps its save_mqtt
  parameter and now returns upstream's bool.

Fixes to upstream code
- RadioPrefs::structure() bound both "rxgain" and "fem_rxgain" to
  rx_boosted_gain, so radio_fem_rxgain was never persisted. Bound to the
  correct field.
- discovery_mod_timestamp was dropped from structure(); it gates
  'since'-filtered DISCOVER replies and is set on every config change, so
  losing it would silently stop discovery responses after a reboot. Added
  as "disc_mod".

Merge artifacts repaired
- Restored bblanchon/ArduinoJson to the native test env; a clean but wrong
  auto-merge at the lib_deps block boundary dropped it and broke all 19
  host test suites.
- Migrated the fork's WebConfig UITask screens off the removed
  DisplayDriver::Color enum to upstream's UIColor element types.
- Removed duplicate getCADEnabled() definitions in companion MyMesh.cpp
  and simple_sensor SensorMesh.cpp that both sides had added.
- Dropped memset(&_prefs, 0, ...) in the four example meshes; NodePrefs now
  has a vtable. guard gains an initializer that memset used to provide.

Other resolutions
- simple_room_server keeps both the fork's discover.* commands and
  upstream's new room.post.
- docs/payloads.md taken from upstream, undoing content earlier merges had
  reverted (Control data section, split login tables).

Verified: 273/273 host tests pass across native and native_kiss_modem;
Heltec v3 repeater, repeater_observer_mqtt, room_server_observer_mqtt,
sensor, and companion_radio_ble all build clean.

.github/workflows/build-companion-firmwares.yml

@@ -10,33 +10,8 @@ on:
       - 'companion-*'
 
 jobs:
-
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-
-      - name: Clone Repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-
-      - name: Setup Build Environment
-        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-build-environment
-
-      - name: Build Firmwares
-        env:
-          FIRMWARE_VERSION: ${{ env.GIT_TAG_VERSION }}
-        run: /usr/bin/env bash build.sh build-companion-firmwares
-
-      - name: Upload Workflow Artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
-        with:
-          name: companion-firmwares
-          path: out
-
-      - name: Create Release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v3
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
-        with:
-          name: Companion Firmware ${{ env.GIT_TAG_VERSION }}
-          body: ""
-          draft: true
-          files: out/*
+  build-companion-firmwares:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/firmware-builder.yml
+    with:
+      firmware_type: 'companion'
+      release_title_prefix: 'Companion Firmware'

.github/workflows/build-repeater-firmwares.yml

@@ -10,33 +10,8 @@ on:
       - 'repeater-*'
 
 jobs:
-
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-
-      - name: Clone Repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-
-      - name: Setup Build Environment
-        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-build-environment
-
-      - name: Build Firmwares
-        env:
-          FIRMWARE_VERSION: ${{ env.GIT_TAG_VERSION }}
-        run: /usr/bin/env bash build.sh build-repeater-firmwares
-
-      - name: Upload Workflow Artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
-        with:
-          name: repeater-firmwares
-          path: out
-
-      - name: Create Release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v3
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
-        with:
-          name: Repeater Firmware ${{ env.GIT_TAG_VERSION }}
-          body: ""
-          draft: true
-          files: out/*
+  build-repeater-firmwares:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/firmware-builder.yml
+    with:
+      firmware_type: 'repeater'
+      release_title_prefix: 'Repeater Firmware'

.github/workflows/build-room-server-firmwares.yml

@@ -10,33 +10,8 @@ on:
       - 'room-server-*'
 
 jobs:
-
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-
-      - name: Clone Repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-
-      - name: Setup Build Environment
-        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-build-environment
-
-      - name: Build Firmwares
-        env:
-          FIRMWARE_VERSION: ${{ env.GIT_TAG_VERSION }}
-        run: /usr/bin/env bash build.sh build-room-server-firmwares
-
-      - name: Upload Workflow Artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
-        with:
-          name: room-server-firmwares
-          path: out
-
-      - name: Create Release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v3
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
-        with:
-          name: Room Server Firmware ${{ env.GIT_TAG_VERSION }}
-          body: ""
-          draft: true
-          files: out/*
+  build-room-server-firmwares:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/firmware-builder.yml
+    with:
+      firmware_type: 'room-server'
+      release_title_prefix: 'Room Server Firmware'

.github/workflows/firmware-builder.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+name: Firmware Builder
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      firmware_type:
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      release_title_prefix:
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+jobs:
+
+  generate-build-matrix:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      targets: ${{ steps.get-build-targets.outputs.targets }}
+    steps:
+
+      - name: Clone Repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Setup Build Environment
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-build-environment
+
+      - name: Get Build Targets
+        id: get-build-targets
+        run: |
+          # get list of firmwares to build
+          TARGET_LIST=$(/usr/bin/env bash build.sh get-${{ inputs.firmware_type }}-firmwares-to-build)
+          
+          # convert targets separated by new line into a json array string
+          JSON_ARRAY=$(echo "$TARGET_LIST" | jq -R -s -c 'split("\n") | map(select(length > 0))')
+          
+          # use json array as targets result
+          echo "targets=$JSON_ARRAY" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+  build:
+    needs: generate-build-matrix
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    continue-on-error: true # don't fail entire build if one board fails to build
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        target: ${{ fromJson(needs.generate-build-matrix.outputs.targets) }}
+      fail-fast: false # don't cancel other builds if one board fails to build
+    steps:
+
+      - name: Clone Repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Setup Build Environment
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-build-environment
+
+      - name: Build Firmware
+        env:
+          FIRMWARE_VERSION: ${{ env.GIT_TAG_VERSION }}
+        run: /usr/bin/env bash build.sh build-firmware ${{ matrix.target }}
+
+      - name: Upload Workflow Artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: "${{ matrix.target }}"
+          path: out
+
+  create-release:
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') # only create release for tagged builds
+    steps:
+
+      - name: Clone Repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Setup Build Environment
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-build-environment
+
+      - name: Download All Artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
+        with:
+          merge-multiple: true
+          path: out
+
+      - name: Create Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v3
+        with:
+          name: "${{ inputs.release_title_prefix }} ${{ env.GIT_TAG_VERSION }}"
+          body: ""
+          draft: true
+          files: out/*

.github/workflows/run-unit-tests.yml

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           python3 -B scripts/check_arduinojson_pin.py
 
       - name: Run Unit Tests
-        run: pio test -e native -vv
+        run: pio test -e native -e native_kiss_modem -vv
 
       - name: Upload Test Results
         # Upload test results even if the test step failed.

.github/workflows/stale-bot.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+name: 'Run Stale Bot'
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '30 1 * * *' # daily at 1:30am
+  workflow_dispatch: {}
+
+permissions:
+  actions: write
+  issues: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  close-issues:
+    # only run on main repo, not forks
+    if: github.repository == 'meshcore-dev/MeshCore'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Close Stale Issues
+        uses: actions/stale@v10
+        with:
+          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          # auto close issues
+          days-before-issue-stale: 60
+          days-before-issue-close: 7
+          exempt-issue-labels: "keep-open"
+          stale-issue-label: "stale"
+          stale-issue-message: "This issue is stale because it has been open for 60 days with no activity. Remove the stale label or add a comment if this issue is still relevant, otherwise this issue will automatically close in 7 days."
+          close-issue-message: "This issue was closed because it has been inactive for 7 days since being marked as stale."
+          # don't auto close prs
+          days-before-pr-stale: -1
+          days-before-pr-close: -1
+