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Kpa-clawbot a7ad2be142 fix(observers): show "Last updated" timestamp on aggregate header (closes #1562) (#1563)
Closes #1562. Follow-up to #1551 and #1552.

## Problem

On CDN-fronted deployments (e.g. meshcore.meshat.se), the observers page
header rendered totals computed entirely client-side from a
possibly-stale `/api/observers` response. Operators saw e.g. `0 Online /
43 Stale / 37 Offline` while a cache-busted request returned `44 Online
/ 0 Stale / 36 Offline` — the aggregate row was the first thing they
looked at to assess mesh health, so wrong numbers meant wrong actions.

#1551 added `Cache-Control: no-store` on `/api/*` responses, but the
client also has its own in-memory cache (`api(path, { ttl })`), and
there was no UI signal at all that the rendered counts could be stale.

## Fix scope (Option 3 + light Option 2)

Per the issue's three options, this PR implements **Option 3**
(timestamp label) and a light **Option 2** (manual-refresh button
bypasses client cache). Option 1 (a new server-side
`/api/observers/summary` endpoint) is **deferred** as a follow-up — it's
the most correct fix, but a bigger lift than what's needed to stop
operators from acting on silently-wrong numbers.

## Changes

- **`public/observers.js`**
- New `window.ObserversSummary` pure helper exposing
`computeCounts(observers)` and `renderHeader(counts, fetchedAt)`. Pure
functions = easy to unit test.
- Track `_fetchedAt` (ms) on each successful `loadObservers()` response.
- `render()` delegates header HTML to
`ObserversSummary.renderHeader(counts, fetchedAt)`. Existing aggregate
display (`Online / Stale / Offline / Total`) is preserved exactly — the
only visible additions are the "Last updated: Xs ago" label and a
warning class when the timestamp is >60s old.
- Manual refresh button now passes `{ bust: true }` to `api()` so the
operator can force a fresh fetch when they suspect staleness.
- **`public/style.css`**
- New `.obs-updated` and `.obs-updated-stale` rules using existing
`--text-muted` / `--warning` CSS variables (no new colors).
- **`test-issue-1562-observers-summary.js`** +
**`.github/workflows/deploy.yml`**
- Unit tests for `computeCounts` (mixed ages → 1/1/1 + total),
`renderHeader` (label presence + stale-warning class), plus DOM-grep
checks that observers.js still tracks `_fetchedAt` and bypasses the
cache on manual refresh.

## TDD

Red commit asserts `ObserversSummary` doesn't exist / no `_fetchedAt`
tracking / no `obs-updated-stale` CSS → fails. Green commit adds the
implementation → passes.

## What this PR does NOT touch

- **Observer health thresholds** — owned by #1552, untouched here.
- **`healthStatus()` per-row classification** — untouched. The same
function still gates per-row colors AND aggregate counts; the fix is
about freshness visibility, not classification logic.
- **No new server endpoint** — Option 1 deferred. Will file a follow-up
if anyone wants that tracked.

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Co-authored-by: openclaw-bot <bot@openclaw.local>
Co-authored-by: mc-bot <bot@meshcore.local>
2026-06-04 08:30:06 -07:00
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