- Prefix command now falls back to local SQLite database when API is unavailable
- Queries repeater_contacts table for repeaters matching prefix pattern
- Uses public_key LIKE 'prefix%' to find repeaters by first two characters
- Only returns active repeaters (is_active = 1)
- Adds device type indicators: (Repeater) or (Room Server)
- Response indicates data source: 'API cache' vs 'local database (offline mode)'
- Updated help text to mention database fallback capability
- Tested with sample data: correctly finds repeaters by prefix
- Provides offline functionality when API is down or network unavailable
- Maintains API-first approach with intelligent fallback
- Add timezone configuration to config.ini and config.ini.example
- Update hello_command.py to use configured timezone for time-appropriate greetings
- Add pytz dependency to requirements.txt
- Support standard timezone names (America/New_York, Europe/London, etc.)
- Fallback to system timezone if configured timezone is invalid or empty
- Update core.py create_default_config to include timezone setting
- Time-appropriate greetings now work correctly across different timezones
- Move meshcore_protocol.py to docs/local/ as it's not used by current bot
- Remove from git tracking (file was not referenced by any modules)
- Update README.md to remove protocol troubleshooting reference
- File preserved for potential future reference or development
- Current bot uses official meshcore library instead of custom protocol
- Remove bot_cli.py as it was incompatible with current architecture
- CLI was trying to call non-existent methods on MeshCoreBot class
- Add bot_cli.py to .gitignore to prevent future commits
- Update README.md to remove CLI references
- Bot management can be done through config.ini file editing
- Convert send_scheduled_message to synchronous wrapper for schedule library
- Add _send_scheduled_message_async for actual async implementation
- Handle event loop creation in scheduler thread
- Fixes RuntimeWarning: coroutine was never awaited
- Move entire tests/ directory to docs/local/tests/
- Remove all test files from git tracking (20 files removed)
- Add tests/ to .gitignore to prevent future commits of test files
- Tests are development/experimental code not needed for public repository
- Repository is now cleaner and more focused on production code
- Move MODULAR_STRUCTURE.md, RACE_CONDITION_FIX.md, and REPEATER_MANAGEMENT.md to docs/local/
- Remove these files from git tracking (they were internal development notes)
- Add docs/local/ to .gitignore to prevent future commits of internal docs
- Keep only README.md as the public documentation in the repository
- Remove promotional language and focus on technical details
- Update configuration examples to match actual config.ini structure
- Add accurate list of available commands
- Include proper template variables for keyword responses
- Add architecture section explaining plugin system
- Simplify installation and usage instructions
- Remove outdated protocol examples and focus on current functionality
- Add proper attribution to MeshLink bot by K7MHI Kelly Keeton
- Move n2yo_api_key and airnow_api_key from [Solar_Config] to [External_Data]
- Update code references to use [External_Data] section instead of [Solar_Config]
- Update config.ini.example to match the new organization
- Improve error message to specify the correct config section
- This provides better organization with all external API keys in one place
- Remove all Python bytecode cache files from git tracking
- These files are automatically generated and should not be committed
- __pycache__/ is already properly excluded in .gitignore
- This cleans up the repository and follows Python best practices
- Suppress raw JSON output from meshcore-cli commands during channel fetching
- Make channel logging more concise - only show channel names instead of full data structures
- Redirect stdout temporarily to /dev/null during next_cmd calls to prevent verbose output
- This eliminates the duplicate channel information that was being printed twice
- Remove problematic debug and log command attempts that cause 'Unknown command' errors
- Replace remaining print statement in meshcore_protocol.py with proper logging
- Add explanatory comment about debug mode availability
- This eliminates the ERROR messages seen in the logs during startup
- Replace next_cmd approach with direct meshcore.commands.send_advert(flood=True)
- Add 2-second delay before sending startup advert to ensure connection is established
- Simplify error handling since send_advert() is more reliable
- Apply same fix to manual advert command for consistency
- This should resolve the issue where flood adverts weren't being sent on startup
- Convert debug print statements in meshcore_protocol.py to proper logging
- Add comment explaining print statement in core.py (used during initialization)
- All debug/error messages now use logger instead of print
- Maintains existing logging infrastructure and patterns
- Improves production readiness and debugging capabilities
- Add mctomqtt.py to .gitignore (development utility)
- Add *.db pattern to .gitignore for database files
- Remove mctomqtt.py from git tracking
- Remove meshcore_bot.log from git tracking
- Remove repeater_contacts.db from git tracking
These files should not be committed as they contain:
- Development utilities (mctomqtt.py)
- Runtime logs (meshcore_bot.log)
- User-specific database files (*.db)
- Remove config.ini from git tracking (already in .gitignore)
- Update config.ini.example with production-ready defaults
- Add missing configuration sections (RF correlation, Weather, Solar_Config)
- Remove API keys and personal information from example
- Set appropriate log levels for production (INFO instead of DEBUG)
- Include all available commands in help text
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