- Added new configuration options for path selection presets and proximity methods in config.ini.example, allowing users to customize routing behavior.
- Implemented a new database table for storing observed paths, enabling better tracking of paths from advertisements and messages.
- Updated MessageHandler to store complete paths in the observed_paths table, improving path validation and selection accuracy.
- Enhanced the PathCommand class to utilize new proximity and recency settings, optimizing repeater selection based on user-defined criteria.
- Improved web viewer functionality to display multiple paths for contacts, enhancing user experience and interaction with path data.
- Added a new mesh graph feature for improved path validation, allowing for enhanced routing accuracy.
- Introduced configuration options for recency decay half-life and graph-based validation settings in config.ini.example.
- Updated the PathCommand class to utilize graph-based selection methods, combining graph and geographic scores for better repeater selection.
- Implemented new methods in MessageHandler to update the mesh graph with advertisement paths and trace packet data.
- Created a new database table for mesh connections to support graph-based path validation.
- Enhanced web viewer integration to display mesh graph updates in real-time, improving user interaction and monitoring capabilities.
- Updated `send_dm` and `send_channel_message` methods to include an optional `command_id` for tracking message repeats.
- Integrated transmission tracking to record and manage repeat messages, improving message handling and response accuracy.
- Enhanced `capture_command` method in `BotIntegration` to store repeat information for better analysis in the web viewer.
- Added favicon support and improved web viewer templates to display repeat information effectively.
- Implemented JavaScript updates in the web viewer to handle command updates and display repeat counts dynamically.
- Implemented comprehensive light mode styles for various components in the web viewer, including modals, segment cards, and tables.
- Enhanced visual consistency by applying theme-based background and text colors across different UI elements.
- Updated styles for header and message content to ensure readability and aesthetic appeal in light mode.
- Updated `config.ini.example` to include a new option for additional hashtag channels to decode in the packet stream.
- Modified `BotDataViewer` to retrieve and display additional decode-only channels from the configuration.
- Improved packet handling in `message_handler.py` to capture full packet data for web viewer integration.
- Enhanced the web viewer's JavaScript to support detailed packet analysis and display, including color-coded hex breakdowns and improved user interface elements.
- Added new styles and scripts to the web viewer templates for better visual representation of packet data and improved user experience.
- Updated MessageHandler to extract and store path information from packet_info and routing_info, improving data tracking.
- Added a new API endpoint in the web viewer for decoding path hex strings to repeater names.
- Enhanced the contacts template to display path information with tooltips, improving user experience.
- Implemented tooltip functionality for path data in the web viewer, allowing users to view detailed repeater information on hover.
- Added configuration options for companion contact purging, including thresholds for inactivity based on direct messages and advertisements.
- Enhanced the RepeaterManager to support automatic purging of companions when contact limits are exceeded.
- Updated PathCommand to utilize configurable recency/proximity weighting for improved path routing decisions.
- Introduced new commands for purging companions and updated existing commands to handle companion purging logic.
- Added API endpoint for manual geocoding of contacts and improved web viewer functionality for geocoding contacts.
- Added a new 'daily_stats' table for tracking daily advertisement statistics.
- Implemented methods to track daily advertisement counts and retrieve statistics over specified date ranges.
- Updated existing advertisement tracking logic to utilize the new daily statistics.
- Modified web viewer to display advertisement metrics using the new daily tracking data.
- Improved path command logic to prioritize database queries over API cache for path decoding.
- Updated routes in 'app.py' to reflect the new contacts template.
- Enhanced 'sports_command.py' adding support for additional Portland teams
- Improved game data fetching logic to check multiple dates for recent and upcoming games.
- Add Flask + Flask-SocketIO web viewer with dashboard (modules/web_viewer/app.py and related)
- Add web viewer templates: index, realtime, tracking (contacts), cache, purging, stats (modules/web_viewer/templates/)
- Add integration hooks and utility functions for web viewer (modules/web_viewer/integration.py, modules/utils.py)
- Add command to launch web viewer from bot CLI (modules/commands/webviewer_command.py)
- Update .gitignore: ignore db/log files, test scripts, and web viewer artifacts
- Add restart_viewer.sh helper script for standalone web viewer restart/troubleshooting
- Add guidance and documentation for modern viewer in WEB_VIEWER.md and docs/
- Various code structure and import improvements to core bot and command modules to support integration
- Add ACL support for sensitive commands
- Example config updates
Benefits:
- Decouples monitoring/UI from bot core process
- Enables real-time browser dashboard and unified contact/repeater tracking
- Easier integration, dev, and troubleshooting