- Make MeshCoreBot.stop idempotent; remove duplicate stop from start().
- Avoid web viewer restart during shutdown; gate main-loop restarts.
- Fix packet capture MQTT callbacks to log each broker’s host.
- Only shutdown APScheduler when running; silence double-shutdown noise.
- Add regression tests in tests/test_shutdown_reliability.py.
- Updated `config.ini.example` to clarify password requirements for web viewer authentication, emphasizing the need for a password when binding to non-loopback interfaces.
- Introduced a new function `normalized_web_viewer_password` in `integration.py` to standardize password retrieval and validation, handling various empty and null placeholder cases.
- Enhanced error logging in `core.py` to use `logger.error` for web viewer integration failures, improving visibility of issues.
- Modified `app.py` to utilize the new password normalization function, ensuring consistent password handling across the application.
- Added tests in `test_web_viewer_integration.py` to validate password normalization and error logging behavior when the web viewer is configured without a password.
- Added a regex pattern to validate SQLite column definitions, preventing SQL injection in the _add_column() function.
- Introduced a new validation function to ensure safe column definitions are used.
- Updated repeater_manager.py to use list() for iterating over contacts, ensuring compatibility with potential changes in the underlying data structure.
- Enhanced error handling in the MessageScheduler for better debugging during scheduler shutdown and message sending.
These changes improve the security and reliability of database operations and enhance the robustness of the repeater management system.
- Updated TODO.md with the latest status and coverage metrics.
- Added date and datetime adapters for SQLite in db_manager.py to improve date handling.
- Refactored repeater_manager.py to ensure atomic database operations within transactions, enhancing data integrity.
- Implemented CSRF protection and security headers in web_viewer/app.py to safeguard against cross-origin requests and improve response security.
- Enforced authentication for non-loopback interface binding in web_viewer/integration.py to prevent unauthorized access.
These changes enhance the overall security, reliability, and maintainability of the application.
- Added `_apply_sqlite_pragmas` method in `DBManager` to configure SQLite connection settings such as foreign keys, busy timeout, and journal mode.
- Updated `connection` methods in `DBManager` and `BotDataViewer` to utilize the new pragma settings.
- Introduced validation functions in `db_migrations.py` to ensure proper identifier formats and table existence checks.
- Created new migration functions for managing `packet_stream` and repeater-related tables, ensuring they are created and indexed correctly.
- Removed redundant table initialization code from `RepeaterManager` and `BotDataViewer`, relying on migrations for table setup.
- Enhanced tests to verify the creation of repeater tables and indexes during migrations.
Auth (BUG-001):
- Optional password via web_viewer_password in [Web_Viewer]; /login and
/logout; Flask session guard on all routes and SocketIO handlers
Contact management and export:
- Star contacts of any type; purge-preview + purge inactive contacts
- GET /api/export/contacts and /api/export/paths: CSV/JSON with time-range
Config tab and maintenance:
- /config page: SMTP, log rotation, DB backup settings in bot_metadata
- Nightly email digest (uptime, contacts, DB size, log errors); SMTP
timeout=30s; pre-rotation log attachment hook
- GET /api/maintenance/status: Maintenance Status card
DB backup, restore, and purge:
- POST /api/maintenance/backup_now; GET /api/maintenance/list_backups;
POST /api/maintenance/restore (SQLite magic-byte validation)
- POST /api/maintenance/purge: remove rows older than threshold
- Scheduled backups: daily/weekly/manual with retention pruning
- Config save validates db_backup_dir exists; 400 on missing path
Live streaming and realtime monitoring:
- Live Activity panel: colour-coded SocketIO feed with pause/clear
- capture_channel_message() feeds packet_stream; message_data event
- /realtime page: three independent stream panels; [#channel] prefix
- /logs page: subscribe_logs/log_line; log-tail thread; level colouring
- History replay: last 50/50/200 items on connect
- Werkzeug 3.1 WebSocket fix: _apply_werkzeug_websocket_fix()
- BUG-029: db_path resolved via config_base = Path(config_path).parent;
stored as self._config_base; dead _get_db_path() removed
Scroll/filter controls and connected agents:
- Scroll-to-top/bottom on Live Activity and all realtime panels
- Type-filter checkboxes (Packets/Commands/Messages) with applyFilters()
- GET /api/connected_clients: agent count clickable; Bootstrap modal
- Replaced direct SQLite connection calls with a context manager in various modules to ensure proper resource management and prevent file descriptor leaks.
- Introduced a new `connection` method in `DBManager` to standardize connection handling.
- Updated all relevant database interactions in modules such as `feed_manager`, `scheduler`, `commands`, and others to utilize the new connection method.
- Improved code readability and maintainability by consolidating connection logic.
- Introduced a new `[Data_Retention]` section in `config.ini.example` to manage retention periods for various database tables, including packet stream, daily stats, and observed paths.
- Updated `mkdocs.yml` and `configuration.md` to include documentation for the new data retention settings.
- Implemented data retention cleanup methods in `mesh_graph.py`, `repeater_manager.py`, and `scheduler.py` to enforce retention policies automatically.
- Enhanced the web viewer's data cleanup logic to utilize the new retention settings, ensuring efficient database management.
- Updated SQLite connection timeout from 30 seconds to 60 seconds across multiple methods to reduce lock contention.
- Enabled Write-Ahead Logging (WAL) mode for better concurrent access between the bot and web viewer.
- Refactored packet insertion logic to include retry mechanism for handling locked database scenarios.
- Added a new FAQ section addressing common issues when moving a database to a new install, including schema mismatches, stale operations, and timeout errors.
- Updated error logging in `feed_manager.py` and `scheduler.py` to use `logger.exception` for better traceback visibility during message queue and channel operation errors.
- Improved command help text generation in `command_manager.py` to ensure proper formatting and context filtering based on message length.
- Enhanced command availability checks in `cmd_command.py` and `help_command.py` to respect channel-specific overrides and improve user experience.
- Introduced a circuit breaker mechanism to manage consecutive connection failures when sending updates to the web viewer, preventing log flooding during outages.
- Added methods to track send attempts and determine when to skip sending based on the circuit breaker state.
- Updated logging to provide feedback on circuit status and failures, improving troubleshooting capabilities.
- Refined message handling to ensure efficient communication with the web viewer, reducing unnecessary requests during downtime.
- Changed the return type of the `db_path` method in the `BotIntegration` class from a Path object to a string, ensuring consistent data type handling for database paths.
- Updated the configuration handling for the web viewer to use the [Bot] db_path when [Web_Viewer] db_path is unset, ensuring consistent database access.
- Added warnings in the logging to notify users when the web viewer database path differs from the bot database path, guiding them to configure it correctly.
- Refactored database path resolution logic across multiple modules for better maintainability and clarity.
- Added error handling in the template context processor to ensure templates render without raising exceptions, logging any failures.
- Enhanced the configuration path resolution to support relative paths when starting the web viewer as a subprocess, improving flexibility.
- Implemented logging for unhandled exceptions in Flask routes to aid in debugging and provide clearer error reporting.
- Changed the default database path in config.ini.example and related files from 'bot_data.db' to 'meshcore_bot.db' for consistency across modules.
- Adjusted final hop proximity scoring parameters in config.ini.example to reflect updated distance normalization and thresholds, enhancing scoring accuracy for LoRa networks.
- Updated documentation to clarify the shared database usage between the bot and web viewer.
- 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.
- 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.
- Enhanced error logging to include stack traces for better debugging.
- Optimized the cleanup of old packet stream data by implementing smaller batch deletions to reduce lock contention.
- Adjusted database connection settings for improved concurrency and added handling for database busy errors.
- Removed periodic cleanup from BotIntegration, delegating this responsibility to the web viewer subprocess to avoid contention.
- Replaced the validate_safe_path function with a new resolve_path utility to simplify database path resolution in BotDataViewer, BotIntegration, and MapUploaderService.
- Updated the logic to ensure that both relative and absolute paths are handled correctly, enhancing the robustness of database connections.
- Improved code readability and maintainability by centralizing path resolution logic.
- Centralized placeholder handling in utils instead of individual function handlers
- Added db_path configuration options in config.ini.example for both the main bot and web viewer
- Updated BotDataViewer and BotIntegration classes to retrieve the database path from the new Web_Viewer section
- Set a timeout of 30 seconds for SQLite connections in MessageScheduler and BotIntegration to improve reliability.
- Added validation for the database path in BotIntegration, ensuring it is safe and relative to the bot root, enhancing robustness.
- Introduced a bot_root attribute in BotDataViewer for path validation.
- Added validation for the database path using the validate_safe_path function to ensure paths are safe and relative to the bot root.
- Enhanced error handling to log warnings when invalid paths are detected, defaulting to 'bot_data.db' if necessary.
- This change improves the robustness of database connections across the application.
- 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
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