- Introduced `[Earthquake_Service]` section in `config.ini.example` to enable earthquake alerts with customizable parameters such as polling interval, time window, and minimum magnitude.
- Updated `service-plugins.md` to include documentation for the new Earthquake Service, detailing its functionality and default settings.
- Updated packet logging to indicate whether packets are captured or skipped based on filtering criteria.
- Modified the `publish_packet_mqtt` method to return additional metrics, including a flag for packets skipped due to type filtering.
- Improved clarity in logging and metrics to aid in diagnosing packet handling behavior.
- Introduced new configuration options for specifying packet types to upload in `config.ini.example`.
- Enhanced `PacketCaptureService` to parse and apply these settings, allowing for selective packet type uploads based on user-defined criteria.
- Improved logging to provide feedback when packets are skipped due to type filtering.
- Updated logging setup to use default values when the [Logging] section is missing, ensuring consistent behavior.
- Improved handling of colored output and log file configuration based on the presence of the [Logging] section across multiple modules.
- Refactored related code in core and service plugins for better clarity and maintainability.
- Updated the logging level for captured packets to DEBUG to reduce verbosity in service lifecycle logs.
- Maintained detailed packet information output for debugging purposes while ensuring INFO level is reserved for lifecycle events.
- Added a new configuration option for service restart backoff timing in config.ini.example.
- Enhanced the MeshCoreBot class to track service health and manage restarts for unhealthy services.
- Introduced a new method for service health checks in the BaseServicePlugin class, allowing for custom health validation in subclasses.
- Updated the PacketCaptureService to include specific health check logic based on connection status.
- Introduced a QueuedMessage dataclass to manage messages queued for posting to Discord.
- Added a background task to process message queues, handling rate limits and retries.
- Updated message posting methods to support queuing and retry logic, ensuring robust message delivery.
- Implemented proactive rate limiting to prevent exceeding Discord's message limits.
- Added deep copy of event payloads in multiple modules to avoid segmentation faults when events are freed.
- Updated the handling of payloads in ChannelManager, MessageHandler, DiscordBridgeService, MapUploaderService, and PacketCaptureService to ensure safe access to event data.
- Enhanced logging for cases where payloads are missing, improving error handling and debugging capabilities.
- Introduced a new section in `config.ini.example` for the Discord bridge service, including options for enabling the service and configuring avatar styles and channel mappings.
- Updated `README.md` to document the new Discord bridge service and its integration, enhancing the overall service plugin section with relevant details.
- Improved the link extraction logic to prioritize HTML links over CAP XML links, ensuring more user-friendly URLs are used.
- Added a new method to convert CAP XML URLs to a more readable API format, accommodating changes in the NWS alerts webpage.
- Enhanced fallback mechanisms for link retrieval to ensure reliable access to alert information.
- Introduced a mechanism to utilize the main event loop for scheduling coroutines, preventing deadlocks when the main loop is running.
- Updated the JWT renewal interval to 12 hours, with tokens now valid for 24 hours, improving token management.
- Refactored various async function calls in the MessageScheduler, WeatherService, and PacketCaptureService to ensure consistent event loop usage.
- Improved error handling and logging for scheduled tasks, enhancing robustness and maintainability.
- Simplified logger handler setup to prevent duplicates by checking if handlers already exist.
- Introduced a new method to check for MQTT availability, improving error logging when MQTT support is not available.
- Enhanced MQTT connection handling to streamline the connection process and improve logging clarity.
- Simplified database connection management by using context managers to ensure connections are properly closed.
- Enhanced error handling during MQTT client disconnection in packet capture service, logging specific exceptions.
- Updated message handling in MessageHandler to capture command data for web viewer integration, improving response tracking.
- 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
- Updated connection and reconnection logic in PacketCaptureService to use asyncio's run_in_executor, preventing blocking of the event loop during MQTT operations.
- Enhanced WeatherService to implement non-blocking connection and subscription handling, ensuring smoother operation and improved error logging for connection failures.
- Added configuration sections for joke and dadjoke commands in config.ini.example, allowing channel restrictions for command usage.
- Updated BaseCommand to derive configuration section names for commands, improving consistency in command management.
- Implemented channel access checks in can_execute methods for JokeCommand and DadJokeCommand to ensure commands are only executed in allowed channels.
- Improved error logging in FeedManager and MessageScheduler to include database path information for better debugging.
- Updated WxCommand to better handle period identification for tomorrow's weather, ensuring accurate retrieval of daytime and nighttime periods based on current conditions.
- Added a cleanup mechanism in MapUploaderService to manage memory usage by periodically removing old entries from seen_adverts, preventing unbounded growth and improving performance.
- Optimized packet capture service to utilize indexed lookups for faster data retrieval and ensure fallback mechanisms for backward compatibility.
- Clarified comments in config.ini.example and map_uploader_service.py to specify that adverts with any coordinate exactly 0.0 are considered invalid and will be skipped during uploads. This enhances understanding of the coordinate validation logic in the map uploader service.
- Introduced a new [MapUploader] section in config.ini.example to configure the map uploader service, including options for enabling the service, API endpoint, private key path, re-upload interval, and verbose logging.
- Updated requirements.txt to include cryptography and pynacl packages for enhanced security features in the map uploader service.
- Introduced a new service plugin architecture in core.py to manage multiple services, including the packet capture service.
- Updated the configuration file (config.ini.example) to include a new [Weather_Service] section for enabling weather forecasts and alerts, along with relevant settings.
- Enhanced the base service plugin class to support optional configuration section names and service descriptions for better metadata management.
- Improved the packet capture service with explicit configuration section and description for clarity.
- Introduced a new [PacketCapture] section in config.ini.example to enable packet capture service with options for output file, verbosity, and MQTT configuration.
- Updated core.py to initialize and manage the packet capture service, including starting and stopping the service during bot operation.
- Enhanced DiceCommand to support mixed dice notation and added functionality for decade dice rolls, improving user experience for tabletop gaming commands.
- Updated translations to reflect new dice command usage and descriptions, ensuring clarity for users.
