index correction

README.md

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ ____________________________________________________
 
 # Timeline (Versions):
 
-- 2025-10-11 User defined NTP server added.
+- 2025-10-11 User defined NTP server and send beacon over MQTT added.
 - 2025-10-10 Changed Wiki into a pdf manual.
 - 2025-09-26 Heltec Wireless Bridge support added.
 - 2025-09-09 MQTT added (pub+sub), Status defined by Op now and many fixes more.

data/igate_conf.json

@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@
         "topic": "",
         "username": "",
         "password": "",
-        "port": 1883
+        "port": 1883,
+        "beaconOverMqtt": false
     },
     "ota": {
         "username": "",

data_embed/index.html

@@ -1641,6 +1641,21 @@
                                             Default is <strong>1883</strong>
                                         </div>
                                     </div>
+                                    <div class="col-12 mt-3">
+                                        <div class="form-check form-switch">
+                                            <input
+                                                type="checkbox"
+                                                name="mqtt.beaconOverMqtt"
+                                                id="mqtt.beaconOverMqtt"
+                                                class="form-check-input"
+                                            />
+                                            <label
+                                                for="mqtt.beaconOverMqtt"
+                                                class="form-label"
+                                                >Send iGate Beacon to MQTT</label
+                                            >
+                                        </div>
+                                    </div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
                         </div>

data_embed/script.js

@@ -207,12 +207,14 @@ function loadSettings(settings) {
     document.getElementById("mqtt.username").value                      = settings.mqtt.username;
     document.getElementById("mqtt.password").value                      = settings.mqtt.password;
     document.getElementById("mqtt.port").value                          = settings.mqtt.port;
-    MqttCheckbox.checked    = settings.mqtt.active;
-    MqttServer.disabled     = !MqttCheckbox.check;
-    MqttTopic.disabled      = !MqttCheckbox.check;
-    MqttUsername.disabled   = !MqttCheckbox.check;
-    MqttPassword.disabled   = !MqttCheckbox.check;
-    MqttPort.disabled       = !MqttCheckbox.check;
+    document.getElementById("mqtt.beaconOverMqtt").value                = settings.mqtt.beaconOverMqtt;
+    MqttCheckbox.checked        = settings.mqtt.active;
+    MqttServer.disabled         = !MqttCheckbox.check;
+    MqttTopic.disabled          = !MqttCheckbox.check;
+    MqttUsername.disabled       = !MqttCheckbox.check;
+    MqttPassword.disabled       = !MqttCheckbox.check;
+    MqttPort.disabled           = !MqttCheckbox.check;
+    MqttBeaconOverMqtt.disabled = !MqttCheckbox.check;
 
     // Reboot
     document.getElementById("other.rebootMode").checked                 = settings.other.rebootMode;
@@ -380,12 +382,14 @@ const MqttTopic                 = document.querySelector('input[name="mqtt.topic
 const MqttUsername              = document.querySelector('input[name="mqtt.username"]');
 const MqttPassword              = document.querySelector('input[name="mqtt.password"]');
 const MqttPort                  = document.querySelector('input[name="mqtt.port"]');
+const MqttBeaconOverMqtt        = document.querySelector('input[name="mqtt.beaconOverMqtt"]');
 MqttCheckbox.addEventListener("change", function () {
     MqttServer.disabled         = !this.checked;
     MqttTopic.disabled          = !this.checked;
     MqttUsername.disabled       = !this.checked;
     MqttPassword.disabled       = !this.checked;
     MqttPort.disabled           = !this.checked;
+    MqttBeaconOverMqtt.disabled = !this.checked;
 });
 
 // Reboot Switches

include/configuration.h

@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ public:
     String  username;
     String  password;
     int     port;
+    bool    beaconOverMqtt;
 };
 
 class Configuration {

src/configuration.cpp

@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ bool Configuration::writeFile() {
         data["mqtt"]["username"]                    = mqtt.username;
         data["mqtt"]["password"]                    = mqtt.password;
         data["mqtt"]["port"]                        = mqtt.port;
+        data["mqtt"]["beaconOverMqtt"]              = mqtt.beaconOverMqtt;
 
         data["ota"]["username"]                     = ota.username;
         data["ota"]["password"]                     = ota.password;
@@ -323,13 +324,15 @@ bool Configuration::readFile() {
             !data["mqtt"].containsKey("topic") ||
             !data["mqtt"].containsKey("username") ||
             !data["mqtt"].containsKey("password") ||
-            !data["mqtt"].containsKey("port")) needsRewrite = true;
+            !data["mqtt"].containsKey("port") ||
+            !data["mqtt"].containsKey("beaconOverMqtt")) needsRewrite = true;
         mqtt.active                     = data["mqtt"]["active"] | false;
         mqtt.server                     = data["mqtt"]["server"] | "";
         mqtt.topic                      = data["mqtt"]["topic"] | "aprs-igate";
         mqtt.username                   = data["mqtt"]["username"] | "";
         mqtt.password                   = data["mqtt"]["password"] | "";
         mqtt.port                       = data["mqtt"]["port"] | 1883;
+        mqtt.beaconOverMqtt             = data["mqtt"]["beaconOverMqtt"] | false;
         
         if (!data["ota"].containsKey("username") ||
             !data["ota"].containsKey("password")) needsRewrite = true;
@@ -476,6 +479,7 @@ void Configuration::setDefaultValues() {
     mqtt.username                   = "";
     mqtt.password                   = "";
     mqtt.port                       = 1883;
+    mqtt.beaconOverMqtt             = false;
 
     ota.username                    = "";
     ota.password                    = "";

src/web_utils.cpp

@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ namespace WEB_Utils {
             Config.mqtt.username            = getParamStringSafe("mqtt.username", Config.mqtt.username);
             Config.mqtt.password            = getParamStringSafe("mqtt.password", Config.mqtt.password);
             Config.mqtt.port                = getParamIntSafe("mqtt.port", Config.mqtt.port);
+            Config.mqtt.beaconOverMqtt      = request->hasParam("mqtt.beaconOverMqtt", true);
         }