Replaces the blind 60-second refresh with a smart polling system that only updates the UI when new messages actually arrive.
Key improvements:
- Lightweight update checks every 10 seconds (vs full refresh every 60s)
- Chat view refreshes only when new messages appear on active channel
- Notification bell with global unread count across all channels
- Per-channel unread badges in channel selector (e.g., "Malopolska (3)")
- Last-seen timestamp tracking per channel with localStorage persistence
- Bell ring animation when new messages arrive
Backend changes:
- New /api/messages/updates endpoint for efficient update polling
- Returns per-channel update status and unread counts
Frontend changes:
- Smart auto-refresh mechanism with conditional UI updates
- Unread message tracking system with localStorage
- Notification bell UI component with badge
- Channel selector badges for unread messages
- CSS animations for bell ring effect
This dramatically reduces network traffic and server load while providing better UX through instant notifications about activity on other channels.
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Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Implemented 200-character limit for messages due to LoRa/MeshCore constraints:
- Added maxlength=200 to textarea
- Added live character counter (0 / 200)
- Visual warnings: orange at 75%, red at 90%
- Counter updates on input, reply, and send
- Backend validation with descriptive error message
- Added technotes/limity.md documentation about MeshCore limits
Based on MeshCore LoRa payload constraints (~180-200 bytes safe limit).
This prevents message fragmentation and improves transmission reliability.
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Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Moved Dockerfile and docker-compose.yml from docker/ to root directory for simpler workflow.
This allows running 'docker compose up' directly without -f flag.
Changes:
- Moved docker/Dockerfile -> Dockerfile
- Moved docker/docker-compose.yml -> docker-compose.yml
- Updated docker-compose.yml context and env_file paths
- Updated README.md with simplified Docker commands
- Updated CLAUDE_CODE_PROMPT.md project structure
- Moved .claude/instructions.md to root (from technotes/)
- Updated all documentation to reflect new structure
Now deployment is simpler:
docker compose up -d --build
instead of:
docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml up -d --build
