Critical fixes based on user feedback:
1. **Remove auto-recv polling (30s interval)**
- Polling with 'recv' doesn't fetch NEW messages, only reads from .msgs
- Wasteful - creates unnecessary command traffic
2. **Add msg_subscribe for real-time message reception**
- meshcli's msg_subscribe enables automatic message events
- Messages arrive via EventType.CHANNEL_MSG_RECV events
- No polling needed - truly asynchronous
3. **Make TZ configurable via .env instead of hardcoded**
- Changed docker-compose.yml: TZ=${TZ:-UTC}
- Added TZ=Europe/Warsaw to .env.example
- Users can now set their own timezone
4. **Remove unused shlex import**
- Not needed after switching to manual double-quote wrapping
Technical details:
- msg_subscribe sends subscription command to meshcli at init
- meshcli then emits events when messages arrive
- Events trigger TTY errors (harmless - meshcli tries to print_above)
- Messages are still saved to .msgs file by meshcli core
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CRITICAL FIX: Messages stopped arriving after switching to persistent session.
Root cause: meshcli in interactive mode (Popen stdin/stdout) doesn't receive
messages automatically - requires explicit 'recv' command.
Changes:
- Add auto_recv_thread that calls 'recv' every 30 seconds in background
- This ensures continuous message synchronization without breaking /cli
- Messages are saved to .msgs file by meshcli as usual
- Add TZ=Europe/Warsaw to both containers for correct timestamps in logs
Technical details:
- auto-recv runs in separate thread via command queue (no blocking)
- First recv after 5s delay (let session initialize)
- Uses execute_command() internally, so respects command serialization
- Thread stops gracefully on shutdown_flag
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Major refactor of meshcore-bridge to maintain a single long-lived meshcli
process instead of spawning new processes per request.
Changes:
- Add MeshCLISession class managing persistent subprocess.Popen session
- Implement thread-safe command queue with event-based synchronization
- Add stdout/stderr reader threads with JSON advert detection
- Log adverts automatically to {device_name}.adverts.jsonl with timestamp
- Add end-of-response markers (echo "___END_{cmd_id}___") for multiplexing
- Implement watchdog thread for auto-restart on meshcli crash
- Update /cli endpoint to delegate commands through persistent session
- Add MC_CONFIG_DIR and MC_DEVICE_NAME env vars to docker-compose.yml
Architecture benefits:
- No more USB port conflicts between concurrent requests
- Continuous advert logging without breaking /cli compatibility
- Better error recovery with automatic session restart
- Reduced overhead from process spawning
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BREAKING CHANGE: Switched from single-container to multi-container setup
This commit introduces a meshcore-bridge service that isolates USB device
access from the main application, resolving persistent USB timeout and
deadlock issues in Docker + VM environments.
Changes:
- Add meshcore-bridge/ - Lightweight HTTP API wrapper for meshcli
- Flask server exposes /cli endpoint (port 5001, internal only)
- Exclusive USB device access via --device flag
- Health check endpoint at /health
- Refactor app/meshcore/cli.py
- Replace subprocess calls with HTTP requests to bridge
- Add requests library dependency
- Better error handling for bridge communication
- Update docker-compose.yml
- Define meshcore-bridge and mc-webui services
- Create meshcore-net Docker network
- Add depends_on with health check condition
- Bridge gets USB device, main app uses HTTP only
- Modify Dockerfile
- Remove meshcore-cli installation from main app
- Lighter image without gcc dependencies
- Update config.py
- Add MC_BRIDGE_URL environment variable
- Remove meshcli_command property (no longer needed)
- Update documentation (README.md, .claude/instructions.md)
- Document 2-container architecture
- Add troubleshooting section for bridge
- Update prerequisites (no host meshcore-cli needed)
- Add architecture diagram in project structure
Benefits:
✅ Solves USB device locking after container restarts
✅ Restartable main app without USB reset
✅ Better separation of concerns
✅ Easier debugging (isolated meshcli logs)
✅ No manual USB recovery scripts needed
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Implements automatic daily archiving of messages to improve performance
and enable browsing historical chat by date.
Backend changes:
- Add APScheduler for daily archiving at midnight (00:00 UTC)
- Create app/archiver/manager.py with archive logic and scheduler
- Extend parser.py to read from archive files and filter by days
- Add archive configuration to config.py (MC_ARCHIVE_*)
API changes:
- Extend GET /api/messages with archive_date and days parameters
- Add GET /api/archives endpoint to list available archives
- Add POST /api/archive/trigger for manual archiving
Frontend changes:
- Add date selector dropdown in navbar for archive browsing
- Implement archive list loading and date selection
- Update formatTime() to show full dates in archive view
- Live view now shows only last 7 days (configurable)
Docker & Config:
- Add archive volume mount in docker-compose.yml
- Add MC_ARCHIVE_DIR, MC_ARCHIVE_ENABLED, MC_ARCHIVE_RETENTION_DAYS env vars
- Update .env.example with archive configuration section
Documentation:
- Update README.md with archive feature and usage instructions
- Update .claude/instructions.md with archive endpoints
Key features:
- Automatic daily archiving (midnight UTC)
- Live view filtered to last 7 days for better performance
- Browse historical messages by date via dropdown selector
- Archives stored as dated files: {device}.YYYY-MM-DD.msgs
- Original .msgs file never modified (safe, read-only approach)
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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
