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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Improve UI layout on mobile devices (screens < 768px):
Navbar optimizations:
- Hide "Refresh" text on mobile, show only icon to save space
- Reduce gap between navbar elements (0.25rem instead of 0.5rem)
- Decrease min-width for channel/date selectors (80px vs 120px/150px)
- Smaller font-size (0.75rem) and padding for select elements
- Compact button sizes (0.25rem padding)
Modal optimizations:
- Reduce modal margins (0.5rem) for better mobile fit
- Smaller modal-body padding (0.75rem)
- Compact channel keys with smaller font (0.65rem) and word-break
- Reduce list-group-item padding (0.5rem)
- Stack "Add New" and "Join Existing" buttons vertically on very small screens (<400px)
Files changed:
- app/static/css/style.css: Added mobile-specific CSS rules in @media query
- app/templates/base.html: Wrapped "Refresh" text in <span class="btn-text">
Testing: Verified on mobile viewport (iPhone, Android simulators)
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Fixed mobile browser viewport height issues where status bar and hint text were hidden:
CSS changes:
- Use 'height: 100dvh' (dynamic viewport height) for mobile browsers
- Fallback to '100vh' for older browsers
- Added 'min-height: 0' to main flex container (critical for flex children)
HTML changes:
- Added 'viewport-fit=cover' to meta tag (notched displays)
- Improved flexbox structure in index.html
- Added inline 'min-height: 0' on flex-grow-1 row (prevents overflow)
The 'dvh' unit dynamically adjusts to browser chrome (URL bar) visibility,
preventing layout shifts when scrolling on mobile. The min-height: 0 fix
ensures flex children properly shrink when needed.
This should fix the issue where bottom status bar disappears on mobile
and top navbar disappears after sending a message.
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Improved mobile user experience:
- Shortened hint text: 'Shift+Enter: new line, Enter: send' (was 'Press Shift+Enter for new line, Enter to send')
- Reduced form padding on mobile (0.5rem instead of default)
- Made status bar more compact on mobile (smaller padding and font)
- Better vertical space utilization on small screens
This should make the status bar visible on mobile devices and improve overall usability on phones.
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Implemented core backend functionality:
- Flask application structure with blueprints
- Configuration module loading from environment variables
- MeshCore CLI wrapper with subprocess execution and timeout handling
- Message parser for .msgs JSON Lines file format
- REST API endpoints (messages, status, sync, contacts cleanup)
- HTML views with Bootstrap 5 responsive design
- Frontend JavaScript with auto-refresh and live updates
- Custom CSS styling for chat interface
API Endpoints:
- GET /api/messages - List messages with pagination
- POST /api/messages - Send message with optional reply-to
- GET /api/status - Device connection status
- POST /api/sync - Trigger message sync
- POST /api/contacts/cleanup - Remove inactive contacts
- GET /api/device/info - Device information
Features:
- Auto-refresh every 60s (configurable)
- Reply to messages with @[UserName] format
- Toast notifications for feedback
- Settings modal for contact management
- Responsive design (mobile-friendly)
- Message bubbles with sender, timestamp, SNR, hop count
Ready for testing on production server (192.168.131.80:5000)
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