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Chuck 941291561a fix(web): expose GitHub install handlers, simplify Alpine loader, explicit Flask threading (#305)
A user reported that buttons in the v3 web UI were unresponsive in Safari
after a fresh install. The screenshots showed Alpine.js actually running
fine end-to-end — the real issues are a narrow handler-exposure bug and
some latent brittleness worth cleaning up at the same time.

plugins_manager.js: attachInstallButtonHandler and setupGitHubInstallHandlers
were declared inside the main IIFE, but the typeof guards that tried to
expose them on window ran *outside* the IIFE, so typeof always evaluated
to 'undefined' and the assignments were silently skipped. The GitHub
"Install from URL" button therefore had no click handler and the console
printed [FALLBACK] attachInstallButtonHandler not available on window on
every load. Fixed by assigning window.attachInstallButtonHandler and
window.setupGitHubInstallHandlers *inside* the IIFE just before it closes,
and removing the dead outside-the-IIFE guards.

base.html: the Alpine.js loader was a 50-line dynamic-script + deferLoadingAlpine
+ isAPMode branching block. script.defer = true on a dynamically-inserted
<script> is a no-op (dynamic scripts are always async), the
deferLoadingAlpine wrapper was cargo-culted, and the AP-mode branching
reached out to unpkg unnecessarily on LAN installs even though
alpinejs.min.js already ships in web_interface/static/v3/js/. Replaced
with a single <script defer src="..."> tag pointing at the local file plus
a small window-load rescue that only pulls the CDN copy if window.Alpine
is still undefined.

start.py / app.py: app.run() has defaulted to threaded=True since Flask
1.0 so this is not a behavior change, but the two long-lived
/api/v3/stream/* SSE endpoints would starve every other request under a
single-threaded server. Setting threaded=True explicitly makes the
intent self-documenting and guards against future regressions.

Co-authored-by: Chuck <chuck@example.com>
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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LED Matrix Web Interface V3

Modern, production web interface for controlling the LED Matrix display.

Overview

This directory contains the active V3 web interface with the following features:

  • Real-time display preview via Server-Sent Events (SSE)
  • Plugin management and configuration
  • System monitoring and logs
  • Modern, responsive UI
  • RESTful API

Directory Structure

web_interface/
├── app.py                    # Main Flask application
├── start.py                  # Startup script
├── run.sh                    # Shell runner script
├── requirements.txt          # Python dependencies
├── blueprints/               # Flask blueprints
│   ├── api_v3.py            # API endpoints
│   └── pages_v3.py          # Page routes
├── templates/                # HTML templates
│   └── v3/
│       ├── base.html
│       ├── index.html
│       └── partials/
└── static/                   # CSS/JS assets
    └── v3/
        ├── app.css
        └── app.js

Running the Web Interface

Standalone (Development)

From the project root:

python3 web_interface/start.py

Or using the shell script:

./web_interface/run.sh

As a Service (Production)

The web interface can run as a systemd service that starts automatically based on the web_display_autostart configuration setting:

sudo systemctl start ledmatrix-web
sudo systemctl enable ledmatrix-web  # Start on boot

Accessing the Interface

Once running, access the web interface at:

Configuration

The web interface reads configuration from:

  • config/config.json - Main configuration
  • config/config_secrets.json - API keys and secrets

API Documentation

The V3 API is mounted at /api/v3/ (app.py:144). For the complete list and request/response formats, see docs/REST_API_REFERENCE.md. Quick reference for the most common endpoints:

Configuration

  • GET /api/v3/config/main - Get main configuration
  • POST /api/v3/config/main - Save main configuration
  • GET /api/v3/config/secrets - Get secrets configuration
  • POST /api/v3/config/raw/main - Save raw main config (Config Editor)
  • POST /api/v3/config/raw/secrets - Save raw secrets

Display & System Control

  • GET /api/v3/system/status - System status
  • POST /api/v3/system/action - Control display (action body: start_display, stop_display, restart_display_service, restart_web_service, git_pull, reboot_system, shutdown_system, enable_autostart, disable_autostart)
  • GET /api/v3/display/current - Current display frame
  • GET /api/v3/display/on-demand/status - On-demand status
  • POST /api/v3/display/on-demand/start - Trigger on-demand display
  • POST /api/v3/display/on-demand/stop - Clear on-demand

Plugins

  • GET /api/v3/plugins/installed - List installed plugins
  • GET /api/v3/plugins/config?plugin_id=<id> - Get plugin config
  • POST /api/v3/plugins/config - Update plugin configuration
  • GET /api/v3/plugins/schema?plugin_id=<id> - Get plugin schema
  • POST /api/v3/plugins/toggle - Enable/disable plugin
  • POST /api/v3/plugins/install - Install from registry
  • POST /api/v3/plugins/install-from-url - Install from GitHub URL
  • POST /api/v3/plugins/uninstall - Uninstall plugin
  • POST /api/v3/plugins/update - Update plugin

Plugin Store

  • GET /api/v3/plugins/store/list - List available registry plugins
  • GET /api/v3/plugins/store/github-status - GitHub authentication status
  • POST /api/v3/plugins/store/refresh - Refresh registry from GitHub

Real-time Streams (SSE)

SSE stream endpoints are defined directly on the Flask app (app.py:607-619 — includes the CSRF exemption and rate-limit hookup alongside the three route definitions), not on the api_v3 blueprint:

  • GET /api/v3/stream/stats - System statistics stream
  • GET /api/v3/stream/display - Display preview stream
  • GET /api/v3/stream/logs - Service logs stream

Development

When making changes to the web interface:

  1. Edit files in this directory
  2. Test changes by running python3 web_interface/start.py
  3. Restart the service if running: sudo systemctl restart ledmatrix-web

Notes

  • Templates and static files use the v3/ prefix to allow for future versions
  • The interface uses Flask blueprints for modular organization
  • SSE streams provide real-time updates without polling