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ChuckBuildsandClaude Opus 5 79ba93f5a6 fix(composer): recognisable path containment, and define md:inline
Follow-up to the previous commit, which made the CodeQL count worse
rather than better: 19 alerts became 22. Two mistakes.

First, the containment check used `base not in candidate.parents`.
That is correct Python but not a form static analysis recognises, so
every path-injection alert stayed and _plugin_dir itself picked up two
more. It now uses os.path.realpath plus os.path.commonpath, which is
both the documented sanitiser shape and stricter than the obvious
alternative: "/x/plugins-evil" startswith "/x/plugins" but is a
different directory, and there is now a test that fails if anyone
swaps commonpath for startswith.

Second, raising ComposerInputError from _plugin_dir and returning
str(exc) added two new py/stack-trace-exposure alerts -- CodeQL flags
exception text reaching a response regardless of the exception's type.
_plugin_dir returns None instead and the three handlers answer with a
fixed literal. There is nothing a caller needs there beyond "that id is
not ok".

Also defines .md\:inline in app.css. composer.html marks five toolbar
button labels `hidden md:inline`, and the class was never defined, so
those labels were hidden at every width and the buttons stayed
icon-only. main's test_web_static_audit.py catches it -- the branch
predates that test, which is why it only surfaced now that CI checks
the merge:

    Responsive utility classes referenced in templates but never
    defined in app.css (they silently no-op): ['md:inline']

Verified against the merged state -- main's app.css plus this one line,
audited against this branch's templates: 3 passed. The other twelve
classes the audit flags locally are defined on main and are artifacts of
this branch being 54 commits behind.

33 containment tests. Mutation-checked twice: removing the containment
lets eight payloads escape, including /etc/passwd and
plugin/../../../../../../etc/shadow; swapping commonpath for startswith
fails the sibling-prefix test.

Not addressed: three py/stack-trace-exposure alerts on the
_generate_plugin_files handlers. Those return str(exc) for
ComposerInputError, whose seven raise sites are all authored literals
("Author is required.", "Config variable key X is not a valid Python
identifier."). Suppressing them means replacing useful validation
feedback with a generic string, which is a real cost to the user for a
scanner's benefit. Worth a decision rather than a silent downgrade.

The 5 test_web_api.py failures are pre-existing on this branch --
identical counts with these changes stashed.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01STMbQE4YctTacQXfbYqKuW
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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