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ChuckBuildsandClaude Opus 5 95bd8a1a67 fix(web): stop an unrelated config edit from erasing a plugin's secret
Saving any field on a plugin's config form destroyed that plugin's stored
credential. On a rig with a weather API key, changing the city silently
emptied the key, and the plugin stopped working at the next fetch with no
indication why.

The path had no guard at any step. The config partial masks secrets before
rendering (pages_v3.py:740), so the browser posts them back blank; _parse_value
deliberately preserves "" for optional string fields; separate_secrets routes
that "" into secrets_config, which is a truthy dict; deep_merge writes it over
the stored value; save_raw_file_content persists it.

The blank does not even need the round-trip. merge_with_defaults injects the
schema's api_key default ("") into every save, so a client that never sends
the field at all still erases it. test_secret_count_message_counts_top_level_keys
was counting exactly that injected blank as a saved secret field -- the visible
edge of the bug, pinned as expected behaviour.

remove_empty_secrets() already existed for this, with seven unit tests and a
docstring describing this precise scenario ("clients will send those empty
strings back ... so that existing stored secrets are not overwritten with
blanks"). It was never wired into a call site. This wires it into both save
paths that merge into the secrets file.

A blank now means "unchanged" rather than "delete", which is the same contract
the helper's tests already describe. The cost is that a secret can no longer be
cleared by emptying the field; clearing needs its own affordance, since a
control that erases credentials as a side effect of ordinary edits is not one.

Verified by reverting the guard: the new round-trip test then fails with the
stored key read back as ''. 262 web tests pass with it.

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
        ├── manifest.json     # PWA manifest
        ├── plugins_manager.js
        ├── icons/            # PWA / touch icons
        ├── js/               # Alpine, htmx, app shell, widgets, utils
        └── vendor/           # codemirror, fontawesome

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