Saving anything on the Display tab failed with a 400 when double-sided
mode was off:
Double-sided copies (2) must divide chain length (3) evenly
The Display form posts every field in one request, including
double_sided_copies (default 2) and double_sided_axis, whether or not
the Enabled checkbox is ticked. The server block was gated only on "is
any double-sided field present in the payload" — it wrote
ds_config['enabled'] but never read it. A user with chain_length: 3 and
the untouched default copies: 2 was locked out of saving any display
setting at all: brightness, GPIO slowdown, Vegas, sync.
Gate the checks on the enabled flag:
- Divisibility against chain_length/parallel is hardware-relational and
only runs when the feature is on.
- Structural checks (copies parses as an int in 2..8, axis in the
whitelist) still 400 when enabled; when disabled they drop the value
and leave the stored one untouched rather than rejecting the save.
The runtime already gated correctly (_resolve_double_sided returns None
when disabled), so nothing there changes.
Also in the Display tab:
- Hide Copies / Split Axis until Enabled is ticked, mirroring the Vegas
Scroll pattern. Hidden rather than disabled, so the fields keep
submitting and the server still sees an 'off' state to persist.
- Fix the save toast: the form's handler read xhr.responseJSON, a jQuery
property that doesn't exist on a native XMLHttpRequest, so it was
always undefined and every save reported a green "Display settings
saved" — even the 400s. Parse responseText and use the real status.
Tests: two existing double-sided tests asserted 200 on payloads that the
divisibility check (added later, in #373) turns into 400s; the first now
supplies matching hardware values and the second passes as written now
that a disabled save skips the check. Added coverage for the reported
regression, for bad values while disabled, and for the check still
firing when enabled.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_016aUvzTXpEYhNEWYQvFqQU9
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:
- Local: http://localhost:5000
- Network: http://:5000
Configuration
The web interface reads configuration from:
config/config.json- Main configurationconfig/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 configurationPOST /api/v3/config/main- Save main configurationGET /api/v3/config/secrets- Get secrets configurationPOST /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 statusPOST /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 frameGET /api/v3/display/on-demand/status- On-demand statusPOST /api/v3/display/on-demand/start- Trigger on-demand displayPOST /api/v3/display/on-demand/stop- Clear on-demand
Plugins
GET /api/v3/plugins/installed- List installed pluginsGET /api/v3/plugins/config?plugin_id=<id>- Get plugin configPOST /api/v3/plugins/config- Update plugin configurationGET /api/v3/plugins/schema?plugin_id=<id>- Get plugin schemaPOST /api/v3/plugins/toggle- Enable/disable pluginPOST /api/v3/plugins/install- Install from registryPOST /api/v3/plugins/install-from-url- Install from GitHub URLPOST /api/v3/plugins/uninstall- Uninstall pluginPOST /api/v3/plugins/update- Update plugin
Plugin Store
GET /api/v3/plugins/store/list- List available registry pluginsGET /api/v3/plugins/store/github-status- GitHub authentication statusPOST /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 streamGET /api/v3/stream/display- Display preview streamGET /api/v3/stream/logs- Service logs stream
Development
When making changes to the web interface:
- Edit files in this directory
- Test changes by running
python3 web_interface/start.py - 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