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Chuck eba2d4a711 docs: address CodeRabbit review comments on #306

Reviewed all 12 CodeRabbit comments on PR #306, verified each against
the current code, and fixed the 11 valid ones. The 12th finding is a
real code bug (cache_manager.delete() calls in api_helper.py and
resource_monitor.py) that's already in the planned follow-up code-fix
PR, so it stays out of this docs PR.

Fixed:

.cursor/plugins_guide.md, .cursor/README.md, .cursorrules
- I claimed "there is no --emulator flag" in 3 places. Verified in
  run.py:19-20 that the -e/--emulator flag is defined and functional
  (it sets os.environ["EMULATOR"]="true" before the display imports).
  Other docs I didn't touch (.cursor/plugin_templates/QUICK_START.md,
  docs/PLUGIN_DEVELOPMENT_GUIDE.md) already use the flag correctly.
  Replaced all 3 wrong statements with accurate guidance that
  both forms work and explains the CLI flag's relationship to the
  env var.

.cursorrules, docs/GETTING_STARTED.md, docs/WEB_INTERFACE_GUIDE.md,
docs/PLUGIN_DEVELOPMENT_GUIDE.md
- Four places claimed "the plugin loader also falls back to plugins/".
  Verified that PluginManager.discover_plugins()
  (src/plugin_system/plugin_manager.py:154) only scans the
  configured directory — no fallback. The fallback to plugins/
  exists only in two narrower places: store_manager.py:1700-1718
  (store install/update/uninstall operations) and
  schema_manager.py:70-80 (schema lookup for the web UI form
  generator). Rewrote all four mentions with the precise scope.
  Added a recommendation to set plugin_system.plugins_directory
  to "plugins" for the smoothest dev workflow with
  dev_plugin_setup.sh symlinks.

docs/FONT_MANAGER.md
- The "Status" warning told plugin authors to use
  display_manager.font_manager.resolve_font(...) as a workaround for
  loading plugin fonts. Verified in src/font_manager.py that
  resolve_font() takes a family name, not a file path — so the
  workaround as written doesn't actually work. Rewrote to tell
  authors to load the font directly with PIL or freetype-py in their
  plugin.
- The same section said "the user-facing font override system in the
  Fonts tab still works for any element that's been registered via
  register_manager_font()". Verified in
  web_interface/blueprints/api_v3.py:5404-5428 that
  /api/v3/fonts/overrides is a placeholder implementation that
  returns empty arrays and contains "would integrate with the actual
  font system" comments — the Fonts tab does not have functional
  integration with register_manager_font() or the override system.
  Removed the false claim and added an explicit note that the tab
  is a placeholder.

docs/ADVANCED_FEATURES.md:523
- The on-demand section said REST/UI calls write a request "into the
  cache manager (display_on_demand_config key)". Wrong — verified
  via grep that api_v3.py:1622 and :1687 write to
  display_on_demand_request, and display_on_demand_config is only
  written by the controller during activation
  (display_controller.py:1195, cleared at :1221). Corrected the key
  name and added controller file:line references so future readers
  can verify.

docs/ADVANCED_FEATURES.md:803
- "Plugins using the background service" paragraph listed all
  scoreboard plugins but an orphaned "⏳ MLB (baseball)" bullet
  remained below from the old version of the section. Removed the
  orphan and added "baseball/MLB" to the inline list for clarity.

web_interface/README.md
- The POST /api/v3/system/action action list was incomplete. Verified
  in web_interface/app.py:1383,1386 that enable_autostart and
  disable_autostart are valid actions. Added both.
- The Plugin Store section was missing
  GET /api/v3/plugins/store/github-status (verified at
  api_v3.py:3296). Added it.
- The SSE line-range reference was app.py:607-615 but line 619
  contains the "Exempt SSE streams from CSRF and add rate limiting"
  block that's semantically part of the same feature. Extended the
  range to 607-619.

docs/GETTING_STARTED.md
- Rows/Columns step said "Columns: 64 or 96 (match your hardware)".
  The web UI's validation accepts any integer in 16-128. Clarified
  that 64 and 96 are the common bundled-hardware values but the
  valid range is wider.

Not addressed (out of scope for docs PR):

- .cursorrules:184 CodeRabbit comment flagged the non-existent
  cache_manager.delete() calls in src/common/api_helper.py:287 and
  src/plugin_system/resource_monitor.py:343. These are real CODE
  bugs, not doc bugs, and they're the first item in the planned
  post-docs-refresh code-cleanup PR (see
  /home/chuck/.claude/plans/warm-imagining-river.md). The docs in
  this PR correctly state that delete() doesn't exist on
  CacheManager — the fix belongs in the follow-up code PR that
  either adds a delete() shim or updates the two callers.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

2026-04-07 19:11:41 -04:00

blueprints

fix(web): increase chain_length max from 8 to 32 (#300 )

2026-03-29 20:17:14 -04:00

static/v3

docs(widgets): list the 20 undocumented built-in widgets

2026-04-07 13:52:14 -04:00

templates/v3

fix(web): array-table Add Item button creates rows with input fields (#302 ) (#303 )

2026-03-31 16:31:09 -04:00

__init__.py

Plugins (#145 )

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app.py

fix: overhaul WiFi captive portal for reliable setup (#296 )

2026-03-27 14:50:33 -04:00

cache.py

Plugins (#145 )

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logging_config.py

Plugins (#145 )

2025-12-27 14:15:49 -05:00

README.md

docs: address CodeRabbit review comments on #306

2026-04-07 19:11:41 -04:00

requirements.txt

Plugins (#145 )

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run.sh

Plugins (#145 )

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start.py

Plugins (#145 )

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README.md

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 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:

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