v0.6.2 added help window

backend/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "jama-backend",
-  "version": "0.5.1",
+  "version": "0.6.2",
   "description": "TeamChat backend server",
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "scripts": {

backend/src/index.js

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ app.use('/api/groups', require('./routes/groups')(io));
 app.use('/api/messages', require('./routes/messages'));
 app.use('/api/settings', require('./routes/settings'));
 app.use('/api/about', require('./routes/about'));
+app.use('/api/help', require('./routes/help'));
 app.use('/api/push', pushRouter);
 
 // Link preview proxy

backend/src/models/db.js

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ function initDb() {
   const insertSetting = db.prepare('INSERT OR IGNORE INTO settings (key, value) VALUES (?, ?)');
   insertSetting.run('app_name', process.env.APP_NAME || 'jama');
   insertSetting.run('logo_url', '');
-  insertSetting.run('pw_reset_active', process.env.PW_RESET === 'true' ? 'true' : 'false');
+  insertSetting.run('pw_reset_active', process.env.ADMPW_RESET === 'true' ? 'true' : 'false');
   insertSetting.run('icon_newchat', '');
   insertSetting.run('icon_groupinfo', '');
   insertSetting.run('pwa_icon_192', '');
@@ -182,6 +182,12 @@ function initDb() {
     console.log('[DB] Migration: added direct_peer2_id column');
   } catch (e) { /* column already exists */ }
 
+  // Migration: help_dismissed preference per user
+  try {
+    db.exec("ALTER TABLE users ADD COLUMN help_dismissed INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0");
+    console.log('[DB] Migration: added help_dismissed column');
+  } catch (e) { /* column already exists */ }
+
   // Migration: user-customised group display names (per-user, per-group)
   try {
     db.exec(`
@@ -206,7 +212,7 @@ function seedAdmin() {
   const adminEmail = (process.env.ADMIN_EMAIL || 'admin@jama.local').replace(/^["']|["']$/g, '').trim();
   const adminName  = (process.env.ADMIN_NAME  || 'Admin User').replace(/^["']|["']$/g, '').trim();
   const adminPass  = (process.env.ADMIN_PASS  || 'Admin@1234').replace(/^["']|["']$/g, '').trim();
-  const pwReset    = process.env.PW_RESET === 'true';
+  const pwReset    = process.env.ADMPW_RESET === 'true';
 
   console.log(`[DB] Checking for default admin (${adminEmail})...`);
 
@@ -242,7 +248,7 @@ function seedAdmin() {
 
   console.log(`[DB] Default admin already exists (id=${existing.id})`);
 
-  // Handle PW_RESET
+  // Handle ADMPW_RESET
   if (pwReset) {
     const hash = bcrypt.hashSync(adminPass, 10);
     db.prepare(`
@@ -250,7 +256,7 @@ function seedAdmin() {
       WHERE is_default_admin = 1
     `).run(hash);
     db.prepare("UPDATE settings SET value = 'true', updated_at = datetime('now') WHERE key = 'pw_reset_active'").run();
-    console.log('[DB] Admin password reset via PW_RESET=true');
+    console.log('[DB] Admin password reset via ADMPW_RESET=true');
   } else {
     db.prepare("UPDATE settings SET value = 'false', updated_at = datetime('now') WHERE key = 'pw_reset_active'").run();
   }

backend/src/routes/help.js

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+const express = require('express');
+const router = express.Router();
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const { getDb } = require('../models/db');
+const { authMiddleware } = require('../middleware/auth');
+
+const HELP_FILE = '/app/data/help.md';
+const HELP_FALLBACK = path.join(__dirname, '../../data/help.md');
+
+// GET /api/help — returns markdown content
+router.get('/', authMiddleware, (req, res) => {
+  let content = '';
+  const filePath = fs.existsSync(HELP_FILE) ? HELP_FILE : HELP_FALLBACK;
+  try {
+    content = fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf8');
+  } catch (e) {
+    content = '# Getting Started\n\nHelp content is not available yet.';
+  }
+  res.json({ content });
+});
+
+// GET /api/help/status — returns whether user has dismissed help
+router.get('/status', authMiddleware, (req, res) => {
+  const db = getDb();
+  const user = db.prepare('SELECT help_dismissed FROM users WHERE id = ?').get(req.user.id);
+  res.json({ dismissed: !!user?.help_dismissed });
+});
+
+// POST /api/help/dismiss — set help_dismissed for current user
+router.post('/dismiss', authMiddleware, (req, res) => {
+  const { dismissed } = req.body;
+  const db = getDb();
+  db.prepare("UPDATE users SET help_dismissed = ? WHERE id = ?")
+    .run(dismissed ? 1 : 0, req.user.id);
+  res.json({ success: true });
+});
+
+module.exports = router;