Yeraze/meshmonitor v2.8.6

v2.8.6 - Timestamp Fixes & Code Quality Improvements

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🎉 What's New

🐛 Bug Fixes

Server-side Timestamp Fixes (#273) - Fixes #272
Nodes with incorrect system clocks (e.g., year 2099) were causing messages and nodes to sort incorrectly.

What Changed:

• Message Sorting - Messages now sort by server receive time (rxTime) instead of potentially incorrect node-reported timestamps
• Node Last Heard - Node list now shows accurate "Last Seen" times based on when the server received information, not what the node claims
• Update Banner Dismiss - Added dismiss button (✕) to the update notification banner

Why This Matters:
Some Meshtastic nodes have incorrect system clocks (battery issues, misconfiguration, etc.), which was causing:

• Messages to appear out of order in chat
• Nodes to show incorrect "last seen" times
• Chat history to be confusing and unreliable

Technical Details:

• Database queries now use COALESCE(rxTime, timestamp) for backwards compatibility
• All lastHeard timestamps use server receive time (meshPacket.rxTime or Date.now())
• Server time is always reliable since it's controlled by your infrastructure

🧹 Code Quality & Testing

Component Refactoring (#271, #268)
Improved code organization and test coverage:

• NodesTab Extraction - Separated NodesTab component from App.tsx for better maintainability
• MapCenterController Extraction - Created dedicated component for map centering logic with detailed documentation
• Test Coverage - Added comprehensive tests for NodesTab helper functions:
  • Date comparison functions (isToday, areSameDay)
  • Edge cases for month/year boundaries
  • All tests passing (714 tests total)

Benefits:

• Better code organization and separation of concerns
• Easier to maintain and test individual components
• Improved documentation for map interaction logic
• Reduced complexity in main App component

🔧 Technical Improvements

• All TypeScript checks passing ✅
• All 714 tests passing ✅
• Improved component modularity
• Better separation between UI and logic layers

📚 Files Changed

• src/services/database.ts - Updated message sorting queries
• src/server/meshtasticManager.ts - Fixed lastHeard timestamp logic (5 locations)
• src/App.tsx - Added dismiss button, cleaner structure
• src/App.css - Dismiss button styling
• src/components/NodesTab.tsx - Extracted component
• src/components/MapCenterController.tsx - Extracted component
• src/components/NodesTab.test.tsx - New test file

Full Changelog: v2.8.5...v2.8.6

Install: docker pull ghcr.io/yeraze/meshmonitor:2.8.6

🚀 MeshMonitor v2.8.6

📦 Installation

Docker (recommended):

docker run -d \
  --name meshmonitor \
  -p 8080:3001 \
  -v meshmonitor-data:/data \
  ghcr.io/Yeraze/meshmonitor:v2.8.6

🧪 Testing

✅ All tests passed
✅ TypeScript checks passed
✅ Docker images built for linux/amd64, linux/arm64, linux/arm/v7

📋 Changes

See commit history for detailed changes.