feat: add remote device settings portal and Pi hot reload

- add /settings/device portal page and portal device-config GET endpoint
- add portal navigation and client-side device settings editor UI
- hot-reload Account/Car display config after local saves and server syncs
- document portal workflow and Phase 25.5b completion
- add runtime reload tests for account, car, and sync callback

Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]>

PLAN.md

@@ -1532,11 +1532,32 @@ phase roadmap.
   service restarted cleanly, and unraid rebuilt the API stack after manually applying
   `migrate_phase25_5a.sql`.
 
-#### Next phase (Phase 25.5b)
+### Phase 25.5b: Remote portal device settings + hot-reload — ✅ COMPLETE
-- Hot-reload handler to apply config changes without restart
+**The remote editor and Pi-side hot-reload are now wired.** The server portal can
-- Server portal UI for editing device config (admin page)
+edit the device identity that the Pi sync thread consumes, and the running Pi UI
-- Device settings page on portal to test config updates
+updates its display-facing values without a manual restart once sync lands.
-- Mobile-friendly device management UI
+
+#### Implemented (Phase 25.5b so far)
+- **Remote portal page**: `/settings/device` renders a login-protected editor for
+  `owner_name`, `car_model`, `device_name`, and `avatar_path`
+- **Portal JSON endpoint**: `GET /api/v1/portal/device-config` returns the current
+  config for the configured single-device deployment
+- **Navigation**: desktop sidebar + mobile bottom nav now expose **Device settings**
+- **Portal UX**: live avatar preview, config-version display, dirty-state save
+  button, and inline sync/explanation text
+- **Pi hot-reload**:
+  - `Account.reload_runtime_config()` and `Car.reload_runtime_config()` refresh
+    display fields from the live SQLite-backed device config
+  - local `/api/device-config` saves now reload the in-process `account`/`car`
+    objects immediately
+  - server sync now invokes a registered reload callback after writing new config
+    locally, so next-page renders reflect synced values without restarting Flask
+
+#### Validation
+- Added runtime reload tests for `Account`, `Car`, and the sync callback path
+- Existing suite still passes (`66 passed`)
+- Remote deployment / live portal-path verification still recommended whenever the
+  server portal is updated
 
 ---
 

app.py

@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ gps = app_gps.start_gps()
 app_sql.start_logging()
 app_upload.start_uploading()
 app_alerts.start_alerting()
+
+
+def _reload_runtime_device_config():
+    account.reload_runtime_config()
+    car.reload_runtime_config()
+
+
+app_device_sync.register_reload_callback(_reload_runtime_device_config)
 app_device_sync.start_sync()
 
 @app.route('/')
@@ -53,6 +61,7 @@ def api_device_config():
     app_device_config.update_device_config(request.get_json(silent=True), errors)
     if errors:
            return jsonify(error="Invalid device config.", fields=errors), 400
+    _reload_runtime_device_config()
     return jsonify(app_device_config.get_device_config())
 
 @app.route('/api/uplink/status')

modules/app_account.py

@@ -1,15 +1,22 @@
 import json
 import os
 
+
 class Account:
     def __init__(self):
-        # Load from config/device.json at startup
-        # Database values are updated via Settings UI, but Account object reflects startup state
         config = self._load_config()
         self.name = config.get("owner_name", "quoije")
         self.avatar_path = config.get("avatar_path", "img/yaris.png")
         self.pp_image = None
         self.car = None
+
+    def reload_runtime_config(self):
+        """Refresh display-facing fields from the live device config store."""
+        from . import app_device_config
+
+        config = app_device_config.get_device_config()
+        self.name = config.get("owner_name", "quoije")
+        self.avatar_path = config.get("avatar_path", "img/yaris.png")
     
     def _load_config(self):
         """Load device config from JSON file, return dict with defaults."""

modules/app_car.py

@@ -1,15 +1,22 @@
 import json
 import os
 
+
 class Car:
     def __init__(self):
-        # Load from config/device.json at startup
-        # Database values are updated via Settings UI, but Car object reflects startup state
         config = self._load_config()
         self.model = config.get("car_model", "Yaris 2013")
         self.device_name = config.get("device_name", "Yaris OBD")
         self.obd = None
-    
+
+    def reload_runtime_config(self):
+        """Refresh display-facing fields from the live device config store."""
+        from . import app_device_config
+
+        config = app_device_config.get_device_config()
+        self.model = config.get("car_model", "Yaris 2013")
+        self.device_name = config.get("device_name", "Yaris OBD")
+
     def _load_config(self):
         """Load device config from JSON file, return dict with defaults."""
         config_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__)), "config", "device.json")

modules/app_device_sync.py

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from . import app_network, app_sql
 _SYNC_THREAD = None
 _SYNC_STOP = False
 _SYNC_CONFIG_VERSION = 0  # Track last-synced version to detect changes
+_RELOAD_CALLBACK = None
 
 
 def _has_internet():
@@ -44,6 +45,12 @@ def start_sync():
     _SYNC_THREAD.start()
 
 
+def register_reload_callback(callback):
+    """Register a callback invoked after synced config is written locally."""
+    global _RELOAD_CALLBACK
+    _RELOAD_CALLBACK = callback
+
+
 def stop_sync():
     """Stop background device config sync thread."""
     global _SYNC_STOP
@@ -112,10 +119,8 @@ def _store_synced_config(config):
 
 def _on_config_changed():
     """Called when config changes and needs to be reloaded by app."""
-    # This is a signal for future hot-reload implementation
+    if _RELOAD_CALLBACK is not None:
-    # For now, config is automatically read from database on each request
+        _RELOAD_CALLBACK()
-    # A full reload would require restarting the app or using a signal handler
-    pass
 
 
 def is_sync_enabled():

readme.md

@@ -55,12 +55,15 @@ Dashboard — mobile (390 px) and desktop (1280 px):
   Dashcam videos upload in resumable 40MB chunks (works around tunnel body-size limits and keeps
   the Pi's memory footprint flat regardless of file size); a UI toggle can pause dashcam uploads
   independently while trip logs keep syncing
-- 🌐 **Remote web portal** — a full read-only browser portal at the same server URL (Phase 24):
+- 🌐 **Remote web portal** — a login-protected browser portal at the same server URL (Phase 24+):
-  login-protected (Flask-Login + bcrypt), trip history with OSM/CARTO live map and route replay,
+  trip history with OSM/CARTO live map and route replay, dashcam archive browsing with inline
-  dashcam archive browsing with inline video player and Range-request seeking, overview stats
+  video player and Range-request seeking, overview stats dashboard, delete buttons for trips and
-  dashboard, and delete buttons for trips and clips. Shared `history.js` code runs on both the
+  clips, and a device-settings page for editing the synced owner/car/avatar values that the Pi
-  Pi and the server — tile source and zoom limits are configured per-deployment via HTML data
+  pulls from the server. When the Pi has **Sync with server** enabled, those identity changes hot-
-  attributes. Accessible at `https://your-cloudflare-tunnel-url/`
+  reload into the running local UI on the next successful sync instead of waiting for a manual
+  restart. Shared `history.js` code runs on both the Pi and the server — tile
+  source and zoom limits are configured per-deployment via HTML data attributes. Accessible at
+  `https://your-cloudflare-tunnel-url/`
 - 📡 **Optional cellular fallback** through the SIM868 for small trip-log uploads when normal
   WiFi/Ethernet is unavailable (dashcam video stays off cellular)
 - 🗄️ **Motion-aware local-first SQLite logging** — five-second motion checks without five-second

server/README.md

@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ so a permissive origin can't be used to steal a logged-in session.
    docker compose ps
    curl http://localhost:8098/health
    ```
+5. Sign in to the remote portal and open `/settings/device` to edit the synced
+   owner/car/device/avatar values for the configured `DEVICE_NAME`. If the Pi
+   has local **Sync with server** enabled, those values hot-reload into the
+   running Pi UI after the next successful sync.
 
 ### Upgrading an existing unraid deployment
 
@@ -80,7 +84,10 @@ docker compose up -d --build
 
 Phase 25.5a adds the device identity sync columns (`owner_name`, `car_model`,
 `device_name`, `avatar_path`, `config_version`, `config_updated_at`) used by the
-Pi/server config sync flow.
+Pi/server config sync flow. The browser portal page at `/settings/device` edits
+those values; the Pi applies them on its next successful sync when local
+**Sync with server** is enabled, and Phase 25.5b now hot-reloads the in-process
+UI fields instead of requiring an app restart.
 
 ## Registering a device and getting an API key
 

server/app.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """yaris-obd remote server: receives trip/GPS log batches and dashcam files
 uploaded by the Pi, storing them in Postgres + on-disk file storage.
-Also serves a read-only web portal for browsing trip history and dashcam archive.
+Also serves the remote web portal for browsing and managing the configured car.
 """
 import functools
 import hashlib
@@ -414,6 +414,15 @@ def portal_dashcam():
     return render_template("dashcam.html")
 
 
+@app.get("/settings/device")
+@require_login
+def portal_device_settings_page():
+    return render_template(
+        "device_settings.html",
+        configured_device_name=os.environ.get("DEVICE_NAME", "yaris-2013"),
+    )
+
+
 # ── Portal JSON API ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 @app.get("/api/v1/portal/stats")
@@ -621,6 +630,22 @@ def portal_trip_compat(trip_id):
 
 # ── Phase 25.5a: Device configuration sync ──────────────────────────────────
 
+@app.get("/api/v1/portal/device-config")
+@require_login
+def portal_device_config_get():
+    """Get the configured device identity for the remote portal."""
+    device_id = _portal_device_id()
+    if device_id is None:
+        return jsonify(error="device not configured"), 404
+
+    config = device_config.get_device_config(device_id)
+    if not config:
+        return jsonify(error="device not found"), 404
+
+    config["configured_device_name"] = os.environ.get("DEVICE_NAME", "yaris-2013")
+    return jsonify(config)
+
+
 @app.get("/api/device-config")
 @require_device_auth
 def api_device_config_get():

server/templates/base.html

@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@
                     <i class="fas fa-video fa-fw"></i><span>Dashcam archive</span>
                 </a>
             </li>
+            <li class="nav-item">
+                <a class="nav-link{% if request.endpoint == 'portal_device_settings_page' %} active{% endif %}" href="{{ url_for('portal_device_settings_page') }}">
+                    <i class="fas fa-sliders-h fa-fw"></i><span>Device settings</span>
+                </a>
+            </li>
         </ul>
         <div class="px-3 pb-2 mt-auto text-muted d-flex align-items-center gap-1 sidebar-user-footer" style="font-size:.75rem;">
             <i class="fas fa-user fa-fw flex-shrink-0"></i>
@@ -108,6 +113,10 @@
             <i class="fas fa-video"></i>
             <span>Dashcam</span>
         </a>
+        <a class="mobile-nav-item{% if request.endpoint == 'portal_device_settings_page' %} active{% endif %}" href="{{ url_for('portal_device_settings_page') }}">
+            <i class="fas fa-sliders-h"></i>
+            <span>Device</span>
+        </a>
         <a class="mobile-nav-item" href="{{ url_for('logout') }}">
             <i class="fas fa-sign-out-alt"></i>
             <span>Logout</span>

server/templates/device_settings.html

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+
+{% block title %}Device settings – Yaris OBD Remote{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<div class="d-flex flex-column flex-md-row align-items-md-center justify-content-between gap-2 mb-3">
+    <div>
+        <h3 class="text-dark mb-1 fw-bold">Device settings</h3>
+        <p class="text-muted mb-0">
+            Edit the identity synced to the Pi for <code>{{ configured_device_name }}</code>.
+        </p>
+    </div>
+    <button class="btn btn-primary" id="device-settings-save" type="submit" form="device-settings-form" disabled>
+        <i class="fas fa-save me-1"></i>Save device settings
+    </button>
+</div>
+
+<div id="device-settings-message" class="alert" role="status" hidden></div>
+
+<div class="row g-3">
+    <div class="col-12 col-xl-8">
+        <div class="card shadow-sm">
+            <div class="card-header py-2">
+                <h6 class="text-primary fw-bold m-0">Synced identity</h6>
+            </div>
+            <div class="card-body">
+                <form id="device-settings-form" novalidate>
+                    <div class="row g-3">
+                        <div class="col-12 col-md-6">
+                            <label class="form-label" for="owner_name">Owner name</label>
+                            <input class="form-control" id="owner_name" name="owner_name" maxlength="100" required>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="col-12 col-md-6">
+                            <label class="form-label" for="car_model">Car model</label>
+                            <input class="form-control" id="car_model" name="car_model" maxlength="100" required>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="col-12 col-md-6">
+                            <label class="form-label" for="device_name">Device name</label>
+                            <input class="form-control" id="device_name" name="device_name" maxlength="100">
+                            <div class="form-text">Used by the remote portal and future multi-device views.</div>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="col-12 col-md-6">
+                            <label class="form-label" for="avatar_path">Avatar path</label>
+                            <input class="form-control" id="avatar_path" name="avatar_path" maxlength="255" placeholder="img/yaris.png">
+                            <div class="form-text">Relative to the shared <code>static/</code> folder.</div>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </form>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="col-12 col-xl-4">
+        <div class="card shadow-sm mb-3">
+            <div class="card-header py-2">
+                <h6 class="text-primary fw-bold m-0">Sync behavior</h6>
+            </div>
+            <div class="card-body small text-muted">
+                <p class="mb-2">
+                    The Pi picks these values up on its next successful internet-backed sync.
+                </p>
+                <ul class="mb-0 ps-3">
+                    <li>Expected propagation delay: up to ~5 minutes while online.</li>
+                    <li>The Pi must have <strong>Sync with server</strong> enabled locally.</li>
+                    <li>Offline cars keep the last synced config until connectivity returns.</li>
+                </ul>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="card shadow-sm">
+            <div class="card-header py-2">
+                <h6 class="text-primary fw-bold m-0">Preview</h6>
+            </div>
+            <div class="card-body text-center">
+                <img id="avatar-preview" alt="Avatar preview" class="rounded-circle border mb-3" src="{{ url_for('static', filename='img/yaris.png') }}" style="width:96px;height:96px;object-fit:cover;">
+                <div class="small text-muted mb-1">Config version</div>
+                <div class="fw-bold fs-5" id="config-version">—</div>
+                <div class="small text-muted mt-3" id="preview-caption">Preview updates as you type.</div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block scripts %}
+<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/portal-device-settings.js') }}"></script>
+{% endblock %}

static/js/portal-device-settings.js

@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+const form = document.getElementById('device-settings-form');
+const saveButton = document.getElementById('device-settings-save');
+const message = document.getElementById('device-settings-message');
+const configVersion = document.getElementById('config-version');
+const avatarPreview = document.getElementById('avatar-preview');
+const previewCaption = document.getElementById('preview-caption');
+
+const fields = {
+    owner_name: document.getElementById('owner_name'),
+    car_model: document.getElementById('car_model'),
+    device_name: document.getElementById('device_name'),
+    avatar_path: document.getElementById('avatar_path'),
+};
+
+let initialState = null;
+
+function showMessage(text, kind) {
+    message.className = `alert alert-${kind}`;
+    message.textContent = text;
+    message.hidden = false;
+}
+
+function hideMessage() {
+    message.hidden = true;
+}
+
+function currentState() {
+    return {
+        owner_name: fields.owner_name.value.trim(),
+        car_model: fields.car_model.value.trim(),
+        device_name: fields.device_name.value.trim(),
+        avatar_path: fields.avatar_path.value.trim(),
+    };
+}
+
+function avatarUrl(path) {
+    if (!path) return '/static/img/yaris.png';
+    if (/^https?:\/\//.test(path)) return path;
+    return `/static/${path.replace(/^\/+/, '')}`;
+}
+
+function updatePreview() {
+    const state = currentState();
+    avatarPreview.src = avatarUrl(state.avatar_path);
+    previewCaption.textContent = state.owner_name && state.car_model
+        ? `${state.owner_name} • ${state.car_model}`
+        : 'Preview updates as you type.';
+}
+
+function updateDirtyState() {
+    if (!initialState) {
+        saveButton.disabled = true;
+        return;
+    }
+    saveButton.disabled = JSON.stringify(currentState()) === JSON.stringify(initialState);
+}
+
+function populate(config) {
+    fields.owner_name.value = config.owner_name || '';
+    fields.car_model.value = config.car_model || '';
+    fields.device_name.value = config.device_name || '';
+    fields.avatar_path.value = config.avatar_path || '';
+    configVersion.textContent = config.config_version ?? '—';
+    initialState = currentState();
+    updatePreview();
+    updateDirtyState();
+}
+
+async function loadConfig() {
+    try {
+        const response = await fetch('/api/v1/portal/device-config');
+        const payload = await response.json();
+        if (!response.ok) {
+            throw new Error(payload.error || 'Could not load device config.');
+        }
+        populate(payload);
+    } catch (error) {
+        showMessage(error.message, 'danger');
+    }
+}
+
+async function saveConfig(event) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    hideMessage();
+    saveButton.disabled = true;
+
+    try {
+        const response = await fetch('/api/device-config', {
+            method: 'POST',
+            headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+            body: JSON.stringify(currentState()),
+        });
+        const payload = await response.json();
+        if (!response.ok) {
+            const detail = payload.fields
+                ? Object.values(payload.fields).join(' ')
+                : (payload.error || 'Could not save device config.');
+            throw new Error(detail);
+        }
+        populate(payload);
+        showMessage('Device settings saved. The Pi will pick them up on its next sync.', 'success');
+    } catch (error) {
+        showMessage(error.message, 'danger');
+        updateDirtyState();
+    }
+}
+
+for (const field of Object.values(fields)) {
+    field.addEventListener('input', () => {
+        hideMessage();
+        updatePreview();
+        updateDirtyState();
+    });
+}
+
+avatarPreview.addEventListener('error', () => {
+    previewCaption.textContent = 'Preview image not found on the server static path.';
+});
+
+form.addEventListener('submit', saveConfig);
+loadConfig();

tests/test_app_device_config_runtime.py

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
+
+from modules import app_account, app_car, app_device_sync
+
+
+class RuntimeDeviceConfigReloadTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    @patch.object(app_account.Account, "_load_config", return_value={})
+    @patch("modules.app_device_config.get_device_config")
+    def test_account_reload_runtime_config_uses_live_settings(
+        self,
+        get_device_config,
+        _load_config,
+    ):
+        account = app_account.Account()
+        get_device_config.return_value = {
+            "owner_name": "alice",
+            "avatar_path": "img/alice.png",
+        }
+
+        account.reload_runtime_config()
+
+        self.assertEqual(account.name, "alice")
+        self.assertEqual(account.avatar_path, "img/alice.png")
+
+    @patch.object(app_car.Car, "_load_config", return_value={})
+    @patch("modules.app_device_config.get_device_config")
+    def test_car_reload_runtime_config_uses_live_settings(
+        self,
+        get_device_config,
+        _load_config,
+    ):
+        car = app_car.Car()
+        get_device_config.return_value = {
+            "car_model": "Corolla",
+            "device_name": "Garage Pi",
+        }
+
+        car.reload_runtime_config()
+
+        self.assertEqual(car.model, "Corolla")
+        self.assertEqual(car.device_name, "Garage Pi")
+
+
+class DeviceSyncReloadCallbackTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_on_config_changed_calls_registered_callback(self):
+        callback = Mock()
+        original = app_device_sync._RELOAD_CALLBACK
+        try:
+            app_device_sync.register_reload_callback(callback)
+
+            app_device_sync._on_config_changed()
+
+            callback.assert_called_once_with()
+        finally:
+            app_device_sync._RELOAD_CALLBACK = original
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()