feat: add GPS status endpoint and dashboard indicator

- add /api/gps/status for thread/fix-age visibility
- surface GPS status in Pi health and live GPS cards
- add tests for app_gps status snapshots

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

PLAN.md

@@ -1744,6 +1744,13 @@ updates its display-facing values without a manual restart once sync lands.
     history view still shows one configured car/device at a time until a later
     portal-wide device selector/filter is implemented.
 
+  ### Phase 25.5d: GPS dashboard visibility / live-status debugging — 🚧 IN PROGRESS
+  - Add an explicit Pi dashboard GPS status indicator (thread alive / live fix / stale fix / no fix)
+  - Expose a local `/api/gps/status` endpoint so GPS health can be checked without relying on
+    socket events alone
+  - Verify on the real Pi whether GPS is actually still producing fixes or whether the issue is
+    now hardware/module/fix availability rather than a front-end live-update regression
+
   ---
 
   ### Phase 26: Native Android companion app — 🚧 PLANNED (low priority, always last)

app.py

@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ def uplink_connect():
 def trips():
     return jsonify({"trips": app_sql.list_trips()})
 
+@app.route('/api/gps/status')
+def gps_status():
+    return jsonify(app_gps.get_status())
+
 @app.route('/api/trip/<int:trip_id>')
 def trip_route(trip_id):
     trip = app_sql.get_trip_route(trip_id)

modules/app_gps.py

@@ -179,6 +179,17 @@ def get_fix_age():
     return None if last_fix_at is None else time.monotonic() - last_fix_at
 
 
+def get_status():
+    """Snapshot of the current GPS/GNSS state for the local dashboard."""
+    return {
+        "thread_alive": _gps_thread.is_alive() if _gps_thread is not None else False,
+        "has_fix": LocationX is not None and LocationY is not None and last_fix_at is not None,
+        "latitude": LocationX,
+        "longitude": LocationY,
+        "fix_age_seconds": get_fix_age(),
+    }
+
+
 def start_gps():
     """Start the background thread that continuously polls the SIM868 for a GNSS fix."""
     global _gps_thread

static/js/yaris.js

@@ -209,6 +209,59 @@ function reverseGeocode(lat, lon) {
         .catch(() => { clearTimeout(t); _geocodePending = false; el.textContent = fallback; });
 }
 
+function formatGpsAge(seconds) {
+    if (seconds == null) return 'No fix yet.';
+    if (seconds < 10) return 'Last fix just now.';
+    if (seconds < 60) return `Last fix ${Math.round(seconds)}s ago.`;
+    const mins = Math.floor(seconds / 60);
+    const secs = Math.round(seconds % 60);
+    return secs ? `Last fix ${mins}m ${secs}s ago.` : `Last fix ${mins}m ago.`;
+}
+
+function renderGpsStatus(status) {
+    const liveBadge = document.getElementById('gps-live-badge');
+    const fixDetail = document.getElementById('gps-fix-detail');
+    const healthStatus = document.getElementById('pi-gps-status');
+    const healthDetail = document.getElementById('pi-gps-detail');
+    if (!liveBadge || !fixDetail || !healthStatus || !healthDetail) return;
+
+    let label = 'Unavailable';
+    let badgeClass = 'text-bg-secondary';
+    let detail = 'GPS thread has not started.';
+
+    if (status.thread_alive) {
+        if (status.has_fix) {
+            const stale = status.fix_age_seconds != null && status.fix_age_seconds > 30;
+            label = stale ? 'Stale fix' : 'Live fix';
+            badgeClass = stale ? 'text-bg-warning' : 'text-bg-success';
+            detail = formatGpsAge(status.fix_age_seconds);
+        } else {
+            label = 'No fix';
+            badgeClass = 'text-bg-warning';
+            detail = 'GNSS thread is running, but no fix is available yet.';
+        }
+    } else {
+        label = 'Offline';
+        badgeClass = 'text-bg-danger';
+    }
+
+    liveBadge.className = `badge ${badgeClass}`;
+    liveBadge.textContent = label;
+    fixDetail.textContent = detail;
+    healthStatus.textContent = label;
+    healthStatus.className = `h6 fw-bold mb-0 ${label === 'Live fix' ? 'text-success' : label === 'Offline' ? 'text-danger' : 'text-warning'}`;
+    healthDetail.textContent = detail;
+}
+
+async function refreshGpsStatus() {
+    const response = await fetch('/api/gps/status');
+    const status = await response.json();
+    if (!response.ok) {
+        throw new Error(status.error || 'Could not load GPS status.');
+    }
+    renderGpsStatus(status);
+}
+
 socket.on('gps_location', function(data) {
     const LocationX = document.getElementById('gpsLocationX');
     const LocationY = document.getElementById('gpsLocationY');
@@ -218,6 +271,7 @@ socket.on('gps_location', function(data) {
     const lat = parseFloat(data[0]);
     const lon = parseFloat(data[1]);
     if (lat != null && lon != null) {
+        renderGpsStatus({thread_alive: true, has_fix: true, fix_age_seconds: 0});
         if (!map.hasLayer(mapTiles)) {
             mapTiles.addTo(map);
         }
@@ -334,3 +388,19 @@ window.setInterval(function () {
         message.hidden = false;
     });
 }, 30000);
+
+refreshGpsStatus().catch(function (error) {
+    renderGpsStatus({thread_alive: false, has_fix: false, fix_age_seconds: null});
+    const fixDetail = document.getElementById('gps-fix-detail');
+    const healthDetail = document.getElementById('pi-gps-detail');
+    if (fixDetail) fixDetail.textContent = error.message;
+    if (healthDetail) healthDetail.textContent = error.message;
+});
+window.setInterval(function () {
+    refreshGpsStatus().catch(function (error) {
+        const fixDetail = document.getElementById('gps-fix-detail');
+        const healthDetail = document.getElementById('pi-gps-detail');
+        if (fixDetail) fixDetail.textContent = error.message;
+        if (healthDetail) healthDetail.textContent = error.message;
+    });
+}, 15000);

templates/index.html

@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@
                 <div class="text-uppercase text-muted fw-bold text-xs mb-1">Uptime</div>
                 <div id="pi-uptime" class="h6 text-dark fw-bold mb-0">--</div>
             </div>
+            <div class="col-6 col-lg-3">
+                <div class="text-uppercase text-muted fw-bold text-xs mb-1">GPS</div>
+                <div id="pi-gps-status" class="h6 text-dark fw-bold mb-0">--</div>
+                <div id="pi-gps-detail" class="small text-muted">Waiting…</div>
+            </div>
         </div>
     </div>
 </div>
@@ -97,9 +102,12 @@
         <div class="card shadow-sm h-100">
             <div class="card-header py-2 d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
                 <h6 class="text-primary fw-bold m-0">Live GPS</h6>
-                <button id="btn-recenter" class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" type="button" title="Recenter map" hidden>
+                <div class="d-flex align-items-center gap-2">
-                    <i class="fas fa-crosshairs" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+                    <span id="gps-live-badge" class="badge text-bg-secondary">Checking…</span>
-                </button>
+                    <button id="btn-recenter" class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" type="button" title="Recenter map" hidden>
+                        <i class="fas fa-crosshairs" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+                    </button>
+                </div>
             </div>
             <div class="card-body p-0">
                 <div id="map"></div>
@@ -116,6 +124,7 @@
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 <div id="gps-location-name" class="text-muted small" style="font-size:0.75rem;min-height:1rem"></div>
+                <div id="gps-fix-detail" class="text-muted small mt-1" style="font-size:0.75rem;min-height:1rem">Waiting for GPS status…</div>
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>

tests/test_app_gps.py

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import types
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from modules import app_gps
+
+
+class GpsStatusTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_get_status_without_fix(self):
+        original_thread = app_gps._gps_thread
+        original_lat = app_gps.LocationX
+        original_lon = app_gps.LocationY
+        original_last_fix = app_gps.last_fix_at
+        try:
+            app_gps._gps_thread = None
+            app_gps.LocationX = None
+            app_gps.LocationY = None
+            app_gps.last_fix_at = None
+
+            status = app_gps.get_status()
+
+            self.assertFalse(status["thread_alive"])
+            self.assertFalse(status["has_fix"])
+            self.assertIsNone(status["fix_age_seconds"])
+        finally:
+            app_gps._gps_thread = original_thread
+            app_gps.LocationX = original_lat
+            app_gps.LocationY = original_lon
+            app_gps.last_fix_at = original_last_fix
+
+    @patch("modules.app_gps.get_fix_age", return_value=12.5)
+    def test_get_status_with_fix(self, get_fix_age):
+        original_thread = app_gps._gps_thread
+        original_lat = app_gps.LocationX
+        original_lon = app_gps.LocationY
+        original_last_fix = app_gps.last_fix_at
+        try:
+            app_gps._gps_thread = types.SimpleNamespace(is_alive=lambda: True)
+            app_gps.LocationX = "45.5017"
+            app_gps.LocationY = "-73.5673"
+            app_gps.last_fix_at = 1.0
+
+            status = app_gps.get_status()
+
+            self.assertTrue(status["thread_alive"])
+            self.assertTrue(status["has_fix"])
+            self.assertEqual(status["latitude"], "45.5017")
+            self.assertEqual(status["longitude"], "-73.5673")
+            self.assertEqual(status["fix_age_seconds"], 12.5)
+            get_fix_age.assert_called_once_with()
+        finally:
+            app_gps._gps_thread = original_thread
+            app_gps.LocationX = original_lat
+            app_gps.LocationY = original_lon
+            app_gps.last_fix_at = original_last_fix
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()