Add selected dashcam imports

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

PLAN.md

@@ -855,6 +855,18 @@ Phase 15 shared list component:
   to the original 87-file count and byte total, left every real video untouched, unmounted
   `/mnt/dashcam`, and kept the service active. Bulk delete uses the same validated per-file removal
   path but was not run against the real card because it would intentionally erase all footage.
+- **Selected import enhancement and real-hardware verification (2026-08-09)**: added per-row
+  Import buttons, checkboxes, Select all/Clear selection, and Import selected so importing is no
+  longer all-or-nothing. The backend validates every selected path with the same mount-boundary
+  protections as deletion, de-duplicates selections, preserves relative folders, tolerates a
+  stale/missing file while importing the remaining valid selection, and keeps the existing
+  same-size skip behavior. Before committing, paused background dashcam uploads, created a
+  disposable `YARIS_OBD_IMPORT_TEST.MP4` on the physical card, selected it in the real mobile-width
+  UI, and confirmed exactly one file copied with identical contents. A row-level repeat correctly
+  skipped the existing copy; Select all selected all 88 visible rows and Clear selection reset the
+  action. Removed both disposable copies, restored uploads, and verified the card returned to its
+  original 87 files/29,615,111,758 bytes unmounted. The refined UI was then re-tested against a
+  real existing video: it reported one skip, cleared the checkbox, and re-enabled all controls.
 
 ### Phase 17: Local imported-video browser + player — 🚧 PLANNED
 Same file-browser treatment for videos already imported to the Pi's own disk

app.py

@@ -35,8 +35,22 @@ def dash_devices():
 
 @app.route('/api/dash/import', methods=['POST'])
 def dash_import():
-    summary = app_dash.import_dashcam()
+    body = request.get_json(silent=True)
-    return jsonify(summary)
+    if body is None:
+        relative_paths = None
+    elif isinstance(body, dict):
+        relative_paths = body.get("paths", [])
+    else:
+        relative_paths = []
+    summary = app_dash.import_dashcam(relative_paths=relative_paths)
+    status_code = (
+        200
+        if summary["status"] == "ok"
+        else 400
+        if summary["status"] == "invalid_selection"
+        else 409
+    )
+    return jsonify(summary), status_code
 
 @app.route('/api/dash/files')
 def dash_files():

modules/app_dash.py

@@ -383,10 +383,8 @@ def delete_dashcam_files(relative_path=None, delete_all=False, mount_point=DEFAU
         return result
 
 
-def copy_files(source_folder, destination_folder):
+def copy_files(source_folder, destination_folder, relative_paths=None):
-    """Copy every video file found under source_folder into destination_folder,
+    """Copy selected videos, or every video when relative_paths is omitted.
-    preserving its relative sub-folder path (dashcams often split files into
-    date/event sub-folders - flattening them risks filename collisions).
 
     Files already present at the destination (same relative path, same size)
     are skipped so re-running an import doesn't re-copy everything.
@@ -394,11 +392,43 @@ def copy_files(source_folder, destination_folder):
     Returns a summary dict: {found, copied, skipped, errors}.
     """
     os.makedirs(destination_folder, exist_ok=True)
+    errors = []
 
+    if relative_paths is None:
         videos = find_video_files(source_folder)
+    else:
+        if not isinstance(relative_paths, list) or not relative_paths:
+            return {
+                "found": 0,
+                "copied": 0,
+                "skipped": 0,
+                "errors": ["Select at least one video to import."],
+                "invalid_selection": True,
+            }
+
+        videos = []
+        seen = set()
+        for relative_path in relative_paths:
+            if relative_path in seen:
+                continue
+            seen.add(relative_path)
+            try:
+                abs_path = _safe_video_path(source_folder, relative_path)
+            except ValueError as e:
+                return {
+                    "found": 0,
+                    "copied": 0,
+                    "skipped": 0,
+                    "errors": [str(e)],
+                    "invalid_selection": True,
+                }
+            except FileNotFoundError:
+                errors.append(f"Video not found: {relative_path}")
+                continue
+            videos.append((abs_path, relative_path))
+
     copied = 0
     skipped = 0
-    errors = []
 
     for abs_path, rel_path in videos:
         dest_path = os.path.join(destination_folder, rel_path)
@@ -417,7 +447,11 @@ def copy_files(source_folder, destination_folder):
     return {"found": len(videos), "copied": copied, "skipped": skipped, "errors": errors}
 
 
-def import_dashcam(destination_folder=DEFAULT_DESTINATION, mount_point=DEFAULT_MOUNT_POINT):
+def import_dashcam(
+    destination_folder=DEFAULT_DESTINATION,
+    mount_point=DEFAULT_MOUNT_POINT,
+    relative_paths=None,
+):
     """Full detect -> mount -> copy -> unmount pipeline.
 
     Returns a summary dict describing what happened, always unmounting the
@@ -440,8 +474,12 @@ def import_dashcam(destination_folder=DEFAULT_DESTINATION, mount_point=DEFAULT_M
             }
 
         try:
-            summary = copy_files(source, destination_folder)
+            summary = copy_files(source, destination_folder, relative_paths)
-            summary["status"] = "ok"
+            summary["status"] = (
+                "invalid_selection" if summary.pop("invalid_selection", False) else "ok"
+            )
+            if summary["status"] == "invalid_selection":
+                summary["message"] = summary["errors"][0]
             summary["device"] = device_path
             return summary
         finally:

readme.md

@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ i have a dream
 - 🎥 **Dashcam file retrieval** — detects a USB dashcam automatically (any brand/folder layout,
   no hardcoded device path), mounts it read-only, and safely copies footage locally. Verified
   against a real 28GB/87-file import. The web UI can also browse, sort, and delete individual or
-  all videos directly from the connected dashcam with confirmed, temporary read-write operations
+  all videos directly from the connected dashcam with confirmed, temporary read-write operations,
+  plus import one file or any checkbox selection instead of always importing the whole card
 - ☁️ **Remote upload** — a self-hosted server (Flask + Postgres, `server/`) receives trip/GPS
   logs and dashcam footage over the internet (via Cloudflare Tunnel or a plain port-forward).
   Dashcam videos upload in resumable 40MB chunks (works around tunnel body-size limits and keeps

static/js/dash.js

@@ -10,12 +10,16 @@ const importBtn = document.getElementById('dash-import-btn');
 const fileSummary = document.getElementById('dash-file-summary');
 const fileListBody = document.querySelector('#dashcam-file-list [data-data-list-body]');
 const filesRefreshBtn = document.getElementById('dash-files-refresh-btn');
+const selectAllBtn = document.getElementById('dash-select-all-btn');
+const importSelectedBtn = document.getElementById('dash-import-selected-btn');
 const deleteAllBtn = document.getElementById('dash-delete-all-btn');
+let importInProgress = false;
 
 function fetchJson(url, options) {
     return fetch(url, options).then(response => response.json().then(data => {
         if (!response.ok) {
-            throw new Error(data.message || data.status || `HTTP ${response.status}`);
+            const details = data.errors && data.errors.length ? data.errors.join('; ') : null;
+            throw new Error(data.message || details || data.status || `HTTP ${response.status}`);
         }
         return data;
     }));
@@ -36,6 +40,33 @@ function createCell(text) {
     return cell;
 }
 
+function selectedPaths() {
+    return Array.from(fileListBody.querySelectorAll('[data-select-path]:checked'))
+        .map(checkbox => checkbox.dataset.selectPath);
+}
+
+function updateSelectionControls() {
+    const checkboxes = Array.from(fileListBody.querySelectorAll('[data-select-path]'));
+    const selectedCount = selectedPaths().length;
+    importSelectedBtn.disabled = importInProgress || selectedCount === 0;
+    selectAllBtn.disabled = checkboxes.length === 0;
+    selectAllBtn.textContent = checkboxes.length > 0 && selectedCount === checkboxes.length
+        ? 'Clear selection'
+        : 'Select all';
+    importSelectedBtn.innerHTML = selectedCount
+        ? `<i class="fas fa-download me-1"></i>Import selected (${selectedCount})`
+        : '<i class="fas fa-download me-1"></i>Import selected';
+}
+
+function setImportBusy(busy) {
+    importInProgress = busy;
+    importBtn.disabled = busy;
+    fileListBody.querySelectorAll('[data-import-path]').forEach(button => {
+        button.disabled = busy;
+    });
+    updateSelectionControls();
+}
+
 function renderDashcamFiles(summary) {
     fileListBody.replaceChildren();
     if (summary.status !== 'ok') {
@@ -51,12 +82,29 @@ function renderDashcamFiles(summary) {
         row.dataset.path = file.path;
         row.dataset.size = file.size;
         row.dataset.modified = file.modified_at;
+
+        const selection = document.createElement('td');
+        const checkbox = document.createElement('input');
+        checkbox.type = 'checkbox';
+        checkbox.className = 'form-check-input';
+        checkbox.dataset.selectPath = file.path;
+        checkbox.setAttribute('aria-label', `Select ${file.path}`);
+        selection.appendChild(checkbox);
+        row.appendChild(selection);
+
         row.appendChild(createCell(file.path));
         row.appendChild(createCell(formatBytes(file.size)));
         row.appendChild(createCell(new Date(file.modified_at * 1000).toLocaleString()));
 
         const actions = document.createElement('td');
         actions.className = 'data-list-actions';
+        const importButton = document.createElement('button');
+        importButton.type = 'button';
+        importButton.className = 'btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary';
+        importButton.dataset.importPath = file.path;
+        importButton.innerHTML = '<i class="fas fa-download me-1"></i>Import';
+        actions.appendChild(importButton);
+
         const deleteButton = document.createElement('button');
         deleteButton.type = 'button';
         deleteButton.className = 'btn btn-sm btn-outline-danger';
@@ -73,6 +121,7 @@ function renderDashcamFiles(summary) {
         fileSummary.textContent += ` (${summary.errors.length} file error(s))`;
     }
     deleteAllBtn.disabled = files.length === 0;
+    updateSelectionControls();
 }
 
 function refreshDashcamFiles() {
@@ -84,6 +133,7 @@ function refreshDashcamFiles() {
             fileListBody.replaceChildren();
             fileSummary.textContent = `Unable to list dashcam files: ${err.message}`;
             deleteAllBtn.disabled = true;
+            updateSelectionControls();
         })
         .finally(() => {
             filesRefreshBtn.disabled = false;
@@ -103,6 +153,38 @@ function deleteDashcamFile(path) {
     });
 }
 
+function describeImportResult(summary) {
+    let text = `Selected ${summary.found} video(s), copied ${summary.copied}, skipped ${summary.skipped} (already imported).`;
+    if (summary.errors && summary.errors.length) {
+        text += ` Errors: ${summary.errors.join('; ')}`;
+    }
+    return text;
+}
+
+function importDashcamFiles(paths) {
+    importStatus.textContent = `Importing ${paths.length} selected video(s)...`;
+    setImportBusy(true);
+    return fetchJson('/api/dash/import', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+        body: JSON.stringify({ paths }),
+    }).then(summary => {
+        importStatus.textContent = describeImportResult(summary);
+        paths.forEach(path => {
+            const checkbox = Array.from(
+                fileListBody.querySelectorAll('[data-select-path]')
+            ).find(candidate => candidate.dataset.selectPath === path);
+            if (checkbox) {
+                checkbox.checked = false;
+            }
+        });
+        return summary;
+    }).catch(err => {
+        importStatus.textContent = `Selected import failed: ${err.message}`;
+        return null;
+    }).finally(() => setImportBusy(false));
+}
+
 function describeDevice(device) {
     const label = device.label ? ` "${device.label}"` : '';
     return `${device.path}${label} (${device.size}, ${device.fstype || 'unknown fs'})`;
@@ -130,7 +212,7 @@ function scanForDashcam() {
 
 function importDashcam() {
     importStatus.textContent = 'Importing... this can take a while for large videos.';
-    importBtn.disabled = true;
+    setImportBusy(true);
 
     fetch('/api/dash/import', { method: 'POST' })
         .then(response => response.json())
@@ -150,7 +232,7 @@ function importDashcam() {
             importStatus.textContent = 'Error while importing: ' + err;
         })
         .finally(() => {
-            importBtn.disabled = false;
+            setImportBusy(false);
         });
 }
 
@@ -158,6 +240,12 @@ scanBtn.addEventListener('click', scanForDashcam);
 importBtn.addEventListener('click', importDashcam);
 filesRefreshBtn.addEventListener('click', refreshDashcamFiles);
 fileListBody.addEventListener('click', event => {
+    const importButton = event.target.closest('[data-import-path]');
+    if (importButton) {
+        importDashcamFiles([importButton.dataset.importPath]);
+        return;
+    }
+
     const deleteButton = event.target.closest('[data-delete-path]');
     if (deleteButton) {
         deleteButton.disabled = true;
@@ -166,6 +254,25 @@ fileListBody.addEventListener('click', event => {
         });
     }
 });
+fileListBody.addEventListener('change', event => {
+    if (event.target.matches('[data-select-path]')) {
+        updateSelectionControls();
+    }
+});
+importSelectedBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
+    const paths = selectedPaths();
+    if (paths.length) {
+        importDashcamFiles(paths);
+    }
+});
+selectAllBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
+    const checkboxes = Array.from(fileListBody.querySelectorAll('[data-select-path]'));
+    const shouldSelect = checkboxes.some(checkbox => !checkbox.checked);
+    checkboxes.forEach(checkbox => {
+        checkbox.checked = shouldSelect;
+    });
+    updateSelectionControls();
+});
 deleteAllBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
     if (!window.confirm(deleteAllBtn.dataset.confirm)) {
         return;

templates/dash.html

@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@
                                 <button id="dash-files-refresh-btn" class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary" type="button">
                                     <i class="fas fa-sync-alt me-1"></i>Refresh
                                 </button>
+                                <button id="dash-select-all-btn" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary" type="button" disabled>
+                                    Select all
+                                </button>
+                                <button id="dash-import-selected-btn" class="btn btn-sm btn-primary" type="button" disabled>
+                                    <i class="fas fa-download me-1"></i>Import selected
+                                </button>
                                 <button id="dash-delete-all-btn" class="btn btn-sm btn-danger" type="button"
                                         data-confirm="Permanently delete every video from the dashcam? This cannot be undone." disabled>
                                     <i class="fas fa-trash me-1"></i>Delete all
@@ -35,6 +41,7 @@
                             {{ data_table(
                                 "dashcam-file-list",
                                 [
+                                    {"key": "selected", "label": "Select", "sortable": false},
                                     {"key": "path", "label": "File", "sortable": true},
                                     {"key": "size", "label": "Size", "sortable": true},
                                     {"key": "modified", "label": "Modified", "sortable": true},