- Add getStateSnapshot, applySnapshotData, setStateSaveSuppressed to holesail-manager
- Sync diffs snapshot vs current state and only removes/adds/updates changed tunnels
- Suppress saves during apply and write state.json once at the end
- Fall back to full cleanup + restore when incremental APIs are unavailable
- Backup: do not include autopass/ (may be in use); always include
autopass-identity.json so sync identity is never lost
- Restore: remove autopass/ after extract so autopass can recreate from
restored identity
- Docs: BACKUP.md, SYNC.md, ARCHITECTURE.md updated
- pairWithInvite: await store.ready() before pair; await pass.ready()
after pair.finished(); on error call pair.close() then closePass()
- createSyncInvite: on error await closePass() instead of nulling refs
- Remove autopass dir before createSyncInvite/pairWithInvite so Corestore
gets a fresh device-file (device-file throws when inode/mtime changes)
- Await sync/rdp/holesail cleanup on host shutdown so corestore closes
before process exit
- Reset initPromise on init failure so Create invite can retry after
removing corrupt autopass dir
- getSyncStatus: fire-and-forget push device hostname when missing so
linked peers see names after opening Sync page
- Backup/restore: close sync (corestore) before copy/extract so autopass
data is consistent; backup includes autopass/ and autopass-identity.json
- Installer: preserve sync data on re-run (comments and messages)
- Docs: BACKUP.md sync-in-backup and pause behaviour; SYNC.md backups
include sync data
- Sync: use OS hostname for each device in Linked devices table; persist
deviceNames in state and merge on save/apply so peers see each other's names
- Docs: expand SYNC.md (linked devices table, replace-state modal, multi-device,
offline); NATIVE-HOST getSyncStatus (deviceId, syncGroupId, linkedDevices,
deviceName/name); ARCHITECTURE sync-manager and autopass paths; README
features/dashboard/file locations/doc link; BACKUP and SECURITY cross-refs
- getSyncStatus() now iterates pass.base.activeWriters and returns
linkedDevices: [{ id, isCurrent }] for each writer in the sync group
- Dashboard Linked devices table shows every device: "This device" plus
"Device 2", "Device 3", etc. with their IDs; rows sorted by id
- Fallback to single "This device" row when activeWriters is missing
- Await restorePersistedTunnels so applyingSync stays true for full restore,
preventing saveState() during tunnel startup from pushing back and looping
- Debounce onRemoteUpdate (600ms) and skip apply when state unchanged
(canonical fingerprint) to avoid redundant restarts
- Add confirm modal before "Link device": warns that current state will be
replaced and suggests creating a backup first
- Add Linked devices table when linked: show This device ID (writerKey) and
Sync group ID (discoveryKey); getSyncStatus returns deviceId and syncGroupId
- Await restorePersistedTunnels in applySyncedState so applyingSync stays
true for the full restore. Prevents saveState() during tunnel startup
from pushing back to autopass and causing a feedback loop.
- Debounce onRemoteUpdate (600ms) so bursts of autopass 'update' events
trigger a single apply.
- Skip apply when remote state matches current state (canonical fingerprint)
to avoid redundant restarts and re-pushes.
- Clear remoteUpdateDebounceTimer in cleanup().
- Add install-command helper (getInstallCommand + platform detection)
with OS-specific one-liners and configurable base URL
- Show onboarding card on Overview when !hostConnected: copy button,
platform switcher (macOS/Linux / Windows), and "Check again" button
- "Check again" triggers refresh and shows success/disconnected toast
- refresh() returns state so callers can react to hostConnected
- Add unit tests for install-commands (all platforms, base URL)
- Document "Native host not found" flow in README and INSTALLATION
- CI: rename Test step to Unit tests
- README: add Testing and linting subsection, link to Contributing
- CONTRIBUTING: expand Testing with test layout table and CI note
- ARCHITECTURE: add Testing section
- INSTALLATION: add npm test to build-from-source steps
- Add unit tests (hostname-validator, TLDs, payload-schemas) and integration tests for message handler registry
- Refactor native host message router into handler registry (handlers/state, tunnels, ssh, rdp, backup, ca, connections)
- Add ESLint config and npm test + lint steps in CI
- Dashboard: visibility-based refresh pause, configurable refresh interval (2s/5s/10s/paused)
- Accessibility: ARIA on nav and modals, focus trap and restore, prefers-reduced-motion
- Empty states: primary action buttons for virtual hosts, servers, service tunnels
- Native host rate limiting for backup and CA operations; update SECURITY.md
- CONTRIBUTING: "Adding a new dashboard page", dev workflow; add npm run dev script
- Trigger getState + applyPAC after successful restoreBackup (same as setVirtualHost/removeVirtualHost)
- Always re-apply PAC when getState returns state so restored/different vhost TLDs are reflected
- Add kill-previous-instance.mjs with PID lock file under BASE_DIR; on
startup send SIGTERM to any existing native-host before binding ports
- Register removePidFile on shutdown and exit
- Run "stop any running native host" at the start of install.sh and
install.ps1
- Use ESM with static imports so bare-pack includes the module in the
bundle (dynamic require was not included and broke the built binary)
- Add kill-previous-instance.mjs to CI syntax check
- Add kill-previous-instance.js with PID lock file under BASE_DIR
- On startup, send SIGTERM to any existing native-host process before binding ports
- Register removePidFile on shutdown and exit so the lock is cleared
- Run "stop any running native host" at the start of install.sh and install.ps1
- Add kill-previous-instance.js to CI syntax check
- CONTRIBUTING: use holepunchto/bare repo URL
- NATIVE-HOST: getState servers use url (not hsUrl), no state field
- BACKUP/NATIVE-HOST: backup filenames use holesail-backup- prefix and _ timestamp
- NATIVE-HOST: document createBackup/listBackups path and createdAt
- SSH: clarify that saved password is stored as passwordB64 in state.json
- ARCHITECTURE: note extra state.json settings in SETTINGS_DEFAULTS
Write all path variants for every .json in the bundle when building
for win32 (backslash, with/without leading slash) so bundle.read()
returns content regardless of runtime key normalization. Refill empty
or invalid JSON from alternate key or disk before writing variants.
Explicitly write tt-native package.json under Windows path variants
in Fix 1. Document in CHANGELOG.
Use forward-slash addon resolution key for all platforms in the
distributable build so the runtime finds the tt-native prebuild when
the bundle normalizes paths on Windows. Update CHANGELOG and
CONTRIBUTING to document the fix.
After unmount, the runtime may resolve #package with or without a
leading slash. Write the same content to both keys so the .json
loader never gets an empty entry and the host no longer crashes with
"Unexpected end of JSON input" on Windows.
patchBundle so the runtime never gets empty content for that key
(fixes "Unexpected end of JSON input" in Module._extensions..json
when the host is started by the extension on Windows).
- State: treat empty or whitespace-only state.json (and legacy
persist file) as missing and return default state instead of
throwing in JSON.parse.
- State: add ensureStorageDir() and call it from message-router
after setStoragePath so the storage directory exists on fresh
install before any state is loaded or saved.
- SECURITY.md: Note that we install to system store and run
update-ca-certificates; add that Chrome/Firefox may not use it.
- Add step-by-step instructions to manually import the CA into
Chrome/Chromium and Firefox on Linux (path to ca.cert.pem).
- INSTALLATION.md: In first-time setup, add Linux note and link
to SECURITY.md for manual import.
- Replace sudo with pkexec so PolicyKit shows a graphical auth dialog
when the native host is launched by the browser (no terminal).
- Pass DISPLAY and XAUTHORITY into the pkexec env so the polkit
agent can display the dialog in the current session.
- Keep copy + update-ca-certificates in a single pkexec sh -c for
one password prompt.
- Update SECURITY.md and JSDoc to describe pkexec / PolicyKit.
When building with --all, the bundle used a single addon resolution (darwin-arm64),
so the Linux binary tried to load the wrong prebuild and tt-native failed. Patch
tt-native binding with a nested resolution map (addon → bare → node → platform →
arch) so the runtime selects the correct prebuild per platform; SSH PTY then works
on Linux.
- scripts/build-distributable.js: build host-specific addonResolutions, write
binding with full map; update comments
- docs/ARCHITECTURE.md, CONTRIBUTING.md: document addon resolution patch
- CHANGELOG.md: add entry under bug fixes
When building with --all, the bundle used a single addon resolution (darwin-arm64),
so the Linux binary tried to load the wrong prebuild and tt-native failed. Patch
tt-native binding with a nested resolution map (addon → bare → node → platform →
arch) so the runtime selects the correct prebuild per platform; SSH PTY then works
on Linux.
- Move connect-proxy and https-proxy into proxy/
- Move certificate-authority, backup-manager, ssh-manager, rdp-manager into managers/
- Move messenger.js into host/
- Move test-dirname.cjs into test/
- Update imports, CI lint paths, and ARCHITECTURE.md
- Import host/message-router.js and holesail-manager/index.js directly
- Delete host.js and holesail-manager.js
- Drop shim entries from CI syntax checks
- Update ARCHITECTURE.md diagram and file table
- Add "Use TLS (secure connection)" checkbox in Add Virtual Host modal
- Persist and restore useTls in state; show TLS badge in table
- When enabled, HTTPS proxy connects to tunnel backend over TLS (SNI =
hostname) for HTTP and WebSocket; supports services on port 443
- CHANGELOG: add Firefox support subsection (manifest_firefox, background
scripts, proxy/native-messaging/CSP, installer, pack, extension-id)
- CONTRIBUTING: repo layout with background-boot/main, Firefox load steps
and private-windows note, install.sh Chrome vs Firefox manifests,
DEBUG_VERBOSE in background-boot.js
- ARCHITECTURE: manifest.json vs manifest_firefox.json, background.js
importScripts, background-boot/main and proxy/native-messaging notes,
native host lifecycle and separate manifests
- INSTALLATION: allowed_origins vs allowed_extensions, Allow in Private
Windows for Firefox, extension ID updates both manifests
- SECURITY: PAC scope Chrome vs Firefox (autoConfig/data URL), proxy
security and private-windows requirement
Firefox's default MV3 CSP includes upgrade-insecure-requests, which upgrades
ws://127.0.0.1 to wss:// and breaks SSH/RDP WebSocket connections to the
local native host. Add explicit content_security_policy to manifest_firefox.json
allowing ws://127.0.0.1:* and http://127.0.0.1:* on extension pages.
- Firefox rejects native messaging manifest if allowed_origins is present.
Install script now writes Chrome-only manifest (allowed_origins) and
Firefox-only manifest (allowed_extensions) to their respective locations.
- Fix local Firefox manifest by removing allowed_origins.
- Log disconnect reason from port.error (Firefox) in addition to
runtime.lastError (Chrome) so native messaging failures are visible.
- Log getState failures on disconnect for easier debugging.
- Treat PAC as active when mode === 'pac_script' (Chrome) or proxyType ===
'autoConfig' (Firefox) so we don't mis-detect "not active" in Firefox.
- In proxy.settings.onChange, only call applyPAC() when levelOfControl !==
'controlled_by_this_extension'. When we still have control, return without
re-applying to stop the set -> onChange -> applyPAC loop.
Firefox's match pattern validator does not allow the moz-extension:// scheme
in matches. Use extension_ids: ["*"] so extension pages can load the
resources without invalid manifest error.
Firefox MV3 does not support background.service_worker. Split background
into background-boot.js (globals) and background-main.js (startup logic);
Chrome keeps using importScripts() in background.js, Firefox manifest uses
background.scripts with the same file list so the extension loads in both.
- Add extension/manifest_firefox.json (no key, moz-extension://*/* for
web_accessible_resources) for correct Firefox MV3 behavior
- Update pack-extension.js: zip excludes manifest_firefox.json; XPI
built separately with manifest_firefox.json as manifest.json
- Update generate-extension-id.js to set gecko.id in manifest_firefox.json
when present (no key in Firefox manifest)
- Document dual-manifest layout and pack/generate-id behavior in CONTRIBUTING.md
Use var(--bg) for btn-primary text color and color-mix for hover to
correctly adapt across themes. Add --terminal-bg CSS variable and
_getXtermTheme() helper so the SSH terminal picks up the correct
palette at connection time.
Normalize loadAvg to [0,0,0] fallback in both the native host handler
and the dashboard renderer to prevent TypeError when bare-node-os returns
a non-array value for loadavg().
- Add getProcessStats message handler to native host returning process
memory (rss, heap used/total, external), PID, uptime, OS memory,
CPU load averages, core count, platform/arch, and tunnel state counts
- Add stats-tracker.js to background SW tracking cumulative connections,
reconnect count, last disconnect time, and per-minute connection rate
ring buffer (30 buckets) for sparkline display
- Include statsHistory and activeConnections array in all getState responses
- Add Statistics dashboard page with six sections: Native Host Process,
System Resources, Tunnel Health, Proxy Traffic, Peer Connections
(with SVG sparkline), and Extension & Proxy Info
- Preserve checkbox selection across table re-renders on all bulk-action
tables (virtual hosts, servers, service tunnels)
- Add theme-aware custom checkbox styling for bulk selection rows using
design system tokens, with white checkmark override for light theme
Replace native browser checkbox appearance on table row and select-all
checkboxes with fully custom styled controls using design system tokens,
with a white checkmark override for the light theme's darker cyan.
Snapshot checked row IDs before each innerHTML swap in the virtual hosts,
service tunnels, and server tunnels tables so that periodic refresh cycles
no longer reset multi-selection state.
chrome.permissions.request() must be called synchronously within a user
gesture. Moving it from the background message-router (where the gesture
context has expired) into the addVhostSubmit click handler in virtual-hosts.js
fixes the "Unchecked runtime.lastError: This function must be called during
a user gesture" console error.
Most modern SSH servers disable plain password auth and only allow
keyboard-interactive. Excluding it from PreferredAuthentications caused
SSH to exhaust all auth methods and exit immediately.
Also scope SSH_ASKPASS_REQUIRE=force to only apply when a saved password
is provided. Setting it unconditionally broke keyboard-interactive auth
since that method ignores SSH_ASKPASS and reads from the PTY directly.
Reverts the experimental feature that attempted to serve the dashboard
via a local HTTP server registered as a hardcoded `my.dash.board` virtual
host, intended to satisfy Chrome's PWA "secure origin" installability
requirement. The approach caused proxy connection errors and file-not-found
issues that were not worth resolving.
Removed: native-host/dashboard-server.js, native-host/test-chain.mjs
Reverted: startup.js, message-router.js, virtual-hosts.js, index.js,
build-distributable.js, extension/pages/virtual-hosts.js,
CI workflows (ci.yml, release.yml)
Pass a proper EventEmitter as the server argument to bare-http1
ServerConnection in dashboard-server.js. The constructor signature is
(server, socket, opts) — passing the socket as the first argument caused
immediate connection resets because ServerConnection emitted 'request' on
the socket object instead of a handler, silently dropping all requests.
Fix "Proxy error: connection reset by peer" caused by dashboard-server.js
looking for files in native-host/ instead of extension/dashboard/. Remove
the devBasePath parameter and resolve DEV_DASHBOARD_DIR directly from
__dirname so dev and distribution mode both find the correct files.
Fix all manifest warnings (start_url/id/scope/protocol_handlers ignored)
by reverting manifest.webmanifest to relative/extension-origin URLs for
the chrome-extension:// context, and having dashboard-server.js dynamically
generate a manifest at /manifest.webmanifest with absolute
https://my.dash.board/ URLs — satisfying Chrome's same-origin requirement
for PWA installability.
Also serve extension icons at https://my.dash.board/icons/<file> with
correct bundle key mapping, and embed them in the distributable binary
via build-distributable.js.
Serve the dashboard over a local HTTPS virtual host (my.dash.board) so
Chrome treats it as a secure origin and shows the PWA install prompt.
- Add native-host/dashboard-server.js: bare-http1 static file server
backed by bare-bundle assets in distribution mode, disk fallback in dev
- Add setLocalVirtualHost() to virtual-hosts.js; type:local entries are
protected from removal and filtered out of saveState persistence
- Export setLocalVirtualHost from holesail-manager/index.js
- Start dashboard server in startup.js after proxies are ready and
register my.dash.board as a local virtual host
- Stop dashboard server in message-router.js cleanup()
- Update manifest.webmanifest: start_url, id, scope → https://my.dash.board/
- Embed all extension/dashboard/ files as bare-bundle assets in
build-distributable.js patchBundle() — no installer copy step needed
- Hide checkbox, hs:// URL, Reconnect, and Remove controls for built-in
my.dash.board row in the virtual hosts table UI
Read runtime.lastError in the onDisconnect callback so Chrome does not
log "Unchecked runtime.lastError: Native host has exited" to the
extensions console. The disconnect reason is forwarded to debugLog so
it remains visible when Debug Mode is enabled.
Chrome warns that an empty fetch listener adds navigation overhead.
Removed the handler entirely — a registered SW without a fetch handler
still satisfies Chrome's PWA installability requirement since v112.
The inline <script> for service worker registration was blocked by the
extension's script-src 'self' Content Security Policy. Extracted it to
register-sw.js and replaced the inline block with a <script src>.
Added register-sw.js to web_accessible_resources.
Add ov-empty CSS class to .ov-scroll-area when an overview list has no
items — disables overflow scrolling and uses flexbox to vertically and
horizontally center the empty message. Class is removed automatically
when data is present. Keeps the normal scrollable layout intact for
populated lists.
The Root CA card and Install CA modal incorrectly stated the CA only
covers *.hole.sail domains. Updated both to accurately describe that
the CA covers all virtual host domains using any private TLD
(e.g. myapp.hole.sail, api.my.internal).
Add a minimal sw.js with an empty fetch handler — required by Chrome
for the PWA install prompt to appear. Register it at the bottom of
dashboard.html with a silent catch. Add "scope": "." to the manifest.
Register sw.js in web_accessible_resources so Chrome can fetch it from
the extension origin.
- Fix icon purpose from "any maskable" to "any" to avoid incorrect
padding on some platforms
- Add explicit id field matching start_url to stabilise the App ID
- Add display_override with window-controls-overlay for native title bar
- Register web+holesail:// protocol handler so installed app can be
launched directly from custom protocol links
Add wide (1024x515) and narrow (390x844) screenshots to the web app
manifest so Chrome displays the richer install UI with a preview on
both desktop and mobile. Register screenshots directory in
web_accessible_resources so Chrome can fetch the images from the
extension origin.
Replace all extension icons (16, 32, 48, 128, 192, 512) with versions
derived from the new 512x512 brand icon for consistency. Add 192x192
and 512x512 entries to manifest.webmanifest — Chrome requires both
sizes to show the "Install page as app" option in the browser menu.
Mark the 512px icon as maskable for OS launcher compatibility.
Add manifest.webmanifest to the dashboard so Chrome can install it as
a standalone app via the browser menu. Register the manifest in
web_accessible_resources and link it from dashboard.html. Add a
dedicated PWA install section to docs/INSTALLATION.md covering install
steps, uninstall, and the requirement that the extension remains
installed.
"Sending to native" and "Received from native" are emitted on every
poll cycle and clutter the logs panel. Moved both to debugLog so they
only appear when Debug Mode is enabled in Settings.
- Default latencyPingEnabled to false so badges are hidden until opted in
- Fix toggleLatencyPing sync condition from !== false to === true to match
the new default correctly
- Default tunnelAutoReconnect to true so tunnels reconnect automatically
out of the box
- Hide latency badges in virtual hosts and service tunnels tables when
latency ping is disabled
Add latencyPingEnabled and latencyPingIntervalMs to the native host
SETTINGS_DEFAULTS and updateSettings handler so they are persisted to
state.json and returned in the save response. Previously these fields
were extension-only and were silently dropped, causing the UI to revert
to defaults after every save.
Track a _settingsDirty flag that is set whenever the user interacts with
a settings toggle or number input. updateSettingsUI() skips the sync while
dirty so the 2-second refresh cycle cannot revert in-progress edits.
The flag is cleared after a successful save or reset.
- Snapshot and restore latency badge values across innerHTML re-renders
so badges never flash back to "…ms" on the 2-second state refresh cycle
- Add CSS transition (color 0.4s ease) and in-flight opacity dim (.pinging)
to .latency-badge for smooth color changes
- Decouple latency pinging from the state refresh cycle — pings now run on
their own independent interval instead of being triggered by refresh()
- Add two new settings under a "Latency Ping" section in Settings:
- Enable Latency Ping toggle (latencyPingEnabled, default: true)
- Ping Interval in seconds (latencyPingIntervalMs, default: 5s)
- Restart ping interval immediately on settings save so changes take effect
without a page reload
Replace the inline result div with a dedicated modal that displays
structured lookup data (host, port, protocol, private) returned by
Holesail.lookup(). Shows a loading state while the request is in
flight, and renders clear error/no-record states when the key is
not found or the lookup fails.
CRITICAL:
- certificate-authority.js: declare `regenerated` variable in installRootCA Windows path to prevent ReferenceError crash
HIGH:
- virtual-hosts.js/service-tunnels.js: call hs.removeAllListeners() in catch blocks to prevent stale listeners on failed Holesail instances
- https-proxy.js: destroy rawSocket in TLS error handler to prevent file descriptor exhaustion
- message-router.js (native): move setEventEmitter() to module-level init instead of re-calling on every message
- ssh-manager.js: add error handler to WS server to prevent unhandled error crashes
- init.js: store setInterval ID and clear on beforeunload to prevent interval accumulation
- logs.js: store and remove chrome.runtime.onMessage listener on beforeunload; add duplicate-call guard
- events.js: move pending++ before async sendMessage call to fix SSH/RDP-only import showing "Nothing to import"
- ssh.js: store resizeTimer on activeSshSession and clear in disconnectSsh; fix auto-reconnect race with _sshConnecting lock
- native-messaging.js: track retry timer IDs in array and cancel all on disconnect
- rdp.js: reuse single offscreen canvas per session instead of allocating per bitmap
MEDIUM:
- virtual-hosts.js/service-tunnels.js: clear existing.reconnectTimer before replacing tunnel entries
- message-router.js (native): destroy pingTunnel socket on error path; clear 15s fallback timer via finally()
- startup.js: wrap setImmediate body in try/finally to always resolve proxiesReadyPromise
- https-proxy.js: fix pre-connect upstream error handler to avoid writing raw HTTP into piped TLS stream; move HOP_BY_HOP to module-level constant
- connect-proxy.js: destroy upstreamSocket on clientSocket close; track and destroy active sockets in stop()
- ssh-manager.js: call cancelPasswordWatch on WS disconnect during password collection
- rdp-manager.js: remove dead remotePort variable; add error handlers to both WS servers
- backup-manager.js: log cleanupStaging errors and non-zero exit codes
- rdp.js: null out ws callbacks before closing in disconnectRdp; disconnect MutationObserver on beforeunload
- proxy-ca.js: prune stale entries from validationResults Map in renderValidatorTable
- refresh.js: deduplicate in-flight pings per port via Set
- messaging.js: read chrome.runtime.lastError in sendToNative callback
- servers.js (dashboard): add null check for $('serverEditId') element
LOW:
- port-allocator.js: add dedup check before pushing to tunnelPortFreeList
- servers.js (native): add error listener to server-mode Holesail instances
- virtual-hosts.js: remove dead prevReconnectDelay variable
- tab-lifecycle.js: change swarmRefCount fallback from || 1 to || 0 to prevent premature swarm destroy
- ssh.js/rdp.js: disconnect MutationObservers on beforeunload
- Change readyTimeoutMs default from 0 to 30000 in both state files
- Register Alt+Shift+H keyboard shortcut via manifest _execute_action command
- Add severity filter buttons (All/Info/Warn/Error) and Download .txt to Logs page; background logs.js now tags entries with proper level field
- Fire browser notifications on tunnelError events (notifyOnTunnelError setting)
- Add exponential-backoff auto-reconnect for virtual hosts and service tunnels (tunnelAutoReconnect setting, 5s–120s backoff)
- Add backupIntervalHours setting and scheduled auto-backup timer in message-router.js
- Add TCP connect latency badges to Virtual Hosts and Service Tunnels tables via new pingTunnel native message
- Add bytesIn/bytesOut/requests counters to https-proxy.js; expose in Overview status bar via getState
- Add Export/Import connection configs (JSON, no CA key) in Settings
- Add autoReconnect flag and exponential-backoff reconnect to SSH connection cards
- Add light theme CSS variables and theme toggle in Settings (persisted to localStorage)
- Add checkbox column and bulk Stop/Remove actions to Virtual Hosts, Service Tunnels, and Servers tables
- Add Peer Lookup UI card on Overview page using existing lookup message handler
Raven Scott