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)
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
Critical fixes:
- Fix wrong registry key (com.bridgeswarm → com.holesail.browser) in
update-native-manifest-extension-id.ps1 — script was always failing on Windows
- Create missing wrong-domain.html redirect page for .host.test URLs
- Remove options_ui pointing to non-existent options.html from manifest
High-priority bug fixes:
- ssh-manager: track and kill orphaned printf FIFO writer when key auth succeeds
- ssh-manager: fix uncancelled 2000ms fallback password timer (assign to fallbackTimer,
clear in cancelPasswordWatch); fix null-check before removeAllListeners
- ssh-manager: add 30s Promise.race timeout to holesailInst.ready()
- backup-manager: fix macOS cp -R nesting bug by removing destination before copy;
add tar -tzf integrity check after archive creation
- host.js: restoreBackup now stops running tunnels before restore and re-starts them
- holesail-manager: fix stale closure bug in virtual host and service tunnel
error/close handlers (guard with v.holesail === hs check)
- dashboard.js: remove dead setText('dashTabs', ...) call referencing non-existent element
Medium improvements:
- manifest: remove unused storage and scripting permissions; restrict
web_accessible_resources match from <all_urls> to chrome-extension://*/*
- background.js: fix self-referential browser alias (globalThis.browser ?? chrome);
add 30s per-request timeout to send(); clean up dashboardTabs on tab close
- holesail-manager: gate saveStateSync stderr log behind DEBUG flag; updateSettings
now returns requiresRestart:true when proxy port changes; add backupRetention field
- host.js: pass requiresRestart through in updateSettings response
- dashboard.js: remove dead loadSettings() function; add requiresRestart warning toast;
add chrome.runtime.lastError guards in fetchState and refreshBackups;
set dynamic version from chrome.runtime.getManifest()
- dashboard.html: remove stray </button> tag; add id="sidebarVersion" for dynamic version
- install.sh/install.ps1: fetch version from RELEASE_BASE/VERSION instead of hardcoded 1.0.0
- install.ps1: add Firefox .xpi download and Firefox registry key
- update-native-manifest-extension-id.sh: add optional Firefox manifest update
- certificate-authority.js: defer RSA key generation to setImmediate to avoid blocking
startup; expose caReady promise
- host.js: await caReady before starting HTTPS proxy
Documentation:
- REMOTE-DESKTOP.md: correct RDP WebSocket protocol field names to match rdp-manager.js
(destLeft/destTop/destRight/destBottom, mouseMove/mouseButton/keyEvent/keyUnicode)
Feature additions:
- dashboard.js: add Reconnect button for service tunnels in error/closed state
- https-proxy.js: add WebSocket upgrade handler to support ws:// over *.hole.sail
- connect-proxy.js: add 10s header-read timeout to protect against idle connections
- native-host: add bare-fs as explicit dependency
Raven Scott