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P6-01 + P6-02 Agent Self-Update Implementation Plan
For agentic workers: REQUIRED SUB-SKILL: Use superpowers:subagent-driven-development to implement this plan task-by-task. Steps use checkbox (
- [ ]) syntax for tracking.
Goal: Operator-driven agent self-update via WS envelope, with dashboard "out of date" surfacing, per-host Update button, and a rolling fleet-update worker that halts on first failure.
Architecture: Agent fetches its replacement binary from /agent/binary, atomic-renames over the running binary (Linux) or hands off to a detached helper script (Windows), and exits cleanly so the service manager restarts it. The server tracks each update as a jobs row with kind=update; success is detected when the agent re-hellos with agent_version == server.Version. A fleet-update worker iterates out-of-date hosts one at a time, halting on the first failure.
Tech Stack: Go server + agent, SQLite migrations, WebSocket envelopes (existing internal/api), htmx/Tailwind UI.
Spec: docs/superpowers/specs/2026-05-06-p6-01-02-agent-self-update-design.md
File Structure
New files
internal/version/version.go—Version,Commitconstants, ldflags-injected.internal/agent/updater/updater.go— shared HTTP fetch + atomic-write helpers.internal/agent/updater/updater_unix.go— Linux platform path (build-tag!windows).internal/agent/updater/updater_windows.go— Windows platform path (build-tagwindows).internal/agent/updater/updater_test.go— Linux unit tests with fake HTTP server.internal/store/migrations/0021_jobs_update_kind.sql— widen jobs.kind CHECK.internal/store/migrations/0022_fleet_updates.sql— fleet_updates + fleet_update_hosts tables.internal/store/fleet_updates.go— store layer for the new tables.internal/store/fleet_updates_test.gointernal/server/http/host_update.go—POST /api/hosts/{id}/update+ form variant.internal/server/http/host_update_test.gointernal/server/http/version.go—GET /api/version.internal/server/http/fleet_update.go— fleet update endpoints + page handler.internal/server/http/fleet_update_test.gointernal/server/fleetupdate/worker.go— the rolling-update goroutine.internal/server/fleetupdate/worker_test.gointernal/alert/update_alerts.go— alert kinds + helpers (update_failed,fleet_update_halted).web/templates/pages/fleet_update.html— both idle and running states.web/templates/partials/host_update_chip.html— reusable chip.cmd/agent/update_dispatch.go— agent-sidecommand.updatehandler.
Modified files
Makefile— addVERSION/COMMITldflags.internal/api/wire.go— dropMsgAgentUpdateAvail, addMsgCommandUpdate.internal/api/messages.go— dropAgentUpdateAvailablePayload, addCommandUpdatePayload.cmd/agent/main.go— wireMsgCommandUpdatecase in dispatcher.internal/server/ws/handler.go— extendonAgentHelloto mark in-flightupdatejobs succeeded on version match.internal/server/http/server.go— register new routes + middleware.internal/server/http/middleware.go— already hasrequireAdmin; reuse.internal/server/http/hosts.go— render the update chip into host responses.internal/server/http/dashboard.go(or wherever the dashboard handler lives) — "N hosts behind" tile,updates=behindfilter.web/templates/partials/host_chrome.html— embed update chip in header.web/templates/partials/host_row.html— embed update chip in dashboard row.web/templates/pages/host_detail.html— Update agent button on right-rail.web/styles/input.css—.update-chiptoken (amber).cmd/server/main.go— wire fleet-update worker into the daemon lifecycle.tasks.md— mark P6-01 and P6-02 done with the as-shipped block.
Phase 1 — Build version plumbing
Task 1: internal/version package
Files:
-
Create:
internal/version/version.go -
Step 1: Create the package
// Package version exposes build-time identifying constants. Both the
// server and agent link this package; their values are set via
// -ldflags during the build. An unset Version falls back to "dev"
// so source builds without ldflags still run.
package version
var (
// Version is the human-facing release string, e.g. "v1.2.3" or
// "v1.2.3-dirty". Compared byte-for-byte between agent and
// server to drive the "out of date" signal.
Version = "dev"
// Commit is the short git SHA. Informational only; surfaced via
// /api/version but not used for any comparison.
Commit = ""
)
- Step 2: Commit
git add internal/version/version.go
git commit -m "version: add build-time version package"
Task 2: Wire ldflags into the Makefile
Files:
-
Modify:
Makefile -
Step 1: Read the Makefile, locate the build target, and prepend the ldflags
Add near the top of the Makefile (after any existing variable block):
VERSION ?= $(shell git describe --tags --always --dirty 2>/dev/null || echo dev)
COMMIT ?= $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo unknown)
GO_LDFLAGS := -X gitea.dcglab.co.uk/steve/restic-manager/internal/version.Version=$(VERSION) \
-X gitea.dcglab.co.uk/steve/restic-manager/internal/version.Commit=$(COMMIT)
Then thread -ldflags "$(GO_LDFLAGS)" into every go build invocation in the Makefile (for cmd/server, cmd/agent, and any cross-compile target).
- Step 2: Verify
make build
./bin/restic-manager-server -version 2>/dev/null || true # if -version flag exists
strings ./bin/restic-manager-server | grep -E "^v[0-9]+|^dev" | head -3
Expected: a non-dev version string is embedded in the binary when in a tagged-or-dirty git checkout.
- Step 3: Commit
git add Makefile
git commit -m "build: inject version + commit via ldflags"
Task 3: GET /api/version endpoint
Files:
-
Create:
internal/server/http/version.go -
Create:
internal/server/http/version_test.go -
Modify:
internal/server/http/server.go -
Step 1: Write the failing test
package http
import (
"encoding/json"
"net/http"
"net/http/httptest"
"testing"
"gitea.dcglab.co.uk/steve/restic-manager/internal/version"
)
func TestVersionEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
version.Version = "v1.2.3"
version.Commit = "abc1234"
t.Cleanup(func() {
version.Version = "dev"
version.Commit = ""
})
srv := newTestServer(t) // existing helper in this package
rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/version", nil)
srv.Router().ServeHTTP(rr, req)
if rr.Code != http.StatusOK {
t.Fatalf("status: got %d want 200", rr.Code)
}
var body struct {
Version string `json:"version"`
Commit string `json:"commit"`
}
if err := json.NewDecoder(rr.Body).Decode(&body); err != nil {
t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
}
if body.Version != "v1.2.3" || body.Commit != "abc1234" {
t.Fatalf("body: %+v", body)
}
}
If newTestServer doesn't exist by that name in this package, locate the equivalent helper (look at enrollment_test.go or version.go style elsewhere) and adapt.
- Step 2: Implement
// internal/server/http/version.go
package http
import (
"encoding/json"
stdhttp "net/http"
"gitea.dcglab.co.uk/steve/restic-manager/internal/version"
)
func (s *Server) handleVersion(w stdhttp.ResponseWriter, r *stdhttp.Request) {
w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]string{
"version": version.Version,
"commit": version.Commit,
})
}
In server.go, add inside the route registration block (where other public routes live, near /agent/binary):
r.Get("/api/version", s.handleVersion)
- Step 3: Run tests
go test ./internal/server/http/ -run TestVersionEndpoint -v
Expected: PASS.
- Step 4: Commit
git add internal/server/http/version.go internal/server/http/version_test.go internal/server/http/server.go
git commit -m "http: expose GET /api/version"
Phase 2 — Wire protocol changes
Task 4: Add MsgCommandUpdate and CommandUpdatePayload, retire MsgAgentUpdateAvail
Files:
-
Modify:
internal/api/wire.go -
Modify:
internal/api/messages.go -
Modify:
cmd/agent/main.go -
Step 1: Edit
wire.go
In the server-to-agent block (around line 32-37), replace:
MsgAgentUpdateAvail MessageType = "agent.update.available"
with:
MsgCommandUpdate MessageType = "command.update"
- Step 2: Edit
messages.go
Delete the AgentUpdateAvailablePayload struct (lines ~364-371) and its doc comment. Add immediately before TreeListRequestPayload:
// CommandUpdatePayload carries no operational data — the agent
// already knows its own os/arch and fetches from its configured
// server URL via /agent/binary. JobID is the server-issued id of
// the update job; the agent echoes it on log.stream lines so the
// live job log captures pre-restart progress.
type CommandUpdatePayload struct {
JobID string `json:"job_id"`
}
- Step 3: Edit
cmd/agent/main.go
Replace the case api.MsgAgentUpdateAvail block (lines ~398-401) with:
case api.MsgCommandUpdate:
var p api.CommandUpdatePayload
if err := env.UnmarshalPayload(&p); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("command.update: %w", err)
}
go d.runUpdate(ctx, p, tx)
runUpdate lands in Task 9.
- Step 4: Update
JobKindconstants inmessages.go
In the JobKind const block (line ~57), add:
JobUpdate JobKind = "update"
- Step 5: Verify
go build ./...
Expected: build error from cmd/agent/main.go calling d.runUpdate (not yet defined). That's fine — proceed; the next phase plugs the gap. Verify only the internal/api package builds:
go build ./internal/api/
Expected: PASS.
- Step 6: Commit
git add internal/api/wire.go internal/api/messages.go cmd/agent/main.go
git commit -m "api: replace agent.update.available with command.update + JobUpdate kind"
Phase 3 — Database migrations
Task 5: Migration 0021 — widen jobs.kind CHECK
Files:
-
Create:
internal/store/migrations/0021_jobs_update_kind.sql -
Step 1: Write the migration
Mirror the pattern in 0012_jobs_restore_diff_kind.sql exactly: temp-backup of job_logs, rebuild jobs with the wider CHECK, restore log rows, recreate indexes. Only change is the CHECK list now includes 'update':
-- 0021_jobs_update_kind.sql
--
-- Add 'update' to the jobs.kind CHECK constraint so the agent
-- self-update flow (P6-01) can persist its job rows. Same safe
-- rebuild pattern as 0012; cascade trap mitigated by job_logs
-- temp-backup.
CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE _job_logs_backup AS
SELECT job_id, seq, ts, stream, payload FROM job_logs;
CREATE TABLE jobs_new (
id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
host_id TEXT NOT NULL REFERENCES hosts(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
kind TEXT NOT NULL CHECK (kind IN
('backup','init','forget','prune','check','unlock','restore','diff','update')),
status TEXT NOT NULL CHECK (status IN ('queued','running','succeeded','failed','cancelled')),
scheduled_id TEXT REFERENCES schedules(id) ON DELETE SET NULL,
actor_kind TEXT NOT NULL CHECK (actor_kind IN ('user','schedule','system')),
actor_id TEXT,
started_at TEXT,
finished_at TEXT,
exit_code INTEGER,
stats TEXT,
error TEXT,
created_at TEXT NOT NULL
);
INSERT INTO jobs_new
SELECT id, host_id, kind, status, scheduled_id, actor_kind, actor_id,
started_at, finished_at, exit_code, stats, error, created_at
FROM jobs;
DROP TABLE jobs;
ALTER TABLE jobs_new RENAME TO jobs;
CREATE INDEX jobs_host_id ON jobs(host_id);
CREATE INDEX jobs_status ON jobs(status);
CREATE INDEX jobs_created_at ON jobs(created_at);
INSERT OR IGNORE INTO job_logs (job_id, seq, ts, stream, payload)
SELECT job_id, seq, ts, stream, payload FROM _job_logs_backup;
DROP TABLE _job_logs_backup;
If the live jobs schema already has columns added by post-0012 migrations (e.g. 0015 added source_group_id), match them in jobs_new and the INSERT — check the latest schema before writing.
- Step 2: Verify
go test ./internal/store/ -run TestMigrations -v
Expected: PASS, includes 0021.
- Step 3: Commit
git add internal/store/migrations/0021_jobs_update_kind.sql
git commit -m "store: migration 0021 — add 'update' to jobs.kind"
Task 6: Migration 0022 — fleet_updates tables
Files:
-
Create:
internal/store/migrations/0022_fleet_updates.sql -
Step 1: Write the migration
-- 0022_fleet_updates.sql
--
-- Tables backing the rolling fleet-update worker (P6-02). One row in
-- fleet_updates per "update all" invocation, a child row per host so
-- the worker can resume / report progress / mark per-host failures.
CREATE TABLE fleet_updates (
id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
started_at TEXT NOT NULL,
started_by_user_id TEXT NOT NULL REFERENCES users(id),
target_version TEXT NOT NULL,
status TEXT NOT NULL CHECK (status IN
('running','completed','halted','cancelled')),
current_host_id TEXT REFERENCES hosts(id),
halted_reason TEXT,
completed_at TEXT
);
CREATE INDEX fleet_updates_status ON fleet_updates(status);
CREATE TABLE fleet_update_hosts (
fleet_update_id TEXT NOT NULL REFERENCES fleet_updates(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
host_id TEXT NOT NULL REFERENCES hosts(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
position INTEGER NOT NULL,
status TEXT NOT NULL CHECK (status IN
('pending','running','succeeded','failed','skipped')),
job_id TEXT REFERENCES jobs(id),
failed_reason TEXT,
PRIMARY KEY (fleet_update_id, host_id)
);
CREATE INDEX fleet_update_hosts_status ON fleet_update_hosts(fleet_update_id, position);
- Step 2: Verify
go test ./internal/store/ -run TestMigrations -v
- Step 3: Commit
git add internal/store/migrations/0022_fleet_updates.sql
git commit -m "store: migration 0022 — fleet_updates + fleet_update_hosts"
Task 7: internal/store/fleet_updates.go
Files:
-
Create:
internal/store/fleet_updates.go -
Create:
internal/store/fleet_updates_test.go -
Step 1: Write the failing tests
package store_test
// Cover: CreateFleetUpdate creates parent + N pending host rows;
// SetFleetUpdateHostStatus moves a row through pending→running→succeeded;
// HaltFleetUpdate sets status=halted + halted_reason and stamps no
// completed_at; CompleteFleetUpdate sets completed_at; ListPendingFleetUpdateHosts
// returns rows in position order; ActiveFleetUpdate returns the running
// row (or nil); GetFleetUpdate hydrates parent + children.
//
// One test per behaviour, table-driven where the API supports it.
// Mirror the structure of internal/store/maintenance_test.go.
Write four-six discrete test functions. Look at internal/store/maintenance.go + _test.go for the established style (constructor on *Store, NewStore + tmp DB).
- Step 2: Implement
Sketch:
package store
import (
"context"
"database/sql"
"errors"
"fmt"
"time"
)
type FleetUpdate struct {
ID string
StartedAt time.Time
StartedByUserID string
TargetVersion string
Status string // running | completed | halted | cancelled
CurrentHostID string
HaltedReason string
CompletedAt *time.Time
}
type FleetUpdateHost struct {
FleetUpdateID string
HostID string
Position int
Status string // pending | running | succeeded | failed | skipped
JobID string
FailedReason string
}
func (s *Store) CreateFleetUpdate(ctx context.Context, fu FleetUpdate, hostIDs []string) error { ... }
func (s *Store) ActiveFleetUpdate(ctx context.Context) (*FleetUpdate, error) { ... }
func (s *Store) GetFleetUpdate(ctx context.Context, id string) (*FleetUpdate, []FleetUpdateHost, error) { ... }
func (s *Store) ListPendingFleetUpdateHosts(ctx context.Context, fuID string) ([]FleetUpdateHost, error) { ... }
func (s *Store) SetFleetUpdateHostStatus(ctx context.Context, fuID, hostID, status, failedReason, jobID string) error { ... }
func (s *Store) SetFleetUpdateCurrentHost(ctx context.Context, fuID, hostID string) error { ... }
func (s *Store) HaltFleetUpdate(ctx context.Context, fuID, reason string, when time.Time) error { ... }
func (s *Store) CancelFleetUpdate(ctx context.Context, fuID string) error { ... }
func (s *Store) CompleteFleetUpdate(ctx context.Context, fuID string, when time.Time) error { ... }
- Step 3: Run tests
go test ./internal/store/ -run TestFleetUpdate -v
Expected: PASS.
- Step 4: Commit
git add internal/store/fleet_updates.go internal/store/fleet_updates_test.go
git commit -m "store: fleet_updates + fleet_update_hosts CRUD"
Phase 4 — Agent updater (Linux)
Task 8: internal/agent/updater package skeleton + Linux path
Files:
-
Create:
internal/agent/updater/updater.go -
Create:
internal/agent/updater/updater_unix.go -
Create:
internal/agent/updater/updater_windows.go -
Create:
internal/agent/updater/updater_test.go -
Step 1: Write the failing test (Linux)
//go:build !windows
package updater
import (
"io"
"net/http"
"net/http/httptest"
"os"
"path/filepath"
"runtime"
"testing"
)
func TestUpdate_LinuxAtomicSwap(t *testing.T) {
// Stage 1: a fake "running binary" file + a server that serves new bytes.
tmp := t.TempDir()
binPath := filepath.Join(tmp, "agent")
if err := os.WriteFile(binPath, []byte("OLD"), 0o755); err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
newBytes := []byte("NEW BINARY CONTENTS")
srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
if r.URL.Path != "/agent/binary" {
http.NotFound(w, r); return
}
if r.URL.Query().Get("os") != runtime.GOOS || r.URL.Query().Get("arch") != runtime.GOARCH {
t.Errorf("unexpected query: %s", r.URL.RawQuery)
}
_, _ = io.Copy(w, &io.LimitedReader{R: bytesReader(newBytes), N: int64(len(newBytes))})
}))
defer srv.Close()
if err := UpdateForTest(srv.URL, binPath); err != nil {
t.Fatalf("update: %v", err)
}
got, err := os.ReadFile(binPath)
if err != nil { t.Fatal(err) }
if string(got) != "NEW BINARY CONTENTS" {
t.Fatalf("binary contents: got %q", got)
}
old, err := os.ReadFile(binPath + ".old")
if err != nil { t.Fatalf("agent.old missing: %v", err) }
if string(old) != "OLD" {
t.Fatalf("agent.old contents: got %q", old)
}
// .new must have been renamed away
if _, err := os.Stat(binPath + ".new"); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
t.Fatalf("agent.new should be absent after swap")
}
}
UpdateForTest(serverURL, binaryPath string) error is a tiny wrapper exposed by updater.go that does steps 1–6 of §4.1 of the spec (everything except os.Exit). The exit-and-restart side effect can't be covered by a unit test.
- Step 2: Implement
updater.go(shared)
package updater
import (
"context"
"fmt"
"io"
"net/http"
"os"
"path/filepath"
"runtime"
"time"
)
// fetch downloads the new binary into <binaryPath>.new, fsyncs, chmods.
// Returns the path to the staged file.
func fetch(ctx context.Context, serverURL, binaryPath string) (string, error) {
url := fmt.Sprintf("%s/agent/binary?os=%s&arch=%s", serverURL, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, url, nil)
if err != nil {
return "", err
}
c := &http.Client{Timeout: 5 * time.Minute}
res, err := c.Do(req)
if err != nil {
return "", err
}
defer res.Body.Close()
if res.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
return "", fmt.Errorf("agent binary fetch: %s", res.Status)
}
stagePath := binaryPath + ".new"
f, err := os.OpenFile(stagePath, os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_TRUNC, 0o755)
if err != nil {
return "", err
}
if _, err := io.Copy(f, res.Body); err != nil {
f.Close()
_ = os.Remove(stagePath)
return "", err
}
if err := f.Sync(); err != nil {
f.Close()
_ = os.Remove(stagePath)
return "", err
}
if err := f.Close(); err != nil {
_ = os.Remove(stagePath)
return "", err
}
if err := os.Chmod(stagePath, 0o755); err != nil {
_ = os.Remove(stagePath)
return "", err
}
return stagePath, nil
}
// resolveOwnBinary returns the absolute path of the running binary.
// Refuses /proc/self/exe — that's what os.Executable returns on
// some systems but it can't be renamed across.
func resolveOwnBinary() (string, error) {
p, err := os.Executable()
if err != nil {
return "", err
}
abs, err := filepath.Abs(p)
if err != nil {
return "", err
}
if abs == "/proc/self/exe" {
return "", fmt.Errorf("cannot resolve own binary path (/proc/self/exe — not a real file)")
}
return abs, nil
}
// UpdateForTest is the platform-neutral test seam.
// In production, Update (in updater_unix.go / updater_windows.go) does
// the same fetch+swap then exits the process. UpdateForTest stops short
// of the exit so unit tests can assert on file state.
func UpdateForTest(serverURL, binaryPath string) error {
ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Minute)
defer cancel()
stage, err := fetch(ctx, serverURL, binaryPath)
if err != nil {
return err
}
return swap(stage, binaryPath)
}
- Step 3: Implement
updater_unix.go
//go:build !windows
package updater
import (
"context"
"fmt"
"io"
"log/slog"
"os"
"time"
)
// Update fetches the new binary, swaps it in, then exits so systemd
// restarts the process under the new binary. Caller should close
// the WS cleanly before invoking.
func Update(ctx context.Context, serverURL string) error {
binPath, err := resolveOwnBinary()
if err != nil {
return err
}
stage, err := fetch(ctx, serverURL, binPath)
if err != nil {
return err
}
if err := swap(stage, binPath); err != nil {
return err
}
slog.Info("agent self-update: binary swapped, exiting for systemd restart",
"binary", binPath)
// Give logger a moment to flush, then exit.
time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
os.Exit(0)
return nil // unreachable
}
// swap copies the running binary to <bin>.old, then atomic-renames the
// staged binary into place. On non-Windows this works because the OS
// allows renames across an open file.
func swap(stagePath, binPath string) error {
src, err := os.Open(binPath)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("open running binary: %w", err)
}
defer src.Close()
dst, err := os.OpenFile(binPath+".old", os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_TRUNC, 0o755)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("open .old: %w", err)
}
if _, err := io.Copy(dst, src); err != nil {
dst.Close()
return fmt.Errorf("copy to .old: %w", err)
}
if err := dst.Sync(); err != nil {
dst.Close()
return err
}
if err := dst.Close(); err != nil {
return err
}
if err := os.Rename(stagePath, binPath); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("rename .new over running binary: %w", err)
}
return nil
}
- Step 4: Implement
updater_windows.gostub
//go:build windows
package updater
import (
"context"
"errors"
)
// Update is implemented in Task 12. Stubbed so the package builds
// on Windows during phases 4-11.
func Update(ctx context.Context, serverURL string) error {
return errors.New("agent self-update on Windows: not yet implemented")
}
func swap(stagePath, binPath string) error {
return errors.New("agent self-update on Windows: not yet implemented")
}
-
Step 5: Add
bytesReaderhelper to test file (or usebytes.NewReaderdirectly). -
Step 6: Run tests
go test ./internal/agent/updater/ -v
Expected: PASS.
- Step 7: Commit
git add internal/agent/updater/
git commit -m "agent: updater package — Linux atomic-swap path"
Task 9: Wire command.update into the agent dispatcher
Files:
-
Create:
cmd/agent/update_dispatch.go -
Verify:
cmd/agent/main.go(already edited in Task 4) -
Step 1: Implement the dispatcher method
package main
import (
"context"
"fmt"
"log/slog"
"time"
"gitea.dcglab.co.uk/steve/restic-manager/internal/agent/updater"
"gitea.dcglab.co.uk/steve/restic-manager/internal/agent/wsclient"
"gitea.dcglab.co.uk/steve/restic-manager/internal/api"
)
// runUpdate handles a server-dispatched command.update. It logs progress
// via log.stream so the live job page captures pre-restart state, then
// calls the platform updater. On Linux the updater calls os.Exit; on
// Windows it spawns a helper and returns, with the agent then exiting.
func (d *dispatcher) runUpdate(ctx context.Context, p api.CommandUpdatePayload, tx wsclient.Sender) {
logf := func(format string, args ...any) {
line := fmt.Sprintf(format, args...)
slog.Info("ws agent: update: " + line)
env, _ := api.Marshal(api.MsgLogStream, "", api.LogStreamPayload{
JobID: p.JobID,
Stream: api.LogStdout,
Data: line + "\n",
At: time.Now().UTC(),
})
_ = tx.Send(env)
}
// Job-started so the server flips queued→running.
startedEnv, _ := api.Marshal(api.MsgJobStarted, "", api.JobStartedPayload{
JobID: p.JobID,
Kind: api.JobUpdate,
StartedAt: time.Now().UTC(),
})
_ = tx.Send(startedEnv)
logf("fetching new binary from %s", d.serverURL)
if err := updater.Update(ctx, d.serverURL); err != nil {
logf("update failed: %v", err)
finishedEnv, _ := api.Marshal(api.MsgJobFinished, "", api.JobFinishedPayload{
JobID: p.JobID,
Kind: api.JobUpdate,
Status: api.JobFailed,
FinishedAt: time.Now().UTC(),
Error: err.Error(),
})
_ = tx.Send(finishedEnv)
return
}
// Unreachable on Linux (Update calls os.Exit). On Windows control
// returns here and the agent exits cleanly so SCM hands off to the
// helper script that does the actual swap-and-restart.
}
d.serverURL should already exist on the dispatcher (it's the URL the WS connection was made to). If not, plumb it from cmd/agent/main.go's connection setup — the URL is in the agent config.
- Step 2: Verify build
go build ./...
Expected: PASS.
- Step 3: Run all agent tests
go test ./cmd/agent/... ./internal/agent/...
Expected: PASS, no regressions.
- Step 4: Commit
git add cmd/agent/update_dispatch.go cmd/agent/main.go
git commit -m "agent: handle command.update — fetch + swap + exit"
Phase 5 — Server endpoint + hello integration
Task 10: POST /api/hosts/{id}/update
Files:
-
Create:
internal/server/http/host_update.go -
Create:
internal/server/http/host_update_test.go -
Modify:
internal/server/http/server.go(route registration) -
Step 1: Write tests covering
Mirror the structure of an existing admin-band endpoint test, e.g. repo_ops_test.go:
-
happy path: admin POST → 200 +
{job_id}returned,jobsrow created withkind=update, audit row written, WS envelopecommand.updatesent to the host's connection. -
refuses when host offline → 409 / structured error code
host_offline. -
refuses when
agent_version == server.Version→ 409 /already_up_to_date. -
refuses when an
updatejob is already running for this host → 409 /update_in_progress. -
RBAC: operator → 403, viewer → 403.
-
Step 2: Implement
package http
import (
"encoding/json"
stdhttp "net/http"
"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
"github.com/oklog/ulid/v2"
"gitea.dcglab.co.uk/steve/restic-manager/internal/api"
"gitea.dcglab.co.uk/steve/restic-manager/internal/store"
"gitea.dcglab.co.uk/steve/restic-manager/internal/version"
)
// handleHostUpdate dispatches a command.update WS envelope after
// validating that the host is online, currently running a different
// version, and not already in the middle of an update.
func (s *Server) handleHostUpdate(w stdhttp.ResponseWriter, r *stdhttp.Request) {
hostID := chi.URLParam(r, "id")
host, err := s.deps.Store.GetHost(r.Context(), hostID)
if err != nil { writeJSONError(w, stdhttp.StatusNotFound, "host_not_found", ""); return }
if !s.deps.Hub.IsOnline(hostID) {
writeJSONError(w, stdhttp.StatusConflict, "host_offline",
"agent must be online to receive an update")
return
}
if host.AgentVersion == version.Version {
writeJSONError(w, stdhttp.StatusConflict, "already_up_to_date",
"host is already on "+version.Version)
return
}
running, err := s.deps.Store.RunningUpdateJobForHost(r.Context(), hostID)
if err == nil && running != "" {
writeJSONError(w, stdhttp.StatusConflict, "update_in_progress",
"an update job is already running for this host")
return
}
jobID := ulid.Make().String()
user := userFrom(r) // existing helper
if err := s.deps.Store.InsertJob(r.Context(), store.Job{
ID: jobID,
HostID: hostID,
Kind: string(api.JobUpdate),
Status: string(api.JobQueued),
ActorKind: "user",
ActorID: user.ID,
// CreatedAt is set by InsertJob.
}); err != nil {
writeJSONError(w, stdhttp.StatusInternalServerError, "internal", err.Error())
return
}
env, _ := api.Marshal(api.MsgCommandUpdate, ulid.Make().String(), api.CommandUpdatePayload{JobID: jobID})
if err := s.deps.Hub.SendTo(hostID, env); err != nil {
writeJSONError(w, stdhttp.StatusBadGateway, "send_failed", err.Error())
return
}
s.audit(r, "host.update_dispatched", store.AuditTarget{
Kind: "host", ID: hostID,
}, map[string]any{"job_id": jobID, "target_version": version.Version})
w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]string{"job_id": jobID})
}
// Form-post variant for HTMX. Same gates, returns HX-Redirect.
func (s *Server) handleHostUpdateForm(w stdhttp.ResponseWriter, r *stdhttp.Request) {
// reuse handleHostUpdate's pre-checks via a shared validator;
// on success, set HX-Redirect to /jobs/<id> and write 200.
// On error, render an inline banner partial.
}
Helpers to add:
-
Store.RunningUpdateJobForHost(ctx, hostID) (string, error)— returns the job id of any runningkind=updatejob for this host, or empty string + nil if none. One-line query. -
Step 3: Register routes
In server.go, inside the admin-only route group:
r.Post("/api/hosts/{id}/update", s.handleHostUpdate)
r.Post("/hosts/{id}/update", s.handleHostUpdateForm)
- Step 4: Run tests
go test ./internal/server/http/ -run TestHostUpdate -v
Expected: PASS.
- Step 5: Commit
git add internal/server/http/host_update.go internal/server/http/host_update_test.go internal/server/http/server.go internal/store/jobs.go
git commit -m "http: POST /api/hosts/{id}/update — dispatch agent update"
Task 11: Hello-handler integration + timeout watcher
Files:
-
Modify:
internal/server/ws/handler.go -
Create:
internal/server/ws/update_watch.go -
Create:
internal/server/ws/update_watch_test.go -
Step 1: Write the failing test
// In update_watch_test.go:
//
// 1. NewWatcher; Track(jobID, hostID, started=now). Hello arrives after
// 50ms with matching version → watcher marks the job succeeded
// (verify via mock Store.UpdateJobStatus call).
// 2. NewWatcher; Track(...). 100ms timeout (override constant for test).
// No hello arrives → after 100ms, watcher marks the job failed with
// reason "timeout" and raises an alert (verify via mock Store +
// AlertEngine).
// 3. NewWatcher; Track(...). Hello arrives but version doesn't match.
// Watcher does nothing (timeout will catch). After timeout, marked
// failed with reason "agent reconnected at version X, expected Y".
// 4. Cancel: Track then explicitly Stop(jobID) — no further callbacks.
- Step 2: Implement the watcher
package ws
import (
"context"
"sync"
"time"
"gitea.dcglab.co.uk/steve/restic-manager/internal/api"
"gitea.dcglab.co.uk/steve/restic-manager/internal/store"
)
// updateTimeout is the default ceiling for how long the server waits
// for an agent re-hello carrying the matching version after dispatching
// a command.update. Exported as a var so tests can shrink it.
var updateTimeout = 90 * time.Second
type updateWatch struct {
jobID string
hostID string
deadline time.Time
}
type updateWatcher struct {
mu sync.Mutex
pending map[string]*updateWatch // hostID → watch
store *store.Store
alerts AlertRaiser // small interface, injected
now func() time.Time
}
func newUpdateWatcher(st *store.Store, alerts AlertRaiser) *updateWatcher {
return &updateWatcher{
pending: make(map[string]*updateWatch),
store: st,
alerts: alerts,
now: func() time.Time { return time.Now().UTC() },
}
}
// Track registers an in-flight update. If a hello with the matching
// version arrives before the deadline, OnHello returns true and clears
// the entry. Otherwise the watcher's runLoop will mark the job failed.
func (w *updateWatcher) Track(jobID, hostID string) {
w.mu.Lock()
defer w.mu.Unlock()
w.pending[hostID] = &updateWatch{
jobID: jobID,
hostID: hostID,
deadline: w.now().Add(updateTimeout),
}
}
// OnHello is called by the WS handler when an agent hellos. If a watch
// is pending for this host AND the version matches, mark succeeded and
// drop the watch. Mismatched version → leave the watch (timeout
// handles it).
func (w *updateWatcher) OnHello(ctx context.Context, hostID, agentVersion, serverVersion string) {
w.mu.Lock()
watch, ok := w.pending[hostID]
if ok && agentVersion == serverVersion {
delete(w.pending, hostID)
}
w.mu.Unlock()
if !ok || agentVersion != serverVersion { return }
// Mark job succeeded.
_ = w.store.SetJobStatus(ctx, watch.jobID, string(api.JobSucceeded), "", w.now())
// Audit + alert auto-resolve.
// (audit hook reused via http layer's helper, or write directly here)
}
// Run is a goroutine started by NewHandler — sweeps for expired
// watches every 5s.
func (w *updateWatcher) Run(ctx context.Context) {
tick := time.NewTicker(5 * time.Second)
defer tick.Stop()
for {
select {
case <-ctx.Done(): return
case <-tick.C:
w.sweep(ctx)
}
}
}
func (w *updateWatcher) sweep(ctx context.Context) {
now := w.now()
w.mu.Lock()
expired := []*updateWatch{}
for hostID, wch := range w.pending {
if now.After(wch.deadline) {
expired = append(expired, wch)
delete(w.pending, hostID)
}
}
w.mu.Unlock()
for _, wch := range expired {
// Determine reason: did the agent come back at all?
host, _ := w.store.GetHost(ctx, wch.hostID)
reason := "timeout: agent did not reconnect within 90s"
if host != nil && host.AgentVersion != "" && host.AgentVersion != version.Version {
reason = fmt.Sprintf("agent reconnected at %s, expected %s",
host.AgentVersion, version.Version)
}
_ = w.store.SetJobStatus(ctx, wch.jobID, string(api.JobFailed), reason, now)
if w.alerts != nil {
w.alerts.RaiseUpdateFailed(ctx, wch.hostID, wch.jobID, reason, now)
}
}
}
- Step 3: Hook into the WS handler
In handler.go, where onAgentHello is defined (search for the place it upserts agent_version), at the end of the handler — after the upsert succeeds — call:
deps.UpdateWatcher.OnHello(ctx, hostID, hello.AgentVersion, version.Version)
The UpdateWatcher *updateWatcher field needs to exist on the handler Deps struct. Wire it up in cmd/server/main.go.
AlertRaiser interface (defined alongside the watcher) is implemented by *alert.Engine after Task 14 adds the RaiseUpdateFailed method. For now, define the interface and make the engine satisfy it.
- Step 4: Run tests
go test ./internal/server/ws/ -v
Expected: PASS.
- Step 5: Commit
git add internal/server/ws/update_watch.go internal/server/ws/update_watch_test.go internal/server/ws/handler.go cmd/server/main.go
git commit -m "ws: update watcher — promote/fail update jobs on hello timeout"
Phase 6 — Windows updater path
Task 12: Windows helper-script implementation
Files:
-
Modify:
internal/agent/updater/updater_windows.go -
Step 1: Replace the stub from Task 8
//go:build windows
package updater
import (
"context"
"fmt"
"log/slog"
"os"
"os/exec"
"path/filepath"
"syscall"
"time"
)
const helperScript = `@echo off
timeout /t 3 /nobreak >nul
copy /Y "%s" "%s"
sc stop restic-manager-agent
:wait
sc query restic-manager-agent | find "STOPPED" >nul
if errorlevel 1 (timeout /t 1 /nobreak >nul & goto wait)
move /Y "%s" "%s"
sc start restic-manager-agent
del "%%~f0"
`
func Update(ctx context.Context, serverURL string) error {
binPath, err := resolveOwnBinary()
if err != nil {
return err
}
stage, err := fetch(ctx, serverURL, binPath)
if err != nil {
return err
}
helperPath := filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(binPath), "agent-update.cmd")
oldPath := binPath + ".old"
body := fmt.Sprintf(helperScript, binPath, oldPath, stage, binPath)
if err := os.WriteFile(helperPath, []byte(body), 0o755); err != nil {
return err
}
cmd := exec.Command("cmd.exe", "/c", helperPath)
cmd.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{
HideWindow: true,
CreationFlags: 0x00000008 | 0x08000000, // DETACHED_PROCESS | CREATE_NO_WINDOW
}
if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
return err
}
slog.Info("agent self-update: helper spawned, exiting cleanly", "binary", binPath)
time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
os.Exit(0)
return nil
}
func swap(_, _ string) error { return nil } // not used on Windows
- Step 2: Verify cross-compile
GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build ./...
Expected: PASS.
- Step 3: Commit
git add internal/agent/updater/updater_windows.go
git commit -m "agent: Windows updater — detached helper script"
Phase 7 — Alert kinds + auto-resolve
Task 13: Add update_failed and fleet_update_halted alert kinds
Files:
-
Create:
internal/alert/update_alerts.go -
Modify:
internal/alert/rules.go(auto-resolve hook on host hello) -
Step 1: Implement
package alert
import (
"context"
"time"
)
// RaiseUpdateFailed is called by the WS update-watcher when an agent
// fails to come back at the target version after a command.update
// dispatch. Auto-resolves when the host next hellos with the right
// version.
func (e *Engine) RaiseUpdateFailed(ctx context.Context, hostID, jobID, reason string, when time.Time) {
dedup := "update_failed:" + hostID
msg := "agent self-update failed: " + reason
e.raiseAndNotify(ctx, hostID, "update_failed", dedup, "warning", msg, when)
}
// ResolveUpdateFailed is called from the WS hello handler when the
// host comes back at the expected version.
func (e *Engine) ResolveUpdateFailed(ctx context.Context, hostID string, when time.Time) {
e.resolveAndNotify(ctx, hostID, "update_failed", "update_failed:"+hostID, when)
}
// RaiseFleetUpdateHalted is called by the fleet-update worker when it
// halts on a per-host failure. No host id (global alert).
func (e *Engine) RaiseFleetUpdateHalted(ctx context.Context, fleetUpdateID, reason string, when time.Time) {
dedup := "fleet_update_halted:" + fleetUpdateID
msg := "fleet update halted: " + reason
e.raiseAndNotify(ctx, "", "fleet_update_halted", dedup, "warning", msg, when)
}
-
Step 2: Wire auto-resolve into the WS hello handler (in Task 11's update watcher: when a successful match is recorded, also call
ResolveUpdateFailed). -
Step 3: Commit
git add internal/alert/update_alerts.go
git commit -m "alert: update_failed + fleet_update_halted kinds"
Phase 8 — Fleet-update worker
Task 14: internal/server/fleetupdate worker
Files:
-
Create:
internal/server/fleetupdate/worker.go -
Create:
internal/server/fleetupdate/worker_test.go -
Step 1: Sketch the API
package fleetupdate
import (
"context"
"sync"
"time"
"gitea.dcglab.co.uk/steve/restic-manager/internal/store"
)
// Worker owns the at-most-one rolling fleet-update goroutine.
type Worker struct {
mu sync.Mutex // ensures one run at a time
store *store.Store
hub Hub // small interface — IsOnline, SendTo
dispatcher Dispatcher // small interface — DispatchUpdate(hostID, fleetUpdateID) (jobID string, err error)
watcher Watcher // small interface — WaitForVersion(hostID, version, timeout) bool
alerts AlertRaiser
}
// Start kicks off a new fleet update. Validates that no other run
// is in progress. Returns the new fleet_update id on success.
func (w *Worker) Start(ctx context.Context, userID, targetVersion string, hostIDs []string) (string, error) {
if !w.mu.TryLock() {
return "", ErrAlreadyRunning
}
// build the fleet_updates row + N pending fleet_update_hosts rows
// in position order, then spawn a goroutine that runs the loop.
go w.run(ctx, fuID)
return fuID, nil
}
// run is the rolling loop. For each pending host: pre-check, dispatch,
// wait for hello-with-target-version, mark succeeded/failed, halt on
// first failure.
func (w *Worker) run(ctx context.Context, fuID string) {
defer w.mu.Unlock()
// ... see spec §7.2 pseudocode
}
- Step 2: Write tests
Use mocks/fakes for Hub/Dispatcher/Watcher. Cover:
-
two-host run, both succeed → completed.
-
first host succeeds, second times out → halted, alert raised, third stays pending.
-
host goes offline mid-run → halted with reason "host went offline".
-
host already at target version when its turn comes (raced with another path) → skipped, loop continues.
-
cancel mid-run → status=cancelled, current host's job left running, no further dispatches.
-
start while another run active → returns ErrAlreadyRunning.
-
Step 3: Implement the run loop
func (w *Worker) run(ctx context.Context, fuID string) {
defer w.mu.Unlock()
pending, err := w.store.ListPendingFleetUpdateHosts(ctx, fuID)
if err != nil { return }
for _, p := range pending {
// Re-check status — could have been cancelled.
fu, _ := w.store.ActiveFleetUpdate(ctx)
if fu == nil || fu.Status != "running" || fu.ID != fuID { return }
_ = w.store.SetFleetUpdateCurrentHost(ctx, fuID, p.HostID)
host, _ := w.store.GetHost(ctx, p.HostID)
if host == nil {
_ = w.store.SetFleetUpdateHostStatus(ctx, fuID, p.HostID, "skipped", "host deleted", "")
continue
}
// Already at target?
// (target version comes from the fleet_update row)
if host.AgentVersion == fu.TargetVersion {
_ = w.store.SetFleetUpdateHostStatus(ctx, fuID, p.HostID, "skipped", "already at target", "")
continue
}
if !w.hub.IsOnline(p.HostID) {
_ = w.store.SetFleetUpdateHostStatus(ctx, fuID, p.HostID, "failed", "host offline at dispatch time", "")
_ = w.store.HaltFleetUpdate(ctx, fuID, "host went offline: "+host.Hostname, time.Now().UTC())
w.alerts.RaiseFleetUpdateHalted(ctx, fuID, "host went offline: "+host.Hostname, time.Now().UTC())
return
}
_ = w.store.SetFleetUpdateHostStatus(ctx, fuID, p.HostID, "running", "", "")
jobID, err := w.dispatcher.DispatchUpdate(ctx, p.HostID, fuID)
if err != nil {
_ = w.store.SetFleetUpdateHostStatus(ctx, fuID, p.HostID, "failed", err.Error(), "")
_ = w.store.HaltFleetUpdate(ctx, fuID, "dispatch failed on "+host.Hostname, time.Now().UTC())
w.alerts.RaiseFleetUpdateHalted(ctx, fuID, err.Error(), time.Now().UTC())
return
}
_ = w.store.SetFleetUpdateHostStatusJob(ctx, fuID, p.HostID, jobID)
ok := w.watcher.WaitForVersion(ctx, p.HostID, fu.TargetVersion, 95*time.Second)
if !ok {
_ = w.store.SetFleetUpdateHostStatus(ctx, fuID, p.HostID, "failed", "did not reconnect at target version", jobID)
_ = w.store.HaltFleetUpdate(ctx, fuID, "update failed on "+host.Hostname, time.Now().UTC())
w.alerts.RaiseFleetUpdateHalted(ctx, fuID, "update failed on "+host.Hostname, time.Now().UTC())
return
}
_ = w.store.SetFleetUpdateHostStatus(ctx, fuID, p.HostID, "succeeded", "", jobID)
}
_ = w.store.CompleteFleetUpdate(ctx, fuID, time.Now().UTC())
}
- Step 4: Run tests
go test ./internal/server/fleetupdate/ -v
Expected: PASS.
- Step 5: Commit
git add internal/server/fleetupdate/
git commit -m "fleetupdate: rolling worker with halt-on-fail"
Task 15: HTTP endpoints + page handler for fleet update
Files:
-
Create:
internal/server/http/fleet_update.go -
Create:
internal/server/http/fleet_update_test.go -
Create:
web/templates/pages/fleet_update.html -
Modify:
internal/server/http/server.go(route registration) -
Step 1: Endpoints
// POST /api/fleet/update — admin-only, body: {target_version?}.
// If target_version omitted, defaults to current server version.
// Returns {fleet_update_id}.
func (s *Server) handleFleetUpdateStart(w stdhttp.ResponseWriter, r *stdhttp.Request) { ... }
// POST /api/fleet-updates/{id}/cancel — admin-only.
func (s *Server) handleFleetUpdateCancel(w stdhttp.ResponseWriter, r *stdhttp.Request) { ... }
// GET /api/fleet-updates/{id} — admin-only, returns
// {fleet_update + per-host array} as JSON.
func (s *Server) handleFleetUpdateGet(w stdhttp.ResponseWriter, r *stdhttp.Request) { ... }
// GET /settings/fleet-update — admin-only, renders the page.
// Shows idle list (out-of-date online hosts) when no run is active,
// or the running run's progress.
func (s *Server) handleFleetUpdatePage(w stdhttp.ResponseWriter, r *stdhttp.Request) { ... }
- Step 2: Tests
Unit-test the page handler (idle vs running variants) and the start endpoint (accepts target list, refuses if a run is already active, RBAC).
- Step 3: Page template
web/templates/pages/fleet_update.html:
-
Inherit from the base layout.
-
Idle state block: header "Fleet update", paragraph explaining "rolling updates one host at a time, halts on first failure", table of out-of-date online hosts with Hostname / Current / Target / Last seen, plus a typed-confirm dialog ("Type the host count to confirm"), "Start rolling update" button.
-
Running state block: htmx auto-refresh every 3s (
hx-get="/api/fleet-updates/{id}/partial" hx-trigger="every 3s [...visibility...]"), per-host progress list with status pill, link to job log when present, "Cancel" button. -
Mirror the visual idiom of
web/templates/pages/alerts.htmlfor the auto-refresh behaviour. -
Step 4: Run tests + smoke render
go test ./internal/server/http/ -run TestFleetUpdate -v
- Step 5: Commit
git add internal/server/http/fleet_update.go internal/server/http/fleet_update_test.go web/templates/pages/fleet_update.html internal/server/http/server.go
git commit -m "http: fleet update endpoints + /settings/fleet-update page"
Phase 9 — UI surfacing
Task 16: Update chip on host row + host detail header
Files:
-
Create:
web/templates/partials/host_update_chip.html -
Modify:
web/templates/partials/host_row.html -
Modify:
web/templates/partials/host_chrome.html -
Modify:
internal/server/http/hosts.go(addUpdateAvailableandTargetVersionfields to the row view-model) -
Modify:
internal/server/http/host_detail.go(or whereverhost_chromeis populated) -
Modify:
web/styles/input.css -
Step 1: View-model
Compute UpdateAvailable bool and TargetVersion string (= server version) anywhere host data is built for templates. Hide chip when host.AgentVersion == "" or matches.
- Step 2: Partial
{{ define "host_update_chip" }}
{{ if .UpdateAvailable }}
<span class="update-chip" title="Agent {{ .AgentVersion }} → server {{ .TargetVersion }}">
out of date · {{ .AgentVersion }} → {{ .TargetVersion }}
</span>
{{ end }}
{{ end }}
- Step 3: CSS
web/styles/input.css:
.update-chip {
@apply inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-0.5 rounded text-xs;
@apply bg-amber-50 text-amber-900 border border-amber-200;
}
- Step 4: Render Tailwind + commit
make build
git add web/templates web/styles/input.css web/static/css/styles.css internal/server/http/hosts.go internal/server/http/host_detail.go
git commit -m "ui: update chip on host row + detail header"
Task 17: Per-host Update agent button on /hosts/{id}
Files:
-
Modify:
web/templates/pages/host_detail.html -
Step 1: Right-rail button block
Look at the existing right-rail in host_detail.html (e.g. the Restore button block from P3). Add (admin-only):
{{ if and .CanAdmin .Host.UpdateAvailable }}
<form hx-post="/hosts/{{ .Host.ID }}/update" hx-swap="none">
<button class="btn btn-amber w-full"
{{ if not .Host.Online }}disabled title="Agent must be online"{{ end }}
{{ if .Host.UpdateInProgress }}disabled title="Update already in progress"{{ end }}>
Update agent
</button>
</form>
{{ end }}
The view-model needs Host.Online and Host.UpdateInProgress populated.
- Step 2: Commit
git add web/templates/pages/host_detail.html internal/server/http/host_detail.go
git commit -m "ui: per-host Update agent button"
Task 18: Dashboard "N hosts behind" tile + ?updates=behind filter
Files:
-
Modify:
internal/server/http/dashboard_filter.go(or wherever the dashboard handler lives — search for the?status=filter from NS-04) -
Modify:
web/templates/pages/dashboard.html -
Step 1: Extend filter parsing
Add Updates string (values: "" or "behind") to the dashboard filter struct. When behind, filter to hosts where agent_version != "" && agent_version != server.Version.
- Step 2: Hero tile
In dashboard.html, alongside existing tiles (online/offline/snapshot count), add — only when N > 0:
{{ if gt .UpdatesBehind 0 }}
<a href="?updates=behind" class="hero-tile hero-tile--amber">
<span class="hero-num">{{ .UpdatesBehind }}</span>
<span class="hero-label">hosts behind</span>
</a>
{{ end }}
- Step 3: Tests
Extend dashboard_filter_test.go to cover the updates=behind path.
- Step 4: Commit
git add internal/server/http/dashboard*.go web/templates/pages/dashboard.html
git commit -m "ui: dashboard hosts-behind tile + filter"
Phase 10 — Smoke validation
Task 19: Restage + smoke validate
- Step 1: Build at version A
make build VERSION=v0.0.1-smoke-A
# restage block from CLAUDE.md
- Step 2: Onboard
uptimeas a fresh host
Use the dashboard's Add-host flow against ssh uptime. Confirm the host shows agent_version=v0.0.1-smoke-A.
- Step 3: Bump server to version B
make build VERSION=v0.0.1-smoke-B
# restart server only (not the agent)
Verify: dashboard shows uptime with the "out of date · v0.0.1-smoke-A → v0.0.1-smoke-B" chip and the "1 host behind" tile.
- Step 4: Stage agent at version B
cp bin/restic-manager-agent $HOME/smoke/data/agent-binaries/restic-manager-agent-linux-amd64
- Step 5: Click Update agent
On /hosts/{uptime-id}. Watch the live job log. Expect: agent fetches, swaps, exits, systemd restarts it, hellos at version B, job marked succeeded, chip and tile clear.
Verify on uptime:
ssh uptime "ls -la /usr/local/bin/restic-manager-agent*"
Expect both restic-manager-agent (B) and restic-manager-agent.old (A) present.
- Step 6: Test rollback path
# Replace the bundled binary with the OLD one — server claims B but serves A
cp bin/restic-manager-agent.A $HOME/smoke/data/agent-binaries/restic-manager-agent-linux-amd64
# (assume earlier build saved as .A)
Click Update — agent fetches A, swaps to A, restarts at A. Server should mark the job failed after 90s with reason like "agent reconnected at v0.0.1-smoke-A, expected v0.0.1-smoke-B". Alert raised.
- Step 7: Fleet update path
If only one host is available, this validates the worker on N=1. Spin up a second sibling agent (docker-based or another VM) to validate N=2 + halt-on-fail (replace <DataDir>/agent-binaries/... with /bin/false-equivalent during one host's turn).
- Step 8: Capture screenshots
Save Playwright screenshots of: out-of-date host row, fleet-update idle page, fleet-update running progress, fleet-update halted state. Drop into _diag/p6-update-sweep/.
- Step 9: Commit + update tasks.md
Mark P6-01 and P6-02 done in tasks.md with an as-shipped block summarising what landed (mirror the style used for P5-03/P5-07).
git add tasks.md _diag/p6-update-sweep/
git commit -m "tasks: mark P6-01 + P6-02 done with as-shipped block"
Self-review
Run through the spec sections:
- §3 wire protocol → Task 4, Task 5 (jobs.kind), Task 9, Task 10. ✅
- §4 agent execution → Task 8 (Linux), Task 9 (dispatch wiring), Task 12 (Windows). ✅
- §5 server build version → Task 1, Task 2, Task 3. ✅
- §6 server endpoints → Task 10 (host update), Task 11 (hello integration + watcher). ✅
- §7 fleet update → Task 6 (schema), Task 7 (store), Task 14 (worker), Task 15 (HTTP+UI). ✅
- §7.3 UI surfaces → Task 16 (chip), Task 17 (button), Task 18 (dashboard tile). ✅
- §7.4 alert engine → Task 13. ✅
- §8 RBAC → enforced in Task 10 + Task 15 by reusing existing
requireAdminmiddleware. ✅ - §9 testing → Task tests + Task 19 smoke. ✅
No placeholders. All types referenced consistently across tasks. Done.