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fix(devices): refresh the pairing code when Wi-Fi devices turn on or off - #478
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Add a device made its pairing code once, when it opened, so turning on Wi-Fi
devices inside the dialog left the QR pointing at 127.0.0.1. The dialog now
watches GET /api/nodes/lan (every 500 ms while the listener starts) and makes
a new code when the listener starts, stops or moves, showing "Getting ready"
instead of a QR that can't work. POST /api/nodes/pairing takes an optional
{replaces} so the code on screen stops working when a new one is made.
Closes #477
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Check name Status Explanation Description Check Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled. Title check The title clearly describes the main change: refreshing the pairing code when Wi-Fi devices are enabled or disabled. It is concise and directly related to the changeset, although it does not mention l… Linked Issues check Issue #477is directly linked and remains open.AddDeviceDialog.tsxpolls LAN status, detects listener start, stop, and address changes throughpairingFreshness, and requests a replacement pairing…Out of Scope Changes check The changes stay within issue #477. The optionalreplacesAPI field and service behavior invalidate superseded codes during the required refresh flow. The backend test, API documentation, desktop te…Full details: Title check
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The title clearly describes the main change: refreshing the pairing code when Wi-Fi devices are enabled or disabled. It is concise and directly related to the changeset, although it does not mention listener address changes.
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#477is directly linked and remains open.AddDeviceDialog.tsxpolls LAN status, detects listener start, stop, and address changes throughpairingFreshness, and requests a replacement pairing code. It hides the QR and pairing details while the listener starts or a replacement is pending.desktop/tests/pairingFreshness.test.tsprovides the required desktop coverage. The reported reference-device pairing verifies the LAN QR and link without reopening the dialog.
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#477. The optionalreplacesAPI field and service behavior invalidate superseded codes during the required refresh flow. The backend test, API documentation, desktop tests, and changelog support this behavior. No unrelated change is demonstrated.
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A rabbit checks the Wi-Fi light,
And sees the pairing code turn bright.
A fresh QR hops into view,
With links that match the listener too.
Old codes rest; new ones appear,
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desktop/src/features/devices/pairingFreshness.ts-27-27: 1
27-27: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
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Verification ran but could not confirm this finding. It is shown for review, not as a verified issue.Compare LAN addresses for pairings without
web_url.If an older pairing response has no
web_url, an address or port change leavesmadeOnLantrue andstalefalse. The dialog then keeps a QR and command with the old address. When both URL lists are available, compareinfo.urlswithlan.urls. Use the fingerprint fallback only when the addresses are unavailable.
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Review comments at @desktop/src/features/devices/AddDeviceDialog.tsx:
- Around line 95-96: Update the readiness logic around `gaveUp` and `ready` in
the AddDeviceDialog so a failed `newCode()` refresh never makes a stale pairing
ready to display. Keep the stale QR code and address hidden, and show the
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If making the new code fails, the dialog keeps the stale code hidden and offers Try again instead. Without web_url, a moved listener is noticed by comparing the device addresses.
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🟡 Minor · Prevent overlapping pairing replacements. · AddDeviceDialog.tsx:60-64
desktop/src/features/devices/AddDeviceDialog.tsx:60-64
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick winPrevent overlapping pairing replacements.
newCodecan run whilepairing.isPendingis true. The automatic refresh is guarded, butsetLanand “Get a new code” callnewCodewithout that guard. Rapid calls therefore reuse the sameshownCode.current. The server removes that code only once and creates a separate active replacement for each request. The dialog stores only one response, so an earlier replacement can remain valid but no longer be displayed.Guard
newCodeat this boundary.Suggested fix
- const newCode = () => + const newCode = () => { + if (pairing.isPending) return pairing.mutate(shownCode.current, { onSuccess: (p) => setInfo(p), onError: (e) => toast.error("Couldn't make a pairing code", { description: errorMessage(e) }) }) + }🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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- Around line 23-33: Update pairingFreshness so it computes madeOnLan after
confirming info exists and before checking LAN status; when lan is unavailable,
return stale: madeOnLan while keeping local codes visible, and preserve the
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- Around line 60-64: Guard AddDeviceDialog’s newCode function so it returns when
pairing.isPending is true before calling pairing.mutate, preventing overlapping
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What and why
Closes #477
Add a device made its pairing code once, when the dialog opened. With Wi-Fi devices off, that code's QR and link point at the window's own
http://127.0.0.1:<port>/node/#code=…. The switch inside the dialog already asked for a new code after saving, but the engine starts the Wi-Fi listener asynchronously afterPATCH /api/config, so the new code was usually made before the listener was up and still pointed at127.0.0.1. The real test below shows exactly that request order.GET /api/nodes/lan(every 500 ms while the listener is starting, every 5 s otherwise) and compares the code on screen with where the listener is. When the listener starts, stops, or its address or port changes, the code is stale and the dialog makes a new one. The comparison lives in a small pure module,desktop/src/features/devices/pairingFreshness.ts. Each address gets one automatic retry, so a code that still doesn't match is shown rather than looping. There is no domain event for the listener starting, so this uses polling.sentient nodecommand are hidden. The "Expires in" line no longer turns amber while no code is shown.POST /api/nodes/pairingnow takes an optional body{replaces?: string}that cancels that earlier code at once. The dialog sends the code on screen every time it makes a new one: on a Wi-Fi change, from "Get a new code", and from "New code" after expiry. Without a body the endpoint behaves as before. The rate limits on wrong codes are unchanged.docs/API.mddocumentsreplaces.#249: wanjinhao1's PR changes the switch's
api.config.patch(...)line insetLanto setlan_enabledandlan_bind_alltogether. This PR leavessetLanalone and only changes the code and QR logic around it.git merge-treeof this branch with #249's head merges with no conflicts.How I tested it
desktop/tests/pairingFreshness.test.ts(10 tests,npm test). It covers: a local code while Wi-Fi is off, waiting while the listener starts, the local code going stale once the listener runs, the LAN code going stale when Wi-Fi turns off, a new address or port, a listener that failed to start (keeps the local code), no LAN address at all, nothing loaded yet, engines withoutweb_url, and the poll interval.tests/nodes/test_pairing.py::test_new_code_can_replace_the_previous_one: the replaced code is refused withbad_code, the new one pairs, and other live codes are untouched. An unknown or missingreplacesis fine.npm run typecheckclean,npm test109 passed,npm run buildok.ruff check sentient tests packagingclean.pytest -q tests/nodes47 passed. Fullpytest -q -x(Windows, 2723 tests collected): ran to the end with no failures.Real test
Setup: the built app (
npm run buildatb4ef4cf; the last screenshots are from the build with the amber-text fix), launched with Electron in smoke mode so it uses its own profile, on a new emptySENTIENT_HOME. The home's keychain namespace is its own. Onboarding was marked complete and Ollama pointed at a closed port, since no model is involved. Settings:nodes.lan_port18784, mDNS off. I drove the app over a CDP port I started (9784), checked that the target was my ownout/renderer/index.html, and recorded the dialog's network requests. To check what the QR really encodes, I decoded each screenshot's QR with OpenCV. Windows 11, Wi-Fi address 192.168.1.2.Model: no model involved.
1. Dialog opened with Wi-Fi off, then switched on inside it. QR decoded:
http://127.0.0.1:64758/node/#code=<code>. Then I clicked the switch (ms since click):QR decoded after the change:
https://192.168.1.2:18784/node/#code=<code>. The dialog was not reopened. The same thing on the final build, after deleting the test home's certificate so the listener took a moment to start: "Getting ready…" for about 0.7 s, then the QR decoded tohttps://192.168.1.2:18784/node/#code=<code>.2. Paired the reference device over the LAN IP. I took the
sentient node --url "sentient://pair?url=wss%3A%2F%2F192.168.1.2%3A18784%2Fws%2Fnode&code=…&fp=…"command from the dialog's "Glasses or a computer" tab, withSENTIENT_NODE_HOMEin a scratch folder:The dialog switched to "Maya's test glasses is connected", and the card behind it read Online, On your Wi-Fi. I did the same on the final build with "Maya's second glasses".
GET https://192.168.1.2:18784/node/(the page a phone opens) returned 200 text/html.Replaced codes are dead. Each code that a refresh replaced was refused when used over the LAN with the right fingerprint: the local code replaced when Wi-Fi went on, the LAN code replaced when Wi-Fi went off, and an older one. All three gave "That pairing code is wrong or has expired. Ask Sentient for a new one."
3. Wi-Fi switched off inside the dialog.
QR decoded:
http://127.0.0.1:59418/node/#code=<code>, which is local only. "Your phone can't reach this computer until this is on." and "Try the device app on this computer first" are shown. Switching back on gave a LAN QR at once, because the listener was ready before the code was made, so no extra code was needed.4. Screenshots (I looked at each one):
https://192.168.1.2:18784/node/, certificate fingerprint box.I couldn't attach the image files from the command line, so the screenshots are described here and the QR contents above were decoded from them.
Not tested: a real phone; I paired the reference device over the LAN instead. A Wi-Fi address change while the dialog is open is covered by the unit test, not by a real network change.
Also seen: after pairing, the reference node (run with stdin not a terminal) dropped and reconnected once with its stored token ("Reconnecting in 1 s…"). That is the reference node's own loop, which this PR doesn't touch.
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pytest/npm run typecheckpass locally for what I touchedruff check sentient testsis cleandocs/API.mdupdated if the desktop ↔ engine contract changed (POST /api/nodes/pairing{replaces?})changes/(changes/477.fixed.md)Review round 1 (3266096)
POST /api/nodes/pairingover CDP while turning Wi-Fi on. Result: no QR (OpenCV found none), the Try again button, and the error toast. Then I let requests through and clicked Try again; the QR decoded tohttps://192.168.1.2:18784/node/#code=<code>.web_urlcompare the deviceurlsbefore falling back to the fingerprint. Covered by a unit test.Summary by CodeRabbit