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Meshtastic-Android/feature/node
James Rich 8701b8645d feat(remote-shell): PTY-over-mesh terminal with retro-CRT UI
Adds a full RemoteShell (portnum=13) implementation matching Jonathan's
dmshell_client.py protocol:

Protocol layer:
- Seq/ack reliability: incrementing seq on every non-ACK frame, piggybacked
  ack_seq, out-of-order frame buffering, gap detection and replay requests
- TX history ring buffer (last 50 frames) for retransmission on request
- ACK frames carry optional 4-byte big-endian REPLAY_REQUEST payload
- PING/PONG heartbeat with 8-byte status payload (lastTxSeq, lastRxSeq);
  PONG handler triggers replay if peer is behind
- PKI: DataPacket.PKC_CHANNEL_INDEX so CommandSenderImpl applies
  Curve25519 encryption (firmware rejects non-PKI DMShell packets)
- Input batching: 500ms debounce (matches Python client), immediate flush
  on \r, \t, buffer-full (64 bytes), or Enter

Terminal UI:
- Retro-CRT composables: TerminalCanvas (phosphor glow, two-pass bloom),
  ScanlinesOverlay, FlickerEffect (animated brightness variation),
  CrtCurvatureModifier (AGSL barrel distortion on Android 12+, no-op on JVM)
- PhosphorPreset enum: GREEN (P1), AMBER (P3), WHITE (P4)
- Pending-input rendered inline in preset.dim colour; snaps to confirmed on flush
- Hidden zero-size BasicTextField captures soft and hardware keyboard input
- Phosphor colour picker dropdown in top bar

Capabilities gate:
- supportsRemoteShell gated to UNRELEASED (9.9.9)
- Entry only visible in AdministrationSection when node.capabilities.supportsRemoteShell
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:feature:node

Overview

The :feature:node module handles node-centric features, including the node list, detailed node information, telemetry charts, and the compass.

Key Components

1. NodeListScreen

Displays all nodes currently known to the application.

2. NodeDetailScreen

Shows exhaustive details for a specific node, including hardware info, position history, and last heard status.

3. MetricsViewModel

Manages the retrieval and display of telemetry data (e.g., battery, SNR, environment metrics) using charts.

4. CompassViewModel

Provides a compass interface to show the relative direction and distance to other nodes.

Module dependency graph

graph TB
  :feature:node[node]:::kmp-feature

classDef android-application fill:#CAFFBF,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#000;
classDef android-application-compose fill:#CAFFBF,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#000;
classDef compose-desktop-application fill:#CAFFBF,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#000;
classDef android-feature fill:#FFD6A5,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#000;
classDef android-library fill:#9BF6FF,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#000;
classDef android-library-compose fill:#9BF6FF,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#000;
classDef android-test fill:#A0C4FF,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#000;
classDef jvm-library fill:#BDB2FF,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#000;
classDef kmp-feature fill:#FFD6A5,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#000;
classDef kmp-library-compose fill:#FFC1CC,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#000;
classDef kmp-library fill:#FFC1CC,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#000;
classDef unknown fill:#FFADAD,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#000;