app.conf is written by util.php saveSettings() as Python source and later
compiled/exec'd by the backend. String settings were emitted into
single-quoted Python literals with only ' encoded (as {s-quote}), so
backslashes were written raw. A regex such as 192\.0\.2\..* then produced
"SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\.'", valid Python escapes such as
\n were silently reinterpreted, and a trailing backslash made the file fail
to compile.
Move the encoder into a side-effect-free helper, app_conf_encode.php, as
encode_python_string(). It now doubles backslashes before the existing
{s-quote} replacement, so backslashes round-trip unchanged through app.conf
serialization and Python parsing, while single quotes keep using the legacy
{s-quote} placeholder. Both scalar string and array string serialization use
the helper.
Add regression tests that run the real PHP helper through the PHP CLI,
compile the generated source with warnings promoted to errors, and check
the scalar and array round trips.
- Removed redundant getApiToken function and replaced its usage with getAuthContext in network-api.js, network-events.js, and network-init.js.
- Updated cache handling in network-events.js and network-init.js to use CACHE_KEYS constants for better maintainability.
- Introduced cache.js for centralized cache management functions and constants, including cache initialization and retrieval.
- Added app-init.js for application lifecycle management, including cache orchestration and initialization checks.
- Created app_config.php to securely fetch API token and GraphQL port from configuration.
- Improved error handling and logging throughout the codebase for better debugging and maintenance.
Panagiotis Koilakos