diff --git a/server/app/image_pipeline.py b/server/app/image_pipeline.py
index 96c18ba..590b45f 100644
--- a/server/app/image_pipeline.py
+++ b/server/app/image_pipeline.py
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ def render_frame(source: Image.Image, faces: list[dict] | None = None,
def render_panel(regions: list[tuple[tuple[int, int, int, int], Image.Image]], orientation: str = "landscape",
palette_rgb: list | None = None, color_boost: float = 1.0, contrast_boost: float = 1.0,
- dither_strength: float = 1.0, manage: dict | None = None) -> bytes:
+ dither_strength: float = 1.0, manage: dict | None = None, as_png: bool = False) -> bytes:
"""The widget system's compositor -- generalizes render_frame's tail
(paste, enhance once, overlay once, quantize once, pack once) from
"compose one photo" to "paste N already-rendered regions, then run
@@ -410,7 +410,12 @@ def render_panel(regions: list[tuple[tuple[int, int, int, int], Image.Image]], o
each region separately before pasting, is what keeps a 6-color
e-ink panel's dithering pattern consistent across a widget boundary
instead of showing a visible seam where two independently-dithered
- regions meet."""
+ regions meet.
+
+ as_png=True returns a normal browser-viewable PNG in logical (upright)
+ orientation instead of packed native-panel bytes, same convention as
+ render_preview_png -- used for the web UI's live "how it's displaying"
+ thumbnail."""
logical_w, logical_h = logical_render_size(orientation)
canvas = Image.new("RGB", (logical_w, logical_h), LETTERBOX_BG)
for (x, y, w, h), region_img in regions:
@@ -419,6 +424,10 @@ def render_panel(regions: list[tuple[tuple[int, int, int, int], Image.Image]], o
fitted = _enhance(canvas, color_boost, contrast_boost)
fitted = _apply_manage_overlay(fitted, manage)
quantized = _quantize(fitted, palette_rgb, dither_strength)
+ if as_png:
+ buf = io.BytesIO()
+ quantized.convert("RGB").save(buf, format="PNG")
+ return buf.getvalue()
return _transpose_and_pack(quantized, orientation)
@@ -442,7 +451,7 @@ def render_preview_png(source: Image.Image, faces: list[dict] | None = None,
def render_placeholder(lines: list[str], qr_url: str | None = None,
orientation: str = "landscape", palette_rgb: list | None = None,
- manage: dict | None = None) -> bytes:
+ manage: dict | None = None, as_png: bool = False) -> bytes:
"""A readable full-panel message (plus an optional QR code) in the
same packed format as render_frame -- what /frame/image serves for a
frame that isn't claimed or configured yet, so a fresh device shows
@@ -513,4 +522,8 @@ def render_placeholder(lines: list[str], qr_url: str | None = None,
img = _apply_manage_overlay(img, manage)
quantized = _quantize(img, palette_rgb, dither_strength=1.0)
+ if as_png:
+ buf = io.BytesIO()
+ quantized.convert("RGB").save(buf, format="PNG")
+ return buf.getvalue()
return _transpose_and_pack(quantized, orientation)
diff --git a/server/app/routers/api_frames.py b/server/app/routers/api_frames.py
index 163e11b..c1eb464 100644
--- a/server/app/routers/api_frames.py
+++ b/server/app/routers/api_frames.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import time
import httpx
from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, File, Form, HTTPException, Request, UploadFile
+from fastapi.responses import Response
from sqlalchemy import select
from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ from ..image_pipeline import PALETTE_LABELS, hex_to_rgb
from ..firmware import firmware_path, parse_app_version
from ..models import BatteryLog, Frame, Widget
from .common import OVERDUE_FACTOR, battery_estimate_s, immich_client_for, immich_creds, valid_http_url
+from .device import render_frame_preview_png
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -231,6 +233,22 @@ def api_status(
}
+@router.get("/api/frames/{frame_id}/preview")
+def api_frame_preview(
+ request: Request, frame: Frame = Depends(require_frame_view), db: Session = Depends(get_db)
+):
+ """A small PNG of exactly what the frame is currently displaying --
+ the same widget compositor /frame/image uses (see routers/device.py's
+ render_frame_preview_png), just handed back upright and unpacked for
+ the dashboard header's live thumbnail instead of the device's packed
+ native format. Not cached: cheap enough for an on-demand header image,
+ and each widget's own render is already idempotent between a device's
+ real wakes (see photo_queue.get_current, calendar widget's browse
+ reset), so an extra read here doesn't skip or duplicate anything."""
+ png = render_frame_preview_png(db, frame, request)
+ return Response(content=png, media_type="image/png")
+
+
@router.get("/api/frames/{frame_id}/battery-log")
def api_battery_log(frame: Frame = Depends(require_frame_view), db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
rows = db.execute(
diff --git a/server/app/routers/device.py b/server/app/routers/device.py
index 73bd160..66d3246 100644
--- a/server/app/routers/device.py
+++ b/server/app/routers/device.py
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
router = APIRouter()
-def _setup_placeholder(frame: Frame, request: Request, manage: dict | None = None) -> bytes:
+def _setup_placeholder(frame: Frame, request: Request, manage: dict | None = None,
+ as_png: bool = False) -> bytes:
"""What an unclaimed or widget-less frame displays instead of real
content -- instructions with a QR, rendered at 200 so the device
treats it as a perfectly normal image and never error-loops. The
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ def _setup_placeholder(frame: Frame, request: Request, manage: dict | None = Non
orientation=frame.orientation,
palette_rgb=frame.palette_rgb,
manage=manage,
+ as_png=as_png,
)
if frame.owner_user_id is None:
return render_placeholder(
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ def _setup_placeholder(frame: Frame, request: Request, manage: dict | None = Non
orientation=frame.orientation,
palette_rgb=frame.palette_rgb,
manage=manage,
+ as_png=as_png,
)
return render_placeholder(
["Almost there!", "Add a widget for this frame at", base],
@@ -75,10 +78,12 @@ def _setup_placeholder(frame: Frame, request: Request, manage: dict | None = Non
orientation=frame.orientation,
palette_rgb=frame.palette_rgb,
manage=manage,
+ as_png=as_png,
)
-def _render_widgets(db: Session, frame: Frame, manage: dict | None, is_normal_wake: bool) -> bytes:
+def _render_widgets(db: Session, frame: Frame, manage: dict | None, is_normal_wake: bool,
+ as_png: bool = False) -> bytes:
"""The widget-system compositor: renders every widget on this frame
into its own region (see app/grid.py for grid-cell -> pixel math) and
hands the results to image_pipeline.render_panel for the single
@@ -102,12 +107,12 @@ def _render_widgets(db: Session, frame: Frame, manage: dict | None, is_normal_wa
return render_panel(
regions, orientation=frame.orientation, palette_rgb=frame.palette_rgb,
color_boost=frame.color_boost, contrast_boost=frame.contrast_boost,
- dither_strength=frame.dither_strength, manage=manage,
+ dither_strength=frame.dither_strength, manage=manage, as_png=as_png,
)
def _render_frame_content(db: Session, frame: Frame, request: Request | None, manage: dict | None,
- is_normal_wake: bool) -> bytes:
+ is_normal_wake: bool, as_png: bool = False) -> bytes:
"""The top-level "what does this frame show right now" entry point.
An unclaimed frame or one with no widgets yet gets the setup
placeholder (needs `request` for its QR URLs -- only available on the
@@ -124,11 +129,23 @@ def _render_frame_content(db: Session, frame: Frame, request: Request | None, ma
if not has_widgets:
if request is None:
return render_placeholder(
- ["Almost there!"], orientation=frame.orientation, palette_rgb=frame.palette_rgb, manage=manage
+ ["Almost there!"], orientation=frame.orientation, palette_rgb=frame.palette_rgb,
+ manage=manage, as_png=as_png,
)
- return _setup_placeholder(frame, request, manage=manage)
+ return _setup_placeholder(frame, request, manage=manage, as_png=as_png)
- return _render_widgets(db, frame, manage, is_normal_wake)
+ return _render_widgets(db, frame, manage, is_normal_wake, as_png=as_png)
+
+
+def render_frame_preview_png(db: Session, frame: Frame, request: Request) -> bytes:
+ """The web UI's live "how it's displaying" thumbnail (see
+ routers/api_frames.py's /preview endpoint) -- same compositor
+ /frame/image uses, just handed back as a small upright PNG instead of
+ packed native-panel bytes. Exported from here (rather than
+ duplicated) since this module already owns the full widget-
+ compositing pipeline; nothing about the /frame/* paths themselves
+ changes."""
+ return _render_frame_content(db, frame, request, manage=None, is_normal_wake=True, as_png=True)
def _run_button_actions(db: Session, frame: Frame, button: str) -> None:
diff --git a/server/app/static/frame_header.js b/server/app/static/frame_header.js
index e8dc2de..eeab908 100644
--- a/server/app/static/frame_header.js
+++ b/server/app/static/frame_header.js
@@ -57,3 +57,20 @@
if (e.key === 'Escape') closeEdit();
});
})();
+
+// Live "how it's displaying" thumbnail. A real composite render (same
+// pipeline /frame/image uses), not a cached snapshot, so it's on a slow
+// poll and also click-to-refresh rather than something tighter like the
+// 10s device-status poll -- no need to hit Immich/calendar/whiteboard
+// sources that often just for a header thumbnail.
+(function () {
+ var thumb = document.getElementById('frame-preview-thumb');
+ if (!thumb || !window.FRAME_BASE_API) return;
+
+ function refresh() {
+ thumb.src = `${window.FRAME_BASE_API}/preview?t=${Date.now()}`;
+ }
+ thumb.addEventListener('click', refresh);
+ refresh();
+ setInterval(refresh, 60000);
+})();
diff --git a/server/app/static/theme.css b/server/app/static/theme.css
index 641b4dc..e3800b7 100644
--- a/server/app/static/theme.css
+++ b/server/app/static/theme.css
@@ -619,6 +619,21 @@ code {
}
.frame-name-edit button { margin-top: 0; }
+.frame-preview-thumb {
+ height: 44px;
+ width: auto;
+ max-width: 130px;
+ object-fit: contain;
+ vertical-align: middle;
+ margin-left: 12px;
+ border: 1px solid var(--border);
+ border-radius: 4px;
+ background: var(--surface-alt);
+ cursor: pointer;
+ transition: opacity .12s ease;
+}
+.frame-preview-thumb:hover { opacity: 0.8; }
+
.control-banner {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
diff --git a/server/app/templates/_frame_name_edit.html b/server/app/templates/_frame_name_edit.html
index 473227d..feaac6d 100644
--- a/server/app/templates/_frame_name_edit.html
+++ b/server/app/templates/_frame_name_edit.html
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@
+
+
diff --git a/server/tests/test_frame_preview.py b/server/tests/test_frame_preview.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27d20dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests/test_frame_preview.py
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+"""GET /api/frames/{id}/preview -- the dashboard header's live "how it's
+displaying" thumbnail (see routers/device.py's render_frame_preview_png).
+Same compositor as /frame/image, just PNG instead of packed bytes, and
+gated by require_frame_view instead of device auth -- so the interesting
+things to check are that it's a real PNG of the right logical size and
+that view-only auth (not device auth) actually applies."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import io
+
+from PIL import Image
+
+from app.image_pipeline import logical_render_size
+from app.models import Frame
+
+from .conftest import link_user, login, make_user
+
+
+def test_preview_returns_a_png_at_logical_size(client, db_session):
+ client.post("/setup", data={"username": "alice", "password": "hunter22"})
+ frame = db_session.get(Frame, 1)
+
+ resp = client.get("/api/frames/1/preview")
+ assert resp.status_code == 200
+ assert resp.headers["content-type"] == "image/png"
+
+ img = Image.open(io.BytesIO(resp.content))
+ assert img.size == logical_render_size(frame.orientation)
+
+
+def test_preview_reflects_orientation(client, db_session):
+ client.post("/setup", data={"username": "alice", "password": "hunter22"})
+ frame = db_session.get(Frame, 1)
+ frame.orientation = "portrait"
+ db_session.commit()
+
+ resp = client.get("/api/frames/1/preview")
+ assert resp.status_code == 200
+ img = Image.open(io.BytesIO(resp.content))
+ assert img.size == logical_render_size("portrait")
+ assert img.width < img.height
+
+
+def test_preview_visible_to_linked_user(client, db_session):
+ client.post("/setup", data={"username": "alice", "password": "hunter22"})
+ bob = make_user(db_session, "bob")
+ frame = db_session.get(Frame, 1)
+ link_user(db_session, bob, frame)
+
+ client.cookies.clear()
+ login(client, "bob")
+ resp = client.get("/api/frames/1/preview")
+ assert resp.status_code == 200
+
+
+def test_preview_hidden_from_unrelated_user(client, db_session):
+ client.post("/setup", data={"username": "alice", "password": "hunter22"})
+ make_user(db_session, "mallory")
+
+ client.cookies.clear()
+ login(client, "mallory")
+ resp = client.get("/api/frames/1/preview")
+ assert resp.status_code == 404
+
+
+def test_preview_requires_login(client, db_session):
+ client.post("/setup", data={"username": "alice", "password": "hunter22"})
+ client.cookies.clear()
+ resp = client.get("/api/frames/1/preview")
+ assert resp.status_code in (401, 403)