@meri-imperiumi/signalk-meshtastic 1.1.1 → 1.2.0

package/README.md

@@ -91,6 +91,13 @@ Metrics used:
 
 ## Changes
 
+* 1.2.0 (2025-09-28)
+  - Safety for nodes in DB that don't have a "last seen" timestamp
+  - Made connection status notifications clearer
+  - Attempt at support for Node.js older than 22.x
+* 1.1.2 (2025-09-25)
+  - Added support for the new roles from Meshtastic 2.7 (`ROUTER_LATE` and `CLIENT_BASE`)
+  - Fixed issue with sending a bell with alerts that have sound enabled
 * 1.1.1 (2025-09-18)
   - Fixed empty response text message to digital switching actions
   - Added support for the proposed Signal K MOB position specification

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@meri-imperiumi/signalk-meshtastic",
-  "version": "1.1.1",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "description": "Signal K plugin for interfacing with the Meshtastic LoRa mesh network",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "eslint ."

package/plugin/index.js

@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ const Telemetry = require('./telemetry');
 const commands = require('./commands/index');
 const { vesselIcon } = require('./waypoint');
 
+if (!global.crypto) {
+  // Older Node.js versions (like the one bundled in Venus OS
+  // don't have crypto module available
+  // eslint-disable-next-line global-require
+  global.crypto = require('node:crypto');
+}
+
 // The ES modules we'll need to import
 let MeshDevice;
 let TransportHTTP;
@@ -146,6 +153,14 @@ function nodeToSignalK(app, node, nodeInfo, settings) {
       role = 'tak_tracker';
       break;
     }
+    case 11: {
+      role = 'router_late';
+      break;
+    }
+    case 12: {
+      role = 'client_base';
+      break;
+    }
     default: {
       break;
     }
@@ -304,6 +319,10 @@ module.exports = (app) => {
             // Ignore own node
             return false;
           }
+          if (!nodes[nodeId].seen) {
+            // Somehow never seen
+            return false;
+          }
           // Online treshold, should be same as NUM_ONLINE_SECS in Meshtastic fw
           const onlineSecs = 60 * 60 * 2;
           if (nodes[nodeId].seen.getTime() > now.getTime() - (onlineSecs * 1000)) {
@@ -454,14 +473,14 @@ module.exports = (app) => {
                     {
                       state: 'warn',
                       lower: 0,
-                      upper: 2,
-                      message: 'Not connected to device',
+                      upper: 5,
+                      message: 'Not connected to Meshtastic device',
                     },
                     {
                       state: 'nominal',
                       lower: 7,
                       upper: 8,
-                      message: 'Connected and configured',
+                      message: 'Meshtastic connected and configured',
                     },
                   ],
                 },
@@ -488,7 +507,9 @@ module.exports = (app) => {
         Object.keys(nodeDbData)
           .forEach((nodeNum) => {
             nodes[nodeNum] = nodeDbData[nodeNum];
-            nodes[nodeNum].seen = new Date(nodeDbData[nodeNum].seen);
+            if (nodeDbData[nodeNum].seen) {
+              nodes[nodeNum].seen = new Date(nodeDbData[nodeNum].seen);
+            }
           });
         app.setPluginStatus(`Connecting to Meshtastic node ${settings.device.address}`);
         sendMeta();
@@ -823,7 +844,7 @@ module.exports = (app) => {
                     return;
                   }
                   let bell = '';
-                  if (v.value.method && v.value.method.indexOf('sound')) {
+                  if (v.value.method && v.value.method.indexOf('sound') !== -1) {
                     // Trigger audible bell on receiving Meshtastic devices
                     bell = '\u0007 ';
                   }
@@ -840,30 +861,32 @@ module.exports = (app) => {
                   if (v.path.indexOf('notifications.mob.') === 0) {
                     // This is a notification about a MOB beacon, create waypoint
                     let mobPosition;
-                    let mmsi = 9712234567;
                     let mobVessel = {
                       name: 'MOB beacon',
-                      mmsi,
+                      mmsi: '9712234567',
                     };
-                    if (v.value.data && v.value.data.position) {
-                      // There is a proposal to include position in the notification
-                      mobPosition = v.value.data.position;
-                      if (v.value.data.mmsi) {
-                        mobVessel.mmsi = mmsi;
-                      }
+                    if (v.value.data && v.value.data.mmsi) {
+                      mobVessel.mmsi = v.value.data.mmsi;
+                    }
+                    if (v.value.position) {
+                      // signalk-mob-notifier and freeboard-sk include position in the notification
+                      mobPosition = v.value.position;
                     } else {
                       // See if the MOB can be found from Signal K tree
-                      mmsi = v.path.split('.').at(-1);
+                      const mmsi = v.path.split('.').at(-1);
                       mobVessel = app.signalk.root.vessels[`vessels.urn:mrn:imo:mmsi:${mmsi}`];
                       if (mobVessel && mobVessel.navigation.position) {
                         mobPosition = mobVessel.navigation.position;
+                        if (mobPosition.value) {
+                          mobPosition = mobPosition.value;
+                        }
                       }
                     }
-                    if (!mobPosition) {
+                    if (!mobPosition || !mobPosition.latitude) {
                       return;
                     }
                     const setWaypointMessage = create(Protobuf.Mesh.WaypointSchema, {
-                      id: mmsi,
+                      id: mobVessel.mmsi,
                       latitudeI: Math.floor(mobPosition.latitude / 1e-7),
                       longitudeI: Math.floor(mobPosition.longitude / 1e-7),
                       expire: Math.floor((new Date().getTime() / 1000) + (1 * 60 * 60)),