Update to v1.4.2

Feat: tray icon now shows API/watcher health rather than unit ages. unit submenu removed, now handled by recieving software.

Chore: remove old unneeded code from deprecated features (console colorization, Missing/pending age limits)

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ---
 
+## [1.4.2] - 2026-03-17
+
+### Changed
+- Tray icon color now reflects watcher + API health rather than unit ages — green=API OK, amber=API disabled, red=API failing, purple=watcher error.
+- Status menu text updated to show `Running — API OK | N unit(s) | scan Xm ago`.
+- Units submenu removed from tray — status tracking for individual units is handled by terra-view, not the watcher.
+- Unit list still logged to console and log file for debugging, but no OK/Pending/Missing judgement applied.
+- `watcher_status` field added to heartbeat payload so terra-view receives accurate watcher health data.
+
 ## [1.4.1] - 2026-03-17
 
 ### Fixed

README.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Series 3 Watcher v1.4.1
+# Series 3 Watcher v1.4.2
 
 Monitors Instantel **Series 3 (Minimate)** call-in activity on a Blastware server. Runs as a **system tray app** that starts automatically on login, reports heartbeats to terra-view, and self-updates from Gitea.
 
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ All settings live in `config.ini`. The Setup Wizard covers every field, but here
 |-----|-------------|
 | `ENABLE_LOGGING` | `true` / `false` |
 | `LOG_RETENTION_DAYS` | Auto-clear log after this many days (default `30`) |
-| `COLORIZE` | ANSI colours in console — leave `false` on Win7 |
 
 ---
 
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ To view connected watchers: **Settings → Developer → Watcher Manager**.
 
 ## Versioning
 
-Follows **Semantic Versioning**. Current release: **v1.4.1**.
+Follows **Semantic Versioning**. Current release: **v1.4.2**.
 See `CHANGELOG.md` for full history.
 
 ---

config-template.ini

@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ ENABLE_LOGGING     = True
 LOG_FILE           = C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Series3Watcher\agent_logs\series3_watcher.log
 LOG_RETENTION_DAYS = 30
 
-# Console colors - (Doesn't work on windows 7)
-COLORIZE = FALSE
-
 # .MLG parsing
 MLG_HEADER_BYTES = 2048   ; used for unit-id extraction
 

installer.iss

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 [Setup]
 AppName=Series 3 Watcher
-AppVersion=1.4.1
+AppVersion=1.4.2
 AppPublisher=Terra-Mechanics Inc.
 DefaultDirName={pf}\Series3Watcher
 DefaultGroupName=Series 3 Watcher

series3_watcher.py

@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ def load_config(path: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
             "Series3Watcher", "agent_logs", "series3_watcher.log"
         )),
         "LOG_RETENTION_DAYS": get_int("LOG_RETENTION_DAYS", 30),
-        "COLORIZE": get_bool("COLORIZE", False),  # Win7 default off
         "MLG_HEADER_BYTES": max(256, min(get_int("MLG_HEADER_BYTES", 2048), 65536)),
         "RECENT_WARN_DAYS": get_int("RECENT_WARN_DAYS", 30),
         "MAX_EVENT_AGE_DAYS": get_int("MAX_EVENT_AGE_DAYS", 365),
@@ -82,10 +81,6 @@ def load_config(path: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     }
 
 
-# --------------- ANSI helpers ---------------
-def ansi(enabled: bool, code: str) -> str:
-    return code if enabled else ""
-
 
 # --------------- Logging --------------------
 def log_message(path: str, enabled: bool, msg: str) -> None:
@@ -310,9 +305,11 @@ def run_watcher(state: Dict[str, Any], stop_event: threading.Event) -> None:
     Main watcher loop. Runs in a background thread when launched from the tray.
 
     state dict is written on every scan cycle:
-      state["status"]        — "ok" | "pending" | "missing" | "error" | "starting"
+      state["status"]        — "running" | "error" | "starting"
-      state["units"]         — list of dicts: {uid, status, age_hours, last, fname}
+      state["api_status"]    — "ok" | "fail" | "disabled"
+      state["units"]         — list of dicts: {uid, age_hours, last, fname}
       state["last_scan"]     — datetime of last successful scan (or None)
+      state["last_api"]      — datetime of last successful API POST (or None)
       state["last_error"]    — last error string (or None)
       state["log_dir"]       — directory containing the log file
       state["cfg"]           — loaded config dict
@@ -345,21 +342,13 @@ def run_watcher(state: Dict[str, Any], stop_event: threading.Event) -> None:
 
     WATCH_PATH = cfg["WATCH_PATH"]
     SCAN_INTERVAL = int(cfg["SCAN_INTERVAL"])
-    OK_HOURS = float(cfg["OK_HOURS"])
-    MISSING_HOURS = float(cfg["MISSING_HOURS"])
     ENABLE_LOGGING = bool(cfg["ENABLE_LOGGING"])
     LOG_FILE = cfg["LOG_FILE"]
     LOG_RETENTION_DAYS = int(cfg["LOG_RETENTION_DAYS"])
-    COLORIZE = bool(cfg["COLORIZE"])
     MLG_HEADER_BYTES = int(cfg["MLG_HEADER_BYTES"])
     RECENT_WARN_DAYS = int(cfg["RECENT_WARN_DAYS"])
     MAX_EVENT_AGE_DAYS = int(cfg["MAX_EVENT_AGE_DAYS"])
 
-    C_OK = ansi(COLORIZE, "\033[92m")
-    C_PEN = ansi(COLORIZE, "\033[93m")
-    C_MIS = ansi(COLORIZE, "\033[91m")
-    C_RST = ansi(COLORIZE, "\033[0m")
-
     print(
         "[CFG] WATCH_PATH={}  SCAN_INTERVAL={}s  MAX_EVENT_AGE_DAYS={}  API_ENABLED={}".format(
             WATCH_PATH, SCAN_INTERVAL, MAX_EVENT_AGE_DAYS, bool(cfg.get("API_ENABLED", False))

settings_dialog.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """
-Series 3 Watcher — Settings Dialog  v1.4.0
+Series 3 Watcher — Settings Dialog  v1.4.2
 
 Provides a Tkinter settings dialog that doubles as a first-run wizard.
 
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ DEFAULTS = {
                                 "Series3Watcher", "agent_logs", "series3_watcher.log"
                             ),
     "LOG_RETENTION_DAYS":   "30",
-    "COLORIZE":             "false",
 }
 
 
@@ -233,7 +232,6 @@ class SettingsDialog:
         # Logging
         self.var_enable_logging     = tk.BooleanVar(value=v["ENABLE_LOGGING"].lower() in ("1","true","yes","on"))
         self.var_log_retention_days = tk.StringVar(value=v["LOG_RETENTION_DAYS"])
-        self.var_colorize           = tk.BooleanVar(value=v["COLORIZE"].lower() in ("1","true","yes","on"))
 
     # --- UI construction ---
 
@@ -399,7 +397,6 @@ class SettingsDialog:
         f = self._tab_frame(nb, "Logging")
         _add_label_check(f, 0, "Enable Logging", self.var_enable_logging)
         _add_label_spinbox(f, 1, "Log Retention (days)", self.var_log_retention_days, 1, 365)
-        _add_label_check(f, 2, "Colorize console output", self.var_colorize)
 
     # --- Validation helpers ---
 
@@ -470,7 +467,6 @@ class SettingsDialog:
             "ENABLE_LOGGING":       "true" if self.var_enable_logging.get() else "false",
             "LOG_FILE":             self.var_log_file.get().strip(),
             "LOG_RETENTION_DAYS":   str(int_values["Log Retention Days"]),
-            "COLORIZE":             "true" if self.var_colorize.get() else "false",
         }
 
         try: