Fixed database code everywhere, dashboard is still happy everywhere now.

packetserver/http/database.py

@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ def init_db() -> ZODB.DB:
         return _db
 
     host, port = _get_zeo_address(settings.zeo_file)
-    storage = ZEO.ClientStorage((host, port))
+    _db = ZEO.DB((host, port))
-    _db = ZODB.DB(storage)
     return _db
 
 def get_db() -> ZODB.DB:
@@ -54,7 +53,9 @@ def get_connection() -> Generator[Connection, None, None]:
     try:
         yield conn
     finally:
-        conn.close()
+        #print("not closing connection")
+        #conn.close()
+        pass
 
 # Optional: per-request transaction (if you want automatic commit/abort)
 def get_transaction_manager():

packetserver/http/dependencies.py

@@ -3,18 +3,17 @@ from fastapi import Depends, HTTPException, status
 from fastapi.security import HTTPBasic, HTTPBasicCredentials
 
 from .auth import HttpUser
-from .database import get_transaction
+from .database import ConnectionDependency
 
 security = HTTPBasic()
 
 
-async def get_current_http_user(credentials: HTTPBasicCredentials = Depends(security)):
+async def get_current_http_user(conn: ConnectionDependency, credentials: HTTPBasicCredentials = Depends(security)):
     """
     Authenticate via Basic Auth using HttpUser from ZODB.
     Injected by the standalone runner (get_db_connection available).
     """
 
-    with get_transaction() as conn:
     root = conn.root()
 
     http_users = root.get("httpUsers")

packetserver/http/routers/dashboard.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from fastapi.responses import HTMLResponse
 from packetserver.http.dependencies import get_current_http_user
 from packetserver.http.auth import HttpUser
 from packetserver.http.server import templates
+from packetserver.http.database import ConnectionDependency
 
 router = APIRouter(tags=["dashboard"])
 
@@ -15,11 +16,13 @@ from .bulletins import list_bulletins
 
 @router.get("/dashboard", response_class=HTMLResponse)
 async def dashboard(
+    conn: ConnectionDependency,
     request: Request,
     current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)
 ):
     # Internal call – pass explicit defaults to avoid Query object injection
     messages_resp = await api_get_messages(
+        conn,
         current_user=current_user,
         type="all",
         limit=100,
@@ -27,7 +30,7 @@ async def dashboard(
     )
     messages = messages_resp["messages"]
 
-    bulletins_resp = await list_bulletins(limit=10, since=None)
+    bulletins_resp = await list_bulletins(conn, limit=10, since=None)
     recent_bulletins = bulletins_resp["bulletins"]
 
     return templates.TemplateResponse(
@@ -42,11 +45,12 @@ async def dashboard(
 
 @router.get("/dashboard/profile", response_class=HTMLResponse)
 async def profile_page(
+    conn: ConnectionDependency,
     request: Request,
     current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)
 ):
     from packetserver.http.routers.profile import profile as api_profile
-    profile_data = await api_profile(current_user=current_user)
+    profile_data = await api_profile(conn, current_user=current_user)
 
     return templates.TemplateResponse(
         "profile.html",

packetserver/http/routers/messages.py

@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ async def mark_message_retrieved(
 
 @html_router.get("/messages", response_class=HTMLResponse)
 async def message_list_page(
+    conn: ConnectionDependency,
     request: Request,
     type: str = Query("received", alias="msg_type"),  # matches your filter links
     limit: Optional[int] = Query(50, le=100),
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ async def message_list_page(
 ):
     from packetserver.http.server import templates
     # Directly call the existing API endpoint function
-    api_resp = await get_messages(current_user=current_user, type=type, limit=limit, since=None)
+    api_resp = await get_messages(conn, current_user=current_user, type=type, limit=limit, since=None)
     messages = api_resp["messages"]
 
     return templates.TemplateResponse(

packetserver/http/routers/objects.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import mimetypes
 
 from packetserver.http.dependencies import get_current_http_user
 from packetserver.http.auth import HttpUser
+from packetserver.http.database import DbDependency, ConnectionDependency
 from packetserver.server.objects import Object
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
@@ -22,15 +23,11 @@ class ObjectSummary(BaseModel):
     modified_at: datetime
 
 @router.get("/objects", response_model=List[ObjectSummary])
-async def list_my_objects(current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)):
+async def list_my_objects(db: DbDependency, current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)):
-    from packetserver.runners.http_server import get_db_connection
-
-    conn = get_db_connection()
-    root = conn.root()
 
     username = current_user.username  # uppercase callsign
 
-    core_objects = Object.get_objects_by_username(username, root)
+    core_objects = Object.get_objects_by_username(username, db)
 
     # Sort newest first by created_at
     core_objects.sort(key=lambda o: o.created_at, reverse=True)

packetserver/http/server.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
 from fastapi.templating import Jinja2Templates
 from pathlib import Path
 
+from .database import init_db
 from .routers import public, profile, messages, send
 
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
@@ -40,6 +41,9 @@ from .routers.message_detail import router as message_detail_router
 from .routers.messages import html_router
 from .routers.objects import router as objects_router
 
+# initialize database
+init_db()
+
 # Include routers
 app.include_router(public.router)
 app.include_router(profile.router)

packetserver/runners/http_server.py

@@ -13,14 +13,10 @@ import argparse
 import sys
 
 import uvicorn
-import ZODB.FileStorage
-import ZODB.DB
-import logging
 from packetserver.http.server import app
 
 def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Run the PacketServer HTTP API server")
-    parser.add_argument("--db", required=True, help="DB path (local /path/to/Data.fs) or ZEO (host:port)")
     parser.add_argument("--host", default="0.0.0.0", help="Bind host (default: 0.0.0.0)")
     parser.add_argument("--port", type=int, default=8080, help="Port to listen on (default: 8080)")
     parser.add_argument("--reload", action="store_true", help="Enable auto-reload during development")