message pagination

This reverts commit fd9d113eef.

examples/misc/script.py

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from packetserver.server import Server
+from packetserver.common import PacketServerConnection
+import logging
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
+s = Server('localhost', 8000, 'KQ4PEC')
+s.start()
+cm = s.app._engine._active_handler._handlers[1]._connection_map

examples/misc/test.py

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+from packetserver.common import DummyPacketServerConnection, Request, Response, Message
+from packetserver.server import TestServer
+from packetserver.server.objects import Object
+from packetserver.server.messages import Message as Mail
+from packetserver.server.messages import Attachment
+import time
+import logging
+import json
+
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
+
+server_callsign = "KQ4PEC"
+client_callsign = 'KQ4PEC-7'
+#client_callsign = "TEST1"
+
+ts = TestServer(server_callsign, zeo=True)
+ts.start()
+
+time.sleep(1)
+print("creating connection")
+
+conn = DummyPacketServerConnection(client_callsign, server_callsign, incoming=True)
+print(conn.remote_callsign)
+print(conn.call_to)
+print(conn.call_from)
+conn.connected()
+
+req = Request.blank()
+
+req.set_var('fetch_attachments', 1)
+req.path = "message"
+
+#req.method=Request.Method.POST
+#attach = [Attachment("test.txt", "Hello sir, I hope that this message finds you well. The other day..")]
+#req.payload = Mail("Hi there from a test user!", "KQ4PEC", attachments=attach).to_dict() 
+
+
+#req.payload = Object(name="test.txt", data="hello there").to_dict()
+
+print("sending request")
+conn.data_received(0, bytearray(req.pack()))
+#ts.send_test_data(conn, bytearray(req.pack()))
+print("Waiting on response.")
+time.sleep(.5)
+ts.stop()
+msg = conn.sent_data.unpack()
+#print(f"msg: {msg}")
+response = Response(Message.partial_unpack(msg))
+#print(type(response.payload))
+#print(f"Response: {response}: {response.payload}")
+print(json.dumps(response.payload, indent=4))

examples/misc/testdb.py

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+from packetserver.common import DummyPacketServerConnection, Request, Response, Message
+from packetserver.server import TestServer
+from packetserver.server.objects import Object
+from packetserver.server.messages import Message as Mail
+from packetserver.server.messages import Attachment
+import time
+import logging
+import json
+
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
+
+server_callsign = "KQ4PEC"
+client_callsign = 'KQ4PEC-7'
+#client_callsign = "TEST1"
+
+ts = TestServer(server_callsign, zeo=True)
+ts.start()
+
+time.sleep(1)
+print("creating connection")
+
+conn = DummyPacketServerConnection(client_callsign, server_callsign, incoming=True)
+print(conn.remote_callsign)
+print(conn.call_to)
+print(conn.call_from)
+conn.connected()
+
+req = Request.blank()
+
+req.set_var('fetch_attachments', 1)
+req.path = "message"
+
+#req.method=Request.Method.POST
+#attach = [Attachment("test.txt", "Hello sir, I hope that this message finds you well. The other day..")]
+#req.payload = Mail("Hi there from a test user!", "KQ4PEC", attachments=attach).to_dict() 
+
+
+#req.payload = Object(name="test.txt", data="hello there").to_dict()
+
+print("sending request")
+conn.data_received(0, bytearray(req.pack()))
+#ts.send_test_data(conn, bytearray(req.pack()))
+print("Waiting on response.")
+time.sleep(.5)
+ts.stop()
+msg = conn.sent_data.unpack()
+#print(f"msg: {msg}")
+response = Response(Message.partial_unpack(msg))
+#print(type(response.payload))
+#print(f"Response: {response}: {response.payload}")
+print(json.dumps(response.payload, indent=4))

packetserver/http/auth.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # packetserver/http/auth.py
 import ax25
+import transaction
 from persistent import Persistent
 from argon2 import PasswordHasher
 from argon2.exceptions import VerifyMismatchError
@@ -7,7 +8,9 @@ import time
 from persistent.mapping import PersistentMapping
 from persistent.list import PersistentList
 from packetserver.common.util import is_valid_ax25_callsign
-from .database import get_db, get_transaction
+from .database import DbDependency
+from typing import Union
+from ZODB.Connection import Connection
 
 ph = PasswordHasher()
 
@@ -51,26 +54,29 @@ class HttpUser(Persistent):
     # rf enabled checks..
     #
 
-    def is_rf_enabled(self) -> bool:
+    def is_rf_enabled(self, db: Union[DbDependency,Connection]) -> bool:
         """
         Check if RF gateway is enabled (i.e., callsign NOT in global blacklist).
         Requires an open ZODB connection.
         """
-        with get_transaction() as storage:
-            root = storage.root()
+        if type(db) is Connection:
+            root = db.root()
+            blacklist = root.get('config', {}).get('blacklist', [])
+            return self.username not in blacklist
+        with db.transaction() as conn:
+            root = conn.root()
             blacklist = root.get('config', {}).get('blacklist', [])
             return self.username not in blacklist
 
-    def set_rf_enabled(self, connection, allow: bool):
+    def set_rf_enabled(self, db: DbDependency, allow: bool):
         """
         Enable/disable RF gateway by adding/removing from global blacklist.
         Requires an open ZODB connection (inside a transaction).
         Only allows enabling if the username is a valid AX.25 callsign.
         """
         from packetserver.common.util import is_valid_ax25_callsign  # our validator
-
-        with get_transaction() as storage:
-            root = storage.root()
+        with db.transaction() as conn:
+            root = conn.root()
             config = root.setdefault('config', PersistentMapping())
             blacklist = config.setdefault('blacklist', PersistentList())
 
@@ -89,6 +95,7 @@ class HttpUser(Persistent):
 
             config._p_changed = True
             root._p_changed = True
+            transaction.commit()
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Password handling (unchanged)

packetserver/http/config.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     """
     # Define your settings fields with type hints and optional default values
     name: str = "PacketServer"
-    zeo_file: str
+    zeo_file: str = ""
     operator: str | None = None
     debug_mode: bool = False
     log_level: str = "info"

packetserver/http/database.py

@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
+from copy import deepcopy
+
 from fastapi import Depends
 from typing import Annotated, Generator
 from os.path import isfile
 
 import ZEO
 import ZODB
+import json
 from ZODB.Connection import Connection
 import transaction
+import logging
 
 from .config import Settings  # assuming Settings has zeo_file: str
+from ..common.util import convert_from_persistent
 
 settings = Settings()
 
@@ -37,8 +42,7 @@ def init_db() -> ZODB.DB:
         return _db
 
     host, port = _get_zeo_address(settings.zeo_file)
-    storage = ZEO.ClientStorage((host, port))
-    _db = ZODB.DB(storage)
+    _db = ZEO.DB((host, port))
     return _db
 
 def get_db() -> ZODB.DB:
@@ -47,14 +51,16 @@ def get_db() -> ZODB.DB:
         raise RuntimeError("Database not initialized – call init_db() on startup")
     return _db
 
-def get_connection() -> Generator[Connection, None, None]:
-    """Per-request dependency: yields an open Connection, closes on exit."""
-    db = get_db()
-    conn = db.open()
-    try:
-        yield conn
-    finally:
-        conn.close()
+#def get_connection() -> Generator[Connection, None, None]:
+#    """Per-request dependency: yields an open Connection, closes on exit."""
+#    db = get_db()
+#    conn = db.open()
+#    try:
+#        yield conn
+#    finally:
+#        #print("not closing connection")
+#        #conn.close()
+#        pass
 
 # Optional: per-request transaction (if you want automatic commit/abort)
 def get_transaction_manager():
@@ -62,4 +68,12 @@ def get_transaction_manager():
 
 # Annotated dependencies for routers
 DbDependency = Annotated[ZODB.DB, Depends(get_db)]
-ConnectionDependency = Annotated[Connection, Depends(get_connection)]
+#ConnectionDependency = Annotated[Connection, Depends(get_connection)]
+
+def get_server_config_from_db(db: DbDependency) -> dict:
+    with db.transaction() as conn:
+        db_config = convert_from_persistent(conn.root.config)
+        if type(db_config) is not dict:
+            raise RuntimeError("The config property is not a dict.")
+        db_config['server_callsign'] = conn.root.server_callsign
+        return db_config

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 DbDependency
 
 security = HTTPBasic()
 
 
-async def get_current_http_user(credentials: HTTPBasicCredentials = Depends(security)):
+async def get_current_http_user(db: DbDependency, 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:
+    with db.transaction() as conn:
         root = conn.root()
 
         http_users = root.get("httpUsers")

packetserver/http/logging.py

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from .config import Settings
+import logging
+
+
+def init_logging():
+    settings = Settings()
+
+    desired_level = settings.log_level.upper().strip()
+
+    if desired_level not in logging.getLevelNamesMapping():
+        raise ValueError(f"Invalid log level '{desired_level}'")
+
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.getLevelName(desired_level))

packetserver/http/routers/bulletins.py

@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ from datetime import datetime
 import transaction
 from persistent.list import PersistentList
 from ZODB.Connection import Connection
+import logging
 
-from packetserver.http.database import DbDependency, ConnectionDependency, get_db
+from packetserver.http.database import DbDependency
 from ..dependencies import get_current_http_user
 from ..auth import HttpUser
 from ..server import templates
@@ -129,16 +130,21 @@ async def bulletin_list_page(
 
         return templates.TemplateResponse(
             "bulletin_list.html",
-            {"request": request, "bulletins": bulletins, "current_user": current_user.username}
+            {
+                "request": request,
+                "bulletins": bulletins,
+                "current_user": current_user.username
+            }
         )
 
 @html_router.get("/bulletins/new", response_class=HTMLResponse)
 async def bulletin_new_form(
     request: Request,
+    current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)  # require login
 ):
     return templates.TemplateResponse(
         "bulletin_new.html",
-        {"request": request, "error": None}
+        {"request": request, "error": None, "current_user": current_user.username}
     )
 
 @html_router.post("/bulletins/new")
@@ -185,3 +191,42 @@ async def bulletin_detail_page(
             "bulletin_detail.html",
             {"request": request, "bulletin": bulletin, "current_user": current_user.username}
         )
+
+@router.delete("/bulletins/{bid}", status_code=204)
+async def delete_bulletin(
+    bid: int,
+    db: DbDependency,
+    current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)
+):
+    username = current_user.username
+
+    try:
+        with db.transaction() as conn:
+            root = conn.root()
+            bulletins_list: PersistentList = root.get("bulletins", PersistentList())
+
+            # Find the bulletin
+            bulletin_to_delete = None
+            for b in bulletins_list:
+                if b.id == bid:
+                    bulletin_to_delete = b
+                    break
+
+            if not bulletin_to_delete:
+                raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Bulletin not found")
+
+            if bulletin_to_delete.author != username:
+                raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Not authorized to delete this bulletin")
+
+            # Remove it
+            bulletins_list.remove(bulletin_to_delete)
+
+            logging.info(f"User {username} deleted bulletin {bid}")
+
+    except HTTPException:
+        raise
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error(f"Bulletin delete failed for {username} on {bid}: {e}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Failed to delete bulletin")
+
+    return None  # 204 No Content

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 DbDependency
 
 router = APIRouter(tags=["dashboard"])
 
@@ -15,19 +16,23 @@ from .bulletins import list_bulletins
 
 @router.get("/dashboard", response_class=HTMLResponse)
 async def dashboard(
+    db: DbDependency,
     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(
+        db,
         current_user=current_user,
         type="all",
         limit=100,
         since=None  # prevents Query wrapper
     )
+    with db.transaction() as conn:
+        # Internal call – pass explicit defaults to avoid Query object injection
+
         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 +47,12 @@ async def dashboard(
 
 @router.get("/dashboard/profile", response_class=HTMLResponse)
 async def profile_page(
+    db: DbDependency,
     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(db, current_user=current_user)
 
     return templates.TemplateResponse(
         "profile.html",

packetserver/http/routers/jobs.py

@@ -0,0 +1,362 @@
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, Request, Form, UploadFile, File, status
+from fastapi.responses import HTMLResponse, RedirectResponse
+from typing import List, Optional, Union, Tuple, Dict, Any
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+from datetime import datetime
+import logging
+import base64
+import json
+import gzip
+import shlex
+from traceback import format_exc
+
+from packetserver.http.dependencies import get_current_http_user
+from packetserver.http.auth import HttpUser
+from packetserver.http.database import DbDependency
+from packetserver.server.jobs import Job, JobStatus
+from packetserver.http.server import templates
+from packetserver.server.db import get_user_db_json
+from packetserver.server.jobs import RunnerFile, add_object_to_file_list
+from packetserver.server.objects import Object
+from packetserver.server.users import User
+
+router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/v1", tags=["jobs"])
+dashboard_router = APIRouter(tags=["jobs"])
+
+def tokenize_cmd(cmd: str) -> list[str]:
+    """
+    Tokenize a command string with basic shell-like quoting support.
+    Uses shlex with posix=True for proper "double" and 'single' quote handling.
+    """
+    try:
+        return shlex.split(cmd)
+    except ValueError as e:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=f"Invalid command quoting: {e}")
+
+class JobSummary(BaseModel):
+    id: int
+    cmd: Union[str, List[str]]
+    owner: str
+    created_at: datetime
+    started_at: Optional[datetime] = None
+    finished_at: Optional[datetime] = None
+    status: str  # JobStatus.name
+    return_code: int
+    env: Dict[str, str] = {}
+
+class JobDetail(JobSummary):
+    output: str  # base64-encoded
+    errors: str  # base64-encoded
+    artifacts: List[Tuple[str, str]]  # list of (filename, base64_data)
+    env: Dict[str, str] = {}
+
+from typing import Dict
+
+class JobCreate(BaseModel):
+    cmd: Union[str, List[str]]
+    env: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None
+    files: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None
+    objs: Optional[List[str]] = None
+
+@router.get("/jobs", response_model=List[JobSummary])
+async def list_user_jobs(
+    db: DbDependency,
+    current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)
+):
+    username = current_user.username.upper().strip()
+
+    try:
+        with db.transaction() as conn:
+            root = conn.root()
+            user_jobs = Job.get_jobs_by_username(username, root)
+
+            # Sort newest first
+            user_jobs.sort(key=lambda j: j.created_at, reverse=True)
+
+            summaries = []
+            for j in user_jobs:
+                summaries.append(JobSummary(
+                    id=j.id,
+                    cmd=j.cmd,
+                    owner=j.owner,
+                    created_at=j.created_at,
+                    started_at=j.started_at,
+                    finished_at=j.finished_at,
+                    status=j.status.name,
+                    return_code=j.return_code,
+                    env=j.env
+                ))
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error(f"Job list failed for {username}: {e}\n{format_exc()}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Failed to list jobs")
+
+    return summaries
+
+@router.get("/jobs/{jid}", response_model=JobDetail)
+async def get_job_detail(
+    jid: int,
+    db: DbDependency,
+    current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)
+):
+    username = current_user.username.upper().strip()
+
+    try:
+        with db.transaction() as conn:
+            root = conn.root()
+            job = Job.get_job_by_id(jid, root)
+            if not job:
+                raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Job not found")
+
+            if job.owner != username:
+                raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Not authorized to view this job")
+
+            job_dict = job.to_dict(include_data=True, binary_safe=True)
+
+            return JobDetail(
+                id=job.id,
+                cmd=job.cmd,
+                owner=job.owner,
+                created_at=job.created_at,
+                started_at=job.started_at,
+                finished_at=job.finished_at,
+                status=job.status.name,
+                return_code=job.return_code,
+                output=job_dict["output"],
+                errors=job_dict["errors"],
+                artifacts=job_dict["artifacts"],
+                env=job_dict.get("env", {})
+            )
+
+    except HTTPException:
+        raise
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error(f"Job detail failed for {username} on {jid}: {e}\n{format_exc()}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Failed to retrieve job")
+
+    return summaries
+
+@router.delete("/jobs/{job_id}", status_code=status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT)
+async def delete_job(
+    job_id: int,
+    db: DbDependency,
+    current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user),
+):
+    username = current_user.username.upper().strip()
+
+    with db.transaction() as conn:
+        root = conn.root
+
+        # 1. Check if job exists
+        if job_id not in root.jobs:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Job not found")
+
+        job = root.jobs[job_id]
+
+        # 2. Ownership check
+        if job.owner.upper() != username:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="You do not own this job")
+
+        # 3. Remove from user's job list
+        if username in root.user_jobs:
+            user_job_list = root.user_jobs[username]
+            if job_id in user_job_list:
+                user_job_list.remove(job_id)
+
+        # 4. Delete the job itself
+        del root.jobs[job_id]
+
+    # No content to return on successful delete
+    return None
+
+@dashboard_router.get("/jobs", response_class=HTMLResponse)
+async def jobs_list_page(
+    request: Request,
+    db: DbDependency,
+    current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)
+):
+    jobs = await list_user_jobs(db=db, current_user=current_user)
+
+    return templates.TemplateResponse(
+        "jobs.html",
+        {
+            "request": request,
+            "current_user": current_user.username,
+            "jobs": jobs
+        }
+    )
+
+@dashboard_router.get("/jobs/new", response_class=HTMLResponse)
+async def new_job_form(
+    request: Request,
+    current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)
+):
+    return templates.TemplateResponse(
+        "job_new.html",
+        {
+            "request": request,
+            "current_user": current_user.username
+        }
+    )
+
+@dashboard_router.post("/jobs/new")
+async def create_job_from_form(
+    db: DbDependency,
+    request: Request,
+    cmd: str = Form(...),
+    env_keys: List[str] = Form(default=[]),
+    env_values: List[str] = Form(default=[]),
+    files: List[UploadFile] = File(default=[]),
+    include_db: Optional[str] = Form(None),
+    shell_mode: Optional[str] = Form(None),
+    objs: Optional[str] = Form(None),
+    current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)
+):
+    logging.debug("new job form post received")
+    # Build env dict from parallel lists
+    env = {}
+    for k, v in zip(env_keys, env_values):
+        if k.strip():
+            env[k.strip()] = v.strip()
+
+    # Build files dict for API (filename → base64)
+    files_dict = {}
+    for upload in files:
+        if upload.filename:
+            content = await upload.read()
+            files_dict[upload.filename] = base64.b64encode(content).decode('ascii')
+
+    if shell_mode == "on":
+        # Pass entire raw cmd string to bash -c
+        cmd_args = ["bash", "-c", cmd.strip()]
+    else:
+        # Use shlex to respect quotes
+        cmd_args = tokenize_cmd(cmd.strip())
+        if not cmd_args:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Command cannot be empty")
+
+    if include_db == "on":
+        try:
+            username_lower = current_user.username.lower()
+            # get_user_db_json needs the raw ZODB.DB instance
+            user_db_bytes = get_user_db_json(username_lower,db)
+            # Base64-encode for payload consistency
+            b64_db = base64.b64encode(user_db_bytes).decode('utf-8')
+            logging.debug(f"DB base64: f{b64_db}")
+            files_dict["user-db.json.gz"] = b64_db
+            logging.debug(f"Injected user-db.json.gz for {current_user.username}")
+        except Exception as e:
+            logging.error(f"Failed to generate user-db.json.gz: {e}")
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Failed to include user database")
+
+    objs_list = None
+    if objs:
+        objs_list = [uuid_str.strip() for uuid_str in objs.split(",") if uuid_str.strip()]
+
+    # Prepare payload for the existing API
+    payload = {
+        "cmd": cmd_args,
+        "env": env if env else None,
+        "files": files_dict if files_dict else None,
+        "objs": objs_list,
+    }
+    logging.debug("Calling internal API to create the job")
+    # Call the API internally
+    response = await create_job(
+        payload=JobCreate(**{k: v for k, v in payload.items() if v is not None}),
+        db=db,
+        current_user=current_user
+    )
+
+    # Redirect to the new job detail page
+    logging.debug("Job queued")
+    return RedirectResponse(url=f"/jobs/{response.id}", status_code=303)
+
+@dashboard_router.get("/jobs/{jid}", response_class=HTMLResponse)
+async def job_detail_page(
+    request: Request,
+    jid: int,
+    db: DbDependency,
+    current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)
+):
+    job = await get_job_detail(jid=jid, db=db, current_user=current_user)
+
+    return templates.TemplateResponse(
+        "job_detail.html",
+        {
+            "request": request,
+            "current_user": current_user.username,
+            "job": job
+        }
+    )
+
+@router.post("/jobs", response_model=JobSummary, status_code=201)
+async def create_job(
+    payload: JobCreate,
+    db: DbDependency,
+    current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)
+):
+    username = current_user.username.upper().strip()
+    logging.debug(f"New job create function called for '{username}'")
+    try:
+        # Process files: convert base64 dict to list of RunnerFile
+        runner_files = []
+        if payload.files:
+            for filename, b64_data in payload.files.items():
+                try:
+                    data_bytes = base64.b64decode(b64_data)
+                    runner_files.append(RunnerFile(filename, data=data_bytes))
+                except Exception as e:
+                    raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=f"Invalid base64 for file {filename}")
+        # Handle attached objects by UUID
+        logging.debug("handling objects")
+        if payload.objs:
+            logging.debug("Adding objects to files list")
+            for obj_uuid_str in payload.objs:
+                try:
+                    with db.transaction() as conn:
+                        add_object_to_file_list(obj_uuid_str, runner_files, username, conn)
+                except KeyError as ke:
+                    raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=f"Object not found: {str(ke)}")
+                except Exception as exc:  # Catches permission issues or invalid UUID
+                    raise HTTPException(status_code=403 if "private" in str(exc).lower() else 400,
+                                        detail=f"Cannot attach object {obj_uuid_str}: {str(exc)}")
+        logging.debug("Creating job instance now")
+        # Create the Job instance
+        if type(payload.cmd) is str:
+            payload.cmd = payload.cmd.replace('\r', '')
+        else:
+            for i in range(0,len(payload.cmd)):
+                payload.cmd[i] = payload.cmd[i].replace('\r', '')
+        new_job = Job(
+            cmd=payload.cmd,
+            owner=username,
+            env=payload.env or {},
+            files=runner_files
+        )
+
+        with db.transaction() as conn:
+            root = conn.root()
+            new_jid = new_job.queue(root)
+
+            logging.info(f"User {username} queued job {new_jid}: {payload.cmd} with {len(runner_files)} files")
+        logging.debug("New job created.")
+        return JobSummary(
+            id=new_jid,
+            cmd=new_job.cmd,
+            owner=new_job.owner,
+            created_at=new_job.created_at,
+            started_at=new_job.started_at,
+            finished_at=new_job.finished_at,
+            status=new_job.status.name,
+            return_code=new_job.return_code
+        )
+
+    except ValueError as ve:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=str(ve))
+    except HTTPException:
+        raise
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error(f"Job creation failed for {username}: {e}\n{format_exc()}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Failed to queue job")
+

packetserver/http/routers/message_detail.py

@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ 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 DbDependency
 
 router = APIRouter(tags=["message-detail"])
 
 @router.get("/dashboard/message/{msg_id}", response_class=HTMLResponse)
 async def message_detail_page(
+    db: DbDependency,
     request: Request,
     msg_id: str = Path(..., description="Message UUID as string"),
     current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ async def message_detail_page(
 
     # Call with mark_retrieved=True to auto-mark as read on view (optional—remove if you prefer manual)
     message_data = await api_get_message(
+        db,
         msg_id=msg_id,
         mark_retrieved=True,
         current_user=current_user

packetserver/http/routers/messages.py

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, validator
 
 from packetserver.http.dependencies import get_current_http_user
 from packetserver.http.auth import HttpUser
+from packetserver.http.database import DbDependency
 
 
 html_router = APIRouter(tags=["messages-html"])
@@ -28,18 +29,18 @@ class MarkRetrievedRequest(BaseModel):
 
 @router.get("/messages")
 async def get_messages(
+    db: DbDependency,
     current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user),
     type: str = Query("received", description="received, sent, or all"),
     limit: Optional[int] = Query(20, le=100, description="Max messages to return (default 20, max 100)"),
-    since: Optional[str] = Query(None, description="ISO UTC timestamp filter (e.g. 2025-12-01T00:00:00Z)")
+    since: Optional[str] = Query(None, description="ISO UTC timestamp filter (e.g. 2025-12-01T00:00:00Z)"),
+
 ):
     if limit is None or limit < 1:
         limit = 20
 
     username = current_user.username
-
-    from packetserver.runners.http_server import get_db_connection
-    conn = get_db_connection()
+    with db.transaction() as conn:
         root = conn.root()
 
         if 'messages' not in root:
@@ -81,12 +82,12 @@ async def get_messages(
 
 @router.get("/messages/{msg_id}")
 async def get_message(
+    db: DbDependency,
     msg_id: str = Path(..., description="UUID of the message (as string)"),
     mark_retrieved: bool = Query(False, description="If true, mark message as retrieved/read"),
     current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)
 ):
-    from packetserver.runners.http_server import get_db_connection
-    conn = get_db_connection()
+    with db.transaction() as conn:
         root = conn.root()
 
         username = current_user.username
@@ -127,12 +128,12 @@ async def get_message(
 
 @router.patch("/messages/{msg_id}")
 async def mark_message_retrieved(
+    db: DbDependency,
     msg_id: str = Path(..., description="Message UUID as string"),
     payload: MarkRetrievedRequest = None,
     current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)
 ):
-    from packetserver.runners.http_server import get_db_connection
-    conn = get_db_connection()
+    with db.transaction() as conn:
         root = conn.root()
 
         username = current_user.username
@@ -164,21 +165,76 @@ async def mark_message_retrieved(
 @html_router.get("/messages", response_class=HTMLResponse)
 async def message_list_page(
     request: Request,
-    type: str = Query("received", alias="msg_type"),  # matches your filter links
-    limit: Optional[int] = Query(50, le=100),
-    current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)
+    db: DbDependency,
+    current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user),
+    msg_type: str = Query("received", alias="type"),  # Change alias to "type" for cleaner URLs
+    search: Optional[str] = Query(None),
+    page: int = Query(1, ge=1),
+    per_page: int = Query(50, ge=1, le=200),
 ):
-    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)
-    messages = api_resp["messages"]
+    from packetserver.http.server import templates  # Local import – safe from circular
+
+    username = current_user.username.upper().strip()
+
+    valid_types = {"received", "sent", "all"}
+    if msg_type not in valid_types:
+        msg_type = "received"
+
+    with db.transaction() as conn:
+        root = conn.root()
+        mailbox = root.get("messages", {}).get(username, [])
+
+        # Build full list of message dicts (similar to API)
+        messages = []
+        for msg in mailbox:
+            messages.append({
+                "id": str(msg.msg_id),
+                "from": msg.msg_from,
+                "to": list(msg.msg_to) if isinstance(msg.msg_to, tuple) else [msg.msg_to],
+                "sent_at": msg.sent_at.isoformat() + "Z",
+                "text": msg.text,
+                "has_attachments": len(msg.attachments) > 0,
+                "retrieved": msg.retrieved,
+            })
+
+    # Type filter
+    if msg_type == "received":
+        filtered = [m for m in messages if username in m["to"]]
+    elif msg_type == "sent":
+        filtered = [m for m in messages if m["from"] == username]
+    else:
+        filtered = messages
+
+    # Search filter (case-insensitive across from/to/text)
+    if search:
+        search_lower = search.strip().lower()
+        filtered = [
+            m for m in filtered
+            if search_lower in m["from"].lower()
+            or any(search_lower in t.lower() for t in m["to"])
+            or search_lower in m["text"].lower()
+        ]
+
+    # Sort newest first
+    filtered.sort(key=lambda m: m["sent_at"], reverse=True)
+
+    # Pagination
+    total = len(filtered)
+    start = (page - 1) * per_page
+    paginated = filtered[start:start + per_page]
+    total_pages = (total + per_page - 1) // per_page if total > 0 else 1
 
     return templates.TemplateResponse(
         "message_list.html",
         {
             "request": request,
-            "messages": messages,
-            "msg_type": type,
-            "current_user": current_user.username
-        }
+            "messages": paginated,
+            "current_type": msg_type,     # For tabs/links
+            "current_search": search,     # For preserving/clearing search
+            "total": total,
+            "page": page,
+            "per_page": per_page,
+            "total_pages": total_pages,
+            "current_user": current_user.username,
+        },
     )

packetserver/http/routers/objects.py

@@ -1,13 +1,22 @@
-from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
-from typing import List
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, UploadFile, File, Form, Header, Request
+from fastapi.responses import PlainTextResponse, Response, JSONResponse, StreamingResponse, RedirectResponse
+from typing import List, Optional
 from datetime import datetime
 from uuid import UUID
 import mimetypes
+import logging
+from traceback import format_exc
+import base64
+import traceback
+from pydantic import BaseModel, model_validator
+import re
 
 from packetserver.http.dependencies import get_current_http_user
 from packetserver.http.auth import HttpUser
+from packetserver.http.database import DbDependency
 from packetserver.server.objects import Object
-from pydantic import BaseModel
+from packetserver.server.users import User
+
 
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/v1", tags=["objects"])
 
@@ -22,21 +31,14 @@ 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)):
-    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)
-
-    # Sort newest first by created_at
-    core_objects.sort(key=lambda o: o.created_at, reverse=True)
-
+async def list_my_objects(db: DbDependency, current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)):
+    username = current_user.username.upper().strip()  # ensure uppercase consistency
+    logging.debug(f"Listing objects for user {username}")
     user_objects = []
-    for obj in core_objects:
+    with db.transaction() as conn:
+        for obj in Object.get_objects_by_username(username, conn):
+            logging.debug(f"Found object {obj.uuid} for {username}")
+            if obj:  # should always exist, but guard anyway
                 content_type, _ = mimetypes.guess_type(obj.name)
                 if content_type is None:
                     content_type = "application/octet-stream" if obj.binary else "text/plain"
@@ -52,4 +54,582 @@ async def list_my_objects(current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user
                     modified_at=obj.modified_at
                 ))
 
+        # Sort newest first
+        user_objects.sort(key=lambda x: x.created_at, reverse=True)
+
         return user_objects
+
+@router.post("/objects", response_model=ObjectSummary)
+async def upload_object(
+    db: DbDependency,
+    file: UploadFile = File(...),
+    name: Optional[str] = Form(None),
+    private: bool = Form(True),
+    force_text: bool = Form(False),  # NEW: force treat as UTF-8 text
+    current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)
+):
+    username = current_user.username
+
+    content = await file.read()
+    if not content:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Empty file upload")
+
+    obj_name = (name or file.filename or "unnamed_object").strip()
+    if len(obj_name) > 300:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Object name too long (max 300 chars)")
+    if not obj_name:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Invalid object name")
+
+    try:
+        with db.transaction() as conn:
+            root = conn.root()
+            user = User.get_user_by_username(username, root)
+            if not user:
+                raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="User not found")
+
+        # Handle force_text logic
+        if force_text:
+            try:
+                text_content = content.decode('utf-8', errors='strict')
+                object_data = text_content.replace('\r', '')  # str → will set binary=False
+            except UnicodeDecodeError:
+                raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Content is not valid UTF-8 and cannot be forced as text")
+        else:
+            object_data = content  # bytes → will set binary=True
+
+        # Create and persist the object
+        new_object = Object(name=obj_name, data=object_data)
+        new_object.private = private
+
+        obj_uuid = new_object.write_new(db, username=username)
+
+        if force_text:
+            obj_type = 'string'
+        else:
+            obj_type = 'binary'
+
+        logging.info(f"User {username} uploaded {obj_type} object {obj_uuid} ({obj_name}, {len(content)} bytes, force_text={force_text})")
+
+    except HTTPException:
+        raise
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error(f"Object upload failed for {username}: {e}\n{format_exc()}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Failed to store object")
+
+    # Build summary (matching your existing list endpoint)
+    content_type, _ = mimetypes.guess_type(new_object.name)
+    if content_type is None:
+        content_type = "application/octet-stream" if new_object.binary else "text/plain"
+
+    return ObjectSummary(
+        uuid=obj_uuid,
+        name=new_object.name,
+        binary=new_object.binary,
+        size=new_object.size,
+        content_type=content_type,
+        private=new_object.private,
+        created_at=new_object.created_at,
+        modified_at=new_object.modified_at
+    )
+
+class TextObjectCreate(BaseModel):
+    text: str
+    name: Optional[str] = None
+    private: bool = True
+
+@router.post("/objects/text", response_model=None)  # Remove response_model to allow mixed returns
+async def create_text_object(
+    request: Request,
+    db: DbDependency,
+    current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)
+):
+    username = current_user.username
+
+    # Determine content type and parse accordingly
+    content_type = request.headers.get("content-type", "").lower()
+
+    if "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" in content_type or "multipart/form-data" in content_type:
+        form = await request.form()
+        name = form.get("name")
+        text = form.get("text")
+        private_str = form.get("private")  # "on" if checked, None otherwise
+        is_form = True
+    elif "application/json" in content_type:
+        try:
+            json_data = await request.json()
+            name = json_data.get("name")
+            text = json_data.get("text")
+            private_str = json_data.get("private")
+            is_form = False
+        except Exception:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Invalid JSON")
+    else:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=415, detail="Unsupported Media Type")
+
+    # Validate text
+    if not text:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Text content cannot be empty")
+    text = text.replace("\r", "")
+
+    # Normalize name (optional, default like original)
+    obj_name = (name or "text_object.txt").strip()
+    if len(obj_name) > 300:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Object name too long (max 300 chars)")
+    if not obj_name:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Invalid object name")
+
+    # Normalize private to bool (handles form "on"/None, JSON bool, or string)
+    if isinstance(private_str, bool):
+        private = private_str
+    elif isinstance(private_str, str):
+        private = private_str.lower() in ("true", "on", "1", "yes")
+    else:
+        private = False  # Default to False if invalid/missing
+
+    try:
+        with db.transaction() as conn:
+            root = conn.root()
+            user = User.get_user_by_username(username, root)
+            if not user:
+                raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="User not found")
+
+            # Create object with str data → forces binary=False
+            new_object = Object(name=obj_name, data=text)
+            new_object.private = private
+
+            obj_uuid = new_object.write_new(db, username=username)
+
+            logging.info(f"User {username} created text object {obj_uuid} ({obj_name}, {len(text)} chars)")
+
+    except HTTPException:
+        raise
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error(f"Text object creation failed for {username}: {e}\n{format_exc()}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Failed to create text object")
+
+    # Build summary (for JSON responses)
+    content_type_guess, _ = mimetypes.guess_type(new_object.name)
+    if content_type_guess is None:
+        content_type_guess = "text/plain"  # always text here
+
+    summary = ObjectSummary(
+        uuid=obj_uuid,
+        name=new_object.name,
+        binary=new_object.binary,  # should be False
+        size=new_object.size,
+        content_type=content_type_guess,
+        private=new_object.private,
+        created_at=new_object.created_at,
+        modified_at=new_object.modified_at
+    )
+
+    # Return based on input type
+    if is_form:
+        return RedirectResponse(url="/objects", status_code=303)  # Back to HTML list
+    else:
+        return JSONResponse(content=summary.model_dump(), status_code=201)
+
+class BinaryObjectCreate(BaseModel):
+    data_base64: str
+    name: Optional[str] = None
+    private: bool = True
+
+@router.post("/objects/binary", response_model=ObjectSummary)
+async def create_binary_object(
+    payload: BinaryObjectCreate,
+    db: DbDependency,
+    current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)
+):
+    username = current_user.username
+
+    # Decode base64
+    try:
+        content = base64.b64decode(payload.data_base64, validate=True)
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Invalid base64 encoding")
+
+    if not content:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Binary content cannot be empty")
+
+    obj_name = (payload.name or "binary_object.bin").strip()
+    if len(obj_name) > 300:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Object name too long (max 300 chars)")
+    if not obj_name:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Invalid object name")
+
+    try:
+        with db.transaction() as conn:
+            root = conn.root()
+            user = User.get_user_by_username(username, root)
+            if not user:
+                raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="User not found")
+
+        # Pass bytes → forces binary=True
+        new_object = Object(name=obj_name, data=content)
+        new_object.private = payload.private
+
+        obj_uuid = new_object.write_new(db, username=username)
+
+        logging.info(f"User {username} created binary object {obj_uuid} ({obj_name}, {len(content)} bytes via base64)")
+
+    except HTTPException:
+        raise
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error(f"Binary object creation failed for {username}: {e}\n{format_exc()}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Failed to create binary object")
+
+    # Build summary
+    content_type, _ = mimetypes.guess_type(new_object.name)
+    if content_type is None:
+        content_type = "application/octet-stream"  # always safe for binary
+
+    return ObjectSummary(
+        uuid=obj_uuid,
+        name=new_object.name,
+        binary=new_object.binary,  # should be True
+        size=new_object.size,
+        content_type=content_type,
+        private=new_object.private,
+        created_at=new_object.created_at,
+        modified_at=new_object.modified_at
+    )
+
+class ObjectUpdate(BaseModel):
+    name: Optional[str] = None
+    private: Optional[bool] = None
+    data_text: Optional[str] = None      # Update to text content → forces binary=False
+    data_base64: Optional[str] = None    # Update to binary content → forces binary=True
+
+    @model_validator(mode='before')
+    @classmethod
+    def check_mutually_exclusive_content(cls, values: dict) -> dict:
+        if values.get('data_text') is not None and values.get('data_base64') is not None:
+            raise ValueError('data_text and data_base64 cannot be provided together')
+        return values
+
+@router.patch("/objects/{uuid}", response_model=ObjectSummary)
+async def update_object(
+    uuid: UUID,
+    payload: ObjectUpdate,
+    db: DbDependency,
+    current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)
+):
+    username = current_user.username
+
+    if all(v is None for v in [payload.name, payload.private, payload.data_text, payload.data_base64]):
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="No updates provided")
+
+    try:
+        with db.transaction() as conn:
+            root = conn.root()
+            obj = Object.get_object_by_uuid(uuid, root)
+            if not obj:
+                raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Object not found")
+
+            user = User.get_user_by_username(username, root)
+            if not user or user.uuid != obj.owner:
+                raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Not authorized to modify this object")
+
+            updated = False
+
+            if payload.name is not None:
+                new_name = payload.name.strip()
+                if len(new_name) > 300:
+                    raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Object name too long (max 300 chars)")
+                if not new_name:
+                    raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Invalid object name")
+                obj.name = new_name
+                updated = True
+
+            if payload.private is not None:
+                obj.private = payload.private
+                updated = True
+
+            if payload.data_text is not None:
+                if not payload.data_text:
+                    raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Text content cannot be empty")
+                obj.data = payload.data_text  # str → forces binary=False, calls touch()
+                updated = True
+
+            if payload.data_base64 is not None:
+                try:
+                    content = base64.b64decode(payload.data_base64, validate=True)
+                except Exception:
+                    raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Invalid base64 encoding")
+                if not content:
+                    raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Binary content cannot be empty")
+                obj.data = content  # bytes → forces binary=True, calls touch()
+                updated = True
+
+            if not updated:
+                raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="No valid updates applied")
+
+            logging.info(f"User {username} updated object {uuid}")
+
+    except HTTPException:
+        raise
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error(f"Object update failed for {username} on {uuid}: {e}\n{traceback.format_exc()}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Failed to update object")
+
+    content_type, _ = mimetypes.guess_type(obj.name)
+    if content_type is None:
+        content_type = "application/octet-stream" if obj.binary else "text/plain"
+
+    return ObjectSummary(
+        uuid=obj.uuid,
+        name=obj.name,
+        binary=obj.binary,
+        size=obj.size,
+        content_type=content_type,
+        private=obj.private,
+        created_at=obj.created_at,
+        modified_at=obj.modified_at
+    )
+
+@router.delete("/objects/{uuid}", status_code=204)
+async def delete_object(
+    uuid: UUID,
+    db: DbDependency,
+    current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)
+):
+    username = current_user.username
+
+    try:
+        with db.transaction() as conn:
+            root = conn.root()
+
+            obj = Object.get_object_by_uuid(uuid, root)
+            if not obj:
+                raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Object not found")
+
+            user = User.get_user_by_username(username, root)
+            if not user or user.uuid != obj.owner:
+                raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Not authorized to delete this object")
+
+            # Remove references
+            user.remove_obj_uuid(uuid)               # from user's object_uuids set
+            del conn.root.objects[uuid]                  # from global objects mapping
+
+            logging.info(f"User {username} deleted object {uuid}")
+
+    except HTTPException:
+        raise
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error(f"Object delete failed for {username} on {uuid}: {e}\n{traceback.format_exc()}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Failed to delete object")
+
+    return None
+
+@router.get("/objects/{uuid}/text", response_class=PlainTextResponse)
+async def get_object_text(
+    uuid: UUID,
+    db: DbDependency,
+    current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)
+):
+    username = current_user.username
+
+    try:
+        with db.transaction() as conn:
+            root = conn.root()
+
+            obj = Object.get_object_by_uuid(uuid, root)
+            if not obj:
+                raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Object not found")
+
+            # Authorization check
+            if obj.private:
+                user = User.get_user_by_username(username, root)
+                if not user or user.uuid != obj.owner:
+                    raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Not authorized to access this private object")
+
+            # Only allow text objects
+            if obj.binary:
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=400,
+                    detail="This endpoint is for text objects only. Use /download or /binary for binary content."
+                )
+
+            # Safe to return as str since binary=False guarantees valid UTF-8
+            content = obj.data  # will be str
+
+            logging.info(f"User {username} downloaded text object {uuid} ({obj.name})")
+
+    except HTTPException:
+        raise
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error(f"Text download failed for {username} on {uuid}: {e}\n{traceback.format_exc()}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Failed to retrieve text object")
+
+    return PlainTextResponse(content=content, media_type="text/plain; charset=utf-8")
+
+class ObjectBinaryResponse(BaseModel):
+    uuid: UUID
+    name: str
+    binary: bool
+    size: int
+    content_type: str
+    data_base64: str
+    private: bool
+    created_at: datetime
+    modified_at: datetime
+
+@router.get("/objects/{uuid}/binary", response_model=ObjectBinaryResponse)
+async def get_object_binary(
+    uuid: UUID,
+    db: DbDependency,
+    current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)
+):
+    username = current_user.username
+
+    try:
+        with db.transaction() as conn:
+            root = conn.root()
+
+            obj = Object.get_object_by_uuid(uuid, root)
+            if not obj:
+                raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Object not found")
+
+            # Authorization check for private objects
+            if obj.private:
+                user = User.get_user_by_username(username, root)
+                if not user or user.uuid != obj.owner:
+                    raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Not authorized to access this private object")
+
+            # Get content as bytes (works for both text and binary)
+            content_bytes = obj.data_bytes  # uses the property that always returns bytes
+
+            # Encode to base64
+            data_base64 = base64.b64encode(content_bytes).decode('ascii')
+
+            # Guess content_type
+            content_type, _ = mimetypes.guess_type(obj.name)
+            if content_type is None:
+                content_type = "application/octet-stream" if obj.binary else "text/plain"
+
+            logging.info(f"User {username} downloaded binary/base64 object {uuid} ({obj.name})")
+
+    except HTTPException:
+        raise
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error(f"Binary download failed for {username} on {uuid}: {e}\n{traceback.format_exc()}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Failed to retrieve object")
+
+    return ObjectBinaryResponse(
+        uuid=obj.uuid,
+        name=obj.name,
+        binary=obj.binary,
+        size=obj.size,
+        content_type=content_type,
+        data_base64=data_base64,
+        private=obj.private,
+        created_at=obj.created_at,
+        modified_at=obj.modified_at
+    )
+
+# Helper to sanitize filename for Content-Disposition
+def sanitize_filename(filename: str) -> str:
+    # Remove path separators and control chars
+    filename = re.sub(r'[<>:"/\\|?*\x00-\x1F]', '_', filename)
+    return filename or "download"
+
+@router.get("/objects/{uuid}/download")
+async def download_object(
+    uuid: UUID,
+    db: DbDependency,
+    current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user),
+    accept: str = Header(None)  # Optional: for future content negotiation if needed
+):
+    username = current_user.username
+
+    try:
+        with db.transaction() as conn:
+            root = conn.root()
+
+            obj = Object.get_object_by_uuid(uuid, root)
+            if not obj:
+                raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Object not found")
+
+            # Authorization check for private objects
+            if obj.private:
+                user = User.get_user_by_username(username, root)
+                if not user or user.uuid != obj.owner:
+                    raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Not authorized to access this private object")
+
+            # Get content as bytes
+            content_bytes = obj.data_bytes
+
+            # Guess content type
+            content_type, _ = mimetypes.guess_type(obj.name)
+            if content_type is None:
+                content_type = "application/octet-stream" if obj.binary else "text/plain"
+
+            # Sanitize filename for header
+            safe_filename = sanitize_filename(obj.name)
+
+            # Headers for download
+            headers = {
+                "Content-Disposition": f'attachment; filename="{safe_filename}"',
+                "Content-Length": str(obj.size),
+            }
+
+            logging.info(f"User {username} downloaded object {uuid} ({obj.name}) via streaming")
+
+    except HTTPException:
+        raise
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error(f"Download failed for {username} on {uuid}: {e}\n{traceback.format_exc()}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Failed to stream object")
+
+    # Stream the bytes directly (efficient, no full load in memory beyond ZODB)
+    return StreamingResponse(
+        iter([content_bytes]),  # single chunk since ZODB objects are usually small-ish
+        media_type=content_type,
+        headers=headers
+    )
+
+@router.get("/objects/{uuid}", response_model=ObjectSummary)
+async def get_object_metadata(
+    uuid: UUID,
+    db: DbDependency,
+    current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)
+):
+    username = current_user.username
+
+    try:
+        with db.transaction() as conn:
+            root = conn.root()
+
+            obj = Object.get_object_by_uuid(uuid, root)
+            if not obj:
+                raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Object not found")
+
+            # Authorization: private objects only visible to owner
+            if obj.private:
+                user = User.get_user_by_username(username, root)
+                if not user or user.uuid != obj.owner:
+                    raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Not authorized to view this private object")
+
+            # Guess content_type for summary
+            content_type, _ = mimetypes.guess_type(obj.name)
+            if content_type is None:
+                content_type = "application/octet-stream" if obj.binary else "text/plain"
+
+            logging.info(f"User {username} retrieved metadata for object {uuid} ({obj.name})")
+
+    except HTTPException:
+        raise
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error(f"Metadata retrieval failed for {username} on {uuid}: {e}\n{traceback.format_exc()}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Failed to retrieve object metadata")
+
+    return ObjectSummary(
+        uuid=obj.uuid,
+        name=obj.name,
+        binary=obj.binary,
+        size=obj.size,
+        content_type=content_type,
+        private=obj.private,
+        created_at=obj.created_at,
+        modified_at=obj.modified_at
+    )

packetserver/http/routers/objects_html.py

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, Request, Form, File, UploadFile
+from fastapi.responses import HTMLResponse, RedirectResponse
+from uuid import UUID
+import base64
+
+from packetserver.http.dependencies import get_current_http_user
+from packetserver.http.auth import HttpUser
+from packetserver.http.server import templates
+from packetserver.http.routers.objects import router as api_router  # to call internal endpoints
+from packetserver.http.database import DbDependency
+from packetserver.http.routers.objects import get_object_metadata as api_get_metadata
+from packetserver.http.routers.objects import ObjectUpdate
+
+
+router = APIRouter(tags=["objects_html"])
+
+# Internal reference to the list function (assuming it's list_my_objects)
+from packetserver.http.routers.objects import list_my_objects as api_list_objects
+
+@router.get("/objects", response_class=HTMLResponse)
+async def objects_page(
+    db: DbDependency,
+    request: Request,
+    current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)
+):
+    # Call the API list endpoint internally
+    objects_resp = await api_list_objects(db, current_user=current_user)  # db injected via dependency
+    objects = objects_resp  # it's already the list
+
+    return templates.TemplateResponse(
+        "objects.html",
+        {
+            "request": request,
+            "current_user": current_user.username,
+            "objects": objects
+        }
+    )
+
+@router.get("/objects/{uuid}", response_class=HTMLResponse)
+async def object_detail_page(
+    request: Request,
+    uuid: UUID,
+    db: DbDependency,
+    current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)
+):
+    # Call the existing metadata API function
+    obj = await api_get_metadata(uuid=uuid, db=db, current_user=current_user)
+
+    return templates.TemplateResponse(
+        "object_detail.html",
+        {
+            "request": request,
+            "current_user": current_user.username,
+            "obj": obj
+        }
+    )
+
+@router.post("/objects/{uuid}")
+async def update_object(
+    db: DbDependency,
+    uuid: UUID,
+    request: Request,
+    name: str = Form(None),
+    private: str = Form("off"),  # checkbox sends "on" if checked
+    new_text: str = Form(None),
+    new_file: UploadFile = File(None),
+    new_base64: str = Form(None),
+    current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)
+):
+    payload = {}
+    if name is not None:
+        payload["name"] = name
+    payload["private"] = (private == "on")
+
+    if new_text is not None and new_text.strip():
+        new_text = new_text.replace("\r","")
+        payload["data_text"] = new_text.strip()
+    elif new_file and new_file.filename:
+        content = await new_file.read()
+        payload["data_base64"] = base64.b64encode(content).decode('ascii')
+    elif new_base64 and new_base64.strip():
+        payload["data_base64"] = new_base64.strip()
+
+    # Call the PATCH API internally (simple requests or direct function call)
+    from packetserver.http.routers.objects import update_object as api_update
+    await api_update(uuid=uuid, payload=ObjectUpdate(**payload), db=db, current_user=current_user)
+
+    # Redirect back to the detail page (or /objects list)
+    return RedirectResponse(url=f"/objects/{uuid}", status_code=303)

packetserver/http/routers/profile.py

@@ -3,23 +3,23 @@ from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends
 
 from packetserver.http.dependencies import get_current_http_user
 from packetserver.http.auth import HttpUser
+from packetserver.http.database import DbDependency
 
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/v1", tags=["auth"])
 
 
 @router.get("/profile")
-async def profile(current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)):
+async def profile(db: DbDependency, current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)):
     username = current_user.username
-
-    from packetserver.runners.http_server import get_db_connection
-    conn = get_db_connection()
-    root = conn.root()
+    rf_enabled = current_user.is_rf_enabled(db)
 
     # Get main BBS User and safe dict
+    with db.transaction() as conn:
+        root = conn.root()
         main_users = root.get('users', {})
         bbs_user = main_users.get(username)
         safe_profile = bbs_user.to_safe_dict() if bbs_user else {}
-    rf_enabled = current_user.is_rf_enabled(conn)
+
 
         return {
             **safe_profile,

packetserver/http/routers/send.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from packetserver.http.dependencies import get_current_http_user
 from packetserver.http.auth import HttpUser
 from packetserver.server.messages import Message
 from packetserver.common.util import is_valid_ax25_callsign
+from packetserver.http.database import DbDependency
 
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/v1", tags=["messages"])
 
@@ -39,14 +40,15 @@ class SendMessageRequest(BaseModel):
 
 @router.post("/messages")
 async def send_message(
+    db: DbDependency,
     payload: SendMessageRequest,
     current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)
 ):
-    from packetserver.runners.http_server import get_db_connection
-    conn = get_db_connection()
+    is_rf_enabled = current_user.is_rf_enabled(db)
+    with db.transaction() as conn:
         root = conn.root()
 
-    if not current_user.is_rf_enabled(conn):
+        if not is_rf_enabled:
             raise HTTPException(
                 status_code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN,
                 detail="RF gateway access required to send messages"
@@ -54,28 +56,51 @@ async def send_message(
 
         username = current_user.username
 
+        users_dict = root.get('users', {})
+
         # Prepare recipients
-    to_list = payload.to
-    to_tuple = tuple(to_list)
-    if "ALL" in to_list:
-        to_tuple = ("ALL",)
+        to_list = [c.upper() for c in payload.to]
+        is_to_all = "ALL" in to_list
 
-    is_bulletin = "ALL" in to_list
-    recipients = to_list if not is_bulletin else list(root.get('users', {}).keys())
+        if is_to_all:
+            # Deliver to all registered users
+            valid_recipients = list(users_dict.keys())
+            failed_recipients = []
+        else:
+            # Private message validation
+            valid_recipients = []
+            failed_recipients = []
+            for recip in to_list:
+                if recip in users_dict:
+                    valid_recipients.append(recip)
+                else:
+                    failed_recipients.append(recip)
 
-    # Create message using only supported core params
+            if not valid_recipients:
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=400,
+                    detail=f"No valid recipients found. Failed: {', '.join(failed_recipients)}"
+                )
+
+
+        # Create message
         new_msg = Message(
             text=payload.text,
             msg_from=username,
-        msg_to=to_tuple,
+            msg_to=tuple(valid_recipients),
             attachments=()
         )
 
-    # Deliver to recipients + always sender (sent folder)
+        # Deliver to valid recipients + always sender (sent folder)
         messages_root = root.setdefault('messages', PersistentMapping())
         delivered_to = set()
+        # Always give sender a copy in their mailbox (acts as Sent folder)
+        sender_mailbox = messages_root.setdefault(username, PersistentList())
+        sender_mailbox.append(new_msg)
+        sender_mailbox._p_changed = True
+        delivered_to.add(username)  # now accurate
 
-    for recip in set(recipients) | {username}:
+        for recip in valid_recipients:
             mailbox = messages_root.setdefault(recip, PersistentList())
             mailbox.append(new_msg)
             mailbox._p_changed = True
@@ -84,11 +109,17 @@ async def send_message(
         messages_root._p_changed = True
         transaction.commit()
 
-    return {
+        response = {
             "status": "sent",
             "message_id": str(new_msg.msg_id),
             "from": username,
-        "to": list(to_tuple),
+            "to": list(valid_recipients),
             "sent_at": new_msg.sent_at.isoformat() + "Z",
             "recipients_delivered": len(delivered_to)
         }
+
+        if failed_recipients:
+            response["warning"] = f"Some recipients not registered: {', '.join(failed_recipients)}"
+            response["failed_recipients"] = failed_recipients
+
+        return response

packetserver/http/server.py

@@ -3,20 +3,37 @@ from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
 from fastapi.templating import Jinja2Templates
 from pathlib import Path
+import base64
 
+from .database import init_db, get_db, get_server_config_from_db
 from .routers import public, profile, messages, send
+from .logging import init_logging
+
+init_logging()
 
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
 
 app = FastAPI(
     title="PacketServer HTTP API",
     description="RESTful interface to the AX.25 packet radio BBS",
-    version="0.1.0",
+    version="0.5.0",
 )
 
 # Define templates EARLY (before importing dashboard)
 templates = Jinja2Templates(directory=BASE_DIR / "templates")
 
+
+
+def b64decode_filter(value: str) -> str:
+    try:
+        decoded_bytes = base64.b64decode(value)
+        # Assume UTF-8 text (common for job output/errors)
+        return decoded_bytes.decode('utf-8', errors='replace')
+    except Exception:
+        return "[Invalid base64 data]"
+
+templates.env.filters["b64decode"] = b64decode_filter
+
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
 def timestamp_to_date(ts):
@@ -39,6 +56,18 @@ from .routers import dashboard, bulletins
 from .routers.message_detail import router as message_detail_router
 from .routers.messages import html_router
 from .routers.objects import router as objects_router
+from .routers import objects_html
+from .routers.jobs import router as jobs_router
+from .routers.jobs import dashboard_router as jobs_html_router
+
+# initialize database
+init_db()
+db = get_db()
+server_config = get_server_config_from_db(db)
+templates.env.globals['server_name'] = server_config['server_name']
+templates.env.globals['server_callsign'] = server_config['server_callsign']
+templates.env.globals['motd'] = server_config['motd']
+templates.env.globals['server_operator'] = server_config['operator']
 
 # Include routers
 app.include_router(public.router)
@@ -51,5 +80,7 @@ app.include_router(bulletins.html_router)
 app.include_router(message_detail_router)
 app.include_router(html_router)
 app.include_router(objects_router)
-
+app.include_router(objects_html.router)
+app.include_router(jobs_router)
+app.include_router(jobs_html_router)
 

packetserver/http/templates/base.html

@@ -3,22 +3,33 @@
 <head>
     <meta charset="UTF-8">
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
-    <title>{% block title %}PacketServer Dashboard{% endblock %}</title>
+    <title>{% block title %}{{ server_name }} Dashboard{% endblock %}</title>
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ url_for('static', path='/css/bootstrap.min.css') }}">
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ url_for('static', path='/css/style.css') }}">
 </head>
 <body class="bg-light">
-    <nav class="navbar navbar-dark bg-primary mb-4">
+    <nav class="navbar navbar-dark bg-primary mb-4 py-3">  <!-- Added py-3 for a bit more vertical padding -->
         <div class="container-fluid">
-            <a class="navbar-brand" href="{{ url_for('dashboard') }}">PacketServer BBS</a>
-            <span class="navbar-text">
+            <!-- Server name on its own "line" (centered, larger, prominent) -->
+            <div class="w-100 text-center mb-3">
+                <a class="navbar-brand h2 mb-0" href="{{ url_for('dashboard') }}">{{ server_name }}</a>
+            </div>
+
+            <!-- Bottom row: user info and navigation buttons -->
+            <div class="d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-between w-100 gap-2">
+                <span class="navbar-text text-center text-md-start order-md-1">
                     Logged in as: <strong>{{ current_user }}</strong>
-                {# Basic Auth note #}
                     <small class="text-light ms-3">(Close browser to logout)</small>
                 </span>
+
+                <div class="order-md-3">
                     <a href="{{ url_for('profile_page') }}" class="btn btn-outline-light btn-sm me-2">Profile</a>
                     <a href="/messages" class="btn btn-outline-light btn-sm me-2">Messages</a>
                     <a href="/bulletins" class="btn btn-outline-light btn-sm me-2">Bulletins</a>
+                    <a href="/objects" class="btn btn-outline-light btn-sm me-2">Objects</a>
+                    <a href="/jobs" class="btn btn-outline-light btn-sm me-2">Jobs</a>
+                </div>
+            </div>
         </div>
     </nav>
 
@@ -103,8 +114,13 @@
                 });
 
                 if (response.ok) {
+                    const result = await response.json();
+                    let msg = 'Message sent successfully!';
+                    if (result.warning) {
+                        msg += ' ' + result.warning;
+                    }
                     status.className = 'alert alert-success';
-                    status.textContent = 'Message sent successfully!';
+                    status.textContent = msg;
                     status.style.display = 'block';
                     composeForm.reset();
                     setTimeout(() => {

packetserver/http/templates/bulletin_detail.html

@@ -15,5 +15,35 @@
         <a href="/bulletins">← All Bulletins</a> |
         <a href="/dashboard">Dashboard</a>
     </p>
+    {% if bulletin.author == current_user %}
+    <div class="card mt-5 border-danger">
+        <div class="card-header bg-danger text-white">
+            <h5 class="mb-0">Danger Zone</h5>
+        </div>
+        <div class="card-body">
+            <p class="card-text">Once you delete a bulletin, there is no going back. Please be certain.</p>
+            <button type="button" class="btn btn-danger"
+                onclick='deleteBulletin({{ bulletin.id }}, "{{ bulletin.subject | replace("'", "\\'") | replace('"', '\\"') }}")'>
+                Delete This Bulletin Permanently
+            </button>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <script>
+    async function deleteBulletin(id, subject) {
+        console.log("Delete clicked for bulletin " + id);
+        if (!confirm(`Permanently delete bulletin "${subject}"? This cannot be undone.`)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        const response = await fetch(`/api/v1/bulletins/${id}`, { method: 'DELETE' });
+        if (response.ok) {
+            window.location.href = '/bulletins';
+        } else {
+            const errorText = await response.text();
+            alert('Delete failed: ' + (errorText || 'Unknown error'));
+        }
+    }
+    </script>
+    {% endif %}
 </body>
 </html>

packetserver/http/templates/bulletin_list.html

@@ -1,27 +1,24 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="en">
-<head>
-    <meta charset="UTF-8">
-    <title>Bulletins - PacketServer</title>
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ url_for('static', path='/css/style.css') }}">
-</head>
-<body>
-    <h1>Bulletins</h1>
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+
+{% block title %}Bulletins - {{ server_name }}{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<div class="container mt-4">
+    <h1 class="mb-4">Bulletins</h1>
 
     {% if current_user %}
-        <p><a href="/bulletins/new">Create New Bulletin</a></p>
+    <p class="mb-4"><a href="/bulletins/new" class="btn btn-primary">Create New Bulletin</a></p>
     {% else %}
-        <p><em>Log in to create bulletins.</em></p>
+    <p class="mb-4"><em>Log in to create bulletins.</em></p>
     {% endif %}
 
     {% if bulletins %}
-        <ul>
+    <ul class="list-unstyled">
         {% for bull in bulletins %}
-            <li>
-                <strong><a href="/bulletins/{{ bull.id }}">{{ bull.subject }}</a></strong>
-                <div class="meta">by {{ bull.author }} on {{ bull.created_at[:10] }}</div>
-                <div class="preview">{{ bull.body[:200] }}{% if bull.body|length > 200 %}...{% endif %}</div>
-                <hr>
+        <li class="mb-4 pb-4 border-bottom">
+            <strong><a href="/bulletins/{{ bull.id }}" class="text-decoration-none">{{ bull.subject }}</a></strong>
+            <div class="text-muted small">by {{ bull.author }} on {{ bull.created_at[:10] }}</div>
+            <div class="mt-2">{{ bull.body[:200] }}{% if bull.body|length > 200 %}...{% endif %}</div>
         </li>
         {% endfor %}
     </ul>
@@ -29,6 +26,6 @@
     <p>No bulletins yet.</p>
     {% endif %}
 
-    <p><a href="/dashboard">← Back to Dashboard</a></p>
-</body>
-</html>
+    <p><a href="{{ url_for('dashboard') }}">← Back to Dashboard</a></p>
+</div>
+{% endblock %}

packetserver/http/templates/dashboard.html

@@ -101,8 +101,11 @@
                 credentials: 'include'  // sends Basic Auth
             });
             if (resp.ok) {
-                const data = await resp.json();
-                document.getElementById('composeAlert').innerHTML = '<div class="alert alert-success">Sent! ID: ' + data.message_id + '</div>';
+                const result = await response.json();
+                let msg = 'Message sent!';
+                if (result.warning) msg += ` ${result.warning}`;
+                status.textContent = msg;
+                document.getElementById('composeAlert').innerHTML = '<div class="alert alert-success">' + msg + '</div>';
                 setTimeout(() => location.reload(), 1500);
             } else {
                 const err = await resp.json();

packetserver/http/templates/job_detail.html

@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+
+{% block title %}Job {{ job.id }} - {{ job.cmd|truncate(50) }}{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<h2>Job #{{ job.id }}</h2>
+
+<!-- Action buttons (Back + Delete) -->
+<div class="mb-4 d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
+  <a href="/jobs" class="btn btn-outline-secondary">← Back to Jobs</a>
+
+  <button
+    type="button"
+    class="btn btn-danger"
+    data-bs-toggle="modal"
+    data-bs-target="#deleteJobModal">
+    Delete Job
+  </button>
+</div>
+
+<!-- Delete Confirmation Modal -->
+<div class="modal fade" id="deleteJobModal" tabindex="-1" aria-labelledby="deleteJobModalLabel" aria-hidden="true">
+  <div class="modal-dialog">
+    <div class="modal-content">
+      <div class="modal-header bg-danger text-white">
+        <h5 class="modal-title" id="deleteJobModalLabel">Confirm Job Deletion</h5>
+        <button type="button" class="btn-close btn-close-white" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button>
+      </div>
+      <div class="modal-body">
+        <p>Are you sure you want to <strong>permanently delete</strong> Job #{{ job.id }}?</p>
+        <p class="mb-0">This will remove:</p>
+        <ul>
+          <li>All command output and errors</li>
+          <li>Any artifacts</li>
+          <li>Job metadata and history</li>
+        </ul>
+        <strong class="text-danger">This action cannot be undone.</strong>
+      </div>
+      <div class="modal-footer">
+        <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Cancel</button>
+
+        <!-- Plain form that POSTs with _method=DELETE -->
+        <form action="/api/v1/jobs/{{ job.id }}" method="post" style="display: inline;">
+          <input type="hidden" name="_method" value="DELETE">
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          class="btn btn-danger"
+          onclick="deleteJob({{ job.id }})">
+          Yes, Delete Permanently
+        </button>
+        </form>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="row">
+    <div class="col-lg-8">
+        <div class="card mb-4">
+            <div class="card-header">
+                Command
+                {% if job.cmd|length > 1 or ('bash' in job.cmd and job.cmd|length == 3) %}
+                <span class="badge bg-info float-end">Multi-arg</span>
+                {% elif job.cmd|length == 1 %}
+                <span class="badge bg-secondary float-end">Single arg</span>
+                {% endif %}
+            </div>
+            <div class="card-body">
+                {% if job.cmd is string %}
+                <!-- Legacy fallback: old jobs stored cmd as single string -->
+                <pre><code>{{ job.cmd }}</code></pre>
+                <small class="text-muted">Legacy single-string command</small>
+                {% else %}
+                <!-- Modern list display -->
+                <ol class="mb-0 ps-4">
+                    {% for arg in job.cmd %}
+                    <li class="mb-2">
+                        <code>{{ arg | e }}</code>
+                    </li>
+                    {% endfor %}
+                </ol>
+                {% if job.cmd[:2] == ['bash', '-c'] %}
+                <hr class="my-3">
+                <p class="mb-0"><strong>Full command passed to bash -c:</strong></p>
+                <pre><code>{{ job.cmd[2] }}</code></pre>
+                <small class="text-muted">This job used shell mode</small>
+                {% endif %}
+                {% endif %}
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        {% if job.output or job.errors %}
+        <div class="card mb-4">
+            <div class="card-header">
+                Output & Errors
+            </div>
+            <ul class="nav nav-tabs card-header-tabs">
+                {% if job.output %}
+                <li class="nav-item">
+                    <a class="nav-link active" data-bs-toggle="tab" href="#output">Stdout</a>
+                </li>
+                {% endif %}
+                {% if job.errors %}
+                <li class="nav-item">
+                    <a class="nav-link{% if not job.output %} active{% endif %}" data-bs-toggle="tab" href="#errors">Stderr</a>
+                </li>
+                {% endif %}
+            </ul>
+            <div class="card-body tab-content">
+                {% if job.output %}
+                <div class="tab-pane fade show active" id="output">
+                    <pre><code>{{ job.output | b64decode | forceescape }}</code></pre>
+                </div>
+                {% endif %}
+                {% if job.errors %}
+                <div class="tab-pane fade{% if job.output %} show{% else %} show active{% endif %}" id="errors">
+                    <pre><code>{{ job.errors | b64decode | forceescape }}</code></pre>
+                </div>
+                {% endif %}
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        {% endif %}
+
+        {% if job.artifacts %}
+        <div class="card">
+            <div class="card-header">Artifacts</div>
+            <div class="card-body">
+                <ul class="list-group">
+                {% for name, b64 in job.artifacts %}
+                <li class="list-group-item d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
+                    {{ name }}
+                    <a href="data:application/octet-stream;base64,{{ b64 }}" download="{{ name }}" class="btn btn-sm btn-primary">Download</a>
+                </li>
+                {% endfor %}
+                </ul>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        {% endif %}
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="col-lg-4">
+        <div class="card">
+            <div class="card-header">Job Details</div>
+            <ul class="list-group list-group-flush">
+                <li class="list-group-item"><strong>Status:</strong>
+                    {% set status = job.status | upper %}
+                    {% if status == "QUEUED" %}
+                    <span class="badge bg-secondary">Queued</span>
+                    {% elif status == "RUNNING" %}
+                    <span class="badge bg-primary">Running</span>
+                    {% elif status == "COMPLETED" %}
+                    <span class="badge bg-success">Completed</span>
+                    {% elif status == "FAILED" %}
+                    <span class="badge bg-danger">Failed</span>
+                    {% elif status == "CANCELLED" %}
+                    <span class="badge bg-warning">Cancelled</span>
+                    {% else %}
+                    <span class="badge bg-light text-dark">{{ job.status }}</span>
+                    {% endif %}
+                </li>
+                <li class="list-group-item"><strong>Owner:</strong> {{ job.owner }}</li>
+                <li class="list-group-item"><strong>Created:</strong> {{ job.created_at.strftime('%b %d, %Y %H:%M') }}</li>
+                <li class="list-group-item"><strong>Started:</strong> {% if job.started_at %}{{ job.started_at.strftime('%H:%M:%S') }}{% else %}-{% endif %}</li>
+                <li class="list-group-item"><strong>Finished:</strong> {% if job.finished_at %}{{ job.finished_at.strftime('%H:%M:%S') }}{% else %}-{% endif %}</li>
+                <li class="list-group-item"><strong>Return Code:</strong> {% if job.return_code is not none %}{{ job.return_code }}{% else %}-{% endif %}</li>
+                <li class="list-group-item">
+                    <strong>Environment Variables:</strong>
+                    {% if job.env %}
+                    <ul class="list-unstyled mt-2 mb-0">
+                        {% for key, value in job.env.items() %}
+                        <li><code>{{ key }}={{ value }}</code></li>
+                        {% endfor %}
+                    </ul>
+                    {% else %}
+                    <span class="text-muted">None</span>
+                    {% endif %}
+                </li>
+            </ul>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+<script>
+async function deleteJob(jobId) {
+  if (!confirm('Really delete Job #' + jobId + ' permanently? This cannot be undone.')) return;
+
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(`/api/v1/jobs/${jobId}`, {
+      method: 'DELETE',
+      credentials: 'include'  // For auth cookies
+    });
+
+    if (response.ok) {
+      alert('Job deleted successfully!');
+      window.location.href = '/jobs';
+    } else {
+      const error = await response.json();
+      alert('Failed to delete: ' + (error.detail || 'Unknown error'));
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(err);
+    alert('Network error during delete');
+  }
+}
+</script>
+
+
+{% endblock %}

packetserver/http/templates/job_new.html

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+
+{% block title %}New Job - {{ current_user }}{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<h2 class="mb-4">Queue New Job</h2>
+
+<div class="card">
+    <div class="card-body">
+        <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
+            <div class="mb-3">
+                <label class="form-label">Command</label>
+                <textarea name="cmd" class="form-control" rows="3" placeholder="e.g. python script.py --input data.txt" required></textarea>
+                <div class="form-text">Space-separated command and arguments (like a shell command).</div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="mb-3 form-check">
+                <input type="checkbox" class="form-check-input" id="shell_mode" name="shell_mode" value="on">
+                <label class="form-check-label" for="shell_mode">
+                    Run command through shell (bash -c)
+                    <small class="text-muted d-block">
+                        Allows full shell syntax, pipes, redirects, globbing, and quoted arguments with spaces.
+                        The entire command will be passed as a single string to <code>bash -c</code>.
+                    </small>
+                </label>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="mb-3">
+                <label class="form-label">Environment Variables</label>
+                <div id="env-fields">
+                    <div class="row mb-2 env-row">
+                        <div class="col"><input type="text" name="env_keys" class="form-control" placeholder="KEY"></div>
+                        <div class="col"><input type="text" name="env_values" class="form-control" placeholder="value"></div>
+                        <div class="col-auto"><button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-danger btn-sm" onclick="this.parentElement.parentElement.remove()">Remove</button></div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" onclick="addEnvRow()">+ Add Env Var</button>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="mb-3">
+                <label class="form-label">Files (scripts, config, data)</label>
+                <input type="file" name="files" class="form-control" multiple>
+                <div class="form-text">Uploaded files will be available in the container's working directory.</div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="mb-3">
+                <label class="form-label">Attach Existing Objects by UUID</label>
+                <input type="text" name="objs" class="form-control" placeholder="e.g. 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000, another-uuid-here">
+                <div class="form-text">Comma-separated list of object UUIDs (your own or public). Leave blank for none.</div>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="mb-3 form-check">
+                <input type="checkbox" class="form-check-input" id="include_db" name="include_db" value="on">
+                <label class="form-check-label" for="include_db">
+                    Include user database (db flag)
+                    <small class="text-muted d-block">Adds user-db.json.gz with the full user database snapshot to job files</small>
+                </label>
+            </div>
+
+            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary me-2">Queue Job</button>
+            <a href="/jobs" class="btn btn-secondary">Cancel</a>
+        </form>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+<script>
+function addEnvRow() {
+    const container = document.getElementById('env-fields');
+    const row = document.createElement('div');
+    row.className = 'row mb-2 env-row';
+    row.innerHTML = `
+        <div class="col"><input type="text" name="env_keys" class="form-control" placeholder="KEY"></div>
+        <div class="col"><input type="text" name="env_values" class="form-control" placeholder="value"></div>
+        <div class="col-auto"><button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-danger btn-sm" onclick="this.parentElement.parentElement.remove()">Remove</button></div>
+    `;
+    container.appendChild(row);
+}
+</script>
+{% endblock %}

packetserver/http/templates/jobs.html

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+
+{% block title %}My Jobs - {{ current_user }}{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+
+<div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center mb-4">
+    <h2 class="mb-0">My Jobs</h2>
+    <a href="/jobs/new" class="btn btn-success">
+        <i class="bi bi-plus-lg"></i> New Job
+    </a>
+</div>
+
+{% if jobs %}
+<table class="table table-striped table-hover">
+    <thead class="table-dark">
+        <tr>
+            <th>ID</th>
+            <th>Command</th>
+            <th>Status</th>
+            <th>Created</th>
+            <th>Started</th>
+            <th>Finished</th>
+            <th>Return Code</th>
+        </tr>
+    </thead>
+    <tbody>
+    {% for job in jobs %}
+    <tr class="clickable-row" style="cursor: pointer;" onclick="window.location='/jobs/{{ job.id }}'">
+        <td>{{ job.id }}</td>
+        <td>
+            <code>
+            {% if job.cmd is string %}
+                {{ job.cmd | truncate(80, True, '...') }}
+            {% else %}
+                {{ job.cmd | join(' ') | truncate(80, True, '...') }}
+            {% endif %}
+            </code>
+        </td>
+        <td>
+            {% set status = job.status | upper %}
+            {% if status == "QUEUED" %}
+            <span class="badge bg-secondary">Queued</span>
+            {% elif status == "RUNNING" %}
+            <span class="badge bg-primary">Running</span>
+            {% elif status == "COMPLETED" %}
+            <span class="badge bg-success">Completed</span>
+            {% elif status == "FAILED" %}
+            <span class="badge bg-danger">Failed</span>
+            {% elif status == "CANCELLED" %}
+            <span class="badge bg-warning">Cancelled</span>
+            {% else %}
+            <span class="badge bg-light text-dark">{{ job.status }}</span>
+            {% endif %}
+        </td>
+        <td>{{ job.created_at.strftime('%b %d, %Y %H:%M') }}</td>
+        <td>{% if job.started_at %}{{ job.started_at.strftime('%H:%M') }}{% else %}-{% endif %}</td>
+        <td>{% if job.finished_at %}{{ job.finished_at.strftime('%H:%M') }}{% else %}-{% endif %}</td>
+        <td>
+            {% if job.return_code is not none %}
+            <code>{{ job.return_code }}</code>
+            {% else %}
+            -
+            {% endif %}
+        </td>
+    </tr>
+    {% endfor %}
+    </tbody>
+</table>
+{% else %}
+<div class="alert alert-info">
+    No jobs yet. When you run containerized tasks (e.g., packet processing scripts), they'll appear here.
+</div>
+{% endif %}
+
+<style>
+.clickable-row:hover {
+    background-color: rgba(0,123,255,0.1);
+}
+</style>
+{% endblock %}

packetserver/http/templates/message_list.html

@@ -1,38 +1,107 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 
-{% block title %}Messages - PacketServer{% endblock %}
+{% block title %}Messages{% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
+<div class="container mt-4">
   <h1>Messages</h1>
-<div class="mb-4 text-end">
+
+  <div class="mb-4 d-flex justify-content-between align-items-start flex-wrap gap-3">
+    <div>
+      <!-- Type tabs -->
+      <ul class="nav nav-tabs">
+        <li class="nav-item">
+          <a class="nav-link {% if current_type == 'received' %}active{% endif %}"
+             href="?type=received{% if current_search %}&search={{ current_search }}{% endif %}&page=1">Received</a>
+        </li>
+        <li class="nav-item">
+          <a class="nav-link {% if current_type == 'sent' %}active{% endif %}"
+             href="?type=sent{% if current_search %}&search={{ current_search }}{% endif %}&page=1">Sent</a>
+        </li>
+        <li class="nav-item">
+          <a class="nav-link {% if current_type == 'all' %}active{% endif %}"
+             href="?type=all{% if current_search %}&search={{ current_search }}{% endif %}&page=1">All</a>
+        </li>
+      </ul>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="d-flex gap-2">
+      <!-- Search form -->
+      <form method="get" class="d-flex align-items-center">
+        <input type="hidden" name="type" value="{{ current_type }}">
+        <input type="text" name="search" class="form-control me-2" placeholder="Search messages..." value="{{ current_search or '' }}">
+        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-outline-primary">Search</button>
+      </form>
+      {% if current_search %}
+        <a href="?type={{ current_type }}" class="btn btn-outline-secondary">Clear</a>
+      {% endif %}
+
+      <!-- Compose button -->
       <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#composeModal">
         Compose New Message
       </button>
     </div>
-
-<div class="mb-3">
-    <a href="?msg_type=received" class="btn btn-sm {% if msg_type == 'received' %}btn-primary{% else %}btn-outline-primary{% endif %}">Received</a>
-    <a href="?msg_type=sent" class="btn btn-sm {% if msg_type == 'sent' %}btn-primary{% else %}btn-outline-primary{% endif %}">Sent</a>
-    <a href="?msg_type=all" class="btn btn-sm {% if msg_type == 'all' %}btn-primary{% else %}btn-outline-primary{% endif %}">All</a>
   </div>
 
+  {% if total > 0 %}
+    <p class="text-muted mb-3">
+      Showing {{ ((page-1)*per_page) + 1 }}–{{ page*per_page if page*per_page < total else total }} of {{ total }} messages
+    </p>
+  {% endif %}
+
   {% if messages %}
-<ul class="message-list">
+    <ul class="list-group message-list">
       {% for msg in messages %}
-    <li>
-        <strong><a href="/dashboard/message/{{ msg.id }}">{{ msg.text[:60] }}{% if msg.text|length > 60 %}...{% endif %}</a></strong>
-        {% if msg.has_attachments %}<span class="text-info"> (Attachments)</span>{% endif %}
-        {% if not msg.retrieved %}<span class="text-warning"> (Unread)</span>{% endif %}
-        <span class="meta">
-            From: {{ msg.from }} | To: {{ msg.to | join(', ') }} | {{ msg.sent_at[:10] }} {{ msg.sent_at[11:19] }}
-        </span>
-        <div class="preview">{{ msg.text[:200] }}{% if msg.text|length > 200 %}...{% endif %}</div>
+        <li class="list-group-item">
+          <strong>
+            <a href="/dashboard/message/{{ msg.id }}">
+              {{ msg.text[:80] }}{% if msg.text|length > 80 %}...{% endif %}
+            </a>
+          </strong>
+          {% if msg.has_attachments %}<span class="badge bg-info ms-2">Attachments</span>{% endif %}
+          {% if not msg.retrieved %}<span class="badge bg-warning ms-2">Unread</span>{% endif %}
+          <div class="text-muted small mt-1">
+            From: {{ msg.from }} | To: {{ msg.to | join(', ') }} | {{ msg.sent_at[:10] }} {{ msg.sent_at[11:16] }}
+          </div>
+          <div class="text-secondary small mt-2">
+            {{ msg.text[:200] }}{% if msg.text|length > 200 %}...{% endif %}
+          </div>
         </li>
       {% endfor %}
     </ul>
   {% else %}
-<p>No messages found.</p>
+    <div class="alert alert-info mt-4">
+      {% if current_search %}
+        No messages found matching "{{ current_search }}".
+      {% else %}
+        No messages yet.
+      {% endif %}
+    </div>
   {% endif %}
 
-<p><a href="/dashboard">← Back to Dashboard</a></p>
+  <!-- Pagination -->
+  {% if total_pages > 1 %}
+    <nav aria-label="Messages pagination" class="mt-5">
+      <ul class="pagination justify-content-center">
+        <li class="page-item {% if page == 1 %}disabled{% endif %}">
+          <a class="page-link" href="?page={{ page - 1 }}&type={{ current_type }}{% if current_search %}&search={{ current_search }}{% endif %}">Previous</a>
+        </li>
+
+        {% for p in range(1, total_pages + 1) %}
+          <li class="page-item {% if p == page %}active{% endif %}">
+            <a class="page-link" href="?page={{ p }}&type={{ current_type }}{% if current_search %}&search={{ current_search }}{% endif %}">{{ p }}</a>
+          </li>
+        {% endfor %}
+
+        <li class="page-item {% if page == total_pages %}disabled{% endif %}">
+          <a class="page-link" href="?page={{ page + 1 }}&type={{ current_type }}{% if current_search %}&search={{ current_search }}{% endif %}">Next</a>
+        </li>
+      </ul>
+    </nav>
+  {% endif %}
+
+  <div class="mt-4">
+    <a href="/dashboard" class="btn btn-outline-secondary">← Back to Dashboard</a>
+  </div>
+</div>
 {% endblock %}

packetserver/http/templates/object_detail.html

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+
+{% block title %}{{ obj.name }} - Edit Object{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<div class="row">
+    <div class="col-lg-8">
+        <h2>Edit Object: {{ obj.name }}</h2>
+
+        <div class="card mb-4">
+            <div class="card-body">
+                <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
+                    <div class="mb-3">
+                        <label class="form-label">Name</label>
+                        <input type="text" name="name" class="form-control" value="{{ obj.name }}">
+                    </div>
+
+                    <div class="form-check mb-3">
+                        <input type="checkbox" name="private" class="form-check-input" {% if obj.private %}checked{% endif %}>
+                        <label class="form-check-label">Private (only you can see/download)</label>
+                    </div>
+
+                    <hr>
+
+                    <h5>Replace Content</h5>
+                    <div class="mb-3">
+                        <label class="form-label">New Text Content (forces text type)</label>
+                        <textarea name="new_text" class="form-control" rows="8" placeholder="Paste new text here to overwrite as text object"></textarea>
+                    </div>
+
+                    <div class="mb-3">
+                        <label class="form-label">Or Upload New File (forces binary)</label>
+                        <input type="file" name="new_file" class="form-control">
+                    </div>
+
+                    <div class="mb-3">
+                        <label class="form-label">Or Paste Base64 (advanced, forces binary)</label>
+                        <textarea name="new_base64" class="form-control" rows="4" placeholder="Paste base64-encoded data"></textarea>
+                    </div>
+
+                    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-success me-2">Save Changes</button>
+                    <a href="/objects" class="btn btn-secondary">Cancel</a>
+                </form>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="card">
+            <div class="card-body">
+                <h5>Danger Zone</h5>
+                <button type="button" class="btn btn-danger" onclick="deleteObject('{{ obj.uuid }}', '{{ obj.name | e }}')">Delete This Object Permanently</button>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="col-lg-4">
+        <div class="card">
+            <div class="card-header">Current Details</div>
+            <ul class="list-group list-group-flush">
+                <li class="list-group-item"><strong>UUID:</strong> {{ obj.uuid }}</li>
+                <li class="list-group-item"><strong>Size:</strong> {{ obj.size }} bytes</li>
+                <li class="list-group-item"><strong>Type:</strong> {% if obj.binary %}Binary{% else %}Text{% endif %}</li>
+                <li class="list-group-item"><strong>Uploaded:</strong> {{ obj.created_at.strftime('%b %d, %Y') }}</li>
+                <li class="list-group-item"><strong>Modified:</strong> {{ obj.modified_at.strftime('%b %d, %Y') }}</li>
+            </ul>
+            <div class="card-body">
+                <a href="/api/v1/objects/{{ obj.uuid }}/download" class="btn btn-primary w-100 mb-2">Download Current Version</a>
+                {% if not obj.binary %}
+                <a href="/api/v1/objects/{{ obj.uuid }}/text" class="btn btn-outline-info w-100" target="_blank">View as Text</a>
+                {% endif %}
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+<script>
+async function deleteObject(uuid, name) {
+    if (!confirm(`Permanently delete "${name}"? This cannot be undone.`)) return;
+    const response = await fetch(`/api/v1/objects/${uuid}`, { method: 'DELETE' });
+    if (response.ok) {
+        window.location.href = '/objects';
+    } else {
+        alert('Delete failed');
+    }
+}
+</script>
+{% endblock %}

packetserver/http/templates/objects.html

@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+
+{% block title %}My Objects - {{ current_user }}{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<h2 class="mb-4">My Objects</h2>
+
+<!-- Simple File Upload Form -->
+<div class="card mb-4">
+    <div class="card-body">
+        <h5>Upload File</h5>
+        <form action="/api/v1/objects" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
+            <div class="mb-3">
+                <input type="file" name="file" class="form-control" required>
+            </div>
+            <div class="mb-3">
+                <input type="text" name="name" class="form-control" placeholder="Optional name">
+            </div>
+            <div class="form-check mb-3">
+                <input type="checkbox" name="private" class="form-check-input" checked>
+                <label class="form-check-label">Private</label>
+            </div>
+            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Upload</button>
+        </form>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+<!-- Quick Text Object -->
+<div class="card mb-4">
+    <div class="card-body">
+        <h5>Create Text Object</h5>
+        <form action="/api/v1/objects/text" method="post">
+            <div class="mb-3">
+                <textarea name="text" class="form-control" rows="4" placeholder="Enter text content..." required></textarea>
+            </div>
+            <div class="mb-3">
+                <input type="text" name="name" class="form-control" placeholder="Optional name (e.g. note.txt)">
+            </div>
+            <div class="form-check mb-3">
+                <input type="checkbox" name="private" class="form-check-input" checked>
+                <label class="form-check-label">Private</label>
+            </div>
+            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-success">Create</button>
+        </form>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+<!-- Objects Table -->
+{% if objects %}
+<table class="table table-striped table-hover">
+    <thead class="table-dark">
+        <tr>
+            <th>Name</th>
+            <th>Size</th>
+            <th>Type</th>
+            <th>Uploaded</th>
+            <th>Visibility</th>
+            <th>Actions</th>
+        </tr>
+    </thead>
+    <tbody>
+    {% for obj in objects %}
+    <tr>
+        <td><a href="/objects/{{ obj.uuid }}"><strong>{{ obj.name }}</strong></a></td>
+        <td>
+            {% if obj.size < 1024 %}
+                {{ obj.size }} bytes
+            {% elif obj.size < 1048576 %}
+                {{ "%0.1f" | format(obj.size / 1024) }} KB
+            {% else %}
+                {{ "%0.1f" | format(obj.size / 1048576) }} MB
+            {% endif %}
+        </td>
+        <td>
+            {% if obj.binary %}
+            <span class="badge bg-secondary">Binary</span>
+            {% else %}
+            <span class="badge bg-info">Text</span>
+            {% endif %}
+        </td>
+        <td>{{ obj.created_at.strftime('%b %d, %Y') }}</td>
+        <td>
+            {% if obj.private %}
+            <span class="badge bg-warning">Private</span>
+            {% else %}
+            <span class="badge bg-success">Public</span>
+            {% endif %}
+        </td>
+        <td class="text-nowrap d-flex align-items-center gap-2">
+            {% if not obj.binary %}
+            <a href="/api/v1/objects/{{ obj.uuid }}/text" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-info" target="_blank">View Text</a>
+            {% endif %}
+            <a href="/api/v1/objects/{{ obj.uuid }}/download" class="btn btn-sm btn-primary">Download</a>
+        </td>
+    </tr>
+    {% endfor %}
+    </tbody>
+</table>
+{% else %}
+<p>No objects uploaded yet.</p>
+{% endif %}
+
+
+{% endblock %}

packetserver/runner/__init__.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """Package runs arbitrary commands/jobs via different mechanisms."""
-from typing import Union,Optional,Iterable,Self
+from typing import Union, Optional, Iterable, Self, Callable, List
 from enum import Enum
 import datetime
 from uuid import UUID, uuid4
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ class Runner:
     """Abstract class to take arguments and run a job and track the status and results."""
     def __init__(self, username: str, args: Union[str, list[str]], job_id: int, environment: Optional[dict] = None,
                  timeout_secs: str = 300, labels: Optional[list] = None,
-                 files: list[RunnerFile] = None):
-        self.files = []
+                 files: list[RunnerFile] = None, notify_function: Callable = None):
+        self.files: List[RunnerFile] = []
         if files is not None:
             for f in files:
                 self.files.append(f)
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ class Runner:
         self.finished_at = None
         self._result = (0,(b'', b''))
         self._artifact_archive = b''
+        self.notify_function = notify_function
         if environment:
             for key in environment:
                 self.env[key] = environment[key]
@@ -98,6 +99,10 @@ class Runner:
         self.timeout_seconds = timeout_secs
         self.created_at = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC)
 
+    def notify(self):
+        if self.notify_function:
+            self.notify_function()
+
     def __repr__(self):
         return f"<{type(self).__name__}: {self.username}[{self.job_id}] - {self.status.name}>"
 
@@ -150,6 +155,8 @@ class Orchestrator:
     def __init__(self):
         self.runners = []
         self.runner_lock = Lock()
+        self.listeners = []
+        self.started: bool = False
 
     def get_finished_runners(self) -> list[Runner]:
         return [r for r in self.runners if r.is_finished()]
@@ -178,14 +185,21 @@ class Orchestrator:
                    files: list[RunnerFile] = None) -> Runner:
         pass
 
+    def notify_listeners(self):
+        """If any runners change status, call all listener functions."""
+        for func in self.listeners:
+            func()
+
     def manage_lifecycle(self):
         """When called, updates runner statuses and performs any housekeeping."""
         pass
 
     def start(self):
         """Do any setup and then be ready to operate"""
+        self.started = True
         pass
 
     def stop(self):
         """Do any cleanup needed."""
+        self.started = False
         pass

packetserver/runner/podman.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Uses podman to run jobs in containers."""
 import time
+from collections.abc import Callable
 
 from ZEO import client
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ from packetserver import VERSION as packetserver_version
 import re
 from threading import Thread
 from io import BytesIO
+from typing import Callable
 
 env_splitter_rex = '''([a-zA-Z0-9]+)=([a-zA-Z0-9]*)'''
 
@@ -33,9 +35,9 @@ PodmanOptions = namedtuple("PodmanOptions", ["default_timeout", "max_timeout", "
 class PodmanRunner(Runner):
     def __init__(self, username: str, args: Union[str, list[str]], job_id: int, container: Container,
                  environment: Optional[dict] = None, timeout_secs: str = 300, labels: Optional[list] = None,
-                 files: list[RunnerFile] = None):
+                 files: list[RunnerFile] = None, notify_function: Callable = None):
         super().__init__(username, args, job_id, environment=environment, timeout_secs=timeout_secs,
-                         labels=labels, files=files)
+                         labels=labels, files=files, notify_function=notify_function)
         self._artifact_archive = b''
         if not container.inspect()['State']['Running']:
             raise ValueError(f"Container {container} is not in state Running.")
@@ -44,10 +46,13 @@ class PodmanRunner(Runner):
         self.env['PACKETSERVER_JOBID'] = str(job_id)
         self.job_path = os.path.join("/home", self.username, ".packetserver", str(job_id))
         self.archive_path = os.path.join("/artifact_output", f"{str(job_id)}.tar.gz")
+        self.env['PACKETSERVER_JOB_HOME'] = self.job_path
+        self.env['PACKETSERVER_ARTIFACT_DIR'] = os.path.join(self.job_path,'artifacts')
 
     def thread_runner(self):
         self.status = RunnerStatus.RUNNING
         logging.debug(f"Thread for runner {self.job_id} started. Command for {(type(self.args))}:\n{self.args}")
+        self.notify()
         # run the exec call
         if type(self.args) is str:
             logging.debug(f"Running string: {self.args}")
@@ -60,6 +65,7 @@ class PodmanRunner(Runner):
         logging.debug(str(res))
         # cleanup housekeeping
         self.status = RunnerStatus.STOPPING
+        self.notify()
         self._result = res
         # run cleanup script
         logging.debug(f"Running cleanup script for {self.job_id}")
@@ -87,6 +93,7 @@ class PodmanRunner(Runner):
             self.status = RunnerStatus.SUCCESSFUL
         else:
             self.status = RunnerStatus.FAILED
+        self.notify()
 
     @property
     def has_artifacts(self) -> bool:
@@ -162,7 +169,6 @@ class PodmanRunner(Runner):
 class PodmanOrchestrator(Orchestrator):
     def __init__(self, uri: Optional[str] = None, options: Optional[PodmanOptions] = None):
         super().__init__()
-        self.started = False
         self.user_containers = {}
         self.manager_thread = None
         self._client = None
@@ -236,7 +242,7 @@ class PodmanOrchestrator(Orchestrator):
     def podman_start_user_container(self, username: str) -> Container:
         container_env = {
             "PACKETSERVER_VERSION": packetserver_version,
-            "PACKETSERVER_USER": username.strip().lower()
+            "PACKETSERVER_USER": username.strip().lower(),
         }
         logging.debug(f"Starting user container for {username} with command {podman_run_command}")
         con = self.client.containers.create(self.opts.image_name, name=self.get_container_name(username),
@@ -411,7 +417,7 @@ class PodmanOrchestrator(Orchestrator):
             self.touch_user_container(username)
             logging.debug(f"Queuing a runner on container {con}, with command '{args}' of type '{type(args)}'")
             runner = PodmanRunner(username, args, job_id, con, environment=environment, timeout_secs=timeout_secs,
-                                  labels=labels, files=files)
+                                  labels=labels, files=files, notify_function=lambda : self.notify_listeners())
             self.runners.append(runner)
             runner.start()
             return runner

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")

packetserver/runners/http_user_manager.py

@@ -14,12 +14,16 @@ import sys
 import time
 from getpass import getpass
 import ax25
+import os.path
+import os
 
 import ZODB.FileStorage
 import ZODB.DB
 import transaction
 from persistent.mapping import PersistentMapping
 
+os.environ['PS_APP_ZEO_FILE'] = "N/A"
+
 # Import our HTTP package internals
 from packetserver.http.auth import HttpUser, ph  # ph = PasswordHasher
 
@@ -42,6 +46,13 @@ def open_database(db_arg: str) -> ZODB.DB:
     return ZODB.DB(storage)
 
 
+def open_database_zeo_file(filename: str) -> ZODB.DB:
+    if os.path.isfile(filename):
+        return open_database(open(filename,'r').read().strip())
+    else:
+        raise FileNotFoundError("Must provide a filename to a zeo address.")
+
+
 def get_or_create_http_users(root):
     if HTTP_USERS_KEY not in root:
         root[HTTP_USERS_KEY] = PersistentMapping()
@@ -55,7 +66,8 @@ def confirm(prompt: str) -> bool:
 
 def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Manage PacketServer HTTP API users")
-    parser.add_argument("--db", required=True, help="DB path (local /path/to/Data.fs) or ZEO (host:port)")
+    parser.add_argument("--db", required=False, help="DB path (local /path/to/Data.fs) or ZEO (host:port)")
+    parser.add_argument("--zeo-file", required=False, help="zeo address file")
     subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(dest="command", required=True)
 
     # add
@@ -99,12 +111,16 @@ def main():
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     # Open the database
+    if args.db:
         db = open_database(args.db)
-    connection = db.open()
-    root = connection.root()
+    else:
+        db = open_database_zeo_file(args.zeo_file)
+
 
     try:
-        users_mapping = get_or_create_http_users(root)
+        with db.transaction() as conn:
+            root = conn.root()
+            http_users_list = list(get_or_create_http_users(root).keys())
 
         upper_callsign = lambda c: c.upper()
 
@@ -117,7 +133,7 @@ def main():
                     print(f"Error: Trying to add valid callsign + ssid. Remove -<num> and add again.")
                     sys.exit(1)
 
-            if callsign in users_mapping:
+            if callsign in http_users_list:
                 print(f"Error: HTTP user {callsign} already exists")
                 sys.exit(1)
 
@@ -127,35 +143,41 @@ def main():
                 sys.exit(1)
 
             # Create the HTTP-specific user
+            with db.transaction() as conn:
+                root = conn.root()
                 http_user = HttpUser(args.callsign, password)
+                users_mapping = get_or_create_http_users(conn.root())
                 users_mapping[callsign] = http_user
-
                 # Sync: create corresponding regular BBS user using proper write_new for UUID/uniqueness
                 from packetserver.server.users import User
 
                 main_users = root.setdefault('users', PersistentMapping())
                 if callsign not in main_users:
-                User.write_new(main_users, args.callsign)  # correct: pass mapping + callsign
-                print(f"  → Also created regular BBS user {callsign} (with UUID)")
+                    new_user = User(args.callsign)
+                    new_user.write_new(conn.root())
+                    print(f"  → Also created regular BBS user {callsign}")
                 else:
                     print(f"  → Regular BBS user {callsign} already exists")
-
-            transaction.commit()
                 print(f"Created HTTP user {callsign}")
 
         elif args.command == "delete":
             callsign = upper_callsign(args.callsign)
-            if callsign not in users_mapping:
+            if callsign not in http_users_list:
                 print(f"Error: User {callsign} not found")
                 sys.exit(1)
             if not confirm(f"Delete HTTP user {callsign}?"):
                 sys.exit(0)
+            with db.transaction() as conn:
+                root = conn.root()
+                users_mapping = get_or_create_http_users(root)
                 del users_mapping[callsign]
-            transaction.commit()
                 print(f"Deleted HTTP user {callsign}")
 
         elif args.command == "set-password":
             callsign = upper_callsign(args.callsign)
+            with db.transaction() as conn:
+                root = conn.root()
+                users_mapping = get_or_create_http_users(root)
                 user = users_mapping.get(callsign)
                 if not user:
                     print(f"Error: User {callsign} not found")
@@ -166,40 +188,45 @@ def main():
                     sys.exit(1)
                 user.password_hash = ph.hash(newpass)
                 user._p_changed = True
-            transaction.commit()
                 print(f"Password updated for {callsign}")
 
         elif args.command == "enable":
+            with db.transaction() as conn:
+                root = conn.root()
+                users_mapping = get_or_create_http_users(root)
                 callsign = upper_callsign(args.callsign)
                 user = users_mapping.get(callsign)
                 if not user:
                     print(f"Error: User {callsign} not found")
                     sys.exit(1)
-            user.enabled = True
+                user.http_enabled = True
                 user._p_changed = True
-            transaction.commit()
                 print(f"HTTP access enabled for {callsign}")
 
         elif args.command == "disable":
             callsign = upper_callsign(args.callsign)
+            with db.transaction() as conn:
+                root = conn.root()
+                users_mapping = get_or_create_http_users(root)
                 user = users_mapping.get(callsign)
                 if not user:
                     print(f"Error: User {callsign} not found")
                     sys.exit(1)
-            user.enabled = False
+                user.http_enabled = False
                 user._p_changed = True
-            transaction.commit()
                 print(f"HTTP access disabled for {callsign}")
 
         elif args.command == "rf-enable":
             callsign = upper_callsign(args.callsign)
+            with db.transaction() as conn:
+                root = conn.root()
+                users_mapping = get_or_create_http_users(root)
                 user = users_mapping.get(callsign)
                 if not user:
                     print(f"Error: User {callsign} not found")
                     sys.exit(1)
             try:
-                user.set_rf_enabled(connection, True)
-                transaction.commit()
+                user.set_rf_enabled(db, True)
                 print(f"RF gateway enabled for {callsign}")
             except ValueError as e:
                 print(f"Error: {e}")
@@ -207,31 +234,39 @@ def main():
 
         elif args.command == "rf-disable":
             callsign = upper_callsign(args.callsign)
+            with db.transaction() as conn:
+                root = conn.root()
+                users_mapping = get_or_create_http_users(root)
                 user = users_mapping.get(callsign)
                 if not user:
                     print(f"Error: User {callsign} not found")
                     sys.exit(1)
-            user.set_rf_enabled(connection, False)
-            transaction.commit()
+            user.set_rf_enabled(db, False)
             print(f"RF gateway disabled for {callsign}")
 
         elif args.command == "list":
-            if not users_mapping:
+            if not http_users_list:
                 print("No HTTP users configured")
             else:
+                with db.transaction() as conn:
+                    root = conn.root()
+                    users_mapping = get_or_create_http_users(root)
                     print(f"{'Callsign':<12} {'HTTP Enabled':<13} {'RF Enabled':<11} {'Created':<20} Last Login")
                     print("-" * 75)
                     for user in sorted(users_mapping.values(), key=lambda u: u.username):
                         created = time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M", time.localtime(user.created_at))
                         last = (time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M", time.localtime(user.last_login))
                                 if user.last_login else "-")
-                    rf_status = "True" if user.is_rf_enabled(connection) else "False"
+                        rf_status = "True" if user.is_rf_enabled(conn) else "False"
                         print(f"{user.username:<12} {str(user.http_enabled):<13} {rf_status:<11} {created:<20} {last}")
 
         elif args.command == "dump":
             import json
 
             callsign = upper_callsign(args.callsign)
+            with db.transaction() as conn:
+                root = conn.root()
+                users_mapping = get_or_create_http_users(root)
                 http_user = users_mapping.get(callsign)
                 if not http_user:
                     print(f"Error: No HTTP user {callsign} found")
@@ -247,8 +282,8 @@ def main():
                     "http_user": {
                         "username": http_user.username,
                         "http_enabled": http_user.http_enabled,
-                    "rf_enabled": http_user.is_rf_enabled(connection),
-                    "blacklisted": not http_user.is_rf_enabled(connection),  # explicit inverse
+                        "rf_enabled": http_user.is_rf_enabled(conn),
+                        "blacklisted": not http_user.is_rf_enabled(conn),  # explicit inverse
                         "created_at": time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC", time.gmtime(http_user.created_at)),
                         "failed_attempts": http_user.failed_attempts,
                     },
@@ -277,6 +312,8 @@ def main():
                 alphabet = string.ascii_letters + string.digits + "!@#$%^&*"
                 return ''.join(secrets.choice(alphabet) for _ in range(length))
 
+            with db.transaction() as conn:
+                root = conn.root()
                 bbs_users = root.get('users', {})
                 http_users = get_or_create_http_users(root)
 
@@ -308,7 +345,6 @@ def main():
                             print("Use 'set-password <call>' to set a known password before enabling login")
 
     finally:
-        connection.close()
         db.close()
 
 

packetserver/server/__init__.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import tempfile
 
 import pe.app
 from packetserver.common import Response, Message, Request, PacketServerConnection, send_response, send_blank_response
-from packetserver.server.constants import default_server_config
+from packetserver.server.constants import default_server_config, default_server_name
 from packetserver.server.users import User
 from copy import deepcopy
 import ax25
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class Server:
         self.check_job_queue = True
         self.last_check_job_queue = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC)
         self.job_check_interval = 60
+        self.default_job_check_interval = 60
         self.quick_job = False
         if data_dir:
             data_path = Path(data_dir)
@@ -74,6 +75,13 @@ class Server:
                 logging.debug("no config, writing blank default config")
                 conn.root.config = PersistentMapping(deepcopy(default_server_config))
                 conn.root.config['blacklist'] = PersistentList()
+            logging.debug(f"Setting server callsign in db to: {self.callsign}")
+            conn.root.server_callsign = self.callsign
+            for key in ['motd', 'operator']:
+                if key not in conn.root.config:
+                    conn.root.config[key] = ""
+            if 'server_name' not in conn.root.config:
+                conn.root.config['server_name'] = default_server_name
             if 'SYSTEM' not in conn.root.config['blacklist']:
                 logging.debug("Adding 'SYSTEM' to blacklist in case someone feels like violating FCC rules.")
                 conn.root.config['blacklist'].append('SYSTEM')
@@ -105,6 +113,7 @@ class Server:
                     if val in ['podman']:
                         logging.debug(f"Enabling {val} orchestrator")
                         self.orchestrator = get_orchestrator_from_config(conn.root.config['jobs_config'])
+                        self.orchestrator.listeners.append(lambda : self.ping_job_queue())
 
         self.app = pe.app.Application()
         PacketServerConnection.receive_subscribers.append(lambda x: self.server_receiver(x))
@@ -123,10 +132,11 @@ class Server:
         self.last_check_job_queue = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC)
         if self.quick_job:
             logging.debug("Setting the final quick job timer.")
+            if self.default_job_check_interval > 5:
                 self.job_check_interval = 5
             self.quick_job = False
         else:
-            self.job_check_interval = 60
+            self.job_check_interval = self.default_job_check_interval
 
     def server_connection_bouncer(self, conn: PacketServerConnection):
         logging.debug("new connection bouncer checking user status")
@@ -225,6 +235,13 @@ class Server:
             self.ping_job_queue()
         if (self.orchestrator is not None) and self.orchestrator.started and self.check_job_queue:
             with self.db.transaction() as storage:
+                if 'job_check_interval' in storage.root.config:
+                    try:
+                        self.default_job_check_interval = int(storage.root.config['job_check_interval'])
+                        if self.job_check_interval > self.default_job_check_interval:
+                            self.job_check_interval = self.default_job_check_interval
+                    except:
+                        logging.warning(f"Invalid config value for 'job_check_interval'")
                 # queue as many jobs as possible
                 while self.orchestrator.runners_available():
                     if len(storage.root.job_queue) > 0:

packetserver/server/constants.py

@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 
+default_server_name = "Packet Server BBS"
+
 default_server_config = {
     "motd": "Welcome to this PacketServer BBS!",
-    "operator": "placeholder",
-    "max_message_length": 2000
+    "operator": "email_callsign_name_whatever",
+    "max_message_length": 2000,
+    "server_name": default_server_name
+}
+
+jobs_default = {
+
 }

packetserver/server/jobs.py

@@ -5,15 +5,17 @@ import persistent
 import persistent.list
 from persistent.mapping import PersistentMapping
 import datetime
-from typing import Self,Union,Optional,Tuple
+from typing import Self,Union,Optional,Tuple,List
 from traceback import format_exc
 from packetserver.common import PacketServerConnection, Request, Response, Message, send_response, send_blank_response
 from packetserver.common.constants import no_values, yes_values
 from packetserver.server.db import get_user_db_json
 import ZODB
+from ZODB.Connection import Connection
 from persistent.list import PersistentList
 import logging
-from packetserver.server.users import user_authorized
+from packetserver.server.users import user_authorized, User
+from packetserver.server.objects import Object
 import gzip
 import tarfile
 import time
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ from packetserver.runner import Orchestrator, Runner, RunnerStatus, RunnerFile
 from enum import Enum
 from io import BytesIO
 import base64
+from uuid import UUID
 
 class JobStatus(Enum):
     CREATED = 1
@@ -58,6 +61,37 @@ def get_new_job_id(root: PersistentMapping) -> int:
         root['job_counter'] = current + 1
         return current
 
+def add_object_to_file_list(object_id: Union[str,UUID], file_list: List[RunnerFile], username: str, conn: Connection):
+    if type(object_id) is str:
+        object_id = UUID(object_id)
+    logging.debug("Adding an object to file list for new job.")
+    root = conn.root()
+    logging.debug("Got db root from transaction/connection object.")
+    obj = Object.get_object_by_uuid(object_id, root)
+    logging.debug(f"Looked up object {obj}")
+    if obj is None:
+        raise KeyError(f"Object '{object_id}' does not exist.")
+    if obj.private:
+        owner_uuid = obj.owner
+        owner = User.get_user_by_uuid(owner_uuid, root)
+        logging.debug(f"Looked up owner of object: {owner}")
+        if not (owner.username.lower() == username.lower()):
+            raise PermissionError(f"Specified object {object_id} not public and not owned by user.")
+    logging.debug("Checking paths now.")
+    unique_path = obj.name
+    runner_paths = []
+    for i in file_list:
+        runner_paths.append(i.destination_path)
+    suffix = 1
+    while unique_path in runner_paths:
+        unique_path = obj.name + f"_{suffix}"
+        suffix = suffix + 1
+
+    rf = RunnerFile(unique_path,data=obj.data_bytes)
+    file_list.append(rf)
+
+
+
 class Job(persistent.Persistent):
     @classmethod
     def update_job_from_runner(cls, runner: Runner, db_root: PersistentMapping) -> True:
@@ -202,6 +236,7 @@ class Job(persistent.Persistent):
             "return_code": self.return_code,
             "artifacts": [],
             "status": self.status.name,
+            "env": self.env,
             "id": self.id
         }
         if include_data:
@@ -296,7 +331,7 @@ def handle_new_job_post(req: Request, conn: PacketServerConnection, db: ZODB.DB)
     if type(req.payload['cmd']) not in [str, list]:
         send_blank_response(conn, req, 401, "job post must contain cmd key containing str or list[str]")
         return
-    files = []
+    files: List[RunnerFile] = []
     if 'db' in req.payload:
         logging.debug(f"Fetching a user db as requested.")
         try:
@@ -312,6 +347,11 @@ def handle_new_job_post(req: Request, conn: PacketServerConnection, db: ZODB.DB)
                 val = req.payload['files'][key]
                 if type(val) is bytes:
                     files.append(RunnerFile(key, data=val))
+    if 'objs' in req.payload:
+        if type(req.payload['objs']) is list:
+            with db.transaction() as db_connection:
+                for obj in req.payload['objs']:
+                    add_object_to_file_list(obj, files, username, db_connection)
     env = {}
     if 'env' in req.payload:
         if type(req.payload['env']) is dict:
@@ -360,6 +400,29 @@ def handle_job_post(req: Request, conn: PacketServerConnection, db: ZODB.DB):
     else:
         send_blank_response(conn, req, status_code=404)
 
+def handle_job_delete(req: Request, conn: PacketServerConnection, db: ZODB.DB):
+    spl = [x for x in req.path.split("/") if x.strip() != ""]
+    if (len(spl) == 2) and (spl[1].isdigit()):
+        jid = int(spl[1])
+        logging.debug(f"Asked to delete job {jid}")
+        with db.transaction() as storage:
+            username = ax25.Address(conn.remote_callsign).call.upper().strip()
+            if jid in storage.user_jobs[username]:
+                logging.debug(f"User {username} is authorized to delete job {jid}")
+                if jid in storage.jobs:
+                    del storage.jobs[jid]
+                storage.user_jobs[username].remove(jid)
+                logging.debug(f"Deleted job {jid}")
+                send_blank_response(conn, req, status_code=204, payload=f"Deleted job {jid}")
+            else:
+                if jid in storage.jobs:
+                    logging.error(f"Job with no owner detected: {jid}")
+                    send_blank_response(conn, req, status_code=500, payload="Job not owned by any user.")
+                else:
+                    send_blank_response(conn, req, status_code=404)
+    else:
+        send_blank_response(conn, req, 400, payload="bad delete job request")
+
 def job_root_handler(req: Request, conn: PacketServerConnection, db: ZODB.DB):
     logging.debug(f"{req} being processed by job_root_handler")
     if not user_authorized(conn, db):

packetserver/server/objects.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Server object storage system."""
+import traceback
 from copy import deepcopy
 
 import persistent
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import datetime
 from typing import Self,Union,Optional
 from packetserver.common import PacketServerConnection, Request, Response, Message, send_response, send_blank_response
 import ZODB
+from ZODB.Connection import Connection
 import logging
 import uuid
 from uuid import UUID
@@ -76,6 +78,10 @@ class Object(persistent.Persistent):
                 self._binary = False
                 self.touch()
 
+    @property
+    def data_bytes(self):
+        return self._data
+
     @property
     def owner(self) -> Optional[UUID]:
         return self._owner
@@ -96,12 +102,12 @@ class Object(persistent.Persistent):
         logging.debug(f"chowning object {self} to user {username}")
         un = username.strip().upper()
         old_owner_uuid = self._owner
-        with db.transaction() as db:
-            user = User.get_user_by_username(username, db.root())
-            old_owner = User.get_user_by_uuid(old_owner_uuid, db.root())
+        with db.transaction() as conn:
+            user = User.get_user_by_username(username, conn.root())
+            old_owner = User.get_user_by_uuid(old_owner_uuid, conn.root())
             if user:
                 logging.debug(f"new owner user exists: {user}")
-                db.root.objects[self.uuid].owner = user.uuid
+                conn.root.objects[self.uuid].owner = user.uuid
                 if old_owner_uuid:
                     if old_owner:
                         logging.debug(f"The object has an old owner user: {old_owner}")
@@ -114,20 +120,33 @@ class Object(persistent.Persistent):
                 raise KeyError(f"User '{un}' not found.")
 
     @classmethod
-    def get_object_by_uuid(cls, obj: UUID, db_root: PersistentMapping):
+    def get_object_by_uuid(cls, obj: UUID, db_root: PersistentMapping) -> Union[None,Self]:
         return db_root['objects'].get(obj)
 
     @classmethod
-    def get_objects_by_username(cls, username: str, db: ZODB.DB) -> list[Self]:
+    def get_objects_by_username(cls, username: str, db: Union[ZODB.DB,Connection]) -> list[Self]:
         un = username.strip().upper()
         objs = []
-        with db.transaction() as db:
-            user = User.get_user_by_username(username, db.root())
+        if type(db) is Connection:
+            conn = db
+            user = User.get_user_by_username(un, conn.root())
             if user:
                 uuids = user.object_uuids
                 for u in uuids:
                     try:
-                        obj = cls.get_object_by_uuid(u, db)
+                        obj = cls.get_object_by_uuid(u, conn.root())
+                        if obj:
+                            objs.append(obj)
+                    except:
+                        pass
+        else:
+            with db.transaction() as conn:
+                user = User.get_user_by_username(un, conn.root())
+                if user:
+                    uuids = user.object_uuids
+                    for u in uuids:
+                        try:
+                            obj = cls.get_object_by_uuid(u, conn.root())
                             if obj:
                                 objs.append(obj)
                         except:
@@ -138,15 +157,24 @@ class Object(persistent.Persistent):
     def uuid(self) -> Optional[UUID]:
         return self._uuid
 
-    def write_new(self, db: ZODB.DB) -> UUID:
+    def write_new(self, db: ZODB.DB, username: str = None) -> UUID:
         if self.uuid:
             raise KeyError("Object already has UUID. Manually clear it to write it again.")
         self._uuid = uuid.uuid4()
-        with db.transaction() as db:
-            while self.uuid in db.root.objects:
+
+        with db.transaction() as conn:
+            while self.uuid in conn.root.objects:
                 self._uuid = uuid.uuid4()
-            db.root.objects[self.uuid] = self
+            conn.root.objects[self.uuid] = self
             self.touch()
+        logging.debug(f"New object assigned uuid {self.uuid}")
+        if username:
+            logging.debug(f"Attempting to assign new object to user: {username}")
+            try:
+                self.chown(username,db)
+                logging.debug(f"New object assigned to user: {username}")
+            except:
+                logging.warning(f"Unable to chown this object to user {username}: {traceback.format_exc()}")
         return self.uuid
 
     def to_dict(self, include_data: bool = True) -> dict:

packetserver/server/users.py

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class User(persistent.Persistent):
                 uid = uuid.UUID(str(user_uuid))
             for user in db_root['users']:
                 if uid == db_root['users'][user].uuid:
-                    return db_root['users'][user].uuid
+                    return db_root['users'][user]
         except Exception:
             return None
         return None