Release notes

Support "ntfy serve" on Windows

cmd/serve.go

@@ -128,6 +128,12 @@ Examples:
   ntfy serve --listen-http :8080  # Starts server with alternate port`,
 }
 
+// App metadata fields used to pass from
+const (
+	MetadataKeyCommit = "commit"
+	MetadataKeyDate   = "date"
+)
+
 func execServe(c *cli.Context) error {
 	if c.NArg() > 0 {
 		return errors.New("no arguments expected, see 'ntfy serve --help' for help")
@@ -501,7 +507,9 @@ func execServe(c *cli.Context) error {
 	conf.WebPushStartupQueries = webPushStartupQueries
 	conf.WebPushExpiryDuration = webPushExpiryDuration
 	conf.WebPushExpiryWarningDuration = webPushExpiryWarningDuration
-	conf.Version = c.App.Version
+	conf.BuildVersion = c.App.Version
+	conf.BuildDate = maybeFromMetadata(c.App.Metadata, MetadataKeyDate)
+	conf.BuildCommit = maybeFromMetadata(c.App.Metadata, MetadataKeyCommit)
 
 	// Check if we should run as a Windows service
 	if ranAsService, err := maybeRunAsService(conf); err != nil {
@@ -655,3 +663,18 @@ func parseTokens(users []*user.User, tokensRaw []string) (map[string][]*user.Tok
 	}
 	return tokens, nil
 }
+
+func maybeFromMetadata(m map[string]any, key string) string {
+	if m == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	v, exists := m[key]
+	if !exists {
+		return ""
+	}
+	s, ok := v.(string)
+	if !ok {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return s
+}

docs/releases.md

@@ -1607,6 +1607,7 @@ and the [ntfy Android app](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy-android/release
   [ntfy-android#151](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy-android/pull/151), thanks to [@wunter8](https://github.com/wunter8) for the initial implementation)
 * Configure [custom Twilio call format](config.md#phone-calls) for phone calls ([#1289](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/pull/1289), thanks to [@mmichaa](https://github.com/mmichaa) for the initial implementation) 
 * `ntfy serve` now works on Windows, including support for running it as a Windows service ([#1552](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/pull/1552), originally [#1328](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/pull/1328), thanks to [@wtf911](https://github.com/wtf911))
+* Web app: "New version available" banner ([#1554](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/pull/1554))
 
 ### ntfy Android app v1.22.x (UNRELEASED)
 

main.go

@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
-	"heckel.io/ntfy/v2/cmd"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
+
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+	"heckel.io/ntfy/v2/cmd"
 )
 
+// These variables are set during build time using -ldflags
 var (
 	version = "dev"
 	commit  = "unknown"
@@ -24,13 +26,24 @@ the Matrix room (https://matrix.to/#/#ntfy:matrix.org).
 
 ntfy %s (%s), runtime %s, built at %s
 Copyright (C) Philipp C. Heckel, licensed under Apache License 2.0 & GPLv2
-`, version, commit[:7], runtime.Version(), date)
+`, version, maybeShortCommit(commit), runtime.Version(), date)
 
 	app := cmd.New()
 	app.Version = version
+	app.Metadata = map[string]any{
+		cmd.MetadataKeyDate:   date,
+		cmd.MetadataKeyCommit: commit,
+	}
 
 	if err := app.Run(os.Args); err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err.Error())
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 }
+
+func maybeShortCommit(commit string) string {
+	if len(commit) > 7 {
+		return commit[:7]
+	}
+	return commit
+}

server/config.go

@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 package server
 
 import (
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"io/fs"
 	"net/netip"
+	"reflect"
 	"text/template"
 	"time"
 
@@ -179,7 +183,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	WebPushStartupQueries                string
 	WebPushExpiryDuration                time.Duration
 	WebPushExpiryWarningDuration         time.Duration
-	Version                              string // injected by App
+	BuildVersion                         string // Injected by App
+	BuildDate                            string // Injected by App
+	BuildCommit                          string // Injected by App
 }
 
 // NewConfig instantiates a default new server config
@@ -266,12 +272,31 @@ func NewConfig() *Config {
 		EnableReservations:                   false,
 		RequireLogin:                         false,
 		AccessControlAllowOrigin:             "*",
-		Version:                              "",
 		WebPushPrivateKey:                    "",
 		WebPushPublicKey:                     "",
 		WebPushFile:                          "",
 		WebPushEmailAddress:                  "",
 		WebPushExpiryDuration:                DefaultWebPushExpiryDuration,
 		WebPushExpiryWarningDuration:         DefaultWebPushExpiryWarningDuration,
+		BuildVersion:                         "",
+		BuildDate:                            "",
 	}
 }
+
+// Hash computes an SHA-256 hash of the configuration. This is used to detect
+// configuration changes for the web app version check feature. It uses reflection
+// to include all JSON-serializable fields automatically.
+func (c *Config) Hash() string {
+	v := reflect.ValueOf(*c)
+	t := v.Type()
+	var result string
+	for i := 0; i < v.NumField(); i++ {
+		field := v.Field(i)
+		fieldName := t.Field(i).Name
+		// Try to marshal the field and skip if it fails (e.g. *template.Template, netip.Prefix)
+		if b, err := json.Marshal(field.Interface()); err == nil {
+			result += fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s|", fieldName, string(b))
+		}
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%x", sha256.Sum256([]byte(result)))
+}

server/server.go

@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ var (
 	matrixPushPath                                       = "/_matrix/push/v1/notify"
 	metricsPath                                          = "/metrics"
 	apiHealthPath                                        = "/v1/health"
+	apiConfigPath                                        = "/v1/config"
 	apiStatsPath                                         = "/v1/stats"
 	apiWebPushPath                                       = "/v1/webpush"
 	apiTiersPath                                         = "/v1/tiers"
@@ -277,9 +278,9 @@ func (s *Server) Run() error {
 	if s.config.ProfileListenHTTP != "" {
 		listenStr += fmt.Sprintf(" %s[http/profile]", s.config.ProfileListenHTTP)
 	}
-	log.Tag(tagStartup).Info("Listening on%s, ntfy %s, log level is %s", listenStr, s.config.Version, log.CurrentLevel().String())
+	log.Tag(tagStartup).Info("Listening on%s, ntfy %s, log level is %s", listenStr, s.config.BuildVersion, log.CurrentLevel().String())
 	if log.IsFile() {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Listening on%s, ntfy %s\n", listenStr, s.config.Version)
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Listening on%s, ntfy %s\n", listenStr, s.config.BuildVersion)
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Logs are written to %s\n", log.File())
 	}
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()
@@ -460,6 +461,8 @@ func (s *Server) handleInternal(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, v *visit
 		return s.ensureWebEnabled(s.handleEmpty)(w, r, v)
 	} else if r.Method == http.MethodGet && r.URL.Path == apiHealthPath {
 		return s.handleHealth(w, r, v)
+	} else if r.Method == http.MethodGet && r.URL.Path == apiConfigPath {
+		return s.handleConfig(w, r, v)
 	} else if r.Method == http.MethodGet && r.URL.Path == webConfigPath {
 		return s.ensureWebEnabled(s.handleWebConfig)(w, r, v)
 	} else if r.Method == http.MethodGet && r.URL.Path == webManifestPath {
@@ -600,8 +603,24 @@ func (s *Server) handleHealth(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request, _ *visitor
 	return s.writeJSON(w, response)
 }
 
+func (s *Server) handleConfig(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request, _ *visitor) error {
+	w.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "no-cache")
+	return s.writeJSON(w, s.configResponse())
+}
+
 func (s *Server) handleWebConfig(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request, _ *visitor) error {
-	response := &apiConfigResponse{
+	b, err := json.MarshalIndent(s.configResponse(), "", "  ")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/javascript")
+	w.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "no-cache")
+	_, err = io.WriteString(w, fmt.Sprintf("// Generated server configuration\nvar config = %s;\n", string(b)))
+	return err
+}
+
+func (s *Server) configResponse() *apiConfigResponse {
+	return &apiConfigResponse{
 		BaseURL:            "", // Will translate to window.location.origin
 		AppRoot:            s.config.WebRoot,
 		EnableLogin:        s.config.EnableLogin,
@@ -615,15 +634,8 @@ func (s *Server) handleWebConfig(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request, _ *visi
 		BillingContact:     s.config.BillingContact,
 		WebPushPublicKey:   s.config.WebPushPublicKey,
 		DisallowedTopics:   s.config.DisallowedTopics,
+		ConfigHash:         s.config.Hash(),
 	}
-	b, err := json.MarshalIndent(response, "", "  ")
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/javascript")
-	w.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "no-cache")
-	_, err = io.WriteString(w, fmt.Sprintf("// Generated server configuration\nvar config = %s;\n", string(b)))
-	return err
 }
 
 // handleWebManifest serves the web app manifest for the progressive web app (PWA)
@@ -991,7 +1003,7 @@ func (s *Server) forwardPollRequest(v *visitor, m *message) {
 		logvm(v, m).Err(err).Warn("Unable to publish poll request")
 		return
 	}
-	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "ntfy/"+s.config.Version)
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "ntfy/"+s.config.BuildVersion)
 	req.Header.Set("X-Poll-ID", m.ID)
 	if s.config.UpstreamAccessToken != "" {
 		req.Header.Set("Authorization", util.BearerAuth(s.config.UpstreamAccessToken))

server/server_twilio.go

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func (s *Server) callPhoneInternal(data url.Values) (string, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "ntfy/"+s.config.Version)
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "ntfy/"+s.config.BuildVersion)
 	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
 	req.Header.Set("Authorization", util.BasicAuth(s.config.TwilioAccount, s.config.TwilioAuthToken))
 	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func (s *Server) verifyPhoneNumber(v *visitor, r *http.Request, phoneNumber, cha
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "ntfy/"+s.config.Version)
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "ntfy/"+s.config.BuildVersion)
 	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
 	req.Header.Set("Authorization", util.BasicAuth(s.config.TwilioAccount, s.config.TwilioAuthToken))
 	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func (s *Server) verifyPhoneNumberCheck(v *visitor, r *http.Request, phoneNumber
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "ntfy/"+s.config.Version)
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "ntfy/"+s.config.BuildVersion)
 	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
 	req.Header.Set("Authorization", util.BasicAuth(s.config.TwilioAccount, s.config.TwilioAuthToken))
 	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

server/types.go

@@ -482,6 +482,7 @@ type apiConfigResponse struct {
 	BillingContact     string   `json:"billing_contact"`
 	WebPushPublicKey   string   `json:"web_push_public_key"`
 	DisallowedTopics   []string `json:"disallowed_topics"`
+	ConfigHash         string   `json:"config_hash"`
 }
 
 type apiAccountBillingPrices struct {

web/public/config.js

@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ var config = {
   billing_contact: "",
   web_push_public_key: "",
   disallowed_topics: ["docs", "static", "file", "app", "account", "settings", "signup", "login", "v1"],
+  config_hash: "dev", // Placeholder for development; actual value is generated server-side
 };

web/public/static/langs/en.json

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
   "common_add": "Add",
   "common_back": "Back",
   "common_copy_to_clipboard": "Copy to clipboard",
+  "common_refresh": "Refresh",
+  "version_update_available_title": "New version available",
+  "version_update_available_description": "The ntfy server has been updated. Please refresh the page.",
   "signup_title": "Create a ntfy account",
   "signup_form_username": "Username",
   "signup_form_password": "Password",

web/src/app/Pruner.js

@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ class Pruner {
   }
 
   stopWorker() {
-    clearTimeout(this.timer);
+    if (this.timer) {
+      clearTimeout(this.timer);
+      this.timer = null;
+    }
+    console.log("[Pruner] Stopped worker");
   }
 
   async prune() {

web/src/app/VersionChecker.js

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/**
+ * VersionChecker polls the /v1/config endpoint to detect new server versions
+ * or configuration changes, prompting users to refresh the page.
+ */
+
+const intervalMillis = 5 * 60 * 1000; // 5 minutes
+
+class VersionChecker {
+  constructor() {
+    this.initialConfigHash = null;
+    this.listener = null;
+    this.timer = null;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Starts the version checker worker. It stores the initial config hash
+   * from the config.js and polls the server every 5 minutes.
+   */
+  startWorker() {
+    // Store initial config hash from the config loaded at page load
+    this.initialConfigHash = window.config?.config_hash || "";
+    console.log("[VersionChecker] Starting version checker");
+    this.timer = setInterval(() => this.checkVersion(), intervalMillis);
+  }
+
+  stopWorker() {
+    if (this.timer) {
+      clearInterval(this.timer);
+      this.timer = null;
+    }
+    console.log("[VersionChecker] Stopped version checker");
+  }
+
+  registerListener(listener) {
+    this.listener = listener;
+  }
+
+  resetListener() {
+    this.listener = null;
+  }
+
+  async checkVersion() {
+    if (!this.initialConfigHash) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const response = await fetch(`${window.config?.base_url || ""}/v1/config`);
+      if (!response.ok) {
+        console.log("[VersionChecker] Failed to fetch config:", response.status);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const data = await response.json();
+      const currentHash = data.config_hash;
+
+      if (currentHash && currentHash !== this.initialConfigHash) {
+        console.log("[VersionChecker] Version or config changed, showing banner");
+        if (this.listener) {
+          this.listener();
+        }
+      } else {
+        console.log("[VersionChecker] No version change detected");
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.log("[VersionChecker] Error checking config:", error);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+const versionChecker = new VersionChecker();
+export default versionChecker;

web/src/components/Navigation.jsx

@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 import {
-  Drawer,
-  ListItemButton,
-  ListItemIcon,
-  ListItemText,
-  Toolbar,
-  Divider,
-  List,
   Alert,
   AlertTitle,
   Badge,
+  Box,
+  Button,
   CircularProgress,
+  Divider,
+  Drawer,
+  IconButton,
   Link,
+  List,
+  ListItemButton,
+  ListItemIcon,
+  ListItemText,
   ListSubheader,
   Portal,
+  Toolbar,
   Tooltip,
   Typography,
-  Box,
-  IconButton,
-  Button,
   useTheme,
 } from "@mui/material";
 import * as React from "react";
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import UpgradeDialog from "./UpgradeDialog";
 import { AccountContext } from "./App";
 import { PermissionDenyAll, PermissionRead, PermissionReadWrite, PermissionWrite } from "./ReserveIcons";
 import { SubscriptionPopup } from "./SubscriptionPopup";
-import { useNotificationPermissionListener } from "./hooks";
+import { useNotificationPermissionListener, useVersionChangeListener } from "./hooks";
 
 const navWidth = 280;
 
@@ -91,6 +91,13 @@ const NavList = (props) => {
   const { account } = useContext(AccountContext);
   const [subscribeDialogKey, setSubscribeDialogKey] = useState(0);
   const [subscribeDialogOpen, setSubscribeDialogOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [versionChanged, setVersionChanged] = useState(false);
+
+  const handleVersionChange = () => {
+    setVersionChanged(true);
+  };
+
+  useVersionChangeListener(handleVersionChange);
 
   const handleSubscribeReset = () => {
     setSubscribeDialogOpen(false);
@@ -119,6 +126,7 @@ const NavList = (props) => {
   const showNotificationContextNotSupportedBox = notifier.browserSupported() && !notifier.contextSupported(); // Only show if notifications are generally supported in the browser
 
   const alertVisible =
+    versionChanged ||
     showNotificationPermissionRequired ||
     showNotificationPermissionDenied ||
     showNotificationIOSInstallRequired ||
@@ -129,6 +137,7 @@ const NavList = (props) => {
     <>
       <Toolbar sx={{ display: { xs: "none", sm: "block" } }} />
       <List component="nav" sx={{ paddingTop: { xs: 0, sm: alertVisible ? 0 : "" } }}>
+        {versionChanged && <VersionUpdateBanner />}
         {showNotificationPermissionRequired && <NotificationPermissionRequired />}
         {showNotificationPermissionDenied && <NotificationPermissionDeniedAlert />}
         {showNotificationBrowserNotSupportedBox && <NotificationBrowserNotSupportedAlert />}
@@ -425,4 +434,20 @@ const NotificationContextNotSupportedAlert = () => {
   );
 };
 
+const VersionUpdateBanner = () => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const handleRefresh = () => {
+    window.location.reload();
+  };
+  return (
+    <Alert severity="info" sx={{ paddingTop: 2 }}>
+      <AlertTitle>{t("version_update_available_title")}</AlertTitle>
+      <Typography gutterBottom>{t("version_update_available_description")}</Typography>
+      <Button sx={{ float: "right" }} color="inherit" size="small" onClick={handleRefresh}>
+        {t("common_refresh")}
+      </Button>
+    </Alert>
+  );
+};
+
 export default Navigation;

web/src/components/hooks.js

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import poller from "../app/Poller";
 import pruner from "../app/Pruner";
 import session from "../app/Session";
 import accountApi from "../app/AccountApi";
+import versionChecker from "../app/VersionChecker";
 import { UnauthorizedError } from "../app/errors";
 import notifier from "../app/Notifier";
 import prefs from "../app/Prefs";
@@ -292,12 +293,14 @@ const startWorkers = () => {
   poller.startWorker();
   pruner.startWorker();
   accountApi.startWorker();
+  versionChecker.startWorker();
 };
 
 const stopWorkers = () => {
   poller.stopWorker();
   pruner.stopWorker();
   accountApi.stopWorker();
+  versionChecker.stopWorker();
 };
 
 export const useBackgroundProcesses = () => {
@@ -323,3 +326,15 @@ export const useAccountListener = (setAccount) => {
     };
   }, []);
 };
+
+/**
+ * Hook to detect version/config changes and call the provided callback when a change is detected.
+ */
+export const useVersionChangeListener = (onVersionChange) => {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    versionChecker.registerListener(onVersionChange);
+    return () => {
+      versionChecker.resetListener();
+    };
+  }, [onVersionChange]);
+};