EverShelf/CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

All notable changes to EverShelf will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[1.6.0] - 2026-05-03

Added

• Dashboard skeleton loading — Stat cards (Dispensa / Frigo / Freezer) show an animated shimmer placeholder (…) instead of the jarring 0 flash that appeared for 3–5 seconds before data loaded; the loading class is applied before the API call and removed atomically when data arrives
• Webapp startup preloader — Full-screen spinner overlay during initial app load, fades out after the dashboard is ready
• Webapp update notification — A dismissible top banner alerts the user when a newer GitHub release is available (checked once every 6 hours, comparison based on published_at)
• Native Android update banners — Both Kiosk (v1.4.0) and Scale Gateway (v2.1.0) show a native top bar when a newer APK is available, with one-tap download and install

Fixed

• APK install conflict — Replaced ACTION_VIEW-based APK install with the PackageInstaller.Session API (API 21+) in both Kiosk and Scale Gateway; the session-based approach correctly handles:
  • STATUS_PENDING_USER_ACTION → automatically launches the system confirmation dialog
  • STATUS_SUCCESS → success toast
  • STATUS_FAILURE_CONFLICT / STATUS_FAILURE_INCOMPATIBLE → AlertDialog offering to uninstall the old app (signature mismatch) before reinstalling
• Cooking mode z-index — Update banner and app header are now hidden when body.cooking-mode-active is set, and the cooking overlay z-index was raised to 99998 so it can no longer be obscured by UI chrome
• Version-aware error reporting — GitHub Issues are only created when the client is running the latest released version, avoiding noise from stale deployments; non-semver tag names (e.g. "latest") are treated as "always up-to-date"
• XOR-obfuscated GitHub token — The PAT used for GitHub API calls is stored as an XOR-encoded hex string in both the PHP backend and Kotlin apps to prevent accidental exposure via secret scanning

Kiosk (v1.3.0 → v1.4.0)

• FileProvider + REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES permission added
• APK download destination moved to getExternalFilesDir(null) (no storage permission needed)
• PackageInstaller self-update with signature-conflict recovery
• BLE scale gateway update banner with download + install flow

Scale Gateway (v2.0.0 → v2.1.0)

• Same FileProvider + permission + PackageInstaller changes as Kiosk
• Update banner for self-update
• CI workflow now triggers on develop branch (in addition to main)

[Unreleased] - 2026-04-30

Fixed

• Low-qty banner false positive — A "suspiciously low quantity" review alert is now suppressed for a partially-used inventory entry when one or more sibling entries for the same product (identified by barcode, or name+brand as fallback) exist in other locations with stock > 0. Prevents noise like "191 ml of milk" when 11 sealed packages are stored in the pantry.

Changed

• Non-alarmist expired banner — Banner icon, CSS class, and title suffix now adapt to the getExpiredSafety() level:
  • ok (long-life products, freezer within margin): green banner, ✅ icon, "— Scaduto (ancora ok)"
  • warning (items that should be inspected): amber/yellow banner, 👀 icon, "— Scaduto (controlla)"
  • danger (raw meat, dairy, fish, etc.): unchanged red 🚫 banner and "— Scaduto!" title
• Added expiry.expired_suffix_ok and expiry.expired_suffix_warning i18n keys to all three language files (IT/EN/DE)
• Added banner-expired-ok and banner-expired-warning CSS variants (green / amber) in style.css

[1.5.0] - 2026-04-28

Added

• Expired banner for opened products — Products whose opened-product shelf-life has passed (e.g. fridge cream opened 6 days ago) now appear in the top notification banner, not just the dashboard list
• Safety-aware expired banner — Each expired banner item shows a contextual safety tip (from getExpiredSafety()); danger-level items (fridge dairy/meat/fish) get an intense red banner and "L'ho buttato" as the primary button; safe/warning items keep the original button order
• AI model fallback — All Gemini API endpoints (expiry scan, product identification, chat, recipe non-streaming, shopping name classifier) now try gemini-2.5-flash first and fall back to gemini-2.0-flash automatically, matching the resilience already in place for recipe streaming
• Friendly AI quota message — When the AI returns a quota/rate-limit error the user sees "Quota AI esaurita. Riprova tra qualche minuto." instead of the raw API error string
• Cooking TTS auto-read — Each recipe step is read aloud automatically when navigating forward or backward; the first step is also read when entering cooking mode
• Cooking timer 10-second warning — When a cooking timer reaches 10 seconds the TTS announces "Attenzione! [label]: mancano 10 secondi!"
• Cooking recipe completion announcement — "Ricetta completata! Buon appetito!" is spoken via TTS when the last step is confirmed

Fixed

• Cooking TTS gate — speakCookingStep() was blocked by the global tts_enabled setting; the _cookingTTS toggle (🔊/🔇 button) is now the only gate; browser Web Speech API is used by default without requiring TTS configuration in Settings
• Anomaly dismiss label — The "La quantità è giusta" button now appends the current inventory quantity, e.g. "La quantità è giusta (2 pz)", so the action is unambiguous
• i18n sync — Added timer_warning_tts, recipe_done_tts, error.ai_quota keys to all three language files (IT/EN/DE)

Added

• Generic shopping names — Products are grouped by type ("Latte", "Affettato", "Pasta") rather than brand; computed via an expanded keyword map with Google Gemini AI as fallback for unknown products
• Bring! auto-migration — Existing list items with old specific names are silently migrated to generic names on every list load, throttled to once per 10 minutes
• Bring! catalog coverage — All 93 shopping_name values now resolve to a German Bring! catalog key (icons and categories in the Bring! app); 24 aliases added to cover previously unmatched names
• Auto-add to Bring! on depletion — When a product reaches zero the app adds it to Bring! automatically using the generic shopping name, with the specific product name and brand in the specification field
• Finished-product confirmation banner — Instead of silently deleting zero-stock entries, a banner prompts the user to confirm; banner title includes the last 3 digits of the product barcode for easier identification
• Anomaly detection banner — Dashboard notifications for suspicious inventory/transaction mismatches and consumption prediction errors, with one-tap inline correction
• SSE recipe streaming — Recipe generation streams live via Server-Sent Events; Gemini agent feedback is shown in real time as it is generated
• Smart alert banners — Configurable expired-only mode with explanatory messages; banner buttons are fully internationalized

Fixed

• Scale double-deduction — Multiple BLE stable readings of the same weight no longer fire duplicate inventory_use events; JS preserves the confirmation sentinel on submit and PHP rejects a second out transaction for the same product within 12 seconds
• Kiosk native TTS — CI workflow now builds the APK on develop branch too; the native Android TextToSpeech bridge bypasses Web Speech API voice-availability issues without requiring offline voice packs
• TTS voice loading — Retries for up to 10 seconds on page load; shows a message if no voices are available and offers a manual refresh button
• Bring! migration — Corrected two bugs: wrong removal API (DELETE /item → PUT remove=item) and wrong purchase key sent to Bring! (Italian shopping name → German catalog key), which previously created Italian/German duplicate entries
• Gemini 429 rate limiting — API calls are retried with exponential backoff; recipe requests are capped at 5 per minute with a dedicated rate-limit bucket

Performance

• Gemini calls centralized — All Gemini API requests go through a single callGemini() helper with intelligent backoff; Gemini removed from the product-selection and bringSuggest flows in favour of fast offline logic

[1.3.0] - 2026-04-18

Added

• Expired product banner — Dashboard notifications for expired products with use, throw away, edit, and dismiss actions
• Expiring soon banner — Dashboard notifications for products expiring within 3 days with use, edit, and dismiss actions
• Priority-sorted notifications — Banner alerts sorted by urgency: expired > expiring > suspicious quantities > consumption predictions
• Swipe navigation — Touch swipe left/right to browse banner notifications, with dot indicators and arrow buttons
• Quick-access buttons — Inventory page shows 4 recently used and up to 8 most popular products for quick selection
• Recent & popular products API — New recent_popular_products endpoint
• Auto-refresh — Banner notifications refresh every 5 minutes while on the dashboard
• Edit from expiry banner — Correct expiry dates directly from expired/expiring notifications

Fixed

• Negative scale values — BLE scale readings with negative weight are now ignored
• Banner re-appearing after edit — Editing from a banner now persists the confirmation so it doesn't reappear on dashboard reload
• False consumption predictions — Manual inventory edits (updated_at > last restock) now use the correct baseline for prediction calculations
• Kiosk overlay blocking header — Removed injected exit/refresh buttons from the web app header in kiosk mode

[1.2.0] - 2026-04-13

Changed

• Project renamed from "Dispensa Manager" to EverShelf
• Contact email updated to evershelfproject@gmail.com
• Docker service, container, and volume renamed to evershelf
• SQLite database renamed from dispensa.db to evershelf.db
• All localStorage keys migrated: dispensa_* → evershelf_*
• Apache config file renamed to evershelf.conf
• CI workflow Docker image/container names updated
• App name updated in all translations (it, en, de)
• Navigation title updated to EverShelf across all languages

Added

• Version badge (v1.2.0) in the app header

Fixed

• JS file truncation caused by sed in-place edit on large files
• Browser cache invalidation via bumped asset version strings (?v=20260413a)

[1.0.0] - 2026-04-10

Added

• Complete pantry inventory management (Pantry, Fridge, Freezer, Other)
• Barcode scanning with QuaggaJS
• Open Food Facts barcode lookup
• Google Gemini AI integration (product identification, expiry reading, recipes, chat)
• Bring! shopping list integration
• Smart shopping predictions with cron-based caching
• Cooking mode with step-by-step guidance and TTS support
• Opened product tracking with reduced shelf-life calculation
• Vacuum-sealed product support with extended expiry
• Waste vs. consumption tracking (30-day chart)
• Expired product safety assessment by category
• Weekly meal plan configuration
• DupliClick online grocery ordering integration
• PWA support (installable, mobile-first)
• Local database backup script
• Multi-device settings sync via SQLite

Security

• Centralized .env configuration (secrets never in code)
• Removed all hardcoded credentials and personal data
• Input validation on inventory operations
• Parameterized SQL queries throughout