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Devices reported by PIHOLEAPI stayed online for about 24 hours after they
left the network (follow-up to #1436). The online check compared
PIHOLEAPI_CONSIDER_ONLINE with the freshest ips[].lastSeen of a device.
Pi-hole FTL v6.8 sets lastSeen to "now" on every network table update for
every client it still holds in memory, also when the client is not in the
ARP cache (src/database/network-table.c, add_FTL_clients_to_network_table()
calls add_netDB_network_address()). In a live run against Pi-hole v6.8 all
22 devices the old code reported as online had a lastSeen of 36 s, among
them a phone whose last DNS query was 18 h old.
Changes:
- New is_device_online(last_query, now_ts, consider_online) in
server/plugins/pihole_api_scan/pihole_api_scan.py. A device is online if
its last DNS query is at most consider_online seconds old; a lastQuery
of 0 (never queried) is always offline.
- gather_device_entries() reads the device lastQuery instead of looping
over ips[].lastSeen, and each entry carries 'isOnline'. The 'lastQuery'
field (shown as "Last Query") now holds the real lastQuery.
- PIHOLEAPI_CONSIDER_ONLINE gets a module-level default of 300, like the
other setting globals.
- The verbose line for a skipped offline device names the MAC and the
age of its last DNS query instead of dumping the whole device dict.
- config.json: CONSIDER_ONLINE is labeled "Online if last query" and its
description says the window applies to the last DNS query.
- README: lists "Time of the last DNS query" and explains that online
status comes from DNS activity, that quiet devices can show as offline,
and what to do (presence scanner on the same schedule, or a larger
CONSIDER_ONLINE when PIHOLEAPI is the only presence source).
- New test/plugins/test_pihole_api_scan.py (module stubs as in
test_adguard_import.py): the reported case, the CONSIDER_ONLINE
boundary, clock skew, a missing or zero lastQuery, a device with two
IPs. All 10 tests fail on the old code.
Impact:
A device goes offline in PIHOLEAPI CONSIDER_ONLINE seconds after its last
DNS query, not about 24 hours later. Behavior change: a device that is on
but sends no DNS query within that window is not reported as online by
PIHOLEAPI any more. Setting keys and defaults are unchanged.
With PIHOLEAPI_GET_OFFLINE enabled, PIHOLEAPI imports devices it considers
offline, but every row still counted as a live sighting. The plugin
computed the online state, yet never passed it on, and its config.json
mapped nothing to CurrentScan.scanPresence, so each row got the column
default 1. An offline device imported only for its name, vendor and IP
was marked online. ADGUARDIMP had the same problem in #1813 and fixed it
the same way.
Changes:
- main() passes the online state as helpVal4 '1' or '0' to add_object()
(server/plugins/pihole_api_scan/pihole_api_scan.py).
- config.json maps helpVal4 to scanPresence, the same column definition
adguard_import uses. The GET_OFFLINE description says offline devices
are imported without being marked online; the README says the same.
- test/db_test_helpers.py: make_plugin_event_row() takes an optional
help_val4, and CREATE_CURRENT_SCAN gets the
CHECK (scanPresence IN (0, 1)) of the real schema (db_upgrade.py), so a
test sees the same constraint as production.
- New test/scan/test_piholeapi_scan_presence_mapping.py runs the real
PIHOLEAPI config.json through process_plugin_events() and checks that a
helpVal4 '0' row lands in CurrentScan with scanPresence 0.
- test/plugins/test_pihole_api_scan.py: main() writes helpVal4 '0' for an
offline device and '1' for every IP row of an online device. Both new
tests fail without this change.
Impact:
Devices imported only because of PIHOLEAPI_GET_OFFLINE keep their name,
vendor and IP data but no longer mark the device as online. Live check
against Pi-hole v6.8: 28 rows with helpVal4 '0', 5 with '1'; the absent
phone got devPresentLastScan 0 and only a New Device event. With
GET_OFFLINE disabled (the default) every imported row is online, so
nothing changes there.
The plugin-review skill, in its section on per-row scanPresence, named
"pihole_api_scan's lastSeen-vs-threshold check" as a real implementation
to follow. Pi-hole FTL refreshes ips[].lastSeen for every client it holds
in memory, so that field is exactly the signal that kept devices online
for about 24 hours. A reviewer following the skill would have been sent
to the pattern that caused the bug.
Changes:
- .claude/, .gemini/ and .github/skills/plugin-review/SKILL.md, same edit
in all three copies:
- the example list says "last-activity timestamp" instead of
"last-seen timestamp",
- the reference points to pihole_api_scan's lastQuery-vs-threshold
check, with the file path,
- one added sentence: a timestamp the upstream keeps refreshing for
every client it merely remembers is not a recency signal.
Impact:
Documentation for reviewers only. The three copies stay identical
(scripts/check_skill_pairs.py reports nothing for plugin-review).
main() read the setting 'PIHOLEAPI_SSL_VERIFY', but config.json defines
the function VERIFY_SSL, so the real key is PIHOLEAPI_VERIFY_SSL.
get_setting_value() returns "" for a key nobody defined, so every Pi-hole
API request got verify="": certificate checks were always off and the
InsecureRequestWarning was suppressed, even when a user had turned on
"Verify SSL". The login request sends the Pi-hole web password to
api/auth. The plugin README and docs/PIHOLE_GUIDE.md used the wrong name
too. test_plugin_conventions.py did not catch it: it only looks at
get_setting_value("X") or <literal>, and this line had no fallback.
Changes:
- test/plugins/test_plugin_conventions.py: new
test_own_setting_keys_exist_in_config. Every literal
get_setting_value('<PREFIX>_X') in a plugin's scripts must name a
setting its own config.json defines; core settings and other plugins'
keys are not checked. Before the fix it fails for exactly one of the 54
plugins: pihole_api_scan.py, get_setting_value('PIHOLEAPI_SSL_VERIFY').
- New test/plugins/test_pihole_api_scan_verify_ssl.py: runs main() with
VERIFY_SSL true and false and checks the verify= value that reaches
requests.post() for api/auth. Only the HTTP call is mocked. It fails
before the fix (verify=None).
- server/plugins/pihole_api_scan/pihole_api_scan.py: main() reads
PIHOLEAPI_VERIFY_SSL.
- server/plugins/pihole_api_scan/README.md and docs/PIHOLE_GUIDE.md name
the setting PIHOLEAPI_VERIFY_SSL.
- docs/PLUGINS_DEV.md, Conventions Checklist: read a setting under the
exact key config.json defines; names the new check.
Impact:
"Verify SSL" now works. The default stays false, so default installs
behave as before. A user who turned it on while Pi-hole uses a
self-signed certificate will now see the login fail, as the setting
description says ("Disable if you are using a self-signed certificate").
Live check against Pi-hole v6.8 behind a proxy with an untrusted
certificate: with "Verify SSL" on the fixed code refused to log in, the
old code logged in and imported 33 entries.
With "Verify SSL" working, the login request checks the Pi-hole
certificate when that setting is on. In a live test with the setting on
and Pi-hole behind a reverse proxy with an untrusted certificate, the
login failed with "Connection error during Pi-hole auth. Check
PIHOLEAPI_URL and PIHOLEAPI_PASSWORD", although URL and password were
right. requests.exceptions.SSLError is a subclass of ConnectionError, so
the certificate error fell into that branch.
Changes:
- pihole_api_auth() catches requests.exceptions.SSLError before
ConnectionError (server/plugins/pihole_api_scan/pihole_api_scan.py) and
logs: "TLS certificate check failed during Pi-hole auth: <error>. Turn
off PIHOLEAPI_VERIFY_SSL if Pi-hole uses a self-signed certificate."
- test/plugins/test_pihole_api_scan_verify_ssl.py: _login_failure() runs
pihole_api_auth() with a failing login request.
test_certificate_error_points_to_verify_ssl_setting checks the new
message (fails without this change);
test_plain_connection_error_still_points_to_url_and_password checks
that other connection errors keep the old one.
Impact:
A user who turns on "Verify SSL" while Pi-hole uses a self-signed or
otherwise untrusted certificate gets a log line that names the cause and
the setting. Other connection errors are reported as before.
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- Around line 34-36: Move the SQL lookup from NameResolver in the scan layer
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Walkthrough
The changes update Pi-hole presence and SSL handling, tighten NetBIOS result parsing, refine plugin name resolution and IP Changed event eligibility, isolate CPU and I/O sampling failures, and add plugin-setting checks and related documentation.
The plugin determines online status from the age of lastQuery. It maps online and offline entries to helpVal4 values of 1 and 0, which the PIHOLEAPI mapping stores in CurrentScan.scanPresence. Configuration, documentation, and tests cover the rule and mapping.
The plugin reads PIHOLEAPI_VERIFY_SSL and handles certificate errors with a distinct message. Documentation and tests use the renamed setting.
NetBIOS Name Parsing
Layer / File(s)
Summary
Result parsing and validation server/plugins/nbtscan_scan/nbtscan.py, test/plugins/test_nbtscan_parsing.py
The parser requires an exact IP match, skips failed rows, captures stderr separately, and accepts only names that pass the length and format check. Tests cover valid names and rejected output.
Resource Sampling
Layer / File(s)
Summary
Independent CPU and I/O sampling server/scan/resource_history.py, test/scan/test_resource_history.py, docs/PERFORMANCE.md, docs/docker-troubleshooting/missing-capabilities.md
CPU and I/O sampling use separate failure handling, so failure in one measurement does not block the other. Tests cover fallback values, and documentation describes the I/O limitation and supported capabilities.
The checklist describes exact setting-key matching. The convention test checks literal setting keys with a plugin's own prefix against its config.json settings.
The resolver matches plugin results by MAC and current IP, selects the newest matching row, and applies newest-row ordering to the enabled IP-only fallback. Tests cover stale rows, plugin isolation, duplicate rows, and fallback behavior.
Sequence Diagram(s)
sequenceDiagram
participant PiHole as Pi-hole API
participant Plugin as pihole_api_scan
participant Objects as Plugin_Objects
participant Events as process_plugin_events
participant Scan as CurrentScan
PiHole->>Plugin: device lastQuery data
Plugin->>Objects: emit helpVal4 as 1 or 0
Objects->>Events: provide plugin event
Events->>Scan: map helpVal4 to scanPresence
The test can alter shared scan state, and TLS errors can prompt unnecessary advice to disable verification. Address both before merging.
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Both _run methods and all four test methods lack docstrings. Add a short description of each method's current behavior. As per coding guidelines, “Every Python function/method gets a succinct docstring describing its current use and behavior.”
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Review comments at @server/plugins/nbtscan_scan/nbtscan.py:
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Review comments at @server/plugins/pihole_api_scan/pihole_api_scan.py:
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Review comments at @test/scan/test_piholeapi_scan_presence_mapping.py:
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Do not classify every TLS error as a certificate failure.
A non-certificate TLS failure can raise requests.exceptions.SSLError, including when PIHOLEAPI_VERIFY_SSL is False. Log a general TLS error for those cases. Provide the PIHOLEAPI_VERIFY_SSL guidance only when the underlying error establishes a certificate-verification failure.
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Stub the application-state update.
The CurrentScan mapping calls plugin.updateState and can write the configured app_state.json with processScan=True. Patch it before processing the row so this test cannot modify application state.
Suggested fix
-def test_offline_row_does_not_assert_presence():+def test_offline_row_does_not_assert_presence(monkeypatch):
"""A PIHOLEAPI row with helpVal4 '0' lands in CurrentScan with scanPresence 0."""
+ monkeypatch.setattr("plugin.updateState", lambda *args, **kwargs: None)
db, conn = make_plugin_db()
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Move the changed lookup into the database layer.
NameResolver executes this SQL in server/scan/. Put the lookup in a model or db_helper.py, then call it from the resolver. As per coding guidelines, “Never query the DB from elsewhere — go through a model or db_helper.py.”
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