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feat: monitor connected Wi-Fi signal per interface (#2367)
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# Connected Wi-Fi signal
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Each fresh stats poll reports a snapshot of connected station interfaces in
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`stats.wifi` and `info.wifi`. Map keys identify interfaces, not networks. `s` is
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optional SSID metadata; `r` is nullable native RSSI in dBm. Quality percentages
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are never converted to dBm. An associated interface without an accessible RSSI
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still appears with an unavailable signal. No scans or network changes occur.
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The hub panel gates exclusively on current `systems.info.wifi` and system `up`
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status, independently of the selected historical period. Empty/null snapshots
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clear it. Historical averages use only available readings per interface; gaps
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are not zero signal. Interface colors and keys remain stable on reconnect.
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SSID in an aggregate is the latest observed metadata, not a separate series.
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## Platforms
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- Linux: native nl80211 through `github.com/mdlayher/wifi`, compiled into the
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static agent, including scratch and all other agent images. No `iw`, shared
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libraries, extra capabilities, or external helper required. Host network
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namespace access (Docker `network_mode: host`) is necessary to see host Wi-Fi.
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Only managed station interfaces with explicit associated BSS status appear.
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Kernel BSS cache reads do not trigger scans; station statistics supply native
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RSSI matched to the associated AP. Denied/missing station statistics retain
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association with unavailable RSSI, never substitute stale scan-cache signal.
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Missing nl80211/driver support or denied association reads yield no readings.
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A single two-second socket deadline bounds enumeration and interface queries
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after opening the client. The library's initial nl80211 family discovery is
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synchronous and does not expose a deadline.
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- macOS: system `osascript` uses public CoreWLAN via JXA. Station mode proves
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association; RSSI and optional SSID are read independently. No private airport
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binary, elevated command or compiled helper required. Privacy settings may
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redact SSIDs. The subprocess has a two-second deadline.
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- Windows: native WLAN API, interface GUID identity, connected interface state,
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optional current-connection SSID and native RSSI query. No localized `netsh`
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parsing. Missing WLAN service/API yields no readings; denied SSID/RSSI query
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leaves a connected interface with missing metadata/signal. Non-UTF-8 raw
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SSIDs are omitted so they cannot invalidate CBOR text in the agent response.
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Native synchronous WLAN calls cannot be interrupted by the Go deadline.
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- FreeBSD and other platforms: unsupported, empty snapshot. No approximation
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from ifconfig quality and no stale data retained.
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Collectors retry each fresh poll, allowing interfaces and capabilities to appear
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without an agent restart. Standard agent response caching still applies. Existing
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hub record JSON storage requires no database schema migration. Older agents
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without the field keep the panel hidden. Native macOS/Windows runtime checks and
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real adapter testing are still required; cross compilation is not hardware proof.
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