The netifyd collector cron job now persists across reboots:
- Add collector_enabled option to UCI config (secubox-netifyd.sink)
- Create init script (secubox-netifyd-collector) to manage cron job
- Update netifyd-collector-setup with enable/disable/status commands
- Apply collector settings on first boot via uci-defaults
Usage:
netifyd-collector-setup unix /tmp/netifyd-flows.json # Enable
netifyd-collector-setup disable # Disable
netifyd-collector-setup status # Show status
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Issue Identified:
- Netifyd 5.2.1 was crashing with JSON assertion error on startup
- Error: "Assertion failed: m_it.object_iterator != m_object->m_data.m_value.object->end()"
- Root cause: Legacy categories.json format incompatible with netifyd 5.2.1+
The Fix:
- Removed auto-creation of netify-categories.json from UCI defaults
- Let netifyd manage this file itself or operate without it
- Both approaches work correctly with netifyd 5.2.1
Technical Details:
The UCI defaults script was creating categories.json in v1.0 format:
```json
{
"version": "1.0",
"categories": []
}
```
This format is detected as "legacy" by netifyd 5.2.1, which then attempts
to parse it with newer code expecting a different structure. When accessing
JSON object iterators, the assertion fails because expected keys don't exist.
Solution: Don't create the file. Netifyd works perfectly without it and will
create its own if needed in the correct format for its version.
Verified Working:
- Netifyd now starts successfully
- 22 active flows captured on br-lan and br-wan
- Both interfaces online with 0% packet drops
- CPU utilization: 0.1%
- Memory: 14.5 MB
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Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Network Intelligence Dashboard Enhancements:
- Add detailed protocol breakdown (TCP/UDP/ICMP) with visual bars
- Display flow metrics (active, expired, purged)
- Show CPU and memory usage for netifyd process
- Add IP bytes vs wire bytes differentiation
- Enhanced stat cards with subtitles and better formatting
RPC Backend Improvements:
- Add tcp_packets, udp_packets, icmp_packets metrics
- Add ip_bytes (payload without ethernet overhead)
- Add flows_active, flows_expired, flows_purged counters
- Add cpu_usage and memory_kb from netifyd status
- Calculate CPU total from user + system time
Directory Structure Fix:
- Create /etc/netify.d/plugins.d on package install
- Create /etc/netify.d/address-groups.d
- Generate minimal netify-categories.json to prevent errors
- Auto-initialize UCI config for secubox-netifyd
- Auto-restart netifyd after directory creation
UCI Configuration:
- Settings: auto_refresh, socket configuration
- Analytics: limits for top apps/protocols/devices
- Data retention configuration
Issue Resolved:
- Netifyd was running but showing 0 flows due to missing directories
- Service now properly captures and analyzes network traffic
- All metrics displaying correctly in dashboard
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Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
