Boot apps refactored (#498)

- Specify launcher via menuconfig
- Specify auto-start app via menuconfig
- Implement more rigid boot.properties fallbacks
- Devices with tiny screen now auto-start ApWebServer
- ApWebServer UI fixes

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ else ()
     message("Building for sim target")
     add_compile_definitions(CONFIG_TT_DEVICE_ID="simulator")
     add_compile_definitions(CONFIG_TT_DEVICE_NAME="Simulator")
+    add_compile_definitions(CONFIG_TT_LAUNCHER_APP_ID="Launcher")
+    add_compile_definitions(CONFIG_TT_AUTO_START_APP_ID="")
 endif ()
 
 project(Tactility)

Data/data/settings/boot.properties

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-launcherAppId=Launcher
-#autoStartAppId=

Devices/btt-panda-touch/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 vendor=BigTreeTech
 name=Panda Touch,K Touch
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32S3
 flashSize=16MB

Devices/cyd-2432s024c/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 vendor=CYD
 name=2432S024C
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32
 flashSize=4MB

Devices/cyd-2432s028r/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 vendor=CYD
 name=2432S028R
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32
 flashSize=4MB

Devices/cyd-2432s028rv3/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 vendor=CYD
 name=2432S028R v3
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32
 flashSize=4MB

Devices/cyd-2432s032c/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 vendor=CYD
 name=2432S032C
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32
 flashSize=4MB

Devices/cyd-4848s040c/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 vendor=CYD
 name=4848S040C
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32S3
 flashSize=16MB

Devices/cyd-8048s043c/device.properties

@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ vendor=CYD
 name=8048S043C
 incubating=false
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32S3
 flashSize=16MB

Devices/cyd-e32r28t/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 vendor=CYD
 name=E32R28T
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32
 flashSize=4MB

Devices/cyd-e32r32p/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 vendor=CYD
 name=E32R32P
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32
 flashSize=4MB

Devices/elecrow-crowpanel-advance-28/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 vendor=Elecrow
 name=CrowPanel Advance 2.8"
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32S3
 flashSize=16MB

Devices/elecrow-crowpanel-advance-35/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 vendor=Elecrow
 name=CrowPanel Advance 3.5"
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32S3
 flashSize=16MB

Devices/elecrow-crowpanel-advance-50/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 vendor=Elecrow
 name=CrowPanel Advance 5.0"
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32S3
 flashSize=16MB

Devices/elecrow-crowpanel-basic-28/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 vendor=Elecrow
 name=CrowPanel Basic 2.8"
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32
 flashSize=4MB

Devices/elecrow-crowpanel-basic-35/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 vendor=Elecrow
 name=CrowPanel Basic 3.5"
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32
 flashSize=4MB

Devices/elecrow-crowpanel-basic-50/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 vendor=Elecrow
 name=CrowPanel Basic 5.0"
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32S3
 flashSize=4MB

Devices/generic-esp32/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 vendor=Generic
 name=ESP32
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32
 flashSize=4MB

Devices/generic-esp32c6/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 vendor=Generic
 name=ESP32-C6
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32C6
 flashSize=4MB

Devices/generic-esp32p4/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 vendor=Generic
 name=ESP32-P4
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32P4
 flashSize=4MB

Devices/generic-esp32s3/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 vendor=Generic
 name=ESP32-S3
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32S3
 flashSize=4MB

Devices/guition-jc1060p470ciwy/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 vendor=Guition
 name=JC1060P470C-I-W-Y
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32P4
 flashSize=16MB

Devices/guition-jc2432w328c/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 vendor=Guition
 name=JC2432W328C
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32
 flashSize=4MB

Devices/guition-jc3248w535c/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 vendor=Guition
 name=JC3248W535C
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32S3
 flashSize=16MB

Devices/guition-jc8048w550c/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 vendor=Guition
 name=JC8048W550C
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32S3
 flashSize=16MB

Devices/heltec-wifi-lora-32-v3/device.properties

@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ vendor=Heltec
 name=WiFi LoRa 32 v3
 incubating=true
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32S3
 flashSize=8MB

Devices/lilygo-tdeck/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 vendor=LilyGO
 name=T-Deck,T-Deck Plus
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32S3
 flashSize=16MB

Devices/lilygo-tdisplay-s3/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 vendor=LilyGO
 name=T-Display S3
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+autoStartAppId=ApWebServer
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32S3
 flashSize=16MB

Devices/lilygo-tdisplay/device.properties

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ vendor=LilyGO
 name=T-Display
 incubating=true
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+autoStartAppId=ApWebServer
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32
 flashSize=16MB

Devices/lilygo-tdongle-s3/device.properties

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ vendor=LilyGO
 name=T-Dongle S3
 incubating=true
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+autoStartAppId=ApWebServer
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32S3
 flashSize=16MB

Devices/lilygo-tlora-pager/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 vendor=LilyGO
 name=T-Lora Pager
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32S3
 flashSize=16MB

Devices/m5stack-cardputer-adv/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 vendor=M5Stack
 name=Cardputer Adv
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32S3
 flashSize=8MB

Devices/m5stack-cardputer/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 vendor=M5Stack
 name=Cardputer,Cardputer v1.1
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32S3
 flashSize=8MB

Devices/m5stack-core2/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 vendor=M5Stack
 name=Core2
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32
 flashSize=16MB

Devices/m5stack-cores3/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 vendor=M5Stack
 name=CoreS3
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32S3
 flashSize=16MB

Devices/m5stack-papers3/device.properties

@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ vendor=M5Stack
 name=PaperS3
 incubating=true
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=esp32s3
 flashSize=16MB

Devices/m5stack-stickc-plus/device.properties

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ vendor=M5Stack
 name=StickC Plus
 incubating=true
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+autoStartAppId=ApWebServer
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32
 flashSize=4MB

Devices/m5stack-stickc-plus2/device.properties

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ vendor=M5Stack
 name=StickC Plus2
 incubating=true
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+autoStartAppId=ApWebServer
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32
 flashSize=8MB

Devices/m5stack-tab5/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 vendor=M5Stack
 name=Tab5
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32P4
 flashSize=16MB

Devices/unphone/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 vendor=unPhone
 name=unPhone
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32S3
 flashSize=8MB

Devices/waveshare-esp32-s3-geek/device.properties

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ vendor=Waveshare
 name=ESP32 S3 GEEK
 incubating=true
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+autoStartAppId=ApWebServer
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32S3
 flashSize=16MB

Devices/waveshare-s3-lcd-13/device.properties

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ vendor=WaveShare
 name=S3 LCD 1.3"
 incubating=true
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+autoStartAppId=ApWebServer
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32S3
 flashSize=16MB

Devices/waveshare-s3-touch-lcd-128/device.properties

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ vendor=WaveShare
 name=S3 Touch LCD 1.28"
 incubating=true
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+autoStartAppId=ApWebServer
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32S3
 flashSize=16MB

Devices/waveshare-s3-touch-lcd-147/device.properties

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ vendor=WaveShare
 name=S3 Touch LCD 1.47"
 incubating=true
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+autoStartAppId=ApWebServer
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32S3
 flashSize=16MB
@@ -17,5 +21,8 @@ size=1.47"
 shape=rectangle
 dpi=247
 
+[cdn]
+warningMessage=Touch doesn't work yet
+
 [lvgl]
 colorDepth=16

Devices/waveshare-s3-touch-lcd-43/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 vendor=WaveShare
 name=S3 Touch LCD 4.3"
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32S3
 flashSize=4MB

Devices/wireless-tag-wt32-sc01-plus/device.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 vendor=Wireless Tag
 name=WT32 SC01 Plus
 
+[apps]
+launcherAppId=Launcher
+
 [hardware]
 target=ESP32S3
 flashSize=16MB

Firmware/Kconfig

@@ -3,20 +3,39 @@ menu "Tactility App"
     config TT_DEVICE_NAME
         string "Device Name"
         default ""
+        help
+            Human-readable device name, including vendor
     config TT_DEVICE_ID
         string "Device Identifier"
         default ""
-     # T-Deck device-related code was directly referenced from Tactility in a pull request.
-     # This breaks other devices because the code does not exist in those implementations.
-     # Until we move it out into a proper driver, we have to have pre-processor definition for that.
-     config TT_TDECK_WORKAROUND
-         bool "Temporary work-around until we fix the T-Deck keyboard and trackball settings"
-         default n
-     config TT_SPLASH_DURATION
-        int "Splash Duration (ms)"
-        default 1000
-        range 0 3000
         help
-            The minimum time to show the splash screen in milliseconds.
+            The name of the directory in Devices/
-            When set to 0, startup will continue to desktop as soon as boot operations are finished.
+            See https://docs.tactilityproject.org for formatting guidance.
+    config TT_LAUNCHER_APP_ID
+        string "Launcher App ID"
+        default "Launcher"
+        help
+            The applications that gives access to other application.
+            This is the first thing that starts after the boot screen.
+            The user can override it from a boot.properties file.
+    config TT_AUTO_START_APP_ID
+        string "Auto Start App ID"
+        default ""
+        help
+            An application that gets automatically started from the launcher application.
+            This is optional and can be left empty.
+            The user can override it from a boot.properties file.
+    # T-Deck device-related code was directly referenced from Tactility in a pull request.
+    # This breaks other devices because the code does not exist in those implementations.
+    # Until we move it out into a proper driver, we have to have pre-processor definition for that.
+    config TT_TDECK_WORKAROUND
+        bool "Temporary work-around until we fix the T-Deck keyboard and trackball settings"
+        default n
+    config TT_SPLASH_DURATION
+       int "Splash Duration (ms)"
+       default 1000
+       range 0 3000
+       help
+           The minimum time to show the splash screen in milliseconds.
+           When set to 0, startup will continue to desktop as soon as boot operations are finished.
 endmenu

Tactility/Include/Tactility/settings/BootSettings.h

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ struct BootSettings {
  * then it will try to load the one from the data mount point.
  *
  * @param[out] properties the resulting properties
- * @return true when the properties were successfully loaded and the result was set
+ * @return true when the properties were successfully loaded (they might still be empty strings!)
  */
 bool loadBootSettings(BootSettings& properties);
 

Tactility/Source/app/apwebserver/ApWebServer.cpp

@@ -44,18 +44,30 @@ public:
         lv_obj_set_style_text_color(labelSsid, lv_palette_main(LV_PALETTE_GREY), LV_PART_MAIN);
 
         labelSsidValue = lv_label_create(wrapper);
+        lv_obj_set_style_text_align(labelSsidValue, LV_TEXT_ALIGN_CENTER, LV_PART_MAIN);
+        lv_obj_set_width(labelSsidValue, LV_PCT(100));
+        lv_label_set_long_mode(labelSsidValue, LV_LABEL_LONG_SCROLL);
+        lv_obj_set_style_margin_hor(labelSsidValue, 2, LV_PART_MAIN);
 
         lv_obj_t* labelPassword = lv_label_create(wrapper);
         lv_label_set_text(labelPassword, "Pass:");
         lv_obj_set_style_text_color(labelPassword, lv_palette_main(LV_PALETTE_GREY), LV_PART_MAIN);
 
         labelPasswordValue = lv_label_create(wrapper);
+        lv_obj_set_style_text_align(labelPasswordValue, LV_TEXT_ALIGN_CENTER, LV_PART_MAIN);
+        lv_obj_set_width(labelPasswordValue, LV_PCT(100));
+        lv_label_set_long_mode(labelPasswordValue, LV_LABEL_LONG_SCROLL);
+        lv_obj_set_style_margin_hor(labelPasswordValue, 2, LV_PART_MAIN);
 
         lv_obj_t* labelIp = lv_label_create(wrapper);
         lv_label_set_text(labelIp, "IP:");
         lv_obj_set_style_text_color(labelIp, lv_palette_main(LV_PALETTE_GREY), LV_PART_MAIN);
 
         labelIpValue = lv_label_create(wrapper);
+        lv_obj_set_style_text_align(labelIpValue, LV_TEXT_ALIGN_CENTER, LV_PART_MAIN);
+        lv_obj_set_width(labelIpValue, LV_PCT(100));
+        lv_label_set_long_mode(labelIpValue, LV_LABEL_LONG_SCROLL);
+        lv_obj_set_style_margin_hor(labelIpValue, 2, LV_PART_MAIN);
 
         // Start AP Mode and WebServer
         settings::webserver::WebServerSettings apSettings = wsSettings;

Tactility/Source/app/boot/Boot.cpp

@@ -130,6 +130,29 @@ class BootApp : public App {
         return 0;
     }
 
+    static std::string getLauncherAppId() {
+        settings::BootSettings boot_properties;
+        // When boot.properties hasn't been overridden, return default
+        if (!settings::loadBootSettings(boot_properties)) {
+            return CONFIG_TT_LAUNCHER_APP_ID;
+        }
+
+        // When boot properties didn't specify an override, return default
+        if (boot_properties.launcherAppId.empty()) {
+            LOGGER.error("Failed to load launcher configuration, or launcher not configured");
+            return CONFIG_TT_LAUNCHER_APP_ID;
+        }
+
+        // If the app in the boot.properties does not exist, return default
+        if (findAppManifestById(boot_properties.launcherAppId) == nullptr) {
+            LOGGER.error("Launcher app {} not found", boot_properties.launcherAppId);
+            return CONFIG_TT_LAUNCHER_APP_ID;
+        }
+
+        // The boot.properties launcher app id is valid
+        return boot_properties.launcherAppId;
+    }
+
     static void startNextApp() {
 #ifdef ESP_PLATFORM
         if (esp_reset_reason() == ESP_RST_PANIC) {
@@ -137,16 +160,7 @@ class BootApp : public App {
             return;
         }
 #endif
-
+        auto launcher_app_id = getLauncherAppId();
-        settings::BootSettings boot_properties;
-        std::string launcher_app_id;
-        if (settings::loadBootSettings(boot_properties) && boot_properties.launcherAppId.empty()) {
-            LOGGER.error("Failed to load launcher configuration, or launcher not configured");
-            launcher_app_id = boot_properties.launcherAppId;
-        } else {
-            launcher_app_id = "Launcher";
-        }
-
         start(launcher_app_id);
     }
 

Tactility/Source/app/launcher/Launcher.cpp

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <Tactility/service/loader/Loader.h>
 #include <Tactility/settings/BootSettings.h>
 
+#include <cstring>
 #include <lvgl.h>
 
 namespace tt::app::launcher {
@@ -92,9 +93,22 @@ public:
 
     void onCreate(AppContext& app) override {
         settings::BootSettings boot_properties;
-        if (settings::loadBootSettings(boot_properties) && !boot_properties.autoStartAppId.empty()) {
+        if (settings::loadBootSettings(boot_properties)) {
-            LOGGER.info("Starting {}", boot_properties.autoStartAppId);
+            if (
-            start(boot_properties.autoStartAppId);
+                !boot_properties.autoStartAppId.empty() &&
+                findAppManifestById(boot_properties.autoStartAppId) != nullptr
+            ) {
+                LOGGER.info("Starting {}", boot_properties.autoStartAppId);
+                start(boot_properties.autoStartAppId);
+            } else {
+                LOGGER.info("No auto-start app configured. Skipping default auto-start due to boot.properties presence.");
+            }
+        } else if (
+            strcmp(CONFIG_TT_AUTO_START_APP_ID, "") != 0 &&
+            findAppManifestById(CONFIG_TT_AUTO_START_APP_ID) != nullptr
+        ) {
+            LOGGER.info("Starting {}", CONFIG_TT_AUTO_START_APP_ID);
+            start(CONFIG_TT_AUTO_START_APP_ID);
         }
     }
 

Tactility/Source/settings/BootSettings.cpp

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 namespace tt::settings {
 
-static const auto LOGGER = Logger("BootSettings");
+constexpr auto* TAG = "BootSettings";
 
 constexpr auto* PROPERTIES_FILE_FORMAT = "{}/settings/boot.properties";
 constexpr auto* PROPERTIES_KEY_LAUNCHER_APP_ID = "launcherAppId";
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ bool loadBootSettings(BootSettings& properties) {
             properties.launcherAppId = value;
         }
     })) {
-        LOGGER.error("Failed to load {}", path);
+        LOG_I(TAG, "No settings at %s", path.c_str());
         return false;
     }
 
-    return !properties.launcherAppId.empty();
+    return true;
 }
 
 }

device.py

@@ -95,9 +95,7 @@ def write_partition_table(output_file, device_properties: ConfigParser, is_dev:
     output_file.write(f"CONFIG_PARTITION_TABLE_FILENAME=\"partitions-{flash_size_number}mb.csv\"\n")
 
 def write_tactility_variables(output_file, device_properties: ConfigParser, device_id: str):
-    device_selector_name = device_id.upper().replace("-", "_")
+    # Board and vendor
-    device_selector = f"CONFIG_TT_DEVICE_{device_selector_name}"
-    output_file.write(f"{device_selector}=y\n")
     board_vendor = get_property_or_exit(device_properties, "general", "vendor").replace("\"", "\\\"")
     board_name = get_property_or_exit(device_properties, "general", "name").replace("\"", "\\\"")
     if board_name == board_vendor or board_vendor == "":
@@ -107,7 +105,14 @@ def write_tactility_variables(output_file, device_properties: ConfigParser, devi
     output_file.write(f"CONFIG_TT_DEVICE_ID=\"{device_id}\"\n")
     if device_id == "lilygo-tdeck":
         output_file.write("CONFIG_TT_TDECK_WORKAROUND=y\n")
-
+    # Launcher app id
+    launcher_app_id = get_property_or_exit(device_properties, "apps", "launcherAppId").replace("\"", "\\\"")
+    output_file.write(f"CONFIG_TT_LAUNCHER_APP_ID=\"{launcher_app_id}\"\n")
+    # Auto start app id
+    auto_start_app_id = get_property_or_none(device_properties, "apps", "autoStartAppId")
+    if auto_start_app_id is not None:
+        safe_auto_start_app_id = auto_start_app_id.replace("\"", "\\\"")
+        output_file.write(f"CONFIG_TT_AUTO_START_APP_ID=\"{safe_auto_start_app_id}\"\n")
 
 def write_core_variables(output_file, device_properties: ConfigParser):
     idf_target = get_property_or_exit(device_properties, "hardware", "target").lower()