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Gabriel Brown 8f0fe23377 Add Software Update, across packages, applications and firmware
Three sources that fail independently, so they are counted and applied
separately: a flatpak mirror being down says nothing about whether a
kernel security fix is waiting. Blending them into one number would hide
exactly the case that matters.

Checking costs about nine seconds, which is too long to spend every time
a page opens, so the page opens on the last result and says when it was
taken. A first visit with nothing cached goes and finds out rather than
showing a confident "up to date" it has no basis for.

Installing packages takes a snapshot first, named after what is about to
happen, so Snapshots shows "before 32 package updates" rather than a
timestamp. Best effort: a machine without snapper still updates, because
an update that refuses to run when a nicety fails would be worse than
one without a restore point.

Automatic updates cover applications only, through a Panama-owned user
timer running daily with a randomized delay. Packages still ask, and
dnf-automatic is reported as absent rather than offered, because
installing software is not a settings action.

Health gained a check, and that is where the bug was: it first returned
status "degraded", which is not in the doctor's vocabulary of ok,
warning, error and unconfigured. It was counted as nothing at all while
the summary still said healthy -- the same silent no-op this codebase
keeps relearning. A contract now asserts every status a check can return
is one the doctor counts, and the doctor's own contract knows about the
new check rather than failing on its arrival.

Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01BRvzt4H8XXLPVH5MyYdk9L
2026-08-19 17:25:11 -04:00

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Software updates, from every source this machine actually uses.
Three of them, and they fail independently, so they are counted and applied
separately rather than blended into one number: packages (dnf), applications
(flatpak), and firmware (fwupd).
Checking costs about nine seconds of network and metadata work, which is too
long to spend every time a page opens. So `snapshot` is instant -- it reads the
last result plus the things that are free to compute -- and `check` is the scan
that refreshes it. The page shows when it last checked, the way every mature
updater does, instead of pretending the number is live.
panama-updates snapshot
panama-updates check
panama-updates apply dnf|flatpak|firmware
panama-updates set-auto-flatpak true|false
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import json
import os
import re
import shutil
import subprocess
import sys
import time
from pathlib import Path
# The user timer this ships for keeping applications current. dnf has no
# equivalent here because dnf-automatic is not installed, and installing
# software is not this script's job.
FLATPAK_TIMER = "panama-flatpak-update.timer"
# Anything carrying an advisory of these severities is reported as a security
# fix. "none" is excluded deliberately: an advisory with no severity is a
# bugfix or enhancement, and calling it security would cry wolf.
SECURITY_SEVERITIES = "critical,important,moderate,low"
class BoundaryError(RuntimeError):
"""A user-visible failure."""
def run(command: list[str], timeout: float = 180.0) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess:
try:
return subprocess.run(command, capture_output=True, text=True,
timeout=timeout, check=False)
except subprocess.TimeoutExpired as error:
raise BoundaryError(f"{command[0]} did not finish in time.") from error
except OSError as error:
raise BoundaryError(f"{command[0]} is not available.") from error
def cache_path() -> Path:
base = Path(os.environ.get("XDG_CACHE_HOME", Path.home() / ".cache")) / "panama"
base.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
return base / "updates.json"
def read_cache() -> dict:
try:
return json.loads(cache_path().read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
except (OSError, json.JSONDecodeError):
return {}
def write_cache(payload: dict) -> None:
# Written atomically: a page reading this while it is half-written would
# report zero updates, which is the one wrong answer that looks fine.
target = cache_path()
temporary = target.with_suffix(".tmp")
try:
temporary.write_text(json.dumps(payload), encoding="utf-8")
temporary.replace(target)
except OSError:
pass
def kernel_state() -> dict:
"""Whether a reboot would change the kernel you are running.
This is the honest version of "restart required". Comparing the running
release against the newest installed one is exact, needs no plugin, and
takes no time -- and a machine that has already rebooted since the update
correctly reports nothing pending.
"""
running = os.uname().release
newest = running
result = run(["rpm", "-q", "kernel", "--qf", "%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE}.%{ARCH}\\n"], timeout=30)
if result.returncode == 0:
installed = [line.strip() for line in result.stdout.splitlines() if line.strip()]
if installed:
# rpm lists oldest first for equal names.
newest = installed[-1]
return {
"running": running,
"newestInstalled": newest,
"rebootNeeded": newest != running,
}
def dnf_updates() -> dict:
if not shutil.which("dnf5"):
return {"available": False, "count": 0, "packages": [], "securityCount": 0}
result = run(["dnf5", "check-upgrade", "--json"], timeout=180)
packages = []
# dnf5 exits 100 when upgrades exist, 0 when none do. Both are success.
if result.returncode in (0, 100):
try:
payload = json.loads(result.stdout or "{}")
for entry in payload.get("upgrades", []):
packages.append({
"name": str(entry.get("name", "")),
"version": str(entry.get("evr", "")),
"repository": str(entry.get("repository", "")),
})
except json.JSONDecodeError:
pass
security = 0
advisory = run(["dnf5", "check-upgrade",
f"--advisory-severities={SECURITY_SEVERITIES}", "--json"], timeout=180)
if advisory.returncode in (0, 100):
try:
security = len(json.loads(advisory.stdout or "{}").get("upgrades", []))
except json.JSONDecodeError:
security = 0
packages.sort(key=lambda item: item["name"])
return {"available": True, "count": len(packages), "packages": packages,
"securityCount": security}
def flatpak_updates() -> dict:
if not shutil.which("flatpak"):
return {"available": False, "count": 0, "applications": []}
result = run(["flatpak", "remote-ls", "--updates", "--columns=application,version"],
timeout=120)
applications = []
if result.returncode == 0:
for line in result.stdout.splitlines():
parts = [part.strip() for part in line.split("\t")]
if parts and parts[0]:
applications.append({"id": parts[0],
"version": parts[1] if len(parts) > 1 else ""})
return {"available": True, "count": len(applications), "applications": applications}
def firmware_updates() -> dict:
if not shutil.which("fwupdmgr"):
return {"available": False, "count": 0, "devices": []}
result = run(["fwupdmgr", "get-updates", "--json"], timeout=120)
devices = []
try:
payload = json.loads(result.stdout or "{}")
for device in payload.get("Devices", []):
releases = device.get("Releases", [])
devices.append({
"name": str(device.get("Name", "Unknown device")),
"version": str(device.get("Version", "")),
"target": str(releases[0].get("Version", "")) if releases else "",
# Firmware that needs a reboot to flash is worth saying up front.
"needsReboot": "needs-reboot" in json.dumps(device.get("Flags", [])),
})
except json.JSONDecodeError:
pass
return {"available": True, "count": len(devices), "devices": devices}
def automatic_state() -> dict:
flatpak_timer = run(["systemctl", "--user", "is-enabled", FLATPAK_TIMER], timeout=20)
dnf_timer = run(["systemctl", "is-enabled", "dnf5-automatic.timer"], timeout=20)
return {
"flatpakEnabled": flatpak_timer.stdout.strip() == "enabled",
"flatpakAvailable": flatpak_timer.stdout.strip() not in ("", "not-found"),
# Reported, never offered: dnf-automatic is a package this machine does
# not have, and installing software is not a settings action.
"dnfAutomaticEnabled": dnf_timer.stdout.strip() == "enabled",
"dnfAutomaticAvailable": dnf_timer.stdout.strip() not in ("", "not-found"),
}
def check() -> dict:
payload = {
"dnf": dnf_updates(),
"flatpak": flatpak_updates(),
"firmware": firmware_updates(),
"checkedAt": int(time.time()),
}
write_cache(payload)
return payload
def snapshot() -> dict:
cached = read_cache()
empty = {"available": True, "count": 0}
return {
"dnf": cached.get("dnf", {**empty, "packages": [], "securityCount": 0}),
"flatpak": cached.get("flatpak", {**empty, "applications": []}),
"firmware": cached.get("firmware", {**empty, "devices": []}),
# 0 means never checked, which the page says rather than showing a
# confident "0 updates" it has no basis for.
"checkedAt": int(cached.get("checkedAt", 0)),
"kernel": kernel_state(),
"automatic": automatic_state(),
"error": "",
}
def take_restore_point(reason: str) -> str:
"""A snapshot before the system changes, named after what is about to happen.
Best effort: if snapper is not configured, the update still proceeds. An
update that refuses to run because a nicety failed would be worse than one
without a restore point.
"""
if not shutil.which("snapper"):
return ""
result = run(["snapper", "-c", "root", "create", "--description", reason,
"--cleanup-algorithm", "number", "--print-number"], timeout=120)
return result.stdout.strip() if result.returncode == 0 else ""
def apply(source: str) -> dict:
if source == "flatpak":
if not shutil.which("flatpak"):
raise BoundaryError("Flatpak is not installed.")
result = run(["flatpak", "update", "-y", "--noninteractive"], timeout=3600)
if result.returncode != 0:
raise BoundaryError(_refusal(result, "The applications could not be updated."))
return {"restorePoint": ""}
if source == "dnf":
if not shutil.which("dnf5"):
raise BoundaryError("dnf is not installed.")
pending = read_cache().get("dnf", {}).get("count", 0)
restore_point = take_restore_point(
f"before {pending} package update{'' if pending == 1 else 's'}")
result = run(["pkexec", "dnf5", "upgrade", "-y"], timeout=7200)
if result.returncode != 0:
raise BoundaryError(_refusal(result, "The packages could not be updated."))
return {"restorePoint": restore_point}
if source == "firmware":
if not shutil.which("fwupdmgr"):
raise BoundaryError("Firmware updating is not available.")
result = run(["fwupdmgr", "update", "-y", "--no-reboot-check"], timeout=3600)
if result.returncode != 0:
raise BoundaryError(_refusal(result, "The firmware could not be updated."))
return {"restorePoint": ""}
raise BoundaryError("That is not an update source.")
def set_auto_flatpak(enabled: bool) -> None:
action = ["enable", "--now"] if enabled else ["disable", "--now"]
result = run(["systemctl", "--user", *action, FLATPAK_TIMER], timeout=60)
if result.returncode != 0:
raise BoundaryError(_refusal(result, "Automatic application updates could not be changed."))
def _refusal(result: subprocess.CompletedProcess, fallback: str) -> str:
text = ((result.stderr or "") + "\n" + (result.stdout or "")).strip().splitlines()
meaningful = [line for line in text if line.strip()]
if not meaningful:
return fallback
last = meaningful[-1]
if "not authorized" in last.lower() or "dismissed" in last.lower():
return "That update was not authorized."
return last[:200]
def main(arguments: list[str]) -> int:
try:
if arguments == ["snapshot"]:
print(json.dumps(snapshot(), separators=(",", ":")))
return 0
if arguments == ["check"]:
check()
print(json.dumps(snapshot(), separators=(",", ":")))
return 0
if len(arguments) == 2 and arguments[0] == "apply":
outcome = apply(arguments[1])
# Re-check, so the page reflects what is actually left rather than
# assuming the update cleared everything it listed.
check()
state = snapshot()
state["applied"] = {"source": arguments[1], **outcome}
print(json.dumps(state, separators=(",", ":")))
return 0
if len(arguments) == 2 and arguments[0] == "set-auto-flatpak":
set_auto_flatpak(arguments[1] == "true")
else:
raise BoundaryError(
"Usage: panama-updates snapshot | check | apply dnf|flatpak|firmware | "
"set-auto-flatpak true|false")
except BoundaryError as error:
state = snapshot()
state["error"] = str(error)
print(json.dumps(state, separators=(",", ":")))
return 0
print(json.dumps(snapshot(), separators=(",", ":")))
return 0
if __name__ == "__main__":
raise SystemExit(main(sys.argv[1:]))