working settings update.

Settings are loaded from the DB and added to the AppConfig during startup.
When updating settings, they are stored in AppConfig, and written do  the database.

webapp/backend/pkg/config/config.go

@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ func (c *configuration) Init() error {
 	return c.ValidateConfig()
 }
 
+func (c *configuration) SubKeys(key string) []string {
+	return c.Sub(key).AllKeys()
+}
+
 func (c *configuration) ReadConfig(configFilePath string) error {
 	//make sure that we specify that this is the correct config path (for eventual WriteConfig() calls)
 	c.SetConfigFile(configFilePath)

webapp/backend/pkg/config/interface.go

@@ -12,12 +12,16 @@ type Interface interface {
 	WriteConfig() error
 	Set(key string, value interface{})
 	SetDefault(key string, value interface{})
+	MergeConfigMap(cfg map[string]interface{}) error
 
 	AllSettings() map[string]interface{}
+	AllKeys() []string
+	SubKeys(key string) []string
 	IsSet(key string) bool
 	Get(key string) interface{}
 	GetBool(key string) bool
 	GetInt(key string) int
+	GetInt64(key string) int64
 	GetString(key string) string
 	GetStringSlice(key string) []string
 	UnmarshalKey(key string, rawVal interface{}, decoderOpts ...viper.DecoderConfigOption) error

webapp/backend/pkg/constants.go

@@ -67,14 +67,5 @@ const (
 // Deprecated
 const NotifyFilterAttributesAll = "all"
 
-// Deprecated
-const NotifyFilterAttributesCritical = "critical"
-
 // Deprecated
 const NotifyLevelFail = "fail"
-
-// Deprecated
-const NotifyLevelFailScrutiny = "fail_scrutiny"
-
-// Deprecated
-const NotifyLevelFailSmart = "fail_smart"

webapp/backend/pkg/database/interface.go

@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ import (
 type DeviceRepo interface {
 	Close() error
 
-	//GetSettings()
-	//SaveSetting()
-
 	RegisterDevice(ctx context.Context, dev models.Device) error
 	GetDevices(ctx context.Context) ([]models.Device, error)
 	UpdateDevice(ctx context.Context, wwn string, collectorSmartData collector.SmartInfo) (models.Device, error)
@@ -29,6 +26,6 @@ type DeviceRepo interface {
 	GetSummary(ctx context.Context) (map[string]*models.DeviceSummary, error)
 	GetSmartTemperatureHistory(ctx context.Context, durationKey string) (map[string][]measurements.SmartTemperature, error)
 
-	GetSettings(ctx context.Context) (*models.Settings, error)
+	LoadSettings(ctx context.Context) (*models.Settings, error)
 	SaveSettings(ctx context.Context, settings models.Settings) error
 }

webapp/backend/pkg/database/scrutiny_repository_migrations.go

@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ func (sr *scrutinyRepository) Migrate(ctx context.Context) error {
 					{
 						SettingKeyName:        "metrics.status.threshold",
 						SettingKeyDescription: "Determines which threshold should impact device status",
-						SettingDataType:       "string",
+						SettingDataType:       "numeric",
 						SettingValueNumeric:   int64(pkg.MetricsStatusThresholdBoth), // options: 'scrutiny', 'smart', 'both'
 					},
 				}

webapp/backend/pkg/database/scrutiny_repository_settings.go

@@ -4,30 +4,79 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/analogj/scrutiny/webapp/backend/pkg/models"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
 )
 
-func (sr *scrutinyRepository) GetSettings(ctx context.Context) (*models.Settings, error) {
+const DBSETTING_SUBKEY = "dbsetting"
+
+// LoadSettings will retrieve settings from the database, store them in the AppConfig object, and return a Settings struct
+func (sr *scrutinyRepository) LoadSettings(ctx context.Context) (*models.Settings, error) {
 	settingsEntries := []models.SettingEntry{}
 	if err := sr.gormClient.WithContext(ctx).Find(&settingsEntries).Error; err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Could not get settings from DB: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	settings := models.Settings{}
-	settings.PopulateFromSettingEntries(settingsEntries)
+	// store retrieved settings in the AppConfig obj
+	for _, settingsEntry := range settingsEntries {
+		configKey := fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", DBSETTING_SUBKEY, settingsEntry.SettingKeyName)
+
+		if settingsEntry.SettingDataType == "numeric" {
+			sr.appConfig.SetDefault(configKey, settingsEntry.SettingValueNumeric)
+		} else if settingsEntry.SettingDataType == "string" {
+			sr.appConfig.SetDefault(configKey, settingsEntry.SettingValueString)
+		}
+	}
 
+	// unmarshal the dbsetting object data to a settings object.
+	var settings models.Settings
+	err := sr.appConfig.UnmarshalKey(DBSETTING_SUBKEY, &settings)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	return &settings, nil
 }
+
+// testing
+// curl -d '{"metrics": { "notify": { "level": 5 }, "status": { "filter_attributes": 5, "threshold": 5 } }}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST http://localhost:9090/api/settings
+// SaveSettings will update settings in AppConfig object, then save the settings to the database.
 func (sr *scrutinyRepository) SaveSettings(ctx context.Context, settings models.Settings) error {
 
-	//get current settings
+	//save the entries to the appconfig
+	settingsMap := &map[string]interface{}{}
+	err := mapstructure.Decode(settings, &settingsMap)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	settingsWrapperMap := map[string]interface{}{}
+	settingsWrapperMap[DBSETTING_SUBKEY] = *settingsMap
+	err = sr.appConfig.MergeConfigMap(settingsWrapperMap)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	//retrieve current settings from the database
 	settingsEntries := []models.SettingEntry{}
 	if err := sr.gormClient.WithContext(ctx).Find(&settingsEntries).Error; err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Could not get settings from DB: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	// override with values from settings object
-	settingsEntries = settings.UpdateSettingEntries(settingsEntries)
+	//update settingsEntries
+	for ndx, settingsEntry := range settingsEntries {
+		configKey := fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", DBSETTING_SUBKEY, settingsEntry.SettingKeyName)
+
+		if settingsEntry.SettingDataType == "numeric" {
+			settingsEntries[ndx].SettingValueNumeric = sr.appConfig.GetInt(configKey)
+		} else if settingsEntry.SettingDataType == "string" {
+			settingsEntries[ndx].SettingValueString = sr.appConfig.GetString(configKey)
+		}
 
-	// store in database.
-	return sr.gormClient.Updates(&settingsEntries).Error
+		// store in database.
+		//TODO: this should be `sr.gormClient.Updates(&settingsEntries).Error`
+		err := sr.gormClient.Model(&models.SettingEntry{}).Where([]uint{settingsEntry.ID}).Select("setting_value_numeric", "setting_value_string").Updates(settingsEntries[ndx]).Error
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+	}
+	return nil
 }

webapp/backend/pkg/models/setting_entry.go

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type SettingEntry struct {
 	SettingKeyDescription string `json:"setting_key_description"`
 	SettingDataType       string `json:"setting_data_type"`
 
-	SettingValueNumeric int64  `json:"setting_value_numeric"`
+	SettingValueNumeric int    `json:"setting_value_numeric"`
 	SettingValueString  string `json:"setting_value_string"`
 }
 

webapp/backend/pkg/models/settings.go

@@ -1,35 +1,20 @@
 package models
 
-import "github.com/analogj/scrutiny/webapp/backend/pkg"
-
 // Settings is made up of parsed SettingEntry objects retrieved from the database
-type Settings struct {
-	MetricsNotifyLevel            pkg.MetricsNotifyLevel            `json:"metrics_notify_level"`
-	MetricsStatusFilterAttributes pkg.MetricsStatusFilterAttributes `json:"metrics_status_filter_attributes"`
-	MetricsStatusThreshold        pkg.MetricsStatusThreshold        `json:"metrics_status_threshold"`
-}
+//type Settings struct {
+//	MetricsNotifyLevel            pkg.MetricsNotifyLevel            `json:"metrics.notify.level" mapstructure:"metrics.notify.level"`
+//	MetricsStatusFilterAttributes pkg.MetricsStatusFilterAttributes `json:"metrics.status.filter_attributes" mapstructure:"metrics.status.filter_attributes"`
+//	MetricsStatusThreshold        pkg.MetricsStatusThreshold        `json:"metrics.status.threshold" mapstructure:"metrics.status.threshold"`
+//}
 
-func (s *Settings) PopulateFromSettingEntries(entries []SettingEntry) {
-	for _, entry := range entries {
-		if entry.SettingKeyName == "metrics.notify.level" {
-			s.MetricsNotifyLevel = pkg.MetricsNotifyLevel(entry.SettingValueNumeric)
-		} else if entry.SettingKeyName == "metrics.status.filter_attributes" {
-			s.MetricsStatusFilterAttributes = pkg.MetricsStatusFilterAttributes(entry.SettingValueNumeric)
-		} else if entry.SettingKeyName == "metrics.status.threshold" {
-			s.MetricsStatusThreshold = pkg.MetricsStatusThreshold(entry.SettingValueNumeric)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func (s *Settings) UpdateSettingEntries(entries []SettingEntry) []SettingEntry {
-	for _, entry := range entries {
-		if entry.SettingKeyName == "metrics.notify.level" {
-			entry.SettingValueNumeric = int64(s.MetricsNotifyLevel)
-		} else if entry.SettingKeyName == "metrics.status.filter_attributes" {
-			entry.SettingValueNumeric = int64(s.MetricsStatusFilterAttributes)
-		} else if entry.SettingKeyName == "metrics.status.threshold" {
-			entry.SettingValueNumeric = int64(s.MetricsStatusThreshold)
-		}
-	}
-	return entries
+type Settings struct {
+	Metrics struct {
+		Notify struct {
+			Level int `json:"level" mapstructure:"level"`
+		} `json:"notify" mapstructure:"notify"`
+		Status struct {
+			FilterAttributes int `json:"filter_attributes" mapstructure:"filter_attributes"`
+			Threshold        int `json:"threshold" mapstructure:"threshold"`
+		} `json:"status" mapstructure:"status"`
+	} `json:"metrics" mapstructure:"metrics"`
 }

webapp/backend/pkg/notify/notify.go

@@ -29,20 +29,22 @@ const NotifyFailureTypeSmartFailure = "SmartFailure"
 const NotifyFailureTypeScrutinyFailure = "ScrutinyFailure"
 
 // ShouldNotify check if the error Message should be filtered (level mismatch or filtered_attributes)
-func ShouldNotify(device models.Device, smartAttrs measurements.Smart, notifyLevel string, notifyFilterAttributes string) bool {
+func ShouldNotify(device models.Device, smartAttrs measurements.Smart, statusThreshold pkg.MetricsStatusThreshold, statusFilterAttributes pkg.MetricsStatusFilterAttributes) bool {
 	// 1. check if the device is healthy
 	if device.DeviceStatus == pkg.DeviceStatusPassed {
 		return false
 	}
 
+	//TODO: cannot check for warning notifyLevel yet.
+
 	// setup constants for comparison
 	var requiredDeviceStatus pkg.DeviceStatus
 	var requiredAttrStatus pkg.AttributeStatus
-	if notifyLevel == pkg.NotifyLevelFail {
+	if statusThreshold == pkg.MetricsStatusThresholdBoth {
 		// either scrutiny or smart failures should trigger an email
 		requiredDeviceStatus = pkg.DeviceStatusSet(pkg.DeviceStatusFailedSmart, pkg.DeviceStatusFailedScrutiny)
 		requiredAttrStatus = pkg.AttributeStatusSet(pkg.AttributeStatusFailedSmart, pkg.AttributeStatusFailedScrutiny)
-	} else if notifyLevel == pkg.NotifyLevelFailSmart {
+	} else if statusThreshold == pkg.MetricsStatusThresholdSmart {
 		//only smart failures
 		requiredDeviceStatus = pkg.DeviceStatusFailedSmart
 		requiredAttrStatus = pkg.AttributeStatusFailedSmart
@@ -53,9 +55,9 @@ func ShouldNotify(device models.Device, smartAttrs measurements.Smart, notifyLev
 
 	// 2. check if the attributes that are failing should be filtered (non-critical)
 	// 3. for any unfiltered attribute, store the failure reason (Smart or Scrutiny)
-	if notifyFilterAttributes == pkg.NotifyFilterAttributesCritical {
+	if statusFilterAttributes == pkg.MetricsStatusFilterAttributesCritical {
 		hasFailingCriticalAttr := false
-		var statusFailingCrtiticalAttr pkg.AttributeStatus
+		var statusFailingCriticalAttr pkg.AttributeStatus
 
 		for attrId, attrData := range smartAttrs.Attributes {
 			//find failing attribute
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ func ShouldNotify(device models.Device, smartAttrs measurements.Smart, notifyLev
 			}
 
 			// merge the status's of all critical attributes
-			statusFailingCrtiticalAttr = pkg.AttributeStatusSet(statusFailingCrtiticalAttr, attrData.GetStatus())
+			statusFailingCriticalAttr = pkg.AttributeStatusSet(statusFailingCriticalAttr, attrData.GetStatus())
 
 			//found a failing attribute, see if its critical
 			if device.IsScsi() && thresholds.ScsiMetadata[attrId].Critical {
@@ -89,7 +91,7 @@ func ShouldNotify(device models.Device, smartAttrs measurements.Smart, notifyLev
 			return false
 		} else {
 			// check if any of the critical attributes have a status that we're looking for
-			return pkg.AttributeStatusHas(statusFailingCrtiticalAttr, requiredAttrStatus)
+			return pkg.AttributeStatusHas(statusFailingCriticalAttr, requiredAttrStatus)
 		}
 
 	} else {

webapp/backend/pkg/notify/notify_test.go

@@ -15,56 +15,56 @@ func TestShouldNotify_MustSkipPassingDevices(t *testing.T) {
 		DeviceStatus: pkg.DeviceStatusPassed,
 	}
 	smartAttrs := measurements.Smart{}
-	notifyLevel := pkg.NotifyLevelFail
-	notifyFilterAttributes := pkg.NotifyFilterAttributesAll
+	statusThreshold := pkg.MetricsStatusThresholdBoth
+	notifyFilterAttributes := pkg.MetricsStatusFilterAttributesAll
 
 	//assert
-	require.False(t, ShouldNotify(device, smartAttrs, notifyLevel, notifyFilterAttributes))
+	require.False(t, ShouldNotify(device, smartAttrs, statusThreshold, notifyFilterAttributes))
 }
 
-func TestShouldNotify_NotifyLevelFail_FailingSmartDevice(t *testing.T) {
+func TestShouldNotify_MetricsStatusThresholdBoth_FailingSmartDevice(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	//setup
 	device := models.Device{
 		DeviceStatus: pkg.DeviceStatusFailedSmart,
 	}
 	smartAttrs := measurements.Smart{}
-	notifyLevel := pkg.NotifyLevelFail
-	notifyFilterAttributes := pkg.NotifyFilterAttributesAll
+	statusThreshold := pkg.MetricsStatusThresholdBoth
+	notifyFilterAttributes := pkg.MetricsStatusFilterAttributesAll
 
 	//assert
-	require.True(t, ShouldNotify(device, smartAttrs, notifyLevel, notifyFilterAttributes))
+	require.True(t, ShouldNotify(device, smartAttrs, statusThreshold, notifyFilterAttributes))
 }
 
-func TestShouldNotify_NotifyLevelFailSmart_FailingSmartDevice(t *testing.T) {
+func TestShouldNotify_MetricsStatusThresholdSmart_FailingSmartDevice(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	//setup
 	device := models.Device{
 		DeviceStatus: pkg.DeviceStatusFailedSmart,
 	}
 	smartAttrs := measurements.Smart{}
-	notifyLevel := pkg.NotifyLevelFailSmart
-	notifyFilterAttributes := pkg.NotifyFilterAttributesAll
+	statusThreshold := pkg.MetricsStatusThresholdSmart
+	notifyFilterAttributes := pkg.MetricsStatusFilterAttributesAll
 
 	//assert
-	require.True(t, ShouldNotify(device, smartAttrs, notifyLevel, notifyFilterAttributes))
+	require.True(t, ShouldNotify(device, smartAttrs, statusThreshold, notifyFilterAttributes))
 }
 
-func TestShouldNotify_NotifyLevelFailScrutiny_FailingSmartDevice(t *testing.T) {
+func TestShouldNotify_MetricsStatusThresholdScrutiny_FailingSmartDevice(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	//setup
 	device := models.Device{
 		DeviceStatus: pkg.DeviceStatusFailedSmart,
 	}
 	smartAttrs := measurements.Smart{}
-	notifyLevel := pkg.NotifyLevelFailScrutiny
-	notifyFilterAttributes := pkg.NotifyFilterAttributesAll
+	statusThreshold := pkg.MetricsStatusThresholdScrutiny
+	notifyFilterAttributes := pkg.MetricsStatusFilterAttributesAll
 
 	//assert
-	require.False(t, ShouldNotify(device, smartAttrs, notifyLevel, notifyFilterAttributes))
+	require.False(t, ShouldNotify(device, smartAttrs, statusThreshold, notifyFilterAttributes))
 }
 
-func TestShouldNotify_NotifyFilterAttributesCritical_WithCriticalAttrs(t *testing.T) {
+func TestShouldNotify_MetricsStatusFilterAttributesCritical_WithCriticalAttrs(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	//setup
 	device := models.Device{
@@ -75,14 +75,14 @@ func TestShouldNotify_NotifyFilterAttributesCritical_WithCriticalAttrs(t *testin
 			Status: pkg.AttributeStatusFailedSmart,
 		},
 	}}
-	notifyLevel := pkg.NotifyLevelFail
-	notifyFilterAttributes := pkg.NotifyFilterAttributesCritical
+	statusThreshold := pkg.MetricsStatusThresholdBoth
+	notifyFilterAttributes := pkg.MetricsStatusFilterAttributesCritical
 
 	//assert
-	require.True(t, ShouldNotify(device, smartAttrs, notifyLevel, notifyFilterAttributes))
+	require.True(t, ShouldNotify(device, smartAttrs, statusThreshold, notifyFilterAttributes))
 }
 
-func TestShouldNotify_NotifyFilterAttributesCritical_WithMultipleCriticalAttrs(t *testing.T) {
+func TestShouldNotify_MetricsStatusFilterAttributesCritical_WithMultipleCriticalAttrs(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	//setup
 	device := models.Device{
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ func TestShouldNotify_NotifyFilterAttributesCritical_WithMultipleCriticalAttrs(t
 			Status: pkg.AttributeStatusFailedScrutiny,
 		},
 	}}
-	notifyLevel := pkg.NotifyLevelFail
-	notifyFilterAttributes := pkg.NotifyFilterAttributesCritical
+	statusThreshold := pkg.MetricsStatusThresholdBoth
+	notifyFilterAttributes := pkg.MetricsStatusFilterAttributesCritical
 
 	//assert
-	require.True(t, ShouldNotify(device, smartAttrs, notifyLevel, notifyFilterAttributes))
+	require.True(t, ShouldNotify(device, smartAttrs, statusThreshold, notifyFilterAttributes))
 }
 
-func TestShouldNotify_NotifyFilterAttributesCritical_WithNoCriticalAttrs(t *testing.T) {
+func TestShouldNotify_MetricsStatusFilterAttributesCritical_WithNoCriticalAttrs(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	//setup
 	device := models.Device{
@@ -114,14 +114,14 @@ func TestShouldNotify_NotifyFilterAttributesCritical_WithNoCriticalAttrs(t *test
 			Status: pkg.AttributeStatusFailedSmart,
 		},
 	}}
-	notifyLevel := pkg.NotifyLevelFail
-	notifyFilterAttributes := pkg.NotifyFilterAttributesCritical
+	statusThreshold := pkg.MetricsStatusThresholdBoth
+	notifyFilterAttributes := pkg.MetricsStatusFilterAttributesCritical
 
 	//assert
-	require.False(t, ShouldNotify(device, smartAttrs, notifyLevel, notifyFilterAttributes))
+	require.False(t, ShouldNotify(device, smartAttrs, statusThreshold, notifyFilterAttributes))
 }
 
-func TestShouldNotify_NotifyFilterAttributesCritical_WithNoFailingCriticalAttrs(t *testing.T) {
+func TestShouldNotify_MetricsStatusFilterAttributesCritical_WithNoFailingCriticalAttrs(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	//setup
 	device := models.Device{
@@ -132,14 +132,14 @@ func TestShouldNotify_NotifyFilterAttributesCritical_WithNoFailingCriticalAttrs(
 			Status: pkg.AttributeStatusPassed,
 		},
 	}}
-	notifyLevel := pkg.NotifyLevelFail
-	notifyFilterAttributes := pkg.NotifyFilterAttributesCritical
+	statusThreshold := pkg.MetricsStatusThresholdBoth
+	notifyFilterAttributes := pkg.MetricsStatusFilterAttributesCritical
 
 	//assert
-	require.False(t, ShouldNotify(device, smartAttrs, notifyLevel, notifyFilterAttributes))
+	require.False(t, ShouldNotify(device, smartAttrs, statusThreshold, notifyFilterAttributes))
 }
 
-func TestShouldNotify_NotifyFilterAttributesCritical_NotifyLevelFailSmart_WithCriticalAttrsFailingScrutiny(t *testing.T) {
+func TestShouldNotify_MetricsStatusFilterAttributesCritical_MetricsStatusThresholdSmart_WithCriticalAttrsFailingScrutiny(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	//setup
 	device := models.Device{
@@ -153,9 +153,9 @@ func TestShouldNotify_NotifyFilterAttributesCritical_NotifyLevelFailSmart_WithCr
 			Status: pkg.AttributeStatusFailedScrutiny,
 		},
 	}}
-	notifyLevel := pkg.NotifyLevelFailSmart
-	notifyFilterAttributes := pkg.NotifyFilterAttributesCritical
+	statusThreshold := pkg.MetricsStatusThresholdSmart
+	notifyFilterAttributes := pkg.MetricsStatusFilterAttributesCritical
 
 	//assert
-	require.False(t, ShouldNotify(device, smartAttrs, notifyLevel, notifyFilterAttributes))
+	require.False(t, ShouldNotify(device, smartAttrs, statusThreshold, notifyFilterAttributes))
 }

webapp/backend/pkg/web/handler/get_settings.go

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func GetSettings(c *gin.Context) {
 	logger := c.MustGet("LOGGER").(logrus.FieldLogger)
 	deviceRepo := c.MustGet("DEVICE_REPOSITORY").(database.DeviceRepo)
 
-	settings, err := deviceRepo.GetSettings(c)
+	settings, err := deviceRepo.LoadSettings(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Errorln("An error occurred while retrieving settings", err)
 		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"success": false})

webapp/backend/pkg/web/handler/upload_device_metrics.go

@@ -67,7 +67,12 @@ func UploadDeviceMetrics(c *gin.Context) {
 	}
 
 	//check for error
-	if notify.ShouldNotify(updatedDevice, smartData, appConfig.GetString("notify.level"), appConfig.GetString("notify.filter_attributes")) {
+	if notify.ShouldNotify(
+		updatedDevice,
+		smartData,
+		pkg.MetricsStatusThreshold(appConfig.GetInt("dbsetting.metrics.status.threshold")),
+		pkg.MetricsStatusFilterAttributes(appConfig.GetInt("dbsetting.metrics.status.filter_attributes")),
+	) {
 		//send notifications
 
 		liveNotify := notify.New(

webapp/backend/pkg/web/middleware/logger.go

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func LoggerMiddleware(logger logrus.FieldLogger) gin.HandlerFunc {
 
 	hostname, err := os.Hostname()
 	if err != nil {
-		hostname = "unknow"
+		hostname = "unknown"
 	}
 
 	return func(c *gin.Context) {

webapp/backend/pkg/web/middleware/repository.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package middleware
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"github.com/analogj/scrutiny/webapp/backend/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/analogj/scrutiny/webapp/backend/pkg/database"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
@@ -14,6 +15,14 @@ func RepositoryMiddleware(appConfig config.Interface, globalLogger logrus.FieldL
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
+	// ensure the settings have been loaded into the app config during startup.
+	_, err = deviceRepo.LoadSettings(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	//settings.UpdateSettingEntries()
+
 	//TODO: determine where we can call defer deviceRepo.Close()
 	return func(c *gin.Context) {
 		c.Set("DEVICE_REPOSITORY", deviceRepo)