Release v2.6.21

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## 2.6.21 - 2026-08-09
+
+### Changed
+
+- Startup now logs the previously detected schema version, the current app version, and whether migrations are required.
+- The schema documentation now reflects the timetable table rename, the new `o_app_state` table, and startup version tracking.
+- Timetable timezone placeholders now use `tz` for the short zone name and `tz_long` for the full IANA zone.
+
 ## 2.6.20 - 2026-08-09
 
 ### Changed

build/package.player.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pulse-signage-player",
-  "version": "2.6.20",
+  "version": "2.6.21",
   "private": false,
   "description": "Pulse Signage player application bundle",
   "main": "src/common.js",

build/package.web.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pulse-signage-web",
-  "version": "2.6.20",
+  "version": "2.6.21",
   "private": false,
   "description": "Pulse Signage web and bridge application bundle",
   "main": "src/common.js",

docs/schema.md

@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ Primary keys are `id` unless noted otherwise. Timestamps are stored as `created_
 - `i_rss_feeds` - RSS feed definitions and refresh cadence.
 - `i_rss_feed_items` - cached RSS feed items.
 - `i_api_sources` - API source definitions and last response snapshot.
-- `i_schedule_groups` - grouped schedule definitions used by the schedule region.
+- `i_timetable_groups` - grouped timetable definitions used by the timetable region.
-- `i_schedule_entries` - dated entries that belong to a schedule group.
+- `i_timetable_entries` - dated entries that belong to a timetable group.
 
 ### `i_rss_feeds`
 
@@ -184,32 +184,40 @@ Primary keys are `id` unless noted otherwise. Timestamps are stored as `created_
 
 - `id`, `name`, `api_url`, `auth_method`, `auth_username`, `auth_password`, `auth_bearer_token`, `auth_header_name`, `auth_header_value`, `items_path`, `update_interval_value`, `update_interval_unit`, `last_pulled_at`, `last_pull_error`, `last_response_status`, `last_response_content_type`, `last_response_json`, `created_at`, `created_by`, `modified_at`, `modified_by`
 
-### `i_schedule_groups`
+### `i_timetable_groups`
 
-- `id`, `name`, `short_description`, `created_at`, `created_by`, `modified_at`, `modified_by`
+- `id`, `name`, `short_description`, `timezone`, `created_at`, `created_by`, `modified_at`, `modified_by`
+- `timezone` defaults to `Europe/London`.
 
-### `i_schedule_entries`
+### `i_timetable_entries`
 
 - `id`, `schedule_group_id`, `title`, `short_description`, `start_datetime`, `end_datetime`, `created_at`, `created_by`, `modified_at`, `modified_by`
 - Foreign key:
-        - `schedule_group_id` -> `i_schedule_groups.id` with `ON DELETE CASCADE`
+        - `schedule_group_id` -> `i_timetable_groups.id` with `ON DELETE CASCADE`
 - Index:
         - `(schedule_group_id, start_datetime)`
 
 ## Operations
 
 - `o_background_tasks` - queue and history for background jobs.
+- `o_app_state` - generic app state and version markers stored as key/value pairs.
 
 ### `o_background_tasks`
 
 - `id`, `task_key`, `task_type`, `title`, `category`, `status`, `payload_json`, `metadata_json`, `attempts`, `created_at`, `created_by`, `started_at`, `finished_at`, `error_message`
 - Indexed by `status`, `task_key`, and `task_type`.
 
+### `o_app_state`
+
+- `state_key`, `state_value`, `created_at`, `modified_at`
+- `state_key` is the primary key.
+- `schema_version` is stored here so startup can detect the previously recorded schema version before deciding whether migrations need to run.
+
 ## Notes
 
 - The schema is initialized with `CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS`, so new installs can start from an empty database.
 - `src/db/bootstrap.js` seeds the canvas size defaults, default permissions, and the default administrator role.
-- The migration module stays in place for future releases, but this version treats the current schema as the install baseline.
+- `src/db/migrations.js` records the current schema version in `o_app_state` during startup so later launches can tell whether an update is happening.
 
 ```mermaid
 erDiagram
@@ -255,9 +263,11 @@ erDiagram
         }
         I_API_SOURCES {
         }
-        I_SCHEDULE_GROUPS {
+        I_TIMETABLE_GROUPS {
         }
-        I_SCHEDULE_ENTRIES {
+        I_TIMETABLE_ENTRIES {
+        }
+        O_APP_STATE {
         }
         O_BACKGROUND_TASKS {
         }
@@ -282,5 +292,5 @@ erDiagram
         D_SCREENS ||--o{ D_ANNOUNCEMENT_SCREENS : receives
 
         I_RSS_FEEDS ||--o{ I_RSS_FEED_ITEMS : caches
-        I_SCHEDULE_GROUPS ||--o{ I_SCHEDULE_ENTRIES : contains
+        I_TIMETABLE_GROUPS ||--o{ I_TIMETABLE_ENTRIES : contains
 ```

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pulse-signage",
-  "version": "2.6.20",
+  "version": "2.6.21",
   "private": false,
   "description": "Pulse Signage application with MySQL and media storage",
   "repository": {

src/player/regions/time-date.js

@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ function getFormattedParts(timeZone, date) {
     MMM: toTitleCase(getPart(monthShort, 'month')),
     MMMM: toTitleCase(getPart(monthLong, 'month')),
     a: toTitleCase(getPart(ampm, 'dayPeriod')),
-    tz: resolvedTimeZone,
+      tz: getPart(timezoneShort, 'timeZoneName'),
-    tz_short: getPart(timezoneShort, 'timeZoneName'),
+      tz_long: resolvedTimeZone,
     date: getPart(numericParts, 'year') + '-' + getPart(numericParts, 'month') + '-' + getPart(numericParts, 'day'),
     time: getPart(numericParts, 'hour') + ':' + getPart(numericParts, 'minute') + ':' + getPart(numericParts, 'second')
   };

src/web/public/js/regions/type/schedule.js

@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@
     }
 
     return {
-      tz: timeZone,
+      tz: shortName,
-      tz_short: shortName
+      tz_long: timeZone
     };
   }
 
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
           '<div class="api-region-placeholder-section schedule-placeholder-section" data-schedule-placeholder-chips>' +
             '<div class="api-region-placeholder-title">Available placeholders</div>' +
             '<div class="d-flex flex-wrap gap-2">' + renderSchedulePlaceholderChips(currentGroup, currentEntries) + '</div>' +
-            '<div class="text-body-secondary small mt-1">Placeholder values support transforms, for example <code>{{title.upper()}}</code>, <code>{{title.title()}}</code>, <code>{{title.lower()}}</code>, <code>{{start.format("MMM D, YYYY h:mm A")}}</code>, <code>{{start.tz()}}</code> or <code>{{start.tz_short()}}</code>.</div>' +
+            '<div class="text-body-secondary small mt-1">Placeholder values support transforms, for example <code>{{title.upper()}}</code>, <code>{{title.title()}}</code>, <code>{{title.lower()}}</code>, <code>{{start.format("MMM D, YYYY h:mm A")}}</code>, <code>{{start.tz()}}</code> for the short zone name, or <code>{{start.tz_long()}}</code> for the full IANA zone name.</div>' +
             '<details class="mt-2">' +
               '<summary class="small text-body-secondary">Supported date format tokens</summary>' +
               '<div class="mt-2">' + renderScheduleFormatTokenTable() + '</div>' +
@@ -392,8 +392,8 @@
       timetable_group_id: timetableGroupInput ? timetableGroupInput.value || current.timetable_group_id : current.timetable_group_id,
       display_mode: timetableDisplayModeInput ? timetableDisplayModeInput.value || current.display_mode : current.display_mode,
       tz: timezoneValues.tz,
-      tz_short: timezoneValues.tz_short,
+      tz_long: timezoneValues.tz_long,
-      timeZone: timezoneValues.tz,
+      timeZone: timezoneValues.tz_long,
       max_items: timetableMaxItemsInput ? timetableMaxItemsInput.value || current.max_items : current.max_items,
       existingContent: existingContent || {},
       timetableGroups: Array.isArray(timetableGroups) ? timetableGroups : []
@@ -421,8 +421,8 @@
         start: entry && entry.start_datetime !== undefined ? entry.start_datetime : '',
         end: entry && entry.end_datetime !== undefined ? entry.end_datetime : '',
         tz: timezoneValues.tz,
-        tz_short: timezoneValues.tz_short,
+        tz_long: timezoneValues.tz_long,
-        timeZone: timezoneValues.tz,
+        timeZone: timezoneValues.tz_long,
         group: group || {},
         entries: entries,
         index: index + 1

src/web/public/js/regions/type/time-date.js

@@ -156,11 +156,11 @@
       MMM: toTitleCase(getPart(monthShort, 'month')),
       MMMM: toTitleCase(getPart(monthLong, 'month')),
       a: toTitleCase(getPart(ampm, 'dayPeriod')),
-      tz: resolvedTimeZone,
+      tz: getPart(getFormatter('tz-short:' + resolvedTimeZone, {
-      tz_short: getPart(getFormatter('tz-short:' + resolvedTimeZone, {
         timeZone: resolvedTimeZone,
         timeZoneName: 'short'
       }).formatToParts(targetDate), 'timeZoneName'),
+      tz_long: resolvedTimeZone,
       date: getPart(numericParts, 'year') + '-' + getPart(numericParts, 'month') + '-' + getPart(numericParts, 'day'),
       time: getPart(numericParts, 'hour') + ':' + getPart(numericParts, 'minute') + ':' + getPart(numericParts, 'second')
     };
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
       'MMMM',
       'a',
       'tz',
-      'tz_short'
+      'tz_long'
     ];
 
     if (typeof placeholderChips.renderChips === 'function') {

src/web/public/js/shared/placeholder-utils.js

@@ -245,6 +245,10 @@
     }
   }
 
+  function getTimeZoneLongName(timeZone) {
+    return getTransformTimeZone([], { timeZone: timeZone });
+  }
+
   function getTransformTimeZone(args, options) {
     return resolveTimeZone((args && args[0]) || (options && options.timeZone) || '');
   }
@@ -273,11 +277,11 @@
     }
 
     if (name === 'tz') {
-      return getTransformTimeZone(args, options);
+      return getTimeZoneShortName(value, getTransformTimeZone(args, options));
     }
 
-    if (name === 'tz_short') {
+    if (name === 'tz_long') {
-      return getTimeZoneShortName(value, getTransformTimeZone(args, options));
+      return getTimeZoneLongName(getTransformTimeZone(args, options));
     }
 
     return text;

src/web/public/js/shared/time-date-placeholders.js

@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
   ];
 
   var HELPER_PLACEHOLDERS = [
-    { token: 'tz', output: 'Europe/London', description: 'The resolved time zone name' },
+    { token: 'tz', output: 'BST/GMT', description: 'The time zone abbreviation for the selected date' },
-    { token: 'tz_short', output: 'BST/GMT', description: 'The time zone abbreviation for the selected date' }
+    { token: 'tz_long', output: 'Europe/London', description: 'The resolved time zone name' }
   ];
 
   var PLACEHOLDERS = FORMAT_PLACEHOLDERS.concat(HELPER_PLACEHOLDERS);

test/timetable-region-timezone.test.js

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ test('timetable region editor lists timezone transforms in helper text', () => {
   const html = module.renderEditorCard({
     region: { id: 47, label: 'Timetable' },
     current: {
-      value: '<p>{{title}} {{start.tz()}} {{start.tz_short()}}</p>',
+      value: '<p>{{title}} {{start.tz()}} {{start.tz_long()}}</p>',
       timetable_group_id: 1,
       display_mode: 'current',
       max_items: 3
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ test('timetable region editor lists timezone transforms in helper text', () => {
 
   assert.match(html, /Placeholder values support transforms/);
   assert.match(html, /<code>\{\{start\.tz\(\)\}\}<\/code>/);
-  assert.match(html, /<code>\{\{start\.tz_short\(\)\}\}<\/code>/);
+  assert.match(html, /<code>\{\{start\.tz_long\(\)\}\}<\/code>/);
   assert.doesNotMatch(html, /class="chip">\{\{start\.tz\(\)\}\}<\/span>/);
 });
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ test('timetable region editor shows supported date format tokens', () => {
   assert.doesNotMatch(html, /<td><code>yyyy<\/code><\/td>/);
   assert.doesNotMatch(html, /<td><code>yy<\/code><\/td>/);
   assert.doesNotMatch(html, /<td><code>tz<\/code><\/td>/);
-  assert.doesNotMatch(html, /<td><code>tz_short<\/code><\/td>/);
+  assert.match(html, /start\.tz_long\(\)/);
   assert.match(html, /Use these tokens inside <code>\.format\(\.\.\.\)<\/code>/);
 });
 
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ test('timetable region preview resolves timezone placeholders from explicit time
   const preview = module.renderPreview(
     { id: 47, width: 500, height: 280 },
     {
-      value: '<p>{{start.tz("UTC")}} {{start.tz_short("UTC")}}</p>',
+      value: '<p>{{start.tz("UTC")}} {{start.tz_long("UTC")}}</p>',
       timetable_group_id: 1,
       display_mode: 'both',
       max_items: 3
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ test('timetable timezone abbreviation changes across daylight saving boundaries'
   const preview = module.renderPreview(
     { id: 47, width: 500, height: 280 },
     {
-      value: '<p>{{start.tz_short("Europe/London")}}</p>',
+      value: '<p>{{start.tz("Europe/London")}}</p>',
       timetable_group_id: 1,
       display_mode: 'both',
       max_items: 10
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ test('timetable preview does not force the group timezone into placeholder trans
   const preview = module.renderPreview(
     { id: 47, width: 500, height: 280 },
     {
-      value: '<p>{{start.tz_short()}}</p>',
+      value: '<p>{{start.tz_long()}}</p>',
       timetable_group_id: 1,
       display_mode: 'both',
       max_items: 3