🚧 Update topic explorer

README.md

@@ -203,11 +203,16 @@ Hardening done beyond the plan:
       only, never the payload), retained-message listing and clearing
       (audited as RETAINED_CLEARED); RBAC: viewing = operator+,
       publishing/clearing = broker-admin+ — verified live end-to-end
-- [ ] Topic explorer: consolidated topic view (spec §35.1) — one row
-      per known topic; highlight differences between the new and the
-      previous message per topic (payload, QoS, retain, MQTT 5
-      properties); briefly glow the row on new-message arrival;
-      browse the known history of each topic
+- [x] Topic explorer: consolidated topic view (spec §35.1) — one row
+      per known topic (messages folded as they arrive); changed cells
+      (payload, QoS, retain, MQTT 5 properties) highlighted against the
+      previous message; changed tokens WITHIN a text payload highlighted
+      word-level (jsdiff diffWords — e.g. `{"cmd": "start"}` →
+      `{"cmd": "stop"}` marks only `stop`); fallbacks to plain text for
+      a topic's first message, binary payloads, and payloads >4 KB; row
+      glows briefly on new-message arrival; per-topic history browsable
+      (most recent first, per-topic ring buffer of 100 in the UI,
+      session buffer of 1000 server-side)
 - [ ] Connection tester + client provisioning wizard
 - [ ] Bridge configuration
 - [ ] Retained-message administration (partially covered by the topic

backend/app/routers/topics.py

@@ -116,7 +116,10 @@ async def stream(session_id: str, user: OperatorRole):
         raise HTTPException(status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND, "session not found") from exc
 
     async def event_stream():
-        index = 0
+        # Start BELOW the first index: messages_since uses strictly-
+        # greater semantics, and a fresh session's first message has
+        # index 0 — a cursor starting at 0 would drop it.
+        index = -1
         heartbeat = 0.0
         try:
             while True:

backend/tests/conftest.py

@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ def client(db_session, monkeypatch):
             self.id = id
             self.username = username
             self.topic_filter = topic_filter
+            self.buffer = []  # list of message dicts, index-tagged
 
     class FakeSessions:
         def __init__(self):
@@ -281,7 +282,8 @@ def client(db_session, monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setattr(explorer_module, "sessions", fake_sessions)
 
     def fake_messages_since(session_id, index):
-        return []
+        session = fake_sessions.get(session_id)
+        return [dict(m) for m in session.buffer if m["index"] > index]
 
     def fake_list_retained(max_results=200, timeout=3.0):
         return [

backend/tests/test_api.py

@@ -283,6 +283,58 @@ def test_topic_explorer_flow(admin_client):
     assert any(m["topic"] == "site/config/level" for m in retained.json())
 
 
+def test_topic_explorer_stream_delivers_first_message(admin_client, monkeypatch):
+    """Regression test: the SSE cursor must include a session's FIRST
+    buffered message (index 0). messages_since is strictly-greater, so
+    a cursor starting at 0 dropped it — subscribe, publish {"cmd":"start"}
+    then {"cmd":"stop"}, and the stream must deliver BOTH."""
+    from app import explorer as explorer_module
+
+    sub = admin_client.post("/api/v1/topics/subscribe", json={"topic_filter": "e2e/#"})
+    assert sub.status_code == 200
+    session_id = sub.json()["session_id"]
+
+    session = explorer_module.sessions.get(session_id)
+    # Simulate the broker delivering both payloads (as _on_message would).
+    session.buffer = [
+        {
+            "index": 0,
+            "topic": "e2e/diff/device1",
+            "qos": 1,
+            "retain": False,
+            "received_at": 1.0,
+            "payload_b64": "eyJjbWQiOiAic3RhcnQifQ==",
+            "payload_text": '{"cmd": "start"}',
+            "properties": None,
+        },
+        {
+            "index": 1,
+            "topic": "e2e/diff/device1",
+            "qos": 1,
+            "retain": False,
+            "received_at": 2.0,
+            "payload_b64": "eyJjbWQiOiAic3RvcCJ9",
+            "payload_text": '{"cmd": "stop"}',
+            "properties": None,
+        },
+    ]
+
+    with admin_client.stream("GET", f"/api/v1/topics/stream/{session_id}") as response:
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        assert response.headers["content-type"].startswith("text/event-stream")
+        received = []
+        for line in response.iter_lines():
+            if line.startswith("data:"):
+                received.append(json.loads(line[len("data:"):].strip()))
+            if len(received) == 2:
+                break
+
+    assert [m["payload_text"] for m in received] == [
+        '{"cmd": "start"}',
+        '{"cmd": "stop"}',
+    ], "stream must deliver the session's first message (index 0), not drop it"
+
+
 def test_topic_explorer_publish_audited(admin_client, db_session):
     """Publishes through the test console are audited (spec section 35),
     and wildcards are rejected."""

frontend/package.json

@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@tanstack/react-query": "^5.62.0",
+    "diff": "^7.0.0",
     "react": "^19.0.0",
     "react-dom": "^19.0.0",
     "react-router-dom": "^7.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/diff": "^5.2.0",
     "@types/react": "^19.0.0",
     "@types/react-dom": "^19.0.0",
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.3.4",

frontend/src/pages/TopicExplorer.tsx

@@ -1,8 +1,83 @@
 import { FormEvent, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { diffWords } from "diff";
 import { api, type ExplorerMessage, type RetainedMessage } from "../api";
 
-const MAX_MESSAGES = 500; // UI-side cap; the backend buffers 1000
+const HISTORY_PER_TOPIC = 100; // history kept per topic in the UI
+
+// --- Consolidated topic view (spec 35.1) ------------------------------------
+
+interface TopicRow {
+  topic: string;
+  latest: ExplorerMessage;
+  previous: ExplorerMessage | null;
+  history: ExplorerMessage[]; // most recent first
+  updated_at: number; // for the glow animation key
+}
+
+/** Which fields changed between the previous and the latest message. */
+function diffFields(
+  latest: ExplorerMessage,
+  previous: ExplorerMessage | null,
+): Set<string> {
+  if (previous === null) return new Set(["payload", "qos", "retain", "properties"]);
+  const changed = new Set<string>();
+  if (latest.payload_b64 !== previous.payload_b64) changed.add("payload");
+  if (latest.qos !== previous.qos) changed.add("qos");
+  if (latest.retain !== previous.retain) changed.add("retain");
+  if (JSON.stringify(latest.properties ?? null) !== JSON.stringify(previous.properties ?? null))
+    changed.add("properties");
+  return changed;
+}
+
+/** Fold a live message into the per-topic map (spec 35.1: one row per topic). */
+function foldMessage(
+  rows: Map<string, TopicRow>,
+  msg: ExplorerMessage,
+): Map<string, TopicRow> {
+  const existing = rows.get(msg.topic);
+  if (existing) {
+    existing.previous = existing.latest;
+    existing.latest = msg;
+    existing.history = [msg, ...existing.history].slice(0, HISTORY_PER_TOPIC);
+    existing.updated_at = msg.received_at;
+  } else {
+    rows.set(msg.topic, {
+      topic: msg.topic,
+      latest: msg,
+      previous: null,
+      history: [msg],
+      updated_at: msg.received_at,
+    });
+  }
+  return rows;
+}
+
+/** Cell that highlights when its field changed vs the previous message. */
+function DiffCell({
+  changed,
+  children,
+  className,
+  style,
+}: {
+  changed: boolean;
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+  className?: string;
+  style?: React.CSSProperties;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <td
+      className={className}
+      style={{
+        ...style,
+        ...(changed ? { background: "#fff3cd" } : {}),
+        transition: "background 1.5s ease",
+      }}
+    >
+      {children}
+    </td>
+  );
+}
 
 function toHex(b64: string): string {
   const bytes = atob(b64);
@@ -11,6 +86,59 @@ function toHex(b64: string): string {
     .join(" ");
 }
 
+// Word-level payload highlighting (spec 35.1): only the tokens that
+// CHANGED between the previous and the latest payload are marked —
+// e.g. {"cmd": "start"} -> {"cmd": "stop"} highlights just `stop`.
+const DIFF_MAX_BYTES = 4096; // diffing huge payloads on every render is not worth it
+
+function PayloadDiff({
+  latest,
+  previous,
+}: {
+  latest: ExplorerMessage;
+  previous: ExplorerMessage | null;
+}) {
+  const text = latest.payload_text;
+  const prev = previous?.payload_text ?? null;
+  // Fallbacks: first message for the topic, either side binary, or
+  // oversized payloads render plain (the amber cell background from
+  // diffFields still marks the change at field level).
+  if (
+    text === null ||
+    prev === null ||
+    atob(latest.payload_b64).length > DIFF_MAX_BYTES ||
+    atob(previous!.payload_b64).length > DIFF_MAX_BYTES
+  ) {
+    return <>{text ?? `(binary, ${atob(latest.payload_b64).length} B)`}</>;
+  }
+  try {
+    const parts = diffWords(prev, text);
+    return (
+      <>
+        {parts.map((part, i) =>
+          part.added ? (
+            <mark
+              key={i}
+              style={{
+                background: "#bcf2a2",
+                color: "inherit",
+                padding: 0,
+              }}
+            >
+              {part.value}
+            </mark>
+          ) : part.removed ? null : (
+            <span key={i}>{part.value}</span>
+          ),
+        )}
+      </>
+    );
+  } catch {
+    // diff can throw on pathological inputs — never break rendering.
+    return <>{text}</>;
+  }
+}
+
 function PayloadView({ msg }: { msg: ExplorerMessage | RetainedMessage }) {
   const [mode, setMode] = useState<"text" | "hex">(
     msg.payload_text !== null ? "text" : "hex",
@@ -38,7 +166,12 @@ function PayloadView({ msg }: { msg: ExplorerMessage | RetainedMessage }) {
 export function TopicExplorerPage() {
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
   const [filter, setFilter] = useState("");
-  const [messages, setMessages] = useState<ExplorerMessage[]>([]);
+  // Consolidated view (spec 35.1): one entry per KNOWN TOPIC. The flat
+  // message stream is folded into this map as messages arrive.
+  const [topicRows, setTopicRows] = useState<Map<string, TopicRow>>(new Map());
+  // Topics that just received a message — drives the brief glow.
+  const [glowing, setGlowing] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set());
+  const [selectedTopic, setSelectedTopic] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [selected, setSelected] = useState<ExplorerMessage | null>(null);
   const [streamError, setStreamError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [streaming, setStreaming] = useState(false);
@@ -65,7 +198,8 @@ export function TopicExplorerPage() {
 
   const startStream = async (topicFilter: string) => {
     stopStream();
-    setMessages([]);
+    setTopicRows(new Map());
+    setSelectedTopic(null);
     setSelected(null);
     setStreamError(null);
     try {
@@ -77,10 +211,24 @@ export function TopicExplorerPage() {
       es.onopen = () => setStreaming(true);
       es.onmessage = (event) => {
         const msg: ExplorerMessage = JSON.parse(event.data);
-        setMessages((prev) => {
-          const next = [...prev, msg];
-          return next.length > MAX_MESSAGES ? next.slice(-MAX_MESSAGES) : next;
+        // Fold into the per-topic map (spec 35.1: one row per topic).
+        setTopicRows((prev) => {
+          const next = new Map(prev);
+          return foldMessage(next, msg);
         });
+        // Brief glow for this topic, cleared after the animation.
+        setGlowing((prev) => {
+          const next = new Set(prev);
+          next.add(msg.topic);
+          return next;
+        });
+        window.setTimeout(() => {
+          setGlowing((prev) => {
+            const next = new Set(prev);
+            next.delete(msg.topic);
+            return next;
+          });
+        }, 1200);
       };
       es.onerror = () => {
         setStreamError(
@@ -171,38 +319,65 @@ export function TopicExplorerPage() {
         </div>
       </form>
 
-      <h3 style={{ marginTop: "1.5rem" }}>Messages</h3>
+      <h3 style={{ marginTop: "1.5rem" }}>Topics</h3>
+      <p style={{ color: "#52606d", fontSize: "0.8rem" }}>
+        One row per known topic (spec §35.1). Highlighted cells changed vs the
+        previous message; the row glows briefly on new-message arrival. Click
+        a topic to browse its known history.
+      </p>
       <table>
         <thead>
           <tr>
-            <th>Time</th>
             <th>Topic</th>
+            <th>Last update</th>
             <th>QoS</th>
             <th>Retain</th>
-            <th>Payload</th>
+            <th>Latest payload</th>
           </tr>
         </thead>
         <tbody>
-          {messages.map((m) => (
-            <tr
-              key={m.index}
-              onClick={() => setSelected(m)}
-              style={{ cursor: "pointer" }}
-            >
-              <td className="mono">
-                {new Date(m.received_at * 1000).toLocaleTimeString()}
-              </td>
-              <td className="mono">{m.topic}</td>
-              <td>{m.qos}</td>
-              <td>{m.retain ? "yes" : "—"}</td>
-              <td className="mono" style={{ maxWidth: "260px", overflow: "hidden", textOverflow: "ellipsis", whiteSpace: "nowrap" }}>
-                {m.payload_text ?? `(binary, ${atob(m.payload_b64).length} B)`}
-              </td>
-            </tr>
-          ))}
+          {Array.from(topicRows.values())
+            .sort((a, b) => b.updated_at - a.updated_at)
+            .map((row) => {
+              const changed = diffFields(row.latest, row.previous);
+              return (
+                <tr
+                  key={row.topic}
+                  onClick={() => {
+                    setSelectedTopic(
+                      selectedTopic === row.topic ? null : row.topic,
+                    );
+                    setSelected(null);
+                  }}
+                  style={{ cursor: "pointer" }}
+                  className={glowing.has(row.topic) ? "row-glow" : undefined}
+                >
+                  <td className="mono">{row.topic}</td>
+                  <DiffCell changed={glowing.has(row.topic)} className="mono">
+                    {new Date(row.latest.received_at * 1000).toLocaleTimeString()}
+                  </DiffCell>
+                  <DiffCell changed={changed.has("qos")}>{row.latest.qos}</DiffCell>
+                  <DiffCell changed={changed.has("retain")}>
+                    {row.latest.retain ? "yes" : "—"}
+                  </DiffCell>
+                  <DiffCell
+                    changed={changed.has("payload")}
+                    className="mono"
+                    style={{
+                      maxWidth: "260px",
+                      overflow: "hidden",
+                      textOverflow: "ellipsis",
+                      whiteSpace: "nowrap",
+                    }}
+                  >
+                    <PayloadDiff latest={row.latest} previous={row.previous} />
+                  </DiffCell>
+                </tr>
+              );
+            })}
         </tbody>
       </table>
-      {messages.length === 0 && !streamError && (
+      {topicRows.size === 0 && !streamError && (
         <p style={{ color: "#52606d" }}>
           {streaming
             ? "Waiting for messages matching the filter…"
@@ -210,6 +385,54 @@ export function TopicExplorerPage() {
         </p>
       )}
 
+      {selectedTopic && topicRows.get(selectedTopic) && (
+        <section style={{ marginTop: "1.5rem" }}>
+          <h3>
+            History of <span className="mono">{selectedTopic}</span>{" "}
+            (most recent first)
+          </h3>
+          <table>
+            <thead>
+              <tr>
+                <th>Time</th>
+                <th>QoS</th>
+                <th>Retain</th>
+                <th>Payload</th>
+              </tr>
+            </thead>
+            <tbody>
+              {topicRows.get(selectedTopic)!.history.map((m) => (
+                <tr
+                  key={m.index}
+                  onClick={() => setSelected(m)}
+                  style={{ cursor: "pointer" }}
+                >
+                  <td className="mono">
+                    {new Date(m.received_at * 1000).toLocaleTimeString()}
+                  </td>
+                  <td>{m.qos}</td>
+                  <td>{m.retain ? "yes" : "—"}</td>
+                  <td
+                    className="mono"
+                    style={{
+                      maxWidth: "260px",
+                      overflow: "hidden",
+                      textOverflow: "ellipsis",
+                      whiteSpace: "nowrap",
+                    }}
+                  >
+                    {m.payload_text ?? `(binary, ${atob(m.payload_b64).length} B)`}
+                  </td>
+                </tr>
+              ))}
+            </tbody>
+          </table>
+          {topicRows.get(selectedTopic)!.history.length === 0 && (
+            <p style={{ color: "#52606d" }}>No messages known for this topic.</p>
+          )}
+        </section>
+      )}
+
       {selected && (
         <section style={{ marginTop: "1.5rem" }}>
           <h3>

frontend/src/styles.css

@@ -163,6 +163,25 @@ h3[id] {
   scroll-margin-top: 1rem;
 }
 
+/* --- Consolidated topic view (spec 35.1) ---------------------------------- */
+/* Brief glow on a topic row when a new message arrives. Applied for
+   ~1.2s via JS (topic removed from the `glowing` set), so the animation
+   runs once per message and the row settles back to normal. */
+@keyframes topic-row-glow {
+  0% {
+    background: #ffe9a8;
+    box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(255, 200, 80, 0.7);
+  }
+  100% {
+    background: transparent;
+    box-shadow: none;
+  }
+}
+
+tr.row-glow {
+  animation: topic-row-glow 1.2s ease-out;
+}
+
 /* --- Restart-needed indicator (sidebar, below the header) ------------- */
 .restart-needed {
   display: block;

frontend/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"root":["./src/App.tsx","./src/api.ts","./src/auth.tsx","./src/main.tsx","./src/vite-env.d.ts","./src/pages/BrokerConfig.tsx","./src/pages/Certificates.tsx","./src/pages/Clients.tsx","./src/pages/Groups.tsx","./src/pages/Login.tsx","./src/pages/Roles.tsx","./src/pages/Status.tsx","./src/pages/System.tsx","./src/pages/TopicExplorer.tsx"],"version":"5.7.3"}