fix(nodered): kiosk-side layout.changed events + provisioning retries

Three related fixes:

1. Idle reverts (and any other kiosk-initiated layout switch) now POST
   layout.changed to /api/kiosk/event. Previously the server only emitted
   on admin-initiated switches, so Node-RED never saw the idle revert.

2. Server's /api/kiosk/event splays the payload to the top level when
   the topic has a dedicated trigger node (layout.changed, kiosk.changed,
   kiosk.status, display.power.changed, camera.changed). The trigger
   nodes expect flat shapes matching the admin emit; the old wrapped
   shape left every field undefined.

3. Auto-provisioning of bf-server-config in Node-RED: extend retry
   window to ~5 min, log per attempt, force v2 API + full-deploy header
   so credentials inline get accepted, surface response body on failure.

kiosk/src/server.rs

@@ -193,6 +193,34 @@ pub fn fetch_bundle(server: &str, key: &str) -> Option<KioskBundle> {
 }
 
 /// Send heartbeat with display geometry + hwmon.
+/// Report a kiosk-side layout switch to the server, which forwards to
+/// node-red as a `layout.changed` event. Covers idle reverts and any other
+/// switch the kiosk performs without an admin click (admin clicks already
+/// emit server-side).
+pub fn report_layout_change(
+    server: &str,
+    key: &str,
+    display_id: u32,
+    layout_id: u32,
+    layout_name: &str,
+) {
+    let client = reqwest::blocking::Client::new();
+    let _ = client
+        .post(format!("{server}/api/kiosk/event"))
+        .header("Authorization", format!("Bearer {key}"))
+        .json(&serde_json::json!({
+            "topic": "layout.changed",
+            "source_type": "system",
+            "payload": {
+                "display_id": display_id,
+                "layout_id": layout_id,
+                "layout_name": layout_name,
+            },
+        }))
+        .timeout(Duration::from_secs(5))
+        .send();
+}
+
 pub fn heartbeat(
     server: &str,
     key: &str,

kiosk/src/ui.rs

@@ -562,15 +562,30 @@ fn render_layout(display_id: u32, layout_id: u32) {
 
     // Update per-display layout id BEFORE recomputing warm-cameras so the
     // union across displays is correct.
-    DISPLAYS.with(|ds| {
+    let previous_layout_id = DISPLAYS.with(|ds| {
+        let prev = ds.borrow().get(&display_id).and_then(|s| s.current_layout_id);
         if let Some(st) = ds.borrow_mut().get_mut(&display_id) {
             st.current_layout_id = Some(layout.id);
         }
+        prev
     });
 
     info!("rendering layout '{}' (id {}) on display {} ({}x{} grid, {} cells)",
         layout.name, layout.id, display_id, layout.grid_cols, layout.grid_rows, layout.cells.len());
 
+    // Notify the server when the active layout actually changes so Node-RED
+    // sees idle reverts + any other kiosk-initiated switch. Skip when the
+    // layout id is unchanged (re-render of the same layout).
+    if previous_layout_id != Some(layout.id) {
+        let layout_name = layout.name.clone();
+        let layout_id_for_report = layout.id;
+        let server = server_url.clone();
+        let key = kiosk_key.clone();
+        std::thread::spawn(move || {
+            server::report_layout_change(&server, &key, display_id, layout_id_for_report, &layout_name);
+        });
+    }
+
     if layout.cells.is_empty() {
         warn!("layout has no cells");
         recompute_global_state();

server/src/plugins/service-admin-http/index.ts

@@ -224,10 +224,15 @@ export class Plugin extends BSBService<InstanceType<typeof Config>, typeof Event
       return;
     }
 
-    // Retry a few times — Node-RED may still be booting.
+    // Retry with backoff — Node-RED may still be booting + initial flow load
-    const delaysMs = [2000, 5000, 10000, 30000];
+    // can take 30-60s on the Pi. Total wait ~5 minutes worst case.
+    const delaysMs = [2000, 5000, 10000, 15000, 30000, 30000, 60000, 60000, 60000];
     for (let attempt = 0; attempt < delaysMs.length; attempt += 1) {
       await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, delaysMs[attempt]));
+      obs.log.info("nodered: provisioning attempt {n} → {url}", {
+        n: attempt + 1,
+        url: this.config.selfUrl,
+      });
       const result = await nodered.ensureServerConfig(this.config.selfUrl, plaintext);
       if (result === "created") {
         obs.log.info("nodered: provisioned bf-server-config at {url}", {
@@ -239,7 +244,6 @@ export class Plugin extends BSBService<InstanceType<typeof Config>, typeof Event
         obs.log.info("nodered: bf-server-config already present, skipping");
         return;
       }
-      // failed — retry
     }
     obs.log.warn("nodered: provisioning bf-server-config gave up after retries");
   }

server/src/plugins/service-api-http/index.ts

@@ -348,16 +348,34 @@ function registerKioskRoutes(
       forwarded_to_nodered: false,
     });
 
-    // Best-effort forward to Node-RED
+    // Best-effort forward to Node-RED. Topics that have a dedicated trigger
-    nodered.forward(body.topic, {
+    // node (bf-trigger-layout-changed etc.) expect a FLAT payload matching
-      event_id: eventId,
+    // what the admin-side emit produces — splat body.payload up to the top
-      kiosk_id: kiosk.id,
+    // level and add kiosk_id. Generic camera events keep the wrapped shape
-      camera_id: body.camera_id ?? null,
+    // the bf-kiosk-camera-event trigger consumes.
-      source_type: body.source_type ?? "system",
+    const flatTopics = new Set([
-      property_op: body.property_op ?? null,
+      "layout.changed",
-      payload: body.payload ?? {},
+      "kiosk.changed",
-      timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+      "kiosk.status",
-    });
+      "display.power.changed",
+      "camera.changed",
+    ]);
+    if (flatTopics.has(body.topic)) {
+      nodered.forward(body.topic, {
+        kiosk_id: kiosk.id,
+        ...(body.payload ?? {}),
+      });
+    } else {
+      nodered.forward(body.topic, {
+        event_id: eventId,
+        kiosk_id: kiosk.id,
+        camera_id: body.camera_id ?? null,
+        source_type: body.source_type ?? "system",
+        property_op: body.property_op ?? null,
+        payload: body.payload ?? {},
+        timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+      });
+    }
 
     return { ok: true, event_id: eventId };
   });

server/src/shared/nodered-bridge.ts

@@ -142,19 +142,22 @@ async function provisionServerConfig(
   const ctrl = new AbortController();
   const t = setTimeout(() => ctrl.abort(), timeoutMs);
   try {
-    // GET current flows + revision
+    // GET current flows + revision. Use the "full" format so the response is
+    // always {flows, rev} — the bare default in some Node-RED versions returns
+    // a plain array which has no rev for the POST.
     const getResp = await fetch(`${base}/nrdp/flows`, {
       method: "GET",
-      headers: { accept: "application/json" },
+      headers: {
+        accept: "application/json",
+        "node-red-api-version": "v2",
+      },
       signal: ctrl.signal,
     });
     if (!getResp.ok) throw new Error(`GET /flows HTTP ${String(getResp.status)}`);
-    // Node-RED returns either an array (legacy) or {flows, rev} (current).
     const raw = (await getResp.json()) as NoderedFlowNode[] | { flows: NoderedFlowNode[]; rev?: string };
     const flows: NoderedFlowNode[] = Array.isArray(raw) ? raw : (raw.flows ?? []);
     const rev: string | undefined = Array.isArray(raw) ? undefined : raw.rev;
 
-    // Skip if ANY bf-server-config already exists — user owns it.
     if (flows.some((n) => n.type === "bf-server-config")) {
       return "exists";
     }
@@ -164,8 +167,8 @@ async function provisionServerConfig(
       type: "bf-server-config",
       name: "BetterFrame (auto)",
       server_url: serverUrl.replace(/\/+$/, ""),
-      // Credentials get peeled off by Node-RED's runtime and stored encrypted
+      // Node-RED extracts `credentials` on POST /flows and stores them in
-      // into flows_cred.json. The node body keeps only non-credential fields.
+      // flows_cred.json. Confirmed by the editor's own save path.
       credentials: { api_key: apiKey },
     };
 
@@ -179,12 +182,16 @@ async function provisionServerConfig(
       headers: {
         "content-type": "application/json",
         accept: "application/json",
-        "node-red-deployment-type": "nodes",
+        "node-red-api-version": "v2",
+        "node-red-deployment-type": "full",
       },
       body: JSON.stringify(body),
       signal: ctrl.signal,
     });
-    if (!postResp.ok) throw new Error(`POST /flows HTTP ${String(postResp.status)}`);
+    if (!postResp.ok) {
+      const text = await postResp.text().catch(() => "");
+      throw new Error(`POST /flows HTTP ${String(postResp.status)}: ${text.slice(0, 200)}`);
+    }
     return "created";
   } finally {
     clearTimeout(t);