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frontend/src/App.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import {
-  AlertCircle, Antenna, CheckCircle2, Clock, Compass, Eraser, Hash, Loader2, Lock,
+  AlertCircle, Antenna, CheckCircle2, Clock, Compass, Database, Eraser, Hash, Loader2, Lock,
   Maximize2, Minimize2, Mic, Pencil, RadioTower, RefreshCw, Satellite, Send, Settings, SlidersHorizontal, Square, Trash2, Unlock, X, Zap,
 } from 'lucide-react';
 
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   GetSecretStatus, UnlockSecrets,
   RefreshCtyDat,
   RotatorGoTo, RotatorStop, GetRotatorHeading,
+  GetDBConnectionInfo,
   GetUltrabeamStatus, SetUltrabeamDirection,
   OpenExternalURL,
   ConnectAllClusters, DisconnectAllClusters, GetClusterStatus, SendClusterCommand,
@@ -320,6 +321,7 @@ export default function App() {
   const [catState, setCatState] = useState<CATState>({ enabled: false, connected: false } as any);
   const [rotatorHeading, setRotatorHeading] = useState<{ enabled: boolean; ok: boolean; azimuth: number }>({ enabled: false, ok: false, azimuth: 0 });
   const [ubStatus, setUbStatus] = useState<{ enabled: boolean; connected: boolean; direction: number; moving: boolean }>({ enabled: false, connected: false, direction: 0, moving: false });
+  const [dbConn, setDbConn] = useState<{ backend: string; label: string } | null>(null);
   // Mode OpsLog shows when the rig reports generic DIG_U/DIG_L. OmniRig
   // can't tell us if it's FT8 vs FT4 vs RTTY, so the user picks the default
   // in Preferences > Hardware > CAT interface.
@@ -798,7 +800,11 @@ export default function App() {
     offset: 0,
   }), [filterCallsign, activeFilter, qsoLimit]);
 
-  const refresh = useCallback(async () => {
+  // refresh reloads the grid. Returns false on failure. When silent, it doesn't
+  // surface the error — used by the startup retry, since the logbook DB (a remote
+  // MySQL especially) can take a few seconds to connect while the UI is already
+  // mounted, and we don't want to flash "db not available" during that window.
+  const refresh = useCallback(async (silent = false): Promise<boolean> => {
     try {
       const f = buildActiveFilter();
       const list = await ListQSOFiltered(f as any);
@@ -809,8 +815,10 @@ export default function App() {
       setTotal(n);
       setMatchCount(matched);
       setError('');
+      return true;
     } catch (e: any) {
-      setError(String(e?.message ?? e));
+      if (!silent) setError(String(e?.message ?? e));
+      return false;
     }
   }, [buildActiveFilter]);
 
@@ -852,6 +860,10 @@ export default function App() {
   // RX band auto-follows the TX band (only differs for cross-band work).
   useEffect(() => { setBandRx(band); }, [band]);
 
+  // Logbook connection label for the status bar (MySQL host:port/db, or the
+  // local SQLite file path).
+  useEffect(() => { GetDBConnectionInfo().then((i) => setDbConn(i as any)).catch(() => {}); }, []);
+
   // RX freq mirrors TX freq on every TX change (unless the rig is in split,
   // where the RX freq is genuinely different). It stays editable by hand:
   // a manual RX edit sticks until the next TX-freq change re-syncs it.
@@ -959,7 +971,30 @@ export default function App() {
     if (s.dx_call?.trim()) restartRecordingForNewTarget(s.dx_call);
   }
 
-  useEffect(() => { refresh(); }, [refresh]);
+  // Initial grid load. The logbook (remote MySQL) may still be connecting while
+  // the UI is mounted, so retry quietly until the first load succeeds rather
+  // than leaving the grid empty until the next manual refresh.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let alive = true;
+    let tries = 0;
+    let timer = 0;
+    const attempt = async () => {
+      if (!alive) return;
+      const ok = await refresh(true);
+      if (ok && alive) {
+        // The logbook is now connected — refresh the status-bar label too, in
+        // case its one-shot fetch ran during the startup race (before the
+        // backend was determined) and grabbed the wrong/stale value.
+        GetDBConnectionInfo().then((i) => { if (alive) setDbConn(i as any); }).catch(() => {});
+      } else if (!ok && alive && tries++ < 30) {
+        timer = window.setTimeout(attempt, 500);
+      } else if (!ok && alive) {
+        refresh(); // give up quietly retrying; surface the error now
+      }
+    };
+    attempt();
+    return () => { alive = false; if (timer) window.clearTimeout(timer); };
+  }, [refresh]);
   useEffect(() => {
     (async () => {
       try {
@@ -1629,10 +1664,8 @@ export default function App() {
       if (!path) return;
       setExporting(true);
       const res = await ExportADIF(path, includeAppFields);
-      // Reuse the error banner area for a brief success note (4s auto-dismiss).
-      const msg = `ADIF exported${includeAppFields ? ' (full)' : ' (standard)'}: ${res.count.toLocaleString()} QSOs → ${res.path} (${res.size_kb.toLocaleString()} KB)`;
-      setError(msg);
-      setTimeout(() => setError((e) => e === msg ? '' : e), 4000);
+      // Green success toast (auto-dismiss) — not the red error banner.
+      showToast(`ADIF exported${includeAppFields ? ' (full)' : ' (standard)'}: ${res.count.toLocaleString()} QSOs → ${res.path} (${res.size_kb.toLocaleString()} KB)`);
     } catch (e: any) {
       setError(`ADIF export failed: ${String(e?.message ?? e)}`);
     } finally {
@@ -2621,7 +2654,7 @@ export default function App() {
                   value={filterCallsign}
                   onChange={(e) => setFilterCallsign(e.target.value)}
                 />
-                <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={refresh}>
+                <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={() => refresh()}>
                   <RefreshCw className="size-3.5" /> Refresh
                 </Button>
               </div>
@@ -3152,6 +3185,17 @@ export default function App() {
               onClick={() => { setSettingsSection('rotator'); setShowSettings(true); }}
             />
             <div className="flex-1" />
+            {dbConn && (
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={() => { setSettingsSection('database'); setShowSettings(true); }}
+                title={dbConn.backend === 'mysql' ? `Shared MySQL logbook — ${dbConn.label}` : `Local SQLite logbook — ${dbConn.label}`}
+                className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground max-w-[340px]"
+              >
+                <Database className={cn('size-3 shrink-0', dbConn.backend === 'mysql' ? 'text-emerald-600' : 'text-muted-foreground')} />
+                <span className="font-mono truncate">{dbConn.label}</span>
+              </button>
+            )}
           </footer>
         );
       })()}

frontend/src/components/SettingsModal.tsx

@@ -543,6 +543,7 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
   const [mysqlCfg, setMysqlCfg] = useState<MySQLCfg>({ enabled: false, host: '', port: 3306, user: '', password: '', database: '' });
   const setMysqlField = (patch: Partial<MySQLCfg>) => setMysqlCfg((s) => ({ ...s, ...patch }));
   const [mysqlMsg, setMysqlMsg] = useState('');
+  const [restartMsg, setRestartMsg] = useState(''); // backend switch / save → "restart to apply"
   const [backendStatus, setBackendStatus] = useState<{ active: string; fallback: boolean; error: string } | null>(null);
   const [dataDir, setDataDir] = useState('');
 
@@ -2184,7 +2185,9 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
       <>
         <SectionHeader
           title="Database backup"
-          hint="OpsLog can copy the SQLite database to a folder of your choice when you close it, once per day. Rotation keeps the last N copies and deletes older ones."
+          hint={mysqlCfg.enabled
+            ? "On close (once/day) OpsLog snapshots the local SQLite (config) AND exports the shared MySQL log to ADIF — opslog-log-<date>.adi — so your contacts are protected even though they live on the server. Rotation keeps the last N of each."
+            : "OpsLog can copy the SQLite database to a folder of your choice when you close it, once per day. Rotation keeps the last N copies and deletes older ones."}
         />
         <div className="space-y-4 max-w-xl">
           <label className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm cursor-pointer">
@@ -2697,10 +2700,24 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
         <SectionHeader
           title="Database"
         />
-        {/* Backend selector — top of the panel. SQLite (solo) vs MySQL (shared). */}
-        <div className="grid grid-cols-[130px_1fr] gap-2 items-center max-w-2xl mb-5">
+        {/* Backend selector — top of the panel. SQLite (solo) vs MySQL (shared).
+            The choice is persisted immediately (it lives in config.json, read
+            before the DB opens) so switching to SQLite isn't lost when the MySQL
+            panel below — which holds its own Save button — disappears. */}
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-[130px_1fr] gap-2 items-center max-w-2xl mb-3">
           <Label className="text-sm">Backend</Label>
-          <Select value={mysqlCfg.enabled ? 'mysql' : 'sqlite'} onValueChange={(v) => setMysqlField({ enabled: v === 'mysql' })}>
+          <Select
+            value={mysqlCfg.enabled ? 'mysql' : 'sqlite'}
+            onValueChange={(v) => {
+              const next = { ...mysqlCfg, enabled: v === 'mysql' };
+              setMysqlCfg(next);
+              SaveMySQLSettings(next as any)
+                .then(() => setRestartMsg(next.enabled
+                  ? 'MySQL selected — fill in the connection below, Test, then restart.'
+                  : 'Switched to local SQLite — restart OpsLog to apply.'))
+                .catch((e: any) => setErr(String(e?.message ?? e)));
+            }}
+          >
             <SelectTrigger className="h-8 w-72"><SelectValue /></SelectTrigger>
             <SelectContent>
               <SelectItem value="sqlite">SQLite — local file (solo)</SelectItem>
@@ -2709,6 +2726,15 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
           </Select>
         </div>
 
+        {/* Restart prompt shown after any backend change (works in both states,
+            unlike the MySQL panel's own Save which is hidden when SQLite). */}
+        {restartMsg && (
+          <div className="max-w-2xl mb-4 text-xs bg-emerald-50 border border-emerald-300 text-emerald-800 rounded-md px-3 py-2 flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
+            <span>{restartMsg}</span>
+            <Button size="sm" variant="destructive" className="shrink-0" onClick={() => QuitApp()}>Quit now</Button>
+          </div>
+        )}
+
         {/* Active-backend status: confirms what OpsLog actually opened at launch. */}
         {backendStatus && (
           <div className="max-w-2xl mb-4">
@@ -2767,7 +2793,7 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
         {mysqlCfg.enabled && (
         <div className="space-y-3 max-w-2xl">
           <div className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed">
-            Several OpsLog instances pointed at one MySQL server see each other's QSOs live (à la Log4OM). Test the connection, then <strong>Save</strong> — OpsLog switches to MySQL (and creates all tables) on the next launch.
+            Several OpsLog instances pointed at one MySQL server see each other's QSOs live. Test the connection, then <strong>Save</strong> — OpsLog switches to MySQL (and creates all tables) on the next launch.
           </div>
           <div className="grid grid-cols-[130px_1fr] gap-2 items-center">
             <Label className="text-sm">Host</Label>
@@ -2787,17 +2813,11 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
               Test &amp; create database
             </Button>
             <Button size="sm" className="h-8"
-              onClick={() => { SaveMySQLSettings(mysqlCfg as any).then(() => setMysqlMsg('Saved — restart OpsLog to connect to MySQL.')).catch((e: any) => setErr(String(e?.message ?? e))); }}>
+              onClick={() => { SaveMySQLSettings(mysqlCfg as any).then(() => setRestartMsg('Saved — restart OpsLog to connect to MySQL.')).catch((e: any) => setErr(String(e?.message ?? e))); }}>
               Save
             </Button>
             <span className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">{mysqlMsg}</span>
           </div>
-          {mysqlMsg.startsWith('Saved') && (
-            <div className="text-xs bg-emerald-50 border border-emerald-300 text-emerald-800 rounded-md px-3 py-2 flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
-              <span>Saved. OpsLog will use the shared MySQL database after a restart.</span>
-              <Button size="sm" variant="destructive" className="shrink-0" onClick={() => QuitApp()}>Quit now</Button>
-            </div>
-          )}
         </div>
         )}
 

frontend/wailsjs/go/main/App.d.ts

@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ export function GetCtyDatInfo():Promise<main.CtyDatInfo>;
 
 export function GetDBBackendStatus():Promise<main.DBBackendStatus>;
 
+export function GetDBConnectionInfo():Promise<main.DBConnectionInfo>;
+
 export function GetDVKMessages():Promise<Array<main.DVKMessage>>;
 
 export function GetDVKStatus():Promise<main.DVKStatus>;

frontend/wailsjs/go/main/App.js

@@ -246,6 +246,10 @@ export function GetDBBackendStatus() {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['GetDBBackendStatus']();
 }
 
+export function GetDBConnectionInfo() {
+  return window['go']['main']['App']['GetDBConnectionInfo']();
+}
+
 export function GetDVKMessages() {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['GetDVKMessages']();
 }

frontend/wailsjs/go/models.ts

@@ -862,6 +862,20 @@ export namespace main {
 	        this.error = source["error"];
 	    }
 	}
+	export class DBConnectionInfo {
+	    backend: string;
+	    label: string;
+	
+	    static createFrom(source: any = {}) {
+	        return new DBConnectionInfo(source);
+	    }
+	
+	    constructor(source: any = {}) {
+	        if ('string' === typeof source) source = JSON.parse(source);
+	        this.backend = source["backend"];
+	        this.label = source["label"];
+	    }
+	}
 	export class DVKMessage {
 	    slot: number;
 	    label: string;