Fix & Improvements

- Fix to prevent showing "vTBD" on the WebGUI page for "Script Update Available"
- Improved some message wording.
- General code improvements.

Author: Martinski4GitHub

MerlinAU.asp

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
 
 /**----------------------------**/
-/** Last Modified: 2025-May-10 **/
+/** Last Modified: 2025-May-11 **/
 /**----------------------------**/
 
 // Separate variables for shared and AJAX settings //
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ function GetExternalCheckResults()
             if (externalCheckOK)
             {
                fwUpdateDirPath.ResetExtCheckVars();
-               showScriptUpdateBanner();  
+               ShowScriptUpdateBanner();
                return true;
             }
             let fwUpdateZIPdirectory = document.getElementById('fwUpdateZIPDirectory');
@@ -2034,26 +2034,34 @@ function UpdateScriptVersion()
     $('#footerTitle').text ('MerlinAU v' + localVers + ' by ExtremeFiretop & Martinski W.');
 }
 
-/**---------------------------------------**/
-/** Added by ExtremeFiretop [2025-May-10] **/
-/**---------------------------------------**/
-function showScriptUpdateBanner () {
-  const localVers = GetScriptVersion('local');
-  if (typeof isScriptUpdateAvailable === 'undefined') return;
-
-  if (isScriptUpdateAvailable && isScriptUpdateAvailable !== localVers) {
-    const host = document.getElementById('ScriptUpdateNotice');
-    if (!host) return;
-
-    host.innerHTML =
-      InvREDct +
-      'Script&nbsp;Update&nbsp;Available&nbsp;&rarr;&nbsp;v' +
-      isScriptUpdateAvailable +
-      InvCLEAR;
-
-    host.style.cssText =
-      'float:right;margin-left:auto;font-weight:bold;white-space:nowrap;';
-  }
+/**----------------------------------------**/
+/** Modified by Martinski W. [2025-May-11] **/
+/**----------------------------------------**/
+function ShowScriptUpdateBanner()
+{
+   const localVers = GetScriptVersion('local');
+   const updateNotice = document.getElementById('ScriptUpdateNotice');
+
+   if (updateNotice === null ||
+       typeof updateNotice === 'undefined' ||
+       typeof isScriptUpdateAvailable === 'undefined')
+   { return; }
+
+   if (isScriptUpdateAvailable !== 'TBD' &&
+       isScriptUpdateAvailable !== localVers)
+   {
+       updateNotice.innerHTML =
+          InvREDct +
+          'Script Update Available &rarr; v' + isScriptUpdateAvailable +
+          InvCLEAR;
+
+       updateNotice.style.cssText =
+          'float:right;margin-left:auto;font-weight:bold;white-space:nowrap;';
+
+       showhide('ScriptUpdateNotice',true);
+   }
+   else
+   { showhide('ScriptUpdateNotice',false); }
 }
 
 /**----------------------------------------**/
@@ -2284,25 +2292,26 @@ function Uninstall()
    document.form.submit();
 }
 
-/**---------------------------------------**/
-/** Added by ExtremeFiretop [2025-May-10] **/
-/**---------------------------------------**/
-function UpdateMerlinAUScript ()
+/**----------------------------------------**/
+/** Modified by Martinski W. [2025-May-11] **/
+/**----------------------------------------**/
+function UpdateMerlinAUScript()
 {
     console.log("Initiating MerlinAU script update…");
 
     let actionScriptValue;
-    let ForceScriptUpdateCheck = document.getElementById('ForceScriptUpdateCheck');
-    let ok = confirm(
-          ForceScriptUpdateCheck.checked
-        ? "INSTALL UPDATE: Install MerlinAU script update immediately. Even if current.\n\nContinue?"
-        : "VERIFY AND PROMPT: Check for a newer version of MerlinAU and prompt if found. Does NOT install! \n\nContinue?");
-    if (!ok) return;
-
-    if (!ForceScriptUpdateCheck.checked)
-    { actionScriptValue = 'start_MerlinAUupdate'; }
+    let forceScriptUpdateCheck = document.getElementById('ForceScriptUpdateCheck');
+
+    let confirmOK = confirm(
+        forceScriptUpdateCheck.checked
+        ? "INSTALL UPDATE:\nInstall the latest available MerlinAU script update now, even if version is current.\n\nContinue?"
+        : "CHECK AND PROMPT:\nCheck for a newer version of MerlinAU and prompt if found. It does NOT install update automatically!\n\nContinue?");
+    if (!confirmOK) { return; }
+
+    if (!forceScriptUpdateCheck.checked)
+    { actionScriptValue = 'start_MerlinAUscrptupdate'; }
     else
-    { actionScriptValue = 'start_MerlinAUupdate_forceupdate'; }        
+    { actionScriptValue = 'start_MerlinAUscrptupdate_force'; }
 
     document.form.action_script.value = actionScriptValue;
     document.form.action_wait.value = 10;
@@ -2311,7 +2320,7 @@ function UpdateMerlinAUScript ()
 }
 
 /**----------------------------------------**/
-/** Modified by Martinski W. [2025-Jan-22] **/
+/** Modified by Martinski W. [2025-May-11] **/
 /**----------------------------------------**/
 function CheckFirmwareUpdate()
 {
@@ -2321,13 +2330,13 @@ function CheckFirmwareUpdate()
    let bypassPostponedDays = document.getElementById('BypassPostponedDays');
    if (!bypassPostponedDays.checked)
    {
-       actionScriptValue = 'start_MerlinAUcheckupdate';
+       actionScriptValue = 'start_MerlinAUcheckfwupdate';
        if (!confirm("NOTE:\nIf you have no postponement days set or remaining, the firmware may flash NOW!\nThis means logging you out of the WebUI and rebooting the router.\nContinue to check for firmware updates now?"))
        { return; }
    }
    else
    {
-       actionScriptValue = 'start_MerlinAUcheckupdate_bypassDays';
+       actionScriptValue = 'start_MerlinAUcheckfwupdate_bypassDays';
        if (!confirm("NOTE:\nThe firmware may flash NOW!\nThis means logging you out of the WebUI and rebooting the router.\nContinue to check for firmware updates now?"))
        { return; }
    }
@@ -2703,13 +2712,9 @@ function initializeCollapsibleSections()
            name="button">
     <br>
     <label style="color:#FFCC00; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom:8px">
-        <input type="checkbox"
-               id="ForceScriptUpdateCheck"
-               name="ForceScriptUpdateCheck"
+        <input type="checkbox" id="ForceScriptUpdateCheck" name="ForceScriptUpdateCheck"
                style="padding:0; vertical-align:middle; position:relative;
-                      margin-left:-5px; margin-top:5px; margin-bottom:8px"/>
-        Install script update
-    </label>
+                      margin-left:-5px; margin-top:5px; margin-bottom:8px"/>Install script update</label>
     </br>
 </td>
 <td style="text-align: left; border: none;">

MerlinAU.sh

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 # Original Creation Date: 2023-Oct-01 by @ExtremeFiretop.
 # Official Co-Author: @Martinski W. - Date: 2023-Nov-01
-# Last Modified: 2025-May-10
+# Last Modified: 2025-May-11
 ###################################################################
 set -u
 
@@ -3007,6 +3007,7 @@ ${REDct}v${SCRIPT_VERSION}${NOct} --> ${GRNct}v${DLRepoVersion}${NOct}"
        fi
    else
        scriptUpdateNotify=0
+       _WriteVarDefToHelperJSFile_ "isScriptUpdateAvailable" "TBD"
    fi
    return 0
 }
@@ -10951,9 +10952,9 @@ then
    _DoExit_ 0
 fi
 
-##------------------------------------------##
-## Modified by ExtremeFiretop [2025-May-10] ##
-##------------------------------------------##
+##----------------------------------------##
+## Modified by Martinski W. [2025-May-11] ##
+##----------------------------------------##
 if [ $# -gt 0 ]
 then
    if ! _AcquireLock_ cliOptsLock
@@ -11050,23 +11051,23 @@ then
                            Update_Custom_Settings "FW_New_Update_Changelog_Approval" "APPROVED"
                        fi
                        ;;
-                   "${SCRIPT_NAME}checkupdate" | \
-                   "${SCRIPT_NAME}checkupdate_bypassDays")
+                   "${SCRIPT_NAME}checkfwupdate" | \
+                   "${SCRIPT_NAME}checkfwupdate_bypassDays")
                        if _AcquireLock_ cliFileLock
                        then
-                           if [ "$3" = "${SCRIPT_NAME}checkupdate_bypassDays" ]
+                           if [ "$3" = "${SCRIPT_NAME}checkfwupdate_bypassDays" ]
                            then bypassPostponedDays=true
                            else bypassPostponedDays=false
                            fi
                            _RunFirmwareUpdateNow_
                            _ReleaseLock_ cliFileLock
                        fi
                        ;;
-                   "${SCRIPT_NAME}update" | \
-                   "${SCRIPT_NAME}update_forceupdate")
+                   "${SCRIPT_NAME}scrptupdate" | \
+                   "${SCRIPT_NAME}scrptupdate_force")
                        if _AcquireLock_ cliFileLock
                        then
-                           if [ "$3" = "${SCRIPT_NAME}update_forceupdate" ]
+                           if [ "$3" = "${SCRIPT_NAME}scrptupdate_force" ]
                            then _SCRIPT_UPDATE_ force
                            else _CheckForNewScriptUpdates_
                            fi