Significant Backend improvements, Performance & Usability Updates

.devcontainer/Dockerfile

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Use Debian-based VS Code dev container image
 FROM mcr.microsoft.com/vscode/devcontainers/base:bookworm
 
+ARG TZ
+ENV TZ="$TZ"
+
 # Install dependencies in a single layer to reduce image size
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     curl \
@@ -11,14 +14,18 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     wget \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# Install Go 1.24.2
-RUN wget -q https://go.dev/dl/go1.24.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz && \
-    tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.24.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz && \
-    rm go1.24.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+# Install Go 1.25.0
+RUN wget -q https://go.dev/dl/go1.25.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz && \
+    tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.25.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz && \
+    rm go1.25.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz
 ENV PATH="/usr/local/go/bin:${PATH}"
 ENV GOPATH=/go
 RUN mkdir -p /go/bin && chown -R vscode:vscode /go
 
+# Install Node.js 22.15.0
+RUN curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_22.x | bash - && \
+    apt-get install -y nodejs && \
+    npm install -g npm@latest
 
 # Set up non-root user and workspace
 USER vscode

.devcontainer/devcontainer.json

@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 {
-    "name": "StationeersServerUI (Go)",
+    "name": "StationeersServerUI (Go+Svelte)",
     "build": {
-        "dockerfile": "Dockerfile"
+        "dockerfile": "Dockerfile",
+        "args": { "TZ": "${localEnv:TZ:Europe/Stockholm}" }
     },
     "workspaceFolder": "/workspaces/project",
     "workspaceMount": "source=${localWorkspaceFolder},target=/workspaces/project,type=bind,consistency=cached",
     "features": {
         "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/go:1": {
-            "version": "1.24.2"
+            "version": "1.25.0"
         }
     },
     "forwardPorts": [8443],
+    "runArgs": ["-p=27015:27015/udp", "-p=27016:27016/udp"],
     "portsAttributes": {
         "8443": { "label": "Go Backend Server" }
 
@@ -19,13 +21,15 @@
         "vscode": {
             "extensions": [
                 "golang.go",
+                "svelte.svelte-vscode",
                 "supermaven.supermaven",
                 "eamodio.gitlens"
             ],
             "settings": {
-                "go.toolsManagement.autoUpdate": true
+                "go.toolsManagement.autoUpdate": true,
+                "svelte.enable-ts-plugin": true
             }
         }
     },
-    "postCreateCommand": "go mod tidy"
+    "postCreateCommand": "go mod tidy && cd frontend && npm install && npm install @sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte"
 }

.github/workflows/auto-release.yaml

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.24.2'
+          go-version: '1.25.0'
 
       # Install dependencies
       - name: Install dependencies

.github/workflows/test-build.yml

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.24.2'
+          go-version: '1.25.0'
 
       # Install dependencies
       - name: Install dependencies

.gitignore

@@ -39,4 +39,7 @@ UIMod/config/customdetections.json
 winhttp.dll
 autostart*
 __debug_bin*
-
+frontend/node_modules
+frontend/dist
+frontend/build
+UIMod/onboard_bundled/v2

.vscode/extensions.json

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
     "recommendations": [
         "golang.go",
+        "svelte.svelte-vscode"
     ]
 }

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@
             "request": "launch",
             "mode": "debug",
             "program": "${workspaceFolder}/server.go",
+            "preLaunchTask": "npm: build",
+            "console": "integratedTerminal",
+            "showLog": false, // Hides some Go Debugger(Delve) log stuff that is not useful for debugging atm
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "Debug Go Server noSvelte",
+            "type": "go",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "mode": "debug",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/server.go",
             "console": "integratedTerminal",
             "showLog": false, // Hides some Go Debugger(Delve) log stuff that is not useful for debugging atm
         }

.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -3,7 +3,56 @@
     "tasks": [
         {
             "type": "shell",
-            "label": "go: run build.go",
+            "label": "npm: install",
+            "command": "npm",
+            "args": [
+                "install"
+            ],
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/frontend"
+            },
+            "problemMatcher": [],
+            "group": "build",
+            "detail": "Install Svelte UI dependencies",
+            "hide": true
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "shell",
+            "label": "npm: build",
+            "command": "npm",
+            "args": [
+                "run",
+                "build"
+            ],
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/frontend"
+            },
+            "dependsOn": [
+                "go: sync backend version with frontend version"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": [],
+            "group": "build",
+            "detail": "Build Svelte UI production bundle",
+            "hide": true
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "shell",
+            "label": "go: sync backend version with frontend version",
+            "command": "go",
+            "args": [
+                "run",
+                "./build/version.go"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": [
+                "$go"
+            ],
+            "group": "build",
+            "detail": "Sync the backend version to package.json so the Electron auto updater can find its latest update on GitHub",
+            "hide": true
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "shell",
+            "label": "Build: Go Server with fresh assets",
             "command": "go",
             "args": [
                 "run",
@@ -14,7 +63,29 @@
             ],
             "group": "build",
             "detail": "Build Go binarys in ./build with fresh svelte assets",
+            "dependsOn": [
+                "npm: build"
+            ],
+            "dependsOrder": "sequence",
             "hide": false
+        },
+        {   
+            "label": "Run: Go Server with fresh assets",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "go",
+            "args": [
+                "run",
+                "./server.go"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": [
+                "$go"
+            ],
+            "group": "test",
+            "detail": "Tip: press F5 for the VsCode Debugger instead of this task",
+            "dependsOn": [
+                "npm: build"
+            ],
+            "dependsOrder": "sequence"
         }
     ]
 }

UIMod/onboard_bundled/assets/apiinfo.html

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         <img src="/static/stationeers.png" alt="Stationeers Banner" id="banner">
     </header>
     <main>
-        <h1>About the Server API</h1>
+        <h1>About the Server API (Incomplete)</h1>
 
         <div class="api-overview">
             <p>This server provides a complete REST API alongside the HTML interface. All UI actions map to API endpoints, allowing full programmatic control.</p>