colorcoding

pi/roverd/command.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package roverd
 type helloMessage struct {
 	Type          string            `json:"type"`
 	Name          string            `json:"name"`
+	Color         string            `json:"color,omitempty"`
 	Battery       BatteryConfig     `json:"battery"`
 	MaxWheelSpeed int               `json:"maxWheelSpeed"`
 	Media         MediaConfig       `json:"media"`

pi/roverd/config.go

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
@@ -123,6 +125,7 @@ type AutoSideBrushConfig struct {
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name          string              `yaml:"name"`
+	Color         string              `yaml:"color" json:"color,omitempty"`
 	ServerURL     string              `yaml:"serverUrl"`
 	Serial        SerialConfig        `yaml:"serial"`
 	BRC           BRCConfig           `yaml:"brc"`
@@ -207,6 +210,11 @@ func LoadConfig(path string) (*Config, error) {
 	if cfg.Name == "" {
 		return nil, errors.New("missing name")
 	}
+	normalizedColor, err := normalizeHexColor(cfg.Color)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	cfg.Color = normalizedColor
 	if cfg.ServerURL == "" {
 		return nil, errors.New("missing serverUrl")
 	}
@@ -410,3 +418,16 @@ func deriveSRTURL(serverURL, streamName string, port int, mode string) (string,
 	escaped := url.PathEscape(streamName)
 	return fmt.Sprintf("srt://%s:%d?streamid=#!::r=%s,m=%s&latency=10&mode=caller&transtype=live&pkt_size=1316", host, port, escaped, mode), nil
 }
+
+var hexColorRe = regexp.MustCompile(`^#[0-9A-Fa-f]{6}$`)
+
+func normalizeHexColor(raw string) (string, error) {
+	trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(raw)
+	if trimmed == "" {
+		return "", nil
+	}
+	if !hexColorRe.MatchString(trimmed) {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("color must be #RRGGBB, got %q", raw)
+	}
+	return strings.ToUpper(trimmed), nil
+}

pi/roverd/roverd.sample.yaml

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Sample configuration for roverd
 name: roomba-alpha
+color: "#4DB6AC"
 serverUrl: ws://control-server.local:8080/rover
 serial:
   device: /dev/ttyAMA0

pi/roverd/wsclient.go

@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ func (c *WSClient) sendHello(ctx context.Context, conn *websocket.Conn) error {
 	msg := helloMessage{
 		Type:          "hello",
 		Name:          c.cfg.Name,
+		Color:         c.cfg.Color,
 		Battery:       c.cfg.Battery,
 		MaxWheelSpeed: c.cfg.MaxWheelMMs,
 		Media:         c.cfg.Media,

plans/private rover outline.md

@@ -30,4 +30,20 @@ This means that locking / unlocking will act a little different than standard ro
 - private rovers don't show in the list for normal users unless they are unlocked
   - they will only show for lockdown admins
   - when unlocked, they show for everyone
-    - with a different color in the rover list
+    - with a different color in the rover list
+
+## . . .
+this will be kind of invasive, touching a lot of systems server-side, long story short:
+- private rovers are set as private in the roverd config
+- by default:
+  - locked to only lockdown admins
+  - cant be spectated by anyone
+  - any user who isnt a lockdown admin cannot know that it exists in any way at all
+  - not included by most automated systems like LLM integration, discord alerts, etc
+    - still included in safties like auto docking
+  - limitations dont apply because its lockdown admin only anyway
+- when opened up (can only be opened by lockdown admins):
+  - only verified users can drive them
+  - anyone can spectate them
+  - limits apply
+  - included in all automated systems just like a normal rover

plans/to-do.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
    - audio files first [x]
    - then voice chat [x]
 8. mobile controls column swapping (optional joystick on left) [x]
-9. fix fullscreen on mobile so that you can re-enter it
+9. fix fullscreen on mobile so that you can re-enter it [x]
 10. home assistant rover mute switch
 
 # relative pipe dreams:

server/public/index.html

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
     <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style" content="black-translucent" />
     <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-title" content="Multi Roomba Rover" />
     <title>Multi Roomba Rover</title>
-    <script type="module" crossorigin src="/assets/index-Dnr0s1G9.js"></script>
-    <link rel="stylesheet" crossorigin href="/assets/index-r3OnudWV.css">
+    <script type="module" crossorigin src="/assets/index-BSallfbn.js"></script>
+    <link rel="stylesheet" crossorigin href="/assets/index-DFsFpeU2.css">
   </head>
   <body>
     <div id="root"></div>

server/src/services/chatService.js

@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ function resolveRoverId(socketId) {
   return assignment?.roverId || null;
 }
 
+function resolveRoverColor(roverId) {
+  if (!roverId) return null;
+  const record = roverManager.rovers.get(String(roverId));
+  return record?.meta?.color || null;
+}
+
 function normalizeUserText(raw) {
   if (typeof raw !== 'string') return '';
   return raw.replace(/\\n/g, '\n');
@@ -90,6 +96,7 @@ function normalizeUserText(raw) {
 
 function buildMessage(socket, text, meta = {}) {
   const roverId = meta.roverId || resolveRoverId(socket?.id);
+  const roverColor = meta.roverColor ?? resolveRoverColor(roverId);
   return {
     id: uuidv4(),
     ts: Date.now(),
@@ -97,6 +104,7 @@ function buildMessage(socket, text, meta = {}) {
     nickname: meta.nickname || getNickname(socket) || null,
     role: meta.role || getRole(socket),
     roverId,
+    roverColor,
     fromDiscord: Boolean(meta.fromDiscord),
     discordGuildId: meta.discordGuildId || null,
     discordGuildName: meta.discordGuildName || null,
@@ -219,6 +227,7 @@ function buildRoverCtxSnapshot(roverId) {
 
 function buildTypingPayload(socket, meta = {}) {
   const roverId = meta.roverId || resolveRoverId(socket?.id);
+  const roverColor = meta.roverColor ?? resolveRoverColor(roverId);
   const socketId = socket?.id || null;
   const fromDiscord = Boolean(meta.fromDiscord);
   let typingId = meta.typingId || null;
@@ -250,6 +259,7 @@ function buildTypingPayload(socket, meta = {}) {
     nickname: meta.nickname || getNickname(socket) || null,
     role: meta.role || getRole(socket),
     roverId,
+    roverColor,
     fromDiscord,
     discordGuildId: meta.discordGuildId || null,
     discordGuildName: meta.discordGuildName || null,

server/src/services/replaySourceService.js

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ function getReplaySources() {
     type: 'rover',
     id: String(rover.id),
     label: rover.name || rover.id,
+    color: rover.color || null,
   }));
   const roomSources = getRoomCameras().map((camera) => ({
     type: 'room',

server/src/services/roverManager.js

@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ function getRoster() {
   return Array.from(rovers.values()).map((record) => ({
     id: record.id,
     name: record.meta?.name || record.id,
+    color: record.meta?.color || null,
     battery: record.meta?.battery,
     batteryState: record.batteryState,
     maxWheelSpeed: record.meta?.maxWheelSpeed,

webui/src/components/ChatMessageRow.jsx

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { FaDiscord } from 'react-icons/fa';
+import { roverBadgeStyle } from '../lib/roverColor.js';
 
 function roleColors(role) {
   switch (role) {
@@ -88,7 +89,12 @@ export function ChatIdentity({ message }) {
         </span>
       ) : null}
       {message.roverId && (
-        <span className="rounded bg-slate-800 px-1 text-[0.7rem]">{message.roverId}</span>
+        <span
+          className="rounded bg-slate-800 px-1 text-[0.7rem]"
+          style={roverBadgeStyle(message.roverColor, 0.14)}
+        >
+          {message.roverId}
+        </span>
       )}
     </>
   );

webui/src/components/DriverVideoPanel.jsx

@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ export default function DriverVideoPanel({layoutFormat = 'desktop'}) {
           snapshotFeed={snapshotFeed}
           audioSessionInfo={audioInfo}
           label={roverLabel}
+          roverColor={batteryRecord?.color || null}
           telemetryFrame={frame}
           batteryConfig={batteryConfig}
           layoutFormat={layoutFormat}

webui/src/components/ReplaySourcesPanel.jsx

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { useSession } from '../context/SessionContext.jsx';
 import { useSettingsNamespace } from '../settings/index.js';
+import { roverSwatchStyle } from '../lib/roverColor.js';
 
 function normalizeSources(list = []) {
   return list
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ function normalizeSources(list = []) {
         type: entry.type,
         id: String(entry.id),
         label: entry.label || String(entry.id),
+        color: entry.color || null,
         key: `${entry.type}:${entry.id}`,
       };
     })
@@ -143,6 +145,13 @@ function GroupList({ title, items, selected, onToggle }) {
               onChange={() => onToggle(item.key)}
               className="accent-emerald-400"
             />
+            {item.type === 'rover' && item.color ? (
+              <span
+                className="inline-block h-2 w-2 rounded-full border border-white/30"
+                style={roverSwatchStyle(item.color)}
+                aria-hidden="true"
+              />
+            ) : null}
             <span className="truncate">{item.label}</span>
           </label>
         ))}

webui/src/components/RoverQueuesPanel.jsx

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { useSession } from '../context/SessionContext.jsx';
+import { roverNameStyle } from '../lib/roverColor.js';
 
 function classNames(...values) {
   return values.filter(Boolean).join(' ');
@@ -131,7 +132,9 @@ export default function RoverQueuesPanel({ title = 'Rovers' }) {
                 <div className="flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col gap-0.5">
                   <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-0.5">
                     <div className="flex items-center gap-0.5">
-                      <p className="text-slate-200">{rover.name}</p>
+                      <p className="text-slate-200" style={roverNameStyle(rover.color)}>
+                        {rover.name}
+                      </p>
                       {showTimer ? (
                         <span className="rounded bg-slate-800 px-1 text-[0.7rem] text-slate-200">
                           {isSelfCurrent ? `${remainingSeconds}s left` : `Your turn in ${remainingSeconds}s`}

webui/src/components/RoverRoster.jsx

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { roverNameStyle } from '../lib/roverColor.js';
+
 function classNames(...values) {
   return values.filter(Boolean).join(' ');
 }
@@ -37,7 +39,9 @@ export default function RoverRoster({
               )}
             >
               <div>
-                <p className="text-slate-200">{rover.name}</p>
+                <p className="text-slate-200" style={roverNameStyle(rover.color)}>
+                  {rover.name}
+                </p>
                 <p className="text-xs text-slate-500 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-0.5">
                   <span>{rover.locked ? 'locked' : 'free'}</span>
                   {rover.lockReason && <span className="rounded bg-black/30 px-1">{rover.lockReason}</span>}

webui/src/components/UserListPanel.jsx

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { useEffect, useMemo, useState, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { useSession } from '../context/SessionContext.jsx';
 import NicknameForm from './NicknameForm.jsx';
 import SocialButtonsGrid from './SocialButtonsGrid.jsx';
+import { roverBadgeStyle, roverNameStyle } from '../lib/roverColor.js';
 
 export function NicknameEntryPanel({ compact = false }) {
   return (
@@ -75,8 +76,8 @@ export default function UserListPanel({
     [selfId, users],
   );
 
-  const rosterName = useCallback(
-    (roverId) => roster.find((r) => String(r.id) === String(roverId))?.name || roverId,
+  const rosterEntry = useCallback(
+    (roverId) => roster.find((r) => String(r.id) === String(roverId)) || null,
     [roster],
   );
 
@@ -124,7 +125,12 @@ export default function UserListPanel({
           >
             <p className={`font-semibold ${roleColors(user.role)}`}>{formatLabel(user, selfId)}</p>
             {user.roverId ? (
-              <span className="rounded bg-slate-800 px-1 text-[0.7rem]">rover {user.roverId}</span>
+              <span
+                className="rounded bg-slate-800 px-1 text-[0.7rem]"
+                style={roverBadgeStyle(rosterEntry(user.roverId)?.color, 0.12)}
+              >
+                rover {rosterEntry(user.roverId)?.name || user.roverId}
+              </span>
             ) : (
               <span className="text-[0.7rem] text-slate-500">no rover</span>
             )}
@@ -211,7 +217,9 @@ export default function UserListPanel({
                 return (
                   <div key={roverId} className={`surface-muted flex flex-col gap-0.5 ${compact ? 'text-[0.8rem] py-0.25' : 'text-sm'}`}>
                     <div className="flex items-center gap-0.5">
-                      <p className="font-semibold text-slate-200">{rosterName(roverId)}</p>
+                      <p className="font-semibold text-slate-200" style={roverNameStyle(rosterEntry(roverId)?.color)}>
+                        {rosterEntry(roverId)?.name || roverId}
+                      </p>
                       {remaining != null && (
                         <span className="rounded bg-slate-800 px-1 text-[0.7rem]">
                           {remaining}s left

webui/src/components/VideoTile.jsx

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { AUDIO_SETTINGS_DEFAULTS } from '../settings/namespaces.js';
 import SocialButton from './SocialButton.jsx';
 import BatteryBar from './BatteryBar.jsx';
 import { buildBatteryVisual } from '../lib/battery.js';
+import { roverNameStyle } from '../lib/roverColor.js';
 
 const RESTART_DELAY_MS = 2000;
 const UNMUTE_RETRY_MS = 3000;
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ export default function VideoTile({
   snapshotFeed = null,
   qualityNotice = null,
   label,
+  roverColor = null,
   forceMute = false,
   telemetryFrame,
   batteryConfig,
@@ -606,6 +608,7 @@ export default function VideoTile({
             frame={telemetryFrame}
             sensors={sensors}
             label={label}
+            roverColor={roverColor}
             status={renderedStatus}
             audioStatus={renderedAudioStatus}
             levelStatus={levelIndicator}
@@ -721,6 +724,7 @@ function HudOverlay({
   frame,
   sensors,
   label,
+  roverColor = null,
   status,
   audioStatus,
   levelStatus,
@@ -845,7 +849,9 @@ function HudOverlay({
             <div
               className={`flex items-center gap-0.5 bg-black/80 text-slate-100 ${labelPadClass} ${labelTextClass}`}
             >
-              <span className="font-semibold text-white">{label || 'Unnamed Rover'}</span>
+              <span className="font-semibold text-white" style={roverNameStyle(roverColor)}>
+                {label || 'Unnamed Rover'}
+              </span>
               {driverLabel ? <span className="text-slate-300">• {driverLabel}</span> : null}
             </div>
           </div>
@@ -882,7 +888,9 @@ function HudOverlay({
       ) : null}
       <div className={`absolute ${labelPosClass} left-1/2`} style={labelWrapperStyle}>
         <div className={`flex gap-0.5 bg-black/80 text-slate-100 ${labelPadClass} ${labelTextClass}`}>
-          <span>Rover: "{label || 'Unnamed Rover'}"</span>
+          <span>
+            Rover: "<span style={roverNameStyle(roverColor)}>{label || 'Unnamed Rover'}</span>"
+          </span>
           {/* <span>{pulse ? 'Sensors active' : 'No recent sensors'}</span> */}
         </div>
       </div>

webui/src/lib/roverColor.js

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+const HEX_RE = /^#[0-9A-Fa-f]{6}$/;
+
+export function normalizeRoverColor(value) {
+  const raw = typeof value === 'string' ? value.trim() : '';
+  if (!raw || !HEX_RE.test(raw)) return null;
+  return raw.toUpperCase();
+}
+
+export function roverNameStyle(color) {
+  const normalized = normalizeRoverColor(color);
+  if (!normalized) return undefined;
+  return { color: normalized };
+}
+
+export function roverBadgeStyle(color, alpha = 0.2) {
+  const normalized = normalizeRoverColor(color);
+  if (!normalized) return undefined;
+  const safeAlpha = Number.isFinite(alpha) ? Math.max(0, Math.min(1, alpha)) : 0.2;
+  const rgb = hexToRgb(normalized);
+  if (!rgb) return undefined;
+  return {
+    borderColor: `rgba(${rgb.r}, ${rgb.g}, ${rgb.b}, 0.55)`,
+    backgroundColor: `rgba(${rgb.r}, ${rgb.g}, ${rgb.b}, ${safeAlpha})`,
+    color: normalized,
+  };
+}
+
+export function roverSwatchStyle(color) {
+  const normalized = normalizeRoverColor(color);
+  if (!normalized) return undefined;
+  return { backgroundColor: normalized };
+}
+
+function hexToRgb(hex) {
+  const normalized = normalizeRoverColor(hex);
+  if (!normalized) return null;
+  return {
+    r: parseInt(normalized.slice(1, 3), 16),
+    g: parseInt(normalized.slice(3, 5), 16),
+    b: parseInt(normalized.slice(5, 7), 16),
+  };
+}

webui/src/mini/MiniSummaryApp.jsx

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import AlertFeed from '../components/AlertFeed.jsx';
 import useDefaultNickname from '../hooks/useDefaultNickname.js';
 import BatteryBar from '../components/BatteryBar.jsx';
 import { buildBatteryVisual } from '../lib/battery.js';
+import { roverNameStyle } from '../lib/roverColor.js';
 
 const ROTATE_MS = 20000;
 const HARD_REFRESH_MS = 1 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
@@ -57,7 +58,12 @@ function InfoColumn({
       {isActiveView ? (
         <div className="relative z-10 flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col justify-between text-center">
           <div className="min-w-0 bg-transparent px-0 py-0 leading-none">
-            <AutoFitText className="font-semibold leading-none text-white" maxSize={1000} minSize={18}>
+            <AutoFitText
+              className="font-semibold leading-none text-white"
+              maxSize={1000}
+              minSize={18}
+              style={roverNameStyle(rover.color)}
+            >
               {rover.name || rover.id}
             </AutoFitText>
           </div>
@@ -82,7 +88,12 @@ function InfoColumn({
         <>
           <div className="relative z-10 flex min-w-0 flex-col gap-1 text-center">
             <div className="min-w-0 bg-transparent px-0 py-0 leading-none">
-              <AutoFitText className="font-semibold leading-none text-white" maxSize={1000} minSize={18}>
+              <AutoFitText
+                className="font-semibold leading-none text-white"
+                maxSize={1000}
+                minSize={18}
+                style={roverNameStyle(rover.color)}
+              >
                 {rover.name || rover.id}
               </AutoFitText>
             </div>
@@ -113,6 +124,7 @@ function InfoColumn({
                       snapshotFeed={snapshotFeed}
                       audioSessionInfo={null}
                       label={rover.name || rover.id}
+                      roverColor={rover.color || null}
                       telemetryFrame={frame}
                       batteryConfig={rover.battery}
                       layoutFormat="mobile"
@@ -130,7 +142,7 @@ function InfoColumn({
   );
 }
 
-function AutoFitText({ children, className = '', maxSize = 1000, minSize = 14 }) {
+function AutoFitText({ children, className = '', maxSize = 1000, minSize = 14, style = undefined }) {
   const containerRef = useRef(null);
   const textRef = useRef(null);
   const [fontSize, setFontSize] = useState(maxSize);
@@ -183,7 +195,7 @@ function AutoFitText({ children, className = '', maxSize = 1000, minSize = 14 })
       <div
         ref={textRef}
         className={`whitespace-nowrap ${className}`}
-        style={{ fontSize: `${fontSize}px`, lineHeight: 1.1 }}
+        style={{ fontSize: `${fontSize}px`, lineHeight: 1.1, ...(style || {}) }}
       >
         {children}
       </div>
@@ -344,6 +356,7 @@ function MiniSummaryContent() {
                         audioSessionInfo={isActive ? activeAudio : null}
                         forceMute={!isActive}
                         label={rover.name || rover.id}
+                        roverColor={rover.color || null}
                         telemetryFrame={frames[rover.id] || null}
                         batteryConfig={rover.battery}
                         layoutFormat="mobile"
@@ -361,6 +374,7 @@ function MiniSummaryContent() {
                 snapshotFeed={activeSnapshot}
                 audioSessionInfo={activeAudio}
                 label={activeRover.name || activeRover.id}
+                roverColor={activeRover.color || null}
                 telemetryFrame={activeFrame}
                 batteryConfig={activeRover.battery}
                 layoutFormat="mobile"

webui/src/spectate/SpectatorApp.jsx

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ function RoverSpectatorCard({ rover, frame, sessionInfo, videoMode, snapshotFeed
           snapshotFeed={snapshotFeed}
           audioSessionInfo={audioInfo}
           label={rover.name}
+          roverColor={rover.color || null}
           telemetryFrame={frame}
           batteryConfig={rover.battery}
           hudVariant="spectator"