Fix config timestamps

created_at represents the time when the configuration has been persisted to disk.
loaded_at represents the time when the configuration has actually been used.

If created_at is larger than loaded_at, then the Core needs a reload in order
to apply the latest configuration.

if created_at is lower than laoded_at, then the Core applied the latest
configuration.

The value of updated_at is irrelevant and shouldn't be used.

app/api/api.go

@@ -257,6 +257,8 @@ func (a *api) Reload() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("not all variables are set or valid")
 	}
 
+	cfg.LoadedAt = time.Now()
+
 	store.SetActive(cfg)
 
 	a.config.store = store

config/data.go

@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ import (
 
 // Data is the actual configuration data for the app
 type Data struct {
-	CreatedAt       time.Time `json:"created_at"`
-	LoadedAt        time.Time `json:"-"`
-	UpdatedAt       time.Time `json:"-"`
+	CreatedAt       time.Time `json:"created_at"` // When this config has been persisted
+	LoadedAt        time.Time `json:"-"`          // When this config has been actually used
+	UpdatedAt       time.Time `json:"-"`          // Irrelevant
 	Version         int64     `json:"version" jsonschema:"minimum=3,maximum=3" format:"int64"`
 	ID              string    `json:"id"`
 	Name            string    `json:"name"`

config/store/json.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/datarhei/core/v16/config"
 	v1 "github.com/datarhei/core/v16/config/v1"
@@ -57,14 +56,10 @@ func (c *jsonStore) Set(d *config.Config) error {
 
 	data := d.Clone()
 
-	data.CreatedAt = time.Now()
-
 	if err := c.store(data); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write JSON to '%s': %w", c.path, err)
 	}
 
-	data.UpdatedAt = time.Now()
-
 	c.data["base"] = data
 
 	return nil
@@ -89,7 +84,9 @@ func (c *jsonStore) SetActive(d *config.Config) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("configuration data has errors after validation")
 	}
 
-	c.data["merged"] = d.Clone()
+	data := d.Clone()
+
+	c.data["merged"] = data
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -129,15 +126,12 @@ func (c *jsonStore) load(cfg *config.Config) error {
 
 	cfg.Data = *data
 
-	cfg.LoadedAt = time.Now()
-	cfg.UpdatedAt = cfg.LoadedAt
+	cfg.UpdatedAt = cfg.CreatedAt
 
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (c *jsonStore) store(data *config.Config) error {
-	data.CreatedAt = time.Now()
-
 	if len(c.path) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}

http/handler/api/config.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package api
 import (
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
+	"time"
 
 	cfgstore "github.com/datarhei/core/v16/config/store"
 	cfgvars "github.com/datarhei/core/v16/config/vars"
@@ -71,6 +72,10 @@ func (p *ConfigHandler) Set(c echo.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	cfg := p.store.Get()
+	cfgActive := p.store.GetActive()
+
+	// Copy the timestamp of when this config has been used
+	cfg.LoadedAt = cfgActive.LoadedAt
 
 	// For each version, set the current config as default config value. This will
 	// allow to set a partial config without destroying the other values.
@@ -119,6 +124,9 @@ func (p *ConfigHandler) Set(c echo.Context) error {
 		return api.Err(http.StatusBadRequest, "Invalid config version", "version %d", version.Version)
 	}
 
+	cfg.CreatedAt = time.Now()
+	cfg.UpdatedAt = cfg.CreatedAt
+
 	// Now we make a copy from the config and merge it with the environment
 	// variables. If this configuration is valid, we will store the un-merged
 	// one to disk.