More fixes

api_client.py

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class ApiClient:
         """
         url = f"{self.base_url}/api/locations"
         try:
-            response = requests.get(url, timeout=10)
+            response = requests.get(url, timeout=1)
             response.raise_for_status()
         except requests.HTTPError as exc:
             QgsMessageLog.logMessage(

layer_manager.py

@@ -36,12 +36,26 @@ class LocationLayerManager:
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     def create_layer(self) -> None:
-        """Create the memory layer, add it to the project and load initial features.
+        """Create or reuse the layer and load initial features.
 
-        Raises:
+        If a layer with the stored ID already exists in the project (e.g. loaded
-            Exception: if the initial API fetch fails (layer is still added to the
+        from a saved project file) it is reused rather than duplicated.
-                       project but will be empty until reload_layer() succeeds).
         """
+        # Check if a previously created layer is still alive in the project.
+        stored_id, _ = QgsProject.instance().readEntry("BAPEBridge", "layer_id", "")
+        if stored_id:
+            existing = QgsProject.instance().mapLayer(stored_id)
+            if existing is not None and not sip.isdeleted(existing):
+                self.layer = existing
+                return  # layer already present — nothing more to do
+
+        # Guard against duplicate layers by name (e.g. toggled on twice).
+        for lyr in QgsProject.instance().mapLayers().values():
+            if lyr.name() in (self._NAME_OK, self._NAME_ERR):
+                self.layer = lyr
+                QgsProject.instance().writeEntry("BAPEBridge", "layer_id", lyr.id())
+                return
+
         self.layer = QgsVectorLayer("Point?crs=EPSG:4326", self._NAME_OK, "memory")
         if not self.layer.isValid():
             raise RuntimeError("Failed to create memory layer.")
@@ -54,6 +68,7 @@ class LocationLayerManager:
         self.layer.updateFields()
 
         QgsProject.instance().addMapLayer(self.layer)
+        QgsProject.instance().writeEntry("BAPEBridge", "layer_id", self.layer.id())
         self._configure_marker()
         self._configure_labels()
 

plugin.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import os
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QTimer
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QIcon
-from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QAction
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QAction, QMessageBox
 from qgis.core import Qgis, QgsProject
 from qgis.gui import QgisInterface
 
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ from .api_client import ApiClient
 from .layer_manager import LocationLayerManager
 from .notification_server import NotificationServer
 
-_RETRY_INTERVAL_MS = 30_000  # 30 seconds between automatic retries
+_RETRY_INTERVAL_MS  = 30_000  # 30 s retry when API is unreachable on startup
+_POLL_INTERVAL_MS   = 10_000  # 10 s periodic health-check poll
+_POST_CLEAR_DELAY_MS = 1_000  # 1 s delay before checking liveness after /clear
 _API_BASE_URL = "http://localhost:22650"
 _NOTIF_PORT = 22651
 
@@ -28,61 +30,79 @@ class BAPEBridgePlugin:
         self._layer_manager: LocationLayerManager | None = None
         self._notif_server: NotificationServer | None = None
 
-        self._toggle_action: QAction | None = None
+        self._add_action: QAction | None = None
 
-        # Timer drives periodic retry when the initial API call fails.
+        # Timer: retry when the initial API call fails at startup.
         self._retry_timer = QTimer()
         self._retry_timer.setInterval(_RETRY_INTERVAL_MS)
         self._retry_timer.timeout.connect(self._retry_load)
 
+        # Timer: periodic health-check / reload while active.
+        self._poll_timer = QTimer()
+        self._poll_timer.setInterval(_POLL_INTERVAL_MS)
+        self._poll_timer.timeout.connect(self._poll_locations)
+
+        # One-shot timer: re-check liveness 5 s after a /clear command.
+        self._post_clear_timer = QTimer()
+        self._post_clear_timer.setSingleShot(True)
+        self._post_clear_timer.setInterval(_POST_CLEAR_DELAY_MS)
+        self._post_clear_timer.timeout.connect(self._poll_locations)
+
         QgsProject.instance().cleared.connect(self._on_project_cleared)
+        QgsProject.instance().readProject.connect(self._on_project_read)
+
+        # Reconnect immediately if a layer from a previous plugin instance is
+        # already loaded (e.g. after a plugin reload without restarting QGIS).
+        self._try_reconnect()
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
     # QGIS plugin lifecycle
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     def initGui(self) -> None:
-        """Add entry to the Layer menu, after 'Add From Layer Definition File'."""
+        """Add entry under Layer > Add Layer."""
         icon = QIcon(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "icon.png"))
-        self._toggle_action = QAction(icon, "BAPE Bridge", self._iface.mainWindow())
+        self._add_action = QAction(icon, "Add BAPE Bridge Layer...", self._iface.mainWindow())
-        self._toggle_action.setCheckable(True)
+        self._add_action.setToolTip("Add the BAPE Bridge live locations layer to this project")
-        self._toggle_action.setToolTip("Enable / disable the BAPE Bridge layer")
+        self._add_action.triggered.connect(self._on_add_layer)
-        self._toggle_action.triggered.connect(self._on_toggle)
 
-        layer_menu = self._iface.layerMenu()
+        # iface.addLayerMenu() is the "Add Layer" submenu inside the Layer menu.
-        # Find the 'Add From Layer Definition File' action and insert after it.
+        self._iface.addLayerMenu().addAction(self._add_action)
-        after_action = None
-        for action in layer_menu.actions():
-            if "layer definition" in action.text().lower():
-                after_action = action
-                break
-
-        if after_action is not None:
-            # insertAction inserts *before* the reference; get the next item instead.
-            actions = layer_menu.actions()
-            idx = actions.index(after_action)
-            next_action = actions[idx + 1] if idx + 1 < len(actions) else None
-            if next_action is not None:
-                layer_menu.insertAction(next_action, self._toggle_action)
-            else:
-                layer_menu.addAction(self._toggle_action)
-        else:
-            layer_menu.addAction(self._toggle_action)
 
     def unload(self) -> None:
-        """Clean up when the plugin is disabled or QGIS closes."""
+        """Clean up when the plugin is disabled or QGIS closes.
-        self._deactivate()
+
-        self._iface.layerMenu().removeAction(self._toggle_action)
+        Intentionally leaves the layer in the project so it survives a plugin
+        reload.  Only the server and timers are torn down.
+        """
+        self._retry_timer.stop()
+        self._poll_timer.stop()
+        self._post_clear_timer.stop()
+
+        if self._notif_server is not None:
+            self._notif_server.stop()
+            self._notif_server = None
+
+        # Drop the Python reference but do NOT remove the layer from the project.
+        self._layer_manager = None
+        self._active = False
+
+        self._iface.addLayerMenu().removeAction(self._add_action)
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
-    # Toggle on / off
+    # Add layer
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    def _on_toggle(self, checked: bool) -> None:
+    def _on_add_layer(self) -> None:
-        if checked:
+        """Called when the user clicks 'Add BAPE Bridge Layer'."""
-            self._activate()
+        if self._active:
-        else:
+            QMessageBox.warning(
-            self._deactivate()
+                self._iface.mainWindow(),
+                "BAPE Bridge",
+                "There is already a BAPE Bridge layer inside this project.",
+            )
+            return
+        self._activate()
 
     def _activate(self) -> None:
         if self._active:
@@ -117,12 +137,15 @@ class BAPEBridgePlugin:
             )
 
         self._active = True
+        self._poll_timer.start()
 
     def _deactivate(self) -> None:
         if not self._active:
             return
 
         self._retry_timer.stop()
+        self._poll_timer.stop()
+        self._post_clear_timer.stop()
 
         if self._notif_server is not None:
             self._notif_server.stop()
@@ -134,9 +157,6 @@ class BAPEBridgePlugin:
 
         self._active = False
 
-        if self._toggle_action is not None:
-            self._toggle_action.setChecked(False)
-
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Reload handling
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -155,9 +175,11 @@ class BAPEBridgePlugin:
         if self._layer_manager is None:
             return
         self._layer_manager.clear_layer()
+        # Check 5 s later whether BAPE is still up.
+        self._post_clear_timer.start()
 
     def _retry_load(self) -> None:
-        """Periodic retry: stop the timer once features load successfully."""
+        """Retry on startup failure: stop once the API responds."""
         if self._layer_manager is None:
             self._retry_timer.stop()
             return
@@ -165,6 +187,12 @@ class BAPEBridgePlugin:
         if self._layer_manager.reload_layer():
             self._retry_timer.stop()
 
+    def _poll_locations(self) -> None:
+        """Periodic health-check: reload from API to confirm BAPE is still up."""
+        if self._layer_manager is None:
+            return
+        self._layer_manager.reload_layer()
+
     def _on_project_cleared(self) -> None:
         """Called when QGIS clears the project (open new/different project).
 
@@ -172,6 +200,8 @@ class BAPEBridgePlugin:
         not touch them — just drop references and reset state.
         """
         self._retry_timer.stop()
+        self._poll_timer.stop()
+        self._post_clear_timer.stop()
 
         if self._notif_server is not None:
             self._notif_server.stop()
@@ -183,7 +213,48 @@ class BAPEBridgePlugin:
 
         self._active = False
 
-        if self._toggle_action is not None:
+    def _try_reconnect(self) -> None:
-            self._toggle_action.setChecked(False)
+        """Reconnect to a BAPE layer that already exists in the current project.
 
+        Called both from __init__ (plugin reload) and from _on_project_read
+        (project loaded from disk).
+        """
+        if self._active:
+            return
 
+        stored_id, _ = QgsProject.instance().readEntry("BAPEBridge", "layer_id", "")
+        if not stored_id:
+            return
+        existing = QgsProject.instance().mapLayer(stored_id)
+        if existing is None:
+            return
+
+        # Layer is present — restore active state.
+        api_client = ApiClient(_API_BASE_URL)
+        self._layer_manager = LocationLayerManager(api_client)
+        self._layer_manager.layer = existing
+
+        self._notif_server = NotificationServer(
+            self._on_reload_requested,
+            self._on_clear_requested,
+            port=_NOTIF_PORT,
+        )
+        try:
+            self._notif_server.start()
+        except RuntimeError as exc:
+            self._iface.messageBar().pushMessage(
+                "BAPE Bridge",
+                f"Notification server error: {exc}",
+                level=Qgis.Critical,
+                duration=0,
+            )
+
+        self._active = True
+        self._poll_timer.start()
+
+    def _on_project_read(self) -> None:
+        """Called when a project is loaded from disk."""
+        self._try_reconnect()
+        # Reload to get fresh data; failures just set the 🔴 name.
+        if self._layer_manager is not None:
+            self._layer_manager.reload_layer()