Add auto-start targets feature with dashboard section

- Add auto_start boolean field to PictureTarget model (persisted per-target)
- Wire auto_start through API schemas, routes, and store
- Auto-start targets on server boot in main.py lifespan
- Add star toggle button on target cards (next to delete button)
- Add auto-start section on dashboard between performance and profiles
- Remove auto-start section from profiles tab

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

server/src/wled_controller/api/routes/picture_targets.py

@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ def _target_to_response(target) -> PictureTargetResponse:
             keepalive_interval=target.keepalive_interval,
             state_check_interval=target.state_check_interval,
             description=target.description,
+            auto_start=target.auto_start,
             created_at=target.created_at,
             updated_at=target.updated_at,
         )
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ def _target_to_response(target) -> PictureTargetResponse:
             picture_source_id=target.picture_source_id,
             key_colors_settings=_kc_settings_to_schema(target.settings),
             description=target.description,
+            auto_start=target.auto_start,
             created_at=target.created_at,
             updated_at=target.updated_at,
         )
@@ -121,6 +123,7 @@ def _target_to_response(target) -> PictureTargetResponse:
             name=target.name,
             target_type=target.target_type,
             description=target.description,
+            auto_start=target.auto_start,
             created_at=target.created_at,
             updated_at=target.updated_at,
         )
@@ -159,6 +162,7 @@ async def create_target(
             picture_source_id=data.picture_source_id,
             key_colors_settings=kc_settings,
             description=data.description,
+            auto_start=data.auto_start,
         )
 
         # Register in processor manager
@@ -274,6 +278,7 @@ async def update_target(
             state_check_interval=data.state_check_interval,
             key_colors_settings=kc_settings,
             description=data.description,
+            auto_start=data.auto_start,
         )
 
         # Detect KC brightness VS change (inside key_colors_settings)

server/src/wled_controller/api/schemas/picture_targets.py

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class PictureTargetCreate(BaseModel):
     picture_source_id: str = Field(default="", description="Picture source ID (for key_colors targets)")
     key_colors_settings: Optional[KeyColorsSettingsSchema] = Field(None, description="Key colors settings (for key_colors targets)")
     description: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Optional description", max_length=500)
+    auto_start: bool = Field(default=False, description="Auto-start on server boot")
 
 
 class PictureTargetUpdate(BaseModel):
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ class PictureTargetUpdate(BaseModel):
     picture_source_id: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Picture source ID (for key_colors targets)")
     key_colors_settings: Optional[KeyColorsSettingsSchema] = Field(None, description="Key colors settings (for key_colors targets)")
     description: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Optional description", max_length=500)
+    auto_start: Optional[bool] = Field(None, description="Auto-start on server boot")
 
 
 class PictureTargetResponse(BaseModel):
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ class PictureTargetResponse(BaseModel):
     picture_source_id: str = Field(default="", description="Picture source ID (key_colors)")
     key_colors_settings: Optional[KeyColorsSettingsSchema] = Field(None, description="Key colors settings")
     description: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Description")
+    auto_start: bool = Field(default=False, description="Auto-start on server boot")
     created_at: datetime = Field(description="Creation timestamp")
     updated_at: datetime = Field(description="Last update timestamp")
 

server/src/wled_controller/main.py

@@ -147,6 +147,19 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
     # Start profile engine (evaluates conditions and auto-starts/stops targets)
     await profile_engine.start()
 
+    # Auto-start targets with auto_start=True
+    auto_started = 0
+    for target in targets:
+        if getattr(target, "auto_start", False):
+            try:
+                await processor_manager.start_processing(target.id)
+                auto_started += 1
+                logger.info(f"Auto-started target: {target.name} ({target.id})")
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.warning(f"Failed to auto-start target {target.id}: {e}")
+    if auto_started:
+        logger.info(f"Auto-started {auto_started} target(s)")
+
     yield
 
     # Shutdown

server/src/wled_controller/static/css/cards.css

@@ -103,6 +103,30 @@ section {
     position: static;
 }
 
+.card-autostart-btn {
+    background: none;
+    border: none;
+    color: #777;
+    font-size: 1rem;
+    width: 28px;
+    height: 28px;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    transition: color 0.2s, background 0.2s;
+}
+
+.card-autostart-btn:hover {
+    color: var(--warning-color, #ffc107);
+    background: rgba(255, 193, 7, 0.1);
+}
+
+.card-autostart-btn.active {
+    color: var(--warning-color, #ffc107);
+}
+
 .card-power-btn {
     background: none;
     border: none;

server/src/wled_controller/static/js/app.js

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ import {
     showTargetEditor, closeTargetEditorModal, forceCloseTargetEditorModal, saveTargetEditor,
     startTargetProcessing, stopTargetProcessing,
     startTargetOverlay, stopTargetOverlay, deleteTarget,
-    cloneTarget, toggleLedPreview,
+    cloneTarget, toggleLedPreview, toggleTargetAutoStart,
     expandAllTargetSections, collapseAllTargetSections,
 } from './features/targets.js';
 
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ Object.assign(window, {
     deleteTarget,
     cloneTarget,
     toggleLedPreview,
+    toggleTargetAutoStart,
 
     // color-strip sources
     showCSSEditor,

server/src/wled_controller/static/js/features/dashboard.js

@@ -363,6 +363,38 @@ export async function loadDashboard(forceFullRender = false) {
                 return;
             }
 
+            const autoStartTargets = enriched.filter(t => t.auto_start);
+            if (autoStartTargets.length > 0) {
+                const autoStartItems = autoStartTargets.map(target => {
+                    const isRunning = !!(target.state && target.state.processing);
+                    const device = devicesMap[target.device_id];
+                    const deviceName = device ? device.name : '';
+                    const typeIcon = target.target_type === 'key_colors' ? '🎨' : '💡';
+                    const statusBadge = isRunning
+                        ? `<span class="dashboard-badge-active">${t('profiles.status.active')}</span>`
+                        : `<span class="dashboard-badge-stopped">${t('profiles.status.inactive')}</span>`;
+                    return `<div class="dashboard-target dashboard-autostart" data-target-id="${target.id}">
+                        <div class="dashboard-target-info">
+                            <span class="dashboard-target-icon">⭐</span>
+                            <div>
+                                <div class="dashboard-target-name">${escapeHtml(target.name)} ${statusBadge}</div>
+                                ${deviceName ? `<div class="dashboard-target-subtitle">${typeIcon} ${escapeHtml(deviceName)}</div>` : `<div class="dashboard-target-subtitle">${typeIcon}</div>`}
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="dashboard-target-actions">
+                            <button class="btn btn-icon ${isRunning ? 'btn-warning' : 'btn-success'}" onclick="${isRunning ? `dashboardStopTarget('${target.id}')` : `dashboardStartTarget('${target.id}')`}" title="${isRunning ? t('device.stop') : t('device.start')}">
+                                ${isRunning ? '⏹' : '▶'}
+                            </button>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>`;
+                }).join('');
+
+                dynamicHtml += `<div class="dashboard-section">
+                    ${_sectionHeader('autostart', t('autostart.title'), autoStartTargets.length)}
+                    ${_sectionContent('autostart', autoStartItems)}
+                </div>`;
+            }
+
             if (profiles.length > 0) {
                 const activeProfiles = profiles.filter(p => p.is_active);
                 const inactiveProfiles = profiles.filter(p => !p.is_active);

server/src/wled_controller/static/js/features/kc-targets.js

@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ export function createKCTargetCard(target, sourceMap, patternTemplateMap, valueS
 
     return `
         <div class="card" data-kc-target-id="${target.id}">
+            <div class="card-top-actions">
+                <button class="card-autostart-btn${target.auto_start ? ' active' : ''}" onclick="toggleTargetAutoStart('${target.id}', ${!target.auto_start})" title="${target.auto_start ? t('autostart.toggle.enabled') : t('autostart.toggle.disabled')}">&#x2605;</button>
                 <button class="card-remove-btn" onclick="deleteKCTarget('${target.id}')" title="${t('common.delete')}">&#x2715;</button>
+            </div>
             <div class="card-header">
                 <div class="card-title">
                     ${escapeHtml(target.name)}

server/src/wled_controller/static/js/features/targets.js

@@ -689,7 +689,10 @@ export function createTargetCard(target, deviceMap, colorStripSourceMap, valueSo
 
     return `
         <div class="card" data-target-id="${target.id}">
+            <div class="card-top-actions">
+                <button class="card-autostart-btn${target.auto_start ? ' active' : ''}" onclick="toggleTargetAutoStart('${target.id}', ${!target.auto_start})" title="${target.auto_start ? t('autostart.toggle.enabled') : t('autostart.toggle.disabled')}">&#x2605;</button>
                 <button class="card-remove-btn" onclick="deleteTarget('${target.id}')" title="${t('common.delete')}">&#x2715;</button>
+            </div>
             <div class="card-header">
                 <div class="card-title">
                     <span class="health-dot ${healthClass}" title="${healthTitle}"></span>
@@ -884,6 +887,25 @@ export async function cloneTarget(targetId) {
     }
 }
 
+export async function toggleTargetAutoStart(targetId, enable) {
+    try {
+        const response = await fetchWithAuth(`/picture-targets/${targetId}`, {
+            method: 'PUT',
+            body: JSON.stringify({ auto_start: enable }),
+        });
+        if (response.ok) {
+            showToast(t(enable ? 'autostart.toggle.enabled' : 'autostart.toggle.disabled'), 'success');
+            loadTargetsTab();
+        } else {
+            const error = await response.json();
+            showToast(`Failed: ${error.detail}`, 'error');
+        }
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Failed to toggle auto-start:', error);
+        showToast('Failed to toggle auto-start', 'error');
+    }
+}
+
 export async function deleteTarget(targetId) {
     const confirmed = await showConfirm(t('targets.delete.confirm'));
     if (!confirmed) return;

server/src/wled_controller/static/locales/en.json

@@ -552,6 +552,10 @@
   "profiles.error.name_required": "Name is required",
   "profiles.toggle_all.start": "Start all targets",
   "profiles.toggle_all.stop": "Stop all targets",
+  "autostart.title": "Auto-start Targets",
+  "autostart.toggle.enabled": "Auto-start enabled",
+  "autostart.toggle.disabled": "Auto-start disabled",
+  "autostart.goto_target": "Go to target",
   "time.hours_minutes": "{h}h {m}m",
   "time.minutes_seconds": "{m}m {s}s",
   "time.seconds": "{s}s",

server/src/wled_controller/static/locales/ru.json

@@ -552,6 +552,10 @@
   "profiles.error.name_required": "Введите название",
   "profiles.toggle_all.start": "Запустить все цели",
   "profiles.toggle_all.stop": "Остановить все цели",
+  "autostart.title": "Автозапуск целей",
+  "autostart.toggle.enabled": "Автозапуск включён",
+  "autostart.toggle.disabled": "Автозапуск отключён",
+  "autostart.goto_target": "Перейти к цели",
   "time.hours_minutes": "{h}ч {m}м",
   "time.minutes_seconds": "{m}м {s}с",
   "time.seconds": "{s}с",

server/src/wled_controller/storage/key_colors_picture_target.py

@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ class KeyColorsPictureTarget(PictureTarget):
 
     def update_fields(self, *, name=None, device_id=None, picture_source_id=None,
                       settings=None, key_colors_settings=None, description=None,
-                      **_kwargs) -> None:
+                      auto_start=None, **_kwargs) -> None:
         """Apply mutable field updates for KC targets."""
-        super().update_fields(name=name, description=description)
+        super().update_fields(name=name, description=description, auto_start=auto_start)
         if picture_source_id is not None:
             self.picture_source_id = picture_source_id
         if key_colors_settings is not None:
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ class KeyColorsPictureTarget(PictureTarget):
             picture_source_id=data.get("picture_source_id", ""),
             settings=settings,
             description=data.get("description"),
+            auto_start=data.get("auto_start", False),
             created_at=datetime.fromisoformat(data.get("created_at", datetime.utcnow().isoformat())),
             updated_at=datetime.fromisoformat(data.get("updated_at", datetime.utcnow().isoformat())),
         )

server/src/wled_controller/storage/picture_target.py

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class PictureTarget:
     created_at: datetime
     updated_at: datetime
     description: Optional[str] = None
+    auto_start: bool = False
 
     def register_with_manager(self, manager) -> None:
         """Register this target with the processor manager. Subclasses override."""
@@ -25,12 +26,15 @@ class PictureTarget:
         pass
 
     def update_fields(self, *, name=None, device_id=None, picture_source_id=None,
-                      settings=None, key_colors_settings=None, description=None) -> None:
+                      settings=None, key_colors_settings=None, description=None,
+                      auto_start=None) -> None:
         """Apply mutable field updates. Base handles common fields; subclasses handle type-specific ones."""
         if name is not None:
             self.name = name
         if description is not None:
             self.description = description
+        if auto_start is not None:
+            self.auto_start = auto_start
 
     @property
     def has_picture_source(self) -> bool:
@@ -44,6 +48,7 @@ class PictureTarget:
             "name": self.name,
             "target_type": self.target_type,
             "description": self.description,
+            "auto_start": self.auto_start,
             "created_at": self.created_at.isoformat(),
             "updated_at": self.updated_at.isoformat(),
         }

server/src/wled_controller/storage/picture_target_store.py

@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ class PictureTargetStore:
         key_colors_settings: Optional[KeyColorsSettings] = None,
         description: Optional[str] = None,
         picture_source_id: str = "",
+        auto_start: bool = False,
     ) -> PictureTarget:
         """Create a new picture target.
 
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ class PictureTargetStore:
                 keepalive_interval=keepalive_interval,
                 state_check_interval=state_check_interval,
                 description=description,
+                auto_start=auto_start,
                 created_at=now,
                 updated_at=now,
             )
@@ -149,6 +151,7 @@ class PictureTargetStore:
                 picture_source_id=picture_source_id,
                 settings=key_colors_settings or KeyColorsSettings(),
                 description=description,
+                auto_start=auto_start,
                 created_at=now,
                 updated_at=now,
             )
@@ -173,6 +176,7 @@ class PictureTargetStore:
         state_check_interval: Optional[int] = None,
         key_colors_settings: Optional[KeyColorsSettings] = None,
         description: Optional[str] = None,
+        auto_start: Optional[bool] = None,
     ) -> PictureTarget:
         """Update a picture target.
 
@@ -200,6 +204,7 @@ class PictureTargetStore:
             state_check_interval=state_check_interval,
             key_colors_settings=key_colors_settings,
             description=description,
+            auto_start=auto_start,
         )
 
         target.updated_at = datetime.utcnow()

server/src/wled_controller/storage/wled_picture_target.py

@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ class WledPictureTarget(PictureTarget):
     def update_fields(self, *, name=None, device_id=None, color_strip_source_id=None,
                       brightness_value_source_id=None,
                       fps=None, keepalive_interval=None, state_check_interval=None,
-                      description=None, **_kwargs) -> None:
+                      description=None, auto_start=None, **_kwargs) -> None:
         """Apply mutable field updates for WLED targets."""
-        super().update_fields(name=name, description=description)
+        super().update_fields(name=name, description=description, auto_start=auto_start)
         if device_id is not None:
             self.device_id = device_id
         if color_strip_source_id is not None:
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ class WledPictureTarget(PictureTarget):
             keepalive_interval=data.get("keepalive_interval", data.get("standby_interval", 1.0)),
             state_check_interval=data.get("state_check_interval", DEFAULT_STATE_CHECK_INTERVAL),
             description=data.get("description"),
+            auto_start=data.get("auto_start", False),
             created_at=datetime.fromisoformat(data.get("created_at", datetime.utcnow().isoformat())),
             updated_at=datetime.fromisoformat(data.get("updated_at", datetime.utcnow().isoformat())),
         )