tweaks

.dockerignore

@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ venv/
 # Test and development files
 test-datastore/
 tests/
-docs/
 *.md
 !README.md
 

.github/workflows/containers.yml

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Set up Python 3.11
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: 3.11
 

.github/workflows/pypi-release.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v6
       with:
         python-version: "3.11"
     - name: Install pypa/build
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         name: python-package-distributions
         path: dist/
     - name: Set up Python 3.11
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v6
       with:
         python-version: '3.11'
     - name: Test that the basic pip built package runs without error

.github/workflows/test-container-build.yml

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
         - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         - name: Set up Python 3.11
-          uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+          uses: actions/setup-python@v6
           with:
             python-version: 3.11
 

.github/workflows/test-only.yml

@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ jobs:
           ruff check . --select E9,F63,F7,F82
           # Complete check with errors treated as warnings
           ruff check . --exit-zero
+      - name: Validate OpenAPI spec
+        run: |
+          pip install openapi-spec-validator
+          python3 -c "from openapi_spec_validator import validate_spec; import yaml; validate_spec(yaml.safe_load(open('docs/api-spec.yaml')))"
 
   test-application-3-10:
     needs: lint-code

.github/workflows/test-stack-reusable-workflow.yml

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Mainly just for link/flake8
       - name: Set up Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
 

Dockerfile

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.11
 FROM python:${PYTHON_VERSION}-slim-bookworm AS builder
 
 # See `cryptography` pin comment in requirements.txt
-ARG CRYPTOGRAPHY_DONT_BUILD_RUST=1
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     g++ \
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     libxslt-dev \
     make \
     patch \
+    pkg-config \
     zlib1g-dev
 
 RUN mkdir /install
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ COPY requirements.txt /requirements.txt
 
 # Use cache mounts and multiple wheel sources for faster ARM builds
 ENV PIP_CACHE_DIR=/tmp/pip-cache
+# Help Rust find OpenSSL for cryptography package compilation on ARM
+ENV PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/usr/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/pkgconfig:/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig"
+ENV PKG_CONFIG_ALLOW_SYSTEM_CFLAGS=1
+ENV OPENSSL_DIR="/usr"
+ENV OPENSSL_LIB_DIR="/usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf"
+ENV OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR="/usr/include/openssl"
+# Additional environment variables for cryptography Rust build
+ENV CRYPTOGRAPHY_DONT_BUILD_RUST=1
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/tmp/pip-cache \
     pip install \
     --extra-index-url https://www.piwheels.org/simple \
@@ -76,6 +84,11 @@ EXPOSE 5000
 
 # The actual flask app module
 COPY changedetectionio /app/changedetectionio
+
+# Also for OpenAPI validation wrapper - needs the YML
+RUN [ ! -d "/app/docs" ] && mkdir /app/docs
+COPY docs/api-spec.yaml /app/docs/api-spec.yaml
+
 # Starting wrapper
 COPY changedetection.py /app/changedetection.py
 

MANIFEST.in

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 recursive-include changedetectionio/api *
 recursive-include changedetectionio/blueprint *
-recursive-include changedetectionio/content_fetchers *
 recursive-include changedetectionio/conditions *
+recursive-include changedetectionio/content_fetchers *
 recursive-include changedetectionio/model *
 recursive-include changedetectionio/notification *
 recursive-include changedetectionio/processors *
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ recursive-include changedetectionio/realtime *
 recursive-include changedetectionio/static *
 recursive-include changedetectionio/templates *
 recursive-include changedetectionio/tests *
+recursive-include changedetectionio/widgets *
 prune changedetectionio/static/package-lock.json
 prune changedetectionio/static/styles/node_modules
 prune changedetectionio/static/styles/package-lock.json

changedetectionio/__init__.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Read more https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/wiki
 
-__version__ = '0.50.10'
+__version__ = '0.50.13'
 
 from changedetectionio.strtobool import strtobool
 from json.decoder import JSONDecodeError

changedetectionio/api/Import.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from changedetectionio.strtobool import strtobool
 from flask_restful import abort, Resource
 from flask import request
 import validators
-from . import auth
+from . import auth, validate_openapi_request
 
 
 class Import(Resource):
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class Import(Resource):
         self.datastore = kwargs['datastore']
 
     @auth.check_token
+    @validate_openapi_request('importWatches')
     def post(self):
         """Import a list of watched URLs."""
 

changedetectionio/api/Notifications.py

@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 from flask_expects_json import expects_json
-from flask_restful import Resource
+from flask_restful import Resource, abort
-from . import auth
-from flask_restful import abort, Resource
 from flask import request
-from . import auth
+from . import auth, validate_openapi_request
 from . import schema_create_notification_urls, schema_delete_notification_urls
 
 class Notifications(Resource):
@@ -12,6 +10,7 @@ class Notifications(Resource):
         self.datastore = kwargs['datastore']
 
     @auth.check_token
+    @validate_openapi_request('getNotifications')
     def get(self):
         """Return Notification URL List."""
 
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ class Notifications(Resource):
                }, 200
     
     @auth.check_token
+    @validate_openapi_request('addNotifications')
     @expects_json(schema_create_notification_urls)
     def post(self):
         """Create Notification URLs."""
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class Notifications(Resource):
         return {'notification_urls': added_urls}, 201
     
     @auth.check_token
+    @validate_openapi_request('replaceNotifications')
     @expects_json(schema_create_notification_urls)
     def put(self):
         """Replace Notification URLs."""
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ class Notifications(Resource):
         return {'notification_urls': clean_urls}, 200
         
     @auth.check_token
+    @validate_openapi_request('deleteNotifications')
     @expects_json(schema_delete_notification_urls)
     def delete(self):
         """Delete Notification URLs."""

changedetectionio/api/Search.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from flask_restful import Resource, abort
 from flask import request
-from . import auth
+from . import auth, validate_openapi_request
 
 class Search(Resource):
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ class Search(Resource):
         self.datastore = kwargs['datastore']
 
     @auth.check_token
+    @validate_openapi_request('searchWatches')
     def get(self):
         """Search for watches by URL or title text."""
         query = request.args.get('q', '').strip()

changedetectionio/api/SystemInfo.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from flask_restful import Resource
-from . import auth
+from . import auth, validate_openapi_request
 
 
 class SystemInfo(Resource):
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ class SystemInfo(Resource):
         self.update_q = kwargs['update_q']
 
     @auth.check_token
+    @validate_openapi_request('getSystemInfo')
     def get(self):
         """Return system info."""
         import time

changedetectionio/api/Tags.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from flask import request
 from . import auth
 
 # Import schemas from __init__.py
-from . import schema_tag, schema_create_tag, schema_update_tag
+from . import schema_tag, schema_create_tag, schema_update_tag, validate_openapi_request
 
 
 class Tag(Resource):
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class Tag(Resource):
     # Get information about a single tag
     # curl http://localhost:5000/api/v1/tag/<string:uuid>
     @auth.check_token
+    @validate_openapi_request('getTag')
     def get(self, uuid):
         """Get data for a single tag/group, toggle notification muting, or recheck all."""
         from copy import deepcopy
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ class Tag(Resource):
         return tag
 
     @auth.check_token
+    @validate_openapi_request('deleteTag')
     def delete(self, uuid):
         """Delete a tag/group and remove it from all watches."""
         if not self.datastore.data['settings']['application']['tags'].get(uuid):
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ class Tag(Resource):
         return 'OK', 204
 
     @auth.check_token
+    @validate_openapi_request('updateTag')
     @expects_json(schema_update_tag)
     def put(self, uuid):
         """Update tag information."""
@@ -80,6 +83,7 @@ class Tag(Resource):
 
 
     @auth.check_token
+    @validate_openapi_request('createTag')
     # Only cares for {'title': 'xxxx'}
     def post(self):
         """Create a single tag/group."""
@@ -100,6 +104,7 @@ class Tags(Resource):
         self.datastore = kwargs['datastore']
 
     @auth.check_token
+    @validate_openapi_request('listTags')
     def get(self):
         """List tags/groups."""
         result = {}

changedetectionio/api/Watch.py

@@ -11,7 +11,40 @@ from . import auth
 import copy
 
 # Import schemas from __init__.py
-from . import schema, schema_create_watch, schema_update_watch
+from . import schema, schema_create_watch, schema_update_watch, validate_openapi_request
+
+
+def validate_time_between_check_required(json_data):
+    """
+    Validate that at least one time interval is specified when not using default settings.
+    Returns None if valid, or error message string if invalid.
+    Defaults to using global settings if time_between_check_use_default is not provided.
+    """
+    # Default to using global settings if not specified
+    use_default = json_data.get('time_between_check_use_default', True)
+
+    # If using default settings, no validation needed
+    if use_default:
+        return None
+
+    # If not using defaults, check if time_between_check exists and has at least one non-zero value
+    time_check = json_data.get('time_between_check')
+    if not time_check:
+        # No time_between_check provided and not using defaults - this is an error
+        return "At least one time interval (weeks, days, hours, minutes, or seconds) must be specified when not using global settings."
+
+    # time_between_check exists, check if it has at least one non-zero value
+    if any([
+        (time_check.get('weeks') or 0) > 0,
+        (time_check.get('days') or 0) > 0,
+        (time_check.get('hours') or 0) > 0,
+        (time_check.get('minutes') or 0) > 0,
+        (time_check.get('seconds') or 0) > 0
+    ]):
+        return None
+
+    # time_between_check exists but all values are 0 or empty - this is an error
+    return "At least one time interval (weeks, days, hours, minutes, or seconds) must be specified when not using global settings."
 
 
 class Watch(Resource):
@@ -25,6 +58,7 @@ class Watch(Resource):
     # @todo - version2 - ?muted and ?paused should be able to be called together, return the watch struct not "OK"
     # ?recheck=true
     @auth.check_token
+    @validate_openapi_request('getWatch')
     def get(self, uuid):
         """Get information about a single watch, recheck, pause, or mute."""
         from copy import deepcopy
@@ -57,6 +91,7 @@ class Watch(Resource):
         return watch
 
     @auth.check_token
+    @validate_openapi_request('deleteWatch')
     def delete(self, uuid):
         """Delete a watch and related history."""
         if not self.datastore.data['watching'].get(uuid):
@@ -66,6 +101,7 @@ class Watch(Resource):
         return 'OK', 204
 
     @auth.check_token
+    @validate_openapi_request('updateWatch')
     @expects_json(schema_update_watch)
     def put(self, uuid):
         """Update watch information."""
@@ -78,6 +114,11 @@ class Watch(Resource):
             if not request.json.get('proxy') in plist:
                 return "Invalid proxy choice, currently supported proxies are '{}'".format(', '.join(plist)), 400
 
+        # Validate time_between_check when not using defaults
+        validation_error = validate_time_between_check_required(request.json)
+        if validation_error:
+            return validation_error, 400
+
         watch.update(request.json)
 
         return "OK", 200
@@ -91,6 +132,7 @@ class WatchHistory(Resource):
     # Get a list of available history for a watch by UUID
     # curl http://localhost:5000/api/v1/watch/<string:uuid>/history
     @auth.check_token
+    @validate_openapi_request('getWatchHistory')
     def get(self, uuid):
         """Get a list of all historical snapshots available for a watch."""
         watch = self.datastore.data['watching'].get(uuid)
@@ -105,6 +147,7 @@ class WatchSingleHistory(Resource):
         self.datastore = kwargs['datastore']
 
     @auth.check_token
+    @validate_openapi_request('getWatchSnapshot')
     def get(self, uuid, timestamp):
         """Get single snapshot from watch."""
         watch = self.datastore.data['watching'].get(uuid)
@@ -138,6 +181,7 @@ class WatchFavicon(Resource):
         self.datastore = kwargs['datastore']
 
     @auth.check_token
+    @validate_openapi_request('getWatchFavicon')
     def get(self, uuid):
         """Get favicon for a watch."""
         watch = self.datastore.data['watching'].get(uuid)
@@ -172,6 +216,7 @@ class CreateWatch(Resource):
         self.update_q = kwargs['update_q']
 
     @auth.check_token
+    @validate_openapi_request('createWatch')
     @expects_json(schema_create_watch)
     def post(self):
         """Create a single watch."""
@@ -189,6 +234,11 @@ class CreateWatch(Resource):
             if not json_data.get('proxy') in plist:
                 return "Invalid proxy choice, currently supported proxies are '{}'".format(', '.join(plist)), 400
 
+        # Validate time_between_check when not using defaults
+        validation_error = validate_time_between_check_required(json_data)
+        if validation_error:
+            return validation_error, 400
+
         extras = copy.deepcopy(json_data)
 
         # Because we renamed 'tag' to 'tags' but don't want to change the API (can do this in v2 of the API)
@@ -207,6 +257,7 @@ class CreateWatch(Resource):
             return "Invalid or unsupported URL", 400
 
     @auth.check_token
+    @validate_openapi_request('listWatches')
     def get(self):
         """List watches."""
         list = {}

changedetectionio/api/__init__.py

@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 import copy
+import yaml
+import functools
+from flask import request, abort
+from loguru import logger
+from openapi_core import OpenAPI
+from openapi_core.contrib.flask import FlaskOpenAPIRequest
 from . import api_schema
 from ..model import watch_base
 
@@ -8,6 +14,7 @@ schema = api_schema.build_watch_json_schema(watch_base_config)
 
 schema_create_watch = copy.deepcopy(schema)
 schema_create_watch['required'] = ['url']
+del schema_create_watch['properties']['last_viewed']
 
 schema_update_watch = copy.deepcopy(schema)
 schema_update_watch['additionalProperties'] = False
@@ -25,9 +32,47 @@ schema_create_notification_urls['required'] = ['notification_urls']
 schema_delete_notification_urls = copy.deepcopy(schema_notification_urls)
 schema_delete_notification_urls['required'] = ['notification_urls']
 
+@functools.cache
+def get_openapi_spec():
+    import os
+    spec_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '../../docs/api-spec.yaml')
+    with open(spec_path, 'r') as f:
+        spec_dict = yaml.safe_load(f)
+    _openapi_spec = OpenAPI.from_dict(spec_dict)
+    return _openapi_spec
+
+def validate_openapi_request(operation_id):
+    """Decorator to validate incoming requests against OpenAPI spec."""
+    def decorator(f):
+        @functools.wraps(f)
+        def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+            try:
+                # Skip OpenAPI validation for GET requests since they don't have request bodies
+                if request.method.upper() != 'GET':
+                    spec = get_openapi_spec()
+                    openapi_request = FlaskOpenAPIRequest(request)
+                    result = spec.unmarshal_request(openapi_request)
+                    if result.errors:
+                        from werkzeug.exceptions import BadRequest
+                        error_details = []
+                        for error in result.errors:
+                            error_details.append(str(error))
+                        raise BadRequest(f"OpenAPI validation failed: {error_details}")
+            except BadRequest:
+                # Re-raise BadRequest exceptions (validation failures)
+                raise
+            except Exception as e:
+                # If OpenAPI spec loading fails, log but don't break existing functionality
+                logger.critical(f"OpenAPI validation warning for {operation_id}: {e}")
+                abort(500)
+            return f(*args, **kwargs)
+        return wrapper
+    return decorator
+
 # Import all API resources
 from .Watch import Watch, WatchHistory, WatchSingleHistory, CreateWatch, WatchFavicon
 from .Tags import Tags, Tag
 from .Import import Import
 from .SystemInfo import SystemInfo
 from .Notifications import Notifications
+

changedetectionio/api/api_schema.py

@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ def build_watch_json_schema(d):
               ]:
         schema['properties'][v]['anyOf'].append({'type': 'string', "maxLength": 5000})
 
+    for v in ['last_viewed']:
+        schema['properties'][v] = {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "description": "Unix timestamp in seconds of the last time the watch was viewed.",
+            "minimum": 0
+        }
+
     # None or Boolean
     schema['properties']['track_ldjson_price_data']['anyOf'].append({'type': 'boolean'})
 
@@ -112,6 +119,12 @@ def build_watch_json_schema(d):
 
     schema['properties']['time_between_check'] = build_time_between_check_json_schema()
 
+    schema['properties']['time_between_check_use_default'] = {
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "default": True,
+        "description": "Whether to use global settings for time between checks - defaults to true if not set"
+    }
+
     schema['properties']['browser_steps'] = {
         "anyOf": [
             {

changedetectionio/async_update_worker.py

@@ -310,15 +310,6 @@ async def async_update_worker(worker_id, q, notification_q, app, datastore):
                     continue
 
                 if process_changedetection_results:
-                    # Extract title if needed
-                    if datastore.data['settings']['application'].get('extract_title_as_title') or watch['extract_title_as_title']:
-                        if not watch['title'] or not len(watch['title']):
-                            try:
-                                update_obj['title'] = html_tools.extract_element(find='title', html_content=update_handler.fetcher.content)
-                                logger.info(f"UUID: {uuid} Extract <title> updated title to '{update_obj['title']}")
-                            except Exception as e:
-                                logger.warning(f"UUID: {uuid} Extract <title> as watch title was enabled, but couldn't find a <title>.")
-
                     try:
                         datastore.update_watch(uuid=uuid, update_obj=update_obj)
 
@@ -357,6 +348,14 @@ async def async_update_worker(worker_id, q, notification_q, app, datastore):
                 # Always record attempt count
                 count = watch.get('check_count', 0) + 1
 
+                # Always record page title (used in notifications, and can change even when the content is the same)
+                try:
+                    page_title = html_tools.extract_title(data=update_handler.fetcher.content)
+                    logger.debug(f"UUID: {uuid} Page <title> is '{page_title}'")
+                    datastore.update_watch(uuid=uuid, update_obj={'page_title': page_title})
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logger.warning(f"UUID: {uuid} Exception when extracting <title> - {str(e)}")
+
                 # Record server header
                 try:
                     server_header = update_handler.fetcher.headers.get('server', '').strip().lower()[:255]

changedetectionio/blueprint/rss/blueprint.py

@@ -108,10 +108,13 @@ def construct_blueprint(datastore: ChangeDetectionStore):
 
                 fe.link(link=diff_link)
 
-                # @todo watch should be a getter - watch.get('title') (internally if URL else..)
+                # Same logic as watch-overview.html
+                if datastore.data['settings']['application']['ui'].get('use_page_title_in_list') or watch.get('use_page_title_in_list'):
+                    watch_label = watch.label
+                else:
+                    watch_label = watch.get('url')
 
-                watch_title = watch.get('title') if watch.get('title') else watch.get('url')
+                fe.title(title=watch_label)
-                fe.title(title=watch_title)
                 try:
 
                     html_diff = diff.render_diff(previous_version_file_contents=watch.get_history_snapshot(dates[-2]),
@@ -127,7 +130,7 @@ def construct_blueprint(datastore: ChangeDetectionStore):
                 # @todo User could decide if <link> goes to the diff page, or to the watch link
                 rss_template = "<html><body>\n<h4><a href=\"{{watch_url}}\">{{watch_title}}</a></h4>\n<p>{{html_diff}}</p>\n</body></html>\n"
 
-                content = jinja_render(template_str=rss_template, watch_title=watch_title, html_diff=html_diff, watch_url=watch.link)
+                content = jinja_render(template_str=rss_template, watch_title=watch_label, html_diff=html_diff, watch_url=watch.link)
 
                 # Out of range chars could also break feedgen
                 if scan_invalid_chars_in_rss(content):

changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings.html

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% extends 'base.html' %}
 
 {% block content %}
-{% from '_helpers.html' import render_field, render_checkbox_field, render_button, render_time_schedule_form %}
+{% from '_helpers.html' import render_field, render_checkbox_field, render_button, render_time_schedule_form, render_ternary_field %}
 {% from '_common_fields.html' import render_common_settings_form %}
 <script>
     const notification_base_url="{{url_for('ui.ui_notification.ajax_callback_send_notification_test', mode="global-settings")}}";
@@ -75,18 +75,10 @@
                     <div class="pure-control-group">
                         {{ render_checkbox_field(form.application.form.rss_hide_muted_watches) }}
                     </div>
-                    <div class="pure-control-group">
-                        {{ render_field(form.application.form.pager_size) }}
-                        <span class="pure-form-message-inline">Number of items per page in the watch overview list, 0 to disable.</span>
-                    </div>
                     <div class="pure-control-group">
                         {{ render_field(form.application.form.rss_content_format) }}
                         <span class="pure-form-message-inline">Love RSS? Does your reader support HTML? Set it here</span>
                     </div>
-                    <div class="pure-control-group">
-                        {{ render_checkbox_field(form.application.form.extract_title_as_title) }}
-                        <span class="pure-form-message-inline">Note: This will automatically apply to all existing watches.</span>
-                    </div>
                     <div class="pure-control-group">
                         {{ render_checkbox_field(form.application.form.empty_pages_are_a_change) }}
                         <span class="pure-form-message-inline">When a request returns no content, or the HTML does not contain any text, is this considered a change?</span>
@@ -203,7 +195,7 @@ nav
 
             <div class="tab-pane-inner" id="api">
                 <h4>API Access</h4>
-                <p>Drive your changedetection.io via API, More about <a href="https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/wiki/API-Reference">API access here</a></p>
+                <p>Drive your changedetection.io via API, More about <a href="https://changedetection.io/docs/api_v1/index.html">API access and examples here</a>.</p>
 
                 <div class="pure-control-group">
                     {{ render_checkbox_field(form.application.form.api_access_token_enabled) }}
@@ -260,6 +252,13 @@ nav
                     {{ render_checkbox_field(form.application.form.ui.form.favicons_enabled, class="") }}
                     <span class="pure-form-message-inline">Enable or Disable Favicons next to the watch list</span>
                 </div>
+                <div class="pure-control-group">
+                    {{ render_checkbox_field(form.application.form.ui.use_page_title_in_list) }}
+                </div>
+                <div class="pure-control-group">
+                    {{ render_field(form.application.form.pager_size) }}
+                    <span class="pure-form-message-inline">Number of items per page in the watch overview list, 0 to disable.</span>
+                </div>
 
             </div>
             <div class="tab-pane-inner" id="proxies">
@@ -324,8 +323,8 @@ nav
             <div id="actions">
                 <div class="pure-control-group">
                     {{ render_button(form.save_button) }}
-                    <a href="{{url_for('watchlist.index')}}" class="pure-button button-small button-cancel">Back</a>
+                    <a href="{{url_for('watchlist.index')}}" class="pure-button button-cancel">Back</a>
-                    <a href="{{url_for('ui.clear_all_history')}}" class="pure-button button-small button-error">Clear Snapshot History</a>
+                    <a href="{{url_for('ui.clear_all_history')}}" class="pure-button button-error">Clear Snapshot History</a>
                 </div>
             </div>
         </form>

changedetectionio/blueprint/tags/templates/edit-tag.html

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% extends 'base.html' %}
 {% block content %}
-{% from '_helpers.html' import render_field, render_checkbox_field, render_button %}
+{% from '_helpers.html' import render_field, render_checkbox_field, render_button, render_ternary_field %}
 {% from '_common_fields.html' import render_common_settings_form %}
 <script>
     const notification_base_url="{{url_for('ui.ui_notification.ajax_callback_send_notification_test', mode="group-settings")}}";
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
             <div class="tab-pane-inner" id="notifications">
                 <fieldset>
                     <div  class="pure-control-group inline-radio">
-                      {{ render_checkbox_field(form.notification_muted) }}
+                      {{ render_ternary_field(form.notification_muted, BooleanField=True) }}
                     </div>
                     {% if 1 %}
                     <div class="pure-control-group inline-radio">

changedetectionio/blueprint/ui/edit.py

@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ def construct_blueprint(datastore: ChangeDetectionStore, update_q, queuedWatchMe
                 'available_timezones': sorted(available_timezones()),
                 'browser_steps_config': browser_step_ui_config,
                 'emailprefix': os.getenv('NOTIFICATION_MAIL_BUTTON_PREFIX', False),
+                'extra_classes': 'checking-now' if worker_handler.is_watch_running(uuid) else '',
                 'extra_notification_token_placeholder_info': datastore.get_unique_notification_token_placeholders_available(),
                 'extra_processor_config': form.extra_tab_content(),
                 'extra_title': f" - Edit - {watch.label}",

changedetectionio/blueprint/ui/templates/edit.html

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% extends 'base.html' %}
 {% block content %}
-{% from '_helpers.html' import render_field, render_checkbox_field, render_button, render_time_schedule_form, playwright_warning, only_playwright_type_watches_warning, render_conditions_fieldlist_of_formfields_as_table %}
+{% from '_helpers.html' import render_field, render_checkbox_field, render_button, render_time_schedule_form, playwright_warning, only_playwright_type_watches_warning, render_conditions_fieldlist_of_formfields_as_table, render_ternary_field %}
 {% from '_common_fields.html' import render_common_settings_form %}
 <script src="{{url_for('static_content', group='js', filename='tabs.js')}}" defer></script>
 <script src="{{url_for('static_content', group='js', filename='vis.js')}}" defer></script>
@@ -72,15 +72,16 @@
                         <div class="pure-form-message">Some sites use JavaScript to create the content, for this you should <a href="https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/wiki/Fetching-pages-with-WebDriver">use the Chrome/WebDriver Fetcher</a></div>
                         <div class="pure-form-message">Variables are supported in the URL (<a href="https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/wiki/Handling-variables-in-the-watched-URL">help and examples here</a>).</div>
                     </div>
+                    <div class="pure-control-group">
+                        {{ render_field(form.tags) }}
+                        <span class="pure-form-message-inline">Organisational tag/group name used in the main listing page</span>
+                    </div>
                     <div class="pure-control-group inline-radio">
                         {{ render_field(form.processor) }}
                     </div>
                     <div class="pure-control-group">
-                        {{ render_field(form.title, class="m-d") }}
+                        {{ render_field(form.title, class="m-d", placeholder=watch.label) }}
-                    </div>
+                        <span class="pure-form-message-inline">Automatically uses the page title if found, you can also use your own title/description here</span>
-                    <div class="pure-control-group">
-                        {{ render_field(form.tags) }}
-                        <span class="pure-form-message-inline">Organisational tag/group name used in the main listing page</span>
                     </div>
                     <div class="pure-control-group time-between-check border-fieldset">
 
@@ -101,15 +102,16 @@
                         </div>
 <br>
               </div>
-                    <div class="pure-control-group">
+
-                        {{ render_checkbox_field(form.extract_title_as_title) }}
-                    </div>
                     <div class="pure-control-group">
                         {{ render_checkbox_field(form.filter_failure_notification_send) }}
                         <span class="pure-form-message-inline">
                          Sends a notification when the filter can no longer be seen on the page, good for knowing when the page changed and your filter will not work anymore.
                         </span>
                     </div>
+                    <div class="pure-control-group">
+                        {{ render_ternary_field(form.use_page_title_in_list) }}
+                    </div>
                 </fieldset>
             </div>
 
@@ -262,7 +264,7 @@ Math: {{ 1 + 1 }}") }}
             <div class="tab-pane-inner" id="notifications">
                 <fieldset>
                     <div  class="pure-control-group inline-radio">
-                      {{ render_checkbox_field(form.notification_muted) }}
+                      {{ render_ternary_field(form.notification_muted, BooleanField=true) }}
                     </div>
                     {% if watch_needs_selenium_or_playwright %}
                     <div class="pure-control-group inline-radio">
@@ -469,11 +471,11 @@ Math: {{ 1 + 1 }}") }}
                 <div class="pure-control-group">
                     {{ render_button(form.save_button) }}
                     <a href="{{url_for('ui.form_delete', uuid=uuid)}}"
-                       class="pure-button button-small button-error ">Delete</a>
+                       class="pure-button button-error ">Delete</a>
                     {% if watch.history_n %}<a href="{{url_for('ui.clear_watch_history', uuid=uuid)}}"
-                       class="pure-button button-small button-error ">Clear History</a>{% endif %}
+                       class="pure-button button-error">Clear History</a>{% endif %}
                     <a href="{{url_for('ui.form_clone', uuid=uuid)}}"
-                       class="pure-button button-small ">Clone &amp; Edit</a>
+                       class="pure-button">Clone &amp; Edit</a>
                 </div>
             </div>
         </form>

changedetectionio/blueprint/watchlist/__init__.py

@@ -44,12 +44,16 @@ def construct_blueprint(datastore: ChangeDetectionStore, update_q, queuedWatchMe
         # Sort by last_changed and add the uuid which is usually the key..
         sorted_watches = []
         with_errors = request.args.get('with_errors') == "1"
+        unread_only = request.args.get('unread') == "1"
         errored_count = 0
         search_q = request.args.get('q').strip().lower() if request.args.get('q') else False
         for uuid, watch in datastore.data['watching'].items():
             if with_errors and not watch.get('last_error'):
                 continue
 
+            if unread_only and (watch.viewed or watch.last_changed == 0) :
+                continue
+
             if active_tag_uuid and not active_tag_uuid in watch['tags']:
                     continue
             if watch.get('last_error'):

changedetectionio/blueprint/watchlist/templates/watch-overview.html

@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
                 {%- set checking_now = is_checking_now(watch) -%}
                 {%- set history_n = watch.history_n -%}
                 {%- set favicon = watch.get_favicon_filename() -%}
-                {#  Mirror in changedetectionio/static/js/realtime.js for the frontend #}
+                {%- set system_use_url_watchlist = datastore.data['settings']['application']['ui'].get('use_page_title_in_list')  -%}
+                {#  Class settings mirrored in changedetectionio/static/js/realtime.js for the frontend #}
                 {%- set row_classes = [
                     loop.cycle('pure-table-odd', 'pure-table-even'),
                     'processor-' ~ watch['processor'],
@@ -133,7 +134,8 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
                     'checking-now' if checking_now else '',
                     'notification_muted' if watch.notification_muted else '',
                     'single-history' if history_n == 1 else '',
-                    'multiple-history' if history_n >= 2 else '',                    
+                    'multiple-history' if history_n >= 2 else '',
+                    'use-html-title' if system_use_url_watchlist else 'no-html-title',
                 ] -%}
             <tr id="{{ watch.uuid }}" data-watch-uuid="{{ watch.uuid }}" class="{{ row_classes | reject('equalto', '') | join(' ') }}">
                 <td class="inline checkbox-uuid" ><div><input name="uuids"  type="checkbox" value="{{ watch.uuid}} " > <span class="counter-i">{{ loop.index+pagination.skip }}</span></div></td>
@@ -155,7 +157,12 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
                     {%  endif %}
                         <div>
                         <span class="watch-title">
-                            {{watch.title if watch.title is not none and watch.title|length > 0 else watch.url}}&nbsp;<a class="external" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="{{ watch.link.replace('source:','') }}">&nbsp;</a>
+                            {% if system_use_url_watchlist or watch.get('use_page_title_in_list') %}
+                                {{watch.label}}
+                            {% else %}
+                                {{watch.url}}
+                            {% endif %}
+                           <a class="external" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="{{ watch.link.replace('source:','') }}">&nbsp;</a>
                         </span>
                             <div class="error-text" style="display:none;">{{ watch.compile_error_texts(has_proxies=datastore.proxy_list) }}</div>
                             {%- if watch['processor'] == 'text_json_diff'  -%}
@@ -245,6 +252,9 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
                 <a href="{{url_for('ui.mark_all_viewed', tag=active_tag_uuid) }}" class="pure-button button-tag " id="mark-all-viewed">Mark all viewed in '{{active_tag.title}}'</a>
             </li>
         {%-  endif -%}
+            <li id="post-list-unread" class="{%- if has_unviewed -%}has-unviewed{%- endif -%}" style="display: none;" >
+                <a href="{{url_for('watchlist.index', unread=1, tag=request.args.get('tag')) }}" class="pure-button button-tag">Unread</a>
+            </li>
             <li>
                <a href="{{ url_for('ui.form_watch_checknow', tag=active_tag_uuid, with_errors=request.args.get('with_errors',0)) }}" class="pure-button button-tag" id="recheck-all">Recheck
                 all {% if active_tag_uuid %}  in '{{active_tag.title}}'{%endif%}</a>

changedetectionio/content_fetchers/res/stock-not-in-stock.js

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ async () => {
             'nicht lieferbar',
             'nicht verfügbar',
             'nicht vorrätig',
+            'nicht mehr lieferbar',
             'nicht zur verfügung',
             'nie znaleziono produktów',
             'niet beschikbaar',

changedetectionio/forms.py

@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@ from wtforms import (
 )
 from flask_wtf.file import FileField, FileAllowed
 from wtforms.fields import FieldList
+from wtforms.utils import unset_value
 
 from wtforms.validators import ValidationError
 
 from validators.url import url as url_validator
 
+from changedetectionio.widgets import TernaryNoneBooleanField
+
 
 # default
 # each select <option data-enabled="enabled-0-0"
@@ -54,6 +57,8 @@ valid_method = {
 
 default_method = 'GET'
 allow_simplehost = not strtobool(os.getenv('BLOCK_SIMPLEHOSTS', 'False'))
+REQUIRE_ATLEAST_ONE_TIME_PART_MESSAGE_DEFAULT='At least one time interval (weeks, days, hours, minutes, or seconds) must be specified.'
+REQUIRE_ATLEAST_ONE_TIME_PART_WHEN_NOT_GLOBAL_DEFAULT='At least one time interval (weeks, days, hours, minutes, or seconds) must be specified when not using global settings.'
 
 class StringListField(StringField):
     widget = widgets.TextArea()
@@ -210,6 +215,33 @@ class ScheduleLimitForm(Form):
         self.sunday.form.enabled.label.text = "Sunday"
 
 
+def validate_time_between_check_has_values(form):
+    """
+    Custom validation function for TimeBetweenCheckForm.
+    Returns True if at least one time interval field has a value > 0.
+    """
+    return any([
+        form.weeks.data and form.weeks.data > 0,
+        form.days.data and form.days.data > 0,
+        form.hours.data and form.hours.data > 0,
+        form.minutes.data and form.minutes.data > 0,
+        form.seconds.data and form.seconds.data > 0
+    ])
+
+
+class RequiredTimeInterval(object):
+    """
+    WTForms validator that ensures at least one time interval field has a value > 0.
+    Use this with FormField(TimeBetweenCheckForm, validators=[RequiredTimeInterval()]).
+    """
+    def __init__(self, message=None):
+        self.message = message or 'At least one time interval (weeks, days, hours, minutes, or seconds) must be specified.'
+
+    def __call__(self, form, field):
+        if not validate_time_between_check_has_values(field.form):
+            raise ValidationError(self.message)
+
+
 class TimeBetweenCheckForm(Form):
     weeks = IntegerField('Weeks', validators=[validators.Optional(), validators.NumberRange(min=0, message="Should contain zero or more seconds")])
     days = IntegerField('Days', validators=[validators.Optional(), validators.NumberRange(min=0, message="Should contain zero or more seconds")])
@@ -218,6 +250,123 @@ class TimeBetweenCheckForm(Form):
     seconds = IntegerField('Seconds', validators=[validators.Optional(), validators.NumberRange(min=0, message="Should contain zero or more seconds")])
     # @todo add total seconds minimum validatior = minimum_seconds_recheck_time
 
+    def __init__(self, formdata=None, obj=None, prefix="", data=None, meta=None, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(formdata, obj, prefix, data, meta, **kwargs)
+        self.require_at_least_one = kwargs.get('require_at_least_one', False)
+        self.require_at_least_one_message = kwargs.get('require_at_least_one_message', REQUIRE_ATLEAST_ONE_TIME_PART_MESSAGE_DEFAULT)
+
+    def validate(self, **kwargs):
+        """Custom validation that can optionally require at least one time interval."""
+        # Run normal field validation first
+        if not super().validate(**kwargs):
+            return False
+
+        # Apply optional "at least one" validation
+        if self.require_at_least_one:
+            if not validate_time_between_check_has_values(self):
+                # Add error to the form's general errors (not field-specific)
+                if not hasattr(self, '_formdata_errors'):
+                    self._formdata_errors = []
+                self._formdata_errors.append(self.require_at_least_one_message)
+                return False
+
+        return True
+
+
+class EnhancedFormField(FormField):
+    """
+    An enhanced FormField that supports conditional validation with top-level error messages.
+    Adds a 'top_errors' property for validation errors at the FormField level.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, form_class, label=None, validators=None, separator="-",
+                 conditional_field=None, conditional_message=None, conditional_test_function=None, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Initialize EnhancedFormField with optional conditional validation.
+
+        :param conditional_field: Name of the field this FormField depends on (e.g. 'time_between_check_use_default')
+        :param conditional_message: Error message to show when validation fails
+        :param conditional_test_function: Custom function to test if FormField has valid values.
+                                        Should take self.form as parameter and return True if valid.
+        """
+        super().__init__(form_class, label, validators, separator, **kwargs)
+        self.top_errors = []
+        self.conditional_field = conditional_field
+        self.conditional_message = conditional_message or "At least one field must have a value when not using defaults."
+        self.conditional_test_function = conditional_test_function
+
+    def validate(self, form, extra_validators=()):
+        """
+        Custom validation that supports conditional logic and stores top-level errors.
+        """
+        self.top_errors = []
+
+        # First run the normal FormField validation
+        base_valid = super().validate(form, extra_validators)
+
+        # Apply conditional validation if configured
+        if self.conditional_field and hasattr(form, self.conditional_field):
+            conditional_field_obj = getattr(form, self.conditional_field)
+
+            # If the conditional field is False/unchecked, check if this FormField has any values
+            if not conditional_field_obj.data:
+                # Use custom test function if provided, otherwise use generic fallback
+                if self.conditional_test_function:
+                    has_any_value = self.conditional_test_function(self.form)
+                else:
+                    # Generic fallback - check if any field has truthy data
+                    has_any_value = any(field.data for field in self.form if hasattr(field, 'data') and field.data)
+
+                if not has_any_value:
+                    self.top_errors.append(self.conditional_message)
+                    base_valid = False
+
+        return base_valid
+
+
+class RequiredFormField(FormField):
+    """
+    A FormField that passes require_at_least_one=True to TimeBetweenCheckForm.
+    Use this when you want the sub-form to always require at least one value.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, form_class, label=None, validators=None, separator="-", **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(form_class, label, validators, separator, **kwargs)
+
+    def process(self, formdata, data=unset_value, extra_filters=None):
+        if extra_filters:
+            raise TypeError(
+                "FormField cannot take filters, as the encapsulated"
+                "data is not mutable."
+            )
+
+        if data is unset_value:
+            try:
+                data = self.default()
+            except TypeError:
+                data = self.default
+            self._obj = data
+
+        self.object_data = data
+
+        prefix = self.name + self.separator
+        # Pass require_at_least_one=True to the sub-form
+        if isinstance(data, dict):
+            self.form = self.form_class(formdata=formdata, prefix=prefix, require_at_least_one=True, **data)
+        else:
+            self.form = self.form_class(formdata=formdata, obj=data, prefix=prefix, require_at_least_one=True)
+
+    @property
+    def errors(self):
+        """Include sub-form validation errors"""
+        form_errors = self.form.errors
+        # Add any general form errors to a special 'form' key
+        if hasattr(self.form, '_formdata_errors') and self.form._formdata_errors:
+            form_errors = dict(form_errors)  # Make a copy
+            form_errors['form'] = self.form._formdata_errors
+        return form_errors
+
+
 # Separated by  key:value
 class StringDictKeyValue(StringField):
     widget = widgets.TextArea()
@@ -346,7 +495,7 @@ class ValidateJinja2Template(object):
         joined_data = ' '.join(map(str, field.data)) if isinstance(field.data, list) else f"{field.data}"
 
         try:
-            jinja2_env = ImmutableSandboxedEnvironment(loader=BaseLoader)
+            jinja2_env = ImmutableSandboxedEnvironment(loader=BaseLoader, extensions=['jinja2_time.TimeExtension'])
             jinja2_env.globals.update(notification.valid_tokens)
             # Extra validation tokens provided on the form_class(... extra_tokens={}) setup
             if hasattr(field, 'extra_notification_tokens'):
@@ -548,7 +697,6 @@ class commonSettingsForm(Form):
         self.notification_title.extra_notification_tokens = kwargs.get('extra_notification_tokens', {})
         self.notification_urls.extra_notification_tokens = kwargs.get('extra_notification_tokens', {})
 
-    extract_title_as_title = BooleanField('Extract <title> from document and use as watch title', default=False)
     fetch_backend = RadioField(u'Fetch Method', choices=content_fetchers.available_fetchers(), validators=[ValidateContentFetcherIsReady()])
     notification_body = TextAreaField('Notification Body', default='{{ watch_url }} had a change.', validators=[validators.Optional(), ValidateJinja2Template()])
     notification_format = SelectField('Notification format', choices=valid_notification_formats.keys())
@@ -582,11 +730,16 @@ class processor_text_json_diff_form(commonSettingsForm):
     url = fields.URLField('URL', validators=[validateURL()])
     tags = StringTagUUID('Group tag', [validators.Optional()], default='')
 
-    time_between_check = FormField(TimeBetweenCheckForm)
+    time_between_check = EnhancedFormField(
+        TimeBetweenCheckForm,
+        conditional_field='time_between_check_use_default',
+        conditional_message=REQUIRE_ATLEAST_ONE_TIME_PART_WHEN_NOT_GLOBAL_DEFAULT,
+        conditional_test_function=validate_time_between_check_has_values
+    )
 
     time_schedule_limit = FormField(ScheduleLimitForm)
 
-    time_between_check_use_default = BooleanField('Use global settings for time between check', default=False)
+    time_between_check_use_default = BooleanField('Use global settings for time between check and scheduler.', default=False)
 
     include_filters = StringListField('CSS/JSONPath/JQ/XPath Filters', [ValidateCSSJSONXPATHInput()], default='')
 
@@ -616,18 +769,18 @@ class processor_text_json_diff_form(commonSettingsForm):
     text_should_not_be_present = StringListField('Block change-detection while text matches', [validators.Optional(), ValidateListRegex()])
     webdriver_js_execute_code = TextAreaField('Execute JavaScript before change detection', render_kw={"rows": "5"}, validators=[validators.Optional()])
 
-    save_button = SubmitField('Save', render_kw={"class": "pure-button button-small pure-button-primary"})
+    save_button = SubmitField('Save', render_kw={"class": "pure-button pure-button-primary"})
 
     proxy = RadioField('Proxy')
+    # filter_failure_notification_send @todo make ternary
     filter_failure_notification_send = BooleanField(
         'Send a notification when the filter can no longer be found on the page', default=False)
-
+    notification_muted = TernaryNoneBooleanField('Notifications', default=None, yes_text="Muted", no_text="On")
-    notification_muted = BooleanField('Notifications Muted / Off', default=False)
     notification_screenshot = BooleanField('Attach screenshot to notification (where possible)', default=False)
 
     conditions_match_logic = RadioField(u'Match', choices=[('ALL', 'Match all of the following'),('ANY', 'Match any of the following')], default='ALL')
     conditions = FieldList(FormField(ConditionFormRow), min_entries=1)  # Add rule logic here
-
+    use_page_title_in_list = TernaryNoneBooleanField('Use page <title> in list', default=None)
 
     def extra_tab_content(self):
         return None
@@ -727,7 +880,7 @@ class DefaultUAInputForm(Form):
 
 # datastore.data['settings']['requests']..
 class globalSettingsRequestForm(Form):
-    time_between_check = FormField(TimeBetweenCheckForm)
+    time_between_check = RequiredFormField(TimeBetweenCheckForm)
     time_schedule_limit = FormField(ScheduleLimitForm)
     proxy = RadioField('Proxy')
     jitter_seconds = IntegerField('Random jitter seconds ± check',
@@ -755,6 +908,7 @@ class globalSettingsApplicationUIForm(Form):
     open_diff_in_new_tab = BooleanField("Open 'History' page in a new tab", default=True, validators=[validators.Optional()])
     socket_io_enabled = BooleanField('Realtime UI Updates Enabled', default=True, validators=[validators.Optional()])
     favicons_enabled = BooleanField('Favicons Enabled', default=True, validators=[validators.Optional()])
+    use_page_title_in_list = BooleanField('Use page <title> in watch overview list') #BooleanField=True
 
 # datastore.data['settings']['application']..
 class globalSettingsApplicationForm(commonSettingsForm):
@@ -779,7 +933,7 @@ class globalSettingsApplicationForm(commonSettingsForm):
 
     removepassword_button = SubmitField('Remove password', render_kw={"class": "pure-button pure-button-primary"})
     render_anchor_tag_content = BooleanField('Render anchor tag content', default=False)
-    shared_diff_access = BooleanField('Allow access to view diff page when password is enabled', default=False, validators=[validators.Optional()])
+    shared_diff_access = BooleanField('Allow anonymous access to watch history page when password is enabled', default=False, validators=[validators.Optional()])
     rss_hide_muted_watches = BooleanField('Hide muted watches from RSS feed', default=True,
                                       validators=[validators.Optional()])
     filter_failure_notification_threshold_attempts = IntegerField('Number of times the filter can be missing before sending a notification',
@@ -801,7 +955,7 @@ class globalSettingsForm(Form):
 
     requests = FormField(globalSettingsRequestForm)
     application = FormField(globalSettingsApplicationForm)
-    save_button = SubmitField('Save', render_kw={"class": "pure-button button-small pure-button-primary"})
+    save_button = SubmitField('Save', render_kw={"class": "pure-button pure-button-primary"})
 
 
 class extractDataForm(Form):

changedetectionio/html_tools.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from loguru import logger
 from lxml import etree
 from typing import List
+import html
 import json
 import re
 
@@ -9,6 +10,11 @@ TEXT_FILTER_LIST_LINE_SUFFIX = "<br>"
 TRANSLATE_WHITESPACE_TABLE = str.maketrans('', '', '\r\n\t ')
 PERL_STYLE_REGEX = r'^/(.*?)/([a-z]*)?$'
 
+TITLE_RE = re.compile(r"<title[^>]*>(.*?)</title>", re.I | re.S)
+META_CS  = re.compile(r'<meta[^>]+charset=["\']?\s*([a-z0-9_\-:+.]+)', re.I)
+META_CT  = re.compile(r'<meta[^>]+http-equiv=["\']?content-type["\']?[^>]*content=["\'][^>]*charset=([a-z0-9_\-:+.]+)', re.I)
+
+
 # 'price' , 'lowPrice', 'highPrice' are usually under here
 # All of those may or may not appear on different websites - I didnt find a way todo case-insensitive searching here
 LD_JSON_PRODUCT_OFFER_SELECTORS = ["json:$..offers", "json:$..Offers"]
@@ -510,3 +516,43 @@ def get_triggered_text(content, trigger_text):
         i += 1
 
     return triggered_text
+
+
+def extract_title(data: bytes | str, sniff_bytes: int = 2048, scan_chars: int = 8192) -> str | None:
+    try:
+        # Only decode/process the prefix we need for title extraction
+        match data:
+            case bytes() if data.startswith((b"\xff\xfe", b"\xfe\xff")):
+                prefix = data[:scan_chars * 2].decode("utf-16", errors="replace")
+            case bytes() if data.startswith((b"\xff\xfe\x00\x00", b"\x00\x00\xfe\xff")):
+                prefix = data[:scan_chars * 4].decode("utf-32", errors="replace")
+            case bytes():
+                try:
+                    prefix = data[:scan_chars].decode("utf-8")
+                except UnicodeDecodeError:
+                    try:
+                        head = data[:sniff_bytes].decode("ascii", errors="ignore")
+                        if m := (META_CS.search(head) or META_CT.search(head)):
+                            enc = m.group(1).lower()
+                        else:
+                            enc = "cp1252"
+                        prefix = data[:scan_chars * 2].decode(enc, errors="replace")
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        logger.error(f"Title extraction encoding detection failed: {e}")
+                        return None
+            case str():
+                prefix = data[:scan_chars] if len(data) > scan_chars else data
+            case _:
+                logger.error(f"Title extraction received unsupported data type: {type(data)}")
+                return None
+
+        # Search only in the prefix
+        if m := TITLE_RE.search(prefix):
+            title = html.unescape(" ".join(m.group(1).split())).strip()
+            # Some safe limit
+            return title[:2000]
+        return None
+        
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Title extraction failed: {e}")
+        return None

changedetectionio/model/App.py

@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ class model(dict):
                     'api_access_token_enabled': True,
                     'base_url' : None,
                     'empty_pages_are_a_change': False,
-                    'extract_title_as_title': False,
                     'fetch_backend': getenv("DEFAULT_FETCH_BACKEND", "html_requests"),
                     'filter_failure_notification_threshold_attempts': _FILTER_FAILURE_THRESHOLD_ATTEMPTS_DEFAULT,
                     'global_ignore_text': [], # List of text to ignore when calculating the comparison checksum
                     'global_subtractive_selectors': [],
                     'ignore_whitespace': True,
+                    'ignore_status_codes': False, #@todo implement, as ternary.
                     'notification_body': default_notification_body,
                     'notification_format': default_notification_format,
                     'notification_title': default_notification_title,
@@ -57,10 +57,11 @@ class model(dict):
                     'rss_hide_muted_watches': True,
                     'schema_version' : 0,
                     'shared_diff_access': False,
-                    'webdriver_delay': None , # Extra delay in seconds before extracting text
                     'tags': {}, #@todo use Tag.model initialisers
                     'timezone': None, # Default IANA timezone name
+                    'webdriver_delay': None , # Extra delay in seconds before extracting text
                     'ui': {
+                        'use_page_title_in_list': True,
                         'open_diff_in_new_tab': True,
                         'socket_io_enabled': True,
                         'favicons_enabled': True

changedetectionio/model/Watch.py

@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ class model(watch_base):
 
     @property
     def label(self):
-        # Used for sorting
+        # Used for sorting, display, etc
-        return self.get('title') if self.get('title') else self.get('url')
+        return self.get('title') or self.get('page_title') or self.get('url')
 
     @property
     def last_changed(self):

changedetectionio/model/__init__.py

@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ class watch_base(dict):
             'content-type': None,
             'date_created': None,
             'extract_text': [],  # Extract text by regex after filters
-            'extract_title_as_title': False,
             'fetch_backend': 'system',  # plaintext, playwright etc
             'fetch_time': 0.0,
             'filter_failure_notification_send': strtobool(os.getenv('FILTER_FAILURE_NOTIFICATION_SEND_DEFAULT', 'True')),
@@ -35,6 +34,7 @@ class watch_base(dict):
             'has_ldjson_price_data': None,
             'headers': {},  # Extra headers to send
             'ignore_text': [],  # List of text to ignore when calculating the comparison checksum
+            'ignore_status_codes': None,
             'in_stock_only': True,  # Only trigger change on going to instock from out-of-stock
             'include_filters': [],
             'last_checked': 0,
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class watch_base(dict):
             'notification_screenshot': False,  # Include the latest screenshot if available and supported by the apprise URL
             'notification_title': None,
             'notification_urls': [],  # List of URLs to add to the notification Queue (Usually AppRise)
+            'page_title': None, # <title> from the page
             'paused': False,
             'previous_md5': False,
             'previous_md5_before_filters': False,  # Used for skipping changedetection entirely
@@ -122,12 +123,13 @@ class watch_base(dict):
                     }
                 },
             },
-            'title': None,
+            'title': None, # An arbitrary field that overrides 'page_title'
             'track_ldjson_price_data': None,
             'trim_text_whitespace': False,
             'remove_duplicate_lines': False,
             'trigger_text': [],  # List of text or regex to wait for until a change is detected
             'url': '',
+            'use_page_title_in_list': None, # None = use system settings
             'uuid': str(uuid.uuid4()),
             'webdriver_delay': None,
             'webdriver_js_execute_code': None,  # Run before change-detection

changedetectionio/notification/handler.py

@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ def create_notification_parameters(n_object, datastore):
     uuid = n_object['uuid'] if 'uuid' in n_object else ''
 
     if uuid:
-        watch_title = datastore.data['watching'][uuid].get('title', '')
+        watch_title = datastore.data['watching'][uuid].label
         tag_list = []
         tags = datastore.get_all_tags_for_watch(uuid)
         if tags:

changedetectionio/processors/text_json_diff/processor.py

@@ -251,8 +251,7 @@ class perform_site_check(difference_detection_processor):
         update_obj["last_check_status"] = self.fetcher.get_last_status_code()
 
         # 615 Extract text by regex
-        extract_text = watch.get('extract_text', [])
+        extract_text = list(dict.fromkeys(watch.get('extract_text', []) + self.datastore.get_tag_overrides_for_watch(uuid=watch.get('uuid'), attr='extract_text')))
-        extract_text += self.datastore.get_tag_overrides_for_watch(uuid=watch.get('uuid'), attr='extract_text')
         if len(extract_text) > 0:
             regex_matched_output = []
             for s_re in extract_text:
@@ -311,8 +310,7 @@ class perform_site_check(difference_detection_processor):
 
         ############ Blocking rules, after checksum #################
         blocked = False
-        trigger_text = watch.get('trigger_text', [])
+        trigger_text = list(dict.fromkeys(watch.get('trigger_text', []) + self.datastore.get_tag_overrides_for_watch(uuid=watch.get('uuid'), attr='trigger_text')))
-        trigger_text += self.datastore.get_tag_overrides_for_watch(uuid=watch.get('uuid'), attr='trigger_text')
         if len(trigger_text):
             # Assume blocked
             blocked = True
@@ -326,8 +324,7 @@ class perform_site_check(difference_detection_processor):
             if result:
                 blocked = False
 
-        text_should_not_be_present = watch.get('text_should_not_be_present', [])
+        text_should_not_be_present = list(dict.fromkeys(watch.get('text_should_not_be_present', []) + self.datastore.get_tag_overrides_for_watch(uuid=watch.get('uuid'), attr='text_should_not_be_present')))
-        text_should_not_be_present += self.datastore.get_tag_overrides_for_watch(uuid=watch.get('uuid'), attr='text_should_not_be_present')
         if len(text_should_not_be_present):
             # If anything matched, then we should block a change from happening
             result = html_tools.strip_ignore_text(content=str(stripped_text_from_html),

changedetectionio/static/js/realtime.js

@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
 
                 // Tabs at bottom of list
                 $('#post-list-mark-views').toggleClass("has-unviewed", general_stats.has_unviewed);
+                $('#post-list-unread').toggleClass("has-unviewed", general_stats.has_unviewed);
                 $('#post-list-with-errors').toggleClass("has-error", general_stats.count_errors !== 0)
                 $('#post-list-with-errors a').text(`With errors (${ general_stats.count_errors })`);
 

changedetectionio/static/js/watch-settings.js

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         $('#notification_body').val('');
         $('#notification_format').val('System default');
         $('#notification_urls').val('');
+        $('#notification_muted_none').prop('checked', true); // in the case of a ternary field
         e.preventDefault();
     });
     $("#notification-token-toggle").click(function (e) {

changedetectionio/static/styles/scss/parts/_socket.scss

@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ body.checking-now {
   #post-list-mark-views.has-unviewed {
     display: inline-block !important;
   }
+  #post-list-unread.has-unviewed {
+    display: inline-block !important;
+  }
 }
 
 

changedetectionio/static/styles/scss/parts/_widgets.scss

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+
+// Ternary radio button group component
+.ternary-radio-group {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 0;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-grey-750);
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  width: fit-content;
+  background: var(--color-background);
+
+  .ternary-radio-option {
+    position: relative;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    margin: 0;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+
+    input[type="radio"] {
+      position: absolute;
+      opacity: 0;
+      width: 0;
+      height: 0;
+    }
+
+    .ternary-radio-label {
+      padding: 8px 16px;
+      background: var(--color-grey-900);
+      border: none;
+      border-right: 1px solid var(--color-grey-750);
+      font-size: 13px;
+      font-weight: 500;
+      color: var(--color-text);
+      transition: all 0.2s ease;
+      cursor: pointer;
+      display: block;
+      min-width: 60px;
+      text-align: center;
+    }
+
+    &:last-child .ternary-radio-label {
+      border-right: none;
+    }
+
+    input:checked + .ternary-radio-label {
+      background: var(--color-link);
+      color: var(--color-text-button);
+      font-weight: 600;
+
+      &.ternary-default {
+        background: var(--color-grey-600);
+        color: var(--color-text-button);
+      }
+
+      &:hover {
+        background: #1a7bc4;
+
+        &.ternary-default {
+          background: var(--color-grey-500);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    &:hover .ternary-radio-label {
+      background: var(--color-grey-800);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @media (max-width: 480px) {
+    width: 100%;
+
+    .ternary-radio-label {
+      flex: 1;
+      min-width: auto;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// Standard radio button styling
+input[type="radio"].pure-radio:checked + label,
+input[type="radio"].pure-radio:checked {
+  background: var(--color-link);
+  color: var(--color-text-button);
+}
+
+html[data-darkmode="true"] {
+  .ternary-radio-group {
+    .ternary-radio-option {
+      .ternary-radio-label {
+        background: var(--color-grey-350);
+      }
+
+      &:hover .ternary-radio-label {
+        background: var(--color-grey-400);
+      }
+
+      input:checked + .ternary-radio-label {
+        background: var(--color-link);
+        color: var(--color-text-button);
+
+        &.ternary-default {
+          background: var(--color-grey-600);
+        }
+
+        &:hover {
+          background: #1a7bc4;
+
+          &.ternary-default {
+            background: var(--color-grey-500);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}

changedetectionio/static/styles/scss/styles.scss

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 @use "parts/lister_extra";
 @use "parts/socket";
 @use "parts/visualselector";
-
+@use "parts/widgets";
 
 body {
   color: var(--color-text);
@@ -1130,11 +1130,12 @@ ul {
 }
 
 #realtime-conn-error {
-  position: absolute;
+  position: fixed;
   bottom: 0;
-  left: 30px;
+  left: 0;
   background: var(--color-warning);
   padding: 10px;
   font-size: 0.8rem;
   color: #fff;
+  opacity: 0.8;
 }

changedetectionio/store.py

@@ -262,11 +262,6 @@ class ChangeDetectionStore:
         extras = deepcopy(self.data['watching'][uuid])
         new_uuid = self.add_watch(url=url, extras=extras)
         watch = self.data['watching'][new_uuid]
-
-        if self.data['settings']['application'].get('extract_title_as_title') or watch['extract_title_as_title']:
-            # Because it will be recalculated on the next fetch
-            self.data['watching'][new_uuid]['title'] = None
-
         return new_uuid
 
     def url_exists(self, url):
@@ -308,7 +303,6 @@ class ChangeDetectionStore:
                     'browser_steps',
                     'css_filter',
                     'extract_text',
-                    'extract_title_as_title',
                     'headers',
                     'ignore_text',
                     'include_filters',
@@ -323,6 +317,7 @@ class ChangeDetectionStore:
                     'title',
                     'trigger_text',
                     'url',
+                    'use_page_title_in_list',
                     'webdriver_js_execute_code',
                 ]:
                     if res.get(k):
@@ -973,6 +968,16 @@ class ChangeDetectionStore:
                         f_d.write(zlib.compress(f_j.read()))
                         os.unlink(json_path)
 
+    def update_20(self):
+        for uuid, watch in self.data['watching'].items():
+            if self.data['watching'][uuid].get('extract_title_as_title'):
+                self.data['watching'][uuid]['use_page_title_in_list'] = self.data['watching'][uuid].get('extract_title_as_title')
+                del self.data['watching'][uuid]['extract_title_as_title']
+
+        if self.data['settings']['application'].get('extract_title_as_title'):
+            self.data['settings']['application']['ui']['use_page_title_in_list'] = self.data['settings']['application'].get('extract_title_as_title')
+
+
     def add_notification_url(self, notification_url):
         
         logger.debug(f">>> Adding new notification_url - '{notification_url}'")

changedetectionio/templates/_common_fields.html

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
                                     </tr>
                                     <tr>
                                         <td><code>{{ '{{watch_title}}' }}</code></td>
-                                        <td>The title of the watch.</td>
+                                        <td>The page title of the watch, uses &lt;title&gt; if not set, falls back to URL</td>
                                     </tr>
                                     <tr>
                                         <td><code>{{ '{{watch_tag}}' }}</code></td>

changedetectionio/templates/_helpers.html

@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 {% macro render_field(field) %}
-  <div {% if field.errors %} class="error" {% endif %}>{{ field.label }}</div>
+  <div {% if field.errors or field.top_errors %} class="error" {% endif %}>{{ field.label }}</div>
-  <div {% if field.errors %} class="error" {% endif %}>{{ field(**kwargs)|safe }}
+  <div {% if field.errors or field.top_errors %} class="error" {% endif %}>{{ field(**kwargs)|safe }}
+  {% if field.top_errors %}
+    <ul class="errors top-errors">
+    {% for error in field.top_errors %}
+      <li>{{ error }}</li>
+    {% endfor %}
+    </ul>
+  {% endif %}
   {% if field.errors %}
     <ul class=errors>
     {% for error in field.errors %}
@@ -24,6 +31,23 @@
   </div>
 {% endmacro %}
 
+{% macro render_ternary_field(field, BooleanField=false) %}
+  {% if BooleanField %}
+    {% set _ = field.__setattr__('boolean_mode', true) %}
+  {% endif %}
+  <div class="ternary-field {% if field.errors %} error {% endif %}">
+    <div class="ternary-field-label">{{ field.label }}</div>
+    <div class="ternary-field-widget">{{ field(**kwargs)|safe }}</div>
+    {% if field.errors %}
+      <ul class=errors>
+      {% for error in field.errors %}
+        <li>{{ error }}</li>
+      {% endfor %}
+      </ul>
+    {% endif %}
+  </div>
+{% endmacro %}
+
 
 {% macro render_simple_field(field) %}
   <span class="label {% if field.errors %}error{% endif %}">{{ field.label }}</span>

changedetectionio/templates/base.html

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     <meta charset="utf-8" >
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" >
     <meta name="description" content="Self hosted website change detection." >
+    <meta name="robots" content="noindex">
     <title>Change Detection{{extra_title}}</title>
     {% if app_rss_token %}
       <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Changedetection.io » Feed{% if active_tag_uuid %}- {{active_tag.title}}{% endif %}" href="{{ url_for('rss.feed', tag=active_tag_uuid , token=app_rss_token)}}" >
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@
     {% endif %}
   </head>
 
-  <body class="">
+  <body class="{{extra_classes}}">
     <div class="header">
     <div class="pure-menu-fixed" style="width: 100%;">
       <div class="home-menu pure-menu pure-menu-horizontal" id="nav-menu">
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@
     <script src="{{url_for('static_content', group='js', filename='toggle-theme.js')}}" defer></script>
 
     <div id="checking-now-fixed-tab" style="display: none;"><span class="spinner"></span><span>&nbsp;Checking now</span></div>
-    <div id="realtime-conn-error" style="display:none">Offline</div>
+    <div id="realtime-conn-error" style="display:none">Real-time updates offline</div>
   </body>
 
 </html>

changedetectionio/tests/custom_browser_url/test_custom_browser_url.py

@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ def do_test(client, live_server, make_test_use_extra_browser=False):
                   "tags": "",
                   "headers": "",
                   'fetch_backend': f"extra_browser_{custom_browser_name}",
-                  'webdriver_js_execute_code': ''
+                  'webdriver_js_execute_code': '',
+                  "time_between_check_use_default": "y"
             },
             follow_redirects=True
         )

changedetectionio/tests/fetchers/test_custom_js_before_content.py

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ def test_execute_custom_js(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
             'fetch_backend': "html_webdriver",
             'webdriver_js_execute_code': 'document.querySelector("button[name=test-button]").click();',
             'headers': "testheader: yes\buser-agent: MyCustomAgent",
+            "time_between_check_use_default": "y",
         },
         follow_redirects=True
     )

changedetectionio/tests/proxy_list/test_multiple_proxy.py

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ def test_preferred_proxy(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
                 "proxy": "proxy-two",
                 "tags": "",
                 "url": url,
+                "time_between_check_use_default": "y",
               },
         follow_redirects=True
     )

changedetectionio/tests/proxy_list/test_noproxy.py

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ def test_noproxy_option(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
                 "proxy": "no-proxy",
                 "tags": "",
                 "url": url,
+                "time_between_check_use_default": "y",
               },
         follow_redirects=True
     )

changedetectionio/tests/proxy_list/test_proxy_noconnect.py

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ def test_proxy_noconnect_custom(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
         "url": test_url,
         "fetch_backend": "html_webdriver" if os.getenv('PLAYWRIGHT_DRIVER_URL') or os.getenv("WEBDRIVER_URL") else "html_requests",
         "proxy": "ui-0custom-test-proxy",
+        "time_between_check_use_default": "y",
     }
 
     res = client.post(

changedetectionio/tests/proxy_socks5/test_socks5_proxy.py

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ def test_socks5(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
             "proxy": "ui-0socks5proxy",
             "tags": "",
             "url": test_url,
+            "time_between_check_use_default": "y",
         },
         follow_redirects=True
     )

changedetectionio/tests/proxy_socks5/test_socks5_proxy_sources.py

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ def test_socks5_from_proxiesjson_file(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage)
             "proxy": "socks5proxy",
             "tags": "",
             "url": test_url,
+            "time_between_check_use_default": "y",
         },
         follow_redirects=True
     )

changedetectionio/tests/smtp/test_notification_smtp.py

@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ def test_check_notification_email_formats_default_Text_override_HTML(client, liv
         data={
             "url": test_url,
             "notification_format": 'HTML',
-            'fetch_backend': "html_requests"},
+            'fetch_backend': "html_requests",
+            "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Updated watch." in res.data

changedetectionio/tests/test_add_replace_remove_filter.py

@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ def test_check_removed_line_contains_trigger(client, live_server, measure_memory
         data={"trigger_text": 'The golden line',
               "url": test_url,
               'fetch_backend': "html_requests",
-              'filter_text_removed': 'y'},
+              'filter_text_removed': 'y',
+              "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Updated watch." in res.data
@@ -154,7 +155,8 @@ def test_check_add_line_contains_trigger(client, live_server, measure_memory_usa
               'processor': 'text_json_diff',
               'fetch_backend': "html_requests",
               'filter_text_removed': '',
-              'filter_text_added': 'y'},
+              'filter_text_added': 'y',
+              "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Updated watch." in res.data

changedetectionio/tests/test_api.py

@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ def test_api_watch_PUT_update(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
                                  "value": "."  # contains anything
                              }
                          ],
-                         "conditions_match_logic": "ALL"
+                         "conditions_match_logic": "ALL",
                          }
                         ),
         headers={'content-type': 'application/json', 'x-api-key': api_key},
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ def test_api_watch_PUT_update(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
     )
 
     watch_uuid = list(res.json.keys())[0]
+    assert not res.json[watch_uuid].get('viewed'), 'A newly created watch can only be unviewed'
 
     # Check in the edit page just to be sure
     res = client.get(
@@ -341,7 +342,12 @@ def test_api_watch_PUT_update(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
     res = client.put(
         url_for("watch", uuid=watch_uuid),
         headers={'x-api-key': api_key, 'content-type': 'application/json'},
-        data=json.dumps({"title": "new title", 'time_between_check': {'minutes': 552}, 'headers': {'cookie': 'all eaten'}}),
+        data=json.dumps({
+            "title": "new title",
+            'time_between_check': {'minutes': 552},
+            'headers': {'cookie': 'all eaten'},
+            'last_viewed': int(time.time())
+        }),
     )
     assert res.status_code == 200, "HTTP PUT update was sent OK"
 
@@ -351,6 +357,7 @@ def test_api_watch_PUT_update(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
         headers={'x-api-key': api_key}
     )
     assert res.json.get('title') == 'new title'
+    assert res.json.get('viewed'), 'With the timestamp greater than "changed" a watch can be updated to viewed'
 
     # Check in the edit page just to be sure
     res = client.get(
@@ -383,13 +390,13 @@ def test_api_watch_PUT_update(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
 
 
 def test_api_import(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
-    
+
     api_key = live_server.app.config['DATASTORE'].data['settings']['application'].get('api_access_token')
 
     res = client.post(
         url_for("import") + "?tag=import-test",
         data='https://website1.com\r\nhttps://website2.com',
-        headers={'x-api-key': api_key},
+        headers={'x-api-key': api_key, 'content-type': 'text/plain'},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
 

changedetectionio/tests/test_api_openapi.py

@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+OpenAPI validation tests for ChangeDetection.io API
+
+This test file specifically verifies that OpenAPI validation is working correctly
+by testing various scenarios that should trigger validation errors.
+"""
+
+import time
+import json
+from flask import url_for
+from .util import live_server_setup, wait_for_all_checks
+
+
+def test_openapi_validation_invalid_content_type_on_create_watch(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
+    """Test that creating a watch with invalid content-type triggers OpenAPI validation error."""
+    api_key = live_server.app.config['DATASTORE'].data['settings']['application'].get('api_access_token')
+
+    # Try to create a watch with JSON data but without proper content-type header
+    res = client.post(
+        url_for("createwatch"),
+        data=json.dumps({"url": "https://example.com", "title": "Test Watch"}),
+        headers={'x-api-key': api_key},  # Missing 'content-type': 'application/json'
+        follow_redirects=True
+    )
+
+    # Should get 400 error due to OpenAPI validation failure
+    assert res.status_code == 400, f"Expected 400 but got {res.status_code}"
+    assert b"OpenAPI validation failed" in res.data, "Should contain OpenAPI validation error message"
+
+
+def test_openapi_validation_missing_required_field_create_watch(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
+    """Test that creating a watch without required URL field triggers OpenAPI validation error."""
+    api_key = live_server.app.config['DATASTORE'].data['settings']['application'].get('api_access_token')
+
+    # Try to create a watch without the required 'url' field
+    res = client.post(
+        url_for("createwatch"),
+        data=json.dumps({"title": "Test Watch Without URL"}),  # Missing required 'url' field
+        headers={'x-api-key': api_key, 'content-type': 'application/json'},
+        follow_redirects=True
+    )
+
+    # Should get 400 error due to missing required field
+    assert res.status_code == 400, f"Expected 400 but got {res.status_code}"
+    assert b"OpenAPI validation failed" in res.data, "Should contain OpenAPI validation error message"
+
+
+def test_openapi_validation_invalid_field_in_request_body(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
+    """Test that including invalid fields triggers OpenAPI validation error."""
+    api_key = live_server.app.config['DATASTORE'].data['settings']['application'].get('api_access_token')
+
+    # First create a valid watch
+    res = client.post(
+        url_for("createwatch"),
+        data=json.dumps({"url": "https://example.com", "title": "Test Watch"}),
+        headers={'x-api-key': api_key, 'content-type': 'application/json'},
+        follow_redirects=True
+    )
+    assert res.status_code == 201, "Watch creation should succeed"
+
+    # Get the watch list to find the UUID
+    res = client.get(
+        url_for("createwatch"),
+        headers={'x-api-key': api_key}
+    )
+    assert res.status_code == 200
+    watch_uuid = list(res.json.keys())[0]
+
+    # Now try to update the watch with an invalid field
+    res = client.put(
+        url_for("watch", uuid=watch_uuid),
+        headers={'x-api-key': api_key, 'content-type': 'application/json'},
+        data=json.dumps({
+            "title": "Updated title",
+            "invalid_field_that_doesnt_exist": "this should cause validation error"
+        }),
+    )
+
+    # Should get 400 error due to invalid field (this will be caught by internal validation)
+    # Note: This tests the flow where OpenAPI validation passes but internal validation catches it
+    assert res.status_code == 400, f"Expected 400 but got {res.status_code}"
+    assert b"Additional properties are not allowed" in res.data, "Should contain validation error about additional properties"
+
+
+def test_openapi_validation_import_wrong_content_type(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
+    """Test that import endpoint with wrong content-type triggers OpenAPI validation error."""
+    api_key = live_server.app.config['DATASTORE'].data['settings']['application'].get('api_access_token')
+
+    # Try to import URLs with JSON content-type instead of text/plain
+    res = client.post(
+        url_for("import") + "?tag=test-import",
+        data='https://website1.com\nhttps://website2.com',
+        headers={'x-api-key': api_key, 'content-type': 'application/json'},  # Wrong content-type
+        follow_redirects=True
+    )
+
+    # Should get 400 error due to content-type mismatch
+    assert res.status_code == 400, f"Expected 400 but got {res.status_code}"
+    assert b"OpenAPI validation failed" in res.data, "Should contain OpenAPI validation error message"
+
+
+def test_openapi_validation_import_correct_content_type_succeeds(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
+    """Test that import endpoint with correct content-type succeeds (positive test)."""
+    api_key = live_server.app.config['DATASTORE'].data['settings']['application'].get('api_access_token')
+
+    # Import URLs with correct text/plain content-type
+    res = client.post(
+        url_for("import") + "?tag=test-import",
+        data='https://website1.com\nhttps://website2.com',
+        headers={'x-api-key': api_key, 'content-type': 'text/plain'},  # Correct content-type
+        follow_redirects=True
+    )
+
+    # Should succeed
+    assert res.status_code == 200, f"Expected 200 but got {res.status_code}"
+    assert len(res.json) == 2, "Should import 2 URLs"
+
+
+def test_openapi_validation_get_requests_bypass_validation(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
+    """Test that GET requests bypass OpenAPI validation entirely."""
+    api_key = live_server.app.config['DATASTORE'].data['settings']['application'].get('api_access_token')
+
+    # Disable API token requirement first
+    res = client.post(
+        url_for("settings.settings_page"),
+        data={
+            "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
+            "application-fetch_backend": "html_requests",
+            "application-api_access_token_enabled": ""
+        },
+        follow_redirects=True
+    )
+    assert b"Settings updated." in res.data
+
+    # Make GET request to list watches - should succeed even without API key or content-type
+    res = client.get(url_for("createwatch"))  # No headers needed for GET
+    assert res.status_code == 200, f"GET requests should succeed without OpenAPI validation, got {res.status_code}"
+
+    # Should return JSON with watch list (empty in this case)
+    assert isinstance(res.json, dict), "Should return JSON dictionary for watch list"
+
+
+def test_openapi_validation_create_tag_missing_required_title(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
+    """Test that creating a tag without required title triggers OpenAPI validation error."""
+    api_key = live_server.app.config['DATASTORE'].data['settings']['application'].get('api_access_token')
+
+    # Try to create a tag without the required 'title' field
+    res = client.post(
+        url_for("tag"),
+        data=json.dumps({"notification_urls": ["mailto:test@example.com"]}),  # Missing required 'title' field
+        headers={'x-api-key': api_key, 'content-type': 'application/json'},
+        follow_redirects=True
+    )
+
+    # Should get 400 error due to missing required field
+    assert res.status_code == 400, f"Expected 400 but got {res.status_code}"
+    assert b"OpenAPI validation failed" in res.data, "Should contain OpenAPI validation error message"
+
+
+def test_openapi_validation_watch_update_allows_partial_updates(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
+    """Test that watch updates allow partial updates without requiring all fields (positive test)."""
+    api_key = live_server.app.config['DATASTORE'].data['settings']['application'].get('api_access_token')
+
+    # First create a valid watch
+    res = client.post(
+        url_for("createwatch"),
+        data=json.dumps({"url": "https://example.com", "title": "Test Watch"}),
+        headers={'x-api-key': api_key, 'content-type': 'application/json'},
+        follow_redirects=True
+    )
+    assert res.status_code == 201, "Watch creation should succeed"
+
+    # Get the watch list to find the UUID
+    res = client.get(
+        url_for("createwatch"),
+        headers={'x-api-key': api_key}
+    )
+    assert res.status_code == 200
+    watch_uuid = list(res.json.keys())[0]
+
+    # Update only the title (partial update) - should succeed
+    res = client.put(
+        url_for("watch", uuid=watch_uuid),
+        headers={'x-api-key': api_key, 'content-type': 'application/json'},
+        data=json.dumps({"title": "Updated Title Only"}),  # Only updating title, not URL
+    )
+
+    # Should succeed because UpdateWatch schema allows partial updates
+    assert res.status_code == 200, f"Partial updates should succeed, got {res.status_code}"
+
+    # Verify the update worked
+    res = client.get(
+        url_for("watch", uuid=watch_uuid),
+        headers={'x-api-key': api_key}
+    )
+    assert res.status_code == 200
+    assert res.json.get('title') == 'Updated Title Only', "Title should be updated"
+    assert res.json.get('url') == 'https://example.com', "URL should remain unchanged"

changedetectionio/tests/test_auth.py

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def test_basic_auth(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
     # Check form validation
     res = client.post(
         url_for("ui.ui_edit.edit_page", uuid="first"),
-        data={"include_filters": "", "url": test_url, "tags": "", "headers": "", 'fetch_backend': "html_requests"},
+        data={"include_filters": "", "url": test_url, "tags": "", "headers": "", 'fetch_backend': "html_requests", "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Updated watch." in res.data

changedetectionio/tests/test_backend.py

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def test_check_basic_change_detection_functionality(client, live_server, measure
     assert b'CDATA' in res.data
 
     assert expected_url.encode('utf-8') in res.data
-
+#
     # Following the 'diff' link, it should no longer display as 'unviewed' even after we recheck it a few times
     res = client.get(url_for("ui.ui_views.diff_history_page", uuid=uuid))
     assert b'selected=""' in res.data, "Confirm diff history page loaded"
@@ -104,26 +104,34 @@ def test_check_basic_change_detection_functionality(client, live_server, measure
 
     wait_for_all_checks(client)
 
-    # Do this a few times.. ensures we dont accidently set the status
-    for n in range(2):
-        client.get(url_for("ui.form_watch_checknow"), follow_redirects=True)
 
+    # Do this a few times.. ensures we don't accidently set the status
+    for n in range(2):
+        res = client.get(url_for("ui.form_watch_checknow"), follow_redirects=True)
         # Give the thread time to pick it up
         wait_for_all_checks(client)
 
         # It should report nothing found (no new 'unviewed' class)
         res = client.get(url_for("watchlist.index"))
+
+
         assert b'unviewed' not in res.data
         assert b'class="has-unviewed' not in res.data
-        assert b'head title' not in res.data  # Should not be present because this is off by default
+        assert b'head title' in res.data  # Should be ON by default
         assert b'test-endpoint' in res.data
 
-    set_original_response()
+    # Recheck it but only with a title change, content wasnt changed
+    set_original_response(extra_title=" and more")
 
-    # Enable auto pickup of <title> in settings
+    client.get(url_for("ui.form_watch_checknow"), follow_redirects=True)
+    wait_for_all_checks(client)
+    res = client.get(url_for("watchlist.index"))
+    assert b'head title and more' in res.data
+
+    # disable <title> pickup
     res = client.post(
         url_for("settings.settings_page"),
-        data={"application-extract_title_as_title": "1", "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
+        data={"application-ui-use_page_title_in_list": "", "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
               'application-fetch_backend': "html_requests"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
@@ -134,16 +142,14 @@ def test_check_basic_change_detection_functionality(client, live_server, measure
     res = client.get(url_for("watchlist.index"))
     assert b'unviewed' in res.data
     assert b'class="has-unviewed' in res.data
+    assert b'head title' not in res.data  # should now be off
 
-    # It should have picked up the <title>
-    assert b'head title' in res.data
 
     # Be sure the last_viewed is going to be greater than the last snapshot
     time.sleep(1)
 
     # hit the mark all viewed link
     res = client.get(url_for("ui.mark_all_viewed"), follow_redirects=True)
-    time.sleep(0.2)
 
     assert b'class="has-unviewed' not in res.data
     assert b'unviewed' not in res.data

changedetectionio/tests/test_block_while_text_present.py

@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ def test_check_block_changedetection_text_NOT_present(client, live_server, measu
         url_for("ui.ui_edit.edit_page", uuid="first"),
         data={"text_should_not_be_present": ignore_text,
               "url": test_url,
-              'fetch_backend': "html_requests"
+              'fetch_backend': "html_requests",
+              "time_between_check_use_default": "y"
               },
         follow_redirects=True
     )

changedetectionio/tests/test_conditions.py

@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ def test_conditions_with_text_and_number(client, live_server):
             "conditions-5-operator": "contains_regex",
             "conditions-5-field": "page_filtered_text",
             "conditions-5-value": "\d",
+            "time_between_check_use_default": "y",
         },
         follow_redirects=True
     )
@@ -288,7 +289,8 @@ def test_lev_conditions_plugin(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
             "conditions_match_logic": CONDITIONS_MATCH_LOGIC_DEFAULT,  # ALL = AND logic
             "conditions-0-field": "levenshtein_ratio",
             "conditions-0-operator": "<",
-            "conditions-0-value": "0.8" # needs to be more of a diff to trigger a change
+            "conditions-0-value": "0.8", # needs to be more of a diff to trigger a change
+            "time_between_check_use_default": "y"
         },
         follow_redirects=True
     )

changedetectionio/tests/test_css_selector.py

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def test_check_markup_include_filters_restriction(client, live_server, measure_m
     # Add our URL to the import page
     res = client.post(
         url_for("ui.ui_edit.edit_page", uuid="first"),
-        data={"include_filters": include_filters, "url": test_url, "tags": "", "headers": "", 'fetch_backend': "html_requests"},
+        data={"include_filters": include_filters, "url": test_url, "tags": "", "headers": "", 'fetch_backend': "html_requests", "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Updated watch." in res.data
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ def test_check_multiple_filters(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
               "url": test_url,
               "tags": "",
               "headers": "",
-              'fetch_backend': "html_requests"},
+              'fetch_backend': "html_requests",
+              "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Updated watch." in res.data
@@ -208,7 +209,8 @@ def test_filter_is_empty_help_suggestion(client, live_server, measure_memory_usa
               "url": test_url,
               "tags": "",
               "headers": "",
-              'fetch_backend': "html_requests"},
+              'fetch_backend': "html_requests",
+              "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Updated watch." in res.data

changedetectionio/tests/test_element_removal.py

@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ def test_element_removal_full(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
             "tags": "",
             "headers": "",
             "fetch_backend": "html_requests",
+            "time_between_check_use_default": "y",
         },
         follow_redirects=True,
     )
@@ -245,6 +246,7 @@ body > table > tr:nth-child(3) > td:nth-child(3)""",
                 "url": test_url,
                 "tags": "",
                 "fetch_backend": "html_requests",
+                "time_between_check_use_default": "y",
             },
             follow_redirects=True,
         )

changedetectionio/tests/test_errorhandling.py

@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ def test_low_level_errors_clear_correctly(client, live_server, measure_memory_us
         url_for("ui.ui_edit.edit_page", uuid="first"),
         data={
             "url": test_url,
-            "fetch_backend": "html_requests"},
+            "fetch_backend": "html_requests",
+            "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
 

changedetectionio/tests/test_extract_regex.py

@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ def test_check_filter_multiline(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
               "url": test_url,
               "tags": "",
               "headers": "",
-              'fetch_backend': "html_requests"
+              'fetch_backend': "html_requests",
+              "time_between_check_use_default": "y"
               },
         follow_redirects=True
     )
@@ -149,7 +150,8 @@ def test_check_filter_and_regex_extract(client, live_server, measure_memory_usag
               "url": test_url,
               "tags": "",
               "headers": "",
-              'fetch_backend': "html_requests"
+              'fetch_backend': "html_requests",
+              "time_between_check_use_default": "y"
               },
         follow_redirects=True
     )
@@ -222,7 +224,8 @@ def test_regex_error_handling(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
         url_for("ui.ui_edit.edit_page", uuid="first"),
         data={"extract_text": '/something bad\d{3/XYZ',
               "url": test_url,
-              "fetch_backend": "html_requests"},
+              "fetch_backend": "html_requests",
+              "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
 

changedetectionio/tests/test_filter_exist_changes.py

@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ def test_filter_doesnt_exist_then_exists_should_get_notification(client, live_se
         "title": "my title",
         "headers": "",
         "include_filters": '.ticket-available',
-        "fetch_backend": "html_requests"})
+        "fetch_backend": "html_requests",
+        "time_between_check_use_default": "y"})
 
     res = client.post(
         url_for("ui.ui_edit.edit_page", uuid="first"),

changedetectionio/tests/test_filter_failure_notification.py

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ def run_filter_test(client, live_server, content_filter):
                   "notification_format": "Text",
                   "fetch_backend": "html_requests",
                   "filter_failure_notification_send": 'y',
+                  "time_between_check_use_default": "y",
                   "headers": "",
                   "tags": "my tag",
                   "title": "my title 123",

changedetectionio/tests/test_group.py

@@ -424,7 +424,8 @@ def test_order_of_filters_tag_filter_and_watch_filter(client, live_server, measu
             "url": test_url,
             "tags": "test-tag-keep-order",
             "headers": "",
-            'fetch_backend': "html_requests"},
+            'fetch_backend': "html_requests",
+            "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Updated watch." in res.data

changedetectionio/tests/test_ignore_text.py

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def test_check_ignore_text_functionality(client, live_server, measure_memory_usa
     # Add our URL to the import page
     res = client.post(
         url_for("ui.ui_edit.edit_page", uuid="first"),
-        data={"ignore_text": ignore_text, "url": test_url, 'fetch_backend': "html_requests"},
+        data={"ignore_text": ignore_text, "url": test_url, 'fetch_backend': "html_requests", "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Updated watch." in res.data
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ def _run_test_global_ignore(client, as_source=False, extra_ignore=""):
     #Adding some ignore text should not trigger a change
     res = client.post(
         url_for("ui.ui_edit.edit_page", uuid="first"),
-        data={"ignore_text": "something irrelevent but just to check", "url": test_url, 'fetch_backend': "html_requests"},
+        data={"ignore_text": "something irrelevent but just to check", "url": test_url, 'fetch_backend': "html_requests", "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Updated watch." in res.data

changedetectionio/tests/test_ignorestatuscode.py

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def test_403_page_check_works_with_ignore_status_code(client, live_server, measu
     # Add our URL to the import page
     res = client.post(
         url_for("ui.ui_edit.edit_page", uuid="first"),
-        data={"ignore_status_codes": "y", "url": test_url, "tags": "", "headers": "", 'fetch_backend': "html_requests"},
+        data={"ignore_status_codes": "y", "url": test_url, "tags": "", "headers": "", 'fetch_backend': "html_requests", "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Updated watch." in res.data

changedetectionio/tests/test_jsonpath_jq_selector.py

@@ -257,7 +257,8 @@ def check_json_filter(json_filter, client, live_server):
               "url": test_url,
               "tags": "",
               "headers": "",
-              "fetch_backend": "html_requests"
+              "fetch_backend": "html_requests",
+              "time_between_check_use_default": "y"
               },
         follow_redirects=True
     )
@@ -328,7 +329,8 @@ def check_json_filter_bool_val(json_filter, client, live_server):
               "url": test_url,
               "tags": "",
               "headers": "",
-              "fetch_backend": "html_requests"
+              "fetch_backend": "html_requests",
+              "time_between_check_use_default": "y"
               },
         follow_redirects=True
     )
@@ -393,7 +395,8 @@ def check_json_ext_filter(json_filter, client, live_server):
               "url": test_url,
               "tags": "",
               "headers": "",
-              "fetch_backend": "html_requests"
+              "fetch_backend": "html_requests",
+              "time_between_check_use_default": "y"
               },
         follow_redirects=True
     )

changedetectionio/tests/test_live_preview.py

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ def test_content_filter_live_preview(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
             "ignore_text": "something to ignore",
             "trigger_text": "something to trigger",
             "url": test_url,
+            "time_between_check_use_default": "y",
         },
         follow_redirects=True
     )

changedetectionio/tests/test_notification.py

@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ def test_check_notification(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
         "tags": "my tag, my second tag",
         "title": "my title",
         "headers": "",
-        "fetch_backend": "html_requests"})
+        "fetch_backend": "html_requests",
+        "time_between_check_use_default": "y"})
 
     res = client.post(
         url_for("ui.ui_edit.edit_page", uuid="first"),
@@ -225,7 +226,8 @@ def test_check_notification(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
         "notification_title": '',
         "notification_body": '',
         "notification_format": default_notification_format,
-        "fetch_backend": "html_requests"},
+        "fetch_backend": "html_requests",
+        "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Updated watch." in res.data

changedetectionio/tests/test_notification_errors.py

@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ def test_check_notification_error_handling(client, live_server, measure_memory_u
               "title": "",
               "headers": "",
               "time_between_check-minutes": "180",
-              "fetch_backend": "html_requests"},
+              "fetch_backend": "html_requests",
+              "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Updated watch." in res.data

changedetectionio/tests/test_request.py

@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ def test_headers_in_request(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
               "url": test_url,
               "tags": "",
               "fetch_backend": 'html_webdriver' if os.getenv('PLAYWRIGHT_DRIVER_URL') else 'html_requests',
-              "headers": "jinja2:{{ 1+1 }}\nxxx:ooo\ncool:yeah\r\ncookie:"+cookie_header},
+              "headers": "jinja2:{{ 1+1 }}\nxxx:ooo\ncool:yeah\r\ncookie:"+cookie_header,
+              "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Updated watch." in res.data
@@ -109,7 +110,8 @@ def test_body_in_request(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
               "tags": "",
               "method": "POST",
               "fetch_backend": "html_requests",
-              "body": "something something"},
+              "body": "something something",
+              "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Updated watch." in res.data
@@ -126,7 +128,8 @@ def test_body_in_request(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
               "tags": "",
               "method": "POST",
               "fetch_backend": "html_requests",
-              "body": body_value},
+              "body": body_value,
+              "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Updated watch." in res.data
@@ -172,7 +175,8 @@ def test_body_in_request(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
               "tags": "",
               "method": "GET",
               "fetch_backend": "html_requests",
-              "body": "invalid"},
+              "body": "invalid",
+              "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Body must be empty when Request Method is set to GET" in res.data
@@ -211,7 +215,8 @@ def test_method_in_request(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
             "url": test_url,
             "tags": "",
             "fetch_backend": "html_requests",
-            "method": "invalid"},
+            "method": "invalid",
+            "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Not a valid choice" in res.data
@@ -223,7 +228,8 @@ def test_method_in_request(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
             "url": test_url,
             "tags": "",
             "fetch_backend": "html_requests",
-            "method": "PATCH"},
+            "method": "PATCH",
+            "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Updated watch." in res.data
@@ -297,7 +303,8 @@ def test_ua_global_override(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
             "tags": "testtag",
             "fetch_backend": 'html_requests',
             # Important - also test case-insensitive
-            "headers": "User-AGent: agent-from-watch"},
+            "headers": "User-AGent: agent-from-watch",
+            "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Updated watch." in res.data
@@ -365,7 +372,8 @@ def test_headers_textfile_in_request(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
             "url": test_url,
             "tags": "testtag",
             "fetch_backend": 'html_webdriver' if os.getenv('PLAYWRIGHT_DRIVER_URL') else 'html_requests',
-            "headers": "xxx:ooo\ncool:yeah\r\n"},
+            "headers": "xxx:ooo\ncool:yeah\r\n",
+            "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Updated watch." in res.data
@@ -440,7 +448,8 @@ def test_headers_validation(client, live_server):
         data={
             "url": test_url,
             "fetch_backend": 'html_requests',
-            "headers": "User-AGent agent-from-watch\r\nsadfsadfsadfsdaf\r\n:foobar"},
+            "headers": "User-AGent agent-from-watch\r\nsadfsadfsadfsdaf\r\n:foobar",
+            "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
 

changedetectionio/tests/test_restock_itemprop.py

@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def test_itemprop_price_change(client, live_server):
     set_original_response(props_markup=instock_props[0], price='120.45')
     res = client.post(
         url_for("ui.ui_edit.edit_page", uuid="first"),
-        data={"restock_settings-follow_price_changes": "", "url": test_url, "tags": "", "headers": "", 'fetch_backend': "html_requests"},
+        data={"restock_settings-follow_price_changes": "", "url": test_url, "tags": "", "headers": "", 'fetch_backend': "html_requests", "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Updated watch." in res.data
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ def _run_test_minmax_limit(client, extra_watch_edit_form):
         "url": test_url,
         "headers": "",
         "time_between_check-hours": 5,
-        'fetch_backend': "html_requests"
+        'fetch_backend': "html_requests",
+        "time_between_check_use_default": "y"
     }
     data.update(extra_watch_edit_form)
     res = client.post(
@@ -278,7 +279,8 @@ def test_itemprop_percent_threshold(client, live_server):
               "url": test_url,
               "tags": "",
               "headers": "",
-              'fetch_backend': "html_requests"
+              'fetch_backend': "html_requests",
+              "time_between_check_use_default": "y"
               },
         follow_redirects=True
     )

changedetectionio/tests/test_rss.py

@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ def test_rss_xpath_filtering(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
                 "proxy": "no-proxy",
                 "tags": "",
                 "url": test_url,
+                "time_between_check_use_default": "y",
               },
         follow_redirects=True
     )

changedetectionio/tests/test_scheduler.py

@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 import time
+from copy import copy
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
 from flask import url_for
 from .util import  live_server_setup, wait_for_all_checks, extract_UUID_from_client
+from ..forms import REQUIRE_ATLEAST_ONE_TIME_PART_MESSAGE_DEFAULT, REQUIRE_ATLEAST_ONE_TIME_PART_WHEN_NOT_GLOBAL_DEFAULT
+
 
 # def test_setup(client, live_server):
    #  live_server_setup(live_server) # Setup on conftest per function
@@ -42,11 +45,12 @@ def test_check_basic_scheduler_functionality(client, live_server, measure_memory
     uuid = next(iter(live_server.app.config['DATASTORE'].data['watching']))
 
     # Setup all the days of the weeks using XXX as the placeholder for monday/tuesday/etc
-
+    last_check = copy(live_server.app.config['DATASTORE'].data['watching'][uuid]['last_checked'])
     tpl = {
         "time_schedule_limit-XXX-start_time": "00:00",
         "time_schedule_limit-XXX-duration-hours": 24,
         "time_schedule_limit-XXX-duration-minutes": 0,
+        "time_between_check-seconds": 1,
         "time_schedule_limit-XXX-enabled": '',  # All days are turned off
         "time_schedule_limit-enabled": 'y',  # Scheduler is enabled, all days however are off.
     }
@@ -58,13 +62,13 @@ def test_check_basic_scheduler_functionality(client, live_server, measure_memory
             new_key = key.replace("XXX", day)
             scheduler_data[new_key] = value
 
-    last_check = live_server.app.config['DATASTORE'].data['watching'][uuid]['last_checked']
     data = {
         "url": test_url,
-        "fetch_backend": "html_requests"
+        "fetch_backend": "html_requests",
+        "time_between_check_use_default": "" # no
     }
     data.update(scheduler_data)
-
+    time.sleep(1)
     res = client.post(
         url_for("ui.ui_edit.edit_page", uuid="first"),
         data=data,
@@ -77,6 +81,7 @@ def test_check_basic_scheduler_functionality(client, live_server, measure_memory
 
     # "Edit" should not trigger a check because it's not enabled in the schedule.
     time.sleep(2)
+    # "time_schedule_limit-XXX-enabled": '',  # All days are turned off, therefor, nothing should happen here..
     assert live_server.app.config['DATASTORE'].data['watching'][uuid]['last_checked'] == last_check
 
     # Enabling today in Kiritimati should work flawless
@@ -177,3 +182,44 @@ def test_check_basic_global_scheduler_functionality(client, live_server, measure
     # Cleanup everything
     res = client.get(url_for("ui.form_delete", uuid="all"), follow_redirects=True)
     assert b'Deleted' in res.data
+
+
+def test_validation_time_interval_field(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
+    test_url = url_for('test_endpoint', _external=True)
+    res = client.post(
+        url_for("imports.import_page"),
+        data={"urls": test_url},
+        follow_redirects=True
+    )
+    assert b"1 Imported" in res.data
+
+
+    res = client.post(
+        url_for("ui.ui_edit.edit_page", uuid="first"),
+        data={"trigger_text": 'The golden line',
+              "url": test_url,
+              'fetch_backend': "html_requests",
+              'filter_text_removed': 'y',
+              "time_between_check_use_default": ""
+              },
+        follow_redirects=True
+    )
+
+    assert REQUIRE_ATLEAST_ONE_TIME_PART_WHEN_NOT_GLOBAL_DEFAULT.encode('utf-8') in res.data
+
+    # Now set atleast something
+
+    res = client.post(
+        url_for("ui.ui_edit.edit_page", uuid="first"),
+        data={"trigger_text": 'The golden line',
+              "url": test_url,
+              'fetch_backend': "html_requests",
+              "time_between_check-minutes": 1,
+              "time_between_check_use_default": ""
+              },
+        follow_redirects=True
+    )
+
+    assert REQUIRE_ATLEAST_ONE_TIME_PART_WHEN_NOT_GLOBAL_DEFAULT.encode('utf-8') not in res.data
+
+

changedetectionio/tests/test_search.py

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def test_basic_search(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
 
     res = client.post(
         url_for("ui.ui_edit.edit_page", uuid="first"),
-        data={"title": "xxx-title", "url": urls[0], "tags": "", "headers": "", 'fetch_backend': "html_requests"},
+        data={"title": "xxx-title", "url": urls[0], "tags": "", "headers": "", 'fetch_backend': "html_requests", "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Updated watch." in res.data
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def test_search_in_tag_limit(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
     res = client.post(
         url_for("ui.ui_edit.edit_page", uuid="first"),
         data={"title": "xxx-title", "url": urls[0].split(' ')[0], "tags": urls[0].split(' ')[1], "headers": "",
-              'fetch_backend': "html_requests"},
+              'fetch_backend': "html_requests", "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Updated watch." in res.data

changedetectionio/tests/test_security.py

@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ def test_bad_access(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
               "tags": "",
               "method": "GET",
               "fetch_backend": "html_requests",
-              "body": ""},
+              "body": "",
+              "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
 
@@ -150,7 +151,8 @@ def test_xss_watch_last_error(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
         data={
             "include_filters": '<a href="https://foobar"></a><script>alert(123);</script>',
             "url": url_for('test_endpoint', _external=True),
-            'fetch_backend': "html_requests"
+            'fetch_backend': "html_requests",
+            "time_between_check_use_default": "y"
         },
         follow_redirects=True
     )

changedetectionio/tests/test_share_watch.py

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def test_share_watch(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
     # Add our URL to the import page
     res = client.post(
         url_for("ui.ui_edit.edit_page", uuid="first"),
-        data={"include_filters": include_filters, "url": test_url, "tags": "", "headers": "", 'fetch_backend': "html_requests"},
+        data={"include_filters": include_filters, "url": test_url, "tags": "", "headers": "", 'fetch_backend': "html_requests", "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Updated watch." in res.data

changedetectionio/tests/test_source.py

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def test_check_ignore_elements(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
 
     client.post(
         url_for("ui.ui_edit.edit_page", uuid="first"),
-        data={"include_filters": 'span,p', "url": test_url, "tags": "", "subtractive_selectors": ".foobar-detection", 'fetch_backend': "html_requests"},
+        data={"include_filters": 'span,p', "url": test_url, "tags": "", "subtractive_selectors": ".foobar-detection", 'fetch_backend': "html_requests", "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
 

changedetectionio/tests/test_trigger.py

@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ def test_trigger_functionality(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
         url_for("ui.ui_edit.edit_page", uuid="first"),
         data={"trigger_text": trigger_text,
               "url": test_url,
-              "fetch_backend": "html_requests"},
+              "fetch_backend": "html_requests",
+              "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Updated watch." in res.data

changedetectionio/tests/test_trigger_regex.py

@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ def test_trigger_regex_functionality(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
         url_for("ui.ui_edit.edit_page", uuid="first"),
         data={"trigger_text": '/something \d{3}/',
               "url": test_url,
-              "fetch_backend": "html_requests"},
+              "fetch_backend": "html_requests",
+              "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     wait_for_all_checks(client)

changedetectionio/tests/test_trigger_regex_with_filter.py

@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ def test_trigger_regex_functionality_with_filter(client, live_server, measure_me
         data={"trigger_text": "/cool.stuff/",
               "url": test_url,
               "include_filters": '#in-here',
-              "fetch_backend": "html_requests"},
+              "fetch_backend": "html_requests",
+              "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
 

changedetectionio/tests/test_unique_lines.py

@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ def test_unique_lines_functionality(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
         url_for("ui.ui_edit.edit_page", uuid="first"),
         data={"check_unique_lines": "y",
               "url": test_url,
-              "fetch_backend": "html_requests"},
+              "fetch_backend": "html_requests",
+              "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Updated watch." in res.data
@@ -140,7 +141,8 @@ def test_sort_lines_functionality(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
         url_for("ui.ui_edit.edit_page", uuid="first"),
         data={"sort_text_alphabetically": "n",
               "url": test_url,
-              "fetch_backend": "html_requests"},
+              "fetch_backend": "html_requests",
+              "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Updated watch." in res.data
@@ -192,7 +194,8 @@ def test_extra_filters(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
               "trim_text_whitespace": "y",
               "sort_text_alphabetically": "",  # leave this OFF for testing
               "url": test_url,
-              "fetch_backend": "html_requests"},
+              "fetch_backend": "html_requests",
+              "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Updated watch." in res.data

changedetectionio/tests/test_watch_fields_storage.py

@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ def test_check_watch_field_storage(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
                "url": test_url,
                "tags": "woohoo",
                "headers": "curl:foo",
-               'fetch_backend': "html_requests"
+               'fetch_backend': "html_requests",
+               "time_between_check_use_default": "y"
                },
         follow_redirects=True
     )

changedetectionio/tests/test_xpath_selector.py

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def test_check_xpath_filter_utf8(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
     wait_for_all_checks(client)
     res = client.post(
         url_for("ui.ui_edit.edit_page", uuid="first"),
-        data={"include_filters": filter, "url": test_url, "tags": "", "headers": "", 'fetch_backend': "html_requests"},
+        data={"include_filters": filter, "url": test_url, "tags": "", "headers": "", 'fetch_backend': "html_requests", "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Updated watch." in res.data
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ def test_check_xpath_text_function_utf8(client, live_server, measure_memory_usag
     wait_for_all_checks(client)
     res = client.post(
         url_for("ui.ui_edit.edit_page", uuid="first"),
-        data={"include_filters": filter, "url": test_url, "tags": "", "headers": "", 'fetch_backend': "html_requests"},
+        data={"include_filters": filter, "url": test_url, "tags": "", "headers": "", 'fetch_backend': "html_requests", "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Updated watch." in res.data
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def test_check_markup_xpath_filter_restriction(client, live_server, measure_memo
     # Add our URL to the import page
     res = client.post(
         url_for("ui.ui_edit.edit_page", uuid="first"),
-        data={"include_filters": xpath_filter, "url": test_url, "tags": "", "headers": "", 'fetch_backend': "html_requests"},
+        data={"include_filters": xpath_filter, "url": test_url, "tags": "", "headers": "", 'fetch_backend': "html_requests", "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Updated watch." in res.data
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ def test_xpath_validation(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
 
     res = client.post(
         url_for("ui.ui_edit.edit_page", uuid="first"),
-        data={"include_filters": "/something horrible", "url": test_url, "tags": "", "headers": "", 'fetch_backend': "html_requests"},
+        data={"include_filters": "/something horrible", "url": test_url, "tags": "", "headers": "", 'fetch_backend': "html_requests", "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"is not a valid XPath expression" in res.data
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ def test_xpath23_prefix_validation(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
 
     res = client.post(
         url_for("ui.ui_edit.edit_page", uuid="first"),
-        data={"include_filters": "xpath:/something horrible", "url": test_url, "tags": "", "headers": "", 'fetch_backend': "html_requests"},
+        data={"include_filters": "xpath:/something horrible", "url": test_url, "tags": "", "headers": "", 'fetch_backend': "html_requests", "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"is not a valid XPath expression" in res.data
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ def test_xpath1_lxml(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
     res = client.post(
         url_for("ui.ui_edit.edit_page", uuid="first"),
         data={"include_filters": "xpath1://title/text()", "url": test_url, "tags": "", "headers": "",
-              'fetch_backend': "html_requests"},
+              'fetch_backend': "html_requests", "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
 
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ def test_xpath1_validation(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
 
     res = client.post(
         url_for("ui.ui_edit.edit_page", uuid="first"),
-        data={"include_filters": "xpath1:/something horrible", "url": test_url, "tags": "", "headers": "", 'fetch_backend': "html_requests"},
+        data={"include_filters": "xpath1:/something horrible", "url": test_url, "tags": "", "headers": "", 'fetch_backend': "html_requests", "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"is not a valid XPath expression" in res.data
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ def test_check_with_prefix_include_filters(client, live_server, measure_memory_u
     res = client.post(
         url_for("ui.ui_edit.edit_page", uuid="first"),
         data={"include_filters": "xpath://*[contains(@class, 'sametext')]", "url": test_url, "tags": "", "headers": "",
-              'fetch_backend': "html_requests"},
+              'fetch_backend': "html_requests", "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
 
@@ -413,7 +413,8 @@ def test_various_rules(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
                   "url": test_url,
                   "tags": "",
                   "headers": "",
-                  'fetch_backend': "html_requests"},
+                  'fetch_backend': "html_requests",
+                  "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
             follow_redirects=True
         )
         wait_for_all_checks(client)
@@ -444,7 +445,8 @@ def test_xpath_20(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
               "url": test_url,
               "tags": "",
               "headers": "",
-              'fetch_backend': "html_requests"},
+              'fetch_backend': "html_requests",
+              "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
 
@@ -481,7 +483,8 @@ def test_xpath_20_function_count(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
               "url": test_url,
               "tags": "",
               "headers": "",
-              'fetch_backend': "html_requests"},
+              'fetch_backend': "html_requests",
+              "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
 
@@ -517,7 +520,8 @@ def test_xpath_20_function_count2(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
               "url": test_url,
               "tags": "",
               "headers": "",
-              'fetch_backend': "html_requests"},
+              'fetch_backend': "html_requests",
+              "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
 
@@ -554,7 +558,8 @@ def test_xpath_20_function_string_join_matches(client, live_server, measure_memo
             "url": test_url,
             "tags": "",
             "headers": "",
-            'fetch_backend': "html_requests"},
+            'fetch_backend': "html_requests",
+            "time_between_check_use_default": "y"},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
 

changedetectionio/tests/util.py

@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ from flask import url_for
 import logging
 import time
 
-def set_original_response():
+def set_original_response(extra_title=''):
-    test_return_data = """<html>
+    test_return_data = f"""<html>
-    <head><title>head title</title></head>
+    <head><title>head title{extra_title}</title></head>
     <body>
      Some initial text<br>
      <p>Which is across multiple lines</p>

changedetectionio/tests/visualselector/test_fetch_data.py

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ def test_visual_selector_content_ready(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage
             # For now, cookies doesnt work in headers because it must be a full cookiejar object
             'headers': "testheader: yes\buser-agent: MyCustomAgent",
             'fetch_backend': "html_webdriver",
+            "time_between_check_use_default": "y",
         },
         follow_redirects=True
     )
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ def test_basic_browserstep(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
             'browser_steps-1-optional_value': '',
             # For now, cookies doesnt work in headers because it must be a full cookiejar object
             'headers': "testheader: yes\buser-agent: MyCustomAgent",
+            "time_between_check_use_default": "y",
         },
         follow_redirects=True
     )
@@ -167,7 +169,8 @@ def test_non_200_errors_report_browsersteps(client, live_server):
               'fetch_backend': "html_webdriver",
               'browser_steps-0-operation': 'Click element',
               'browser_steps-0-selector': 'button[name=test-button]',
-              'browser_steps-0-optional_value': ''
+              'browser_steps-0-optional_value': '',
+              "time_between_check_use_default": "y"
         },
         follow_redirects=True
     )

changedetectionio/widgets/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from .ternary_boolean import TernaryNoneBooleanWidget, TernaryNoneBooleanField
+
+__all__ = ['TernaryNoneBooleanWidget', 'TernaryNoneBooleanField']

changedetectionio/widgets/ternary_boolean.py

@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+from wtforms import Field
+from wtforms import widgets
+from markupsafe import Markup
+
+class TernaryNoneBooleanWidget:
+    """
+    A widget that renders a horizontal radio button group with either two options (Yes/No)
+    or three options (Yes/No/Default), depending on the field's boolean_mode setting.
+    """
+    def __call__(self, field, **kwargs):
+        html = ['<div class="ternary-radio-group pure-form">']
+        
+        field_id = kwargs.pop('id', field.id)
+        boolean_mode = getattr(field, 'boolean_mode', False)
+        
+        # Get custom text or use defaults
+        yes_text = getattr(field, 'yes_text', 'Yes')
+        no_text = getattr(field, 'no_text', 'No')
+        none_text = getattr(field, 'none_text', 'Main settings')
+        
+        # True option
+        checked_true = ' checked' if field.data is True else ''
+        html.append(f'''
+            <label class="ternary-radio-option">
+                <input type="radio" name="{field.name}" value="true" id="{field_id}_true"{checked_true} class="pure-radio">
+                <span class="ternary-radio-label pure-button-primary">{yes_text}</span>
+            </label>
+        ''')
+        
+        # False option  
+        checked_false = ' checked' if field.data is False else ''
+        html.append(f'''
+            <label class="ternary-radio-option">
+                <input type="radio" name="{field.name}" value="false" id="{field_id}_false"{checked_false} class="pure-radio">
+                <span class="ternary-radio-label">{no_text}</span>
+            </label>
+        ''')
+        
+        # None option (only show if not in boolean mode)
+        if not boolean_mode:
+            checked_none = ' checked' if field.data is None else ''
+            html.append(f'''
+                <label class="ternary-radio-option">
+                    <input type="radio" name="{field.name}" value="none" id="{field_id}_none"{checked_none} class="pure-radio">
+                    <span class="ternary-radio-label ternary-default">{none_text}</span>
+                </label>
+            ''')
+        
+        html.append('</div>')
+
+        return Markup(''.join(html))
+
+class TernaryNoneBooleanField(Field):
+    """
+    A field that can handle True, False, or None values, represented as a horizontal radio group.
+    When boolean_mode=True, it acts like a BooleanField (only Yes/No options).
+    When boolean_mode=False (default), it shows Yes/No/Default options.
+    
+    Custom text can be provided for each option:
+    - yes_text: Text for True option (default: "Yes")
+    - no_text: Text for False option (default: "No")  
+    - none_text: Text for None option (default: "Default")
+    """
+    widget = TernaryNoneBooleanWidget()
+    
+    def __init__(self, label=None, validators=None, false_values=None, boolean_mode=False, 
+                 yes_text="Yes", no_text="No", none_text="Main settings", **kwargs):
+        super(TernaryNoneBooleanField, self).__init__(label, validators, **kwargs)
+        
+        self.boolean_mode = boolean_mode
+        self.yes_text = yes_text
+        self.no_text = no_text
+        self.none_text = none_text
+        
+        if false_values is None:
+            self.false_values = {'false', ''}
+        else:
+            self.false_values = false_values
+
+    def process_formdata(self, valuelist):
+        if not valuelist or not valuelist[0]:
+            # In boolean mode, default to False instead of None
+            self.data = False if self.boolean_mode else None
+        elif valuelist[0].lower() == 'true':
+            self.data = True
+        elif valuelist[0].lower() == 'false':
+            self.data = False
+        elif valuelist[0].lower() == 'none':
+            # In boolean mode, treat 'none' as False
+            self.data = False if self.boolean_mode else None
+        else:
+            self.data = False if self.boolean_mode else None
+
+    def _value(self):
+        if self.data is True:
+            return 'true'
+        elif self.data is False:
+            return 'false'
+        else:
+            # In boolean mode, None should be treated as False
+            if self.boolean_mode:
+                return 'false'
+            else:
+                return 'none'

changedetectionio/widgets/test_custom_text.py

@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import sys
+import os
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '../..'))
+
+from changedetectionio.widgets import TernaryNoneBooleanField
+from wtforms import Form
+
+class TestForm(Form):
+    # Default text
+    default_field = TernaryNoneBooleanField('Default Field', default=None)
+    
+    # Custom text with HTML icons
+    notification_field = TernaryNoneBooleanField(
+        'Notifications',
+        default=False,
+        yes_text='🔕 Muted', 
+        no_text='🔔 Unmuted', 
+        none_text='⚙️ System default'
+    )
+    
+    # HTML with styling
+    styled_field = TernaryNoneBooleanField(
+        'Status',
+        default=None,
+        yes_text='<strong style="color: green;">✅ Active</strong>',
+        no_text='<strong style="color: red;">❌ Inactive</strong>',
+        none_text='<em style="color: gray;">🔧 Auto</em>'
+    )
+    
+    # Boolean mode with custom text
+    boolean_field = TernaryNoneBooleanField(
+        'Boolean Field', 
+        default=True,
+        boolean_mode=True,
+        yes_text="Enabled",
+        no_text="Disabled"
+    )
+    
+    # FontAwesome example
+    fontawesome_field = TernaryNoneBooleanField(
+        'Notifications with FontAwesome',
+        default=None,
+        yes_text='<i class="fa fa-bell-slash"></i> Muted',
+        no_text='<i class="fa fa-bell"></i> Unmuted',
+        none_text='<i class="fa fa-cogs"></i> System default'
+    )
+
+def test_custom_text():
+    """Test custom text functionality"""
+    
+    form = TestForm()
+    
+    print("=== Testing TernaryNoneBooleanField Custom Text ===")
+    
+    # Test default field
+    print("\n--- Default Field ---")
+    default_field = form.default_field
+    default_html = default_field.widget(default_field)
+    print(f"Contains 'Yes': {'Yes' in default_html}")
+    print(f"Contains 'No': {'No' in default_html}")
+    print(f"Contains 'Default': {'Default' in default_html}")
+    assert 'Yes' in default_html and 'No' in default_html and 'Default' in default_html
+    
+    # Test custom text field
+    print("\n--- Custom Text Field with Emojis ---")
+    notification_field = form.notification_field
+    notification_html = notification_field.widget(notification_field)
+    print(f"Contains '🔕 Muted': {'🔕 Muted' in notification_html}")
+    print(f"Contains '🔔 Unmuted': {'🔔 Unmuted' in notification_html}")
+    print(f"Contains '⚙️ System default': {'⚙️ System default' in notification_html}")
+    print(f"Does NOT contain 'Yes': {'Yes' not in notification_html}")
+    print(f"Does NOT contain 'No': {'No' not in notification_html}")
+    assert '🔕 Muted' in notification_html and '🔔 Unmuted' in notification_html
+    assert 'Yes' not in notification_html and 'No' not in notification_html
+    
+    # Test HTML styling
+    print("\n--- HTML Styled Field ---")
+    styled_field = form.styled_field
+    styled_html = styled_field.widget(styled_field)
+    print(f"Contains HTML tags: {'<strong' in styled_html}")
+    print(f"Contains color styling: {'color: green' in styled_html}")
+    print(f"Contains emojis: {'✅' in styled_html and '❌' in styled_html}")
+    assert '<strong' in styled_html and 'color: green' in styled_html
+    
+    # Test boolean mode with custom text
+    print("\n--- Boolean Field with Custom Text ---")
+    boolean_field = form.boolean_field
+    boolean_html = boolean_field.widget(boolean_field)
+    print(f"Contains 'Enabled': {'Enabled' in boolean_html}")
+    print(f"Contains 'Disabled': {'Disabled' in boolean_html}")
+    print(f"Does NOT contain 'System default': {'System default' not in boolean_html}")
+    print(f"Does NOT contain 'Default': {'Default' not in boolean_html}")
+    assert 'Enabled' in boolean_html and 'Disabled' in boolean_html
+    assert 'System default' not in boolean_html and 'Default' not in boolean_html
+    
+    # Test FontAwesome field
+    print("\n--- FontAwesome Icons Field ---")
+    fontawesome_field = form.fontawesome_field
+    fontawesome_html = fontawesome_field.widget(fontawesome_field)
+    print(f"Contains FontAwesome classes: {'fa fa-bell' in fontawesome_html}")
+    print(f"Contains multiple FA icons: {'fa fa-bell-slash' in fontawesome_html and 'fa fa-cogs' in fontawesome_html}")
+    assert 'fa fa-bell' in fontawesome_html
+    
+    print("\n✅ All custom text tests passed!")
+    print("\n--- Example Usage ---")
+    print("TernaryNoneBooleanField('Status', yes_text='🟢 Online', no_text='🔴 Offline', none_text='🟡 Auto')")
+    print("TernaryNoneBooleanField('Notifications', yes_text='<i class=\"fa fa-bell-slash\"></i> Muted', ...)")
+
+def test_data_processing():
+    """Test that custom text doesn't affect data processing"""
+    print("\n=== Testing Data Processing ===")
+    
+    form = TestForm()
+    field = form.notification_field
+    
+    # Test form data processing
+    field.process_formdata(['true'])
+    assert field.data is True, "Custom text should not affect data processing"
+    print("✅ True processing works with custom text")
+    
+    field.process_formdata(['false'])
+    assert field.data is False, "Custom text should not affect data processing"
+    print("✅ False processing works with custom text")
+    
+    field.process_formdata(['none'])
+    assert field.data is None, "Custom text should not affect data processing"
+    print("✅ None processing works with custom text")
+    
+    print("✅ All data processing tests passed!")
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    test_custom_text()
+    test_data_processing()

docker-compose.yml

@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ services:
 
   
       # Comment out ports: when using behind a reverse proxy , enable networks: etc.
+      # Mac users! Use "127.0.0.1:5050:5000" (port 5050) so theres no conflict with Airplay etc. (https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/issues/3401)
       ports:
         - 127.0.0.1:5000:5000
       restart: unless-stopped

docs/api-spec.yaml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-openapi: 3.0.3
+openapi: 3.0.4
 info:
   title: ChangeDetection.io API
   description: |
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ info:
     
     REST API for managing Page watches, Group tags, and Notifications.
     
-    changedetection.io can be driven by its built in simple API, in the examples below you will also find `curl` command line examples to help you.
+    changedetection.io can be driven by its built in simple API, in the examples below you will also find `curl` command line and `python` examples to help you get started faster.
     
     ## Where to find my API key?
     
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ info:
     
     For example: `x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY`
     
-  version: 1.0.0
+  version: 0.1.0
   contact:
     name: ChangeDetection.io
     url: https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ tags:
       Configure global notification endpoints that can be used across all your watches. Supports various 
       notification services including email, Discord, Slack, webhooks, and many other popular platforms. 
       These settings serve as defaults that can be overridden at the individual watch or tag level.
+
+      The notification syntax uses [https://github.com/caronc/apprise](https://github.com/caronc/apprise).
       
   - name: Search
     description: |
@@ -117,14 +119,9 @@ components:
         Enter your API key in the "Authorize" button above to automatically populate all code examples.
 
   schemas:
-    Watch:
+    WatchBase:
       type: object
       properties:
-        uuid:
-          type: string
-          format: uuid
-          description: Unique identifier for the watch
-          readOnly: true
         url:
           type: string
           format: uri
@@ -132,11 +129,11 @@ components:
           maxLength: 5000
         title:
           type: string
-          description: Custom title for the watch
+          description: Custom title for the web page change monitor (watch)
           maxLength: 5000
         tag:
           type: string
-          description: Tag UUID to associate with this watch
+          description: Tag UUID to associate with this web page change monitor (watch)
           maxLength: 5000
         tags:
           type: array
@@ -145,7 +142,7 @@ components:
           description: Array of tag UUIDs
         paused:
           type: boolean
-          description: Whether the watch is paused
+          description: Whether the web page change monitor (watch) is paused
         muted:
           type: boolean
           description: Whether notifications are muted
@@ -191,11 +188,15 @@ components:
             seconds:
               type: integer
           description: Time intervals between checks
+        time_between_check_use_default:
+          type: boolean
+          default: true
+          description: Whether to use global settings for time between checks - defaults to true if not set
         notification_urls:
           type: array
           items:
             type: string
-          description: Notification URLs for this watch
+          description: Notification URLs for this web page change monitor (watch)
         notification_title:
           type: string
           description: Custom notification title
@@ -227,28 +228,51 @@ components:
                 maxLength: 5000
             required: [operation, selector, optional_value]
           description: Browser automation steps
-        last_checked:
+
-          type: integer
+    Watch:
-          description: Unix timestamp of last check
+      allOf:
-          readOnly: true
+        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/WatchBase'
-        last_changed:
+        - type: object
-          type: integer
+          properties:
-          description: Unix timestamp of last change
+            uuid:
-          readOnly: true
+              type: string
-        last_error:
+              format: uuid
-          type: string
+              description: Unique identifier for the web page change monitor (watch)
-          description: Last error message
+              readOnly: true
-          readOnly: true
+            last_checked:
-      required:
+              type: integer
-        - url
+              description: Unix timestamp of last check
+              readOnly: true
+            last_changed:
+              type: integer
+              description: Unix timestamp of last change
+              readOnly: true
+            last_error:
+              type: string
+              description: Last error message
+              readOnly: true
+            last_viewed:
+              type: integer
+              description: Unix timestamp in seconds of the last time the watch was viewed. Setting it to a value higher than `last_changed` in the "Update watch" endpoint marks the watch as viewed.
+              minimum: 0
 
     CreateWatch:
       allOf:
-        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Watch'
+        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/WatchBase'
-        - type: object
+        - type: 'object'
           required:
             - url
 
+    UpdateWatch:
+      allOf:
+        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/WatchBase'
+        - type: object
+          properties:
+            last_viewed:
+              type: integer
+              description: Unix timestamp in seconds of the last time the watch was viewed. Setting it to a value higher than `last_changed` in the "Update watch" endpoint marks the watch as viewed.
+              minimum: 0
+
     Tag:
       type: object
       properties:
@@ -265,12 +289,17 @@ components:
           type: array
           items:
             type: string
-          description: Default notification URLs for watches with this tag
+          description: Default notification URLs for web page change monitors (watches) with this tag
         notification_muted:
           type: boolean
           description: Whether notifications are muted for this tag
-      required:
+
-        - title
+    CreateTag:
+      allOf:
+        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tag'
+        - type: object
+          required:
+            - title
 
     NotificationUrls:
       type: object
@@ -289,7 +318,7 @@ components:
       properties:
         watch_count:
           type: integer
-          description: Total number of watches
+          description: Total number of web page change monitors (watches)
         tag_count:
           type: integer
           description: Total number of tags
@@ -307,7 +336,7 @@ components:
           type: object
           additionalProperties:
             $ref: '#/components/schemas/Watch'
-          description: Dictionary of matching watches keyed by UUID
+          description: Dictionary of matching web page change monitors (watches) keyed by UUID
 
     WatchHistory:
       type: object
@@ -326,9 +355,10 @@ components:
 paths:
   /watch:
     get:
+      operationId: listWatches
       tags: [Watch Management]
       summary: List all watches
-      description: Return concise list of available watches and basic info
+      description: Return concise list of available web page change monitors (watches) and basic info
       x-code-samples:
         - lang: 'curl'
           source: |
@@ -388,9 +418,10 @@ paths:
                   last_checked: 1640998800
                   last_changed: 1640995200
     post:
+      operationId: createWatch
       tags: [Watch Management]
       summary: Create a new watch
-      description: Create a single watch. Requires at least 'url' to be set.
+      description: Create a single web page change monitor (watch). Requires at least 'url' to be set.
       x-code-samples:
         - lang: 'curl'
           source: |
@@ -436,7 +467,7 @@ paths:
                 hours: 1
       responses:
         '200':
-          description: Watch created successfully
+          description: Web page change monitor (watch) created successfully
           content:
             text/plain:
               schema:
@@ -451,10 +482,10 @@ paths:
 
   /watch/{uuid}:
     get:
-      operationId: getSingleWatch
+      operationId: getWatch
       tags: [Watch Management]
       summary: Get single watch
-      description: Retrieve watch information and set muted/paused status. Returns the FULL Watch JSON.
+      description: Retrieve web page change monitor (watch) information and set muted/paused status. Returns the FULL Watch JSON.
       x-code-samples:
         - lang: 'curl'
           source: |
@@ -472,13 +503,13 @@ paths:
         - name: uuid
           in: path
           required: true
-          description: Watch unique ID
+          description: Web page change monitor (watch) unique ID
           schema:
             type: string
             format: uuid
         - name: recheck
           in: query
-          description: Recheck this watch
+          description: Recheck this web page change monitor (watch)
           schema:
             type: string
             enum: ["1", "true"]
@@ -506,7 +537,7 @@ paths:
                 type: string
                 example: "OK"
         '404':
-          description: Watch not found
+          description: Web page change monitor (watch) not found
           content:
             application/json:
               schema:
@@ -516,7 +547,7 @@ paths:
       operationId: updateWatch
       tags: [Watch Management]
       summary: Update watch
-      description: Update an existing watch using JSON. Accepts the same structure as returned in [get single watch information](#operation/getSingleWatch).
+      description: Update an existing web page change monitor (watch) using JSON. Accepts the same structure as returned in [get single watch information](#operation/getWatch).
       x-code-samples:
         - lang: 'curl'
           source: |
@@ -549,7 +580,7 @@ paths:
         - name: uuid
           in: path
           required: true
-          description: Watch unique ID
+          description: Web page change monitor (watch) unique ID
           schema:
             type: string
             format: uuid
@@ -558,10 +589,10 @@ paths:
         content:
           application/json:
             schema:
-              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Watch'
+              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateWatch'
       responses:
         '200':
-          description: Watch updated successfully
+          description: Web page change monitor (watch) updated successfully
           content:
             text/plain:
               schema:
@@ -571,9 +602,10 @@ paths:
           description: Server error
 
     delete:
-      tags: [Watch Management]  
+      operationId: deleteWatch
+      tags: [Watch Management]
       summary: Delete watch
-      description: Delete a watch and all related history
+      description: Delete a web page change monitor (watch) and all related history
       x-code-samples:
         - lang: 'curl'
           source: |
@@ -591,13 +623,13 @@ paths:
         - name: uuid
           in: path
           required: true
-          description: Watch unique ID
+          description: Web page change monitor (watch) unique ID
           schema:
             type: string
             format: uuid
       responses:
         '200':
-          description: Watch deleted successfully
+          description: Web page change monitor (watch) deleted successfully
           content:
             text/plain:
               schema:
@@ -606,9 +638,10 @@ paths:
 
   /watch/{uuid}/history:
     get:
+      operationId: getWatchHistory
       tags: [Watch History]
       summary: Get watch history
-      description: Get a list of all historical snapshots available for a watch
+      description: Get a list of all historical snapshots available for a web page change monitor (watch)
       x-code-samples:
         - lang: 'curl'
           source: |
@@ -626,7 +659,7 @@ paths:
         - name: uuid
           in: path
           required: true
-          description: Watch unique ID
+          description: Web page change monitor (watch) unique ID
           schema:
             type: string
             format: uuid
@@ -641,13 +674,14 @@ paths:
                 "1640995200": "/path/to/snapshot1.txt"
                 "1640998800": "/path/to/snapshot2.txt"
         '404':
-          description: Watch not found
+          description: Web page change monitor (watch) not found
 
   /watch/{uuid}/history/{timestamp}:
     get:
+      operationId: getWatchSnapshot
       tags: [Snapshots]
       summary: Get single snapshot
-      description: Get single snapshot from watch. Use 'latest' for the most recent snapshot.
+      description: Get single snapshot from web page change monitor (watch). Use 'latest' for the most recent snapshot.
       x-code-samples:
         - lang: 'curl'
           source: |
@@ -666,7 +700,7 @@ paths:
         - name: uuid
           in: path
           required: true
-          description: Watch unique ID
+          description: Web page change monitor (watch) unique ID
           schema:
             type: string
             format: uuid
@@ -697,9 +731,10 @@ paths:
 
   /watch/{uuid}/favicon:
     get:
+      operationId: getWatchFavicon
       tags: [Favicon]
       summary: Get watch favicon
-      description: Get the favicon for a watch as displayed in the watch overview list.
+      description: Get the favicon for a web page change monitor (watch) as displayed in the watch overview list.
       x-code-samples:
         - lang: 'curl'
           source: |
@@ -719,7 +754,7 @@ paths:
         - name: uuid
           in: path
           required: true
-          description: Watch unique ID
+          description: Web page change monitor (watch) unique ID
           schema:
             type: string
             format: uuid
@@ -736,6 +771,7 @@ paths:
 
   /tags:
     get:
+      operationId: listTags
       tags: [Group / Tag Management]
       summary: List all tags
       description: Return list of available tags/groups
@@ -772,11 +808,62 @@ paths:
                   notification_urls: ["discord://webhook_id/webhook_token"]
                   notification_muted: false
 
+  /tag:
+    post:
+      operationId: createTag
+      tags: [Group / Tag Management]
+      summary: Create tag
+      description: Create a single tag/group
+      x-code-samples:
+        - lang: 'curl'
+          source: |
+            curl -X POST "http://localhost:5000/api/v1/tag" \
+              -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
+              -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+              -d '{
+                "title": "Important Sites"
+              }'
+        - lang: 'Python'
+          source: |
+            import requests
+            
+            headers = {
+                'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
+                'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+            }
+            data = {'title': 'Important Sites'}
+            response = requests.post('http://localhost:5000/api/v1/tag',
+                                   headers=headers, json=data)
+            print(response.json())
+      requestBody:
+        required: true
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateTag'
+            example:
+              title: "Important Sites"
+      responses:
+        '201':
+          description: Tag created successfully
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: object
+                properties:
+                  uuid:
+                    type: string
+                    format: uuid
+                    description: UUID of the created tag
+        '400':
+          description: Invalid or unsupported tag
+
   /tag/{uuid}:
     get:
+      operationId: getTag
       tags: [Group / Tag Management]
       summary: Get single tag
-      description: Retrieve tag information, set notification_muted status, recheck all in tag.
+      description: Retrieve tag information, set notification_muted status, recheck all web page change monitors (watches) in tag.
       x-code-samples:
         - lang: 'curl'
           source: |
@@ -806,7 +893,7 @@ paths:
             enum: [muted, unmuted]
         - name: recheck
           in: query
-          description: Queue all watches with this tag for recheck
+          description: Queue all web page change monitors (watches) with this tag for recheck
           schema:
             type: string
             enum: ["true"]
@@ -825,6 +912,7 @@ paths:
           description: Tag not found
 
     put:
+      operationId: updateTag
       tags: [Group / Tag Management]
       summary: Update tag
       description: Update an existing tag using JSON
@@ -875,9 +963,10 @@ paths:
           description: Server error
 
     delete:
+      operationId: deleteTag
       tags: [Group / Tag Management]
       summary: Delete tag
-      description: Delete a tag/group and remove it from all watches
+      description: Delete a tag/group and remove it from all web page change monitors (watches)
       x-code-samples:
         - lang: 'curl'
           source: |
@@ -903,48 +992,10 @@ paths:
         '200':
           description: Tag deleted successfully
 
-    post:
-      tags: [Group / Tag Management]
-      summary: Create tag
-      description: Create a single tag/group
-      x-code-samples:
-        - lang: 'curl'
-          source: |
-            curl -X POST "http://localhost:5000/api/v1/tag/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000" \
-              -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-              -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-              -d '{
-                "title": "Important Sites"
-              }'
-        - lang: 'Python'
-          source: |
-            import requests
-            
-            headers = {
-                'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
-                'Content-Type': 'application/json'
-            }
-            tag_uuid = '550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000'
-            data = {'title': 'Important Sites'}
-            response = requests.post(f'http://localhost:5000/api/v1/tag/{tag_uuid}', 
-                                   headers=headers, json=data)
-            print(response.text)
-      requestBody:
-        required: true
-        content:
-          application/json:
-            schema:
-              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tag'
-            example:
-              title: "Important Sites"
-      responses:
-        '200':
-          description: Tag created successfully
-        '500':
-          description: Server error
 
   /notifications:
     get:
+      operationId: getNotifications
       tags: [Notifications]
       summary: Get notification URLs
       description: Return the notification URL list from the configuration
@@ -969,6 +1020,7 @@ paths:
                 $ref: '#/components/schemas/NotificationUrls'
 
     post:
+      operationId: addNotifications
       tags: [Notifications]
       summary: Add notification URLs
       description: Add one or more notification URLs to the configuration
@@ -1022,6 +1074,7 @@ paths:
           description: Invalid input
 
     put:
+      operationId: replaceNotifications
       tags: [Notifications]
       summary: Replace notification URLs
       description: Replace all notification URLs with the provided list (can be empty)
@@ -1069,6 +1122,7 @@ paths:
           description: Invalid input
 
     delete:
+      operationId: deleteNotifications
       tags: [Notifications]
       summary: Delete notification URLs
       description: Delete one or more notification URLs from the configuration
@@ -1113,9 +1167,10 @@ paths:
 
   /search:
     get:
+      operationId: searchWatches
       tags: [Search]
       summary: Search watches
-      description: Search watches by URL or title text
+      description: Search web page change monitors (watches) by URL or title text
       x-code-samples:
         - lang: 'curl'
           source: |
@@ -1167,6 +1222,7 @@ paths:
 
   /import:
     post:
+      operationId: importWatches
       tags: [Import]
       summary: Import watch URLs
       description: Import a list of URLs to monitor. Accepts line-separated URLs in request body.
@@ -1192,17 +1248,17 @@ paths:
       parameters:
         - name: tag_uuids
           in: query
-          description: Tag UUID to apply to imported watches
+          description: Tag UUID to apply to imported web page change monitors (watches)
           schema:
             type: string
         - name: tag
           in: query
-          description: Tag name to apply to imported watches
+          description: Tag name to apply to imported web page change monitors (watches)
           schema:
             type: string
         - name: proxy
           in: query
-          description: Proxy key to use for imported watches
+          description: Proxy key to use for imported web page change monitors (watches)
           schema:
             type: string
         - name: dedupe
@@ -1237,6 +1293,7 @@ paths:
 
   /systeminfo:
     get:
+      operationId: getSystemInfo
       tags: [System Information]
       summary: Get system information
       description: Return information about the current system state
@@ -1263,4 +1320,4 @@ paths:
                 watch_count: 42
                 tag_count: 5
                 uptime: "2 days, 3:45:12"
-                version: "0.50.10"
+                version: "0.50.10"

requirements.txt

@@ -41,13 +41,16 @@ jsonpath-ng~=1.5.3
 # Notification library
 apprise==1.9.3
 
+# - Needed for apprise/spush, and maybe others? hopefully doesnt trigger a rust compile.
+# - Requires extra wheel for rPi, adds build time for arm/v8 which is not in piwheels
+# Pinned to 43.0.1 for ARM compatibility (45.x may not have pre-built ARM wheels)
+# Also pinned because dependabot wants specific versions
+cryptography==44.0.1
+
 # apprise mqtt https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/issues/315
 # use any version other than 2.0.x due to https://github.com/eclipse/paho.mqtt.python/issues/814
 paho-mqtt!=2.0.*
 
-# Requires extra wheel for rPi
-#cryptography~=42.0.8
-
 # Used for CSS filtering
 beautifulsoup4>=4.0.0
 
@@ -89,6 +92,9 @@ pytest-flask ~=1.2
 # Anything 4.0 and up but not 5.0
 jsonschema ~= 4.0
 
+# OpenAPI validation support
+openapi-core[flask] >= 0.19.0
+
 
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