- ca_timeout_cb: removed etcp_connection_close, ETCP lives past 3s timeout
- ca_state.cancelled flag + chat_core_connect_auto_cancel() for external cancel
- chat_core_connect_auto returns ca_state* via out_state
- Rewritten auto_connect: cursor (ch,peer) instead of bulk collect
- GC every 1s: closes flights with no link_status after 3s
- ac_result_cb no longer clears ca_state (GC handles cleanup)
- stop: cancels all flights via chat_core_connect_auto_cancel
- chat_core_connect_auto: direct ETCP connect from SQLite (no BGP)
- auto_connect: parallel connect to peers with 3s timeout, retry 10s
- RTT saved to node_addresses on disconnect
- vertical status bar + circle badge with online count per channel
- ChannelListView prevents deselection
- debug_ui.h: remove NDEBUG guard so GUI_ERROR works in Release builds
- invite_link.h/cpp: add error field to InviteData with specific failure reason
- joindialog: show exact decode error in QLabel instead of generic message
- chat_sync: implement invite connect flow (CHANNEL_INFO_REQ/RESP, JOIN, WELCOME)
- topo_node_sqlite: node/address table init and lookup
- utun_node: getInviteAddresses fallback from ETCP sockets
- minor fixes in mainwindow, chat_core, gui_bridge
- Add CreateGroupDialog with group name input
- Generate X25519+Ed25519 keypairs, random uint64 channel_id,
Ed25519 signature, write to DB via uasync thread
- chat_core_create_channel(): create msg table, topo_node_sqlite_channel_put()
- GUI_EVT_CHANNEL_UPDATED notification to reload channel list
- Per-category debug config: debug_level= + debug_categories= in [gui]
- Unified logging via debug_config: all threads write to same file/console
- debug_enable_console(1) to mirror file output to stderr
- DEBUG_LEVEL_DISABLED=-1: truly disable category, NONE=0 fallback to global
- Fix uasync_post under epoll: process_posted_tasks was never called
- Fix MainWindow constructor parameter ordering (dbPath vs debugFile)
- debug_ui.h: append mode ('a' instead of 'w')
Evgeny