Features:
- Added ows.mqtt.bridge model with health status monitoring
- Bridge list/form views with status indicators (Online/Offline/Unknown)
- Scheduled action for periodic health checks (every 2 minutes)
- Health metrics: devices count, subscriptions, last seen timestamp
- Manual health check button in UI
- Smart button linking brokers to bridge instance
Infrastructure:
- Added ows.mqtt.broker model for MQTT broker configurations
- Bridge-Broker relation via Many2one field
- Dynamic MQTT reconnection without container restart
- Robust startup: Bridge starts even when MQTT fails
- TLS reconfiguration limitation documented (paho-mqtt)
Technical Changes:
- Updated models to use @api.model_create_multi for Odoo 18
- Fixed view definitions: tree → list for Odoo 18 compatibility
- Removed mail.thread dependency (unnecessary chatter)
- Added ir.cron for automated health monitoring
- Security/ACL rules for bridge and broker models
- Menu integration under IoT/MQTT section
Documentation:
- Updated IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md with new features
- Updated Odoo module README with bridge/broker models
- iot_bridge/README.md already documents dynamic reconnection
Testing:
- All changes tested via Odoo module upgrade
- Health check endpoint verified: GET /health
- Bridge reconnection tested with broker config changes
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