///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  Copyright (C) Wizardry and Steamworks 2026 - License: GNU MIT        //
//  Please see: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html for legal details,  //
//  rights of fair usage, the disclaimer and warranty conditions.        //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// The following is a Bluetooth/BLE scanner template for ESP32 C3 / S3   //
// ESP boards that will continuously scan for devices and will then      //
// publish the gathered metadata from the devices to an MQTT broker.     //
//                                                                       //
// The full documentation can be found on:                               //
//   * https://grimore.org/arduino/ble_scanner                           //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  configurable parameters                                              //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// comment out to enable debugging
//#define DEBUG 1

// set the master password for OTA updates and access to the soft AP
#define PREBOOT_MASTER_PASSWORD ""

// the name and length of the cookie to use for authentication
#define PREBOOT_COOKIE_NAME "ArduinoPrebootCookie"
#define PREBOOT_COOKIE_MAX_LENGTH 256

// timeout to establish STA connection in milliseconds
#define WIFI_RETRY_TIMEOUT 1000 * 10

// retries as multiples of WIFI_RETRY_TIMEOUT milliseconds
#define WIFI_CONNECT_TRIES 60

// how much time to wait for a client to reconfigure before switching to client mode again
#define WIFI_SERVER_TIMEOUT 1000 * 60 * 3

// the time between blinking a single digit
#define BLINK_DIT_LENGTH 500

// the time between blinking the whole number
#define BLINK_DAH_LENGTH 2500

// used to reboot the board in case it is stuck after that many milliseconds
#define WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT 15000

// scanner application
// The MQTT broker to connect to.
#define MQTT_HOST "iot.internal"
// The MQTT broker username.
#define MQTT_USERNAME ""
// The MQTT broker password.
#define MQTT_PASSWORD ""
// The MQTT broker port.
#define MQTT_PORT 1883
// The MQTT topic
#define MQTT_TOPIC ""
// The MQTT topic
#define MQTT_CLIENT_ID ""
// Maximal size of an MQTT payload
#define MQTT_PAYLOAD_MAX_LENGTH MQTT_MAX_PACKET_SIZE

// scanner application
#define BLE_INTERVAL_MS 100
#define BLE_WINDOW_MS 100

// Platform specific defines.
#if defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP8266)
#define GET_CHIP_ID() (ESP.getChipId())
#elif defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32)
#define GET_CHIP_ID() ((uint16_t)(ESP.getEfuseMac() >> 32))
#ifdef ARDUINO_ESP32_DEV
// This code only compiles if "ESP32 Dev Module" is selected
#ifndef LED_BUILTIN
#define LED_BUILTIN 2
#endif
#endif
#endif

// The hostname to use.
#define HOSTNAME() String("bleScanner") //String("esp-" + String(GET_CHIP_ID(), HEX))
#define CONFIGURATION_FILE_NAME "/config.json"
#define CONFIGURATION_MAX_LENGTH 1024

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  includes                                                             //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#include <DNSServer.h>
#if defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32)
#include <WiFi.h>
#include "esp_mac.h"
#include <WebServer.h>
#include <ESPmDNS.h>
#elif defined(ESP8266)
#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <ESP8266mDNS.h>
#include <ESP8266WebServer.h>
#endif

#include <esp_task_wdt.h>
#include <FS.h>
#include <LittleFS.h>
#include <ArduinoJson.h>
#include <StreamUtils.h>
// Arduino OTA
#include <WiFiUdp.h>
#include <ArduinoOTA.h>
#include <TickTwo.h>

// scanner application
#include <Arduino.h>
#include <list>
#include <mutex>
#include <functional>
#include <NimBLEDevice.h>
#include <PubSubClient.h>

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  function definitions                                                 //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
byte* getHardwareAddress(void);
char* getHardwareAddress(char colon);
String generateTemporarySSID(void);
void arduinoOtaTickCallback(void);
void blinkDigitsDahTickCallback(void);
void blinkDigitsDitTickCallback(void);
void blinkDigitsBlinkTickCallback(void);
void clientWifiTickCallback(void);
void serverWifiTickCallback(void);
void handleServerWifi(void);
void handleClientWifi(void);

bool setConfiguration(const char* configurationFile, JsonDocument &configuration);
int getConfiguration(const char* configurationFile, JsonDocument &configuration);

void handleRootHttpRequest(void);
void handleRootCssRequest(void);
void handleSetupHttpRequest(void);
void handleRootHttpGet(void);
void handleSetupHttpGet(void);
void handleRootHttpPost(void);
void handleSetupHttpPost(void);
void handleHttpNotFound(void);

void rebootTickCallback(void);

// scanner application
// MQTT
void mqttTickCallback(void);
String getMqttTopic(void);
String getMqttClientId(void);
bool mqttConnect(void);
void mqttCallback(char *topic, byte *payload, unsigned int length);
// scanner
void mqttScannerTickCallback(void);

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  variable declarations                                                //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
IPAddress softAPAddress(8, 8, 8, 8);
IPAddress softAPNetmask(255, 255, 255, 0);

DNSServer dnsServer;
#if defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP8266)
ESP8266WebServer server(80);
#elif defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32)
WebServer server(80);
#endif

TickTwo arduinoOtaTick(arduinoOtaTickCallback, 1000);
TickTwo rebootTick(rebootTickCallback, 1000);
TickTwo clientWifiTick(clientWifiTickCallback, 25);
TickTwo serverWifiTick(serverWifiTickCallback, 250);
TickTwo blinkDigitsDahTick(blinkDigitsDahTickCallback, BLINK_DAH_LENGTH);
TickTwo blinkDigitsDitTick(blinkDigitsDitTickCallback, BLINK_DIT_LENGTH);
TickTwo blinkDigitsBlinkTick(blinkDigitsBlinkTickCallback, 25);

enum bootMode : int {
  BOOT_MODE_NONE = 0,
  BOOT_MODE_CLIENT,
  BOOT_MODE_SERVER
};
char *authenticationCookie = NULL;
bool otaStarted;
bool otaInProgress;
bool networkConnected;
int clientConnectionTries;
bool rebootPending;
int temporarySSIDLength;
int temporarySSIDIndex;
int *temporarySSIDNumbers;
int blinkLedState;
bool discoveryStarted;

// scanner application
WiFiClient espClient;
wifi_event_id_t wifiOnEventId;
// MQTT
PubSubClient mqttClient(espClient);
String mqttTopicCache;
String mqttClientIdCache;
TickTwo mqttTick(mqttTickCallback, 250);
// scanner
TickTwo mqttScannerTick(mqttScannerTickCallback, 1000);
NimBLEScan* pBLEScan = nullptr;

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  HTML & CSS templates                                                 //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
const char *GENERIC_CSS_TEMPLATE PROGMEM = R"html(
* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
body {
  background-color: #3498db;
  font-family: "Arial", sans-serif;
  padding: 50px;
}
.container {
  margin: 20px auto;
  padding: 10px;
  width: 300px;
  height: 100%;
  background-color: #fff;
  border-radius: 5px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}
h1 {
  width: 70%;
  color: #777;
  font-size: 32px;
  margin: 28px auto;
  text-align: center;
}
form {
  text-align: center;
}
input {
  padding: 12px 0;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  border: 2px solid transparent;
  text-align: center;
  width: 90%;
  font-size: 16px;
  transition: border 0.2s, background-color 0.2s;
}
form .field {
  background-color: #ecf0f1;
}
form .field:focus {
  border: 2px solid #3498db;
}
form .btn {
  background-color: #3498db;
  color: #fff;
  line-height: 25px;
  cursor: pointer;
}
form .btn:hover,
form .btn:active {
  background-color: #1f78b4;
  border: 2px solid #1f78b4;
}
.pass-link {
  text-align: center;
}
.pass-link a:link,
.pass-link a:visited {
  font-size: 12px;
  color: #777;
}
table {
  border: 1px solid #dededf;
  border-collapse: collapse;
  border-spacing: 1px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  width: 80%;
}
td {
  border: 1px solid #dededf;
  background-color: #ffffff;
  color: #000000;
  padding: 1em;
}
)html";

const char *HTML_SETUP_TEMPLATE PROGMEM = R"html(
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <title>setup</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css">
  </head>
  <body>
    <div class="container">
      <h1>setup</h1>
      <table>
        <tr>
          <td>AP</td>
          <td>%AP%</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>MAC</td>
          <td>%MAC%</td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <br>
      <form method="POST" action="/setup">
        <label for="name">Name</label>
        <input id="name" type="text" name="name" value="%NAME%" class="field">
        <label for="ssid">SSID</label>
        <input id="ssid" type="text" name="ssid" class="field">
        <label for="password">Password</label>
        <input id="password" type="password" name="password" class="field">
        <hr>
        <label for="mqttClientId">MQTT Client ID</label>
        <input id="mqttClientId" type="text" name="mqttClientId" value="%MQTT_CLIENT_ID%" class="field">
        <label for="mqttHost">MQTT Host</label>
        <input id="mqttHost" type="text" name="mqttHost" value="%MQTT_HOST%" class="field">
        <label for="mqttPort">MQTT Port</label>
        <input id="mqttPort" type="number" min="1" max="65535" name="mqttPort" value="%MQTT_PORT%" class="field">
        <label for="mqttTopic">MQTT Topic</label>
        <input id="mqttTopic" type="text" name="mqttTopic" value="%MQTT_TOPIC%" class="field">
        <label for="mqttUsername">MQTT Username</label>
        <input id="mqttUsername" type="text" name="mqttUsername" value="%MQTT_USERNAME%" class="field">
        <label for="mqttPassword">MQTT Password</label>
        <input id="mqttPassword" type="password" name="mqttPassword" value="%MQTT_PASSWORD%" class="field">
        <input type="submit" value="login" class="btn">
      </form>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>
)html";

const char *HTML_AUTH_TEMPLATE PROGMEM = R"html(
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <title>Preboot Access</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css">
  </head>
  <body>
    <div class="container">
      <h1>admin</h1>
      <form method="POST">
        <input id="password" type="password" name="password" class="field" placeholder="password">
        <input type="submit" value="login" class="btn">
      </form>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>
)html";

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  class declarations                                                   //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// scanner
class ScanProcessing: public NimBLEScanCallbacks {
  private:
    /*
     * Implement an iterator for the scanned devices.
     */
    std::list<String> _deviceQueue;
    size_t _maxSize;
    mutable std::mutex _deviceQueueLock;

    void Push(String item) {
        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_deviceQueueLock);
        if (_deviceQueue.size() >= _maxSize) {
            _deviceQueue.pop_front();
        }
        _deviceQueue.push_back(item);
    }

    void Clear() {
        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_deviceQueueLock);
        _deviceQueue.clear();
    }
    
  public:
    ScanProcessing(size_t limit) : _maxSize(limit) {}

    // count the number of items
    size_t Count() {
      std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_deviceQueueLock);
      return _deviceQueue.size();
    }
    
    // public iterator
    void Take(std::function<void(const String&)> action) {
      // remove items while iterating
      std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_deviceQueueLock);
      auto it = _deviceQueue.begin();
      while (it != _deviceQueue.end()) {
          action(*it);
          it = _deviceQueue.erase(it);
      }
    }
    
    void onResult(const NimBLEAdvertisedDevice* advertisedDevice) override {
      JsonDocument scanDevice;
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.println("--- Device Discovered ---");
#endif
  
      // 1. Basic Identity Data
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.printf("Address: %s (Type: %d)\n", 
        advertisedDevice->getAddress().toString().c_str(),
        advertisedDevice->getAddressType());
#endif

      scanDevice["address"] = advertisedDevice->getAddress().toString();
      scanDevice["address_type"] = advertisedDevice->getAddressType();
      
      if (advertisedDevice->haveName()) {
#ifdef DEBUG
        Serial.printf("Name: %s\n", advertisedDevice->getName().c_str());
#endif
        scanDevice["name"] = advertisedDevice->getName();
      }
    
      // 2. Signal and Power Data
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.printf("RSSI: %d dBm\n", advertisedDevice->getRSSI());
#endif
      scanDevice["rssi"] = advertisedDevice->getRSSI();

      if (advertisedDevice->haveTXPower()) {
#ifdef DEBUG
        Serial.printf("TX Power: %d dBm\n", advertisedDevice->getTXPower());
#endif
        scanDevice["tx_power"] = advertisedDevice->getTXPower();
      }
    
      // 3. Device Appearance (Icon Category)
      if (advertisedDevice->haveAppearance()) {
#ifdef DEBUG
        Serial.printf("Appearance: 0x%04X\n", advertisedDevice->getAppearance());
#endif
        scanDevice["appearance"] = advertisedDevice->getAppearance();
      }
    
      // 4. Service UUIDs (Iterate through all advertised services)
      uint8_t serviceCount = advertisedDevice->getServiceUUIDCount();
      
      if (serviceCount > 0) {
#ifdef DEBUG
        Serial.print("Service UUIDs: ");
#endif
        JsonArray services = scanDevice["services"].to<JsonArray>();
        for (uint8_t i = 0; i < serviceCount; i++) {
#ifdef DEBUG
          Serial.printf("[%s] ", advertisedDevice->getServiceUUID(i).toString().c_str());
#endif
          services.add(advertisedDevice->getServiceUUID(i).toString());
        }
#ifdef DEBUG
        Serial.println();
#endif
      }
    
      // 5. Manufacturer Data (Hex formatted)
      JsonArray manufacturerData = scanDevice["manufacturer_data"].to<JsonArray>();
      if (advertisedDevice->haveManufacturerData()) {
        std::string mfgData = advertisedDevice->getManufacturerData();
#ifdef DEBUG
        Serial.print("Manufacturer Data (Hex): ");
#endif
        for (int i = 0; i < mfgData.length(); i++) {
#ifdef DEBUG
          Serial.printf("%02X ", (uint8_t)mfgData[i]);
#endif
          manufacturerData.add((uint8_t)mfgData[i]);
        } 
#ifdef DEBUG
        Serial.println();
#endif
      }
    
      // 6. Other Advanced Data (Intervals and URI)
      if (advertisedDevice->haveAdvInterval()) {
#ifdef DEBUG
        Serial.printf("Adv Interval: %u ms\n", advertisedDevice->getAdvInterval());
#endif
        scanDevice["advanced_interval"] = advertisedDevice->getAdvInterval();
      }

      String jsonPayload;
      serializeJson(scanDevice, jsonPayload);
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.printf("Payload: %s\n", jsonPayload.c_str());
#endif
      Push(jsonPayload);
      
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.println("-------------------------\n");
#endif
    }
};

// scanner
ScanProcessing *scanProcessing;

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  begin Arduino                                                        //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void setup() {
#ifdef DEBUG
  Serial.begin(115200);
  // wait for serial
  while (!Serial) {
    delay(100);
  }

  Serial.println();
#else
  Serial.end();
#endif

#ifdef DEBUG
  Serial.println("Mounting filesystem...");
#endif
#if defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP8266)
  if (!LittleFS.begin()) {
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.println("LittleFS mount failed, formatting and rebooting...");
#endif
    LittleFS.format();
    delay(1000);
    ESP.restart();
#elif defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32)
  if (!LittleFS.begin(true)) {
#endif
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.println("LittleFS mount & format failed...");
#endif
    return;
  }

#ifdef DEBUG
  Serial.printf("Checking if WiFi server must be started...\n");
#endif
  // check if ssid is set and start soft AP or STA mode
  JsonDocument configuration;
  if(getConfiguration(CONFIGURATION_FILE_NAME, configuration) == -1) {
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.println("Unable to retrieve configuration.");
#endif
    delay(60000);
    ESP.restart();
    return;
  }

  switch(configuration["boot"].as<int>()) {
    case BOOT_MODE_CLIENT:
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.printf("Client connecting to WiFi...\n");
#endif

      //wifiOnEventId = WiFi.onEvent(clientWifiCallback);
      clientWifiTick.start();
      break;
    case BOOT_MODE_SERVER:
    case BOOT_MODE_NONE:
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.printf("Server AP starting...\n");
#endif
      // start soft AP
      rebootTick.start();
      serverWifiTick.start();
      break;
  }

  // setup OTA
  ArduinoOTA.setHostname(configuration["name"].as<const char*>());
  // allow flashing with the master password
  ArduinoOTA.setPassword(PREBOOT_MASTER_PASSWORD);
  ArduinoOTA.onStart([]() {
    // mark OTA as started
    otaInProgress = true;

    // stop LittleFS as per the documentation
    LittleFS.end();
    
    String type;
    if (ArduinoOTA.getCommand() == U_FLASH) {
      type = "sketch";
    } else {  // U_FS
      type = "filesystem";
    }

    // NOTE: if updating FS this would be the place to unmount FS using FS.end()
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.println("Start updating " + type);
#endif
  });
  ArduinoOTA.onEnd([]() {
    otaInProgress = false;
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.println("\nEnd");
#endif
    // restart the device
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.printf("Restarting ESP.\n");
#endif
    delay(1000);
    ESP.restart();
  });
  ArduinoOTA.onProgress([](unsigned int progress, unsigned int total) {
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.printf("Progress: %u%%\r", (progress / (total / 100)));
#endif
  });
  ArduinoOTA.onError([](ota_error_t error) {
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.printf("Error[%u]: ", error);
#endif
    if (error == OTA_AUTH_ERROR) {
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.println("Auth Failed");
#endif
    } else if (error == OTA_BEGIN_ERROR) {
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.println("Begin Failed");
#endif
    } else if (error == OTA_CONNECT_ERROR) {
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.println("Connect Failed");
#endif
    } else if (error == OTA_RECEIVE_ERROR) {
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.println("Receive Failed");
#endif
    } else if (error == OTA_END_ERROR) {
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.println("End Failed");
#endif
    }
  });

  // hang watchdog
  esp_task_wdt_config_t wdt_config = {
    // Timeout in milliseconds
    .timeout_ms = WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT,
    // Monitor Idle tasks on both cores        
    .idle_core_mask = (1 << 0) | (1 << 1),
    // Restart ESP32 on timeout
    .trigger_panic = true
  };
  esp_task_wdt_init(&wdt_config); 
  esp_task_wdt_add(NULL); // Add current task (loop) to watchdog

  // start timers / threads
  arduinoOtaTick.start();
  rebootTick.start();

  // scanner application
  // MQTT
  mqttTick.start();
  // start threat to publish data
  mqttScannerTick.start();
}

void loop() {
  esp_task_wdt_reset();
  arduinoOtaTick.update();
  rebootTick.update();
  clientWifiTick.update();
  serverWifiTick.update();
  blinkDigitsDitTick.update();
  blinkDigitsDahTick.update();
  blinkDigitsBlinkTick.update();
  
  // scanner application
  mqttTick.update();
  mqttScannerTick.update();
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  end Arduino                                                          //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  MQTT-scanner                                                         //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void mqttScannerTickCallback(void) {
  // only publish when connected to the network and broker
  if(!networkConnected || mqttClient.state() != MQTT_CONNECTED || rebootPending) {
    return;
  }

  // start scanning if scanning is not started
  if(pBLEScan == nullptr && !pBLEScan->isScanning()) {
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.println("Start BLE scanning...");
#endif
    // scanner
    NimBLEDevice::init(HOSTNAME().c_str());
    pBLEScan = NimBLEDevice::getScan();
    scanProcessing = new ScanProcessing(50);
    pBLEScan->setScanCallbacks(scanProcessing, true);
    // high performance/continuous settings
    pBLEScan->setActiveScan(true);
    pBLEScan->setInterval(BLE_INTERVAL_MS);
    pBLEScan->setWindow(BLE_WINDOW_MS);
    // do not store results, use callbacks only
    pBLEScan->setMaxResults(0);
    if(!pBLEScan->start(0, true)) {
      // restart the device
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.println("BLE scan could not be started. Restarting ESP.");
#endif
      delay(1000);
      ESP.restart();
    }

    return;
  }
  
  // pump the payload here
  if(scanProcessing->Count() != 0) {
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.print("Sending payloads: ");
#endif
    scanProcessing->Take([](const String& payload) {
      mqttClient.publish(getMqttTopic().c_str(), payload.c_str(), false);
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.print(" . ");
#endif
    });
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.println("done.");
#endif
  }
}

String getMqttTopic(void) {
  if(mqttTopicCache.length() != 0) {
    return mqttTopicCache;
  }

  mqttTopicCache = String(HOSTNAME());
  JsonDocument configuration;
  if(getConfiguration(CONFIGURATION_FILE_NAME, configuration) == -1) {
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.println("Unable to retrieve configuration.");
#endif
    return mqttTopicCache;
  }

  if(!configuration["mqttTopic"].is<String>()) {
    return mqttTopicCache;
  }

  mqttTopicCache = configuration["mqttTopic"].as<String>();

  return mqttTopicCache;
}

String getMqttClientId(void) {
  // store the MQTT id in a global varible to prevent redundant CPU usage
  if(mqttClientIdCache.length() != 0) {
    return mqttClientIdCache;
  }

  mqttClientIdCache = String(HOSTNAME());
  JsonDocument configuration;
  if(getConfiguration(CONFIGURATION_FILE_NAME, configuration) == -1) {
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.println("Unable to retrieve configuration.");
#endif
    return mqttClientIdCache;
  }

  if(!configuration["mqttClientId"].is<String>()) {
    return mqttClientIdCache;
  }

  mqttClientIdCache = configuration["mqttClientId"].as<String>();

  return mqttClientIdCache;
}

void mqttCallback(char *topic, byte *payload, unsigned int length) {

}

bool mqttConnect(void) {
  if(rebootPending) {
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.println("Reboot pending, cancelling MQTT connection.");
#endif
    return false;
  }
  
  // retrieve the configuration so we do not end up overwriting the old client settings
  JsonDocument configuration;
  if(getConfiguration(CONFIGURATION_FILE_NAME, configuration) == -1) {
     // if the configuration could not be retrieved then just reboot
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.println("Unable to retrieve configuration.");
#endif
      return false;
  }
  
#ifdef DEBUG
  Serial.printf("MQTT broker parameters, client ID %s, host %s, port %d, username %s, password %s and topic %s.\n",
    getMqttClientId().c_str(),
    configuration["mqttHost"].as<const char*>(), 
    configuration["mqttPort"].as<int>(), 
    configuration["mqttUsername"].as<const char*>(), 
    configuration["mqttPassword"].as<const char*>(),
    configuration["mqttTopic"].as<const char*>()
  );
#endif

  mqttClient.setServer(configuration["mqttHost"].as<const char*>(), configuration["mqttPort"].as<int>());
  if (mqttClient.connect(
    getMqttClientId().c_str(), 
    configuration["mqttUsername"].as<const char*>(), 
    configuration["mqttPassword"].as<const char*>())) {
    mqttClient.setCallback(mqttCallback);
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.print("Subscribing to MQTT topic " + getMqttTopic() + ": ");
#endif
    if (!mqttClient.subscribe(getMqttTopic().c_str())) {
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.println("fail");
#endif
      return false;
    }
    
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.println("success");
#endif
    return true;
  }
  
#ifdef DEBUG
  Serial.println("Connection to MQTT broker failed with MQTT client state: " + String(mqttClient.state()));
#endif
  return false;
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  Arduino loop                                                         //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void mqttTickCallback(void) {
  if(!networkConnected || rebootPending) {
    return;
  }
  
  // Process MQTT client loop.
  int mqttState = mqttClient.state();
  switch(mqttState) {
    case MQTT_CONNECTED:
      mqttClient.loop();
      return;
    case MQTT_CONNECT_BAD_PROTOCOL:
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.println("MQTT bad protocol.");
#endif
      break;
    case MQTT_CONNECTION_LOST:
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.println("MQTT connection lost.");
#endif
      break;
    case MQTT_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT:
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.println("MQTT client timeout.");
#endif
      break;
    case MQTT_DISCONNECTED:
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.println("MQTT client disconected.");
#endif
      break;
    case MQTT_CONNECT_BAD_CLIENT_ID:
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.println("MQTT bad client ID.");
#endif
      break;
    case MQTT_CONNECT_UNAVAILABLE:
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.println("MQTT broker was unable to accept the connection.");
#endif
      break;
    case MQTT_CONNECT_BAD_CREDENTIALS:
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.println("MQTT broker rejected the credentials.");
#endif
      break;
    case MQTT_CONNECT_UNAUTHORIZED:
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.println("MQTT client was not authorized by broker.");
#endif
      break;
    default:
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.printf("Unknown MQTT client state %d\n", mqttState);
#endif
      break;
  }
  
  if (!mqttConnect()) {
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.printf("Unable to connect to MQTT\n");
#endif
  }
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  OTA updates                                                          //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void arduinoOtaTickCallback(void) {
  ArduinoOTA.handle();
  
  if(!networkConnected || rebootPending) {
    return;
  }
  
  if(!otaStarted) {
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.printf("Starting OTA...\n");
#endif
    ArduinoOTA.begin();
    otaStarted = true;
  }
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  system-wide reboot                                                   //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void rebootTickCallback(void) {
  // if not reboot hasbeen scheduled then just return
  if(!rebootPending) {
    return;
  }
  
#ifdef DEBUG
  Serial.printf("Stopping filesystem...\n");
#endif
#ifdef DEBUG
  LittleFS.end();
#endif
#ifdef DEBUG
  Serial.printf("Rebooting...\n");
#endif
  ESP.restart();
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  HTTP route handling                                                  //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void handleRootHttpPost(void) {
  String password;
  for(int i = 0; i < server.args(); ++i) {
    if(server.argName(i) == "password") {
      password = server.arg(i);
      continue;
    }
  }

  if(!password.equals(PREBOOT_MASTER_PASSWORD)) {
    server.sendHeader("Location", "/");
    server.sendHeader("Cache-Control", "no-cache");
    server.send(302);
    return;
  }

#ifdef DEBUG
  Serial.println("Authentication succeeded, setting cookie and redirecting.");
#endif

  // clear old authentication cookie
  if(authenticationCookie != NULL) {
    free(authenticationCookie);
    authenticationCookie = NULL;
  }
  
  authenticationCookie = randomStringHex(8);
  char* buff = (char*) malloc(PREBOOT_COOKIE_MAX_LENGTH * sizeof(char));
  snprintf(buff, PREBOOT_COOKIE_MAX_LENGTH, "%s=%s; Max-Age=600; SameSite=Strict", PREBOOT_COOKIE_NAME, authenticationCookie);
#ifdef DEBUG
  Serial.printf("Preboot cookie set to: %s\n", buff);
#endif
  server.sendHeader("Set-Cookie", buff);
  server.sendHeader("Location", "/setup");
  server.sendHeader("Cache-Control", "no-cache");
  server.send(302);
  free(buff);
}

void handleSetupHttpPost(void) {
  String espName, ssid, password, mqttHost, mqttTopic, mqttUsername, mqttPassword, mqttClientId;
  int mqttPort;
  for(int i = 0; i < server.args(); ++i) {
    if(server.argName(i) == "name") {
      espName = server.arg(i);
      continue;
    }
    
    if(server.argName(i) == "ssid") {
      ssid = server.arg(i);
      continue;
    }

    if(server.argName(i) == "password") {
      password = server.arg(i);
      continue;
    }

    if(server.argName(i) == "mqttClientId") {
      mqttClientId = server.arg(i);
      continue;
    }

    if(server.argName(i) == "mqttHost") {
      mqttHost = server.arg(i);
      continue;
    }

    if(server.argName(i) == "mqttPort") {
      String mqttUserPort = server.arg(i);
      mqttPort = mqttUserPort.toInt();
      continue;
    }

    if(server.argName(i) == "mqttTopic") {
      mqttTopic = server.arg(i);
      continue;
    }
    
    if(server.argName(i) == "mqttUsername") {
      mqttUsername = server.arg(i);
      continue;
    }

    if(server.argName(i) == "mqttPassword") {
      mqttPassword = server.arg(i);
      continue;
    }
  }

  if(!espName || espName.length() == 0 || 
     !ssid || ssid.length() == 0 || 
     !password || password.length() == 0) {
      server.sendHeader("Location", "/");
      server.sendHeader("Cache-Control", "no-cache");
      server.send(302);
      return;
  }
  
#ifdef DEBUG
  Serial.printf("SSID %s and password %s received from web application.\n", ssid, password);
#endif
  JsonDocument configuration;
  // Miscellaneous
  configuration["boot"] = BOOT_MODE_CLIENT;
  
  // WiFi settings
  configuration["name"] = espName;
  configuration["ssid"] = ssid;
  configuration["password"] = password;
  
  // MQTT settings
  configuration["mqttClientId"] = mqttClientId;
  configuration["mqttHost"] = mqttHost;
  configuration["mqttPort"] = mqttPort;
  configuration["mqttTopic"] = mqttTopic;
  configuration["mqttUsername"] = mqttUsername;
  configuration["mqttPassword"] = mqttPassword;
  if(!setConfiguration(CONFIGURATION_FILE_NAME, configuration)) {
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.printf("Failed to write configuration.\n");
#endif
    server.sendHeader("Location", "/setup");
    server.sendHeader("Cache-Control", "no-cache");
    server.send(307);
    return;
  }

  server.send(200, "text/plain", "Parameters applied. Scheduling reboot...");
  
#ifdef DEBUG
  Serial.printf("Configuration applied...\n");
#endif

  rebootPending = true;
}

void handleRootHttpGet(void) {  
  // send login form
#ifdef DEBUG
  Serial.printf("Sending authentication webpage.\n");
#endif
  String processTemplate = String(HTML_AUTH_TEMPLATE);
  server.send(200, "text/html", processTemplate);
}

void handleSetupHttpGet(void) {  
  JsonDocument configuration;
  if(getConfiguration(CONFIGURATION_FILE_NAME, configuration) == -1) {
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.println("Unable to retrieve configuration.");
#endif
    server.sendHeader("Location", "/setup");
    server.sendHeader("Cache-Control", "no-cache");
    server.send(307);
  }
      
  String espName = HOSTNAME();
  if(configuration["name"].is<String>()) {
    espName = configuration["name"].as<String>();
  }

  String mqttHost = MQTT_HOST;
  if(configuration["mqttHost"].is<String>()) {
    mqttHost = configuration["mqttHost"].as<String>();
  }

  int mqttPort = MQTT_PORT;
  if(configuration["mqttPort"].is<String>()) {
    mqttPort = configuration["mqttPort"].as<int>();
  }
  
  String mqttTopic = getMqttTopic();
  if(configuration["mqttTopic"].is<String>()) {
    mqttTopic = configuration["mqttTopic"].as<String>();
  }

  String mqttClientId = getMqttClientId();
  if(configuration["mqttClientId"].is<String>()) {
    mqttClientId = configuration["mqttClientId"].as<String>();
  }
  
  String mqttUsername = MQTT_USERNAME;
  if(configuration["mqttUsername"].is<String>()) {
    mqttUsername = configuration["mqttUsername"].as<String>();
  }

  String mqttPassword = MQTT_PASSWORD;
  if(configuration["mqttPassword"].is<String>()) {
    mqttPassword = configuration["mqttPassword"].as<String>();
  }
  
  // send default boot webpage
#ifdef DEBUG
  Serial.printf("Sending configuration form webpage.\n");
#endif
  String processTemplate = FPSTR(HTML_SETUP_TEMPLATE);
  processTemplate.replace("%AP%", generateTemporarySSID());
  processTemplate.replace("%MAC%", getHardwareAddress(':'));
  processTemplate.replace("%NAME%", espName);
  processTemplate.replace("%MQTT_CLIENT_ID%", mqttClientId);
  processTemplate.replace("%MQTT_HOST%", mqttHost);
  processTemplate.replace("%MQTT_PORT%", String(mqttPort));
  processTemplate.replace("%MQTT_TOPIC%", mqttTopic);
  processTemplate.replace("%MQTT_USERNAME%", mqttUsername);
  processTemplate.replace("%MQTT_PASSWORD%", mqttPassword);
  server.send(200, "text/html", processTemplate);
}

void handleRootHttpRequest(void) {
  switch(server.method()) {
    case HTTP_GET:
      handleRootHttpGet();
      break;
    case HTTP_POST:
      handleRootHttpPost();
      break;
  }
}

void handleRootCssRequest(void) {
  if(server.method() != HTTP_GET) {
    handleHttpNotFound();
    return;
  }
  
#ifdef DEBUG
  Serial.println("Sending stylesheet...");
#endif  
  String rootCss = FPSTR(GENERIC_CSS_TEMPLATE);
  server.send(200, "text/css", rootCss);
}

void handleSetupHttpRequest(void) {
#ifdef DEBUG
  Serial.println("HTTP setup request received.");
#endif
  if(!server.hasHeader("Cookie")) {
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.println("No cookie header found.");
#endif
    server.sendHeader("Location", "/");
    server.sendHeader("Cache-Control", "no-cache");
    server.send(302);
    return;
  }
  
  String cookie = server.header("Cookie");
  if(authenticationCookie == NULL || cookie.indexOf(authenticationCookie) == -1) {
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.println("Authentication failed.");
#endif
    server.sendHeader("Location", "/");
    server.sendHeader("Cache-Control", "no-cache");
    server.send(302);
    return;
  }
  
  switch(server.method()) {
    case HTTP_GET:
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.printf("HTTP GET request received for setup.\n");
#endif
      handleSetupHttpGet();
      break;
    case HTTP_POST:
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.printf("HTTP POST request received for setup.\n");
#endif
      handleSetupHttpPost();
      break;
  }
}

void handleHttpNotFound(void) {
  server.sendHeader("Cache-Control", "no-cache");
  server.send(404);
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  set the current configuration                                        //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
bool setConfiguration(const char* configurationFile, JsonDocument &configuration) {
#if defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP8266)
  File file = LittleFS.open(configurationFile, "w");
#elif defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32)
  File file = LittleFS.open(configurationFile, FILE_WRITE);
#endif
  if(!file) {
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.println("Failed to open file for writing.");
#endif
    return false;
  }
  size_t bytesWritten = serializeJson(configuration, file);
  file.close();
#ifdef DEBUG
  Serial.printf("Written bytes %d vs. document bytes %d\n", bytesWritten, measureJson(configuration));
#endif
  return bytesWritten == measureJson(configuration);
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  get the current configuration                                        //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
int getConfiguration(const char* configurationFile, JsonDocument &configuration) {
#if defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP8266)
  File file = LittleFS.open(configurationFile, "r");
#elif defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32)
  File file = LittleFS.open(configurationFile);
#endif

  if (!file) {
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.println("Failed to open file for reading.");
#endif
    return false;
  }

  DeserializationError error = deserializeJson(configuration, file);
  file.close();
  
  if(error) {
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.printf("Deserialization failed with error %s\n", error.c_str());
#endif
    return -1;
  }

  return measureJson(configuration);
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  generate random string                                               //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
char* randomStringHex(int length) {
  const char alphabet[] = "0123456789abcdef";
  char* payload = (char*) malloc(length * sizeof(char));
  int i;
  for (i=0; i<length; ++i) {
    payload[i] = alphabet[random(16)];
  }
  payload[i] = '\0';
  return payload;
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  get wireless status                                                  //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
const char* wl_status_to_string(wl_status_t status) {
  switch (status) {
    case WL_NO_SHIELD: return "WL_NO_SHIELD";
    case WL_IDLE_STATUS: return "WL_IDLE_STATUS";
    case WL_NO_SSID_AVAIL: return "WL_NO_SSID_AVAIL";
    case WL_SCAN_COMPLETED: return "WL_SCAN_COMPLETED";
    case WL_CONNECTED: return "WL_CONNECTED";
    case WL_CONNECT_FAILED: return "WL_CONNECT_FAILED";
    case WL_CONNECTION_LOST: return "WL_CONNECTION_LOST";
    case WL_DISCONNECTED: return "WL_DISCONNECTED";
#if defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32)
    case WL_STOPPED: return "WL_STOPPED";
#endif
  }

  return "UNKNOWN";
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  get WiFi MAC address                                                 //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
byte* getHardwareAddress(void) {
  // get mac address
  byte* mac = (byte *)malloc(6 * sizeof(byte));
#if defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP8266)
  WiFi.macAddress(mac);
#elif defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32)
  esp_read_mac(mac, ESP_MAC_WIFI_STA);
#endif
  return mac;
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  convert MAC address to string                                        //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
char* getHardwareAddress(char colon) {
  byte* mac = getHardwareAddress();
  char* buff = (char *)malloc(18 * sizeof(char));
  sprintf(buff, "%02x%c%02x%c%02x%c%02x%c%02x%c%02x", 
    mac[0], 
    colon,
    mac[1],
    colon,
    mac[2],
    colon, 
    mac[3],
    colon, 
    mac[4],
    colon, 
    mac[5]
  );
  
  free(mac);
  return buff;
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  get WiFi soft AP                                                     //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
String generateTemporarySSID(void) {
  byte* mac = getHardwareAddress();
  String ssid = String(
    mac[0] ^ mac[1] ^ mac[2] ^ mac[3] ^ mac[4] ^ mac[5], DEC
  );
  free(mac);
  return ssid;
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  serve WiFi AP                                                        //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void serverWifiTickCallback(void) {
  if(rebootPending || otaInProgress) {
    return;
  }

  // when a certain number of ticks have elapsed boot again to client mode
  // in order to retry the existing credentials in case the AP recovered
  unsigned long callbackTickTime = serverWifiTick.counter() * (serverWifiTick.interval() / 1000);
  if(callbackTickTime >= WIFI_SERVER_TIMEOUT) {
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.println("Server timeout, rebooting...\n");
#endif

    // retrieve the configuration so we do not end up overwriting the old client settings
    JsonDocument configuration;
    if(getConfiguration(CONFIGURATION_FILE_NAME, configuration) == -1) {
       // if the configuration could not be retrieved then just reboot
#ifdef DEBUG
        Serial.println("Unable to retrieve configuration.");
#endif
        rebootPending = true;
        return;
    }

    // reboot to client mode in order to retry the connection
    configuration["boot"] = BOOT_MODE_CLIENT;
    if(!setConfiguration(CONFIGURATION_FILE_NAME, configuration)) {
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.printf("Failed to write configuration.\n");
#endif
    }
    
    rebootPending = true;
    return;
  }

#ifdef DEBUG
/*
  if(callbackTickTime % 1000 == 0 ) {
    Serial.printf("Time till reboot %.0fs\n", (float)(WIFI_SERVER_TIMEOUT - callbackTickTime)/1000.0);
  }
*/
#endif
  
  // create the temporary SSID for the initial configuration
  String temporarySSID = generateTemporarySSID();
  if(WiFi.softAPSSID().equals(temporarySSID)) {
    // run WiFi server loops
    dnsServer.processNextRequest();
    server.handleClient();
#if defined(ESP8266)
    MDNS.update();
#endif

    if(blinkDigitsDahTick.state() == STOPPED) {
      temporarySSIDLength = temporarySSID.length();
      temporarySSIDNumbers = (int *) malloc(temporarySSIDLength * sizeof(int));
      for(int i = 0; i < temporarySSIDLength; ++i) {
        temporarySSIDNumbers[i] = temporarySSID[i] - '0';
      }
      temporarySSIDIndex = 0;
      blinkDigitsDahTick.start();
    }
    return;
  }

#ifdef DEBUG
  Serial.println("Starting HTTP server for Wifi server.");
#endif

  // handle HTTP REST requests
  server.on("/", handleRootHttpRequest);
  server.on("/setup", handleSetupHttpRequest);
  server.on("/style.css", handleRootCssRequest);
  // captive portal proprietary junk redirected to webserver root
  // connectivitycheck.gstatic.com/generate_204
  // www.googe.com/gen_204
  server.on("/generate_204", handleRootHttpRequest);
  server.on("/gen_204", handleRootHttpRequest);
  server.on("/fwlink", handleRootHttpRequest);
  server.onNotFound(handleHttpNotFound);

#ifdef DEBUG
  Serial.println("Ensure HTTP headers are collected by the HTTP server.");
#endif
#if defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP8266)
  server.collectHeaders("Cookie");
#elif defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32)
  const char* collectHeaders[] = { "Cookie" };
  size_t headerkeyssize = sizeof(collectHeaders) / sizeof(char *);
  server.collectHeaders(collectHeaders, headerkeyssize);
#endif

  // the soft AP (or WiFi) must be started before the HTTP server or it will result in a crash on ESP32
#ifdef DEBUG
  Serial.println("Starting temporary AP.");
#endif

  JsonDocument configuration;
  if(getConfiguration(CONFIGURATION_FILE_NAME, configuration) == -1) {
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.println("Unable to retrieve configuration.");
#endif
  }

  WiFi.softAPConfig(softAPAddress, softAPAddress, softAPNetmask);
  WiFi.softAP(temporarySSID, String(), 1, false, 1);
  dnsServer.setErrorReplyCode(DNSReplyCode::NoError);
  dnsServer.start(53, "*", softAPAddress);
  
#ifdef DEBUG
  Serial.println("Starting HTTP server.");
#endif

  if (!discoveryStarted) {
    if(!MDNS.begin(temporarySSID)) {
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.println("Error setting up MDNS responder.");
#endif
      return;
    }
    discoveryStarted = true;
  }
  
  server.begin();
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  connect to WiFi                                                      //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// schedule a reboot to server mode for some connection failures
void clientWifiCallback(WiFiEvent_t event, WiFiEventInfo_t info) {
  if (event != ARDUINO_EVENT_WIFI_STA_DISCONNECTED) {
    return;
  }
  
  uint8_t reason = info.wifi_sta_disconnected.reason;
  
#ifdef DEBUG
  Serial.printf("\n[WiFi] Disconnected. Reason Code: %u - ", reason);
#endif

  JsonDocument configuration;
  switch (reason) {
    case 23: 
#ifdef DEBUG 
      Serial.println("CIPHER_SUITE_REJECTED: WPA2/WPA3 mismatch"); 
#endif
    case 202: 
#ifdef DEBUG 
      Serial.println("AUTH_FAIL: Wrong password"); 
#endif

#ifdef DEBUG 
    Serial.printf("Reboot to server mode.\n");
#endif
   
    if(getConfiguration(CONFIGURATION_FILE_NAME, configuration) == -1) {
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.println("Unable to retrieve configuration.");
#endif
      return;
    }

    // reboot to client mode in order to retry the connection
    configuration["boot"] = BOOT_MODE_SERVER;
    if(!setConfiguration(CONFIGURATION_FILE_NAME, configuration)) {
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.printf("Failed to write configuration.\n");
#endif
    }
    
    rebootPending = true;
    return;
    case 2:  
#ifdef DEBUG 
      Serial.println("AUTH_EXPIRE: Password incorrect or signal timeout"); 
#endif
      break;
    case 3:  
#ifdef DEBUG 
      Serial.println("AUTH_LEAVE: Manual disconnect"); 
#endif
      break;
    case 15: 
#ifdef DEBUG 
      Serial.println("4WAY_HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT: Check power supply/current"); 
#endif
      break;
    case 201: 
#ifdef DEBUG 
      Serial.println("NO_AP_FOUND: SSID incorrect or out of range"); 
#endif
      break;
    case 205: 
#ifdef DEBUG 
      Serial.println("BEACON_TIMEOUT: AP signal lost (distance/interference)"); 
#endif
      break;
    case 1:  
#ifdef DEBUG 
      Serial.println("Unspecified failure"); 
#endif
      break;
    default:
#ifdef DEBUG 
      Serial.println("Internal ESP32 WiFi Error"); 
#endif
      break;
    }
}

void clientWifiTickCallback(void) {
  if(rebootPending || otaInProgress) {
    return;
  }
  
  unsigned long callbackCount = clientWifiTick.counter();
#ifdef DEBUG
  //Serial.printf("Client tick %lu\n", callbackCount);
#endif
  if(callbackCount == 1) {
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.printf("Rescheduling client WiFi...\n");
#endif
    clientWifiTick.interval(WIFI_RETRY_TIMEOUT);
    clientWifiTick.resume();
    return;
  }
  
  // if WiFi is already connected or a reboot is pending just bail out
  wl_status_t wifiStatus = WiFi.status();
  if(wifiStatus == WL_CONNECTED) {
    if (!discoveryStarted) {
      JsonDocument configuration;
      if(getConfiguration(CONFIGURATION_FILE_NAME, configuration) == -1) {
#ifdef DEBUG
        Serial.println("Unable to retrieve configuration.");
#endif
        rebootPending = true;
        return;
      }
      
      if(!MDNS.begin(configuration["name"].as<String>())) {
#ifdef DEBUG
        Serial.println("Error setting up MDNS responder.");
#endif
        return;
      }
      discoveryStarted = true;
    }
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.println("-- MARK --");
#endif
    clientConnectionTries = 0;
    networkConnected = true;
#if defined(ESP8266)
    MDNS.update();
#endif
    return;
  }

#ifdef DEBUG
  Serial.printf("Client WiFi not connected: %s\n", wl_status_to_string(wifiStatus));
#endif

  networkConnected = false;

  JsonDocument configuration;
  if(getConfiguration(CONFIGURATION_FILE_NAME, configuration) == -1) {
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.println("Unable to retrieve configuration.");
#endif
    return;
  }

  // even if configuration exists, check whether STA and password exist
  if(!configuration["ssid"] || configuration["ssid"].as<String>().length() == 0 || 
     !configuration["password"] || configuration["password"].as<String>().length() == 0) {
    // reboot to client mode in order to retry the connection
    configuration["boot"] = BOOT_MODE_SERVER;
    if(!setConfiguration(CONFIGURATION_FILE_NAME, configuration)) {
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.printf("Failed to write configuration.\n");
#endif
    }
    
    rebootPending = true;
    return;
  }

  // set SSID and password
  String ssid = configuration["ssid"].as<String>();
  String password = configuration["password"].as<String>();
  
  // too many retries so reboot to soft AP
  if(++clientConnectionTries > WIFI_CONNECT_TRIES) {
    configuration["boot"] = BOOT_MODE_SERVER;
    if(!setConfiguration(CONFIGURATION_FILE_NAME, configuration)) {
#ifdef DEBUG
      Serial.printf("Failed to write configuration.\n");
#endif
    }
    
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.printf("Restarting in 1 second...\n");
#endif

    rebootPending = true;
    return;
  }

#ifdef DEBUG
  Serial.printf("Attempting to establish WiFi STA connecton [%d/%d]\n", (WIFI_CONNECT_TRIES - clientConnectionTries) + 1, WIFI_CONNECT_TRIES);
#endif

#if defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP8266)
  WiFi.hostname(configuration["name"].as<String>());
#elif defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32)
  WiFi.setHostname(configuration["name"].as<const char*>());
#endif
  
#ifdef DEBUG
  Serial.printf("Trying connection to %s with %s...\n", ssid, password);
#endif
  //WiFi.config(INADDR_NONE, INADDR_NONE, INADDR_NONE);
  WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  blink the temporary ssid                                             //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void blinkDigitsDahTickCallback(void) {
  // wait for the dits to complete
  if(blinkDigitsDitTick.state() != STOPPED) {
    return;
  }
  
  if(temporarySSIDIndex >= temporarySSIDLength) {
    blinkDigitsDahTick.stop();
    blinkDigitsDitTick.stop();
    blinkDigitsBlinkTick.stop();
    free(temporarySSIDNumbers);
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.println();
    Serial.println("Dah-dit blink sequence completed.");
#endif
    return;
  }
  
#ifdef DEBUG
  Serial.printf("Starting to blink %d times: ", temporarySSIDNumbers[temporarySSIDIndex]);
#endif

  pinMode(LED_BUILTIN, OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, LOW); 
  blinkDigitsDitTick.start();
}

void blinkDigitsDitTickCallback(void) {
#ifdef DEBUG
  Serial.printf("Dit: %d/%d\n", blinkDigitsDitTick.counter(), temporarySSIDNumbers[temporarySSIDIndex]);
#endif
  if(blinkDigitsDitTick.counter() > temporarySSIDNumbers[temporarySSIDIndex]) {
    blinkDigitsDitTick.stop();
    ++temporarySSIDIndex;
#ifdef DEBUG
    Serial.println("Dits completed...");
#endif
    return;
  }
  
  blinkDigitsDitTick.pause();
  blinkDigitsBlinkTick.start();
}

void blinkDigitsBlinkTickCallback(void) {
  if(blinkDigitsBlinkTick.counter() > 2) {
    blinkDigitsBlinkTick.stop();    
    blinkDigitsDitTick.resume();
    return;
  }
  blinkLedState = !blinkLedState;
  digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, blinkLedState);
}