updated config is immediately executed and reported back without delay,

closes #6

report.py

@@ -29,6 +29,49 @@
 hostname=output.stdout.strip()
 content["hostname"]=hostname
 
+headers = {"User-Agent": "RPi Monitor Dashboard/"+__version__, "X-Hostname": hostname, "Content-Type": "application/json"}
+
+# check for config update and proceed with update
+response=requests.head(config["receiver"], headers=headers)
+if "X-Update" in response.headers and response.headers["X-Update"]=="1":
+    # backup current config in case the new one is messed up
+    subprocess.run('cp config.toml config.toml.bak', shell=True)
+    response=requests.get(config["receiver"]+'?update=1', headers=headers)
+    current_config=open("config.toml", "rt").read()
+    current_config_lines=current_config.split("\n")
+    new_config=''
+    for line_no, line in enumerate(current_config_lines):
+        new_config=new_config+line+"\n"
+        # search for our special line
+        pos=line.strip().find("#-#*+*#-#")
+        # if found, assemble new config from existing receiver and config update received
+        if pos!=-1:
+            new_config=new_config+response.text;
+            new_config=new_config.strip()
+            f = open("config.toml", "w")
+            f.write(new_config)
+            f.close()
+            # validate new config
+            try:
+                with open("config.toml", "rb") as f:
+                    test_config = tomllib.load(f)
+                # once validated, confirm it back to receiver
+                # content["_config"]=open("config.toml", "rt").read()
+                #json_data = json.dumps(content)
+                #response = requests.post(config["receiver"], data=json_data, headers=headers)
+            except tomllib.TOMLDecodeError:
+                # new config parse fail, invalid TOML config, fallback to backup config
+                subprocess.run('cp config.toml.bak config.toml', shell=True)
+            # backup cleanup
+            subprocess.run('rm config.toml.bak', shell=True)
+            break;
+
+with open("config.toml", "rb") as f:
+    config = tomllib.load(f)
+
+# include config contents in the payload
+content["_config"]=open("config.toml", "rt").read()
+
 for name, command in config["commands"].items():
     try:
         # simple command (TOML string)
@@ -60,7 +103,11 @@
     # ignore, skip
     pass
 
-headers = {"User-Agent": "RPi Monitor Dashboard/"+__version__, "X-Hostname": hostname}
+# post payload
+json_data = json.dumps(content)
+response = requests.post(config["receiver"], data=json_data, headers=headers)
+
+headers.pop("Content-Type")
 
 # if screenshot command exists, upload image
 try:
@@ -71,46 +118,3 @@
     # ignore, skip
     pass
 
-# include config contents in the payload
-content["_config"]=open("config.toml", "rt").read()
-
-# post payload
-headers["Content-Type"]="application/json"
-json_data = json.dumps(content)
-response = requests.post(config["receiver"], data=json_data, headers=headers)
-
-# check for config update and proceed with update
-response=requests.head(config["receiver"], headers=headers)
-if "X-Update" in response.headers and response.headers["X-Update"]=="1":
-    # backup current config in case the new one is messed up
-    subprocess.run('cp config.toml config.toml.bak', shell=True)
-    response=requests.get(config["receiver"]+'?update=1', headers=headers)
-    current_config=open("config.toml", "rt").read()
-    current_config_lines=current_config.split("\n")
-    new_config=''
-    for line_no, line in enumerate(current_config_lines):
-        new_config=new_config+line+"\n"
-        # search for our special line
-        pos=line.strip().find("#-#*+*#-#")
-        # if found, assemble new config from existing receiver and config update received
-        if pos!=-1:
-            new_config=new_config+response.text;
-            new_config=new_config.strip()
-            f = open("config.toml", "w")
-            f.write(new_config)
-            f.close()
-            # validate new config
-            try:
-                with open("config.toml", "rb") as f:
-                    test_config = tomllib.load(f)
-                # once validated, confirm it back to receiver
-                content["_config"]=open("config.toml", "rt").read()
-                headers["Content-Type"]="application/json"
-                json_data = json.dumps(content)
-                response = requests.post(config["receiver"], data=json_data, headers=headers)
-            except tomllib.TOMLDecodeError:
-                # new config parse fail, invalid TOML config, fallback to backup config
-                subprocess.run('cp config.toml.bak config.toml', shell=True)
-            # backup cleanup
-            subprocess.run('rm config.toml.bak', shell=True)
-            break;