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Summary

Replaces the legacy Nexus module (which proxied custom client builds through a third-party service) with a new custom-client module that triggers a workflow_dispatch on a user-configured generator repository and receives built artifacts via an authenticated callback.

Changes

  • New custom-client module (src/modules/custom-client/): controller, service, entity, DTOs, and a settings service. Endpoints under /api/custom-client/* cover build submission, listing, deletion, artifact download, a public callback for the workflow, and admin-only settings.
  • GitHub token / generator repo / ref are stored in system_settings (category custom-client) and managed via API — no env vars. The token is masked in responses, mirroring the SMTP settings pattern.
  • Callback auth: each build gets a random callbackToken; the workflow POSTs artifacts to /api/custom-client/builds/:uuid/callback with X-Callback-Token. That endpoint is @Public() so it bypasses JWT/RBAC.
  • Migration 1791212800000-ReplaceNexusWithCustomClientBuilds drops nexus_tokens / nexus_builds and creates custom_client_builds. The initial schema snapshot is intentionally left untouched so older deployments can upgrade.
  • update-check statistics now read from custom_client_builds instead of the Nexus tables.
  • Nexus module deleted entirely.

Matching generator workflow

The rustdesk-generator side (workflow that this module dispatches) is added in the rustdesk-generator repo on the current branch — only the console side is in this PR.

Verification

  • npm run build passes
  • npm run lint passes
  • jest (46 suites, 553 tests) passes

Known limits

  • Only windows/x86_64 is wired in the generator workflow; other targets are rejected by a guard job for now.
  • Custom config injection (app-name, password, disable-* flags) is forwarded as custom-json but not yet applied by the workflow — scheduled for the next iteration.

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  • New Features
    • Added custom-client build submission for Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, and iOS, with support for building across all platforms.
    • Added build status and progress tracking, artifact listing and downloads, and build management.
    • Administrators can configure the build service’s repository, branch, and access token.
  • Changes
    • Replaced the previous Nexus build and account-linking experience with custom-client builds.

…lient builder

Drop the Nexus module that proxied custom client builds through a third-party service and introduce a new custom-client module that triggers a workflow_dispatch on a user-configured generator repository. The generator workflow builds the client and POSTs artifacts back to a public callback endpoint authenticated by a per-build token.

GitHub token and generator repo/ref are stored in system_settings and managed via API (no env vars). A migration drops the legacy nexus tables and creates custom_client_builds. update-check statistics now read from custom_client_builds.

Only the console side is covered here; the matching generator workflow lives in rustdesk-generator.
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Minor Widen message to text. A long callback message makes the callback fail.
Major Fix the file descriptor leak and possible process crash in listBuildFiles.
Minor Delete the artifact directory together with the build record.
Major Limit upload size on the public callback route.
Minor Check build ownership for file listing, download, and progress.
Minor Do not map GitHub 401/403 to HTTP 401.
Major Validate status and reject callbacks for builds in a terminal state.

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Inline comments:
Review comments at @src/modules/custom-client/custom-client.controller.ts:
- Around line 91-94: Configure the FilesInterceptor on the public callback route
with explicit fileSize and files limits so multipart uploads cannot be buffered
without bounds; keep the change scoped to the interceptor used by the
builds/:uuid/callback endpoint.
- Around line 60-89: Update listBuildFiles, downloadBuildFile, and
getBuildProgress to receive the authenticated user ID and pass it to their
service methods; verify build ownership by UUID and userGuid before listing
files, accessing the filesystem, or fetching GitHub run details.

Review comments at @src/modules/custom-client/custom-client.service.ts:
- Around line 200-212: Update listBuildFiles to use statSync(...).isFile() when
filtering entries instead of creating unread, unclosed streams, and replace
createReadStream with statSync in the fs import. Preserve the existing behavior
of excluding entries whose inspection throws.
- Line 197: Update deleteBuild to remove the build’s artifact directory under
custom-client-builds using the existing safeJoin(uuid) path after deleting the
database record; import and use the filesystem removal utility needed for
recursive, forceful cleanup.
- Around line 131-135: Update the GitHub 401/403 handling in the custom-client
response flow to throw a BadGatewayException with the existing message instead
of an UnauthorizedException, so an upstream GitHub error is not returned as a
console-user session failure.
- Around line 229-231: In the callback handler, validate the public status
against the supported build statuses and reject callbacks when build.status is
already completed or failed. Replace the direct callbackToken comparison with
timingSafeEqual using equal-length buffers, and invalidate the token after a
successful callback so it cannot be reused.

Review comments at
@src/modules/custom-client/entities/custom-client-build.entity.ts:
- Around line 35-36: Update the message column in CustomClientBuildEntity to use
the text type, and change the matching message definitions in both SQLite and
MySQL CREATE TABLE statements in the migration to text so long callback messages
can be stored.

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Walkthrough

This PR replaces the Nexus build integration with custom-client build management. It adds GitHub Actions dispatch, build callbacks and progress retrieval, settings endpoints, a new build table and migration, and custom-client build statistics.

Changes: Custom-client build integration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Build persistence and migration
src/modules/custom-client/entities/custom-client-build.entity.ts, src/migrations/1791212800000-ReplaceNexusWithCustomClientBuilds.ts, src/database/*, src/modules/nexus/entities/*
Adds the custom_client_builds entity and migration. Registers the entity and migration, updates migration tests, and removes the Nexus build and token entities.
Build workflow and settings
src/modules/custom-client/dto/*, src/modules/custom-client/services/custom-client-settings.service.ts, src/modules/custom-client/custom-client.service.ts, src/modules/nexus/dto/nexus-auth.dto.ts, src/modules/nexus/nexus.service.ts
Adds build and progress data contracts, settings management, and service operations for workflow dispatch, callbacks, progress, build records, and local file paths. Removes the prior Nexus service and authentication DTO.
Build API and application wiring
src/modules/custom-client/custom-client.controller.ts, src/modules/custom-client/custom-client.module.ts, src/app.module.ts, src/common/utils/data-dir.util.ts, src/modules/nexus/nexus.controller.ts, src/modules/nexus/nexus.module.ts
Adds build, file, callback, progress, and settings routes. Registers the custom-client module, changes the build storage directory, and removes the Nexus controller and module.
Custom-client update statistics
src/modules/update-check/*
Replaces Nexus build and token statistics with custom-client build totals and counts for four statuses.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant CustomClientController
  participant CustomClientService
  participant GitHubActions
  participant CustomClientBuildRepository
  CustomClientController->>CustomClientService: submitBuild
  CustomClientService->>GitHubActions: dispatch workflow
  GitHubActions->>CustomClientController: POST callback with status and uploaded files
  CustomClientController->>CustomClientService: handleCallback
  CustomClientService->>CustomClientBuildRepository: update build status and file names
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  • custom client failed #245: The issue concerns a custom-client build failure after GitHub account binding. This PR changes custom-client build dispatch, callback, and progress handling.

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Merge Risk: Moderate · previous review 5efa8

The new custom-client build flow has defects in file listing, callback validation and the public upload route. These could cause descriptor exhaustion, corrupted build state or memory exhaustion. Fix them before merging.

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…m-build entry

Map os/arch to the matching reusable workflow file (windows-x86_64.yml, linux-aarch64.yml, etc.) and drop the custom-build.yml entry point. Each platform workflow now carries its own workflow_dispatch trigger and notify-console callback job, so the console triggers the target workflow directly.
…rkflow

Allow os='all' to dispatch the aggregated flutter-build workflow that
builds every platform in parallel. arch becomes optional for all-platform
builds and is stored as 'all' in that case.
The mysql-migration.integration.spec.ts maintains its own migrations
array; the new migration was missing from it, causing CI to run only
five migrations instead of six.
Bump the GitHub API version to 2026-03-10 so workflow_dispatch returns
the workflow_run_id directly; store it on the build record. Add a
GET /builds/:uuid/progress endpoint that proxies GitHub's runs/{id}
and runs/{id}/jobs APIs to return the current job/step status.

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src/modules/custom-client/custom-client.controller.ts: 1

37-124: Trivial · Nitpick

Coordinate release with the frontend change.

The routes moved from /api/nexus/* to /api/custom-client/*. The linked databk/rustdesk-console-web repository still calls only the deleted Nexus endpoints. Its custom-client page requires Nexus binding. It also expects the legacy fields appName and cancelled, and a windows-only os. No frontend code calls the new progress or settings endpoints. Ship the matching web change together with this backend change, or the custom-client page stops working.

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Coordinate the routes exposed by createBuild and the other custom-client
controller handlers with the matching frontend change before release; update the
frontend to call the custom-client endpoints and bind the custom-client page to
the Nexus flow while preserving its expected appName, cancelled, and
Windows-only os fields. Ship the backend and frontend changes together.

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Review comments at @src/modules/custom-client/custom-client.controller.ts:
- Around line 91-94: Configure the FilesInterceptor on the public callback route
with explicit fileSize and files limits so multipart uploads cannot be buffered
without bounds; keep the change scoped to the interceptor used by the
builds/:uuid/callback endpoint.
- Around line 60-89: Update listBuildFiles, downloadBuildFile, and
getBuildProgress to receive the authenticated user ID and pass it to their
service methods; verify build ownership by UUID and userGuid before listing
files, accessing the filesystem, or fetching GitHub run details.

Review comments at @src/modules/custom-client/custom-client.service.ts:
- Around line 200-212: Update listBuildFiles to use statSync(...).isFile() when
filtering entries instead of creating unread, unclosed streams, and replace
createReadStream with statSync in the fs import. Preserve the existing behavior
of excluding entries whose inspection throws.
- Line 197: Update deleteBuild to remove the build’s artifact directory under
custom-client-builds using the existing safeJoin(uuid) path after deleting the
database record; import and use the filesystem removal utility needed for
recursive, forceful cleanup.
- Around line 131-135: Update the GitHub 401/403 handling in the custom-client
response flow to throw a BadGatewayException with the existing message instead
of an UnauthorizedException, so an upstream GitHub error is not returned as a
console-user session failure.
- Around line 229-231: In the callback handler, validate the public status
against the supported build statuses and reject callbacks when build.status is
already completed or failed. Replace the direct callbackToken comparison with
timingSafeEqual using equal-length buffers, and invalidate the token after a
successful callback so it cannot be reused.

Review comments at
@src/modules/custom-client/entities/custom-client-build.entity.ts:
- Around line 35-36: Update the message column in CustomClientBuildEntity to use
the text type, and change the matching message definitions in both SQLite and
MySQL CREATE TABLE statements in the migration to text so long callback messages
can be stored.

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Review comments at @src/modules/custom-client/custom-client.controller.ts:
- Around line 37-124: Coordinate the routes exposed by createBuild and the other
custom-client controller handlers with the matching frontend change before
release; update the frontend to call the custom-client endpoints and bind the
custom-client page to the Nexus flow while preserving its expected appName,
cancelled, and Windows-only os fields. Ship the backend and frontend changes
together.

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- Check build ownership for listBuildFiles, downloadBuildFile, getBuildProgress
- Add upload size limits (200MB/file, 10 files) on public callback route
- Map GitHub 401/403 to BadGatewayException instead of UnauthorizedException
- Delete artifact directory on disk when deleting a build record
- Fix file descriptor leak in listBuildFiles (use statSync instead of createReadStream)
- Validate callback status, reject callbacks for terminal builds, use timingSafeEqual for token, invalidate token after callback
- Widen message column to text type in entity and migration
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