global-config: new setting to disable news and change notifications...change-83

... and also drop the version from global-config and
global-config-overlay.

8 files changed, 16 insertions, 25 deletions

diff --git a/README.d/05-edit-global-config-overlay.avif b/README.d/05-edit-global-config-overlay.avif
index e08fde8..f2f0f2d 100644
--- a/README.d/05-edit-global-config-overlay.avif
+++ b/README.d/05-edit-global-config-overlay.avif
diff --git a/doc/backup-cloud.d/notification.svg b/doc/backup-cloud.d/notification.svg
index 6e48cd4..23d78e5 100644
--- a/doc/backup-cloud.d/notification.svg
+++ b/doc/backup-cloud.d/notification.svg
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
 </tspan><tspan
          x="180"
          y="176.08282"
-         id="tspan13491">    Current:    78
+         id="tspan13491">    Version:    83
 </tspan><tspan
          x="180"
          y="191.08282"
diff --git a/doc/backup-upload.d/notification.svg b/doc/backup-upload.d/notification.svg
index a157840..b8af90e 100644
--- a/doc/backup-upload.d/notification.svg
+++ b/doc/backup-upload.d/notification.svg
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
 </tspan><tspan
          x="180"
          y="175.85"
-         id="tspan10793">    Current:    78
+         id="tspan10793">    Version:    83
 </tspan><tspan
          x="180"
          y="190.85"
diff --git a/doc/check-routeros-update.d/notification.svg b/doc/check-routeros-update.d/notification.svg
index 8a5cc67..7a1ecba 100644
--- a/doc/check-routeros-update.d/notification.svg
+++ b/doc/check-routeros-update.d/notification.svg
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
 </tspan><tspan
          x="180"
          y="190.85"
-         id="tspan13565">    Current:    78</tspan></text>
+         id="tspan13565">    Version:    83</tspan></text>
     <text
        xml:space="preserve"
        id="text6580"
diff --git a/global-config b/global-config
index d36e63b..febef52 100644
--- a/global-config
+++ b/global-config
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@
 # global configuration
 # https://git.eworm.de/cgit/routeros-scripts/about/
 
-# Make sure all configuration properties are up to date and this
-# value is in sync with value in script 'global-functions'!
-:global GlobalConfigVersion 82;
+# Set this to 'true' to disable news and change notifications.
+:global NoNewsAndChangesNotification false;
 
 # This is used for DNS and backup file.
 :global Domain "example.com";
diff --git a/global-config-overlay b/global-config-overlay
index 06d369e..70d8570 100644
--- a/global-config-overlay
+++ b/global-config-overlay
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@
 # global configuration, custom overlay
 # https://git.eworm.de/cgit/routeros-scripts/about/
 
-# Make sure all configuration properties are up to date and this
-# value is in sync with value in script 'global-functions'!
-# Comment or remove to disable news and change notifications.
-:global GlobalConfigVersion 82;
-
 # Copy configuration from global-config, paste and modify it here.
 
 
diff --git a/global-config.changes b/global-config.changes
index 1a72527..0356772 100644
--- a/global-config.changes
+++ b/global-config.changes
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
   80="The 'routeros-v7' branch will now freeze, and vanish any time in future. You already switched to 'main' branch, well done!";
   81="Dropped script 'rotate-ntp', as the limitation does no longer exist.";
   82="Renamed the comment parameter 'hostname' to just 'name' for 'netwatch-notify'.";
+  83="Introduced new setting to disable news and change notifications, dropped version from configuration.";
 };
 
 # Migration steps to be applied on script updates
diff --git a/global-functions b/global-functions
index bab2716..94f3763 100644
--- a/global-functions
+++ b/global-functions
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 :local 0 "global-functions";
 
 # expected configuration version
-:global ExpectedConfigVersion 82;
+:global ExpectedConfigVersion 83;
 
 # global variables not to be changed by user
 :global GlobalFunctionsReady false;
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@
 # get readable device info
 :set DeviceInfo do={
   :global ExpectedConfigVersion;
-  :global GlobalConfigVersion;
   :global Identity;
 
   :global IfThenElse;
@@ -211,7 +210,7 @@
            (" " . $RouterBoard->"revision") ] . \
        "\nSerial number:  " . $RouterBoard->"serial-number") ] . \
     [ $IfThenElse ([ :len ($License->"level") ] > 0) \
-       ("\nLicense:        " . $License->"level") ] . \
+      ("\nLicense:        " . $License->"level") ] . \
        "\nRouterOS:" . \
        "\n    Channel:    " . $Update->"channel" . \
        "\n    Installed:  " . $Update->"installed-version" . \
@@ -220,11 +219,9 @@
       ("\n    Available:  " . $Update->"latest-version") ] . \
     [ $IfThenElse ($RouterBoard->"routerboard" = true && \
         $RouterBoard->"current-firmware" != $RouterBoard->"upgrade-firmware") \
-       ("\n    Firmware:   " . $RouterBoard->"current-firmware") ] . \
+      ("\n    Firmware:   " . $RouterBoard->"current-firmware") ] . \
        "\nRouterOS-Scripts:" . \
-       "\n    Current:    " . $GlobalConfigVersion . \
-    [ $IfThenElse ($GlobalConfigVersion != $ExpectedConfigVersion) \
-      ("\n    Expected:   " . $ExpectedConfigVersion) ]);
+       "\n    Version:    " . $ExpectedConfigVersion);
 }
 
 # download package from upgrade server
@@ -753,9 +750,9 @@
   :local NewComment [ :tostr   $2 ];
 
   :global ExpectedConfigVersion;
-  :global GlobalConfigVersion;
   :global Identity;
   :global IDonate;
+  :global NoNewsAndChangesNotification;
   :global NotificationsWithSymbols;
   :global ScriptUpdatesBaseUrl;
   :global ScriptUpdatesFetch;
@@ -926,16 +923,15 @@
     }
 
     :if ($SentConfigChangesNotification != $ExpectedConfigVersion && \
-         $GlobalConfigVersion < $ExpectedConfigVersion) do={
-      :local NotificationMessage ("Current configuration on " . $Identity . \
-          " is out of date. Please update global-config-overlay, then increase " . \
-          "\$GlobalConfigVersion (currently " . $GlobalConfigVersion . \
-          ") to " . $ExpectedConfigVersion . " and re-run global-config.");
+         $NoNewsAndChangesNotification != true) do={
+      :local NotificationMessage ("The configuration version on " . $Identity . " increased " . \
+         "to " . $ExpectedConfigVersion . ", current configuration may need modification. " . \
+         "Please review and update global-config-overlay, then re-run global-config.");
       $LogPrintExit2 info $0 ($NotificationMessage) false;
 
       :if ([ :len $GlobalConfigChanges ] > 0) do={
         :set NotificationMessage ($NotificationMessage . "\n\nChanges:");
-        :for I from=($GlobalConfigVersion + 1) to=$ExpectedConfigVersion do={
+        :for I from=($ExpectedConfigVersionBefore + 1) to=$ExpectedConfigVersion do={
           :local Change ($GlobalConfigChanges->[ :tostr $I ]);
           :set NotificationMessage ($NotificationMessage . "\n " . \
               [ $IfThenElse ($NotificationsWithSymbols = true) ("\E2\97\8F") "*" ] . " " . $Change);