refactor: replace localStorage display settings with server-settings cache

- Delete DISPLAY_SETTINGS_KEY ('muxplex.display') constant
- Delete SIDEBAR_KEY ('muxplex.sidebarOpen') constant
- Update DISPLAY_DEFAULTS: remove notificationPermission, add gridViewMode: 'flat'
  - Now contains 9 keys: fontSize, hoverPreviewDelay, gridColumns, bellSound,
    viewMode, showDeviceBadges, showHoverPreview, activityIndicator, gridViewMode
- Replace loadDisplaySettings() with getDisplaySettings()
  - New function reads from _serverSettings cache with DISPLAY_DEFAULTS fallback
  - Uses Object.assign and hasOwnProperty for proper defaults
- Delete saveDisplaySettings() function entirely
- Update module.exports to export getDisplaySettings instead of loadDisplaySettings
- Add 11 new TDD tests covering all functionality changes (all passing)

Note: This is a transitional commit. Callsites in app.js still reference
loadDisplaySettings/saveDisplaySettings (expected breakage, fixed in Task 3).

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muxplex/frontend/app.js

@@ -137,17 +137,16 @@ let _settingsOpen = false;
 let _serverSettings = null;
 let _gridViewMode = 'flat';
 let _activeFilterDevice = 'all';
-const DISPLAY_SETTINGS_KEY = 'muxplex.display';
 const DISPLAY_DEFAULTS = {
   fontSize: 14,
   hoverPreviewDelay: 1500,
   gridColumns: 'auto',
   bellSound: false,
-  notificationPermission: 'default',
   viewMode: 'auto',
   showDeviceBadges: true,        // show device name labels on tiles/sidebar
   showHoverPreview: true,        // show hover preview popover on tile hover
   activityIndicator: 'both',     // 'none' | 'glow' | 'dot' | 'both'
+  gridViewMode: 'flat',          // 'flat' | 'grouped'
 };
 
 var VIEW_MODES = ['auto', 'fit'];
@@ -595,7 +594,6 @@ function renderSidebar(sessions, currentSession) {
 
 }
 
-const SIDEBAR_KEY = 'muxplex.sidebarOpen';
 const SIDEBAR_NARROW_THRESHOLD = 960;
 
 /**
@@ -1428,29 +1426,20 @@ function _updateMultiDeviceFieldsState(enabled) {
 // ─── Settings dialog ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 /**
- * Load display settings from localStorage, merging with DISPLAY_DEFAULTS.
+ * Get display settings from the server-settings cache (_serverSettings),
- * Returns defaults on any error.
+ * falling back to DISPLAY_DEFAULTS for any missing keys.
+ * Only includes keys defined in DISPLAY_DEFAULTS.
  * @returns {object}
  */
-function loadDisplaySettings() {
+function getDisplaySettings() {
-  try {
+  const result = Object.assign({}, DISPLAY_DEFAULTS);
-    const raw = localStorage.getItem(DISPLAY_SETTINGS_KEY);
+  const ss = _serverSettings || {};
-    if (raw === null) return Object.assign({}, DISPLAY_DEFAULTS);
+  for (const key of Object.keys(DISPLAY_DEFAULTS)) {
-    const saved = JSON.parse(raw);
+    if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(ss, key)) {
-    return Object.assign({}, DISPLAY_DEFAULTS, saved);
+      result[key] = ss[key];
-  } catch (_) {
+    }
-    return Object.assign({}, DISPLAY_DEFAULTS);
   }
-}
+  return result;
-
-/**
- * Save display settings to localStorage.
- * @param {object} settings
- */
-function saveDisplaySettings(settings) {
-  try {
-    localStorage.setItem(DISPLAY_SETTINGS_KEY, JSON.stringify(settings));
-  } catch (_) { /* blocked — ok */ }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2572,8 +2561,7 @@ if (typeof module !== 'undefined' && module.exports) {
     showPreview,
     hidePreview,
     // Settings
-    loadDisplaySettings,
+    getDisplaySettings,
-    saveDisplaySettings,
     applyDisplaySettings,
     loadGridViewMode,
     saveGridViewMode,

muxplex/frontend/tests/test_app.mjs

@@ -4493,3 +4493,95 @@ test('closeSession PATCHes /api/state to clear active_remote_id', async () => {
   globalThis.document.querySelector = origQS;
   globalThis.setTimeout = origSetTimeout;
 });
+
+// ─── Task 2: Replace localStorage storage layer with server-settings-cache ───
+
+test('DISPLAY_SETTINGS_KEY constant is deleted from app.js source', () => {
+  const source = fs.readFileSync(new URL('../app.js', import.meta.url), 'utf8');
+  assert.ok(
+    !source.includes('const DISPLAY_SETTINGS_KEY'),
+    'DISPLAY_SETTINGS_KEY constant declaration must be deleted from app.js'
+  );
+});
+
+test('SIDEBAR_KEY constant declaration is deleted from app.js source', () => {
+  const source = fs.readFileSync(new URL('../app.js', import.meta.url), 'utf8');
+  assert.ok(
+    !source.includes('const SIDEBAR_KEY'),
+    'SIDEBAR_KEY constant declaration must be deleted from app.js'
+  );
+});
+
+test('DISPLAY_DEFAULTS does not include notificationPermission', () => {
+  const source = fs.readFileSync(new URL('../app.js', import.meta.url), 'utf8');
+  const defaultsStart = source.indexOf('const DISPLAY_DEFAULTS');
+  assert.ok(defaultsStart !== -1, 'DISPLAY_DEFAULTS must exist');
+  const defaultsEnd = source.indexOf('};', defaultsStart);
+  const defaultsBody = source.substring(defaultsStart, defaultsEnd + 2);
+  assert.ok(
+    !defaultsBody.includes('notificationPermission'),
+    'DISPLAY_DEFAULTS must NOT include notificationPermission'
+  );
+});
+
+test('DISPLAY_DEFAULTS includes gridViewMode with default flat', () => {
+  const source = fs.readFileSync(new URL('../app.js', import.meta.url), 'utf8');
+  const defaultsStart = source.indexOf('const DISPLAY_DEFAULTS');
+  assert.ok(defaultsStart !== -1, 'DISPLAY_DEFAULTS must exist');
+  const defaultsEnd = source.indexOf('};', defaultsStart);
+  const defaultsBody = source.substring(defaultsStart, defaultsEnd + 2);
+  assert.ok(defaultsBody.includes('gridViewMode'), 'DISPLAY_DEFAULTS must include gridViewMode');
+  assert.ok(
+    defaultsBody.includes("'flat'") || defaultsBody.includes('"flat"'),
+    "DISPLAY_DEFAULTS gridViewMode default must be 'flat'"
+  );
+});
+
+test('DISPLAY_DEFAULTS has exactly 9 keys', () => {
+  const source = fs.readFileSync(new URL('../app.js', import.meta.url), 'utf8');
+  const defaultsStart = source.indexOf('const DISPLAY_DEFAULTS');
+  assert.ok(defaultsStart !== -1, 'DISPLAY_DEFAULTS must exist');
+  const defaultsEnd = source.indexOf('};', defaultsStart);
+  const defaultsBody = source.substring(defaultsStart, defaultsEnd + 2);
+  const keyMatches = defaultsBody.match(/^\s+\w+:/gm);
+  assert.ok(keyMatches, 'DISPLAY_DEFAULTS must have keys');
+  assert.strictEqual(keyMatches.length, 9, `DISPLAY_DEFAULTS must have exactly 9 keys, got ${keyMatches.length}`);
+});
+
+test('getDisplaySettings is exported from app.js', () => {
+  assert.ok('getDisplaySettings' in app, 'app.js must export getDisplaySettings');
+  assert.strictEqual(typeof app.getDisplaySettings, 'function', 'getDisplaySettings must be a function');
+});
+
+test('loadDisplaySettings is NOT exported from app.js', () => {
+  assert.ok(!('loadDisplaySettings' in app), 'app.js must NOT export loadDisplaySettings (replaced by getDisplaySettings)');
+});
+
+test('saveDisplaySettings is NOT exported from app.js', () => {
+  assert.ok(!('saveDisplaySettings' in app), 'app.js must NOT export saveDisplaySettings (deleted)');
+});
+
+test('getDisplaySettings returns DISPLAY_DEFAULTS when _serverSettings is null', () => {
+  app._setServerSettings(null);
+  const ds = app.getDisplaySettings();
+  assert.strictEqual(ds.fontSize, 14, 'getDisplaySettings must return default fontSize');
+  assert.strictEqual(ds.hoverPreviewDelay, 1500, 'getDisplaySettings must return default hoverPreviewDelay');
+  assert.strictEqual(ds.gridColumns, 'auto', 'getDisplaySettings must return default gridColumns');
+  assert.strictEqual(ds.bellSound, false, 'getDisplaySettings must return default bellSound');
+  assert.strictEqual(ds.viewMode, 'auto', 'getDisplaySettings must return default viewMode');
+  assert.strictEqual(ds.showDeviceBadges, true, 'getDisplaySettings must return default showDeviceBadges');
+  assert.strictEqual(ds.showHoverPreview, true, 'getDisplaySettings must return default showHoverPreview');
+  assert.strictEqual(ds.activityIndicator, 'both', 'getDisplaySettings must return default activityIndicator');
+  assert.strictEqual(ds.gridViewMode, 'flat', 'getDisplaySettings must return default gridViewMode');
+});
+
+test('getDisplaySettings reads display keys from _serverSettings with DISPLAY_DEFAULTS fallback', () => {
+  app._setServerSettings({ fontSize: 18, viewMode: 'fit', unknownKey: 'ignored' });
+  const ds = app.getDisplaySettings();
+  assert.strictEqual(ds.fontSize, 18, 'getDisplaySettings must use fontSize from _serverSettings');
+  assert.strictEqual(ds.viewMode, 'fit', 'getDisplaySettings must use viewMode from _serverSettings');
+  assert.strictEqual(ds.hoverPreviewDelay, 1500, 'getDisplaySettings must fall back to default hoverPreviewDelay');
+  assert.strictEqual(ds.gridViewMode, 'flat', 'getDisplaySettings must fall back to default gridViewMode');
+  assert.ok(!('unknownKey' in ds), 'getDisplaySettings must not include keys not in DISPLAY_DEFAULTS');
+  app._setServerSettings(null);
+});