Configure desktop host and deployment settings

Adds desktop hosting/browser launch configuration, app settings examples, project dependency/config updates, and ignores generated/local files.

.gitignore

@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
 bin/
 obj/
 
+# Publish artifacts
+publish/
+artifacts/
+artifacts/**
+
 # .NET Core
 *.runtimeconfig.dev.json
 
@@ -46,3 +51,6 @@ node_modules/
 
 # Environment variables
 .env
+
+# Local overrides (connection strings, machine-specific paths). Copy from appsettings.Example.json.
+appsettings.Local.json

AVSCartonShipmentVerifier.csproj

@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <AssemblyName>AVSCartonShipmentVerifier</AssemblyName>
     <RootNamespace>AVSCartonShipmentVerifier</RootNamespace>
+    <UserSecretsId>AVSCartonShipmentVerifier-d4f8e9b2-3c1a-4f6e-9b7d-2a8e5c1f9d3b</UserSecretsId>
+    <!-- Release / publish: hide console on Windows when double-clicking the exe. Debug: keep console for logs. -->
+    <OutputType Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Release'">WinExe</OutputType>
+    <OutputType Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Release'">Exe</OutputType>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -17,4 +21,9 @@
     <None Update="Resources\Sound\alert.wav" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" CopyToPublishDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <!-- Default SDK Content does not copy wwwroot to bin; static assets use a runtime manifest. Copy wwwroot into output so WebRootPath exists when running the built exe (silences StaticFileMiddleware warning; xcopy-friendly). -->
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Content Update="wwwroot\**\*" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" CopyToPublishDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>

Configuration/DesktopHostOptions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+namespace AVSCartonShipmentVerifier.Configuration;
+
+public sealed class DesktopHostOptions
+{
+    public const string SectionName = "DesktopHost";
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// When true (default on Windows), opens the default browser after the server starts.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool LaunchBrowser { get; init; } = true;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Optional URL to open. If empty, the first bound HTTP address from Kestrel is used.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? BrowserUrl { get; init; }
+}

Hosting/LaunchBrowserHostedService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using AVSCartonShipmentVerifier.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Server;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Server.Features;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+
+namespace AVSCartonShipmentVerifier.Hosting;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Opens the default browser once the web server has started (Windows desktop-style launch).
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class LaunchBrowserHostedService : IHostedService
+{
+    private readonly IHostApplicationLifetime _lifetime;
+    private readonly IOptions<DesktopHostOptions> _options;
+    private readonly IServer _server;
+    private readonly ILogger<LaunchBrowserHostedService> _logger;
+
+    public LaunchBrowserHostedService(
+        IServer server,
+        IHostApplicationLifetime lifetime,
+        IOptions<DesktopHostOptions> options,
+        ILogger<LaunchBrowserHostedService> logger)
+    {
+        _server = server;
+        _lifetime = lifetime;
+        _options = options;
+        _logger = logger;
+    }
+
+    public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var opts = _options.Value;
+        if (!opts.LaunchBrowser)
+            return Task.CompletedTask;
+
+        _lifetime.ApplicationStarted.Register(OpenBrowser);
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    private void OpenBrowser()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            var url = ResolveUrl();
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(url))
+            {
+                _logger.LogWarning("Could not determine URL to open in the browser.");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (OperatingSystem.IsWindows())
+            {
+                Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo(url) { UseShellExecute = true });
+            }
+            else if (OperatingSystem.IsMacOS())
+            {
+                Process.Start("open", url);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo("xdg-open", url) { UseShellExecute = true });
+            }
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed to launch the default browser.");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private string? ResolveUrl()
+    {
+        var configured = _options.Value.BrowserUrl;
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(configured))
+            return configured;
+
+        var addresses = _server.Features.Get<IServerAddressesFeature>()?.Addresses;
+        if (addresses is null || addresses.Count == 0)
+            return null;
+
+        return addresses.FirstOrDefault(static a => a.StartsWith("http://", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            ?? addresses.FirstOrDefault(static a => a.StartsWith("https://", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            ?? addresses.FirstOrDefault();
+    }
+
+    public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => Task.CompletedTask;
+}

Program.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using AVSCartonShipmentVerifier.Configuration;
 using AVSCartonShipmentVerifier.Data;
+using AVSCartonShipmentVerifier.Hosting;
 using AVSCartonShipmentVerifier.Repositories;
 using AVSCartonShipmentVerifier.ScanHistory;
 using AVSCartonShipmentVerifier.Services;
@@ -8,6 +9,8 @@ using Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders;
 
 var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
 
+builder.Configuration.AddJsonFile("appsettings.Local.json", optional: true, reloadOnChange: true);
+
 builder.Services
     .AddOptions<CartonVerificationOptions>()
     .Bind(builder.Configuration.GetSection(CartonVerificationOptions.SectionName))
@@ -20,6 +23,12 @@ builder.Services
     .ValidateDataAnnotations()
     .ValidateOnStart();
 
+builder.Services
+    .AddOptions<DesktopHostOptions>()
+    .Bind(builder.Configuration.GetSection(DesktopHostOptions.SectionName));
+
+builder.Services.AddHostedService<LaunchBrowserHostedService>();
+
 builder.Services.AddControllersWithViews();
 
 builder.Services.AddDbContext<ScanHistoryDbContext>((serviceProvider, options) =>
@@ -40,6 +49,24 @@ using (var scope = app.Services.CreateScope())
 {
     var db = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<ScanHistoryDbContext>();
     db.Database.EnsureCreated();
+
+    // EnsureCreated does not add new tables to an existing SQLite file; create rejected-scan storage explicitly.
+    db.Database.ExecuteSqlRaw(
+        """
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS rejected_scan_entries (
+            Id INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+            RawInputValue TEXT NOT NULL,
+            ModelNumber TEXT NOT NULL,
+            UniqueNumber TEXT NOT NULL,
+            RejectionReason TEXT NOT NULL,
+            ProcessedAtUtc TEXT NOT NULL
+        );
+        """);
+    db.Database.ExecuteSqlRaw(
+        """
+        CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS IX_rejected_scan_entries_ProcessedAtUtc
+        ON rejected_scan_entries (ProcessedAtUtc);
+        """);
 }
 
 if (!app.Environment.IsDevelopment())

appsettings.Development.json

@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 {
+  "ConnectionStrings": {
+    "VerificationDatabase": "Server=192.168.90.147;Port=3306;Database=UIND;User ID=utopia;Password=Utopia01;SslMode=None;Allow User Variables=True;"
+  },
+  "DesktopHost": {
+    "LaunchBrowser": false
+  },
   "Logging": {
     "LogLevel": {
       "Default": "Debug",

appsettings.Example.json

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "ConnectionStrings": {
+    "VerificationDatabase": ""
+  },
+
+  "Kestrel": {
+    "Endpoints": {
+      "Http": {
+        "Url": "http://localhost:5000"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+
+  "DesktopHost": {
+    "LaunchBrowser": true,
+    "BrowserUrl": "http://localhost:5000"
+  }
+}

appsettings.json

@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 {
-  "ConnectionStrings": {
+  "ConnectionStrings": {},
-    "VerificationDatabase": ""
+  "Kestrel": {
+    "Endpoints": {
+      "Http": {
+        "Url": "http://localhost:5000"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "DesktopHost": {
+    "LaunchBrowser": true,
+    "BrowserUrl": ""
   },
   "CartonVerification": {
     "TableName": "carton_verification_log",