MeshCore/src/helpers/BaseChatMesh.cpp, branch smart

Clarify comment wording: 1 = direct (0 hops)

2026-03-03T07:40:17Z

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6

Address PR review: subtract-1 encoding and clamp max_hops

2026-03-03T07:37:22Z

- Change > to >= so stored value 1 means direct/0-hop only (liamcottle) - Clamp max_hops to 63 on write since getPathHashCount() caps at 63 (robekl) - Update comments to reflect encoding: 0=no limit, 1=direct only, N=up to N-1 hops Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6

Add configurable max hops filter for auto-add contacts

2026-03-02T19:41:41Z

Filter auto-add of new contacts by hop count (issues #1533, #1546). Setting is configurable from the companion app via extended CMD_SET/GET_AUTOADD_CONFIG protocol (0 = no limit, 1-63 = max hops). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6

* refactor of Contact/Client out_path_len (stored in files), from signed to unsigned byte (+2 squashed commits)

2026-02-21T08:35:51Z

Squashed commits: [f326e25] * misc [fa5152e] * new 'path mode' parsing in Dispatcher

only store advblob when adding/updating contacts

2026-01-31T13:02:30Z

always send PUSH_CODE_NEW_ADVERT when advert was not added to contacts[]

2026-01-16T02:15:35Z

bootstrap RTC from contact.lastmod and improve slot overwrite logic

2026-01-15T07:01:20Z

slot overwrite logic can now safely use contact.lastmod to find oldest contact for overwrite

refactor: add populateContactFromAdvert()

2026-01-15T07:01:20Z

contacts: granular autoadd and overwrite-oldest

2026-01-15T07:01:20Z

* Repeater: new anon request sub-type: ANON_REQ_TYPE_REGIONS (rate limited to max 4 every 3 mins)

2026-01-03T01:02:15Z

* Companion: new CMD_SEND_ANON_REQ command (reply with existing RESP_CODE_SENT frame)