Dockerfile

@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
-ARG SIGNAL_CLI_VERSION=0.14.0
-ARG LIBSIGNAL_CLIENT_VERSION=0.87.4
-ARG SIGNAL_CLI_NATIVE_PACKAGE_VERSION=0.14.0+morph027+5
+ARG SIGNAL_CLI_VERSION=0.13.24
+ARG LIBSIGNAL_CLIENT_VERSION=0.87.0
+ARG SIGNAL_CLI_NATIVE_PACKAGE_VERSION=0.13.24+morph027+2
 
 ARG SWAG_VERSION=1.16.4
-ARG GRAALVM_VERSION=25.0.2
-
-ARG S6_OVERLAY_VERSION=v3.2.2.0
+ARG GRAALVM_VERSION=21.0.0
+#ARG GRAALVM_VERSION=25.0.2
 
 ARG BUILD_VERSION_ARG=unset
 
-FROM golang:1.26-trixie AS buildcontainer
+FROM golang:1.24-bookworm AS buildcontainer
 
 ARG SIGNAL_CLI_VERSION
 ARG LIBSIGNAL_CLIENT_VERSION
@@ -33,8 +32,8 @@ RUN arch="$(uname -m)"; \
 RUN dpkg-reconfigure debconf --frontend=noninteractive \
 	&& apt-get update \
 	&& apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends \
-		wget git locales zip unzip \
-		file build-essential libz-dev zlib1g-dev binutils \
+		wget software-properties-common git locales zip unzip \
+		file build-essential libz-dev zlib1g-dev \
 	&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* 
 
 RUN sed -i -e 's/# en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8/' /etc/locale.gen && \
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ RUN sed -i -e 's/# en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8/' /etc/locale.gen && \
 
 ENV JAVA_OPTS="-Djdk.lang.Process.launchMechanism=vfork"
 
-ENV LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+ENV LANG en_US.UTF-8
 
 #RUN cd /tmp/ \
 #	&& git clone https://github.com/swaggo/swag.git swag-${SWAG_VERSION} \
@@ -92,8 +91,8 @@ RUN if [ "$(uname -m)" = "x86_64" ]; then \
 		&& ./gradlew -q nativeCompile; \
 	elif [ "$(uname -m)" = "aarch64" ] ; then \
 		echo "Use native image from @morph027 (https://packaging.gitlab.io/signal-cli/) for arm64 - many thanks to @morph027" \
-		&& curl -fsSL https://packaging.gitlab.io/signal-cli/gpg.key | gpg -o /usr/share/keyrings/signal-cli-native.pgp --dearmor \
-		&& echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/signal-cli-native.pgp] https://packaging.gitlab.io/signal-cli signalcli main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/morph027-signal-cli.list \
+		&& curl -fsSL https://packaging.gitlab.io/signal-cli/gpg.key | apt-key add - \
+		&& echo "deb https://packaging.gitlab.io/signal-cli focal main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/morph027-signal-cli.list \
 		&& mkdir -p /tmp/signal-cli-native \
 		&& cd /tmp/signal-cli-native \
 		#&& wget https://gitlab.com/packaging/signal-cli/-/jobs/3716873649/artifacts/download?file_type=archive -O /tmp/signal-cli-native/archive.zip \
@@ -155,63 +154,42 @@ RUN cd /tmp/signal-cli-rest-api-src/scripts && go build -o jsonrpc2-helper
 RUN cd /tmp/signal-cli-rest-api-src && go build -buildmode=plugin -o signal-cli-rest-api_plugin_loader.so plugin_loader.go
 
 # Start a fresh container for release container
-FROM debian:trixie-slim
 
-ARG TARGETARCH # set by buildx
-ARG SIGNAL_CLI_VERSION
-ARG BUILD_VERSION_ARG
-ARG S6_OVERLAY_VERSION
+# eclipse-temurin doesn't provide a OpenJDK 21 image for armv7 (see https://github.com/adoptium/containers/issues/502). Until this
+# is fixed we use the standard ubuntu image
+#FROM eclipse-temurin:21-jre-jammy
+
+FROM ubuntu:jammy
+
 ENV GIN_MODE=release
 
-# Set environment variables to keep the image clean
-ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
-
 ENV PORT=8080
 
+ARG SIGNAL_CLI_VERSION
+ARG BUILD_VERSION_ARG
+
 ENV BUILD_VERSION=$BUILD_VERSION_ARG
 ENV SIGNAL_CLI_REST_API_PLUGIN_SHARED_OBJ_DIR=/usr/bin/
 
 RUN dpkg-reconfigure debconf --frontend=noninteractive \
 	&& apt-get update \
-	&& apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends util-linux openjdk-25-jre curl locales xz-utils \
-	&& apt-get clean \
+	&& apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends util-linux supervisor netcat openjdk-21-jre curl locales \
 	&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* 
 
-RUN if [ -z "$TARGETARCH" ]; then \
-      # Fallback for older Docker versions not using BuildKit
-      TARGETARCH=$(uname -m | sed 's/x86_64/amd64/;s/aarch64/arm64/'); \
-	else \
-	  echo "Building for architecture: $TARGETARCH"; \
-    fi;
-
-# install s6-overlay as service control system
-RUN curl -fL -o /tmp/s6-overlay-noarch.tar.xz \
-    "https://github.com/just-containers/s6-overlay/releases/download/${S6_OVERLAY_VERSION}/s6-overlay-noarch.tar.xz" && \
-    tar -C / -Jxpf /tmp/s6-overlay-noarch.tar.xz && \
-    if [ "$TARGETARCH" = "amd64" ]; then S6_ARCH="x86_64"; \
-    elif [ "$TARGETARCH" = "arm64" ]; then S6_ARCH="aarch64"; \
-    elif [ "$TARGETARCH" = "arm" ]; then S6_ARCH="arm"; \
-    else S6_ARCH=$(uname -m | sed 's/x86_64/amd64/;s/aarch64/arm64/'); fi;\
-    curl -fL -o /tmp/s6-overlay-bin.tar.xz \
-    "https://github.com/just-containers/s6-overlay/releases/download/${S6_OVERLAY_VERSION}/s6-overlay-${S6_ARCH}.tar.xz" && \
-    tar -C / -Jxpf /tmp/s6-overlay-bin.tar.xz && \
-    rm /tmp/s6-overlay-*.tar.xz
-
 COPY --from=buildcontainer /tmp/signal-cli-rest-api-src/signal-cli-rest-api /usr/bin/signal-cli-rest-api
 COPY --from=buildcontainer /opt/signal-cli-${SIGNAL_CLI_VERSION} /opt/signal-cli-${SIGNAL_CLI_VERSION}
 COPY --from=buildcontainer /tmp/signal-cli-${SIGNAL_CLI_VERSION}-source/build/native/nativeCompile/signal-cli /opt/signal-cli-${SIGNAL_CLI_VERSION}/bin/signal-cli-native
 COPY --from=buildcontainer /tmp/signal-cli-rest-api-src/scripts/jsonrpc2-helper /usr/bin/jsonrpc2-helper
 COPY --from=buildcontainer /tmp/signal-cli-rest-api-src/signal-cli-rest-api_plugin_loader.so /usr/bin/signal-cli-rest-api_plugin_loader.so
+COPY entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
 
 
 RUN groupadd -g 1000 signal-api \
 	&& useradd --no-log-init -M -d /home -s /bin/bash -u 1000 -g 1000 signal-api \
 	&& ln -s /opt/signal-cli-${SIGNAL_CLI_VERSION}/bin/signal-cli /usr/bin/signal-cli \
 	&& ln -s /opt/signal-cli-${SIGNAL_CLI_VERSION}/bin/signal-cli-native /usr/bin/signal-cli-native \
-	&& mkdir -p /home/.local/share/signal-cli \
-	&& chown -R signal-api:signal-api /home
-
-COPY --chmod=755 ./s6-services/ /etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/
+	&& mkdir -p /signal-cli-config/ \
+	&& mkdir -p /home/.local/share/signal-cli
 
 # remove the temporary created signal-cli-native on armv7, as GRAALVM doesn't support 32bit
 RUN arch="$(uname -m)"; \
@@ -223,24 +201,16 @@ RUN sed -i -e 's/# en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8/' /etc/locale.gen && \
     dpkg-reconfigure --frontend=noninteractive locales && \
     update-locale LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 
-ENV LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+ENV LANG en_US.UTF-8
 
 EXPOSE ${PORT}
 
 ENV SIGNAL_CLI_CONFIG_DIR=/home/.local/share/signal-cli
+ENV SIGNAL_CLI_UID=1000
+ENV SIGNAL_CLI_GID=1000
+ENV SIGNAL_CLI_CHOWN_ON_STARTUP=true
 
-RUN mkdir -p /tmp/s6-runtime && chown -R signal-api:signal-api /tmp/s6-runtime /etc/s6-overlay
-
-USER signal-api
-
-# Mandatory ENV for non-root s6
-ENV S6_RUNTIME_PATH=/tmp/s6-runtime
-ENV S6_READ_ONLY_ROOT=1
-ENV S6_VERBOSITY=2
-
-WORKDIR /home
-
-ENTRYPOINT ["/init"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]
 
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=20s --timeout=10s --retries=3 \
     CMD curl -f http://localhost:${PORT}/v1/health || exit 1

README.md

@@ -156,6 +156,4 @@ There are a bunch of environmental variables that can be set inside the docker c
 
 * `JSON_RPC_IGNORE_ATTACHMENTS`: When set to `true`, attachments are not automatically downloaded in json-rpc mode (default: `false`)
 * `JSON_RPC_IGNORE_STORIES`: When set to `true`, stories are not automatically downloaded in json-rpc mode (default: `false`)
-* `JSON_RPC_IGNORE_AVATARS`: When set to `true`, avatars are not automatically downloaded in json-rpc mode (default: `false`)
-* `JSON_RPC_IGNORE_STICKERS`: When set to `true`, sticker packs are not automatically downloaded in json-rpc mode (default: `false`)
 * `JSON_RPC_TRUST_NEW_IDENTITIES`: Choose how to trust new identities in json-rpc mode. Supported values: `on-first-use`, `always`, `never`. (default: `on-first-use`)

doc/DEBUG.md

@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ This can be done by putting the docker container into debug mode with the follow
 
 ```curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"logging": {"level": "debug"}}' 'http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1/configuration'```
 
-Alternatively, you can set the `LOG_LEVEL` environment variable.
-
 Once the docker container is in debug mode, execute the REST API command you want to debug. 
 
 e.g Let's assume we are experiencing some problems with sending messages. So, let's send a Signal message with  

docker-compose.yml

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+version: "3"
 services:
   signal-cli-rest-api:
     image: bbernhard/signal-cli-rest-api:latest
@@ -8,4 +9,3 @@ services:
       - "8080:8080" #map docker port 8080 to host port 8080.
     volumes:
       - "./signal-cli-config:/home/.local/share/signal-cli" #map "signal-cli-config" folder on host system into docker container. the folder contains the password and cryptographic keys when a new number is registered
-

entrypoint.old.sh

@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-set -x
-set -e
-
-[ -z "${SIGNAL_CLI_CONFIG_DIR}" ] && echo "SIGNAL_CLI_CONFIG_DIR environmental variable needs to be set! Aborting!" && exit 1;
-
-usermod -u ${SIGNAL_CLI_UID} signal-api
-groupmod -o -g ${SIGNAL_CLI_GID} signal-api
-
-# Fix permissions to ensure backward compatibility if SIGNAL_CLI_CHOWN_ON_STARTUP is not set to "false"
-if [ "$SIGNAL_CLI_CHOWN_ON_STARTUP" != "false" ]; then
-  echo "Changing ownership of ${SIGNAL_CLI_CONFIG_DIR} to ${SIGNAL_CLI_UID}:${SIGNAL_CLI_GID}"
-  chown ${SIGNAL_CLI_UID}:${SIGNAL_CLI_GID} -R ${SIGNAL_CLI_CONFIG_DIR}
-else
-  echo "Skipping chown on startup since SIGNAL_CLI_CHOWN_ON_STARTUP is set to 'false'"
-fi
-
-# Show warning on docker exec
-cat <<EOF >> /root/.bashrc
-echo "WARNING: signal-cli-rest-api runs as signal-api (not as root!)" 
-echo "Run 'su signal-api' before using signal-cli!"
-echo "If you want to use signal-cli directly, don't forget to specify the config directory. e.g: \"signal-cli --config ${SIGNAL_CLI_CONFIG_DIR}\""
-EOF
-
-cap_prefix="-cap_"
-caps="$cap_prefix$(seq -s ",$cap_prefix" 0 $(cat /proc/sys/kernel/cap_last_cap))"
-
-# TODO: check mode
-if [ "$MODE" = "json-rpc" ]
-then
-/usr/bin/jsonrpc2-helper
-if [ -n "$JAVA_OPTS" ] ; then
-    echo "export JAVA_OPTS='$JAVA_OPTS'" >> /etc/default/supervisor
-fi
-service supervisor start
-supervisorctl start all
-fi
-
-export HOST_IP=$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')
-
-# Start API as signal-api user
-exec setpriv --reuid=${SIGNAL_CLI_UID} --regid=${SIGNAL_CLI_GID} --init-groups --inh-caps=$caps signal-cli-rest-api -signal-cli-config=${SIGNAL_CLI_CONFIG_DIR}

ext/libraries/libsignal-client/signal-cli-native.patch

@@ -1,22 +1,23 @@
 diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
-index d8e36ea4..dba4dae3 100644
+index f51d9f1c..6357f590 100644
 --- a/build.gradle.kts
 +++ b/build.gradle.kts
-@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ dependencies {
+@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ dependencies {
+     implementation(libs.slf4j.jul)
      implementation(libs.logback)
-     implementation(libs.zxing)
      implementation(project(":libsignal-cli"))
-+	implementation(files("/tmp/libsignal-client.jar")) 
++	implementation(files("/tmp/libsignal-client.jar"))
  }
  
  configurations {
-@@ -99,6 +100,9 @@ configurations {
+@@ -63,6 +64,10 @@ configurations {
      }
  }
  
 +configurations.all {
-+    exclude(group = "org.signal", module = "libsignal-client")
++	exclude(group = "org.signal", module = "libsignal-client")
 +}
++
  
  tasks.withType<AbstractArchiveTask>().configureEach {
      isPreserveFileTimestamps = false

s6-services/signal-api/run

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/command/with-contenv sh
-# Use with-contenv to import environment variables like SIGNAL_CLI_CONFIG_DIR
-exec signal-cli-rest-api -signal-cli-config="${SIGNAL_CLI_CONFIG_DIR}"

s6-services/signal-api/type

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-longrun

s6-services/signal-json-rpc/run

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/command/with-contenv sh
-# File: /etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/signal-json-rpc/run
-
-if [ "$MODE" != "json-rpc" ]; then
-    echo "Running as mode: $MODE - skipping json-rpc setup"
-    sleep infinity # do nothing, but keep service running
-    exit 0 
-fi
-
-exec jsonrpc2-helper

s6-services/signal-json-rpc/type

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-longrun

s6-services/user/type

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-bundle

src/api/api.go

@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ type RemoteDeleteRequest struct {
 }
 
 type DeleteLocalAccountDataRequest struct {
-	IgnoreRegistered bool `json:"ignore_registered" example:"false"`
+    IgnoreRegistered bool `json:"ignore_registered" example:"false"`
 }
 
 type DeviceLinkUriResponse struct {
@@ -364,30 +364,30 @@ func (a *Api) UnregisterNumber(c *gin.Context) {
 // @Failure 400 {object} Error
 // @Router /v1/devices/{number}/local-data [delete]
 func (a *Api) DeleteLocalAccountData(c *gin.Context) {
-	number, err := url.PathUnescape(c.Param("number"))
-	if err != nil {
-		c.JSON(400, Error{Msg: "Couldn't process request - malformed number"})
-		return
-	}
-	if number == "" {
-		c.JSON(400, Error{Msg: "Couldn't process request - number missing"})
-		return
-	}
+    number, err := url.PathUnescape(c.Param("number"))
+    if err != nil {
+        c.JSON(400, Error{Msg: "Couldn't process request - malformed number"})
+        return
+    }
+    if number == "" {
+        c.JSON(400, Error{Msg: "Couldn't process request - number missing"})
+        return
+    }
 
-	req := DeleteLocalAccountDataRequest{}
-	if c.Request.Body != nil && c.Request.ContentLength != 0 {
-		if err := c.BindJSON(&req); err != nil {
-			c.JSON(400, Error{Msg: "Couldn't process request - invalid request"})
-			return
-		}
-	}
+    req := DeleteLocalAccountDataRequest{}
+    if c.Request.Body != nil && c.Request.ContentLength != 0 {
+        if err := c.BindJSON(&req); err != nil {
+            c.JSON(400, Error{Msg: "Couldn't process request - invalid request"})
+            return
+        }
+    }
 
-	if err := a.signalClient.DeleteLocalAccountData(number, req.IgnoreRegistered); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(400, Error{Msg: err.Error()})
-		return
-	}
+    if err := a.signalClient.DeleteLocalAccountData(number, req.IgnoreRegistered); err != nil {
+        c.JSON(400, Error{Msg: err.Error()})
+        return
+    }
 
-	c.Status(http.StatusNoContent)
+    c.Status(http.StatusNoContent)
 }
 
 // @Summary Verify a registered phone number.
@@ -670,8 +670,6 @@ func StringToBool(input string) bool {
 // @Param timeout query string false "Receive timeout in seconds (default: 1)"
 // @Param ignore_attachments query string false "Specify whether the attachments of the received message should be ignored" (default: false)"
 // @Param ignore_stories query string false "Specify whether stories should be ignored when receiving messages" (default: false)"
-// @Param ignore_avatars query string false "Specify whether avatar downloads should be ignored when receiving messages" (default: false)"
-// @Param ignore_stickers query string false "Specify whether sticker pack downloads should be ignored when receiving messages" (default: false)"
 // @Param max_messages query string false "Specify the maximum number of messages to receive (default: unlimited)". Not available in json-rpc mode.
 // @Param send_read_receipts query string false "Specify whether read receipts should be sent when receiving messages" (default: false)"
 // @Router /v1/receive/{number} [get]
@@ -720,25 +718,13 @@ func (a *Api) Receive(c *gin.Context) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		ignoreAvatars := c.DefaultQuery("ignore_avatars", "false")
-		if ignoreAvatars != "true" && ignoreAvatars != "false" {
-			c.JSON(400, Error{Msg: "Couldn't process request - ignore_avatars parameter needs to be either 'true' or 'false'"})
-			return
-		}
-
-		ignoreStickers := c.DefaultQuery("ignore_stickers", "false")
-		if ignoreStickers != "true" && ignoreStickers != "false" {
-			c.JSON(400, Error{Msg: "Couldn't process request - ignore_stickers parameter needs to be either 'true' or 'false'"})
-			return
-		}
-
 		sendReadReceipts := c.DefaultQuery("send_read_receipts", "false")
 		if sendReadReceipts != "true" && sendReadReceipts != "false" {
 			c.JSON(400, Error{Msg: "Couldn't process request - send_read_receipts parameter needs to be either 'true' or 'false'"})
 			return
 		}
 
-		jsonStr, err := a.signalClient.Receive(number, timeoutInt, StringToBool(ignoreAttachments), StringToBool(ignoreStories), StringToBool(ignoreAvatars), StringToBool(ignoreStickers), maxMessagesInt, StringToBool(sendReadReceipts))
+		jsonStr, err := a.signalClient.Receive(number, timeoutInt, StringToBool(ignoreAttachments), StringToBool(ignoreStories), maxMessagesInt, StringToBool(sendReadReceipts))
 		if err != nil {
 			c.JSON(400, Error{Msg: err.Error()})
 			return
@@ -1188,19 +1174,19 @@ func (a *Api) GetQrCodeLink(c *gin.Context) {
 // @Failure 400 {object} Error
 // @Router /v1/qrcodelink/raw [get]
 func (a *Api) GetQrCodeLinkUri(c *gin.Context) {
-	deviceName := c.Query("device_name")
-	if deviceName == "" {
-		c.JSON(400, Error{Msg: "Please provide a name for the device"})
-		return
-	}
+    deviceName := c.Query("device_name")
+    if deviceName == "" {
+        c.JSON(400, Error{Msg: "Please provide a name for the device"})
+        return
+    }
 
-	deviceLinkUri, err := a.signalClient.GetDeviceLinkUri(deviceName)
-	if err != nil {
-		c.JSON(400, Error{Msg: err.Error()})
-		return
-	}
+    deviceLinkUri, err := a.signalClient.GetDeviceLinkUri(deviceName)
+    if err != nil {
+        c.JSON(400, Error{Msg: err.Error()})
+        return
+    }
 
-	c.JSON(200, DeviceLinkUriResponse{DeviceLinkUri: deviceLinkUri})
+    c.JSON(200, DeviceLinkUriResponse{DeviceLinkUri: deviceLinkUri})
 }
 
 // @Summary List all accounts
@@ -2094,7 +2080,7 @@ func (a *Api) RemoveDevice(c *gin.Context) {
 	}
 
 	deviceIdStr := c.Param("deviceId")
-	deviceId, err := strconv.ParseInt(deviceIdStr, 10, 64)
+    deviceId, err := strconv.ParseInt(deviceIdStr, 10, 64)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.JSON(400, Error{Msg: "deviceId must be numeric"})
 		return

src/client/client.go

@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ func (s *SignalClient) GetSignalCliMode() SignalCliMode {
 	return s.signalCliMode
 }
 
-func (s *SignalClient) Init(maxRetries int) error {
+func (s *SignalClient) Init() error {
 	s.signalCliApiConfig = utils.NewSignalCliApiConfig()
 	err := s.signalCliApiConfig.Load(s.signalCliApiConfigPath)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ func (s *SignalClient) Init(maxRetries int) error {
 		tcpPortsNumberMapping := s.jsonRpc2ClientConfig.GetTcpPortsForNumbers()
 		for number, tcpPort := range tcpPortsNumberMapping {
 			s.jsonRpc2Clients[number] = NewJsonRpc2Client(s.signalCliApiConfig, number)
-			err := s.jsonRpc2Clients[number].Dial("127.0.0.1:"+strconv.FormatInt(tcpPort, 10), maxRetries)
+			err := s.jsonRpc2Clients[number].Dial("127.0.0.1:" + strconv.FormatInt(tcpPort, 10))
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ func (s *SignalClient) SendV2(number string, message string, recps []string, bas
 	return &timestamps, nil
 }
 
-func (s *SignalClient) Receive(number string, timeout int64, ignoreAttachments bool, ignoreStories bool, ignoreAvatars bool, ignoreStickers bool, maxMessages int64, sendReadReceipts bool) (string, error) {
+func (s *SignalClient) Receive(number string, timeout int64, ignoreAttachments bool, ignoreStories bool, maxMessages int64, sendReadReceipts bool) (string, error) {
 	if s.signalCliMode == JsonRpc {
 		return "", errors.New("Not implemented")
 	} else {
@@ -1007,14 +1007,6 @@ func (s *SignalClient) Receive(number string, timeout int64, ignoreAttachments b
 			command = append(command, "--ignore-stories")
 		}
 
-		if ignoreAvatars {
-			command = append(command, "--ignore-avatars")
-		}
-
-		if ignoreStickers {
-			command = append(command, "--ignore-stickers")
-		}
-
 		if maxMessages > 0 {
 			command = append(command, "--max-messages")
 			command = append(command, strconv.FormatInt(maxMessages, 10))
@@ -1357,7 +1349,7 @@ func (s *SignalClient) GetGroups(number string) ([]GroupEntry, error) {
 			}
 			pendingMembers = append(pendingMembers, identifier)
 		}
-		groupEntry.PendingInvites = pendingMembers
+		groupEntry.PendingRequests = pendingMembers
 
 		requestingMembers := []string{}
 		for _, val := range signalCliGroupEntry.RequestingMembers {
@@ -1367,7 +1359,7 @@ func (s *SignalClient) GetGroups(number string) ([]GroupEntry, error) {
 			}
 			requestingMembers = append(requestingMembers, identifier)
 		}
-		groupEntry.PendingRequests = requestingMembers
+		groupEntry.PendingInvites = requestingMembers
 
 		admins := []string{}
 		for _, val := range signalCliGroupEntry.Admins {
@@ -2642,8 +2634,8 @@ func (s *SignalClient) ListContacts(number string, allRecipients bool, recipient
 
 	if s.signalCliMode == JsonRpc {
 		type Request struct {
-			AllRecipients bool   `json:"allRecipients,omitempty"`
-			Recipient     string `json:"recipient,omitempty"`
+			AllRecipients bool `json:"allRecipients,omitempty"`
+			Recipient string `json:"recipient,omitempty"`
 		}
 		req := Request{}
 		if allRecipients {
@@ -2713,6 +2705,7 @@ func (s *SignalClient) ListContacts(number string, allRecipients bool, recipient
 	return resp, nil
 }
 
+
 func (s *SignalClient) SetPin(number string, registrationLockPin string) error {
 	if s.signalCliMode == JsonRpc {
 		type Request struct {

src/client/jsonrpc2.go

@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ package client
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
-	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"net"
-	"net/http"
-	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
+	"net/http"
+	"bytes"
+	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/bbernhard/signal-cli-rest-api/utils"
 	uuid "github.com/gofrs/uuid"
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ type JsonRpc2Client struct {
 	conn                     net.Conn
 	receivedResponsesById    map[string]chan JsonRpc2MessageResponse
 	receivedMessagesChannels map[string]chan JsonRpc2ReceivedMessage
+	lastTimeErrorMessageSent time.Time
 	signalCliApiConfig       *utils.SignalCliApiConfig
 	number                   string
 	receivedMessagesMutex    sync.Mutex
 	receivedResponsesMutex   sync.Mutex
-	address                  string
 }
 
 func NewJsonRpc2Client(signalCliApiConfig *utils.SignalCliApiConfig, number string) *JsonRpc2Client {
@@ -76,24 +76,10 @@ func NewJsonRpc2Client(signalCliApiConfig *utils.SignalCliApiConfig, number stri
 	}
 }
 
-func (r *JsonRpc2Client) Dial(address string, maxRetries int) error {
+func (r *JsonRpc2Client) Dial(address string) error {
 	var err error
-	r.address = address
-	connected := false
-	for i := 0; i < maxRetries; i++ {
-		r.conn, err = net.Dial("tcp", address)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Info("Waiting for signal-cli to start up in daemon mode...")
-			time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		connected = true
-		log.Info("Successfully connected to signal-cli in daemon mode")
-		break
-	}
-
-	if !connected {
+	r.conn, err = net.Dial("tcp", address)
+	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -221,14 +207,11 @@ func (r *JsonRpc2Client) ReceiveData(number string, receiveWebhookUrl string) {
 	for {
 		str, err := connbuf.ReadString('\n')
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("Lost connection to signal-cli...attempting to reconnect (", err.Error(), ")")
-			r.conn.Close()
-			err = r.Dial(r.address, 15)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Fatal("Unable to reconnect to signal-cli: ", err.Error(), "...aborting")
+			elapsed := time.Since(r.lastTimeErrorMessageSent)
+			if (elapsed) > time.Duration(5*time.Minute) { //avoid spamming the log file and only log the message at max every 5 minutes
+				log.Error("Couldn't read data for number ", number, ": ", err.Error(), ". Is the number properly registered?")
+				r.lastTimeErrorMessageSent = time.Now()
 			}
-			connbuf = bufio.NewReader(r.conn)
-			log.Info("Successfully reconnected to signal-cli")
 			continue
 		}
 		log.Debug("json-rpc received data: ", str)
@@ -265,7 +248,7 @@ func (r *JsonRpc2Client) ReceiveData(number string, receiveWebhookUrl string) {
 				}
 			}
 		} else {
-			log.Warn("Received unparsable message: ", str)
+			log.Error("Received unparsable message: ", str)
 		}
 	}
 }

src/docs/docs.go

@@ -2043,18 +2043,6 @@ const docTemplate = `{
                         "name": "ignore_stories",
                         "in": "query"
                     },
-                    {
-                        "type": "string",
-                        "description": "Specify whether avatar downloads should be ignored when receiving messages",
-                        "name": "ignore_avatars",
-                        "in": "query"
-                    },
-                    {
-                        "type": "string",
-                        "description": "Specify whether sticker pack downloads should be ignored when receiving messages",
-                        "name": "ignore_stickers",
-                        "in": "query"
-                    },
                     {
                         "type": "string",
                         "description": "Specify the maximum number of messages to receive (default: unlimited)",

src/docs/swagger.json

@@ -2040,18 +2040,6 @@
                         "name": "ignore_stories",
                         "in": "query"
                     },
-                    {
-                        "type": "string",
-                        "description": "Specify whether avatar downloads should be ignored when receiving messages",
-                        "name": "ignore_avatars",
-                        "in": "query"
-                    },
-                    {
-                        "type": "string",
-                        "description": "Specify whether sticker pack downloads should be ignored when receiving messages",
-                        "name": "ignore_stickers",
-                        "in": "query"
-                    },
                     {
                         "type": "string",
                         "description": "Specify the maximum number of messages to receive (default: unlimited)",

src/docs/swagger.yaml

@@ -1916,16 +1916,6 @@ paths:
         in: query
         name: ignore_stories
         type: string
-      - description: Specify whether avatar downloads should be ignored when receiving
-          messages
-        in: query
-        name: ignore_avatars
-        type: string
-      - description: Specify whether sticker pack downloads should be ignored when
-          receiving messages
-        in: query
-        name: ignore_stickers
-        type: string
       - description: 'Specify the maximum number of messages to receive (default:
           unlimited)'
         in: query

src/main.go

@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func main() {
 	jsonRpc2ClientConfigPathPath := *signalCliConfig + "/jsonrpc2.yml"
 	signalCliApiConfigPath := *signalCliConfig + "/api-config.yml"
 	signalClient := client.NewSignalClient(*signalCliConfig, *attachmentTmpDir, *avatarTmpDir, signalCliMode, jsonRpc2ClientConfigPathPath, signalCliApiConfigPath, webhookUrl)
-	err = signalClient.Init(15)
+	err = signalClient.Init()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("Couldn't init Signal Client: ", err.Error())
 	}
@@ -395,8 +395,6 @@ func main() {
 		autoReceiveScheduleReceiveTimeout := utils.GetEnv("AUTO_RECEIVE_SCHEDULE_RECEIVE_TIMEOUT", "10")
 		autoReceiveScheduleIgnoreAttachments := utils.GetEnv("AUTO_RECEIVE_SCHEDULE_IGNORE_ATTACHMENTS", "false")
 		autoReceiveScheduleIgnoreStories := utils.GetEnv("AUTO_RECEIVE_SCHEDULE_IGNORE_STORIES", "false")
-		autoReceiveScheduleIgnoreAvatars := utils.GetEnv("AUTO_RECEIVE_SCHEDULE_IGNORE_AVATARS", "false")
-		autoReceiveScheduleIgnoreStickers := utils.GetEnv("AUTO_RECEIVE_SCHEDULE_IGNORE_STICKERS", "false")
 		autoReceiveScheduleSendReadReceipts := utils.GetEnv("AUTO_RECEIVE_SCHEDULE_SEND_READ_RECEIPTS", "false")
 
 		c := cron.New()
@@ -426,8 +424,6 @@ func main() {
 					q.Add("timeout", autoReceiveScheduleReceiveTimeout)
 					q.Add("ignore_attachments", autoReceiveScheduleIgnoreAttachments)
 					q.Add("ignore_stories", autoReceiveScheduleIgnoreStories)
-					q.Add("ignore_avatars", autoReceiveScheduleIgnoreAvatars)
-					q.Add("ignore_stickers", autoReceiveScheduleIgnoreStickers)
 					q.Add("send_read_receipts", autoReceiveScheduleSendReadReceipts)
 					req.URL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
 

src/scripts/jsonrpc2-helper.go

@@ -1,15 +1,33 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
-	"strconv"
+	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
-	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/bbernhard/signal-cli-rest-api/utils"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
+const supervisorctlConfigTemplate = `
+[program:%s]
+process_name=%s
+command=bash -c "nc -l -p %d <%s | signal-cli --output=json --config %s%s jsonRpc%s%s >%s"
+autostart=true
+autorestart=true
+startretries=10
+user=signal-api
+directory=/usr/bin/
+redirect_stderr=true
+stdout_logfile=/var/log/%s/out.log
+stderr_logfile=/var/log/%s/err.log
+stdout_logfile_maxbytes=50MB
+stdout_logfile_backups=10
+numprocs=1
+`
+
 func main() {
 	signalCliConfigDir := "/home/.local/share/signal-cli/"
 	signalCliConfigDirEnv := utils.GetEnv("SIGNAL_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", "")
@@ -23,57 +41,72 @@ func main() {
 	jsonRpc2ClientConfig := utils.NewJsonRpc2ClientConfig()
 
 	var tcpPort int64 = 6001
-	jsonRpc2ClientConfig.AddEntry(utils.MULTI_ACCOUNT_NUMBER, utils.JsonRpc2ClientConfigEntry{TcpPort: tcpPort})
+	fifoPathname := "/tmp/sigsocket1"
 
-	args := []string{"--output=json", "--config", signalCliConfigDir}
+	jsonRpc2ClientConfig.AddEntry(utils.MULTI_ACCOUNT_NUMBER, utils.JsonRpc2ClientConfigEntry{TcpPort: tcpPort, FifoPathname: fifoPathname})
 
+	os.Remove(fifoPathname) //remove any existing named pipe
+
+	_, err := exec.Command("mkfifo", fifoPathname).Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Couldn't create fifo with name ", fifoPathname, ": ", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	uid := utils.GetEnv("SIGNAL_CLI_UID", "1000")
+	gid := utils.GetEnv("SIGNAL_CLI_GID", "1000")
+	_, err = exec.Command("chown", uid+":"+gid, fifoPathname).Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Couldn't change permissions of fifo with name ", fifoPathname, ": ", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	signalCliIgnoreAttachments := ""
+	ignoreAttachments := utils.GetEnv("JSON_RPC_IGNORE_ATTACHMENTS", "")
+	if ignoreAttachments == "true" {
+		signalCliIgnoreAttachments = " --ignore-attachments"
+	}
+
+	signalCliIgnoreStories := ""
+	ignoreStories := utils.GetEnv("JSON_RPC_IGNORE_STORIES", "")
+	if ignoreStories == "true" {
+		signalCliIgnoreStories = " --ignore-stories"
+	}
+
+	supervisorctlProgramName := "signal-cli-json-rpc-1"
+	supervisorctlLogFolder := "/var/log/" + supervisorctlProgramName
+	_, err = exec.Command("mkdir", "-p", supervisorctlLogFolder).Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Couldn't create log folder ", supervisorctlLogFolder, ": ", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	trustNewIdentities := ""
 	trustNewIdentitiesEnv := utils.GetEnv("JSON_RPC_TRUST_NEW_IDENTITIES", "")
 	if trustNewIdentitiesEnv == "on-first-use" {
-		args = append(args, []string{"--trust-new-identities", "on-first-use"}...)
+		trustNewIdentities = " --trust-new-identities on-first-use"
 	} else if trustNewIdentitiesEnv == "always" {
-		args = append(args, []string{"--trust-new-identities", "always"}...)
+		trustNewIdentities = " --trust-new-identities always"
 	} else if trustNewIdentitiesEnv == "never" {
-		args = append(args, []string{"--trust-new-identities", "never"}...)
+		trustNewIdentities = " --trust-new-identities never"
 	} else if trustNewIdentitiesEnv != "" {
 		log.Fatal("Invalid JSON_RPC_TRUST_NEW_IDENTITIES environment variable set!")
 	}
 
-	args = append(args, "daemon")
+	log.Info("Updated jsonrpc2.yml")
 
-	ignoreAttachments := utils.GetEnv("JSON_RPC_IGNORE_ATTACHMENTS", "")
-	if ignoreAttachments == "true" {
-		args = append(args, "--ignore-attachments")
+	//write supervisorctl config
+	supervisorctlConfigFilename := "/etc/supervisor/conf.d/" + "signal-cli-json-rpc-1.conf"
+
+	supervisorctlConfig := fmt.Sprintf(supervisorctlConfigTemplate, supervisorctlProgramName, supervisorctlProgramName,
+		tcpPort, fifoPathname, signalCliConfigDir, trustNewIdentities, signalCliIgnoreAttachments, signalCliIgnoreStories, fifoPathname,
+		supervisorctlProgramName, supervisorctlProgramName)
+
+	err = ioutil.WriteFile(supervisorctlConfigFilename, []byte(supervisorctlConfig), 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Couldn't write ", supervisorctlConfigFilename, ": ", err.Error())
 	}
 
-	ignoreStories := utils.GetEnv("JSON_RPC_IGNORE_STORIES", "")
-	if ignoreStories == "true" {
-		args = append(args, "--ignore-stories")
-	}
-
-	ignoreAvatars := utils.GetEnv("JSON_RPC_IGNORE_AVATARS", "")
-	if ignoreAvatars == "true" {
-		args = append(args, "--ignore-avatars")
-	}
-
-	ignoreStickers := utils.GetEnv("JSON_RPC_IGNORE_STICKERS", "")
-	if ignoreStickers == "true" {
-		args = append(args, "--ignore-stickers")
-	}
-
-	args = append(args, []string{"--tcp", "127.0.0.1:" + strconv.FormatInt(tcpPort, 10)}...)
-
 	// write jsonrpc.yml config file
-	err := jsonRpc2ClientConfig.Persist(signalCliConfigDir + "jsonrpc2.yml")
+	err = jsonRpc2ClientConfig.Persist(signalCliConfigDir + "jsonrpc2.yml")
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("Couldn't persist jsonrpc2.yaml: ", err.Error())
 	}
-
-	log.Info("Updated jsonrpc2.yml")
-
-	env := os.Environ()
-
-	err = syscall.Exec("/usr/bin/signal-cli", args, env)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("Couldn't start signal-cli in json-rpc mode: ", err.Error())
-	}
 }

src/utils/config.go

@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@ package utils
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"io/ioutil"
-
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+	"io/ioutil"
 )
 
 const MULTI_ACCOUNT_NUMBER string = "<multi-account>"
 
 type JsonRpc2ClientConfigEntry struct {
-	TcpPort int64 `yaml:"tcp_port"`
+	TcpPort      int64  `yaml:"tcp_port"`
+	FifoPathname string `yaml:"fifo_pathname"`
 }
 
 type JsonRpc2ClientConfigEntries struct {
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ func (c *JsonRpc2ClientConfig) GetTcpPortForNumber(number string) (int64, error)
 	return 0, errors.New("Number " + number + " not found in local map")
 }
 
+func (c *JsonRpc2ClientConfig) GetFifoPathnameForNumber(number string) (string, error) {
+	if val, ok := c.config.Entries[number]; ok {
+		return val.FifoPathname, nil
+	}
+
+	return "", errors.New("Number " + number + " not found in local map")
+}
+
 func (c *JsonRpc2ClientConfig) GetTcpPortsForNumbers() map[string]int64 {
 	mapping := make(map[string]int64)
 	for number, val := range c.config.Entries {