Could you add a "exit node toggle"?
philhzss opened this issue · comments
Hi,
Really useful plugin!! Due to a network blocking issue, I sometimes have to toggle my "exit node" on and off (one of my home machines is used as an exit node). Right now, I just use Trayscale but it would be really handy if there could be a toggle exit node switch in your plugin.
Do you think this would be doable?
Thanks!!
This seems doable, although makes it a 2 step process, since it requires adding an IP for the exit node
Added to list of features to be added, but is not top priority as of now.
@saumya-banthia Thank you so much for your work! Sorry for the stupid question but how do I update to the latest commit without going through Decky? I suppose you haven't pushed the new version to Decky yet before I test it, so it won't update past 0.0.4 in Decky and I'm not sure how to manually update?
AFAIK you would need to build from source. These instructions might be of help: https://github.com/SteamDeckHomebrew/decky-plugin-template?tab=readme-ov-file#developers
I could never get install from URL/Zip working for me, might be an easy process, but it was easier for me to build and deploy the plugin myself.
If you still have trouble, don't bother, I will be raising a PR to the main plugin db repo later today or tomorrow, post which it should appear in the testing version of the store.
Closing this issue, as the feature has been added to the latest PR but not tested. @philhzss Once the plugin hits the testing store, be sure to check and let me know if it is working as intended.
@philhzss it's available on the testing store, try it out and let me know.
@philhzss it's available on the testing store, try it out and let me know.
Thank you I'm away from home for a few days with crappy internet but I'll try it asap
It doesn't seem to work. Let me know if my testing methodology is wrong but I compare with Trayscale (discover store app) and for example, if I turn on Tailscale with your plugin, then open Trayscale, it's on. Vice versa for off, it works. However adding the exit node IP doesn't seem to do anything, Trayscale still says "exit node option" and not "exit node". If I manually turn on the exit node in Trayscale then it works
One thing I noticed, no idea if this is just Decky's fault or another bug, but the keyboard is hidden under the page? Like this:
The IP I'm supposed to enter is just the Tailscale IP right?
Thanks
The IP I'm supposed to enter is just the Tailscale IP right? Thanks
Did you toggle the exit node (it does not appear toggled in the image you sent), the toggle below where you enter the IP? Once you enter the IP, just toggle the exit node, by pressing the switch next to the button which reads "Toggle Exit node"
One thing I noticed, no idea if this is just Decky's fault or another bug, but the keyboard is hidden under the page? Like this:
This is a known issue. I could not find a fix while implementing the feature, will keep looking though.
The IP I'm supposed to enter is just the Tailscale IP right?
Yes, and you also need to make sure that you have enabled the device as exit node, which needs to be confirmed at the tailscale dashboard.
Yes I did toggle the exit node, sorry I just took the screenshot after because I thought it might be related but it's not. The IP I used was just Tailscale's IPV4 address for the exit node (100.xxx.xxx.xxx) then turned on the switch, but going back into Trayscale it did not seem to read that Tailscale had the exit node enabled
I also tried clearing all the toggles and fields in the plugin, (removing the exit node IP, turning off the exit node, turning off Tailscale) and then launching Trayscale. Tailscale was indeed off, so I turned it back on and enabled the exit node within Trayscale. When I returned to the plugin, it did see that Tailscale was now on, as it has always done, but the exit node IP field was blank and the exit node toggle was off. I tested this because I thought that just like the plugin "reads" the current state of Tailscale (even if Tailscale is turned on with something else such as Trayscale), I might be able to "read" the exit node status but it didn't seem like it was able to read it, in Trayscale the exit node was turned on and active but the plugin has the exit node toggle to off
I hope this helps, let me know if you want me to try something different
I thought that just like the plugin "reads" the current state of Tailscale (even if Tailscale is turned on with something else such as Trayscale), I might be able to "read" the exit node status but it didn't seem like it was able to read it, in Trayscale the exit node was turned on and active but the plugin has the exit node toggle to off
Yes it reads state, but not separately for exit node toggles. Seems like I would need to test on my own, this has been of help, Thanks.
let me know if you want me to try something different
Will do, once I push an update with a fix.
Okay thank you!
Im going to sleep now but if you like I can test with IPV6 addresses or the Tailscale "hostname" addresses tomorrow, unless you know that it should only work with the IPV4 address
By the way I think you can easily host an exit node even with the Tailscale app on android, If you want to do some quick tests
Hey it works great now!! Tested and all is good. Thank you so much for this!
Hey it works great now!! Tested and all is good. Thank you so much for this!
@philhzss could you report your testing on the PR linked below, it'd help to get the new version published to the stable store: SteamDeckHomebrew/decky-plugin-database#504