convert bridge to ESM

apps/ignis-server/examples/caddy-basic-auth/Caddyfile

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Replace with your domain, or use :443 for local access with a self-signed cert.
 ignis.example.com {
-	basicauth {
+	basic_auth {
 		# Username: admin
 		# Replace the hash below with your own. Generate one with:
 		#   docker run --rm caddy:2 caddy hash-password --plaintext YOUR_PASSWORD

apps/ignis-server/scripts/entrypoint.sh

@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ else
   echo "[ignis] Using existing user $RUN_USER (UID $PUID)"
 fi
 
-# Fix ownership of volumes
+
-chown -R "$PUID:$PGID" /vaults /app/obsidian-app
+mkdir -p /app/data
+chown -R "$PUID:$PGID" /vaults /app/obsidian-app /app/data
 
 OBSIDIAN_DIR="/app/obsidian-app"
 OBSIDIAN_VERSION="${OBSIDIAN_VERSION:-1.12.7}"

apps/ignis-server/server/config.js

@@ -75,16 +75,6 @@ module.exports = {
     vaults = discoverVaults();
     return vaults;
   },
-  writeCoalesceMs:
-    process.env.WRITE_COALESCE_MS !== undefined
-      ? parseInt(process.env.WRITE_COALESCE_MS)
-      : 5000,
-
-  wsOrigins: process.env.WS_ORIGINS
-    ? process.env.WS_ORIGINS.split(",")
-        .map((s) => s.trim())
-        .filter(Boolean)
-    : null,
 
   demoMode: process.env.DEMO_MODE === "true",
   demoMaxSessions: parseInt(process.env.DEMO_MAX_SESSIONS) || 20,

apps/ignis-server/server/demo/index.js

@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ function setupDemo(app) {
   // Hide server-side plugins (headless-sync) from the demo UI
   app.use("/api/plugins", pluginsBlocker);
 
+  // Server settings are-fixed in demo mode.
+  app.use("/api/settings", (req, res) => {
+    res.status(403).json({ error: "Settings are disabled in demo mode" });
+  });
+
   // Cleanup timer
   const interval = setInterval(() => {
     cleanupExpired().catch((e) =>

apps/ignis-server/server/index.js

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const fs = require("fs");
 const path = require("path");
 const compression = require("compression");
 const config = require("./config");
+const settings = require("./settings");
 const { getVersion } = require("./version");
 const {
   setupWebSocket,
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ const {
   getBundledPluginDirs,
 } = require("./plugin-system/manager");
 const pluginRoutes = require("./routes/plugins");
-writeCoalescer.configure({ writeCoalesceMs: config.writeCoalesceMs });
+writeCoalescer.configure({ writeCoalesceMs: settings.get("writeCoalesceMs") });
 const { flushAll } = writeCoalescer;
 const { setupDemo, wireDemoWebSocket } = require("./demo");
 
@@ -32,7 +33,18 @@ const ANSI_RESET = "\x1b[0m";
 
 const app = express();
 
-app.use(express.json({ limit: "50mb" }));
+// Reject oversized requests by Content-Length before parsing.
+app.use((req, res, next) => {
+  const declared = Number(req.headers["content-length"]);
+
+  if (Number.isFinite(declared) && declared > settings.get("maxBodyBytes")) {
+    return res.status(413).json({ error: "Request body too large" });
+  }
+
+  next();
+});
+
+app.use(express.json({ limit: settings.MAX_BODY_BACKSTOP }));
 app.use(compression());
 
 // logger middleware
@@ -66,6 +78,7 @@ const fsRoutes = require("./routes/fs");
 const vaultRoutes = require("./routes/vault");
 const proxyRoutes = require("./routes/proxy");
 const versionRoutes = require("./routes/version");
+const settingsRoutes = require("./routes/settings");
 const bootstrapRoutes = require("./routes/bootstrap");
 
 app.use("/assets", express.static(path.join(__dirname, "assets")));
@@ -78,6 +91,7 @@ app.use("/api/fs", fsRoutes);
 app.use("/api/vault", vaultRoutes);
 app.use("/api/proxy", proxyRoutes);
 app.use("/api/version", versionRoutes);
+app.use("/api/settings", settingsRoutes);
 app.use("/api/plugins", pluginRoutes);
 app.use("/api/bootstrap", bootstrapRoutes);
 
@@ -197,7 +211,7 @@ const server = app.listen(config.port, async () => {
 
 const wss = setupWebSocket(server, {
   getVaultPath: config.getVaultPath,
-  originAllowlist: config.wsOrigins,
+  originAllowlist: settings.get("wsOrigins"),
 });
 wireDemoWebSocket(server);
 

apps/ignis-server/server/routes/bootstrap.js

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const {
   getVirtualPluginsForVault,
 } = require("../plugin-system/manager");
 const { getVersion } = require("../version");
+const settings = require("../settings");
 
 const router = express.Router();
 
@@ -140,6 +141,11 @@ async function buildEntry(vaultId) {
     // In demo mode, hide server-side plugins from the client.
     plugins: config.demoMode ? [] : getDiscoveredPlugins(),
     virtualPlugins: getVirtualPluginsForVault(vaultId, getVersion()),
+    settings: {
+      contentCacheBytes: settings.get("contentCacheBytes"),
+      inputCacheBytes: settings.get("inputCacheBytes"),
+      inputCacheTtlMs: settings.get("inputCacheTtlMs"),
+    },
   };
 
   const jsonBuf = Buffer.from(JSON.stringify(response));
@@ -185,6 +191,10 @@ function invalidateVault(vaultId) {
   cache.delete(vaultId);
 }
 
+function invalidateAll() {
+  cache.clear();
+}
+
 async function warmUp() {
   const ids = Object.keys(config.vaults);
 
@@ -251,4 +261,5 @@ router.get("/", async (req, res) => {
 
 module.exports = router;
 module.exports.invalidateVault = invalidateVault;
+module.exports.invalidateAll = invalidateAll;
 module.exports.warmUp = warmUp;

apps/ignis-server/server/routes/proxy.js

@@ -1,9 +1,98 @@
 const express = require("express");
+const dns = require("dns").promises;
+const net = require("net");
+const settings = require("../settings");
 
 const router = express.Router();
 
-// POST /api/proxy - forward a request to an external URL to bypass CORS
+const MAX_RESPONSE_BYTES = 50 * 1024 * 1024;
-// Used by the requestUrl shim for plugin installation, etc.
+
+function isPrivateIp(ip) {
+  const type = net.isIP(ip);
+
+  if (type === 4) {
+    const o = ip.split(".").map(Number);
+
+    return (
+      o[0] === 0 ||
+      o[0] === 10 ||
+      o[0] === 127 ||
+      (o[0] === 169 && o[1] === 254) ||
+      (o[0] === 172 && o[1] >= 16 && o[1] <= 31) ||
+      (o[0] === 192 && o[1] === 168) ||
+      (o[0] === 100 && o[1] >= 64 && o[1] <= 127)
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (type === 6) {
+    const a = ip.toLowerCase();
+
+    if (a === "::1" || a === "::") {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    if (/^fe[89ab]/.test(a) || a.startsWith("fc") || a.startsWith("fd")) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    const mapped = a.match(/^::ffff:(\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3})$/);
+
+    if (mapped) {
+      return isPrivateIp(mapped[1]);
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+function httpError(status, message) {
+  const e = new Error(message);
+  e.statusCode = status;
+  return e;
+}
+
+// Reject non-http(s) schemes and hosts that resolve to a private or link-local address.
+async function assertPublicUrl(urlStr) {
+  let parsed;
+
+  try {
+    parsed = new URL(urlStr);
+  } catch {
+    throw httpError(400, "Invalid URL");
+  }
+
+  if (parsed.protocol !== "http:" && parsed.protocol !== "https:") {
+    throw httpError(400, "Only http and https URLs are allowed");
+  }
+
+  const host = parsed.hostname;
+
+  if (net.isIP(host)) {
+    if (isPrivateIp(host)) {
+      throw httpError(403, "Host not allowed");
+    }
+
+    return;
+  }
+
+  let addrs;
+
+  try {
+    addrs = await dns.lookup(host, { all: true });
+  } catch {
+    throw httpError(502, "DNS resolution failed");
+  }
+
+  for (const a of addrs) {
+    if (isPrivateIp(a.address)) {
+      throw httpError(403, "Host resolves to a private address");
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// POST /api/proxy - forward a request to an external URL to bypass CORS.
 router.post("/", async (req, res) => {
   const { url, method, headers, body, binary } = req.body;
 
@@ -11,7 +100,31 @@ router.post("/", async (req, res) => {
     return res.status(400).json({ error: "Missing url" });
   }
 
+  const proxyMode = settings.get("proxyMode");
+
+  if (proxyMode === "disabled") {
+    return res.status(403).json({ error: "Proxy is disabled" });
+  }
+
   try {
+    await assertPublicUrl(url);
+  } catch (e) {
+    return res.status(e.statusCode || 400).json({ error: e.message });
+  }
+
+  if (proxyMode === "allowlist") {
+    const allowlist = settings.get("proxyAllowlist");
+    const host = new URL(url).hostname;
+
+    if (!allowlist.includes(host)) {
+      return res
+        .status(403)
+        .json({ error: `Host not in proxy allowlist: ${host}` });
+    }
+  }
+
+  try {
+    // Forward the caller's headers as-is.
     const fetchOpts = {
       method: method || "GET",
       headers: headers || {},
@@ -26,10 +139,25 @@ router.post("/", async (req, res) => {
     }
 
     const upstream = await fetch(url, fetchOpts);
-    const respBody = Buffer.from(await upstream.arrayBuffer());
 
-    // Forward response headers, stripping hop-by-hop / encoding headers
+    const declaredLength = Number(upstream.headers.get("content-length"));
-    // since the body is already decompressed by Node's fetch
+
+    if (
+      Number.isFinite(declaredLength) &&
+      declaredLength > MAX_RESPONSE_BYTES
+    ) {
+      return res.status(413).json({ error: "Upstream response too large" });
+    }
+
+    const respArrayBuf = await upstream.arrayBuffer();
+
+    if (respArrayBuf.byteLength > MAX_RESPONSE_BYTES) {
+      return res.status(413).json({ error: "Upstream response too large" });
+    }
+
+    const respBody = Buffer.from(respArrayBuf);
+
+    // Strip hop-by-hop / encoding headers since the body is already decompressed.
     const skipHeaders = new Set([
       "content-encoding",
       "transfer-encoding",
@@ -37,6 +165,7 @@ router.post("/", async (req, res) => {
       "connection",
     ]);
     const respHeaders = {};
+
     upstream.headers.forEach((val, key) => {
       if (!skipHeaders.has(key)) {
         respHeaders[key] = val;
@@ -54,3 +183,4 @@ router.post("/", async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 module.exports = router;
+module.exports.isPrivateIp = isPrivateIp;

apps/ignis-server/server/routes/proxy.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { createRequire } from "module";
+
+const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
+const { isPrivateIp } = require("./proxy.js");
+
+describe("isPrivateIp", () => {
+  it("flags private and link-local IPv4", () => {
+    for (const ip of [
+      "0.0.0.0",
+      "10.0.0.1",
+      "127.0.0.1",
+      "169.254.1.1",
+      "172.16.0.1",
+      "172.31.255.255",
+      "192.168.1.1",
+      "100.64.0.1",
+      "100.127.255.255",
+    ]) {
+      expect(isPrivateIp(ip), ip).toBe(true);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("allows public IPv4, including range boundaries", () => {
+    for (const ip of [
+      "8.8.8.8",
+      "1.1.1.1",
+      "172.15.255.255",
+      "172.32.0.0",
+      "100.63.255.255",
+      "100.128.0.0",
+      "169.253.0.0",
+      "169.255.0.0",
+      "11.0.0.1",
+      "192.169.0.1",
+    ]) {
+      expect(isPrivateIp(ip), ip).toBe(false);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("flags private and link-local IPv6", () => {
+    for (const ip of ["::1", "::", "fc00::1", "fd12::1", "fe80::1", "feaf::1"]) {
+      expect(isPrivateIp(ip), ip).toBe(true);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("allows public IPv6", () => {
+    for (const ip of ["2606:4700:4700::1111", "2001:4860:4860::8888"]) {
+      expect(isPrivateIp(ip), ip).toBe(false);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("classifies IPv4-mapped IPv6 by the embedded address", () => {
+    expect(isPrivateIp("::ffff:127.0.0.1")).toBe(true);
+    expect(isPrivateIp("::ffff:8.8.8.8")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("returns false for non-IP input", () => {
+    expect(isPrivateIp("not-an-ip")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isPrivateIp("")).toBe(false);
+  });
+});

apps/ignis-server/server/routes/settings.js

@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+const express = require("express");
+const { writeCoalescer } = require("@ignis/server-core");
+const settings = require("../settings");
+const bootstrapRoutes = require("./bootstrap");
+
+const router = express.Router();
+
+const NUMBER_KEYS = [
+  "contentCacheBytes",
+  "inputCacheBytes",
+  "inputCacheTtlMs",
+  "writeCoalesceMs",
+  "maxBodyBytes",
+];
+const LIST_KEYS = ["proxyAllowlist"];
+
+function validate(body) {
+  const clean = {};
+
+  if (body.proxyMode !== undefined) {
+    if (!settings.PROXY_MODES.includes(body.proxyMode)) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `proxyMode must be one of: ${settings.PROXY_MODES.join(", ")}`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    clean.proxyMode = body.proxyMode;
+  }
+
+  for (const key of NUMBER_KEYS) {
+    if (body[key] === undefined) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const n = body[key];
+
+    if (!Number.isInteger(n) || n < 0) {
+      throw new Error(`${key} must be a non-negative integer`);
+    }
+
+    if (key === "maxBodyBytes" && (n < 1 || n > settings.MAX_BODY_BACKSTOP)) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `maxBodyBytes must be between 1 and ${settings.MAX_BODY_BACKSTOP}`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    clean[key] = n;
+  }
+
+  for (const key of LIST_KEYS) {
+    if (body[key] === undefined) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const list = body[key];
+
+    if (
+      !Array.isArray(list) ||
+      list.some((v) => typeof v !== "string" || !v.trim())
+    ) {
+      throw new Error(`${key} must be an array of non-empty strings`);
+    }
+
+    clean[key] = list.map((v) => v.trim());
+  }
+
+  return clean;
+}
+
+function applySettings(effective) {
+  writeCoalescer.configure({ writeCoalesceMs: effective.writeCoalesceMs });
+}
+
+router.get("/", (req, res) => {
+  res.json(settings.getAll());
+});
+
+router.post("/", (req, res) => {
+  let clean;
+
+  try {
+    clean = validate(req.body || {});
+  } catch (e) {
+    return res.status(400).json({ error: e.message });
+  }
+
+  const effective = settings.update(clean);
+  applySettings(effective);
+
+  // Cache sizes ride in the bootstrap response; clear it so the next page load picks up new values.
+  bootstrapRoutes.invalidateAll();
+
+  res.json(effective);
+});
+
+module.exports = router;
+module.exports.validate = validate;

apps/ignis-server/server/routes/settings.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { createRequire } from "module";
+
+const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
+const { validate } = require("./settings.js");
+const settings = require("../settings.js");
+
+describe("settings validate", () => {
+  it("rejects an unknown proxy mode", () => {
+    expect(() => validate({ proxyMode: "bogus" })).toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it("rejects negative or non-integer numbers", () => {
+    expect(() => validate({ contentCacheBytes: -1 })).toThrow();
+    expect(() => validate({ contentCacheBytes: 1.5 })).toThrow();
+    expect(() => validate({ contentCacheBytes: "5" })).toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it("enforces maxBodyBytes bounds", () => {
+    expect(() => validate({ maxBodyBytes: 0 })).toThrow();
+    expect(() =>
+      validate({ maxBodyBytes: settings.MAX_BODY_BACKSTOP + 1 }),
+    ).toThrow();
+    expect(validate({ maxBodyBytes: 1048576 })).toEqual({
+      maxBodyBytes: 1048576,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("trims a valid proxy allowlist", () => {
+    expect(
+      validate({ proxyAllowlist: [" api.example.com ", "github.com"] }),
+    ).toEqual({ proxyAllowlist: ["api.example.com", "github.com"] });
+  });
+
+  it("rejects a non-array allowlist or an empty entry", () => {
+    expect(() => validate({ proxyAllowlist: "x" })).toThrow();
+    expect(() => validate({ proxyAllowlist: ["ok", "  "] })).toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it("ignores wsOrigins, which is env-only", () => {
+    expect(validate({ wsOrigins: ["https://evil.example.com"] })).toEqual({});
+  });
+
+  it("ignores unknown keys", () => {
+    expect(validate({ bogusKey: 1 })).toEqual({});
+  });
+});

apps/ignis-server/server/settings.js

@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+const fs = require("fs");
+const path = require("path");
+const config = require("./config");
+
+// Runtime server settings set through UI.
+
+const SETTINGS_FILE = path.join(config.dataRoot, "server-settings.json");
+
+const DEFAULTS = {
+  contentCacheBytes: 50 * 1024 * 1024,
+  inputCacheBytes: 200 * 1024 * 1024,
+  inputCacheTtlMs: 5 * 60 * 1000,
+  writeCoalesceMs: 5000,
+  maxBodyBytes: 50 * 1024 * 1024,
+  // "any" reaches any public host, "allowlist" restricts to proxyAllowlist, "disabled" blocks all proxying.
+  proxyMode: "any",
+  // Empty allows any public host.
+  proxyAllowlist: [],
+  wsOrigins: [],
+};
+
+const PROXY_MODES = ["any", "allowlist", "disabled"];
+
+const KEYS = Object.keys(DEFAULTS);
+
+// Env vars only; never persisted to the settings file.
+const ENV_ONLY_KEYS = ["wsOrigins"];
+
+// Hard ceiling for request bodies.
+const MAX_BODY_BACKSTOP = 500 * 1024 * 1024;
+
+function parseList(raw) {
+  return raw
+    .split(",")
+    .map((s) => s.trim())
+    .filter(Boolean);
+}
+
+function fromEnv() {
+  const env = {};
+
+  if (process.env.WRITE_COALESCE_MS !== undefined) {
+    const n = parseInt(process.env.WRITE_COALESCE_MS, 10);
+
+    if (Number.isFinite(n)) {
+      env.writeCoalesceMs = n;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (process.env.WS_ORIGINS) {
+    env.wsOrigins = parseList(process.env.WS_ORIGINS);
+  }
+
+  return env;
+}
+
+const envOverrides = fromEnv();
+
+function loadFile() {
+  try {
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(SETTINGS_FILE, "utf-8"));
+    // Keep only known keys so a stale or hand-edited file can't inject junk.
+    const clean = {};
+
+    for (const key of KEYS) {
+      if (ENV_ONLY_KEYS.includes(key)) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      if (parsed[key] !== undefined) {
+        clean[key] = parsed[key];
+      }
+    }
+
+    return clean;
+  } catch {
+    return {};
+  }
+}
+
+let fileOverrides = loadFile();
+
+function getAll() {
+  return { ...DEFAULTS, ...envOverrides, ...fileOverrides };
+}
+
+function get(key) {
+  return getAll()[key];
+}
+
+// Merge validated changes into the persisted file and return the new effective settings.
+function update(partial) {
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(partial)) {
+    if (KEYS.includes(key) && !ENV_ONLY_KEYS.includes(key)) {
+      fileOverrides[key] = value;
+    }
+  }
+
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(SETTINGS_FILE), { recursive: true });
+  fs.writeFileSync(SETTINGS_FILE, JSON.stringify(fileOverrides, null, 2));
+
+  return getAll();
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  DEFAULTS,
+  KEYS,
+  ENV_ONLY_KEYS,
+  PROXY_MODES,
+  MAX_BODY_BACKSTOP,
+  getAll,
+  get,
+  update,
+};

packages/bridge/package.json

@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
   "name": "@ignis/bridge",
   "version": "0.0.0-internal",
   "private": true,
+  "type": "module",
   "main": "src/main.js"
 }

packages/bridge/src/demo-guards.js

@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@ function stopDemoGuards() {
   }
 }
 
-module.exports = { startDemoGuards, stopDemoGuards };
+export { startDemoGuards, stopDemoGuards, isDemoMode };

packages/bridge/src/file-actions.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const { Notice, TFile, TFolder } = require("obsidian");
+import { Notice, TFile, TFolder } from "obsidian";
 
 function getVaultId() {
   return window.__currentVaultId || "";
@@ -92,4 +92,4 @@ function addFolderMenuItems(menu, folder, app) {
   });
 }
 
-module.exports = { showFilePicker, addFileMenuItems, addFolderMenuItems };
+export { showFilePicker, addFileMenuItems, addFolderMenuItems };

packages/bridge/src/main.js

@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-const { Plugin, TFile, TFolder } = require("obsidian");
+import { Plugin, TFile, TFolder } from "obsidian";
-const {
+import {
   showFilePicker,
   addFileMenuItems,
   addFolderMenuItems,
-} = require("./file-actions");
+} from "./file-actions.js";
-const {
+import {
   patchSettingsModal,
   unpatchSettingsModal,
-} = require("./settings/inject");
+} from "./settings/inject.js";
-const pluginRegistry = require("./plugin-registry");
+import * as pluginRegistry from "./plugin-registry.js";
-const { initStatusBar } = require("./status-bar");
+import { initStatusBar } from "./status-bar.js";
-const { WorkspacePickerModal } = require("./workspace-picker");
+import { WorkspacePickerModal } from "./workspace-picker.js";
-const { startDemoGuards, stopDemoGuards } = require("./demo-guards");
+import { startDemoGuards, stopDemoGuards } from "./demo-guards.js";
 
 class IgnisBridgePlugin extends Plugin {
   async onload() {
@@ -65,4 +65,4 @@ class IgnisBridgePlugin extends Plugin {
   }
 }
 
-module.exports = IgnisBridgePlugin;
+export default IgnisBridgePlugin;

packages/bridge/src/plugin-registry.js

@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ function getKnownIds() {
   return knownIds;
 }
 
-module.exports = { refresh, isIgnisPlugin, addId, getKnownIds };
+export { refresh, isIgnisPlugin, addId, getKnownIds };

packages/bridge/src/settings/general-tab.js

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-const { Setting } = require("obsidian");
+import { Setting, Notice } from "obsidian";
+import { isDemoMode } from "../demo-guards.js";
+import { stripBuildMetadata, isNewer } from "../util/version.js";
+import { ListEditorModal } from "./list-editor-modal.js";
 
 const GITHUB_URL = "https://github.com/Nystik-gh/ignis";
 const GITHUB_API_LATEST =
@@ -8,11 +11,6 @@ function getVersion() {
   return window.__ignis?.version || "unknown";
 }
 
-// SemVer build metadata (`+xyz`) is informational and ignored for precedence.
-function stripBuildMetadata(version) {
-  return (version || "").split("+")[0];
-}
-
 async function checkForUpdate(currentVersion) {
   try {
     const res = await fetch(GITHUB_API_LATEST);
@@ -25,7 +23,7 @@ async function checkForUpdate(currentVersion) {
     const latest = stripBuildMetadata(data.tag_name?.replace(/^v/, ""));
     const current = stripBuildMetadata(currentVersion);
 
-    if (latest && latest !== current) {
+    if (isNewer(latest, current)) {
       return { version: latest, url: data.html_url };
     }
 
@@ -88,6 +86,7 @@ function display(containerEl, app) {
   });
 
   addServerStatus(containerEl);
+  addServerSettings(containerEl, app);
 }
 
 const STATUS_LABELS = {
@@ -102,10 +101,26 @@ const STATUS_DOT_CLASSES = {
   closed: "ignis-status-disconnected",
 };
 
+// Obsidian's grouped-settings container. The .setting-group > .setting-items
+// structure renders its child settings inside one shared box, with an optional
+// heading as a sibling above the box. The shipped stylesheet supplies the
+// styling from theme variables, so the rows need no custom CSS.
+function createSettingGroup(containerEl, heading) {
+  const group = containerEl.createDiv("setting-group");
+
+  if (heading) {
+    new Setting(group).setName(heading).setHeading();
+  }
+
+  return group.createDiv("setting-items");
+}
+
 function addServerStatus(containerEl) {
   const ws = window.__ignis.ws;
 
-  const setting = new Setting(containerEl).setName("Server status");
+  const items = createSettingGroup(containerEl);
+
+  const setting = new Setting(items).setName("Server status");
 
   const dotEl = setting.controlEl.createEl("span", {
     cls: "ignis-status-dot",
@@ -138,4 +153,204 @@ function addServerStatus(containerEl) {
   });
 }
 
-module.exports = { display };
+const MB = 1024 * 1024;
+const MINUTE = 60 * 1000;
+
+function addServerSettings(containerEl, app) {
+  if (isDemoMode()) {
+    const items = createSettingGroup(containerEl);
+
+    new Setting(items)
+      .setName("Server settings")
+      .setDesc("Server settings are disabled in demo mode.");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const loading = containerEl.createEl("p", {
+    text: "Loading server settings...",
+    cls: "setting-item-description",
+  });
+
+  fetch("/api/settings")
+    .then((res) => (res.ok ? res.json() : Promise.reject(res)))
+    .then((current) => {
+      loading.remove();
+      renderServerSettings(containerEl, current, app);
+    })
+    .catch(() => {
+      loading.setText("Failed to load server settings.");
+    });
+}
+
+function renderServerSettings(containerEl, current, app) {
+  const caching = createSettingGroup(containerEl, "Caching");
+
+  numberField(caching, {
+    name: "Content cache (MB)",
+    desc: "Browser cache of file content. Applies after reload.",
+    value: Math.round(current.contentCacheBytes / MB),
+    key: "contentCacheBytes",
+    toStored: (n) => n * MB,
+  });
+
+  numberField(caching, {
+    name: "Input cache (MB)",
+    desc: "Cache for files picked for import. Applies after reload.",
+    value: Math.round(current.inputCacheBytes / MB),
+    key: "inputCacheBytes",
+    toStored: (n) => n * MB,
+  });
+
+  numberField(caching, {
+    name: "Input cache TTL (minutes)",
+    desc: "How long picked files stay cached. Applies after reload.",
+    value: Math.round(current.inputCacheTtlMs / MINUTE),
+    key: "inputCacheTtlMs",
+    toStored: (n) => n * MINUTE,
+  });
+
+  const security = createSettingGroup(containerEl, "Security");
+
+  numberField(security, {
+    name: "Max request body (MB)",
+    desc: "Largest request the server accepts.",
+    value: Math.round(current.maxBodyBytes / MB),
+    key: "maxBodyBytes",
+    toStored: (n) => n * MB,
+  });
+
+  proxyAccessField(security, current, app);
+
+  const advanced = createSettingGroup(containerEl, "Advanced");
+
+  numberField(advanced, {
+    name: "Write coalesce window (ms)",
+    desc: "Debounce window for rapid writes on slow filesystems. 0 disables.",
+    value: current.writeCoalesceMs,
+    key: "writeCoalesceMs",
+    toStored: (n) => n,
+  });
+}
+
+// Persist a single setting. The server validates, applies the live ones, and saves.
+async function saveSetting(partial) {
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch("/api/settings", {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+      body: JSON.stringify(partial),
+    });
+
+    if (!res.ok) {
+      const data = await res.json().catch(() => ({}));
+      throw new Error(data.error || "Save failed");
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    new Notice(`Failed to save setting: ${e.message}`);
+  }
+}
+
+function numberField(containerEl, { name, desc, value, key, toStored }) {
+  new Setting(containerEl)
+    .setName(name)
+    .setDesc(desc)
+    .addText((text) => {
+      text.setValue(String(value));
+
+      // Commit on blur or Enter, the way a native number setting behaves.
+      const commit = () => {
+        const n = parseInt(text.getValue(), 10);
+
+        if (Number.isInteger(n) && n >= 0) {
+          saveSetting({ [key]: toStored(n) });
+        }
+      };
+
+      text.inputEl.addEventListener("blur", commit);
+      text.inputEl.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
+        if (e.key === "Enter") {
+          commit();
+        }
+      });
+    });
+}
+
+// Proxy access mode plus the allowlist row, which only shows in "allowlist" mode.
+function proxyAccessField(parent, current, app) {
+  let mode = current.proxyMode || "any";
+
+  const setting = new Setting(parent)
+    .setName("Proxy access")
+    .setDesc(
+      "Which external hosts Obsidian may reach through the server's CORS proxy.",
+    );
+
+  const allowlistSetting = listField(parent, {
+    name: "Proxy host allowlist",
+    desc: "Hostnames the proxy may reach, matched exactly.",
+    value: current.proxyAllowlist,
+    key: "proxyAllowlist",
+    app,
+    modal: {
+      placeholder: "api.example.com",
+      emptyNote: "No hosts yet.",
+      recommended: {
+        note: "Restricting the proxy stops Obsidian's plugin and theme browser and updates from working unless their hosts are allowed.",
+        hosts: ["releases.obsidian.md", "github.com", "raw.githubusercontent.com"],
+        buttonText: "Add recommended hosts",
+      },
+    },
+  });
+
+  const applyVisibility = () => {
+    allowlistSetting.settingEl.style.display =
+      mode === "allowlist" ? "" : "none";
+  };
+
+  setting.addDropdown((dd) => {
+    dd.addOption("any", "Any public host");
+    dd.addOption("allowlist", "Allowlist only");
+    dd.addOption("disabled", "Disabled");
+    dd.setValue(mode);
+
+    dd.onChange((value) => {
+      mode = value;
+      saveSetting({ proxyMode: value });
+      applyVisibility();
+    });
+  });
+
+  applyVisibility();
+}
+
+function listField(containerEl, { name, desc, value, key, app, modal }) {
+  let current = [...(value || [])];
+
+  const setting = new Setting(containerEl).setName(name).setDesc(desc);
+
+  const setLabel = (btn) =>
+    btn.setButtonText(current.length ? `Edit (${current.length})` : "Edit");
+
+  setting.addButton((btn) => {
+    setLabel(btn);
+
+    btn.onClick(() => {
+      new ListEditorModal(app, {
+        title: name,
+        placeholder: modal.placeholder,
+        emptyNote: modal.emptyNote,
+        recommended: modal.recommended,
+        values: current,
+        onChange: (next) => {
+          current = next;
+          saveSetting({ [key]: current });
+          setLabel(btn);
+        },
+      }).open();
+    });
+  });
+
+  return setting;
+}
+
+export { display };

packages/bridge/src/settings/inject.js

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-const generalTab = require("./general-tab");
+import * as generalTab from "./general-tab.js";
-const serverPluginsTab = require("./server-plugins-tab");
+import * as serverPluginsTab from "./server-plugins-tab.js";
-const { createNavEl, createTab, createGroup } = require("./settings-ui");
+import { createNavEl, createTab, createGroup } from "./settings-ui.js";
-const {
+import {
   allIgnisNavEls,
   setupPluginTabs,
   reconcilePluginTabs,
   hideIgnisFromCommunityPlugins,
   restoreCommunityPlugins,
   clearOwnedPluginIds,
-} = require("./plugin-tabs");
+} from "./plugin-tabs.js";
 
 function removeExistingIgnisGroups(tabHeadersEl) {
   const groups = tabHeadersEl.querySelectorAll(".vertical-tab-header-group");
@@ -139,4 +139,4 @@ function unpatchSettingsModal(plugin) {
   clearOwnedPluginIds();
 }
 
-module.exports = { patchSettingsModal, unpatchSettingsModal, reconcilePluginTabs };
+export { patchSettingsModal, unpatchSettingsModal, reconcilePluginTabs };

packages/bridge/src/settings/list-editor-modal.js

@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+import { Modal, Setting, Notice } from "obsidian";
+
+// Modal editor for a list of string entries (the proxy host allowlist).
+class ListEditorModal extends Modal {
+  constructor(app, opts) {
+    super(app);
+    this.opts = opts;
+    this.values = [...(opts.values || [])];
+  }
+
+  onOpen() {
+    this.titleEl.setText(this.opts.title);
+
+    if (this.opts.recommended) {
+      new Setting(this.contentEl)
+        .setDesc(this.opts.recommended.note)
+        .addButton((btn) =>
+          btn
+            .setButtonText(
+              this.opts.recommended.buttonText || "Add recommended",
+            )
+            .onClick(() => this.addRecommended()),
+        );
+    }
+
+    this.listEl = this.contentEl.createDiv("ignis-list-editor");
+    this.renderList();
+
+    new Setting(this.contentEl)
+      .setName("Add entry")
+      .addText((text) => {
+        this.input = text;
+        text.setPlaceholder(this.opts.placeholder || "");
+
+        text.inputEl.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
+          if (e.key === "Enter") {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            this.addCurrent();
+          }
+        });
+      })
+      .addButton((btn) =>
+        btn
+          .setButtonText("Add")
+          .setCta()
+          .onClick(() => this.addCurrent()),
+      );
+  }
+
+  addEntry(entry) {
+    if (this.values.includes(entry)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    this.values.push(entry);
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  addCurrent() {
+    const entry = this.input.getValue().trim();
+
+    if (!entry) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (!this.addEntry(entry)) {
+      new Notice("That entry is already in the list.");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.input.setValue("");
+    this.input.inputEl.focus();
+    this.commit();
+    this.renderList();
+  }
+
+  addRecommended() {
+    let added = 0;
+
+    for (const host of this.opts.recommended.hosts) {
+      if (this.addEntry(host)) {
+        added++;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (added > 0) {
+      this.commit();
+      this.renderList();
+    }
+
+    new Notice(
+      added > 0
+        ? `Added ${added} host${added === 1 ? "" : "s"}.`
+        : "All recommended hosts are already in the list.",
+    );
+  }
+
+  remove(entry) {
+    this.values = this.values.filter((v) => v !== entry);
+    this.commit();
+    this.renderList();
+  }
+
+  renderList() {
+    this.listEl.empty();
+
+    if (this.values.length === 0) {
+      this.listEl.createDiv({
+        text: this.opts.emptyNote,
+        cls: "ignis-list-empty",
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    for (const entry of this.values) {
+      new Setting(this.listEl).setName(entry).addExtraButton((btn) =>
+        btn
+          .setIcon("trash-2")
+          .setTooltip("Remove")
+          .onClick(() => this.remove(entry)),
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  commit() {
+    this.opts.onChange([...this.values]);
+  }
+
+  onClose() {
+    this.contentEl.empty();
+  }
+}
+
+export { ListEditorModal };

packages/bridge/src/settings/plugin-tabs.js

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-const { setIcon } = require("obsidian");
+import { setIcon } from "obsidian";
-const { findGroupByTitle } = require("./settings-ui");
+import { findGroupByTitle } from "./settings-ui.js";
-const { isIgnisPlugin } = require("../plugin-registry");
+import { isIgnisPlugin } from "../plugin-registry.js";
 
 // All ignis-managed nav elements (both Ignis group and Ignis Core Plugins group).
 // Shared with inject.js so the openTab patch can manage is-active across all of them.
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ function clearOwnedPluginIds() {
   ownedPluginIds.clear();
 }
 
-module.exports = {
+export {
   allIgnisNavEls,
   setupPluginTabs,
   reconcilePluginTabs,

packages/bridge/src/settings/server-plugins-tab.js

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-const { Setting, Notice } = require("obsidian");
+import { Setting, Notice } from "obsidian";
-const { reconcilePluginTabs } = require("./plugin-tabs");
+import { reconcilePluginTabs } from "./plugin-tabs.js";
 
 function getVaultId() {
   return window.__currentVaultId || "";
@@ -94,4 +94,4 @@ function display(containerEl, app) {
     });
 }
 
-module.exports = { display };
+export { display };

packages/bridge/src/settings/settings-ui.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const { setIcon } = require("obsidian");
+import { setIcon } from "obsidian";
 
 function createNavEl(tab, setting) {
   const nav = document.createElement("div");
@@ -86,4 +86,4 @@ function findGroupByTitle(tabHeadersEl, title) {
   return null;
 }
 
-module.exports = { createNavEl, createTab, createGroup, findGroupByTitle };
+export { createNavEl, createTab, createGroup, findGroupByTitle };

packages/bridge/src/status-bar.js

@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ function initStatusBar(plugin) {
   return ws.onStateChange(render);
 }
 
-module.exports = { initStatusBar };
+export { initStatusBar };

packages/bridge/src/util/version.js

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// Version comparison helpers for the update check.
+
+// SemVer build metadata (`+xyz`) is informational and ignored for precedence.
+function stripBuildMetadata(version) {
+  return (version || "").split("+")[0];
+}
+
+// Parse X.Y.Z to [major, minor, patch], or null when it isn't three integers.
+function parseSemver(version) {
+  const parts = (version || "").split(".");
+
+  if (parts.length < 3) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const nums = parts.slice(0, 3).map((p) => parseInt(p, 10));
+
+  return nums.some((n) => !Number.isInteger(n)) ? null : nums;
+}
+
+// True only when latest is strictly newer than current.
+function isNewer(latest, current) {
+  const a = parseSemver(latest);
+  const b = parseSemver(current);
+
+  if (!a || !b) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+    if (a[i] !== b[i]) {
+      return a[i] > b[i];
+    }
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+export { stripBuildMetadata, parseSemver, isNewer };

packages/bridge/src/util/version.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { stripBuildMetadata, isNewer } from "./version.js";
+
+describe("isNewer", () => {
+  it("is true when latest is strictly newer", () => {
+    expect(isNewer("0.8.4", "0.8.3")).toBe(true);
+    expect(isNewer("1.0.0", "0.9.9")).toBe(true);
+    expect(isNewer("0.9.0", "0.8.9")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("is false for older or equal, so no downgrade is prompted", () => {
+    expect(isNewer("0.8.3", "0.8.4")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isNewer("0.8.4", "0.8.4")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isNewer("0.9.9", "1.0.0")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("is false for malformed versions", () => {
+    expect(isNewer("x", "0.8.4")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isNewer("0.8", "0.8.4")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isNewer("1.x.0", "0.8.4")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("ignores build metadata, so an equal version with a build tag is not newer", () => {
+    expect(
+      isNewer(stripBuildMetadata("0.8.4"), stripBuildMetadata("0.8.4+q2fmfox")),
+    ).toBe(false);
+  });
+});

packages/bridge/src/workspace-picker.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const { FuzzySuggestModal } = require("obsidian");
+import { FuzzySuggestModal } from "obsidian";
 
 class WorkspacePickerModal extends FuzzySuggestModal {
   constructor(app) {
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ class WorkspacePickerModal extends FuzzySuggestModal {
   }
 }
 
-module.exports = { WorkspacePickerModal };
+export { WorkspacePickerModal };

packages/bridge/styles.css

@@ -141,3 +141,18 @@
   font-size: var(--font-ui-small);
   margin-bottom: 16px;
 }
+
+.ignis-list-editor {
+  border: 1px solid var(--background-modifier-border);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-m);
+  max-height: 220px;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  padding: 0 var(--size-4-3);
+  margin-bottom: var(--size-4-4);
+}
+
+.ignis-list-empty {
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  font-size: var(--font-ui-smaller);
+  padding: var(--size-4-3) 0;
+}

packages/server-core/src/ws.js

@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ const { WebSocketServer } = require("ws");
 const url = require("url");
 const watcher = require("./watcher");
 
+// Null / undefined / empty array means no Origin check.
+function toOriginSet(list) {
+  return Array.isArray(list) && list.length > 0 ? new Set(list) : null;
+}
+
 function setupWebSocket(server, opts = {}) {
   const { getVaultPath, originAllowlist } = opts;
 
@@ -9,11 +14,7 @@ function setupWebSocket(server, opts = {}) {
     throw new Error("setupWebSocket: opts.getVaultPath is required");
   }
 
-  // Null / undefined / empty array = no Origin check.
+  const originSet = toOriginSet(originAllowlist);
-  const originSet =
-    Array.isArray(originAllowlist) && originAllowlist.length > 0
-      ? new Set(originAllowlist)
-      : null;
 
   const wss = new WebSocketServer({ server, path: "/ws" });
 

packages/shim/src/electron/ipc-renderer.js

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { showVaultManager } from "../ui-registry.js";
 import { vaultService } from "@ignis/services";
-import { arrayBufferToBase64, base64ToArrayBuffer } from "../util/base64.js";
+import { proxyFetch } from "../util/proxy.js";
 
 const listeners = new Map();
 
@@ -88,41 +88,19 @@ const syncHandlers = {
 
 async function handleRequestUrl(requestId, request) {
   try {
-    let body = request.body;
+    const result = await proxyFetch({
-    let binary = false;
-
-    if (body instanceof ArrayBuffer) {
-      body = arrayBufferToBase64(body);
-      binary = true;
-    }
-
-    const res = await fetch("/api/proxy", {
-      method: "POST",
-      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
-      body: JSON.stringify({
       url: request.url,
-        method: request.method || "GET",
+      method: request.method,
-        headers: request.headers || {},
+      headers: request.headers,
+      body: request.body,
       contentType: request.contentType,
-        body,
-        binary,
-      }),
     });
 
-    const proxyResult = await res.json();
-
-    if (!res.ok) {
-      ipcRenderer._emit(requestId, {
-        error: proxyResult.error || "Proxy request failed",
-      });
-      return;
-    }
-
     // Electron's e.reply(requestId, data) sends on the requestId channel
     ipcRenderer._emit(requestId, {
-      status: proxyResult.status,
+      status: result.status,
-      headers: proxyResult.headers,
+      headers: result.headers,
-      body: base64ToArrayBuffer(proxyResult.body),
+      body: result.body,
     });
   } catch (e) {
     ipcRenderer._emit(requestId, {

packages/shim/src/fs/content-cache.js

@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ export class ContentCache {
     this._maxSize = maxSize;
   }
 
+  setMaxSize(maxSize) {
+    this._maxSize = maxSize;
+
+    while (this._currentSize > this._maxSize && this._cache.size > 0) {
+      this._evictOne();
+    }
+  }
+
   has(path) {
     return this._cache.has(this._normalize(path));
   }

packages/shim/src/fs/input-cache.js

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 
 import { normalize } from "../util/path.js";
 
-const MAX_SIZE = 200 * 1024 * 1024;
+let MAX_SIZE = 200 * 1024 * 1024;
-const TTL_MS = 5 * 60 * 1000;
+let TTL_MS = 5 * 60 * 1000;
 
 const cache = new Map(); // path -> { data, size, createdAt }
 let currentSize = 0;
@@ -112,6 +112,20 @@ export function inputCacheClear() {
   currentSize = 0;
 }
 
+export function setInputCacheLimits({ maxSize, ttlMs }) {
+  if (Number.isFinite(maxSize)) {
+    MAX_SIZE = maxSize;
+
+    while (currentSize > MAX_SIZE && cache.size > 0) {
+      evictOldest();
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (Number.isFinite(ttlMs)) {
+    TTL_MS = ttlMs;
+  }
+}
+
 export function isInputCachePath(path) {
   const norm = normalize(path);
   return norm.startsWith(".obsidian/imports/");

packages/shim/src/globals.js

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import {
   unregisterPopupWindow,
 } from "./electron/remote/window.js";
 import { showVaultManager } from "./ui-registry.js";
-import { arrayBufferToBase64, base64ToArrayBuffer } from "./util/base64.js";
 import { isSameOrigin } from "./util/url.js";
+import { proxyFetch } from "./util/proxy.js";
 
 function installProcess() {
   window.process = processShim;
@@ -167,17 +167,15 @@ function installFetchShim() {
     }
 
     let body = null;
-    let binary = false;
 
     if (init?.body && method !== "GET" && method !== "HEAD") {
       if (typeof init.body === "string") {
         body = init.body;
-      } else if (init.body instanceof ArrayBuffer) {
+      } else if (
-        body = arrayBufferToBase64(init.body);
+        init.body instanceof ArrayBuffer ||
-        binary = true;
+        init.body instanceof Uint8Array
-      } else if (init.body instanceof Uint8Array) {
+      ) {
-        body = arrayBufferToBase64(init.body.buffer);
+        body = init.body;
-        binary = true;
       } else if (typeof init.body === "object") {
         body = JSON.stringify(init.body);
       } else {
@@ -187,23 +185,15 @@ function installFetchShim() {
 
     console.log("[shim:fetch] Proxying cross-origin:", method, url);
 
-    const proxyRes = await originalFetch("/api/proxy", {
+    let result;
-      method: "POST",
-      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
-      body: JSON.stringify({ url, method, headers, body, binary }),
-    });
 
-    if (!proxyRes.ok) {
+    try {
-      const err = await proxyRes
+      result = await proxyFetch({ url, method, headers, body });
-        .json()
+    } catch (e) {
-        .catch(() => ({ error: "Proxy request failed" }));
+      throw new TypeError(e.message || "Failed to fetch");
-      throw new TypeError(err.error || "Failed to fetch");
     }
 
-    const result = await proxyRes.json();
+    return new Response(result.body, {
-    const respBody = base64ToArrayBuffer(result.body);
-
-    return new Response(respBody, {
       status: result.status,
       headers: result.headers,
     });

packages/shim/src/init.js

@@ -8,11 +8,26 @@ import {
   initWorkspacePatch,
 } from "./workspace.js";
 import { prefetchVaultContent } from "./fs/indexer-prefetch.js";
+import { setInputCacheLimits } from "./fs/input-cache.js";
 import { autoTrustDemoVaults, maybeProvisionDemoVault } from "./demo.js";
 import { initNativeMenuGuard } from "./native-menu-guard.js";
 
 let bootstrapVirtualPlugins = [];
 
+// Cache sizes come from the bootstrap response and are applied at page load.
+// The server owns the rest of the settings and applies them on its side.
+function applyServerSettings(s) {
+  if (!s) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (Number.isFinite(s.contentCacheBytes)) {
+    fsShim._contentCache.setMaxSize(s.contentCacheBytes);
+  }
+
+  setInputCacheLimits({ maxSize: s.inputCacheBytes, ttlMs: s.inputCacheTtlMs });
+}
+
 export function getBootstrapVirtualPlugins() {
   return bootstrapVirtualPlugins;
 }
@@ -212,6 +227,7 @@ export function initialize() {
     applyTree(bootstrap.tree);
     applyCoreSyncGuard(bootstrap.plugins);
     bootstrapVirtualPlugins = bootstrap.virtualPlugins || [];
+    applyServerSettings(bootstrap.settings);
 
     // Race the indexer: batch-fetch text content into ContentCache so
     // Obsidian's startup indexing reads hit the cache instead of the network.

packages/shim/src/loader.js

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ if (window.__currentVaultId) {
 
 extractObsidianModule()
   .then(async () => {
-    // Dynamic import so bridge's top-level require("obsidian") fires after installRequire + extractObsidianModule.
+    // Dynamic import so the bridge's top-level obsidian import resolves after installRequire + extractObsidianModule.
     const mod = await import("@ignis/bridge");
     const IgnisBridgePlugin = mod.default || mod;
     const bridge = new IgnisBridgePlugin(window.app, BRIDGE_MANIFEST);

packages/shim/src/native-menu-guard.js

@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ function readTransform(data) {
   try {
     const obj = JSON.parse(text);
 
-    if (obj.nativeMenus) {
+    // force native menus to false since its never appropriate in a browser context.
+    if (obj.nativeMenus !== false) {
       obj.nativeMenus = false;
       return JSON.stringify(obj);
     }
@@ -100,6 +101,9 @@ function patchSetConfig() {
     };
     vault.__ignisNativeMenuGuarded = true;
 
+    // set to false to override any platform default (like macOS).
+    vault.setConfig("nativeMenus", false);
+
     return true;
   };
 

packages/shim/src/request-url.js

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Obsidian sets window.requestUrl in app.js, so we override it after app.js loads.
 
 import { isSameOrigin } from "./util/url.js";
-import { arrayBufferToBase64, base64ToArrayBuffer } from "./util/base64.js";
+import { proxyFetch } from "./util/proxy.js";
 
 async function proxyRequestUrl(request) {
   if (typeof request === "string") {
@@ -28,42 +28,14 @@ async function proxyRequestUrl(request) {
   }
 
   // Cross-origin: route through server proxy
-  let body = request.body;
+  const result = await proxyFetch({
-  let binary = false;
-
-  if (body instanceof ArrayBuffer) {
-    body = arrayBufferToBase64(body);
-    binary = true;
-  }
-
-  const res = await fetch("/api/proxy", {
-    method: "POST",
-    headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
-    body: JSON.stringify({
     url: request.url,
-      method: request.method || "GET",
+    method: request.method,
-      headers: request.headers || {},
+    headers: request.headers,
-      body,
+    body: request.body,
-      binary,
-    }),
   });
 
-  if (!res.ok) {
+  return makeResponse(request, result.status, result.headers, result.body);
-    const err = await res
-      .json()
-      .catch(() => ({ error: "Proxy request failed" }));
-    throw new Error(err.error);
-  }
-
-  const proxyResult = await res.json();
-  const arrayBuf = base64ToArrayBuffer(proxyResult.body);
-
-  return makeResponse(
-    request,
-    proxyResult.status,
-    proxyResult.headers,
-    arrayBuf,
-  );
 }
 
 function makeResponse(request, status, headers, arrayBuf) {

packages/shim/src/util/proxy.js

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+// Single round-trip through the server's /api/proxy endpoint for cross-origin requests.
+// Encodes a binary request body to base64, returns the upstream response with its body as an ArrayBuffer.
+// Throws an Error carrying the server's message on failure.
+
+import { arrayBufferToBase64, base64ToArrayBuffer } from "./base64.js";
+
+export async function proxyFetch({ url, method, headers, body, contentType }) {
+  let encodedBody = null;
+  let binary = false;
+
+  if (body instanceof ArrayBuffer) {
+    encodedBody = arrayBufferToBase64(body);
+    binary = true;
+  } else if (body instanceof Uint8Array) {
+    encodedBody = arrayBufferToBase64(body.buffer);
+    binary = true;
+  } else if (body != null) {
+    encodedBody = body;
+  }
+
+  const payload = {
+    url,
+    method: method || "GET",
+    headers: headers || {},
+    body: encodedBody,
+    binary,
+  };
+
+  if (contentType !== undefined) {
+    payload.contentType = contentType;
+  }
+
+  // Use native fetch to avoid an unnecessary call through the shim. proxy is already same origin.
+  const nativeFetch = window.__originalFetch || fetch;
+
+  const res = await nativeFetch("/api/proxy", {
+    method: "POST",
+    headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+    body: JSON.stringify(payload),
+  });
+
+  if (!res.ok) {
+    const err = await res.json().catch(() => ({}));
+    throw new Error(err.error || "Proxy request failed");
+  }
+
+  const result = await res.json();
+
+  return {
+    status: result.status,
+    headers: result.headers,
+    body: base64ToArrayBuffer(result.body),
+  };
+}