refactor: remove dyndnshosts/drophosts legacy config keys, fix DNS event logging

- Remove dyndnshosts legacy list; dyndns is now set per-host in the hosts section
- Remove drophosts config key and load-time deletion loop
- Simplify get_dyndnshosts() to only read per-host dyndns attributes
- Fix dns_update_worker to call eventlog with correct (host, level, msg) signature
- Log INFO/ERROR events per domain on each DNS update instead of one batched message
- Add logger to dns.py (was missing, causing NameError on update failure)
- Update README and tests to reflect removed config keys

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

README.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ A lightweight daemon that listens for UDP heartbeat messages and acts on them: k
 
 - Receive and parse heartbeat datagrams (text or zlib-compressed) ✅
 - Maintain host state and detect up/down transitions ✅
-- Queue DNS updates via `nsupdate` and run them in a background thread ✅
+- Queue DNS updates via `nsupdate` and run them in an asyncio background task ✅
 - WebSocket API for live updates (hosts & messages) ✅
 - Notification pipeline (email, Pushover, Mattermost, Signal) ✅
 - **User management & access control** ✅
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ hosts:
     owner: alice
     managers: [bob]
     monitors: [carol]
+    dyndns: true          # update DNS record when IP changes
 ```
 
 ```bash
@@ -645,7 +646,7 @@ Set breakpoints in modules such as `hbd/server/udp.py`, `hbd/server/dns.py`, or
 - `logfile`: path to log file
 - `pushsrv`: push service (`pushover`|`mattermost`|`all`)
 - `interval` / `grace`: heartbeat timing configuration
-- `dyndomains`: list of dyndomains to update via `nsupdate`
+- `dyndomains`: list of DNS domains to update via `nsupdate` for hosts with `dyndns` set
 - `nsupdate_bin`: path to nsupdate binary
 - `ws_port`: port for plain WebSocket connections (default: 50005)
 - `wss_port`: port for secure WebSocket (WSS) connections (default: none).
@@ -666,6 +667,9 @@ dyndomains:
   - example.com
 nsupdate_bin: /usr/bin/nsupdate
 pushsrv: pushover
+hosts:
+  myhost:
+    dyndns: true          # update DNS when this host's IP changes
 ```
 
 > Tip: `SERVER_DEFAULTS` in `hbd/server/config.py` contains the canonical defaults and accepted configuration keys.
@@ -769,10 +773,3 @@ Contributions welcome! Please:
 This repository is licensed under the MIT license. See `LICENSE` for details.
 
 ---
-
-If you'd like, I can also:
-
-- add a **GitHub Actions** workflow that runs tests and lint on push/PR 🔁
-- add a `CONTRIBUTING.md` template for PRs and code style 💬
-
-Which one should I do next? ✨

hbd/server/config.py

@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ SERVER_DEFAULTS = {
 
     # Host management
     "hosts": {},                # Unified host definitions
-    "dyndnshosts": [],          # Hosts with dynamic DNS (legacy)
-    "drophosts": [],            # Hosts to ignore
     "dyndomains": ["wrede.org"],
 
     # DNS updates
@@ -249,7 +247,7 @@ def get_watchhosts(config):
     """Extract watched hostnames from config (hosts with watch: true).
 
     Returns:
-        List of hostnames to watch
+#        List of hostnames to watch
     """
     watchhosts = []
     hosts_config = config.get("hosts", {})
@@ -261,31 +259,14 @@ def get_watchhosts(config):
 
 
 def get_dyndnshosts(config):
-    """Extract dyndnshosts from config, supporting both new and legacy formats.
+    """Return hostnames that have a dyndns setting in the hosts section."""
-    
+    hosts_config = config.get("hosts", {})
-    Args:
+    if not isinstance(hosts_config, dict):
-        config: Configuration dictionary
+        return []
-        
+    return [
-    Returns:
+        name for name, attrs in hosts_config.items()
-        List of hostnames with dynamic DNS
+        if isinstance(attrs, dict) and attrs.get("dyndns")
-    """
+    ]
-    dyndnshosts = []
-    
-    # New format: hosts section with dyndns attribute
-    if "hosts" in config:
-        hosts_config = config["hosts"]
-        if isinstance(hosts_config, dict):
-            for host_name, host_attrs in hosts_config.items():
-                if isinstance(host_attrs, dict) and host_attrs.get("dyndns", False):
-                    dyndnshosts.append(host_name)
-    
-    # Legacy format: dyndnshosts list/set
-    if "dyndnshosts" in config:
-        legacy_dyndnshosts = config.get("dyndnshosts", [])
-        if isinstance(legacy_dyndnshosts, (list, set)):
-            dyndnshosts.extend(legacy_dyndnshosts)
-    
-    return list(set(dyndnshosts))  # Remove duplicates
 
 
 def get_host_config(config, hostname):

hbd/server/configio.py

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ _SERVER_KEYS = [
 ]
 
 # Top-level keys managed by the 'dns' logical section
-_DNS_KEYS = ["nsupdate_bin", "dyndomains", "dyndnshosts", "drophosts"]
+_DNS_KEYS = ["nsupdate_bin", "rndc_key", "dyndomains"]
 
 
 def read_roundtrip(path: str):

hbd/server/dns.py

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 from subprocess import Popen, PIPE, STDOUT
 from typing import Optional
 import asyncio
+import logging
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 def create_nsupdate_payload(
@@ -123,7 +126,6 @@ async def dns_update_worker(
                 pass
             continue
 
-        m = f"changed address to {addr}"
         for dyndomain in cfg.get("dyndomains", []):
             err = await loop.run_in_executor(
                 None,
@@ -135,28 +137,29 @@ async def dns_update_worker(
                 cfg.get("rndc_key", "/etc/dhcpc/rndc-key"),
             )
             if err:
-                m += f", DNS update failed: {err}"
+                m = f"DNS update failed for {addr} ({dyndomain}): {err}"
                 logger.error("DNS update failed for %s: %s", name, err)
+                if log:
+                    try:
+                        await loop.run_in_executor(None, log, name, "ERROR", m)
+                    except Exception:
+                        pass
             else:
-                m += ", DNS updated."
+                m = f"DNS updated {name}.dy.{dyndomain} → {addr}"
+                if log:
+                    try:
+                        await loop.run_in_executor(None, log, name, "INFO", m)
+                    except Exception:
+                        pass
+
+        if not cfg.get("dyndomains"):
+            logger.warning("DNS update triggered for %s but no dyndomains configured", name)
 
         try:
             dnsq.task_done()
         except Exception:
             pass
 
-        if log:
-            try:
-                await loop.run_in_executor(None, log, name, m)
-            except Exception:
-                pass
-
-    if log:
-        try:
-            await loop.run_in_executor(None, log, None, "dns_update_worker exiting")
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-
 
 def start_dns_worker(
     hbdclass,

hbd/server/main.py

@@ -78,9 +78,7 @@ async def reload_configuration(config_obj, config_path, components):
         True if reload succeeded, False otherwise
     """
     try:
-        logger.info("=" * 60)
         logger.info("Starting configuration reload...")
-        logger.info("=" * 60)
         
         # Reload config file
         new_config = await config_obj.reload(config_path)
@@ -115,13 +113,11 @@ async def reload_configuration(config_obj, config_path, components):
         # These are reloadable and effective immediately:
         # - notification_channels
         # - threshold_configs
-        # - hosts (watchhosts, dyndnshosts, notification_channels)
+        # - hosts (watchhosts, dyndns, notification_channels)
         # - grace period (used on next heartbeat)
         # - debug/verbose flags (used on next message)
         
-        logger.info("=" * 60)
         logger.info("Configuration reload completed successfully")
-        logger.info("=" * 60)
         return True
         
     except Exception as e:
@@ -422,7 +418,6 @@ def load_pickled_hosts(config, hbdclass):
     pickfile = config.get("pickfile", "hbd.pickle")
     dyndnshosts = config_mod.get_dyndnshosts(config)
     watchhosts = config_mod.get_watchhosts(config)
-    drophosts = config.get("drophosts", [])
     if 1 and os.path.exists(pickfile):
         if config.get("verbose", False):
             logger.info("opening pickls %s", pickfile)
@@ -448,9 +443,6 @@ def load_pickled_hosts(config, hbdclass):
             hbdclass.Host.hosts[h].apply_access(
                 access["owner"], access["managers"], access["monitors"]
             )
-        for h in drophosts:
-            if h in hbdclass.Host.hosts:
-                del hbdclass.Host.hosts[h]
         if config.get("verbose", False):
             logger.info("%s pickled hosts loaded", len(hbdclass.Host.hosts))
     else:

tests/test_handle_datagram.py

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def test_handle_cmd_sends_command():
     import hbdclass
 
     ctx = {
-        "config": {"watchhosts": [], "dyndnshosts": []},
+        "config": {"watchhosts": []},
         "hbdclass": hbdclass,
         "log": dummy_noop,
         "email": dummy_noop,