MQTT Implementation (aligned with DStarGateway / MMDVMHost):
- Rewrite MQTTConnection with mosquitto_loop_stop() fix to prevent
background thread zombies on shutdown
- Add MQTT authentication support (mqttAuth, mqttUsername, mqttPassword)
- Add configurable client name (mqttName) used as topic prefix
- Use PID-based client IDs (avoids time_t truncation on 32-bit ARM)
- Use std::string interface throughout (no wxString in MQTT layer)
- Align JSON link status fields with DStarGateway (repeater/reflector/
protocol/reason/action) for dashboard compatibility
Shutdown Safety:
- Add MQTTLogFinalise() calls to both daemon (IRCDDBGatewayAppD::run)
and GUI (IRCDDBGatewayApp::OnExit) shutdown paths to ensure clean
MQTT disconnection and thread cleanup before process exit
JSON Status Events:
- Update all ~30 WriteJSON call sites across DPlus, DExtra, DCS, and
CCS protocol handlers to use new function signatures
- Simplify IRCDDBGatewayThread::writeJSONStatus to delegate to
WriteJSONStatus
Config Parser Hardening:
- Add empty-line crash guard to IRCDDBGatewayConfig, TimerControlConfig,
and TimeServerConfig parsers (str.IsEmpty() check before GetChar)
Documentation:
- Add MQTT.md with topic structure, JSON examples, and troubleshooting
- Add CONFIGURATION.md with full reference for all config files
- Add BUILD.md with build parameters and dependency information
- Add linux/ example configs for ircddbgateway, timeserver, timercontrol
- Modernise README.md with feature list and DStarGateway recommendation
