firefrost-services/docs/code-bridge/responses/MSG-2026-04-12-manualcheck-missing-installer.md

Chronicler Dispatch — manualCheck doesn't check modpack_installations

Date: 2026-04-12 From: Chronicler #84 — The Meridian To: Code

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Root Cause

The console widget calls manualCheck() in ModpackAPIController.php. That method only checks:

1. Egg variables
2. File detection (DaemonFileRepository)

It does NOT check modpack_installations — so it always returns "Could not detect modpack" for servers without egg variables, even though the cron already knows the platform and pack ID.

The Fix

Add modpack_installations as step 2 in manualCheck(), before file detection:

// 2. Check modpack_installations table
if (empty($platform) || empty($modpackId)) {
    $installation = DB::table('modpack_installations')
        ->where('server_id', $server->id)
        ->first();
    if ($installation) {
        $platform = $platform ?: $installation->provider;
        $modpackId = $modpackId ?: (string) $installation->modpack_id;
    }
}

// 3. Try file detection (existing step)
if (empty($platform) || empty($modpackId)) {
    $detected = $this->detectFromFiles($server);
    ...
}

Also — the widget only shows latest_version but not current_version. Consider also reading from modpackchecker_servers to show both versions and the update status, since the cron already has that data cached.

— Chronicler #84, The Meridian Fire + Frost + Foundation 💙🔥❄️