fix(dashboard): resolve refresh filter reset and relay counter leak

Separate filter initialization from connection logic to prevent resetting user preferences on refresh.
Add socket cleanup and manual close handling to prevent duplicate connections and incorrect relay counts.

Co-authored-by: PR0M3TH3AN <[email protected]>

dashboard/index.html

@@ -630,7 +630,14 @@
         });
 
         ws.addEventListener('close', () => {
+          // Clean up socket from tracking array
+          const idx = sockets.indexOf(ws);
+          if (idx !== -1) {
+            sockets.splice(idx, 1);
+          }
+
           if (isTeardown) return;
+          if (ws.isManualClose) return;
 
           connectedCount = Math.max(0, connectedCount - 1);
           updateConnectionBadge();
@@ -668,6 +675,7 @@
         // Close existing connections and reconnect
         for (const ws of sockets) {
           try {
+            ws.isManualClose = true;
             ws.close();
           } catch {
             // ignore
@@ -686,9 +694,6 @@
       function init() {
         if (!isAlive()) return;
 
-        cadenceFilter.value = DASHBOARD_CONFIG.defaultCadenceView;
-        statusFilter.value = DASHBOARD_CONFIG.defaultStatusView;
-
         applyConfigToHelpText();
 
         for (const url of RELAYS) {
@@ -702,6 +707,10 @@
         RELAYS = DASHBOARD_CONFIG.relays;
         D_TAG_PREFIX = `${DASHBOARD_CONFIG.namespace}-lock/`;
         HASHTAG = DASHBOARD_CONFIG.hashtag;
+
+        cadenceFilter.value = DASHBOARD_CONFIG.defaultCadenceView;
+        statusFilter.value = DASHBOARD_CONFIG.defaultStatusView;
+
         init();
       }
 

server.log

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+127.0.0.1 - - [14/Feb/2026 05:24:39] "GET /dashboard/index.html HTTP/1.1" 200 -
+127.0.0.1 - - [14/Feb/2026 05:24:39] "GET /dashboard/styles.css HTTP/1.1" 200 -
+127.0.0.1 - - [14/Feb/2026 05:24:40] "GET /torch-config.json HTTP/1.1" 200 -