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frigate/config/profile_manager.py

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 """Profile manager for activating/deactivating named config profiles."""
 
 import copy
+import json
 import logging
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional
 
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ PROFILE_SECTION_UPDATES: dict[str, CameraConfigUpdateEnum] = {
     "zones": CameraConfigUpdateEnum.zones,
 }
 
-PERSISTENCE_FILE = Path(CONFIG_DIR) / ".active_profile"
+PERSISTENCE_FILE = Path(CONFIG_DIR) / ".profiles"
 
 
 class ProfileManager:
@@ -291,25 +293,36 @@ class ProfileManager:
                     )
 
     def _persist_active_profile(self, profile_name: Optional[str]) -> None:
-        """Persist the active profile name to disk."""
+        """Persist the active profile state to disk as JSON."""
         try:
-            if profile_name is None:
+            data = self._load_persisted_data()
-                PERSISTENCE_FILE.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+            data["active"] = profile_name
-            else:
+            if profile_name is not None:
-                PERSISTENCE_FILE.write_text(profile_name)
+                data.setdefault("last_activated", {})[profile_name] = datetime.now(
+                    timezone.utc
+                ).timestamp()
+            PERSISTENCE_FILE.write_text(json.dumps(data))
         except OSError:
             logger.exception("Failed to persist active profile")
 
     @staticmethod
-    def load_persisted_profile() -> Optional[str]:
+    def _load_persisted_data() -> dict:
-        """Load the persisted active profile name from disk."""
+        """Load the full persisted profile data from disk."""
         try:
             if PERSISTENCE_FILE.exists():
-                name = PERSISTENCE_FILE.read_text().strip()
+                raw = PERSISTENCE_FILE.read_text().strip()
-                return name if name else None
+                if raw:
-        except OSError:
+                    return json.loads(raw)
-            logger.exception("Failed to load persisted profile")
+        except (OSError, json.JSONDecodeError):
-        return None
+            logger.exception("Failed to load persisted profile data")
+        return {"active": None, "last_activated": {}}
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def load_persisted_profile() -> Optional[str]:
+        """Load the persisted active profile name from disk."""
+        data = ProfileManager._load_persisted_data()
+        name = data.get("active")
+        return name if name else None
 
     def get_base_configs_for_api(self, camera_name: str) -> dict[str, dict]:
         """Return base (pre-profile) section configs for a camera.
@@ -328,7 +341,9 @@ class ProfileManager:
 
     def get_profile_info(self) -> dict:
         """Get profile state info for API responses."""
+        data = self._load_persisted_data()
         return {
             "profiles": self.get_available_profiles(),
             "active_profile": self.config.active_profile,
+            "last_activated": data.get("last_activated", {}),
         }

frigate/test/test_profiles.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Tests for the profiles system."""
 
+import json
 import os
 import tempfile
 import unittest
@@ -549,10 +550,17 @@ class TestProfileManager(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_get_profile_info(self):
         """Profile info returns correct structure with friendly names."""
-        info = self.manager.get_profile_info()
+        with patch.object(
+            ProfileManager,
+            "_load_persisted_data",
+            return_value={"active": None, "last_activated": {}},
+        ):
+            info = self.manager.get_profile_info()
         assert "profiles" in info
         assert "active_profile" in info
+        assert "last_activated" in info
         assert info["active_profile"] is None
+        assert info["last_activated"] == {}
         names = [p["name"] for p in info["profiles"]]
         assert "armed" in names
         assert "disarmed" in names
@@ -590,33 +598,22 @@ class TestProfilePersistence(unittest.TestCase):
     """Test profile persistence to disk."""
 
     def test_persist_and_load(self):
-        """Active profile name can be persisted and loaded."""
+        """Active profile name can be persisted and loaded via JSON."""
-        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w", suffix=".txt", delete=False) as f:
+        data = {"active": "armed", "last_activated": {"armed": 1700000000.0}}
-            temp_path = f.name
+        with patch.object(
-
+            ProfileManager,
-        try:
+            "_load_persisted_data",
-            from pathlib import Path
+            return_value=data,
-
+        ):
-            path = Path(temp_path)
+            result = ProfileManager.load_persisted_profile()
-            path.write_text("armed")
+            assert result == "armed"
-            loaded = path.read_text().strip()
-            assert loaded == "armed"
-        finally:
-            os.unlink(temp_path)
 
     def test_load_empty_file(self):
         """Empty persistence file returns None."""
-        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w", suffix=".txt", delete=False) as f:
+        with patch.object(type(PERSISTENCE_FILE), "exists", return_value=True):
-            f.write("")
+            with patch.object(type(PERSISTENCE_FILE), "read_text", return_value=""):
-            temp_path = f.name
+                result = ProfileManager.load_persisted_profile()
-
+                assert result is None
-        try:
-            with patch.object(type(PERSISTENCE_FILE), "exists", return_value=True):
-                with patch.object(type(PERSISTENCE_FILE), "read_text", return_value=""):
-                    result = ProfileManager.load_persisted_profile()
-                    assert result is None
-        finally:
-            os.unlink(temp_path)
 
     def test_load_missing_file(self):
         """Missing persistence file returns None."""
@@ -624,6 +621,118 @@ class TestProfilePersistence(unittest.TestCase):
             result = ProfileManager.load_persisted_profile()
             assert result is None
 
+    def test_load_persisted_data_valid_json(self):
+        """Valid JSON file is loaded correctly."""
+        data = {"active": "home", "last_activated": {"home": 1700000000.0}}
+        with patch.object(type(PERSISTENCE_FILE), "exists", return_value=True):
+            with patch.object(
+                type(PERSISTENCE_FILE),
+                "read_text",
+                return_value=json.dumps(data),
+            ):
+                result = ProfileManager._load_persisted_data()
+                assert result == data
+
+    def test_load_persisted_data_invalid_json(self):
+        """Invalid JSON returns default structure."""
+        with patch.object(type(PERSISTENCE_FILE), "exists", return_value=True):
+            with patch.object(
+                type(PERSISTENCE_FILE), "read_text", return_value="not json"
+            ):
+                result = ProfileManager._load_persisted_data()
+                assert result == {"active": None, "last_activated": {}}
+
+    def test_load_persisted_data_missing_file(self):
+        """Missing file returns default structure."""
+        with patch.object(type(PERSISTENCE_FILE), "exists", return_value=False):
+            result = ProfileManager._load_persisted_data()
+            assert result == {"active": None, "last_activated": {}}
+
+    def test_persist_records_timestamp(self):
+        """Persisting a profile records the activation timestamp."""
+        config_data = {
+            "mqtt": {"host": "mqtt"},
+            "profiles": {"armed": {"friendly_name": "Armed"}},
+            "cameras": {
+                "front": {
+                    "ffmpeg": {
+                        "inputs": [
+                            {
+                                "path": "rtsp://10.0.0.1:554/video",
+                                "roles": ["detect"],
+                            }
+                        ]
+                    },
+                    "detect": {"height": 1080, "width": 1920, "fps": 5},
+                    "profiles": {"armed": {"detect": {"enabled": True}}},
+                },
+            },
+        }
+        if not os.path.exists(MODEL_CACHE_DIR) and not os.path.islink(MODEL_CACHE_DIR):
+            os.makedirs(MODEL_CACHE_DIR)
+        config = FrigateConfig(**config_data)
+        manager = ProfileManager(config, MagicMock())
+
+        written_data = {}
+
+        def mock_write(content):
+            written_data.update(json.loads(content))
+
+        with patch.object(
+            ProfileManager,
+            "_load_persisted_data",
+            return_value={"active": None, "last_activated": {}},
+        ):
+            with patch.object(type(PERSISTENCE_FILE), "write_text", mock_write):
+                manager._persist_active_profile("armed")
+
+        assert written_data["active"] == "armed"
+        assert "armed" in written_data["last_activated"]
+        assert isinstance(written_data["last_activated"]["armed"], float)
+
+    def test_persist_deactivate_keeps_timestamps(self):
+        """Deactivating sets active to None but preserves last_activated."""
+        existing = {
+            "active": "armed",
+            "last_activated": {"armed": 1700000000.0},
+        }
+        written_data = {}
+
+        def mock_write(content):
+            written_data.update(json.loads(content))
+
+        config_data = {
+            "mqtt": {"host": "mqtt"},
+            "profiles": {"armed": {"friendly_name": "Armed"}},
+            "cameras": {
+                "front": {
+                    "ffmpeg": {
+                        "inputs": [
+                            {
+                                "path": "rtsp://10.0.0.1:554/video",
+                                "roles": ["detect"],
+                            }
+                        ]
+                    },
+                    "detect": {"height": 1080, "width": 1920, "fps": 5},
+                    "profiles": {"armed": {"detect": {"enabled": True}}},
+                },
+            },
+        }
+        if not os.path.exists(MODEL_CACHE_DIR) and not os.path.islink(MODEL_CACHE_DIR):
+            os.makedirs(MODEL_CACHE_DIR)
+        config = FrigateConfig(**config_data)
+        manager = ProfileManager(config, MagicMock())
+
+        with patch.object(
+            ProfileManager, "_load_persisted_data", return_value=existing
+        ):
+            with patch.object(type(PERSISTENCE_FILE), "write_text", mock_write):
+                manager._persist_active_profile(None)
+
+        assert written_data["active"] is None
+        assert written_data["last_activated"]["armed"] == 1700000000.0
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()

web/src/types/profile.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export type ProfileInfo = {
 export type ProfilesApiResponse = {
   profiles: ProfileInfo[];
   active_profile: string | null;
+  last_activated: Record<string, number>;
 };
 
 export type ProfileState = {