fix(docker): preserve additional networks on update

[Eli Bosley (elibosley)]

Summary

Docker updates now reattach the additional networks saved in the container template after the container is recreated.

Why This Exists

The Docker multi-network feature saved additional networks and handled the foreground create/update path. The normal background Update action uses scripts/update_container, which recreated the container without reconnecting those networks.

Resolution

The background update script reads the saved primary and additional network values and calls the existing connectExtraNetworks() helper after successful recreation. The helper now returns an aggregate success status, and any failed additional-network attachment is written to the background update log. It skips the primary network and remains idempotent.

Reviewer Considerations

• The change is limited to the background update path used by the standard Update and Update all actions.
• The existing helper remains the single owner of additional-network attachment behavior.
• Live Docker update execution was not available in this development environment.

Behavior Changes

Containers updated from the Docker UI retain their configured additional network attachments. If a configured additional network is unavailable, the update log reports the restoration failure instead of silently completing. Containers without additional networks behave as before.

Implementation Summary

• Read <Network> and <ExtraNetworks> from the saved template in scripts/update_container.
• Reconnect the additional networks after successful container recreation.
• Propagate network connection status and report failures through the background update log.

Verification

• php -d short_open_tag=On -l emhttp/plugins/dynamix.docker.manager/scripts/update_container
• php -d short_open_tag=On -l emhttp/plugins/dynamix.docker.manager/include/Helpers.php
• PHP XML parsing check for primary and additional network values.
• git diff --check upstream/master...HEAD
• GitHub Actions build-plugin check passed.
• CodeRabbit review check passed.

Risk

Low; the patch reuses the existing attachment helper and does not change template format or primary-network handling.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Container updates now preserve and reconnect the primary and additional Docker networks defined in the container’s template.
  • Network reconnection occurs only after successful container recreation.
  • Failed network connections are now detected and logged as errors.
  • Recreated containers retain their configured network connectivity after updates.

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Walkthrough

The container update script reads primary and extra network settings from the XML template. It reconnects the container only after successful recreation and reports network connection failures.

Changes

Container network update

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Restore configured networks emhttp/plugins/dynamix.docker.manager/scripts/update_container, emhttp/plugins/dynamix.docker.manager/include/Helpers.php	The update flow reads Network and ExtraNetworks from the XML template. It attaches networks only after recreation succeeds. connectExtraNetworks returns false when a network connection fails.

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Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to a0d18

The update path now restores configured additional Docker networks after recreation, with failures reported in the update log; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks and review.

Poem

I’m a rabbit with networks to share,
Reconnecting containers with care.
After rebuilds pass,
Each network finds its path,
And failures are logged in the lair.

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In `@emhttp/plugins/dynamix.docker.manager/scripts/update_container`:
- Line 200: Update the update flow around connectExtraNetworks to capture the
recreation result and detect failures while reconnecting $ExtraNetworks. Ensure
connectExtraNetworks reports failure status, and route any network restoration
failure to the background update log before the update completes.

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