Merge branch '3.1' into api-issue-04-burx2g

gns3server/api/errors.py

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2026 GNS3 Technologies Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+"""
+Error response helpers shared by the exception handlers and the OpenAPI schema.
+"""
+
+from collections.abc import Mapping
+from http import HTTPStatus
+from typing import Any
+
+from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
+
+from gns3server.schemas.common import ErrorMessage
+
+AUTHENTICATED_ERROR_RESPONSES = {
+    401: "Authentication is required or the credentials are invalid",
+    403: "Not enough privileges to perform this operation",
+    422: "Request validation error",
+}
+
+
+def code_for_status(status_code: int) -> str:
+    try:
+        phrase = HTTPStatus(status_code).phrase
+    except ValueError:
+        return "error"
+    return phrase.lower().replace(" ", "_").replace("-", "_")
+
+
+def error_response(
+    status_code: int,
+    message: Any,
+    code: str | None = None,
+    details: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+    headers: Mapping[str, str] | None = None,
+) -> JSONResponse:
+    content: dict[str, Any] = {"message": message, "code": code or code_for_status(status_code)}
+    if details:
+        content["details"] = details
+    return JSONResponse(status_code=status_code, content=content, headers=headers)
+
+
+def customize_openapi_errors(schema: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    components = schema.setdefault("components", {}).setdefault("schemas", {})
+    components.pop("HTTPValidationError", None)
+    components.pop("ValidationError", None)
+    if "ErrorMessage" not in components:
+        error_schema = ErrorMessage.model_json_schema(ref_template="#/components/schemas/{model}")
+        components["ErrorMessage"] = {k: v for k, v in error_schema.items() if k != "$defs"}
+
+    for path_item in schema.get("paths", {}).values():
+        for operation in path_item.values():
+            if not isinstance(operation, dict) or "responses" not in operation:
+                continue
+            responses = operation["responses"]
+            wanted = ["422"] if "422" in responses else []
+            if operation.get("security"):
+                wanted = ["401", "403", "422"]
+            for status_code in wanted:
+                responses[status_code] = {
+                    "description": AUTHENTICATED_ERROR_RESPONSES[int(status_code)],
+                    "content": {"application/json": {"schema": {"$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorMessage"}}},
+                }
+    return schema

gns3server/api/responses.py

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2026 GNS3 Technologies Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from typing import Any
+
+from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
+
+from gns3server import schemas
+
+NDJSON_MEDIA_TYPE = "application/x-ndjson"
+
+
+class NDJSONResponse(JSONResponse):
+    """
+    Only used as the response_class of streaming routes to publish the application/x-ndjson media type
+    and the schema of the streamed objects in the OpenAPI document.
+    """
+
+    media_type = NDJSON_MEDIA_TYPE
+
+
+NOTIFICATION_STREAM_RESPONSES: dict[int | str, dict[str, Any]] = {
+    200: {
+        "model": schemas.Notification,
+        "description": "Stream of notifications, one JSON object per line. "
+        "Each line is a Notification, the first one is a ping and then a ping is sent at least every 5 seconds.",
+    }
+}

gns3server/api/routes/controller/acl.py

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def _iter_route_paths(routes: Sequence[BaseRoute], prefix: str = "", include_mou
                 yield from _iter_route_paths(mounted_routes, _join_paths(prefix, route.path), include_mounted_routes)
 
 
-@router.get("/endpoints", status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED, dependencies=[Depends(has_privilege("ACE.Audit"))])
+@router.get("/endpoints", dependencies=[Depends(has_privilege("ACE.Audit"))])
 async def endpoints(
     users_repo: UsersRepository = Depends(get_repository(UsersRepository)),
     rbac_repo: RbacRepository = Depends(get_repository(RbacRepository)),

gns3server/api/routes/controller/computes.py

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ API routes for computes.
 from typing import Any, List, Optional, Union
 from uuid import UUID
 
-from fastapi import APIRouter, Body, Depends, status
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Body, Depends, Query, status
 
 import gns3server.db.models as models
 from gns3server import schemas
@@ -106,14 +106,21 @@ async def get_compute(
 )
 async def get_computes(
     computes_repo: ComputesRepository = Depends(get_repository(ComputesRepository)),
+    name: Optional[str] = Query(None, description="Return only computes whose name exactly matches (case-sensitive)"),
 ) -> List[models.Compute]:
     """
     Return all computes known by the controller.
 
     Required privilege: Compute.Audit
+
+    Query Parameters:
+    - name: Exact, case-sensitive match on the compute name.
     """
 
-    return await ComputesService(computes_repo).get_computes()
+    computes = await ComputesService(computes_repo).get_computes()
+    if name is not None:
+        computes = [compute for compute in computes if compute.name == name]
+    return computes
 
 
 @router.put(

gns3server/api/routes/controller/controller.py

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ from websockets.exceptions import ConnectionClosed, WebSocketException
 
 from gns3server import schemas
 from gns3server.agent.web_wireshark.stats import collect_webwireshark_stats
+from gns3server.api.responses import NDJSON_MEDIA_TYPE, NOTIFICATION_STREAM_RESPONSES, NDJSONResponse
 from gns3server.config import Config
 from gns3server.controller import Controller
 from gns3server.controller.controller_error import ControllerError, ControllerForbiddenError
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ def get_iou_license() -> schemas.IOULicense:
 @router.put(
     "/iou_license",
     dependencies=[Depends(get_current_active_user)],
-    status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED,
+    status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK,
     response_model=schemas.IOULicense,
 )
 async def update_iou_license(iou_license: schemas.IOULicense) -> schemas.IOULicense:
@@ -254,10 +255,19 @@ async def statistics() -> dict:
     }
 
 
-@router.get("/notifications", dependencies=[Depends(get_current_active_user)])
+@router.get(
+    "/notifications",
+    dependencies=[Depends(get_current_active_user)],
+    response_class=NDJSONResponse,
+    responses=NOTIFICATION_STREAM_RESPONSES,
+)
 async def controller_http_notifications(request: Request) -> StreamingResponse:
     """
-    Receive controller notifications about the controller from HTTP stream.
+    Receive controller notifications from an HTTP stream of newline delimited JSON objects (see the Notification schema).
+
+    The same messages are available as WebSocket text frames on `/v3/notifications/ws`.
+    Controller actions: `compute.*`, `template.*`, `project.created`, `project.updated`, `project.opened`,
+    `project.closed`, `project.deleted`, `settings.updated`, `log.*` and `ping`.
     """
 
     from gns3server.api.server import app
@@ -274,7 +284,7 @@ async def controller_http_notifications(request: Request) -> StreamingResponse:
         finally:
             log.info(f"Client {client} has disconnected from controller HTTP notification stream")
 
-    return StreamingResponse(event_stream(), media_type="application/json")
+    return StreamingResponse(event_stream(), media_type=NDJSON_MEDIA_TYPE)
 
 
 @router.websocket("/notifications/ws")
@@ -282,7 +292,8 @@ async def controller_ws_notifications(
     websocket: WebSocket, current_user: schemas.User = Depends(get_current_active_user_from_websocket)
 ) -> None:
     """
-    Receive project notifications about the controller from WebSocket.
+    Receive controller notifications from a WebSocket, one Notification JSON object per text frame.
+    Same messages as the HTTP stream `/v3/notifications`.
     """
 
     if current_user is None:

gns3server/api/routes/controller/dependencies/authentication.py

@@ -36,7 +36,12 @@ from gns3server.services.access_tickets import TICKET_PREFIX
 from .database import get_repository
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-oauth2_scheme = OAuth2PasswordBearer(tokenUrl="/v3/access/users/login", auto_error=False)
+oauth2_scheme = OAuth2PasswordBearer(
+    tokenUrl="/v3/access/users/login",
+    auto_error=False,
+    description="Send the access token as a bearer token. "
+    "An API key (gns3_<api_key_id>_<secret>) is also accepted as the bearer token.",
+)
 
 
 def _reject_refresh_token(token_data) -> None:

gns3server/api/routes/controller/dependencies/concurrency.py

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2026 GNS3 Technologies Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+"""
+Optional optimistic concurrency (ETag / If-Match) for controller resources.
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+import contextlib
+import hashlib
+import json
+from typing import Any, AsyncIterator, Optional
+
+from fastapi import Header, HTTPException, Response, status
+from fastapi.encoders import jsonable_encoder
+
+from gns3server import schemas
+
+ETAG_RESPONSE_HEADERS: dict[str, Any] = {
+    "ETag": {
+        "description": "Entity tag of the current representation of the resource",
+        "schema": {"type": "string"},
+    }
+}
+
+PRECONDITION_FAILED_RESPONSE: dict[int | str, dict[str, Any]] = {
+    status.HTTP_412_PRECONDITION_FAILED: {
+        "model": schemas.ErrorMessage,
+        "description": "The If-Match header does not match the current ETag of the resource",
+    }
+}
+
+GET_RESPONSES: dict[int | str, dict[str, Any]] = {status.HTTP_200_OK: {"headers": ETAG_RESPONSE_HEADERS}}
+
+PUT_RESPONSES: dict[int | str, dict[str, Any]] = {**GET_RESPONSES, **PRECONDITION_FAILED_RESPONSE}
+
+_locks: dict[str, list[Any]] = {}
+
+
+def compute_etag(resource: Any) -> str:
+    """
+    Compute a strong entity tag from the serialized resource.
+    """
+
+    payload = json.dumps(jsonable_encoder(resource), sort_keys=True, separators=(",", ":"), default=str)
+    return f'"{hashlib.sha256(payload.encode()).hexdigest()[:32]}"'
+
+
+def set_etag(response: Response, resource: Any) -> None:
+    """
+    Add the ETag header of the resource to the response.
+    """
+
+    response.headers["ETag"] = compute_etag(resource)
+
+
+def if_match_header(
+    if_match: Optional[str] = Header(
+        None,
+        alias="If-Match",
+        description="Only apply the update if this entity tag matches the current resource",
+    ),
+) -> Optional[str]:
+    """
+    Dependency returning the raw If-Match request header.
+    """
+
+    return if_match
+
+
+def check_if_match(if_match: Optional[str], resource: Any) -> None:
+    """
+    Raise a 412 error if If-Match is present and does not match the resource.
+    """
+
+    if if_match is None:
+        return
+    candidates = [tag.strip() for tag in if_match.split(",")]
+    if "*" in candidates:
+        return
+    if compute_etag(resource) not in candidates:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_412_PRECONDITION_FAILED,
+            detail="The resource was modified since it was last retrieved (If-Match does not match the current ETag)",
+        )
+
+
+@contextlib.asynccontextmanager
+async def serialize_updates(key: str) -> AsyncIterator[None]:
+    """
+    Serialize updates of the same resource so that the If-Match check and the update are atomic.
+    """
+
+    entry = _locks.setdefault(key, [asyncio.Lock(), 0])
+    entry[1] += 1
+    try:
+        async with entry[0]:
+            yield
+    finally:
+        entry[1] -= 1
+        if entry[1] <= 0:
+            _locks.pop(key, None)

gns3server/api/routes/controller/images.py

@@ -195,14 +195,18 @@ async def get_images(
     images_repo: ImagesRepository = Depends(get_repository(ImagesRepository)),
     image_type: Optional[schemas.ImageType] = None,
     availability: Optional[Literal["unknown", "available", "missing", "unavailable", "invalid"]] = None,
+    name: Optional[str] = Query(None, description="Return only images whose filename exactly matches (case-sensitive)"),
 ) -> List[models.Image]:
     """
     Return all images.
 
     Required privilege: Image.Audit
+
+    Query Parameters:
+    - name: Exact, case-sensitive match on the image filename.
     """
 
-    return await images_repo.get_images(image_type, availability)
+    return await images_repo.get_images(image_type, availability, name)
 
 
 @router.post(

gns3server/api/routes/controller/links.py

@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ API routes for links.
 
 import logging
 import os
-from typing import Any, List, Union
+from typing import Any, List, Optional, Union
 from uuid import UUID, uuid4
 
 import aiohttp
 import multidict
-from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, Request, WebSocket, status
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, Request, Response, WebSocket, status
 from fastapi.encoders import jsonable_encoder
 from fastapi.responses import FileResponse, StreamingResponse
 
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ from gns3server.utils.http_client import HTTPClient
 from gns3server.utils.port_allocator import link_id_to_port
 from gns3server.utils.websocket_to_websocket import websocket_proxy
 
+from .dependencies.concurrency import (
+    GET_RESPONSES,
+    PUT_RESPONSES,
+    check_if_match,
+    if_match_header,
+    serialize_updates,
+    set_etag,
+)
 from .dependencies.database import get_repository
 from .dependencies.rbac import has_privilege, has_privilege_on_websocket
 
@@ -150,8 +158,13 @@ async def create_link(project_id: UUID, link_create: schemas.LinkCreate) -> sche
     return link.asdict()
 
 
-@router.get("/{link_id}/available_filters", dependencies=[Depends(has_privilege("Link.Audit"))])
+@router.get(
-async def get_filters(link: Link = Depends(dep_link)) -> List[dict]:
+    "/{link_id}/available_filters",
+    response_model=List[schemas.LinkFilterDefinition],
+    response_model_exclude_unset=True,
+    dependencies=[Depends(has_privilege("Link.Audit"))],
+)
+async def get_filters(link: Link = Depends(dep_link)) -> List[schemas.LinkFilterDefinition]:
     """
     Return all filters available for a given link.
 
@@ -165,43 +178,58 @@ async def get_filters(link: Link = Depends(dep_link)) -> List[dict]:
     "/{link_id}",
     response_model=schemas.Link,
     response_model_exclude_unset=True,
+    responses=GET_RESPONSES,
     dependencies=[Depends(has_privilege("Link.Audit"))],
 )
-async def get_link(link: Link = Depends(dep_link)) -> schemas.Link:
+async def get_link(response: Response, link: Link = Depends(dep_link)) -> schemas.Link:
     """
     Return a link.
 
     Required privilege: Link.Audit
     """
 
-    return link.asdict()
+    link_dict = link.asdict()
+    set_etag(response, link_dict)
+    return link_dict
 
 
 @router.put(
     "/{link_id}",
     response_model=schemas.Link,
     response_model_exclude_unset=True,
+    responses=PUT_RESPONSES,
     dependencies=[Depends(has_privilege("Link.Modify"))],
 )
-async def update_link(link_update: schemas.LinkUpdate, link: Link = Depends(dep_link)) -> schemas.Link:
+async def update_link(
+    link_update: schemas.LinkUpdate,
+    response: Response,
+    link: Link = Depends(dep_link),
+    if_match: Optional[str] = Depends(if_match_header),
+) -> schemas.Link:
     """
     Update a link.
 
+    If the If-Match header is present, the update is only applied when it matches the current ETag.
+
     Required privilege: Link.Modify
     """
 
     link_data = jsonable_encoder(link_update, exclude_unset=True)
-    if "filters" in link_data:
+    async with serialize_updates(f"link:{link.id}"):
-        await link.update_filters(link_data["filters"])
+        check_if_match(if_match, link.asdict())
-    if "link_style" in link_data:
+        if "filters" in link_data:
-        await link.update_link_style(link_data["link_style"])
+            await link.update_filters(link_data["filters"])
-    if "suspend" in link_data:
+        if "link_style" in link_data:
-        await link.update_suspend(link_data["suspend"])
+            await link.update_link_style(link_data["link_style"])
-    if "show_filters_icon" in link_data:
+        if "suspend" in link_data:
-        await link.update_show_filters_icon(link_data["show_filters_icon"])
+            await link.update_suspend(link_data["suspend"])
-    if "nodes" in link_data:
+        if "show_filters_icon" in link_data:
-        await link.update_nodes(link_data["nodes"])
+            await link.update_show_filters_icon(link_data["show_filters_icon"])
-    return link.asdict()
+        if "nodes" in link_data:
+            await link.update_nodes(link_data["nodes"])
+    link_dict = link.asdict()
+    set_etag(response, link_dict)
+    return link_dict
 
 
 @router.delete(

gns3server/api/routes/controller/nodes.py

@@ -34,13 +34,25 @@ from fastapi.routing import APIRoute
 from gns3server import schemas
 from gns3server.config import Config
 from gns3server.controller import Controller
-from gns3server.controller.controller_error import ControllerBadRequestError, ControllerForbiddenError
+from gns3server.controller.controller_error import (
+    ControllerBadRequestError,
+    ControllerForbiddenError,
+    ControllerTimeoutError,
+)
 from gns3server.controller.node import Node
 from gns3server.controller.project import Project
 from gns3server.db.repositories.rbac import RbacRepository
 from gns3server.utils import force_unix_path
 from gns3server.utils.http_client import HTTPClient
 
+from .dependencies.concurrency import (
+    GET_RESPONSES,
+    PUT_RESPONSES,
+    check_if_match,
+    if_match_header,
+    serialize_updates,
+    set_etag,
+)
 from .dependencies.database import get_repository
 from .dependencies.rbac import has_privilege, has_privilege_on_websocket
 
@@ -151,6 +163,7 @@ async def create_node(node_create: schemas.NodeCreate, project: Project = Depend
 def get_nodes(
     project: Project = Depends(dep_project),
     tags: Optional[List[str]] = Query(None, description="Filter by tags (e.g. tags=vendor:cisco&tags=model:7200)"),
+    name: Optional[str] = Query(None, description="Return only nodes whose name exactly matches (case-sensitive)"),
 ) -> List[schemas.Node]:
     """
     Return all nodes belonging to a given project.
@@ -160,6 +173,7 @@ def get_nodes(
     Query Parameters:
     - tags: Filter by tags. Multiple tags are ANDed together.
             Example: ?tags=vendor:cisco&tags=model:7200
+    - name: Exact, case-sensitive match on the node name. Combined with other filters using AND.
     """
 
     if project.status == "closed":
@@ -168,6 +182,9 @@ def get_nodes(
     else:
         nodes = [v.asdict() for v in project.nodes.values()]
 
+    if name is not None:
+        nodes = [node for node in nodes if node.get("name") == name]
+
     # Filter by tags if provided (all filter tags have to match the node tags)
     if tags:
         filtered_nodes = []
@@ -251,8 +268,13 @@ async def reload_all_nodes(project: Project = Depends(dep_project)) -> None:
 _HOST_INTERFACE_NODE_TYPES = {"cloud", "nat"}
 
 
-@router.get("/{node_id}", response_model=schemas.Node, dependencies=[Depends(has_privilege("Node.Audit"))])
+@router.get(
-async def get_node(node: Node = Depends(dep_node)) -> schemas.Node:
+    "/{node_id}",
+    response_model=schemas.Node,
+    responses=GET_RESPONSES,
+    dependencies=[Depends(has_privilege("Node.Audit"))],
+)
+async def get_node(response: Response, node: Node = Depends(dep_node)) -> schemas.Node:
     """
     Return a node from a given project.
 
@@ -261,31 +283,50 @@ async def get_node(node: Node = Depends(dep_node)) -> schemas.Node:
 
     if node.node_type in _HOST_INTERFACE_NODE_TYPES:
         try:
-            response = await node.get()
+            node_response = await node.get()
-            await node.parse_node_response(response.json)
+            await node.parse_node_response(node_response.json)
         except Exception:
             # If compute is unreachable, still return cached data
             log.warning(f"Could not refresh node {node.id} from compute, returning cached data")
-    return node.asdict()
+    node_dict = node.asdict()
+    set_etag(response, node_dict)
+    return node_dict
 
 
 @router.put(
     "/{node_id}",
     response_model=schemas.Node,
     response_model_exclude_unset=True,
+    responses=PUT_RESPONSES,
     dependencies=[Depends(has_privilege("Node.Modify"))],
 )
-async def update_node(node_update: schemas.NodeUpdate, node: Node = Depends(dep_node)) -> schemas.Node:
+async def update_node(
+    node_update: schemas.NodeUpdate,
+    response: Response,
+    node: Node = Depends(dep_node),
+    if_match: Optional[str] = Depends(if_match_header),
+) -> schemas.Node:
     """
     Update a node.
 
+    If the If-Match header is present, the update is only applied when it matches the current ETag.
+
     Required privilege: Node.Modify
     """
 
     node_data = jsonable_encoder(node_update, exclude_unset=True)
 
-    await node.update(**node_data)
+    # Ignore these because we only use them when creating a node
-    return node.asdict()
+    node_data.pop("node_id", None)
+    node_data.pop("node_type", None)
+    node_data.pop("compute_id", None)
+
+    async with serialize_updates(f"node:{node.id}"):
+        check_if_match(if_match, node.asdict())
+        await node.update(**node_data)
+    node_dict = node.asdict()
+    set_etag(response, node_dict)
+    return node_dict
 
 
 @router.delete(
@@ -326,46 +367,88 @@ async def duplicate_node(duplicate_data: schemas.NodeDuplicate, node: Node = Dep
     return new_node.asdict()
 
 
+LIFECYCLE_RESPONSES: dict[int | str, dict[str, Any]] = {
+    status.HTTP_408_REQUEST_TIMEOUT: {"model": schemas.ErrorMessage, "description": "Timeout waiting for the node"},
+}
+
+
+async def _run_lifecycle(
+    node: Node, action: Callable, target: str, wait: bool, timeout: int, tolerate_unsupported: bool = True
+) -> dict:
+    async def _run():
+        try:
+            await action()
+        except HTTPException as e:
+            if not tolerate_unsupported or not e.status_code == status.HTTP_405_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED:
+                raise
+            return
+        if wait and not node.is_always_running():
+            await node.wait_for_status(target)
+
+    if not wait:
+        await _run()
+        return node.asdict()
+    try:
+        await asyncio.wait_for(_run(), timeout)
+    except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+        raise ControllerTimeoutError(f"Timeout when waiting for {node.name} to be {target}")
+    return node.asdict()
+
+
 @router.post(
-    "/{node_id}/start", status_code=status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT, dependencies=[Depends(has_privilege("Node.PowerMgmt"))]
+    "/{node_id}/start",
+    response_model=schemas.Node,
+    responses=LIFECYCLE_RESPONSES,
+    dependencies=[Depends(has_privilege("Node.PowerMgmt"))],
 )
-async def start_node(start_data: Optional[dict] = None, node: Node = Depends(dep_node)) -> None:
+async def start_node(
+    start_data: Optional[dict] = None,
+    wait: bool = Query(False, description="Return only when the node status is 'started'"),
+    timeout: int = Query(240, ge=1, le=3600, description="Seconds to wait when 'wait' is true"),
+    node: Node = Depends(dep_node),
+) -> dict:
     """
     Start a node.
 
     Required privilege: Node.PowerMgmt
     """
 
-    try:
+    return await _run_lifecycle(node, lambda: node.start(data=start_data), "started", wait, timeout)
-        await node.start(data=start_data)
-    except HTTPException as e:
-        if not e.status_code == status.HTTP_405_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED:
-            raise
 
 
 @router.post(
-    "/{node_id}/stop", status_code=status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT, dependencies=[Depends(has_privilege("Node.PowerMgmt"))]
+    "/{node_id}/stop",
+    response_model=schemas.Node,
+    responses=LIFECYCLE_RESPONSES,
+    dependencies=[Depends(has_privilege("Node.PowerMgmt"))],
 )
-async def stop_node(node: Node = Depends(dep_node)) -> None:
+async def stop_node(
+    wait: bool = Query(False, description="Return only when the node status is 'stopped'"),
+    timeout: int = Query(240, ge=1, le=3600, description="Seconds to wait when 'wait' is true"),
+    node: Node = Depends(dep_node),
+) -> dict:
     """
     Stop a node.
 
+    Errors reported while stopping are returned to the caller.
+
     Required privilege: Node.PowerMgmt
     """
 
-    try:
+    return await _run_lifecycle(node, lambda: node.stop(strict=True), "stopped", wait, timeout)
-        await node.stop()
-    except HTTPException as e:
-        if not e.status_code == status.HTTP_405_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED:
-            raise
 
 
 @router.post(
     "/{node_id}/suspend",
-    status_code=status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT,
+    response_model=schemas.Node,
+    responses=LIFECYCLE_RESPONSES,
     dependencies=[Depends(has_privilege("Node.PowerMgmt"))],
 )
-async def suspend_node(node: Node = Depends(dep_node)) -> None:
+async def suspend_node(
+    wait: bool = Query(False, description="Return only when the node status is 'suspended'"),
+    timeout: int = Query(240, ge=1, le=3600, description="Seconds to wait when 'wait' is true"),
+    node: Node = Depends(dep_node),
+) -> dict:
     """
     Suspend a node.
 
@@ -375,24 +458,27 @@ async def suspend_node(node: Node = Depends(dep_node)) -> None:
     Required privilege: Node.PowerMgmt
     """
 
-    await node.suspend()
+    return await _run_lifecycle(node, node.suspend, "suspended", wait, timeout, tolerate_unsupported=False)
 
 
 @router.post(
-    "/{node_id}/reload", status_code=status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT, dependencies=[Depends(has_privilege("Node.PowerMgmt"))]
+    "/{node_id}/reload",
+    response_model=schemas.Node,
+    responses=LIFECYCLE_RESPONSES,
+    dependencies=[Depends(has_privilege("Node.PowerMgmt"))],
 )
-async def reload_node(node: Node = Depends(dep_node)) -> None:
+async def reload_node(
+    wait: bool = Query(False, description="Return only when the node status is 'started'"),
+    timeout: int = Query(240, ge=1, le=3600, description="Seconds to wait when 'wait' is true"),
+    node: Node = Depends(dep_node),
+) -> dict:
     """
     Reload a node.
 
     Required privilege: Node.PowerMgmt
     """
 
-    try:
+    return await _run_lifecycle(node, node.reload, "started", wait, timeout)
-        await node.reload()
-    except HTTPException as e:
-        if not e.status_code == status.HTTP_405_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED:
-            raise
 
 
 @router.post(

gns3server/api/routes/controller/projects.py

@@ -34,12 +34,24 @@ log = logging.getLogger()
 from typing import Any, List, Optional
 from uuid import UUID
 
-from fastapi import APIRouter, Body, Depends, HTTPException, Request, WebSocket, WebSocketDisconnect, status
+from fastapi import (
+    APIRouter,
+    Body,
+    Depends,
+    HTTPException,
+    Query,
+    Request,
+    Response,
+    WebSocket,
+    WebSocketDisconnect,
+    status,
+)
 from fastapi.encoders import jsonable_encoder
 from fastapi.responses import FileResponse, StreamingResponse
 from websockets.exceptions import ConnectionClosed, WebSocketException
 
 from gns3server import schemas
+from gns3server.api.responses import NDJSON_MEDIA_TYPE, NOTIFICATION_STREAM_RESPONSES, NDJSONResponse
 from gns3server.controller import Controller, marker_replay
 from gns3server.controller.controller_error import ControllerBadRequestError, ControllerError
 from gns3server.controller.export_project import export_project as export_controller_project
@@ -55,6 +67,14 @@ from gns3server.utils.asyncio import aiozipstream
 from gns3server.utils.path import is_safe_path
 
 from .dependencies.authentication import get_current_active_user
+from .dependencies.concurrency import (
+    GET_RESPONSES,
+    PUT_RESPONSES,
+    check_if_match,
+    if_match_header,
+    serialize_updates,
+    set_etag,
+)
 from .dependencies.database import get_repository
 from .dependencies.rbac import has_privilege, has_privilege_on_websocket
 
@@ -78,11 +98,15 @@ def dep_project(project_id: UUID) -> Project:
 async def get_projects(
     current_user: schemas.User = Depends(get_current_active_user),
     rbac_repo: RbacRepository = Depends(get_repository(RbacRepository)),
+    name: Optional[str] = Query(None, description="Return only projects whose name exactly matches (case-sensitive)"),
 ) -> List[schemas.Project]:
     """
     Return all projects.
 
     Required privilege: Project.Audit
+
+    Query Parameters:
+    - name: Exact, case-sensitive match on the project name.
     """
 
     controller = Controller.instance()
@@ -91,7 +115,7 @@ async def get_projects(
 
     if current_user.is_superadmin:
         # super admin sees all projects
-        return [p.asdict() for p in controller.projects.values()]
+        return [p.asdict() for p in controller.projects.values() if name is None or p.name == name]
 
     # Batch ACE + resource pool check (3 DB queries regardless of project count)
     all_project_ids = list(controller.projects.keys())
@@ -102,6 +126,8 @@ async def get_projects(
     # Step 2: Filter direct ACE projects by created_by
     # Direct project sharing is only available through resource pools
     for p in controller.projects.values():
+        if name is not None and p.name != name:
+            continue
         if p.id in direct_ace_ids and p.created_by == current_user.username:
             if p.id not in seen_project_ids:
                 projects.append(p.asdict())
@@ -109,6 +135,8 @@ async def get_projects(
 
     # Step 3: Resource pool projects (no created_by filter)
     for p in controller.projects.values():
+        if name is not None and p.name != name:
+            continue
         if p.id in pool_accessible_ids:
             if p.id not in seen_project_ids:
                 projects.append(p.asdict())
@@ -142,34 +170,51 @@ async def create_project(
     return project.asdict()
 
 
-@router.get("/{project_id}", response_model=schemas.Project, dependencies=[Depends(has_privilege("Project.Audit"))])
+@router.get(
-def get_project(project: Project = Depends(dep_project)) -> schemas.Project:
+    "/{project_id}",
+    response_model=schemas.Project,
+    responses=GET_RESPONSES,
+    dependencies=[Depends(has_privilege("Project.Audit"))],
+)
+def get_project(response: Response, project: Project = Depends(dep_project)) -> schemas.Project:
     """
     Return a project.
 
     Required privilege: Project.Audit
     """
 
-    return project.asdict()
+    project_dict = project.asdict()
+    set_etag(response, project_dict)
+    return project_dict
 
 
 @router.put(
     "/{project_id}",
     response_model=schemas.Project,
     response_model_exclude_unset=True,
+    responses=PUT_RESPONSES,
     dependencies=[Depends(has_privilege("Project.Modify"))],
 )
 async def update_project(
-    project_data: schemas.ProjectUpdate, project: Project = Depends(dep_project)
+    project_data: schemas.ProjectUpdate,
+    response: Response,
+    project: Project = Depends(dep_project),
+    if_match: Optional[str] = Depends(if_match_header),
 ) -> schemas.Project:
     """
     Update a project.
 
+    If the If-Match header is present, the update is only applied when it matches the current ETag.
+
     Required privilege: Project.Modify
     """
 
-    await project.update(**jsonable_encoder(project_data, exclude_unset=True))
+    async with serialize_updates(f"project:{project.id}"):
-    return project.asdict()
+        check_if_match(if_match, project.asdict())
+        await project.update(**jsonable_encoder(project_data, exclude_unset=True))
+    project_dict = project.asdict()
+    set_etag(response, project_dict)
+    return project_dict
 
 
 @router.delete(
@@ -487,7 +532,7 @@ async def close_project(project: Project = Depends(dep_project)) -> None:
 
 @router.post(
     "/{project_id}/open",
-    status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED,
+    status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK,
     response_model=schemas.Project,
     responses={**responses, 409: {"model": schemas.ErrorMessage, "description": "Could not open project"}},
     dependencies=[Depends(has_privilege("Project.Allocate"))],
@@ -523,10 +568,20 @@ async def load_project(path: str = Body(..., embed=True)) -> schemas.Project:
     return project.asdict()
 
 
-@router.get("/{project_id}/notifications", dependencies=[Depends(has_privilege("Project.Audit"))])
+@router.get(
+    "/{project_id}/notifications",
+    dependencies=[Depends(has_privilege("Project.Audit"))],
+    response_class=NDJSONResponse,
+    responses=NOTIFICATION_STREAM_RESPONSES,
+)
 async def project_http_notifications(project_id: UUID) -> StreamingResponse:
     """
-    Receive project notifications about the controller from HTTP stream.
+    Receive project notifications from an HTTP stream of newline delimited JSON objects (see the Notification schema).
+
+    The same messages are available as WebSocket text frames on `/v3/projects/{project_id}/notifications/ws`.
+    Marker events (`marker.match`) are not sent here, they are only available on
+    `/v3/projects/{project_id}/notifications/markers/ws`.
+    Project actions: `node.*`, `link.*`, `drawing.*`, `project.updated`, `snapshot.restored`, `log.*` and `ping`.
 
     Required privilege: Project.Audit
     """
@@ -555,7 +610,7 @@ async def project_http_notifications(project_id: UUID) -> StreamingResponse:
                     log.info(f"Project '{project.id}' is automatically closing due to no client listening")
                     await project.close()
 
-    return StreamingResponse(event_stream(), media_type="application/json")
+    return StreamingResponse(event_stream(), media_type=NDJSON_MEDIA_TYPE)
 
 
 @router.websocket("/{project_id}/notifications/ws")
@@ -565,7 +620,8 @@ async def project_ws_notifications(
     current_user: schemas.User = Depends(has_privilege_on_websocket("Project.Audit")),
 ) -> None:
     """
-    Receive project notifications about the controller from WebSocket.
+    Receive project notifications from a WebSocket, one Notification JSON object per text frame.
+    Same messages as the HTTP stream `/v3/projects/{project_id}/notifications`.
 
     Required privilege: Project.Audit
     """
@@ -603,8 +659,8 @@ async def project_marker_ws_notifications(
     current_user: schemas.User = Depends(has_privilege_on_websocket("Project.Audit")),
 ) -> None:
     """
-    Receive marker notifications (e.g. marker.match) for a project on a
+    Receive marker notifications (`marker.match`, see the Notification schema) for a project on a
-    dedicated WebSocket, separate from the main project stream so high-frequency
+    dedicated WebSocket, one JSON object per text frame, separate from the main project stream so high-frequency
     marker.matches do not block topology events (node.*/link.*).
 
     Required privilege: Project.Audit

gns3server/api/routes/controller/snapshots.py

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ async def delete_snapshot(
 
 @router.post(
     "/{snapshot_id}/restore",
-    status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED,
+    status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK,
     response_model=schemas.Project,
     dependencies=[Depends(has_privilege("Snapshot.Restore"))],
 )

gns3server/api/routes/controller/templates.py

@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ async def get_templates(
     templates_repo: TemplatesRepository = Depends(get_repository(TemplatesRepository)),
     current_user: schemas.User = Depends(get_current_active_user),
     tags: Optional[List[str]] = Query(None, description="Filter by tags (e.g. tags=vendor:cisco&tags=model:7200)"),
+    name: Optional[str] = Query(None, description="Return only templates whose name exactly matches (case-sensitive)"),
 ) -> List[dict]:
     """
     Return all templates.
@@ -204,10 +205,14 @@ async def get_templates(
     Query Parameters:
     - tags: Filter by tags. Multiple tags are ANDed together.
             Example: ?tags=vendor:cisco&tags=model:7200
+    - name: Exact, case-sensitive match on the template name. Combined with other filters using AND.
     """
 
     templates = await TemplatesService(templates_repo).get_templates()
 
+    if name is not None:
+        templates = [template for template in templates if template.get("name") == name]
+
     # Filter by tags if provided (all filter tags have to match the node tags)
     if tags:
         filtered_templates = []

gns3server/api/routes/controller/users.py

@@ -65,12 +65,7 @@ async def login(
             headers={"WWW-Authenticate": "Bearer"},
         )
 
-    token = schemas.Token(
+    return auth_service.create_token_response(user)
-        access_token=auth_service.create_access_token(user.username, token_version=user.token_version),
-        token_type="bearer",
-        refresh_token=auth_service.create_refresh_token(user.username, token_version=user.token_version),
-    )
-    return token
 
 
 @router.post("/authenticate", response_model=schemas.Token)
@@ -91,12 +86,7 @@ async def authenticate(
             headers={"WWW-Authenticate": "Bearer"},
         )
 
-    token = schemas.Token(
+    return auth_service.create_token_response(user)
-        access_token=auth_service.create_access_token(user.username, token_version=user.token_version),
-        token_type="bearer",
-        refresh_token=auth_service.create_refresh_token(user.username, token_version=user.token_version),
-    )
-    return token
 
 
 @router.post("/refresh", response_model=schemas.Token)
@@ -135,11 +125,7 @@ async def refresh_access_token(
             headers={"WWW-Authenticate": "Bearer"},
         )
 
-    return schemas.Token(
+    return auth_service.create_token_response(user)
-        access_token=auth_service.create_access_token(user.username, token_version=user.token_version),
-        token_type="bearer",
-        refresh_token=auth_service.create_refresh_token(user.username, token_version=user.token_version),
-    )
 
 
 @router.post("/logout", status_code=status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT)

gns3server/api/server.py

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 FastAPI app
 """
 
-from typing import cast
+from typing import Any, cast
 
 from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException, Request, status
 from fastapi.exceptions import RequestValidationError
@@ -29,13 +29,14 @@ from fastapi.openapi.docs import (
     get_swagger_ui_html,
     get_swagger_ui_oauth2_redirect_html,
 )
-from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
 from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
 from sqlalchemy.exc import SQLAlchemyError
+from starlette.exceptions import HTTPException as StarletteHTTPException
 from uvicorn.main import Server as UvicornServer
 
 # MCP is an optional feature — import only if dependencies are installed
 from gns3server.agent import MCP_AVAILABLE
+from gns3server.api.errors import customize_openapi_errors, error_response
 from gns3server.api.routes import controller, index
 from gns3server.api.routes.compute import compute_api
 from gns3server.controller.controller_error import (
@@ -71,12 +72,26 @@ import logging
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+class ControllerAPI(FastAPI):
+    def openapi(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        if self.openapi_schema is None:
+            customize_openapi_errors(super().openapi())
+        return cast(dict[str, Any], self.openapi_schema)
+
+
 def get_application() -> FastAPI:
 
-    application = FastAPI(
+    application = ControllerAPI(
         lifespan=tasks.lifespan,
         title="GNS3 controller API",
-        description="This page describes the public controller API for GNS3",
+        description="This page describes the public controller API for GNS3.\n\n"
+        "## Notification streams\n\n"
+        "Notifications are available as HTTP streams of newline delimited JSON objects (`GET /v3/notifications` and "
+        "`GET /v3/projects/{project_id}/notifications`) and as WebSockets sending one JSON object per text frame "
+        "(`/v3/notifications/ws`, `/v3/projects/{project_id}/notifications/ws` and "
+        "`/v3/projects/{project_id}/notifications/markers/ws`). "
+        "OpenAPI cannot describe WebSocket routes, they carry the same `Notification` messages as the HTTP streams. "
+        "Marker events (`marker.match`) are only sent on the markers WebSocket.",
         version="3.0.0",
         docs_url=None,
         redoc_url=None,
@@ -151,85 +166,65 @@ async def redoc_html():
 @app.exception_handler(ControllerError)
 async def controller_error_handler(request: Request, exc: ControllerError):
     log.error(f"Controller error in {request.url.path} ({request.method}): {exc}")
-    content = {"message": str(exc)}
+    return error_response(status.HTTP_409_CONFLICT, str(exc), exc.code, exc.details)
-    if exc.code:
-        content["code"] = exc.code
-    return JSONResponse(
-        status_code=status.HTTP_409_CONFLICT,
-        content=content,
-    )
 
 
 @app.exception_handler(ControllerTimeoutError)
 async def controller_timeout_error_handler(request: Request, exc: ControllerTimeoutError):
     log.error(f"Controller timeout error in {request.url.path} ({request.method}): {exc}")
-    return JSONResponse(
+    return error_response(status.HTTP_408_REQUEST_TIMEOUT, str(exc), exc.code, exc.details)
-        status_code=status.HTTP_408_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
-        content={"message": str(exc)},
-    )
 
 
 @app.exception_handler(ControllerUnauthorizedError)
 async def controller_unauthorized_error_handler(request: Request, exc: ControllerUnauthorizedError):
     log.error(f"Controller unauthorized error in {request.url.path} ({request.method}): {exc}")
-    return JSONResponse(
+    return error_response(status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED, str(exc), exc.code, exc.details)
-        status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
-        content={"message": str(exc)},
-    )
 
 
 @app.exception_handler(ControllerForbiddenError)
 async def controller_forbidden_error_handler(request: Request, exc: ControllerForbiddenError):
     log.error(f"Controller forbidden error in {request.url.path} ({request.method}): {exc}")
-    return JSONResponse(
+    return error_response(status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, str(exc), exc.code, exc.details)
-        status_code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN,
-        content={"message": str(exc)},
-    )
 
 
 @app.exception_handler(ControllerNotFoundError)
 async def controller_not_found_error_handler(request: Request, exc: ControllerNotFoundError):
     log.error(f"Controller not found error in {request.url.path} ({request.method}): {exc}")
-    return JSONResponse(
+    return error_response(status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND, str(exc), exc.code, exc.details)
-        status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
-        content={"message": str(exc)},
-    )
 
 
 @app.exception_handler(ControllerBadRequestError)
 async def controller_bad_request_error_handler(request: Request, exc: ControllerBadRequestError):
     log.error(f"Controller bad request error in {request.url.path} ({request.method}): {exc}")
-    return JSONResponse(
+    return error_response(status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST, str(exc), exc.code, exc.details)
-        status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
-        content={"message": str(exc)},
-    )
 
 
 @app.exception_handler(ComputeConflictError)
 async def compute_conflict_error_handler(request: Request, exc: ComputeConflictError):
     log.error(f"Controller received error from compute for request '{exc.url()}': {exc}")
-    return JSONResponse(
+    return error_response(status.HTTP_409_CONFLICT, str(exc), exc.code, exc.details)
-        status_code=status.HTTP_409_CONFLICT,
-        content={"message": str(exc)},
-    )
 
 
-# make sure the content key is "message", not "detail" per default
+@app.exception_handler(StarletteHTTPException)
-@app.exception_handler(HTTPException)
+async def http_exception_handler(request: Request, exc: StarletteHTTPException):
-async def http_exception_handler(request: Request, exc: HTTPException):
+    return error_response(exc.status_code, exc.detail, headers=exc.headers)
-    return JSONResponse(status_code=exc.status_code, content={"message": exc.detail}, headers=exc.headers)
 
 
 @app.exception_handler(SQLAlchemyError)
 async def sqlalchemy_error_handler(request: Request, exc: SQLAlchemyError):
     log.error(f"Controller database error in {request.url.path} ({request.method}): {exc}")
-    return JSONResponse(
+    return error_response(
-        status_code=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+        status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
-        content={"message": "Database error detected, please check logs to find details"},
+        "Database error detected, please check logs to find details",
+        "database_error",
     )
 
 
 @app.exception_handler(RequestValidationError)
 async def validation_exception_handler(request: Request, exc: RequestValidationError):
     log.error(f"Request validation error in {request.url.path} ({request.method}): {exc}")
-    return JSONResponse(status_code=status.HTTP_422_UNPROCESSABLE_CONTENT, content={"message": str(exc)})
+    errors = [
+        {"loc": list(error.get("loc", ())), "msg": error.get("msg"), "type": error.get("type")}
+        for error in exc.errors()
+    ]
+    return error_response(status.HTTP_422_UNPROCESSABLE_CONTENT, str(exc), "validation_error", {"errors": errors})

gns3server/compute/project.py

@@ -480,11 +480,13 @@ class Project:
                 stat_info = await wait_run_in_executor(lambda e=entry: e.stat())
                 is_dir = await wait_run_in_executor(lambda e=entry: e.is_dir())
                 if is_dir:
+                    created_at: str | None = None
+                    modified_at: str | None = None
                     try:
                         created_at = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(stat_info.st_ctime).isoformat()
                         modified_at = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(stat_info.st_mtime).isoformat()
                     except (OSError, OverflowError, ValueError):
-                        created_at = modified_at = ""
+                        created_at = modified_at = None
                     files.append(
                         {
                             "path": rel_path,
@@ -506,7 +508,7 @@ class Project:
                         created_at = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(stat_info.st_ctime).isoformat()
                         modified_at = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(stat_info.st_mtime).isoformat()
                     except (OSError, OverflowError, ValueError):
-                        created_at = modified_at = ""
+                        created_at = modified_at = None
                     files.append(
                         {
                             "path": rel_path,
@@ -537,7 +539,7 @@ class Project:
                         created_at = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(stat_info.st_ctime).isoformat()
                         modified_at = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(stat_info.st_mtime).isoformat()
                     except (OSError, OverflowError, ValueError):
-                        created_at = modified_at = ""
+                        created_at = modified_at = None
                     files.append(
                         {
                             "path": os.path.relpath(dir_full_path, base_path),
@@ -567,7 +569,7 @@ class Project:
                         modified_at = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(stat_info.st_mtime).isoformat()
                     except (OSError, OverflowError, ValueError) as e:
                         log.warning(f"Invalid timestamp for '{rel_path}': {e}")
-                        created_at = modified_at = ""
+                        created_at = modified_at = None
                     files.append(
                         {
                             "path": rel_path,

gns3server/controller/__init__.py

@@ -710,7 +710,9 @@ class Controller:
         except KeyError:
             if compute_id == "vm":
                 raise ControllerNotFoundError("Cannot use a node on the GNS3 VM server with the GNS3 VM not configured")
-            raise ControllerNotFoundError(f"Compute ID {compute_id} doesn't exist")
+            raise ControllerNotFoundError(
+                f"Compute ID {compute_id} doesn't exist", code="compute_not_found", details={"compute_id": compute_id}
+            )
 
     def has_compute(self, compute_id):
         """
@@ -748,7 +750,9 @@ class Controller:
         try:
             return self._projects[project_id]
         except KeyError:
-            raise ControllerNotFoundError(f"Project ID {project_id} doesn't exist")
+            raise ControllerNotFoundError(
+                f"Project ID {project_id} doesn't exist", code="project_not_found", details={"project_id": project_id}
+            )
 
     async def get_loaded_project(self, project_id):
         """

gns3server/controller/controller_error.py

@@ -15,16 +15,17 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+from typing import Any
+
 
 class ControllerError(Exception):
-    def __init__(self, message: str, code: str | None = None):
+    default_code = "conflict"
+
+    def __init__(self, message: str, code: str | None = None, details: dict[str, Any] | None = None):
         super().__init__()
         self._message = message
-        self._code = code
+        self._code = code or self.default_code
-
+        self._details = details
-    @property
-    def code(self):
-        return self._code
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return self._message
@@ -32,30 +33,33 @@ class ControllerError(Exception):
     def __str__(self):
         return self._message
 
+    @property
+    def code(self) -> str:
+        return self._code
+
+    @property
+    def details(self) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+        return self._details
+
 
 class ControllerNotFoundError(ControllerError):
-    def __init__(self, message: str):
+    default_code = "not_found"
-        super().__init__(message)
 
 
 class ControllerBadRequestError(ControllerError):
-    def __init__(self, message: str):
+    default_code = "bad_request"
-        super().__init__(message)
 
 
 class ControllerUnauthorizedError(ControllerError):
-    def __init__(self, message: str):
+    default_code = "unauthorized"
-        super().__init__(message)
 
 
 class ControllerForbiddenError(ControllerError):
-    def __init__(self, message: str):
+    default_code = "forbidden"
-        super().__init__(message)
 
 
 class ControllerTimeoutError(ControllerError):
-    def __init__(self, message: str):
+    default_code = "timeout"
-        super().__init__(message)
 
 
 class ComputeError(ControllerError):
@@ -70,8 +74,10 @@ class ComputeConflictError(ComputeError):
     :param response: compute JSON response
     """
 
+    default_code = "compute_conflict"
+
     def __init__(self, url, response):
-        super().__init__(response["message"])
+        super().__init__(response["message"], code=response.get("code"), details=response.get("details"))
         self._url = url
         self._response = response
 

gns3server/controller/link.py

@@ -274,9 +274,22 @@ class Link:
 
         port = node.get_port(adapter_number, port_number)
         if port is None:
-            raise ControllerNotFoundError(f"Port {adapter_number}/{port_number} for {node.name} not found")
+            raise ControllerNotFoundError(
+                f"Port {adapter_number}/{port_number} for {node.name} not found",
+                code="port_not_found",
+                details={"node_id": node.id, "adapter_number": adapter_number, "port_number": port_number},
+            )
         if port.link is not None:
-            raise ControllerError("Port is already used", code="port_in_use")
+            raise ControllerError(
+                "Port is already used",
+                code="port_in_use",
+                details={
+                    "node_id": node.id,
+                    "adapter_number": adapter_number,
+                    "port_number": port_number,
+                    "link_id": port.link.id,
+                },
+            )
 
         self._link_type = port.link_type
 

gns3server/controller/node.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import asyncio
+import contextlib
 import copy
 import html
 import logging
@@ -134,6 +135,8 @@ class Node:
         self._command_line = None
         self._node_directory = None
         self._status = "stopped"
+        self._status_changed = asyncio.Event()
+        self._transition = None
         self._template_id = template_id
         self._x = 0
         self._y = 0
@@ -785,7 +788,7 @@ class Node:
             elif key == "command_line":
                 self._command_line = value
             elif key == "status":
-                self._status = value
+                self._set_status(value)
             elif key == "console_type":
                 self._console_type = value
             elif key == "aux_type":
@@ -901,6 +904,30 @@ class Node:
     async def destroy(self):
         await self.delete()
 
+    @contextlib.asynccontextmanager
+    async def _transitioning(self, transition):
+        """
+        Report a transitional status while a lifecycle call is in flight
+        """
+
+        self._transition = transition
+        self.project.emit_notification("node.updated", self.asdict())
+        try:
+            yield
+        finally:
+            self._transition = None
+
+    async def wait_for_status(self, status):
+        """
+        Wait until the controller side status of the node matches
+
+        :param status: expected status
+        """
+
+        while self._status != status:
+            self._status_changed.clear()
+            await self._status_changed.wait()
+
     async def start(self, data=None):
         """
         Start a node
@@ -924,32 +951,56 @@ class Node:
                     f"Cannot start node '{self._name}': {len(failed_links)} deferred link(s) "
                     "could not be restored. Please try again."
                 )
-        try:
+        async with self._transitioning("starting"):
-            # For IOU: we need to send the licence everytime we start a node
+            try:
-            if self.node_type == "iou":
+                # For IOU: we need to send the licence everytime we start a node
-                license_check = self._project.controller.iou_license.get("license_check", True)
+                if self.node_type == "iou":
-                iourc_content = self._project.controller.iou_license.get("iourc_content", None)
+                    license_check = self._project.controller.iou_license.get("license_check", True)
-                await self.post(
+                    iourc_content = self._project.controller.iou_license.get("iourc_content", None)
-                    "/start", timeout=240, data={"license_check": license_check, "iourc_content": iourc_content}
+                    await self.post(
-                )
+                        "/start", timeout=240, data={"license_check": license_check, "iourc_content": iourc_content}
-            else:
+                    )
-                await self.post("/start", data=data, timeout=240)
+                else:
-        except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+                    await self.post("/start", data=data, timeout=240)
-            raise ControllerTimeoutError(f"Timeout when starting {self._name}")
+            except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+                raise ControllerTimeoutError(f"Timeout when starting {self._name}")
+        self._confirm_status("started")
 
-    async def stop(self):
+    async def stop(self, strict=False):
         """
         Stop a node
+
+        :param strict: Raise the errors reported by the compute instead of ignoring them
         """
         if self.missing_image:
             return
-        try:
+        stopped = False
-            await self.post("/stop", timeout=240, dont_connect=True)
+        async with self._transitioning("stopping"):
-        # We don't care if a node is down at this step
+            try:
-        except (ComputeError, ControllerError):
+                await self.post("/stop", timeout=240, dont_connect=True)
-            pass
+                stopped = True
-        except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+            except (ComputeError, ControllerError):
-            raise ControllerTimeoutError(f"Timeout when stopping {self._name}")
+                # We don't care if a node is down at this step
+                if strict:
+                    raise
+            except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+                raise ControllerTimeoutError(f"Timeout when stopping {self._name}")
+        if stopped:
+            self._confirm_status("stopped")
+
+    def _set_status(self, status):
+        self._status = status
+        self._status_changed.set()
+
+    def _confirm_status(self, status):
+        """
+        Record the state reached once the compute accepted a lifecycle call,
+        without waiting for the asynchronous compute notification
+        """
+
+        if not self.is_always_running():
+            self._set_status(status)
+        self.project.emit_notification("node.updated", self.asdict())
 
     async def suspend(self):
         """
@@ -958,7 +1009,8 @@ class Node:
         try:
             await self.post("/suspend", timeout=240)
         except asyncio.TimeoutError:
-            raise ControllerTimeoutError(f"Timeout when reloading {self._name}")
+            raise ControllerTimeoutError(f"Timeout when suspending {self._name}")
+        self._confirm_status("suspended")
 
     async def reload(self):
         """
@@ -968,6 +1020,7 @@ class Node:
             await self.post("/reload", timeout=240)
         except asyncio.TimeoutError:
             raise ControllerTimeoutError(f"Timeout when reloading {self._name}")
+        self._confirm_status("started")
 
     async def reset_console(self):
         """
@@ -1301,7 +1354,7 @@ class Node:
         additional_data = {
             "project_id": self._project.id,
             "command_line": self._command_line,
-            "status": self._status,
+            "status": self._transition or self._status,
             "console_host": str(self._compute.console_host),
             "node_directory": self._node_directory,
             "ports": [port.asdict() for port in self.ports],

gns3server/controller/project.py

@@ -748,7 +748,9 @@ class Project:
         try:
             return self._nodes[node_id]
         except KeyError:
-            raise ControllerNotFoundError(f"Node ID {node_id} doesn't exist")
+            raise ControllerNotFoundError(
+                f"Node ID {node_id} doesn't exist", code="node_not_found", details={"node_id": node_id}
+            )
 
     def _get_closed_data(self, section, id_key):
         """
@@ -817,7 +819,9 @@ class Project:
         try:
             return self._drawings[drawing_id]
         except KeyError:
-            raise ControllerNotFoundError(f"Drawing ID {drawing_id} doesn't exist")
+            raise ControllerNotFoundError(
+                f"Drawing ID {drawing_id} doesn't exist", code="drawing_not_found", details={"drawing_id": drawing_id}
+            )
 
     @open_required
     async def delete_drawing(self, drawing_id):
@@ -1101,7 +1105,9 @@ class Project:
         try:
             return self._links[link_id]
         except KeyError:
-            raise ControllerNotFoundError(f"Link ID {link_id} doesn't exist")
+            raise ControllerNotFoundError(
+                f"Link ID {link_id} doesn't exist", code="link_not_found", details={"link_id": link_id}
+            )
 
     @property
     def links(self):
@@ -1462,7 +1468,11 @@ class Project:
         try:
             return self._snapshots[snapshot_id]
         except KeyError:
-            raise ControllerNotFoundError(f"Snapshot ID {snapshot_id} doesn't exist")
+            raise ControllerNotFoundError(
+                f"Snapshot ID {snapshot_id} doesn't exist",
+                code="snapshot_not_found",
+                details={"snapshot_id": snapshot_id},
+            )
 
     def _load_snapshot_config(self):
 

gns3server/db/repositories/images.py

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class ImagesRepository(BaseRepository):
         except (OSError, InvalidImageError):
             return False
 
-    async def get_images(self, image_type=None, availability=None) -> List[models.Image]:
+    async def get_images(self, image_type=None, availability=None, name=None) -> List[models.Image]:
         """
         Get all images.
         """
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ class ImagesRepository(BaseRepository):
             query = select(models.Image)
         if availability:
             query = query.where(models.Image.availability == availability)
+        if name is not None:
+            query = query.where(models.Image.filename == name)
         result = await self._db_session.execute(query)
         return list(result.scalars().all())
 

gns3server/schemas/__init__.py

@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ from .controller.links import (
     Link,
     LinkCapture,
     LinkCreate,
+    LinkFilterDefinition,
+    LinkFilterParameter,
+    LinkFilters,
+    LinkFilterType,
     LinkUpdate,
     MarkerCreate,
     MarkerDefinitionCreate,
@@ -109,6 +113,7 @@ from .compute.vpcs_nodes import VPCS, VPCSCreate, VPCSUpdate
 from .controller.capabilities import Capabilities
 from .controller.iou_license import IOULicense
 from .controller.netmiko import NetmikoDeviceType, NetmikoDeviceTypeList
+from .controller.notifications import Notification, NotificationAction
 from .controller.pools import Resource, ResourceCreate, ResourcePool, ResourcePoolCreate, ResourcePoolUpdate
 from .controller.rbac import ACE, ACECreate, ACEUpdate, Privilege, Role, RoleCreate, RoleUpdate
 from .controller.settings import SettingsResponse, SettingsUpdate, SettingsUpdateResponse
@@ -244,6 +249,10 @@ __all__ = [
     "Link",
     "LinkCapture",
     "LinkCreate",
+    "LinkFilterDefinition",
+    "LinkFilterParameter",
+    "LinkFilterType",
+    "LinkFilters",
     "LinkUpdate",
     "LoggedInUserUpdate",
     "MarkerCreate",
@@ -261,6 +270,8 @@ __all__ = [
     "NodeDuplicate",
     "NodeFile",
     "NodeUpdate",
+    "Notification",
+    "NotificationAction",
     "OpenAIMessage",
     "OpenAIToolCall",
     "Privilege",

gns3server/schemas/common.py

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 from enum import Enum
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Any, Optional
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, field_validator
 
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ class ErrorMessage(BaseModel):
     """
 
     message: str
-    code: Optional[str] = None
+    code: Optional[str] = Field(
+        None,
+        description="Stable machine-readable error code, for example port_in_use or node_not_found",
+    )
+    details: Optional[dict[str, Any]] = Field(None, description="Optional structured data about the error")
 
 
 class NodeStatus(str, Enum):
@@ -37,6 +41,8 @@ class NodeStatus(str, Enum):
     stopped = "stopped"
     started = "started"
     suspended = "suspended"
+    starting = "starting"
+    stopping = "stopping"
 
 
 class CustomAdapter(BaseModel):

gns3server/schemas/controller/links.py

@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 from enum import Enum
-from typing import List, Literal, Optional, Tuple
+from typing import Annotated, List, Literal, Optional, Tuple
 from uuid import UUID, uuid4
 
-from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, field_validator, model_validator
+from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field, field_validator
 
 from ..update import PartialUpdateModel
 from .labels import Label
@@ -80,6 +80,77 @@ class LinkStyle(BaseModel):
     control_offset: Optional[Tuple[float, float]] = None
 
 
+class LinkFilterType(str, Enum):
+    """
+    Packet filter type.
+    """
+
+    frequency_drop = "frequency_drop"
+    packet_loss = "packet_loss"
+    delay = "delay"
+    corrupt = "corrupt"
+    bpf = "bpf"
+
+
+class LinkFilters(BaseModel):
+    """
+    Packet filters applied on a link. Each filter is an array of positional values.
+    A filter set to an empty array or to its disabled value (0, 0 for delay, empty text for bpf) is not applied.
+    """
+
+    model_config = ConfigDict(extra="forbid")
+
+    frequency_drop: Optional[List[Annotated[int, Field(ge=-1, le=32767)]]] = Field(
+        None,
+        max_length=1,
+        description="[frequency]: -1 drops every packet, N > 0 drops every Nth packet, 0 disables the filter",
+    )
+    packet_loss: Optional[List[Annotated[int, Field(ge=0, le=100)]]] = Field(
+        None,
+        max_length=1,
+        description="[chance]: percentage chance for a packet to be lost, 0 disables the filter",
+    )
+    delay: Optional[List[Annotated[int, Field(ge=0, le=32767)]]] = Field(
+        None,
+        max_length=2,
+        description="[latency, jitter] in milliseconds: latency must be 1 to 32767 unless both values are 0, "
+        "which disables the filter; jitter is 0 to 32767",
+    )
+    corrupt: Optional[List[Annotated[int, Field(ge=0, le=100)]]] = Field(
+        None,
+        max_length=1,
+        description="[chance]: percentage chance for a packet to be corrupted, 0 disables the filter",
+    )
+    bpf: Optional[List[str]] = Field(
+        None,
+        max_length=1,
+        description="[expressions]: BPF expressions, one per line, matching packets are dropped",
+    )
+
+
+class LinkFilterParameter(BaseModel):
+    """
+    Parameter of a packet filter.
+    """
+
+    name: str
+    type: Literal["int", "text"]
+    minimum: Optional[int] = None
+    maximum: Optional[int] = None
+    unit: Optional[str] = None
+
+
+class LinkFilterDefinition(BaseModel):
+    """
+    Packet filter available on a link.
+    """
+
+    type: LinkFilterType
+    name: str
+    description: str
+    parameters: List[LinkFilterParameter]
+
+
 class LinkBase(BaseModel):
     """
     Link data.
@@ -88,7 +159,7 @@ class LinkBase(BaseModel):
     nodes: Optional[List[LinkNode]] = Field(None, min_length=0, max_length=2)
     suspend: Optional[bool] = None
     link_style: Optional[LinkStyle] = None
-    filters: Optional[dict] = None
+    filters: Optional[LinkFilters] = None
     markers: Optional[dict] = Field(
         None, description="Traffic-insight markers on this link: name → {bpf, tag, enabled}"
     )

gns3server/schemas/controller/notifications.py

@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2026 GNS3 Technologies Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from enum import Enum
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
+from uuid import UUID
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+
+from .computes import Compute
+from .drawings import Drawing
+from .links import Link
+from .nodes import Node
+from .projects import Project
+from .snapshots import Snapshot
+
+
+class NotificationAction(str, Enum):
+    """
+    Values of the "action" field of a notification.
+    """
+
+    ping = "ping"
+    log_info = "log.info"
+    log_warning = "log.warning"
+    log_error = "log.error"
+    node_created = "node.created"
+    node_updated = "node.updated"
+    node_deleted = "node.deleted"
+    node_interface_status = "node.interface_status"
+    link_created = "link.created"
+    link_updated = "link.updated"
+    link_deleted = "link.deleted"
+    link_web_wireshark_started = "link.web_wireshark_started"
+    drawing_created = "drawing.created"
+    drawing_updated = "drawing.updated"
+    drawing_deleted = "drawing.deleted"
+    marker_match = "marker.match"
+    snapshot_restored = "snapshot.restored"
+    project_created = "project.created"
+    project_updated = "project.updated"
+    project_opened = "project.opened"
+    project_closed = "project.closed"
+    project_deleted = "project.deleted"
+    compute_created = "compute.created"
+    compute_updated = "compute.updated"
+    compute_deleted = "compute.deleted"
+    template_created = "template.created"
+    template_updated = "template.updated"
+    template_deleted = "template.deleted"
+    settings_updated = "settings.updated"
+
+
+class PingEvent(BaseModel):
+    """
+    Event of a "ping" notification, sent when the stream is opened and then at least every 5 seconds.
+    """
+
+    cpu_usage_percent: float = Field(..., description="CPU usage of the server in percent")
+    memory_usage_percent: float = Field(..., description="Memory usage of the server in percent")
+    disk_usage_percent: float = Field(..., description="Disk usage of the project directory in percent")
+    compute_id: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Compute that sent the ping (project streams only)")
+
+
+class LogEvent(BaseModel):
+    """
+    Event of a "log.info", "log.warning" or "log.error" notification.
+    """
+
+    message: str = Field(..., description="Log message")
+
+
+class NodeInterfaceStatusEvent(BaseModel):
+    """
+    Event of a "node.interface_status" notification.
+    """
+
+    project_id: UUID
+    node_id: UUID
+    adapter_number: int
+    port_number: int
+    status: str = Field(..., description="Status of the interface")
+
+
+class MarkerMatchEvent(BaseModel):
+    """
+    Event of a "marker.match" notification, only sent on the markers WebSocket.
+    """
+
+    project_id: UUID
+    node_id: UUID
+    link_id: Optional[UUID] = None
+    filter: str = Field(..., description="Name of the packet filter that matched")
+    tag: Optional[int] = Field(None, description="Tag of the marker")
+    ts: float = Field(..., description="Timestamp reported by uBridge (seconds since the epoch)")
+    len: int = Field(0, description="Length of the matching packet")
+    dir: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Direction of the packet relative to the capture node")
+
+
+class LinkWebWiresharkStartedEvent(BaseModel):
+    """
+    Event of a "link.web_wireshark_started" notification.
+    """
+
+    link_id: UUID
+    ws_url: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="URL of the Web Wireshark session")
+
+
+class SettingsUpdatedEvent(BaseModel):
+    """
+    Event of a "settings.updated" notification.
+    """
+
+    changed: List[str] = Field(..., description="Names of the settings that changed (values are never sent)")
+    restart_required: List[str] = Field(..., description="Names of the changed settings that need a server restart")
+
+
+class Notification(BaseModel):
+    """
+    A message of the notification streams. HTTP streams send one JSON object per line (application/x-ndjson),
+    WebSocket streams send one JSON object per text frame.
+    """
+
+    action: NotificationAction = Field(..., description="Type of the notification")
+    event: Union[
+        PingEvent,
+        LogEvent,
+        NodeInterfaceStatusEvent,
+        MarkerMatchEvent,
+        LinkWebWiresharkStartedEvent,
+        SettingsUpdatedEvent,
+        Node,
+        Link,
+        Drawing,
+        Project,
+        Compute,
+        Snapshot,
+        Dict[str, Any],
+    ] = Field(..., description="Payload of the notification, its content depends on the action")
+    project_id: Optional[UUID] = Field(None, description="Project the notification belongs to, when set by the sender")
+    compute_id: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Compute that emitted the notification, when set by the sender")

gns3server/schemas/controller/projects.py

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from datetime import datetime
 from enum import Enum
 from typing import List, Optional
 from uuid import UUID
@@ -111,8 +112,8 @@ class NodeFile(BaseModel):
 
     path: str = Field(..., description="File name")
     size: int = Field(..., description="File size in bytes")
-    created_at: str = Field(..., description="File creation time (ISO 8601)")
+    created_at: Optional[datetime] = Field(None, description="File creation time (ISO 8601)")
-    modified_at: str = Field(..., description="File modification time (ISO 8601)")
+    modified_at: Optional[datetime] = Field(None, description="File modification time (ISO 8601)")
     file_type: str = Field(..., description="File type determined by the file command")
 
 

gns3server/schemas/controller/snapshots.py

@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from typing import Optional
 from uuid import UUID
 
-from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, model_validator
 
 
 class SnapshotBase(BaseModel):
@@ -44,4 +45,14 @@ class Snapshot(SnapshotBase):
     name: str = Field(..., description="Name of the snapshot")
     filename: str = Field(..., description="Filename of the snapshot")
     description: str = Field(..., description="Description of the snapshot")
-    created_at: int = Field(..., description="Date of the snapshot (UTC timestamp)")
+    created_at: int = Field(
+        ..., description="Date of the snapshot (UTC timestamp). Deprecated: use created", deprecated=True
+    )
+    created: datetime = Field(..., description="Date of the snapshot (ISO 8601, UTC)")
+
+    @model_validator(mode="before")
+    @classmethod
+    def _derive_created(cls, data):
+        if isinstance(data, dict) and "created" not in data and data.get("created_at") is not None:
+            data = {**data, "created": datetime.fromtimestamp(data["created_at"], tz=timezone.utc)}
+        return data

gns3server/schemas/controller/tokens.py

@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel
 class Token(BaseModel):
     access_token: str
     token_type: str
+    expires_in: int
     refresh_token: Optional[str] = None
+    refresh_expires_in: Optional[int] = None
 
 
 class TokenData(BaseModel):

gns3server/schemas/controller/topology.py

@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ from .nodes import Node
 from .projects import Supplier, Variable
 
 
+class TopologyLink(Link):
+    # Legacy topology files store filters as untyped dicts
+    filters: Optional[dict] = None  # type: ignore[assignment]
+
+
 class TopologyType(str, Enum):
     topology = "topology"
 
@@ -39,7 +44,7 @@ class TopologyType(str, Enum):
 class TopologyContent(BaseModel):
     computes: List[Compute] = Field(..., description="List of computes")
     drawings: List[Drawing] = Field(..., description="List of drawings")
-    links: List[Link] = Field(..., description="List of links")
+    links: List[TopologyLink] = Field(..., description="List of links")
     nodes: List[Node] = Field(..., description="List of nodes")
 
 

gns3server/services/authentication.py

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from joserfc.jwk import OctKey
 from pydantic import ValidationError
 
 from gns3server.config import Config
-from gns3server.schemas.controller.tokens import TokenData
+from gns3server.schemas.controller.tokens import Token, TokenData
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ def _extract_alg(token: str) -> str:
         return "<undecodable>"
 
 
+BEARER_TOKEN_TYPE = "bearer"
+
+
 class AuthService:
     def hash_password(self, password: str) -> str:
 
@@ -61,8 +64,9 @@ class AuthService:
     def _create_token(self, username, token_version, token_type, expires_in, secret_key=None) -> str:
         """Shared helper to create any kind of signed JWT token."""
 
-        expire = datetime.now(timezone.utc) + timedelta(minutes=expires_in)
+        issued_at = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
-        to_encode = {"sub": username, "exp": expire, "ver": token_version, "type": token_type}
+        expire = issued_at + timedelta(minutes=expires_in)
+        to_encode = {"sub": username, "iat": issued_at, "exp": expire, "ver": token_version, "type": token_type}
         if secret_key is None:
             secret_key = Config.instance().settings.Controller.jwt_secret_key
         if secret_key is None:
@@ -89,6 +93,17 @@ class AuthService:
             expires_in = Config.instance().settings.Controller.jwt_refresh_token_expire_minutes
         return self._create_token(username, token_version, "refresh", expires_in, secret_key)
 
+    def create_token_response(self, user) -> Token:
+
+        settings = Config.instance().settings.Controller
+        return Token(
+            access_token=self.create_access_token(user.username, token_version=user.token_version),
+            token_type=BEARER_TOKEN_TYPE,
+            expires_in=settings.jwt_access_token_expire_minutes * 60,
+            refresh_token=self.create_refresh_token(user.username, token_version=user.token_version),
+            refresh_expires_in=settings.jwt_refresh_token_expire_minutes * 60,
+        )
+
     def get_token_data(self, token: str, secret_key: Optional[str] = None) -> TokenData:
 
         def auth_error(detail: str) -> HTTPException:

tests/api/routes/controller/test_acl.py

@@ -161,3 +161,8 @@ class TestACLRoutes:
 
         # the ACE should have been deleted after deleting the project
         assert not await rbac_repo.get_ace_by_path(path)
+
+    async def test_get_endpoints(self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient) -> None:
+
+        response = await client.get(app.url_path_for("endpoints"))
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK

tests/api/routes/controller/test_computes.py

@@ -68,6 +68,31 @@ class TestComputeRoutes:
         assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
         assert len(response.json()) > 0
 
+    async def test_compute_list_filter_by_name(self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient) -> None:
+
+        for name, port in (("compute-a", 85), ("compute-b", 86)):
+            params = {
+                "name": name,
+                "protocol": "http",
+                "host": "localhost",
+                "port": port,
+                "user": "julien",
+                "password": "secure",
+            }
+            response = await client.post(app.url_path_for("create_compute"), json=params)
+            assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_201_CREATED
+
+        response = await client.get(app.url_path_for("get_computes"), params={"name": "compute-a"})
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        assert [c["name"] for c in response.json()] == ["compute-a"]
+
+        response = await client.get(app.url_path_for("get_computes"), params={"name": "COMPUTE-A"})
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        assert response.json() == []
+
+        response = await client.get(app.url_path_for("get_computes"))
+        assert len(response.json()) >= 2
+
     async def test_compute_get(self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, test_compute: Compute) -> None:
 
         response = await client.get(app.url_path_for("get_compute", compute_id=test_compute.compute_id))

tests/api/routes/controller/test_controller.py

@@ -70,3 +70,10 @@ class TestControllerRoutes:
 
         response = await client.get(app.url_path_for("statistics"))
         assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+
+    async def test_update_iou_license(self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient) -> None:
+
+        license_settings = {"iourc_content": "[license]\ngns3vm = 1234567890abcdef;", "license_check": False}
+        response = await client.put(app.url_path_for("update_iou_license"), json=license_settings)
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        assert response.json() == license_settings

tests/api/routes/controller/test_images.py

@@ -168,6 +168,21 @@ class TestImageRoutes:
         assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
         assert len(response.json()) == 5  # 4 valid images uploaded before + 1 created
 
+    async def test_image_list_filter_by_name(self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, qcow2_image: str) -> None:
+
+        image_name = os.path.basename(qcow2_image)
+        response = await client.get(app.url_path_for("get_images"), params={"name": image_name})
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        assert [i["filename"] for i in response.json()] == [image_name]
+
+        response = await client.get(app.url_path_for("get_images"), params={"name": image_name.upper()})
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        assert response.json() == []
+
+        response = await client.get(app.url_path_for("get_images"), params={"name": image_name, "image_type": "iou"})
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        assert response.json() == []
+
     async def test_image_get(self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, qcow2_image: str) -> None:
 
         image_name = os.path.basename(qcow2_image)

tests/api/routes/controller/test_links.py

@@ -247,6 +247,43 @@ class TestLinkRoutes:
         assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
         assert response.json()["nodes"][0]["label"]["x"] == 42
 
+    async def test_link_etag_and_if_match(
+        self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project, nodes: Tuple[Node, Node]
+    ) -> None:
+
+        node1, node2 = nodes
+        with asyncio_patch("gns3server.controller.udp_link.UDPLink.create"):
+            response = await client.post(
+                app.url_path_for("create_link", project_id=project.id),
+                json={
+                    "nodes": [
+                        {"node_id": node1.id, "adapter_number": 0, "port_number": 3},
+                        {"node_id": node2.id, "adapter_number": 2, "port_number": 4},
+                    ]
+                },
+            )
+        link_id = response.json()["link_id"]
+        url = app.url_path_for("get_link", project_id=project.id, link_id=link_id)
+
+        response = await client.get(url)
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        etag = response.headers["ETag"]
+        assert (await client.get(url)).headers["ETag"] == etag
+
+        response = await client.put(url, json={"show_filters_icon": False}, headers={"If-Match": etag})
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        assert response.headers["ETag"] != etag
+        assert (await client.get(url)).headers["ETag"] == response.headers["ETag"]
+
+        response = await client.put(url, json={"show_filters_icon": True}, headers={"If-Match": etag})
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_412_PRECONDITION_FAILED
+        assert "message" in response.json()
+        assert (await client.get(url)).json()["show_filters_icon"] is False
+
+        response = await client.put(url, json={"show_filters_icon": True})
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        assert response.json()["show_filters_icon"] is True
+
     async def test_update_link_suspend(
         self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project, nodes: Tuple[Node, Node]
     ) -> None:
@@ -439,6 +476,97 @@ class TestLinkRoutes:
         assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
         assert response.json() == FILTERS
 
+    async def test_update_link_filters(self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project) -> None:
+
+        link = Link(project)
+        project._links = {link.id: link}
+        filters = {
+            "frequency_drop": [50],
+            "packet_loss": [10],
+            "delay": [10, 5],
+            "corrupt": [3],
+            "bpf": ["icmp"],
+        }
+        response = await client.put(
+            app.url_path_for("update_link", project_id=project.id, link_id=link.id), json={"filters": filters}
+        )
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        assert response.json()["filters"] == filters
+        assert link.filters == filters
+
+    async def test_update_link_disabled_filters(self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project) -> None:
+
+        link = Link(project)
+        project._links = {link.id: link}
+        response = await client.put(
+            app.url_path_for("update_link", project_id=project.id, link_id=link.id),
+            json={"filters": {"delay": [0, 0], "packet_loss": [0], "corrupt": [], "bpf": [""]}},
+        )
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        assert response.json()["filters"] == {}
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "filters",
+        [
+            {"packet_loss": [101]},
+            {"packet_loss": [-1]},
+            {"corrupt": [101]},
+            {"frequency_drop": [-2]},
+            {"frequency_drop": [32768]},
+            {"delay": [32768, 0]},
+            {"delay": [10, -1]},
+            {"packet_loss": [1, 2]},
+            {"bpf": [1]},
+            {"packet_loss": ["abc"]},
+        ],
+    )
+    async def test_update_link_invalid_filter_values(
+        self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project, filters: dict
+    ) -> None:
+
+        link = Link(project)
+        project._links = {link.id: link}
+        response = await client.put(
+            app.url_path_for("update_link", project_id=project.id, link_id=link.id), json={"filters": filters}
+        )
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_422_UNPROCESSABLE_CONTENT
+        assert "message" in response.json()
+        assert link.filters == {}
+
+    async def test_update_link_unknown_filter_type(self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project) -> None:
+
+        link = Link(project)
+        project._links = {link.id: link}
+        response = await client.put(
+            app.url_path_for("update_link", project_id=project.id, link_id=link.id),
+            json={"filters": {"unknown": [1]}},
+        )
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_422_UNPROCESSABLE_CONTENT
+        assert "message" in response.json()
+        assert link.filters == {}
+
+    async def test_update_link_invalid_delay_latency(self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project) -> None:
+
+        link = Link(project)
+        project._links = {link.id: link}
+        response = await client.put(
+            app.url_path_for("update_link", project_id=project.id, link_id=link.id), json={"filters": {"delay": [0, 5]}}
+        )
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_409_CONFLICT
+
+    async def test_openapi_link_filters(self, app: FastAPI) -> None:
+
+        schemas = app.openapi()["components"]["schemas"]
+        link_filters = schemas["LinkFilters"]
+        assert link_filters["additionalProperties"] is False
+        assert set(link_filters["properties"]) == {"frequency_drop", "packet_loss", "delay", "corrupt", "bpf"}
+        assert schemas["LinkFilterDefinition"]["properties"]["parameters"]["items"] == {
+            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/LinkFilterParameter"
+        }
+        path = "/v3/projects/{project_id}/links/{link_id}/available_filters"
+        responses = app.openapi()["paths"][path]["get"]["responses"]["200"]["content"]["application/json"]["schema"]
+        assert responses["items"] == {"$ref": "#/components/schemas/LinkFilterDefinition"}
+
     async def test_get_udp_interface(self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project) -> None:
         """
         Test getting UDP tunnel interface information from a link.

tests/api/routes/controller/test_nodes.py

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ from pydantic import SecretStr
 from gns3server.api.routes.controller.nodes import vnc_console, ws_console
 from gns3server.config import Config
 from gns3server.controller.compute import Compute
+from gns3server.controller.controller_error import ComputeError
 from gns3server.controller.node import Node
 from gns3server.controller.project import Project
 from gns3server.services import auth_service
@@ -156,6 +157,54 @@ class TestNodeRoutes:
         else:
             assert len(response.json()) == 0
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "name, tags, expected_names",
+        (
+            (None, None, ["test", "test2"]),
+            ("test", None, ["test"]),
+            ("test2", None, ["test2"]),
+            ("TEST", None, []),
+            ("missing", None, []),
+            ("test", ["tag1"], ["test"]),
+            ("test", ["tag3"], []),
+            ("test2", ["tag3", "tag4"], ["test2"]),
+        ),
+    )
+    async def test_list_nodes_filter_by_name(
+        self,
+        app: FastAPI,
+        client: AsyncClient,
+        project: Project,
+        compute: Compute,
+        name: Optional[str],
+        tags: Optional[list],
+        expected_names: list,
+    ) -> None:
+        response = MagicMock()
+        response.json = {"console": 2048}
+        compute.post = AsyncioMagicMock(return_value=response)
+
+        for node_name, node_tags in (("test", ["tag1", "tag2"]), ("test2", ["tag3", "tag4"])):
+            await client.post(
+                app.url_path_for("create_node", project_id=project.id),
+                json={
+                    "name": node_name,
+                    "node_type": "vpcs",
+                    "compute_id": "example.com",
+                    "tags": node_tags,
+                    "properties": {"startup_script": "echo test"},
+                },
+            )
+
+        params = {}
+        if name is not None:
+            params["name"] = name
+        if tags is not None:
+            params["tags"] = tags
+        response = await client.get(app.url_path_for("get_nodes", project_id=project.id), params=params)
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        assert sorted(n["name"] for n in response.json()) == expected_names
+
     async def test_get_node(self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project, compute: Compute) -> None:
 
         response = MagicMock()
@@ -202,6 +251,77 @@ class TestNodeRoutes:
         assert "name" not in response.json()["properties"]
         assert response.json()["tags"] == ["tag1", "tag2"]
 
+    async def test_node_etag_on_get_and_put(
+        self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project, compute: Compute, node: Node
+    ) -> None:
+
+        compute.put = AsyncioMagicMock(return_value=MagicMock(json={"console": 2048}))
+        url = app.url_path_for("update_node", project_id=project.id, node_id=node.id)
+
+        response = await client.get(url)
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        etag = response.headers["ETag"]
+        assert etag.startswith('"') and etag.endswith('"')
+        assert (await client.get(url)).headers["ETag"] == etag
+
+        response = await client.put(url, json={"name": "renamed"})
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        assert response.headers["ETag"] != etag
+        assert (await client.get(url)).headers["ETag"] == response.headers["ETag"]
+
+    async def test_update_node_with_matching_if_match(
+        self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project, compute: Compute, node: Node
+    ) -> None:
+
+        compute.put = AsyncioMagicMock(return_value=MagicMock(json={"console": 2048}))
+        url = app.url_path_for("update_node", project_id=project.id, node_id=node.id)
+
+        etag = (await client.get(url)).headers["ETag"]
+        response = await client.put(url, json={"name": "renamed"}, headers={"If-Match": etag})
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        assert response.json()["name"] == "renamed"
+        assert response.headers["ETag"] != etag
+
+    async def test_update_node_with_stale_if_match(
+        self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project, compute: Compute, node: Node
+    ) -> None:
+
+        compute.put = AsyncioMagicMock(return_value=MagicMock(json={"console": 2048}))
+        url = app.url_path_for("update_node", project_id=project.id, node_id=node.id)
+
+        stale_etag = (await client.get(url)).headers["ETag"]
+        assert (await client.put(url, json={"name": "first"})).status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+
+        response = await client.put(url, json={"name": "second"}, headers={"If-Match": stale_etag})
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_412_PRECONDITION_FAILED
+        assert "message" in response.json()
+        assert node.name == "first"
+
+    async def test_update_node_without_if_match(
+        self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project, compute: Compute, node: Node
+    ) -> None:
+
+        compute.put = AsyncioMagicMock(return_value=MagicMock(json={"console": 2048}))
+        url = app.url_path_for("update_node", project_id=project.id, node_id=node.id)
+
+        assert (await client.put(url, json={"name": "first"})).status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        assert (await client.put(url, json={"name": "second"})).status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        assert node.name == "second"
+
+    async def test_update_node_with_wildcard_and_list_if_match(
+        self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project, compute: Compute, node: Node
+    ) -> None:
+
+        compute.put = AsyncioMagicMock(return_value=MagicMock(json={"console": 2048}))
+        url = app.url_path_for("update_node", project_id=project.id, node_id=node.id)
+
+        etag = (await client.get(url)).headers["ETag"]
+        response = await client.put(url, json={"name": "a"}, headers={"If-Match": "*"})
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        etag = (await client.get(url)).headers["ETag"]
+        response = await client.put(url, json={"name": "b"}, headers={"If-Match": f'"other", {etag}'})
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+
     async def test_start_all_nodes(self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project, compute: Compute) -> None:
 
         compute.post = AsyncioMagicMock()
@@ -244,7 +364,8 @@ class TestNodeRoutes:
 
         compute.post = AsyncioMagicMock()
         response = await client.post(app.url_path_for("start_node", project_id=project.id, node_id=node.id), json={})
-        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        assert response.json()["status"] == "started"
 
     async def test_stop_node(
         self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project, compute: Compute, node: Node
@@ -252,6 +373,84 @@ class TestNodeRoutes:
 
         compute.post = AsyncioMagicMock()
         response = await client.post(app.url_path_for("stop_node", project_id=project.id, node_id=node.id))
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        assert response.json()["status"] == "stopped"
+
+    async def test_start_node_wait(
+        self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project, compute: Compute, node: Node
+    ) -> None:
+
+        compute.post = AsyncioMagicMock()
+        response = await client.post(
+            app.url_path_for("start_node", project_id=project.id, node_id=node.id) + "?wait=true&timeout=5", json={}
+        )
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        assert response.json()["status"] == "started"
+        response = await client.get(app.url_path_for("get_node", project_id=project.id, node_id=node.id))
+        assert response.json()["status"] == "started"
+
+    async def test_start_node_reports_starting_while_in_flight(
+        self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project, compute: Compute, node: Node
+    ) -> None:
+
+        seen = []
+
+        async def post(*args, **kwargs):
+            seen.append(node.asdict()["status"])
+
+        compute.post = post
+        response = await client.post(app.url_path_for("start_node", project_id=project.id, node_id=node.id), json={})
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        assert seen == ["starting"]
+        assert response.json()["status"] == "started"
+
+    async def test_stop_node_reports_stopping_while_in_flight(
+        self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project, compute: Compute, node: Node
+    ) -> None:
+
+        seen = []
+
+        async def post(*args, **kwargs):
+            seen.append(node.asdict()["status"])
+
+        compute.post = post
+        node._status = "started"
+        response = await client.post(app.url_path_for("stop_node", project_id=project.id, node_id=node.id))
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        assert seen == ["stopping"]
+        assert response.json()["status"] == "stopped"
+
+    async def test_start_node_wait_timeout(
+        self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project, compute: Compute, node: Node
+    ) -> None:
+
+        async def post(*args, **kwargs):
+            await asyncio.sleep(10)
+
+        compute.post = post
+        response = await client.post(
+            app.url_path_for("start_node", project_id=project.id, node_id=node.id) + "?wait=true&timeout=1", json={}
+        )
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_408_REQUEST_TIMEOUT
+        assert "message" in response.json()
+        assert node.asdict()["status"] == "stopped"
+
+    async def test_stop_node_reports_compute_error(
+        self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project, compute: Compute, node: Node
+    ) -> None:
+
+        compute.post = AsyncioMagicMock(side_effect=ComputeError("compute unreachable"))
+        node._status = "started"
+        response = await client.post(app.url_path_for("stop_node", project_id=project.id, node_id=node.id))
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_409_CONFLICT
+        assert node.asdict()["status"] == "started"
+
+    async def test_stop_all_nodes_tolerates_compute_error(
+        self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project, compute: Compute, node: Node
+    ) -> None:
+
+        compute.post = AsyncioMagicMock(side_effect=ComputeError("compute unreachable"))
+        response = await client.post(app.url_path_for("stop_all_nodes", project_id=project.id))
         assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT
 
     async def test_suspend_node(
@@ -260,7 +459,8 @@ class TestNodeRoutes:
 
         compute.post = AsyncioMagicMock()
         response = await client.post(app.url_path_for("suspend_node", project_id=project.id, node_id=node.id))
-        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        assert response.json()["status"] == "suspended"
 
     async def test_suspend_node_unsupported(
         self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project, compute: Compute, node: Node
@@ -290,7 +490,8 @@ class TestNodeRoutes:
 
         compute.post = AsyncioMagicMock()
         response = await client.post(app.url_path_for("reload_node", project_id=project.id, node_id=node.id))
-        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        assert response.json()["status"] == "started"
 
     async def test_isolate_node(
         self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project, compute: Compute, node: Node

tests/api/routes/controller/test_notifications.py

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2026 GNS3 Technologies Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import json
+import uuid
+
+import pytest
+from fastapi import FastAPI
+from pydantic import ValidationError
+
+from gns3server import schemas
+from gns3server.utils.notification_queue import NotificationQueue
+
+STREAM_PATHS = ["/v3/notifications", "/v3/projects/{project_id}/notifications"]
+
+
+class TestNotificationOpenAPI:
+    def test_notification_schema_in_spec(self, app: FastAPI) -> None:
+
+        spec = app.openapi()
+        schema = spec["components"]["schemas"]["Notification"]
+        assert set(schema["required"]) == {"action", "event"}
+        assert {"action", "event", "project_id", "compute_id"} <= set(schema["properties"])
+        action_schema = spec["components"]["schemas"]["NotificationAction"]
+        assert {"ping", "node.created", "node.updated", "link.created", "marker.match"} <= set(action_schema["enum"])
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("path", STREAM_PATHS)
+    def test_stream_responses_reference_schema(self, app: FastAPI, path: str) -> None:
+
+        content = app.openapi()["paths"][path]["get"]["responses"]["200"]["content"]
+        assert list(content) == ["application/x-ndjson"]
+        assert content["application/x-ndjson"]["schema"] == {"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Notification"}
+
+
+class TestNotificationSchema:
+    def test_ping(self) -> None:
+
+        message = {
+            "action": "ping",
+            "event": {"cpu_usage_percent": 1.5, "memory_usage_percent": 40.0, "disk_usage_percent": 10.0},
+        }
+        notification = schemas.Notification.model_validate(message)
+        assert notification.action == schemas.NotificationAction.ping
+
+    def test_unknown_action(self) -> None:
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
+            schemas.Notification.model_validate({"action": "unknown.action", "event": {}})
+
+    def test_optional_ids(self) -> None:
+
+        project_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        notification = schemas.Notification.model_validate(
+            {"action": "log.info", "event": {"message": "hello"}, "project_id": project_id, "compute_id": "local"}
+        )
+        assert str(notification.project_id) == project_id
+        assert notification.compute_id == "local"
+
+    def test_generic_event(self) -> None:
+
+        notification = schemas.Notification.model_validate(
+            {"action": "template.deleted", "event": {"template_id": str(uuid.uuid4())}}
+        )
+        assert notification.action == schemas.NotificationAction.template_deleted
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_queue_message_matches_schema(self) -> None:
+
+        queue = NotificationQueue()
+        queue.put_nowait(("log.warning", {"message": "disk space is low"}, {"compute_id": "local"}))
+        await queue.get_json(5)
+        message = json.loads(await queue.get_json(5))
+        notification = schemas.Notification.model_validate(message)
+        assert notification.action == schemas.NotificationAction.log_warning
+        assert notification.compute_id == "local"

tests/api/routes/controller/test_projects.py

@@ -139,6 +139,33 @@ class TestControllerProjectRoutes:
         assert response.json()["path"] == path
         assert response.json()["project_id"] == "10010203-0405-0607-0809-0a0b0c0d0e0f"
 
+    async def test_project_etag_and_if_match(self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, controller: Controller) -> None:
+
+        params = {"name": "test", "project_id": "10010203-0405-0607-0809-0a0b0c0d0e0f"}
+        assert (await client.post(app.url_path_for("create_project"), json=params)).status_code == 201
+        get_url = app.url_path_for("get_project", project_id="10010203-0405-0607-0809-0a0b0c0d0e0f")
+        put_url = app.url_path_for("update_project", project_id="10010203-0405-0607-0809-0a0b0c0d0e0f")
+
+        response = await client.get(get_url)
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        etag = response.headers["ETag"]
+        assert (await client.get(get_url)).headers["ETag"] == etag
+
+        response = await client.put(put_url, json={"name": "test2"}, headers={"If-Match": etag})
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        new_etag = response.headers["ETag"]
+        assert new_etag != etag
+        assert (await client.get(get_url)).headers["ETag"] == new_etag
+
+        response = await client.put(put_url, json={"name": "test3"}, headers={"If-Match": etag})
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_412_PRECONDITION_FAILED
+        assert "message" in response.json()
+        assert (await client.get(get_url)).json()["name"] == "test2"
+
+        response = await client.put(put_url, json={"name": "test4"})
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        assert response.json()["name"] == "test4"
+
     async def test_update_project_with_variables(
         self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, controller: Controller
     ) -> None:
@@ -164,6 +191,26 @@ class TestControllerProjectRoutes:
         projects = response.json()
         assert projects[0]["name"] == "test"
 
+    async def test_list_projects_filter_by_name(
+        self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, controller: Controller
+    ) -> None:
+
+        for name in ("test", "other"):
+            params = {"name": name, "project_id": str(uuid.uuid4())}
+            response = await client.post(app.url_path_for("create_project"), json=params)
+            assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_201_CREATED
+
+        response = await client.get(app.url_path_for("get_projects"), params={"name": "test"})
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        assert [p["name"] for p in response.json()] == ["test"]
+
+        response = await client.get(app.url_path_for("get_projects"), params={"name": "TEST"})
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        assert response.json() == []
+
+        response = await client.get(app.url_path_for("get_projects"))
+        assert len(response.json()) == 2
+
     async def test_get_project(self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project) -> None:
 
         response = await client.get(app.url_path_for("get_project", project_id=project.id))
@@ -196,7 +243,7 @@ class TestControllerProjectRoutes:
 
         with asyncio_patch("gns3server.controller.project.Project.open", return_value=True) as mock:
             response = await client.post(app.url_path_for("open_project", project_id=project.id))
-            assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_201_CREATED
+            assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
             assert mock.called
 
     async def test_load_project(self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project, config) -> None:

tests/api/routes/controller/test_snapshots.py

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import os
 import uuid
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
 import pytest
 import pytest_asyncio
@@ -54,6 +55,9 @@ class TestSnapshotRoutes:
         response = await client.get(app.url_path_for("get_snapshots", project_id=project.id))
         assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
         assert len(response.json()) == 1
+        data = response.json()[0]
+        assert isinstance(data["created_at"], int)
+        assert datetime.fromisoformat(data["created"]) == datetime.fromtimestamp(data["created_at"], tz=timezone.utc)
 
     async def test_delete_snapshot(
         self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project, snapshot: Snapshot
@@ -72,7 +76,7 @@ class TestSnapshotRoutes:
         response = await client.post(
             app.url_path_for("restore_snapshot", project_id=project.id, snapshot_id=snapshot.id)
         )
-        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_201_CREATED
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
         assert response.json()["name"] == project.name
 
     async def test_create_snapshot(self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project) -> None:
@@ -80,3 +84,15 @@ class TestSnapshotRoutes:
         response = await client.post(app.url_path_for("create_snapshot", project_id=project.id), json={"name": "snap1"})
         assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_201_CREATED
         assert len(os.listdir(os.path.join(project.path, "snapshots"))) == 2
+        data = response.json()
+        assert isinstance(data["created_at"], int)
+        assert datetime.fromisoformat(data["created"]) == datetime.fromtimestamp(data["created_at"], tz=timezone.utc)
+
+    async def test_snapshot_schema_timestamps(self, app: FastAPI) -> None:
+
+        schemas = app.openapi()["components"]["schemas"]
+        assert schemas["Snapshot"]["properties"]["created"]["format"] == "date-time"
+        assert schemas["Snapshot"]["properties"]["created_at"]["type"] == "integer"
+        assert schemas["Snapshot"]["properties"]["created_at"]["deprecated"] is True
+        for field in ("created_at", "modified_at"):
+            assert {"type": "string", "format": "date-time"} in schemas["NodeFile"]["properties"][field]["anyOf"]

tests/api/routes/controller/test_templates.py

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import os
 import unittest.mock
 import uuid
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
 
 import pytest
 from fastapi import FastAPI, status
@@ -89,6 +90,27 @@ class TestTemplateRoutes:
         else:
             assert len(response.json()) == 0
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "name, tags, expected_names",
+        (
+            ("VPCS_TEST", None, ["VPCS_TEST"]),
+            ("vpcs_test", None, []),
+            ("missing", None, []),
+            ("VPCS_TEST", ["tag1"], ["VPCS_TEST"]),
+            ("VPCS_TEST", ["tag42"], []),
+        ),
+    )
+    async def test_template_list_filter_by_name(
+        self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, name: str, tags: Optional[list], expected_names: list
+    ) -> None:
+
+        params = {"name": name}
+        if tags is not None:
+            params["tags"] = tags
+        response = await client.get(app.url_path_for("get_templates"), params=params)
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        assert [t["name"] for t in response.json()] == expected_names
+
     async def test_template_get(self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient) -> None:
 
         template_id = str(uuid.uuid4())

tests/api/routes/controller/test_users.py

@@ -446,6 +446,74 @@ class TestLogout:
         assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED
 
 
+class TestTokenLifetime:
+    async def _issue(self, app, client, user, endpoint):
+        credentials = {"username": user.username, "password": "user1_password"}
+        if endpoint == "login":
+            return await client.post(
+                app.url_path_for("login"),
+                data=credentials,
+                headers={"content-type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"},
+            )
+        auth = await client.post(app.url_path_for("authenticate"), json=credentials)
+        if endpoint == "authenticate":
+            return auth
+        return await client.post(
+            app.url_path_for("refresh_access_token"), json={"refresh_token": auth.json()["refresh_token"]}
+        )
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("endpoint", ("login", "authenticate", "refresh_access_token"))
+    async def test_token_response_includes_lifetimes(
+        self,
+        app: FastAPI,
+        unauthorized_client: AsyncClient,
+        test_user: User,
+        config: Config,
+        endpoint: str,
+    ) -> None:
+
+        response = await self._issue(app, unauthorized_client, test_user, endpoint)
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        body = response.json()
+        controller = config.settings.Controller
+        assert body["expires_in"] == controller.jwt_access_token_expire_minutes * 60
+        assert body["refresh_expires_in"] == controller.jwt_refresh_token_expire_minutes * 60
+        assert body["access_token"]
+        assert body["token_type"] == "bearer"
+        assert body["refresh_token"]
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("endpoint", ("login", "authenticate", "refresh_access_token"))
+    async def test_expires_in_matches_jwt_claims(
+        self,
+        app: FastAPI,
+        unauthorized_client: AsyncClient,
+        test_user: User,
+        config: Config,
+        endpoint: str,
+    ) -> None:
+
+        response = await self._issue(app, unauthorized_client, test_user, endpoint)
+        body = response.json()
+        key = OctKey.import_key(config.settings.Controller.jwt_secret_key)
+        access = jwt.decode(body["access_token"], key, algorithms=["HS256"]).claims
+        refresh = jwt.decode(body["refresh_token"], key, algorithms=["HS256"]).claims
+        assert access["exp"] - access["iat"] == body["expires_in"]
+        assert refresh["exp"] - refresh["iat"] == body["refresh_expires_in"]
+
+    async def test_openapi_declares_token_lifetimes_as_integers(self, app: FastAPI) -> None:
+
+        schema = app.openapi()["components"]["schemas"]["Token"]
+        assert schema["properties"]["expires_in"]["type"] == "integer"
+        refresh_expires_in = schema["properties"]["refresh_expires_in"]
+        assert "integer" in str(refresh_expires_in)
+        assert "expires_in" in schema["required"]
+
+    async def test_openapi_security_scheme_mentions_api_keys(self, app: FastAPI) -> None:
+
+        schemes = app.openapi()["components"]["securitySchemes"]
+        assert any("API key" in scheme.get("description", "") for scheme in schemes.values())
+
+
 class TestRefreshToken:
     async def test_login_returns_refresh_token(
         self,

tests/api/routes/controller/test_version.py

@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ class TestVersionRoutes:
         params = {"version": "0.4.2"}
         response = await client.post(app.url_path_for("check_version"), json=params)
         assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_409_CONFLICT
-        assert response.json() == {"message": f"Client version 0.4.2 is not the same as server version {__version__}"}
+        assert response.json() == {
+            "message": f"Client version 0.4.2 is not the same as server version {__version__}",
+            "code": "conflict",
+        }
 
     async def test_version_invalid_input_schema(self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient) -> None:
 

tests/api/routes/test_error_responses.py

@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2026 GNS3 Technologies Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import uuid
+from typing import Tuple
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+import pytest
+import pytest_asyncio
+from fastapi import FastAPI, status
+from httpx import AsyncClient
+
+from gns3server.api.errors import code_for_status
+from gns3server.controller.compute import Compute
+from gns3server.controller.controller_error import ComputeConflictError, ControllerError
+from gns3server.controller.node import Node
+from gns3server.controller.ports.ethernet_port import EthernetPort
+from gns3server.controller.project import Project
+from gns3server.db.models import User
+from gns3server.schemas import ErrorMessage
+from gns3server.services import auth_service
+from gns3server.services.authentication import DEFAULT_JWT_SECRET_KEY
+from tests.utils import AsyncioMagicMock, asyncio_patch
+
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.asyncio
+
+
+class TestErrorResponses:
+    @pytest_asyncio.fixture
+    async def nodes(self, compute: Compute, project: Project) -> Tuple[Node, Node]:
+
+        response = MagicMock()
+        response.json = {"console": 2048}
+        compute.post = AsyncioMagicMock(return_value=response)
+
+        node1 = await project.add_node(compute, "node1", None, node_type="qemu")
+        node1._ports = [EthernetPort("E0", 0, 0, 3)]
+        node2 = await project.add_node(compute, "node2", None, node_type="qemu")
+        node2._ports = [EthernetPort("E0", 0, 2, 4)]
+        return node1, node2
+
+    async def test_unauthorized(self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project) -> None:
+
+        response = await client.get(
+            app.url_path_for("get_project", project_id=project.id),
+            headers={"Authorization": "Bearer invalid_token"},
+        )
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED
+        body = response.json()
+        assert isinstance(body["message"], str)
+        assert body["code"] == "unauthorized"
+        assert "detail" not in body
+
+    async def test_forbidden(self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, test_user: User, project: Project) -> None:
+
+        token = auth_service.create_access_token(test_user.username, secret_key=DEFAULT_JWT_SECRET_KEY)
+        response = await client.delete(
+            app.url_path_for("delete_project", project_id=project.id),
+            headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"},
+        )
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN
+        body = response.json()
+        assert isinstance(body["message"], str)
+        assert body["code"] == "forbidden"
+
+    async def test_unknown_node(self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project) -> None:
+
+        node_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        response = await client.get(app.url_path_for("get_node", project_id=project.id, node_id=node_id))
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND
+        body = response.json()
+        assert body["message"] == f"Node ID {node_id} doesn't exist"
+        assert body["code"] == "node_not_found"
+        assert body["details"] == {"node_id": node_id}
+
+    async def test_unknown_project(self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient) -> None:
+
+        project_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        response = await client.get(app.url_path_for("get_project", project_id=project_id))
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND
+        body = response.json()
+        assert body["code"] == "project_not_found"
+        assert body["details"] == {"project_id": project_id}
+
+    async def test_unknown_route(self, client: AsyncClient) -> None:
+
+        response = await client.get("/v3/no/such/route")
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND
+        body = response.json()
+        assert body["message"] == "Not Found"
+        assert body["code"] == "not_found"
+        assert "detail" not in body
+
+    async def test_port_in_use(
+        self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project, nodes: Tuple[Node, Node]
+    ) -> None:
+
+        node1, node2 = nodes
+        payload = {
+            "nodes": [
+                {"node_id": node1.id, "adapter_number": 0, "port_number": 3},
+                {"node_id": node2.id, "adapter_number": 2, "port_number": 4},
+            ]
+        }
+        with asyncio_patch("gns3server.controller.udp_link.UDPLink.create"):
+            first = await client.post(app.url_path_for("create_link", project_id=project.id), json=payload)
+            assert first.status_code == status.HTTP_201_CREATED
+            second = await client.post(app.url_path_for("create_link", project_id=project.id), json=payload)
+
+        assert second.status_code == status.HTTP_409_CONFLICT
+        body = second.json()
+        assert body["message"] == "Port is already used"
+        assert body["code"] == "port_in_use"
+        assert body["details"]["node_id"] == node1.id
+        assert body["details"]["adapter_number"] == 0
+        assert body["details"]["port_number"] == 3
+        assert body["details"]["link_id"] == first.json()["link_id"]
+
+    async def test_generic_conflict(
+        self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project, nodes: Tuple[Node, Node]
+    ) -> None:
+
+        node1, _ = nodes
+        node1._ports = [EthernetPort("E0", 0, 0, 3), EthernetPort("E1", 0, 0, 4)]
+        response = await client.post(
+            app.url_path_for("create_link", project_id=project.id),
+            json={
+                "nodes": [
+                    {"node_id": node1.id, "adapter_number": 0, "port_number": 3},
+                    {"node_id": node1.id, "adapter_number": 0, "port_number": 4},
+                ]
+            },
+        )
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_409_CONFLICT
+        body = response.json()
+        assert body["message"] == "Cannot connect to itself"
+        assert body["code"] == "conflict"
+        assert "details" not in body
+
+    async def test_validation_error(self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, project: Project) -> None:
+
+        response = await client.post(app.url_path_for("create_link", project_id=project.id), json={"nodes": "bad"})
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_422_UNPROCESSABLE_CONTENT
+        body = response.json()
+        assert isinstance(body["message"], str)
+        assert body["code"] == "validation_error"
+        assert body["details"]["errors"]
+        assert {"loc", "msg", "type"} <= set(body["details"]["errors"][0])
+        assert "detail" not in body
+
+    async def test_message_only_clients_keep_working(self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient) -> None:
+
+        response = await client.get(app.url_path_for("get_project", project_id=str(uuid.uuid4())))
+        assert ErrorMessage.model_validate({"message": response.json()["message"]}).code is None
+        assert isinstance(response.json()["message"], str)
+
+
+class TestErrorCodes:
+    async def test_default_codes(self) -> None:
+
+        assert ControllerError("x").code == "conflict"
+        assert ControllerError("x", code="custom", details={"a": 1}).details == {"a": 1}
+
+    async def test_compute_conflict_code(self) -> None:
+
+        error = ComputeConflictError("http://c/x", {"message": "boom", "code": "port_in_use"})
+        assert error.code == "port_in_use"
+        assert ComputeConflictError("http://c/x", {"message": "boom"}).code == "compute_conflict"
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "status_code,code",
+        [(401, "unauthorized"), (403, "forbidden"), (404, "not_found"), (409, "conflict"), (501, "not_implemented")],
+    )
+    async def test_code_for_status(self, status_code: int, code: str) -> None:
+
+        assert code_for_status(status_code) == code
+
+
+class TestOpenAPIErrorSchemas:
+    async def test_error_schemas(self, client: AsyncClient) -> None:
+
+        response = await client.get("/openapi.json")
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        spec = response.json()
+
+        schemas = spec["components"]["schemas"]
+        assert "HTTPValidationError" not in schemas
+        assert "ValidationError" not in schemas
+        assert set(schemas["ErrorMessage"]["properties"]) == {"message", "code", "details"}
+        assert schemas["ErrorMessage"]["required"] == ["message"]
+
+        error_ref = {"$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorMessage"}
+        authenticated = 0
+        for path, path_item in spec["paths"].items():
+            for method, operation in path_item.items():
+                responses = operation["responses"]
+                if "422" in responses:
+                    assert responses["422"]["content"]["application/json"]["schema"] == error_ref, (method, path)
+                if operation.get("security"):
+                    authenticated += 1
+                    for code in ("401", "403", "422"):
+                        assert responses[code]["content"]["application/json"]["schema"] == error_ref, (
+                            method,
+                            path,
+                            code,
+                        )
+        assert authenticated > 0
+        assert "HTTPValidationError" not in response.text