328 more routes used a JSON body as a dict straight from
request.get_json(), so a body of null, [] or a bare string crashed them
into a 500. Bare reads become json_object(); the
'get_json(silent=True) or {}' reads of action routes become
json_object(optional=True), which still treats a missing body as {}.
Routes that take arrays or pass the body through untouched are left
alone. The full backend suite shows no new failures.
Also carries three files' bare section citations (apps, backups,
notifications) and the extended citation guard, which needed them.
Introduces a full-stack Test Sandbox feature to run distro matrix tests in Docker from the UI: new backend API/service, sandbox_runs model + migration, run/log endpoints, and a new frontend page with mode selection, run history, live polling, cancel, and per-distro logs.
Also adds ARM64 scripts CI coverage (ubuntu-24.04-arm) and strengthens install/test automation for minimal images and overlay rebuilds: early curl/bootstrap index refresh, stricter venv validation, release-venv glibc fallback, Node reprovisioning on source fallback, rsync --delete overlay behavior, npm bootstrap in VM install, Windows tar pinning in PowerShell harness, plus updated test docs and distro coverage notes.
Juan Denis