Custom build: a little bit digging into "Parent Control/Time scheduling" GUI changes

[webdriver]

I have expressed my complaint about Parent control/time scheduling GUI changes introduced since ASUS 386.xx fw version

FW 386 GUI change for AIProtection/Time scheduling?

Hello, I have a quick question regarding AIProtection/Time scheduling part. I used to run my routing on a AC68U with merlin FW, and the GUI like this: I recently purchased a AC86U to build up my AIMesh solution and choose it as main router. However after I upgrade my stock fw to latest...

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So I make a little digging on how ASUS implement the GUI. It turns out just one web page file has been changed: www\ParentalControl.asp
However, other than GUI changes, ASUS does introduce a new nvram settings to store the time settings.
Before the change, the web page use following variables:

After the change, the web page use following variables:

By check at jffs/nvram, I do find following objects

On that page, once you decide to submit the form, it will call this:

So my question comes to @RMerlin , if I just use old version "ParentalControl.asp" to replace new one (make my own compiled version from your code), will it work?
I am a little bit new to how the GUI/webpage actually change the nvram values, is the "document.form.submit()" do the trick (not through any additional module)?

Cheers

 

[RMerlin]

So my question comes to @RMerlin , if I just use old version "ParentalControl.asp" to replace new one (make my own compiled version from your code), will it work?

No. The backend code will not process the old variables, nor its old format.

 

[webdriver]

No. The backend code will not process the old variables, nor its old format.

Yes! I just notice that. Might need a conversion inside the old page logic.

Another idea, I noticed there are custom asp pages being integrated into the web gui, i.e. "AddOns" (come with scMerlin). Can you give me some hints how those "user?.asp" being used to display custom contents? How safe it is to use custom pages? I have tested directly put url in my browser for an asp page it does display the content.

Also to report a bug (if it is) that if I click the tab "Help & Support" it opens a new tab and url is "[router_ip]/ext/shared-jy/redirect.htm" but the "AddOns" page ("[router_ip].user1.asp") showes blank unless you reload it.

 

[RMerlin]

The documentation on the AddOn API is all on the Wiki.

 

[webdriver]

The documentation on the AddOn API is all on the Wiki.

Aha, didn't read that far but thanks for point to there.