Import/calculations improvements

inventory-server/scripts/full-update.js

@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 const path = require('path');
+const fs = require('fs');
 const { spawn } = require('child_process');
 
+// Maintenance switch: `touch .pause-auto-update` in inventory-server/ to make the
+// recurring full-update a no-op (e.g. during a long manual full re-import or a
+// snapshot rebuild). Remove the file to resume.
+const PAUSE_FILE = path.join(__dirname, '..', '.pause-auto-update');
+
 function outputProgress(data) {
     if (!data.status) {
         data = {
@@ -22,12 +28,8 @@ function runScript(scriptPath) {
         child.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
             const lines = data.toString().split('\n');
             lines.filter(line => line.trim()).forEach(line => {
-                try {
-                    console.log(line); // Pass through the JSON output
-                    output += line + '\n';
-                } catch (e) {
-                    console.log(line); // If not JSON, just log it directly
-                }
+                console.log(line); // Pass through the (usually JSON) output
+                output += line + '\n';
             });
         });
 
@@ -50,6 +52,14 @@ function runScript(scriptPath) {
 }
 
 async function fullUpdate() {
+    if (fs.existsSync(PAUSE_FILE)) {
+        outputProgress({
+            status: 'complete',
+            operation: 'Full update skipped',
+            message: `Auto-update is paused (${PAUSE_FILE} exists) — remove the file to resume`
+        });
+        return;
+    }
     try {
         // Step 1: Import from Production
         outputProgress({