Fix metric tracking and simplify UI

- Metric tracking now auto-creates wildcard patterns from topics
  (e.g., telemetry/device123/meter -> telemetry/+/meter)
- Tracked metrics will match ALL similar topics, not just exact matches
- Remove confusing schema change notifications
- Cleaner stats panel without schema clutter

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: frahlg

README.md

@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ A high-performance MQTT explorer and debug tool built in Rust for the Sourceful
 - **Metric tracking with sparklines** - Track numeric fields over time with live graphs
 - **MQTT wildcard filters** - Filter topics using `+` and `#` patterns
 - **Latency monitoring** - Track message delays and jitter
-- **Schema change detection** - Alerts when JSON payload structure changes
 - **Starred topics** - Bookmark important topics with persistence
 - **Clipboard support** - Copy topics and payloads
 - **JSON syntax highlighting** - Pretty-printed payload inspection
@@ -223,8 +222,7 @@ Real-time statistics including:
 - Message count and rate
 - Data throughput
 - **Latency metrics** - Message delays, inter-arrival times, jitter
-- **Schema changes** - Alerts when JSON structure changes (+field, -field, ~type)
-- Topic counts by category
+- Topic counts by category (Sourceful entities)
 - Device health summary
 - Tracked metrics with sparklines
 

src/app.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crossterm::event::{KeyCode, KeyModifiers};
 use crate::config::Config;
 use crate::mqtt::{ConnectionState, MqttEvent, MqttMessage};
 use crate::persistence::UserData;
-use crate::state::{get_numeric_fields, ChangeType, DeviceTracker, LatencyTracker, MessageBuffer, MetricTracker, SchemaTracker, Stats, TopicInfo, TopicTree};
+use crate::state::{get_numeric_fields, DeviceTracker, LatencyTracker, MessageBuffer, MetricTracker, SchemaTracker, Stats, TopicInfo, TopicTree};
 use crate::state::metric_tracker::topic_matches;
 
 /// Current UI panel focus
@@ -213,17 +213,8 @@ impl App {
                 self.device_tracker.process_message(&msg.topic, msg.payload_size());
                 // Process for latency tracking
                 self.latency_tracker.record_message(&msg.payload);
-                // Process for schema change detection
-                let schema_changes = self.schema_tracker.process_message(&msg.topic, &msg.payload);
-                if !schema_changes.is_empty() {
-                    let change = &schema_changes[0];
-                    let msg = match change.change_type {
-                        ChangeType::FieldAdded => format!("Schema +{}", change.field_path),
-                        ChangeType::FieldRemoved => format!("Schema -{}", change.field_path),
-                        ChangeType::TypeChanged => format!("Schema ~{}", change.field_path),
-                    };
-                    self.set_status(&msg);
-                }
+                // Process for schema tracking (silent - no notifications)
+                let _ = self.schema_tracker.process_message(&msg.topic, &msg.payload);
                 self.message_buffer.push(msg);
             }
             MqttEvent::StateChange(state) => {
@@ -257,14 +248,16 @@ impl App {
             KeyCode::Enter => {
                 if let Some((field, _)) = self.available_fields.get(self.metric_select_index) {
                     if let Some(topic) = &self.selected_topic {
-                        // Create a label for the metric
-                        let label = format!("{}", field);
+                        // Create a wildcard pattern to match similar topics
+                        // e.g., telemetry/device123/meter/zap/json -> telemetry/+/meter/+/json
+                        let pattern = create_wildcard_pattern(topic);
+                        let label = format!("{} ({})", field, short_topic(topic));
                         self.metric_tracker.track(
                             label.clone(),
-                            topic.clone(),
+                            pattern,
                             field.clone(),
                         );
-                        self.set_status(&format!("Tracking: {}", label));
+                        self.set_status(&format!("Tracking: {}", field));
                     }
                 }
                 self.input_mode = InputMode::Normal;
@@ -798,3 +791,38 @@ impl App {
         }
     }
 }
+
+/// Create a wildcard pattern from a specific topic
+/// Replaces segments that look like IDs with + wildcards
+/// e.g., "telemetry/zap-0000d8c467e385a0/meter/zap/json" -> "telemetry/+/meter/+/json"
+fn create_wildcard_pattern(topic: &str) -> String {
+    topic
+        .split('/')
+        .map(|segment| {
+            // Replace segments that look like device IDs or UUIDs
+            if segment.len() > 8 && (
+                segment.contains('-') ||  // UUIDs or device IDs like zap-0000d8c467e385a0
+                segment.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_hexdigit()) ||  // Hex strings
+                segment.starts_with("zap-") ||
+                segment.starts_with("dev-") ||
+                segment.parse::<u64>().is_ok()  // Numeric IDs
+            ) {
+                "+".to_string()
+            } else {
+                segment.to_string()
+            }
+        })
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+        .join("/")
+}
+
+/// Get a short version of a topic for display
+fn short_topic(topic: &str) -> String {
+    let parts: Vec<&str> = topic.split('/').collect();
+    if parts.len() <= 2 {
+        topic.to_string()
+    } else {
+        // Show first and last parts
+        format!("{}/..", parts[0])
+    }
+}

src/ui/stats_view.rs

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use ratatui::{
 };
 
 use crate::app::{App, Panel};
-use crate::state::{render_sparkline, ChangeType, HealthStatus, LatencyTracker, Stats};
+use crate::state::{render_sparkline, HealthStatus, LatencyTracker, Stats};
 use super::bordered_block;
 
 pub fn render_stats(frame: &mut Frame, app: &App, area: Rect) {
@@ -179,51 +179,6 @@ pub fn render_stats(frame: &mut Frame, app: &App, area: Rect) {
         }
     }
 
-    // Schema changes (show if any recent changes)
-    let recent_changes = app.schema_tracker.recent_changes();
-    if !recent_changes.is_empty() {
-        // Only show changes from last 60 seconds
-        let recent: Vec<_> = recent_changes
-            .iter()
-            .filter(|c| c.timestamp.elapsed().as_secs() < 60)
-            .collect();
-
-        if !recent.is_empty() {
-            lines.push(Line::from(""));
-            lines.push(Line::from(vec![
-                Span::styled("Schema Changes", Style::default().add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD).fg(Color::Yellow)),
-            ]));
-
-            for change in recent.iter().take(3) {
-                let (symbol, color) = match change.change_type {
-                    ChangeType::FieldAdded => ("+", Color::Green),
-                    ChangeType::FieldRemoved => ("-", Color::Red),
-                    ChangeType::TypeChanged => ("~", Color::Yellow),
-                };
-
-                let field_display = if change.field_path.len() > 15 {
-                    format!("{}...", &change.field_path[..12])
-                } else {
-                    change.field_path.clone()
-                };
-
-                lines.push(Line::from(vec![
-                    Span::styled(format!("  {} ", symbol), Style::default().fg(color)),
-                    Span::styled(field_display, Style::default().fg(Color::White)),
-                ]));
-            }
-
-            if recent.len() > 3 {
-                lines.push(Line::from(vec![
-                    Span::styled(
-                        format!("  +{} more", recent.len() - 3),
-                        Style::default().fg(Color::DarkGray),
-                    ),
-                ]));
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     // Sourceful entity counts (if we tracked them)
     lines.push(Line::from(""));
     lines.push(Line::from(vec![