moved vin decoding into a job

Alphabetized keys for better maintainability.

Fixed spelling errors in customer and vehicle keys/values.

Corrected "QuickBooks Online" branding.

README.md

@@ -1,53 +1,54 @@
 # Redmine QuickBooks Online Vehicles
 
-A redmine plugin to compliment the Redmine QuickBooks Online Vehicles plug in.
+A Redmine plugin to complement the [Redmine QuickBooks Online](https://github.com/rickbarrette/redmine_qbo) plugin.
 
-The goal of this project is to allow add vehicle tracking for customer vehicles.
+The goal of this project is to enable vehicle tracking for customer vehicles within Redmine.
+
+## Requirements
+
+* **Redmine:** 6.1+
+* **Parent Plugin:** [Redmine QuickBooks Online](https://github.com/rickbarrette/redmine_qbo)
 
 ## Compatibility
-
-| Redmine QBO Plugin Version | Redmine Version |
-| :--- | :--- |
-| Version 2026.1.2+ | Redmine 6.1 |
+| Plugin Version | Redmine Version | Ruby Version |
+| :--- | :--- | :--- |
+| 2026.1.2+ | Redmine 6.1 | 3.2+ |
 
 ## Features
 
-Adds vehicles that are owned by customers that can be attached to issues.
+* **Asset Tracking:** Adds vehicles owned by customers to the system.
+* **Issue Association:** Allows these vehicles to be attached directly to Redmine issues for better service tracking.
 
 ## Installation
 
 1.  **Clone the plugin:**
-   Clone this repo into your plugin folder and checkout a tagged version.
+    Navigate to your Redmine plugins directory and clone the repository.
     ```bash
     cd path/to/redmine/plugins
     git clone git@github.com:rickbarrette/redmine_qbo_vehicles.git
     cd redmine_qbo_vehicles
     git checkout <tag> 
     ```
+    *(Note: Replace `<tag>` with the specific release version you wish to use, or omit the last line to use the main branch.)*
 
-2.  **Install dependencies:** *Crucial for Redmine 6 / Rails 7 compatibility.*
-    
-    Bash
-    
-    ```
+2.  **Install dependencies:**
+    *Crucial for Redmine 6 / Rails 7 compatibility.*
+    ```bash
     bundle install
     ```
 
 3.  **Migrate your database:**
-    
-    Bash
-    
-    ```
+    ```bash
     bundle exec rake redmine:plugins:migrate RAILS_ENV=production
     ```
 
-4.  **Restart Redmine:** You must restart your Redmine server instance for the plugin and hooks to load.
+4.  **Restart Redmine:**
+    You must restart your Redmine server instance (e.g., Puma, Passenger, Unicorn) for the plugin and hooks to load correctly.
 
 ## Usage
 
-Simply add vehicles to customers via Customer Profile 
-
-Once a customer is attached to the customer, they can be attached to an issue.
+1.  **Add a Vehicle:** Navigate to a Customer Profile. You will see a new option to add vehicles to that customer.
+2.  **Link to Issue:** Once a vehicle is added to a customer, it can be selected and attached to an Issue relevant to that customer.
 
 ## License
 

app/controllers/vehicles_controller.rb

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class VehiclesController < ApplicationController
       begin
         @vehicles = Customer.find_by_id(params[:customer_id]).vehicles.paginate(page: params[:page])
       rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
+        flash[:error] = t :alert_vehicle_not_found
         render_404
       end
     end
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ class VehiclesController < ApplicationController
   def create
     @vehicle = Vehicle.new(allowed_params)
     if @vehicle.save
-      flash[:notice] = "New Vehicle Created"
+      flash[:notice] = t :notice_vehicle_created
       redirect_to @vehicle
     else
       flash[:error] = @vehicle.errors.full_messages.to_sentence
@@ -59,21 +60,36 @@ class VehiclesController < ApplicationController
   # display a specific vehicle
   def show
     begin
-      @vehicle = Vehicle.find_by_id(params[:id])
+      @vehicle = Vehicle.includes(issues: [:estimate, :invoices]).find(params[:id])
       @vin = @vehicle.vin.scan(/.{1,9}/) if @vehicle.vin
-      @issues = @vehicle.issues.order(id: :desc)
-      @closed_issues = (@issues - @issues.open)
+      @issues = @vehicle.issues
+        .joins(:status)
+        .includes(:estimate, :invoices, :status, :project, :tracker, :priority)
+        .order(id: :desc)
+      @open_issues = @issues.select { |i| !i.status.is_closed }
+      @closed_issues = @issues.select { |i| i.status.is_closed }
+
+      flash[:error] = t :alert_no_customer if @vehicle.customer.nil?
     rescue 
+      flash[:error] = t :alert_vehicle_not_found
       render_404
     end
   end
 
+  def status
+    vehicle = Vehicle.find(params[:id])
+    render json: {
+      decoded: vehicle.vin_decoded
+    }
+  end
+
   # return an HTML form for editing a vehicle
   def edit
     begin
       @vehicle = Vehicle.find_by_id(params[:id])
       @customer = @vehicle.customer
     rescue 
+      flash[:error] = t :alert_vehicle_not_found
       render_404
     end
   end
@@ -84,7 +100,7 @@ class VehiclesController < ApplicationController
     begin
       @vehicle = Vehicle.find_by_id(params[:id])
       if @vehicle.update(allowed_params)
-        flash[:notice] = "Vehicle updated"
+        flash[:notice] = t :notice_vehicle_updated
         redirect_to @vehicle
       else
         redirect_to edit_vehicle_path
@@ -92,6 +108,7 @@ class VehiclesController < ApplicationController
       #show any errors anyways
       flash[:error] = @vehicle.errors.full_messages.to_sentence unless @vehicle.errors.empty?
     rescue 
+      flash[:error] = t :alert_vehicle_not_updated
       render_404
     end
   end
@@ -100,9 +117,10 @@ class VehiclesController < ApplicationController
   def destroy
     begin
       Vehicle.find_by_id(params[:id]).destroy
-      flash[:notice] = "Vehicle deleted successfully"
+      flash[:notice] = t :notice_vehicle_deleted
       redirect_to action: :index
     rescue 
+      flash[:error] = t :alert_vehicle_not_deleted
       render_404
     end
   end

app/jobs/vehicle_vin_decode_job.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#The MIT License (MIT)
+#
+#Copyright (c) 2016 - 2026 rick barrette
+#
+#Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+#The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+#THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+class VehicleVinDecodeJob < ApplicationJob
+  queue_as :default
+  retry_on StandardError, wait: 5.minutes, attempts: 5
+
+  def perform(vehicle_id)
+    log "Looking up VIN for vehicle ##{vehicle_id}"
+    vehicle = Vehicle.find_by(id: vehicle_id)
+    return unless vehicle&.vin.present?
+    result = VinDecoder.call(vehicle.vin)
+    
+    unless result.success?
+      log "Failed to decode vin"
+      vehicle.update(vin_decoded: false)
+      return
+    end
+
+    details = result.data
+
+    vehicle.update(
+      year: details.year.presence || vehicle.year,
+      make: details.make.presence || vehicle.make,
+      model: details.model.presence || vehicle.model,
+      doors: details.doors.presence || vehicle.doors,
+      trim: details.trim.presence || vehicle.trim,
+      name: vehicle.to_s,
+      vin_decoded: true
+    )
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def log(msg)
+    Rails.logger.info "[VehicleVinDecodeJob] #{msg}"
+  end
+end

app/models/vehicle.rb

@@ -8,88 +8,80 @@
 #
 #THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
-class Vehicle < ActiveRecord::Base
+class Vehicle < ApplicationRecord
+  include Redmine::Acts::Searchable
+  include Redmine::Acts::Event
 
   belongs_to :customer
   has_many :issues
-  validates_presence_of :customer
-  validates :vin, uniqueness: true
-  before_save :decode_vin
+  validates :customer, presence: true
+  validates :vin, presence: true, uniqueness: true
+  before_validation :normalize_vin
+  after_commit :enqueue_vin_decode
+  acts_as_searchable columns: %w[vin make model year], scope: ->(_context) { all }, date_column: :updated_at
+  acts_as_event :title => Proc.new {|o| "#{o.to_s}"},
+                :url => Proc.new {|o| { :controller => 'vehicles', :action => 'show', :id => o.id} },
+                :type => :to_s,
+                :description => Proc.new {|o| "#{o.vin} - #{o.customer}"},
+                :datetime => Proc.new {|o| o.updated_at || o.created_at}
 
-  # returns a human readable string
-  def to_s
-    if year.nil? or make.nil? or model.nil?
-      return "#{vin}"
-    else
-      split_vin = vin.scan(/.{1,9}/)
-      return "#{year} #{make} #{model} - #{split_vin[1]}"
-    end
+  def estimates
+    issues.includes(:estimate).flat_map(&:estimate).uniq.compact
   end
 
-  # returns the raw JSON details from NHTSA
-  def details
-    get_details if @details.nil?
-    return @details
+  def invoices
+    issues.includes(:invoices).flat_map(&:invoices).uniq.compact
   end
 
-  # Force Upper Case for make numbers
   def make=(val)
-    # The to_s is in case you get nil/non-string
-    write_attribute(:make, val.to_s.titleize)
+    super(val.to_s.strip)
   end
 
-  # Force Upper Case for model numbers
   def model=(val)
-    # The to_s is in case you get nil/non-string
-    write_attribute(:model, val.to_s.titleize)
+    super(val.to_s.strip)
   end
 
-  # Force Upper Case & strip VIN of all illegal chars (for barcode scanner)
-  def vin=(val)
-    val = val.to_s.upcase.gsub(/[^A-HJ-NPR-Za-hj-npr-z\d]+/,"")
-    write_attribute(:vin, val)
+  # Redmine compatibility shim
+  def project
+    nil
   end
 
-  # search for a vin
-  def self.search(search)
-    where("vin LIKE ?", "%#{search}%")
+  def self.search(query)
+    return none if query.blank?
+    q = "%#{sanitize_sql_like(query)}%"
+    where( "vin LIKE :q OR make LIKE :q OR model LIKE :q OR year LIKE :q", q: q)
   end
 
-  # decodes a vin and updates self
-  def decode_vin
-    get_details
-    if @details
-      begin
-        self.year = @details.year unless @details.year.nil?
-        self.make = @details.make unless @details.make.nil?
-        self.model = @details.model unless @details.model.nil?
-        self.doors = @details.doors unless @details.doors.nil?
-        self.trim = @details.trim unless @details.trim.nil?
-      rescue Exception => e
-        errors.add(:vin, e.message)
+  # Override the defult redmine seach method to rank results by id
+  def self.search_result_ranks_and_ids(tokens, user, project = nil, options = {})
+    return {} if tokens.blank?
+    scope = self.all
+    tokens.each do |token|
+      scope = scope.search(token)
     end
+    ids = scope.distinct.limit(options[:limit] || 100).pluck(:id)
+    ids.index_with { |id| id }
   end
-    self.name = to_s
+
+  def to_s
+    return vin if year.blank? || make.blank? || model.blank?
+    suffix = vin.to_s[9..] || vin
+    "#{year} #{make} #{model} - #{suffix}"
   end
 
   private
 
-  # init method to pull JSON details from NHTSA
-  def get_details
-    if self.vin?
-      #validate the vin before calling a remote server
-      validation = NhtsaVin.validate(self.vin)
-      begin
-        #if the vin validation failed, raise an exception and exit
-        raise RuntimeError, validation.error unless validation.valid?
-        # query NHTSA for details on the vin
-        query = NhtsaVin.get(self.vin)
-        raise RuntimeError, query.error unless query.valid?
-        @details = query.response
-      rescue Exception => e
-        errors.add(:vin, e.message)
-      end
-    end
+  def enqueue_vin_decode
+    VehicleVinDecodeJob.perform_later(id)
   end
 
+  def normalize_vin
+    return if vin.blank?
+    cleaned = vin.to_s.upcase.gsub(/[^A-HJ-NPR-Z\d]/, "")
+    self.vin = cleaned
+  end
+
+  def log(msg)
+    Rails.logger.info "[Vehicle] #{msg}"
+  end
 end

app/services/vin_decoder.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#The MIT License (MIT)
+#
+#Copyright (c) 2016 - 2026 rick barrette
+#
+#Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+#The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+#THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+class VinDecoder
+  Result = Struct.new(:success?, :data, :error)
+
+  def self.call(vin)
+    new(vin).call
+  end
+
+  def initialize(vin)
+    @vin = vin
+  end
+
+  def call
+    log "Decoding VIN"
+    validation = NhtsaVin.validate(@vin)
+    return failure(validation.error) unless validation.valid?
+
+    query = NhtsaVin.get(@vin)
+    return failure(query.error) unless query.valid?
+
+    success(query.response)
+  rescue StandardError => e
+    failure(e.message)
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def success(data)
+    Result.new(true, data, nil)
+  end
+
+  def failure(error)
+    log "VIN decode failed for #{@vin}: #{error}"
+    Result.new(false, nil, error)
+  end
+
+  def log(msg)
+    Rails.logger.info "[VinDecoder] #{msg}"
+  end
+end

app/views/customers/_show_hook.html.erb

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <h4><%=t(:field_vehicles)%>:</h4>
-<%= render partial: 'vehicles/list', locals: { vehicles: customer.vehicles.paginate(page: params[:page]) } %>
+<%= render partial: 'vehicles/list', locals: { vehicles: customer.vehicles.paginate(page: params[:page]), show_customer: false, show_checkbox: true } %>
 <div style="float: right;">
-    <%= button_to t(:button_new_vehice), new_customer_vehicle_path(customer), method: :get %>
+    <%= button_to t(:button_new_vehicle), new_customer_vehicle_path(customer), method: :get %>
 </div>

app/views/issues/_show_issue_view_right.html.erb

@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 <div class="vehicle attribute">
-    <div class="label"><span><%=t(:field_vehicle)%></span>:</div>
+    <div class="label"><%=t(:field_vehicle)%>:</div>
     <div class="value"><%= vehicle %></div>
 </div>
     
 <div class="vehicle_vin attribute">
-    <div class="label"><span><%=t(:field_vin)%></span>:</div>
-    <div class="value"><%=split_vin[0] if split_vin%><b><%=split_vin[1] if split_vin%></b></div>
+    <div class="label"><%=t(:field_vin)%>:</div>
+    <div class="value" id="vin">
+        <div id="copyLink" onclick="handleCopy(event)"><%=split_vin[0] if split_vin%><b><%=split_vin[1] if split_vin%></b></div>
+    </div>
+
 </div>
     
 <div class="vehicle_notes attribute">
-    <div class="label"><span><%=t(:field_notes)%></span>:</div>
-    <div class="value">
-    <pre id="note-display" style="text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: inherit; ">
-        <%=notes%>
-    </pre>
-    </div>
+    <div class="label"><%=t(:field_notes)%>:</div>
+    <pre class="value" id="note-display" style="text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: inherit; "><%=notes%></pre>
 </div>

app/views/vehicles/_details.html.erb

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
           <tr>
             <th><%= t(:field_customer)%></th>
-            <td><%= link_to vehicle.customer.name, customer_path(vehicle.customer) %></td>
+            <td><%= vehicle.customer ? link_to(vehicle.customer.name, customer_path(vehicle.customer)) : t(:no_customer) %></td>
           </tr>
         
           <tr>
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
           
           <tr>
             <th><%= t(:field_vin) %></th>
-            <td><%= @vin[0] if @vin %><b><%=@vin[1] if @vin%></b></td>
+            <td>
+               <div onclick="handleCopy(event)"><%= @vin[0] if @vin %><b><%=@vin[1] if @vin%></b></div>
+            </td>
           </tr>
           
           <th><%= t(:label_trim) %></th>

app/views/vehicles/_form.html.erb

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
         <div class="clearfix">
           <%=t(:field_customer)%>:
           <div class="input">
-            <%= f.autocomplete_field :customer, autocomplete_customer_name_customers_path, value: @customer.name, update_elements: {id: '#customer_id', value: '#issue_customer'}, required: true %>
+            <%= f.text_field :customer, class: "customer-name", autocomplete: "off", value: @customer.name, required: true,data: { autocomplete_url: "/customers/autocomplete" } %>
             <%= f.hidden_field :customer_id, id: "customer_id", value: @customer.id %>
           </div>
         </div>

app/views/vehicles/_list.html.erb

@@ -2,26 +2,37 @@
 
   <% vehicles.each do |vehicle| %>
     <div class="row">
-      <div>
-        <b><%= link_to "##{vehicle.id}", vehicle_path(vehicle) %> </b>
+
+      <div class="container">
+
+        <% if show_checkbox %>
+          <%= check_box_tag "vehicle_ids[]", vehicle.id, false,  onchange: "updateLink()", data: { url: vehicle_path(vehicle).html_safe, text: vehicle.to_s }, class: "appointment checkbox" %>
+        <% else %>
+          <div class='checkbox'>
+          </div>
+        <% end %>
+
+        <div class='label-main'>
+          <%= link_to vehicle.to_s, vehicle_path(vehicle) %>
         </div>
 
-      <div>
-        <%= vehicle.to_s %>
-        <br/>
+        <div class="label-sub">
+          <div onclick="handleCopy(event)"><%= vehicle.vin.scan(/.{1,9}/)[0] if vehicle.vin %><b><%=vehicle.vin.scan(/.{1,9}/)[1] if vehicle.vin%></b></div>
+          <% if show_customer %>
             <%= vehicle.customer %>
-        <br/>
-        <%= vehicle.vin.scan(/.{1,9}/)[0] if vehicle.vin %><b><%=vehicle.vin.scan(/.{1,9}/)[1] if vehicle.vin%></b>
+          <% end %>
         </div>
+      
       </div>
       <br/>
+    </div>
   <% end %>
 
   <div class="actions">
     <%= will_paginate vehicles %>
   </div>
 
-<p><%=t(:label_matching)%> <%=vehicles.count%> <%=t(:field_vehicles) %> </p>
+<%=t(:label_matching)%> <%=vehicles.count%> <%=t(:field_vehicles) %>
 
 <% else %>
   <p><%=t(:label_no_vehicles)%> <%= params[:search] %>.</p>

app/views/vehicles/_search.html.erb

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<%= form_tag(vehicles_path, method: "get", id: "search-form") do %>
-  <%= text_field_tag :search, params[:search], placeholder: t(:label_search_vin), autocomplete: "off" %>
+<%= form_tag(vehicles_path, method: "get", id: "vehicles-search-form") do %>
+  <%= text_field_tag :search, params[:search], placeholder: t(:label_search_vehicles), autocomplete: "off" %>
   <%= submit_tag t(:label_search) %>
 <% end %>

app/views/vehicles/index.html.erb

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<h2><%=t(:label_cusomer_vehicles)%> <span style="float:right"> <%= render partial: 'vehicles/search' %> </span> </h2> 
+<h2><%=t(:label_customer_vehicles)%> <span style="float:right"> <%= render partial: 'vehicles/search' %> </span> </h2> 
 <br/> 
 
-<%= render partial: 'vehicles/list', locals: {vehicles: @vehicles} %>
+<%= render partial: 'vehicles/list', locals: {vehicles: @vehicles, show_customer: true, show_checkbox: false} %>

app/views/vehicles/show.html.erb

@@ -1,11 +1,66 @@
 <h2><%=t(:field_vehicle)%> #<%=@vehicle.id%></h2>
 
+<% unless @vehicle.vin_decoded? %>
+  <div id="vin-status" class="flash notice">
+    <%= t :notice_decoding_vin %>
+  </div>
+<% end %>
+
 <%= render partial: 'vehicles/details', locals: {vehicle: @vehicle} %>
 
-<h3><%=@issues.open.count%> <%=t(:label_open_issues)%></h3>
+<div class="splitcontent">
+    <div class="splitcontentleft">
+        <h4><%=t(:estimates)%>:</h4>
+        <%= render partial: 'estimates/list', locals: {estimates: @vehicle.estimates} %>
+    </div>
 
-<%= render partial: 'issues/list_simple', locals: {issues: @issues.open} %>
+    <div class="splitcontentleft">
+        <h4><%=t(:label_invoices)%>:</h4>
+        <%= render partial: 'invoices/list', locals: {invoices: @vehicle.invoices} %>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+<h3><%=@open_issues.count%> <%=t(:label_open_issues)%></h3>
+
+<%= render partial: 'issues/list_simple', locals: {issues: @open_issues} %>
 
 <h3><%=@closed_issues.count%> <%=t(:label_closed_issues)%></h3>
 
 <%= render partial: 'issues/list_simple', locals: {issues: (@closed_issues)} %>
+
+<script>
+  (function() {
+    const vehicleId = <%= @vehicle.id %>;
+    const alreadyDecoded = <%= @vehicle.vin_decoded? ? 'true' : 'false' %>;
+
+    if (alreadyDecoded) return;
+
+    const interval = 3000; // 3 seconds
+    let attempts = 0;
+    const maxAttempts = 40; // ~2 minutes
+
+    const checkStatus = () => {
+      fetch(`/vehicles/${vehicleId}/status`, {
+        headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json' }
+      })
+        .then(res => res.json())
+        .then(data => {
+          if (data.decoded) {
+            window.location.reload();
+          } else {
+            attempts++;
+            if (attempts >= maxAttempts) {
+              clearInterval(timer);
+              console.warn("VIN decode polling timed out");
+            }
+          }
+        })
+        .catch(err => {
+          console.error("Polling error:", err);
+          clearInterval(timer);
+        });
+    };
+
+    const timer = setInterval(checkStatus, interval);
+  })();
+</script>

assets/javascripts/copy.js

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+async function handleCopy(event) {
+  console.log("Copy link clicked");
+  
+  let text;
+  let link;
+  // Grab the text from our clicked link
+  if(event.target.tagName.toLowerCase() === 'b'){
+    text = event.target.parentElement.innerText;
+    link = event.target.parentElement;
+  } else {
+    text = event.target.innerText;
+    link = event.target;
+  }
+
+  // If the text is already "Copied!", don't do anything
+  if (text == "Copied!") {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    // Write to clipboard
+    await navigator.clipboard.writeText(text);
+    
+    // Update the UI to show it worked
+    const originalText = link.innerText;
+    link.innerHTML = "<b>Copied!</b>";
+    link.style.color = "#4CAF50"; // Turn green
+
+    // Reset after 2 seconds
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      // Check if the text is long enough to prevent errors
+      if (originalText.length >= 8) {
+        const firstPart = originalText.slice(0, -8);
+        const lastEight = originalText.slice(-8);
+        link.innerHTML = `${firstPart}<b>${lastEight}</b>`;
+      } else {
+        link.innerText = originalText;
+      }
+      link.style.color = "";
+    }, 2000);
+
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error('Unable to copy', err);
+  }
+}

assets/stylesheets/style.css

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+.container {
+  display: grid;
+  /* Column 1 for checkbox, Column 2 for text */
+  grid-template-columns: auto 1fr; 
+  /* Row 1 for 'Vehicle', Row 2 for 'VIN' */
+  grid-template-rows: auto auto;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0 10px; /* Adjust spacing between checkbox and text */
+}
+
+.checkbox {
+  /* This makes the checkbox take up both rows */
+  grid-row: span 2;
+}
+
+.label-main {
+  font-weight: bold;
+}
+
+.label-sub {
+  font-size: 0.85em;
+  color: #666;
+}

config/locales/en.yml

@@ -10,17 +10,28 @@
 
 # English strings go here for Rails i18n
 # Usage I18n.t(:label)
+
 en:
-  field_vehicles: "Vehicles"
+  alert_no_customer: "Customer no longer exists, check for merged customers or deleted customers in QuickBooks Online."
+  alert_vehicle_not_created: "Vehicle could not be created."
+  alert_vehicle_not_deleted: "Vehicle could not be deleted."
+  alert_vehicle_not_found: "Vehicle not found."
+  alert_vehicle_not_updated: "Vehicle could not be updated."
+  button_new_vehicle: "New Vehicle"
   field_vehicle: "Vehicle"
+  field_vehicles: "Vehicles"
   field_vin: "VIN"
+  label_customer_vehicles: "Customer Vehicles"
   label_edit: "Edit"
-  label_year: "Year"
+  label_edit_customer_vehicle: "Edit Customer Vehicle"
   label_make: "Make"
   label_model: "Model"
-  label_no_vehicles: "There are no vehicles containing the term(s)"
-  label_search_vin: "Search Vehicles by VIN"
-  label_edit_customer_vehicle: "Edit Customer Vehicle"
-  label_cusomer_vehicles: "Customer Vehicles"
   label_new_vehicle: "New Customer Vehicle"
-  button_new_vehice: "New Vehicle"
+  label_no_vehicles: "There are no vehicles containing the term(s)"
+  label_search_vehicles: "Search Vehicles"
+  label_year: "Year"
+  no_customer: "Customer no longer exists"
+  notice_decoding_vin: "Decoding VIN… this page will update automatically."
+  notice_vehicle_created: "Vehicle was successfully created."
+  notice_vehicle_deleted: "Vehicle was successfully deleted."
+  notice_vehicle_updated: "Vehicle was successfully updated."

config/routes.rb

@@ -15,4 +15,8 @@ resources :customers do
 end
 
 #allow for just vehicles too
-resources :vehicles
+resources :vehicles do
+  member do
+    get :status
+  end
+end

db/migrate/003_add_timestamp.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#The MIT License (MIT)
+#
+#Copyright (c) 2016 - 2026 rick barrette
+#
+#Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+#The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+#THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+class AddTimestamp < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.0]
+  
+  def change
+    add_timestamps(:vehicles, null: true)
+  end
+
+end

db/migrate/004_add_indexes.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#The MIT License (MIT)
+#
+#Copyright (c) 2016 - 2026 rick barrette
+#
+#Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+#The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+#THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+class AddIndexes < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.0]
+  
+  def change
+    add_column :vehicles, :vin_decoded, :boolean, default: false, null: false
+    add_index :vehicles, :vin_decoded
+    add_index :vehicles, :vin, unique: true
+    add_index :vehicles, :make
+    add_index :vehicles, :model
+    add_index :vehicles, :year
+  end
+
+end

init.rb

@@ -14,33 +14,31 @@ Redmine::Plugin.register :redmine_qbo_vehicles do
   name 'Redmine QBO Vehicles plugin'
   author 'Rick Barrette'
   description 'This is a plugin for Redmine to intergrate with the redmine_qbo plugin to provide vehicle data tracking'
-  version '2026.1.4'
+  version '2026.3.2'
   url 'https://github.com/rickbarrette/redmine_qbo_vehicles'
   author_url 'https://barrettefabrication.com'
   requires_redmine version_or_higher: '6.1.0'
 
   # Ensure redmine_qbo is installed
   begin
-    requires_redmine_plugin :redmine_qbo, version_or_higher: '2026.1.2'
+    requires_redmine_plugin :redmine_qbo, version_or_higher: '2026.3.13'
   rescue Redmine::PluginNotFound
     raise 'Please install the redmine_qbo plugin (https://github.com/rickbarrette/redmine_qbo)'
   end
   
   # Add safe attributes for core models
-  Issue.safe_attributes 'vehicle_id'
+  Issue.safe_attributes :vehicle_id
 
   # Permissions for security
   permission :view_vehicles, vehicles: :new, public: false
 
   # Register top menu items
-  menu :top_menu, :vehicles, { controller: :vehicles, action: :index }, caption: 'Vehicles', if: Proc.new { User.current.logged? }
+  menu :top_menu, :vehicles, { controller: :vehicles, action: :index }, caption: :field_vehicles, if: Proc.new { User.current.logged? }
+    
+  Redmine::Search.map do |search|
+    search.register :vehicles
+  end
 
 end
 
-# Dynamically load all Hooks & Patches recursively
-base_dir = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'lib')
-
-# '**' looks inside subdirectories, '*.rb' matches Ruby files
-Dir.glob(File.join(base_dir, '**', '*.rb')).sort.each do |file|
-  require file
-end
+RedmineQboVehicles.setup

lib/redmine_qbo_vehicles.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#The MIT License (MIT)
+#
+#Copyright (c) 2026 rick barrette
+#
+#Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+#The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+#THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+module RedmineQboVehicles
+  def self.setup
+    Issue.prepend Vehicles::Patches::IssuePatch
+    Customer.prepend Vehicles::Patches::CustomerPatch
+
+    Vehicles::Hooks::CustomerShowHookListener
+    Vehicles::Hooks::InvoiceHookListener
+    Vehicles::Hooks::IssuesFormHookListener
+    Vehicles::Hooks::IssuesShowHookListener
+    Vehicles::Hooks::PdfHookListener
+    Vehicles::Hooks::ViewHookListener
+  end
+end

lib/vehicles/hooks/invoice_hook_listener.rb

@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ module Vehicles
 
       # Called by Redmine QBO Invoice
       def process_invoice_custom_fields(context={})
-        Rails.logger.info "redmine_qbo_vehicles.process_invoice_custom_fields"
+        log "Processing invoice custom fields for invoice ##{context[:invoice].id}"
         issue = context[:issue]
 
         # update the invoive custom fields with infomation from the issue if available
         context[:invoice].custom_fields.each do |cf|
 
-          Rails.logger.info "Checking invoice.custom field: #{cf.name}"
+          log "Checking invoice custom field: #{cf.name}"
           
           # VIN from the attached vehicle 
           begin
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ module Vehicles
               # TODO check cf_sync_confict flag once implemented
               if cf.string_value.to_s.blank?
 
-                Rails.logger.info "VIN was blank, updating the invoice vin in quickbooks"
+                log "VIN was blank, updating the invoice vin in quickbooks"
                 vin = context[:issue].vehicle.vin
                 break if vin.nil?
                 
                 if not cf.string_value.to_s.eql? vin
                   cf.string_value = vin.to_s
-                  Rails.logger.info "VIN has changed"
+                  log "VIN has changed"
                   context[:is_changed] = true
                 end
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module Vehicles
             end
           rescue
             #do nothing
-            Rails.logger.info "redmine_qbo_vehicles.process_invoice_custom_fields failed, skipping"
+            log "redmine_qbo_vehicles.process_invoice_custom_fields failed, skipping"
             return nil
           end
         end
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ module Vehicles
         
         return nil
       end
+
+      private
+
+      def log(msg)
+        Rails.logger.info "[InvoiceHookListener] #{msg}"
+      end
     end
 
   end

lib/vehicles/hooks/issues_show_hook_listener.rb

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module Vehicles
         context[:controller].send(:render_to_string, {
           partial: 'issues/show_issue_view_right',
             locals: {
-              vehicle: link_to(context[:issue].vehicle), 
+              vehicle: context[:issue].vehicle ? link_to(context[:issue].vehicle) : nil, 
               split_vin: context[:issue].vehicle ? context[:issue].vehicle.vin.to_s.scan(/.{1,9}/) : nil,
               notes: context[:issue].vehicle ? context[:issue].vehicle.notes : nil
             } 

lib/vehicles/hooks/view_hook_listener.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#The MIT License (MIT)
+#
+#Copyright (c) 2016 - 2026 rick barrette
+#
+#Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+#The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+#THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+module Vehicles
+  module Hooks
+    class ViewHookListener < Redmine::Hook::ViewListener
+
+      def view_layouts_base_html_head(context = {})
+        safe_join([
+          stylesheet_link_tag('style', plugin: :redmine_qbo_vehicles, media: :all),
+          javascript_include_tag('copy', plugin: :redmine_qbo_vehicles)
+        ])
+      end
+
+    end
+  end
+end

lib/vehicles/patches/customer_patch.rb

@@ -14,16 +14,12 @@ module Vehicles
     # Patches Redmine QBO Customer dynamically.
     # Adds a relationship for vehicle ownership by customers
     module CustomerPatch
+      extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
-      ActiveSupport.on_load(:active_record) do
-
-        Customer.class_eval do
+      prepended do
         has_many :vehicles
       end
       
     end
-
-    end
-
   end
 end

lib/vehicles/patches/issue_patch.rb

@@ -8,23 +8,18 @@
 #
 #THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
-require_dependency 'issue'
-
 module Vehicles
   module Patches
 
     # Patches Redmine's Issues dynamically.
     # Adds a relationship for attahcing a vehilce to an issue
     module IssuePatch
+      extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
-      ActiveSupport.on_load(:active_record) do
-        
-        Issue.class_eval do
+      prepended do
         belongs_to :vehicle
       end
       
     end
-
-    end
   end  
 end