Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into dev-rene

# Conflicts:
#	.dockerignore
#	.gitmodules
#	Dockerfile
#	docker-compose.yml
#	nodes/generalFunctions
#	nodes/machineGroupControl
#	nodes/measurement
#	nodes/monster
#	nodes/pumpingStation
#	nodes/reactor
#	nodes/rotatingMachine
#	nodes/settler
#	package-lock.json
#	package.json

scripts/patch-deps.js

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+/**
+ * Preinstall script: rewrites the generalFunctions dependency
+ * from git+https to a local file path when the submodule exists.
+ * This avoids needing Gitea credentials during npm install.
+ */
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+const pkgPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'package.json');
+const localGF = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'nodes', 'generalFunctions');
+
+if (fs.existsSync(localGF) && fs.existsSync(path.join(localGF, 'index.js'))) {
+  const pkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(pkgPath, 'utf8'));
+  if (pkg.dependencies && pkg.dependencies.generalFunctions &&
+      pkg.dependencies.generalFunctions.startsWith('git+')) {
+    pkg.dependencies.generalFunctions = 'file:./nodes/generalFunctions';
+    fs.writeFileSync(pkgPath, JSON.stringify(pkg, null, 2) + '\n');
+    console.log('[patch-deps] Rewrote generalFunctions to local path');
+  }
+}