fix: use Date header from health/version instead of health.getTime()

health.getTime() requires health.read scope which regular console users
don't have. Instead, parse the Date header from the existing
health/version fetch that already happens on console load.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: lohanidamodar

src/lib/helpers/fingerprint.ts

@@ -7,23 +7,15 @@ const CACHE_TTL_MS = 60 * 60 * 1000; // 1 hour
 let serverTimeCache: { serverSecs: number; fetchedAtMs: number } | null = null;
 
 /**
- * Fetch and cache the server's clock so fingerprint timestamps always align
- * with the backend's clock, regardless of local clock drift.
+ * Cache the server's clock so fingerprint timestamps always align with the
+ * backend's clock, regardless of local clock drift.
  *
- * @param getServerTime - callback that returns the server's unix timestamp in seconds
- *                        (e.g. `health.getTime()` → `response.localTime`)
+ * @param serverTimeSecs - the server's unix timestamp in seconds
+ *                         (e.g. parsed from a response Date header)
  */
-export async function syncServerTime(
-    getServerTime: () => Promise<number>
-): Promise<void> {
+export function syncServerTime(serverTimeSecs: number): void {
     if (serverTimeCache) return;
-    try {
-        const fetchedAtMs = Date.now();
-        const serverSecs = await getServerTime();
-        serverTimeCache = { serverSecs, fetchedAtMs };
-    } catch {
-        console.warn('Failed to sync server time for fingerprint');
-    }
+    serverTimeCache = { serverSecs: serverTimeSecs, fetchedAtMs: Date.now() };
 }
 
 function getServerTimestamp(): number {

src/routes/(console)/+layout.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { Platform, Query } from '@appwrite.io/console';
 import { makePlansMap } from '$lib/helpers/billing';
 import { plansInfo as plansInfoStore } from '$lib/stores/billing';
 import { normalizeConsoleVariables } from '$lib/helpers/domains';
+import { syncServerTime } from '$lib/helpers/fingerprint';
 
 export const load: LayoutLoad = async ({ depends, parent }) => {
     const { organizations, plansInfo } = await parent();
@@ -28,7 +29,13 @@ export const load: LayoutLoad = async ({ depends, parent }) => {
         plansArrayPromise,
         fetch(`${endpoint}/health/version`, {
             headers: { 'X-Appwrite-Project': project as string }
-        }).then((response) => response.json() as { version?: string }),
+        }).then((response) => {
+            const dateHeader = response.headers.get('Date');
+            if (dateHeader) {
+                syncServerTime(Math.floor(new Date(dateHeader).getTime() / 1000));
+            }
+            return response.json() as { version?: string };
+        }),
         sdk.forConsole.console.variables()
     ]);
 

src/routes/(console)/project-[region]-[project]/+layout.ts

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { loadAvailableRegions } from '$routes/(console)/regions';
 import { type Models, Platform } from '@appwrite.io/console';
 import { redirect } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 import { resolve } from '$app/paths';
-import { generateFingerprintToken, syncServerTime } from '$lib/helpers/fingerprint';
+import { generateFingerprintToken } from '$lib/helpers/fingerprint';
 import { normalizeConsoleVariables } from '$lib/helpers/domains';
 import { browser } from '$app/environment';
 
@@ -107,11 +107,7 @@ export const load: LayoutLoad = async ({ params, depends, parent }) => {
     // Track console access for cloud projects (fire-and-forget, backend has 6-day cooldown).
     // Skip if paused — user must explicitly resume via the paused project modal.
     if (isCloud && browser && project.status !== 'paused') {
-        syncServerTime(async () => {
-                const { localTime } = await sdk.forConsole.health.getTime();
-                return localTime;
-            })
-            .then(() => generateFingerprintToken())
+        generateFingerprintToken()
             .then((fingerprint) => {
                 sdk.forConsole.client.headers['X-Appwrite-Console-Fingerprint'] = fingerprint;
                 return sdk.forConsole.projects.updateConsoleAccess({

src/routes/(console)/project-[region]-[project]/pausedProjectModal.svelte

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     import { Dependencies } from '$lib/constants';
     import { addNotification } from '$lib/stores/notifications';
     import { Submit, trackError } from '$lib/actions/analytics';
-    import { generateFingerprintToken, syncServerTime } from '$lib/helpers/fingerprint';
+    import { generateFingerprintToken } from '$lib/helpers/fingerprint';
     import { Alert, Layout, Modal, Typography } from '@appwrite.io/pink-svelte';
     import { Status } from '@appwrite.io/console';
 
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@
         error = null;
 
         try {
-            await syncServerTime(async () => {
-                const { localTime } = await sdk.forConsole.health.getTime();
-                return localTime;
-            });
             const fingerprint = await generateFingerprintToken();
             sdk.forConsole.client.headers['X-Appwrite-Console-Fingerprint'] = fingerprint;