Add meta feed functionality and enhance error handling in catalog API

assets/scripts.js

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 const serialResultsDiv = document.getElementById("serialResults");
 
+let port, textEncoder, writableStreamClosed, writer;
+let readableStreamClosed, reader, openPort = 0;
+let x, serial, fw, hw, sw, commitCode;
+let firmwarelocation, upgraded_version, hex_fw;
+
 // Buffer for accumulating received data before logging
 let receivedDataBuffer = '';
 
@@ -113,13 +118,15 @@ async function connectDevice() {
         // Log connection failure details
         await logCommunication(`Serial connection failed: ${error.message || 'Unknown error'}`, 'disconnected');
         
-        if (openPort = 1){
+        if (openPort === 1){
           closePort();
           console.log("Closing port");
           alert("System is still trying to close the serial port. If this message continues to come up please refresh this page.");
+          window.location.reload();
         }
         else{
           alert("Your browser does not support this functionality. Please use latest Chrome or Edge browser.");
+          window.location.reload();
           }
       }
 }
@@ -161,6 +168,7 @@ async function listenToPort() {
 
 async function appendToTerminal(newStuff) {
     serialResultsDiv.innerHTML += newStuff;
+    receivedDataBuffer += newStuff;
 
     // Log received data
     await logCommunication(newStuff.trim(), 'received');