treewide: rework uci apply workflow

Switch to rpcd based uci apply/rollback workflow which helps to avoid soft-
bricking devices by requiring an explicit confirmation call after config
apply.

When a user now clicks "Save & Apply", LuCI first issues a call to uci apply
which commits and reloads configuration, then goes into a polling countdown
mode where it repeatedly attempts to call uci confirm.

If the committed configuration is sane, the confirm call will go through and
cancel rpcd's pending rollback timer.

If the configuration change leads to a loss of connectivity (e.g. due to bad
firewall rules or similar), the rollback mechanism will kick in after the
timeout and revert configuration files and pending changes to the pre-apply
state.

In order to cover such rare cases where a lost of connectivity is expected
and desired, the user is offered an "unchecked" apply option after timing
out, which allows committing and applying the changes anyway, without the
extra safety checks.

As a consequence of this change, the luci-reload mechanism is now completely
unsused since rpcd uses ubus config reload signals to reload affected
services, which means that only procd-enabled services will receive proper
reload treatment with the new workflow.

Signed-off-by: Jo-Philipp Wich <jo@mein.io>

13 files changed, 438 insertions, 243 deletions

diff --git a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/cbi.lua b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/cbi.lua
index 2184395039..4728642118 100644
--- a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/cbi.lua
+++ b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/cbi.lua
@@ -388,21 +388,21 @@ function Map.parse(self, readinput, ...)
 
 	if self.save then
 		self:_run_hooks("on_save", "on_before_save")
+		local i, config
 		for i, config in ipairs(self.parsechain) do
 			self.uci:save(config)
 		end
 		self:_run_hooks("on_after_save")
 		if (not self.proceed and self.flow.autoapply) or luci.http.formvalue("cbi.apply") then
 			self:_run_hooks("on_before_commit")
-			for i, config in ipairs(self.parsechain) do
-				self.uci:commit(config)
-
-				-- Refresh data because commit changes section names
-				self.uci:load(config)
+			if self.apply_on_parse == false then
+				for i, config in ipairs(self.parsechain) do
+					self.uci:commit(config)
+				end
 			end
 			self:_run_hooks("on_commit", "on_after_commit", "on_before_apply")
-			if self.apply_on_parse then
-				self.uci:apply(self.parsechain)
+			if self.apply_on_parse == true or self.apply_on_parse == false then
+				self.uci:apply(self.apply_on_parse)
 				self:_run_hooks("on_apply", "on_after_apply")
 			else
 				-- This is evaluated by the dispatcher and delegated to the
diff --git a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/controller/admin/servicectl.lua b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/controller/admin/servicectl.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d73eb4ecc..0000000000
--- a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/controller/admin/servicectl.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
--- Copyright 2010 Jo-Philipp Wich <jow@openwrt.org>
--- Licensed to the public under the Apache License 2.0.
-
-module("luci.controller.admin.servicectl", package.seeall)
-
-function index()
-	entry({"servicectl"}, alias("servicectl", "status")).sysauth = "root"
-	entry({"servicectl", "status"}, call("action_status")).leaf = true
-	entry({"servicectl", "restart"}, post("action_restart")).leaf = true
-end
-
-function action_status()
-	local data = nixio.fs.readfile("/var/run/luci-reload-status")
-	if data then
-		luci.http.write("/etc/config/")
-		luci.http.write(data)
-	else
-		luci.http.write("finish")
-	end
-end
-
-function action_restart(args)
-	local uci = require "luci.model.uci".cursor()
-	if args then
-		local service
-		local services = { }
-
-		for service in args:gmatch("[%w_-]+") do
-			services[#services+1] = service
-		end
-
-		local command = uci:apply(services, true)
-		if nixio.fork() == 0 then
-			local i = nixio.open("/dev/null", "r")
-			local o = nixio.open("/dev/null", "w")
-
-			nixio.dup(i, nixio.stdin)
-			nixio.dup(o, nixio.stdout)
-
-			i:close()
-			o:close()
-
-			nixio.exec("/bin/sh", unpack(command))
-		else
-			luci.http.write("OK")
-			os.exit(0)
-		end
-	end
-end
diff --git a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/dispatcher.lua b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/dispatcher.lua
index 38d9194810..baaa95ad79 100644
--- a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/dispatcher.lua
+++ b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/dispatcher.lua
@@ -883,6 +883,8 @@ local function _cbi(self, ...)
 	local pageaction = true
 	local parsechain = { }
 
+	local is_rollback, time_remaining = uci:rollback_pending()
+
 	for i, res in ipairs(maps) do
 		if res.apply_needed and res.parsechain then
 			local c
@@ -910,6 +912,7 @@ local function _cbi(self, ...)
 		res:render({
 			firstmap   = (i == 1),
 			applymap   = applymap,
+			confirmmap = (is_rollback and time_remaining or nil),
 			redirect   = redirect,
 			messages   = messages,
 			pageaction = pageaction,
diff --git a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/model/uci.lua b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/model/uci.lua
index fc2a605b34..34323f08bd 100644
--- a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/model/uci.lua
+++ b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/model/uci.lua
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 local os    = require "os"
 local util  = require "luci.util"
+local conf  = require "luci.config"
 local table = require "table"
 
 
@@ -143,22 +144,84 @@ function commit(self, config)
 	return (err == nil), ERRSTR[err]
 end
 
---[[
-function apply(self, configs, command)
-	local _, config
+function apply(self, rollback)
+	local _, err
+
+	if rollback then
+		local timeout = tonumber(conf.apply and conf.apply.rollback or "") or 0
 
-	assert(not command, "Apply command not supported anymore")
+		_, err = call("apply", {
+			timeout  = (timeout > 30) and timeout or 30,
+			rollback = true
+		})
 
-	if type(configs) == "table" then
-		for _, config in ipairs(configs) do
-			call("service", "event", {
-				type = "config.change",
-				data = { package = config }
+		if not err then
+			util.ubus("session", "set", {
+				ubus_rpc_session = session_id,
+				values = { rollback = os.time() + timeout }
 			})
 		end
+	else
+		_, err = call("changes", {})
+
+		if not err then
+			if type(_) == "table" and type(_.changes) == "table" then
+				local k, v
+				for k, v in pairs(_.changes) do
+					_, err = call("commit", { config = k })
+					if err then
+						break
+					end
+				end
+			end
+		end
+
+		if not err then
+			_, err = call("apply", { rollback = false })
+		end
+	end
+
+	return (err == nil), ERRSTR[err]
+end
+
+function confirm(self)
+	local _, err = call("confirm", {})
+	if not err then
+		util.ubus("session", "set", {
+			ubus_rpc_session = session_id,
+			values = { rollback = 0 }
+		})
 	end
+	return (err == nil), ERRSTR[err]
+end
+
+function rollback(self)
+	local _, err = call("rollback", {})
+	if not err then
+		util.ubus("session", "set", {
+			ubus_rpc_session = session_id,
+			values = { rollback = 0 }
+		})
+	end
+	return (err == nil), ERRSTR[err]
+end
+
+function rollback_pending(self)
+	local deadline, err = util.ubus("session", "get", {
+		ubus_rpc_session = session_id,
+		keys = { "rollback" }
+	})
+
+	if type(deadline) == "table" and
+	   type(deadline.values) == "table" and
+	   type(deadline.values.rollback) == "number" and
+	   deadline.values.rollback > os.time()
+	then
+		return true, deadline.values.rollback - os.time()
+	end
+
+	return false, ERRSTR[err]
 end
-]]
 
 
 function foreach(self, config, stype, callback)
@@ -425,59 +488,3 @@ function delete_all(self, config, stype, comparator)
 
 	return (err == nil), ERRSTR[err]
 end
-
-
-function apply(self, configlist, command)
-	configlist = self:_affected(configlist)
-	if command then
-		return { "/sbin/luci-reload", unpack(configlist) }
-	else
-		return os.execute("/sbin/luci-reload %s >/dev/null 2>&1"
-			% util.shellquote(table.concat(configlist, " ")))
-	end
-end
-
--- Return a list of initscripts affected by configuration changes.
-function _affected(self, configlist)
-	configlist = type(configlist) == "table" and configlist or { configlist }
-
-	-- Resolve dependencies
-	local reloadlist = { }
-
-	local function _resolve_deps(name)
-		local reload = { name }
-		local deps = { }
-
-		self:foreach("ucitrack", name,
-			function(section)
-				if section.affects then
-					for i, aff in ipairs(section.affects) do
-						deps[#deps+1] = aff
-					end
-				end
-			end)
-
-		local i, dep
-		for i, dep in ipairs(deps) do
-			local j, add
-			for j, add in ipairs(_resolve_deps(dep)) do
-				reload[#reload+1] = add
-			end
-		end
-
-		return reload
-	end
-
-	-- Collect initscripts
-	local j, config
-	for j, config in ipairs(configlist) do
-		local i, e
-		for i, e in ipairs(_resolve_deps(config)) do
-			if not util.contains(reloadlist, e) then
-				reloadlist[#reloadlist+1] = e
-			end
-		end
-	end
-
-	return reloadlist
-end
diff --git a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/model/uci.luadoc b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/model/uci.luadoc
index ef89d09b9e..d798b00338 100644
--- a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/model/uci.luadoc
+++ b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/model/uci.luadoc
@@ -28,12 +28,63 @@ Create a new Cursor initialized to the state directory.
 ]]
 
 ---[[
-Applies UCI configuration changes
+Applies UCI configuration changes.
+
+If the rollback parameter is set to true, the apply function will invoke the
+rollback mechanism which causes the configuration to be automatically reverted
+if no confirm() call occurs within a certain timeout.
+
+The current default timeout is 30s and can be increased using the
+"luci.apply.timeout" uci configuration key.
 
 @class				function
 @name				Cursor.apply
-@param configlist	List of UCI configurations
-@param command		Don't apply only return the command
+@param rollback		Enable rollback mechanism
+@return				Boolean whether operation succeeded
+]]
+
+---[[
+Confirms UCI apply process.
+
+If a previous UCI apply with rollback has been invoked using apply(true),
+this function confirms the process and cancels the pending rollback timer.
+
+If no apply with rollback session is active, the function has no effect and
+returns with a "No data" error.
+
+@class				function
+@name				Cursor.confirm
+@return				Boolean whether operation succeeded
+]]
+
+---[[
+Cancels UCI apply process.
+
+If a previous UCI apply with rollback has been invoked using apply(true),
+this function cancels the process and rolls back the configuration to the
+pre-apply state.
+
+If no apply with rollback session is active, the function has no effect and
+returns with a "No data" error.
+
+@class				function
+@name				Cursor.rollback
+@return				Boolean whether operation succeeded
+]]
+
+---[[
+Checks whether a pending rollback is scheduled.
+
+If a previous UCI apply with rollback has been invoked using apply(true),
+and has not been confirmed or rolled back yet, this function returns true
+and the remaining time until rollback in seconds. If no rollback is pending,
+the function returns false. On error, the function returns false and an
+additional string describing the error.
+
+@class				function
+@name				Cursor.rollback_pending
+@return				Boolean whether rollback is pending
+@return				Remaining time in seconds
 ]]
 
 ---[[
diff --git a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/apply_widget.htm b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/apply_widget.htm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..543ef0b80b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/apply_widget.htm
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+<% export("cbi_apply_widget", function(redirect_ok) -%>
+<style type="text/css">
+	#cbi_apply_status {
+		display: flex;
+		flex-wrap: wrap;
+		min-height: 32px;
+		align-items: center;
+		margin: 1.5em 0 1.5em 0;
+	}
+
+	#cbi_apply_status > h4,
+	#cbi_apply_status > p,
+	#cbi_apply_status > div {
+		flex-basis: 100%;
+	}
+
+	#cbi_apply_status > img {
+		margin-right: 1em;
+		flex-basis: 32px;
+	}
+
+	#cbi_apply_status + script + .cbi-section {
+		margin-top: -1em;
+	}
+
+	.alert-message.notice {
+		background: linear-gradient(#fff 0%, #eee 100%);
+	}
+</style>
+
+<script type="text/javascript" src="<%=resource%>/cbi.js"></script>
+<script type="text/javascript">//<![CDATA[
+	var xhr = new XHR(),
+	    stat, indicator,
+	    uci_apply_auth = { sid: '<%=luci.dispatcher.context.authsession%>', token: '<%=token%>' },
+	    uci_apply_rollback = <%=math.max(luci.config and luci.config.apply and luci.config.apply.rollback or 30, 30)%>,
+	    uci_apply_holdoff = <%=math.max(luci.config and luci.config.apply and luci.config.apply.holdoff or 4, 1)%>,
+	    uci_apply_timeout = <%=math.max(luci.config and luci.config.apply and luci.config.apply.timeout or 5, 1)%>,
+	    uci_apply_display = <%=math.max(luci.config and luci.config.apply and luci.config.apply.display or 1.5, 1)%>;
+
+	function uci_rollback(checked) {
+		if (checked) {
+			stat.classList.remove('notice');
+			stat.classList.add('warning');
+			stat.innerHTML = '<img src="<%=resource%>/icons/loading.gif" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle" /> ' +
+			                 '<%:Failed to confirm apply within %ds, waiting for rollback…%>'.format(uci_apply_rollback);
+
+			var call = function(r) {
+				if (r.status === 204) {
+					stat.innerHTML = '<h4><%:Configuration has been rolled back!%></h4>' +
+						'<p><%:The device could not be reached within %d seconds after applying the pending changes, which caused the configuration to be rolled back for safety reasons. If you believe that the configuration changes are correct nonetheless, perform an unchecked configuration apply. Alternatively, you can dismiss this warning and edit changes before attempting to apply again, or revert all pending changes to keep the currently working configuration state.%></p>'.format(uci_apply_rollback) +
+						'<div class="right">' +
+							'<input type="button" class="btn" onclick="this.parentNode.parentNode.style.display=\'none\'" value="<%:Dismiss%>" /> ' +
+							'<input type="button" class="btn" onclick="uci_revert()" value="<%:Revert changes%>" /> ' +
+							'<input type="button" class="btn danger" onclick="uci_apply(false)" value="<%:Apply unchecked%>" />' +
+						'</div>';
+
+					return;
+				}
+
+				xhr.post('<%=url("admin/uci/confirm")%>', uci_apply_auth, call, uci_apply_timeout * 1000);
+			};
+
+			call({ status: 0 });
+		}
+		else {
+			stat.classList.remove('notice');
+			stat.classList.add('warning');
+			stat.innerHTML = '<h4><%:Device unreachable!%></h4>' +
+				'<p><%:Could not regain access to the device after applying the configuration changes. You might need to reconnect if you modified network related settings such as the IP address or wireless security credentials.%></p>';
+		}
+	}
+
+	function uci_confirm(checked, deadline) {
+		var tt;
+		var ts = Date.now();
+
+		stat = document.getElementById('cbi_apply_status');
+		stat.style.display = '';
+		stat.classList.remove('warning');
+		stat.classList.add('notice');
+
+		indicator = document.querySelector('.uci_change_indicator');
+
+		var call = function(r) {
+			if (Date.now() >= deadline) {
+				uci_rollback(checked);
+				return;
+			}
+			else if (r && (r.status === 200 || r.status === 204)) {
+				if (indicator)
+					indicator.style.display = 'none';
+
+				stat.innerHTML = '<%:Configuration has been applied.%>';
+
+				window.clearTimeout(tt);
+				window.setTimeout(function() {
+					stat.style.display = 'none';
+					<% if redirect_ok then %>location.href = decodeURIComponent('<%=luci.util.urlencode(redirect_ok)%>');<% end %>
+				}, uci_apply_display * 1000);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			xhr.post('<%=url("admin/uci/confirm")%>', uci_apply_auth, call, uci_apply_timeout * 1000);
+		};
+
+		var tick = function() {
+			var now = Date.now();
+
+			stat.innerHTML = '<img src="<%=resource%>/icons/loading.gif" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle" /> ' +
+			                 '<%:Waiting for configuration to get applied… %ds%>'.format(Math.max(Math.floor((deadline - Date.now()) / 1000), 0));
+
+			if (now >= deadline)
+				return;
+
+			tt = window.setTimeout(tick, 1000 - (now - ts));
+			ts = now;
+		};
+
+		tick();
+
+		/* wait a few seconds for the settings to become effective */
+		window.setTimeout(call, Math.max(uci_apply_holdoff * 1000 - ((ts + uci_apply_rollback * 1000) - deadline), 1));
+	}
+
+	function uci_apply(checked) {
+		stat = document.getElementById('cbi_apply_status');
+		stat.style.display = '';
+		stat.classList.remove('warning');
+		stat.classList.add('notice');
+		stat.innerHTML = '<img src="<%=resource%>/icons/loading.gif" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle" /> ' +
+		                 '<%:Starting configuration apply…%>';
+
+		xhr.post('<%=url("admin/uci")%>/' + (checked ? 'apply_rollback' : 'apply_unchecked'), uci_apply_auth, function(r) {
+			if (r.status === (checked ? 200 : 204)) {
+				uci_confirm(checked, Date.now() + uci_apply_rollback * 1000);
+			}
+			else if (checked && r.status === 204) {
+				stat.innerHTML = '<%:There are no changes to apply.%>';
+				window.setTimeout(function() {
+					stat.style.display = 'none';
+					<% if redirect_ok then %>location.href = decodeURIComponent('<%=luci.util.urlencode(redirect_ok)%>');<% end %>
+				}, uci_apply_display * 1000);
+			}
+			else {
+				stat.classList.add('warning');
+				stat.classList.remove('notice');
+				stat.innerHTML = '<%_Apply request failed with status <code>%h</code>%>'.format(r.responseText || r.statusText || r.status);
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
+	function uci_revert() {
+		stat = document.getElementById('cbi_apply_status');
+		stat.style.display = '';
+		stat.classList.remove('warning');
+		stat.classList.add('notice');
+		stat.innerHTML = '<img src="<%=resource%>/icons/loading.gif" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle" /> ' +
+		                 '<%:Reverting configuration…%>';
+
+		xhr.post('<%=url("admin/uci/revert")%>', uci_apply_auth, function(r) {
+			if (r.status === 200) {
+				stat.innerHTML = '<%:Changes have been reverted.%>';
+				window.setTimeout(function() {
+					<% if redirect_ok then -%>
+						location.href = decodeURIComponent('<%=luci.util.urlencode(redirect_ok)%>');
+					<%- else -%>
+						window.location = window.location.href.split('#')[0];
+					<%- end %>
+				}, uci_apply_display * 1000);
+			}
+			else {
+				stat.classList.add('warning');
+				stat.classList.remove('notice');
+				stat.innerHTML = '<%_Revert request failed with status <code>%h</code>%>'.format(r.statusText || r.status);
+			}
+		});
+	}
+//]]></script>
+<%-	end) %>
diff --git a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/apply_xhr.htm b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/apply_xhr.htm
deleted file mode 100644
index daa57c1db7..0000000000
--- a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/apply_xhr.htm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-<% export("cbi_apply_xhr", function(id, configs, redirect) -%>
-<fieldset class="cbi-section" id="cbi-apply-<%=id%>">
-	<legend><%:Applying changes%></legend>
-	<script type="text/javascript">//<![CDATA[
-		var apply_xhr = new XHR();
-
-		apply_xhr.post('<%=url('servicectl/restart', table.concat(configs, ","))%>', { token: '<%=token%>' },
-			function() {
-				var checkfinish = function() {
-					apply_xhr.get('<%=url('servicectl/status')%>', null,
-						function(x) {
-							if( x.responseText == 'finish' )
-							{
-								var e = document.getElementById('cbi-apply-<%=id%>-status');
-								if( e )
-								{
-									e.innerHTML = '<%:Configuration applied.%>';
-									window.setTimeout(function() {
-										e.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
-										<% if redirect then %>location.href='<%=redirect%>';<% end %>
-									}, 1000);
-								}
-							}
-							else
-							{
-								var e = document.getElementById('cbi-apply-<%=id%>-status');
-								if( e && x.responseText ) e.innerHTML = x.responseText;
-
-								window.setTimeout(checkfinish, 1000);
-							}
-						}
-					);
-				}
-
-				window.setTimeout(checkfinish, 1000);
-			}
-		);
-	//]]></script>
-
-	<img src="<%=resource%>/icons/loading.gif" alt="<%:Loading%>" style="vertical-align:middle" />
-	<span id="cbi-apply-<%=id%>-status"><%:Waiting for changes to be applied...%></span>
-</fieldset>
-<%-	end) %>
diff --git a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/map.htm b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/map.htm
index e3210add63..69ef3615a2 100644
--- a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/map.htm
+++ b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/map.htm
@@ -2,12 +2,23 @@
 	<div class="errorbox"><%=pcdata(msg)%></div>
 <%- end end -%>
 
-<%-+cbi/apply_xhr-%>
-
 <div class="cbi-map" id="cbi-<%=self.config%>">
 	<% if self.title and #self.title > 0 then %><h2 name="content"><%=self.title%></h2><% end %>
 	<% if self.description and #self.description > 0 then %><div class="cbi-map-descr"><%=self.description%></div><% end %>
-	<%- if firstmap and applymap then cbi_apply_xhr(self.config, parsechain, redirect) end -%>
+	<%- if firstmap and (applymap or confirmmap) then -%>
+		<%+cbi/apply_widget%>
+		<% cbi_apply_widget(redirect) %>
+		<div class="alert-message" id="cbi_apply_status" style="display:none"></div>
+		<script type="text/javascript">
+			document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() {
+				<% if confirmmap then -%>
+					uci_confirm(true, Date.now() + <%=confirmmap%> * 1000);
+				<%- else -%>
+					uci_apply(true);
+				<%- end %>
+			});
+		</script>
+	<%- end -%>
 
 	<% if self.tabbed then %>
 		<ul class="cbi-tabmenu map">
diff --git a/modules/luci-base/root/etc/config/luci b/modules/luci-base/root/etc/config/luci
index baa3ac5d1e..82c2230e55 100644
--- a/modules/luci-base/root/etc/config/luci
+++ b/modules/luci-base/root/etc/config/luci
@@ -22,3 +22,9 @@ config internal ccache
 	option enable 1
 		
 config internal themes
+
+config internal apply
+	option rollback 30
+	option holdoff 4
+	option timeout 5
+	option display 1.5
diff --git a/modules/luci-mod-admin-full/luasrc/controller/admin/uci.lua b/modules/luci-mod-admin-full/luasrc/controller/admin/uci.lua
index ba317f9f4f..9533ff5e6e 100644
--- a/modules/luci-mod-admin-full/luasrc/controller/admin/uci.lua
+++ b/modules/luci-mod-admin-full/luasrc/controller/admin/uci.lua
@@ -11,54 +11,91 @@ function index()
 	entry({"admin", "uci"}, nil, _("Configuration"))
 	entry({"admin", "uci", "changes"}, call("action_changes"), _("Changes"), 40).query = {redir=redir}
 	entry({"admin", "uci", "revert"}, post("action_revert"), _("Revert"), 30).query = {redir=redir}
-	entry({"admin", "uci", "apply"}, post("action_apply"), _("Apply"), 20).query = {redir=redir}
-	entry({"admin", "uci", "saveapply"}, post("action_apply"), _("Save &#38; Apply"), 10).query = {redir=redir}
+
+	local node
+	local authen = function(checkpass, allowed_users)
+		return "root", luci.http.formvalue("sid")
+	end
+
+	node = entry({"admin", "uci", "apply_rollback"}, post("action_apply_rollback"), nil)
+	node.cors = true
+	node.sysauth_authenticator = authen
+
+	node = entry({"admin", "uci", "apply_unchecked"}, post("action_apply_unchecked"), nil)
+	node.cors = true
+	node.sysauth_authenticator = authen
+
+	node = entry({"admin", "uci", "confirm"}, post("action_confirm"), nil)
+	node.cors = true
+	node.sysauth_authenticator = authen
 end
 
+
 function action_changes()
-	local uci = luci.model.uci.cursor()
+	local uci  = require "luci.model.uci"
 	local changes = uci:changes()
 
 	luci.template.render("admin_uci/changes", {
-		changes = next(changes) and changes
+		changes  = next(changes) and changes,
+		timeout  = timeout
 	})
 end
 
-function action_apply()
-	local path = luci.dispatcher.context.path
-	local uci = luci.model.uci.cursor()
+function action_revert()
+	local uci = require "luci.model.uci"
 	local changes = uci:changes()
-	local reload = {}
 
-	-- Collect files to be applied and commit changes
+	-- Collect files to be reverted
+	local r, tbl
 	for r, tbl in pairs(changes) do
-		table.insert(reload, r)
-		if path[#path] ~= "apply" then
-			uci:load(r)
-			uci:commit(r)
-			uci:unload(r)
-		end
+		uci:revert(r)
 	end
 
-	luci.template.render("admin_uci/apply", {
-		changes = next(changes) and changes,
-		configs = reload
+	luci.template.render("admin_uci/revert", {
+		changes = next(changes) and changes
 	})
 end
 
 
-function action_revert()
-	local uci = luci.model.uci.cursor()
-	local changes = uci:changes()
+local function ubus_state_to_http(errstr)
+	local map = {
+		["Invalid command"]   = 400,
+		["Invalid argument"]  = 400,
+		["Method not found"]  = 404,
+		["Entry not found"]   = 404,
+		["No data"]           = 204,
+		["Permission denied"] = 403,
+		["Timeout"]           = 504,
+		["Not supported"]     = 500,
+		["Unknown error"]     = 500,
+		["Connection failed"] = 503
+	}
 
-	-- Collect files to be reverted
-	for r, tbl in pairs(changes) do
-		uci:load(r)
-		uci:revert(r)
-		uci:unload(r)
+	local code = map[errstr] or 200
+	local msg  = errstr      or "OK"
+
+	luci.http.status(code, msg)
+
+	if code ~= 204 then
+		luci.http.prepare_content("text/plain")
+		luci.http.write(msg)
 	end
+end
 
-	luci.template.render("admin_uci/revert", {
-		changes = next(changes) and changes
-	})
+function action_apply_rollback()
+	local uci = require "luci.model.uci"
+	local _, errstr = uci:apply(true)
+	ubus_state_to_http(errstr)
+end
+
+function action_apply_unchecked()
+	local uci = require "luci.model.uci"
+	local _, errstr = uci:apply(false)
+	ubus_state_to_http(errstr)
+end
+
+function action_confirm()
+	local uci = require "luci.model.uci"
+	local _, errstr = uci:confirm()
+	ubus_state_to_http(errstr)
 end
diff --git a/modules/luci-mod-admin-full/luasrc/view/admin_uci/apply.htm b/modules/luci-mod-admin-full/luasrc/view/admin_uci/apply.htm
deleted file mode 100644
index 370027e510..0000000000
--- a/modules/luci-mod-admin-full/luasrc/view/admin_uci/apply.htm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-<%#
- Copyright 2008 Steven Barth <steven@midlink.org>
- Copyright 2008 Jo-Philipp Wich <jow@openwrt.org>
- Licensed to the public under the Apache License 2.0.
--%>
-
-<%+header%>
-
-<h2 name="content"><%:Configuration%> / <%:Apply%></h2>
-
-<% if changes then %>
-	<%+cbi/apply_xhr%>
-	<%+admin_uci/changelog%>
-
-	<%- cbi_apply_xhr('uci-apply', configs) -%>
-
-	<p><strong><%:The following changes have been committed%>:</strong></p>
-	<%- uci_changelog(changes) -%>
-<% else %>
-	<p><strong><%:There are no pending changes to apply!%></strong></p>
-<% end %>
-
-<%+footer%>
diff --git a/modules/luci-mod-admin-full/luasrc/view/admin_uci/changes.htm b/modules/luci-mod-admin-full/luasrc/view/admin_uci/changes.htm
index 6e725c8888..9e9ce2be2a 100644
--- a/modules/luci-mod-admin-full/luasrc/view/admin_uci/changes.htm
+++ b/modules/luci-mod-admin-full/luasrc/view/admin_uci/changes.htm
@@ -1,40 +1,41 @@
 <%#
  Copyright 2008 Steven Barth <steven@midlink.org>
- Copyright 2008-2015 Jo-Philipp Wich <jow@openwrt.org>
+ Copyright 2008-2018 Jo-Philipp Wich <jo@mein.io>
  Licensed to the public under the Apache License 2.0.
 -%>
 
 <%+header%>
 
+<%-
+	local node, redir_url = luci.dispatcher.lookup(luci.http.formvalue("redir"))
+
+	include("cbi/apply_widget")
+	include("admin_uci/changelog")
+
+	cbi_apply_widget(redir_url or url("admin/uci/changes"))
+-%>
+
 <h2 name="content"><%:Configuration%> / <%:Changes%></h2>
 
 <% if changes then %>
-	<%+admin_uci/changelog%>
 	<%- uci_changelog(changes) -%>
 <% else %>
 	<p><strong><%:There are no pending changes!%></strong></p>
 <% end %>
 
+<div class="alert-message" id="cbi_apply_status" style="display:none"></div>
+
 <div class="cbi-page-actions">
-	<% local node, url = luci.dispatcher.lookup(luci.http.formvalue("redir")); if url then %>
+	<% if redir_url then %>
 	<div style="float:left">
-		<form class="inline" method="get" action="<%=luci.util.pcdata(url)%>">
+		<form class="inline" method="get" action="<%=luci.util.pcdata(redir_url)%>">
 			<input class="cbi-button cbi-button-link" style="float:left; margin:0" type="submit" value="<%:Back%>" />
 		</form>
 	</div>
 	<% end %>
 
 	<div style="text-align:right">
-		<form class="inline" method="post" action="<%=controller%>/admin/uci/apply">
-			<input type="hidden" name="token" value="<%=token%>" />
-			<input type="hidden" name="redir" value="<%=pcdata(luci.http.formvalue("redir"))%>" />
-			<input class="cbi-button cbi-button-apply" type="submit" value="<%:Apply%>" />
-		</form>
-		<form class="inline" method="post" action="<%=controller%>/admin/uci/saveapply">
-			<input type="hidden" name="token" value="<%=token%>" />
-			<input type="hidden" name="redir" value="<%=pcdata(luci.http.formvalue("redir"))%>" />
-			<input class="cbi-button cbi-button-save" type="submit" value="<%:Save & Apply%>" />
-		</form>
+		<input class="cbi-button cbi-button-save" type="button" id="apply_button" value="<%:Save & Apply%>" onclick="uci_apply(true); this.blur()" />
 		<form class="inline" method="post" action="<%=controller%>/admin/uci/revert">
 			<input type="hidden" name="token" value="<%=token%>" />
 			<input type="hidden" name="redir" value="<%=pcdata(luci.http.formvalue("redir"))%>" />
diff --git a/modules/luci-mod-admin-full/luasrc/view/admin_uci/revert.htm b/modules/luci-mod-admin-full/luasrc/view/admin_uci/revert.htm
index 20327adff3..dff53420aa 100644
--- a/modules/luci-mod-admin-full/luasrc/view/admin_uci/revert.htm
+++ b/modules/luci-mod-admin-full/luasrc/view/admin_uci/revert.htm
@@ -1,26 +1,39 @@
 <%#
  Copyright 2008 Steven Barth <steven@midlink.org>
- Copyright 2008 Jo-Philipp Wich <jow@openwrt.org>
+ Copyright 2008-2018 Jo-Philipp Wich <jo@mein.io>
  Licensed to the public under the Apache License 2.0.
 -%>
 
 <%+header%>
 
+<%-
+	local node, redir_url = luci.dispatcher.lookup(luci.http.formvalue("redir"))
+
+	include("cbi/apply_widget")
+	include("admin_uci/changelog")
+
+	cbi_apply_widget(redir_url or url("admin/uci/revert"))
+-%>
+
 <h2 name="content"><%:Configuration%> / <%:Revert%></h2>
 
 <% if changes then %>
-	<%+cbi/apply_xhr%>
-	<%+admin_uci/changelog%>
-
 	<p><strong><%:The following changes have been reverted%>:</strong></p>
 	<%- uci_changelog(changes) -%>
 <% else %>
 	<p><strong><%:There are no pending changes to revert!%></strong></p>
 <% end %>
 
-<% local node, url = luci.dispatcher.lookup(luci.http.formvalue("redir")); if url then %>
+<div class="alert-message" id="cbi_apply_status" style="display:none"></div>
+<script type="text/javascript">
+	document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() {
+		uci_apply(true);
+	});
+</script>
+
+<% if redir_url then %>
 	<div class="cbi-page-actions">
-		<form class="inline" method="get" action="<%=luci.util.pcdata(url)%>">
+		<form class="inline" method="get" action="<%=luci.util.pcdata(redir_url)%>">
 			<input class="cbi-button cbi-button-link" style="margin:0" type="submit" value="<%:Back%>" />
 		</form>
 	</div>