storing last run in database

lib/services/jobs/jobExecutionService.js

@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ export function initJobExecutionService({ providers, settings, intervalMs }) {
       logger.debug('Working hours set. Skipping as outside of working hours.');
       return;
     }
-    settings.lastRun = now;
     const jobs = jobStorage.getJobs().filter((job) => {
       if (!context) return true; // startup/cron → all
       if (context.isAdmin) return true; // admin → all
@@ -150,6 +149,13 @@ export function initJobExecutionService({ providers, settings, intervalMs }) {
     }
     const acquired = markRunning(job.id);
     if (!acquired) return;
+    // Persist the trigger time so the dashboard "last search" KPI can be
+    // derived per accessible user without an in-memory cache.
+    try {
+      jobStorage.updateJobLastRunAt(job.id, Date.now());
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.warn('Failed to persist last_run_at for job', job.id, err);
+    }
     // notify listeners (SSE) that the job started
     try {
       bus.emit('jobs:status', { jobId: job.id, running: true });

lib/services/storage/jobStorage.js

@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ export const getJob = (jobId) => {
             j.notification_adapter AS notificationAdapter,
             j.spatial_filter AS spatialFilter,
             j.spec_filter AS specFilter,
+            j.last_run_at AS lastRunAt,
             (SELECT COUNT(1) FROM listings l WHERE l.job_id = j.id AND l.is_active = 1 AND l.manually_deleted = 0) AS numberOfFoundListings
      FROM jobs j
      WHERE j.id = @id
@@ -116,6 +117,24 @@ export const getJob = (jobId) => {
   };
 };
 
+/**
+ * Record the timestamp at which a job was last triggered.
+ *
+ * Called from the job execution service when a job starts running. The value
+ * is persisted so that the dashboard "last search" KPI survives restarts and
+ * can be computed per accessible user.
+ *
+ * @param {string} jobId - Job primary key.
+ * @param {number} timestamp - Epoch milliseconds.
+ * @returns {void}
+ */
+export const updateJobLastRunAt = (jobId, timestamp) => {
+  SqliteConnection.execute(`UPDATE jobs SET last_run_at = @timestamp WHERE id = @id`, {
+    id: jobId,
+    timestamp,
+  });
+};
+
 /**
  * Update job enabled status.
  * @param {{jobId: string, status: boolean}} params - Parameters.
@@ -164,6 +183,7 @@ export const getJobs = () => {
             j.notification_adapter AS notificationAdapter,
             j.spatial_filter AS spatialFilter,
             j.spec_filter AS specFilter,
+            j.last_run_at AS lastRunAt,
             (SELECT COUNT(1) FROM listings l WHERE l.job_id = j.id AND l.is_active = 1 AND l.manually_deleted = 0) AS numberOfFoundListings
      FROM jobs j
      WHERE j.enabled = 1
@@ -269,6 +289,7 @@ export const queryJobs = ({
             j.notification_adapter AS notificationAdapter,
             j.spatial_filter AS spatialFilter,
             j.spec_filter AS specFilter,
+            j.last_run_at AS lastRunAt,
             (SELECT COUNT(1) FROM listings l WHERE l.job_id = j.id AND l.is_active = 1 AND l.manually_deleted = 0) AS numberOfFoundListings
      FROM jobs j
        ${whereSql}

lib/services/storage/migrations/sql/21.add-last-run-to-jobs.js

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 by Christian Kellner.
+ * Licensed under Apache-2.0 with Commons Clause and Attribution/Naming Clause
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Migration: add `last_run_at` to the `jobs` table.
+ *
+ * Stores the epoch-ms timestamp at which a job was last triggered. Used by the
+ * dashboard "last search" KPI so the value survives restarts and reflects the
+ * actual jobs the requesting user can see (own, shared, or all for admins),
+ * replacing the previous in-memory `settings.lastRun` value.
+ *
+ * NULL means the job has not yet been triggered since this column was added.
+ */
+export function up(db) {
+  db.exec(`
+    ALTER TABLE jobs ADD COLUMN last_run_at INTEGER
+  `);
+}