fix(metadata): report all compiled-out module configs

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Problem

getDeviceMetadata().excluded_modules tells clients which module config screens to hide. Auditing all 15 ExcludedModules bits against the registration guards in src/modules/Modules.cpp: four are never reported when the module is compiled out (MQTT, NEIGHBOR_INFO, STORE_FORWARD, TELEMETRY), and three are set for only a subset of the affected builds (PAXCOUNTER, BLUETOOTH, NETWORK). Clients therefore offer config screens for modules absent from the firmware — MQTT and Store & Forward on every STM32WL / nRF52 / RP2040 target, TELEMETRY on nrf54l15 and minimize builds, NEIGHBOR_INFO on russell and several nRF52 RAK boards, NETWORK on all STM32WL.

Solution

Set the missing bits under the same macros that gate the modules (MESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_MQTT, MESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_NEIGHBORINFO, MESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_STOREFORWARD, HAS_TELEMETRY). Widen the three partial conditions: PAXCOUNTER also when an ESP32 build sets MESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_PAXCOUNTER; BLUETOOTH also when HAS_BLUETOOTH is 0; NETWORK collapses the per-arch nRF52/RP2040 arms into a single !HAS_NETWORKING.

StoreForwardModule registers only on ARCH_ESP32 / ARCH_PORTDUINO, but MESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_STOREFORWARD was previously set only by minimize builds and a few variant flags. configuration.h now defines it for every other architecture, so it serves as the single availability predicate that both registration and metadata read. Every existing !MESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_STOREFORWARD site is already nested in an ARCH_ESP32/ARCH_PORTDUINO block, so ESP32 and Portduino builds are unaffected.

Regression safety

Confined to getDeviceMetadata() and one central #define in configuration.h. The bitmask is advisory — clients use it to hide menu entries; it does not touch the module config wire protocol. No PhoneAPI, NodeDB, or AdminModule changes.

Bench-tested

meshtastic --device-metadata before and after flashing this branch, one variant per architecture:

• rak3172 (STM32WL): excluded_modules is [RANGETEST, CANNEDMSG, AUDIO, REMOTEHARDWARE, AMBIENTLIGHTING, PAXCOUNTER, BLUETOOTH] on a pre-change build; the branch adds MQTT_CONFIG, NETWORK_CONFIG and STOREFORWARD_CONFIG — all correct, STM32WL builds none of those modules.
• heltec-mesh-node-t096 (nRF52840): 21904 ([RANGETEST, AUDIO, REMOTEHARDWARE, AMBIENTLIGHTING, PAXCOUNTER, NETWORK]) on a pre-change build → 21912 on the branch, i.e. + STOREFORWARD_CONFIG; the NETWORK/PAXCOUNTER condition rewrites leave every other bit unchanged.
• tlora-t3s3-v1 (ESP32-S3): [RANGETEST, REMOTEHARDWARE, AMBIENTLIGHTING] — identical before and after; NETWORK_CONFIG, BLUETOOTH_CONFIG, PAXCOUNTER_CONFIG and STOREFORWARD_CONFIG all stay absent (ESP32 supports those), so the app keeps offering those screens.
• Native host build also verified. All three boards boot and reconnect normally.

Related

This is the getDeviceMetadata()-only subset of #7838, which was merged and then reverted in 1ac2382d7. That PR additionally changed PhoneAPI config enumeration and NodeDB has_* defaults; this PR carries none of that.

🤝 Attestations

• I have tested that my proposed changes behave as described.
• I have tested that my proposed changes do not cause any obvious regressions on the following devices:
  • Heltec (Lora32) V3
  • LilyGo T-Deck
  • LilyGo T-Beam
  • RAK WisBlock 4631
  • Seeed Studio T-1000E tracker card
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    • RAK3172 — STM32WL
    • Heltec Mesh Node T096 — nRF52840
    • LilyGo T3-S3 — ESP32-S3
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getDeviceMetadata() now reports more excluded modules and uses broader feature-availability conditions. Configuration now disables Store & Forward by default on non-ESP32 and non-Portduino builds.

Changes

Device metadata exclusions

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Configure Store & Forward exclusion src/configuration.h	Non-ESP32 and non-Portduino builds define MESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_STOREFORWARD unless it is already defined. The Wi-Fi disable comment is active.
Update exclusion mask conditions src/main.cpp	getDeviceMetadata() adds MQTT, neighbor-info, Store & Forward, and telemetry exclusions. PAX counter exclusion now supports ESP32 builds. Bluetooth and network-config exclusions use feature-availability conditions.

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In `@src/main.cpp`:
- Around line 1326-1327: Update the metadata guard for STOREFORWARD_CONFIG near
deviceMetadata to require both MESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_STOREFORWARD being enabled and
the supported ARCH_ESP32 or ARCH_PORTDUINO platform condition, matching
StoreForwardModule registration.

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