# HANDOFF.md — Session Handoff (OVERWRITE at the end of every phase or when context is getting long)

> **Read order for a new session:** `NOTES.md` → `STATUS.md` → this file → then work.
> If this file disagrees with the code, trust the code and fix this file.

## 1. Where we are
- **Last completed step:** 10.16 — Leaderboard made public (removed `requireAuth`); hero profile was already public
- **Next step:** Phase 10.17 — Build `public/leaderboard.html` + `public/js/leaderboard.js`: tabs Level/Gold/Kills, rank, hero name (link to profile.html?name=...), class, value; `textContent` only. Add nav links (Game, Shop, Leaderboard, Logout) to header of every logged-in page. Remove temporary link-checker exception from 10.5.
- **Updated:** 2026-10-23
- **Was the last session cut off mid-task?** No

## 2. Verified state (run these first)
| Command | Expected |
|---|---|
| `npm install` | succeeds |
| `npm run migrate` | applies 001–007 / "nothing to do" |
| `npm test` | **273 passing, 0 failing** (97 unit + 176 integration incl. 9 public leaderboard/profile tests) |
| `npm run seed:dev` | creates demo user "demo"/"demo123", hero "Aldric" (warrior), starter gear |
| `npm start` + `curl localhost:3000/` | 200 HTML landing page |
| `curl localhost:3000/api/leaderboard?type=level` | 200 JSON (no auth required) |

## 3. What exists now (files that matter)
- `src/app.js` — leaderboard route no longer has `requireAuth` (public)
- `tests/integration/step-10.16.test.js` — NEW: 9 tests for public leaderboard + hero profile
- `tests/integration/leaderboard.test.js` — updated "rejects request without authentication" → "is accessible without authentication"

## 4. Half-finished / fragile things
- No leaderboard UI yet (stub page exists; real UI in 10.17).
- No restart-persistence test for sessions.
- `npm run seed` script in package.json points to nonexistent `scripts/seed.js`.
- `GET /api/zones` documented in API.md but not implemented.
- Mobile nav uses emoji icons (⚔️ 🏕️ 🎒) — verify they render acceptably on all platforms.
- Characters start with 50g default (DB constraint) — tests must account for this baseline.

## 5. Decisions & deviations from the docs
- D-004..D-007, D-014..D-021 in `docs/DECISIONS.md`
- **D-014:** Mobile bottom nav uses emoji icons (⚔️ Hunt / 🏕️ Trip / 🎒 Items) instead of full text labels.
- **D-015:** Desktop tabs hidden via CSS below 700px; mobile nav shown via CSS; JS `syncMobileNav()` keeps active state in sync.
- **D-016:** `applyXpGain` in `src/game/leveling.js` is the single shared function for XP gain logic, used by both `huntService` and `expeditionService`.
- **D-017:** Landing page `public/index.html` uses `credentials: 'include'` in fetch to `/api/auth/me` to check session state; Play button shown only when `hasHero` is true.
- **D-018:** Link-checker test skips API endpoints (`/api/...`) since they're not static files.
- **D-019:** Rate limiters use `process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test' ? 100 : 100` for test env (relaxed to avoid test interference; prod limit same as test).
- **D-020:** `allocatePoints` in `leveling.js` accepts non-negative integers (0 allowed for unallocated stats).
- **D-021:** Allocation UI uses `container.replaceChildren()` instead of `innerHTML = ''` to avoid innerHTML entirely.

## 6. Gotchas learned
- `npm test` must be `node --test` with NO path/glob; files must be named `*.test.js`.
- better-sqlite3-session-store ignores `expired.clear: false`; that's why the timer is unref'd.
- Statement caches are per-DB-handle (WeakMap) in huntService; copy that pattern for new services.
- Verify test COUNT, not just "all passing".
- Node.js `fetch` doesn't persist cookies across calls — extract `Set-Cookie` header and pass manually in integration tests.
- SQL `SELECT id` from inventory returns the auto-increment row id; rename with `AS inventory_id` when you also need `item_id`.
- Transaction callback args must match the call order exactly.
- Error responses from route-level `AppError`s do NOT include `data` field.
- `setNow` affects ALL `now()` calls including those in service logic.
- Shop API returns `{ ok: true, data: { stock: [...], character: {...} } }` — field is `stock`, not `stocks`.
- Shop stock items have flat fields (`itemId`, `buyPrice`), not nested (`item.id`).
- New characters have starter gear (10.13) — tests must account for 2 baseline inventory rows.
- Characters start with 50g default (DB constraint) — sell tests must use 50 + sellPrice.
- `GET /api/zones` documented in API.md but not implemented.
- Hero profile endpoint is PUBLIC — no `requireAuth` middleware.
- Profile page is public: no auth.js guard needed; uses ?name= query param for lookup.
- Rate limiters in tests: set `NODE_ENV=test` to get relaxed limits; otherwise tests fail with 429.
- `seed-dev.js` must check `NODE_ENV=production` before any `require()` that loads config.
- Express `sendFile` rejects `../` path segments — use `path.resolve()` + `path.join()`.
- `express.static` sends its own 404 responses; catch-all must be placed BEFORE static middleware.
- Character profile GET returns `{ ok: true, data: { character, derived, energy } }`.
- Register returns 201 (Created), not 200.
- Character creation returns 201 (Created), not 200.
- Character creation response: `{ ok: true, data: { character: { id, name, class } } }`.
- Expedition start uses `defId` in request body.
- Expedition claim uses `expeditionId` in request body.
- `src/utils/time` exports `{ now, setNow, resetNow }` — `const time = require(...)`.
- Inventory sell endpoint only accepts `material`-type items.
- `handleListInventory` in `src/routes/inventory.js` — parameter name must be `res`.
- Character profile response has `energy` at `data.energy.current`.
- **10.3:** `expeditionService.js` import changed to `const time = require(...)` — destructured `now` was shadowed.
- **10.3:** `_opts` cannot be sent via HTTP; test rng via direct service call.
- **10.4:** `req.session.username` must be set in both `handleRegister` and `handleLogin`.
- **10.6:** Rate limiters add `X-RateLimit-Limit` and `X-RateLimit-Remaining` headers.
- **10.7:** Express JSON parser throws `SyntaxError` (400) and `PayloadTooLargeError` (413).
- **10.7:** `req.path.startsWith('/api/')` is more reliable than `req.accepts('html')`.
- **10.7:** Session store callbacks must use `next(err)` not `throw`.
- **10.8:** `allocatePoints` always returns `remainingPoints: 0` — service must compute `character.unspent_points - total`.
- **10.9:** Allocation UI must use `textContent`, never `innerHTML` with dynamic data.
- **10.10:** `setupHero` helper must use `.then()` chain.
- **10.12:** Warrior maxHp at level 1 = 135 (50 + 8*10 + 1*5).
- **10.14:** `deleteRowExact` needed for CHECK constraint `quantity >= 1` — when selling exhausts a row, delete by matching quantity instead of decrementing to 0.
- **10.15:** When extracting shared `grantItem`, the calling service's stmtCache MUST include `stackRow`, `addToStack`, `insertInv` with the exact same SQL as huntService — otherwise `grantItem` gets `undefined` statements.
- **10.16:** Leaderboard returns `{ ok: true, data: { entries: [...], pagination: {...} } }`.

## 7. Next-step briefing
- **Next step: 10.17** — Build `public/leaderboard.html` + `public/js/leaderboard.js`: tabs Level/Gold/Kills, rank, hero name (linking to `profile.html?name=...`), class, value; `textContent` only. Add nav links (Game, Shop, Leaderboard, Logout) to the header of every logged-in page. Remove any temporary link-checker exception from 10.5.
- The leaderboard API (`GET /api/leaderboard?type=level|gold|kills&page=1`) is already public and returns `{ entries: [{rank, name, class, level, xp, kills, gold}], pagination: {page, limit, total, totalPages} }`.
- The link-checker test currently has no exceptions (10.5 stub page was already created), so adding the real leaderboard page should make it pass naturally.