Emberfall/HANDOFF.md

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: 9.5 (Final full run of "Definition of playable") — TICKED in STATUS.md
• Next step: Phase 9 — 9.6 (Update README with real run instructions)
• Updated: 2026-10-21
• Was the last session cut off mid-task? No

2. Verified state (run these first)

Command	Expected
npm install	succeeds
npm run migrate	applies 001–006 / "nothing to do"
npm test	176 passing, 0 failing (85 unit + 91 integration incl. 1 e2e)
npm run seed:dev	creates demo user "demo"/"demo123", hero "Aldric" (warrior), starter gear

3. What exists now (files that matter)

• public/game.html — Dashboard with 3-col grid (stats | action | combat), mobile bottom nav (⚔️ Hunt / 🏕️ Trip / 🎒 Items), tabbed action area.
• public/js/game.js — hunt UI + inventory UI + expedition UI + mobile nav init (DOMContentLoaded); uses shared toast.js.
• public/css/main.css — All styles including 3-col desktop grid, mobile bottom nav (< 700px), stacked panels on mobile, spinner, toast, button loading states.
• public/404.html — Custom 404 error page.
• public/500.html — Custom 500 error page.
• public/js/toast.js — Shared toast notification system.
• public/shop.html / public/js/shop.js — Shop page (buy/sell).
• public/login.html, public/register.html, public/create-hero.html — Auth & hero creation.
• public/profile.html / public/js/profile.js — Public hero profile page.
• public/js/auth.js — Shared API wrapper + showError.
• scripts/seed-dev.js — Creates demo account + hero + starter gear.
• src/app.js — Express app with helmet, rate limiters, catch-all 404, 500 HTML serving.
• src/services/* — All game services.
• src/routes/* — All route handlers.
• src/game/* — Pure game logic.
• tests/integration/*.test.js — 91 integration tests (incl. e2e-playable.test.js).
• tests/unit/*.test.js — 85 unit tests.

4. Half-finished / fragile things

• No leaderboard UI yet (Phase 8 API done but no UI).
• HP never regenerates naturally; only level-up restores it.
• No restart-persistence test for sessions.
• npm run seed script in package.json points to nonexistent scripts/seed.js.
• Equipment bonuses not yet passed into combat (Issue #5 in STATUS.md).
• Starter gear documented but not auto-created on character creation.
• GET /api/zones documented in API.md but not implemented (Issue #2).
• Mobile nav uses emoji icons (⚔️ 🏕️ 🎒) — verify they render acceptably on all platforms.

5. Decisions & deviations from the docs

• D-004..D-007 in docs/DECISIONS.md (combat rounds, equipment counted once, session store, clock).
• D-014: Mobile bottom nav uses emoji icons (⚔️ Hunt / 🏕️ Trip / 🎒 Items) instead of full text labels to save horizontal space on narrow screens.
• D-015: Desktop tabs hidden via CSS (display: none) below 700px; mobile nav shown via CSS; JS syncMobileNav() keeps active state in sync.
• Zod query param parsing uses zod.coerce.number() because Express query params are strings.
• Inventory response uses itemId (item.id) and inventoryId (inventory row id) to avoid confusion.
• Consumable effect parsing: regex ^(heal|energy):(\d+)$ on items.effect field.
• Qty decrement avoids CHECK constraint violation: delete directly when qty==1, decrement when qty>1.
• D-008..D-013 from previous steps.

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 AppErrors 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 NO inventory items (starter gear not auto-created yet).
• 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 1000 req/window limit; otherwise tests fail with 429.
• seed-dev.js must check NODE_ENV=production before any require() that loads config (config throws on placeholder SECRET).
• Express sendFile rejects ../ path segments — use path.resolve() + path.join() for absolute paths.
• 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 } } — fields nested under character, derived, energy.
• Register returns 201 (Created), not 200.
• Character creation returns 201 (Created), not 200.
• Expedition start uses defId in request body (not expeditionId).
• Expedition claim uses expeditionId in request body.
• Expedition start response returns data.expedition.id — capture this for claim.
• src/utils/time exports { now, setNow, resetNow } directly — const time = require(...), not const { time }.
• Inventory sell endpoint (POST /api/shop/sell) only accepts material-type items.
• handleListInventory in src/routes/inventory.js — parameter name must be res, not _res.

7. Next-step briefing (9.6)

• Goal: Update README with real run instructions.
• Include: how to install, configure (.env), run migrations, seed dev data, start server, run tests, and basic play-through steps.