mtg-online-drafter/docs/development/devlog/2025-12-16-234500_full_metadata_passthrough.md

Plan: Full Metadata Passthrough

Objective

Ensure that the DraftCard objects used throughout the application (and eventually sent to the backend) contain the complete original metadata from Scryfall. The user has explicitly requested access to "all cards informations" for future algorithms.

Steps

1. Update ScryfallService.ts

   • Add an index signature [key: string]: any; to the ScryfallCard interface. This acknowledges that the object contains more fields than strictly typed, preventing TypeScript from complaining when accessing obscure fields, and correctly modeling the API response.

2. Update PackGeneratorService.ts

   • Add sourceData: ScryfallCard; (or similar name like scryfallData) to the DraftCard interface.
   • In processCards, assign the incoming cardData (the full Scryfall object) to this new property.

Impact

• Data Size: Payload size for rooms will increase, but this is acceptable (and requested) for the richness of data required.
• Flexibility: Future updates to pack generation (e.g., checking specific frame_effects or prices) will not require interface updates; the data will already be there in card.sourceData.

Verification

• The valid "Parse Bulk" operation will now produce DraftCards that, if inspected, contain the full Scryfall JSON.