mtg-online-drafter/docs/development/CENTRAL.md

Development Status (Central)

Active Plans

• Enhance 3D Game View: Active. Transforming the battlefield into a fully immersive 3D environment.
• Deck Tester Feature: Completed. Implemented a dedicated view to parse custom decks and instantly launch the 3D game sandbox.
• Game Context Menu & Immersion: Completed. Implemented custom right-click menus and game-feel enhancements.

Recent Completions

• Game Battlefield & Manual Mode: Completed.
• Helm Chart Config: Completed.
• CSV Import Robustness: Completed. Enhanced CSV parser to dynamically map columns from headers, supporting custom user imports.
• Fix Socket Mixed Content: Completed. Resolved mixed content error in production by making socket connection URL environment-aware.
• Draft Rules & Pick Logic: Completed. Enforced 4-player minimum and "Pick 2" rule for 4-player drafts.
• Fix Pack Duplication: Completed. Enforced deep cloning and unique IDs for all draft packs to prevent opening identical packs.
• Reconnection & Auto-Pick: Completed. Implemented session persistence, seamless reconnection, and 30s auto-pick on disconnect.
• Draft Interface UI Polish: Completed. Redesigned the draft view for a cleaner, immersive, game-like experience with no unnecessary scrolls.
• Resizable Draft Interface: Completed. Implemented user-resizable pool panel and card sizes with persistence.
• Draft UI Zoom Zone: Completed. Implemented dedicated zoom zone for card preview.
• Host Disconnect Pause: Completed. Specific logic to pause game when host leaves.
• 2025-12-16-215000_anti_tampering.md: Implemented server-side validation for game actions.
• 2025-12-16-220000_session_persistence.md: Plan for session persistence and safer room exit logic.
• 2025-12-16-221000_lobby_improvements.md: Plan for kick functionality and exit button relocation.
• Fix Draft UI Layout: Completed. Fixed "Waiting for next pack" layout to be consistently full-screen.
• Draft Timer Enforcement: Completed. Implemented server-side 60s timer per pick, AFK auto-pick, and global draft timer loop.
• Pack Generation Update: Completed. Implemented new 15-slot Play Booster algorithm with lands, tokens, and wildcards.
• Card Metadata Enhancement: Completed. Extended Scryfall fetching and DraftCard interfaces to include full metadata (CMC, Oracle Text, etc.).
• Rich Metadata Expansion: Completed. Further expanded metadata to include legalities, finishes, artist, frame effects, and produced mana.
• Persist Metadata: Completed. Implemented IndexedDB persistence for Scryfall metadata to ensure offline availability and reduce API calls.
• Bulk Parse Feedback: Completed. Updated CubeManager to handle metadata generation properly and provide feedback on missing cards.
• Full Metadata Passthrough: Completed. DraftCard now includes a definition property containing the complete, raw Scryfall object for future-proofing and advanced algorithm usage.
• Server-Side Caching: Completed. Implemented logic to cache images and metadata on the server upon bulk parsing, and updated client to use local assets.