Register SkillDefinitionCatalog from content/skills with JsonSchema.Net validation
mirroring validate_content.py and the prototype Slice 1 gate. Resolve paths via
Content:SkillsDirectory or discovery from AppContext.BaseDirectory. Eager-load
after WebApplication build so bad catalogs block startup. Add unit and host
tests, pin test factories to repo skills, document config in server/README, add
manual QA checklist, and extend Bruno GET /health smoke tests.
Document preferring separate branches/commits for mechanical test-only
churn vs ticket-scoped changes. Strike through resolved bullets in the
saved review file per project convention.
Fix the hotbar client test transport body construction so the suite parses and runs again, and normalize AAA marker ordering in the flagged C# tests to restore readability consistency with the test template.
Set E1.M4 documentation status to In Progress across decomposition tracking docs and add lower-bound slot validation coverage. Mark the corresponding review suggestions and nit as resolved in the saved review file.
Ship a server-owned hotbar loadout API with Postgres-or-memory persistence so slot bindings survive reconnects in configured environments. Wire client boot hydration and add tests/docs/manual QA to keep the prototype contract and policy explicit.
Capture the E1.M4 vertical slice backlog in-repo and sync module/dependency docs with the created Linear stories so planning and execution references stay aligned.
Map SelectionEvent to target_changed, reserve ability_cast_requested and ability_cast_denied hook locations, and align plan/manual QA/decomposition docs with TODO(E9.M1) telemetry follow-up.
Add selection_event signal when lockedTargetId changes; attribute tab, clear,
and server_correction from POST/GET paths. Optional log_selection_events print.
GdUnit coverage; README, E1.M3 snapshot, manual QA, and plan checklist updated.
Followup #5: after locking alpha, walking into beta's ring, stopping and
pressing Tab could still return `out_of_range` even when client and server
agreed on position (Δ=0). The freshness-kick move-stream POST and the
target/select POST race on separate HTTP connections so the select can be
validated against a stale stored snap.
Extend TargetSelectRequest v1 with an optional positionHint {x,y,z}.
Server uses the hint for the radius check and for the echoed
targetState.validity; the hint is advisory and does not write to the
position store (move-stream stays the sole write path). Client attaches
the hint automatically whenever set_freshness_kick(...) is wired, so
headless unit tests that skip the wiring fall through to the no-hint
behavior. Freshness kick is kept in place to refresh the stored snap for
later validity GETs but is no longer load-bearing for denial correctness.
Server: 3 new tests (hint accepts when stored is stale, hint-far denies,
hint never writes to position store). Client: 1 new test asserting the
hint is in the POST body when wired. All 62 server + 96 client tests
pass.
Plan Decision 8, review follow-up #5, manual QA section 6, and NEO-23
contract notes updated. New bruno request exercises the hint path.
All prototype targets now share `PrototypeTargetRegistry.SharedLockRadius`
(= 6 m). Anchors moved to alpha `(-3, 0.5, -3)` and beta `(3, 0, 3)` so
the two 6 m rings overlap ~3.5 m wide centered at origin, letting Tab
flip between targets without locomotion. Spawn `(-5, -5)` keeps alpha
in range (~2.83 m) and beta out (~11.31 m) so the existing soft-lock
denial QA path at spawn still holds.
`prototype_target_constants.gd` mirrors the shared radius + new anchors.
The range-aware Tab picker now **skips the currently-locked id** so Tab
always expresses a swap intent — if the only in-range target is already
locked, the fallback picks the next cycle id and the server denies
(preserves NEO-23's "Tab = visible denial when no swap possible" rule).
Tests:
- Server: new `PlayerTargetStateReaderTests.ComputeValidity_AtOrigin_…`
asserts both targets report `Ok` at origin. Existing boundary test
rewritten for the new alpha anchor.
- Client: new `test_tab_from_locked_alpha_at_origin_swaps_to_beta_when_both_in_range`
and `test_tab_when_only_current_lock_is_in_range_falls_back_to_cycle_for_denial`.
Existing in-range/out-of-range positions updated for the new layout.
Server 59/59 and client 95/95 suites pass.
Plan Decision 7, review follow-up #4, manual QA section 5 (new "Tab-flip
at origin" overlap sanity), and README updated. Per-target radii will
return with real combat design (E5.M1) — this is a prototype stub.
Previously Tab from no-lock always picked `ORDERED_IDS[0]` (alpha), so
standing next to beta and pressing Tab was denied with `out_of_range`
even though the client HUD clearly showed beta in range.
Added `PrototypeTargetConstants.next_in_range_id_after(current, world)`
which walks the cycle and returns the first anchor whose client-side
horizontal distance is within the anchor radius.
`TargetSelectionClient.request_tab_next()` prefers that pick when the
player reference is wired (same path `set_freshness_kick` uses) and
falls back to the plain cycle order when nothing is in range so the
server still owns the denial reason.
Server contract (NEO-23) untouched. Tests cover the beta pick, the
nothing-in-range fallback, and the no-player-ref regression. Plan
Decision 6 + review follow-up #3 + README + manual QA updated.
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