neon-sprawl/docs/manual-qa/NEO-48.md

Manual QA — NEO-48 (perk state GET + branch selection POST)

Reference: implementation plan, NEO-47 plan (unlock engine).

Preconditions

• Run NeonSprawl.Server (dotnet run from server/NeonSprawl.Server; default http://localhost:5253).
• Dev player dev-local-1 exists in position state (default in-memory / seeded Postgres).

GET empty state

curl -sS "http://localhost:5253/game/players/dev-local-1/perk-state" | jq .

• HTTP 200; schemaVersion 1; branchPicks []; unlockedPerkIds [] (fresh server).

POST tier-1 pick (happy path)

1. Grant salvage XP to reach level 2 (prototype curve: 100 total XP):

curl -sS -X POST "http://localhost:5253/game/players/dev-local-1/skill-progression" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"schemaVersion":1,"skillId":"salvage","amount":100,"sourceKind":"activity"}' | jq .

2. Select tier-1 branch:

curl -sS -X POST "http://localhost:5253/game/players/dev-local-1/perk-state" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"schemaVersion":1,"skillId":"salvage","tierIndex":1,"branchId":"scrap_efficiency"}' | jq .

• selected: true; perkState.branchPicks contains salvage tier 1 scrap_efficiency; unlockedEvents empty at tier 1.
• Repeat GET — same pick visible.

POST deny

• Second pick same tier different branch → selected: false, reasonCode branch_already_chosen.
• On fresh server without XP grant → level_too_low.

Bruno

• Run folder bruno/neon-sprawl-server/perk-state/ (GET + POST happy + deny smoke).
• Run Post branch select deny branch already chosen (self-contained; pre-request grant + first pick).

Regression

cd server && dotnet test NeonSprawl.sln

Expect all tests pass including PerkStateApiTests.