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docs(files): handoff plan for files-overlay Playwright e2e tests
Companion to the just-shipped files-overlay rewrite. The rewrite
verified each step's behavior live in Chromium but left no automated
browser regression net. This handoff plan specifies what to add:

  * Fixture extension (conftest.py): a files_overlay_server fixture
    that seeds a files-type Overlay with one text file, one binary
    file, and a nested folder under tmp_path-rooted LEFT4ME_ROOT.
  * 11 test cases in three tiers — Tier 1 covers the critical paths
    (text edit save, create-new, 409→askConflict, binary replace,
    new-folder + delete, rename-on-save), Tier 2 rounds out drag /
    upload / deep-link, Tier 3 hits the server-detail download
    button.
  * Patterns to follow + pitfalls (the SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE=0 gotcha,
    the data-rel-path location split between text and binary modes,
    the htmx.ajax async wait, why os-drag-with-folders can't be
    synthesized).

Pinned references at the bottom point at the existing test_editor.py
pattern model and the relevant module-header comments. Estimated
half-day for the critical 7 cases, full day for the full 11.

Lives under docs/superpowers/plans/ per the project's planning-
artifact convention. Move to specs/ if it's executed and turned into
shipped tests.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-17 17:20:37 +02:00
deploy deploy/journalctl: anchor server log to current unit start 2026-05-15 23:04:53 +02:00
docs docs(files): handoff plan for files-overlay Playwright e2e tests 2026-05-17 17:20:37 +02:00
examples/script-overlays feat(l4d2-web): seed example script overlays from examples/script-overlays/ 2026-05-08 18:41:08 +02:00
l4d2host refactor(repo): uv workspace + hatchling + layout restructure 2026-05-15 22:04:29 +02:00
l4d2web feat(files): wire askConflict into the routed new-file 409 path 2026-05-17 17:12:14 +02:00
scripts feat(scripts): add scripts/dev-server.py for local UI smoke 2026-05-17 00:04:11 +02:00
.envrc chore(envrc): switch direnv from use uv to layout uv 2026-05-16 13:20:16 +02:00
.gitignore chore(gitignore): ignore .tmp/ scratch directory 2026-05-16 11:53:14 +02:00
.python-version refactor(repo): uv workspace + hatchling + layout restructure 2026-05-15 22:04:29 +02:00
AGENTS.md docs(agents): update modal-pattern reference + add files-overlay layout 2026-05-17 17:20:23 +02:00
cvar_list feat(editor-v2): vocab generator + cvar_list-derived JSON 2026-05-17 01:55:33 +02:00
pyproject.toml test(e2e): scaffold Playwright + live-server fixture 2026-05-16 21:00:45 +02:00
README.md refactor(repo): uv workspace + hatchling + layout restructure 2026-05-15 22:04:29 +02:00
uv.lock test(e2e): scaffold Playwright + live-server fixture 2026-05-16 21:00:45 +02:00

left4me

left4me is a local L4D2 server management platform with two planned components:

  1. l4d2host + l4d2ctl (host library + CLI)
  2. l4d2-web-app (Flask web app for users, blueprints, servers, jobs, and logs)

Status

Implementation plans remain the source of truth for architecture and task sequencing:

  • docs/superpowers/plans/2026-04-22-l4d2-host-lib-v1.md
  • docs/superpowers/plans/2026-04-23-l4d2-web-app-v1.md

Locked v1 Decisions

  • Naming is strictly l4d2 (not l4d).
  • Host library and web app are separate components.
  • Host CLI write commands are fixed to:
    • install
    • initialize <name> -f <spec.yaml>
    • start <name>
    • stop <name>
    • delete <name>
  • Host CLI read commands are available for the web/host boundary:
    • status <name> --json
    • logs <name> --lines <n> --follow/--no-follow
  • The web app calls host operations through l4d2ctl, not direct l4d2host imports.
  • Deployment uses /var/lib/left4me for runtime state, /opt/left4me for repository contents and the virtualenv, /etc/left4me for environment files, and global units under /usr/local/lib/systemd/system.
  • Overlay handling is directory-based; the web app populates each overlay (workshop downloads, managed-global refresh).
  • No lock manager, no rollback, no preflight checks in host library.
  • CLI propagates subprocess failures via stderr and return code.
  • delete on missing instance is no-op success.
  • Blueprint model (web app):
    • user-private in v1
    • servers are live-linked to blueprint
    • no per-server overrides
    • delete blueprint blocked when linked servers exist
    • blueprint changes apply on next action
    • server can reassign blueprint anytime

Planned Repository Layout

  • l4d2host/
  • l4d2web/
  • deploy/
  • docs/superpowers/plans/

Deployment

See deploy/README.md for the Linux test deployment contract, including the runtime user, target filesystem layout, systemd units, privileged helpers, sudoers rules, admin bootstrap, and overlay reference rules.

Local development

This repo is a uv workspace (l4d2host + l4d2web as members) with a committed uv.lock and a .python-version pinning Python 3.13 (matching the Debian Trixie production target).

One-time prereq: install uv (macOS: brew install uv; Linux: curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | shuv is not yet in Debian stable's apt).

  1. direnv allow once per fresh checkout (and after any .envrc change). .envrc uses use uv, which runs uv sync and activates .venv/ on cd.
  2. Without direnv: uv sync at the repo root creates .venv/, installs both workspace members editable, and pulls in dev deps (pytest) from the lockfile.
  3. Tests: uv run pytest (or just pytest once the venv is on PATH).

Tech Stack (planned)

  • Python 3.13+ (workspace uses uv + hatchling)
  • Typer, PyYAML, pytest
  • Flask, SQLAlchemy, Alembic
  • HTMX (vendored locally), custom CSS, SSE
  • systemd units, kernel overlayfs (mounted via the left4me-overlay privileged helper), steamcmd
  1. Implement l4d2host plan first.
  2. Implement l4d2web plan second.
  3. Keep tests green task-by-task (TDD flow from plans).
  4. Keep commits small and aligned with plan tasks.

Contributing Notes

  • Follow plan task order unless explicitly re-planned.
  • Keep contracts above unchanged unless the user asks to change them.
  • Update plan docs when scope or behavior changes.