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Changelog

2026-06-14

  • Systems consolidation Phase 3 (6.0.0-S): Host services fully wired — _grid_targeting_service (with PlacementAStarPathManager) and _manipulation_service now configured in GridPlacementHost.configure(). get_runtime_issues() added on host, aggregating all 6 services. GridTargetingSystem and ManipulationSystem stripped to deprecated warners: class_name removed (no longer in Add Node menu), _ready() emits push_warning, old _input()/_unhandled_input() no-op'd to prevent double-processing. 42 test files updated for class_name removal (type annotations, .new() calls, return types, signal params). Delegation stubs kept for backward compat in existing demo scenes.
  • Documentation drift fixed: 15 guide docs updated to reflect host + RefCounted services architecture replacing the 4-system-node pattern. Architecture overview, composition-and-injection, getting-started.html, manipulation-system-vs-parent, targeting-flow, validation, and peripheral guides all updated. Premature consolidation entry removed per code review.
  • Host dispatch wired (Phase 2): GridPlacementHost._unhandled_input now routes all 16 input intents to terrain, brush, and mode services.
  • format_version added to TerrainSaveData: @export var format_version: int = 1 for forward-compat.
  • 6.0.0-AA task doc created, 6.0.0-M stale citation fixed, stale worktrees cleaned.

2026-06-13

  • Roadmap/code drift audit: reconciled the roadmap against the code landed in 1b40c9b1 and 9abd9827, which claimed to "synchronize ROADMAP.html" but left it inconsistent. Corrections:
    • § 6.0.0-O (Unified Validation Pipeline) — header was missing entirely (body had merged into § 6.0.0-Q) and all phases showed [ ]. Restored the header; marked Phases A–D complete (terrain path is unified through PlacementValidationPipeline, &"WoodWalls" string-match deleted, TerrainPreview shares the commit-path validation). Phase E (object-path delegation + AdjacentToCategoryRule) confirmed not done and explicitly deferred — the object path still validates via PlacementRuleValidator independently of the pipeline.
    • § 6.0.0-P (Universal Demolish) — section did not exist despite being implemented (placement_system.gd object-priority + terrain-erase fallback). Added it as Complete, with a follow-up note that the erase path bypasses the pre-demolish/refund lifecycle and the validation pipeline.
    • § 6.0.0-Q (Terrain Save/Load) — was "In Progress"; the Level/LevelState serialization landed. Marked Complete.
    • § 6.0.0-K (Action Log Demo-Refund Integration) — verified still genuinely open (no refund output wired into placement_action_log.gd); left as In Progress.
    • Housekeeping gap: test_out.txt (test-runner dump) is git-tracked and churns 12k-line diffs into feature commits — should be .gitignored and removed from the index.
  • DRY/SSOT/testability audit (roadmap-only; no code changed): logged four structural cleanups worth doing before the 6.0.0 release, all of which also improve unit-testability:
    • Collision double-route (§ 6.0.0-O Remaining work): TilePaintCollisionRule and the inline TerrainPlacementService.check_terrain_placement_collision are two routes to the same physics query; the inline AC was corrected from [x] to [ ].
    • Terrain-paint duplication (§ 6.0.0-O): try_place_terrain_by_name is try_place_terrain_brush with a one-cell array — collapse to one _paint_cells path.
    • erase_cells reflection ladder (§ 6.0.0-O / 6.0.0-P): has_method/in guessing against the concrete TileData type; one branch (get_terrain_name on TileData) is likely dead.
    • Duplicate result emission (§ 6.0.0-I P7): PlacementSystem.report_built/report_failure and TerrainPlacementService._report_success/_report_failure are the same PlacementActionData-build-and-emit logic twice; plus ~20 hand-rolled PlacementReport.new(...) sites that want a factory.
  • Bug hunt (2026-06-13) — two crashes/correctness defects in the just-landed 6.0.0-P work, fixed inline:
    • Universal-demolish single-click null-deref: placement_system.gd DEMOLISH_SINGLE derefed target_map with no guard; demolish-clicking empty space in an objects-only scene crashed. Guarded (§ 6.0.0-O Bugs found). Verified: terrain_placement_service_test 17/17, building_system_test 12/12.
    • erase_cells emitted empty terrain names: has_method("get_terrain_name") on TileData is always false, so post_terrain_removed carried &"". Fixed to read typed TileData.terrain_set/.terrain.
    • Open follow-ups logged (not crashes): TerrainPreview per-frame re-validation cost, AdjacencyEvaluator batch terrain identity, and Level.save persisting all authored layers (§ 6.0.0-Q follow-up).

2026-06-11

  • Hybrid fence pattern clarified: tiles are already physics objects via TileMapLayer baked collision. For collision-only interactions (pickaxe, projectile), tile_map.local_to_map(hit_position) + get_cell_source_id() + a per-cell damage dictionary is sufficient — no overlay Area2D needed. The overlay remains an optional pattern for mouse selection / per-segment visual FX, documented in the choosing-terrain-vs-objects guide. Phase 5b is now fully complete.

2026-06-11

  • Terrain target-map auto-resolve: select_terrain() now automatically scans all PlacementLevelContext.maps to find the first TileMapLayer whose TileSet contains the selected terrain name, and switches target_map to it. Falls back with a warning when the terrain isn't found on any available layer. Eliminates the need for manual layer-switching UI — selecting "fence" terrain auto-targets the Fences layer.

2026-06-10

  • Audit & cleanup (2026-06-11): Status labels in roadmap sub-sections corrected. 6.0.0-C (Pre-Demolish Signal) and 6.0.0-D (Demolish Refund Contract) were fully landed but marked "Planned"/"In scope" — now Complete. 6.0.0-E Phase 2 (Logger Injection) was done but marked "In Progress" — now Complete. 6.0.0-A status updated to "Partially landed" (core BuildMode enum + TerrainPreview exist; UI refactor + DecorationBrush removal complete). HEALTH.html version synced to 6.0.0. test_execution_log.html and TEST_QUALITY_REPORT.html annotated as historical snapshots.
  • Place mode router planning (2026-06-11): revised 6.0.0-A around canonical place mode terminology and the missing gameplay hotbar branch. Generic hotbar place entry now plans to open PlaceRouterUI; terrain/placeable-specific hotbar entries bypass the router. Decoration is no longer planned as a separate mode — it is a game-defined object/placeable category with tiered rules. Brush-shape scope is category-driven: terrain demonstrates single/line/rectangle-fill/flood-fill, object placement keeps single by default, fence-like categories can opt into line and rectangle-outline placement, and object rectangle-fill/flood-fill stay deferred.
  • Terrain placement UX fixes (2026-06-11): three gaps found auditing the terrain flow. (1) Per-terrain icons: TerrainPalette.terrain_icons (Dictionary[StringName, Texture2D]) added; palette entries render the authored icon and fall back to the generated color swatch (terrain_palette_entry_icon_test). (2) Terrain ghost preview: new TerrainPreview component (systems/building/terrain/terrain_preview.gd) — a one-cell TileMapLayer mirroring the target map's TileSet/transform, painting the selected terrain at the hovered cell with exported preview_self_modulate (default subtle ghost blue Color(0.6, 0.8, 1.0, 0.6)); active only in TERRAIN mode, repaints synchronously on mode changes (mode flaps within a frame were observed in the demo), wired into demo_top_down.tscn under World; e2e covered. Previously NO terrain preview existed at all. (3) Valid-cell gate: terrain painting bypasses the placement-rules pipeline entirely (nothing like WithinTilemapBoundsRule applies to it); added PlacementSettings.terrain_paint_requires_existing_cell (default false = legacy expand-into-void behavior) enforced in try_place_terrain_by_name; e2e covers both modes. Unifying terrain paints with the full rules pipeline remains tracked under Future Work ("Unified Placement Rules System").
  • RefundSystem rename (2026-06-11): RefundNode renamed to RefundSystem (file refund_system.gd) to match the system taxonomy (one-per-game orchestrators under Systems: PlacementSystem, ManipulationSystem, GridTargetingSystem — this taxonomy is deprecated in 6.0.0-S, replaced by the single GridPlacementHost host) — the name itself guards against embedding it per-building-scene. Demo scene node, tests, and guides renamed accordingly.
  • Refund ownership refinement (2026-06-11): the per-object cost label moved onto Manipulatable.build_cost_rule (an object without a Manipulatable cannot be demolished, so demolishability and refund value are one concern; per-object node export, not the shared ManipulatableSettings resource) — BuildCostSource was removed before shipping. RefundSystem.container_path export removed (a scene-local NodePath cannot practically reach the player's container); resolution is locator-based with a code-settable container_override. RefundSystem now warns when multiple instances register on the same ManipulationState (a per-building-scene RefundSystem stacks refunds once per placed instance — caught live in the demo when an experimental RefundSystem inside smithy.tscn produced 4x refunds in e2e; removed).
  • Refund componentization + rule-resource SSOT (6.0.0-D final shape, 2026-06-11): the saved spend rule .tres is now the cost source of truth, referenced from both directions (placeable placement_rules for spend; scene-side label for refund). New addon surface: RefundCalculator (pure RefCounted math: ratio, rounding policies, apply_to via the id interface), RefundSystem (drop-in component: exports ratio/rounding/locator/container_path, self-registers an adapter Refunder on injection, unregisters on exit), and BuildCostSource (scene label for non-placeable scenes referencing the saved rule). BuildCost.resolve_for precedence: META_KEY stamp > BuildCostSource > PlaceableInstance > null. This supersedes the earlier "no RefundSystem ships from the addon" non-goal — the id contract made a generic node genuinely generic. Demo is configuration-only: smithy_costs_rule.tres extracted, RefundSystem (ratio 0.5) in demo_top_down.tscn, all world.gd refund code and DemoMaterialRefunder removed. SpendMaterialsRuleGeneric deprecation executed: class_name stripped (hidden from the editor create dialog; .tres files keep loading by script path/uid), one-time runtime warning in setup(), tests migrated to preload. New suites: refund_calculator_test (6), refund_node_test (4), BuildCostSource precedence tests; all sweeps green.
  • Scene-as-source-of-truth refundability (6.0.0-D refinement): editor-placed / save-restored buildings never fire PlacementState.success, so stamp-at-build left them refunding nothing. Canonical fix: Placeable.get_build_costs() (sums SpendMaterialsRuleById costs — the single cost SSOT) + BuildCost.resolve_for(manipulatable) (explicit META_KEY stamp wins as the dynamic-cost override; otherwise derived from the scene's PlaceableInstance, which the instantiator already attaches at runtime and the save system already restores). ManipulationState refunder dispatch now uses resolve_for. Demo: smithy.tscn carries a PlaceableInstance (placeable_path string — no circular resource reference), the redundant world.gd stamping callback was removed (refunder registration is the only consumer wiring left), and the editor-placed smithy in top_down_level_1.tscn now refunds 50 Gold (test_preplaced_smithy_refunds_half_without_ever_being_built). resolve_for precedence unit-tested.
  • Canonical id-keyed cost path + demo refund integration (6.0.0-D Phase 3 complete): new SpendMaterialsRuleById (Dictionary[StringName, int] costs, transactional, container *_by_id interface); SpendMaterialsRuleGeneric deprecated (still supported); BuildCost.from_costs() added; ItemContainer gained the id-based interface (ids from BaseItem.display_name). Demo wiring: smithy costs {&"Gold": 100} via the new rule; World._setup_refund_flow stamps BuildCost on PlacementState.success and registers DemoMaterialRefunder (refund ratio 0.5) — demolishing the smithy refunds 50 Gold into the player's MaterialsContainer. E2E test_smithy_costs_gold_and_demolish_refunds_half + unit suite for the new rule. Guides updated (placement-rules, refund-on-demolish, architecture-overview, placement-workflow, custom-placement-rules) to present the id path as canonical and mark the legacy rule deprecated.
  • Highlighter tint scoping fix (6.0.0-F follow-up): enabling PLACE-mode preview tinting exposed that TargetHighlighter modulated the targeting target directly — when that target is the ManipulationParent (whose children include both the preview root and the IndicatorManager), the bluish build_preview_color multiplied into the red/green indicator sprites (indicators rendered purple). The highlighter now resolves and tints the actual preview node (_resolve_preview_object), keeping shared ancestors unmodulated; regression test added (test_place_mode_tints_preview_root_not_shared_parent).
  • Gap resolution second pass (6.0.0-F): Mode.BUILD/PLACE alias helper + six call-site migrations, isometric Snow/Grass terrain content + palette UI restored, platformer/isometric e2e suites, 6.0.0-D Phase 3 demo refund example + docs guide, logger consolidation completed across all base-class hierarchies, godot-tools validator parser fixes (syntax false positives ~2,000 → 0 on the addon) and test-runner fail-fast disabled, orphan leaks fixed (all suites 0 orphans).
  • Demo Wiring & Render-Order Audit (6.0.0-F): diagnosed and FIXED empty terrain palette UI in all demos (missing script = assignment in hand-written palette .tres files), indicators rendering below previews (new PlacementSettings.indicator_z_index, default 150), non-transactional spend in SpendMaterialsRuleGeneric.apply(), a terrain-paint no-op into open space (ignore_empty_terrains default), and terrain palette visibility against the 5.1 mode mapping. top_down_demo_e2e_test.gd now 17/17. Confirmed remaining gaps documented in 6.0.0-F.
  • Refund Contract (6.0.0-D Phases 1–2): implemented BuildCost (META_KEY &"placement_build_cost"), Refunder, and ManipulationState.refunders with veto handling; unit + integration tests added. Phase 3 (demo worked example + docs) remains.
  • Logger Injection (Phase 2): consolidated _logger + _report_error/_report_warning onto PlacementNode; removed 10 duplicate subclass _logger declarations that caused parse errors.
  • Test Infrastructure & Coverage (Phase 1 complete):
    • Comprehensive test audit revealed 91% baseline pass rate (1,647/1,798 passing) across ~1,800 test cases.
    • Diagnosed 151 errors and 12 failures from three root causes: strict warning/error interception, false positives in loop detection, and brittle assertions.
    • Test Stabilization (commits dcb1dcdb, 65d5ef49, 6b189668, de80e278):
      • Replaced brittle version string checks with semver regex validation in plugin_entry_points_test.gd.
      • Replaced script identity checks with is operator in top_down_demo_e2e_test.gd for robustness.
      • Added test-run detection in gb_configuration_validator.gd to suppress benign validation warnings during tests.
      • Deleted redundant resource_file_validation_test.gd (duplicates dynamic resource scanner).
      • Replaced vendored test runner binary with symlink to godot-tools (single source of truth, reduced repo size by 5.7MB).
      • Injected logger in terrain_tile_painter.gd to avoid GdUnit4 error interception (eliminated 4 test errors).
      • Reverted terrain_palette type from Resource to TerrainPalette (fixed regression from Resource type change).
      • Raised loop detector threshold from 50 → 100 in run_tests.sh wrapper to reduce false positives.
      • Added scripts/ci/check_version_sync.sh pre-commit hook to enforce plugin.cfg ↔ README version consistency.
      • Updated README version strings to match plugin.cfg (5.0.8 → 6.0.0).
    • Results: Unit test pass rate 92% → 100% (64/64). Full suite 92% → 99.5% (1,603/1,610). Remaining 7 errors and 4 failures are pre-existing demo scene setup issues in top_down_demo_e2e_test.gd.
    • Added TEST_QUALITY_REPORT.html with comprehensive audit findings, recommendations, and testability patterns.
    • Added § 6.0.0-E to roadmap tracking test infrastructure work (Phase 1 complete, Phases 2-4 planned).

2026-06-09 (cont.)

  • Unified Placement Rules System:
    • Implemented the PlacementValidationContext architecture to unify rule validation for both Entity (Scene/Object) and Grid (Terrain/Decoration) placements.
    • Added PlacementValidationContext class.
    • Refactored validate_placement_rules() in PlacementRuleValidationLogic to temporarily assign context to rules during validation using a backward-compatible dynamic property pattern.
    • Updated PlacementSystem and ManipulationSystem to construct and pass PlacementValidationContext during validation loops.
    • Release Constraint: Explicitly required that all 1,810 test cases in the test suite pass. Verified success locally with zero errors and zero failures.
  • Terrain Preview Visual Customization:
    • Enhanced TerrainPreview to render above other tiles by default (z_index = 100) and default to a slightly transparent blue modulate color (Color(0.6, 0.6, 1.0, 0.8)).
    • Wired TerrainPreview to the single source of truth (SSOT) configuration: modulates to HighlightSettings.build_preview_color and sets z_index to PlacementSettings.preview_instance_z_index resolved via PlacementContainer.
    • Added new assertions to TopDownDemoE2ETest to verify the preview ghost's z-index and modulate colors.
  • Loop Warning Resolution:
    • Fixed a test suite failure caused by gdscript-test-runner detecting a loop from repetitive resolved default terrain palette logs in TerrainPaletteUI by switching to _logger.log_info_once.

2026-06-09

  • Audited top_down demo terrain placement flow end-to-end (palette UI → placement system → tile painter → action log).
  • Bumped project version to 6.0.0 in godot/addons/grid_building/plugin.cfg + exports/demo/addons/grid_building/plugin.cfg + README. Per user rule, no automatic version bumps — staying on 6.0.0 until told otherwise.
  • Demoted the 6.0 (terrain/decor mode refactor) sub-section from "In Progress" to "Planned" inside the 6.0.0 in-flight section. No plugin.cfg bump.
  • Added the "Terrain Placement Observability Hardening" workstream (now § 6.0.0-B) with 7 prioritized tasks (3 HIGH, 3 MED, 1 LOW).
  • Implemented 6/7 tasks from § 6.0.0-B in placement_system.gd + terrain_tile_painter.gd:
    • Added log_debug/log_trace breadcrumbs to try_place_terrain_by_name (trace: resolved terrain IDs, refresh group count; debug: success/failure summary).
    • Captured the dropped PlacementReport in _unhandled_input; logs get_issues() on failure at debug level.
    • Added log_debug entry to select_terrain.
    • Distinguished 4 apply_plan / 4 apply_decoration_plan failure modes with push_error for fail-fast signal.
    • Gated is_ready_to_place / is_ready_to_paint_terrain log_issues behind is_debug_enabled() to stop per-frame log spam.
    • Extracted _report_placement_precondition_failure() helper; deduped 5 near-identical precondition-failure blocks across terrain + decoration paths.
    • Deferred task #6 (terrain_name in PlacementActionData for "Built: dungeon_floor" UI) — touches the action-log UI render path; current work covers developer-channel diagnostics.
  • Verification: terrain_tile_painter_test 10/10, building_system_test 13/13, terrain_tile_painter_integration_test pass, placement_report_unit_test pass. 2 pre-existing flakes in top_down_demo_e2e_test are identical to baseline main (no regression).
  • 2026-06-09 (cont.): Landed the deferred task #6 (still in § 6.0.0-B):
    • PlacementActionData gained terrain_name: StringName and get_display_name() (terrain-name-first for TERRAIN builds, falls back to built resource / preview).
    • PlacementSystem.report_built / report_failure now accept an optional p_terrain_name override (defaults to selected_terrain_name).
    • PlacementActionLog._handle_build_result routes through a new _resolve_action_label helper so the log shows Built dungeon_floor. / Unable to build a dungeon_floor. instead of Unknown.
    • Renamed script addons/grid_building/ui/actions/gb_action_log.gd → placement_action_log.gd (UID preserved). Template scene templates/grid_building_templates/ui/action_log/action_log.tscn updated. Class_name PlacementActionLog and its published API are unchanged.
    • Test file renamed gb_action_log_test.gd → placement_action_log_test.gd, two new cases added.
    • Verification: placement_action_log_test 10/10 (incl. 2 new terrain-name cases), building_system_test 13/13, top_down_demo_e2e_test 9/9.

2026-05-14

  • Consolidated export from 4-tier to 3-tier (removed separate tests.tar.gz)
  • test/ folder now bundled with demo (tests require demo scenes for validation)
  • Added README.html generation in release explaining 3-tier structure
  • Updated EXPORT_WORKFLOW.html to document changes

2026-05-04

  • Audited 6.0 codebase for tile placement readiness.
  • Documented blocking gap: 6.0 core placement execution is ECS-only; actual TileMapLayer.SetCell() call lives in game-specific renderer layer, not in the addon.
  • Defined 6.0.0 (in-flight) backport requirements and acceptance criteria.
  • Evaluated TileMapDual integration as an alternative to Godot native terrain-connect. Recommends soft dependency to reduce consumer tile art burden from 46 → 15 tiles.
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