test: tighten the enrichment-reset fixture (CodeRabbit)

Narrow the import guard to ImportError (not blind Exception, BLE001), and stop
clearing _caa_index_locks — it's guarded by _caa_index_locks_guard, so an
unlocked clear() would race a still-alive worker, and its per-release mutexes
carry no test state.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,83 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+- **The packaged desktop app could not start (`ModuleNotFoundError: No module named
+  'appstate'`).** feedback-desktop's `scripts/bundle-slopsmith.sh` copies a *hardcoded
+  list* of core files into the app bundle — `server.py`, `VERSION`, `lib/`, `data/`,
+  `static/`, `plugins/__init__.py`. The root-level `appstate.py` and `routers/` added in
+  R3 shipped correctly in Docker and passed every test, and were then silently dropped
+  from the packaged app, which died at startup. Both now live under **`lib/`** — the one
+  core directory the Dockerfile (`COPY lib/`), `docker-compose.yml`, and the desktop
+  bundler (`cp -r lib`) all copy wholesale, and that all three put on `sys.path` (on
+  Windows via the embeddable-Python `._pth`, where `PYTHONPATH` is ignored). This needs no
+  change in feedback-desktop and no new release to take effect. Placing them there is also
+  correct under Principle V: with the injection seam, `appstate.py` constructs nothing and
+  does no import-time IO, and a route module only builds an `APIRouter`. The
+  `Dockerfile` / `.dockerignore` / `docker-compose.yml` entries added for the root layout
+  are reverted. New `tests/test_packaging.py` walks `server.py`'s module-level imports and
+  fails if any first-party module resolves outside a directory the packagers copy, so the
+  next root-level module can't ship broken.
+
+### Added
+- **Perf harness now measures 2D-highway frame time (R3c gate).** `scripts/perf-baseline.mjs` gains a `--song` mode that reports per-frame draw-cost p50/p95/p99 (draw-tagged via `highway.addDrawHook`), the metric that gates the `highway.js` split. Maintainer/CI-only; baseline recorded in `docs/perf-baseline.md`.
+- **`routers/` — extracting `server.py`'s route layer, cheapest-first (R3).** Each PR moves a cohesive route group into a `fastapi.APIRouter` under `lib/routers/`, mounted with `app.include_router(...)` at its original site (FastAPI matches in registration order; the full route table stays byte-identical). Bodies are verbatim — only the decorator receiver (`@app` → `@router`) and singleton reads (`meta_db` → `appstate.meta_db`, resolved at call time) change. So far: `audio_effects` (5), `artist_aliases` (5), `loops` (3), `playlists` (12 + covers), `ws_highway` (the 902-line highway chart WebSocket), `chart` (split/unsplit/work/fileinfo — unblocked by the DLC-path substrate), `library_extras`, `wanted`, `shop`, `progression`, `profile`, `stats` (the `/api/stats/{path}` catch-all stays registered last so it can't shadow `/recent` `/best` `/top`), `version` (`/api/version`; VERSION-file lookup adjusted for the router subdir depth), and `diagnostics` (`/api/diagnostics/export|preview|hardware`; the plugins-root lookup adjusted for the router subdir depth, `_running_version` reached through the `appstate` seam, pure payload-cap helpers re-exported for the `server._diag_*` tests), and `tunings` (`/api/tunings`; the pure `config.json` reader moved to `lib/appconfig.py`, the tuning-provider registry read through the `appstate` seam so plugin-contributed tunings still merge). The DLC library-path resolution (`_get_dlc_dir`, pure `_resolve_dlc_path`) moved to `lib/dlc_paths.py`, reading paths through the seam; `config_dir`/`dlc_dir`/`dlc_dir_env` now ride the `appstate` seam (env-derived, so the pop-and-reimport fixtures reconfigure it for free), and the shared request-field sanitizer `_clean_str` moved to `lib/reqfields.py`. The next cut is picked by a dependency-closure scan that ranks groups by how many `monkeypatch.setattr(server, …)` targets they'd drag along.
+- **`routers/` — the first extracted route module (R3).** The five audio-effects mapping
+  endpoints move out of `server.py` into `lib/routers/audio_effects.py` as a
+  `fastapi.APIRouter`, mounted with `app.include_router(...)` **at the point in the file
+  where they used to be defined** — FastAPI matches routes in registration order, so the
+  mount site preserves it. Verified: the full 143-route table (paths, methods, *and*
+  order) is byte-for-byte identical to `main`. Bodies are verbatim; the only edits are
+  the decorator receiver (`@app.get` → `@router.get`) and the singleton read
+  (`audio_effect_mappings` → `appstate.audio_effect_mappings`, a module attribute
+  resolved at call time). This proves the seam from #833 under a real consumer, including
+  the second slot. The `_demo_mode_guard` middleware still blocks all four moved write
+  routes with 403, and `Query(...)` validation still 422s — both checked against a running
+  server. `server.py`: **9,445 → 9,386 lines**.
+- **`lib/enrichment.py` — the metadata-enrichment subsystem leaves `server.py` (R3, move-only).** MusicBrainz / Cover-Art-Archive / AcoustID transport, the match-scorer glue, and the background enrichment worker (~930 lines, 61 defs) move out as one cohesive unit. Bodies are verbatim; the only changes are seam reads — `meta_db`/`config_dir`/`sloppak_cache_dir`/`art_cache_dir` and the two shared art helpers (`song_pack_art_exists`, `art_override_paths`, which stay in `server.py` for the art/delete routes) are reached through `appstate` at call time, and the User-Agent VERSION lookup is corrected for the module's new depth. `server.py` drives the worker through the module (`import enrichment`; the routes + scan lifecycle call `enrichment.X`); tests that faked the network on `server` now patch the same names on `enrichment` (module attribute resolved at call time, so one `setattr` reaches both the routes and the worker's internal callers). Acyclic — `enrichment` imports no `server`. Route table byte-identical; full suite green. `server.py`: 6,917 → 5,988.
+- **`appstate.py` — the router seam (R3).** Route modules moving out of `server.py`
+  need `meta_db` and friends but must not `import server`, or the import graph goes
+  circular the moment `server` imports them back. So `server.py` keeps *constructing*
+  its singletons and now **injects** them once — `appstate.configure(meta_db=…,
+  audio_effect_mappings=…)` — and a router reads them back as module attributes at call
+  time (`import appstate; appstate.meta_db.…`). This is the Python analogue of the
+  frontend refactor's injected `configureX({…})` seams and of the plugin
+  `setup(app, context)` contract: dependencies flow one way, `server → routers →
+  appstate`. Two properties are load-bearing and pinned by `tests/test_appstate.py`:
+  (1) `import appstate` constructs nothing and touches no disk, so the ~49 test fixtures
+  that `sys.modules.pop("server")` + re-import (to rebuild `meta_db` under a patched
+  `CONFIG_DIR`) keep working untouched — a singleton *owned* by `appstate` would survive
+  that pop and go stale; (2) reads must be late-bound (`appstate.meta_db`, never
+  `from appstate import meta_db`), since a `from` import freezes the binding and defeats
+  both a later `configure()` and `monkeypatch.setattr` — the same read-only-binding trap
+  as ES `import`. `configure()` rejects an unknown slot rather than silently creating a
+  global nothing reads, and the suite asserts `server` actually calls it (a seam whose
+  wiring can no-op undetected is worse than no seam). Lives at `lib/appstate.py`.
+
+### Changed
+- **`AudioEffectsMappingDB` moved out of `server.py` into `lib/audio_effects_db.py`
+  (R3, move-only).** The core-owned song/tone → provider routing index follows
+  `MetadataDB` out of the host file, byte-identical apart from the same constructor
+  seam (`__init__` takes `config_dir`; `audio_effect_mappings = AudioEffectsMappingDB(CONFIG_DIR)`),
+  so the module does no IO at import. The singleton stays in `server.py`; no route,
+  no test and no `monkeypatch.setattr(server, …)` target moves. `server.py`:
+  **9,705 → 9,433 lines**.
+- **`MetadataDB` moved out of `server.py` into `lib/metadata_db.py` (R3, move-only).**
+  The library metadata cache — the `MetadataDB` class (4,018 lines) plus the query
+  helpers it owns (keyset paging cursors, the tuning grouping key, smart-arrangement
+  naming, tag normalisation, the startup DB-restore swap) — now lives in its own flat
+  `lib/` module. `server.py` drops from **14,037 → 9,705 lines** and keeps the
+  `meta_db` singleton, so `server.meta_db` and `server.app` resolve exactly as before
+  and every route is untouched. The only non-verbatim change is the seam that lets the
+  class leave `server.py`: `MetadataDB.__init__` now takes `config_dir` explicitly
+  (`meta_db = MetadataDB(CONFIG_DIR)`) instead of reading the module-level `CONFIG_DIR`,
+  which also means `lib/metadata_db.py` performs no IO at import (Principle V). Logging
+  still goes through the `feedBack.server` logger, so existing log filters and `caplog`
+  assertions resolve to the same logger object. `tests/test_settings_export_library_db.py`
+  now imports `_apply_pending_db_restore` from `metadata_db` (the test moved with its
+  subject); no other test changed. Every moved block is byte-identical to its
+  `server.py` original.
+
 ### Added
 - **Plugins can ship an ES-module `src/` tree (module-migration rails, R0).** The host gains three things so a plugin can move off a single global-scope `screen.js` IIFE onto native ES modules with **no build step**: (1) a new sandboxed `GET /api/plugins/{id}/src/{path}` route that serves a plugin's `src/` source subtree, containment-checked by the same `safe_join` guard as `assets/` (traversal/absolute/NUL → 404); (2) the live-edit cache contract — `Cache-Control: no-cache` + a weak mtime/size `ETag` + `If-None-Match`→`304` — applied to `src/`, `screen.js`, and `assets/` (previously `screen.js` sent no cache headers and `assets/` emitted an ETag but never revalidated), so an edited module reloads on refresh while unchanged ones `304`; and (3) `scriptType`/`minHost` passthrough from `plugin.json` to `/api/plugins`, with the loader injecting a plugin that declares `"scriptType":"module"` as `<script type="module">` (its screen.js becomes `import './src/main.js'`). A `<script type=module>` fires its load event only after its whole static-import graph evaluates, preserving the loader's completion-by-`onload` + `_loadingPluginId` contract. Classic plugins are unaffected; `minHost` is passthrough-only for now (enforcement deferred). Tests: `tests/test_plugin_src_route.py` (serve/media-type/traversal/304/no-stale-304/screen.js+assets conditional), `tests/js/plugin_loader_script_type.test.js` (guarded module injection).
 - **Module-migration governance & rails (R0).** Constitution amended to **v1.2.0**: Principle II now names native ES modules as a first-class, *build-free* extension mechanism (the `scriptType:"module"` load path, both plugins and — over time — core's `static/js/`), keeping the no-bundler/no-transpiler/source-served rule intact; Operating Constraints gains a "Module load contract" clause (a `<script type=module>` load event awaits the whole static-import graph, so completion-by-`onload` is preserved; per-visit re-init comes from the `screen:changed` event, not screen.js re-execution). Mirrored into `CLAUDE.md`. New `docs/plugin-modules.md` (the migration playbook — layering, import-time purity, `import.meta.url` assets, the ETag live-edit loop) and `docs/size-exemptions.md` (the signed 1,500-line size-norm register; Byron signs core/bundled rows, Christian the authored virtuoso row). Adds a **maintainer/CI-only** ESLint gate (`eslint.config.js` + a `lint` CI job): `max-lines` warns at 1,500 as a non-blocking ratchet (ceilings for exempt files mirror the register), and `import-x/no-unresolved` + `import-x/no-cycle` hard-error on ES-module graphs — dormant until module code lands, never on the serve/Docker path.

docs/perf-baseline.md

@@ -37,6 +37,31 @@ the hooks, they just need real songs in `DLC_DIR`.
 
 ## Results
 
+### R3c pre-lift baseline — 2026-07-10 (2D highway draw cost)
+
+The gate for the `highway.js` split. Captured on a seeded library (the 33 MB
+Arcturus feedpak) with the new `--song` mode, which measures **per-frame draw
+cost** — rAF callbacks are tagged via `highway.addDrawHook`, so only frames the
+highway actually painted count (the other ~half are cheap no-op loops that would
+otherwise mask a regression). Any `highway.js` change must re-run this on the
+same machine and stay within noise of these numbers.
+
+```bash
+node scripts/perf-baseline.mjs --base http://127.0.0.1:8300 \
+    --song "Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors - Kinetic.feedpak"
+```
+
+| run | draw frames | p50 | p95 | p99 | max |
+|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+| 1 | 53/106 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
+| 2 | 50/100 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
+| 3 | 53/106 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
+
+**p50 ≈ 2.2 ms · p95 spread 2.7–3.2 ms** (3 runs × 10 s playback, headless
+chromium on the dev box). The `H`-container lift changes each closure-slot read
+to a `H.<slot>` property load; this is the number that proves it doesn't cost the
+hot loop.
+
 ### R0 baseline — 2026-07-08 (branch `feat/r0-plugin-module-rails`)
 
 > ⚠️ A quick capture (`--n 50 --soak 8`) against an **empty** library (no charts

docs/size-exemptions.md

@@ -54,8 +54,12 @@ without a *signed* exemption" is unenforceable.
 
 ## Planned, NOT exempt (owned by split plans — listed so nothing falls between states)
 
-core `static/app.js` (11,821) · `static/highway.js` (4,154, whole file) · `server.py`
-(13,948) · `static/v3/songs.js` (4,134) · `static/capabilities/audio-session.js`
+core `static/app.js` (11,852) · `static/highway.js` (4,168, whole file) · `server.py`
+(5,988 — was 14,037; ratcheted by the R3 `MetadataDB` + `AudioEffectsMappingDB`
+extractions and fifteen `routers/` modules; the ~930-line metadata-enrichment subsystem — MB/CAA/AcoustID transport, matcher, background worker — now lives in `lib/enrichment.py`) ·
+`lib/metadata_db.py` (4,373 — new in R3; the `MetadataDB` class alone is 4,018 lines
+and is a monolith in its own right, to be split per-table once the router train
+lands) · `static/v3/songs.js` (4,134) · `static/capabilities/audio-session.js`
 (2,974) · `plugins/highway_3d/screen.js` (15,656) · `plugins/keys_highway_3d/screen.js`
 (3,780) · `plugins/drum_highway_3d/screen.js` (3,597) — and every monolith with a PR
 train in the refactor plan. Test files (e.g. `tests/test_plugins.py`) are out of scope

lib/appconfig.py

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+"""Reading the app's config.json — the one shared, pure helper (R3).
+
+Extracted verbatim from server.py so route modules that need a config value
+(reference pitch, server_config, …) can read it without reaching back into the
+host file. server.py re-imports it, so its ~11 call sites and any
+`server._load_config` test reference keep resolving unchanged.
+"""
+
+import json
+
+
+def _load_config(config_file):
+    """Read and parse config.json. Returns the parsed dict, or None if
+    the file is missing, unreadable, invalid JSON, or parses to a
+    non-dict (e.g. the file contains `[]` or `42`). Callers treat None
+    as "fall back to defaults". Shared between GET and POST so both
+    handle bad files the same way."""
+    if not config_file.exists():
+        return None
+    try:
+        # Explicit UTF-8: save_settings()/import write config.json as
+        # UTF-8 bytes, so the read must not depend on the platform's
+        # default text encoding (cp1252 on Windows would mojibake or
+        # UnicodeDecodeError on a non-ASCII DLC path).
+        parsed = json.loads(config_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    except Exception:
+        return None
+    return parsed if isinstance(parsed, dict) else None

lib/appstate.py

@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+"""Shared application state — the seam that lets route modules reach core
+singletons without importing ``server``.
+
+``server.py`` is the host: it owns the FastAPI ``app``, constructs the DB
+singletons, and runs the lifecycle. As routes move out into ``routers/`` (R3),
+those modules need ``meta_db`` and friends — but they must not ``import
+server``, or the import graph goes circular the moment ``server`` imports them
+back.
+
+So ``server`` **injects** its singletons here once, at the point it builds them::
+
+    # server.py
+    meta_db = MetadataDB(CONFIG_DIR)
+    appstate.configure(meta_db=meta_db, ...)
+
+and a router reads them back as **module attributes, at call time**::
+
+    # routers/artists.py
+    import appstate
+
+    @router.get("/api/artist/{name}/page")
+    def artist_page(name):
+        return appstate.meta_db.artist_page(name)
+
+This is the Python analogue of the injected `configureX({...})` seams the
+frontend refactor uses (stems' ``configureStreaming``, studio's
+``configureAudioGraph``, the editor's ``src/host.js``), and of the plugin
+``setup(app, context)`` contract in Principle III: dependencies flow one way,
+``server -> routers -> appstate``, and nothing imports back up.
+
+Two properties this shape buys, both load-bearing:
+
+* **``import appstate`` performs no IO and constructs nothing.** ``server``
+  still owns construction, so the ~49 test fixtures that do
+  ``sys.modules.pop("server")`` + re-import (to rebuild ``meta_db`` under a
+  patched ``CONFIG_DIR``) keep working untouched — a singleton *owned* here
+  would survive that pop and go stale.
+* **Reads are late-bound.** Routers must use ``appstate.meta_db``, never
+  ``from appstate import meta_db`` — a ``from`` import freezes the binding at
+  its current value, so a later ``configure()`` (or a
+  ``monkeypatch.setattr(appstate, "meta_db", fake)``) would not reach the
+  router. This is the same read-only-binding trap as ES ``import``.
+
+Defaults are ``None`` on purpose: they are inert but *type-honest*, so a router
+that runs before ``configure()`` fails loudly on ``NoneType`` instead of
+quietly operating on a stand-in.
+
+Slots are added here only when a router actually needs one — this is a seam,
+not a grab-bag for everything in ``server.py``.
+
+**Why this lives in ``lib/`` and not the repo root.** Because it constructs
+nothing and does no import-time IO, it satisfies Principle V's rule for ``lib/``
+modules — and ``lib/`` is the only core directory every packaging path already
+copies: the Dockerfile (``COPY lib/``), ``docker-compose.yml``, and
+feedback-desktop's ``bundle-slopsmith.sh`` (``cp -r lib``). All three also put
+both the bundle root and ``lib/`` on ``sys.path``. A root-level module ships in
+Docker but is silently dropped from the packaged desktop app, whose bundler
+copies a hardcoded file list — that regression is what moved this file here.
+"""
+
+# The singletons routers may read. Every name here must also be a `_SLOTS` key.
+meta_db = None
+audio_effect_mappings = None
+# The tuning-provider registry instance (built-ins + plugin-contributed). A
+# stable object mutated in place via register()/unregister() — injected here by
+# reference so routers read the same registry plugins populate.
+tuning_providers = None
+
+# Config paths. server.py derives these from the environment (fresh on every
+# import, so the ~49 pop-and-reimport fixtures keep working) and injects them
+# here. Routers read them as `appstate.config_dir` etc. — a module attribute at
+# call time. NOTE: config_dir/dlc_dir are env-derived, so a `setenv`+reimport
+# test reconfigures them for free; STATIC_DIR/SLOPPAK_CACHE_DIR are patched via
+# `setattr(server, …)` in a few tests, so those slots (when added) need their
+# tests retargeted to appstate in the same PR.
+config_dir = None
+dlc_dir = None          # the DLC_DIR env value as a Path (Path("") if unset)
+dlc_dir_env = None      # the raw DLC_DIR env string, "" if unset — distinguishes
+                        # "unset" from Path("")→"." (see dlc_paths._get_dlc_dir)
+# Cache/asset dirs. static_dir + sloppak_cache_dir are patched via
+# `setattr(server, …)` in a few tests, so a router reading them here needs those
+# setattr sites retargeted to `setattr(appstate, …)` in the same PR (ws_highway
+# retargets the 3 test_highway_ws_* SLOPPAK sites). config_dir-derived dirs are
+# reconfigured for free on a setenv+reimport.
+static_dir = None
+sloppak_cache_dir = None
+audio_cache_dir = None
+
+# Injected callables (not values): server owns the impl + its state, routers call
+# through the seam. get_progression_content wraps a lazy content cache that stays
+# in server.py (its `setattr(server, "_progression_content")` test is untouched).
+get_progression_content = None
+builtin_diagnostic_filename = None
+running_version = None
+# Art helpers that stay in server.py (shared with the art/delete routes) but are
+# also called by the enrichment worker in lib/enrichment.py — injected as
+# callables to keep enrichment acyclic. art_cache_dir is server's ART_CACHE_DIR.
+art_cache_dir = None
+song_pack_art_exists = None
+art_override_paths = None
+
+_SLOTS = frozenset({
+    "meta_db", "audio_effect_mappings", "tuning_providers",
+    "config_dir", "dlc_dir", "dlc_dir_env",
+    "static_dir", "sloppak_cache_dir", "audio_cache_dir",
+    "get_progression_content", "builtin_diagnostic_filename",
+    "running_version",
+    "art_cache_dir", "song_pack_art_exists", "art_override_paths",
+})
+
+
+def configure(**kwargs) -> None:
+    """Publish `server`'s singletons into this module. Called once per
+    `server` import (and again on re-import), so it must be idempotent."""
+    unknown = set(kwargs) - _SLOTS
+    if unknown:
+        raise TypeError(
+            f"appstate.configure() got unknown slot(s): {sorted(unknown)}. "
+            f"Known slots: {sorted(_SLOTS)}. Add the name to _SLOTS if a router "
+            f"genuinely needs it."
+        )
+    globals().update(kwargs)

lib/audio_effects_db.py

@@ -0,0 +1,287 @@
+"""Core-owned song/tone -> audio-effect-provider mapping index.
+
+Extracted verbatim from ``server.py`` (R3). ``server.py`` still owns the
+``audio_effect_mappings`` singleton; this module only supplies the class, so
+nothing here touches config paths at import time — the caller passes
+``config_dir`` in.
+"""
+
+import json
+import sqlite3
+import threading
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+class AudioEffectsMappingDB:
+    """Core-owned public song/tone -> provider mapping index.
+
+    Providers own the preset/chain rows addressed by provider_ref. Core owns
+    the cross-provider routing index and the active mapping per song/tone.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, config_dir: Path):
+        config_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        self.db_path = str(config_dir / "audio_effects.db")
+        self.conn = sqlite3.connect(self.db_path, check_same_thread=False)
+        self.conn.execute("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL")
+        self.conn.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys=ON")
+        self.conn.execute("""
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS audio_effect_mappings (
+                id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+                song_key TEXT NOT NULL,
+                filename TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+                tone_key TEXT NOT NULL,
+                provider_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+                provider_ref TEXT NOT NULL,
+                label TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+                source TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'manual',
+                metadata_json TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}',
+                created_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT (datetime('now')),
+                updated_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT (datetime('now')),
+                UNIQUE(song_key, tone_key, provider_id)
+            )
+        """)
+        self.conn.execute("""
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS audio_effect_active_mappings (
+                song_key TEXT NOT NULL,
+                tone_key TEXT NOT NULL,
+                mapping_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+                updated_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT (datetime('now')),
+                PRIMARY KEY (song_key, tone_key),
+                FOREIGN KEY (mapping_id) REFERENCES audio_effect_mappings(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
+            )
+        """)
+        self.conn.execute(
+            "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_audio_effect_mappings_provider "
+            "ON audio_effect_mappings(provider_id)"
+        )
+        self.conn.execute(
+            "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_audio_effect_mappings_filename "
+            "ON audio_effect_mappings(filename)"
+        )
+        self.conn.commit()
+        self._lock = threading.Lock()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _text(value, *, field: str, limit: int, allow_empty: bool = False) -> str:
+        if value is None:
+            text = ""
+        elif not isinstance(value, str):
+            raise ValueError(f"{field} must be a string")
+        else:
+            text = value.strip()
+        if not text and not allow_empty:
+            raise ValueError(f"{field} is required")
+        if len(text) > limit:
+            raise ValueError(f"{field} is too long")
+        return text
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _mapping_id(value) -> int | None:
+        # Bind only values SQLite can store as an INTEGER; an out-of-range id is a
+        # clean miss (404), not a 500 at bind time.
+        if isinstance(value, int) and not isinstance(value, bool) and -(2 ** 63) <= value < 2 ** 63:
+            return value
+        return None
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _field(data: dict, *keys):
+        # Select the first present snake/camel alias by key, not by truthiness, so a
+        # falsey non-string value (false/0) still reaches _text() and is rejected
+        # instead of being silently swallowed by an `or` chain.
+        for key in keys:
+            if key in data:
+                return data[key]
+        return None
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _metadata(value) -> str:
+        if value is None:
+            return "{}"
+        if not isinstance(value, dict):
+            raise ValueError("metadata must be an object")
+        encoded = json.dumps(value, ensure_ascii=True, sort_keys=True)
+        if len(encoded) > 8192:
+            raise ValueError("metadata is too large")
+        return encoded
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _row(row) -> dict | None:
+        if row is None:
+            return None
+        metadata = {}
+        try:
+            metadata = json.loads(row[8]) if row[8] else {}
+        except Exception:
+            metadata = {}
+        return {
+            "id": int(row[0]),
+            "song_key": row[1],
+            "filename": row[2] or "",
+            "tone_key": row[3],
+            "provider_id": row[4],
+            "provider_ref": row[5],
+            "label": row[6] or "",
+            "source": row[7] or "manual",
+            "metadata": metadata if isinstance(metadata, dict) else {},
+            "created_at": row[9] or "",
+            "updated_at": row[10] or "",
+            "active": bool(row[11]),
+        }
+
+    def _select_sql(self) -> str:
+        return """
+            SELECT m.id, m.song_key, m.filename, m.tone_key, m.provider_id,
+                   m.provider_ref, m.label, m.source, m.metadata_json,
+                   m.created_at, m.updated_at,
+                   CASE WHEN a.mapping_id IS NULL THEN 0 ELSE 1 END AS active
+            FROM audio_effect_mappings m
+            LEFT JOIN audio_effect_active_mappings a
+              ON a.song_key = m.song_key AND a.tone_key = m.tone_key AND a.mapping_id = m.id
+        """
+
+    def list(self, *, song_key: str = "", filename: str = "", tone_key: str = "", provider_id: str = "") -> list[dict]:
+        clauses: list[str] = []
+        params: list[str] = []
+        song_key = self._text(song_key, field="song_key", limit=240, allow_empty=True)
+        filename = self._text(filename, field="filename", limit=500, allow_empty=True)
+        tone_key = self._text(tone_key, field="tone_key", limit=160, allow_empty=True)
+        provider_id = self._text(provider_id, field="provider_id", limit=96, allow_empty=True)
+        if song_key and filename:
+            clauses.append("(m.song_key = ? OR m.filename = ?)")
+            params.extend([song_key, filename])
+        elif song_key:
+            clauses.append("m.song_key = ?")
+            params.append(song_key)
+        elif filename:
+            clauses.append("(m.song_key = ? OR m.filename = ?)")
+            params.extend([filename, filename])
+        if tone_key:
+            clauses.append("m.tone_key = ?")
+            params.append(tone_key)
+        if provider_id:
+            clauses.append("m.provider_id = ?")
+            params.append(provider_id)
+        sql = self._select_sql()
+        if clauses:
+            sql += " WHERE " + " AND ".join(clauses)
+        sql += " ORDER BY m.song_key COLLATE NOCASE, m.tone_key COLLATE NOCASE, m.provider_id COLLATE NOCASE"
+        with self._lock:
+            rows = self.conn.execute(sql, params).fetchall()
+        return [self._row(row) for row in rows]
+
+    def get(self, mapping_id: int) -> dict | None:
+        mapping_id = self._mapping_id(mapping_id)
+        if mapping_id is None:
+            return None
+        with self._lock:
+            row = self.conn.execute(self._select_sql() + " WHERE m.id = ?", (mapping_id,)).fetchone()
+        return self._row(row)
+
+    def upsert(self, data: dict) -> dict:
+        if not isinstance(data, dict):
+            raise ValueError("mapping body must be an object")
+        filename = self._text(data.get("filename", ""), field="filename", limit=500, allow_empty=True)
+        song_key_raw = self._field(data, "song_key", "songKey")
+        if song_key_raw is None or song_key_raw == "":
+            song_key_raw = filename
+        song_key = self._text(song_key_raw, field="song_key", limit=240)
+        tone_key = self._text(self._field(data, "tone_key", "toneKey"), field="tone_key", limit=160, allow_empty=True)
+        provider_id = self._text(self._field(data, "provider_id", "providerId"), field="provider_id", limit=96)
+        provider_ref = self._text(self._field(data, "provider_ref", "providerRef"), field="provider_ref", limit=240)
+        label = self._text(data.get("label", ""), field="label", limit=160, allow_empty=True)
+        source = self._text(data.get("source", "manual"), field="source", limit=40, allow_empty=True) or "manual"
+        metadata_json = self._metadata(data.get("metadata", {}))
+        with self._lock:
+            self.conn.execute(
+                """
+                INSERT INTO audio_effect_mappings
+                    (song_key, filename, tone_key, provider_id, provider_ref, label, source, metadata_json, updated_at)
+                VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, datetime('now'))
+                ON CONFLICT(song_key, tone_key, provider_id) DO UPDATE SET
+                    -- Only overwrite filename when a non-empty one was supplied; an
+                    -- omitted/empty filename must preserve the stored value (it's an
+                    -- alternate lookup key for list(..., filename=...)).
+                    filename=CASE WHEN excluded.filename <> '' THEN excluded.filename ELSE audio_effect_mappings.filename END,
+                    provider_ref=excluded.provider_ref,
+                    label=excluded.label,
+                    source=excluded.source,
+                    metadata_json=excluded.metadata_json,
+                    updated_at=datetime('now')
+                """,
+                (song_key, filename, tone_key, provider_id, provider_ref, label, source, metadata_json),
+            )
+            row = self.conn.execute(
+                "SELECT id FROM audio_effect_mappings WHERE song_key = ? AND tone_key = ? AND provider_id = ?",
+                (song_key, tone_key, provider_id),
+            ).fetchone()
+            if row is None:
+                raise ValueError("failed to create audio-effects mapping")
+            mapping_id = int(row[0])
+            if data.get("active") is True:
+                self.conn.execute(
+                    """
+                    INSERT INTO audio_effect_active_mappings (song_key, tone_key, mapping_id, updated_at)
+                    VALUES (?, ?, ?, datetime('now'))
+                    ON CONFLICT(song_key, tone_key) DO UPDATE SET
+                        mapping_id=excluded.mapping_id,
+                        updated_at=datetime('now')
+                    """,
+                    (song_key, tone_key, mapping_id),
+                )
+            self.conn.commit()
+        return self.get(mapping_id)
+
+    def delete(self, mapping_id: int, *, provider_id: str = "") -> bool:
+        mapping_id = self._mapping_id(mapping_id)
+        if mapping_id is None:
+            return False
+        provider_id = self._text(provider_id, field="provider_id", limit=96, allow_empty=True)
+        with self._lock:
+            if provider_id:
+                cur = self.conn.execute(
+                    "DELETE FROM audio_effect_mappings WHERE id = ? AND provider_id = ?",
+                    (mapping_id, provider_id),
+                )
+            else:
+                cur = self.conn.execute("DELETE FROM audio_effect_mappings WHERE id = ?", (mapping_id,))
+            self.conn.commit()
+            return cur.rowcount > 0
+
+    def activate(self, mapping_id: int, *, provider_id: str = "") -> dict | None:
+        mapping_id = self._mapping_id(mapping_id)
+        if mapping_id is None:
+            return None
+        provider_id = self._text(provider_id, field="provider_id", limit=96, allow_empty=True)
+        with self._lock:
+            row = self.conn.execute(
+                self._select_sql() + " WHERE m.id = ?",
+                (mapping_id,),
+            ).fetchone()
+            mapping = self._row(row)
+            if not mapping or (provider_id and mapping["provider_id"] != provider_id):
+                return None
+            self.conn.execute(
+                """
+                INSERT INTO audio_effect_active_mappings (song_key, tone_key, mapping_id, updated_at)
+                VALUES (?, ?, ?, datetime('now'))
+                ON CONFLICT(song_key, tone_key) DO UPDATE SET
+                    mapping_id=excluded.mapping_id,
+                    updated_at=datetime('now')
+                """,
+                (mapping["song_key"], mapping["tone_key"], mapping_id),
+            )
+            self.conn.commit()
+            selected = self.conn.execute(self._select_sql() + " WHERE m.id = ?", (mapping_id,)).fetchone()
+        return self._row(selected)
+
+    def clear_active(self, *, song_key: str, tone_key: str) -> bool:
+        song_key = self._text(song_key, field="song_key", limit=240)
+        tone_key = self._text(tone_key, field="tone_key", limit=160, allow_empty=True)
+        with self._lock:
+            cur = self.conn.execute(
+                "DELETE FROM audio_effect_active_mappings WHERE song_key = ? AND tone_key = ?",
+                (song_key, tone_key),
+            )
+            self.conn.commit()
+            return cur.rowcount > 0

lib/dlc_paths.py

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+"""DLC library path resolution — where the song files live, plus safe containment.
+
+Extracted from ``server.py`` (R3). ``_resolve_dlc_path`` is pure and moved
+verbatim. ``_get_dlc_dir`` reads the env-derived paths through the ``appstate``
+seam (``server.py`` configures ``dlc_dir``/``dlc_dir_env``/``config_dir`` at
+import, fresh on every re-import), so this module does no import-time IO and the
+pop-and-reimport fixtures keep working. ``server.py`` re-exports both names, so
+existing ``server._get_dlc_dir`` / ``server._resolve_dlc_path`` references
+(tests, other handlers) resolve unchanged.
+"""
+
+import json
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import appstate
+
+
+def _get_dlc_dir(cfg: dict | None = None) -> Path | None:
+    # Only consider DLC_DIR if the env var was non-empty. `Path("")` collapses
+    # to `.` and reports `.is_dir() == True`, which would silently shadow the
+    # config.json fallback. Checking the raw env string preserves
+    # `DLC_DIR=.` as a valid opt-in for cwd while keeping unset/empty out.
+    if appstate.dlc_dir_env and appstate.dlc_dir.is_dir():
+        return appstate.dlc_dir
+    if cfg is None:
+        config_file = appstate.config_dir / "config.json"
+        if config_file.exists():
+            try:
+                cfg = json.loads(config_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+    if isinstance(cfg, dict):
+        raw = str(cfg.get("dlc_dir", "")).strip()
+        if raw:
+            p = Path(raw)
+            if p.is_dir():
+                return p
+    return None
+
+
+def _resolve_dlc_path(dlc: Path, filename: str) -> Path | None:
+    """Resolve `filename` under DLC_DIR and refuse anything that escapes.
+
+    `filename` arrives from `:path` route params and can contain `..`
+    segments. The Sloppak and archive paths happen to fail safely later
+    because their loaders raise on missing/invalid files, but loose-
+    folder format detection (`is_loose_song`) globs and parses XML on
+    disk first, which lets a crafted path trigger filesystem reads
+    outside DLC_DIR before any guard fires. Centralise the containment
+    check so every filename-bound handler validates before touching the
+    filesystem.
+
+    Containment here is LEXICAL (normalize `.`/`..` WITHOUT following
+    symlinks), not `safe_join`'s `.resolve()`-based check — because users
+    commonly mount their song library through a directory JUNCTION/symlink
+    (a library shared across app installs; the desktop app's own mounts).
+    `.resolve()` follows that junction to its real target, sees it sits
+    outside DLC_DIR, and wrongly rejects every song reached through it — the
+    scanner's `rglob` indexes those songs, but art/load then 403/404s (broken
+    covers, unplayable songs). Lexical normalization still rejects the only
+    escapes a `:path` filename can express — `..` traversal and absolute
+    paths — which the traversal tests pin. `safe_join` stays strict (it is
+    the zip-slip / plugin-asset guard, where following a symlink out IS the
+    defense); the loose-folder art handler keeps its own per-file symlink
+    re-check for defence-in-depth.
+
+    Returns the validated Path (not necessarily link-resolved), or None if
+    the filename is empty, contains a NUL, or escapes the DLC root.
+    """
+    if not filename:
+        return None
+    # Backslashes → forward slashes so a Windows-style `..\\x` traversal is
+    # rejected identically on POSIX (mirrors safe_join's normalisation).
+    safe = filename.replace("\\", "/")
+    if "\x00" in safe:
+        return None
+    # Reject drive-letter / absolute paths in BOTH conventions. A POSIX "/x" is
+    # caught by the containment check below (the `/` operator discards `root`),
+    # but a Windows drive-absolute "C:/x" is treated as a relative "C:" dir on
+    # POSIX and would otherwise slip in as `<root>/C:/x` — so the contract must
+    # hold cross-platform (a shared library is reached from either OS).
+    from pathlib import PurePosixPath, PureWindowsPath
+    if (PurePosixPath(safe).is_absolute()
+            or PureWindowsPath(safe).is_absolute()
+            or PureWindowsPath(safe).drive):
+        return None
+    try:
+        root = dlc.resolve()
+        # normpath collapses `.`/`..`/duplicate separators purely lexically —
+        # it never touches the filesystem, so an in-library junction component
+        # is preserved (allowed) while `..`/absolute segments still escape and
+        # get caught by the containment check below.
+        candidate = Path(os.path.normpath(root / safe))
+        if not candidate.is_relative_to(root):
+            return None
+    except (ValueError, OSError):
+        return None
+    return candidate

lib/gp2rs.py

@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ def _build_xml(
     ET.SubElement(root, "arrangement").text = arrangement
     ET.SubElement(root, "offset").text = f"{audio_offset:.3f}"
     ET.SubElement(root, "songLength").text = f"{song_length:.3f}"
-    ET.SubElement(root, "startBeat").text = f"{beats[0].time:.3f}" if beats else "0.000"
+    ET.SubElement(root, "startBeat").text = f"{beats[0].time:.6f}" if beats else "0.000000"
     ET.SubElement(root, "averageTempo").text = str(tempo)
     ET.SubElement(root, "artistName").text = artist
     ET.SubElement(root, "albumName").text = album
@@ -1139,10 +1139,17 @@ def _build_xml(
         tuning_el.set(f"string{i}", str(tuning[i] if i < len(tuning) else 0))
     ET.SubElement(root, "capo").text = "0"
 
-    # Ebeats
+    # Ebeats — write beat times at MICROSECOND (6-decimal) precision, not
+    # millisecond (3-decimal). The editor/timeline DERIVES per-bar BPM from beat
+    # spans (bpm = beats·60/span), which amplifies any rounding: at 3 decimals a
+    # constant-tempo GP (e.g. 140) shows a spurious ±0.05–0.7 BPM per-bar drift
+    # (worse for fast/odd meters) because most bar lengths don't land on a ms
+    # boundary. gp2rs computes these times exactly from the GP tempo map, so the
+    # only loss is this format string — 6 decimals makes the derived tempo match
+    # GP's authored value. (Everything else stays at :.3f; only beats drive tempo.)
     ebeats = ET.SubElement(root, "ebeats", count=str(len(beats)))
     for b in beats:
-        ET.SubElement(ebeats, "ebeat", time=f"{b.time:.3f}", measure=str(b.measure))
+        ET.SubElement(ebeats, "ebeat", time=f"{b.time:.6f}", measure=str(b.measure))
 
     # Sections
     sections_el = ET.SubElement(root, "sections", count=str(len(sections)))

lib/reqfields.py

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+"""Request-field coercion helpers shared by the raw-`dict` POST handlers.
+
+Extracted verbatim from ``server.py`` (R3). Pure — no IO, no globals — so it
+imports cleanly from both ``server`` and any ``routers/`` module.
+"""
+
+
+def _clean_str(value) -> str:
+    """Trim a request field to a string; non-strings (or missing) → ''.
+    Lets the raw-`dict` POST handlers treat wrong-typed JSON (an int/list/etc.
+    where a string was expected) as "empty" and answer 400, instead of raising
+    AttributeError/TypeError → 500 on a later .strip()/`in`."""
+    return value.strip() if isinstance(value, str) else ""

lib/routers/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+"""FastAPI route modules extracted from ``server.py`` (R3).
+
+Each module here exposes a module-level ``router`` (a ``fastapi.APIRouter``)
+that ``server.py`` mounts with ``app.include_router(...)`` at the point in the
+file where those routes used to be defined — FastAPI matches routes in
+registration order, so keeping the mount site preserves it.
+
+**Routers must never ``import server``.** They reach core singletons through
+the injected seam instead::
+
+    import appstate
+
+    @router.get("/api/thing")
+    def get_thing():
+        return appstate.meta_db.thing()
+
+and always as a **module attribute, at call time** — never
+``from appstate import meta_db``, which freezes the binding and defeats both a
+later ``appstate.configure()`` and ``monkeypatch.setattr``. See ``appstate.py``.
+
+Dependencies flow one way: ``server -> routers -> appstate``.
+
+**Why this lives under ``lib/``.** ``lib/`` is the only core directory every
+packaging path already copies wholesale — the Dockerfile (``COPY lib/``),
+``docker-compose.yml``, and feedback-desktop's ``bundle-slopsmith.sh``
+(``cp -r lib``) — and all three put it on ``sys.path``. A root-level package
+ships in Docker but is silently dropped from the packaged desktop app, whose
+bundler copies a hardcoded file list. Route modules import nothing at module
+scope beyond FastAPI and ``appstate``, so they do no import-time IO and satisfy
+Principle V's rule for ``lib/``.
+"""

lib/routers/artist_aliases.py

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+"""Artist aliases / Tidy-up (P4) — canonicalize messy artist tags at DISPLAY
+("ACDC" -> "AC/DC") without touching feedpak files or the scanner-derived
+songs.artist. All DB-only.
+
+Extracted verbatim from ``server.py`` (R3); only the decorator receiver
+(``@app`` -> ``@router``) and the singleton read (``meta_db`` ->
+``appstate.meta_db``) changed. The read stays a module attribute so a re-imported
+``server`` re-publishes a fresh DB into the seam — see ``appstate.py``.
+"""
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter
+from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
+
+import appstate
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+
+@router.get("/api/artist-aliases")
+def list_artist_aliases():
+    """Existing raw→canonical overrides (the Tidy-up 'current merges' list)."""
+    return {"aliases": appstate.meta_db.list_artist_aliases()}
+
+
+@router.get("/api/artists/raw")
+def list_raw_artists(limit: int = 2000):
+    """Distinct RAW artist names + song counts + current canonical — the Tidy-up
+    picker (you merge raw variants into one canonical)."""
+    return {"artists": appstate.meta_db.raw_artists(limit)}
+
+
+@router.post("/api/artist-aliases")
+def set_artist_alias(data: dict):
+    """Upsert one override: {raw_name, canonical_name, mb_artist_id?}. A self-alias
+    (raw == canonical) clears the row instead (un-merge)."""
+    raw = (data.get("raw_name") or "").strip()
+    canon = (data.get("canonical_name") or "").strip()
+    if not raw or not canon:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "raw_name and canonical_name are required"}, 400)
+    result = appstate.meta_db.set_artist_alias(raw, canon, (data.get("mb_artist_id") or None))
+    if not result.get("ok"):
+        # Would form a cycle (raw → … → raw) — refuse rather than corrupt the chain.
+        return JSONResponse(
+            {"error": "alias would create a cycle", "raw_name": raw, "canonical_name": canon},
+            409)
+    return {"ok": True, "raw_name": raw, "canonical_name": result.get("canonical_name", canon)}
+
+
+@router.post("/api/artist-aliases/merge")
+def merge_artist_aliases(data: dict):
+    """Merge several raw artist variants into one canonical:
+    {raw_names: [...], canonical_name}. The canonical's own self-alias is skipped.
+    Returns {merged: N}."""
+    canon = (data.get("canonical_name") or "").strip()
+    raws = data.get("raw_names")
+    if not canon:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "canonical_name is required"}, 400)
+    if not isinstance(raws, list) or not raws:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "raw_names must be a non-empty array"}, 400)
+    n = appstate.meta_db.merge_artists(raws, canon)
+    return {"merged": n, "canonical_name": canon}
+
+
+@router.delete("/api/artist-aliases/{raw_name:path}")
+def delete_artist_alias(raw_name: str):
+    """Remove one override so that raw artist stands on its own again."""
+    appstate.meta_db.remove_artist_alias(raw_name)
+    return {"ok": True}

lib/routers/audio_effects.py

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+"""Audio-effects mapping API — the core-owned song/tone -> provider routing index.
+
+Extracted verbatim from ``server.py`` (R3); only the decorator receiver
+(``@app`` -> ``@router``) and the singleton read (``audio_effect_mappings`` ->
+``appstate.audio_effect_mappings``) changed. The read must stay a module
+attribute so a re-imported ``server`` re-publishes a fresh DB into the seam and
+`monkeypatch.setattr` reaches this module — see ``appstate.py``.
+"""
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Body, Query
+from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
+
+import appstate
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+
+def _audio_effects_error(exc: Exception):
+    return JSONResponse({"error": str(exc)}, status_code=400)
+
+
+@router.get("/api/audio-effects/mappings")
+def list_audio_effect_mappings(
+    song_key: str = Query(""),
+    filename: str = Query(""),
+    tone_key: str = Query(""),
+    provider_id: str = Query(""),
+):
+    try:
+        return {
+            "mappings": appstate.audio_effect_mappings.list(
+                song_key=song_key,
+                filename=filename,
+                tone_key=tone_key,
+                provider_id=provider_id,
+            )
+        }
+    except ValueError as exc:
+        return _audio_effects_error(exc)
+
+
+@router.post("/api/audio-effects/mappings")
+def upsert_audio_effect_mapping(data: dict = Body(...)):
+    try:
+        mapping = appstate.audio_effect_mappings.upsert(data)
+    except ValueError as exc:
+        return _audio_effects_error(exc)
+    return {"ok": True, "mapping": mapping}
+
+
+@router.delete("/api/audio-effects/mappings/{mapping_id}")
+def delete_audio_effect_mapping(mapping_id: int, provider_id: str = Query("")):
+    try:
+        deleted = appstate.audio_effect_mappings.delete(mapping_id, provider_id=provider_id)
+    except ValueError as exc:
+        return _audio_effects_error(exc)
+    if not deleted:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "mapping not found"}, status_code=404)
+    return {"ok": True}
+
+
+@router.post("/api/audio-effects/mappings/{mapping_id}/activate")
+def activate_audio_effect_mapping(mapping_id: int, data: dict = Body(default_factory=dict)):
+    try:
+        provider_id = data.get("provider_id") if "provider_id" in data else data.get("providerId")
+        mapping = appstate.audio_effect_mappings.activate(mapping_id, provider_id="" if provider_id is None else provider_id)
+    except ValueError as exc:
+        return _audio_effects_error(exc)
+    if not mapping:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "mapping not found"}, status_code=404)
+    return {"ok": True, "mapping": mapping}
+
+
+@router.delete("/api/audio-effects/active-mapping")
+def clear_audio_effect_active_mapping(song_key: str = Query(...), tone_key: str = Query("")):
+    try:
+        cleared = appstate.audio_effect_mappings.clear_active(song_key=song_key, tone_key=tone_key)
+    except ValueError as exc:
+        return _audio_effects_error(exc)
+    return {"ok": True, "cleared": cleared}

lib/routers/chart.py

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+"""Chart-level endpoints — split/unsplit a chart from its work, resolve work
+membership, and the context-menu "Get info" file inspector.
+
+Extracted verbatim from ``server.py`` (R3); edits: ``@app`` -> ``@router``,
+``meta_db`` -> ``appstate.meta_db``. DLC path resolution comes from
+``dlc_paths``; sloppak/loose detection from the shared lib modules.
+"""
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException
+
+import appstate
+from dlc_paths import _get_dlc_dir, _resolve_dlc_path
+import sloppak as sloppak_mod
+import loosefolder as loosefolder_mod
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+
+@router.post("/api/chart/{filename:path}/split")
+def api_split_chart(filename: str):
+    """'These aren't the same song' — split this chart out as its own singleton
+    work. Under /api/chart (NOT /api/song) so the DELETE /api/song/{path}
+    catch-all can't shadow it."""
+    key = appstate.meta_db._canonical_song_filename(filename)
+    appstate.meta_db.split_chart(key)
+    return {"ok": True, "filename": key}
+
+
+@router.post("/api/chart/{filename:path}/unsplit")
+def api_unsplit_chart(filename: str):
+    """Undo a split — rejoin the chart to its work."""
+    key = appstate.meta_db._canonical_song_filename(filename)
+    appstate.meta_db.unsplit_chart(key)
+    return {"ok": True, "filename": key}
+
+
+@router.get("/api/chart/{filename:path}/work")
+def api_get_chart_work(filename: str):
+    """Resolve a chart's work membership: {work_key, chart_count}. For openers
+    on rows that came from an ungrouped query (the tree view) — grouped grid
+    rows already carry both fields inline."""
+    return appstate.meta_db.chart_work(filename)
+
+
+@router.get("/api/chart/{filename:path}/fileinfo")
+def api_chart_fileinfo(filename: str):
+    """The context menu's "Get info": where the file lives + what the pack
+    contains. Under /api/chart — the GET /api/song/{path} catch-all would
+    swallow a /api/song/…/fileinfo suffix. Read-only; demo-mode blocks it
+    because it exposes filesystem paths."""
+    dlc = _get_dlc_dir()
+    if not dlc:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="not configured")
+    p = _resolve_dlc_path(dlc, filename)
+    if p is None:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="forbidden")
+    if not p.exists():
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="not found")
+    # Restrict to actual charts — sloppak or loose song. Without this the route
+    # would stat ANY file the user happens to keep under DLC_DIR (e.g. notes),
+    # leaking its path/size; the app only recognises these two song formats.
+    is_pak = sloppak_mod.is_sloppak(p)
+    is_loose = loosefolder_mod.is_loose_song(p)
+    if not (is_pak or is_loose):
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="not a chart")
+    st = p.stat()
+    info = {
+        "filename": filename,
+        "path": str(p),
+        "folder": str(p.parent),
+        "format": "sloppak" if is_pak else "loose",
+        # Directory-form songs report the tree's total (covers loose folders
+        # and dir-form paks); zip-form paks report the archive size. Symlinked
+        # entries are skipped so a link inside the folder can't pull in — or
+        # leak the size of — a file outside it.
+        "size": (st.st_size if p.is_file()
+                 else sum(f.stat().st_size for f in p.rglob("*")
+                          if f.is_file() and not f.is_symlink())),
+        "mtime": st.st_mtime,
+    }
+    if is_pak:
+        try:
+            m = sloppak_mod.load_manifest(p) or {}
+        except Exception:
+            m = {}
+        arrs = [str(a.get("name", a.get("id", ""))) for a in (m.get("arrangements") or [])
+                if isinstance(a, dict)]
+        stems = [str(s.get("id", "")) for s in (m.get("stems") or []) if isinstance(s, dict)]
+        try:
+            has_cover = sloppak_mod.read_cover_bytes(p, m) is not None
+        except Exception:
+            has_cover = False
+        # The optional identity/catalog keys, listed only when present — the
+        # Get-info panel's "what this pack carries vs what's missing" readout.
+        identity = {k: m.get(k) for k in
+                    ("mbid", "isrc", "genres", "track", "disc", "album_artist",
+                     "feedpak_version", "language")
+                    if m.get(k) not in (None, "", [])}
+        info["manifest"] = {
+            "title": str(m.get("title", "")), "artist": str(m.get("artist", "")),
+            "album": str(m.get("album", "")), "year": str(m.get("year", "") or ""),
+            "arrangements": arrs, "stems": stems,
+            "has_cover": has_cover, "has_lyrics": bool(m.get("lyrics")),
+            "authors": [a.get("name", "") if isinstance(a, dict) else str(a)
+                        for a in (m.get("authors") or [])],
+            "identity": identity,
+        }
+    # The enrichment verdict, so Get info can say "Matched (auto, 96%)" /
+    # "Pinned by you" / "Not matched" alongside the file facts.
+    row = appstate.meta_db.get_enrichment(filename)
+    if row:
+        info["match"] = {k: row.get(k) for k in
+                         ("match_state", "match_source", "match_score",
+                          "canon_artist", "canon_title", "canon_album", "canon_year")}
+    return info

lib/routers/diagnostics.py

@@ -0,0 +1,295 @@
+"""Diagnostic bundle export + hardware probe (/api/diagnostics/*).
+
+One-click "Export Diagnostics" in Settings produces a redacted zip combining
+server logs, system info, hardware (CPU/GPU/RAM), plugin inventory, and the
+browser-side console transcript + hardware probe. Bundle format is specified in
+docs/diagnostics-bundle-spec.md.
+
+Extracted verbatim from server.py (R3) except:
+  - the decorators (@app -> @router),
+  - CONFIG_DIR -> appstate.config_dir and _running_version() ->
+    appstate.running_version() (both read through the appstate seam),
+  - the builtin-plugins lookup in _diag_plugins_roots: Path(__file__).parent
+    (the app root when this lived at the top level) ->
+    Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2] (routers -> lib -> app root). The
+    plugins/ dir ships at the app root in every packaging path.
+
+The pure helpers + caps here are re-exported from server.py so the existing
+`server._diag_*` / `server._DIAG_*` tests keep resolving (none monkeypatch them).
+"""
+
+import json
+import logging
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Body, Response
+
+import appstate
+from dlc_paths import _get_dlc_dir
+from diagnostics_bundle import build_bundle as _diag_build, preview_bundle as _diag_preview
+from diagnostics_hardware import collect as _diag_hardware
+from env_compat import getenv_compat
+
+log = logging.getLogger("feedBack.server")
+router = APIRouter()
+
+
+def _diag_log_file() -> Path | None:
+    raw = os.environ.get("LOG_FILE", "").strip()
+    if not raw:
+        return None
+    return Path(raw)
+
+
+def _diag_plugins_roots() -> list[Path]:
+    """Return all plugin root directories for orphan scanning.
+
+    Includes both the built-in ``plugins/`` directory and
+    ``FEEDBACK_PLUGINS_DIR`` when set, so user-installed plugins and
+    orphans in the external dir are reflected in the bundle.
+    """
+    roots: list[Path] = []
+    user_dir = getenv_compat("FEEDBACK_PLUGINS_DIR", "").strip()
+    if user_dir:
+        p = Path(user_dir)
+        if p.is_dir():
+            roots.append(p)
+    builtin = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2] / "plugins"  # R3: app root from lib/routers/
+    if builtin not in roots:
+        roots.append(builtin)
+    return roots
+
+
+def _diag_coerce_bool(v, *, default: bool = True) -> bool:
+    """Coerce a request-side value to bool, accepting both JSON booleans and
+    string representations.
+
+    - Falsy strings: ``"false"``, ``"0"``, ``"no"``, ``""`` → ``False``
+    - ``None`` → *default*
+    - Everything else (including ``"true"``, ``"1"``) → ``True``
+    """
+    if v is None:
+        return default
+    if isinstance(v, bool):
+        return v
+    if isinstance(v, str):
+        return v.strip().lower() not in ("false", "0", "no", "")
+    return bool(v)
+
+
+def _diag_normalize_include(include: dict | None) -> dict:
+    """Coerce request-side flags to the booleans build_bundle expects.
+    Missing keys default to True so a bare {} request still produces
+    the full bundle.
+
+    Accepts both JSON booleans (``true``/``false``) and string
+    representations so callers that serialize flags as strings behave
+    consistently with the preview endpoint:
+    - Falsy strings: ``"false"``, ``"0"``, ``"no"``, ``""`` → ``False``
+    - Everything else (including ``"true"``, ``"1"``, ``"yes"``) → ``True``
+    """
+    keys = ("system", "hardware", "logs", "console", "plugins")
+    if not isinstance(include, dict):
+        return {k: True for k in keys}
+
+    return {k: _diag_coerce_bool(include.get(k), default=True) for k in keys}
+
+
+# Server-side caps on client-supplied payload sections.  diagnostics.js
+# enforces a 500-entry / ~250 KB ring buffer on the browser side; these
+# bounds give generous headroom while still preventing a crafted POST from
+# forcing the server to allocate arbitrarily large in-memory bundles.
+_DIAG_MAX_CONSOLE_ENTRIES = 1000          # hard cap: truncate silently
+_DIAG_MAX_CONSOLE_BYTES = 2 * 1024 * 1024  # 2 MB hard cap on total console list
+_DIAG_MAX_CLIENT_PAYLOAD_BYTES = 2 * 1024 * 1024   # 2 MB per dict section
+_DIAG_MAX_CONTRIBUTIONS_BYTES = 4 * 1024 * 1024    # 4 MB aggregate cap for contributions
+
+
+def _diag_cap_console(v) -> list | None:
+    """Return *v* if it is a list, truncated to _DIAG_MAX_CONSOLE_ENTRIES entries
+    and _DIAG_MAX_CONSOLE_BYTES total.  Entries are accumulated until either cap
+    is reached; no partial-entry splitting occurs."""
+    if not isinstance(v, list):
+        return None
+    result = v[:_DIAG_MAX_CONSOLE_ENTRIES]
+    # Also enforce a byte cap — the count cap alone does not bound memory when
+    # entries contain arbitrarily large strings.
+    try:
+        out = []
+        total = 0
+        for entry in result:
+            encoded = json.dumps(entry, separators=(",", ":")).encode("utf-8", errors="replace")
+            if total + len(encoded) > _DIAG_MAX_CONSOLE_BYTES:
+                break
+            out.append(entry)
+            total += len(encoded)
+        return out
+    except (TypeError, ValueError):
+        return None
+
+
+def _diag_cap_dict(v) -> dict | None:
+    """Return *v* if it is a dict whose JSON serialisation fits within
+    _DIAG_MAX_CLIENT_PAYLOAD_BYTES, otherwise return None."""
+    if not isinstance(v, dict):
+        return None
+    try:
+        encoded = json.dumps(v, separators=(",", ":")).encode("utf-8", errors="replace")
+    except (TypeError, ValueError) as e:
+        log.warning("diagnostics client payload is not JSON-serialisable, dropping: %s", e)
+        return None
+    if len(encoded) > _DIAG_MAX_CLIENT_PAYLOAD_BYTES:
+        return None
+    return v
+
+
+def _diag_cap_contributions(v, known_ids=None) -> dict | None:
+    """Apply per-plugin and aggregate size caps on client_contributions.
+
+    Unlike _diag_cap_dict(), which drops the whole dict when any plugin
+    exceeds the limit, this function caps each plugin independently so
+    one noisy plugin does not silence every other plugin's contribution.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    v:
+        The raw contributions dict from the POST payload.
+    known_ids:
+        When provided, contributions from plugins not in this set are
+        skipped *before* serialisation, preventing a malicious caller
+        from forcing the server to JSON-encode hundreds of near-limit
+        payloads that ``build_bundle()`` would later discard anyway.
+        ``None`` means "accept all plugin ids" (used in tests / preview).
+    """
+    if not isinstance(v, dict):
+        return None
+    result = {}
+    total_bytes = 0
+    for pid, contribution in v.items():
+        if not isinstance(pid, str):
+            continue
+        # Filter unknown plugin ids early — before serialising — so a
+        # crafted request cannot force large allocations for plugins that
+        # build_bundle() would drop.
+        if known_ids is not None and pid not in known_ids:
+            continue
+        try:
+            encoded = json.dumps(contribution, separators=(",", ":")).encode("utf-8", errors="replace")
+        except (TypeError, ValueError) as e:
+            log.warning(
+                "client_contributions[%r] is not JSON-serialisable, dropping: %s", pid, e
+            )
+            continue
+        if len(encoded) > _DIAG_MAX_CLIENT_PAYLOAD_BYTES:
+            log.warning(
+                "client_contributions[%r] exceeds %d bytes, dropping",
+                pid, _DIAG_MAX_CLIENT_PAYLOAD_BYTES,
+            )
+            continue
+        if total_bytes + len(encoded) > _DIAG_MAX_CONTRIBUTIONS_BYTES:
+            log.warning(
+                "client_contributions aggregate size limit (%d bytes) reached, "
+                "dropping remaining entries",
+                _DIAG_MAX_CONTRIBUTIONS_BYTES,
+            )
+            break
+        result[pid] = contribution
+        total_bytes += len(encoded)
+    return result or None
+
+
+@router.post("/api/diagnostics/export")
+def export_diagnostics(payload: dict = Body(default_factory=dict)):
+    """Build a diagnostic bundle and stream it back as a zip download.
+
+    The browser layers in `client_console`, `client_hardware`,
+    `client_ua`, and `local_storage` before posting; the server adds
+    server logs, hardware, plugin inventory, and packages everything
+    into a single zip.
+
+    Errors during plugin diagnostics callables are caught and logged
+    to the bundle's manifest `notes` rather than failing the export.
+    """
+    from plugins import LOADED_PLUGINS, PLUGINS_LOCK
+
+    redact = _diag_coerce_bool(payload.get("redact", True), default=True)
+    include = _diag_normalize_include(payload.get("include"))
+    client_console = _diag_cap_console(payload.get("client_console"))
+    client_hardware = _diag_cap_dict(payload.get("client_hardware"))
+    client_ua = _diag_cap_dict(payload.get("client_ua"))
+    local_storage = _diag_cap_dict(payload.get("local_storage"))
+    # Fetch the plugin list first so we can filter contributions to known
+    # plugin ids before serialising — prevents a crafted request from
+    # forcing large allocations for plugins build_bundle() would drop.
+    with PLUGINS_LOCK:
+        plugins_snapshot = list(LOADED_PLUGINS)
+    known_ids = {p.get("id") for p in plugins_snapshot if isinstance(p.get("id"), str)}
+    client_contributions = _diag_cap_contributions(
+        payload.get("client_contributions"), known_ids=known_ids
+    )
+
+    zip_bytes, filename, _manifest = _diag_build(
+        feedBack_version=appstate.running_version(),
+        config_dir=appstate.config_dir,
+        dlc_dir=_get_dlc_dir(),
+        log_file=_diag_log_file(),
+        loaded_plugins=plugins_snapshot,
+        include=include,
+        redact=redact,
+        client_console=client_console,
+        client_hardware=client_hardware,
+        client_ua=client_ua,
+        local_storage=local_storage,
+        client_contributions=client_contributions,
+        log=log,
+        plugins_root=_diag_plugins_roots(),
+    )
+    return Response(
+        content=zip_bytes,
+        media_type="application/zip",
+        headers={"Content-Disposition": f'attachment; filename="{filename}"'},
+    )
+
+
+@router.get("/api/diagnostics/preview")
+def preview_diagnostics(
+    redact: bool = True,
+    system: bool = True,
+    hardware: bool = True,
+    logs: bool = True,
+    console: bool = True,
+    plugins: bool = True,
+):
+    """Return what `/api/diagnostics/export` would produce, minus the
+    actual file contents — file tree, sizes, schemas, redaction counts.
+    Lets the Settings UI show the user what's about to be sent."""
+    from plugins import LOADED_PLUGINS, PLUGINS_LOCK
+
+    include = {
+        "system": system,
+        "hardware": hardware,
+        "logs": logs,
+        "console": console,
+        "plugins": plugins,
+    }
+    with PLUGINS_LOCK:
+        plugins_snapshot = list(LOADED_PLUGINS)
+    return _diag_preview(
+        feedBack_version=appstate.running_version(),
+        config_dir=appstate.config_dir,
+        dlc_dir=_get_dlc_dir(),
+        log_file=_diag_log_file(),
+        loaded_plugins=plugins_snapshot,
+        include=include,
+        redact=redact,
+        log=log,
+        plugins_root=_diag_plugins_roots(),
+    )
+
+
+@router.get("/api/diagnostics/hardware")
+def diagnostics_hardware():
+    """Backend hardware probe (cross-platform). Reusable independently
+    of the bundle export — handy for "what's my GPU" plugin queries."""
+    return _diag_hardware()

lib/routers/library_extras.py

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+"""Small meta_db-backed library / user-state endpoints — work keeper-chart
+prefs, favorites, personal tags, saved-for-later, and continue-playing.
+
+Extracted verbatim from ``server.py`` (R3); edits: ``@app`` -> ``@router``,
+``meta_db`` -> ``appstate.meta_db``, ``_clean_str`` from ``reqfields``. All paths
+are distinct and non-overlapping, so mounting them together (rather than at each
+original scattered site) does not change routing.
+"""
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter
+from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
+
+import appstate
+from reqfields import _clean_str
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+
+@router.get("/api/work/{work_key:path}/charts")
+def api_get_work_charts(work_key: str):
+    """All charts in a work + which is the keeper (your pick vs auto-pick)."""
+    return appstate.meta_db.work_charts(work_key)
+
+
+@router.put("/api/work/{work_key:path}/preferred")
+def api_set_work_preferred(work_key: str, data: dict):
+    """Set the keeper chart of a work: body {filename}. The filename must be a
+    current member of the work. Returns the refreshed chart list."""
+    fn = (data.get("filename") or "").strip()
+    if not fn:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "filename is required"}, 400)
+    members = {c["filename"] for c in appstate.meta_db.work_charts(work_key)["charts"]}
+    if fn not in members:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "filename is not a chart of this work"}, 400)
+    appstate.meta_db.set_chart_preferred(work_key, fn)
+    return appstate.meta_db.work_charts(work_key)
+
+
+@router.delete("/api/work/{work_key:path}/preferred")
+def api_reset_work_preferred(work_key: str):
+    """Reset a work to auto-pick (drop the explicit preferred)."""
+    appstate.meta_db.clear_chart_preferred(work_key)
+    return appstate.meta_db.work_charts(work_key)
+
+
+@router.post("/api/favorites/toggle")
+def toggle_favorite(data: dict):
+    """Toggle a song's favorite status."""
+    filename = data.get("filename", "")
+    if not filename:
+        return {"error": "No filename"}
+    new_state = appstate.meta_db.toggle_favorite(filename)
+    return {"favorite": new_state}
+
+
+@router.get("/api/tags")
+def list_tags():
+    """All personal tags in use (over still-present songs), most-used first —
+    powers the tag filter UI."""
+    return {"tags": appstate.meta_db.all_tags()}
+
+
+@router.post("/api/saved/toggle")
+def api_toggle_saved(data: dict):
+    """Add/remove a song on the reserved Saved-for-Later playlist."""
+    filename = _clean_str(data.get("filename"))
+    if not filename:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "filename required"}, status_code=400)
+    return {"saved": appstate.meta_db.toggle_saved(filename)}
+
+
+@router.get("/api/session/continue")
+def api_session_continue():
+    """The Continue-Playing card's song (most recent play) or null."""
+    return appstate.meta_db.continue_session()

lib/routers/loops.py

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+"""Practice loops — saved A/B regions per song.
+
+Extracted verbatim from ``server.py`` (R3); only the decorator receiver
+(``@app`` -> ``@router``) and the singleton reads (``meta_db`` ->
+``appstate.meta_db``) changed. See ``appstate.py`` for why the reads stay
+module attributes.
+"""
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter
+
+import appstate
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+
+@router.get("/api/loops")
+def list_loops(filename: str):
+    # Hold the DB lock for the read: the shared single connection
+    # (check_same_thread=False) is serialized through meta_db._lock by every
+    # writer, so an unlocked SELECT here can overlap a POST/DELETE commit.
+    db = appstate.meta_db
+    with db._lock:
+        rows = db.conn.execute(
+            "SELECT id, name, start_time, end_time FROM loops WHERE filename = ? ORDER BY start_time",
+            (filename,)
+        ).fetchall()
+    return [{"id": r[0], "name": r[1], "start": r[2], "end": r[3]} for r in rows]
+
+
+@router.post("/api/loops")
+def save_loop(data: dict):
+    filename = data.get("filename", "")
+    name = data.get("name", "").strip()
+    start = data.get("start")
+    end = data.get("end")
+    if not filename or start is None or end is None:
+        return {"error": "Missing fields"}
+    db = appstate.meta_db
+    with db._lock:
+        # COUNT + INSERT under one lock so two unnamed POSTs can't read the same
+        # count and both mint "Loop N" (the count is only used to name the row).
+        if not name:
+            count = db.conn.execute(
+                "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM loops WHERE filename = ?", (filename,)
+            ).fetchone()[0]
+            name = f"Loop {count + 1}"
+        db.conn.execute(
+            "INSERT INTO loops (filename, name, start_time, end_time) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+            (filename, name, float(start), float(end))
+        )
+        db.conn.commit()
+    return {"ok": True, "name": name}
+
+
+@router.delete("/api/loops/{loop_id}")
+def delete_loop(loop_id: int):
+    with appstate.meta_db._lock:
+        appstate.meta_db.conn.execute("DELETE FROM loops WHERE id = ?", (loop_id,))
+        appstate.meta_db.conn.commit()
+    return {"ok": True}

lib/routers/playlists.py

@@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
+"""Playlists + custom playlist covers (fee[dB]ack v0.3.0).
+
+Extracted verbatim from ``server.py`` (R3). Edits: ``@app`` -> ``@router``,
+``meta_db`` -> ``appstate.meta_db``, ``CONFIG_DIR`` -> ``appstate.config_dir``
+(both read at call time through the seam), and ``_clean_str`` now imports from
+``reqfields``. See ``appstate.py``.
+"""
+
+import logging
+import os
+import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter
+from fastapi.responses import FileResponse, JSONResponse
+
+import appstate
+from reqfields import _clean_str
+
+log = logging.getLogger("feedBack.server")
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+# Cache policy for the custom-cover file response: revalidate every time so a
+# replaced cover is never served stale (pairs with the mtime-ns URL token).
+_ART_CACHE_HEADERS = {"Cache-Control": "no-cache"}
+
+
+def _playlist_cover_path(pid) -> Path | None:
+    """Filesystem path of a playlist's optional custom cover image (PNG),
+    stored under CONFIG_DIR. Returns None for a non-integer id."""
+    try:
+        pid = int(pid)
+    except (TypeError, ValueError):
+        return None
+    return appstate.config_dir / "playlist_covers" / f"{pid}.png"
+
+
+def _playlist_cover_url(pid) -> str | None:
+    cover = _playlist_cover_path(pid)
+    if not cover or not cover.exists():
+        return None
+    try:
+        # Nanosecond mtime so a same-second replace/remove/re-upload still
+        # changes the cache-bust token (int seconds could collide → stale image).
+        mt = cover.stat().st_mtime_ns
+    except OSError:
+        mt = 0
+    return f"/api/playlists/{pid}/cover?v={mt}"
+
+
+@router.get("/api/playlists")
+def api_list_playlists():
+    lists = appstate.meta_db.list_playlists()
+    for pl in lists:
+        pl["cover_url"] = _playlist_cover_url(pl["id"])
+    return lists
+
+
+@router.post("/api/playlists")
+def api_create_playlist(data: dict):
+    name = _clean_str(data.get("name"))
+    if not (1 <= len(name) <= 100):
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "Playlist name must be 1–100 characters."}, status_code=400)
+    # kind='album' = a curated album (§7.2): hand-picked works, a chosen chart
+    # per slot, played front-to-back on the queue. Absent/None = a regular mix.
+    kind = _clean_str(data.get("kind")) or None
+    if kind not in (None, "album"):
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "kind must be 'album' or omitted"}, status_code=400)
+    return appstate.meta_db.create_playlist(name, kind=kind)
+
+
+@router.get("/api/playlists/{pid}")
+def api_get_playlist(pid: int):
+    pl = appstate.meta_db.get_playlist(pid)
+    if pl is None:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "not found"}, status_code=404)
+    pl["cover_url"] = _playlist_cover_url(pid)
+    return pl
+
+
+@router.patch("/api/playlists/{pid}")
+def api_rename_playlist(pid: int, data: dict):
+    pl = appstate.meta_db.get_playlist(pid)
+    if pl is None:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "not found"}, status_code=404)
+    if pl["system_key"]:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "System playlists cannot be renamed."}, status_code=400)
+    name = _clean_str(data.get("name"))
+    if not (1 <= len(name) <= 100):
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "Playlist name must be 1–100 characters."}, status_code=400)
+    appstate.meta_db.rename_playlist(pid, name)
+    return appstate.meta_db.get_playlist(pid)
+
+
+@router.delete("/api/playlists/{pid}")
+def api_delete_playlist(pid: int):
+    pl = appstate.meta_db.get_playlist(pid)
+    if pl is None:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "not found"}, status_code=404)
+    if pl["system_key"]:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "System playlists cannot be deleted."}, status_code=400)
+    if not appstate.meta_db.delete_playlist(pid):   # vanished under us (concurrent delete)
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "not found"}, status_code=404)
+    cover = _playlist_cover_path(pid)       # drop any custom cover with the playlist
+    if cover and cover.exists():
+        try:
+            cover.unlink()
+        except OSError:
+            pass
+    return {"ok": True}
+
+
+@router.post("/api/playlists/{pid}/songs")
+def api_add_playlist_song(pid: int, data: dict):
+    if appstate.meta_db.get_playlist(pid) is None:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "not found"}, status_code=404)
+    filename = _clean_str(data.get("filename"))
+    if not filename:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "filename required"}, status_code=400)
+    if appstate.meta_db.add_playlist_song(pid, filename) is None:   # playlist vanished under us
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "not found"}, status_code=404)
+    pl = appstate.meta_db.get_playlist(pid)
+    return pl if pl is not None else JSONResponse({"error": "not found"}, status_code=404)
+
+
+@router.patch("/api/playlists/{pid}/songs/{filename:path}")
+def api_update_playlist_slot(pid: int, filename: str, data: dict):
+    """Edit one curated-album slot: {"arrangement": name|null} pins/clears the
+    slot's arrangement; {"chart_filename": fn} swaps the slot to another chart
+    of the same work (position + pin kept). Albums only — a mix has no slots."""
+    pl = appstate.meta_db.get_playlist(pid)
+    if pl is None:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "not found"}, status_code=404)
+    if pl.get("kind") != "album":
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "Slot editing is for albums."}, status_code=400)
+    kwargs = {}
+    if "chart_filename" in data:
+        new_fn = _clean_str(data.get("chart_filename"))
+        if not new_fn:
+            return JSONResponse({"error": "chart_filename must be a filename"}, status_code=400)
+        kwargs["new_filename"] = new_fn
+    if "arrangement" in data:
+        arr = data.get("arrangement")
+        if arr is not None and not (isinstance(arr, str) and 1 <= len(arr.strip()) <= 100):
+            return JSONResponse({"error": "arrangement must be a name or null"}, status_code=400)
+        kwargs["arrangement"] = arr.strip() if isinstance(arr, str) else None
+    if not kwargs:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "nothing to update"}, status_code=400)
+    if appstate.meta_db.update_playlist_slot(pid, filename, **kwargs) is None:
+        return JSONResponse(
+            {"error": "no such slot, or the chart isn't a version of this song"},
+            status_code=400)
+    return appstate.meta_db.get_playlist(pid)
+
+
+@router.delete("/api/playlists/{pid}/songs/{filename:path}")
+def api_remove_playlist_song(pid: int, filename: str):
+    if appstate.meta_db.get_playlist(pid) is None:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "not found"}, status_code=404)
+    appstate.meta_db.remove_playlist_song(pid, filename)
+    pl = appstate.meta_db.get_playlist(pid)
+    return pl if pl is not None else JSONResponse({"error": "not found"}, status_code=404)
+
+
+@router.post("/api/playlists/{pid}/reorder")
+def api_reorder_playlist(pid: int, data: dict):
+    pl = appstate.meta_db.get_playlist(pid)
+    if pl is None:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "not found"}, status_code=404)
+    order = data.get("order")
+    if not isinstance(order, list) or not all(isinstance(f, str) for f in order):
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "order must be a list of filenames"}, status_code=400)
+    # Require an exact permutation of the playlist's current songs: a list with
+    # duplicates, omissions, or extras would otherwise produce duplicate
+    # positions / a partial reorder while still returning 200.
+    current = [s["filename"] for s in pl["songs"]]
+    if len(order) != len(current) or sorted(order) != sorted(current):
+        return JSONResponse(
+            {"error": "order must be a permutation of the playlist's current songs"},
+            status_code=400,
+        )
+    appstate.meta_db.reorder_playlist(pid, order)
+    return appstate.meta_db.get_playlist(pid)
+
+
+@router.post("/api/playlists/{pid}/cover")
+async def api_set_playlist_cover(pid: int, data: dict):
+    """Set a playlist's custom cover from a base64 / data-URL image (PNG/JPG).
+    Overrides the content-dependent (song-art) cover. Stored as a small PNG
+    thumbnail under CONFIG_DIR/playlist_covers/."""
+    if appstate.meta_db.get_playlist(pid) is None:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "not found"}, status_code=404)
+    import base64
+    import io
+    b64 = data.get("image", "")
+    # Guard the type before the `","` membership test — a non-string image
+    # (e.g. {"image": 123} / null) would otherwise raise TypeError → 500.
+    # Mirrors the avatar/song-art upload guard.
+    if not isinstance(b64, str) or not b64:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "No image data"}, status_code=400)
+    if "," in b64:
+        b64 = b64.split(",", 1)[1]
+    if not b64:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "No image data"}, status_code=400)
+    try:
+        img_data = base64.b64decode(b64)
+    except Exception:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "Invalid base64"}, status_code=400)
+    cover = _playlist_cover_path(pid)
+    cover.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    # Decode/validate the image — a bad payload is a CLIENT error (400), and the
+    # message stays generic so it can't echo internals.
+    try:
+        from PIL import Image
+        img = Image.open(io.BytesIO(img_data)).convert("RGB")
+        img.thumbnail((640, 640))                  # covers stay small
+    except Exception:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "Invalid image"}, status_code=400)
+    # Persist. A save/replace failure is a SERVER error (500, logged, no
+    # filesystem detail leaked) — the pre-split handler mislabeled these as 400
+    # and echoed the exception. A unique temp name in the cover dir (not a shared
+    # `{pid}.png.tmp`) means two concurrent uploads can't clobber each other's
+    # temp file; the atomic replace publishes. Re-check the playlist still exists
+    # just before publishing so a delete that raced the decode above can't leave
+    # an orphan cover — cheap belt-and-braces; FeedBack is single-user
+    # (Principle I), so a full per-playlist lock would be for a race the
+    # deployment model precludes.
+    tmp = None
+    try:
+        # mkstemp is inside the try too: an unwritable dir / full disk raises
+        # here, and that's the same class of persistence failure as save/replace.
+        fd, tmp_name = tempfile.mkstemp(prefix=f".{pid}.", suffix=".png.tmp", dir=str(cover.parent))
+        tmp = Path(tmp_name)
+        with os.fdopen(fd, "wb") as f:
+            img.save(f, "PNG")
+        if appstate.meta_db.get_playlist(pid) is None:
+            tmp.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+            return JSONResponse({"error": "not found"}, status_code=404)
+        tmp.replace(cover)
+    except Exception:
+        if tmp is not None:
+            tmp.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+        log.exception("playlist cover save failed (pid=%s)", pid)
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "could not save cover"}, status_code=500)
+    return {"ok": True, "cover_url": _playlist_cover_url(pid)}
+
+
+@router.get("/api/playlists/{pid}/cover")
+def api_get_playlist_cover(pid: int):
+    cover = _playlist_cover_path(pid)
+    if not cover or not cover.exists():
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "not found"}, status_code=404)
+    # no-cache (revalidate) like song art, so a replaced cover is never served
+    # stale — pairs with the mtime-ns cache-bust token on the URL.
+    return FileResponse(str(cover), media_type="image/png", headers=_ART_CACHE_HEADERS)
+
+
+@router.delete("/api/playlists/{pid}/cover")
+def api_delete_playlist_cover(pid: int):
+    cover = _playlist_cover_path(pid)
+    if cover and cover.exists():
+        try:
+            cover.unlink()
+        except OSError:
+            pass
+    return {"ok": True}

lib/routers/profile.py

@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+"""Player profile — identity, avatars (bundled + custom uploads), and progress.
+
+Extracted verbatim from ``server.py`` (R3); edits: ``@app`` -> ``@router``,
+``meta_db`` -> ``appstate.meta_db``, ``CONFIG_DIR``/``STATIC_DIR`` ->
+``appstate.config_dir``/``appstate.static_dir`` (seam), ``_clean_str`` from
+``reqfields``, ``_get_progression_content()`` ->
+``appstate.get_progression_content()``. The bundled-avatar lister moves with it.
+"""
+
+import logging
+import secrets
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter
+from fastapi.responses import FileResponse, JSONResponse
+
+import appstate
+from reqfields import _clean_str
+
+log = logging.getLogger("feedBack.server")
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+
+def _list_bundled_avatars() -> list[str]:
+    """Bundled default avatar filenames under static/v3/avatars/."""
+    d = appstate.static_dir / "v3" / "avatars"
+    if not d.is_dir():
+        return []
+    exts = {".svg", ".png", ".webp"}
+    return sorted(
+        p.name for p in d.iterdir()
+        if p.is_file() and p.suffix.lower() in exts and not p.name.startswith(".")
+    )
+
+
+@router.get("/api/profile")
+def api_get_profile():
+    profile = appstate.meta_db.get_profile()
+    # Equipped cosmetics ride along (resolved to their payloads) so the theme
+    # and avatar frame apply at boot without an extra request. Never let a
+    # cosmetics/content problem break the profile read.
+    cosmetics = {}
+    try:
+        shop = appstate.get_progression_content()["shop"]
+        for slot, item_id in appstate.meta_db.get_equipped().items():
+            item = shop.get(item_id)
+            if item:
+                cosmetics[slot] = {"item_id": item_id, "payload": item["payload"]}
+    except Exception:
+        log.warning("profile cosmetics enrich failed", exc_info=True)
+    profile["cosmetics"] = cosmetics
+    return profile
+
+
+
+@router.post("/api/profile")
+def api_set_profile(data: dict):
+    """Set/update the player profile. Body: {display_name, avatar:{type,value}}.
+    avatar.type is 'default' (value = bundled filename) or 'upload' (value =
+    the /api/profile/avatar/<name> URL returned by the upload endpoint); omit
+    avatar to keep the existing one (name-only edit)."""
+    name = _clean_str(data.get("display_name"))
+    if not (1 <= len(name) <= 32):
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "Display name must be 1–32 characters."}, status_code=400)
+    avatar = data.get("avatar")
+    if avatar is None:
+        avatar = {}            # omitted → keep the current avatar (name-only edit)
+    elif not isinstance(avatar, dict):
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "avatar must be an object."}, status_code=400)
+    atype = avatar.get("type")
+    aval = _clean_str(avatar.get("value"))
+    avatar_url = None
+    if atype == "default":
+        if aval not in _list_bundled_avatars():
+            return JSONResponse({"error": "Unknown default avatar."}, status_code=400)
+        avatar_url = f"/static/v3/avatars/{aval}"
+    elif atype == "upload":
+        from safepath import safe_join
+        fname = aval.rsplit("/", 1)[-1] if aval.startswith("/api/profile/avatar/") else ""
+        target = safe_join(appstate.config_dir / "avatars", fname) if fname else None
+        if target is None or not target.is_file():
+            return JSONResponse({"error": "Uploaded avatar not found."}, status_code=400)
+        avatar_url = f"/api/profile/avatar/{fname}"
+    elif atype:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "Unknown avatar type."}, status_code=400)
+    # atype None/missing → keep the current avatar (name-only edit).
+    return appstate.meta_db.set_profile(name, avatar_url)
+
+
+@router.get("/api/profile/avatars")
+def api_list_avatars():
+    return [{"name": n, "url": f"/static/v3/avatars/{n}"} for n in _list_bundled_avatars()]
+
+
+@router.post("/api/profile/avatar")
+def api_upload_avatar(data: dict):
+    """Upload a custom avatar as base64 (mirrors the album-art upload pattern).
+    Re-encodes to a ≤512px PNG under appstate.config_dir/avatars/."""
+    import base64
+    import io
+    b64 = data.get("image", "")
+    if not isinstance(b64, str) or not b64:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "No image data"}, status_code=400)
+    if "," in b64:
+        b64 = b64.split(",", 1)[1]
+    try:
+        raw = base64.b64decode(b64)
+    except Exception:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "Invalid base64"}, status_code=400)
+    if len(raw) > 6 * 1024 * 1024:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "Image too large (max 6 MB)."}, status_code=400)
+    avatars_dir = appstate.config_dir / "avatars"
+    avatars_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    try:
+        from PIL import Image
+        img = Image.open(io.BytesIO(raw)).convert("RGB")
+        img.thumbnail((512, 512))
+        fname = f"upload-{secrets.token_hex(4)}.png"  # token busts caches on change
+        img.save(str(avatars_dir / fname), "PNG")
+    except Exception as e:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": f"Invalid image: {e}"}, status_code=400)
+    return {"url": f"/api/profile/avatar/{fname}"}
+
+
+@router.get("/api/profile/avatar/{name}")
+def api_get_avatar(name: str):
+    from safepath import safe_join
+    target = safe_join(appstate.config_dir / "avatars", name)
+    if target is None or not target.is_file():
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "not found"}, status_code=404)
+    return FileResponse(str(target), media_type="image/png")
+
+
+@router.get("/api/profile/progress")
+def api_profile_progress():
+    """One call for the whole profile badge: {level, xp, xp_in_level,
+    xp_to_next, current_streak, best_streak, last_active_date}."""
+    return appstate.meta_db.get_progress()

lib/routers/progression.py

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+"""Progression (spec 010) — mastery rank, challenges, quests, onboarding paths.
+
+Extracted verbatim from ``server.py`` (R3); edits: ``@app`` -> ``@router``,
+``meta_db`` -> ``appstate.meta_db``, ``_clean_str`` from ``reqfields``, and the
+two shared server accessors read through the seam:
+``_get_progression_content()`` -> ``appstate.get_progression_content()`` and
+``_builtin_diagnostic_filename()`` -> ``appstate.builtin_diagnostic_filename()``.
+The exclusive helpers (_goal_ui_progress, _progression_overview) + the
+_PROGRESSION_EVENT_TYPES whitelist move with it.
+"""
+
+import math
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter
+from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
+
+import appstate
+from reqfields import _clean_str
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+
+def _goal_ui_progress(goal: dict, state: dict, streak: int, xp_total: int) -> tuple:
+    """(count, target) for a challenge/quest progress bar. Count goals show
+    n/target; threshold goals show how far the live stat is along the line."""
+    import progression as progression_mod
+    gtype = goal.get("type")
+    if gtype in progression_mod.COUNT_GOAL_TYPES:
+        target = int(goal.get("target") or 1)
+        count = target if state.get("completed") else min(int(state.get("count") or 0), target)
+        return count, target
+    if gtype == "streak_reached":
+        target = int(goal.get("days") or 1)
+        return (target if state.get("completed") else min(streak, target)), target
+    if gtype == "db_earned":
+        target = int(goal.get("amount") or 1)
+        return (target if state.get("completed") else min(xp_total, target)), target
+    return 0, 1
+
+
+def _progression_overview() -> dict:
+    """The full GET /api/progression payload (also the capability `inspect`
+    result): rank, onboarding, per-path challenge checklists, quests, wallet."""
+    import progression as progression_mod
+    from datetime import datetime as _dt
+    content = appstate.get_progression_content()
+    now = _dt.now()
+    appstate.meta_db.ensure_quest_period(content, now)
+
+    state = appstate.meta_db.get_progression_state()
+    player_paths = appstate.meta_db.get_player_paths()
+    challenge_state = appstate.meta_db.get_challenge_state()
+    wallet = appstate.meta_db.get_wallet()
+    streak_progress = appstate.meta_db.get_progress()
+    streak = int(streak_progress.get("current_streak") or 0)
+    xp_total = wallet["lifetime_db"]
+    keys = progression_mod.period_keys(now)
+
+    def _path_order(pid):
+        pdef = content["paths"].get(pid) or {}
+        return (pdef.get("order") or 0, pid)
+
+    paths_payload = []
+    for pid in sorted(player_paths, key=_path_order):
+        pdef = content["paths"].get(pid)
+        level = player_paths[pid]
+        if not pdef:
+            # Path selected under older content that no longer ships: keep its
+            # rank contribution visible rather than silently dropping it.
+            paths_payload.append({"id": pid, "name": pid, "icon": "", "level": level,
+                                  "max_level": level, "next": None})
+            continue
+        next_block = None
+        active = progression_mod.active_challenges(content, pid, level)
+        if active:
+            level_def = next(e for e in pdef["levels"] if e["level"] == level + 1)
+            challenges = []
+            completed_count = 0
+            for ch in active:
+                st = challenge_state.get(ch["id"]) or {}
+                count, target = _goal_ui_progress(ch["goal"], st, streak, xp_total)
+                if st.get("completed"):
+                    completed_count += 1
+                challenges.append({
+                    "id": ch["id"],
+                    "title": ch["title"],
+                    "description": ch["description"],
+                    "count": count,
+                    "target": target,
+                    "completed": bool(st.get("completed")),
+                    "completed_at": st.get("completed_at"),
+                })
+            next_block = {
+                "level": level + 1,
+                "required": level_def["required"],
+                "completed": completed_count,
+                "challenges": challenges,
+            }
+        paths_payload.append({
+            "id": pid,
+            "name": pdef["name"],
+            "icon": pdef["icon"],
+            "level": level,
+            "max_level": progression_mod.path_max_level(content, pid),
+            "next": next_block,
+        })
+
+    available = [
+        {"id": pid, "name": pdef["name"], "icon": pdef["icon"]}
+        for pid, pdef in sorted(content["paths"].items(), key=lambda kv: (kv[1].get("order") or 0, kv[0]))
+        if pid not in player_paths
+    ]
+
+    quest_rows = appstate.meta_db.get_quest_rows(keys)
+    quests_payload = {}
+    for period_type in ("daily", "weekly"):
+        pool = content["quests"][period_type]["pool"]
+        quests = []
+        for row in quest_rows:
+            if row["period_type"] != period_type:
+                continue
+            qdef = pool.get(row["quest_id"])
+            if not qdef:
+                continue  # removed from the pool mid-period: hide, keep the row
+            count, target = _goal_ui_progress(qdef["goal"], row, streak, xp_total)
+            quests.append({
+                "id": row["quest_id"],
+                "title": qdef["title"],
+                "description": qdef["description"],
+                "reward_db": row["reward_db"],
+                "count": count,
+                "target": target,
+                "completed": row["completed"],
+                "completed_at": row["completed_at"],
+            })
+        quests_payload[period_type] = {
+            "period_key": keys[period_type],
+            "resets_at": progression_mod.period_resets_at(period_type, now).isoformat(),
+            "quests": quests,
+        }
+
+    return {
+        "mastery_rank": progression_mod.mastery_rank(state["calibration_status"], player_paths),
+        "onboarding": {
+            "calibration_status": state["calibration_status"],
+            "calibration_completed_at": state["calibration_completed_at"],
+            "diagnostic_filename": appstate.builtin_diagnostic_filename(),
+        },
+        "paths": paths_payload,
+        "available_paths": available,
+        "quests": quests_payload,
+        "wallet": wallet,
+    }
+
+
+@router.get("/api/progression")
+def api_progression():
+    return _progression_overview()
+
+
+@router.post("/api/progression/paths")
+def api_progression_add_paths(data: dict):
+    """Select instrument paths. Body: {add: [path_id, ...]}. Idempotent;
+    removal is unsupported (Mastery Rank never decreases)."""
+    add = data.get("add")
+    if not isinstance(add, list) or not add:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "add must be a non-empty list of path ids"}, status_code=400)
+    content = appstate.get_progression_content()
+    for pid in add:
+        if not isinstance(pid, str) or pid not in content["paths"]:
+            return JSONResponse({"error": f"unknown path: {pid!r}"}, status_code=400)
+    appstate.meta_db.add_player_paths(add)
+    return _progression_overview()
+
+
+@router.post("/api/progression/onboarding")
+def api_progression_onboarding(data: dict):
+    """Onboarding calibration choice. Body: {action: "skip"} — completing the
+    calibration needs no endpoint, it flows through the normal /api/stats path."""
+    if _clean_str(data.get("action")) != "skip":
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "action must be 'skip'"}, status_code=400)
+    # Spec invariant: onboarding requires picking at least one instrument path
+    # before finishing, so skipping straight to rank 1 with no paths would
+    # leave a rank that can never grow. Only enforced when the content bundle
+    # actually defines paths — broken/empty content must never brick onboarding.
+    if appstate.get_progression_content()["paths"] and not appstate.meta_db.get_player_paths():
+        return JSONResponse(
+            {"error": "select at least one instrument path before skipping calibration"},
+            status_code=400,
+        )
+    appstate.meta_db.skip_calibration()
+    return _progression_overview()
+
+
+# Externally postable progression events. song_completed is deliberately NOT
+# here: it is server-derived inside /api/stats so the scored-session authority
+# stays in one place.
+_PROGRESSION_EVENT_TYPES = {"minigame_run"}
+
+
+@router.post("/api/progression/events")
+def api_progression_events(data: dict):
+    """Generic progression-event intake for plugins (capability `record-event`).
+    Body: {type, payload}. Whitelisted types, scalar payload values only."""
+    etype = _clean_str(data.get("type"))
+    if etype not in _PROGRESSION_EVENT_TYPES:
+        return JSONResponse(
+            {"error": f"event type must be one of {sorted(_PROGRESSION_EVENT_TYPES)}"},
+            status_code=400,
+        )
+    payload = data.get("payload")
+    if payload is None:
+        payload = {}
+    if not isinstance(payload, dict) or len(payload) > 16:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "payload must be a small object"}, status_code=400)
+    clean = {}
+    for key, value in payload.items():
+        if not isinstance(key, str) or len(key) > 64:
+            return JSONResponse({"error": "payload keys must be short strings"}, status_code=400)
+        if value is None:
+            continue
+        if isinstance(value, bool) or (
+            not isinstance(value, (int, float, str))
+        ) or (isinstance(value, float) and not math.isfinite(value)) or (
+            isinstance(value, str) and len(value) > 256
+        ):
+            return JSONResponse({"error": "payload values must be short strings or finite numbers"}, status_code=400)
+        clean[key] = value
+    summary = appstate.meta_db.record_progression_event(etype, clean, appstate.get_progression_content())
+    return {"ok": True, "progression": summary}

lib/routers/shop.py

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+"""Cosmetics shop (spec 010) — buy/equip avatars & themes with earned currency.
+
+Extracted verbatim from ``server.py`` (R3); edits: ``@app`` -> ``@router``,
+``meta_db`` -> ``appstate.meta_db``, ``_get_progression_content()`` ->
+``appstate.get_progression_content()`` (the accessor is injected into the seam;
+its lazy content cache stays in server.py).
+"""
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter
+from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
+
+import appstate
+from reqfields import _clean_str
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+
+@router.get("/api/shop")
+def api_shop():
+    content = appstate.get_progression_content()
+    owned = appstate.meta_db.get_owned_items()
+    equipped = appstate.meta_db.get_equipped()
+    items = [
+        {**item, "owned": iid in owned, "equipped": equipped.get(item["slot"]) == iid}
+        for iid, item in sorted(content["shop"].items())
+    ]
+    return {"items": items, "wallet": appstate.meta_db.get_wallet()}
+
+
+@router.post("/api/shop/buy")
+def api_shop_buy(data: dict):
+    """Spend Decibels on a cosmetic. Atomic: balance check + spend + ownership
+    in one transaction. Decibels are earned by playing only — never purchasable."""
+    item_id = _clean_str(data.get("item_id"))
+    item = appstate.get_progression_content()["shop"].get(item_id)
+    if not item:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": f"unknown item: {item_id!r}"}, status_code=400)
+    status, wallet = appstate.meta_db.buy_shop_item(item)
+    if status == "owned":
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "already owned", "wallet": wallet}, status_code=409)
+    if status == "insufficient":
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "insufficient balance", "wallet": wallet}, status_code=402)
+    return {"ok": True, "item_id": item_id, "wallet": wallet}
+
+
+@router.post("/api/shop/equip")
+def api_shop_equip(data: dict):
+    """Equip an owned cosmetic into its slot. Body: {slot, item_id|null}
+    (null unequips, restoring the default look)."""
+    import progression as progression_mod
+    slot = _clean_str(data.get("slot"))
+    if slot not in progression_mod.SHOP_SLOTS:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": f"slot must be one of {sorted(progression_mod.SHOP_SLOTS)}"}, status_code=400)
+    item_id = data.get("item_id")
+    if item_id is not None:
+        item_id = _clean_str(item_id)
+        item = appstate.get_progression_content()["shop"].get(item_id)
+        if not item or item["slot"] != slot:
+            return JSONResponse({"error": f"unknown item for slot {slot}: {item_id!r}"}, status_code=400)
+        if item_id not in appstate.meta_db.get_owned_items():
+            return JSONResponse({"error": "item not owned"}, status_code=403)
+    return {"ok": True, "equipped": appstate.meta_db.equip_item(slot, item_id)}

lib/routers/stats.py

@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+"""Gameplay scoring — XP award + per-song practice stats (record / recent / best /
+top / per-song). The `/api/stats/{filename:path}` route is registered LAST so its
+catch-all doesn't shadow the fixed /recent /best /top paths.
+
+Extracted verbatim from ``server.py`` (R3); edits: ``@app`` -> ``@router``,
+``meta_db`` -> ``appstate.meta_db``, ``_get_progression_content()`` /
+``_builtin_diagnostic_filename()`` read through the seam.
+"""
+
+import logging
+import math
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter
+from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
+
+import appstate
+from metadata_db import _as_int
+from reqfields import _clean_str
+
+log = logging.getLogger("feedBack.server")
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+
+@router.post("/api/xp/award")
+def api_award_xp(data: dict):
+    """Award XP into the unified store. Body: {source, amount}. Returns the
+    new progress payload. The single XP authority — song-play, minigames, and
+    tutorials all feed this (no second curve)."""
+    try:
+        amount = _as_int(data.get("amount", 0))   # rejects bool / non-integral / inf
+    except (TypeError, ValueError, OverflowError):
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "amount must be an integer"}, status_code=400)
+    # Upper-bound it: an unbounded value overflows SQLite's 64-bit INTEGER on
+    # bind (→ 500) and no real run awards anywhere near this.
+    if not (0 <= amount <= 10_000_000):
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "amount must be between 0 and 10,000,000"}, status_code=400)
+    appstate.meta_db.award_xp(amount)
+    return appstate.meta_db.get_progress()
+
+
+@router.post("/api/stats")
+def api_record_stats(data: dict):
+    """Record a play. With `score`+`accuracy` → a scored session (plays += 1,
+    best_* = max, last_* = new) plus unified-XP + streak side-effects. With
+    only `lastPlayPosition`/`last_position` → a lightweight resume-position
+    touch (no plays change) so Continue-Playing works for non-scored plays."""
+    filename = _clean_str(data.get("filename"))
+    if not filename:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "filename required"}, status_code=400)
+    # The recorder hands us URL-encoded filenames; canonicalize to the library
+    # key so stored rows line up with `songs` (and so the arrangement-count bound
+    # below resolves the real song). See MetadataDB._canonical_song_filename.
+    filename = appstate.meta_db._canonical_song_filename(filename)
+    arr_raw = data.get("arrangement", 0)
+    if arr_raw is None:
+        arrangement = 0
+    else:
+        try:
+            arrangement = _as_int(arr_raw)   # rejects bool / non-integral (1.9) / inf
+        except (TypeError, ValueError, OverflowError):
+            return JSONResponse({"error": "arrangement must be a non-negative integer"}, status_code=400)
+    # Reject (don't silently coerce to 0) so a malformed/out-of-range index
+    # can't corrupt arrangement 0's stats; also keeps it bindable to INTEGER.
+    if not (0 <= arrangement < 2**63):
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "arrangement must be a non-negative integer"}, status_code=400)
+    # Bound against the song's real arrangement count when it's a known library
+    # song, so a bad index can't create fake arrangement buckets that poison the
+    # per-song aggregate / Continue. Skipped when the song isn't in the library
+    # yet (count unknown — dead-song reads are filtered anyway).
+    _acount = appstate.meta_db.arrangement_count(filename)
+    if _acount and arrangement >= _acount:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "arrangement out of range for this song"}, status_code=400)
+    score = data.get("score")
+    accuracy = data.get("accuracy")
+    last_pos = data.get("lastPlayPosition", data.get("last_position"))
+    if isinstance(last_pos, bool):   # float(False)=0.0 would otherwise store a bogus position
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "lastPlayPosition must be a finite number"}, status_code=400)
+
+    # A scored session needs BOTH score and accuracy. Exactly one provided is
+    # ambiguous — don't silently fall through to the position-only branch.
+    if (score is None) != (accuracy is None):
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "score and accuracy must be provided together"}, status_code=400)
+
+    if score is not None and accuracy is not None:
+        # Reject booleans explicitly — float(True) would otherwise record a play.
+        if isinstance(score, bool) or isinstance(accuracy, bool):
+            return JSONResponse({"error": "score/accuracy must be finite numbers"}, status_code=400)
+        # Reject NaN/Inf too: round(inf) raises OverflowError (→ 500), and a
+        # stored Inf/NaN later breaks JSON serialization of /api/stats reads.
+        try:
+            score = float(score)
+            accuracy = float(accuracy)
+            if not (math.isfinite(score) and math.isfinite(accuracy)):
+                raise ValueError("non-finite")
+            score = int(round(score))
+        except (TypeError, ValueError, OverflowError):
+            return JSONResponse({"error": "score/accuracy must be finite numbers"}, status_code=400)
+        # A huge-but-finite score passes isfinite() yet overflows SQLite's
+        # 64-bit INTEGER on bind (→ 500). Bound it to the int64 range.
+        if not (0 <= score < 2**63):
+            return JSONResponse({"error": "score out of range"}, status_code=400)
+        # accuracy is a 0..1 fraction (the recorder's contract); reject
+        # out-of-range values so they don't surface as >100% / negative in
+        # /api/stats/best and the badge UI.
+        if not (0 <= accuracy <= 1):
+            return JSONResponse({"error": "accuracy must be between 0 and 1"}, status_code=400)
+        # Validate the optional resume position in this branch too (the
+        # position-only branch below already rejects non-finite).
+        if last_pos is not None:
+            try:
+                last_pos = float(last_pos)
+                if not math.isfinite(last_pos):
+                    raise ValueError("non-finite")
+            except (TypeError, ValueError, OverflowError):
+                return JSONResponse({"error": "lastPlayPosition must be a finite number"}, status_code=400)
+        row = appstate.meta_db.record_session(filename, arrangement, score=score,
+                                     accuracy=accuracy, last_position=last_pos)
+        # Unified XP + streak side-effects — never let these drop the stat write.
+        progress = None
+        try:
+            from xp import xp_for_run
+            from datetime import date
+            appstate.meta_db.award_xp(xp_for_run(score))
+            appstate.meta_db.record_active_day(date.today().isoformat())
+            progress = appstate.meta_db.get_progress()
+        except Exception:
+            log.warning("stats side-effects (xp/streak) failed", exc_info=True)
+        # Progression engine (spec 010) — same never-drop-the-stat-write
+        # contract. Scored sessions are the server-derived `song_completed`
+        # authority (scored == note detection by construction); instrument is
+        # resolved from library arrangement metadata, after the XP award so
+        # db_earned goals see this run's Decibels.
+        progression_summary = None
+        try:
+            import progression as progression_mod
+            instrument = progression_mod.instrument_for_arrangement(
+                appstate.meta_db.arrangement_entry(filename, arrangement)
+            )
+            progression_summary = appstate.meta_db.record_progression_event(
+                "song_completed",
+                {
+                    "filename": filename,
+                    "instrument": instrument,
+                    "accuracy": accuracy,
+                    "score": score,
+                    "is_diagnostic": filename == appstate.builtin_diagnostic_filename(),
+                },
+                appstate.get_progression_content(),
+            )
+        except Exception:
+            log.warning("stats side-effects (progression) failed", exc_info=True)
+        return {"stats": row, "progress": progress, "progression": progression_summary}
+
+    # Position-only touch.
+    if last_pos is None:
+        return JSONResponse(
+            {"error": "provide score+accuracy (scored) or lastPlayPosition (resume)"},
+            status_code=400,
+        )
+    try:
+        pos = float(last_pos)
+        if not math.isfinite(pos):
+            raise ValueError("non-finite")
+        row = appstate.meta_db.touch_position(filename, arrangement, pos)
+    except (TypeError, ValueError, OverflowError):
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "lastPlayPosition must be a finite number"}, status_code=400)
+    # A resume session still counts as playing today: advance the streak (no XP —
+    # that's scoring-only) so a non-scored practice day keeps the streak alive,
+    # consistent with these sessions also surfacing in recent / continue.
+    progress = None
+    try:
+        from datetime import date
+        appstate.meta_db.record_active_day(date.today().isoformat())
+        progress = appstate.meta_db.get_progress()
+    except Exception:
+        log.warning("stats side-effects (streak) failed", exc_info=True)
+    return {"stats": row, "progress": progress}
+
+
+@router.get("/api/stats/recent")
+def api_recent_stats(limit: int = 12):
+    """Recently-played rows joined to song metadata for 'Jump back in'."""
+    from urllib.parse import quote
+    out = []
+    for r in appstate.meta_db.recent_stats(limit):
+        meta = appstate.meta_db.conn.execute(
+            "SELECT title, artist, tuning_name FROM songs WHERE filename = ?",
+            (r["filename"],),
+        ).fetchone()
+        title, artist, tuning_name = meta if meta else (None, None, None)
+        out.append({
+            **r,
+            "title": title or r["filename"],
+            "artist": artist or "",
+            "tuning_name": tuning_name or "",
+            "art_url": f"/api/song/{quote(r['filename'])}/art",
+        })
+    return out
+
+
+@router.get("/api/stats/best")
+def api_stats_best():
+    """{filename: best_accuracy} for all songs with a recorded best — one call
+    to badge the library grid (defined before the {filename} catch-all)."""
+    return appstate.meta_db.best_accuracy_map()
+
+
+@router.get("/api/stats/top")
+def api_top_stats(limit: int = 5):
+    """Top scored songs (best first), joined to song metadata, for the profile
+    'Your best scores' panel (defined before the {filename} catch-all)."""
+    from urllib.parse import quote
+    out = []
+    for r in appstate.meta_db.top_stats(limit):
+        meta = appstate.meta_db.conn.execute(
+            "SELECT title, artist, tuning_name FROM songs WHERE filename = ?",
+            (r["filename"],),
+        ).fetchone()
+        title, artist, tuning_name = meta if meta else (None, None, None)
+        out.append({
+            **r,
+            "title": title or r["filename"],
+            "artist": artist or "",
+            "tuning_name": tuning_name or "",
+            "art_url": f"/api/song/{quote(r['filename'])}/art",
+        })
+    return out
+
+
+@router.get("/api/stats/{filename:path}")
+def api_song_stats(filename: str):
+    return appstate.meta_db.get_song_stats(filename)

lib/routers/tunings.py

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+"""The merged tuning catalog (/api/tunings).
+
+Extracted verbatim from server.py (R3) except @app->@router, CONFIG_DIR->
+appstate.config_dir, _load_config imported from lib/appconfig, and the tuning
+registry read through the appstate seam (appstate.tuning_providers — the same
+instance plugins register into via the plugin_context in server.py).
+"""
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter
+
+import appstate
+from appconfig import _load_config
+from tunings import DEFAULT_REFERENCE_PITCH, TUNING_PRESET_MIDIS, freqs_to_midis
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+
+@router.get("/api/tunings")
+def get_tunings():
+    cfg = _load_config(appstate.config_dir / "config.json") or {}
+    ref = cfg.get("reference_pitch", DEFAULT_REFERENCE_PITCH)
+    try:
+        ref = float(ref)
+        if not (430.0 <= ref <= 450.0):
+            ref = DEFAULT_REFERENCE_PITCH
+    except (TypeError, ValueError):
+        ref = DEFAULT_REFERENCE_PITCH
+    merged = appstate.tuning_providers.get_merged(ref)
+    # tuningMidis: the same catalog as exact integer MIDI notes (low → high).
+    # Built-ins come straight from TUNING_PRESET_MIDIS (no float round-trip);
+    # provider-contributed entries are recovered from their frequencies at the
+    # served reference pitch. Every consumer today (the v3 badges, plugins)
+    # reconstructs midis client-side via log2 — a rounding footgun at non-440
+    # references — so serve the integers once, host-side. Additive: the
+    # existing referencePitch/tunings shape is unchanged.
+    tuning_midis: dict[str, dict[str, list[int]]] = {}
+    for key, names in merged.items():
+        builtin = TUNING_PRESET_MIDIS.get(key, {})
+        resolved: dict[str, list[int]] = {}
+        for name, freqs in names.items():
+            midis = builtin.get(name) or freqs_to_midis(freqs, ref)
+            if midis:
+                resolved[name] = list(midis)
+        if resolved:
+            tuning_midis[key] = resolved
+    return {"referencePitch": ref, "tunings": merged, "tuningMidis": tuning_midis}

lib/routers/version.py

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+"""App version + source/license URLs (/api/version).
+
+Extracted verbatim from ``server.py`` (R3) except the decorator (``@app`` ->
+``@router``) and the VERSION-file lookup: ``Path(__file__).parent`` (app root
+when this lived at the top level) -> ``Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]``
+(routers -> lib -> app root). VERSION ships at the app root in every packaging
+path (Dockerfile COPY, desktop bundle).
+"""
+
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+
+def _safe_http_url(raw):
+    """Return `raw` stripped + trailing-slash-stripped if it parses as an
+    http(s) URL with a non-empty host; else None.
+
+    Used to validate operator-supplied `APP_SOURCE_URL` / `APP_LICENSE_URL`
+    env vars before they reach `<a href>` in the UI. A bare prefix check
+    like `startswith(("http://","https://"))` accepts malformed inputs
+    such as `"https://"` (no host) or `"https:///foo"` (empty host) that
+    still produce broken hrefs — and, when used as a base for the default
+    `license_url`, garbage like `"https:///blob/main/LICENSE"`.
+    """
+    from urllib.parse import urlsplit
+    if not raw:
+        return None
+    s = raw.strip().rstrip("/")
+    if not s:
+        return None
+    try:
+        parsed = urlsplit(s)
+    except ValueError:
+        return None
+    if parsed.scheme.lower() not in ("http", "https"):
+        return None
+    # `netloc` includes any `user:pass@` and `:port` — strings like
+    # "http://:80/path" have non-empty netloc (":80") but no real
+    # hostname. Validate `hostname` so only URLs with an actual host
+    # are accepted.
+    if not parsed.hostname:
+        return None
+    return s
+
+
+@router.get("/api/version")
+def get_version():
+    env_version = os.environ.get("APP_VERSION", "").strip()
+    if env_version:
+        version = env_version
+    else:
+        version_file = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2] / "VERSION"  # R3: app root from lib/routers/
+        version = "unknown"
+        if version_file.exists():
+            try:
+                version = version_file.read_text().strip()
+            except (OSError, UnicodeDecodeError):
+                pass
+    default_source_url = "https://github.com/got-feedback/feedBack"
+    # APP_SOURCE_URL / APP_LICENSE_URL flow straight into <a href> in the UI,
+    # so validate with urllib.parse rather than a bare prefix check — a prefix
+    # check accepts malformed values like "https://" (no host) which produce
+    # broken hrefs (and a constructed license_url like "https:///blob/main/LICENSE").
+    # _safe_http_url requires scheme in {http,https} AND a non-empty hostname
+    # (not just netloc — that would still accept port-only authorities like
+    # "http://:80/path"); fall back to the safe default otherwise.
+    source_url = _safe_http_url(os.environ.get("APP_SOURCE_URL")) or default_source_url
+    # APP_LICENSE_URL: explicit override for the LICENSE link. The default
+    # constructed value (source_url + "/blob/main/LICENSE") is GitHub-
+    # specific and assumes the repo's default branch is `main`; non-GitHub
+    # hosts (GitLab, Gitea, self-hosted) need an explicit value.
+    license_url = _safe_http_url(os.environ.get("APP_LICENSE_URL")) or (source_url + "/blob/main/LICENSE")
+    return {
+        "version": version,
+        "source_url": source_url,
+        "license_url": license_url,
+    }

lib/routers/wanted.py

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+"""Wishlist / "wanted" API (feedBack#636) — songs the user wants but doesn't own.
+
+Extracted verbatim from ``server.py`` (R3); edits: ``@app`` -> ``@router``,
+``meta_db`` -> ``appstate.meta_db``, ``_clean_str`` from ``reqfields``.
+"""
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter
+from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
+
+import appstate
+from reqfields import _clean_str
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+
+@router.get("/api/wanted")
+def api_list_wanted():
+    """The wishlist — songs the user wants but doesn't own yet (newest first)."""
+    return {"wanted": appstate.meta_db.list_wanted()}
+
+
+@router.post("/api/wanted")
+def api_add_wanted(data: dict):
+    """Add a not-owned song to the wishlist. `artist`/`title` are required (at
+    least one non-empty); `source`/`source_ref`/`note` are optional. Idempotent
+    on identity so producers (find_more ownership-diff, manual add) can re-post."""
+    if not isinstance(data, dict):
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "body must be an object"}, status_code=400)
+    artist = _clean_str(data.get("artist"))
+    title = _clean_str(data.get("title"))
+    if not artist and not title:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "artist or title required"}, status_code=400)
+    row = appstate.meta_db.add_wanted(
+        artist=artist, title=title,
+        source=_clean_str(data.get("source")) or "manual",
+        source_ref=_clean_str(data.get("source_ref")),
+        note=_clean_str(data.get("note")),
+    )
+    return {"ok": True, "wanted": row}
+
+
+@router.delete("/api/wanted/{wanted_id}")
+def api_remove_wanted(wanted_id: int):
+    """Remove a wishlist entry by id."""
+    return {"ok": appstate.meta_db.remove_wanted(wanted_id)}

lib/scan_worker.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 This module is deliberately kept apart from ``server.py`` so that
 ``ProcessPoolExecutor`` workers can import and unpickle ``_scan_one``
 without dragging in ``server.py``'s import-time side effects
-(``configure_logging()``, ``meta_db = MetadataDB()`` opening/migrating
+(``configure_logging()``, ``meta_db = MetadataDB(CONFIG_DIR)`` opening/migrating
 SQLite, and ``register_plugin_api(app)`` registering routes).
 
 The background scan spawns its pool with the ``spawn`` start method (see

lib/tunings.py

@@ -98,6 +98,22 @@ def open_midis_to_freqs(midis: list[int], reference_pitch: float = DEFAULT_REFER
     return [round(midi_to_freq(m, reference_pitch), 2) for m in midis]
 
 
+def freqs_to_midis(freqs: list[float], reference_pitch: float = DEFAULT_REFERENCE_PITCH) -> list[int] | None:
+    """Return absolute open-string MIDI notes for frequencies at the supplied
+    A4 reference — the inverse of open_midis_to_freqs. None if any entry is
+    non-numeric or non-positive (a provider could hand us anything)."""
+    out: list[int] = []
+    for f in freqs:
+        try:
+            f = float(f)
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
+            return None
+        if f <= 0:
+            return None
+        out.append(int(round(69 + 12 * math.log2(f / reference_pitch))))
+    return out
+
+
 def tuning_offsets_from_midis(instrument_key: str, midis: list[int]) -> list[int] | None:
     """Return semitone offsets from the instrument's standard open strings."""
     standard = STANDARD_OPEN_MIDIS.get(instrument_key)

plugins/drum_highway_3d/plugin.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "drum_highway_3d",
   "name": "3D Drum Highway",
-  "version": "0.3.1",
+  "version": "0.3.2",
   "type": "visualization",
   "bundled": true,
   "script": "screen.js",

plugins/drum_highway_3d/screen.js

@@ -1361,6 +1361,41 @@
         } catch (_) { /* dispatch unavailable — persisted value applies next init */ }
     };
 
+    /* ======================================================================
+     *  Camera Director bridge resolver (pure — exported via createFactory.__test)
+     * ====================================================================== */
+
+    /**
+     * The active splitscreen API, defensive on the global-name rename in flight
+     * (feedBackSplitscreen is canonical; slopsmithSplitscreen is the legacy alias).
+     * @returns {object|null} the splitscreen API, or null when not present
+     */
+    function _ssApi() { return window.feedBackSplitscreen || window.slopsmithSplitscreen || null; }
+
+    /**
+     * Resolve the Camera Director camera for a canvas: this panel's camera under
+     * splitscreen, else the global, else null (Camera Director absent → stock
+     * framing). Throw-safe on panelIndexFor so a misbehaving splitscreen build
+     * can't break framing.
+     * @param {HTMLCanvasElement} canvas this renderer's highway canvas
+     * @param {object|null} ss the splitscreen API (see _ssApi)
+     * @param {object|null} panelsMap window.__h3dCamCtlPanels (per-panel cameras by index)
+     * @param {object|null} globalCam window.__h3dCamCtl (single global camera)
+     * @returns {object|null} the resolved free-camera bridge, or null
+     */
+    function _resolveFreeCam(canvas, ss, panelsMap, globalCam) {
+        if (panelsMap && ss && typeof ss.panelIndexFor === 'function') {
+            try {
+                const i = ss.panelIndexFor(canvas);
+                // Only a non-negative integer indexes the panel map — a non-int /
+                // negative / string index (or a prototype key) must not resolve an
+                // unintended/inherited property; fall through to the global then.
+                if (Number.isInteger(i) && i >= 0 && panelsMap[i]) return panelsMap[i];
+            } catch (e) { /* ignore */ }
+        }
+        return globalCam || null;
+    }
+
     /* ======================================================================
      *  Renderer factory
      * ====================================================================== */
@@ -1414,7 +1449,7 @@
         let _sparkPts = null, _sparkPos = null, _sparkCol = null, _sparkVel = null, _sparkLife = null;
         let _fxLastWall = 0;          // wall clock for FX integration (sparks, pulse decay)
         let _kickPulse = 0;           // kick-hit camera-dip + floor-wash envelope
-        let _camBaseH = 0, _camBaseD = 0;  // positionCamera's unpulsed pose
+        let _camBaseH = null, _camBaseD = null;  // positionCamera's unpulsed pose (null until it first runs; applyCamera's guard depends on this)
         let _gaussTex = null;         // shared soft-falloff texture for flash quads
         let _laneFlashQuads = [];     // pooled additive quad per hand lane (z=0)
         let _kickFlashQuad = null;    // full-width flash quad for the kick bar
@@ -2651,6 +2686,48 @@
             cam.lookAt(0, 0, -AHEAD * TS * 0.45);
         }
 
+        /**
+         * Camera Director bridge for THIS panel — delegates to the pure, unit-
+         * tested _resolveFreeCam / _ssApi (resolver block above the factory).
+         * Reads the live globals: per-panel map __h3dCamCtlPanels → this panel's
+         * camera, else the global __h3dCamCtl, else null (stock framing).
+         * @param {HTMLCanvasElement} canvas this panel's highway canvas
+         * @returns {object|null} the resolved free-camera bridge, or null
+         */
+        function _freeCamFor(canvas) {
+            return _resolveFreeCam(canvas, _ssApi(), window.__h3dCamCtlPanels, window.__h3dCamCtl);
+        }
+
+        // Per-frame camera write: static base pose (positionCamera) + kick-pulse Y
+        // dip, then layer Camera Director free-cam offsets (dolly/height/orbit on
+        // the camera-from-target vector; pan/pitch on the look target). Runs every
+        // frame so a live free-cam drag is smooth; allocation-free; NaN-safe; a
+        // null/disabled bridge reproduces the stock static+pulse pose exactly.
+        function applyCamera() {
+            if (_camBaseH == null) return;               // before first positionCamera()
+            const _dip = (_kickPulse > 0.001) ? (0.8 * K * _kickPulse * fx.hitFx) : 0;
+            let _cx = 0, _cy = _camBaseH - _dip, _cz = _camBaseD;
+            let _lx = 0, _ly = 0, _lz = -AHEAD * TS * 0.45;
+            const _fc = _freeCamFor(highwayCanvas);
+            if (_fc && _fc.enabled) {
+                const _dm = Number.isFinite(_fc.distMul) ? _fc.distMul : 1;
+                const _hm = Number.isFinite(_fc.heightMul) ? _fc.heightMul : 1;
+                const _yaw = Number.isFinite(_fc.yaw) ? _fc.yaw : 0;
+                let _vx = _cx - _lx, _vy = _cy - _ly, _vz = _cz - _lz;
+                _vx *= _dm; _vy *= _dm; _vz *= _dm;   // dolly (zoom)
+                _vy *= _hm;                            // height
+                const _cyw = Math.cos(_yaw), _syw = Math.sin(_yaw);
+                const _rx = _vx * _cyw - _vz * _syw, _rz = _vx * _syw + _vz * _cyw; // orbit around Y
+                _cx = _lx + _rx; _cy = _ly + _vy; _cz = _lz + _rz;
+                const _px = Number.isFinite(_fc.panX) ? _fc.panX : 0;
+                const _py = Number.isFinite(_fc.panY) ? _fc.panY : 0;
+                const _pt = Number.isFinite(_fc.pitch) ? _fc.pitch : 0;
+                _lx += _px * K; _ly += (_pt + _py) * K;
+            }
+            cam.position.set(_cx, _cy, _cz);
+            cam.lookAt(_lx, _ly, _lz);
+        }
+
         function buildLanes(_floorW, floorD) {
             laneGroup = new T.Group();
             laneStripeMats = [];
@@ -3431,15 +3508,18 @@
                             BG_STYLES[_bgState._style].update(_bgState.s, bands, fdt, nowMs / 1000);
                         } catch (_) { /* visual-only */ }
                     }
+                    // Kick pulse decays each frame; it drives the floor flash and,
+                    // via applyCamera(), the camera Y dip.
                     if (_kickPulse > 0.001) {
                         _kickPulse *= Math.exp(-fdt * 7);
-                        cam.position.y = _camBaseH - 0.8 * K * _kickPulse * fx.hitFx;
                         if (_floorFlash) _floorFlash.material.opacity = 0.25 * _kickPulse * fx.hitFx;
                     } else if (_kickPulse !== 0) {
                         _kickPulse = 0;
-                        cam.position.y = _camBaseH;
                         if (_floorFlash) _floorFlash.material.opacity = 0;
                     }
+                    // Write the camera every frame: static base pose + kick dip +
+                    // Camera Director free-cam offsets (per-panel-aware).
+                    applyCamera();
                 }
                 // Approach highlight: raise each lane stripe toward its next
                 // note (accumulated by the rebuildNotes walk above).
@@ -3565,6 +3645,8 @@
     // vm-loaded with no DOM/WebGL; everything here must stay side-effect
     // free to call).
     window.slopsmithViz_drum_highway_3d.__test = {
+        _resolveFreeCam,
+        _ssApi,
         _variantForHit,
         _classifyTiming,
         readFxSettings,

plugins/drum_highway_3d/tests/camera_bridge.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+// Camera Director bridge resolver tests: per-panel select, global fallback,
+// null-when-absent, throw-safety, and the splitscreen global-name alias. Loads
+// screen.js in a bare vm window and exercises the __test exports (no DOM/WebGL).
+const { test } = require('node:test');
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+const fs = require('node:fs');
+const path = require('node:path');
+const vm = require('node:vm');
+
+function load() {
+    const window = {
+        console,
+        location: { protocol: 'http:', host: 'localhost' },
+        slopsmith: {},
+    };
+    window.window = window;
+    window.globalThis = window;
+    const context = vm.createContext(window);
+    const src = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'screen.js'), 'utf8');
+    vm.runInContext(src, context, { filename: 'screen.js' });
+    return { window, __test: window.slopsmithViz_drum_highway_3d.__test };
+}
+
+test('_resolveFreeCam: per-panel camera under splitscreen', () => {
+    const { __test } = load();
+    const c0 = {}, c1 = {};
+    const ss = { panelIndexFor: (c) => (c === c0 ? 0 : 1) };
+    const map = { 0: { id: 'p0' }, 1: { id: 'p1' } };
+    assert.equal(__test._resolveFreeCam(c0, ss, map, { id: 'g' }).id, 'p0');
+    assert.equal(__test._resolveFreeCam(c1, ss, map, { id: 'g' }).id, 'p1');
+});
+
+test('_resolveFreeCam: falls back to global when there is no panel map', () => {
+    const { __test } = load();
+    const g = { id: 'global' };
+    assert.equal(__test._resolveFreeCam({}, { panelIndexFor: () => 0 }, null, g), g);
+});
+
+test('_resolveFreeCam: falls back to global when the panel has no map entry', () => {
+    const { __test } = load();
+    const g = { id: 'global' };
+    const ss = { panelIndexFor: () => 3 };            // index 3 absent from map
+    assert.equal(__test._resolveFreeCam({}, ss, { 0: {} }, g), g);
+});
+
+test('_resolveFreeCam: null when Camera Director is absent (no global)', () => {
+    const { __test } = load();
+    assert.equal(__test._resolveFreeCam({}, null, null, null), null);
+    assert.equal(__test._resolveFreeCam({}, { panelIndexFor: () => 0 }, {}, undefined), null);
+});
+
+test('_resolveFreeCam: throw-safe on panelIndexFor → falls back to global', () => {
+    const { __test } = load();
+    const g = { id: 'global' };
+    const ss = { panelIndexFor: () => { throw new Error('boom'); } };
+    assert.equal(__test._resolveFreeCam({}, ss, { 0: {} }, g), g);
+});
+
+test('_resolveFreeCam: NaN/negative/float/string index → falls back to global', () => {
+    const { __test } = load();
+    const g = { id: 'global' };
+    assert.equal(__test._resolveFreeCam({}, { panelIndexFor: () => NaN }, { 0: {} }, g), g);
+    assert.equal(__test._resolveFreeCam({}, { panelIndexFor: () => -1 }, { 0: {} }, g), g);
+    assert.equal(__test._resolveFreeCam({}, { panelIndexFor: () => 0.5 }, { 0: {} }, g), g);
+    // A string/prototype key must not resolve an inherited property (e.g. toString).
+    assert.equal(__test._resolveFreeCam({}, { panelIndexFor: () => 'toString' }, {}, g), g);
+});
+
+test('_ssApi: null when neither global set; slopsmith alias; feedBack canonical wins', () => {
+    const { window, __test } = load();
+    assert.equal(__test._ssApi(), null);
+    const legacy = { panelIndexFor: () => 0 };
+    window.slopsmithSplitscreen = legacy;
+    assert.equal(__test._ssApi(), legacy);            // legacy alias picked up
+    const current = { panelIndexFor: () => 1 };
+    window.feedBackSplitscreen = current;
+    assert.equal(__test._ssApi(), current);           // canonical name takes precedence
+});

plugins/highway_3d/plugin.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "id": "highway_3d",
     "name": "3D Highway",
-    "version": "3.31.3",
+    "version": "3.31.5",
     "type": "visualization",
     "bundled": true,
     "script": "screen.js",

plugins/highway_3d/screen.js

@@ -548,9 +548,20 @@
             ctrl.ownsActx = !(fogAudio && fogAudio.ctx);
             ctrl.actx = (fogAudio && fogAudio.ctx) || new Ctx();
             if (ctrl.actx.state === 'suspended' && ctrl.actx.resume) ctrl.actx.resume().catch(() => {});
+            // Seed the DRAWING BUFFER (canvas.width/height) to the device-pixel
+            // render size and report that SAME size to Butterchurn. Its on-screen
+            // pass viewports to the reported size but never sizes the output canvas
+            // itself — leaving the buffer at the 300x150 default blits the whole
+            // visualizer into a corner that CSS then stretches across the highway.
+            // pixelRatio:1 because DPR is now folded into the reported size, so
+            // buffer == viewport == internal texsize (no double-counting).
+            const _bcRatio0 = Math.min(window.devicePixelRatio || 1, 1.5);
+            const _bcW0 = Math.max(1, Math.round((sz.w || 1280) * _bcRatio0));
+            const _bcH0 = Math.max(1, Math.round((sz.h || 720) * _bcRatio0));
+            canvas.width = _bcW0; canvas.height = _bcH0;
             ctrl.viz = bc.createVisualizer(ctrl.actx, canvas, {
-                width: sz.w || 1280, height: sz.h || 720,
-                pixelRatio: Math.min(window.devicePixelRatio || 1, 1.5), textureRatio: 1,
+                width: _bcW0, height: _bcH0,
+                pixelRatio: 1, textureRatio: 1,
             });
             if (_bcIsDesktop()) {
                 try {
@@ -584,6 +595,27 @@
             ctrl.actx = null; ctrl.viz = null; ctrl.dead = true;
             _bcControllers.delete(ctrl);
         });
+        // Size the Butterchurn output: set the canvas DRAWING BUFFER to the
+        // device-pixel render size AND report that same size, so buffer ==
+        // on-screen viewport == full fill. Butterchurn never sizes the output
+        // canvas itself; the previous code set only CSS size, leaving the buffer
+        // at the 300x150 default -> the viz showed a stretched lower-left corner
+        // (worse the larger the panel). Ratio reuses the highway's DPR budget.
+        function _bcApplySize(cssW, cssH) {
+            if (!(cssW > 0 && cssH > 0)) return;
+            ctrl.lastW = cssW; ctrl.lastH = cssH;
+            const ratio = Math.min(window.devicePixelRatio || 1, 1.5);
+            const bw = Math.max(1, Math.round(cssW * ratio)), bh = Math.max(1, Math.round(cssH * ratio));
+            if (canvas.width !== bw) canvas.width = bw;
+            if (canvas.height !== bh) canvas.height = bh;
+            const wpx = cssW + 'px', hpx = cssH + 'px';
+            // Confine ALL layers to exactly the highway-canvas rect so the opaque
+            // backdrop can't bleed over the transport bar above the highway.
+            [ctrl.canvas, ctrl.backdrop, ctrl.scrim, ctrl.tint].forEach((el) => {
+                if (el) { el.style.width = wpx; el.style.height = hpx; el.style.right = 'auto'; el.style.bottom = 'auto'; }
+            });
+            if (ctrl.viz && ctrl.viz.setRendererSize) { try { ctrl.viz.setRendererSize(bw, bh); } catch (e) {} }
+        }
         return {
             applySettings() { ctrl.applySettings(); },
             dead() { return ctrl.dead; },
@@ -612,18 +644,11 @@
                 if (!ctrl.viz || !s.enabled) return; // skip GPU work when the bg is off
                 const sz = sizeProvider && sizeProvider();
                 if (sz && sz.w > 0 && sz.h > 0 && (sz.w !== ctrl.lastW || sz.h !== ctrl.lastH)) {
-                    ctrl.lastW = sz.w; ctrl.lastH = sz.h;
-                    const wpx = sz.w + 'px', hpx = sz.h + 'px';
-                    // Confine ALL layers to exactly the highway-canvas rect so the opaque
-                    // backdrop can't bleed over the transport bar above the highway.
-                    [ctrl.canvas, ctrl.backdrop, ctrl.scrim, ctrl.tint].forEach((el) => {
-                        if (el) { el.style.width = wpx; el.style.height = hpx; el.style.right = 'auto'; el.style.bottom = 'auto'; }
-                    });
-                    try { ctrl.viz.setRendererSize(sz.w, sz.h); } catch (e) {}
+                    _bcApplySize(sz.w, sz.h);
                 }
                 try { ctrl.viz.render(); } catch (e) {}
             },
-            resize(w, h) { if (ctrl.viz && ctrl.viz.setRendererSize) { try { ctrl.viz.setRendererSize(w, h); } catch (e) {} ctrl.lastW = w; ctrl.lastH = h; } },
+            resize(w, h) { _bcApplySize(w, h); },
             destroy() {
                 ctrl.dead = true;
                 _bcControllers.delete(ctrl);
@@ -2595,10 +2620,51 @@
     }
     const FRET_NUMBER_GHOST_SCOPE_IDS = ['chords', 'all'];
 
+    /**
+     * localStorage panel key for per-panel background settings ('main' or
+     * 'panel<index>'). Defensive on the splitscreen global-name rename in flight,
+     * and throw-safe on panelIndexFor — same as _freeCamFor — so a misbehaving
+     * splitscreen build can't take down background-settings resolution. Only a
+     * non-negative integer index yields a 'panel<N>' key; anything else (null,
+     * NaN, negative, non-integer) falls back to 'main' so a bad index can never
+     * mint a bogus "panelNaN"-style key.
+     * @param {HTMLCanvasElement} canvas this renderer's highway canvas
+     * @returns {string} 'main' or 'panel<index>'
+     */
     function _bgPanelKey(canvas) {
-        const ss = window.feedBackSplitscreen;
-        const idx = (ss && typeof ss.panelIndexFor === 'function') ? ss.panelIndexFor(canvas) : null;
-        return (idx == null) ? 'main' : 'panel' + idx;
+        const ss = window.feedBackSplitscreen || window.slopsmithSplitscreen;
+        let idx = null;
+        if (ss && typeof ss.panelIndexFor === 'function') {
+            try { idx = ss.panelIndexFor(canvas); } catch (e) { idx = null; }
+        }
+        return (Number.isInteger(idx) && idx >= 0) ? 'panel' + idx : 'main';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Camera Director bridge resolver. Prefers THIS panel's per-panel camera under
+     * splitscreen (window.__h3dCamCtlPanels[panelIndex]) and falls back to the
+     * single global (window.__h3dCamCtl); returns null when Camera Director is
+     * absent → 100% stock framing. Defensive on the splitscreen global-name rename
+     * in flight (feedBackSplitscreen vs slopsmithSplitscreen); throw-safe on
+     * panelIndexFor. Mirrors the panel resolution in _bgPanelKey.
+     * @param {HTMLCanvasElement} canvas this renderer's highway canvas
+     * @returns {object|null} the resolved free-camera bridge, or null
+     */
+    function _freeCamFor(canvas) {
+        const map = window.__h3dCamCtlPanels;
+        if (map) {
+            const ss = window.feedBackSplitscreen || window.slopsmithSplitscreen;
+            if (ss && typeof ss.panelIndexFor === 'function') {
+                try {
+                    const i = ss.panelIndexFor(canvas);
+                    // Only a non-negative integer indexes the map (same hardening
+                    // as _bgPanelKey) — a non-int / negative / string index must not
+                    // resolve an unintended/inherited property; fall through then.
+                    if (Number.isInteger(i) && i >= 0 && map[i]) return map[i];
+                } catch (e) { /* ignore */ }
+            }
+        }
+        return window.__h3dCamCtl || null;
     }
     // In-memory fallback for when localStorage is blocked (private mode,
     // sandboxed iframes, some test runners). _bgWriteGlobal stages the
@@ -14664,7 +14730,10 @@
             // suppressed while the Camera Director owns the view (it wins).
             const _startAspect = (_tune && Number.isFinite(_tune.startAspect) && _tune.startAspect > 0)
                 ? _tune.startAspect : HORPLUS_START_ASPECT;
-            const _dirActive = !!(window.__h3dCamCtl && window.__h3dCamCtl.enabled);
+            // Resolve the Camera Director bridge once (per-panel under splitscreen,
+            // else global). Used both for the wide-pane gate and the transforms below.
+            const _freeCam = _freeCamFor(highwayCanvas);
+            const _dirActive = !!(_freeCam && _freeCam.enabled);
             const _wide = !!(_tune && _paneAspect > _startAspect) && !_dirActive;
             const _poseHMul = (_wide && Number.isFinite(_tune.heightMul)) ? _tune.heightMul : 1;
             const _poseDMul = (_wide && Number.isFinite(_tune.distMul)) ? _tune.distMul : 1;
@@ -14691,13 +14760,16 @@
             if (_poseHMul !== 1) _camY *= _poseHMul;
             if (_poseDMul !== 1) _camZ *= _poseDMul;
             // ── Free-camera user tweaks (orbit / height / zoom / pan) ──
-            // Driven by the Camera Director plugin via window.__h3dCamCtl.
+            // Driven by the Camera Director plugin via the camera bridge:
+            // window.__h3dCamCtlPanels[panelIndexFor(canvas)] when split (this
+            // panel's own camera), falling back to the global window.__h3dCamCtl.
             // Layered ON TOP of the auto-framing so note tracking still works.
             // The bridge is read once into _freeCam and reused for both the
             // position and the look-at transforms; every field is coerced to a
             // finite number before use so a malformed object can never feed NaN
             // into cam.position / cam.lookAt.
-            const _freeCam = window.__h3dCamCtl;
+            // _freeCam resolved above via _freeCamFor(highwayCanvas): the
+            // per-panel __h3dCamCtlPanels entry, else global __h3dCamCtl, else null.
             const _lookAtZ = -FOCUS_D * 0.35 * _poseLookZMul;
             if (_freeCam && _freeCam.enabled) {
                 const _distMul = Number.isFinite(_freeCam.distMul) ? _freeCam.distMul : 1;

plugins/keys_highway_3d/plugin.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "keys_highway_3d",
   "name": "Keys Highway 3D",
-  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "version": "0.2.1",
   "description": "RS+-style 3D falling-note piano highway fed by the Sloppak Notation Format, with Web MIDI input scoring.",
   "type": "visualization",
   "bundled": true,

plugins/keys_highway_3d/screen.js

@@ -813,20 +813,36 @@
         _writeStore(STORE_KEYS.midiPick, JSON.stringify({ id: id || '', name: name || '', key: key || '' }));
     }
 
-    function _midiAutoConnect(allowFallback) {
-        // Recovery (sources-changed after unplug) passes false: never switch to a
-        // fallback input, because _midiConnect persists the pick and that would
-        // overwrite the user's saved device on a transient multi-device unplug
-        // (the original returns on replug and reconnects then).
-        if (allowFallback === undefined) allowFallback = true;
-        const inputs = _midiSources();
-        if (!inputs.length) return;
-        const saved = _readSavedPick();
-        // Explicit "None" opt-out.
-        if (saved && saved.id === '' && saved.name === '') return;
-        // Prefer the globally-unique logicalSourceKey, then the legacy bare
-        // sourceId, then case-insensitive name (Chrome on Linux regenerates ids
-        // per page load), then first non-loopback.
+    // Pure decision logic (exported via __test): pick which device to
+    // auto-connect to from the current source list, the domain-wide selection
+    // (`globalKey`, from Settings → Input Setup), and this plugin's own legacy
+    // saved pick. Returns null for "connect to nothing" (explicit None opt-out,
+    // or the configured device currently absent during hotplug recovery).
+    //
+    // The domain-wide selection is the SOURCE OF TRUTH (checked first): a device
+    // configured globally must never be overridden by a stale plugin-local pick
+    // or an arbitrary first-device fallback — that override was the bug. The
+    // local pick is retained only as a fallback BELOW the global (and for
+    // name-recovery when the global's logicalSourceKey went stale, e.g. a
+    // browser that regenerates MIDI port ids across reloads). Auto-connect no
+    // longer writes the local pick, so it only ever holds a value an explicit
+    // selection put there (or a stale one from a pre-fix build — the global
+    // still wins over it).
+    function _pickMidiTarget(inputs, saved, globalKey, allowFallback) {
+        if (!inputs.length) return null;
+        const notBlocked = (i) => !!i && !_MIDI_BLOCKLIST_RE.test(i.name || '');
+        // Explicit "None" opt-out (set only via the device-select API).
+        if (saved && saved.id === '' && saved.name === '') return null;
+
+        // 1. Domain-wide selection (Settings → Input Setup) — source of truth.
+        if (globalKey) {
+            const g = inputs.find(i => i.key === globalKey);
+            if (notBlocked(g)) return g;
+        }
+
+        // 2. Legacy plugin-local pick, as a fallback below the global. Prefer the
+        // globally-unique logicalSourceKey, then the legacy bare sourceId, then
+        // case-insensitive name (Chrome on Linux regenerates ids per page load).
         let target = null;
         if (saved && saved.key) target = inputs.find(i => i.key === saved.key) || null;
         if (!target && saved && saved.id) target = inputs.find(i => i.id === saved.id) || null;
@@ -834,23 +850,50 @@
             const n = saved.name.toLowerCase();
             target = inputs.find(i => (i.name || '').toLowerCase() === n) || null;
         }
-        // Never honour a saved pick that's a loopback / "Midi Through" port — it
-        // carries no device input, so a stale pick silently eats every note. The
-        // saved-pick lookups above bypass the block-list; re-apply it here.
-        if (target && _MIDI_BLOCKLIST_RE.test(target.name || '')) target = null;
-        if (!target) {
-            // Skip the substitute ONLY when a saved pick exists but is currently
-            // absent (recovery: preserve it, don't clobber on a transient unplug).
-            // With no saved pick at all, a fallback is the intended first-hotplug
-            // auto-connect — allow it even in recovery.
-            const hasSavedPick = !!(saved && (saved.key || saved.id || saved.name));
-            if (!allowFallback && hasSavedPick) return;
-            target = inputs.find(i => !_MIDI_BLOCKLIST_RE.test(i.name || '')) || inputs[0];
-        }
+        // Never honour a saved pick that resolves to a loopback / "Midi Through"
+        // port — it carries no device input, so it silently eats every note.
+        if (target && !notBlocked(target)) target = null;
+        if (target) return target;
+
+        // 3. Nothing configured resolved to a present device. In recovery
+        // (allowFallback=false) with a configured preference — a global pick or a
+        // saved pick — that's currently absent, preserve it rather than switching
+        // to an arbitrary device on a transient multi-device unplug. With no
+        // preference at all, a first-device grab is the intended first-hotplug
+        // auto-connect, allowed even in recovery.
+        const hasPreference = !!(globalKey || (saved && (saved.key || saved.id || saved.name)));
+        if (!allowFallback && hasPreference) return null;
+        // Connect to nothing rather than a loopback: if every present device is
+        // blocklisted, a first-device grab would attach to a "Midi Through"/IAC
+        // port that carries no input and silently eats every note.
+        return inputs.find(notBlocked) || null;
+    }
+
+    function _midiAutoConnect(allowFallback) {
+        // Recovery (sources-changed after unplug) passes false: never switch to a
+        // fallback input on a transient multi-device unplug (the configured
+        // device returns on replug and reconnects then). Auto-connect is
+        // non-persisting (persist omitted → false): it opens the resolved device
+        // for this session WITHOUT writing the plugin-local pick or the shared
+        // domain selection, so opening this highway can't clobber the user's
+        // globally-configured device.
+        if (allowFallback === undefined) allowFallback = true;
+        const inputs = _midiSources();
+        const saved = _readSavedPick();
+        const mi = _mi();
+        const globalKey = mi && typeof mi.getSelected === 'function' ? mi.getSelected() : null;
+        const target = _pickMidiTarget(inputs, saved, globalKey, allowFallback);
+        if (!target) return;
         _midiConnect(target.id, target.name, target.key);
     }
 
-    async function _midiConnect(id, name, key) {
+    // `persist` gates the two preference writes. Only an EXPLICIT device
+    // selection (the device-select API) persists: it writes the plugin-local
+    // pick AND the shared domain selection (`mi.select`, so the user's choice
+    // becomes the global default). Auto-connect and programmatic opens pass
+    // falsy — they open the resolved device for this session only, never
+    // touching either store, so they can't clobber a globally-configured device.
+    async function _midiConnect(id, name, key, persist) {
         // Capture our generation AFTER _midiDetach()'s own bump, so a later
         // detach (device removal / new connect / opt-out) reliably supersedes us.
         _midiDetach();
@@ -861,7 +904,7 @@
         for (const inst of _instances) {
             if (inst && typeof inst._releaseAllHeld === 'function') inst._releaseAllHeld();
         }
-        _writeSavedPick(id || '', name || '', key || '');
+        if (persist) _writeSavedPick(id || '', name || '', key || '');
         const mi = _mi();
         if ((id || key) && mi) {
             // Prefer the globally-unique logicalSourceKey so two providers that
@@ -874,13 +917,19 @@
                 const lkey = src.key || ('web-midi::' + src.id);
                 _midiInput = { id: src.id, name: src.name, key: lkey };
                 _midiJustConnected = true;
+                // Only an explicit selection writes the shared global default;
+                // open takes the logicalSourceKey directly, so select() is not
+                // needed to open — it exists purely to set the global. Persist it
+                // BEFORE the no-instance early return so a settings-panel pick with
+                // no live renderer still updates the shared default (best-effort:
+                // a select hiccup must not abort the connect).
+                if (persist) { try { await mi.select(lkey); } catch (_) { /* best-effort */ } }
                 // No live renderer to consume OR release a session — don't hold one
                 // open (settings-only ensure-init, or the last instance was torn
-                // down during async discovery). The pick is saved; a later renderer
-                // mount re-runs auto-connect and opens for real, releasing on destroy.
+                // down during async discovery). A later renderer mount re-runs
+                // auto-connect and opens for real, releasing on destroy.
                 if (_instances.size === 0) { _midiNotifyDeviceListChanged(); return; }
                 try {
-                    await mi.select(lkey);
                     const res = await mi.open({ requester: PLUGIN_ID, logicalSourceKey: lkey });
                     // A newer _midiConnect (device switch / None / replug) ran while
                     // we awaited open — discard this stale session so we don't wire a
@@ -1039,10 +1088,11 @@
     window.keysH3dGetMidiInputId = function () { return _midiInput ? _midiInput.id : ''; };
     window.keysH3dSetMidiInput = function (id) {
         // `id` may be a logicalSourceKey (new host calls) or a legacy sourceId.
+        // Explicit user selection → persist (local pick + shared global default).
         const src = id
             ? (_midiSources().find(s => s.key === id) || _midiSources().find(s => s.id === id))
             : null;
-        _midiConnect(src ? src.id : (id || ''), src ? src.name : '', src ? src.key : '');
+        _midiConnect(src ? src.id : (id || ''), src ? src.name : '', src ? src.key : '', true);
         return true;
     };
     window.keysH3dGetMidiChannel = function () { return _cfg.midiChannel; };
@@ -1547,6 +1597,8 @@
 
     function _aiOpen(req) {
         // Opening a MIDI source connects the corresponding Web MIDI input.
+        // Programmatic open (audio-input source.open) — non-persisting: it must
+        // not rewrite the user's saved pick or the shared global default.
         const idx = _aiIndexFor(req && (req.sourceId || req.logicalSourceKey));
         const inputs = _midiSources();   // carries .key (logicalSourceKey), unlike _midiListInputs()
         if (idx == null || idx >= inputs.length) {
@@ -1600,6 +1652,41 @@
         _aiRegisteredCount = 0;
     }
 
+    /* ======================================================================
+     *  Camera Director bridge resolver (pure — exported via createFactory.__test)
+     * ====================================================================== */
+
+    /**
+     * The active splitscreen API, defensive on the global-name rename in flight
+     * (feedBackSplitscreen is canonical; slopsmithSplitscreen is the legacy alias).
+     * @returns {object|null} the splitscreen API, or null when not present
+     */
+    function _ssApi() { return window.feedBackSplitscreen || window.slopsmithSplitscreen || null; }
+
+    /**
+     * Resolve the Camera Director camera for a canvas: this panel's camera under
+     * splitscreen, else the global, else null (Camera Director absent → 100% stock
+     * framing). Throw-safe on panelIndexFor so a misbehaving splitscreen build
+     * can't break framing.
+     * @param {HTMLCanvasElement} canvas this renderer's highway canvas
+     * @param {object|null} ss the splitscreen API (see _ssApi)
+     * @param {object|null} panelsMap window.__h3dCamCtlPanels (per-panel cameras by index)
+     * @param {object|null} globalCam window.__h3dCamCtl (single global camera)
+     * @returns {object|null} the resolved free-camera bridge, or null
+     */
+    function _resolveFreeCam(canvas, ss, panelsMap, globalCam) {
+        if (panelsMap && ss && typeof ss.panelIndexFor === 'function') {
+            try {
+                const i = ss.panelIndexFor(canvas);
+                // Only a non-negative integer indexes the panel map — a non-int /
+                // negative / string index (or a prototype key) must not resolve an
+                // unintended/inherited property; fall through to the global then.
+                if (Number.isInteger(i) && i >= 0 && panelsMap[i]) return panelsMap[i];
+            } catch (e) { /* ignore */ }
+        }
+        return globalCam || null;
+    }
+
     /* ======================================================================
      *  Renderer factory
      * ====================================================================== */
@@ -1849,6 +1936,18 @@
             _rigOut.lookZ = _camPreset.lookZ;
             return _rigOut;
         }
+
+        /**
+         * Camera Director bridge for THIS panel — delegates to the pure, unit-
+         * tested _resolveFreeCam / _ssApi (resolver block above the factory).
+         * Reads the live globals: per-panel map __h3dCamCtlPanels → this panel's
+         * camera, else the global __h3dCamCtl, else null (stock framing).
+         * @param {HTMLCanvasElement} canvas this panel's highway canvas
+         * @returns {object|null} the resolved free-camera bridge, or null
+         */
+        function _freeCamFor(canvas) {
+            return _resolveFreeCam(canvas, _ssApi(), window.__h3dCamCtlPanels, window.__h3dCamCtl);
+        }
         // Per-key approach glow: a key lights in its pitch-class color ONLY while a
         // note is heading for it, ramping up the closer that note gets to the hit-line.
         const KEY_GLOW_AHEAD = 2.0;      // seconds before the hit-line a key starts to light
@@ -3259,7 +3358,33 @@
             }
             _camX += (_camTargetX - _camX) * CAM_PAN_LERP;
             _camZoom += (_camTargetZoom - _camZoom) * CAM_ZOOM_LERP;
-            { const r = _rig(); cam.position.set(_camX, r.y * K * _camZoom, r.z * K * _camZoom); cam.lookAt(_camX, r.lookY * K * _camZoom, r.lookZ * K * _camZoom); }
+            {
+                const r = _rig();
+                let _cx = _camX, _cy = r.y * K * _camZoom, _cz = r.z * K * _camZoom;
+                let _lx = _camX, _ly = r.lookY * K * _camZoom, _lz = r.lookZ * K * _camZoom;
+                // Camera Director free-cam offsets (per-panel-aware), layered on top
+                // of the auto-framing so pan/zoom-follow still works. Dolly/height/
+                // orbit act on the camera-from-target vector; pan/pitch shift the
+                // look target. NaN-safe; null/disabled bridge → stock.
+                const _fc = _freeCamFor(highwayCanvas);
+                if (_fc && _fc.enabled) {
+                    const _dm = Number.isFinite(_fc.distMul) ? _fc.distMul : 1;
+                    const _hm = Number.isFinite(_fc.heightMul) ? _fc.heightMul : 1;
+                    const _yaw = Number.isFinite(_fc.yaw) ? _fc.yaw : 0;
+                    let _vx = _cx - _lx, _vy = _cy - _ly, _vz = _cz - _lz;
+                    _vx *= _dm; _vy *= _dm; _vz *= _dm;   // dolly (zoom)
+                    _vy *= _hm;                            // height
+                    const _cyw = Math.cos(_yaw), _syw = Math.sin(_yaw);
+                    const _rx = _vx * _cyw - _vz * _syw, _rz = _vx * _syw + _vz * _cyw; // orbit around Y
+                    _cx = _lx + _rx; _cy = _ly + _vy; _cz = _lz + _rz;
+                    const _px = Number.isFinite(_fc.panX) ? _fc.panX : 0;
+                    const _py = Number.isFinite(_fc.panY) ? _fc.panY : 0;
+                    const _pt = Number.isFinite(_fc.pitch) ? _fc.pitch : 0;
+                    _lx += _px * K; _ly += (_pt + _py) * K;
+                }
+                cam.position.set(_cx, _cy, _cz);
+                cam.lookAt(_lx, _ly, _lz);
+            }
 
             for (const km of keyMeshes.values()) km.userData.glow = 0;
             for (const { mesh, note, len, label } of noteMeshes) {
@@ -3960,6 +4085,8 @@
     };
     // Pure data-layer + scoring hooks for headless tests.
     window.slopsmithViz_keys_highway_3d.__test = {
+        _resolveFreeCam,
+        _ssApi,
         beatDurSec,
         flattenNotation,
         keyRange,
@@ -3993,6 +4120,7 @@
         FX_DEFAULTS,
         FX_RANGES,
         _classifyTiming,
+        _pickMidiTarget,
     };
 
     // Headless verification hook: lets Playwright drive synthetic note-ons

plugins/keys_highway_3d/tests/camera_bridge.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+// Camera Director bridge resolver tests: per-panel select, global fallback,
+// null-when-absent, throw-safety, and the splitscreen global-name alias. Loads
+// screen.js in a bare vm window and exercises the __test exports (no DOM/WebGL).
+const { test } = require('node:test');
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+const fs = require('node:fs');
+const path = require('node:path');
+const vm = require('node:vm');
+
+function load() {
+    const window = {
+        console,
+        location: { protocol: 'http:', host: 'localhost' },
+        slopsmith: {},
+    };
+    window.window = window;
+    window.globalThis = window;
+    const context = vm.createContext(window);
+    const src = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'screen.js'), 'utf8');
+    vm.runInContext(src, context, { filename: 'screen.js' });
+    return { window, __test: window.slopsmithViz_keys_highway_3d.__test };
+}
+
+test('_resolveFreeCam: per-panel camera under splitscreen', () => {
+    const { __test } = load();
+    const c0 = {}, c1 = {};
+    const ss = { panelIndexFor: (c) => (c === c0 ? 0 : 1) };
+    const map = { 0: { id: 'p0' }, 1: { id: 'p1' } };
+    assert.equal(__test._resolveFreeCam(c0, ss, map, { id: 'g' }).id, 'p0');
+    assert.equal(__test._resolveFreeCam(c1, ss, map, { id: 'g' }).id, 'p1');
+});
+
+test('_resolveFreeCam: falls back to global when there is no panel map', () => {
+    const { __test } = load();
+    const g = { id: 'global' };
+    assert.equal(__test._resolveFreeCam({}, { panelIndexFor: () => 0 }, null, g), g);
+});
+
+test('_resolveFreeCam: falls back to global when the panel has no map entry', () => {
+    const { __test } = load();
+    const g = { id: 'global' };
+    const ss = { panelIndexFor: () => 3 };            // index 3 absent from map
+    assert.equal(__test._resolveFreeCam({}, ss, { 0: {} }, g), g);
+});
+
+test('_resolveFreeCam: null when Camera Director is absent (no global)', () => {
+    const { __test } = load();
+    assert.equal(__test._resolveFreeCam({}, null, null, null), null);
+    assert.equal(__test._resolveFreeCam({}, { panelIndexFor: () => 0 }, {}, undefined), null);
+});
+
+test('_resolveFreeCam: throw-safe on panelIndexFor → falls back to global', () => {
+    const { __test } = load();
+    const g = { id: 'global' };
+    const ss = { panelIndexFor: () => { throw new Error('boom'); } };
+    assert.equal(__test._resolveFreeCam({}, ss, { 0: {} }, g), g);
+});
+
+test('_resolveFreeCam: NaN/negative/float/string index → falls back to global', () => {
+    const { __test } = load();
+    const g = { id: 'global' };
+    assert.equal(__test._resolveFreeCam({}, { panelIndexFor: () => NaN }, { 0: {} }, g), g);
+    assert.equal(__test._resolveFreeCam({}, { panelIndexFor: () => -1 }, { 0: {} }, g), g);
+    assert.equal(__test._resolveFreeCam({}, { panelIndexFor: () => 0.5 }, { 0: {} }, g), g);
+    // A string/prototype key must not resolve an inherited property (e.g. toString).
+    assert.equal(__test._resolveFreeCam({}, { panelIndexFor: () => 'toString' }, {}, g), g);
+});
+
+test('_ssApi: null when neither global set; slopsmith alias; feedBack canonical wins', () => {
+    const { window, __test } = load();
+    assert.equal(__test._ssApi(), null);
+    const legacy = { panelIndexFor: () => 0 };
+    window.slopsmithSplitscreen = legacy;
+    assert.equal(__test._ssApi(), legacy);            // legacy alias picked up
+    const current = { panelIndexFor: () => 1 };
+    window.feedBackSplitscreen = current;
+    assert.equal(__test._ssApi(), current);           // canonical name takes precedence
+});

plugins/keys_highway_3d/tests/data_layer.test.js

@@ -188,3 +188,99 @@ test('measureMarkers extracts idx/t pairs', () => {
         [{ idx: 1, t: 0 }, { idx: 2, t: 2.5 }],
     );
 });
+
+test('_pickMidiTarget: no plugin-local pick defers to the domain-wide selection, not "first device"', () => {
+    const { _pickMidiTarget } = load();
+    const inputs = [
+        { id: 'a', name: 'Device A', key: 'web-midi::a' },
+        { id: 'b', name: 'Device B', key: 'web-midi::b' },
+    ];
+    // Fresh install / never picked here — must use the Input Setup global,
+    // NOT fall through to inputs[0].
+    const target = _pickMidiTarget(inputs, null, 'web-midi::b', true);
+    assert.equal(target.id, 'b');
+});
+
+test('_pickMidiTarget: the domain-wide selection is the source of truth — it wins over a stale plugin-local pick', () => {
+    const { _pickMidiTarget } = load();
+    const inputs = [
+        { id: 'a', name: 'Device A', key: 'web-midi::a' },
+        { id: 'b', name: 'Device B', key: 'web-midi::b' },
+    ];
+    // A stale local pick (e.g. left by a pre-fix build's auto-connect) must
+    // NOT override the device the user configured in Settings → Input Setup.
+    const target = _pickMidiTarget(inputs, { id: 'a', name: 'Device A', key: 'web-midi::a' }, 'web-midi::b', true);
+    assert.equal(target.id, 'b');
+});
+
+test('_pickMidiTarget: local pick is used as a fallback when no global is configured', () => {
+    const { _pickMidiTarget } = load();
+    const inputs = [
+        { id: 'a', name: 'Device A', key: 'web-midi::a' },
+        { id: 'b', name: 'Device B', key: 'web-midi::b' },
+    ];
+    const target = _pickMidiTarget(inputs, { id: 'a', name: 'Device A', key: 'web-midi::a' }, null, true);
+    assert.equal(target.id, 'a');
+});
+
+test('_pickMidiTarget: local pick name-recovers when its logicalSourceKey went stale (id regeneration)', () => {
+    const { _pickMidiTarget } = load();
+    // Same physical device, new id/key across a reload; the saved key/id miss
+    // but the name still matches.
+    const inputs = [{ id: 'a2', name: 'Device A', key: 'web-midi::a2' }];
+    const target = _pickMidiTarget(inputs, { id: 'a1', name: 'Device A', key: 'web-midi::a1' }, null, true);
+    assert.equal(target.id, 'a2');
+});
+
+test('_pickMidiTarget: domain-wide selection is ignored if it names a blocklisted loopback port', () => {
+    const { _pickMidiTarget } = load();
+    const inputs = [
+        { id: 'thru', name: 'IAC Driver Bus 1', key: 'web-midi::thru' },
+        { id: 'b', name: 'Device B', key: 'web-midi::b' },
+    ];
+    const target = _pickMidiTarget(inputs, null, 'web-midi::thru', true);
+    assert.equal(target.id, 'b'); // falls through to the first non-loopback device
+});
+
+test('_pickMidiTarget: when every present device is a loopback, connect to nothing (never a dead port)', () => {
+    const { _pickMidiTarget } = load();
+    const inputs = [
+        { id: 'thru', name: 'MIDI Through Port-0', key: 'web-midi::thru' },
+        { id: 'iac', name: 'IAC Driver Bus 1', key: 'web-midi::iac' },
+    ];
+    // No non-loopback device exists — must NOT fall back to inputs[0] (a port
+    // that carries no input and would silently eat every note).
+    const target = _pickMidiTarget(inputs, null, null, true);
+    assert.equal(target, null);
+});
+
+test('_pickMidiTarget: explicit "None" opt-out still wins over any global default', () => {
+    const { _pickMidiTarget } = load();
+    const inputs = [{ id: 'a', name: 'Device A', key: 'web-midi::a' }];
+    const target = _pickMidiTarget(inputs, { id: '', name: '' }, 'web-midi::a', true);
+    assert.equal(target, null);
+});
+
+test('_pickMidiTarget: a present global wins even during hotplug recovery', () => {
+    const { _pickMidiTarget } = load();
+    const inputs = [{ id: 'b', name: 'Device B', key: 'web-midi::b' }];
+    // The configured global device is present — reconnect to it, don't bail.
+    const target = _pickMidiTarget(inputs, null, 'web-midi::b', false);
+    assert.equal(target.id, 'b');
+});
+
+test('_pickMidiTarget: recovery (allowFallback=false) preserves an absent configured device instead of grabbing a random one', () => {
+    const { _pickMidiTarget } = load();
+    const inputs = [{ id: 'b', name: 'Device B', key: 'web-midi::b' }];
+    // The configured device ('x', global) is currently unplugged; a transient
+    // recovery must NOT switch to the unrelated device that is present.
+    const target = _pickMidiTarget(inputs, null, 'web-midi::x', false);
+    assert.equal(target, null);
+});
+
+test('_pickMidiTarget: recovery with no preference at all still allows a first-hotplug grab', () => {
+    const { _pickMidiTarget } = load();
+    const inputs = [{ id: 'b', name: 'Device B', key: 'web-midi::b' }];
+    const target = _pickMidiTarget(inputs, null, null, false);
+    assert.equal(target.id, 'b');
+});

scripts/perf-baseline.mjs

@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@
 //
 // Usage:
 //   node scripts/perf-baseline.mjs --base http://127.0.0.1:8000 [--n 60] [--soak 30]
+//   node scripts/perf-baseline.mjs --base http://127.0.0.1:8300 --song "Arcturus ….feedpak"
+//
+// With --song, it additionally measures the 2D highway's PER-FRAME DRAW cost:
+// it wraps requestAnimationFrame before any page script runs, tags the frames
+// in which the highway actually painted (via highway.addDrawHook), starts
+// playback, and reports draw-frame p50/p95/p99 over --frames seconds. Tagging
+// matters — roughly half the rAF callbacks belong to other cheap loops, and
+// averaging them in hides a renderer regression behind ~0.1 ms no-op frames.
+// This is the metric that gates the highway.js split (R3c); run it before AND
+// after each highway change on the same machine.
 //
 // Maintainer/CI-only dev tooling (uses the committed @playwright/test browser);
 // never part of the serve or Docker path. Metrics that need a seeded library
@@ -21,6 +31,9 @@ for (let i = 2; i < process.argv.length; i += 2) args.set(process.argv[i].replac
 const BASE = args.get('base') || 'http://127.0.0.1:8000';
 const N = parseInt(args.get('n') || '60', 10);
 const SOAK_S = parseInt(args.get('soak') || '30', 10);
+const SONG = args.get('song') || null;
+const FRAME_S = parseInt(args.get('frames') || '10', 10);
+const RUNS = parseInt(args.get('runs') || '3', 10);   // repeat frame sampling to show spread
 
 const pct = (xs, p) => {
     if (!xs.length) return null;
@@ -69,6 +82,64 @@ async function clientMetrics() {
     return { bootMs, memStartMB: mem0 && mem0 / 1048576, memSoakMB: mem1 && mem1 / 1048576, scripts };
 }
 
+// ── 2D highway per-frame draw cost (needs --song + a seeded library) ──────────
+async function frameTimeOnce(browser) {
+    const page = await browser.newPage();
+    let f, t2, notes;
+    try {
+        // Wrap rAF before any page script; mark frames the highway actually drew.
+        await page.addInitScript(() => {
+            window.__f = [];
+            window.__drew = false;
+            const raf = window.requestAnimationFrame.bind(window);
+            window.requestAnimationFrame = (cb) => raf((t) => {
+                window.__drew = false;
+                const t0 = performance.now();
+                try { cb(t); } finally { window.__f.push({ ms: performance.now() - t0, drew: window.__drew }); }
+            });
+        });
+        await page.goto(BASE, { waitUntil: 'networkidle', timeout: 60000 });
+        await page.evaluate(() => document.getElementById('v3-onboarding')?.remove());
+        await page.evaluate((s) => window.playSong(s), SONG);
+        await page.waitForFunction(() => (window.highway?.getNotes?.() || []).length >= 0 && window.highway?.getSongInfo?.(),
+            null, { timeout: 45000 }).catch(() => {});
+        await page.waitForFunction(() => (window.highway?.getNotes?.() || []).length > 0, null, { timeout: 45000 });
+        await page.evaluate(() => window.highway.addDrawHook(() => { window.__drew = true; }));
+        // Start playback so draw() leaves its paused-throttle path; confirm the clock advances.
+        await page.evaluate(async () => { const a = window.highway.getAudioElement?.(); if (a) a.muted = true; await a?.play?.(); });
+        await page.waitForTimeout(1500);
+        const t1 = await page.evaluate(() => window.highway.getTime());
+        await page.evaluate(() => { window.__f.length = 0; });
+        await page.waitForTimeout(FRAME_S * 1000);
+        ({ f, t2, notes } = await page.evaluate(() => ({
+            f: window.__f.slice(), t2: window.highway.getTime(), notes: window.highway.getNotes().length,
+        })));
+        if (!(t2 > t1 + 1)) throw new Error(`clock did not advance (${t1}→${t2}) — measured the paused path`);
+    } finally {
+        // Always close, even when an await above throws — otherwise a failing
+        // run leaks its page until the final browser.close().
+        await page.close();
+    }
+    const drew = f.filter((x) => x.drew).map((x) => x.ms);
+    return { drew, total: f.length, notes };
+}
+
+async function frameTime() {
+    const browser = await chromium.launch({ args: ['--autoplay-policy=no-user-gesture-required'] });
+    const rows = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i < RUNS; i++) {
+        try {
+            const r = await frameTimeOnce(browser);
+            rows.push({
+                p50: pct(r.drew, 50), p95: pct(r.drew, 95), p99: pct(r.drew, 99),
+                max: Math.max(...r.drew), n: r.drew.length, total: r.total, notes: r.notes,
+            });
+        } catch (e) { rows.push({ error: String(e.message || e) }); }
+    }
+    await browser.close();
+    return rows;
+}
+
 const server = await serverLatency([
     '/api/version',
     '/api/plugins',
@@ -86,9 +157,21 @@ out += `| Cold boot → networkidle | ${client.bootMs} ms |\n`;
 out += `| JS heap after load | ${client.memStartMB ? client.memStartMB.toFixed(1) + ' MB' : '—'} |\n`;
 out += `| JS heap after ${SOAK_S}s idle soak | ${client.memSoakMB ? client.memSoakMB.toFixed(1) + ' MB' : '—'} |\n`;
 out += `| Plugin scripts injected | ${client.scripts} |\n`;
-out += `\n> **Requires a seeded library** (not captured by this run): playback frame-time p95\n`;
-out += `> on the 2D + 3D highway, and screen-entry (plugin inject → interactive) for\n`;
-out += `> editor / notedetect / highway_3d with a real chart loaded. Run this harness\n`;
-out += `> against an environment with charts in \`DLC_DIR\` to fill those in.\n`;
+if (SONG) {
+    const frames = await frameTime();
+    out += `\n### 2D highway per-frame draw cost — \`${SONG}\` (${RUNS} runs × ${FRAME_S}s)\n\n`;
+    out += `| run | draw frames | p50 | p95 | p99 | max |\n|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n`;
+    for (let i = 0; i < frames.length; i++) {
+        const r = frames[i];
+        if (r.error) { out += `| ${i + 1} | — | \`${r.error}\` | | | |\n`; continue; }
+        out += `| ${i + 1} | ${r.n}/${r.total} | ${ms(r.p50)} | ${ms(r.p95)} | ${ms(r.p99)} | ${ms(r.max)} |\n`;
+    }
+    const p95s = frames.filter((r) => !r.error).map((r) => r.p95);
+    if (p95s.length) out += `\n**p95 spread across runs: ${ms(Math.min(...p95s))}–${ms(Math.max(...p95s))} ms**\n`;
+} else {
+    out += `\n> **Requires a seeded library** (not captured by this run): playback frame-time p95\n`;
+    out += `> on the 2D highway — pass \`--song "<filename in DLC_DIR>"\` to capture it.\n`;
+    out += `> (3D highway_3d + screen-entry timings are a separate R4 concern.)\n`;
+}
 
 console.log(out);

static/app.js

@@ -4864,6 +4864,65 @@ window.jucePlayer = jucePlayer;
     // (a network blip on /api/audio-local-path, an isAudioRunning() race
     // during a device restart) are deliberately NOT memoised so they retry.
     let _rerouteRejectedUrl = null;
+    // Exclusive-style output backends silence every other client on the
+    // endpoint — including our own <audio> element. The share mode IS the
+    // JUCE output device type: "Windows Audio (Exclusive Mode)" is a
+    // hardcoded, unlocalised JUCE type name; ASIO drivers typically hold
+    // the endpoint exclusively too. "Windows Audio (Low Latency Mode)" is
+    // shared and must NOT match.
+    function _isExclusiveOutputType(t) {
+        return t === 'Windows Audio (Exclusive Mode)' || t === 'ASIO';
+    }
+    // [feedpak-route] diagnostics: log the raw outputType string once per
+    // value change (this runs on a 350ms poll — logging every tick would
+    // flood the diagnostics buffer).
+    let _loggedOutputType;
+    // [asio-diag] verbose diagnostics, gated on --debug (preload exposes
+    // audio.debugEnabled). Resolved once at install; until it resolves the
+    // flag stays false and verbose lines are skipped. Shared with the
+    // renderer-bus feeder below via window._asioDiagEnabled.
+    let _asioDiag = false;
+    if (typeof juceApi.debugEnabled === 'function') {
+        juceApi.debugEnabled().then((v) => { _asioDiag = !!v; }).catch(() => {});
+    }
+    window._asioDiagEnabled = () => _asioDiag;
+    async function _outputIsExclusive() {
+        if (typeof juceApi.getCurrentDevice !== 'function') {
+            if (_loggedOutputType !== '<no-getCurrentDevice>') {
+                _loggedOutputType = '<no-getCurrentDevice>';
+                console.warn('[feedpak-route] juceApi.getCurrentDevice missing — cannot detect exclusive output');
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+        try {
+            const dev = await juceApi.getCurrentDevice();
+            const t = dev?.outputType || dev?.type || '';
+            const excl = _isExclusiveOutputType(t);
+            if (t !== _loggedOutputType) {
+                _loggedOutputType = t;
+                console.log('[feedpak-route] outputType=', JSON.stringify(t), '→ exclusive=', excl);
+                // [asio-diag] full device object on every type change — shows
+                // the exact strings the predicate saw (inputType vs outputType,
+                // device names, duplex), so a driver reporting a non-'ASIO'
+                // type name is visible in tester logs.
+                if (_asioDiag) {
+                    try {
+                        console.log('[asio-diag] getCurrentDevice=', JSON.stringify(dev));
+                    } catch (_) { /* circular/hostile object — skip */ }
+                }
+            }
+            return excl;
+        } catch (e) {
+            if (_loggedOutputType !== '<getCurrentDevice-failed>') {
+                _loggedOutputType = '<getCurrentDevice-failed>';
+                console.warn('[feedpak-route] getCurrentDevice failed:', e);
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    // highway.js's initial song-load routing consults this for the same
+    // feedpak-under-exclusive decision the watcher makes below.
+    window._juceOutputIsExclusive = _outputIsExclusive;
     // Returns true when window._currentSongAudio no longer references the exact
     // snapshot object captured at reroute entry — i.e. the song was swapped (or
     // cleared) mid-flight. Staleness is detected by object-reference identity,
@@ -4904,8 +4963,12 @@ window.jucePlayer = jucePlayer;
         audio.pause();
         try {
             const res = await fetch(`/api/audio-local-path?url=${encodeURIComponent(url)}`);
-            if (!res.ok) throw new Error('HTTP ' + res.status);
+            if (!res.ok) {
+                console.warn('[feedpak-route] audio-local-path HTTP', res.status, 'for', url);
+                throw new Error('HTTP ' + res.status);
+            }
             const { path } = await res.json();
+            console.log('[feedpak-route] audio-local-path resolved:', (typeof path === 'string' && path.split(/[\\/]/).pop()) || '<missing>');
             if (_isStale(songAudio)) return 'stale';   // song changed mid-fetch
             const ok = await juceApi.loadBackingTrack(path);
             if (ok === false) {
@@ -5123,8 +5186,12 @@ window.jucePlayer = jucePlayer;
     async function _reevaluateJuceRouting() {
         if (_rerouteInFlight) return;
         const songAudio = window._currentSongAudio;
-        // Only /audio/ songs are JUCE-routable; sloppak stems stay on HTML5.
-        if (!songAudio || !songAudio.juceEligible) return;
+        // /audio/ songs are always JUCE-routable. A feedpak full-mix
+        // (single-mix pack, no stems) is routable ONLY under an
+        // exclusive-style output — in shared mode it must stay on HTML5 so
+        // the stem mixer / WebAudio path keeps working. Sloppak stem URLs
+        // are never routable (per-stem mix can't ride a single transport).
+        if (!songAudio || (!songAudio.juceEligible && !songAudio.feedpakFullMix)) return;
         // Don't race highway.js's own initial song-load routing: it owns
         // _juceMode until _juceRoutingPromise settles. Re-running our switch
         // concurrently would double-call loadBackingTrack for the same URL.
@@ -5142,13 +5209,30 @@ window.jucePlayer = jucePlayer;
             try { running = await juceApi.isAudioRunning(); }
             catch (_) { return; }
             if (_isStale(songAudio)) return;               // song changed during IPC
-            if (!!running === !!window._juceMode) return;  // routing already consistent
-
-            const wantJuce = running && !window._juceMode;
+            // Eligibility is evaluated per tick, not snapshotted at song load:
+            // the output share mode can change mid-song (device switch in the
+            // Audio Engine panel), and a feedpak full-mix must follow it —
+            // exclusive → ride the engine; back to shared → return to HTML5.
+            let eligible = !!songAudio.juceEligible;
+            if (!eligible && songAudio.feedpakFullMix && running) {
+                eligible = await _outputIsExclusive();
+                if (_isStale(songAudio)) return;           // song changed during IPC
+            }
+            const wantJuce = !!(running && eligible);
+            // [feedpak-route] diagnostics: one line per decision change (the
+            // watcher polls at 350ms; steady state must not spam the buffer).
+            const _decision = 'running=' + running + ' eligible=' + eligible
+                + ' feedpakFullMix=' + !!songAudio.feedpakFullMix
+                + ' juceMode=' + !!window._juceMode + ' url=' + songAudio.url;
+            if (_decision !== window._lastFeedpakRouteDecision) {
+                window._lastFeedpakRouteDecision = _decision;
+                console.log('[feedpak-route] watcher:', _decision);
+            }
+            if (wantJuce === !!window._juceMode) return;   // routing already consistent
             // Don't keep retrying a track JUCE explicitly rejected.
             if (wantJuce && songAudio.url === _rerouteRejectedUrl) return;
 
-            if (running) {
+            if (wantJuce) {
                 const outcome = await _switchHtml5ToJuce(songAudio);
                 // Memoise ONLY an explicit hard JUCE reject. A successful
                 // switch clears the memo; a 'stale' abort (song changed
@@ -5163,9 +5247,10 @@ window.jucePlayer = jucePlayer;
                 // outcome === 'stale': leave _rerouteRejectedUrl as-is.
             } else {
                 await _switchJuceToHtml5(songAudio);
-                // The engine just stopped. Clear any hard-reject memo so a
-                // later engine restart re-evaluates the track at least once —
-                // the rejection may have been a transient device/decoder state.
+                // The engine stopped (or a feedpak's output left exclusive
+                // mode). Clear any hard-reject memo so a later engine restart
+                // or mode change re-evaluates the track at least once — the
+                // rejection may have been a transient device/decoder state.
                 _rerouteRejectedUrl = null;
             }
         } catch (e) {
@@ -5197,6 +5282,234 @@ window.jucePlayer = jucePlayer;
     }, 350);
 })();
 
+// Renderer-audio bus feeder (desktop Phase 2): when the engine holds the
+// output endpoint in an exclusive-style mode, Chromium cannot reach the
+// device, so any song audio still played by the renderer goes silent. The
+// Phase 1 watcher above already migrates what a single-file transport can
+// carry (loose /audio/ songs, feedpak full-mixes) onto the native backing
+// transport. This feeder covers the rest — the stems plugin's multi-stem
+// WebAudio graph, plus <audio>-element songs the native transport could not
+// take (e.g. a codec loadBackingTrack rejected).
+//
+// Mechanism: capture the renderer-side master with an AudioWorklet tap,
+// re-point the owning AudioContext at a null sink so it keeps rendering
+// without a device, and push ~10 ms chunks over IPC into the engine's
+// renderer bus, where they are mixed into the exclusive output like a
+// backing track (~10-20 ms added latency on song audio only; the guitar
+// monitoring path is untouched). Validated by the fix12 tester spike:
+// null-sink rendering works, clocks hold (drift → 0), no overflow.
+//
+// Docker sphere: window.feedBackDesktop is undefined → this whole block is
+// inert. Shared-mode desktop: the bus stays disabled (no double audio) and
+// captured contexts keep/regain their default sink.
+(function _installRendererBusFeeder() {
+    const api = window.feedBackDesktop?.audio;
+    if (!api || typeof api.setRendererBus !== 'function'
+             || typeof api.pushRendererAudio !== 'function') return;
+
+    const TAP_WORKLET = `
+        class FeedbackBusTap extends AudioWorkletProcessor {
+            process(inputs) {
+                const inp = inputs[0];
+                if (inp && inp[0]) {
+                    const L = inp[0], R = inp[1] || inp[0];
+                    const out = new Float32Array(L.length * 2);
+                    for (let i = 0; i < L.length; i++) { out[i*2] = L[i]; out[i*2+1] = R[i]; }
+                    this.port.postMessage(out, [out.buffer]);
+                }
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        registerProcessor('feedback-bus-tap', FeedbackBusTap);
+    `;
+    const _tapModuleUrl = URL.createObjectURL(new Blob([TAP_WORKLET], { type: 'application/javascript' }));
+    const _tapModuleLoaded = new WeakSet();   // AudioContexts with the module added
+
+    // One tap per captured graph. `active` gates the push (the worklet keeps
+    // running when inactive — it's silent bookkeeping, not audio).
+    function _makeTap(ctx) {
+        const state = { node: null, active: false, batch: [], batchFrames: 0 };
+        state.attach = async (sourceNode) => {
+            if (!_tapModuleLoaded.has(ctx)) {
+                await ctx.audioWorklet.addModule(_tapModuleUrl);
+                _tapModuleLoaded.add(ctx);
+            }
+            if (!state.node) {
+                state.node = new AudioWorkletNode(ctx, 'feedback-bus-tap', { numberOfInputs: 1, channelCount: 2 });
+                const BATCH = Math.round(ctx.sampleRate / 100);   // ~10 ms
+                state.node.port.onmessage = (e) => {
+                    if (!state.active) { state.batch = []; state.batchFrames = 0; return; }
+                    state.batch.push(e.data);
+                    state.batchFrames += e.data.length / 2;
+                    if (state.batchFrames >= BATCH) {
+                        const merged = new Float32Array(state.batchFrames * 2);
+                        let o = 0;
+                        for (const c of state.batch) { merged.set(c, o); o += c.length; }
+                        api.pushRendererAudio(merged, ctx.sampleRate);
+                        state.batch = []; state.batchFrames = 0;
+                    }
+                };
+            }
+            sourceNode.connect(state.node);
+            // No onward connection: the tap is a sink-side observer; audibility
+            // in shared mode comes from the graph's own destination path.
+        };
+        state.detach = (sourceNode) => {
+            state.active = false;
+            state.batch = []; state.batchFrames = 0;
+            if (state.node && sourceNode) {
+                try { sourceNode.disconnect(state.node); } catch (_) { /* already gone */ }
+            }
+        };
+        return state;
+    }
+
+    // ── Core <audio> element capture ─────────────────────────────────────────
+    // createMediaElementSource permanently reroutes the element into its
+    // context, so it is created lazily — only the first time an exclusive
+    // device actually needs it — and never torn down. From then on the element
+    // always plays through _elCtx; sink toggling routes it to the speakers
+    // (shared mode) or the null sink + bus (exclusive mode).
+    let _elCtx = null, _elSource = null, _elTap = null;
+    async function _ensureElementCapture() {
+        if (_elCtx) return;
+        const el = document.getElementById('audio');
+        if (!el) throw new Error('no core audio element');
+        _elCtx = new AudioContext();
+        _elSource = _elCtx.createMediaElementSource(el);
+        _elSource.connect(_elCtx.destination);
+        _elTap = _makeTap(_elCtx);
+        await _elTap.attach(_elSource);
+    }
+
+    // ── Engagement state machine ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+    // 'off' | 'element' | 'stems'
+    let _mode = 'off';
+    let _stemsGraph = null;   // { context, masterNode } snapshot while engaged
+    let _stemsTap = null;
+    const _stemsTaps = new WeakMap();  // context → tap (stems ctx is reused across songs)
+    let _busy = false;
+
+    async function _setSink(ctx, exclusive) {
+        if (typeof ctx.setSinkId !== 'function') throw new Error('setSinkId unsupported');
+        await ctx.setSinkId(exclusive ? { type: 'none' } : '');
+        if (ctx.state !== 'running') await ctx.resume().catch(() => {});
+        // [asio-diag] a context left on the default sink while the bus is
+        // engaged is exactly the "song on the wrong device" symptom — record
+        // every successful sink flip (failures throw and are logged upstream).
+        if (window._asioDiagEnabled?.()) {
+            console.log('[asio-diag] setSink:', exclusive ? 'null-sink' : 'default',
+                'state=', ctx.state, 'rate=', ctx.sampleRate);
+        }
+    }
+
+    async function _disengage() {
+        if (_mode === 'off') return;
+        const prev = _mode;
+        _mode = 'off';
+        try { await api.setRendererBus(false, 0); } catch (_) { /* engine gone */ }
+        if (prev === 'element' && _elCtx) {
+            _elTap.active = false;
+            await _setSink(_elCtx, false).catch(() => {});
+        } else if (prev === 'stems' && _stemsGraph) {
+            if (_stemsTap) _stemsTap.detach(_stemsGraph.masterNode);
+            await _setSink(_stemsGraph.context, false).catch(() => {});
+            _stemsGraph = null; _stemsTap = null;
+        }
+        console.log('[renderer-bus] disengaged (' + prev + ')');
+    }
+
+    async function _engageStems(graph) {
+        await _setSink(graph.context, true);
+        let tap = _stemsTaps.get(graph.context);
+        if (!tap) { tap = _makeTap(graph.context); _stemsTaps.set(graph.context, tap); }
+        await tap.attach(graph.masterNode);
+        await api.setRendererBus(true, 1.0);
+        tap.active = true;
+        _stemsGraph = graph; _stemsTap = tap;
+        _mode = 'stems';
+        console.log('[renderer-bus] engaged: stems graph → engine bus');
+    }
+
+    async function _engageElement() {
+        await _ensureElementCapture();
+        await _setSink(_elCtx, true);
+        await api.setRendererBus(true, 1.0);
+        _elTap.active = true;
+        _mode = 'element';
+        console.log('[renderer-bus] engaged: <audio> element → engine bus');
+    }
+
+    async function _reevaluate() {
+        if (_busy) return;
+        _busy = true;
+        try {
+            let running = false, exclusive = false;
+            try {
+                running = await api.isAudioRunning();
+            } catch (_) { /* engine unreachable → treat as not running */ }
+            if (running) {
+                // Reuse the Phase 1 predicate installed by the routing watcher
+                // (getCurrentDevice + exclusive-type check with change-logged
+                // diagnostics). Fail closed if it is somehow absent.
+                exclusive = !!(await window._juceOutputIsExclusive?.());
+            }
+
+            // The stems plugin publishes its live graph while a multi-stem
+            // song is loaded (and removes it on teardown).
+            const stems = (window.feedBack || window.slopsmith)?.stems?.audioGraph || null;
+            // Element songs: a song is loaded, it is NOT riding the native
+            // transport (Phase 1 owns those), and the stems graph is not the
+            // player. Covers native-transport rejects (codec) in exclusive
+            // mode — without this they would be silent.
+            const songAudio = window._currentSongAudio;
+            const elementSong = !!songAudio && !window._juceMode && !stems;
+
+            let want = 'off';
+            if (running && exclusive) {
+                if (stems) want = 'stems';
+                else if (elementSong) want = 'element';
+            }
+
+            // [asio-diag] full decision vector, change-gated (500ms poll —
+            // steady state must not flood the buffer). This is the feeder-side
+            // counterpart of the watcher's [feedpak-route] decision line: it
+            // shows WHY the bus did or didn't engage (exclusive predicate,
+            // stems graph presence, native transport ownership, element song).
+            if (window._asioDiagEnabled?.()) {
+                const d = 'running=' + running + ' exclusive=' + exclusive
+                    + ' stems=' + !!stems + ' songAudio=' + !!songAudio
+                    + ' juceMode=' + !!window._juceMode
+                    + ' elementSong=' + elementSong
+                    + ' want=' + want + ' mode=' + _mode;
+                if (d !== window._lastRendererBusDecision) {
+                    window._lastRendererBusDecision = d;
+                    console.log('[asio-diag] renderer-bus:', d);
+                }
+            }
+
+
+            const stemsGraphChanged = _mode === 'stems' && stems !== _stemsGraph;
+            if (want !== _mode || stemsGraphChanged) {
+                await _disengage();
+                if (want === 'stems') await _engageStems(stems);
+                else if (want === 'element') await _engageElement();
+            }
+        } catch (e) {
+            console.warn('[renderer-bus] reevaluate failed (will retry):', e);
+            _mode = 'off';
+        } finally {
+            _busy = false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Same cadence/rationale as the routing watcher above. Also re-check on
+    // visibility return so a device switch made while hidden is reconciled.
+    setInterval(() => { if (!document.hidden) void _reevaluate(); }, 500);
+    document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', () => { if (!document.hidden) void _reevaluate(); });
+    window._reevaluateRendererBus = _reevaluate;
+})();
+
 // Desktop JUCE backing uses an empty <audio> element; plugins such as Section Map
 // still seek via audio.currentTime / pause / play. Mirror those onto jucePlayer
 // while _juceMode is active. Same-tick pause+seek coalesce into a single seek

static/capabilities/audio-effects.js

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
     const SCHEMA = 'feedBack.audio_effects.diagnostics.v1';
     const PLAN_SCHEMA = 'feedBack.audio_effects.chain_plan.v1';
+// Pre-rebrand plugins (rig_builder <= 2.9.x) still send the old schema id — accept it as an alias.
+const LEGACY_PLAN_SCHEMA = 'slopsmith.audio_effects.chain_plan.v1';
     const OWNER_ID = 'core.audio.effects';
     const DEFAULT_ROUTE_KEY = 'desktop-main';
     const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS = 2000;
@@ -734,7 +736,7 @@
         const errors = [];
         const source = _plainObject(rawPlan);
         const schema = _string(source.schema || source.version, PLAN_SCHEMA);
-        if (schema !== PLAN_SCHEMA && schema !== '1') errors.push('Unsupported chain plan schema');
+        if (schema !== PLAN_SCHEMA && schema !== LEGACY_PLAN_SCHEMA && schema !== '1') errors.push('Unsupported chain plan schema');
         const planRoute = _safeRoute(source.routeKey || source.route || routeKey);
         if (planRoute !== routeKey) errors.push('Chain plan route does not match selected route');
         const providerId = _safeId(source.providerId || provider.providerId, provider.providerId);

tests/conftest.py

@@ -9,6 +9,36 @@ import structlog
 _LOGGING_NAMES = ("feedBack", "uvicorn", "uvicorn.error", "uvicorn.access")
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def _reset_enrichment_state():
+    """Reset the enrichment worker's process-global state between tests.
+
+    The `server` fixtures pop-and-reimport `server`, but `lib/enrichment.py`
+    (which now owns the worker) stays imported for the whole session, so its
+    module globals — the cancel Event, the status dict, the caches — would
+    otherwise leak across tests. A test that set `_enrich_cancel` (or a stale
+    `running` status) could silently short-circuit a later direct
+    `_background_enrich()` call. Clear it up front so each test starts clean.
+    """
+    try:
+        import enrichment
+    except ImportError:
+        yield
+        return
+    enrichment._enrich_cancel.clear()
+    enrichment._enrich_pending_pass = False
+    enrichment._enrich_status.update(
+        {"running": False, "processed": 0, "last_pass_at": None,
+         "total": 0, "matched": 0, "current": None})
+    enrichment._enrich_last_fetch = 0.0
+    enrichment._artist_alias_cache.clear()
+    # _caa_index_locks is deliberately left alone: it's guarded by
+    # _caa_index_locks_guard, so clearing it here (unlocked) would race a
+    # still-alive worker thread, and its entries are stateless per-release
+    # mutexes that don't leak test state anyway.
+    yield
+
+
 @pytest.fixture()
 def isolate_logging():
     """Restore feedBack / uvicorn logger state after each test.

tests/js/beats_loaded.test.js

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ test('beats:loaded emit is wired into the WS beats case', () => {
     );
     assert.match(
         block,
-        /count:\s*beats\.length/,
+        /count:\s*hwState\.beats\.length/,
         'beats:loaded payload must include count = beats.length',
     );
 });

tests/js/handshapes_pipeline.test.js

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ test('handshapes WS case accumulates incoming chunks into handShapes', () => {
     const block = getCaseBlock(src, 'handshapes');
     assert.match(
         block,
-        /handShapes\s*=\s*handShapes\.concat\(\s*msg\.data\s*\)/,
+        /hwState\.handShapes\s*=\s*hwState\.handShapes\.concat\(\s*msg\.data\s*\)/,
         'handshapes case must concat msg.data into the handShapes accumulator',
     );
 });
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ test('bundle exposes handShapes to renderers with flat-list fallback', () => {
     const src = fs.readFileSync(HIGHWAY_JS, 'utf8');
     assert.match(
         src,
-        /\bhandShapes\s*[:=]\s*\([^)]*_filteredHandShapes[^)]*\)\s*\?\s*_filteredHandShapes\s*:\s*handShapes\b/,
+        /\bhandShapes\s*[:=]\s*\([^)]*hwState\._filteredHandShapes[^)]*\)\s*\?\s*hwState\._filteredHandShapes\s*:\s*hwState\.handShapes\b/,
         'bundle must expose handShapes with the _filteredHandShapes-vs-handShapes ternary fallback',
     );
 });

tests/js/highway_3d_lefty.test.js

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function src(file) {
 test('highway renderer bundles surface the core lefty flag', () => {
     assert.match(
         src(HIGHWAY_JS),
-        /lefty\s*[:=]\s*_lefty/,
+        /lefty\s*[:=]\s*hwState\._lefty/,
         'custom renderer bundles must include lefty: _lefty',
     );
 });

tests/js/highway_3d_smooth_clock_pause.test.js

@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ test('core _makeBundle exposes isPlaying derived from the chart-clock anchor', (
     // within the interp cap.
     assert.match(
         fn,
-        /isPlaying\s*[:=]\s*!Number\.isNaN\(\s*_chartAnchorPerfNow\s*\)/,
+        /isPlaying\s*[:=]\s*!Number\.isNaN\(\s*hwState\._chartAnchorPerfNow\s*\)/,
         'isPlaying must gate on a live anchor (_chartAnchorPerfNow not NaN)',
     );
     assert.match(
         fn,
-        /_chartLastAdvanceAt\s*\)\s*<=\s*_CHART_MAX_INTERP_MS/,
+        /hwState\._chartLastAdvanceAt\s*\)\s*<=\s*_CHART_MAX_INTERP_MS/,
         'isPlaying must require the clock advanced within _CHART_MAX_INTERP_MS',
     );
 });

tests/js/highway_adaptive_scale.test.js

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function extractBlock(src, signature) {
 
 test('highway declares adaptive-scale state with a floor', () => {
     const src = fs.readFileSync(highwayJs, 'utf8');
-    assert.match(src, /let\s+_autoScale\s*=\s*1/, 'missing _autoScale multiplier');
+    assert.match(src, /hwState\._autoScale\s*=\s*1/, 'missing _autoScale multiplier');
     assert.match(src, /const\s+_AUTO_SCALE_MIN\s*=\s*0?\.25/, 'missing _AUTO_SCALE_MIN floor (0.25)');
     assert.match(src, /const\s+_DRAW_BUDGET_HI_MS\s*=\s*\d+/, 'missing high draw budget');
     assert.match(src, /const\s+_DRAW_BUDGET_LO_MS\s*=\s*\d+/, 'missing low draw budget');
@@ -49,18 +49,18 @@ test('_effectiveRenderScale clamps user ceiling * auto factor to [MIN, 1]', () =
 test('min render scale floor is user-configurable + exposed on the api (#654)', () => {
     const src = fs.readFileSync(highwayJs, 'utf8');
     // Hard floor constant kept; configurable floor read from localStorage.
-    assert.match(src, /let\s+_autoScaleMin\s*=/, 'missing configurable _autoScaleMin');
+    assert.match(src, /hwState\._autoScaleMin\s*=/, 'missing configurable _autoScaleMin');
     assert.match(src, /localStorage\.getItem\('highwayMinRenderScale'\)/,
         'configurable floor must load from localStorage.highwayMinRenderScale');
     assert.match(src, /setMinRenderScale\(/, 'api.setMinRenderScale missing');
-    assert.match(src, /getMinRenderScale\(\)\s*\{\s*return\s+_autoScaleMin/, 'api.getMinRenderScale missing');
+    assert.match(src, /getMinRenderScale\(\)\s*\{\s*return\s+hwState\._autoScaleMin/, 'api.getMinRenderScale missing');
     // Floor is clamped to the user ceiling so it can never exceed the manual cap.
     const eff = extractBlock(src, 'function _effectiveRenderScale()');
-    assert.match(eff, /Math\.min\(\s*_autoScaleMin\s*,\s*user\s*\)/,
+    assert.match(eff, /Math\.min\(\s*hwState\._autoScaleMin\s*,\s*user\s*\)/,
         'effective scale must clamp the floor to the user ceiling');
     // _adaptRenderScale must cap the lo bound at 1 so _autoScale stays in [_,1].
     const adapt = extractBlock(src, 'function _adaptRenderScale(');
-    assert.match(adapt, /Math\.min\(\s*1\s*,\s*_autoScaleMin\s*\/\s*_renderScale\s*\)/,
+    assert.match(adapt, /Math\.min\(\s*1\s*,\s*hwState\._autoScaleMin\s*\/\s*hwState\._renderScale\s*\)/,
         'lo bound must be capped at 1 to keep _autoScale a [0,1] multiplier');
 });
 

tests/js/highway_chord_render_cache.test.js

@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ test('_ensureChordRenderCache keys off src, _inverted, AND chordTemplates', () =
     const neqEither = (a, b) => new RegExp(
         `\\b${a}\\b\\s*!==\\s*\\b${b}\\b|\\b${b}\\b\\s*!==\\s*\\b${a}\\b`
     );
-    assert.match(src, eqEither('_chordRenderCacheSrc', 'src'), 'cache must key on src');
-    assert.match(src, eqEither('_chordRenderCacheInverted', '_inverted'), 'cache must key on _inverted');
-    assert.match(src, neqEither('_chordRenderCacheTemplates', 'chordTemplates'),
+    assert.match(src, eqEither('hwState\\._chordRenderCacheSrc', 'src'), 'cache must key on src');
+    assert.match(src, eqEither('hwState\\._chordRenderCacheInverted', 'hwState\\._inverted'), 'cache must key on _inverted');
+    assert.match(src, neqEither('hwState\\._chordRenderCacheTemplates', 'hwState\\.chordTemplates'),
         'cache must key on chordTemplates (detected via !== for change-flag)');
 });
 
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ test('chordTemplates change resets fretline preview and frame-mismatch warner',
     // block inside the `if (templatesChanged) { … }` branch (e.g. an
     // inner conditional reset) doesn't break the match by introducing
     // a `}` before the symbol we're checking for.
-    assert.match(src, /if\s*\(\s*templatesChanged\s*\)\s*\{[\s\S]*?_chordFretLineNotes\s*=\s*\[\][\s\S]*?\}/,
+    assert.match(src, /if\s*\(\s*templatesChanged\s*\)\s*\{[\s\S]*?hwState\._chordFretLineNotes\s*=\s*\[\][\s\S]*?\}/,
         'templatesChanged branch must reset _chordFretLineNotes');
-    assert.match(src, /if\s*\(\s*templatesChanged\s*\)\s*\{[\s\S]*?_lastChordOnFretLine\s*=\s*null[\s\S]*?\}/,
+    assert.match(src, /if\s*\(\s*templatesChanged\s*\)\s*\{[\s\S]*?hwState\._lastChordOnFretLine\s*=\s*null[\s\S]*?\}/,
         'templatesChanged branch must null _lastChordOnFretLine');
     assert.match(src, /if\s*\(\s*templatesChanged\s*\)\s*\{[\s\S]*?_frameMismatchWarned\.clear\(\)[\s\S]*?\}/,
         'templatesChanged branch must clear _frameMismatchWarned');

tests/js/highway_filtered_notes.test.js

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ test('getFilteredNotes falls through to notes when _filteredNotes is null', () =
     const src = fs.readFileSync(highwayJs, 'utf8');
     assert.match(
         src,
-        /getFilteredNotes\s*\(\s*\)\s*\{[^}]*_filteredNotes[^}]*:\s*notes/,
+        /getFilteredNotes\s*\(\s*\)\s*\{[^}]*_filteredNotes[^}]*:\s*hwState\.notes/,
         'getFilteredNotes must return notes as fallback',
     );
 });
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ test('getFilteredChords falls through to chords when _filteredChords is null', (
     const src = fs.readFileSync(highwayJs, 'utf8');
     assert.match(
         src,
-        /getFilteredChords\s*\(\s*\)\s*\{[^}]*_filteredChords[^}]*:\s*chords/,
+        /getFilteredChords\s*\(\s*\)\s*\{[^}]*_filteredChords[^}]*:\s*hwState\.chords/,
         'getFilteredChords must return chords as fallback',
     );
 });

tests/js/highway_monotonic_clock.test.js

@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ function extractBlock(src, signature) {
 // + getTime methods so behavioral tests can exercise the real
 // implementation in isolation.
 function buildClockSandbox(perfNowImpl) {
-    const sandbox = {
+    // The lifted per-instance state now lives on `hwState` (the R3c H lift);
+    // the extracted setTime/getTime bodies reference hwState.<slot>. The const
+    // _CHART_MAX_INTERP_MS was NOT lifted, so it stays a top-level global here.
+    const hwState = {
         chartTime: 0,
         currentTime: 0,
         avOffsetSec: 0,
@@ -50,6 +53,9 @@ function buildClockSandbox(perfNowImpl) {
         _chartAnchorPerfNow: NaN,
         _chartLastAdvanceAt: 0,
         _chartObservedRate: 1,
+    };
+    const sandbox = {
+        hwState,
         _CHART_MAX_INTERP_MS: 100,
         performance: { now: perfNowImpl },
     };
@@ -72,10 +78,10 @@ test('highway declares chart anchor + stall-detect + rate state', () => {
     // particular MUST start as NaN, not 0, otherwise setTime(0) on the
     // very first 60 Hz tick fails the `t !== _chartAnchorAudioT` check
     // and never re-anchors, leaving the clock uninitialized.
-    assert.match(src, /let\s+_chartAnchorAudioT\s*=\s*NaN/, 'missing _chartAnchorAudioT (NaN sentinel)');
-    assert.match(src, /let\s+_chartAnchorPerfNow\s*=\s*NaN/, 'missing _chartAnchorPerfNow (NaN sentinel)');
-    assert.match(src, /let\s+_chartLastAdvanceAt\s*=\s*0/, 'missing _chartLastAdvanceAt (pause detection)');
-    assert.match(src, /let\s+_chartObservedRate\s*=\s*1/, 'missing _chartObservedRate (playback rate awareness)');
+    assert.match(src, /hwState\._chartAnchorAudioT\s*=\s*NaN/, 'missing _chartAnchorAudioT (NaN sentinel)');
+    assert.match(src, /hwState\._chartAnchorPerfNow\s*=\s*NaN/, 'missing _chartAnchorPerfNow (NaN sentinel)');
+    assert.match(src, /hwState\._chartLastAdvanceAt\s*=\s*0/, 'missing _chartLastAdvanceAt (pause detection)');
+    assert.match(src, /hwState\._chartObservedRate\s*=\s*1/, 'missing _chartObservedRate (playback rate awareness)');
     assert.match(src, /const\s+_CHART_MAX_INTERP_MS\s*=\s*100/, 'missing _CHART_MAX_INTERP_MS cap');
 });
 
@@ -86,7 +92,7 @@ test('getTime scales interpolation by _chartObservedRate (speed-slider safe)', (
     const slice = m[0];
     assert.match(
         slice,
-        /_chartObservedRate\s*\*\s*elapsedMs/,
+        /hwState\._chartObservedRate\s*\*\s*elapsedMs/,
         'getTime must scale interpolation by observed rate so audio.playbackRate != 1 stays accurate',
     );
 });
@@ -100,12 +106,12 @@ test('setTime re-anchors and updates _chartLastAdvanceAt only when t actually ch
     // The implementation may capture performance.now() into a local
     // (e.g. newPerfNow) and assign that to both fields; accept either
     // direct or via-local writes.
-    const m = src.match(/if\s*\(\s*t\s*!==\s*_chartAnchorAudioT\s*\)\s*\{[\s\S]+?\}\s*\},/);
+    const m = src.match(/if\s*\(\s*t\s*!==\s*hwState\._chartAnchorAudioT\s*\)\s*\{[\s\S]+?\}\s*\},/);
     assert.ok(m, 'if (t !== _chartAnchorAudioT) block not found inside setTime');
     const block = m[0];
-    assert.match(block, /_chartAnchorAudioT\s*=\s*t/, 'must assign _chartAnchorAudioT = t');
-    assert.match(block, /_chartAnchorPerfNow\s*=/, 'must assign _chartAnchorPerfNow');
-    assert.match(block, /_chartLastAdvanceAt\s*=/, 'must assign _chartLastAdvanceAt');
+    assert.match(block, /hwState\._chartAnchorAudioT\s*=\s*t/, 'must assign _chartAnchorAudioT = t');
+    assert.match(block, /hwState\._chartAnchorPerfNow\s*=/, 'must assign _chartAnchorPerfNow');
+    assert.match(block, /hwState\._chartLastAdvanceAt\s*=/, 'must assign _chartLastAdvanceAt');
 });
 
 test('getTime falls back to chartTime when audio has stalled (paused)', () => {
@@ -119,7 +125,7 @@ test('getTime falls back to chartTime when audio has stalled (paused)', () => {
     // Must check stall-since-last-advance against the cap.
     assert.match(
         slice,
-        /nowP\s*-\s*_chartLastAdvanceAt\s*>\s*_CHART_MAX_INTERP_MS/,
+        /nowP\s*-\s*hwState\._chartLastAdvanceAt\s*>\s*_CHART_MAX_INTERP_MS/,
         'getTime must short-circuit when audio has stalled past the cap',
     );
     // Must interpolate when active.
@@ -127,7 +133,7 @@ test('getTime falls back to chartTime when audio has stalled (paused)', () => {
     // Rate-scaled formula: _chartAnchorAudioT + (_chartObservedRate * elapsedMs) / 1000
     assert.match(
         slice,
-        /_chartAnchorAudioT\s*\+\s*\(\s*_chartObservedRate\s*\*\s*elapsedMs\s*\)\s*\/\s*1000/,
+        /_chartAnchorAudioT\s*\+\s*\(\s*hwState\._chartObservedRate\s*\*\s*elapsedMs\s*\)\s*\/\s*1000/,
         'getTime must compute anchor + rate-scaled elapsed during play',
     );
 });
@@ -138,10 +144,10 @@ test('api.stop() clears the chart anchor state so re-init starts fresh', () => {
     // the actual stop() body — a fixed-size slice would falsely match
     // resets that landed in an adjacent method.
     const stopBlock = extractBlock(src, 'stop() {');
-    assert.match(stopBlock, /_chartAnchorAudioT\s*=\s*NaN/, 'stop() must reset _chartAnchorAudioT to the NaN sentinel');
-    assert.match(stopBlock, /_chartAnchorPerfNow\s*=\s*NaN/, 'stop() must reset _chartAnchorPerfNow to the NaN sentinel');
-    assert.match(stopBlock, /_chartLastAdvanceAt\s*=\s*0/, 'stop() must reset _chartLastAdvanceAt');
-    assert.match(stopBlock, /_chartObservedRate\s*=\s*1/, 'stop() must reset _chartObservedRate to 1x');
+    assert.match(stopBlock, /hwState\._chartAnchorAudioT\s*=\s*NaN/, 'stop() must reset _chartAnchorAudioT to the NaN sentinel');
+    assert.match(stopBlock, /hwState\._chartAnchorPerfNow\s*=\s*NaN/, 'stop() must reset _chartAnchorPerfNow to the NaN sentinel');
+    assert.match(stopBlock, /hwState\._chartLastAdvanceAt\s*=\s*0/, 'stop() must reset _chartLastAdvanceAt');
+    assert.match(stopBlock, /hwState\._chartObservedRate\s*=\s*1/, 'stop() must reset _chartObservedRate to 1x');
 });
 
 // ── Behavioral tests (run extracted setTime/getTime in vm sandbox) ──────
@@ -195,12 +201,12 @@ test('behavior: seek discontinuity resets observed rate to 1x', () => {
     sb.setTime(10);
     now = 50;
     sb.setTime(10.025); // observed rate ≈ 0.5
-    assert.ok(Math.abs(sb._chartObservedRate - 0.5) < 0.001, `prior segment must measure ≈0.5, got ${sb._chartObservedRate}`);
+    assert.ok(Math.abs(sb.hwState._chartObservedRate - 0.5) < 0.001, `prior segment must measure ≈0.5, got ${sb.hwState._chartObservedRate}`);
     // Seek: large t jump in same perf delta — observed-rate clamp
     // rejects this segment, resets to 1.
     now = 70;
     sb.setTime(120); // dPerf=20ms, dT=110s → observed=5500 (out of clamp)
-    assert.equal(sb._chartObservedRate, 1, 'seek must reset rate to 1x');
+    assert.equal(sb.hwState._chartObservedRate, 1, 'seek must reset rate to 1x');
 });
 
 test('behavior: getTime caps interpolation at _CHART_MAX_INTERP_MS', () => {
@@ -225,8 +231,8 @@ test('behavior: setTime(0) on first tick anchors correctly (boot edge case)', ()
     const sb = buildClockSandbox(() => now);
     sb.setTime(0);
     // Anchor must now be initialized.
-    assert.equal(sb._chartAnchorAudioT, 0, 'setTime(0) on first tick must set anchor.audioT');
-    assert.equal(sb._chartAnchorPerfNow, 16, 'setTime(0) on first tick must set anchor.perfNow');
+    assert.equal(sb.hwState._chartAnchorAudioT, 0, 'setTime(0) on first tick must set anchor.audioT');
+    assert.equal(sb.hwState._chartAnchorPerfNow, 16, 'setTime(0) on first tick must set anchor.perfNow');
     // getTime should return a finite value, not NaN.
     const t = sb.getTime();
     assert.ok(!Number.isNaN(t), `getTime must not return NaN after setTime(0); got ${t}`);
@@ -252,10 +258,10 @@ test('behavior: long anchor gap resets observed rate to 1x', () => {
     sb.setTime(10);
     now = 50;
     sb.setTime(10.025); // observed rate ≈ 0.5
-    assert.ok(Math.abs(sb._chartObservedRate - 0.5) < 0.001, 'first segment measured 0.5x');
+    assert.ok(Math.abs(sb.hwState._chartObservedRate - 0.5) < 0.001, 'first segment measured 0.5x');
     // Long gap (1 second) before next setTime — out of the dPerf < 0.5
     // window, so the rate must reset to 1.
     now = 1100;
     sb.setTime(10.5);
-    assert.equal(sb._chartObservedRate, 1, 'long anchor gap must reset rate to 1x');
+    assert.equal(sb.hwState._chartObservedRate, 1, 'long anchor gap must reset rate to 1x');
 });

tests/js/highway_note_state.test.js

@@ -34,16 +34,16 @@ function extractBlock(src, signature) {
 
 test('highway declares the note-state provider slot', () => {
     const src = fs.readFileSync(highwayJs, 'utf8');
-    assert.match(src, /let\s+_noteStateProvider\s*=\s*null/, 'missing _noteStateProvider (provider slot, null = none)');
+    assert.match(src, /hwState\._noteStateProvider\s*=\s*null/, 'missing _noteStateProvider (provider slot, null = none)');
 });
 
 test('public API exposes setNoteStateProvider / getNoteStateProvider / getNoteState / isDefaultRenderer', () => {
     const src = fs.readFileSync(highwayJs, 'utf8');
-    assert.match(src, /setNoteStateProvider\s*\(\s*fn\s*\)\s*\{[^}]*_noteStateProvider\s*=/, 'setNoteStateProvider must assign _noteStateProvider');
+    assert.match(src, /setNoteStateProvider\s*\(\s*fn\s*\)\s*\{[^}]*hwState\._noteStateProvider\s*=/, 'setNoteStateProvider must assign _noteStateProvider');
     assert.match(src, /setNoteStateProvider\s*\(\s*fn\s*\)\s*\{[^}]*typeof\s+fn\s*===\s*['"]function['"][^}]*:\s*null/, 'setNoteStateProvider must coerce non-functions (incl. null) to null');
-    assert.match(src, /getNoteStateProvider\s*\(\s*\)\s*\{\s*return\s+_noteStateProvider/, 'getNoteStateProvider must return the slot');
+    assert.match(src, /getNoteStateProvider\s*\(\s*\)\s*\{\s*return\s+hwState\._noteStateProvider/, 'getNoteStateProvider must return the slot');
     assert.match(src, /getNoteState\s*\(\s*note\s*,\s*chartTime\s*\)\s*\{\s*return\s+_noteState\s*\(/, 'getNoteState must delegate to _noteState');
-    assert.match(src, /isDefaultRenderer\s*\(\s*\)\s*\{\s*return\s+_renderer\s*===\s*_defaultRenderer\s*\|\|\s*_renderer\s*==\s*null/, 'isDefaultRenderer must be (_renderer === _defaultRenderer || _renderer == null)');
+    assert.match(src, /isDefaultRenderer\s*\(\s*\)\s*\{\s*return\s+hwState\._renderer\s*===\s*_defaultRenderer\s*\|\|\s*hwState\._renderer\s*==\s*null/, 'isDefaultRenderer must be (_renderer === _defaultRenderer || _renderer == null)');
 });
 
 test('_makeBundle exposes getNoteState (stable reference, no per-frame alloc)', () => {
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ test('_makeBundle exposes getNoteStateProvider as a stable reference (feedBack#2
     // slot, so renderers see a live "is a provider registered?" view.
     assert.match(
         src,
-        /function\s+_getNoteStateProvider\s*\(\s*\)\s*\{\s*return\s+_noteStateProvider\s*;?\s*\}/,
+        /function\s+_getNoteStateProvider\s*\(\s*\)\s*\{\s*return\s+hwState\._noteStateProvider\s*;?\s*\}/,
         '_getNoteStateProvider must be defined as a stable named function returning _noteStateProvider'
     );
 });
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ test('_makeBundle exposes getNoteStateProvider as a stable reference (feedBack#2
 test('_noteState normalizes provider output as documented', () => {
     const src = fs.readFileSync(highwayJs, 'utf8');
     const fn = extractBlock(src, 'function _noteState(note, chartTime)');
-    assert.match(fn, /if\s*\(\s*!_noteStateProvider\s*\)\s*return\s+null/, 'must short-circuit when no provider is registered');
+    assert.match(fn, /if\s*\(\s*!hwState\._noteStateProvider\s*\)\s*return\s+null/, 'must short-circuit when no provider is registered');
     assert.match(fn, /try\s*\{[\s\S]*_noteStateProvider\s*\([\s\S]*catch[\s\S]*return\s+null/, 'must call the provider inside try/catch and return null on throw');
     assert.match(fn, /state\s*!==\s*['"]hit['"]\s*&&\s*state\s*!==\s*['"]active['"]\s*&&\s*state\s*!==\s*['"]miss['"]/, 'must reject states other than hit/active/miss');
     assert.match(fn, /Math\.max\(\s*0\s*,\s*Math\.min\(\s*1\s*,\s*raw\.alpha\s*\)\s*\)/, 'must clamp alpha to [0,1]');

tests/js/highway_pause_throttle.test.js

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function extractBlock(src, signature) {
 test('highway declares the paused-render throttle state', () => {
     const src = fs.readFileSync(highwayJs, 'utf8');
     assert.match(src, /const\s+_PAUSED_FRAME_INTERVAL_MS\s*=\s*\d+/, 'missing _PAUSED_FRAME_INTERVAL_MS cap');
-    assert.match(src, /let\s+_lastPausedDrawAt\s*=\s*0/, 'missing _lastPausedDrawAt accumulator');
+    assert.match(src, /hwState\._lastPausedDrawAt\s*=\s*0/, 'missing _lastPausedDrawAt accumulator');
 });
 
 test('draw() throttles full renders while the audio clock is stalled', () => {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ test('draw() throttles full renders while the audio clock is stalled', () => {
     assert.match(fn, /_chartLastAdvanceAt/, 'throttle must key off _chartLastAdvanceAt (the advance timestamp)');
     assert.match(fn, /_CHART_MAX_INTERP_MS/, 'throttle must reuse the _CHART_MAX_INTERP_MS pause threshold');
     assert.match(fn, /_PAUSED_FRAME_INTERVAL_MS/, 'throttle must cap paused draws to _PAUSED_FRAME_INTERVAL_MS');
-    assert.match(fn, /_lastPausedDrawAt\s*=\s*_nowP/, 'throttle must record the last paused draw time');
+    assert.match(fn, /hwState\._lastPausedDrawAt\s*=\s*_nowP/, 'throttle must record the last paused draw time');
 });
 
 test('throttle runs after the ready gate, before bundle/draw', () => {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ test('throttle runs after the ready gate, before bundle/draw', () => {
     // Regex landmarks (not exact-string indexOf) so harmless spacing /
     // semicolon changes don't break the ordering guard — matches the
     // search-based style of the other highway source-guard tests.
-    const readyIdx = fn.search(/if\s*\(\s*!ready\s*\)\s*return;/);
+    const readyIdx = fn.search(/if\s*\(\s*!hwState\.ready\s*\)\s*return;/);
     const throttleIdx = fn.search(/_PAUSED_FRAME_INTERVAL_MS/);
     const drawIdx = fn.search(/_renderer\.draw\s*\(/);
     assert.ok(readyIdx !== -1, 'ready gate not found');

tests/js/highway_phrases.test.js

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ test('getPhrases returns null when _phrases is falsy or empty', () => {
     const src = fs.readFileSync(highwayJs, 'utf8');
     assert.match(
         src,
-        /getPhrases\s*\(\s*\)\s*\{[^}]*!\s*_phrases[^}]*return null/,
+        /getPhrases\s*\(\s*\)\s*\{[^}]*!\s*hwState\._phrases[^}]*return null/,
         'getPhrases must return null when no phrase data is available',
     );
 });

tests/js/highway_renderer_swap_canvas_reset.test.js

@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ test('_setRenderer captures the outgoing renderer before overwriting it', () =>
     // prev must be captured BEFORE _destroyCurrentIfInited and the
     // `_renderer = next` assignment, otherwise the swap detection below
     // would always compare next against itself.
-    const prevIdx = fn.search(/const\s+prev\s*=\s*_renderer/);
+    const prevIdx = fn.search(/const\s+prev\s*=\s*hwState\._renderer/);
     const destroyIdx = fn.search(/_destroyCurrentIfInited\(\)/);
-    const assignIdx = fn.search(/^\s*_renderer\s*=\s*next\s*;/m);
+    const assignIdx = fn.search(/^\s*hwState\._renderer\s*=\s*next\s*;/m);
     assert.ok(prevIdx !== -1, 'must capture `const prev = _renderer`');
     assert.ok(destroyIdx !== -1, 'must call _destroyCurrentIfInited');
     assert.ok(assignIdx !== -1, 'must assign `_renderer = next`');
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ test('_setRenderer replaces the canvas on a context-type change OR a viz change'
     );
     assert.match(
         fn,
-        /if\s*\(\s*nextType\s*!==\s*_currentCanvasContextType\s*\|\|\s*_vizChanged\s*\)\s*\{\s*_replaceCanvas\(nextType\)/,
+        /if\s*\(\s*nextType\s*!==\s*hwState\._currentCanvasContextType\s*\|\|\s*_vizChanged\s*\)\s*\{\s*_replaceCanvas\(nextType\)/,
         'replace guard must be `nextType !== _currentCanvasContextType || _vizChanged`',
     );
 });

tests/js/highway_string_colors.test.js

@@ -40,20 +40,20 @@ test('2D palette arrays are mutable (let) with frozen DEFAULT_* originals', () =
     assert.match(src, /const\s+DEFAULT_STRING_COLORS\s*=/, 'DEFAULT_STRING_COLORS must exist for reset');
     assert.match(src, /const\s+DEFAULT_STRING_DIM\s*=/, 'DEFAULT_STRING_DIM must exist for reset');
     assert.match(src, /const\s+DEFAULT_STRING_BRIGHT\s*=/, 'DEFAULT_STRING_BRIGHT must exist for reset');
-    assert.match(src, /let\s+STRING_COLORS\s*=\s*DEFAULT_STRING_COLORS\.slice\(\)/, 'STRING_COLORS must be a mutable copy of the defaults');
-    assert.match(src, /let\s+STRING_DIM\s*=\s*DEFAULT_STRING_DIM\.slice\(\)/, 'STRING_DIM must be a mutable copy of the defaults');
-    assert.match(src, /let\s+STRING_BRIGHT\s*=\s*DEFAULT_STRING_BRIGHT\.slice\(\)/, 'STRING_BRIGHT must be a mutable copy of the defaults');
+    assert.match(src, /hwState\.STRING_COLORS\s*=\s*DEFAULT_STRING_COLORS\.slice\(\)/, 'STRING_COLORS must be a mutable copy of the defaults');
+    assert.match(src, /hwState\.STRING_DIM\s*=\s*DEFAULT_STRING_DIM\.slice\(\)/, 'STRING_DIM must be a mutable copy of the defaults');
+    assert.match(src, /hwState\.STRING_BRIGHT\s*=\s*DEFAULT_STRING_BRIGHT\.slice\(\)/, 'STRING_BRIGHT must be a mutable copy of the defaults');
 });
 
 test('2D public API exposes getStringColors / setStringColors', () => {
     const src = fs.readFileSync(highwayJs, 'utf8');
-    assert.match(src, /getStringColors\s*\(\s*\)\s*\{\s*return\s+STRING_COLORS\.slice\(\)/, 'getStringColors must return a copy');
+    assert.match(src, /getStringColors\s*\(\s*\)\s*\{\s*return\s+hwState\.STRING_COLORS\.slice\(\)/, 'getStringColors must return a copy');
     const fn = extractBlock(src, 'setStringColors(arr)');
     // Each provided index sets base + derived dim/bright; missing → default.
-    assert.match(fn, /STRING_COLORS\[i\]\s*=\s*base/, 'setStringColors must set the base color');
-    assert.match(fn, /STRING_DIM\[i\]\s*=\s*_darken\(/, 'setStringColors must derive the dim variant');
-    assert.match(fn, /STRING_BRIGHT\[i\]\s*=\s*_lighten\(/, 'setStringColors must derive the bright variant');
-    assert.match(fn, /STRING_COLORS\[i\]\s*=\s*DEFAULT_STRING_COLORS\[i\]/, 'setStringColors must restore defaults for missing/invalid indices');
+    assert.match(fn, /hwState\.STRING_COLORS\[i\]\s*=\s*base/, 'setStringColors must set the base color');
+    assert.match(fn, /hwState\.STRING_DIM\[i\]\s*=\s*_darken\(/, 'setStringColors must derive the dim variant');
+    assert.match(fn, /hwState\.STRING_BRIGHT\[i\]\s*=\s*_lighten\(/, 'setStringColors must derive the bright variant');
+    assert.match(fn, /hwState\.STRING_COLORS\[i\]\s*=\s*DEFAULT_STRING_COLORS\[i\]/, 'setStringColors must restore defaults for missing/invalid indices');
 });
 
 // ── 3D highway (plugins/highway_3d/screen.js) ─────────────────────────────

tests/js/highway_visibility.test.js

@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ function extractBlock(src, signature) {
 
 test('highway declares visibility state (_visibleOverride + _lastVisible)', () => {
     const src = fs.readFileSync(highwayJs, 'utf8');
-    assert.match(src, /let\s+_visibleOverride\s*=\s*null/, 'missing _visibleOverride (override sentinel)');
-    assert.match(src, /let\s+_lastVisible\s*=\s*null/, 'missing _lastVisible (last-emitted state)');
+    assert.match(src, /hwState\._visibleOverride\s*=\s*null/, 'missing _visibleOverride (override sentinel)');
+    assert.match(src, /hwState\._lastVisible\s*=\s*null/, 'missing _lastVisible (last-emitted state)');
 });
 
 test('_isHighwayVisible respects _visibleOverride and falls back to offsetParent', () => {
     const src = fs.readFileSync(highwayJs, 'utf8');
     const fn = extractBlock(src, 'function _isHighwayVisible()');
-    assert.match(fn, /_visibleOverride\s*!==\s*null/, 'must check the override before the DOM');
+    assert.match(fn, /hwState\._visibleOverride\s*!==\s*null/, 'must check the override before the DOM');
     assert.match(fn, /canvas\.offsetParent\s*!==\s*null/, 'DOM fallback must use offsetParent !== null');
 });
 
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ test('_emitVisibilityIfChanged is transition-only (no per-frame spam)', () => {
     const src = fs.readFileSync(highwayJs, 'utf8');
     const fn = extractBlock(src, 'function _emitVisibilityIfChanged()');
     // Must short-circuit when the current state equals the cached one.
-    assert.match(fn, /v\s*===\s*_lastVisible/, 'must compare current vs _lastVisible and bail when equal');
+    assert.match(fn, /v\s*===\s*hwState\._lastVisible/, 'must compare current vs _lastVisible and bail when equal');
     // Must update the cache and emit the event with the documented payload shape.
-    assert.match(fn, /_lastVisible\s*=\s*v/, 'must update _lastVisible after a transition');
+    assert.match(fn, /hwState\._lastVisible\s*=\s*v/, 'must update _lastVisible after a transition');
     assert.match(
         fn,
         /window\.feedBack\.emit\(\s*['"]highway:visibility['"][\s\S]*?visible:\s*v[\s\S]*?canvas/,
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ test('rAF draw() loop calls _emitVisibilityIfChanged and skips when hidden', ()
     // transitions during loading/reconnect windows still propagate.
     const emitIdx = fn.search(/_emitVisibilityIfChanged\(\)/);
     const skipIdx = fn.search(/if\s*\(\s*!_rendering\s*\)\s*return/);
-    const readyIdx = fn.search(/if\s*\(\s*!ready\s*\)\s*return/);
+    const readyIdx = fn.search(/if\s*\(\s*!hwState\.ready\s*\)\s*return/);
     const drawIdx = fn.search(/_renderer\.draw\(/);
     assert.ok(emitIdx !== -1 && skipIdx !== -1 && readyIdx !== -1 && drawIdx !== -1, 'all four landmarks must be present');
     assert.ok(emitIdx < readyIdx, 'emit must run BEFORE the !ready gate (transitions during loading must still fire)');
@@ -84,19 +84,19 @@ test('draw() keeps an active custom renderer painting through an override-hide (
     const src = fs.readFileSync(highwayJs, 'utf8');
     const fn = extractBlock(src, 'function draw()');
     // Single render decision drives both the perf-HUD reset and the gate.
-    assert.match(fn, /let\s+_rendering\s*=\s*_lastVisible/, 'must derive a single _rendering decision from _lastVisible');
+    assert.match(fn, /let\s+_rendering\s*=\s*hwState\._lastVisible/, 'must derive a single _rendering decision from _lastVisible');
     // Assert the exact boolean RELATIONSHIP, not just the tokens (CodeRabbit):
     // the exemption must AND together override-hide, an active custom renderer,
     // and the canvas still in layout. A weakened guard (e.g. `||`, or a dropped
     // offsetParent clause) must fail this — that's the regression being fixed.
     assert.match(
         fn,
-        /!_rendering\s*&&\s*_visibleOverride\s*===\s*false\s*&&\s*_renderer\s*!==\s*_defaultRenderer\s*&&\s*canvas\s*&&\s*canvas\.offsetParent\s*!==\s*null/,
+        /!_rendering\s*&&\s*hwState\._visibleOverride\s*===\s*false\s*&&\s*hwState\._renderer\s*!==\s*_defaultRenderer\s*&&\s*hwState\.canvas\s*&&\s*hwState\.canvas\.offsetParent\s*!==\s*null/,
         'exemption must AND override-hide + active custom renderer + canvas-in-layout (genuine off-screen still pauses, #246)',
     );
     // Both the HUD reset and the gate key off _rendering, not _lastVisible,
     // so the HUD doesn\'t churn while the custom renderer is actually drawing.
-    assert.match(fn, /_perfHud\s*&&\s*\(\s*!_rendering/, 'perf-HUD reset must key off _rendering, not _lastVisible');
+    assert.match(fn, /hwState\._perfHud\s*&&\s*\(\s*!_rendering/, 'perf-HUD reset must key off _rendering, not _lastVisible');
     assert.match(fn, /if\s*\(\s*!_rendering\s*\)\s*return/, 'the draw gate must bail on !_rendering');
 });
 

tests/js/juce_engine_reroute.test.js

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function extractWatcherIIFE(src) {
 
 // Build a sandbox with fakes and run the watcher IIFE inside it. Returns the
 // sandbox so tests can drive window._reevaluateJuceRouting and inspect state.
-function makeSandbox({ isAudioRunning, loadBackingTrack }) {
+function makeSandbox({ isAudioRunning, loadBackingTrack, outputType = 'Windows Audio' }) {
     const calls = { loadBackingTrack: [], jucePlay: 0, jucePause: 0, audioPlay: 0 };
 
     const audio = {
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ function makeSandbox({ isAudioRunning, loadBackingTrack }) {
     const juceApi = {
         isAudioRunning: () => Promise.resolve(isAudioRunning()),
         loadBackingTrack: (p) => { calls.loadBackingTrack.push(p); return Promise.resolve(loadBackingTrack()); },
+        getCurrentDevice: () => Promise.resolve({ outputType: typeof outputType === 'function' ? outputType() : outputType }),
         getBackingDuration: () => Promise.resolve(180),
         seekBacking: () => Promise.resolve(),
         startBacking: () => Promise.resolve(),
@@ -152,6 +153,87 @@ test('non-JUCE-eligible song (sloppak stems) is never rerouted', async () => {
     assert.equal(sb.__calls.loadBackingTrack.length, 0);
 });
 
+test('feedpak full-mix + exclusive output → migrates to JUCE', async () => {
+    const sb = makeSandbox({
+        isAudioRunning: () => true,
+        loadBackingTrack: () => true,
+        outputType: 'Windows Audio (Exclusive Mode)',
+    });
+    sb.window._juceMode = false;
+    sb.window._currentSongAudio = {
+        url: '/api/sloppak/song.sloppak/file/stems/full.ogg',
+        juceEligible: false,
+        feedpakFullMix: true,
+    };
+
+    await sb.window._reevaluateJuceRouting();
+
+    assert.equal(sb.window._juceMode, true, 'feedpak full-mix rides the engine under exclusive output');
+    assert.equal(sb.__calls.loadBackingTrack.length, 1);
+});
+
+test('feedpak full-mix + ASIO output → migrates to JUCE', async () => {
+    const sb = makeSandbox({
+        isAudioRunning: () => true,
+        loadBackingTrack: () => true,
+        outputType: 'ASIO',
+    });
+    sb.window._juceMode = false;
+    sb.window._currentSongAudio = {
+        url: '/api/sloppak/song.sloppak/file/stems/full.ogg',
+        juceEligible: false,
+        feedpakFullMix: true,
+    };
+
+    await sb.window._reevaluateJuceRouting();
+
+    assert.equal(sb.window._juceMode, true, 'ASIO is exclusive-style; feedpak rides the engine');
+});
+
+test('feedpak full-mix + shared output → stays on HTML5 (stem mixer untouched)', async () => {
+    for (const shared of ['Windows Audio', 'Windows Audio (Low Latency Mode)', 'DirectSound']) {
+        const sb = makeSandbox({
+            isAudioRunning: () => true,
+            loadBackingTrack: () => true,
+            outputType: shared,
+        });
+        sb.window._juceMode = false;
+        sb.window._currentSongAudio = {
+            url: '/api/sloppak/song.sloppak/file/stems/full.ogg',
+            juceEligible: false,
+            feedpakFullMix: true,
+        };
+
+        await sb.window._reevaluateJuceRouting();
+
+        assert.equal(sb.window._juceMode, false, `stays on HTML5 for shared type "${shared}"`);
+        assert.equal(sb.__calls.loadBackingTrack.length, 0);
+    }
+});
+
+test('feedpak on JUCE + output leaves exclusive mode → migrates back to HTML5', async () => {
+    let type = 'Windows Audio (Exclusive Mode)';
+    const sb = makeSandbox({
+        isAudioRunning: () => true,
+        loadBackingTrack: () => true,
+        outputType: () => type,
+    });
+    const url = '/api/sloppak/song.sloppak/file/stems/full.ogg';
+    sb.window._juceMode = true;
+    sb.window._juceAudioUrl = url;
+    sb.window._currentSongAudio = { url, juceEligible: false, feedpakFullMix: true };
+
+    // Still exclusive: routing is consistent, no switch.
+    await sb.window._reevaluateJuceRouting();
+    assert.equal(sb.window._juceMode, true, 'consistent while exclusive');
+
+    // Device switched to shared mid-song: must return to HTML5.
+    type = 'Windows Audio';
+    await sb.window._reevaluateJuceRouting();
+    assert.equal(sb.window._juceMode, false, 'returned to HTML5 after leaving exclusive mode');
+    assert.equal(sb.audio.src, url, 'HTML5 element re-pointed at the song');
+});
+
 test('JUCE hard-reject is memoised → not retried on the next poll', async () => {
     const sb = makeSandbox({ isAudioRunning: () => true, loadBackingTrack: () => false });
     sb.window._juceMode = false;

tests/js/renderer_bus_feeder.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+// Behavioral tests for the renderer-audio bus feeder in static/app.js.
+//
+// The feeder (an IIFE, `_installRendererBusFeeder`) captures renderer-side
+// song audio (stems-plugin WebAudio master, or the core <audio> element) and
+// pushes it into the desktop engine's renderer bus while the output device is
+// exclusive-style — the Phase 2 path for audio the native backing transport
+// cannot carry. These tests extract that IIFE from source and exercise
+// `window._reevaluateRendererBus` against fakes, covering: stems engagement
+// under exclusive output, disengagement on return to shared mode, inertness
+// in shared mode / while the native transport owns the song, and the
+// element-capture fallback.
+
+const { test } = require('node:test');
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+const fs = require('node:fs');
+const path = require('node:path');
+const vm = require('node:vm');
+
+const APP_JS = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'static', 'app.js');
+
+function extractFeederIIFE(src) {
+    const marker = '(function _installRendererBusFeeder() {';
+    const start = src.indexOf(marker);
+    assert.ok(start !== -1, 'feeder IIFE not found in app.js');
+    const openBrace = src.indexOf('{', start);
+    let depth = 1;
+    let i = openBrace + 1;
+    while (i < src.length && depth > 0) {
+        const ch = src[i];
+        if (ch === '{') depth++;
+        else if (ch === '}') depth--;
+        i++;
+    }
+    assert.ok(depth === 0, 'unbalanced braces in feeder IIFE');
+    const tail = src.slice(i, i + 5);
+    assert.match(tail, /^\)\(\)/, 'feeder IIFE not immediately invoked');
+    return src.slice(start, i) + ')();';
+}
+
+function makeFakeContext(sampleRate = 48000) {
+    const ctx = {
+        sampleRate,
+        state: 'running',
+        sinkIdCalls: [],
+        destination: { isDestination: true },
+        setSinkId(v) { this.sinkIdCalls.push(v); return Promise.resolve(); },
+        resume() { this.state = 'running'; return Promise.resolve(); },
+        audioWorklet: { addModule: () => Promise.resolve() },
+        createMediaElementSource(el) {
+            this.mediaSourceEl = el;
+            return { connect() {}, disconnect() {} };
+        },
+    };
+    return ctx;
+}
+
+function makeSandbox({ isAudioRunning = () => true, exclusive = () => true } = {}) {
+    const calls = { setRendererBus: [], pushRendererAudio: [] };
+
+    const api = {
+        isAudioRunning: () => Promise.resolve(isAudioRunning()),
+        setRendererBus: (en, g) => { calls.setRendererBus.push([en, g]); return Promise.resolve(); },
+        pushRendererAudio: (buf, rate) => { calls.pushRendererAudio.push([buf.length, rate]); },
+    };
+
+    class FakeWorkletNode {
+        constructor() { this.port = { onmessage: null }; }
+        connect() {}
+        disconnect() {}
+    }
+
+    const sandbox = {
+        console: { log() {}, warn() {}, error() {} },
+        URL: { createObjectURL: () => 'blob:tap', revokeObjectURL() {} },
+        Blob: class { constructor() {} },
+        AudioWorkletNode: FakeWorkletNode,
+        AudioContext: function () { const c = makeFakeContext(); sandbox.__createdContexts.push(c); return c; },
+        WeakSet, WeakMap, Promise, Float32Array, Math,
+        setInterval: () => 0,
+        document: {
+            hidden: false,
+            addEventListener() {},
+            getElementById: () => sandbox.__audioEl,
+        },
+        __createdContexts: [],
+        __audioEl: { id: 'audio' },
+        __calls: calls,
+        window: null,
+    };
+    sandbox.window = {
+        feedBackDesktop: { audio: api },
+        _juceOutputIsExclusive: () => Promise.resolve(exclusive()),
+        _juceMode: false,
+        _currentSongAudio: null,
+        feedBack: { stems: {} },
+    };
+    sandbox.globalThis = sandbox;
+
+    const src = fs.readFileSync(APP_JS, 'utf8');
+    vm.createContext(sandbox);
+    vm.runInContext(extractFeederIIFE(src), sandbox);
+    assert.equal(typeof sandbox.window._reevaluateRendererBus, 'function',
+        'feeder must expose window._reevaluateRendererBus');
+    return sandbox;
+}
+
+function makeStemsGraph() {
+    return {
+        context: makeFakeContext(),
+        masterNode: { connect() {}, disconnect() {} },
+    };
+}
+
+test('stems graph + exclusive output → bus enabled, stems ctx null-sinked', async () => {
+    const sb = makeSandbox({ exclusive: () => true });
+    const graph = makeStemsGraph();
+    sb.window.feedBack.stems.audioGraph = graph;
+
+    await sb.window._reevaluateRendererBus();
+
+    assert.deepEqual(sb.__calls.setRendererBus.at(-1), [true, 1.0], 'bus enabled');
+    assert.equal(graph.context.sinkIdCalls.at(-1)?.type, 'none', 'stems ctx re-pointed at null sink');
+});
+
+test('output returns to shared → bus disabled, sink restored', async () => {
+    let excl = true;
+    const sb = makeSandbox({ exclusive: () => excl });
+    const graph = makeStemsGraph();
+    sb.window.feedBack.stems.audioGraph = graph;
+
+    await sb.window._reevaluateRendererBus();
+    excl = false;
+    await sb.window._reevaluateRendererBus();
+
+    assert.deepEqual(sb.__calls.setRendererBus.at(-1), [false, 0], 'bus disabled');
+    assert.equal(graph.context.sinkIdCalls.at(-1), '', 'default sink restored');
+});
+
+test('stems graph + shared output → feeder stays off (no double audio)', async () => {
+    const sb = makeSandbox({ exclusive: () => false });
+    sb.window.feedBack.stems.audioGraph = makeStemsGraph();
+
+    await sb.window._reevaluateRendererBus();
+
+    assert.equal(sb.__calls.setRendererBus.length, 0, 'bus never touched in shared mode');
+});
+
+test('element song + exclusive → element captured into bus', async () => {
+    const sb = makeSandbox({ exclusive: () => true });
+    sb.window._currentSongAudio = { url: '/api/sloppak/x.sloppak/file/stems/full.ogg' };
+    sb.window._juceMode = false;
+
+    await sb.window._reevaluateRendererBus();
+
+    assert.equal(sb.__createdContexts.length, 1, 'capture context created');
+    assert.equal(sb.__createdContexts[0].mediaSourceEl, sb.__audioEl, 'element source captured');
+    assert.deepEqual(sb.__calls.setRendererBus.at(-1), [true, 1.0], 'bus enabled');
+});
+
+test('song riding the native transport (_juceMode) → feeder stays off', async () => {
+    const sb = makeSandbox({ exclusive: () => true });
+    sb.window._currentSongAudio = { url: '/audio/song.ogg' };
+    sb.window._juceMode = true;
+
+    await sb.window._reevaluateRendererBus();
+
+    assert.equal(sb.__calls.setRendererBus.length, 0, 'native transport owns the song');
+    assert.equal(sb.__createdContexts.length, 0, 'no capture context created');
+});
+
+test('stems graph replaced mid-engagement → re-engages on the new graph', async () => {
+    const sb = makeSandbox({ exclusive: () => true });
+    const g1 = makeStemsGraph();
+    sb.window.feedBack.stems.audioGraph = g1;
+    await sb.window._reevaluateRendererBus();
+
+    const g2 = makeStemsGraph();
+    sb.window.feedBack.stems.audioGraph = g2;
+    await sb.window._reevaluateRendererBus();
+
+    assert.equal(g2.context.sinkIdCalls.at(-1)?.type, 'none', 'new graph null-sinked');
+    assert.deepEqual(sb.__calls.setRendererBus.at(-1), [true, 1.0], 're-enabled for new graph');
+});
+
+test('engine stops → bus disabled', async () => {
+    let running = true;
+    const sb = makeSandbox({ isAudioRunning: () => running, exclusive: () => true });
+    sb.window.feedBack.stems.audioGraph = makeStemsGraph();
+    await sb.window._reevaluateRendererBus();
+
+    running = false;
+    await sb.window._reevaluateRendererBus();
+
+    assert.deepEqual(sb.__calls.setRendererBus.at(-1), [false, 0], 'bus disabled after engine stop');
+});

tests/test_appstate.py

@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+"""The router seam (`appstate.py`).
+
+The load-bearing assertion here is `test_server_wires_the_seam`: that `server`
+actually calls `appstate.configure(...)`. Every other test in this file would
+pass just fine against a seam nothing ever wires up — the same class of silent
+no-op that bit the frontend refactor twice when a scripted `setHostHooks` edit
+stopped matching its anchor. Unit tests cannot see wiring unless you make them
+look at it.
+"""
+
+import importlib
+import sys
+
+import pytest
+
+import appstate
+
+
+def _close_server_dbs(mod):
+    conn = getattr(getattr(mod, "meta_db", None), "conn", None)
+    if conn is not None:
+        getattr(mod, "_join_background_db_threads", lambda: None)()
+        conn.close()
+    ae_conn = getattr(getattr(mod, "audio_effect_mappings", None), "conn", None)
+    if ae_conn is not None:
+        ae_conn.close()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def isolated_server(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """A freshly imported `server` bound to a throwaway CONFIG_DIR.
+
+    Importing `server` constructs `MetadataDB` + `AudioEffectsMappingDB` at
+    module level, so it MUST be re-imported under a patched CONFIG_DIR — an
+    unguarded `import server` would create/mutate the developer's real
+    `~/.local/share/feedback` databases. Same idiom as the other ~49
+    server-importing suites.
+
+    Teardown restores the appstate slots as well as closing the connections:
+    leaving `appstate.meta_db` published but pointing at a closed sqlite handle
+    would hand a later test (or router) a live-looking, dead singleton.
+    """
+    previous = (appstate.meta_db, appstate.audio_effect_mappings)
+    monkeypatch.setenv("CONFIG_DIR", str(tmp_path))
+    sys.modules.pop("server", None)
+    mod = importlib.import_module("server")
+    yield mod
+    _close_server_dbs(mod)
+    # Leave no half-torn-down `server` behind: the next fixture re-imports it.
+    sys.modules.pop("server", None)
+    appstate.configure(meta_db=previous[0], audio_effect_mappings=previous[1])
+
+
+def test_import_is_side_effect_free():
+    """`import appstate` must construct nothing and touch no disk.
+
+    This is why the ~49 fixtures that `sys.modules.pop("server")` and re-import
+    (to rebuild `meta_db` under a patched CONFIG_DIR) keep working untouched:
+    server owns construction, appstate only mirrors it. A singleton *owned*
+    here would survive that pop and go stale.
+    """
+    sys.modules.pop("appstate", None)
+    fresh = importlib.import_module("appstate")
+    try:
+        assert fresh.meta_db is None
+        assert fresh.audio_effect_mappings is None
+    finally:
+        sys.modules["appstate"] = appstate
+
+
+def test_configure_publishes_known_slots():
+    sentinel = object()
+    original = appstate.meta_db
+    try:
+        appstate.configure(meta_db=sentinel)
+        assert appstate.meta_db is sentinel
+    finally:
+        appstate.configure(meta_db=original)
+
+
+def test_configure_is_idempotent():
+    """server re-imports call configure() again; the last write must win."""
+    original = appstate.meta_db
+    try:
+        appstate.configure(meta_db="first")
+        appstate.configure(meta_db="second")
+        assert appstate.meta_db == "second"
+    finally:
+        appstate.configure(meta_db=original)
+
+
+def test_configure_rejects_an_unknown_slot():
+    """A typo'd or stale keyword must raise, not silently create a global that
+    nothing reads. A seam whose wiring can no-op undetected is worse than none."""
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="unknown slot"):
+        appstate.configure(met_db="typo")
+    assert not hasattr(appstate, "met_db")
+
+
+def test_late_bound_read_sees_a_later_configure():
+    """Routers must read `appstate.meta_db`, never `from appstate import meta_db`.
+    This pins the property that makes that rule work."""
+    def router_style_read():
+        return appstate.meta_db          # module attribute, resolved at call time
+
+    original = appstate.meta_db
+    try:
+        appstate.configure(meta_db="before")
+        assert router_style_read() == "before"
+        appstate.configure(meta_db="after")
+        assert router_style_read() == "after"
+    finally:
+        appstate.configure(meta_db=original)
+
+
+def test_server_wires_the_seam(isolated_server):
+    """The one that catches a dropped `appstate.configure(...)` call.
+
+    Identity, not truthiness, so a stray re-assignment or a half-applied edit
+    fails here rather than in some router months later.
+    """
+    assert appstate.meta_db is isolated_server.meta_db
+    assert appstate.audio_effect_mappings is isolated_server.audio_effect_mappings
+    assert appstate.meta_db is not None
+
+
+def test_reimporting_server_republishes_the_fresh_singletons(
+    isolated_server, tmp_path, monkeypatch
+):
+    """The 49-fixture contract, exercised end to end.
+
+    Those fixtures `sys.modules.pop("server")` + re-import to rebuild `meta_db`
+    under a new CONFIG_DIR, and know nothing about appstate. So the seam must
+    re-publish on that second import. This is the test that would fail if
+    `appstate` ever *owned* the singletons: a module-level `meta_db` there
+    survives the pop and the assertions below would still see the FIRST DB.
+    """
+    first_db = isolated_server.meta_db
+    assert appstate.meta_db is first_db
+    assert str(tmp_path) in first_db.db_path
+
+    second_config = tmp_path / "second"
+    monkeypatch.setenv("CONFIG_DIR", str(second_config))
+    sys.modules.pop("server", None)
+    second_server = importlib.import_module("server")
+    try:
+        assert second_server.meta_db is not first_db          # genuinely rebuilt
+        assert str(second_config) in second_server.meta_db.db_path
+        assert appstate.meta_db is second_server.meta_db      # ...and re-published
+        assert appstate.audio_effect_mappings is second_server.audio_effect_mappings
+    finally:
+        _close_server_dbs(second_server)
+        sys.modules.pop("server", None)

tests/test_art_candidates.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ tests/test_art_layer.py.
 """
 
 import importlib
+import enrichment
 import io as _io
 import sys
 
@@ -119,8 +120,8 @@ def caa_index(server, monkeypatch):
         calls.append(release_id)
         return indexes.get(release_id)   # unknown release → None (a CAA 404)
     fake.calls, fake.indexes = calls, indexes
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_caa_release_index", fake)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_enrich_network_enabled", lambda: True)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_caa_release_index", fake)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_enrich_network_enabled", lambda: True)
     return fake
 
 
@@ -274,10 +275,10 @@ def test_malicious_release_id_rejected_no_fetch_no_write(server, caa_index):
     """A crafted release id (path traversal) never matches _CAA_ID_RE, so it
     yields no images, opens no socket, and writes no cache file — inside the
     art dir or anywhere else."""
-    art_dir = server._enrichment_art_dir()
+    art_dir = enrichment._enrichment_art_dir()
     before = set(art_dir.glob("*"))
-    assert not server._CAA_ID_RE.match("../../etc/x")
-    assert server._caa_index_cached("../../etc/x") == []
+    assert not enrichment._CAA_ID_RE.match("../../etc/x")
+    assert enrichment._caa_index_cached("../../etc/x") == []
     assert caa_index.calls == []                       # the seam was never asked
     assert set(art_dir.glob("*")) == before            # nothing written
     # And nothing landed at the traversal target beside the cache dir either.
@@ -340,7 +341,7 @@ def test_fetch_art_url_follows_redirects_validating_each_hop(server, monkeypatch
         return _FakeResp(200, chunks=[b"IMGDATA"])
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(requests, "get", fake_get)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_enrich_network_enabled", lambda: True)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_enrich_network_enabled", lambda: True)
     monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_url_host_is_internal",
                         lambda u: (checked.append(u), False)[1])
     data = server._fetch_art_url("https://coverartarchive.example/release/x/front-500")
@@ -354,7 +355,7 @@ def test_fetch_art_url_blocks_redirect_to_internal(server, monkeypatch):
     import requests
     monkeypatch.setattr(requests, "get", lambda url, **kw: _FakeResp(
         302, {"Location": "http://internal.example/x.png"}))
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_enrich_network_enabled", lambda: True)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_enrich_network_enabled", lambda: True)
     monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_url_host_is_internal",
                         lambda u: "internal" in u)
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
@@ -365,7 +366,7 @@ def test_fetch_art_url_redirect_budget(server, monkeypatch):
     import requests
     monkeypatch.setattr(requests, "get", lambda url, **kw: _FakeResp(
         307, {"Location": "https://public.example/next.png"}))
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_enrich_network_enabled", lambda: True)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_enrich_network_enabled", lambda: True)
     monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_url_host_is_internal", lambda u: False)
-    with pytest.raises(server.EnrichTransportError):
+    with pytest.raises(enrichment.EnrichTransportError):
         server._fetch_art_url("https://public.example/x.png")

tests/test_art_layer.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ here opens a socket, and the offline default is itself asserted.
 """
 
 import importlib
+import enrichment
 import io as _io
 import sys
 
@@ -176,15 +177,15 @@ def caa(server, monkeypatch):
         calls.append(release_id)
         return art.get(release_id)
     fake.calls, fake.art = calls, art
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_caa_http_get", fake)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_enrich_network_enabled", lambda: True)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_caa_http_get", fake)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_enrich_network_enabled", lambda: True)
     return fake
 
 
 def test_caa_fetch_fills_missing_art(server, client, caa):
     make_sloppak(server, "a.sloppak")                 # no pack art
     _match_row(server, "a.sloppak")
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     row = server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")
     assert row["art_state"] == "caa"
     assert row["art_cache_path"] and row["art_cache_path"].endswith("caa_rel-1.jpg")
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ def test_caa_fetch_fills_missing_art(server, client, caa):
     assert r.headers["content-type"] == "image/jpeg"
     # Settled: the next pass never re-fetches.
     n = len(caa.calls)
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     assert len(caa.calls) == n
 
 
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ def test_caa_skips_pack_art_and_dedupes_by_release(server, caa):
     _match_row(server, "haspack.sloppak")
     _match_row(server, "b.sloppak")                   # same release as c
     _match_row(server, "c.sloppak")
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     assert server.meta_db.get_enrichment("haspack.sloppak")["art_state"] == "pack"
     assert server.meta_db.get_enrichment("b.sloppak")["art_state"] == "caa"
     assert server.meta_db.get_enrichment("c.sloppak")["art_state"] == "caa"
@@ -214,10 +215,10 @@ def test_caa_skips_pack_art_and_dedupes_by_release(server, caa):
 def test_caa_404_marks_none(server, caa):
     make_sloppak(server, "a.sloppak")
     _match_row(server, "a.sloppak", release_id="rel-missing")
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     assert server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")["art_state"] == "none"
     n = len(caa.calls)
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     assert len(caa.calls) == n                        # never re-hammered
 
 
@@ -226,13 +227,13 @@ def test_caa_transport_error_leaves_row_unevaluated(server, caa, monkeypatch):
     _match_row(server, "a.sloppak")
 
     def _down(release_id):
-        raise server.EnrichTransportError("down")
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_caa_http_get", _down)
-    server._background_enrich()
+        raise enrichment.EnrichTransportError("down")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_caa_http_get", _down)
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     assert server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")["art_state"] is None
     # Network back → next pass completes it.
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_caa_http_get", caa)
-    server._background_enrich()
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_caa_http_get", caa)
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     assert server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")["art_state"] == "caa"
 
 
@@ -240,22 +241,22 @@ def test_offline_default_skips_art_worker(server, monkeypatch):
     """Under the plain test env the whole art phase is skipped with the rest
     of the network work."""
     calls = []
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_caa_http_get", lambda rid: calls.append(rid))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_caa_http_get", lambda rid: calls.append(rid))
     make_sloppak(server, "a.sloppak")
     _match_row(server, "a.sloppak")
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     assert calls == []
     assert server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")["art_state"] is None
 
 
 def test_lru_prune_evicts_oldest_and_resets_rows(server, caa, monkeypatch):
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_CAA_CACHE_CAP_BYTES", 1)   # everything over cap
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_CAA_CACHE_CAP_BYTES", 1)   # everything over cap
     make_sloppak(server, "a.sloppak", title="One")
     make_sloppak(server, "b.sloppak", title="Two")
     caa.art["rel-2"] = png_bytes((1, 1, 1))
     _match_row(server, "a.sloppak", release_id="rel-1")
     _match_row(server, "b.sloppak", release_id="rel-2")
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     # With a 1-byte cap every fetch immediately evicts — the rows that pointed
     # at evicted files were reset to unevaluated.
     caa_files = list(server.ART_CACHE_DIR.glob("caa_*.jpg"))
@@ -282,13 +283,13 @@ def test_delete_override_restores_caa_fallback(server, client, caa):
     _match_row(server, "a.sloppak")
     # Pin an override BEFORE the art worker runs → the pass stamps art_state='user'.
     client.post("/api/song/a.sloppak/art/upload", json={"image": b64(png_bytes())})
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     assert server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")["art_state"] == "user"
     # Remove it → the row resets to unevaluated…
     assert client.delete("/api/art/a.sloppak/override").json()["removed"]
     assert server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")["art_state"] is None
     # …and the next pass fetches + serves the release's front cover.
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     assert server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")["art_state"] == "caa"
     r = client.get("/api/song/a.sloppak/art")
     assert r.status_code == 200

tests/test_artist_page.py

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Two halves, mirroring the design's split:
 
 * GET /api/artist/{name}/links + POST .../links/refresh — the lazy, cached,
   opt-in external-links layer. The HTTP transport is a fake over
-  `server._mb_http_get` (the ONE network seam — same pattern as
+  `enrichment._mb_http_get` (the ONE network seam — same pattern as
   tests/test_mb_enrichment.py), so nothing here opens a socket. Covers the
   url-rel whitelist mapping, the http(s) scheme gate (a hostile javascript:
   resource never reaches a link slot), cache-hit second calls making no
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Two halves, mirroring the design's split:
 """
 
 import importlib
+import enrichment
 import json
 import sys
 from urllib.parse import quote
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ class FakeMBArtist:
 
     def __call__(self, path, params):
         if self.raise_transport:
-            raise self._srv.EnrichTransportError("fake network down")
+            raise enrichment.EnrichTransportError("fake network down")
         self.calls.append((path, dict(params)))
         if path == f"artist/{MBID}":
             return self.doc
@@ -100,8 +101,8 @@ def mb_artist(server, monkeypatch):
     """Install the fake transport AND enable the network flag (the test env
     disables it by default — see test_links_offline_returns_empty)."""
     fake = FakeMBArtist(server)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_mb_http_get", fake)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_enrich_network_enabled", lambda: True)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_mb_http_get", fake)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_enrich_network_enabled", lambda: True)
     return fake
 
 

tests/test_audio_local_path.py

@@ -103,12 +103,98 @@ def test_returns_404_for_nonexistent_file(client_and_server):
     assert "error" in r.json()
 
 
-# ── rejected non-/audio/ inputs ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+# ── sloppak URLs (feedpak full-mix, desktop exclusive-mode routing) ──────────
 
-def test_rejects_sloppak_url(client_and_server):
+@pytest.fixture()
+def dlc_client(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """Loopback TestClient with a temp DLC_DIR for sloppak resolution."""
+    dlc = tmp_path / "dlc"
+    dlc.mkdir()
+    monkeypatch.setenv("DLC_DIR", str(dlc))
+    monkeypatch.setenv("CONFIG_DIR", str(tmp_path / "cfg"))
+    monkeypatch.setenv("FEEDBACK_SYNC_STARTUP", "1")
+    sys.modules.pop("server", None)
+    server = importlib.import_module("server")
+    # Module-level sloppak source-dir cache survives re-import; clear it so a
+    # prior test's filename key can't shadow this test's temp DLC_DIR.
+    server.sloppak_mod._source_cache.clear()
+    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "load_plugins", lambda *a, **kw: None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "startup_scan", lambda: None)
+    static_tmp = tmp_path / "static"
+    static_tmp.mkdir()
+    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "STATIC_DIR", static_tmp)
+    tc = TestClient(server.app, client=("127.0.0.1", 50000))
+    try:
+        yield tc, server, dlc
+    finally:
+        tc.close()
+        meta_db = getattr(server, "meta_db", None)
+        conn = getattr(meta_db, "conn", None)
+        if conn is not None:
+            getattr(__import__("sys").modules.get("server"), "_join_background_db_threads", lambda: None)()
+            conn.close()
+
+
+def _make_sloppak(dlc, name="song.sloppak"):
+    """Create a minimal directory-form sloppak with a full-mix file."""
+    pak = dlc / name
+    (pak / "stems").mkdir(parents=True)
+    (pak / "stems" / "full.ogg").write_bytes(b"OggS-fake")
+    return pak
+
+
+def test_sloppak_url_resolves_to_local_path(dlc_client):
+    tc, _server, dlc = dlc_client
+    pak = _make_sloppak(dlc)
+    r = tc.get(
+        "/api/audio-local-path",
+        params={"url": "/api/sloppak/song.sloppak/file/stems/full.ogg"},
+    )
+    assert r.status_code == 200, r.text
+    assert r.json()["path"] == str((pak / "stems" / "full.ogg").resolve())
+
+
+def test_sloppak_url_percent_encoded_segments_decode(dlc_client):
+    tc, _server, dlc = dlc_client
+    _make_sloppak(dlc, name="My Song.sloppak")
+    r = tc.get(
+        "/api/audio-local-path",
+        params={"url": "/api/sloppak/My%20Song.sloppak/file/stems/full.ogg"},
+    )
+    assert r.status_code == 200, r.text
+
+
+def test_sloppak_url_rel_traversal_is_403(dlc_client):
+    tc, _server, dlc = dlc_client
+    _make_sloppak(dlc)
+    (dlc / "secret.txt").write_text("top secret")
+    r = tc.get(
+        "/api/audio-local-path",
+        params={"url": "/api/sloppak/song.sloppak/file/..%2Fsecret.txt"},
+    )
+    assert r.status_code == 403, r.text
+
+
+def test_sloppak_url_filename_traversal_is_403(dlc_client):
+    tc, _server, _dlc = dlc_client
+    r = tc.get(
+        "/api/audio-local-path",
+        params={"url": "/api/sloppak/..%2F..%2F..%2Fetc/file/passwd"},
+    )
+    assert r.status_code == 403, r.text
+
+
+def test_sloppak_url_without_dlc_configured_is_404(client_and_server):
+    """No DLC_DIR in the base fixture — resolver reports 'not configured'."""
     client, _ = client_and_server
-    r = client.get("/api/audio-local-path", params={"url": "/api/sloppak/mysong/file/stems/full.ogg"})
-    assert r.status_code == 400
+    r = client.get(
+        "/api/audio-local-path",
+        params={"url": "/api/sloppak/mysong/file/stems/full.ogg"},
+    )
+    assert r.status_code == 404
+
+
+# ── rejected non-/audio/ inputs ───────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 
 def test_rejects_empty_url(client_and_server):

tests/test_context_menu_api.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ contents). The refresh flow reuses the P8 fake-transport pattern — nothing
 here opens a socket."""
 
 import importlib
+import enrichment
 import sys
 
 import pytest
@@ -85,9 +86,9 @@ def test_refresh_resets_even_a_manual_pin_and_rematches(server, client, monkeypa
                           "status": "Official", "date": "1990-09-24",
                           "release-group": {"primary-type": "Album"}}],
         }]}
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_mb_http_get", fake)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_enrich_network_enabled", lambda: True)
-    server._background_enrich()
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_mb_http_get", fake)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_enrich_network_enabled", lambda: True)
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     assert server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")["mb_recording_id"] == "rec-new"
 
 

tests/test_enrichment_plumbing.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ contracts it will inherit: rename-survivable idempotent hashing, manual rows
 never auto-reset, never purged on rescan, purged on explicit delete."""
 
 import importlib
+import enrichment
 import sys
 
 import pytest
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ def test_pending_covers_new_unscanned_and_changed(server):
     _put(server, "a.archive")
     assert [r["filename"] for r in server.meta_db.enrichment_pending()] == ["a.archive"]
     # stubbed → still unscanned → still pending (the matcher hasn't run)
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     assert [r["filename"] for r in server.meta_db.enrichment_pending()] == ["a.archive"]
     # a matched row with the CURRENT hash is settled…
     h = server.meta_db.enrichment_content_hash("Artist", "Song", "", 100)
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ def test_pending_covers_new_unscanned_and_changed(server):
 def test_hash_change_resets_matched_but_never_manual(server):
     _put(server, "a.archive")
     _put(server, "b.archive", title="Other")
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     with server.meta_db._lock:
         server.meta_db.conn.execute(
             "UPDATE song_enrichment SET match_state = 'matched' WHERE filename = 'a.archive'")
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ def test_hash_change_resets_matched_but_never_manual(server):
     # identity edits…
     _put(server, "a.archive", title="Song v2")
     _put(server, "b.archive", title="Other v2")
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     a = server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.archive")
     b = server.meta_db.get_enrichment("b.archive")
     # …drop a stale MATCH back to unscanned with the fresh hash
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ def test_hash_change_resets_matched_but_never_manual(server):
 
 def test_failed_rows_not_requeued_by_pending(server):
     _put(server, "a.archive")
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     with server.meta_db._lock:
         server.meta_db.conn.execute(
             "UPDATE song_enrichment SET match_state = 'failed' WHERE filename = 'a.archive'")
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ def test_failed_rows_not_requeued_by_pending(server):
 def test_enrich_pass_stamps_every_song(server):
     for i in range(5):
         _put(server, f"s{i}.archive", title=f"Song {i}")
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     for i in range(5):
         row = server.meta_db.get_enrichment(f"s{i}.archive")
         assert row is not None
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ def test_enrich_pass_stamps_every_song(server):
 
 def test_rescan_never_purges_enrichment(server):
     _put(server, "a.archive")
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     server.meta_db.delete_missing(set())          # file vanished from a scan snapshot
     assert server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.archive") is not None   # row survives
     # …and is invisible in the read-time-filtered counts
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ def test_rescan_never_purges_enrichment(server):
 def test_status_endpoint_counts(client, server):
     _put(server, "a.archive")
     _put(server, "b.archive", title="Other")
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     body = client.get("/api/enrichment/status").json()
     assert body["states"] == {"unscanned": 2}
     assert body["total_songs"] == 2
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ def test_status_endpoint_counts(client, server):
 
 
 def test_art_cache_dir_created(server):
-    d = server._enrichment_art_dir()
+    d = enrichment._enrichment_art_dir()
     assert d.is_dir()
     assert d.name == "art_cache"
 
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ def test_art_cache_dir_created(server):
 
 def test_states_for_returns_only_known_filenames(server):
     _put(server, "a.archive")
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     got = server.meta_db.enrichment_states_for(["a.archive", "nope.archive"])
     assert got == {"a.archive": "unscanned"}          # unknown filename absent
     assert server.meta_db.enrichment_states_for([]) == {}
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ def test_states_for_returns_only_known_filenames(server):
 def test_states_endpoint(client, server):
     _put(server, "a.archive")
     _put(server, "b.archive", title="Other")
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     body = client.post("/api/enrichment/states",
                        json={"filenames": ["a.archive", "zzz.missing"]}).json()
     assert body["states"] == {"a.archive": "unscanned"}
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ def test_states_endpoint(client, server):
 
 def test_status_exposes_progress_fields(client, server):
     _put(server, "a.archive")
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     body = client.get("/api/enrichment/status").json()
     for k in ("total", "matched", "current", "cancelling"):
         assert k in body
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ def test_cancel_is_noop_when_idle(client, server):
     body = client.post("/api/enrichment/cancel").json()
     assert body == {"ok": True, "was_running": False}
     # A no-op must not arm the flag (which would then poison the next pass).
-    assert server._enrich_cancel.is_set() is False
+    assert enrichment._enrich_cancel.is_set() is False
 
 
 def test_cancel_flag_halts_matching_loop_between_songs(server, monkeypatch):
@@ -195,28 +196,28 @@ def test_cancel_flag_halts_matching_loop_between_songs(server, monkeypatch):
     # Force the matcher path on (the test env is offline by default) and stub the
     # per-song matcher so nothing touches the network — it just trips Stop after
     # the first song, exactly as the /cancel route would mid-pass.
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_enrich_network_enabled", lambda: True)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_enrich_network_enabled", lambda: True)
     calls = []
 
     def fake_enrich_one(row, **_kw):
         calls.append(row["filename"])
-        server._enrich_cancel.set()
+        enrichment._enrich_cancel.set()
 
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_enrich_one", fake_enrich_one)
-    server._enrich_cancel.clear()
-    server._background_enrich()
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_enrich_one", fake_enrich_one)
+    enrichment._enrich_cancel.clear()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     # The loop checks cancel BEFORE each song, so exactly one is processed before
     # it breaks — not the whole 4-row queue.
     assert calls == ["s0.archive"]
-    assert server._enrich_status["total"] == 4
-    assert server._enrich_status["matched"] == 1
+    assert enrichment._enrich_status["total"] == 4
+    assert enrichment._enrich_status["matched"] == 1
 
 
 def test_rematch_requeues_visible_but_skips_manual(server, client):
     _put(server, "a.archive")                       # will be 'matched'
     _put(server, "b.archive", title="Other")        # will be 'failed'
     _put(server, "c.archive", title="Pinned")       # will be 'manual' — untouchable
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     with server.meta_db._lock:
         server.meta_db.conn.execute(
             "UPDATE song_enrichment SET match_state='matched' WHERE filename='a.archive'")
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ def test_rematch_requeues_visible_but_skips_manual(server, client):
 # ── filename-derived artist/title fallback (blank-artist packs) ───────────────
 
 def test_filename_artist_title_parse(server):
-    f = server._artist_title_from_filename
+    f = enrichment._artist_title_from_filename
     assert f("CDLC/0 - City Pop/Tatsuro-Yamashita_Ride-On-Time_v1_p.feedpak") == \
         {"artist": "Tatsuro Yamashita", "title": "Ride On Time"}
     assert f("Anri_Windy-Summer_v1_p.feedpak") == {"artist": "Anri", "title": "Windy Summer"}
@@ -255,18 +256,18 @@ def test_blank_artist_seeds_match_from_filename(server, monkeypatch):
     server.meta_db.put("Tatsuro-Yamashita_Ride-On-Time_v1_p.feedpak", 0, 0, {
         "title": "Tatsuro-Yamashita_Ride-On-Time_v1_p", "artist": "", "album": "",
         "duration": 240, "arrangements": [{"name": "Bass", "index": 0}]})
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_enrich_network_enabled", lambda: True)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_manifest_exact_ids", lambda fn: {})
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_enrich_network_enabled", lambda: True)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_manifest_exact_ids", lambda fn: {})
     seen = {}
 
     def fake_search(artist, title, limit=8):
         seen["artist"], seen["title"] = artist, title
         return []
 
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_mb_search_recordings", fake_search)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_mb_search_recordings", fake_search)
     row = next(r for r in server.meta_db.enrichment_pending()
                if r["filename"].startswith("Tatsuro"))
-    server._enrich_one(row)
+    enrichment._enrich_one(row)
     # the blank pack artist was replaced by the filename-derived identity for
     # the search (this is exactly what rescues the 'failed' pile)
     assert seen == {"artist": "Tatsuro Yamashita", "title": "Ride On Time"}
@@ -276,18 +277,18 @@ def test_present_artist_is_not_overridden_by_filename(server, monkeypatch):
     server.meta_db.put("Weird-Filename_x_y.feedpak", 0, 0, {
         "title": "Real Title", "artist": "Real Artist", "album": "", "duration": 100,
         "arrangements": [{"name": "Lead", "index": 0}]})
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_enrich_network_enabled", lambda: True)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_manifest_exact_ids", lambda fn: {})
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_enrich_network_enabled", lambda: True)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_manifest_exact_ids", lambda fn: {})
     seen = {}
 
     def fake_search(artist, title, limit=8):
         seen["artist"], seen["title"] = artist, title
         return []
 
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_mb_search_recordings", fake_search)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_mb_search_recordings", fake_search)
     row = next(r for r in server.meta_db.enrichment_pending()
                if r["filename"].startswith("Weird"))
-    server._enrich_one(row)
+    enrichment._enrich_one(row)
     # a pack that DOES carry an artist keeps it — the filename is never consulted
     assert seen == {"artist": "Real Artist", "title": "Real Title"}
 
@@ -295,7 +296,7 @@ def test_present_artist_is_not_overridden_by_filename(server, monkeypatch):
 def test_kick_clears_a_stale_cancel(server):
     # A cancelled-then-rekicked pass must start clean: _kick_enrich clears the
     # flag so the fresh pass isn't aborted the instant it checks.
-    server._enrich_cancel.set()
-    server._kick_enrich()
+    enrichment._enrich_cancel.set()
+    enrichment._kick_enrich()
     server._join_background_db_threads()
-    assert server._enrich_cancel.is_set() is False
+    assert enrichment._enrich_cancel.is_set() is False

tests/test_field_overrides.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ song (delete_song). Locks pin a field against a later auto-match.
 """
 
 import importlib
+import enrichment
 import sys
 
 import pytest
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ def test_locked_fields_reader(server):
 
 
 def test_compose_lock_filter_strips_locked_cand_keys(server):
-    f = server._compose_lock_filter(None, {"artist", "year"})
+    f = enrichment._compose_lock_filter(None, {"artist", "year"})
     cand = {"recording_id": "r", "artist": "X", "artist_sort": "X", "title": "T",
             "year": "1990", "album": "A", "genres": ["rock"]}
     out = f(cand)
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ def test_compose_lock_filter_strips_locked_cand_keys(server):
     # …identity + unlocked display fields survive
     assert out["recording_id"] == "r" and out["title"] == "T" and out["album"] == "A"
     # no locks → base filter returned unchanged (zero-copy common path)
-    assert server._compose_lock_filter(None, set()) is None
+    assert enrichment._compose_lock_filter(None, set()) is None
 
 
 # ── display overlay in the grid (slice 3) ─────────────────────────────────────

tests/test_gp2rs.py

@@ -121,7 +121,10 @@ def _converter_ebeats(converter, numerator, denominator, tempo_changes=None):
 def _assert_ebeats(converter, numerator, denominator, expected_times, tempo_changes=None):
     ebeats = _converter_ebeats(converter, numerator, denominator, tempo_changes)
 
-    assert [ebeat.get("time") for ebeat in ebeats] == expected_times
+    # Compare by value, not string: beat times are written at 6-decimal
+    # (microsecond) precision so the derived per-bar tempo matches the authored
+    # GP value, but these tests only care about the spacing, not the format.
+    assert [float(ebeat.get("time")) for ebeat in ebeats] == [float(t) for t in expected_times]
     assert [ebeat.get("measure") for ebeat in ebeats] == [
         "1",
         *["-1"] * (len(expected_times) - 1),

tests/test_highway_ws_authors.py

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import pytest
 import yaml
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 
+from routers.ws_highway import _sanitize_authors
+
 
 # ── _sanitize_authors unit tests ────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ def server_mod(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
 
 
 def test_sanitize_authors_valid(server_mod):
-    out = server_mod._sanitize_authors(
+    out = _sanitize_authors(
         {
             "authors": [
                 {"name": "Azure", "role": "charter", "email": "a@b.c", "url": "x"},
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ def test_sanitize_authors_valid(server_mod):
 
 
 def test_sanitize_authors_skips_malformed(server_mod):
-    out = server_mod._sanitize_authors(
+    out = _sanitize_authors(
         {
             "authors": [
                 {"name": ""},          # blank name → skipped
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ def test_sanitize_authors_skips_malformed(server_mod):
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("manifest", [None, {}, {"authors": None}, {"authors": "x"}, "nope"])
 def test_sanitize_authors_absent_or_nonlist(server_mod, manifest):
-    assert server_mod._sanitize_authors(manifest) == []
+    assert _sanitize_authors(manifest) == []
 
 
 # ── song_info WS integration ────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -118,6 +120,9 @@ def make_client(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
         monkeypatch.setattr(server, "load_plugins", lambda *a, **kw: None)
         monkeypatch.setattr(server, "startup_scan", lambda: None)
         monkeypatch.setattr(server, "SLOPPAK_CACHE_DIR", tmp_path / "cache")
+        # ws_highway reads the cache dir through the appstate seam now.
+        import appstate as _appstate
+        monkeypatch.setattr(_appstate, "sloppak_cache_dir", tmp_path / "cache")
         return server
 
     (tmp_path / "dlc").mkdir()

tests/test_highway_ws_instrument_routing.py

@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ def make_client(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
         monkeypatch.setattr(server, "load_plugins", lambda *a, **kw: None)
         monkeypatch.setattr(server, "startup_scan", lambda: None)
         monkeypatch.setattr(server, "SLOPPAK_CACHE_DIR", tmp_path / "cache")
+        # ws_highway reads the cache dir through the appstate seam now.
+        import appstate as _appstate
+        monkeypatch.setattr(_appstate, "sloppak_cache_dir", tmp_path / "cache")
         return server
 
     (tmp_path / "dlc").mkdir()

tests/test_highway_ws_notation.py

@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ def make_client(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
         monkeypatch.setattr(server, "load_plugins", lambda *a, **kw: None)
         monkeypatch.setattr(server, "startup_scan", lambda: None)
         monkeypatch.setattr(server, "SLOPPAK_CACHE_DIR", tmp_path / "cache")
+        # ws_highway reads the cache dir through the appstate seam now.
+        import appstate as _appstate
+        monkeypatch.setattr(_appstate, "sloppak_cache_dir", tmp_path / "cache")
         return server
 
     (tmp_path / "dlc").mkdir()

tests/test_loops_concurrency.py

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+"""Concurrent unnamed loop saves must get unique names.
+
+`save_loop` auto-names an unnamed loop `Loop {count+1}`. If the `COUNT(*)` runs
+outside the DB lock (as it did before the fix), two simultaneous unnamed POSTs
+read the same count and both mint the same name. A `threading.Barrier` releases
+all workers into `save_loop` at once to force that interleave.
+
+Single-user app, so this race is unlikely in practice — but the fix is one lock
+scope, and the test pins it.
+"""
+
+import threading
+
+import pytest
+
+import appstate
+from metadata_db import MetadataDB
+from routers import loops
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def meta_db(tmp_path):
+    prev = appstate.meta_db
+    db = MetadataDB(tmp_path)
+    appstate.configure(meta_db=db)
+    yield db
+    db.conn.close()
+    appstate.configure(meta_db=prev)
+
+
+def test_concurrent_unnamed_saves_get_unique_names(meta_db):
+    workers = 16
+    barrier = threading.Barrier(workers)
+    names, errors = [], []
+    lock = threading.Lock()
+
+    def save():
+        try:
+            barrier.wait()                       # release all at once
+            r = loops.save_loop({"filename": "song.feedpak", "start": 0.0, "end": 1.0})
+            with lock:
+                names.append(r["name"])
+        except Exception as e:                   # noqa: BLE001 — surface any thread error
+            with lock:
+                errors.append(e)
+
+    threads = [threading.Thread(target=save) for _ in range(workers)]
+    for t in threads:
+        t.start()
+    for t in threads:
+        t.join()
+
+    assert not errors, errors
+    assert len(names) == workers
+    # The load-bearing assertion: no two auto-named loops collide.
+    assert len(set(names)) == workers, f"duplicate loop names: {sorted(names)}"
+    # And the DB agrees — every insert landed.
+    stored = meta_db.conn.execute(
+        "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM loops WHERE filename = ?", ("song.feedpak",)
+    ).fetchone()[0]
+    assert stored == workers
+
+
+def test_list_and_save_do_not_error_under_interleave(meta_db):
+    """A read overlapping writes must not raise (shared connection, one lock)."""
+    stop = threading.Event()
+    errors = []
+
+    def reader():
+        while not stop.is_set():
+            try:
+                loops.list_loops("song.feedpak")
+            except Exception as e:               # noqa: BLE001
+                errors.append(e)
+
+    r = threading.Thread(target=reader)
+    r.start()
+    try:
+        for i in range(40):
+            loops.save_loop({"filename": "song.feedpak", "name": f"n{i}", "start": 0.0, "end": 1.0})
+    finally:
+        stop.set()
+        r.join()
+    assert not errors, errors

tests/test_mb_enrichment.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Server-level tests for the P8 MusicBrainz matcher + Match-Review flow.
 
-The HTTP transport is a fake installed over `server._mb_http_get` — the ONE
+The HTTP transport is a fake installed over `enrichment._mb_http_get` — the ONE
 seam enrichment uses to reach the network — so nothing here ever opens a
 socket. The offline default is itself under test: without explicitly
 enabling the network flag, a pass must skip matching entirely (pytest can
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ never hit MusicBrainz, whatever a test triggers).
 """
 
 import importlib
+import enrichment
 import sys
 
 import pytest
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ class FakeMB:
 
     def __call__(self, path, params):
         if self.raise_transport:
-            raise self._srv.EnrichTransportError("fake network down")
+            raise enrichment.EnrichTransportError("fake network down")
         self.calls.append((path, dict(params)))
         if path == "recording":
             return self.search_response
@@ -71,8 +72,8 @@ def mb(server, monkeypatch):
     disables it by default — see test_offline_default_skips_matching)."""
     fake = FakeMB()
     fake._srv = server
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_mb_http_get", fake)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_enrich_network_enabled", lambda: True)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_mb_http_get", fake)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_enrich_network_enabled", lambda: True)
     return fake
 
 
@@ -111,8 +112,8 @@ def test_search_falls_back_to_loose_when_strict_is_empty(server, monkeypatch):
             return {"recordings": []}
         return {"recordings": [mb_doc(rid="rec-x", title="Telephone Number")]}
 
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_mb_http_get", _routed)
-    cands = server._mb_search_recordings("Junko Ohashi", "Telephone Number")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_mb_http_get", _routed)
+    cands = enrichment._mb_search_recordings("Junko Ohashi", "Telephone Number")
     assert len(cands) == 1
     assert len(calls) == 2                     # strict first, then the loose retry
     assert calls[0].startswith("recording:")   # strict is the field-phrase form
@@ -128,8 +129,8 @@ def test_search_does_not_retry_when_strict_hits(server, monkeypatch):
         calls.append(params.get("query", ""))
         return {"recordings": [mb_doc()]}
 
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_mb_http_get", _routed)
-    cands = server._mb_search_recordings("AC/DC", "Thunderstruck")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_mb_http_get", _routed)
+    cands = enrichment._mb_search_recordings("AC/DC", "Thunderstruck")
     assert len(cands) == 1
     assert len(calls) == 1
 
@@ -147,10 +148,10 @@ def test_artist_aliases_fetched_and_cached(server, monkeypatch):
         return {"sort-name": "Ohashi, Junko",
                 "aliases": [{"name": "Junko Ohashi"}, {"name": "大橋 純子"}]}
 
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_mb_http_get", fake)
-    names = server._mb_artist_aliases(_AID)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_mb_http_get", fake)
+    names = enrichment._mb_artist_aliases(_AID)
     assert "Junko Ohashi" in names and "Ohashi, Junko" in names
-    server._mb_artist_aliases(_AID)          # cached → no second request
+    enrichment._mb_artist_aliases(_AID)          # cached → no second request
     assert len(calls) == 1
 
 
@@ -158,8 +159,8 @@ def test_artist_aliases_rejects_bad_id(server, monkeypatch):
     def boom(path, params):
         raise AssertionError("must not fetch for a non-UUID id")
 
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_mb_http_get", boom)
-    assert server._mb_artist_aliases("not-a-uuid") == []
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_mb_http_get", boom)
+    assert enrichment._mb_artist_aliases("not-a-uuid") == []
 
 
 def test_enrich_auto_matches_japanese_primary_via_alias(server, monkeypatch):
@@ -176,9 +177,9 @@ def test_enrich_auto_matches_japanese_primary_via_alias(server, monkeypatch):
         return {"recordings": [mb_doc(rid="rec-jp", title="Telephone Number",
                                       artist="大橋純子", artist_id=_AID)]}   # loose hit
 
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_mb_http_get", _routed)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_enrich_network_enabled", lambda: True)
-    server._background_enrich()
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_mb_http_get", _routed)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_enrich_network_enabled", lambda: True)
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     row = server.meta_db.get_enrichment("x.sloppak")
     # The romanized alias lifts the artist over the auto floor → auto-confirmed.
     assert row["match_state"] == "matched"
@@ -190,10 +191,10 @@ def test_enrich_auto_matches_japanese_primary_via_alias(server, monkeypatch):
 def test_locked_field_not_canonicalized_by_auto_match(server, monkeypatch):
     _put(server, "x.sloppak")                       # title "Thunderstruck (v2)", artist "ACDC"
     server.meta_db.set_song_override("x.sloppak", "artist", locked=True)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_mb_http_get",
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_mb_http_get",
                         lambda path, params: {"recordings": [mb_doc()]})
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_enrich_network_enabled", lambda: True)
-    server._background_enrich()
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_enrich_network_enabled", lambda: True)
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     row = server.meta_db.get_enrichment("x.sloppak")
     assert row["match_state"] == "matched"          # still matches (identity applies)…
     assert row["canon_artist"] is None              # …but the LOCKED artist isn't canonicalized
@@ -208,9 +209,9 @@ def test_offline_default_skips_matching(server, monkeypatch):
     but never matches — even with a transport installed."""
     fake = FakeMB()
     fake._srv = server
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_mb_http_get", fake)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_mb_http_get", fake)
     _put(server, "a.sloppak")
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     assert fake.calls == []
     assert server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")["match_state"] == "unscanned"
 
@@ -218,15 +219,15 @@ def test_offline_default_skips_matching(server, monkeypatch):
 def test_real_transport_refuses_when_offline(server):
     """_mb_http_get itself raises (before any socket) when the network is
     disabled — defence in depth under pytest."""
-    with pytest.raises(server.EnrichTransportError):
-        server._mb_http_get("recording", {"query": "x"})
+    with pytest.raises(enrichment.EnrichTransportError):
+        enrichment._mb_http_get("recording", {"query": "x"})
 
 
 def test_transport_error_pauses_pass_without_burning_attempts(server, mb):
     _put(server, "a.sloppak")
     _put(server, "b.sloppak", title="Other Song")
     mb.raise_transport = True
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     for fn in ("a.sloppak", "b.sloppak"):
         row = server.meta_db.get_enrichment(fn)
         assert row["match_state"] == "unscanned"
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ def test_transport_error_pauses_pass_without_burning_attempts(server, mb):
     # Network comes back → the next kick matches both.
     mb.raise_transport = False
     mb.search_response = {"recordings": [mb_doc()]}
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     assert server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")["match_state"] == "matched"
 
 
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ def test_transport_error_pauses_pass_without_burning_attempts(server, mb):
 def test_high_confidence_auto_matches_and_settles(server, mb):
     _put(server, "a.sloppak")
     mb.search_response = {"recordings": [mb_doc()]}
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     row = server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")
     assert row["match_state"] == "matched"
     assert row["match_source"] == "text"
@@ -256,13 +257,13 @@ def test_high_confidence_auto_matches_and_settles(server, mb):
     assert row["genres"] == ["hard rock"]
     # Settled: another pass makes NO further network calls…
     n = len(mb.calls)
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     assert len(mb.calls) == n
     # …until the identity changes, which re-matches.
     _put(server, "a.sloppak", title="Back in Black")
     mb.search_response = {"recordings": [mb_doc(rid="rec-2", title="Back in Black",
                                                 album="Back in Black", date="1980-07-25")]}
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     row = server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")
     assert row["mb_recording_id"] == "rec-2"
 
@@ -271,7 +272,7 @@ def test_medium_confidence_goes_to_review_not_canonical(server, mb):
     # Partial artist agreement → medium confidence.
     _put(server, "a.sloppak", artist="AC/DC ft Nobody")
     mb.search_response = {"recordings": [mb_doc()]}
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     row = server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")
     assert row["match_state"] == "review"
     assert row["match_source"] == "text"
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ def test_medium_confidence_goes_to_review_not_canonical(server, mb):
     assert row["candidates"] and row["candidates"][0]["recording_id"] == "rec-1"
     # A review row is settled while its identity is unchanged — no re-query.
     n = len(mb.calls)
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     assert len(mb.calls) == n
 
 
@@ -289,14 +290,14 @@ def test_low_confidence_fails_with_backoff(server, mb):
     _put(server, "a.sloppak")
     mb.search_response = {"recordings": [mb_doc(rid="rec-x", title="Sunrise",
                                                 artist="Norah Jones")]}
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     row = server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")
     assert row["match_state"] == "failed"
     assert row["attempts"] == 1
     assert row["last_attempt_at"] is not None
     # Immediately after, the backoff hasn't elapsed → no retry, no network.
     n = len(mb.calls)
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     assert len(mb.calls) == n
     assert server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")["attempts"] == 1
     # Rewind the clock two hours → eligible again, attempts increments.
@@ -304,7 +305,7 @@ def test_low_confidence_fails_with_backoff(server, mb):
         server.meta_db.conn.execute(
             "UPDATE song_enrichment SET last_attempt_at = last_attempt_at - 7200")
         server.meta_db.conn.commit()
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     assert len(mb.calls) == n + 1
     assert server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")["attempts"] == 2
 
@@ -312,7 +313,7 @@ def test_low_confidence_fails_with_backoff(server, mb):
 def test_no_results_fails(server, mb):
     _put(server, "a.sloppak")
     mb.search_response = {"recordings": []}
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     assert server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")["match_state"] == "failed"
 
 
@@ -322,7 +323,7 @@ def test_cache_hit_copies_match_without_network(server, mb):
     _put(server, "a.sloppak")
     _put(server, "b.sloppak")   # identical identity → same content_hash
     mb.search_response = {"recordings": [mb_doc()]}
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     assert len(mb.search_calls) == 1          # ONE search covered both charts
     a = server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")
     b = server.meta_db.get_enrichment("b.sloppak")
@@ -347,7 +348,7 @@ def test_manifest_mbid_tier0(server, mb):
     _write_sloppak_manifest(server, "a.sloppak", f"mbid: {mbid}\n")
     _put(server, "a.sloppak")
     mb.recording_lookups[mbid] = mb_doc(rid=mbid)
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     row = server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")
     assert row["match_state"] == "matched"
     assert row["match_source"] == "mbid"
@@ -360,7 +361,7 @@ def test_manifest_isrc_tier1(server, mb):
     _write_sloppak_manifest(server, "a.sloppak", "isrc: AUAP09000045\n")
     _put(server, "a.sloppak")
     mb.isrc_lookups["AUAP09000045"] = {"recordings": [mb_doc()]}
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     row = server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")
     assert row["match_state"] == "matched"
     assert row["match_source"] == "isrc"
@@ -374,7 +375,7 @@ def test_manifest_isrc_display_hyphens_stripped(server, mb):
     _write_sloppak_manifest(server, "a.sloppak", "isrc: AU-AP0-90-00045\n")
     _put(server, "a.sloppak")
     mb.isrc_lookups["AUAP09000045"] = {"recordings": [mb_doc()]}
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     row = server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")
     assert row["match_state"] == "matched"
     assert row["match_source"] == "isrc"
@@ -387,7 +388,7 @@ def test_bad_manifest_mbid_falls_through_to_text(server, mb):
     _put(server, "a.sloppak")
     mb.recording_lookups.clear()              # lookup 404s (typo'd manifest)
     mb.search_response = {"recordings": [mb_doc()]}
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     row = server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")
     assert row["match_state"] == "matched"
     assert row["match_source"] == "text"
@@ -401,7 +402,7 @@ def test_manual_never_overwritten_by_matcher(server, mb):
         "a.sloppak", {"recording_id": "user-pick", "title": "Thunderstruck",
                       "artist": "AC/DC"}, source="search")
     mb.search_response = {"recordings": [mb_doc(rid="machine-pick")]}
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     row = server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")
     assert row["match_state"] == "manual"
     assert row["mb_recording_id"] == "user-pick"
@@ -419,7 +420,7 @@ def _seed_review(server, mb, fn="a.sloppak", title="Thunderstruck (v2)"):
     # legitimately copies an earlier row instead of running the text tiers).
     _put(server, fn, title=title, artist="AC/DC ft Nobody")
     mb.search_response = {"recordings": [mb_doc()]}
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     assert server.meta_db.get_enrichment(fn)["match_state"] == "review"
 
 
@@ -457,11 +458,11 @@ def test_review_reject_route_never_retries(server, mb, client):
     assert row["match_source"] == "rejected"
     # Rejected rows are excluded from the retry backoff forever…
     n = len(mb.calls)
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     assert len(mb.calls) == n
     # …but an identity edit re-queues (the user fixed the metadata).
     _put(server, "a.sloppak", artist="AC/DC")
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     assert server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")["match_state"] == "matched"
     # Rejecting a manual row is refused.
     r = client.post("/api/enrichment/review/a.sloppak/reject")
@@ -502,8 +503,8 @@ def test_search_proxy(server, mb, client, monkeypatch):
     assert body["candidates"][0]["score"] > 0.9
     # Transport failure surfaces as 503, not a 500.
     def _down(path, params):
-        raise server.EnrichTransportError("down")
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_mb_http_get", _down)
+        raise enrichment.EnrichTransportError("down")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_mb_http_get", _down)
     r = client.get("/api/enrichment/search", params={"title": "x"})
     assert r.status_code == 503
 
@@ -523,8 +524,8 @@ def test_match_facet_filters_grid_and_stats(server, mb, client, monkeypatch):
         if "revsong" in q:
             return {"recordings": [mb_doc(rid="rec-r", title="Revsong")]}
         return {"recordings": []}
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_mb_http_get", _routed)
-    server._background_enrich()
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_mb_http_get", _routed)
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     # Pendsong got failed by the pass (no results); reset it to unscanned to
     # represent the not-yet-scanned band.
     with server.meta_db._lock:
@@ -566,14 +567,14 @@ def test_auto_threshold_setting_moves_the_auto_review_boundary(server, mb, clien
     client.post("/api/settings", json={"enrich_auto_threshold": 0.95})
     _put(server, "a.sloppak", title="Highway to Hell", artist="AC/DC",
          year="", duration=0)
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     assert server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")["match_state"] == "review"
     # Lower the bar to the default 0.90 → an identity edit re-queues, and the
     # same 0.90-scored candidate now auto-applies.
     client.post("/api/settings", json={"enrich_auto_threshold": 0.9})
     _put(server, "a.sloppak", title="Highway to Hell", artist="AC/DC",
          year="", duration=0, album="Different Album")
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     row = server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")
     assert row["match_state"] == "matched"
     assert abs(row["match_score"] - 0.9) < 1e-6
@@ -583,7 +584,7 @@ def test_enrich_enabled_setting_gates_background_matching(server, mb, client):
     client.post("/api/settings", json={"enrich_enabled": False})
     _put(server, "a.sloppak")
     mb.search_response = {"recordings": [mb_doc()]}
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     assert mb.calls == []
     assert server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")["match_state"] == "unscanned"
     # Manual search/fix stays available while the background matcher is off.
@@ -591,7 +592,7 @@ def test_enrich_enabled_setting_gates_background_matching(server, mb, client):
     assert r.status_code == 200
     # Re-enable → the next pass matches.
     client.post("/api/settings", json={"enrich_enabled": True})
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     assert server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")["match_state"] == "matched"
 
 
@@ -625,7 +626,7 @@ def test_review_queue_orders_missing_data_first(server, mb, client):
     _seed_review(server, mb, fn="aa.sloppak", title="Thunderstruck (v2)")
     _put(server, "zz.sloppak", title="Thunderstruck (Live)",
          artist="AC/DC ft Nobody", album="", year="")
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     assert server.meta_db.get_enrichment("zz.sloppak")["match_state"] == "review"
     songs = client.get("/api/enrichment/review").json()["songs"]
     assert [s["filename"] for s in songs] == ["zz.sloppak", "aa.sloppak"]

tests/test_packaging.py

@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+"""Guard: every first-party module `server.py` imports must be one the packagers copy.
+
+feedback-desktop's `scripts/bundle-slopsmith.sh` copies a **hardcoded list** from
+core into the app bundle — `server.py`, `VERSION`, `lib/`, `data/`, `static/`,
+`plugins/__init__.py`. A new root-level module (say `appstate.py`) ships fine in
+Docker, imports fine under pytest, and is then *silently dropped* from the
+packaged desktop app, which dies at startup with:
+
+    File ".../Resources/slopsmith/server.py", line 71, in <module>
+        import appstate
+    ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'appstate'
+
+That shipped once. This test is why it can't ship twice: it walks `server.py`'s
+module-level imports, keeps the ones that resolve inside this repo, and asserts
+each lives under a directory every packaging path already copies wholesale.
+
+If you add a first-party module for `server.py`, put it in `lib/` — the one core
+directory the Dockerfile (`COPY lib/`), `docker-compose.yml`, and the desktop
+bundler (`cp -r lib`) all copy, and that all three put on `sys.path`. If you
+genuinely need it at the repo root, you must also teach `bundle-slopsmith.sh`,
+the `Dockerfile`, `.dockerignore`, and `docker-compose.yml` about it — and then
+update `BUNDLED_ROOTS` below.
+"""
+
+import ast
+import importlib.util
+import pathlib
+
+import pytest
+
+REPO_ROOT = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+
+# Directories every packaging path copies wholesale, plus the files copied by name.
+BUNDLED_ROOTS = ("lib", "plugins", "data", "static")
+BUNDLED_FILES = ("server.py", "main.py")
+
+
+def _server_toplevel_imports():
+    """Module names imported at `server.py`'s top level (not inside a function)."""
+    tree = ast.parse((REPO_ROOT / "server.py").read_text())
+    names = set()
+    for node in tree.body:                      # top level only — lazy imports are fine
+        if isinstance(node, ast.Import):
+            names.update(a.name.split(".")[0] for a in node.names)
+        elif isinstance(node, ast.ImportFrom) and node.level == 0 and node.module:
+            names.add(node.module.split(".")[0])
+    return sorted(names)
+
+
+# `spec.origin` is not always a path: built-in and frozen stdlib modules use
+# these sentinels. `Path("frozen").resolve()` would land inside the repo and
+# report `os` as first-party — so filter them before touching the filesystem.
+_NON_PATH_ORIGINS = {"built-in", "frozen", "namespace"}
+
+
+def _first_party_origin(name):
+    """Path of `name` if it resolves inside this repo, else None (stdlib/site-package)."""
+    try:
+        spec = importlib.util.find_spec(name)
+    except (ImportError, ValueError):
+        return None
+    if spec is None:
+        return None
+
+    if spec.origin and spec.origin not in _NON_PATH_ORIGINS:
+        origin = pathlib.Path(spec.origin)
+    else:
+        # Namespace/frozen: fall back to the first search location, if any.
+        locations = list(getattr(spec, "submodule_search_locations", None) or [])
+        if not locations:
+            return None
+        origin = pathlib.Path(locations[0])
+
+    if not origin.is_absolute():
+        return None                              # a sentinel, not a real path
+    origin = origin.resolve()
+    try:
+        origin.relative_to(REPO_ROOT)
+    except ValueError:
+        return None                              # outside the repo → a dependency
+    return origin
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("name", _server_toplevel_imports())
+def test_server_import_is_bundled(name):
+    origin = _first_party_origin(name)
+    if origin is None:
+        return                                   # stdlib or an installed dependency
+
+    rel = origin.relative_to(REPO_ROOT)
+    if rel.as_posix() in BUNDLED_FILES or rel.parts[0] in BUNDLED_ROOTS:
+        return
+
+    raise AssertionError(
+        f"server.py imports `{name}` from {rel}, which no packager copies.\n"
+        f"The desktop bundler (scripts/bundle-slopsmith.sh) copies only "
+        f"{BUNDLED_FILES} and {BUNDLED_ROOTS}/, so the packaged app would die "
+        f"at startup with ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '{name}'.\n"
+        f"Move it under lib/, or teach bundle-slopsmith.sh + Dockerfile + "
+        f".dockerignore + docker-compose.yml about it and update BUNDLED_ROOTS."
+    )
+
+
+def test_the_seam_and_routers_live_under_lib():
+    """Pin the two that already caused a shipped break."""
+    for name in ("appstate", "routers"):
+        origin = _first_party_origin(name)
+        assert origin is not None, f"{name} does not resolve inside the repo"
+        assert origin.relative_to(REPO_ROOT).parts[0] == "lib", (
+            f"{name} resolved to {origin.relative_to(REPO_ROOT)}; it must live "
+            f"under lib/ or the packaged desktop app will not ship it"
+        )

tests/test_playlist_cover_errors.py

@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+"""Playlist cover upload: client vs server errors, no temp litter, no leak.
+
+The pre-split handler caught decode AND persistence failures in one `except`,
+returned 400 for both, and echoed the exception (`Invalid image: {e}`) — so a
+disk/permission failure was mislabeled as a client error and could leak a
+filesystem path. These pin the split.
+"""
+
+import base64
+import io
+
+import pytest
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+from PIL import Image
+
+import appstate
+from metadata_db import MetadataDB
+from routers import playlists
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def client(tmp_path):
+    prev = (appstate.meta_db, appstate.config_dir)
+    db = MetadataDB(tmp_path)
+    appstate.configure(meta_db=db, config_dir=tmp_path)
+    app_ = __import__("fastapi").FastAPI()
+    app_.include_router(playlists.router)
+    try:
+        yield TestClient(app_), tmp_path
+    finally:
+        db.conn.close()
+        appstate.configure(meta_db=prev[0], config_dir=prev[1])
+
+
+def _png_b64():
+    buf = io.BytesIO()
+    Image.new("RGB", (8, 8), (10, 20, 30)).save(buf, "PNG")
+    return base64.b64encode(buf.getvalue()).decode()
+
+
+def _make_playlist(client):
+    return client.post("/api/playlists", json={"name": "P"}).json()["id"]
+
+
+def test_valid_cover_saves_and_leaves_no_temp(client):
+    c, tmp_path = client
+    pid = _make_playlist(c)
+    r = c.post(f"/api/playlists/{pid}/cover", json={"image": _png_b64()})
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    cover_dir = tmp_path / "playlist_covers"
+    assert (cover_dir / f"{pid}.png").exists()
+    # The atomic-publish temp file must not linger.
+    assert not list(cover_dir.glob("*.tmp"))
+
+
+def test_undecodable_image_is_a_400_without_leaking(client):
+    c, _ = client
+    pid = _make_playlist(c)
+    # valid base64, not a valid image
+    r = c.post(f"/api/playlists/{pid}/cover", json={"image": base64.b64encode(b"not an image").decode()})
+    assert r.status_code == 400
+    body = r.json()["error"]
+    assert body == "Invalid image"          # generic — no exception detail echoed
+    assert "playlist_covers" not in body    # no filesystem path leak
+
+
+def test_save_failure_is_a_500_not_a_400(client, monkeypatch):
+    """A persistence failure (here: Image.save raising) must be a logged 500,
+    not a 400 — the whole point of the decode/persist split. Negative-checks
+    against the pre-fix behavior, which returned 400 for exactly this."""
+    c, tmp_path = client
+    pid = _make_playlist(c)
+    payload = _png_b64()                     # build BEFORE patching save
+
+    def boom(self, fp, *a, **k):
+        raise OSError("disk full")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(Image.Image, "save", boom)
+    r = c.post(f"/api/playlists/{pid}/cover", json={"image": payload})
+
+    assert r.status_code == 500
+    assert "disk full" not in r.json()["error"]           # no internal detail
+    assert not list((tmp_path / "playlist_covers").glob("*.tmp"))  # temp cleaned up
+
+
+def test_temp_creation_failure_is_a_500(client, monkeypatch):
+    """mkstemp raising (unwritable dir / full disk) must hit the same logged 500
+    path as a save failure, not escape as an unhandled server error."""
+    import tempfile as _tempfile
+
+    c, _ = client
+    pid = _make_playlist(c)
+    payload = _png_b64()
+
+    def boom(*a, **k):
+        raise OSError("read-only file system")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(_tempfile, "mkstemp", boom)
+    r = c.post(f"/api/playlists/{pid}/cover", json={"image": payload})
+    assert r.status_code == 500
+    assert "read-only" not in r.json()["error"]
+
+
+def test_upload_to_missing_playlist_is_404(client):
+    c, _ = client
+    r = c.post("/api/playlists/9999/cover", json={"image": _png_b64()})
+    assert r.status_code == 404

tests/test_playlists_api.py

@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ import sys
 import pytest
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 
+# Moved to routers/playlists in R3; reads appstate.config_dir, which the
+# `server` fixture configures via CONFIG_DIR before this is called.
+from routers.playlists import _playlist_cover_path
+
 
 @pytest.fixture()
 def server(tmp_path, monkeypatch, isolate_logging):
@@ -168,6 +172,6 @@ def test_cover_rejects_non_string_image_with_400_not_500(client):
 def test_deleting_playlist_removes_custom_cover(client, server):
     pid = client.post("/api/playlists", json={"name": "Doomed"}).json()["id"]
     client.post(f"/api/playlists/{pid}/cover", json={"image": _png_b64()})
-    assert server._playlist_cover_path(pid).exists()
+    assert _playlist_cover_path(pid).exists()
     client.delete(f"/api/playlists/{pid}")
-    assert not server._playlist_cover_path(pid).exists()
+    assert not _playlist_cover_path(pid).exists()

tests/test_scraper_options.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ flag is only force-enabled where a test needs the pipeline to run.
 """
 
 import importlib
+import enrichment
 import io as _io
 import sys
 
@@ -57,8 +58,8 @@ class FakeMB:
 @pytest.fixture()
 def mb(server, monkeypatch):
     fake = FakeMB()
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_mb_http_get", fake)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_enrich_network_enabled", lambda: True)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_mb_http_get", fake)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_enrich_network_enabled", lambda: True)
     return fake
 
 
@@ -116,13 +117,13 @@ def test_musicbrainz_source_off_stamps_without_matching(server, mb, client):
     client.post("/api/settings", json={"enrich_src_musicbrainz": False})
     _put(server, "a.sloppak")
     mb.search_response = {"recordings": [mb_doc()]}
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     assert mb.calls == []
     row = server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")
     assert row["match_state"] == "unscanned"       # hash stamped, no match
     # Re-enabling picks the same row up on the next pass.
     client.post("/api/settings", json={"enrich_src_musicbrainz": True})
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     assert server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")["match_state"] == "matched"
 
 
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ def test_field_toggles_strip_auto_applied_fields(server, mb, client):
                                        "enrich_apply_genres": False})
     _put(server, "a.sloppak")
     mb.search_response = {"recordings": [mb_doc()]}
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     row = server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")
     assert row["match_state"] == "matched"
     assert row["canon_artist"] == "AC/DC"
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ def test_names_toggle_keeps_ids_and_other_fields(server, mb, client):
     client.post("/api/settings", json={"enrich_apply_names": False})
     _put(server, "a.sloppak")
     mb.search_response = {"recordings": [mb_doc()]}
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     row = server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")
     assert row["match_state"] == "matched"
     assert row["canon_artist"] is None
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ def test_review_accept_applies_all_fields_despite_toggles(server, mb, client):
     # Partial artist agreement → review tier (candidates stored unfiltered).
     _put(server, "a.sloppak", artist="AC/DC ft Nobody")
     mb.search_response = {"recordings": [mb_doc()]}
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     assert server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")["match_state"] == "review"
     r = client.post("/api/enrichment/review/a.sloppak/accept",
                     json={"recording_id": "rec-1"})
@@ -192,21 +193,21 @@ def test_reenabling_field_backfills_matched_row(server, mb, client):
     client.post("/api/settings", json={"enrich_apply_year": False})
     _put(server, "a.sloppak")
     mb.search_response = {"recordings": [mb_doc()]}
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     row = server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")
     assert row["match_state"] == "matched"
     assert row["canon_year"] is None                    # suppressed
     assert row["apply_mask"] == "enrich_apply_year"     # …and remembered
     # Re-enable → next pass re-queues and backfills the year (hash unchanged).
     client.post("/api/settings", json={"enrich_apply_year": True})
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     row = server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")
     assert row["match_state"] == "matched"
     assert row["canon_year"] == "1990"                  # backfilled
     assert row["apply_mask"] in (None, "")              # fully applied now
     # Converged: a fully-applied row is not re-queued again.
     assert server.meta_db.enrichment_pending(
-        allowed_keys=frozenset(server._ENRICH_APPLY_FIELDS)) == []
+        allowed_keys=frozenset(enrichment._ENRICH_APPLY_FIELDS)) == []
 
 
 def test_partial_match_is_not_a_cache_donor(server):
@@ -271,8 +272,8 @@ def caa(server, monkeypatch):
         calls.append(release_id)
         return art.get(release_id)
     fake.calls = calls
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_caa_http_get", fake)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_enrich_network_enabled", lambda: True)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_caa_http_get", fake)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(enrichment, "_enrich_network_enabled", lambda: True)
     return fake
 
 
@@ -280,13 +281,13 @@ def test_caa_source_toggle_gates_art_fetch(server, client, caa):
     make_sloppak(server, "a.sloppak")
     _match_row(server, "a.sloppak")
     client.post("/api/settings", json={"enrich_src_caa": False})
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     assert caa.calls == []
     row = server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")
     assert row["art_state"] is None                # not forfeited, just skipped
     # Re-enable → the same row is picked up.
     client.post("/api/settings", json={"enrich_src_caa": True})
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     assert server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")["art_state"] == "caa"
 
 
@@ -294,7 +295,7 @@ def test_apply_art_toggle_gates_art_fetch(server, client, caa):
     make_sloppak(server, "a.sloppak")
     _match_row(server, "a.sloppak")
     client.post("/api/settings", json={"enrich_apply_art": False})
-    server._background_enrich()
+    enrichment._background_enrich()
     assert caa.calls == []
     assert server.meta_db.get_enrichment("a.sloppak")["art_state"] is None
 

tests/test_settings_api.py

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def client(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     # Point CONFIG_DIR at a per-test temp path BEFORE server's
     # import-time side effects run. server.py reads CONFIG_DIR from the
     # environment at module load (line 35) and immediately constructs
-    # `meta_db = MetadataDB()` at module level, which calls
+    # `meta_db = MetadataDB(CONFIG_DIR)` at module level, which calls
     # CONFIG_DIR.mkdir(...) and opens a sqlite file — a plain
     # post-import monkeypatch on server.CONFIG_DIR wouldn't catch those
     # side effects, and the real user config dir would get written to.

tests/test_settings_export_library_db.py

@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ from pathlib import Path
 import pytest
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 
+# The startup DB swap lives with the DB layer it guards, not with server.py.
+# metadata_db reads no environment at import, so a plain module import is safe
+# alongside the env-patched `server_mod` fixture below.
+from metadata_db import _apply_pending_db_restore
+
 
 @pytest.fixture()
 def server_mod(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
@@ -219,7 +224,7 @@ def test_apply_pending_db_restore_swaps_and_clears_sidecars(server_mod, tmp_path
     (tmp_path / "web_library.db-shm").write_bytes(b"OLD-SHM")
     (tmp_path / "web_library.db.restore").write_bytes(new_db)
 
-    server_mod._apply_pending_db_restore(tmp_path)
+    _apply_pending_db_restore(tmp_path)
 
     assert main.read_bytes() == new_db                  # swapped in
     assert not (tmp_path / "web_library.db.restore").exists()
@@ -234,7 +239,7 @@ def test_apply_pending_db_restore_discards_corrupt_keeps_live(server_mod, tmp_pa
     main.write_bytes(b"LIVE-GOOD-DB")
     (tmp_path / "web_library.db.restore").write_bytes(b"SQLite format 3\x00" + b"\xff" * 64)
 
-    server_mod._apply_pending_db_restore(tmp_path)
+    _apply_pending_db_restore(tmp_path)
 
     assert main.read_bytes() == b"LIVE-GOOD-DB"          # live DB preserved
     assert not (tmp_path / "web_library.db.restore").exists()  # bad restore dropped
@@ -242,7 +247,7 @@ def test_apply_pending_db_restore_discards_corrupt_keeps_live(server_mod, tmp_pa
 
 def test_apply_pending_db_restore_noop_without_staging(server_mod, tmp_path):
     (tmp_path / "web_library.db").write_bytes(b"LIVE")
-    server_mod._apply_pending_db_restore(tmp_path)        # nothing staged
+    _apply_pending_db_restore(tmp_path)        # nothing staged
     assert (tmp_path / "web_library.db").read_bytes() == b"LIVE"
 
 
@@ -266,7 +271,7 @@ def test_full_db_backup_restore_round_trip(client, server_mod, tmp_path):
     # Simulate a restart: close the live conn, apply the staged restore,
     # reopen — the song is back.
     server_mod.meta_db.conn.close()
-    server_mod._apply_pending_db_restore(tmp_path)
+    _apply_pending_db_restore(tmp_path)
     conn = sqlite3.connect(str(tmp_path / "web_library.db"))
     try:
         rows = conn.execute(

tests/test_tunings.py

@@ -249,3 +249,30 @@ def test_flat_string_count_patch_resets_incompatible_named_tuning():
     patched = apply_flat_instrument_patch_to_profiles(settings, {"string_count": 7})
     assert patched["string_count"] == 7
     assert patched["tuning"] == "Standard"
+
+
+# ── freqs_to_midis (the /api/tunings tuningMidis inverse) ────────────────────
+
+def test_freqs_to_midis_round_trips_every_builtin_at_440():
+    from tunings import freqs_to_midis
+    for key, presets in TUNING_PRESET_MIDIS.items():
+        for name, midis in presets.items():
+            assert freqs_to_midis(open_midis_to_freqs(midis)) == midis, f"{key}/{name}"
+
+
+def test_freqs_to_midis_round_trips_at_nonstandard_reference():
+    # The consumer footgun this exists to kill: frequencies served at a 432/450
+    # reference must recover the SAME integer midis when inverted at that
+    # reference (client-side log2-at-440 reconstruction drifts here).
+    from tunings import freqs_to_midis
+    for ref in (430.0, 432.0, 444.0, 450.0):
+        for midis in (TUNING_PRESET_MIDIS["guitar-8"]["Standard"], TUNING_PRESET_MIDIS["bass-5"]["Standard"]):
+            freqs = open_midis_to_freqs(midis, ref)
+            assert freqs_to_midis(freqs, ref) == midis, f"ref={ref}"
+
+
+def test_freqs_to_midis_rejects_garbage():
+    from tunings import freqs_to_midis
+    assert freqs_to_midis([82.41, 0]) is None          # non-positive
+    assert freqs_to_midis([82.41, "x"]) is None        # non-numeric
+    assert freqs_to_midis([]) == []                    # vacuously fine

tests/test_ws_highway_disconnect.py

@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+"""A client that disconnects mid-stream is routine, not a logged error.
+
+The highway WS streams ~15 message batches before its keep-alive loop. A
+disconnect during that streaming used to fall through to the blanket
+`except Exception` and log `highway_ws unhandled error`. The dedicated
+`except WebSocketDisconnect: return` makes it quiet.
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+import importlib
+import json
+import logging
+import sys
+
+import pytest
+import yaml
+from fastapi import WebSocketDisconnect
+
+
+def _write_sloppak(dlc_root):
+    pak = dlc_root / "disc.sloppak"
+    pak.mkdir(parents=True)
+    (pak / "arrangements").mkdir()
+    (pak / "arrangements" / "lead.json").write_text(json.dumps({
+        "notes": [], "chords": [], "anchors": [], "handshapes": [],
+        "templates": [], "beats": [{"time": 0.0, "measure": 1}],
+        "sections": [{"name": "intro", "number": 1, "time": 0.0}],
+    }))
+    (pak / "manifest.yaml").write_text(yaml.safe_dump({
+        "title": "Disc", "artist": "T", "album": "", "year": 2026, "duration": 10.0,
+        "arrangements": [{"id": "lead", "name": "Lead", "file": "arrangements/lead.json"}],
+        "stems": [],
+    }, sort_keys=False))
+    return pak
+
+
+class _DisconnectingWS:
+    """Accepts, then raises WebSocketDisconnect on the first streamed send —
+    i.e. a client that drops mid-stream."""
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.sends = 0
+
+    async def accept(self):
+        pass
+
+    async def send_json(self, data):
+        self.sends += 1
+        # Raise only on the FIRST send. If the handler wrongly kept streaming
+        # after catching the disconnect, later sends would succeed and `sends`
+        # would climb past 1 — the exactly-one assertion catches that.
+        if self.sends == 1:
+            raise WebSocketDisconnect(code=1001)
+
+    async def receive_text(self):
+        raise WebSocketDisconnect(code=1001)
+
+    async def close(self):
+        pass
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def server(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    (tmp_path / "dlc").mkdir()
+    monkeypatch.setenv("CONFIG_DIR", str(tmp_path / "config"))
+    monkeypatch.setenv("DLC_DIR", str(tmp_path / "dlc"))
+    monkeypatch.setenv("FEEDBACK_SKIP_STARTUP_TASKS", "1")
+    sys.modules.pop("server", None)
+    mod = importlib.import_module("server")
+    yield mod, tmp_path / "dlc"
+    conn = getattr(getattr(mod, "meta_db", None), "conn", None)
+    if conn is not None:
+        getattr(mod, "_join_background_db_threads", lambda: None)()
+        conn.close()
+    sys.modules.pop("server", None)
+
+
+class _Capture(logging.Handler):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.messages = []
+
+    def emit(self, record):
+        self.messages.append(record.getMessage())
+
+
+def test_midstream_disconnect_is_not_logged_as_error(server):
+    """The first streamed send (`loading`) raises WebSocketDisconnect; the
+    handler must return quietly, not log `highway_ws unhandled error`.
+
+    A raw handler on `feedBack.server` is used rather than pytest's `caplog`
+    because `configure_logging()` (run at server import) reroutes that logger
+    through the structlog pipeline, which caplog's fixture doesn't observe.
+    """
+    _server, dlc = server
+    _write_sloppak(dlc)
+    from routers.ws_highway import highway_ws
+
+    cap = _Capture()
+    cap.setLevel(logging.ERROR)
+    lg = logging.getLogger("feedBack.server")
+    lg.addHandler(cap)
+    try:
+        ws = _DisconnectingWS()
+        asyncio.run(highway_ws(ws, "disc.sloppak", arrangement=0))  # must not raise
+    finally:
+        lg.removeHandler(cap)
+
+    assert ws.sends == 1, f"handler kept streaming after the disconnect ({ws.sends} sends)"
+    unhandled = [m for m in cap.messages if "highway_ws unhandled error" in m]
+    assert not unhandled, f"disconnect logged as unhandled error: {unhandled}"