Consolidate the contribution workflow, governance, and translation
sections from README.md into CONTRIBUTING.md, leaving the README with a
single pointer.
Document the new process: contributors must work from issues labelled
`approved` (or open one and wait for the label), comment to be assigned,
and link the issue from their PR. PRs without an approved issue will be
auto-closed (except small bug fixes), and PRs that appear AI-generated
without genuine author understanding will be closed.
## Description:
Only mentioning removals/major updates/notable changes below, not all
minor upgrades.
### Removed:
- "@aws-sdk/client-s3": not used anywhere (was used in Archive.ts
previously)
- chai, "@types/chai", sinon-chai: not used anywhere, probably leftover.
Vitest uses a bundled version of Chai for its expect asserations under
the hood too.
- protobufjs, "@types/google-protobuf": not used anywhere, probably left
from evan's experiment with it? Removed from vite.config.ts too.
- "@types/jquery": not used anywhere, probably leftover
- sinon, "@types/sinon": not used anywhere just like chai, probably
leftover. And Vitest provides us with the same functionality.
- "@types/systeminformation": dependency systeminformation was removed
last year, this is an unneeded, deprecated and unmaintained remainder.
- vite-tsconfig-paths: removed, and removed the import and usage in
vite.config.ts and replaced it by adding `tsconfigPaths: true` to the
`resolve` block. Because of this message displayed on running the tests:
"The plugin "vite-tsconfig-paths" is detected. Vite now supports
tsconfig paths resolution natively via the resolve.tsconfigPaths option.
You can remove the plugin and set resolve.tsconfigPaths: true in your
Vite config instead."
- vite-plugin-static-copy: removed, we don't use it anymore (was used in
our vite.config.ts once,, probably before Vite natively supported
copying static assets via its publicDir configuration)
### Updated:
- color.js: v0.5 > v0.6, no breaking change affecting us
- cross-env: v7 > v10. It's a publicly archived repo since Nov 2025. But
before that he got it up-to-date from June 2025, porting to TS, dropping
old Node versions, dependencies etc. Seems still good to use for some
amount of time to come.
- dotenv: v16 > v17, now logs an informational message by default when
it loads an environment file. Can be disabled by using
dotenv.config({quite: true}) if needed.
- ejs: v3 > v5: security patches mostly. Vite still uses v3 btw.
- eslint: v9 > v10. Newly enabled rules by default:
'no-unassigned-vars', 'no-useless-assignment' and
'preserve-caught-error'. Mostly faster and minimum support moved to
higher node versions, which shouldn't be a problem.
- "@eslint/compat": v1 > v2. Minimum supported Node versions, which
should not be a problem.
- intl-messageformat: v10 > v11 no breaking changes that affect us
- jdom: v27 > v29. Faster. Most notably minimum support moved to higher
node v22 version, which should not be a problem. Also, see types/node,
kind of expecting v24 to be installed now.
- nanoid: from v3 to v5, no breaking changes that affect us
- "@opentelemetry/sdk-logs": now that addLogRecordProcessor is removed,
changed Logger.ts to pass an (empty) provider array directly to the
LoggerProvider constructor. Follows the changes in
https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/5588
- "@tailwindcss/vite": supports vite v8 from 4.2.2, and a fix for it in
4.2.4
- tailwindcss: supports vite v8 from 4.2.2
-- in 4.1.15 (we were already above this version) break-words was
deprecated in favor of wrap-break-word. But break-words, which we use in
15 places, will still work as expected
(https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/19157). Same goes for
also deprecated "order-none".
- "@types/node": from v22 to v24, assuming most now use node 24
- vite v7 > v8:
-- is now on 8.0.10 so first bugs are out of it, while v8 itself also
fixed a big number of bugs.
-- in vite.config.ts, fixed Ts error/compilation issue by changing the
manualChunks option in build.rollupOptions.output to use the function
syntax, which is required by the updated types instead of the object
syntax.
- zod: no changes that affect us
### Prettier:
Updated only because of (new because of update?) Prettier errors for
files untouched in this PR originally:
- PathFinder.Parabola.ts
- WorkerMessages.ts
- ClanModal.handlers.test.ts
- ClanModal.rendering.test.ts
- CONTRIBUTING.md
- README.md
### ESLint:
Fixes needed to silence errors coming from newly enabled recommended
rules 'no-useless-assignment' and 'preserve-caught-error':
For 'no-useless-assignment' (default assignment never used because of
unreachable code or they are guaranteed to get a value, so they can be
undefinedat the start. Exception was AttackExecution, so made the
default value of 0 the default case in the switch statement):
- ClientGameRunner
- GameModeSelector
- NameBoxCalculator
- StructureDrawingUtils
- TerritoryLayer
- Diagnostics
- GameRunner
- ColorAllocator
- DefaultConfig
- AttackExecution
- AiAttackBehavior
- Worker.worker
- GamePreviewBuilder
For 'preserve-caught-error', disabled the rule here because the possible
fix `{cause: error}` was introduced in ES2022 while we're still on
target ES2020 currently:
- GameServer
- Privilege
_Error: The value assigned to 'gameMap' is not used in subsequent
statements. (no-useless-assignment)
Error: The value assigned to 'timeDisplay' is not used in subsequent
statements. (no-useless-assignment)
Error: The value assigned to 'scalingFactor' is not used in subsequent
statements. (no-useless-assignment)
Error: The value assigned to 'radius' is not used in subsequent
statements. (no-useless-assignment)
Error: The value assigned to 'teamColor' is not used in subsequent
statements. (no-useless-assignment)
Error: The value assigned to 'gl' is not used in subsequent statements.
(no-useless-assignment)
Error: The value assigned to 'power' is not used in subsequent
statements. (no-useless-assignment)
Error: The value assigned to 'tickExecutionDuration' is not used in
subsequent statements. (no-useless-assignment)
Error: The value assigned to 'selectedIndex' is not used in subsequent
statements. (no-useless-assignment)
Error: The value assigned to 'mag' is not used in subsequent statements.
(no-useless-assignment)
Error: The value assigned to 'speed' is not used in subsequent
statements. (no-useless-assignment)
Error: The value assigned to 'matchesCriteria' is not used in subsequent
statements. (no-useless-assignment)
Error: The value assigned to 'shouldContinue' is not used in subsequent
statements. (no-useless-assignment)
Error: The value assigned to 'description' is not used in subsequent
statements. (no-useless-assignment)
Error: There is no `cause` attached to the symptom error being thrown.
(preserve-caught-error)
Error: There is no `cause` attached to the symptom error being thrown.
(preserve-caught-error)_
All tests pass. TypeScript and ESLint errors resolved.
## Please complete the following:
- [x] I have added screenshots for all UI updates
- [x] I process any text displayed to the user through translateText()
and I've added it to the en.json file
- [x] I have added relevant tests to the test directory
- [x] I confirm I have thoroughly tested these changes and take full
responsibility for any bugs introduced
## Please put your Discord username so you can be contacted if a bug or
regression is found:
tryout33
---------
Co-authored-by: Copilot <copilot@github.com>
## Description:
The README referenced `resources/images/OpenFrontLogo.svg` and
`resources/images/OpenFrontLogoDark.svg`, but those files do not exist
at that path. The actual logo SVGs live under `proprietary/images/`.
Updated all three `<picture>` element references to point to the correct
directory so the logo renders properly on GitHub.
## Please complete the following:
- [X] I have added screenshots for all UI updates
- [X] I process any text displayed to the user through translateText()
and I've added it to the en.json file
- [X] I have added relevant tests to the test directory
- [X] I confirm I have thoroughly tested these changes and take full
responsibility for any bugs introduced
## Please put your Discord username so you can be contacted if a bug or
regression is found:
FloPinguin
## Description:
automatically open the browser when the server starts in vite
## Please complete the following:
- [X] I have added screenshots for all UI updates
- [X] I process any text displayed to the user through translateText()
and I've added it to the en.json file
- [X] I have added relevant tests to the test directory
- [X] I confirm I have thoroughly tested these changes and take full
responsibility for any bugs introduced
## Please put your Discord username so you can be contacted if a bug or
regression is found:
wraith4081
## Description:
For safer installations, clean install (ci) should be used, preferably
with added --ignore-scripts. To make it easier for devs, add a npm
script which can be ran by using "npm run inst". Update readme.
Evan agreed here
https://discord.com/channels/1359946986937258015/1360078040222142564/1432085555126206576
"npm run inst" runs `npm ci --ignore-scripts` which installs
dependencies exactly according to the versions in `package-lock.json`
and doesn't run scripts. This can prevent being hit by a supply chain
attack.
Did not re-use the "install" or "ci" npm lifecycle hook, instead used a
similar but still short script name "inst". We can change this to
something like "safe-install" if needed but i assume "inst" will do.
## Please complete the following:
- [x] I have added screenshots for all UI updates
- [x] I process any text displayed to the user through translateText()
and I've added it to the en.json file
- [x] I have added relevant tests to the test directory
- [x] I confirm I have thoroughly tested these changes and take full
responsibility for any bugs introduced
## Please put your Discord username so you can be contacted if a bug or
regression is found:
tryout33
## Description:
Updated translation instructions and added new Discord link.
## Please complete the following:
- [ ] I have added screenshots for all UI updates
- [ ] I process any text displayed to the user through translateText()
and I've added it to the en.json file
- [ ] I have added relevant tests to the test directory
- [ ] I confirm I have thoroughly tested these changes and take full
responsibility for any bugs introduced
## Please put your Discord username so you can be contacted if a bug or
regression is found:
DISCORD_USERNAME
Nikola123
---------
Co-authored-by: Evan <evanpelle@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Loymdayddaud <145969603+TheGiraffe3@users.noreply.github.com>
## Description:
Clarify and add additional requirements to attribution.
## Please complete the following:
- [x] I have added screenshots for all UI updates
- [x] I process any text displayed to the user through translateText()
and I've added it to the en.json file
- [x] I have added relevant tests to the test directory
- [x] I confirm I have thoroughly tested these changes and take full
responsibility for any bugs introduced
## Please put your Discord username so you can be contacted if a bug or
regression is found:
evan
## Description:
Make links to license files more clear and remove duplicate license
section.
Change "registered trademark" => "trademark" because registration is in
progress.
## Please complete the following:
- [x] I have added screenshots for all UI updates
- [x] I process any text displayed to the user through translateText()
and I've added it to the en.json file
- [x] I have added relevant tests to the test directory
- [x] I confirm I have thoroughly tested these changes and take full
responsibility for any bugs introduced
## Please put your Discord username so you can be contacted if a bug or
regression is found:
evan
## Description:
Describe the PR.
## Please complete the following:
- [x] I have added screenshots for all UI updates
- [x] I process any text displayed to the user through translateText()
and I've added it to the en.json file
- [x] I have added relevant tests to the test directory
- [x] I confirm I have thoroughly tested these changes and take full
responsibility for any bugs introduced
## Please put your Discord username so you can be contacted if a bug or
regression is found:
evan
## Description:
Instead of going through the game server to fetch archived games, have
the client fetch from api directly. Also loosen up cors restrictions &
domain checks so localhost:9000 can talk to staging or production
servers
related to #1571
## Please complete the following:
- [x] I have added screenshots for all UI updates
- [x] I process any text displayed to the user through translateText()
and I've added it to the en.json file
- [x] I have added relevant tests to the test directory
- [x] I confirm I have thoroughly tested these changes and take full
responsibility for any bugs introduced
## Please put your Discord username so you can be contacted if a bug or
regression is found:
evan
## Description:
Update project license: all code agpl v3, all assets: CC-SA
## Please complete the following:
- [x] I have added screenshots for all UI updates
- [x] I process any text displayed to the user through translateText()
and I've added it to the en.json file
- [x] I have added relevant tests to the test directory
- [x] I confirm I have thoroughly tested these changes and take full
responsibility for any bugs introduced
## Please put your Discord username so you can be contacted if a bug or
regression is found:
evan
## Description:
Move assets out of non-commercial so they can be relicensed to Creative
Commons BY-SA 4.0 in a follow up PR
## Please complete the following:
- [x] I have added screenshots for all UI updates
- [x] I process any text displayed to the user through translateText()
and I've added it to the en.json file
- [x] I have added relevant tests to the test directory
- [x] I confirm I have thoroughly tested these changes and take full
responsibility for any bugs introduced
## Please put your Discord username so you can be contacted if a bug or
regression is found:
evan
## Description:
I noticed the link to the discord for translators was still the
translation discord instead of the dev discord. NOTE: Evan approved
changing this already.
## Please complete the following:
- [X] I have added screenshots for all UI updates
- [X] I process any text displayed to the user through translateText()
and I've added it to the en.json file
- [X] I have added relevant tests to the test directory
- [X] I confirm I have thoroughly tested these changes and take full
responsibility for any bugs introduced
## Please put your Discord username so you can be contacted if a bug or
regression is found:
pilkeysek
## Description:
Add CLA badge to README
## Please complete the following:
- [ ] I have added screenshots for all UI updates
- [ ] I process any text displayed to the user through translateText()
and I've added it to the en.json file
- [ ] I have added relevant tests to the test directory
- [ ] I confirm I have thoroughly tested these changes and take full
responsibility for any bugs introduced
- [ ] I have read and accepted the CLA aggreement (only required once).
## Please put your Discord username so you can be contacted if a bug or
regression is found:
evan
## Description:
Update README.md to link to openfront.io
## Please complete the following:
- [x] I have added screenshots for all UI updates
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and I've added it to the en.json file
- [x] I have added relevant tests to the test directory
- [x] I confirm I have thoroughly tested these changes and take full
responsibility for any bugs introduced
- [x] I understand that submitting code with bugs that could have been
caught through manual testing blocks releases and new features for all
contributors
## Description:
Add a Create Commons non commercial license to resources/non-commercial
directory.
## Please complete the following:
- [x] I have added screenshots for all UI updates
- [x] I process any text displayed to the user through translateText()
and I've added it to the en.json file
- [x] I have added relevant tests to the test directory
- [x] I confirm I have thoroughly tested these changes and take full
responsibility for any bugs introduced
- [x] I understand that submitting code with bugs that could have been
caught through manual testing blocks releases and new features for all
contributors
## Please put your Discord username so you can be contacted if a bug or
regression is found:
evan
## Description:
Use full GPL license in LICENSE-GPL for clarity
Put both MIT & GPL in LICENSE & specify when src/client was changed from
MIT => GPT
## Please complete the following:
- [x] I have added screenshots for all UI updates
- [x] I process any text displayed to the user through translateText()
and I've added it to the en.json file
- [x] I have added relevant tests to the test directory
- [x] I confirm I have thoroughly tested these changes and take full
responsibility for any bugs introduced
- [x] I understand that submitting code with bugs that could have been
caught through manual testing blocks releases and new features for all
contributors
## Please put your Discord username so you can be contacted if a bug or
regression is found:
DISCORD_USERNAME
## Description:
added custom controls for attack ration to user setting
## Please complete the following:
- [x] I have added screenshots for all UI updates
- [x] I process any text displayed to the user through translateText()
and I've added it to the en.json file
- [x] I have added relevant tests to the test directory
- [x] I confirm I have thoroughly tested these changes and take full
responsibility for any bugs introduced
- [x] I understand that submitting code with bugs that could have been
caught through manual testing blocks releases and new features for all
contributors
## Please put your Discord username so you can be contacted if a bug or
regression is found:
@qqkedsi
Co-authored-by: evanpelle <evanpelle@gmail.com>
## Description:
Updated the README regarding translations
## Please complete the following:
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responsibility for any bugs introduced
- [x] I understand that submitting code with bugs that could have been
caught through manual testing blocks releases and new features for all
contributors
## Please put your Discord username so you can be contacted if a bug or
regression is found:
aotuuri
## Description:
Updates the README.md file to include instructions on how to help with
translation
## Please put your Discord username so you can be contacted if a bug or
regression is found:
<Nikola123>
evanpelle