> **Maintainer note:** part of the private OpenFront Steam release
(Milestone 2, tracked in Linear), not a public GitHub issue. Per the
contributor policy this needs an approved/assigned issue or a maintainer
label to avoid auto-close — flagging for a maintainer to handle.
Resolves: _n/a — private Steam-release work (see note above)_
## Description:
Adds the client-side pieces for authenticating the OpenFront **Steam
desktop build** (an Electron shell) against the existing API, mirroring
the established CrazyGames integration. The native Steamworks code lives
in the desktop shell and is exposed to this client through a
`window.openfrontDesktop.steam` bridge; this PR is the renderer half.
- **`SteamSDK.ts`** (new) — thin wrapper over the desktop shell's Steam
bridge (`isOnSteam` / `getTicket` / `getUser`), mirroring
`CrazyGamesSDK`; narrows the loosely-typed `window.openfrontDesktop`
locally rather than re-declaring it.
- **`Auth.ts`** — a Steam branch at the top of `doRefreshJwt()` plus
`doSteamLogin()`, exchanging a Steam Web-API ticket at `POST
/auth/steam` for a session JWT, exactly paralleling `doCrazyGamesLogin`.
Re-exchanges on expiry (the refresh cookie is cross-site-blocked from
the `app://` origin); no ticket / not on Steam falls through to the
existing flow.
- **`Api.ts`** — `getAudience()` now sources from `BOOTSTRAP_CONFIG`
(`ClientEnv.jwtAudience()`) instead of `window.location`, so the desktop
app (running at `app://openfront`) resolves the real API base.
Behavior-preserving on web, where the injected audience already equals
the hostname-derived one.
- **`UsernameInput.ts`** — seeds the in-game display name from the Steam
persona on first launch and persists it (unlike CrazyGames). Writes only
the local display name; never the account username.
- **`SteamLinkSignpost.ts`** (new) — a one-time, dismissible notice
shown on first Steam launch that account linking is coming.
## Please complete the following:
- [ ] I have added screenshots for all UI updates — ⚠️ _the new
first-launch link signpost is a UI addition; it renders only inside the
Steam desktop shell. Screenshots to be added by the maintainer._
- [x] I process any text displayed to the user through translateText()
and I've added it to the en.json file — signpost strings go through
`translateText()` with keys added to `resources/lang/en.json`
(`steam.link_signpost`, `common.got_it`).
- [x] I have added relevant tests to the test directory — unit tests for
`SteamSDK` (incl. bridge-throws degradation), the `Auth.ts` Steam
exchange + fall-through, the `Api.ts` audience change, username seeding,
and the signpost gating. Full suite green (1976) + `tsc --noEmit` clean.
## Please put your Discord username so you can be contacted if a bug or
regression is found:
_⚠️ maintainer to fill_
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**Add approved & assigned issue number here:**
Resolves#4333
## Description:
Adds a small homepage panel that embeds a live Twitch stream, shown only
while a configured channel is actually live. When nothing configured is
live, it renders nothing.
Config-gated and off by default. The client reads a served config like
news.json: an on/off toggle plus the Twitch channel(s), with a bundled
fallback so it stays off until the backend serves config. So OF admins
control whether it is on and which channel is linked, no redeploy. First
live channel in the list wins.
You can drag the panel between the corners or minimise it, both
persisted across refresh. Clicking it opens the channel on Twitch. It
shows the live broadcast title, fetched from a third party with a clean
fallback to the channel name if that is unavailable.
Mainly designed OFM tournament streams, but OF can point it at its own
channel for major releases.
Notes:
- Off by default, no impact until OF turns it on. Activation needs the
matching backend config endpoint (`featured-stream.json`), which I will
follow up on the infra side.
- Twitch requires the embed to stay visible while playing, so
"minimised" stays a small visible thumbnail and the panel pauses during
a game instead of hiding (The stream can still be muted, but will keep
being played, although it can be paused. This is so that the viewership
still is present on twitch, and players in OF can see what is
happening).
Showcase of how it would look like:
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4874bcd6-e7e8-49d8-94ab-20512ab1f71c
## 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
## Please put your Discord username so you can be contacted if a bug or
regression is found:
zixer._
## Description:
Adds a new `warning` news type to the news banner system and uses it to
display a Firefox performance notice.
Changes:
- Added `warning` type with red styling to `NewsBox.ts`
- Added `news_box.warning` key (`"WARNING"`) to `en.json`
- Added Firefox performance notice to `resources/news.json` using the
new `warning` type
- Added `news_box.*` dynamic key pattern to `TranslationSystem.test.ts`
to fix unused key detection
## 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
## UI change:
<img width="2101" height="1770" alt="CleanShot 2026-04-16 at 15 04
35@2x"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7a8b9290-4216-4799-b271-606afd9b8723"
/>
## Please put your Discord username so you can be contacted if a bug or
regression is found:
fghjk_60845
Resolves#2998
## Description:
Adds a news box to the lobby homepage that advertises upcoming clan
tournaments, weekly tournaments, and new player tutorials. The component
sits above the username input and cycles through items automatically.
<img width="1138" height="591" alt="screenshot-2026-03-31_00-48-33"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4b79287d-6aca-4c81-9bfe-36aad043f381"
/>
<img width="1107" height="595" alt="screenshot-2026-03-31_00-48-24"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/598e6b8b-e0f2-4864-a5fb-a00c0cc98f37"
/>
<img width="1367" height="599" alt="screenshot-2026-03-31_00-48-04"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/14f74e70-9dc0-4d67-af6e-c4708e539490"
/>
## 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:
deathllotus
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Co-authored-by: Evan <evanpelle@gmail.com>
## Description:
Overhauls the Main Menu UI, visit https://menu.openfront.dev to see
everything.
## 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:
w.o.n
- Replace Webpack with Vite for faster client bundling and HMR.
- Migrate tests from Jest to Vitest and update configuration.
- Update Web Worker instantiation to standard ESM syntax.
- Implement Env utility in `src/core` for safe, hybrid environment
variable access (Vite vs Node).
- Refactor configuration loaders to remove direct `process.env`
dependencies in shared code.
- Update TypeScript environment definitions and project scripts for the
new toolchain.
- Remove the [depracated usage of the
husky](https://github.com/typicode/husky/releases/tag/v9.0.1).
## Description:
migrate build system to Vite and test runner to Vitest & Remove
depracated husky usage
## 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
- [ ] 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
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Co-authored-by: evanpelle <evanpelle@gmail.com>
## Description:
After 2 months of vacancy(my bad sorry), i have returned to end this
mess of a PR stain that i left to the codebase.
The issue is fixed, my written tests are passing, and i hand-tested and
it worked out.
Also I had to transforms Lit's ES modules into commonJS format so jest
can execute for my test,
which will indirectly enable other Lit components to be able for
testing(only my test for now)
refer to #2148 for UI stuff, nothing changed there.
## 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:
jackochess
