chore: prepare the 3.8.6 release (#794)

Bumps src.__version__ to 3.8.6 and turns Unreleased into ## 3.8.6: the Start
Display on Boot toggle (#792), the rankings edge-case fixes (#791), and
src.common.sports_live_fetch with the get_espn_scoreboard null-events fix
(#793, sports family 9), which the scoreboards adopt by flooring on 3.8.6.
src/common/README.md and docs/SPORTS_UNIFICATION.md say 3.8.6 for the module,
and family 9's heading no longer says it is awaiting a release.

Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -19,6 +19,319 @@ accepts both, but the store flags the old spelling as deprecated
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 3.8.6
+
+A **Start Display on Boot** toggle on the General tab (#792), two fixes to
+the shared rankings code (#791), `get_espn_scoreboard()` no longer caching a
+null-events answer, and sports consolidation family 9:
+`src.common.sports_live_fetch`, which the scoreboards adopt by flooring on
+3.8.6 (#793).
+
+### Features
+
+- General tab: a **Start Display on Boot** toggle turns
+  `ledmatrix.service`'s autostart on or off right away (no Save needed),
+  through the existing `enable_autostart` / `disable_autostart` system
+  actions. It shows systemd's own state, so nothing is stored in
+  `config.json`; the default stays on (the installer enables the unit). The
+  web interface still starts on boot either way. Hidden when the unit's state
+  cannot be read (not installed, or no systemd).
+
+### New modules
+
+- `src/common/sports_live_fetch.py` -- sports consolidation family 9, once the
+  plugins made `_fetch_todays_games` (seven bodies) and `_fetch_odds` (three)
+  one each: `SportsLiveFetchMixin` (`SportsCore`), with the odds worker
+  `_drain_odds_queue` beside them. The live poll asks ESPN on every poll
+  (a copy another reader fetched within the last second is reused) and
+  leaves the answer under the shared `espn_scoreboard_cache_key` for its
+  dates; college basketball is asked by date like every other league; an
+  answer whose `events` is not a list counts as no games. Odds never block
+  `update()`: one daemon worker per manager answers a queue and attaches each
+  line in place under `_games_lock`, one batch in flight at a time. A plugin
+  may inherit the mixin once it floors on 3.8.6, and deletes its copies then.
+  (#793)
+
+### Fixes
+
+- `get_espn_scoreboard()` no longer caches an answer whose `events` is not a
+  list (ESPN has sent `"events": null`): every reader of the shared scoreboard
+  key -- odds-ticker, the other scoreboards -- inherited it until it aged out.
+  The answer is still returned to the caller as it came.
+
+- `SportsRankingsMixin` (#789's deferred review points, now that it is the
+  only copy): a poll entry whose `current` cannot be converted to an
+  integer (`None`, a non-numeric string) is skipped instead of throwing
+  away the whole poll -- which left
+  every team unranked and re-fetched the standings on every update -- and
+  `_ranked_positions()` decides id-or-abbreviation per side, so one side
+  without an id no longer drops the other side's id and lets a shared
+  abbreviation rank the wrong school. Well-formed ESPN data ranks as before.
+
+## 3.8.5
+
+Fewer ESPN requests on the hourly schedule refresh (#754), and sports
+consolidation family 8: `src.common.sports_rankings`, which the scoreboards
+adopt by flooring on 3.8.5 (#789).
+
+### ESPN: settled days are not fetched again
+
+- A scoreboard's hourly Recent/Upcoming refresh asks ESPN for its window one
+  day at a time, and most of those days can no longer change. A chunk whose
+  last day is three or more days back is now kept in memory for 24 hours
+  (compressed, at most 512 entries / 8 MB) and answered from there, for
+  `fetch_espn_scoreboard` and the background service alike. Failed and
+  capped chunks are never kept, and each hit is parsed afresh. Against live
+  ESPN, a second refresh of five scoreboard windows went from 111 requests
+  and 10.2 MB to 50 requests and 3.2 MB with identical events. (#754)
+
+### New modules
+
+- `src/common/sports_rankings.py` -- sports consolidation family 8, once the
+  plugins made `_fetch_team_rankings`, `_choose_poll` (three bodies each),
+  `_load_division_team_ids`, `_passes_other_filters`, `_best_rank` and
+  `_is_ranked_game` (two each) one each: `SportsRankingsMixin` (`SportsCore`),
+  with `_ranked_positions` and `_poll_season_ended` beside them, and
+  `choose_top_division_poll()` for the dynamic team resolvers. Ranks are kept
+  by ESPN team id as well as abbreviation and a game with ids is ranked by id;
+  a poll from a season that has ended (its `endDate` has passed) loads
+  nothing, so no rank badge shows between seasons; the college football
+  division rosters are asked for the season year. A plugin may inherit the
+  mixin once it floors on 3.8.5, and deletes its copies then. (#789)
+
+## 3.8.4
+
+A panel that cannot reach its refresh cap is reported with a cap it can hold
+(#759); a failed on-demand request ends its own session (#779); exception
+messages stay out of API responses (#778); and sports consolidation family 7,
+`src.common.sports_rotation`, which the scoreboards adopt by flooring on
+3.8.4 (#786).
+
+### Scroll speed: a panel slower than its refresh cap is reported
+
+- Scroll speeds are solved against `limit_refresh_rate_hz`, so a panel that
+  cannot reach its cap ran every scroll slow by the shortfall, with no sign
+  why (one Pi 4 on a 120 Hz cap refreshed at ~110 Hz: 60 px/s ran at 55).
+  Once the display has measured the real rate over three windows of
+  scrolling, a panel more than 3% short of the cap is logged once, as a
+  warning from `src.common.frame_timing` that names a cap it can hold (a
+  multiple of 10, 5% under the measurement). The Display tab shows the same
+  under Limit Refresh Rate, with a button that fills it in, from the new
+  `GET /api/v3/config/refresh-rate`. Not checked in the emulator or on the
+  fallback canvas.
+- The frame-stats file records `planned_refresh_hz` (additive), and the
+  scroll-speed advice behind the Vegas slider ignores a measurement written
+  under a different cap. Until now, after the cap changed, the slider kept
+  advising from the old rate until the display restarted.
+- New in `src.common.scroll_config`: `refresh_shortfall()`, `holdable_cap()`
+  and `describe_refresh_shortfall()`.
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Web API error responses no longer carry an exception's message (CodeQL
+  `py/stack-trace-exposure`). `describe_exception()` now returns a reason
+  code -- the exception type, plus the errno for an `OSError`
+  (`OSError:EIO`, `PermissionError:EACCES`) -- and logs the message
+  instead, so `details` still names the fault without quoting paths, URLs
+  or library internals. The display service status and the on-demand
+  start/stop `service` results keep `active`, `returncode` and `started`
+  but drop systemctl's `stdout`/`stderr`; WiFi, unit-refresh and
+  config-save failures say what failed and point at the log.
+
+### New modules
+
+- `src/common/sports_rotation.py` -- sports consolidation family 7, once the
+  plugins made `_by_importance`, `_other_games_window`,
+  `_advance_other_games_if_due` (two bodies each), `_rotate_other_games_on_display`
+  (two) and `_attach_odds_to_rotated_games` (three; ufc had none) one each:
+  `SportsRotationMixin` (`SportsCore`), the other-games rotation. The window
+  advances under `_games_lock`, so `update()` and `display()` advancing it at
+  once no longer skip a window; the display path's due-check reads the pool
+  `_compose_selection` will cut, unfiltered fallback included; rotated-in
+  games get odds when `show_odds` is on. `_rankings_loaded()` is the seam
+  `_by_importance` asks (default: the abbreviation table is non-empty;
+  football also counts its by-id table). A plugin may inherit the mixin once
+  it floors on 3.8.4, and deletes its copies then. (#786)
+
+## 3.8.3
+
+Fresh installs on Raspberry Pi OS Lite work again: 3.8.2's installer reported
+a desktop on Lite and stopped (#780, #781). Also lighter cached ESPN
+scoreboard windows (#749), a Vegas static-pause fix and a store reinstall
+restart prompt (#753), and display modes a plugin computes from its config in
+the web UI (#769).
+
+### Install
+
+- The installer no longer stops Raspberry Pi OS Lite with "Desktop environment
+  detected". Its package check searched whole `dpkg -l` lines, and `.*kde`
+  matched inside `libblockdev` ("bloc**kde**v"), which Lite ships; it now
+  matches installed package names from their start (#780). Desktop
+  metapackages and session managers are matched as whole names, so
+  `gnome-keyring` and similar standalone parts no longer count, and the list
+  now includes Raspberry Pi OS Trixie's `rpd-wayland-core` / `rpd-x-core`
+  (which replaced `raspberrypi-ui-mods`), Debian's `task-*-desktop` and
+  multi-arch names (#781).
+- Only a **running** desktop stops the install: a display manager that
+  `systemctl is-active` reports (`display-manager`, lightdm, gdm, sddm,
+  lxdm), with directions to boot to the console instead. Desktop packages or
+  session files on a Pi that boots to the console print a warning and the
+  install continues (#781).
+
+### Fixed
+
+- A Vegas static pause no longer ends at once for a plugin whose
+  `display_duration` is not a number (a string such as `"20"` or `null` from
+  config.json, as clock-simple, calendar and countdown return it). The pause
+  reads the duration the way the rotation does, with the same fallbacks: 30 s
+  for anything that is not a number, 15 s for zero or less. The helper moved
+  from `display_controller._finite_seconds` to `base_plugin.finite_seconds`,
+  unchanged (#753).
+- Reinstalling an enabled plugin from the store now asks for a restart for
+  plugins that install under their manifest id (Weather as
+  `ledmatrix-weather`, Music, Stocks, Leaderboard): the route checked the
+  enabled flag under the registry id (#753).
+- `/display/modes`, the on-demand dialog and `on-demand/start` by mode see the
+  modes a plugin computes from its config (soccer-scoreboard's custom
+  leagues), which no manifest can list. The display records the modes it
+  registered in the runtime snapshot, and the web catalog prefers them while
+  the plugin is loaded, falling back to the manifest otherwise. No manifest or
+  plugin change needed (#769, fixes #668).
+
+### Performance
+
+- `BackgroundDataService` drops the parts of an ESPN `/scoreboard` response no
+  scoreboard reads (stat leaders, athlete cards, links, headlines, highlights,
+  geo broadcasts) before caching it (`src/common/espn_payload.py`,
+  core-internal). Measured on one Pi (hdpi), the five scoreboard windows went
+  from 10.6 MB to 3.0 MB of JSON and ~40 MB to ~12 MB of parsed objects.
+  `submit_fetch_request(slim_payload=False)` caches a response whole (#749).
+
+### Tooling
+
+- `test/test_sports_helpers.py`'s parity tests pass again with
+  `LEDMATRIX_PLUGINS` set. The scoreboards deleted their copies of the
+  `sports_helpers` bodies and constants when they adopted `SportsHelpersMixin`
+  (ledmatrix-plugins #563/#564), and the 19 tests still expected them. A copy
+  that is gone now counts as adopted when the plugin imports
+  `src.common.sports_helpers`, as the stage 3/4 and game-over parity tests
+  already do; a copy that remains must still match. (#777)
+- `src/common/README.md` lists `espn_payload`, which
+  `test_common_readme_lists_every_module` requires (#782).
+
+### Dead code removed, unused plugin APIs deprecated
+
+An over-engineering audit of the whole tree. Every symbol below was checked
+against core, the plugin monorepo and all eight third-party plugins in
+`plugins.json` before it went. Nothing a plugin imports was removed;
+plugin-facing methods only get `@deprecated` (see below).
+
+- **Deprecated for removal in 3.10.0** (warn once per process, in
+  `journalctl -u ledmatrix`). No plugin in core, the monorepo or the registry
+  calls them. `docs/DEPRECATIONS_3.8.md` is the regenerated scan, which
+  `scripts/plugin_api_usage.py` now runs for these owners too:
+  - `LogoDownloader`: the bulk-download and RGBA-conversion methods
+    (`fetch_teams_data`, `extract_teams_from_data`,
+    `download_missing_logos_for_league`, `download_all_ncaa_football_logos`,
+    `download_all_missing_logos`, `convert_image_to_rgba`,
+    `convert_all_logos_to_rgba`). `download_missing_logo()` stays.
+  - `ConfigManager`: `rollback_config`, `list_backups`,
+    `validate_config_file`, `get_secret`, `cleanup_orphaned_plugin_configs`,
+    `validate_all_plugin_configs`.
+  - `APIHelper`: `fetch_espn_scoreboard`/`_standings`/`_rankings`,
+    `set_cache`, `get_cache`, `set_rate_limit`, `get_request_stats`. `get()`
+    stays.
+  - `BackgroundDataService`: `get_result`, `is_request_complete`,
+    `get_request_status` (pass `callback=` to `submit_fetch_request()`).
+  - `PluginManager`: `get_all_plugins`, `get_plugin_info`,
+    `get_all_plugin_info`, `get_plugin_display_modes`, `find_plugin_for_mode`.
+    `PluginStateManager`: `is_loaded`, `is_running`, `is_error`,
+    `get_last_update`, `get_error_info`, `get_state_info`.
+  - `CacheManager.load_cache`, `CacheManager.generate_sport_cache_key`,
+    `FontManager.measure_text`, `FontManager.get_native_bdf_size`,
+    `BaseOddsManager.get_odds_for_games`, `BaseOddsManager.format_odds_summary`,
+    `DynamicTeamResolver.get_available_dynamic_teams`,
+    `DynamicTeamResolver.is_dynamic_team`, `PluginTestCase`.
+- **Removed (core-internal, no caller):**
+  - `src/cache/cache_metrics.py`
+  - Vegas status/stats plumbing that nothing read (`get_status`,
+    `get_current_scroll_info`, `get_buffer_status`, `VegasModeConfig.to_dict`)
+  - the sync "new cycle" message, which no follower ever handled (followers
+    now ignore any message type they don't know)
+  - unused `OperationType` members, `PluginOperation.from_dict`,
+    `cancel_operation`
+  - the test-only `PluginCatalog` readers
+  - `IPC *Args.to_dict` and `client.ping()`
+  - `_parse_form_value`
+  - `CacheStrategyProtocol`
+  - `ErrorAggregator.on_pattern_detected` and `clear_old_records`
+  - the duplicate `create_error_response`/`create_success_response`
+- **Web UI:**
+  - `json-file-manager.js` was never mounted: the schema widget renders the
+    plugin's own file manager in an iframe.
+  - `example-color-picker.js` was a docs example; `utils/error_handler.js` had
+    one fallback caller.
+  - The 29 one-line `escapeHtml` shims now call `window.LEDEscape` directly.
+  - Four uncalled `PluginAPI` methods are gone.
+  - `window.escapeHtml`, `BaseWidget` and every widget name are unchanged.
+- **Scripts and dependencies:**
+  - One-off scripts removed: `add_defaults_to_schemas.py`,
+    `analyze_plugin_schemas.py`, `test_captive_portal.sh`,
+    `verify_wifi_before_testing.sh`, `dev/run_emulator.sh` (use
+    `python3 run.py -e`), `update_plugin_repos.py` (use
+    `git -C ../ledmatrix-plugins pull`).
+  - Unused pins dropped: `markupsafe` (Flask still installs it) and
+    `pytest-mock`.
+
+### Fixes
+
+- A failed on-demand request no longer comes back after a restart as the
+  session it ended. A failed request ends any running session, but the
+  saved copy of that session (`display_on_demand_config`) was left behind,
+  so the next restart of the display resumed it.
+
+## 3.8.2
+
+The display hands freed memory back to the OS (#774), and sports consolidation
+family 6: `src.common.sports_favorites`, which the scoreboards adopt by
+flooring on 3.8.2 (#775).
+
+### The display hands freed memory back to the OS
+
+The display process's resident memory climbed in steps for hours while the
+data it held stayed flat: glibc keeps what Python frees in per-thread malloc
+arenas and returns little of it. `src/malloc_tuning.py` (new, standard library
+only, a no-op off Linux/glibc) does two things in-process, so it reaches
+devices without re-running the installer:
+
+- **Arena cap at start-up.** `run.py` calls `mallopt(M_ARENA_MAX, 2)` before any
+  thread exists, the same cap as the unit's `Environment=MALLOC_ARENA_MAX=2`.
+  Units installed before that line never got it (systemd runs the copy in
+  `/etc/systemd/system`); a `MALLOC_ARENA_MAX` in the environment still wins.
+- **`malloc_trim(0)` between screens**, at most every 5 minutes, from the top of
+  the render loop where no frame is being drawn. Measured on a Pi 4: 2-11 ms
+  per call.
+
+On ledpi (Pi 4, 192x48, Vegas on, nine plugins, a unit without
+`MALLOC_ARENA_MAX`), alternated main / branch / branch / main arms of 2.5 h:
+two hours in, resident memory was 551 MB on main (the second main arm was
+already at 651 MB after 1 h 44 min) against 412 and 386 MB with this change,
+and the 20-minute frame soaks came out at 0.147-0.165% late against main's
+0.151-0.188%.
+
+### New modules
+
+- `src/common/sports_favorites.py` -- sports consolidation family 6, once the
+  plugins made `_is_favorite_game` (seven bodies), `_select_games_for_display`
+  (two) and `_select_recent_games_for_display` (three) one each:
+  `SportsFavoritesMixin` (`SportsCore`: `_is_favorite_game`, `_favorite_code`),
+  `SportsUpcomingFavoritesMixin` and `SportsRecentFavoritesMixin` (the
+  favourites-only picks). Each side of a game is named by the 3.5.0
+  `_favorite_key` seam and compared with `favorite_teams` stripped and
+  upper-cased; nrl overrides the key with the ESPN team id. Only a game with an
+  id can be a duplicate. A plugin may inherit the mixins once it floors on
+  3.8.2, and deletes its copies then. (#775)
+
 ## 3.8.1
 
 Smooth scrolling at the slower speeds, and the fixes and performance work
@@ -1232,6 +1545,25 @@ policies are unchanged.
   a runtime publisher that stops still goes `stale`, and a subscription that
   goes quiet still falls back to the cache. The cache path's 120 s rule is
   unchanged.
+- A plugin that pauses the Vegas scroll gets its pause when its display
+  duration is not a plain number. Several plugins (clock-simple, calendar,
+  countdown) return `display_duration` as it is in config.json, so a value
+  saved as `"20"` or `null` (the raw config editor, a hand edit) reached the
+  pause as a string or None; comparing it with the clock raised, and the
+  plugin flashed up and the scroll went straight on, at every one of its
+  turns. `inf` held the pause until something interrupted it, and 0, a
+  negative number or NaN ended it at once. The pause now reads the duration
+  as the rotation does (`finite_seconds()` in `base_plugin`): a numeric
+  string counts, anything else that is not a finite number (or a
+  `get_display_duration()` that raises) pauses for 30 s, and a number at or
+  below zero for 15 s, with one warning per plugin.
+- Reinstalling Weather, Music, Stocks or Leaderboard from the Plugin Store
+  while it is enabled asks for a display restart, as reinstalling any other
+  enabled plugin does. `POST /api/v3/plugins/install` looked for the
+  plugin's `enabled` flag under the store id (`weather`), but its config
+  section is under the id its manifest declares (`ledmatrix-weather`), so
+  `restart_required` was always false and the display kept running the
+  copy it had loaded. The check now uses the installed id.
 
 ### Scrolling
 

docs/ARCHITECTURE.md

@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ for the protocol, the permission model and the plan to retire the mailboxes.
 Only the display process imports plugin code, instantiates plugins and calls
 their lifecycle hooks (`update`, `display`, `on_config_change`, `on_enable`,
 `on_disable`). The web process is metadata-only: it reads plugins as files
-through `PluginCatalog`
-([`src/plugin_system/plugin_catalog.py`](../src/plugin_system/plugin_catalog.py))
--- manifests, config schemas (through `SchemaManager`), each plugin's
-section of `config.json`, and installed versions. The catalog keeps the
+-- manifests and directories through `PluginCatalog`
+([`src/plugin_system/plugin_catalog.py`](../src/plugin_system/plugin_catalog.py)),
+config schemas through `SchemaManager`, and each plugin's section of
+`config.json` through `ConfigManager`. The catalog keeps the
 read-only method names of `PluginManager` and has nothing that can run a
 plugin (no `load_plugin`, `get_plugin` or `plugins`).
 
@@ -143,7 +143,9 @@ loaded and when. Nothing else keeps plugin state:
 `DisplayController` right after it creates the `PluginManager`, writes the
 cache key `plugin_runtime_snapshot`: per plugin `loaded`, `state`, `error`
 (type, a redacted message of at most 200 characters, when, recoverable),
-`version` and `loaded_at`, plus `published_at`, `stale_after` and `running`.
+`version`, `loaded_at` and `modes` (the display modes `DisplayController`
+registered -- `plugin.modes` when the plugin computes them, else the
+manifest's), plus `published_at`, `stale_after` and `running`.
 The cache is on disk, usually the SD card, so it writes when something a
 reader sees changes -- throttled to once per 10 s -- and otherwise once a
 minute as a heartbeat. RUNNING, which every `update()` passes through, is
@@ -159,6 +161,9 @@ truth cannot leak into a response. `/api/v3/plugins/installed` returns
 `loaded`, `state`, `error_info`, `loaded_version` and `loaded_at` per
 plugin and `data.runtime` (`status`, `published_at`, `age_seconds`);
 `/api/v3/plugins/state` returns the same beside the desired state.
+`PluginCatalog.get_plugin_display_modes` and `find_plugin_for_mode` prefer a
+live view's `modes` to the manifest's `display_modes`, so `/display/modes`
+and on-demand see modes a plugin generates from its config (#668).
 
 **Reconciliation**
 ([`state_reconciliation.py`](../src/plugin_system/state_reconciliation.py))
@@ -294,7 +299,7 @@ and must not vouch for it.
 | Base class plugins implement | [`base_plugin.py`](../src/plugin_system/base_plugin.py) (`BasePlugin`, `VegasDisplayMode`) |
 | Finding a plugin's directory | [`plugin_dirs.py`](../src/plugin_system/plugin_dirs.py): manifest `id` first, then directory `<id>` or `ledmatrix-<id>` |
 | Discovery, load, unload, scheduled updates (display process) | [`plugin_manager.py`](../src/plugin_system/plugin_manager.py) (`PluginManager`) |
-| Manifest, schema, config and version reads (web process) | [`plugin_catalog.py`](../src/plugin_system/plugin_catalog.py) (`PluginCatalog`; see [who runs plugins](#web-and-display-processes-who-runs-plugins)) |
+| Manifest reads (web process) | [`plugin_catalog.py`](../src/plugin_system/plugin_catalog.py) (`PluginCatalog`; see [who runs plugins](#web-and-display-processes-who-runs-plugins)) |
 | Import and instantiate | [`plugin_loader.py`](../src/plugin_system/plugin_loader.py) (`PluginLoader.load_plugin()`: dependencies, module, class) |
 | Timeouts | [`plugin_executor.py`](../src/plugin_system/plugin_executor.py) (`PluginExecutor`, 30 s default; a timed-out thread is abandoned, not killed) |
 | Circuit breaker | [`plugin_health.py`](../src/plugin_system/plugin_health.py) (`PluginHealthTracker`: 3 consecutive failures open the circuit for 300 s) |

docs/DEPRECATIONS_3.8.md

@@ -2,61 +2,73 @@
 
 Generated by `scripts/plugin_api_usage.py` — do not edit by hand; re-run it (see [How to re-run](#how-to-re-run)).
 
-- Scanned: 2026-10-01, core 3.7.0
-- Monorepo: [ChuckBuilds/ledmatrix-plugins](https://github.com/ChuckBuilds/ledmatrix-plugins) (main @ 4de1d134), 46 plugins
+- Scanned: 2026-10-05, core 3.8.2
+- Monorepo: [ChuckBuilds/ledmatrix-plugins](https://github.com/ChuckBuilds/ledmatrix-plugins) (main @ 662fb86f), 46 plugins
 - Third-party plugins: 8 with their own repo in `plugins.json` (f1-live, gif-player, pga-tour-leaderboard, plex-marquee, ledmatrix-dresden-departures, tidbyt-baseball-scoreboard, sleeper-fantasy, ledmatrix-nascar)
 
-**37 deprecated methods: 36 unused, 1 still used, 0 need review.**
+**45 deprecated methods: 31 unused, 3 still used, 11 need review.**
 
 Counted per plugin: a *call* is `<receiver>.method` on an object named like the owner (`cache_manager`, `display_manager`, `font_manager`, `plugin_manager`), or on `self`/`super()` in a subclass; an *override* is `def method` in a subclass of the owner. *Review* hits are `.method` on a receiver whose type the scan cannot tell. *Internal* hits sit inside another deprecated core method and go with it. *Unrelated* hits are a different class's own method with the same name (a name collision), and never block removal; neither do hits in test files.
 
 | Method | Removal | Core | Plugins (calls / overrides) | Name collisions & tests | Verdict |
 |---|---|---|---|---|---|
-| `CacheManager.has_data_changed` | 3.8.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `CacheManager.update_cache` | 3.8.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `CacheManager.setup_persistent_cache` | 3.8.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `CacheManager.get_sport_live_interval` | 3.8.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `CacheManager.get_sport_key_from_cache_key` | 3.8.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `CacheManager.get_background_cached_data` | 3.8.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `CacheManager.is_background_data_available` | 3.8.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `CacheManager.record_cache_hit` | 3.8.0 | core (1 internal) | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `CacheManager.record_cache_miss` | 3.8.0 | core (1 internal) | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `CacheManager.record_fetch_time` | 3.8.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `CacheManager.get_cache_metrics` | 3.8.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `CacheManager.log_cache_metrics` | 3.8.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `CacheManager.get_memory_cache_stats` | 3.8.0 | core tests (3 test calls) | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `DisplayManager.draw_sun` | 3.8.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `DisplayManager.draw_cloud` | 3.8.0 | core (2 internals) | — | ledmatrix-weather (1 unrelated) | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `DisplayManager.draw_rain` | 3.8.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `DisplayManager.draw_snow` | 3.8.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `DisplayManager.draw_weather_icon` | 3.8.0 | core (1 internal) | — | ledmatrix-weather (5 unrelateds) | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `DisplayManager.draw_text_with_icons` | 3.8.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `DisplayManager.get_scrolling_stats` | 3.8.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `FontManager.get_manager_fonts` | 3.8.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `FontManager.get_detected_fonts` | 3.8.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `FontManager.unregister_plugin_fonts` | 3.8.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `FontManager.get_plugin_fonts` | 3.8.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `FontManager.set_override` | 3.8.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `FontManager.remove_override` | 3.8.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `FontManager.get_overrides` | 3.8.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `FontManager.get_available_fonts` | 3.8.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `FontManager.get_size_tokens` | 3.8.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `FontManager.get_performance_stats` | 3.8.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `FontManager.get_font_catalog` | 3.8.0 | core tests (1 test call) | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `FontManager.add_font` | 3.8.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `FontManager.remove_font` | 3.8.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `FontManager.validate_font` | 3.8.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
-| `BasePlugin.get_supported_vegas_modes` | 3.9.0 | core tests (2 test reviews) | blackjack (1 call, 1 override); calendar (1 override); olympics (1 override) | — | still used by blackjack, calendar, olympics — keep or migrate first |
+| `BackgroundDataService.get_result` | 3.10.0 | core tests (15 test reviews) | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.10.0 |
+| `BackgroundDataService.is_request_complete` | 3.10.0 | core tests (11 test reviews) | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.10.0 |
+| `BackgroundDataService.get_request_status` | 3.10.0 | core tests (2 test reviews) | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.10.0 |
+| `BaseOddsManager.get_odds_for_games` | 3.10.0 | core tests (3 test reviews) | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.10.0 |
+| `BaseOddsManager.format_odds_summary` | 3.10.0 | core tests (5 test reviews) | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.10.0 |
+| `CacheManager.load_cache` | 3.10.0 | core tests (1 test review) | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.10.0 |
+| `CacheManager.generate_sport_cache_key` | 3.10.0 | core tests (2 test calls, 1 test review) | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.10.0 |
+| `APIHelper.fetch_espn_scoreboard` | 3.10.0 | core tests (1 test call, 4 test reviews) | — | football-scoreboard (1 test review); hockey-scoreboard (1 test review); ufc-scoreboard (3 test reviews) | unused — safe to remove in 3.10.0 |
+| `APIHelper.fetch_espn_standings` | 3.10.0 | core tests (1 test review) | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.10.0 |
+| `APIHelper.fetch_espn_rankings` | 3.10.0 | core tests (1 test review) | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.10.0 |
+| `APIHelper.set_cache` | 3.10.0 | core tests (1 test call, 1 test review) | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.10.0 |
+| `APIHelper.get_cache` | 3.10.0 | core tests (1 test call) | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.10.0 |
+| `APIHelper.set_rate_limit` | 3.10.0 | core tests (10 test calls, 3 test reviews) | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.10.0 |
+| `APIHelper.get_request_stats` | 3.10.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.10.0 |
+| `ConfigManager.rollback_config` | 3.10.0 | core (1 internal); core tests (1 test review) | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.10.0 |
+| `ConfigManager.list_backups` | 3.10.0 | core (1 internal); core tests (1 test review) | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.10.0 |
+| `ConfigManager.validate_config_file` | 3.10.0 | core (1 internal) | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.10.0 |
+| `ConfigManager.get_secret` | 3.10.0 | core tests (5 test calls, 1 test review) | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.10.0 |
+| `ConfigManager.cleanup_orphaned_plugin_configs` | 3.10.0 | core tests (2 test calls, 1 test review) | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.10.0 |
+| `ConfigManager.validate_all_plugin_configs` | 3.10.0 | core tests (1 test call, 1 test review) | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.10.0 |
+| `DynamicTeamResolver.get_available_dynamic_teams` | 3.10.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.10.0 |
+| `DynamicTeamResolver.is_dynamic_team` | 3.10.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.10.0 |
+| `FontManager.get_native_bdf_size` | 3.10.0 | core tests (3 test calls) | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.10.0 |
+| `FontManager.measure_text` | 3.10.0 | core tests (5 test calls) | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.10.0 |
+| `LogoDownloader.fetch_teams_data` | 3.10.0 | core (2 internals) | — | — | still used by core — keep or migrate first |
+| `LogoDownloader.extract_teams_from_data` | 3.10.0 | core (2 internals) | — | — | still used by core — keep or migrate first |
+| `LogoDownloader.download_missing_logos_for_league` | 3.10.0 | core (1 call, 1 internal); core tests (2 test calls) | — | — | still used by core — keep or migrate first |
+| `LogoDownloader.download_all_ncaa_football_logos` | 3.10.0 | core tests (2 test calls) | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.10.0 |
+| `LogoDownloader.download_all_missing_logos` | 3.10.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.10.0 |
+| `LogoDownloader.convert_image_to_rgba` | 3.10.0 | core (1 internal) | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.10.0 |
+| `LogoDownloader.convert_all_logos_to_rgba` | 3.10.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.10.0 |
+| `BasePlugin.get_supported_vegas_modes` | 3.9.0 | core tests (2 test reviews) | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.9.0 |
 | `BasePlugin.get_vegas_segment_width` | 3.9.0 | core tests (1 test review) | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.9.0 |
-| `PluginManager.get_enabled_plugins` | 3.8.0 | — | — | — | unused — safe to remove in 3.8.0 |
+| `PluginManager.get_all_plugins` | 3.10.0 | — | football-scoreboard (1 review) | football-scoreboard (2 test reviews); hockey-scoreboard (1 test review) | needs review: possible use in football-scoreboard |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | 3.10.0 | core (12 reviews, 1 internal); core tests (6 test calls, 9 test reviews) | — | — | needs review: possible use in core |
+| `PluginManager.get_all_plugin_info` | 3.10.0 | core (3 reviews); core tests (2 test calls, 11 test reviews) | — | — | needs review: possible use in core |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_display_modes` | 3.10.0 | core (4 reviews); core tests (3 test calls, 5 test reviews) | — | — | needs review: possible use in core |
+| `PluginManager.find_plugin_for_mode` | 3.10.0 | core (2 reviews) | — | — | needs review: possible use in core |
+| `PluginStateManager.is_loaded` | 3.10.0 | core (1 internal) | — | — | needs review: possible use in core |
+| `PluginStateManager.is_running` | 3.10.0 | core (1 internal) | — | — | needs review: possible use in core |
+| `PluginStateManager.is_error` | 3.10.0 | core (1 internal) | — | — | needs review: possible use in core |
+| `PluginStateManager.get_error_info` | 3.10.0 | core (1 internal); core tests (4 test calls) | — | — | needs review: possible use in core |
+| `PluginStateManager.get_last_update` | 3.10.0 | core (1 internal) | — | — | needs review: possible use in core |
+| `PluginStateManager.get_state_info` | 3.10.0 | core (1 internal); core tests (7 test reviews) | — | — | needs review: possible use in core |
+| `PluginTestCase.setUp` | 3.10.0 | — | — | basketball-scoreboard (2 test unrelateds); cricket-scoreboard (1 test unrelated); hockey-scoreboard (1 test unrelated); nrl-scoreboard (1 test unrelated) | unused — safe to remove in 3.10.0 |
 
-## Unused — safe to remove (36)
+## Unused — safe to remove (31)
 
-`CacheManager.has_data_changed`, `CacheManager.update_cache`, `CacheManager.setup_persistent_cache`, `CacheManager.get_sport_live_interval`, `CacheManager.get_sport_key_from_cache_key`, `CacheManager.get_background_cached_data`, `CacheManager.is_background_data_available`, `CacheManager.record_cache_hit`, `CacheManager.record_cache_miss`, `CacheManager.record_fetch_time`, `CacheManager.get_cache_metrics`, `CacheManager.log_cache_metrics`, `CacheManager.get_memory_cache_stats`, `DisplayManager.draw_sun`, `DisplayManager.draw_cloud`, `DisplayManager.draw_rain`, `DisplayManager.draw_snow`, `DisplayManager.draw_weather_icon`, `DisplayManager.draw_text_with_icons`, `DisplayManager.get_scrolling_stats`, `FontManager.get_manager_fonts`, `FontManager.get_detected_fonts`, `FontManager.unregister_plugin_fonts`, `FontManager.get_plugin_fonts`, `FontManager.set_override`, `FontManager.remove_override`, `FontManager.get_overrides`, `FontManager.get_available_fonts`, `FontManager.get_size_tokens`, `FontManager.get_performance_stats`, `FontManager.get_font_catalog`, `FontManager.add_font`, `FontManager.remove_font`, `FontManager.validate_font`, `BasePlugin.get_vegas_segment_width`, `PluginManager.get_enabled_plugins`
+`BackgroundDataService.get_result`, `BackgroundDataService.is_request_complete`, `BackgroundDataService.get_request_status`, `BaseOddsManager.get_odds_for_games`, `BaseOddsManager.format_odds_summary`, `CacheManager.load_cache`, `CacheManager.generate_sport_cache_key`, `APIHelper.fetch_espn_scoreboard`, `APIHelper.fetch_espn_standings`, `APIHelper.fetch_espn_rankings`, `APIHelper.set_cache`, `APIHelper.get_cache`, `APIHelper.set_rate_limit`, `APIHelper.get_request_stats`, `ConfigManager.rollback_config`, `ConfigManager.list_backups`, `ConfigManager.validate_config_file`, `ConfigManager.get_secret`, `ConfigManager.cleanup_orphaned_plugin_configs`, `ConfigManager.validate_all_plugin_configs`, `DynamicTeamResolver.get_available_dynamic_teams`, `DynamicTeamResolver.is_dynamic_team`, `FontManager.get_native_bdf_size`, `FontManager.measure_text`, `LogoDownloader.download_all_ncaa_football_logos`, `LogoDownloader.download_all_missing_logos`, `LogoDownloader.convert_image_to_rgba`, `LogoDownloader.convert_all_logos_to_rgba`, `BasePlugin.get_supported_vegas_modes`, `BasePlugin.get_vegas_segment_width`, `PluginTestCase.setUp`
 
-## Still used — keep or migrate first (1)
+## Still used — keep or migrate first (3)
 
-`BasePlugin.get_supported_vegas_modes`
+`LogoDownloader.fetch_teams_data`, `LogoDownloader.extract_teams_from_data`, `LogoDownloader.download_missing_logos_for_league`
+
+## Needs review (11)
+
+`PluginManager.get_all_plugins`, `PluginManager.get_plugin_info`, `PluginManager.get_all_plugin_info`, `PluginManager.get_plugin_display_modes`, `PluginManager.find_plugin_for_mode`, `PluginStateManager.is_loaded`, `PluginStateManager.is_running`, `PluginStateManager.is_error`, `PluginStateManager.get_error_info`, `PluginStateManager.get_last_update`, `PluginStateManager.get_state_info`
 
 ## Every hit
 
@@ -64,94 +76,254 @@ File paths are relative to the plugin's directory (core: the repo root).
 
 | Method | Where | File:line | Kind | Code |
 |---|---|---|---|---|
-| `CacheManager.get_sport_live_interval` | core | src/cache/cache_strategy.py:28 | unrelated | `def get_sport_live_interval(self, sport_key: str) -> int:` |
-| `CacheManager.get_sport_live_interval` | core | src/cache/cache_strategy.py:60 | unrelated | `live_interval = self.get_sport_live_interval(sport_key)` |
-| `CacheManager.get_sport_live_interval` | core | src/cache_manager.py:785 | unrelated | `return self._strategy_component.get_sport_live_interval(sport_key)` |
-| `CacheManager.get_sport_key_from_cache_key` | core | src/cache/cache_strategy.py:214 | unrelated | `def get_sport_key_from_cache_key(self, key: str) -> Optional[str]:` |
-| `CacheManager.get_sport_key_from_cache_key` | core | src/cache_manager.py:806 | unrelated | `return self._strategy_component.get_sport_key_from_cache_key(key)` |
-| `CacheManager.get_sport_key_from_cache_key` | core | src/cache_manager.py:816 | unrelated | `sport_key = self._strategy_component.get_sport_key_from_cache_key(key)` |
-| `CacheManager.record_cache_hit` | core | src/cache_manager.py:869 | internal (in `CacheManager.get_background_cached_data`) | `self.record_cache_hit('background')` |
-| `CacheManager.record_cache_miss` | core | src/cache_manager.py:876 | internal (in `CacheManager.get_background_cached_data`) | `self.record_cache_miss('background')` |
-| `CacheManager.record_fetch_time` | core | src/cache/cache_metrics.py:67 | unrelated | `def record_fetch_time(self, duration: float) -> None:` |
-| `CacheManager.record_fetch_time` | core | src/cache_manager.py:922 | unrelated | `self._metrics_component.record_fetch_time(duration)` |
-| `CacheManager.get_memory_cache_stats` | core tests | test/test_cache_manager_memory_tier.py:43 | test call | `stats = cm.get_memory_cache_stats()` |
-| `CacheManager.get_memory_cache_stats` | core tests | test/test_cache_manager_memory_tier.py:63 | test call | `assert cm.get_memory_cache_stats()["last_cleanup"] >= before` |
-| `CacheManager.get_memory_cache_stats` | core tests | test/test_cache_manager_memory_tier.py:68 | test call | `stats = cm.get_memory_cache_stats()` |
-| `DisplayManager.draw_sun` | core | src/plugin_system/testing/visual_display_manager.py:417 | unrelated | `def draw_sun(self, x: int, y: int, size: int = 16):` |
-| `DisplayManager.draw_cloud` | core | src/display_manager.py:1359 | internal (in `DisplayManager.draw_rain`) | `self.draw_cloud(x, y, size)` |
-| `DisplayManager.draw_cloud` | core | src/display_manager.py:1374 | internal (in `DisplayManager.draw_snow`) | `self.draw_cloud(x, y, size)` |
-| `DisplayManager.draw_cloud` | core | src/plugin_system/testing/visual_display_manager.py:421 | unrelated | `def draw_cloud(self, x: int, y: int, size: int = 16, color: Tuple[int, int, int] = (200, 200, 200)):` |
-| `DisplayManager.draw_cloud` | ledmatrix-weather | weather_icons.py:184 | unrelated | `def draw_cloud(draw: ImageDraw, x: int, y: int, size: int = 16, color: tuple = (200, 200, 200)):` |
-| `DisplayManager.draw_rain` | core | src/plugin_system/testing/visual_display_manager.py:425 | unrelated | `def draw_rain(self, x: int, y: int, size: int = 16):` |
-| `DisplayManager.draw_snow` | core | src/plugin_system/testing/visual_display_manager.py:429 | unrelated | `def draw_snow(self, x: int, y: int, size: int = 16):` |
-| `DisplayManager.draw_weather_icon` | core | src/display_manager.py:1518 | internal (in `DisplayManager.draw_text_with_icons`) | `self.draw_weather_icon(icon_type, icon_x, icon_y)` |
-| `DisplayManager.draw_weather_icon` | core | src/plugin_system/testing/visual_display_manager.py:510 | unrelated | `def draw_weather_icon(self, condition: str, x: int, y: int, size: int = 16) -> None:` |
-| `DisplayManager.draw_weather_icon` | core | src/plugin_system/testing/visual_display_manager.py:533 | unrelated | `self.draw_weather_icon(icon_type, icon_x, icon_y)` |
-| `DisplayManager.draw_weather_icon` | ledmatrix-weather | manager.py:84 | unrelated | `def draw_weather_icon(image, icon_code, x, y, size):` |
-| `DisplayManager.draw_weather_icon` | ledmatrix-weather | manager.py:1280 | unrelated | `WeatherIcons.draw_weather_icon(img, icon_code, icon_x, icon_y,` |
-| `DisplayManager.draw_weather_icon` | ledmatrix-weather | manager.py:1559 | unrelated | `WeatherIcons.draw_weather_icon(img, forecast['icon'], icon_x, icon_y, icon_size)` |
-| `DisplayManager.draw_weather_icon` | ledmatrix-weather | manager.py:1650 | unrelated | `WeatherIcons.draw_weather_icon(img, forecast['icon'], icon_x, icon_y, icon_size)` |
-| `DisplayManager.draw_weather_icon` | ledmatrix-weather | weather_icons.py:168 | unrelated | `def draw_weather_icon(image: Image.Image, icon_code: str, x: int, y: int, size: int = DEFAULT_SIZE):` |
-| `DisplayManager.draw_text_with_icons` | core | src/plugin_system/testing/visual_display_manager.py:526 | unrelated | `def draw_text_with_icons(self, text: str, icons: List[tuple] = None,` |
-| `FontManager.get_font_catalog` | core tests | test/test_deprecation.py:229 | test call | `assert fm.get_font_catalog() == fm.font_catalog` |
+| `BackgroundDataService.get_result` | core tests | test/test_background_data_service.py:85 | test review | `result = service.get_result(req_id)` |
+| `BackgroundDataService.get_result` | core tests | test/test_background_data_service.py:107 | test review | `seen["filed"] = service.get_result(result.request_id) is result` |
+| `BackgroundDataService.get_result` | core tests | test/test_background_data_service.py:148 | test review | `result = service.get_result(req_id)` |
+| `BackgroundDataService.get_result` | core tests | test/test_background_data_service.py:165 | test review | `result = service.get_result(req_id)` |
+| `BackgroundDataService.get_result` | core tests | test/test_background_data_service.py:254 | test review | `assert service.get_result("unknown") is None` |
+| `BackgroundDataService.get_result` | core tests | test/test_background_data_service.py:391 | test review | `assert service.get_result(rid).cached is True` |
+| `BackgroundDataService.get_result` | core tests | test/test_background_fetch_dedupe.py:198 | test review | `assert service.get_result(req).success is True` |
+| `BackgroundDataService.get_result` | core tests | test/test_background_payload_release.py:85 | test review | `result = service.get_result(req_id)` |
+| `BackgroundDataService.get_result` | core tests | test/test_background_payload_release.py:117 | test review | `stored = service.get_result(req_id)` |
+| `BackgroundDataService.get_result` | core tests | test/test_background_payload_release.py:144 | test review | `assert service.get_result(req_id).data == PAYLOAD` |
+| `BackgroundDataService.get_result` | core tests | test/test_background_payload_release.py:154 | test review | `stored = service.get_result(req_id)` |
+| `BackgroundDataService.get_result` | core tests | test/test_background_payload_release.py:171 | test review | `assert service.get_result(req_id).data is None` |
+| `BackgroundDataService.get_result` | core tests | test/test_background_payload_release.py:193 | test review | `assert service.get_result(req_id).data == PAYLOAD` |
+| `BackgroundDataService.get_result` | core tests | test/test_background_payload_release.py:278 | test review | `stored = service.get_result(first)` |
+| `BackgroundDataService.get_result` | core tests | test/test_fetch_service.py:703 | test review | `assert bds.get_result(request_id).success` |
+| `BackgroundDataService.is_request_complete` | core tests | test/test_background_data_service.py:145 | test review | `while not service.is_request_complete(req_id) and time.time() < deadline:` |
+| `BackgroundDataService.is_request_complete` | core tests | test/test_background_data_service.py:162 | test review | `while not service.is_request_complete(req_id) and time.time() < deadline:` |
+| `BackgroundDataService.is_request_complete` | core tests | test/test_background_data_service.py:194 | test review | `while not service.is_request_complete(req_id) and time.time() < deadline:` |
+| `BackgroundDataService.is_request_complete` | core tests | test/test_background_data_service.py:211 | test review | `while not service.is_request_complete(req_id) and time.time() < deadline:` |
+| `BackgroundDataService.is_request_complete` | core tests | test/test_background_data_service.py:246 | test review | `assert service.is_request_complete("r2") is False` |
+| `BackgroundDataService.is_request_complete` | core tests | test/test_background_data_service.py:251 | test review | `assert service.is_request_complete("r3") is True` |
+| `BackgroundDataService.is_request_complete` | core tests | test/test_background_data_service_espn_ranges.py:91 | test review | `while not service.is_request_complete(request_id) and time.time() < deadline:` |
+| `BackgroundDataService.is_request_complete` | core tests | test/test_background_data_service_espn_ranges.py:154 | test review | `while not service.is_request_complete(request_id) and time.time() < deadline:` |
+| `BackgroundDataService.is_request_complete` | core tests | test/test_background_fetch_dedupe.py:55 | test review | `while not service.is_request_complete(req_id) and time.time() < deadline:` |
+| `BackgroundDataService.is_request_complete` | core tests | test/test_background_payload_release.py:67 | test review | `while not service.is_request_complete(req_id) and time.time() < deadline:` |
+| `BackgroundDataService.is_request_complete` | core tests | test/test_fetch_service.py:701 | test review | `while not bds.is_request_complete(request_id) and time.monotonic() < deadline:` |
+| `BackgroundDataService.get_request_status` | core tests | test/test_background_data_service.py:223 | test review | `assert service.get_request_status("nonexistent") is None` |
+| `BackgroundDataService.get_request_status` | core tests | test/test_background_fetch_dedupe.py:448 | test review | `assert service.get_request_status(rid) is FetchStatus.CANCELLED, (` |
+| `BaseOddsManager.get_odds_for_games` | core tests | test/test_base_odds_manager.py:356 | test review | `result = manager.get_odds_for_games(games)` |
+| `BaseOddsManager.get_odds_for_games` | core tests | test/test_base_odds_manager.py:374 | test review | `result = manager.get_odds_for_games(games)` |
+| `BaseOddsManager.get_odds_for_games` | core tests | test/test_base_odds_manager.py:385 | test review | `result = manager.get_odds_for_games([game])` |
+| `BaseOddsManager.format_odds_summary` | core tests | test/test_base_odds_manager.py:322 | test review | `result = manager.format_odds_summary({` |
+| `BaseOddsManager.format_odds_summary` | core tests | test/test_base_odds_manager.py:329 | test review | `result = manager.format_odds_summary(FULL_EXTRACTED)` |
+| `BaseOddsManager.format_odds_summary` | core tests | test/test_base_odds_manager.py:333 | test review | `assert manager.format_odds_summary(None) == 'No odds available'` |
+| `BaseOddsManager.format_odds_summary` | core tests | test/test_base_odds_manager.py:336 | test review | `assert manager.format_odds_summary({}) == 'No odds available'` |
+| `BaseOddsManager.format_odds_summary` | core tests | test/test_base_odds_manager.py:339 | test review | `assert manager.format_odds_summary(` |
+| `CacheManager.load_cache` | core tests | test/conftest.py:219 | test review | `mock.load_cache = Mock(side_effect=mock_get)` |
+| `CacheManager.generate_sport_cache_key` | core tests | test/test_background_data_service.py:42 | test review | `m.generate_sport_cache_key.return_value = "test_key"` |
+| `CacheManager.generate_sport_cache_key` | core tests | test/test_background_data_service.py:356 | test call | `expected = CacheManager.generate_sport_cache_key(None, sport, date_str)` |
+| `CacheManager.generate_sport_cache_key` | core tests | test/test_background_data_service.py:367 | test call | `theirs = cm_module.CacheManager.generate_sport_cache_key(None, "nba")` |
+| `APIHelper.fetch_espn_scoreboard` | core tests | test/test_api_helper.py:214 | test review | `result = helper.fetch_espn_scoreboard('football', 'nfl')` |
+| `APIHelper.fetch_espn_scoreboard` | core tests | test/test_api_helper.py:230 | test review | `helper.fetch_espn_scoreboard('basketball', 'nba', date='20250115')` |
+| `APIHelper.fetch_espn_scoreboard` | core tests | test/test_api_helper.py:239 | test review | `helper.fetch_espn_scoreboard('basketball', 'nba', date='20250115', cache_key='mine')` |
+| `APIHelper.fetch_espn_scoreboard` | core tests | test/test_api_helper.py:251 | test review | `assert helper.fetch_espn_scoreboard('basketball', 'nba', date='20250115') == {` |
+| `APIHelper.fetch_espn_scoreboard` | core tests | test/test_espn_scoreboard_cache.py:199 | test call | `helper.fetch_espn_scoreboard("football", "nfl", date=self.DAY)` |
+| `APIHelper.fetch_espn_scoreboard` | football-scoreboard | test_espn_date_ranges.py:119 | test review | `helper = sys.modules[sports.fetch_espn_scoreboard.__module__]` |
+| `APIHelper.fetch_espn_scoreboard` | hockey-scoreboard | test_espn_date_ranges.py:106 | test review | `helper = sys.modules[sports.fetch_espn_scoreboard.__module__]` |
+| `APIHelper.fetch_espn_scoreboard` | ufc-scoreboard | test_every_bout_is_its_own_fight.py:103 | test review | `_real_fetch = sports.fetch_espn_scoreboard` |
+| `APIHelper.fetch_espn_scoreboard` | ufc-scoreboard | test_every_bout_is_its_own_fight.py:108 | test review | `sports.fetch_espn_scoreboard = lambda *a, **k: board(name)` |
+| `APIHelper.fetch_espn_scoreboard` | ufc-scoreboard | test_every_bout_is_its_own_fight.py:113 | test review | `sports.fetch_espn_scoreboard = _real_fetch` |
+| `APIHelper.fetch_espn_standings` | core tests | test/test_api_helper.py:258 | test review | `helper.fetch_espn_standings('football', 'nfl')` |
+| `APIHelper.fetch_espn_rankings` | core tests | test/test_api_helper.py:269 | test review | `helper.fetch_espn_rankings('football', 'college-football')` |
+| `APIHelper.set_cache` | core tests | test/test_api_helper.py:128 | test review | `helper.set_cache('k', {'a': 1}, ttl=42)` |
+| `APIHelper.set_cache` | core tests | test/test_api_helper.py:350 | test call | `assert helper.set_cache('k', {'a': 1}) is None` |
+| `APIHelper.get_cache` | core tests | test/test_api_helper.py:348 | test call | `assert helper.get_cache('k') is None` |
+| `APIHelper.set_rate_limit` | core tests | test/test_api_helper.py:42 | test call | `helper.set_rate_limit(0)` |
+| `APIHelper.set_rate_limit` | core tests | test/test_api_helper.py:57 | test review | `helper.set_rate_limit(5)` |
+| `APIHelper.set_rate_limit` | core tests | test/test_api_helper.py:72 | test review | `helper.set_rate_limit(5)` |
+| `APIHelper.set_rate_limit` | core tests | test/test_api_helper.py:91 | test review | `helper.set_rate_limit(5)` |
+| `APIHelper.set_rate_limit` | core tests | test/test_api_helper.py:150 | test call | `helper.set_rate_limit(0)` |
+| `APIHelper.set_rate_limit` | core tests | test/test_api_helper.py:305 | test call | `helper.set_rate_limit(0)` |
+| `APIHelper.set_rate_limit` | core tests | test/test_api_helper.py:313 | test call | `helper.set_rate_limit(0)` |
+| `APIHelper.set_rate_limit` | core tests | test/test_api_helper.py:326 | test call | `helper.set_rate_limit(0)` |
+| `APIHelper.set_rate_limit` | core tests | test/test_api_helper.py:334 | test call | `helper.set_rate_limit(0)` |
+| `APIHelper.set_rate_limit` | core tests | test/test_api_helper.py:346 | test call | `helper.set_rate_limit(0)` |
+| `APIHelper.set_rate_limit` | core tests | test/test_espn_scoreboard_cache.py:197 | test call | `helper.set_rate_limit(0)` |
+| `APIHelper.set_rate_limit` | core tests | test/test_fetch_service.py:726 | test call | `helper.set_rate_limit(0)` |
+| `APIHelper.set_rate_limit` | core tests | test/test_fetch_service.py:1143 | test call | `helper.set_rate_limit(0)` |
+| `ConfigManager.rollback_config` | core | src/config_manager.py:191 | internal (in `ConfigManager.rollback_config`) | `success = atomic_mgr.rollback_config(backup_version)` |
+| `ConfigManager.rollback_config` | core | src/config_manager_atomic.py:297 | unrelated | `def rollback_config(self, backup_version: Optional[str] = None) -> bool:` |
+| `ConfigManager.rollback_config` | core tests | test/test_config_durable_writes.py:345 | test review | `assert manager.rollback_config()` |
+| `ConfigManager.list_backups` | core | src/config_manager.py:212 | internal (in `ConfigManager.list_backups`) | `return atomic_mgr.list_backups()` |
+| `ConfigManager.list_backups` | core | src/config_manager_atomic.py:334 | unrelated | `def list_backups(self) -> List[BackupInfo]:` |
+| `ConfigManager.list_backups` | core | src/config_manager_atomic.py:309 | unrelated | `backups = self.list_backups()` |
+| `ConfigManager.list_backups` | core tests | test/test_config_durable_writes.py:323 | test review | `assert [b.path for b in manager.list_backups()] == [` |
+| `ConfigManager.validate_config_file` | core | src/config_manager.py:226 | internal (in `ConfigManager.validate_config_file`) | `return atomic_mgr.validate_config_file(config_path)` |
+| `ConfigManager.validate_config_file` | core | src/config_manager_atomic.py:426 | unrelated | `def validate_config_file(self, config_path: Optional[str] = None) -> ValidationResult:` |
+| `ConfigManager.get_secret` | core tests | test/conftest.py:246 | test review | `mock.get_secret = Mock(side_effect=mock_get_secret)` |
+| `ConfigManager.get_secret` | core tests | test/test_config_manager.py:317 | test call | `assert manager.get_secret("api_key") == "secret123"` |
+| `ConfigManager.get_secret` | core tests | test/test_config_manager.py:318 | test call | `assert manager.get_secret("token") == "token456"` |
+| `ConfigManager.get_secret` | core tests | test/test_config_manager.py:319 | test call | `assert manager.get_secret("nonexistent") is None` |
+| `ConfigManager.get_secret` | core tests | test/test_config_manager.py:325 | test call | `assert manager.get_secret("api_key") is None` |
+| `ConfigManager.get_secret` | core tests | test/test_config_manager.py:337 | test call | `assert manager.get_secret("api_key") is None` |
+| `ConfigManager.cleanup_orphaned_plugin_configs` | core tests | test/test_config_manager.py:447 | test call | `removed = manager.cleanup_orphaned_plugin_configs(["plugin1", "plugin2"])` |
+| `ConfigManager.cleanup_orphaned_plugin_configs` | core tests | test/test_core_config_key_adopters.py:80 | test review | `removed = manager.cleanup_orphaned_plugin_configs(['installed'])` |
+| `ConfigManager.cleanup_orphaned_plugin_configs` | core tests | test/test_web_auth.py:616 | test call | `config_manager.cleanup_orphaned_plugin_configs([])` |
+| `ConfigManager.validate_all_plugin_configs` | core tests | test/test_core_config_key_adopters.py:91 | test review | `results = manager.validate_all_plugin_configs(schema_manager)` |
+| `ConfigManager.validate_all_plugin_configs` | core tests | test/test_retired_plugin_config_keys.py:112 | test call | `results = config_manager.validate_all_plugin_configs(schema_manager)` |
+| `FontManager.get_native_bdf_size` | core tests | test/test_font_manager.py:104 | test call | `assert fm.get_native_bdf_size("five_by_seven") == 7` |
+| `FontManager.get_native_bdf_size` | core tests | test/test_font_manager.py:107 | test call | `assert fm.get_native_bdf_size("press_start") is None` |
+| `FontManager.get_native_bdf_size` | core tests | test/test_font_manager.py:110 | test call | `assert fm.get_native_bdf_size("no-such-family") is None` |
+| `FontManager.measure_text` | core tests | test/test_font_manager.py:116 | test call | `width, height, baseline = fm.measure_text("SCORE", font)` |
+| `FontManager.measure_text` | core tests | test/test_font_manager.py:119 | test call | `assert fm.measure_text("SCORE", font) == (width, height, baseline)` |
+| `FontManager.measure_text` | core tests | test/test_font_manager.py:124 | test call | `short, _, _ = fm.measure_text("AB", font)` |
+| `FontManager.measure_text` | core tests | test/test_font_manager.py:125 | test call | `long, _, _ = fm.measure_text("ABCD", font)` |
+| `FontManager.measure_text` | core tests | test/test_font_manager.py:132 | test call | `fm.measure_text("X", font)` |
+| `LogoDownloader.fetch_teams_data` | core | src/logo_downloader.py:639 | internal (in `LogoDownloader.download_missing_logos_for_league`) | `data = self.fetch_teams_data(league)` |
+| `LogoDownloader.fetch_teams_data` | core | src/logo_downloader.py:695 | internal (in `LogoDownloader.download_all_ncaa_football_logos`) | `data = self.fetch_teams_data(league)` |
+| `LogoDownloader.extract_teams_from_data` | core | src/logo_downloader.py:645 | internal (in `LogoDownloader.download_missing_logos_for_league`) | `teams = self.extract_teams_from_data(data, league)` |
+| `LogoDownloader.extract_teams_from_data` | core | src/logo_downloader.py:701 | internal (in `LogoDownloader.download_all_ncaa_football_logos`) | `teams = self.extract_teams_from_data(data, league)` |
+| `LogoDownloader.download_missing_logos_for_league` | core | src/logo_downloader.py:786 | internal (in `LogoDownloader.download_all_missing_logos`) | `downloaded, failed = self.download_missing_logos_for_league(league, force_download)` |
+| `LogoDownloader.download_missing_logos_for_league` | core | src/logo_downloader.py:1034 | call | `return downloader.download_missing_logos_for_league(league, force_download)` |
+| `LogoDownloader.download_missing_logos_for_league` | core tests | test/test_logo_downloader.py:292 | test call | `downloader.download_missing_logos_for_league("nfl")` |
+| `LogoDownloader.download_missing_logos_for_league` | core tests | test/test_logo_downloader.py:304 | test call | `downloader.download_missing_logos_for_league("nfl")` |
+| `LogoDownloader.download_all_ncaa_football_logos` | core tests | test/test_logo_downloader.py:319 | test call | `downloader.download_all_ncaa_football_logos()` |
+| `LogoDownloader.download_all_ncaa_football_logos` | core tests | test/test_logo_downloader.py:332 | test call | `downloader.download_all_ncaa_football_logos()` |
+| `LogoDownloader.convert_image_to_rgba` | core | src/logo_downloader.py:897 | internal (in `LogoDownloader.convert_all_logos_to_rgba`) | `if self.convert_image_to_rgba(logo_file):` |
 | `BasePlugin.get_supported_vegas_modes` | core tests | test/test_vegas_participation.py:356 | test review | `assert plugin.get_supported_vegas_modes() == [` |
 | `BasePlugin.get_supported_vegas_modes` | core tests | test/test_vegas_participation.py:358 | test review | `assert plugin.get_supported_vegas_modes()` |
-| `BasePlugin.get_supported_vegas_modes` | blackjack | manager.py:732 | override | `def get_supported_vegas_modes(self):` |
-| `BasePlugin.get_supported_vegas_modes` | blackjack | manager.py:695 | call | `if mode in self.get_supported_vegas_modes():` |
-| `BasePlugin.get_supported_vegas_modes` | calendar | manager.py:875 | override | `def get_supported_vegas_modes(self) -> List[VegasDisplayMode]:` |
-| `BasePlugin.get_supported_vegas_modes` | olympics | manager.py:624 | override | `def get_supported_vegas_modes(self) -> List[VegasDisplayMode]:` |
 | `BasePlugin.get_vegas_segment_width` | core tests | test/test_vegas_participation.py:359 | test review | `assert plugin.get_vegas_segment_width() == 2` |
+| `PluginManager.get_all_plugins` | core | src/plugin_system/testing/mocks.py:218 | unrelated | `def get_all_plugins(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:` |
+| `PluginManager.get_all_plugins` | football-scoreboard | emulator_demo.py:68 | review | `mock_plugin_manager.get_all_plugins = Mock(return_value=[])` |
+| `PluginManager.get_all_plugins` | football-scoreboard | test_dynamic_duration.py:64 | test review | `mock_plugin_manager.get_all_plugins = Mock(return_value=[])` |
+| `PluginManager.get_all_plugins` | football-scoreboard | test_football_plugin.py:74 | test review | `mock_plugin_manager.get_all_plugins = Mock(return_value=[])` |
+| `PluginManager.get_all_plugins` | hockey-scoreboard | test_hockey_emulator.py:99 | test review | `mock_plugin_manager.get_all_plugins = Mock(return_value=[])` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | core | src/plugin_system/plugin_catalog.py:120 | unrelated | `def get_plugin_info(self, plugin_id: str) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | core | src/plugin_system/plugin_catalog.py:133 | unrelated | `return [info for info in (self.get_plugin_info(pid) for pid in ids) if info]` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | core | src/plugin_system/plugin_manager.py:1001 | internal (in `PluginManager.get_all_plugin_info`) | `return [info for info in [self.get_plugin_info(pid) for pid in pids] if info]` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | core | src/plugin_system/store_install.py:208 | review | `plugin_info = self.get_plugin_info(plugin_id, fetch_latest_from_github=True, force_refresh=True)` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | core | src/plugin_system/store_registry.py:801 | unrelated | `def get_plugin_info(self, plugin_id: str, fetch_latest_from_github: bool = True, force_refresh: bool = False) -> Optional[Dict]:` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | core | src/plugin_system/store_update.py:357 | review | `plugin_info_remote = self.get_plugin_info(plugin_id, fetch_latest_from_github=True, force_refresh=True)` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | core | src/plugin_system/store_update.py:362 | review | `plugin_info_remote = self.get_plugin_info(alt_id, fetch_latest_from_github=True, force_refresh=True)` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | core | src/plugin_system/store_update.py:685 | review | `plugin_info_remote = self.get_plugin_info(plugin_id, fetch_latest_from_github=True, force_refresh=True)` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | core | src/plugin_system/store_update.py:691 | review | `plugin_info_remote = self.get_plugin_info(alt_id, fetch_latest_from_github=True, force_refresh=True)` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | core | src/plugin_system/testing/mocks.py:223 | unrelated | `def get_plugin_info(self, plugin_id: str) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | core | web_interface/blueprints/api_v3/plugin_store.py:216 | review | `remote_info = api_v3.plugin_store_manager.get_plugin_info(plugin_id, fetch_latest_from_github=True)` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | core | web_interface/blueprints/api_v3/plugin_store.py:334 | review | `plugin_info = api_v3.plugin_store_manager.get_plugin_info(plugin_id)` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | core | web_interface/blueprints/api_v3/plugin_store.py:545 | review | `elif not api_v3.plugin_store_manager.get_plugin_info(plugin_id):` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | core | web_interface/blueprints/api_v3/plugin_store.py:602 | review | `elif not api_v3.plugin_store_manager.get_plugin_info(plugin_id):` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | core | web_interface/blueprints/pages_v3.py:224 | review | `info = pages_v3.plugin_catalog.get_plugin_info(pid) or {}` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | core | web_interface/blueprints/pages_v3.py:722 | review | `plugin_info = pages_v3.plugin_catalog.get_plugin_info(plugin_id)` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | core | web_interface/blueprints/pages_v3.py:727 | review | `plugin_info = pages_v3.plugin_catalog.get_plugin_info(plugin_id)` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | core tests | test/test_api_v3_plugin_install_endpoints.py:111 | test review | `manager.get_plugin_info.return_value = None` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | core tests | test/test_api_v3_plugin_install_endpoints.py:119 | test review | `manager.get_plugin_info.return_value = {"id": "clock"}` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | core tests | test/test_pages_v3_path_guards.py:47 | test call | `plugin_manager.get_plugin_info.return_value = {"name": "Weather", "version": "1.0.0"}` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | core tests | test/test_registry_id_resolution.py:81 | test review | `_ids(store.get_plugin_info("ledmatrix-weather", fetch_latest_from_github=False))` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | core tests | test/test_store_manager_caches.py:612 | test review | `info = self.sm.get_plugin_info("foo", fetch_latest_from_github=True, force_refresh=True)` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | core tests | test/test_store_non_plugin_entries.py:37 | test review | `store.get_plugin_info = MagicMock(return_value=dict(SKIN))` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | core tests | test/test_web_plugin_dir_resolution.py:86 | test review | `api.plugin_store_manager.get_plugin_info = MagicMock(return_value=None)` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | core tests | test/test_web_plugin_dir_resolution.py:118 | test review | `api.plugin_store_manager.get_plugin_info = MagicMock(return_value=None)` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | core tests | test/test_web_plugin_dir_resolution.py:178 | test call | `plugin_manager.get_plugin_info.return_value = {"id": "weather", "name": "Weather"}` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | core tests | test/web_interface/test_plugin_config_form_defaults.py:119 | test call | `pm.get_plugin_info.return_value = {"name": "Demo", "version": "1.0.0"}` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | core tests | test/web_interface/test_plugin_config_schema_expansion.py:88 | test call | `pm.get_plugin_info.return_value = {"id": plugin_id, "name": plugin_id}` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | core tests | test/web_interface/test_plugin_widget_route.py:226 | test call | `pm.get_plugin_info.return_value = {"id": plugin_id, "name": plugin_id}` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | core tests | test/web_interface/test_plugin_widget_route.py:228 | test call | `pm.get_plugin_info.return_value["version"] = version` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | core tests | test/web_interface/test_update_all_plugins.py:41 | test review | `sm.get_plugin_info.return_value = None` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_info` | core tests | test/web_interface/test_web_process_runs_no_plugin_code.py:132 | test review | `store.get_plugin_info.return_value = None` |
+| `PluginManager.get_all_plugin_info` | core | src/plugin_system/plugin_catalog.py:129 | unrelated | `def get_all_plugin_info(self) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:` |
+| `PluginManager.get_all_plugin_info` | core | web_interface/blueprints/api_v3/plugins.py:68 | review | `all_plugin_info = api_v3.plugin_catalog.get_all_plugin_info()` |
+| `PluginManager.get_all_plugin_info` | core | web_interface/blueprints/pages_v3.py:209 | review | `pi.get('id') for pi in pages_v3.plugin_catalog.get_all_plugin_info()` |
+| `PluginManager.get_all_plugin_info` | core | web_interface/blueprints/pages_v3.py:559 | review | `infos = sorted(pages_v3.plugin_catalog.get_all_plugin_info(),` |
+| `PluginManager.get_all_plugin_info` | core tests | test/test_api_v3_installed_display_modes.py:30 | test review | `api.plugin_catalog.get_all_plugin_info = MagicMock(return_value=[info])` |
+| `PluginManager.get_all_plugin_info` | core tests | test/test_api_v3_installed_plugin_icon.py:24 | test review | `api.plugin_catalog.get_all_plugin_info = MagicMock(return_value=[info])` |
+| `PluginManager.get_all_plugin_info` | core tests | test/test_installed_list_registry_offline.py:71 | test review | `api.plugin_catalog.get_all_plugin_info = MagicMock(return_value=[` |
+| `PluginManager.get_all_plugin_info` | core tests | test/test_onboarding_checklist.py:68 | test review | `mock_pm.get_all_plugin_info.return_value = []` |
+| `PluginManager.get_all_plugin_info` | core tests | test/test_plugin_manager_load_failures.py:78 | test call | `infos = {i["id"]: i for i in pm.get_all_plugin_info()}` |
+| `PluginManager.get_all_plugin_info` | core tests | test/test_plugin_runtime_snapshot.py:422 | test review | `api.plugin_catalog.get_all_plugin_info = MagicMock(return_value=[` |
+| `PluginManager.get_all_plugin_info` | core tests | test/test_vegas_participation.py:447 | test review | `api.plugin_catalog.get_all_plugin_info = MagicMock(return_value=[info])` |
+| `PluginManager.get_all_plugin_info` | core tests | test/test_web_api.py:551 | test review | `mock_plugin_catalog.get_all_plugin_info.return_value = [` |
+| `PluginManager.get_all_plugin_info` | core tests | test/test_web_api.py:570 | test review | `mock_plugin_catalog.get_all_plugin_info.return_value = [` |
+| `PluginManager.get_all_plugin_info` | core tests | test/test_web_api.py:592 | test review | `mock_plugin_catalog.get_all_plugin_info.return_value = [` |
+| `PluginManager.get_all_plugin_info` | core tests | test/test_web_plugin_dir_resolution.py:61 | test review | `api.plugin_catalog.get_all_plugin_info = MagicMock(return_value=[info])` |
+| `PluginManager.get_all_plugin_info` | core tests | test/test_web_plugin_dir_resolution.py:195 | test call | `plugin_manager.get_all_plugin_info.assert_not_called()` |
+| `PluginManager.get_all_plugin_info` | core tests | test/test_web_smoke.py:95 | test review | `mock_pm.get_all_plugin_info.return_value = [` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_display_modes` | core | src/plugin_system/plugin_catalog.py:175 | unrelated | `def get_plugin_display_modes(self, plugin_id: str) -> List[str]:` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_display_modes` | core | web_interface/blueprints/api_v3/display.py:197 | review | `plugin_modes = api_v3.plugin_catalog.get_plugin_display_modes(plugin_id) or [plugin_id]` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_display_modes` | core | web_interface/blueprints/api_v3/display.py:267 | review | `modes = api_v3.plugin_catalog.get_plugin_display_modes(resolved_plugin)` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_display_modes` | core | web_interface/blueprints/api_v3/plugins.py:157 | review | `declared_modes = api_v3.plugin_catalog.get_plugin_display_modes(plugin_id)` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_display_modes` | core | web_interface/blueprints/pages_v3.py:565 | review | `modes = pages_v3.plugin_catalog.get_plugin_display_modes(pid) or [pid]` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_display_modes` | core tests | test/test_api_v3_display_modes.py:40 | test call | `pm.get_plugin_display_modes = MagicMock(` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_display_modes` | core tests | test/test_api_v3_display_modes.py:100 | test call | `pm.get_plugin_display_modes = MagicMock(return_value=[])` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_display_modes` | core tests | test/test_api_v3_display_modes.py:122 | test call | `pm.get_plugin_display_modes = MagicMock(` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_display_modes` | core tests | test/test_api_v3_installed_display_modes.py:31 | test review | `api.plugin_catalog.get_plugin_display_modes = MagicMock(return_value=declared_modes)` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_display_modes` | core tests | test/test_api_v3_installed_display_modes.py:39 | test review | `api.plugin_catalog.get_plugin_display_modes.assert_any_call('football-scoreboard')` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_display_modes` | core tests | test/test_installed_list_registry_offline.py:75 | test review | `api.plugin_catalog.get_plugin_display_modes = MagicMock(return_value=[])` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_display_modes` | core tests | test/test_onboarding_checklist.py:69 | test review | `mock_pm.get_plugin_display_modes.side_effect = lambda pid: []` |
+| `PluginManager.get_plugin_display_modes` | core tests | test/test_web_smoke.py:99 | test review | `mock_pm.get_plugin_display_modes.side_effect = (` |
+| `PluginManager.find_plugin_for_mode` | core | src/plugin_system/plugin_catalog.py:186 | unrelated | `def find_plugin_for_mode(self, mode: str) -> Optional[str]:` |
+| `PluginManager.find_plugin_for_mode` | core | web_interface/blueprints/api_v3/display.py:271 | review | `resolved_plugin = api_v3.plugin_catalog.find_plugin_for_mode(resolved_mode)` |
+| `PluginManager.find_plugin_for_mode` | core | web_interface/blueprints/api_v3/display.py:276 | review | `resolved_plugin = api_v3.plugin_catalog.find_plugin_for_mode(resolved_mode)` |
+| `PluginStateManager.is_loaded` | core | src/plugin_system/plugin_state.py:299 | internal (in `PluginStateManager.get_state_info`) | `'is_loaded': self.is_loaded(plugin_id),` |
+| `PluginStateManager.is_running` | core | src/plugin_system/plugin_state.py:301 | internal (in `PluginStateManager.get_state_info`) | `'is_running': self.is_running(plugin_id),` |
+| `PluginStateManager.is_error` | core | src/plugin_system/plugin_state.py:302 | internal (in `PluginStateManager.get_state_info`) | `'is_error': self.is_error(plugin_id),` |
+| `PluginStateManager.get_error_info` | core | src/plugin_system/plugin_state.py:305 | internal (in `PluginStateManager.get_state_info`) | `'error_info': self.get_error_info(plugin_id),` |
+| `PluginStateManager.get_error_info` | core tests | test/test_async_plugin_updates.py:236 | test call | `error = pm.state_manager.get_error_info(plugin_id)` |
+| `PluginStateManager.get_error_info` | core tests | test/test_plugin_hang_containment.py:191 | test call | `error_info = pm.state_manager.get_error_info('hung')` |
+| `PluginStateManager.get_error_info` | core tests | test/test_sports_sunset_matrix.py:212 | test call | `f"{manager.state_manager.get_error_info(plugin_id)}"` |
+| `PluginStateManager.get_error_info` | core tests | test/test_sports_sunset_matrix.py:285 | test call | `info = manager.state_manager.get_error_info(plugin_id)` |
+| `PluginStateManager.get_last_update` | core | src/plugin_system/plugin_state.py:304 | internal (in `PluginStateManager.get_state_info`) | `'last_update': self.get_last_update(plugin_id),` |
+| `PluginStateManager.get_state_info` | core | src/plugin_system/plugin_manager.py:987 | internal (in `PluginManager.get_plugin_info`) | `info['state'] = self.state_manager.get_state_info(plugin_id)` |
+| `PluginStateManager.get_state_info` | core tests | test/test_plugin_state_transition_count.py:39 | test review | `info = manager.get_state_info("clock")` |
+| `PluginStateManager.get_state_info` | core tests | test/test_plugin_state_transition_count.py:51 | test review | `info = manager.get_state_info("clock")` |
+| `PluginStateManager.get_state_info` | core tests | test/test_plugin_state_transition_count.py:62 | test review | `assert manager.get_state_info("clock")["state_history_count"] == 101` |
+| `PluginStateManager.get_state_info` | core tests | test/test_plugin_state_transition_count.py:63 | test review | `assert manager.get_state_info("weather")["state_history_count"] == 1` |
+| `PluginStateManager.get_state_info` | core tests | test/test_plugin_state_transition_count.py:74 | test review | `info = manager.get_state_info("clock")` |
+| `PluginStateManager.get_state_info` | core tests | test/test_plugin_state_transition_count.py:95 | test review | `info = m.get_state_info("clock")` |
+| `PluginStateManager.get_state_info` | core tests | test/test_plugin_state_transition_count.py:130 | test review | `info = manager.get_state_info("clock")` |
 
 ## Sources scanned
 
 | Source | Group | Python files | Hits |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| core | core | 172 | 20 |
-| core tests | core-tests | 347 | 17 |
+| core | core | 188 | 50 |
+| core tests | core-tests | 416 | 176 |
 | 7-segment-clock | monorepo | 3 | 0 |
-| afl-scoreboard | monorepo | 35 | 0 |
-| baseball-scoreboard | monorepo | 61 | 0 |
-| basketball-scoreboard | monorepo | 49 | 0 |
-| birdnet-go | monorepo | 2 | 0 |
-| blackjack | monorepo | 7 | 2 |
-| calendar | monorepo | 5 | 1 |
+| afl-scoreboard | monorepo | 36 | 0 |
+| baseball-scoreboard | monorepo | 71 | 0 |
+| basketball-scoreboard | monorepo | 51 | 2 |
+| birdnet-go | monorepo | 3 | 0 |
+| blackjack | monorepo | 7 | 0 |
+| calendar | monorepo | 5 | 0 |
 | christmas-countdown | monorepo | 3 | 0 |
 | clock-simple | monorepo | 2 | 0 |
 | countdown | monorepo | 5 | 0 |
-| cricket-scoreboard | monorepo | 8 | 0 |
+| cricket-scoreboard | monorepo | 8 | 1 |
 | f1-scoreboard | monorepo | 15 | 0 |
 | fantasy-blitz | monorepo | 13 | 0 |
-| football-scoreboard | monorepo | 74 | 0 |
+| football-scoreboard | monorepo | 78 | 4 |
 | geochron | monorepo | 10 | 0 |
 | hello-world | monorepo | 2 | 0 |
-| hockey-scoreboard | monorepo | 52 | 0 |
+| hockey-scoreboard | monorepo | 57 | 3 |
 | incoming-packages | monorepo | 8 | 0 |
 | jellyfin-now-playing | monorepo | 4 | 0 |
-| lacrosse-scoreboard | monorepo | 40 | 0 |
+| lacrosse-scoreboard | monorepo | 41 | 0 |
 | ledmatrix-elections | monorepo | 12 | 0 |
 | ledmatrix-flights | monorepo | 48 | 0 |
-| ledmatrix-leaderboard | monorepo | 9 | 0 |
-| ledmatrix-music | monorepo | 11 | 0 |
+| ledmatrix-leaderboard | monorepo | 10 | 0 |
+| ledmatrix-music | monorepo | 12 | 0 |
 | ledmatrix-stocks | monorepo | 7 | 0 |
-| ledmatrix-weather | monorepo | 15 | 6 |
+| ledmatrix-weather | monorepo | 15 | 0 |
 | march-madness | monorepo | 4 | 0 |
 | masters-tournament | monorepo | 10 | 0 |
 | mqtt-notifications | monorepo | 4 | 0 |
-| news | monorepo | 6 | 0 |
+| news | monorepo | 7 | 0 |
 | nfl-draft | monorepo | 3 | 0 |
 | nfl-stat-leaders | monorepo | 8 | 0 |
-| nrl-scoreboard | monorepo | 30 | 0 |
-| odds-ticker | monorepo | 9 | 0 |
+| nrl-scoreboard | monorepo | 31 | 1 |
+| odds-ticker | monorepo | 10 | 0 |
 | of-the-day | monorepo | 14 | 0 |
-| olympics | monorepo | 16 | 1 |
-| on-air | monorepo | 2 | 0 |
+| olympics | monorepo | 16 | 0 |
+| on-air | monorepo | 3 | 0 |
 | pomodoro-timer | monorepo | 3 | 0 |
-| soccer-scoreboard | monorepo | 47 | 0 |
-| static-image | monorepo | 3 | 0 |
-| stock-news | monorepo | 3 | 0 |
+| soccer-scoreboard | monorepo | 50 | 0 |
+| static-image | monorepo | 4 | 0 |
+| stock-news | monorepo | 4 | 0 |
 | text-display | monorepo | 4 | 0 |
 | tide-display | monorepo | 3 | 0 |
-| ufc-scoreboard | monorepo | 38 | 0 |
+| ufc-scoreboard | monorepo | 40 | 3 |
 | web-ui-info | monorepo | 2 | 0 |
 | youtube-stats | monorepo | 5 | 0 |
 | f1-live | third-party | 10 | 0 |

docs/MULTI_ROOT_WORKSPACE_SETUP.md

@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ and symlink the plugin directories you are working on into LEDMatrix's
 ### 1. The plugin monorepo
 
 Clone ledmatrix-plugins into the same parent directory as LEDMatrix (the
-workspace file and `scripts/update_plugin_repos.py` look for
-`../ledmatrix-plugins` relative to the LEDMatrix root):
+workspace file looks for `../ledmatrix-plugins` relative to the LEDMatrix
+root):
 
 ```bash
 cd ~/Github
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ the plugin from there. See the
 
 ```bash
 cd ~/Github/LEDMatrix
-python3 scripts/update_plugin_repos.py      # git pull in ../ledmatrix-plugins
+git -C ../ledmatrix-plugins pull            # the sibling monorepo checkout
 # or
 ./scripts/dev/dev_plugin_setup.sh update    # git pull in every linked checkout
 ```

docs/REST_API_REFERENCE.md

@@ -363,9 +363,11 @@ it. This is the list the force-display dialog offers.
 
 Send the reported `plugin_id` alongside `mode` when starting an on-demand
 display: `/display/on-demand/start` falls back to `find_plugin_for_mode` when
-`plugin_id` is omitted, and that lookup only sees modes declared in a static
-manifest — a plugin whose modes are generated (each installed Starlark app is
-one) returns 404 there.
+`plugin_id` is omitted. While the display is running, this list and that
+lookup use the modes the display registered, including ones a plugin generates
+from its config (each installed Starlark app, each soccer `custom_leagues`
+entry). With the display stopped, or for a plugin it has not loaded, both see
+only the modes its manifest declares.
 
 Triggers plugin discovery, which is otherwise lazy — so a caller that never
 opens the dashboard still gets the full list.

docs/SCROLL_PERFORMANCE.md

@@ -77,6 +77,31 @@ The Vegas **Scroll Speed** slider in the web UI shows the same thing live: a
 line under it says what your speed will run as on this panel, and links to the
 nearest smooth speeds.
 
+### A panel that cannot reach its cap
+
+Speeds are solved against `limit_refresh_rate_hz`, the configured cap, but a
+cap is only a ceiling: a long chain, a high `pwm_bits` or a big
+`gpio_slowdown` can leave the panel below it. One Pi 4 driving 2×128×64 on
+`adafruit-hat-pwm` with `pwm_bits 9` and `gpio_slowdown 5` measured
+107.6–113.1 Hz under a 120 Hz cap. Frames still move whole pixels, but
+every scroll runs that much slower than configured (60 px/s ran at 55 px/s),
+and the smooth speeds are the cap's rather than the panel's.
+
+The display measures the real rate from its own frames. About a minute
+into scrolling, a panel more than 3% short of its cap is logged once:
+
+```
+WARNING - src.common.frame_timing - The panel refreshes at about 113 Hz, below
+the 120 Hz that scroll speeds are planned for ... Set Limit Refresh Rate to
+100 Hz (web UI, Display tab), which this panel can hold, and restart.
+```
+
+The Display tab says the same under **Limit Refresh Rate**, with a button
+that fills in the suggested cap (`GET /api/v3/config/refresh-rate`). The
+suggestion is a multiple of 10 at least 5% under the measurement, because
+an uncapped panel drifts and the measurement is the fast end of it. A cap the
+panel holds also stops the drift.
+
 ### How a slow speed stays crisp
 
 `SwapOnVSync(canvas, framerate_fraction)` holds each frame for N panel

docs/SPORTS_UNIFICATION.md

@@ -87,11 +87,15 @@ more. Shared sports code lives in `src/common`:
 | `sports_celebration.py` | 3.7.0 | `SportsCelebrationMixin` — draws the score/win takeover; colour helpers |
 | `sports_fetch.py` | 3.7.0 | `SportsFetchMixin` — season fetch, live lookback and live-odds decisions |
 | `sports_card_wrappers.py` | 3.7.0 | `SportsCardWrappersMixin` — the game renderer's `sports_card` delegations |
-| `sports_plugin_host.py` | next release | `SportsPluginHostMixin` — the plugin class's (`manager.py`) identical helpers: Vegas weight, off-thread switch refresh |
-| `sports_live_scroll.py` | next release | `SportsLiveScrollMixin` — rebuild a live scroll strip mid-cycle, keeping the marquee's place |
-| `sports_display_rules.py` | next release | `SportsCardOptionsMixin`, `SportsGameRulesMixin` — scorebug date options, the no-favourites filter, non-favourite live dwell |
-| `sports_font_path.py` | next release | `resolve_font_path` — what the plugins' `_resolve_font_path` copies return |
+| `sports_plugin_host.py` | 3.8.0 | `SportsPluginHostMixin` — the plugin class's (`manager.py`) identical helpers: Vegas weight, off-thread switch refresh |
+| `sports_live_scroll.py` | 3.8.0 | `SportsLiveScrollMixin` — rebuild a live scroll strip mid-cycle, keeping the marquee's place |
+| `sports_display_rules.py` | 3.8.0 | `SportsCardOptionsMixin`, `SportsGameRulesMixin` — scorebug date options, the no-favourites filter, non-favourite live dwell |
+| `sports_font_path.py` | 3.8.0 | `resolve_font_path` — what the plugins' `_resolve_font_path` copies return |
 | `sports_game_over.py` | 3.8.1 | `SportsGameOverMixin` — `_is_game_really_over`, with the `FINAL_PERIOD` seam (family 5) |
+| `sports_favorites.py` | 3.8.2 | `SportsFavoritesMixin`, `SportsUpcomingFavoritesMixin`, `SportsRecentFavoritesMixin` — `_is_favorite_game` and the favourites-only picks, on the `_favorite_key` seam (family 6) |
+| `sports_rotation.py` | 3.8.4 | `SportsRotationMixin` — the other-games rotation (importance order, the window, odds on rotated-in games), on the `_rankings_loaded` seam (family 7) |
+| `sports_rankings.py` | 3.8.5 | `SportsRankingsMixin` — which teams are ranked (by id and abbreviation), the poll choice, stale polls hidden, the "ranked" filter; `choose_top_division_poll()` (family 8) |
+| `sports_live_fetch.py` | 3.8.6 | `SportsLiveFetchMixin` — the live poll's scoreboard request (always fresh, shared key) and odds fetched off the update path by one worker per manager (family 9) |
 
 Each is described in [src/common/README.md](../src/common/README.md).
 
@@ -103,7 +107,8 @@ modules taken from the plugin copies, each a **new module** rather than growth
 on an existing one: a plugin that deletes a method copy and relies on an older
 module having gained it fails at runtime with an `AttributeError`, while a
 missing module fails at load, where the version checks can see it.
-`sports_helpers.py` holds `_favorite_key`, the override point listed below.
+`sports_helpers.py` holds `_favorite_key`, the override point listed below;
+`sports_favorites.py` is what calls it.
 Each promoted module has a parity test that compares its bodies against the
 plugin copies when `LEDMATRIX_PLUGINS` points at a checkout
 (`test_sports_helpers.py`, `test_sports_stage3_parity.py`), and
@@ -126,7 +131,8 @@ deprecation cycle.
 | `_custom_scorebug_layout(game, draw)` | Per-sport overlay on the base layout | no-op |
 | `score_phrase(points, team_abbr)` | Celebration wording (`"GOOOOAAALLL!"` vs `"TOUCHDOWN!"`). `points` is the score delta, which sports with variable-value scores use to name the play | `"<abbr> SCORES!"` — only consulted when `CelebrationMixin` is present |
 | `win_phrase(team_abbr)` | Win-celebration wording | `"<abbr> WINS!"` — mixin only |
-| `_favorite_key(game, side)` | Which view-model field identifies a team for favorites matching | `game["<side>_abbr"]` |
+| `_rankings_loaded()` | Whether a poll loaded, so `_by_importance` orders by rank (`sports_rotation`) | `_team_rankings_cache` is non-empty. football also counts its rankings keyed by team id |
+| `_favorite_key(game, side)` | Which view-model field identifies a team for favorites matching. `sports_favorites` compares it, and each `favorite_teams` entry, stripped and upper-cased; a `None` matches nothing | `game["<side>_abbr"]`. nrl returns the ESPN team id, `None` when it is missing |
 | `_config_schema_path()` | Plugin's `config_schema.json` — returning it routes `_get_layout_offset` through the `src.element_style` resolver (and gives it the defaults to compare against) | `None`, i.e. the classic inline `customization.layout` read |
 | `_font_root()` | Directory to resolve `assets/fonts` against | core install root |
 
@@ -266,7 +272,7 @@ gave pixel-identical output for all 399 frames (192 harness screens across the
 nine plugins at the eight default sizes, 72 scroll/Vegas cards, 135
 celebration frames), with a parent-vs-parent rerun as the determinism control.
 
-### Stage 4: the identical sweep (core done; adoption waits for a release)
+### Stage 4: the identical sweep (done: core 3.8.0, adopted)
 
 Re-measured on ledmatrix-plugins `56c4f15` (2026-09-30) the report still
 lists 58 families identical in every copy. Stage 4 moves the ones that are
@@ -301,7 +307,7 @@ Left in the plugins, though identical:
   renderers) is already core's, in `SportsHelpersMixin`; a renderer that
   wants it can inherit that.
 
-### Family 5: the game-over check (core done; adoption waits for a release)
+### Family 5: the game-over check (done: core 3.8.1, adopted)
 
 The pilot of the method below. ledmatrix-plugins `scripts/test_game_over_check.py`
 (#621) pinned 3,115 answers across the nine plugins first; the reconcile
@@ -313,7 +319,141 @@ clock rule (65 cells), baseball's dormant one (53, every one a game with a
 cells in hockey, basketball, football and lacrosse). The harness renders
 were pixel-identical. `src/common/sports_game_over.py` holds the body;
 `test/test_sports_game_over_parity.py` compares it, and each plugin's
-`FINAL_PERIOD`, with the plugin copies.
+`FINAL_PERIOD`, with the plugin copies. Core 3.8.1 shipped it, and all nine
+scoreboards inherit it and floor on 3.8.1 (ledmatrix-plugins #631).
+
+### Family 6: favourite matching (done: core 3.8.2, adopted)
+
+ledmatrix-plugins `scripts/test_favourite_matching.py` (#634) pinned 204 rows
+across the nine plugins first: `_is_favorite_game` on each manager role, the
+two selection methods, the real `update()` with favourites-only on and off,
+and the INFO summary; the reconcile extends it to 217 (a lower-case and a
+padded favourite through `update()`, and the live favourite boost). The reconcile (ledmatrix-plugins
+#635) made `_is_favorite_game` one body on `SportsCore`
+(afl and soccer's `SportsUpcoming` copies and five `SportsLive` copies, all
+redundant, are gone), added `_favorite_code` beside it, and gave nrl a
+`_favorite_key` override instead of its own copies. So that a lower-case
+favourite works on a favourites-only Upcoming board, the Upcoming `update()`'s
+favourites-only pre-filter and the basketball, hockey and lacrosse live boost
+now ask `_is_favorite_game` too (a one-line change each; `update()` itself is
+family 13). Of 3,897 cells only those the decisions above explain changed:
+case and spaces in eight plugins (30-40 each), the id-less duplicate fix (6-8
+each), nrl's key (6) and its "None" match (6), and the INFO line in baseball,
+football and ufc. The harness renders were byte-identical. `src/common/sports_favorites.py` holds the
+bodies, one mixin per carrying class; `test/test_sports_favorites_parity.py`
+compares them with the plugin copies and checks that only nrl overrides
+`_favorite_key`. Core 3.8.2 shipped it, and all nine scoreboards inherit it and
+floor on 3.8.2 (ledmatrix-plugins #637).
+
+Left for later families: the live screens' favourites-only filter
+(`_classify_live_game` and its inline copies) and favourites-first sort still
+compare abbreviations exactly, and
+`SportsCoreSharedMixin._round_robin_favorites` groups favourites by raw
+abbreviation (or by `_team_in` where a plugin has one) instead of through
+`_favorite_key`. The result-colour helpers also wait (decision above).
+
+### Family 7: the other-games rotation (done: core 3.8.4, adopted)
+
+ledmatrix-plugins `scripts/test_other_games_rotation.py` (#640) pinned 96 rows
+across the nine plugins first: `_by_importance` per rankings table, core's
+`_favorites_first` pools per favourites, quality, divisions and rankings, the
+window over time, the real `update()` followed by `display()`'s rotation call
+(the list, the card on screen, redraws and how often the list is recomposed),
+`update()` and `display()` advancing the window in sequence and interleaved on
+two threads, odds for rotated-in games, and `favorite_rotation_boost`'s
+switch order. The reconcile (ledmatrix-plugins #641)
+made `_by_importance`, `_other_games_window`, `_advance_other_games_if_due`,
+`_rotate_other_games_on_display` and `_attach_odds_to_rotated_games` one body
+on `SportsCore` (ufc gains the odds helper), with `_rankings_loaded` as the
+seam `_by_importance` asks: the abbreviation table by default, football's
+override also counts its rankings keyed by team id. Of 864 cells only those
+the decisions below explain changed: the window lock (the interleaved row, in
+the seven plugins with a reachable `update()` other than football), the
+due-check's fallback pool (two rows in the same seven) and ufc's rotated-in
+odds (one cell). The harness renders were byte-identical (208 PNGs).
+`src/common/sports_rotation.py` holds the bodies in one mixin,
+`SportsRotationMixin`; `test/test_sports_rotation_parity.py` compares them
+with the plugin copies and checks that only football overrides
+`_rankings_loaded`.
+
+Left for later families: in eight plugins the no-favourites branch of
+`update()` still picks a fixed "next N" through `_filtered_or_all` and never
+builds the pools, so nothing rotates on a board with no favourites; football
+routes it through `_favorites_first(games, 0, N)` (decision below, family 13).
+ufc's MMA managers override `update()` and never build the pools, so the
+rotation is dormant there. `_best_rank`, `_is_ranked_game` and
+`_passes_other_filters` were family 8.
+
+### Family 8: rankings (done: core 3.8.5, adopted)
+
+ledmatrix-plugins `scripts/test_rankings.py` (#644) pinned 79 rows across the
+nine plugins first, every ESPN request answered offline from recorded-shape
+payloads: which endpoints `_fetch_team_rankings` asks per league and the
+tables it keeps, `_choose_poll` over nine poll sets, the division rosters'
+season year across six dates, the rankings and roster caches, a poll from a
+finished season, malformed payloads, and `_is_ranked_game`, `_best_rank` and
+`_passes_other_filters` over games whose abbreviations collide. The reconcile
+(ledmatrix-plugins #645) made `_fetch_team_rankings`,
+`_choose_poll` (three bodies each), `_load_division_team_ids`,
+`_passes_other_filters`, `_best_rank` and `_is_ranked_game` (two each) one
+body each on `SportsCore`, with football's `_ranked_positions` and a new
+`_poll_season_ended` beside them, and dropped baseball's per-league
+class-level rankings copy. Every changed cell is one of the decisions below:
+the id table in all nine (and the games it re-ranks), /rankings first for
+every college or NCAA league in afl, basketball, nrl and soccer, the season
+year in the eight that asked for the calendar year, the stale-poll rows, and
+baseball's shared copy. The harness renders were byte-identical.
+`src/common/sports_rankings.py` holds the bodies in one mixin,
+`SportsRankingsMixin`, plus `choose_top_division_poll()` for the dynamic team
+resolvers; `test/test_sports_rankings_parity.py` compares them, and the
+constants, with the plugin copies.
+
+Left for later families: the rank badge (switch scorebug, scroll card and the
+plugins' `manager.py`, families 11, 12 and 14) still reads the abbreviation
+table; `manager.py`'s `_get_rankings_cache` merges every league's table for
+the scroll cards. `_rankings_loaded` stays the family 7 seam (football counts
+its id table too); the two differ only for a poll whose blocks carry ids and
+no abbreviations. The data sources' `fetch_standings` (held with
+`data_sources.py`) is still four bodies; only its endpoint order changed.
+
+### Family 9: live fetch and odds (reconciled; promoted, core 3.8.6)
+
+ledmatrix-plugins `scripts/test_live_fetch_odds.py` (#649) pinned 44 rows
+across the nine plugins first, every ESPN request answered offline the way
+ESPN answered on 2026-10-12 (a single date 200, a range 400): the requests,
+cache keys and TTLs of `_fetch_todays_games` per league and Eastern time,
+the live cache over time, empty, null and failed answers, `_fetch_odds` per
+game kind and odds endpoint on a virtual clock (which thread asks, how long
+the call waits, when the line lands), the real `update()` of every screen
+with a 3 s odds endpoint, and the league overrides (MiLB, HockeyTech, ufc's
+`MMALive`, which stay per-sport). Measuring found seven bodies of
+`_fetch_todays_games`, not five: the fetch service's shared key had split
+the old groups. The reconcile (ledmatrix-plugins #650)
+made `_fetch_todays_games` and `_fetch_odds` one body each on `SportsCore`,
+with the odds worker `_drain_odds_queue` beside them, and added a test that
+runs `update()` and `display()` on two threads against a slow endpoint.
+Every changed cell is one of the decisions below; the harness renders were
+byte-identical once the four fixtures that seeded the old live key seed the
+shared one. `src/common/sports_live_fetch.py` holds the bodies in one mixin,
+`SportsLiveFetchMixin`; `test/test_sports_live_fetch_parity.py` compares them
+with the plugin copies.
+
+Measured `update()` time with a 3 s odds endpoint and four games, before and
+after: Upcoming 6 s (afl, baseball, football, nrl, soccer, ufc), 12 s
+(hockey, lacrosse), 0 s (basketball) to 0 s everywhere; Recent 6 s / 12 s to
+0 s; Live's first pass 8 s / 12 s and next poll 4 s / 6 s to 0 s. The line
+now lands when ESPN answers (3 s here) instead of at the next `update()`
+(15 s for a live game, an hour for an upcoming or recent one) in the six.
+
+Left for later: ufc's MMA Recent manager never asks for odds and its Upcoming
+manager asks for every fight in the window before trimming to the headliners
+(both in `mma.py`'s `update()` overrides, family 13); basketball's NCAA
+Recent/Upcoming fallback still caches the undated scoreboard under
+`<sport_key>_scoreboard_current` with `limit=1000`, which ESPN truncates (held
+with the data fetching); `_attach_odds_to_rotated_games` still starts its own
+thread per rotation and can route through `_fetch_odds` once every plugin
+inherits this mixin; and ESPN lists only some college basketball games
+without `groups=50` (7 of 21 on 2026-03-14), dated or not.
 
 ### Why the method changes
 
@@ -398,12 +538,12 @@ release.
 
 | # | Family | Methods (variants) | Why here |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| 4 | Identical sweep | `manager.py`: `_dispatch_switch_refresh`, `_favorite_team_is_live`, `get_vegas_priority_weight`, `_game_involves`, `_favorite_scan_targets`, `_favorite_scan_games`, `_get_total_games_for_manager` (all nine, 1); the live-scroll helpers `_preserving_scroll_position`, `_refresh_live_scroll_managers`, `_live_scroll_managers`, `_note_live_scroll_built`, `_live_scroll_needs_rebuild`, `_live_scroll_fields` (eight, 1). `sports.py`: `_card_option`, `_filtered_or_all`, `_effective_live_duration`, `_recent_date_text` (eight, 1). 58 identical families in all | Nothing to decide; brings `manager.py` into core as a `SportsPluginHostMixin`. `_resolve_font_path` (identical in nine `sports.py` and eight renderers) becomes `sports_font_path.resolve_font_path`, not `font_layout.resolve_asset_path`, which skips the cwd. Core side done; see [Stage 4](#stage-4-the-identical-sweep-core-done-adoption-waits-for-a-release) |
-| 5 | Game-over check | `SportsLive._is_game_really_over` (5) | Pure logic, no pixels; one seam, `FINAL_PERIOD`. The pilot for the procedure. Reconciled to one body and promoted as `sports_game_over`; adoption waits for the release that ships it. See [Family 5](#family-5-the-game-over-check-core-done-adoption-waits-for-a-release) |
-| 6 | Favourite matching | `_is_favorite_game` (7 across three classes), `_select_games_for_display` (2: nrl), `_select_recent_games_for_display` (3) | Everything that asks "is this a favourite" goes through the 3.5.0 `_favorite_key` seam |
-| 7 | Other-games rotation | `_by_importance`, `_other_games_window`, `_advance_other_games_if_due` (2 each: football), `_rotate_other_games_on_display` (2: ufc) | One outlier each; football carries two fixes the other eight lack |
-| 8 | Rankings | `_fetch_team_rankings` (3), `_choose_poll` (3), `_load_division_team_ids`, `_passes_other_filters`, `_best_rank`, `_is_ranked_game` (2 each: football) | Needs 7; the rank badge and the "ranked only" filter read it |
-| 9 | Live fetch and odds | `_fetch_todays_games` (5), `_fetch_odds` (3), `_attach_odds_to_rotated_games` (3) | The prerequisite for one shared ESPN poller across plugins |
+| 4 | Identical sweep | `manager.py`: `_dispatch_switch_refresh`, `_favorite_team_is_live`, `get_vegas_priority_weight`, `_game_involves`, `_favorite_scan_targets`, `_favorite_scan_games`, `_get_total_games_for_manager` (all nine, 1); the live-scroll helpers `_preserving_scroll_position`, `_refresh_live_scroll_managers`, `_live_scroll_managers`, `_note_live_scroll_built`, `_live_scroll_needs_rebuild`, `_live_scroll_fields` (eight, 1). `sports.py`: `_card_option`, `_filtered_or_all`, `_effective_live_duration`, `_recent_date_text` (eight, 1). 58 identical families in all | Nothing to decide; brings `manager.py` into core as a `SportsPluginHostMixin`. `_resolve_font_path` (identical in nine `sports.py` and eight renderers) becomes `sports_font_path.resolve_font_path`, not `font_layout.resolve_asset_path`, which skips the cwd. Done: core 3.8.0, adopted (ledmatrix-plugins #594); see [Stage 4](#stage-4-the-identical-sweep-done-core-380-adopted) |
+| 5 | Game-over check | `SportsLive._is_game_really_over` (5) | Pure logic, no pixels; one seam, `FINAL_PERIOD`. The pilot for the procedure. Reconciled to one body and promoted as `sports_game_over`; shipped in 3.8.1 and adopted. See [Family 5](#family-5-the-game-over-check-done-core-381-adopted) |
+| 6 | Favourite matching | `_is_favorite_game` (7 across three classes), `_select_games_for_display` (2: nrl), `_select_recent_games_for_display` (3) | Everything that asks "is this a favourite" goes through the 3.5.0 `_favorite_key` seam. Reconciled to one body each and promoted as `sports_favorites`; shipped in 3.8.2 and adopted. See [Family 6](#family-6-favourite-matching-done-core-382-adopted) |
+| 7 | Other-games rotation | `_by_importance`, `_other_games_window`, `_advance_other_games_if_due` (2 each: football), `_rotate_other_games_on_display` (2: ufc), with `_attach_odds_to_rotated_games` (3; ufc had none) | One outlier each; football carried two fixes the other eight lacked. Reconciled to one body each, on a `_rankings_loaded` seam, and promoted as `sports_rotation`; done: core 3.8.4, adopted (ledmatrix-plugins #643). See [Family 7](#family-7-the-other-games-rotation-done-core-384-adopted) |
+| 8 | Rankings | `_fetch_team_rankings` (3), `_choose_poll` (3), `_load_division_team_ids`, `_passes_other_filters`, `_best_rank`, `_is_ranked_game` (2 each: football) | Needs 7; the rank badge and the "ranked only" filter read it. Reconciled to one body each and promoted as `sports_rankings`; done: core 3.8.5, adopted (ledmatrix-plugins #648). See [Family 8](#family-8-rankings-done-core-385-adopted) |
+| 9 | Live fetch and odds | `_fetch_todays_games` (7 when measured), `_fetch_odds` (3); `_attach_odds_to_rotated_games` went with 7 | The prerequisite for one shared ESPN poller across plugins. Reconciled to one body each and promoted as `sports_live_fetch` (core 3.8.6). See [Family 9](#family-9-live-fetch-and-odds-reconciled-promoted-core-386) |
 | 10 | View model | `_extract_game_details_common` (9 of 9) | Every renderer reads it; its keys are additive-only, so reconcile to the superset and leave sport extras in `_extract_game_details` |
 | 11 | Switch scorebug | `_load_fonts` (4), `_load_custom_font_from_element_config` (6), `_get_layout_offset` (5), `_fit_score_font` (2: football), `_load_and_resize_logo` (9), `_draw_dynamic_odds` (9), then `_draw_scorebug_layout` (20: Upcoming 9, Recent 8, Live 2, ufc's Core 1) | Needs 10 and the twin decisions below. Several releases: fonts and offsets, logos, odds, then one mode's layout per release |
 | 12 | Scroll/Vegas card | `game_renderer.py`: `render_game_card` (6), `_load_and_resize_logo` (8), `_load_custom_font`, `preload_logos`, `__init__` (7 each), `_draw_records_or_rankings` (6), `_load_fonts`, `_draw_dynamic_odds`, `_draw_live_game_status`, `_draw_recent_game_status`, `_get_team_display_text` (5 each), `_draw_text_with_outline` (2: football) | Same decisions as 11; sequence after the scroll-performance work on pre-rendered strips lands |
@@ -444,36 +584,80 @@ suspected behaviour that needs a payload or a rig to confirm first.
   as `0:00`). A score level at 0:00 is not over: the game stays live through
   the break before overtime, and one that really ends tied ends on its final
   status. Baseball keeps its postponed/suspended override in `BaseballLive`.
-- **6, favourite matching.** NRL keeps matching favourites by team id
-  (abbreviations collide: NEW, CAN), through `_favorite_key` rather than its
-  own copies of the selection methods. Six plugins log the recent-games
-  selection at INFO; baseball, football and ufc do not.
-- **7, other-games rotation.** football advances the rotation window under
-  `_games_lock` (update() and display() both advance it; interleaved, a
-  window of games is skipped) and fixes a favourites-only pool that recomposed
-  the list on every frame. Port both. ufc does not attach odds to fights
-  rotated in: decide whether rotated fights show odds.
-- **8, rankings.** (a) afl, basketball, nrl and soccer turn a *standings*
-  payload into ranks (a pro league's standings position becomes the rank
-  badge); baseball, hockey, lacrosse, ufc and football do not. Which is
-  right is visible on every pro-league card with "show ranking" on.
-  (b) football also keys ranks by team id, so two schools sharing an
-  abbreviation across divisions cannot be confused: adopt for all.
-  (c) football asks for the division roster of the *season* year (July
-  onward is this year's season), which is right for football and wrong for
-  college basketball, hockey and lacrosse, whose ESPN season is the year it
-  ends: a per-sport seam, not football's constant. (d) baseball's
-  `_choose_poll` calls `dynamic_team_resolver.choose_top_division_poll`, the
-  others inline it: one home, in core.
-- **9, live fetch and odds.** (a) afl, basketball, nrl and soccer cache the
-  live scoreboard for 30 s under `<sport_key>_scoreboard_current`; the others
-  do not (the harness fixtures seed that key, so the change shows up there).
-  (b) basketball fetches college games with no `dates` parameter, citing a
-  404 (*verify* now that `espn_dates` handles ranges). (c) odds are fetched
-  three ways: blocking (hockey, lacrosse), a thread waited on for 1.5–2 s
-  (six plugins), or fire-and-forget for upcoming games (basketball). This
-  sets how long `update()` takes and when an odds line appears. (d) nrl
-  guards on a missing odds manager; port it.
+- **6, favourite matching. Decided 2026-10-05, done:** each side of a game is
+  named by `_favorite_key` (the abbreviation; NRL overrides it with the ESPN
+  team id, and `None` for a missing id, which fixes a favourite typed "None"
+  matching every game without one) and compared with `favorite_teams`
+  stripped and upper-cased, so " bos" matches BOS. NRL's ambiguous "NEW"
+  still matches nothing and is logged; routing the result-colour helpers
+  (`side_is_favorite`, which tint both NEW clubs) through `_favorite_key` is
+  left for a later family. The recent-games selection logs at INFO in all
+  nine. ufc stays on the shared body, dormant: its favourites are fighters,
+  which its MMA managers match themselves (a follow-up). Fix ported: only a
+  game with an id can be a duplicate in the selection methods.
+- **7, other-games rotation. Decided 2026-10-09, done:** two fixes ported
+  from football. The window advances under `_games_lock`: `update()` and
+  `display()` both advance it, and interleaved, each added a width and a
+  window of games was never shown. The display path's due-check looks at the
+  pool `_compose_selection` actually cuts from, including the unfiltered
+  fallback when nothing else survived. The other eight never rotated that
+  fallback between fetches (it moved only when `update()` ran, then several
+  windows at once); guessing it whenever the filtered pool was empty would
+  recompose an identical list on every frame while a favourite played.
+  Rotated-in fights in ufc follow its `show_odds` like every other fight (no
+  separate toggle; the rotation is dormant in ufc today, so no board
+  changes). `_rankings_loaded` is a seam (default: the abbreviation table is
+  non-empty; football counts its by-id table too). Kept for family 13: the
+  no-favourites branch of `update()` keeps its fixed "next N" in the eight
+  plugins that have it, rather than football's rotating pools.
+- **8, rankings. Decided 2026-10-12, reconciled.** Measured first, two of
+  the questions as first written did not hold. (a) afl, basketball, nrl and
+  soccer could turn a *standings* payload into ranks, but the branch never
+  ran: rankings are fetched only where `_league_has_rankings()` (a college or
+  NCAA league), and ESPN's site-API /standings answers `{}` or a link stub,
+  never a table. Deleted. The same four data sources asked /standings first
+  for any college league outside a fixed list, so a custom NCAA soccer
+  league (`usa.ncaa.m.1`) never showed its coaches poll; every college or
+  NCAA league now asks /rankings first, as in the other five (fix, visible
+  only there). (b) Ranks are kept by ESPN team id too, in all nine, and a
+  game with ids is ranked by id: ESPN lists Ohio State and Ohio State Newark
+  both as OSU. Changes the "ranked" filter and the other-games order only
+  where abbreviations collide; the badge still reads the abbreviation table.
+  (c) Only college football has division rosters (all nine carry the same
+  one-league table; college basketball, hockey and lacrosse publish none), so
+  football's July rule is promoted as is and there is no seam. In the other
+  eight the calendar year was unreachable. (d) One poll rule, in core:
+  `_choose_poll`, with `choose_top_division_poll()` for the resolvers that
+  expand `AP_TOP_n` (baseball's helper and the others' inline copies call it
+  once they adopt). (e) A poll from a season that has ended loads nothing:
+  ESPN keeps serving the last poll between seasons (on 2026-10-12, college
+  basketball's April final and college lacrosse's May poll), and each block
+  carries its season's `endDate`, so no calendar and no per-sport seam. No
+  badge shows and the "ranked" filter fails open until the new season's
+  first poll; visible on college basketball and lacrosse boards between
+  seasons. A block without a readable `endDate` counts as current. (f)
+  baseball's MLB, MiLB and NCAA Baseball managers drop their class-level
+  shared copy of the table (none of those leagues publishes a poll).
+- **9, live fetch and odds. Decided 2026-10-12, reconciled.** (a) Live
+  scores are always fresh: every poll asks ESPN and leaves the answer under
+  the shared `espn_scoreboard_cache_key` for its dates (`max_age=1`: only a
+  copy another reader fetched within the last second, the managers of one
+  display tick, is reused). afl, basketball, nrl and soccer had held it 30 s
+  under `<sport_key>_scoreboard_current`, so with the 15 s default poll every
+  other poll repeated the last one; lacrosse and ufc now share their copy.
+  (b) College basketball is asked by date like every other league: ESPN
+  answered single dates for both college leagues on 2026-10-12 (the 404 no
+  longer happens), so the lookback now reaches last night's late games there
+  too. `groups=50` is a separate question (left above). (c) Odds never block
+  `update()`: one daemon worker per manager answers a queue and attaches each
+  line in place under `_games_lock`; one batch in flight per manager, games
+  queued meanwhile join it. A card can draw once without odds and gain them;
+  a pre-rendered scroll strip gains them when it is next rebuilt. (d) The
+  missing-odds-manager guard (nrl's, already in `_attach_odds_to_rotated_games`
+  since family 7) is in `_fetch_odds` too, logged at debug, not ERROR. Fix
+  ported: an answer with `"events": null` is no games instead of a
+  `TypeError` out of the fetch (all nine), and `get_espn_scoreboard` no longer
+  caches it under the shared key.
 - **10, view model.** Per key, whether every sport emits it. Additive only:
   no key is renamed or removed.
 - **11 and 12, the scorebug and the card.** The pinned divergences in

docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md

@@ -101,7 +101,10 @@ python3 --version
   Imager, choosing Raspberry Pi OS Lite (64-bit). Trixie is recommended;
   Bookworm (Legacy) also works. An in-place upgrade from Bullseye is not
   supported by Raspberry Pi and is not worth the risk.
-- "Desktop environment detected": use the Lite image, not the desktop one.
+- "A desktop is running": use the Lite image, not the desktop one, or boot
+  to the console with `sudo systemctl set-default multi-user.target` and
+  reboot. Desktop packages that are installed but not running only produce a
+  warning, and the install continues.
 - "python3 is Python 3.x; LEDMatrix needs Python 3.11 or newer": something
   has replaced the system `python3`. Point it back at the OS's own Python
   (`/usr/bin/python3` should be 3.11 on Bookworm, 3.13 on Trixie).

first_time_install.sh

@@ -86,25 +86,44 @@ if [ -r "$LM_OS_RELEASE_FILE" ]; then
         OS_CHECK_FAILED=1
     fi
 
-    # Check if it's the Lite version (no desktop environment)
-    # Check for desktop packages or desktop services
-    DESKTOP_DETECTED=0
+    # Check for a desktop. A desktop only competes with the panel for CPU while
+    # it runs, so a running display manager stops the install; desktop packages
+    # or session files on a Pi that boots to the console are only a warning.
+    DESKTOP_RUNNING=0
+    DESKTOP_INSTALLED=0
+    # display-manager is the alias every Debian display manager registers.
+    for dm in display-manager lightdm gdm gdm3 sddm lxdm; do
+        if systemctl is-active --quiet "$dm" 2>/dev/null; then
+            DESKTOP_RUNNING=1
+        fi
+    done
     # grep without -q: -q exits at the first match, dpkg then dies of SIGPIPE,
     # and pipefail turns a found desktop into "not found".
-    if dpkg -l | grep -E "^ii.*raspberrypi-ui-mods|^ii.*lxde|^ii.*xfce|^ii.*gnome|^ii.*kde" >/dev/null; then
-        DESKTOP_DETECTED=1
-    fi
-    if systemctl list-units --type=service --state=running 2>/dev/null | grep -qE "lightdm|gdm3|sddm|lxdm"; then
-        DESKTOP_DETECTED=1
+    # Desktop metapackages and session managers, matched as whole installed
+    # package names: an unanchored ".*kde" matched libblockdev-* ("bloc-kde-v"),
+    # and a "gnome" prefix matched standalone parts such as gnome-keyring.
+    # Trixie replaced raspberrypi-ui-mods with the rpd-*-core metapackages.
+    DESKTOP_PACKAGES='raspberrypi-ui-mods|rpd-wayland-core|rpd-x-core'
+    DESKTOP_PACKAGES+='|lxde|lxde-core|lxsession|xfce4|xfce4-session'
+    DESKTOP_PACKAGES+='|gnome-shell|gnome-session|kde-plasma-desktop|plasma-desktop'
+    DESKTOP_PACKAGES+='|plasma-workspace|task-desktop|task-[a-z0-9]+-desktop'
+    if dpkg-query -W -f='${db:Status-Abbrev} ${binary:Package}\n' 2>/dev/null \
+            | grep -E "^ii +(${DESKTOP_PACKAGES})(:[a-z0-9]+)?$" >/dev/null; then
+        DESKTOP_INSTALLED=1
     fi
     if [ -d /usr/share/raspberrypi-ui-mods ] || [ -d /usr/share/xsessions ]; then
-        DESKTOP_DETECTED=1
+        DESKTOP_INSTALLED=1
     fi
-    
-    if [ "$DESKTOP_DETECTED" -eq 1 ]; then
-        echo "✗ ERROR: Desktop environment detected - this script requires Raspberry Pi OS Lite"
-        echo "  Please use Raspberry Pi OS Lite (not the full desktop version)"
+
+    if [ "$DESKTOP_RUNNING" -eq 1 ]; then
+        echo "✗ ERROR: A desktop is running - this script requires Raspberry Pi OS Lite"
+        echo "  Please use Raspberry Pi OS Lite (not the full desktop version), or boot"
+        echo "  to the console: sudo systemctl set-default multi-user.target && sudo reboot"
         OS_CHECK_FAILED=1
+    elif [ "$DESKTOP_INSTALLED" -eq 1 ]; then
+        echo "⚠ WARNING: Desktop packages are installed, but no desktop is running."
+        echo "  Continuing. Keep the Pi booting to the console: a running desktop"
+        echo "  competes with the LED panel for CPU and can make it flicker."
     else
         echo "✓ Lite version confirmed (no desktop environment)"
     fi

mypy-clean.txt

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ src/auto_update_setup.py
 src/backup_manager.py
 src/base_odds_manager.py
 src/cache/__init__.py
-src/cache/cache_metrics.py
 src/cache/cache_strategy.py
 src/cache/memory_cache.py
 src/common/__init__.py
@@ -36,11 +35,15 @@ src/common/sports_card.py
 src/common/sports_card_wrappers.py
 src/common/sports_celebration.py
 src/common/sports_display_rules.py
+src/common/sports_favorites.py
 src/common/sports_fetch.py
 src/common/sports_font_path.py
 src/common/sports_game_over.py
+src/common/sports_live_fetch.py
 src/common/sports_live_scroll.py
 src/common/sports_plugin_host.py
+src/common/sports_rankings.py
+src/common/sports_rotation.py
 src/common/sports_scroll.py
 src/common/sports_timezone.py
 src/common/sports_vegas.py
@@ -59,6 +62,7 @@ src/ipc/contract.py
 src/ipc/server.py
 src/logging_config.py
 src/logo_downloader.py
+src/malloc_tuning.py
 src/matrix_support.py
 src/pi5_matrix_support.py
 src/plugin_system/__init__.py

requirements-test.txt

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # Install alongside requirements.txt:  pip install -r requirements.txt -r requirements-test.txt
 pytest>=9.0.3,<10.0.0
 pytest-cov>=4.1.0,<8.0.0
-pytest-mock>=3.11.0,<4.0.0
 freezegun>=1.2,<2        # deterministic time for golden-image tests
 psutil>=6.0.0,<7.0.0     # optional at runtime; installed for tests so the
                          # /system/status endpoint's real path is exercised

run.py

@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ project_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 if project_dir not in sys.path:
     sys.path.insert(0, project_dir)
 
+# Cap glibc's malloc arenas before any thread exists (arenas already made
+# stay): the in-process twin of the unit's MALLOC_ARENA_MAX=2, for units
+# installed before that line. A no-op off glibc. See src/malloc_tuning.py.
+from src import malloc_tuning
+malloc_tuning.cap_arenas()
+
 # Under systemd the watchdog clock is already running, and start-up (plugin
 # loads, initial updates) takes far longer than the render loop's limit. Widen
 # it before anything slow is imported; the render loop narrows it again once

scripts/README.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ display; **diagnostic** — run by hand on a Pi when something is wrong.
 | [`install/`](install/README.md) | keep | The installers: one-shot, services, sudoers/WiFi permissions, cache setup, and the shared `lib_*.sh` helpers `first_time_install.sh` sources |
 | [`fix_perms/`](fix_perms/README.md) | keep | Permission repair scripts, plus the two root helpers the web interface runs through sudo (`safe_plugin_rm.sh`, `safe_pip_install.sh`) |
 | [`utils/`](utils/README.md) | keep | Scripts run by systemd units or the web interface (conditional web start, WiFi monitor, update verify, DNS fix, Pixlet config editor, cache clearing) |
-| [`dev/`](dev/README.md) | dev-only | Plugin linking, emulator runner, Vegas density audit, Pillow smoke test |
+| [`dev/`](dev/README.md) | dev-only | Plugin linking, Vegas density audit, Pillow smoke test |
 | `templates/` | dev-only | `dev_preview.html`, the page `dev_server.py` serves |
 
 ## Top-level scripts
@@ -43,22 +43,18 @@ display; **diagnostic** — run by hand on a Pi when something is wrong.
 | `scroll_speeds.py` | keep | Shows and tries the scroll speeds your panel can display cleanly |
 | `sports_drift_report.py` | keep | Counts the different bodies of each method across the nine scoreboards in a `ledmatrix-plugins` checkout (report-only CI job; docs/SPORTS_UNIFICATION.md) |
 | `troubleshoot_captive_portal.sh` | diagnostic | Troubleshoots captive-portal WiFi setup after you can SSH back in |
-| `update_plugin_repos.py` | dev-only | Pulls the latest `ledmatrix-plugins` monorepo |
 | `verify_installation.sh` | diagnostic | Checks that an installation completed correctly |
 | `verify_wifi_setup.sh` | diagnostic | Health check of the WiFi management setup |
 
-## Candidates for removal
+## Hand-run tools nothing else references
 
 Nothing in the repo (docs, CI, tests, other scripts or code) refers to these.
-They are kept for now; each one needs an owner decision before it goes.
+They are run by hand and were kept by owner decision (October 2026); the
+old one-off schema fixers and WiFi test scripts listed here were removed.
 
 | Script | What it does |
 |---|---|
-| `add_defaults_to_schemas.py` | One-off: adds missing `default` values to plugin config schemas |
-| `analyze_plugin_schemas.py` | One-off: reports duplicate/inconsistent fields across plugin schemas |
 | `audit_plugins.py` | AST security audit of plugin code; says it is "designed to run in CI" but no workflow runs it |
 | `audit_render_path.py` | Finds blocking calls reachable from a plugin's `display()` |
 | `sports_scroll_check.py` | Drives a sports scoreboard scroll on the panel and reports its pacing |
-| `test_captive_portal.sh` | Tests the captive portal from a device connected to the AP |
-| `verify_wifi_before_testing.sh` | Pre-flight check before unplugging Ethernet to test WiFi |
 | `dev/test_pillow_compat.py` | Pillow API smoke test to run after upgrading Pillow |

scripts/add_defaults_to_schemas.py

@@ -1,231 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""
-Script to add default values to plugin config schemas where missing.
-
-This ensures that configs never start with None values, improving user experience
-and preventing validation errors.
-"""
-
-import json
-import sys
-from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Dict, List
-
-
-def get_default_for_field(prop: Dict[str, Any]) -> Any:
-    """
-    Determine a sensible default value for a field based on its type and constraints.
-    
-    Args:
-        prop: Field property schema
-        
-    Returns:
-        Default value or None if no default should be added
-    """
-    prop_type = prop.get('type')
-    
-    # Handle union types (array with multiple types)
-    if isinstance(prop_type, list):
-        # Use the first non-null type
-        prop_type = next((t for t in prop_type if t != 'null'), prop_type[0] if prop_type else 'string')
-    
-    if prop_type == 'boolean':
-        return False
-    
-    elif prop_type == 'number':
-        # For numbers, use minimum if available, or a sensible default
-        minimum = prop.get('minimum')
-        maximum = prop.get('maximum')
-        
-        if minimum is not None:
-            return minimum
-        elif maximum is not None:
-            # Use a reasonable fraction of max (like 30% or minimum 1)
-            return max(1, int(maximum * 0.3))
-        else:
-            # No constraints, use 0
-            return 0
-    
-    elif prop_type == 'integer':
-        # Similar to number
-        minimum = prop.get('minimum')
-        maximum = prop.get('maximum')
-        
-        if minimum is not None:
-            return minimum
-        elif maximum is not None:
-            return max(1, int(maximum * 0.3))
-        else:
-            return 0
-    
-    elif prop_type == 'string':
-        # Only add default for strings if it makes sense
-        # Check if there's an enum - use first value
-        enum_values = prop.get('enum')
-        if enum_values:
-            return enum_values[0]
-        
-        # For optional string fields, empty string might be okay, but be cautious
-        # We'll skip adding defaults for strings unless explicitly needed
-        return None
-    
-    elif prop_type == 'array':
-        # Empty array as default
-        return []
-    
-    elif prop_type == 'object':
-        # Empty object - but we'll handle nested objects separately
-        return {}
-    
-    return None
-
-
-def should_add_default(prop: Dict[str, Any], field_path: str) -> bool:
-    """
-    Determine if we should add a default value to this field.
-    
-    Args:
-        prop: Field property schema
-        field_path: Dot-separated path to the field
-        
-    Returns:
-        True if default should be added
-    """
-    # Skip if already has a default
-    if 'default' in prop:
-        return False
-    
-    # Skip secret fields (they should be user-provided)
-    if prop.get('x-secret', False):
-        return False
-    
-    # Skip API keys and similar sensitive fields
-    field_name = field_path.split('.')[-1].lower()
-    sensitive_keywords = ['key', 'password', 'secret', 'token', 'auth', 'credential']
-    if any(keyword in field_name for keyword in sensitive_keywords):
-        return False
-    
-    prop_type = prop.get('type')
-    if isinstance(prop_type, list):
-        prop_type = next((t for t in prop_type if t != 'null'), prop_type[0] if prop_type else None)
-    
-    # Only add defaults for certain types
-    if prop_type in ('boolean', 'number', 'integer', 'array'):
-        return True
-    
-    # For strings, only if there's an enum
-    if prop_type == 'string' and 'enum' in prop:
-        return True
-    
-    return False
-
-
-def add_defaults_recursive(schema: Dict[str, Any], path: str = "", modified: List[str] = None) -> bool:
-    """
-    Recursively add default values to schema fields.
-    
-    Args:
-        schema: Schema dictionary to modify
-        path: Current path in the schema (for logging)
-        modified: List to track which fields were modified
-        
-    Returns:
-        True if any modifications were made
-    """
-    if modified is None:
-        modified = []
-    
-    if not isinstance(schema, dict) or 'properties' not in schema:
-        return False
-    
-    changes_made = False
-    
-    for key, prop in schema['properties'].items():
-        if not isinstance(prop, dict):
-            continue
-        
-        current_path = f"{path}.{key}" if path else key
-        
-        # Check nested objects
-        if prop.get('type') == 'object' and 'properties' in prop:
-            if add_defaults_recursive(prop, current_path, modified):
-                changes_made = True
-        
-        # Add default if appropriate
-        if should_add_default(prop, current_path):
-            default_value = get_default_for_field(prop)
-            if default_value is not None:
-                prop['default'] = default_value
-                modified.append(current_path)
-                changes_made = True
-                print(f"  Added default to {current_path}: {default_value} (type: {prop.get('type')})")
-    
-    return changes_made
-
-
-def process_schema_file(schema_path: Path) -> bool:
-    """
-    Process a single schema file to add defaults.
-    
-    Args:
-        schema_path: Path to the schema file
-        
-    Returns:
-        True if file was modified
-    """
-    print(f"\nProcessing: {schema_path}")
-    
-    try:
-        with open(schema_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-            schema = json.load(f)
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"  Error reading schema: {e}")
-        return False
-    
-    modified_fields = []
-    changes_made = add_defaults_recursive(schema, modified=modified_fields)
-    
-    if changes_made:
-        # Write back with pretty formatting
-        with open(schema_path, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-            json.dump(schema, f, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False)
-            f.write('\n')  # Add trailing newline
-        
-        print(f"  ✓ Modified {len(modified_fields)} fields")
-        return True
-    else:
-        print("  ✓ No changes needed")
-        return False
-
-
-def main():
-    """Main entry point."""
-    project_root = Path(__file__).parent.parent
-    plugins_dir = project_root / 'plugin-repos'
-    
-    if not plugins_dir.exists():
-        print(f"Error: Plugins directory not found: {plugins_dir}")
-        sys.exit(1)
-    
-    # Find all config_schema.json files
-    schema_files = list(plugins_dir.rglob('config_schema.json'))
-    
-    if not schema_files:
-        print("No config_schema.json files found")
-        sys.exit(0)
-    
-    print(f"Found {len(schema_files)} schema files")
-    
-    modified_count = 0
-    for schema_file in sorted(schema_files):
-        if process_schema_file(schema_file):
-            modified_count += 1
-    
-    print(f"\n{'='*60}")
-    print(f"Summary: Modified {modified_count} out of {len(schema_files)} schema files")
-    print(f"{'='*60}")
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()
-

scripts/analyze_plugin_schemas.py

@@ -1,279 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""
-Analyze all plugin config schemas to identify issues:
-- Duplicate fields
-- Inconsistencies
-- Missing common fields
-- Naming variations
-- Formatting issues
-"""
-
-import json
-from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Dict, List, Any
-import jsonschema
-from jsonschema import Draft7Validator
-
-# Standard common fields that should be in all plugins
-STANDARD_COMMON_FIELDS = {
-    "enabled": {
-        "type": "boolean",
-        "default": False,
-        "description": "Enable or disable this plugin",
-        "required": True,
-        "order": 1
-    },
-    "display_duration": {
-        "type": "number",
-        "default": 15,
-        "minimum": 1,
-        "maximum": 300,
-        "description": "How long to display this plugin in seconds",
-        "order": 2
-    },
-    "live_priority": {
-        "type": "boolean",
-        "default": False,
-        "description": "Enable live priority takeover when plugin has live content",
-        "order": 3
-    },
-    "high_performance_transitions": {
-        "type": "boolean",
-        "default": False,
-        "description": "Use high-performance transitions (120 FPS) instead of standard (30 FPS)",
-        "order": 4
-    },
-    "update_interval": {
-        "type": "integer",
-        "default": 60,
-        "minimum": 1,
-        "description": "How often to refresh data in seconds",
-        "order": 5
-    },
-    "transition": {
-        "type": "object",
-        "order": 6
-    }
-}
-
-def find_duplicate_fields(schema: Dict[str, Any], path: str = "") -> List[str]:
-    """Find duplicate field definitions within a schema."""
-    duplicates = []
-    seen_fields = {}
-    
-    def check_properties(props: Dict[str, Any], current_path: str):
-        if not isinstance(props, dict):
-            return
-        
-        for key, value in props.items():
-            full_path = f"{current_path}.{key}" if current_path else key
-            if key in seen_fields:
-                duplicates.append(f"Duplicate field '{key}' at {full_path} (also at {seen_fields[key]})")
-            else:
-                seen_fields[key] = full_path
-            
-            # Recursively check nested objects
-            if isinstance(value, dict):
-                if "properties" in value:
-                    check_properties(value["properties"], full_path)
-                elif "items" in value and isinstance(value["items"], dict):
-                    if "properties" in value["items"]:
-                        check_properties(value["items"]["properties"], f"{full_path}[items]")
-    
-    if "properties" in schema:
-        check_properties(schema["properties"], "")
-    
-    return duplicates
-
-def validate_schema_syntax(schema_path: Path) -> tuple[bool, List[str]]:
-    """Validate JSON Schema syntax."""
-    try:
-        with open(schema_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-            schema = json.load(f)
-        
-        # Validate schema structure
-        Draft7Validator.check_schema(schema)
-        return True, []
-    except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
-        return False, [f"JSON syntax error: {str(e)}"]
-    except jsonschema.SchemaError as e:
-        return False, [f"Schema validation error: {str(e)}"]
-    except Exception as e:
-        return False, [f"Error: {str(e)}"]
-
-def analyze_schema(schema_path: Path) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """Analyze a single schema file."""
-    plugin_id = schema_path.parent.name
-    analysis = {
-        "plugin_id": plugin_id,
-        "path": str(schema_path),
-        "valid": False,
-        "errors": [],
-        "warnings": [],
-        "has_title": False,
-        "has_description": False,
-        "common_fields": {},
-        "missing_common_fields": [],
-        "naming_issues": [],
-        "duplicates": [],
-        "property_order": [],
-        "update_interval_variant": None
-    }
-    
-    try:
-        with open(schema_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-            schema = json.load(f)
-        
-        # Check for title and description
-        analysis["has_title"] = "title" in schema
-        analysis["has_description"] = "description" in schema
-        
-        if not analysis["has_title"]:
-            analysis["warnings"].append("Missing 'title' field at root level")
-        if not analysis["has_description"]:
-            analysis["warnings"].append("Missing 'description' field at root level")
-        
-        # Validate schema syntax
-        is_valid, errors = validate_schema_syntax(schema_path)
-        analysis["valid"] = is_valid
-        analysis["errors"].extend(errors)
-        
-        if not is_valid:
-            return analysis
-        
-        # Check for duplicate fields
-        duplicates = find_duplicate_fields(schema)
-        analysis["duplicates"] = duplicates
-        
-        # Check properties
-        if "properties" not in schema:
-            analysis["errors"].append("Missing 'properties' field")
-            return analysis
-        
-        properties = schema["properties"]
-        
-        # Check common fields
-        for field_name, field_spec in STANDARD_COMMON_FIELDS.items():
-            if field_name in properties:
-                analysis["common_fields"][field_name] = properties[field_name]
-            else:
-                # Check for variants
-                if field_name == "update_interval":
-                    # Check for update_interval_seconds variant
-                    if "update_interval_seconds" in properties:
-                        analysis["update_interval_variant"] = "update_interval_seconds"
-                        analysis["naming_issues"].append(
-                            "Uses 'update_interval_seconds' instead of 'update_interval'"
-                        )
-                    else:
-                        analysis["missing_common_fields"].append(field_name)
-                else:
-                    analysis["missing_common_fields"].append(field_name)
-        
-        # Check property order (enabled should be first)
-        prop_keys = list(properties.keys())
-        analysis["property_order"] = prop_keys
-        
-        if prop_keys and prop_keys[0] != "enabled":
-            analysis["warnings"].append(
-                f"'enabled' is not first property. First property is '{prop_keys[0]}'"
-            )
-        
-        # Check for required fields
-        required = schema.get("required", [])
-        if "enabled" not in required:
-            analysis["warnings"].append("'enabled' is not in required fields")
-        
-    except Exception as e:
-        analysis["errors"].append(f"Failed to analyze schema: {str(e)}")
-    
-    return analysis
-
-def main():
-    """Main analysis function."""
-    project_root = Path(__file__).parent.parent
-    plugins_dir = project_root / "plugin-repos"
-    
-    if not plugins_dir.exists():
-        print(f"Plugins directory not found: {plugins_dir}")
-        return
-    
-    results = []
-    
-    # Find all config_schema.json files
-    schema_files = list(plugins_dir.glob("*/config_schema.json"))
-    
-    print(f"Found {len(schema_files)} plugin schemas to analyze\n")
-    
-    for schema_path in sorted(schema_files):
-        print(f"Analyzing {schema_path.parent.name}...")
-        analysis = analyze_schema(schema_path)
-        results.append(analysis)
-    
-    # Print summary
-    print("\n" + "="*80)
-    print("ANALYSIS SUMMARY")
-    print("="*80)
-    
-    for result in results:
-        print(f"\n{result['plugin_id']}:")
-        print(f"  Valid: {result['valid']}")
-        
-        if result['errors']:
-            print(f"  Errors ({len(result['errors'])}):")
-            for error in result['errors']:
-                print(f"    - {error}")
-        
-        if result['warnings']:
-            print(f"  Warnings ({len(result['warnings'])}):")
-            for warning in result['warnings']:
-                print(f"    - {warning}")
-        
-        if result['duplicates']:
-            print(f"  Duplicates ({len(result['duplicates'])}):")
-            for dup in result['duplicates']:
-                print(f"    - {dup}")
-        
-        if result['missing_common_fields']:
-            print(f"  Missing common fields: {', '.join(result['missing_common_fields'])}")
-        
-        if result['naming_issues']:
-            print("  Naming issues:")
-            for issue in result['naming_issues']:
-                print(f"    - {issue}")
-        
-        if result['property_order'] and result['property_order'][0] != 'enabled':
-            print(f"  Property order: First is '{result['property_order'][0]}' (should be 'enabled')")
-    
-    # Overall statistics
-    print("\n" + "="*80)
-    print("OVERALL STATISTICS")
-    print("="*80)
-    
-    valid_count = sum(1 for r in results if r['valid'])
-    has_title_count = sum(1 for r in results if r['has_title'])
-    has_description_count = sum(1 for r in results if r['has_description'])
-    enabled_first_count = sum(1 for r in results if r['property_order'] and r['property_order'][0] == 'enabled')
-    total_errors = sum(len(r['errors']) for r in results)
-    total_warnings = sum(len(r['warnings']) for r in results)
-    total_duplicates = sum(len(r['duplicates']) for r in results)
-    
-    print(f"Total plugins: {len(results)}")
-    print(f"Valid schemas: {valid_count}/{len(results)}")
-    print(f"Has title: {has_title_count}/{len(results)}")
-    print(f"Has description: {has_description_count}/{len(results)}")
-    print(f"'enabled' first: {enabled_first_count}/{len(results)}")
-    print(f"Total errors: {total_errors}")
-    print(f"Total warnings: {total_warnings}")
-    print(f"Total duplicates: {total_duplicates}")
-    
-    # Save detailed report
-    report_path = project_root / "plugin_schema_analysis.json"
-    with open(report_path, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-        json.dump(results, f, indent=2)
-    
-    print(f"\nDetailed report saved to: {report_path}")
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
-

scripts/dev/README.md

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ This directory contains scripts and utilities for development and testing.
 ## Scripts
 
 - **`dev_plugin_setup.sh`** - Sets up plugin development environment by linking plugin repositories
-- **`run_emulator.sh`** - Runs the LED Matrix display in emulator mode (for development without hardware)
 - **`vegas_audit.py`** - Measures how much of the Vegas ticker strip actually shows content (dead-frame ratio)
 - **`test_pillow_compat.py`** - Pillow API smoke test to run after upgrading Pillow (`python3 scripts/dev/test_pillow_compat.py`)
 
@@ -28,6 +27,6 @@ links. To use a fork or another clone location, copy
 
 ### Running Emulator
 ```bash
-./scripts/dev/run_emulator.sh
+python3 run.py -e
 ```
 

scripts/dev/run_emulator.sh

@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# LEDMatrix Emulator Runner
-# This script runs the LEDMatrix system in emulator mode for development and testing
-
-echo "Starting LEDMatrix Emulator..."
-echo "Press Ctrl+C to stop"
-echo ""
-
-# Set emulator mode
-export EMULATOR=true
-
-# Run the main application
-python3 run.py

scripts/plugin_api_usage.py

@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ OWNER_RECEIVERS: Dict[str, Tuple[str, ...]] = {
     "DisplayManager": ("display_manager", "display_mgr", "displaymanager", "display", "dm"),
     "FontManager": ("font_manager", "font_mgr", "fontmanager", "fonts", "fm"),
     "PluginManager": ("plugin_manager", "plugin_mgr", "pluginmanager", "pm"),
+    "PluginStateManager": ("state_manager", "plugin_state", "state_mgr"),
+    "ConfigManager": ("config_manager", "config_mgr", "configmanager"),
+    "LogoDownloader": ("logo_downloader", "downloader", "logodownloader"),
+    "APIHelper": ("api_helper", "apihelper", "api"),
+    "BackgroundDataService": ("background_service", "background_data_service", "bg_service",
+                              "data_service"),
+    "BaseOddsManager": ("odds_manager", "oddsmanager", "odds"),
+    "DynamicTeamResolver": ("dynamic_resolver", "team_resolver", "resolver"),
 }
 
 #: Directories never scanned (vendored environments, VCS metadata, caches).
@@ -330,8 +338,7 @@ class _Scanner(ast.NodeVisitor):
             return "call"
         definers = self.local_definers.get(m.method, ())
         if name in definers or self.built.get(name or "") in definers:
-            # e.g. the weather plugin's WeatherIcons.draw_sun, or
-            # self._strategy_component = CacheStrategy(); ...get_sport_live_interval()
+            # e.g. the weather plugin's WeatherIcons.draw_sun
             return "unrelated"
         return "review"
 

scripts/test_captive_portal.sh

@@ -1,149 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# Test script for captive portal functionality
-# This script tests the captive portal from a device connected to the AP network
-
-set -e
-
-PI_IP="192.168.4.1"
-PI_PORT="5000"
-BASE_URL="http://${PI_IP}:${PI_PORT}"
-
-echo "=========================================="
-echo "Captive Portal Functionality Test"
-echo "=========================================="
-echo ""
-echo "Make sure you're connected to 'LEDMatrix-Setup' network"
-echo "Pi IP: ${PI_IP}"
-echo "Web Interface Port: ${PI_PORT}"
-echo ""
-
-# Colors for output
-GREEN='\033[0;32m'
-RED='\033[0;31m'
-YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
-NC='\033[0m' # No Color
-
-# Test counter
-PASSED=0
-FAILED=0
-
-test_result() {
-    if [ $1 -eq 0 ]; then
-        echo -e "${GREEN}✓${NC} $2"
-        ((PASSED++))
-    else
-        echo -e "${RED}✗${NC} $2"
-        ((FAILED++))
-    fi
-}
-
-# Test 1: Check if Pi is reachable
-echo "1. Testing Pi connectivity..."
-if ping -c 1 -W 2 ${PI_IP} > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    test_result 0 "Pi is reachable at ${PI_IP}"
-else
-    test_result 1 "Pi is NOT reachable at ${PI_IP}"
-    echo "   Make sure you're connected to LEDMatrix-Setup network"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-# Test 2: DNS Redirection
-echo ""
-echo "2. Testing DNS redirection..."
-DNS_RESULT=$(nslookup google.com 2>/dev/null | grep -i "address" | tail -1 | awk '{print $2}')
-if [ "$DNS_RESULT" = "${PI_IP}" ]; then
-    test_result 0 "DNS redirection works (google.com resolves to ${PI_IP})"
-else
-    test_result 1 "DNS redirection failed (got ${DNS_RESULT}, expected ${PI_IP})"
-fi
-
-# Test 3: HTTP Redirect
-echo ""
-echo "3. Testing HTTP redirect..."
-HTTP_CODE=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" -L --max-time 5 "${BASE_URL}/google.com" 2>/dev/null || echo "000")
-if [ "$HTTP_CODE" = "200" ]; then
-    test_result 0 "HTTP redirect works (got 200, redirected to setup page)"
-else
-    test_result 1 "HTTP redirect failed (got ${HTTP_CODE})"
-fi
-
-# Test 4: Captive Portal Detection Endpoints
-echo ""
-echo "4. Testing captive portal detection endpoints..."
-
-# iOS/macOS
-IOS_RESPONSE=$(curl -s --max-time 5 "${BASE_URL}/hotspot-detect.html" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
-if echo "$IOS_RESPONSE" | grep -qi "success"; then
-    test_result 0 "iOS/macOS endpoint works"
-else
-    test_result 1 "iOS/macOS endpoint failed"
-fi
-
-# Android
-ANDROID_CODE=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" --max-time 5 "${BASE_URL}/generate_204" 2>/dev/null || echo "000")
-if [ "$ANDROID_CODE" = "204" ]; then
-    test_result 0 "Android endpoint works"
-else
-    test_result 1 "Android endpoint failed (got ${ANDROID_CODE})"
-fi
-
-# Windows
-WIN_RESPONSE=$(curl -s --max-time 5 "${BASE_URL}/connecttest.txt" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
-if echo "$WIN_RESPONSE" | grep -qi "microsoft"; then
-    test_result 0 "Windows endpoint works"
-else
-    test_result 1 "Windows endpoint failed"
-fi
-
-# Firefox
-FF_RESPONSE=$(curl -s --max-time 5 "${BASE_URL}/success.txt" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
-if echo "$FF_RESPONSE" | grep -qi "success"; then
-    test_result 0 "Firefox endpoint works"
-else
-    test_result 1 "Firefox endpoint failed"
-fi
-
-# Test 5: API Endpoints (should NOT redirect)
-echo ""
-echo "5. Testing API endpoints (should work normally)..."
-API_RESPONSE=$(curl -s --max-time 5 "${BASE_URL}/api/v3/wifi/status" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
-if echo "$API_RESPONSE" | grep -qi "status"; then
-    test_result 0 "API endpoints work (not redirected)"
-else
-    test_result 1 "API endpoints failed or were redirected"
-fi
-
-# Test 6: Main Interface (should be accessible)
-echo ""
-echo "6. Testing main interface accessibility..."
-MAIN_CODE=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" --max-time 5 "${BASE_URL}/v3" 2>/dev/null || echo "000")
-if [ "$MAIN_CODE" = "200" ]; then
-    test_result 0 "Main interface is accessible"
-else
-    test_result 1 "Main interface failed (got ${MAIN_CODE})"
-fi
-
-# Summary
-echo ""
-echo "=========================================="
-echo "Test Summary"
-echo "=========================================="
-echo -e "${GREEN}Passed: ${PASSED}${NC}"
-echo -e "${RED}Failed: ${FAILED}${NC}"
-echo ""
-
-if [ $FAILED -eq 0 ]; then
-    echo -e "${GREEN}All tests passed! Captive portal is working correctly.${NC}"
-    exit 0
-else
-    echo -e "${YELLOW}Some tests failed. Check the output above for details.${NC}"
-    echo ""
-    echo "Troubleshooting tips:"
-    echo "1. Verify AP mode is active: sudo systemctl status hostapd"
-    echo "2. Check dnsmasq config: sudo cat /etc/dnsmasq.conf"
-    echo "3. Check web interface logs: sudo journalctl -u ledmatrix-web -n 50"
-    echo "4. Verify you're connected to LEDMatrix-Setup network"
-    exit 1
-fi
-

scripts/update_plugin_repos.py

@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""
-Update the ledmatrix-plugins monorepo by pulling latest changes.
-"""
-
-import subprocess
-import sys
-from pathlib import Path
-
-MONOREPO_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "ledmatrix-plugins"
-
-
-def main():
-    if not MONOREPO_DIR.exists():
-        print(f"Error: Monorepo not found: {MONOREPO_DIR}")
-        return 1
-
-    if not (MONOREPO_DIR / ".git").exists():
-        print(f"Error: {MONOREPO_DIR} is not a git repository")
-        return 1
-
-    print(f"Updating {MONOREPO_DIR}...")
-    try:
-        result = subprocess.run(
-            ["git", "-C", str(MONOREPO_DIR), "pull"],
-            capture_output=True,
-            text=True,
-            timeout=120,
-        )
-    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
-        print(f"Error: git pull timed out after 120 seconds for {MONOREPO_DIR}")
-        return 1
-
-    if result.returncode == 0:
-        print(result.stdout.strip())
-        return 0
-    else:
-        print(f"Error: {result.stderr.strip()}")
-        return 1
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    sys.exit(main())

scripts/verify_wifi_before_testing.sh

@@ -1,225 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# Pre-Testing WiFi Verification Script
-# Run this BEFORE disconnecting Ethernet to ensure WiFi is ready
-
-# Don't use set -e as it can cause premature exits with arithmetic operations
-# Instead, we'll check return codes explicitly where needed
-set -u  # Fail on undefined variables
-
-echo "=========================================="
-echo "WiFi Pre-Testing Verification"
-echo "=========================================="
-echo ""
-echo "This script verifies WiFi is enabled and working"
-echo "before you disconnect Ethernet for captive portal testing."
-echo ""
-
-# Colors
-GREEN='\033[0;32m'
-RED='\033[0;31m'
-YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
-NC='\033[0m'
-
-# Check counter
-PASSED=0
-FAILED=0
-WARNINGS=0
-
-check_result() {
-    local result=$1
-    local message=$2
-    if [ $result -eq 0 ]; then
-        echo -e "${GREEN}✓${NC} $message"
-        PASSED=$((PASSED + 1))
-    else
-        echo -e "${RED}✗${NC} $message"
-        FAILED=$((FAILED + 1))
-    fi
-}
-
-warn_result() {
-    local message=$2
-    echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠${NC} $message"
-    WARNINGS=$((WARNINGS + 1))
-}
-
-# Check 1: WiFi interface exists
-echo "1. Checking WiFi interface..."
-if ip link show wlan0 > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    check_result 0 "WiFi interface wlan0 exists"
-else
-    check_result 1 "WiFi interface wlan0 NOT found"
-    echo "   → Check if WiFi adapter is connected"
-    echo "   → Run: lsusb (for USB WiFi) or check built-in WiFi"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-# Check 2: WiFi radio is enabled
-echo ""
-echo "2. Checking WiFi radio status..."
-WIFI_STATUS=$(nmcli radio wifi 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
-if echo "$WIFI_STATUS" | grep -qi "enabled"; then
-    check_result 0 "WiFi radio is enabled"
-elif echo "$WIFI_STATUS" | grep -qi "disabled"; then
-    check_result 1 "WiFi radio is DISABLED"
-    echo "   → Enabling WiFi..."
-    sudo nmcli radio wifi on
-    sleep 2
-    if nmcli radio wifi | grep -qi "enabled"; then
-        check_result 0 "WiFi radio enabled successfully"
-    else
-        check_result 1 "Failed to enable WiFi radio"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-else
-    warn_result 1 "Could not determine WiFi radio status"
-fi
-
-# Check 3: WiFi can scan for networks
-echo ""
-echo "3. Testing WiFi scanning capability..."
-SCAN_RESULT=$(timeout 10 nmcli device wifi list 2>&1 | head -5)
-if [ $? -eq 0 ] && [ -n "$SCAN_RESULT" ]; then
-    NETWORK_COUNT=$(echo "$SCAN_RESULT" | wc -l)
-    if [ "$NETWORK_COUNT" -gt 1 ]; then
-        check_result 0 "WiFi scanning works (found networks)"
-        echo "   Sample networks found:"
-        echo "$SCAN_RESULT" | head -3 | sed 's/^/   /'
-    else
-        warn_result 1 "WiFi scanning works but no networks found"
-        echo "   → This might be okay if you're in a remote location"
-        echo "   → Make sure you can see networks when you need to connect"
-    fi
-else
-    check_result 1 "WiFi scanning FAILED"
-    echo "   → WiFi adapter may not be working properly"
-    echo "   → Check: dmesg | grep -i wifi"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-# Check 4: Current network connections
-echo ""
-echo "4. Checking current network status..."
-ETH_STATUS=$(nmcli device status | grep "ethernet" | grep -v "unavailable" | head -1 || echo "")
-WIFI_STATUS=$(nmcli device status | grep "wifi" | head -1 || echo "")
-
-if echo "$ETH_STATUS" | grep -q "connected"; then
-    ETH_NAME=$(echo "$ETH_STATUS" | awk '{print $1}')
-    ETH_IP=$(ip addr show $ETH_NAME 2>/dev/null | grep "inet " | awk '{print $2}' | cut -d/ -f1 | head -1)
-    check_result 0 "Ethernet is connected ($ETH_NAME)"
-    if [ -n "$ETH_IP" ]; then
-        echo "   Ethernet IP: $ETH_IP"
-    fi
-else
-    warn_result 1 "Ethernet is NOT connected"
-    echo "   → You may already be on WiFi only"
-fi
-
-if echo "$WIFI_STATUS" | grep -q "connected"; then
-    WIFI_NAME=$(echo "$WIFI_STATUS" | awk '{print $1}')
-    WIFI_IP=$(ip addr show $WIFI_NAME 2>/dev/null | grep "inet " | awk '{print $2}' | cut -d/ -f1 | head -1)
-    WIFI_SSID=$(nmcli -t -f active,ssid dev wifi | grep "^yes:" | cut -d: -f2 | head -1)
-    check_result 0 "WiFi is connected ($WIFI_NAME)"
-    if [ -n "$WIFI_SSID" ]; then
-        echo "   Connected to: $WIFI_SSID"
-    fi
-    if [ -n "$WIFI_IP" ]; then
-        echo "   WiFi IP: $WIFI_IP"
-    fi
-    echo ""
-    echo "   ⚠ You are already connected via WiFi!"
-    echo "   → You may want to disconnect WiFi first to test captive portal"
-    echo "   → Or test from a different device"
-else
-    if echo "$WIFI_STATUS" | grep -q "disconnected"; then
-        check_result 0 "WiFi is disconnected (ready for AP mode)"
-    else
-        warn_result 1 "WiFi status unclear"
-    fi
-fi
-
-# Check 5: Internet connectivity test
-echo ""
-echo "5. Testing internet connectivity..."
-if ping -c 2 -W 3 8.8.8.8 > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    check_result 0 "Internet connectivity working"
-    echo "   → You have internet access via current connection"
-else
-    warn_result 1 "No internet connectivity detected"
-    echo "   → This might be okay if you're testing in isolation"
-    echo "   → But you won't be able to download packages if needed"
-fi
-
-# Check 6: Saved WiFi connections
-echo ""
-echo "6. Checking saved WiFi connections..."
-SAVED_CONNECTIONS=$(nmcli connection show | grep -i wifi | wc -l)
-if [ "$SAVED_CONNECTIONS" -gt 0 ]; then
-    check_result 0 "Found $SAVED_CONNECTIONS saved WiFi connection(s)"
-    echo "   Saved connections:"
-    nmcli connection show | grep -i wifi | awk '{print "   - " $1}' | head -5
-    echo ""
-    echo "   → You can reconnect using: sudo nmcli connection up <name>"
-else
-    warn_result 1 "No saved WiFi connections found"
-    echo "   → Make sure you know your WiFi SSID and password"
-    echo "   → You'll need them to reconnect after testing"
-fi
-
-# Check 7: Required services
-echo ""
-echo "7. Checking required services..."
-if systemctl is-active --quiet hostapd 2>/dev/null; then
-    warn_result 1 "hostapd is already running (AP mode may be active)"
-else
-    check_result 0 "hostapd service is stopped (normal)"
-fi
-
-if systemctl is-active --quiet dnsmasq 2>/dev/null; then
-    warn_result 1 "dnsmasq is already running (AP mode may be active)"
-else
-    check_result 0 "dnsmasq service is stopped (normal)"
-fi
-
-# Check 8: WiFi monitor service
-echo ""
-echo "8. Checking WiFi monitor service..."
-if systemctl is-active --quiet ledmatrix-wifi-monitor 2>/dev/null; then
-    check_result 0 "WiFi monitor service is running"
-else
-    warn_result 1 "WiFi monitor service is NOT running"
-    echo "   → Start with: sudo systemctl start ledmatrix-wifi-monitor"
-fi
-
-# Summary
-echo ""
-echo "=========================================="
-echo "Verification Summary"
-echo "=========================================="
-echo -e "${GREEN}Passed: ${PASSED}${NC}"
-echo -e "${YELLOW}Warnings: ${WARNINGS}${NC}"
-echo -e "${RED}Failed: ${FAILED}${NC}"
-echo ""
-
-if [ $FAILED -eq 0 ]; then
-    if [ $WARNINGS -eq 0 ]; then
-        echo -e "${GREEN}✓ All checks passed! WiFi is ready for testing.${NC}"
-        echo ""
-        echo "Next steps:"
-        echo "1. You can safely disconnect Ethernet"
-        echo "2. Enable AP mode to test captive portal"
-        echo "3. Use emergency_reconnect.sh if you need to reconnect"
-    else
-        echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠ Checks passed with warnings.${NC}"
-        echo ""
-        echo "WiFi appears ready, but review warnings above."
-        echo "You can proceed with testing, but be aware of the warnings."
-    fi
-    exit 0
-else
-    echo -e "${RED}✗ Some checks failed. Please fix issues before testing.${NC}"
-    echo ""
-    echo "Do NOT disconnect Ethernet until all issues are resolved!"
-    exit 1
-fi
-

src/__init__.py

@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ LEDMatrix Display System
 Core source package for the LED Matrix Display project.
 """
 
-__version__ = "3.8.1"
+__version__ = "3.8.6"
 

src/background_data_service.py

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ from src.common.fetch_service import (
     plugin_scope,
     share_connection_pool,
 )
+from src.common.espn_payload import is_espn_scoreboard_url, slim_scoreboard_payload
 from src.common.espn_dates import (
     RANGE_RETRY_SECONDS,
     _note_range_rejected,
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ from src.common.espn_dates import (
     fetch_espn_date_chunks,
     parse_espn_date_range,
 )
+from src.deprecation import deprecated
 # Configure logging
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -83,6 +85,10 @@ class FetchRequest:
     # the cache with the callbacks suppressed -- joiners waiting forever for a
     # fetch that did, in fact, succeed.
     commit_claimed: bool = False
+    # Trim an ESPN scoreboard response before it is cached and delivered
+    # (src/common/espn_payload.py). Set by whoever created the request; a
+    # submitter that joins the fetch gets the same payload.
+    slim_payload: bool = True
     result: Optional[Any] = None
     error: Optional[str] = None
     # The plugin that submitted the request, so the fetch service counts the
@@ -249,7 +255,8 @@ class BackgroundDataService:
                            timeout: Optional[int] = None,
                            max_retries: int = 3,
                            priority: int = 1,
-                           callback: Optional[Callable] = None) -> str:
+                           callback: Optional[Callable] = None,
+                           slim_payload: bool = True) -> str:
         """
         Submit a background fetch request.
         
@@ -265,6 +272,11 @@ class BackgroundDataService:
             priority: Accepted for compatibility and ignored; requests run in
                 submission order.
             callback: Optional callback function when request completes
+            slim_payload: Drop the parts of an ESPN scoreboard response no
+                scoreboard reads (stat leaders, athlete cards, links,
+                headlines, highlights) before caching it; see
+                src/common/espn_payload.py. Only ESPN /scoreboard URLs are
+                touched. Pass False to cache the response whole.
             
         Returns:
             Request ID for tracking the fetch operation
@@ -336,6 +348,7 @@ class BackgroundDataService:
             priority=priority,
             callback=callback,
             owner=owner,
+            slim_payload=slim_payload,
         )
         
         with self._lock:
@@ -497,6 +510,13 @@ class BackgroundDataService:
                 )
                 return result
 
+            # Most of an ESPN scoreboard response is never drawn, and the
+            # cached copy stays parsed in the memory tier while it is fresh.
+            # Trimmed before the write so the cache, request.result and the
+            # callbacks all see the same payload. See src/common/espn_payload.py.
+            if request.slim_payload and is_espn_scoreboard_url(request.url):
+                slim_scoreboard_payload(data)
+
             # Cache the data
             self.cache_manager.set(request.cache_key, data)
             
@@ -679,6 +699,7 @@ class BackgroundDataService:
         
         raise last_exception
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0", "pass callback= to submit_fetch_request()")
     def get_result(self, request_id: str) -> Optional[FetchResult]:
         """
         Get the result of a fetch request.
@@ -695,6 +716,7 @@ class BackgroundDataService:
         with self._lock:
             return self.completed_requests.get(request_id)
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0", "pass callback= to submit_fetch_request()")
     def is_request_complete(self, request_id: str) -> bool:
         """
         Check if a request has completed.
@@ -711,6 +733,7 @@ class BackgroundDataService:
         with self._lock:
             return request_id in self.completed_requests
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0", "pass callback= to submit_fetch_request()")
     def get_request_status(self, request_id: str) -> Optional[FetchStatus]:
         """
         Get the status of a fetch request.

src/base_odds_manager.py

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from typing import Dict, Any, Optional, List, cast
 from src.common.api_helper import DEFAULT_HTTP_HEADERS
 from src.common.fetch_service import fetch_get, share_connection_pool
 from src.common.json_body import response_json
+from src.deprecation import deprecated
 
 
 
@@ -277,6 +278,7 @@ class BaseOddsManager:
             self.logger.warning(f"Unexpected response structure: {json.dumps(data, indent=2)}")
             return None
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0", "call get_odds() for each game")
     def get_odds_for_games(self, games: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
         """
         Fetch odds for multiple games efficiently.
@@ -335,6 +337,7 @@ class BaseOddsManager:
             
         return False
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0")
     def format_odds_summary(self, odds_data: Optional[Dict[str, Any]]) -> str:
         """
         Format odds data into a human-readable summary.

src/cache/__init__.py

@@ -5,6 +5,5 @@ Provides specialized cache components:
 - MemoryCache: In-memory caching
 - DiskCache: Persistent disk caching
 - CacheStrategy: Cache strategy management
-- CacheMetrics: Performance metrics tracking
 """
 

src/cache/cache_metrics.py

@@ -1,134 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Cache Metrics
-
-Tracks cache performance metrics including hit rates, miss rates, and fetch times.
-"""
-
-import threading
-import time
-import logging
-from typing import Dict, Any, Optional
-
-
-class CacheMetrics:
-    """Tracks cache performance metrics."""
-    
-    def __init__(self, logger: Optional[logging.Logger] = None) -> None:
-        """
-        Initialize cache metrics tracker.
-        
-        Args:
-            logger: Optional logger instance
-        """
-        self.logger = logger or logging.getLogger(__name__)
-        self._lock = threading.Lock()
-        self._metrics: Dict[str, Any] = {
-            'hits': 0,
-            'misses': 0,
-            'api_calls_saved': 0,
-            'background_hits': 0,
-            'background_misses': 0,
-            'total_fetch_time': 0.0,
-            'fetch_count': 0,
-            # Disk cleanup metrics
-            'last_disk_cleanup': 0.0,
-            'total_files_cleaned': 0,
-            'total_space_freed_mb': 0.0,
-            'last_cleanup_duration_sec': 0.0
-        }
-    
-    def record_hit(self, cache_type: str = 'regular') -> None:
-        """
-        Record a cache hit.
-        
-        Args:
-            cache_type: Type of cache hit ('regular' or 'background')
-        """
-        with self._lock:
-            if cache_type == 'background':
-                self._metrics['background_hits'] += 1
-            else:
-                self._metrics['hits'] += 1
-    
-    def record_miss(self, cache_type: str = 'regular') -> None:
-        """
-        Record a cache miss.
-        
-        Args:
-            cache_type: Type of cache miss ('regular' or 'background')
-        """
-        with self._lock:
-            if cache_type == 'background':
-                self._metrics['background_misses'] += 1
-            else:
-                self._metrics['misses'] += 1
-            self._metrics['api_calls_saved'] += 1
-    
-    def record_fetch_time(self, duration: float) -> None:
-        """
-        Record fetch operation duration.
-        
-        Args:
-            duration: Duration in seconds
-        """
-        with self._lock:
-            self._metrics['total_fetch_time'] += duration
-            self._metrics['fetch_count'] += 1
-    
-    def record_disk_cleanup(self, files_cleaned: int, space_freed_mb: float, duration_sec: float) -> None:
-        """
-        Record disk cleanup operation results.
-        
-        Args:
-            files_cleaned: Number of files deleted
-            space_freed_mb: Space freed in megabytes
-            duration_sec: Duration of cleanup operation in seconds
-        """
-        with self._lock:
-            self._metrics['last_disk_cleanup'] = time.time()
-            self._metrics['total_files_cleaned'] += files_cleaned
-            self._metrics['total_space_freed_mb'] += space_freed_mb
-            self._metrics['last_cleanup_duration_sec'] = duration_sec
-    
-    def get_metrics(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        """
-        Get current cache performance metrics.
-        
-        Returns:
-            Dictionary with cache metrics
-        """
-        with self._lock:
-            total_hits = self._metrics['hits'] + self._metrics['background_hits']
-            total_misses = self._metrics['misses'] + self._metrics['background_misses']
-            total_requests = total_hits + total_misses
-            
-            avg_fetch_time = (self._metrics['total_fetch_time'] / 
-                             self._metrics['fetch_count']) if self._metrics['fetch_count'] > 0 else 0.0
-            
-            return {
-                'total_requests': total_requests,
-                'cache_hit_rate': total_hits / total_requests if total_requests > 0 else 0.0,
-                'background_hit_rate': (self._metrics['background_hits'] / 
-                                       (self._metrics['background_hits'] + self._metrics['background_misses'])
-                                       if (self._metrics['background_hits'] + self._metrics['background_misses']) > 0 else 0.0),
-                'api_calls_saved': self._metrics['api_calls_saved'],
-                'average_fetch_time': avg_fetch_time,
-                'total_fetch_time': self._metrics['total_fetch_time'],
-                'fetch_count': self._metrics['fetch_count'],
-                # Disk cleanup metrics
-                'last_disk_cleanup': self._metrics['last_disk_cleanup'],
-                'total_files_cleaned': self._metrics['total_files_cleaned'],
-                'total_space_freed_mb': self._metrics['total_space_freed_mb'],
-                'last_cleanup_duration_sec': self._metrics['last_cleanup_duration_sec']
-            }
-    
-    def log_metrics(self) -> None:
-        """Log current cache performance metrics."""
-        metrics = self.get_metrics()
-        self.logger.info("Cache Performance - Hit Rate: %.2f%%, Background Hit Rate: %.2f%%, "
-                        "API Calls Saved: %d, Avg Fetch Time: %.2fs",
-                        metrics['cache_hit_rate'] * 100,
-                        metrics['background_hit_rate'] * 100,
-                        metrics['api_calls_saved'],
-                        metrics['average_fetch_time'])
-

src/cache/cache_strategy.py

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ Cache Strategy
 Manages cache strategies (TTLs) for different data types.
 """
 
-import logging
 from typing import Dict, Any, Optional
 from datetime import datetime
 import pytz
@@ -13,51 +12,25 @@ import pytz
 class CacheStrategy:
     """Manages cache strategies for different data types."""
     
-    def __init__(self, config_manager: Optional[Any] = None, logger: Optional[logging.Logger] = None) -> None:
-        """
-        Initialize cache strategy manager.
-        
-        Args:
-            config_manager: Optional ConfigManager instance. Kept for callers
-                that pass one; no strategy currently reads it.
-            logger: Optional logger instance
-        """
-        self.config_manager = config_manager
-        self.logger = logger or logging.getLogger(__name__)
-    
-    def get_sport_live_interval(self, sport_key: str) -> int:
-        """
-        Live-data cache interval, in seconds, for a sport: 60 for every sport.
-
-        This used to read ``live_update_interval`` from a ``<sport>_scoreboard``
-        config section. Those sections belonged to the built-in scoreboards
-        that the plugin system replaced; plugin config is keyed by plugin id
-        (``football-scoreboard``), so the lookup always fell back to 60.
-
-        Args:
-            sport_key: Sport identifier (e.g., 'nba', 'nfl')
-
-        Returns:
-            Live update interval in seconds
-        """
-        return 60
-
     def get_cache_strategy(self, data_type: str, sport_key: Optional[str] = None) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """
         Get cache strategy for different data types.
 
         Args:
             data_type: Type of data (e.g., 'live_scores', 'stocks', 'weather_current')
-            sport_key: Optional sport key; for live data it selects the
-                per-sport interval from :meth:`get_sport_live_interval`
-                instead of the generic live default.
+            sport_key: Optional sport key; for live data any sport key
+                selects a 60s interval instead of the generic live default.
+                (That used to be a per-sport ``live_update_interval`` from
+                ``<sport>_scoreboard`` config sections, which belonged to the
+                built-in scoreboards the plugin system replaced, so every
+                lookup fell back to 60.)
 
         Returns:
             Dictionary with cache strategy (max_age, memory_ttl, etc.)
         """
         live_interval = None
         if sport_key and data_type in ['sports_live', 'live_scores']:
-            live_interval = self.get_sport_live_interval(sport_key)
+            live_interval = 60
 
         strategies = {
             # Ultra time-sensitive data (live scores, current weather)

src/cache/disk_cache.py

@@ -15,11 +15,14 @@ import tempfile
 import logging
 import threading
 import zlib
-from typing import Dict, Any, Optional, Protocol, Tuple
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Dict, Any, Optional, Tuple
 from datetime import datetime
 
 from src.common.path_safety import safe_path_component
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from src.cache.cache_strategy import CacheStrategy
+
 try:  # optional: large speedup on the cache write path, see _dumps below
     import orjson
 except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover - exercised on hosts without the wheel
@@ -62,23 +65,6 @@ def _filename_stem(key: str) -> str:
     return f"{prefix}-{digest}"
 
 
-
-class CacheStrategyProtocol(Protocol):
-    """Protocol for cache strategy objects that categorize cache keys."""
-    
-    def get_data_type_from_key(self, key: str) -> str:
-        """
-        Determine the data type from a cache key.
-        
-        Args:
-            key: Cache key
-            
-        Returns:
-            Data type string for strategy lookup
-        """
-        ...
-
-
 class DateTimeEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):
     """JSON encoder that handles datetime objects.
 
@@ -816,12 +802,12 @@ class DiskCache:
         # mkstemp's random component.
         return bool(sep) and len(head) > 1 and bool(suffix)
 
-    def cleanup_expired_files(self, cache_strategy: CacheStrategyProtocol, retention_policies: Dict[str, int]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    def cleanup_expired_files(self, cache_strategy: 'CacheStrategy', retention_policies: Dict[str, int]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """
         Clean up expired cache files based on retention policies.
         
         Args:
-            cache_strategy: Object implementing CacheStrategyProtocol for categorizing files
+            cache_strategy: Categorizes files by key (get_data_type_from_key)
             retention_policies: Dict mapping data types to retention days
             
         Returns:

src/cache_manager.py

@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ import tempfile
 from src.cache.memory_cache import MemoryCache, default_max_size
 from src.cache.disk_cache import DiskCache
 from src.cache.cache_strategy import CacheStrategy
-from src.cache.cache_metrics import CacheMetrics
 from src.logging_config import get_logger
 
 # Canonical implementation lives in src.cache.disk_cache; re-exported here
 # because this module's docstring documents it and external code may import
 # it from either path.
 from src.cache.disk_cache import DateTimeEncoder  # noqa: F401 - deliberate re-export
+from src.deprecation import deprecated
 
 # CacheManager.config_manager not built yet (None means "not available").
 _UNSET: Any = object()
@@ -149,10 +149,7 @@ class CacheManager:
             max_size=default_max_size(), cleanup_interval=300.0
         )
         self._disk_cache_component = DiskCache(cache_dir=self.cache_dir, logger=self.logger)
-        # No config manager: CacheStrategy keeps the parameter for callers but
-        # reads nothing from it, and passing ours would build it eagerly.
-        self._strategy_component = CacheStrategy(logger=self.logger)
-        self._metrics_component = CacheMetrics(logger=self.logger)
+        self._strategy_component = CacheStrategy()
         
         # Disk cleanup configuration
         self._disk_cleanup_interval_hours = 24  # Run cleanup every 24 hours
@@ -398,6 +395,7 @@ class CacheManager:
         # caller gets as is.
         self._disk_cache_component.set(key, data)
 
+    @deprecated("3.10.0", "use get(key, max_age=3600)")
     def load_cache(self, key: str) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
         """Load data from cache with memory caching."""
         # Check memory cache first (1 minute TTL)
@@ -607,13 +605,6 @@ class CacheManager:
             duration = time.time() - start_time
             space_freed_mb = stats['space_freed_bytes'] / (1024 * 1024)
             
-            # Record metrics
-            self._metrics_component.record_disk_cleanup(
-                files_cleaned=stats['files_deleted'],
-                space_freed_mb=space_freed_mb,
-                duration_sec=duration
-            )
-            
             # Log summary
             if stats['files_deleted'] > 0:
                 self.logger.info(
@@ -796,6 +787,7 @@ class CacheManager:
         data_type = self.get_data_type_from_key(key)
         return self.get_cached_data_with_strategy(key, data_type)
 
+    @deprecated("3.10.0")
     def generate_sport_cache_key(self, sport: str, date_str: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
         """
         Centralized cache key generation for sports data.

src/common/README.md

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Rules for the package:
 | [`api_helper`](#api_helper) | HTTP GET/POST with caching and rate limiting | Yes | — |
 | [`bdf_font`](#bdf_font) | Load and draw BDF bitmap fonts | Yes, if drawing BDF text directly | 3.5.0 |
 | [`espn_dates`](#espn_dates) | Fetch ESPN scoreboards across a date range | Yes (scoreboards) | 3.5.0 |
+| [`espn_payload`](#espn_payload) | Drop the parts of an ESPN scoreboard payload no scoreboard reads | No, core-internal (used by `BackgroundDataService`) | n/a |
 | [`favorite_team_check`](#favorite_team_check) | Log why a favourite team code shows nothing | Yes (scoreboards) | 3.6.0 |
 | [`fetch_service`](#fetch_service) | Pooled, merged, budgeted and counted HTTP for core fetch paths | No, core-internal (reached through `api_helper` and `espn_dates`) | n/a |
 | [`font_layout`](#font_layout) | Reproducible TrueType loading, crisp sizes | Yes | 3.4.0 |
@@ -44,13 +45,17 @@ Rules for the package:
 | [`sports_card_wrappers`](#sports_card_wrappers) | The game renderer's `sports_card` delegations | Yes (scoreboards) | 3.7.0 |
 | [`sports_celebration`](#sports_celebration) | Draw a scoreboard's score/win celebration | Yes (scoreboards) | 3.7.0 |
 | [`sports_display_rules`](#sports_display_rules) | Which games a scoreboard shows, for how long, and its scorebug date line | Yes (scoreboards) | 3.8.0 |
+| [`sports_favorites`](#sports_favorites) | Which games involve a favourite team, and the favourites-only picks | Yes (scoreboards) | 3.8.2 |
 | [`sports_fetch`](#sports_fetch) | Scoreboard season fetch, lookback and live-odds decisions | Yes (scoreboards) | 3.7.0 |
 | [`sports_font_path`](#sports_font_path) | Find a scoreboard's bundled font whatever the cwd | Yes (scoreboards) | 3.8.0 |
 | [`sports_game_over`](#sports_game_over) | Whether a game ESPN still lists as live has ended | Yes (scoreboards) | 3.8.1 |
 | [`sports_game_renderer`](#sports_game_renderer) | Scoreboard scroll/Vegas card geometry | Yes (scoreboards) | 3.3.0 |
 | [`sports_helpers`](#sports_helpers) | Small helpers every scoreboard `sports.py` copies | Yes (scoreboards) | 3.5.0 |
+| [`sports_live_fetch`](#sports_live_fetch) | The live poll's scoreboard request, and odds off the update path | Yes (scoreboards) | 3.8.6 |
 | [`sports_live_scroll`](#sports_live_scroll) | Rebuild a live scroll strip mid-cycle without moving it | Yes (scoreboards) | 3.8.0 |
 | [`sports_plugin_host`](#sports_plugin_host) | Helpers of a scoreboard's plugin class (`manager.py`) | Yes (scoreboards) | 3.8.0 |
+| [`sports_rankings`](#sports_rankings) | Which teams are ranked, in which poll, and the "ranked" filter | Yes (scoreboards) | 3.8.5 |
+| [`sports_rotation`](#sports_rotation) | Which non-favourite games a scoreboard shows, and when the slice moves | Yes (scoreboards) | 3.8.4 |
 | [`sports_scroll`](#sports_scroll) | Scoreboard scroll-display orchestration | Yes (scoreboards) | 3.2.0 |
 | [`sports_shared`](#sports_shared) | Sport-independent `sports.py` methods | Yes (scoreboards) | 3.3.0 |
 | [`sports_vegas`](#sports_vegas) | Live Vegas cards: keys, card cache, sticky odds, finished games | Yes (scoreboards) | 3.8.0 |
@@ -119,6 +124,18 @@ Every request goes through [`fetch_service`](#fetch_service), the chunks
 counted against the plugin that asked. Scoreboard plugins also bundle a copy
 for older cores.
 
+### espn_payload
+
+[`espn_payload.py`](espn_payload.py). Core-internal. ESPN scoreboard
+responses carry stat leaders, athlete cards, links, headlines and highlights
+that no scoreboard draws. `slim_scoreboard_payload(payload)` removes exactly
+those keys, in place, and leaves everything it does not know about alone;
+`is_espn_scoreboard_url(url)` says whether a URL is an ESPN site-API
+scoreboard. `BackgroundDataService` slims each scoreboard window before
+caching it, which cuts the five sports windows from ~40MB to ~12MB of parsed
+objects. Adding a key to the drop lists means first checking that nothing
+reads it.
+
 ### favorite_team_check
 
 [`favorite_team_check.py`](favorite_team_check.py).
@@ -280,6 +297,19 @@ list it before `SportsCoreSharedMixin`) and `SportsGameRulesMixin`
 `_effective_live_duration()`, the shorter dwell for a non-favourite live
 game).
 
+### sports_favorites
+
+[`sports_favorites.py`](sports_favorites.py). Sports family 6, one mixin per
+class that carried the methods: `SportsFavoritesMixin` (`SportsCore`:
+`_is_favorite_game(game)` and `_favorite_code(value)`),
+`SportsUpcomingFavoritesMixin` (`_select_games_for_display`) and
+`SportsRecentFavoritesMixin` (`_select_recent_games_for_display`). Each side
+of a game is named by `_favorite_key` (from `SportsHelpersMixin`; NRL
+overrides it with the team id) and compared with `favorite_teams` stripped and
+upper-cased. The selection methods give each favourite up to the per-team
+limit, count a game between two favourites for both, and treat only games
+with an id as possible duplicates.
+
 ### sports_fetch
 
 [`sports_fetch.py`](sports_fetch.py). `SportsFetchMixin`: the `SportsCore`
@@ -341,6 +371,50 @@ shape), `_dispatch_switch_refresh()` (a manager refresh on a daemon thread, so
 `display()` never waits on the network), `get_vegas_content_type()` and small
 dynamic-duration helpers. List it before `BasePlugin`.
 
+### sports_live_fetch
+
+[`sports_live_fetch.py`](sports_live_fetch.py). Sports family 9:
+`SportsLiveFetchMixin` (`SportsCore`). `_fetch_todays_games` asks ESPN for
+today's scoreboard (and yesterday's while `_needs_previous_day()` says it can
+still hold a live game) on every live poll through `get_espn_scoreboard`, and
+leaves it under the shared `espn_scoreboard_cache_key` for odds-ticker and the
+other scoreboards; an answer without an `events` list is no games.
+`_fetch_odds` queues a game and returns at once; one daemon worker per manager
+(`_drain_odds_queue`) asks the odds manager for each queued game and attaches
+the line in place under `_games_lock`, so a card can draw once without odds and
+gain them. Games queued while the worker is busy join its batch.
+
+### sports_rankings
+
+[`sports_rankings.py`](sports_rankings.py). Sports family 8:
+`SportsRankingsMixin` (`SportsCore`), the rankings. `_fetch_team_rankings`
+loads the top-division poll hourly (only where `_league_has_rankings()`) as an
+abbreviation table, which the rank badge draws, and an ESPN team id table,
+which `_ranked_positions` reads first, so a school sharing a ranked team's
+abbreviation is not ranked. `_choose_poll` steps over seedings and lower
+divisions' polls and otherwise keeps ESPN's order;
+`choose_top_division_poll()` is the same rule for code without a scoreboard
+(the dynamic team resolvers). A poll whose season's `endDate` has passed loads
+nothing (`_poll_season_ended`), so between seasons no badge shows and the
+"ranked" filter fails open. `_load_division_team_ids` reads college football's
+FBS and FCS rosters for the season year; `_is_ranked_game`, `_best_rank` and
+`_passes_other_filters` serve the other-games selection.
+
+### sports_rotation
+
+[`sports_rotation.py`](sports_rotation.py). Sports family 7:
+`SportsRotationMixin` (`SportsCore`), the other-games rotation.
+`_by_importance` orders the non-favourite pool best matchup first, one game per
+team, when `_rankings_loaded()` says a poll loaded (football overrides that to
+count its by-id rankings). `_other_games_window` cuts the slice on screen,
+advancing by its width every `other_rotation_interval_seconds` under
+`_games_lock`, catching up on missed intervals and wrapping.
+`_rotate_other_games_on_display` (with `_advance_other_games_if_due`) re-cuts
+it from `display()` between fetches, looking at the pool `_compose_selection`
+will cut, unfiltered fallback included, and keeps the card on screen when it
+survives; `_attach_odds_to_rotated_games` fetches odds for the games it brought
+in when `show_odds` is on.
+
 ### sports_scroll
 
 [`sports_scroll.py`](sports_scroll.py). `SportsScrollDisplay` and

src/common/api_helper.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, Mapping, Optional, cast
 
 import requests
 from urllib3.util.retry import Retry
+from src.deprecation import deprecated
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     # What Session() puts in .headers; the stubs only promise a MutableMapping.
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ class APIHelper:
             self.logger.error(f"Request failed for {url}: {e}")
             return None
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0", "use src.common.espn_dates.fetch_espn_scoreboard()")
     def fetch_espn_scoreboard(self, sport: str, league: str, 
                              date: Optional[str] = None,
                              cache_key: Optional[str] = None,
@@ -227,6 +229,7 @@ class APIHelper:
             store_espn_scoreboard_cache(self.cache_manager, shared_key, data)
         return data
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0", "call get() with the ESPN URL")
     def fetch_espn_standings(self, sport: str, league: str,
                             cache_key: Optional[str] = None,
                             cache_ttl: int = 3600) -> Optional[Dict]:
@@ -249,6 +252,7 @@ class APIHelper:
         
         return self.get(url, cache_key=cache_key, cache_ttl=cache_ttl)
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0", "call get() with the ESPN URL")
     def fetch_espn_rankings(self, sport: str, league: str,
                            cache_key: Optional[str] = None,
                            cache_ttl: int = 3600) -> Optional[Dict]:
@@ -311,6 +315,7 @@ class APIHelper:
             self.logger.error(f"POST request failed for {url}: {e}")
             return None
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0", "use the plugin's cache_manager")
     def set_cache(self, key: str, data: Any, ttl: int = 3600) -> None:
         """
         Set cache data.
@@ -323,6 +328,7 @@ class APIHelper:
         """
         self._set_cache(key, data, ttl)
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0", "use the plugin's cache_manager")
     def get_cache(self, key: str) -> Optional[Any]:
         """
         Get cached data.
@@ -392,6 +398,7 @@ class APIHelper:
         self._last_request_monotonic = time.monotonic()
         self._last_request_time = time.time()
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0")
     def set_rate_limit(self, min_interval: float) -> None:
         """
         Set minimum interval between requests.
@@ -402,6 +409,7 @@ class APIHelper:
         self._min_request_interval = min_interval
         self.logger.debug(f"Rate limit set to {min_interval} seconds")
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0")
     def get_request_stats(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """
         Get request statistics.

src/common/espn_dates.py

@@ -66,19 +66,39 @@ entry older than the reader's own ``max_age``, whoever wrote it and whatever
 ttl they stored with it. Old keys are passed as ``legacy_keys`` and read
 after the canonical one, so an upgrade does not refetch everything at once;
 they can go one release after the one that added this.
+
+Chunks whose days are long over are kept in memory between fetches. The
+scoreboards re-fetch their whole Recent/Upcoming window (14 days back, 7
+ahead) every hour, and since ranges went away that is 22 day requests per
+league. Measured on hdpi on 2026-10-02 (NFL, college football, MLB, college
+baseball, NHL): the hourly window refresh was ~270 of 321 ESPN requests and
+~21 of 24.6MB in the hour, and the 12 days that ended three or more days ago
+were 68% of those bytes (6.9 of 10.2MB per copy of the five windows). A
+settled chunk is answered from memory for ``SETTLED_CHUNK_TTL_SECONDS``,
+stored as zlib-compressed JSON (~13x smaller than the body, and far smaller
+than the parsed objects), so the hourly refresh only goes to ESPN for the
+days that can still change.
 """
 
 import contextvars
+import json
 import logging
 import math
 import re
 import threading
 import time
+import zlib
+from collections import OrderedDict
 from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
-from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta, tzinfo
+from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta, timezone, tzinfo
 from functools import partial
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Iterable, List, Optional, Tuple, cast
 
+try:
+    import orjson
+except ImportError:  # optional; the stdlib parser gives the same objects
+    orjson = None
+
 try:
     from src.common.json_body import response_json
 except ImportError:
@@ -162,12 +182,38 @@ _range_lock = threading.Lock()
 # answered -- to learn what every start learns.
 _ranges_rejected_until = time.monotonic() + RANGE_RETRY_SECONDS
 
+# A chunk is "settled" once its last day is this many UTC days back. ESPN
+# files games under the US Eastern date, and a late West-coast game ends after
+# midnight UTC; three days leaves a full day of margin past both, so nothing
+# still being played, finalised or rescheduled is ever served from memory.
+SETTLED_AFTER_DAYS = 3
+
+# How long a settled chunk is trusted. A day's finals do not change, but a
+# rare correction (or an empty answer during an ESPN outage) should not live
+# forever: once a day is plenty, and still skips 23 of every 24 hourly asks.
+SETTLED_CHUNK_TTL_SECONDS = 24 * 60 * 60
+
+# Bounds on the settled-chunk memory. A settled day measured 90KB (NHL) to
+# 990KB (a college-football Saturday) of JSON and 9-74KB compressed; the five
+# windows on hdpi need 60 entries and ~0.55MB. The caps only matter for a
+# board fetching whole past seasons.
+SETTLED_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES = 512
+SETTLED_CACHE_MAX_BYTES = 8 * 1024 * 1024
+
+_settled_lock = threading.Lock()
+# key -> (stored_at monotonic, compressed JSON)
+_settled_chunks: "OrderedDict[Any, Tuple[float, bytes]]" = OrderedDict()
+_settled_bytes = 0
+
 __all__ = [
     "ESPN_MAX_LIMIT",
     "ESPN_CHUNK_WORKERS",
     "ESPN_MONTH_COVER_MIN_DAYS",
     "RANGE_RETRY_SECONDS",
+    "SETTLED_AFTER_DAYS",
+    "SETTLED_CHUNK_TTL_SECONDS",
     "clamp_espn_limit",
+    "clear_settled_chunk_cache",
     "parse_espn_date_range",
     "espn_date_chunks",
     "espn_request_chunks",
@@ -260,6 +306,88 @@ def _days_of_month(chunk: str) -> List[str]:
     return days
 
 
+def _utc_today() -> date:
+    return datetime.now(timezone.utc).date()
+
+
+def _chunk_last_day(chunk: str) -> Optional[date]:
+    try:
+        if len(chunk) == 8:
+            return date(int(chunk[:4]), int(chunk[4:6]), int(chunk[6:]))
+        if len(chunk) == 6:
+            first = date(int(chunk[:4]), int(chunk[4:6]), 1)
+            return _first_of_next_month(first) - timedelta(days=1)
+    except ValueError:
+        pass
+    return None
+
+
+def _settled_key(url: str, params: Dict[str, Any], chunk: str) -> Optional[Any]:
+    """Memory key for a chunk that can no longer change, else None."""
+    last_day = _chunk_last_day(chunk)
+    if last_day is None:
+        return None
+    if last_day > _utc_today() - timedelta(days=SETTLED_AFTER_DAYS):
+        return None
+    # dates is the chunk itself and limit is always ESPN_MAX_LIMIT here;
+    # anything else (groups=80 for FBS, a team filter) changes the answer.
+    rest = tuple(sorted(
+        (str(k), str(v)) for k, v in params.items() if k not in ("dates", "limit")
+    ))
+    return (url, rest, chunk)
+
+
+def _settled_get(key: Any) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    with _settled_lock:
+        entry = _settled_chunks.get(key)
+        if entry is None:
+            return None
+        if time.monotonic() - entry[0] > SETTLED_CHUNK_TTL_SECONDS:
+            _settled_drop(key)
+            return None
+        _settled_chunks.move_to_end(key)
+        blob = entry[1]
+    # Decompress and parse outside the lock: every hit gets its own objects,
+    # so a caller mutating its payload cannot reach another caller's.
+    body = zlib.decompress(blob)
+    return cast(Dict[str, Any], orjson.loads(body) if orjson else json.loads(body))
+
+
+def _settled_drop(key: Any) -> None:
+    """Remove one entry. Caller holds _settled_lock."""
+    global _settled_bytes
+    entry = _settled_chunks.pop(key, None)
+    if entry is not None:
+        _settled_bytes -= len(entry[1])
+
+
+def _settled_put(key: Any, response: Any, payload: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+    global _settled_bytes
+    body = getattr(response, "content", None)
+    if not isinstance(body, (bytes, bytearray)):
+        body = json.dumps(payload).encode("utf-8")
+    blob = zlib.compress(bytes(body), 6)
+    if len(blob) > SETTLED_CACHE_MAX_BYTES:
+        return
+    with _settled_lock:
+        _settled_drop(key)
+        _settled_chunks[key] = (time.monotonic(), blob)
+        _settled_bytes += len(blob)
+        while _settled_chunks and (
+            len(_settled_chunks) > SETTLED_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES
+            or _settled_bytes > SETTLED_CACHE_MAX_BYTES
+        ):
+            _settled_drop(next(iter(_settled_chunks)))
+
+
+def clear_settled_chunk_cache() -> None:
+    """Forget every remembered settled chunk (tests, or a manual refresh)."""
+    global _settled_bytes
+    with _settled_lock:
+        _settled_chunks.clear()
+        _settled_bytes = 0
+
+
 def espn_date_chunks(start: date, end: date) -> List[str]:
     """Cover ``[start, end]`` inclusive with ``dates=`` values ESPN accepts.
 
@@ -391,6 +519,10 @@ def _fetch_one_chunk(
     One bad chunk must not sink the rest of the season, so every error is
     logged and swallowed here rather than raised to the gather below.
 
+    A chunk whose days are settled (see ``SETTLED_AFTER_DAYS``) is answered
+    from memory when it was fetched in the last day. What is remembered is
+    the month as ESPN sent it, so each window still trims it to its own days.
+
     A month that comes back at the cap is truncated: it returns ``_CAPPED``,
     its payload dropped here before it is ever held beside the others. A
     month in ``trims`` loses its events outside the days given there.
@@ -398,24 +530,34 @@ def _fetch_one_chunk(
     The request holds one of the process-wide ``_chunk_slots`` while it runs.
     """
     try:
-        with _chunk_slots:
-            response = fetch_get(
-                session,
-                url,
-                params=dict(params, dates=chunk, limit=ESPN_MAX_LIMIT),
-                headers=headers,
-                timeout=timeout,
-                **_memo_kwargs(cache_max_age),
-            )
-            response.raise_for_status()
-            payload = response_json(response)
+        settled = _settled_key(url, params, chunk)
+        payload = _settled_get(settled) if settled is not None else None
+        if payload is None:
+            with _chunk_slots:
+                response = fetch_get(
+                    session,
+                    url,
+                    params=dict(params, dates=chunk, limit=ESPN_MAX_LIMIT),
+                    headers=headers,
+                    timeout=timeout,
+                    **_memo_kwargs(cache_max_age),
+                )
+                response.raise_for_status()
+                payload = response_json(response)
+            if len(chunk) == 6 and isinstance(payload, dict):
+                if len(payload.get("events") or []) >= ESPN_MAX_LIMIT:
+                    return _CAPPED
+            if settled is not None and isinstance(payload, dict):
+                events = payload.get("events")
+                # A capped month never gets here; a day at the cap is
+                # truncated too, and remembering it would only cost memory.
+                if isinstance(events, list) and len(events) < ESPN_MAX_LIMIT:
+                    _settled_put(settled, response, payload)
     except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 - see docstring
         if logger:
             logger.warning("ESPN chunk %s failed, skipping it: %s", chunk, exc)
         return None
     if len(chunk) == 6 and isinstance(payload, dict):
-        if len(payload.get("events") or []) >= ESPN_MAX_LIMIT:
-            return _CAPPED
         trim = (trims or {}).get(chunk)
         if trim is not None:
             payload = _trim_to_days(payload, *trim)
@@ -805,7 +947,8 @@ def get_espn_scoreboard(
     split as ESPN needs -- caches the result under the canonical key and
     returns it. ``max_age=0`` always fetches (and still caches, for other
     readers). Errors raise exactly as :func:`fetch_espn_scoreboard` does,
-    and nothing is cached then. ``session=None`` uses the fetch service's
+    and nothing is cached then; nor is an answer whose ``events`` is not a
+    list (ESPN has sent ``"events": null``), which is returned as it came. ``session=None`` uses the fetch service's
     pooled session for the ESPN host.
     """
     key = espn_scoreboard_cache_key(sport, league, dates)
@@ -827,5 +970,7 @@ def get_espn_scoreboard(
         # cache read above would have accepted.
         cache_max_age=None if max_age is None else max(0.0, float(max_age)),
     )
-    store_espn_scoreboard_cache(cache_manager, key, data)
+    # Every reader of the shared key would inherit a malformed answer.
+    if isinstance(data, dict) and isinstance(data.get("events"), list):
+        store_espn_scoreboard_cache(cache_manager, key, data)
     return data

src/common/espn_payload.py

@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+"""Drop the parts of an ESPN scoreboard payload no scoreboard reads.
+
+The sports scoreboards cache their Recent/Upcoming window (14 days back, 7
+ahead) as the raw ESPN response, and that record stays parsed in the memory
+cache for as long as it is fresh. Most of it is never drawn. Measured on hdpi
+(2026-10-02) the MLB window was 3.35MB of JSON and 13.5MB of Python objects,
+and the five windows together ~40MB, mostly in:
+
+* ``competitors[].leaders`` / ``competitions[].leaders`` -- per-team and
+  per-game stat leaders (28% of the MLB window)
+* ``competitors[].team.links`` / ``event.links`` -- web and app URLs
+* ``status.featuredAthletes`` and ``competitors[].probables`` -- athlete
+  cards with headshots and season stats
+* ``competitions[].headlines`` / ``highlights`` -- article and video blurbs
+  (28% of the college-football window)
+* ``competitions[].geoBroadcasts``
+
+None of those keys is read by core or by any plugin in ledmatrix-plugins
+(checked 2026-10-02 across every scoreboard, the odds ticker and the
+leaderboard), while everything that is read -- odds, records, linescores,
+situation, statistics, notes, broadcasts, venue -- is kept. Dropping them
+takes the five windows from ~40MB to ~12MB of parsed objects and the files from
+10.6MB to 3.0MB, so the reads that parse an expired window on the render
+thread get 3-4x cheaper too.
+
+:func:`slim_scoreboard_payload` changes the payload in place, and only ever
+removes the keys listed here: anything it does not know about is left alone.
+"""
+
+from typing import Any, Dict
+from urllib.parse import urlsplit
+
+# Per level of the payload, the keys removed. Kept deliberately explicit:
+# adding a key here means checking that nothing reads it first.
+_EVENT_DROP = ("links",)
+_COMPETITION_DROP = ("leaders", "headlines", "highlights", "geoBroadcasts")
+_STATUS_DROP = ("featuredAthletes",)
+_COMPETITOR_DROP = ("leaders", "probables")
+_TEAM_DROP = ("links",)
+
+
+def is_espn_scoreboard_url(url: Any) -> bool:
+    """Whether ``url`` is an ESPN site-API scoreboard endpoint."""
+    if not isinstance(url, str):
+        return False
+    try:
+        parts = urlsplit(url)
+    except ValueError:
+        return False
+    host = (parts.hostname or "").lower()
+    if host != "espn.com" and not host.endswith(".espn.com"):
+        return False
+    return parts.path.rstrip("/").endswith("/scoreboard")
+
+
+def _drop(obj: Any, keys) -> None:
+    if isinstance(obj, dict):
+        for key in keys:
+            obj.pop(key, None)
+
+
+def slim_scoreboard_payload(payload: Any) -> Any:
+    """Remove the unread parts of an ESPN scoreboard payload, in place.
+
+    Returns ``payload`` for convenience. Anything that is not shaped like a
+    scoreboard (not a dict, no ``events`` list, odd entries) is passed over
+    untouched rather than raising.
+    """
+    if not isinstance(payload, dict):
+        return payload
+    events = payload.get("events")
+    if not isinstance(events, list):
+        return payload
+    for event in events:
+        if not isinstance(event, dict):
+            continue
+        _drop(event, _EVENT_DROP)
+        competitions = event.get("competitions")
+        if not isinstance(competitions, list):
+            continue
+        for competition in competitions:
+            if not isinstance(competition, dict):
+                continue
+            _drop(competition, _COMPETITION_DROP)
+            _drop(competition.get("status"), _STATUS_DROP)
+            competitors = competition.get("competitors")
+            if not isinstance(competitors, list):
+                continue
+            for competitor in competitors:
+                if not isinstance(competitor, dict):
+                    continue
+                _drop(competitor, _COMPETITOR_DROP)
+                _drop(competitor.get("team"), _TEAM_DROP)
+    return payload
+
+
+__all__ = ["is_espn_scoreboard_url", "slim_scoreboard_payload"]

src/common/frame_timing.py

@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ import time
 import traceback
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, TypedDict
 
+from src.common import scroll_config
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 #: Bumped when a field changes meaning, so a reader can refuse stale files.
@@ -179,6 +181,12 @@ MAX_REFRESH_DROP = 0.2
 #: trusted -- about a second of scrolling.
 MIN_FRAMES_FOR_REFRESH = 90
 
+#: Consecutive windows that agree with the adopted refresh period (the one
+#: that adopted it counts) before a panel slower than its cap is reported. The
+#: estimate can still fall by up to MAX_REFRESH_DROP per window early on; the
+#: warning should not name a rate one more window would have corrected.
+REFRESH_CHECK_WINDOWS = 3
+
 FLUSH_INTERVAL = 10.0
 
 #: A scroll's last frame older than this is a stall worth a stack dump.
@@ -441,6 +449,12 @@ class FrameTimingRecorder:
             1.0 / refresh_hz if refresh_hz and refresh_hz > 0 else None)
         # The first estimate, until a second window agrees with it.
         self._refresh_candidate: Optional[float] = None
+        # The rate scroll speeds are solved against; see plan_refresh().
+        self.planned_refresh_hz: Optional[float] = None
+        # Trusted windows seen since the period was adopted, until the
+        # shortfall check has run.
+        self._refresh_windows = 0
+        self._shortfall_checked = True
         self.totals: Dict[str, Any] = {
             "static_frames": 0,
             "scroll_frames": 0,
@@ -639,7 +653,20 @@ class FrameTimingRecorder:
                     self._refresh_candidate = estimate
             elif current * (1.0 - MAX_REFRESH_DROP) <= estimate < current:
                 self.refresh_period = estimate
+            # Only a run of windows that agree with the period counts toward
+            # the shortfall check. One that disagrees (a faster one than the
+            # period may fall to, say, after a loaded start fixed a slow one)
+            # was rejected above, so the period does not reflect it, and a
+            # warning built on that period would name a rate the panel is not
+            # at. It resets the run; the check then waits for three that agree.
+            current = self.refresh_period
+            if current is not None:
+                agrees = abs(estimate - current) <= current * MAX_REFRESH_DROP
+                self._refresh_windows = self._refresh_windows + 1 if agrees else 0
         period = self.refresh_period
+        if (period and not self._shortfall_checked
+                and self._refresh_windows >= REFRESH_CHECK_WINDOWS):
+            self._check_refresh_shortfall(1.0 / period)
 
         histograms = self.histograms
         for frame in batch:
@@ -688,6 +715,25 @@ class FrameTimingRecorder:
                 elif missed <= -1:
                     totals["early_frames"] += 1
 
+    def plan_refresh(self, hz: Optional[float]) -> None:
+        """Say what rate scroll speeds are solved against, before frames arrive.
+
+        ``DisplayManager.refresh_hz``: the configured cap. Once the measured
+        rate has held for :data:`REFRESH_CHECK_WINDOWS` windows in a row, a panel that
+        falls short of it is logged once, with a cap it can hold (see
+        :func:`src.common.scroll_config.refresh_shortfall`). The display
+        manager calls this only for a real panel.
+        """
+        self.planned_refresh_hz = hz
+        self._shortfall_checked = not hz
+
+    def _check_refresh_shortfall(self, measured_hz: float) -> None:
+        """Log, once, a panel that cannot reach the rate speeds assume."""
+        self._shortfall_checked = True
+        shortfall = scroll_config.refresh_shortfall(measured_hz, self.planned_refresh_hz)
+        if shortfall:
+            logger.warning(scroll_config.describe_refresh_shortfall(shortfall))
+
     def snapshot(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """The JSON document: cumulative since this process started."""
         if not self._binding_checked:
@@ -704,6 +750,9 @@ class FrameTimingRecorder:
             "bucket_ms": BUCKET_MS,
             "freeze_seconds": FREEZE_SECONDS,
             "measured_refresh_hz": round(1.0 / period, 2) if period else None,
+            # Additive: what scroll speeds were solved against, so a reader can
+            # tell a stale file (written under another cap) from this one.
+            "planned_refresh_hz": self.planned_refresh_hz,
             "binding_releases_gil": self._binding_gil,
             "info": info,
             "totals": copy.deepcopy(self.totals),

src/common/scroll_config.py

@@ -538,3 +538,66 @@ def speed_advice(
         "smooth": smooth,
         "alternatives": [as_dict(c) for c in alternatives],
     }
+
+
+#: A measured refresh this far below the rate speeds are planned for means
+#: the panel cannot reach its cap. Smaller gaps are the cap's own slack and
+#: the estimate's: one rig measured 99.95 Hz under a 100 Hz cap.
+REFRESH_SHORTFALL = 0.03
+
+#: How far under the measured rate a suggested cap sits. The measurement is
+#: the fast end of the panel's refreshes (frame_timing takes the 10th
+#: percentile of intervals), and an uncapped panel drifts: one read
+#: 107.6-113.1 Hz over 15 seconds. A cap inside that band would not hold.
+CAP_HEADROOM = 0.05
+
+
+def holdable_cap(measured_hz: Any) -> Optional[int]:
+    """A refresh cap the panel can hold: a multiple of 10, 5% under what it measured.
+
+    A multiple of 10 because its whole-pixel speeds are round numbers (a
+    100 Hz cap gives 50 and 100 px/s). None without a usable measurement, or
+    when the panel is too slow for any cap of 10 Hz or more.
+    """
+    hz = _coerce(measured_hz)
+    if hz is None:
+        return None
+    cap = int(hz * (1.0 - CAP_HEADROOM) // 10) * 10
+    return cap if cap >= 10 else None
+
+
+def refresh_shortfall(measured_hz: Any, planned_hz: Any) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """When the panel refreshes measurably slower than speeds are planned for.
+
+    ``planned_hz`` is what :func:`configure` solves against -- the
+    ``limit_refresh_rate_hz`` cap, or :data:`DEFAULT_REFRESH_HZ` when it is 0.
+    A panel that cannot reach it still moves whole pixels per frame, but every
+    speed runs slow by the shortfall and the ladder of smooth speeds is the
+    cap's, not the panel's. None when there is no measurement, or the panel
+    reaches the cap (or beats it, as some do by a few Hz).
+    """
+    measured, planned = _coerce(measured_hz), _coerce(planned_hz)
+    if measured is None or planned is None:
+        return None
+    if measured >= planned * (1.0 - REFRESH_SHORTFALL):
+        return None
+    return {
+        "measured_hz": round(measured, 1),
+        "planned_hz": round(planned, 1),
+        "suggested_cap_hz": holdable_cap(measured),
+        "slow_percent": round((1.0 - measured / planned) * 100),
+    }
+
+
+def describe_refresh_shortfall(shortfall: Dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+    """One log line for :func:`refresh_shortfall`'s answer."""
+    text = (
+        f"The panel refreshes at about {shortfall['measured_hz']:.0f} Hz, below "
+        f"the {shortfall['planned_hz']:.0f} Hz that scroll speeds are planned "
+        f"for (display.hardware.limit_refresh_rate_hz), so every scroll runs "
+        f"about {shortfall['slow_percent']}% slower than configured and the "
+        f"smooth speeds are worked out for a rate this panel never reaches.")
+    if shortfall.get("suggested_cap_hz"):
+        text += (f" Set Limit Refresh Rate to {shortfall['suggested_cap_hz']} Hz "
+                 f"(web UI, Display tab), which this panel can hold, and restart.")
+    return text

src/common/sports_favorites.py

@@ -0,0 +1,263 @@
+"""Which games involve a favourite team, and which of them to show (sports family 6).
+
+The scoreboards' favourite matching, reconciled in ledmatrix-plugins
+(family 6) from seven ``_is_favorite_game`` bodies, two
+``_select_games_for_display`` and three ``_select_recent_games_for_display``
+into one each, and copied here under their existing names:
+
+- ``SportsFavoritesMixin`` (``SportsCore``): ``_is_favorite_game(game)``,
+  asked by ``SportsCoreSharedMixin._favorites_first``, the switch-mode
+  favourite boost (``SportsHelpersMixin._next_switch_index``), the
+  non-favourite live dwell (``SportsGameRulesMixin._effective_live_duration``)
+  and the plugins' live rotation; and ``_favorite_code(value)``, the
+  normalisation both sides of every comparison go through.
+- ``SportsUpcomingFavoritesMixin`` (``SportsUpcoming``):
+  ``_select_games_for_display``, the favourites-only pick of upcoming games.
+- ``SportsRecentFavoritesMixin`` (``SportsRecent``):
+  ``_select_recent_games_for_display``, the same for finished games, most
+  recent first.
+
+Each mixin carries only what its class already had, so no manager gains a
+method it did not have.
+
+THE RULE
+--------
+Each side of a game is named by ``_favorite_key(game, side)``, the override
+point ``SportsHelpersMixin`` (``src.common.sports_helpers``) has carried since
+3.5.0: the team abbreviation by default. A sport whose abbreviations are not
+unique overrides it -- NRL returns the ESPN team id (and None when the id is
+missing), because "NEW" is both Newcastle and New Zealand. That value and every
+entry of ``favorite_teams`` are compared as ``_favorite_code`` leaves them:
+stripped and upper-cased, a blank or missing value matching nothing. So
+" bos" in the config matches BOS.
+
+The selection methods give each favourite team up to the per-team limit
+(``upcoming_games_to_show`` / ``recent_games_to_show``); a game between two
+favourites counts for both. Only a game with an id can be a duplicate: two
+games without one are two games.
+
+A new module rather than more methods on ``sports_shared`` or
+``sports_helpers``, for the reason ``sports_helpers`` gives: a missing module
+fails at load, where the version checks see it; a missing method fails
+mid-update.
+
+WHAT A HOST MUST PROVIDE
+------------------------
+Derived by walking every ``self.<attr>`` the mixins read; the host-contract
+test in ``test/test_sports_favorites.py`` fails if a read is added without
+being listed here.
+
+- ``favorite_teams`` -- the resolved favourites list (``_is_favorite_game``).
+  The selection methods are handed the list instead.
+- ``_favorite_key`` -- ``SportsHelpersMixin`` supplies the default.
+- ``_favorite_code`` -- from ``SportsFavoritesMixin``, which the Upcoming and
+  Recent classes inherit through their ``SportsCore``.
+- ``logger`` -- the selection methods log each pick at DEBUG and a summary at
+  INFO.
+- ``upcoming_games_to_show`` (Upcoming) and ``recent_games_to_show`` (Recent)
+  -- the per-team limits.
+
+The methods read the game dict's ``id`` and ``start_time_utc`` (selection),
+whatever ``_favorite_key`` reads (``home_abbr`` / ``away_abbr`` by default),
+and ``home_abbr`` / ``away_abbr`` again for the DEBUG line; any may be missing.
+
+BASE ORDER
+----------
+No other mixin defines these methods, so the position in the bases does not
+change which body runs; a method on the plugin's own class still wins. The
+mixins have no ``__init__`` and no state.
+"""
+
+import logging
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from typing import Callable, Dict, List, Optional
+
+
+class SportsFavoritesMixin:
+    """``SportsCore``'s favourite check. See module docstring."""
+
+    # The host contract, declared for type checking only.
+    favorite_teams: List[str]
+    _favorite_key: Callable[[Dict, str], Optional[str]]
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _favorite_code(value) -> Optional[str]:
+        """``value`` as favourites are compared: stripped and upper-cased.
+
+        None for a missing or blank value, which matches nothing.
+        """
+        if value is None:
+            return None
+        return str(value).strip().upper() or None
+
+    def _is_favorite_game(self, game: Dict) -> bool:
+        """Does either side of this game belong to a favourite team?
+
+        ``_favorite_key`` names each side (the abbreviation; nrl overrides it
+        with the ESPN team id), and both it and ``favorite_teams`` are compared
+        as ``_favorite_code`` normalises them, so " bos" matches BOS.
+        """
+        favorites = {self._favorite_code(team) for team in self.favorite_teams or ()}
+        favorites.discard(None)
+        return any(
+            self._favorite_code(self._favorite_key(game, side)) in favorites
+            for side in ("home", "away")
+        )
+
+
+class SportsUpcomingFavoritesMixin:
+    """``SportsUpcoming``'s favourites-only pick. See module docstring."""
+
+    # The host contract, declared for type checking only.
+    logger: logging.Logger
+    upcoming_games_to_show: int
+    _favorite_key: Callable[[Dict, str], Optional[str]]
+    _favorite_code: Callable[[object], Optional[str]]
+
+    def _select_games_for_display(
+        self, processed_games: List[Dict], favorite_teams: List[str]
+    ) -> List[Dict]:
+        """
+        Single-pass game selection with proper deduplication and counting.
+
+        When a game involves two favorite teams, it counts toward BOTH teams' limits.
+        This prevents unexpected game counts from the multi-pass algorithm.
+        Teams are matched as _is_favorite_game matches them. Only a game with
+        an id can be a duplicate: two games without one are two games.
+        """
+        sorted_games = sorted(
+            processed_games,
+            key=lambda g: g.get("start_time_utc")
+            or datetime.max.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc),
+        )
+
+        if not favorite_teams:
+            return sorted_games
+
+        selected_games = []
+        selected_ids = set()
+        team_counts: Dict[Optional[str], int] = {
+            code: 0 for code in map(self._favorite_code, favorite_teams) if code
+        }
+
+        for game in sorted_games:
+            game_id = game.get("id")
+            if game_id is not None and game_id in selected_ids:
+                continue
+
+            home = self._favorite_code(self._favorite_key(game, "home"))
+            away = self._favorite_code(self._favorite_key(game, "away"))
+
+            home_fav = home in team_counts
+            away_fav = away in team_counts
+
+            if not home_fav and not away_fav:
+                continue
+
+            home_needs = home_fav and team_counts[home] < self.upcoming_games_to_show
+            away_needs = away_fav and team_counts[away] < self.upcoming_games_to_show
+
+            if home_needs or away_needs:
+                selected_games.append(game)
+                if game_id is not None:
+                    selected_ids.add(game_id)
+                if home_fav:
+                    team_counts[home] += 1
+                if away_fav:
+                    team_counts[away] += 1
+
+                self.logger.debug(
+                    f"Selected game {game.get('away_abbr')}@{game.get('home_abbr')}: "
+                    f"team_counts={team_counts}"
+                )
+
+            if all(c >= self.upcoming_games_to_show for c in team_counts.values()):
+                self.logger.debug("All favorite teams satisfied, stopping selection")
+                break
+
+        self.logger.info(
+            f"Selected {len(selected_games)} games for {len(favorite_teams)} "
+            f"favorite teams: {team_counts}"
+        )
+        return selected_games
+
+
+class SportsRecentFavoritesMixin:
+    """``SportsRecent``'s favourites-only pick. See module docstring."""
+
+    # The host contract, declared for type checking only.
+    logger: logging.Logger
+    recent_games_to_show: int
+    _favorite_key: Callable[[Dict, str], Optional[str]]
+    _favorite_code: Callable[[object], Optional[str]]
+
+    def _select_recent_games_for_display(
+        self, processed_games: List[Dict], favorite_teams: List[str]
+    ) -> List[Dict]:
+        """
+        Single-pass game selection for recent games with proper deduplication.
+
+        When a game involves two favorite teams, it counts toward BOTH teams' limits.
+        Games are sorted by most recent first.
+        Teams are matched as _is_favorite_game matches them. Only a game with
+        an id can be a duplicate: two games without one are two games.
+        """
+        sorted_games = sorted(
+            processed_games,
+            key=lambda g: g.get("start_time_utc")
+            or datetime.min.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc),
+            reverse=True,
+        )
+
+        if not favorite_teams:
+            return sorted_games
+
+        selected_games = []
+        selected_ids = set()
+        team_counts: Dict[Optional[str], int] = {
+            code: 0 for code in map(self._favorite_code, favorite_teams) if code
+        }
+
+        for game in sorted_games:
+            game_id = game.get("id")
+            if game_id is not None and game_id in selected_ids:
+                continue
+
+            home = self._favorite_code(self._favorite_key(game, "home"))
+            away = self._favorite_code(self._favorite_key(game, "away"))
+
+            home_fav = home in team_counts
+            away_fav = away in team_counts
+
+            if not home_fav and not away_fav:
+                continue
+
+            home_needs = home_fav and team_counts[home] < self.recent_games_to_show
+            away_needs = away_fav and team_counts[away] < self.recent_games_to_show
+
+            if home_needs or away_needs:
+                selected_games.append(game)
+                if game_id is not None:
+                    selected_ids.add(game_id)
+                if home_fav:
+                    team_counts[home] += 1
+                if away_fav:
+                    team_counts[away] += 1
+
+                self.logger.debug(
+                    f"Selected recent game {game.get('away_abbr')}@{game.get('home_abbr')}: "
+                    f"team_counts={team_counts}"
+                )
+
+            if all(c >= self.recent_games_to_show for c in team_counts.values()):
+                self.logger.debug("All favorite teams satisfied, stopping selection")
+                break
+
+        self.logger.info(
+            f"Selected {len(selected_games)} recent games for {len(favorite_teams)} "
+            f"favorite teams: {team_counts}"
+        )
+        return selected_games
+
+
+__all__ = ["SportsFavoritesMixin", "SportsUpcomingFavoritesMixin", "SportsRecentFavoritesMixin"]

src/common/sports_helpers.py

@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ first core release that ships it (see ``CHANGELOG.md``).
 
 ``_favorite_key`` is the one method not taken from the plugins: it is the
 override point from the since-removed ``src/base_classes`` sports core,
-carried here so later phases (shared celebrations and game selection) have a
-hardware-free home for the seam. No plugin defines it today and nothing in this module calls it.
+carried here as the hardware-free home for the seam. ``sports_favorites``
+calls it; nrl overrides it with the ESPN team id. Nothing in this module
+calls it.
 
 WHAT A HOST MUST PROVIDE
 ------------------------
@@ -47,8 +48,8 @@ listed here.
 - ``mode_config`` (dict) and ``logger`` -- ``_setting_int``. ``league`` is
   read with ``getattr`` for the warning text only.
 - ``games_list`` and ``current_game_index`` -- ``_next_switch_index``; plus
-  ``_is_favorite_game`` (called with a game), which stays per-plugin and is
-  only called when
+  ``_is_favorite_game`` (called with a game; ``sports_favorites`` has the
+  shared body), only called when
   ``favorite_rotation_boost`` is above 1. ``favorite_rotation_boost`` itself
   defaults to 1 on the mixin.
 - ``last_game_switch`` -- ``_reset_dwell_on_reentry``, read with ``getattr``
@@ -216,15 +217,12 @@ class SportsHelpersMixin:
         rather than a branch so core never has to learn the string "nrl"::
 
             def _favorite_key(self, game, side):
-                return str(game.get(f"{side}_id"))
+                team_id = game.get(f"{side}_id")
+                return None if team_id is None else str(team_id)
 
-        An override that stringifies should note that a missing id becomes the
-        literal ``"None"``, which would spuriously match a favorites list
-        containing that string. The default returns ``None`` for a missing
-        abbreviation, which never matches.
-
-        Carried from the since-removed ``src/base_classes`` sports core for
-        later phases; nothing in this module calls it yet.
+        It returns ``None`` for a missing id rather than ``str(None)``, which
+        would match a favourite typed "None". A ``None`` never matches.
+        ``sports_favorites`` compares the value stripped and upper-cased.
         """
         return game.get(f"{side}_abbr")
 

src/common/sports_live_fetch.py

@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+"""The live poll's scoreboard request and the odds requests (sports family 9).
+
+The scoreboards' live fetch and odds code, reconciled in ledmatrix-plugins
+(family 9) from seven and three bodies into one each, and copied here under
+the existing names. All of it lives on the plugins' ``SportsCore``, so there
+is one mixin, ``SportsLiveFetchMixin``:
+
+- ``_fetch_todays_games()``: today's scoreboard for the live poll, with
+  yesterday's while it can still hold a live game (``_needs_previous_day``),
+  as ``{"events": [...]}``; None when ESPN cannot be reached.
+- ``_fetch_odds(game)``: queue one game for an odds request; returns at once.
+- ``_drain_odds_queue()``: the odds worker that answers the queue.
+
+THE RULES (decided 2026-10-12)
+------------------------------
+Live scores are always fresh. Every poll asks ESPN (``get_espn_scoreboard``
+with ``max_age=1``: only a copy another reader fetched within the last second,
+the managers of one display tick, is reused) and leaves the answer under the
+shared ``espn_scoreboard_cache_key`` for its dates, so odds-ticker and every
+other reader of the same day share it. The plugins' old 30 s cache under
+``<sport_key>_scoreboard_current`` is gone. College basketball is asked by
+date like every other league; ESPN answered single dates for it on 2026-10-12
+(the old no-dates request cited a 404 that no longer happens). An answer whose
+``events`` is not a list counts as no games.
+
+Odds never block ``update()``. ``_fetch_odds`` puts the game on the manager's
+queue and starts one daemon worker if none is running; the worker asks the
+odds manager for each queued game in turn and attaches the line to every
+dict queued for that id, in place, under ``_games_lock`` (display() reads the
+games under it), so a card can draw once without odds and gain them when
+ESPN answers. One batch in flight per manager: a game queued while the worker
+is busy joins its batch, so a slow endpoint never stacks threads or requests.
+The odds manager bounds each request (core's ``BaseOddsManager``: 5 s, then a
+60 s hold-off). A live game's line is cached ``live_odds_update_interval``
+(60 s), any other ``odds_update_interval`` (3600 s). Without ``show_odds``, a
+game id or an odds manager nothing is asked (the last logged at debug).
+
+Before the reconcile, six plugins waited on a worker for 1.5 s (2 s for a
+live game) per game and hockey and lacrosse asked on the calling thread: with
+a 3 s endpoint, ``update()`` of four upcoming games took 6 s and 12 s, and in
+the six the line appeared only at the next ``update()`` (an hour later for an
+upcoming game).
+
+A new module rather than more methods on ``sports_fetch``, for the reason
+``sports_helpers`` gives: a missing module fails at load, where the version
+checks see it; a missing method fails mid-update.
+
+WHAT A HOST MUST PROVIDE
+------------------------
+Derived by walking every ``self.<attr>`` the mixin reads; the host-contract
+test in ``test/test_sports_live_fetch.py`` fails if a read is added without
+being listed here. Every scoreboard ``SportsCore`` supplies all of them.
+
+- ``session``, ``headers``, ``cache_manager``, ``logger``, ``sport``,
+  ``league`` -- the scoreboard request.
+- ``_needs_previous_day`` -- from ``SportsFetchMixin``.
+- ``show_odds``, ``mode_config`` (the two odds intervals), ``sport_key`` (the
+  worker's thread name), ``_games_lock`` (a lock display() also holds).
+- ``odds_manager``, read with ``getattr`` -- ``get_odds(sport=, league=,
+  event_id=, update_interval_seconds=)``.
+- ``_odds_pending`` and ``_odds_worker_busy`` -- the queue and whether a
+  worker is running; created here on first use, under ``_games_lock``.
+
+The game dict's ``id`` and ``is_live`` are read; ``odds`` is written.
+
+BASE ORDER
+----------
+No other mixin defines these names, so the position in the bases does not
+change which body runs; a method on the plugin's own class still wins. The
+mixin has no ``__init__``.
+"""
+
+import threading
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
+
+import pytz
+import requests
+
+from src.common.espn_dates import get_espn_scoreboard
+
+
+class SportsLiveFetchMixin:
+    """``SportsCore``'s live fetch and odds. See module docstring."""
+
+    # The host contract, declared for type checking only.
+    session: Any
+    headers: Dict[str, str]
+    cache_manager: Any
+    logger: Any
+    sport: str
+    league: str
+    sport_key: str
+    show_odds: bool
+    mode_config: Dict[str, Any]
+    _games_lock: Any
+    _needs_previous_day: Callable[[datetime], bool]
+    odds_manager: Any
+    _odds_pending: Dict[Any, Tuple[List[Dict], Any]]
+    _odds_worker_busy: bool
+
+    def _fetch_todays_games(self) -> Optional[Dict]:
+        """Today's scoreboard for the live poll, with yesterday's while it can
+        still hold a live game (``_needs_previous_day``)."""
+        # ESPN anchors its calendar to Eastern US time.
+        now = datetime.now(pytz.timezone("America/New_York"))
+        today = now.strftime("%Y%m%d")
+        dates = (
+            f"{(now - timedelta(days=1)).strftime('%Y%m%d')}-{today}"
+            if self._needs_previous_day(now) else today
+        )
+        try:
+            # Asked on every poll and left under core's shared key for this
+            # scoreboard and date, so odds-ticker and every other reader of
+            # the same day reuse it. max_age=1: a copy another reader fetched
+            # within the last second (the managers of one display tick) is the
+            # same answer; anything older is asked again.
+            data = get_espn_scoreboard(
+                self.session, self.sport, self.league, dates,
+                cache_manager=self.cache_manager, max_age=1,
+                headers=self.headers, timeout=10, logger=self.logger,
+            )
+        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+            self.logger.error(
+                f"API error fetching today's games for {self.sport} - {self.league}: {e}"
+            )
+            return None
+        events = data.get("events") if isinstance(data, dict) else None
+        if not isinstance(events, list):
+            events = []  # ESPN can answer "events": null
+        self.logger.info(
+            f"Fetched {len(events)} games for {dates} for {self.sport} - {self.league}"
+        )
+        return {"events": events}
+
+    def _fetch_odds(self, game: Dict) -> None:
+        """Queue ``game`` for an odds request; never waits for the answer.
+
+        One daemon worker per manager asks the odds manager for each queued
+        game in turn and attaches the line to the game dict in place, under
+        ``_games_lock`` (display() reads the games under it), so a card can
+        draw once without odds and gain them when ESPN answers. A game queued
+        while the worker is busy joins its batch, and every dict queued for one
+        id (update() rebuilds them; the list on screen may keep older ones)
+        gets the one answer, so a slow endpoint never stacks threads or
+        requests. The odds manager bounds each request (5 s, then a 60 s
+        hold-off).
+        """
+        if not self.show_odds or game.get("id") is None:
+            return
+        if not getattr(self, "odds_manager", None):
+            self.logger.debug(f"No odds manager; no odds for game {game['id']}")
+            return
+        interval = (
+            self.mode_config.get("live_odds_update_interval", 60)
+            if game.get("is_live", False)
+            else self.mode_config.get("odds_update_interval", 3600)
+        )
+        with self._games_lock:
+            pending = getattr(self, "_odds_pending", None)
+            if pending is None:
+                pending = self._odds_pending = {}
+            games, _ = pending.get(game["id"], ([], None))
+            if not any(queued is game for queued in games):
+                games.append(game)
+            pending[game["id"]] = (games, interval)
+            if getattr(self, "_odds_worker_busy", False):
+                return
+            self._odds_worker_busy = True
+        try:
+            threading.Thread(target=self._drain_odds_queue, daemon=True,
+                             name=f"{self.sport_key}-odds").start()
+        except RuntimeError as e:  # no thread to be had; try again next update
+            with self._games_lock:
+                self._odds_worker_busy = False
+            self.logger.debug(f"Could not start the odds worker: {e}")
+
+    def _drain_odds_queue(self) -> None:
+        """The odds worker: ask for each queued game until none is left."""
+        while True:
+            with self._games_lock:
+                if not self._odds_pending:
+                    self._odds_worker_busy = False
+                    return
+                game_id = next(iter(self._odds_pending))
+                games, interval = self._odds_pending.pop(game_id)
+            try:
+                odds = self.odds_manager.get_odds(
+                    sport=self.sport,
+                    league=self.league,
+                    event_id=game_id,
+                    update_interval_seconds=interval,
+                )
+            except Exception as e:
+                self.logger.debug(f"Odds fetch failed for game {game_id}: {e}")
+                continue
+            if odds:
+                with self._games_lock:
+                    for game in games:
+                        game["odds"] = odds

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+"""Which teams are ranked, and in which poll (sports family 8).
+
+The scoreboards' rankings code, reconciled in ledmatrix-plugins (family 8)
+from three, three and two bodies into one each, and copied here under the
+existing names. All of it lives on the plugins' ``SportsCore``, so there is
+one mixin, ``SportsRankingsMixin``:
+
+- ``_fetch_team_rankings()``: the top-division poll from the data source,
+  hourly, as ``_team_rankings_cache`` ({abbreviation: rank}, what the rank
+  badge draws) and ``_ranked_team_ids`` ({ESPN team id: rank}). Only for a
+  league ``_league_has_rankings()`` says publishes a poll.
+- ``_choose_poll(rankings_data)``: the first block ESPN lists that is a
+  top-division poll; seedings and the polls of lower divisions are stepped
+  over, ESPN's order is otherwise kept (so the CFP rankings take over from AP
+  when ESPN fronts them). ``choose_top_division_poll`` below is the same rule
+  for code with no scoreboard to hand (the dynamic team resolvers).
+- ``_poll_season_ended(poll, now)``: whether the poll's season is over.
+- ``_load_division_team_ids()``: team ids per college football division
+  (FBS, FCS) from ESPN's group rosters, for the season year.
+- ``_ranked_positions(game)``, ``_is_ranked_game(game)``, ``_best_rank(game)``:
+  the poll positions either side holds, by team id first, abbreviation second.
+- ``_passes_other_filters(game)``: whether a non-favourite game is worth a
+  slot under ``other_games_min_quality`` and ``other_games_divisions``.
+
+THE RULES (decided 2026-10-12)
+------------------------------
+Ranks are kept by ESPN team id as well as by abbreviation, and a game with ids
+is ranked by id: abbreviations are not unique (ESPN lists Ohio State and Ohio
+State Newark both as OSU) and an id cannot rank the wrong school. The badge
+still draws from the abbreviation table.
+
+A poll whose season has ended loads nothing. ESPN keeps serving the last poll
+it published until the next one (on 2026-10-12 college basketball's /rankings
+was still April's final poll, college lacrosse's May's), and every block names
+its season with an ``endDate``. Past it the table stays empty, so no badge
+shows and the "ranked" filter fails open, until the new season's first poll
+arrives. Read from the payload, not a calendar, so no league needs its own
+season dates; a block without a readable ``endDate`` counts as current.
+
+The division rosters are asked for the season year (July onward is this
+year's season): college football's season runs into January, and the next
+season's groups do not exist then. Only college football has division
+rosters (``_DIVISION_GROUPS_BY_LEAGUE``), so this is football's rule as is,
+not an override point.
+
+Everything fails open: no poll, an empty roster or a failed request allows
+every game rather than blanking the board.
+
+The data source decides the endpoint (``data_source.fetch_standings``, still
+per plugin); every scoreboard asks /rankings first for a college or NCAA
+league. A standings table is never turned into ranks.
+
+A new module rather than more methods on ``sports_shared``, for the reason
+``sports_helpers`` gives: a missing module fails at load, where the version
+checks see it; a missing method fails mid-update.
+
+WHAT A HOST MUST PROVIDE
+------------------------
+Derived by walking every ``self.<attr>`` the mixin reads; the host-contract
+test in ``test/test_sports_rankings.py`` fails if a read is added without being
+listed here. Every scoreboard ``SportsCore`` supplies all of them.
+
+- ``logger``, ``sport``, ``league``.
+- ``data_source`` -- ``fetch_standings(sport, league)`` returns the payload
+  (``{}`` on failure).
+- ``session`` -- ``get(url, params=..., timeout=...)`` for the division
+  rosters; ``cache_manager`` (may be ``None``) -- ``get(key)`` and
+  ``set(key, value, ttl=...)`` keep them a day.
+- ``_team_rankings_cache``, ``_ranked_team_ids`` and
+  ``_rankings_cache_timestamp`` -- the tables and when they were fetched
+  (0: never). Written here. ``_rankings_cache_duration`` -- seconds between
+  fetches.
+- ``_division_team_ids`` (``None``: never loaded) and ``_division_loaded_at``
+  -- the rosters and the monotonic time they were loaded. Written here.
+- ``other_games_min_quality`` and ``other_games_divisions`` -- the filters.
+- ``_league_has_rankings`` and ``_game_divisions`` -- from
+  ``SportsCoreSharedMixin``.
+- ``_rankings_loaded`` -- from ``SportsRotationMixin`` (football-scoreboard
+  overrides it to count the id table too).
+
+The methods read the game dict's ``home_id``, ``away_id``, ``home_abbr`` and
+``away_abbr``; any may be missing.
+
+BASE ORDER
+----------
+No other mixin defines these names, so the position in the bases does not
+change which body runs; a method on the plugin's own class still wins. The
+mixin has no ``__init__``; the state it writes is the host's.
+"""
+
+import logging
+import re
+import time
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from typing import Any, Callable, ClassVar, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
+
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class SportsRankingsMixin:
+    """``SportsCore``'s rankings. See module docstring."""
+
+    # The host contract, declared for type checking only.
+    logger: Any
+    sport: str
+    league: str
+    data_source: Any
+    session: Any
+    cache_manager: Any
+    _team_rankings_cache: Dict[str, int]
+    _ranked_team_ids: Dict[int, int]
+    _rankings_cache_timestamp: float
+    _rankings_cache_duration: float
+    _division_team_ids: Optional[Dict[str, set]]
+    _division_loaded_at: float
+    other_games_min_quality: str
+    other_games_divisions: Any
+    _league_has_rankings: Callable[[], bool]
+    _game_divisions: Callable[[Dict], Optional[set]]
+    _rankings_loaded: Callable[[], bool]
+
+    # Which ranking block the badge reads. ESPN answers /rankings with more
+    # than one block for several leagues, and the FIRST is not always a poll:
+    # men's and women's college hockey front "NCAA Men's/Women's Hockey
+    # Tournament Seedings", and college lacrosse publishes seedings beside its
+    # Inside Lacrosse poll. College football fronts the AP Top 25 but also
+    # carries the FCS and Division II polls and gains the CFP rankings in
+    # November. An EXCLUDE list, not an allow list, so a poll ESPN invents
+    # still counts; type first and name second, because the Division II block
+    # types as "afca" while the FBS coaches poll -- also an AFCA poll -- types
+    # as "usa".
+    _NON_TOP_POLL_TYPES: ClassVar[frozenset] = frozenset({"tournament", "fcs"})
+    _NON_TOP_POLL_NAMES: ClassVar[Tuple[str, ...]] = (
+        "tournament", "seedings", "fcs",
+        "division ii", "division iii", "div ii", "div iii",
+    )
+
+    # ESPN group ids for the college football divisions, from its own group
+    # rosters (disjoint: 148 FBS team ids, 130 FCS). Keyed by league because
+    # no other league publishes usable rosters: college baseball and lacrosse
+    # answer HTTP 500, college basketball and hockey an empty list.
+    _DIVISION_GROUPS_BY_LEAGUE: ClassVar[Dict[str, Dict[str, int]]] = {
+        "college-football": {"fbs": 80, "fcs": 81},
+    }
+    _DIVISION_CACHE_TTL: ClassVar[int] = 24 * 60 * 60
+    # A lookup that came back empty is retried on this shorter clock.
+    _DIVISION_RETRY_SECONDS: ClassVar[int] = 10 * 60
+
+    def _choose_poll(self, rankings_data: Optional[List[Dict]]) -> Dict:
+        """The first block ESPN lists that is an actual top-division poll.
+
+        ESPN's own order is otherwise kept, so whichever poll it fronts is the
+        one that drives the badge.
+        """
+        for block in rankings_data or []:
+            name = str(block.get("name") or "").lower()
+            kind = str(block.get("type") or "").lower()
+            if kind in self._NON_TOP_POLL_TYPES or any(
+                marker in name for marker in self._NON_TOP_POLL_NAMES
+            ):
+                self.logger.debug(
+                    "%s: skipping %s -- not a top-division poll",
+                    getattr(self, "league", "?"), block.get("name") or kind)
+                continue
+            return block
+        return {}
+
+    def _fetch_team_rankings(self) -> Dict[str, int]:
+        """Fetch team rankings using the new architecture components."""
+        current_time = time.time()
+
+        # No poll, no fetch. _league_has_rankings already gated the
+        # quality-filter call site; the show_ranking call sites did not, so
+        # ticking "Show Ranking" on a league that publishes no poll sent two
+        # requests an hour to endpoints that cannot answer. Gating here rather
+        # than at each call site covers every caller at once and cannot drift
+        # apart again.
+        #
+        # It is also the setting's only honest answer on those leagues: the
+        # rank badge replaces the record, so an empty table meant "Show
+        # Ranking" quietly erased the records "Show Records" was drawing. The
+        # schema now hides the toggle wherever the league has no poll, but a
+        # config saved before that still carries it.
+        if not self._league_has_rankings():
+            return self._team_rankings_cache
+
+        # Check if we have cached rankings that are still valid
+        # Gate on when the last look happened, not on whether it found
+        # anything. Professional leagues publish no poll, so `rankings`
+        # comes back empty -- and an empty dict is falsy, so this guard
+        # never short-circuited and the standings endpoint was re-fetched
+        # on every update instead of hourly. Measured 2026-09-19 on an
+        # MLB-only rig: 453 standings requests in a day against the 24
+        # the one-hour duration intends. An empty result is a result.
+        if (
+            self._rankings_cache_timestamp
+            and current_time - self._rankings_cache_timestamp
+            < self._rankings_cache_duration
+        ):
+            return self._team_rankings_cache
+
+        try:
+            data = self.data_source.fetch_standings(self.sport, self.league)
+
+            rankings: Dict[str, int] = {}
+            ranked_ids: Dict[int, int] = {}
+            poll = self._choose_poll(data.get("rankings", []))
+            if self._poll_season_ended(poll, current_time):
+                self.logger.info(
+                    "%s: %s is from a season that has ended; no rank badges "
+                    "until the new season's first poll", self.league,
+                    poll.get("name") or "the poll",
+                )
+                poll = {}
+
+            for team_data in poll.get("ranks", []):
+                team_info = team_data.get("team", {})
+                team_abbr = team_info.get("abbreviation", "")
+                # One malformed entry (a None or non-numeric "current") is
+                # skipped, not allowed to throw away the whole poll.
+                try:
+                    current_rank = int(team_data.get("current"))
+                except (TypeError, ValueError):
+                    continue
+                if current_rank <= 0:
+                    continue
+                if team_abbr:
+                    rankings[team_abbr] = current_rank
+                # Kept by id as well as by abbreviation. The badge draws the
+                # abbreviation, but abbreviations are not unique across
+                # divisions and the FBS and FCS schedules arrive in the SAME
+                # scoreboard payload -- ESPN has SDSU for San Diego State and
+                # SDST for South Dakota State today, and nothing promises it
+                # stays that way. An id cannot rank the wrong school.
+                try:
+                    ranked_ids[int(team_info.get("id"))] = current_rank
+                except (TypeError, ValueError):
+                    pass
+
+            # Cache the results
+            self._team_rankings_cache = rankings
+            self._ranked_team_ids = ranked_ids
+            self._rankings_cache_timestamp = current_time
+
+            if rankings:
+                self.logger.info(
+                    "%s: %d ranked teams loaded from %s", self.league,
+                    len(rankings), poll.get("name") or "an unnamed poll",
+                )
+            else:
+                self.logger.debug("Fetched rankings for 0 teams")
+            return rankings
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.error(f"Error fetching team rankings: {e}")
+            return {}
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _poll_season_ended(poll: Dict, now: float) -> bool:
+        """Is this poll from a season that is already over?
+
+        ESPN keeps serving the last poll it published until the next one
+        appears: in October, college basketball's /rankings is still April's
+        final poll and college lacrosse's is May's. Every block names its
+        season with an ``endDate``; once that has passed, the badge would rank
+        teams on a finished season, so the table stays empty until the new
+        season's first poll arrives. Asked of the data rather than a calendar,
+        so no league needs its own season dates. A block without a readable
+        ``endDate`` counts as current, as before.
+        """
+        season = poll.get("season")
+        end = str(season.get("endDate") or "") if isinstance(season, dict) else ""
+        try:
+            ended = datetime.strptime(end[:16], "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M")
+        except ValueError:
+            return False
+        return now > ended.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc).timestamp()
+
+    def _load_division_team_ids(self) -> Dict[str, set]:
+        """Team ids per college division. Two requests a day, one league.
+
+        Returns empty sets on any failure -- the caller treats "unknown" as
+        "allowed", because a division lookup that fails must not blank the
+        board.
+
+        The in-memory copy expires like the stored one. Holding it for the life
+        of the process meant two things, both silent: a board that happened to
+        be offline for the first lookup had division filtering disabled until
+        someone restarted the service, which on a display running for weeks is
+        indefinitely; and a roster that changed between seasons was never
+        picked up. A failed lookup is retried sooner than a good one, so a
+        blip costs minutes rather than a day, without retrying per frame.
+        """
+        now = time.monotonic()
+        if self._division_team_ids is not None:
+            resolved = any(self._division_team_ids.values())
+            age_limit = self._DIVISION_CACHE_TTL if resolved else self._DIVISION_RETRY_SECONDS
+            if now - self._division_loaded_at < age_limit:
+                return self._division_team_ids
+        self._division_team_ids = {}
+        self._division_loaded_at = now
+        groups = self._DIVISION_GROUPS_BY_LEAGUE.get((self.league or "").lower())
+        if not groups:
+            return self._division_team_ids     # no divisions to speak of
+        for name, group in groups.items():
+            ids = set()
+            key = f"{self.league}_division_teams_{group}"
+            try:
+                cached = self.cache_manager.get(key) if self.cache_manager else None
+                if cached:
+                    ids = {int(i) for i in cached}
+                else:
+                    # The SEASON year, not the calendar year. College
+                    # football's 2026 season runs into January 2027, and asking
+                    # for season 2027 in January returns groups that do not
+                    # exist yet: the roster comes back empty, division
+                    # filtering fails open, and it does so through the bowls
+                    # and the playoff -- the weeks anyone is watching.
+                    today = datetime.now()
+                    season = today.year if today.month >= 7 else today.year - 1
+                    url = (
+                        "https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/"
+                        f"{self.sport}/leagues/{self.league}/seasons/"
+                        f"{season}/types/2/groups/{group}/teams"
+                    )
+                    resp = self.session.get(url, params={"limit": 300}, timeout=15)
+                    resp.raise_for_status()
+                    for item in resp.json().get("items", []):
+                        found = re.search(r"/teams/(\d+)", item.get("$ref", ""))
+                        if found:
+                            ids.add(int(found.group(1)))
+                    if ids and self.cache_manager:
+                        self.cache_manager.set(
+                            key, sorted(ids), ttl=self._DIVISION_CACHE_TTL
+                        )
+            except Exception as exc:
+                self.logger.warning(
+                    "Could not resolve %s teams for %s (%s); division filtering "
+                    "will allow everything", name, self.league, exc
+                )
+            self._division_team_ids[name] = ids
+        return self._division_team_ids
+
+    def _ranked_positions(self, game: Dict) -> List[int]:
+        """Poll positions held by either side: by id, else by abbreviation.
+
+        The id table is authoritative whenever a side carries an id and a poll
+        has been parsed, because it is built from a top-division poll alone --
+        so an FCS side cannot appear in it however it is abbreviated, and an
+        abbreviation shared across divisions cannot promote the wrong school.
+        Decided per side: a side without a usable id falls back to its
+        abbreviation, without costing the other side its id.
+        """
+        by_id = getattr(self, "_ranked_team_ids", None) or {}
+        by_abbr = getattr(self, "_team_rankings_cache", None) or {}
+        found = []
+        for side in ("home", "away"):
+            rank = None
+            if by_id:
+                try:
+                    rank = by_id.get(int(game.get(f"{side}_id")), 0)  # type: ignore[arg-type]  # None: caught below
+                except (TypeError, ValueError):
+                    pass
+            if rank is None:
+                rank = by_abbr.get(game.get(f"{side}_abbr"), 0)
+            if rank:
+                found.append(rank)
+        return found
+
+    def _is_ranked_game(self, game: Dict) -> bool:
+        return bool(self._ranked_positions(game))
+
+    def _best_rank(self, game: Dict) -> int:
+        """The better of the two sides' poll positions, or 99 if neither ranks."""
+        found = self._ranked_positions(game)
+        return min(found) if found else 99
+
+    def _passes_other_filters(self, game: Dict) -> bool:
+        """Is this non-favourite game worth one of the remaining slots?
+
+        "ranked" means ranked in the TOP division's poll -- see _choose_poll.
+        An FCS side ranked in its own poll does not qualify the game it is
+        playing in, which for college football is most often an FCS school
+        visiting an unranked FBS one.
+
+        Every check fails OPEN. If rankings could not be fetched or the
+        division rosters did not resolve, the game is allowed: a board showing
+        filler is a poor board, but a board showing nothing is a broken one.
+        """
+        if self.other_games_min_quality == "ranked":
+            if self._rankings_loaded() and not self._is_ranked_game(game):
+                return False
+
+        wanted = self.other_games_divisions
+        if wanted:
+            present = self._game_divisions(game)
+            if present is not None and not (present & set(wanted)):
+                return False
+        return True
+
+
+class _PollChooser(SportsRankingsMixin):
+    """Just enough host for ``_choose_poll``."""
+
+    def __init__(self, logger: Any, league: str) -> None:
+        self.logger = logger
+        self.league = league
+
+
+def choose_top_division_poll(rankings_data: Optional[List[Dict]], logger: Any = None,
+                             label: Optional[str] = None) -> Dict:
+    """``SportsRankingsMixin._choose_poll`` for code without a scoreboard.
+
+    The one rule, for the dynamic team resolvers that expand ``AP_TOP_25`` and
+    the like, so the badge and the favourites they resolve read the same poll.
+    ``label`` names the league in the debug line for a skipped block.
+    """
+    return _PollChooser(logger or _LOGGER, label or "?")._choose_poll(rankings_data)

src/common/sports_rotation.py

@@ -0,0 +1,342 @@
+"""Which non-favourite games a scoreboard shows, and when the slice moves (sports family 7).
+
+The scoreboards' other-games rotation, reconciled in ledmatrix-plugins
+(family 7) from two bodies each into one, and copied here under the existing
+names. All of it lives on the plugins' ``SportsCore``, so there is one mixin,
+``SportsRotationMixin``:
+
+- ``_by_importance(games, newest_first)``: the non-favourite pool, best
+  matchup first and one game per team, when a poll has loaded; kickoff order
+  otherwise. ``SportsCoreSharedMixin._favorites_first`` asks it for both the
+  filtered and the unfiltered pool.
+- ``_other_games_window(others, limit)``: the slice of a pool on screen now.
+  It advances by its own width every ``other_rotation_interval_seconds``
+  (catching up on intervals that passed unseen) and wraps.
+  ``SportsCoreSharedMixin._compose_selection`` cuts with it.
+- ``_advance_other_games_if_due`` and ``_rotate_other_games_on_display``:
+  the display path's re-cut between fetches. The plugins' ``display()`` calls
+  ``_rotate_other_games_on_display`` before its dwell check; the card on
+  screen keeps its place if it survived the cut.
+- ``_attach_odds_to_rotated_games``: odds for the games a rotation
+  brought in, on a daemon thread, when ``show_odds`` is on and there is an
+  odds manager.
+- ``_rankings_loaded()``: the override point (below).
+
+THE RULES
+---------
+``update()`` (through ``_favorites_first``) and ``display()`` (through
+``_rotate_other_games_on_display``) both advance the window, so the advance
+holds ``_games_lock`` (the plugins' RLock): interleaved without it, both saw
+the interval elapse and each added a width, skipping a window nobody saw.
+
+The display path's due-check looks at the pool ``_compose_selection`` will
+actually cut from: the filtered others, or, when nothing survived at all (no
+favourite to show either), the unfiltered fallback. Guessing the unfiltered
+pool whenever the others were empty recomposed an identical list on every
+frame while a favourite was playing; never looking at it left the fallback
+moving only when ``update()`` ran.
+
+Rotated-in games get odds by the same rule as the games ``update()`` picks:
+``show_odds`` on (decided 2026-10-09, which brought ufc-scoreboard in line).
+
+OVERRIDE POINT
+--------------
+``_rankings_loaded()`` -- did a poll load? ``_by_importance`` keeps kickoff
+order when not. The default is ``_team_rankings_cache`` being non-empty.
+football-scoreboard overrides it to count its rankings keyed by ESPN team id
+(``_ranked_team_ids``) as well, the table its ``_best_rank`` reads first.
+
+A new module rather than more methods on ``sports_shared``, for the reason
+``sports_helpers`` gives: a missing module fails at load, where the version
+checks see it; a missing method fails mid-update.
+
+WHAT A HOST MUST PROVIDE
+------------------------
+Derived by walking every ``self.<attr>`` the mixin reads; the host-contract
+test in ``test/test_sports_rotation.py`` fails if a read is added without being
+listed here. Every scoreboard ``SportsCore`` supplies all of them.
+
+- ``other_rotation_interval_seconds`` -- seconds per window; 0 pins it.
+- ``_other_window_start`` and ``_other_window_rotated_at`` -- the window's
+  position and the monotonic time it last moved (0: never cut). Written here.
+- ``_games_lock`` -- the re-entrant lock around ``games_list``.
+- ``_selection_pools`` -- what ``_favorites_first`` settled (``favorites``,
+  ``others``, ``unfiltered``, ``favorite_limit``, ``other_limit``); read with
+  getattr, so a manager that never built it does not rotate.
+- ``_compose_selection`` -- from ``SportsCoreSharedMixin``.
+- ``_best_rank`` -- a game's better poll position, 99 if neither side ranks
+  (family 8: ``src.common.sports_rankings``).
+- ``_team_rankings_cache`` -- read with getattr by the default
+  ``_rankings_loaded``.
+- ``games_list``, ``current_game``, ``current_game_index``,
+  ``last_game_switch`` -- the switch-mode state a rotation swaps.
+- ``logger`` -- one INFO line per rotation.
+- ``show_odds`` and ``odds_manager`` (read with getattr), ``mode_config``
+  (``odds_update_interval``), ``sport``, ``league`` and ``sport_key`` -- the
+  rotated-in odds fetch.
+
+The methods read the game dict's ``id``, ``start_time_utc``, ``home_abbr``,
+``away_abbr`` and ``odds``; any may be missing.
+
+BASE ORDER
+----------
+No other mixin defines these methods, so the position in the bases does not
+change which body runs; a method on the plugin's own class (football's
+``_rankings_loaded``) still wins. The mixin has no ``__init__``; the state it
+writes is the host's.
+"""
+
+import threading
+import time
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional
+
+
+class SportsRotationMixin:
+    """``SportsCore``'s other-games rotation. See module docstring."""
+
+    # The host contract, declared for type checking only.
+    other_rotation_interval_seconds: int
+    _other_window_start: int
+    _other_window_rotated_at: float
+    _games_lock: Any
+    _compose_selection: Callable[[], List[Dict]]
+    _best_rank: Callable[[Dict], int]
+    games_list: List[Dict]
+    current_game: Optional[Dict]
+    current_game_index: int
+    last_game_switch: float
+    logger: Any
+    odds_manager: Any
+    mode_config: Dict[str, Any]
+    sport: str
+    league: str
+    sport_key: str
+
+    def _rankings_loaded(self) -> bool:
+        """Did a poll load at all? The ranking reads fail open when not.
+
+        The seam ``_by_importance`` asks before ordering by rank: by default
+        the abbreviation table (``_team_rankings_cache``). football-scoreboard
+        overrides it to count its table keyed by ESPN team id as well.
+        """
+        return bool(getattr(self, "_team_rankings_cache", None))
+
+    def _by_importance(self, games: List[Dict], newest_first: bool = False) -> List[Dict]:
+        """Non-favourite games, best matchup first.
+
+        The quality filter already declares the poll to be the thing worth
+        showing -- and then selection ignored the number entirely. #1 against #2
+        and #25 against an unranked side were interchangeable, and whichever
+        kicked off sooner took the slot, so the biggest game of the week had no
+        better chance of being seen than any other.
+
+        The rotation still walks the entire pool, so nothing is lost and
+        coverage is unchanged; it now walks DOWN the ladder instead of along the
+        clock. The first window after a restart holds the best games available
+        rather than the earliest ones, which is the case that matters -- a board
+        is far more often freshly started or freshly updated than three hours
+        into a lap.
+
+        Ties fall back to kickoff order, and a league with no poll keeps the
+        chronological order it had, because there is nothing to sort on.
+
+        One game per team, which is the part rank ordering cannot do without.
+        The upcoming pool is not a week of fixtures -- for college football it
+        is the whole season, 947 games on a real board -- so ordering by rank
+        alone put all twelve of the #1 team's games above the #2 team's first
+        one, and the board walked one team's season. Measured on ledpi the
+        moment this shipped: KENT@OSU, ILL@OSU, then OSU@IOWA, MD@OSU. Keeping
+        only the soonest game per team makes the pool "what each team has
+        next", which is both what an upcoming board means and inherently
+        near-term, since a team's next game is by definition the closest one.
+        """
+        if not self._rankings_loaded():
+            return games
+        if newest_first:
+            def key(game):
+                when = game.get("start_time_utc") or datetime.min.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+                return (self._best_rank(game), -when.timestamp())
+        else:
+            def key(game):
+                when = game.get("start_time_utc") or datetime.max.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+                return (self._best_rank(game), when.timestamp())
+
+        # Soonest-first so "one per team" keeps each team's NEXT game, then
+        # re-ordered by rank. Doing it the other way round would keep whichever
+        # of a team's games happened to sort first by rank, which for a game
+        # between two ranked sides is not necessarily the next one.
+        soonest_first = sorted(
+            games,
+            key=lambda g: (g.get("start_time_utc")
+                           or datetime.max.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)).timestamp(),
+            reverse=newest_first,
+        )
+        seen, once_each = set(), []  # type: ignore[var-annotated]
+        for game in soonest_first:
+            sides = (game.get("home_abbr"), game.get("away_abbr"))
+            if any(side in seen for side in sides):
+                continue
+            seen.update(s for s in sides if s)
+            once_each.append(game)
+        return sorted(once_each, key=key)
+
+    def _other_games_window(self, others: List[Dict], limit: int) -> List[Dict]:
+        """A rotating slice of the non-favourite games.
+
+        The window advances by its own width, so consecutive windows are
+        disjoint and the board walks the schedule rather than resampling the
+        same front of it. It wraps, so a short list still cycles.
+
+        Advancing is time-based, not per-update. update() runs every 30s; if
+        the window moved with it the games list would change identity on every
+        pass, reset the display index, and no card past the first would ever be
+        reached.
+        """
+        if limit <= 0 or not others:
+            return []
+        if len(others) <= limit:
+            return others[:limit]
+
+        interval = self.other_rotation_interval_seconds
+        # Under the lock: update() advances this window through
+        # _favorites_first, and display() advances it through
+        # _rotate_other_games_on_display, so the read-modify-write below has two
+        # writers. Interleaved, both can see the interval elapsed and each add a
+        # width, skipping a window of games nobody ever sees. _games_lock is an
+        # RLock and the display path takes it again straight after, which is
+        # why this can be the same lock rather than another one to reason about.
+        with self._games_lock:
+            if interval > 0:
+                now = time.monotonic()
+                if not self._other_window_rotated_at:
+                    self._other_window_rotated_at = now
+                elapsed = now - self._other_window_rotated_at
+                if elapsed >= interval:
+                    # Advance by however many intervals actually passed. The
+                    # board is not guaranteed to be running -- or this mode
+                    # displayed -- for every one of them, and stepping once
+                    # would let a plugin that sat idle crawl a step at a time.
+                    steps = int(elapsed // interval)
+                    self._other_window_start += steps * limit
+                    self._other_window_rotated_at = now
+
+            start = self._other_window_start % len(others)
+        window = others[start:start + limit]
+        if len(window) < limit:
+            window += others[:limit - len(window)]
+        return window
+
+    def _rotate_other_games_on_display(self) -> bool:
+        """Swap in a freshly cut slice when the rotation interval has passed.
+
+        Returns True when the list changed, so the caller forces a redraw.
+
+        The card currently on screen keeps its place if it survived the cut:
+        rotating the pool should change what comes NEXT, not interrupt whatever
+        someone is reading. Only when it is gone does the index reset, and then
+        the dwell resets with it so the replacement gets a full turn rather than
+        the tail of its predecessor's.
+        """
+        rebuilt = self._advance_other_games_if_due()
+        if not rebuilt:
+            return False
+        with self._games_lock:
+            if [g.get("id") for g in rebuilt] == [g.get("id") for g in self.games_list]:
+                return False
+            current_id = (self.current_game or {}).get("id")
+            self.games_list = rebuilt
+            for index, game in enumerate(rebuilt):
+                if game.get("id") == current_id:
+                    self.current_game_index = index
+                    self.current_game = game
+                    break
+            else:
+                self.current_game_index = 0
+                self.current_game = rebuilt[0]
+                self.last_game_switch = time.time()
+            self.logger.info(
+                "Rotated the other-games slice to: %s",
+                ", ".join("%s@%s" % (g.get("away_abbr"), g.get("home_abbr"))
+                          for g in rebuilt),
+            )
+        self._attach_odds_to_rotated_games(rebuilt)
+        return True
+
+    def _attach_odds_to_rotated_games(self, games: List[Dict]) -> None:
+        """Fetch odds for freshly rotated-in games off the display path.
+
+        The rotation deliberately does no network work, but odds are only
+        attached in update(), and for an upcoming list that runs hourly --
+        far longer than any rotated-in card stays on screen. Every slice cut
+        between updates therefore rendered without a line even though ESPN
+        had one, while the favourites, which survive every cut, kept the
+        odds update() gave them.
+
+        One daemon thread per rotation, bounded by the slice size rather
+        than the pool's: only games actually going on screen are asked
+        about, and get_odds caches per game, so one re-entering the window
+        inside its TTL costs a cache lookup rather than a request. The
+        thread mutates each game dict in place; the renderer re-reads
+        game["odds"] every frame, so a line appears as soon as its fetch
+        lands, mid-dwell included. Same as football-scoreboard #343.
+        """
+        # getattr: managers are built partially in places (the plugin tests
+        # among them) that never set show_odds or an odds manager.
+        if not getattr(self, "show_odds", False) or not getattr(self, "odds_manager", None):
+            return
+        pending = [g for g in games if not g.get("odds")]
+        if not pending:
+            return
+        interval = self.mode_config.get("odds_update_interval", 3600)
+
+        def fetch() -> None:
+            for game in pending:
+                try:
+                    odds = self.odds_manager.get_odds(
+                        sport=self.sport,
+                        league=self.league,
+                        event_id=game["id"],
+                        update_interval_seconds=interval,
+                    )
+                    if odds:
+                        game["odds"] = odds
+                except Exception as exc:
+                    self.logger.debug(
+                        "Odds fetch for rotated-in game %s failed: %s",
+                        game.get("id"), exc)
+
+        threading.Thread(
+            target=fetch, daemon=True,
+            name="%s-rotated-odds" % self.sport_key).start()
+
+    def _advance_other_games_if_due(self) -> List[Dict]:
+        """Re-cut the non-favourite slice on the display path, or [] if not due.
+
+        Costs one list slice and a sort of at most a few games -- no fetch, no
+        parsing, no network. Returns the new list rather than assigning it,
+        because the two callers keep different bookkeeping around games_list
+        and both hold their own lock while they swap it in.
+        """
+        pools = getattr(self, "_selection_pools", None)
+        if not pools:
+            return []
+        interval = self.other_rotation_interval_seconds
+        limit = max(0, pools["other_limit"])
+        # Whichever pool _compose_selection will actually slice. It falls back
+        # to the unfiltered list only when NOTHING survived -- favourites
+        # included. With a favourite playing and the filters rejecting every
+        # other game, compose keeps the favourites-only list, so guessing the
+        # unfiltered pool here made the due-check fire on every display() call
+        # forever, recomposing an identical list each frame.
+        others = pools["others"]
+        favorites_fill = pools["favorites"] and pools["favorite_limit"] > 0
+        if not others and limit > 0 and not favorites_fill:
+            others = pools["unfiltered"]
+        if interval <= 0 or limit <= 0 or len(others) <= limit:
+            return []       # pinned, favourites-only, or nothing to rotate through
+        if not self._other_window_rotated_at:
+            return []       # no window has been cut yet; update() does the first
+        if time.monotonic() - self._other_window_rotated_at < interval:
+            return []
+        return self._compose_selection()

src/common/sports_shared.py

@@ -54,12 +54,16 @@ State: ``config``, ``fonts``, ``logger``, ``display_width``, ``display_height``,
 
 Methods that stay per-plugin, because they are not identical across the eight
 (or, for ``_get_timezone``, because they bind per-plugin modules):
-``_get_layout_offset``, ``_by_importance``, ``_other_games_window``,
-``_upcoming_date_and_time_text``, ``_extract_game_details_common``,
-``_load_division_team_ids``, ``_get_timezone``, ``_is_favorite_game``,
-``_is_ranked_game``, ``_passes_other_filters``. (``_is_game_really_over``,
-which ``_detect_stale_games`` below calls, was here too until the plugins
-reconciled it; it is now ``src.common.sports_game_over``.)
+``_get_layout_offset``, ``_upcoming_date_and_time_text``,
+``_extract_game_details_common``, ``_get_timezone``. Four families were
+here until the plugins reconciled them: ``_is_game_really_over``, which
+``_detect_stale_games`` below calls, is now ``src.common.sports_game_over``;
+``_is_favorite_game`` is ``src.common.sports_favorites``;
+``_by_importance`` and ``_other_games_window``, which ``_favorites_first`` and
+``_compose_selection`` below call, are ``src.common.sports_rotation``; and
+``_load_division_team_ids``, ``_is_ranked_game`` and ``_passes_other_filters``
+(``_game_divisions``, ``_check_ranking_coverage`` and ``_favorites_first``
+below call them) are ``src.common.sports_rankings``.
 
 Of the fourteen shared class constants, thirteen are identical everywhere and
 live here. Only ``_SCORE_PROBE_TEXT`` varies -- afl and basketball reach three digits

src/common/sync_manager.py

@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ class DisplaySyncManager:
         self._last_leader_frame_time: float = 0.0
         self._frame_lock = threading.Lock()
         self._leader_ip: Optional[str] = None
-        self._on_new_cycle: Optional[Callable[[], None]] = None       # called when leader starts new cycle
         self._on_scroll_image: Optional[Callable[[Image.Image], None]] = None   # called with Image when received
         self._pending_scroll_image: Optional[Image.Image] = None  # image received before callback set
         self._scroll_image_lock = threading.Lock()         # guards _on_scroll_image / _pending_scroll_image
@@ -412,17 +411,6 @@ class DisplaySyncManager:
         except Exception as exc:
             self.logger.debug("Sync: scroll_x send error: %s", exc)
 
-    def send_new_cycle(self) -> None:
-        """Leader: signal that a new scroll cycle has started so follower rebuilds its image."""
-        if self.role != SyncRole.LEADER:
-            return
-        if self._leader_state != LeaderState.CONNECTED or not self._peer_ip:
-            return
-        try:
-            self._send_sock.sendto(b'{"t":"nc"}', (self._peer_ip, self.port))
-        except Exception as exc:
-            self.logger.debug("Sync: new_cycle send error: %s", exc)
-
     def send_frame(self, image: Image.Image) -> None:
         """Leader: send a rendered frame to the follower as raw RGB bytes.
         Raw format is orders of magnitude faster than PNG on Pi hardware —
@@ -506,21 +494,19 @@ class DisplaySyncManager:
             self._latest_frame = img
         self._enter_follower_mode(sender_ip)
 
-    def _enter_follower_mode(self, sender_ip: str) -> bool:
+    def _enter_follower_mode(self, sender_ip: str) -> None:
         """Note that the leader at ``sender_ip`` just sent something, and
-        switch from standalone to follower mode if not already following.
-        Returns True if this call made the switch."""
+        switch from standalone to follower mode if not already following."""
         self._last_leader_frame_time = time.monotonic()
         self._leader_ip = sender_ip
         if self._follower_state != FollowerState.STANDALONE:
-            return False
+            return
         self._follower_state = FollowerState.FOLLOWER
         self.logger.info(
             "Sync: leader active at %s — switching to follower mode",
             sender_ip,
         )
         self.write_status_file()
-        return True
 
     def _follower_recv_loop(self) -> None:
         while self._running:
@@ -570,12 +556,9 @@ class DisplaySyncManager:
                     # frame. Read and validate its fields under a guard —
                     # a UDP payload is attacker-shaped, so a non-object
                     # body makes .get() raise AttributeError and an "sx"
-                    # carrying a non-numeric x raises ValueError/TypeError
-                    # — but dispatch the callback *outside* it. Running
-                    # the callback in here would let a fault in someone
-                    # else's code read as a malformed packet and be
-                    # logged as one.
-                    fire_new_cycle = False
+                    # carrying a non-numeric x raises ValueError/TypeError.
+                    # Any other "t" is ignored, including the "nc" (new
+                    # cycle) that older leaders send and no follower used.
                     try:
                         t = msg.get("t")
                         if t == "hello_ack":
@@ -601,18 +584,11 @@ class DisplaySyncManager:
                                 # back from. Treat it as malformed.
                                 raise ValueError(f"non-finite scroll x: {msg['x']!r}")
                             self._latest_scroll_x = scroll_x
-                            if self._enter_follower_mode(sender_ip):
-                                fire_new_cycle = True  # build initial scroll image
-                        elif t == "nc":
-                            # Leader started a new scroll cycle — rebuild local image
-                            fire_new_cycle = True
+                            self._enter_follower_mode(sender_ip)
                     except (KeyError, AttributeError, TypeError, ValueError) as exc:
                         self.logger.debug("Sync: malformed control message: %s", exc)
                         continue
 
-                    if fire_new_cycle and self._on_new_cycle:
-                        self._on_new_cycle()
-
             except socket.timeout:
                 continue
             except Exception as exc:
@@ -679,15 +655,6 @@ class DisplaySyncManager:
         """Follower: return the most recently received Vegas scroll position, or None."""
         return self._latest_scroll_x
 
-    def set_on_new_cycle(self, callback: Callable[[], None]) -> None:
-        """Follower: register a callback fired when the leader starts a new scroll cycle.
-
-        Nothing in core registers one: display_controller follows the leader
-        through set_on_scroll_image() and the scroll position instead of
-        rebuilding locally. The hook stays for callers that want the signal.
-        """
-        self._on_new_cycle = callback
-
     def get_latest_frame(self) -> Optional[Image.Image]:
         """Follower: return the most recently received pixel frame (non-Vegas fallback)."""
         with self._frame_lock:

src/config_manager.py

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ from src.common.permission_utils import (
     ensure_shared_group_ownership,
     get_config_dir_mode
 )
+from src.deprecation import deprecated
 
 
 def _private_copy(config: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ class ConfigManager:
         
         return result
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0", "backups are handled by src.backup_manager")
     def rollback_config(self, backup_version: Optional[str] = None) -> bool:
         """
         Rollback configuration to a previous backup.
@@ -198,6 +200,7 @@ class ConfigManager:
         
         return success
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0", "backups are handled by src.backup_manager")
     def list_backups(self) -> List[BackupInfo]:
         """
         List all available configuration backups.
@@ -208,6 +211,7 @@ class ConfigManager:
         atomic_mgr = self._get_atomic_manager()
         return atomic_mgr.list_backups()
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0")
     def validate_config_file(self, config_path: Optional[str] = None) -> ValidationResult:
         """
         Validate a configuration file.
@@ -404,6 +408,7 @@ class ConfigManager:
             self.logger.error(error_msg, exc_info=True)
             raise ConfigError(error_msg, config_path=self.config_path) from e
 
+    @deprecated("3.10.0", "secrets are merged into each plugin's config; read them with config.get()")
     def get_secret(self, key: str) -> Optional[Any]:
         """Get a secret value by key."""
         try:
@@ -757,6 +762,7 @@ class ConfigManager:
             self.logger.error(error_msg, exc_info=True)
             raise ConfigError(error_msg, config_path=self.config_path, field=plugin_id) from e
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0")
     def cleanup_orphaned_plugin_configs(self, valid_plugin_ids: List[str]) -> List[str]:
         """
         Remove configuration sections for plugins that are no longer installed.
@@ -810,6 +816,7 @@ class ConfigManager:
             self.logger.error(f"Error cleaning up orphaned plugin configs: {e}")
             return removed
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0")
     def validate_all_plugin_configs(self, plugin_schema_manager=None) -> Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]]:
         """
         Validate all plugin configurations against their schemas.

src/display_controller.py

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import os
 import inspect
 import signal
 import json
-import math
 import threading
 import types
 from collections import deque
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@ from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor, as_completed  # pylint: disab
 import pytz
 
 from src import display_watchdog
+from src.malloc_tuning import MallocTrimmer
 from src.display_arbiter import (
     Arbiter, ArbiterInputs, ArbiterState, FramePolicy,
     ScreenPlan, Source, WifiNotice, live_pick, live_takeover, on_demand_bound, rotation_plan,
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ from src.ipc.contract import (
     PluginReloadResult,
 )
 from src.ipc.server import ControlServer, QueuedCommand, StateHub, start_control_server
+from src.plugin_system.base_plugin import finite_seconds
 from src.vegas_mode.render_pipeline import SYNC_SEND_INTERVAL
 
 # Get logger with consistent configuration
@@ -100,19 +101,6 @@ _MIN_INITIAL_UPDATE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 2.0
 DEFAULT_DYNAMIC_DURATION_CAP = 180.0
 
 
-def _finite_seconds(value: Any) -> Optional[float]:
-    """``value`` as seconds when it is a finite number or a numeric string,
-    else None. A bool is not a number here, though it is an int: True would
-    read as a one-second screen."""
-    if isinstance(value, bool):
-        return None
-    try:
-        seconds = float(value)
-    except (TypeError, ValueError, OverflowError):
-        return None
-    return seconds if math.isfinite(seconds) else None
-
-
 class _PluginReloadJob:
     """A ``plugin.reload`` whose slow half runs off the render thread.
 
@@ -667,7 +655,6 @@ class DisplayController:
             except Exception:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
                 cached_session = None
             if self.on_demand_active or cached_session:
-                self.cache_manager.clear_cache('display_on_demand_config')
                 self._set_on_demand_error('restore-failed')
             # Its state machine no longer describes what runs; let the last
             # snapshot go stale (readers then say unknown) rather than keep
@@ -1568,7 +1555,7 @@ class DisplayController:
         except Exception as err:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
             problem = f"get_display_duration() raised {type(err).__name__}: {err}"
         else:
-            seconds = _finite_seconds(value)
+            seconds = finite_seconds(value)
             if seconds is not None:
                 return seconds
             problem = f"display duration {value!r} is not a number"
@@ -1816,8 +1803,14 @@ class DisplayController:
             logger.error("Failed to publish on-demand state: %s", err, exc_info=True)
 
     def _set_on_demand_error(self, message: str) -> None:
-        """Set on-demand state to error and publish."""
+        """Set on-demand state to error and publish.
+
+        Ends any running session, so its saved copy goes too: a failed
+        request that replaced a session left display_on_demand_config
+        behind, and the next restart resumed the session that had ended.
+        """
         self._reset_on_demand_fields()
+        self.cache_manager.clear_cache('display_on_demand_config')
         self.on_demand_status = 'error'
         self.on_demand_last_error = message
         self.on_demand_last_event = None
@@ -2755,7 +2748,6 @@ class DisplayController:
             logger.error("On-demand session for plugin '%s' cannot resume after the "
                          "restart: the plugin has no loaded display modes (did it "
                          "fail to load?); ending it", plugin_id)
-            self.cache_manager.clear_cache('display_on_demand_config')
             self._set_on_demand_error('restore-failed')
             return
 
@@ -4217,6 +4209,7 @@ class DisplayController:
             logger.info(f"Initial mode set to: {self.current_display_mode} (index: {self.current_mode_index}, total modes: {len(self.available_modes)})")
             self._publish_current_mode_state()
             runner = ScreenRunner(_MODULE_CLOCK, _ScreenHost(self), logger)
+            trimmer = MallocTrimmer()
 
             while True:
                 # Arms the watchdog after the first frame -- or after the
@@ -4224,6 +4217,11 @@ class DisplayController:
                 # it from then on.
                 display_watchdog.watchdog.loop_pass()
 
+                # Between screens, nothing being drawn: every few minutes hand
+                # the memory glibc is holding for freed images back to the OS
+                # (src/malloc_tuning.py). A clock read when none is due.
+                trimmer.maybe_trim()
+
                 # Apply plugin enable/disable edits saved via the web UI. The
                 # config-watcher thread only sets the flag; loading/unloading and
                 # rebuilding available_modes happens here on the render thread so
@@ -4617,6 +4615,15 @@ class DisplayController:
             display_modes = [plugin_id]
         with self._plugin_modes_lock:
             self.plugin_display_modes[plugin_id] = list(display_modes)
+        # Into the runtime snapshot the web interface reads, so its mode
+        # lists and on-demand lookups see computed modes too (#668).
+        state_manager = getattr(self.plugin_manager, 'state_manager', None)
+        record_modes = getattr(state_manager, 'record_modes', None)
+        if callable(record_modes):
+            try:
+                record_modes(plugin_id, list(display_modes))
+            except Exception as e:  # reporting must never break registration
+                logger.debug("Could not record display modes for %s: %s", plugin_id, e)
 
         # Subscribe to config changes for per-plugin hot-reload. Bind plugin_id
         # and instance as defaults so each plugin's callback targets its own

src/display_manager.py

@@ -393,6 +393,11 @@ class DisplayManager:
         
         self._setup_matrix()
         logger.info("Matrix setup completed in %.3f seconds", time.time() - start_time)
+        # Only a real panel's swaps wait on its refresh: the emulator and the
+        # fallback canvas pace themselves, so "slower than the cap" would be
+        # noise there.
+        if self.matrix is not None and os.environ.get('EMULATOR', 'false') != 'true':
+            self.frame_timing.plan_refresh(self.refresh_hz)
         self._setup_scan_order_compensation()
         
         font_time = time.time()
@@ -1501,7 +1506,9 @@ class DisplayManager:
         fractional-pixel motion. See src/common/scroll_config.py.
 
         Note this is the configured *cap*, not necessarily what the panel
-        achieves -- scripts/scroll_speeds.py --measure reports the real rate.
+        achieves -- scripts/scroll_speeds.py --measure reports the real rate,
+        and the frame-timing recorder logs a warning, with a cap the panel can
+        hold, once it has measured a panel that falls short of this.
         """
         hardware = (self.config.get('display') or {}).get('hardware') or {}
         try:

src/dynamic_team_resolver.py

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from typing import Any, Dict, List
 
 from src.common.api_helper import DEFAULT_HTTP_HEADERS
 from src.common.json_body import response_json
+from src.deprecation import deprecated
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -201,6 +202,7 @@ class DynamicTeamResolver:
         DynamicTeamResolver._failure_timestamp = current_time
         return {}
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0", "use resolve_teams()")
     def get_available_dynamic_teams(self) -> List[str]:
         """
         Get list of available dynamic team names.
@@ -210,6 +212,7 @@ class DynamicTeamResolver:
         """
         return list(self.DYNAMIC_PATTERNS.keys())
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0", "use resolve_teams()")
     def is_dynamic_team(self, team_name: str) -> bool:
         """
         Check if a team name is a dynamic team.

src/error_aggregator.py

@@ -123,8 +123,7 @@ class ErrorAggregator:
         self._error_counts: Dict[str, int] = defaultdict(int)
         self._plugin_error_counts: Dict[str, Dict[str, int]] = defaultdict(lambda: defaultdict(int))
         self._patterns: Dict[str, ErrorPattern] = {}
-        self._pattern_callbacks: List[Callable[[ErrorPattern], None]] = []
-        self._lock = threading.RLock()  # RLock: build_snapshot and pattern callbacks re-enter
+        self._lock = threading.RLock()  # RLock: build_snapshot re-enters
 
         # Track session start for relative timing
         self._session_start = datetime.now()
@@ -238,13 +237,6 @@ class ErrorAggregator:
                     f"{count} times in last {self.pattern_window}. "
                     f"Affected plugins: {set(affected_plugins) or 'unknown'}"
                 )
-
-                # Notify callbacks
-                for callback in self._pattern_callbacks:
-                    try:
-                        callback(pattern)
-                    except Exception as e:
-                        self.logger.error(f"Pattern callback failed: {e}")
             else:
                 # Update existing pattern
                 self._patterns[pattern_key].count = count
@@ -253,15 +245,6 @@ class ErrorAggregator:
                 known = self._patterns[pattern_key].affected_plugins
                 known.extend(p for p in affected_plugins if p not in known)
 
-    def on_pattern_detected(self, callback: Callable[[ErrorPattern], None]) -> None:
-        """
-        Register a callback to be called when a new error pattern is detected.
-
-        Args:
-            callback: Function that takes an ErrorPattern as argument
-        """
-        self._pattern_callbacks.append(callback)
-
     def get_error_summary(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """
         Get summary of all errors for reporting.
@@ -325,27 +308,6 @@ class ErrorAggregator:
                 "last_error": recent_plugin_errors[-1].to_dict() if recent_plugin_errors else None
             }
 
-    def clear_old_records(self, max_age_hours: int = 24) -> int:
-        """
-        Clear records older than specified age.
-
-        Args:
-            max_age_hours: Maximum age in hours
-
-        Returns:
-            Number of records cleared
-        """
-        with self._lock:
-            cutoff = datetime.now() - timedelta(hours=max_age_hours)
-            original_count = len(self._records)
-            self._records = [r for r in self._records if r.timestamp > cutoff]
-            cleared = original_count - len(self._records)
-
-            if cleared > 0:
-                self.logger.info(f"Cleared {cleared} old error records")
-
-            return cleared
-
     @property
     def version(self) -> int:
         """Changes whenever the recorded errors do (see ErrorSnapshotPublisher)."""
@@ -354,7 +316,7 @@ class ErrorAggregator:
     def clear_before(self, cutoff: datetime) -> int:
         """Forget every error recorded at or before ``cutoff``.
 
-        Unlike clear_old_records, this also resets what the summary reports:
+        This also resets what the summary reports:
         the per-type and per-plugin counts are rebuilt from the records that
         remain, and detected patterns that began before the cutoff are dropped
         (one that is still happening is detected again on its next

src/font_manager.py

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ from PIL import ImageFont
 from src.common.bdf_font import load_bdf_face, read_bdf_native_size
 from src.common.font_layout import load_truetype, resolve_asset_path
 from typing import Dict, Tuple, Optional, Union, Any
+from src.deprecation import deprecated
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -533,6 +534,7 @@ class FontManager:
         """
         return load_bdf_face(font_path, size_px)[0]
 
+    @deprecated("3.10.0", "use src.common.bdf_font.read_bdf_native_size()")
     def get_native_bdf_size(self, family: str) -> Optional[int]:
         """The one true pixel size of a BDF family in the catalog, or None
         for scalable (TTF) families / unknown families."""
@@ -553,6 +555,7 @@ class FontManager:
 
     # ==================== Font Measurement ====================
 
+    @deprecated("3.10.0", "use src.adaptive_layout.measure_ink()")
     def measure_text(self, text: str, font: Union[ImageFont.FreeTypeFont, freetype.Face]) -> Tuple[int, int, int]:
         """
         Measure text dimensions and baseline.

src/ipc/client.py

@@ -288,11 +288,6 @@ def errors_clear(request_id: str, cutoff: float, *,
                    timeout=timeout, paths=paths)
 
 
-def ping(*, timeout: float = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
-         paths: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    return request(Command.PING, {}, timeout=timeout, paths=paths)
-
-
 def hello(client: str = 'web', *, timeout: float = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
           paths: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     """Version negotiation: the result's ``version`` is the one both sides speak."""

src/ipc/contract.py

@@ -399,9 +399,6 @@ class HelloArgs:
     versions: Tuple[int, ...] = (PROTOCOL_VERSION,)
     client: str = ''
 
-    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        return {'versions': list(self.versions), 'client': self.client}
-
     @classmethod
     def from_dict(cls, args: Mapping[str, Any]) -> 'HelloArgs':
         versions = args.get('versions', [PROTOCOL_VERSION])
@@ -426,10 +423,6 @@ class OnDemandStartArgs:
     duration: Optional[float] = None
     pinned: bool = False
 
-    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        return {'plugin_id': self.plugin_id, 'mode': self.mode,
-                'duration': self.duration, 'pinned': self.pinned}
-
     @classmethod
     def from_dict(cls, args: Mapping[str, Any]) -> 'OnDemandStartArgs':
         plugin_id = _optional_name(args, 'plugin_id')
@@ -449,9 +442,6 @@ class OnDemandStartArgs:
 class OnDemandStopArgs:
     """``on_demand.stop``: end the on-demand session and resume rotation."""
 
-    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        return {}
-
     @classmethod
     def from_dict(cls, args: Mapping[str, Any]) -> 'OnDemandStopArgs':
         return cls()
@@ -461,9 +451,6 @@ class OnDemandStopArgs:
 class NoArgs:
     """``ping`` and ``on_demand.status`` take no arguments (extra ones are ignored)."""
 
-    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        return {}
-
     @classmethod
     def from_dict(cls, args: Mapping[str, Any]) -> 'NoArgs':
         return cls()
@@ -480,9 +467,6 @@ class BrightnessSetArgs:
     """
     brightness: int
 
-    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        return {'brightness': self.brightness}
-
     @classmethod
     def from_dict(cls, args: Mapping[str, Any]) -> 'BrightnessSetArgs':
         value = args.get('brightness')
@@ -503,9 +487,6 @@ class PluginReloadArgs:
     """
     plugin_id: str
 
-    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        return {'plugin_id': self.plugin_id}
-
     @classmethod
     def from_dict(cls, args: Mapping[str, Any]) -> 'PluginReloadArgs':
         plugin_id = _optional_name(args, 'plugin_id')
@@ -546,9 +527,6 @@ class StateGetArgs:
     since: Optional[int] = None
     epoch: Optional[str] = None
 
-    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        return {'since': self.since, 'epoch': self.epoch}
-
     @classmethod
     def from_dict(cls, args: Mapping[str, Any]) -> 'StateGetArgs':
         return cls(since=_optional_version(args, 'since'), epoch=_optional_epoch(args))
@@ -565,9 +543,6 @@ class StateSubscribeArgs:
     and a ``tick`` at least every :data:`SUBSCRIBE_KEEPALIVE_SECONDS`.
     """
 
-    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        return {}
-
     @classmethod
     def from_dict(cls, args: Mapping[str, Any]) -> 'StateSubscribeArgs':
         return cls()
@@ -582,9 +557,6 @@ class ErrorsClearArgs:
     """
     cutoff: float
 
-    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        return {'cutoff': self.cutoff}
-
     @classmethod
     def from_dict(cls, args: Mapping[str, Any]) -> 'ErrorsClearArgs':
         value = args.get('cutoff')

src/logo_downloader.py

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from src.common.permission_utils import (
     get_assets_dir_mode,
     get_assets_file_mode
 )
+from src.deprecation import deprecated
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -471,6 +472,7 @@ class LogoDownloader:
             logger.info(f"Using dynamic ESPN endpoint for custom soccer league: {league}")
         return api_url
 
+    @deprecated("3.10.0", "download logos one at a time with download_missing_logo()")
     def fetch_teams_data(self, league: str) -> Optional[Dict]:
         """Fetch team data from ESPN API for a specific league."""
         api_url = self._resolve_api_url(league)
@@ -518,6 +520,7 @@ class LogoDownloader:
             logger.error(f"Error parsing JSON response for {team_id} in {league}: {e}")
             return None
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0", "download logos one at a time with download_missing_logo()")
     def extract_teams_from_data(self, data: Dict, league: str) -> List[Dict[str, str]]:
         """Extract team information from ESPN API response."""
         teams = []
@@ -621,6 +624,7 @@ class LogoDownloader:
         # Default to FBS for unknown conferences
         return 'FBS'
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0", "download logos one at a time with download_missing_logo()")
     def download_missing_logos_for_league(self, league: str, force_download: bool = False) -> Tuple[int, int]:
         """Download missing logos for a specific league."""
         logger.info(f"Starting logo download for league: {league}")
@@ -675,6 +679,7 @@ class LogoDownloader:
         logger.info(f"Logo download complete for {league}: {downloaded_count} downloaded, {failed_count} failed")
         return downloaded_count, failed_count
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0", "download logos one at a time with download_missing_logo()")
     def download_all_ncaa_football_logos(self, include_fcs: bool = True, force_download: bool = False) -> Tuple[int, int]:
         """Download all NCAA football team logos including FCS teams."""
         logger.info(f"Starting comprehensive NCAA football logo download (FCS: {include_fcs})")
@@ -763,6 +768,7 @@ class LogoDownloader:
             time.sleep(0.1)  # Small delay
         return success
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0", "download logos one at a time with download_missing_logo()")
     def download_all_missing_logos(self, leagues: List[str] | None = None, force_download: bool = False) -> Dict[str, Tuple[int, int]]:
         """Download missing logos for all specified leagues."""
         if leagues is None:
@@ -858,6 +864,7 @@ class LogoDownloader:
             logger.error(f"Failed to create placeholder logo for {team_abbreviation}: {e}")
             return False
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0")
     def convert_image_to_rgba(self, filepath: Path) -> bool:
         """Convert an image file to RGBA format to avoid PIL warnings."""
         try:
@@ -875,6 +882,7 @@ class LogoDownloader:
             logger.error(f"Failed to convert {filepath.name} to RGBA: {e}")
             return False
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0")
     def convert_all_logos_to_rgba(self, league: str) -> Tuple[int, int]:
         """Convert all logos in a league directory to RGBA format."""
         logo_dir = Path(self.get_logo_directory(league))

src/malloc_tuning.py

@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+"""Keep glibc's malloc from holding on to memory the display has freed.
+
+The display process allocates and frees PIL images and numpy buffers all day
+from a dozen threads. glibc gives each allocating thread its own malloc arena
+(up to 8 x CPU count) and returns little of what is freed inside them to the
+OS, so resident memory climbs for hours while the live data stays flat. Two
+in-process remedies, both standard library only (ctypes) and both no-ops off
+Linux/glibc:
+
+* :func:`cap_arenas` -- ``mallopt(M_ARENA_MAX, 2)``, the in-process twin of the
+  unit's ``Environment=MALLOC_ARENA_MAX=2``. Units installed before that line
+  existed never got it (systemd runs the copy in /etc/systemd/system), so the
+  process applies it itself. Call it before any other thread starts: arenas
+  already created stay. A ``MALLOC_ARENA_MAX`` set in the environment wins.
+* :class:`MallocTrimmer` -- ``malloc_trim(0)`` at most every few minutes,
+  called from the render loop between screens, where no frame is being drawn.
+  glibc 2.8+ releases free pages from the middle of every arena, not only the
+  top of the main heap.
+
+Without glibc (macOS, Windows, musl, the dev server on any of them) nothing is
+loaded and every call returns False.
+"""
+import ctypes
+import logging
+import os
+import sys
+import time
+from typing import Any, Callable, Optional
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+#: glibc's mallopt() parameter number for the arena cap (malloc.h).
+M_ARENA_MAX = -8
+
+#: The arena cap applied when the environment does not set one; the same value
+#: as the unit's ``MALLOC_ARENA_MAX``.
+DEFAULT_ARENA_MAX = 2
+
+#: Seconds between malloc_trim() calls. A trim takes about 1-20 ms on a Pi 4,
+#: so this keeps it far from frame timing while still returning memory long
+#: before it piles up.
+TRIM_INTERVAL_SECONDS = 300.0
+
+_UNLOADED = object()
+_libc: Any = _UNLOADED
+
+
+def _load_libc() -> Optional[Any]:
+    """The process's C library if it is glibc with malloc_trim, else None."""
+    global _libc
+    if _libc is _UNLOADED:
+        _libc = None
+        if sys.platform.startswith('linux'):
+            try:
+                libc = ctypes.CDLL(None)
+                # gnu_get_libc_version is glibc-only, so musl (which has
+                # mallopt but no malloc_trim) is left alone as a whole.
+                if all(hasattr(libc, name) for name in
+                       ('gnu_get_libc_version', 'malloc_trim', 'mallopt')):
+                    libc.malloc_trim.argtypes = [ctypes.c_size_t]
+                    libc.malloc_trim.restype = ctypes.c_int
+                    libc.mallopt.argtypes = [ctypes.c_int, ctypes.c_int]
+                    libc.mallopt.restype = ctypes.c_int
+                    _libc = libc
+            except (OSError, AttributeError, TypeError):
+                logger.debug("glibc malloc controls unavailable", exc_info=True)
+    return _libc
+
+
+def cap_arenas(max_arenas: int = DEFAULT_ARENA_MAX) -> bool:
+    """Cap glibc's malloc arenas at ``max_arenas``. True when the cap was set.
+
+    Skipped when ``MALLOC_ARENA_MAX`` is in the environment: glibc has read it
+    already, and an operator who set it chose that value.
+    """
+    if os.environ.get('MALLOC_ARENA_MAX'):
+        return False
+    libc = _load_libc()
+    if libc is None:
+        return False
+    try:
+        return bool(libc.mallopt(M_ARENA_MAX, int(max_arenas)))
+    except Exception:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+        logger.debug("mallopt(M_ARENA_MAX) failed", exc_info=True)
+        return False
+
+
+class MallocTrimmer:
+    """Calls ``malloc_trim(0)`` at most once per ``interval`` seconds.
+
+    :meth:`maybe_trim` is meant for an idle point of the render loop; it costs
+    one clock read when no trim is due. The first trim comes one interval
+    after construction, so start-up's allocations have settled.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, interval: float = TRIM_INTERVAL_SECONDS,
+                 clock: Callable[[], float] = time.monotonic) -> None:
+        self._interval = interval
+        self._clock = clock
+        self._libc = _load_libc()
+        self._next = clock() + interval
+
+    @property
+    def available(self) -> bool:
+        return self._libc is not None
+
+    def maybe_trim(self) -> bool:
+        """Trim if one is due. True when malloc_trim ran and released memory."""
+        if self._libc is None:
+            return False
+        now = self._clock()
+        if now < self._next:
+            return False
+        self._next = now + self._interval
+        try:
+            released = bool(self._libc.malloc_trim(0))
+        except Exception:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+            logger.debug("malloc_trim failed; not trying again", exc_info=True)
+            self._libc = None
+            return False
+        logger.debug("malloc_trim(0) took %.1f ms, released=%s",
+                     (self._clock() - now) * 1000.0, released)
+        return released

src/plugin_system/base_plugin.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Stability: Stable - maintains backward compatibility
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from enum import Enum
 from typing import Dict, Any, Optional, List
+import math
 import os
 import sys
 from src.deprecation import deprecated, warn_deprecated
@@ -240,6 +241,26 @@ def resolve_vegas_participation(plugin: Any, plugin_id: Optional[str] = None) ->
     return legacy_vegas_participation(plugin)
 
 
+def finite_seconds(value: Any) -> Optional[float]:
+    """``value`` as seconds when it is a finite number or a numeric string,
+    else None. A bool is not a number here, though it is an int: True would
+    read as a one-second screen.
+
+    How the core reads a plugin's get_display_duration() -- the rotation
+    (DisplayController._get_display_duration) and the Vegas static pause --
+    which several plugins answer straight from config.json, so a value saved
+    as "20" or null arrives as a string or None. A number at or below zero is
+    returned as it is; each caller has its own rule for that.
+    """
+    if isinstance(value, bool):
+        return None
+    try:
+        seconds = float(value)
+    except (TypeError, ValueError, OverflowError):
+        return None
+    return seconds if math.isfinite(seconds) else None
+
+
 class BasePlugin(ABC):
     """
     Base class that all plugins must inherit from.

src/plugin_system/operation_history.py

@@ -51,44 +51,36 @@ class OperationHistory:
     def __init__(
         self,
         history_file: Optional[str] = None,
-        max_records: int = 1000,
-        lazy_load: bool = False
+        max_records: int = 1000
     ):
         """
-        Initialize operation history.
-        
+        Initialize operation history. The history file is read on first use,
+        not here, so constructing this costs the web app's startup nothing.
+
         Args:
             history_file: Path to file for persisting history
             max_records: Maximum number of records to keep
-            lazy_load: If True, defer loading history file until first access
         """
         self.logger = get_logger(__name__)
         self.history_file = Path(history_file) if history_file else None
         self.max_records = max_records
-        self._lazy_load = lazy_load
         self._history_loaded = False
-        
+
         # In-memory history
         self._history: List[OperationRecord] = []
         self._lock = threading.RLock()
-        
-        # Load history from file if it exists (unless lazy loading)
-        if not self._lazy_load and self.history_file and self.history_file.exists():
-            self._load_history()
-            self._history_loaded = True
-    
+
     def _ensure_loaded(self) -> None:
-        """Ensure history is loaded (for lazy loading)."""
+        """Load the history file on first use."""
         if not self._history_loaded and self.history_file and self.history_file.exists():
             self._load_history()
             self._history_loaded = True
-    
+
     def record_operation(
         self,
         operation_type: str,
         plugin_id: Optional[str] = None,
         status: str = "completed",
-        user: Optional[str] = None,
         details: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
         error: Optional[str] = None,
         operation_id: Optional[str] = None
@@ -100,7 +92,6 @@ class OperationHistory:
             operation_type: Type of operation (install, update, uninstall, etc.)
             plugin_id: Plugin identifier
             status: Operation status
-            user: User who performed operation
             details: Optional operation details
             error: Optional error message
             operation_id: Optional operation ID
@@ -118,7 +109,6 @@ class OperationHistory:
             plugin_id=plugin_id,
             timestamp=datetime.now(),
             status=status,
-            user=user,
             details=details,
             error=error
         )

src/plugin_system/operation_queue.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Plugin operation queue manager.
 
 Serializes plugin operations to prevent conflicts and provides
-status tracking and cancellation support.
+status tracking.
 """
 
 import threading
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ class PluginOperationQueue:
     - Serialized execution (one operation at a time)
     - Prevents concurrent operations on same plugin
     - Operation status tracking
-    - Operation cancellation
-    - In-memory history of finished operations
+    - A bounded in-memory history of finished operations, which also caps
+      how many finished operations get_operation_status() remembers
 
     The history is not persisted. The web UI's operation history comes from
     OperationHistory (operation_history.py), which has its own file; a copy
@@ -133,56 +133,6 @@ class PluginOperationQueue:
         with self._lock:
             return self._operations.get(operation_id)
     
-    def cancel_operation(self, operation_id: str) -> bool:
-        """
-        Cancel a pending operation.
-        
-        Args:
-            operation_id: Operation identifier
-        
-        Returns:
-            True if operation was cancelled, False if not found or already running
-        """
-        with self._lock:
-            operation = self._operations.get(operation_id)
-            if not operation:
-                return False
-            
-            if operation.status == OperationStatus.RUNNING:
-                self.logger.warning(
-                    f"Cannot cancel running operation {operation_id}"
-                )
-                return False
-            
-            if operation.status == OperationStatus.PENDING:
-                operation.status = OperationStatus.CANCELLED
-                operation.completed_at = datetime.now()
-                operation.message = "Operation cancelled by user"
-                self._add_to_history(operation)
-                self.logger.info(f"Cancelled operation {operation_id}")
-                return True
-            
-            return False
-    
-    def get_operation_history(self, limit: int = 50) -> List[PluginOperation]:
-        """
-        Get operation history.
-        
-        Args:
-            limit: Maximum number of operations to return
-        
-        Returns:
-            List of operations, sorted by creation time (newest first)
-        """
-        with self._lock:
-            # Sort by creation time (newest first)
-            history = sorted(
-                self._operation_history,
-                key=lambda op: op.created_at,
-                reverse=True
-            )
-            return history[:limit]
-    
     def _start_worker(self) -> None:
         """Start the worker thread that processes operations."""
         if self._worker_thread and self._worker_thread.is_alive():
@@ -207,11 +157,6 @@ class PluginOperationQueue:
                 except queue.Empty:
                     continue
                 
-                # Check if operation was cancelled
-                if operation.status == OperationStatus.CANCELLED:
-                    self._operation_queue.task_done()
-                    continue
-                
                 # Execute operation
                 self._execute_operation(operation)
                 

src/plugin_system/operation_types.py

@@ -15,11 +15,7 @@ import uuid
 class OperationType(Enum):
     """Types of plugin operations."""
     INSTALL = "install"
-    UPDATE = "update"
     UNINSTALL = "uninstall"
-    ENABLE = "enable"
-    DISABLE = "disable"
-    CONFIGURE = "configure"
 
 
 class OperationStatus(Enum):
@@ -28,7 +24,6 @@ class OperationStatus(Enum):
     RUNNING = "running"
     COMPLETED = "completed"
     FAILED = "failed"
-    CANCELLED = "cancelled"
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -70,29 +65,3 @@ class PluginOperation:
             'started_at': self.started_at.isoformat() if self.started_at else None,
             'completed_at': self.completed_at.isoformat() if self.completed_at else None,
         }
-    
-    @classmethod
-    def from_dict(cls, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'PluginOperation':
-        """Create operation from dictionary."""
-        op = cls(
-            operation_type=OperationType(data['operation_type']),
-            plugin_id=data['plugin_id'],
-            operation_id=data.get('operation_id', str(uuid.uuid4())),
-            parameters=data.get('parameters', {}),
-            status=OperationStatus(data.get('status', 'pending')),
-            progress=data.get('progress', 0.0),
-            message=data.get('message', ''),
-            error=data.get('error'),
-            result=data.get('result'),
-        )
-        
-        # Parse datetime fields
-        if data.get('created_at'):
-            op.created_at = datetime.fromisoformat(data['created_at'])
-        if data.get('started_at'):
-            op.started_at = datetime.fromisoformat(data['started_at'])
-        if data.get('completed_at'):
-            op.completed_at = datetime.fromisoformat(data['completed_at'])
-        
-        return op
-

src/plugin_system/plugin_catalog.py

@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ Plugin catalog: what the web process knows about installed plugins.
 
 The web interface and the display run as two processes. Only the display
 imports plugin code and runs it; the web process reads plugins as files --
-manifest, config schema, the plugin's section of config.json, the installed
-version -- and never imports a plugin module, instantiates a plugin class or
-calls a plugin lifecycle hook. This class is that read side.
+manifest, config schema, the plugin's section of config.json -- and never
+imports a plugin module, instantiates a plugin class or calls a plugin
+lifecycle hook. This class is the manifest side of that; schemas come from
+SchemaManager and config from ConfigManager.
 
 It keeps the method names of the read-only part of :class:`PluginManager`
 (``discover_plugins``, ``plugin_manifests``, ``get_plugin_info``,
@@ -15,7 +16,8 @@ reads through a catalog unchanged. It has nothing that runs a plugin: no
 ``load_plugin``, ``get_plugin`` or ``plugins``.
 
 Runtime state -- whether the display has a plugin loaded, its health, its
-errors -- is not here either. The display process publishes what it knows to
+errors -- is not here either, with one exception: given a ``runtime_source``,
+the mode lookups prefer the modes the running display registered. The display process publishes what it knows to
 the shared cache (health and resource metrics, the current mode, the error
 aggregator snapshot), and the web routes read those publications. What the
 display does not publish (which plugins it has loaded, its plugin state
@@ -24,10 +26,10 @@ machine) the web cannot know, and reports as unknown.
 See docs/ARCHITECTURE.md ("Web and display processes").
 """
 
-import json
 import threading
+import time
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union, cast
+from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Union
 
 from src.common.permission_utils import (
     ensure_directory_permissions, get_plugin_dir_mode,
@@ -39,20 +41,28 @@ from src.plugin_system.plugin_dirs import (
 
 PathLike = Union[str, Path]
 
+#: How long one read of the display's runtime view answers mode lookups. A
+#: listing asks once per plugin; the cache copy is a file read each time.
+_RUNTIME_VIEW_TTL_SECONDS = 1.0
+
 
 class PluginCatalog:
-    """Manifests, schemas, config and versions of the installed plugins.
+    """Manifests and directories of the installed plugins.
 
     Discovery is explicit and cheap to repeat: :meth:`discover_plugins`
     rescans the plugins directory and replaces the manifest map, so an
     uninstalled plugin disappears and a new one appears.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, plugins_dir: PathLike, config_manager: Optional[Any] = None,
-                 schema_manager: Optional[Any] = None) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, plugins_dir: PathLike,
+                 runtime_source: Optional[Callable[[], Any]] = None) -> None:
         self.plugins_dir: Path = Path(plugins_dir)
-        self.config_manager = config_manager
-        self.schema_manager = schema_manager
+        # Returns the display's PluginRuntimeView
+        # (src/plugin_system/plugin_runtime.py). Its live view carries the
+        # modes the display registered, which the mode lookups below prefer
+        # to the manifest's. None: manifests only.
+        self.runtime_source = runtime_source
+        self._runtime_view_memo: Optional[tuple] = None
         self.logger = get_logger(__name__)
 
         # Guards plugin_manifests/plugin_directories: request threads read
@@ -132,30 +142,6 @@ class PluginCatalog:
             ids = list(self.plugin_manifests)
         return [info for info in (self.get_plugin_info(pid) for pid in ids) if info]
 
-    def read_manifest(self, plugin_id: str) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
-        """The manifest as it is on disk now, not as discovery last saw it.
-
-        For reads that must reflect a change made since the last scan -- the
-        version just after an update, say. None when the plugin has no
-        directory or its manifest is missing, unreadable or not an object.
-        """
-        plugin_dir = self.get_plugin_directory(plugin_id)
-        if plugin_dir is None:
-            return None
-        try:
-            with open(Path(plugin_dir) / 'manifest.json', 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-                manifest = json.load(f)
-        except (OSError, ValueError) as exc:
-            self.logger.debug("Could not read manifest for %s: %s", plugin_id, exc)
-            return None
-        return manifest if isinstance(manifest, dict) else None
-
-    def get_installed_version(self, plugin_id: str) -> str:
-        """The installed version from the on-disk manifest, or ''."""
-        manifest = self.read_manifest(plugin_id) or {}
-        version = manifest.get('version', '')
-        return version if isinstance(version, str) else str(version)
-
     def get_plugin_directory(self, plugin_id: str) -> Optional[str]:
         """Where ``plugin_id`` is installed, or None.
 
@@ -172,54 +158,73 @@ class PluginCatalog:
             by_manifest=False)
         return str(plugin_dir) if plugin_dir is not None else None
 
-    def get_plugin_display_modes(self, plugin_id: str) -> List[str]:
-        """The manifest's ``display_modes``, or [].
+    def _runtime_view(self) -> Any:
+        """The display's runtime view, read at most once a second; None
+        without a source or when reading it fails."""
+        if self.runtime_source is None:
+            return None
+        now = time.monotonic()
+        memo = self._runtime_view_memo
+        if memo is not None and now - memo[0] < _RUNTIME_VIEW_TTL_SECONDS:
+            return memo[1]
+        try:
+            view = self.runtime_source()
+        except Exception as exc:  # a lookup must still answer from manifests
+            self.logger.debug("Could not read the display's runtime view: %s", exc)
+            view = None
+        self._runtime_view_memo = (now, view)
+        return view
 
-        What the display actually rotates can differ: a plugin may compute
-        its modes at run time (``plugin.modes``). This is the declared list.
+    def _live_display_modes(self, plugin_id: str) -> Optional[List[str]]:
+        """The modes the running display registered for ``plugin_id``, or None."""
+        view = self._runtime_view()
+        if view is None:
+            return None
+        try:
+            modes = view.display_modes(plugin_id)
+        except Exception as exc:  # includes a source returning something else
+            self.logger.debug("Could not read display modes for %s: %s", plugin_id, exc)
+            return None
+        return list(modes) if isinstance(modes, list) and modes else None
+
+    def get_plugin_display_modes(self, plugin_id: str) -> List[str]:
+        """The modes the display registered for the plugin, else the
+        manifest's ``display_modes``, else [].
+
+        A plugin may compute its modes at run time (``plugin.modes``): each
+        league soccer-scoreboard's ``custom_leagues`` adds is a mode no
+        manifest can list ahead of time (#668). The running display
+        publishes what it registered, and that wins while the display is
+        live and has the plugin loaded. Otherwise -- display stopped, plugin
+        disabled -- the declared list is the best answer there is.
         """
+        live = self._live_display_modes(plugin_id)
+        if live is not None:
+            return live
         with self._lock:
             manifest = self.plugin_manifests.get(plugin_id)
         modes = (manifest or {}).get('display_modes', [])
         return list(modes) if isinstance(modes, list) else []
 
     def find_plugin_for_mode(self, mode: str) -> Optional[str]:
-        """The plugin whose manifest declares ``mode`` (case-insensitive)."""
+        """The plugin that registered ``mode`` on the running display, else
+        the one whose manifest declares it (case-insensitive both ways)."""
         wanted = mode.strip().lower()
         with self._lock:
             manifests = dict(self.plugin_manifests)
+        for plugin_id in manifests:
+            live = self._live_display_modes(plugin_id)
+            if live and any(m.lower() == wanted for m in live):
+                return plugin_id
         for plugin_id, manifest in manifests.items():
+            if self._live_display_modes(plugin_id):
+                continue  # the display's list is the truth for this plugin
             modes = manifest.get('display_modes')
             if isinstance(modes, list) and any(
                     isinstance(m, str) and m.lower() == wanted for m in modes):
                 return plugin_id
         return None
 
-    # -- schema and config ------------------------------------------------
-
-    def get_schema(self, plugin_id: str, use_cache: bool = True) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
-        """The plugin's config schema through SchemaManager, or None."""
-        if self.schema_manager is None:
-            return None
-        schema = self.schema_manager.load_schema(plugin_id, use_cache=use_cache)
-        return cast(Optional[Dict[str, Any]], schema)
-
-    def get_config(self, plugin_id: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        """The plugin's section of config.json (secrets merged), or {}."""
-        if self.config_manager is None:
-            return {}
-        section = (self.config_manager.load_config() or {}).get(plugin_id)
-        return section if isinstance(section, dict) else {}
-
-    def is_enabled(self, plugin_id: str) -> bool:
-        """Whether config.json enables the plugin, by the display's rule.
-
-        The display loads a plugin only when its section says
-        ``"enabled": true``; a missing flag or section means disabled
-        (``DisplayController._reconcile_enabled_plugins``).
-        """
-        return bool(self.get_config(plugin_id).get('enabled', False))
-
 
 def display_restart_required(action: str, plugin_enabled: bool, *,
                              changed: bool = True,

src/plugin_system/plugin_manager.py

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ from src.common.permission_utils import (
     ensure_directory_permissions,
     get_plugin_dir_mode
 )
+from src.deprecation import deprecated
 
 
 class _DeferredConfigChange(NamedTuple):
@@ -939,6 +940,7 @@ class PluginManager:
         """
         return self.plugins.get(plugin_id)
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0", "use get_plugin(plugin_id)")
     def get_all_plugins(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """
         Get all loaded plugins.
@@ -948,6 +950,7 @@ class PluginManager:
         """
         return self.plugins.copy()
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0", "read the manifest with src.plugin_system.plugin_catalog.PluginCatalog")
     def get_plugin_info(self, plugin_id: str) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
         """
         Get information about a plugin (manifest + runtime info).
@@ -985,6 +988,7 @@ class PluginManager:
         
         return info
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0", "read manifests with src.plugin_system.plugin_catalog.PluginCatalog")
     def get_all_plugin_info(self) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
         """
         Get information about all plugins.
@@ -1025,6 +1029,7 @@ class PluginManager:
             by_manifest=False)
         return str(plugin_dir) if plugin_dir is not None else None
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0", "read manifests with src.plugin_system.plugin_catalog.PluginCatalog")
     def get_plugin_display_modes(self, plugin_id: str) -> List[str]:
         """
         Get display modes provided by a plugin.
@@ -1045,6 +1050,7 @@ class PluginManager:
             return display_modes
         return []
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0", "read manifests with src.plugin_system.plugin_catalog.PluginCatalog")
     def find_plugin_for_mode(self, mode: str) -> Optional[str]:
         """
         Find which plugin provides a given display mode.

src/plugin_system/plugin_runtime.py

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ import os
 import threading
 import time
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field, replace
-from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Optional
+from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional
 
 from src import display_watchdog
 from src.logging_config import get_logger
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ _ERROR_MESSAGE_CHARS = 200
 _ERROR_TYPE_CHARS = 80
 _ID_CHARS = 100
 _VERSION_CHARS = 40
+#: Bounds on a plugin's published ``modes``: a plugin computes them, so a
+#: runaway list must not bloat a file written to the SD card.
+_MAX_MODES = 200
 
 #: Reader statuses. Only LIVE carries runtime facts.
 LIVE = "live"
@@ -154,6 +157,15 @@ def summarize_error(error_info: Optional[Dict[str, Any]]) -> Optional[Dict[str,
     }
 
 
+def _published_modes(modes: Any) -> Optional[List[str]]:
+    """The registered display modes as a snapshot carries them, or None."""
+    if not isinstance(modes, list):
+        return None
+    # A name is a key the display matches exactly: drop one too long to
+    # carry whole rather than clip it into a different name.
+    return [m for m in modes if isinstance(m, str) and len(m) <= _ID_CHARS][:_MAX_MODES]
+
+
 def build_runtime_snapshot(state_manager: Any, *, started_at: float,
                            now: Optional[float] = None,
                            running: bool = True,
@@ -173,6 +185,7 @@ def build_runtime_snapshot(state_manager: Any, *, started_at: float,
                 "error": summarize_error(record.get("error_info")),
                 "version": _clip(version, _VERSION_CHARS) if version else None,
                 "loaded_at": _epoch(record.get("loaded_at")),
+                "modes": _published_modes(record.get("modes")),
             }
     return {
         "schema": SNAPSHOT_SCHEMA,
@@ -416,6 +429,21 @@ class PluginRuntimeView:
             "loaded_at": record.get("loaded_at"),
         }
 
+    def display_modes(self, plugin_id: str) -> Optional[List[str]]:
+        """The display modes the display registered for ``plugin_id``: what
+        it rotates and accepts on-demand, including modes a plugin computes
+        from its config. None unless the view is live and the plugin is
+        loaded with its modes registered -- the caller then falls back to
+        the manifest's ``display_modes``."""
+        if not self.live:
+            return None
+        record = self.plugins.get(plugin_id)
+        modes = record.get("modes") if isinstance(record, dict) else None
+        if not isinstance(modes, list):
+            return None
+        modes = [m for m in modes if isinstance(m, str)]
+        return modes or None
+
     def describe(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """The view's own status, for a response to carry beside the facts."""
         return {

src/plugin_system/plugin_state.py

@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ snapshot ``plugin_runtime.PluginRuntimePublisher`` publishes from it.
 import threading
 import time
 from enum import Enum
-from typing import Optional, Dict, Any
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 from datetime import datetime
 import logging
 
 from src.logging_config import get_logger
+from src.deprecation import deprecated
 
 
 class PluginState(Enum):
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ class PluginStateManager:
         """
         return self._states.get(plugin_id, PluginState.UNLOADED)
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0", "use get_state()")
     def is_loaded(self, plugin_id: str) -> bool:
         """Check if plugin is loaded."""
         state = self.get_state(plugin_id)
@@ -148,11 +150,13 @@ class PluginStateManager:
         state = self.get_state(plugin_id)
         return state == PluginState.ENABLED
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0", "use get_state()")
     def is_running(self, plugin_id: str) -> bool:
         """Check if plugin is currently running."""
         state = self.get_state(plugin_id)
         return state == PluginState.RUNNING
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0", "use get_state()")
     def is_error(self, plugin_id: str) -> bool:
         """Check if plugin is in error state."""
         state = self.get_state(plugin_id)
@@ -197,6 +201,7 @@ class PluginStateManager:
                 state.value,
             )
 
+    @deprecated("3.10.0")
     def get_error_info(self, plugin_id: str) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
         """
         Get error information for a plugin.
@@ -231,6 +236,26 @@ class PluginStateManager:
             }
             self._note_change()
 
+    def record_modes(self, plugin_id: str, modes: List[str]) -> None:
+        """Record the display modes the display registered for ``plugin_id``.
+
+        Called by the DisplayController each time it registers the plugin.
+        These are the modes it actually rotates and accepts on-demand --
+        ``plugin.modes`` when the plugin computes them (a soccer league the
+        user added under ``custom_leagues``), else the manifest's list -- and
+        the web interface has no other way to learn them (#668). Kept on the
+        loaded record, so an unload or a reload's fresh record_loaded()
+        forgets them until the plugin is registered again.
+        """
+        with self._lock:
+            loaded = self._loaded.get(plugin_id)
+            if loaded is None:
+                return
+            modes = [str(m) for m in modes]
+            if loaded.get('modes') != modes:
+                loaded['modes'] = modes
+                self._note_change()
+
     def record_unloaded(self, plugin_id: str) -> None:
         """Forget the loaded record alone, keeping state and error info: for
         an unload that failed after the instance was already dropped."""
@@ -243,7 +268,8 @@ class PluginStateManager:
         section so a concurrent load or unload is seen whole or not at all.
 
         Per plugin: ``state`` (published_state()'s value), ``loaded``,
-        ``version`` and ``loaded_at`` (None unless loaded) and ``error_info``
+        ``version``, ``loaded_at`` and ``modes`` (None unless loaded; ``modes``
+        also None until the display registers it) and ``error_info``
         (a copy, or None).
         """
         with self._lock:
@@ -257,6 +283,7 @@ class PluginStateManager:
                     'loaded': loaded is not None,
                     'version': loaded['version'] if loaded else None,
                     'loaded_at': loaded['loaded_at'] if loaded else None,
+                    'modes': list(loaded['modes']) if loaded and 'modes' in loaded else None,
                     'error_info': dict(info) if info is not None else None,
                 }
             return records
@@ -265,10 +292,12 @@ class PluginStateManager:
         """Record that plugin update() was called."""
         self._last_update[plugin_id] = datetime.now()
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0")
     def get_last_update(self, plugin_id: str) -> Optional[datetime]:
         """Get timestamp of last update() call."""
         return self._last_update.get(plugin_id)
 
+    @deprecated("3.10.0", "use get_state()")
     def get_state_info(self, plugin_id: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """
         Get comprehensive state information for a plugin.

src/plugin_system/state_reconciliation.py

@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ class InconsistencyType(Enum):
     PLUGIN_MISSING_ON_DISK = "plugin_missing_on_disk"
     PLUGIN_ENABLED_MISMATCH = "plugin_enabled_mismatch"
     PLUGIN_VERSION_MISMATCH = "plugin_version_mismatch"
-    PLUGIN_STATE_CORRUPTED = "plugin_state_corrupted"
 
 
 class FixAction(Enum):
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ class Inconsistency:
     fix_action: FixAction
     current_state: Dict[str, Any]
     expected_state: Dict[str, Any]
-    can_auto_fix: bool = False
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -270,7 +268,7 @@ class StateReconciliation:
 
             # Attempt to fix auto-fixable inconsistencies
             for inconsistency in inconsistencies:
-                if inconsistency.can_auto_fix and inconsistency.fix_action == FixAction.AUTO_FIX:
+                if inconsistency.fix_action == FixAction.AUTO_FIX:
                     if self._fix_inconsistency(inconsistency):
                         fixed.append(inconsistency)
                     else:
@@ -428,7 +426,6 @@ class StateReconciliation:
                 fix_action=FixAction.AUTO_FIX,
                 current_state={'exists_in_config': False},
                 expected_state={'exists_in_config': True, 'enabled': False},
-                can_auto_fix=True
             ))
         
         # Check: Plugin in config but not on disk
@@ -459,7 +456,6 @@ class StateReconciliation:
                 fix_action=FixAction.AUTO_FIX if can_repair else FixAction.MANUAL_FIX_REQUIRED,
                 current_state={'exists_on_disk': False},
                 expected_state={'exists_on_disk': True},
-                can_auto_fix=can_repair
             ))
         
         # Observed checks: only against a live snapshot, and only for a plugin
@@ -486,7 +482,6 @@ class StateReconciliation:
                     fix_action=FixAction.NO_ACTION,
                     current_state={'loaded': loaded, 'state': runtime.get('state')},
                     expected_state={'loaded': config_enabled},
-                    can_auto_fix=False
                 ))
             loaded_version = runtime.get('loaded_version')
             disk_version = disk.get('version')
@@ -500,7 +495,6 @@ class StateReconciliation:
                     fix_action=FixAction.NO_ACTION,
                     current_state={'version': loaded_version},
                     expected_state={'version': disk_version},
-                    can_auto_fix=False
                 ))
 
         return inconsistencies

src/plugin_system/store_registry.py

@@ -183,16 +183,7 @@ class _RegistryMixin:
     @staticmethod
     def _distinct_sequence(values: List[str]) -> List[str]:
         """Return list preserving order while removing duplicates and falsey entries."""
-        seen = set()
-        ordered = []
-        for value in values:
-            if not value:
-                continue
-            if value in seen:
-                continue
-            seen.add(value)
-            ordered.append(value)
-        return ordered
+        return list(dict.fromkeys(v for v in values if v))
 
     def _validate_manifest_version_fields(self, manifest: Dict[str, Any]) -> List[str]:
         """

src/plugin_system/testing/plugin_test_base.py

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from src.plugin_system.testing.mocks import (
     MockConfigManager,
     MockPluginManager
 )
+from src.deprecation import deprecated
 
 
 class PluginTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ class PluginTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     Provides common fixtures and helper methods.
     """
     
+    @deprecated("3.10.0", "use src.plugin_system.testing.harness and the mocks directly")
     def setUp(self):
         """Set up test fixtures."""
         # Create mock managers

src/vegas_mode/config.py

@@ -291,49 +291,6 @@ class VegasModeConfig:
             max_cycle_duration=int(get('max_cycle_duration', d.max_cycle_duration)),
         )
 
-    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        """Convert config to dictionary for serialization."""
-        return {
-            'enabled': self.enabled,
-            'scroll_speed': self.scroll_speed,
-            'separator_width': self.separator_width,
-            'intra_plugin_gap': self.intra_plugin_gap,
-            'render_width_pct': self.render_width_pct,
-            'min_content_separation': self.min_content_separation,
-            'min_cut_gap': self.min_cut_gap,
-            'smooth_scroll': self.smooth_scroll,
-            'sub_pixel_blend': self.sub_pixel_blend,
-            'continuous_scroll': self.continuous_scroll,
-            'offscreen_prefetch': self.offscreen_prefetch,
-            'switch_interval_ms': self.switch_interval_ms,
-            'prefetch_gate': self.prefetch_gate,
-            'live_refresh': self.live_refresh,
-            'live_max_hz': self.live_max_hz,
-            'live_min_interval': self.live_min_interval,
-            'live_lead_screens': self.live_lead_screens,
-            'extend_threshold_screens': self.extend_threshold_screens,
-            'auto_trim': self.auto_trim,
-            'trim_threshold': self.trim_threshold,
-            'content_padding': self.content_padding,
-            'min_plugin_width': self.min_plugin_width,
-            'lead_in_width': self.lead_in_width,
-            'plugins_per_cycle': self.plugins_per_cycle,
-            'max_plugin_width_ratio': self.max_plugin_width_ratio,
-            'live_in_ticker': self.live_in_ticker,
-            'live_weight': self.live_weight,
-            'favorite_live_weight': self.favorite_live_weight,
-            'overflow_mode': self.overflow_mode,
-            'plugin_order': self.plugin_order,
-            'excluded_plugins': list(self.excluded_plugins),
-            'target_fps': self.target_fps,
-            'buffer_ahead': self.buffer_ahead,
-            'frame_based_scrolling': self.frame_based_scrolling,
-            'scroll_delay': self.scroll_delay,
-            'dynamic_duration_enabled': self.dynamic_duration_enabled,
-            'min_cycle_duration': self.min_cycle_duration,
-            'max_cycle_duration': self.max_cycle_duration,
-        }
-
     def get_frame_interval(self) -> float:
         """Get the frame interval in seconds for target FPS."""
         return 1.0 / max(1, self.target_fps)

src/vegas_mode/coordinator.py

@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ import math
 import sys
 import time
 import threading
-from typing import Optional, Dict, Any, List, Callable, TYPE_CHECKING
+from typing import Optional, Dict, Any, FrozenSet, List, Callable, TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from src import display_watchdog
 from src.common import render_gate
+from src.plugin_system.base_plugin import finite_seconds
 from src.vegas_mode.config import VegasModeConfig
 from src.vegas_mode.elements import LiveEpochs
 from src.vegas_mode.plugin_adapter import PluginAdapter
@@ -53,6 +54,14 @@ _FPS_HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL = 300.0
 #: every plugin. Game state doesn't change within a quarter second.
 _LIVE_PRIORITY_CHECK_INTERVAL = 0.25
 
+#: Seconds a static pause shows a plugin whose display duration can't be
+#: used, as long as the rotation shows it: 30 when get_display_duration()
+#: raises or answers something that is not a number
+#: (DisplayController._get_display_duration), 15 when it answers a number at
+#: or below zero (DisplayController._resolve_durations).
+_UNREADABLE_DURATION = 30.0
+_NOT_POSITIVE_DURATION = 15.0
+
 
 def _percentile(ordered: List[float], fraction: float) -> float:
     """Nearest-rank percentile of an already-sorted list.
@@ -92,6 +101,9 @@ class VegasModeCoordinator:
     _live_reason: Optional[str] = None
     # Set only while Vegas has changed the GIL switch interval; read with getattr.
     _saved_switch_interval: Optional[float]
+    #: Plugins already warned about a display duration the pause can't use,
+    #: so a bad setting logs once, not at every turn. Replaced, not mutated.
+    _duration_warned: FrozenSet[str] = frozenset()
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -170,16 +182,6 @@ class VegasModeCoordinator:
         self._static_pause_active = False
         self._saved_scroll_position: Optional[int] = None
 
-        # Statistics
-        self.stats = {
-            'total_runtime_seconds': 0.0,
-            'cycles_completed': 0,
-            'interruptions': 0,
-            'config_updates': 0,
-            'static_pauses': 0,
-        }
-        self._start_time: Optional[float] = None
-
         logger.info(
             "VegasModeCoordinator initialized: enabled=%s, fps=%d, buffer_ahead=%d",
             self.vegas_config.enabled,
@@ -314,7 +316,6 @@ class VegasModeCoordinator:
             # new run would have run_frame() refuse every frame.
             self._is_paused = False
             self._live_priority_active = False
-            self._start_time = time.time()
             # A fresh run starts with a clean health slate: no stale
             # "was degraded" from the previous run, and a heartbeat that is
             # due immediately so the first sample confirms the marquee is up.
@@ -345,10 +346,6 @@ class VegasModeCoordinator:
             self._is_paused = False
             self._live_priority_active = False
 
-            if self._start_time:
-                self.stats['total_runtime_seconds'] += time.time() - self._start_time
-                self._start_time = None
-
         self._restore_switch_interval()
         self._remove_render_gate()
         self._set_live(False, None)
@@ -473,7 +470,6 @@ class VegasModeCoordinator:
             if not self._is_active:
                 return
             self._is_paused = True
-            self.stats['interruptions'] += 1
 
         self.display_manager.set_scrolling_state(False)
         logger.info("Vegas mode paused")
@@ -543,9 +539,8 @@ class VegasModeCoordinator:
             if self.render_pipeline.has_deferred():
                 self.render_pipeline.drain_deferred()
             elif self.render_pipeline.needs_extension():
-                if self.render_pipeline.extend_scroll_content():
-                    self.stats['cycles_completed'] += 1
-                elif self.render_pipeline.is_cycle_complete():
+                if (not self.render_pipeline.extend_scroll_content()
+                        and self.render_pipeline.is_cycle_complete()):
                     # Extension failed and the strip has run out: fall back to
                     # the swap rather than sitting on a dead frame.
                     self.render_pipeline.start_new_cycle()
@@ -555,7 +550,6 @@ class VegasModeCoordinator:
                 if not self.render_pipeline.start_new_cycle():
                     logger.warning("Failed to start new Vegas cycle")
                     return False
-                self.stats['cycles_completed'] += 1
 
             # Check for hot-swap opportunities
             if self.render_pipeline.should_recompose():
@@ -835,7 +829,6 @@ class VegasModeCoordinator:
             self._pending_config_update = True
             self._pending_config = new_config
             self._config_version += 1
-            self.stats['config_updates'] += 1
 
         logger.debug("Config update queued (version %d)", self._config_version)
 
@@ -910,23 +903,6 @@ class VegasModeCoordinator:
             self.stream_manager.mark_plugin_updated(plugin_id)
             self.plugin_adapter.invalidate_cache(plugin_id)
 
-    def get_status(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        """Get comprehensive Vegas mode status."""
-        status = {
-            'enabled': self.vegas_config.enabled,
-            'active': self._is_active,
-            'paused': self._is_paused,
-            'live_priority_active': self._live_priority_active,
-            'config': self.vegas_config.to_dict(),
-            'stats': self.stats.copy(),
-        }
-
-        if self._is_active:
-            status['render_info'] = self.render_pipeline.get_current_scroll_info()
-            status['stream_status'] = self.stream_manager.get_buffer_status()
-
-        return status
-
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Static pause handling (for STATIC display mode)
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -980,7 +956,6 @@ class VegasModeCoordinator:
             # Save current scroll position for smooth resume
             self._saved_scroll_position = self.render_pipeline.get_scroll_position()
             self._static_pause_active = True
-            self.stats['static_pauses'] += 1
 
         logger.info("Static pause started for plugin: %s", plugin_id)
 
@@ -1010,7 +985,7 @@ class VegasModeCoordinator:
             # Wait for the plugin's display duration. Monotonic, like the
             # iteration clock: an NTP step on an RTC-less Pi would otherwise
             # end the pause at once or stretch it by the correction.
-            duration = plugin.get_display_duration()
+            duration = self._static_pause_duration(plugin)
             start = time.monotonic()
 
             while time.monotonic() - start < duration:
@@ -1046,6 +1021,42 @@ class VegasModeCoordinator:
 
         return True
 
+    def _static_pause_duration(self, plugin: 'BasePlugin') -> float:
+        """Seconds a static pause shows ``plugin``: its display duration,
+        read the way the rotation reads it.
+
+        Several plugins return their display_duration setting straight from
+        config.json, so one saved as "20" or null came back as a string or
+        None; comparing it with the clock raised, and the pause's broad
+        except ended the pause at every one of the plugin's turns. inf
+        paused until something interrupted it, and NaN, False, 0 or a
+        negative number ended the pause at once. A numeric string counts
+        (finite_seconds); anything else, or a raise, gets
+        _UNREADABLE_DURATION, and a number at or below zero
+        _NOT_POSITIVE_DURATION, logged once per plugin.
+        """
+        try:
+            value = plugin.get_display_duration()
+        except Exception as err:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+            problem = f"get_display_duration() raised {type(err).__name__}: {err}"
+            fallback = _UNREADABLE_DURATION
+        else:
+            seconds = finite_seconds(value)
+            if seconds is not None and seconds > 0:
+                return seconds
+            if seconds is None:
+                problem = f"display duration {value!r} is not a number"
+                fallback = _UNREADABLE_DURATION
+            else:
+                problem = f"display duration {value!r} is not above zero"
+                fallback = _NOT_POSITIVE_DURATION
+        plugin_id = plugin.plugin_id
+        if plugin_id not in self._duration_warned:
+            self._duration_warned = self._duration_warned | {plugin_id}
+            logger.warning("[%s] %s; its static pause lasts %.0fs (logged once)",
+                           plugin_id, problem, fallback)
+        return fallback
+
     def _end_static_pause(self) -> None:
         """End static pause and restore scroll state."""
         should_resume_scrolling = False

src/vegas_mode/render_pipeline.py

@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ class RenderPipeline:
 
         # Render state
         self._cycle_complete = False
-        self._segments_in_scroll: List[str] = []  # Plugin IDs in current scroll
         self._record_by_seq: Dict[int, ElementRecord] = {}
         # Live updates. _applied: per record, the (epoch, digest) of the
         # pixels the strip holds. _live_slots / _live_ready: the worker's
@@ -235,15 +234,9 @@ class RenderPipeline:
         self._frame_interval = config.get_frame_interval()
         self._cycle_start_time = 0.0
 
-        # Statistics
-        self.stats = {
-            'frames_rendered': 0,
-            'scroll_cycles': 0,
-            'composition_count': 0,
-            'hot_swaps': 0,
-            'avg_frame_time_ms': 0.0,
-        }
-        self._frame_times: Deque[float] = deque(maxlen=100)  # Efficient fixed-size buffer
+        # Read by _measure_refresh (warm-up) and the live integration test.
+        self.frames_rendered = 0
+        self.extensions = 0
 
         logger.info(
             "RenderPipeline initialized: %dx%d @ %d FPS",
@@ -342,7 +335,7 @@ class RenderPipeline:
             return
         if getattr(self.display_manager, 'matrix', None) is None:
             return  # No hardware: nothing blocks, so there is nothing to time.
-        if self.stats['frames_rendered'] < self.REFRESH_WARMUP_FRAMES:
+        if self.frames_rendered < self.REFRESH_WARMUP_FRAMES:
             return
         self._swap_times.append(time.monotonic())
         if len(self._swap_times) <= self.REFRESH_SAMPLES:
@@ -452,10 +445,6 @@ class RenderPipeline:
                 layouts)
             self._note_op('compose', self._strip_nbytes())
 
-            # Track which plugins are in this scroll (get safely via buffer status)
-            self._segments_in_scroll = self.stream_manager.get_active_plugin_ids()
-
-            self.stats['composition_count'] += 1
             self._cycle_start_time = time.time()
             self._cycle_complete = False
 
@@ -865,9 +854,7 @@ class RenderPipeline:
             # trim's copy, if it made one.
             self._note_op('extend', moved + (self._copied_bytes() if cut else 0))
 
-            self._segments_in_scroll = [pid for pid, _ in grouped]
-            self.stats['composition_count'] += 1
-            self.stats['extensions'] = self.stats.get('extensions', 0) + 1
+            self.extensions += 1
 
             logger.info(
                 "Extended scroll strip with %d plugin block(s), %d rows: "
@@ -1150,8 +1137,6 @@ class RenderPipeline:
         Returns:
             True if frame was rendered, False if no content
         """
-        frame_start = time.time()
-
         try:
             if not self.scroll_helper.has_strip():
                 return False
@@ -1200,7 +1185,6 @@ class RenderPipeline:
             if at_wrap_point or self.scroll_helper.is_scroll_complete():
                 if not self._cycle_complete:
                     self._cycle_complete = True
-                    self.stats['scroll_cycles'] += 1
                     logger.info(
                         "Scroll cycle complete after %.1fs",
                         time.time() - self._cycle_start_time
@@ -1239,11 +1223,8 @@ class RenderPipeline:
             # Update scrolling state
             self.display_manager.set_scrolling_state(True, self._frame_hold)
 
-            # Track statistics
-            self.stats['frames_rendered'] += 1
+            self.frames_rendered += 1
             self._measure_refresh()
-            frame_time = time.time() - frame_start
-            self._track_frame_time(frame_time)
 
             return True
 
@@ -1252,15 +1233,6 @@ class RenderPipeline:
             logger.exception("Error rendering frame")
             return False
 
-    def _track_frame_time(self, frame_time: float) -> None:
-        """Track frame timing for statistics."""
-        self._frame_times.append(frame_time)  # deque with maxlen auto-removes old entries
-
-        if self._frame_times:
-            self.stats['avg_frame_time_ms'] = (
-                sum(self._frame_times) / len(self._frame_times) * 1000
-            )
-
     def is_cycle_complete(self) -> bool:
         """Check if current scroll cycle is complete."""
         return self._cycle_complete
@@ -1347,7 +1319,6 @@ class RenderPipeline:
                 else:
                     self.scroll_helper.scroll_position = 0.0
 
-                self.stats['hot_swaps'] += 1
                 logger.debug(
                     "Hot-swap completed: scroll repositioned %.0f→%.0f (%.1f%% of new %dpx image)",
                     old_pos, self.scroll_helper.scroll_position,
@@ -1396,8 +1367,6 @@ class RenderPipeline:
             # transition rather than near-end content wrapping around.
             self.scroll_helper.scroll_position = float(self.config.lead_in_width)
 
-            # Signal follower that a new cycle started (triggers its own rebuild)
-            self.sync_manager.send_new_cycle()
             # Push the actual scroll image over TCP so follower has identical pixels.
             # Done in a background thread to not block the render loop (~15ms transfer).
             image = self.scroll_helper.cached_image
@@ -1410,16 +1379,6 @@ class RenderPipeline:
 
         return result
 
-    def get_current_scroll_info(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        """Get current scroll state information."""
-        scroll_info = self.scroll_helper.get_scroll_info()
-        return {
-            **scroll_info,
-            'cycle_complete': self._cycle_complete,
-            'plugins_in_scroll': self._segments_in_scroll,
-            'stats': self.stats.copy(),
-        }
-
     def get_scroll_position(self) -> int:
         """
         Get current scroll position.
@@ -1465,8 +1424,6 @@ class RenderPipeline:
         self.scroll_helper.clear_cache()
 
         self._cycle_complete = False
-        self._segments_in_scroll = []
-        self._frame_times = deque(maxlen=100)
 
         # Content lined up for the old run belongs to it. Left in place, the
         # first extension after Vegas is switched back on appended that stale

src/vegas_mode/stream_manager.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ BasePlugin.get_vegas_participation):
 import logging
 import threading
 import time
-from typing import Optional, List, Dict, Any, Deque, Tuple, TYPE_CHECKING
+from typing import Optional, List, Dict, Deque, Tuple, TYPE_CHECKING
 from collections import deque
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from PIL import Image
@@ -94,13 +94,6 @@ class StreamManager:
         self._last_refresh: float = 0.0
         self._refresh_interval: float = 30.0  # Refresh plugin list every 30s
 
-        # Statistics
-        self.stats = {
-            'segments_fetched': 0,
-            'segments_served': 0,
-            'fetch_errors': 0,
-        }
-
         logger.info("StreamManager initialized with buffer_ahead=%d", config.buffer_ahead)
 
     def initialize(self) -> bool:
@@ -143,47 +136,12 @@ class StreamManager:
                     return None
 
             segment = self._active_buffer.popleft()
-            self.stats['segments_served'] += 1
 
             # Trigger prefetch to maintain buffer
             self._ensure_buffer_filled()
 
             return segment
 
-    def peek_next_segment(self) -> Optional[ContentSegment]:
-        """
-        Peek at the next segment without removing it.
-
-        Returns:
-            ContentSegment or None if buffer is empty
-        """
-        with self._buffer_lock:
-            if self._active_buffer:
-                return self._active_buffer[0]
-            return None
-
-    def get_buffer_status(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        """Get current buffer status for monitoring."""
-        with self._buffer_lock:
-            return {
-                'active_count': len(self._active_buffer),
-                'total_plugins': len(self._ordered_plugins),
-                'prefetch_index': self._prefetch_index,
-                'stats': self.stats.copy(),
-            }
-
-    def get_active_plugin_ids(self) -> List[str]:
-        """
-        Get list of plugin IDs currently in the active buffer.
-
-        Thread-safe accessor for render pipeline.
-
-        Returns:
-            List of plugin IDs in buffer order
-        """
-        with self._buffer_lock:
-            return [seg.plugin_id for seg in self._active_buffer]
-
     def mark_plugin_updated(self, plugin_id: str) -> None:
         """
         Mark a plugin as having updated data.
@@ -587,7 +545,6 @@ class StreamManager:
                     images=[],  # No images needed for static pause
                     display_mode=VegasDisplayMode.STATIC
                 )
-                self.stats['segments_fetched'] += 1
                 logger.debug(
                     "[%s] Created STATIC placeholder (pause trigger)",
                     plugin_id
@@ -610,7 +567,6 @@ class StreamManager:
                 display_mode=VegasDisplayMode.SCROLL
             )
 
-            self.stats['segments_fetched'] += 1
             logger.debug(
                 "[%s] Segment: %d image(s), %dpx",
                 plugin_id, len(images), total_width
@@ -619,7 +575,6 @@ class StreamManager:
 
         except Exception:
             logger.exception("[%s] ERROR fetching content", plugin_id)
-            self.stats['fetch_errors'] += 1
             return None
 
     def _ensure_buffer_filled(self) -> None:
@@ -770,10 +725,8 @@ class StreamManager:
                 plugin, plugin_id, offscreen_only=offscreen_only)
         except Exception:
             logger.exception("[%s] ERROR fetching content", plugin_id)
-            self.stats['fetch_errors'] += 1
             return None
         if images:
-            self.stats['segments_fetched'] += 1
             return (plugin_id, images)
         # Only the old contract hands anything back to the render thread.
         defer_empty = offscreen_only and not getattr(

src/web_interface/api_helpers.py

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import time
 from typing import Any, Optional, Dict, Tuple
 from flask import jsonify, request
 
-from src.web_interface.error_handler import create_error_response, create_success_response
 from src.web_interface.errors import ErrorCode, WebInterfaceError
 
 
@@ -31,7 +30,15 @@ def success_response(
     Returns:
         Flask jsonify response
     """
-    response_data = create_success_response(data, message, metadata)
+    response_data: Dict[str, Any] = {'status': 'success'}
+    # `is not None` rather than truthiness: "" and {} are values a caller
+    # chose to send, and dropping them would make the shape depend on the data.
+    if data is not None:
+        response_data['data'] = data
+    if message is not None:
+        response_data['message'] = message
+    if metadata is not None:
+        response_data['metadata'] = metadata
     for key, value in (extra or {}).items():
         response_data.setdefault(key, value)
 
@@ -70,14 +77,14 @@ def error_response(
     Returns:
         Flask jsonify response with status code
     """
-    return create_error_response(
+    error = WebInterfaceError(
         error_code=error_code,
         message=message,
         details=details,
-        context=context,
-        suggested_fixes=suggested_fixes,
-        status_code=status_code
+        context=context or {},
+        suggested_fixes=suggested_fixes
     )
+    return jsonify(error.to_dict()), status_code
 
 
 def exception_error_response(

src/web_interface/config_arrays.py

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ from typing import Any, Dict
 def _schema_type_is(prop: Any, wanted: str) -> bool:
     """Whether a schema property is of ``wanted`` type, unions included.
 
-    Mirrors ``_schema_type_is`` in ``web_interface/blueprints/api_v3`` (kept
-    here so src/ doesn't import the Flask blueprint). A union such as
+    The one copy: ``web_interface/blueprints/api_v3`` imports it from here
+    (src/ must not import the Flask blueprint). A union such as
     ``["array", "null"]`` -- the per-element style overrides, where null means
     "inherit" -- is still an array for recombining position-keyed inputs.
     """

src/web_interface/error_handler.py

@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 """
-Centralized error handling for web interface.
+Error text and payloads for web interface responses.
 
-Provides helpers for consistent error responses across API endpoints.
+Safe exception descriptions and the bodies for exceptions no route handled.
+The standard success/error responses are in api_helpers.
 """
 
-from typing import Any, Optional
-from flask import jsonify
+import errno
 
-from src.web_interface.errors import WebInterfaceError, ErrorCode
 from src.logging_config import get_logger
 from src.redaction import redact_credentials
 
-
 logger = get_logger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -20,10 +18,9 @@ logger = get_logger(__name__)
 _MAX_DETAIL_LENGTH = 400
 
 
-def describe_exception(exc: BaseException,
-                       max_length: int = _MAX_DETAIL_LENGTH) -> str:
+def describe_exception(exc: BaseException) -> str:
     """
-    One-line, safe-to-return description of an exception.
+    Machine-readable reason code for an exception, safe to return over HTTP.
 
     The generic "an error occurred; see logs for details" tells a user nothing
     and, when the failure is bad enough, the logs are unreachable too: a device
@@ -31,20 +28,24 @@ def describe_exception(exc: BaseException,
     *including* the log viewer, because journalctl could not be executed. The
     underlying `[Errno 5] Input/output error` named the fault immediately.
 
-    Returns "TypeName: message", credentials redacted and length capped. The
-    type alone is worth carrying -- a bare PermissionError says more than any
-    generic sentence.
+    So the type and errno still go back -- "OSError:EIO", "PermissionError:
+    EACCES", "TimeoutExpired" -- but never the exception's message, which can
+    quote paths, URLs, credentials or a library's internals (CodeQL
+    py/stack-trace-exposure). The message is logged here instead, so every
+    reason code a client sees has its full text in the log.
 
     Args:
         exc: The exception to describe
-        max_length: Truncate beyond this many characters
 
     Returns:
-        A single-line description, never empty
+        "TypeName" or "TypeName:ERRNO", never empty
     """
-    message = str(exc).strip()
-    text = f"{type(exc).__name__}: {message}" if message else type(exc).__name__
-    return redact_text(text, max_length)
+    code = type(exc).__name__
+    exc_errno = getattr(exc, 'errno', None)
+    if isinstance(exc_errno, int) and exc_errno in errno.errorcode:
+        code = f"{code}:{errno.errorcode[exc_errno]}"
+    logger.warning("Error reported to the client as %s: %s", code, redact_text(str(exc)))
+    return code
 
 
 def redact_text(text: str, max_length: int = _MAX_DETAIL_LENGTH) -> str:
@@ -101,72 +102,3 @@ def http_exception_payload(error) -> dict:
         'error_code': (error.name or 'HTTP_ERROR').upper().replace(' ', '_'),
         'message': error.description,
     }
-
-
-def create_error_response(
-    error_code: ErrorCode,
-    message: str,
-    details: Optional[str] = None,
-    context: Optional[dict] = None,
-    suggested_fixes: Optional[list] = None,
-    status_code: int = 500
-) -> tuple:
-    """
-    Create a standardized error response.
-    
-    Args:
-        error_code: Error code
-        message: Error message
-        details: Optional detailed error information
-        context: Optional context dictionary
-        suggested_fixes: Optional list of suggested fixes
-        status_code: HTTP status code
-    
-    Returns:
-        Tuple of (jsonify response, status_code)
-    """
-    error = WebInterfaceError(
-        error_code=error_code,
-        message=message,
-        details=details,
-        context=context or {},
-        suggested_fixes=suggested_fixes
-    )
-    
-    return jsonify(error.to_dict()), status_code
-
-
-def create_success_response(
-    data: Any = None,
-    message: Optional[str] = None,
-    metadata: Optional[dict] = None
-) -> dict:
-    """
-    Create a standardized success response.
-    
-    Args:
-        data: Response data
-        message: Optional success message
-        metadata: Optional metadata (timing, version, etc.)
-    
-    Returns:
-        Dictionary for jsonify
-    """
-    response: dict[str, Any] = {
-        "status": "success"
-    }
-    
-    # All three use `is not None` rather than truthiness: "" and {} are
-    # values a caller chose to send, and dropping them silently would make
-    # the response shape depend on the data.
-    if data is not None:
-        response["data"] = data
-
-    if message is not None:
-        response["message"] = message
-
-    if metadata is not None:
-        response["metadata"] = metadata
-
-    return response
-

src/web_interface/errors.py

@@ -61,27 +61,14 @@ class WebInterfaceError:
     context: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None
     suggested_fixes: Optional[List[str]] = None
     original_error: Optional[Exception] = None
-    
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        error_code: ErrorCode,
-        message: str,
-        details: Optional[str] = None,
-        context: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
-        suggested_fixes: Optional[List[str]] = None,
-        original_error: Optional[Exception] = None
-    ):
-        self.error_code = error_code
-        self.message = message
-        self.details = details
-        self.context = context or {}
+
+    def __post_init__(self) -> None:
+        self.context = self.context or {}
         # `is None`, not truthiness: an explicit [] means "this caller has
         # no suggestions to offer", which the default list would override.
-        self.suggested_fixes = (
-            suggested_fixes if suggested_fixes is not None
-            else self._get_default_suggestions(error_code))
-        self.original_error = original_error
-    
+        if self.suggested_fixes is None:
+            self.suggested_fixes = self._get_default_suggestions(self.error_code)
+
     def _get_default_suggestions(self, error_code: ErrorCode) -> List[str]:
         """Get default suggested fixes for error code."""
         suggestions_map = {

src/wifi_manager.py

@@ -1369,7 +1369,7 @@ class WiFiManager:
                         self.enable_ap_mode(force=True)
                     except Exception as ap_error:  # nosec B110 - last-resort; do not re-raise, but log for debugging
                         logger.error("Last-resort AP mode enable failed in recovery path: %s", ap_error, exc_info=True)
-            return False, str(e)
+            return False, f"Connection failed ({type(e).__name__}); see logs for details"
     
     def _failsafe_ap(self, enabled_msg: str, failed_msg: str) -> Tuple[bool, str]:
         """Force the setup AP up after a connect that left no working network,
@@ -1585,7 +1585,7 @@ class WiFiManager:
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Error connecting with nmcli: {e}")
             self._show_led_message("Connection error", duration=5)
-            return False, str(e)
+            return False, f"Connection failed ({type(e).__name__}); see logs for details"
 
     # 802.11 caps an SSID at 32 octets. Control characters cannot appear in a
     # real one, and a leading "-" would be read by nmcli as an option rather
@@ -1725,7 +1725,7 @@ class WiFiManager:
                 return False, "nmcli is required to disconnect from WiFi"
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Error disconnecting from WiFi: {e}")
-            return False, str(e)
+            return False, f"Disconnect failed ({type(e).__name__}); see logs for details"
     
     def _ensure_wifi_radio_enabled(self, max_retries: int = 3) -> bool:
         """
@@ -2004,7 +2004,7 @@ class WiFiManager:
             return False, "No WiFi tools available (nmcli, hostapd, or dnsmasq required)"
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Error in enable_ap_mode: {e}")
-            return False, str(e)
+            return False, f"Could not enable AP mode ({type(e).__name__}); see logs for details"
     
     def _mark_forced(self) -> None:
         """Record that AP mode was forced on, so the periodic check leaves it
@@ -2099,10 +2099,10 @@ class WiFiManager:
                 return True, "AP mode enabled"
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.error(f"Error starting AP services: {e}")
-                return False, str(e)
+                return False, f"Could not enable AP mode ({type(e).__name__}); see logs for details"
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Error enabling AP mode: {e}")
-            return False, str(e)
+            return False, f"Could not enable AP mode ({type(e).__name__}); see logs for details"
     
     def _enable_ap_mode_nmcli_hotspot(self) -> Tuple[bool, str]:
         """
@@ -2227,7 +2227,7 @@ class WiFiManager:
             logger.error(f"Error starting AP mode with nmcli: {e}")
             self._remove_nm_dnsmasq_captive_conf()
             self._show_led_message("Setup mode error", duration=5)
-            return False, str(e)
+            return False, f"Could not enable AP mode ({type(e).__name__}); see logs for details"
     
     def _get_ap_status_nmcli(self) -> Dict:
         """
@@ -2409,10 +2409,10 @@ class WiFiManager:
                 return True, "AP mode disabled"
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.error(f"Error stopping AP services: {e}")
-                return False, str(e)
+                return False, f"Could not disable AP mode ({type(e).__name__}); see logs for details"
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Error disabling AP mode: {e}")
-            return False, str(e)
+            return False, f"Could not disable AP mode ({type(e).__name__}); see logs for details"
     
     def _create_hostapd_config(self):
         """Create hostapd configuration file"""

test/_api_v3_test_helpers.py

@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ def mock_plugin_catalog():
     """
     from src.plugin_system.plugin_catalog import PluginCatalog
     catalog = MagicMock(spec=PluginCatalog)
-    for name in ('plugins_dir', 'config_manager', 'schema_manager',
-                 'plugin_manifests', 'plugin_directories'):
+    for name in ('plugins_dir', 'plugin_manifests', 'plugin_directories'):
         setattr(catalog, name, MagicMock())
     return catalog
 

test/conftest.py

@@ -343,6 +343,24 @@ def _hermetic_unit_refresh(monkeypatch, tmp_path_factory):
     monkeypatch.setattr(unit_refresh, 'SYSTEMD_DIR', str(tmp_path_factory.getbasetemp() / 'no-systemd'))
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def _forget_settled_espn_chunks(monkeypatch):
+    """src.common.espn_dates remembers past days process-wide; tests fake
+    different answers for the same dates, so none may inherit another's.
+
+    "Today" is also pinned to 2000-01-01, so no date a test uses counts as
+    settled unless the test says so (by pinning _utc_today itself). Without
+    that, a test asking for last month twice passes while that month is
+    recent and fails once it is three days old: the second ask is answered
+    from memory."""
+    from datetime import date
+    from src.common import espn_dates
+    monkeypatch.setattr(espn_dates, "_utc_today", lambda: date(2000, 1, 1))
+    espn_dates.clear_settled_chunk_cache()
+    yield
+    espn_dates.clear_settled_chunk_cache()
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def reset_logging():
     """Reset logging configuration before each test."""

test/fixtures/api_v3_url_map.json

@@ -175,6 +175,15 @@
       "POST"
     ]
   ],
+  [
+    "/api/v3/config/refresh-rate",
+    "api_v3.get_refresh_rate",
+    [
+      "GET",
+      "HEAD",
+      "OPTIONS"
+    ]
+  ],
   [
     "/api/v3/config/schedule",
     "api_v3.get_schedule_config",

test/js/README.md

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ server has none.
 | `dom/test_raw_json_page.js` | yes | The Config Editor tab (`js/pages/raw-json.js`): one POST per Save after repeated swaps, Format/Validate, invalid JSON never sent, a save survives a swap, the old global entry points |
 | `dom/test_schedule_page.js` | yes | The Schedule tab (`js/pages/schedule.js`) with the real `schedule-picker` widget: both pickers drawn once per swap from the saved config, one notification per save answer after repeated swaps, the brightness label, a late widget waited for, the old global entry points |
 | `dom/test_visibility_service.js` | yes (no server) | `js/core/visibility.js` with the real `LEDVisibility` from `app-shell.js` and the real registry: start/stop with the active tab and the browser tab's visibility, no interval while hidden or after a swap-out, registrations independent, the no-`LEDVisibility` fallback |
-| `dom/test_display_page.js` | yes | The Display tab (`js/pages/display.js`) with the real `plugin-order-list` widget and `LEDVisibility`: one page, one sync interval and one action per control after repeated swaps, the sync poll only while on screen and never after a swap-out, sync states as text, the debounced scroll-speed hint, `updateSyncUI`'s entry point |
+| `dom/test_display_page.js` | yes | The Display tab (`js/pages/display.js`) with the real `plugin-order-list` widget and `LEDVisibility`: one page, one sync interval and one action per control after repeated swaps, the sync poll only while on screen and never after a swap-out, sync states as text, the debounced scroll-speed hint, the refresh-cap hint and its "Use N Hz" button, `updateSyncUI`'s entry point |
 | `dom/test_general_page.js` | yes | The General tab (`js/pages/general.js`) with the real `timezone-selector` widget: the picker drawn once per swap, one request per Security action after repeated swaps, hostile token names stay text, refused/network/login answers, a write survives a swap, `webLogin`'s entry points |
 | `dom/test_backup_restore_page.js` | yes | The Backup & Restore tab (`js/pages/backup-restore.js`): one request per action after repeated swaps, the upload and restore options, reads cancelled and writes not on a swap, hostile names stay text, the old global entry points |
 | `dom/test_tools_sections.js` | yes | The Tools tab's MQTT bridge and Pixlet editor sections: form prefill, the write-only password (blank means unchanged), the running-session banner and countdown, and that the editor link points at the host you loaded the page from |

test/js/dom/test_display_page.js

@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ const ok = (l, c, x) => c ? (pass++, console.log('  ok   ' + l))
   let syncAnswer = { status: 'success', data: { role: 'leader', state: 'no_peer' } };
   let syncMode = 'ok';
   let advice = smooth;
+  const shortfall = { measured_hz: 110.4, planned_hz: 120, suggested_cap_hz: 100, slow_percent: 8 };
+  let refreshAnswer = { status: 'success', data: { planned_hz: 120, measured_hz: 110.4, shortfall } };
   const requests = [];
   function fakeFetch(url, init = {}) {
     requests.push(url);
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@ const ok = (l, c, x) => c ? (pass++, console.log('  ok   ' + l))
     });
     if (url === '/api/v3/plugins/installed') return respond(200, { status: 'success', data: { plugins } });
     if (url.startsWith('/api/v3/config/scroll-speed-advice?')) return respond(200, advice);
+    if (url === '/api/v3/config/refresh-rate') return respond(200, refreshAnswer);
     if (url === '/api/v3/sync/status') {
       if (syncMode === 'network') return Promise.reject(new TypeError('Failed to fetch'));
       if (syncMode === 'login') return respond(401, { status: 'error' }, { 'X-LEDMatrix-Login': '/login' });
@@ -148,6 +151,14 @@ const ok = (l, c, x) => c ? (pass++, console.log('  ok   ' + l))
   // ── first load ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   ok('one plugin-list request on start', count('/api/v3/plugins/installed') === 1, requests);
   ok('one scroll-speed hint request on start (after the debounce)', count('/api/v3/config/scroll-speed-advice') === 1, requests);
+  const refreshHint = $('limit_refresh_rate_hz_hint');
+  ok('a panel short of its cap says so, as text, with a button for a cap it can hold',
+     /about 110 Hz, below this 120 Hz cap.*8% slower/.test(refreshHint.textContent)
+     && refreshHint.querySelector('button').textContent === 'Use 100 Hz', refreshHint.textContent);
+  refreshHint.querySelector('button').click();
+  ok('the button fills the field and says to save and restart',
+     $('limit_refresh_rate_hz').value === '100' && /Save, then restart/.test(refreshHint.textContent),
+     [$('limit_refresh_rate_hz').value, refreshHint.textContent]);
   ok('the saved role is standalone: no sync request, no interval work',
      $('sync_role').value === 'standalone' && syncPolls() === 0, [$('sync_role').value, syncPolls()]);
   ok('the sync poll interval runs while the tab is on screen', intervals.size === 1

test/js/run_all.js

@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ const UNIT = ['unit/test_list_filter.js', 'unit/test_render_cards.js',
               'unit/test_page_registry.js', 'unit/test_core_modules.js',
               'unit/test_overview_reconciliation_poll.js',
               'unit/test_display_partial_ids.js',
-              'unit/test_general_web_login_token.js'];
+              'unit/test_general_web_login_token.js',
+              'unit/test_general_display_autostart.js'];
 const DOM = ['dom/test_installed_dom.js', 'dom/test_store_dom.js', 'dom/test_no_double_fetch.js',
              'dom/test_tools_sections.js', 'dom/test_cache_page.js',
              'dom/test_durations_page.js', 'dom/test_operation_history_page.js',

test/js/unit/test_general_display_autostart.js

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+// The General tab's "Start Display on Boot" checkbox (setDisplayAutostart in
+// static/v3/js/pages/general.js) posts enable_autostart / disable_autostart
+// to /api/v3/system/action and puts the box back when that is refused --
+// including the route's HTTP-200 {status: "error"} answer for a failed
+// systemctl (e.g. the sudo rule is missing).
+//
+// Fake fetch, no jsdom and no server needed.
+
+const path = require('path');
+const { pathToFileURL } = require('url');
+
+const JS = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../web_interface/static/v3/js');
+const load = f => import(pathToFileURL(path.join(JS, f)).href);
+
+let pass = 0, fail = 0;
+const ok = (label, cond, extra) => cond
+  ? (pass++, console.log('  ok   ' + label))
+  : (fail++, console.log('  FAIL ' + label + (extra !== undefined ? '  ' + JSON.stringify(extra) : '')));
+
+async function run(checked, answer) {
+  const { createApi } = await load('core/api.js');
+  const general = await load('pages/general.js');
+  const sent = [];
+  const notes = [];
+  const fetch = (url, init) => {
+    sent.push([url, JSON.parse(init.body)]);
+    if (answer === 'network') return Promise.reject(new TypeError('Failed to fetch'));
+    return Promise.resolve({
+      ok: answer.ok, status: answer.ok ? 200 : 500,
+      headers: { get: () => null },
+      text: () => Promise.resolve(JSON.stringify(answer.body)),
+    });
+  };
+  const ctx = { root: {}, state: {}, signal: { aborted: false },
+                api: createApi({ fetch }), notify: (m, t) => notes.push([m, t]) };
+  const box = { checked, disabled: false };
+  await general.setDisplayAutostart(ctx, box);
+  return { box, sent, notes };
+}
+
+(async () => {
+  console.log('\n── General tab: Start Display on Boot ──');
+
+  {
+    const t = await run(false, { ok: true, body: { status: 'success', message: 'ok' } });
+    ok('unchecking posts disable_autostart',
+       t.sent.length === 1 && t.sent[0][0] === '/api/v3/system/action' && t.sent[0][1].action === 'disable_autostart', t.sent);
+    ok('...stays unchecked and re-enabled', t.box.checked === false && t.box.disabled === false);
+    ok('...and reports success', t.notes.some(([, type]) => type === 'success'), t.notes);
+  }
+
+  {
+    const t = await run(true, { ok: true, body: { status: 'success' } });
+    ok('checking posts enable_autostart', t.sent[0][1].action === 'enable_autostart', t.sent);
+  }
+
+  {
+    const t = await run(false, { ok: true, body: { status: 'error', message: 'sudo: a password is required' } });
+    ok('a failed systemctl (HTTP 200, status error) puts the box back', t.box.checked === true && !t.box.disabled);
+    ok('...and shows the route\'s message',
+       t.notes.some(([m, type]) => type === 'error' && /sudo/.test(m)), t.notes);
+  }
+
+  {
+    const t = await run(true, { ok: false, body: { status: 'error', message: 'boom' } });
+    ok('an HTTP error puts the box back', t.box.checked === false && !t.box.disabled);
+  }
+
+  {
+    const t = await run(true, 'network');
+    ok('a network failure puts the box back', t.box.checked === false && !t.box.disabled);
+    ok('...and reports it', t.notes.some(([, type]) => type === 'error'), t.notes);
+  }
+
+  console.log(`\n${pass} passed, ${fail} failed\n`);
+  process.exit(fail ? 1 : 0);
+})().catch(e => { console.log('HARNESS ERROR: ' + e.stack); process.exit(1); });

test/js/unit/test_html_escaping.js

@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@
 //
 // CodeQL reported 83 js/incomplete-html-attribute-sanitization alerts for
 // exactly this. The web UI now has one implementation, window.LEDEscape in
-// app-early.js, and the old per-file escapers are one-line names for it. This
-// suite runs LEDEscape and every one of those names as shipped, and fails if a
-// hand-rolled escaper appears anywhere else in web_interface/.
+// app-early.js, which every page and widget calls directly (BaseWidget keeps
+// an escapeHtml method for plugin widgets). This suite runs LEDEscape and that
+// method as shipped, and fails if a hand-rolled escaper appears anywhere else
+// in web_interface/.
 
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
@@ -85,30 +86,6 @@ const ESCAPERS = [
   ['app-early.js (LEDEscape.attr)', null, null, 'attr'],
   ['base-widget.js (BaseWidget.escapeHtml)',
    'static/v3/js/widgets/base-widget.js', 'escapeHtml(text) {', 'escapeHtml', true],
-  ['plugins_manager.js (top-level escapeHtml)',
-   'static/v3/plugins_manager.js', 'function escapeHtml(text) {', 'escapeHtml', false],
-  ['plugins_manager.js (starlark escapeHtml)',
-   'static/v3/plugins_manager.js', 'function escapeHtml(str) {', 'escapeHtml', false],
-  ['json-file-manager.js (_esc)',
-   'static/v3/js/widgets/json-file-manager.js', '_esc(str) {', '_esc', true],
-  ['plugin-file-manager.js (escHtml)',
-   'static/v3/js/widgets/plugin-file-manager.js', 'function escHtml(s) {', 'escHtml', false],
-  ['plugins_manager.js (escapeAttribute)',
-   'static/v3/plugins_manager.js', 'function escapeAttribute(text) {', 'escapeAttribute', false],
-  ['notification.js (escapeHtml)',
-   'static/v3/js/widgets/notification.js', 'function escapeHtml(text) {', 'escapeHtml', false],
-  ['google-calendar-picker.js (escapeHtml)',
-   'static/v3/js/widgets/google-calendar-picker.js', 'function escapeHtml(str) {', 'escapeHtml', false],
-  ['text-input.js (escapeHtml)',
-   'static/v3/js/widgets/text-input.js', 'function escapeHtml(text) {', 'escapeHtml', false],
-  ['slider.js (escapeAttr)',
-   'static/v3/js/widgets/slider.js', 'function escapeAttr(text) {', 'escapeAttr', false],
-  ['tools.html (escHtml)',
-   'templates/v3/partials/tools.html', 'function escHtml(s) {', 'escHtml', false],
-  ['tools.html (phEscape)',
-   'templates/v3/partials/tools.html', 'function phEscape(s) {', 'phEscape', false],
-  ['logs.html (escapeHtml)',
-   'templates/v3/partials/logs.html', 'function escapeHtml(text) {', 'escapeHtml', false],
   // cache.html, backup_restore.html, operation_history.html and display.html
   // have no script any more (display.html's two escapers were never called):
   // their js/pages/ modules draw server data with textContent, and each
@@ -169,9 +146,7 @@ console.log('\n4b. LEDEscape.jsStringAttr: a JS string literal that survives an
 
 console.log('\n4c. no hand-rolled escaper outside app-early.js');
 {
-  const skip = new Set(['static/v3/js/app-early.js',
-                        // documentation example, kept self-contained on purpose
-                        'static/v3/js/widgets/example-color-picker.js']);
+  const skip = new Set(['static/v3/js/app-early.js']);
   const found = [];
   const walk = dir => fs.readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true }).forEach(e => {
     const p = path.join(dir, e.name);
@@ -308,7 +283,7 @@ console.log('\n6. url-input onInput: previewLink.href is guarded at the sink');
 
 // ── plugin-file-manager: cell edits travel via data-*, not inline handlers ──
 // A JSON key/day from an uploaded file used to be spliced, HTML-escaped,
-// into an oninput="...('${escHtml(col)}'...)" attribute. escHtml neutralises
+// into an oninput="...('${escHtml(col)}'...)" attribute. Escaping neutralises
 // a quote for an ordinary attribute, but here the value also has to survive
 // as a *JS string literal* -- the browser HTML-decodes the attribute before
 // running it as script, which turns the escaped quote back into a real one
@@ -332,11 +307,10 @@ console.log("\n7. plugin-file-manager: cell edits never go through an inline han
     process.exit(1);
   }
 
-  const escHtmlFn = loadFn('static/v3/js/widgets/plugin-file-manager.js', 'function escHtml(s) {', 'escHtml', false);
   const renderEntryTableSrc = extractFn('function renderEntryTable(fieldId, container, content) {');
 
   const calls = [];
-  const fakeWindow = { _pfmCellEdit: (fieldId, day, col, value) => calls.push({ fieldId, day, col, value }) };
+  const fakeWindow = { LEDEscape, _pfmCellEdit: (fieldId, day, col, value) => calls.push({ fieldId, day, col, value }) };
 
   class FakeContainer {
     constructor() { this._html = ''; this._listeners = {}; }
@@ -354,12 +328,11 @@ console.log("\n7. plugin-file-manager: cell edits never go through an inline han
   }
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-eval
-  const renderEntryTable = eval(`(function(getState, escHtml, safeSetHTML, window){
+  const renderEntryTable = eval(`(function(getState, safeSetHTML, window){
     ${renderEntryTableSrc}
     return renderEntryTable;
   })`)(
     () => ({ entriesPerPage: 20, _tablePage: 1 }),
-    escHtmlFn,
     (target, html) => { target.innerHTML = html; },
     fakeWindow
   );

test/js/unit/test_inline_handler_escaping.js

@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ global.setGridHtmlIfChanged = (container, html) => { container.innerHTML = html;
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-eval
 eval([
-  'function escapeHtml(text) {', 'function escapeAttribute(text) {', 'function jsStringAttr(value) {',
+  'function jsStringAttr(value) {',
   'function renderPluginStore(plugins) {', 'function renderSavedRepositories(repositories) {',
   'function renderCustomRegistryPlugins(plugins, registryUrl) {',
-].map(extract).join('\n') + '\nglobal.jsStringAttr = jsStringAttr; global.escapeHtml = escapeHtml;'
+].map(extract).join('\n') + '\nglobal.jsStringAttr = jsStringAttr;'
   + '\nglobal.renderPluginStore = renderPluginStore; global.renderSavedRepositories = renderSavedRepositories;'
-  + '\nglobal.renderCustomRegistryPlugins = renderCustomRegistryPlugins; global.escapeAttribute = escapeAttribute;');
+  + '\nglobal.renderCustomRegistryPlugins = renderCustomRegistryPlugins;');
 
 // ── minimal HTML start-tag tokenizer ───────────────────────────────────────
 function decodeEntities(s) {

test/js/unit/test_render_cards.js

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const container = {
   innerHTML: '',
   querySelectorAll: () => [],   // no skeletons in this harness
 };
-// escapeHtml() escapes via a detached element, so mirror what a browser does
+// LEDEscape.html() escapes via a detached element, so mirror what a browser does
 // when you read innerHTML back off textContent: & < > are escaped, quotes are not.
 class FakeEl {
   set textContent(v) { this._t = String(v == null ? '' : v); }
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ global.PLUGIN_DEBUG = false;
 global.debugLog = () => {};
 function setupInstalledEventDelegation() {}   // stubbed; tested separately
 
-eval(slice('function escapeHtml(text)', '\nfunction isNewPlugin'));
+eval(slice('function jsStringAttr(value)', '\nfunction isNewPlugin'));
 eval(slice('function renderInstalledCards(plugins, total)',
            '// Set up event delegation for plugin action buttons'));
 

test/js/unit/test_store_registry_fields.js

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ global.installedPlugins = [];
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-eval
 eval([
-  'function escapeHtml(text) {', 'function escapeAttribute(text) {', 'function jsStringAttr(value) {',
+  'function jsStringAttr(value) {',
   'function isStorePluginInstalled(pluginIdOrPlugin) {',
   'function findInstalledStorePlugin(pluginIdOrPlugin) {', 'function renderPluginStore(plugins) {',
 ].map(extract).join('\n') + '\nglobal.renderPluginStore = renderPluginStore;'

test/js/unit/test_update_all.js

@@ -253,9 +253,10 @@ const noSleep = { sleep: async () => {} };
     for (const endpoint of bad) codes.push(await refusal(endpoint));
     ok('an endpoint that could leave the API path is refused before fetch()',
        codes.every(c => c === 'INVALID_ENDPOINT') && urls.length === 0, { codes, urls });
-    await PluginAPI.resetPluginConfig('a/../b&x=1');
+    global.debugLog = () => {};   // GETs go through the throttler, which logs
+    await PluginAPI.getPluginHealth('a/../b&x=1');
     ok('a plugin id is encoded into the URL, not spliced into it',
-       urls[0] === '/api/v3/plugins/config/reset?plugin_id=a%2F..%2Fb%26x%3D1', urls);
+       urls[0] === '/api/v3/plugins/health/a%2F..%2Fb%26x%3D1', urls);
     delete global.fetch;
   }
 

test/test_api_v3_display_modes.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ manifest.json off disk and reimplemented PluginManager's own fallbacks.
 """
 
 import json
-from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ class TestOneBadConfigSectionDoesNotBlankTheList:
             side_effect=RuntimeError("disk is gone"))
         resp = api_v3_client.get('/api/v3/display/modes')
         assert resp.status_code == 500
-        assert 'disk is gone' in resp.get_json()['details']
+        assert resp.get_json()['details'] == 'RuntimeError'
+        assert 'disk is gone' not in json.dumps(resp.get_json())
 
     def test_credentials_in_the_exception_are_redacted(self, api_v3_module, api_v3_client):
         """describe_exception is what makes returning detail safe."""
@@ -155,3 +156,14 @@ class TestOneBadConfigSectionDoesNotBlankTheList:
             side_effect=RuntimeError("GET https://x/y?api_key=SEC123 failed"))
         body = api_v3_client.get('/api/v3/display/modes').get_json()
         assert 'SEC123' not in json.dumps(body)
+
+
+class TestOnDemandUsesTheRegisteredSpelling:
+    def test_a_mode_differing_in_case_is_sent_as_registered(self, client):
+        with patch('web_interface.blueprints.api_v3.display._deliver_on_demand',
+                   return_value=('socket', None)) as deliver:
+            response = client.post('/api/v3/display/on-demand/start',
+                                   json={'plugin_id': 'football-scoreboard',
+                                         'mode': 'NFL_LIVE', 'start_service': False})
+        assert response.status_code == 200, response.get_json()
+        assert deliver.call_args.args[0]['mode'] == 'nfl_live'

test/test_api_v3_install_restart_installed_id.py

@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+"""POST /plugins/install asks for a restart by the id the plugin installed as.
+
+A store install needs a display restart when config.json already enables the
+plugin (a reinstall, or a config carried over): the display loads a plugin
+when its ``enabled`` flag changes, and this flag did not. The route read the
+flag under the registry id it was given. An aliased entry installs under
+another id -- ``weather`` installs a directory whose manifest declares
+``ledmatrix-weather``, and its config section is ``ledmatrix-weather`` -- so
+reinstalling an enabled Weather never reported that a restart was needed,
+and the display kept running the old copy.
+"""
+
+import json
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+import pytest
+
+from test._api_v3_test_helpers import api_v3_client, api_v3_module  # noqa: F401
+
+INSTALL = "/api/v3/plugins/install"
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def store(api_v3_module, tmp_path):
+    """The store installs registry entry ``weather`` as ``installed_id``."""
+    manager = api_v3_module.api_v3.plugin_store_manager
+    manager.install_plugin.return_value = True
+    manager.get_registry_info.return_value = None
+    manager._find_plugin_path.return_value = None
+
+    def installs_as(installed_id):
+        path = tmp_path / installed_id
+        path.mkdir()
+        (path / "manifest.json").write_text(json.dumps({"id": installed_id}),
+                                            encoding="utf-8")
+        manager._find_plugin_path.side_effect = (
+            lambda pid: path if pid == "weather" else None)
+
+    manager.installs_as = installs_as
+    return manager
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def config(api_v3_module):
+    """config.json with an ``enabled`` flag for each plugin id given."""
+    def sections(enabled):
+        api_v3_module.api_v3.config_manager.load_config.return_value = {
+            plugin_id: {"enabled": flag} for plugin_id, flag in enabled.items()}
+    return sections
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def queued(api_v3_module):
+    queue = MagicMock()
+
+    def enqueue(operation_type, plugin_id, operation_callback=None):
+        queue.callback_result = operation_callback(MagicMock())
+        return "op-1"
+
+    queue.enqueue_operation.side_effect = enqueue
+    api_v3_module.api_v3.operation_queue = queue
+    return queue
+
+
+def _direct(client):
+    return client.post(INSTALL, json={"plugin_id": "weather"}).get_json()
+
+
+def _queued(client, queue):
+    client.post(INSTALL, json={"plugin_id": "weather"})
+    return queue.callback_result
+
+
+class TestDirectInstall:
+    def test_an_aliased_install_enabled_under_its_installed_id_asks_for_a_restart(
+            self, api_v3_client, store, config):
+        store.installs_as("ledmatrix-weather")
+        config({"ledmatrix-weather": True})
+        body = _direct(api_v3_client)
+        assert body["status"] == "success"
+        assert body["restart_required"] is True
+        assert body["restart_message"]
+
+    def test_an_enabled_section_under_the_registry_id_alone_does_not(
+            self, api_v3_client, store, config):
+        """The display knows the plugin as ledmatrix-weather; nothing runs
+        under a section called weather."""
+        store.installs_as("ledmatrix-weather")
+        config({"weather": True})
+        assert _direct(api_v3_client)["restart_required"] is False
+
+    def test_an_aliased_install_that_is_not_enabled_needs_no_restart(
+            self, api_v3_client, store, config):
+        store.installs_as("ledmatrix-weather")
+        config({"ledmatrix-weather": False})
+        assert _direct(api_v3_client)["restart_required"] is False
+
+    def test_an_install_under_its_own_id_is_unchanged(self, api_v3_client, store, config):
+        store.installs_as("weather")
+        config({"weather": True})
+        assert _direct(api_v3_client)["restart_required"] is True
+
+    def test_an_install_that_cannot_be_found_uses_the_requested_id(
+            self, api_v3_client, store, config):
+        config({"weather": True})
+        assert _direct(api_v3_client)["restart_required"] is True
+
+
+class TestQueuedInstall:
+    def test_an_aliased_install_enabled_under_its_installed_id_asks_for_a_restart(
+            self, api_v3_client, store, config, queued):
+        store.installs_as("ledmatrix-weather")
+        config({"ledmatrix-weather": True})
+        result = _queued(api_v3_client, queued)
+        assert result["success"] is True
+        assert result["restart_required"] is True
+        assert result["restart_message"]
+
+    def test_an_enabled_section_under_the_registry_id_alone_does_not(
+            self, api_v3_client, store, config, queued):
+        store.installs_as("ledmatrix-weather")
+        config({"weather": True})
+        assert _queued(api_v3_client, queued)["restart_required"] is False

test/test_api_v3_no_exception_text.py

@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+"""No API response carries an exception's message (CodeQL py/stack-trace-exposure).
+
+One representative route per file that had open alerts. Each forces a failure
+whose message holds a marker and asserts the marker is nowhere in the body:
+the message goes to the log, the client gets a fixed message plus a reason
+code (describe_exception: the type, and the errno for an OSError).
+"""
+
+import json
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent))
+
+from test._api_v3_test_helpers import api_v3_client, api_v3_module  # noqa: F401,E402
+
+LEAK = "LEAKED-/home/pi/secret token=abc123"
+API = "web_interface.blueprints.api_v3"
+
+
+def _assert_no_leak(response):
+    body = response.get_data(as_text=True)
+    assert "LEAKED" not in body, body
+    assert "abc123" not in body, body
+    return json.loads(body)
+
+
+def test_display_service_status_drops_systemctl_output(api_v3_module, api_v3_client,
+                                                      monkeypatch):
+    """display.py: the on-demand routes return the service status verbatim."""
+    api_v3_module.api_v3.cache_manager.get.return_value = None
+    monkeypatch.setattr(f"{API}.display.display_state.read_state", lambda: None)
+    with patch(f"{API}.subprocess.run", side_effect=OSError(13, LEAK)):
+        body = _assert_no_leak(api_v3_client.get("/api/v3/display/on-demand/status"))
+    assert body["data"]["service"] == {"active": False, "returncode": -1}
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("helper", ["_ensure_display_service_running",
+                                    "_stop_display_service"])
+def test_service_results_keep_returncode_but_not_output(api_v3_module, helper):
+    """display.py start/stop: returncode/active/started stay, stdout/stderr go."""
+    failed = MagicMock(returncode=1, stdout=LEAK, stderr=LEAK)
+    with patch(f"{API}.subprocess.run", return_value=failed):
+        result = getattr(api_v3_module, helper)()
+    assert "LEAKED" not in json.dumps(result)
+    assert result["returncode"] == 1 and result["active"] is False
+    assert "stdout" not in result and "stderr" not in result
+
+
+def test_wifi_connect_failure(api_v3_client):
+    """wifi.py: a raising connect, and the attempt /wifi/status reports after."""
+    with patch("src.wifi_manager.WiFiManager") as cls:
+        cls.return_value._is_ap_mode_active.return_value = False
+        cls.return_value.connect_to_network.side_effect = RuntimeError(LEAK)
+        body = _assert_no_leak(api_v3_client.post(
+            "/api/v3/wifi/connect", json={"ssid": "HomeNet", "password": "pw"}))
+        assert body["details"] == "RuntimeError"
+        cls.return_value.get_wifi_status.return_value = MagicMock(
+            connected=False, ssid=None, ip_address=None, signal=0, ap_mode_active=False)
+        cls.return_value.config = {}
+        status = _assert_no_leak(api_v3_client.get("/api/v3/wifi/status"))
+    assert status["data"]["last_connect_attempt"]["message"] == (
+        "Failed to connect to network (RuntimeError)")
+
+
+def test_wifi_manager_messages_carry_no_exception_text():
+    """src/wifi_manager.py: its (success, message) is what the wifi routes return."""
+    from src.wifi_manager import WiFiManager
+    manager = WiFiManager.__new__(WiFiManager)  # no __init__: no host access
+    manager.get_wifi_status = MagicMock(side_effect=OSError(5, LEAK))
+    success, message = manager.disconnect_from_network()
+    assert success is False
+    assert "LEAKED" not in message and "OSError" in message
+
+
+def test_system_action_exception(api_v3_client):
+    """system.py: execute_system_action's catch-all."""
+    with patch("subprocess.run", side_effect=OSError(5, LEAK)):
+        body = _assert_no_leak(api_v3_client.post(
+            "/api/v3/system/action", json={"action": "stop_display"}))
+    assert body["details"] == "OSError:EIO"
+
+
+def test_calendar_registration_failure(api_v3_client, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """plugin_calendar.py: the auth script could not be run."""
+    plugin_dir = tmp_path / "calendar"
+    plugin_dir.mkdir()
+    (plugin_dir / "credentials.json").write_text("{}", encoding="utf-8")
+    (plugin_dir / "calendar_registration.py").write_text("", encoding="utf-8")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(f"{API}._calendar_plugin_dir", lambda: plugin_dir)
+    with patch(f"{API}.subprocess.run", side_effect=OSError(13, LEAK)):
+        body = _assert_no_leak(api_v3_client.post(
+            "/api/v3/plugins/calendar/authenticate", json={"code": "x"}))
+    assert "EACCES" in body["message"]
+
+
+def test_health_failure(api_v3_client, monkeypatch):
+    """misc.py: get_health's catch-all."""
+    def boom():
+        raise RuntimeError(LEAK)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(f"{API}.misc._get_display_service_status", boom)
+    body = _assert_no_leak(api_v3_client.get("/api/v3/health"))
+    assert body["details"] == "RuntimeError"
+
+
+def test_config_route_failure(api_v3_module, api_v3_client):
+    """error_handler.py: create_error_response, as config.py's routes use it."""
+    api_v3_module.api_v3.config_manager.load_config.side_effect = RuntimeError(LEAK)
+    body = _assert_no_leak(api_v3_client.get("/api/v3/config/schedule"))
+    assert body["details"] == "RuntimeError"
+
+
+def test_plugin_route_failure(api_v3_module, api_v3_client):
+    """plugins.py: an unhandled error in a plugin route."""
+    api_v3_module.api_v3.plugin_catalog.get_all_plugin_info.side_effect = RuntimeError(LEAK)
+    body = _assert_no_leak(api_v3_client.get("/api/v3/plugins/installed"))
+    assert body["details"] == "RuntimeError"
+
+
+def test_starlark_route_failure(api_v3_client):
+    """starlark.py: one of its catch-alls."""
+    with patch(f"{API}._get_starlark_plugin", side_effect=RuntimeError(LEAK)):
+        body = _assert_no_leak(api_v3_client.get("/api/v3/starlark/status"))
+    assert body["details"] == "RuntimeError"
+
+
+def test_unit_refresh_failure(monkeypatch):
+    """system.py git_pull: perform_core_update appends unit_refresh's message."""
+    from web_interface import unit_refresh
+
+    def boom(*_a, **_k):
+        raise RuntimeError(LEAK)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(unit_refresh, "stale_units", boom)
+    result = unit_refresh.refresh_after_update()
+    assert result["status"] == unit_refresh.FAILED
+    assert "LEAKED" not in result["message"]
+
+
+def test_install_base_requirements_failure(api_v3_client):
+    """system.py: a pip install that could not start, in the action's output."""
+    with patch(f"{API}.system._pip_install_requirements", side_effect=OSError(5, LEAK)):
+        body = _assert_no_leak(api_v3_client.post(
+            "/api/v3/system/action", json={"action": "install_base_requirements"}))
+    assert "Failed: OSError:EIO" in body["output"]

test/test_api_v3_registry_endpoints.py

@@ -95,9 +95,10 @@ class TestRefreshPluginStore:
             RuntimeError("failed at /home/user/LEDMatrix/src/secret.py line 42"))
         body = api_v3_client.post(self.URL, json={}).get_json()
         assert "Traceback" not in str(body)
-        # `details` is describe_exception output: one line, type-named,
-        # credential-redacted. It may quote the message, but never a stack.
-        assert body["details"].startswith("RuntimeError:")
+        # `details` is describe_exception output: the type, never the
+        # message or a stack.
+        assert body["details"] == "RuntimeError"
+        assert "secret.py" not in str(body)
         assert "\n" not in body["details"]
 
 

test/test_cache_manager.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """
 Tests for CacheManager and cache components.
 
-Tests cache functionality including memory cache, disk cache, strategy, and metrics.
+Tests cache functionality including memory cache, disk cache, and strategy.
 """
 
 import pytest
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ from src.cache_manager import CacheManager
 from src.cache.memory_cache import MemoryCache
 from src.cache.disk_cache import DiskCache
 from src.cache.cache_strategy import CacheStrategy
-from src.cache.cache_metrics import CacheMetrics
 from datetime import datetime
 
 
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ class TestCacheManager:
             assert hasattr(cm, '_memory_cache_component')
             assert hasattr(cm, '_disk_cache_component')
             assert hasattr(cm, '_strategy_component')
-            assert hasattr(cm, '_metrics_component')
     
     def test_set_and_get(self, tmp_path):
         """Test basic set and get operations."""
@@ -196,50 +194,6 @@ class TestMemoryCache:
         assert stats["max_size"] == 1000  # default
 
 
-class TestCacheMetrics:
-    """Test CacheMetrics functionality."""
-    
-    def test_record_hit(self):
-        """Test recording cache hit."""
-        metrics = CacheMetrics()
-        metrics.record_hit()
-        stats = metrics.get_metrics()
-        
-        # get_metrics() returns calculated values, not raw hits/misses
-        assert stats['total_requests'] == 1
-        assert stats['cache_hit_rate'] == 1.0  # 1 hit out of 1 request
-    
-    def test_record_miss(self):
-        """Test recording cache miss."""
-        metrics = CacheMetrics()
-        metrics.record_miss()
-        stats = metrics.get_metrics()
-        
-        # get_metrics() returns calculated values, not raw hits/misses
-        assert stats['total_requests'] == 1
-        assert stats['cache_hit_rate'] == 0.0  # 0 hits out of 1 request
-    
-    def test_record_fetch_time(self):
-        """Test recording fetch time."""
-        metrics = CacheMetrics()
-        metrics.record_fetch_time(0.5)
-        stats = metrics.get_metrics()
-        
-        assert stats['fetch_count'] == 1
-        assert stats['total_fetch_time'] == 0.5
-        assert stats['average_fetch_time'] == 0.5
-    
-    def test_cache_hit_rate(self):
-        """Test cache hit rate calculation."""
-        metrics = CacheMetrics()
-        metrics.record_hit()
-        metrics.record_hit()
-        metrics.record_miss()
-        
-        stats = metrics.get_metrics()
-        assert stats['cache_hit_rate'] == pytest.approx(0.666, abs=0.01)
-
-
 class TestDiskCache:
     """Test DiskCache functionality."""
     
@@ -370,36 +324,6 @@ class TestDiskCache:
         
         # Should handle gracefully
         assert result is None or isinstance(result, dict)
-    
-    def test_record_background_hit(self):
-        """Test recording background cache hit."""
-        metrics = CacheMetrics()
-        metrics.record_hit(cache_type='background')
-        stats = metrics.get_metrics()
-        
-        assert stats['total_requests'] == 1
-        assert stats['background_hit_rate'] == 1.0
-    
-    def test_record_background_miss(self):
-        """Test recording background cache miss."""
-        metrics = CacheMetrics()
-        metrics.record_miss(cache_type='background')
-        stats = metrics.get_metrics()
-        
-        assert stats['total_requests'] == 1
-        assert stats['background_hit_rate'] == 0.0
-    
-    def test_multiple_fetch_times(self):
-        """Test recording multiple fetch times."""
-        metrics = CacheMetrics()
-        metrics.record_fetch_time(0.5)
-        metrics.record_fetch_time(1.0)
-        metrics.record_fetch_time(0.3)
-        
-        stats = metrics.get_metrics()
-        assert stats['fetch_count'] == 3
-        assert stats['total_fetch_time'] == 1.8
-        assert stats['average_fetch_time'] == pytest.approx(0.6, abs=0.01)
 
 
 class TestDiskCacheWriteEconomy:

test/test_cache_strategy_intervals.py

@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 """CacheStrategy intervals, pinned across the whole input grid.
 
 The strategy table used to carry a per-sport defaults dict whose every value
-was 60, and a soccer branch identical to its else. These tests pin the
-returned strategy for every data type x sport key x config shape, so
-simplifying the lookup cannot change what any caller gets back. They were
-written against the pre-cleanup code and pass on it unchanged, except for
-the legacy `<sport>_scoreboard` config shape (see below), which that code
-still read.
+was 60, a soccer branch identical to its else, and a config lookup of
+`<sport>_scoreboard` sections that only the replaced built-in scoreboards
+had. These tests pin the returned strategy for every data type x sport key,
+so simplifying the lookup cannot change what any caller gets back.
 """
 
 import pytest
@@ -14,46 +12,6 @@ import pytest
 from src.cache.cache_strategy import CacheStrategy
 
 
-class _Cfg:
-    def __init__(self, config):
-        self.config = config
-
-
-class _NoConfigAttr:
-    pass
-
-
-# Plugin config sections are keyed by plugin id. Their intervals belong to the
-# plugin, and the strategy table has never read them.
-_PLUGIN_ID_CONFIG = {
-    pid: {"live_update_interval": 5, "recent_update_interval": 7,
-          "upcoming_update_interval": 9}
-    for pid in ("football-scoreboard", "basketball-scoreboard",
-                "baseball-scoreboard", "hockey-scoreboard", "soccer-scoreboard")
-}
-
-# `<sport>_scoreboard` sections come from the built-in scoreboards the plugin
-# system replaced. An install upgraded from that era can still carry them in
-# config.json (nothing deletes them). No current caller passes a sport key to
-# the strategy, but a stale section must not steer cache TTLs if one does.
-_LEGACY_SCOREBOARD_CONFIG = {
-    f"{sport}_scoreboard": {"live_update_interval": 5,
-                            "recent_update_interval": 7,
-                            "upcoming_update_interval": 9}
-    for sport in ("nfl", "nba", "mlb", "nhl", "soccer", "ncaa_fb",
-                  "ncaa_baseball", "ncaam_basketball", "milb")
-}
-
-CONFIG_MANAGERS = {
-    "no_config_manager": None,
-    "empty_config": _Cfg({}),
-    "plugin_id_config": _Cfg(_PLUGIN_ID_CONFIG),
-    "legacy_scoreboard_config": _Cfg(_LEGACY_SCOREBOARD_CONFIG),
-    "config_is_none": _Cfg(None),
-    "config_is_not_a_dict": _Cfg("x"),
-    "config_manager_without_config": _NoConfigAttr(),
-}
-
 SPORT_KEYS = [None, "", "nfl", "nba", "mlb", "nhl", "soccer", "ncaa_fb",
               "ncaa_baseball", "ncaam_basketball", "milb",
               "football-scoreboard", "curling"]
@@ -93,16 +51,8 @@ def _expected(data_type, sport_key):
     return FIXED.get(data_type, DEFAULT)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("cm_name", sorted(CONFIG_MANAGERS))
-def test_live_interval_is_60_for_every_sport(cm_name):
-    strategy = CacheStrategy(config_manager=CONFIG_MANAGERS[cm_name])
-    for sport_key in SPORT_KEYS:
-        assert strategy.get_sport_live_interval(sport_key) == 60, sport_key
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("cm_name", sorted(CONFIG_MANAGERS))
-def test_strategy_table_for_every_data_type_and_sport(cm_name):
-    strategy = CacheStrategy(config_manager=CONFIG_MANAGERS[cm_name])
+def test_strategy_table_for_every_data_type_and_sport():
+    strategy = CacheStrategy()
     data_types = ["live_scores", "sports_live", *FIXED, "unknown", ""]
     for data_type in data_types:
         for sport_key in SPORT_KEYS:

test/test_deprecation.py

@@ -32,9 +32,46 @@ DEPRECATED_3_9 = {
     ],
 }
 
+#: Deprecated after the October 2026 over-engineering audit, for removal in
+#: 3.10.0: nothing in core, the monorepo or the registry's third-party plugins
+#: calls them.
+DEPRECATED_3_10 = {
+    "src.logo_downloader.LogoDownloader": [
+        "fetch_teams_data", "extract_teams_from_data", "download_missing_logos_for_league",
+        "download_all_ncaa_football_logos", "download_all_missing_logos",
+        "convert_image_to_rgba", "convert_all_logos_to_rgba",
+    ],
+    "src.config_manager.ConfigManager": [
+        "rollback_config", "list_backups", "validate_config_file", "get_secret",
+        "cleanup_orphaned_plugin_configs", "validate_all_plugin_configs",
+    ],
+    "src.common.api_helper.APIHelper": [
+        "fetch_espn_scoreboard", "fetch_espn_standings", "fetch_espn_rankings",
+        "set_cache", "get_cache", "set_rate_limit", "get_request_stats",
+    ],
+    "src.plugin_system.testing.plugin_test_base.PluginTestCase": ["setUp"],
+    "src.background_data_service.BackgroundDataService": [
+        "get_result", "is_request_complete", "get_request_status",
+    ],
+    "src.plugin_system.plugin_manager.PluginManager": [
+        "get_all_plugins", "get_plugin_info", "get_all_plugin_info",
+        "get_plugin_display_modes", "find_plugin_for_mode",
+    ],
+    "src.plugin_system.plugin_state.PluginStateManager": [
+        "is_loaded", "is_running", "is_error", "get_last_update", "get_error_info",
+        "get_state_info",
+    ],
+    "src.cache_manager.CacheManager": ["load_cache", "generate_sport_cache_key"],
+    "src.font_manager.FontManager": ["measure_text", "get_native_bdf_size"],
+    "src.base_odds_manager.BaseOddsManager": ["get_odds_for_games", "format_odds_summary"],
+    "src.dynamic_team_resolver.DynamicTeamResolver": [
+        "get_available_dynamic_teams", "is_dynamic_team",
+    ],
+}
+
 #: Every pinned marker: (class path, method) -> the release that removes it.
 PINNED = {(path, name): removal
-          for removal, table in (("3.9.0", DEPRECATED_3_9),)
+          for removal, table in (("3.9.0", DEPRECATED_3_9), ("3.10.0", DEPRECATED_3_10))
           for path, names in table.items() for name in names}
 
 

test/test_display_pending_changes.py

@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ def vegas_coordinator(controller):
     coord.render_pipeline.target_fps = float(coord.vegas_config.target_fps)
     coord.stream_manager = MagicMock()
     coord.display_manager = controller.display_manager
-    coord.stats = {'cycles_completed': 0, 'interruptions': 0}
     coord._state_lock = threading.Lock()
     coord._is_active = True
     coord._is_paused = False

test/test_error_aggregator.py

@@ -218,24 +218,6 @@ class TestPatternDetection:
         assert pattern is not None
         assert pattern.severity in ["error", "critical"]
 
-    def test_pattern_callback_called(self):
-        """Pattern detection callback should be called."""
-        aggregator = ErrorAggregator(pattern_threshold=2)
-
-        callback_called = []
-
-        def callback(pattern):
-            callback_called.append(pattern)
-
-        aggregator.on_pattern_detected(callback)
-
-        # Trigger pattern
-        for _ in range(3):
-            aggregator.record_error(error=ValueError("Pattern trigger"))
-
-        assert len(callback_called) == 1
-        assert callback_called[0].error_type == "ValueError"
-
 
 class TestErrorSummary:
     """Test error summary generation."""
@@ -318,37 +300,6 @@ class TestPluginHealth:
         assert health["recent_error_count"] == 10
 
 
-class TestRecordClearing:
-    """Test clearing old records."""
-
-    def test_clear_old_records(self):
-        """Old records should be cleared."""
-        aggregator = ErrorAggregator()
-
-        # Add a record
-        aggregator.record_error(error=ValueError("Old error"))
-
-        # Manually age the record
-        aggregator._records[0].timestamp = datetime.now() - timedelta(hours=48)
-
-        # Clear records older than 24 hours
-        cleared = aggregator.clear_old_records(max_age_hours=24)
-
-        assert cleared == 1
-        assert len(aggregator._records) == 0
-
-    def test_recent_records_not_cleared(self):
-        """Recent records should not be cleared."""
-        aggregator = ErrorAggregator()
-
-        aggregator.record_error(error=ValueError("Recent error"))
-
-        cleared = aggregator.clear_old_records(max_age_hours=24)
-
-        assert cleared == 0
-        assert len(aggregator._records) == 1
-
-
 class TestThreadSafety:
     """Test thread safety of error aggregator."""
 

test/test_espn_dates.py

@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ def forget_rejected_ranges(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setattr(espn_dates, "_ranges_rejected_until", 0.0)
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def nothing_is_settled_yet(monkeypatch):
+    """Pin "today" before every date these tests use, so the settled-chunk
+    memory stays out of tests that are not about it whatever the real date.
+    TestSettledChunkCache moves it forward."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr(espn_dates, "_utc_today", lambda: date(2000, 1, 1))
+
+
 class FakeResponse:
     def __init__(self, status_code=200, payload=None):
         self.status_code = status_code
@@ -491,6 +499,100 @@ class TestConcurrency:
         assert live["peak"] > 1, "chunks should actually overlap"
 
 
+class TestSettledChunkCache:
+    """Days that ended three or more days ago are fetched once a day, not hourly.
+
+    The scoreboards re-fetch a 22-day window every hour; on hdpi (2026-10-02)
+    the 12 settled days were 68% of that window's bytes.
+    """
+
+    TODAY = date(2026, 10, 2)
+    # The scoreboards' default window on that day: 14 back, 7 ahead.
+    WINDOW = "20260918-20261009"
+
+    @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+    def frozen_today(self, monkeypatch):
+        monkeypatch.setattr(espn_dates, "_utc_today", lambda: self.TODAY)
+        # These count day requests; whole edge months are covered below.
+        monkeypatch.setattr(espn_dates, "ESPN_MONTH_COVER_MIN_DAYS", 0)
+
+    def _events(self):
+        days = [(9, d) for d in range(18, 31)] + [(10, d) for d in range(1, 10)]
+        return {"2026%02d%02d" % (m, d): [{"id": f"{m}-{d}"}] for m, d in days}
+
+    def test_the_second_refresh_only_asks_for_unsettled_days(self):
+        session = FakeSession(self._events())
+        first = fetch_espn_scoreboard(session, URL, params={"dates": self.WINDOW})
+        session.calls.clear()
+
+        second = fetch_espn_scoreboard(session, URL, params={"dates": self.WINDOW})
+
+        asked = sorted(call["dates"] for call in session.calls)
+        # Sep 29 is the last settled day (today minus three).
+        assert asked == ["20260930"] + ["202610%02d" % d for d in range(1, 10)]
+        assert second["events"] == first["events"]  # same events, same order
+        assert len(second["events"]) == 22
+
+    def test_a_hit_is_a_fresh_copy(self):
+        session = FakeSession(self._events())
+        fetch_espn_date_chunks(session, URL, params={"dates": self.WINDOW})
+        hit = fetch_espn_date_chunks(session, URL, params={"dates": self.WINDOW})
+        hit["events"][0]["id"] = "mutated"
+        again = fetch_espn_date_chunks(session, URL, params={"dates": self.WINDOW})
+        assert again["events"][0]["id"] == "9-18"
+
+    def test_other_params_are_part_of_the_key(self):
+        session = FakeSession(self._events())
+        fetch_espn_date_chunks(session, URL, params={"dates": self.WINDOW, "groups": 80})
+        session.calls.clear()
+        fetch_espn_date_chunks(session, URL, params={"dates": self.WINDOW})
+        assert len(session.calls) == 22  # a different question, nothing reused
+
+    def test_entries_expire_after_a_day(self, monkeypatch):
+        clock = [1000.0]
+        monkeypatch.setattr(espn_dates.time, "monotonic", lambda: clock[0])
+        session = FakeSession(self._events())
+        fetch_espn_date_chunks(session, URL, params={"dates": self.WINDOW})
+        clock[0] += espn_dates.SETTLED_CHUNK_TTL_SECONDS + 1
+        session.calls.clear()
+        fetch_espn_date_chunks(session, URL, params={"dates": self.WINDOW})
+        assert len(session.calls) == 22
+
+    def test_failed_chunks_are_not_remembered(self):
+        session = FakeSession(self._events(), fail_chunks={"20260920"})
+        fetch_espn_date_chunks(session, URL, params={"dates": self.WINDOW})
+        session.fail_chunks.clear()
+        session.calls.clear()
+        data = fetch_espn_date_chunks(session, URL, params={"dates": self.WINDOW})
+        assert "20260920" in [call["dates"] for call in session.calls]
+        assert len(data["events"]) == 22
+
+    def test_a_capped_month_is_not_remembered_but_its_days_are(self):
+        full = [{"id": f"x{i}"} for i in range(ESPN_MAX_LIMIT)]
+        session = FakeSession({"202608": full, "20260801": [{"id": "d1"}]})
+        fetch_espn_date_chunks(session, URL, params={"dates": "20260801-20260831"})
+        session.calls.clear()
+        data = fetch_espn_date_chunks(session, URL, params={"dates": "20260801-20260831"})
+        assert [call["dates"] for call in session.calls] == ["202608"]
+        assert [event["id"] for event in data["events"]] == ["d1"]
+
+    def test_memory_is_bounded(self, monkeypatch):
+        monkeypatch.setattr(espn_dates, "SETTLED_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES", 5)
+        session = FakeSession(self._events())
+        fetch_espn_date_chunks(session, URL, params={"dates": self.WINDOW})
+        assert len(espn_dates._settled_chunks) == 5
+        assert espn_dates._settled_bytes == sum(
+            len(blob) for _, blob in espn_dates._settled_chunks.values())
+
+    def test_single_day_requests_are_untouched(self):
+        # The live path asks for today (or one day) as a plain request; that
+        # never goes through chunks or the memory.
+        session = FakeSession(self._events())
+        for _ in range(2):
+            fetch_espn_scoreboard(session, URL, params={"dates": "20260918"})
+        assert len(session.calls) == 2
+
+
 class TestEdgeMonths:
     """A window's partial edge months are asked whole and trimmed.
 
@@ -573,6 +675,25 @@ class TestEdgeMonths:
         # An event with no readable date is kept, never dropped on a guess.
         assert [e["id"] for e in data["events"]] == ["first", "late", "oct1", "last", "undated"]
 
+    def test_a_remembered_month_is_trimmed_per_window(self, monkeypatch):
+        """The settled-chunk memory holds the month whole; each window trims it."""
+        monkeypatch.setattr(espn_dates, "_utc_today", lambda: date(2026, 12, 20))
+        espn_dates.clear_settled_chunk_cache()
+        november = [
+            {"id": "early", "date": "2026-11-02T18:00Z"},
+            {"id": "late", "date": "2026-11-25T18:00Z"},
+        ]
+        session = FakeSession({"202611": november})
+
+        late = fetch_espn_date_chunks(session, URL, params={"dates": "20261120-20261215"})
+        session.calls.clear()
+        early = fetch_espn_date_chunks(session, URL, params={"dates": "20261101-20261110"})
+
+        assert [e["id"] for e in late["events"]] == ["late"]
+        assert [e["id"] for e in early["events"]] == ["early"]
+        assert not any(call["dates"] == "202611" for call in session.calls)
+        espn_dates.clear_settled_chunk_cache()
+
     def test_eastern_standard_time_is_honoured_after_the_clocks_change(self):
         # 2026-11-01 ends daylight saving: Eastern is UTC-5 from then on.
         november = [

test/test_espn_payload.py

@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+"""Tests for src/common/espn_payload.py and its use by BackgroundDataService."""
+
+import copy
+import time
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, Mock, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+from src.background_data_service import BackgroundDataService, shutdown_background_service
+from src.common.espn_payload import is_espn_scoreboard_url, slim_scoreboard_payload
+
+SCOREBOARD = "https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/baseball/mlb/scoreboard"
+
+
+def _event():
+    """One event carrying every key the slimming drops and a sample of the
+    keys scoreboards read, at the depth ESPN puts them."""
+    competitor = {
+        "id": "10",
+        "homeAway": "home",
+        "score": "5",
+        "team": {"abbreviation": "NYY", "logo": "https://a/l.png",
+                 "links": [{"href": "https://espn.com/team"}]},
+        "records": [{"summary": "90-60"}],
+        "linescores": [{"value": 1}],
+        "statistics": [{"name": "hits", "displayValue": "9"}],
+        "leaders": [{"name": "avg", "leaders": [{"athlete": {"id": "1"}}]}],
+        "probables": [{"athlete": {"id": "2"}, "statistics": []}],
+    }
+    return {
+        "id": "401",
+        "date": "2026-10-01T23:05Z",
+        "links": [{"href": "https://espn.com/game"}],
+        "status": {"type": {"state": "post"}},
+        "competitions": [{
+            "status": {"type": {"state": "post", "shortDetail": "Final"},
+                       "featuredAthletes": [{"athlete": {"id": "3"}}]},
+            "competitors": [competitor, dict(copy.deepcopy(competitor), homeAway="away")],
+            "odds": [{"details": "NYY -150", "overUnder": 8.5}],
+            "situation": {"outs": 2},
+            "notes": [{"headline": "Game 1"}],
+            "broadcasts": [{"names": ["FOX"]}],
+            "venue": {"fullName": "Yankee Stadium"},
+            "leaders": [{"name": "hits"}],
+            "headlines": [{"description": "recap"}],
+            "highlights": [{"links": {"source": {}}}],
+            "geoBroadcasts": [{"media": {"shortName": "FOX"}}],
+        }],
+    }
+
+
+class TestSlimScoreboardPayload:
+    def test_drops_exactly_the_listed_keys(self):
+        payload = {"leagues": [{"id": "10"}], "events": [_event()]}
+        slim_scoreboard_payload(payload)
+        event = payload["events"][0]
+        competition = event["competitions"][0]
+        assert "links" not in event
+        for key in ("leaders", "headlines", "highlights", "geoBroadcasts"):
+            assert key not in competition
+        assert "featuredAthletes" not in competition["status"]
+        for competitor in competition["competitors"]:
+            assert "leaders" not in competitor
+            assert "probables" not in competitor
+            assert "links" not in competitor["team"]
+
+    def test_keeps_everything_else_unchanged(self):
+        """Removing the dropped keys from the original by hand gives exactly
+        the slimmed payload: nothing else moved, changed or went missing."""
+        original = {"leagues": [{"id": "10"}], "events": [_event(), _event()]}
+        expected = copy.deepcopy(original)
+        for event in expected["events"]:
+            del event["links"]
+            competition = event["competitions"][0]
+            for key in ("leaders", "headlines", "highlights", "geoBroadcasts"):
+                del competition[key]
+            del competition["status"]["featuredAthletes"]
+            for competitor in competition["competitors"]:
+                del competitor["leaders"], competitor["probables"]
+                del competitor["team"]["links"]
+        assert slim_scoreboard_payload(original) == expected
+
+    def test_in_place_and_returns_payload(self):
+        payload = {"events": [_event()]}
+        assert slim_scoreboard_payload(payload) is payload
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("payload", [
+        None, [], "x", {}, {"events": None}, {"events": "x"},
+        {"events": [None, 1, "x", {"competitions": None}]},
+        {"events": [{"competitions": [None, {"status": None, "competitors": None}]}]},
+        {"events": [{"competitions": [{"competitors": [None, {"team": None}]}]}]},
+    ])
+    def test_odd_shapes_pass_through(self, payload):
+        before = copy.deepcopy(payload)
+        assert slim_scoreboard_payload(payload) == before
+
+
+class TestIsEspnScoreboardUrl:
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("url", [
+        SCOREBOARD,
+        SCOREBOARD + "/",
+        "http://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/football/college-football/scoreboard",
+    ])
+    def test_scoreboards(self, url):
+        assert is_espn_scoreboard_url(url)
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("url", [
+        None, "", 12,
+        "https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/baseball/mlb/teams",
+        "https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/football/nfl/summary",
+        "https://example.com/scoreboard",
+        "https://espn.com.evil.example/apis/x/scoreboard",
+        "https://notespn.com/apis/x/scoreboard",
+    ])
+    def test_not_scoreboards(self, url):
+        assert not is_espn_scoreboard_url(url)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def service():
+    shutdown_background_service()
+    cache = MagicMock()
+    cache.get.return_value = None
+    svc = BackgroundDataService(cache, max_workers=1, request_timeout=5)
+    yield svc
+    svc.shutdown(wait=False)
+    shutdown_background_service()
+
+
+def _run(service, url, **kwargs):
+    response = Mock(status_code=200)
+    response.json.return_value = {"events": [_event()]}
+    response.raise_for_status.return_value = None
+    delivered = []
+    with patch.object(service.session, "get", return_value=response):
+        req_id = service.submit_fetch_request(
+            sport="mlb", year=2026, url=url, cache_key="mlb_schedule_window_14_7",
+            callback=lambda result: delivered.append(result.data), **kwargs)
+        deadline = time.time() + 5
+        while not service.is_request_complete(req_id) and time.time() < deadline:
+            time.sleep(0.02)
+    cached = service.cache_manager.set.call_args[0][1]
+    return cached, delivered
+
+
+class TestBackgroundServiceSlims:
+    def test_espn_scoreboard_is_cached_and_delivered_slimmed(self, service):
+        cached, delivered = _run(service, SCOREBOARD)
+        competition = cached["events"][0]["competitions"][0]
+        assert "leaders" not in competition
+        assert "probables" not in competition["competitors"][0]
+        assert competition["odds"] and competition["situation"]
+        # The callback sees the very payload that was cached.
+        assert delivered and delivered[0] is cached
+
+    def test_opt_out_caches_whole_response(self, service):
+        cached, _ = _run(service, SCOREBOARD, slim_payload=False)
+        assert cached == {"events": [_event()]}
+
+    def test_other_urls_untouched(self, service):
+        cached, _ = _run(service, "https://example.com/feed")
+        assert cached == {"events": [_event()]}

test/test_espn_scoreboard_cache.py

@@ -392,6 +392,15 @@ class TestGetEspnScoreboard:
                                 "20261004", cache_manager=cache)
         assert cache.records == {}
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("payload", [{"events": None}, {}, {"events": "x"}, []])
+    def test_an_answer_without_an_events_list_is_returned_not_cached(self, service, payload):
+        espn = Espn()
+        espn.get = lambda url, **kwargs: _response(payload, url, None)
+        cache = RecordCache()
+        assert get_espn_scoreboard(espn, "football", "nfl", "20261004",
+                                   cache_manager=cache) == payload
+        assert cache.records == {}
+
     def test_no_cache_manager_just_fetches(self, service):
         espn = Espn()
         get_espn_scoreboard(espn, "football", "nfl", "20261004")

test/test_frame_ops.py

@@ -330,9 +330,6 @@ class _Stream:
     def get_grouped_content_for_composition(self):
         return self.groups[0]
 
-    def get_active_plugin_ids(self):
-        return [pid for pid, _ in self.groups[0]]
-
     def take_next_group(self, count=None, offscreen_only=False):
         if self._i >= len(self.groups):
             return []

test/test_frame_timing.py

@@ -807,3 +807,80 @@ def test_a_process_with_the_gc_monitor_exits_cleanly():
     assert proc.returncode == 0, proc.stderr
     assert "Exception ignored" not in proc.stderr
     assert "installed at exit: False" in proc.stdout
+
+
+SLOW = 1 / 110.0  # a panel that cannot reach a 120 Hz cap
+
+
+def _windows(recorder, n, interval, start=0.0):
+    for i in range(n):
+        _feed(recorder, [interval] * 200, start=start + 50.0 * i)
+        _aggregate(recorder)
+
+
+def _shortfall_warnings(caplog):
+    return [r for r in caplog.records
+            if r.name == "src.common.frame_timing" and "Limit Refresh Rate" in r.getMessage()]
+
+
+def test_a_panel_slower_than_its_cap_is_reported_once(tmp_path, caplog):
+    r = _recorder(tmp_path)
+    r.plan_refresh(120.0)
+    caplog.set_level("WARNING")
+    _windows(r, 3, SLOW)          # adopted on the 2nd window, checked on the 4th
+    assert _shortfall_warnings(caplog) == []
+    _windows(r, 3, SLOW, start=1000.0)
+    warnings = _shortfall_warnings(caplog)
+    assert len(warnings) == 1
+    assert "about 110 Hz" in warnings[0].getMessage()
+    assert "to 100 Hz" in warnings[0].getMessage()
+
+
+def test_a_panel_that_reaches_its_cap_is_not_reported(tmp_path, caplog):
+    r = _recorder(tmp_path)
+    r.plan_refresh(100.0)
+    caplog.set_level("WARNING")
+    _windows(r, 6, PERIOD)
+    assert _shortfall_warnings(caplog) == []
+
+
+def test_without_a_planned_rate_nothing_is_checked(tmp_path, caplog):
+    # The emulator and the fallback canvas: DisplayManager never calls
+    # plan_refresh(), since their frames are not paced by a panel.
+    r = _recorder(tmp_path)
+    caplog.set_level("WARNING")
+    _windows(r, 6, SLOW)
+    assert _shortfall_warnings(caplog) == []
+
+
+def test_the_snapshot_records_the_planned_rate(tmp_path):
+    r = _recorder(tmp_path)
+    assert r.snapshot()["planned_refresh_hz"] is None
+    r.plan_refresh(120.0)
+    assert r.snapshot()["planned_refresh_hz"] == 120.0
+
+
+def test_windows_the_period_rejected_do_not_count_toward_the_warning(tmp_path, caplog):
+    # A loaded start fixed 60 Hz (two windows agreed); the panel really runs at
+    # 100 Hz, but a window that much faster is ignored by the estimate, so the
+    # period stays 60 Hz. Warning "60 Hz is under your 100 Hz cap" would be wrong.
+    r = _recorder(tmp_path)
+    r.plan_refresh(100.0)
+    caplog.set_level("WARNING")
+    _windows(r, 2, 1 / 60.0)
+    assert abs(1.0 / r.refresh_period - 60.0) < 0.5
+    _windows(r, 6, PERIOD, start=1000.0)
+    assert abs(1.0 / r.refresh_period - 60.0) < 0.5   # still ignored
+    assert _shortfall_warnings(caplog) == []
+
+
+def test_one_disagreeing_window_restarts_the_run(tmp_path, caplog):
+    r = _recorder(tmp_path)
+    r.plan_refresh(120.0)
+    caplog.set_level("WARNING")
+    _windows(r, 3, SLOW)                               # two windows toward three
+    _windows(r, 1, 1 / 250.0, start=1000.0)            # far faster: rejected, resets
+    _windows(r, 1, SLOW, start=2000.0)
+    assert _shortfall_warnings(caplog) == []
+    _windows(r, 2, SLOW, start=3000.0)                 # three in a row now
+    assert len(_shortfall_warnings(caplog)) == 1

test/test_general_display_autostart.py

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+"""The General tab's "Start Display on Boot" toggle reads systemd's state.
+
+ledmatrix.service enabled -> checked, disabled -> unchecked, unreadable (no
+systemctl, unit not installed) -> no toggle. The toggle itself posts the
+existing enable_autostart / disable_autostart system actions, whose sudo
+grants test_systemctl_sudoers_alignment.py already checks.
+"""
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+PROJECT_ROOT = Path(__file__).parent.parent
+sys.path.insert(0, str(PROJECT_ROOT))
+
+from test.test_web_settings_ui import client  # noqa: F401,E402
+from web_interface.blueprints import pages_v3  # noqa: E402
+
+
+REAL_RUN = subprocess.run
+UNIT_QUERY = ['systemctl', 'is-enabled', 'ledmatrix.service']
+
+
+def _fake_systemctl(monkeypatch, answer):
+    """Answer the unit query with `answer` (stdout, or an exception to
+    raise); every other command (the update channel's git) runs for real."""
+    calls = []
+
+    def run(cmd, *args, **kwargs):
+        if cmd != UNIT_QUERY:
+            return REAL_RUN(cmd, *args, **kwargs)
+        calls.append(cmd)
+        if isinstance(answer, Exception):
+            raise answer
+        return subprocess.CompletedProcess(cmd, 0, stdout=answer, stderr='')
+    monkeypatch.setattr(pages_v3.subprocess, 'run', run)
+    return calls
+
+
+def _toggle(body):
+    start = body.find('data-action="display-autostart"')
+    return None if start < 0 else body[start:body.find('>', start)]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('stdout, checked', [('enabled\n', True), ('disabled\n', False)])
+def test_toggle_reflects_the_unit(client, monkeypatch, stdout, checked):
+    calls = _fake_systemctl(monkeypatch, stdout)
+    tag = _toggle(client.get('/v3/partials/general').get_data(as_text=True))
+    assert calls == [UNIT_QUERY]
+    assert tag is not None
+    assert ('checked' in tag) is checked
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('outcome', [FileNotFoundError(), 'not-found\n'])
+def test_toggle_hidden_when_state_unreadable(client, monkeypatch, outcome):
+    _fake_systemctl(monkeypatch, outcome)
+    body = client.get('/v3/partials/general').get_data(as_text=True)
+    assert _toggle(body) is None
+    assert 'name="plugins_directory"' in body  # rest of the tab still renders

test/test_install_os_support.py

@@ -50,9 +50,11 @@ def _stub(bin_dir: Path, name: str, body: str) -> None:
     path.chmod(0o755)
 
 
-def _stubs(tmp_path: Path, python_version="3.11", network="NetworkManager") -> Path:
+def _stubs(tmp_path: Path, python_version="3.11", network="NetworkManager",
+           active=(), packages=()) -> Path:
     """python3 reports ``python_version`` (None: not installed); systemctl
-    reports ``network`` as the only active unit; dpkg lists no desktop."""
+    reports ``network`` and ``active`` as the only active units; dpkg-query
+    lists ``packages`` as installed (none by default, so no desktop)."""
     bin_dir = tmp_path / "bin"
     bin_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
     if python_version is None:
@@ -61,10 +63,14 @@ def _stubs(tmp_path: Path, python_version="3.11", network="NetworkManager") -> P
     else:
         _stub(bin_dir, "python3", f'case "$*" in *"%d.%d.%d"*) echo "{python_version}.1" ;; '
                                   f'*) echo "{python_version}" ;; esac\n')
-    _stub(bin_dir, "systemctl",
-          f'case "$*" in *"is-active --quiet {network}") exit 0 ;; esac\nexit 3\n')
+    units = "|".join(f'*"is-active --quiet {unit}"' for unit in (network, *active))
+    _stub(bin_dir, "systemctl", f'case "$*" in {units}) exit 0 ;; esac\nexit 3\n')
     _stub(bin_dir, "dpkg", "exit 0\n")
-    _stub(bin_dir, "dpkg-query", "exit 1\n")
+    if packages:
+        listing = "".join(f"ii  {name}\\n" for name in packages)
+        _stub(bin_dir, "dpkg-query", f'printf "{listing}"\n')
+    else:
+        _stub(bin_dir, "dpkg-query", "exit 1\n")
     _stub(bin_dir, "ping", "exit 0\n")
     return bin_dir
 
@@ -149,20 +155,22 @@ class TestLibrary:
 
 # --- first_time_install.sh's OS check ------------------------------------------
 
-def _os_check_section() -> str:
+def _os_check_section(marker_root: str = "/nonexistent") -> str:
     """first_time_install.sh from the OS check up to the next section, with
-    the desktop-marker directories pointed somewhere that cannot exist."""
+    the desktop-marker directories moved under ``marker_root`` (by default
+    somewhere that cannot exist)."""
     text = FIRST_TIME.read_text(encoding="utf-8").replace("\r\n", "\n")
     start = text.index("# Check OS version")
     end = text.index("# The user who ran the installer")
     section = text[start:end]
     for marker in ("/usr/share/raspberrypi-ui-mods", "/usr/share/xsessions"):
         assert marker in section
-        section = section.replace(marker, "/nonexistent" + marker)
+        section = section.replace(marker, marker_root + marker)
     return section
 
 
-def run_os_check(tmp_path: Path, release: str, **stub_args) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess:
+def run_os_check(tmp_path: Path, release: str, marker_root: str = "/nonexistent",
+                 **stub_args) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess:
     """Run the OS check as the installer would, from a copy of the project
     layout so ``$(dirname "$0")/scripts/install/lib_os.sh`` resolves."""
     project = tmp_path / "project"
@@ -171,7 +179,7 @@ def run_os_check(tmp_path: Path, release: str, **stub_args) -> subprocess.Comple
     script = project / "first_time_install.sh"
     script.write_text("set -Eeuo pipefail\n"
                       "trap 'echo ERR-TRAP line $LINENO >&2; exit 99' ERR\n"
-                      + _os_check_section() + '\necho "SECTION-DONE"\n',
+                      + _os_check_section(marker_root) + '\necho "SECTION-DONE"\n',
                       encoding="utf-8", newline="\n")
     env = _env(tmp_path, release, _stubs(tmp_path, **stub_args))
     return subprocess.run(["bash", str(script)], capture_output=True, text=True, env=env)
@@ -230,6 +238,47 @@ class TestInstallerOsCheck:
         result = run_os_check(tmp_path, "trixie", python_version="3.13")
         assert "✓ NetworkManager is managing the network" in result.stdout
 
+    # A running desktop stops the install; one that is only installed warns.
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("unit", ["display-manager", "lightdm", "gdm", "sddm"])
+    def test_running_desktop_stops(self, tmp_path, unit):
+        result = run_os_check(tmp_path, "trixie", python_version="3.13", active=(unit,))
+        assert result.returncode == 1, result.stdout + result.stderr
+        assert "A desktop is running" in result.stdout
+        assert "multi-user.target" in result.stdout
+        assert "SECTION-DONE" not in result.stdout
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("package", [
+        "raspberrypi-ui-mods", "rpd-wayland-core", "rpd-x-core", "xfce4",
+        "lxde-core", "gnome-shell", "kde-plasma-desktop", "plasma-workspace:arm64",
+        "task-desktop", "task-mate-desktop",
+    ])
+    def test_installed_desktop_that_is_not_running_warns(self, tmp_path, package):
+        result = run_os_check(tmp_path, "trixie", python_version="3.13",
+                              packages=("bash", package))
+        assert result.returncode == 0, result.stdout + result.stderr
+        assert "Desktop packages are installed, but no desktop is running" in result.stdout
+        assert "✓ OS requirements met" in result.stdout
+
+    def test_desktop_session_files_warn(self, tmp_path):
+        (tmp_path / "markers" / "usr" / "share" / "xsessions").mkdir(parents=True)
+        result = run_os_check(tmp_path, "trixie", python_version="3.13",
+                              marker_root=str(tmp_path / "markers"))
+        assert result.returncode == 0, result.stdout + result.stderr
+        assert "Desktop packages are installed, but no desktop is running" in result.stdout
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("packages", [
+        # libblockdev contains "kde" mid-word; the old check stopped on it.
+        ("libblockdev-crypto3", "libblockdev3:arm64"),
+        ("gnome-keyring", "xfce4-terminal", "xfconf", "lxde-icon-theme",
+         "kde-cli-tools", "gnome-session-common", "task-ssh-server", "rpd-plym-splash"),
+    ])
+    def test_lite_with_desktop_named_parts_is_lite(self, tmp_path, packages):
+        result = run_os_check(tmp_path, "trixie", python_version="3.13", packages=packages)
+        assert result.returncode == 0, result.stdout + result.stderr
+        assert "✓ Lite version confirmed" in result.stdout
+        assert "WARNING: Desktop" not in result.stdout
+
 
 # --- check_system_compatibility.sh ---------------------------------------------