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ChuckandClaude Opus 5 814c21de1c chore: mark skins unsupported, fix stale docs and preview size, prepare 3.4.0 (#580)
* chore: mark skins unsupported, fix stale docs and preview size, prepare 3.4.0

Skins: no current scoreboard plugin builds on src.base_classes, so the only
skin hook (SportsCore._render_game) never runs. The plugin schema endpoint no
longer injects the Visual Skin dropdown, the store hides and refuses
"type": "skin" registry entries, and GET /api/v3/skins reports
supported: false with a message. Stored skin config still loads and saves.
src/skin_system/ and its tests are unchanged apart from the support flag.

Docs: check_plugin.py/render_plugin.py examples use --plugin; document
BasePlugin.get_update_interval() and its interaction with the manifest
update_interval; CLAUDE.md drops the stale template line number and
recommends display_manager.width/height.

Preview size: new src/display_geometry.py holds the size computation and
defaults DisplayManager uses (double-sided applied, chain_length default 2).
The web preview, /display/current, Starlark magnify default, sync handshake
and two dev scripts use it.

Release: __version__ 3.4.0, CHANGELOG 3.4.0 section plus a 3.3.0 tag note.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix: address CodeRabbit review on #580

- Preview fallbacks (SSE stream and /display/current) use logical_size({})
  (128x32, the shared default) instead of a hard-coded 128x64.
- display_geometry treats a non-mapping display/hardware block as missing,
  so a malformed config.json falls back to defaults instead of raising
  AttributeError (which turned the Starlark render into an HTTP 500).
- Docs: the static update interval falls back manifest -> plugin config
  -> 60s, in both the API reference and the architecture spec.

Not taken: validating double_sided copies against chain_length/parallel.
An orientation Rotate: or U-mapper pixel mapper decides which axis panels
lie on, so the counts would reject working setups (the existing
vertical-split test is one).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix(display_geometry): a non-finite hardware size raises ValueError, not OverflowError

CodeRabbit flagged the Starlark magnify default in
_standalone_render_starlark_app for truthy non-mapping display values. That
case was already handled by a9e1bd0b (_display/_hardware treat a non-mapping
block as missing, covered by test_non_mapping_display_config_uses_the_defaults),
and the magnify it produces from the 128x32 defaults is the same as from 64x32.

Checking the same path found one input that still escaped: Python's JSON
parser accepts Infinity, and int(inf) raises OverflowError, which neither the
Starlark path (TypeError, ValueError) nor the preview stream in app.py caught,
so a hand-edited "rows": Infinity returned HTTP 500. physical_size now raises
ValueError for it, matching its documented contract, so every caller's
existing fallback applies. DisplayManager already caught Exception.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-09-14 18:36:58 -04:00

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LEDMatrix Documentation

This directory contains guides, references, and architectural notes for the LEDMatrix project. If you are setting up a Pi for the first time, start with the project root README — it covers hardware, OS imaging, and the one-shot installer. The pages here go deeper.

I'm a new user

  1. GETTING_STARTED.md — first-time setup walkthrough
  2. WEB_INTERFACE_GUIDE.md — using the web UI
  3. PLUGIN_STORE_GUIDE.md — installing and managing plugins
  4. WIFI_NETWORK_SETUP.md — WiFi and AP-mode setup
  5. TROUBLESHOOTING.md — common issues and fixes
  6. SSH_UNAVAILABLE_AFTER_INSTALL.md — recovering SSH after install
  7. CONFIG_DEBUGGING.md — diagnosing config problems
  8. LOW_MEMORY_BOARDS.md — Pi Zero 2 W / 3B+ / 1GB Pi 4 memory limits

I want to write a plugin

Start here:

  1. PLUGIN_DEVELOPMENT_GUIDE.md — end-to-end workflow
  2. PLUGIN_QUICK_REFERENCE.md — cheat sheet
  3. PLUGIN_API_REFERENCE.md — display, cache, and plugin-manager APIs
  4. PLUGIN_ERROR_HANDLING.md — error-handling patterns
  5. DEV_PREVIEW.md — preview plugins on your dev machine without a Pi
  6. EMULATOR_SETUP_GUIDE.md — running the matrix emulator

Going deeper:

Configuring plugins

Advanced features

Reference

Contributing to LEDMatrix itself

Archive

docs/archive/ holds older guides that have been superseded or describe features that have been removed. They are kept for historical context and git history but should not be relied on.

Contributing to the docs

  • Markdown only, professional tone, minimal emoji.
  • Prefer adding to an existing page over creating a new one. If you add a new page, link it from this index in the section it belongs to.
  • If a page becomes obsolete, move it to docs/archive/ rather than deleting it, so links don't rot.
  • Keep examples runnable — paths, commands, and config keys here should match what's actually in the repo.