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* refactor: remove the skin system

Skins never rendered with the current scoreboard plugins: the only hook was
SportsCore._render_game in src/base_classes, which no plugin builds on, so
the UI and store already treated them as unsupported. The owner decided on
2026-09-23 to remove them outright.

Removed src/skin_system/ (runtime, base class, fixtures), skins/,
scripts/validate_skin.py and their tests; the store's "type": "skin"
installer, uninstaller and hide/refuse filters (the official registry lists
no skins); SchemaManager.inject_skin_selector; and GET /api/v3/skins.

Stored skin/skin_options config values are handled in the next commit.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix(config): drop retired skin/skin_options keys instead of validating them

A config.json written while the skin system existed can carry skin and
skin_options in any plugin section, and most plugin schemas set
additionalProperties: false. They are no longer core plugin properties;
RETIRED_PLUGIN_KEYS in schema_manager lists them and
drop_retired_plugin_keys removes them (unless the plugin's own schema
declares the name) in prepare_plugin_config, which loading, hot reload,
GET /plugins/config and both web saves already share, and in
validate_config_against_schema for callers that validate a raw section.
POST /plugins/config and /config/main also drop them from the stored
section they merge into, so they leave config.json on the next save.

Tests cover the load path (real PluginManager.load_plugin: no schema
warning, not degraded), raw and prepared validation,
validate_all_plugin_configs, and the JSON, form and /config/main saves.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* refactor: remove the unused src/base_classes package

No scoreboard plugin builds on src.base_classes: the nine monorepo
scoreboards ship their own sports.py and share code through src/common
(docs/SPORTS_UNIFICATION.md), and none of the third-party registry plugins
imports it. The one import anywhere, baseball-scoreboard's
rankings_manager.py, is a lazy import of ESPNDataSource in a class nothing
instantiates.

Removed the package and the eight test files that only tested it
(test_api_extractors, test_data_sources, test_sports_base_characterization,
test_sports_capabilities, test_sports_core_promotions,
test_sports_logo_cache_bounded, test_sports_modes_promotions,
test_sports_odds_fanout). test_common_is_hardware_free no longer lists
src.base_classes as a forbidden import, and comments in sports_helpers.py
and base_odds_manager.py stop pointing at it.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: drop the skin system and src/base_classes from the docs

Deletes docs/SKIN_SYSTEM.md and docs/CREATING_SKINS.md and every link to
them (docs/README.md, README.md, PLUGIN_DEVELOPMENT_GUIDE.md, the /skins
section of REST_API_REFERENCE.md), the skin section of CLAUDE.md and the
term in PRODUCT.md. SPORTS_UNIFICATION.md now says src/base_classes was
removed and shared code lives in src/common, in the Layering section and
the view-model-contract rule. Other docs stop pointing at the removed
package. CHANGELOG records both removals under Unreleased.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix(store): hide and refuse registry entries that aren't plugins

The skin filters went with the skin system, but a custom registry can still
list "type": "skin" entries, and installing one as a plugin would unpack it
into the plugins directory. PluginStoreManager.is_plugin_entry() (a missing
type means plugin) now hides non-plugin entries from the store and
custom-registry listings, and install refuses them, in the route with a
clear 400 and in _install_plugin_impl for any other caller.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-09-23 16:33:24 -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](../README.md) — it covers hardware, OS imaging, and
the one-shot installer. The pages here go deeper.
## I'm a new user
1. [GETTING_STARTED.md](GETTING_STARTED.md) — first-time setup walkthrough
2. [WEB_INTERFACE_GUIDE.md](WEB_INTERFACE_GUIDE.md) — using the web UI
3. [PLUGIN_STORE_GUIDE.md](PLUGIN_STORE_GUIDE.md) — installing and managing plugins
4. [WIFI_NETWORK_SETUP.md](WIFI_NETWORK_SETUP.md) — WiFi and AP-mode setup
5. [TROUBLESHOOTING.md](TROUBLESHOOTING.md) — common issues and fixes
6. [SSH_UNAVAILABLE_AFTER_INSTALL.md](SSH_UNAVAILABLE_AFTER_INSTALL.md) — recovering SSH after install
7. [CONFIG_DEBUGGING.md](CONFIG_DEBUGGING.md) — diagnosing config problems
8. [LOW_MEMORY_BOARDS.md](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](PLUGIN_DEVELOPMENT_GUIDE.md) — end-to-end workflow
2. [PLUGIN_QUICK_REFERENCE.md](PLUGIN_QUICK_REFERENCE.md) — cheat sheet
3. [PLUGIN_API_REFERENCE.md](PLUGIN_API_REFERENCE.md) — display, cache, and plugin-manager APIs
4. [PLUGIN_ERROR_HANDLING.md](PLUGIN_ERROR_HANDLING.md) — error-handling patterns
5. [DEV_PREVIEW.md](DEV_PREVIEW.md) — preview plugins on your dev machine without a Pi
6. [EMULATOR_SETUP_GUIDE.md](EMULATOR_SETUP_GUIDE.md) — running the matrix emulator
Going deeper:
- [ADVANCED_PLUGIN_DEVELOPMENT.md](ADVANCED_PLUGIN_DEVELOPMENT.md) — advanced patterns
- [PLUGIN_ARCHITECTURE_SPEC.md](PLUGIN_ARCHITECTURE_SPEC.md) — original plugin-system design spec (historical; see its banner for what has drifted)
- [PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_GUIDE.md](PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_GUIDE.md) /
[PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_TROUBLESHOOTING.md](PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_TROUBLESHOOTING.md)
- [PLUGIN_WEB_UI_ACTIONS.md](PLUGIN_WEB_UI_ACTIONS.md) (+ [example JSON](PLUGIN_WEB_UI_ACTIONS_EXAMPLE.json))
- [PLUGIN_CUSTOM_ICONS.md](PLUGIN_CUSTOM_ICONS.md)
- [PLUGIN_REGISTRY_SETUP_GUIDE.md](PLUGIN_REGISTRY_SETUP_GUIDE.md) (+ [registry template](plugin_registry_template.json))
- [STARLARK_APPS_GUIDE.md](STARLARK_APPS_GUIDE.md) — Starlark-based mini-apps
- [widget-guide.md](widget-guide.md) — widget development
- [ADAPTIVE_LAYOUT.md](ADAPTIVE_LAYOUT.md) — render legibly on any panel size (opt-in font/layout scaling)
- [plugin-safety-harness.md](plugin-safety-harness.md) — test a plugin across every screen and matrix size
## Configuring plugins
- [PLUGIN_CONFIG_QUICK_START.md](PLUGIN_CONFIG_QUICK_START.md) — minimal config you need
- [PLUGIN_CONFIGURATION_GUIDE.md](PLUGIN_CONFIGURATION_GUIDE.md) — schema design
- [PLUGIN_ELEMENT_STYLING.md](PLUGIN_ELEMENT_STYLING.md) — let users restyle,
move, hide and scale individual elements (per display mode, if you have them)
- [PLUGIN_CONFIGURATION_TABS.md](PLUGIN_CONFIGURATION_TABS.md) — multi-tab UI configs
- [PLUGIN_CONFIG_ARCHITECTURE.md](PLUGIN_CONFIG_ARCHITECTURE.md) — how the config system works
- [PLUGIN_CONFIG_CORE_PROPERTIES.md](PLUGIN_CONFIG_CORE_PROPERTIES.md) — properties every plugin honors
## Advanced features
- [ADVANCED_FEATURES.md](ADVANCED_FEATURES.md) — Vegas scroll, on-demand display,
cache management, background services, permissions
- [FONT_MANAGER.md](FONT_MANAGER.md) — font system
## Reference
- [CONFIG_REFERENCE.md](CONFIG_REFERENCE.md) — every key in config.json and config_secrets.json
- [REST_API_REFERENCE.md](REST_API_REFERENCE.md) — all web-interface HTTP endpoints
- [PLUGIN_API_REFERENCE.md](PLUGIN_API_REFERENCE.md) — Python APIs available to plugins
- [DEVELOPER_QUICK_REFERENCE.md](DEVELOPER_QUICK_REFERENCE.md) — common dev tasks
## Contributing to LEDMatrix itself
- [DEVELOPMENT.md](DEVELOPMENT.md) — environment setup
- [HOW_TO_RUN_TESTS.md](HOW_TO_RUN_TESTS.md) — running the test suite
- [MULTI_ROOT_WORKSPACE_SETUP.md](MULTI_ROOT_WORKSPACE_SETUP.md) — multi-repo workspace
- [MIGRATION_GUIDE.md](MIGRATION_GUIDE.md) — breaking changes between releases
- [SPORTS_UNIFICATION.md](SPORTS_UNIFICATION.md) — how the sports scoreboard base classes are organized
## Audits
- [audits/WEB_UI_AUDIT_2026-09.md](audits/WEB_UI_AUDIT_2026-09.md) — web UI audit (September 2026)
## 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, delete it (it stays in the repository
history) and fix the links to it; `test/test_doc_links.py` fails on
broken relative links.
- Keep examples runnable — paths, commands, and config keys here should
match what's actually in the repo.