veryextra-arg-site/AGENTS.md

AGENTS.md

Critical developer notes for future sessions working in this repo.

Project identity

• Name: VeryExtraOS-ARG
• Repo: https://github.com/diontimmer/VeryExtraOS-ARG
• Local path: /home/diont/veryextra-arg-site
• Stack: static HTML/CSS/vanilla JS served by nginx via Docker Compose

Runtime / deploy

• Compose file: /home/diont/veryextra-arg-site/ops/docker-compose.yml
• Service name: veryextra-arg
• Container name: veryextra-arg
• Host port: 8008 -> container 80
• Static site root mounted read-only: ../site -> /usr/share/nginx/html

Common commands:

• Start/redeploy: docker compose -f /home/diont/veryextra-arg-site/ops/docker-compose.yml up -d
• Stop: docker compose -f /home/diont/veryextra-arg-site/ops/docker-compose.yml down
• JS syntax check: node --check /home/diont/veryextra-arg-site/site/script.js

Current UX implementation highlights

• Desktop with draggable icons and saved layout in localStorage key:
  • veryextraOS.iconLayout.v1
• Window manager with taskbar buttons, minimize/close, z-index focus, show desktop.
• Start menu wired actions:
  • Open apps (IE, Notepad, Paint, My Computer)
  • Open paths (My Documents, My Pictures, Music)
  • System actions (Control Panel mock, Run mock, Help mock, Log Off mock, Shutdown mock)
• File Explorer:
  • Back/Forward/Up icon-style nav buttons
  • Root is conceptualized as "My Computer" (not Desktop)
  • Quick Access sidebar with drives and key folders
  • Virtual filesystem + openable txt/image/audio files
• Custom right-click context menus:
  • Desktop icons: Open, Open All Selected, Reset Icon Layout, Properties
  • Explorer items: Open, Open in New Window (folder), Open Parent Folder (file), Properties

Important source files

• UI shell markup: /home/diont/veryextra-arg-site/site/index.html
• App logic: /home/diont/veryextra-arg-site/site/script.js
• Styling: /home/diont/veryextra-arg-site/site/styles.css
• Fake web pages index: /home/diont/veryextra-arg-site/site/fakeweb/index.json

Editing conventions / gotchas

• Keep it dependency-free unless user asks otherwise (vanilla JS + static assets).
• Prefer incremental patching in script.js; many features are interlinked through rerender() flows.
• Explorer UI is re-rendered often; event listeners for explorer items/nav are rebound inside rerender().
• If adding new Start items:
  • data-open-app for ICON_APPS keys
  • data-open-path for direct explorer paths
  • data-system-action for action dispatcher
• If touching context menu behavior, ensure hideContextMenu() is still triggered on:
  • outside click
  • escape key
  • window resize
  • global contextmenu fallback

Git / collaboration state

• Default branch: main
• Remote: origin https://github.com/diontimmer/VeryExtraOS-ARG.git
• Repo is private.

High-value next steps (if requested)

• Replace emoji icons with cohesive tiny bitmap icon set (16x16 + optional 24x24).
• Add desktop-background context menu (View/Arrange/Refresh style).
• Add mock Rename/Delete/New file-folder interactions in Explorer context menu.
• Add command parsing to Run dialog.