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The Steam shell (openfront-desktop) renders this repo's index.html itself, with its own EJS locals. Every unguarded placeholder added here is a ReferenceError there: #5310 blanked the desktop window, and the only protection today is a comment in index.html and a test in the desktop repo that runs on submodule bumps. The runtime-update template reaches players from a web deploy with no desktop change, so the break lands live.

End state: the server owns the variable list in one place, the desktop release descriptor carries the rendered environment-scoped values, the shell spreads them and overrides only what it owns, and index.html becomes a single placeholder. This PR is step 2: purely additive, safe against every installed shell. The desktop side is openfrontio/openfront-desktop feat/bootstrap-config-local (shell 0.1.3).

What

  • buildBootstrapConfig({ perServer, assetManifest, cdnBase }) in src/server/RenderHtml.ts returns the BootstrapConfig object. renderHtmlContent now derives every per-field local from it, and also passes the whole object as a bootstrapConfig local (unused by today's template, ready for step 3). Optional keys are omitted, never undefined-valued. A compile-time check ties the type to Window["BOOTSTRAP_CONFIG"].
  • Descriptor bootstrap in src/server/DesktopRelease.ts: the environment-only object (perServer: false), so no cluster, instanceLetter, instanceId, serverHost or siteHost, and no read of CLUSTER_JSON. Both /desktop/release.json and RenderDesktopDescriptor.ts go through buildDescriptor. schemaVersion stays 1 and MIN_SHELL_VERSION is untouched.
  • Guardrail tests in tests/server/BootstrapConfig.test.ts (16): builder shape in both modes, page equals builder, byte-exact environment-only block, descriptor carries env values and no server values and equals the builder, builds with CLUSTER_JSON="", and a Steam shell contract test that renders the real index.html with exactly the shell's frozen locals list. An unguarded placeholder now fails CI here rather than in the desktop repo after the fact. It already caught one: a draft of the index.html comment spelled a placeholder out inside an HTML comment, which EJS evaluates.
  • Docs: index.html comment block (placeholders unchanged), docs/MultiServer.md, and the stale update.sh note that said nothing serves the per-version objects yet. The site Worker is live and serves them from the bucket (x-openfront-served: bucket on openfront.io and main.openfront.dev).

Byte identity

Rendered the real template with origin/main's RenderHtml.ts and this one across 3 env variants × perServer true/false × GAME_ENV dev/staging/prod plus default opts: 21 comparisons, all identical (before the index.html comment edit, which changes only the comment text).

Behaviour to be aware of

  • buildDescriptor now calls ServerEnv.turnstileSiteKey(), jwtAudience() and gitCommit(), which throw when unset. Real deploys always set them (the page render already requires them), but a container missing TURNSTILE_SITE_KEY now fails at descriptor render time rather than at first page render. Two existing descriptor test suites gained env stubs for this.
  • bootstrap.gitCommit comes from ServerEnv.gitCommit(), matching what the page renders; both callers pass the same value as clientVersion.
  • stripePublishableKey (refactor(store): deliver the Stripe publishable key at runtime, not build time #5447) is an optional environment-scoped field in the builder and therefore in bootstrap.

Verification

npm run lint                 exit 0
npx tsc --noEmit             exit 0
npx prettier --check         clean
npx vitest run               484 files passed, 6309 tests passed

Six mutation checks (unguarded placeholder, descriptor rendered per-server, descriptor drops bootstrap, undefined-valued serverHost, bootstrapConfig local removed, builder alters jwtAudience) each failed the intended tests.

Rollout

  1. openfront-desktop feat/bootstrap-config-local via a Steam depot release.
  2. This PR, any time.
  3. Follow-up: index.html becomes window.BOOTSTRAP_CONFIG = <%- bootstrapConfig %>; and MIN_SHELL_VERSION becomes 0.1.3, once that shell has reached players.

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`buildBootstrapConfig` in src/server/RenderHtml.ts now returns the object the
page carries as window.BOOTSTRAP_CONFIG (environment values, plus the
per-server ones only with `perServer: true`, optional keys omitted rather than
undefined-valued). `renderHtmlContent` derives every per-field template local
from it and also passes the whole object as a `bootstrapConfig` local, unused
by today's template. Output is byte-identical to before for both modes.

The desktop release descriptor gains an optional, additive `bootstrap` field:
the environment-only object from the same builder, with the descriptor's own
assetManifest and cdnBase. Building it never reads CLUSTER_JSON. schemaVersion
stays 1 and MIN_SHELL_VERSION is untouched, so today's shells ignore the field.

New guardrails in tests/server/BootstrapConfig.test.ts: the descriptor's
`bootstrap` equals `buildBootstrapConfig({ perServer: false })` and carries no
server value; and a "Steam shell contract" test renders the real index.html
with exactly the locals the installed shell supplies, so an unguarded new
placeholder fails here rather than in the desktop repo after a release.

Step 3 (index.html collapsing to a single `bootstrapConfig` placeholder plus
the MIN_SHELL_VERSION bump) follows once the shell that reads `bootstrap` has
shipped.

Also refreshes the stale update.sh / MultiServer.md note: the site Worker is
live and serves the per-version objects from the bucket.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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The change centralizes BOOTSTRAP_CONFIG creation, reuses it for desktop release descriptors, preserves server-specific fields for page rendering, and adds tests and documentation for the page, descriptor, shell, and upload contracts.

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Bootstrap configuration propagation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Bootstrap builder and page rendering
src/server/RenderHtml.ts, index.html
buildBootstrapConfig now creates the typed configuration. renderHtmlContent uses it for per-field locals and the complete bootstrapConfig local.
Desktop descriptor integration
src/server/DesktopRelease.ts
ReleaseDescriptor now includes environment-only bootstrap data built with perServer: false.
Contract tests and operational documentation
tests/server/BootstrapConfig.test.ts, tests/DesktopRelease.test.ts, tests/RenderDesktopDescriptor.test.ts, docs/MultiServer.md, update.sh
Tests cover configuration fields, rendering, descriptor serialization, shell locals, and environment cleanup. Documentation reflects the descriptor and live Worker upload contracts.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature

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sequenceDiagram
  participant renderHtmlContent
  participant buildBootstrapConfig
  participant index.html
  participant buildDescriptor
  renderHtmlContent->>buildBootstrapConfig: build page configuration
  buildBootstrapConfig-->>renderHtmlContent: per-server BootstrapConfig
  renderHtmlContent->>index.html: render configuration locals
  buildDescriptor->>buildBootstrapConfig: build descriptor configuration with perServer false
  buildBootstrapConfig-->>buildDescriptor: environment-only BootstrapConfig
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The current page remains compatible, but the guardrails could allow a future template update to produce blank Steam windows. Correct these checks before merging.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the centralized BOOTSTRAP_CONFIG builder and the descriptor change, which are the main changes in the pull request.
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- Around line 72-73: Update _bootstrapConfigMatchesClient to use a type-only
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NonNullable<Window["BOOTSTRAP_CONFIG"]>. Keep the check one-way so the
client-only numWorkers field remains allowed, and avoid relying on structural
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Comment on lines +72 to +73
const _bootstrapConfigMatchesClient: NonNullable<Window["BOOTSTRAP_CONFIG"]> =
{} as BootstrapConfig;

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Make the client-field check reject extra server fields.

The contract requires every BootstrapConfig field to exist in Window["BOOTSTRAP_CONFIG"]. The current assignment uses structural typing, so extra fields on BootstrapConfig compile. Keep this as a one-way check. The client-only legacy numWorkers field means full bidirectional key equality is not required.

Proposed type-only check
-const _bootstrapConfigMatchesClient: NonNullable<Window["BOOTSTRAP_CONFIG"]> =
-  {} as BootstrapConfig;
-void _bootstrapConfigMatchesClient;
+type ClientBootstrapConfig = NonNullable<Window["BOOTSTRAP_CONFIG"]>;
+type Assert<T extends true> = T;
+type _bootstrapConfigMatchesClient = Assert<
+  BootstrapConfig extends ClientBootstrapConfig
+    ? Exclude<
+        keyof BootstrapConfig,
+        keyof ClientBootstrapConfig
+      > extends never
+      ? true
+      : false
+    : false
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In `@src/server/RenderHtml.ts` around lines 72 - 73, Update
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Keep the check one-way so the client-only numWorkers field remains allowed, and
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backgroundImageUrl: "https://cdn.example/images/background.webp",
desktopLogoImageUrl: "https://cdn.example/images/OpenFront.png",
mobileLogoImageUrl: "https://cdn.example/images/OF.png",
bootstrapConfig: JSON.stringify({ gitCommit: "abc" }),

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Remove bootstrapConfig from the current-shell locals.

The current Steam shell does not supply bootstrapConfig. Including it allows an unguarded <%- bootstrapConfig %> migration to pass this compatibility test, although the installed shell would throw ReferenceError and show a blank window.

-    bootstrapConfig: JSON.stringify({ gitCommit: "abc" }),

Keep this local absent until the required shell version is deployed and MIN_SHELL_VERSION is increased.

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In `@tests/server/BootstrapConfig.test.ts` at line 365, Remove the bootstrapConfig
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Verdict: Approve with one minor correctness note. Findings: 1 low-severity, 0 medium/high.

src/server/RenderHtml.ts

  • Line ~72-77 (low severity, correctness): The new "compile-time only" guard doesn't enforce what its comment claims.

    // Compile-time only: every field here must be one the client declares, with a
    // compatible type. Adding a field to BootstrapConfig without declaring it on
    // window.BOOTSTRAP_CONFIG is a type error here rather than a silent `any` on
    // the client.
    const _bootstrapConfigMatchesClient: NonNullable<Window["BOOTSTRAP_CONFIG"]> =
      {} as BootstrapConfig;
    void _bootstrapConfigMatchesClient;

    The right-hand side is a type assertion ({} as BootstrapConfig), not a fresh object literal, so TypeScript's excess-property checking does not apply here — only plain structural assignability does. Since every field on Window["BOOTSTRAP_CONFIG"] (declared in src/core/configuration/Config.ts) is optional, and BootstrapConfig still shares several properties with it (so the "weak type" all-optional check doesn't trigger either), this assignment will continue to compile even if a new required field is added to BootstrapConfig without a matching declaration on window.BOOTSTRAP_CONFIG. In other words, the guard catches type mismatches on fields both sides already declare, but not the "field added to BootstrapConfig and forgotten on the client" case the comment says it exists to catch — precisely the drift this PR's "one function owns the field list" design is meant to prevent.

    Suggested fix: add a second assertion checking the reverse direction, e.g.

    const _clientMatchesBootstrapConfig: BootstrapConfig =
      {} as NonNullable<Window["BOOTSTRAP_CONFIG"]>;
    void _clientMatchesBootstrapConfig;

    (this alone would still not perfectly catch it since BootstrapConfig is used as the source now with required fields against an all-optional target's fields also being read as source — the cleanest fix is a type AssertKeysMatch<A, B> = keyof A extends keyof B ? (keyof B extends keyof A ? true : false) : false style check, or simply asserting Record<keyof BootstrapConfig, true> against Record<keyof NonNullable<Window["BOOTSTRAP_CONFIG"]>, true> in both directions). This is a minor, non-blocking issue — no compile break, no runtime behavior change today — but worth tightening given the PR's explicit goal of making a forgotten client-side field a build failure rather than a silent gap.


No other issues found. Both CLAUDE.md compliance passes turned up no violations (no src/core changes, no new user-visible text bypassing translateText()/en.json, no other translation files touched). The refactor in RenderHtml.ts was checked field-by-field against the pre-PR code and reproduces the old per-field JSON.stringify/omission behavior exactly. The new bootstrap field on ReleaseDescriptor carries only environment-scoped, already-public values (Turnstile site key, Stripe publishable key, DOMAIN) and never a server-identifying field, consistent with perServer: false. The new TURNSTILE_SITE_KEY/DOMAIN requirement on buildDescriptor matches env already required by the existing page-render path, so no new deployment break was identified.

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