kobopatch-webui/wip/todo.md

TODO

Done

• Device detection proof of concept (File System Access API)
• Serial prefix → model mapping (verified against official Kobo help page)
• Architecture planning (fully client-side WASM, no backend)
• Installed Go via Homebrew (v1.26.1)
• Verified all kobopatch tests pass natively + WASM
• Created kobopatch-wasm/ with setup.sh, build.sh, go.mod, main.go
• WASM wrapper compiles successfully (9.9MB)
• GitHub/Gitea CI workflow (build + test)
• Patch UI: loads patches from zip, parses YAML, renders toggles
• PatchGroup mutual exclusion (radio buttons)
• Full app flow: connect → detect → configure patches → upload firmware → build → write/download
• Patches served from src/public/patches/ with index.json for version discovery
• JSZip for client-side zip extraction
• Renamed src/frontend → src/public (webroot)
• Moved patches/ into src/public/patches/
• Manual mode fallback for non-Chromium browsers (model + firmware version dropdowns)
• Auto-download firmware from Kobo's servers (CORS confirmed working)
• Firmware download URLs hardcoded per device prefix and version
• Firmware download URL displayed in build step for user verification
• Fixed CRLF line ending bug in patch YAML parser
• Copy kobopatch.wasm + wasm_exec.js to src/public/ as part of build
• Progress reporting: download % with MB, WASM log output in terminal window
• WASM patchFirmware accepts optional progress callback (4th arg)
• Verified patched binaries are byte-identical between native and WASM builds

To Test

• End-to-end test in browser with real Kobo device (auto mode)
• Verify File System Access API write to .kobo/KoboRoot.tgz
• Test manual mode flow across Firefox/Safari/Chrome

In Progress

• Web Worker for WASM patching (avoid blocking UI, enable live progress)
  • patch-worker.js created, not yet wired up

Remaining Work

• Better error messages for common failures
• Test with multiple firmware versions / patch zips

Future / Polish

• Host as static site (GitHub Pages / Netlify)
• NickelMenu install/uninstall support
• Dark mode support

Architecture Change Log

• Switched from PHP backend to fully client-side WASM. Reason: avoid storing Kobo firmware files on a server (legal risk).
• Patches served from zip files in src/public/patches/. App scans patches/index.json to find compatible patch zips for the detected firmware.
• Firmware auto-downloaded from Kobo's CDN. ereaderfiles.kobo.com serves Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *, so direct fetch() works. User no longer needs to provide firmware manually. URLs hardcoded in kobo-device.js.
• Web Worker for WASM (in progress). Moves patching off the main thread so progress updates render live during the build.