Take 6 measured render 35-41ms — WORSE than take 5's 25.5 — and the run could
not be attributed to a binary: exe mtime != build contents (incremental builds
serve stale exes; a source edit without rebuild is a silent old binary). Three
takes of a perf saga had been judged against builds nobody could prove.
- ytLive.csproj GenerateBuildStamp target: fresh GUID per compile (writes
obj/BuildStamp.g.cs -> Helpers/BuildStamp.Id/BuiltLocal). Deliberately defeats
incremental lies: every 'dotnet build' recompiles the app project.
- Wordmark shows the id as a superscript (TopBar.xaml, x:Static, 9px grey
BaselineAlignment=Superscript); startup.log records 'Build <id> (compiled
<time>)' so every take is cross-readable with the visible UI.
- FramePump stats split the tick: 'avg render Xms (resolve Y), avg submit Z' —
the resolver is timed separately (wrapper resolver on per-tick paths; bake
keeps the raw one) so take 7 names the hot half of 'render' with data.
- Fixed a latent transition-clock bug found on the way: lastTick now restarts
every frame (the branch rework had restarted it only during transitions,
letting a transition begun after idle complete instantly on its first Tick).
ONE integration test family: BuildStampTests (unit: shape) +
BuildStampDisplayTests (RealApp, namescoped FindName on TopBar proves the
wordmark SHOWS the id). 47/47 per-class green, clean build 0 warnings. Docs
same commit. User's top-bar/session spec (re-sent twice) + settled Q&A
decisions folded into HANDOFF Unit B — next work unit after take 7 verdict.
Take two (2026-09-01) three confirmed defects, all from creator feedback + the
new resolver logging:
1. NO WEBCAM IN OUTPUT: WebcamSceneConfig.WebcamId carries the identity GUID;
CameraManager keys sessions by DEVICE id — GetLatestFrame(guid) returned null
forever, the compositor silently dropped the layer while the preview (bitmap
path) looked fine. The resolver logging added in 8dcaee0 caught it red-handed.
DeviceKeyForWebcam maps identity->device through the _webcam singleton (identity
mismatch / unknown ids pass through). Test: WebcamOutputKeyTests.
2. START BUTTON VANISHED AFTER STOP: my pills-clear ruling met the old
ShowPrimaryStartButton gate (needed IsConnected or a lit REC pill) — signed-out,
pills-off = blank top bar, no session reachable. Start is now ALWAYS the idle
face; unarmed Start records (local needs no account — no dead-end no-op); the
Sign In button folds into Start's context menu ('Sign in to YouTube', shown while
disconnected) with a dedicated SignInCommand. SessionTeardownTests extended:
stopped session must leave a reachable Start.
3. TOP BAR ORDER (creator spec): [sign light] REC [pill] [sign light] ON-AIR [pill]
— each reality lamp now sits in front of its own intent switch (was: two pills,
then two orphaned dots). Sign labels keep the shared StatusSignText style.
Tests: WebcamOutputKey, SessionTeardown, FramePump, WebcamMenuGate, GlobalHotkey,
BroadcastPullOut — 14/14 across the six classes, clean build 0 warnings.
Phase 2 (refactor-commit-12..18) created Controls/ with 6 UserControls that
split MainWindow.xaml, but no index.md existed — a gap against the schema.md
rule (one index.md per code directory). Documents each control, the window↔
control contract, and the Phase-2 landmines (window-resources converter rule,
control xmlns, name-looked-up host stubs, dropped-Border).
OverlayHost.xaml(.cs) takes the window-root overlay dialog grid (settings/
bug/feature/about panels); BackToAbout_Click moved in via inherited DataContext.
WebViewHostPanel + ToastArea stay as thin window-root stubs so the WebView2 ctor
init and NotificationService InArea('ToastArea') name lookups are untouched.
This completes Phase 2: MainWindow.xaml is now a 123-line shell.
Zero behavior change; build 0 warnings; 246 pass, only the 2 known failures.
Docs: ViewModels/index.md Phase 2 tracker updated in same commit.
LeftPanel.xaml(.cs) takes the Row 1 Col 0 panel (layers + properties editor and
the live chat list). All property-editor/chat handlers moved into the control
(SourceNameBox edit, AddSourceButton menu, chat autoscroll self-subscribed on
Loaded, mirror/clip-shape, remove-source, background capture change/refresh,
opacity slider label, list drag-to-reorder, snapshot revert/accept family).
Window keeps only shell + routing: ctor wiring (_leftPanel), geometry, hotkeys,
taskbar overlay, BackToAbout, Window_PreviewMouseLeftButtonDown (uses
_leftPanel.IsClickInside), UpdateSelectionOverlay (calls _leftPanel.OnSelectionChanged).
Zero behavior change; build 0 warnings; 246 pass, only the 2 known failures.
Docs: ViewModels/index.md Phase 2 tracker updated in same commit.
SceneThumbnailStrip.xaml(.cs) takes the Row 0 scene-picker strip (ItemsControl
over Scenes with staged/live border highlight); Thumbnail_MouseLeftButtonDown
moved into the control, transitioning via DataContext.TransitionToScene.
Zero behavior change; build 0 warnings; 246 pass, only the 2 known failures.
Docs: ViewModels/index.md Phase 2 tracker updated in the same commit.
PreviewPane.xaml(.cs) takes the center preview (Row 1 Col 1): the 1920x1080
canvas (OverlayCanvas/SelectionOverlay/BrandFlashLayer/SocialBarElement),
the text pull-out drawer, and the live-controls row (TRAX / game / mic meters,
volume sliders, speaker toggles, socials button) inside the preserved
glow/background Border.
Code-behind moved into the control (drive by DataContext==MainViewModel):
preview drag/select/resize/hit-test (Preview_Mouse{Down,Move,Up},
EndPreviewDrag, HitHandle, HitElement), webcam context-menu handlers
(WebcamMenu_ChangeWebcam/SetBorderAnimation/StopBorderAnimation/
FindBorderShape/CreateBorderAnimation/AddDoubleAnimation/SetBorderColor/
HideInScene/Remove), social-bar glow (SocialBar_MouseLeftButtonDown,
SocialsButton_Mouse{Enter,Leave}, SocialGlowTick), audio controls
(VolumeSlider_*, GameVolumeSlider_*, MicSpeaker_*, GameSpeaker_*,
SetSliderValueFromClick, FindParent), and TraxButton_*.
Window keeps the left source/property/chat panel + thumbnail strip + overlay
host, and routes the selection overlay and preview hit-testing through the
control's public surface (_previewPane.UpdateSelectionOverlay(bool),
IsClickInsidePreview/Drawer, PreviewPane.IsDraggableElement). BackgroundMenu_*
stayed in the window because the left-panel source context menu uses them
(the preview's own desktop/refresh menu binds RefreshCaptureCommand instead).
Preserved the outer preview Border (background/glow/margin) that was initially
dropped in the cut — caught and restored before commit. Pruned now-unused usings
(System.Net.Http, Media.Effects, Media.Animation, Media.Imaging, Shapes,
Threading) from MainWindow.xaml.cs.
Zero behavior change; build 0 warnings; 246 pass, only the 2 known failures.
Docs: ViewModels/index.md Phase 2 tracker updated in the same commit.
TopBar.xaml(.cs) takes the Row 0 top controls: logo/About button, REC/ON-AIR
pills + status signs, avatar, Sign In/Start/End buttons. The avatar fetch
(AvatarHttp/_loadedAvatarUrl/LoadAvatarImage/ShowAvatarFallback) moved into the
control with async semantics preserved; the window grabs the control via
FindName in its ctor and calls _topBar.RefreshAvatar() when IsConnected or
AccountAvatarUrl changes (previously OnViewModelPropertyChanged -> LoadAvatarImage).
AccountLight is pure binding (never touched by code-behind) so it moved with the XAML.
Zero behavior change; build 0 warnings; 246 pass, only the 2 known failures.
Also dropped the now-unused System.IO using from MainWindow.xaml.cs.
Docs: ViewModels/index.md Phase 2 tracker updated in the same commit.
HealthBanner.xaml takes the Row 1 YouTube-health banner (report-by-exception).
Converters: promoted the 7 value<->visibility converters (BoolToVis, Inverse,
NotNull, Null, Hidden, EnumToBool, AllTrueToVis) from MainWindow.Window.Resources
into Themes/Controls.xaml so extracted UserControls can resolve them. AGENTS rule:
controls cannot reach into a window's own named resources; they resolve from the
app-level merged theme instead. Promoted all of them (not just NotNullToVis) so
every pending extraction keeps working without window-level references.
Zero behavior change; build 0 warnings; 246 pass, only the 2 known failures.
Docs: ViewModels/index.md Phase 2 tracker updated in the same commit.
New Controls/ folder + namespace ytLive.Controls. BottomBar takes the
Grid.Row=3 footer: gear menu button (with its GearButton_Click handler moved to
the control's code-behind), centered stream-stats (bitrate/FPS/dropped/
duration/health), and the quality dropdown. All bindings inherit the window
DataContext; app-level styles resolve from Themes/Controls.xaml as before.
Zero behavior change; build 0 warnings; 246 pass, only the 2 known failures.
Docs: ViewModels/index.md tracker gains a Phase 2 section in the same commit.
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