sporel-lib-core.puppet/init.lua

-- lib-core.puppet v0.3.0
-- Skeletal animation: skeleton + bones + tracks + rest + keyframe
-- + procedural + look-at constraint. Multi-channel animation (rot/pos/scl)
-- + cascaded world-transform with scale propagation.
-- Render path: world.scl_x/y (cascaded) + world.rot used for draw_sprite_transform.

local M = {}

-- ====================================================================
-- Module state (lib-singleton)
-- ====================================================================
local all_puppets   = {}  -- {[handle] = puppet_instance}
local next_handle   = 1

-- ====================================================================
-- Utility helpers
-- ====================================================================
local function deep_copy(t)
    if type(t) ~= "table" then return t end
    local copy = {}
    for k, v in pairs(t) do copy[k] = deep_copy(v) end
    return copy
end

local function clamp_angle_rad(a)
    -- Normalize to [-pi, pi]
    local pi = math.pi
    while a > pi do a = a - 2 * pi end
    while a < -pi do a = a + 2 * pi end
    return a
end

-- ====================================================================
-- Rig validation + build
-- ====================================================================
function M.build_rig(rig_table)
    if type(rig_table) ~= "table" then
        error("puppet.build_rig: rig_table must be a table")
    end
    if type(rig_table.bones) ~= "table" or #rig_table.bones == 0 then
        error("puppet.build_rig: rig.bones must be a non-empty array")
    end
    if type(rig_table.tracks) ~= "table" then
        error("puppet.build_rig: rig.tracks must be an array")
    end

    -- Build bones_by_id with shallow copies of rest pose.
    local bones_by_id = {}
    for _, b in ipairs(rig_table.bones) do
        if type(b.id) ~= "string" then
            error("puppet.build_rig: bone.id must be string")
        end
        if bones_by_id[b.id] ~= nil then
            error("puppet.build_rig: duplicate bone id: " .. b.id)
        end

        if type(b.rest) ~= "table" then
            error("puppet.build_rig: bone '" .. b.id .. "' missing rest pose")
        end
        if b.rest.angle ~= nil then
            error("puppet.build_rig: bone '" .. b.id
                  .. "' uses legacy `rest.angle`; rename to `rest.rot` (radians or set via degrees and lib will math.rad). Substrate-Parity v0.3.0 schema.")
        end
        -- New: rest.rot (degrees in JSON, math.rad to radians here)
        local rest_rot = math.rad(b.rest.rot or 0)
        -- New: rest.scl as [sx, sy], default [1, 1]
        local rest_scl = b.rest.scl
        if rest_scl == nil then rest_scl = {1, 1} end
        if type(rest_scl) ~= "table" or rest_scl[1] == nil or rest_scl[2] == nil then
            error("puppet.build_rig: bone '" .. b.id .. "' rest.scl must be [sx, sy] table")
        end

        bones_by_id[b.id] = {
            id = b.id,
            parent = nil,  -- resolved below
            rest = {
                x = b.rest.x, y = b.rest.y,
                rot = rest_rot,
                scl = { rest_scl[1], rest_scl[2] },
            },
            look_at = (b.look_at == true),
            color = b.color or { 200, 200, 200 },
            texture = b.texture,             -- optional atlas-id (string) or nil
            z_order = b.z_order or 0,        -- render-sort key; default 0
            anchor = b.anchor,               -- optional [x, y] override of atlas-anchor; resolved in load_textures
            texture_handle = nil,            -- populated by load_textures
        }
    end

    -- Resolve parents (object references).
    for _, b_src in ipairs(rig_table.bones) do
        local b = bones_by_id[b_src.id]
        if b_src.parent ~= nil then
            local parent_obj = bones_by_id[b_src.parent]
            if parent_obj == nil then
                error("puppet.build_rig: parent '" .. tostring(b_src.parent)
                      .. "' of bone '" .. b.id .. "' not found")
            end
            b.parent = parent_obj
        end
    end

    -- Build tracks + validate each bone is in EXACTLY ONE track.
    local bone_to_track = {}
    local tracks_by_id = {}
    for _, t in ipairs(rig_table.tracks) do
        if type(t.id) ~= "string" then
            error("puppet.build_rig: track.id must be string")
        end
        if tracks_by_id[t.id] ~= nil then
            error("puppet.build_rig: duplicate track id: " .. t.id)
        end
        local bones_in_track = {}
        for _, bid in ipairs(t.bones) do
            if bones_by_id[bid] == nil then
                error("puppet.build_rig: track '" .. t.id
                      .. "' references unknown bone '" .. bid .. "'")
            end
            if bone_to_track[bid] ~= nil then
                error("puppet.build_rig: bone '" .. bid
                      .. "' assigned to multiple tracks ('"
                      .. bone_to_track[bid] .. "' and '" .. t.id .. "')")
            end
            bone_to_track[bid] = t.id
            bones_in_track[#bones_in_track + 1] = bid
        end
        tracks_by_id[t.id] = { id = t.id, bones = bones_in_track }
    end

    -- Build z-sorted bone list (lower z_order first = back, higher = front).
    local bones_z_sorted = {}
    for _, b_src in ipairs(rig_table.bones) do
        bones_z_sorted[#bones_z_sorted + 1] = bones_by_id[b_src.id]
    end
    table.sort(bones_z_sorted, function(a, b) return a.z_order < b.z_order end)

    return {
        id = rig_table.id or "anonymous",
        asset_pack = rig_table.asset_pack,   -- optional alias-key into module's asset_aliases
        bones = rig_table.bones,           -- keep original-order array
        bones_by_id = bones_by_id,
        tracks_by_id = tracks_by_id,
        bone_to_track = bone_to_track,
        bones_z_sorted = bones_z_sorted,
    }
end

-- ====================================================================
-- Animation validation + build
-- ====================================================================
function M.build_animation(anim_table, rig)
    if type(anim_table) ~= "table" then
        error("puppet.build_animation: anim_table must be a table")
    end
    if type(anim_table.track) ~= "string" then
        error("puppet.build_animation: animation.track must be string")
    end
    if rig.tracks_by_id[anim_table.track] == nil then
        error("puppet.build_animation: animation.track '" .. anim_table.track
              .. "' not found in rig")
    end
    if type(anim_table.duration) ~= "number" or anim_table.duration <= 0 then
        error("puppet.build_animation: animation.duration must be positive number")
    end
    if type(anim_table.keyframes) ~= "table" or #anim_table.keyframes == 0 then
        error("puppet.build_animation: animation.keyframes must be non-empty array")
    end

    local track_bones = {}
    for _, bid in ipairs(rig.tracks_by_id[anim_table.track].bones) do
        track_bones[bid] = true
    end

    local keyframes = {}
    for i, kf in ipairs(anim_table.keyframes) do
        if type(kf.t) ~= "number" or kf.t < 0 or kf.t > anim_table.duration + 1e-9 then
            error("puppet.build_animation: keyframe[" .. i .. "].t out of [0, duration]")
        end
        local cooked = { t = kf.t, bones = {} }
        for k, v in pairs(kf) do
            if k ~= "t" then
                if rig.bones_by_id[k] == nil then
                    error("puppet.build_animation: keyframe references unknown bone '" .. k .. "'")
                end
                if not track_bones[k] then
                    error("puppet.build_animation: keyframe writes bone '" .. k
                          .. "' which is not in animation's track '" .. anim_table.track .. "'")
                end
                if v.angle ~= nil then
                    error("puppet.build_animation: keyframe bone '" .. k
                          .. "' uses legacy `angle` channel; rename to `rot` (Substrate-Parity v0.3.0 schema)")
                end
                local ch = {}
                if v.rot ~= nil then
                    ch.rot = math.rad(v.rot)   -- JSON degrees → radians
                end
                if v.pos ~= nil then
                    if type(v.pos) ~= "table" or v.pos[1] == nil or v.pos[2] == nil then
                        error("puppet.build_animation: keyframe[" .. i .. "] bone '" .. k
                              .. "' pos must be [x, y] table")
                    end
                    ch.pos = { x = v.pos[1], y = v.pos[2] }
                end
                if v.scl ~= nil then
                    if type(v.scl) ~= "table" or v.scl[1] == nil or v.scl[2] == nil then
                        error("puppet.build_animation: keyframe[" .. i .. "] bone '" .. k
                              .. "' scl must be [sx, sy] table")
                    end
                    ch.scl = { x = v.scl[1], y = v.scl[2] }
                end
                cooked.bones[k] = ch
            end
        end
        keyframes[i] = cooked
    end

    return {
        id = anim_table.id or "anonymous",
        track = anim_table.track,
        duration = anim_table.duration,
        loop = (anim_table.loop == true),
        keyframes = keyframes,
    }
end

-- ====================================================================
-- Animation sampling (multi-channel: rot, pos, scl)
-- ====================================================================
function M.sample_animation(anim, t)
    -- Wrap t for loops
    if anim.loop and t > anim.duration then
        t = t % anim.duration
    end
    if t < 0 then t = 0 end
    if t > anim.duration then t = anim.duration end

    local kfs = anim.keyframes
    local prev_kf, next_kf = kfs[1], kfs[1]
    for i = 1, #kfs - 1 do
        if t >= kfs[i].t and t <= kfs[i + 1].t then
            prev_kf = kfs[i]
            next_kf = kfs[i + 1]
            break
        end
    end
    if t >= kfs[#kfs].t then
        prev_kf = kfs[#kfs]
        next_kf = kfs[#kfs]
    end

    local span = next_kf.t - prev_kf.t
    local alpha = (span > 0) and ((t - prev_kf.t) / span) or 0

    local frame = {}
    local all_bones = {}
    for bid, _ in pairs(prev_kf.bones) do all_bones[bid] = true end
    for bid, _ in pairs(next_kf.bones) do all_bones[bid] = true end

    for bid, _ in pairs(all_bones) do
        local p_ch = prev_kf.bones[bid]
        local n_ch = next_kf.bones[bid]
        local out = {}
        -- rot channel
        if p_ch and p_ch.rot ~= nil and n_ch and n_ch.rot ~= nil then
            out.rot = p_ch.rot * (1 - alpha) + n_ch.rot * alpha
        elseif p_ch and p_ch.rot ~= nil then
            out.rot = p_ch.rot
        elseif n_ch and n_ch.rot ~= nil then
            out.rot = n_ch.rot
        end
        -- pos channel
        if p_ch and p_ch.pos and n_ch and n_ch.pos then
            out.pos = {
                x = p_ch.pos.x * (1 - alpha) + n_ch.pos.x * alpha,
                y = p_ch.pos.y * (1 - alpha) + n_ch.pos.y * alpha,
            }
        elseif p_ch and p_ch.pos then
            out.pos = { x = p_ch.pos.x, y = p_ch.pos.y }
        elseif n_ch and n_ch.pos then
            out.pos = { x = n_ch.pos.x, y = n_ch.pos.y }
        end
        -- scl channel
        if p_ch and p_ch.scl and n_ch and n_ch.scl then
            out.scl = {
                x = p_ch.scl.x * (1 - alpha) + n_ch.scl.x * alpha,
                y = p_ch.scl.y * (1 - alpha) + n_ch.scl.y * alpha,
            }
        elseif p_ch and p_ch.scl then
            out.scl = { x = p_ch.scl.x, y = p_ch.scl.y }
        elseif n_ch and n_ch.scl then
            out.scl = { x = n_ch.scl.x, y = n_ch.scl.y }
        end
        frame[bid] = out
    end

    return frame
end

-- ====================================================================
-- Puppet instance lifecycle
-- ====================================================================
function M.spawn(rig, pos)
    if type(rig) ~= "table" or rig.bones_by_id == nil then
        error("puppet.spawn: rig must be a built rig (use puppet.build_rig)")
    end
    pos = pos or { x = 0, y = 0 }
    local handle = next_handle
    next_handle = next_handle + 1

    -- Per-bone live state (current local pos/rot/scl + cached world-transform).
    local bone_state = {}
    for bid, b in pairs(rig.bones_by_id) do
        bone_state[bid] = {
            rot = b.rest.rot,                       -- radians
            pos = { x = b.rest.x, y = b.rest.y },
            scl = { x = b.rest.scl[1], y = b.rest.scl[2] },
            world = {
                x = 0, y = 0,
                rot = b.rest.rot,
                scl_x = b.rest.scl[1],
                scl_y = b.rest.scl[2],
            },
        }
    end

    all_puppets[handle] = {
        handle = handle,
        rig = rig,
        x = pos.x, y = pos.y,
        facing = 0,
        last_move_x = pos.x, last_move_y = pos.y,
        bone_state = bone_state,
        look_target = nil,
        animations = {},    -- {[anim_id] = built_anim}
        playing = {},       -- {[anim_id] = { t = 0, loop, speed }}
        procedural = {},    -- {[name] = callback_fn}
        write_target_bone = nil,  -- set during procedural callback to track track-conflicts
        write_target_track = nil,
        test_overrides = {},  -- {[bone_id] = angle_rad} set by write_bone_test_only; applied after reset+keyframe
        foot_state = {},        -- populated by locomotion at spawn (Task 3.7)
        bone_animated = {},     -- {[bone_id] = true} per-frame keyframe flag (Task 3.12)
        last_move_time = 0,     -- engine.time.now() at last position-change (Task 3.10)
    }
    return handle
end

function M.despawn(handle)
    all_puppets[handle] = nil
end

function M.position(handle)
    local p = all_puppets[handle]
    return { x = p.x, y = p.y }
end

function M.facing(handle)
    return all_puppets[handle].facing
end

function M.move_to(handle, x, y)
    local p = all_puppets[handle]
    local dx = x - p.x
    local dy = y - p.y
    if dx ~= 0 or dy ~= 0 then
        p.facing = math.atan(dy, dx)
        p.last_move_x = x
        p.last_move_y = y
    end
    p.x = x
    p.y = y
end

-- ====================================================================
-- Animation registration + playback control
-- ====================================================================
function M.register_animation(handle, anim)
    local p = all_puppets[handle]
    p.animations[anim.id] = anim
end

function M.play(handle, anim_id, opts)
    local p = all_puppets[handle]
    if p.animations[anim_id] == nil then
        error("puppet.play: animation '" .. tostring(anim_id) .. "' not registered")
    end
    opts = opts or {}
    p.playing[anim_id] = { t = 0, loop = (opts.loop == true), speed = (opts.speed or 1.0) }
end

function M.stop(handle, anim_id)
    all_puppets[handle].playing[anim_id] = nil
end

function M.stop_all(handle)
    all_puppets[handle].playing = {}
end

function M.is_playing(handle, anim_id)
    return all_puppets[handle].playing[anim_id] ~= nil
end

-- ====================================================================
-- Look-at + bone queries
-- ====================================================================
function M.set_look_target(handle, world_x, world_y)
    all_puppets[handle].look_target = { x = world_x, y = world_y }
end

function M.clear_look_target(handle)
    all_puppets[handle].look_target = nil
end

function M.bone_angle(handle, bone_id)
    -- Returns the stored rot in radians.
    return all_puppets[handle].bone_state[bone_id].rot
end

-- ====================================================================
-- Procedural layer
-- ====================================================================
function M.set_procedural(handle, name, callback)
    if type(callback) ~= "function" then
        error("puppet.set_procedural: callback must be function")
    end
    all_puppets[handle].procedural[name] = callback
end

function M.clear_procedural(handle, name)
    all_puppets[handle].procedural[name] = nil
end

function M.write_bone(handle, bone_id, values)
    local p = all_puppets[handle]
    -- Validate this bone's track is not currently keyframe-active.
    local track_id = p.rig.bone_to_track[bone_id]
    if track_id == nil then
        error("puppet.write_bone: bone '" .. bone_id .. "' not in rig")
    end
    -- A track is keyframe-active if any playing animation uses it.
    for anim_id, _ in pairs(p.playing) do
        local anim = p.animations[anim_id]
        if anim and anim.track == track_id then
            error("puppet.write_bone: bone '" .. bone_id
                  .. "' is on track '" .. track_id
                  .. "' currently active by keyframe '" .. anim_id .. "'")
        end
    end
    if values.angle ~= nil then
        p.bone_state[bone_id].rot = math.rad(values.angle)  -- caller passes degrees (legacy)
    end
    if values.rot ~= nil then
        p.bone_state[bone_id].rot = math.rad(values.rot)    -- caller passes degrees
    end
end

-- ====================================================================
-- World-transform query (public API; reads from cached bone_state.world)
-- ====================================================================
function M.bone_world_transform(handle, bone_id)
    local p = all_puppets[handle]
    if p == nil then
        error("puppet.bone_world_transform: handle " .. tostring(handle) .. " not spawned")
    end
    local ws = p.bone_state[bone_id] and p.bone_state[bone_id].world
    if ws == nil then
        error("puppet.bone_world_transform: bone '" .. tostring(bone_id) .. "' has no cached world-transform")
    end
    return ws.x, ws.y, ws.rot
end

-- ====================================================================
-- Test-only: direct bone-angle write bypassing track-conflict guard.
-- Stored in test_overrides and applied during update after rest-reset
-- and keyframe sampling, so it survives the per-frame reset.
-- Not for production module use.
-- ====================================================================
function M.write_bone_test_only(handle, bone_id, angle_rad)
    local p = all_puppets[handle]
    if p == nil then
        error("puppet.write_bone_test_only: handle " .. tostring(handle) .. " not spawned")
    end
    if p.bone_state[bone_id] == nil then
        error("puppet.write_bone_test_only: bone '" .. tostring(bone_id) .. "' not in rig")
    end
    p.test_overrides[bone_id] = angle_rad
end

-- ====================================================================
-- Cascaded world-transform (substrate puppet.c:692-718 port).
-- Local pos is multiplied by parent.world.scl before rotation + translation.
-- Used in update_bone_recursive step 3.d.
-- ====================================================================
local function compute_world(p, b)
    local bs = p.bone_state[b.id]
    if b.parent == nil then
        bs.world.x     = p.x + bs.pos.x
        bs.world.y     = p.y + bs.pos.y
        bs.world.rot   = bs.rot
        bs.world.scl_x = bs.scl.x
        bs.world.scl_y = bs.scl.y
    else
        local pw = p.bone_state[b.parent.id].world
        local cos_r, sin_r = math.cos(pw.rot), math.sin(pw.rot)
        local sx, sy = pw.scl_x, pw.scl_y
        bs.world.x     = pw.x + (cos_r * bs.pos.x * sx - sin_r * bs.pos.y * sy)
        bs.world.y     = pw.y + (sin_r * bs.pos.x * sx + cos_r * bs.pos.y * sy)
        bs.world.rot   = pw.rot + bs.rot
        bs.world.scl_x = pw.scl_x * bs.scl.x
        bs.world.scl_y = pw.scl_y * bs.scl.y
    end
end

-- ====================================================================
-- Forward-declared recursive helper (forward decl required for child-recursion).
-- ====================================================================
local update_bone_recursive

-- ====================================================================
-- Update pipeline (per-frame, depth-first traversal).
--
-- For each puppet:
--   1. Reset all bones to rest pose (rot, pos, scl)
--   1b. Reset per-frame bone_animated flags
--   2. Advance keyframe-anim sample-times
--   3. Depth-first traversal root -> children:
--      a. Sample keyframe channels (rot/pos/scl) for bone if on active track
--      a2. Apply test-only overrides
--      b. Apply look-at if bone has look_at=true (scale-aware)
--      c. Run procedural callbacks (once per puppet at root-visit)
--      d. Compute world-transform (cascaded with scale)
-- ====================================================================
function M.update(dt)
    for handle, p in pairs(all_puppets) do
        -- 1. Reset bone state to rest pose (rot, pos, scl).
        for bid, b in pairs(p.rig.bones_by_id) do
            p.bone_state[bid].rot   = b.rest.rot
            p.bone_state[bid].pos.x = b.rest.x
            p.bone_state[bid].pos.y = b.rest.y
            p.bone_state[bid].scl.x = b.rest.scl[1]
            p.bone_state[bid].scl.y = b.rest.scl[2]
        end

        -- 1.b Reset per-frame keyframe-flag (used by locomotion in step 4 to skip animated bones)
        for bid, _ in pairs(p.rig.bones_by_id) do
            p.bone_animated[bid] = nil
        end

        -- 2. Advance keyframe sample-times.
        for anim_id, play_state in pairs(p.playing) do
            local anim = p.animations[anim_id]
            play_state.t = play_state.t + dt * play_state.speed
            if play_state.loop and play_state.t > anim.duration then
                play_state.t = play_state.t % anim.duration
            end
        end

        -- 3. Depth-first traversal: roots first, then children, recursively.
        for _, b_src in ipairs(p.rig.bones) do
            local b = p.rig.bones_by_id[b_src.id]
            if b.parent == nil then
                update_bone_recursive(p, b, dt)
            end
        end
    end
end

-- ====================================================================
-- Depth-first update of one bone, then its children.
-- ====================================================================
update_bone_recursive = function(p, b, dt)
    local bid = b.id

    -- 3.a Sample keyframes (multi-channel: rot/pos/scl)
    local track_id = p.rig.bone_to_track[bid]
    if track_id then
        for anim_id, play_state in pairs(p.playing) do
            local anim = p.animations[anim_id]
            if anim and anim.track == track_id then
                local frame = M.sample_animation(anim, play_state.t)
                local bone_kf = frame[bid]
                if bone_kf then
                    if bone_kf.rot ~= nil then
                        p.bone_state[bid].rot = bone_kf.rot
                        p.bone_animated[bid] = true
                    end
                    if bone_kf.pos ~= nil then
                        p.bone_state[bid].pos.x = bone_kf.pos.x
                        p.bone_state[bid].pos.y = bone_kf.pos.y
                        p.bone_animated[bid] = true
                    end
                    if bone_kf.scl ~= nil then
                        p.bone_state[bid].scl.x = bone_kf.scl.x
                        p.bone_state[bid].scl.y = bone_kf.scl.y
                        p.bone_animated[bid] = true
                    end
                end
            end
        end
    end

    -- 3.a2 Apply test-only overrides (written by write_bone_test_only before update call).
    --      These survive the rest-reset done at the top of update; applied after keyframe
    --      sampling so they always win for the current frame.
    if p.test_overrides[bid] ~= nil then
        p.bone_state[bid].rot = p.test_overrides[bid]
    end

    -- 3.b Apply look-at constraint if this bone is marked look_at (scale-aware).
    if b.look_at and p.look_target ~= nil then
        local px, py, pa, psx, psy
        if b.parent then
            local pw = p.bone_state[b.parent.id].world
            px, py, pa, psx, psy = pw.x, pw.y, pw.rot, pw.scl_x, pw.scl_y
        else
            px, py, pa, psx, psy = p.x, p.y, 0, 1, 1
        end
        local cos_a, sin_a = math.cos(pa), math.sin(pa)
        local lx, ly = b.rest.x, b.rest.y
        local bone_world_x = px + (cos_a * lx * psx - sin_a * ly * psy)
        local bone_world_y = py + (sin_a * lx * psx + cos_a * ly * psy)
        local dx = p.look_target.x - bone_world_x
        local dy = p.look_target.y - bone_world_y
        local world_angle = math.atan(dy, dx)
        p.bone_state[bid].rot = world_angle - pa
    end

    -- 3.c Run procedural callbacks at root-visit (once per puppet, before world-transform compute).
    if b.parent == nil then
        for name, cb in pairs(p.procedural) do
            local ok, err = pcall(cb, p.handle, dt)
            if not ok then
                p.procedural[name] = nil  -- disarm offending callback to avoid repeat errors
                error(err, 0)             -- re-raise so caller (or test pcall) sees the conflict
            end
        end
    end

    -- 3.d Compute world-transform (cascaded with scale).
    compute_world(p, b)

    -- Recurse to children.
    for _, child_src in ipairs(p.rig.bones) do
        local child = p.rig.bones_by_id[child_src.id]
        if child.parent == b then
            update_bone_recursive(p, child, dt)
        end
    end
end

-- ====================================================================
-- Rendering (engine.render.*; only callable in render-phase).
-- Walks bones in z-sorted order (back-to-front). For each bone:
--   - If bone has texture_handle: draw via engine.render.draw_sprite_transform
--     using cascaded world.scl_x/y and world.rot
--   - Else: fall back to engine.render.draw_rect_rotated with bone.color
-- ====================================================================
function M.render(handle)
    local p = all_puppets[handle]
    if p == nil then return end

    for _, b in ipairs(p.rig.bones_z_sorted) do
        local ws = p.bone_state[b.id].world
        if b.texture_handle then
            -- Cascaded world-scale (was: per-bone constant b.scale)
            local sx, sy = ws.scl_x, ws.scl_y
            local ax = b.anchor and b.anchor[1] or 0
            local ay = b.anchor and b.anchor[2] or 0
            engine.render.draw_sprite_transform(
                b.texture_handle,
                ws.x, ws.y, ws.rot,
                sx, sy, ax, ay,
                0xFFFFFFFF
            )
        else
            -- Fallback: colored rotated rect (Phase-1 behavior)
            local color = engine.render.rgb(b.color[1], b.color[2], b.color[3])
            engine.render.draw_rect_rotated(ws.x, ws.y, 16, 4, ws.rot, color)
        end
    end
end

-- ====================================================================
-- Asset loading (convenience wrappers around build_rig/build_animation)
-- ====================================================================
-- engine.asset.load_json(path) reads the file and parses JSON in one
-- call, returning a Lua table directly. No separate decode step needed.

-- ====================================================================
-- Resolve atlas-ids to texture-handles via asset-lib indirection.
-- asset_aliases: { [alias-key] = asset-lib-id } from module's manifest.
-- ====================================================================
function M.load_textures(rig, asset_aliases)
    if rig.asset_pack == nil then return end  -- no-texture rig, nothing to do
    local lib_id = asset_aliases[rig.asset_pack]
    if lib_id == nil then
        error("puppet.load_textures: asset-pack alias '" .. rig.asset_pack
              .. "' not found in module asset_aliases")
    end
    local atlas_path = lib_id .. "/assets/atlas.json"
    local atlas = engine.asset.load_json(atlas_path)
    local pack = atlas[rig.asset_pack]
    if pack == nil then
        error("puppet.load_textures: asset_pack '" .. rig.asset_pack
              .. "' not declared in atlas of '" .. lib_id .. "'")
    end
    for _, b in pairs(rig.bones_by_id) do
        if b.texture then
            local entry = pack[b.texture]
            if entry == nil then
                error("puppet.load_textures: atlas-id '" .. b.texture
                      .. "' not in asset_pack '" .. rig.asset_pack
                      .. "' of '" .. lib_id .. "'")
            end
            local tex_path = lib_id .. "/assets/" .. entry.file
            b.texture_handle = engine.asset.load_texture(tex_path)
            -- Resolve anchor: bone.anchor override beats atlas-default.
            if b.anchor == nil then
                b.anchor = entry.anchor or { 0, 0 }
            end
        end
    end
end

-- ====================================================================
-- Load a rig from a JSON file and optionally resolve textures.
-- asset_aliases is the module-level alias map (from manifest.module);
-- pass engine.module.asset_aliases() in module init.lua.
-- ====================================================================
function M.load_rig(path, asset_aliases)
    local rig_table = engine.asset.load_json(path)
    local rig = M.build_rig(rig_table)
    if asset_aliases then
        M.load_textures(rig, asset_aliases)
    end
    return rig
end

function M.load_animation(path, rig)
    local anim_table = engine.asset.load_json(path)
    return M.build_animation(anim_table, rig)
end

return M