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+// src/scan-sprite.js
+// Scans a source dir for PNG/WebP/JPG sprite files (no _diffuse/_height
+// suffix convention — sprite-mode treats each file as a standalone
+// sprite). Normalises filenames to snake_case aliases, detects
+// collisions.
+
+const fs = require('node:fs');
+const path = require('node:path');
+const { aliasFromFilename } = require('./alias');
+
+const SUPPORTED_EXT = ['.png', '.webp', '.jpg', '.jpeg'];
+
+function scanSpriteSourceDir(srcDir, opts = {}) {
+    if (!fs.existsSync(srcDir)) {
+        return { sources: [], errors: [`scan-sprite: source dir does not exist: ${srcDir}`] };
+    }
+    const entries = fs.readdirSync(srcDir, { withFileTypes: true });
+    const candidates = [];
+    for (const e of entries) {
+        if (!e.isFile()) continue;
+        const ext = path.extname(e.name).toLowerCase();
+        if (!SUPPORTED_EXT.includes(ext)) continue;
+        candidates.push(e.name);
+    }
+    candidates.sort();
+
+    const aliasToFile = new Map();
+    const sources = [];
+    for (const filename of candidates) {
+        const alias = aliasFromFilename(filename, opts);
+        if (aliasToFile.has(alias)) {
+            const prev = aliasToFile.get(alias);
+            return {
+                sources: [],
+                errors: [`scan-sprite: alias collision "${alias}" — both "${prev}" and "${filename}" map to the same alias`],
+            };
+        }
+        aliasToFile.set(alias, filename);
+        sources.push({
+            alias,
+            sourceFile: filename,
+            sourcePath: path.join(srcDir, filename),
+        });
+    }
+    return { sources, errors: [] };
+}
+
+module.exports = { scanSpriteSourceDir };
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+const { test } = require('node:test');
+const assert = require('node:assert');
+const path = require('node:path');
+const { scanSpriteSourceDir } = require('../src/scan-sprite');
+
+const FRESH = path.resolve(__dirname, 'fixtures/sprite-fresh');
+const COLLISION = path.resolve(__dirname, 'fixtures/sprite-collision');
+
+test('scan-sprite: 4 PNGs, alphabetical, no errors', () => {
+    const { sources, errors } = scanSpriteSourceDir(FRESH, {});
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(errors, []);
+    assert.strictEqual(sources.length, 4);
+    assert.strictEqual(sources[0].alias, 'barrel_large');
+    assert.strictEqual(sources[1].alias, 'bed1');
+    assert.strictEqual(sources[2].alias, 'bench1');
+    assert.strictEqual(sources[3].alias, 'sack');
+});
+
+test('scan-sprite: sources carry sourcePath + sourceFile', () => {
+    const { sources } = scanSpriteSourceDir(FRESH, {});
+    assert.ok(sources[1].sourcePath.endsWith('Bed1.png'));
+    assert.strictEqual(sources[1].sourceFile, 'Bed1.png');
+});
+
+test('scan-sprite: alias collision -> loud error', () => {
+    const { sources, errors } = scanSpriteSourceDir(COLLISION, {});
+    assert.strictEqual(sources.length, 0);
+    assert.strictEqual(errors.length, 1);
+    assert.match(errors[0], /alias collision/i);
+    assert.match(errors[0], /bed1/);
+});
+
+test('scan-sprite: missing dir -> error', () => {
+    const { sources, errors } = scanSpriteSourceDir('/nonexistent/path', {});
+    assert.strictEqual(sources.length, 0);
+    assert.ok(errors[0].includes('does not exist'));
+});
+
+test('scan-sprite: applies stripPrefix option', () => {
+    const { sources, errors } = scanSpriteSourceDir(FRESH, {
+        stripPrefix: 'Bed',
+    });
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(errors, []);
+    // Bed1 -> 1, Bench1 not stripped -> bench1, etc.
+    const aliases = sources.map(s => s.alias).sort();
+    assert.ok(aliases.includes('1'));
+});