YTChatHub/memory-bank/progress.md

Progress Tracker

Phase 0 – Foundations

• Create Memory Bank documentation.
• Simplify project layout (single package, shared types via alias).
• Document setup instructions for the new command set.

Phase 1 – Core Infrastructure

• Implement Innertube client bootstrap (retrieve context, manage continuation tokens).
• Build backend poller with full normalization and comprehensive message parsing.
• Expose REST+SSE endpoints for chat and overlay delivery.
• Fix CORS issues for cross-origin SSE connections.
• Parse badges (moderator, member, verified), superchats, and membership gifts.

Phase 2 – Operator Dashboard

• Implement modern chat feed UI with live status indicators.
• Display user avatars, badges, and special message types (superchats, memberships).
• Provide message selection controls with visual feedback.
• Centered layout with gradient backgrounds and glass-morphism effects.
• Message count display and connection status.
• Conditional auto-scrolling for chat panels.
• Timezone-aware timestamp formatting for all messages.
• Visual selection state management (active, normal, previously-selected).
• Fix super sticker image not showing.
• Add chat leaderboard badge.
• Show open polls.
• Handle error states (rate limits, disconnects) gracefully in UI.

Phase 3 – OBS Overlay Experience

• Create overlay page that consumes SSE stream at /overlay.
• Style overlay with modern design including avatars, badges, and superchat displays.
• Ensure transparent background for OBS browser source.
• Display new member announcements on overlay.
• Optimize overlay spacing for efficient use (30-40% more compact).
• Remove timestamps from overlay for cleaner display.
• Add smooth fade transitions when switching between messages.
• Add theme controls and customization options.

Phase 4 – Reliability & Polish

• Implement image proxy with caching to prevent YouTube CDN 429 errors.
• Implement smart message storage that preserves superchats/memberships.
• Add log-in and unique stream id for each logged in user
• Do a security check
• Refactor the code
• Ensure the deployment.
• Write tests (unit/integration) and contributor documentation.

Current Status

• ✅ YouTube Integration Live: Backend connects to real YouTube Live chat and parses all message types
• ✅ Modern UI Complete: Dashboard features centered layout, gradient backgrounds, badges, and superchat displays
• ✅ CORS Fixed: Overlay SSE stream works cross-origin for OBS integration
• ✅ Rich Parsing: Moderators, members, verified users, superchats, and membership gifts all detected and displayed. Currency parsing is now more robust.
• ✅ UI Polished: The dashboard and overlay layouts have been refined for better spacing and alignment. Overlay is 30-40% more compact.
• ✅ Auto-Scroll Implemented: Chat panels now auto-scroll intelligently.
• ✅ Timestamp Resolution Fixed: Critical bug resolved - timestamps now display correct current time instead of 1970 epoch
• ✅ Timezone Support: Dashboard timestamps display in user's local timezone with browser detection and GMT+3 fallback
• ✅ Visual Selection States: Three-tier feedback system (active/normal/previously-selected) for better UX
• ✅ Image Proxy Implemented: Backend now proxies all YouTube CDN images (avatars, badges, emojis, super stickers) with 24hr in-memory cache to prevent 429 rate limit errors. Added lh3.googleusercontent.com domain for super stickers.
• ✅ Overlay Animations: Smooth fade-out/in transitions when switching between messages
• ✅ Smart Storage: Regular messages limited to 200, superchats and memberships preserved for entire session
• ✅ Super Sticker Support: Super sticker images now display correctly in both dashboard and overlay with proper error handling and accessibility labels
• Next: Add chat leaderboard badge, show open polls, implement error recovery