Add a flip board option
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Assessment
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Newbie friendliness
- 76/100
- Issue type
- Feature
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Activity status
- Active
- Tech stack
- css, html, javascript
Research direction
Read js/board.js around createBoard and the keyboard handler, then inspect settings wiring in js/main.js, the toggles in index.html, and board styling in css/board.css. Run npm test and npm run lint as the issue describes. Done when the flip toggle persists after reload and the coordinates and arrow-key movement match the displayed orientation.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Description
Summary
The board is always drawn with White at the bottom. With two people sharing one device, Black always plays upside down, and a flip option becomes necessary once a player can choose Black against a computer.
Where
js/board.js:16-27(createBoardappends squares in a fixed order)index.html:28-57(settings panel, four toggles, none for orientation)
Proposal
Add a "Flip board" toggle, persisted like the other settings. Squares carry data-row and data-col and lookups go through getSquareElement, so flipping can be done in presentation only: a class on the board that reverses the grid order, or a reversed append order in createBoard. Check that coordinate labels and the arrow-key directions in the keyboard handler (js/board.js:111-127) follow the visual orientation. Optional: flip automatically each turn.
Who benefits
The player with the black pieces.
Acceptance criteria
- A toggle flips the board and the choice survives a reload
- Coordinates and arrow keys match what is on screen
Getting started
- Relevant files:
js/board.js,js/main.js,index.html,css/board.css - How to run tests:
npm install, thennpm testandnpm run lint - Related docs:
docs/ARCHITECTURE.md,.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
Filed by repo-audit/full-audit at 8a2c86c. Severity: low. Effort: S. audit-key: enhancement|js/board.js|createBoard.orientation
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 4
- Forks
- 2
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Getting set up
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First steps
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