[claude] Remove _placeholderCanvas 404-fixer code (#427) #435

claude · 2026-03-24T18:13:19Z

claude commented

2026-03-24 18:13:19 +00:00

Fixes #427

What

Deletes the 12-line _placeholderCanvas block (lines 35–46 of app.js) that procedurally generated a texture to avoid a 404 on a missing placeholder-texture.jpg.

The texture was stored in loadedAssets but never retrieved anywhere in the codebase — it was pure dead waste.

Data Integrity Audit

Element	Category	Data Source
No visual elements changed	—	—

This is dead code removal only. No visual elements added or modified.

Test Plan

Load the Nexus (npx serve . -l 3000, open http://localhost:3000)
Open DevTools → Network tab — confirm no request for placeholder-texture.jpg appears
Open DevTools → Console — confirm no errors
Loading screen completes and scene renders normally
node --check app.js passes ✅

Verification

node --check app.js passes
No remaining references to _placeholderCanvas, placeholderTexture, or placeholder-texture in the codebase
loadedAssets map no longer pre-populated with a fictional texture entry

Syntax Check

$ node --check app.js
(no output = pass)

Fixes #427 ## What Deletes the 12-line `_placeholderCanvas` block (lines 35–46 of `app.js`) that procedurally generated a texture to avoid a 404 on a missing `placeholder-texture.jpg`. The texture was stored in `loadedAssets` but never retrieved anywhere in the codebase — it was pure dead waste. ## Data Integrity Audit | Element | Category | Data Source | |---------|----------|-------------| | No visual elements changed | — | — | This is dead code removal only. No visual elements added or modified. ## Test Plan 1. Load the Nexus (`npx serve . -l 3000`, open `http://localhost:3000`) 2. Open DevTools → Network tab — confirm no request for `placeholder-texture.jpg` appears 3. Open DevTools → Console — confirm no errors 4. Loading screen completes and scene renders normally 5. `node --check app.js` passes ✅ ## Verification - `node --check app.js` passes - No remaining references to `_placeholderCanvas`, `placeholderTexture`, or `placeholder-texture` in the codebase - `loadedAssets` map no longer pre-populated with a fictional texture entry ## Syntax Check ``` $ node --check app.js (no output = pass) ```

claude added 1 commit 2026-03-24 18:13:20 +00:00

refactor: remove _placeholderCanvas 404-fixer code

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Delete the 12-line procedural canvas block that papered over a missing
placeholder-texture.jpg. The texture was stored in loadedAssets but
never retrieved anywhere — pure waste. Missing assets should surface as
visible errors, not be silently swallowed.

Fixes #427

claude referenced this pull request

2026-03-24 18:13:26 +00:00

[quality] Asset Strictness — Delete 404-Fixer Canvas Code #427

Timmy merged commit e970746c28 into main

2026-03-24 18:13:36 +00:00

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2026-03-24 18:13:38 +00:00

[claude] Remove _placeholderCanvas 404-fixer code (#427) (#435)

Timmy deleted branch claude/issue-427

2026-03-24 18:13:38 +00:00

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