diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index e0d6755..d852286 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
!reading-analytics.js
!public/
!public/**
+!greatest/
+!greatest/**
!runtime/
!runtime/**
!sentinel/
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index dbf4045..250016b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ ARG VCS_REF=development
LABEL org.opencontainers.image.title="MangaCircus" org.opencontainers.image.revision=$VCS_REF
COPY package.json server.js library.js reading-direction.js chapter-identity.js reading-analytics.js catalog.js ./
COPY public ./public
+COPY greatest ./greatest
COPY tools ./tools
COPY scraper ./scraper
COPY sentinel ./sentinel
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0e46dd0..df7d0ac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ A no-frills, self-hosted manga / comic / webtoon reader.
- Reads the manga straight from a folder tree. The same folders stay readable in any normal picture viewer.
- Accounts with per-user reading progress, view settings, an opt-in Active Reading Clock, a private Reading Story and "new chapter" notifications.
- Reader with three view modes (**Flow**, **Page**, **Book**), a page zoom that leaves the controls alone, and tap zones for mobile.
+- A separate **Greatest of All Time** manga-history dashboard, with five-year periods, per-user wish ratings, community ranking, and local-library badges. Its curated titles do not enter the download queue.
## Run it
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ The current Windows installation uses Docker Compose; its old `MangaCircus Super
Scheduled Task is disabled. Do not run a native duplicate writer. See
[docs/local-deployment.md](docs/local-deployment.md) for its observed layout, health
checks, restart procedure, and recovery point.
+See [Greatest of All Time](docs/greatest.md) for catalog ownership, voting, and metadata refresh.
### Docker
diff --git a/docs/greatest.md b/docs/greatest.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7317832
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/greatest.md
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Shijō Saikō no Manga — Greatest of All Time
+
+`greatest.html` is a second, single-page dashboard. The Japanese title is **史上最高の漫画**, romanized **Shijō Saikō no Manga** (“greatest manga of all time”). It displays the [research reading map](manga-reading-map-2026-10-09.md) as ranked five-year cohorts from before 1970 through 2025–2026. Each period keeps its own separator and tile grid.
+
+## Separation and data ownership
+
+- `greatest/catalog.json` is a versioned, read-only editorial seed in the application image. Entries have stable IDs, debut year, cohort, curator rank, rationale, official source lead, and optional AniList cover/chapter/status metadata. It is **not** part of `library/`, scraper queue, or `data/catalog.json` collections.
+- `greatest/index.js` validates the seed and performs only exact title/alias matching against the existing library index. A match adds the local cover, chapter count, status and **In library** badge; it never moves or downloads a title.
+- `data/db.json` holds `greatestRatings[userName][entryId]`. Each account can select `flame`, `good`, `neutral`, or `skip`, or click its current choice to clear it. Existing chapter-version votes are separate. Deleting a user removes their ratings. Include `data/db.json` in backups as before.
+- The only write route is authenticated `POST /api/greatest/rating` with `{id,rating}` (`null` clears). Authenticated `GET /api/greatest` returns the catalog, per-user choice, valid-user community counts, score, and local-library match. Unknown IDs/ratings are rejected. There is no admin-only gate: every account may vote.
+
+Within each cohort, **Rank by my vote** sorts flame → good → neutral → skull → unrated; **Rank by everyone** uses `3×flames + thumbs-up − 2×skulls`, with curator rank as the tie-breaker. These are preference scores, not independent critical ratings. The quick chips filter by *your* ratings (or in-library status), even when community sorting is active. The popup shows the full rationale, metadata, official source link, community counts, and a library link where available.
+
+## Covers and metadata
+
+The one-time seed is curated from the research document. `node tools/enrich-greatest-catalog.js` is an **optional manual** public-AniList metadata refresh, paced at one request every 1.5 seconds. It only accepts matching manga title and **original serialization year**, leaving uncertain results blank rather than using a sequel or remake cover. The server makes **no AniList calls at runtime**. Browser covers are lazy-loaded from AniList's CDN; a title-letter card remains if a cover is missing or fails. Local library covers take precedence.
+
+Public catalog chapter counts are often absent; the UI says “Chapters unknown” rather than inventing one. For owned titles, the local library count wins. Status comes from AniList's releasing/finished flag or local library metadata, and may be unknown. Official source links may be publisher editions, chapter services, or an award/info lead; they do not imply all chapters are available in every country. No unverified hoster coverage is claimed.
+
+## Deployment and QA
+
+The Docker image now copies `greatest/` as app code; no new Compose service, volume, port, secret, or migration is needed. Rebuild/recreate **reader only** to pick up catalog/UI changes. The scraper and sentinel do not need restarting. Existing `data/db.json` accepts the new `greatestRatings` object without migration.
+
+Run `npm run test:reader` for catalog/API tests and `node tools/test-greatest-ui.js` for disposable headless-browser QA. The UI fixture blocks remote covers and never contacts the scraper. Manual catalog edits should preserve stable IDs once anyone has voted; changing a title's ID strands its votes.
diff --git a/greatest/catalog.json b/greatest/catalog.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f98418
--- /dev/null
+++ b/greatest/catalog.json
@@ -0,0 +1,2202 @@
+{
+ "schema": 1,
+ "updatedAt": "2026-10-09",
+ "title": "Shijō Saikō no Manga",
+ "periods": [
+ "Before 1970",
+ "1970–1974",
+ "1975–1979",
+ "1980–1984",
+ "1985–1989",
+ "1990–1994",
+ "1995–1999",
+ "2000–2004",
+ "2005–2009",
+ "2010–2014",
+ "2015–2019",
+ "2020–2024",
+ "2025–2026"
+ ],
+ "entries": [
+ {
+ "id": "astro-boy-1952",
+ "title": "Astro Boy",
+ "year": 1952,
+ "period": "Before 1970",
+ "periodOrder": 0,
+ "rank": 1,
+ "note": "Humane robot science fiction that made long-form adventure manga feel modern; a foundation for the *Pluto* branch later below.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "edition",
+ "url": "https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/25-825/Astro-Boy-Omnibus-Volume-1-TPB"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/bx30728-deU0SZKHwSp5.png",
+ "chapters": 233,
+ "status": "completed",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 30728,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/30728"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "phoenix-1954",
+ "title": "Phoenix",
+ "year": 1954,
+ "period": "Before 1970",
+ "periodOrder": 0,
+ "rank": 2,
+ "note": "Tezuka's time-spanning meditation on life, death, and recurrence; the most ambitious early match to your philosophical sci-fi taste.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "info",
+ "url": "https://tezukaosamu.net/en/manga/656.html"
+ },
+ "cover": null,
+ "chapters": null,
+ "status": "unknown"
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "ashita-no-joe-1968",
+ "title": "Ashita no Joe",
+ "year": 1968,
+ "period": "Before 1970",
+ "periodOrder": 0,
+ "rank": 3,
+ "note": "Boxing as class struggle, self-destruction, and national cultural memory rather than a neat victory ladder.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "edition",
+ "url": "https://kodansha.us/series/ashita-no-joe-fighting-for-tomorrow/"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/bx31303-l21HJn9AXl7w.jpg",
+ "chapters": 171,
+ "status": "completed",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 31303,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/31303"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "princess-knight-1953",
+ "title": "Princess Knight",
+ "year": 1953,
+ "period": "Before 1970",
+ "periodOrder": 0,
+ "rank": 4,
+ "note": "A crucial early story-driven shōjo fantasy; historically important even if its gender treatment feels of its time.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "info",
+ "url": "https://tezukaosamu.net/en/manga/559.html"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/b31676-ReKRBqwbdml1.jpg",
+ "chapters": 27,
+ "status": "completed",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 31676,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/31676"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "golgo-13-1968",
+ "title": "Golgo 13",
+ "year": 1968,
+ "period": "Before 1970",
+ "periodOrder": 0,
+ "rank": 5,
+ "note": "The hard-boiled assassin serial as a decades-long political/time-capsule form.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "read",
+ "url": "https://www.viz.com/vizmanga/chapters/golgo-13"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/nx31298-Cik2Ff9Ip3MD.jpg",
+ "chapters": null,
+ "status": "ongoing",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 31298,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/31298"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "dororo-1967",
+ "title": "Dororo",
+ "year": 1967,
+ "period": "Before 1970",
+ "periodOrder": 0,
+ "rank": 6,
+ "note": "Body-horror quest through a demon-infested feudal Japan; an unusually direct ancestor of your dark-fantasy favorites.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "info",
+ "url": "https://tezukaosamu.net/en/manga/310.html"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/bx31658-xZFgMcIzhbB4.png",
+ "chapters": 19,
+ "status": "completed",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 31658,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/31658"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "the-legend-of-kamui-kamui-den-1964",
+ "title": "The Legend of Kamui / Kamui Den",
+ "year": 1964,
+ "period": "Before 1970",
+ "periodOrder": 0,
+ "rank": 7,
+ "note": "Dense ninja history with caste, rebellion, and social realism; rewarding but a demanding classic.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "edition",
+ "url": "https://drawnandquarterly.com/books/the-legend-of-kamui/"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/bx47839-3sf0J3dOnN2O.png",
+ "chapters": 74,
+ "status": "completed",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 47839,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/47839"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "kitaro-gegege-no-kitaro-1960",
+ "title": "Kitarō / GeGeGe no Kitarō",
+ "year": 1960,
+ "period": "Before 1970",
+ "periodOrder": 0,
+ "rank": 8,
+ "note": "Yōkai folklore recast as popular manga; a useful bridge to later Japanese horror. English editions are selections from different incarnations.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "edition",
+ "url": "https://drawnandquarterly.com/books/kitaros-yokai-battles/"
+ },
+ "cover": null,
+ "chapters": null,
+ "status": "unknown"
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "lone-wolf-and-cub-1970",
+ "title": "Lone Wolf and Cub",
+ "year": 1970,
+ "period": "1970–1974",
+ "periodOrder": 1,
+ "rank": 1,
+ "note": "An austere father–son samurai epic whose visual storytelling still feels cinematic.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "edition",
+ "url": "https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/40-092/Lone-Wolf-and-Cub-Vol-1-The-Assassins-Road-TPB"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/bx30904-KRN1WE3ZU3vl.jpg",
+ "chapters": 142,
+ "status": "completed",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 30904,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/30904"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "the-rose-of-versailles-1972",
+ "title": "The Rose of Versailles",
+ "year": 1972,
+ "period": "1970–1974",
+ "periodOrder": 1,
+ "rank": 2,
+ "note": "French Revolution melodrama that radically expanded what historical shōjo could do.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "edition",
+ "url": "https://store.udonentertainment.com/collections/the-rose-of-versailles"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/bx30660-hBFkOt2Ab2Ti.jpg",
+ "chapters": 85,
+ "status": "completed",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 30660,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/30660"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "devilman-1972",
+ "title": "Devilman",
+ "year": 1972,
+ "period": "1970–1974",
+ "periodOrder": 1,
+ "rank": 3,
+ "note": "Apocalyptic horror, moral collapse, and a major ancestor of modern dark fantasy.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "edition",
+ "url": "https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/devilman-the-classic-collection/"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/bx31474-R4x7qkjUfBw6.jpg",
+ "chapters": 53,
+ "status": "completed",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 31474,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/31474"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "buddha-1972",
+ "title": "Buddha",
+ "year": 1972,
+ "period": "1970–1974",
+ "periodOrder": 1,
+ "rank": 4,
+ "note": "Tezuka's compassionate, irreverent philosophical biography, with much more grit than the premise suggests.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "edition",
+ "url": "https://kodansha.us/series/buddha/"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/bx31111-ldPYMNd3PvHa.png",
+ "chapters": 69,
+ "status": "completed",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 31111,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/31111"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "black-jack-1973",
+ "title": "Black Jack",
+ "year": 1973,
+ "period": "1970–1974",
+ "periodOrder": 1,
+ "rank": 5,
+ "note": "Brilliant episodic medical ethics built around an outlaw surgeon; ideal if you like tight moral dilemmas.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "edition",
+ "url": "https://kodansha.us/series/black-jack/"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/nx31600-CCA5TUKJBQJh.jpg",
+ "chapters": 243,
+ "status": "completed",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 31600,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/31600"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "barefoot-gen-1973",
+ "title": "Barefoot Gen",
+ "year": 1973,
+ "period": "1970–1974",
+ "periodOrder": 1,
+ "rank": 6,
+ "note": "Essential, harrowing Hiroshima survivor testimony in comics form.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "edition",
+ "url": "https://lastgasp.com/collections/barefoot-gen"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/bx33281-2NXB8uHRxpI3.png",
+ "chapters": 54,
+ "status": "completed",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 33281,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/33281"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "the-poe-clan-1972",
+ "title": "The Poe Clan",
+ "year": 1972,
+ "period": "1970–1974",
+ "periodOrder": 1,
+ "rank": 7,
+ "note": "Moto Hagio's melancholy vampire mosaic; a beautiful source for the gothic and psychological side of manga.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "edition",
+ "url": "https://www.fantagraphics.com/products/the-complete-poe-clan-vols-1-2"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/bx34305-ul28wvP0lhjv.jpg",
+ "chapters": 26,
+ "status": "completed",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 34305,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/34305"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "the-heart-of-thomas-1974",
+ "title": "The Heart of Thomas",
+ "year": 1974,
+ "period": "1970–1974",
+ "periodOrder": 1,
+ "rank": 8,
+ "note": "A school tragedy that helped establish psychologically intricate boys'-love/shōjo storytelling.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "edition",
+ "url": "https://www.fantagraphics.com/products/heart-of-thomas"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/bx39152-QcXrecYJwsEQ.jpg",
+ "chapters": 40,
+ "status": "completed",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 39152,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/39152"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "the-glass-mask-1975",
+ "title": "The Glass Mask",
+ "year": 1975,
+ "period": "1975–1979",
+ "periodOrder": 2,
+ "rank": 1,
+ "note": "Legendary acting rivalry and unusually intense long-form character growth;",
+ "source": null,
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/bx31469-xYQ8kWQynM7n.png",
+ "chapters": null,
+ "status": "ongoing",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 31469,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/31469"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "galaxy-express-999-1977",
+ "title": "Galaxy Express 999",
+ "year": 1977,
+ "period": "1975–1979",
+ "periodOrder": 2,
+ "rank": 2,
+ "note": "Melancholy train-through-space fables about bodies, technology, and mortality;",
+ "source": null,
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/nx39705-uxZAOISKjKgB.jpg",
+ "chapters": 91,
+ "status": "completed",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 39705,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/39705"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "urusei-yatsura-1978",
+ "title": "Urusei Yatsura",
+ "year": 1978,
+ "period": "1975–1979",
+ "periodOrder": 2,
+ "rank": 3,
+ "note": "Rumiko Takahashi's anarchic rom-com machine; hugely influential on ensemble comedy.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "edition",
+ "url": "https://www.viz.com/urusei-yatsura"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/bx30304-jAQt0fJkMgUd.jpg",
+ "chapters": 366,
+ "status": "completed",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 30304,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/30304"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "captain-harlock-1977",
+ "title": "Captain Harlock",
+ "year": 1977,
+ "period": "1975–1979",
+ "periodOrder": 2,
+ "rank": 4,
+ "note": "Romantic space-pirate resistance and striking Leiji Matsumoto atmosphere.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "edition",
+ "url": "https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/captain-harlock-the-classic-collection/"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/nx35115-fZzfIJXnDYds.jpg",
+ "chapters": 55,
+ "status": "completed",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 35115,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/35115"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "candy-candy-1975",
+ "title": "Candy Candy",
+ "year": 1975,
+ "period": "1975–1979",
+ "periodOrder": 2,
+ "rank": 5,
+ "note": "A shōjo melodrama landmark with cross-generational popularity;",
+ "source": null,
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/nx31388-JDIwg74gvgt3.jpg",
+ "chapters": 44,
+ "status": "completed",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 31388,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/31388"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "the-poem-of-wind-and-trees-1976",
+ "title": "The Poem of Wind and Trees",
+ "year": 1976,
+ "period": "1975–1979",
+ "periodOrder": 2,
+ "rank": 6,
+ "note": "A historically important, emotionally severe early boys'-love work;",
+ "source": null,
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/bx31365-ucezaL74sIgK.jpg",
+ "chapters": 139,
+ "status": "completed",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 31365,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/31365"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "kochikame-1976",
+ "title": "Kochikame",
+ "year": 1976,
+ "period": "1975–1979",
+ "periodOrder": 2,
+ "rank": 7,
+ "note": "Everyday police-station comedy whose extraordinary longevity makes it a time capsule; full",
+ "source": null,
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/nx30733-QmyPwBhjbgyX.jpg",
+ "chapters": 1968,
+ "status": "completed",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 30733,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/30733"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "akira-1982",
+ "title": "Akira",
+ "year": 1982,
+ "period": "1980–1984",
+ "periodOrder": 3,
+ "rank": 1,
+ "note": "The definitive urban-collapse/cyberpunk landmark; a particularly strong fit for your *BLAME!* and *Biomega* shelf.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "edition",
+ "url": "https://kodansha.us/series/akira/"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/bx30664-JJq9tosQvlpW.jpg",
+ "chapters": 120,
+ "status": "completed",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 30664,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/30664"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "nausicaa-of-the-valley-of-the-wind-1982",
+ "title": "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind",
+ "year": 1982,
+ "period": "1980–1984",
+ "periodOrder": 3,
+ "rank": 2,
+ "note": "Miyazaki's manga is a far deeper ecological-war epic than its film adaptation.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "edition",
+ "url": "https://www.viz.com/manga-books/manga/nausicaa-of-the-valley-of-the-wind/all"
+ },
+ "cover": null,
+ "chapters": null,
+ "status": "unknown"
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+ },
+ {
+ "id": "jujutsu-kaisen-2018",
+ "title": "Jujutsu Kaisen",
+ "year": 2018,
+ "period": "2015–2019",
+ "periodOrder": 10,
+ "rank": 8,
+ "note": "Dark occult combat with inventive constraints and breakneck tactical reversals.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "read",
+ "url": "https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/titles/100034"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/bx101517-H3TdM3g5ZUe9.jpg",
+ "chapters": 272,
+ "status": "completed",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 101517,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/101517"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "spy-family-2019",
+ "title": "Spy × Family",
+ "year": 2019,
+ "period": "2015–2019",
+ "periodOrder": 10,
+ "rank": 9,
+ "note": "Found-family spy comedy that uses its gimmick for real tenderness.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "read",
+ "url": "https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/titles/100056"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/bx108556-NHjkz0BNJhLx.jpg",
+ "chapters": null,
+ "status": "ongoing",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 108556,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/108556"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "kaguya-sama-love-is-war-2015",
+ "title": "Kaguya-sama: Love Is War",
+ "year": 2015,
+ "period": "2015–2019",
+ "periodOrder": 10,
+ "rank": 10,
+ "note": "Romantic comedy as elaborate psychological warfare, then sincere character study.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "edition",
+ "url": "https://www.viz.com/kaguya-sama-love-is-war"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/bx86635-EdaLQmsn86Fy.png",
+ "chapters": 281,
+ "status": "completed",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 86635,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/86635"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "frieren-beyond-journey-s-end-2020",
+ "title": "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End",
+ "year": 2020,
+ "period": "2020–2024",
+ "periodOrder": 11,
+ "rank": 1,
+ "note": "Post-quest fantasy about the scale of memory and grief; 2021 Manga Taisho winner and a strong fit for your fantasy shelf.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "read",
+ "url": "https://www.viz.com/vizmanga/chapters/frieren-the-journeys-end"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/bx118586-CXKgWikBFQgS.jpg",
+ "chapters": null,
+ "status": "ongoing",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 118586,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/118586"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "dandadan-2021",
+ "title": "Dandadan",
+ "year": 2021,
+ "period": "2020–2024",
+ "periodOrder": 11,
+ "rank": 2,
+ "note": "UFOs, ghosts, young romance, and some of the most kinetic pages in weekly manga.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "read",
+ "url": "https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/titles/100171"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/bx132029-prGF4gePdSKv.jpg",
+ "chapters": null,
+ "status": "ongoing",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 132029,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/132029"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "the-summer-hikaru-died-2021",
+ "title": "The Summer Hikaru Died",
+ "year": 2021,
+ "period": "2020–2024",
+ "periodOrder": 11,
+ "rank": 3,
+ "note": "Queer grief and rural body horror with extraordinary unease.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "edition",
+ "url": "https://yenpress.com/series/the-summer-hikaru-died"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/bx138603-j0gcshf7PVkN.jpg",
+ "chapters": null,
+ "status": "ongoing",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 138603,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/138603"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "medalist-2020",
+ "title": "Medalist",
+ "year": 2020,
+ "period": "2020–2024",
+ "periodOrder": 11,
+ "rank": 4,
+ "note": "Figure-skating mentorship with rigorous athletic detail and big emotional payoffs.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "edition",
+ "url": "https://kodansha.us/series/medalist/"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/bx118371-3xk9VUbWnnRR.jpg",
+ "chapters": null,
+ "status": "ongoing",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 118371,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/118371"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "orb-on-the-movements-of-the-earth-2020",
+ "title": "Orb: On the Movements of the Earth",
+ "year": 2020,
+ "period": "2020–2024",
+ "periodOrder": 11,
+ "rank": 5,
+ "note": "A dangerous idea passed between people across generations; philosophical historical thriller.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "edition",
+ "url": "https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/orb-on-the-movements-of-the-earth-omnibus/"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/bx124139-OOL1bW0HecJT.jpg",
+ "chapters": 62,
+ "status": "completed",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 124139,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/124139"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "the-darwin-incident-2020",
+ "title": "The Darwin Incident",
+ "year": 2020,
+ "period": "2020–2024",
+ "periodOrder": 11,
+ "rank": 6,
+ "note": "A human–chimpanzee teenager turns a political-thriller premise into questions of personhood; 2026 Kodansha Manga Award winner.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "edition",
+ "url": "https://kodansha.us/series/the-darwin-incident/"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/bx120638-cWwWsAGL3t9d.jpg",
+ "chapters": null,
+ "status": "ongoing",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 120638,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/120638"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "kagurabachi-2023",
+ "title": "Kagurabachi",
+ "year": 2023,
+ "period": "2020–2024",
+ "periodOrder": 11,
+ "rank": 7,
+ "note": "Sword-revenge action that rapidly grew beyond its meme beginnings into a genuinely stylish hit.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "read",
+ "url": "https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/titles/100274"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/bx169355-5pqzh1Wb4NOQ.png",
+ "chapters": null,
+ "status": "ongoing",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 169355,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/169355"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "gachiakuta-2022",
+ "title": "Gachiakuta",
+ "year": 2022,
+ "period": "2020–2024",
+ "periodOrder": 11,
+ "rank": 8,
+ "note": "Graffiti-inflected junkyard fantasy and kinetic social anger; 2026 Kodansha Manga Award winner.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "edition",
+ "url": "https://kodansha.us/series/gachiakuta/"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/bx144946-cscic3n2SwdY.jpg",
+ "chapters": null,
+ "status": "ongoing",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 144946,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/144946"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "sakamoto-days-2020",
+ "title": "Sakamoto Days",
+ "year": 2020,
+ "period": "2020–2024",
+ "periodOrder": 11,
+ "rank": 9,
+ "note": "Retired-hitman comedy with action choreography that repeatedly tops its own gimmick.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "read",
+ "url": "https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/titles/100127"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/bx125828-p78Z8SflkfmO.jpg",
+ "chapters": null,
+ "status": "ongoing",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 125828,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/125828"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "ichi-the-witch-2024",
+ "title": "Ichi the Witch",
+ "year": 2024,
+ "period": "2020–2024",
+ "periodOrder": 11,
+ "rank": 10,
+ "note": "A newer spell-hunting fantasy with a charismatic oddball lead; promising but less historically settled than the first six here.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "read",
+ "url": "https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/ichi-the-witch"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/bx180752-13CVO310XiEs.jpg",
+ "chapters": null,
+ "status": "ongoing",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 180752,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/180752"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "home-at-the-horizon-2025",
+ "title": "Home at the Horizon",
+ "year": 2025,
+ "period": "2025–2026",
+ "periodOrder": 12,
+ "rank": 1,
+ "note": "Seaside bathhouse family drama; #1 in the 2026 Next Manga Awards web vote.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "official award and reading lead",
+ "url": "https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/web_pages/2441/"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/bx188733-YMOdYQ8llVnm.jpg",
+ "chapters": null,
+ "status": "ongoing",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 188733,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/188733"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "someone-hertz-2025",
+ "title": "Someone Hertz",
+ "year": 2025,
+ "period": "2025–2026",
+ "periodOrder": 12,
+ "rank": 2,
+ "note": "Comedy/radio romance; #1 in the 2026 print-category reader vote and officially serialized in English.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "read",
+ "url": "https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/someone-hertz"
+ },
+ "cover": null,
+ "chapters": null,
+ "status": "unknown"
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "futari-bus-2025",
+ "title": "Futari Bus",
+ "year": 2025,
+ "period": "2025–2026",
+ "periodOrder": 12,
+ "rank": 3,
+ "note": "A bus-ride, almost-romance comedy; #2 in the same reader vote.;",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "award/info",
+ "url": "https://tsugimanga.jp/winners_announcement/comics"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/bx201855-7dEgpKSZhWsH.jpg",
+ "chapters": null,
+ "status": "ongoing",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 201855,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/201855"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "war-of-the-adults-2025",
+ "title": "War of the Adults",
+ "year": 2025,
+ "period": "2025–2026",
+ "periodOrder": 12,
+ "rank": 4,
+ "note": "Kappy/Masaaki Tsuzuki's social-conflict thriller; #4 in the 2026 web vote and a better match to your darker shelf.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "official award and reading lead",
+ "url": "https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/web_pages/2441/"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/bx189691-TYkHsBOxbQW8.jpg",
+ "chapters": null,
+ "status": "ongoing",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 189691,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/189691"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "the-marshal-king-2025",
+ "title": "The Marshal King",
+ "year": 2025,
+ "period": "2025–2026",
+ "periodOrder": 12,
+ "rank": 5,
+ "note": "Boichi's Western-inflected action; one of MANGA Plus's most-viewed 2025 debut chapters, but too young for a legacy claim.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "read",
+ "url": "https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/the-marshal-king"
+ },
+ "cover": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/medium/bx186517-AP09vY1BVb1E.jpg",
+ "chapters": null,
+ "status": "ongoing",
+ "metadata": {
+ "provider": "AniList",
+ "id": 186517,
+ "url": "https://anilist.co/manga/186517"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "hitoner-2026",
+ "title": "Hitoner",
+ "year": 2026,
+ "period": "2025–2026",
+ "periodOrder": 12,
+ "rank": 6,
+ "note": "Human/other-species observation story; #2 in the 2026 web vote. Include as an adventurous wildcard, not a proven classic.",
+ "source": {
+ "kind": "official award and reading lead",
+ "url": "https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/web_pages/2441/"
+ },
+ "cover": null,
+ "chapters": null,
+ "status": "unknown"
+ }
+ ]
+}
diff --git a/greatest/index.js b/greatest/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e15f8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/greatest/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+'use strict';
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+const RATINGS = Object.freeze(['flame', 'good', 'neutral', 'skip']);
+const WEIGHT = Object.freeze({ flame: 3, good: 1, neutral: 0, skip: -2 });
+const normalize = value => String(value || '').normalize('NFKD').toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, '');
+
+function loadCatalog(file = path.join(__dirname, 'catalog.json')) {
+ const parsed = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf8'));
+ if (parsed.schema !== 1 || !Array.isArray(parsed.entries)) throw new Error('Invalid Greatest of All Time catalog');
+ const ids = new Set();
+ for (const entry of parsed.entries) {
+ if (!/^[a-z0-9-]+$/.test(entry.id) || ids.has(entry.id) || !entry.title || !entry.period || !Number.isInteger(entry.rank))
+ throw new Error(`Invalid or duplicate Greatest of All Time entry: ${entry.id}`);
+ if (entry.cover && !/^https:\/\//.test(entry.cover)) throw new Error(`Invalid cover URL for ${entry.id}`);
+ if (entry.source?.url && !/^https:\/\//.test(entry.source.url)) throw new Error(`Invalid source URL for ${entry.id}`);
+ ids.add(entry.id);
+ }
+ return parsed;
+}
+
+function findOwned(entry, mangas) {
+ const names = new Set([entry.title, ...(entry.aliases || [])].map(normalize));
+ return mangas.find(m => {
+ const alt = m.meta?.altTitles;
+ return [m.title, ...(Array.isArray(alt) ? alt : alt ? [alt] : [])].some(name => names.has(normalize(name)));
+ }) || null;
+}
+
+function countsFor(entryId, votes, users) {
+ const counts = { flame: 0, good: 0, neutral: 0, skip: 0 };
+ for (const name of Object.keys(users)) {
+ const rating = votes[name]?.[entryId];
+ if (RATINGS.includes(rating)) counts[rating]++;
+ }
+ return counts;
+}
+
+function scoreFor(counts) {
+ return RATINGS.reduce((sum, rating) => sum + counts[rating] * WEIGHT[rating], 0);
+}
+
+module.exports = { RATINGS, WEIGHT, normalize, loadCatalog, findOwned, countsFor, scoreFor };
diff --git a/public/app.css b/public/app.css
index 6dcf3bc..742631b 100644
--- a/public/app.css
+++ b/public/app.css
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ label { display: block; }
padding: 8px 16px; padding-top: max(8px, env(safe-area-inset-top)); background: rgba(18, 18, 20, .94); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.brand { font-weight: 800; text-decoration: none; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: .2px; }
+.nav-greatest { border-color: #5b3c46; color: #f0b9a0; }
.bell-wrap { position: relative; }
.bell .count { background: var(--accent); color: #fff; border-radius: 9px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; padding: 0 6px; }
.panel {
@@ -100,6 +101,11 @@ main { max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 16px; }
.toolbar select { flex: 1; }
.grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 16px 12px; }
.nav { padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 12px; }
+ .nav { gap: 5px; }
+ .nav .brand { font-size: 14px; }
+ .nav .btn { padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; font-size: 12px; }
+ .nav-greatest { font-size: 0 !important; }
+ .nav-greatest::after { content: 'GOAT'; font-size: 12px; }
.reading-summary { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 5px; }
.reading-summary-links { justify-content: flex-start; }
}
diff --git a/public/common.js b/public/common.js
index 121e935..ef928f2 100644
--- a/public/common.js
+++ b/public/common.js
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ function topNav(me) {
document.addEventListener('click', () => { panel.hidden = true; });
const nav = h('header', { class: 'nav' },
h('a', { class: 'brand', href: './' }, 'MangaCircus'),
+ h('a', { class: 'btn nav-greatest', href: 'greatest.html', title: 'Shijō Saikō no Manga · Greatest of All Time' }, 'Greatest'),
h('div', { class: 'grow' }),
h('div', { class: 'bell-wrap' }, bell, panel),
h('a', { class: 'btn', href: 'settings.html' }, 'Settings'),
diff --git a/public/greatest.css b/public/greatest.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3fc7808
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/greatest.css
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+.greatest-intro { padding: 18px 0 14px; max-width: 750px; }
+.greatest-intro h1 { font-size: clamp(28px, 5vw, 42px); letter-spacing: -.03em; }
+.greatest-intro p { margin: 7px 0; }
+.greatest-eyebrow { color: #e9a47d; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .15em; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 800; }
+.greatest-toolbar { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; margin: 12px 0 10px; }
+.greatest-toolbar > input { flex: 1; min-width: 0; }
+.greatest-sort, .greatest-filters { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 7px; }
+.greatest-filters { margin: 10px 0 12px; }
+.greatest-periods { margin-top: 12px; }
+.greatest-period { padding: 20px 0 28px; border-top: 2px solid #48404a; }
+.greatest-period-heading { display: flex; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between; gap: 12px; margin-bottom: 16px; }
+.greatest-period-heading h2 { margin: 0; font-size: 21px; }
+.greatest-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(170px, 1fr)); gap: 22px 16px; }
+.greatest-tile { min-width: 0; }
+.greatest-open { position: relative; display: block; width: 100%; padding: 0; border: 0; text-align: left; color: inherit; background: none; cursor: pointer; font: inherit; }
+.greatest-open:hover .greatest-cover img { transform: scale(1.035); }
+.greatest-open:focus-visible, .greatest-vote:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid #fff; outline-offset: 3px; }
+.greatest-cover { position: relative; display: block; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 2 / 3; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 9px; background: linear-gradient(150deg, #49343c, #282c38 60%, #18181d); box-shadow: 0 4px 17px #0007; }
+.greatest-cover img { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; transition: transform .2s; }
+.greatest-cover-fallback { display: grid; place-items: center; width: 100%; height: 100%; color: #dbc8bd; font: 700 80px/1 Georgia, serif; opacity: .6; }
+.greatest-owned { position: absolute; top: 7px; right: 7px; padding: 2px 7px; border-radius: 9px; background: #183d34; color: #a7f0d1; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; box-shadow: 0 1px 8px #0008; }
+.greatest-name { display: block; margin-top: 8px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.25; }
+.greatest-meta { display: block; margin-top: 2px; color: var(--muted); font-size: 12px; }
+.greatest-votes { display: flex; gap: 8px; margin-top: 12px; }
+.greatest-votes.compact { gap: 3px; margin-top: 6px; }
+.greatest-vote { display: inline-grid; place-items: center; flex: 1; min-width: 0; min-height: 36px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 8px; background: var(--card); color: var(--fg); cursor: pointer; font: inherit; }
+.greatest-vote:hover { background: var(--card2); }
+.greatest-vote.selected { border-color: var(--accent); background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 25%, var(--card)); }
+.greatest-vote:disabled { opacity: .5; cursor: wait; }
+.greatest-dialog { width: min(780px, calc(100vw - 24px)); max-height: min(850px, calc(100vh - 30px)); overflow: auto; padding: 18px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 14px; background: var(--card); color: var(--fg); box-shadow: 0 18px 70px #000a; }
+.greatest-dialog::backdrop { background: #000b; }
+.greatest-dialog-head { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 10px; margin-bottom: 14px; }
+.greatest-dialog-body { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(130px, 230px) minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 22px; }
+.greatest-dialog-body h2 { margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 25px; }
+.greatest-dialog-body p { margin: 9px 0; }
+.greatest-links { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; margin: 17px 0; }
+@media (max-width: 680px) {
+ .greatest-toolbar { align-items: stretch; flex-direction: column; }
+ .greatest-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 18px 12px; }
+ .greatest-dialog-body { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
+ .greatest-dialog-body > .greatest-cover { width: min(160px, 42vw); }
+}
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+
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+Shijō Saikō no Manga · MangaCircus
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+
+
+Loading the collection…
+
+
diff --git a/public/greatest.js b/public/greatest.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..240f5cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/greatest.js
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+'use strict';
+/* Curated catalog UI. Rating is the only write; the library and scraper are untouched. */
+(async function () {
+ let me, data;
+ try { [me, data] = await Promise.all([api('api/me'), api('api/greatest')]); } catch (error) { return showError(error); }
+ topNav(me);
+ const main = $('main'); main.textContent = '';
+ let sortMode = store.get('greatest-sort') === 'all' ? 'all' : 'mine';
+ let filterMode = 'all';
+ const query = h('input', { type: 'search', placeholder: 'Search the collection…', 'aria-label': 'Search Greatest of All Time' });
+ const count = h('span', { class: 'muted small', 'aria-live': 'polite' });
+ const mine = h('button', { type: 'button', class: 'btn small' }, 'Rank by my vote');
+ const everyone = h('button', { type: 'button', class: 'btn small' }, 'Rank by everyone');
+ const filterBar = h('div', { class: 'greatest-filters', 'aria-label': 'Filter by your rating' });
+ const filters = [
+ ['all', 'All'], ['rated', 'Rated'], ['flame', '🔥 Flame'], ['good', '👍 Looks good'],
+ ['neutral', '● Neutral'], ['skip', '💀 Not for me'], ['unrated', 'Unrated'], ['owned', '📚 In library'],
+ ];
+ const filterButtons = new Map();
+ for (const [value, label] of filters) {
+ const button = h('button', { type: 'button', class: 'filter-chip' }, label);
+ button.onclick = () => { filterMode = value; render(); };
+ filterButtons.set(value, button); filterBar.append(button);
+ }
+ const results = h('div', { class: 'greatest-periods' });
+ const dialog = h('dialog', { class: 'greatest-dialog', 'aria-label': 'Manga details' });
+ document.body.append(dialog);
+ mine.onclick = () => { sortMode = 'mine'; store.set('greatest-sort', sortMode); render(); };
+ everyone.onclick = () => { sortMode = 'all'; store.set('greatest-sort', sortMode); render(); };
+ query.oninput = render;
+ main.append(
+ h('div', { class: 'greatest-intro' },
+ h('p', { class: 'greatest-eyebrow' }, 'Greatest of All Time'),
+ h('h1', {}, data.title || 'Shijō Saikō no Manga'),
+ h('p', { class: 'muted' }, '史上最高の漫画 · A curated journey through manga history. Your votes are private to your account; the community ranking combines everyone’s votes.'),
+ h('p', { class: 'muted small' }, '🔥 Definitely want · 👍 Looks good · ● Neutral · 💀 Not for me · 📚 Already in your library')),
+ h('div', { class: 'greatest-toolbar' }, query, h('div', { class: 'greatest-sort' }, mine, everyone)),
+ filterBar, count, results);
+
+ function ratingButtons(item, compact = false) {
+ const bar = h('div', { class: 'greatest-votes' + (compact ? ' compact' : ''), 'aria-label': `Rate ${item.title}` });
+ for (const [value, symbol, label] of [
+ ['flame', '🔥', 'Definitely want'], ['good', '👍', 'Looks good'],
+ ['neutral', '●', 'Neutral'], ['skip', '💀', 'Not for me'],
+ ]) {
+ const selected = item.myRating === value;
+ const button = h('button', { type: 'button', class: 'greatest-vote' + (selected ? ' selected' : ''),
+ 'aria-label': `${label}: ${item.title}`, 'aria-pressed': String(selected), title: label }, symbol);
+ button.onclick = async event => {
+ event.stopPropagation(); button.disabled = true;
+ try {
+ const next = selected ? null : value;
+ const saved = await api('api/greatest/rating', { id: item.id, rating: next });
+ Object.assign(item, saved);
+ render();
+ if (dialog.open) openDetails(item);
+ } catch (error) { alert(error.message || String(error)); button.disabled = false; }
+ };
+ bar.append(button);
+ }
+ return bar;
+ }
+
+ function cover(item) {
+ const box = h('span', { class: 'greatest-cover' }, h('span', { class: 'greatest-cover-fallback', 'aria-hidden': 'true' }, item.title.slice(0, 1)));
+ if (item.cover && safeHref(item.cover)) {
+ const image = h('img', { src: item.cover, alt: '', loading: 'lazy' });
+ image.onerror = () => image.remove();
+ box.append(image);
+ }
+ return box;
+ }
+
+ function tile(item) {
+ const open = h('button', { type: 'button', class: 'greatest-open', 'aria-label': `Details for ${item.title}` },
+ cover(item),
+ item.library ? h('span', { class: 'greatest-owned', title: 'Already in your library' }, '📚 In library') : null,
+ h('span', { class: 'greatest-name' }, item.title),
+ h('span', { class: 'greatest-meta' }, `${item.year} · ${item.chapters == null ? 'Chapters unknown' : `${item.chapters} chapters`}`),
+ h('span', { class: 'greatest-meta' }, statusLabel(item.status)));
+ open.onclick = () => openDetails(item);
+ return h('article', { class: 'greatest-tile' }, open, ratingButtons(item, true));
+ }
+
+ function statusLabel(status) {
+ return status === 'ongoing' ? 'Ongoing' : status === 'completed' ? 'Completed' : 'Status unknown';
+ }
+
+ function openDetails(item) {
+ dialog.textContent = '';
+ const close = h('button', { type: 'button', class: 'btn small', onclick: () => dialog.close() }, 'Close');
+ const links = h('div', { class: 'greatest-links' });
+ if (item.library) links.append(h('a', { class: 'btn primary', href: mangaUrl(item.library.id) }, 'Open in library'));
+ if (safeHref(item.source?.url)) links.append(h('a', { class: 'btn', href: item.source.url, target: '_blank', rel: 'noopener noreferrer' },
+ `Official ${item.source.kind || 'source'} ↗`));
+ if (safeHref(item.metadata?.url)) links.append(h('a', { class: 'btn', href: item.metadata.url, target: '_blank', rel: 'noopener noreferrer' }, 'AniList metadata ↗'));
+ const votes = item.votes || {};
+ dialog.append(
+ h('div', { class: 'greatest-dialog-head' }, h('span', { class: 'muted small' }, `${item.period} · curator #${item.rank}`), close),
+ h('div', { class: 'greatest-dialog-body' }, cover(item), h('div', {},
+ h('h2', {}, item.title),
+ h('p', { class: 'muted' }, `${item.year} · ${item.chapters == null ? 'Chapter count unknown' : `${item.chapters} chapters`} · ${statusLabel(item.status)}`),
+ h('p', {}, String(item.note || '').replace(/\*/g, '')),
+ h('p', { class: 'muted small' }, `Community votes: 🔥 ${votes.flame || 0} · 👍 ${votes.good || 0} · ● ${votes.neutral || 0} · 💀 ${votes.skip || 0}`),
+ ratingButtons(item), links,
+ h('p', { class: 'muted small' }, 'Chapter counts and status come from public catalog metadata, or from your local library when present. Availability may vary by region.'))));
+ if (!dialog.open) dialog.showModal();
+ }
+
+ function matches(item, q) {
+ if (q && !`${item.title} ${item.note || ''}`.toLowerCase().includes(q)) return false;
+ if (filterMode === 'rated') return !!item.myRating;
+ if (filterMode === 'unrated') return !item.myRating;
+ if (filterMode === 'owned') return !!item.library;
+ if (['flame', 'good', 'neutral', 'skip'].includes(filterMode)) return item.myRating === filterMode;
+ return true;
+ }
+
+ function render() {
+ mine.classList.toggle('on', sortMode === 'mine'); everyone.classList.toggle('on', sortMode === 'all');
+ mine.setAttribute('aria-pressed', String(sortMode === 'mine'));
+ everyone.setAttribute('aria-pressed', String(sortMode === 'all'));
+ for (const [value, button] of filterButtons) {
+ button.classList.toggle('on', filterMode === value);
+ button.setAttribute('aria-pressed', String(filterMode === value));
+ }
+ results.textContent = '';
+ const q = query.value.trim().toLowerCase();
+ let visible = 0;
+ for (const period of data.periods) {
+ const items = data.entries.filter(item => item.period === period && matches(item, q));
+ if (!items.length) continue;
+ items.sort((a, b) => sortMode === 'all'
+ ? b.score - a.score || a.rank - b.rank
+ : (ratingScore(b.myRating) - ratingScore(a.myRating)) || a.rank - b.rank);
+ visible += items.length;
+ results.append(h('section', { class: 'greatest-period' },
+ h('div', { class: 'greatest-period-heading' }, h('h2', {}, period), h('span', { class: 'muted small' }, `${items.length} manga`)),
+ h('div', { class: 'greatest-grid' }, items.map(tile))));
+ }
+ count.textContent = `${visible} of ${data.entries.length} manga · ${sortMode === 'all' ? 'community score' : 'your vote'} within each period`;
+ if (!visible) results.append(h('p', { class: 'empty muted' }, 'No manga match these filters.'));
+ }
+ function ratingScore(value) { return { flame: 3, good: 1, neutral: 0, skip: -2 }[value] ?? -3; }
+ render();
+})();
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index e40c5fd..f14070b 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
const http = require('http'), fs = require('fs'), path = require('path'), crypto = require('crypto');
const { scanLibrary, scanChangedLibrary, libraryStamps, snapshotIndex, restoreIndex } = require('./library');
const { Catalog, CatalogError, collectionViews, TYPES, ROLES } = require('./catalog');
+const { RATINGS: GREATEST_RATINGS, loadCatalog: loadGreatestCatalog, findOwned: findGreatestOwned,
+ countsFor: greatestCounts, scoreFor: greatestScore } = require('./greatest');
const { secret } = require('./runtime/config');
const {
applyPulse, applyVisit, chapterInsight, eligiblePages, emptyRecord, libraryInsight, mangaInsight, publicSummary,
@@ -40,8 +42,10 @@ const MIME = {
// ---------- storage: one JSON file, written atomically ----------
fs.mkdirSync(DATA, { recursive: true });
const catalog = new Catalog(DATA);
+const greatestCatalog = loadGreatestCatalog();
+const greatestById = new Map(greatestCatalog.entries.map(entry => [entry.id, entry]));
const DB_FILE = path.join(DATA, 'db.json'), CACHE_FILE = path.join(DATA, 'scan-cache.json'), INDEX_FILE = path.join(DATA, 'library-index.json');
-const db = { users: {}, sessions: {}, progress: {}, reading: {}, follows: {}, notes: {}, votes: {}, known: {} };
+const db = { users: {}, sessions: {}, progress: {}, reading: {}, follows: {}, notes: {}, votes: {}, greatestRatings: {}, known: {} };
// A corrupt db.json stops the server instead of silently starting empty and overwriting it.
if (fs.existsSync(DB_FILE)) Object.assign(db, JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(DB_FILE, 'utf8')));
function writeAtomic(file, text) { fs.writeFileSync(file + '.tmp', text); fs.renameSync(file + '.tmp', file); }
@@ -364,6 +368,36 @@ const routes = {
};
},
+ 'GET /api/greatest': ({ u }) => ({
+ title: greatestCatalog.title, updatedAt: greatestCatalog.updatedAt, periods: greatestCatalog.periods,
+ ratings: GREATEST_RATINGS,
+ entries: greatestCatalog.entries.map(entry => {
+ const owned = findGreatestOwned(entry, lib.mangas);
+ const counts = greatestCounts(entry.id, db.greatestRatings || {}, db.users);
+ return {
+ ...entry,
+ cover: owned?.cover ? url(owned.cover) : entry.cover,
+ chapters: owned ? owned.chapters.length : entry.chapters,
+ status: owned?.meta?.status || entry.status,
+ library: owned ? { id: owned.id, chapters: owned.chapters.length } : null,
+ myRating: db.greatestRatings?.[u.name]?.[entry.id] || null,
+ votes: counts, score: greatestScore(counts),
+ };
+ }),
+ }),
+ 'POST /api/greatest/rating': ({ u, b }) => {
+ const id = String(b.id || '');
+ if (!greatestById.has(id)) bad(404, 'Catalog entry not found');
+ const rating = b.rating === null || b.rating === '' ? null : String(b.rating || '');
+ if (rating !== null && !GREATEST_RATINGS.includes(rating)) bad(400, 'Unknown rating');
+ const all = (db.greatestRatings = db.greatestRatings || {});
+ const mine = (all[u.name] = all[u.name] || {});
+ if (rating === null) delete mine[id]; else mine[id] = rating;
+ save();
+ const votes = greatestCounts(id, all, db.users);
+ return { id, myRating: rating, votes, score: greatestScore(votes) };
+ },
+
'GET /api/manga': ({ u, q }) => {
const m = mangaOf(q.get('m')), prog = progressOf(u, m), showStory = settingsOf(u).readingStory;
const records = mangaReadingOf(u, m);
@@ -545,6 +579,7 @@ const routes = {
const name = String(b.name || '');
if (name === u.name) bad(400, "You can't delete your own account.");
delete db.users[name]; delete db.progress[name]; delete db.reading[name]; delete db.follows[name]; delete db.notes[name];
+ if (db.greatestRatings) delete db.greatestRatings[name];
for (const [k, s] of Object.entries(db.sessions)) if (s.u === name) delete db.sessions[k];
save();
return { ok: true };
diff --git a/test/greatest.test.js b/test/greatest.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9faa4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/greatest.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+'use strict';
+const test = require('node:test');
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+const { loadCatalog, findOwned, countsFor, scoreFor } = require('../greatest');
+
+test('curated manga catalog has unique identities and ordered five-year periods', () => {
+ const catalog = loadCatalog();
+ assert.equal(catalog.periods.length, 13);
+ assert.equal(catalog.entries.length, 106);
+ for (const [index, period] of catalog.periods.entries()) {
+ const entries = catalog.entries.filter(entry => entry.period === period);
+ assert.ok(entries.length >= 5 && entries.length <= 10);
+ assert.deepEqual(entries.map(entry => entry.rank), entries.map((_, rank) => rank + 1));
+ assert.ok(entries.every(entry => entry.periodOrder === index));
+ }
+ assert.equal(catalog.entries.find(entry => entry.title === 'Phoenix').year, 1954);
+ assert.equal(catalog.entries.find(entry => entry.title === 'JoJo\'s Bizarre Adventure').year, 1987);
+});
+
+test('library matching and vote aggregation stay independent of scraper data', () => {
+ const catalog = loadCatalog();
+ const berserk = catalog.entries.find(entry => entry.title === 'Berserk');
+ const manga = { id: 'local-Berserk', title: 'Berserk', meta: {} };
+ assert.equal(findOwned(berserk, [manga]), manga);
+ assert.equal(findOwned(berserk, [{ id: 'different', title: 'Berserker', meta: {} }]), null);
+ const votes = { ada: { [berserk.id]: 'flame' }, bob: { [berserk.id]: 'good' }, gone: { [berserk.id]: 'skip' } };
+ const counts = countsFor(berserk.id, votes, { ada: {}, bob: {} });
+ assert.deepEqual(counts, { flame: 1, good: 1, neutral: 0, skip: 0 });
+ assert.equal(scoreFor(counts), 4);
+});
diff --git a/test/services.test.js b/test/services.test.js
index 3181146..23d40e6 100644
--- a/test/services.test.js
+++ b/test/services.test.js
@@ -47,6 +47,32 @@ test('three services integrate collections, auth, custom covers and private heal
let inventory;
for (let n = 0; n < 50; n++) { inventory = await (await request('/api/library')).json(); if (inventory.mangas.length === 2) break; await delay(100); }
assert.equal(inventory.mangas.length, 2);
+ assert.equal((await fetch(base + '/api/greatest')).status, 401);
+ const greatest = await (await request('/api/greatest')).json();
+ assert.equal(greatest.entries.length, 106);
+ const firstPick = greatest.entries[0];
+ assert.equal(firstPick.myRating, null);
+ assert.equal((await request('/api/greatest/rating', { id: firstPick.id, rating: 'flame' })).status, 200);
+ assert.equal((await request('/api/greatest/rating', { id: firstPick.id, rating: 'invalid' })).status, 400);
+ assert.equal((await request('/api/greatest/rating', { id: 'missing', rating: 'good' })).status, 404);
+ const afterRating = (await (await request('/api/greatest')).json()).entries[0];
+ assert.equal(afterRating.myRating, 'flame');
+ assert.equal(afterRating.votes.flame, 1);
+ assert.equal(afterRating.score, 3);
+ assert.equal((await request('/api/admin/user', { name: 'another', password: 'local-test-password' })).status, 200);
+ const anotherLogin = await fetch(base + '/api/login', { method: 'POST', headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' }, body: JSON.stringify({ name: 'another', password: 'local-test-password' }) });
+ assert.equal(anotherLogin.status, 200);
+ const anotherCookie = anotherLogin.headers.get('set-cookie').split(';')[0];
+ const anotherRequest = (endpoint, body) => fetch(base + endpoint, { headers: { cookie: anotherCookie, 'content-type': 'application/json' }, ...(body ? { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify(body) } : {}) });
+ assert.equal((await (await anotherRequest('/api/greatest')).json()).entries[0].myRating, null);
+ assert.equal((await anotherRequest('/api/greatest/rating', { id: firstPick.id, rating: 'good' })).status, 200);
+ const communityPick = (await (await request('/api/greatest')).json()).entries[0];
+ assert.equal(communityPick.myRating, 'flame');
+ assert.deepEqual(communityPick.votes, { flame: 1, good: 1, neutral: 0, skip: 0 });
+ assert.equal((await request('/api/greatest/rating', { id: firstPick.id, rating: null })).status, 200);
+ assert.equal((await (await request('/api/greatest')).json()).entries[0].votes.flame, 0);
+ assert.equal((await request('/api/admin/user/delete', { name: 'another' })).status, 200);
+ assert.equal((await (await request('/api/greatest')).json()).entries[0].votes.good, 0);
const ids = inventory.mangas.map(m => m.id);
const catalog = { revision: 0, collections: [{ id: 'demo', title: 'Demo collection', members: ids.map((mangaId, index) => ({ mangaId, readingOrder: index + 1, role: index ? 'sequel' : 'main' })), coverMode: 'mosaic' }], relations: [{ from: ids[0], to: ids[1], type: 'sequel', state: 'confirmed' }] };
let response = await request('/api/admin/catalog', catalog); assert.equal(response.status, 200); const saved = await response.json();
diff --git a/tools/enrich-greatest-catalog.js b/tools/enrich-greatest-catalog.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b24655e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/enrich-greatest-catalog.js
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+'use strict';
+// Optional, manually run metadata pass. The reader never contacts AniList at runtime.
+// This intentionally only enriches an exact first-serialization-year match; a sequel,
+// remake, or similarly named work is worse than a missing cover.
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const { normalize } = require('../greatest');
+
+const file = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'greatest', 'catalog.json');
+const catalog = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf8'));
+const wait = ms => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
+const query = `query ($search: String) {
+ Page(perPage: 10) {
+ media(search: $search, type: MANGA, format: MANGA, sort: POPULARITY_DESC) {
+ id title { english romaji native } startDate { year } chapters status siteUrl
+ coverImage { large }
+ }
+ }
+}`;
+const aliases = {
+ 'kitaro-gegege-no-kitaro-1960': 'Hakaba Kitarou',
+ 'the-legend-of-kamui-kamui-den-1964': 'Kamui Den',
+ 'the-poem-of-wind-and-trees-1976': 'Kaze to Ki no Uta',
+ 'the-heart-of-thomas-1974': 'Thomas no Shinzou',
+ 'gto-great-teacher-onizuka-1997': 'Great Teacher Onizuka',
+ 'someone-hertz-2025': 'Samawan Hertz',
+ 'home-at-the-horizon-2025': 'Okaeri Suiheisen',
+ 'war-of-the-adults-2025': 'Otona Taisen',
+ 'frieren-beyond-journey-s-end-2020': 'Sousou no Frieren',
+};
+
+async function search(title) {
+ for (let attempt = 0; attempt < 3; attempt++) {
+ const response = await fetch('https://graphql.anilist.co', {
+ method: 'POST', headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
+ body: JSON.stringify({ query, variables: { search: title } }), signal: AbortSignal.timeout(12000),
+ });
+ if (response.status === 429 || response.status >= 500) { await wait(10000 * (attempt + 1)); continue; }
+ const body = await response.json();
+ return body.data?.Page?.media || [];
+ }
+ return [];
+}
+
+(async () => {
+ let matched = 0;
+ for (const [index, entry] of catalog.entries.entries()) {
+ const title = aliases[entry.id] || entry.title.split(' / ')[0].split(': ')[0];
+ try {
+ const results = await search(title);
+ const target = normalize(title);
+ const match = results.find(item => item.startDate?.year === entry.year &&
+ [item.title?.english, item.title?.romaji, item.title?.native].some(name => normalize(name) === target)) ||
+ results.find(item => item.startDate?.year === entry.year &&
+ [item.title?.english, item.title?.romaji].some(name => normalize(name).includes(target) || target.includes(normalize(name))));
+ if (match) {
+ entry.cover = /^https:\/\//.test(match.coverImage?.large || '') ? match.coverImage.large : null;
+ entry.chapters = Number.isInteger(match.chapters) && match.chapters > 0 ? match.chapters : null;
+ entry.status = match.status === 'RELEASING' ? 'ongoing' : match.status === 'FINISHED' ? 'completed' : 'unknown';
+ entry.metadata = { provider: 'AniList', id: match.id, url: match.siteUrl };
+ matched++;
+ } else process.stderr.write(`No exact year/title match: ${entry.title} (${entry.year})\n`);
+ } catch (error) { process.stderr.write(`Metadata unavailable: ${entry.title}: ${error.message}\n`); }
+ if ((index + 1) % 10 === 0) process.stderr.write(`Checked ${index + 1}/${catalog.entries.length}; matched ${matched}\n`);
+ await wait(1500);
+ }
+ fs.writeFileSync(file + '.tmp', JSON.stringify(catalog, null, 2) + '\n');
+ fs.renameSync(file + '.tmp', file);
+ process.stderr.write(`Saved ${matched}/${catalog.entries.length} exact matches\n`);
+})().catch(error => { console.error(error); process.exitCode = 1; });
diff --git a/tools/test-greatest-ui.js b/tools/test-greatest-ui.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59a6498
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test-greatest-ui.js
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+'use strict';
+// Disposable local reader + browser; no production accounts or scraper traffic.
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+const fs = require('node:fs'), os = require('node:os'), path = require('node:path'), net = require('node:net');
+const { spawn } = require('node:child_process');
+const { chromium } = require('playwright');
+const root = path.resolve(__dirname, '..');
+const delay = ms => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
+async function freePort() {
+ const server = net.createServer();
+ await new Promise(resolve => server.listen(0, '127.0.0.1', resolve));
+ const port = server.address().port;
+ await new Promise(resolve => server.close(resolve));
+ return port;
+}
+
+(async () => {
+ const dir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'mc-greatest-ui-'));
+ const library = path.join(dir, 'library'), data = path.join(dir, 'data');
+ fs.mkdirSync(library); fs.mkdirSync(data);
+ const port = await freePort(), base = `http://127.0.0.1:${port}`;
+ const child = spawn(process.execPath, ['server.js'], { cwd: root, windowsHide: true,
+ env: { ...process.env, PORT: String(port), LIBRARY: library, DATA: data, SCAN_INTERVAL: '0',
+ FULL_SCAN_INTERVAL: '0', SCRAPER_URL: 'http://127.0.0.1:1', COOKIE_SECURE: '0' }, stdio: 'ignore' });
+ let browser;
+ try {
+ for (let i = 0; i < 80; i++) {
+ if (await fetch(base + '/health').then(r => r.ok).catch(() => false)) break;
+ await delay(100);
+ }
+ assert.equal((await fetch(base + '/health')).status, 200);
+ const signup = await fetch(base + '/api/signup', { method: 'POST', headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
+ body: JSON.stringify({ name: 'curator', password: 'local-test-password' }) });
+ assert.equal(signup.status, 200);
+ const cookie = signup.headers.get('set-cookie').split(';')[0];
+ browser = await chromium.launch({ channel: process.env.QA_BROWSER_CHANNEL || 'msedge', headless: true });
+ const context = await browser.newContext({ viewport: { width: 1280, height: 900 } });
+ const [name, value] = cookie.split('=');
+ await context.addCookies([{ name, value, url: base }]);
+ await context.route(/^https:\/\//, route => route.abort()); // Never load remote cover art in fixture.
+ const page = await context.newPage(), errors = [];
+ page.on('pageerror', error => errors.push(error.message));
+ await page.goto(base + '/greatest.html');
+ await page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Shijō Saikō no Manga' }).waitFor();
+ assert.equal(await page.locator('.greatest-period').count(), 13);
+ assert.equal(await page.locator('.greatest-tile').count(), 106);
+ const astro = page.locator('.greatest-tile').filter({ hasText: 'Astro Boy' });
+ await astro.getByRole('button', { name: 'Definitely want: Astro Boy' }).click();
+ await page.getByRole('button', { name: '🔥 Flame' }).click();
+ assert.equal(await page.locator('.greatest-tile').count(), 1);
+ await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'All', exact: true }).click();
+ await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Rank by everyone' }).click();
+ await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Details for Astro Boy' }).click();
+ await page.getByRole('dialog').getByText('Community votes: 🔥 1').waitFor();
+ await page.getByRole('dialog').getByRole('button', { name: 'Close' }).click();
+ await page.setViewportSize({ width: 390, height: 844 });
+ assert.ok(await page.evaluate(() => document.documentElement.scrollWidth <= innerWidth), 'Mobile horizontal overflow');
+ await page.getByRole('button', { name: '📚 In library' }).click();
+ assert.equal(await page.locator('.greatest-tile').count(), 0);
+ assert.deepEqual(errors, []);
+ await context.close();
+ console.log('Greatest of All Time browser QA passed: periods, ratings, filters, modal, mobile layout.');
+ } finally {
+ if (browser) await browser.close();
+ await new Promise(resolve => { if (child.exitCode !== null) return resolve(); child.once('exit', resolve); child.kill(); });
+ fs.rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+ }
+})().catch(error => { console.error(error); process.exitCode = 1; });