- Add "Load Project Folder" button with folder selection (webkitdirectory)
- Automatically load all project files (JSON, CSV, SVG, CSS) from selected folder
- Eliminate need to manually upload each file individually
- Show clear errors if referenced files are missing from folder
- Update all documentation to explain folder picker usage
This solves the browser security limitation where uploading a single
project.json doesn't allow automatic access to other files in the same
directory. Users can now select an entire project folder and all files
load automatically in one click.
Changes:
- index.html: Add folder input with webkitdirectory attribute and UI
- engine.js: Add folderInput event handler to process all files from folder
- README.md: Document folder picker as primary loading method
- WINDOWS_USAGE.md: Add folder picker as recommended Option 1
- TROUBLESHOOTING.md: Add section explaining project files not auto-loading
- CLAUDE.md: Document folder picker architecture for future instances
- Makefile: Update DIST_README.md template to mention folder picker
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Add 'make dist' target to build distribution package in dist/
- Add 'make dist-zip' target to create distributable archive (ZIP or tar.gz)
- Create start-server.bat for Windows users (auto-opens browser, starts Python server)
- Create start-server.sh for Linux/Mac users with same functionality
- Generate DIST_README.md with quick start instructions for all platforms
- Add WINDOWS_USAGE.md with comprehensive guide for WSL → Windows deployment
- Update .gitignore to exclude dist/ and distribution archives
- Update CLAUDE.md with distribution build documentation
Distribution package includes:
- Core application files (index.html, engine.js, generator.js)
- All example projects (example/, example-1/, my-project/)
- Documentation (README.md, TEMPLATE_V2_GUIDE.md, TROUBLESHOOTING.md)
- Cross-platform server startup scripts
The distribution is self-contained and works on Windows filesystems without
modification. Paths use forward slashes which browsers handle correctly on all
platforms. Users can simply extract and double-click start-server.bat (Windows)
or run ./start-server.sh (Linux/Mac) to launch the application.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
