Codebase Forensic Passes
Historical
Repo-health snapshot circa early-to-mid 2026; not active operational guidance.
Verdict: the core Python DJ engine was assessed as mature, with risk concentrated in documentation drift, staging scaffolding, and operator ambiguity.
Findings (Mar–Apr 2026)
| Theme | Finding |
|---|---|
| Transport & review frontends | Historical plans for the React review app’s WebSocket transport, plus a proposed architecture positioning an OpenDAW prototype as the primary review cockpit (OpenDAW is external research, not an active or canonical component). |
| Operator ambiguity | Two competing review surfaces — NiceGUI /preview and the OpenDAW research surface — caused operator confusion, prompting proposals to clarify roles. |
| Hygiene & scaffolding | Unnecessary fallback scaffolding in mix_viewmodel.py; patch artifacts accumulated at the repo root. |
| Documentation drift | Architecture documents trailed implementation, causing confusion about the active state. |
Salvage Blueprint
- Consolidate truth into the architecture / timeline-preview documentation.
- Simplify view models.
- Quarantine codebase clutter into obsolete directories.