refactor: scope character library

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ Follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) · versioned wi
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 ### Changed
+- **Character library namespace migration.** SQLite-backed character persistence, identity merging, image updates, and
+  rendering now use a private scope with explicit compatibility exports and a `window.TTVC.characters` API.
 - **Studio namespace migration.** Four-phase navigation, DOM borrowing, resume state, and cast-footer coordination now
   use a private scope with explicit compatibility exports and a tested `window.TTVC.studio` surface.
 - **Rehearser cast namespace migration.** Cast view rendering, filtering, sorting, and delegated controls now use a

TODO.md

@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ architecture change: the larger Audiobook/Rehearser/style split.
   voice design, I/O, library, stage, and recording blocks plus Audiobook casting, preview, export, and feature styles
   are isolated. Core Reader state and compatibility event wiring remain ordered in the legacy entry points.
 - [x] Extract Rehearser stage display and cast-sidebar controls into `rehearser-stage.js`.
-- [ ] Replace broad globals with namespaces such as `window.TTVC.audiobook`; pure leaves, Audiobook state/core modules,
-  Reader, and Rehearser state modules now use private scopes with explicit compatibility exports. Remaining utility and
-  library modules still require the same responsibility-by-responsibility migration.
+- [ ] Replace broad globals with namespaces such as `window.TTVC.audiobook`; pure leaves, Audiobook/Reader/Rehearser
+  feature modules, Studio, and character-library persistence now use private scopes with explicit compatibility exports.
+  Remaining utility and legacy library UI modules still require the same responsibility-by-responsibility migration.
 - [x] Generate the feature-module list for `loader.js` and `scripts/minify.mjs` from one shared manifest;
   larger responsibility splits remain.
 - [x] Add a dependency-free frontend syntax and top-level declaration collision gate (`npm run check:frontend`);

VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.24.72
+1.24.73

docs/ARCHITECTURE.md

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ Done incrementally as global-scope ordered files (no ES-module change needed)
 - ✅ Rehearser voice-design uses a private scope with explicit development and backend-refresh compatibility exports.
 - ✅ Rehearser cast rendering uses a private scope with explicit view/filter/sort compatibility exports.
 - ✅ Studio navigation and DOM-borrowing coordination use a private scope with explicit compatibility exports.
+- ✅ Character library persistence and rendering use a private scope with explicit identity/image compatibility exports.
 - ✅ `static/css/resource-diagnostics.css` — isolated Performance/resource diagnostic panel styles.
 - ✅ `static/css/background-jobs.css` — isolated background-job history and retry-panel styles.
 - ✅ `static/css/voice-design.css` — isolated Voice Design form, samples, and preview-match styles.

static/index.html

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no">
   <meta name="color-scheme" content="light dark">
   <meta name="theme-color" content="#2563EB">
-  <meta name="app-version" content="1.24.72">
+  <meta name="app-version" content="1.24.73">
   <link rel="manifest" href="/manifest.webmanifest">
   <link rel="icon" href="/static/icon.svg" type="image/svg+xml">
   <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/icon.svg">
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@
 
   <!-- ── Core styles (local — no CDN dependency for first paint) ────────── -->
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/vendor/mdi/materialdesignicons.min.css">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/style.css?v=1.24.72">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/resource-diagnostics.css?v=1.24.72">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/background-jobs.css?v=1.24.72">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/voice-design.css?v=1.24.72">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/rehearser.css?v=1.24.72">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/audiobook.css?v=1.24.72">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/style.css?v=1.24.73">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/resource-diagnostics.css?v=1.24.73">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/background-jobs.css?v=1.24.73">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/voice-design.css?v=1.24.73">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/rehearser.css?v=1.24.73">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/audiobook.css?v=1.24.73">
 
 
   <!-- ── Flag icons — non-blocking (loaded async, icons appear after JS) ── -->
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ window.toggleNavTree = function(treeId, chevronId) {
 </script>
 
 <!-- loader.js: fetches sections → loads JS modules → removes skeleton -->
-<script src="/static/loader.js?v=1.24.72"></script>
+<script src="/static/loader.js?v=1.24.73"></script>
 
 </body>
 </html>

static/js/characters-library.js

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 // All function signatures are unchanged from the IndexedDB version so callers
 // (audiobook.js, character-sheets.js, etc.) need no edits.
 
+(function (root) {
+
 // Fields a user can edit, mirroring CS_SCALAR_FIELDS plus the labelled basics.
 const CL_EDIT_FIELDS = [
   ['name', 'Name'], ['aliases', 'Aliases / also known as'], ['first_name', 'First name'], ['last_name', 'Last name'], ['title', 'Title / role'],
@@ -535,3 +537,23 @@ window.clUpsert = clUpsert;
 window.clGetAll = clGetAll;
 window.clPut = clPut;
 window.clGetAllByTagOrBook = clGetAllByTagOrBook;
+
+Object.assign(root, {
+  CL_EDIT_FIELDS, clGetAll, clGet, clPut, clDelete, clKey, clHslToHex, clNameHue,
+  clNormalizeColor, CL_IDENTITY_FIELDS, CL_ALIAS_MAX_TOKENS, CL_ALIAS_MAX_CHARS,
+  CL_ALIAS_STOPWORDS, clSplitIdentityTokens, clIdentityNames, clMergeAliases,
+  clSameIdentity, _clStr, _clSanitize, clMergeSheet, clMergeTags, clUpsert,
+  clSetImage, clGetAllByTagOrBook, clUpsertMany, _clIdbGetAll, _clRecords,
+  clRender, clAllProductions, clApplyFilter, clCardHtml, clEdit, clDeleteRec,
+});
+root.TTVC = root.TTVC || {};
+root.TTVC.characters = root.TTVC.characters || {};
+Object.assign(root.TTVC.characters, {
+  list: clGetAll,
+  get: clGet,
+  upsert: clUpsert,
+  upsertMany: clUpsertMany,
+  setImage: clSetImage,
+  render: clRender,
+});
+})(window);