blackjack/calendar/olympics off get_supported_vegas_modes; scoreboard has_live_content re-log at DEBUG; baseball CHANGELOG backfill

docs/plugin-development/03-advanced-features.md

@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ endlessly-scrolling strip. A plugin opts in by implementing:
 | `get_vegas_content` | `(self) -> Optional[list[Image]]` | The PIL image(s) to splice into the strip, or `None` |
 | `get_vegas_content_type` | `(self) -> str` | `'single'` or `'multi'` (multiple scrollable items, e.g. games) |
 | `get_vegas_display_mode` | `(self) -> VegasDisplayMode` | How this plugin behaves in the strip |
-| `get_supported_vegas_modes` | `(self) -> list[VegasDisplayMode]` | (Optional) modes the plugin supports |
 
 Import the enum defensively — older cores don't ship it:
 
@@ -185,8 +184,12 @@ See the Vegas section of
 and the `vegas_mode` config declarations in
 [`plugins/nfl-draft/config_schema.json`](../../plugins/nfl-draft/config_schema.json)
 and [`plugins/olympics/config_schema.json`](../../plugins/olympics/config_schema.json).
-[`plugins/calendar/manager.py`](../../plugins/calendar/manager.py) shows
-`get_supported_vegas_modes` returning multiple modes.
+Core 3.8.0 adds `vegas_participation` (`"scroll"`, `"pause"` or `"exclude"`)
+in the manifest as the way to declare a fixed answer; the hooks above still
+decide it when the manifest and the user's config say nothing, and only
+`STATIC` (pauses) and content type `'none'` (excluded) change anything. Do not
+implement `get_supported_vegas_modes`: core never read it and removes it in
+3.9.0. See the core's `docs/PLUGIN_API_REFERENCE.md`, "Vegas participation".
 
 ---
 

plugins.json

@@ -80,9 +80,8 @@
       "last_updated": "2026-10-02",
       "verified": true,
       "screenshot": "",
-      "latest_version": "1.56.0",
-      "ledmatrix_min_version": "3.8.0",
-      "commit": "637a6aef9c1af31186445eff47be41b167f87b4e"
+      "latest_version": "1.56.1",
+      "ledmatrix_min_version": "3.8.0"
     },
     {
       "id": "basketball-scoreboard",
@@ -104,12 +103,12 @@
       "plugin_path": "plugins/basketball-scoreboard",
       "stars": 0,
       "downloads": 0,
-      "last_updated": "2026-10-01",
+      "last_updated": "2026-10-02",
       "verified": true,
       "screenshot": "",
-      "latest_version": "1.41.1",
+      "latest_version": "1.41.2",
       "ledmatrix_min_version": "3.8.0",
-      "commit": "56e3f7a0070a26bd7b3fcd80b0214445ded480ac"
+      "commit": "7824542bdc40ae5783b33997a234f61f2838bf3b"
     },
     {
       "id": "calendar",
@@ -129,12 +128,12 @@
       "plugin_path": "plugins/calendar",
       "stars": 0,
       "downloads": 0,
-      "last_updated": "2026-09-28",
+      "last_updated": "2026-10-02",
       "verified": true,
       "screenshot": "",
-      "latest_version": "1.2.9",
+      "latest_version": "1.2.10",
       "ledmatrix_min_version": "3.3.0",
-      "commit": "53e42a489c235fc99246c309a44980cdf50a5b9e"
+      "commit": "36c19cb8d8ba85f15c1d77b543c6946d2c056034"
     },
     {
       "id": "christmas-countdown",
@@ -280,12 +279,12 @@
       "plugin_path": "plugins/football-scoreboard",
       "stars": 0,
       "downloads": 0,
-      "last_updated": "2026-10-01",
+      "last_updated": "2026-10-02",
       "verified": true,
       "screenshot": "",
-      "latest_version": "3.18.3",
+      "latest_version": "3.18.4",
       "ledmatrix_min_version": "3.8.0",
-      "commit": "e5dd1c3dc87dcd0dea00c9209feab6e9138471c4"
+      "commit": "7824542bdc40ae5783b33997a234f61f2838bf3b"
     },
     {
       "id": "geochron",
@@ -382,13 +381,13 @@
       "plugin_path": "plugins/hockey-scoreboard",
       "stars": 0,
       "downloads": 0,
-      "last_updated": "2026-10-01",
+      "last_updated": "2026-10-02",
       "verified": true,
       "screenshot": "",
-      "latest_version": "1.42.0",
+      "latest_version": "1.42.1",
       "icon": "fas fa-hockey-puck",
       "ledmatrix_min_version": "3.8.0",
-      "commit": "27785a3eea0e6e40bc456c57bd2a0bae2a873376"
+      "commit": "7824542bdc40ae5783b33997a234f61f2838bf3b"
     },
     {
       "id": "lacrosse-scoreboard",
@@ -408,13 +407,13 @@
       "plugin_path": "plugins/lacrosse-scoreboard",
       "stars": 0,
       "downloads": 0,
-      "last_updated": "2026-10-01",
+      "last_updated": "2026-10-02",
       "verified": true,
       "screenshot": "",
-      "latest_version": "1.36.1",
+      "latest_version": "1.36.2",
       "icon": "fas fa-baseball-ball",
       "ledmatrix_min_version": "3.8.0",
-      "commit": "56e3f7a0070a26bd7b3fcd80b0214445ded480ac"
+      "commit": "7824542bdc40ae5783b33997a234f61f2838bf3b"
     },
     {
       "id": "birdnet-go",
@@ -762,12 +761,12 @@
       "plugin_path": "plugins/olympics",
       "stars": 0,
       "downloads": 0,
-      "last_updated": "2026-09-28",
+      "last_updated": "2026-10-02",
       "verified": true,
       "screenshot": "",
-      "latest_version": "3.1.3",
+      "latest_version": "3.1.4",
       "ledmatrix_min_version": "2.0.0",
-      "commit": "62fa95853476715b833abfe0b207d4f50876b6b4"
+      "commit": "36c19cb8d8ba85f15c1d77b543c6946d2c056034"
     },
     {
       "id": "pga-tour-leaderboard",
@@ -1004,13 +1003,13 @@
       "plugin_path": "plugins/ufc-scoreboard",
       "stars": 0,
       "downloads": 0,
-      "last_updated": "2026-10-01",
+      "last_updated": "2026-10-02",
       "verified": true,
       "screenshot": "",
-      "latest_version": "1.19.1",
+      "latest_version": "1.19.2",
       "icon": "fas fa-fist-raised",
       "ledmatrix_min_version": "3.8.0",
-      "commit": "56e3f7a0070a26bd7b3fcd80b0214445ded480ac"
+      "commit": "7824542bdc40ae5783b33997a234f61f2838bf3b"
     },
     {
       "id": "weather",
@@ -1340,13 +1339,13 @@
       "plugin_path": "plugins/blackjack",
       "stars": 0,
       "downloads": 0,
-      "last_updated": "2026-09-16",
+      "last_updated": "2026-10-02",
       "verified": true,
       "screenshot": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ChuckBuilds/ledmatrix-plugins/main/plugins/blackjack/assets/hero.png",
-      "latest_version": "1.3.0",
+      "latest_version": "1.3.1",
       "icon": "fa-diamond",
       "ledmatrix_min_version": "3.2.0",
-      "commit": "912724bccbf6c56985be2b1fcdf16b79a33dd0c2"
+      "commit": "36c19cb8d8ba85f15c1d77b543c6946d2c056034"
     },
     {
       "id": "ledmatrix-nascar",

plugins/baseball-scoreboard/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.56.1] - 2026-10-02
+
+### Changed
+- The `has_live_content() returning ...` summary is logged at INFO only
+  when the answer changes. The once-a-minute re-log of an unchanged answer
+  is now DEBUG: at INFO it was a persistent-journal line a minute, each one
+  an SD-card write, for as long as the device ran.
+
 ## [1.56.0] - 2026-10-02
 
 ### Added
@@ -72,6 +80,34 @@
 No behaviour change: the code is the same, and every safety-harness render,
 scroll card and celebration golden is pixel-identical.
 
+## [1.54.2] - 2026-10-01
+
+### Fixed
+- The series line on the full-screen Recent card now fits vertically as
+  well as horizontally (#593). The width fallback in 1.54.1 never stepped
+  a large `period_text` font down on a wide panel, so "Final/N" and the
+  series row together still covered the score. With a series line shown,
+  the card is drawn in the largest face that keeps the status row, score
+  and series row apart: the configured time face, stepped down a pixel at
+  a time to 8 px, then the 4x6 record face. Cards without a series line,
+  and the default font, draw as before.
+
+## [1.54.1] - 2026-10-01
+
+### Fixed
+- `display_options.show_series_summary` no longer prints the series line
+  ("Series tied 1-1") over the score and "Final/N" on the full-screen
+  Recent card (#588). The line now shares the card's bottom row with the
+  date, taking the first of these that fits between the record corners:
+  date and series, the series alone, a compact spelling (`Tied 1-1`,
+  `NYY 2-1`, `NYY W 4-2`), then the same in the small 4x6 font with the
+  date row cleared. The line is never dropped. Off by default; Recent card
+  only.
+
+### Known issues
+- On a 64-wide panel with both team records on there is no room between
+  the record corners, so the series line is drawn and can touch them.
+
 ## [1.54.0] - 2026-09-30
 
 ### Added

plugins/baseball-scoreboard/manager.py

@@ -2658,7 +2658,11 @@ def has_live_content(self) -> bool:
             self._last_live_content_state = state
             self._last_live_content_log = current_time
             counts = ", ".join(f"{league}={n}" for league, n in sorted(league_counts.items())) or "none"
-            self.logger.info(
+            # INFO only when the answer changes. The periodic re-log of an
+            # unchanged answer goes to DEBUG: at INFO it was a journal line a
+            # minute for as long as the device ran, each one an SD write.
+            log = self.logger.info if changed else self.logger.debug
+            log(
                 f"has_live_content() returning {result}: "
                 f"mlb_live={mlb_live}, milb_live={milb_live}, ncaa_live={ncaa_live} "
                 f"(live games: {counts})"

plugins/baseball-scoreboard/manifest.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "baseball-scoreboard",
   "name": "Baseball Scoreboard",
-  "version": "1.56.0",
+  "version": "1.56.1",
   "update_interval": 60,
   "author": "ChuckBuilds",
   "description": "Live, recent, and upcoming baseball games across MLB, MiLB, and NCAA Baseball with real-time scores and schedules",
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@
   "branch": "main",
   "plugin_path": "plugins/baseball-scoreboard",
   "versions": [
+    {
+      "version": "1.56.1",
+      "released": "2026-10-02",
+      "ledmatrix_min_version": "3.8.0",
+      "notes": "The has_live_content() summary is logged at INFO only when the answer changes; the once-a-minute re-log of an unchanged answer is now DEBUG. At INFO it wrote a persistent-journal line a minute to the SD card for as long as the device ran. No change in behaviour."
+    },
     {
       "version": "1.56.0",
       "released": "2026-10-02",

plugins/baseball-scoreboard/test_live_content_log_throttle.py

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 Covers:
   1. An unchanged live answer logs once, not once per call.
   2. A changed answer (count or boolean) logs immediately.
-  3. An unchanged answer is re-logged after the throttle interval.
+  3. An unchanged answer is re-logged after the throttle interval, at DEBUG.
   4. False results are throttled the same way (the old behavior, preserved).
 
 Run: <core-venv>/bin/python plugins/baseball-scoreboard/test_live_content_log_throttle.py
@@ -30,14 +30,19 @@
 class _RecordingLogger:
     def __init__(self):
         self.info_lines = []
+        self.relog_lines = []  # the has_live_content() summary, at DEBUG
 
     def info(self, msg, *a, **k):
         self.info_lines.append(msg)
 
     def debug(self, msg, *a, **k):
+        if str(msg).startswith("has_live_content() returning"):
+            self.relog_lines.append(msg)
+
+    def warning(self, msg, *a, **k):
         pass
 
-    warning = error = debug
+    error = warning
 
 
 class _LiveSource:
@@ -125,10 +130,13 @@ def test_unchanged_answer_relogs_after_interval():
         stub.has_live_content()
     assert len(stub.logger.info_lines) == 1
 
-    # Pretend the interval elapsed: a steady state stays visible in the log.
+    # Pretend the interval elapsed: a steady state is re-logged, but at DEBUG.
+    # At INFO it was a persistent-journal line a minute, every minute.
     stub._last_live_content_log -= stub._live_content_log_interval + 1
     stub.has_live_content()
-    assert len(stub.logger.info_lines) == 2, stub.logger.info_lines
+    assert len(stub.logger.info_lines) == 1, stub.logger.info_lines
+    assert len(stub.logger.relog_lines) == 1, stub.logger.relog_lines
+    assert "returning True" in stub.logger.relog_lines[0], stub.logger.relog_lines[0]
 
 
 def test_false_results_are_throttled():

plugins/basketball-scoreboard/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.41.2] - 2026-10-02
+
+### Changed
+- The `has_live_content() returning ...` summary is logged at INFO only
+  when the answer changes. The once-a-minute re-log of an unchanged answer
+  is now DEBUG: at INFO it was a persistent-journal line a minute, each one
+  an SD-card write, for as long as the device ran.
+
 ## [1.41.1] - 2026-10-01
 
 ### Changed

plugins/basketball-scoreboard/manager.py

@@ -1630,7 +1630,11 @@ def has_live_content(self) -> bool:
         if changed or due:
             self._last_live_content_state = state
             self._last_live_content_log = current_time
-            self.logger.info(
+            # INFO only when the answer changes. The periodic re-log of an
+            # unchanged answer goes to DEBUG: at INFO it was a journal line a
+            # minute for as long as the device ran, each one an SD write.
+            log = self.logger.info if changed else self.logger.debug
+            log(
                 f"has_live_content() returning {result}: "
                 f"nba_live={nba_live}, wnba_live={wnba_live}, "
                 f"ncaam_live={ncaam_live}, ncaaw_live={ncaaw_live}"

plugins/basketball-scoreboard/manifest.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "basketball-scoreboard",
   "name": "Basketball Scoreboard",
-  "version": "1.41.1",
+  "version": "1.41.2",
   "update_interval": 60,
   "description": "Live, recent, and upcoming basketball games across NBA, NCAA Men's, NCAA Women's, and WNBA with real-time scores, schedules, and March Madness tournament support",
   "author": "ChuckBuilds",
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@
   "branch": "main",
   "plugin_path": "plugins/basketball-scoreboard",
   "versions": [
+    {
+      "version": "1.41.2",
+      "released": "2026-10-02",
+      "ledmatrix_min_version": "3.8.0",
+      "notes": "The has_live_content() summary is logged at INFO only when the answer changes; the once-a-minute re-log of an unchanged answer is now DEBUG. At INFO it wrote a persistent-journal line a minute to the SD card for as long as the device ran. No change in behaviour."
+    },
     {
       "version": "1.41.1",
       "released": "2026-10-01",
@@ -605,7 +611,7 @@
   ],
   "stars": 0,
   "downloads": 0,
-  "last_updated": "2026-09-30",
+  "last_updated": "2026-10-02",
   "verified": true,
   "screenshot": "",
   "display_modes": [

plugins/blackjack/manager.py

@@ -93,6 +93,16 @@
 #: and calls display() straight after, so the real gap is microseconds.
 _STATIC_PAUSE_WINDOW = 0.5
 
+#: The ``vegas_mode`` values this plugin honours. SCROLL is for multi-item
+#: plugins and a hand is one thing, so ``"scroll"`` falls back to fixed. This
+#: was ``get_supported_vegas_modes()``, which core deprecated (removed in 3.9.0)
+#: and never read; nothing else consulted it.
+#:
+#: There is deliberately no manifest ``vegas_participation``: Vegas derives
+#: ours from get_vegas_display_mode() (STATIC pauses, otherwise scroll), and
+#: that call is what tells display() a STATIC pause is starting.
+_VEGAS_MODES_OFFERED = ("fixed", "static")
+
 
 class BlackjackPlugin(BasePlugin):
     """Deals one hand of blackjack per rotation and plays it out on the panel."""
@@ -692,7 +702,7 @@ def _resolve_vegas_mode(self):
             except ValueError:
                 self.logger.warning("Invalid vegas_mode %r, using fixed", requested)
             else:
-                if mode in self.get_supported_vegas_modes():
+                if mode.value in _VEGAS_MODES_OFFERED:
                     return mode
                 self.logger.warning(
                     "vegas_mode %r is not supported by this plugin, using fixed",
@@ -729,12 +739,6 @@ def _show_static_still(self) -> bool:
         self.display_manager.update_display()
         return True
 
-    def get_supported_vegas_modes(self):
-        """The two that work. SCROLL is for multi-item plugins; a hand is one."""
-        if VegasDisplayMode is None:
-            return []
-        return [VegasDisplayMode.FIXED_SEGMENT, VegasDisplayMode.STATIC]
-
     # -- lifecycle / web UI ----------------------------------------------
 
     def on_config_change(self, new_config) -> None: