Rosie/CURRENT_STATUS.md

Current Development Status

Last Updated: 2025-09-30

✅ Completed

Project Setup

• Project structure created with modular architecture
• Dependencies defined in requirements.txt
• Environment configuration (.env.example)
• Documentation (README.md, PROJECT_PLAN.md, RESEARCH_FINDINGS.md)

Core Systems

• State Manager (src/core/state_manager.py): Event-driven state synchronization
  • Emotion states
  • Conversation history
  • Event listeners for state changes

UI Framework

• Waifu Window (src/ui/waifu_window.py): Main transparent window

  • Frameless, transparent, always-on-top
  • Drag functionality with mouse events
  • Window positioning (bottom-right by default)
  • Integration with state manager

• VRM Widget (src/ui/vrm_widget.py): OpenGL rendering widget

  • Basic OpenGL setup with transparency support
  • Placeholder rendering (rotating cube)
  • Animation timer (60 FPS)
  • Emotion state integration
  • Ready for VRM model loading

Discord Integration (Stub)

• Bot Framework (src/discord_bot/bot.py): Basic bot structure
  • Command system (hello, status)
  • Event handlers (on_ready, on_message)
  • State manager integration
  • Mention/DM detection

🔄 Next Steps (In Priority Order)

1. Test Basic Functionality

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Run the app (will show placeholder cube)
python main.py

Expected result:

• Transparent window appears at bottom-right
• Rotating colored cube visible
• Window can be dragged
• Emotion changes when grabbed (check console)

2. Add Your VRM Model

• Place .vrm file in models/ folder
• Update .env with path: VRM_MODEL_PATH=./models/your_model.vrm

3. Implement VRM Loading

File: src/ui/vrm_widget.py

Tasks:

• Use pygltflib to parse VRM file
• Extract mesh data (vertices, normals, UVs, indices)
• Extract material data (textures, colors)
• Extract blend shape data (facial expressions)
• Load textures into OpenGL
• Create VBO/VAO for mesh rendering

Reference: RESEARCH_FINDINGS.md for VRM structure

4. Implement MToon Shader

New files: src/rendering/shaders/

Tasks:

• Create vertex shader (GLSL)
• Create MToon fragment shader (GLSL)
• Shader compilation and linking
• Pass material parameters to shader
• Render VRM mesh with shader

Reference: https://github.com/Santarh/MToon

5. Add Sound Effects

New file: src/audio/sound_manager.py

Tasks:

• Initialize pygame mixer
• Load sound files from assets/sounds/
• Play squeak on grab/drag
• Play click on double-click
• Integrate with state manager events

6. Create Chat Interface

New file: src/ui/chat_window.py

Tasks:

• Create chat window (QDialog or QWidget)
• Text input field
• Message history display
• Show/hide on double-click
• Integration with LLM backend

7. Integrate LLM

New file: src/llm/llm_backend.py

Tasks:

• Abstract LLM interface
• Ollama implementation
• llama.cpp implementation
• Message processing
• Emotion detection from responses
• Update state based on LLM output

8. Complete Discord Bot

File: src/discord_bot/bot.py

Tasks:

• Connect Discord bot to LLM backend
• Implement proper message responses
• Add more commands
• Sync desktop emotion with Discord messages
• Handle async communication with desktop app

9. Package as .exe

Tasks:

• Test with PyInstaller
• Create spec file
• Bundle assets (models, sounds)
• Test standalone .exe

🐛 Known Issues

None yet - basic structure is in place

📝 Notes

VRM Model Requirements

• Format: .vrm (based on glTF 2.0)
• Should contain blend shapes for expressions
• MToon material support needed

LLM Integration Options

1. Ollama (easiest): ollama pull llama2 then use API
2. llama.cpp: Faster, more control
3. Custom: Your own model server

Discord Bot Token

• Get from: https://discord.com/developers/applications
• Enable Message Content Intent
• Add to .env: DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN=your_token_here

🔗 Important Files to Review

• PROJECT_PLAN.md: Overall project plan and architecture
• RESEARCH_FINDINGS.md: Technical research on VRM rendering
• README.md: Setup and usage instructions
• main.py: Application entry point
• src/core/state_manager.py: Central state system
• src/ui/vrm_widget.py: Where VRM rendering happens

🎯 Testing Checklist

• Window appears and is transparent
• Window can be dragged
• Placeholder renders correctly
• Console shows emotion changes
• Install dependencies works
• .env configuration works
• (After VRM) Model loads without errors
• (After VRM) Model renders correctly
• (After sound) Sound plays on interaction
• (After LLM) Chat works
• (After Discord) Bot connects and responds