On This Day Bar

On This Day Bar

Use this skill when the user wants to work on the native menu bar app, not the web app. If the repo contains apps/on-this-day-bar, use that workspace by default.

Quick Start

1. Run bash scripts/run_on_this_day_bar.sh doctor.
2. Run bash scripts/run_on_this_day_bar.sh inspect before editing.
3. Use bash scripts/run_on_this_day_bar.sh generate after changing project.yml.
4. Use bash scripts/run_on_this_day_bar.sh test after feed parsing, cache, date selection, or menu bar UI changes.
5. Use bash scripts/run_on_this_day_bar.sh run when you need the built app relaunched from the local .build-debug product.
6. Keep the app compact, source-grounded, and cache-aware.

Workflow

Product Boundary

• On This Day Bar owns:
  • the native MenuBarExtra app
  • cached fallback per date
  • settings for category and story depth
  • copyable daily briefs and article handoff
• Do not expand it into the web app; use on-this-day for the browser surface and helper flow.

Work The App First

• Read references/project-map.md before editing.
• If the task changes project settings or app metadata, inspect apps/on-this-day-bar/project.yml and apps/on-this-day-bar/OnThisDayBarApp/Info.plist first.
• Prefer the local runner before typing xcodegen or xcodebuild manually.
• Run build or test after feed service, cache behavior, date navigation, or menu bar presentation changes.
• Keep any fallback messaging honest when cached data is being shown.

Safety And Reliability

• Use the official Wikimedia feed.
• Do not invent historical facts or source links.
• Preserve explicit stale-data messaging when the cache is used.

Resources

• scripts/run_on_this_day_bar.sh: local doctor, inspect, generate, open, build, test, and run helper for the On This Day Bar workspace
• references/project-map.md: native app target map, main files, and build notes
• ../../apps/on-this-day-bar/: the matching native menu bar app codebase
• scripts/fetch_on_this_day.py: deterministic helper for official Wikimedia feed snapshots