Extend /explore (ExploreHub) into the 365-day never-dark hub. Two new
self-hiding sections feed REAL always-available data into the offseason:
- NewsWire (components/vyndr/NewsWire.tsx): real ESPN headlines from
/api/news/:sport (newest-first, mono timestamps, type chips, player/team
links) + real injuries from /api/schedule/:sport/injuries (OUT/GTD chips,
token colors). Reuses the retired TerminalTemplates INJURY_WIRE layout but
never routes its sample constants. Self-hides when both feeds are empty.
- FuturesBoard (components/vyndr/FuturesBoard.tsx): real futures from
/api/futures/:sport — championship/win-total/award markets, mono tabular
prices + movement colored by the contract (shortening=green / drifting=amber
/ flat=dim, NEVER red; move shown ONLY when the backend supplies one).
Carries the honest "TRACKED · NOT GRADED" label — no fabricated grades on
futures. Self-hides when markets:[].
- ExploreHub is offseason-aware (via emptyState OFF_SEASON month check): the
hub LEADS with futures + wire when the board is dark, COMPLEMENTS the live
board in-season. Sport selector kept; each section self-hides independently.
- Testable pure helpers: lib/futuresMove.js (move→color, never red) +
lib/newsFormat.js (timeAgo mono-stamp, ESPN type labels).
Contracts consumed (Wave 2A owns the proxy/service files); code self-hides on
fetch failure if a proxy isn't present yet.
Tests: tests/unit/newsWire.test.js + futuresBoard.test.js (26 new). Full suite
259 suites / 3144 green; web build exit 0. vyndrParityQA stays green
(mono data, no glitch on data surfaces).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
