colorcoding

server/src/services/chatService.js

@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ function resolveRoverId(socketId) {
   return assignment?.roverId || null;
 }
 
+function resolveRoverColor(roverId) {
+  if (!roverId) return null;
+  const record = roverManager.rovers.get(String(roverId));
+  return record?.meta?.color || null;
+}
+
 function normalizeUserText(raw) {
   if (typeof raw !== 'string') return '';
   return raw.replace(/\\n/g, '\n');
@@ -90,6 +96,7 @@ function normalizeUserText(raw) {
 
 function buildMessage(socket, text, meta = {}) {
   const roverId = meta.roverId || resolveRoverId(socket?.id);
+  const roverColor = meta.roverColor ?? resolveRoverColor(roverId);
   return {
     id: uuidv4(),
     ts: Date.now(),
@@ -97,6 +104,7 @@ function buildMessage(socket, text, meta = {}) {
     nickname: meta.nickname || getNickname(socket) || null,
     role: meta.role || getRole(socket),
     roverId,
+    roverColor,
     fromDiscord: Boolean(meta.fromDiscord),
     discordGuildId: meta.discordGuildId || null,
     discordGuildName: meta.discordGuildName || null,
@@ -219,6 +227,7 @@ function buildRoverCtxSnapshot(roverId) {
 
 function buildTypingPayload(socket, meta = {}) {
   const roverId = meta.roverId || resolveRoverId(socket?.id);
+  const roverColor = meta.roverColor ?? resolveRoverColor(roverId);
   const socketId = socket?.id || null;
   const fromDiscord = Boolean(meta.fromDiscord);
   let typingId = meta.typingId || null;
@@ -250,6 +259,7 @@ function buildTypingPayload(socket, meta = {}) {
     nickname: meta.nickname || getNickname(socket) || null,
     role: meta.role || getRole(socket),
     roverId,
+    roverColor,
     fromDiscord,
     discordGuildId: meta.discordGuildId || null,
     discordGuildName: meta.discordGuildName || null,

server/src/services/replaySourceService.js

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ function getReplaySources() {
     type: 'rover',
     id: String(rover.id),
     label: rover.name || rover.id,
+    color: rover.color || null,
   }));
   const roomSources = getRoomCameras().map((camera) => ({
     type: 'room',

server/src/services/roverManager.js

@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ function getRoster() {
   return Array.from(rovers.values()).map((record) => ({
     id: record.id,
     name: record.meta?.name || record.id,
+    color: record.meta?.color || null,
     battery: record.meta?.battery,
     batteryState: record.batteryState,
     maxWheelSpeed: record.meta?.maxWheelSpeed,