YAZE - Yet Another Zelda3 Editor

A cross-platform Zelda 3 ROM editor with a modern C++ GUI, Asar 65816 assembler integration, and an automation-friendly CLI (z3ed). YAZE bundles its toolchain, offers AI-assisted editing flows, and targets reproducible builds on Windows, macOS, and Linux. A preview web version is also available for browser-based editing.

Highlights

• All-in-one editing: Overworld, dungeon, sprite, palette, and messaging tools with live previews.
• Assembler-first workflow: Built-in Asar integration, symbol extraction, and patch validation.
• Automation & AI: z3ed exposes CLI/TUI automation, proposal workflows, and optional AI agents.
• Web preview: Experimental browser-based editor (WASM) - see Web App Guide.
• Testing & CI hooks: CMake presets, ROM-less test fixtures, and gRPC-based GUI automation support.
• Cross-platform toolchains: Single source tree targeting MSVC, Clang, and GCC with identical presets.
• Modular AI stack: Toggle agent UI (YAZE_BUILD_AGENT_UI), remote automation/gRPC (YAZE_ENABLE_REMOTE_AUTOMATION), and AI runtimes (YAZE_ENABLE_AI_RUNTIME) per preset.

Project Status

0.3.x builds are in active development. Release automation is being reworked, so packaged builds may lag behind main. Follow develop for the most accurate view of current functionality.

Quick Start

Clone & Bootstrap

git clone --recursive https://github.com/scawful/yaze.git
cd yaze

Run the environment verifier once per machine:

# macOS / Linux
./scripts/verify-build-environment.sh --fix

# Windows (PowerShell)
.\scripts\verify-build-environment.ps1 -FixIssues

Configure & Build

• Use the CMake preset that matches your platform (mac-dbg, lin-dbg, win-dbg, etc.).
• Build with cmake --build --preset <name> [--target …].
• See docs/public/build/quick-reference.md for the canonical list of presets, AI build policy, and testing commands.

Agent Feature Flags

Option	Default	Effect
YAZE_BUILD_AGENT_UI	ON when GUI builds are enabled	Compiles the chat/dialog widgets so the editor can host agent sessions. Turn this OFF when you want a lean GUI-only build.
YAZE_ENABLE_REMOTE_AUTOMATION	ON for *-ai presets	Builds the gRPC servers/clients and protobufs that power GUI automation.
YAZE_ENABLE_AI_RUNTIME	ON for *-ai presets	Enables Gemini/Ollama transports, proposal planning, and advanced routing logic.
YAZE_ENABLE_AGENT_CLI	ON when CLI builds are enabled	Compiles the conversational agent stack consumed by z3ed. Disable to skip the CLI entirely.

Windows win-* presets keep every switch OFF by default (win-dbg, win-rel, ci-windows) so MSVC builds stay fast. Use win-ai, win-vs-ai, or the new ci-windows-ai preset whenever you need remote automation or AI runtime features.

All bundled third-party code (SDL, ImGui, ImGui Test Engine, Asar, nlohmann/json, cpp-httplib, nativefiledialog-extended) now lives under ext/ for easier vendoring and cleaner include paths.

Applications & Workflows

• ./build/bin/yaze – full GUI editor with multi-session dockspace, theming, and ROM patching.
• Web App (Preview) – browser-based editor at your deployed instance; see docs/public/usage/web-app.md for details and limitations.
• ./build/bin/z3ed --tui – CLI/TUI companion for scripting, AI-assisted edits, and Asar workflows.
• ./build_ai/bin/yaze_test --unit|--integration|--e2e – structured test runner for quick regression checks.
• z3ed + macOS automation – pair the CLI with sketchybar/yabai/skhd or Emacs/Spacemacs to drive ROM workflows without opening the GUI.

Typical commands:

# Launch GUI with a ROM
./build/bin/yaze zelda3.sfc

# Apply a patch via CLI
./build/bin/z3ed asar patch.asm --rom zelda3.sfc

# Run focused tests
cmake --build --preset mac-ai --target yaze_test
./build_ai/bin/yaze_test --unit

Testing

• ./build_ai/bin/yaze_test --unit for fast checks; add --integration or --e2e --show-gui for broader coverage.
• ctest --preset dev mirrors CI’s stable set; ctest --preset all runs the full matrix.
• Set YAZE_TEST_ROM_PATH or pass --rom-path when a test needs a real ROM image.

Documentation

• Human-readable docs live under docs/public/ with an entry point at docs/public/index.md.
• Run doxygen Doxyfile to generate API + guide pages (build/docs/html and build/docs/latex).
• Agent playbooks, architecture notes, and testing recipes now live in docs/internal/.

Contributing & Community

• Review CONTRIBUTING.md and the build/test guides in docs/public/.
• Conventional commit messages (feat:, fix:, etc.) keep history clean; use topic branches for larger work.
• Chat with the team on Oracle of Secrets Discord.

License

YAZE is licensed under the GNU GPL v3. See LICENSE for details and third-party notices.

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