feat(author badges): add 5chan developer badges

src/components/__tests__/post-community-address-compat.test.tsx

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const act = (React as { act?: (cb: () => void | Promise<void>) => void | Promise
 type TestComment = {
   author?: {
     address?: string;
+    displayName?: string;
     shortAddress?: string;
   };
   cid?: string;
@@ -479,6 +480,24 @@ describe('post community address compatibility', () => {
     expect(container.textContent).toContain('reply-1');
   });
 
+  it('renders known developer badges and keeps anonymous as the default name on desktop and mobile', async () => {
+    const post = {
+      ...makeLegacyThread(),
+      author: { address: 'plebeius.bso', shortAddress: 'plebeius.bso' },
+    };
+    const roles = { 'plebeius.bso': { role: 'owner' } };
+
+    await renderWithRoute(createElement(PostDesktop, { post, roles } as any));
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('Anonymous');
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('## 5chan Dev');
+    expect(container.querySelector('.capcodeAdminIcon')).toBeTruthy();
+
+    await renderWithRoute(createElement(PostMobile, { post, roles } as any));
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('Anonymous');
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('## 5chan Dev');
+    expect(container.querySelector('.capcodeAdminIcon')).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
   it('forwards Pretext-backed reply estimates into Virtuoso for desktop and mobile thread views', async () => {
     testState.hasMoreReplies = true;
 

src/components/catalog-row/__tests__/catalog-row.test.tsx

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ type TestComment = {
   author?: {
     address?: string;
     displayName?: string;
+    shortAddress?: string;
   };
   cid: string;
   content?: string;
@@ -379,6 +380,44 @@ describe('CatalogRow', () => {
     expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('ago:200');
   });
 
+  it('uses developer badges and keeps anonymous as the default name in hover previews', async () => {
+    testState.mediaInfoByLink['https://example.com/dev.png'] = { type: 'image', url: 'https://example.com/dev.png' };
+    testState.replies = [
+      {
+        author: { address: 'rinse12.bso', shortAddress: 'rinse12.bso' },
+        cid: 'reply-dev',
+        timestamp: 200,
+      },
+    ];
+    testState.roleByAddress = {
+      'plebeius.bso': { commentAuthorRole: 'owner', isCommentAuthorMod: true },
+    };
+
+    const post: TestComment = {
+      author: { address: 'plebeius.bso', shortAddress: 'plebeius.bso' },
+      cid: 'post-dev',
+      content: 'Developer post',
+      link: 'https://example.com/dev.png',
+      replyCount: 1,
+      communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth',
+      timestamp: 100,
+      title: 'Dev thread',
+    };
+
+    await renderWithRouter(createElement(CatalogRow, { row: [post] }), '/all/catalog');
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+
+    const previewTrigger = document.body.querySelector('a[href="/mu/thread/post-dev"] > div');
+    await act(async () => {
+      previewTrigger?.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('mouseover', { bubbles: true }));
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(260);
+      await Promise.resolve();
+    });
+
+    expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('Dev thread by Anonymous ## 5chan Dev');
+    expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('last_reply_by Anonymous ## 5chan Dev');
+  });
+
   it('uses alias-aware board features when deciding whether reply links are media', async () => {
     testState.directories = [{ address: 'music-posting.bso', features: { requirePostLinkIsMedia: true }, title: '/mu/ - Music' }];
     testState.linkCount = 3;

src/components/catalog-row/catalog-row.tsx

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import styles from './catalog-row.module.css';
 import capitalize from 'lodash/capitalize';
 import { selectPostMenuProps } from '../../lib/utils/post-menu-props';
 import { getCommentCommunityAddress, withResolvedCommentCommunityAddress } from '../../lib/utils/comment-utils';
+import { getAuthorBadge } from '../../lib/utils/author-display-utils';
 
 interface CatalogPostMediaProps {
   cid: string;
@@ -194,14 +195,16 @@ const CatalogPost = memo(
     const { replies } = useReplies({ comment: showPortal ? resolvedPost : undefined, flat: true });
     const lastReply = replies?.length > 0 ? replies[replies.length - 1] : null;
 
-    const { isCommentAuthorMod: isCatalogPostAuthorMod, commentAuthorRole: catalogPostAuthorRole } = useEditCommentPrivileges({
+    const { commentAuthorRole: catalogPostAuthorRole } = useEditCommentPrivileges({
       commentAuthorAddress: author?.address,
       communityAddress: communityAddress ?? '',
     });
-    const { isCommentAuthorMod: isLastReplyAuthorMod, commentAuthorRole: lastReplyAuthorRole } = useEditCommentPrivileges({
+    const { commentAuthorRole: lastReplyAuthorRole } = useEditCommentPrivileges({
       commentAuthorAddress: lastReply?.author?.address,
       communityAddress: communityAddress ?? '',
     });
+    const catalogPostAuthorBadge = getAuthorBadge({ address: author?.address, role: catalogPostAuthorRole });
+    const lastReplyAuthorBadge = getAuthorBadge({ address: lastReply?.author?.address, role: lastReplyAuthorRole });
 
     const postContent = (
       <div className={`${styles.teaser} ${hidden && styles.hidden}`}>
@@ -300,18 +303,22 @@ const CatalogPost = memo(
               ) : (
                 t('posted_by')
               )}{' '}
-              <span className={`${styles.postAuthor} ${isCatalogPostAuthorMod && styles.capcode}`}>
+              <span className={`${styles.postAuthor} ${catalogPostAuthorBadge ? styles.capcode : ''}`}>
                 {author?.displayName || capitalize(t('anonymous'))}
-                {isCatalogPostAuthorMod && <span className='capitalize'>{` ## Board ${catalogPostAuthorRole}`}</span>}
+                {catalogPostAuthorBadge && (
+                  <span className={catalogPostAuthorBadge.capitalizeLabel ? 'capitalize' : undefined}>{` ## ${catalogPostAuthorBadge.label}`}</span>
+                )}
               </span>
               {(isInAllView || isInSubscriptionsView) && communityAddress && ` to p/${getShortAddress(communityAddress)}`}
               <span className={styles.postAgo}> {getFormattedTimeAgo(timestamp)}</span>
               {replyCount > 0 && (
                 <div className={styles.postLast}>
                   {t('last_reply_by')}{' '}
-                  <span className={`${styles.postAuthor} ${isLastReplyAuthorMod && styles.capcode}`}>
+                  <span className={`${styles.postAuthor} ${lastReplyAuthorBadge ? styles.capcode : ''}`}>
                     {lastReply?.author?.displayName || capitalize(t('anonymous'))}
-                    {isLastReplyAuthorMod && ` ## Board ${lastReplyAuthorRole}`}
+                    {lastReplyAuthorBadge && (
+                      <span className={lastReplyAuthorBadge.capitalizeLabel ? 'capitalize' : undefined}>{` ## ${lastReplyAuthorBadge.label}`}</span>
+                    )}
                   </span>
                   <span className={styles.postAgo}> {getFormattedTimeAgo(lastReply?.timestamp)}</span>
                 </div>

src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ import useDeleteFailedPost from '../../hooks/use-delete-failed-post';
 import { getThreadPostCountsByAuthor } from '../../lib/utils/author-post-counts';
 import { withResolvedCommentCommunityAddress } from '../../lib/utils/comment-utils';
 import { getFeedPostHeightEstimate, getReplyHeightEstimates, reportReplyHeightAuditSample } from '../../lib/utils/pretext-height-estimates';
+import { getAuthorBadge } from '../../lib/utils/author-display-utils';
 
 const { addChallenge } = useChallengesStore.getState();
 
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ const PostInfo = ({
   const title = post?.title?.trim();
   const { address, shortAddress } = author || {};
   const displayName = author?.displayName?.trim();
-  const authorRole = roles?.[address]?.role?.replace('moderator', 'mod');
+  const authorBadge = getAuthorBadge({ address, role: roles?.[address]?.role });
   const hasFailedState = state === 'failed';
   const isReply = parentCid;
   const { showOmittedReplies } = useShowOmittedReplies();
@@ -345,7 +346,9 @@ const PostInfo = ({
             </Tooltip>
           ))}
         <span className={styles.nameBlock}>
-          <span className={`${styles.name} ${authorRole && !(deleted || removed || purged) && (authorRole === 'mod' ? styles.capcodeMod : styles.capcodeAdmin)}`}>
+          <span
+            className={`${styles.name} ${authorBadge && !(deleted || removed || purged) ? (authorBadge.icon === 'mod' ? styles.capcodeMod : styles.capcodeAdmin) : ''}`}
+          >
             {deleted ? (
               capitalize(t('deleted'))
             ) : removed ? (
@@ -363,13 +366,13 @@ const PostInfo = ({
             ) : (
               capitalize(t('anonymous'))
             )}
-            {!(deleted || removed || purged) && authorRole && (
+            {!(deleted || removed || purged) && authorBadge && (
-              <span className='capitalize'>
+              <span className={authorBadge.capitalizeLabel ? 'capitalize' : undefined}>
                 {' '}
-                ## Board {authorRole}{' '}
+                ## {authorBadge.label}{' '}
                 <span
-                  className={`${styles.capcodeIcon} ${authorRole === 'mod' ? styles.capcodeModIcon : styles.capcodeAdminIcon}`}
+                  className={`${styles.capcodeIcon} ${authorBadge.icon === 'mod' ? styles.capcodeModIcon : styles.capcodeAdminIcon}`}
-                  title={authorRole === 'mod' ? t('moderator_of_this_board') : t('administrator_of_this_board')}
+                  title={authorBadge.title === '5chan Dev' ? authorBadge.title : t(authorBadge.title)}
                 />
               </span>
             )}{' '}

src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ import useDeleteFailedPost from '../../hooks/use-delete-failed-post';
 import { getThreadPostCountsByAuthor } from '../../lib/utils/author-post-counts';
 import { withResolvedCommentCommunityAddress } from '../../lib/utils/comment-utils';
 import { getFeedPostHeightEstimate, getReplyHeightEstimates, reportReplyHeightAuditSample } from '../../lib/utils/pretext-height-estimates';
+import { getAuthorBadge } from '../../lib/utils/author-display-utils';
 
 const { addChallenge } = useChallengesStore.getState();
 
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ const PostInfoAndMedia = ({ post, postReplyCount = 0, roles, threadNumber, posts
   const title = post?.title?.trim();
   const { address, shortAddress } = author || {};
   const displayName = author?.displayName?.trim();
-  const authorRole = roles?.[address]?.role?.replace('moderator', 'mod');
+  const authorBadge = getAuthorBadge({ address, role: roles?.[address]?.role });
 
   const params = useParams();
   const location = useLocation();
@@ -269,7 +270,9 @@ const PostInfoAndMedia = ({ post, postReplyCount = 0, roles, threadNumber, posts
         <PostMenuMobile postMenu={postMenuProps} editMenuPost={resolvedPost} />
         <span className={(hidden || ((removed || deleted || purged) && !reason)) && parentCid ? styles.postDesktopHidden : ''}>
           <span className={styles.nameBlock}>
-            <span className={`${styles.name} ${authorRole && !(deleted || removed || purged) && (authorRole === 'mod' ? styles.capcodeMod : styles.capcodeAdmin)}`}>
+            <span
+              className={`${styles.name} ${authorBadge && !(deleted || removed || purged) ? (authorBadge.icon === 'mod' ? styles.capcodeMod : styles.capcodeAdmin) : ''}`}
+            >
               {removed ? (
                 capitalize(t('removed'))
               ) : deleted ? (
@@ -287,14 +290,14 @@ const PostInfoAndMedia = ({ post, postReplyCount = 0, roles, threadNumber, posts
               ) : (
                 capitalize(t('anonymous'))
               )}{' '}
-              {!(deleted || removed || purged) && authorRole && (
+              {!(deleted || removed || purged) && authorBadge && (
-                <span className='capitalize'>
+                <span className={authorBadge.capitalizeLabel ? 'capitalize' : undefined}>
                   {' '}
-                  ## Board {authorRole}{' '}
+                  ## {authorBadge.label}{' '}
                   <span className={styles.capcodeIconMobileWrapper}>
                     <span
-                      className={`${styles.capcodeIconMobile} ${authorRole === 'mod' ? styles.capcodeModIcon : styles.capcodeAdminIcon}`}
+                      className={`${styles.capcodeIconMobile} ${authorBadge.icon === 'mod' ? styles.capcodeModIcon : styles.capcodeAdminIcon}`}
-                      title={authorRole === 'mod' ? t('moderator_of_this_board') : t('administrator_of_this_board')}
+                      title={authorBadge.title === '5chan Dev' ? authorBadge.title : t(authorBadge.title)}
                     />
                   </span>
                   &nbsp;

src/data/known-5chan-developers.json

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[
+  {
+    "address": "estebanabaroa.bso",
+    "name": "Esteban Abaroa",
+    "githubProfileUrl": "https://github.com/estebanabaroa"
+  },
+  {
+    "address": "rinse12.bso",
+    "name": "Rinse",
+    "githubProfileUrl": "https://github.com/rinse12"
+  },
+  {
+    "address": "plebeius.bso",
+    "name": "Tommaso Casaburi",
+    "githubProfileUrl": "https://github.com/tomcasaburi"
+  }
+]

src/lib/utils/__tests__/author-display-utils.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { KNOWN_5CHAN_DEVELOPER_ENTRIES, getAuthorBadge, isKnown5chanDeveloper } from '../author-display-utils';
+
+describe('author display utils', () => {
+  it('recognizes the hardcoded 5chan developer addresses', () => {
+    expect(isKnown5chanDeveloper('estebanabaroa.bso')).toBe(true);
+    expect(isKnown5chanDeveloper('rinse12.bso')).toBe(true);
+    expect(isKnown5chanDeveloper('plebeius.bso')).toBe(true);
+    expect(isKnown5chanDeveloper('someone-else.bso')).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('keeps optional developer profile metadata next to the hardcoded address', () => {
+    expect(KNOWN_5CHAN_DEVELOPER_ENTRIES).toContainEqual({
+      address: 'rinse12.bso',
+      githubProfileUrl: 'https://github.com/rinse12',
+      name: 'Rinse',
+    });
+    expect(KNOWN_5CHAN_DEVELOPER_ENTRIES).toContainEqual({
+      address: 'plebeius.bso',
+      githubProfileUrl: 'https://github.com/tomcasaburi',
+      name: 'Tommaso Casaburi',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('labels known developers with the admin icon style', () => {
+    expect(getAuthorBadge({ address: 'rinse12.bso' })).toEqual({
+      icon: 'admin',
+      label: '5chan Dev',
+      title: '5chan Dev',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('keeps the developer label even when the account has a board role', () => {
+    expect(getAuthorBadge({ address: 'plebeius.bso', role: 'owner' })).toEqual({
+      icon: 'admin',
+      label: '5chan Dev',
+      title: '5chan Dev',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('keeps board role labels for non-developers', () => {
+    expect(getAuthorBadge({ address: 'other.bso', role: 'moderator' })).toEqual({
+      capitalizeLabel: true,
+      icon: 'mod',
+      label: 'Board mod',
+      title: 'moderator_of_this_board',
+    });
+    expect(getAuthorBadge({ address: 'other.bso', role: 'owner' })).toEqual({
+      capitalizeLabel: true,
+      icon: 'admin',
+      label: 'Board owner',
+      title: 'administrator_of_this_board',
+    });
+  });
+});

src/lib/utils/author-display-utils.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import known5chanDeveloperEntries from '../../data/known-5chan-developers.json';
+
+interface Known5chanDeveloperEntry {
+  address: string;
+  githubProfileUrl?: string;
+  name?: string;
+}
+
+export const KNOWN_5CHAN_DEVELOPER_ENTRIES = known5chanDeveloperEntries as readonly Known5chanDeveloperEntry[];
+export const KNOWN_5CHAN_DEVELOPER_ADDRESSES = KNOWN_5CHAN_DEVELOPER_ENTRIES.map(({ address }) => address);
+
+type AuthorBadgeIcon = 'admin' | 'mod';
+
+interface AuthorBadge {
+  capitalizeLabel?: boolean;
+  icon: AuthorBadgeIcon;
+  label: string;
+  title: '5chan Dev' | 'administrator_of_this_board' | 'moderator_of_this_board';
+}
+
+const normalizeBoardRole = (role?: string): string | undefined => {
+  const normalizedRole = role?.trim();
+  if (!normalizedRole) return undefined;
+  return normalizedRole.toLowerCase() === 'moderator' ? 'mod' : normalizedRole;
+};
+
+export const isKnown5chanDeveloper = (address?: string): boolean =>
+  typeof address === 'string' && KNOWN_5CHAN_DEVELOPER_ENTRIES.some((developer) => developer.address === address);
+
+export const getAuthorBadge = ({ address, role }: { address?: string; role?: string }): AuthorBadge | undefined => {
+  const boardRole = normalizeBoardRole(role);
+  const isDeveloper = isKnown5chanDeveloper(address);
+
+  if (isDeveloper) {
+    return {
+      icon: 'admin',
+      label: '5chan Dev',
+      title: '5chan Dev',
+    };
+  }
+
+  if (!boardRole) return undefined;
+
+  const isMod = boardRole?.toLowerCase() === 'mod';
+  return {
+    capitalizeLabel: true,
+    icon: isMod ? 'mod' : 'admin',
+    label: `Board ${boardRole}`,
+    title: isMod ? 'moderator_of_this_board' : 'administrator_of_this_board',
+  };
+};