[chore] add npm run certs for the dev https pair

README.md

@@ -93,11 +93,12 @@ WebXR and `getUserMedia` need HTTPS, so the dev server serves over TLS using
 self-signed pair once, from the config already in the repo:
 
 ```bash
-openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 825 -newkey rsa:2048 \
-  -keyout certs/localhost.key -out certs/localhost.crt -config certs/req.cnf
+npm run certs     # writes certs/localhost.crt + .key via openssl (once per clone)
 ```
 
-Without them Vite falls back to plain http, which disables VR and voice chat.
+Without them Vite falls back to plain http, which disables VR and voice chat. The pair is
+self-signed, so the browser warns once per port. `npm run certs -- --force` replaces an
+expired one.
 
 By default the app uses a public signalling server; point it at your own under
 **Settings ▸ Connection**, or set `VITE_PEER_HOST` / `VITE_PEER_PORT` / `VITE_PEER_PATH`

package.json

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 	"type": "module",
 	"scripts": {
 		"dev": "vite dev",
+		"certs": "node scripts/gen-certs.cjs",
 		"build": "vite build",
 		"preview": "vite preview",
 		"check": "svelte-kit sync && svelte-check --tsconfig ./tsconfig.json",

scripts/gen-certs.cjs

@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+// certs — generate the self-signed pair the dev server serves HTTPS with.
+// WebXR and getUserMedia only work over TLS, and vite.config.ts reads
+// certs/localhost.crt + certs/localhost.key inside a try/catch: when they are
+// missing it silently falls back to plain http, so VR and voice chat break with
+// no error. The pair is gitignored (it holds a private key), so every fresh
+// clone runs this once. Idempotent — pass --force to overwrite an existing pair.
+const { execFileSync } = require('child_process');
+const { existsSync, mkdirSync } = require('fs');
+const { join } = require('path');
+
+const DIR = join(__dirname, '..', 'certs');
+const CRT = join(DIR, 'localhost.crt');
+const KEY = join(DIR, 'localhost.key');
+const CNF = join(DIR, 'req.cnf');
+const DAYS = 825; // the max browsers accept for a leaf certificate
+
+const force = process.argv.includes('--force');
+
+if (!existsSync(CNF)) {
+	console.error('certs — missing ' + CNF + ' (it is committed; are you in the repo root?)');
+	process.exit(1);
+}
+
+if (!force && existsSync(CRT) && existsSync(KEY)) {
+	console.log('certs — certs/localhost.crt and .key already exist; nothing to do.');
+	console.log('certs — pass --force to replace them (npm run certs -- --force).');
+	process.exit(0);
+}
+
+// On Windows openssl is usually not on PATH for cmd.exe, but Git for Windows
+// ships one. Try PATH first, then the standard Git install locations.
+const candidates = ['openssl'];
+if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+	candidates.push(
+		'C:\\Program Files\\Git\\usr\\bin\\openssl.exe',
+		'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Git\\usr\\bin\\openssl.exe'
+	);
+}
+
+let openssl = null;
+for (const c of candidates) {
+	try {
+		execFileSync(c, ['version'], { stdio: 'ignore' });
+		openssl = c;
+		break;
+	} catch {
+		// not this one — keep looking
+	}
+}
+
+if (!openssl) {
+	console.error('certs — could not find openssl.');
+	console.error(
+		'certs — Windows: install Git for Windows (it bundles one), or add openssl to PATH.'
+	);
+	console.error('certs — macOS: preinstalled, or `brew install openssl`.');
+	console.error('certs — Linux: `apt install openssl` / your package manager.');
+	process.exit(1);
+}
+
+mkdirSync(DIR, { recursive: true });
+
+try {
+	execFileSync(
+		openssl,
+		[
+			'req',
+			'-x509',
+			'-nodes',
+			'-days',
+			String(DAYS),
+			'-newkey',
+			'rsa:2048',
+			'-keyout',
+			KEY,
+			'-out',
+			CRT,
+			'-config',
+			CNF
+		],
+		{ stdio: ['ignore', 'ignore', 'pipe'] }
+	);
+} catch (e) {
+	console.error('certs — openssl failed:');
+	console.error(String(e.stderr || e.message).trim());
+	process.exit(1);
+}
+
+console.log('certs — wrote certs/localhost.crt and certs/localhost.key (valid ' + DAYS + ' days).');
+console.log('certs — self-signed, so the browser warns once per port; accept it and continue.');
+console.log('certs — restart `npm run dev` if it is already running.');