swudeck-reprint-overrides

name	swudeck-reprint-overrides
description	Find which cards in a SWU set are reprints of earlier-set cards and add the mappings to AppCore/SWU/Overrides.php. Use when a new set is released and its reprints need to be aliased back to their earliest printing for deck stats. Takes a set code (e.g. ASH, LAW, SEC).

SWUDeck reprint overrides

AppCore/SWU/Overrides.php (CardIDOverride) aliases a reprinted card's CardID back to the CardID of its earliest printing, so deck stats treat reprints as one card. This skill finds a set's reprints and appends the case lines.

What counts as a reprint

A card is a reprint of an earlier card when they share the exact same:

• Title
• Subtitle (treat null and "" as equivalent — the data is inconsistent across sets)
• Cost
• Aspects (compare as a sorted set)

Ignore tokens (Shield, Experience, Battle Droid, Clone Trooper, TIE Fighter, X-Wing, The Force, Spy, Advantage, etc.). Filter by type.data.attributes.value == "Token". Token IDs also diverge between systems (SWUSim SOR_T02 vs SWUDeck SOR_002), so they must not go in these overrides anyway.

Data source

SWUSim/GeneratedCode/cardArrayCache.json → cardArray is the full multi-set card DB. Each entry has: id (CardID like ASH_122), title, subtitle, cost, aspects.data[].attributes.name, expansion.data.attributes.code, and type.data.attributes.value. For non-token cards the SET_NNN id format is identical to what SWUDeck's overrides use, so the id can be used directly.

Set release order

Derived from each expansion's publishedAt. Current order (oldest → newest): SOR, SHD, TWI, JTL, LOF, IBH, SEC, LAW, TS26, ASH. The script re-derives this from the data so it stays correct as sets are added.

Steps

1. Run the finder for the target set:

   python3 .claude/skills/swudeck-reprint-overrides/scripts/find_reprints.py ASH
   

   It prints ready-to-paste case lines and the full printing chain for each hit so you can confirm the target is genuinely the earliest.
2. Sanity-check each pair (the script prints title/subtitle/cost/aspects, and power/hp as an extra signal). A real reprint matches on all four key fields.
3. Append the case lines to AppCore/SWU/Overrides.php, just before default: return $cardID;, following the existing case "XXX_NNN": return "YYY_NNN"; //Card Name format.

Notes

• If a card has 3+ printings, the script still picks the earliest; verify via the printed chain.
• Re-run is idempotent for research; only the Overrides.php edit is manual.