fix(flags): skip issuer iframe for board-choice flags

[tomcasaburi]

Summary

• accept valid /pol/ memeflags and /mlp/ pony flags without opening the issuer iframe
• keep issuer verification for country flags only
• update README guidance and challenge tests for board-choice flags

Verification

• yarn test
• yarn type-check
• yarn build
• yarn format:check

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Note

Medium Risk
Changes publication-time challenge behavior for memeflags and pony flags (immediate allow vs prior signed assertion flow); country issuer verification path is unchanged but clients relying on challenge-emitted pol/pony data must use flair-only rendering.

Overview
Board-choice /pol/ and /mlp/ flags no longer go through the issuer iframe or signed comment["5chan"] path. After family allow-list and parsing checks, getChallenge returns immediate success for non-country requests; only country flags still require a community signer, lazy iframe URL, and POST …/challenge/verify.

README now separates issuer-verified country flags (immutable namespace + flair mirror) from memeflags/pony (clients publish normal flair; challenge only validates allowed family and known code).

Tests were updated to expect { success: true } without fetch for pol/pony, and issuer mismatch coverage targets country verification only.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Added conditional issuer verification: country flags require verification, while board-choice and pony flags are now accepted without issuer iframe interaction.

• Documentation

  • Clarified flag-challenge behavior across different profiles, detailing which flag types require issuer verification and how each type is validated.

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📥 Commits

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📒 Files selected for processing (3)

• README.md
• src/index.ts
• tests/challenge.test.ts

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

This PR implements a dual-path flag verification system. Country flags (issued by flags.5chan.app) require issuer iframe verification, while /pol/ memeflags and /mlp/ pony flags are validated without issuer verification. The change adds a type gate, updates the control flow to skip verification for non-country flags, and adds test coverage for both paths.

Changes

Country vs Board-Choice Flag Verification Paths

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Documentation of dual verification flows README.md	README clarifies that flags.5chan.app issues country flags through issuer verification, while /pol/ and /mlp/ flags are board-choice flairs validated without issuer iframe. Expands explanation of country flag outputs (immutable client-namespace data and community flair mirror) and clarifies why non-country flags skip the verification round trip.
Issuer verification gate and control flow src/index.ts	Introduces requiresIssuerVerification helper function to classify flag types; adds early-return path in getChallenge to log and allow non-country flags without triggering signer checks, iframe generation, or CBOR verification round trip.
Test coverage for non-issuer and issuer verification tests/challenge.test.ts	Adds tests verifying memeflags are accepted without fetch calls (no issuer iframe), pony flags accepted without issuer iframe or community signer, and country flag verification rejection when returned flag type/code mismatches requested flag.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 2 (Simple) | ⏱️ ~12 minutes

Poem

🐰 Flags fly free in paths twin-split,
Country codes through iframe drift,
Memes and ponies skip the dance,
Board choice flairs need just a glance.
Two flows now, one blessed gate,
Verification meets its fate. 🚩

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title accurately describes the main change: introducing logic to skip issuer iframe verification for board-choice flags (memeflags and pony flags) while retaining it for country flags.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
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