Added pyproject.toml, updated todo.md

pyproject.toml

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+# ===================================================================
+# VDM - Project Configuration File
+# ===================================================================
+# This file defines the project, its metadata, and its dependencies
+# for modern Python packaging tools like uv and pip.
+
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "vdm-server"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "A multiplayer, AI-driven storytelling game server."
+requires-python = ">=3.11"
+
+# These are the core dependencies, equivalent to the old requirements.txt
+# They will install the CPU-only version of PyTorch by default.
+dependencies = [
+    "fastapi",
+    "uvicorn",
+    "pydantic-settings",
+    "orjson",
+    "httpx",
+    "chromadb",
+    "sentence-transformers",
+    "chonkie[st]",
+    "kokoro",
+    "torch",
+    "torchaudio",
+    "passlib[bcrypt]",
+    "PyYAML",
+    "rich",
+]
+
+# This section defines optional features that can be installed.
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+# The 'gpu' extra will install the CUDA-enabled version of PyTorch for
+# significantly better performance on NVIDIA GPUs.
+gpu = [
+    "torch",
+    "torchaudio",
+]

todo.md

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 - **[ ] Create a `Dockerfile`:** Define the environment for the VDM server, including the Python version, dependency installation from `requirements.txt`, and the command to run the server.
 - **[ ] Create a `docker-compose.yml`:** Write a Compose file to make it trivial to start the entire application stack (the VDM server and potentially its databases) with a single `docker-compose up` command. This dramatically simplifies setup for new developers and production environments.
+
+## 3. Modern Frontend Framework Migration
+
+**Goal:** Rebuild the frontend using a modern JavaScript framework to improve scalability, maintainability, and the developer experience.
+
+- **[ ] Choose a Framework:** Evaluate and select a framework. **React** (with Vite for the build tool) is a strong contender due to its vast ecosystem and component-based architecture, which is a perfect fit for our UI.
+- **[ ] Component-Based Refactoring:** Break down the existing HTML and JavaScript into reusable components (e.g., `ChatLog`, `PlayerList`, `MessageInput`).
+- **[ ] State Management:** Replace the current manual state object with a dedicated state management library like **Zustand** or **Redux Toolkit** for a more robust and predictable UI.