Unreleased Unlimited Reprint Sets Are Excluded From Import
| Date | 2026-07-03 |
| Status | Accepted |
| Decision Makers | @GaultierRomon |
Context and Problem Statement
The Chrono Core Expansions sheet lists Unlimited reprints of the launch sets as their own rows with a * suffix on the code (WNR*, SD01*, SD02*, SD03*). These sets are not released: they have no release_date and zero product rows reference them. We need to decide how the importer treats them.
Decision Outcome
They are excluded from import via getExcludedExpansions() in ChronoCoreImporter — unreleased sets with no products have no business in the catalogue, and importing them would only create empty expansions.
When the Unlimited sets actually release and get product rows, remove them from the exclusion list and model them as separate expansions (the established precedent for reprint editions: Naruto Konoha ShidĹŤ 2nd edition). At that point the * in the codes needs a slug-safety check, since * is not slug-safe and expansion slugs must never change once live.
Consequences
- âś… No empty placeholder expansions in the catalogue.
- ⚠️ Importing the Unlimited sets when they release is a deliberate follow-up (unexclude + verify slugs), not automatic.
Status note (2026-07-07): the publisher has since removed the Unlimited rows from the Expansions tab entirely; the exclusion list now covers the sample sets (S, S1, S2) instead.