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Renames the project from Vár (@oselvar/var) to Varar across all five
language ports, tooling, docs, and product tokens. make check (build + test
of every port + commit-lint) is green.

Motivation: a more unique/searchable name, an available domain (varar.dev),
and free namespaces (the @varar npm org is owned). Varar is Old Norse for
oaths — so the goddess Vár (guardian of oaths) becomes a tighter mascot,
not an obsolete one.

What changed

Ecosystem New coordinates
npm @varar/varar (facade) + @varar/{core,config,language,runner,vitest,cli,lsp}; VS Code varar.varar
PyPI varar, varar-core, varar-config, varar-runner, varar-unittest, pytest-varar
Maven dev.varar:{varar,core,config,runner,junit,kotlin,kotest} (Kotlin pkg leaf dev.varar.kotlin)
RubyGems varar, varar-core, …; module Varar::*, load path varar/…
Rust varar, varar-core, … (still publish = false)

Product tokens: varar.config.json, varar.lock.json,
varar.config.schema.json (served from varar.dev); CLI command varar
(LSP bin varar-lsp); varar init scaffolds under varar-examples/.

Directories: package dirs drop the var- prefix too (packages/core, …,
facade packages/varar) — on-disk only; published names are unchanged.

Tooling/brand: release scripts, languages.json, Makefile, CI, badges →
varar.dev; front page + README reframed around varar = oaths (goddess Vár
kept, accent used only for the goddess). Full plan in doc/RENAME-VARAR.md.

Intentionally kept

GitHub org oselvar (this repo will be renamed oselvar/varar separately —
the varar org is squatted), aslak@oselvar.com, Oselvar Ltd in LICENSE,
the Vár 1Password vault, test-data Vár/vár in specs/goldens, and the
dated doc/superpowers + doc/adr history archive.

Before publishing (owner-only, external — tracked in doc/RENAME-VARAR.md)

  • Reserve names on PyPI / RubyGems / crates.io
  • Register Maven dev.varar namespace + DNS-verify on varar.dev
  • Create VS Code Marketplace + Open VSX varar publishers
  • Cloudflare varar.dev zone + Worker route
  • Rename repos oselvar/var → oselvar/varar, oselvar/var-examples → oselvar/varar-examples
  • Add npm-varar / pypi-varar tokens to the Vár 1Password vault

🤖 Generated with Claude Code

https://claude.ai/code/session_018FcUDtbtT4SvX2ySEN5H8n

Aslak Hellesøy and others added 11 commits July 18, 2026 19:23
Aslak Hellesøy @claude
docs: add Varar rename migration plan
492bd3a 
Full plan for renaming oselvar/var -> varar across all language ports,
release tooling, docs, and registries. Executed on the rename-to-varar branch.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_018FcUDtbtT4SvX2ySEN5H8n
Aslak Hellesøy @claude
feat(ts)!: publish the TypeScript port under the @VarAR npm scope
a8c9353 
Package coordinates change from @oselvar/var* to the @VarAR scope with the
redundant prefix dropped: @varar/varar (facade), @varar/core, @varar/config,
@varar/language, @varar/runner, @varar/vitest, @varar/cli, @varar/lsp. The VS
Code extension becomes varar.varar (publisher varar, display name "Varar").
Subpath exports, the vitest plugin's virtual-module codegen, the init
scaffold, website config, and doc/repo URLs (github.com/oselvar/varar,
varar.dev) update to match.

BREAKING CHANGE: npm packages are renamed from the @oselvar scope to @VarAR.
Update imports: `@oselvar/var` -> `@varar/varar`, `@oselvar/var-vitest` ->
`@varar/vitest`, etc.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_018FcUDtbtT4SvX2ySEN5H8n
Aslak Hellesøy @claude
feat(py)!: publish the Python port under the varar distribution names
e64f53f 
Distributions rename oselvar-var* -> varar* (facade `varar`, plus varar-core,
varar-config, varar-runner, varar-unittest, and the pytest plugin
`pytest-varar`). Import packages become varar, varar_core, varar_config,
varar_runner, varar_unittest, varar_pytest. Homepage -> varar.dev.

BREAKING CHANGE: PyPI distributions are renamed. Install `varar` /
`pytest-varar` instead of `oselvar-var` / `pytest-var`, and import `varar*`
instead of `var*`.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_018FcUDtbtT4SvX2ySEN5H8n
Aslak Hellesøy @claude
feat(java)!: publish the JVM port under the dev.varar Maven coordinates
6356ee3 
groupId com.oselvar -> dev.varar; artifactIds drop the redundant prefix
(dev.varar:varar facade, plus core, config, runner, junit, kotlin, kotest).
Java packages com.oselvar.var* -> dev.varar.*; the Kotlin leaf
com.oselvar.varkt -> dev.varar.kotlin (and .kotest). SCM/URLs -> oselvar/varar.

BREAKING CHANGE: Maven coordinates change from com.oselvar:var* to
dev.varar:* and package imports from com.oselvar.var* to dev.varar.* (Kotlin:
com.oselvar.varkt -> dev.varar.kotlin).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_018FcUDtbtT4SvX2ySEN5H8n
Aslak Hellesøy @claude
feat(ruby)!: publish the Ruby port under the varar gem names
2eacef6 
Gems rename oselvar-var* -> varar* (facade `varar`, plus varar-core,
varar-config, varar-runner, varar-rspec, varar-minitest). The load path moves
from oselvar/var/** to varar/**, and the module nesting Oselvar::Var::*
collapses to a top-level Varar::*. Homepage -> varar.dev.

BREAKING CHANGE: RubyGems names change from oselvar-var* to varar*; require
paths from 'oselvar/var...' to 'varar...'; and the module namespace from
Oselvar::Var to Varar.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_018FcUDtbtT4SvX2ySEN5H8n
Aslak Hellesøy @claude
refactor(rust): rename crates from var* to varar*
3961ffa 
Crate + lib names, workspace members, dependency keys/paths and crate
directories move var* -> varar* (facade `varar`, plus varar-core, varar-config,
varar-runner, varar-cargotest). All crates remain publish=false; the planned
crates.io facade name becomes `varar` (the `var` name was taken).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_018FcUDtbtT4SvX2ySEN5H8n
Aslak Hellesøy @claude
chore: rename release tooling, docs, and branding to Varar
de98948 
Retarget the release scripts at the @VarAR / dev.varar / varar coordinates and
the oselvar/varar-examples sync repo (rubygems dir lookup by gemspec, maven
namespace dev.varar, open-vsx/marketplace varar.varar, 1Password npm-varar /
pypi-varar tokens, 70-varar-examples.sh). Point languages.json, the Makefile,
CI, and the badge generator at the new names and varar.dev. Reframe the front
page and README around "Varar" (Old Norse for *oaths*) while keeping the
goddess Vár; update CLAUDE.md, CONTRIBUTING, ARCHITECTURE, RELEASING, and the
package READMEs. The dated doc/superpowers and doc/adr archive is left as a
historical record.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_018FcUDtbtT4SvX2ySEN5H8n
Aslak Hellesøy @claude
feat(spec)!: rename the config/lock files, CLI command, and scaffold …
a14856b 
…to varar

The project's product tokens follow the rename: the config file
var.config.json -> varar.config.json, the drift baseline var.lock.json ->
varar.lock.json, and the JSON schema var.config.schema.json ->
varar.config.schema.json (served from varar.dev). The command-line tool is now
`varar` (varar run / varar lint / varar init) with the LSP binary varar-lsp,
and `varar init` scaffolds specs under varar-examples/.

BREAKING CHANGE: rename var.config.json -> varar.config.json and
var.lock.json -> varar.lock.json in your project, point "$schema" at
varar.config.schema.json, and invoke the CLI as `varar` instead of `var`.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_018FcUDtbtT4SvX2ySEN5H8n
Aslak Hellesøy @claude
docs: mark the Varar rename plan complete
965b254 
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_018FcUDtbtT4SvX2ySEN5H8n
Aslak Hellesøy @claude
chore: drop the var- prefix from package directories
affb847 
Rename the package container directories to match the dropped-prefix package
names: <lang>/packages/var -> varar (facade) and var-core -> core, var-config
-> config, var-language -> language, var-runner -> runner, var-vitest ->
vitest, var-cli -> cli, var-lsp -> lsp, var-vscode -> vscode, var-junit ->
junit, var-kotlin -> kotlin, var-kotest -> kotest, var-unittest -> unittest,
var-pytest -> pytest, var-rspec -> rspec, var-minitest -> minitest (Rust
varar-* -> bare too). Only directory names change — published package names,
crate names, gem names, and Maven coordinates are unaffected; workspace
members, path dependencies, module lists, and build configs are updated to
match.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_018FcUDtbtT4SvX2ySEN5H8n
Aslak Hellesøy @claude
docs: note package directories were also renamed
f9541cd 
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_018FcUDtbtT4SvX2ySEN5H8n
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@copilot resolve the merge conflicts in this pull request

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@copilot resolve the merge conflicts in this pull request

Resolved by merging main into this branch in b2b78c7.

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Aslak Hellesøy and others added 2 commits July 19, 2026 11:11
Aslak Hellesøy
Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into rename-to-varar
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# Conflicts:
#	ruby/Gemfile.lock
#	ruby/packages/minitest/varar-minitest.gemspec
#	typescript/knip.json
#	typescript/packages/language/package.json
#	typescript/packages/language/src/index-workspace.ts
#	typescript/packages/language/src/step-defs.ts
#	typescript/packages/vitest/package.json
#	typescript/packages/vitest/src/node-grammar-loader.ts
#	typescript/packages/vitest/src/static-examples.ts
#	typescript/packages/vitest/tests/static-examples.test.ts
#	typescript/pnpm-lock.yaml
Aslak Hellesøy @claude
chore(website): browser grammar loader imports from @varar/language
1062d15 
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01CwhUMqqLLpkZYpS33fuY1d
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aslakhellesoy merged commit 61f1033 into main Jul 19, 2026
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