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evan 75b3a2c490 refactor(api)!: one namespace per feature, screen split out
Namespaces were shared across features: `settings` was written by core, the
panel and touch, and `input` by touch and buttons. That made "does this
firmware implement the whole feature?" a question no pointer could answer.

Each namespace now belongs to exactly one feature or to core, so a feature is
a provider pointer and the compiler validates completeness:

  gui, node       -> screen, tree, under the screen feature
  settings        -> screen (rotation, theme), sys (timezone),
                     touch (calibration)
  input           -> touch, buttons

Runtime::open() no longer requires a GuiProvider; a firmware without one runs
with no screen/tree globals and reports sys.hasFeature("screen") false.
Rotation is one value again: GuiProvider::setRotation applies and persists, so
an app rotating the panel transiently puts the old value back itself.
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# ESP32 Lua API Guidelines
This is a clean contract for repositories under the same owner's control. Choose the best shared
API without preserving old names, signatures, or behavior; consumers migrate to the contract.
Every firmware implements all declarations under `lua/api/core/`. Optional hardware contracts
live under `lua/api/features/`, as one file or one directory per feature; `sys.hasFeature(name)`
guarantees the complete matching contract. Every namespace belongs to exactly one feature or to
core, so a feature is a provider pointer rather than a claim to validate: a panel is the `screen`
feature (`screen` and `tree`, including the saved rotation and theme), registered only when the
firmware supplies a `GuiProvider`, and calibration is `touch.setCalibration()`.
Lua-language sources stay under `lua/`; C/C++ and the vendored interpreter stay under `native/`.
Apps are fully trusted; keep permissions and sandboxing out of scope.
Firmware commits dirty display content and owns panel refresh policy. Binding annotations under
`native/src/bindings/` generate matching `lua/api/` files; regenerate instead of editing files
marked generated. Each `@lua-module`/`@lua-augment` directive sits immediately above the
`luaL_Reg` table it describes, which is how one source declares several namespaces. This repository owns portable `lua/lib/` modules; shared UI owns theme application and persistence. Use `ble` for BLE/GATT
and reserve `bt` for a future Classic Bluetooth contract.