false, 'error' => 'Method not allowed'], 405); } $people = normalizePeopleList(readJsonFile('people.json')); $actor = requireActivePerson($people); $body = readJsonBody(); $id = isset($body['id']) ? trim((string) $body['id']) : ''; if ($id === '') { sendJson(['success' => false, 'error' => 'id is required'], 400); } $rawChores = normalizeChoresList(readJsonFile('chores.json')); $chores = migrateAllChores($rawChores, $people); $idx = findChoreIndexById($chores, $id); if ($idx === null) { sendJson(['success' => false, 'error' => 'Chore not found'], 404); } $existing = $chores[$idx]; $isAuthor = ($existing['author_id'] ?? '') === ($actor['id'] ?? ''); $isHoH = ($actor['role'] ?? '') === ROLE_HEAD && isHohVerified(); if (!$isAuthor && !$isHoH) { sendJson(['success' => false, 'error' => 'You cannot delete this chore'], 403); } array_splice($chores, $idx, 1); if (!writeJsonFile('chores.json', $chores)) { sendJson(['success' => false, 'error' => 'Failed to save chores'], 500); } sendJson(['success' => true]);