created prestart message: add 2 second delay before starting public games to allow all players to connect

src/server/GameServer.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   Intent,
   PlayerRecord,
   ServerDesyncSchema,
+  ServerPrestartMessageSchema,
   ServerStartGameMessageSchema,
   ServerTurnMessageSchema,
   Turn,
@@ -55,6 +56,8 @@ export class GameServer {
 
   private log: Logger;
 
+  private _hasPrestarted = false;
+
   constructor(
     public readonly id: string,
     readonly log_: Logger,
@@ -219,7 +222,38 @@ export class GameServer {
     }
   }
 
+  public prestart() {
+    if (this.hasStarted()) {
+      return;
+    }
+    this._hasPrestarted = true;
+
+    const prestartMsg = ServerPrestartMessageSchema.safeParse({
+      type: "prestart",
+      gameMap: this.gameConfig.gameMap,
+    });
+
+    if (!prestartMsg.success) {
+      console.error(
+        `error creating prestart message for game ${this.id}, ${prestartMsg.error}`.substring(
+          0,
+          250,
+        ),
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const msg = JSON.stringify(prestartMsg.data);
+    this.activeClients.forEach((c) => {
+      this.log.info(`${this.id}: sending prestart message to ${c.clientID}`);
+      c.ws.send(msg);
+    });
+  }
+
   public start() {
+    if (this._hasStarted) {
+      return;
+    }
     this._hasStarted = true;
     this._startTime = Date.now();
     // Set last ping to start so we don't immediately stop the game
@@ -424,7 +458,7 @@ export class GameServer {
   }
 
   hasStarted(): boolean {
-    return this._hasStarted;
+    return this._hasStarted || this._hasPrestarted;
   }
 
   public gameInfo(): GameInfo {
@@ -446,7 +480,7 @@ export class GameServer {
   }
 
   private handleSynchronization() {
-    if (this.activeClients.length < 1) {
+    if (this.activeClients.length <= 1) {
       return;
     }
     if (this.turns.length % 10 != 0 || this.turns.length < 10) {