fix(client): block Safari page-level pinch-zoom (#3901)

iOS Safari has ignored the `user-scalable=no` viewport hint since iOS

10, so two-finger pinch still zooms the whole page and can softlock the

in-game HUD. Intercept WebKit's non-standard `gesturestart`,

`gesturechange` and `gestureend` events at `document` and call

`preventDefault()` so the page stays put. The game's own pinch-to-zoom

on the map canvas is driven by pointer events (InputHandler) and is

unaffected; browsers that do not fire GestureEvent treat the listeners

as a no-op.

Resolves #2330

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/**
* Blocks the page-level pinch-to-zoom gesture on Safari / WebKit.
*
* iOS Safari has ignored the `user-scalable=no` viewport hint since iOS 10,
* so setting it on the viewport meta tag is not enough to stop two-finger
* pinch zoom. The only reliable way to prevent the page from zooming is to
* listen for WebKit's non-standard `gesturestart`, `gesturechange` and
* `gestureend` events and call `preventDefault()` on them.
*
* The game's own pinch-to-zoom on the map canvas is driven by pointer
* events (see {@link ../InputHandler}), which are unaffected by blocking
* these WebKit-only events. Browsers that do not fire `GestureEvent`
* (Chrome, Firefox, every Android browser) treat the listeners as a no-op,
* so it is safe to install them unconditionally.
*
* @param target - The EventTarget to attach the listeners to. Defaults to
* `document`, which is the scope Safari uses to decide whether to zoom
* the page.
* @returns A function that removes the installed listeners.
*
* @see https://github.com/openfrontio/OpenFrontIO/issues/2330
*/
export function installSafariPinchZoomBlocker(
target: EventTarget = document,
): () => void {
const block = (e: Event) => {
e.preventDefault();
};
const events = ["gesturestart", "gesturechange", "gestureend"] as const;
for (const type of events) {
target.addEventListener(type, block);
}
return () => {
for (const type of events) {
target.removeEventListener(type, block);
}
};
}