docs/ISSUE-310-HOST-TRANSITION-IDEMPOTENCY-ARTIFACT.md

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Issue #310 — Host transition idempotency and error catalog
+
+## Scope
+
+This artifact hardens the two host-owned scoreboard exits in the canonical gameplay flow:
+
+- `POST /lobby/sessions/{code}/rounds/next`
+- `POST /lobby/sessions/{code}/finish`
+
+The goal is retry-safe host behavior when the scoreboard transition already succeeded server-side but the client retries because of a duplicate click, timeout, or lost response.
+
+## Transition contract
+
+| Endpoint | First valid transition | Idempotent replay state | Replay result | Broadcast behavior | Still-invalid states |
+|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+| `POST /lobby/sessions/{code}/rounds/next` | `scoreboard -> lie` | `lie` with persisted current-round bootstrap (`RoundConfig` + `RoundQuestion`) | `200 OK` with the same canonical next-round payload shape | `phase.lie_started` fires only on the first transition | `lobby`, `guess`, `reveal`, `finished` → `next_round_invalid_phase` |
+| `POST /lobby/sessions/{code}/finish` | `scoreboard -> finished` | `finished` | `200 OK` with the same final leaderboard payload shape | `phase.game_over` fires only on the first transition | `lobby`, `lie`, `guess`, `reveal` → `finish_game_invalid_phase` |
+
+## Error catalog notes
+
+No new backend error codes were introduced for this slice.
+
+The contract change is behavioral:
+
+- `next_round_invalid_phase` now means the session is in a phase where the scoreboard → next-round transition has **not** already been completed, or the expected bootstrap artifact for the already-started round is missing.
+- `finish_game_invalid_phase` now means the session is in a phase where the scoreboard → finish transition has **not** already been completed.
+- Successful replays are returned as normal `200 OK` canonical responses instead of phase errors.
+
+## Acceptance evidence
+
+- Repeated `rounds/next` calls after a successful scoreboard exit return the same canonical lie/bootstrap payload without incrementing the round twice.
+- Repeated `finish` calls after a successful scoreboard exit return the same finished leaderboard payload without rebroadcasting game-over.
+- Wrong-phase calls outside those replay states still return the existing shared error codes.

lobby/tests.py

@@ -1216,6 +1216,25 @@ class RevealRoundFlowTests(TestCase):
         self.session.refresh_from_db()
         self.assertEqual(self.session.status, GameSession.Status.FINISHED)
 
+    @patch("lobby.views.sync_broadcast_phase_event")
+    def test_finish_game_is_idempotent_after_transition_to_finished(self, mock_sync_broadcast_phase_event):
+        self.client.login(username="host_reveal", password="secret123")
+        self.client.get(reverse("lobby:reveal_scoreboard", kwargs={"code": self.session.code}))
+
+        first_response = self.client.post(reverse("lobby:finish_game", kwargs={"code": self.session.code}))
+        second_response = self.client.post(reverse("lobby:finish_game", kwargs={"code": self.session.code}))
+
+        self.assertEqual(first_response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(second_response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(first_response.json(), second_response.json())
+        self.assertEqual(second_response.json()["session"]["status"], GameSession.Status.FINISHED)
+
+        self.session.refresh_from_db()
+        self.assertEqual(self.session.status, GameSession.Status.FINISHED)
+        self.assertEqual(mock_sync_broadcast_phase_event.call_count, 2)
+        self.assertEqual(mock_sync_broadcast_phase_event.call_args_list[0].args[1], "phase.scoreboard")
+        self.assertEqual(mock_sync_broadcast_phase_event.call_args_list[1].args[1], "phase.game_over")
+
     def test_finish_game_requires_host(self):
         self.client.login(username="other_reveal", password="secret123")
 
@@ -1284,6 +1303,29 @@ class RevealRoundFlowTests(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(mock_sync_broadcast_phase_event.call_args.args[0], self.session.code)
         self.assertEqual(mock_sync_broadcast_phase_event.call_args.args[1], "phase.lie_started")
 
+    @patch("lobby.views.sync_broadcast_phase_event")
+    def test_start_next_round_is_idempotent_after_transition_to_lie(self, mock_sync_broadcast_phase_event):
+        self.client.login(username="host_reveal", password="secret123")
+        self.client.get(reverse("lobby:reveal_scoreboard", kwargs={"code": self.session.code}))
+        mock_sync_broadcast_phase_event.reset_mock()
+
+        first_response = self.client.post(reverse("lobby:start_next_round", kwargs={"code": self.session.code}))
+        second_response = self.client.post(reverse("lobby:start_next_round", kwargs={"code": self.session.code}))
+
+        self.assertEqual(first_response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(second_response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(first_response.json(), second_response.json())
+        self.assertEqual(second_response.json()["session"]["status"], GameSession.Status.LIE)
+        self.assertEqual(second_response.json()["session"]["current_round"], 2)
+
+        self.session.refresh_from_db()
+        self.assertEqual(self.session.status, GameSession.Status.LIE)
+        self.assertEqual(self.session.current_round, 2)
+        self.assertEqual(RoundConfig.objects.filter(session=self.session, number=2).count(), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(RoundQuestion.objects.filter(session=self.session, round_number=2).count(), 1)
+        mock_sync_broadcast_phase_event.assert_called_once()
+        self.assertEqual(mock_sync_broadcast_phase_event.call_args.args[1], "phase.lie_started")
+
     def test_start_next_round_requires_host(self):
         self.session.status = GameSession.Status.SCOREBOARD
         self.session.save(update_fields=["status"])

lobby/views.py

@@ -65,6 +65,57 @@ def _create_unique_session_code() -> str:
     raise RuntimeError("Could not generate unique session code")
 
 
+def _build_start_next_round_response(
+    session: GameSession,
+    round_config: RoundConfig,
+    round_question: RoundQuestion,
+) -> JsonResponse:
+    lie_started_payload = _build_lie_started_payload(session, round_config, round_question)
+    return JsonResponse(
+        {
+            "session": {
+                "code": session.code,
+                "status": session.status,
+                "current_round": session.current_round,
+            },
+            "round": {
+                "number": round_config.number,
+                "category": {
+                    "slug": round_config.category.slug,
+                    "name": round_config.category.name,
+                },
+            },
+            "round_question": {
+                "id": round_question.id,
+                "prompt": round_question.question.prompt,
+                "round_number": round_question.round_number,
+                "shown_at": round_question.shown_at.isoformat(),
+                "lie_deadline_at": lie_started_payload["lie_deadline_at"],
+            },
+            "config": {
+                "lie_seconds": round_config.lie_seconds,
+            },
+        }
+    )
+
+
+
+def _build_finish_game_response(session: GameSession) -> JsonResponse:
+    leaderboard = _build_leaderboard(session)
+    winner = leaderboard[0] if leaderboard else None
+    return JsonResponse(
+        {
+            "session": {
+                "code": session.code,
+                "status": GameSession.Status.FINISHED,
+                "current_round": session.current_round,
+            },
+            "winner": winner,
+            "leaderboard": leaderboard,
+        }
+    )
+
+
 def _maybe_promote_reveal_to_scoreboard(session: GameSession) -> GameSession:
     if session.status != GameSession.Status.REVEAL:
         return session
@@ -917,72 +968,61 @@ def start_next_round(request: HttpRequest, code: str) -> JsonResponse:
     if session.host_id != request.user.id:
         return api_error(request, code="host_only_start_next_round", status=403)
 
+    should_broadcast = False
     with transaction.atomic():
-        locked_session = GameSession.objects.select_for_update().get(pk=session.pk)
-        if locked_session.status != GameSession.Status.SCOREBOARD:
+        locked_session = GameSession.objects.select_for_update().select_related("host").get(pk=session.pk)
+        next_round_config = None
+        round_question = None
+
+        if locked_session.status == GameSession.Status.SCOREBOARD:
+            previous_round_config = RoundConfig.objects.filter(
+                session=locked_session,
+                number=locked_session.current_round,
+            ).select_related("category").first()
+            if previous_round_config is None:
+                return api_error(request, code="round_config_missing", status=400)
+
+            next_round_number = locked_session.current_round + 1
+            next_round_config = RoundConfig(
+                session=locked_session,
+                number=next_round_number,
+                category=previous_round_config.category,
+                lie_seconds=previous_round_config.lie_seconds,
+                guess_seconds=previous_round_config.guess_seconds,
+                points_correct=previous_round_config.points_correct,
+                points_bluff=previous_round_config.points_bluff,
+            )
+            locked_session.current_round = next_round_number
+
+            try:
+                round_question = _select_round_question(locked_session, next_round_config)
+            except ValueError as exc:
+                return api_error(request, code=str(exc), status=400)
+
+            next_round_config.save()
+            locked_session.status = GameSession.Status.LIE
+            locked_session.save(update_fields=["current_round", "status"])
+            should_broadcast = True
+        elif locked_session.status == GameSession.Status.LIE:
+            next_round_config = RoundConfig.objects.filter(
+                session=locked_session,
+                number=locked_session.current_round,
+            ).select_related("category").first()
+            round_question = _get_current_round_question(locked_session)
+            if next_round_config is None or round_question is None:
+                return api_error(request, code="next_round_invalid_phase", status=400)
+        else:
             return api_error(request, code="next_round_invalid_phase", status=400)
 
-        previous_round_config = RoundConfig.objects.filter(
-            session=locked_session,
-            number=locked_session.current_round,
-        ).select_related("category").first()
-        if previous_round_config is None:
-            return api_error(request, code="round_config_missing", status=400)
-
-        next_round_number = locked_session.current_round + 1
-        next_round_config = RoundConfig(
-            session=locked_session,
-            number=next_round_number,
-            category=previous_round_config.category,
-            lie_seconds=previous_round_config.lie_seconds,
-            guess_seconds=previous_round_config.guess_seconds,
-            points_correct=previous_round_config.points_correct,
-            points_bluff=previous_round_config.points_bluff,
+    if should_broadcast:
+        lie_started_payload = _build_lie_started_payload(locked_session, next_round_config, round_question)
+        sync_broadcast_phase_event(
+            locked_session.code,
+            "phase.lie_started",
+            lie_started_payload,
         )
-        locked_session.current_round = next_round_number
 
-        try:
-            round_question = _select_round_question(locked_session, next_round_config)
-        except ValueError as exc:
-            return api_error(request, code=str(exc), status=400)
-
-        next_round_config.save()
-        locked_session.status = GameSession.Status.LIE
-        locked_session.save(update_fields=["current_round", "status"])
-
-    lie_started_payload = _build_lie_started_payload(locked_session, next_round_config, round_question)
-    sync_broadcast_phase_event(
-        locked_session.code,
-        "phase.lie_started",
-        lie_started_payload,
-    )
-
-    return JsonResponse(
-        {
-            "session": {
-                "code": locked_session.code,
-                "status": locked_session.status,
-                "current_round": locked_session.current_round,
-            },
-            "round": {
-                "number": next_round_config.number,
-                "category": {
-                    "slug": next_round_config.category.slug,
-                    "name": next_round_config.category.name,
-                },
-            },
-            "round_question": {
-                "id": round_question.id,
-                "prompt": round_question.question.prompt,
-                "round_number": round_question.round_number,
-                "shown_at": round_question.shown_at.isoformat(),
-                "lie_deadline_at": lie_started_payload["lie_deadline_at"],
-            },
-            "config": {
-                "lie_seconds": next_round_config.lie_seconds,
-            },
-        }
-    )
+    return _build_start_next_round_response(locked_session, next_round_config, round_question)
 
 @require_POST
 @login_required
@@ -997,40 +1037,26 @@ def finish_game(request: HttpRequest, code: str) -> JsonResponse:
     if session.host_id != request.user.id:
         return api_error(request, code="host_only_finish_game", status=403)
 
+    should_broadcast = False
     with transaction.atomic():
         locked_session = GameSession.objects.select_for_update().get(pk=session.pk)
-        if locked_session.status != GameSession.Status.SCOREBOARD:
+        if locked_session.status == GameSession.Status.SCOREBOARD:
+            locked_session.status = GameSession.Status.FINISHED
+            locked_session.save(update_fields=["status"])
+            should_broadcast = True
+        elif locked_session.status != GameSession.Status.FINISHED:
             return api_error(request, code="finish_game_invalid_phase", status=400)
 
+    if should_broadcast:
+        leaderboard = _build_leaderboard(locked_session)
+        winner = leaderboard[0] if leaderboard else None
+        sync_broadcast_phase_event(
+            locked_session.code,
+            "phase.game_over",
+            {"winner": winner, "leaderboard": list(leaderboard)},
+        )
 
-        locked_session.status = GameSession.Status.FINISHED
-        locked_session.save(update_fields=["status"])
-
-    leaderboard = list(
-        Player.objects.filter(session=session)
-        .order_by("-score", "nickname")
-        .values("id", "nickname", "score")
-    )
-
-    winner = leaderboard[0] if leaderboard else None
-
-    sync_broadcast_phase_event(
-        session.code,
-        "phase.game_over",
-        {"winner": winner, "leaderboard": list(leaderboard)},
-    )
-
-    return JsonResponse(
-        {
-            "session": {
-                "code": session.code,
-                "status": GameSession.Status.FINISHED,
-                "current_round": session.current_round,
-            },
-            "winner": winner,
-            "leaderboard": leaderboard,
-        }
-    )
+    return _build_finish_game_response(locked_session)
 
 
 @require_POST