inconnectivity loop

My project/Assets/App/Infrastructure/Core/AppRouter.cs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using Supabase.Gotrue;
 using Supabase.Gotrue.Interfaces;
 using UnityEngine;
 using UnityEngine.SceneManagement;
+using TMPro;
 
 public class AppRouter : MonoBehaviour
 {
@@ -15,9 +16,14 @@ public class AppRouter : MonoBehaviour
     [Header("Splash UI (Boot Scene Only)")]
     [SerializeField] private GameObject splashScreen;
     [SerializeField] private GameObject errorPanel;
+    [SerializeField] private TextMeshProUGUI statusText;
+
+    [Header("Settings")]
     public TransitionSettings transitionSettings;
 
-    private bool _booted;
+    [Header("Debug Testing")]
+    [Tooltip("Check this in the Inspector to simulate network loss and test the 'Waiting' loop.")]
+    [SerializeField] private bool simulateNetworkFailure;
 
     private void Awake()
     {
@@ -30,6 +36,7 @@ public class AppRouter : MonoBehaviour
         _instance = this;
         DontDestroyOnLoad(gameObject);
 
+        // Standard mobile optimizations
         Application.targetFrameRate = Screen.currentResolution.refreshRate;
         Screen.orientation = ScreenOrientation.Portrait;
     }
@@ -42,7 +49,7 @@ public class AppRouter : MonoBehaviour
 
     private void HandleBackButton()
     {
-        // Don't interrupt active challenges
+        // Safety: Don't let the back button break an active game session
         if (ChallengeManager.Instance != null && ChallengeManager.Instance.IsChallengeRunning)
             return;
 
@@ -66,74 +73,119 @@ public class AppRouter : MonoBehaviour
         var cached = UserService.Instance.LoadFromCache();
         TransitionManager.Instance().onTransitionCutPointReached += HideSplash;
 
-        bool ready = await SupabaseManager.Instance.Initialize();
-        if (!ready)
-        {
-            if (cached != null) { GoToHome(); return; }
-            ShowError("Failed to connect");
-            return;
-        }
+        // --- STEP 1: Network Connection Loop ---
+        // Execution halts here until isConnected is true
+        await EnsureNetworkConnection();
 
+        // --- STEP 2: Authentication Session ---
+        UpdateStatus("Checking session...");
         var authResult = await SupabaseAuthentication.Instance.EnsureSession();
-        if (authResult.IsT1)
+
+        if (authResult.IsT1) // No valid session found
         {
-            if (cached != null) { GoToHome(); return; }
+            if (cached != null)
+            {
+                Debug.Log("[Boot] Offline/No session, using cache.");
+                GoToHome();
+                return;
+            }
             GoToLogin();
             return;
         }
 
+        // --- STEP 3: Load User Profile ---
+        UpdateStatus("Fetching profile...");
         var prof = await UserService.Instance.GetCurrentUser();
 
         prof.Switch(
-                    async success =>
-                    {
-                        TransitionManager.Instance().Transition("MainMenu", transitionSettings, 0f);
-                        UserService.Instance.StartListening();
-                    },
-                    error =>
-                    {
-                        if (cached != null)
-                        {
-                            Debug.LogWarning($"[Boot] Network profile fetch failed, using cache");
-                            GoToHome();
-                        }
-                        else
-                        {
-                            Debug.LogError($"[Boot] Failed to load user profile: {error}");
-                            GoToLogin();
-                        }
-                    }
-                );
+            async success =>
+            {
+                UpdateStatus("Welcome back!");
+                TransitionManager.Instance().Transition("MainMenu", transitionSettings, 0.5f);
+                UserService.Instance.StartListening();
+            },
+            error =>
+            {
+                // If profile fetch fails but we have a cache, let them in
+                if (cached != null)
+                {
+                    Debug.LogWarning($"[Boot] Profile fetch failed, falling back to cache.");
+                    GoToHome();
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    Debug.LogError($"[Boot] Critical load error: {error}");
+                    GoToLogin();
+                }
+            }
+        );
+    }
+
+    private async UniTask EnsureNetworkConnection()
+    {
+        bool isConnected = false;
+        int attempts = 0;
+
+        while (!isConnected)
+        {
+            attempts++;
+            UpdateStatus(attempts == 1 ? "Connecting..." : "Waiting for network...");
+
+            if (simulateNetworkFailure)
+            {
+                Debug.LogWarning("[TEST] simulateNetworkFailure is ON. Mocking connection failure.");
+                isConnected = false;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                isConnected = await SupabaseManager.Instance.Initialize();
+            }
+
+            if (!isConnected)
+            {
+                // Wait 3 seconds before the next heartbeat
+                // Uses the object's token to stop if the user quits the app
+                await UniTask.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(3), cancellationToken: this.GetCancellationTokenOnDestroy());
+            }
+        }
+
+        UpdateStatus("Connected!");
+        await UniTask.Delay(500); // Visual polish
     }
 
-    // ─── Auth State Listener (Safety Net Only) ───────────────────────
+    private void UpdateStatus(string message)
+    {
+        if (statusText != null)
+            statusText.text = message;
+
+        Debug.Log($"[AppRouter] {message}");
+    }
+
+    // ─── Auth State Listener (Safety Net) ───────────────────────────
     private void OnAuthStateChanged(IGotrueClient<Supabase.Gotrue.User, Supabase.Gotrue.Session> sender, Constants.AuthState newState)
     {
         switch (newState)
         {
             case Constants.AuthState.SignedOut:
-                // Only react if WE didn't trigger the sign-out
                 if (!SupabaseAuthentication.Instance.IsLoading)
                 {
-                    Debug.LogWarning("[Auth] Unexpected sign-out detected");
                     UserService.Instance.ClearUser();
                     GoToLogin();
                 }
                 break;
-
             case Constants.AuthState.TokenRefreshed:
-                Debug.Log("[Auth] Token refreshed");
+                Debug.Log("[Auth] Session token refreshed.");
                 break;
         }
     }
 
-    // ─── Navigation ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
-    public async static void GoToLogin()
+    // ─── Navigation Logic ───────────────────────────────────────────
+    public static void GoToLogin()
     {
         TransitionManager.Instance().Transition("Login", _instance.transitionSettings, 0f);
     }
 
-    public async static void GoToHome()
+    public static void GoToHome()
     {
         TransitionManager.Instance().Transition("MainMenu", _instance.transitionSettings, 0f);
         UserService.Instance.StartListening();
@@ -151,7 +203,7 @@ public class AppRouter : MonoBehaviour
         try { SSAudioManager.Instance?.StopMusic(); } catch { }
     }
 
-    // ─── Helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    // ─── UI Helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
     private static void HideSplash()
     {
         if (_instance == null) return;
@@ -163,6 +215,6 @@ public class AppRouter : MonoBehaviour
     {
         if (splashScreen != null) splashScreen.SetActive(false);
         if (errorPanel != null) errorPanel.SetActive(true);
-        Debug.LogError($"[Boot] {message}");
+        Debug.LogError($"[Boot Error] {message}");
     }
 }
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My project/Assets/App/Infrastructure/Core/SupabaseManager.cs

@@ -50,23 +50,23 @@ public class SupabaseManager
             client.Auth.SetPersistence(new UnitySession());
             client.Auth.Options.AllowUnconfirmedUserSessions = true;
 
-            // string url = $"{SupabaseSettings.SupabaseURL}/auth/v1/settings?apikey={SupabaseSettings.SupabaseAnonKey}";
+            string url = $"{SupabaseSettings.SupabaseURL}/auth/v1/settings?apikey={SupabaseSettings.SupabaseAnonKey}";
 
             // await client.InitializeAsync();
 
-            // try
-            // {
-            //     client.Auth.Online = await _networkStatus.StartAsync(url);
-            // }
-            // catch (NotSupportedException)
-            // {
-            //     client.Auth.Online = true;
-            // }
-            // catch (Exception e)
-            // {
-            //     Debug.LogWarning($"Network check failed: {e.Message}");
-            //     client.Auth.Online = false;
-            // }
+            try
+            {
+                client.Auth.Online = await _networkStatus.StartAsync(url);
+            }
+            catch (NotSupportedException)
+            {
+                client.Auth.Online = true;
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                Debug.LogWarning($"Network check failed: {e.Message}");
+                client.Auth.Online = false;
+            }
 
             // if (client.Auth.Online)
             // {

My project/Assets/App/UI/HomeController.cs

@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ public class HomeController : MonoBehaviour
                 SetPlayButtonsEnabled(enough);
             },
             _ => SetPlayButtonsEnabled(false),
+        curriculumId: 1,
             gradeId: user.Grade,
             termId: user.Term
         ));

My project/Assets/AppUI/NewAppUI/Scene/Boot.unity

@@ -166,7 +166,9 @@ MonoBehaviour:
   m_EditorClassIdentifier: Assembly-CSharp::AppRouter
   splashScreen: {fileID: 90795484556287063}
   errorPanel: {fileID: 0}
+  statusText: {fileID: 0}
   transitionSettings: {fileID: 11400000, guid: 91673b50629b1ae4f938d0b25135d085, type: 2}
+  simulateNetworkFailure: 0
 --- !u!1 &787965442
 GameObject:
   m_ObjectHideFlags: 0

My project/Assets/ScienceStreet/Shared/Scripts/SSApiManager.cs

@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ namespace com.al_arcade.shared
         // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════
         public IEnumerator GetChapters(Action<ChapterInfo[]> onSuccess,
                                        Action<string> onError,
+                                       int curriculumId = 0,
                                        int subjectId = 0,
                                        int gradeId = 0,
                                        int termId = 0)
@@ -357,6 +358,7 @@ namespace com.al_arcade.shared
             if (subjectId > 0) p["subject_id"] = subjectId.ToString();
             if (gradeId > 0) p["grade_id"] = gradeId.ToString();
             if (termId > 0) p["term_id"] = termId.ToString();
+            if (curriculumId > 0) p["curriculum_id"] = curriculumId.ToString();
 
             yield return GetRequest("get_chapters", p,
                 json =>