Updated so I win the race

pub_event[rungame,endgame](sync).ash

@@ -1,97 +1,52 @@
 #!/bin/ash
-# shellcheck shell=ash
+# shellcheck shell=dash
 
-# -- Load Configs ---
+# 1. Load Configs - Use absolute paths
 . /recalbox/share/system/configs/savesync/savesync.conf
 
-# --- Logger Function ---
+# 2. Setup Variables
+EVENT_FILE="/tmp/es_state.inf"
+RESPONSE_TOPIC="recalbox/savesync/response"
+TIMEOUT_SEC=10
+
 log() {
-	local level="$1"
-	local msg="$2"
-	local timestamp
-
-	timestamp=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
-	local log_line="[$timestamp] [$level] $msg"
-
-	# Handle local emergency error log immediately
-	if [ "$level" = "ERROR" ]; then
-		mkdir -p "$(dirname "$ERROR_LOG")"
-		printf "%s\n" "$log_line" >>"$ERROR_LOG"
-	fi
-
-	# Dispatch to the Central Logging Daemon via MQTT
-	# We use -q 0 (fire and forget) so the game script doesn't wait
-	mosquitto_pub -h 127.0.0.1 -p 1833 -q 0 -t "$LOG_TOPIC" -m "SaveLog=$log_line" 2>/dev/null
-
-	# Local debugging
-	[ "${DEBUG_MODE:-0}" -eq 1 ] && printf "%s\n" "$log_line"
+	# Ensure port is 1883
+	mosquitto_pub -h 127.0.0.1 -p 1883 -q 0 -t "$LOG_TOPIC" -m "SaveLog=[$(date '+%H:%M:%S')] [$1] $2" 2>/dev/null
 }
 
-# --- Exit function ---
-call_exit() {
-	value="$1"
-	if [ "$value" -eq 0 ]; then
-		log "WARN" "pub_event exited normally"
-	else
-		log "INFO" "pub_event exited with warnings"
-	fi
-	exit "$value"
-}
+# 3. Check Payload
+[ ! -s "$EVENT_FILE" ] && exit 0
+PAYLOAD=$(cat "$EVENT_FILE")
 
-eventfile="/tmp/es_state.inf"
-
-# 1. Check if the file exists and is not empty
-if [ ! -s "$eventfile" ]; then
-	log "ERROR" "$eventfile is missing or empty."
+# 4. Check Connection quickly (1 second max)
+if ! nc -z -w 1 "$RCLONE_ENDPOINT" "$RCLONE_PORT"; then
+	log "ERROR" "Remote repo offline. Skipping sync to avoid hang."
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-# 2. Read the payload safely
-PAYLOAD=$(cat "$eventfile")
-
-# Step 3: Connection Check
-for i in $(seq 5); do
-	log "INFO" "Waiting on rclone endpoint... $i"
-	if nc -z "$RCLONE_ENDPOINT" "$RCLONE_PORT"; then
-		connect_success=1
-		break
-	fi
-	sleep 0.5
-done
-
-# Step 4: Publish
-# Added -m flag and removed the [ "$( ... )" ] wrapper
+# 5. Publish Request
 if mosquitto_pub -h 127.0.0.1 -p 1883 -t "$TOPIC" -m "$PAYLOAD"; then
-	log "INFO" "Successfully published event."
+	log "INFO" "Event published. Waiting for Daemon..."
 else
-	log "ERROR" "Failed to connect to mosquitto broker."
+	log "ERROR" "MQTT Broker unreachable."
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-# 5. Wait for response from daemon
-log "INFO" "Waiting for sync confirmation on $RESPONSE_TOPIC..."
-
-# Start a subshell that kills the subscriber after 10 seconds if no message arrives
+# 6. The Wait (With Timeout)
+# We listen for the daemon to say "SaveContinue=0"
 (
-	sleep 10
+	sleep "$TIMEOUT_SEC"
 	mosquitto_pub -h 127.0.0.1 -t "$RESPONSE_TOPIC" -m "SaveSync=timeout"
 ) &
-TIMEOUT_PID=$!
+TIMER_PID=$!
 
-# -C 1 ensures we exit after receiving either the real response or the timeout message
-mosquitto_sub -h 127.0.0.1 -p 1883 -t "$RESPONSE_TOPIC" -C 1 | while IFS="=" read -r key value; do
-	# Kill the background sleep timer since we got a message
-	kill "$TIMEOUT_PID" 2>/dev/null
+# Wait for exactly 1 message
+RESPONSE=$(mosquitto_sub -h 127.0.0.1 -p 1883 -t "$RESPONSE_TOPIC" -C 1)
+kill "$TIMER_PID" 2>/dev/null
 
-	case "$key" in
-	"SaveSync")
-		if [ "$value" = "timeout" ]; then
-			log "ERROR" "Sync timed out! Daemon might be down."
-			call_exit 1
-		else
-			log "INFO" "Sync confirmed with status: $value"
-			call_exit "$value"
-		fi
-		;;
+case "$RESPONSE" in
+*"timeout"*) log "ERROR" "Daemon timed out. Starting game with local save." ;;
+*) log "INFO" "Daemon finished. Proceeding." ;;
 esac
-done
+
+exit 0