From 7e75806f844cc17ecf14139d473e7bd2fcea3baf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: wytch <wytch@sassysalamander.net>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:08:25 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] speedy daemon, hopefully?

---
 savesync[start](permanent).ash | 49 +++++++++++++++++-----------------
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

diff --git a/savesync[start](permanent).ash b/savesync[start](permanent).ash
index d19d158..6263c30 100644
--- a/savesync[start](permanent).ash
+++ b/savesync[start](permanent).ash
@@ -33,52 +33,51 @@ mosquitto_sub -h 127.0.0.1 -p 1883 -q 0 -t "$TOPIC" | while IFS="=" read -r key
 	"SystemId") this_system_id="$value" ;;
 	"GamePath")
 		this_game_path="$value"
-		# Corrected logic for paths
-		this_save_path=$(echo "$value" | sed 's|roms|saves|; s|\.[^.]*$|.srm|')
-		this_backup_path=$(echo "$this_save_path" | sed 's|saves|archives|')
+		# Replace 'roms' with 'saves' and change extension to .srm
+		tmp_path="${value/roms/saves}"
+		this_save_path="${tmp_path%.*}.srm"
+		# Replace 'saves' with 'archives' for backup
+		this_backup_path="${this_save_path/saves/archives}"
 		;;
 	"Action") this_action="$value" ;;
 	"State")
 		this_state="$value"
 
 		if [ "$this_state" = "playing" ] && [ "$this_action" = "rungame" ]; then
-			# We wrap the whole operation in ( ) & to background the entire sequence
+			# PASS CURRENT VARS TO SUBSHELL
 			(
-				log "INFO" "Game Started: $(basename "$this_game_path")"
+				# We use local copies inside the subshell to be safe
+				sid="$this_system_id"
+				gp="$this_game_path"
+				sp="$this_save_path"
+				bp="$this_backup_path"
 
-				filename=$(basename "$this_save_path")
-				remote_full="$REMOTE_BASE/$this_system_id/$filename"
+				log "INFO" "Game Started: $(basename "$gp")"
+				filename=$(basename "$sp")
+				remote_full="$REMOTE_BASE/$sid/$filename"
 
-				local_size=$(stat -c %s "$this_save_path" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
+				# rclone operations...
+				local_size=$(stat -c %s "$sp" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
 				remote_size=$(rclone lsjson "$remote_full" 2>/dev/null | grep -o '"Size":[0-9]*' | cut -d: -f2)
 				: "${remote_size:=0}"
 
 				if [ "$local_size" -lt "$remote_size" ]; then
 					log "WARN" "Cloud save LARGER. Restoring..."
-					mkdir -p "$(dirname "$this_backup_path")"
-					rclone copyto "$remote_full" "$this_save_path" --backup-dir "$(dirname "$this_backup_path")"
+					mkdir -p "$(dirname "$bp")"
+					rclone copyto "$remote_full" "$sp" --backup-dir "$(dirname "$bp")"
 				else
 					log "INFO" "Local save safe. Updating..."
-					rclone update "$remote_full" "$this_save_path"
+					rclone update "$remote_full" "$sp"
 				fi
 
-				# Signal that sync is done
-				mosquitto_pub -h 127.0.0.1 -p 1883 -t "$RESPONSE_TOPIC" -m "SaveContinue=0"
+				# FIX: Ensure you are sending the EXACT key the publisher is waiting for
+				# If your publisher is looking for "SaveSync", change "SaveContinue" below
+				mosquitto_pub -h 127.0.0.1 -p 1883 -t "$RESPONSE_TOPIC" -m "SaveSync=0"
 			) &
-			log "DEBUG" "Sync process backgrounded for Start Game."
-
-		elif [ "$this_state" = "endgame" ]; then
-			(
-				log "INFO" "Game Ended. Syncing..."
-				rclone update "$this_save_path" "$REMOTE_BASE/$this_system_id/"
-				log "INFO" "Sync Complete."
-
-				mosquitto_pub -h 127.0.0.1 -p 1883 -t "$RESPONSE_TOPIC" -m "SaveContinue=0"
-			) &
-			log "DEBUG" "Sync process backgrounded for End Game."
+			log "DEBUG" "Sync backgrounded."
 		fi
 
-		# Reset variables immediately so the loop is ready for the next line
+		# Variable resets happen here, safely outside the child process
 		this_system_id=""
 		this_game_path=""
 		this_save_path=""