fix: rewrite SSH submodule URLs to HTTPS in CI

install python-dotenv and asyncpg for postgres
remove tail and head of snakes-section
2026-05-02 09:39:15 +02:00 · 2026-04-08 15:03:55 +02:00 · 2026-04-08 15:03:04 +02:00 · 2026-04-08 14:28:39 +02:00 · 2026-04-08 08:36:54 +02:00 · 2026-04-07 12:13:11 +02:00
39 changed files with 4617 additions and 2306 deletions
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
+      - name: Rewrite SSH submodule URLs to HTTPS for CI
+        run: |
+          git config --global url."https://x-token:${{ secrets.ACTION_ACCESS_TOKEN }}@git.yiprawr.dev/".insteadOf "git@git.yiprawr.dev:"
+
      - name: Checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 # To get you started we've included code to prevent your Battlesnake from moving backwards.
 # For more info see docs.battlesnake.com

+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
 from server.CreateEnvironmentFile import CreateEnvironmentFile
 from server.bootstrap import build_run_config, build_server_from_env

@@ -20,12 +22,15 @@ import os

 # Start server when `python main.py` is run
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+
  if os.environ.get("CREATE_ENV_FILE", None):
    CreateEnvironmentFile.load_dotenv({
      "STORE_GAME_HISTORY": True,
      "DEBUG": True,
      "SNAKE": "TemplateSnake",
    })
+  else:
+    load_dotenv()

  server = build_server_from_env(default_snake_type="TemplateSnake")
  asyncio.run(server.run(**build_run_config()))
@@ -10,4 +10,6 @@ dependencies = [
    "gel>=3.1.0",
    "redis>=5.2.1",
    "quart>=0.20.0",
+    "python-dotenv>=1.2.2",
+    "asyncpg>=0.31.0",
 ]
@@ -151,6 +151,11 @@ class GameBoard:

    return {"name": self.type, "is_ladder": self.is_ladder}

+  def __getstate__(self):
+    state = self.__dict__.copy()
+    state['turns'] = []  # strip turn history — grows linearly, not needed for move computation
+    return state
+
  async def save(self, store_class, **kwargs):
    store = store_class(**kwargs)
    await store.save(self)
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 from quart_common.web.logger import build_logger, await_log
 from quart_common.web.env import env_bool, env_int

-from server.game_state_store import GameStateStoreBuilder
 from snakes import SnakeBuilder

 from server.database import (
  GameplayDatabase,
+  GameplayBackendBuilder,
  StorageLoader,
 )
 from server.metrics import (
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ from server.services import (
 )

 class Server:
-  def __init__(self, data_path:str, snake_type:str, storage_type:str, debug:bool=False, check_tls_security:bool=False, game_state_backend:str='memory', game_state_redis_url:str='redis://localhost:6379/0', game_state_ttl_sec:int=900, game_state_local_cache:bool=True, metrics_backend:str='memory', metrics_redis_url:str='redis://localhost:6379/0', metrics_ttl_sec:int|None=None, gameplay_db_enabled:bool=True, gameplay_db_path:str|None=None, gameplay_db_busy_timeout_ms:int=5000):
+  def __init__(self, data_path:str, snake_type:str, storage_type:str, debug:bool=False, check_tls_security:bool=False, metrics_backend:str='memory', metrics_redis_url:str='redis://localhost:6379/0', metrics_ttl_sec:int|None=None, gameplay_db_enabled:bool=True, gameplay_db_backend:str='sqlite', gameplay_db_path:str|None=None, gameplay_db_busy_timeout_ms:int=5000, gameplay_db_pg_dsn:str|None=None):
    self.debug = debug
    self.data_path = data_path

@@ -41,22 +41,13 @@ class Server:
    self.check_tls_security = check_tls_security

    self.store_game_state = False
-    normalized_backend = (game_state_backend or 'memory').strip().lower()
-    self.game_state_local_cache = (game_state_local_cache and normalized_backend != 'memory')
-    self.game_state_store = GameStateStoreBuilder.build(
-      backend=game_state_backend,
-      redis_url=game_state_redis_url,
-      ttl_seconds=game_state_ttl_sec,
-    )
    metrics_backend_normalized = (metrics_backend or 'memory').strip().lower()
    self.metrics_backend_normalized = metrics_backend_normalized
    self.metrics_redis_url = metrics_redis_url
    self.stale_game_timeout_sec = self._get_stale_game_timeout_sec()

    self.game_runtime = GameRuntimeService(
-      game_state_store=self.game_state_store,
      snake_type=self.snake_type,
-      game_state_local_cache=self.game_state_local_cache,
      stale_game_timeout_sec=self.stale_game_timeout_sec,
    )
    self.dashboard_ws_hub = DashboardWebSocketHub()
@@ -68,9 +59,7 @@ class Server:
        ttl_seconds=metrics_ttl_sec,
        key_prefix=os.environ.get('METRICS_REDIS_KEY_PREFIX', 'snake:metrics:worker'),
      ),
-      game_state_local_cache=self.game_state_local_cache,
      metrics_backend=metrics_backend_normalized,
-      game_state_backend=game_state_backend,
      stale_game_timeout_sec=self.stale_game_timeout_sec,
      game_last_seen_unix=self.game_runtime.game_last_seen_unix,
      game_move_counts=self.game_runtime.game_move_counts,
@@ -86,8 +75,12 @@ class Server:
    if gameplay_db_enabled:
      db_path = gameplay_db_path or os.path.join(data_path, 'data', 'database', 'gameplay.sqlite3')
      self.gameplay_database = GameplayDatabase(
-        db_path=db_path,
-        busy_timeout_ms=gameplay_db_busy_timeout_ms,
+        backend=GameplayBackendBuilder.build(
+          backend=gameplay_db_backend,
+          db_path=db_path,
+          busy_timeout_ms=gameplay_db_busy_timeout_ms,
+          pg_dsn=gameplay_db_pg_dsn,
+        )
      )

    self.gameplay_tracking = GameplayTrackingService(
@@ -127,16 +120,19 @@ class Server:
      if self._startup_worker_metrics_cleared:
        return
      self._startup_worker_metrics_cleared = True
+
      if env_bool('METRICS_CLEAR_WORKERS_ON_STARTUP', True):
        should_clear = await self.metrics_collector.should_clear_worker_metrics_on_startup(env_int('METRICS_STARTUP_CLEANUP_LOCK_TTL_SEC', 300))
        if should_clear:
          await self.metrics_collector.clear_worker_metrics()
      await self.dashboard_events_service.start_listener()

+      if self.gameplay_database is not None:
+        await self.gameplay_database.initialize()
+
    @self.app.after_serving
    async def shutdown_state_storage():
      await self.dashboard_events_service.stop_listener()
-      await self.game_state_store.close()
      await self.metrics_collector.close()
      if self.gameplay_database is not None:
        await self.gameplay_database.close()
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, cast
-import json, time, os
+import asyncio, json, time, os

 from quart import Blueprint, request, jsonify

@@ -61,9 +61,22 @@ def create_battlesnake_blueprint(server:'Server') -> Blueprint:
    server.metrics_collector.record_http_request('move')
    game_state = await request.get_json()
    move_started = time.perf_counter()
-    game_board = cast(GameBoard, await server.game_runtime.get_game_board(game_state))
-    next_move = game_board.snake_neat_make_a_move()
-    await server.game_runtime.persist_game_board(game_state['game']['id'], game_board)
+
+    game_id = game_state['game']['id']
+    timeout_ms = int(game_state.get('game', {}).get('timeout', 500))
+    budget_sec = max(0.05, (timeout_ms - 50) / 1000.0)
+
+    next_move = None
+    game_board = None
+
+    try:
+      async with asyncio.timeout(budget_sec):
+        game_board = cast(GameBoard, await server.game_runtime.get_game_board(game_state))
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+        next_move = await loop.run_in_executor(None, game_board.snake_neat_make_a_move)
+    except TimeoutError:
+      await await_log(server.logger.warning(f'MOVE TIMEOUT: turn={game_state.get("turn")}, game={game_id}, returning fallback {next_move!r}'))
+
    await server.gameplay_tracking.record_gameplay_turn(game_state, next_move, game_board)
    elapsed_ms = (time.perf_counter() - move_started) * 1000.0
    await server.metrics_collector.record_move(next_move, elapsed_ms)
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-from quart_common.web.decorators import restrict_ip_addresses, require_user_agent
-
-from quart import Blueprint, jsonify
+from quart import Blueprint, jsonify, request
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING

 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -10,26 +8,18 @@ def create_metrics_blueprint(server:'Server') -> Blueprint:
  blueprint = Blueprint('metrics', __name__)

  @blueprint.get('/metrics')
-  @restrict_ip_addresses(allow=['127.0.0.1', '192.168.200.0/24'], abort_code=404)
  async def metrics():
    snapshot = await server.metrics_collector.build_snapshot(
      server.game_runtime.game_last_seen_unix,
      server.game_runtime.game_move_counts,
    )
+
+    if 'prometheus' in (request.headers.get('User-Agent') or '').lower():
+      return (
+        server.metrics_collector.build_prometheus_metrics(snapshot),
+        200,
+        {'Content-Type': 'text/plain; version=0.0.4; charset=utf-8'},
+      )
+
    return jsonify(snapshot)
-
-  @blueprint.get('/metrics/prometheus')
-  @restrict_ip_addresses(allow=['127.0.0.1', '192.168.188.0/24', '192.168.200.0/24'], abort_code=404)
-  @require_user_agent("prometheus", abort_code=404)
-  async def metrics_prometheus():
-    snapshot = await server.metrics_collector.build_snapshot(
-      server.game_runtime.game_last_seen_unix,
-      server.game_runtime.game_move_counts,
-    )
-    return (
-      server.metrics_collector.build_prometheus_metrics(snapshot),
-      200,
-      {'Content-Type': 'text/plain; version=0.0.4; charset=utf-8'},
-    )
-
  return blueprint
@@ -12,31 +12,24 @@ class RunConfig(TypedDict):

 def build_server_from_env(default_snake_type:str) -> Server:
  data_path = str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent)
-  backend_default = os.environ.get('BACKEND', 'memory')
  redis_url = os.environ.get('REDIS_URL', 'redis://localhost:6379/0')
-  game_state_backend = os.environ.get('GAME_STATE_BACKEND', backend_default)
-  game_state_redis_url = os.environ.get('GAME_STATE_REDIS_URL', redis_url)
-  game_state_ttl_sec = env_int('GAME_STATE_TTL_SEC', 900)

  metrics_backend = os.environ.get('METRICS_BACKEND', None)
  if metrics_backend is None:
-    metrics_backend = os.environ.get('BACKEND', None)
-  if metrics_backend is None:
-    metrics_backend = ('redis' if game_state_backend.strip().lower() == 'redis' else 'memory')
+    metrics_backend = os.environ.get('BACKEND', 'memory')

  metrics_redis_url = os.environ.get('METRICS_REDIS_URL', redis_url)
  metrics_ttl_sec_raw = os.environ.get('METRICS_TTL_SEC', None)
-  if metrics_ttl_sec_raw is None:
-    metrics_ttl_sec = (game_state_ttl_sec if metrics_backend.strip().lower() == 'redis' else None)
-  else:
-    metrics_ttl_sec = env_int('METRICS_TTL_SEC', game_state_ttl_sec)
+  metrics_ttl_sec = env_int('METRICS_TTL_SEC', 900) if metrics_ttl_sec_raw is not None else None

  gameplay_db_enabled = env_bool('GAMEPLAY_DB_ENABLED', True)
+  gameplay_db_backend = os.environ.get('GAMEPLAY_DB_BACKEND', 'sqlite')
  gameplay_db_path = os.environ.get(
    'GAMEPLAY_DB_PATH',
    os.path.join(data_path, 'data', 'database', 'gameplay.sqlite3'),
  )
  gameplay_db_busy_timeout_ms = env_int('GAMEPLAY_DB_BUSY_TIMEOUT_MS', 5000)
+  gameplay_db_pg_dsn = os.environ.get('GAMEPLAY_DB_PG_DSN', None)

  server = Server(
    data_path=data_path,
@@ -44,16 +37,14 @@ def build_server_from_env(default_snake_type:str) -> Server:
    storage_type=os.environ.get('STORAGE', 'LocalStorage'),
    debug=env_bool('DEBUG_SERVER'),
    check_tls_security=False,
-    game_state_backend=game_state_backend,
-    game_state_redis_url=game_state_redis_url,
-    game_state_ttl_sec=game_state_ttl_sec,
-    game_state_local_cache=env_bool('GAME_STATE_LOCAL_CACHE', default=True),
    metrics_backend=metrics_backend,
    metrics_redis_url=metrics_redis_url,
    metrics_ttl_sec=metrics_ttl_sec,
    gameplay_db_enabled=gameplay_db_enabled,
+    gameplay_db_backend=gameplay_db_backend,
    gameplay_db_path=gameplay_db_path,
    gameplay_db_busy_timeout_ms=gameplay_db_busy_timeout_ms,
+    gameplay_db_pg_dsn=gameplay_db_pg_dsn,
  )

  if env_bool('STORE_GAME_HISTORY'):
@@ -1,724 +1,37 @@
-from quart_common.web.env import env_bool
-
-import asyncio, sqlite3, json, os, logging, sys
-from datetime import datetime, timezone
-from pathlib import Path
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-if not logger.handlers:
-  _handler = logging.StreamHandler(stream=sys.stdout)
-  _handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter(fmt="%(levelname)s %(module)s: %(message)s"))
-  logger.addHandler(_handler)
-  logger.propagate = False
-
-_ZSTD_EXT = Path(os.environ.get("SQLITE_ZSTD_EXT", "/usr/local/lib/libsqlite_zstd.so")).expanduser().resolve()
+from .backend.Template import GameplayBackendTemplate

 class GameplayDatabase:
-  def __init__(self, db_path:str, busy_timeout_ms:int=5000):
-    self.db_path = db_path
-    self.busy_timeout_ms = max(1000, int(busy_timeout_ms))
-    self._zstd_available = False
-    self._initialize_database()
+  """Thin facade that delegates all operations to a GameplayBackendTemplate.

-  def _connect(self) -> sqlite3.Connection:
-    connection = sqlite3.connect(
-      self.db_path,
-      timeout=max(1, self.busy_timeout_ms // 1000),
-      isolation_level=None,
-    )
-    connection.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
+  Construct via GameplayBackendBuilder.build() or pass a backend directly.
+  """

-    if _ZSTD_EXT.exists() and not env_bool('DISABLE_GAMEPLAY_DB_COMPRESSION', True):
-      try:
-        connection.enable_load_extension(True)
-        connection.load_extension(str(_ZSTD_EXT))
-        self._zstd_available = True
-      except sqlite3.OperationalError as e:
-        logger.warning(f"sqlite-zstd extension skipped: {e}")
-      finally:
-        connection.enable_load_extension(False)
+  def __init__(self, backend:GameplayBackendTemplate):
+    self._backend = backend

-    connection.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON")
-    connection.execute("PRAGMA journal_mode = WAL")
-    connection.execute("PRAGMA synchronous = NORMAL")
-    connection.execute("PRAGMA temp_store = MEMORY")
-    connection.execute("PRAGMA journal_size_limit = 1048576")
-    connection.execute(f"PRAGMA busy_timeout = {self.busy_timeout_ms}")
-    return connection
-
-  def _ensure_auto_vacuum_full(self, connection:sqlite3.Connection) -> None:
-    current = connection.execute("PRAGMA auto_vacuum").fetchone()[0]
-    if current != 1:
-      connection.execute("PRAGMA auto_vacuum = FULL")
-      connection.execute("VACUUM")
-
-  def _initialize_database(self) -> None:
-    Path(self.db_path).parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-    with self._connect() as connection:
-      self._ensure_auto_vacuum_full(connection)
-      connection.executescript("""
-        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS games (
-          game_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
-          started_at TEXT NOT NULL,
-          ended_at TEXT,
-          width INTEGER,
-          height INTEGER,
-          source TEXT,
-          map_name TEXT,
-          ruleset_name TEXT,
-          ruleset_version TEXT,
-          your_snake_id TEXT,
-          your_snake_name TEXT,
-          your_snake_type TEXT,
-          your_snake_version TEXT,
-          winner_names_json TEXT,
-          winner_you INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
-          final_turn INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
-          status TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'running'
-        );
-
-        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS turns (
-          id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
-          game_id TEXT NOT NULL,
-          turn INTEGER NOT NULL,
-          observed_at TEXT NOT NULL,
-          my_move TEXT,
-          my_thinking_json TEXT,
-          board_state_json TEXT NOT NULL,
-          snakes_json TEXT NOT NULL,
-          you_json TEXT NOT NULL,
-          food_json TEXT NOT NULL,
-          hazards_json TEXT NOT NULL,
-          UNIQUE (game_id, turn),
-          FOREIGN KEY (game_id) REFERENCES games(game_id) ON DELETE CASCADE
-        );
-
-        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS snake_turns (
-          id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
-          game_id TEXT NOT NULL,
-          turn INTEGER NOT NULL,
-          snake_id TEXT NOT NULL,
-          snake_name TEXT,
-          health INTEGER,
-          length INTEGER,
-          head_x INTEGER,
-          head_y INTEGER,
-          body_json TEXT NOT NULL,
-          is_you INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
-          inferred_move TEXT,
-          UNIQUE (game_id, turn, snake_id),
-          FOREIGN KEY (game_id) REFERENCES games(game_id) ON DELETE CASCADE
-        );
-
-        """)
-      self._create_indexes_if_tables(connection)
-      self._ensure_column_exists(connection, "turns", "my_thinking_json", "TEXT")
-      self._ensure_column_exists(connection, "games", "your_snake_type", "TEXT")
-      self._ensure_column_exists(connection, "games", "your_snake_version", "TEXT")
-      self._ensure_column_exists(connection, "games", "game_type", "TEXT")
-      self._ensure_column_exists(connection, "snake_turns", "latency", "TEXT")
-      if self._zstd_available:
-        self._enable_zstd_compression(connection)
-      connection.execute("PRAGMA optimize")
-
-  def _create_indexes_if_tables(self, connection: sqlite3.Connection) -> None:
-    real_tables = {
-      row[0] for row in connection.execute(
-        "SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table'"
-      ).fetchall()
-    }
-    indexes = [
-      ("idx_turns_game_turn",       "turns",       "game_id, turn"),
-      ("idx_games_status",          "games",       "status"),
-      ("idx_snake_turns_game_turn", "snake_turns", "game_id, turn"),
-    ]
-    for idx_name, table, cols in indexes:
-      if table in real_tables:
-        connection.execute(f"CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS {idx_name} ON {table}({cols})")
-
-  def _ensure_column_exists(self, connection:sqlite3.Connection, table_name:str, column_name:str, column_type:str) -> None:
-    obj = connection.execute(
-      "SELECT type FROM sqlite_master WHERE name = ?", (table_name,)
-    ).fetchone()
-
-    if obj and obj["type"] == "view":
-      # zstd replaced this table with a view — operate on the underlying compressed table
-      underlying = f"_{table_name}_zstd"
-      exists = connection.execute(
-        "SELECT 1 FROM sqlite_master WHERE name = ? AND type = 'table'", (underlying,)
-      ).fetchone()
-      if not exists:
-        return  # nothing we can do without the extension
-      actual_table = underlying
-    else:
-      actual_table = table_name
-
-    existing = connection.execute(f"PRAGMA table_info({actual_table})").fetchall()
-    if any(row["name"] == column_name for row in existing):
-      return
-
-    connection.execute(f"ALTER TABLE {actual_table} ADD COLUMN {column_name} {column_type}")
-
-  def _enable_zstd_compression(self, connection: sqlite3.Connection) -> None:
-    compressed_columns = [
-      ("turns",       "board_state_json"),
-      ("turns",       "snakes_json"),
-      ("turns",       "you_json"),
-      ("turns",       "food_json"),
-      ("turns",       "hazards_json"),
-      ("snake_turns", "body_json"),
-    ]
-    for table, column in compressed_columns:
-      try:
-        connection.execute(
-          "SELECT zstd_enable_transparent(?)",
-          [json.dumps({"table": table, "column": column, "compression_level": 6, "dict_chooser": "'a'"})],
-        )
-      except sqlite3.OperationalError:
-        pass  # already enabled
-
-    connection.execute("SELECT zstd_incremental_maintenance(null, 1)")
-
-  def _utc_now(self) -> str:
-    return datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat()
-
-  def _parse_utc_timestamp(self, value:str|None) -> datetime|None:
-    if not value:
-      return None
-    normalized = value.strip()
-    if normalized.endswith("Z"):
-      normalized = normalized[:-1] + "+00:00"
-    try:
-      parsed = datetime.fromisoformat(normalized)
-    except ValueError:
-      return None
-    if parsed.tzinfo is None:
-      return parsed.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
-    return parsed.astimezone(timezone.utc)
-
-  def _to_json(self, payload:object) -> str:
-    return json.dumps(payload, ensure_ascii=False, separators=(",", ":"))
-
-  def _from_json(self, payload:str|None):
-    if payload is None or payload == "":
-      return None
-    try:
-      return json.loads(payload)
-    except json.JSONDecodeError:
-      return None
-
-  def _extract_snakes(self, game_state:dict) -> list[dict]:
-    return list(game_state.get("board", {}).get("snakes", []))
-
-  def _extract_you(self, game_state:dict) -> dict:
-    return dict(game_state.get("you", {}))
-
-  def _infer_direction(self, old_head:tuple[int, int]|None, new_head:tuple[int, int]|None) -> str|None:
-    if old_head is None or new_head is None:
-      return None
-
-    delta_x = new_head[0] - old_head[0]
-    delta_y = new_head[1] - old_head[1]
-    if delta_x == 1 and delta_y == 0:
-      return "right"
-    if delta_x == -1 and delta_y == 0:
-      return "left"
-    if delta_x == 0 and delta_y == 1:
-      return "up"
-    if delta_x == 0 and delta_y == -1:
-      return "down"
-    return None
-
-  def _derive_game_type(self, board:dict, ruleset:dict) -> str:
-    initial_snake_count = len(board.get("snakes", []))
-    if initial_snake_count == 2:
-      return "duel"
-    return ruleset.get("name") or "standard"
-
-  def _record_game_start_sync(self, game_state:dict, snake_type:str|None=None, snake_version:str|None=None) -> None:
-    game = game_state.get("game", {})
-    board = game_state.get("board", {})
-    you = self._extract_you(game_state)
-    ruleset = game.get("ruleset", {})
-    game_type = self._derive_game_type(board, ruleset)
-
-    with self._connect() as connection:
-      connection.execute("""
-        INSERT INTO games (
-          game_id, started_at, width, height, source, map_name,
-          ruleset_name, ruleset_version, your_snake_id, your_snake_name,
-          your_snake_type, your_snake_version, game_type, status
-        ) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, 'running')
-        ON CONFLICT(game_id) DO UPDATE SET
-          width = excluded.width,
-          height = excluded.height,
-          source = excluded.source,
-          map_name = excluded.map_name,
-          ruleset_name = excluded.ruleset_name,
-          ruleset_version = excluded.ruleset_version,
-          your_snake_id = excluded.your_snake_id,
-          your_snake_name = excluded.your_snake_name,
-          your_snake_type = excluded.your_snake_type,
-          your_snake_version = excluded.your_snake_version,
-          game_type = excluded.game_type,
-          status = 'running'
-        """,
-        (
-          game.get("id"),
-          self._utc_now(),
-          board.get("width"),
-          board.get("height"),
-          game.get("source"),
-          game.get("map"),
-          ruleset.get("name"),
-          ruleset.get("version"),
-          you.get("id"),
-          you.get("name"),
-          snake_type,
-          snake_version,
-          game_type,
-        ),
-      )
-      connection.execute("PRAGMA wal_checkpoint(PASSIVE)")
-      connection.execute("PRAGMA optimize")
-
-  def _record_turn_sync(self, game_state:dict, my_move:str|None, my_thinking:dict|None) -> None:
-    game = game_state.get("game", {})
-    board = game_state.get("board", {})
-    snakes = self._extract_snakes(game_state)
-    you = self._extract_you(game_state)
-    game_id = game.get("id")
-    turn = int(game_state.get("turn", 0))
-
-    with self._connect() as connection:
-      connection.execute("""
-        INSERT INTO turns (
-          game_id, turn, observed_at, my_move, my_thinking_json,
-          board_state_json, snakes_json, you_json, food_json, hazards_json
-        ) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
-        ON CONFLICT(game_id, turn) DO UPDATE SET
-          observed_at = excluded.observed_at,
-          my_move = excluded.my_move,
-          my_thinking_json = excluded.my_thinking_json,
-          board_state_json = excluded.board_state_json,
-          snakes_json = excluded.snakes_json,
-          you_json = excluded.you_json,
-          food_json = excluded.food_json,
-          hazards_json = excluded.hazards_json
-        """,
-        (
-          game_id,
-          turn,
-          self._utc_now(),
-          my_move,
-          self._to_json(my_thinking) if my_thinking is not None else None,
-          self._to_json(board),
-          self._to_json(snakes),
-          self._to_json(you),
-          self._to_json(board.get("food", [])),
-          self._to_json(board.get("hazards", [])),
-        ),
-      )
-
-      previous_positions:dict[str, tuple[int, int]] = {}
-      if turn > 0:
-        previous_rows = connection.execute("""
-          SELECT snake_id, head_x, head_y
-          FROM snake_turns
-          WHERE game_id = ? AND turn = ?
-          """,
-          (game_id, turn - 1),
-        ).fetchall()
-
-        previous_positions = {
-          row["snake_id"]: (int(row["head_x"]), int(row["head_y"]))
-          for row in previous_rows
-          if row["head_x"] is not None and row["head_y"] is not None
-        }
-
-      you_id = you.get("id")
-      for snake in snakes:
-        snake_id = snake.get("id")
-        head = snake.get("head", {})
-        head_x = head.get("x")
-        head_y = head.get("y")
-        if snake_id is None:
-          continue
-
-        new_head = (
-          (int(head_x), int(head_y))
-          if head_x is not None and head_y is not None
-          else None
-        )
-        inferred = self._infer_direction(
-          previous_positions.get(snake_id), new_head
-        )
-
-        connection.execute("""
-          INSERT INTO snake_turns (
-          game_id, turn, snake_id, snake_name, health, length,
-          head_x, head_y, body_json, is_you, inferred_move, latency
-          ) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
-          ON CONFLICT(game_id, turn, snake_id) DO UPDATE SET
-          snake_name = excluded.snake_name,
-          health = excluded.health,
-          length = excluded.length,
-          head_x = excluded.head_x,
-          head_y = excluded.head_y,
-          body_json = excluded.body_json,
-          is_you = excluded.is_you,
-          inferred_move = excluded.inferred_move,
-          latency = excluded.latency
-          """,
-          (
-            game_id,
-            turn,
-            snake_id,
-            snake.get("name"),
-            snake.get("health"),
-            snake.get("length"),
-            head_x,
-            head_y,
-            self._to_json(snake.get("body", [])),
-            1 if snake_id == you_id else 0,
-            inferred,
-            snake.get("latency"),
-          ),
-        )
-
-      connection.execute("""
-        UPDATE games
-        SET final_turn = CASE WHEN ? > final_turn THEN ? ELSE final_turn END
-        WHERE game_id = ?
-        """,
-        (turn, turn, game_id),
-      )
-
-  def _record_game_end_sync(self, game_state:dict) -> None:
-    game = game_state.get("game", {})
-    game_id = game.get("id")
-    board = game_state.get("board", {})
-    snakes = list(board.get("snakes", []))
-    you = self._extract_you(game_state)
-    winner_names = [snake.get("name") for snake in snakes if snake.get("name")]
-    you_id = you.get("id")
-    winner_you = any(snake.get("id") == you_id for snake in snakes)
-
-    with self._connect() as connection:
-      connection.execute("""
-        UPDATE games
-        SET ended_at = ?,
-          winner_names_json = ?,
-          winner_you = ?,
-          final_turn = CASE WHEN ? > final_turn THEN ? ELSE final_turn END,
-          status = 'finished'
-        WHERE game_id = ?
-        """,
-        (
-          self._utc_now(),
-          self._to_json(winner_names),
-          1 if winner_you else 0,
-          int(game_state.get("turn", 0)),
-          int(game_state.get("turn", 0)),
-          game_id,
-        ),
-      )
-
-  def _finalize_stale_running_games_sync(self, stale_after_seconds:int=600) -> int:
-    threshold = max(60, int(stale_after_seconds))
-    now_utc = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
-    finalized = 0
-
-    with self._connect() as connection:
-      rows = connection.execute("""
-        SELECT game_id, started_at, final_turn, your_snake_id
-        FROM games
-        WHERE status = 'running'
-        ORDER BY started_at ASC
-      """).fetchall()
-
-      for row in rows:
-        started_at = self._parse_utc_timestamp(row["started_at"])
-        if started_at is None:
-          continue
-        age_seconds = (now_utc - started_at).total_seconds()
-        if age_seconds < threshold:
-          continue
-
-        game_id = row["game_id"]
-        your_snake_id = row["your_snake_id"]
-        final_turn = int(row["final_turn"] or 0)
-
-        snake_rows = connection.execute("""
-          SELECT snake_id, snake_name
-          FROM snake_turns
-          WHERE game_id = ? AND turn = ?
-          ORDER BY is_you DESC, snake_name ASC
-          """,
-          (game_id, final_turn),
-        ).fetchall()
-
-        if len(snake_rows) == 0:
-          latest_turn_row = connection.execute("""
-            SELECT MAX(turn) AS latest_turn
-            FROM snake_turns
-            WHERE game_id = ?
-            """,
-            (game_id,),
-          ).fetchone()
-          latest_turn = (
-            latest_turn_row["latest_turn"]
-            if latest_turn_row is not None
-            else None
-          )
-          if latest_turn is not None:
-            final_turn = int(latest_turn)
-            snake_rows = connection.execute("""
-              SELECT snake_id, snake_name
-              FROM snake_turns
-              WHERE game_id = ? AND turn = ?
-              ORDER BY is_you DESC, snake_name ASC
-              """,
-              (game_id, final_turn),
-            ).fetchall()
-
-        survivor_ids = [snake["snake_id"] for snake in snake_rows if snake["snake_id"]]
-        survivor_names = [snake["snake_name"] for snake in snake_rows if snake["snake_name"]]
-        winner_you = bool(
-          your_snake_id
-          and your_snake_id in survivor_ids
-          and len(survivor_ids) == 1
-        )
-
-        update_result = connection.execute("""
-          UPDATE games
-          SET ended_at = ?,
-          winner_names_json = ?,
-          winner_you = ?,
-          final_turn = CASE WHEN ? > final_turn THEN ? ELSE final_turn END,
-          status = 'finished'
-          WHERE game_id = ? AND status = 'running'
-          """,
-          (
-            self._utc_now(),
-            self._to_json(survivor_names),
-            1 if winner_you else 0,
-            final_turn,
-            final_turn,
-            game_id,
-          ),
-        )
-        if update_result.rowcount > 0:
-          finalized += 1
-
-    return finalized
-
-  def _get_summary_sync(self, recent_limit:int=15) -> dict:
-    with self._connect() as connection:
-      totals = connection.execute("""
-        SELECT
-          COUNT(*) AS total_games,
-          SUM(CASE WHEN status = 'running' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS running_games,
-          SUM(CASE WHEN status = 'finished' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS finished_games,
-          SUM(CASE WHEN status = 'finished' AND winner_you = 1 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS wins,
-          SUM(CASE WHEN status = 'finished' AND winner_you = 0 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS losses,
-          AVG(CASE WHEN status = 'finished' THEN final_turn ELSE NULL END) AS avg_turns
-        FROM games
-        """
-      ).fetchone()
-
-      by_type = connection.execute("""
-        SELECT
-          COALESCE(game_type, ruleset_name, 'unknown') AS type_label,
-          COUNT(*) AS total,
-          SUM(CASE WHEN status = 'finished' AND winner_you = 1 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS wins,
-          SUM(CASE WHEN status = 'finished' AND winner_you = 0 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS losses
-        FROM games
-        WHERE status = 'finished'
-        GROUP BY type_label
-        ORDER BY total DESC
-        """
-      ).fetchall()
-
-      recent = connection.execute("""
-        SELECT game_id, started_at, ended_at, map_name, ruleset_name, game_type,
-          your_snake_name, your_snake_type, your_snake_version, winner_you, final_turn, status
-        FROM games
-        ORDER BY started_at DESC
-        LIMIT ?
-        """,
-        (max(1, int(recent_limit)),),
-      ).fetchall()
-
-    return {
-      "total_games": int(totals["total_games"] or 0),
-      "running_games": int(totals["running_games"] or 0),
-      "finished_games": int(totals["finished_games"] or 0),
-      "wins": int(totals["wins"] or 0),
-      "losses": int(totals["losses"] or 0),
-      "avg_turns_finished": round(float(totals["avg_turns"] or 0.0), 2),
-      "by_game_type": [{
-        "game_type": row["type_label"],
-        "total": int(row["total"]),
-        "wins": int(row["wins"]),
-        "losses": int(row["losses"]),
-      } for row in by_type],
-      "recent_games": [{
-        "game_id": row["game_id"],
-        "started_at": row["started_at"],
-        "ended_at": row["ended_at"],
-        "map": row["map_name"],
-        "ruleset": row["ruleset_name"],
-        "game_type": row["game_type"],
-        "snake": row["your_snake_name"],
-        "snake_type": row["your_snake_type"],
-        "snake_version": row["your_snake_version"],
-        "winner_you": bool(row["winner_you"]),
-        "final_turn": int(row["final_turn"] or 0),
-        "status": row["status"],
-      } for row in recent ],
-    }
-
-  def _list_games_sync(self, limit:int=50) -> list[dict]:
-    with self._connect() as connection:
-      rows = connection.execute("""
-        SELECT game_id, started_at, ended_at, map_name, source, ruleset_name, game_type,
-          your_snake_name, your_snake_type, your_snake_version,
-          winner_you, winner_names_json, final_turn, status
-        FROM games
-        ORDER BY started_at DESC
-        LIMIT ?
-        """,
-        (max(1, int(limit)),),
-      ).fetchall()
-
-    return [{
-      "game_id": row["game_id"],
-      "started_at": row["started_at"],
-      "ended_at": row["ended_at"],
-      "map": row["map_name"],
-      "source": row["source"],
-      "ruleset": row["ruleset_name"],
-      "game_type": row["game_type"],
-      "snake": row["your_snake_name"],
-      "snake_type": row["your_snake_type"],
-      "snake_version": row["your_snake_version"],
-      "winner_you": bool(row["winner_you"]),
-      "winner_names": self._from_json(row["winner_names_json"]) or [],
-      "final_turn": int(row["final_turn"] or 0),
-      "status": row["status"],
-    } for row in rows]
-
-  def _get_game_replay_sync(self, game_id:str) -> dict | None:
-    with self._connect() as connection:
-      game_row = connection.execute("""
-        SELECT game_id, started_at, ended_at, width, height, source, map_name,
-          ruleset_name, ruleset_version, game_type, your_snake_id, your_snake_name,
-          your_snake_type, your_snake_version,
-          winner_names_json, winner_you, final_turn, status
-        FROM games
-        WHERE game_id = ?
-        """,
-        (game_id,),
-      ).fetchone()
-
-      if game_row is None:
-        return None
-
-      turn_rows = connection.execute("""
-        SELECT turn, observed_at, my_move, my_thinking_json,
-          board_state_json, food_json, hazards_json, you_json
-        FROM turns
-        WHERE game_id = ?
-        ORDER BY turn ASC
-        """,
-        (game_id,),
-      ).fetchall()
-
-      snake_rows = connection.execute("""
-        SELECT turn, snake_id, snake_name, health, length, head_x, head_y,
-          body_json, is_you, inferred_move, latency
-        FROM snake_turns
-        WHERE game_id = ?
-        ORDER BY turn ASC, is_you DESC, snake_name ASC
-        """,
-        (game_id,),
-      ).fetchall()
-
-    snakes_by_turn:dict[int, list[dict]] = {}
-    for row in snake_rows:
-      turn = int(row["turn"])
-      snakes_by_turn.setdefault(turn, []).append({
-        "snake_id": row["snake_id"],
-        "snake_name": row["snake_name"],
-        "health": row["health"],
-        "length": row["length"],
-        "head": {"x": row["head_x"], "y": row["head_y"]},
-        "body": self._from_json(row["body_json"]) or [],
-        "is_you": bool(row["is_you"]),
-        "inferred_move": row["inferred_move"],
-        "latency": row["latency"],
-      })
-
-    replay_turns = []
-    for row in turn_rows:
-      turn_number = int(row["turn"])
-      replay_turns.append({
-        "turn": turn_number,
-        "observed_at": row["observed_at"],
-        "my_move": row["my_move"],
-        "my_thinking": self._from_json(row["my_thinking_json"]),
-        "board": self._from_json(row["board_state_json"]),
-        "food": self._from_json(row["food_json"]) or [],
-        "hazards": self._from_json(row["hazards_json"]) or [],
-        "you": self._from_json(row["you_json"]) or {},
-        "snakes": snakes_by_turn.get(turn_number, []),
-      })
-
-    return {
-      "game": {
-        "game_id": game_row["game_id"],
-        "started_at": game_row["started_at"],
-        "ended_at": game_row["ended_at"],
-        "width": game_row["width"],
-        "height": game_row["height"],
-        "source": game_row["source"],
-        "map": game_row["map_name"],
-        "ruleset_name": game_row["ruleset_name"],
-        "ruleset_version": game_row["ruleset_version"],
-        "game_type": game_row["game_type"],
-        "your_snake_id": game_row["your_snake_id"],
-        "your_snake_name": game_row["your_snake_name"],
-        "your_snake_type": game_row["your_snake_type"],
-        "your_snake_version": game_row["your_snake_version"],
-        "winner_names": self._from_json(game_row["winner_names_json"]) or [],
-        "winner_you": bool(game_row["winner_you"]),
-        "final_turn": int(game_row["final_turn"] or 0),
-        "status": game_row["status"],
-      },
-      "turns": replay_turns,
-    }
+  async def initialize(self) -> None:
+    await self._backend.initialize()

  async def record_game_start(self, game_state:dict, snake_type:str|None=None, snake_version:str|None=None) -> None:
-    await asyncio.to_thread(self._record_game_start_sync, game_state, snake_type, snake_version)
+    await self._backend.record_game_start(game_state, snake_type, snake_version)

  async def record_turn(self, game_state:dict, my_move:str|None, my_thinking:dict|None=None) -> None:
-    await asyncio.to_thread(self._record_turn_sync, game_state, my_move, my_thinking)
+    await self._backend.record_turn(game_state, my_move, my_thinking)

  async def record_game_end(self, game_state:dict) -> None:
-    await asyncio.to_thread(self._record_game_end_sync, game_state)
+    await self._backend.record_game_end(game_state)

  async def get_summary(self, recent_limit:int=15) -> dict:
-    return await asyncio.to_thread(self._get_summary_sync, recent_limit)
+    return await self._backend.get_summary(recent_limit)

  async def list_games(self, limit:int=50) -> list[dict]:
-    return await asyncio.to_thread(self._list_games_sync, limit)
+    return await self._backend.list_games(limit)

  async def finalize_stale_running_games(self, stale_after_seconds:int=600) -> int:
-    return await asyncio.to_thread(self._finalize_stale_running_games_sync, stale_after_seconds)
+    return await self._backend.finalize_stale_running_games(stale_after_seconds)

  async def get_game_replay(self, game_id:str) -> dict|None:
-    return await asyncio.to_thread(self._get_game_replay_sync, game_id)
+    return await self._backend.get_game_replay(game_id)

  async def close(self) -> None:
-    return None
+    await self._backend.close()
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 from .GameplayDatabase import GameplayDatabase
+from .backend import GameplayBackendBuilder
+
 from .LocalStorage import LocalStorage
 from .EdgeDB import EdgeDB

@@ -0,0 +1,836 @@
+"""PostgreSQL gameplay backend using asyncpg.
+
+JSON columns use the JSONB type so PostgreSQL stores them in a binary,
+decomposed format and automatically compresses large values via TOAST
+(Oversized-Attribute Storage Technique).  No application-level
+serialisation/deserialisation round-trip is needed for reads — asyncpg
+decodes JSONB rows directly into Python dicts/lists.
+
+Connection: pass a DSN via the `dsn` constructor argument, e.g.
+  postgresql://user:password@host:5432/dbname
+
+or set GAMEPLAY_DB_PG_DSN in the environment.
+"""
+
+import asyncio, json, logging, sqlite3, sys
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from pathlib import Path
+from urllib.parse import urlparse, urlunparse
+
+from .Template import GameplayBackendTemplate
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+if not logger.handlers:
+  _handler = logging.StreamHandler(stream=sys.stdout)
+  _handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter(fmt="%(levelname)s %(module)s: %(message)s"))
+  logger.addHandler(_handler)
+  logger.propagate = False
+
+# DDL --------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+_DDL = """
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS games (
+  game_id          TEXT        PRIMARY KEY,
+  started_at       TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL,
+  ended_at         TIMESTAMPTZ,
+  width            INTEGER,
+  height           INTEGER,
+  source           TEXT,
+  map_name         TEXT,
+  ruleset_name     TEXT,
+  ruleset_version  TEXT,
+  your_snake_id    TEXT,
+  your_snake_name  TEXT,
+  your_snake_type  TEXT,
+  your_snake_version TEXT,
+  game_type        TEXT,
+  winner_name      TEXT,
+  winner_you       BOOLEAN     NOT NULL DEFAULT FALSE,
+  final_turn       INTEGER     NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+  status           TEXT        NOT NULL DEFAULT 'running'
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS turns (
+  id               BIGSERIAL   PRIMARY KEY,
+  game_id          TEXT        NOT NULL REFERENCES games(game_id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+  turn             INTEGER     NOT NULL,
+  observed_at      TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL,
+  my_move          TEXT,
+  my_thinking      JSONB,
+  board_state      JSONB       NOT NULL,
+  snakes           JSONB       NOT NULL,
+  you              JSONB       NOT NULL,
+  food             JSONB       NOT NULL,
+  hazards          JSONB       NOT NULL,
+  UNIQUE (game_id, turn)
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS snake_turns (
+  id               BIGSERIAL   PRIMARY KEY,
+  game_id          TEXT        NOT NULL REFERENCES games(game_id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+  turn             INTEGER     NOT NULL,
+  snake_id         TEXT        NOT NULL,
+  snake_name       TEXT,
+  health           INTEGER,
+  length           INTEGER,
+  head_x           INTEGER,
+  head_y           INTEGER,
+  body             JSONB       NOT NULL,
+  is_you           BOOLEAN     NOT NULL DEFAULT FALSE,
+  inferred_move    TEXT,
+  latency          TEXT,
+  UNIQUE (game_id, turn, snake_id)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_turns_game_turn       ON turns(game_id, turn);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_games_status          ON games(status);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_snake_turns_game_turn ON snake_turns(game_id, turn);
+"""
+
+# Schema evolution: add new columns to existing tables (idempotent).
+_ALTER_DDL = """
+ALTER TABLE games ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS game_type         TEXT;
+ALTER TABLE games ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS your_snake_type   TEXT;
+ALTER TABLE games ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS your_snake_version TEXT;
+ALTER TABLE games ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS winner_name       TEXT;
+ALTER TABLE turns ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS my_thinking       JSONB;
+ALTER TABLE snake_turns ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS latency     TEXT;
+"""
+
+# Force TOAST compression on the large JSONB columns so that even
+# moderately-sized payloads get compressed on-disk.
+_TOAST_DDL = """
+ALTER TABLE turns      ALTER COLUMN board_state SET STORAGE EXTENDED;
+ALTER TABLE turns      ALTER COLUMN snakes      SET STORAGE EXTENDED;
+ALTER TABLE turns      ALTER COLUMN you         SET STORAGE EXTENDED;
+ALTER TABLE turns      ALTER COLUMN food        SET STORAGE EXTENDED;
+ALTER TABLE turns      ALTER COLUMN hazards     SET STORAGE EXTENDED;
+ALTER TABLE snake_turns ALTER COLUMN body       SET STORAGE EXTENDED;
+"""
+
+class PostgresqlGameplayBackend(GameplayBackendTemplate):
+  """Async PostgreSQL backend.  A connection pool is created lazily on the
+  first method call and reused for the lifetime of the object.
+
+  Requires: pip install asyncpg
+  """
+
+  def __init__(self, dsn:str, min_size:int=1, max_size:int=5, sqlite_migration_path:str|None=None):
+    self._dsn = dsn
+    self._min_size = min_size
+    self._max_size = max_size
+    self._sqlite_migration_path = sqlite_migration_path
+    self._pool = None  # asyncpg.Pool, typed at runtime
+
+  # ── DSN normalisation ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  _DEFAULT_DB_NAME = "battlesnake"
+
+  @classmethod
+  def _ensure_db_name(cls, dsn:str) -> str:
+    """Return *dsn* with a database name appended when none is present.
+
+    A DSN has no database name when its path component is empty or ``/``.
+    In that case ``battlesnake`` is appended so asyncpg gets a complete
+    connection string without the caller having to remember to add one.
+    """
+    parsed = urlparse(dsn)
+    db = parsed.path.lstrip("/")
+    if db:
+      return dsn
+
+    new_path = f"/{cls._DEFAULT_DB_NAME}"
+    return urlunparse(parsed._replace(path=new_path))
+
+  # ── pool / schema ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  async def initialize(self) -> None:
+    """Eagerly create the connection pool on startup so schema init and
+    SQLite migration run immediately rather than on the first game request."""
+    await self._get_pool()
+
+  async def _get_pool(self):
+    if self._pool is None:
+      try:
+        import asyncpg  # noqa: PLC0415
+      except ImportError as exc:
+        raise ImportError(
+          "asyncpg is required for the PostgreSQL gameplay backend. "
+          "Install it with: pip install asyncpg"
+        ) from exc
+
+      target_dsn = self._ensure_db_name(self._dsn)
+      await self._ensure_database_exists(asyncpg, target_dsn)
+
+      async def _init_conn(conn) -> None:
+        await conn.set_type_codec('jsonb', encoder=json.dumps, decoder=json.loads, schema='pg_catalog')
+        await conn.set_type_codec('json',  encoder=json.dumps, decoder=json.loads, schema='pg_catalog')
+
+      self._pool = await asyncpg.create_pool(
+        dsn=target_dsn,
+        min_size=self._min_size,
+        max_size=self._max_size,
+        init=_init_conn,
+      )
+      await self._initialize_schema()
+      await self._maybe_migrate_from_sqlite()
+    return self._pool
+
+  async def _ensure_database_exists(self, asyncpg, target_dsn:str) -> None:
+    """Connect to the postgres maintenance DB and CREATE the target database
+    if it does not already exist.  Uses a plain connection (not a pool) so
+    the CREATE DATABASE statement can run outside any transaction."""
+    parsed = urlparse(target_dsn)
+    db_name = parsed.path.lstrip("/")
+    maintenance_dsn = urlunparse(parsed._replace(path="/postgres"))
+    try:
+      conn = await asyncpg.connect(dsn=maintenance_dsn)
+    except Exception:
+      # Fall back to connecting without specifying a database — some setups
+      # (e.g. Cloud SQL, managed PG) disallow direct access to 'postgres'.
+      maintenance_dsn = urlunparse(parsed._replace(path=""))
+      conn = await asyncpg.connect(dsn=maintenance_dsn)
+    try:
+      exists = await conn.fetchval(
+        "SELECT 1 FROM pg_database WHERE datname = $1", db_name
+      )
+      if not exists:
+        await conn.execute(f'CREATE DATABASE "{db_name}"')
+        logger.info(f"PostgreSQL: created database '{db_name}'")
+    finally:
+      await conn.close()
+
+  async def _initialize_schema(self) -> None:
+    assert self._pool is not None
+    async with self._pool.acquire() as conn:
+      await conn.execute(_DDL)
+      await conn.execute(_ALTER_DDL)
+      # TOAST storage hints are idempotent; ignore errors on repeated runs.
+      try:
+        await conn.execute(_TOAST_DDL)
+      except Exception as exc:
+        logger.debug(f"TOAST DDL skipped (likely already set): {exc}")
+
+  # ── sqlite migration ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  async def _maybe_migrate_from_sqlite(self) -> None:
+    if not self._sqlite_migration_path:
+      return
+
+    src = Path(self._sqlite_migration_path)
+    if not src.exists():
+      return
+
+    logger.info(f"SQLite migration: found {src}, starting migration to PostgreSQL …")
+    try:
+      games, turns, snake_turns = await asyncio.to_thread(self._read_sqlite_data_sync, str(src))
+      await self._insert_migrated_data(games, turns, snake_turns)
+
+      done_path = src.with_suffix(".migrated")
+      src.rename(done_path)
+
+      logger.info(
+        f"SQLite migration complete: {len(games)} games, {len(turns)} turns, "
+        f"{len(snake_turns)} snake_turns migrated. "
+        f"Source file renamed to {done_path.name}"
+      )
+    except Exception:
+      logger.exception("SQLite migration failed — PostgreSQL data is untouched, original SQLite file kept")
+
+  def _read_sqlite_data_sync(self, db_path:str) -> tuple[list[sqlite3.Row], list[sqlite3.Row], list[sqlite3.Row]]:
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(db_path, timeout=30, isolation_level=None)
+    conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
+
+    try:
+      games = conn.execute("""
+        SELECT game_id, started_at, ended_at, width, height, source, map_name,
+          ruleset_name, ruleset_version, your_snake_id, your_snake_name,
+          your_snake_type, your_snake_version, game_type,
+          winner_names_json, winner_you, final_turn, status
+        FROM games
+        ORDER BY started_at ASC
+      """).fetchall()
+      turns = conn.execute("""
+        SELECT game_id, turn, observed_at, my_move, my_thinking_json,
+          board_state_json, snakes_json, you_json, food_json, hazards_json
+        FROM turns
+        ORDER BY game_id ASC, turn ASC
+      """).fetchall()
+      snake_turns = conn.execute("""
+        SELECT game_id, turn, snake_id, snake_name, health, length,
+          head_x, head_y, body_json, is_you, inferred_move, latency
+        FROM snake_turns
+        ORDER BY game_id ASC, turn ASC, snake_id ASC
+      """).fetchall()
+    finally:
+      conn.close()
+
+    return games, turns, snake_turns
+
+  def _parse_ts(self, value:str|None) -> datetime|None:
+    """Parse an ISO-8601 TEXT timestamp from SQLite into a timezone-aware datetime."""
+    ts = self._parse_utc_timestamp(value)
+    return ts  # already UTC-aware from base class helper
+
+  def _parse_json(self, value: str|None) -> object:
+    if not value:
+      return None
+    try:
+      return json.loads(value)
+    except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
+      return None
+
+  async def _insert_migrated_data(self, games:list, turns:list, snake_turns:list) -> None:
+    assert self._pool is not None
+    async with self._pool.acquire() as conn:
+      async with conn.transaction():
+        # games ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+        # winner_name is TEXT — no cast needed.
+        await conn.executemany("""
+          INSERT INTO games (
+            game_id, started_at, ended_at, width, height, source, map_name,
+            ruleset_name, ruleset_version, your_snake_id, your_snake_name,
+            your_snake_type, your_snake_version, game_type,
+            winner_name, winner_you, final_turn, status
+          ) VALUES ($1,$2,$3,$4,$5,$6,$7,$8,$9,$10,$11,$12,$13,$14,$15,$16,$17,$18)
+          ON CONFLICT (game_id) DO NOTHING
+          """,
+          [
+            (
+              row["game_id"],
+              self._parse_ts(row["started_at"]),
+              self._parse_ts(row["ended_at"]),
+              row["width"],
+              row["height"],
+              row["source"],
+              row["map_name"],
+              row["ruleset_name"],
+              row["ruleset_version"],
+              row["your_snake_id"],
+              row["your_snake_name"],
+              row["your_snake_type"],
+              row["your_snake_version"],
+              row["game_type"],
+              (self._parse_json(row["winner_names_json"]) or [None])[0],
+              bool(row["winner_you"]),
+              row["final_turn"],
+              row["status"],
+            )
+            for row in games
+          ],
+        )
+
+        await conn.executemany("""
+          INSERT INTO turns (
+            game_id, turn, observed_at, my_move, my_thinking,
+            board_state, snakes, you, food, hazards
+          ) VALUES ($1,$2,$3,$4,$5,$6,$7,$8,$9,$10)
+          ON CONFLICT (game_id, turn) DO NOTHING
+          """,
+          [
+            (
+              row["game_id"],
+              row["turn"],
+              self._parse_ts(row["observed_at"]),
+              row["my_move"],
+              self._parse_json(row["my_thinking_json"]),
+              self._parse_json(row["board_state_json"]),
+              self._parse_json(row["snakes_json"]),
+              self._parse_json(row["you_json"]),
+              self._parse_json(row["food_json"]),
+              self._parse_json(row["hazards_json"]),
+            )
+            for row in turns
+          ],
+        )
+
+        # snake_turns
+        await conn.executemany("""
+          INSERT INTO snake_turns (
+            game_id, turn, snake_id, snake_name, health, length,
+            head_x, head_y, body, is_you, inferred_move, latency
+          ) VALUES ($1,$2,$3,$4,$5,$6,$7,$8,$9,$10,$11,$12)
+          ON CONFLICT (game_id, turn, snake_id) DO NOTHING
+          """,
+          [
+            (
+              row["game_id"],
+              row["turn"],
+              row["snake_id"],
+              row["snake_name"],
+              row["health"],
+              row["length"],
+              row["head_x"],
+              row["head_y"],
+              self._parse_json(row["body_json"]),
+              bool(row["is_you"]),
+              row["inferred_move"],
+              row["latency"],
+            )
+            for row in snake_turns
+          ],
+        )
+
+  # ── helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  def _utc_now_ts(self) -> datetime:
+    return datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+
+  # The pool init callback registers JSON/JSONB codecs so asyncpg automatically
+  # encodes Python dicts/lists on write and decodes them on read.
+
+  # ── write methods ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  async def record_game_start(self, game_state:dict, snake_type:str|None=None, snake_version:str|None=None) -> None:
+    game = game_state.get("game", {})
+    board = game_state.get("board", {})
+    you = self._extract_you(game_state)
+    ruleset = game.get("ruleset", {})
+    game_type = self._derive_game_type(board, ruleset)
+
+    pool = await self._get_pool()
+    async with pool.acquire() as conn:
+      await conn.execute("""
+        INSERT INTO games (
+          game_id, started_at, width, height, source, map_name,
+          ruleset_name, ruleset_version, your_snake_id, your_snake_name,
+          your_snake_type, your_snake_version, game_type, status
+        ) VALUES ($1,$2,$3,$4,$5,$6,$7,$8,$9,$10,$11,$12,$13,'running')
+        ON CONFLICT (game_id) DO UPDATE SET
+          width             = EXCLUDED.width,
+          height            = EXCLUDED.height,
+          source            = EXCLUDED.source,
+          map_name          = EXCLUDED.map_name,
+          ruleset_name      = EXCLUDED.ruleset_name,
+          ruleset_version   = EXCLUDED.ruleset_version,
+          your_snake_id     = EXCLUDED.your_snake_id,
+          your_snake_name   = EXCLUDED.your_snake_name,
+          your_snake_type   = EXCLUDED.your_snake_type,
+          your_snake_version = EXCLUDED.your_snake_version,
+          game_type         = EXCLUDED.game_type,
+          status            = 'running'
+        """,
+        game.get("id"),
+        self._utc_now_ts(),
+        board.get("width"),
+        board.get("height"),
+        game.get("source"),
+        game.get("map"),
+        ruleset.get("name"),
+        ruleset.get("version"),
+        you.get("id"),
+        you.get("name"),
+        snake_type,
+        snake_version,
+        game_type,
+      )
+
+  async def record_turn(self, game_state:dict, my_move:str|None, my_thinking:dict|None=None) -> None:
+    game = game_state.get("game", {})
+    board = game_state.get("board", {})
+    snakes = self._extract_snakes(game_state)
+    you = self._extract_you(game_state)
+    game_id = game.get("id")
+    turn = int(game_state.get("turn", 0))
+
+    pool = await self._get_pool()
+    async with pool.acquire() as conn:
+      async with conn.transaction():
+        await conn.execute("""
+          INSERT INTO turns (
+            game_id, turn, observed_at, my_move, my_thinking,
+            board_state, snakes, you, food, hazards
+          ) VALUES ($1,$2,$3,$4,$5,$6,$7,$8,$9,$10)
+          ON CONFLICT (game_id, turn) DO UPDATE SET
+            observed_at  = EXCLUDED.observed_at,
+            my_move      = EXCLUDED.my_move,
+            my_thinking  = EXCLUDED.my_thinking,
+            board_state  = EXCLUDED.board_state,
+            snakes       = EXCLUDED.snakes,
+            you          = EXCLUDED.you,
+            food         = EXCLUDED.food,
+            hazards      = EXCLUDED.hazards
+          """,
+          game_id,
+          turn,
+          self._utc_now_ts(),
+          my_move,
+          my_thinking,
+          board,
+          snakes,
+          you,
+          board.get("food", []),
+          board.get("hazards", []),
+        )
+
+        previous_positions:dict[str, tuple[int, int]] = {}
+        if turn > 0:
+          prev_rows = await conn.fetch("""
+            SELECT snake_id, head_x, head_y
+            FROM snake_turns
+            WHERE game_id = $1 AND turn = $2
+            """,
+            game_id, turn - 1,
+          )
+          previous_positions = {
+            row["snake_id"]: (int(row["head_x"]), int(row["head_y"]))
+            for row in prev_rows
+            if row["head_x"] is not None and row["head_y"] is not None
+          }
+
+        you_id = you.get("id")
+        for snake in snakes:
+          snake_id = snake.get("id")
+          head = snake.get("head", {})
+          head_x = head.get("x")
+          head_y = head.get("y")
+          if snake_id is None:
+            continue
+
+          new_head = (
+            (int(head_x), int(head_y))
+            if head_x is not None and head_y is not None
+            else None
+          )
+          inferred = self._infer_direction(previous_positions.get(snake_id), new_head)
+          await conn.execute("""
+            INSERT INTO snake_turns (
+              game_id, turn, snake_id, snake_name, health, length,
+              head_x, head_y, body, is_you, inferred_move, latency
+            ) VALUES ($1,$2,$3,$4,$5,$6,$7,$8,$9,$10,$11,$12)
+            ON CONFLICT (game_id, turn, snake_id) DO UPDATE SET
+              snake_name    = EXCLUDED.snake_name,
+              health        = EXCLUDED.health,
+              length        = EXCLUDED.length,
+              head_x        = EXCLUDED.head_x,
+              head_y        = EXCLUDED.head_y,
+              body          = EXCLUDED.body,
+              is_you        = EXCLUDED.is_you,
+              inferred_move = EXCLUDED.inferred_move,
+              latency       = EXCLUDED.latency
+            """,
+            game_id,
+            turn,
+            snake_id,
+            snake.get("name"),
+            snake.get("health"),
+            snake.get("length"),
+            head_x,
+            head_y,
+            snake.get("body", []),
+            snake_id == you_id,
+            inferred,
+            snake.get("latency"),
+          )
+
+        await conn.execute("""
+          UPDATE games
+          SET final_turn = GREATEST(final_turn, $1)
+          WHERE game_id = $2
+          """,
+          turn, game_id,
+        )
+
+  async def record_game_end(self, game_state:dict) -> None:
+    game = game_state.get("game", {})
+    game_id = game.get("id")
+    board = game_state.get("board", {})
+    snakes = list(board.get("snakes", []))
+    you = self._extract_you(game_state)
+    winner_name = next((s.get("name") for s in snakes if s.get("name")), None)
+    you_id = you.get("id")
+    winner_you = any(s.get("id") == you_id for s in snakes)
+
+    pool = await self._get_pool()
+    async with pool.acquire() as conn:
+      await conn.execute("""
+        UPDATE games
+        SET ended_at    = $1,
+            winner_name = $2,
+            winner_you  = $3,
+            final_turn  = GREATEST(final_turn, $4),
+            status      = 'finished'
+        WHERE game_id = $5
+        """,
+        self._utc_now_ts(),
+        winner_name,
+        winner_you,
+        int(game_state.get("turn", 0)),
+        game_id,
+      )
+
+  # ── stale game finalization ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  async def finalize_stale_running_games(self, stale_after_seconds:int=600) -> int:
+    threshold = max(60, int(stale_after_seconds))
+    now_utc = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+    finalized = 0
+
+    pool = await self._get_pool()
+    async with pool.acquire() as conn:
+      rows = await conn.fetch("""
+        SELECT game_id, started_at, final_turn, your_snake_id
+        FROM games
+        WHERE status = 'running'
+        ORDER BY started_at ASC
+      """)
+
+      for row in rows:
+        started_at = row["started_at"]
+        if started_at is None:
+          continue
+        if started_at.tzinfo is None:
+          started_at = started_at.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+        if (now_utc - started_at).total_seconds() < threshold:
+          continue
+
+        game_id = row["game_id"]
+        your_snake_id = row["your_snake_id"]
+        final_turn = int(row["final_turn"] or 0)
+
+        snake_rows = await conn.fetch("""
+          SELECT snake_id, snake_name
+          FROM snake_turns
+          WHERE game_id = $1 AND turn = $2
+          ORDER BY is_you DESC, snake_name ASC
+          """,
+          game_id, final_turn,
+        )
+
+        if len(snake_rows) == 0:
+          latest_row = await conn.fetchrow(
+            "SELECT MAX(turn) AS latest_turn FROM snake_turns WHERE game_id = $1",
+            game_id,
+          )
+
+          if latest_row is not None and latest_row["latest_turn"] is not None:
+            final_turn = int(latest_row["latest_turn"])
+            snake_rows = await conn.fetch("""
+              SELECT snake_id, snake_name
+              FROM snake_turns
+              WHERE game_id = $1 AND turn = $2
+              ORDER BY is_you DESC, snake_name ASC
+              """,
+              game_id, final_turn,
+            )
+
+        survivor_ids = [s["snake_id"] for s in snake_rows if s["snake_id"]]
+        winner_you = bool(
+          your_snake_id
+          and your_snake_id in survivor_ids
+          and len(survivor_ids) == 1
+        )
+        survivor_name = next((s["snake_name"] for s in snake_rows if s["snake_name"]), None)
+
+        tag = await conn.execute("""
+          UPDATE games
+          SET ended_at     = $1,
+              winner_name  = $2,
+              winner_you   = $3,
+              final_turn   = GREATEST(final_turn, $4),
+              status       = 'finished'
+          WHERE game_id = $5 AND status = 'running'
+          """,
+          self._utc_now_ts(),
+          survivor_name,
+          winner_you,
+          final_turn,
+          game_id,
+        )
+        if tag and tag.endswith("1"):
+          finalized += 1
+
+    return finalized
+
+  # ── read methods ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  async def get_summary(self, recent_limit:int=15) -> dict:
+    pool = await self._get_pool()
+    async with pool.acquire() as conn:
+      totals = await conn.fetchrow("""
+        SELECT
+          COUNT(*)                                                       AS total_games,
+          COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE status = 'running')                    AS running_games,
+          COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE status = 'finished')                   AS finished_games,
+          COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE status = 'finished' AND winner_you)    AS wins,
+          COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE status = 'finished' AND NOT winner_you) AS losses,
+          AVG(final_turn) FILTER (WHERE status = 'finished')            AS avg_turns
+        FROM games
+      """)
+
+      by_type = await conn.fetch("""
+        SELECT
+          COALESCE(game_type, ruleset_name, 'unknown') AS type_label,
+          COUNT(*)                                              AS total,
+          COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE winner_you)                   AS wins,
+          COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE NOT winner_you)               AS losses
+        FROM games
+        WHERE status = 'finished'
+        GROUP BY type_label
+        ORDER BY total DESC
+      """)
+
+      recent = await conn.fetch("""
+        SELECT game_id, started_at, ended_at, map_name, ruleset_name, game_type,
+          your_snake_name, your_snake_type, your_snake_version, winner_you, final_turn, status
+        FROM games
+        ORDER BY started_at DESC
+        LIMIT $1
+        """,
+        max(1, int(recent_limit)),
+      )
+
+    return {
+      "total_games": int(totals["total_games"] or 0),
+      "running_games": int(totals["running_games"] or 0),
+      "finished_games": int(totals["finished_games"] or 0),
+      "wins": int(totals["wins"] or 0),
+      "losses": int(totals["losses"] or 0),
+      "avg_turns_finished": round(float(totals["avg_turns"] or 0.0), 2),
+      "by_game_type": [{
+        "game_type": row["type_label"],
+        "total": int(row["total"]),
+        "wins": int(row["wins"]),
+        "losses": int(row["losses"]),
+      } for row in by_type],
+      "recent_games": [{
+        "game_id": row["game_id"],
+        "started_at": row["started_at"].isoformat() if row["started_at"] else None,
+        "ended_at": row["ended_at"].isoformat() if row["ended_at"] else None,
+        "map": row["map_name"],
+        "ruleset": row["ruleset_name"],
+        "game_type": row["game_type"],
+        "snake": row["your_snake_name"],
+        "snake_type": row["your_snake_type"],
+        "snake_version": row["your_snake_version"],
+        "winner_you": bool(row["winner_you"]),
+        "final_turn": int(row["final_turn"] or 0),
+        "status": row["status"],
+      } for row in recent],
+    }
+
+  async def list_games(self, limit:int=50) -> list[dict]:
+    pool = await self._get_pool()
+    async with pool.acquire() as conn:
+      rows = await conn.fetch("""
+        SELECT game_id, started_at, ended_at, map_name, source, ruleset_name, game_type,
+          your_snake_name, your_snake_type, your_snake_version,
+          winner_you, winner_name, final_turn, status
+        FROM games
+        ORDER BY started_at DESC
+        LIMIT $1
+        """,
+        max(1, int(limit)),
+      )
+
+    return [{
+      "game_id": row["game_id"],
+      "started_at": row["started_at"].isoformat() if row["started_at"] else None,
+      "ended_at": row["ended_at"].isoformat() if row["ended_at"] else None,
+      "map": row["map_name"],
+      "source": row["source"],
+      "ruleset": row["ruleset_name"],
+      "game_type": row["game_type"],
+      "snake": row["your_snake_name"],
+      "snake_type": row["your_snake_type"],
+      "snake_version": row["your_snake_version"],
+      "winner_you": bool(row["winner_you"]),
+      "winner_name": row["winner_name"],
+      "final_turn": int(row["final_turn"] or 0),
+      "status": row["status"],
+    } for row in rows]
+
+  async def get_game_replay(self, game_id:str) -> dict|None:
+    pool = await self._get_pool()
+    async with pool.acquire() as conn:
+      game_row = await conn.fetchrow("""
+        SELECT game_id, started_at, ended_at, width, height, source, map_name,
+          ruleset_name, ruleset_version, game_type, your_snake_id, your_snake_name,
+          your_snake_type, your_snake_version,
+          winner_name, winner_you, final_turn, status
+        FROM games
+        WHERE game_id = $1
+        """,
+        game_id,
+      )
+
+      if game_row is None:
+        return None
+
+      turn_rows = await conn.fetch("""
+        SELECT turn, observed_at, my_move, my_thinking,
+          board_state, food, hazards, you
+        FROM turns
+        WHERE game_id = $1
+        ORDER BY turn ASC
+        """,
+        game_id,
+      )
+
+      snake_rows = await conn.fetch("""
+        SELECT turn, snake_id, snake_name, health, length, head_x, head_y,
+          body, is_you, inferred_move, latency
+        FROM snake_turns
+        WHERE game_id = $1
+        ORDER BY turn ASC, is_you DESC, snake_name ASC
+        """,
+        game_id,
+      )
+
+    snakes_by_turn:dict[int, list[dict]] = {}
+    for row in snake_rows:
+      snakes_by_turn.setdefault(int(row["turn"]), []).append({
+        "snake_id": row["snake_id"],
+        "snake_name": row["snake_name"],
+        "health": row["health"],
+        "length": row["length"],
+        "head": {"x": row["head_x"], "y": row["head_y"]},
+        "body": row["body"] or [],
+        "is_you": bool(row["is_you"]),
+        "inferred_move": row["inferred_move"],
+        "latency": row["latency"],
+      })
+
+    return {
+      "game": {
+        "game_id": game_row["game_id"],
+        "started_at": game_row["started_at"].isoformat() if game_row["started_at"] else None,
+        "ended_at": game_row["ended_at"].isoformat() if game_row["ended_at"] else None,
+        "width": game_row["width"],
+        "height": game_row["height"],
+        "source": game_row["source"],
+        "map": game_row["map_name"],
+        "ruleset_name": game_row["ruleset_name"],
+        "ruleset_version": game_row["ruleset_version"],
+        "game_type": game_row["game_type"],
+        "your_snake_id": game_row["your_snake_id"],
+        "your_snake_name": game_row["your_snake_name"],
+        "your_snake_type": game_row["your_snake_type"],
+        "your_snake_version": game_row["your_snake_version"],
+        "winner_name": game_row["winner_name"],
+        "winner_you": bool(game_row["winner_you"]),
+        "final_turn": int(game_row["final_turn"] or 0),
+        "status": game_row["status"],
+      },
+      "turns": [
+        {
+          "turn": int(row["turn"]),
+          "observed_at": row["observed_at"].isoformat() if row["observed_at"] else None,
+          "my_move": row["my_move"],
+          "my_thinking": row["my_thinking"],
+          "board": row["board_state"],
+          "food": row["food"] or [],
+          "hazards": row["hazards"] or [],
+          "you": row["you"] or {},
+          "snakes": snakes_by_turn.get(int(row["turn"]), []),
+        }
+        for row in turn_rows
+      ],
+    }
+
+  # ── lifecycle ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  async def close(self) -> None:
+    if self._pool is not None:
+      await self._pool.close()
+      self._pool = None
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+from quart_common.web.env import env_bool
+
+import asyncio, sqlite3, json, os, logging, sys
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from server.database.backend.Template import GameplayBackendTemplate
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+if not logger.handlers:
+  _handler = logging.StreamHandler(stream=sys.stdout)
+  _handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter(fmt="%(levelname)s %(module)s: %(message)s"))
+  logger.addHandler(_handler)
+  logger.propagate = False
+
+_ZSTD_EXT = Path(os.environ.get("SQLITE_ZSTD_EXT", "/usr/local/lib/libsqlite_zstd.so")).expanduser().resolve()
+
+class SqliteGameplayBackend(GameplayBackendTemplate):
+  def __init__(self, db_path:str, busy_timeout_ms:int=5000):
+    self.db_path = db_path
+    self.busy_timeout_ms = max(1000, int(busy_timeout_ms))
+    self._zstd_available = False
+    self._initialize_database()
+
+  # ── connection ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  def _connect(self) -> sqlite3.Connection:
+    connection = sqlite3.connect(
+      self.db_path,
+      timeout=max(1, self.busy_timeout_ms // 1000),
+      isolation_level=None,
+    )
+    connection.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
+
+    if _ZSTD_EXT.exists() and not env_bool('DISABLE_GAMEPLAY_DB_COMPRESSION', True):
+      try:
+        connection.enable_load_extension(True)
+        connection.load_extension(str(_ZSTD_EXT))
+        self._zstd_available = True
+      except sqlite3.OperationalError as e:
+        logger.warning(f"sqlite-zstd extension skipped: {e}")
+      finally:
+        connection.enable_load_extension(False)
+
+    connection.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON")
+    connection.execute("PRAGMA journal_mode = WAL")
+    connection.execute("PRAGMA synchronous = NORMAL")
+    connection.execute("PRAGMA temp_store = MEMORY")
+    connection.execute("PRAGMA journal_size_limit = 1048576")
+    connection.execute(f"PRAGMA busy_timeout = {self.busy_timeout_ms}")
+    return connection
+
+  def _ensure_auto_vacuum_full(self, connection:sqlite3.Connection) -> None:
+    current = connection.execute("PRAGMA auto_vacuum").fetchone()[0]
+    if current != 1:
+      connection.execute("PRAGMA auto_vacuum = FULL")
+      connection.execute("VACUUM")
+
+  # ── schema setup ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  def _initialize_database(self) -> None:
+    Path(self.db_path).parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    with self._connect() as connection:
+      self._ensure_auto_vacuum_full(connection)
+      connection.executescript("""
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS games (
+          game_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+          started_at TEXT NOT NULL,
+          ended_at TEXT,
+          width INTEGER,
+          height INTEGER,
+          source TEXT,
+          map_name TEXT,
+          ruleset_name TEXT,
+          ruleset_version TEXT,
+          your_snake_id TEXT,
+          your_snake_name TEXT,
+          your_snake_type TEXT,
+          your_snake_version TEXT,
+          winner_name TEXT,
+          winner_you INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+          final_turn INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+          status TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'running'
+        );
+
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS turns (
+          id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+          game_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+          turn INTEGER NOT NULL,
+          observed_at TEXT NOT NULL,
+          my_move TEXT,
+          my_thinking_json TEXT,
+          board_state_json TEXT NOT NULL,
+          snakes_json TEXT NOT NULL,
+          you_json TEXT NOT NULL,
+          food_json TEXT NOT NULL,
+          hazards_json TEXT NOT NULL,
+          UNIQUE (game_id, turn),
+          FOREIGN KEY (game_id) REFERENCES games(game_id) ON DELETE CASCADE
+        );
+
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS snake_turns (
+          id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+          game_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+          turn INTEGER NOT NULL,
+          snake_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+          snake_name TEXT,
+          health INTEGER,
+          length INTEGER,
+          head_x INTEGER,
+          head_y INTEGER,
+          body_json TEXT NOT NULL,
+          is_you INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+          inferred_move TEXT,
+          UNIQUE (game_id, turn, snake_id),
+          FOREIGN KEY (game_id) REFERENCES games(game_id) ON DELETE CASCADE
+        );
+        """)
+      self._create_indexes_if_tables(connection)
+      self._ensure_column_exists(connection, "turns", "my_thinking_json", "TEXT")
+      self._ensure_column_exists(connection, "games", "your_snake_type", "TEXT")
+      self._ensure_column_exists(connection, "games", "your_snake_version", "TEXT")
+      self._ensure_column_exists(connection, "games", "game_type", "TEXT")
+      self._ensure_column_exists(connection, "snake_turns", "latency", "TEXT")
+      self._ensure_column_exists(connection, "games", "winner_name", "TEXT")
+      if self._zstd_available:
+        self._enable_zstd_compression(connection)
+      connection.execute("PRAGMA optimize")
+
+  def _create_indexes_if_tables(self, connection:sqlite3.Connection) -> None:
+    real_tables = {
+      row[0] for row in connection.execute(
+        "SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table'"
+      ).fetchall()
+    }
+    indexes = [
+      ("idx_turns_game_turn",       "turns",       "game_id, turn"),
+      ("idx_games_status",          "games",       "status"),
+      ("idx_snake_turns_game_turn", "snake_turns", "game_id, turn"),
+    ]
+    for idx_name, table, cols in indexes:
+      if table in real_tables:
+        connection.execute(f"CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS {idx_name} ON {table}({cols})")
+
+  def _ensure_column_exists(self, connection:sqlite3.Connection, table_name:str, column_name:str, column_type:str) -> None:
+    obj = connection.execute(
+      "SELECT type FROM sqlite_master WHERE name = ?", (table_name,)
+    ).fetchone()
+
+    if obj and obj["type"] == "view":
+      underlying = f"_{table_name}_zstd"
+      exists = connection.execute(
+        "SELECT 1 FROM sqlite_master WHERE name = ? AND type = 'table'", (underlying,)
+      ).fetchone()
+      if not exists:
+        return
+      actual_table = underlying
+    else:
+      actual_table = table_name
+
+    existing = connection.execute(f"PRAGMA table_info({actual_table})").fetchall()
+    if any(row["name"] == column_name for row in existing):
+      return
+    connection.execute(f"ALTER TABLE {actual_table} ADD COLUMN {column_name} {column_type}")
+
+  def _enable_zstd_compression(self, connection:sqlite3.Connection) -> None:
+    compressed_columns = [
+      ("turns",       "board_state_json"),
+      ("turns",       "snakes_json"),
+      ("turns",       "you_json"),
+      ("turns",       "food_json"),
+      ("turns",       "hazards_json"),
+      ("snake_turns", "body_json"),
+    ]
+    for table, column in compressed_columns:
+      try:
+        connection.execute(
+          "SELECT zstd_enable_transparent(?)",
+          [json.dumps({"table": table, "column": column, "compression_level": 6, "dict_chooser": "'a'"})],
+        )
+      except sqlite3.OperationalError:
+        pass
+    connection.execute("SELECT zstd_incremental_maintenance(null, 1)")
+
+  # ── sync write methods ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  def _record_game_start_sync(self, game_state:dict, snake_type:str|None=None, snake_version:str|None=None) -> None:
+    game = game_state.get("game", {})
+    board = game_state.get("board", {})
+    you = self._extract_you(game_state)
+    ruleset = game.get("ruleset", {})
+    game_type = self._derive_game_type(board, ruleset)
+
+    with self._connect() as connection:
+      connection.execute("""
+        INSERT INTO games (
+          game_id, started_at, width, height, source, map_name,
+          ruleset_name, ruleset_version, your_snake_id, your_snake_name,
+          your_snake_type, your_snake_version, game_type, status
+        ) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, 'running')
+        ON CONFLICT(game_id) DO UPDATE SET
+          width = excluded.width,
+          height = excluded.height,
+          source = excluded.source,
+          map_name = excluded.map_name,
+          ruleset_name = excluded.ruleset_name,
+          ruleset_version = excluded.ruleset_version,
+          your_snake_id = excluded.your_snake_id,
+          your_snake_name = excluded.your_snake_name,
+          your_snake_type = excluded.your_snake_type,
+          your_snake_version = excluded.your_snake_version,
+          game_type = excluded.game_type,
+          status = 'running'
+        """,
+        (
+          game.get("id"),
+          self._utc_now(),
+          board.get("width"),
+          board.get("height"),
+          game.get("source"),
+          game.get("map"),
+          ruleset.get("name"),
+          ruleset.get("version"),
+          you.get("id"),
+          you.get("name"),
+          snake_type,
+          snake_version,
+          game_type,
+        ),
+      )
+      connection.execute("PRAGMA wal_checkpoint(PASSIVE)")
+      connection.execute("PRAGMA optimize")
+
+  def _record_turn_sync(self, game_state:dict, my_move:str|None, my_thinking:dict|None) -> None:
+    game = game_state.get("game", {})
+    board = game_state.get("board", {})
+    snakes = self._extract_snakes(game_state)
+    you = self._extract_you(game_state)
+    game_id = game.get("id")
+    turn = int(game_state.get("turn", 0))
+
+    with self._connect() as connection:
+      connection.execute("""
+        INSERT INTO turns (
+          game_id, turn, observed_at, my_move, my_thinking_json,
+          board_state_json, snakes_json, you_json, food_json, hazards_json
+        ) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+        ON CONFLICT(game_id, turn) DO UPDATE SET
+          observed_at = excluded.observed_at,
+          my_move = excluded.my_move,
+          my_thinking_json = excluded.my_thinking_json,
+          board_state_json = excluded.board_state_json,
+          snakes_json = excluded.snakes_json,
+          you_json = excluded.you_json,
+          food_json = excluded.food_json,
+          hazards_json = excluded.hazards_json
+        """,
+        (
+          game_id,
+          turn,
+          self._utc_now(),
+          my_move,
+          self._to_json(my_thinking) if my_thinking is not None else None,
+          self._to_json(board),
+          self._to_json(snakes),
+          self._to_json(you),
+          self._to_json(board.get("food", [])),
+          self._to_json(board.get("hazards", [])),
+        ),
+      )
+
+      previous_positions: dict[str, tuple[int, int]] = {}
+      if turn > 0:
+        previous_rows = connection.execute("""
+          SELECT snake_id, head_x, head_y
+          FROM snake_turns
+          WHERE game_id = ? AND turn = ?
+          """,
+          (game_id, turn - 1),
+        ).fetchall()
+        previous_positions = {
+          row["snake_id"]: (int(row["head_x"]), int(row["head_y"]))
+          for row in previous_rows
+          if row["head_x"] is not None and row["head_y"] is not None
+        }
+
+      you_id = you.get("id")
+      for snake in snakes:
+        snake_id = snake.get("id")
+        head = snake.get("head", {})
+        head_x = head.get("x")
+        head_y = head.get("y")
+        if snake_id is None:
+          continue
+        new_head = (
+          (int(head_x), int(head_y))
+          if head_x is not None and head_y is not None
+          else None
+        )
+        inferred = self._infer_direction(previous_positions.get(snake_id), new_head)
+        connection.execute("""
+          INSERT INTO snake_turns (
+            game_id, turn, snake_id, snake_name, health, length,
+            head_x, head_y, body_json, is_you, inferred_move, latency
+          ) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+          ON CONFLICT(game_id, turn, snake_id) DO UPDATE SET
+            snake_name = excluded.snake_name,
+            health = excluded.health,
+            length = excluded.length,
+            head_x = excluded.head_x,
+            head_y = excluded.head_y,
+            body_json = excluded.body_json,
+            is_you = excluded.is_you,
+            inferred_move = excluded.inferred_move,
+            latency = excluded.latency
+          """,
+          (
+            game_id,
+            turn,
+            snake_id,
+            snake.get("name"),
+            snake.get("health"),
+            snake.get("length"),
+            head_x,
+            head_y,
+            self._to_json(snake.get("body", [])),
+            1 if snake_id == you_id else 0,
+            inferred,
+            snake.get("latency"),
+          ),
+        )
+
+      connection.execute("""
+        UPDATE games
+        SET final_turn = CASE WHEN ? > final_turn THEN ? ELSE final_turn END
+        WHERE game_id = ?
+        """,
+        (turn, turn, game_id),
+      )
+
+  def _record_game_end_sync(self, game_state:dict) -> None:
+    game = game_state.get("game", {})
+    game_id = game.get("id")
+    board = game_state.get("board", {})
+    snakes = list(board.get("snakes", []))
+    you = self._extract_you(game_state)
+    winner_name = next((snake.get("name") for snake in snakes if snake.get("name")), None)
+    you_id = you.get("id")
+    winner_you = any(snake.get("id") == you_id for snake in snakes)
+
+    with self._connect() as connection:
+      connection.execute("""
+        UPDATE games
+        SET ended_at = ?,
+          winner_name = ?,
+          winner_you = ?,
+          final_turn = CASE WHEN ? > final_turn THEN ? ELSE final_turn END,
+          status = 'finished'
+        WHERE game_id = ?
+        """,
+        (
+          self._utc_now(),
+          winner_name,
+          1 if winner_you else 0,
+          int(game_state.get("turn", 0)),
+          int(game_state.get("turn", 0)),
+          game_id,
+        ),
+      )
+
+  def _finalize_stale_running_games_sync(self, stale_after_seconds:int=600) -> int:
+    threshold = max(60, int(stale_after_seconds))
+    now_utc = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+    finalized = 0
+
+    with self._connect() as connection:
+      rows = connection.execute("""
+        SELECT game_id, started_at, final_turn, your_snake_id
+        FROM games
+        WHERE status = 'running'
+        ORDER BY started_at ASC
+      """).fetchall()
+
+      for row in rows:
+        started_at = self._parse_utc_timestamp(row["started_at"])
+        if started_at is None:
+          continue
+        if (now_utc - started_at).total_seconds() < threshold:
+          continue
+
+        game_id = row["game_id"]
+        your_snake_id = row["your_snake_id"]
+        final_turn = int(row["final_turn"] or 0)
+
+        snake_rows = connection.execute("""
+          SELECT snake_id, snake_name
+          FROM snake_turns
+          WHERE game_id = ? AND turn = ?
+          ORDER BY is_you DESC, snake_name ASC
+          """,
+          (game_id, final_turn),
+        ).fetchall()
+
+        if len(snake_rows) == 0:
+          latest_row = connection.execute(
+            "SELECT MAX(turn) AS latest_turn FROM snake_turns WHERE game_id = ?",
+            (game_id,),
+          ).fetchone()
+          if latest_row is not None and latest_row["latest_turn"] is not None:
+            final_turn = int(latest_row["latest_turn"])
+            snake_rows = connection.execute("""
+              SELECT snake_id, snake_name
+              FROM snake_turns
+              WHERE game_id = ? AND turn = ?
+              ORDER BY is_you DESC, snake_name ASC
+              """,
+              (game_id, final_turn),
+            ).fetchall()
+
+        survivor_ids = [s["snake_id"] for s in snake_rows if s["snake_id"]]
+        winner_you = bool(
+          your_snake_id
+          and your_snake_id in survivor_ids
+          and len(survivor_ids) == 1
+        )
+        survivor_name = next((s["snake_name"] for s in snake_rows if s["snake_name"]), None)
+
+        result = connection.execute("""
+          UPDATE games
+          SET ended_at = ?,
+            winner_name = ?,
+            winner_you = ?,
+            final_turn = CASE WHEN ? > final_turn THEN ? ELSE final_turn END,
+            status = 'finished'
+          WHERE game_id = ? AND status = 'running'
+          """,
+          (
+            self._utc_now(),
+            survivor_name,
+            1 if winner_you else 0,
+            final_turn,
+            final_turn,
+            game_id,
+          ),
+        )
+        if result.rowcount > 0:
+          finalized += 1
+
+    return finalized
+
+  # ── sync read methods ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  def _get_summary_sync(self, recent_limit:int=15) -> dict:
+    with self._connect() as connection:
+      totals = connection.execute("""
+        SELECT
+          COUNT(*) AS total_games,
+          SUM(CASE WHEN status = 'running' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS running_games,
+          SUM(CASE WHEN status = 'finished' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS finished_games,
+          SUM(CASE WHEN status = 'finished' AND winner_you = 1 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS wins,
+          SUM(CASE WHEN status = 'finished' AND winner_you = 0 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS losses,
+          AVG(CASE WHEN status = 'finished' THEN final_turn ELSE NULL END) AS avg_turns
+        FROM games
+        """).fetchone()
+
+      by_type = connection.execute("""
+        SELECT
+          COALESCE(game_type, ruleset_name, 'unknown') AS type_label,
+          COUNT(*) AS total,
+          SUM(CASE WHEN status = 'finished' AND winner_you = 1 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS wins,
+          SUM(CASE WHEN status = 'finished' AND winner_you = 0 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS losses
+        FROM games
+        WHERE status = 'finished'
+        GROUP BY type_label
+        ORDER BY total DESC
+        """).fetchall()
+
+      recent = connection.execute("""
+        SELECT game_id, started_at, ended_at, map_name, ruleset_name, game_type,
+          your_snake_name, your_snake_type, your_snake_version, winner_you, final_turn, status
+        FROM games
+        ORDER BY started_at DESC
+        LIMIT ?
+        """,
+        (max(1, int(recent_limit)),),
+      ).fetchall()
+
+    return {
+      "total_games": int(totals["total_games"] or 0),
+      "running_games": int(totals["running_games"] or 0),
+      "finished_games": int(totals["finished_games"] or 0),
+      "wins": int(totals["wins"] or 0),
+      "losses": int(totals["losses"] or 0),
+      "avg_turns_finished": round(float(totals["avg_turns"] or 0.0), 2),
+      "by_game_type": [{
+        "game_type": row["type_label"],
+        "total": int(row["total"]),
+        "wins": int(row["wins"]),
+        "losses": int(row["losses"]),
+      } for row in by_type],
+      "recent_games": [{
+        "game_id": row["game_id"],
+        "started_at": row["started_at"],
+        "ended_at": row["ended_at"],
+        "map": row["map_name"],
+        "ruleset": row["ruleset_name"],
+        "game_type": row["game_type"],
+        "snake": row["your_snake_name"],
+        "snake_type": row["your_snake_type"],
+        "snake_version": row["your_snake_version"],
+        "winner_you": bool(row["winner_you"]),
+        "final_turn": int(row["final_turn"] or 0),
+        "status": row["status"],
+      } for row in recent],
+    }
+
+  def _list_games_sync(self, limit:int=50) -> list[dict]:
+    with self._connect() as connection:
+      rows = connection.execute("""
+        SELECT game_id, started_at, ended_at, map_name, source, ruleset_name, game_type,
+          your_snake_name, your_snake_type, your_snake_version,
+          winner_you, winner_name, final_turn, status
+        FROM games
+        ORDER BY started_at DESC
+        LIMIT ?
+        """,
+        (max(1, int(limit)),),
+      ).fetchall()
+
+    return [{
+      "game_id": row["game_id"],
+      "started_at": row["started_at"],
+      "ended_at": row["ended_at"],
+      "map": row["map_name"],
+      "source": row["source"],
+      "ruleset": row["ruleset_name"],
+      "game_type": row["game_type"],
+      "snake": row["your_snake_name"],
+      "snake_type": row["your_snake_type"],
+      "snake_version": row["your_snake_version"],
+      "winner_you": bool(row["winner_you"]),
+      "winner_name": row["winner_name"],
+      "final_turn": int(row["final_turn"] or 0),
+      "status": row["status"],
+    } for row in rows]
+
+  def _get_game_replay_sync(self, game_id:str) -> dict|None:
+    with self._connect() as connection:
+      game_row = connection.execute("""
+        SELECT game_id, started_at, ended_at, width, height, source, map_name,
+          ruleset_name, ruleset_version, game_type, your_snake_id, your_snake_name,
+          your_snake_type, your_snake_version,
+          winner_name, winner_you, final_turn, status
+        FROM games
+        WHERE game_id = ?
+        """,
+        (game_id,),
+      ).fetchone()
+
+      if game_row is None:
+        return None
+
+      turn_rows = connection.execute("""
+        SELECT turn, observed_at, my_move, my_thinking_json,
+          board_state_json, food_json, hazards_json, you_json
+        FROM turns
+        WHERE game_id = ?
+        ORDER BY turn ASC
+        """,
+        (game_id,),
+      ).fetchall()
+
+      snake_rows = connection.execute("""
+        SELECT turn, snake_id, snake_name, health, length, head_x, head_y,
+          body_json, is_you, inferred_move, latency
+        FROM snake_turns
+        WHERE game_id = ?
+        ORDER BY turn ASC, is_you DESC, snake_name ASC
+        """,
+        (game_id,),
+      ).fetchall()
+
+    snakes_by_turn: dict[int, list[dict]] = {}
+    for row in snake_rows:
+      snakes_by_turn.setdefault(int(row["turn"]), []).append({
+        "snake_id": row["snake_id"],
+        "snake_name": row["snake_name"],
+        "health": row["health"],
+        "length": row["length"],
+        "head": {"x": row["head_x"], "y": row["head_y"]},
+        "body": self._from_json(row["body_json"]) or [],
+        "is_you": bool(row["is_you"]),
+        "inferred_move": row["inferred_move"],
+        "latency": row["latency"],
+      })
+
+    return {
+      "game": {
+        "game_id": game_row["game_id"],
+        "started_at": game_row["started_at"],
+        "ended_at": game_row["ended_at"],
+        "width": game_row["width"],
+        "height": game_row["height"],
+        "source": game_row["source"],
+        "map": game_row["map_name"],
+        "ruleset_name": game_row["ruleset_name"],
+        "ruleset_version": game_row["ruleset_version"],
+        "game_type": game_row["game_type"],
+        "your_snake_id": game_row["your_snake_id"],
+        "your_snake_name": game_row["your_snake_name"],
+        "your_snake_type": game_row["your_snake_type"],
+        "your_snake_version": game_row["your_snake_version"],
+        "winner_name": game_row["winner_name"],
+        "winner_you": bool(game_row["winner_you"]),
+        "final_turn": int(game_row["final_turn"] or 0),
+        "status": game_row["status"],
+      },
+      "turns": [
+        {
+          "turn": int(row["turn"]),
+          "observed_at": row["observed_at"],
+          "my_move": row["my_move"],
+          "my_thinking": self._from_json(row["my_thinking_json"]),
+          "board": self._from_json(row["board_state_json"]),
+          "food": self._from_json(row["food_json"]) or [],
+          "hazards": self._from_json(row["hazards_json"]) or [],
+          "you": self._from_json(row["you_json"]) or {},
+          "snakes": snakes_by_turn.get(int(row["turn"]), []),
+        }
+        for row in turn_rows
+      ],
+    }
+
+  # ── public async interface ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  async def record_game_start(self, game_state:dict, snake_type:str|None=None, snake_version:str|None=None) -> None:
+    await asyncio.to_thread(self._record_game_start_sync, game_state, snake_type, snake_version)
+
+  async def record_turn(self, game_state:dict, my_move:str|None, my_thinking:dict|None=None) -> None:
+    await asyncio.to_thread(self._record_turn_sync, game_state, my_move, my_thinking)
+
+  async def record_game_end(self, game_state:dict) -> None:
+    await asyncio.to_thread(self._record_game_end_sync, game_state)
+
+  async def get_summary(self, recent_limit:int=15) -> dict:
+    return await asyncio.to_thread(self._get_summary_sync, recent_limit)
+
+  async def list_games(self, limit:int=50) -> list[dict]:
+    return await asyncio.to_thread(self._list_games_sync, limit)
+
+  async def finalize_stale_running_games(self, stale_after_seconds:int=600) -> int:
+    return await asyncio.to_thread(self._finalize_stale_running_games_sync, stale_after_seconds)
+
+  async def get_game_replay(self, game_id:str) -> dict|None:
+    return await asyncio.to_thread(self._get_game_replay_sync, game_id)
+
+  async def close(self) -> None:
+    return None
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import json
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from typing import Any
+
+class GameplayBackendTemplate:
+  """Abstract base for gameplay database backends.
+
+  Subclasses must override every method that raises NotImplementedError.
+  Shared pure-Python helpers (_utc_now, _to_json, etc.) live here so they
+  are available to both SQLite and PostgreSQL implementations.
+  """
+
+  # ── public async interface ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  async def initialize(self) -> None:
+    """Called once on server startup. Backends that need eager connection
+    (pool creation, schema init, migration) should override this."""
+    return None
+
+  async def record_game_start(self, game_state:dict, snake_type:str|None=None, snake_version:str|None=None) -> None:
+    raise NotImplementedError
+
+  async def record_turn(self, game_state:dict, my_move:str|None, my_thinking:dict|None=None) -> None:
+    raise NotImplementedError
+
+  async def record_game_end(self, game_state:dict) -> None:
+    raise NotImplementedError
+
+  async def get_summary(self, recent_limit:int=15) -> dict:
+    raise NotImplementedError
+
+  async def list_games(self, limit:int=50) -> list[dict]:
+    raise NotImplementedError
+
+  async def finalize_stale_running_games(self, stale_after_seconds:int=600) -> int:
+    raise NotImplementedError
+
+  async def get_game_replay(self, game_id:str) -> dict|None:
+    raise NotImplementedError
+
+  async def close(self) -> None:
+    return None
+
+  # ── shared pure-python helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  def _utc_now(self) -> str:
+    return datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat()
+
+  def _parse_utc_timestamp(self, value:str|None) -> datetime|None:
+    if not value:
+      return None
+    normalized = value.strip()
+    if normalized.endswith("Z"):
+      normalized = normalized[:-1] + "+00:00"
+    try:
+      parsed = datetime.fromisoformat(normalized)
+    except ValueError:
+      return None
+    if parsed.tzinfo is None:
+      return parsed.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    return parsed.astimezone(timezone.utc)
+
+  def _to_json(self, payload:object) -> str:
+    return json.dumps(payload, ensure_ascii=False, separators=(",", ":"))
+
+  def _from_json(self, payload:str|None) -> Any:
+    if payload is None or payload == "":
+      return None
+    try:
+      return json.loads(payload)
+    except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
+      return None
+
+  def _extract_snakes(self, game_state:dict) -> list[dict]:
+    return list(game_state.get("board", {}).get("snakes", []))
+
+  def _extract_you(self, game_state:dict) -> dict:
+    return dict(game_state.get("you", {}))
+
+  def _infer_direction(self, old_head:tuple[int, int]|None, new_head:tuple[int, int]|None) -> str|None:
+    if old_head is None or new_head is None:
+      return None
+
+    dx = new_head[0] - old_head[0]
+    dy = new_head[1] - old_head[1]
+    if dx == 1 and dy == 0:
+      return "right"
+    if dx == -1 and dy == 0:
+      return "left"
+    if dx == 0 and dy == 1:
+      return "up"
+    if dx == 0 and dy == -1:
+      return "down"
+    return None
+
+  def _derive_game_type(self, board:dict, ruleset:dict) -> str:
+    if len(board.get("snakes", [])) == 2:
+      return "duel"
+
+    return ruleset.get("name") or "standard"
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+from .Template import GameplayBackendTemplate
+
+class GameplayBackendBuilder:
+  @staticmethod
+  def build(backend:str="sqlite", db_path:str|None=None, busy_timeout_ms:int=5000, pg_dsn:str|None=None, pg_min_size:int=1, pg_max_size:int=5) -> GameplayBackendTemplate:
+    normalized = (backend or "sqlite").strip().lower()
+
+    if normalized == "postgresql" or normalized == "postgres":
+      from .PostgresqlGameplayBackend import PostgresqlGameplayBackend
+      if not pg_dsn:
+        raise ValueError("pg_dsn is required for the postgresql backend")
+      return PostgresqlGameplayBackend(
+        dsn=pg_dsn,
+        min_size=pg_min_size,
+        max_size=pg_max_size,
+        sqlite_migration_path=db_path,
+      )
+
+    if normalized == "sqlite":
+      from .SqliteGameplayBackend import SqliteGameplayBackend
+      if not db_path:
+        raise ValueError("db_path is required for the sqlite backend")
+      return SqliteGameplayBackend(db_path=db_path, busy_timeout_ms=busy_timeout_ms)
+
+    raise ValueError(f"Unknown gameplay backend: {backend!r}. Choose 'sqlite' or 'postgresql'.")
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
-
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-  from server.GameBoard import GameBoard
-
-class MemoryGameBoardStore:
-  def __init__(self, **kwargs):
-    self._state:dict[str, object] = {}
-
-  async def save(self, game_id:str, game_board:'GameBoard') -> None:
-    self._state[game_id] = game_board
-
-  async def load(self, game_id:str):
-    return self._state.get(game_id)
-
-  async def delete(self, game_id:str) -> None:
-    self._state.pop(game_id, None)
-
-  async def close(self) -> None:
-    return None
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
-import inspect, pickle
-
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-  from server.GameBoard import GameBoard
-
-class RedisGameBoardStore:
-  def __init__(self, redis_url:str="redis://localhost:6379/0", key_prefix:str="snake:gameboard", ttl_seconds:int=900, **kwargs):
-    self.redis_url = redis_url
-    self.key_prefix = key_prefix
-    self.ttl_seconds = max(60, int(ttl_seconds))
-    self._redis = None
-
-  async def _get_redis(self):
-    if self._redis is not None:
-      return self._redis
-
-    try:
-      import redis.asyncio as aioredis  # type: ignore[import-not-found]
-    except ImportError as error:  # pragma: no cover
-      raise RuntimeError("Redis backend selected but 'redis' package with asyncio support is not installed") from error
-
-    self._redis = aioredis.from_url(self.redis_url)
-    return self._redis
-
-  def _key(self, game_id:str) -> str:
-    return f"{self.key_prefix}:{game_id}"
-
-  async def save(self, game_id:str, game_board:'GameBoard') -> None:
-    redis = await self._get_redis()
-    payload = pickle.dumps(game_board, protocol=pickle.HIGHEST_PROTOCOL)
-    await redis.set(self._key(game_id), payload, ex=self.ttl_seconds)
-
-  async def load(self, game_id:str):
-    redis = await self._get_redis()
-    payload = await redis.get(self._key(game_id))
-    if payload is None:
-      return None
-    return pickle.loads(payload)
-
-  async def delete(self, game_id:str) -> None:
-    redis = await self._get_redis()
-    await redis.delete(self._key(game_id))
-
-  async def close(self) -> None:
-    if self._redis is None:
-      return
-
-    aclose_method = getattr(self._redis, "aclose", None)
-    if callable(aclose_method):
-      maybe_result = aclose_method()
-      if inspect.isawaitable(maybe_result):
-        await maybe_result
-    else:
-      close_method = getattr(self._redis, "close", None)
-      if callable(close_method):
-        close_result = close_method()
-        if inspect.isawaitable(close_result):
-          await close_result
-
-    self._redis = None
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-from .MemoryGameBoardStore import MemoryGameBoardStore
-from .RedisGameBoardStore import RedisGameBoardStore
-
-class GameStateStoreBuilder:
-  @classmethod
-  def build(self, backend:str="memory", **kwargs) -> MemoryGameBoardStore|RedisGameBoardStore:
-    selected = (backend or "memory").strip().lower()
-    if selected == "redis":
-      return RedisGameBoardStore(**kwargs)
-    return MemoryGameBoardStore(**kwargs)
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ from server.metrics.backends.Template import StoreTemplate
 import time

 class MetricsCollector:
-  def __init__(self, metrics_manager:StoreTemplate, game_state_local_cache:bool, metrics_backend:str, game_state_backend:str, stale_game_timeout_sec:int, game_last_seen_unix:dict, game_move_counts:dict):
+  def __init__(self, metrics_manager:StoreTemplate, metrics_backend:str, stale_game_timeout_sec:int, game_last_seen_unix:dict, game_move_counts:dict):
    self._manager = metrics_manager
    self._stale_game_timeout_sec = stale_game_timeout_sec
    self._game_last_seen_unix = game_last_seen_unix
    self._game_move_counts = game_move_counts
-    self._game_state_backend_is_redis = game_state_backend.strip().lower() == 'redis'
    self._metrics = {
      'games_started': 0,
      'games_ended': 0,
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ class MetricsCollector:
      'last_game_end_unix': 0,
      'last_move_unix': 0,
      'games_stuck_removed': 0,
-      'game_state_local_cache_enabled': bool(game_state_local_cache),
      'metrics_backend': metrics_backend,
    }

@@ -101,8 +99,6 @@ class MetricsCollector:
    await self._auto_publish()

  async def record_stuck_removed(self) -> None:
-    if self._game_state_backend_is_redis:
-      return
    self._metrics['games_stuck_removed'] += 1
    await self._auto_publish()

@@ -117,23 +113,9 @@ class MetricsCollector:
      if now - last_seen >= self._stale_game_timeout_sec
    )

-    if self._game_state_backend_is_redis:
-      # Redis auto-expires stale keys via TTL, so stale games are already gone from the
-      # server's perspective. We exclude them from all metrics so we only report games
-      # that are actually still alive in Redis.
-      report_active_games = len(game_last_seen_unix) - stale_candidates
-      report_stale_candidates = 0
-      # Only include non-stale timestamps when calculating the oldest active game age,
-      # so a game that Redis already deleted doesn't inflate the age metric.
-      active_last_seen = [
-        last_seen
-        for last_seen in game_last_seen_unix.values()
-        if now - last_seen < self._stale_game_timeout_sec
-      ]
-    else:
-      report_active_games = len(game_last_seen_unix)
-      report_stale_candidates = stale_candidates
-      active_last_seen = list(game_last_seen_unix.values())
+    report_active_games = len(game_last_seen_unix)
+    report_stale_candidates = stale_candidates
+    active_last_seen = list(game_last_seen_unix.values())

    oldest_active_age = max(0, now - min(active_last_seen)) if active_last_seen else 0
    return report_active_games, report_stale_candidates, oldest_active_age
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ class StoreTemplate:
      "last_game_end_unix": 0,
      "last_move_unix": 0,
      "games_stuck_removed": 0,
-      "game_state_local_cache_enabled": False,
      "metrics_backend": "redis",
      "active_games": 0,
      "tracked_games": 0,
@@ -122,7 +121,6 @@ class StoreTemplate:
      merged["last_move_unix"] = max(merged["last_move_unix"], int(worker.get("last_move_unix", 0)))
      merged["oldest_active_game_age_sec"] = max(merged["oldest_active_game_age_sec"], int(worker.get("oldest_active_game_age_sec", 0)))
      merged["stale_game_timeout_sec"] = max(merged["stale_game_timeout_sec"], int(worker.get("stale_game_timeout_sec", 0)))
-      merged["game_state_local_cache_enabled"] = merged["game_state_local_cache_enabled"] or bool(worker.get("game_state_local_cache_enabled", False))

      for endpoint in merged["http_requests_by_endpoint"]:
        merged["http_requests_by_endpoint"][endpoint] += int(worker.get("http_requests_by_endpoint", {}).get(endpoint, 0))
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-from typing import Protocol, cast
 import time

 from server.metrics import MetricsCollector
@@ -6,18 +5,9 @@ from server.GameBoard import GameBoard

 from snakes import SnakeBuilder

-class GameStateStoreLike(Protocol):
-  async def save(self, game_id: str, game_board: GameBoard) -> None: ...
-
-  async def load(self, game_id: str) -> object | None: ...
-
-  async def delete(self, game_id: str) -> None: ...
-
 class GameRuntimeService:
-  def __init__(self, game_state_store:GameStateStoreLike, snake_type:str, game_state_local_cache:bool, stale_game_timeout_sec:int):
-    self.game_state_store = game_state_store
+  def __init__(self, snake_type:str, stale_game_timeout_sec:int):
    self.snake_type = snake_type
-    self.game_state_local_cache = game_state_local_cache
    self.stale_game_timeout_sec = stale_game_timeout_sec
    self.metrics_collector = None

@@ -41,43 +31,27 @@ class GameRuntimeService:
    )
    await new_game_board.start_game(game_state)

-    if self.game_state_local_cache:
-      self.running_games[game_id] = new_game_board
-
-    await self.game_state_store.save(game_id, new_game_board)
+    self.running_games[game_id] = new_game_board
    self.game_move_counts[game_id] = 0
    self.game_last_seen_unix[game_id] = int(time.time())
    if self.metrics_collector is not None:
      await self.metrics_collector.record_game_started(len(self.game_last_seen_unix))
    return new_game_board

-  async def persist_game_board(self, game_id:str, game_board:GameBoard) -> None:
-    if self.game_state_local_cache:
-      self.running_games[game_id] = game_board
-    await self.game_state_store.save(game_id, game_board)
-
  async def delete_game_board(self, game_state:dict) -> None:
    game_id = game_state['game']['id']
    self.running_games.pop(game_id, None)
    self.game_move_counts.pop(game_id, None)
    self.game_last_seen_unix.pop(game_id, None)
-    await self.game_state_store.delete(game_id)

  async def get_game_board(self, game_state:dict, end:bool=False) -> GameBoard:
    game_id = game_state['game']['id']
-    game_board:GameBoard
-    if self.game_state_local_cache and game_id in self.running_games:
+    if game_id in self.running_games:
      game_board = self.running_games[game_id]
    else:
-      persisted_board = await self.game_state_store.load(game_id)
-      if persisted_board is not None:
-        game_board = cast(GameBoard, persisted_board)
-        if self.game_state_local_cache:
-          self.running_games[game_id] = game_board
-      else:
-        game_board = await self.create_game_board(game_state)
-        if self.metrics_collector is not None:
-          await self.metrics_collector.record_game_autocreated()
+      game_board = await self.create_game_board(game_state)
+      if self.metrics_collector is not None:
+        await self.metrics_collector.record_game_autocreated()

    if not end:
      self.game_move_counts[game_id] = self.game_move_counts.get(game_id, 0) + 1
@@ -86,7 +60,6 @@ class GameRuntimeService:
    game_board.read_game_data(game_state)
    if end:
      game_board.end_game(game_state)
-      await self.persist_game_board(game_id, game_board)

    return game_board

@@ -202,3 +202,12 @@ class TemplateSnake:
  def set_target_food(self, target_food:dict):
    self.target_food = target_food
    return True
+
+  def __getstate__(self):
+    state = self.__dict__.copy()
+    state['history'] = []              # strip history — grows per turn, not needed for moves
+    state.pop('game_board', None)      # re-set at top of every choose_move; circular ref
+    state.pop('calculations', None)    # re-initialised at top of every choose_move
+    state.pop('eat_the_snake_overwrite', None)  # re-initialised at top of every choose_move
+    state.pop('kill_the_snake', None)  # per-call transient
+    return state
@@ -100,6 +100,17 @@ class UltimateBattleSnake(TemplateSnake):
    # RL bootstrap dataset recorder
    self.rl_bootstrap = RLBootstrapDataset()

+  def __getstate__(self):
+    state = super().__getstate__()
+    # strip per-turn precomputed state — all re-assigned at the top of choose_move
+    state['_enemy_dmaps'] = []
+    state['_enemy_heads'] = []
+    state['_base_blocked'] = set()
+    state['_is_snail'] = False
+    state['_bfs_cache'] = {}
+    state['_bfs_cache_turn'] = -1
+    return state
+
  # ── Env helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

  def _get_timeout_buffer_ms(self) -> int:
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ SNAKE_REGISTRY = {
  "BestBattleSnake": "2.6.0",
  "TrainedBattleSnake": "0.1.0",
  "UltimateBattleSnake": "4.5.0",
+  "ApexBattleSnake": "1.0.0",
 }

 DEFAULT_SNAKE_CONFIG = {
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+class DashboardWebSocket {
+  constructor({ onGamesUpdate, onShutdown } = {}) {
+    this._socket = null;
+    this._reconnectTimer = null;
+    this._shuttingDown = false;
+    this._pendingRequests = new Map();
+    this._requestSeq = 0;
+    this._onGamesUpdate = onGamesUpdate || (() => {});
+    this._onShutdown = onShutdown || (() => {});
+  }
+
+  get isShuttingDown() { return this._shuttingDown; }
+
+  connect() {
+    if (this._shuttingDown) return;
+    if (this._socket && (
+      this._socket.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN ||
+      this._socket.readyState === WebSocket.CONNECTING
+    )) return;
+
+    const wsUrl = this._buildUrl();
+    try {
+      this._socket = new WebSocket(wsUrl);
+    } catch {
+      this._scheduleReconnect();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this._socket.addEventListener("message", (event) => {
+      let payload = null;
+      try { payload = JSON.parse(event.data); } catch { return; }
+      if (!payload || !payload.type) return;
+
+      if (payload.type === "dashboard_ws_shutdown") {
+        this._shuttingDown = true;
+        if (this._reconnectTimer) {
+          clearTimeout(this._reconnectTimer);
+          this._reconnectTimer = null;
+        }
+        this._rejectAll("Server shutting down");
+        if (this._socket) this._socket.close();
+        this._onShutdown();
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (payload.type === "dashboard_game_replay") {
+        const requestId = String(payload.request_id || "");
+        if (!requestId) return;
+        const pending = this._pendingRequests.get(requestId);
+        if (!pending) return;
+        this._pendingRequests.delete(requestId);
+        window.clearTimeout(pending.timeoutId);
+        if (payload.error) {
+          pending.reject(new Error(String(payload.error)));
+          return;
+        }
+        pending.resolve(payload.replay || null);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (payload.type === "dashboard_games_update") {
+        this._onGamesUpdate(payload);
+      }
+    });
+
+    this._socket.addEventListener("close", () => {
+      this._socket = null;
+      this._rejectAll("Dashboard websocket disconnected");
+      if (!this._shuttingDown) this._scheduleReconnect();
+    });
+
+    this._socket.addEventListener("error", () => {
+      if (this._socket) this._socket.close();
+    });
+  }
+
+  waitForOpen(timeoutMs = 4000) {
+    if (this._shuttingDown) return Promise.resolve(false);
+    if (!this._socket || this._socket.readyState === WebSocket.CLOSED) this.connect();
+    if (this._socket && this._socket.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) return Promise.resolve(true);
+
+    return new Promise((resolve) => {
+      if (!this._socket) { resolve(false); return; }
+      const socketRef = this._socket;
+      let settled = false;
+      const cleanup = () => {
+        socketRef.removeEventListener("open", onOpen);
+        socketRef.removeEventListener("close", onClose);
+        socketRef.removeEventListener("error", onError);
+        window.clearTimeout(timeoutId);
+      };
+      const finish = (value) => {
+        if (settled) return;
+        settled = true;
+        cleanup();
+        resolve(value);
+      };
+      const onOpen = () => finish(true);
+      const onClose = () => finish(false);
+      const onError = () => finish(false);
+      const timeoutId = window.setTimeout(() => finish(false), timeoutMs);
+      socketRef.addEventListener("open", onOpen);
+      socketRef.addEventListener("close", onClose);
+      socketRef.addEventListener("error", onError);
+    });
+  }
+
+  async requestReplay(gameId) {
+    const isOpen = await this.waitForOpen();
+    if (!isOpen || !this._socket || this._socket.readyState !== WebSocket.OPEN) {
+      throw new Error("Dashboard websocket unavailable");
+    }
+
+    const requestId = `replay-${Date.now()}-${this._requestSeq++}`;
+    return await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      const timeoutId = window.setTimeout(() => {
+        this._pendingRequests.delete(requestId);
+        reject(new Error(`Replay websocket timeout for ${gameId}`));
+      }, 4000);
+
+      this._pendingRequests.set(requestId, { resolve, reject, timeoutId });
+      try {
+        this._socket.send(JSON.stringify({
+          type: "dashboard_game_replay_request",
+          request_id: requestId,
+          game_id: gameId,
+        }));
+      } catch (error) {
+        window.clearTimeout(timeoutId);
+        this._pendingRequests.delete(requestId);
+        reject(error);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  shutdown() {
+    this._shuttingDown = true;
+    if (this._reconnectTimer) {
+      clearTimeout(this._reconnectTimer);
+      this._reconnectTimer = null;
+    }
+    this._rejectAll("Dashboard unloading");
+    if (this._socket) {
+      this._socket.close();
+      this._socket = null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  _buildUrl() {
+    const protocol = window.location.protocol === "https:" ? "wss" : "ws";
+    return `${protocol}://${window.location.host}/dashboard/ws/games`;
+  }
+
+  _scheduleReconnect() {
+    if (this._shuttingDown) return;
+    if (this._reconnectTimer) return;
+    this._reconnectTimer = window.setTimeout(() => {
+      this._reconnectTimer = null;
+      this.connect();
+    }, 1500);
+  }
+
+  _rejectAll(message) {
+    for (const pending of this._pendingRequests.values()) {
+      window.clearTimeout(pending.timeoutId);
+      pending.reject(new Error(message));
+    }
+    this._pendingRequests.clear();
+  }
+}
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+class GameBoard {
+  constructor(boardEl) {
+    this._boardEl = boardEl;
+    this._svgCache = new Map();
+  }
+
+  clearBoard() {
+    this._boardEl.innerHTML = "";
+    this._boardEl.style.gridTemplateColumns = "none";
+  }
+
+  async preloadSvgs(replay) {
+    if (!replay || !Array.isArray(replay.turns)) return;
+    const urls = new Set();
+    for (const turn of replay.turns) {
+      const snakes = turn && turn.board && Array.isArray(turn.board.snakes) ? turn.board.snakes : [];
+      for (const snake of snakes) {
+        const custom = snake && (snake.customizations || {});
+        const headUrl = SnakeUtils.buildCustomizationIconUrl("heads", custom.head);
+        const tailUrl = SnakeUtils.buildCustomizationIconUrl("tails", custom.tail);
+        if (headUrl) urls.add(headUrl);
+        if (tailUrl) urls.add(tailUrl);
+      }
+    }
+    await Promise.all([...urls].map((url) => this._loadSvg(url)));
+  }
+
+  async _loadSvg(url) {
+    if (this._svgCache.has(url)) return this._svgCache.get(url);
+    try {
+      const res = await fetch(url);
+      const text = res.ok ? await res.text() : null;
+      this._svgCache.set(url, text);
+      return text;
+    } catch {
+      this._svgCache.set(url, null);
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  _parseViewBox(svgEl) {
+    const raw = String(svgEl.getAttribute("viewBox") || "").trim();
+    const parts = raw.split(/\s+/).map((item) => Number(item));
+    if (parts.length !== 4 || parts.some((v) => Number.isNaN(v))) {
+      return { minX: 0, minY: 0, width: 100, height: 100 };
+    }
+    return { minX: parts[0], minY: parts[1], width: parts[2], height: parts[3] };
+  }
+
+  _groupLooksOffCanvas(groupEl, viewBox) {
+    const attrNames = new Set(["x", "y", "cx", "cy", "x1", "y1", "x2", "y2", "d", "points"]);
+    const allElements = [groupEl, ...groupEl.querySelectorAll("*")];
+    let farOutsideCount = 0;
+    let numericCount = 0;
+    const minAllowedX = viewBox.minX - Math.max(40, viewBox.width * 0.8);
+    const minAllowedY = viewBox.minY - Math.max(40, viewBox.height * 0.8);
+    const maxAllowedX = viewBox.minX + viewBox.width + Math.max(40, viewBox.width * 0.8);
+    const maxAllowedY = viewBox.minY + viewBox.height + Math.max(40, viewBox.height * 0.8);
+
+    for (const node of allElements) {
+      for (const attr of node.getAttributeNames()) {
+        if (!attrNames.has(attr)) continue;
+        const value = node.getAttribute(attr);
+        if (!value) continue;
+        const matches = value.match(/-?\d*\.?\d+/g);
+        if (!matches) continue;
+        for (let idx = 0; idx < matches.length; idx += 1) {
+          const num = Number(matches[idx]);
+          if (Number.isNaN(num)) continue;
+          numericCount += 1;
+          const isXCoord = idx % 2 === 0;
+          if (isXCoord) {
+            if (num < minAllowedX || num > maxAllowedX) farOutsideCount += 1;
+          } else {
+            if (num < minAllowedY || num > maxAllowedY) farOutsideCount += 1;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (numericCount < 10) return false;
+    return farOutsideCount / numericCount > 0.55;
+  }
+
+  _maxNestedGroupDepth(groupEl) {
+    let maxDepth = 1;
+    const stack = [{ node: groupEl, depth: 1 }];
+    while (stack.length > 0) {
+      const entry = stack.pop();
+      if (!entry) continue;
+      maxDepth = Math.max(maxDepth, entry.depth);
+      for (const child of Array.from(entry.node.children)) {
+        if (!child.tagName || child.tagName.toLowerCase() !== "g") continue;
+        stack.push({ node: child, depth: entry.depth + 1 });
+      }
+    }
+    return maxDepth;
+  }
+
+  _normalizeHeadSvgMarkup(svgMarkup) {
+    if (!svgMarkup) return null;
+    try {
+      const parser = new DOMParser();
+      const parsed = parser.parseFromString(svgMarkup, "image/svg+xml");
+      const svgEl = parsed.querySelector("svg");
+      if (!svgEl) return svgMarkup;
+      const topLevelGroups = Array.from(svgEl.children).filter(
+        (el) => el.tagName && el.tagName.toLowerCase() === "g"
+      );
+      if (topLevelGroups.length > 1) {
+        const viewBox = this._parseViewBox(svgEl);
+        const firstGroup = topLevelGroups[0];
+        if (this._groupLooksOffCanvas(firstGroup, viewBox) || this._maxNestedGroupDepth(firstGroup) >= 3) {
+          firstGroup.remove();
+        }
+      }
+      return new XMLSerializer().serializeToString(svgEl);
+    } catch {
+      return svgMarkup;
+    }
+  }
+
+  _createIconLayer(iconUrl, color, transformValue, type) {
+    const layer = document.createElement("div");
+    layer.className = type === "head" ? "icon-layer icon-layer--head" : "icon-layer icon-layer--tail";
+    layer.style.setProperty("--icon-transform", transformValue || "rotate(0deg)");
+    if (type === "head") {
+      const svgMarkup = this._svgCache.get(iconUrl);
+      if (svgMarkup) {
+        layer.innerHTML = this._normalizeHeadSvgMarkup(svgMarkup);
+        const svgEl = layer.querySelector("svg");
+        if (svgEl) {
+          svgEl.style.width = "100%";
+          svgEl.style.height = "100%";
+          svgEl.style.fill = color || "currentColor";
+          svgEl.removeAttribute("width");
+          svgEl.removeAttribute("height");
+        }
+      }
+    } else {
+      layer.style.setProperty("--icon-url", `url(${iconUrl})`);
+      layer.style.setProperty("--icon-color", color || "var(--you)");
+    }
+    return layer;
+  }
+
+  _cellKey(x, y) {
+    return `${x}:${y}`;
+  }
+
+  paintBoard(turnData, width, height, selectedSnakeId, replay) {
+    this.clearBoard();
+    if (!turnData || !width || !height) return;
+    const colorById = SnakeUtils.buildSnakeColorById(turnData, replay);
+    const customById = SnakeUtils.buildSnakeCustomizationById(turnData, replay);
+
+    this._boardEl.style.gridTemplateColumns = `repeat(${width}, 1fr)`;
+    const foods = new Set((turnData.food || []).map((p) => this._cellKey(p.x, p.y)));
+    const hazards = new Set((turnData.hazards || []).map((p) => this._cellKey(p.x, p.y)));
+
+    const snakeBody = new Map();
+    const snakeHead = new Set();
+    const snakeTail = new Map();
+    const headVariantByCell = new Map();
+    const tailVariantByCell = new Map();
+    const headIconByCell = new Map();
+    const tailIconByCell = new Map();
+    const headTransformByCell = new Map();
+    const tailTransformByCell = new Map();
+    const snakeColorByCell = new Map();
+    const snakeIdByCell = new Map();
+
+    (turnData.snakes || []).forEach((snake, idx) => {
+      if (!snake) return;
+      const snakeId = snake.snake_id || snake.id || `${Utils.safeString(snake.snake_name)}-${idx}`;
+      const bodyColor = SnakeUtils.resolveSnakeColor(snakeId, snake.is_you, colorById);
+      const custom = customById.get(snakeId) || {};
+      const headVariant = SnakeUtils.stableVariantFromString(custom.head);
+      const tailVariant = SnakeUtils.stableVariantFromString(custom.tail);
+      const headIcon = SnakeUtils.buildCustomizationIconUrl("heads", custom.head);
+      const tailIcon = SnakeUtils.buildCustomizationIconUrl("tails", custom.tail);
+      const headTransform = SnakeUtils.directionToHeadTransform(SnakeUtils.inferHeadDirection(snake));
+      const tailTransform = SnakeUtils.directionToTailTransform(SnakeUtils.inferTailDirection(snake));
+
+      for (const part of (snake.body || [])) {
+        snakeBody.set(this._cellKey(part.x, part.y), bodyColor);
+        snakeIdByCell.set(this._cellKey(part.x, part.y), snakeId);
+      }
+      if (snake.head) {
+        const headKey = this._cellKey(snake.head.x, snake.head.y);
+        snakeHead.add(headKey);
+        headVariantByCell.set(headKey, headVariant);
+        headTransformByCell.set(headKey, headTransform);
+        snakeColorByCell.set(headKey, bodyColor);
+        if (headIcon) headIconByCell.set(headKey, headIcon);
+      }
+      if (Array.isArray(snake.body) && snake.body.length > 0) {
+        const tail = snake.body[snake.body.length - 1];
+        const tailKey = this._cellKey(tail.x, tail.y);
+        snakeTail.set(tailKey, snake.is_you ? "snake-tail-you" : "snake-tail-enemy");
+        tailVariantByCell.set(tailKey, tailVariant);
+        tailTransformByCell.set(tailKey, tailTransform);
+        snakeColorByCell.set(tailKey, bodyColor);
+        if (tailIcon) tailIconByCell.set(tailKey, tailIcon);
+      }
+    });
+
+    for (let y = height - 1; y >= 0; y--) {
+      for (let x = 0; x < width; x++) {
+        const key = this._cellKey(x, y);
+        const cell = document.createElement("div");
+        cell.className = "cell";
+        if (hazards.has(key)) cell.classList.add("hazard");
+        if (foods.has(key)) cell.classList.add("food");
+        if (snakeBody.has(key)) {
+          const bodyColor = snakeBody.get(key);
+          const hasHeadIcon = headIconByCell.has(key);
+          const hasTailIcon = tailIconByCell.has(key);
+          const isIconCell = hasHeadIcon || hasTailIcon;
+          cell.style.borderRadius = "0";
+          if (!isIconCell) cell.style.background = bodyColor;
+          if (selectedSnakeId && snakeIdByCell.get(key) !== selectedSnakeId) {
+            cell.style.opacity = "0.2";
+          }
+
+          const snakeId = snakeIdByCell.get(key);
+          if (snakeId) {
+            const up = snakeIdByCell.get(this._cellKey(x, y + 1)) === snakeId;
+            const down = snakeIdByCell.get(this._cellKey(x, y - 1)) === snakeId;
+            const left = snakeIdByCell.get(this._cellKey(x - 1, y)) === snakeId;
+            const right = snakeIdByCell.get(this._cellKey(x + 1, y)) === snakeId;
+
+            if (!snakeHead.has(key) && !snakeTail.has(key)) {
+              if (up && right && !down && !left) {
+                cell.classList.add("snake-turn-cell", "snake-turn-dl");
+                cell.style.setProperty("--turn-color", bodyColor);
+                cell.style.background = "var(--cell)";
+              } else if (up && left && !down && !right) {
+                cell.classList.add("snake-turn-cell", "snake-turn-dr");
+                cell.style.setProperty("--turn-color", bodyColor);
+                cell.style.background = "var(--cell)";
+              } else if (down && right && !up && !left) {
+                cell.classList.add("snake-turn-cell", "snake-turn-ul");
+                cell.style.setProperty("--turn-color", bodyColor);
+                cell.style.background = "var(--cell)";
+              } else if (down && left && !up && !right) {
+                cell.classList.add("snake-turn-cell", "snake-turn-ur");
+                cell.style.setProperty("--turn-color", bodyColor);
+                cell.style.background = "var(--cell)";
+              }
+            }
+
+            // Outward shadows bridge the 2px gap to adjacent snake cells.
+            // For icon cells (head/tail), also add inset shadows to color the
+            // connecting edge of the cell itself, since the background stays
+            // transparent so the icon remains visible.
+            const bridgeShadows = [];
+            if (up) {
+              bridgeShadows.push(`0 -2px 0 ${bodyColor}`);
+              if (isIconCell) bridgeShadows.push(`inset 0 2px 0 ${bodyColor}`);
+            }
+            if (down) {
+              bridgeShadows.push(`0 2px 0 ${bodyColor}`);
+              if (isIconCell) bridgeShadows.push(`inset 0 -2px 0 ${bodyColor}`);
+            }
+            if (left) {
+              bridgeShadows.push(`-2px 0 0 ${bodyColor}`);
+              if (isIconCell) bridgeShadows.push(`inset 2px 0 0 ${bodyColor}`);
+            }
+            if (right) {
+              bridgeShadows.push(`2px 0 0 ${bodyColor}`);
+              if (isIconCell) bridgeShadows.push(`inset -2px 0 0 ${bodyColor}`);
+            }
+            if (bridgeShadows.length > 0) cell.style.boxShadow = bridgeShadows.join(", ");
+          }
+        }
+        if (snakeTail.has(key)) {
+          cell.classList.add(snakeTail.get(key));
+          cell.classList.add(`tail-style-${tailVariantByCell.get(key) || 1}`);
+          const tailIcon = tailIconByCell.get(key);
+          if (tailIcon && !snakeHead.has(key)) {
+            cell.classList.add("has-tail-icon", "icon-tail");
+            cell.appendChild(this._createIconLayer(
+              tailIcon,
+              snakeColorByCell.get(key) || "var(--you)",
+              tailTransformByCell.get(key) || "scaleX(-1)",
+              "tail",
+            ));
+          }
+        }
+        if (snakeHead.has(key)) {
+          cell.classList.add("snake-head");
+          cell.classList.add(`head-style-${headVariantByCell.get(key) || 1}`);
+          const headIcon = headIconByCell.get(key);
+          if (headIcon) {
+            cell.classList.add("has-head-icon", "icon-head");
+            cell.appendChild(this._createIconLayer(
+              headIcon,
+              snakeColorByCell.get(key) || "var(--you)",
+              headTransformByCell.get(key) || "rotate(0deg)",
+              "head",
+            ));
+          }
+        }
+        this._boardEl.appendChild(cell);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
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+class GameState {
+  constructor({ gameBoard, thinkingPanel, gamesTable, sliderEl, turnLabelEl }) {
+    this._gameBoard = gameBoard;
+    this._thinkingPanel = thinkingPanel;
+    this._gamesTable = gamesTable;
+    this._sliderEl = sliderEl;
+    this._turnLabelEl = turnLabelEl;
+    this._webSocket = null;
+
+    this.replay = null;
+    this.turnIndex = 0;
+    this.activeGameId = "";
+    this.selectedSnakeId = null;
+    this._timer = null;
+    this._hasLoadedReplayOnce = false;
+  }
+
+  setWebSocket(webSocket) {
+    this._webSocket = webSocket;
+  }
+
+  get isPlaying() { return Boolean(this._timer); }
+
+  async loadReplay(gameId) {
+    let nextReplay = null;
+    try {
+      nextReplay = await this._webSocket.requestReplay(gameId);
+    } catch {
+      if (!this._hasLoadedReplayOnce) {
+        this._thinkingPanel.render(
+          { my_move: "-", my_thinking: { error: `Replay websocket unavailable for ${gameId}` } },
+          null,
+        );
+        return;
+      }
+      const response = await fetch(`/dashboard/game/${gameId}`);
+      if (!response.ok) {
+        this._thinkingPanel.render(
+          { my_move: "-", my_thinking: { error: `Replay load failed for ${gameId}` } },
+          null,
+        );
+        return;
+      }
+      nextReplay = await response.json();
+    }
+
+    this.replay = nextReplay;
+    this._hasLoadedReplayOnce = true;
+    this.activeGameId = String(gameId || "");
+    await this._gameBoard.preloadSvgs(this.replay);
+    this.turnIndex = 0;
+    const count = Array.isArray(this.replay.turns) ? this.replay.turns.length : 0;
+    this._sliderEl.max = String(Math.max(0, count - 1));
+    this._sliderEl.value = "0";
+    this._gamesTable.setActive(gameId);
+    this.renderTurn();
+  }
+
+  renderTurn() {
+    if (!this.replay || !Array.isArray(this.replay.turns) || this.replay.turns.length === 0) {
+      this._turnLabelEl.textContent = "Turn -";
+      this._gameBoard.clearBoard();
+      this._thinkingPanel.render(null, null);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const game = this.replay.game || {};
+    const turns = this.replay.turns;
+    const turn = turns[this.turnIndex];
+    this._turnLabelEl.textContent = `Turn ${turn.turn} / ${turns[turns.length - 1].turn}`;
+    this._sliderEl.value = String(this.turnIndex);
+    this._gameBoard.paintBoard(turn, game.width, game.height, this.selectedSnakeId, this.replay);
+    this._thinkingPanel.render(turn, this.replay);
+    if (this.selectedSnakeId) {
+      this._thinkingPanel.highlightSnake(this.selectedSnakeId);
+    }
+  }
+
+  stopPlayback() {
+    if (this._timer) {
+      clearInterval(this._timer);
+      this._timer = null;
+    }
+    const playBtn = document.getElementById("play-btn");
+    playBtn.textContent = "▶";
+    playBtn.setAttribute("title", "Play");
+    playBtn.setAttribute("aria-label", "Play");
+  }
+
+  startPlayback() {
+    if (!this.replay || !Array.isArray(this.replay.turns) || this.replay.turns.length < 2) return;
+    if (this.turnIndex >= this.replay.turns.length - 1) {
+      this.turnIndex = 0;
+      this.renderTurn();
+    }
+    this.stopPlayback();
+    const interval = Number(document.getElementById("speed").value || 650);
+    this._timer = setInterval(() => {
+      if (!this.replay || this.turnIndex >= this.replay.turns.length - 1) {
+        this.stopPlayback();
+        return;
+      }
+      this.turnIndex += 1;
+      this.renderTurn();
+    }, interval);
+    const playBtn = document.getElementById("play-btn");
+    playBtn.textContent = "❚❚";
+    playBtn.setAttribute("title", "Pause");
+    playBtn.setAttribute("aria-label", "Pause");
+  }
+
+  stepBackward() {
+    this.stopPlayback();
+    if (!this.replay || this.turnIndex <= 0) return;
+    this.turnIndex -= 1;
+    this.renderTurn();
+  }
+
+  stepForward() {
+    this.stopPlayback();
+    if (!this.replay || !Array.isArray(this.replay.turns) || this.turnIndex >= this.replay.turns.length - 1) return;
+    this.turnIndex += 1;
+    this.renderTurn();
+  }
+
+  adjustSpeed(direction) {
+    const speedEl = document.getElementById("speed");
+    const optionCount = speedEl.options.length;
+    if (optionCount <= 1) return;
+    const currentIndex = speedEl.selectedIndex;
+    const nextIndex = Math.max(0, Math.min(optionCount - 1, currentIndex + direction));
+    if (nextIndex === currentIndex) return;
+    speedEl.selectedIndex = nextIndex;
+    speedEl.dispatchEvent(new Event("change"));
+  }
+
+  setSelectedSnakeId(id) {
+    this.selectedSnakeId = id;
+  }
+}
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+class GamesTable {
+  constructor(gamesBodyEl, battlesnakeUrl, onGameClick) {
+    this._el = gamesBodyEl;
+    this._battlesnakeUrl = battlesnakeUrl;
+    this._onGameClick = onGameClick;
+  }
+
+  render(games, activeGameId) {
+    this._el.innerHTML = games.map((g) => `
+      <tr data-game-id="${g.game_id}">
+        <td><a href="${this._battlesnakeUrl}/${g.game_id}"><code>${GamesTable._shortId(g.game_id)}</code></a><br><small>${Utils.safeString(GamesTable._displayGameTypeOrMap(g))}</small></td>
+        <td>${Utils.toTitle(g.status)}</td>
+        <td>${g.status === "running" ? "-" : g.winner_you ? "Win" : "Loss"}</td>
+        <td>${Utils.safeString(g.final_turn)}</td>
+      </tr>
+    `).join("");
+
+    for (const row of this._el.querySelectorAll("tr")) {
+      row.addEventListener("click", (event) => {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        const gameId = row.getAttribute("data-game-id");
+        if (gameId) this._onGameClick(gameId);
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (activeGameId) this.setActive(activeGameId);
+  }
+
+  setActive(gameId) {
+    this._clearActive();
+    const active = this._el.querySelector(`tr[data-game-id="${gameId}"]`);
+    if (active) active.classList.add("active");
+  }
+
+  _clearActive() {
+    for (const row of this._el.querySelectorAll("tr")) {
+      row.classList.remove("active");
+    }
+  }
+
+  static _shortId(gameId) {
+    return String(gameId || "-").slice(0, 8);
+  }
+
+  static _displayGameTypeOrMap(game) {
+    const mapName = String((game && game.map) || "").trim();
+    const gameType = String((game && game.game_type) || "").trim();
+    if (gameType.toLowerCase() === "duel" && mapName.toLowerCase() === "standard") return "duel";
+    if (mapName && mapName.toLowerCase() !== "empty") return mapName;
+    return gameType || "-";
+  }
+}
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+class MoveTable {
+  static buildScoresRows(reasoning) {
+    const scores = reasoning && typeof reasoning === "object" ? reasoning.scores : null;
+    const moveOrder = ["up", "down", "left", "right"];
+    return moveOrder.map((move) => {
+      const hasScore = scores
+        && typeof scores === "object"
+        && !Array.isArray(scores)
+        && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(scores, move);
+      const value = hasScore ? scores[move] : "-";
+      return `<tr><td>${move}</td><td>${Utils.safeString(value)}</td></tr>`;
+    }).join("");
+  }
+}
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+class OverallStats {
+  constructor(statsEl) {
+    this._el = statsEl;
+  }
+
+  render(summary) {
+    const finished = summary.finished_games || 0;
+    const wins = summary.wins || 0;
+    const winRate = finished > 0 ? ((wins / finished) * 100).toFixed(1) + "%" : "-";
+    const items = [
+      ["Games", summary.total_games || 0],
+      ["Finished", finished],
+      ["Wins", wins],
+      ["Losses", summary.losses || 0],
+      ["Win Rate", winRate],
+      ["Avg Turns", summary.avg_turns_finished || 0],
+    ];
+    this._el.innerHTML = items.map(([k, v]) => (
+      `<div class="stat"><span class="k">${k}</span><span class="v">${v}</span></div>`
+    )).join("");
+  }
+}
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+class SnakeUtils {
+  static snakeColor(index) {
+    return `var(--snake-${((index % 10) + 1)})`;
+  }
+
+  static stableColorIndexFromId(snakeId) {
+    const raw = String(snakeId || "");
+    let hash = 0;
+    for (let i = 0; i < raw.length; i += 1) {
+      hash = ((hash * 31) + raw.charCodeAt(i)) >>> 0;
+    }
+    return hash % 10;
+  }
+
+  static resolveSnakeColor(snakeId, isYou, colorById) {
+    if (snakeId && colorById && colorById.has(snakeId)) {
+      return colorById.get(snakeId);
+    }
+    if (isYou) return "var(--you)";
+    return SnakeUtils.snakeColor(SnakeUtils.stableColorIndexFromId(snakeId));
+  }
+
+  static extractSnakeColor(rawSnake) {
+    if (!rawSnake || typeof rawSnake !== "object") return null;
+    const direct = rawSnake.color;
+    const custom = rawSnake.customizations && rawSnake.customizations.color;
+    const appearance = rawSnake.appearance && rawSnake.appearance.color;
+    const color = direct || custom || appearance;
+    if (!color) return null;
+    return String(color).trim();
+  }
+
+  static buildSnakeColorById(turnData, replay) {
+    const colorById = new Map();
+    const replayTurns = replay && Array.isArray(replay.turns) ? replay.turns : [];
+    const boardSnakes = turnData && turnData.board && Array.isArray(turnData.board.snakes)
+      ? turnData.board.snakes
+      : [];
+    const replaySnakes = Array.isArray(turnData && turnData.snakes) ? turnData.snakes : [];
+
+    const historicalSnakes = [];
+    for (const replayTurn of replayTurns) {
+      if (replayTurn && Array.isArray(replayTurn.snakes)) {
+        historicalSnakes.push(...replayTurn.snakes);
+      }
+      if (replayTurn && replayTurn.board && Array.isArray(replayTurn.board.snakes)) {
+        historicalSnakes.push(...replayTurn.board.snakes);
+      }
+    }
+
+    for (const snake of [...historicalSnakes, ...boardSnakes, ...replaySnakes]) {
+      if (!snake) continue;
+      const snakeId = snake.id || snake.snake_id;
+      if (!snakeId) continue;
+      const color = SnakeUtils.extractSnakeColor(snake);
+      if (color) colorById.set(snakeId, color);
+    }
+    return colorById;
+  }
+
+  static buildSnakeCustomizationById(turnData, replay) {
+    const customById = new Map();
+    const replayTurns = replay && Array.isArray(replay.turns) ? replay.turns : [];
+    const sources = [];
+
+    for (const replayTurn of replayTurns) {
+      if (replayTurn && replayTurn.board && Array.isArray(replayTurn.board.snakes)) {
+        sources.push(...replayTurn.board.snakes);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (turnData && turnData.board && Array.isArray(turnData.board.snakes)) {
+      sources.push(...turnData.board.snakes);
+    }
+
+    for (const snake of sources) {
+      if (!snake) continue;
+      const snakeId = snake.id || snake.snake_id;
+      if (!snakeId) continue;
+      const custom = snake.customizations || {};
+      const head = custom.head || null;
+      const tail = custom.tail || null;
+      if (head || tail) {
+        customById.set(snakeId, { head, tail });
+      }
+    }
+
+    return customById;
+  }
+
+  static buildCustomizationIconUrl(kind, value) {
+    const raw = String(value || "").trim().toLowerCase();
+    if (!raw) return null;
+    if (!/^[a-z0-9-]+$/.test(raw)) return null;
+    return `/dashboard/customizations/${kind}/${raw}.svg`;
+  }
+
+  static parseSnakeColor(color) {
+    if (!color) return null;
+    const value = String(color).trim();
+    if (value.startsWith("#")) {
+      const hex = value.slice(1);
+      if (hex.length === 3) {
+        const r = parseInt(hex[0] + hex[0], 16);
+        const g = parseInt(hex[1] + hex[1], 16);
+        const b = parseInt(hex[2] + hex[2], 16);
+        return Number.isNaN(r) || Number.isNaN(g) || Number.isNaN(b) ? null : { r, g, b };
+      }
+      if (hex.length === 6) {
+        const r = parseInt(hex.slice(0, 2), 16);
+        const g = parseInt(hex.slice(2, 4), 16);
+        const b = parseInt(hex.slice(4, 6), 16);
+        return Number.isNaN(r) || Number.isNaN(g) || Number.isNaN(b) ? null : { r, g, b };
+      }
+    }
+    const rgb = value.match(/^rgba?\((\d+),\s*(\d+),\s*(\d+)/i);
+    if (rgb) {
+      return {
+        r: Math.max(0, Math.min(255, Number(rgb[1]))),
+        g: Math.max(0, Math.min(255, Number(rgb[2]))),
+        b: Math.max(0, Math.min(255, Number(rgb[3]))),
+      };
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  static snakeRowBackground(color) {
+    const parsed = SnakeUtils.parseSnakeColor(color);
+    if (!parsed) return "transparent";
+    const isDark = window.matchMedia && window.matchMedia("(prefers-color-scheme: dark)").matches;
+    const alpha = isDark ? 0.26 : 0.16;
+    return `rgba(${parsed.r}, ${parsed.g}, ${parsed.b}, ${alpha})`;
+  }
+
+  static inferHeadDirection(snake) {
+    const body = Array.isArray(snake && snake.body) ? snake.body : [];
+    if (body.length >= 2) {
+      const head = body[0];
+      const neck = body[1];
+      if (head && neck) {
+        const dx = Number(head.x) - Number(neck.x);
+        const dy = Number(head.y) - Number(neck.y);
+        if (dx > 0) return "right";
+        if (dx < 0) return "left";
+        if (dy > 0) return "up";
+        if (dy < 0) return "down";
+      }
+    }
+
+    const inferred = String(snake && snake.inferred_move ? snake.inferred_move : "").toLowerCase();
+    if (["up", "down", "left", "right"].includes(inferred)) return inferred;
+
+    if (body.length < 2) return "right";
+    const head = body[0];
+    const neck = body[1];
+    if (!head || !neck) return "right";
+    const dx = Number(head.x) - Number(neck.x);
+    const dy = Number(head.y) - Number(neck.y);
+    if (dx > 0) return "right";
+    if (dx < 0) return "left";
+    if (dy > 0) return "up";
+    if (dy < 0) return "down";
+    return "right";
+  }
+
+  static inferTailDirection(snake) {
+    const body = Array.isArray(snake && snake.body) ? snake.body : [];
+    if (body.length < 2) return "right";
+    const tail = body[body.length - 1];
+    if (!tail) return "right";
+
+    let beforeTail = null;
+    for (let idx = body.length - 2; idx >= 0; idx -= 1) {
+      const candidate = body[idx];
+      if (!candidate) continue;
+      if (Number(candidate.x) !== Number(tail.x) || Number(candidate.y) !== Number(tail.y)) {
+        beforeTail = candidate;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (!beforeTail) {
+      const inferred = String(snake && snake.inferred_move ? snake.inferred_move : "").toLowerCase();
+      if (["up", "down", "left", "right"].includes(inferred)) return inferred;
+      return "right";
+    }
+
+    const dx = Number(beforeTail.x) - Number(tail.x);
+    const dy = Number(beforeTail.y) - Number(tail.y);
+    if (dx > 0) return "right";
+    if (dx < 0) return "left";
+    if (dy > 0) return "up";
+    if (dy < 0) return "down";
+    return "right";
+  }
+
+  static directionToHeadTransform(direction) {
+    if (direction === "left") return "scaleX(-1)";
+    if (direction === "up") return "rotate(270deg)";
+    if (direction === "down") return "rotate(90deg)";
+    return "rotate(0deg)";
+  }
+
+  static directionToTailTransform(direction) {
+    if (direction === "right") return "scaleX(-1)";
+    if (direction === "left")  return "rotate(0deg)";
+    if (direction === "up")    return "rotate(270deg) scaleX(-1)";
+    if (direction === "down")  return "rotate(90deg) scaleX(-1)";
+    return "scaleX(-1)";
+  }
+
+  static stableVariantFromString(value) {
+    const raw = String(value || "");
+    if (!raw) return 1;
+    let hash = 0;
+    for (let i = 0; i < raw.length; i += 1) {
+      hash = ((hash * 33) + raw.charCodeAt(i)) >>> 0;
+    }
+    return (hash % 5) + 1;
+  }
+}
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+class SnakeTable {
+  static buildSnakesRows(turn, replay) {
+    console.log(turn);
+
+    const currentTurn = Number(turn && turn.turn !== undefined ? turn.turn : 0);
+    const turns = replay && Array.isArray(replay.turns) ? replay.turns : [];
+    const lastSeenById = new Map();
+    const lastSeenTurnById = new Map();
+    const aliveById = new Map();
+
+    for (const historyTurn of turns) {
+      const historyTurnNumber = Number(historyTurn && historyTurn.turn !== undefined ? historyTurn.turn : 0);
+      if (historyTurnNumber > currentTurn) continue;
+      for (const snake of (historyTurn.snakes || [])) {
+        if (!snake) continue;
+        const snakeId = snake.snake_id || snake.id || `${Utils.safeString(snake.snake_name)}-${historyTurnNumber}`;
+        lastSeenById.set(snakeId, snake);
+        lastSeenTurnById.set(snakeId, historyTurnNumber);
+        if (historyTurnNumber === currentTurn) {
+          aliveById.set(snakeId, snake);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    const snakes = [];
+    for (const [snakeId, snake] of lastSeenById.entries()) {
+      const aliveSnake = aliveById.get(snakeId);
+      snakes.push({
+        ...(aliveSnake || snake),
+        _snake_id: snakeId,
+        _is_dead: !aliveSnake,
+        _last_seen_turn: Number(lastSeenTurnById.get(snakeId) ?? currentTurn),
+      });
+    }
+
+    snakes.sort((a, b) => {
+      const youDelta = Number(Boolean(b.is_you)) - Number(Boolean(a.is_you));
+      if (youDelta !== 0) return youDelta;
+      const deadDelta = Number(Boolean(a._is_dead)) - Number(Boolean(b._is_dead));
+      if (deadDelta !== 0) return deadDelta;
+      return Utils.safeString(a.snake_name).localeCompare(Utils.safeString(b.snake_name));
+    });
+
+    const colorById = SnakeUtils.buildSnakeColorById(turn, replay);
+    if (snakes.length === 0) {
+      return "<tr><td colspan=\"7\">No snake data available</td></tr>";
+    }
+
+    return snakes.map((snake, idx) => {
+      const healthValue = Number(snake.health ?? 0);
+      const healthClamped = snake._is_dead ? 0 : Math.max(0, Math.min(100, healthValue));
+      const healthColor = healthClamped > 60 ? "#28a264" : (healthClamped > 30 ? "#d39a1c" : "#c34939");
+      const healthText = snake._is_dead ? "dead" : Utils.safeString(snake.health);
+      const healthCell = `<span class="health-wrap"><span class="health-fill" style="width:${healthClamped}%;background:${healthColor};"></span></span><span class="health-text">${healthText}</span>`;
+      const snakeId = snake._snake_id || snake.snake_id || snake.id || `${Utils.safeString(snake.snake_name)}-${idx}`;
+      const rowColor = SnakeUtils.resolveSnakeColor(snakeId, snake.is_you, colorById);
+      const rowBg = SnakeUtils.snakeRowBackground(rowColor);
+      const rowStyle = `style="--snake-row-color:${rowColor};--snake-row-bg:${rowBg};"`;
+      const diedTurn = Number(snake._last_seen_turn ?? currentTurn) + 1;
+      const moveText = snake._is_dead ? `dead @ ${diedTurn}` : Utils.safeString(snake.inferred_move);
+      const deadClass = snake._is_dead ? " dead-row" : "";
+      const causeLabel = SnakeTable._getCauseLabel(snake, turns, replay);
+      const deadLabel = snake._is_dead ? ` (dead${causeLabel})` : "";
+      return `
+        <tr class="snake-row${deadClass}" data-snake-id="${snakeId}" ${rowStyle}>
+          <td class="name-cell">${Utils.safeString(snake.snake_name)}${snake.is_you ? " (you)" : ""}${deadLabel}</td>
+          <td class="num-cell">${Utils.safeString(snake.latency)}</td>
+          <td class="num-cell">${moveText}</td>
+          <td class="num-cell">${healthCell}</td>
+          <td class="num-cell">${Utils.safeString(snake.length)}</td>
+        </tr>`;
+    }).join("");
+  }
+
+  static _getCauseLabel(snake, turns, replay) {
+    if (!snake._is_dead) return "";
+    const lastTurn = turns.find((t) => t && t.turn === snake._last_seen_turn);
+    if (!lastTurn) return "";
+    const lastSelf = (lastTurn.snakes || []).find((s) => (s.snake_id || s.id) === snake._snake_id);
+    if (!lastSelf) return "";
+    // Starvation: health ≤ 1 at last seen turn
+    if (Number(lastSelf.health) <= 1) return " · starved";
+    // Project head to next position based on body direction
+    const body = Array.isArray(lastSelf.body) ? lastSelf.body : [];
+    const h = lastSelf.head || (body[0] || null);
+    const neck = body[1] || null;
+    const projX = h && neck ? h.x + (h.x - neck.x) : null;
+    const projY = h && neck ? h.y + (h.y - neck.y) : null;
+    const nextTurn = turns.find((t) => t && t.turn === snake._last_seen_turn + 1);
+    if (projX !== null) {
+      const game = replay && replay.game ? replay.game : {};
+      const bw = Number(game.width || 0);
+      const bh = Number(game.height || 0);
+      // Wall collision: projected head out of bounds
+      if (bw > 0 && bh > 0 && (projX < 0 || projX >= bw || projY < 0 || projY >= bh)) {
+        return " · wall";
+      }
+      if (nextTurn) {
+        // Head-to-head: another alive snake's head at projected position
+        for (const other of (nextTurn.snakes || [])) {
+          const otherId = other.snake_id || other.id;
+          if (otherId === snake._snake_id) continue;
+          if (other.head && other.head.x === projX && other.head.y === projY) {
+            return ` · head-to-head ${Utils.safeString(other.snake_name)}`;
+          }
+        }
+        // Body collision: projected head inside another snake's body
+        for (const other of (nextTurn.snakes || [])) {
+          const otherId = other.snake_id || other.id;
+          if (otherId === snake._snake_id) continue;
+          const otherBody = Array.isArray(other.body) ? other.body : [];
+          const hitBody = otherBody.some((seg, i) => i > 0 && seg.x === projX && seg.y === projY);
+          if (hitBody) return ` · hit ${Utils.safeString(other.snake_name)}`;
+        }
+        // Hazard: projected position is in hazard list
+        const hazards = nextTurn.hazards || [];
+        if (hazards.some((hz) => hz.x === projX && hz.y === projY)) return " · Hazard";
+      }
+    }
+    return "";
+  }
+}
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+class ThinkingPanel {
+  constructor(thinkingEl) {
+    this._el = thinkingEl;
+  }
+
+  get element() { return this._el; }
+
+  render(turn, replay) {
+    if (!turn) {
+      this._el.innerHTML = "<p class=\"section-title\">Select a game to inspect reasoning.</p>";
+      this._syncMonoOffset();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const reasoning = turn.my_thinking;
+    const reasons = this._extractReasoningList(reasoning);
+    const reasonList = reasons.map((item) => `<li>${item}</li>`).join("");
+    const gameMeta = replay && replay.game ? replay.game : {};
+    const snakeType = Utils.safeString(gameMeta.your_snake_type);
+    const snakeVersion = Utils.safeString(gameMeta.your_snake_version);
+
+    this._el.innerHTML = `
+      <div class="think-grid">
+        <div class="chip"><span class="k">Chosen Move</span><span class="v">${Utils.safeString(turn.my_move)}</span></div>
+        <div class="chip"><span class="k">Snake Type</span><span class="v">${snakeType}</span></div>
+        <div class="chip"><span class="k">Snake Version</span><span class="v">${snakeVersion}</span></div>
+        <div class="chip"><span class="k">Observed At</span><span class="v">${Utils.formatObservedAtLocal(turn.observed_at)}</span></div>
+        <div class="chip"><span class="k">Food Count</span><span class="v">${Array.isArray(turn.food) ? turn.food.length : 0}</span></div>
+        <div class="chip"><span class="k">Hazard Count</span><span class="v">${Array.isArray(turn.hazards) ? turn.hazards.length : 0}</span></div>
+      </div>
+
+      <section class="snakes-section">
+        <table class="score-table">
+          <colgroup>
+            <col style="width:32%">
+            <col style="width:10%">
+            <col style="width:10%">
+            <col style="width:20%">
+            <col style="width:6%">
+          </colgroup>
+          <thead><tr><th>Snake</th><th>Latency</th><th>Move</th><th>Health</th><th>Length</th></tr></thead>
+          <tbody>${SnakeTable.buildSnakesRows(turn, replay)}</tbody>
+        </table>
+      </section>
+
+      <section class="scores-section">
+        <p class="section-title">Move Scores</p>
+        <table class="score-table">
+          <colgroup><col style="width:50%"><col style="width:50%"></colgroup>
+          <thead><tr><th>Move</th><th>Score</th></tr></thead>
+          <tbody>${MoveTable.buildScoresRows(reasoning)}</tbody>
+        </table>
+      </section>
+
+      <section>
+        <p class="section-title">Decision Summary</p>
+        <ul class="reason-list">${reasonList}</ul>
+      </section>
+
+      <section class="raw-block">
+        <p class="section-title">Raw Reasoning Payload</p>
+        <pre class="mono">${JSON.stringify(reasoning, null, 2)}</pre>
+      </section>
+    `;
+    this._syncMonoOffset();
+  }
+
+  highlightSnake(snakeId) {
+    const section = this._el.querySelector(".snakes-section");
+    if (!section) return;
+    section.querySelectorAll(".snake-row.highlighted").forEach((r) => r.classList.remove("highlighted"));
+    section.classList.remove("has-highlight");
+    if (!snakeId) return;
+    const row = section.querySelector(`[data-snake-id="${CSS.escape(snakeId)}"]`);
+    if (row) {
+      row.classList.add("highlighted");
+      section.classList.add("has-highlight");
+    }
+  }
+
+  syncMonoOffset() {
+    this._syncMonoOffset();
+  }
+
+  _syncMonoOffset() {
+    const mono = this._el.querySelector(".mono");
+    if (!mono) return;
+    const rect = mono.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const bottomPaddingPx = 36;
+    const offset = Math.max(120, Math.round(rect.top + bottomPaddingPx));
+    document.documentElement.style.setProperty("--mono-vh-offset", `${offset}px`);
+  }
+
+  _extractReasoningList(reasoning) {
+    const parts = [];
+    if (!reasoning || typeof reasoning !== "object") {
+      return ["No reasoning recorded by this snake implementation."];
+    }
+    if (reasoning.reason) parts.push(`Reason: ${reasoning.reason}`);
+    if (reasoning.mode) parts.push(`Mode: ${reasoning.mode}`);
+    if (reasoning.health !== undefined) parts.push(`Health: ${reasoning.health}`);
+    if (reasoning.length !== undefined) parts.push(`Length: ${reasoning.length}`);
+    if (reasoning.occupancy !== undefined) parts.push(`Occupancy: ${reasoning.occupancy}`);
+    if (reasoning.ms_remaining !== undefined) parts.push(`Time left: ${reasoning.ms_remaining}ms`);
+    if (parts.length === 0) parts.push("Structured reasoning not provided; showing raw payload below.");
+    return parts;
+  }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+class Utils {
+  static safeString(value) {
+    if (value === null || value === undefined || value === "") return "-";
+    return String(value);
+  }
+
+  static toTitle(value) {
+    if (String(value || "").toLowerCase() === "finished") return "Done";
+    return String(value || "").replace(/_/g, " ").replace(/\b\w/g, (ch) => ch.toUpperCase());
+  }
+
+  static formatObservedAtLocal(value) {
+    if (value === null || value === undefined || value === "") return "-";
+    const raw = String(value).trim();
+    const parsed = new Date(raw);
+    if (Number.isNaN(parsed.getTime())) {
+      return Utils.safeString(raw).slice(11, 19);
+    }
+    return parsed.toLocaleTimeString([], {
+      hour: "2-digit",
+      minute: "2-digit",
+      second: "2-digit",
+    });
+  }
+}
@@ -1,108 +0,0 @@
-import unittest
-from typing import Any, cast
-
-from server.GameBoard import GameBoard
-from server.game_state_store import GameStateStoreBuilder, MemoryGameBoardStore, RedisGameBoardStore
-from snakes.TemplateSnake import TemplateSnake
-
-class _FakeRedis:
-  def __init__(self):
-    self.data = {}
-
-  async def set(self, key, value, ex=None):
-    self.data[key] = value
-
-  async def get(self, key):
-    return self.data.get(key)
-
-  async def delete(self, key):
-    self.data.pop(key, None)
-
-  async def aclose(self):
-    return None
-
-class TestGameStateStore(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
-  def _build_board(self) -> GameBoard:
-    board = GameBoard(
-      game_id="game-1",
-      width=11,
-      height=11,
-      ruleset={"name": "standard", "version": "v1.0.0"},
-      source="custom",
-      map="standard",
-      snake_class=TemplateSnake(),
-    )
-    board.read_game_data(
-      {
-        "turn": 3,
-        "board": {
-          "food": [{"x": 1, "y": 1}],
-          "hazards": [],
-          "snakes": [
-            {
-              "id": "me",
-              "name": "me",
-              "health": 99,
-              "length": 3,
-              "head": {"x": 2, "y": 2},
-              "body": [
-                {"x": 2, "y": 2},
-                {"x": 2, "y": 1},
-                {"x": 2, "y": 0},
-              ],
-            }
-          ],
-        },
-        "you": {
-          "id": "me",
-          "name": "me",
-          "health": 99,
-          "length": 3,
-          "head": {"x": 2, "y": 2},
-          "body": [
-            {"x": 2, "y": 2},
-            {"x": 2, "y": 1},
-            {"x": 2, "y": 0},
-          ],
-        },
-        "game": {"timeout": 500},
-      }
-    )
-    return board
-
-  def test_builder_selects_store_backend(self):
-    memory_store = GameStateStoreBuilder.build(backend="memory")
-    redis_store = GameStateStoreBuilder.build(backend="redis")
-    default_store = GameStateStoreBuilder.build(backend="unknown")
-
-    self.assertIsInstance(memory_store, MemoryGameBoardStore)
-    self.assertIsInstance(redis_store, RedisGameBoardStore)
-    self.assertIsInstance(default_store, MemoryGameBoardStore)
-
-  async def test_memory_backend_roundtrip(self):
-    store = MemoryGameBoardStore()
-    board = self._build_board()
-    await store.save("game-1", board)
-
-    loaded = cast(GameBoard, await store.load("game-1"))
-    self.assertIsNotNone(loaded)
-    self.assertEqual(loaded.id, "game-1")
-    await store.delete("game-1")
-    self.assertIsNone(await store.load("game-1"))
-
-  async def test_redis_backend_roundtrip(self):
-    store = RedisGameBoardStore()
-    store._redis = cast(Any, _FakeRedis())
-    board = self._build_board()
-
-    await store.save("game-1", board)
-    loaded = cast(GameBoard, await store.load("game-1"))
-    self.assertIsNotNone(loaded)
-    self.assertEqual(loaded.id, "game-1")
-    self.assertEqual(loaded.get_turn(), 3)
-
-    await store.delete("game-1")
-    self.assertIsNone(await store.load("game-1"))
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-  unittest.main()
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import unittest
 from pathlib import Path
 import tempfile, sqlite3

-from server.database import GameplayDatabase
+from server.database import GameplayDatabase, GameplayBackendBuilder

 class TestGameplayDatabase(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
  def _build_state(self, turn:int, me_head:tuple[int, int], enemy_head:tuple[int, int], include_enemy:bool=True) -> dict:
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class TestGameplayDatabase(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
  async def test_records_gameplay_with_wal_and_inferred_moves(self):
    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dir:
      db_path = Path(temp_dir) / "gameplay.sqlite3"
-      database = GameplayDatabase(str(db_path), busy_timeout_ms=4000)
+      database = GameplayDatabase(GameplayBackendBuilder.build(db_path=str(db_path), busy_timeout_ms=4000))

      await database.record_game_start(self._build_state(turn=0, me_head=(1, 1), enemy_head=(5, 5)))
      await database.record_turn(
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ class TestMetricsStoreTemplate(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
      "last_game_end_unix": 2,
      "last_move_unix": 3,
      "games_stuck_removed": 0,
-      "game_state_local_cache_enabled": False,
      "metrics_backend": "memory",
      "active_games": 1,
      "tracked_games": 1,
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ class TestMetricsStoreTemplate(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
          "oldest_active_game_age_sec": 5,
          "stale_game_timeout_sec": 180,
          "active_games_stale": 0,
-          "game_state_local_cache_enabled": True,
          "http_requests_by_endpoint": {
            "info": 1,
            "start": 1,
@@ -115,7 +113,6 @@ class TestMetricsStoreTemplate(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
          "oldest_active_game_age_sec": 7,
          "stale_game_timeout_sec": 180,
          "active_games_stale": 1,
-          "game_state_local_cache_enabled": False,
          "http_requests_by_endpoint": {
            "info": 1,
            "start": 1,
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 source = { virtual = "." }
 dependencies = [
    { name = "aiologger" },
+    { name = "asyncpg" },
    { name = "dotenv" },
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+    { name = "python-dotenv" },
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    { name = "redis" },
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@@ -290,8 +324,10 @@ dependencies = [
 [package.metadata]
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+    { name = "asyncpg", specifier = ">=0.31.0" },
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daniel156161	341bb27278	change that GameplayDatabase can have different backends, sqlite and postgresql with a Template example backend	2026-04-08 14:28:39 +02:00
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