Fix multiplayer connection: Add redundant proxies and Socket.io CDN

2026-04-17 22:46:00 +00:00 · 2025-12-13 19:54:13 +11:00
parent 3e8eed4eaf
commit d959102db3
2 changed files with 74 additions and 7 deletions
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
      rel="stylesheet"
    />
    <!-- Socket.io Client -->
-    <script src="/socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>
+    <script src="https://cdn.socket.io/4.7.2/socket.io.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div class="container">
--- a/multiplayer.js
+++ b/multiplayer.js
@@ -14,11 +14,42 @@ class MultiplayerClient {
    
    
    // Connect to server
-    connect() {
-        // Automatically detect server URL (works for both local and production)
-        const serverUrl = window.location.origin;
-        console.log('Connecting to server:', serverUrl);
-        this.socket = io(serverUrl);
+    async connect() {
+        if (typeof io === 'undefined') {
+            this.showMessage('Socket.io library not loaded. Please check your internet connection.', 'error');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Dynamically construct proxy URLs based on current origin
+        const targetUrl = window.location.origin;
+        const servers = [
+            targetUrl, // Primary (local/current)
+            'http://localhost:3000', // Explicit local backend port (common for dev)
+            `https://corsproxy.io/?${targetUrl}`, // CorsProxy.io
+            `https://api.allorigins.win/raw?url=${encodeURIComponent(targetUrl)}`, // AllOrigins
+            `https://cors-anywhere.herokuapp.com/${targetUrl}` // Corsair Anywhere (Demo)
+        ];
+
+        let connected = false;
+
+        for (const serverUrl of servers) {
+            if (connected) break;
+            
+            try {
+                console.log(`Attempting connection to: ${serverUrl}`);
+                await this.tryConnect(serverUrl);
+                connected = true;
+                console.log(`✅ Successfully connected to: ${serverUrl}`);
+            } catch (error) {
+                console.warn(`❌ Failed to connect to ${serverUrl}:`, error);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!connected) {
+            this.showMessage('Failed to connect to any multiplayer server. Please try again later.', 'error');
+            const loading = document.querySelector('.loading');
+            if (loading) loading.textContent = 'Connection failed.';
+        }
        
        // Setup board size selector buttons
        document.querySelectorAll('.size-btn-mp').forEach(btn => {
@@ -28,7 +59,43 @@ class MultiplayerClient {
                this.selectedBoardSize = parseInt(e.target.dataset.size);
            });
        });
-        
+    }
+
+    tryConnect(url) {
+        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+            const socketOptions = {
+                reconnection: false, // We handle reconnection manually for failover
+                timeout: 5000,
+                transports: ['websocket', 'polling']
+            };
+
+            const tempSocket = io(url, socketOptions);
+
+            const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+                if (!tempSocket.connected) {
+                    tempSocket.close();
+                    reject(new Error('Connection timed out'));
+                }
+            }, 5000);
+
+            tempSocket.on('connect', () => {
+                clearTimeout(timeout);
+                this.socket = tempSocket;
+                this.setupSocketListeners();
+                resolve();
+            });
+
+            tempSocket.on('connect_error', (err) => {
+                clearTimeout(timeout);
+                tempSocket.close();
+                reject(err);
+            });
+        });
+    }
+
+    setupSocketListeners() {
+        if (!this.socket) return;
+
        this.socket.on('connect', () => {
            console.log('✅ Connected to multiplayer server');