game workflow corrected

SerpentRace_Backend/src/Application/Game/commands/StartGameCommandHandler.ts

@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ export class StartGameCommandHandler {
                 orgid: command.orgid || null,
                 gamedecks,
                 players: [],
-                started: false,
-                finished: false,
                 winner: null,
                 state: GameState.WAITING,
                 startdate: null,

SerpentRace_Backend/src/Application/Game/commands/StartGamePlayCommandHandler.ts

@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ export class StartGamePlayCommandHandler {
 
             // Update game state in database
             const updatedGame = await this.gameRepository.update(game.id, {
-                started: true,
                 state: GameState.ACTIVE,
                 startdate: new Date()
             });
@@ -111,11 +110,6 @@ export class StartGamePlayCommandHandler {
             throw new Error('Game is not in waiting state and cannot be started');
         }
 
-        // Check if game is already started
-        if (game.started) {
-            throw new Error('Game has already been started');
-        }
-
         // Check if there are enough players (at least 2)
         if (game.players.length < 2) {
             throw new Error('Game needs at least 2 players to start');

SerpentRace_Backend/src/Application/Services/GameWebSocketService.ts

@@ -1222,14 +1222,13 @@ export class GameWebSocketService {
             if (!game) return;
 
             // Only clean up games that haven't finished yet
-            if (!game.finished) {
+            if (game.state !== GameState.FINISHED && game.state !== GameState.CANCELLED) {
                 logOther(`Handling abandoned game ${gameCode}`, { gameId: game.id });
 
-                // Mark game as abandoned in database
+                // Mark game as cancelled in database
                 await this.gameRepository.update(game.id, {
-                    finished: true,
+                    state: GameState.CANCELLED,
                     enddate: new Date(),
-                    // Could add an 'abandoned' flag if the database schema supports it
                 });
 
                 // Clean up all Redis data for this abandoned game
@@ -2236,7 +2235,7 @@ export class GameWebSocketService {
             const game = await this.gameRepository.findByGameCode(gameCode);
             if (game) {
                 await this.gameRepository.update(game.id, {
-                    finished: true,
+                    state: GameState.FINISHED,
                     winner: winnerId,
                     enddate: new Date()
                 });