chameleon/Assets/Scripts/MatchManager.cs

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Unity.Collections;
using Unity.Netcode;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.SceneManagement;
#if ENABLE_INPUT_SYSTEM
using UnityEngine.InputSystem;
#endif

/// <summary>
/// Server-authoritative match flow. Lives on the persistent NetworkManager object in the boot scene
/// (Main), which stays loaded the whole session (NetworkManager, cameras, HUD). The gameplay scenes
/// (Lobby, Test Map) are loaded ADDITIVELY through NGO's scene manager so Main is never torn down.
///
/// Two design pillars make the persistent-Main + additive-gameplay model actually work:
///
/// 1. Clients sync ADDITIVELY (<see cref="NetworkSceneManager.SetClientSynchronizationMode"/> =
///    <see cref="LoadSceneMode.Additive"/>). The NGO default (Single) would unload every scene the
///    connecting client already has - including its own Main (cameras/HUD/managers) - and reload the
///    server's active scene in single mode, which also crashes the player-object scene migration
///    (MoveGameObjectToScene "Destination scene is not valid"). Additive keeps the client's Main and
///    layers the server's scenes on top. Must be set on the server before any client connects; it is
///    auto-propagated to clients via the synchronize event.
///
/// 2. Players are spawned by THIS manager, not by NGO auto-spawn. NGO would auto-spawn the player the
///    instant a peer connects, into whatever scene is active right then - for the host that is Main
///    (the additive Lobby load is still in flight), which has no floor, so the host falls into the
///    void. We disable auto-spawn (null out <see cref="NetworkConfig.PlayerPrefab"/>) and instead
///    spawn the neutral Player prefab into the gameplay scene only once it is loaded, so avatars always
///    land on a floor. Main therefore holds zero network objects.
///
/// Flow: server start -> additive sync mode set -> Lobby loaded additively -> Player spawned for every
/// connected peer (full mode set, including First Person). Late joiners spawn on connect into the
/// already-loaded scene. The host walks into the Start Match trigger -> <see cref="StartMatch"/>: one
/// random connected client is rolled Hunter, the rest Hider; the Lobby is unloaded and Test Map loaded
/// (strictly serialized - an NGO constraint, only one scene op in flight); then every player object is
/// despawned and respawned as its role's prefab variant.
///
/// Match-control AUTHORITY: the client allowed to start (walk into the trigger) and end (Esc) the match.
/// A host has its own player, so the host is the authority. A DEDICATED server (StartServer, no local
/// player) hands authority to the FIRST client that connects, so a server nobody plays on is still
/// controllable. The id is server-local; the designated remote client is told via a named message so it
/// reads Esc locally and asks the server (which validates the sender) to end. If the authority leaves,
/// it is reassigned to another connected client.
///
/// End / join / teardown:
/// - The match authority presses Esc -> <see cref="EndMatch"/>: Test Map is swapped back to Lobby and
///   everyone is respawned as the neutral Player. The host/server ends directly; a remote authority
///   client requests it over a named message that only the authority's id is honored for.
/// - A client that joins MID-MATCH spawns as a SPECTATOR: a dedicated EMPTY prefab (no body/collider)
///   bound to free-cam-only, so it flies around the running map and watches but does not play. It
///   respawns as a neutral lobby Player when the match ends.
/// - On shutdown / disconnect (<see cref="ReturnToMainOnly"/>) every gameplay scene is unloaded so only
///   Main is left loaded & active. NGO's Dispose does NOT unload additively-synced scenes, so we do it.
///
/// Not a NetworkBehaviour by design: every state change rides existing NGO replication (additive scene
/// sync + player-object spawn/despawn), so there is no in-scene NetworkObject hash matching or custom
/// RPC to get wrong. The phase here is server-local guard state; clients infer their mode set from the
/// spawned avatar (<see cref="NetworkPlayerSetup.ScopedModes"/>), not from a replicated phase, so there
/// is no spawn-vs-phase timing race.
/// </summary>
[DisallowMultipleComponent]
public class MatchManager : MonoBehaviour
{
    public enum MatchPhase { Lobby, Transitioning, InMatch }

    public static MatchManager Instance { get; private set; }

    [Header("Scenes (must be in Build Settings)")]
    [Tooltip("Persistent boot scene that always stays loaded (NetworkManager, cameras, HUD). On a " +
             "shutdown/disconnect every other scene is unloaded so this is the only one left & active.")]
    [SerializeField] private string mainSceneName = "Main";
    [SerializeField] private string lobbySceneName = "Lobby";
    [SerializeField] private string matchSceneName = "Test Map";

    [Header("Role prefab variants (must be registered network prefabs)")]
    [SerializeField] private GameObject hunterPrefab;
    [SerializeField] private GameObject hiderPrefab;

    [Tooltip("Empty free-cam-only avatar spawned for a client that joins MID-MATCH. No body/collider - the " +
             "free-cam rig is a separate scene object. Must be a registered network prefab.")]
    [SerializeField] private GameObject spectatorPrefab;

    [Header("Spawn")]
    [Tooltip("World position lobby avatars are spawned at (raised a touch above the floor so gravity " +
             "settles them). Per-client ring fan-out is applied on top (NetworkPlayerSetup.PlaceOnSpawnRing).")]
    [SerializeField] private Vector3 lobbySpawnCenter = new Vector3(0f, 1f, 0f);

    [Tooltip("World position the respawned match avatars are placed at on the match map; per-client ring " +
             "fan-out is applied on top (NetworkPlayerSetup.PlaceOnSpawnRing).")]
    [SerializeField] private Vector3 matchSpawnCenter = new Vector3(0f, 1f, 0f);

    /// <summary>Server-local phase guard. Not replicated - see class summary.</summary>
    public MatchPhase Phase { get; private set; } = MatchPhase.Lobby;

    private NetworkManager _net;
    private GameObject _playerPrefab; // captured from NetworkConfig.PlayerPrefab; auto-spawn is then disabled so we spawn manually into a loaded scene
    private bool _hooked;
    private bool _sceneReady; // server-only: a gameplay scene (lobby/map) is loaded & active, so it is safe to spawn avatars
    private bool _cleanedUp;  // guards the shutdown scene-cleanup so a host (server+client stop) doesn't run it twice

    // Role pick uses its OWN generator, seeded once from real entropy. UnityEngine.Random is a single
    // engine-wide generator whose state at match-start can sit at the same point every fresh play
    // session (nothing random consumed before it), which made the "random" hunter land on the same
    // client every time. An independent System.Random decouples the pick from that shared global state.
    private readonly System.Random _roleRng = new System.Random(System.Guid.NewGuid().GetHashCode());

    // Painting carry across an avatar respawn (scene switch). Per-machine: the LOCAL owner's painting,
    // parked here by its despawning PlayerPaintSync (that component is gone before the replacement spawns)
    // and consumed once by the next owner avatar. This manager is persistent in Main, so it bridges the
    // despawn->spawn gap. Cleared on teardown (ReturnToMainOnly) so a fresh session never inherits a
    // previous one's painting; a normal respawn keeps Main loaded, so the parked copy survives it.
    private byte[] _carriedPaint;

    // Match-control authority. Server-local: which client may start/end the match. Host -> the host
    // itself (set at server start); dedicated server -> the first client to connect (set on connect).
    private bool _hasAuthorityClient;
    private ulong _authorityClientId;
    // Client-side mirror, set by the grant message below: this machine's local client is the authority,
    // so it reads Esc and asks the server to end the match.
    private bool _isLocalAuthority;

    // Named messages (CustomMessagingManager). One bridges server->authority-client ("you have authority"),
    // the other client->server ("please end the match"); the server only honors it from the authority id.
    private const string MsgAuthorityGranted = "Match_AuthorityGranted";
    private const string MsgRequestEndMatch = "Match_RequestEndMatch";

    private void Awake()
    {
        if (Instance && Instance != this) { Destroy(this); return; }
        Instance = this;
        _net = GetComponent<NetworkManager>();
        if (!_net) _net = FindFirstObjectByType<NetworkManager>();

        // Disable NGO auto-spawn (decided purely by PlayerPrefab != null on both host and remote paths).
        // We keep the reference and spawn manually once a floored scene exists. Runtime-only mutation -
        // the scene asset still carries PlayerPrefab, so there is no asset diff.
        if (_net != null)
        {
            _playerPrefab = _net.NetworkConfig.PlayerPrefab;
            _net.NetworkConfig.PlayerPrefab = null;
        }
    }

    private void OnEnable()
    {
        if (!_net) _net = FindFirstObjectByType<NetworkManager>();
        if (!_net) return;
        _net.OnServerStarted += OnServerStarted;
        _net.OnClientStarted += OnClientStarted;
        _net.OnServerStopped += OnNetStopped;
        _net.OnClientStopped += OnNetStopped;
    }

    private void OnDisable()
    {
        if (_net)
        {
            _net.OnServerStarted -= OnServerStarted;
            _net.OnClientStarted -= OnClientStarted;
            _net.OnServerStopped -= OnNetStopped;
            _net.OnClientStopped -= OnNetStopped;
            _net.OnClientConnectedCallback -= OnClientConnected;
            _net.OnClientDisconnectCallback -= OnClientDisconnected;
            if (_net.SceneManager != null) _net.SceneManager.OnSceneEvent -= OnSceneEvent;
            if (_net.CustomMessagingManager != null)
            {
                _net.CustomMessagingManager.UnregisterNamedMessageHandler(MsgAuthorityGranted);
                _net.CustomMessagingManager.UnregisterNamedMessageHandler(MsgRequestEndMatch);
            }
        }
        if (Instance == this) Instance = null;
    }

    private void OnServerStarted()
    {
        _cleanedUp = false;
        HookSceneManager();

        // Keep the connecting client's already-loaded scenes (its Main) and layer ours on top.
        // Must run before any client synchronizes; auto-propagates to clients. See class summary.
        if (_net.SceneManager != null)
            _net.SceneManager.SetClientSynchronizationMode(LoadSceneMode.Additive);

        Phase = MatchPhase.Lobby;
        _sceneReady = false;

        // Match-control authority. A host has its own player, so it is the authority right away. A
        // dedicated server has no local player; the first client to connect claims it (OnClientConnected).
        _hasAuthorityClient = false;
        if (_net.IsHost) { _authorityClientId = _net.LocalClientId; _hasAuthorityClient = true; }

        if (_net.CustomMessagingManager != null)
            _net.CustomMessagingManager.RegisterNamedMessageHandler(MsgRequestEndMatch, OnRequestEndMatchMessage);

        // Spawn late joiners on connect (server-side callback). Re-hook defensively in case of re-host.
        _net.OnClientConnectedCallback -= OnClientConnected;
        _net.OnClientConnectedCallback += OnClientConnected;
        _net.OnClientDisconnectCallback -= OnClientDisconnected;
        _net.OnClientDisconnectCallback += OnClientDisconnected;

        StartCoroutine(LoadLobbyRoutine());
    }

    private void OnClientStarted()
    {
        _cleanedUp = false;
        _isLocalAuthority = false;
        HookSceneManager();

        // Listen for the server granting this machine match authority (dedicated-server case). Registered
        // here (client start) so the handler exists before the server sends the grant on connect.
        if (_net.CustomMessagingManager != null)
            _net.CustomMessagingManager.RegisterNamedMessageHandler(MsgAuthorityGranted, OnAuthorityGrantedMessage);
    }

    // Fired on shutdown / disconnect for both the server and the client (a host gets both, hence the
    // _cleanedUp guard). Aborts any in-flight scene op and tears the session's scenes back down so only
    // Main is left loaded & active - NGO's own Dispose does NOT unload additively-synced scenes.
    private void OnNetStopped(bool _)
    {
        if (_cleanedUp) return;
        _cleanedUp = true;

        StopAllCoroutines();
        _hooked = false;
        _sceneReady = false;
        _hasAuthorityClient = false;
        _isLocalAuthority = false;
        Phase = MatchPhase.Lobby;
        if (_net)
        {
            _net.OnClientConnectedCallback -= OnClientConnected;
            _net.OnClientDisconnectCallback -= OnClientDisconnected;
            if (_net.SceneManager != null) _net.SceneManager.OnSceneEvent -= OnSceneEvent;
            if (_net.CustomMessagingManager != null)
            {
                _net.CustomMessagingManager.UnregisterNamedMessageHandler(MsgAuthorityGranted);
                _net.CustomMessagingManager.UnregisterNamedMessageHandler(MsgRequestEndMatch);
            }
        }

        ReturnToMainOnly();
    }

    // Esc ends the running match (sends everyone back to the lobby) - but only for the match AUTHORITY.
    // The host/server reads it locally and ends directly. A remote authority client (dedicated server)
    // can't end the match itself (the flow is server-authoritative), so it asks the server over a named
    // message; the server validates the sender is the authority and that a match is running.
    private void Update()
    {
        if (_net == null) return;

        if (_net.IsServer)
        {
            if (Phase == MatchPhase.InMatch && IsMatchAuthority(_net.LocalClientId) && EscapePressed())
                EndMatch();
            return;
        }

        // Pure client: Phase is server-local, so we don't gate on it here - the server checks it on receipt.
        if (_isLocalAuthority && EscapePressed())
            RequestEndMatchFromServer();
    }

    private static bool EscapePressed()
    {
#if ENABLE_INPUT_SYSTEM
        return Keyboard.current != null && Keyboard.current.escapeKey.wasPressedThisFrame;
#else
        return Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Escape);
#endif
    }

    private void HookSceneManager()
    {
        if (_hooked || _net == null || _net.SceneManager == null) return;
        _net.SceneManager.OnSceneEvent += OnSceneEvent;
        _hooked = true;
    }

    // Keep the freshly loaded gameplay scene the ACTIVE scene on every machine (lighting / skybox /
    // instantiation context) - NGO additive loads don't promote the active scene on their own.
    private void OnSceneEvent(SceneEvent e)
    {
        if (e.SceneEventType != SceneEventType.LoadComplete) return;
        if (e.SceneName != lobbySceneName && e.SceneName != matchSceneName) return;
        if (e.Scene.IsValid() && e.Scene.isLoaded) SceneManager.SetActiveScene(e.Scene);
    }

    private IEnumerator LoadLobbyRoutine()
    {
        yield return SceneOp(() => _net.SceneManager.LoadScene(lobbySceneName, LoadSceneMode.Additive),
                             SceneEventType.LoadEventCompleted, lobbySceneName);

        // Lobby is loaded and active on the server: now it is safe to spawn the already-connected
        // peers (the host, plus anyone who connected while the load was in flight).
        _sceneReady = true;
        foreach (ulong id in new List<ulong>(_net.ConnectedClientsIds)) SpawnFor(id, _playerPrefab, lobbySpawnCenter);
    }

    // Server-side: a peer finished connecting. If a gameplay scene is already up, spawn it now;
    // otherwise LoadLobbyRoutine (lobby) or RespawnAll (mid-transition) covers it (the PlayerObject
    // guard in SpawnFor prevents a double spawn).
    private void OnClientConnected(ulong clientId)
    {
        if (_net == null || !_net.IsServer) return;

        // Dedicated-server case: the first client to connect becomes the match authority (a host already
        // claimed it at server start, so this only fires for a server with no local player). Tell the
        // client over a named message so it reads Esc locally; the trigger picks it up server-side.
        if (!_hasAuthorityClient)
        {
            _authorityClientId = clientId;
            _hasAuthorityClient = true;
            SendAuthorityGrant(clientId);
            Debug.Log($"[MatchManager] Client {clientId} is now the match authority.", this);
        }

        // During a Lobby<->Test Map swap the active scene briefly falls back to Main (no floor); defer
        // and let the respawn loop spawn this joiner once the target scene is loaded.
        if (!_sceneReady || Phase == MatchPhase.Transitioning) return;
        // Mid-match joiner: spawn an empty SPECTATOR avatar (free-cam only) into the running map. They can
        // fly around and watch but don't play. When the host ends the match, EndMatchSequence's respawn
        // loop covers every connected client, so they turn into a neutral lobby Player with everyone else.
        if (Phase == MatchPhase.InMatch) { SpawnFor(clientId, spectatorPrefab, matchSpawnCenter); return; }
        SpawnFor(clientId, _playerPrefab, lobbySpawnCenter);
    }

    // Server-side: if the match authority leaves, hand authority to another connected client (lowest
    // remaining id) so a dedicated-server match stays controllable. No-op in the host case (the host
    // holds authority and only "leaves" on shutdown, which teardown handles).
    private void OnClientDisconnected(ulong clientId)
    {
        if (_net == null || !_net.IsServer) return;
        if (!_hasAuthorityClient || clientId != _authorityClientId) return;
        if (_net.IsHost && clientId == _net.LocalClientId) return; // host shutting down; teardown handles it

        _hasAuthorityClient = false;
        foreach (ulong id in _net.ConnectedClientsIds)
        {
            if (id == clientId) continue; // the leaving client may still be listed momentarily
            _authorityClientId = id;
            _hasAuthorityClient = true;
            SendAuthorityGrant(id);
            Debug.Log($"[MatchManager] Match authority reassigned to client {id}.", this);
            break;
        }
    }

    // Spawns the given prefab as a client's player object into the currently active gameplay scene. No-op
    // if the client already owns a player object (double-spawn guard) or has since disconnected.
    private void SpawnFor(ulong clientId, GameObject prefab, Vector3 at)
    {
        if (!prefab)
        {
            Debug.LogError("[MatchManager] Spawn prefab missing - cannot spawn.", this);
            return;
        }
        if (!_net.ConnectedClients.TryGetValue(clientId, out var client)) return;
        if (client.PlayerObject) return;

        var go = Instantiate(prefab, at, Quaternion.identity);
        go.GetComponent<NetworkObject>().SpawnAsPlayerObject(clientId);
    }

    /// <summary>Server-only. Starts the match: roll roles, swap Lobby -> Test Map, respawn as variants.
    /// Safe to call repeatedly (only acts once, while still in the lobby phase).</summary>
    public void StartMatch()
    {
        if (_net == null || !_net.IsServer) return;
        if (Phase != MatchPhase.Lobby) return; // double-start / not-in-lobby guard
        if (!hunterPrefab || !hiderPrefab)
        {
            Debug.LogError("[MatchManager] Role prefabs not assigned - cannot start match.", this);
            return;
        }

        var ids = new List<ulong>(_net.ConnectedClientsIds);
        if (ids.Count == 0) return;

        Phase = MatchPhase.Transitioning;
        ulong hunterId = ids[_roleRng.Next(ids.Count)];
        Debug.Log($"[MatchManager] Starting match. Hunter = client {hunterId}, {ids.Count} player(s).", this);

        StartCoroutine(MatchSequence(hunterId));
    }

    private IEnumerator MatchSequence(ulong hunterId)
    {
        var sm = _net.SceneManager;

        // 1. Unload the lobby (strictly serialized: one scene op in flight at a time).
        Scene lobby = SceneManager.GetSceneByName(lobbySceneName);
        if (lobby.IsValid() && lobby.isLoaded)
            yield return SceneOp(() => sm.UnloadScene(lobby), SceneEventType.UnloadEventCompleted, lobbySceneName);

        // 2. Load the match map.
        yield return SceneOp(() => sm.LoadScene(matchSceneName, LoadSceneMode.Additive),
                             SceneEventType.LoadEventCompleted, matchSceneName);

        // 3. Respawn every player as its rolled role's prefab variant.
        RespawnAll(id => (id == hunterId) ? hunterPrefab : hiderPrefab, matchSpawnCenter);

        Phase = MatchPhase.InMatch;
        Debug.Log("[MatchManager] Match started.", this);
    }

    /// <summary>Server-only. Ends the running match: swap Test Map -> Lobby and respawn everyone as the
    /// neutral lobby Player (including any spectator-held mid-match joiners). Only acts while in a match.</summary>
    public void EndMatch()
    {
        if (_net == null || !_net.IsServer) return;
        if (Phase != MatchPhase.InMatch) return; // only endable mid-match

        Phase = MatchPhase.Transitioning;
        Debug.Log("[MatchManager] Ending match -> returning to lobby.", this);
        StartCoroutine(EndMatchSequence());
    }

    private IEnumerator EndMatchSequence()
    {
        var sm = _net.SceneManager;

        // 1. Unload the match map (strictly serialized: one scene op in flight at a time).
        Scene map = SceneManager.GetSceneByName(matchSceneName);
        if (map.IsValid() && map.isLoaded)
            yield return SceneOp(() => sm.UnloadScene(map), SceneEventType.UnloadEventCompleted, matchSceneName);

        // 2. Reload the lobby.
        yield return SceneOp(() => sm.LoadScene(lobbySceneName, LoadSceneMode.Additive),
                             SceneEventType.LoadEventCompleted, lobbySceneName);

        // 3. Respawn everyone as the neutral lobby Player (covers held mid-match joiners too).
        RespawnAll(_ => _playerPrefab, lobbySpawnCenter);

        Phase = MatchPhase.Lobby;
        Debug.Log("[MatchManager] Back in lobby.", this);
    }

    // Runs an NGO scene op and waits for its server-side completion event. NGO rejects a new op while one
    // is in flight, so callers must await this before issuing the next.
    private IEnumerator SceneOp(System.Func<SceneEventProgressStatus> op, SceneEventType completed, string sceneName)
    {
        bool done = false;
        void OnEvt(SceneEvent e)
        {
            if (e.SceneEventType == completed && e.SceneName == sceneName) done = true;
        }

        _net.SceneManager.OnSceneEvent += OnEvt;
        SceneEventProgressStatus status = op();
        if (status != SceneEventProgressStatus.Started)
        {
            Debug.LogWarning($"[MatchManager] Scene op on '{sceneName}' returned {status}.", this);
            _net.SceneManager.OnSceneEvent -= OnEvt;
            yield break;
        }

        while (!done) yield return null;
        _net.SceneManager.OnSceneEvent -= OnEvt;
    }

    // Despawns each connected client's current avatar (if any) and spawns the prefab chosen by
    // prefabFor at the given position. Used for both lobby->match (role variants) and match->lobby
    // (neutral Player); the latter also gives spectator-held joiners their first avatar.
    private void RespawnAll(System.Func<ulong, GameObject> prefabFor, Vector3 at)
    {
        var ids = new List<ulong>(_net.ConnectedClientsIds);
        foreach (ulong id in ids)
        {
            if (!_net.ConnectedClients.TryGetValue(id, out var client)) continue;
            GameObject prefab = prefabFor(id);
            if (!prefab) continue;

            // Despawn the old avatar first so the client has no stale player object when the new one
            // claims the slot (avoids NGO's "already has a player object" reassign warning).
            NetworkObject old = client.PlayerObject;
            if (old) old.Despawn(true);

            var go = Instantiate(prefab, at, Quaternion.identity);
            go.GetComponent<NetworkObject>().SpawnAsPlayerObject(id);
        }
    }

    // Unloads every gameplay scene so only Main is left loaded & active. NGO is already gone here
    // (shutdown), so this uses Unity's SceneManager, not NGO's. Main must be made active BEFORE the
    // active gameplay scene is unloaded, otherwise Unity has no valid active scene to fall back to.
    private void ReturnToMainOnly()
    {
        // A real disconnect/shutdown is not a respawn: drop any parked painting so a fresh session
        // (re-host / reconnect) never restores a previous match's painting onto its first avatar.
        _carriedPaint = null;

        Scene main = SceneManager.GetSceneByName(mainSceneName);
        if (main.IsValid() && main.isLoaded) SceneManager.SetActiveScene(main);

        UnloadLocalIfLoaded(lobbySceneName);
        UnloadLocalIfLoaded(matchSceneName);

        // The local avatar is gone; drop the mode cycle back to a player-less state so the persistent
        // orbit input stops re-locking the cursor (and any FreeCam/First-Person takeover is undone). Without
        // this the OS cursor stays captured back in the empty Main scene.
        var modes = FindFirstObjectByType<GameModeManager>(FindObjectsInactive.Include);
        if (modes) modes.ReleaseToNoPlayer();
    }

    private void UnloadLocalIfLoaded(string sceneName)
    {
        Scene s = SceneManager.GetSceneByName(sceneName);
        if (s.IsValid() && s.isLoaded && s != SceneManager.GetActiveScene())
            SceneManager.UnloadSceneAsync(s);
    }

    /// <summary>Owner-side: park the local painting so the avatar a scene switch spawns next can restore it.</summary>
    public void StoreCarriedPaint(byte[] data) => _carriedPaint = data;

    /// <summary>Owner-side: take (and clear) the parked painting for the freshly spawned avatar, or null if none.</summary>
    public byte[] TakeCarriedPaint()
    {
        byte[] d = _carriedPaint;
        _carriedPaint = null;
        return d;
    }

    /// <summary>True if the given client currently holds match-control authority (may start and end the match).</summary>
    public bool IsMatchAuthority(ulong clientId) => _hasAuthorityClient && clientId == _authorityClientId;

    // Server -> client: tell the designated client it is the match authority (so it reads Esc locally).
    private void SendAuthorityGrant(ulong clientId)
    {
        var cmm = _net != null ? _net.CustomMessagingManager : null;
        if (cmm == null) return;
        using (var writer = new FastBufferWriter(sizeof(byte), Allocator.Temp))
        {
            writer.WriteByteSafe(1); // payload unused; a named message still needs a buffer
            cmm.SendNamedMessage(MsgAuthorityGranted, clientId, writer);
        }
    }

    // Client handler: this machine has been granted match authority.
    private void OnAuthorityGrantedMessage(ulong senderClientId, FastBufferReader reader)
    {
        _isLocalAuthority = true;
        Debug.Log("[MatchManager] This client is the match authority: walk into the Start Match trigger to begin, Esc to end.", this);
    }

    // Client -> server: ask the server to end the match. Only honored from the authority client (and only
    // while a match is running - EndMatch guards the phase).
    private void RequestEndMatchFromServer()
    {
        var cmm = _net != null ? _net.CustomMessagingManager : null;
        if (cmm == null) return;
        using (var writer = new FastBufferWriter(sizeof(byte), Allocator.Temp))
        {
            writer.WriteByteSafe(1);
            cmm.SendNamedMessage(MsgRequestEndMatch, NetworkManager.ServerClientId, writer);
        }
    }

    // Server handler: an authority client asked to end the match.
    private void OnRequestEndMatchMessage(ulong senderClientId, FastBufferReader reader)
    {
        if (_net == null || !_net.IsServer) return;
        if (!IsMatchAuthority(senderClientId)) return;
        EndMatch(); // guards Phase == InMatch itself
    }
}