Chat moved up to top level now in all services frontend

frontend/index.html

@@ -34,13 +34,14 @@
 			<a href="/" class="hover:bg-gray-700 rounded-md px-3 py-2">🏠 Home</a>
 			<a href="/login" class="hover:bg-gray-700 rounded-md px-3 py-2">👤 Login</a>
 			<a href="/signin" class="hover:bg-gray-700 rounded-md px-3 py-2">👤 Signin</a>
-			<a href="/chat" class="hover:bg-gray-700 rounded-md px-3 py-2">👤 Chat</a>
 			<a href="/ttt" class="hover:bg-gray-700 rounded-md px-3 py-2">⭕ Tic-Tac-Toe</a>
 			<a href="/pong" class="hover:bg-gray-700 rounded-md px-3 py-2">▮•▮ Ping Pong</a>
 			<a href="/contact" class="hover:bg-gray-700 rounded-md px-3 py-2">⚙️ Settings</a>
 			<a href="/logout" class="hover:bg-gray-700 rounded-md px-3 py-2">🚪 Logout</a>
 		</nav>
 	</aside>
+	<div id="chatBox"> </div>
+
 	<div class="fixed top-0 left-0 opacity-40" hidden>
 		<!-- >this is used so tailwind create the class styles... -->
 	</div>
@@ -51,12 +52,14 @@
 	<!-- Main content -->
 	<main class="pt-16 px-6 pb-8 w-full h-full container" id="app">
 	</main>
+	<button id="chatButton" class="chat-button transition">💬</button>
 	<!-- Scripts -->
 	<script type="module" src="/src/pages/"></script>
 	<script type="module" src="/src/carousel"></script>
 	<script type="module" src="/src/routing"></script>
 	<script type="module" src="/src/toast"></script>
 	<script type="module" src="/src/auth"></script>
+	<script type="module" src="/src/chat/chat.ts"> </script>
 </body>
 
 </html>

frontend/src/chat/chat.css

@@ -282,6 +282,22 @@ div-private {
   items-center;
 }
 
+.chat-button {
+  @apply
+  z-100 
+  text-3xl 
+  fixed bottom-6 
+  right-6 
+  w-14 
+  h-14 
+  rounded-full 
+  bg-gray-600 
+  text-white 
+  shadow-lg 
+  flex items-center 
+  justify-center 
+  hover:bg-red-700
+}
 
 
 

frontend/src/chat/chat.html

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<div class="chat-displaybox">
+  <div id="chat-mainbox" class="mainboxDisplay">
+    <h1 class="text-3xl font-bold text-gray-800">
+		  Chatter Box<span id="chat-t-username"></span>
+    </h1><br>
+    <button id="b-clear" class="btn-style absolute top-4 right-6">Clear Text</button>
+    <button id="b-quit" class="btn-style absolute top-14 right-6">Quit Chat</button>
+    <!-- Horizontal Message Box -->
+    <div id="chat-system-box" class="system-info">System: connecting ... </div>
+    <div class="flex justify-center mt-2">
+    <!-- Center wrapper for chat + vertical box -->
+      <!-- Groupe Chat + vertical box container -->
+      <div id = "g-boxes" class="flex gap-2">
+        <!-- Text Chat box panel + send -->
+        <div id="g-textBoxes" class="flex flex-col">
+          <div id="t-chatbox" class="chatbox-style"></div>
+          <div id="t-input-send" class="flex gap-1 mt-2">
+            <input id="t-chat-window" placeholder="Type your message..." class="chat-window-style" />
+            <div id="notify">🔕</div>
+            <div id="noGuest">💔</div>
+            <button id="b-send" class="send-btn-style">Send</button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <!-- Vertical Ping Buddies box panel-->
+        <div id="ping-box" class="ping-box">
+          <p id="ping-title" class="ping-title">Ping Buddies</p>
+          <div id="ping-list" class="flex-1 overflow-y-auto">
+            <div id = "div-buddies">
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <div id="profile-modal" class="profilPopup hidden">
+            <div class="popUpBox">
+              <p class="" id="modal-name"></p>
+              <button id="close-modal" class="btn-style absolute bottom-32 right-12">Close</button>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <div id="game-modal" class="gamePopup hidden">
+            <div class="popUpMessage" >
+              <div id="game-info">
+                <p class="modal-messages " id="modal-message"></p>
+              </div>
+              <button id="close-modal-message" class="btn-style absolute bottom-67 right-12">Close</button>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+
+
+

frontend/src/chat/chat.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,420 @@
+import "./chat.css";
+import io, { Socket } from "socket.io-client";
+import type { blockedUnBlocked } from "./types_front";
+import type {
+  ClientMessage,
+  ClientProfil,
+  ClientProfilPartial,
+} from "./types_front";
+import type { User } from "@app/auth";
+import {
+  addRoute,
+  setTitle,
+  type RouteHandlerParams,
+  type RouteHandlerReturn,
+} from "@app/routing";
+import authHtml from "./chat.html?raw";
+import { getUser } from "@app/auth";
+import { listBuddies } from "./chatHelperFunctions/listBuddies";
+import { getProfil } from "./chatHelperFunctions/getProfil";
+import { addMessage } from "./chatHelperFunctions/addMessage";
+import { broadcastMsg } from "./chatHelperFunctions/broadcastMsg";
+import { openProfilePopup } from "./chatHelperFunctions/openProfilePopup";
+import { actionBtnPopUpBlock } from "./chatHelperFunctions/actionBtnPopUpBlock";
+import { windowStateHidden } from "./chatHelperFunctions/windowStateHidden";
+import { blockUser } from "./chatHelperFunctions/blockUser";
+import { parseCmdMsg } from "./chatHelperFunctions/parseCmdMsg";
+import { actionBtnPopUpInvite } from "./chatHelperFunctions/actionBtnPopUpInvite";
+import { waitSocketConnected } from "./chatHelperFunctions/waitSocketConnected";
+import { connected } from "./chatHelperFunctions/connected";
+import { quitChat } from "./chatHelperFunctions/quitChat";
+import { openMessagePopup } from "./chatHelperFunctions/openMessagePopup";
+import { windowStateVisable } from "./chatHelperFunctions/windowStateVisable";
+import { cmdList } from "./chatHelperFunctions/cmdList";
+import { showInfo } from '../toast';
+
+const MAX_SYSTEM_MESSAGES = 10;
+let inviteMsgFlag: boolean = false;
+export let noGuestFlag: boolean = true;
+
+declare module "ft_state" {
+  interface State {
+    chatSock?: Socket;
+  }
+}
+
+export function getSocket(): Socket {
+  if (window.__state.chatSock === undefined)
+    window.__state.chatSock = io(window.location.host, {
+      path: "/api/chat/socket.io/",
+    }) as any as Socket;
+  return window.__state.chatSock;
+}
+
+const chatBox = document.getElementById("chatBox")!;
+chatBox.classList.add('hidden');
+chatBox.innerHTML = authHtml;
+
+let socket = getSocket();
+let blockMessage: boolean;
+// Listen for the 'connect' event
+socket.on("connect", async () => {
+  const systemWindow = document.getElementById("system-box") as HTMLDivElement;
+  const sendtextbox = document.getElementById(
+    "t-chat-window"
+  ) as HTMLButtonElement;
+  const noGuest = document.getElementById("noGuest") ?? null;
+
+  await waitSocketConnected(socket);
+  const user = getUser()?.name;
+  const userID = getUser()?.id;
+  // Ensure we have a user AND socket is connected
+  if (!user || !socket.connected || !noGuest) return;
+  const message = {
+    command: "",
+    destination: "system-info",
+    type: "chat",
+    user,
+    token: document.cookie ?? "",
+    text: " has Just ARRIVED in the chat",
+    timestamp: Date.now(),
+    SenderWindowID: socket.id,
+    SenderID: userID,
+  };
+  socket.emit("message", JSON.stringify(message));
+  const guest = getUser()?.guest;
+  if (guest) {
+    noGuest.innerText = "";
+  } else {
+    noGuest.innerText = "❤️";
+  }
+
+  const userProfile: ClientProfil = {
+    command: "@noguest",
+    destination: "",
+    type: "chat",
+    timestamp: Date.now(),
+    guestmsg: true,
+  };
+  socket.emit("guestmsg", JSON.stringify(userProfile));
+  const messageElement = document.createElement("div");
+  messageElement.textContent = `${user}: is connected au server`;
+  systemWindow.appendChild(messageElement);
+  systemWindow.scrollTop = systemWindow.scrollHeight;
+});
+
+// Listen for messages from the server "MsgObjectServer"
+socket.on("MsgObjectServer", (data: { message: ClientMessage }) => {
+  const systemWindow = document.getElementById("system-box") as HTMLDivElement;
+  const chatWindow = document.getElementById("t-chatbox") as HTMLDivElement;
+
+  if (socket) {
+    connected(socket);
+  }
+
+  if (chatWindow && data.message.destination === "") {
+    const messageElement = document.createElement("div");
+    messageElement.textContent = `${data.message.user}: ${data.message.text}`;
+    chatWindow.appendChild(messageElement);
+    chatWindow.scrollTop = chatWindow.scrollHeight;
+  }
+
+  if (chatWindow && data.message.destination === "privateMsg") {
+    const messageElement = document.createElement("div-private");
+    messageElement.textContent = `🔒${data.message.user}: ${data.message.text}`;
+    chatWindow.appendChild(messageElement);
+    chatWindow.scrollTop = chatWindow.scrollHeight;
+  }
+
+  if (chatWindow && data.message.destination === "inviteMsg") {
+    const messageElement = document.createElement("div-private");
+    const chatWindow = document.getElementById("t-chatbox") as HTMLDivElement;
+    messageElement.innerHTML = `🏓${data.message.SenderUserName}: ${data.message.innerHtml}`;
+    chatWindow.appendChild(messageElement);
+    chatWindow.scrollTop = chatWindow.scrollHeight;
+  }
+
+  if (systemWindow && data.message.destination === "system-info") {
+    const messageElement = document.createElement("div");
+    messageElement.textContent = `${data.message.user}: ${data.message.text}`;
+    systemWindow.appendChild(messageElement);
+
+    // keep only last 10
+    while (systemWindow.children.length > MAX_SYSTEM_MESSAGES) {
+      systemWindow.removeChild(systemWindow.firstChild!);
+    }
+    systemWindow.scrollTop = systemWindow.scrollHeight;
+  }
+});
+
+socket.on("profilMessage", (profil: ClientProfil) => {
+  profil.SenderID = getUser()?.id ?? "";
+  profil.SenderName = getUser()?.name ?? "";
+  openProfilePopup(profil);
+  socket.emit("isBlockdBtn", profil);
+  socket.emit("check_Block_button", profil);
+  actionBtnPopUpInvite(profil, socket);
+  actionBtnPopUpBlock(profil, socket);
+});
+
+socket.on("blockUser", (blocked: ClientProfil) => {
+  let icon = "⛔";
+  if (inviteMsgFlag) {
+    const chatWindow = document.getElementById("t-chatbox") as HTMLDivElement;
+    const messageElement = document.createElement("div");
+    if (`${blocked.text}` === "I have un-blocked you") {
+      icon = "💚";
+    }
+    messageElement.innerText = `${icon}${blocked.SenderName}:  ${blocked.text}`;
+    chatWindow.appendChild(messageElement);
+    chatWindow.scrollTop = chatWindow.scrollHeight;
+  }
+});
+
+socket.on("blockBtn", (data: blockedUnBlocked) => {
+  const blockUserBtn = document.querySelector("#popup-b-block");
+  if (blockUserBtn) {
+    let message = "";
+    if (data.userState === "block") {
+      (message = "un-block"), (blockMessage = true);
+    } else {
+      (message = "block"), (blockMessage = false);
+    }
+    blockUserBtn.textContent = message;
+  }
+});
+
+socket.on("logout", () => {
+  quitChat(socket);
+});
+
+socket.on("privMessageCopy", (message: string) => {
+  addMessage(message);
+});
+
+//receives broadcast of the next GAME
+socket.on("nextGame", (message: string) => {
+  openMessagePopup(message);
+});
+
+let toggle = false;
+window.addEventListener("focus", async () => {
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    connected(socket);
+  }, 16);
+  if (window.location.pathname === "/app/chat") {
+    if (socket.id) {
+      await windowStateVisable();
+    }
+    toggle = true;
+  }
+});
+
+window.addEventListener("blur", () => {
+  if (socket.id) windowStateHidden();
+  toggle = false;
+});
+
+socket.on("listBud", async (myBuddies: string[]) => {
+  const buddies = document.getElementById("div-buddies") as HTMLDivElement;
+  listBuddies(socket, buddies, myBuddies);
+});
+
+socket.once("welcome", (data) => {
+  const buddies = document.getElementById("div-buddies") as HTMLDivElement;
+  buddies.textContent = "";
+  buddies.innerHTML = "";
+  connected(socket);
+  addMessage(`${data.msg}  ` + getUser()?.name);
+});
+setTitle("Chat Page");
+const sendButton = document.getElementById("b-send") as HTMLButtonElement;
+const chatWindow = document.getElementById("t-chatbox") as HTMLDivElement;
+const sendtextbox = document.getElementById(
+  "t-chat-window"
+) as HTMLButtonElement;
+const clearText = document.getElementById("b-clear") as HTMLButtonElement;
+const buddies = document.getElementById("div-buddies") as HTMLDivElement;
+const bquit = document.getElementById("b-quit") as HTMLDivElement;
+
+buddies.textContent = "";
+buddies.innerHTML = "";
+const buttonPro = document.getElementById("close-modal") ?? null;
+
+if (buttonPro)
+  buttonPro.addEventListener("click", () => {
+    const profilList = document.getElementById("profile-modal") ?? null;
+    if (profilList) profilList.classList.add("hidden");
+  });
+
+const buttonMessage = document.getElementById("close-modal-message") ?? null;
+
+if (buttonMessage)
+  buttonMessage.addEventListener("click", () => {
+    const gameMessage = document.getElementById("game-modal") ?? null;
+    if (gameMessage) gameMessage.classList.add("hidden");
+    const modalmessage = document.getElementById("modal-message") ?? null;
+    if (modalmessage) {
+      modalmessage.innerHTML = "";
+    }
+  });
+
+// Send button
+sendButton?.addEventListener("click", () => {
+  const notify = document.getElementById("notify") ?? null;
+  const noGuest = document.getElementById("noGuest") ?? null;
+  const userId = getUser()?.id;
+  const userAskingToBlock = getUser()?.name;
+  if (sendtextbox && sendtextbox.value.trim()) {
+    let msgText: string = sendtextbox.value.trim();
+    const msgCommand = parseCmdMsg(msgText) ?? "";
+    connected(socket);
+    if (msgCommand !== "") {
+      switch (msgCommand[0]) {
+        case "@msg":
+          broadcastMsg(socket, msgCommand);
+          break;
+
+        case "@block":
+          if (msgCommand[1] === "") {
+            break;
+          }
+          if (!userAskingToBlock) return;
+          if (!userId) return;
+          const userToBlock: ClientProfil = {
+            command: msgCommand[0],
+            destination: "",
+            type: "chat",
+            user: msgCommand[1],
+            userID: userId,
+            timestamp: Date.now(),
+            SenderWindowID: socket.id,
+            SenderName: userAskingToBlock,
+          };
+          blockUser(userToBlock, socket);
+          break;
+
+        case "@notify":
+          if (notify === null) {
+            break;
+          }
+          if (inviteMsgFlag === false) {
+            notify.innerText = "🔔";
+            inviteMsgFlag = true;
+          } else {
+            notify.innerText = "🔕";
+            inviteMsgFlag = false;
+          }
+          break;
+
+        case "@guest":
+          if (!userId) {
+            return;
+          }
+          if (!userAskingToBlock) {
+            return;
+          }
+          if (noGuest === null) {
+            break;
+          }
+          const guest = getUser()?.guest;
+          if (noGuestFlag === false && noGuest.innerText === "💔") {
+            noGuest.innerText = "❤️​";
+            noGuestFlag = true;
+          } else {
+            noGuest.innerText = "💔";
+            noGuestFlag = false;
+          }
+          if (guest) {
+            noGuestFlag = true;
+            noGuest.innerText = "";
+            sendtextbox.value = "";
+          }
+          const userProfile: ClientProfilPartial = {
+            command: "@noguest",
+            destination: "",
+            type: "chat",
+            user: userAskingToBlock,
+            userID: userId,
+            timestamp: Date.now(),
+            SenderWindowID: "",
+            guestmsg: noGuestFlag,
+          };
+          socket.emit("guestmsg", JSON.stringify(userProfile));
+          break;
+
+        case "@profile":
+          if (msgCommand[1] === "") {
+            break;
+          }
+          getProfil(socket, msgCommand[1]);
+          break;
+        case "@cls":
+          chatWindow.innerHTML = "";
+          break;
+        case "@help":
+          cmdList();
+          break;
+
+        case "@quit":
+          quitChat(socket);
+          break;
+
+        default:
+          const user: User | null = getUser();
+          if (!user) return;
+          if (!user || !socket.connected) return;
+          const message: ClientProfilPartial = {
+            command: msgCommand[0],
+            destination: "",
+            type: "chat",
+            user: user.name,
+            userID: user.id,
+            token: document.cookie ?? "",
+            text: msgCommand[1],
+            timestamp: Date.now(),
+            SenderWindowID: socket.id ?? "",
+            SenderID: user.id,
+          };
+          socket.emit("privMessage", JSON.stringify(message));
+          break;
+      }
+      // Clear the input in all cases
+      sendtextbox.value = "";
+    }
+  }
+});
+
+// Clear Text button
+clearText?.addEventListener("click", () => {
+  if (chatWindow) {
+    chatWindow.innerHTML = "";
+  }
+});
+
+bquit?.addEventListener("click", () => {
+  showInfo('Nigel close the chat overlay please')
+});
+
+// Enter key to send message
+sendtextbox.addEventListener("keydown", (event) => {
+  if (!sendtextbox) return;
+  if (event.key === "Enter") {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    sendButton?.click();
+  }
+});
+
+const chatButton = document.querySelector('#chatButton');
+chatButton!.addEventListener("click", () => {
+  
+  const overlay = document.querySelector('#overlay')!;
+  if (chatBox.classList.contains('hidden')) {
+    chatBox.classList.toggle('hidden');
+    overlay.classList.add('opacity-60');
+  } else {
+    chatBox.classList.toggle('hidden');
+    overlay.classList.remove('opacity-60');
+  }
+});
+

frontend/src/chat/chatHelperFunctions/logout.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 import { Socket } from "socket.io-client";
-import { __socket } from "../chat";
 
 
 export function logout(socket: Socket) {
   socket.emit("logout");  // notify server
   socket.disconnect();    // actually close the socket
   localStorage.clear();
-  if (__socket !== undefined)
+  if (window.__state.chatSock !== undefined)
-		__socket.close();
+		window.__state.chatSock.close();
 };

frontend/src/chat/chatHelperFunctions/windowStateHidden.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-import { __socket } from '../chat';
 import { updateUser } from "@app/auth";
 
 export async function windowStateHidden() {		
-	const socketId = __socket || undefined;
+	const socketId = window.__state.chatSock || undefined;
 	// let oldName = localStorage.getItem("oldName") ??  undefined;
 	let oldName: string;
 	if (socketId === undefined) return;

frontend/src/chat/chatHelperFunctions/windowStateVisable.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { __socket } from "../chat";
 import { setTitle } from "@app/routing";
 import { updateUser } from "@app/auth";
 
@@ -11,7 +10,7 @@ import { updateUser } from "@app/auth";
 export async function windowStateVisable() {
 
 	const buddies = document.getElementById('div-buddies') as HTMLDivElement;
-	const socketId = __socket || undefined;
+	const socketId = window.__state.chatSock || undefined;
 	let oldName = localStorage.getItem("oldName") || undefined;
 
 	if (socketId === undefined || oldName === undefined) {return;};

frontend/src/pages/index.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { setTitle, handleRoute } from '@app/routing';
 import './root/root.ts'
-import './chat/chat.ts'
+import '../chat/chat.ts'
 import './pong/pong.ts'
 import './login/login.ts'
 import './signin/signin.ts'

frontend/src/pages/pong/pong.css

@@ -6,38 +6,147 @@
 
 @tailwind utilities;
 
-@layer utilities {
+.btn-style {
-  .gray-color {
+  @apply
-    @apply border-gray-500 bg-gray-500
+  w-25
-  }
+  h-8
-  .white-color {
+  border
-    @apply border-white bg-white
+  border-gray-500
-  }
+  rounded-3xl
-  .fit-all {
+  bg-gray-500
-    @apply
+  text-white
-    w-fit h-fit
+  cursor-pointer
-  }
+  shadow-[0_2px_0_0_black]
-  .blue-hover {
+  transition-all
-    @apply
+  hover:bg-blue-200
-    hover:bg-blue-200
+  active:bg-gray-400
-    hover:border-blue-200
+  active:translate-y-px
-  }
+  active:shadow-[0_2px_0_0_black];
-  .rounded-elem {
+}
-    @apply
+
-    border-6 rounded-3xl
+.chatbox-style {
-  }
+  @apply
-  .circle-8 {
+  w-162.5
-    @apply w-8 h-8 rounded-full
+  h-75 /* increase height if needed */
-  }
+  p-2
-  .base-box {
+  border
-    @apply
+  border-black
-    flex items-center justify-center
+  shadow-2xl
-  }
+  text-left
-  .focus-elem {
+  text-gray-700
-    @apply
+  bg-white
-    z-50
+  rounded-3xl
-    shadow-2xl
+  overflow-y-auto
-    text-center
+  whitespace-pre-line
+  flex
+  flex-col
+  mx-auto;
+}
+
+.system-info {
+  @apply
+  h-10
+  bg-gray-200
+  text-gray-700
+  p-3
+  rounded-3xl
+  mb-2 border
+  border-gray-200
+  text-center
+  shadow
+  overflow-y-auto
+  justify-end    /* 👈 forces text to bottom */
+  relative; /* needed for overlay */
+}
+
+.displaybox {
+  @apply
+  fixed
+  inset-0
+  flex
+  items-center
+  justify-center
+  bg-[#43536b];
+
+}
+
+.mainboxDisplay {
+  @apply
+  fixed
+  top-1/2
+  left-1/2
+  -translate-x-1/2
+  -translate-y-1/2
+  bg-gray-200 w-212.5
+  p-6 rounded-xl
+  shadow-2xl
+  text-center
+  z-50;
+}
+
+.mainboxDisplay button {
+  @apply
+  cursor-pointer
+}
+
+.pongbox-style {
+  @apply
+  h-112.5
+  w-200
+  bg-gray-400
+  text-6xl
+  flex
+  items-center
+  justify-center;
+}
+
+.text-style {
+  @apply
+  text-black
+    items-center
+    justify-center
+		min-w-[2rem] h-8 px-2
+		rounded-md border border-gray-300
+		bg-gray-100 text-gray-800
+		font-mono text-sm font-medium
+		shadow-sm
+		select-none  
+}
+
+
+.pong-field {
+  @apply relative w-200 h-112.5 bg-black;
+}
+
+.pong-bat {
+  @apply absolute w-3 h-20 bg-white;
+}
+
+.pong-batleft {
+  @apply absolute left-4 w-3 h-20 top-0;
+}
+
+.pong-batright {
+  @apply absolute right-4 w-3 h-20 top-0;
+}
+
+.pong-center-line {
+  @apply
+    absolute
+    left-1/2
+    top-0
+    h-full
+    w-1
+    -translate-x-1/2
+    bg-[linear-gradient(to_bottom,white_50%,transparent_50%)]
+    bg-size-[4px_20px];
+}
+
+.pong-end-screen {
+  @apply 
+    rounded-2xl
+    absolute
+    justify-center
     text-black
     absolute
     text-xl
@@ -115,3 +224,36 @@
     absolute right-4 top-0;
   }
 }
+
+.pong-protips-key {
+  @apply
+    inline-flex
+    items-center
+    justify-center
+		min-w-[2rem] h-8 px-2
+		rounded-md border border-gray-300
+		bg-gray-100 text-gray-800
+		font-mono text-sm font-medium
+		shadow-sm
+		select-none  
+}
+
+.pong-how-to-play {
+  @apply
+    inline-flex items-center justify-center
+    rounded-full w-8 h-8 bg-blue-500 
+    border-10 border-blue-500
+}
+
+.chatPopUp {
+  @apply
+    fixed 
+    inset-0 
+    flex
+    justify-center 
+    items-center;
+}
+
+.hidden{
+    display: none;
+}

frontend/src/pages/pong/pong.ts

@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ function pongClient(_url: string, _args: RouteHandlerParams): RouteHandlerReturn
 				navigateTo("/app");
 				return;
 			}
+
 			if (
 				!batLeft ||
 				!batRight ||
@@ -142,7 +143,8 @@ function pongClient(_url: string, _args: RouteHandlerParams): RouteHandlerReturn
 				!tour_infos
 			)
 				// sanity check
-				return showError("fatal error");
+				return showError("fatal error");			<a href="/chat" class="hover:bg-gray-700 rounded-md px-3 py-2">👤 Chat</a>
+
 			if (!how_to_play_btn || !protips) showError("missing protips"); // not a fatal error
 
 			tournamentBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
@@ -179,6 +181,16 @@ function pongClient(_url: string, _args: RouteHandlerParams): RouteHandlerReturn
 					how_to_play_btn.innerText =
 						how_to_play_btn.innerText === "?" ? "x" : "?";
 				});
+			}
+			
+				document.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {keys[e.key.toLowerCase()] = true;});
+				document.addEventListener("keyup", (e) => {keys[e.key.toLowerCase()] = false;});
+				
+				setInterval(() => { // key sender
+					if (keys['escape'] === true && protips && how_to_play_btn) {
+						protips.classList.add("hidden");
+						how_to_play_btn.innerText = '?';
+					}
 
 			document.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
 				keys[e.key.toLowerCase()] = true;
@@ -324,6 +336,7 @@ function pongClient(_url: string, _args: RouteHandlerParams): RouteHandlerReturn
 				queueBtn.innerText = QueueState.InQueu;
 				socket.emit("enqueue");
 			});
+
 			LocalGameBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
 				if (
 					queueBtn.innerText !== QueueState.Iddle ||

frontend/src/pages/root/root.html

@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
 	<!-- CTA -->
 	<section class="bg-yellow-500">
 		<div class="max-w-7xl mx-auto px-6 py-16 text-center">
+
 			<h3 class="text-4xl font-extrabold mb-4">
 				Embrace the Ball Lifestyle
 			</h3>