chg: dev: increase the minimum PHP version to the latest major - and massive refactor on back-end, like Controllers and Repositories #4

assets/css/mineseeker/_waiting-dialog.scss

@@ -255,13 +255,45 @@
   transition: all 200ms ease;
   flex-shrink: 0;
 
-  &:hover {
+  &:hover:not(:disabled) {
     background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(45, 138, 168, 0.9) 0%, rgba(35, 111, 135, 0.95) 100%);
     border-color: rgba(149, 207, 245, 0.5);
     color: #fff;
     box-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(35, 111, 135, 0.5);
     transform: translateY(-1px);
   }
+
+  &:disabled {
+    cursor: default;
+    opacity: 0.55;
+  }
+
+  &.opd-join--waiting {
+    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(26, 80, 104, 0.6) 0%, rgba(15, 50, 70, 0.7) 100%);
+    border-color: rgba(35, 111, 135, 0.3);
+    color: rgba(149, 207, 245, 0.6);
+    opacity: 1;
+    letter-spacing: 1px;
+  }
+}
+
+.opd-declined {
+  font: 600 12px 'Rajdhani', sans-serif;
+  color: rgba(255, 120, 120, 0.85);
+  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
+  padding: 8px 12px;
+  margin-bottom: 8px;
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(180, 60, 60, 0.3);
+  background: rgba(180, 60, 60, 0.08);
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 7px;
+
+  i {
+    font-size: 14px;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+  }
 }
 
 .opd-note {

assets/js/mine-seeker/components/OnlinePlayersDialog.jsx

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * file that was distributed with this source code.
  */
 
-import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import Dialog from '@mui/material/Dialog';
 
 const DIALOG_SX = {
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ const OnlinePlayersDialog = ({ open, onClose, currentGameAssoc }) => {
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
   const [refreshKey, setRefreshKey] = useState(0);
   const [snapshotLoaded, setSnapshotLoaded] = useState(false);
+  const [challengingGameAssoc, setChallengingGameAssoc] = useState(null);
+  const [declinedMsg, setDeclinedMsg] = useState('');
+  const declinedTimerRef = useRef(null);
 
   const addPlayer = useCallback(entry => {
     setPlayers(prev =>
@@ -103,6 +106,31 @@ const OnlinePlayersDialog = ({ open, onClose, currentGameAssoc }) => {
     return () => es.close();
   }, [open, snapshotLoaded, addPlayer, removePlayer, currentGameAssoc]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handler = () => {
+      setChallengingGameAssoc(null);
+      clearTimeout(declinedTimerRef.current);
+      setDeclinedMsg('Challenge was not accepted.');
+      declinedTimerRef.current = setTimeout(() => setDeclinedMsg(''), 3500);
+    };
+    window.addEventListener('challenge-declined', handler);
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener('challenge-declined', handler);
+      clearTimeout(declinedTimerRef.current);
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleChallenge = player => {
+    if (challengingGameAssoc) return;
+    setChallengingGameAssoc(player.gameAssoc);
+    setDeclinedMsg('');
+    fetch('/api/game/challenge/' + player.gameAssoc, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ challengerGameAssoc: currentGameAssoc }),
+    }).catch(() => setChallengingGameAssoc(null));
+  };
+
   const visible = players
     .filter(p => p.gameAssoc !== currentGameAssoc)
     .filter(p => p.name.toLowerCase().includes(search.toLowerCase()));
@@ -177,24 +205,38 @@ const OnlinePlayersDialog = ({ open, onClose, currentGameAssoc }) => {
             </div>
           )}
 
-          {!loading && shown.map(player => (
+          {declinedMsg && (
-            <div key={player.gameAssoc} className="opd-row">
+            <div className="opd-declined">
-              <div className="opd-avatar">
+              <i className="fa fa-times-circle" />
-                {player.name.slice(0, 2).toUpperCase()}
+              {' '}{declinedMsg}
-              </div>
-              <div className="opd-info">
-                <span className="opd-name">{player.name}</span>
-                <span className="opd-since">
-                  <i className="fa fa-clock-o" />
-                  {' '}Waiting {formatSince(player.since)}
-                </span>
-              </div>
-              <a className="opd-join" href={`/play/${player.gameAssoc}`}>
-                <i className="fa fa-play" />
-                Join
-              </a>
             </div>
-          ))}
+          )}
+
+          {!loading && shown.map(player => {
+            const isWaiting = challengingGameAssoc === player.gameAssoc;
+            return (
+              <div key={player.gameAssoc} className="opd-row">
+                <div className="opd-avatar">
+                  {player.name.slice(0, 2).toUpperCase()}
+                </div>
+                <div className="opd-info">
+                  <span className="opd-name">{player.name}</span>
+                  <span className="opd-since">
+                    <i className="fa fa-clock-o" />
+                    {' '}Waiting {formatSince(player.since)}
+                  </span>
+                </div>
+                <button
+                  className={`opd-join${isWaiting ? ' opd-join--waiting' : ''}`}
+                  onClick={() => handleChallenge(player)}
+                  disabled={!!challengingGameAssoc}
+                >
+                  <i className={`fa ${isWaiting ? 'fa-spinner fa-spin' : 'fa-play'}`} />
+                  {isWaiting ? 'Waiting...' : 'Join'}
+                </button>
+              </div>
+            );
+          })}
         </div>
 
         {!loading && hasMore && (

assets/js/mine-seeker/hooks/useServerCommunication.jsx

@@ -130,6 +130,51 @@ const useServerCommunication = (gameAssoc, gameInherited, isEnvDev) => {
     showOverlay('The connection has been lost w/ your friend...', 'Please, restart the game!');
   };
 
+  const wChallenge = payload => {
+    const { challengerName, challengerGameAssoc } = payload;
+
+    const handleAccept = () => {
+      fetch('/api/game/challenge/respond/' + challengerGameAssoc, {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+        body: JSON.stringify({ accepted: true, targetGameAssoc: gameAssoc }),
+      }).then(() => {
+        showOverlay('Challenge accepted!', 'Waiting for the challenger to join...');
+      }).catch(() => {});
+    };
+
+    const handleDecline = () => {
+      fetch('/api/game/challenge/respond/' + challengerGameAssoc, {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+        body: JSON.stringify({ accepted: false, targetGameAssoc: gameAssoc }),
+      }).then(() => {
+        showOverlay('We are waiting for your opponent...', gameAssoc ? (
+          <WaitingOverlayContent
+            shareUrl={window.location.origin + '/play/' + gameAssoc}
+            currentGameAssoc={gameAssoc}
+          />
+        ) : '');
+      }).catch(() => {});
+    };
+
+    showOverlay(
+      challengerName + ' wants to challenge you!',
+      <div className="resign">
+        <a onClick={handleAccept}>Accept</a>
+        <a onClick={handleDecline}>Decline</a>
+      </div>,
+    );
+  };
+
+  const wChallengeResponse = payload => {
+    if (payload.accepted) {
+      window.location.href = '/play/' + payload.targetGameAssoc;
+    } else {
+      window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('challenge-declined'));
+    }
+  };
+
   const wTopic = payload => {
     if (webPlayerRef.current !== payload.data.player) {
       if (null === payload.data.resign) {
@@ -152,6 +197,12 @@ const useServerCommunication = (gameAssoc, gameInherited, isEnvDev) => {
   };
 
   const handleMercureMessage = payload => {
+    if (undefined !== payload.type) {
+      if ('challenge' === payload.type) wChallenge(payload);
+      else if ('challenge-response' === payload.type) wChallengeResponse(payload);
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (undefined !== payload.data) {
       wTopic(payload);
     } else if (undefined === payload.msg) {

composer.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "type": "project",
     "license": "proprietary",
     "require": {
-        "php": ">=8.2",
+        "php": ">=8.5",
         "ext-iconv": "*",
         "ext-json": "*",
         "doctrine/dbal": "^3.7",

src/Controller/GameController.php

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ namespace App\Controller;
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\AbstractController;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Attribute\Autowire;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Attribute\AsController;
 use Symfony\Component\Routing\Attribute\Route;
 
 /**
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\Routing\Attribute\Route;
  * @link     www.splendidbear.org
  * @since    2026. 04. 09.
  */
+#[AsController]
 class GameController extends AbstractController
 {
     public function __construct(

src/Controller/MercureController.php

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\AbstractController;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\JsonResponse;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Attribute\AsController;
 use Symfony\Component\Routing\Attribute\Route;
 
 /**
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\Routing\Attribute\Route;
  * @link     www.splendidbear.org
  * @since    2026. 04. 09.
  */
+#[AsController]
 class MercureController extends AbstractController
 {
     public function __construct(
@@ -83,6 +85,27 @@ class MercureController extends AbstractController
         return $this->json(['success' => true]);
     }
 
+    #[Route('/api/game/challenge/{targetGameAssoc}', name: 'MineSeekerBundle_api_game_challenge', methods: ['POST'])]
+    public function challenge(string $targetGameAssoc, Request $request): JsonResponse
+    {
+        $data = $request->toArray();
+        $challengerGameAssoc = $data['challengerGameAssoc'] ?? '';
+        $this->topicManager->publishChallenge($targetGameAssoc, $challengerGameAssoc);
+
+        return $this->json(['success' => true]);
+    }
+
+    #[Route('/api/game/challenge/respond/{challengerGameAssoc}', name: 'MineSeekerBundle_api_game_challenge_respond', methods: ['POST'])]
+    public function challengeRespond(string $challengerGameAssoc, Request $request): JsonResponse
+    {
+        $data = $request->toArray();
+        $accepted = (bool)($data['accepted'] ?? false);
+        $targetGameAssoc = $data['targetGameAssoc'] ?? '';
+        $this->topicManager->publishChallengeResponse($challengerGameAssoc, $accepted, $targetGameAssoc);
+
+        return $this->json(['success' => true]);
+    }
+
     #[Route('/api/game/waiting', name: 'MineSeekerBundle_api_game_waiting', methods: ['GET'])]
     public function waiting(PlayedGameRepository $repo): JsonResponse
     {

src/Controller/ProfileController.php

@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@
 namespace App\Controller;
 
 use App\Entity\User;
-use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
+use App\Repository\PlayedGameRepository;
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\AbstractController;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Attribute\AsController;
 use Symfony\Component\Routing\Attribute\Route;
 
 /**
@@ -26,58 +27,26 @@ use Symfony\Component\Routing\Attribute\Route;
  * @link     www.splendidbear.org
  * @since    2026. 04. 11.
  */
+#[AsController]
 class ProfileController extends AbstractController
 {
-    #[Route('/profile', name: 'MineSeekerBundle_profile')]
+    public function __construct(private readonly PlayedGameRepository $repo) { }
-    public function index(EntityManagerInterface $em): Response
-    {
-        $this->denyAccessUnlessGranted('IS_AUTHENTICATED_REMEMBERED');
 
+    #[Route('/profile', name: 'MineSeekerBundle_profile')]
+    public function index(): Response
+    {
         /** @var User $user */
         $user = $this->getUser();
-
+        $this->denyAccessUnlessGranted('IS_AUTHENTICATED_REMEMBERED');
-        $finished = '(g.redPoints IS NOT NULL OR g.resign IS NOT NULL)';
-
-        $total = (int) $em->createQuery(
-            "SELECT COUNT(g.id) FROM App\Entity\PlayedGame g
-             WHERE (g.red = :u OR g.blue = :u) AND {$finished}"
-        )->setParameter('u', $user)->getSingleScalarResult();
-
-        $wins = (int) $em->createQuery(
-            "SELECT COUNT(g.id) FROM App\Entity\PlayedGame g WHERE (
-               (g.red = :u AND g.redPoints > g.bluePoints AND g.resign IS NULL) OR
-               (g.blue = :u AND g.bluePoints > g.redPoints AND g.resign IS NULL) OR
-               (g.red = :u AND g.resign = 'blue') OR
-               (g.blue = :u AND g.resign = 'red')
-             )"
-        )->setParameter('u', $user)->getSingleScalarResult();
-
-        $losses = (int) $em->createQuery(
-            "SELECT COUNT(g.id) FROM App\Entity\PlayedGame g WHERE (
-               (g.red = :u AND g.bluePoints > g.redPoints AND g.resign IS NULL) OR
-               (g.blue = :u AND g.redPoints > g.bluePoints AND g.resign IS NULL) OR
-               (g.red = :u AND g.resign = 'red') OR
-               (g.blue = :u AND g.resign = 'blue')
-             )"
-        )->setParameter('u', $user)->getSingleScalarResult();
-
-        $bombs = (int) $em->createQuery(
-            "SELECT COUNT(g.id) FROM App\Entity\PlayedGame g WHERE
-             (g.red = :u AND g.redExplodedBomb = true) OR
-             (g.blue = :u AND g.blueExplodedBomb = true)"
-        )->setParameter('u', $user)->getSingleScalarResult();
-
-        $recent = $em->createQuery(
-            "SELECT g FROM App\Entity\PlayedGame g
-             LEFT JOIN g.red rr LEFT JOIN g.blue bb
-             LEFT JOIN g.redAnon ra LEFT JOIN g.blueAnon ba
-             WHERE (g.red = :u OR g.blue = :u) AND {$finished}
-             ORDER BY g.updated DESC"
-        )->setParameter('u', $user)->setMaxResults(10)->getResult();
 
         return $this->render('Security/profile.html.twig', [
-            'stats'  => compact('total', 'wins', 'losses', 'bombs'),
+            'stats'  => [
-            'recent' => $recent,
+                'total'  => $this->repo->countFinishedForUser($user),
+                'wins'   => $this->repo->countWinsForUser($user),
+                'losses' => $this->repo->countLossesForUser($user),
+                'bombs'  => $this->repo->countBombsForUser($user),
+            ],
+            'recent' => $this->repo->findRecentFinishedForUser($user),
         ]);
     }
 }

src/Controller/SecurityController.php

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use Symfony\Bridge\Twig\Mime\TemplatedEmail;
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\AbstractController;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Attribute\AsController;
 use Symfony\Component\Mailer\MailerInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\PasswordHasher\Hasher\UserPasswordHasherInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Routing\Attribute\Route;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\Security\Http\Authentication\AuthenticationUtils;
  * @link     www.splendidbear.org
  * @since    2026. 04. 11.
  */
+#[AsController]
 class SecurityController extends AbstractController
 {
     #[Route('/login', name: 'MineSeekerBundle_login')]
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ class SecurityController extends AbstractController
             if (empty($errors)) {
                 $token = bin2hex(random_bytes(32));
 
-                $user = (new User())
+                $user = new User()
                     ->setUsername($username)
                     ->setEmail($email)
                     ->setIsVerified(false)
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ class SecurityController extends AbstractController
                 );
 
                 $mailer->send(
-                    (new TemplatedEmail())
+                    new TemplatedEmail()
                         ->from('noreply@mineseeker.ninja')
                         ->to($email)
                         ->subject('Activate your MineSeeker account')

src/Repository/PlayedGameRepository.php

@@ -11,9 +11,14 @@
 namespace App\Repository;
 
 use App\Entity\PlayedGame;
+use App\Entity\User;
 use DateTime;
 use Doctrine\Bundle\DoctrineBundle\Repository\ServiceEntityRepository;
+use Doctrine\ORM\NonUniqueResultException;
+use Doctrine\ORM\NoResultException;
 use Doctrine\Persistence\ManagerRegistry;
+use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
+use RuntimeException;
 
 /**
  * Class PlayedGameRepository
@@ -29,35 +34,265 @@ use Doctrine\Persistence\ManagerRegistry;
  * @method PlayedGame|null findOneBy(array $criteria, array $orderBy = null)
  * @method PlayedGame[]    findAll()
  * @method PlayedGame[]    findBy(array $criteria, array $orderBy = null, $limit = null, $offset = null)
- * @method PlayedGame|null findOneByGameAssoc($gameAssoc)
  */
 class PlayedGameRepository extends ServiceEntityRepository
 {
-    /**
+    public function __construct(ManagerRegistry $registry, private readonly LoggerInterface $logger)
-     * PlayedGameRepository constructor.
-     *
-     * @param ManagerRegistry $registry
-     */
-    public function __construct(ManagerRegistry $registry)
     {
         parent::__construct($registry, PlayedGame::class);
     }
 
+    public function findOneByGameAssoc(string $gameAssoc): ?PlayedGame
+    {
+        $qb = $this->createQueryBuilder('p');
+
+        try {
+            return $qb
+                ->where($qb->expr()->eq('p.gameAssoc', ':gameAssoc'))
+                ->setParameter('gameAssoc', $gameAssoc)
+                ->getQuery()
+                ->getOneOrNullResult();
+        } catch (NonUniqueResultException $e) {
+            $this->logger->error($e->getMessage());
+            throw new RuntimeException(
+                "Unexpectedly multiple results found when looking up gameAssoc: $gameAssoc",
+                0,
+                $e,
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function countFinishedForUser(User $user): int
+    {
+        $qb = $this->createQueryBuilder('g');
+
+        try {
+            return (int) $qb
+                ->select('COUNT(g.id)')
+                ->where($qb->expr()->andX(
+                    $qb->expr()->orX(
+                        $qb->expr()->eq('g.red', ':u'),
+                        $qb->expr()->eq('g.blue', ':u'),
+                    ),
+                    $qb->expr()->orX(
+                        $qb->expr()->isNotNull('g.redPoints'),
+                        $qb->expr()->isNotNull('g.resign'),
+                    ),
+                ))
+                ->setParameter('u', $user)
+                ->getQuery()
+                ->getSingleScalarResult();
+        } catch (NoResultException $e) {
+            $this->logger->error($e->getMessage());
+            throw new RuntimeException(
+                "Unexpectedly no result found when counting finished games for user: {$user->getUsername()}",
+                0,
+                $e,
+            );
+        } catch (NonUniqueResultException $e) {
+            $this->logger->error($e->getMessage());
+            throw new RuntimeException(
+                "Unexpectedly multiple results found when counting finished games for user: {$user->getUsername()}",
+                0,
+                $e,
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function countWinsForUser(User $user): int
+    {
+        $qb = $this->createQueryBuilder('g');
+
+        try {
+            return (int) $qb
+                ->select('COUNT(g.id)')
+                ->where($qb->expr()->orX(
+                    $qb->expr()->andX(
+                        $qb->expr()->eq('g.red', ':u'),
+                        $qb->expr()->gt('g.redPoints', 'g.bluePoints'),
+                        $qb->expr()->isNull('g.resign'),
+                    ),
+                    $qb->expr()->andX(
+                        $qb->expr()->eq('g.blue', ':u'),
+                        $qb->expr()->gt('g.bluePoints', 'g.redPoints'),
+                        $qb->expr()->isNull('g.resign'),
+                    ),
+                    $qb->expr()->andX(
+                        $qb->expr()->eq('g.red', ':u'),
+                        $qb->expr()->eq('g.resign', ':blue'),
+                    ),
+                    $qb->expr()->andX(
+                        $qb->expr()->eq('g.blue', ':u'),
+                        $qb->expr()->eq('g.resign', ':red'),
+                    ),
+                ))
+                ->setParameter('u', $user)
+                ->setParameter('blue', 'blue')
+                ->setParameter('red', 'red')
+                ->getQuery()
+                ->getSingleScalarResult();
+        } catch (NoResultException $e) {
+            $this->logger->error($e->getMessage());
+            throw new RuntimeException(
+                "Unexpectedly no result found when counting wins for user: {$user->getUsername()}",
+                0,
+                $e,
+            );
+        } catch (NonUniqueResultException $e) {
+            $this->logger->error($e->getMessage());
+            throw new RuntimeException(
+                "Unexpectedly multiple results found when counting wins for user: {$user->getUsername()}",
+                0,
+                $e,
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function countLossesForUser(User $user): int
+    {
+        $qb = $this->createQueryBuilder('g');
+
+        try {
+            return (int) $qb
+                ->select('COUNT(g.id)')
+                ->where($qb->expr()->orX(
+                    $qb->expr()->andX(
+                        $qb->expr()->eq('g.red', ':u'),
+                        $qb->expr()->gt('g.bluePoints', 'g.redPoints'),
+                        $qb->expr()->isNull('g.resign'),
+                    ),
+                    $qb->expr()->andX(
+                        $qb->expr()->eq('g.blue', ':u'),
+                        $qb->expr()->gt('g.redPoints', 'g.bluePoints'),
+                        $qb->expr()->isNull('g.resign'),
+                    ),
+                    $qb->expr()->andX(
+                        $qb->expr()->eq('g.red', ':u'),
+                        $qb->expr()->eq('g.resign', ':red'),
+                    ),
+                    $qb->expr()->andX(
+                        $qb->expr()->eq('g.blue', ':u'),
+                        $qb->expr()->eq('g.resign', ':blue'),
+                    ),
+                ))
+                ->setParameter('u', $user)
+                ->setParameter('red', 'red')
+                ->setParameter('blue', 'blue')
+                ->getQuery()
+                ->getSingleScalarResult();
+        } catch (NoResultException $e) {
+            $this->logger->error($e->getMessage());
+            throw new RuntimeException(
+                "Unexpectedly no result found when counting losses for user: {$user->getUsername()}",
+                0,
+                $e,
+            );
+        } catch (NonUniqueResultException $e) {
+            $this->logger->error($e->getMessage());
+            throw new RuntimeException(
+                "Unexpectedly multiple results found when counting losses for user: {$user->getUsername()}",
+                0,
+                $e,
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function countBombsForUser(User $user): int
+    {
+        $qb = $this->createQueryBuilder('g');
+
+        try {
+            return (int) $qb
+                ->select('COUNT(g.id)')
+                ->where($qb->expr()->orX(
+                    $qb->expr()->andX(
+                        $qb->expr()->eq('g.red', ':u'),
+                        $qb->expr()->eq('g.redExplodedBomb', 'true'),
+                    ),
+                    $qb->expr()->andX(
+                        $qb->expr()->eq('g.blue', ':u'),
+                        $qb->expr()->eq('g.blueExplodedBomb', 'true'),
+                    ),
+                ))
+                ->setParameter('u', $user)
+                ->getQuery()
+                ->getSingleScalarResult();
+        } catch (NoResultException $e) {
+            $this->logger->error($e->getMessage());
+            throw new RuntimeException(
+                "Unexpectedly no result found when counting bombs for user: {$user->getUsername()}",
+                0,
+                $e,
+            );
+        } catch (NonUniqueResultException $e) {
+            $this->logger->error($e->getMessage());
+            throw new RuntimeException(
+                "Unexpectedly multiple results found when counting bombs for user: {$user->getUsername()}",
+                0,
+                $e,
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return PlayedGame[]
+     */
+    public function findRecentFinishedForUser(User $user, int $limit = 10): array
+    {
+        $qb = $this->createQueryBuilder('g');
+
+        return $qb
+            ->addSelect('rr', 'bb', 'ra', 'ba')
+            ->leftJoin('g.red', 'rr')
+            ->leftJoin('g.blue', 'bb')
+            ->leftJoin('g.redAnon', 'ra')
+            ->leftJoin('g.blueAnon', 'ba')
+            ->where($qb->expr()->andX(
+                $qb->expr()->orX(
+                    $qb->expr()->eq('g.red', ':u'),
+                    $qb->expr()->eq('g.blue', ':u'),
+                ),
+                $qb->expr()->orX(
+                    $qb->expr()->isNotNull('g.redPoints'),
+                    $qb->expr()->isNotNull('g.resign'),
+                ),
+            ))
+            ->setParameter('u', $user)
+            ->orderBy('g.updated', 'DESC')
+            ->setMaxResults($limit)
+            ->getQuery()
+            ->getResult();
+    }
+
     public function findWaitingGames(int $limit = 20): array
     {
         // Any legitimately waiting game was updated within the last 10 minutes.
         // Abandoned games are stamped with updated = 2000-01-01, so they fail this filter.
-        $cutoff = new DateTime('-10 minutes');
+        $qb = $this->createQueryBuilder('p');
 
-        return $this->createQueryBuilder('p')
+        return $qb
-            ->where('p.resign IS NULL')
+            ->where($qb->expr()->isNull('p.resign'))
-            ->andWhere('p.updated > :cutoff')
+            ->andWhere($qb->expr()->gt('p.updated', ':cutoff'))
-            ->andWhere(
+            ->andWhere($qb->expr()->orX(
-                '(p.red IS NOT NULL OR p.redAnon IS NOT NULL) AND (p.blue IS NULL AND p.blueAnon IS NULL)
+                $qb->expr()->andX(
-                 OR (p.blue IS NOT NULL OR p.blueAnon IS NOT NULL) AND (p.red IS NULL AND p.redAnon IS NULL)'
+                    $qb->expr()->orX(
-            )
+                        $qb->expr()->isNotNull('p.red'),
+                        $qb->expr()->isNotNull('p.redAnon'),
+                    ),
+                    $qb->expr()->isNull('p.blue'),
+                    $qb->expr()->isNull('p.blueAnon'),
+                ),
+                $qb->expr()->andX(
+                    $qb->expr()->orX(
+                        $qb->expr()->isNotNull('p.blue'),
+                        $qb->expr()->isNotNull('p.blueAnon'),
+                    ),
+                    $qb->expr()->isNull('p.red'),
+                    $qb->expr()->isNull('p.redAnon'),
+                ),
+            ))
             ->orderBy('p.updated', 'DESC')
-            ->setParameter('cutoff', $cutoff)
+            ->setParameter('cutoff', new DateTime('-10 minutes'))
             ->setMaxResults($limit)
             ->getQuery()
             ->getResult();

src/Repository/UserRepository.php

@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ namespace App\Repository;
 
 use App\Entity\User;
 use Doctrine\Bundle\DoctrineBundle\Repository\ServiceEntityRepository;
+use Doctrine\ORM\NonUniqueResultException;
 use Doctrine\Persistence\ManagerRegistry;
+use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
+use RuntimeException;
 use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Exception\UnsupportedUserException;
 use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\User\PasswordAuthenticatedUserInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\User\PasswordUpgraderInterface;
@@ -31,14 +34,25 @@ use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\User\PasswordUpgraderInterface;
  */
 class UserRepository extends ServiceEntityRepository implements PasswordUpgraderInterface
 {
-    public function __construct(ManagerRegistry $registry)
+    public function __construct(ManagerRegistry $registry, private readonly LoggerInterface $logger)
     {
         parent::__construct($registry, User::class);
     }
 
     public function findOneByUsername(string $username): ?User
     {
-        return $this->findOneBy(['username' => $username]);
+        $qb = $this->createQueryBuilder('u');
+
+        try {
+            return $qb
+                ->where($qb->expr()->eq('u.username', ':username'))
+                ->setParameter('username', $username)
+                ->getQuery()
+                ->getOneOrNullResult();
+        } catch (NonUniqueResultException $e) {
+            $this->logger->error($e->getMessage());
+            throw new RuntimeException("Multiple users found with the same username: $username", 0, $e);
+        }
     }
 
     public function upgradePassword(PasswordAuthenticatedUserInterface $user, string $newHashedPassword): void

src/Util/RpcManager.php

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use App\Entity\Grid;
 use App\Entity\GridRow;
 use App\Entity\PlayedGame;
 use App\Interfaces\RpcManagerInterface;
+use App\Repository\PlayedGameRepository;
 use DateTime;
 use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
 use Exception;
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ class RpcManager implements RpcManagerInterface
     public function __construct(
         private readonly EntityManagerInterface $entityManager,
         private readonly LoggerInterface        $logger,
+        private readonly PlayedGameRepository   $playedGameRepository,
     ) {
     }
 
@@ -47,9 +49,7 @@ class RpcManager implements RpcManagerInterface
     {
         $gameAssoc = is_array($params) ? $params[0] : $params;
 
-        $playedGame = $this->entityManager
+        $playedGame = $this->playedGameRepository->findOneByGameAssoc($gameAssoc);
-            ->getRepository(PlayedGame::class)
-            ->findOneByGameAssoc($gameAssoc);
 
         if (null === $playedGame) {
             try {
@@ -77,9 +77,7 @@ class RpcManager implements RpcManagerInterface
 
     public function saveGrid(string $gameAssoc): bool
     {
-        $existingGame = $this->entityManager
+        $existingGame = $this->playedGameRepository->findOneByGameAssoc($gameAssoc);
-            ->getRepository(PlayedGame::class)
-            ->findOneByGameAssoc($gameAssoc);
 
         if (null !== $existingGame) {
             return true;

src/Util/TopicManager.php

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ use App\Entity\PlayedGame;
 use App\Entity\Step;
 use App\Entity\User;
 use App\Interfaces\TopicManagerInterface;
+use App\Repository\PlayedGameRepository;
+use App\Repository\UserRepository;
 use DateTimeInterface;
 use DateTime;
 use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
@@ -37,12 +39,14 @@ use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\User\UserInterface;
  * @link     www.splendidbear.org
  * @since    2026. 04. 09.
  */
-class TopicManager implements TopicManagerInterface
+readonly class TopicManager implements TopicManagerInterface
 {
     public function __construct(
-        private readonly HubInterface           $hub,
+        private HubInterface           $hub,
-        private readonly EntityManagerInterface $entityManager,
+        private EntityManagerInterface $entityManager,
-        private readonly LoggerInterface        $logger
+        private LoggerInterface        $logger,
+        private PlayedGameRepository   $playedGameRepository,
+        private UserRepository         $userRepository,
     ) {
     }
 
@@ -403,9 +407,7 @@ class TopicManager implements TopicManagerInterface
 
     private function getPlayedGame(string $gameAssoc): ?PlayedGame
     {
-        return $this->entityManager
+        return $this->playedGameRepository->findOneByGameAssoc($gameAssoc);
-            ->getRepository(PlayedGame::class)
-            ->findOneByGameAssoc($gameAssoc);
     }
 
     private function getPlayerCount(array $users): int
@@ -475,9 +477,7 @@ class TopicManager implements TopicManagerInterface
     private function saveRegisteredUser(string $userName, int $count, PlayedGame $playedGame): void
     {
         /** @var User $user */
-        $user = $this->entityManager
+        $user = $this->userRepository->findOneByUsername($userName);
-            ->getRepository(User::class)
-            ->findOneByUsername($userName);
 
         try {
             if ($count === 1) {
@@ -524,6 +524,45 @@ class TopicManager implements TopicManagerInterface
         ];
     }
 
+    public function publishChallenge(string $targetGameAssoc, string $challengerGameAssoc): void
+    {
+        $challengerGame = $this->getPlayedGame($challengerGameAssoc);
+        $challengerName = 'Unknown';
+        if (null !== $challengerGame) {
+            $users = $this->getUserCollection($challengerGame);
+            $challengerName = $users['red'] ?: $users['redAnon'] ?: $users['blue'] ?: $users['blueAnon'] ?: 'Unknown';
+        }
+
+        try {
+            $this->hub->publish(new Update(
+                'mineseeker/channel/' . $targetGameAssoc,
+                json_encode([
+                    'type'                => 'challenge',
+                    'challengerName'      => $challengerName,
+                    'challengerGameAssoc' => $challengerGameAssoc,
+                ], JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR)
+            ));
+        } catch (JsonException $e) {
+            $this->logger->error('Challenge publish error: ' . $e->getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function publishChallengeResponse(string $challengerGameAssoc, bool $accepted, string $targetGameAssoc): void
+    {
+        try {
+            $this->hub->publish(new Update(
+                'mineseeker/channel/' . $challengerGameAssoc,
+                json_encode([
+                    'type'            => 'challenge-response',
+                    'accepted'        => $accepted,
+                    'targetGameAssoc' => $targetGameAssoc,
+                ], JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR)
+            ));
+        } catch (JsonException $e) {
+            $this->logger->error('Challenge response publish error: ' . $e->getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
     private function publishToLobby(array $data): void
     {
         try {