DjsBlog: Checkers-Drafts Game -Publish Game to Azure plus additional features

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Publish the game to Azure and add further features included timeout, highlight last move, end game features and Chat and Lobby.

Goal

V1.2.0 Added Chat and Admin sets who goes first
V1.4.0 Game times out after a period and is killed. Player can see name of iniator when selecting
An Update
First deployment to Azure, V1.4.0 checkers (To be deleted)
End of Game features added. Also Admin mode game play.
V2.0.0 End of Game Features to
V2.1.0 Some end game bug fixes. All good.
Moved piece is highlighted and Admin can set the highlight color
Ignore the db in the repository. Is recreated on a new site V2.3.0s
V2.4.1: Added Lobby Chat, not in game
New deployment to Azure, V2.4.1 to djscheckersappsvc

Created a readable session notes template and populated it with the day’s outcomes.
Implemented non‑intrusive UI changes (CSS guidance) to make global buttons static and accessible.
Changed piece rendering approach to filled circular pieces sized to 75% of a cell (36px for a 48px cell), with white pieces having a dark border and kings showing a crown symbol.
Added “Copy join link” and “Open in new window” helpers to the drafts page for easier join flow.
Fixed double-join race by ensuring navigation triggers the join in the newly loaded component instance only.
Made click handling robust: attached handlers to both td and inner wrapper and added client‑side console logging (temporary diagnostic script) to confirm clicks reach the browser.
Added server‑side logging in DraftsService to trace CreateGame / TryJoinGame / MakeMove operations.
Documented how to run git commands from Visual Studio Terminal and produced commits_to_edefb18.txt (initial commit summary).
Provided instructions for testing LAN connectivity and Kestrel binding changes for listening on non‑localhost addresses.

Components/DraftsGame.razor — improved click handling, join helpers, piece visuals, and diagnostics.
Services/DraftsService.cs — added logging, made event invoker internal, improved move logic and promotions.
wwwroot/css/site.css (suggested) — global button styles (static/rainbow‑like, accessible).
Diagnostics script snippet added to DraftsGame.razor temporarily to log client clicks to browser console.
commits_to_edefb18.txt — produced with a compact commit list through Git.

Buttons: static multi‑stop gradient matched to board palette with a purple bold label for contrast. CSS uses custom properties to allow inline overrides.
Pieces: rendered as circular elements sized to 75% of a board cell. White pieces are filled white with a dark border; kings display a crown glyph.
Avoided animations for global “rainbow” styling to satisfy accessibility/consistency requests.

Previously clicks on the piece did not invoke the server handler; resolved by:
- Ensuring event handler attached to clickable container elements (both td and inner wrapper).
- Changing handlers to async Task signatures (recommended in Blazor).
- Adding temporary client console logging so you can confirm browser-side click delivery before blaming SignalR.

Prevented the same browser/process from occupying both player slots by not calling BeginJoin before navigation finishes.
Guidance provided to run Kestrel listening on any IP for LAN testing:
- Quick test: dotnet run --urls "http://0.0.0.0:5000" and open http://<host-ip>:5000.
- Firewall: add an inbound rule for port 5000 on Windows during testing.
- HTTPS over LAN requires certificate binding and is more complex — recommended to test over HTTP for local development.

DraftsService uses ILogger to record CreateGame, GetGame, TryJoinGame and MakeMove events — useful for debugging join failures and move rejections.
Added transient client script logging to verify clicks reach the browser (remove after debugging).

Clicks on board squares log to browser console.
Selecting a piece shows “Selected r,c” message on UI.
Valid move paths accepted; invalid moves show rejection reason.
Creating a game in Window A and opening the join link in a second window results in Player 2 joining (use incognito/private window to avoid session reuse).
Server logs show TryJoinGame assignment for Player1 and Player2.
LAN test: access http://<host-ip>:5000 from another device after starting Kestrel with --urls "http://0.0.0.0:5000" and opening firewall rule.

Remove temporary client-side click-logging script once events are verified.
Replace crown glyphs with SVG icons for sharper scaling if desired.
Add visual selection highlight to the selected square and simple move animation.
Enhance rules: implement forced multi-jump chaining and full king movement if required.
Add persistent storage for game state or option to export/import games.
Produce a concise CHANGELOG.md entry and tag edefb18 as v1.0.0 if you want to formalize the release.

Midpoint color between #7B5E3B and #EEE8D5 calculated RGB ≈ (181,163,136), hex #B5A388.
To list commits up to edefb18 from the repo root:
- PowerShell (inside VS Terminal):
  git rev-list --reverse edefb18 | ForEach-Object { git show -s --format='%h %ad %an %s' --date=short $_ } > commits_to_edefb18.txt
To view history inside Visual Studio: View > Git Repository → select branch → History view.

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