Push new status immediately if possible instead of invalidating and forcing a reload.

fear_tracker/views.py

@@ -159,12 +159,6 @@ def game_status_object(game, current_phase=None, players_with_fear=None):
     status_hash = h.hexdigest()
     status_obj['hash'] = status_hash
 
-    async_to_sync(get_channel_layer().group_send)(
-            "%s_status" % game.access_code, {
-                "type": "fear_tracker.hashcode_seen",
-                "hashcode": status_hash,
-            })
-
     return status_obj
 
 
@@ -290,10 +284,6 @@ def handle_game_request(request, game, update):
             for player in players.values():
                 player.ready = True
 
-        async_to_sync(get_channel_layer().group_send)(
-                "%s_status" % game.access_code,
-                {"type": "fear_tracker.invalidate_status"})
-
     if update:
         if errors:
             res = {
@@ -304,12 +294,22 @@ def handle_game_request(request, game, update):
                 res['value'] = current_value
         else:
             res = {'success': True}
+            async_to_sync(get_channel_layer().group_send)(
+                    "%s_status" % game.access_code,
+                    {"type": "fear_tracker.invalidate_status"})
         return HttpResponse(json.dumps(res))
 
     players = get_players_with_fear(game, current_phase, players)
     status_obj = game_status_object(game, current_phase, players)
     status_string = json.dumps(status_obj)
 
+    async_to_sync(get_channel_layer().group_send)(
+            "%s_status" % game.access_code, {
+                "type": "fear_tracker.hashcode_seen",
+                "hashcode": status_obj['hash'],
+                "status_string": status_string,
+            })
+
     for player in players.values():
         info = player.fear
         if not info:
@@ -340,6 +340,12 @@ def status(request, game, hashcode=None):
         return HttpResponse(status=HTTPStatus.NOT_MODIFIED)
     else:
         status_string = json.dumps(status_obj)
+        async_to_sync(get_channel_layer().group_send)(
+                "%s_status" % game.access_code, {
+                    "type": "fear_tracker.hashcode_seen",
+                    "hashcode": status_obj['hash'],
+                    "status_string": status_string,
+                })
         return HttpResponse(status_string)
 
 
@@ -372,6 +378,10 @@ class StatusLongPollConsumer(AsyncHttpConsumer):
 
     async def fear_tracker_hashcode_seen(self, event):
         if self.hashcode != event["hashcode"]:
+            if event["status_string"]:
+                body = event["status_string"].encode('utf-8')
+                await self.send_response(200, body)
+                await self.disconnect()
             await self.channel_layer.group_send(
                     "%s_status" % self.access_code, {
                         "type": "fear_tracker.invalidate_status",