gamesession updated when creating game, but error on shader when starting the actual game (#39)

core/src/com/mygdx/game/GameManager.java

@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@ public class GameManager {
                 break;
             case GAME_LOBBY:
                 if (apiClientProvider != null) {
-                    viewState = new GameLobbyView(viewStateManager);
-                    controllerState = new GameLobbyController(controllerStateManager, apiClientProvider);
+                    GameLobbyController gameLobbyController = new GameLobbyController(controllerStateManager, apiClientProvider);
+                    viewState = new GameLobbyView(viewStateManager, gameLobbyController);
+                    controllerState = gameLobbyController;
                 } else {
                     Gdx.app.error("GameManager", "ApiClientProvider is not initialized");
                 }

core/src/com/mygdx/game/controller/GameLobbyController.java

@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ import com.mygdx.game.service.EntityService;
 import com.mygdx.game.service.FirestoreCallback;
 import com.mygdx.game.service.data.GameSessionData;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 public class GameLobbyController extends ControllerState {
-    private EntityService service;
-    private GameSessionData gameSessionData;
+    private final EntityService service;
+    private final GameSessionData gameSessionData;
 
     public GameLobbyController(ControllerStateManager controllerStateManager, APIClientProvider apiClientProvider) {
         super(controllerStateManager);
@@ -33,10 +34,29 @@ public class GameLobbyController extends ControllerState {
         });
     }
 
-    public static boolean startGame(List<Player> playersInLobby, int mapSize, float time) {
+    public boolean startGame(List<Player> playersInLobby, int mapSize, float time) {
+        List<String> players = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (Player player:playersInLobby) {
+            players.add(player.getName());
+        }
+        gameSessionData.setPlayers(players);
+        gameSessionData.setBoardPreset(mapSize);
+        gameSessionData.setTimePerMove((int) time);
+
         if (playersInLobby.size() == 2 || playersInLobby.size() == 4) {
+            service.updateGameSession(gameSessionData, new FirestoreCallback<String>() {
+                @Override
+                public void onSuccess(String result) {
+                    System.out.println("Updated GameSession: " + result);
                     Game.getInstance().startGame(playersInLobby, mapSize, time);
                     GameManager.getInstance().setStateManagers(GameManager.GameState.IN_GAME);
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public void onFailure(Exception e) {
+                    System.err.println("Error updating GameSession: " + e);
+                }
+            });
             return true;
         } else {
             return false;

core/src/com/mygdx/game/view/GameLobbyView.java

@@ -34,9 +34,12 @@ import java.util.Random;
 public class GameLobbyView extends ViewState {
     private List<Player> playersInLobby = new ArrayList<Player>();
     private Texture backgroundTexture;
+    private GameLobbyController gameLobbyController;
 
-    public GameLobbyView(ViewStateManager viewStateManager) {
+
+    public GameLobbyView(ViewStateManager viewStateManager, GameLobbyController gameLobbyController) {
         super(viewStateManager);
+        this.gameLobbyController = gameLobbyController;
 
         playersInLobby.add(new Player("Player 1"));
         playersInLobby.add(new Player("Player 2"));
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@ public class GameLobbyView extends ViewState {
         // Button Logic
         startGameButton.addListener(new InputListener() {
             public boolean touchDown(InputEvent event, float x, float y, int pointer, int button) {
-                if (!GameLobbyController.startGame(playersInLobby, (int) mapSlider.getValue(), timeSlider.getValue())) {
+                if (!gameLobbyController.startGame(playersInLobby, (int) mapSlider.getValue(), timeSlider.getValue())) {
                     System.out.println("Game failed to start");
                 }
                 return true;
@@ -154,4 +157,11 @@ public class GameLobbyView extends ViewState {
         // doesnt update anything
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void dispose() {
+        if (backgroundTexture != null) backgroundTexture.dispose();
+        super.dispose(); // This will dispose of the stage and other disposables
+    }
+
+
 }

core/src/com/mygdx/game/view/MainMenuView.java

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ public class MainMenuView extends ViewState {
 
     public MainMenuView(ViewStateManager viewStateManager) {
         super(viewStateManager);
-        // Background texture initialization is deferred to initialize() to ensure libGDX is ready.
     }
 
     @Override