Keep pregame lobby chat open for an hour after the game ends

The chat used to disappear the moment a session left CREATED status.
Sessions now record a finishedAt timestamp when they're won or lost,
and the lobby (with chat) stays reachable via /game/{session} for an
hour afterward instead of immediately redirecting to the win/lose
feedback page. The lobby template shows a distinct "game finished"
header with a link to that feedback page during this window.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

migrations/Version20260810130000.php

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace DoctrineMigrations;
+
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\Schema;
+use Doctrine\Migrations\AbstractMigration;
+
+final class Version20260810130000 extends AbstractMigration
+{
+    public function getDescription(): string
+    {
+        return 'Add finished_at column to session table';
+    }
+
+    public function up(Schema $schema): void
+    {
+        $this->addSql('ALTER TABLE session ADD finished_at DATETIME DEFAULT NULL');
+    }
+
+    public function down(Schema $schema): void
+    {
+        $this->addSql('ALTER TABLE session DROP finished_at');
+    }
+}

src/Game/Controller/GameAdminSessionController.php

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ final class GameAdminSessionController extends AbstractController
         }
 
         $session->setStatus(SessionStatus::LOST);
+        $session->setFinishedAt(new \DateTime());
         $em->flush();
 
         $this->addFlash('success', sprintf('Session #%d closed.', $session->getId()));

src/Game/Controller/GameApiController.php

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ final class GameApiController extends AbstractController
         if ($session->getStatus() === SessionStatus::PLAYING) {
             if ($session->getTimer() !== null && $now >= $session->getTimer()) {
                 $session->setStatus(SessionStatus::LOST);
+                $session->setFinishedAt(new \DateTime());
                 $this->entityManager->persist($session);
                 $this->entityManager->flush();
                 $isFinished = true;

src/Game/Controller/GameController.php

@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ final class GameController extends AbstractController
         // Lazily pick up readiness changes from other players since our last request
         $dashboardService->checkAllPlayersReady($session);
 
-        if ($session->getStatus() === SessionStatus::CREATED) {
+        if ($dashboardService->isLobbyChatOpen($session)) {
             return $this->render('game/lobby.html.twig', [
                 'session' => $session,
                 'messages' => $dashboardService->getLobbyMessages($session),

src/Game/Entity/Session.php

@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ class Session
     #[ORM\Column(type: Types::DATETIME_MUTABLE)]
     private ?\DateTimeInterface $created = null;
 
+    #[ORM\Column(type: Types::DATETIME_MUTABLE, nullable: true)]
+    private ?\DateTimeInterface $finishedAt = null;
+
     #[ORM\OneToMany(mappedBy: 'session', targetEntity: Player::class)]
     private Collection $players;
 
@@ -97,6 +100,18 @@ class Session
         return $this;
     }
 
+    public function getFinishedAt(): ?\DateTimeInterface
+    {
+        return $this->finishedAt;
+    }
+
+    public function setFinishedAt(?\DateTimeInterface $finishedAt): static
+    {
+        $this->finishedAt = $finishedAt;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return Collection<int, Player>
      */

src/Game/Service/GameDashboardService.php

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ final class GameDashboardService
 {
     private const READY_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 60;
     private const LOBBY_MESSAGE_MAX_LENGTH = 500;
+    private const LOBBY_CHAT_GRACE_PERIOD_SECONDS = 3600;
 
     public function __construct(
         private readonly GameRepository $gameRepository,
@@ -302,9 +303,32 @@ final class GameDashboardService
         return $this->lobbyMessageRepository->findForSession($session);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * The lobby chat is open while a session is still gathering players, and stays
+     * open for a grace period after the game ends so players can wrap up the
+     * conversation before it disappears.
+     */
+    public function isLobbyChatOpen(Session $session): bool
+    {
+        if ($session->getStatus() === SessionStatus::CREATED) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (!in_array($session->getStatus(), [SessionStatus::WON, SessionStatus::LOST], true)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $finishedAt = $session->getFinishedAt();
+        if ($finishedAt === null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return (new \DateTime())->getTimestamp() - $finishedAt->getTimestamp() < self::LOBBY_CHAT_GRACE_PERIOD_SECONDS;
+    }
+
     public function postLobbyMessage(Session $session, User $user, string $content): ?LobbyMessage
     {
-        if ($session->getStatus() !== SessionStatus::CREATED) {
+        if (!$this->isLobbyChatOpen($session)) {
             return null;
         }
 

src/Game/Service/GameResponseService.php

@@ -1118,6 +1118,7 @@ class GameResponseService
         }
 
         $session->setStatus(SessionStatus::WON);
+        $session->setFinishedAt(new \DateTime());
         $this->entityManager->persist($session);
         $this->entityManager->flush();
 

templates/game/lobby.html.twig

@@ -1,38 +1,56 @@
 {% extends 'layout/site.html.twig' %}
 
-{% block title %}Waiting for players - {{ session.game.name }}{% endblock %}
+{% set isCreated = session.status.value == 'created' %}
+{% set isFinished = session.status.value in ['won', 'lost'] %}
+
+{% block title %}{{ isCreated ? 'Waiting for players' : 'Post-game chat' }} - {{ session.game.name }}{% endblock %}
 
 {% block body %}
 <div class="row justify-content-center">
     <div class="col-md-8">
-        <div class="card shadow-sm mb-4">
-            <div class="card-header bg-primary text-white">
-                <h3 class="card-title mb-0">Waiting for more players to join</h3>
-            </div>
-            <div class="card-body">
-                <h4>{{ session.game.name }}</h4>
-                <p>Share the invite code with your friends. Feel free to chat below while you wait &mdash; no need to reload the page.</p>
-
-                <div class="alert alert-info">
-                    <strong>Players joined:</strong> {{ session.players|length }} / {{ session.game.numberOfPlayers }}
+        {% if isCreated %}
+            <div class="card shadow-sm mb-4">
+                <div class="card-header bg-primary text-white">
+                    <h3 class="card-title mb-0">Waiting for more players to join</h3>
                 </div>
+                <div class="card-body">
+                    <h4>{{ session.game.name }}</h4>
+                    <p>Share the invite code with your friends. Feel free to chat below while you wait &mdash; no need to reload the page.</p>
 
-                <ul class="list-group mb-3">
-                    {% for sessionPlayer in session.players %}
-                        <li class="list-group-item">{{ sessionPlayer.user.username }}</li>
-                    {% endfor %}
-                </ul>
+                    <div class="alert alert-info">
+                        <strong>Players joined:</strong> {{ session.players|length }} / {{ session.game.numberOfPlayers }}
+                    </div>
 
-                {% if session.players|length >= session.game.numberOfPlayers %}
-                    <form method="post" action="{{ path('game_dashboard') }}" class="mb-3">
-                        <input type="hidden" name="session_id" value="{{ session.id }}">
-                        <button type="submit" name="start_session" class="btn btn-success">Start Session</button>
-                    </form>
-                {% endif %}
+                    <ul class="list-group mb-3">
+                        {% for sessionPlayer in session.players %}
+                            <li class="list-group-item">{{ sessionPlayer.user.username }}</li>
+                        {% endfor %}
+                    </ul>
 
-                <a href="{{ path('game_dashboard') }}" class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm">Back to Dashboard</a>
+                    {% if session.players|length >= session.game.numberOfPlayers %}
+                        <form method="post" action="{{ path('game_dashboard') }}" class="mb-3">
+                            <input type="hidden" name="session_id" value="{{ session.id }}">
+                            <button type="submit" name="start_session" class="btn btn-success">Start Session</button>
+                        </form>
+                    {% endif %}
+
+                    <a href="{{ path('game_dashboard') }}" class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm">Back to Dashboard</a>
+                </div>
             </div>
-        </div>
+        {% elseif isFinished %}
+            <div class="card shadow-sm mb-4">
+                <div class="card-header {{ session.status.value == 'won' ? 'bg-success' : 'bg-secondary' }} text-white">
+                    <h3 class="card-title mb-0">{{ session.status.value == 'won' ? 'You won!' : 'Game over' }}</h3>
+                </div>
+                <div class="card-body">
+                    <h4>{{ session.game.name }}</h4>
+                    <p>The game has ended, but the chat is still open for a little while &mdash; feel free to keep talking.</p>
+
+                    <a href="{{ path(session.status.value == 'won' ? 'game_won' : 'game_lost', {session: session.id}) }}" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">View results</a>
+                    <a href="{{ path('game_dashboard') }}" class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm">Back to Dashboard</a>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        {% endif %}
 
         <div class="card shadow-sm">
             <div class="card-header">