From cb666a6a459fffc39650fe9b1b6e407f81937815 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MayaTheShy <MayaTheShy@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 04:24:15 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] refactor: synchronize turtle facing state with global
 variable on turn commands

---
 server/Turtle.js | 10 +++++++---
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/server/Turtle.js b/server/Turtle.js
index 6b7a798..e0ee7da 100644
--- a/server/Turtle.js
+++ b/server/Turtle.js
@@ -406,15 +406,15 @@ export class Turtle extends EventEmitter {
     
     const turn = (direction - this._facing + 4) % 4;
     if (turn === 1) {
-      await this.exec('return turtle.turnRight()');
+      await this.exec(`turtle.turnRight(); _G._turtleFacing = ${direction}`);
       this._facing = direction;
       this._emitUpdate();
     } else if (turn === 2) {
-      await this.exec('turtle.turnLeft(); return turtle.turnLeft()');
+      await this.exec(`turtle.turnLeft(); turtle.turnLeft(); _G._turtleFacing = ${direction}`);
       this._facing = direction;
       this._emitUpdate();
     } else if (turn === 3) {
-      await this.exec('return turtle.turnLeft()');
+      await this.exec(`turtle.turnLeft(); _G._turtleFacing = ${direction}`);
       this._facing = direction;
       this._emitUpdate();
     }
@@ -427,6 +427,8 @@ export class Turtle extends EventEmitter {
     const result = await this.exec('return turtle.turnLeft()');
     if (result === true || (Array.isArray(result) && result[0] === true)) {
       this._facing = (this._facing + 3) % 4;
+      // Sync facing on turtle side
+      this.exec(`_G._turtleFacing = ${this._facing}`).catch(() => {});
       this._emitUpdate();
     }
     return result;
@@ -439,6 +441,8 @@ export class Turtle extends EventEmitter {
     const result = await this.exec('return turtle.turnRight()');
     if (result === true || (Array.isArray(result) && result[0] === true)) {
       this._facing = (this._facing + 1) % 4;
+      // Sync facing on turtle side
+      this.exec(`_G._turtleFacing = ${this._facing}`).catch(() => {});
       this._emitUpdate();
     }
     return result;