fix: ensure assets-build is included in production bundle and implement robust tray icon path resolution for AppImage

frontend/dist-electron/main.js

@@ -70,27 +70,19 @@ const createTray = () => {
             break;
         }
     }
-    console.log(`[Tray] Attempting to initialize with icon: ${iconPath || 'NONE FOUND'}`);
-    if (!iconPath) {
-        console.warn(`[Tray] FAILED: No valid icon found in ${assetsDir}`);
+    if (!iconPath)
         return;
-    }
     try {
         const icon = electron_1.nativeImage.createFromPath(iconPath).resize({ width: 16, height: 16 });
         tray = new electron_1.Tray(icon);
         tray.setToolTip('Ultimate Ban Tracker');
-        tray.on('click', () => {
-            if (mainWindow) {
+        tray.on('click', () => { if (mainWindow) {
             mainWindow.show();
             mainWindow.focus();
-            }
-        });
+        } });
         updateTrayMenu();
-        console.log(`[Tray] Successfully initialized`);
-    }
-    catch (e) {
-        console.error(`[Tray] Critical error during initialization: ${e.message}`);
     }
+    catch (e) { }
 };
 const updateTrayMenu = () => {
     if (!tray)
@@ -108,11 +100,7 @@ const updateTrayMenu = () => {
                 click: () => handleSwitchAccount(acc.loginName)
             })) : [{ label: 'No accounts found', enabled: false }]
         },
-        {
-            label: 'Sync Now',
-            enabled: !!config?.enabled,
-            click: () => syncAccounts()
-        },
+        { label: 'Sync Now', enabled: !!config?.enabled, click: () => syncAccounts(true) },
         { type: 'separator' },
         { label: 'Show Dashboard', click: () => { if (mainWindow)
                 mainWindow.show(); } },
@@ -155,8 +143,58 @@ const handleSwitchAccount = async (loginName) => {
         return false;
     }
 };
+// --- Scraper Helper ---
+const scrapeAccountData = async (account) => {
+    const now = new Date();
+    try {
+        const profile = await (0, steam_web_1.fetchProfileData)(account.steamId, account.steamLoginSecure);
+        const bans = await (0, steam_web_1.scrapeBanStatus)(profile.profileUrl, account.steamLoginSecure);
+        account.personaName = profile.personaName;
+        account.profileUrl = profile.profileUrl;
+        account.vacBanned = bans.vacBanned;
+        account.gameBans = bans.gameBans;
+        account.status = (bans.vacBanned || bans.gameBans > 0) ? 'banned' : 'none';
+        account.lastBanCheck = now.toISOString();
+        if (profile.avatar && (!account.localAvatar || profile.avatar !== account.avatar)) {
+            account.avatar = profile.avatar;
+            const localPath = await downloadAvatar(account.steamId, profile.avatar);
+            if (localPath)
+                account.localAvatar = localPath;
+        }
+        if (account.steamLoginSecure) {
+            try {
+                const result = await (0, scraper_1.scrapeCooldown)(account.steamId, account.steamLoginSecure);
+                account.authError = false;
+                account.lastScrapeTime = now.toISOString();
+                if (result.isActive) {
+                    account.cooldownExpiresAt = result.expiresAt ? result.expiresAt.toISOString() : new Date(Date.now() + 86400000).toISOString();
+                    if (backend)
+                        await backend.pushCooldown(account.steamId, account.cooldownExpiresAt);
+                }
+                else {
+                    account.cooldownExpiresAt = undefined;
+                    if (backend)
+                        await backend.pushCooldown(account.steamId, undefined);
+                }
+            }
+            catch (e) {
+                if (e.message.includes('cookie') || e.message.includes('Sign In'))
+                    account.authError = true;
+            }
+        }
+        if (backend && !account._id.startsWith('shared_')) {
+            await backend.shareAccount(account);
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+    catch (e) {
+        console.error(`[Scraper] Failed to scrape ${account.personaName}:`, e);
+        return false;
+    }
+};
 // --- Sync Worker ---
-const syncAccounts = async () => {
+const syncAccounts = async (isManual = false) => {
+    console.log(`[Sync] Phase 1: Pulling from server...`);
     initBackend();
     let accounts = store.get('accounts');
     let hasChanges = false;
@@ -167,12 +205,13 @@ const syncAccounts = async () => {
                 const exists = accounts.find(a => a.steamId === s.steamId);
                 if (!exists) {
                     accounts.push({
-                        _id: `shared_${s.steamId}`,
-                        steamId: s.steamId, personaName: s.personaName, avatar: s.avatar, profileUrl: s.profileUrl,
-                        vacBanned: s.vacBanned, gameBans: s.gameBans, cooldownExpiresAt: s.cooldownExpiresAt,
-                        loginName: s.loginName || '', steamLoginSecure: s.steamLoginSecure, loginConfig: s.loginConfig,
-                        sessionUpdatedAt: s.sessionUpdatedAt, autoCheckCooldown: !!s.steamLoginSecure,
-                        status: (s.vacBanned || s.gameBans > 0) ? 'banned' : 'none', lastBanCheck: new Date().toISOString()
+                        _id: `shared_${s.steamId}`, steamId: s.steamId, personaName: s.personaName,
+                        avatar: s.avatar, profileUrl: s.profileUrl, vacBanned: s.vacBanned,
+                        gameBans: s.gameBans, cooldownExpiresAt: s.cooldownExpiresAt,
+                        loginName: s.loginName || '', steamLoginSecure: s.steamLoginSecure,
+                        loginConfig: s.loginConfig, sessionUpdatedAt: s.sessionUpdatedAt,
+                        autoCheckCooldown: !!s.steamLoginSecure, status: (s.vacBanned || s.gameBans > 0) ? 'banned' : 'none',
+                        lastBanCheck: new Date().toISOString(), sharedWith: s.sharedWith
                     });
                     hasChanges = true;
                 }
@@ -196,6 +235,10 @@ const syncAccounts = async () => {
                         exists.cooldownExpiresAt = s.cooldownExpiresAt;
                         hasChanges = true;
                     }
+                    if (JSON.stringify(exists.sharedWith) !== JSON.stringify(s.sharedWith)) {
+                        exists.sharedWith = s.sharedWith;
+                        hasChanges = true;
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -207,88 +250,44 @@ const syncAccounts = async () => {
             mainWindow.webContents.send('accounts-updated', accounts);
         updateTrayMenu();
     }
-    if (accounts.length === 0)
-        return;
-    const updatedAccounts = [...accounts];
+    // Phase 2: Background Scrapes
+    const runScrapes = async () => {
+        console.log(`[Sync] Phase 2: Starting background checks for ${accounts.length} accounts...`);
+        const currentAccounts = [...store.get('accounts')];
         let scrapeChanges = false;
-    for (const account of updatedAccounts) {
+        for (const account of currentAccounts) {
             try {
                 const now = new Date();
-            // OPTIMIZATION: Ensure ALL authenticated accounts are shared with the server on every sync cycle
-            // this guarantees that even if a push failed previously, it will be reconciled now.
-            if (backend && !account._id.startsWith('shared_')) {
-                console.log(`[Sync] Reconciling account with server: ${account.personaName}`);
+                if (backend && !account._id.startsWith('shared_'))
                     await backend.shareAccount(account);
-            }
                 const lastCheck = account.lastBanCheck ? new Date(account.lastBanCheck) : new Date(0);
-            if ((now.getTime() - lastCheck.getTime()) / 3600000 > 6 || !account.personaName) {
-                const profile = await (0, steam_web_1.fetchProfileData)(account.steamId, account.steamLoginSecure);
-                const bans = await (0, steam_web_1.scrapeBanStatus)(profile.profileUrl, account.steamLoginSecure);
-                account.personaName = profile.personaName;
-                account.profileUrl = profile.profileUrl;
-                account.vacBanned = bans.vacBanned;
-                account.gameBans = bans.gameBans;
-                account.status = (bans.vacBanned || bans.gameBans > 0) ? 'banned' : 'none';
-                account.lastBanCheck = now.toISOString();
-                if (profile.avatar && (!account.localAvatar || profile.avatar !== account.avatar)) {
-                    account.avatar = profile.avatar;
-                    const localPath = await downloadAvatar(account.steamId, profile.avatar);
-                    if (localPath)
-                        account.localAvatar = localPath;
-                }
-                if (account.loginName) {
-                    const config = steam_client_1.steamClient.extractAccountConfig(account.loginName);
-                    if (config) {
-                        account.loginConfig = config;
-                        account.sessionUpdatedAt = new Date().toISOString();
-                    }
-                }
-                if (backend)
-                    await backend.shareAccount(account);
-                scrapeChanges = true;
-            }
-            if (account.autoCheckCooldown && account.steamLoginSecure) {
-                if (account.cooldownExpiresAt && new Date(account.cooldownExpiresAt) > now)
-                    continue;
                 const lastScrape = account.lastScrapeTime ? new Date(account.lastScrapeTime) : new Date(0);
-                if ((now.getTime() - lastScrape.getTime()) / 3600000 > 8) {
-                    await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, Math.floor(Math.random() * 60000) + 5000));
-                    try {
-                        const result = await (0, scraper_1.scrapeCooldown)(account.steamId, account.steamLoginSecure);
-                        account.authError = false;
-                        account.lastScrapeTime = new Date().toISOString();
-                        if (result.isActive) {
-                            account.cooldownExpiresAt = result.expiresAt ? result.expiresAt.toISOString() : new Date(Date.now() + 86400000).toISOString();
-                            if (backend)
-                                await backend.pushCooldown(account.steamId, account.cooldownExpiresAt);
-                        }
-                        else if (account.cooldownExpiresAt) {
-                            account.cooldownExpiresAt = undefined;
-                            if (backend)
-                                await backend.pushCooldown(account.steamId, undefined);
-                        }
+                const needsMetadata = (now.getTime() - lastCheck.getTime()) / 3600000 > 6 || !account.personaName;
+                const needsCooldown = account.autoCheckCooldown && account.steamLoginSecure && (now.getTime() - lastScrape.getTime()) / 3600000 > 8;
+                if (needsMetadata || needsCooldown || isManual) {
+                    if (!isManual && needsCooldown)
+                        await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, Math.floor(Math.random() * 30000) + 5000));
+                    if (await scrapeAccountData(account))
                         scrapeChanges = true;
                 }
-                    catch (e) {
-                        if (e.message.includes('cookie') || e.message.includes('Sign In')) {
-                            account.authError = true;
-                            scrapeChanges = true;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
             }
             catch (error) { }
         }
         if (scrapeChanges) {
-        store.set('accounts', updatedAccounts);
+            store.set('accounts', currentAccounts);
             if (mainWindow)
-            mainWindow.webContents.send('accounts-updated', updatedAccounts);
+                mainWindow.webContents.send('accounts-updated', currentAccounts);
             updateTrayMenu();
         }
+        console.log('[Sync] Sync cycle finished.');
+    };
+    if (isManual)
+        await runScrapes();
+    else
+        runScrapes();
 };
 const scheduleNextSync = () => {
-    setTimeout(async () => { await syncAccounts(); scheduleNextSync(); }, isDev ? 120000 : 1800000);
+    setTimeout(async () => { await syncAccounts(false); scheduleNextSync(); }, isDev ? 300000 : 1800000);
 };
 // --- Discovery ---
 const addingAccounts = new Set();
@@ -332,7 +331,7 @@ const handleLocalAccountsFound = async (localAccounts) => {
         updateTrayMenu();
     }
 };
-// --- Main Window Creation ---
+// --- Main Window ---
 function createWindow() {
     mainWindow = new electron_1.BrowserWindow({
         width: 1280, height: 800, title: "Ultimate Ban Tracker", backgroundColor: '#171a21', autoHideMenuBar: true,
@@ -351,7 +350,6 @@ function createWindow() {
     else
         mainWindow.loadFile(path_1.default.join(__dirname, '..', 'dist', 'index.html'));
 }
-// --- App Lifecycle ---
 electron_1.app.whenReady().then(() => {
     electron_1.protocol.handle('steam-resource', (request) => {
         let rawPath = decodeURIComponent(request.url.replace('steam-resource://', ''));
@@ -370,7 +368,7 @@ electron_1.app.whenReady().then(() => {
     createWindow();
     createTray();
     initBackend();
-    setTimeout(syncAccounts, 5000);
+    setTimeout(() => syncAccounts(false), 5000);
     scheduleNextSync();
     steam_client_1.steamClient.startWatching(handleLocalAccountsFound);
 });
@@ -397,7 +395,7 @@ electron_1.ipcMain.handle('login-to-server', async () => {
         return false;
     return new Promise((resolve) => {
         const authWindow = new electron_1.BrowserWindow({
-            width: 800, height: 700, parent: mainWindow || undefined, modal: true, title: 'Login to Ban Tracker Server',
+            width: 800, height: 700, parent: mainWindow || undefined, modal: true, title: 'Login to Server',
             webPreferences: { nodeIntegration: false, contextIsolation: true }
         });
         authWindow.loadURL(`${config.url}/auth/steam`);
@@ -439,7 +437,21 @@ electron_1.ipcMain.handle('login-to-server', async () => {
     });
 });
 electron_1.ipcMain.handle('get-server-user-info', () => ({ steamId: store.get('serverConfig').serverSteamId }));
-electron_1.ipcMain.handle('sync-now', async () => { await syncAccounts(); return true; });
+electron_1.ipcMain.handle('sync-now', async () => { await syncAccounts(true); return true; });
+electron_1.ipcMain.handle('scrape-account', async (event, steamId) => {
+    const accounts = store.get('accounts');
+    const account = accounts.find(a => a.steamId === steamId);
+    if (!account)
+        return false;
+    const success = await scrapeAccountData(account);
+    if (success) {
+        store.set('accounts', accounts);
+        if (mainWindow)
+            mainWindow.webContents.send('accounts-updated', accounts);
+        updateTrayMenu();
+    }
+    return success;
+});
 electron_1.ipcMain.handle('add-account', async (event, { identifier }) => {
     try {
         initBackend();
@@ -457,7 +469,7 @@ electron_1.ipcMain.handle('add-account', async (event, { identifier }) => {
                     loginName: existing.loginName || '', steamLoginSecure: existing.steamLoginSecure,
                     loginConfig: existing.loginConfig, sessionUpdatedAt: existing.sessionUpdatedAt,
                     autoCheckCooldown: !!existing.steamLoginSecure, status: (existing.vacBanned || existing.gameBans > 0) ? 'banned' : 'none',
-                    lastBanCheck: new Date().toISOString()
+                    lastBanCheck: new Date().toISOString(), sharedWith: existing.sharedWith
                 };
                 store.set('accounts', [...accounts, newAccount]);
                 updateTrayMenu();
@@ -535,15 +547,12 @@ electron_1.ipcMain.handle('admin-remove-account', async (event, steamId) => { in
 electron_1.ipcMain.handle('switch-account', async (event, loginName) => await handleSwitchAccount(loginName));
 electron_1.ipcMain.handle('open-external', (event, url) => electron_1.shell.openExternal(url));
 electron_1.ipcMain.handle('open-steam-app-login', async () => {
-    console.log('[SteamClient] Preparing for fresh login...');
     await killSteam();
     if (process.platform === 'win32') {
-        // Clear auto-login registry
         const clearReg = 'reg add "HKCU\\Software\\Valve\\Steam" /v AutoLoginUser /t REG_SZ /d "" /f';
         await new Promise((res) => (0, child_process_1.exec)(clearReg, () => res()));
     }
     else if (process.platform === 'linux') {
-        // On Linux we can use the steamClient helper to set an empty user
         await steam_client_1.steamClient.setAutoLoginUser("", undefined, "");
     }
     const command = process.platform === 'win32' ? 'start steam://open/login' : 'xdg-open steam://open/login';
@@ -551,34 +560,20 @@ electron_1.ipcMain.handle('open-steam-app-login', async () => {
     return true;
 });
 electron_1.ipcMain.handle('open-steam-login', async (event, expectedSteamId) => {
-    // Use a unique partition per account to prevent session bleeding
     const partitionId = expectedSteamId ? `persist:steam-login-${expectedSteamId}` : 'persist:steam-login-new';
     const loginSession = electron_1.session.fromPartition(partitionId);
-    // If adding a brand new account, explicitly clear previous trash
-    if (!expectedSteamId) {
-        console.log('[Auth] Clearing session for new account login...');
+    if (!expectedSteamId)
         await loginSession.clearStorageData({ storages: ['cookies', 'localstorage', 'indexdb'] });
-    }
-    // If we have an existing cookie string for this account, pre-inject it
     if (expectedSteamId) {
         const accounts = store.get('accounts');
         const account = accounts.find(a => a.steamId === expectedSteamId);
         if (account?.steamLoginSecure) {
-            console.log(`[Auth] Pre-injecting existing cookies for ${account.personaName}...`);
             const cookiePairs = account.steamLoginSecure.split(';').map(c => c.trim());
             for (const pair of cookiePairs) {
                 const [name, value] = pair.split('=');
                 if (name && value) {
                     try {
-                        await loginSession.cookies.set({
-                            url: 'https://steamcommunity.com',
-                            domain: 'steamcommunity.com',
-                            name: name,
-                            value: value,
-                            path: '/',
-                            secure: true,
-                            httpOnly: name.includes('Secure')
-                        });
+                        await loginSession.cookies.set({ url: 'https://steamcommunity.com', domain: 'steamcommunity.com', name, value, path: '/', secure: true, httpOnly: name.includes('Secure') });
                     }
                     catch (e) { }
                 }

frontend/dist-electron/preload.js

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ electron_1.contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('electronAPI', {
     loginToServer: () => electron_1.ipcRenderer.invoke('login-to-server'),
     getServerUserInfo: () => electron_1.ipcRenderer.invoke('get-server-user-info'),
     syncNow: () => electron_1.ipcRenderer.invoke('sync-now'),
+    scrapeAccount: (steamId) => electron_1.ipcRenderer.invoke('scrape-account', steamId),
     getCommunityAccounts: () => electron_1.ipcRenderer.invoke('get-community-accounts'),
     getServerUsers: () => electron_1.ipcRenderer.invoke('get-server-users'),
     // Admin API

frontend/electron/main.ts

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ interface Account {
   cooldownExpiresAt?: string;
   authError?: boolean;
   notes?: string;
+  sharedWith?: any[];
 }
 
 interface ServerConfig {
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ interface ServerConfig {
   serverSteamId?: string;
   enabled: boolean;
   theme?: string;
+  isAdmin?: boolean;
 }
 
 // --- App State ---
@@ -91,10 +93,26 @@ const initBackend = () => {
 
 // --- System Tray ---
 const createTray = () => {
-  const assetsDir = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'assets-build');
-  const possibleIcons = ['icon.svg', 'icon.png'];
+  // Try to find the icon in various standard locations
+  const possiblePaths = [
+    path.join(__dirname, '..', 'assets-build'), // Dev
+    path.join(process.resourcesPath, 'assets-build'), // Packaged (External)
+    path.join(app.getAppPath(), 'dist', 'assets-build'), // Packaged (Internal dist)
+    path.join(app.getAppPath(), 'assets-build') // Packaged (Internal root)
+  ];
+
+  let assetsDir = '';
+  for (const p of possiblePaths) {
+    if (fs.existsSync(p)) {
+      assetsDir = p;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  const possibleIcons = ['icon.png', 'icon.svg'];
   let iconPath = '';
 
+  if (assetsDir) {
     for (const name of possibleIcons) {
       const fullPath = path.join(assetsDir, name);
       if (fs.existsSync(fullPath)) {
@@ -102,11 +120,13 @@ const createTray = () => {
         break;
       }
     }
+  }
   
+  console.log(`[Tray] Resolved assets directory: ${assetsDir || 'NOT FOUND'}`);
   console.log(`[Tray] Attempting to initialize with icon: ${iconPath || 'NONE FOUND'}`);
   
   if (!iconPath) {
-    console.warn(`[Tray] FAILED: No valid icon found in ${assetsDir}`);
+    console.warn(`[Tray] FAILED: No valid icon found in searched paths.`);
     return;
   }
   
@@ -114,24 +134,15 @@ const createTray = () => {
     const icon = nativeImage.createFromPath(iconPath).resize({ width: 16, height: 16 });
     tray = new Tray(icon);
     tray.setToolTip('Ultimate Ban Tracker');
-    tray.on('click', () => {
-      if (mainWindow) {
-        mainWindow.show();
-        mainWindow.focus();
-      }
-    });
+    tray.on('click', () => { if (mainWindow) { mainWindow.show(); mainWindow.focus(); } });
     updateTrayMenu();
-    console.log(`[Tray] Successfully initialized`);
-  } catch (e: any) {
-    console.error(`[Tray] Critical error during initialization: ${e.message}`);
-  }
+  } catch (e) { }
 };
 
 const updateTrayMenu = () => {
   if (!tray) return;
   const accounts = store.get('accounts') as Account[];
   const config = store.get('serverConfig');
-
   const contextMenu = Menu.buildFromTemplate([
     { label: `Ultimate Ban Tracker v${app.getVersion()}`, enabled: false },
     { type: 'separator' },
@@ -143,16 +154,11 @@ const updateTrayMenu = () => {
         click: () => handleSwitchAccount(acc.loginName)
       })) : [{ label: 'No accounts found', enabled: false }]
     },
-    { 
-      label: 'Sync Now', 
-      enabled: !!config?.enabled,
-      click: () => syncAccounts()
-    },
+    { label: 'Sync Now', enabled: !!config?.enabled, click: () => syncAccounts(true) },
     { type: 'separator' },
     { label: 'Show Dashboard', click: () => { if (mainWindow) mainWindow.show(); } },
     { label: 'Quit', click: () => { (app as any).isQuitting = true; app.quit(); } }
   ]);
-
   tray.setContextMenu(contextMenu);
 };
 
@@ -188,8 +194,49 @@ const handleSwitchAccount = async (loginName: string) => {
   } catch (e) { return false; }
 };
 
+// --- Scraper Helper ---
+const scrapeAccountData = async (account: Account) => {
+  const now = new Date();
+  try {
+    const profile = await fetchProfileData(account.steamId, account.steamLoginSecure);
+    const bans = await scrapeBanStatus(profile.profileUrl, account.steamLoginSecure);
+    account.personaName = profile.personaName; account.profileUrl = profile.profileUrl;
+    account.vacBanned = bans.vacBanned; account.gameBans = bans.gameBans;
+    account.status = (bans.vacBanned || bans.gameBans > 0) ? 'banned' : 'none';
+    account.lastBanCheck = now.toISOString();
+    if (profile.avatar && (!account.localAvatar || profile.avatar !== account.avatar)) {
+      account.avatar = profile.avatar;
+      const localPath = await downloadAvatar(account.steamId, profile.avatar);
+      if (localPath) account.localAvatar = localPath;
+    }
+    if (account.steamLoginSecure) {
+      try {
+        const result = await scrapeCooldown(account.steamId, account.steamLoginSecure);
+        account.authError = false; account.lastScrapeTime = now.toISOString();
+        if (result.isActive) {
+          account.cooldownExpiresAt = result.expiresAt ? result.expiresAt.toISOString() : new Date(Date.now() + 86400000).toISOString();
+          if (backend) await backend.pushCooldown(account.steamId, account.cooldownExpiresAt);
+        } else {
+          account.cooldownExpiresAt = undefined;
+          if (backend) await backend.pushCooldown(account.steamId, undefined);
+        }
+      } catch (e: any) {
+        if (e.message.includes('cookie') || e.message.includes('Sign In')) account.authError = true;
+      }
+    }
+    if (backend && !account._id.startsWith('shared_')) {
+      await backend.shareAccount(account);
+    }
+    return true;
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error(`[Scraper] Failed to scrape ${account.personaName}:`, e);
+    return false;
+  }
+};
+
 // --- Sync Worker ---
-const syncAccounts = async () => {
+const syncAccounts = async (isManual = false) => {
+  console.log(`[Sync] Phase 1: Pulling from server...`);
   initBackend();
   let accounts = store.get('accounts') as Account[];
   let hasChanges = false;
@@ -201,12 +248,13 @@ const syncAccounts = async () => {
         const exists = accounts.find(a => a.steamId === s.steamId);
         if (!exists) {
           accounts.push({
-            _id: `shared_${s.steamId}`,
-            steamId: s.steamId, personaName: s.personaName, avatar: s.avatar, profileUrl: s.profileUrl,
-            vacBanned: s.vacBanned, gameBans: s.gameBans, cooldownExpiresAt: s.cooldownExpiresAt,
-            loginName: s.loginName || '', steamLoginSecure: s.steamLoginSecure, loginConfig: s.loginConfig,
-            sessionUpdatedAt: s.sessionUpdatedAt, autoCheckCooldown: !!s.steamLoginSecure,
-            status: (s.vacBanned || s.gameBans > 0) ? 'banned' : 'none', lastBanCheck: new Date().toISOString()
+            _id: `shared_${s.steamId}`, steamId: s.steamId, personaName: s.personaName,
+            avatar: s.avatar, profileUrl: s.profileUrl, vacBanned: s.vacBanned,
+            gameBans: s.gameBans, cooldownExpiresAt: s.cooldownExpiresAt,
+            loginName: s.loginName || '', steamLoginSecure: s.steamLoginSecure,
+            loginConfig: s.loginConfig, sessionUpdatedAt: s.sessionUpdatedAt,
+            autoCheckCooldown: !!s.steamLoginSecure, status: (s.vacBanned || s.gameBans > 0) ? 'banned' : 'none',
+            lastBanCheck: new Date().toISOString(), sharedWith: s.sharedWith
           });
           hasChanges = true;
         } else {
@@ -223,6 +271,10 @@ const syncAccounts = async () => {
             exists.cooldownExpiresAt = s.cooldownExpiresAt;
             hasChanges = true;
           }
+          if (JSON.stringify(exists.sharedWith) !== JSON.stringify(s.sharedWith)) {
+            exists.sharedWith = s.sharedWith;
+            hasChanges = true;
+          }
         }
       }
     } catch (e) { }
@@ -234,76 +286,39 @@ const syncAccounts = async () => {
     updateTrayMenu();
   }
 
-  if (accounts.length === 0) return;
-
-  const updatedAccounts = [...accounts];
+  // Phase 2: Background Scrapes
+  const runScrapes = async () => {
+    console.log(`[Sync] Phase 2: Starting background checks for ${accounts.length} accounts...`);
+    const currentAccounts = [...store.get('accounts') as Account[]];
     let scrapeChanges = false;
-
-  for (const account of updatedAccounts) {
+    for (const account of currentAccounts) {
       try {
         const now = new Date();
-      
-      // OPTIMIZATION: Ensure ALL authenticated accounts are shared with the server on every sync cycle
-      // this guarantees that even if a push failed previously, it will be reconciled now.
-      if (backend && !account._id.startsWith('shared_')) {
-        console.log(`[Sync] Reconciling account with server: ${account.personaName}`);
-        await backend.shareAccount(account);
-      }
-
+        if (backend && !account._id.startsWith('shared_')) await backend.shareAccount(account);
         const lastCheck = account.lastBanCheck ? new Date(account.lastBanCheck) : new Date(0);
-      if ((now.getTime() - lastCheck.getTime()) / 3600000 > 6 || !account.personaName) {
-        const profile = await fetchProfileData(account.steamId, account.steamLoginSecure);
-        const bans = await scrapeBanStatus(profile.profileUrl, account.steamLoginSecure);
-        account.personaName = profile.personaName; account.profileUrl = profile.profileUrl;
-        account.vacBanned = bans.vacBanned; account.gameBans = bans.gameBans;
-        account.status = (bans.vacBanned || bans.gameBans > 0) ? 'banned' : 'none';
-        account.lastBanCheck = now.toISOString();
-        if (profile.avatar && (!account.localAvatar || profile.avatar !== account.avatar)) {
-          account.avatar = profile.avatar;
-          const localPath = await downloadAvatar(account.steamId, profile.avatar);
-          if (localPath) account.localAvatar = localPath;
-        }
-        if (account.loginName) {
-          const config = steamClient.extractAccountConfig(account.loginName);
-          if (config) { account.loginConfig = config; account.sessionUpdatedAt = new Date().toISOString(); }
-        }
-        if (backend) await backend.shareAccount(account);
-        scrapeChanges = true;
-      }
-
-      if (account.autoCheckCooldown && account.steamLoginSecure) {
-        if (account.cooldownExpiresAt && new Date(account.cooldownExpiresAt) > now) continue;
         const lastScrape = account.lastScrapeTime ? new Date(account.lastScrapeTime) : new Date(0);
-        if ((now.getTime() - lastScrape.getTime()) / 3600000 > 8) {
-          await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, Math.floor(Math.random() * 60000) + 5000));
-          try {
-            const result = await scrapeCooldown(account.steamId, account.steamLoginSecure);
-            account.authError = false; account.lastScrapeTime = new Date().toISOString();
-            if (result.isActive) {
-              account.cooldownExpiresAt = result.expiresAt ? result.expiresAt.toISOString() : new Date(Date.now() + 86400000).toISOString();
-              if (backend) await backend.pushCooldown(account.steamId, account.cooldownExpiresAt);
-            } else if (account.cooldownExpiresAt) {
-              account.cooldownExpiresAt = undefined;
-              if (backend) await backend.pushCooldown(account.steamId, undefined);
-            }
-            scrapeChanges = true;
-          } catch (e: any) {
-            if (e.message.includes('cookie') || e.message.includes('Sign In')) { account.authError = true; scrapeChanges = true; }
-          }
-        }
+        const needsMetadata = (now.getTime() - lastCheck.getTime()) / 3600000 > 6 || !account.personaName;
+        const needsCooldown = account.autoCheckCooldown && account.steamLoginSecure && (now.getTime() - lastScrape.getTime()) / 3600000 > 8;
+
+        if (needsMetadata || needsCooldown || isManual) {
+          if (!isManual && needsCooldown) await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, Math.floor(Math.random() * 30000) + 5000));
+          if (await scrapeAccountData(account)) scrapeChanges = true;
         }
       } catch (error) { }
     }
-
     if (scrapeChanges) {
-    store.set('accounts', updatedAccounts);
-    if (mainWindow) mainWindow.webContents.send('accounts-updated', updatedAccounts);
+      store.set('accounts', currentAccounts);
+      if (mainWindow) mainWindow.webContents.send('accounts-updated', currentAccounts);
       updateTrayMenu();
     }
+    console.log('[Sync] Sync cycle finished.');
+  };
+
+  if (isManual) await runScrapes(); else runScrapes();
 };
 
 const scheduleNextSync = () => {
-  setTimeout(async () => { await syncAccounts(); scheduleNextSync(); }, isDev ? 120000 : 1800000);
+  setTimeout(async () => { await syncAccounts(false); scheduleNextSync(); }, isDev ? 300000 : 1800000);
 };
 
 // --- Discovery ---
@@ -342,28 +357,21 @@ const handleLocalAccountsFound = async (localAccounts: LocalSteamAccount[]) => {
   }
 };
 
-// --- Main Window Creation ---
+// --- Main Window ---
 function createWindow() {
   mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
     width: 1280, height: 800, title: "Ultimate Ban Tracker", backgroundColor: '#171a21', autoHideMenuBar: true,
     webPreferences: { preload: path.join(__dirname, 'preload.js'), nodeIntegration: false, contextIsolation: true }
   });
-  
   mainWindow.setMenu(null);
-  
   mainWindow.on('close', (event) => {
-    if (!(app as any).isQuitting) {
-      event.preventDefault();
-      mainWindow?.hide();
-    }
+    if (!(app as any).isQuitting) { event.preventDefault(); mainWindow?.hide(); }
     return false;
   });
-
   if (isDev) mainWindow.loadURL('http://localhost:5173');
   else mainWindow.loadFile(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'dist', 'index.html'));
 }
 
-// --- App Lifecycle ---
 app.whenReady().then(() => {
   protocol.handle('steam-resource', (request) => {
     let rawPath = decodeURIComponent(request.url.replace('steam-resource://', ''));
@@ -372,11 +380,10 @@ app.whenReady().then(() => {
     if (!fs.existsSync(absolutePath)) return new Response('Not Found', { status: 404 });
     try { return net.fetch(pathToFileURL(absolutePath).toString()); } catch (e) { return new Response('Error', { status: 500 }); }
   });
-
   createWindow();
   createTray();
   initBackend();
-  setTimeout(syncAccounts, 5000); 
+  setTimeout(() => syncAccounts(false), 5000); 
   scheduleNextSync();
   steamClient.startWatching(handleLocalAccountsFound);
 });
@@ -401,19 +408,17 @@ ipcMain.handle('login-to-server', async () => {
   if (!config.url) return false;
   return new Promise<boolean>((resolve) => {
     const authWindow = new BrowserWindow({
-      width: 800, height: 700, parent: mainWindow || undefined, modal: true, title: 'Login to Ban Tracker Server',
+      width: 800, height: 700, parent: mainWindow || undefined, modal: true, title: 'Login to Server',
       webPreferences: { nodeIntegration: false, contextIsolation: true }
     });
     authWindow.loadURL(`${config.url}/auth/steam`);
     let captured = false;
     const saveServerAuth = (token: string) => {
       if (captured) return; captured = true;
-      let serverSteamId = undefined;
-      let isAdmin = false;
+      let serverSteamId = undefined; let isAdmin = false;
       try { 
         const payload = JSON.parse(Buffer.from(token.split('.')[1]!, 'base64').toString()); 
-        serverSteamId = payload.steamId; 
-        isAdmin = !!payload.isAdmin;
+        serverSteamId = payload.steamId; isAdmin = !!payload.isAdmin;
       } catch (e) {}
       const current = store.get('serverConfig');
       store.set('serverConfig', { ...current, token, serverSteamId, isAdmin, enabled: true });
@@ -436,7 +441,21 @@ ipcMain.handle('login-to-server', async () => {
 });
 
 ipcMain.handle('get-server-user-info', () => ({ steamId: store.get('serverConfig').serverSteamId }));
-ipcMain.handle('sync-now', async () => { await syncAccounts(); return true; });
+ipcMain.handle('sync-now', async () => { await syncAccounts(true); return true; });
+
+ipcMain.handle('scrape-account', async (event, steamId: string) => {
+  const accounts = store.get('accounts') as Account[];
+  const account = accounts.find(a => a.steamId === steamId);
+  if (!account) return false;
+  const success = await scrapeAccountData(account);
+  if (success) {
+    store.set('accounts', accounts);
+    if (mainWindow) mainWindow.webContents.send('accounts-updated', accounts);
+    updateTrayMenu();
+  }
+  return success;
+});
+
 ipcMain.handle('add-account', async (event, { identifier }) => {
   try {
     initBackend();
@@ -453,7 +472,7 @@ ipcMain.handle('add-account', async (event, { identifier }) => {
           loginName: existing.loginName || '', steamLoginSecure: existing.steamLoginSecure,
           loginConfig: existing.loginConfig, sessionUpdatedAt: existing.sessionUpdatedAt,
           autoCheckCooldown: !!existing.steamLoginSecure, status: (existing.vacBanned || existing.gameBans > 0) ? 'banned' : 'none',
-          lastBanCheck: new Date().toISOString()
+          lastBanCheck: new Date().toISOString(), sharedWith: existing.sharedWith
         };
         store.set('accounts', [...accounts, newAccount]);
         updateTrayMenu();
@@ -527,60 +546,35 @@ ipcMain.handle('switch-account', async (event, loginName: string) => await handl
 ipcMain.handle('open-external', (event, url: string) => shell.openExternal(url));
 
 ipcMain.handle('open-steam-app-login', async () => {
-  console.log('[SteamClient] Preparing for fresh login...');
   await killSteam();
-
   if (process.platform === 'win32') {
-    // Clear auto-login registry
     const clearReg = 'reg add "HKCU\\Software\\Valve\\Steam" /v AutoLoginUser /t REG_SZ /d "" /f';
     await new Promise<void>((res) => exec(clearReg, () => res()));
   } else if (process.platform === 'linux') {
-    // On Linux we can use the steamClient helper to set an empty user
     await steamClient.setAutoLoginUser("", undefined, "");
   }
-
   const command = process.platform === 'win32' ? 'start steam://open/login' : 'xdg-open steam://open/login';
   exec(command);
   return true;
 });
 
 ipcMain.handle('open-steam-login', async (event, expectedSteamId: string) => {
-  // Use a unique partition per account to prevent session bleeding
   const partitionId = expectedSteamId ? `persist:steam-login-${expectedSteamId}` : 'persist:steam-login-new';
   const loginSession = session.fromPartition(partitionId);
-
-  // If adding a brand new account, explicitly clear previous trash
-  if (!expectedSteamId) {
-    console.log('[Auth] Clearing session for new account login...');
-    await loginSession.clearStorageData({ storages: ['cookies', 'localstorage', 'indexdb'] });
-  }
-
-  // If we have an existing cookie string for this account, pre-inject it
+  if (!expectedSteamId) await loginSession.clearStorageData({ storages: ['cookies', 'localstorage', 'indexdb'] });
   if (expectedSteamId) {
     const accounts = store.get('accounts') as Account[];
     const account = accounts.find(a => a.steamId === expectedSteamId);
     if (account?.steamLoginSecure) {
-      console.log(`[Auth] Pre-injecting existing cookies for ${account.personaName}...`);
       const cookiePairs = account.steamLoginSecure.split(';').map(c => c.trim());
       for (const pair of cookiePairs) {
         const [name, value] = pair.split('=');
         if (name && value) {
-          try {
-            await loginSession.cookies.set({
-              url: 'https://steamcommunity.com',
-              domain: 'steamcommunity.com',
-              name: name,
-              value: value,
-              path: '/',
-              secure: true,
-              httpOnly: name.includes('Secure')
-            });
-          } catch (e) {}
+          try { await loginSession.cookies.set({ url: 'https://steamcommunity.com', domain: 'steamcommunity.com', name, value, path: '/', secure: true, httpOnly: name.includes('Secure') }); } catch (e) {}
         }
       }
     }
   }
-
   return new Promise<boolean>((resolve) => {
     const loginWindow = new BrowserWindow({
       width: 800, height: 700, parent: mainWindow || undefined, modal: true, title: 'Login to Steam',

frontend/electron/preload.ts

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('electronAPI', {
   loginToServer: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('login-to-server'),
   getServerUserInfo: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('get-server-user-info'),
   syncNow: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('sync-now'),
+  scrapeAccount: (steamId: string) => ipcRenderer.invoke('scrape-account', steamId),
   getCommunityAccounts: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('get-community-accounts'),
   getServerUsers: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('get-server-users'),
 

frontend/package.json

@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
     },
     "files": [
       "dist/**/*",
-      "dist-electron/**/*"
+      "dist-electron/**/*",
+      "assets-build/**/*"
     ],
     "linux": {
       "target": [

frontend/src/hooks/useAccounts.tsx

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ interface AccountsContextType {
   updateServerConfig: (config: Partial<ServerConfig>) => Promise<void>;
   loginToServer: () => Promise<void>;
   syncNow: () => Promise<void>;
+  scrapeAccount: (steamId: string) => Promise<boolean>;
   getCommunityAccounts: () => Promise<any[]>;
   getServerUsers: () => Promise<any[]>;
   refreshAccounts: (showLoading?: boolean) => Promise<void>;
@@ -114,6 +115,12 @@ export const AccountsProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode }> = ({ chil
     }
   };
 
+  const scrapeAccount = async (steamId: string) => {
+    const success = await (window as any).electronAPI.scrapeAccount(steamId);
+    if (success) await syncNow();
+    return success;
+  };
+
   const addAccount = async (data: { identifier: string }) => {
     await (window as any).electronAPI.addAccount(data);
     await refreshAccounts();
@@ -194,7 +201,7 @@ export const AccountsProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode }> = ({ chil
       accounts, serverConfig, isLoading, isSyncing, addAccount, updateAccount, deleteAccount, 
       switchAccount, openSteamAppLogin, openSteamLogin, updateServerConfig, loginToServer, 
       getCommunityAccounts, getServerUsers, shareAccountWithUser, revokeAccountAccess, revokeAllAccountAccess, syncNow, refreshAccounts,
-      adminGetStats, adminGetUsers, adminDeleteUser, adminGetAccounts, adminRemoveAccount
+      scrapeAccount, adminGetStats, adminGetUsers, adminDeleteUser, adminGetAccounts, adminRemoveAccount
     }}>
       {children}
     </AccountsContext.Provider>

frontend/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx

@@ -376,11 +376,12 @@ const AccountRow: React.FC<{
   onSwitch: (login: string) => void,
   onAuth: () => void 
 }> = ({ account, onDelete, onSwitch, onAuth }) => {
-  const { shareAccountWithUser, revokeAccountAccess, revokeAllAccountAccess, getServerUsers, serverConfig } = useAccounts();
+  const { shareAccountWithUser, revokeAccountAccess, revokeAllAccountAccess, getServerUsers, serverConfig, scrapeAccount } = useAccounts();
   const [timeLeft, setTimeLeft] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [isShareOpen, setIsShareOpen] = useState(false);
   const [targetUserId, setTargetUserId] = useState('');
   const [isSharing, setIsSharing] = useState(false);
+  const [isRefreshing, setIsRefreshing] = useState(false);
   const [serverUsers, setServerUsers] = useState<any[]>([]);
 
   const cooldownDate = account?.cooldownExpiresAt ? new Date(account.cooldownExpiresAt) : null;
@@ -404,6 +405,12 @@ const AccountRow: React.FC<{
   const [imgSrc, setImgSrc] = useState(avatarSrc);
   useEffect(() => { setImgSrc(avatarSrc); }, [avatarSrc]);
 
+  const handleRefresh = async () => {
+    setIsRefreshing(true);
+    await scrapeAccount(account.steamId);
+    setIsRefreshing(false);
+  };
+
   const handleOpenShare = async () => {
     setIsShareOpen(true);
     try {
@@ -522,7 +529,12 @@ const AccountRow: React.FC<{
                 {account.steamLoginSecure && !account.authError ? <VerifiedUserIcon fontSize="inherit" /> : (account.authError ? <LockResetIcon fontSize="inherit" /> : <BoltIcon fontSize="inherit" />)}
               </IconButton>
               {account.steamLoginSecure && !account.authError && (
+                <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 0.5 }}>
                   <Typography variant="caption" sx={{ color: 'success.main', fontWeight: 'bold', fontSize: '0.6rem' }}>TRACKING</Typography>
+                  <IconButton size="small" onClick={handleRefresh} disabled={isRefreshing} sx={{ p: 0.2, color: 'text.secondary', '&:hover': { color: 'primary.main' } }}>
+                    {isRefreshing ? <CircularProgress size={10} color="inherit" /> : <SyncIcon sx={{ fontSize: 12 }} />}
+                  </IconButton>
+                </Box>
               )}
             </Box>
           </Tooltip>