fix(matchmaking): correctly group players only after successful match join

- Track matches based solely on `player.match_id`
- Avoid double-counting from presence events or server broadcasts
- Ensure `matches[match_id]` contains only actual participants
- Prevent false 3–4 player matches and scenario execution failures
- Maintain safety check for non-1v1 match sizes

This resolves incorrect match grouping in automated matchmaking tests,
allowing clean 1v1 scenario execution and accurate match counts.

match_making_flow.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from game_flow import PlayerWebSocketHandler, TEST_SCENARIOS
 async def simulate_matchmaking(num_players: int = 6):
     print(f"\n🎮 Spawning {num_players} players...\n")
 
-    # 1) Login + WebSocket connect
+    # 1) Login + connect
     players = await asyncio.gather(*[
         PlayerWebSocketHandler.setup_player(f"player_{i}")
         for i in range(num_players)
@@ -19,14 +19,11 @@ async def simulate_matchmaking(num_players: int = 6):
         p.start_listener()
 
     print("\n👂 WebSocket listeners active\n")
-
     await asyncio.sleep(0.3)
 
     # ✅ 3) Split evenly between classic & blitz
     half = num_players // 2
     assignments = ["classic"] * half + ["blitz"] * (num_players - half)
-
-    # Optional — shuffle for realism
     random.shuffle(assignments)
 
     print("\n🎯 Queuing players:")
@@ -40,15 +37,64 @@ async def simulate_matchmaking(num_players: int = 6):
 
     print("\n✅ All players queued — waiting for matches...\n")
 
-    # 4) Allow enough time for Nakama matchmaker to group players
+    # ✅ 4) Collect matches
-    await asyncio.sleep(12)
+    matches = {}
+    timeout = 15
+    start = asyncio.get_event_loop().time()
 
-    # 5) Cleanup
+    matches = dict()
+    while asyncio.get_event_loop().time() - start < timeout:
+        for p in players:
+            # print(f'player = {p.label} for match_id = {p.match_id}')
+            # print(f'players = {len(matches.get(p.match_id, list()))} for match = {p.match_id}')
+            if p.match_id:
+                # matches.setdefault(p.match_id, []).append(p)
+                if p.match_id not in matches:
+                    matches[p.match_id] = [p]
+                elif p not in matches[p.match_id]:
+                    matches[p.match_id].append(p)
+                # print(f'player = {p.label} for match = {p.match_id}')
+                print(f'players = {len(matches[p.match_id])} for match = {p.match_id}')
+
+        # stop early if all assigned
+        if sum(len(v) for v in matches.values()) >= num_players:
+            break
+
+        await asyncio.sleep(0.25)
+
+    print(f"\n✅ Matchmaking complete — {len(matches)} matches formed\n")
+
+    # ✅ 5) Assign random scenarios per match & run
+    tasks = []
+
+    for match_id, grouped_players in matches.items():
+        if len(grouped_players) != 2:
+            print(f"⚠️ Skipping match {match_id} — not 1v1")
+            continue
+
+        p1, p2 = grouped_players
+        scenario = random.choice(TEST_SCENARIOS)
+
+        print(
+            f"🎭 Running scenario '{scenario.__name__}' — "
+            f"{p1.label} vs {p2.label} | match={match_id}"
+        )
+
+        tasks.append(asyncio.create_task(
+            scenario(match_id, p1, p2)
+        ))
+
+    # ✅ 6) Wait for all mock games to finish
+    if tasks:
+        await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
+    else:
+        print("⚠️ No playable matches found")
+
+    # ✅ 7) Cleanup connections
     print("\n🧹 Closing player connections...\n")
     await asyncio.gather(*[p.close() for p in players])
 
-    print("\n🏁 Matchmaking simulation complete\n")
+    print("\n🏁 Matchmaking test run complete ✅\n")
-
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":