import type { GameState } from './state.js';

export function serializeGame(game: GameState): string {
  // Use a deterministic JSON serializer for snapshots; currently use JSON.stringify
  return JSON.stringify(game);
}

export function deserializeGame(serialized: string): GameState {
  try {
    return JSON.parse(serialized) as GameState;
  } catch (e) {
    // If parsing fails, return a minimal empty game state to avoid crashes
    return { players: [], placements: { corners: [], roads: [] } } as GameState;
  }
}

export function cloneGame(game: GameState): GameState {
  return deserializeGame(serializeGame(game));
}