Add flash messages, work on layout

server/app/App.php

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class App
 	public static Request $req;
 	public static Auth $auth;
 	public static array $s = []; // game settings
+	public static array $flashes = []; // flash messages
 
 	public function __construct(string $dbPath)
 	{
@@ -18,12 +19,18 @@ class App
 		self::$db = new Database($dbPath); // the database
 		self::$dbPath = $dbPath; // the database path
 
-		// load game settings
+		// stuff that can only be loaded if the database is installed
-		$s = self::$db->q('SELECT * FROM settings WHERE id = 1;');
+		if (INSTALLED) {
-		self::$s = $s ? $s->fetch() : [];
+			// load game settings
+			$s = self::$db->q('SELECT * FROM settings WHERE id = 1;');
+			self::$s = $s ? $s->fetch() : [];
 
-		// init authentication
+			// init authentication
-		self::$auth = new Auth();
+			self::$auth = new Auth();
+		}
+
+		// load flash messages
+		self::$flashes = $_SESSION['flash'] ?? [];
 	}
 
 	public static function performDatabaseReset(): void
@@ -38,4 +45,20 @@ class App
 	{
 		return self::$auth->good();
 	}
+
+	public static function flash(string $key, mixed $value = null): mixed
+	{
+		// get a flash message
+		if ($value === null) return self::$flashes[$key] ?? null;
+
+		// set a flash message
+		$_SESSION['flash'][$key] = $value;
+		self::$flashes[$key] = $value;
+	}
+
+	public function __destruct()
+	{
+		// clean up flash messages
+		$_SESSION['flash'] = [];
+	}
 }

server/models/Player.php

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class Player
 	public static function validateCredentials(string $identifier, string $password, bool $fetch = false): int|false
 	{
 		// get the player from their username or email
-		$player = App::$db->do("SELECT " . ($fetch ? '*' : 'id, password') . " FROM players WHERE username = :i OR email = :i LIMIT 1;", ['i' => $identifier]);
+		$player = App::$db->do("SELECT " . ($fetch ? '*' : 'id, password') . " FROM players WHERE LOWER(username) = :i OR LOWER(email) = :i LIMIT 1;", ['i' => strtolower($identifier)]);
 		if ($player == false) return false;
 		$player = $player->fetch();
 
@@ -52,4 +52,4 @@ class Player
 
 		return false;
 	}
-}
+}

server/modules/GateModule.php

@@ -9,11 +9,37 @@ class GateModule
 		$s = App::$req->uri(1) ?? ''; // second segment
 		$m = App::$req->method; // request method
 
-		if ($s == '' || $s == 'login') return self::login();
+		if ($s == '' || $s == 'login') return self::login($m);
 	}
 
-	public static function login()
+	public static function login(string $method)
 	{
-		echo render('layout', ['title' => 'Login']);
+		// just display the login page
+		if ($method == 'GET') {
+			echo render('layout', ['title' => 'Login', 'content' => 'gate/login']);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// handle the login form
+		$id = trim($_POST['id'] ?? ''); // identifier; let a user log in with email or username
+		$pw = $_POST['pw'] ?? ''; // password
+
+		// fields are required
+		if (empty($id) || empty($pw)) {
+			App::flash('error', 'Please fill out all fields.');
+			redirect('/gate/login');
+		}
+
+		// find the user, login if valid
+		$found = App::$auth->login($id, $pw, isset($_POST['remember']));
+
+		// Login is valid!
+		if ($found) {
+			App::flash('success', 'Welcome back!');
+			redirect('/');
+		} else {
+			App::flash('error', 'Player account not found.');
+			redirect('/gate/login');
+		}
 	}
-}
+}

server/templates/layout.php

@@ -16,19 +16,19 @@
 			<aside id="left">
 				left
 			</aside>
-			
-			<main>
 
+			<main>
+				<?= render($content, $data) ?>
 			</main>
 
 			<aside id="right">
 				right
 			</aside>
 		</div>
-		
+
 		<footer>
 			<?= render('partials/footer', $data) ?>
 		</footer>
     </div>
 </body>
-</html>
+</html>