fix(engine): keep the cast-time face choice per cast, not per object (#7565)

[cuinhellcat]

Fixes #7565.

Problem. ChooseModalFace erased back_face.layout_kind to suppress the same cast's re-entry prompt — permanently. Every later cast of the object silently auto-picked the front face (recast Rooms, bounced spell//spell MDFCs), and every other layout_kind consumer went blind with it (MDFC land playability, split handling).

Fix — three separated meanings.

• GameObject.cast_face_committed: transient "this cast's face choice is made" — set at the choice (handler + affordability simulation), consulted by the three prompt gates, cleared on any zone change off the stack (CR 400.7) and on cast cancel. layout_kind is never mutated again.
• printed_cards::swap_object_faces: single authority for the symmetric face swap, preserving the stored slot's layout_kind — snapshot_object_face hardcodes None, and all six hand-rolled snapshot/apply/store dances (modal choice, land-face choice, modal AND transform zone-exit reverts, cancel restore, alternative-spell swap) erased the marker after one back-face round trip. Found in the live playtest: the BACK-half round trip still lost the prompt.
• BackFaceData.is_swap_snapshot: the erasure was a load-bearing implicit contract for effective_disturb_cost (a still-unswapped DFC back face must not grant Disturb) — now an explicit field.

Tests (engine_tests): front-half recast, BACK-half round-trip recast, no double-prompt within one cast. Counter-probes: the old erasure turns the recast row red (silent auto-cast to Priority); dropping the layout preservation turns exactly the round-trip row red. Full lib (19470) + integration (5291) + clippy -D warnings green; CR 603.5 census re-pinned (same producer, −6 lines).

Not covered by a test: the cancel-while-paying window (clear implemented in handle_cancel_cast; a payment pause is hard to force with Auto payment). Playtested live: repeated recasts of Moldering Gym // Weight Room over both halves, choice offered every time.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • Alternative card-face swaps now preserve layout information.
  • Face-choice prompts no longer repeat during a single cast.
  • Face choices reset correctly when a cast is cancelled or an object leaves the stack.
  • Improved restoration of transformed and alternative faces when cards change zones.
  • Corrected Disturb handling for unswapped double-faced cards.

• Tests

  • Added regression coverage for repeated face selection across casting, resolution, bouncing, and returning cards to hand.

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Walkthrough

The engine now preserves alternative face layout metadata during swaps. A transient cast marker prevents repeated face prompts during one cast and resets after cancellation or non-stack zone changes. Explicit swap-snapshot metadata replaces layout-based detection. Fixtures and Room regression tests were updated.

Changes

Alternative face casting

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Face metadata model and swapping helpers crates/engine/src/game/game_object.rs, crates/engine/src/game/printed_cards.rs, crates/engine/src/game/keywords.rs	Adds is_swap_snapshot and cast_face_committed. Adds swap_object_faces, preserves layout_kind, and updates Disturb detection.
Cast-time face selection and restoration crates/engine/src/game/casting.rs, crates/engine/src/game/engine.rs, crates/engine/src/game/stack.rs, crates/engine/src/game/zones.rs	Tracks face commitment, prevents repeated prompts, clears cancelled or exited cast state, and uses shared face swapping.
Metadata fixtures and casting regressions crates/engine/src/game/*, crates/engine/tests/integration/*, crates/engine/src/game/engine_tests.rs	Initializes is_swap_snapshot across fixtures and adds Room casting regression coverage.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~30 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 71ef0

This PR scopes face selection to each cast and preserves face metadata across swaps, restoring repeated prompts. Merge readiness is moderate because legacy saved objects may still lack the new swap marker after metadata repair, potentially changing Disturb-cost behavior; that migration path should be fixed or explicitly accepted before merge.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Player
  participant Casting
  participant GameObject
  participant Zones
  Player->>Casting: Select a spell face
  Casting->>GameObject: Set cast_face_committed
  Casting->>GameObject: Call swap_object_faces
  Casting->>Zones: Resolve or move the object
  Zones->>GameObject: Restore the face and clear cast state

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Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes address issue #7565 by restoring prompts across casts, preserving layout metadata, clearing transient state, and preventing duplicate prompts within one cast.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes are limited to face-swap state, related Disturb handling, and required fixture updates for the linked issue.
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crates/engine/src/game/casting.rs (1)

14576-14591: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Update the stale layout_kind recursion-guard comment.

This comment says simulate_chosen_split_spell_back_face "clears the stashed face's layout_kind, so the recursive call does not re-enter this branch." That description matches the code before this PR. swap_to_alternative_spell_face now delegates to printed_cards::swap_object_faces, which explicitly preserves the stored slot's layout_kind instead of clearing it (see the swap_object_faces doc comment).

The no-infinite-recursion property still holds, but now it holds because simulate_chosen_split_spell_back_face sets obj.cast_face_committed = true, which makes cast_spell_face_choice_available return false on the recursive call. Update the comment to describe that mechanism, or a future change to either function could reintroduce the recursion this comment claims is already prevented.

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In `@crates/engine/src/game/casting.rs` around lines 14576 - 14591, Update the
recursion-guard explanation above the cast_spell_face_choice_available branch:
replace the stale claim that simulate_chosen_split_spell_back_face clears
layout_kind with the current mechanism that it sets cast_face_committed, causing
cast_spell_face_choice_available to return false on the recursive call. Preserve
the explanation that this prevents infinite recursion.

crates/engine/src/game/printed_cards.rs (1)

1380-1407: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Set is_swap_snapshot when restoring a legacy-erased layout_kind.

This block restores back_face.layout_kind when it is None, which is the historical marker for a face that was stashed by the OLD (pre-is_swap_snapshot) swap logic. snapshot_object_face and snapshot_object_base_face used to hardcode layout_kind: None on every stash; that is exactly the state this block repairs.

After this repair runs, back_face.is_swap_snapshot still defaults to false for any object deserialized from a save created before this change, because that field did not exist yet. keywords::effective_disturb_cost now gates its stashed-front-face lookup on face.is_swap_snapshot, so a migrated object whose current face was already swapped before this fix shipped will silently stop finding its Disturb keyword through the fallback path, even though the equivalent old check (layout_kind.is_none()) would have found it.

Stamp back_face.is_swap_snapshot = true here too when this repair fires and the live object's current display state (transformed, modal_back_face, fused_split_spell, or equivalent) indicates the object is currently showing its alternative face — that is the same condition that made layout_kind become None under the old code.

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In `@crates/engine/src/game/printed_cards.rs` around lines 1380 - 1407, When the
layout_kind restoration in the surrounding printed-card logic repairs a
legacy-erased value, also set back_face.is_swap_snapshot to true if the live
object’s display state indicates its alternative face is currently shown, using
the existing transformed, modal_back_face, fused_split_spell, or equivalent
state checks. Preserve normal layout restoration and avoid marking ordinary
front-face objects as swap snapshots.

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crates/engine/src/game/stack.rs (1)

5081-5081: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Replace is_swap_snapshot with a typed face-storage state.

This field is a two-state provenance marker used by keywords.rs. Use an enum with Printed and SwapSnapshot variants, and preserve the existing serialized default for older state data.

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In `@crates/engine/src/game/stack.rs` at line 5081, Replace the boolean
is_swap_snapshot provenance marker with a typed face-storage state enum
containing Printed and SwapSnapshot variants, and update all consumers such as
keywords.rs to use the enum. Preserve the existing serialized default behavior
so older state data continues to deserialize as Printed.

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Outside diff comments:
In `@crates/engine/src/game/casting.rs`:
- Around line 14576-14591: Update the recursion-guard explanation above the
cast_spell_face_choice_available branch: replace the stale claim that
simulate_chosen_split_spell_back_face clears layout_kind with the current
mechanism that it sets cast_face_committed, causing
cast_spell_face_choice_available to return false on the recursive call. Preserve
the explanation that this prevents infinite recursion.

In `@crates/engine/src/game/printed_cards.rs`:
- Around line 1380-1407: When the layout_kind restoration in the surrounding
printed-card logic repairs a legacy-erased value, also set
back_face.is_swap_snapshot to true if the live object’s display state indicates
its alternative face is currently shown, using the existing transformed,
modal_back_face, fused_split_spell, or equivalent state checks. Preserve normal
layout restoration and avoid marking ordinary front-face objects as swap
snapshots.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@crates/engine/src/game/stack.rs`:
- Line 5081: Replace the boolean is_swap_snapshot provenance marker with a typed
face-storage state enum containing Printed and SwapSnapshot variants, and update
all consumers such as keywords.rs to use the enum. Preserve the existing
serialized default behavior so older state data continues to deserialize as
Printed.

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Maintainer hold — current head 71ef03f needs a maintainer-owned semantic port.

Current main conflicts in crates/engine/src/game/engine.rs and engine_tests.rs after the Room work merged. The conflict spans the central cast/engine seam, so it is not safe to choose a side mechanically. I will port and re-review it as one design, then require fresh current-head CI and parse evidence.