Fix OBS display and Start button not working

Three issues fixed:

1. Port mismatch: The sidecar reported the OBS port (8080) in the
   ready event but the frontend needs the API port (8081). Now reports
   the API port so WebSocket/REST connects to the right place.

2. Broadcast from wrong thread: Engine init fires state_changed from
   a background thread, but _broadcast_control used get_event_loop()
   which returns the wrong loop. Now captures the uvicorn event loop
   at startup via on_event("startup").

3. Missed ready state: If the engine finishes before the WebSocket
   client connects, the "ready" state_changed was never received.
   Added status polling (GET /api/status) on WebSocket connect that
   retries every 2s while appState is "initializing".

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

backend/api_server.py

@@ -99,11 +99,19 @@ class APIServer:
 
         self.controller.on_credits_low = on_credits_low
 
+    def set_event_loop(self, loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop):
+        """Set the event loop used for broadcasting (call from uvicorn startup)."""
+        self._event_loop = loop
+
     def _broadcast_control(self, data: dict):
         """Send a message to all connected /ws/control clients."""
         if not self.control_connections:
             return
 
+        loop = getattr(self, '_event_loop', None)
+        if loop is None:
+            return
+
         message = json.dumps(data)
         disconnected = []
 
@@ -111,7 +119,7 @@ class APIServer:
             try:
                 asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(
                     ws.send_text(message),
-                    asyncio.get_event_loop(),
+                    loop,
                 )
             except Exception:
                 disconnected.append(ws)
@@ -124,6 +132,10 @@ class APIServer:
         app = self.app
         ctrl = self.controller
 
+        @app.on_event("startup")
+        async def on_startup():
+            self.set_event_loop(asyncio.get_event_loop())
+
         # ── Status ─────────────────────────────────────────────
 
         @app.get("/api/status")

backend/main_headless.py

@@ -88,11 +88,16 @@ def main():
         # Create API server wrapping the controller
         api_server = APIServer(controller)
 
-        # Determine actual port (web server may have shifted if port was in use)
-        actual_port = controller.actual_web_port or args.port
+        # OBS display runs on the configured port, API server on port+1
+        obs_port = controller.actual_web_port or args.port
+        api_port = obs_port + 1
 
-        # Print ready event so Tauri can discover the port
-        print(json.dumps({"event": "ready", "port": actual_port}), flush=True)
+        # Print ready event so Tauri can discover the API port
+        print(json.dumps({
+            "event": "ready",
+            "port": api_port,
+            "obs_port": obs_port,
+        }), flush=True)
 
         # Run the API server (blocks)
         import uvicorn
@@ -104,7 +109,7 @@ def main():
         uvicorn.run(
             api_server.app,
             host=args.host,
-            port=actual_port + 1,  # API on port+1, OBS display on the main port
+            port=api_port,
             log_level="error",
             access_log=False,
         )

src/lib/stores/backend.svelte.ts

@@ -54,6 +54,35 @@ async function apiFetch(path: string, options?: RequestInit): Promise<Response>
   return fetch(url, { ...options, headers });
 }
 
+// ── Status polling ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+let statusPollTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
+
+async function pollStatus() {
+  try {
+    const resp = await fetch(apiUrl("/api/status"));
+    if (resp.ok) {
+      const data = await resp.json();
+      if (data.state) {
+        state.appState = data.state as AppState;
+      }
+      if (data.engine_device) {
+        state.deviceInfo = data.engine_device;
+      }
+      if (data.version) {
+        state.version = data.version;
+      }
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // API not ready yet, will retry
+  }
+
+  // Keep polling every 2s while still initializing
+  if (state.appState === "initializing" && state.connectionState === "connected") {
+    statusPollTimer = setTimeout(pollStatus, 2000);
+  }
+}
+
 // ── WebSocket management ─────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 function connectWebSocket() {
@@ -80,6 +109,9 @@ function _openSocket() {
         clearTimeout(reconnectTimer);
         reconnectTimer = null;
       }
+      // Poll status to catch engine ready state that may have been
+      // missed (engine can finish before WebSocket connects)
+      pollStatus();
     };
 
     ws.onmessage = (event) => {
@@ -132,6 +164,10 @@ function _scheduleReconnect() {
 }
 
 function disconnect() {
+  if (statusPollTimer) {
+    clearTimeout(statusPollTimer);
+    statusPollTimer = null;
+  }
   if (reconnectTimer) {
     clearTimeout(reconnectTimer);
     reconnectTimer = null;