finally updating name and steamID by just reconnecting, no more game relaunching

streaming-agent/gst_agent.py

@@ -173,6 +173,30 @@ def handle_input(event):
         xdotool('click', button)
     elif t == 'release_keys':
         release_all_keys()
+    elif t == 'connect_to_server':
+        threading.Thread(target=_connect_to_server_sequence, daemon=True).start()
+
+# ── Automated menu-connect sequence ──────────────────────────────────────────
+# Triggered when the signaling server writes a new password (real visitor IP)
+# into GameMenu.res for a new controller. Opens the in-game escape menu,
+# moves the mouse to the "UNLOZE | ZombieEscape" button at its fixed absolute
+# position (measured empirically at 800x600: x=110, y=348), and clicks it.
+# This re-connects the client with the freshly-written password, which the
+# server-side connect extension reads to assign the correct name/SteamID —
+# all without restarting the CSS process itself.
+CONNECT_BUTTON_X = 110
+CONNECT_BUTTON_Y = 348
+
+def _connect_to_server_sequence():
+    log.info('connect_to_server: opening menu')
+    xdotool('key', 'Escape')
+    time.sleep(0.5)  # let the menu render
+
+    xdotool('mousemove', '--sync', str(CONNECT_BUTTON_X), str(CONNECT_BUTTON_Y))
+    time.sleep(0.2)  # let the button highlight/register hover
+
+    xdotool('click', '1')
+    log.info('connect_to_server: clicked ZombieEscape button')
 
 # ── GStreamer Pipeline ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 class CSSStreamAgent: