Update app.py

app.py

@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ REFRESH_RATE = 5
 INTERACTION_RADIUS = 2
 POINTS_PER_INTERACTION = 1
 
-# Singleton cache for game resources
-@st.experimental_singleton
+# Resource cache for game resources - using cache_resource for mutable objects
+@st.cache_resource(show_spinner="Loading game resources...")
 def get_game_images():
     """Cache game images to improve performance"""
     return {
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ def get_game_images():
         'other_player': Image.new('RGB', (50, 50), color='red')
     }
 
-@st.experimental_singleton
+# Data cache for immutable data
+@st.cache_data
 def get_name_components():
     """Cache name generation components"""
     return {
@@ -37,6 +38,27 @@ def get_name_components():
                     'is', 'ax', 'on', 'ir', 'ex', 'az', 'er', 'eth', 'ys', 'ix']
     }
 
+@st.cache_data(ttl=5)  # Cache for 5 seconds to match refresh rate
+def load_all_players(timestamp):
+    """Cache and load all player states with TTL"""
+    players = {}
+    if os.path.exists('players'):
+        for filename in os.listdir('players'):
+            if filename.endswith('.json'):
+                with open(f"players/{filename}", 'r') as f:
+                    try:
+                        player_data = json.load(f)
+                        if time.time() - player_data['last_update'] < 60:
+                            players[player_data['name']] = player_data
+                    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                        continue
+    return {'players': players, 'last_update': time.time()}
+
+def clear_caches():
+    """Clear all caches properly"""
+    st.cache_resource.clear()
+    st.cache_data.clear()
+
 def generate_fantasy_name():
     """Generate random fantasy name using cached components"""
     name_parts = get_name_components()
@@ -92,18 +114,6 @@ if 'initialized' not in st.session_state:
     st.session_state.nearby_players = []
     load_game_state()
 
-@st.experimental_singleton(validate=lambda x: time.time() - x['last_update'] < 60)
-def load_all_players():
-    """Cache and load all player states with validation"""
-    players = {}
-    if os.path.exists('players'):
-        for filename in os.listdir('players'):
-            if filename.endswith('.json'):
-                with open(f"players/{filename}", 'r') as f:
-                    player_data = json.load(f)
-                    players[player_data['name']] = player_data
-    return {'players': players, 'last_update': time.time()}
-
 def save_player_state():
     """Save player state to JSON file"""
     if st.session_state.player_name:
@@ -141,7 +151,8 @@ def update_position(direction):
 
 def update_nearby_players():
     """Update list of nearby players and calculate score gains"""
-    all_players = load_all_players()['players']
+    current_time = time.time()
+    all_players = load_all_players(current_time)['players']
     nearby = []
     score_gain = 0
     
@@ -164,7 +175,8 @@ def update_nearby_players():
 
 def create_game_board():
     """Create and display the game board"""
-    all_players = load_all_players()['players']
+    current_time = time.time()
+    all_players = load_all_players(current_time)['players']
     images = get_game_images()
     
     # Create columns for each row
@@ -247,7 +259,7 @@ def main():
         # Clear game state button
         if st.sidebar.button("Clear Game State"):
             st.query_params.clear()
-            st.experimental_singleton.clear()
+            clear_caches()
             st.rerun()
 
     # Main game area