Queue native collection launches before async placement

src/lib/server/game-files/index.ts

@@ -439,6 +439,18 @@ function libraryInUse(versionId: string, hostId?: string): boolean {
     if (!handle.prepare("SELECT 1 FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table' AND name='native_instances'").get()) return true;
     if (handle.prepare(`SELECT 1 FROM native_instances WHERE library_id=? AND retired_at IS NULL ${hostId ? 'AND host_id=?' : ''} LIMIT 1`)
         .get(versionId, ...(hostId ? [hostId] : []))) return true;
+    // Accepted jobs pin their game files before placement creates an instance.
+    // Automatic intents may still choose any host, so retain each available copy.
+    if (handle.prepare("SELECT 1 FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table' AND name='native_creation_intents'").get()
+        && handle.prepare(`SELECT 1 FROM server_deployments d
+            JOIN native_creation_intents q ON q.deployment_id=d.id
+            LEFT JOIN native_provisioning n ON n.deployment_id=d.id
+            WHERE d.action='create' AND d.server_deleted_at IS NULL
+            AND d.state IN ('queued','waiting','running','awaiting-health','interrupted') AND n.deployment_id IS NULL
+            AND json_extract(q.selection,'$.libraryId')=?
+            ${hostId ? `AND (json_extract(q.selection,'$.automatic')=1 OR json_extract(q.selection,'$.hostId') IS NULL
+                OR json_extract(q.selection,'$.hostId')=?)` : ''} LIMIT 1`)
+            .get(versionId, ...(hostId ? [hostId] : []))) return true;
     return !!handle.prepare(`SELECT 1 FROM ec_host_operations WHERE state IN ('pending','accepted','running','unknown')
         AND (json_extract(payload,'$.libraryVersionId')=? OR json_extract(payload,'$.libraryId')=? OR json_extract(payload,'$.importId')=?)
         ${hostId ? 'AND host_id=?' : ''} LIMIT 1`).get(versionId, versionId, versionId, ...(hostId ? [hostId] : []));

src/lib/server/game-files/schema.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ import type Database from 'better-sqlite3';
 const initialized = new WeakSet<Database.Database>();
 export function ensureGameFileSchema(handle: Database.Database): void {
     if (initialized.has(handle)) return;
+    // Worker readers open only after the controller has initialized the schema.
+    if (handle.readonly) {
+        initialized.add(handle);
+        return;
+    }
     handle.exec(`
         CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS game_file_libraries (
             id TEXT PRIMARY KEY, name TEXT NOT NULL COLLATE NOCASE UNIQUE,