Initialize native mode schema synchronously before reading it

ale/azerothai_lifecycle.lua

@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 -- from its factory-created, unused starting-level reserve; identities are never reset.
 -- Install only after deploy/playable/install-lifecycle.py has seeded the registry.
 -- The persisted mode is synchronized from dashboard settings by operations-agent.
-AuthDBExecute("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS azerothai_realm_rules (id TINYINT PRIMARY KEY,hardcore TINYINT NOT NULL)")
-AuthDBExecute("INSERT IGNORE INTO azerothai_realm_rules VALUES (1,1)")
+-- Schema setup must finish before the first synchronous mode read.
+AuthDBQuery("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS azerothai_realm_rules (id TINYINT PRIMARY KEY,hardcore TINYINT NOT NULL)")
+AuthDBQuery("INSERT IGNORE INTO azerothai_realm_rules VALUES (1,1)")
 function AzerothAIHardcoreEnabled()
  local q=AuthDBQuery("SELECT hardcore FROM azerothai_realm_rules WHERE id=1")
  return not q or q:GetUInt32(0)~=0

tests/lifecycle-lua.test.py

@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ function player(guid,name,account,level,dead)
  players[name]=p; return p
 end
 function AuthDBQuery(sql)
- if string.find(sql,"azerothai_realm_rules",1,true) then return {GetUInt32=function()return mode or 1 end} end
+ if string.find(sql,"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS azerothai_realm_rules",1,true) then rulesReady=true;return nil end
+ if string.find(sql,"INSERT IGNORE INTO azerothai_realm_rules",1,true) then assert(rulesReady);return nil end
+ if string.find(sql,"SELECT hardcore FROM azerothai_realm_rules",1,true) then assert(rulesReady,'Schema must exist before synchronous mode reads');return {GetUInt32=function()return mode or 1 end} end
  if string.find(sql,'SELECT id FROM account',1,true) then
   if string.find(sql,'id=99 ',1,true) then return nil end
   return {GetUInt32=function() return 2 end}