Reconcile delayed hardcore deaths with native population registry

ale/azerothai_lifecycle.lua

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ local TARGET_PER_FACTION = 25
 local gates = {}
 local gateAt = {}
 local arrivals = {}
+local reconciledAt = 0
 local alliance = {[1]=true,[3]=true,[4]=true,[7]=true,[11]=true}
 local horde = {[2]=true,[5]=true,[6]=true,[8]=true,[10]=true}
 local function faction(row)
@@ -77,6 +78,17 @@ end
 
 local function enforce()
  if not ready then reload() end
+ -- The dashboard may receive a verified death from an older transport backlog
+ -- after this process seeded its registry. Import terminal states only; never
+ -- overwrite a locally observed death with an older active database row.
+ if os.time()-reconciledAt>=10 then
+  local q=AuthDBQuery("SELECT guid,name,account_id FROM azerothai_lifecycle WHERE state='dead' AND protected=0 AND LOWER(name)<>'zaku'")
+  if q then repeat
+   local row=residents[q:GetUInt32(0)]
+   if row and not row.protected and row.name==q:GetString(1) and row.account==q:GetUInt32(2) then row.state="dead" end
+  until not q:NextRow() end
+  reconciledAt=os.time()
+ end
  local mgr=GetRandomPlayerbotMgr()
  -- Disallow every retired identity before the native manager fills vacancies.
  for guid,row in pairs(residents) do