bootstrap optimizations to reduce pesky ANR reports which are apparently negatively affecting my Google Play visibility

Author: efroemling

.efrocachemap

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+### 1.7.48 (build 22498, api 9, 2025-08-14)
+- Added Kazakh language (Thanks KAZDOG!)
+- The 'Logging' dev-console-tab is now 'LogLevels'. I kept finding myself going
+  there to look for log output. Maybe this will help.
+
 ### 1.7.47 (build 22495, api 9, 2025-08-13)
 - All communication with the V1 (Legacy) master server is now tunneled through
   the nearest regional server (the V2Transport connection). This reduces the

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cpplint==2.0.2
 cryptography==45.0.6
 dmgbuild==1.6.5
-filelock==3.18.0
+filelock==3.19.1
 furo==2025.7.19
 libcst==1.8.2
 mypy==1.17.1
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ requests==2.32.4
 Sphinx==8.2.3
 tomlkit==0.13.3
 types-certifi==2021.10.8.3
-types-docutils==0.21.0.20250809
+types-docutils==0.22.0.20250814
 types-filelock==3.2.7
 types-requests==2.32.4.20250809
 typing_extensions==4.14.1

config/requirements.txt

@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@
  "ba_data/data/languages/hungarian.json",
  "ba_data/data/languages/indonesian.json",
  "ba_data/data/languages/italian.json",
+ "ba_data/data/languages/kazakh.json",
  "ba_data/data/languages/korean.json",
  "ba_data/data/languages/malay.json",
  "ba_data/data/languages/persian.json",

src/assets/.asset_manifest_private.json

@@ -3160,6 +3160,7 @@ DATA_TARGETS = \
   $(BUILD_DIR)/ba_data/data/languages/hungarian.json \
   $(BUILD_DIR)/ba_data/data/languages/indonesian.json \
   $(BUILD_DIR)/ba_data/data/languages/italian.json \
+  $(BUILD_DIR)/ba_data/data/languages/kazakh.json \
   $(BUILD_DIR)/ba_data/data/languages/korean.json \
   $(BUILD_DIR)/ba_data/data/languages/malay.json \
   $(BUILD_DIR)/ba_data/data/languages/persian.json \

src/assets/Makefile

@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
             DevConsoleTabEntry('Python', DevConsoleTabPython),
             DevConsoleTabEntry('AppModes', DevConsoleTabAppModes),
             DevConsoleTabEntry('UI', DevConsoleTabUI),
-            DevConsoleTabEntry('Logging', DevConsoleTabLogging),
+            DevConsoleTabEntry('LogLevels', DevConsoleTabLogging),
         ]
         if os.environ.get('BA_DEV_CONSOLE_TEST_TAB', '0') == '1':
             self.tabs.append(DevConsoleTabEntry('Test', DevConsoleTabTest))

src/assets/ba_data/python/babase/_devconsole.py

@@ -192,6 +192,12 @@ def on_main_thread_start_app() -> None:
 
 
 def _bootstrap_networking() -> None:
+    """Early networking bootstrapping.
+
+    We start this as early as we can after start-app is called to
+    give it as much time to warm-start network connections/etc. while
+    we're spinning up other stuff.
+    """
 
     from efro.util import strict_partial
 
@@ -219,11 +225,15 @@ def _bootstrap_networking() -> None:
         maxsize=10,
         headers={'User-Agent': _babase.user_agent_string()},
     )
-    # Kick off a request to our first-choice bootstrap server. This will
+    # Kick off a request to our first-choice bootstrap server. This can
     # get dns lookup and ssl negotiation and whatnot going in the
     # background while the rest of our app is coming up, and our first
     # actual request to the server will ideally have an established
     # connection already waiting for it.
+    #
+    # We kick off a separate thread to handle this though since we don't
+    # want the bootstrap process to block on it if its still going when
+    # our bootstrapping results are needed.
     threading.Thread(
         target=strict_partial(
             _warm_start_bootstrap_connection, _g_net_warm_start_pool_manager
@@ -296,13 +306,14 @@ def should_abort() -> bool:
             or appstate is appstate_t.SHUTDOWN_COMPLETE
         )
 
-    # Let's wait until the app has been in the running state for a few
-    # seconds before doing our thing; that way we're out of the way of
-    # more high priority stuff like meta-scans that happen at first
-    # launch.
+    # Let's wait until the app has been in the running state for a wee
+    # bit before doing our thing; that way we're out of the way of more
+    # high priority stuff like meta-scans that happen at first launch.
+    # Packing too much work in at once is likely to lead to visible
+    # stutters and ANR issues and whatnot.
     time_in_running_state = 0.0
     sleep_inc = 0.1
-    while time_in_running_state < 3.0:
+    while time_in_running_state < 10.0:
         time.sleep(sleep_inc)
         appstate = _babase.app.state
         appstate_t = type(appstate)