From a2cf66476c40b9ade0d38bb428cf945a36c0cde5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ivan tkachenko <ratijas.tkachenko@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2026 16:22:05 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Deduplicate logs to avoid spamming console with errors each
 frame

---
 MuzikaGromche/DedupManualLogSource.cs | 70 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 MuzikaGromche/Plugin.cs               | 18 +++++--
 2 files changed, 83 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 MuzikaGromche/DedupManualLogSource.cs

diff --git a/MuzikaGromche/DedupManualLogSource.cs b/MuzikaGromche/DedupManualLogSource.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9440e57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MuzikaGromche/DedupManualLogSource.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+using BepInEx.Logging;
+
+namespace MuzikaGromche;
+
+#if DEBUG
+
+// A logger with an API similar to ManualLogSource.
+// This logger caches last posted messagee and uses it to deduplicate subsequent messages.
+// Use Clear() to forget deduplicated message.
+internal class DedupManualLogSource
+{
+    public ManualLogSource Source;
+
+    object? lastData = null;
+
+    public DedupManualLogSource(ManualLogSource source)
+    {
+        Source = source;
+    }
+
+    public void Log(LogLevel level, object data)
+    {
+        if (lastData != data)
+        {
+            lastData = data;
+            Source.Log(level, data);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void LogFatal(object data)
+    {
+        Log(LogLevel.Fatal, data);
+    }
+
+    public void LogError(object data)
+    {
+        Log(LogLevel.Error, data);
+    }
+
+    public void LogWarning(object data)
+    {
+        Log(LogLevel.Warning, data);
+    }
+
+    public void LogMessage(object data)
+    {
+        Log(LogLevel.Message, data);
+    }
+
+    public void LogInfo(object data)
+    {
+        Log(LogLevel.Info, data);
+    }
+
+    public void LogDebug(object data)
+    {
+        Log(LogLevel.Debug, data);
+    }
+
+    public void Clear()
+    {
+        lastData = null;
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+    }
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/MuzikaGromche/Plugin.cs b/MuzikaGromche/Plugin.cs
index 559e266..01d2d06 100644
--- a/MuzikaGromche/Plugin.cs
+++ b/MuzikaGromche/Plugin.cs
@@ -1178,6 +1178,7 @@ namespace MuzikaGromche
             Array.Sort(Tracks.Select(track => track.Name).ToArray(), Tracks);
 
 #if DEBUG
+            JesterPatch.DedupLog = new DedupManualLogSource(Logger);
             GlobalBehaviour.Instance.StartCoroutine(PreloadDebugAndExport(Tracks));
 #endif
             Config = new Config(base.Config);
@@ -3319,6 +3320,11 @@ namespace MuzikaGromche
             };
         }
 
+#if DEBUG
+        // avoid spamming console with errors each frame
+        public static DedupManualLogSource DedupLog = null!;
+#endif
+
         [HarmonyPatch(nameof(JesterAI.Update))]
         [HarmonyPostfix]
         static void JesterUpdatePostfix(JesterAI __instance, State __state)
@@ -3331,21 +3337,23 @@ namespace MuzikaGromche
             {
 #if DEBUG
                 if (behaviour.CurrentTrack == null)
-                {
-                    Plugin.Log.LogError("CurrentTrack is not set!");
+                {                    
+                    DedupLog.LogWarning("CurrentTrack is not set!");
                 }
                 else if (AudioClipsCacheManager.AllDone)
                 {
-                    Plugin.Log.LogError("Failed to load audio clips, no in-flight requests running");
+                    DedupLog.LogWarning("Failed to load audio clips, no in-flight requests running");
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    Plugin.Log.LogDebug($"Waiting for audio clips to load");
+                    DedupLog.LogWarning("Waiting for audio clips to load");
                 }
 #endif
                 return;
             }
-
+#if DEBUG
+            DedupLog.Clear();
+#endif
             var vanillaCompatMode = behaviour.VanillaCompatMode;
             // If greater than zero, delay the intro to start playing later.
             // If less than zero, start playing before the beginCrankingTimer runs out.