fix: audio and other subsystems being dropped in App::new(), use Box::leak to ensure static ownership

src/app.rs

@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ use glam::Vec2;
 use sdl2::event::{Event, WindowEvent};
 use sdl2::keyboard::Keycode;
 use sdl2::render::{Canvas, ScaleMode, Texture, TextureCreator};
+use sdl2::ttf::Sdl2TtfContext;
 use sdl2::video::{Window, WindowContext};
-use sdl2::EventPump;
+use sdl2::{AudioSubsystem, EventPump, Sdl, VideoSubsystem};
 use tracing::{error, event};
 
 use crate::error::{GameError, GameResult};
@@ -14,26 +15,31 @@ use crate::constants::{CANVAS_SIZE, LOOP_TIME, SCALE};
 use crate::game::Game;
 use crate::platform::get_platform;
 
-pub struct App<'a> {
+pub struct App {
     game: Game,
     canvas: Canvas<Window>,
-    event_pump: EventPump,
-    backbuffer: Texture<'a>,
+    event_pump: &'static mut EventPump,
+    backbuffer: Texture<'static>,
     paused: bool,
     last_tick: Instant,
     cursor_pos: Vec2,
 }
 
-impl App<'_> {
+impl App {
     pub fn new() -> GameResult<Self> {
+        let sdl_context: &'static Sdl = Box::leak(Box::new(sdl2::init().map_err(|e| GameError::Sdl(e.to_string()))?));
+        let video_subsystem: &'static VideoSubsystem =
+            Box::leak(Box::new(sdl_context.video().map_err(|e| GameError::Sdl(e.to_string()))?));
+        let audio_subsystem: &'static AudioSubsystem =
+            Box::leak(Box::new(sdl_context.audio().map_err(|e| GameError::Sdl(e.to_string()))?));
+        let ttf_context: &'static Sdl2TtfContext =
+            Box::leak(Box::new(sdl2::ttf::init().map_err(|e| GameError::Sdl(e.to_string()))?));
+        let event_pump: &'static mut EventPump =
+            Box::leak(Box::new(sdl_context.event_pump().map_err(|e| GameError::Sdl(e.to_string()))?));
+
         // Initialize platform-specific console
         get_platform().init_console()?;
 
-        let sdl_context = sdl2::init().map_err(|e| GameError::Sdl(e.to_string()))?;
-        let video_subsystem = sdl_context.video().map_err(|e| GameError::Sdl(e.to_string()))?;
-        let audio_subsystem = sdl_context.audio().map_err(|e| GameError::Sdl(e.to_string()))?;
-        let ttf_context = sdl2::ttf::init().map_err(|e| GameError::Sdl(e.to_string()))?;
-
         let window = video_subsystem
             .window(
                 "Pac-Man",
@@ -50,18 +56,16 @@ impl App<'_> {
             .set_logical_size(CANVAS_SIZE.x, CANVAS_SIZE.y)
             .map_err(|e| GameError::Sdl(e.to_string()))?;
 
-        let texture_creator_static: &'static TextureCreator<WindowContext> = Box::leak(Box::new(canvas.texture_creator()));
+        let texture_creator: &'static TextureCreator<WindowContext> = Box::leak(Box::new(canvas.texture_creator()));
 
-        let mut game = Game::new(texture_creator_static, &ttf_context, &audio_subsystem)?;
-        game.audio.set_mute(cfg!(debug_assertions));
+        let mut game = Game::new(texture_creator, ttf_context, audio_subsystem)?;
+        // game.audio.set_mute(cfg!(debug_assertions));
 
-        let mut backbuffer = texture_creator_static
+        let mut backbuffer = texture_creator
             .create_texture_target(None, CANVAS_SIZE.x, CANVAS_SIZE.y)
             .map_err(|e| GameError::Sdl(e.to_string()))?;
         backbuffer.set_scale_mode(ScaleMode::Nearest);
 
-        let event_pump = sdl_context.event_pump().map_err(|e| GameError::Sdl(e.to_string()))?;
-
         // Initial draw
         game.draw(&mut canvas, &mut backbuffer)
             .map_err(|e| GameError::Sdl(e.to_string()))?;

src/game.rs

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ use crate::{
     },
     map::Map,
     texture::{
-        sprite::{self, AtlasMapper, AtlasTile, SpriteAtlas},
+        sprite::{AtlasMapper, AtlasTile, SpriteAtlas},
         text::TextTexture,
     },
 };
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pub struct Game {
 
 impl Game {
     pub fn new(
-        texture_creator: &TextureCreator<WindowContext>,
+        texture_creator: &'static TextureCreator<WindowContext>,
         _ttf_context: &sdl2::ttf::Sdl2TtfContext,
         _audio_subsystem: &sdl2::AudioSubsystem,
     ) -> GameResult<Game> {
@@ -74,19 +74,16 @@ impl Game {
             .ok_or_else(|| GameError::NotFound("Pac-Man starting position not found in graph".to_string()))?;
 
         let atlas_bytes = get_asset_bytes(Asset::Atlas)?;
-        let atlas_texture = unsafe {
-            let texture = texture_creator.load_texture_bytes(&atlas_bytes).map_err(|e| {
-                if e.to_string().contains("format") || e.to_string().contains("unsupported") {
-                    GameError::Texture(TextureError::InvalidFormat(format!("Unsupported texture format: {e}")))
-                } else {
-                    GameError::Texture(TextureError::LoadFailed(e.to_string()))
-                }
-            })?;
-            sprite::texture_to_static(texture)
-        };
+        let atlas_texture = Box::leak(Box::new(texture_creator.load_texture_bytes(&atlas_bytes).map_err(|e| {
+            if e.to_string().contains("format") || e.to_string().contains("unsupported") {
+                GameError::Texture(TextureError::InvalidFormat(format!("Unsupported texture format: {e}")))
+            } else {
+                GameError::Texture(TextureError::LoadFailed(e.to_string()))
+            }
+        })?));
         let atlas_json = get_asset_bytes(Asset::AtlasJson)?;
         let atlas_mapper: AtlasMapper = serde_json::from_slice(&atlas_json)?;
-        let atlas = SpriteAtlas::new(atlas_texture, atlas_mapper);
+        let atlas = SpriteAtlas::new(unsafe { std::mem::transmute_copy(atlas_texture) }, atlas_mapper);
 
         let mut map_texture = SpriteAtlas::get_tile(&atlas, "maze/full.png")
             .ok_or_else(|| GameError::Texture(TextureError::AtlasTileNotFound("maze/full.png".to_string())))?;
@@ -255,6 +252,7 @@ impl Game {
                     if !item.is_collected() {
                         item.collect();
                         self.score += item.get_score();
+                        self.audio.eat();
 
                         // Handle energizer effects
                         if matches!(item.item_type, crate::entity::item::ItemType::Energizer) {

src/texture/sprite.rs

@@ -138,20 +138,3 @@ impl SpriteAtlas {
         self.default_color
     }
 }
-
-/// Converts a `Texture` to a `Texture<'static>` using transmute.
-///
-/// # Safety
-///
-/// This function is unsafe because it uses `std::mem::transmute` to change the lifetime
-/// of the texture from the original lifetime to `'static`. The caller must ensure that:
-///
-/// - The original `Texture` will live for the entire duration of the program
-/// - No references to the original texture exist that could become invalid
-/// - The texture is not dropped while still being used as a `'static` reference
-///
-/// This is typically used when you have a texture that you know will live for the entire
-/// program duration and need to store it in a structure that requires a `'static` lifetime.
-pub unsafe fn texture_to_static(texture: Texture) -> Texture<'static> {
-    std::mem::transmute(texture)
-}

tests/item.rs

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ fn test_fruit_kind_increasing_score() {
         .collect::<Vec<_>>();
     kinds.sort_unstable_by_key(|(index, _)| *index);
 
-    assert_eq!(kinds.len(), FruitKind::COUNT as usize);
+    assert_eq!(kinds.len(), FruitKind::COUNT);
 
     // Check that the score increases as expected
     for window in kinds.windows(2) {