Avatar System Diagnostics
Read-only. Exercises the real buildAvatarSrc() and PlayerAvatarWithFallback — no data is modified.
1. URL Builder (production function)
No version info → bare URL, no ?v=
https://example.com/a.jpg
profileImageUpdatedAt present → ?v= appended
https://example.com/a.jpg?v=2024-01-01T00%3A00%3A00Z
Missing profileImageUpdatedAt → falls back to updated_date (not Date.now())
https://example.com/a.jpg?v=2023-06-01T00%3A00%3A00Z
Source URL already has "?" → uses "&" not a second "?"
https://example.com/a.jpg?w=200&v=2024-01-01T00%3A00%3A00Z
Retry adds &retry=1 (deterministic, not random)
https://example.com/a.jpg?v=2024-01-01T00%3A00%3A00Z&retry=1
Same inputs → identical URL every call (stable across rerenders)
No URL → returns null (no crash)
2. Live Component Cases
Valid image → should load
Broken URL → retries once, then initials "BP" (no broken-icon)
profileImage set, no profileImageUpdatedAt/updated_date → bare URL, still loads
Missing Player record entirely → safe "?" initials, no crash
3. Broken → Valid Player Switch (same component instance)
Showing Bob Baker (broken URL) — retries once, then "BB" initials
Auto-switches to the valid player 2.5s after page load, proving the reset happens live in one mounted instance — no manual click required to observe it.