[BUG]: WebSocket URLs hardcoded to ws://localhost:1313 — breaks any non-local deployment

[shwetd19]

Bug Description

Several frontend WebSocket call sites hardcode the backend address instead of deriving it from VITE_BASE_URL:

• frontend/src/components/Matchmaking.tsx line 62
• (same pattern in other raw new WebSocket(...) call sites: ChatRoom.tsx, TeamDebateRoom.tsx, Game.tsx, gamificationService.ts)

frontend/src/components/DebatePopup.tsx line 31 also hardcodes http://localhost:1313 for room creation.

Impact

Matchmaking, chat, and room creation silently fail on any deployed environment (or even when the backend runs on a different port). The UI shows a permanent "connecting"/"Searching…" state with no error.

Suggested Fix

Build WS URLs from import.meta.env.VITE_BASE_URL (swapping http → ws), in one shared helper.

Steps to Reproduce

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Environment Details

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Impact

Critical - Application is unusable

Code of Conduct

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[Anurag-Mishra2006]

Hi! I'd like to work on this. Plan: add a shared getWsUrl() helper that derives the ws/wss URL from VITE_BASE_URL, then update the hardcoded WebSocket calls in Matchmaking.tsx, ChatRoom.tsx, TeamDebateRoom.tsx, Game.tsx, and gamificationService.ts, plus fix the http://localhost:1313 reference in DebatePopup.tsx. Can I take this one?

[Anurag-Mishra2006]

I guess you solved it, is there anything i can contribute.