From 5cd989b09860e2341a8d130819cc8b8eafc90b55 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: whidix <theodor.vallier@whidix.dev>
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2026 19:05:02 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix: normalize character status filtering logic to handle
 unknown and null values

---
 src/routes/(game)/infinite/+page.svelte | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/routes/(game)/infinite/+page.svelte b/src/routes/(game)/infinite/+page.svelte
index d19b275..a12b0b6 100644
--- a/src/routes/(game)/infinite/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/(game)/infinite/+page.svelte
@@ -167,8 +167,11 @@
 		}
 		
 		// Status filter
-		if (characterFilters.status.length > 0 && !characterFilters.status.includes(char.status)) {
-			return false;
+		if (characterFilters.status.length > 0) {
+			const normalizedStatus = normalizeStatus(char.status);
+			if (!characterFilters.status.includes(normalizedStatus)) {
+				return false;
+			}
 		}
 		
 		// Height filter
@@ -357,6 +360,35 @@
 			generateNewCharacter();
 		}
 	}
+
+	function normalizeStatus(status: unknown): string {
+		if (status == null) {
+			return 'Unknown';
+		}
+
+		if (typeof status !== 'string') {
+			return String(status);
+		}
+
+		const value = status.trim();
+		if (value === '') {
+			return 'Unknown';
+		}
+
+		switch (value.toLowerCase()) {
+			case 'alive':
+				return 'Alive';
+			case 'dead':
+			case 'deceased':
+				return 'Dead';
+			case 'unknown':
+			case 'inconnu':
+			case '-':
+				return 'Unknown';
+			default:
+				return value;
+		}
+	}
 </script>
 
 <svelte:head>