bugfix(websocket): Prevent double-shutdown and ensure proper libcurl resource cleanup

GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/GeneralsOnline/OnlineServices_Init.cpp

@@ -1062,17 +1062,42 @@ std::string NGMP_OnlineServicesManager::GetPatcherDirectoryPath()
 
 void WebSocket::Shutdown()
 {
+	// Return immediately if already shut down to prevent double-shutdown
+	// (e.g., NGMP_OnlineServicesManager::Shutdown() calls this before releasing the shared_ptr,
+	// and then the shared_ptr destructor also calls Shutdown() via ~WebSocket())
+	if (m_bShuttingDown)
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
 	NetworkLog(ELogVerbosity::LOG_RELEASE, "[WebSocket] Shutdown initiated");
 
 	// Signal that we're shutting down
 	m_bShuttingDown = true;
 
-	// Disconnect from the websocket
+	// Disconnect from the websocket (handles the connected case)
 	Disconnect();
 
-    // Free headers
+	// Clean up curl easy handle if still active (e.g., mid-connection, not yet fully connected)
+	// Disconnect() returns early when m_bConnected is false, so m_pCurlWS may still be alive here
+	if (m_pCurlWS != nullptr)
+	{
+		if (m_pMulti != nullptr)
+		{
+			curl_multi_remove_handle(m_pMulti, m_pCurlWS);
+		}
+		curl_easy_cleanup(m_pCurlWS);
+		m_pCurlWS = nullptr;
+	}
 
+	// Clean up multi handle
+	if (m_pMulti != nullptr)
+	{
+		curl_multi_cleanup(m_pMulti);
+		m_pMulti = nullptr;
+	}
 
+	// Free headers (may already be freed by Disconnect, but check anyway)
 	if (m_pHeaders != nullptr)
 	{
 		curl_slist_free_all(m_pHeaders);

GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/GeneralsOnline/OnlineServices_RoomsInterface.cpp

@@ -17,6 +17,17 @@ WebSocket::WebSocket()
 WebSocket::~WebSocket()
 {
 	Shutdown();
+	// Only call Shutdown if it has not been initiated already.
+	// NGMP_OnlineServicesManager::Shutdown() calls Shutdown() before releasing the shared_ptr,
+	// so calling it again from the destructor would redundantly block for another 100ms sleep
+	// and attempt to free already-released curl resources.
+	if (!m_bShuttingDown)
+	{
+		Shutdown();
+	}
+
+
+
 
 	if (m_pHeaders != nullptr)
 	{
@@ -196,6 +207,14 @@ void WebSocket::Disconnect()
 			curl_slist_free_all(m_pHeaders);
 			m_pHeaders = nullptr;
 		}
+
+
+		// Remove from multi handle before cleanup (required by libcurl)
+		if (m_pMulti != nullptr)
+		{
+			curl_multi_remove_handle(m_pMulti, m_pCurlWS);
+		}
+
 
 		// cleanup
 		curl_easy_cleanup(m_pCurlWS);
@@ -1424,4 +1443,5 @@ void NGMP_OnlineServices_RoomsInterface::OnRosterUpdated(std::unordered_map<uint
 		m_RosterNeedsRefreshCallback();
 	}
 }
+