start working on Controller phase, and pulling logic together

main.py

@@ -187,12 +187,6 @@ def pickRandomCreature(app):
 
 
 
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-
-
 def startSkillCheck(app, creature):
     # Configure a new skill check based on the hooked creature's difficulty.
     # Difficulty maps to: cursor rotation speed, number of target bars, and
@@ -226,7 +220,8 @@ def startSkillCheck(app, creature):
 
     #speed is set, bars are set, scene is good, should be fine?
 
-        
+def beginFishing(app):
+    pass        
 
 
 
@@ -245,8 +240,22 @@ def onStep(app):
     #     creature and transition into the skill check.
     #   - skill-check: advance the cursor's angle around the circle each step.
     #   - otherwise (idle, viewing a catch, in shop): do nothing time-based.
-    pass
     
+    #had to look up how to do switch-case statement in python, I know it from JS though
+    match app.scene:
+        case "waiting-for-bite":
+            app.fishingTimer -= 1
+            if app.fishingTimer < 1:
+                startSkillCheck(app, pickRandomCreature(app))
+        case "skill-check":
+            app.skillCheckAngle += app.skillCheckSpeed
+
+
+#list of interactables with name and their positions
+#(name, left, right, top, bottom)
+INTERACTABLES = [
+    ("")
+]
 
 def onMousePress(app, mouseX, mouseY):
     # Primary input router. Behavior depends on app.scene / fishing phase:
@@ -256,7 +265,20 @@ def onMousePress(app, mouseX, mouseY):
     #   - catch popup showing: dismiss the popup and reset fishing.
     #   - shop / UI sprites clicked: open the shop or trigger that UI action.
     # Keep this as dispatch only - defer the real work to helper functions.
-    pass
+    match app.scene:
+        case "idle":
+            interacted = False
+            #check if we clicked a hud element/interactable
+            for name, left, right, top, buttom in INTERACTABLES:
+                if left < mouseX < right and top < mouseY < bottom:
+                    interacted = True
+                    match name:
+                        case "shop":
+                            #... do something
+                            pass
+            if not interacted:
+                beginFishing(app)
+
 
 
 def onKeyPress(app, key):

time_log

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ###############################################
-Total Time: 150 minutes
+Total Time: 190 minutes
 ###############################################
 
 ###############################################
@@ -41,3 +41,11 @@ End Time: 1:50pm
 Duration: 20 minutes
 Description: continuing work with making upgrades take effect for skill checks
 ###############################################
+
+###############################################
+Date: 08-Oct
+Start Time: 12:40am
+End Time: 1:20am
+Duration: 40 minutes
+Description: finish up (mostly) basic functions and move onto controller, work out a bunch of finer logic and complex math
+###############################################