fixed a bit of stuff the current but API is broken again for logging in so will be fixing that with the next push

hooks/useHuntStatusCheck.js

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+"use client";
+import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
+import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
+
+export function useHuntStatusCheck(checkIntervalMs = 5000) {
+  const [huntActive, setHuntActive] = useState(null); // Start with null to indicate unknown status
+  const router = useRouter();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // Initial check
+    checkHuntStatus();
+
+    // Set up interval for periodic checks
+    const intervalId = setInterval(checkHuntStatus, checkIntervalMs);
+
+    // Clean up on unmount
+    return () => clearInterval(intervalId);
+
+    // Function to check hunt status
+    async function checkHuntStatus() {
+      try {
+        const response = await fetch("/api/hunt-status", {
+          method: "GET",
+          headers: {
+            "Content-Type": "application/json",
+            "Cache-Control": "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate",
+          },
+          credentials: "include",
+        });
+
+        if (response.ok) {
+          const data = await response.json();
+          console.log("Hunt status check:", data); // Debug log
+
+          // If hunt was active but is now inactive, redirect to leaderboard
+          if (huntActive === true && data.active === false) {
+            console.log("Hunt has ended! Redirecting to leaderboard...");
+            window.location.href = "/leaderboard?huntEnded=true";
+            return;
+          }
+
+          // If hunt was not active but is now active, let user know they can go to map page
+          if (huntActive === false && data.active === true) {
+            console.log("Hunt has started! Access to map is now available");
+            // Can show a notification here if desired
+          }
+
+          // Update hunt status state
+          setHuntActive(data.active);
+        }
+      } catch (err) {
+        console.error("Failed to check hunt status:", err);
+      }
+    }
+  }, [huntActive, checkIntervalMs, router]);
+
+  return huntActive;
+}