From 76f7624d4aefcecad709a127505eb80ab7f26472 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lucy <lucy@absolucy.moe>
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:07:23 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] possible true fix?

---
 code/modules/asset_cache/asset_cache_client.dm | 7 ++++---
 code/modules/asset_cache/validate_assets.html  | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/code/modules/asset_cache/asset_cache_client.dm b/code/modules/asset_cache/asset_cache_client.dm
index 001f96358365..cf786de09e8b 100644
--- a/code/modules/asset_cache/asset_cache_client.dm
+++ b/code/modules/asset_cache/asset_cache_client.dm
@@ -36,12 +36,13 @@
 	var/job = ++last_asset_job
 	var/t = 0
 	var/timeout_time = timeout
-	src << browse({"<script>window.location.href="?asset_cache_confirm_arrival=[job]"</script>"}, "window=asset_cache_browser&file=asset_cache_send_verify.htm")
+	if(byond_version < 516)
+		src << browse({"<script>window.location.href="byond://?asset_cache_confirm_arrival=[job]"</script>"}, "window=asset_cache_browser&file=asset_cache_send_verify.htm")
+	else
+		src << browse({"<script>var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest(); xhr.open('GET', 'byond://?asset_cache_confirm_arrival=[job]', true); xhr.send(null);</script>"}, "window=asset_cache_browser&file=asset_cache_send_verify.htm")
 
 	while(!completed_asset_jobs["[job]"] && t < timeout_time) // Reception is handled in Topic()
 		stoplag(1) // Lock up the caller until this is received.
 		t++
-	if(byond_version == 516) // shitty workaround but avoids the spam limiter being hit
-		src << browse(null, "window=asset_cache_browser&file=asset_cache_send_verify.htm")
 	if (t < timeout_time)
 		return TRUE
diff --git a/code/modules/asset_cache/validate_assets.html b/code/modules/asset_cache/validate_assets.html
index 78bcbb92a1ab..70fdca8a9d77 100644
--- a/code/modules/asset_cache/validate_assets.html
+++ b/code/modules/asset_cache/validate_assets.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 			//this is used over window.location because window.location has a character limit in IE.
 			function sendbyond(text) {
 				var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
-				xhr.open('GET', '?'+text, true);
+				xhr.open('GET', 'byond://?' + text, true);
 				xhr.send(null);
 			}
 			var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@
 			};
 			xhr.send(null);
 			</script>
-	
+
 </body>
 </html>