fix(ally): return error when unable to fetch ally info in /eden ally view

src/tel/eden/mod/EdenModClient.java

@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ public final class EdenModClient implements ClientModInitializer {
 	// Invalidates delayed party commands when the client changes server/world, so invites
 	// queued for one session can never be delivered to the next connection.
 	private final java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger partyCommandGeneration = new java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger();
+	private final java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong allyViewRequestId = new java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong();
+	private final java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong allyViewPendingId = new java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong();
 	// Deterministic per-occurrence index so rapid identical bank events stay distinct.
 	// Short window: only the current burst counts, so stale earlier deposits can't
 	// make different clients assign divergent seqs (which duplicated Discord posts).
@@ -1124,6 +1126,7 @@ public void onGameFeedback(String message, String color) {
 
 				@Override
 				public void onAllyActivity(java.util.List<AllyActivityEntry> entries) {
+					allyViewPendingId.set(0);
 					boolean canManage = isChiefOwnerOrStrategist();
 					display(() -> DiscordChatFormatter.allyActivity(entries, canManage));
 				}
@@ -1363,10 +1366,17 @@ private LiteralArgumentBuilder<FabricClientCommandSource> buildAllyCommand() {
 	private void requestAllyView(FabricClientCommandSource source) {
 		BridgeWebSocketClient current = socket;
 		if (current == null) {
-			source.sendFeedback(notConnected());
+			source.sendFeedback(DiscordChatFormatter.systemLine("Unable to fetch ally info, try again later.", ChatFormatting.RED));
 			return;
 		}
+		long id = allyViewRequestId.incrementAndGet();
+		allyViewPendingId.set(id);
 		current.sendAllyActivityRequest();
+		partyCommandExecutor.schedule(() -> {
+			if (allyViewPendingId.compareAndSet(id, 0)) {
+				display(() -> DiscordChatFormatter.systemLine("Unable to fetch ally info, try again later.", ChatFormatting.RED));
+			}
+		}, 5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
 	}
 
 	private CompletableFuture<Suggestions> suggestMembers(CommandContext<FabricClientCommandSource> context, SuggestionsBuilder builder) {

src/tel/eden/mod/chat/DiscordChatFormatter.java

@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ public static Component warCounts(int days, java.util.List<tel.eden.mod.net.WarC
 	 */
 	public static Component allyActivity(java.util.List<tel.eden.mod.net.AllyActivityEntry> entries, boolean canManage) {
 		MutableComponent out = Component.empty().append(prefix(SHIELD));
-		if (entries.isEmpty()) {
-			return out.append(Component.literal("No guild allies currently found.").withStyle(ChatFormatting.GOLD));
+		if (entries == null || entries.isEmpty()) {
+			return out.append(Component.literal("Unable to fetch ally info, try again later.").withStyle(ChatFormatting.RED));
 		}
 		out.append(Component.literal("Guild Allies (by inactivity):").withStyle(ChatFormatting.GREEN));
 		for (tel.eden.mod.net.AllyActivityEntry entry : entries) {

test/tel/eden/mod/chat/DiscordChatFormatterTest.java

@@ -86,4 +86,12 @@ void allyActivityFormatsCleanlyWhenTagUnknown() {
 
 		org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue(text.contains("Unknown Guild — 10m ago"));
 	}
+
+	@Test
+	void allyActivityReturnsErrorWhenEmpty() {
+		Component component = DiscordChatFormatter.allyActivity(List.of(), false);
+		String text = component.getString();
+
+		org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue(text.contains("Unable to fetch ally info, try again later."));
+	}
 }