From 3dda70baf239f5ab4c5056becf962e6a337fa0a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ***** <721466+soodoku@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:50:11 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Fix Player initialization using core team references

---
 espncricinfo/player.py | 35 ++++++++++++++++++-----------------
 tests/test_player.py   | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 2 files changed, 52 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

diff --git a/espncricinfo/player.py b/espncricinfo/player.py
index 1cc1f28..910c528 100644
--- a/espncricinfo/player.py
+++ b/espncricinfo/player.py
@@ -16,13 +16,9 @@ def __init__(self, player_id):
         self.json_url = "http://core.espnuk.org/v2/sports/cricket/athletes/{0}".format(
             str(player_id)
         )
-        self.new_json_url = "https://hs-consumer-api.espncricinfo.com/v1/pages/player/home?playerId={0}".format(
-            str(player_id)
-        )
         self.headers = {"user-agent": "Mozilla/5.0"}
-        self.parsed_html = self.get_html()
         self.json = self.get_json()
-        self.new_json = self.get_new_json()
+        self._major_teams_cache = None
         self.cricinfo_id = str(player_id)
         self.__unicode__ = self._full_name()
         self.name = self._name()
@@ -33,7 +29,6 @@ def __init__(self, player_id):
         self.playing_role = self._playing_role()
         self.batting_style = self._batting_style()
         self.bowling_style = self._bowling_style()
-        self.major_teams = self._major_teams()
 
     def get_html(self):
         r = requests.get(self.url, headers=self.headers)
@@ -46,15 +41,8 @@ def get_json(self):
         r = requests.get(self.json_url, headers=self.headers)
         if r.status_code == 404:
             raise PlayerNotFoundError
-        else:
-            return r.json()
-
-    def get_new_json(self):
-        r = requests.get(self.new_json_url, headers=self.headers)
-        if r.status_code == 404:
-            raise PlayerNotFoundError
-        else:
-            return r.json()
+        r.raise_for_status()
+        return r.json()
 
     def _name(self):
         return self.json["name"]
@@ -77,8 +65,21 @@ def _date_of_birth(self):
     def _current_age(self):
         return self.json["age"]
 
-    def _major_teams(self):
-        return [x["team"]["longName"] for x in self.new_json["content"]["teams"]]
+    @property
+    def major_teams(self):
+        if self._major_teams_cache is None:
+            teams = []
+            for reference in self.json.get("majorTeams", []):
+                response = requests.get(reference["$ref"], headers=self.headers)
+                response.raise_for_status()
+                team = response.json()
+                name = (
+                    team.get("longName") or team.get("displayName") or team.get("name")
+                )
+                if name:
+                    teams.append(name)
+            self._major_teams_cache = teams
+        return self._major_teams_cache
 
     def _playing_role(self):
         return self.json["position"]
diff --git a/tests/test_player.py b/tests/test_player.py
index 14a7884..ba686eb 100644
--- a/tests/test_player.py
+++ b/tests/test_player.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
 import pytest
+from requests import HTTPError, Response
 
 from espncricinfo.exceptions import PlayerNotFoundError
 from espncricinfo.player import Player
@@ -31,18 +32,18 @@ def _mock_response(json_data=None, text=None, status_code=200):
 
 def _make_player():
     json_data = _load("player_253802.json")
-    new_json = _load("player_253802_new.json")
 
     def side_effect(url, headers=None):
-        if "hs-consumer-api" in url:
-            return _mock_response(json_data=new_json)
-        elif "espnuk.org" in url:
+        if "/athletes/" in url:
             return _mock_response(json_data=json_data)
-        else:
-            return _mock_response(text="<html><body></body></html>")
+        if "/teams/" in url:
+            return _mock_response(json_data={"name": f"Team {url.rsplit('/', 1)[-1]}"})
+        raise AssertionError(f"Unexpected request: {url}")
 
     with patch("espncricinfo.player.requests.get", side_effect=side_effect):
-        return Player(253802)
+        player = Player(253802)
+        _ = player.major_teams
+        return player
 
 
 class TestPlayerAttributes(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -91,6 +92,24 @@ def test_major_teams_are_strings(self):
         for team in self.player.major_teams:
             self.assertIsInstance(team, str)
 
+    def test_major_teams_resolve_core_references_once(self):
+        player_data = _load("player_253802.json")
+        player_data["majorTeams"] = [
+            {"$ref": "http://core.espnuk.org/v2/sports/cricket/teams/6"},
+            {"$ref": "http://core.espnuk.org/v2/sports/cricket/teams/1668"},
+        ]
+        responses = [
+            _mock_response(json_data=player_data),
+            _mock_response(json_data={"displayName": "India"}),
+            _mock_response(json_data={"name": "Delhi"}),
+        ]
+        with patch("espncricinfo.player.requests.get", side_effect=responses) as get:
+            player = Player(253802)
+            self.assertEqual(get.call_count, 1)
+            self.assertEqual(player.major_teams, ["India", "Delhi"])
+            self.assertEqual(player.major_teams, ["India", "Delhi"])
+            self.assertEqual(get.call_count, 3)
+
 
 class TestPlayerErrors(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_404_raises_player_not_found(self):
@@ -99,6 +118,14 @@ def test_404_raises_player_not_found(self):
             with self.assertRaises(PlayerNotFoundError):
                 Player(999999)
 
+    def test_non_404_http_error_is_not_decoded_as_json(self):
+        denied = Response()
+        denied.status_code = 403
+        denied._content = b"<html>Access Denied</html>"
+        with patch("espncricinfo.player.requests.get", return_value=denied):
+            with self.assertRaises(HTTPError):
+                Player(253802)
+
 
 class TestPlayerIntegration:
     @pytest.mark.integration