MAJOR Fix: Resolved API Request Delays;

Feat: Added a dev test account to users for expedited login;
Refactor: Improve socket connection handling and add logging for API request duration & update to ListRow key generation for improved uniqueness;
Feat: Made it so streams with no set thumbnail use their category's thumbnail;
Minor Fix: Corrections to db recommendation methods;

web_server/blueprints/chat.py

@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 from flask import Blueprint, jsonify, session
 from database.database import Database
-from flask_socketio import SocketIO, emit, join_room, leave_room
+from .socket import socketio
+from flask_socketio import emit, join_room, leave_room
 from datetime import datetime
-from flask_socketio import SocketIO
 
 chat_bp = Blueprint("chat", __name__)
-socketio = SocketIO()
 
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