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Summary

  • replace floating reconnect indicator with graduated, layout-integrated Core status feedback
  • distinguish confirmed network outages and preserve cached device metadata during reconnects
  • add accessible recovery announcements, regression coverage, and translations for every supported locale

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Integrates an in-layout ConnectionStatusBar that replaces the floating reconnect pill and provides timed, prioritized feedback for connects, reconnects, Core outages, and offline network. Previously a floating “Connecting…/Reconnecting…” pill was always shown; now sub‑second reconnects stay hidden, prolonged issues escalate, and Home/Settings rely on contextual cards.

  • Behavior and timing: reveal after 1s; escalate to “Core unavailable” after 10s; prioritize “No network connection”; announce “Connected to Core” for 3s only if a visible issue was shown before; clear the recovery notice if the connection drops again or pairing becomes required; suppress recovery for hidden quick reconnects.

  • State handling: track browser navigator.onLine and native @capacitor/network to set networkAvailable, start/clear timing via beginConnectionIssue/clearConnectionIssue, and immediately reconnect when online; suppress generic status when pairing is required or the Core encryption version is unsupported.

  • Data retention: keep cached Core version/platform and client capabilities during same‑device reconnect refresh failures; on device switch, clear prior‑device metadata if the refresh fails; keep inbox messages/modal open until a reconnect refresh replaces them.

  • Implementation: add useConnectionPresentation to drive presentation; render ConnectionStatusBar above BottomNav with safe‑area padding and a Settings link when unavailable; include a screen‑reader‑only live announcement on all routes and hide the visual bar on Home/Settings; update docs, tests, and translations to use connection.connectingToCore, connection.reconnectingToCore, connection.coreUnavailable, connection.networkUnavailable, and connection.restored.

  • Migration

    • Remove any usages of ReconnectingIndicator and rely on ConnectionStatusBar or contextual cards.
    • Update string keys to the new connection.*ToCore and availability keys.

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  • New Features

    • Added contextual connection status banners for connecting, reconnecting, service unavailability, network loss, and restored connectivity.
    • Added a Settings link when connection issues require attention.
    • Improved connection messaging across Home and Settings, with brief restored-status feedback.
    • Added localized connection-status messages across supported languages.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved reconnection behavior and network-state detection.
    • Preserved available connection details during temporary refresh failures.
    • Respect reduced-motion preferences for connection indicators.

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Walkthrough

The app replaces the fixed reconnecting indicator with a contextual ConnectionStatusBar. Connection state now includes network availability and timed issue tracking. The change adds Core and network warning states, recovery feedback, cached metadata retention, localized messages, and updated tests.

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Connection status lifecycle

Layer / File(s) Summary
Connection lifecycle and cached state
src/lib/store.ts, src/components/ConnectionProvider.tsx, src/__tests__/unit/components/ConnectionProvider.test.tsx
The store tracks network availability and connection issue timestamps. ConnectionProvider updates these states across browser, native, transport, encryption, pairing, and reconnect flows. Cached inbox and Core metadata remain available during refresh failures.
Timed connection presentation
src/hooks/useConnectionPresentation.ts, src/components/ConnectionStatusDisplay.tsx, src/components/ConnectionStatusBar.tsx, src/__tests__/unit/components/ConnectionStatus*.test.tsx, src/__tests__/unit/components/DeviceConnectionCard.test.tsx, src/__tests__/unit/components/home/ConnectionStatus.test.tsx, src/__tests__/integration/connection-flow.test.tsx
The UI derives delayed connecting, reconnecting, unavailable, and network-unavailable states. ConnectionStatusBar adds route-aware rendering, accessibility announcements, Settings navigation, reduced-motion handling, and brief restored-status display.
Root layout and localized status UI
src/routes/__root.tsx, src/App.tsx, src/translations/*.json, docs/design-language.md, src/__tests__/integration/root-layout.test.tsx, src/__tests__/unit/App*.test.tsx, src/__tests__/unit/components/safeArea.regression.test.tsx
The root layout renders ConnectionStatusBar, while App removes ReconnectingIndicator. Translation files and design guidance describe the new status behavior. Related mocks and safe-area coverage are removed or updated.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 19457

Reconnect feedback may show a stale recovery message after a connection state change, and the status bar may not render its layout utility correctly. These are bounded UI risks requiring owner follow-up, but they do not indicate a high-impact production failure.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Network
  participant ConnectionProvider
  participant StatusStore
  participant ConnectionStatusBar
  Network->>ConnectionProvider: report network state
  ConnectionProvider->>StatusStore: begin or clear connection issue
  ConnectionStatusBar->>StatusStore: read connection presentation state
  ConnectionStatusBar->>ConnectionStatusBar: render warning or restored status
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❌ Patch coverage is 95.18717% with 9 lines in your changes missing coverage. Please review.

Files with missing lines Patch % Lines
src/components/ConnectionProvider.tsx 91.54% 6 Missing ⚠️
src/components/ConnectionStatusBar.tsx 95.77% 3 Missing ⚠️

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src/components/ConnectionStatusDisplay.tsx (1)

83-87: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Replace flex-shrink-0 with shrink-0

Update src/components/ConnectionStatusDisplay.tsx at line 199. Tailwind CSS 4 removed the flex-shrink-* utility.

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In `@src/components/ConnectionStatusDisplay.tsx` around lines 83 - 87, In the
ConnectionStatusDisplay component’s rendered UI, replace the obsolete
flex-shrink-0 Tailwind class with shrink-0, leaving the surrounding styling
unchanged.
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src/__tests__/integration/root-layout.test.tsx (1)

81-85: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Render the real ConnectionStatusBar in this integration test.

This mock replaces the component with test-only DOM. The assertions validate the replacement component, not the status bar integration. Use the shared test setup to render ConnectionStatusBar and assert its public accessible output.

As per coding guidelines: “Prefer integration tests that exercise real components” and “Do not ... create fake replacement components.”

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In `@src/__tests__/integration/root-layout.test.tsx` around lines 81 - 85, Remove
the vi.mock replacement for ConnectionStatusBar in the root layout integration
test, use the shared test setup to render the real component, and update
assertions to verify its public accessible output rather than the mock’s test ID
or placeholder text.

Source: Coding guidelines

src/translations/de-DE.json (1)

1161-1165: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Keep new source strings in src/translations/en-US.json only.

These locale files duplicate the new connection-status keys. Remove the additions from non-US locale files and use the existing fallback behavior.

  • src/translations/de-DE.json#L1161-L1165: remove the added connection-status keys.
  • src/translations/en-GB.json#L1161-L1165: remove the added connection-status keys.
  • src/translations/es-ES.json#L1161-L1165: remove the added connection-status keys.
  • src/translations/fr-FR.json#L1161-L1165: remove the added connection-status keys.

As per coding guidelines: “Add new user-facing strings to src/translations/en-US.json. Other locales fall back; do not mechanically edit every translation file.”

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In `@src/translations/de-DE.json` around lines 1161 - 1165, Remove the added
connection-status keys from src/translations/de-DE.json lines 1161-1165,
src/translations/en-GB.json lines 1161-1165, src/translations/es-ES.json lines
1161-1165, and src/translations/fr-FR.json lines 1161-1165; keep these new
strings only in src/translations/en-US.json so other locales use the existing
fallback behavior.

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src/__tests__/unit/components/ConnectionStatusBar.test.tsx (1)

100-118: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Exercise the cached active connection path.

Line 104 sets top-level hasData, but useConnectionPresentation reads activeConnection?.hasData. The test also sets showReconnecting: true, so it passes without testing cached connection data.

Set a non-null activeConnection with cached data and leave showReconnecting false for this case. As per coding guidelines, “Add regression coverage for bug fixes.”

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In `@src/__tests__/unit/components/ConnectionStatusBar.test.tsx` around lines 100
- 118, Update the “shows reconnecting when cached device data exists” test to
provide cached data through a non-null activeConnection.hasData value, rather
than the top-level hasData field, and set showReconnecting to false so the
assertion exercises the cached active-connection path. Preserve the existing
reconnecting assertion and add regression coverage for this behavior.

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Inline comments:
In `@src/components/ConnectionProvider.tsx`:
- Around line 1291-1293: Update the device-change handling around
previousConnectionRecordId and handleConnectionOpen so cached coreVersion and
corePlatform are cleared or rehydrated whenever deviceChanged is true,
preventing metadata from the prior device from being retained after a failed
version request; preserve reconnect retention only for the same record and add a
regression test covering the device switch.

In `@src/components/ConnectionStatusBar.tsx`:
- Around line 36-55: Update the recovery effect in ConnectionStatusBar’s
useEffect so it sets showRestored only after a confirmed connected presentation
state, not merely when the previous presentation was visible; preserve the
existing timer cleanup and add a regression test covering a visible connection
issue followed by pairingRequired: true without announcing recovery.

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Outside diff comments:
In `@src/components/ConnectionStatusDisplay.tsx`:
- Around line 83-87: In the ConnectionStatusDisplay component’s rendered UI,
replace the obsolete flex-shrink-0 Tailwind class with shrink-0, leaving the
surrounding styling unchanged.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@src/__tests__/integration/root-layout.test.tsx`:
- Around line 81-85: Remove the vi.mock replacement for ConnectionStatusBar in
the root layout integration test, use the shared test setup to render the real
component, and update assertions to verify its public accessible output rather
than the mock’s test ID or placeholder text.

In `@src/__tests__/unit/components/ConnectionStatusBar.test.tsx`:
- Around line 100-118: Update the “shows reconnecting when cached device data
exists” test to provide cached data through a non-null activeConnection.hasData
value, rather than the top-level hasData field, and set showReconnecting to
false so the assertion exercises the cached active-connection path. Preserve the
existing reconnecting assertion and add regression coverage for this behavior.

In `@src/translations/de-DE.json`:
- Around line 1161-1165: Remove the added connection-status keys from
src/translations/de-DE.json lines 1161-1165, src/translations/en-GB.json lines
1161-1165, src/translations/es-ES.json lines 1161-1165, and
src/translations/fr-FR.json lines 1161-1165; keep these new strings only in
src/translations/en-US.json so other locales use the existing fallback behavior.
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  • src/__tests__/unit/App.firebase-auth.test.tsx
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  • src/__tests__/unit/components/ConnectionStatusBar.test.tsx
  • src/__tests__/unit/components/ConnectionStatusDisplay.test.tsx
  • src/__tests__/unit/components/DeviceConnectionCard.test.tsx
  • src/__tests__/unit/components/ReconnectingIndicator.test.tsx
  • src/__tests__/unit/components/home/ConnectionStatus.test.tsx
  • src/__tests__/unit/components/safeArea.regression.test.tsx
  • src/components/ConnectionProvider.tsx
  • src/components/ConnectionStatusBar.tsx
  • src/components/ConnectionStatusDisplay.tsx
  • src/components/ReconnectingIndicator.tsx
  • src/hooks/useConnectionPresentation.ts
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P3: These en-GB entries duplicate en-US and bypass the configured fallback, creating a second source of truth without changing the current copy. Keep these new keys only in en-US so later copy updates cannot leave en-GB stale.</violation>
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"connection": {
"connecting": "Connecting...",
"reconnecting": "Reconnecting...",
"connectingToCore": "Connecting to Core...",

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P3: These en-GB entries duplicate en-US and bypass the configured fallback, creating a second source of truth without changing the current copy. Keep these new keys only in en-US so later copy updates cannot leave en-GB stale.

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<comment>These en-GB entries duplicate en-US and bypass the configured fallback, creating a second source of truth without changing the current copy. Keep these new keys only in en-US so later copy updates cannot leave en-GB stale.</comment>

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@@ -1158,6 +1158,11 @@
     "connection": {
       "connecting": "Connecting...",
       "reconnecting": "Reconnecting...",
+      "connectingToCore": "Connecting to Core...",
+      "reconnectingToCore": "Reconnecting to Core...",
+      "coreUnavailable": "Can't reach Core. Retrying...",
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src/components/ConnectionStatusBar.tsx (1)

54-73: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Clear restored state when confirmation is lost.

If confirmedConnected becomes false after setShowRestored(true), the cleanup cancels hideTimer but leaves showRestored true. If the connection later becomes confirmed without a new visible issue, the bar shows connection.restored again and does not schedule its expiration.

Clear showRestored when confirmation is lost or when a new visible issue begins. Add coverage for a state change during the restoration interval.

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In `@src/components/ConnectionStatusBar.tsx` around lines 54 - 73, Update the
useEffect controlling showRestored so it immediately clears the restored state
when confirmedConnected becomes false or presentation.visible becomes true,
while preserving the existing restoration timers for valid recovery. Add
coverage for losing confirmation during the restoration interval and verify the
restored message is cleared and does not reappear without a new visible issue.
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In `@src/components/ConnectionStatusBar.tsx`:
- Around line 54-73: Update the useEffect controlling showRestored so it
immediately clears the restored state when confirmedConnected becomes false or
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