From 25d659e4e21afc50ef1cc42ed7597d1bc1a155f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Torsten Schulz (local)" <tsschulz@gmx.net>
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:28:13 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Auto switch to hard vocabulary

---
 .../socialnetwork/VocabPracticeDialog.vue     | 23 ++++++++++++++++++-
 frontend/src/views/social/VocabCourseView.vue |  4 ++++
 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/frontend/src/dialogues/socialnetwork/VocabPracticeDialog.vue b/frontend/src/dialogues/socialnetwork/VocabPracticeDialog.vue
index 9229572..c22a933 100755
--- a/frontend/src/dialogues/socialnetwork/VocabPracticeDialog.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/dialogues/socialnetwork/VocabPracticeDialog.vue
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ const PRACTICE_MIN_EXPOSURES = 3;
 const SRS_SESSION_STORAGE_VERSION = 2;
 const HARD_REQUIRED_CONSECUTIVE_CORRECT = 5;
 const MAX_DAILY_DUE = 50;
+const MAX_DAILY_HARD_VOCABS = 7;
 
 export default {
   name: 'VocabPracticeDialog',
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ export default {
     return {
       openParams: null, // { languageId, chapterId, lessonId, courseId }
       onClose: null,
+      onDailyHardLimitReached: null,
       loading: false,
       allVocabs: false,
       srsMode: false,
@@ -207,6 +209,7 @@ export default {
       hardPhaseActive: false,
       hardMasteryByKey: {}, // { [hardKey]: consecutiveCorrect }
       cycleAskedIds: [],
+      dailyHardMarkedCount: 0,
     };
   },
   computed: {
@@ -444,6 +447,22 @@ export default {
         this.hardMasteryByKey[key] = 0;
       }
       this.saveHardVocabMap();
+      if (this.srsMode) {
+        this.dailyHardMarkedCount += 1;
+        this.maybeStartDailyHardPractice();
+      }
+    },
+    maybeStartDailyHardPractice() {
+      if (this.dailyHardMarkedCount < MAX_DAILY_HARD_VOCABS) return;
+      const callback = this.onDailyHardLimitReached;
+      this.close();
+      this.$nextTick(() => {
+        try {
+          callback?.();
+        } catch (_) {
+          // A missing parent callback must not interrupt the dialog close.
+        }
+      });
     },
     unmarkCurrentAsHard() {
       if (!this.current) return;
@@ -587,7 +606,7 @@ export default {
       }
       this.saveSrsSession();
     },
-    open({ languageId, chapterId, lessonId, courseId, initialPool = null, srsMode = false, closeOnHardCompletion = false, onClose = null }) {
+    open({ languageId, chapterId, lessonId, courseId, initialPool = null, srsMode = false, closeOnHardCompletion = false, onDailyHardLimitReached = null, onClose = null }) {
       if (this.autoAdvanceTimer) {
         clearTimeout(this.autoAdvanceTimer);
         this.autoAdvanceTimer = null;
@@ -598,6 +617,7 @@ export default {
         console.debug('[VocabPracticeDialog] open called with', { languageId, chapterId, lessonId, courseId, srsMode, hasInitialPool: Array.isArray(initialPool) });
       } catch (_) {}
       this.onClose = typeof onClose === 'function' ? onClose : null;
+      this.onDailyHardLimitReached = typeof onDailyHardLimitReached === 'function' ? onDailyHardLimitReached : null;
       this.srsMode = Boolean(srsMode);
       this.initialPool = Array.isArray(initialPool) ? initialPool : null;
       this.closeOnHardCompletion = Boolean(closeOnHardCompletion);
@@ -616,6 +636,7 @@ export default {
       this.hardPhaseActive = false;
       this.hardMasteryByKey = {};
       this.cycleAskedIds = [];
+      this.dailyHardMarkedCount = 0;
       this.locked = false;
       this.resetQuestion();
       this.$refs.dialog.open();
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/social/VocabCourseView.vue b/frontend/src/views/social/VocabCourseView.vue
index b0c096f..fc28fed 100755
--- a/frontend/src/views/social/VocabCourseView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/social/VocabCourseView.vue
@@ -978,6 +978,10 @@ export default {
         courseId: this.courseId,
         initialPool: this.srsDueItems,
         srsMode: true,
+        onDailyHardLimitReached: () => {
+          this.refreshHardVocabList();
+          this.$nextTick(() => this.openHardPractice());
+        },
         onClose: () => this.loadSrsDueItems()
       });
     },