# EventSnap — User Journeys This document walks through every supported user scenario step-by-step. For a quick "who can do what" overview, see [FEATURES.md](FEATURES.md). For manual QA, see [TEST_GUIDE.md](../TEST_GUIDE.md). --- ## 1. First-time guest (the happy path) 1. Guest scans the QR code / opens the event link. 2. Lands on the **join page** (`/join`), sees the event name. A small *"Ich habe bereits einen Account"* link is visible below the form for returning users — it routes to `/recover`. 3. Types display name → taps **Beitreten**. 4. Server creates the account, generates a 4-digit PIN, stores `bcrypt(PIN)`, signs a 30-day JWT. 5. A **PIN modal** appears: large monospace digits, a **Kopieren** button, a warning that this PIN is the only way to sign in on another device. PIN is also written to `localStorage`. 6. Guest taps **Weiter zur Galerie** → lands in the feed (`/feed`). 7. The **first-visit onboarding overlay** appears: dismissible steps (welcome, upload, hashtags, PIN, and a brief pointer to the **Datenschutzhinweis** in My Account). `localStorage('eventsnap_guide_seen') = 'true'` after dismiss. 8. Guest sees the bottom nav: **🏠 Feed · [📷+ FAB] · 👤 Account**. ## 2. Returning guest, same device 1. App finds a valid JWT in `localStorage`. 2. Redirected straight to `/feed`, no input required. ## 3. Returning guest, new device or cleared storage 1. Guest opens the event link on the new device → join page. 2. Types the **same name** they used before. 3. Server detects the existing account → the join page transforms into a recovery prompt: *"„Name" ist bereits vergeben"* with a **PIN input** and an **Anmelden** button, plus an **Anderen Namen wählen** escape hatch. 4. Guest types their PIN → `bcrypt.verify` succeeds → new JWT issued for the existing `user_id`. PIN is written to `localStorage` on this device too. 5. Wrong PIN: up to 3 attempts. After the third, the account is locked for 15 minutes (`pin_locked_until` is set; further attempts return HTTP 429 with a localized message). ## 4. PIN forgotten — Host or Admin resets it (planned) The PIN is visible in **My Account** as long as `localStorage` is intact on at least one of the user's devices. If lost everywhere, the user asks a Host (or Admin) for a reset. 1. Guest approaches the Host: *"I can't sign in on my new phone."* 2. Host opens the **Host Dashboard → Nutzerverwaltung** and finds the user. 3. Host taps **PIN zurücksetzen** on that row. 4. A confirmation prompt explains what happens; on confirm the server generates a fresh 4-digit PIN, replaces `recovery_pin_hash` with the new bcrypt, clears any active `pin_locked_until`, and returns the new plaintext PIN in the response. 5. A **modal shows the new PIN ONCE** — large, with a copy button. The Host shows the screen to the guest or sends it via another channel (SMS, slip of paper, …). Closing the modal forgets the plaintext on the operator's device too. 6. Guest goes to `/recover` (or taps "Ich habe bereits einen Account" on `/join`), enters their name + the new PIN, signs in, and the PIN is persisted to `localStorage` on their device — exactly like a fresh join. **Permission rules:** - Host can reset PINs for **guests** only. - Admin can reset PINs for **hosts and guests** (not other admins; admins use the password login). - Anyone whose PIN was reset retains all their uploads, comments, and likes — only the PIN changes. **If no Host or Admin is reachable**, the guest can still re-join under a new name (a clean account; their previous uploads remain attributed to the abandoned account, which the Host can clean up later). ## 5. Posting a photo / video 1. Guest taps the central **📷+ FAB** in the bottom nav. 2. A **bottom sheet** slides up offering **Kamera** (in-app capture) or **Galerie** (file picker, multi-select). 3a. **Camera path** — [CameraCapture](../frontend/src/lib/components/CameraCapture.svelte) opens the back camera (`facingMode: 'environment'`), with toggle for front camera, photo button, and a video-record button using `MediaRecorder`. 3b. **Gallery path** — native picker, multiple selection. 4. **Preview screen** (`/upload`) shows staged files as horizontal thumbnails. The user can: - Remove individual files. - Type a caption with `#hashtags`. - Tap quick-tag chips (derived from the caption) to copy a hashtag into the caption. 5. Taps **Hochladen** → returns immediately to the feed (optimistic UX). The slim progress bar above the bottom nav and the red badge on the FAB indicate active uploads. 6. The client uploads files **one at a time** (XHR with progress) from an IndexedDB queue. 7. Each upload triggers a server-side compression job; once the preview is ready the feed updates via `upload-processed` SSE — placeholders swap for actual previews. ## 6. Posting under rate limits 1. Hit the per-hour upload limit (default 10 / hour, configurable). 2. Server returns **HTTP 429** with a `Retry-After` header on the next upload attempt. 3. Client parks pending items in **Wartend** state and shows an amber banner: *"Upload-Limit erreicht. Wird in Xs automatisch fortgesetzt."* 4. Countdown ticks down. When it reaches 0, the queue resumes automatically. ## 7. Liking and commenting 1. Tap the heart icon on a card or in the lightbox → like is recorded; count increments optimistically; server returns the canonical count via `like-update` SSE. 2. Tap the comment icon → opens the lightbox with the comments list. 3. Type a comment → `POST /api/v1/upload/{id}/comment`. Hashtags inside the comment are parsed and attached. 4. The user can delete their own comments (trash icon next to them). ## 8. Filtering the gallery 1. Toggle to **grid view** (icon top-right of the feed header). 2. A search bar appears below the header (auto-focused). 3. Type a name or `#hashtag` — autocomplete suggestions are derived **in memory** from the loaded uploads. 4. Tap a suggestion → it becomes an **active filter chip** and the search bar clears. 5. Filter logic: - Multiple hashtag chips: OR - Multiple uploader chips: OR - One uploader + one hashtag: AND 6. Open a post → swipe in the lightbox navigates the **filtered set**, not the full feed. ## 9. Hosting the event — moderation 1. Host opens **My Account** → taps **⭐ Host-Dashboard**. 2. **Stats section** — guest count, upload count, lock status, release status. 3. **Event settings** — toggle to lock new uploads (likes / comments / browsing stay open; broadcasts `event-closed` SSE so all clients show a "uploads are locked" banner). 4. **Galerie freigeben** — releases the export. Enqueues two export jobs (ZIP + HTML viewer). Progress is visible in the Admin dashboard's Export tab; SSE `export-progress` keeps it live; `export-available` notifies all guests when ready. 5. **Nutzerverwaltung** — search users; per-user controls: - **Sperren** opens a confirmation modal with a checkbox "Uploads aus der Galerie ausblenden" — Host chooses whether to hide the user's existing uploads or leave them visible. Submitting calls `POST /host/users/{id}/ban` with `hide_uploads`. - **Entsperren** lifts the ban. - **Host** promotes a guest to host. - **Degradieren** — visible on Host rows. A Host can demote *other* Hosts back to guest (planned). The button is hidden on the Host's own row to prevent self-lockout; only an Admin can demote themselves out of moderation. Admins see Degradieren on every Host row. - **PIN zurücksetzen** (planned) — generates a new PIN and shows it once in a modal. See journey §4. Hosts see this on Guest rows only; Admins see it on Guest + Host rows. 6. **Deleting content** — Host can delete any upload or comment via the moderation routes (`DELETE /host/upload/{id}`, `DELETE /host/comment/{id}`). On mobile this is also reachable by long-pressing the content (planned, see §15). ## 10. Banned-guest experience 1. The banned user's next authenticated request returns HTTP 403 with a clear message ("Du bist gesperrt."). 2. They can still browse the read-only feed (and download the export once it's released). 3. They cannot upload, like, or comment. 4. If `hide_uploads` was set on the ban, their existing uploads are filtered out of the feed for everyone (the `v_feed` view already enforces this). ## 11. Admin — instance configuration 1. Admin opens `/admin/login`, types the admin password (compared against `ADMIN_PASSWORD_HASH`). Receives a separate 1-day admin JWT (in `sessionStorage`). 2. Admin dashboard has four inner tabs: - **Stats**: live counts and disk-usage widget (via `sysinfo`). - **Config**: per-file limits (image MB / video MB), rate limits (upload / feed / export), quota tolerance, estimated guest count, compression-worker concurrency, plus the **Datenschutzhinweis** free-text editor and **on/off toggles** for the rate limiters and quotas (planned — see §16). Whitelist on the server side rejects unknown keys. Values are read from the `config` table on each request — no restart needed. - **Export**: list of past export jobs with status badges (pending / running / done / failed) and progress bars; refresh button re-polls. - **Nutzer**: same user list as Host, with the additional Demote action and (planned) PIN-reset on host rows. ## 12. Releasing the export and downloading 1. Host (or Admin) taps **Galerie freigeben** in the dashboard. 2. Server sets `event.export_released_at` and enqueues two background jobs. 3. ZIP job: streams `Gallery.zip` (`Photos/` + `Videos/`, full-quality originals) directly to disk via `async-zip`. Progress updates via `export-progress` SSE. 4. HTML-viewer job: copies the pre-built viewer assets from [backend/static/export-viewer/](../backend/static/export-viewer/) (embedded via `include_dir!`), generates `data.json` from the database, processes `_thumb`/`_full` variants for each upload, and assembles `Memories.zip`. 5. Both jobs complete → server broadcasts `export-available` SSE. 6. Any user opens `/export`: - Before release: friendly "Export not yet available" banner. - During generation: progress bars per artifact. - After completion: two cards (**ZIP-Archiv** and **HTML-Viewer**) with download buttons. Tapping the HTML download first shows an in-app guide modal explaining: "Entpacke die ZIP, öffne `index.html`". Tapping **Herunterladen** triggers the browser download. 7. Downloads are rate-limited per IP (default 3 / day). ## 13. Diashow (planned) See [CONCEPT_DIASHOW.md](CONCEPT_DIASHOW.md). Summary of the planned flow: 1. User taps a **Diashow / Präsentation** action (feed header on tablet/desktop, Account on mobile). 2. Navigates to `/diashow` — fullscreen, bottom nav hidden, screen wake-lock acquired. 3. Initial pool fetched from `GET /api/v1/feed`. Slides crossfade every ~6 s. 4. New uploads (`upload-processed` SSE) push to a live queue; the next slide transition pops from the live queue first, otherwise from a shuffled queue. 5. `upload-deleted` removes that ID from both queues; if it's the current slide, advance immediately. 6. Tap or Escape reveals an overlay (pause, dwell selector, exit). ## 14. Picking a data mode (planned) 1. Guest opens **My Account** → scrolls to **Datennutzung**. 2. Two options: **Datensparer (empfohlen)** and **Original**. Saver is the default. 3. Selecting **Original** shows a one-time warning bottom-sheet: *"Original-Dateien werden geladen — das kann deine mobile Datennutzung deutlich erhöhen. Trotzdem aktivieren?"* with **Abbrechen** / **Aktivieren** buttons. 4. Choice persists in `localStorage` (per-device). The feed, lightbox, and diashow all read this flag and load originals instead of compressed previews when Original is on. 5. The viewer (offline HTML export) is unaffected — it already ships with its own pre- bundled `_thumb` / `_full` variants. ## 15. Leaving an event 1. User opens **My Account** → taps **🚪 Event verlassen**. 2. Bottom-sheet confirmation: "Event verlassen?" with **Abmelden** and **Bleiben**. 3. Confirming calls `DELETE /api/v1/session` (invalidates the session row), clears the JWT and PIN from `localStorage`, and redirects to the join page. ## 16. Reading the Datenschutzhinweis (planned) 1. User opens **My Account** → scrolls to **Datenschutzhinweis**. 2. The note is rendered inside a preformatted block (`
`-style: monospace, whitespace
   and newlines preserved exactly as the Admin typed them). No HTML, no markdown — the
   admin's plain text is shown verbatim.
3. The first-visit onboarding overlay carries a one-line reminder of where to find this:
   *"Datenschutzhinweis findest du in deinem Account."*
4. Admin sets / edits the note in **Admin Dashboard → Config → Datenschutzhinweis**: a
   tall textarea with a save button. Saved to a single `config` key.

## 17. Mobile-first gestures (planned)

EventSnap's UI is mobile-first; gestures replace explicit buttons where they're more
ergonomic. Buttons are always present as fallback for desktop and accessibility.

| Gesture                                   | Action                                                |
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Long-press on a post (own)                | Bottom sheet → Löschen, Original anzeigen, Teilen     |
| Long-press on a post (other)              | Bottom sheet → Original anzeigen, Teilen, Melden (planned) |
| Long-press on a comment (own)             | Bottom sheet → Löschen                                |
| Long-press on a comment (other)           | Bottom sheet → Kopieren                               |
| Long-press on a user row (Host)           | Bottom sheet → Sperren, Promote/Demote, PIN zurücksetzen |
| Swipe left/right in the lightbox          | Navigate the filtered set                             |
| Swipe down on any bottom sheet            | Dismiss                                               |
| Pull-to-refresh on the feed               | Force a delta-fetch                                   |
| Double-tap on a post                      | Like (heart-burst animation)                          |

On desktop the same actions surface as kebab/⋯ menus, click-able icons in card corners,
and keyboard shortcuts in the lightbox (← → for navigate, Esc to close).

Inspiration: Instagram (double-tap heart, swipe stories), WhatsApp (long-press for
context), Telegram (swipe-to-reply on messages — could inform comment threads if those
land).

## 18. Admin toggles a rate limit or quota off (planned)

1. Admin opens **Admin Dashboard → Config**.
2. **Rate-Limits** section: a master switch and per-endpoint switches (upload / feed /
   export / join).
3. Admin flips, e.g., **Upload-Limit aktiv** off. The numeric input for "uploads per hour"
   stays visible but greyed out (still editable for when the toggle goes back on).
4. **Speichern** persists to the `config` table. The next upload request bypasses the
   limiter entirely.
5. **Quoten** section mirrors the pattern: master toggle plus per-area toggles (storage
   bytes / upload count).
6. When the storage-quota toggle is off, the **"X von Y MB genutzt"** widget in the
   guest's My Account and upload screen hides itself (no quota → no number to show).

Suggested defaults at deploy time: all toggles **on**, sensible numeric limits.
Toggling off is the explicit escape hatch for testing or trusted internal events.

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## Edge cases worth knowing

| Case                                                  | Behaviour                                                                       |
|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Browser tab backgrounded for > 5 min                  | SSE closes on `visibilitychange: hidden`; reopens on visible                    |
| Upload finishes while user is on `/account`           | Feed updates anyway — the queue + SSE are global stores                         |
| Event "closed" while files are still in the queue     | Server rejects with a friendly error; client surfaces it in the queue UI        |
| Network drops mid-upload                              | Queue retries the file; retry button available on permanent failure             |
| New device but the PIN was lost                       | Either re-join under a new name, or Host manually re-links (no self-service)    |
| Two guests pick the same name                         | Second one is offered the PIN-recovery form (case-insensitive UNIQUE, mig. 007) |
| Compression fails for a file                          | Server emits `upload-error` SSE; the upload is still listed but marked degraded |
| User deletes their own post (once UI is shipped)      | Soft delete (`deleted_at`); SSE `upload-deleted`; vanishes from feed everywhere |