feat(play-next): page that picks the next backlog game

README.md

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ To Be Played is split into three repositories:
 
 - **Dashboard**: most played games, games in progress, "Pile of Shame" with backlog hours and a random suggestion,
   Steam avatar and a banner from the most played game of the last two weeks.
+- **What to play next** (`/play-next`): three backlog picks for a time budget (up to 5 / 15 / 40 h or any), high
+  priority first, reroll without repeats, and "Start playing" in one click.
 - **Library**: status filters, "short games" filter (up to 10 h), search, sorting by playtime, recently seen, newest
   in library, rating or priority, paging.
 - **Game detail**: status, priority, 1–5 star rating, notes, achievements, time to beat (story / extras / 100 %),
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ npm run build
 
 ## Roadmap
 
-- "What to play next" page: time budget and mood on top of the current random suggestion.
+- Mood filter for "What to play next".
 - Achievement progress on the library cards and a library-wide achievement page.
 - Move the JWT from `localStorage` to an httpOnly cookie (needs Auth changes) and add a Content Security Policy in
   `nginx.conf`.

public/i18n/de.json

@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@
     "ACTIVITY_TOTAL": "{{time}} in {{days}} Tagen",
     "ACTIVITY_EMPTY": "Noch keine Spielzeit aufgezeichnet. Ab jetzt zählt jeder Sync mit.",
     "RECENTLY_PLAYED": "Zuletzt gespielt (2 Wochen)",
-    "BACKLOG_HOURS": "≈ {{time}} Spielzeit bis alles durch ist"
+    "BACKLOG_HOURS": "≈ {{time}} Spielzeit bis alles durch ist",
+    "OPEN_PICKER": "Such mir was aus"
   },
   "LIBRARY": {
     "TITLE": "Spielebibliothek",
@@ -218,7 +219,8 @@
     "MENU": "Menü",
     "LANGUAGE": "Sprache",
     "DARK_MODE": "Dunkles Design",
-    "LIGHT_MODE": "Helles Design"
+    "LIGHT_MODE": "Helles Design",
+    "PLAY_NEXT": "Nächstes Spiel"
   },
   "BACKLOG": {
     "TITLE": "Mein Backlog",
@@ -267,5 +269,25 @@
     "NOT_FOUND": "Dieses Profil gibt es nicht oder es ist privat.",
     "ERROR_LOAD": "Profil konnte nicht geladen werden.",
     "TO_START": "Zur Startseite"
+  },
+  "PLAY_NEXT": {
+    "TITLE": "Was spiele ich als Nächstes?",
+    "SUBTITLE": "Drei Spiele aus deinem Backlog, hohe Priorität zuerst.",
+    "BUDGET_LABEL": "Spieldauer",
+    "BUDGET": {
+      "SHORT": "Bis 5 h",
+      "MEDIUM": "Bis 15 h",
+      "LONG": "Bis 40 h",
+      "ANY": "Beliebig lang"
+    },
+    "BUDGET_HINT": "Nur Spiele mit bekannter Spieldauer (von IGDB).",
+    "REROLL": "Andere Vorschläge",
+    "START_PLAYING": "Jetzt spielen",
+    "STARTED": "Wird gespielt",
+    "ALL_SHOWN": "Du hast alle passenden Spiele gesehen.",
+    "START_OVER": "Von vorn",
+    "EMPTY": "Dein Backlog ist leer. Stark!",
+    "EMPTY_BUDGET": "Kein Backlog-Spiel passt zu dieser Dauer. Versuch eine längere.",
+    "ERROR_LOAD": "Die Vorschläge konnten nicht geladen werden."
   }
 }

public/i18n/en.json

@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@
     "ACTIVITY_TOTAL": "{{time}} in {{days}} days",
     "ACTIVITY_EMPTY": "No playtime recorded yet. Every sync from now on counts.",
     "RECENTLY_PLAYED": "Recently played (2 weeks)",
-    "BACKLOG_HOURS": "≈ {{time}} of play to clear it"
+    "BACKLOG_HOURS": "≈ {{time}} of play to clear it",
+    "OPEN_PICKER": "Pick for me"
   },
   "LIBRARY": {
     "TITLE": "Game Library",
@@ -218,7 +219,8 @@
     "MENU": "Menu",
     "LANGUAGE": "Language",
     "DARK_MODE": "Dark mode",
-    "LIGHT_MODE": "Light mode"
+    "LIGHT_MODE": "Light mode",
+    "PLAY_NEXT": "Play next"
   },
   "BACKLOG": {
     "TITLE": "My backlog",
@@ -267,5 +269,25 @@
     "NOT_FOUND": "This profile does not exist or is private.",
     "ERROR_LOAD": "Could not load the profile.",
     "TO_START": "To the start page"
+  },
+  "PLAY_NEXT": {
+    "TITLE": "What to play next",
+    "SUBTITLE": "Three games from your backlog, high priority first.",
+    "BUDGET_LABEL": "Time to beat",
+    "BUDGET": {
+      "SHORT": "Up to 5 h",
+      "MEDIUM": "Up to 15 h",
+      "LONG": "Up to 40 h",
+      "ANY": "Any length"
+    },
+    "BUDGET_HINT": "Only games with a known time to beat (from IGDB).",
+    "REROLL": "Other picks",
+    "START_PLAYING": "Start playing",
+    "STARTED": "Now playing",
+    "ALL_SHOWN": "You have seen every game that fits.",
+    "START_OVER": "Start over",
+    "EMPTY": "Your backlog is empty. Nice!",
+    "EMPTY_BUDGET": "No backlog game fits this length. Try a longer one.",
+    "ERROR_LOAD": "Could not load the picks."
   }
 }

src/App.jsx

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import SettingsPage from './pages/SettingsPage.jsx';
 import GameLibrary from './pages/GameLibrary.jsx';
 import GameDetail from './pages/GameDetail.jsx';
 import WishlistPage from './pages/WishlistPage.jsx';
+import PlayNextPage from './pages/PlayNextPage.jsx';
 import PublicProfilePage from './pages/PublicProfilePage.jsx';
 import AppHeader from './components/AppHeader.jsx';
 import {Toaster} from '@/components/ui/sonner';
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ function App() {
                         <Route path="/library" element={<GameLibrary/>}/>
                         <Route path="/library/:appid" element={<GameDetail/>}/>
                         <Route path="/wishlist" element={<WishlistPage/>}/>
+                        <Route path="/play-next" element={<PlayNextPage/>}/>
                         <Route path="/u/:name" element={<PublicProfilePage/>}/>
                         <Route path="/settings" element={<SettingsPage/>}/>
                         <Route path="/impressum" element={<ImprintPage/>}/>

src/components/AppHeader.jsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {Link, NavLink, useLocation} from 'react-router-dom';
 import {useTranslation} from 'react-i18next';
-import {Gamepad2, Languages, LayoutDashboard, Library, LogOut, Moon, Settings, Sun} from 'lucide-react';
+import {Dices, Gamepad2, Languages, LayoutDashboard, Library, LogOut, Moon, Settings, Sun} from 'lucide-react';
 
 import {Button} from '@/components/ui/button';
 import {
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const NAV_ITEMS = [
     {to: '/dashboard', labelKey: 'NAV.DASHBOARD', Icon: LayoutDashboard},
     // The wishlist is a tab of the library.
     {to: '/library', labelKey: 'NAV.LIBRARY', Icon: Library, alsoActiveOn: ['/wishlist']},
+    {to: '/play-next', labelKey: 'NAV.PLAY_NEXT', Icon: Dices},
 ];
 
 const navLinkClass = (isActive) => cn(

src/components/PileOfShameCard.jsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {Link} from 'react-router-dom';
 import {useTranslation} from 'react-i18next';
-import {Inbox, Shuffle} from 'lucide-react';
+import {Dices, Inbox, Shuffle} from 'lucide-react';
 
 import {Button} from '@/components/ui/button';
 import {Card} from '@/components/ui/card';
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ export default function PileOfShameCard({summary, syncing, onShuffle, shuffling}
                             {suggestion.name ?? `App ${suggestion.appid}`}
                         </span>
                     </Link>
+                    <Button asChild variant="outline" size="sm" className="w-full">
+                        <Link to="/play-next"><Dices/>{t('DASHBOARD.OPEN_PICKER')}</Link>
+                    </Button>
                 </div>
             ) : (
                 <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">{t('DASHBOARD.BACKLOG_EMPTY')}</p>

src/pages/PlayNextPage.jsx

@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+import {useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState} from 'react';
+import {Link, useNavigate} from 'react-router-dom';
+import {useTranslation} from 'react-i18next';
+import {toast} from 'sonner';
+import {Check, Loader2, Play, Shuffle, Timer} from 'lucide-react';
+
+import {Badge} from '@/components/ui/badge';
+import {Button} from '@/components/ui/button';
+import {Card} from '@/components/ui/card';
+import {Skeleton} from '@/components/ui/skeleton';
+import GameCover from '../components/GameCover.jsx';
+import PageContainer from '../components/PageContainer.jsx';
+import useSessionExpired from '../hooks/useSessionExpired.js';
+import {saveGameStatus} from '../utils/backlog.js';
+import {formatPlaytime} from '../utils/games.js';
+
+// maxMinutes is IGDB's normal time to beat; a limit leaves out games without IGDB data.
+const BUDGETS = [
+    {key: 'SHORT', maxMinutes: 300},
+    {key: 'MEDIUM', maxMinutes: 900},
+    {key: 'LONG', maxMinutes: 2400},
+    {key: 'ANY', maxMinutes: null},
+];
+const PICK_COUNT = 3;
+// The backend reads only this many excludes. With a bigger backlog the oldest seen games can come back.
+const MAX_EXCLUDES = 100;
+
+const pickerQuery = (maxMinutes, exclude) => {
+    const params = new URLSearchParams({count: String(PICK_COUNT)});
+    if (maxMinutes) params.set('maxMinutes', String(maxMinutes));
+    exclude.forEach((appid) => params.append('exclude', String(appid)));
+    return params.toString();
+};
+
+export default function PlayNextPage() {
+    const {t} = useTranslation();
+    const navigate = useNavigate();
+    const expireSession = useSessionExpired();
+    const [budget, setBudget] = useState(BUDGETS[3]);
+    const [games, setGames] = useState(null);
+    const [seen, setSeen] = useState([]);
+    const [error, setError] = useState(null);
+    const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+    // A slow answer for an older budget must not replace the newer one.
+    const latestRequest = useRef(0);
+
+    const load = useCallback(async (maxMinutes, exclude) => {
+        const token = localStorage.getItem('tbp_jwt');
+        if (!token) {
+            navigate('/login');
+            return;
+        }
+        const request = ++latestRequest.current;
+        setLoading(true);
+        setError(null);
+        try {
+            const response = await fetch(
+                `${import.meta.env.VITE_CORE_API_URL}/api/library/picker?${pickerQuery(maxMinutes, exclude)}`,
+                {headers: {'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}`}});
+            if (request !== latestRequest.current) return;
+            if (response.status === 401) {
+                expireSession();
+                return;
+            }
+            if (!response.ok) {
+                setError('PLAY_NEXT.ERROR_LOAD');
+                return;
+            }
+            const picked = (await response.json()).games ?? [];
+            if (request !== latestRequest.current) return;
+            setGames(picked);
+            setSeen([...exclude, ...picked.map((g) => g.appid)].slice(-MAX_EXCLUDES));
+        } catch (err) {
+            console.error('Picker load error:', err);
+            if (request === latestRequest.current) setError('INFO.ERROR.NETWORK_FAILURE');
+        } finally {
+            if (request === latestRequest.current) setLoading(false);
+        }
+        // No `t` here: a language change gives a new `t`, and a reload would replace the random picks.
+    }, [navigate, expireSession]);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        load(budget.maxMinutes, []);
+    }, [budget, load]);
+
+    const chooseBudget = (next) => {
+        if (next.key === budget.key) return;
+        setGames(null);
+        setSeen([]);
+        setBudget(next);
+    };
+
+    const allShown = games?.length === 0 && seen.length > 0;
+
+    return (
+        <PageContainer className="p-4 md:p-8 space-y-6">
+            <div className="space-y-2">
+                <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight">{t('PLAY_NEXT.TITLE')}</h1>
+                <p className="text-muted-foreground">{t('PLAY_NEXT.SUBTITLE')}</p>
+            </div>
+
+            <div className="space-y-2">
+                <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2" role="group" aria-label={t('PLAY_NEXT.BUDGET_LABEL')}>
+                    {BUDGETS.map((b) => (
+                        <Button
+                            key={b.key}
+                            size="sm"
+                            variant={budget.key === b.key ? 'default' : 'outline'}
+                            aria-pressed={budget.key === b.key}
+                            onClick={() => chooseBudget(b)}
+                        >
+                            {t(`PLAY_NEXT.BUDGET.${b.key}`)}
+                        </Button>
+                    ))}
+                </div>
+                {budget.maxMinutes && (
+                    <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{t('PLAY_NEXT.BUDGET_HINT')}</p>
+                )}
+            </div>
+
+            {error && <p className="text-sm text-destructive">{t(error)}</p>}
+
+            {games === null && !error && (
+                <div className="grid gap-4 sm:grid-cols-3">
+                    {Array.from({length: PICK_COUNT}, (_, i) => <Skeleton key={i} className="h-56 rounded-xl"/>)}
+                </div>
+            )}
+
+            {games?.length > 0 && (
+                <div className="grid gap-4 sm:grid-cols-3">
+                    {games.map((game) => <PickCard key={game.appid} game={game} expireSession={expireSession}/>)}
+                </div>
+            )}
+
+            {(games?.length > 0 || error) && (
+                <Button variant="outline" onClick={() => load(budget.maxMinutes, seen)} disabled={loading}>
+                    {loading ? <Loader2 className="animate-spin"/> : <Shuffle/>}
+                    {t('PLAY_NEXT.REROLL')}
+                </Button>
+            )}
+
+            {allShown && (
+                <div className="space-y-3">
+                    <p className="text-muted-foreground">{t('PLAY_NEXT.ALL_SHOWN')}</p>
+                    <Button variant="outline" onClick={() => load(budget.maxMinutes, [])} disabled={loading}>
+                        <Shuffle/>{t('PLAY_NEXT.START_OVER')}
+                    </Button>
+                </div>
+            )}
+
+            {games?.length === 0 && seen.length === 0 && (
+                <p className="text-muted-foreground">
+                    {t(budget.maxMinutes ? 'PLAY_NEXT.EMPTY_BUDGET' : 'PLAY_NEXT.EMPTY')}
+                </p>
+            )}
+        </PageContainer>
+    );
+}
+
+function PickCard({game, expireSession}) {
+    const {t} = useTranslation();
+    const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false);
+    const [started, setStarted] = useState(false);
+
+    const startPlaying = async () => {
+        setBusy(true);
+        try {
+            const response = await saveGameStatus(game.appid, 'PLAYING');
+            if (response.status === 401) {
+                expireSession();
+                return;
+            }
+            if (!response.ok) {
+                toast.error(t('BACKLOG.SAVE_FAILED'));
+                return;
+            }
+            setStarted(true);
+            toast.success(t('BACKLOG.SAVED'));
+        } catch (err) {
+            console.error('Start playing error:', err);
+            toast.error(t('INFO.ERROR.NETWORK_FAILURE'));
+        } finally {
+            setBusy(false);
+        }
+    };
+
+    return (
+        <Card className="gap-3 overflow-hidden p-0">
+            <Link to={`/library/${game.appid}`} className="block">
+                <GameCover appid={game.appid} className="w-full"/>
+            </Link>
+            <div className="flex flex-1 flex-col gap-3 px-4 pb-4">
+                <Link to={`/library/${game.appid}`} className="font-semibold hover:text-primary transition-colors">
+                    {game.name ?? `App ${game.appid}`}
+                </Link>
+                <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                    {game.timeToBeatMinutes > 0 && (
+                        <span className="flex items-center gap-1">
+                            <Timer className="size-4"/>{formatPlaytime(game.timeToBeatMinutes)}
+                        </span>
+                    )}
+                    {game.priority && (
+                        <Badge variant="secondary">
+                            {t('BACKLOG.PRIORITY_LABEL')}: {t(`BACKLOG.PRIORITY.${game.priority}`)}
+                        </Badge>
+                    )}
+                </div>
+                <div className="mt-auto">
+                    {started ? (
+                        <p className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-primary">
+                            <Check className="size-4"/>{t('PLAY_NEXT.STARTED')}
+                        </p>
+                    ) : (
+                        <Button size="sm" className="w-full" onClick={startPlaying} disabled={busy}>
+                            {busy ? <Loader2 className="animate-spin"/> : <Play/>}
+                            {t('PLAY_NEXT.START_PLAYING')}
+                        </Button>
+                    )}
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </Card>
+    );
+}

src/pages/PlayNextPage.language.test.jsx

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// @vitest-environment jsdom
+import {afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi} from 'vitest';
+import {cleanup, render, screen, waitFor} from '@testing-library/react';
+import {MemoryRouter} from 'react-router-dom';
+import PlayNextPage from './PlayNextPage.jsx';
+import {PreferencesProvider} from '../context/PreferencesContext.jsx';
+
+// react-i18next hands out a new `t` on every language change; this mock does the same on demand.
+const i18n = {language: 'de', t: (key) => key};
+vi.mock('react-i18next', () => ({useTranslation: () => ({t: i18n.t, i18n})}));
+vi.mock('sonner', () => ({toast: {success: vi.fn(), error: vi.fn()}}));
+
+const game = (appid) => ({appid, name: `Game ${appid}`, playtimeMinutes: 0, status: 'BACKLOG', rating: null,
+    priority: null, timeToBeatMinutes: 600});
+
+const pickerCalls = () => globalThis.fetch.mock.calls.filter(([url]) => url.includes('/api/library/picker')).length;
+
+describe('PlayNextPage on a language change', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        localStorage.setItem('tbp_jwt', 'token');
+        i18n.t = (key) => key;
+        globalThis.fetch = vi.fn(async () => ({ok: true, status: 200, json: async () => ({games: [game(1)]})}));
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+        cleanup();
+        localStorage.clear();
+    });
+
+    it('keeps the picks when the language changes', async () => {
+        const {rerender} = render(<MemoryRouter><PreferencesProvider><PlayNextPage/></PreferencesProvider></MemoryRouter>);
+        await screen.findByText('Game 1');
+        expect(pickerCalls()).toBe(1);
+
+        i18n.language = 'en';
+        i18n.t = (key) => key;
+        rerender(<MemoryRouter><PreferencesProvider><PlayNextPage/></PreferencesProvider></MemoryRouter>);
+
+        await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByText('Game 1')).toBeTruthy());
+        expect(pickerCalls()).toBe(1);
+    });
+});

src/pages/PlayNextPage.test.jsx

@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+// @vitest-environment jsdom
+import {afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi} from 'vitest';
+import {cleanup, fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor} from '@testing-library/react';
+import {MemoryRouter} from 'react-router-dom';
+import PlayNextPage from './PlayNextPage.jsx';
+import {PreferencesProvider} from '../context/PreferencesContext.jsx';
+
+vi.mock('react-i18next', () => import('../test/i18n-mock.js'));
+vi.mock('sonner', () => ({toast: {success: vi.fn(), error: vi.fn()}}));
+
+const game = (appid, extra = {}) => ({
+    appid, name: `Game ${appid}`, playtimeMinutes: 0, status: 'BACKLOG', rating: null, priority: null,
+    timeToBeatMinutes: 600, ...extra,
+});
+
+const json = (body, status = 200) => ({ok: status < 400, status, json: async () => body});
+
+// Answers each picker call with the next list and records every request.
+function mockBackend(pickerAnswers, detail = null) {
+    const answers = [...pickerAnswers];
+    globalThis.fetch = vi.fn(async (url, options = {}) => {
+        if (url.includes('/api/library/picker')) return json({games: answers.shift() ?? []});
+        if (options.method === 'PUT') return json(JSON.parse(options.body));
+        return json(detail);
+    });
+}
+
+const pickerUrls = () => globalThis.fetch.mock.calls
+    .map(([url]) => url)
+    .filter((url) => url.includes('/api/library/picker'))
+    .map((url) => new URL(url, 'http://x').searchParams);
+
+function renderPage() {
+    render(<MemoryRouter><PreferencesProvider><PlayNextPage/></PreferencesProvider></MemoryRouter>);
+}
+
+describe('PlayNextPage', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        localStorage.setItem('tbp_jwt', 'token');
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+        cleanup();
+        localStorage.clear();
+    });
+
+    it('shows three picks for any length by default', async () => {
+        mockBackend([[game(1), game(2), game(3)]]);
+
+        renderPage();
+
+        expect(await screen.findByText('Game 1')).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(screen.getByText('Game 3')).toBeTruthy();
+        const params = pickerUrls()[0];
+        expect(params.get('count')).toBe('3');
+        expect(params.has('maxMinutes')).toBe(false);
+        expect(params.has('exclude')).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('asks for games up to the chosen length', async () => {
+        mockBackend([[game(1)], [game(2)]]);
+        renderPage();
+        await screen.findByText('Game 1');
+
+        fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', {name: 'PLAY_NEXT.BUDGET.SHORT'}));
+
+        expect(await screen.findByText('Game 2')).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(pickerUrls()[1].get('maxMinutes')).toBe('300');
+        expect(pickerUrls()[1].has('exclude')).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('drops the old picks when a new budget fails to load', async () => {
+        mockBackend([[game(1)]]);
+        const pickerFetch = globalThis.fetch;
+        globalThis.fetch = vi.fn(async (url, options) =>
+            (url.includes('maxMinutes=300') ? json({}, 500) : pickerFetch(url, options)));
+        renderPage();
+        await screen.findByText('Game 1');
+
+        fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', {name: 'PLAY_NEXT.BUDGET.SHORT'}));
+
+        expect(await screen.findByText('PLAY_NEXT.ERROR_LOAD')).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(screen.queryByText('Game 1')).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('rerolls without the games already shown', async () => {
+        mockBackend([[game(1), game(2)], [game(3)]]);
+        renderPage();
+        await screen.findByText('Game 1');
+
+        fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', {name: 'PLAY_NEXT.REROLL'}));
+
+        expect(await screen.findByText('Game 3')).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(pickerUrls()[1].getAll('exclude')).toEqual(['1', '2']);
+    });
+
+    it('offers to start over when every game was shown', async () => {
+        mockBackend([[game(1)], [], [game(1)]]);
+        renderPage();
+        await screen.findByText('Game 1');
+
+        fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', {name: 'PLAY_NEXT.REROLL'}));
+        fireEvent.click(await screen.findByRole('button', {name: 'PLAY_NEXT.START_OVER'}));
+
+        expect(await screen.findByText('Game 1')).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(pickerUrls()[2].has('exclude')).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('says so when the backlog is empty', async () => {
+        mockBackend([[]]);
+
+        renderPage();
+
+        expect(await screen.findByText('PLAY_NEXT.EMPTY')).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(screen.queryByRole('button', {name: 'PLAY_NEXT.REROLL'})).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('starts playing with a status-only update', async () => {
+        mockBackend([[game(7, {priority: 'HIGH'})]]);
+        renderPage();
+        await screen.findByText('Game 7');
+
+        fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', {name: 'PLAY_NEXT.START_PLAYING'}));
+
+        expect(await screen.findByText('PLAY_NEXT.STARTED')).toBeTruthy();
+        const puts = globalThis.fetch.mock.calls.filter(([, options]) => options?.method === 'PUT');
+        expect(puts).toHaveLength(1);
+        expect(puts[0][0]).toContain('/api/library/games/7/status');
+        expect(JSON.parse(puts[0][1].body)).toEqual({status: 'PLAYING'});
+    });
+
+    it('lets the user try again when saving fails', async () => {
+        mockBackend([[game(7)]]);
+        const pickerFetch = globalThis.fetch;
+        globalThis.fetch = vi.fn(async (url, options) =>
+            (options?.method === 'PUT' ? json({}, 500) : pickerFetch(url, options)));
+        renderPage();
+        await screen.findByText('Game 7');
+
+        fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', {name: 'PLAY_NEXT.START_PLAYING'}));
+
+        await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByRole('button', {name: 'PLAY_NEXT.START_PLAYING'}).disabled).toBe(false));
+        expect(screen.queryByText('PLAY_NEXT.STARTED')).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('never sends more excludes than the backend reads', async () => {
+        const answers = Array.from({length: 40}, (_, round) => [game(round * 3 + 1), game(round * 3 + 2), game(round * 3 + 3)]);
+        mockBackend(answers);
+        renderPage();
+        await screen.findByText('Game 1');
+
+        for (let round = 1; round < 40; round++) {
+            fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', {name: 'PLAY_NEXT.REROLL'}));
+            await screen.findByText(`Game ${round * 3 + 1}`);
+        }
+
+        const largest = Math.max(...pickerUrls().map((params) => params.getAll('exclude').length));
+        expect(largest).toBeLessThanOrEqual(100);
+    });
+
+    it('offers a retry when the first load fails', async () => {
+        globalThis.fetch = vi.fn(async () => { throw new TypeError('Failed to fetch'); });
+        renderPage();
+        await screen.findByText('INFO.ERROR.NETWORK_FAILURE');
+
+        expect(screen.queryByRole('button', {name: 'PLAY_NEXT.REROLL'})).not.toBeNull();
+    });
+});

src/utils/backlog.js

@@ -25,6 +25,16 @@ export const saveBacklogEntry = (appid, entry) =>
         body: JSON.stringify(entry),
     });
 
+/**
+ * PUT /api/library/games/{appid}/status. The caller handles the response status.
+ */
+export const saveGameStatus = (appid, status) =>
+    fetch(`${import.meta.env.VITE_CORE_API_URL}/api/library/games/${appid}/status`, {
+        method: 'PUT',
+        headers: {'Authorization': `Bearer ${localStorage.getItem('tbp_jwt')}`, 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
+        body: JSON.stringify({status}),
+    });
+
 export const libraryQuery = ({page, size, sort, status, q, maxMinutes}) => {
     const params = new URLSearchParams({page: String(page), size: String(size), sort});
     if (status) params.set('status', status);