diff --git a/PLAN.md b/PLAN.md
index bf7c203..02352b3 100644
--- a/PLAN.md
+++ b/PLAN.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ status — without re-deriving decisions.
| E3 | Wallet UI | 1 | DONE |
| E4 | Durability (PITR) | 2 | DONE |
| E5 | Payment intake | 2 | DONE |
-| E6 | Ads | 2 | WIP |
+| E6 | Ads | 2 | DONE |
| E7 | Admin & reports | 2 | TODO |
| E8 | Guest limits | — | TODO |
| E9 | Tournament fee | future | TODO |
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ force-recreate when the Caddyfile changes.
## E6 — Ads
-**Status:** WIP · **Release 2** · depends on: E2 (chips), E5 (rewarded credits via intake) ·
+**Status:** DONE · **Release 2** · depends on: E2 (chips), E5 (rewarded credits via intake) ·
mechanics: PAYMENTS §10.
**Delivery & baked decisions.** Shipped as a linear PR stack (owner's choice): **rewarded first**,
@@ -640,8 +640,19 @@ VK returns **only `{result:true}`** (no token/signature) — client-attested is
possible; the diagnostic is removed. The slice also **corrects the VK-iOS freeze to purchase-only**
(rewarded on VK-iOS earns chips, which the old blanket "spend freeze" then blocked from spending —
Apple forbids only *buying* in-app values, not spending or earning them; `vkFrozen()` now gates only
-`CreateOrder`, not `spendableSources`, so VK-wallet chips spend on VK-iOS). The legacy `paid_account`
-/ `hint_balance` drop (D31) and the **interstitial** are the next slice.
+`CreateOrder`, not `spendableSources`, so VK-wallet chips spend on VK-iOS). Delivered on
+`feature/ads-interstitial` (the **interstitial + D31** slice): the post-move fullscreen interstitial
+as a **client-mirrored** gate — the backend `adsFor` puts the config cooldowns + a `suppressed` flag
+(the no-ads / `no_banner` gate, same as the banner) on the profile (`Profile.ads`), and
+`ui/src/lib/ads.ts` `maybeShowInterstitial` self-gates on the last-shown time per kind in
+`localStorage`, showing a VK interstitial (`vkShowInterstitial`) after a **confirmed play or a hint
+only** (never a pass / exchange / resign), VK-only, offline banner-only, with the same `VITE_ADS_STUB`
+toast on the contour. The slice also lands **D31 step 1 (contract-code)**: the domain no longer reads
+or writes the deprecated `accounts.hint_balance` / `paid_account` columns — the `Account` fields, the
+dead `account.SpendHint`, `account.GrantHints` and the admin **grant-hints** action are removed, and
+the in-game hint display now comes wholly from the payments benefit (`HintsAvailable`). The **columns
+stay** (no migration → image rollback is DB-safe); a later contract-PR does the `DROP` once E6 is
+stable on prod.
**Goal.** VK video ads: the post-move interstitial (frequency-gated) and the rewarded video
(credits chips via server verify), plus extending the existing banner suppression to
@@ -657,8 +668,9 @@ per-origin.
- **Interstitial** (post-move fullscreen), configurable server values (from `payments`
config): global per-user cooldown across all games (default 5 min); `vs_ai` 30 min; a hint
application triggers a post-move interstitial independently with its own 1-min cooldown;
- offline banner-only; respect VK's own frequency caps. Cooldown state tracked server-side
- (per user) or client-mirrored from a server value — pick and document at implementation.
+ offline banner-only; respect VK's own frequency caps. Cooldown state is **client-mirrored**
+ (the chosen option): the server sends the cooldowns + `suppressed` on the profile and the
+ client self-gates on a per-kind last-shown time in `localStorage` — no per-move round-trip.
- **Banner suppression:** extend `ads.Eligible` (`backend/internal/ads/ads.go` :107) to gate
on the **origin benefit applicable in the current context** (E2 interface) instead of the
single legacy flag. No-ads suppresses banner + interstitial; rewarded never suppressed.
diff --git a/backend/README.md b/backend/README.md
index 8b6fc3a..7ed70c5 100644
--- a/backend/README.md
+++ b/backend/README.md
@@ -135,21 +135,23 @@ so `/internal/push-target` returns the recipient's `preferred_language` as the r
language for out-of-app push; no per-bot routing remains. The console also manages the **advertising banner** (`/_gm/banners` +
`/_gm/banner-settings`, `internal/ads`): operator campaigns with a percent weight, an optional
window and bilingual messages, plus the global display timings. `GET /api/v1/user/profile` attaches
-the resolved, weighted campaign feed for an **eligible** viewer (`!paid_account && hint_balance == 0
-&& !no_banner` role, the message language picked by `preferred_language`); changing those inputs
-publishes a `notify` `banner` re-poll signal so the client shows/hides it in place. The shared wire
+the resolved, weighted campaign feed for an **eligible** viewer (no active **no-ads** benefit
+applicable in the current context and no **`no_banner`** role; the message language picked by
+`preferred_language`); changing those inputs
+publishes a `notify` `banner` re-poll signal so the client shows/hides it in place.
+The same gate drives the post-move interstitial config (`Profile.ads`, `adsFor`). The shared wire
contracts live in the sibling [`../pkg`](../pkg) module.
**Account linking & merge** (`/api/v1/user/link/*`). `internal/link`
orchestrates it: an email confirm-code or a gateway-validated Telegram identity is
attached to the current account, and when the identity already has its own account
-the two are merged in one transaction (`internal/accountmerge`) — stats and the hint
-wallet summed, `paid_account` ORed, identities/games/chat/complaints transferred,
+the two are merged in one transaction (`internal/accountmerge`) — stats summed,
+identities/games/chat/complaints transferred,
friends/blocks de-duplicated, the secondary kept as a `merged_into` tombstone (so a
shared finished game's foreign keys hold); a shared **active** game blocks the merge.
The current account is primary, except a guest initiator whose linked identity has a
durable owner — then the durable account wins and a fresh session is minted for it.
-The `accounts.paid_account`/`merged_into`/`merged_at` columns back this. This supersedes the
+The `accounts.merged_into`/`merged_at` columns back this. This supersedes the
former `email.bind.*` edge surface (the `RequestCode`/`ConfirmCode` primitives stay).
Rate-limit observability: the gateway posts its periodic rejection
diff --git a/backend/internal/account/account.go b/backend/internal/account/account.go
index 7ff1018..43998c9 100644
--- a/backend/internal/account/account.go
+++ b/backend/internal/account/account.go
@@ -43,9 +43,7 @@ var ErrNotFound = errors.New("account: not found")
// local-time window (in TimeZone) during which the player is asleep, so the
// turn-timeout sweeper does not auto-resign them inside it. (The robot opponent's
// own sleep is anchored to its human opponent's timezone with a per-game drift,
-// computed in internal/robot, not from a robot account's away window.) HintBalance
-// is the player's wallet of purchasable hints, spent after a game's per-seat
-// allowance.
+// computed in internal/robot, not from a robot account's away window.)
type Account struct {
ID uuid.UUID
DisplayName string
@@ -53,7 +51,6 @@ type Account struct {
TimeZone string
AwayStart time.Time
AwayEnd time.Time
- HintBalance int
BlockChat bool
BlockFriendRequests bool
// VariantPreferences is the set of game variants (engine.Variant stable labels:
@@ -69,10 +66,6 @@ type Account struct {
// true (the default): the platform side-service skips out-of-app push for the
// account.
NotificationsInAppOnly bool
- // PaidAccount marks a lifetime one-time-payment account. It is a service field
- // (no purchase flow yet); an account linking & merge ORs it so a paid status is
- // never lost when accounts are consolidated.
- PaidAccount bool
// MergedInto is the primary account a retired (merged) secondary points at, or
// uuid.Nil for a live account. A tombstone keeps the row so the no-cascade
// foreign keys of a shared finished game stay valid.
@@ -563,52 +556,6 @@ func (s *Store) ProvisionGuest(ctx context.Context, browserTZ string) (Account,
return modelToAccount(row), nil
}
-// SpendHint atomically decrements the account's hint wallet by one, returning
-// true when a hint was spent and false when the balance was already empty. The
-// guarded UPDATE keeps it safe under concurrent spends across the player's games.
-func (s *Store) SpendHint(ctx context.Context, id uuid.UUID) (bool, error) {
- stmt := table.Accounts.
- UPDATE(table.Accounts.HintBalance, table.Accounts.UpdatedAt).
- SET(table.Accounts.HintBalance.SUB(postgres.Int(1)), postgres.TimestampzT(time.Now().UTC())).
- WHERE(
- table.Accounts.AccountID.EQ(postgres.UUID(id)).
- AND(table.Accounts.HintBalance.GT(postgres.Int(0))),
- )
- res, err := stmt.ExecContext(ctx, s.db)
- if err != nil {
- return false, fmt.Errorf("account: spend hint %s: %w", id, err)
- }
- n, err := res.RowsAffected()
- if err != nil {
- return false, fmt.Errorf("account: spend hint rows %s: %w", id, err)
- }
- return n > 0, nil
-}
-
-// GrantHints adds n hints to the account's wallet and returns the new balance. n must be
-// positive: the additive update can only raise the balance, never lower it, so it enforces the
-// admin console's raise-only rule by construction and stays correct under a concurrent SpendHint.
-// It returns ErrNotFound when no account matches.
-func (s *Store) GrantHints(ctx context.Context, id uuid.UUID, n int) (int, error) {
- if n <= 0 {
- return 0, fmt.Errorf("account: grant hints %s: n must be positive, got %d", id, n)
- }
- stmt := table.Accounts.
- UPDATE(table.Accounts.HintBalance, table.Accounts.UpdatedAt).
- SET(table.Accounts.HintBalance.ADD(postgres.Int(int64(n))), postgres.TimestampzT(time.Now().UTC())).
- WHERE(table.Accounts.AccountID.EQ(postgres.UUID(id))).
- RETURNING(table.Accounts.HintBalance)
-
- var row model.Accounts
- if err := stmt.QueryContext(ctx, s.db, &row); err != nil {
- if errors.Is(err, qrm.ErrNoRows) {
- return 0, ErrNotFound
- }
- return 0, fmt.Errorf("account: grant hints %s: %w", id, err)
- }
- return int(row.HintBalance), nil
-}
-
// FlagHighRate stamps the soft "suspected high-rate" marker with at, only when
// the account is not already flagged — the first sustained episode wins, and a
// re-flag after an operator clear starts a fresh timestamp. An infra marker, not
@@ -664,12 +611,10 @@ func modelToAccount(row model.Accounts) Account {
TimeZone: row.TimeZone,
AwayStart: row.AwayStart,
AwayEnd: row.AwayEnd,
- HintBalance: int(row.HintBalance),
BlockChat: row.BlockChat,
BlockFriendRequests: row.BlockFriendRequests,
IsGuest: row.IsGuest,
NotificationsInAppOnly: row.NotificationsInAppOnly,
- PaidAccount: row.PaidAccount,
MergedInto: mergedInto,
FlaggedHighRateAt: flaggedHighRateAt,
CreatedAt: row.CreatedAt,
diff --git a/backend/internal/adminconsole/templates/pages/user_detail.gohtml b/backend/internal/adminconsole/templates/pages/user_detail.gohtml
index 2d300d1..0a134b5 100644
--- a/backend/internal/adminconsole/templates/pages/user_detail.gohtml
+++ b/backend/internal/adminconsole/templates/pages/user_detail.gohtml
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
{{if .HasStats}}
diff --git a/backend/internal/adminconsole/views.go b/backend/internal/adminconsole/views.go
index 5abfeff..e9d84f6 100644
--- a/backend/internal/adminconsole/views.go
+++ b/backend/internal/adminconsole/views.go
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ type UserDetailView struct {
TimeZone string
Guest bool
NotificationsInAppOnly bool
- PaidAccount bool
// MergedInto is the primary account id when this account has been retired by a
// merge, or empty for a live account.
MergedInto string
@@ -165,14 +164,10 @@ type UserDetailView struct {
// FlaggedHighRateAt is the pre-formatted soft high-rate marker timestamp,
// empty for an unflagged account; the card shows it with the Clear action.
FlaggedHighRateAt string
- HintBalance int
- // HintGrantMax is the per-grant cap the operator's "add hints" form enforces (it mirrors the
- // server's maxHintGrant), passed through so the policy value lives in one place.
- HintGrantMax int
- CreatedAt string
- HasStats bool
- Stats StatsRow
- Identities []IdentityRow
+ CreatedAt string
+ HasStats bool
+ Stats StatsRow
+ Identities []IdentityRow
// HasEmail gates the "Erase email" action; set when the account carries an email identity.
HasEmail bool
Games []GameRow
diff --git a/backend/internal/game/service.go b/backend/internal/game/service.go
index 4b7dbae..5c47d0c 100644
--- a/backend/internal/game/service.go
+++ b/backend/internal/game/service.go
@@ -1272,10 +1272,6 @@ func (svc *Service) GameState(ctx context.Context, gameID, accountID uuid.UUID)
if !ok {
return StateView{}, ErrNotAPlayer
}
- acc, err := svc.accounts.GetByID(ctx, accountID)
- if err != nil {
- return StateView{}, err
- }
unlock := svc.locks.lock(gameID)
defer unlock()
@@ -1290,12 +1286,15 @@ func (svc *Service) GameState(ctx context.Context, gameID, accountID uuid.UUID)
}
}
return StateView{
- Game: pre,
- Seat: seat,
- Rack: g.Hand(seat),
- BagLen: g.BagLen(),
- HintsRemaining: hintsRemaining(pre.HintsPerPlayer, pre.Seats[seat].HintsUsed, acc.HintBalance),
- WalletBalance: acc.HintBalance,
+ Game: pre,
+ Seat: seat,
+ Rack: g.Hand(seat),
+ BagLen: g.BagLen(),
+ // The hint wallet moved to payments (svc.hintWallet); the deprecated accounts.hint_balance
+ // is no longer read, so the wire wallet is 0 and HintsRemaining is the per-seat allowance.
+ // The client adds the profile's payments hint balance on top (lib/hints.hintsLeft).
+ HintsRemaining: hintsRemaining(pre.HintsPerPlayer, pre.Seats[seat].HintsUsed, 0),
+ WalletBalance: 0,
// vs_ai idle-hint gate (seconds left; 0 for a human game / first move / not your turn).
HintUnlockLeftSeconds: hintUnlockLeftSeconds(pre, seat, svc.clock()),
}, nil
diff --git a/backend/internal/inttest/admin_test.go b/backend/internal/inttest/admin_test.go
index a6c27b1..e78da7f 100644
--- a/backend/internal/inttest/admin_test.go
+++ b/backend/internal/inttest/admin_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ package inttest
import (
"context"
- "errors"
"net/http"
"net/http/httptest"
"strings"
@@ -280,76 +279,6 @@ func TestConsoleThrottledViewAndFlagClear(t *testing.T) {
}
}
-// TestConsoleGrantHints drives the admin hint-wallet grant end to end: the card shows the form,
-// the action is CSRF-guarded, a same-origin grant adds to the wallet, a second grant adds again
-// (rather than replacing), the inclusive per-grant cap is accepted, and an out-of-range or
-// non-numeric amount is refused without changing the balance.
-func TestConsoleGrantHints(t *testing.T) {
- ctx := context.Background()
- accounts := account.NewStore(testDB)
- id := provisionAccount(t)
- srv := server.New(":0", server.Deps{
- Logger: zap.NewNop(), Accounts: accounts, Games: newGameService(), Registry: testRegistry, DictDir: dictDir(),
- })
- h := srv.Handler()
- base := "http://admin.test/_gm/users/" + id.String()
-
- if code, body := consoleDo(h, http.MethodGet, base, "", ""); code != http.StatusOK || !strings.Contains(body, "Add hints") {
- t.Fatalf("user card = %d, has grant form = %v", code, strings.Contains(body, "Add hints"))
- }
- // The grant POST is CSRF-guarded like every console action.
- if code, _ := consoleDo(h, http.MethodPost, base+"/grant-hints", "amount=5", ""); code != http.StatusForbidden {
- t.Fatalf("grant without origin = %d, want 403", code)
- }
- // A same-origin grant adds to the wallet.
- if code, body := consoleDo(h, http.MethodPost, base+"/grant-hints", "amount=5", "http://admin.test"); code != http.StatusOK || !strings.Contains(body, "now 5") {
- t.Fatalf("grant 5 = %d, body has 'now 5' = %v", code, strings.Contains(body, "now 5"))
- }
- if acc, err := accounts.GetByID(ctx, id); err != nil || acc.HintBalance != 5 {
- t.Fatalf("after grant 5: balance=%d err=%v, want 5", acc.HintBalance, err)
- }
- // A second grant adds again rather than replacing.
- if code, body := consoleDo(h, http.MethodPost, base+"/grant-hints", "amount=3", "http://admin.test"); code != http.StatusOK || !strings.Contains(body, "now 8") {
- t.Fatalf("grant 3 = %d, body has 'now 8' = %v", code, strings.Contains(body, "now 8"))
- }
- // An out-of-range or non-numeric amount is refused; the balance is left untouched.
- for _, bad := range []string{"0", "-1", "101", "x", ""} {
- if code, body := consoleDo(h, http.MethodPost, base+"/grant-hints", "amount="+bad, "http://admin.test"); code != http.StatusOK || !strings.Contains(body, "Invalid amount") {
- t.Fatalf("grant %q = %d, has 'Invalid amount' = %v", bad, code, strings.Contains(body, "Invalid amount"))
- }
- }
- if acc, err := accounts.GetByID(ctx, id); err != nil || acc.HintBalance != 8 {
- t.Fatalf("after invalid grants: balance=%d err=%v, want 8", acc.HintBalance, err)
- }
- // The inclusive per-grant cap (100) is accepted.
- if code, _ := consoleDo(h, http.MethodPost, base+"/grant-hints", "amount=100", "http://admin.test"); code != http.StatusOK {
- t.Fatalf("grant 100 = %d, want 200", code)
- }
- if acc, err := accounts.GetByID(ctx, id); err != nil || acc.HintBalance != 108 {
- t.Fatalf("after grant 100: balance=%d err=%v, want 108", acc.HintBalance, err)
- }
-}
-
-// TestGrantHintsStore covers the wallet store method directly: an additive grant raises the
-// balance, a non-positive grant is rejected, and an unknown account yields ErrNotFound.
-func TestGrantHintsStore(t *testing.T) {
- ctx := context.Background()
- accounts := account.NewStore(testDB)
- id := provisionAccount(t)
- if bal, err := accounts.GrantHints(ctx, id, 4); err != nil || bal != 4 {
- t.Fatalf("grant 4 = (%d, %v), want (4, nil)", bal, err)
- }
- if bal, err := accounts.GrantHints(ctx, id, 6); err != nil || bal != 10 {
- t.Fatalf("grant 6 = (%d, %v), want (10, nil)", bal, err)
- }
- if _, err := accounts.GrantHints(ctx, id, 0); err == nil {
- t.Error("grant 0 should be rejected (non-positive)")
- }
- if _, err := accounts.GrantHints(ctx, uuid.New(), 1); !errors.Is(err, account.ErrNotFound) {
- t.Errorf("grant unknown account = %v, want ErrNotFound", err)
- }
-}
-
// consoleDo issues a request to h, optionally with an Origin header, and returns
// the status and body. Form bodies are sent as application/x-www-form-urlencoded.
func consoleDo(h http.Handler, method, target, body, origin string) (int, string) {
diff --git a/backend/internal/inttest/banner_console_test.go b/backend/internal/inttest/banner_console_test.go
index 259588b..66112e5 100644
--- a/backend/internal/inttest/banner_console_test.go
+++ b/backend/internal/inttest/banner_console_test.go
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func TestBannerMessageOwnership(t *testing.T) {
}
}
-// profileBanner is the banner block of the profile.get JSON response.
+// profileBanner is the banner (and interstitial-ad) block of the profile.get JSON response.
type profileBanner struct {
Banner *struct {
Campaigns []struct {
@@ -203,6 +203,12 @@ type profileBanner struct {
HoldMs int `json:"hold_ms"`
} `json:"timings"`
} `json:"banner"`
+ Ads *struct {
+ CooldownGlobalS int `json:"cooldown_global_s"`
+ CooldownVsAiS int `json:"cooldown_vs_ai_s"`
+ CooldownHintS int `json:"cooldown_hint_s"`
+ Suppressed bool `json:"suppressed"`
+ } `json:"ads"`
}
// TestBannerProfileEligibility checks the profile.get banner block follows
@@ -283,6 +289,81 @@ func TestBannerProfileEligibility(t *testing.T) {
}
}
+// TestProfileAdsConfig checks the profile.get interstitial-ad block: the seeded config cooldowns are
+// carried through, and Suppressed follows the same no-ads / no_banner gate as the banner (the client
+// self-gates VK-only + online on top). The no_banner role is context-independent; the no-ads benefit
+// applies only in a trusted context where its segment is present.
+func TestProfileAdsConfig(t *testing.T) {
+ ctx := context.Background()
+ srv, _, pay := bannerServer(t)
+ accounts := account.NewStore(testDB)
+ id := provisionAccount(t)
+
+ get := func() profileBanner {
+ t.Helper()
+ rec := userGet(t, srv, "/api/v1/user/profile", id)
+ if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+ t.Fatalf("profile = %d, want 200", rec.Code)
+ }
+ var p profileBanner
+ if err := json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &p); err != nil {
+ t.Fatalf("decode profile: %v", err)
+ }
+ return p
+ }
+ getTG := func() profileBanner {
+ t.Helper()
+ rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+ req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/v1/user/profile", nil)
+ req.Header.Set("X-User-ID", id.String())
+ req.Header.Set("X-Platform", "telegram/android")
+ srv.Handler().ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+ if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+ t.Fatalf("profile = %d, want 200", rec.Code)
+ }
+ var p profileBanner
+ if err := json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &p); err != nil {
+ t.Fatalf("decode profile: %v", err)
+ }
+ return p
+ }
+
+ // A free account: the ads block carries the seeded config cooldowns and is not suppressed.
+ p := get()
+ if p.Ads == nil {
+ t.Fatal("free account: no ads block")
+ }
+ if p.Ads.CooldownGlobalS != 300 || p.Ads.CooldownVsAiS != 1800 || p.Ads.CooldownHintS != 60 {
+ t.Fatalf("cooldowns = %d/%d/%d, want 300/1800/60", p.Ads.CooldownGlobalS, p.Ads.CooldownVsAiS, p.Ads.CooldownHintS)
+ }
+ if p.Ads.Suppressed {
+ t.Fatal("free account: interstitials must not be suppressed")
+ }
+
+ // The no_banner role suppresses interstitials too (context-independent).
+ if err := accounts.GrantRole(ctx, id, account.RoleNoBanner); err != nil {
+ t.Fatalf("grant role: %v", err)
+ }
+ if p := get(); p.Ads == nil || !p.Ads.Suppressed {
+ t.Fatalf("no_banner role: ads=%v, want suppressed", p.Ads)
+ }
+ if err := accounts.RevokeRole(ctx, id, account.RoleNoBanner); err != nil {
+ t.Fatalf("revoke role: %v", err)
+ }
+
+ // An active no-ads benefit suppresses interstitials in a trusted context; an untrusted context
+ // does not apply it (fail-closed to eligible, as for the banner).
+ if err := pay.Grant(ctx, id, payments.SourceTelegram, 0, 30, false); err != nil {
+ t.Fatalf("grant no-ads: %v", err)
+ }
+ if p := getTG(); p.Ads == nil || !p.Ads.Suppressed {
+ t.Fatalf("no-ads benefit (trusted): ads=%v, want suppressed", p.Ads)
+ }
+ if p := get(); p.Ads == nil || p.Ads.Suppressed {
+ t.Fatalf("no-ads benefit (untrusted): ads=%v, want NOT suppressed", p.Ads)
+ }
+}
+
// TestBannerSurvivesProfileUpdate guards that a profile update (e.g. a language switch) returns the
// banner block too, so the client's profile keeps the banner instead of losing it until reload.
func TestBannerSurvivesProfileUpdate(t *testing.T) {
@@ -440,10 +521,4 @@ func TestBannerUrgentBypassesEligibility(t *testing.T) {
if err := accounts.RevokeRole(ctx, id, account.RoleNoBanner); err != nil {
t.Fatalf("revoke role: %v", err)
}
-
- // A non-empty hint wallet no longer suppresses it either.
- if _, err := accounts.GrantHints(ctx, id, 5); err != nil {
- t.Fatalf("grant hints: %v", err)
- }
- assertUrgentOnly("hints", get())
}
diff --git a/backend/internal/payments/service_intake.go b/backend/internal/payments/service_intake.go
index 93a58ce..2f9bedc 100644
--- a/backend/internal/payments/service_intake.go
+++ b/backend/internal/payments/service_intake.go
@@ -140,6 +140,12 @@ func (s *Service) ValidatePreCheckout(ctx context.Context, orderID uuid.UUID, am
// them.
const providerVKAds = "vk_ads"
+// InterstitialCooldowns reports the post-move interstitial-ad cooldowns (seconds): global, vs_ai and
+// the independent hint-triggered one. The client mirrors them and self-gates (client-mirrored, D30).
+func (s *Service) InterstitialCooldowns(ctx context.Context) (global, vsAi, hint int, err error) {
+ return s.store.interstitialCooldowns(ctx)
+}
+
// RewardPayout reports the chips a rewarded-video view earns in the caller's context — the config
// payout in a trusted VK context with the VK segment attached, and 0 everywhere else (rewarded is
// VK-only, D28). The client uses it to gate the "watch for chips" button.
diff --git a/backend/internal/payments/store_intake.go b/backend/internal/payments/store_intake.go
index 659254e..3a219dd 100644
--- a/backend/internal/payments/store_intake.go
+++ b/backend/internal/payments/store_intake.go
@@ -385,6 +385,20 @@ type RewardOutcome struct {
AlreadyCredited bool
}
+// interstitialCooldowns reads the post-move interstitial-ad cooldowns (seconds): the global
+// per-user cooldown, the longer vs_ai one, and the independent hint-triggered one. The client mirrors
+// them and self-gates (E6/D30).
+func (s *Store) interstitialCooldowns(ctx context.Context) (global, vsAi, hint int, err error) {
+ var cfg model.Config
+ if e := postgres.SELECT(table.Config.CooldownGlobalSeconds, table.Config.CooldownVsAiSeconds, table.Config.CooldownHintSeconds).
+ FROM(table.Config).
+ LIMIT(1).
+ QueryContext(ctx, s.db, &cfg); e != nil {
+ return 0, 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("payments: read interstitial cooldowns: %w", e)
+ }
+ return int(cfg.CooldownGlobalSeconds), int(cfg.CooldownVsAiSeconds), int(cfg.CooldownHintSeconds), nil
+}
+
// rewardConfig reads the rewarded payout (chips per view) and the per-day and per-hour caps. The
// caps are both anti-abuse (bounding a forger's free chips) and an economic conversion lever (free
// rewarded chips are limited so a player who wants more buys) — tuned in the admin.
diff --git a/backend/internal/server/banner.go b/backend/internal/server/banner.go
index 148b03f..8b68979 100644
--- a/backend/internal/server/banner.go
+++ b/backend/internal/server/banner.go
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ type bannerTimingsDTO struct {
func (s *Server) profileResponse(ctx context.Context, acc account.Account) profileResponse {
r := profileResponseFor(acc)
// Resolve the payments gate once (execution context + present sources) and feed it to both
- // the hint count and the banner. The profile hint balance now comes from the payments benefit
- // (context-aware), not the deprecated accounts.hint_balance column; on any failure the legacy
- // value from profileResponseFor (zeroed in production) stands.
+ // the hint count and the banner. The profile hint balance comes from the payments benefit
+ // (context-aware); the deprecated accounts.hint_balance column is no longer read, so on any
+ // failure the fallback from profileResponseFor is a plain 0.
cxt, present, err := s.walletGate(ctx, acc.ID)
if err != nil {
s.log.Warn("profile: wallet gate failed", zap.String("account", acc.ID.String()), zap.Error(err))
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ func (s *Server) profileResponse(ctx context.Context, acc account.Account) profi
}
}
r.Banner = s.bannerFor(ctx, acc, cxt, present)
+ r.Ads = s.adsFor(ctx, acc, cxt, present)
s.fillLinkedIdentities(ctx, &r, acc.ID)
r.DictVersions = s.currentDictVersions()
return r
@@ -177,6 +178,44 @@ func (s *Server) bannerFor(ctx context.Context, acc account.Account, cxt payment
}
}
+// adsDTO is the post-move interstitial config in the profile: the client-mirrored cooldowns
+// (seconds) and whether ads are suppressed in the context (a no-ads benefit applicable here, or the
+// no_banner role). The client shows a VK interstitial after a confirmed move / hint only when not
+// suppressed and the mirrored cooldown has elapsed.
+type adsDTO struct {
+ CooldownGlobalS int `json:"cooldown_global_s"`
+ CooldownVsAiS int `json:"cooldown_vs_ai_s"`
+ CooldownHintS int `json:"cooldown_hint_s"`
+ Suppressed bool `json:"suppressed"`
+}
+
+// adsFor builds the profile interstitial-ad config: the cooldowns and whether ads are suppressed
+// here (the same no-ads / no_banner gate as the banner). A read failure logs and yields a suppressed
+// block (fail-safe: no interstitial), so the profile still succeeds.
+func (s *Server) adsFor(ctx context.Context, acc account.Account, cxt payments.Context, present []payments.Source) *adsDTO {
+ if s.payments == nil {
+ return nil
+ }
+ global, vsAi, hint, err := s.payments.InterstitialCooldowns(ctx)
+ if err != nil {
+ s.log.Warn("profile: ad cooldowns read failed", zap.String("account", acc.ID.String()), zap.Error(err))
+ return &adsDTO{Suppressed: true}
+ }
+ suppressed := false
+ if adFree, aerr := s.payments.AdFree(ctx, acc.ID, cxt, present); aerr != nil {
+ s.log.Warn("profile: ad-free read failed", zap.String("account", acc.ID.String()), zap.Error(aerr))
+ suppressed = true // fail-safe: suppress the interstitial when eligibility is unknown
+ } else {
+ suppressed = adFree
+ }
+ if !suppressed {
+ if noBanner, berr := s.accounts.HasRole(ctx, acc.ID, account.RoleNoBanner); berr == nil {
+ suppressed = noBanner
+ }
+ }
+ return &adsDTO{CooldownGlobalS: global, CooldownVsAiS: vsAi, CooldownHintS: hint, Suppressed: suppressed}
+}
+
// bannerCampaignFromActive flattens a resolved campaign into its wire DTO,
// projecting each optional colour set into its three "#rrggbb" fields (empty when
// the set is absent, so JSON omitempty drops them).
diff --git a/backend/internal/server/dto.go b/backend/internal/server/dto.go
index c96cac1..7549539 100644
--- a/backend/internal/server/dto.go
+++ b/backend/internal/server/dto.go
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ type profileResponse struct {
// see the banner (a free account with an empty hint wallet and without the
// no_banner role), absent otherwise. See banner.go.
Banner *bannerDTO `json:"banner,omitempty"`
+ // Ads carries the post-move interstitial config for the client's client-mirrored gate: the
+ // cooldowns (seconds) and whether ads are suppressed in this context (no-ads / no_banner role).
+ // The client shows a VK interstitial after a confirmed move / hint when not suppressed and the
+ // cooldown has elapsed. Always present (the client also gates VK-only + online itself).
+ Ads *adsDTO `json:"ads,omitempty"`
// Email is the account's confirmed email address ("" when none); TelegramLinked and
// VkLinked report whether a platform identity is attached. They drive the profile's
// link / unlink / change-email controls, and are filled outside the pure projection
@@ -218,13 +223,15 @@ func sessionResponseFor(token string, acc account.Account) sessionResponse {
// profileResponseFor projects an account into its profile DTO.
func profileResponseFor(acc account.Account) profileResponse {
return profileResponse{
- UserID: acc.ID.String(),
- DisplayName: acc.DisplayName,
- PreferredLanguage: acc.PreferredLanguage,
- TimeZone: acc.TimeZone,
- AwayStart: acc.AwayStart.Format(awayTimeLayout),
- AwayEnd: acc.AwayEnd.Format(awayTimeLayout),
- HintBalance: acc.HintBalance,
+ UserID: acc.ID.String(),
+ DisplayName: acc.DisplayName,
+ PreferredLanguage: acc.PreferredLanguage,
+ TimeZone: acc.TimeZone,
+ AwayStart: acc.AwayStart.Format(awayTimeLayout),
+ AwayEnd: acc.AwayEnd.Format(awayTimeLayout),
+ // The hint balance comes from the payments benefit; profileResponse overrides this
+ // with the context-aware count. This zero is the fallback when that read fails.
+ HintBalance: 0,
BlockChat: acc.BlockChat,
BlockFriendRequests: acc.BlockFriendRequests,
IsGuest: acc.IsGuest,
diff --git a/backend/internal/server/handlers_admin_console.go b/backend/internal/server/handlers_admin_console.go
index 48076fe..190a829 100644
--- a/backend/internal/server/handlers_admin_console.go
+++ b/backend/internal/server/handlers_admin_console.go
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ import (
// adminPageSize is the page size of the admin console's paginated lists.
const adminPageSize = 50
-// maxHintGrant caps a single operator hint grant. Grants are additive and can never lower a
-// wallet, so a fat-fingered grant cannot be undone through this form; the cap bounds one mistake.
-const maxHintGrant = 100
-
// registerConsole mounts the server-rendered admin console under /_gm. The gateway
// puts HTTP Basic-Auth in front of /_gm and reverse-proxies it verbatim; the
// backend trusts the gateway (as for all of /api) and adds only a same-origin guard
@@ -56,7 +52,6 @@ func (s *Server) registerConsole(router *gin.Engine) {
gm.GET("/users/:id", s.consoleUserDetail)
gm.POST("/users/:id/message", s.consoleUserMessage)
gm.POST("/users/:id/clear-high-rate-flag", s.consoleClearHighRateFlag)
- gm.POST("/users/:id/grant-hints", s.consoleGrantHints)
gm.POST("/users/:id/block", s.consoleBlockUser)
gm.POST("/users/:id/unblock", s.consoleUnblockUser)
gm.POST("/users/:id/grant-role", s.consoleGrantRole)
@@ -354,7 +349,6 @@ func (s *Server) consoleUserDetail(c *gin.Context) {
view := adminconsole.UserDetailView{
ID: acc.ID.String(), DisplayName: acc.DisplayName, Language: acc.PreferredLanguage,
TimeZone: acc.TimeZone, Guest: acc.IsGuest, NotificationsInAppOnly: acc.NotificationsInAppOnly,
- PaidAccount: acc.PaidAccount, HintBalance: acc.HintBalance, HintGrantMax: maxHintGrant,
CreatedAt: fmtTime(acc.CreatedAt), HasStats: !acc.IsGuest, ConnectorEnabled: s.connector != nil,
}
if acc.MergedInto != uuid.Nil {
@@ -963,30 +957,6 @@ func (s *Server) consoleClearHighRateFlag(c *gin.Context) {
s.renderConsoleMessage(c, "Cleared", "high-rate flag cleared", "/_gm/users/"+id.String())
}
-// consoleGrantHints adds hints to a user's wallet. The grant is additive (raise-only): it tops a
-// player up and can never lower what they already hold, so blocking a reduction is inherent rather
-// than a separate guard. A single grant is bounded by maxHintGrant.
-func (s *Server) consoleGrantHints(c *gin.Context) {
- id, ok := s.consoleUUID(c, "/_gm/users")
- if !ok {
- return
- }
- back := "/_gm/users/" + id.String()
- n, err := strconv.Atoi(trimForm(c, "amount"))
- if err != nil || n < 1 || n > maxHintGrant {
- s.renderConsoleMessage(c, "Invalid amount", fmt.Sprintf("enter a whole number of hints to add, between 1 and %d", maxHintGrant), back)
- return
- }
- balance, err := s.accounts.GrantHints(c.Request.Context(), id, n)
- if err != nil {
- s.consoleError(c, err)
- return
- }
- // A non-empty hint wallet removes the banner: nudge an open client to re-check.
- s.publishBannerChange(id)
- s.renderConsoleMessage(c, "Granted", fmt.Sprintf("added %d hint(s); the wallet is now %d", n, balance), back)
-}
-
// consoleRemoveEmail deletes the account's bound email identity (and any pending
// confirmations), freeing the address. It refuses to remove the account's only
// identity, which would leave it unreachable.
diff --git a/docs/PAYMENTS.md b/docs/PAYMENTS.md
index 222e08d..15e6744 100644
--- a/docs/PAYMENTS.md
+++ b/docs/PAYMENTS.md
@@ -280,12 +280,20 @@ not suppressed by no-ads (D9). A future network that offers a server verify slot
abstraction. On the test contour a build flag (`VITE_ADS_STUB`) swaps a toast for the real ad; prod
always shows real ads (a failed real ad must not credit).
-**Interstitial** (post-move fullscreen), configurable server-side values:
+**Interstitial** (fullscreen after a confirmed play), **VK-only**, configurable server-side
+values. The gate is **client-mirrored**: the profile carries the cooldowns and a `suppressed`
+flag (the same no-ads / `no_banner` gate as the banner, resolved server-side in `adsFor`), and
+the client self-gates on a **single shared** last-shown time in `localStorage` — the kind only
+picks the required gap, so a hint ad and a move ad never fire within a cooldown of each other
+(one shared timer, not one per kind) — no per-move server round-trip. The contour
+`VITE_ADS_STUB` swaps the same "ad fired" toast for the real ad. Values:
- Global cooldown **per user, across all games**, default **5 min**.
- **`vs_ai` — 30 min** (aligned with the hint cooldown, so it does not scare casual players).
-- Applying a **hint** triggers a post-move interstitial **independently** of the main
- cooldown, with its own **1-min** cooldown.
+- Applying a **hint** triggers an interstitial **independently** of the main cooldown, with
+ its own **1-min** cooldown.
+- Fires **only after a confirmed play or a hint** — never after a pass, exchange or resign
+ (an ad for a non-scoring action would only annoy, so those are never "rewarded" with one).
- Offline — banner only.
- Respect VK's own frequency caps.
diff --git a/docs/PAYMENTS_DECISIONS_ru.md b/docs/PAYMENTS_DECISIONS_ru.md
index c808915..5bbab57 100644
--- a/docs/PAYMENTS_DECISIONS_ru.md
+++ b/docs/PAYMENTS_DECISIONS_ru.md
@@ -175,12 +175,28 @@ web+PWA / native Android+iOS через Capacitor). Владелец (самоз
(соосно кулдауну подсказок). Применение **подсказки** триггерит ролик после хода
**независимо** от основного кулдауна, со своим кулдауном **1 мин**. Оффлайн — только
баннер. Уважать собственные лимиты частоты VK.
+ **АМЕНД (E6, по факту реализации):** гейт **зеркальный** — сервер отдаёт кулдауны и `suppressed`
+ в профиле (`adsFor`), клиент сам гейтит по **единому** времени последнего показа в `localStorage`
+ (без раунд-трипа на ход). Таймер **общий на все виды** — вид (`hint`/`move`/`vs_ai`) лишь выбирает
+ нужный интервал, поэтому «независимость» подсказочного кулдауна значит лишь **более короткий
+ интервал от последнего показа**, а не отдельный таймер: hint-ролик и move-ролик не встают подряд
+ (баг раздельных таймеров: после hint-ролика move-таймер оставался нулевым → следующий ход сразу
+ крутил рекламу). Ролик показывается **только после подтверждённого хода или подсказки** — **не**
+ после пропуска, обмена или сдачи (за не-очковое действие рекламой не «награждаем»). Interstitial —
+ **только VK** (как и rewarded). Частота — глобальная на все игры (localStorage на устройство).
- **D31. `paid_account` тоже deprecated** → удаление из схемы (как `hint_balance`), в
пользу per-origin бенефитов «без рекламы». Существующий `ads.Eligible`
(`backend/internal/ads/ads.go:107`) расширяется: баннер гасится по origin-бенефиту,
**применимому в текущем контексте**, а не по одному глобальному флагу. Legacy
`paid_account`/`hint_balance` в проде никем не выставлены (потока покупки не было) →
обнуляем/игнорируем, после релиза платежей дропаем.
+ **АМЕНД (E6, по факту реализации — expand-contract, шаг 1 «contract-код»):** доменное
+ использование обеих колонок **убрано** — поля `Account.HintBalance` / `Account.PaidAccount`,
+ их скан, мёртвый `account.SpendHint`, `account.GrantHints` и админ-действие
+ «grant-hints» (роут `/_gm/users/:id/grant-hints`, форма, `UserDetailView.HintBalance`/
+ `PaidAccount`); отображение подсказок в игре теперь всегда из payments (`HintsAvailable`),
+ профильный баланс — из payments-бенефита. **Колонки БД пока оставлены** (без миграции —
+ откат образа DB-safe); их `DROP` — отдельным contract-PR, когда E6 стабилен на проде.
- **D32. Каталог — конфигурируемый (БД + админка).** Базовые ценности (атомы
начисления): Фишки, подсказки, дни-без-рекламы, участие-в-турнире. **Продукт = набор
атомов + цена** (по одной ценности или комбо). «Пакет Фишек» — цена **per-метод**
diff --git a/docs/PAYMENTS_ru.md b/docs/PAYMENTS_ru.md
index f7c73ee..10ae6b0 100644
--- a/docs/PAYMENTS_ru.md
+++ b/docs/PAYMENTS_ru.md
@@ -279,12 +279,20 @@ App отдаёт только клиентский результат просм
гасится «без рекламы» (D9). Сеть с серверным verify встроится за ads-абстракцией. На тест-контуре
build-флаг (`VITE_ADS_STUB`) подменяет ролик тостом; прод всегда крутит настоящую рекламу.
-**Полноэкранный ролик** (после хода), конфигурируемые серверные значения:
+**Полноэкранный ролик** (после подтверждённого хода), **только VK**, конфигурируемые серверные
+значения. Гейт **зеркалится на клиенте**: профиль несёт кулдауны и флаг `suppressed` (тот же гейт
+«без рекламы» / `no_banner`, что и у баннера, считается на сервере в `adsFor`), а клиент сам
+гейтит по **единому** времени последнего показа в `localStorage` — вид лишь выбирает нужный
+интервал, поэтому hint-ролик и move-ролик не встают подряд в пределах кулдауна (один общий таймер,
+не по одному на вид) — без серверного раунд-трипа на каждый ход. Контурный `VITE_ADS_STUB` подменяет
+ролик тем же тостом «ad fired». Значения:
- Глобальный кулдаун **на пользователя, сквозь все партии**, дефолт **5 мин**.
- **`vs_ai` — 30 мин** (соосно кулдауну подсказок, чтобы не отпугивать казуалов).
-- Применение **подсказки** триггерит ролик после хода **независимо** от основного кулдауна,
- со своим кулдауном **1 мин**.
+- Применение **подсказки** триггерит ролик **независимо** от основного кулдауна, со своим
+ кулдауном **1 мин**.
+- Показывается **только после подтверждённого хода или подсказки** — никогда после пропуска,
+ обмена или сдачи (ролик за не-очковое действие только раздражает, за них не «награждаем»).
- Оффлайн — только баннер.
- Уважать собственные лимиты частоты VK.
diff --git a/gateway/internal/backendclient/api.go b/gateway/internal/backendclient/api.go
index 28b929b..b07759c 100644
--- a/gateway/internal/backendclient/api.go
+++ b/gateway/internal/backendclient/api.go
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ type ProfileResp struct {
// Banner is the advertising-banner block, present only for a viewer eligible to
// see the banner. The gateway forwards it verbatim into the Profile payload.
Banner *BannerResp `json:"banner,omitempty"`
+ // Ads is the post-move interstitial config (cooldowns + suppressed) for the client-mirrored gate.
+ Ads *AdsResp `json:"ads,omitempty"`
// Email is the confirmed email ("" when none); TelegramLinked/VkLinked report an
// attached platform identity — they drive the profile's link/unlink/change controls.
Email string `json:"email"`
@@ -47,6 +49,15 @@ type ProfileResp struct {
DictVersions []DictVersion `json:"dict_versions,omitempty"`
}
+// AdsResp is the post-move interstitial config in the profile: the client-mirrored cooldowns
+// (seconds) and whether ads are suppressed in the caller's context.
+type AdsResp struct {
+ CooldownGlobalS int `json:"cooldown_global_s"`
+ CooldownVsAiS int `json:"cooldown_vs_ai_s"`
+ CooldownHintS int `json:"cooldown_hint_s"`
+ Suppressed bool `json:"suppressed"`
+}
+
// DictVersion pairs a game variant's stable label with its current dictionary version.
type DictVersion struct {
Variant string `json:"variant"`
diff --git a/gateway/internal/transcode/encode.go b/gateway/internal/transcode/encode.go
index 858c68a..46e3aa3 100644
--- a/gateway/internal/transcode/encode.go
+++ b/gateway/internal/transcode/encode.go
@@ -184,6 +184,16 @@ func encodeProfile(p backendclient.ProfileResp) []byte {
}
prefs := buildStringVector(b, p.VariantPreferences, fb.ProfileStartVariantPreferencesVector)
dictVersions := encodeDictVersions(b, p.DictVersions)
+ // The interstitial-ad config table (scalars only), built before Profile is opened.
+ var ads flatbuffers.UOffsetT
+ if p.Ads != nil {
+ fb.AdsInfoStart(b)
+ fb.AdsInfoAddCooldownGlobalS(b, int32(p.Ads.CooldownGlobalS))
+ fb.AdsInfoAddCooldownVsAiS(b, int32(p.Ads.CooldownVsAiS))
+ fb.AdsInfoAddCooldownHintS(b, int32(p.Ads.CooldownHintS))
+ fb.AdsInfoAddSuppressed(b, p.Ads.Suppressed)
+ ads = fb.AdsInfoEnd(b)
+ }
fb.ProfileStart(b)
fb.ProfileAddUserId(b, uid)
fb.ProfileAddDisplayName(b, name)
@@ -206,6 +216,9 @@ func encodeProfile(p backendclient.ProfileResp) []byte {
if p.Banner != nil {
fb.ProfileAddBanner(b, banner)
}
+ if p.Ads != nil {
+ fb.ProfileAddAds(b, ads)
+ }
b.Finish(fb.ProfileEnd(b))
return b.FinishedBytes()
}
diff --git a/gateway/internal/transcode/transcode_ads_test.go b/gateway/internal/transcode/transcode_ads_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..810f977
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gateway/internal/transcode/transcode_ads_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package transcode_test
+
+import (
+ "context"
+ "net/http"
+ "testing"
+
+ "scrabble/gateway/internal/transcode"
+ fb "scrabble/pkg/fbs/scrabblefb"
+)
+
+// TestProfileGetEncodesAds verifies the gateway forwards the backend's interstitial-ad block
+// into the Profile payload: the three cooldowns and the suppressed flag the client-mirrored gate
+// reads. The encode is not exercised by the mock e2e (it bypasses the codec), so a dropped field
+// would only surface here.
+func TestProfileGetEncodesAds(t *testing.T) {
+ backend, cleanup := fakeBackend(t, func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+ if r.Method != http.MethodGet || r.URL.Path != "/api/v1/user/profile" {
+ t.Errorf("unexpected %s %q", r.Method, r.URL.Path)
+ }
+ _, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"user_id":"u-1","display_name":"Kaya","preferred_language":"en",` +
+ `"ads":{"cooldown_global_s":300,"cooldown_vs_ai_s":1800,"cooldown_hint_s":60,"suppressed":true}}`))
+ })
+ defer cleanup()
+
+ reg := transcode.NewRegistry(backend, nil)
+ op, ok := reg.Lookup(transcode.MsgProfileGet)
+ if !ok {
+ t.Fatal("profile.get not registered")
+ }
+ payload, err := op.Handler(context.Background(), transcode.Request{UserID: "u-1"})
+ if err != nil {
+ t.Fatalf("handler: %v", err)
+ }
+
+ ads := fb.GetRootAsProfile(payload, 0).Ads(nil)
+ if ads == nil {
+ t.Fatal("profile carries no ads block")
+ }
+ if ads.CooldownGlobalS() != 300 || ads.CooldownVsAiS() != 1800 || ads.CooldownHintS() != 60 {
+ t.Errorf("cooldowns = %d/%d/%d, want 300/1800/60", ads.CooldownGlobalS(), ads.CooldownVsAiS(), ads.CooldownHintS())
+ }
+ if !ads.Suppressed() {
+ t.Error("suppressed = false, want true")
+ }
+}
+
+// TestProfileGetNoAds verifies a profile without an ads block encodes none (the backend omits it
+// only on an internal failure; normally the block is always present).
+func TestProfileGetNoAds(t *testing.T) {
+ backend, cleanup := fakeBackend(t, func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+ _, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"user_id":"u-1","display_name":"Kaya","preferred_language":"en"}`))
+ })
+ defer cleanup()
+
+ reg := transcode.NewRegistry(backend, nil)
+ op, _ := reg.Lookup(transcode.MsgProfileGet)
+ payload, err := op.Handler(context.Background(), transcode.Request{UserID: "u-1"})
+ if err != nil {
+ t.Fatalf("handler: %v", err)
+ }
+ if p := fb.GetRootAsProfile(payload, 0); p.Ads(nil) != nil {
+ t.Error("profile without an ads block unexpectedly carries one")
+ }
+}
diff --git a/pkg/fbs/scrabble.fbs b/pkg/fbs/scrabble.fbs
index 124cfb8..6189134 100644
--- a/pkg/fbs/scrabble.fbs
+++ b/pkg/fbs/scrabble.fbs
@@ -264,6 +264,18 @@ table Profile {
// preload the right dictionary and pin a new local game without a separate request (added
// trailing — backward-compatible).
dict_versions:[DictVersion];
+ // ads carries the post-move interstitial config (cooldowns + suppressed) for the client-mirrored
+ // gate (added trailing — backward-compatible).
+ ads:AdsInfo;
+}
+
+// AdsInfo is the post-move interstitial config: the client-mirrored cooldowns (seconds) and whether
+// ads are suppressed in the caller's context (a no-ads benefit here, or the no_banner role).
+table AdsInfo {
+ cooldown_global_s:int;
+ cooldown_vs_ai_s:int;
+ cooldown_hint_s:int;
+ suppressed:bool;
}
// BlockStatus reports the caller's current manual block. The UI fetches it after any operation
diff --git a/pkg/fbs/scrabblefb/AdsInfo.go b/pkg/fbs/scrabblefb/AdsInfo.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..375457f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/fbs/scrabblefb/AdsInfo.go
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+// Code generated by the FlatBuffers compiler. DO NOT EDIT.
+
+package scrabblefb
+
+import (
+ flatbuffers "github.com/google/flatbuffers/go"
+)
+
+type AdsInfo struct {
+ _tab flatbuffers.Table
+}
+
+func GetRootAsAdsInfo(buf []byte, offset flatbuffers.UOffsetT) *AdsInfo {
+ n := flatbuffers.GetUOffsetT(buf[offset:])
+ x := &AdsInfo{}
+ x.Init(buf, n+offset)
+ return x
+}
+
+func FinishAdsInfoBuffer(builder *flatbuffers.Builder, offset flatbuffers.UOffsetT) {
+ builder.Finish(offset)
+}
+
+func GetSizePrefixedRootAsAdsInfo(buf []byte, offset flatbuffers.UOffsetT) *AdsInfo {
+ n := flatbuffers.GetUOffsetT(buf[offset+flatbuffers.SizeUint32:])
+ x := &AdsInfo{}
+ x.Init(buf, n+offset+flatbuffers.SizeUint32)
+ return x
+}
+
+func FinishSizePrefixedAdsInfoBuffer(builder *flatbuffers.Builder, offset flatbuffers.UOffsetT) {
+ builder.FinishSizePrefixed(offset)
+}
+
+func (rcv *AdsInfo) Init(buf []byte, i flatbuffers.UOffsetT) {
+ rcv._tab.Bytes = buf
+ rcv._tab.Pos = i
+}
+
+func (rcv *AdsInfo) Table() flatbuffers.Table {
+ return rcv._tab
+}
+
+func (rcv *AdsInfo) CooldownGlobalS() int32 {
+ o := flatbuffers.UOffsetT(rcv._tab.Offset(4))
+ if o != 0 {
+ return rcv._tab.GetInt32(o + rcv._tab.Pos)
+ }
+ return 0
+}
+
+func (rcv *AdsInfo) MutateCooldownGlobalS(n int32) bool {
+ return rcv._tab.MutateInt32Slot(4, n)
+}
+
+func (rcv *AdsInfo) CooldownVsAiS() int32 {
+ o := flatbuffers.UOffsetT(rcv._tab.Offset(6))
+ if o != 0 {
+ return rcv._tab.GetInt32(o + rcv._tab.Pos)
+ }
+ return 0
+}
+
+func (rcv *AdsInfo) MutateCooldownVsAiS(n int32) bool {
+ return rcv._tab.MutateInt32Slot(6, n)
+}
+
+func (rcv *AdsInfo) CooldownHintS() int32 {
+ o := flatbuffers.UOffsetT(rcv._tab.Offset(8))
+ if o != 0 {
+ return rcv._tab.GetInt32(o + rcv._tab.Pos)
+ }
+ return 0
+}
+
+func (rcv *AdsInfo) MutateCooldownHintS(n int32) bool {
+ return rcv._tab.MutateInt32Slot(8, n)
+}
+
+func (rcv *AdsInfo) Suppressed() bool {
+ o := flatbuffers.UOffsetT(rcv._tab.Offset(10))
+ if o != 0 {
+ return rcv._tab.GetBool(o + rcv._tab.Pos)
+ }
+ return false
+}
+
+func (rcv *AdsInfo) MutateSuppressed(n bool) bool {
+ return rcv._tab.MutateBoolSlot(10, n)
+}
+
+func AdsInfoStart(builder *flatbuffers.Builder) {
+ builder.StartObject(4)
+}
+func AdsInfoAddCooldownGlobalS(builder *flatbuffers.Builder, cooldownGlobalS int32) {
+ builder.PrependInt32Slot(0, cooldownGlobalS, 0)
+}
+func AdsInfoAddCooldownVsAiS(builder *flatbuffers.Builder, cooldownVsAiS int32) {
+ builder.PrependInt32Slot(1, cooldownVsAiS, 0)
+}
+func AdsInfoAddCooldownHintS(builder *flatbuffers.Builder, cooldownHintS int32) {
+ builder.PrependInt32Slot(2, cooldownHintS, 0)
+}
+func AdsInfoAddSuppressed(builder *flatbuffers.Builder, suppressed bool) {
+ builder.PrependBoolSlot(3, suppressed, false)
+}
+func AdsInfoEnd(builder *flatbuffers.Builder) flatbuffers.UOffsetT {
+ return builder.EndObject()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/fbs/scrabblefb/Profile.go b/pkg/fbs/scrabblefb/Profile.go
index 82f33d0..6b402e1 100644
--- a/pkg/fbs/scrabblefb/Profile.go
+++ b/pkg/fbs/scrabblefb/Profile.go
@@ -231,8 +231,21 @@ func (rcv *Profile) DictVersionsLength() int {
return 0
}
+func (rcv *Profile) Ads(obj *AdsInfo) *AdsInfo {
+ o := flatbuffers.UOffsetT(rcv._tab.Offset(38))
+ if o != 0 {
+ x := rcv._tab.Indirect(o + rcv._tab.Pos)
+ if obj == nil {
+ obj = new(AdsInfo)
+ }
+ obj.Init(rcv._tab.Bytes, x)
+ return obj
+ }
+ return nil
+}
+
func ProfileStart(builder *flatbuffers.Builder) {
- builder.StartObject(17)
+ builder.StartObject(18)
}
func ProfileAddUserId(builder *flatbuffers.Builder, userId flatbuffers.UOffsetT) {
builder.PrependUOffsetTSlot(0, flatbuffers.UOffsetT(userId), 0)
@@ -291,6 +304,9 @@ func ProfileAddDictVersions(builder *flatbuffers.Builder, dictVersions flatbuffe
func ProfileStartDictVersionsVector(builder *flatbuffers.Builder, numElems int) flatbuffers.UOffsetT {
return builder.StartVector(4, numElems, 4)
}
+func ProfileAddAds(builder *flatbuffers.Builder, ads flatbuffers.UOffsetT) {
+ builder.PrependUOffsetTSlot(17, flatbuffers.UOffsetT(ads), 0)
+}
func ProfileEnd(builder *flatbuffers.Builder) flatbuffers.UOffsetT {
return builder.EndObject()
}
diff --git a/ui/e2e/game.spec.ts b/ui/e2e/game.spec.ts
index fd2512e..ec2f1b3 100644
--- a/ui/e2e/game.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/e2e/game.spec.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,33 @@ test('placing a tile and confirming via ✅ commits the move', async ({ page })
await expect(page.locator('.make')).toBeHidden();
});
+// Regression: taking a hint must NOT fire the post-move interstitial. Firing on the hint interrupted
+// placing the preview and reverted the board on the ad's close while the hint stayed spent (the
+// reported bug). In mock mode the ad stub shows an "ad fired" toast, standing in for a real VK ad.
+test('taking a hint does not fire the interstitial', async ({ page }) => {
+ await openGame(page);
+ // Take a hint (the control confirms on a second tap). It produces a legal preview, so the ✅
+ // control appears — proof the hint fired.
+ const hint = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Hint' });
+ await hint.click();
+ await hint.click();
+ await expect(page.locator('.make')).toBeVisible();
+ // A spurious ad would have toasted by now; none may.
+ await page.waitForTimeout(400);
+ await expect(page.getByText('ad fired')).toHaveCount(0);
+});
+
+// The interstitial fires once the move is CONFIRMED (never on the hint / pass / exchange / resign).
+test('confirming a move fires the interstitial', async ({ page }) => {
+ await openGame(page);
+ await page.locator('.rack .tile').first().click();
+ await page.locator('[data-cell]:not(.filled)').nth(30).click();
+ await expect(page.locator('[data-cell].pending')).toHaveCount(1);
+
+ await page.locator('.make').click();
+ await expect(page.getByText('ad fired')).toBeVisible();
+});
+
test('a placed tile is saved as a draft and restored on reopening the game', async ({ page }) => {
await openGame(page);
await page.locator('.rack .tile').first().click();
diff --git a/ui/src/game/Game.svelte b/ui/src/game/Game.svelte
index e76709f..f6ab404 100644
--- a/ui/src/game/Game.svelte
+++ b/ui/src/game/Game.svelte
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
import { app, handleError, showToast, markChatRead, seedChatUnread } from '../lib/app.svelte';
import { connection } from '../lib/connection.svelte';
import { offlineMode } from '../lib/offline.svelte';
+ import { maybeShowInterstitial } from '../lib/ads';
import { GatewayError } from '../lib/client';
import { t, type MessageKey } from '../lib/i18n/index.svelte';
import type { EvalResult, MoveRecord, MoveResult, StateView, Tile } from '../lib/model';
@@ -93,6 +94,11 @@
let exchangeOpen = $state(false);
let exchangeSel = $state([]);
let resignOpen = $state(false);
+ // hintUsedThisTurn marks that a hint was applied on the current turn, so a confirmed play earns
+ // the hint-kind interstitial (its own 1-min cooldown) instead of the plain move one. Set in
+ // doHint when the hint's tiles land, read in commit, and cleared on any turn boundary
+ // (applyMoveResult) so a hint-then-pass does not leak into the next turn's move.
+ let hintUsedThisTurn = $state(false);
let drag = $state<{ letter: string; blank: boolean; x: number; y: number; touch: boolean } | null>(null);
// Landscape (wide) layout: when the viewport is wider than tall the game switches to a
// two-column layout — the board fills the right side as a square fitted to the height (no
@@ -819,6 +825,9 @@
// applyMoveResult renders the actor's own just-committed move from the response — the move, the
// post-move game and the refilled rack — without a follow-up game.state + game.history.
function applyMoveResult(r: MoveResult) {
+ // A turn boundary (play / pass / exchange / resign): clear the hint marker so it never leaks
+ // into the next turn. commit captures it before this runs.
+ hintUsedThisTurn = false;
view = {
game: r.game,
seat: r.move.player,
@@ -941,11 +950,20 @@
const sub = toSubmit(placement);
if (!sub) return;
busy = true;
+ // Capture the hint marker before applyMoveResult clears it: a move played off a hint earns the
+ // hint-kind interstitial (own cooldown), a plain move the move-kind one.
+ const usedHint = hintUsedThisTurn;
try {
applyMoveResult(await source.submitPlay(id, sub.tiles, variant));
if (view?.game.hotseat) await advanceHotseat();
haptic('success');
zoomed = false;
+ // A confirmed move may trigger a post-move interstitial (VK, frequency-gated, client-mirrored).
+ // Only submitPlay earns one — never a pass / exchange / resign. Fire-and-forget.
+ void maybeShowInterstitial(app.profile?.ads, usedHint ? 'hint' : 'move', {
+ vsAi: !!view?.game.vsAi,
+ online: connection.online && !offlineMode.active,
+ });
} catch (e) {
handleError(e);
} finally {
@@ -1009,6 +1027,9 @@
const h = await source.hint(id);
if (h.move.tiles.length && view) {
placement = placementFromHint(h.move.tiles, view.rack);
+ // Mark the turn as hinted: the interstitial fires when the player CONFIRMS the move (commit),
+ // not now — showing it here would interrupt placing the preview and revert the board on close.
+ hintUsedThisTurn = true;
// Scroll the (zoomed) board to the hint's placement rather than the top-left:
// focus the centre of the laid tiles' bounding box.
const p = placement.pending;
diff --git a/ui/src/gen/fbs/scrabblefb.ts b/ui/src/gen/fbs/scrabblefb.ts
index 7633964..d9055d9 100644
--- a/ui/src/gen/fbs/scrabblefb.ts
+++ b/ui/src/gen/fbs/scrabblefb.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export { AccountDeleteConfirm } from './scrabblefb/account-delete-confirm.js';
export { AccountDeleteRequestResult } from './scrabblefb/account-delete-request-result.js';
export { AccountRef } from './scrabblefb/account-ref.js';
export { Ack } from './scrabblefb/ack.js';
+export { AdsInfo } from './scrabblefb/ads-info.js';
export { AlphabetEntry } from './scrabblefb/alphabet-entry.js';
export { BannerCampaign } from './scrabblefb/banner-campaign.js';
export { BannerInfo } from './scrabblefb/banner-info.js';
diff --git a/ui/src/gen/fbs/scrabblefb/ads-info.ts b/ui/src/gen/fbs/scrabblefb/ads-info.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35b7cb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/gen/fbs/scrabblefb/ads-info.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+// automatically generated by the FlatBuffers compiler, do not modify
+
+import * as flatbuffers from 'flatbuffers';
+
+export class AdsInfo {
+ bb: flatbuffers.ByteBuffer|null = null;
+ bb_pos = 0;
+ __init(i:number, bb:flatbuffers.ByteBuffer):AdsInfo {
+ this.bb_pos = i;
+ this.bb = bb;
+ return this;
+}
+
+static getRootAsAdsInfo(bb:flatbuffers.ByteBuffer, obj?:AdsInfo):AdsInfo {
+ return (obj || new AdsInfo()).__init(bb.readInt32(bb.position()) + bb.position(), bb);
+}
+
+static getSizePrefixedRootAsAdsInfo(bb:flatbuffers.ByteBuffer, obj?:AdsInfo):AdsInfo {
+ bb.setPosition(bb.position() + flatbuffers.SIZE_PREFIX_LENGTH);
+ return (obj || new AdsInfo()).__init(bb.readInt32(bb.position()) + bb.position(), bb);
+}
+
+cooldownGlobalS():number {
+ const offset = this.bb!.__offset(this.bb_pos, 4);
+ return offset ? this.bb!.readInt32(this.bb_pos + offset) : 0;
+}
+
+cooldownVsAiS():number {
+ const offset = this.bb!.__offset(this.bb_pos, 6);
+ return offset ? this.bb!.readInt32(this.bb_pos + offset) : 0;
+}
+
+cooldownHintS():number {
+ const offset = this.bb!.__offset(this.bb_pos, 8);
+ return offset ? this.bb!.readInt32(this.bb_pos + offset) : 0;
+}
+
+suppressed():boolean {
+ const offset = this.bb!.__offset(this.bb_pos, 10);
+ return offset ? !!this.bb!.readInt8(this.bb_pos + offset) : false;
+}
+
+static startAdsInfo(builder:flatbuffers.Builder) {
+ builder.startObject(4);
+}
+
+static addCooldownGlobalS(builder:flatbuffers.Builder, cooldownGlobalS:number) {
+ builder.addFieldInt32(0, cooldownGlobalS, 0);
+}
+
+static addCooldownVsAiS(builder:flatbuffers.Builder, cooldownVsAiS:number) {
+ builder.addFieldInt32(1, cooldownVsAiS, 0);
+}
+
+static addCooldownHintS(builder:flatbuffers.Builder, cooldownHintS:number) {
+ builder.addFieldInt32(2, cooldownHintS, 0);
+}
+
+static addSuppressed(builder:flatbuffers.Builder, suppressed:boolean) {
+ builder.addFieldInt8(3, +suppressed, +false);
+}
+
+static endAdsInfo(builder:flatbuffers.Builder):flatbuffers.Offset {
+ const offset = builder.endObject();
+ return offset;
+}
+
+static createAdsInfo(builder:flatbuffers.Builder, cooldownGlobalS:number, cooldownVsAiS:number, cooldownHintS:number, suppressed:boolean):flatbuffers.Offset {
+ AdsInfo.startAdsInfo(builder);
+ AdsInfo.addCooldownGlobalS(builder, cooldownGlobalS);
+ AdsInfo.addCooldownVsAiS(builder, cooldownVsAiS);
+ AdsInfo.addCooldownHintS(builder, cooldownHintS);
+ AdsInfo.addSuppressed(builder, suppressed);
+ return AdsInfo.endAdsInfo(builder);
+}
+}
diff --git a/ui/src/gen/fbs/scrabblefb/profile.ts b/ui/src/gen/fbs/scrabblefb/profile.ts
index 13ca0ed..06e536e 100644
--- a/ui/src/gen/fbs/scrabblefb/profile.ts
+++ b/ui/src/gen/fbs/scrabblefb/profile.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
import * as flatbuffers from 'flatbuffers';
+import { AdsInfo } from '../scrabblefb/ads-info.js';
import { BannerInfo } from '../scrabblefb/banner-info.js';
import { DictVersion } from '../scrabblefb/dict-version.js';
@@ -135,8 +136,13 @@ dictVersionsLength():number {
return offset ? this.bb!.__vector_len(this.bb_pos + offset) : 0;
}
+ads(obj?:AdsInfo):AdsInfo|null {
+ const offset = this.bb!.__offset(this.bb_pos, 38);
+ return offset ? (obj || new AdsInfo()).__init(this.bb!.__indirect(this.bb_pos + offset), this.bb!) : null;
+}
+
static startProfile(builder:flatbuffers.Builder) {
- builder.startObject(17);
+ builder.startObject(18);
}
static addUserId(builder:flatbuffers.Builder, userIdOffset:flatbuffers.Offset) {
@@ -231,6 +237,10 @@ static startDictVersionsVector(builder:flatbuffers.Builder, numElems:number) {
builder.startVector(4, numElems, 4);
}
+static addAds(builder:flatbuffers.Builder, adsOffset:flatbuffers.Offset) {
+ builder.addFieldOffset(17, adsOffset, 0);
+}
+
static endProfile(builder:flatbuffers.Builder):flatbuffers.Offset {
const offset = builder.endObject();
return offset;
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/ads.test.ts b/ui/src/lib/ads.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e5d739
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/lib/ads.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import type { AdsConfig } from './model';
+
+// Mock ads.ts's three impure imports so the client-mirrored gate is observable without a VK
+// bridge, a wallet context or the Svelte toast store. ./model is type-only (erased).
+const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+ vkShowInterstitial: vi.fn(),
+ vkRewardedReady: vi.fn(),
+ vkShowRewarded: vi.fn(),
+ executionContext: vi.fn(),
+ showToast: vi.fn(),
+}));
+vi.mock('./vk', () => ({
+ vkShowInterstitial: mocks.vkShowInterstitial,
+ vkRewardedReady: mocks.vkRewardedReady,
+ vkShowRewarded: mocks.vkShowRewarded,
+}));
+vi.mock('./wallet', () => ({ executionContext: mocks.executionContext }));
+vi.mock('./app.svelte', () => ({ showToast: mocks.showToast }));
+
+import { maybeShowInterstitial } from './ads';
+
+const ADS: AdsConfig = { cooldownGlobalS: 300, cooldownVsAiS: 1800, cooldownHintS: 60, suppressed: false };
+const ONLINE = { vsAi: false, online: true };
+// A realistic epoch base: the never-shown last time is 0, so the first show needs now >> cooldown
+// (as with a real Date.now); anchoring at 0 would gate the very first call (now - 0 < cooldown).
+const BASE = 1_700_000_000_000;
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+ // A minimal in-memory localStorage (node has none) so the per-kind last-shown gate persists
+ // across calls within a test.
+ const store = new Map();
+ (globalThis as unknown as { localStorage: Storage }).localStorage = {
+ getItem: (k: string) => store.get(k) ?? null,
+ setItem: (k: string, v: string) => void store.set(k, v),
+ removeItem: (k: string) => void store.delete(k),
+ clear: () => store.clear(),
+ key: () => null,
+ length: 0,
+ } as Storage;
+ vi.clearAllMocks();
+ vi.useFakeTimers();
+ vi.setSystemTime(BASE);
+ mocks.executionContext.mockReturnValue('vk');
+ mocks.vkShowInterstitial.mockResolvedValue(true);
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+ vi.useRealTimers();
+ vi.unstubAllEnvs();
+});
+
+describe('maybeShowInterstitial (client-mirrored gate)', () => {
+ it('does not show when the config is absent', async () => {
+ expect(await maybeShowInterstitial(undefined, 'move', ONLINE)).toBe(false);
+ expect(mocks.vkShowInterstitial).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+ });
+
+ it('does not show when suppressed (no-ads / no_banner)', async () => {
+ expect(await maybeShowInterstitial({ ...ADS, suppressed: true }, 'move', ONLINE)).toBe(false);
+ expect(mocks.showToast).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+ expect(mocks.vkShowInterstitial).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+ });
+
+ it('does not show when offline', async () => {
+ expect(await maybeShowInterstitial(ADS, 'move', { vsAi: false, online: false })).toBe(false);
+ expect(mocks.vkShowInterstitial).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+ });
+
+ it('does not show outside VK (real ad path)', async () => {
+ mocks.executionContext.mockReturnValue('web');
+ expect(await maybeShowInterstitial(ADS, 'move', ONLINE)).toBe(false);
+ expect(mocks.vkShowInterstitial).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+ });
+
+ it('shows a VK interstitial inside VK when the cooldown allows', async () => {
+ expect(await maybeShowInterstitial(ADS, 'move', ONLINE)).toBe(true);
+ expect(mocks.vkShowInterstitial).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+ expect(mocks.showToast).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+ });
+
+ it('respects the cooldown: a second move within the window is gated', async () => {
+ expect(await maybeShowInterstitial(ADS, 'move', ONLINE)).toBe(true);
+ vi.setSystemTime(BASE + 299_000); // +299s < the 300s global cooldown
+ expect(await maybeShowInterstitial(ADS, 'move', ONLINE)).toBe(false);
+ vi.setSystemTime(BASE + 300_000); // the cooldown has now elapsed
+ expect(await maybeShowInterstitial(ADS, 'move', ONLINE)).toBe(true);
+ expect(mocks.vkShowInterstitial).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+ });
+
+ it('shares one timer across kinds: a hint uses the shorter gap from the last ad', async () => {
+ // A move ad, then a hint: the hint is held until its own (shorter) 60s gap from THAT ad has
+ // elapsed — not fired at once (a per-kind timer used to let it fire immediately).
+ expect(await maybeShowInterstitial(ADS, 'move', ONLINE)).toBe(true);
+ vi.setSystemTime(BASE + 59_000);
+ expect(await maybeShowInterstitial(ADS, 'hint', ONLINE)).toBe(false);
+ vi.setSystemTime(BASE + 60_000); // the hint's 60s gap from the last ad has elapsed
+ expect(await maybeShowInterstitial(ADS, 'hint', ONLINE)).toBe(true);
+ });
+
+ it('does not stack a move ad onto a just-shown hint ad (the reported bug)', async () => {
+ // A vs_ai hint-move fires the hint ad; a plain vs_ai move 30s later must NOT fire — the shared
+ // timer holds it for the vs_ai gap. Separate per-kind timers let it fire at once (the bug).
+ const vsAi = { vsAi: true, online: true };
+ expect(await maybeShowInterstitial(ADS, 'hint', vsAi)).toBe(true);
+ vi.setSystemTime(BASE + 30_000); // 30s later, far under the 1800s vs_ai gap
+ expect(await maybeShowInterstitial(ADS, 'move', vsAi)).toBe(false);
+ expect(mocks.vkShowInterstitial).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1); // only the hint ad fired
+ });
+
+ it('a hint-pushed ad restarts the vs_ai gap, so the next plain move is not over-served', async () => {
+ // The scenario the owner flagged: a vs_ai ad, then 20 min later a hinted move pushes an ad on
+ // its short gap, then a plain move 10 min after that must NOT fire — the shared timer restarted
+ // the 30-min vs_ai gap at the hint ad, so 10 min is not enough (it fires only 30 min after it).
+ const vsAi = { vsAi: true, online: true };
+ expect(await maybeShowInterstitial(ADS, 'move', vsAi)).toBe(true); // t0
+ vi.setSystemTime(BASE + 20 * 60_000); // +20 min: a hint pushes an ad on its 1-min gap
+ expect(await maybeShowInterstitial(ADS, 'hint', vsAi)).toBe(true);
+ vi.setSystemTime(BASE + 30 * 60_000); // +10 min after the hint ad
+ expect(await maybeShowInterstitial(ADS, 'move', vsAi)).toBe(false);
+ vi.setSystemTime(BASE + 50 * 60_000); // +30 min after the hint ad
+ expect(await maybeShowInterstitial(ADS, 'move', vsAi)).toBe(true);
+ });
+
+ it('uses the longer vs_ai cooldown for a vs_ai move', async () => {
+ expect(await maybeShowInterstitial(ADS, 'move', { vsAi: true, online: true })).toBe(true);
+ vi.setSystemTime(BASE + 1_799_000); // +1799s < the 1800s vs_ai cooldown
+ expect(await maybeShowInterstitial(ADS, 'move', { vsAi: true, online: true })).toBe(false);
+ vi.setSystemTime(BASE + 1_800_000);
+ expect(await maybeShowInterstitial(ADS, 'move', { vsAi: true, online: true })).toBe(true);
+ });
+
+ it('shows the test-stub toast instead of a real ad when the stub flag is set', async () => {
+ vi.stubEnv('VITE_ADS_STUB', '1');
+ mocks.executionContext.mockReturnValue('web'); // the stub bypasses the VK gate
+ expect(await maybeShowInterstitial(ADS, 'move', ONLINE)).toBe(true);
+ expect(mocks.showToast).toHaveBeenCalledWith('ad fired');
+ expect(mocks.vkShowInterstitial).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+ });
+});
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/ads.ts b/ui/src/lib/ads.ts
index f68a442..ff555a7 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/ads.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/ads.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
// flow is testable without waiting for a real ad — production never sets the flag, so a real ad that
// fails to load there must not credit (no stub fallback in prod).
import { executionContext } from './wallet';
-import { vkRewardedReady, vkShowRewarded } from './vk';
+import { vkRewardedReady, vkShowRewarded, vkShowInterstitial } from './vk';
+import { showToast } from './app.svelte';
+import type { AdsConfig } from './model';
/**
* adsStubEnabled reports the contour test stub (VITE_ADS_STUB=1). Production never sets it, so it
@@ -46,3 +48,60 @@ export async function showRewarded(): Promise {
}
return { watched: await vkShowRewarded(), stub: false };
}
+
+// The post-move interstitial gate is client-mirrored: the server sends the cooldowns + suppressed in
+// the profile (Profile.ads); the client tracks the last-shown time in localStorage and self-gates.
+// Last-shown is per-device (cleared with storage) — acceptable for a frequency gate.
+//
+// It is a SINGLE shared timestamp across kinds, not one per kind: the kind only selects the required
+// gap (hint's short cooldown vs the move / vs_ai one), while the wait is always measured from the
+// last interstitial of ANY kind. A per-kind timer let a hint ad and a move ad stack — after a
+// hint-move ad the move timer was still zero, so the next plain move fired an ad immediately.
+const INTERSTITIAL_LAST_KEY = 'ads.interstitial.last';
+
+// interstitialLast reads the last-shown epoch millis of any interstitial (0 when absent/corrupt, or
+// when a pre-shared-timer value — an object — is still stored: it decodes to 0 and self-heals).
+function interstitialLast(): number {
+ try {
+ const raw = localStorage.getItem(INTERSTITIAL_LAST_KEY);
+ if (raw) {
+ const n = Number(raw);
+ return Number.isFinite(n) ? n : 0;
+ }
+ } catch {
+ /* a corrupt or unavailable store simply resets the gate */
+ }
+ return 0;
+}
+
+function recordInterstitial(now: number): void {
+ try {
+ localStorage.setItem(INTERSTITIAL_LAST_KEY, String(now));
+ } catch {
+ /* ignore a write failure — the worst case is one extra ad next time */
+ }
+}
+
+/**
+ * maybeShowInterstitial shows a post-move (`kind='move'`, global / vs_ai cooldown) or post-hint
+ * (`kind='hint'`, its own short cooldown) interstitial when the client-mirrored gate allows: not
+ * suppressed (no-ads), online, inside VK (the stub bypasses VK), and the required gap has elapsed
+ * since the last interstitial of any kind. The kind picks the gap; the timer is shared, so a hint ad
+ * and a move ad never fire within a cooldown of each other. The stub (contour test) shows an "ad
+ * fired" toast. Returns whether an ad was shown. Fire-and-forget — the caller does not await it.
+ */
+export async function maybeShowInterstitial(
+ ads: AdsConfig | undefined,
+ kind: 'move' | 'hint',
+ opts: { vsAi: boolean; online: boolean },
+): Promise {
+ if (!ads || ads.suppressed || !opts.online) return false;
+ const stub = adsStubEnabled();
+ if (!stub && executionContext() !== 'vk') return false;
+ const cooldownS = kind === 'hint' ? ads.cooldownHintS : opts.vsAi ? ads.cooldownVsAiS : ads.cooldownGlobalS;
+ const now = Date.now();
+ if (now - interstitialLast() < cooldownS * 1000) return false;
+ const shown = stub ? (showToast('ad fired'), true) : await vkShowInterstitial();
+ if (shown) recordInterstitial(now);
+ return shown;
+}
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/codec.test.ts b/ui/src/lib/codec.test.ts
index 3bc24df..537890b 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/codec.test.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/codec.test.ts
@@ -814,6 +814,42 @@ describe('codec', () => {
expect(decodeProfile(b.asUint8Array()).banner).toBeUndefined();
});
+ it('decodes the profile interstitial-ad config', () => {
+ const b = new Builder(64);
+ const uid = b.createString('u-1');
+ const ads = fb.AdsInfo.createAdsInfo(b, 300, 1800, 60, false);
+ fb.Profile.startProfile(b);
+ fb.Profile.addUserId(b, uid);
+ fb.Profile.addAds(b, ads);
+ b.finish(fb.Profile.endProfile(b));
+ expect(decodeProfile(b.asUint8Array()).ads).toEqual({
+ cooldownGlobalS: 300,
+ cooldownVsAiS: 1800,
+ cooldownHintS: 60,
+ suppressed: false,
+ });
+ });
+
+ it('carries the suppressed flag through the ad config', () => {
+ const b = new Builder(64);
+ const uid = b.createString('u-1');
+ const ads = fb.AdsInfo.createAdsInfo(b, 300, 1800, 60, true);
+ fb.Profile.startProfile(b);
+ fb.Profile.addUserId(b, uid);
+ fb.Profile.addAds(b, ads);
+ b.finish(fb.Profile.endProfile(b));
+ expect(decodeProfile(b.asUint8Array()).ads?.suppressed).toBe(true);
+ });
+
+ it('leaves the profile ads undefined when absent', () => {
+ const b = new Builder(64);
+ const uid = b.createString('u-1');
+ fb.Profile.startProfile(b);
+ fb.Profile.addUserId(b, uid);
+ b.finish(fb.Profile.endProfile(b));
+ expect(decodeProfile(b.asUint8Array()).ads).toBeUndefined();
+ });
+
it('decodes the profile variant preferences', () => {
const b = new Builder(64);
const uid = b.createString('u-1');
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/codec.ts b/ui/src/lib/codec.ts
index f229873..f1724f9 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/codec.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/codec.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import type {
RobotBlockEntry,
RobotFriendRequestEntry,
Banner,
+ AdsConfig,
BannerCampaign,
BestMove,
BestMoveTile,
@@ -461,6 +462,7 @@ export function decodeProfile(buf: Uint8Array): Profile {
notificationsInAppOnly: p.notificationsInAppOnly(),
variantPreferences: decodeVariantPreferences(p),
banner: decodeBanner(p),
+ ads: decodeAds(p),
email: s(p.email()),
telegramLinked: p.telegramLinked(),
vkLinked: p.vkLinked(),
@@ -497,6 +499,19 @@ function bannerTriple(bg: string | null, fg: string | null, link: string | null)
return bg && fg && link ? { bg, fg, link } : null;
}
+// decodeAds projects the optional post-move interstitial config of a Profile, or undefined when
+// absent (an old backend); the client then shows no interstitial.
+function decodeAds(p: fb.Profile): AdsConfig | undefined {
+ const a = p.ads();
+ if (!a) return undefined;
+ return {
+ cooldownGlobalS: a.cooldownGlobalS(),
+ cooldownVsAiS: a.cooldownVsAiS(),
+ cooldownHintS: a.cooldownHintS(),
+ suppressed: a.suppressed(),
+ };
+}
+
// decodeBanner projects the optional advertising-banner block of a Profile, or
// undefined when the viewer is not eligible (the field is absent).
function decodeBanner(p: fb.Profile): Banner | undefined {
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/mock/data.ts b/ui/src/lib/mock/data.ts
index ba5c112..143e4d2 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/mock/data.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/mock/data.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ export const PROFILE: Profile = {
// Every variant's current dictionary version, as the backend advertises it on the profile —
// the offline preloader targets `variant@version`.
dictVersions: { erudit_ru: 'v1.3.0', scrabble_ru: 'v1.3.0', scrabble_en: 'v1.3.0' },
+ // Post-move interstitial config (short cooldowns so the mock stub is exercisable); not suppressed.
+ ads: { cooldownGlobalS: 300, cooldownVsAiS: 1800, cooldownHintS: 60, suppressed: false },
};
// Seed social/account data for the mock (pnpm start + Playwright). The mock profile
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/model.ts b/ui/src/lib/model.ts
index 2d02a8c..96ee9f7 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/model.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/model.ts
@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@ export interface Profile {
variantPreferences: Variant[];
/** The advertising-banner block, present only for a viewer eligible to see it. */
banner?: Banner;
+ /** The post-move interstitial-ad config for the client-mirrored gate (cooldowns + suppressed). */
+ ads?: AdsConfig;
/** The account's confirmed email address ("" when none). */
email: string;
/** Whether a Telegram / VK identity is attached — drives the Add / Unlink controls. */
@@ -237,6 +239,15 @@ export interface Profile {
dictVersions: Partial>;
}
+/** The post-move interstitial-ad config for the client-mirrored gate: the cooldowns (seconds) and
+ * whether ads are suppressed in the current context (a no-ads benefit here, or the no_banner role). */
+export interface AdsConfig {
+ cooldownGlobalS: number;
+ cooldownVsAiS: number;
+ cooldownHintS: number;
+ suppressed: boolean;
+}
+
/** Banner is the advertising-banner block of an eligible viewer's profile. */
export interface Banner {
campaigns: BannerCampaign[];
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/vk.ts b/ui/src/lib/vk.ts
index bca6746..68d6a5f 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/vk.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/vk.ts
@@ -225,6 +225,20 @@ export async function vkShowRewarded(): Promise {
}
}
+/**
+ * vkShowInterstitial shows a between-screens interstitial ad (VKWebAppShowNativeAds, interstitial
+ * format) and reports whether it was shown. It carries no reward — it is the post-move fullscreen ad.
+ * A rejected or unavailable call reports false.
+ */
+export async function vkShowInterstitial(): Promise {
+ try {
+ const data = await (await bridge()).send('VKWebAppShowNativeAds', { ad_format: 'interstitial' });
+ return !!(data as { result?: boolean }).result;
+ } catch {
+ return false;
+ }
+}
+
/**
* vkDownloadFile downloads url as filename through the VK client (VKWebAppDownloadFile) —
* the mobile in-app file delivery, where the webview ignores . Resolves false