fix(insights): keep the assessment card polling while a stale text revalidates

The stale-while-revalidate path serves the last-good assessment on a cache
miss and returns a terminal payload, so the status hook stopped polling. The
worker warmed a fresh assessment out of band seconds later, but the open card
never picked it up — the stale text stuck until the page remounted.

Add a `revalidating` flag to the read-only miss outcome, set only when
last-good text is served AND a refresh was enqueued (false on the
suppressed-stub branch and when no prior text exists). Thread it through the
generic metric-status generator and the seven specialised generators onto the
wire, type it on the client, and make `nextStatusPollInterval` keep polling on
`preparing || revalidating`. The existing 12-attempt ceiling bounds both
signals, so a persistently failing generation still cannot poll forever.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
(cherry picked from commit c9217534fbdb304c4df1b6eb55fb19e4360b8a10)

docs/api/openapi.yaml

@@ -6559,6 +6559,11 @@ components:
           description: True when a first assessment is being generated out of band and no prior text exists yet — the client polls
             until it lands.
           type: boolean
+        revalidating:
+          description: True when `text` is served from last-good cache (stale-while-revalidate) while a fresh generation is in
+            flight. The payload is otherwise terminal; the client keeps polling on `preparing || revalidating` (bounded)
+            so the open card upgrades to the warmed assessment without a remount.
+          type: boolean
         insufficient:
           description: True when the metric has no readings; no assessment is generated (no LLM call). The card shows its
             insufficient-data state.

src/app/insights/medications/page.tsx

@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ interface MedicationComplianceStatusData {
   // cache miss while the worker warms the assessment; the card polls until
   // it lands. See `use-insight-status.ts` for the shared rationale.
   preparing?: boolean;
+  // v1.9.0 — last-good narrative served while a refresh is in flight; the
+  // card keeps polling (bounded) so the open page upgrades in-session.
+  revalidating?: boolean;
 }
 
 // v1.8.3 — client ceiling on the round-trip, mirroring the shared
@@ -129,6 +132,7 @@ export default function InsightsMedikamentePage() {
       nextStatusPollInterval(
         query.state.data?.preparing,
         query.state.dataUpdateCount,
+        query.state.data?.revalidating,
       ),
   });
 

src/hooks/__tests__/use-insight-status.test.ts

@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ describe("nextStatusPollInterval — v1.8.4 poll ceiling", () => {
     // A terminal `no-provider` / settled payload never carries preparing,
     // so it stops immediately regardless of attempt count.
     expect(nextStatusPollInterval(false, 0)).toBe(false);
+    // A settled payload with neither preparing nor revalidating is terminal.
+    expect(nextStatusPollInterval(false, 0, false)).toBe(false);
+    expect(nextStatusPollInterval(undefined, 0, undefined)).toBe(false);
   });
 
   it("keeps polling while preparing and below the cap", () => {
@@ -42,4 +45,24 @@ describe("nextStatusPollInterval — v1.8.4 poll ceiling", () => {
     expect(interval).not.toBe(false);
     expect(interval as number).toBeGreaterThan(0);
   });
+
+  // v1.9.0 — stale-while-revalidate: a terminal payload that serves last-good
+  // text sets `revalidating` so the open card keeps polling until the
+  // freshly-warmed assessment lands, without a remount.
+  it("keeps polling on revalidating even when not preparing", () => {
+    expect(nextStatusPollInterval(false, 0, true)).toBeTypeOf("number");
+    expect(nextStatusPollInterval(undefined, 1, true)).toBeTypeOf("number");
+    expect(
+      nextStatusPollInterval(false, STATUS_POLL_MAX_ATTEMPTS - 1, true),
+    ).toBeTypeOf("number");
+  });
+
+  it("honours the same attempt cap for revalidating", () => {
+    expect(
+      nextStatusPollInterval(false, STATUS_POLL_MAX_ATTEMPTS, true),
+    ).toBe(false);
+    expect(
+      nextStatusPollInterval(false, STATUS_POLL_MAX_ATTEMPTS + 5, true),
+    ).toBe(false);
+  });
 });

src/hooks/use-insight-status.ts

@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ export interface InsightStatusData {
    * warms the cache. Absent / false means the payload is terminal.
    */
   preparing?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * v1.9.0 — true when the route serves last-good (stale) text AND a fresh
+   * generation is in flight. The served payload would otherwise be terminal
+   * (`preparing` false), so the open card would stop polling and never pick
+   * up the warmed assessment until a remount. The hook keeps polling on
+   * `preparing || revalidating` (bounded by the same attempt ceiling) so the
+   * card upgrades to the fresh text in the same session.
+   */
+  revalidating?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -64,17 +73,24 @@ const STATUS_POLL_MS = 4_000;
 export const STATUS_POLL_MAX_ATTEMPTS = 12;
 
 /**
- * Decide whether a `preparing` card should schedule its next poll.
- * Pure and shared between the `useInsightStatus` hook and the inline
- * medication-compliance query so both sites enforce the identical
- * ceiling. Returns the interval in ms while polling is warranted, or
- * `false` once the payload is terminal OR the attempt cap is reached.
+ * Decide whether a card should schedule its next poll. Pure and shared
+ * between the `useInsightStatus` hook and the inline medication-compliance
+ * query so both sites enforce the identical ceiling. Returns the interval
+ * in ms while polling is warranted, or `false` once the payload is terminal
+ * OR the attempt cap is reached.
+ *
+ * v1.9.0 — `revalidating` joins `preparing` as a "keep polling" signal: when
+ * the route serves last-good (stale) text it would otherwise be terminal and
+ * stop the poll, so the freshly-warmed assessment never reaches the open card
+ * until a remount. The attempt ceiling bounds both signals identically, so a
+ * persistently failing generation still cannot poll an open page forever.
  */
 export function nextStatusPollInterval(
   preparing: boolean | undefined,
   dataUpdateCount: number,
+  revalidating?: boolean | undefined,
 ): number | false {
-  if (!preparing) return false;
+  if (!preparing && !revalidating) return false;
   if (dataUpdateCount >= STATUS_POLL_MAX_ATTEMPTS) return false;
   return STATUS_POLL_MS;
 }
@@ -161,6 +177,7 @@ export function useInsightStatus(metric: InsightStatusMetric) {
       nextStatusPollInterval(
         query.state.data?.preparing,
         query.state.dataUpdateCount,
+        query.state.data?.revalidating,
       ),
   });
 }
@@ -225,6 +242,7 @@ export function useInsightMetricStatus(
       nextStatusPollInterval(
         query.state.data?.preparing,
         query.state.dataUpdateCount,
+        query.state.data?.revalidating,
       ),
   });
 }

src/lib/insights/__tests__/status-cache.test.ts

@@ -163,7 +163,13 @@ describe("resolveReadOnlyStatusMiss", () => {
       locale: "de",
     });
     expect(outcome.kind).toBe("preparing");
-    expect(outcome).toEqual({ kind: "preparing", lastGood: null });
+    // No last-good text to show, so nothing to revalidate against — the card
+    // polls on `preparing` alone.
+    expect(outcome).toEqual({
+      kind: "preparing",
+      lastGood: null,
+      revalidating: false,
+    });
     expect(enqueueStatusGeneration).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       userId: "u1",
       metric: "pulse",
@@ -189,6 +195,9 @@ describe("resolveReadOnlyStatusMiss", () => {
     expect(outcome.kind).toBe("preparing");
     if (outcome.kind !== "preparing") throw new Error("expected preparing");
     expect(outcome.lastGood?.text).toBe("Steady upward trend.");
+    // v1.9.0 — stale text served AND a refresh enqueued → revalidating so the
+    // open card keeps polling until the fresh assessment lands.
+    expect(outcome.revalidating).toBe(true);
     // A refresh is still enqueued behind the stale serve.
     expect(enqueueStatusGeneration).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
@@ -209,6 +218,9 @@ describe("resolveReadOnlyStatusMiss", () => {
       locale: "en",
     });
     expect(outcome.kind).toBe("preparing");
+    if (outcome.kind !== "preparing") throw new Error("expected preparing");
+    // No enqueue on the suppressed branch → nothing in flight to revalidate.
+    expect(outcome.revalidating).toBe(false);
     expect(enqueueStatusGeneration).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 

src/lib/insights/blood-pressure-status.ts

@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ export async function generateBloodPressureStatusForUser(
   cached: boolean;
   updatedAt: string | null;
   preparing?: boolean;
+  /** v1.9.0 — last-good text served while a refresh is in flight; keep polling. */
+  revalidating?: boolean;
 }> {
   const locale = normalizeLocale(options?.locale);
   const force = options?.force === true;
@@ -151,6 +153,7 @@ export async function generateBloodPressureStatusForUser(
       cached: outcome.lastGood !== null,
       updatedAt: outcome.lastGood?.updatedAt ?? null,
       preparing: outcome.lastGood === null,
+      revalidating: outcome.revalidating,
     };
   }
 

src/lib/insights/bmi-status.ts

@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ export async function generateBmiStatusForUser(
   cached: boolean;
   updatedAt: string | null;
   preparing?: boolean;
+  /** v1.9.0 — last-good text served while a refresh is in flight; keep polling. */
+  revalidating?: boolean;
 }> {
   const locale = normalizeLocale(options?.locale);
   const force = options?.force === true;
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ export async function generateBmiStatusForUser(
       cached: outcome.lastGood !== null,
       updatedAt: outcome.lastGood?.updatedAt ?? null,
       preparing: outcome.lastGood === null,
+      revalidating: outcome.revalidating,
     };
   }
 

src/lib/insights/general-status.ts

@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ export async function generateGeneralStatusForUser(
   cached: boolean;
   updatedAt: string | null;
   preparing?: boolean;
+  /** v1.9.0 — last-good text served while a refresh is in flight; keep polling. */
+  revalidating?: boolean;
 }> {
   const locale = normalizeLocale(options?.locale);
   const force = options?.force === true;
@@ -104,6 +106,7 @@ export async function generateGeneralStatusForUser(
       cached: outcome.lastGood !== null,
       updatedAt: outcome.lastGood?.updatedAt ?? null,
       preparing: outcome.lastGood === null,
+      revalidating: outcome.revalidating,
     };
   }
 

src/lib/insights/medication-compliance-status.ts

@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ export async function generateMedicationComplianceStatusForUser(
   cached: boolean;
   updatedAt: string | null;
   preparing?: boolean;
+  /** v1.9.0 — last-good text served while a refresh is in flight; keep polling. */
+  revalidating?: boolean;
 }> {
   const locale = normalizeLocale(options?.locale);
   const force = options?.force === true;
@@ -140,6 +142,7 @@ export async function generateMedicationComplianceStatusForUser(
       cached: outcome.lastGood !== null,
       updatedAt: outcome.lastGood?.updatedAt ?? null,
       preparing: outcome.lastGood === null,
+      revalidating: outcome.revalidating,
     };
   }
 

src/lib/insights/metric-status.ts

@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ export interface MetricStatusResult {
   cached: boolean;
   updatedAt: string | null;
   preparing?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * v1.9.0 — true when last-good text is served while a fresh generation is
+   * in flight. The card keeps polling (bounded) so the open page upgrades to
+   * the warmed assessment without a remount.
+   */
+  revalidating?: boolean;
   /**
    * v1.8.7.1 — true when the metric has no data at all. The route maps
    * this onto the card's insufficient-data state; no LLM was called.
@@ -178,6 +184,7 @@ export async function generateMetricStatus(args: {
       cached: outcome.lastGood !== null,
       updatedAt: outcome.lastGood?.updatedAt ?? null,
       preparing: outcome.lastGood === null,
+      revalidating: outcome.revalidating,
     };
   }
 

src/lib/insights/mood-status.ts

@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ export async function generateMoodStatusForUser(
   cached: boolean;
   updatedAt: string | null;
   preparing?: boolean;
+  /** v1.9.0 — last-good text served while a refresh is in flight; keep polling. */
+  revalidating?: boolean;
 }> {
   const locale = normalizeLocale(options?.locale);
   const force = options?.force === true;
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ export async function generateMoodStatusForUser(
       cached: outcome.lastGood !== null,
       updatedAt: outcome.lastGood?.updatedAt ?? null,
       preparing: outcome.lastGood === null,
+      revalidating: outcome.revalidating,
     };
   }
 

src/lib/insights/pulse-status.ts

@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ export async function generatePulseStatusForUser(
   cached: boolean;
   updatedAt: string | null;
   preparing?: boolean;
+  /** v1.9.0 — last-good text served while a refresh is in flight; keep polling. */
+  revalidating?: boolean;
 }> {
   const locale = normalizeLocale(options?.locale);
   const force = options?.force === true;
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ export async function generatePulseStatusForUser(
       cached: outcome.lastGood !== null,
       updatedAt: outcome.lastGood?.updatedAt ?? null,
       preparing: outcome.lastGood === null,
+      revalidating: outcome.revalidating,
     };
   }
 

src/lib/insights/status-cache.ts

@@ -153,10 +153,22 @@ export async function readLastGoodStatusText(args: {
  * v1.8.7 — `preparing` now carries the last good assessment (if any) so
  * the card renders the previous text immediately (stale-while-revalidate)
  * instead of a skeleton while the worker re-warms the cache.
+ *
+ * v1.9.0 — `revalidating` is true only when last-good text is served AND a
+ * fresh generation was actually enqueued (the open-card refresh case). When
+ * the served text is terminal the card otherwise stops polling and never
+ * sees the freshly-warmed assessment until a remount; the flag keeps the
+ * bounded poll alive until the new row lands. It is false on the
+ * suppressed-stub branch (no enqueue, so nothing is in flight) and whenever
+ * there is no last-good text (that path already polls via `preparing`).
  */
 export type ReadOnlyMissOutcome =
   | { kind: "no-provider" }
-  | { kind: "preparing"; lastGood: LastGoodStatusHit | null };
+  | {
+      kind: "preparing";
+      lastGood: LastGoodStatusHit | null;
+      revalidating: boolean;
+    };
 
 /**
  * v1.8.3 — resolve what a read-only status generation should return on a
@@ -204,7 +216,10 @@ export async function resolveReadOnlyStatusMiss(args: {
       action: { name: "insights.status.preparing" },
       meta: { metric: args.metric, suppressed_enqueue: true },
     });
-    return { kind: "preparing", lastGood };
+    // No enqueue on this branch — nothing is in flight, so the open card has
+    // nothing to revalidate against. It still polls via `preparing` when
+    // there is no last-good text to show.
+    return { kind: "preparing", lastGood, revalidating: false };
   }
 
   // Enqueue out of band — do NOT await an LLM here. The enqueue itself is
@@ -218,7 +233,11 @@ export async function resolveReadOnlyStatusMiss(args: {
     action: { name: "insights.status.preparing" },
     meta: { metric: args.metric, stale_served: lastGood !== null },
   });
-  return { kind: "preparing", lastGood };
+  // A fresh generation is now in flight. When last-good text is served the
+  // payload is otherwise terminal (`preparing` is false), so the open card
+  // would stop polling and never pick up the warmed assessment. Signal
+  // `revalidating` so the bounded poll stays alive until the new row lands.
+  return { kind: "preparing", lastGood, revalidating: lastGood !== null };
 }
 
 /**

src/lib/insights/weight-status.ts

@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ export async function generateWeightStatusForUser(
   cached: boolean;
   updatedAt: string | null;
   preparing?: boolean;
+  /** v1.9.0 — last-good text served while a refresh is in flight; keep polling. */
+  revalidating?: boolean;
 }> {
   const locale = normalizeLocale(options?.locale);
   const force = options?.force === true;
@@ -149,6 +151,7 @@ export async function generateWeightStatusForUser(
       cached: outcome.lastGood !== null,
       updatedAt: outcome.lastGood?.updatedAt ?? null,
       preparing: outcome.lastGood === null,
+      revalidating: outcome.revalidating,
     };
   }
 

src/lib/openapi/routes.ts

@@ -1144,6 +1144,12 @@ const metricStatusResponse = z
       .describe(
         "True when a first assessment is being generated out of band and no prior text exists yet — the client polls until it lands.",
       ),
+    revalidating: z
+      .boolean()
+      .optional()
+      .describe(
+        "True when `text` is served from last-good cache (stale-while-revalidate) while a fresh generation is in flight. The payload is otherwise terminal; the client keeps polling on `preparing || revalidating` (bounded) so the open card upgrades to the warmed assessment without a remount.",
+      ),
     insufficient: z
       .boolean()
       .optional()