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/**
 * NeuroSurfaceSkia — final "Apple-style" blob
 */
import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
import { View, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
import {
  Canvas, Path, Skia, Group, vec,
  RadialGradient, BlurMask, Paint, Image,
} from '@shopify/react-native-skia';
import Animated, {
  useSharedValue, withTiming, withRepeat,
  useDerivedValue,
} from 'react-native-reanimated';

import { Spacing, getClarityGradient, getClarityColor } from '@/constants/Colors';
import { CognitionLevel } from '@/types';

// ----------  tiny 512×512 monochrome noise bitmap, cached once ----------
// const createNoiseBitmap = () => { ... };
// const noiseBmp = createNoiseBitmap();

// ----------  organic path ------------------------------------------------
const makeBlobPath = (R: number, t: number, clarity: CognitionLevel) => {
  'worklet';
  const pts = 48;
  const ampl = Math.min(0.08, Math.max(0.05, 0.18 - clarity * 0.02));
  const p: [number, number][] = [];
  for (let i = 0; i < pts; ++i) {
    const a = (i / pts) * Math.PI * 2;
    const n = Math.sin(a * 3 + t * 2) * 0.6 + Math.sin(a * 7 + t) * 0.4;
    const r = R * (1 + ampl * n);
    p.push([Math.cos(a) * r, Math.sin(a) * r]);
  }
  const path = Skia.Path.Make();
  for (let i = 0; i < pts; ++i) {
    const p0 = p[(i - 1 + pts) % pts], p1 = p[i], p2 = p[(i + 1) % pts], p3 = p[(i + 2) % pts];
    if (i === 0) path.moveTo(...p1);
    path.cubicTo(
      p1[0] + (p2[0] - p0[0]) / 6, p1[1] + (p2[1] - p0[1]) / 6,
      p2[0] - (p3[0] - p1[0]) / 6, p2[1] - (p3[1] - p1[1]) / 6,
      ...p2
    );
  }
  path.close();
  return path;
};

// ----------  component ---------------------------------------------------
export default function NeuroSurfaceSkia({ clarity, size = 300 }: {
  clarity: CognitionLevel | null;
  size?: number;
}) {
  const prog = useSharedValue(0);
  const level = clarity ?? 3;
  const speed = {1:8000,2:7000,3:6000,4:5000,5:4500}[level]!;
  useEffect(() => { prog.value = withRepeat(withTiming(1,{duration:speed}), -1, false); }, [level, prog]);

  const σ = 50, pad = σ*3;
  const canvas = size + pad*2, R = size*0.35;
  const baseScale = {1:0.85,2:0.9,3:0.95,4:1,5:1.05}[level]!;

  const transform = useDerivedValue(()=>{
    const s = baseScale + 0.04*Math.sin(prog.value*Math.PI*2);
    return [ { translateX:canvas/2 }, { translateY:canvas/2 }, { scale:s } ];
  }, [prog, baseScale, canvas]);

  const blobPath = useDerivedValue(()=>{
    'worklet';
    return makeBlobPath(R, prog.value*Math.PI*2, level);
  }, [prog, level, R]);

  return (
    <View style={{ width: size, height: size, alignItems:'center',justifyContent:'center' }}>
      <Canvas style={{ width: canvas, height: canvas, margin: -pad, backgroundColor: 'white' }}>
        <Group transform={transform}>

          {/* ── STEP A ── simple solid fill ── */}
          
          <Path path={blobPath}>
            <Paint color={Skia.Color('#00FF00')} />
          </Path>
          

          {/* ── STEP B ── core radial gradient only ── */}
          {/*
          <Path path={blobPath}>
            <RadialGradient
              c={vec(0,0)} r={R}
              colors={[
                Skia.Color('#A8E6CF'),
                Skia.Color('#C6F6D5'),
                Skia.Color('#F7F7FF'),
              ]}
              positions={[0, 0.6, 1]}
            />
          </Path>
          */}

          {/* ── STEP C ── full pipeline ── */}
          {/*
          <Group blendMode="screen">
            <Path path={blobPath}>
              <RadialGradient
                c={vec(0,0)} r={R}
                colors={[
                  Skia.Color('rgba(198,246,213,0.8)'),
                  Skia.Color('rgba(240,253,244,0)'),
                ]}
              />
              <BlurMask blur={σ} style="outer" />
            </Path>
          </Group>
          <Path path={blobPath}>
            <RadialGradient
              c={vec(0,0)} r={R}
              colors={[
                Skia.Color('#A8E6CF'),
                Skia.Color('#C6F6D5'),
                Skia.Color('#F7F7FF'),
              ]}
              positions={[0,0.6,1]}
            />
          </Path>
          <Path path={blobPath}>
            <Paint style="stroke" strokeWidth={1.2} color="rgba(255,255,255,0.18)" />
            <BlurMask blur={6} style="solid" />
          </Path>
          */}

        </Group>
      </Canvas>
    </View>
  );
}

/* ---------------- styles ---------------- */
// const styles = StyleSheet.create({ ... });