v0.2.2: active-session "time left" status notification (default on)

Starting a session posts an ongoing notification showing the expiry time + time
remaining, so you can glance at how long you have left without opening the app.
- Default ON; toggle in Account -> Notifications ("Active-session countdown").
- Kept fresh on app open / foreground (re-posts nearest-expiring active session,
  clears when none remain). Quiet channel, no banner/sound on refresh.
- Purely local (expo-notifications); no server/push.

Note: expo-notifications can't render a live per-second ticking countdown in the
background, so it shows the exact expiry time (always accurate) + remaining, and
refreshes on foreground. A true ticking chronometer would need notifee (native).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

app/app.json

@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
     "name": "BigBrainParking",
     "slug": "bigbrainparking",
     "scheme": "bigbrainparking",
-    "version": "0.2.1",
+    "version": "0.2.2",
     "orientation": "portrait",
     "userInterfaceStyle": "automatic",
     "newArchEnabled": true,
     "icon": "./assets/icon.png",
     "android": {
       "package": "top.mowden.bigbrainparking",
-      "versionCode": 11,
+      "versionCode": 12,
       "edgeToEdgeEnabled": true,
       "adaptiveIcon": {
         "foregroundImage": "./assets/adaptive-icon.png",

app/src/features/notifications/reminderPrefs.ts

@@ -35,3 +35,19 @@ export async function getRemindersEnabled(): Promise<boolean> {
 export async function setRemindersEnabled(on: boolean): Promise<void> {
   await AsyncStorage.setItem(ENABLED_KEY, String(on));
 }
+
+/**
+ * When true, an ongoing "time left" status notification is shown while a
+ * parking session is active, so you can glance at remaining time without
+ * opening the app. Default ON.
+ */
+const COUNTDOWN_KEY = 'ps_session_countdown_enabled';
+
+export async function getCountdownEnabled(): Promise<boolean> {
+  const raw = await AsyncStorage.getItem(COUNTDOWN_KEY);
+  return raw == null ? true : raw === 'true';
+}
+
+export async function setCountdownEnabled(on: boolean): Promise<void> {
+  await AsyncStorage.setItem(COUNTDOWN_KEY, String(on));
+}

app/src/navigation/RootNavigator.tsx

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { StartSessionScreen } from '@/screens/StartSessionScreen';
 import { SessionDetailScreen } from '@/screens/SessionDetailScreen';
 import { DiagnosticsScreen } from '@/screens/DiagnosticsScreen';
 import { useTheme } from '@/theme/ThemeContext';
+import { useSessionStatusSync } from '@/notifications/sessionStatus';
 import type { ActiveSession, PastSession, Zone } from 'parksmarter-client';
 
 export type RootStackParamList = {
@@ -68,6 +69,8 @@ const TAB_ICONS: Record<keyof TabParamList, keyof typeof Ionicons.glyphMap> = {
 };
 
 function Tabs() {
+  // Keep the ongoing "time left" status notification fresh (on open + foreground).
+  useSessionStatusSync();
   return (
     <Tab.Navigator
       screenOptions={({ route }) => ({

app/src/notifications/localReminders.ts

@@ -33,14 +33,19 @@ export async function ensureNotificationPermission(): Promise<boolean> {
 }
 
 Notifications.setNotificationHandler({
-  handleNotification: async () => ({
+  handleNotification: async (notification) => {
+    // The ongoing "time left" status refreshes on every foreground — keep it
+    // quiet (no banner/sound), just present in the shade.
+    const quiet = (notification.request.content.data as any)?.kind === 'session-status';
+    return {
       // shouldShowAlert is the legacy field; Banner/List are the newer split.
-    shouldShowAlert: true,
+      shouldShowAlert: !quiet,
-    shouldShowBanner: true,
+      shouldShowBanner: !quiet,
       shouldShowList: true,
-    shouldPlaySound: true,
+      shouldPlaySound: !quiet,
       shouldSetBadge: false,
-  }),
+    };
+  },
 });
 
 export interface ScheduleReminderArgs {

app/src/notifications/sessionStatus.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
+import { AppState, Platform } from 'react-native';
+import * as Notifications from 'expo-notifications';
+import { ps } from '@/api/client';
+import { getCountdownEnabled } from '@/features/notifications/reminderPrefs';
+import { logLine } from '@/features/diagnostics/fileLogger';
+
+/**
+ * An ongoing "time left" status notification shown while a parking session is
+ * active, so you can glance at remaining time without opening the app.
+ *
+ * It's a single notification (the soonest-expiring active session). expo-
+ * notifications can't render a live per-second ticking countdown in the
+ * background, so we show the exact expiry time (always accurate) plus the
+ * remaining time, and re-post it whenever the app comes to the foreground.
+ */
+
+const CHANNEL = 'session-status';
+const NOTIF_ID = 'session-status';
+
+async function ensureChannel(): Promise<void> {
+  if (Platform.OS !== 'android') return;
+  await Notifications.setNotificationChannelAsync(CHANNEL, {
+    name: 'Active parking',
+    importance: Notifications.AndroidImportance.LOW, // quiet: no sound, no heads-up
+    showBadge: false,
+  });
+}
+
+/** Parse the API's "MM-DD-YYYY hh:mm AM/PM" time into a Date. */
+export function parseApiTime(s?: string | null): Date | null {
+  if (!s) return null;
+  const m = String(s).match(/(\d{1,2})-(\d{1,2})-(\d{4})\s+(\d{1,2}):(\d{2})\s*(AM|PM)/i);
+  if (!m) {
+    const d = new Date(s);
+    return Number.isNaN(+d) ? null : d;
+  }
+  let hr = parseInt(m[4], 10);
+  const pm = /pm/i.test(m[6]);
+  if (pm && hr !== 12) hr += 12;
+  if (!pm && hr === 12) hr = 0;
+  return new Date(+m[3], +m[1] - 1, +m[2], hr, +m[5]);
+}
+
+function fmtLeft(min: number): string {
+  if (min <= 0) return 'expired';
+  const h = Math.floor(min / 60);
+  const m = min % 60;
+  return h ? (m ? `${h}h ${m}m` : `${h}h`) : `${m}m`;
+}
+
+/** Post (or replace) the ongoing status notification for a session end time. */
+export async function showSessionStatus(args: { zoneName: string; endTime: Date }): Promise<void> {
+  if (!(await getCountdownEnabled())) return;
+  await ensureChannel();
+  const remainMin = Math.round((args.endTime.getTime() - Date.now()) / 60000);
+  const ends = args.endTime.toLocaleTimeString([], { hour: 'numeric', minute: '2-digit' });
+  await Notifications.scheduleNotificationAsync({
+    identifier: NOTIF_ID,
+    content: {
+      title: remainMin > 0 ? `Parking: ${fmtLeft(remainMin)} left` : 'Parking expired',
+      body: `${args.zoneName} · expires ${ends}`,
+      sticky: true, // ongoing — stays put, can't be swiped away
+      autoDismiss: false,
+      data: { kind: 'session-status' },
+    },
+    // Fire ~immediately; the DATE trigger lets us pin the Android channel.
+    trigger:
+      Platform.OS === 'android'
+        ? {
+            type: Notifications.SchedulableTriggerInputTypes.DATE,
+            date: new Date(Date.now() + 400),
+            channelId: CHANNEL,
+          }
+        : null,
+  });
+}
+
+export async function clearSessionStatus(): Promise<void> {
+  await Notifications.dismissNotificationAsync(NOTIF_ID).catch(() => {});
+  await Notifications.cancelScheduledNotificationAsync(NOTIF_ID).catch(() => {});
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fetch active sessions and re-post the status for the soonest-expiring one,
+ * or clear it if there are none / the feature is off.
+ */
+export async function refreshSessionStatus(): Promise<void> {
+  if (!(await getCountdownEnabled())) {
+    await clearSessionStatus();
+    return;
+  }
+  try {
+    const res = await ps.getActiveParkingSessions();
+    const withEnd = (res.ParkingSession ?? [])
+      .map((s: any) => ({ s, end: parseApiTime(s.EndTime ?? s.EndTimeDisplay) }))
+      .filter((x) => x.end != null && x.end.getTime() > Date.now())
+      .sort((a, b) => a.end!.getTime() - b.end!.getTime());
+    if (withEnd.length === 0) {
+      await clearSessionStatus();
+      return;
+    }
+    const { s, end } = withEnd[0];
+    await showSessionStatus({ zoneName: s.ZoneName ?? s.Zone ?? 'Parking', endTime: end! });
+  } catch (e: any) {
+    logLine(`[STATUS] refresh failed: ${e?.serverMessage ?? e?.message ?? e}`);
+  }
+}
+
+/** Keep the status notification fresh: on mount and each time the app is foregrounded. */
+export function useSessionStatusSync(): void {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    void refreshSessionStatus();
+    const sub = AppState.addEventListener('change', (state) => {
+      if (state === 'active') void refreshSessionStatus();
+    });
+    return () => sub.remove();
+  }, []);
+}

app/src/screens/NotificationsScreen.tsx

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Alert, StyleSheet, Switch, Text, TouchableOpacity, View } from 'react-n
 import { useFocusEffect } from '@react-navigation/native';
 import { useTheme } from '@/theme/ThemeContext';
 import { sendTestReminder } from '@/notifications/localReminders';
+import { refreshSessionStatus, clearSessionStatus } from '@/notifications/sessionStatus';
 import {
   DEFAULT_LEAD_MINUTES,
   LEAD_STEP,
@@ -10,19 +11,23 @@ import {
   MIN_LEAD_MINUTES,
   getReminderLeadMinutes,
   getRemindersEnabled,
+  getCountdownEnabled,
   setReminderLeadMinutes,
   setRemindersEnabled,
+  setCountdownEnabled,
 } from '@/features/notifications/reminderPrefs';
 
 export function NotificationsScreen() {
   const { colors } = useTheme();
   const [enabled, setEnabled] = useState(true);
   const [lead, setLead] = useState(DEFAULT_LEAD_MINUTES);
+  const [countdown, setCountdown] = useState(true);
 
   useFocusEffect(
     useCallback(() => {
       void getRemindersEnabled().then(setEnabled);
       void getReminderLeadMinutes().then(setLead);
+      void getCountdownEnabled().then(setCountdown);
     }, []),
   );
 
@@ -31,6 +36,11 @@ export function NotificationsScreen() {
     void setRemindersEnabled(v);
   };
 
+  const toggleCountdown = (v: boolean) => {
+    setCountdown(v);
+    void setCountdownEnabled(v).then(() => (v ? refreshSessionStatus() : clearSessionStatus()));
+  };
+
   const bump = (delta: number) => {
     const next = Math.min(MAX_LEAD_MINUTES, Math.max(MIN_LEAD_MINUTES, lead + delta));
     setLead(next);
@@ -53,6 +63,21 @@ export function NotificationsScreen() {
         </View>
       </View>
 
+      <View style={[styles.card, { backgroundColor: colors.card, marginTop: 12 }]}>
+        <View style={styles.row}>
+          <View style={{ flex: 1 }}>
+            <Text style={[styles.rowTitle, { color: colors.text }]}>
+              Active-session countdown
+            </Text>
+            <Text style={[styles.rowSub, { color: colors.subtext }]}>
+              An ongoing notification with the time left, so you can glance without opening
+              the app.
+            </Text>
+          </View>
+          <Switch value={countdown} onValueChange={toggleCountdown} />
+        </View>
+      </View>
+
       <Text style={[styles.section, { color: colors.subtext }]}>Remind me</Text>
       <View style={[styles.card, { backgroundColor: colors.card, opacity: enabled ? 1 : 0.4 }]}>
         <View style={styles.stepper}>

app/src/screens/StartSessionScreen.tsx

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import type { NativeStackNavigationProp } from '@react-navigation/native-stack';
 import { ps } from '@/api/client';
 import { useTheme } from '@/theme/ThemeContext';
 import { scheduleExpiryReminder } from '@/notifications/localReminders';
+import { showSessionStatus } from '@/notifications/sessionStatus';
 import { logLine } from '@/features/diagnostics/fileLogger';
 import type { RootStackParamList } from '@/navigation/RootNavigator';
 import {
@@ -281,6 +282,8 @@ export function StartSessionScreen() {
           zoneName: zone.ZoneName ?? 'Parking',
           endTime: end,
         });
+        // Ongoing "time left" status notification (glanceable countdown).
+        await showSessionStatus({ zoneName: zone.ZoneName ?? 'Parking', endTime: end });
       }
       logLine(`[SESSION] start OK: ${JSON.stringify(res)}`);
       Alert.alert('Parked!', `Session started at ${zone.ZoneName}.`, [