fix(race-story): sync chapter highlight and empty-state E2E (#68)

Clamp active-chapter detection to the same scrub bounds as chapter clicks,
keep an explicit selection on click for out-of-window timestamps, point E2E
at the empty-state card, and move Race Story empty-state styles out of app.css.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

frontend/src/components/ChapterStrip.tsx

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ interface Props {
   tRange: number
   tourActive: boolean
   tourChapterIndex: number | null
+  /** Explicit selection from a chapter click; wins over scrub-derived active. */
+  selectedChapterIndex?: number | null
   onChapterClick: (index: number, scrub: number) => void
   onTourToggle: () => void
 }
@@ -28,12 +30,15 @@ export function ChapterStrip({
   tRange,
   tourActive,
   tourChapterIndex,
+  selectedChapterIndex = null,
   onChapterClick,
   onTourToggle,
 }: Props) {
   const scrollRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
   const activeIndex = activeChapterIndex(chapters, scrubTime, tMin, tRange)
-  const highlightedIndex = tourActive ? tourChapterIndex : activeIndex
+  const highlightedIndex = tourActive
+    ? tourChapterIndex
+    : (selectedChapterIndex ?? activeIndex)
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (highlightedIndex === null || !scrollRef.current) return
@@ -81,9 +86,7 @@ export function ChapterStrip({
         >
           {chapters.map((chapter, index) => {
             const scrub = chapterStartScrub(chapter, tMin, tRange) ?? index / Math.max(chapters.length - 1, 1)
-            const isActive = tourActive
-              ? tourChapterIndex === index
-              : activeIndex === index
+            const isActive = highlightedIndex === index
             const headline = chapter.headline || chapter.title
 
             return (

frontend/src/components/RaceStoryCanvas.tsx

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ export function RaceStoryCanvas({ data }: Props) {
   const [playbackSpeed, setPlaybackSpeed] = useState(10)
   const [chapterTourActive, setChapterTourActive] = useState(false)
   const [tourChapterIndex, setTourChapterIndex] = useState<number | null>(null)
+  const [selectedChapterIndex, setSelectedChapterIndex] = useState<number | null>(null)
   const svgRef = useRef<SVGSVGElement>(null)
   const tourRef = useRef({ chapterIndex: 0, startedAt: 0, durationMs: 0, startScrub: 0, endScrub: 0 })
 
@@ -140,9 +141,14 @@ export function RaceStoryCanvas({ data }: Props) {
   const jumpToChapter = (index: number, scrub: number) => {
     setIsPlaying(false)
     stopChapterTour()
+    setSelectedChapterIndex(index)
     setScrubTime(scrub)
   }
 
+  const clearChapterSelection = () => {
+    setSelectedChapterIndex(null)
+  }
+
   const toggleChapterTour = () => {
     if (chapterTourActive) {
       stopChapterTour()
@@ -150,6 +156,7 @@ export function RaceStoryCanvas({ data }: Props) {
     }
     if (!chartTiming || chapters.length === 0) return
     setIsPlaying(false)
+    setSelectedChapterIndex(null)
     setChapterTourActive(true)
     setTourChapterIndex(0)
     const startScrub = chapterStartScrub(chapters[0], chartTiming.tMin, chartTiming.tRange) ?? 0
@@ -359,6 +366,7 @@ export function RaceStoryCanvas({ data }: Props) {
     const handlePointerMove = (e: React.PointerEvent<SVGRectElement>) => {
       setIsPlaying(false)
       stopChapterTour()
+      clearChapterSelection()
       if (!svgRef.current) return
       const rect = svgRef.current.getBoundingClientRect()
       const x = e.clientX - rect.left
@@ -540,7 +548,10 @@ export function RaceStoryCanvas({ data }: Props) {
             fill="transparent"
             onPointerMove={handlePointerMove}
             onPointerLeave={() => {
-              if (!isPlaying) setScrubTime(null)
+              if (!isPlaying) {
+                clearChapterSelection()
+                setScrubTime(null)
+              }
             }}
             style={{ cursor: 'crosshair', touchAction: 'none' }}
           />
@@ -552,6 +563,7 @@ export function RaceStoryCanvas({ data }: Props) {
             onClick={() => {
               setScrubTime((current) => current ?? 0)
               stopChapterTour()
+              clearChapterSelection()
               setIsPlaying((current) => !current)
             }}
             aria-pressed={isPlaying}
@@ -599,6 +611,7 @@ export function RaceStoryCanvas({ data }: Props) {
           tRange={chartTiming.tRange}
           tourActive={chapterTourActive}
           tourChapterIndex={tourChapterIndex}
+          selectedChapterIndex={selectedChapterIndex}
           onChapterClick={jumpToChapter}
           onTourToggle={toggleChapterTour}
         />

frontend/src/lib/chapters.ts

@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@ export function chapterEndScrub(
   return Math.max(0, Math.min(1, (ms - tMin) / tRange))
 }
 
-/** Index of the chapter containing the current scrub position, if any. */
+/** Index of the chapter containing the current scrub position, if any.
+ * Uses the same 0–1 clamped bounds as chapterStartScrub/chapterEndScrub so
+ * chapters whose timestamps fall outside the position-sample window still
+ * activate when the scrubber is parked at the clamped edge. */
 export function activeChapterIndex(
   chapters: Chapter[],
   scrubTime: number | null,
@@ -61,15 +64,13 @@ export function activeChapterIndex(
   tRange: number,
 ): number | null {
   if (scrubTime === null || chapters.length === 0 || tRange <= 0) return null
-  const chartMs = tMin + scrubTime * tRange
   for (let i = 0; i < chapters.length; i++) {
-    const ch = chapters[i]
-    const startMs = ch.start_time ? new Date(ch.start_time).getTime() : NaN
-    const endRaw = ch.end_time ?? ch.start_time
-    const endMs = endRaw ? new Date(endRaw).getTime() : NaN
-    if (!Number.isNaN(startMs) && !Number.isNaN(endMs) && chartMs >= startMs && chartMs <= endMs) {
-      return i
-    }
+    const start = chapterStartScrub(chapters[i], tMin, tRange)
+    const end = chapterEndScrub(chapters[i], tMin, tRange)
+    if (start === null || end === null) continue
+    const lo = Math.min(start, end)
+    const hi = Math.max(start, end)
+    if (scrubTime >= lo && scrubTime <= hi) return i
   }
   return null
 }

frontend/src/styles/app.css

@@ -520,17 +520,6 @@ a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
   color: var(--text-3);
 }
 
-.empty-state-icon {
-  display: block;
-  margin: 0 auto var(--s3);
-  color: var(--text-3);
-}
-
-.race-story-empty-card {
-  padding: var(--s6) var(--s5);
-  margin: 0;
-}
-
 .loading-state {
   padding: var(--s7) 0;
   text-align: center;

frontend/src/styles/chapters.css

@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@
 }
 
 .chapter-strip-empty-card .empty-state-icon {
+  display: block;
   margin: 0 auto var(--s3);
   color: var(--text-3);
 }

frontend/src/styles/race-story.css

@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+.race-story-empty-card {
+  padding: var(--s6) var(--s5);
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+.race-story-empty-card .empty-state-icon {
+  display: block;
+  margin: 0 auto var(--s3);
+  color: var(--text-3);
+}
+
 .rs-replay-shell {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-columns: 1fr;

frontend/src/styles/replay-map.css

@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
 }
 
 .replay-map-empty-card .empty-state-icon {
+  display: block;
   margin: 0 auto var(--s3);
   color: var(--text-3);
 }

frontend/src/test/ChapterStrip.test.tsx

@@ -103,4 +103,26 @@ describe('ChapterStrip', () => {
     expect(index).toBe(1)
     expect(scrub).toBeCloseTo(0.6, 2)
   })
+
+  it('highlights an explicitly selected chapter even when scrub is outside its raw window', () => {
+    // Scrub parked at chart start; chapter 1's raw times are mid-race, but selection wins.
+    const queryClient = new QueryClient({ defaultOptions: { queries: { retry: false } } })
+    render(
+      <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
+        <ChapterStrip
+          chapters={chapters}
+          scrubTime={0}
+          tMin={tMin}
+          tRange={tRange}
+          tourActive={false}
+          tourChapterIndex={null}
+          selectedChapterIndex={1}
+          onChapterClick={vi.fn()}
+          onTourToggle={vi.fn()}
+        />
+      </QueryClientProvider>,
+    )
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('chapter-card-1')).toHaveClass('active')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('chapter-card-0')).not.toHaveClass('active')
+  })
 })

frontend/src/test/RaceStoryCanvas.test.tsx

@@ -187,6 +187,46 @@ describe('RaceStoryCanvas replay map', () => {
     expect(screen.getByTestId('chapter-card-0')).not.toHaveClass('active')
   })
 
+  it('highlights out-of-window chapters after click (clamped scrub + selection)', async () => {
+    // Position samples start at 13:05; start chapter ends at 13:01 — outside the window.
+    renderCanvas({
+      positions: [
+        { session_key: 99, driver_number: 1, meeting_key: 1, date: '2025-05-25T13:05:00Z', position: 1 },
+        { session_key: 99, driver_number: 1, meeting_key: 1, date: '2025-05-25T13:10:00Z', position: 1 },
+      ],
+      chapters: [
+        {
+          kind: 'start',
+          title: 'Start',
+          headline: 'Lights out before samples',
+          start_lap: 1,
+          end_lap: 1,
+          start_time: '2025-05-25T13:00:00Z',
+          end_time: '2025-05-25T13:01:00Z',
+          driver_numbers: [],
+        },
+        {
+          kind: 'finish',
+          title: 'Finish',
+          headline: 'Flag after samples',
+          start_lap: 78,
+          end_lap: 78,
+          start_time: '2025-05-25T13:20:00Z',
+          end_time: '2025-05-25T13:21:00Z',
+          driver_numbers: [],
+        },
+      ],
+    })
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('chapter-card-0'))
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('chapter-card-0')).toHaveClass('active'))
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('chapter-card-1')).not.toHaveClass('active')
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('chapter-card-1'))
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('chapter-card-1')).toHaveClass('active'))
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('chapter-card-0')).not.toHaveClass('active')
+  })
+
   it('renders the empty-state card when positions are unavailable', () => {
     renderCanvas({
       datasets: { positions: { status: 'missing', source: 'local', count: 0 } },

frontend/src/test/chapters.test.ts

@@ -60,6 +60,41 @@ describe('chapters lib', () => {
     expect(activeChapterIndex(sampleChapters, scrub, tMin, tRange)).toBe(1)
   })
 
+  it('activates chapters whose timestamps clamp outside the position window', () => {
+    // Position samples only cover 13:05–13:10; chapters sit before/after that window.
+    const tMin = new Date('2025-05-25T13:05:00Z').getTime()
+    const tMax = new Date('2025-05-25T13:10:00Z').getTime()
+    const tRange = tMax - tMin
+    const outOfWindow: Chapter[] = [
+      {
+        kind: 'start',
+        title: 'Start',
+        headline: 'Lights out',
+        start_lap: 1,
+        end_lap: 1,
+        start_time: '2025-05-25T13:00:00Z',
+        end_time: '2025-05-25T13:01:00Z',
+        driver_numbers: [],
+      },
+      {
+        kind: 'finish',
+        title: 'Finish',
+        headline: 'Chequered flag',
+        start_lap: 78,
+        end_lap: 78,
+        start_time: '2025-05-25T13:20:00Z',
+        end_time: '2025-05-25T13:21:00Z',
+        driver_numbers: [],
+      },
+    ]
+
+    expect(chapterStartScrub(outOfWindow[0], tMin, tRange)).toBe(0)
+    expect(chapterStartScrub(outOfWindow[1], tMin, tRange)).toBe(1)
+    expect(activeChapterIndex(outOfWindow, 0, tMin, tRange)).toBe(0)
+    expect(activeChapterIndex(outOfWindow, 1, tMin, tRange)).toBe(1)
+    expect(activeChapterIndex(outOfWindow, 0.5, tMin, tRange)).toBeNull()
+  })
+
   it('splits 90s evenly across chapters', () => {
     expect(chapterTourDurations(sampleChapters)).toEqual([45_000, 45_000])
   })