From 31377791a19454e76cf3f4f74f1d90e3460f5c2d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: dax <me@dax.ist>
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2026 09:22:43 +0000
Subject: pathways: no dead-end directions while photos remain - server extends
 short walks with library ids to 60 entries, client falls back to any
 remaining unplaced photo when a direction's walk is exhausted

---
 server.mjs | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'server.mjs')

diff --git a/server.mjs b/server.mjs
index b73c44e..f03eace 100644
--- a/server.mjs
+++ b/server.mjs
@@ -137,11 +137,17 @@ async function load() {
       usedNext.add(nextId)
       const wi = walk.indexOf(nextId)
       const rot = wi > 0 ? walk.slice(wi).concat(walk.slice(0, wi)) : walk
+      const li = library.ids.indexOf(pid)
+      const ext = rot.slice()
+      for (let k = 1; ext.length < 60 && k < library.ids.length; k++) {
+        const wid = library.ids[(li + k) % library.ids.length]
+        if (wid !== pid && !ext.includes(wid)) ext.push(wid)
+      }
       list.push({
         dir: DIRS[i],
         path: { type: p.type, name: p.name, count: p.count },
         nextId,
-        walk: rot,
+        walk: ext,
       })
     }
     exits.set(pid, list)
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