From 0db005629e816d130efb25546b7ce7d5c3701e68 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jpirnay <jens@pirnay.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2026 16:04:22 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Async processing of thumbnails

---
 src/activities/home/HomeActivity.cpp | 20 +++++++++++++++++---
 src/activities/home/HomeActivity.h   |  2 ++
 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/activities/home/HomeActivity.cpp b/src/activities/home/HomeActivity.cpp
index 730fbc8a..3d3ac5e1 100644
--- a/src/activities/home/HomeActivity.cpp
+++ b/src/activities/home/HomeActivity.cpp
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ void HomeActivity::loadRecentBooks(int maxBooks) {
 void HomeActivity::loadRecentCovers(int coverHeight) {
   recentsLoading = true;
 
-  int progress = 0;
-  for (RecentBook& book : recentBooks) {
+  for (; nextRecentCoverIndex < recentBooks.size(); nextRecentCoverIndex++) {
+    RecentBook& book = recentBooks[nextRecentCoverIndex];
     if (!book.coverBmpPath.empty()) {
       std::string coverPath = UITheme::getCoverThumbPath(book.coverBmpPath, coverHeight);
       if (!Storage.exists(coverPath.c_str())) {
@@ -150,7 +150,10 @@ void HomeActivity::loadRecentCovers(int coverHeight) {
             book.coverBmpPath = "";
           }
           coverRendered = false;
+          nextRecentCoverIndex++;
+          recentsLoading = false;
           requestUpdate();
+          return;
         } else if (FsHelpers::hasXtcExtension(book.path)) {
           // Handle XTC file
           Xtc xtc(book.path, "/.crosspoint");
@@ -162,12 +165,14 @@ void HomeActivity::loadRecentCovers(int coverHeight) {
               book.coverBmpPath = "";
             }
             coverRendered = false;
+            nextRecentCoverIndex++;
+            recentsLoading = false;
             requestUpdate();
+            return;
           }
         }
       }
     }
-    progress++;
   }
 
   recentsLoaded = true;
@@ -181,9 +186,18 @@ void HomeActivity::onEnter() {
   hasOpdsUrl = strlen(SETTINGS.opdsServerUrl) > 0;
 
   selectorIndex = 0;
+  recentsLoading = false;
+  recentsLoaded = false;
+  firstRenderDone = false;
+  nextRecentCoverIndex = 0;
+  coverRendered = false;
+  freeCoverBuffer();
 
   const auto& metrics = UITheme::getInstance().getMetrics();
   loadRecentBooks(metrics.homeRecentBooksCount);
+  if (recentBooks.empty()) {
+    recentsLoaded = true;
+  }
 
   // Trigger first update
   requestUpdate();
diff --git a/src/activities/home/HomeActivity.h b/src/activities/home/HomeActivity.h
index 32d1c075..7d66caeb 100644
--- a/src/activities/home/HomeActivity.h
+++ b/src/activities/home/HomeActivity.h
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
+#include <cstddef>
 #include <functional>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ class HomeActivity final : public Activity {
   bool hasOpdsUrl = false;
   bool coverRendered = false;      // Track if cover has been rendered once
   bool coverBufferStored = false;  // Track if cover buffer is stored
+  size_t nextRecentCoverIndex = 0;
   uint8_t* coverBuffer = nullptr;  // HomeActivity's own buffer for cover image
   std::vector<RecentBook> recentBooks;
   void onSelectBook(const std::string& path);