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+import { PersistedState } from 'runed';
+
+// ---- Types -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+interface IdaaArchivesLoc {
+    enabled: string; // 'all' | 'disabled' | 'enabled'
+    hidden: string; // 'all' | 'hidden' | 'not_hidden'
+    limit: number;
+    offset: number;
+    edit_kv: Record<string, any>; // Tracks which archive objects are being edited.
+    edit__archive_obj: any;
+    edit__archive_content_obj: any;
+}
+
+interface IdaaBbLoc {
+    enabled: string; // 'all' | 'disabled' | 'enabled'
+    hidden: string; // 'all' | 'hidden' | 'not_hidden'
+    limit: number;
+    offset: number;
+    edit_kv: Record<string, any>; // Tracks which post objects are being edited.
+    edit__post_obj: any;
+    edit__post_comment_obj: any;
+    show_list__post_obj_li: boolean;
+    qry__enabled: string;
+    qry__hidden: string;
+    qry__limit: number;
+    qry__offset: number;
+    qry__order_by: string; // For the IDB index query
+    qry__order_by_li: Record<string, string>; // For the SQL query
+}
+
+interface IdaaRecoveryMeetingsLoc {
+    edit_kv: Record<string, any>; // Tracks which meeting objects are being edited.
+    edit__event_obj: any;
+    qry__enabled: string;
+    qry__hidden: string;
+    qry__limit: number;
+    qry__order_by: string; // For the IDB index query; name, updated_on/created_on
+    qry__order_by_li: Record<string, string>; // For the SQL query
+    qry__offset: number;
+    qry__fulltext_str: string | null;
+    qry__physical: string | null;
+    qry__type: string | null;
+    qry__virtual: string | null;
+    // When true, only show meetings the member has starred. Favorites are stored
+    // server-side in event.mod_meetings_json.favorite (array of Novi UUIDs), so
+    // they persist across browsers without requiring a Novi API write capability.
+    qry__favorites_only: boolean;
+    // Collapse the "Meeting Info" data store panel. Persisted so preference survives reloads.
+    ds_info_collapsed: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface IdaaLocState {
+    novi_uuid: string | null;
+    novi_email: string | null;
+    novi_full_name: string | null;
+    // True after a successful Novi API verification (UUID confirmed to be a real Novi member).
+    // False on load, on verification failure, or for non-Novi sign-in paths.
+    novi_verified: boolean;
+    // Timestamp (ms since epoch) when the last successful verification occurred.
+    // Used to cache verification results and avoid repeated Novi API calls.
+    novi_verified_ts: number | null;
+    // Populated from $ae_loc.site_cfg_json at IDAA layout mount — not managed here.
+    // See routes/idaa/(idaa)/+layout.svelte for the override logic.
+    novi_admin_li: string[];
+    novi_trusted_li: string[];
+    novi_jitsi_mod_li: string[];
+
+    archives: IdaaArchivesLoc;
+    bb: IdaaBbLoc;
+    recovery_meetings: IdaaRecoveryMeetingsLoc;
+}
+
+// ---- Defaults ----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export const idaa_loc_defaults: IdaaLocState = {
+    novi_uuid: null,
+    novi_email: null,
+    novi_full_name: null,
+    novi_verified: false,
+    novi_verified_ts: null,
+    novi_admin_li: [],
+    novi_trusted_li: [],
+    novi_jitsi_mod_li: [],
+
+    archives: {
+        enabled: 'enabled',
+        hidden: 'not_hidden',
+        limit: 150,
+        offset: 0,
+        edit_kv: {},
+        edit__archive_obj: null,
+        edit__archive_content_obj: null
+    },
+
+    bb: {
+        enabled: 'enabled',
+        hidden: 'not_hidden',
+        limit: 50,
+        offset: 0,
+        edit_kv: {},
+        edit__post_obj: null,
+        edit__post_comment_obj: null,
+        show_list__post_obj_li: true,
+        qry__enabled: 'enabled',
+        qry__hidden: 'not_hidden',
+        qry__limit: 25,
+        qry__offset: 0,
+        qry__order_by: 'updated_on',
+        qry__order_by_li: { updated_on: 'DESC', created_on: 'DESC' }
+    },
+
+    recovery_meetings: {
+        edit_kv: {},
+        edit__event_obj: null,
+        qry__enabled: 'enabled',
+        qry__hidden: 'not_hidden',
+        qry__limit: 100,
+        qry__order_by: 'updated_on',
+        qry__order_by_li: {
+            priority: 'DESC',
+            sort: 'DESC',
+            updated_on: 'DESC',
+            created_on: 'DESC',
+            name: 'ASC'
+        },
+        qry__offset: 0,
+        qry__fulltext_str: null,
+        qry__physical: null,
+        qry__type: null,
+        qry__virtual: null,
+        qry__favorites_only: false,
+        ds_info_collapsed: false
+    }
+};
+
+// ---- Store -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// Note: the top-level spread in deserialize ensures new top-level fields get
+// their defaults after a browser upgrade. Nested objects (archives, bb,
+// recovery_meetings) are replaced wholesale from localStorage — if a new field
+// is added to a nested object, it will not auto-populate until the user clears
+// their storage. This is the same trade-off as the events sub-stores.
+export const idaa_loc = new PersistedState('ae_idaa_loc', idaa_loc_defaults, {
+    serializer: {
+        serialize: JSON.stringify,
+        deserialize: (raw: string) => ({ ...idaa_loc_defaults, ...JSON.parse(raw) })
+    }
+});