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+/**
+ * Per-(list, actor) coalescing debounce for list-change push notifications (D-01).
+ *
+ * A grocery burst — many rapid saves — collapses into a single push dispatch
+ * instead of one push per change. The window is sliding: each new call within
+ * the window resets the timer, so the dispatch fires once the member pauses.
+ *
+ * Exports: coalesceListPush
+ */
+
+type DispatchFn = (listId: number, actorId: number, count: number) => Promise<void>
+
+type PendingEntry = {
+  count: number
+  timer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>
+}
+
+// Module-level singleton — keyed by `${listId}:${actorId}`.
+// Entries are self-deleting: deleted when the timer fires.
+const pending = new Map<string, PendingEntry>()
+
+/**
+ * Coalesce list-change push notifications for a single (list, actor) pair.
+ *
+ * @param listId    - The list that changed.
+ * @param actorId   - The member who made the change (userId). Used as the
+ *                    excludeUserId argument to dispatch so the actor is never
+ *                    notified of their own changes (D-03).
+ * @param dispatch  - Called once per coalesce window with (listId, actorId, count).
+ *                    The caller fans out to all subscribers except actorId.
+ * @param windowMs  - Sliding debounce window in milliseconds (default 45 s).
+ */
+export function coalesceListPush(
+  listId: number,
+  actorId: number,
+  dispatch: DispatchFn,
+  windowMs = 45_000,
+): void {
+  const key = `${listId}:${actorId}`
+  const existing = pending.get(key)
+
+  if (existing) {
+    // Extend the window on every new call within the burst (sliding debounce).
+    clearTimeout(existing.timer)
+    existing.count++
+    existing.timer = setTimeout(() => fire(key, listId, actorId, dispatch), windowMs)
+  } else {
+    // First call in a new burst — start a fresh entry.
+    const timer = setTimeout(() => fire(key, listId, actorId, dispatch), windowMs)
+    pending.set(key, { count: 1, timer })
+  }
+}
+
+function fire(
+  key: string,
+  listId: number,
+  actorId: number,
+  dispatch: DispatchFn,
+): void {
+  const entry = pending.get(key)
+  if (!entry) return
+  const count = entry.count
+  pending.delete(key)
+  dispatch(listId, actorId, count).catch((err: unknown) => {
+    console.error(
+      `[pushCoalescer] dispatch failed for list ${listId}:`,
+      err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err),
+    )
+  })
+}