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+package app.closer.data.remote
+
+import app.closer.crypto.CoupleEncryptionManager
+import app.closer.crypto.FieldEncryptor
+import app.closer.domain.model.DateReflection
+import com.google.firebase.firestore.FirebaseFirestore
+import kotlinx.coroutines.channels.awaitClose
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.callbackFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.suspendCancellableCoroutine
+import org.json.JSONObject
+import javax.inject.Inject
+import javax.inject.Singleton
+import kotlin.coroutines.resume
+import kotlin.coroutines.resumeWithException
+
+/**
+ * Post-date reflections — mirrors the daily-question couple-key reveal:
+ * `couples/{coupleId}/date_reflections/{dateId}/answers/{userId}` (+ read-gated `secure/payload`).
+ * "Neither partner reads the other until both reflect" is enforced by the Firestore rule, not client code.
+ */
+@Singleton
+class FirestoreDateReflectionDataSource @Inject constructor(
+    private val db: FirebaseFirestore,
+    private val encryptionManager: CoupleEncryptionManager,
+    private val fieldEncryptor: FieldEncryptor
+) {
+    private fun answerRef(coupleId: String, dateId: String, userId: String) =
+        db.collection(FirestoreCollections.COUPLES).document(coupleId)
+            .collection(FirestoreCollections.Couples.DATE_REFLECTIONS).document(dateId)
+            .collection(FirestoreCollections.DailyQuestion.ANSWERS).document(userId)
+
+    private fun securePayloadRef(coupleId: String, dateId: String, userId: String) =
+        answerRef(coupleId, dateId, userId).collection("secure").document("payload")
+
+    /** Save my reflection: encrypted content in the gated secure subdoc + a content-free metadata doc. */
+    suspend fun saveReflection(coupleId: String, dateId: String, userId: String, reflection: DateReflection) {
+        val aead = encryptionManager.aeadFor(coupleId)
+            ?: throw IllegalStateException("Couple key unavailable for $coupleId")
+        val payload = fieldEncryptor.encrypt(encode(reflection), aead, coupleId)
+        val now = System.currentTimeMillis()
+        suspendCancellableCoroutine<Unit> { cont ->
+            securePayloadRef(coupleId, dateId, userId).set(mapOf("encryptedPayload" to payload))
+                .addOnSuccessListener { cont.resume(Unit) }.addOnFailureListener { cont.resumeWithException(it) }
+        }
+        suspendCancellableCoroutine<Unit> { cont ->
+            answerRef(coupleId, dateId, userId).set(
+                mapOf(
+                    "userId" to userId,
+                    "schemaVersion" to DateReflection.SCHEMA_VERSION,
+                    "createdAt" to now,
+                    "updatedAt" to now,
+                    "isRevealed" to false
+                )
+            ).addOnSuccessListener { cont.resume(Unit) }.addOnFailureListener { cont.resumeWithException(it) }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** True once a user has reflected (metadata doc readable by both → drives the "your turn" state). */
+    suspend fun hasReflected(coupleId: String, dateId: String, userId: String): Boolean =
+        suspendCancellableCoroutine { cont ->
+            answerRef(coupleId, dateId, userId).get()
+                .addOnSuccessListener { cont.resume(it.exists()) }
+                .addOnFailureListener { cont.resume(false) }
+        }
+
+    /** Live "has this user reflected?" — lets the reflection screen complete the reveal in real time. */
+    fun observeReflected(coupleId: String, dateId: String, userId: String): Flow<Boolean> = callbackFlow {
+        val reg = answerRef(coupleId, dateId, userId).addSnapshotListener { snap, err ->
+            if (err != null) return@addSnapshotListener
+            trySend(snap?.exists() == true)
+        }
+        awaitClose { reg.remove() }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Read + decrypt a user's reflection content from the gated `secure` subdoc. Returns null when the
+     * read is denied (partner hasn't reflected yet → privacy gate) or the key is unavailable here.
+     */
+    suspend fun decryptReflectionFor(coupleId: String, dateId: String, userId: String): DateReflection? {
+        val payload = runCatching {
+            suspendCancellableCoroutine<String?> { cont ->
+                securePayloadRef(coupleId, dateId, userId).get()
+                    .addOnSuccessListener { cont.resume(it.getString("encryptedPayload")) }
+                    .addOnFailureListener { cont.resumeWithException(it) }
+            }
+        }.getOrNull() ?: return null
+        val aead = encryptionManager.aeadFor(coupleId) ?: return null
+        val json = fieldEncryptor.decrypt(payload, aead, coupleId) ?: return null
+        return runCatching {
+            val o = JSONObject(json)
+            DateReflection(
+                dateId = dateId,
+                userId = userId,
+                favoriteMoment = o.optString("favoriteMoment"),
+                surprise = o.optString("surprise"),
+                appreciated = o.optString("appreciated"),
+                isRevealed = true,
+                schemaVersion = o.optInt("schemaVersion", DateReflection.SCHEMA_VERSION)
+            )
+        }.getOrNull()
+    }
+
+    /** Flag my reflection revealed — drives the optional "[partner] opened your reflection" push. */
+    suspend fun markRevealed(coupleId: String, dateId: String, userId: String): Unit =
+        suspendCancellableCoroutine { cont ->
+            answerRef(coupleId, dateId, userId).update(mapOf("isRevealed" to true))
+                .addOnSuccessListener { cont.resume(Unit) }
+                .addOnFailureListener { cont.resume(Unit) } // best-effort
+        }
+
+    private fun encode(r: DateReflection): String = JSONObject().apply {
+        put("favoriteMoment", r.favoriteMoment)
+        put("surprise", r.surprise)
+        put("appreciated", r.appreciated)
+        put("schemaVersion", DateReflection.SCHEMA_VERSION)
+    }.toString()
+}