From 81da58ab9c142c2c0cd70e848175ffbca6509a77 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: gramps <gramps@llamachile.shop>
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2026 13:27:07 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Log: alert resolver uses state-change logging instead of 1/s

Logs on transition between has-frame and null, and re-logs at most
every 10s to avoid spam while idle. No behavior change to the resolve path.
---
 ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs | 12 ++++++++----
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs b/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
index 6c70a47..a7796ac 100644
--- a/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
+++ b/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
@@ -501,18 +501,22 @@ public partial class MainViewModel : ViewModelBase
         if (element is Source { Type: SourceType.AlertBox } alert)
         {
             var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
-            if (now - _lastAlertResolveLog >= TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1))
+            bool hasFrame = frame != null;
+            bool wasLoggedThisState = hasFrame == _lastAlertHadFrame;
+            if (!wasLoggedThisState || now - _lastAlertResolveLog >= TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10))
             {
+                _lastAlertHadFrame = hasFrame;
                 _lastAlertResolveLog = now;
-                AppLog.Write(frame == null
-                    ? $"Output resolver: alert box '{alert.Id}' frame is null (visible={alert.IsVisible} playing={_alertLayer.IsPlaying}) — skipped in composite"
-                    : $"Output resolver: alert box '{alert.Id}' frame {frame!.Width}x{frame!.Height} (visible={alert.IsVisible} playing={_alertLayer.IsPlaying})");
+                AppLog.Write(hasFrame
+                    ? $"Output resolver: alert box '{alert.Id}' frame {frame!.Width}x{frame!.Height} (visible={alert.IsVisible} playing={_alertLayer.IsPlaying})"
+                    : $"Output resolver: alert box '{alert.Id}' frame is null (visible={alert.IsVisible} playing={_alertLayer.IsPlaying}) — skipped in composite");
             }
         }
         return frame;
     }
 
     private DateTime _lastAlertResolveLog = DateTime.MinValue;
+    private bool _lastAlertHadFrame = false;
 
     private DateTime _lastWebcamNullLog = DateTime.MinValue;