enhance lesson generation and focus mode functionality

app/pages/learn/[id]/index.vue

@@ -529,6 +529,7 @@ const focusMode = ref(false);
 const currentChunk = ref<{ text: string; start: number; end: number } | null>(null);
 const karaokeAudioEl = ref<HTMLAudioElement | null>(null);
 const questionPlaying = ref(false);
+const focusEverActivated = ref(false);
 
 if (import.meta.client) {
   const stored = localStorage.getItem("revisione-focus-mode");
@@ -543,8 +544,10 @@ const hasAudio = computed(() => {
 const showKaraoke = computed(() => {
   if (!focusMode.value) return false;
   const ds = displayStep.value;
-  return (lessonState.mode === "main" || lessonState.mode === "branch") &&
-    (ds?.type === "concept" || ds?.type === "example");
+  if (!((lessonState.mode === "main" || lessonState.mode === "branch") &&
+    (ds?.type === "concept" || ds?.type === "example"))) return false;
+  // dont show overlay if this step has no audio — avoids perma-"..." with missing TTS
+  return !!(ds?.audioPath && ds?.audioChunks && (ds.audioChunks as any[]).length > 0);
 });
 
 const showQuestionOverlay = computed(() =>
@@ -554,10 +557,24 @@ const showQuestionOverlay = computed(() =>
   questionPlaying.value
 );
 
-function toggleFocusMode() {
+async function toggleFocusMode() {
   focusMode.value = !focusMode.value;
   if (import.meta.client) localStorage.setItem("revisione-focus-mode", String(focusMode.value));
+
   if (focusMode.value) {
+    // on first activation, re-fetch lesson so we have the latest audio paths from the DB
+    if (!focusEverActivated.value) {
+      focusEverActivated.value = true;
+      try {
+        const fresh = await $fetch<any>(`/api/topics/${topicId}/lesson`);
+        lesson.value = fresh;
+        const s0 = fresh?.content?.steps?.[0];
+        console.log("[focus] step 0 audioPath:", s0?.audioPath, "| chunks:", s0?.audioChunks?.length ?? "none");
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.warn("[focus] re-fetch failed, using cached lesson data", e);
+      }
+    }
+
     nextTick(() => startStepAudio());
   } else {
     stopAllAudio();
@@ -686,7 +703,16 @@ function startStepAudio() {
     if (!s) return;
 
     if (s.type === "concept" || s.type === "example" || s.type === "summary") {
-      if (!s.audioPath || !s.audioChunks) return;
+      if (!s.audioPath || !s.audioChunks || (s.audioChunks as any[]).length === 0) {
+        // no usable audio for this step — skip it automatically so focus mode stays alive
+        if (!isLastMainStep.value) {
+          lessonState.stepIndex++;
+          nextTick(() => startStepAudio());
+        } else {
+          completeLesson();
+        }
+        return;
+      }
       const audio = karaokeAudioEl.value;
       if (!audio) return;
       audio.src = s.audioPath;
@@ -705,7 +731,10 @@ function startStepAudio() {
     }
   } else if (lessonState.mode === "branch") {
     const bs = currentBranchStep.value;
-    if (!bs?.audioPath || !bs.audioChunks) return;
+    if (!bs?.audioPath || !bs.audioChunks || (bs.audioChunks as any[]).length === 0) {
+      advanceBranchStep();
+      return;
+    }
     const audio = karaokeAudioEl.value;
     if (!audio) return;
     audio.src = bs.audioPath;

server/api/topics/[id]/generate.post.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { db } from "../../../db/index";
 import { topics, lessons } from "../../../db/schema";
-import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { eq, and } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { generateLesson } from "../../../utils/generateLesson";
 
 export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
@@ -19,6 +19,18 @@ export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
 
   try {
     await generateLesson(id);
+
+    // pre-generate the next topic silently
+    const currentTopic = await db.query.topics.findFirst({ where: eq(topics.id, id) });
+    const nextTopic = await db.query.topics.findFirst({
+      where: and(
+        eq(topics.courseId, currentTopic!.courseId),
+        eq(topics.order, currentTopic!.order + 1),
+        eq(topics.status, "pending")
+      )
+    });
+    if (nextTopic) generateLesson(nextTopic.id);
+
     return { status: "ready" };
   } catch (err: any) {
     console.error(`[generate.post] topic ${id} failed: ${err?.message ?? err}`);