From 7d49209c0b1320794f4608c7c7a026c66e32d399 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nils Pukropp <nils@narl.io>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2026 02:30:52 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat: implement smart scraper authentication with cookie
 persistence and visual status indicators

---
 frontend/electron/main.ts        |  3 ++-
 frontend/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx | 10 ++++++----
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frontend/electron/main.ts b/frontend/electron/main.ts
index f61e378..a009e28 100644
--- a/frontend/electron/main.ts
+++ b/frontend/electron/main.ts
@@ -495,7 +495,8 @@ ipcMain.handle('open-external', (event, url: string) => shell.openExternal(url))
 
 ipcMain.handle('open-steam-login', async (event, expectedSteamId: string) => {
   const loginSession = session.fromPartition('persist:steam-login');
-  await loginSession.clearStorageData({ storages: ['cookies', 'localstorage', 'indexdb'] });
+  // Removed: automatic clearStorageData to allow cookie persistence
+
   return new Promise<boolean>((resolve) => {
     const loginWindow = new BrowserWindow({
       width: 800, height: 700, parent: mainWindow || undefined, modal: true, title: 'Login to Steam',
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx
index d124445..f80e991 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx
@@ -510,18 +510,20 @@ const AccountRow: React.FC<{
           )}
 
           {/* Scraper Auth Button - Controls the optional cooldown tracking */}
-          <Tooltip title={account.steamLoginSecure ? "Refresh scraper session" : "Authenticate for cooldown tracking"}>
+          <Tooltip title={account.steamLoginSecure && !account.authError ? "Session valid" : (account.steamLoginSecure ? "Refresh scraper session" : "Authenticate for cooldown tracking")}>
             <IconButton 
               size="small" 
               onClick={onAuth} 
+              disabled={!!(account.steamLoginSecure && !account.authError)}
               sx={{ 
-                color: account.steamLoginSecure ? 'success.main' : 'warning.main',
+                color: account.steamLoginSecure && !account.authError ? 'success.main' : (account.authError ? 'error.main' : 'warning.main'),
                 border: '1px solid',
                 borderColor: 'divider',
-                borderRadius: 1
+                borderRadius: 1,
+                opacity: account.steamLoginSecure && !account.authError ? 0.6 : 1
               }}
             >
-              {account.steamLoginSecure ? <BoltIcon fontSize="inherit" /> : <LockResetIcon fontSize="inherit" />}
+              {account.steamLoginSecure && !account.authError ? <ShieldIcon fontSize="inherit" /> : (account.authError ? <LockResetIcon fontSize="inherit" /> : <BoltIcon fontSize="inherit" />)}
             </IconButton>
           </Tooltip>