From 6e3be3881f600153ed98c06880965da62283a784 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bobby <bobbyskhs@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:18:25 +0530
Subject: Hold the initial-load progress bar to the first session entry and
 skip it on return

---
 loading/lifecycle.ts | 15 +++++++++++++++
 routes/+page.svelte  | 11 +++++++++--
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 loading/lifecycle.ts

diff --git a/loading/lifecycle.ts b/loading/lifecycle.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef9f2d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/loading/lifecycle.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+let completed = false
+
+/**
+ * Whether the initial-load pipeline has finished during this browser
+ * session. Navigating away from the Begin screen and returning should
+ * not replay the progress bar — once it has run, it has run.
+ */
+export function hasCompletedInitialLoad(): boolean {
+  return completed
+}
+
+/** Record that the initial load has finished. Idempotent. */
+export function markInitialLoadComplete(): void {
+  completed = true
+}
diff --git a/routes/+page.svelte b/routes/+page.svelte
index c807b41..babf994 100644
--- a/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -6,14 +6,21 @@
   import InitialLoadScreen from '@hollowdark/lib/screens/InitialLoadScreen.svelte'
   import { runStubInitialLoad } from '@hollowdark/loading/stub'
   import { detectBeginState, type BeginState } from '@hollowdark/loading/session'
+  import {
+    hasCompletedInitialLoad,
+    markInitialLoadComplete
+  } from '@hollowdark/loading/lifecycle'
 
   type View = 'loading' | 'begin'
 
-  let view: View = $state('loading')
+  let view: View = $state(hasCompletedInitialLoad() ? 'begin' : 'loading')
   let beginState: BeginState = $state({ kind: 'first-ever' })
 
   onMount(async () => {
-    await runStubInitialLoad()
+    if (!hasCompletedInitialLoad()) {
+      await runStubInitialLoad()
+      markInitialLoadComplete()
+    }
     beginState = await detectBeginState()
     view = 'begin'
   })
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