Fix AI quote reliability on mobile: compress photos + add fetch timeout

- Compress photos client-side before uploading (1200px max, JPEG 85%):
  full-res phone photos (5-15 MB) → ~150-250 KB, dramatically reducing
  upload time on slow mobile connections and Anthropic processing time
- Add 120s AbortController to both AiAnalyzeItem fetch calls so a stalled
  mobile connection produces a clear 'timed out' error instead of spinning forever
- After 30s show 'Still analyzing… this can take a minute on mobile' to
  reassure users the request is in progress
- Reset loading text on retry so the slow-connection hint doesn't persist

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

src/PowderCoating.Web/Controllers/KioskController.cs

@@ -717,5 +717,9 @@ public class KioskController : Controller
 
         ViewBag.SessionToken = session.SessionToken;
         ViewBag.SessionType  = session.SessionType;
+
+        // Reset to Welcome screen after 45 s of inactivity on any intake step.
+        // The Welcome screen itself stays on indefinitely (no timeout override there).
+        ViewBag.InactivityTimeoutMs = 45_000;
     }
 }

src/PowderCoating.Web/Views/Kiosk/Intake/Terms.cshtml

@@ -90,9 +90,7 @@
 @if (isInPerson)
 {
     @section Scripts {
-        <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/signature_pad@4.1.7/dist/signature_pad.umd.min.js"
-                integrity="sha384-bQMMRVcRi5vEIBLKnB4FY7tBOA9k/Qvd/9zSWMNO4h0zfB2qLj4DV2R/JyPAbF3"
-                crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
+        <script src="~/lib/signature-pad/signature_pad.umd.min.js"></script>
         <script src="~/js/kiosk-terms.js"></script>
     }
 }

src/PowderCoating.Web/Views/Shared/_KioskLayout.cshtml

@@ -59,16 +59,19 @@
 
 </div>
 
-@* Inactivity timer — redirect to Welcome after 5 minutes of no input *@
+@* Inactivity timer — redirect to Welcome when idle too long.
+   Intake steps set ViewBag.InactivityTimeoutMs = 45000 (45 s).
+   Welcome screen keeps the default 5-minute timeout. *@
 @{
     bool showInactivityTimer = (bool)(ViewBag.ShowInactivityTimer ?? true);
     string welcomeUrl = ViewBag.WelcomeUrl as string ?? "/Kiosk/Welcome";
+    int inactivityMs = ViewBag.InactivityTimeoutMs as int? ?? (5 * 60 * 1000);
 }
 @if (showInactivityTimer)
 {
     <script>
         (function () {
-            var TIMEOUT_MS = 5 * 60 * 1000;
+            var TIMEOUT_MS = @inactivityMs;
             var timer;
             function reset() {
                 clearTimeout(timer);

src/PowderCoating.Web/wwwroot/js/item-wizard.js

@@ -1166,16 +1166,50 @@ function aiHandleDrop(event) {
     Array.from(event.dataTransfer.files).forEach(aiUploadFile);
 }
 
+// Resize + recompress an image file before upload so phone photos (5-15 MB)
+// don't saturate mobile upload bandwidth or slow down Anthropic processing.
+// Max 1200px on the long edge, JPEG at 85% quality — ~150-250 KB typical output.
+// Non-image files and GIFs are returned unchanged.
+async function aiCompressImage(file, maxPx = 1200, quality = 0.85) {
+    if (!file.type.startsWith('image/') || file.type === 'image/gif') return file;
+    return new Promise(resolve => {
+        const reader = new FileReader();
+        reader.onload = e => {
+            const img = new Image();
+            img.onload = () => {
+                const scale = Math.min(1, maxPx / Math.max(img.width, img.height));
+                const w = Math.round(img.width * scale);
+                const h = Math.round(img.height * scale);
+                const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+                canvas.width  = w;
+                canvas.height = h;
+                canvas.getContext('2d').drawImage(img, 0, 0, w, h);
+                canvas.toBlob(blob => {
+                    if (!blob || blob.size >= file.size) { resolve(file); return; }
+                    resolve(new File([blob], file.name.replace(/\.[^.]+$/, '.jpg'), { type: 'image/jpeg' }));
+                }, 'image/jpeg', quality);
+            };
+            img.onerror = () => resolve(file);
+            img.src = e.target.result;
+        };
+        reader.onerror = () => resolve(file);
+        reader.readAsDataURL(file);
+    });
+}
+
 async function aiUploadFile(file) {
-    // Read as data: URL — blob: URLs are blocked by CSP; data: is explicitly allowed
+    // Compress before uploading — full-res phone photos slow upload + Anthropic API
+    const compressed = await aiCompressImage(file);
+
+    // Read compressed bytes for the thumbnail preview (blob: URLs blocked by CSP)
     const previewUrl = await new Promise(resolve => {
         const reader = new FileReader();
         reader.onload = e => resolve(e.target.result);
         reader.onerror = () => resolve('');
-        reader.readAsDataURL(file);
+        reader.readAsDataURL(compressed);
     });
     const formData = new FormData();
-    formData.append('file', file);
+    formData.append('file', compressed);
     formData.append('__RequestVerificationToken',
         document.querySelector('input[name="__RequestVerificationToken"]')?.value || '');
 
@@ -1278,15 +1312,27 @@ async function aiAnalyze() {
     };
 
     const analyzeUrl = pageMeta.aiAnalyzeUrl || '/Quotes/AiAnalyzeItem';
+    const controller = new AbortController();
+    // Abort after 120 s — server-side Anthropic timeout is 60 s per attempt with retries;
+    // 120 s gives room for one retry plus network round-trip on a slow mobile connection.
+    const hardTimeout   = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), 120_000);
+    // After 30 s without a response, update the spinner text so the user knows it's working.
+    const slowWarning   = setTimeout(() => {
+        const t = document.getElementById('ai_loadingText');
+        if (t) t.textContent = 'Still analyzing… this can take a minute on mobile connections.';
+    }, 30_000);
     try {
         const resp = await fetch(analyzeUrl, {
             method: 'POST',
+            signal: controller.signal,
             headers: {
                 'Content-Type': 'application/json',
                 'RequestVerificationToken': document.querySelector('input[name="__RequestVerificationToken"]')?.value || ''
             },
             body: JSON.stringify(payload)
         });
+        clearTimeout(hardTimeout);
+        clearTimeout(slowWarning);
         if (!resp.ok) {
             if (resp.status === 401 || resp.status === 302 || resp.redirected) {
                 throw new Error('Your session has expired. Please refresh the page and sign in again.');
@@ -1301,9 +1347,15 @@ async function aiAnalyze() {
         const result = await resp.json();
         aiHandleResult(result);
     } catch (err) {
+        clearTimeout(hardTimeout);
+        clearTimeout(slowWarning);
         console.error('AI analyze error:', err);
         aiSetLoading(false);
-        aiShowError(err.message);
+        if (err.name === 'AbortError') {
+            aiShowError('The request timed out — your connection may be slow. Please try again.');
+        } else {
+            aiShowError(err.message);
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -1340,15 +1392,24 @@ async function aiSendFollowup() {
     };
 
     const analyzeUrl = pageMeta.aiAnalyzeUrl || '/Quotes/AiAnalyzeItem';
+    const controller2  = new AbortController();
+    const hardTimeout2 = setTimeout(() => controller2.abort(), 120_000);
+    const slowWarning2 = setTimeout(() => {
+        const t = document.getElementById('ai_loadingText');
+        if (t) t.textContent = 'Still analyzing… this can take a minute on mobile connections.';
+    }, 30_000);
     try {
         const resp = await fetch(analyzeUrl, {
             method: 'POST',
+            signal: controller2.signal,
             headers: {
                 'Content-Type': 'application/json',
                 'RequestVerificationToken': document.querySelector('input[name="__RequestVerificationToken"]')?.value || ''
             },
             body: JSON.stringify(payload)
         });
+        clearTimeout(hardTimeout2);
+        clearTimeout(slowWarning2);
         if (!resp.ok) {
             if (resp.status === 401 || resp.status === 302 || resp.redirected) {
                 throw new Error('Your session has expired. Please refresh the page and sign in again.');
@@ -1362,9 +1423,15 @@ async function aiSendFollowup() {
         const result = await resp.json();
         aiHandleResult(result);
     } catch (err) {
+        clearTimeout(hardTimeout2);
+        clearTimeout(slowWarning2);
         console.error('AI follow-up error:', err);
         aiSetLoading(false);
-        aiShowError(err.message);
+        if (err.name === 'AbortError') {
+            aiShowError('The request timed out — your connection may be slow. Please try again.');
+        } else {
+            aiShowError(err.message);
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -1445,12 +1512,14 @@ function aiRemoveTag(tag) {
 }
 
 function aiSetLoading(isLoading) {
-    const btn = document.getElementById('ai_analyzeBtn');
+    const btn     = document.getElementById('ai_analyzeBtn');
     const spinner = document.getElementById('ai_loadingSpinner');
-    const text = document.getElementById('ai_loadingText');
+    const text    = document.getElementById('ai_loadingText');
     if (btn) btn.disabled = isLoading;
     spinner?.classList.toggle('d-none', !isLoading);
     text?.classList.toggle('d-none', !isLoading);
+    // Reset text so a retry after the slow-connection warning shows the default message
+    if (!isLoading && text) text.textContent = 'Analyzing photos, please wait…';
 }
 
 function aiShowError(message) {

src/PowderCoating.Web/wwwroot/js/kiosk-terms.js

@@ -3,46 +3,59 @@
 (function () {
     // ── Signature pad (InPerson sessions only) ─────────────────────────────────
     const canvas = document.getElementById("signatureCanvas");
-    if (canvas) {
-        const pad = new SignaturePad(canvas, { penColor: "#1e293b" });
+    if (!canvas) return;
 
-        // Scale canvas to device pixel ratio for crisp rendering on high-DPI tablets
-        function resizeCanvas() {
-            const ratio = Math.max(window.devicePixelRatio || 1, 1);
-            canvas.width  = canvas.offsetWidth  * ratio;
-            canvas.height = canvas.offsetHeight * ratio;
-            canvas.getContext("2d").scale(ratio, ratio);
-            pad.clear();
-        }
-        resizeCanvas();
-        window.addEventListener("resize", resizeCanvas);
+    if (typeof SignaturePad === "undefined") {
+        console.error("signature_pad failed to load — signature capture unavailable");
+        canvas.parentElement.insertAdjacentHTML("beforeend",
+            '<p class="text-danger small mt-1">Signature pad failed to load. Please refresh the page.</p>');
+        return;
+    }
 
-        // Show visual feedback when the canvas has been signed
-        pad.addEventListener("endStroke", function () {
-            canvas.classList.add("signed");
-        });
+    const pad = new SignaturePad(canvas, { penColor: "#1e293b" });
 
-        document.getElementById("clearSignatureBtn")?.addEventListener("click", function () {
-            pad.clear();
-            canvas.classList.remove("signed");
-        });
+    // Scale canvas to device pixel ratio — must run after layout so offsetWidth is non-zero.
+    // requestAnimationFrame ensures the browser has finished its first layout pass.
+    function resizeCanvas() {
+        const ratio = Math.max(window.devicePixelRatio || 1, 1);
+        const w = canvas.offsetWidth;
+        const h = canvas.offsetHeight;
+        if (w === 0 || h === 0) return;   // layout not ready yet; resize event will retry
+        canvas.width  = w * ratio;
+        canvas.height = h * ratio;
+        canvas.getContext("2d").scale(ratio, ratio);
+        pad.clear();
+    }
 
-        // On submit: write base64 PNG to the hidden input
-        const form = document.getElementById("termsForm");
-        if (form) {
-            form.addEventListener("submit", function (e) {
-                const hiddenInput = document.getElementById("SignatureDataBase64");
-                if (hiddenInput) {
-                    if (pad.isEmpty()) {
-                        e.preventDefault();
-                        const msg = document.getElementById("signatureError");
-                        if (msg) msg.classList.remove("d-none");
-                        canvas.classList.add("is-invalid");
-                        return;
-                    }
-                    hiddenInput.value = pad.toDataURL("image/png");
+    requestAnimationFrame(resizeCanvas);
+    window.addEventListener("resize", resizeCanvas);
+
+    // Visual feedback when the canvas has been signed
+    pad.addEventListener("endStroke", function () {
+        canvas.classList.add("signed");
+    });
+
+    document.getElementById("clearSignatureBtn")?.addEventListener("click", function () {
+        pad.clear();
+        canvas.classList.remove("signed");
+    });
+
+    // On submit: write base64 PNG to the hidden input
+    const form = document.getElementById("termsForm");
+    if (form) {
+        form.addEventListener("submit", function (e) {
+            const hiddenInput = document.getElementById("SignatureDataBase64");
+            if (hiddenInput) {
+                if (pad.isEmpty()) {
+                    e.preventDefault();
+                    const msg = document.getElementById("signatureError");
+                    if (msg) msg.classList.remove("d-none");
+                    canvas.classList.add("is-invalid");
+                    canvas.scrollIntoView({ behavior: "smooth", block: "center" });
+                    return;
                 }
-            });
-        }
+                hiddenInput.value = pad.toDataURL("image/png");
+            }
+        });
     }
 })();