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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+import {useSaveData} from '@app/features/app/hooks/useSaveData';
+import * as ImageCacheUtils from '@app/features/messaging/utils/ImageCacheUtils';
+import {buildViewerMediaURL, isViewerImageItem} from '@app/features/messaging/utils/MediaViewerItemUtils';
+import type {MediaViewerItem} from '@app/features/ui/state/MediaViewer';
+import {useCallback, useEffect, useRef} from 'react';
+
+export const MEDIA_VIEWER_HOVER_WARM_DELAY_MS = 220;
+
+export interface MediaViewerWarmGates {
+	saveData: boolean;
+	allowAnimated: boolean;
+}
+
+export function resolveViewerWarmURL(item: MediaViewerItem, gates: MediaViewerWarmGates): string | null {
+	if (gates.saveData) {
+		return null;
+	}
+	if (item.src.length === 0 || item.src.startsWith('blob:')) {
+		return null;
+	}
+	if (!isViewerImageItem(item)) {
+		return null;
+	}
+	if ((item.animated === true || item.type === 'gif') && !gates.allowAnimated) {
+		return null;
+	}
+	const url = buildViewerMediaURL(item);
+	if (url.length === 0 || ImageCacheUtils.hasImage(url)) {
+		return null;
+	}
+	return url;
+}
+
+export interface UseMediaViewerHoverWarmOptions {
+	allowAnimated: boolean;
+	enabled?: boolean;
+}
+
+export function useMediaViewerHoverWarm(
+	item: MediaViewerItem | null | undefined,
+	{allowAnimated, enabled = true}: UseMediaViewerHoverWarmOptions,
+): {
+	scheduleViewerWarm: () => void;
+	cancelViewerWarm: () => void;
+} {
+	const saveData = useSaveData();
+	const timerRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+	const cancelViewerWarm = useCallback(() => {
+		if (timerRef.current == null || typeof window === 'undefined') {
+			timerRef.current = null;
+			return;
+		}
+		window.clearTimeout(timerRef.current);
+		timerRef.current = null;
+	}, []);
+	const warmViewerNow = useCallback(() => {
+		cancelViewerWarm();
+		if (item == null) {
+			return;
+		}
+		const url = resolveViewerWarmURL(item, {saveData, allowAnimated});
+		if (url == null) {
+			return;
+		}
+		ImageCacheUtils.warmImage(url);
+	}, [allowAnimated, cancelViewerWarm, item, saveData]);
+	const scheduleViewerWarm = useCallback(() => {
+		if (!enabled || item == null || typeof window === 'undefined') {
+			return;
+		}
+		cancelViewerWarm();
+		timerRef.current = window.setTimeout(warmViewerNow, MEDIA_VIEWER_HOVER_WARM_DELAY_MS);
+	}, [cancelViewerWarm, enabled, item, warmViewerNow]);
+	useEffect(() => cancelViewerWarm, [allowAnimated, cancelViewerWarm, enabled, item?.src, saveData]);
+	return {scheduleViewerWarm, cancelViewerWarm};
+}