From 512afb07e754672a0b35182f020ac2903d7902b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: thePR0M3TH3AN <53631862+PR0M3TH3AN@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2026 14:20:43 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add for-you empty state controller

---
 js/forYouView.js  | 143 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 js/viewManager.js |   2 +
 2 files changed, 145 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 js/forYouView.js

diff --git a/js/forYouView.js b/js/forYouView.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8fceac2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/forYouView.js
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+import { getApplication } from "./applicationContext.js";
+import { devLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
+
+const VIDEO_CARD_SELECTOR = "[data-component=\"video-card\"]";
+const EMPTY_STATE_SELECTOR = "[data-for-you-empty-state]";
+const LOADING_SELECTOR = ".sidebar-loading-wrapper";
+
+class ForYouView {
+  constructor({ document: doc = document } = {}) {
+    this.document = doc;
+    this.container = null;
+    this.observer = null;
+    this.handleContainerClick = this.handleContainerClick.bind(this);
+    this.handleMutation = this.handleMutation.bind(this);
+  }
+
+  init() {
+    this.container = this.document?.getElementById("videoList") || null;
+    if (!this.container) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.container.addEventListener("click", this.handleContainerClick);
+    this.observeContainer();
+    this.updateEmptyState();
+  }
+
+  observeContainer() {
+    if (!this.container || typeof MutationObserver === "undefined") {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (this.observer) {
+      this.observer.disconnect();
+    }
+
+    this.observer = new MutationObserver(this.handleMutation);
+    this.observer.observe(this.container, {
+      childList: true,
+      subtree: true,
+    });
+  }
+
+  handleMutation() {
+    this.updateEmptyState();
+  }
+
+  handleContainerClick(event) {
+    const target = event?.target instanceof HTMLElement ? event.target : null;
+    const actionButton = target?.closest?.("[data-action=\"open-hashtag-preferences\"]");
+    if (!(actionButton instanceof HTMLElement)) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    event.preventDefault();
+    this.openHashtagPreferences();
+  }
+
+  openHashtagPreferences() {
+    const app = getApplication();
+    if (app?.profileController && typeof app.profileController.show === "function") {
+      app.profileController.show("hashtags");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    devLogger.warn("[ForYouView] Profile modal controller unavailable.");
+  }
+
+  updateEmptyState() {
+    if (!this.container) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const hasVideos = Boolean(this.container.querySelector(VIDEO_CARD_SELECTOR));
+    const isLoading = Boolean(this.container.querySelector(LOADING_SELECTOR));
+    const existingEmptyState = this.container.querySelector(EMPTY_STATE_SELECTOR);
+
+    if (isLoading) {
+      if (existingEmptyState) {
+        existingEmptyState.remove();
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (hasVideos) {
+      if (existingEmptyState) {
+        existingEmptyState.remove();
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (existingEmptyState) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const emptyState = this.buildEmptyState();
+    if (emptyState) {
+      this.container.innerHTML = "";
+      this.container.appendChild(emptyState);
+    }
+  }
+
+  buildEmptyState() {
+    if (!this.document) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    const wrapper = this.document.createElement("div");
+    wrapper.className = "col-span-full";
+    wrapper.dataset.forYouEmptyState = "true";
+
+    const card = this.document.createElement("div");
+    card.className = "card p-lg text-center";
+
+    const title = this.document.createElement("h3");
+    title.className = "text-lg font-semibold text-text";
+    title.textContent = "Your For You feed is empty";
+
+    const copy = this.document.createElement("p");
+    copy.className = "mt-2 text-sm text-muted";
+    copy.textContent =
+      "Add some interests to personalize your recommendations and start discovering videos.";
+
+    const button = this.document.createElement("button");
+    button.type = "button";
+    button.className = "btn focus-ring mt-4";
+    button.dataset.action = "open-hashtag-preferences";
+    button.textContent = "Add interests";
+
+    card.appendChild(title);
+    card.appendChild(copy);
+    card.appendChild(button);
+    wrapper.appendChild(card);
+
+    return wrapper;
+  }
+}
+
+export function initForYouView() {
+  const view = new ForYouView();
+  view.init();
+  return view;
+}
diff --git a/js/viewManager.js b/js/viewManager.js
index 4a783274..c40443a2 100644
--- a/js/viewManager.js
+++ b/js/viewManager.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // js/viewManager.js
 import { initChannelProfileView } from "./channelProfile.js";
+import { initForYouView } from "./forYouView.js";
 import { subscriptions } from "./subscriptions.js";
 import { getApplication } from "./applicationContext.js";
 import { ASSET_VERSION } from "../config/asset-version.js";
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ export const viewInitRegistry = {
     }
   },
   "for-you": () => {
+    initForYouView();
     const app = getApplication();
     if (app && typeof app.loadForYouVideos === "function") {
       if (typeof app.mountVideoListView === "function") {