feat: add hint feature flag

lib/hint/bloc/hint_bloc.dart

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import 'package:api_client/api_client.dart';
 import 'package:bloc/bloc.dart';
+import 'package:board_info_repository/board_info_repository.dart';
 import 'package:equatable/equatable.dart';
 import 'package:game_domain/game_domain.dart';
 
@@ -9,15 +10,31 @@ part 'hint_state.dart';
 class HintBloc extends Bloc<HintEvent, HintState> {
   HintBloc({
     required HintResource hintResource,
+    required BoardInfoRepository boardInfoRepository,
   })  : _hintResource = hintResource,
+        _boardInfoRepository = boardInfoRepository,
         super(const HintState()) {
+    on<HintEnabledRequested>(_onHintEnabledRequested);
     on<HintModeEntered>(_onHintModeEntered);
     on<HintModeExited>(_onHintModeExited);
     on<HintRequested>(_onHintRequested);
     on<PreviousHintsRequested>(_onPreviousHintsRequested);
   }
 
   final HintResource _hintResource;
+  final BoardInfoRepository _boardInfoRepository;
+
+  Future<void> _onHintEnabledRequested(
+    HintEnabledRequested event,
+    Emitter<HintState> emit,
+  ) async {
+    await emit.forEach(
+      _boardInfoRepository.isHintsEnabled(),
+      onData: (isHintsEnabled) {
+        return state.copyWith(isHintsEnabled: isHintsEnabled);
+      },
+    );
+  }
 
   void _onHintModeEntered(
     HintModeEntered event,

lib/hint/bloc/hint_event.dart

@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ sealed class HintEvent extends Equatable {
   const HintEvent();
 }
 
+class HintEnabledRequested extends HintEvent {
+  const HintEnabledRequested();
+
+  @override
+  List<Object> get props => [];
+}
+
 class HintModeEntered extends HintEvent {
   const HintModeEntered();
 

lib/hint/bloc/hint_state.dart

@@ -21,21 +21,25 @@ enum HintStatus {
 
 class HintState extends Equatable {
   const HintState({
+    this.isHintsEnabled = false,
     this.status = HintStatus.initial,
     this.hints = const [],
     this.maxHints = 10,
   });
 
+  final bool isHintsEnabled;
   final HintStatus status;
   final List<Hint> hints;
   final int maxHints;
 
   HintState copyWith({
+    bool? isHintsEnabled,
     HintStatus? status,
     List<Hint>? hints,
     int? maxHints,
   }) {
     return HintState(
+      isHintsEnabled: isHintsEnabled ?? this.isHintsEnabled,
       status: status ?? this.status,
       hints: hints ?? this.hints,
       maxHints: maxHints ?? this.maxHints,
@@ -50,5 +54,5 @@ class HintState extends Equatable {
   int get hintsLeft => maxHints - hints.length;
 
   @override
-  List<Object> get props => [status, hints, maxHints];
+  List<Object> get props => [isHintsEnabled, status, hints, maxHints];
 }

lib/hint/widgets/hints_section.dart

@@ -39,23 +39,30 @@ class HintsSection extends StatelessWidget {
     final isThinking = context
         .select((HintBloc bloc) => bloc.state.status == HintStatus.thinking);
     final allHints = context.select((HintBloc bloc) => bloc.state.hints);
-
-    return Column(
-      mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
-      crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.stretch,
-      children: [
-        ...allHints.mapIndexed(
-          (i, hint) => HintQuestionResponse(
-            index: i,
-            hint: hint,
+    final isHintsEnabled =
+        context.select((HintBloc bloc) => bloc.state.isHintsEnabled);
+
+    if (!isHintsEnabled) return const SizedBox.shrink();
+
+    return SingleChildScrollView(
+      reverse: true,
+      child: Column(
+        mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
+        crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.stretch,
+        children: [
+          ...allHints.mapIndexed(
+            (i, hint) => HintQuestionResponse(
+              index: i,
+              hint: hint,
+            ),
           ),
-        ),
-        if (isThinking) ...[
-          const SizedBox(height: 24),
-          const Center(child: HintLoadingIndicator()),
-          const SizedBox(height: 8),
+          if (isThinking) ...[
+            const SizedBox(height: 24),
+            const Center(child: HintLoadingIndicator()),
+            const SizedBox(height: 8),
+          ],
         ],
-      ],
+      ),
     );
   }
 }

lib/word_selection/view/word_selection_page.dart

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import 'package:api_client/api_client.dart';
+import 'package:board_info_repository/board_info_repository.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_bloc/flutter_bloc.dart';
 import 'package:io_crossword/hint/hint.dart';
@@ -20,7 +21,10 @@ class WordSelectionPage extends StatelessWidget {
       key: Key(wordId),
       create: (context) => HintBloc(
         hintResource: context.read<HintResource>(),
-      )..add(PreviousHintsRequested(wordId)),
+        boardInfoRepository: context.read<BoardInfoRepository>(),
+      )
+        ..add(const HintEnabledRequested())
+        ..add(PreviousHintsRequested(wordId)),
       child: const WordSelectionView(),
     );
   }

lib/word_selection/view/word_solving_view.dart

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ class WordSolvingLargeView extends StatelessWidget {
     final selectedWord =
         context.select((WordSelectionBloc bloc) => bloc.state.word);
     if (selectedWord == null) return const SizedBox.shrink();
+    final isHintsEnabled =
+        context.select((HintBloc bloc) => bloc.state.isHintsEnabled);
 
     return Column(
       children: [
@@ -45,8 +47,10 @@ class WordSolvingLargeView extends StatelessWidget {
                 textAlign: TextAlign.center,
               ),
               const SizedBox(height: 32),
-              const HintsTitle(),
-              const SizedBox(height: 32),
+              if (isHintsEnabled) ...[
+                const HintsTitle(),
+                const SizedBox(height: 32),
+              ],
               Flexible(
                 child: BlocSelector<WordSelectionBloc, WordSelectionState,
                     WordSelectionStatus>(
@@ -56,10 +60,7 @@ class WordSolvingLargeView extends StatelessWidget {
                       return const CircularProgressIndicator();
                     }
 
-                    return const SingleChildScrollView(
-                      reverse: true,
-                      child: HintsSection(),
-                    );
+                    return const HintsSection();
                   },
                 ),
               ),
@@ -96,6 +97,8 @@ class _WordSolvingSmallViewState extends State<WordSolvingSmallView> {
     final selectedWord =
         context.select((WordSelectionBloc bloc) => bloc.state.word);
     if (selectedWord == null) return const SizedBox.shrink();
+    final isHintsEnabled =
+        context.select((HintBloc bloc) => bloc.state.isHintsEnabled);
 
     return Column(
       children: [
@@ -112,8 +115,10 @@ class _WordSolvingSmallViewState extends State<WordSolvingSmallView> {
           textAlign: TextAlign.center,
         ),
         const SizedBox(height: 32),
-        const HintsTitle(),
-        const SizedBox(height: 32),
+        if (isHintsEnabled) ...[
+          const HintsTitle(),
+          const SizedBox(height: 32),
+        ],
         Expanded(
           child: BlocSelector<WordSelectionBloc, WordSelectionState,
               WordSelectionStatus>(
@@ -123,10 +128,7 @@ class _WordSolvingSmallViewState extends State<WordSolvingSmallView> {
                 return const Center(child: CircularProgressIndicator());
               }
 
-              return const SingleChildScrollView(
-                reverse: true,
-                child: HintsSection(),
-              );
+              return const HintsSection();
             },
           ),
         ),
@@ -148,8 +150,10 @@ class BottomPanel extends StatelessWidget {
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     final isHintModeActive =
         context.select((HintBloc bloc) => bloc.state.isHintModeActive);
+    final isHintsEnabled =
+        context.select((HintBloc bloc) => bloc.state.isHintsEnabled);
 
-    if (isHintModeActive) {
+    if (isHintModeActive && isHintsEnabled) {
       return const Row(
         mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
         children: [
@@ -166,10 +170,12 @@ class BottomPanel extends StatelessWidget {
       mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
       mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
       children: [
-        const Flexible(
-          child: GeminiHintButton(),
-        ),
-        const SizedBox(width: 8),
+        if (isHintsEnabled) ...[
+          const Flexible(
+            child: GeminiHintButton(),
+          ),
+          const SizedBox(width: 8),
+        ],
         Flexible(
           child: SubmitButton(controller: controller),
         ),

packages/board_info_repository/lib/src/board_info_repository.dart

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import 'package:cloud_firestore/cloud_firestore.dart';
+import 'package:rxdart/rxdart.dart';
 
 /// {@template board_info_exception}
 /// An exception to throw when there is an error fetching the board info.
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ class BoardInfoRepository {
   /// The [CollectionReference] for the config.
   late final CollectionReference<Map<String, dynamic>> boardInfoCollection;
 
+  BehaviorSubject<bool>? _hintsEnabled;
+
   /// Returns the total words count available in the crossword.
   Stream<int> getTotalWordsCount() {
     try {
@@ -85,4 +88,27 @@ class BoardInfoRepository {
       throw BoardInfoException(error, stackStrace);
     }
   }
+
+  /// Returns the hints enabled status.
+  Stream<bool> isHintsEnabled() {
+    if (_hintsEnabled != null) return _hintsEnabled!.stream;
+
+    _hintsEnabled = BehaviorSubject<bool>();
+
+    boardInfoCollection
+        .where('type', isEqualTo: 'is_hints_enabled')
+        .snapshots()
+        .map((snapshot) {
+          final docs = snapshot.docs;
+          // If the flag is not found, we assume it is disabled.
+          if (docs.isEmpty) return false;
+
+          final isHintsEnabled = docs.first.data()['value'] as bool;
+          return isHintsEnabled;
+        })
+        .listen(_hintsEnabled!.add)
+        .onError(_hintsEnabled!.addError);
+
+    return _hintsEnabled!.stream;
+  }
 }

packages/board_info_repository/pubspec.yaml

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ dependencies:
   cloud_firestore: ^4.16.1
   flutter:
     sdk: flutter
+  rxdart: ^0.27.7
 
 dev_dependencies:
   flutter_test:

packages/board_info_repository/test/src/board_info_repository_test.dart

@@ -130,6 +130,22 @@ void main() {
         );
       });
     });
+
+    group('isHintsEnabled', () {
+      test('returns hints enabled status from firebase', () {
+        final doc = _MockQueryDocumentSnapshot<Map<String, dynamic>>();
+        final query = _MockQuerySnapshot<Map<String, dynamic>>();
+        when(
+          () => collection.where('type', isEqualTo: 'is_hints_enabled'),
+        ).thenReturn(collection);
+        when(collection.snapshots).thenAnswer((_) => Stream.value(query));
+        when(() => query.docs).thenReturn([doc]);
+        when(doc.data).thenReturn({'value': true});
+
+        final result = boardInfoRepository.isHintsEnabled();
+        expect(result, emits(true));
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   group('BoardInfoException', () {