feat: add toggle switch for disabling error feedback and persist user settings

Author: nextlevelshit

src/app.js

@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ const state = {
 	currentLessonIndex: 0,
 	modules: [],
 	userProgress: {}, // Format: { moduleId: { completed: [0, 2, 3], current: 4 } }
-	userCodeBeforeValidation: "" // Track user code state before validation
+	userCodeBeforeValidation: "", // Track user code state before validation
+	userSettings: {
+		disableFeedbackErrors: false
+	}
 };
 
 // DOM elements
@@ -36,7 +39,8 @@ const elements = {
 	lessonContainer: document.querySelector(".lesson-container"),
 	editorContent: document.querySelector(".editor-content"),
 	codeEditor: document.querySelector(".code-editor"),
-	validationIndicators: document.querySelector(".validation-indicators-container")
+	validationIndicators: document.querySelector(".validation-indicators-container"),
+	disableFeedbackToggle: document.getElementById("disable-feedback-toggle")
 };
 
 // Initialize the lesson engine
@@ -55,6 +59,32 @@ function saveUserProgress() {
 	localStorage.setItem("codeCrispies.Progress", JSON.stringify(state.userProgress));
 }
 
+function loadUserSettings() {
+	const savedSettings = localStorage.getItem("codeCrispies.settings");
+	if (savedSettings) {
+		try {
+			const settings = JSON.parse(savedSettings);
+			state.userSettings = { ...state.userSettings, ...settings };
+
+			// Apply saved settings to UI
+			elements.disableFeedbackToggle.checked = !state.userSettings.disableFeedbackErrors;
+		} catch (e) {
+			console.error("Error loading user settings:", e);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+function saveUserSettings() {
+	localStorage.setItem("codeCrispies.settings", JSON.stringify(state.userSettings));
+}
+
+function initFeedbackToggle() {
+	elements.disableFeedbackToggle.addEventListener("change", (e) => {
+		state.userSettings.disableFeedbackErrors = !e.target.checked;
+		saveUserSettings();
+	});
+}
+
 // Initialize the module list
 async function initializeModules() {
 	try {
@@ -102,9 +132,9 @@ function updateModuleSelectorButtonProgress() {
 		position: absolute;
 		bottom: 0;
 		left: 0;
-		height: 3px;
+		height: 2px;
 		width: ${percentComplete}%;
-		background-color: var(--success-color);
+		background-color: var(--primary-color);
 		border-radius: 0 3px 3px 0;
 	`;
 
@@ -545,7 +575,9 @@ function handleTabKey(e) {
 // Initialize the application
 function init() {
 	loadUserProgress();
-	initializeModules();
+	loadUserSettings();
+	initializeModules().catch(console.error);
+	initFeedbackToggle();
 
 	// Event listeners
 	elements.prevBtn.addEventListener("click", prevLesson);
@@ -562,6 +594,12 @@ function init() {
 		elements.codeInput.focus();
 	});
 
+	// Load user settings
+	elements.disableFeedbackToggle.addEventListener("change", (e) => {
+		state.userSettings.disableFeedbackErrors = !e.target.checked;
+		saveUserSettings();
+	});
+
 	// Add tab key handler for the code input
 	elements.codeInput.addEventListener("keydown", handleTabKey);
 

src/helpers/renderer.js

@@ -94,6 +94,15 @@ export function showFeedback(isSuccess, message) {
 	// Clear any existing feedback
 	clearFeedback();
 
+	// Check if error feedback is disabled in user settings
+	if (!isSuccess) {
+		const disableFeedbackErrors = !document.getElementById("disable-feedback-toggle").checked;
+		if (disableFeedbackErrors) {
+			// Skip showing error feedback if disabled
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Create feedback element
 	feedbackElement = document.createElement("div");
 	feedbackElement.classList.add(isSuccess ? "feedback-success" : "feedback-error");

src/index.html

@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ <h1>CODE<br /><span>CRISPIES</span></h1>
 				</div>
 				<nav class="main-nav">
 					<ul>
+						<li class="toggle-container">
+							<label class="toggle-switch" title="Toggle error feedback">
+								<input type="checkbox" id="disable-feedback-toggle" checked />
+								<span class="toggle-slider"></span>
+								<span class="toggle-label">Show Hints</span>
+							</label>
+						</li>
 						<li><button id="module-selector-btn" class="btn">Progress</button></li>
 						<li><button id="reset-btn" class="btn">Reset Progress</button></li>
 						<li><button id="help-btn" class="btn">Help</button></li>

src/main.css

@@ -641,3 +641,70 @@ code {
 	background-color: var(--success-color-dark);
 	border-color: var(--success-color-dark);
 }
+
+/**
+ * CSS to style the toggle switch in the header
+ * Add this to your main.css file
+ */
+
+/* Toggle Switch Styles */
+.toggle-container {
+	display: flex;
+	align-items: center;
+	margin-left: 10px;
+}
+
+.toggle-switch {
+	position: relative;
+	display: inline-block;
+	height: 24px;
+	display: flex;
+	align-items: center;
+	cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.toggle-switch input {
+	opacity: 0;
+	width: 0;
+	height: 0;
+}
+
+.toggle-slider {
+	position: relative;
+	display: inline-block;
+	width: 40px;
+	height: 20px;
+	background-color: #ccc;
+	border-radius: 34px;
+	transition: 0.4s;
+	margin-right: 8px;
+}
+
+.toggle-slider:before {
+	position: absolute;
+	content: "";
+	height: 16px;
+	width: 16px;
+	left: 2px;
+	bottom: 2px;
+	background-color: white;
+	border-radius: 50%;
+	transition: 0.4s;
+}
+
+input:checked + .toggle-slider {
+	background-color: var(--primary-color);
+}
+
+input:focus + .toggle-slider {
+	box-shadow: 0 0 1px var(--primary-color);
+}
+
+input:checked + .toggle-slider:before {
+	transform: translateX(20px);
+}
+
+.toggle-label {
+	font-size: 14px;
+	color: var(--text-color);
+}