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+import { useEffect, useRef, useState, useCallback } from "react";
+
+/**
+ * SSEStatus represents the lifecycle of the real-time event stream.
+ */
+export type SSEStatus = "connecting" | "connected" | "fallback" | "disconnected";
+
+interface UseSSEOptions<T> {
+  /** The SSE endpoint URL. If null, the connection is closed. */
+  url: string | null;
+  /** Callback triggered when a new message is received via SSE. */
+  onMessage: (data: T) => void;
+  /** Optional callback for successful connection. */
+  onOpen?: () => void;
+  /** Optional callback for connection errors. */
+  onError?: (err: Event) => void;
+  /** Callback for fallback polling logic (e.g., refetching data). */
+  onPoll?: () => void;
+  /** Polling interval in milliseconds. Defaults to 30s. */
+  pollingInterval?: number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * useSSE hook provides real-time updates with automatic exponential backoff
+ * and a polling fallback mechanism for resilience.
+ */
+export function useSSE<T>({
+  url,
+  onMessage,
+  onOpen,
+  onError,
+  onPoll,
+  pollingInterval = 30000,
+}: UseSSEOptions<T>) {
+  const [status, setStatus] = useState<SSEStatus>("disconnected");
+
+  const eventSourceRef = useRef<EventSource | null>(null);
+  const reconnectTimeoutRef = useRef<NodeJS.Timeout | null>(null);
+  const pollingIntervalRef = useRef<NodeJS.Timeout | null>(null);
+  const backoffRef = useRef(1000); // Start with 1s backoff
+
+  // Store callbacks in a ref to avoid effect re-runs while keeping logic fresh
+  const callbacks = useRef({ onMessage, onOpen, onError, onPoll });
+  useEffect(() => {
+    callbacks.current = { onMessage, onOpen, onError, onPoll };
+  }, [onMessage, onOpen, onError, onPoll]);
+
+  const cleanup = useCallback(() => {
+    if (eventSourceRef.current) {
+      eventSourceRef.current.close();
+      eventSourceRef.current = null;
+    }
+    if (reconnectTimeoutRef.current) {
+      clearTimeout(reconnectTimeoutRef.current);
+      reconnectTimeoutRef.current = null;
+    }
+    if (pollingIntervalRef.current) {
+      clearInterval(pollingIntervalRef.current);
+      pollingIntervalRef.current = null;
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  const startPolling = useCallback(() => {
+    if (pollingIntervalRef.current) return;
+
+    setStatus("fallback");
+    if (callbacks.current.onPoll) {
+      callbacks.current.onPoll(); // Trigger immediate refresh
+      pollingIntervalRef.current = setInterval(() => {
+        callbacks.current.onPoll?.();
+      }, pollingInterval);
+    }
+  }, [pollingInterval]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!url) {
+      cleanup();
+      setStatus("disconnected");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let isCancelled = false;
+
+    const connect = () => {
+      if (isCancelled) return;
+
+      // Close existing SSE but keep polling active while attempting reconnection
+      if (eventSourceRef.current) {
+        eventSourceRef.current.close();
+      }
+
+      setStatus("connecting");
+
+      const es = new EventSource(url, { withCredentials: true });
+      eventSourceRef.current = es;
+
+      es.onopen = () => {
+        if (isCancelled) return;
+        backoffRef.current = 1000; // Reset backoff on success
+        setStatus("connected");
+
+        // Stop polling fallback once SSE is live
+        if (pollingIntervalRef.current) {
+          clearInterval(pollingIntervalRef.current);
+          pollingIntervalRef.current = null;
+        }
+        callbacks.current.onOpen?.();
+      };
+
+      es.onmessage = (event) => {
+        if (isCancelled) return;
+        try {
+          const data = JSON.parse(event.data);
+          callbacks.current.onMessage(data);
+        } catch {
+          /* Ignore malformed JSON */
+        }
+      };
+
+      es.onerror = (err) => {
+        if (isCancelled) return;
+        es.close();
+        eventSourceRef.current = null;
+        callbacks.current.onError?.(err);
+
+        // Fallback to polling while SSE is down
+        startPolling();
+
+        // Reconnect SSE with exponential backoff (cap at 30s)
+        const delay = Math.min(backoffRef.current, 30000);
+        backoffRef.current = Math.min(delay * 2, 30000);
+        reconnectTimeoutRef.current = setTimeout(connect, delay);
+      };
+    };
+
+    connect();
+
+    return () => {
+      isCancelled = true;
+      cleanup();
+    };
+  }, [url, pollingInterval, cleanup, startPolling]);
+
+  return status;
+}