implemented post-login splash screen with Lottie animations and integrated background data prefetching during the login transition

lib/main.dart

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import 'theming/dark_app_theme.dart';
 import 'theming/light_app_theme.dart';
 import 'utils/app_paths.dart';
 import 'view/login/login.dart';
+import 'view/login/post_login_splash.dart';
 import 'widget/app_progress_indicator.dart';
 import 'widget/breaker/breaker.dart';
 import 'widget/debug/cache_view.dart';
@@ -188,6 +189,9 @@ class Main extends StatefulWidget {
 }
 
 class _MainState extends State<Main> {
+  bool _showPostLoginSplash = false;
+  bool _appMounted = true;
+
   @override
   void initState() {
     super.initState();
@@ -215,6 +219,12 @@ class _MainState extends State<Main> {
   /// password has been rotated server-side; the validator wipes the local
   /// session and we flip the account bloc back to `loggedOut`, which sends
   /// the user to the login screen.
+  void _prefetchBaseData(BuildContext context) {
+    context.read<TimetableBloc>().refresh();
+    unawaited(context.read<ChatListBloc>().refresh(silent: true));
+    unawaited(ListFilesCache.prefetchRootListing());
+  }
+
   void _scheduleSessionValidation(AccountBloc accountBloc) {
     unawaited(
       SessionValidator.probeStored(
@@ -282,6 +292,12 @@ class _MainState extends State<Main> {
                     unawaited(
                       context.read<NextcloudCapabilitiesCubit>().load(),
                     );
+                    _showPostLoginSplash = true;
+                    _appMounted = false;
+                    WidgetsBinding.instance.addPostFrameCallback((_) {
+                      if (mounted) setState(() => _appMounted = true);
+                    });
+                    _prefetchBaseData(context);
                   }
                   if (accountState.status != AccountStatus.loggedOut) return;
                   // A pending share would otherwise survive logout and be
@@ -328,7 +344,19 @@ class _MainState extends State<Main> {
                 builder: (context, accountState) {
                   switch (accountState.status) {
                     case AccountStatus.loggedIn:
-                      return const App();
+                      return Stack(
+                        fit: StackFit.expand,
+                        children: [
+                          if (_appMounted) const App(key: ValueKey('app-shell')),
+                          if (_showPostLoginSplash)
+                            PostLoginSplash(
+                              key: const ValueKey('post-login-splash'),
+                              onComplete: () => setState(
+                                () => _showPostLoginSplash = false,
+                              ),
+                            ),
+                        ],
+                      );
                     case AccountStatus.loggedOut:
                       return const Login();
                     case AccountStatus.undefined:

lib/view/login/login.dart

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import '../../theming/light_app_theme.dart';
 import '../../utils/haptics.dart';
 import '../pages/settings/widgets/endpoint_picker.dart';
 import 'login_controller.dart';
+import 'post_login_splash.dart';
 import 'widgets/login_branding.dart';
 import 'widgets/login_card.dart';
 
@@ -23,37 +24,52 @@ class Login extends StatefulWidget {
   State<Login> createState() => _LoginState();
 }
 
-class _LoginState extends State<Login> {
+class _LoginState extends State<Login> with SingleTickerProviderStateMixin {
   static const _marianumRed = LightAppTheme.marianumRed;
 
   final LoginController _controller = LoginController();
+  late final AnimationController _fade = AnimationController(
+    vsync: this,
+    duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 450),
+    value: 1,
+  );
 
   @override
   void didChangeDependencies() {
     super.didChangeDependencies();
     precacheImage(const AssetImage('assets/logo/icon.png'), context);
+    unawaited(PostLoginSplash.precache());
   }
 
   @override
   void dispose() {
+    _fade.dispose();
     _controller.dispose();
     super.dispose();
   }
 
   void _onLoginSuccess() {
     Haptics.heavyAccent();
-    context.read<AccountBloc>().setStatus(AccountStatus.loggedIn);
     // Re-register the periodic refresh (cancelAll runs on logout) and kick
     // off an immediate one-off so the widget populates within seconds
     // instead of waiting up to 30 minutes for the next periodic slot.
     unawaited(WidgetBackgroundTask.initialize());
     unawaited(WidgetBackgroundTask.requestImmediateRefresh());
+    // Fade the login content out before handing over to the post-login splash.
+    // Both share the red backdrop, so this reads as one continuous transition
+    // instead of an abrupt swap.
+    _fade.reverse().whenComplete(() {
+      if (!mounted) return;
+      context.read<AccountBloc>().setStatus(AccountStatus.loggedIn);
+    });
   }
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) => Scaffold(
     backgroundColor: _marianumRed,
-    body: SafeArea(
+    body: FadeTransition(
+      opacity: _fade,
+      child: SafeArea(
         child: LayoutBuilder(
           builder: (context, constraints) => SingleChildScrollView(
             padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 24),
@@ -96,6 +112,7 @@ class _LoginState extends State<Login> {
           ),
         ),
       ),
+    ),
   );
 }
 

lib/view/login/post_login_splash.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+import 'dart:async';
+
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:lottie/lottie.dart';
+
+import '../../theming/app_theme.dart';
+import '../../theming/light_app_theme.dart';
+
+class PostLoginSplash extends StatefulWidget {
+  const PostLoginSplash({super.key, required this.onComplete});
+
+  static const String _darkAsset = 'assets/logo/logo-anim-white.json';
+  static const String _lightAsset = 'assets/logo/logo-anim-red.json';
+
+  static LottieComposition? _darkComposition;
+  static LottieComposition? _lightComposition;
+
+  static Future<void> precache() async {
+    try {
+      _darkComposition ??= await AssetLottie(_darkAsset).load();
+      _lightComposition ??= await AssetLottie(_lightAsset).load();
+    } catch (_) {}
+  }
+
+  final VoidCallback onComplete;
+
+  @override
+  State<PostLoginSplash> createState() => _PostLoginSplashState();
+}
+
+class _PostLoginSplashState extends State<PostLoginSplash>
+    with TickerProviderStateMixin {
+  static const Duration _holdAfterLogo = Duration(milliseconds: 450);
+
+  late final AnimationController _intro;
+  late final AnimationController _outro;
+  late final AnimationController _logo;
+  late final Animation<double> _introCurve;
+  late final Animation<double> _outroCurve;
+  Timer? _safety;
+  Timer? _hold;
+
+  LottieComposition? _composition;
+  bool _started = false;
+  bool _outroStarted = false;
+  bool _completed = false;
+
+  @override
+  void initState() {
+    super.initState();
+    _intro = AnimationController(
+      vsync: this,
+      duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 900),
+    );
+    _outro = AnimationController(
+      vsync: this,
+      duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 850),
+    );
+    _introCurve = CurvedAnimation(parent: _intro, curve: Curves.easeInOut);
+    _outroCurve = CurvedAnimation(parent: _outro, curve: Curves.easeInOutCubic);
+    _logo = AnimationController(vsync: this);
+    _logo.addStatusListener((status) {
+      if (status == AnimationStatus.completed) _scheduleOutro();
+    });
+    _safety = Timer(const Duration(seconds: 6), _startOutro);
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void didChangeDependencies() {
+    super.didChangeDependencies();
+    if (_started || _outroStarted) return;
+    final isDark = AppTheme.isDarkMode(context);
+    final cached = isDark
+        ? PostLoginSplash._darkComposition
+        : PostLoginSplash._lightComposition;
+    if (cached != null) {
+      _begin(cached);
+      return;
+    }
+    final asset = isDark
+        ? PostLoginSplash._darkAsset
+        : PostLoginSplash._lightAsset;
+    AssetLottie(asset)
+        .load()
+        .then((c) {
+          if (mounted) _begin(c);
+        })
+        .catchError((_) {});
+  }
+
+  void _begin(LottieComposition composition) {
+    if (_started || _outroStarted || !mounted) return;
+    _started = true;
+    _logo.duration = composition.duration * 0.9;
+    setState(() => _composition = composition);
+    _intro.forward(from: 0);
+    _logo.forward(from: 0);
+  }
+
+  void _scheduleOutro() {
+    if (_outroStarted || _hold != null) return;
+    _hold = Timer(_holdAfterLogo, _startOutro);
+  }
+
+  void _startOutro() {
+    if (_outroStarted) return;
+    _outroStarted = true;
+    _safety?.cancel();
+    _hold?.cancel();
+    _outro.forward().whenComplete(() {
+      if (_completed || !mounted) return;
+      _completed = true;
+      widget.onComplete();
+    });
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void dispose() {
+    _safety?.cancel();
+    _hold?.cancel();
+    _intro.dispose();
+    _outro.dispose();
+    _logo.dispose();
+    super.dispose();
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    final surface = Theme.of(context).scaffoldBackgroundColor;
+    return AbsorbPointer(
+      child: AnimatedBuilder(
+        animation: Listenable.merge([_introCurve, _outroCurve]),
+        builder: (context, _) {
+          final intro = _introCurve.value;
+          final outro = _outroCurve.value;
+          final background = Color.lerp(
+            LightAppTheme.marianumRed,
+            surface,
+            intro,
+          );
+          return Opacity(
+            opacity: 1 - outro,
+            child: ColoredBox(
+              color: background ?? surface,
+              child: Center(
+                child: _composition == null
+                    ? const SizedBox.shrink()
+                    : Opacity(
+                        opacity: intro,
+                        child: Transform.scale(
+                          scale: (0.94 + 0.06 * intro) * (1 + 0.05 * outro),
+                          child: Lottie(
+                            composition: _composition,
+                            controller: _logo,
+                            width: 220,
+                            height: 220,
+                            fit: BoxFit.contain,
+                          ),
+                        ),
+                      ),
+              ),
+            ),
+          );
+        },
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+}

pubspec.yaml

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ dependencies:
   json_annotation: ^4.9.0
   loader_overlay: ^5.0.0
   localstore: ^1.4.0
+  lottie: ^3.4.0
   nextcloud:
     git:
       path: packages/nextcloud