Cache-first refresh policy: auto-fetch at most twice a day (12h gate), no fetch on launch/foreground/location/fuel-switch, pull-to-refresh forces; geofences still follow location

FuelBoard/ContentView.swift

@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                 location: location,
                 radiusKM: alertsRadius,
                 favouriteIDs: favouriteIDs,
-                onToggleFavourite: toggleFavourite
+                onToggleFavourite: toggleFavourite,
+                onRefresh: { await refresh(force: true) }
             )
             .tabItem { Label("Stations", systemImage: "fuelpump.fill") }
 
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
             monitor.update(stations: stations, favourites: refreshedFavourites,
                            fuel: selectedFuel, radiusKM: alertsRadius)
             monitor.setEnabled(alertsEnabled)
+            // Refresh only when the cache is stale (twice-a-day policy).
             Task { await refresh() }
         }
         .onChange(of: scenePhase) { _, newPhase in
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                 locationManager.startForegroundTracking()
                 monitor.update(stations: stations, favourites: refreshedFavourites,
                                fuel: selectedFuel, radiusKM: alertsRadius)
-                Task { await refresh() }
+                // No network fetch on foreground — pull-to-refresh is the override.
             } else {
                 locationManager.stopForegroundTracking()
             }
@@ -130,13 +132,15 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                 location = newLocation
                 FuelStore.saveLocation(lat: newLocation.lat, lng: newLocation.lng)
                 WidgetCenter.shared.reloadAllTimelines()
-                Task { await refresh() }
+                // Geofences follow the user's position, but the station list is
+                // NOT re-fetched on every movement (cached, twice-a-day policy).
+                monitor.update(stations: stations, favourites: refreshedFavourites,
+                               fuel: selectedFuel, radiusKM: alertsRadius)
             }
         }
         .onChange(of: selectedFuel) { _, _ in
-            // Re-fetch so the station set matches the selected fuel (relay
-            // filters by grade); all prices still come back in one response.
-            Task { await refresh() }
+            // No re-fetch needed — one response carries E5/E10/DIESEL prices.
+            WidgetCenter.shared.reloadAllTimelines()
         }
         .onChange(of: alertsEnabled) { _, newValue in
             FuelStore.saveAlertsEnabled(newValue)
@@ -166,13 +170,19 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                        fuel: selectedFuel, radiusKM: alertsRadius)
     }
 
-    private func refresh() async {
+    /// Fetches fresh prices, but only when the cache is stale — unless
+    /// `force` is true (pull-to-refresh is the manual override).
+    private func refresh(force: Bool = false) async {
+        if !force, FuelStore.isCacheFresh {
+            return  // data already fresh — skip network entirely
+        }
         isLoading = true
         defer { isLoading = false }
         do {
             let fetched = try await FuelPriceProvider.active.fetchStations(near: location?.lat, lng: location?.lng, fuel: selectedFuel)
             stations = fetched
             FuelStore.saveStations(fetched)
+            FuelStore.saveLastRefresh()
             WidgetCenter.shared.reloadAllTimelines()
             statusMessage = "Loaded \(fetched.count) stations · \(Date().formatted(date: .omitted, time: .shortened))"
         } catch {

FuelBoard/StationsView.swift

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ struct StationsView: View {
     let radiusKM: Double
     let favouriteIDs: Set<String>
     var onToggleFavourite: (FuelStation) -> Void = { _ in }
+    var onRefresh: () async -> Void = {}
 
     var body: some View {
         NavigationStack {
@@ -130,6 +131,10 @@ struct StationsView: View {
                     }
                 }
             }
+            .refreshable {
+                // Manual override for the twice-a-day cache policy.
+                await onRefresh()
+            }
             .navigationTitle("FuelBoard")
         }
     }

Shared/FuelStore.swift

@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ struct FuelStore {
     static let favouritesKey = "fuelboard.favourites"      // [FuelStation] JSON
     static let alertsEnabledKey = "fuelboard.alertsEnabled" // Bool
     static let alertsRadiusKey = "fuelboard.alertsRadius"   // Double km
+    static let lastRefreshKey = "fuelboard.lastRefresh"      // TimeInterval (seconds since 1970)
 
     // MARK: Stations
 
@@ -280,6 +281,29 @@ struct FuelStore {
         saveString(String(radius), service: alertsRadiusKey)
     }
 
+    // MARK: Refresh policy — data is cached; the app only auto-refreshes
+    // twice a day (pull-to-refresh is the manual override).
+
+    static let refreshInterval: TimeInterval = 12 * 60 * 60
+
+    static func loadLastRefresh() -> Date? {
+        if let raw = loadString(service: lastRefreshKey), let ts = TimeInterval(raw) {
+            return Date(timeIntervalSince1970: ts)
+        }
+        return nil
+    }
+
+    static func saveLastRefresh(_ date: Date = Date()) {
+        saveString(String(date.timeIntervalSince1970), service: lastRefreshKey)
+    }
+
+    /// True when the cached data is fresh enough that a scheduled auto-refresh
+    /// should be skipped (twice-a-day policy).
+    static var isCacheFresh: Bool {
+        guard let last = loadLastRefresh() else { return false }
+        return Date().timeIntervalSince(last) < refreshInterval
+    }
+
     // MARK: Low-level keychain helpers
 
     private static func keychainData(service: String) -> Data? {