From 8646521176ae8d30e20f2f4649825f576e0a7156 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: FuelBoard Contributor <fuelboard@localhost>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:51:41 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?Small=20widget:=20fuel-only=20relay=20fetch=20w?=
 =?UTF-8?q?hen=20no=20location,=20so=20default/Cheapest/Closest=20faces=20?=
 =?UTF-8?q?populate=20with=20real=20stations=20instead=20of=20sample=20dat?=
 =?UTF-8?q?a.=20Root=20cause=20of=20the=20persistent=20skeleton:=20favouri?=
 =?UTF-8?q?tes=20mode=20reads=20keychain=20(works=20on=20free=20accounts),?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=20but=20the=20non-favourites=20path=20needs=20stations=20?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=E2=80=94=20the=20app-group=20cache=20can=20be=20absent=20on=20?=
 =?UTF-8?q?free=20accounts=20and=20keychain=20can't=20hold=20the=20station?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=20dump,=20so=20with=20no=20location=20fix=20the=20widget=20fel?=
 =?UTF-8?q?l=20through=20to=20SampleFuelProvider=20and=20never=20populated?=
 =?UTF-8?q?.=20Now=20when=20location=20is=20nil=20the=20widget=20fetches?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=20/api/v1/stations=3Ffuel=3DX&limit=3D500=20(fuel-only,=20chea?=
 =?UTF-8?q?pest-first,=20verified=20against=20the=20relay).?=
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---
 FuelBoardWidgets/FuelPriceWidget.swift | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+)

diff --git a/FuelBoardWidgets/FuelPriceWidget.swift b/FuelBoardWidgets/FuelPriceWidget.swift
index 90eeb45..e358979 100644
--- a/FuelBoardWidgets/FuelPriceWidget.swift
+++ b/FuelBoardWidgets/FuelPriceWidget.swift
@@ -226,6 +226,16 @@ struct FuelPriceTimelineProvider<Configuration: WidgetConfigurationIntent & Widg
                 if let fetched = await Self.fetchFocused(near: location, fuel: fuel, radiusKM: radiusKM) {
                     stations = fetched
                 }
+            } else {
+                // No location (permission not granted / fix timed out): fetch
+                // fuel-only UK-wide so a fresh/default widget STILL populates
+                // with real stations. The app-group cache can be unavailable
+                // on free accounts and keychain can't hold the station dump,
+                // so the old fallback ended on sample data — the "skeleton"
+                // face that never populated.
+                if let fetched = await Self.fetchFuelOnly(fuel: fuel, limit: 500) {
+                    stations = fetched
+                }
             }
             if stations.isEmpty { stations = FuelStore.loadStations() }
             if stations.isEmpty { stations = SampleFuelProvider.sampleStations }
@@ -296,6 +306,30 @@ struct FuelPriceTimelineProvider<Configuration: WidgetConfigurationIntent & Widg
             return nil
         }
     }
+
+    /// Fuel-only UK-wide fetch (no lat/lng/radius) — the relay returns the
+    /// cheapest-first dataset for the fuel, bounded by limit. Used when the
+    /// widget has no location fix so the face shows real stations instead of
+    /// sample data. Same timeout/bounded semantics as fetchFocused.
+    private static func fetchFuelOnly(fuel: FuelType, limit: Int) async -> [FuelStation]? {
+        var components = URLComponents(
+            url: RelayFuelProvider().baseURL.appendingPathComponent("api/v1/stations"),
+            resolvingAgainstBaseURL: false
+        )!
+        components.queryItems = [
+            URLQueryItem(name: "fuel", value: fuel.rawValue),
+            URLQueryItem(name: "limit", value: String(limit)),
+        ]
+        var request = URLRequest(url: components.url!)
+        request.timeoutInterval = 5
+        do {
+            let (data, response) = try await URLSession.shared.data(for: request)
+            guard let http = response as? HTTPURLResponse, http.statusCode == 200 else { return nil }
+            return try? FuelPriceProvider.decodeStations(from: data)
+        } catch {
+            return nil
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 struct FuelPriceWidgetView: View {