# Phase 10: Student Dashboard

## Architecture & Security
The entry point for students operates through `StudentController@dashboard` and `Student\LessonController` specifically locking out unauthorized access via strict internal enrollment checks (`verifyEnrollment()`). This fundamentally blocks URL scraping; even if an obfuscated course URL leaks, the controller checks the active date restrictions explicitly bound to the authenticated user.

## Course Consumption (The Hub)
Users drill into courses via the `hub.blade.php`. It visualizes their Syllabus, separating modules cleanly. 
We've integrated early analytics bridging out their progress via the `completedLessonIds` payload pulling from the `lesson_progress` table, rendering visual checkmarks instantly.

## The Player View (`show.blade.php`)
This operates as our learning environment.
1. **Video Integration**: We pull `application/x-mpegURL` HLS streams generated via Phase 7's `BunnyVideoService`.
2. **Video.js Core**: Video.js handles playback. It natively catches the HLS `.m3u8` payloads providing a seamless experience matching commercial SaaS platforms.
3. **Alpine Native Progress**: We sidestepped heavy external API files by bundling a minimal `progressToggler` Alpine component making a fetch call (via `fetch()`) directly to an internal route mutating `LessonProgress`. This provides immediate visual responses preventing page reloads entirely when a user clicks "Mark as Complete".

## Watch Analytics

The lesson player now records video progress continuously for paid/subscribed students who pass `verifyEnrollment()`:

- playback start increments `watch_count`
- time updates, pauses, and exits persist `watched_seconds` and `last_position_seconds`
- ended playback marks the lecture complete and sets `completed_at`
- each persisted playback update refreshes `last_watched_at`

The student dashboard renders recent watch history with lecture title, course name, partial watched duration, repeat play count, and latest watch time. Course cards also surface the latest watched lecture so students can continue from the right point.

## Next Steps
Students can securely buy, manage, and consume courses.
We next pivot to automating content generation via **Phase 11: Instructor Dashboard** to allow third-party teachers to construct courses under administrative moderation!