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Improve Blocked Words UX and Real-Time Engine Filtering #387

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Current Limitations

  1. UX Constraints: The delete (bin) icon on suggestion chips disappears automatically after a 3-second timeout (postDelayed), and it is completely disabled for raw user-typed words (DICTIONARY_USER_TYPED).
  2. Real-time Filtering: Blacklisted words can still appear during active typing because the filter only applies to dictionary suggestions, not the raw input stream.

Proposed Solutions

1. UI & State Management Improvements

  • Remove the 3-second timeout (postDelayed). Ensure that only one word can be in delete mode at a time—long-pressing a new word must instantly clear the bin icon from the previous word. Let the delete state persist until the user taps the bin or interacts elsewhere.
  • Track a single active delete view state so long-pressing a new word automatically resets the previous one.
  • Remove the restriction on DICTIONARY_USER_TYPED so users can delete and blacklist any word they type.

2. Engine-Level Filtering with Zero Performance Impact (Caching)

  • To prevent heavy file I/O or lag on every keystroke, load the blacklist .txt files into an in-memory HashSet upon initialization or dictionary reload.
  • Perform real-time checks against this in-memory Set (microseconds lookup time). This ensures blacklisted words are completely suppressed from both raw typing and suggestions without adding any performance overhead or lag to the core engine.

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