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+// Mapping van IdeaStatus → Tailwind/MD3-classes voor badge-rendering.
+// Hergebruikt de bestaande --status-*-tokens (zie app/styles/theme.css).
+// CLAUDE.md hardstop: nooit `bg-blue-500` o.i.d.; altijd MD3-tokens.
+
+import type { IdeaStatus } from '@prisma/client'
+
+export interface IdeaStatusBadge {
+  label: string
+  classes: string
+  pulse?: boolean
+}
+
+const PILL = 'inline-flex items-center rounded-full border px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium'
+
+// Per-status: label + Tailwind-classes + optionele pulse-indicator.
+// in-progress + status-blocked + status-review + status-done worden hergebruikt.
+const TABLE: Record<IdeaStatus, IdeaStatusBadge> = {
+  DRAFT: {
+    label: 'Concept',
+    classes: `${PILL} bg-surface-variant text-on-surface-variant border-outline-variant`,
+  },
+  GRILLING: {
+    label: 'Grillen…',
+    classes: `${PILL} bg-status-in-progress/15 text-status-in-progress border-status-in-progress/30`,
+    pulse: true,
+  },
+  GRILL_FAILED: {
+    label: 'Grill mislukt',
+    classes: `${PILL} bg-status-blocked/15 text-status-blocked border-status-blocked/30`,
+  },
+  GRILLED: {
+    label: 'Gegrilld',
+    classes: `${PILL} bg-status-review/15 text-status-review border-status-review/30`,
+  },
+  PLANNING: {
+    label: 'Plannen…',
+    classes: `${PILL} bg-status-in-progress/15 text-status-in-progress border-status-in-progress/30`,
+    pulse: true,
+  },
+  PLAN_FAILED: {
+    label: 'Plan mislukt',
+    classes: `${PILL} bg-status-blocked/15 text-status-blocked border-status-blocked/30`,
+  },
+  PLAN_READY: {
+    label: 'Plan klaar',
+    classes: `${PILL} bg-status-review/15 text-status-review border-status-review/30`,
+  },
+  PLANNED: {
+    label: 'Gepland',
+    classes: `${PILL} bg-status-done/15 text-status-done border-status-done/30`,
+  },
+}
+
+export function getIdeaStatusBadge(status: IdeaStatus): IdeaStatusBadge {
+  return TABLE[status]
+}