fix: let learner turn-ins drive arrow spawns

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
+- **[QuestieLearner - Turn-In Arrow Spawn Promotion]** Allowed quest-related NPC and object spawns to keep their live learner coordinates even when the static database marks those spawn fields as protected. Quest giver and turn-in locations now have a path to reach the live override tables, so the arrow can point at learner-discovered hand-in targets without relaxing protection for unrelated world spawns.
 - **[QuestieLearner - Quest-Only Item Learning]** Hardened item learning so plain junk loot no longer gets recorded as learner state. Only quest-relevant items are accepted now, including items that already have quest references in learned quest data. Quest-item drops still learn and still build source pins, but non-quest loot like generic trade goods and junk no longer pollutes the item learner or source cache.
 - **[QuestieLearner - Quest-Only Object Learning]** Hardened object learning so non-quest world objects are ignored unless they are explicitly tied to a quest flow. Quest giver, turn-in, objective, and `GAMEOBJECT_USED` promotions now mark the object as quest-relevant before it is stored, and learned object coordinates are only promoted into live object overrides when the object has quest references. This keeps source pins for real quest objects while preventing unrelated world objects from being recorded.
 - **[QuestieLearner - Quest Object Coordinate Promotion]** When a quest-related object is learned, the learner now preserves the actual interaction coordinates when available instead of relying only on fallback player position. Object objective mapping now reuses the recent object evidence cache so the stored spawn point matches the real interaction location and can render immediately as a map pin.

Modules/QuestieLearner.lua

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ local _Learner = QuestieLearner.private or {}
 
 local GetDataSourceMode
 local DeepCopy
+local HasQuestNpcReferences
 
 local floor = math.floor
 local abs   = math.abs
@@ -930,9 +931,10 @@ local function _ApplyNpcLiveUpdate(npcId)
     if existing.mc < threshold then return false end
     if not (QuestieDB and QuestieDB.npcDataOverrides and existing[7] and next(existing[7])) then return false end
 
+    local allowSpawnMerge = existing[7] and next(existing[7]) and HasQuestNpcReferences(npcId)
     local ovr = QuestieDB.npcDataOverrides[npcId]
     if not ovr then
-        if IsAscensionProtected("NPC", npcId, 7) then
+        if IsAscensionProtected("NPC", npcId, 7) and not allowSpawnMerge then
             QuestieDB.npcDataOverrides[npcId] = DeepCopy(CopyWithoutField(existing, 7))
         else
             QuestieDB.npcDataOverrides[npcId] = DeepCopy(existing)
@@ -945,7 +947,7 @@ local function _ApplyNpcLiveUpdate(npcId)
             end
         end
         -- Always merge spawn coords.
-        if existing[7] and not IsAscensionProtected("NPC", npcId, 7) then
+        if existing[7] and (not IsAscensionProtected("NPC", npcId, 7) or allowSpawnMerge) then
             ovr[7] = ovr[7] or {}
             for zid, coords in pairs(existing[7]) do
                 ovr[7][zid] = ovr[7][zid] or {}
@@ -2228,6 +2230,42 @@ local function HasQuestObjectReferences(objectId)
     return false
 end
 
+HasQuestNpcReferences = function(npcId)
+    local learned = Questie and Questie.dbLearner and Questie.dbLearner.global
+    if not learned or not learned.quests then
+        return false
+    end
+
+    for _, qData in pairs(learned.quests) do
+        if qData[2] and qData[2][1] then
+            for _, entry in ipairs(qData[2][1]) do
+                local entryId = type(entry) == "table" and entry[1] or entry
+                if entryId == npcId then
+                    return true
+                end
+            end
+        end
+        if qData[3] and qData[3][1] then
+            for _, entry in ipairs(qData[3][1]) do
+                local entryId = type(entry) == "table" and entry[1] or entry
+                if entryId == npcId then
+                    return true
+                end
+            end
+        end
+        if qData[10] and qData[10][1] then
+            for _, entry in ipairs(qData[10][1]) do
+                local entryId = type(entry) == "table" and entry[1] or entry
+                if entryId == npcId then
+                    return true
+                end
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
+    return false
+end
+
 function QuestieLearner:LearnItem(itemId, name, itemLevel, requiredLevel, itemClass, itemSubClass)
     if not self:IsEnabled() then return end
     if not Questie.dbLearner.global.settings.learnItems then return end
@@ -2361,14 +2399,19 @@ function QuestieLearner:LearnObject(objectId, name, spawnX, spawnY, spawnZoneId,
 
     -- Live injection into objectDataOverrides so QueryObjectSingle works without reload
     if self:IsLearnerLiveEnabled() and QuestieDB and QuestieDB.objectDataOverrides then
+        local allowSpawnMerge = existing.questRelevant or HasQuestObjectReferences(objectId)
         local ovr = QuestieDB.objectDataOverrides[objectId]
         if not ovr then
-            QuestieDB.objectDataOverrides[objectId] = existing
+            if allowSpawnMerge then
+                QuestieDB.objectDataOverrides[objectId] = existing
+            else
+                QuestieDB.objectDataOverrides[objectId] = DeepCopy(CopyWithoutField(existing, 4))
+            end
         else
             for k, v in pairs(existing) do
                 if ovr[k] == nil and not IsAscensionProtected("OBJECT", objectId, k) then ovr[k] = v end
             end
-            if existing[4] and not IsAscensionProtected("OBJECT", objectId, 4) then
+            if existing[4] and (not IsAscensionProtected("OBJECT", objectId, 4) or allowSpawnMerge) then
                 ovr[4] = ovr[4] or {}
                 for zid, coords in pairs(existing[4]) do
                     ovr[4][zid] = ovr[4][zid] or {}

Tests/QuestieLearner_performance_spec.lua

@@ -142,6 +142,22 @@ describe("QuestieLearner kill-path batching", function()
         assert.equals(1, table.getn(Questie.dbLearner.global.npcs[4001][7][44]))
     end)
 
+    it("keeps quest-related protected npc spawns available for turn-in arrows", function()
+        Questie.dbLearner.global.settings.dataSourceMode = "auto"
+        QuestieDB.ascensionOverrideKeys = QuestieDB.ascensionOverrideKeys or {}
+        QuestieDB.ascensionOverrideKeys.NPC = QuestieDB.ascensionOverrideKeys.NPC or {}
+        QuestieDB.ascensionOverrideKeys.NPC[5001] = { [7] = true }
+
+        QuestieLearner:LearnQuestGiver(6007, 5001, 1, false)
+        QuestieLearner:LearnNPC(5001, "Protected Turn-In", nil, nil, nil, nil, 15.5, 25.5, 44)
+        drainQueuedTimers()
+
+        assert.is_table(QuestieDB.npcDataOverrides[5001])
+        assert.is_table(QuestieDB.npcDataOverrides[5001][7])
+        assert.is_table(QuestieDB.npcDataOverrides[5001][7][44])
+        assert.equals(1, table.getn(QuestieDB.npcDataOverrides[5001][7][44]))
+    end)
+
     it("ignores non-quest loot items so they do not pollute learner state", function()
         Questie.dbLearner.global.settings.dataSourceMode = "learner"
         QuestieDB.private.itemCache = {}
@@ -196,6 +212,22 @@ describe("QuestieLearner kill-path batching", function()
         assert.equals(22.2, Questie.dbLearner.global.objects[3302][4][44][1][2])
     end)
 
+    it("keeps quest-related protected object spawns available for turn-in arrows", function()
+        Questie.dbLearner.global.settings.dataSourceMode = "auto"
+        QuestieDB.ascensionOverrideKeys = QuestieDB.ascensionOverrideKeys or {}
+        QuestieDB.ascensionOverrideKeys.OBJECT = QuestieDB.ascensionOverrideKeys.OBJECT or {}
+        QuestieDB.ascensionOverrideKeys.OBJECT[5002] = { [4] = true }
+
+        QuestieLearner:LearnQuestGiver(6008, 5002, 2, false)
+        local learned = QuestieLearner:LearnObject(5002, "Protected Object", 21.5, 31.5, 44, true)
+
+        assert.is_true(learned)
+        assert.is_table(QuestieDB.objectDataOverrides[5002])
+        assert.is_table(QuestieDB.objectDataOverrides[5002][4])
+        assert.is_table(QuestieDB.objectDataOverrides[5002][4][44])
+        assert.equals(1, table.getn(QuestieDB.objectDataOverrides[5002][4][44]))
+    end)
+
     it("rejects non-quest item network merges without quest references", function()
         Questie.dbLearner.global.settings.dataSourceMode = "learner"
         local changed = QuestieLearner:_ApplyIncomingNetworkMerge("ITEM", 2401, { [1] = "Arcane Sliver" }, "NEW")

docs/changelog.html

@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@
     <div class="container">
         <h2 id="unreleased-performance-refactor">[Unreleased] &mdash; Performance Refactor Branches</h2>
         <ul>
+            <li><strong>[QuestieLearner &mdash; Turn-In Arrow Spawn Promotion]</strong> Allowed quest-related NPC and object spawns to keep their live learner coordinates even when the static database marks those spawn fields as protected. Quest giver and turn-in locations now have a path to reach the live override tables, so the arrow can point at learner-discovered hand-in targets without relaxing protection for unrelated world spawns.</li>
             <li><strong>[QuestieLearner &mdash; Quest-Only Item Learning]</strong> Hardened item learning so plain junk loot no longer gets recorded as learner state. Only quest-relevant items are accepted now, including items that already have quest references in learned quest data. Quest-item drops still learn and still build source pins, but non-quest loot like generic trade goods and junk no longer pollutes the item learner or source cache.</li>
             <li><strong>[QuestieLearner &mdash; Quest-Only Object Learning]</strong> Hardened object learning so non-quest world objects are ignored unless they are explicitly tied to a quest flow. Quest giver, turn-in, objective, and <code>GAMEOBJECT_USED</code> promotions now mark the object as quest-relevant before it is stored, and learned object coordinates are only promoted into live object overrides when the object has quest references. This keeps source pins for real quest objects while preventing unrelated world objects from being recorded.</li>
             <li><strong>[QuestieLearner &mdash; Quest Object Coordinate Promotion]</strong> When a quest-related object is learned, the learner now preserves the actual interaction coordinates when available instead of relying only on fallback player position. Object objective mapping now reuses the recent object evidence cache so the stored spawn point matches the real interaction location and can render immediately as a map pin.</li>