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+import { useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import type { Viewport } from 'pixi-viewport';
+import type { SceneManager } from '../canvas/SceneManager';
+import { getPointAnchorWorld } from '../canvas/reviewAnchors';
+
+export interface AnchoredOverlayAnchor {
+  objectId: string;
+  pinX: number;
+  pinY: number;
+}
+
+export interface AnchoredOverlayPosition {
+  visible: boolean;
+  screenX: number;
+  screenY: number;
+  /** 'right' if the composer fits to the right of the pin, 'left' if it would overflow */
+  placement: 'right' | 'left';
+}
+
+const COMPOSER_WIDTH = 260;
+const OFFSET_X = 16; // gap between pin and composer edge
+
+/**
+ * Converts a world-space anchor (objectId + relative pin coords) to screen
+ * coordinates. Recomputes on viewport move/zoom and when sceneVersion changes
+ * (object moved/resized). Returns { visible: false } when anchor is null or
+ * target object is missing.
+ *
+ * Reusable for any anchored overlay: inline composer, quick reply, popovers.
+ *
+ * @param sceneVersion - A counter that increments whenever scene objects move
+ *   or resize. Editor.tsx already tracks this as the value returned by
+ *   useSyncExternalStore or an equivalent counter bumped by onChange. Pass it
+ *   here so the hook recomputes when the target object's world bounds change.
+ */
+export function useAnchoredOverlayPosition(
+  viewport: Viewport | null,
+  scene: SceneManager | null,
+  anchor: AnchoredOverlayAnchor | null,
+  sceneVersion: number = 0,
+): AnchoredOverlayPosition {
+  const [pos, setPos] = useState<AnchoredOverlayPosition>({
+    visible: false, screenX: 0, screenY: 0, placement: 'right',
+  });
+  const rafRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!viewport || !scene || !anchor) {
+      setPos({ visible: false, screenX: 0, screenY: 0, placement: 'right' });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const compute = () => {
+      const world = getPointAnchorWorld(scene, anchor.objectId, anchor.pinX, anchor.pinY);
+      if (!world) {
+        setPos((p) => p.visible ? { visible: false, screenX: 0, screenY: 0, placement: 'right' } : p);
+        return;
+      }
+      const screen = viewport.toScreen(world.x, world.y);
+      // Determine if composer fits to the right; if not, place left
+      const rightEdge = screen.x + OFFSET_X + COMPOSER_WIDTH;
+      const placement: 'right' | 'left' = rightEdge > viewport.screenWidth ? 'left' : 'right';
+
+      setPos({ visible: true, screenX: screen.x, screenY: screen.y, placement });
+    };
+
+    // Initial compute
+    compute();
+
+    // Recompute on viewport move/zoom (RAF-throttled)
+    const onMoved = () => {
+      if (rafRef.current) return;
+      rafRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        rafRef.current = null;
+        compute();
+      });
+    };
+    viewport.on('moved', onMoved);
+    viewport.on('wheel-scroll', onMoved);
+
+    return () => {
+      viewport.off('moved', onMoved);
+      viewport.off('wheel-scroll', onMoved);
+      if (rafRef.current) {
+        cancelAnimationFrame(rafRef.current);
+        rafRef.current = null;
+      }
+    };
+  }, [viewport, scene, anchor?.objectId, anchor?.pinX, anchor?.pinY, sceneVersion]);
+
+  return pos;
+}