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+import { useCallback } from "react";
+import { TimelineElement, TimelineTrack } from "@/types/timeline";
+import { TIMELINE_CONSTANTS } from "@/constants/timeline-constants";
+
+export interface SnapPoint {
+  time: number;
+  type: "grid" | "element-start" | "element-end" | "playhead";
+  elementId?: string;
+  trackId?: string;
+}
+
+export interface SnapResult {
+  snappedTime: number;
+  snapPoint: SnapPoint | null;
+  snapDistance: number;
+}
+
+export interface UseTimelineSnappingOptions {
+  snapThreshold?: number; // Distance in pixels to trigger snapping
+  gridInterval?: number; // Grid interval in seconds
+  enableGridSnapping?: boolean;
+  enableElementSnapping?: boolean;
+  enablePlayheadSnapping?: boolean;
+}
+
+export function useTimelineSnapping({
+  snapThreshold = 10,
+  gridInterval = 1,
+  enableGridSnapping = true,
+  enableElementSnapping = true,
+  enablePlayheadSnapping = true,
+}: UseTimelineSnappingOptions = {}) {
+  const findSnapPoints = useCallback(
+    (
+      tracks: TimelineTrack[],
+      currentTime: number,
+      playheadTime: number,
+      zoomLevel: number,
+      excludeElementId?: string
+    ): SnapPoint[] => {
+      const snapPoints: SnapPoint[] = [];
+
+      // Add grid snap points
+      if (enableGridSnapping) {
+        const gridStart = Math.floor(currentTime / gridInterval) * gridInterval;
+        const gridEnd = Math.ceil(currentTime / gridInterval) * gridInterval;
+
+        // Add nearby grid points
+        for (let i = -2; i <= 2; i++) {
+          const gridTime = gridStart + i * gridInterval;
+          if (gridTime >= 0) {
+            snapPoints.push({
+              time: gridTime,
+              type: "grid",
+            });
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Add element snap points
+      if (enableElementSnapping) {
+        tracks.forEach((track) => {
+          track.elements.forEach((element) => {
+            // Skip the element being dragged
+            if (element.id === excludeElementId) return;
+
+            const elementStart = element.startTime;
+            const elementEnd =
+              element.startTime +
+              (element.duration - element.trimStart - element.trimEnd);
+
+            snapPoints.push(
+              {
+                time: elementStart,
+                type: "element-start",
+                elementId: element.id,
+                trackId: track.id,
+              },
+              {
+                time: elementEnd,
+                type: "element-end",
+                elementId: element.id,
+                trackId: track.id,
+              }
+            );
+          });
+        });
+      }
+
+      // Add playhead snap point
+      if (enablePlayheadSnapping) {
+        snapPoints.push({
+          time: playheadTime,
+          type: "playhead",
+        });
+      }
+
+      return snapPoints;
+    },
+    [
+      enableGridSnapping,
+      enableElementSnapping,
+      enablePlayheadSnapping,
+      gridInterval,
+    ]
+  );
+
+  const snapToNearestPoint = useCallback(
+    (
+      targetTime: number,
+      snapPoints: SnapPoint[],
+      zoomLevel: number
+    ): SnapResult => {
+      const pixelsPerSecond = TIMELINE_CONSTANTS.PIXELS_PER_SECOND * zoomLevel;
+      const thresholdInSeconds = snapThreshold / pixelsPerSecond;
+
+      let closestSnapPoint: SnapPoint | null = null;
+      let closestDistance = Infinity;
+
+      snapPoints.forEach((snapPoint) => {
+        const distance = Math.abs(targetTime - snapPoint.time);
+        if (distance < thresholdInSeconds && distance < closestDistance) {
+          closestDistance = distance;
+          closestSnapPoint = snapPoint;
+        }
+      });
+
+      return {
+        snappedTime: closestSnapPoint ? closestSnapPoint.time : targetTime,
+        snapPoint: closestSnapPoint,
+        snapDistance: closestDistance,
+      };
+    },
+    [snapThreshold]
+  );
+
+  const snapElementPosition = useCallback(
+    (
+      targetTime: number,
+      tracks: TimelineTrack[],
+      playheadTime: number,
+      zoomLevel: number,
+      excludeElementId?: string
+    ): SnapResult => {
+      const snapPoints = findSnapPoints(
+        tracks,
+        targetTime,
+        playheadTime,
+        zoomLevel,
+        excludeElementId
+      );
+
+      return snapToNearestPoint(targetTime, snapPoints, zoomLevel);
+    },
+    [findSnapPoints, snapToNearestPoint]
+  );
+
+  const snapElementEdge = useCallback(
+    (
+      targetTime: number,
+      elementDuration: number,
+      tracks: TimelineTrack[],
+      playheadTime: number,
+      zoomLevel: number,
+      excludeElementId?: string,
+      snapToStart = true // true for start edge, false for end edge
+    ): SnapResult => {
+      const snapPoints = findSnapPoints(
+        tracks,
+        targetTime,
+        playheadTime,
+        zoomLevel,
+        excludeElementId
+      );
+
+      // For end edge snapping, we need to account for element duration
+      const effectiveTargetTime = snapToStart
+        ? targetTime
+        : targetTime + elementDuration;
+      const snapResult = snapToNearestPoint(
+        effectiveTargetTime,
+        snapPoints,
+        zoomLevel
+      );
+
+      // Adjust the snapped time back for end edge
+      if (!snapToStart && snapResult.snapPoint) {
+        snapResult.snappedTime = snapResult.snappedTime - elementDuration;
+      }
+
+      return snapResult;
+    },
+    [findSnapPoints, snapToNearestPoint]
+  );
+
+  return {
+    snapElementPosition,
+    snapElementEdge,
+    findSnapPoints,
+    snapToNearestPoint,
+  };
+}