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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Commands;
+
+use App\Controllers\View\EmailController;
+use App\Models\ClassSectionModel;
+use App\Models\ConfigurationModel;
+use App\Models\TeacherSubmissionNotificationHistoryModel;
+use App\Models\UserModel;
+use CodeIgniter\CLI\BaseCommand;
+use CodeIgniter\CLI\CLI;
+use Config\Database;
+
+class SendExamDraftDeadlineReminders extends BaseCommand
+{
+    protected $group = 'Exam Drafts';
+    protected $name = 'exam-drafts:deadline-reminders';
+    protected $description = 'Sends exam draft deadline reminders to teachers who have not submitted drafts.';
+
+    public function run(array $params)
+    {
+        helper('date');
+
+        $configModel = new ConfigurationModel();
+        $schoolYear = (string) ($configModel->getConfig('school_year') ?? '');
+        $semester = (string) ($configModel->getConfig('semester') ?? '');
+        $deadlineValue = trim((string) ($configModel->getConfig('exam_draft_deadline') ?? ''));
+        if ($deadlineValue === '') {
+            CLI::write('exam_draft_deadline is not configured.', 'yellow');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $tz = new \DateTimeZone(config('App')->appTimezone ?? 'UTC');
+        try {
+            $deadline = new \DateTimeImmutable($deadlineValue, $tz);
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            CLI::write('Invalid exam_draft_deadline value.', 'red');
+            return;
+        }
+        $deadline = $deadline->setTime(0, 0, 0);
+        $today = new \DateTimeImmutable('now', $tz);
+        $today = $today->setTime(0, 0, 0);
+
+        if ($today > $deadline) {
+            CLI::write('Deadline has passed. No reminders sent.', 'yellow');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $daysToDeadline = (int) $today->diff($deadline)->format('%r%a');
+        if (!$this->shouldSendOnDay($daysToDeadline)) {
+            CLI::write('No reminder scheduled for today.', 'yellow');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $db = Database::connect();
+        $teacherClassRows = $db->table('teacher_class')
+            ->select('teacher_id, class_section_id, school_year, semester')
+            ->when($schoolYear !== '', static function ($builder) use ($schoolYear) {
+                return $builder->where('school_year', $schoolYear);
+            })
+            ->when($semester !== '', static function ($builder) use ($semester) {
+                return $builder->where('semester', $semester);
+            })
+            ->get()
+            ->getResultArray();
+
+        if (empty($teacherClassRows)) {
+            CLI::write('No teacher assignments found.', 'yellow');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $draftTable = 'exam_drafts';
+        $fields = $db->getFieldNames($draftTable);
+        $teacherColumn = in_array('teacher_id', $fields, true) ? 'teacher_id' : 'author_id';
+        $hasStatusColumn = in_array('status', $fields, true);
+        $hasIsLegacyColumn = in_array('is_legacy', $fields, true);
+
+        $draftsQuery = $db->table($draftTable)
+            ->select("{$teacherColumn} AS teacher_id, class_section_id")
+            ->when($schoolYear !== '', static function ($builder) use ($schoolYear) {
+                return $builder->where('school_year', $schoolYear);
+            })
+            ->when($semester !== '', static function ($builder) use ($semester) {
+                return $builder->where('semester', $semester);
+            });
+
+        if ($hasStatusColumn) {
+            $draftsQuery = $draftsQuery->where('status !=', 'legacy');
+        }
+        if ($hasIsLegacyColumn) {
+            $draftsQuery = $draftsQuery->where('is_legacy', 0);
+        }
+
+        $draftRows = $draftsQuery->get()->getResultArray();
+        $submittedMap = [];
+        foreach ($draftRows as $row) {
+            $key = (int) ($row['teacher_id'] ?? 0) . '|' . (int) ($row['class_section_id'] ?? 0);
+            $submittedMap[$key] = true;
+        }
+
+        $missingByTeacher = [];
+        foreach ($teacherClassRows as $row) {
+            $teacherId = (int) ($row['teacher_id'] ?? 0);
+            $classSectionId = (int) ($row['class_section_id'] ?? 0);
+            if ($teacherId <= 0 || $classSectionId <= 0) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            $key = $teacherId . '|' . $classSectionId;
+            if (!isset($submittedMap[$key])) {
+                $missingByTeacher[$teacherId][] = $classSectionId;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (empty($missingByTeacher)) {
+            CLI::write('All teachers have submitted drafts.', 'green');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $userModel = new UserModel();
+        $classSectionModel = new ClassSectionModel();
+        $historyModel = new TeacherSubmissionNotificationHistoryModel();
+        $mailer = new EmailController();
+
+        $classSections = $classSectionModel
+            ->select('class_section_id, class_section_name')
+            ->findAll();
+        $classLookup = [];
+        foreach ($classSections as $section) {
+            $classLookup[(int) ($section['class_section_id'] ?? 0)] = $section['class_section_name'] ?? '';
+        }
+
+        $todayStamp = $today->format('Y-m-d');
+        foreach ($missingByTeacher as $teacherId => $sectionIds) {
+            $teacher = $userModel->find($teacherId);
+            $email = $teacher['email'] ?? '';
+            if ($email === '' || !filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $alreadySent = $historyModel
+                ->where('teacher_id', $teacherId)
+                ->where('notification_category', 'exam_draft_deadline')
+                ->where('school_year', $schoolYear)
+                ->where('semester', $semester)
+                ->like('sent_at', $todayStamp)
+                ->countAllResults() > 0;
+            if ($alreadySent) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $classNames = array_map(static function ($id) use ($classLookup) {
+                return $classLookup[(int) $id] ?? "Class {$id}";
+            }, $sectionIds);
+            $classList = implode(', ', $classNames);
+            $teacherName = trim(($teacher['firstname'] ?? '') . ' ' . ($teacher['lastname'] ?? ''));
+            if ($teacherName === '') {
+                $teacherName = 'Teacher';
+            }
+
+            $subject = 'Reminder: Exam draft submission deadline';
+            $body = '<p>Dear ' . esc($teacherName) . ',</p>'
+                . '<p>This is a reminder to submit your exam draft(s) for: ' . esc($classList) . '.</p>'
+                . '<p>Deadline: <strong>' . esc($deadline->format('Y-m-d')) . '</strong></p>'
+                . '<p>Please submit your draft at <a href="' . esc(base_url('teacher/exam-drafts')) . '">Teacher Exam Drafts</a>.</p>'
+                . '<p>Thank you.</p>';
+
+            $status = 'failed';
+            if ($mailer->sendEmail($email, $subject, $body, 'notifications')) {
+                $status = 'sent';
+                CLI::write("Sent reminder to {$email}", 'green');
+            }
+
+            $historyModel->insert([
+                'teacher_id' => $teacherId,
+                'class_section_id' => 0,
+                'admin_id' => null,
+                'notification_category' => 'exam_draft_deadline',
+                'message' => strip_tags($body),
+                'status' => $status,
+                'school_year' => $schoolYear,
+                'semester' => $semester,
+                'sent_at' => utc_now(),
+            ]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private function shouldSendOnDay(int $daysToDeadline): bool
+    {
+        if ($daysToDeadline < 0) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if ($daysToDeadline <= 4) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return in_array($daysToDeadline, [28, 21, 14, 7], true);
+    }
+}