fix(ui): fence stale allocation status

- keep paused and completed rows authoritative over transient allocation state

- preserve allocation feedback for failed-download retries

- expose the table allocation phase as an accessible indeterminate progressbar

src/utils/downloads.test.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   canonicalizeDownloadFileName,
   categoryForDownload,
   categoryForFileName,
+  isAllocationPhaseVisible,
   isValidTorrentExcludeTrackerList,
   isValidTorrentTrackerList,
   normalizeTorrentEncryptionPolicy,
@@ -107,6 +108,16 @@ describe('download persistence progress snapshots', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('allocation phase visibility', () => {
+  it('does not override paused or completed statuses', () => {
+    expect(isAllocationPhaseVisible(true, 'ready')).toBe(true);
+    expect(isAllocationPhaseVisible(true, 'failed')).toBe(true);
+    expect(isAllocationPhaseVisible(true, 'paused')).toBe(false);
+    expect(isAllocationPhaseVisible(true, 'completed')).toBe(false);
+    expect(isAllocationPhaseVisible(false, 'downloading')).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
 describe('Torrent tracker input validation', () => {
   it('accepts supported trackers separated by lines or commas', () => {
     expect(isValidTorrentTrackerList(

src/utils/downloads.ts

@@ -45,6 +45,16 @@ export const isActiveDownloadStatus = (status: DownloadStatus): boolean =>
 export const isTransferActiveStatus = (status: DownloadStatus): boolean =>
   status === 'downloading' || status === 'processing' || status === 'verifying' || status === 'seeding' || status === 'retrying';
 
+/**
+ * A transient allocation flag must never replace a terminal or user-paused
+ * status in the UI. Failed rows remain eligible because retry admission can
+ * begin from the failed state before the backend accepts the new lifecycle.
+ */
+export const isAllocationPhaseVisible = (
+  allocationPending: boolean,
+  status: DownloadStatus,
+): boolean => allocationPending && status !== 'completed' && status !== 'paused';
+
 export const DOWNLOAD_CONNECTIONS_MIN = 1;
 export const DOWNLOAD_CONNECTIONS_MAX = 16;