Project Bring Forward on Bowler

README.md

@@ -92,7 +92,10 @@ items first. (Items grandfathered from before teams existed appear under "No Tea
 "Uncategorized".)
 
 The grid shows the trailing 12 months; each cell is the **most recent entry in that month**
-(color + value for KPIs, color for projects, tooltip with date and notes). Rows expand in place:
+(color + value for KPIs, color for projects, tooltip with date and notes). Project months without
+their own entry **carry the most recent earlier entry forward** (marked "Carried forward from …" in the
+tooltip and detail row), so a project's latest status stays visible through the current month —
+months before its first entry remain blank. Rows expand in place:
 **click a KPI row** for an inline SVG trend chart with its threshold zones shaded (line + status-colored
 points for numeric KPIs, a met/missed timeline for milestones); **click a project's month cell** for that
 month's notes/headwinds/tailwinds/highlights/blockers. Clicking anywhere else collapses the row.

src/app/Support/BowlerGrid.php

@@ -5,14 +5,17 @@ namespace App\Support;
 use App\Enums\KpiEvaluation;
 use App\Models\Kpi;
 use App\Models\Project;
+use App\Models\ProjectEntry;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 
 /**
  * Builds the rolling 12-month bowler grid. Rows are grouped
  * Team -> Category (by name, case-insensitively, so same-named teams
  * from different owners merge on shared charts); within each month the
- * most recent entry wins (entry_date desc, id desc). Items without a
+ * most recent entry wins (entry_date desc, id desc). Project months
- * team/category fall into "No Team" / "Uncategorized", sorted last.
+ * without their own entry carry the most recent earlier entry forward,
+ * so the latest status stays visible through the current month. Items
+ * without a team/category fall into "No Team" / "Uncategorized", sorted last.
  */
 class BowlerGrid
 {
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@ class BowlerGrid
                 'chart' => KpiChart::build($kpi, $cells, $months),
             ];
         })
-            ->concat($projects->map(fn (Project $p) => ['type' => 'project', 'item' => $p, 'cells' => self::projectCells($p)]));
+            ->concat($projects->map(fn (Project $p) => ['type' => 'project', 'item' => $p, 'cells' => self::projectCells($p, $months, $start)]));
 
         // Group by team then category, merging names case-insensitively.
         $grouped = [];
@@ -123,17 +126,60 @@ class BowlerGrid
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return array<string, array{status: \App\Enums\RagStatus, display: string, tooltip: string}>
+     * @param  array<int, array{key: string, label: string}>  $months
+     * @param  string  $start  first day of the 12-month window (Y-m-d)
+     * @return array<string, array{status: \App\Enums\RagStatus, display: string, tooltip: string, carriedForward: bool, details: array}>
      */
-    private static function projectCells(Project $project): array
+    private static function projectCells(Project $project, array $months, string $start): array
     {
         $cells = [];
+        $byMonth = [];
 
+        // Entries are ordered ascending, so the last write per month wins.
         foreach ($project->entries as $entry) {
-            $cells[$entry->entry_date->format('Y-m')] = [
+            $key = $entry->entry_date->format('Y-m');
+            $cells[$key] = self::entryCell($entry);
+            $byMonth[$key] = $entry;
+        }
+
+        // Carry the most recent entry forward into any month without its
+        // own entry (including the current month). Months before the first
+        // entry ever stay blank. The fill is seeded with the latest entry
+        // that predates the window, so an old "dormant" status also carries
+        // across the gap up to the first recent entry.
+        $filler = $project->entries()
+            ->where('entry_date', '<', $start)
+            ->orderByDesc('entry_date')
+            ->orderByDesc('id')
+            ->first();
+
+        foreach ($months as $month) {
+            $key = $month['key'];
+            if (isset($byMonth[$key])) {
+                $filler = $byMonth[$key];
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if ($filler !== null) {
+                $cells[$key] = self::entryCell($filler, carriedForward: true);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $cells;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array{status: \App\Enums\RagStatus, display: string, tooltip: string, carriedForward: bool, details: array}
+     */
+    private static function entryCell(ProjectEntry $entry, bool $carriedForward = false): array
+    {
+        $tooltip = trim($entry->entry_date->format('Y-m-d') . ($entry->notes ? " — {$entry->notes}" : ''));
+
+        return [
             'status' => $entry->status,
             'display' => strtoupper(substr($entry->status->value, 0, 1)),
-                'tooltip' => trim($entry->entry_date->format('Y-m-d') . ($entry->notes ? " — {$entry->notes}" : '')),
+            'tooltip' => $carriedForward ? 'Carried forward from ' . $tooltip : $tooltip,
+            'carriedForward' => $carriedForward,
             // Payload for the click-to-expand detail row on charts
             'details' => [
                 'date' => $entry->entry_date->format('Y-m-d'),
@@ -144,10 +190,8 @@ class BowlerGrid
                 'tailwinds' => $entry->tailwinds,
                 'highlights' => $entry->highlights,
                 'blockers' => $entry->blockers,
+                'carriedForward' => $carriedForward,
             ],
         ];
     }
-
-        return $cells;
-    }
 }

src/resources/views/charts/_grid.blade.php

@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@
         </table>
     </div>
     <p class="mt-2 text-xs text-gray-400">
-        Each cell shows the most recent entry in that month. The current month is highlighted.
+        Each cell shows the most recent entry in that month; project months without an entry carry the most recent
+        status forward (the tooltip marks it). The current month is highlighted.
         Click a KPI row to expand its trend chart; click a project row for its latest details, or a specific cell for that month.
     </p>
 
@@ -146,6 +147,13 @@
             function populate(td, d) {
                 td.innerHTML = '';
 
+                if (d.carriedForward) {
+                    var cf = document.createElement('p');
+                    cf.className = 'mb-2 text-xs text-gray-500';
+                    cf.textContent = 'No entry recorded for this month — showing the most recent entry.';
+                    td.appendChild(cf);
+                }
+
                 var head = document.createElement('div');
                 head.className = 'mb-2 flex items-center gap-3';
                 var date = document.createElement('span');