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+import 'dart:convert';
+import 'dart:io';
+
+import 'package:crypto/crypto.dart';
+import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
+
+import 'manifest.dart';
+
+/// Pulls the remote season manifest and downloads new/updated packs into
+/// [cacheDir] with SHA256 verification and atomic (temp + rename) writes.
+/// All failures are swallowed into a `false` return — remote content is an
+/// enhancement, never a crash source.
+class ContentDownloader {
+  ContentDownloader({
+    required this.baseUrl,
+    required this.cacheDir,
+    http.Client? client,
+  }) : _client = client ?? http.Client() {
+    _loadIndex();
+  }
+
+  final String baseUrl;
+  final Directory cacheDir;
+  final http.Client _client;
+  final Map<String, int> _index = {};
+
+  File get _indexFile => File('${cacheDir.path}/cache_index.json');
+
+  void _loadIndex() {
+    try {
+      if (_indexFile.existsSync()) {
+        final json =
+            jsonDecode(_indexFile.readAsStringSync()) as Map<String, dynamic>;
+        json.forEach((k, v) => _index[k] = v as int);
+      }
+    } catch (_) {
+      // Corrupt index: treat as empty; packs will re-download.
+      _index.clear();
+    }
+  }
+
+  Future<void> _saveIndex() async {
+    await cacheDir.create(recursive: true);
+    await _indexFile.writeAsString(jsonEncode(_index));
+  }
+
+  int? cachedVersion(String seasonId) => _index[seasonId];
+
+  /// Checks the manifest and downloads anything new. Returns true when at
+  /// least one pack was added or updated.
+  Future<bool> sync() async {
+    final RemoteManifest manifest;
+    try {
+      final res = await _client
+          .get(Uri.parse('$baseUrl/manifest.json'))
+          .timeout(const Duration(seconds: 10));
+      if (res.statusCode != 200) return false;
+      manifest = RemoteManifest.fromJson(
+          jsonDecode(res.body) as Map<String, dynamic>);
+    } catch (_) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    var changed = false;
+    for (final season in manifest.seasons) {
+      if (_index[season.seasonId] == season.version) continue;
+      if (await _downloadPack(season)) changed = true;
+    }
+    return changed;
+  }
+
+  Future<bool> _downloadPack(ManifestSeason season) async {
+    try {
+      final res = await _client
+          .get(Uri.parse('$baseUrl/${season.packUrl}'))
+          .timeout(const Duration(seconds: 30));
+      if (res.statusCode != 200) return false;
+
+      // Verify in memory before any file is touched, so a bad pack can
+      // never leave artifacts on disk.
+      final digest = sha256.convert(res.bodyBytes).toString();
+      if (digest != season.sha256) return false;
+
+      final dir = Directory('${cacheDir.path}/seasons/${season.seasonId}');
+      await dir.create(recursive: true);
+      final tmp = File('${dir.path}/pack.json.tmp');
+      await tmp.writeAsBytes(res.bodyBytes, flush: true);
+      await tmp.rename('${dir.path}/pack.json');
+
+      _index[season.seasonId] = season.version;
+      await _saveIndex();
+      return true;
+    } catch (_) {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/data/remote/content_downloader_test.dart b/test/data/remote/content_downloader_test.dart
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+import 'dart:convert';
+import 'dart:io';
+
+import 'package:block_seasons/data/remote/content_downloader.dart';
+import 'package:crypto/crypto.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
+import 'package:http/testing.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  late Directory tmp;
+
+  setUp(() async {
+    tmp = await Directory.systemTemp.createTemp('bs_cache_');
+  });
+
+  tearDown(() async {
+    if (await tmp.exists()) await tmp.delete(recursive: true);
+  });
+
+  String shaOf(String body) => sha256.convert(utf8.encode(body)).toString();
+
+  // Minimal pack body (repository parses later; downloader only verifies
+  // bytes).
+  const packBody = '{"schemaVersion":1,"seasonId":"season_002"}';
+
+  Map<String, dynamic> manifestJson({String? sha, int version = 1}) => {
+        'schemaVersion': 1,
+        'minAppBuild': 1,
+        'current': 'season_002',
+        'seasons': [
+          {
+            'seasonId': 'season_002',
+            'version': version,
+            'packUrl': 'seasons/season_002/pack.json',
+            'sha256': sha ?? shaOf(packBody),
+          },
+        ],
+      };
+
+  MockClient okClient({String? sha, int version = 1}) =>
+      MockClient((request) async {
+        if (request.url.path.endsWith('manifest.json')) {
+          return http.Response(
+            jsonEncode(manifestJson(sha: sha, version: version)),
+            200,
+            headers: {'content-type': 'application/json'},
+          );
+        }
+        if (request.url.path.endsWith('pack.json')) {
+          return http.Response(packBody, 200);
+        }
+        return http.Response('not found', 404);
+      });
+
+  test('downloads, verifies, and caches a new season', () async {
+    final downloader = ContentDownloader(
+      baseUrl: 'https://example.com/content',
+      cacheDir: tmp,
+      client: okClient(),
+    );
+    final updated = await downloader.sync();
+    expect(updated, isTrue);
+    final cached = File('${tmp.path}/seasons/season_002/pack.json');
+    expect(await cached.readAsString(), packBody);
+    expect(downloader.cachedVersion('season_002'), 1);
+  });
+
+  test('second sync with same version is a no-op', () async {
+    final downloader = ContentDownloader(
+      baseUrl: 'https://example.com/content',
+      cacheDir: tmp,
+      client: okClient(),
+    );
+    await downloader.sync();
+    expect(await downloader.sync(), isFalse);
+  });
+
+  test('checksum mismatch rejects the pack and keeps cache clean', () async {
+    final downloader = ContentDownloader(
+      baseUrl: 'https://example.com/content',
+      cacheDir: tmp,
+      client: okClient(sha: 'deadbeef'),
+    );
+    final updated = await downloader.sync();
+    expect(updated, isFalse);
+    expect(
+      File('${tmp.path}/seasons/season_002/pack.json').existsSync(),
+      isFalse,
+    );
+    // No stray temp files left behind.
+    final leftovers = tmp
+        .listSync(recursive: true)
+        .whereType<File>()
+        .where((f) => f.path.endsWith('.tmp'));
+    expect(leftovers, isEmpty);
+  });
+
+  test('network failure leaves existing cache untouched', () async {
+    final good = ContentDownloader(
+      baseUrl: 'https://example.com/content',
+      cacheDir: tmp,
+      client: okClient(),
+    );
+    await good.sync();
+
+    final offline = ContentDownloader(
+      baseUrl: 'https://example.com/content',
+      cacheDir: tmp,
+      client: MockClient((_) async => throw const SocketException('off')),
+    );
+    expect(await offline.sync(), isFalse);
+    expect(
+      File('${tmp.path}/seasons/season_002/pack.json').existsSync(),
+      isTrue,
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('version bump re-downloads', () async {
+    await ContentDownloader(
+      baseUrl: 'https://example.com/content',
+      cacheDir: tmp,
+      client: okClient(version: 1),
+    ).sync();
+    final updated = await ContentDownloader(
+      baseUrl: 'https://example.com/content',
+      cacheDir: tmp,
+      client: okClient(version: 2),
+    ).sync();
+    expect(updated, isTrue);
+  });
+}