Fill to capacity works

backend/pdfrender/pagination.go

@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ func (p *Paginator) PaginateMultiList(dataMap map[string]interface{}, templateNa
 
 			tracker, exists := listTrackers[trackerKey]
 			if !exists {
-				// Block has no data, add empty slice
+				// Block has no data, fill with empty items up to MAX
-				pageData[block.Name] = p.createEmptySlice(block.ListType)
+				pageData[block.Name] = p.createEmptySliceWithCapacity(block.ListType, block.MaxItems)
 				continue
 			}
 
@@ -213,8 +213,9 @@ func (p *Paginator) PaginateMultiList(dataMap map[string]interface{}, templateNa
 				itemsToTake = remaining
 			}
 
-			// Extract slice for this block
+			// Extract slice for this block and fill to capacity
 			blockItems := p.extractSlice(tracker.items, tracker.currentIdx, itemsToTake)
+			blockItems = p.fillSliceToCapacity(blockItems, block.MaxItems)
 			pageData[block.Name] = blockItems
 			tracker.currentIdx += itemsToTake
 		}
@@ -495,6 +496,42 @@ func (p *Paginator) createEmptySlice(listType string) interface{} {
 	}
 }
 
+// createEmptySliceWithCapacity creates an empty slice filled to capacity with zero values
+func (p *Paginator) createEmptySliceWithCapacity(listType string, capacity int) interface{} {
+	switch listType {
+	case "skills":
+		return FillToCapacity([]SkillViewModel{}, capacity)
+	case "weapons":
+		return FillToCapacity([]WeaponViewModel{}, capacity)
+	case "spells":
+		return FillToCapacity([]SpellViewModel{}, capacity)
+	case "equipment":
+		return FillToCapacity([]EquipmentViewModel{}, capacity)
+	case "magicItems":
+		return FillToCapacity([]MagicItemViewModel{}, capacity)
+	default:
+		return []interface{}{}
+	}
+}
+
+// fillSliceToCapacity fills an existing slice to the specified capacity
+func (p *Paginator) fillSliceToCapacity(items interface{}, capacity int) interface{} {
+	switch v := items.(type) {
+	case []SkillViewModel:
+		return FillToCapacity(v, capacity)
+	case []WeaponViewModel:
+		return FillToCapacity(v, capacity)
+	case []SpellViewModel:
+		return FillToCapacity(v, capacity)
+	case []EquipmentViewModel:
+		return FillToCapacity(v, capacity)
+	case []MagicItemViewModel:
+		return FillToCapacity(v, capacity)
+	default:
+		return items
+	}
+}
+
 // CalculatePagesNeeded calculates how many pages are needed for given data
 func (p *Paginator) CalculatePagesNeeded(templateName string, listType string, itemCount int) (int, error) {
 	template := p.findTemplate(templateName)

backend/pdfrender/pagination_test.go

@@ -5,6 +5,39 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
+// Helper function to count non-empty skills (skills with a name)
+func countNonEmptySkills(skills []SkillViewModel) int {
+	count := 0
+	for _, skill := range skills {
+		if skill.Name != "" {
+			count++
+		}
+	}
+	return count
+}
+
+// Helper function to count non-empty weapons
+func countNonEmptyWeapons(weapons []WeaponViewModel) int {
+	count := 0
+	for _, weapon := range weapons {
+		if weapon.Name != "" {
+			count++
+		}
+	}
+	return count
+}
+
+// Helper function to count non-empty spells
+func countNonEmptySpells(spells []SpellViewModel) int {
+	count := 0
+	for _, spell := range spells {
+		if spell.Name != "" {
+			count++
+		}
+	}
+	return count
+}
+
 // TestPaginateMultiList_SingleListType tests pagination with a single list type (skills only)
 func TestPaginateMultiList_SingleListType(t *testing.T) {
 	// Arrange
@@ -46,7 +79,7 @@ func TestPaginateMultiList_SingleListType(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, blockName := range skillBlocks {
 		if data, exists := page.Data[blockName]; exists {
 			if skillsList, ok := data.([]SkillViewModel); ok {
-				totalSkills += len(skillsList)
+				totalSkills += countNonEmptySkills(skillsList)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -105,9 +138,9 @@ func TestPaginateMultiList_MultipleListTypes(t *testing.T) {
 		for _, data := range dist.Data {
 			switch v := data.(type) {
 			case []SkillViewModel:
-				totalSkills += len(v)
+				totalSkills += countNonEmptySkills(v)
 			case []WeaponViewModel:
-				totalWeapons += len(v)
+				totalWeapons += countNonEmptyWeapons(v)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -169,7 +202,7 @@ func TestPaginateMultiList_WithOverflow(t *testing.T) {
 			if skillsList, ok := data.([]SkillViewModel); ok &&
 				(blockName == "skills_column1" || blockName == "skills_column2" ||
 					blockName == "skills_column3" || blockName == "skills_column4") {
-				totalSkills += len(skillsList)
+				totalSkills += countNonEmptySkills(skillsList)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -240,6 +273,10 @@ func TestPaginateMultiList_WithFilters(t *testing.T) {
 	if learnedData, ok := page.Data["skills_learned"]; ok {
 		learned := learnedData.([]SkillViewModel)
 		for _, skill := range learned {
+			// Skip empty items (padding)
+			if skill.Name == "" {
+				continue
+			}
 			if !skill.IsLearned {
 				t.Errorf("Found unlearned skill '%s' in learned block", skill.Name)
 			}
@@ -249,6 +286,10 @@ func TestPaginateMultiList_WithFilters(t *testing.T) {
 	if languageData, ok := page.Data["skills_languages"]; ok {
 		languages := languageData.([]SkillViewModel)
 		for _, skill := range languages {
+			// Skip empty items (padding)
+			if skill.Name == "" {
+				continue
+			}
 			if skill.Category != "Sprache" {
 				t.Errorf("Found non-language skill '%s' in language block", skill.Name)
 			}