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+import { formatRatingText } from '../../utils/formatRatingText';
+import { getUnicodeCharLength } from '../../utils/getUnicodeCharLength';
+import { isFullOnlySymbol } from '../../utils/isFullOnlySymbol';
+import { LOGGING_ENABLED } from '../../constants';
+import { RatingText } from '../../types';
+import { applySymbolState } from './applySymbolState';
+
+/**
+ * Preview rating with proper half-symbol rendering and full-only symbol support
+ */
+export function previewRating(
+  newRating: number, 
+  container: HTMLElement, 
+  symbolSet: any, 
+  pattern: string, 
+  ratingText?: RatingText | null
+): void {
+  const symbolsContainer = container.querySelector('.interactive-rating-symbols');
+  if (!symbolsContainer) return;
+  
+  const spans = symbolsContainer.querySelectorAll('span');
+  const isFullOnly = isFullOnlySymbol(symbolSet);
+  const isCommentFormat = isFullOnly && ratingText && ratingText.format === 'comment-fraction';
+  
+  spans.forEach((span, index) => {
+    const symbolRating = index + 1;
+    const halfRating = index + 0.5;
+    
+    if (isFullOnly) {
+      // For full-only symbols: show full symbol for rated, grey for unrated
+      span.textContent = symbolSet.full;
+      if (symbolRating <= newRating) {
+        applySymbolState(span, 'rated');
+      } else {
+        applySymbolState(span, 'unrated');
+      }
+    } else {
+      // Regular symbol behavior
+      if (symbolRating <= newRating) {
+        // Full symbol
+        span.textContent = symbolSet.full;
+        applySymbolState(span, 'normal');
+      } else if (symbolSet.half && halfRating <= newRating && halfRating > newRating - 0.5) {
+        // Half symbol
+        span.textContent = symbolSet.half;
+        applySymbolState(span, 'normal');
+      } else {
+        // Empty symbol
+        span.textContent = symbolSet.empty;
+        applySymbolState(span, 'normal');
+      }
+    }
+  });
+  
+  // Preview rating text if it exists and is not HTML comment format
+  if (ratingText && !isCommentFormat) {
+    const textContainer = container.querySelector('.interactive-rating-text');
+    if (textContainer) {
+      const unicodeLength = getUnicodeCharLength(pattern);
+      const previewText = formatRatingText(
+        ratingText.format,
+        newRating,
+        unicodeLength, // Always use actual pattern length for percentage calculations
+        ratingText.denominator, // Use original denominator for fraction displays
+        !!symbolSet.half && !isFullOnly,
+        isFullOnly
+      );
+      textContainer.textContent = previewText;
+    }
+  }
+  
+  if (LOGGING_ENABLED) {
+    console.debug('[InteractiveRatings] Preview rating with simplified comment format support', {
+      newRating,
+      hasHalf: !!symbolSet.half,
+      isFullOnly,
+      isCommentFormat,
+      symbolSet: symbolSet,
+      denominator: ratingText?.denominator
+    });
+  }
+}
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