The dashboard's All Libraries view could render sections across every
library but could not persist its own preferences: the PUT required a
UUID library_id, and the prefs GET-without-library_id matched an
arbitrary library's row through a loose NULL OR-clause.
Storage: a dedicated user_dashboard_preferences_global table (one row
per user, user_id PK → users CASCADE) instead of a NULL/sentinel
library_id — chosen over both because (a) the column's FK to libraries
rules out a sentinel UUID without dropping the constraint or minting a
fake library row, and (b) intent becomes structural: only the explicit
global path writes that table, so a buggy or outside-the-API write can
never masquerade as global. System and user collections are
user-scoped, so the order/hidden arrays are library-independent and
valid in this scope.
API: PUT /api/dashboard/preferences binds library_id as *string —
JSON null/absent = global, empty string = 400 (a lost value must stay
loud, not silently clobber the global scope), valid UUID = per-library
(unchanged). GET without library_id now returns the global row instead
of an arbitrary one; the per-library query's dead NULL OR-arm is
removed. GET /sections keeps requiring library_id for per-library
views and aggregates across libraries when absent (unchanged).
Tests: global save/update-dedupe/read round-trip, empty-string 400,
global-vs-per-library independence. Two suite failures are the
handoff's documented pre-existing rot (duplicate system collections in
the dev DB; a sections test expecting a 400 the handler never
implemented) — reproduced and confirmed unrelated to this change.
Live-verified on the dev stack: null save 200 x2 with a single row
updated, empty string 400, global read carries the second save.
Unit tests:
- series_service_test.go: test continueSeriesRowToMediaItems conversion
with valid fields, null fields, and comprehensive field mapping
- series_test.go: test handler initialization and textToString helper
Integration tests (series_integration_test.go):
- GET /api/series: requires library_id, rejects invalid UUID, returns
empty array for empty library, pagination params, limit clamped to
100, response structure validation, special characters in names
- GET /api/series/books: requires library_id and name, handles
nonexistent series, unauthorized access
- Restore Continue Series system collection
- Dashboard sections include all 5 collections (including continue-series)
Update test helpers:
- Add SeriesHandler to setupTestServer router config
- Add 5th Continue Series collection to createDefaultCollectionsForUser
- Update dashboard integration test for 5 collections
Replace all unhandled resp.Body.Close() calls throughout the test suite:
- Deferred calls: replace 'defer VAR.Body.Close()' with a closure that explicitly
discards the error via 'defer func(Body io.ReadCloser) { _ = Body.Close() }(VAR.Body)'
- Immediate calls: replace 'VAR.Body.Close()' with '_ = VAR.Body.Close()'
Replace all unhandled json.NewDecoder(VAR.Body).Decode(&x) calls with error capture
and require.NoError assertion. Files using httptest.ResponseRecorder (collections_preview,
processing_issues) use 'err :=' declaration; suite-style tests (scanner_integration,
dashboard_integration) use s.T() instead of t.
Update TestRestoreSystemCollection_ValidNames to use the correct
title case format for system collection names.
The API handler validates these specific collection names:
- "Continue Reading"
- "Recently Added"
- "Recently Read"
- "Not Started"
The test was previously using kebab-case names (e.g., "continue-reading")
which were being rejected by the validation logic with 400 Bad Request.
This aligns the test with the updated collection name format used
throughout the application.
Add Token and RegularToken fields to TestServerSetup for pre-authenticated
access. Update setupTestServer to create fresh users with valid tokens at
initialization time. Simplify createTestMediaItemID to use setup.Token.
Remove loginTestUser, loginRegularUser, loginAdminUser functions in favor
of setup.Token/setup.RegularToken. Update createTestUserOnce and
getTestUserID/getRegularUserID to be idempotent. Update all test files to
use setup.Token instead of calling login helpers.
Phase 11 - Unit and Integration Tests
Service Layer Tests (dashboard_service_test.go):
- Test filterHiddenCollections with multiple scenarios
- Test reorderCollections with custom orders
- Test sortByPriority sorting logic
- All 6 tests passing
Handler Tests (dashboard_test.go):
- Test BuildSections type conversion
- Test textToString helper function
- Test getViewAllURL mapping
- All 7 tests passing
Preview Tests (collections_preview_test.go):
- Test preview endpoint validation
- Test limit validation
- Test rule validation
- 6 test scenarios
Integration Tests (dashboard_integration_test.go):
- Test GET /api/dashboard/sections end-to-end
- Test PUT /api/dashboard/preferences
- Test POST /api/dashboard/restore-system-collection
- Test authentication and validation
- 9 test scenarios total
Part of Carousel Dashboard Plan completion
John O'Keefe
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