Phases 4 + 5 of the metadata overhaul (plan §4, §5) plus §3 handler
wiring.
Filters (§4.1): author_filter/publisher_filter now match per-element
against the authors[]/publishers[] arrays — a co-authored book matches
any one of its authors — with comma-joined params acting as
OR-within-facet multi-select (string_to_array + cross unnest). Legacy
single-value params unchanged on the wire; series/genre/language
filters stay on their varchar columns; narrator filter already
per-element.
Collections API (§3.3-3.5): collection detail carries viewer +
hide_finished into the listing query and exposes up_next (visible-
library-enforced reading-queue head); PUT
/api/collections/:id/items/order (owner-only, full-order rewrite);
UpdateCollectionRequest gains hide_finished/show_up_next ([]
string last-value-wins for the hidden-false-sibling checkbox pattern)
merged server-side OVER stored view_settings so imported_from_series
provenance survives edits; EditCollectionModal renders the toggles
from view_settings.
Dashboard (§5.5): sections JSON carries is_playlist/complete
(dashboard.ts is the AGENTS-documented JSON-render exception; first
paint stays templ). Fully-read playlists render '✓ Playlist complete'
instead of an empty rail; imported playlists get a 📖 Playlist badge.
Frontend: book detail shows subtitle + full authors + Explicit badge;
edit modal gains subtitle, comma-separated authors/publishers (client-
split to arrays exactly like narrators), step=any series number,
explicit checkbox; collection book cards get playlist move ↑/↓ buttons
persisting the full order via the reorder endpoint (templ partial
re-render on failure — DOM order is client-local, API order is truth).
AGENTS.md gotcha #3 amended per plan §3.7: user collections are
dashboard sections by default; the show_on_dashboard premise is
retired.
Verified: full affected integration sweep green (pins widened for
up_next/is_playlist/complete — changelog entries in
docs/contract_pins.md); unit suite green; go build + templ + vite
green.
Type is DERIVED, not stored: a saved ruleset makes a collection SMART,
no rules = STATIC (stored collection_items links, unchanged behavior).
No schema change — collections.auto_assign_rules JSONB already carried
the config; user's decision 2026-10-14 (handoff: live-at-render, not
refresh-on-scan; create-time Static/Smart toggle; v1 NO hybrid).
- Rule gains an enabled flag (absent = enabled, legacy rules unaffected).
- Rule CRUD: POST/PUT(DELETE) /api/collections/:id/rules[/:ruleId] — the
survivor dead effort of the rules-builder UI finally has real
endpoints (rules were never editable after creation; nothing ever
re-evaluated them). First rule converts a user collection to smart;
removing the last reverts it to static. UpdateCollectionRulesJSON
edits ONLY the rules doc so rule CRUD cannot clobber metadata.
- Live evaluation: candidates from GetVisibleLiveMediaForRules —
visible-library set (family lens enforced at source) + archived IS
NULL AND missing_scan_count = 0 — any enabled rule matches, title
order. Zero refresh hooks by design: always current by construction.
- Membership mutations (add/remove/bulk-add) are 400 on smart — v1 no
hybrid; collection_items.excluded stays the reserved future hook.
- Rules builder page (/collections/:id/rules) first time ever routable;
templ whole-attribute interpolation ("{ expr }" inside a quoted attr
value is literal text, as theme-{ user.Theme } silently proved).
- UI: create modal Static/⚡Smart cards (smart create redirects into the
rules builder), ⚡ badge + real per-card counts on the grid (smart =
live matches, static = stored-link count), smart detail renders
matched books with no hand-pick actions + an Edit Rules button.
- API: GET /:id gains is_smart + live books; GET /: keeps the Android
app's default exclusion, include_auto=true surfaces smart rows with
live counts; TestRules previews against the SAME candidates the live
render uses (visible + live, was raw first-1000).
- FIXED pre-existing regression from 7ce7321: static collection detail
with NO library_id returned zero books — QueryType != '' caught user
rows ('filter' default) and routed them to dashboard sections that
never contain them; now only real system query types go there
(handlers + SSR). App-visible symptom: /api/collections/:id without
library_id came back books:[] for every static collection.
Tests: collections_smart_test.go (conversion, disabled rules, mutation
guards, revert-to-static, validation, system-collection prohibition,
include_auto semantics). Full offline integration suite PASS.
Three root causes, all fixed:
1. Icon buttons were created with setAttribute('onclick', ...) in
populateIconGrid, but selectIcon is module-scoped (not on window),
so clicking threw ReferenceError. Switch to addEventListener with
a closure. Icon search/focus used plain oninput/onfocus attributes
with the same problem — convert to Alpine @input/@focus.
2. selectColor's highlight selector queried [onclick="selectColor(...)\]
Fixed templ parsing errors caused by escaped quotes in Alpine.js @click
directives. The previous migration to @click used backslash-escaped
quotes (\") which templ cannot parse correctly.
Files affected:
- templates/api_explorer.templ:28 - Fixed missing <button> tag and quotes
- templates/collection_modal.templ:69,135 - Fixed color picker buttons (edit & create forms)
- templates/collections.templ:216 - Fixed remove book button
- templates/conflicts.templ:110 - Fixed resolve conflict button
Root cause: Commit 08d4561 converted onclick→@click but used escaped quotes
Fix: Replace all @click=\"function()\" with @click="function()"
This aligns with the standard Alpine.js pattern and fixes the 4 templ
generation errors reported in ESBUILD_MIGRATION_PLAN.md line 1168.
Resolves: Template parsing errors preventing build
Related: ESBUILD_MIGRATION_PLAN.md Phase 3 (Template Migration)
Add two new template components:
1. CollectionModal(collection CollectionData)
- Reusable modal for both creating and editing collections
- When collection.ID is empty: shows "Create Collection" form
- When collection.ID is set: shows "Edit Collection" form with pre-filled data
- Features:
* Name and description fields
* Icon picker with search input and emoji grid
(grid populated dynamically by JavaScript)
(supports typing emoji directly or searching by keywords)
* Color selection buttons (blue/red/yellow/green/purple)
* HTMX form submission (hx-post for create, hx-put for update)
- HX-Redirect to /collections after successful submission
2. RestoreSystemCollectionModal()
- Modal for restoring deleted system collections
- Dropdown with options: Continue Reading, Recently Added,
Recently Read, Not Started
- HTMX form submission to /api/dashboard/restore-system-collection
- HX-Redirect to /collections after restoration
Both modals:
- Use fixed inset-0 positioning with black/70 backdrop
- Inherit theme from parent page (no html/head/body tags)
- Include close button (✕) that calls closeCollectionModal()
- Follow existing card styling conventions
- Use CSS custom properties for theming (--bg-secondary, --text-primary, etc.)
John O'Keefe
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