start point of hotlist support (untested)

conference.go

@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func Topics(ctxt ui.AmContext) (string, any, error) {
 	ctxt.VarMap().Set("conferenceName", conf.Name)
 	ctxt.VarMap().Set("urlBack", fmt.Sprintf("/comm/%s/conf", comm.Alias))
 	ctxt.VarMap().Set("urlStem", urlStem)
-	ctxt.VarMap().Set("permalink", "TODO")
+	ctxt.VarMap().Set("permalink", fmt.Sprintf("/go/%s!%s", comm.Alias, ctxt.GetScratch("currentAlias")))
 	ctxt.VarMap().Set("view", view)
 	ctxt.VarMap().Set("sort", sort)
 	ctxt.VarMap().Set("topics", topics)

database/hotlist.go

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Amsterdam Web Communities System
- * Copyright (c) 2025 Erbosoft Metaverse Design Solutions, All Rights Reserved
+ * Copyright (c) 2025-2026 Erbosoft Metaverse Design Solutions, All Rights Reserved
  *
  * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
@@ -9,9 +9,56 @@
 // The database package contains database management and storage logic.
 package database
 
+import "context"
+
+// ConferenceHotlist represents a user's conference hotlist.
 type ConferenceHotlist struct {
 	Uid      int32 `db:"uid"`
 	Sequence int16 `db:"sequence"`
 	CommId   int32 `db:"commid"`
 	ConfId   int32 `db:"confid"`
 }
+
+// Community gets the community pointer from the hotlist.
+func (h *ConferenceHotlist) Community(ctx context.Context) (*Community, error) {
+	return AmGetCommunity(ctx, h.CommId)
+}
+
+// Conference gets the conference pointer from the hotlist.
+func (h *ConferenceHotlist) Conference(ctx context.Context) (*Conference, error) {
+	return AmGetConference(ctx, h.ConfId)
+}
+
+// AmGetConferenceHotlist gets the conference hotlist for a user.
+func AmGetConferenceHotlist(ctx context.Context, u *User) ([]ConferenceHotlist, error) {
+	var rc []ConferenceHotlist
+	err := amdb.SelectContext(ctx, &rc, "SELECT * FROM confhotlist WHERE uid = ? ORDER BY sequence", u.Uid)
+	return rc, err
+}
+
+// AmCopyConferenceHotlist copies the conference hotlist from one user to another.
+func AmCopyConferenceHotlist(ctx context.Context, from, to *User) error {
+	hotlist, err := AmGetConferenceHotlist(ctx, from)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	success := false
+	tx := amdb.MustBegin()
+	defer func() {
+		if !success {
+			tx.Rollback()
+		}
+	}()
+	for _, hl := range hotlist {
+		if _, err = tx.ExecContext(ctx, "INSERT INTO confhotlist (uid, sequence, commid, confid) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+			to.Uid, hl.Sequence, hl.CommId, hl.ConfId); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	if err = tx.Commit(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	success = true
+	return nil
+}

database/user.go

@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ func AmCreateNewUser(ctx context.Context, username string, password string, remi
 	defer func() {
 		AmStoreAudit(ar)
 	}()
-	anon, _ := getAnonUserID(ctx)
+	anon, _ := AmGetAnonUser(ctx)
 	success := false
 	tx := amdb.MustBegin()
 	defer func() {
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ func AmCreateNewUser(ctx context.Context, username string, password string, remi
 
 	// add user properties
 	props := make([]UserProperties, 0)
-	if err = tx.SelectContext(ctx, &props, "SELECT * FROM propuser WHERE uid = ?", anon); err != nil {
+	if err = tx.SelectContext(ctx, &props, "SELECT * FROM propuser WHERE uid = ?", anon.Uid); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	for _, p := range props {
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ func AmCreateNewUser(ctx context.Context, username string, password string, remi
 	}
 
 	// add user sideboxes
-	if err = copySideboxes(ctx, tx, user.Uid, anon); err != nil {
+	if err = copySideboxes(ctx, tx, user.Uid, anon.Uid); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -756,7 +756,10 @@ func AmCreateNewUser(ctx context.Context, username string, password string, remi
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// TODO: copy conference hotlists
+	// copy conference hotlists
+	if err = AmCopyConferenceHotlist(ctx, anon, user); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
 	// operation was a success - add an audit record
 	ar = AmNewAudit(AuditAccountCreated, user.Uid, remoteIP)

docs/MISSINGFUNCS.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # TODOs list:
 
-- Topics list: Set up Conference permalink
+- ~~Topics list: Set up Conference permalink~~
 - Send out E-mails to topic subscribers when a post is made
 - Error handling: shift titles and templates for different error codes
 - Find Posts

top.go

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 // RenderedSideboxItem is an item for display inside a rendered sidebox.
 type RenderedSideboxItem struct {
 	Text  string
+	Text2 string
 	Link  *string
 	Flags map[string]bool
 }
@@ -95,15 +96,50 @@ func buildCommunitiesSidebox(ctxt ui.AmContext, uid int32, out *RenderedSidebox,
 
 /* buildFeaturedConferences creates the data for the "Featured Conferences" sidebox.
  * Parameters:
+ *     ctxt - AmContext for the operation.
  *     uid - UID of the user rendering the page.
  *     out - The RenderedSidebox to be built.
  *     in - The sidebox data from the database.
  * Returns:
  *     Standard Go error status.
  */
-func buildFeaturedConferences(uid int32, out *RenderedSidebox, in *database.Sidebox) error {
+func buildFeaturedConferences(ctxt ui.AmContext, uid int32, out *RenderedSidebox, in *database.Sidebox) error {
-	out.TemplateName = "sb_ftrconf.jet"
+	user, err := database.AmGetUser(ctxt.Ctx(), uid)
-	return nil
+	if err == nil {
+		if user.IsAnon {
+			out.Title = "Featured Conferences"
+		} else {
+			out.Title = "Your Conference Hotlist"
+		}
+		var hl []database.ConferenceHotlist
+		hl, err := database.AmGetConferenceHotlist(ctxt.Ctx(), user)
+		if err == nil {
+			out.Items = make([]RenderedSideboxItem, len(hl))
+			for i, h := range hl {
+				comm, err := h.Community(ctxt.Ctx())
+				if err != nil {
+					break
+				}
+				conf, err := h.Conference(ctxt.Ctx())
+				if err != nil {
+					break
+				}
+				alias, err := conf.Aliases(ctxt.Ctx())
+				if err != nil {
+					break
+				}
+				out.Items[i].Text = conf.Name
+				out.Items[i].Text2 = comm.Name
+				lk := fmt.Sprintf("/comm/%s/conf/%s", comm.Alias, alias[0])
+				out.Items[i].Link = &lk
+				out.Items[i].Flags = make(map[string]bool)
+				// TODO: add "New" indicator
+			}
+			out.Flags = make(map[string]bool)
+			out.TemplateName = "sb_ftrconf.jet"
+		}
+	}
+	return err
 }
 
 /* buildUsersOnline creates the data for the "Users Online" sidebox.
@@ -158,7 +194,7 @@ func buildRenderedSidebox(ctxt ui.AmContext, uid int32, out *RenderedSidebox, in
 	case 1:
 		return buildCommunitiesSidebox(ctxt, uid, out, in)
 	case 2:
-		return buildFeaturedConferences(uid, out, in)
+		return buildFeaturedConferences(ctxt, uid, out, in)
 	case 3:
 		return buildUsersOnline(uid, out, in)
 	default:

ui/views/sb_ftrconf.jet

@@ -6,19 +6,27 @@
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
  * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
  *}
-<!-- Featured Conferences -->
+<!-- Conference Hotlist sidebox -->
+{{ sb := .GetScratch("__sidebox") }}
 <div class="mb-4">
     <div class="bg-blue-600 px-2 py-1 rounded-t">
-        <h3 class="text-white font-bold text-base">Featured Conferences:</h3>
+        <h3 class="text-white font-bold text-base">{{ sb.Title }}:</h3>
     </div>
     <div class="bg-blue-400 px-2 py-2 rounded-b">
-        <div class="flex items-center">
+        <div class="space-y-2">
-            <span class="mr-2">🟣</span>
+            {{ if len(sb.Items) > 0 }}
-            <div class="text-sm">
+                {{ range i, item := sb.Items }}
-                <a href="http://necrovenice:8080/venice/conf/topics.js.vs?sig=2&conf=2" 
+                    <div class="flex items-center">
-                    class="text-blue-700 hover:text-blue-900 font-bold">General Discussion</a>
+                        <span class="mr-2">🟣</span>
-                <span class="text-black"> (La Piazza)</span>
+                        <div class="text-sm">
-            </div>
+                            <a href="{{ item.Link }}" class="text-blue-700 hover:text-blue-900 font-bold">{{ item.Text }}</a>
+                            <span class="text-black"> ({{ item.Text2 }})</span>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                {{ end }}
+            {{ else }}
+                <div class="text-small">No conferences in hotlist.</div>
+            {{ end }}
         </div>
     </div>
 </div>