left menus now dynamically generated

ui/leftmenus.go

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+/*
+ * Amsterdam Web Communities System
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 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
+ * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+// Package ui holds the support for the Amsterdam user interface, wrapping Echo and Jet templates.
+package ui
+
+// AmLeftMenuItem represents an item on a left menu.
+type AmLeftMenuItem struct {
+	Text string
+	Link string
+}
+
+// AmLeftMenu represents a left menu.
+type AmLeftMenu struct {
+	Title string
+	Items []AmLeftMenuItem
+}
+
+// leftMenusRepo holds the possible left menus.
+var leftMenusRepo = map[string]AmLeftMenu{}
+
+// SetupLeftMenus parses the left menus into internal data structures.
+func SetupLeftMenus() {
+	// "Front Page" menu (not community specific)
+	menu := AmLeftMenu{Title: "Front Page", Items: make([]AmLeftMenuItem, 2)}
+	menu.Items[0] = AmLeftMenuItem{Text: "Calendar", Link: ""}
+	menu.Items[1] = AmLeftMenuItem{Text: "Chat", Link: ""}
+	leftMenusRepo["fp"] = menu
+
+	// "About" menu (global)
+	menu = AmLeftMenu{Title: "About This Site", Items: make([]AmLeftMenuItem, 2)}
+	menu.Items[0] = AmLeftMenuItem{Text: "Documentation", Link: ""}
+	menu.Items[1] = AmLeftMenuItem{Text: "About Amsterdam", Link: "/about"}
+	leftMenusRepo["about"] = menu
+}
+
+/* augmentWithLeftMenus adds the left menus to the Amsterdam context.
+ * Parameters:
+ *     ctxt - The context to add the menus to.
+ */
+func augmentWithLeftMenus(ctxt AmContext) {
+	mlist := make([]AmLeftMenu, 0, len(leftMenusRepo))
+	// TODO: check for "in community" status and select menu
+	mlist = append(mlist, leftMenusRepo["fp"])
+	mlist = append(mlist, leftMenusRepo["about"])
+	ctxt.VarMap().Set("amsterdam_leftMenus", mlist)
+}