left menus now dynamically generated

main.go

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ func main() {
 	defer database.ClosedownDb()
 	ui.SetupTemplates()
 	ui.SetupSessionManager()
+	ui.SetupLeftMenus()
 
 	// Set up Echo.
 	e := setupEcho()

ui/amcontext.go

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
-// AmContext is the interface for Amsterdam's wapper context that exposes the required functionality.
+// AmContext is the interface for Amsterdam's wrapper context that exposes the required functionality.
 type AmContext interface {
 	CurrentUser() *database.User
 	RC() int

ui/leftmenus.go

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * 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)
+}

ui/render_wrap.go

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ func sendPageData(ctxt echo.Context, amctxt AmContext, command string, data any)
 		err = amctxt.Render(fmt.Sprintf("%v", data))
 	case "framed_template":
 		amctxt.VarMap().Set("amsterdam_innerPage", data)
+		augmentWithLeftMenus(amctxt)
 		err = amctxt.Render("frame.jet")
 	default:
 		err = fmt.Errorf("unknown rendering type: %s", command)

ui/views/frame.jet

@@ -75,21 +75,18 @@
     <div class="flex">
         <!-- LEFT SIDEBAR -->
         <div class="w-32 bg-blue-400 p-2">
-            <div class="mb-4">
+            {{ range amsterdam_leftMenus }}
-                <div class="text-black text-sm">
+                <div class="mb-2 mt-2">
-                    <div class="font-bold mb-1">Front Page</div>
+                    <div class="font-bold mb-1">{{ .Title }}</div>
-                    <div class="text-gray-500 mb-1">Calendar</div>
+                    {{ range .Items }}
-                    <div class="text-gray-500">Chat</div>
+                        {{ if .Link != "" }}
+                            <a href="{{ .Link }}" class="text-blue-700 hover:text-blue-900">{{ .Text }}</a>
+                        {{ else }}
+                            <div class="text-gray-500 mb-1">{{ .Text }}</div>
+                        {{ end }}
+                    {{ end }}
                 </div>
-            </div>
+            {{ end }}
-
-            <div class="mt-4">
-                <div class="text-black text-sm">
-                    <div class="font-bold mb-1">About This Site</div>
-                    <div class="text-gray-500 mb-1">Documentation</div>
-                    <a href="/about" class="text-blue-700 hover:text-blue-900">About Amsterdam</a>
-                </div>
-            </div>
         </div>
 
         <!-- MAIN CONTENT -->