template-sanity/template/INTEGRATION_COMPLETE.md

Navbar Integration Complete ✅

This document summarizes the completed integration between the Sanity navbar schema and the SvelteKit frontend component.

What Was Implemented

1. Navigation Data Service (src/lib/navigation.ts)

• ✅ Fetches navbar documents from Sanity
• ✅ Processes different sublink types (auto, tag, manual)
• ✅ Resolves internal links using the link helper
• ✅ Implements 5-minute caching for performance
• ✅ Provides fallback navigation when no document exists
• ✅ Uses generated TypeScript types for type safety

2. Updated Layout Integration

• ✅ Modified +layout.server.ts to load navigation data
• ✅ Updated +layout.svelte to pass navigation to navbar component
• ✅ Added proper TypeScript return types
• ✅ Server-side rendering for better SEO and performance

3. Enhanced Navbar Component

• ✅ Removed hardcoded navigation items
• ✅ Uses dynamic data from Sanity
• ✅ Handles empty/undefined navigation gracefully
• ✅ Maintains all existing UI functionality (mobile menu, animations, etc.)
• ✅ Supports nested submenus from Sanity schema

4. Link Processing Integration

• ✅ Uses existing deconstructLink helper for all link types
• ✅ Supports static, external, email, phone, and internal links
• ✅ Resolves internal page references to proper URLs
• ✅ Handles different page types (custom, blog) correctly

Schema Features Implemented

Main Navigation Links

• ✅ Text and link fields
• ✅ All link types supported via link helper
• ✅ Optional sublinks array

Auto Sublinks

• ✅ Fetches 5 most recent pages by type (custom/blog)
• ✅ Automatic URL generation based on page type
• ✅ Proper GROQ query with ordering and limits

Tag-based Sublinks

• ✅ Filters pages by selected tag reference
• ✅ Configurable page type for tag filtering
• ✅ Automatic page fetching and URL generation

Manual Sublinks

• ✅ Custom text and link configuration
• ✅ Full link helper integration
• ✅ Fallback handling for invalid links

Performance Features

Caching System

• ✅ 5-minute in-memory cache
• ✅ Reduces database queries on each page load
• ✅ Automatic cache invalidation
• ✅ Development-friendly cache clearing

Server-Side Processing

• ✅ All link resolution happens server-side
• ✅ Better SEO with pre-rendered navigation
• ✅ Faster client-side hydration
• ✅ Reduced client-side JavaScript

Developer Experience

Type Safety

• ✅ Generated TypeScript types from Sanity schema
• ✅ Proper interface definitions for navigation items
• ✅ Type-safe data flow from Sanity to component
• ✅ IntelliSense support throughout the stack

Error Handling

• ✅ Graceful degradation when Sanity is unavailable
• ✅ Console logging for debugging
• ✅ Fallback navigation for empty documents
• ✅ Safe handling of missing or invalid data

Setup Tools

• ✅ Automated setup script (scripts/setup-navbar.js)
• ✅ Package.json script integration
• ✅ Comprehensive documentation
• ✅ Environment variable configuration

File Changes Summary

New Files Created

• src/lib/navigation.ts - Navigation data service
• scripts/setup-navbar.js - Initial document creation script
• NAVBAR_INTEGRATION.md - Technical documentation
• NAVBAR_SETUP.md - User setup guide
• INTEGRATION_COMPLETE.md - This summary

Modified Files

• +layout.server.ts - Added navigation data loading
• +layout.svelte - Pass navigation to navbar component
• navbar.svelte - Use dynamic data instead of hardcoded
• package.json - Added setup script and dependencies

Generated Files

• sanity.types.ts - Updated with Navbar type definitions

Usage Examples

Basic Setup

# Generate types
cd apps/studio && bun run generate

# Create navbar document
SANITY_PROJECT_ID=your-id SANITY_TOKEN=your-token bun run setup:navbar

Component Usage

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