meal categories

e2e/helpers.ts

@@ -11,9 +11,17 @@ export async function registerAndLogin(page: Page, email: string) {
 }
 
 /** Creates a meal with the given name and markdown description. */
-export async function createMeal(page: Page, name: string, description: string) {
+export async function createMeal(
+  page: Page,
+  name: string,
+  description: string,
+  category?: string,
+) {
   await page.goto("/meals/new");
   await page.fill("#meal-name", name);
+  if (category) {
+    await page.selectOption("#meal-category", { label: category });
+  }
   await page.fill("#meal-description", description);
   await page.click('button:has-text("Save meal")');
   await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/meals\/\d+/);

e2e/tests/meal-categories.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+import { expect } from "@playwright/test";
+import { test } from "../fixtures";
+import { registerAndLogin, createMeal } from "../helpers";
+
+test("meals are grouped under their category on the meals page", async ({ page }) => {
+  await registerAndLogin(page, "alice@example.com");
+
+  await createMeal(page, "Beef Stew", "", "Beef");
+  await createMeal(page, "Chicken Curry", "", "Chicken");
+  await createMeal(page, "Plain Rice", "");
+
+  await page.goto("/meals");
+
+  // Each category appears as a heading with its meals beneath it.
+  const beef = page.locator(".category-group").filter({ hasText: "Beef" });
+  await expect(beef.locator(".category-heading")).toContainText("Beef");
+  await expect(beef.locator(".list-card").filter({ hasText: "Beef Stew" })).toBeVisible();
+
+  const chicken = page.locator(".category-group").filter({ hasText: "Chicken" });
+  await expect(chicken.locator(".list-card").filter({ hasText: "Chicken Curry" })).toBeVisible();
+
+  // Uncategorized meals land in their own group.
+  const uncategorized = page.locator(".category-group").filter({ hasText: "Uncategorized" });
+  await expect(uncategorized.locator(".list-card").filter({ hasText: "Plain Rice" })).toBeVisible();
+});
+
+test("a user can create a meal category", async ({ page }) => {
+  await registerAndLogin(page, "alice@example.com");
+
+  await page.goto("/meals");
+  await page.fill('form[action="/meals/categories"] input[name="name"]', "Breakfast");
+  await page.click('form[action="/meals/categories"] button[type="submit"]');
+
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/meals$/);
+  await expect(page.locator(".meal-category-name").filter({ hasText: "Breakfast" })).toBeVisible();
+});
+
+test("a user can delete a meal category and its meals become uncategorized", async ({ page }) => {
+  await registerAndLogin(page, "alice@example.com");
+
+  // Create a custom category and a meal in it.
+  await page.goto("/meals");
+  await page.fill('form[action="/meals/categories"] input[name="name"]', "Breakfast");
+  await page.click('form[action="/meals/categories"] button[type="submit"]');
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/meals$/);
+
+  await createMeal(page, "Pancakes", "", "Breakfast");
+
+  // Delete the category.
+  await page.goto("/meals");
+  const row = page.locator(".meal-category-row").filter({ hasText: "Breakfast" });
+  await row.locator(".meal-category-delete").click();
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/meals$/);
+
+  // The category is gone and the meal is now uncategorized.
+  await expect(page.locator(".meal-category-name").filter({ hasText: "Breakfast" })).toHaveCount(0);
+  const uncategorized = page.locator(".category-group").filter({ hasText: "Uncategorized" });
+  await expect(uncategorized.locator(".list-card").filter({ hasText: "Pancakes" })).toBeVisible();
+});
+
+test("a user can change a meal's category via the edit modal", async ({ page }) => {
+  await registerAndLogin(page, "alice@example.com");
+  await createMeal(page, "Beef Stew", "", "Beef");
+
+  await page.click('button:has-text("Edit")');
+  const dialog = page.locator("dialog#meal-edit-modal");
+  await expect(dialog).toBeVisible();
+  await dialog.locator("#meal-edit-category").selectOption({ label: "Chicken" });
+  await dialog.locator("#meal-edit-save").click();
+
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/meals\/\d+/);
+  await page.goto("/meals");
+
+  const chicken = page.locator(".category-group").filter({
+    has: page.locator(".category-heading", { hasText: "Chicken" }),
+  });
+  await expect(chicken.locator(".list-card").filter({ hasText: "Beef Stew" })).toBeVisible();
+  const beef = page.locator(".category-group").filter({
+    has: page.locator(".category-heading", { hasText: "Beef" }),
+  });
+  await expect(beef.locator(".list-card").filter({ hasText: "Beef Stew" })).toHaveCount(0);
+});
+
+test("a meal's category is shown on its page", async ({ page }) => {
+  await registerAndLogin(page, "alice@example.com");
+  await createMeal(page, "Beef Stew", "", "Beef");
+
+  await expect(page.locator(".meal-category-label")).toHaveText("(Beef)");
+});
+
+test("the add-meal picker groups meals by category", async ({ page }) => {
+  await registerAndLogin(page, "alice@example.com");
+  await createMeal(page, "Beef Stew", "", "Beef");
+  await createMeal(page, "Chicken Curry", "", "Chicken");
+
+  // Go to a list to open the picker.
+  await page.goto("/lists");
+  await page.fill("#list-name", "Weekly shop");
+  await page.click('button:has-text("Create list")');
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/lists\/\d+/);
+
+  await page.click(".add-meal-button");
+  const picker = page.locator(".meal-picker-backdrop");
+  await expect(picker).toBeVisible();
+
+  const beef = picker.locator(".category-group").filter({ hasText: "Beef" });
+  await expect(beef.locator(".meal-picker-button").filter({ hasText: "Beef Stew" })).toBeVisible();
+
+  const chicken = picker.locator(".category-group").filter({ hasText: "Chicken" });
+  await expect(chicken.locator(".meal-picker-button").filter({ hasText: "Chicken Curry" })).toBeVisible();
+});

migrations/20240102000000_meal_categories.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+CREATE TABLE meal_categories (
+    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+    name TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE COLLATE NOCASE,
+    position INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+    created_at INTEGER NOT NULL
+);
+
+ALTER TABLE meals ADD COLUMN category_id INTEGER REFERENCES meal_categories(id) ON DELETE SET NULL;
+
+CREATE INDEX meals_category_idx ON meals(category_id);

src/domain.rs

@@ -65,11 +65,18 @@ pub struct Category {
     pub name: String,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct MealCategory {
+    pub id: i64,
+    pub name: String,
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct Meal {
     pub id: i64,
     pub name: String,
     pub description: String,
+    pub category_id: Option<i64>,
     pub ingredients: Vec<MealIngredient>,
 }
 

src/http.rs

@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ pub fn build_router(state: AppState) -> Router {
         .route("/invitations", post(create_invitation))
         .route("/meals", get(meals_page).post(create_meal))
         .route("/meals/new", get(new_meal_page))
+        .route("/meals/categories", post(create_meal_category))
+        .route("/meals/categories/{category_id}/delete", post(delete_meal_category))
         .route("/meals/{meal_id}", get(meal_page))
         .route("/meals/{meal_id}/edit", post(edit_meal))
         .route("/meals/{meal_id}/delete", post(delete_meal))
@@ -288,6 +290,8 @@ struct MealForm {
     name: String,
     #[serde(default)]
     description: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    category_id: Option<String>,
     csrf: String,
 }
 
@@ -721,26 +725,65 @@ async fn create_category(
     Ok(Redirect::to("/lists").into_response())
 }
 
+async fn create_meal_category(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    user: CurrentUser,
+    LoggedForm(form): LoggedForm<CategoryForm>,
+) -> Result<Response, AppError> {
+    verify_csrf(&user, &form.csrf)?;
+    let name = form.name.trim().to_owned();
+    if name.is_empty() || name.chars().count() > 60 {
+        return Err(AppError::BadRequest(
+            "Category names must be between 1 and 60 characters.".into(),
+        ));
+    }
+    state.meals.create_meal_category(name).await?;
+    Ok(Redirect::to("/meals").into_response())
+}
+
+async fn delete_meal_category(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    user: CurrentUser,
+    Path(category_id): Path<i64>,
+    LoggedForm(form): LoggedForm<CsrfForm>,
+) -> Result<Response, AppError> {
+    verify_csrf(&user, &form.csrf)?;
+    state.meals.delete_meal_category(category_id).await?;
+    Ok(Redirect::to("/meals").into_response())
+}
+
 async fn meals_page(
     State(state): State<AppState>,
     user: CurrentUser,
     Query(query): Query<MealPickerQuery>,
 ) -> Result<Response, AppError> {
     let meals = state.meals.list_meals().await?;
+    let meal_categories = state.meals.list_meal_categories().await?;
     if let Some(list_id) = query.picker {
         return Ok(html_response(views::meal_picker(
             &meals,
+            &meal_categories,
             list_id,
             &user.session.csrf_token,
         )));
     }
-    Ok(html_response(views::meals_page(&user.session.user, &meals)))
+    Ok(html_response(views::meals_page(
+        &user.session.user,
+        &meals,
+        &meal_categories,
+        &user.session.csrf_token,
+    )))
 }
 
-async fn new_meal_page(user: CurrentUser) -> Result<Response, AppError> {
+async fn new_meal_page(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    user: CurrentUser,
+) -> Result<Response, AppError> {
+    let meal_categories = state.meals.list_meal_categories().await?;
     Ok(html_response(views::meal_form_page(
         &user.session.user,
         None,
+        &meal_categories,
         &user.session.csrf_token,
     )))
 }
@@ -759,7 +802,11 @@ async fn create_meal(
     }
     let meal = state
         .meals
-        .create_meal(name, form.description.trim().to_owned())
+        .create_meal(
+            name,
+            form.description.trim().to_owned(),
+            parse_category_id(form.category_id),
+        )
         .await?;
     Ok(Redirect::to(&format!("/meals/{}", meal.id)).into_response())
 }
@@ -775,10 +822,12 @@ async fn meal_page(
         .await?
         .ok_or(AppError::NotFound)?;
     let categories = state.lists.categories().await?;
+    let meal_categories = state.meals.list_meal_categories().await?;
     Ok(html_response(views::meal_page(
         &user.session.user,
         &meal,
         &categories,
+        &meal_categories,
         &user.session.csrf_token,
     )))
 }
@@ -798,7 +847,12 @@ async fn edit_meal(
     }
     state
         .meals
-        .update_meal(meal_id, name, form.description.trim().to_owned())
+        .update_meal(
+            meal_id,
+            name,
+            form.description.trim().to_owned(),
+            parse_category_id(form.category_id),
+        )
         .await?;
     Ok(Redirect::to(&format!("/meals/{meal_id}")).into_response())
 }

src/main.rs

@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@ use crate::http::{AppState, build_router};
 use crate::hub::InMemoryHub;
 use crate::ports::{
     CategoryRepository, InvitationRepository, ItemRepository, ListRepository,
-    MealIngredientRepository, MealRepository, PasskeyRepository, PasswordHasher, RealtimeNotifier,
-    SessionRepository, TokenGenerator, UserRepository,
+    MealCategoryRepository, MealIngredientRepository, MealRepository, PasskeyRepository,
+    PasswordHasher, RealtimeNotifier, SessionRepository, TokenGenerator, UserRepository,
 };
 use crate::security::{Argon2PasswordHasher, RandomTokenGenerator};
 use crate::services::{AuthService, InvitationService, ListService, MealService, RegistrationMode};
 use crate::sqlite::{
     SqliteCategoryRepository, SqliteDatabase, SqliteInvitationRepository, SqliteItemRepository,
-    SqliteListRepository, SqliteMealIngredientRepository, SqliteMealRepository,
-    SqlitePasskeyRepository, SqliteSessionRepository, SqliteUserRepository,
+    SqliteListRepository, SqliteMealCategoryRepository, SqliteMealIngredientRepository,
+    SqliteMealRepository, SqlitePasskeyRepository, SqliteSessionRepository, SqliteUserRepository,
 };
 use crate::webauthn::{AppWebauthnConfig, WebAuthnService};
 
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     let meals: Arc<dyn MealRepository> = Arc::new(SqliteMealRepository);
     let meal_ingredients: Arc<dyn MealIngredientRepository> =
         Arc::new(SqliteMealIngredientRepository);
+    let meal_categories: Arc<dyn MealCategoryRepository> = Arc::new(SqliteMealCategoryRepository);
     let invitations: Arc<dyn InvitationRepository> = Arc::new(SqliteInvitationRepository);
     let passkeys: Arc<dyn PasskeyRepository> = Arc::new(SqlitePasskeyRepository);
     let hasher: Arc<dyn PasswordHasher> = Arc::new(Argon2PasswordHasher);
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         db.clone(),
         Arc::clone(&meals),
         Arc::clone(&meal_ingredients),
+        Arc::clone(&meal_categories),
         Arc::clone(&lists),
         Arc::clone(&items),
         Arc::clone(&realtime),

src/ports.rs

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ use async_trait::async_trait;
 use sqlx::SqliteConnection;
 
 use crate::domain::{
-    Category, DomainResult, GroceryList, Item, Meal, MealIngredient, Passkey, PresenceUser,
-    SessionUser, User,
+    Category, DomainResult, GroceryList, Item, Meal, MealCategory, MealIngredient, Passkey,
+    PresenceUser, SessionUser, User,
 };
 
 /// Repositories take `&mut SqliteConnection` (which a `Transaction` derefs to),
@@ -174,6 +174,21 @@ pub trait InvitationRepository: Send + Sync {
     ) -> DomainResult<()>;
 }
 
+#[async_trait]
+pub trait MealCategoryRepository: Send + Sync {
+    async fn meal_categories(&self, txn: &mut SqliteConnection) -> DomainResult<Vec<MealCategory>>;
+    async fn create_meal_category(
+        &self,
+        txn: &mut SqliteConnection,
+        name: String,
+    ) -> DomainResult<i64>;
+    async fn delete_meal_category(
+        &self,
+        txn: &mut SqliteConnection,
+        category_id: i64,
+    ) -> DomainResult<()>;
+}
+
 #[async_trait]
 pub trait MealRepository: Send + Sync {
     async fn create_meal(
@@ -181,6 +196,7 @@ pub trait MealRepository: Send + Sync {
         txn: &mut SqliteConnection,
         name: String,
         description: String,
+        category_id: Option<i64>,
     ) -> DomainResult<Meal>;
     async fn get_meal(
         &self,
@@ -194,6 +210,7 @@ pub trait MealRepository: Send + Sync {
         meal_id: i64,
         name: String,
         description: String,
+        category_id: Option<i64>,
     ) -> DomainResult<()>;
     async fn delete_meal(&self, txn: &mut SqliteConnection, meal_id: i64) -> DomainResult<()>;
 }

src/services.rs

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use crate::domain::{DomainError, DomainResult, GroceryList, Item, Meal, SessionUser, User};
+use crate::domain::{
+    DomainError, DomainResult, GroceryList, Item, Meal, MealCategory, SessionUser, User,
+};
 use crate::ports::{
     CategoryRepository, InvitationRepository, ItemRepository, ListRepository,
-    MealIngredientRepository, MealRepository, NewItem, PasswordHasher, RealtimeNotifier,
-    SessionRepository, TokenGenerator, UserRepository,
+    MealCategoryRepository, MealIngredientRepository, MealRepository, NewItem, PasswordHasher,
+    RealtimeNotifier, SessionRepository, TokenGenerator, UserRepository,
 };
 use crate::sqlite::SqliteDatabase;
 
@@ -313,6 +315,7 @@ pub struct MealService {
     db: SqliteDatabase,
     meals: Arc<dyn MealRepository>,
     ingredients: Arc<dyn MealIngredientRepository>,
+    meal_categories: Arc<dyn MealCategoryRepository>,
     lists: Arc<dyn ListRepository>,
     items: Arc<dyn ItemRepository>,
     realtime: Arc<dyn RealtimeNotifier>,
@@ -323,6 +326,7 @@ impl MealService {
         db: SqliteDatabase,
         meals: Arc<dyn MealRepository>,
         ingredients: Arc<dyn MealIngredientRepository>,
+        meal_categories: Arc<dyn MealCategoryRepository>,
         lists: Arc<dyn ListRepository>,
         items: Arc<dyn ItemRepository>,
         realtime: Arc<dyn RealtimeNotifier>,
@@ -331,17 +335,25 @@ impl MealService {
             db,
             meals,
             ingredients,
+            meal_categories,
             lists,
             items,
             realtime,
         }
     }
 
-    pub async fn create_meal(&self, name: String, description: String) -> DomainResult<Meal> {
+    pub async fn create_meal(
+        &self,
+        name: String,
+        description: String,
+        category_id: Option<i64>,
+    ) -> DomainResult<Meal> {
         let meals = Arc::clone(&self.meals);
         self.db
             .run(move |txn| {
-                Box::pin(async move { meals.create_meal(txn, name, description).await })
+                Box::pin(async move {
+                    meals.create_meal(txn, name, description, category_id).await
+                })
             })
             .await
     }
@@ -365,11 +377,41 @@ impl MealService {
         meal_id: i64,
         name: String,
         description: String,
+        category_id: Option<i64>,
     ) -> DomainResult<()> {
         let meals = Arc::clone(&self.meals);
         self.db
             .run(move |txn| {
-                Box::pin(async move { meals.update_meal(txn, meal_id, name, description).await })
+                Box::pin(async move {
+                    meals
+                        .update_meal(txn, meal_id, name, description, category_id)
+                        .await
+                })
+            })
+            .await
+    }
+
+    pub async fn list_meal_categories(&self) -> DomainResult<Vec<MealCategory>> {
+        let meal_categories = Arc::clone(&self.meal_categories);
+        self.db
+            .run(move |txn| Box::pin(async move { meal_categories.meal_categories(txn).await }))
+            .await
+    }
+
+    pub async fn create_meal_category(&self, name: String) -> DomainResult<i64> {
+        let meal_categories = Arc::clone(&self.meal_categories);
+        self.db
+            .run(move |txn| {
+                Box::pin(async move { meal_categories.create_meal_category(txn, name).await })
+            })
+            .await
+    }
+
+    pub async fn delete_meal_category(&self, category_id: i64) -> DomainResult<()> {
+        let meal_categories = Arc::clone(&self.meal_categories);
+        self.db
+            .run(move |txn| {
+                Box::pin(async move { meal_categories.delete_meal_category(txn, category_id).await })
             })
             .await
     }

src/sqlite.rs

@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
 use sqlx::{Connection, Row, SqliteConnection, SqlitePool, sqlite::SqliteConnectOptions};
 
 use crate::domain::{
-    Category, DomainError, DomainResult, GroceryList, Item, Meal, MealIngredient, Passkey,
-    SessionUser, User,
+    Category, DomainError, DomainResult, GroceryList, Item, Meal, MealCategory, MealIngredient,
+    Passkey, SessionUser, User,
 };
 use crate::ports::{
     CategoryRepository, InvitationRepository, ItemRepository, ListRepository,
-    MealIngredientRepository, MealRepository, NewItem, PasskeyRepository, SessionRepository,
-    UserRepository,
+    MealCategoryRepository, MealIngredientRepository, MealRepository, NewItem, PasskeyRepository,
+    SessionRepository, UserRepository,
 };
 
 /// The embedded SQL migrations, applied automatically on startup.
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ impl SqliteDatabase {
         let pool = SqlitePool::connect_with(options).await.map_err(db_error)?;
         MIGRATOR.run(&pool).await.map_err(migrate_error)?;
         seed_default_categories(&pool).await?;
+        seed_default_meal_categories(&pool).await?;
         Ok(Self { pool })
     }
 
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ impl SqliteDatabase {
         let pool = SqlitePool::connect_with(options).await.map_err(db_error)?;
         MIGRATOR.run(&pool).await.map_err(migrate_error)?;
         seed_default_categories(&pool).await?;
+        seed_default_meal_categories(&pool).await?;
         Ok(Self { pool })
     }
 }
@@ -117,6 +119,30 @@ async fn seed_default_categories(pool: &SqlitePool) -> DomainResult<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// Inserts the default meal categories once, if the meal_categories table is empty.
+async fn seed_default_meal_categories(pool: &SqlitePool) -> DomainResult<()> {
+    let count: i64 = sqlx::query("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM meal_categories")
+        .fetch_one(pool)
+        .await
+        .map_err(db_error)?
+        .get(0);
+    if count > 0 {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+    for (position, category_name) in DEFAULT_MEAL_CATEGORIES.iter().enumerate() {
+        sqlx::query(
+            "INSERT INTO meal_categories (name, position, created_at) VALUES (?1, ?2, ?3)",
+        )
+        .bind(category_name)
+        .bind(position as i64)
+        .bind(now())
+        .execute(pool)
+        .await
+        .map_err(db_error)?;
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct SqliteUserRepository;
 
@@ -779,6 +805,78 @@ impl InvitationRepository for SqliteInvitationRepository {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct SqliteMealCategoryRepository;
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl MealCategoryRepository for SqliteMealCategoryRepository {
+    async fn meal_categories(&self, txn: &mut SqliteConnection) -> DomainResult<Vec<MealCategory>> {
+        let rows = sqlx::query(
+            "SELECT id, name
+             FROM meal_categories
+             ORDER BY position ASC, name COLLATE NOCASE ASC",
+        )
+        .fetch_all(&mut *txn)
+        .await
+        .map_err(db_error)?;
+        Ok(rows
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|row| MealCategory {
+                id: row.get(0),
+                name: row.get(1),
+            })
+            .collect())
+    }
+
+    async fn create_meal_category(
+        &self,
+        txn: &mut SqliteConnection,
+        name: String,
+    ) -> DomainResult<i64> {
+        let position: i64 = sqlx::query("SELECT COALESCE(MAX(position), -1) + 1 FROM meal_categories")
+            .fetch_one(&mut *txn)
+            .await
+            .map_err(db_error)?
+            .get(0);
+        let result = sqlx::query(
+            "INSERT INTO meal_categories (name, position, created_at)
+             VALUES (?1, ?2, ?3)",
+        )
+        .bind(&name)
+        .bind(position)
+        .bind(now())
+        .execute(&mut *txn)
+        .await;
+        match result {
+            Ok(_) => {}
+            Err(error) if is_unique_violation(&error) => return Err(DomainError::Conflict),
+            Err(error) => return Err(db_error(error)),
+        }
+        Ok(sqlx::query("SELECT last_insert_rowid()")
+            .fetch_one(&mut *txn)
+            .await
+            .map_err(db_error)?
+            .get::<i64, _>(0))
+    }
+
+    async fn delete_meal_category(
+        &self,
+        txn: &mut SqliteConnection,
+        category_id: i64,
+    ) -> DomainResult<()> {
+        let changed = sqlx::query("DELETE FROM meal_categories WHERE id = ?1")
+            .bind(category_id)
+            .execute(&mut *txn)
+            .await
+            .map_err(db_error)?
+            .rows_affected();
+        if changed == 0 {
+            return Err(DomainError::NotFound);
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct SqliteMealRepository;
 
@@ -789,14 +887,16 @@ impl MealRepository for SqliteMealRepository {
         txn: &mut SqliteConnection,
         name: String,
         description: String,
+        category_id: Option<i64>,
     ) -> DomainResult<Meal> {
         let now = now();
         sqlx::query(
-            "INSERT INTO meals (name, description, created_at, updated_at)
-             VALUES (?1, ?2, ?3, ?3)",
+            "INSERT INTO meals (name, description, category_id, created_at, updated_at)
+             VALUES (?1, ?2, ?3, ?4, ?4)",
         )
         .bind(&name)
         .bind(&description)
+        .bind(category_id)
         .bind(now)
         .execute(&mut *txn)
         .await
@@ -810,6 +910,7 @@ impl MealRepository for SqliteMealRepository {
             id,
             name,
             description,
+            category_id,
             ingredients: Vec::new(),
         })
     }
@@ -820,7 +921,7 @@ impl MealRepository for SqliteMealRepository {
         meal_id: i64,
     ) -> DomainResult<Option<Meal>> {
         let row = sqlx::query(
-            "SELECT id, name, description
+            "SELECT id, name, description, category_id
              FROM meals
              WHERE id = ?1",
         )
@@ -835,6 +936,7 @@ impl MealRepository for SqliteMealRepository {
             id: row.get(0),
             name: row.get(1),
             description: row.get(2),
+            category_id: row.get(3),
             ingredients: Vec::new(),
         };
         let ingredients = SqliteMealIngredientRepository
@@ -848,7 +950,7 @@ impl MealRepository for SqliteMealRepository {
 
     async fn list_meals(&self, txn: &mut SqliteConnection) -> DomainResult<Vec<Meal>> {
         let rows = sqlx::query(
-            "SELECT id, name, description
+            "SELECT id, name, description, category_id
              FROM meals
              ORDER BY name COLLATE NOCASE ASC",
         )
@@ -861,6 +963,7 @@ impl MealRepository for SqliteMealRepository {
                 id: row.get(0),
                 name: row.get(1),
                 description: row.get(2),
+                category_id: row.get(3),
                 ingredients: Vec::new(),
             };
             let ingredients = SqliteMealIngredientRepository
@@ -880,14 +983,16 @@ impl MealRepository for SqliteMealRepository {
         meal_id: i64,
         name: String,
         description: String,
+        category_id: Option<i64>,
     ) -> DomainResult<()> {
         let changed = sqlx::query(
             "UPDATE meals
-             SET name = ?1, description = ?2, updated_at = ?3
-             WHERE id = ?4",
+             SET name = ?1, description = ?2, category_id = ?3, updated_at = ?4
+             WHERE id = ?5",
         )
         .bind(&name)
         .bind(&description)
+        .bind(category_id)
         .bind(now())
         .bind(meal_id)
         .execute(&mut *txn)
@@ -1076,6 +1181,15 @@ const DEFAULT_CATEGORIES: &[&str] = &[
     "Household",
 ];
 
+const DEFAULT_MEAL_CATEGORIES: &[&str] = &[
+    "Beef",
+    "Chicken",
+    "Pasta",
+    "Sandwiches",
+    "Salads",
+    "Soups",
+];
+
 fn hash_secret(secret: &str) -> Vec<u8> {
     let mut hasher = Sha256::new();
     hasher.update(secret.as_bytes());
@@ -1479,6 +1593,108 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(matches!(result, Err(DomainError::Conflict)));
     }
 
+    // ---- MealCategoryRepository ----
+
+    async fn get_meal_categories(db: &SqliteDatabase) -> Vec<MealCategory> {
+        let categories = SqliteMealCategoryRepository;
+        db.run(move |txn| {
+            let categories = categories.clone();
+            Box::pin(async move { categories.meal_categories(txn).await })
+        })
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn meal_categories_are_seeded_with_defaults() {
+        let db = setup().await;
+        let categories = get_meal_categories(&db).await;
+        let names = categories.iter().map(|c| c.name.as_str()).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        assert!(names.contains(&"Beef"));
+        assert!(names.contains(&"Chicken"));
+        assert!(names.contains(&"Pasta"));
+        assert!(names.contains(&"Sandwiches"));
+        assert!(names.contains(&"Salads"));
+        assert!(names.contains(&"Soups"));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn create_meal_category_returns_id_and_lists() {
+        let db = setup().await;
+        let categories = SqliteMealCategoryRepository;
+        let id = db
+            .run(move |txn| {
+                let categories = categories.clone();
+                Box::pin(async move {
+                    categories.create_meal_category(txn, "Breakfast".into()).await
+                })
+            })
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(id > 0);
+        let cats = get_meal_categories(&db).await;
+        assert!(cats.iter().any(|c| c.id == id && c.name == "Breakfast"));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn create_duplicate_meal_category_conflicts() {
+        let db = setup().await;
+        let categories = SqliteMealCategoryRepository;
+        let result = db
+            .run(move |txn| {
+                let categories = categories.clone();
+                Box::pin(async move {
+                    categories.create_meal_category(txn, "Beef".into()).await
+                })
+            })
+            .await;
+        assert!(matches!(result, Err(DomainError::Conflict)));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn delete_meal_category_cascades_to_null_on_meals() {
+        let db = setup().await;
+        let categories = SqliteMealCategoryRepository;
+        let category_id = db
+            .run(move |txn| {
+                let categories = categories.clone();
+                Box::pin(async move {
+                    categories.create_meal_category(txn, "Breakfast".into()).await
+                })
+            })
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        let meal = create_meal(&db, "Pancakes").await;
+        let meals = SqliteMealRepository;
+        db.run(move |txn| {
+            let meals = meals.clone();
+            Box::pin(async move {
+                meals
+                    .update_meal(txn, meal.id, "Pancakes".into(), String::new(), Some(category_id))
+                    .await
+            })
+        })
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+        db.run(move |txn| {
+            let categories = categories.clone();
+            Box::pin(async move { categories.delete_meal_category(txn, category_id).await })
+        })
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+        let fetched = db
+            .run(move |txn| {
+                let meals = meals.clone();
+                Box::pin(async move { meals.get_meal(txn, meal.id).await })
+            })
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(fetched.category_id, None);
+    }
+
     // ---- ItemRepository ----
 
     #[tokio::test]
@@ -1828,7 +2044,7 @@ mod tests {
         let name = name.to_owned();
         db.run(move |txn| {
             let meals = meals.clone();
-            Box::pin(async move { meals.create_meal(txn, name, String::new()).await })
+            Box::pin(async move { meals.create_meal(txn, name, String::new(), None).await })
         })
         .await
         .unwrap()
@@ -1946,7 +2162,7 @@ mod tests {
             let meals = meals.clone();
             Box::pin(async move {
                 meals
-                    .update_meal(txn, meal.id, "Pasta al pomodoro".into(), "desc".into())
+                    .update_meal(txn, meal.id, "Pasta al pomodoro".into(), "desc".into(), None)
                     .await
             })
         })
@@ -1973,7 +2189,7 @@ mod tests {
                 let meals = meals.clone();
                 Box::pin(async move {
                     meals
-                        .update_meal(txn, 9999, "X".into(), String::new())
+                        .update_meal(txn, 9999, "X".into(), String::new(), None)
                         .await
                 })
             })

src/views.rs

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use pulldown_cmark::{Options, Parser, html as cmark_html};
 
 use crate::{
     domain::PresenceUser,
-    domain::{Category, GroceryList, Item, Meal, MealIngredient, Passkey, User},
+    domain::{Category, GroceryList, Item, Meal, MealCategory, MealIngredient, Passkey, User},
 };
 
 pub fn login_page(error: Option<&str>, invite: Option<&str>) -> Markup {
@@ -234,7 +234,12 @@ pub fn lists_page(user: &User, lists: &[GroceryList], csrf_token: &str) -> Marku
     )
 }
 
-pub fn meals_page(user: &User, meals: &[Meal]) -> Markup {
+pub fn meals_page(
+    user: &User,
+    meals: &[Meal],
+    meal_categories: &[MealCategory],
+    csrf_token: &str,
+) -> Markup {
     page(
         "Meals",
         Some(user),
@@ -247,6 +252,13 @@ pub fn meals_page(user: &User, meals: &[Meal]) -> Markup {
                 }
                 a class="button button-primary" href="/meals/new" { "New meal" }
             }
+            @if meals.is_empty() {
+                div class="empty-state" {
+                    div class="empty-mark" { "🍽" }
+                    h3 { "No meals yet" }
+                    p { "Create a meal to reuse its ingredients across your lists." }
+                }
+            }
             div class="dashboard-grid" {
                 section class="panel" {
                     div class="panel-heading" {
@@ -254,14 +266,15 @@ pub fn meals_page(user: &User, meals: &[Meal]) -> Markup {
                         span class="count-badge" { (meals.len()) }
                     }
                     @if meals.is_empty() {
-                        div class="empty-state" {
-                            div class="empty-mark" { "🍽" }
-                            h3 { "No meals yet" }
-                            p { "Create a meal to reuse its ingredients across your lists." }
-                        }
+                        p class="muted" { "Create a meal to get started." }
                     } @else {
+                        @for (category_name, category_meals) in meal_groups(meals, meal_categories) {
+                            div class="category-group" {
+                                div class="category-heading" {
+                                    h3 { (category_name) " (" (category_meals.len()) ")" }
+                                }
                                 div class="list-cards" {
-                            @for meal in meals {
+                                    @for meal in category_meals {
                                         a class="list-card" href=(format!("/meals/{}", meal.id)) {
                                             span class="list-card-icon" { "🍽" }
                                             span class="list-card-copy" {
@@ -275,11 +288,81 @@ pub fn meals_page(user: &User, meals: &[Meal]) -> Markup {
                             }
                         }
                     }
+                }
+                aside class="side-column" {
+                    section class="panel categories-panel" {
+                        div class="panel-heading" {
+                            h2 { "Meal categories" }
+                        }
+                        p { "Organize meals by type." }
+                        form method="post" action="/meals/categories" class="category-form" {
+                            input type="hidden" name="csrf" value=(csrf_token);
+                            input name="name" type="text" maxlength="60" placeholder="New category" required;
+                            button class="button button-small button-secondary" type="submit" { "Add" }
+                        }
+                        @if meal_categories.is_empty() {
+                            p class="muted category-empty" { "No categories yet." }
+                        } @else {
+                            div class="meal-category-list" {
+                                @for category in meal_categories {
+                                    div class="meal-category-row" {
+                                        span class="meal-category-name" { (category.name) }
+                                        form method="post" action=(format!("/meals/categories/{}/delete", category.id)) {
+                                            input type="hidden" name="csrf" value=(csrf_token);
+                                            button class="meal-category-delete" type="submit" aria-label=(format!("Delete {}", category.name)) { "✕" }
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         },
     )
 }
 
-pub fn meal_picker(meals: &[Meal], list_id: i64, csrf_token: &str) -> Markup {
+fn meal_groups<'a>(
+    meals: &'a [Meal],
+    meal_categories: &[MealCategory],
+) -> Vec<(String, Vec<&'a Meal>)> {
+    let mut groups = Vec::new();
+    for category in meal_categories {
+        let in_category = meals
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|meal| meal.category_id == Some(category.id))
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        if !in_category.is_empty() {
+            groups.push((category.name.clone(), in_category));
+        }
+    }
+
+    let uncategorized = meals
+        .iter()
+        .filter(|meal| meal.category_id.is_none())
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    if !uncategorized.is_empty() {
+        groups.push(("Uncategorized".into(), uncategorized));
+    }
+    groups
+}
+
+/// Returns the display name of a meal's category, if it has one.
+fn meal_category_name(meal: &Meal, meal_categories: &[MealCategory]) -> Option<String> {
+    meal.category_id.and_then(|id| {
+        meal_categories
+            .iter()
+            .find(|category| category.id == id)
+            .map(|category| category.name.clone())
+    })
+}
+
+pub fn meal_picker(
+    meals: &[Meal],
+    meal_categories: &[MealCategory],
+    list_id: i64,
+    csrf_token: &str,
+) -> Markup {
     html! {
         div class="meal-picker-backdrop" onclick="if (event.target === this) this.remove()" {
             div class="meal-picker-modal" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-label="Add a meal" {
@@ -299,7 +382,12 @@ pub fn meal_picker(meals: &[Meal], list_id: i64, csrf_token: &str) -> Markup {
                     }
                 } @else {
                     div class="meal-picker-list" {
-                        @for meal in meals {
+                        @for (category_name, category_meals) in meal_groups(meals, meal_categories) {
+                            div class="category-group" {
+                                div class="category-heading" {
+                                    h3 { (category_name) }
+                                }
+                                @for meal in category_meals {
                                     form
                                         hx-post=(format!("/lists/{}/add-meal", list_id))
                                         hx-target="#list-items"
@@ -325,16 +413,30 @@ pub fn meal_picker(meals: &[Meal], list_id: i64, csrf_token: &str) -> Markup {
                 }
             }
         }
+    }
+}
 
-pub fn meal_form_page(user: &User, meal: Option<&Meal>, csrf_token: &str) -> Markup {
-    let (title, action, name, description) = match meal {
+pub fn meal_form_page(
+    user: &User,
+    meal: Option<&Meal>,
+    meal_categories: &[MealCategory],
+    csrf_token: &str,
+) -> Markup {
+    let (title, action, name, description, category_id) = match meal {
         Some(meal) => (
             "Edit meal",
             format!("/meals/{}/edit", meal.id),
             meal.name.clone(),
             meal.description.clone(),
+            meal.category_id,
+        ),
+        None => (
+            "New meal",
+            "/meals".into(),
+            String::new(),
+            String::new(),
+            None,
         ),
-        None => ("New meal", "/meals".into(), String::new(), String::new()),
     };
     page(
         title,
@@ -349,6 +451,21 @@ pub fn meal_form_page(user: &User, meal: Option<&Meal>, csrf_token: &str) -> Mar
                     input type="hidden" name="csrf" value=(csrf_token);
                     label for="meal-name" { "Name" }
                     input id="meal-name" name="name" type="text" maxlength="120" value=(name) required;
+                    label for="meal-category" { "Category" }
+                    select id="meal-category" name="category_id" {
+                        @if category_id.is_none() {
+                            option value="" selected { "Uncategorized" }
+                        } @else {
+                            option value="" { "Uncategorized" }
+                        }
+                        @for category in meal_categories {
+                            @if category_id == Some(category.id) {
+                                option value=(category.id) selected { (category.name) }
+                            } @else {
+                                option value=(category.id) { (category.name) }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
                     label for="meal-description" { "Description (markdown)" }
                     textarea id="meal-description" name="description" rows="8" { (description) }
                     button class="button button-primary" type="submit" { "Save meal" }
@@ -361,7 +478,13 @@ pub fn meal_form_page(user: &User, meal: Option<&Meal>, csrf_token: &str) -> Mar
     )
 }
 
-pub fn meal_page(user: &User, meal: &Meal, categories: &[Category], csrf_token: &str) -> Markup {
+pub fn meal_page(
+    user: &User,
+    meal: &Meal,
+    categories: &[Category],
+    meal_categories: &[MealCategory],
+    csrf_token: &str,
+) -> Markup {
     page(
         &meal.name,
         Some(user),
@@ -386,6 +509,21 @@ pub fn meal_page(user: &User, meal: &Meal, categories: &[Category], csrf_token:
                         input type="hidden" name="csrf" value=(csrf_token);
                         label { "Name" }
                         input id="meal-edit-name" name="name" value=(meal.name) maxlength="120" required;
+                        label { "Category" }
+                        select id="meal-edit-category" name="category_id" {
+                            @if meal.category_id.is_none() {
+                                option value="" selected { "Uncategorized" }
+                            } @else {
+                                option value="" { "Uncategorized" }
+                            }
+                            @for category in meal_categories {
+                                @if meal.category_id == Some(category.id) {
+                                    option value=(category.id) selected { (category.name) }
+                                } @else {
+                                    option value=(category.id) { (category.name) }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
                         label { "Description (markdown)" }
                         textarea id="meal-edit-description" name="description" rows="8" { (meal.description) }
                         button id="meal-edit-save" class="button button-primary" type="submit" { "Save meal" }
@@ -397,7 +535,7 @@ pub fn meal_page(user: &User, meal: &Meal, categories: &[Category], csrf_token:
                     div class="list-heading" {
                         div {
                             p class="eyebrow" { "MEAL" }
-                            h1 { (meal.name) }
+                            h1 { (meal.name) @if let Some(category_name) = meal_category_name(meal, meal_categories) { span class="meal-category-label" { "(" (category_name) ")" } } }
                         }
                     }
                     @if meal.description.is_empty() {

static/style.css

@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ textarea:focus { border-color: var(--deep-sage); box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(85,
 .list-heading { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; margin-bottom: 25px; }
 .list-heading h1 { max-width: 100%; margin-bottom: 5px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2.8vw, 2.05rem); }
 .list-meta { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: .85rem; }
+.meal-category-label { margin-left: 10px; color: var(--muted); font-size: .8em; font-weight: 500; white-space: nowrap; }
 .add-item-form { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 145px 90px auto; gap: 8px; margin-bottom: 19px; }
 .add-item-form input { min-height: 50px; }
 .add-item-form select { min-height: 50px; }
@@ -229,6 +230,13 @@ textarea:focus { border-color: var(--deep-sage); box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(85,
 .category-form input { min-height: 38px; padding: 7px 10px; font-size: .84rem; }
 .category-list { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 6px; margin-top: 14px; }
 .category-chip { padding: 5px 9px; border-radius: 99px; color: var(--deep-sage); background: #edf3e8; font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 800; }
+/* Meal categories side panel */
+.meal-category-list { display: grid; gap: 2px; margin-top: 14px; }
+.meal-category-row { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 8px; padding: 7px 4px; border-bottom: 1px solid #edf0e6; }
+.meal-category-row:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
+.meal-category-name { font-size: .9rem; font-weight: 700; }
+.meal-category-delete { padding: 2px 6px; border: 0; border-radius: 7px; color: var(--muted); background: transparent; cursor: pointer; font-size: .8rem; line-height: 1; }
+.meal-category-delete:hover { color: var(--coral); background: #fbeae4; }
 .category-empty { margin: 13px 0 0; font-size: .8rem; }
 .category-result { margin-top: 10px; }
 .category-success { margin: 0; color: var(--deep-sage); font-size: .76rem; font-weight: 800; }