sustenance/MEAL_PLAN.md

# Meal Feature Plan

Status: Part A implemented; Parts B–F not yet implemented

This plan adds the concept of a **meal** to Sustenance. A meal has a name, an
optional description/recipe (markdown), and a list of ingredients. Meals are
**global** (not owned by a single user) and **not collaborative** like grocery
lists. The core action is **"add a meal to a list"**, which expands the meal's
ingredients into regular list items.

The plan is split into parts so each can be implemented and tested independently.

---

## Part A — Refactor categories to be global

**Status: implemented**

Currently `categories` are per-list (`categories.list_id`, with a
`UNIQUE (list_id, name)` constraint). Since meals are global and ingredients
reference categories, categories become global too.

### Schema change (in `migrate` in `src/sqlite.rs`) — done

```sql
categories (
    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
    name TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE COLLATE NOCASE,
    position INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
    created_at INTEGER NOT NULL
)
```

- Dropped `list_id`; `name` is globally unique.
- `items.category_id` stays a FK to `categories(id)` — unchanged.
- Default categories are now seeded once at startup via `seed_default_categories`
  (called from `SqliteDatabase::open` / `open_in_memory`).
- **Migration:** since `CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS` won't reshape an existing DB,
  the dev DB is recreated (see Open decisions).

### Repo / port changes (`CategoryRepository` in `src/ports.rs`) — done

- `categories(txn)` → returns all global categories (no `list_id` param).
- `create_category(txn, name)` → global, no `list_id`, no per-list revision bump.
- Added `category_by_name(txn, name)` for resolving ingredient categories.
- `ListRepository::create_list` no longer seeds default categories.

### Service / HTTP changes — done

- `ListService::categories()` no longer takes `list_id`.
- `create_category` handler moved to a global `POST /categories` route.
- The list page's categories panel shows the global category set.
- `create_category` no longer bumps a list revision, so no realtime event for it.

---

## Part B — Meal data model

New tables (in `migrate` in `src/sqlite.rs`):

```sql
meals (
    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
    name TEXT NOT NULL,
    description TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',   -- markdown source
    created_at INTEGER NOT NULL,
    updated_at INTEGER NOT NULL
)

meal_ingredients (
    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
    meal_id INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES meals(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
    name TEXT NOT NULL,
    quantity TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
    note TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
    category_id INTEGER REFERENCES categories(id) ON DELETE SET NULL,  -- global category FK
    position INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0
)
```

- **No `user_id`** — meals are global (editable/accessible by all), matching lists.
- Ingredient categories reference the **global** `categories.id` directly
  (thanks to Part A), no name-string resolution needed.

---

## Part C — Domain models (`src/domain.rs`)

- `Meal { id, name, description, ingredients: Vec<MealIngredient> }`
- `MealIngredient { id, name, quantity, note, category_id: Option<i64> }`

---

## Part D — Ports (`src/ports.rs`)

One repo per table, matching the existing pattern:

- `MealRepository` — `create_meal`, `get_meal`, `list_meals`, `update_meal`,
  `delete_meal`
- `MealIngredientRepository` — `ingredients_for_meal`, `add_ingredient`,
  `update_ingredient`, `delete_ingredient`
- Reuse `ListRepository`, `CategoryRepository`, `ItemRepository`.

---

## Part E — Services (`src/services.rs`)

- `MealService` — CRUD for meals + ingredients.
- **`add_meal_to_list(meal_id, list_id)`** in one unit of work:
  1. Load the meal.
  2. Verify the list exists.
  3. Map each ingredient's `category_id` (already a global category id, so it's
     valid on the list directly).
  4. **Bulk-insert** all items via a new `ItemRepository::add_items_bulk`,
     bumping the list revision **once** → one realtime event.

---

## Part F — HTTP + Views

### Routes (all require `CurrentUser`)

- `GET /meals` — list all meals
- `GET /meals/new`, `POST /meals` — create
- `GET /meals/{id}`, `POST /meals/{id}/edit` — view/edit
- `POST /meals/{id}/delete`
- `POST /meals/{id}/ingredients` — add ingredient
- `POST /meals/{id}/ingredients/{iid}/edit`, `.../delete`
- `POST /lists/{list_id}/add-meal` — add a meal's ingredients to a list

### Add-to-list lookup popup

On the list page, an "Add meal" button opens a modal/popup with a searchable
meal picker (htmx). Selecting a meal posts to `/lists/{list_id}/add-meal`.
Implemented as an htmx-powered modal that fetches a meal list/search fragment.

### Views (`src/views.rs`)

- Meals index page (`/meals`) listing all meals.
- Full-page create/edit forms (matches current htmx style).
- Meal detail page showing name, rendered description, and ingredients.
- Markdown rendered server-side with `pulldown-cmark`, no sanitization for now.

---

## Implementation order

1. **Part A** — category refactor (schema, repos, services, HTTP, views, tests).
   Do this first since meals depend on global categories.
2. **Part B/C/D** — meal schema + domain + repos + tests.
3. **Part E** — `MealService` CRUD + `add_meal_to_list` (bulk) + tests.
4. **Part F** — HTTP routes, views, and the add-meal lookup popup.

---

## Open decisions (to confirm before implementing)

1. **Migration handling for the category refactor** — since `CREATE TABLE IF NOT
   EXISTS` won't reshape an existing DB, write a proper migration, or is it fine
   to drop/recreate the dev DB?
   **Resolution (Part A):** drop/recreate the dev DB. The app was never
   deployed, so there is no production data to preserve.
2. **Category management UI** — with categories now global, do we want a
   dedicated categories page (e.g. `/categories`) to add/rename/delete them, or
   keep it minimal (just the add form on the list page, now creating global
   categories)?
   **Resolution (Part A):** keep it minimal — the add form stays on the list
   page's categories panel, now posting to the global `POST /categories` route.