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id, title, status, assignee, created_date, updated_date, labels, dependencies
| id | title | status | assignee | created_date | updated_date | labels | dependencies | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| task-77 | Consolidate user navigation into single HTML implementation | Done |
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2025-07-30 | 2025-07-30 |
Description
The UserMenu React component duplicated functionality with the mobile menu HTML, violating DRY principles and making maintenance harder. Consolidate into a single responsive HTML/ERB implementation.
Acceptance Criteria
- React UserMenu component removed
- Single HTML/ERB user menu works for both mobile and desktop
- All user navigation functionality preserved
- No code duplication between mobile and desktop navigation
- Responsive design works correctly on all screen sizes
- JavaScript interactions work properly
- No linter or type errors
Implementation Notes
Successfully consolidated user navigation into a single HTML/ERB implementation, eliminating code duplication.
Problem Solved:
- UserMenu React component and mobile menu HTML duplicated the same navigation links
- This violated DRY principles and made maintenance difficult
- Two separate implementations meant changes had to be made in two places
Solution Implemented:
- Unified Navigation: Replaced React UserMenu with a single HTML/ERB user menu that adapts to both mobile and desktop
- Responsive Design: Menu shows differently on mobile (hamburger style) vs desktop (dropdown with user info)
- Smart Layout: On mobile shows full-screen overlay, on desktop shows positioned dropdown
- Preserved Functionality: All admin tools, user options, and styling maintained
Technical Implementation:
- Single user menu button that shows avatar + username on desktop, avatar + hamburger on mobile
- Responsive dropdown that becomes full-width on mobile with proper positioning
- Simplified JavaScript that handles both mobile and desktop interactions
- Eliminated React component complexity in favor of simple HTML/ERB
Files Modified:
- app/views/layouts/application.html.erb: Replaced React component with unified HTML menu
- app/javascript/bundles/Main/components/UserMenu.tsx: Deleted (no longer needed)
- app/javascript/packs/server-bundle.js: Removed UserMenu registration
- app/javascript/packs/application-bundle.js: Removed UserMenu registration
Benefits Achieved:
- Eliminated code duplication between mobile and desktop navigation
- Simplified maintenance - one place to update navigation links
- Improved performance by removing React component overhead
- Better consistency between mobile and desktop experiences
- Cleaner, more maintainable codebase
All acceptance criteria met - single responsive implementation with no duplication and all functionality preserved.