Phase 0 scaffolding for the frontend: SvelteKit + adapter-static in SPA mode
(fallback index.html, ssr disabled in the root layout — no Node process in
production, Caddy serves build/ directly per docs/PLAN.md), a login page and
auth store backed by /api/v1/auth/{login,me,logout}, an installable-PWA shell
(hand-written manifest, iOS meta/safe-area handling, an install-onboarding
banner), and a Dockerfile whose only job is to produce a buildable /app/build
artifact for deploy/ to consume.
Service worker notes, since the wiring isn't obvious from the diff:
- injectManifest, not generateSW: the caching policy needs to say "never
cache /api/*", which generateSW's declarative config can't express as
precisely as hand-written Workbox routes can.
- Uses the base `vite-plugin-pwa` plugin, not `@vite-pwa/sveltekit`'s
SvelteKit-specific wrapper. That wrapper's injectManifest build expects
SvelteKit's own built-in src/service-worker.{js,ts} convention to have
already transpiled the file — but that native build only permits importing
SvelteKit's own three virtual modules and hard-rejects `workbox-*` imports,
which our SW needs. The base plugin bundles src/service-worker.ts directly
instead, which works. SvelteKit's native service-worker convention is
explicitly disabled (`kit.files.serviceWorker` pointed at a path that
doesn't exist) so the two builds can't collide and silently clobber each
other's output — they do, if both are left enabled, and the failure mode is
silent (the SW builds fine, just precaches nothing).
- workbox-core/precaching/routing/strategies had to be added as direct
devDependencies even though workbox-build depends on them — pnpm doesn't
hoist transitive deps into the top-level node_modules, so the SW bundle
step couldn't resolve them otherwise.
- The SPA fallback index.html doesn't exist yet at service-worker-build time
(adapter-static writes it after all Vite plugins finish), so it can't be
glob-hashed into the precache manifest normally. It gets a synthetic
manifest entry instead, revisioned by a per-build-invocation timestamp
(see the swIndexRevision comment in vite.config.ts) so the cached shell
still invalidates correctly on every deploy.
Full rationale for each choice is inline as comments in vite.config.ts and
apps/web/README.md.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
apps/web — Velodrome PWA shell
SvelteKit static SPA, installable PWA. Talks to the API at /api/v1 — same-origin in production
(Caddy proxies it), same-origin locally via the dev proxy in vite.config.ts. See
docs/PLAN.md ("Stack", "The PWA decision") for why this shape was chosen; this file is just the
how.
Dev commands
pnpm install
pnpm run dev # vite dev server, proxies /api -> http://localhost:8000
pnpm run check # svelte-kit sync + svelte-check
pnpm run lint # prettier --check + eslint
pnpm run format # prettier --write
pnpm run build # production build -> build/
pnpm run preview # serve the production build locally
pnpm run lint, pnpm run check, and pnpm run build are exactly the three steps CI's web job
runs (.gitea/workflows/ci.yml) — keep those script names stable.
Requires Node 22 and pnpm (via corepack). The service worker is disabled in dev
(devOptions.enabled: false in vite.config.ts) — dev already has instant HMR, and a dev-mode SW
mostly just causes "why isn't my change showing up" confusion.
Shape of the app
-
adapter-static, SPA mode, no prerendering.
src/routes/+layout.tssetsexport const ssr = false, andvite.config.tsconfigures@sveltejs/adapter-staticwithfallback: 'index.html'. This is a client-only app: there's no Node process in production (see "Dockerfile" below), so every route has to resolve client-side against a single served shell, not be prerendered. -
Auth.
src/lib/stores/auth.tsis a tiny Svelte store backed byGET /api/v1/auth/me.src/routes/+layout.sveltecallsauth.refresh()once on load;/and/loginreact to the store to decide what to show/redirect to. Login posts to/api/v1/auth/login(src/lib/api/auth.ts) and relies on the API setting an HttpOnly cookie — the app never touches the token directly. -
PWA / service worker.
@vite-pwa/sveltekitis not used here — see the long comment block at the top ofvite.config.tsfor why (itsinjectManifestbuild expects SvelteKit's own built-insrc/service-worker.tsconvention to have already transpiled the file, but that native build only permits importing SvelteKit's own three virtual modules and hard-rejectsworkbox-*imports). We use the basevite-plugin-pwa(VitePWA(...)) instead, ininjectManifestmode, and explicitly disable SvelteKit's native service-worker convention (kit.files.serviceWorkerpointed at a nonexistent path) so only vite-plugin-pwa's build runs.injectManifest, notgenerateSW: the caching policy is hand-written insrc/service-worker.tsusing Workbox primitives directly, because the policy needs to say "never, ever cache/api/*" — more precisely thangenerateSW's declarative config expresses. The policy, straight fromdocs/PLAN.md's caching table:- Precache the injected build manifest (hashed JS/CSS/icons/
manifest.webmanifest), plus a synthetic entry for the SPA fallbackindex.html(see theswIndexRevisioncomment invite.config.ts— the realbuild/index.htmldoesn't exist yet when the SW is built, since the adapter writes it afterward, so its precache revision is a per-build-invocation timestamp instead of a content hash). - Navigations: cache-first, served from the precached
index.htmlviaNavigationRoute(createHandlerBoundToURL('index.html'))— the app opens instantly and works offline. /api/*:NetworkOnly, unconditionally. Never cached, per CLAUDE.md's invariants.- Nothing else yet — tile/stream caching is a later phase; the file is structured so those are
additional
registerRoute()calls, not a rewrite.
skipWaiting()+clientsClaim()run immediately.src/lib/components/UpdateToast.svelteusesvirtual:pwa-register/svelte'suseRegisterSW()to show a "New version available — reload" toast instead of silently swapping the SW under the user. - Precache the injected build manifest (hashed JS/CSS/icons/
-
Manifest / icons.
static/manifest.webmanifestis hand-written (not plugin-generated) and linked explicitly fromsrc/app.html, along with theapple-touch-icon,apple-mobile-web-app-capablemeta, andviewport-fit=cover(paired withenv(safe-area-inset-*)padding in the root layout) for iOS standalone mode. Icons instatic/icons/are placeholder solid-color PNGs — fine for Phase 0, swap them for real artwork later. -
iOS install banner.
src/lib/components/IosInstallBanner.svelte— informational only ("Add to Home Screen" instructions), shown when not already standalone and the UA looks like iOS Safari. Dismissible per session (sessionStorage), reappears next session until actually installed. NoNotification.requestPermission()here — that's gated behind standalone mode in a later phase, perdocs/PLAN.md's PWA-decision table. -
Styling. Plain CSS (
src/app.css), CSS custom properties for theming,prefers-color-schemefor dark mode. No Tailwind — kept the dependency surface small for this scaffolding phase.
Dockerfile
This image's only purpose is to produce /app/build (the static SPA output) as a buildable
artifact — see the comment block at the top of Dockerfile for the full rationale. There is no
Node runtime in production; Caddy serves the built files directly and proxies /api/* to the API
container (docs/PLAN.md, "Service topology"). This image is never run as a long-lived container.
Build it with the apps/web directory as context:
docker build -f apps/web/Dockerfile -t velodrome-web-build apps/web
How deploy/ is expected to consume it (my assumption — the deploy/ work is happening in a
parallel worktree, so this may get adjusted there): a multi-stage COPY --from=velodrome-web-build /app/build /srv/web in whatever image serves Caddy, or a one-shot docker create +
docker cp / bind-mount step in the deploy pipeline that populates the volume Caddy reads from
before it starts. Went with a single plain builder stage (no scratch/busybox artifact-holder
final stage) because nothing here needs to run — the only thing anyone needs from this image is
the files in /app/build, and a second stage would add complexity without adding anything.