[plugins] Cleanup, documentation and refactoring of plugin system

src/boot/plugins.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { FG_Plugin } from 'src/plugins';
 import routes from 'src/router/routes';
 import { api } from 'boot/axios';
 import { AxiosResponse } from 'axios';
-import { Router, RouteRecordRaw } from 'vue-router';
+import { RouteRecordRaw } from 'vue-router';
 
 const config: { [key: string]: Array<string> } = {
   // Do not change required Modules !!
@@ -12,9 +12,33 @@ const config: { [key: string]: Array<string> } = {
   loadModules: ['Balance', 'Schedule', 'Pricelist'],
 };
 
+/* Stop!
+
 // do not change anything here !!
 
-// combine routes from source to target
+// You can not even read? I said stop!
+
+// Really are you stupid? Stop scrolling down here!
+
+// Every line you scroll down, an unicorn will die painfully!
+
+// Ok you must hate unicorns... But what if I say you I joked... Baby otters will die!
+
+         .-"""-.
+        /      o\
+       |    o   0).-.
+       |       .-;(_/     .-.
+        \     /  /)).---._|  `\   ,
+         '.  '  /((       `'-./ _/|
+           \  .'  )        .-.;`  /
+            '.             |  `\-'
+              '._        -'    /
+                 ``""--`------`
+*/
+
+/****************************************************
+ ******** Internal area for some magic **************
+ ****************************************************/
 
 interface BackendPlugin {
   permissions: string[];
@@ -22,44 +46,60 @@ interface BackendPlugin {
 }
 
 interface BackendPlugins {
-  [key: string]: BackendPlugin | null;
+  [key: string]: BackendPlugin;
 }
 
 interface Backend {
-  plugins: BackendPlugins[];
+  plugins: BackendPlugins;
   version: string;
 }
-
 export { Backend };
 
-function setPermissions(object: FG_Plugin.PluginRouteConfig) {
+// Combine routes, shortcuts and widgets from plugins
+
+/**
+ * Helper function, set permissions from MenuRoute to meta from RouteRecordRaw
+ * @param object MenuRoute to set route meta
+ */
+function setPermissions(object: FG_Plugin.MenuRoute) {
   if (object.permissions !== undefined) {
     if (object.route.meta === undefined) object.route.meta = {};
     object.route.meta['permissions'] = object.permissions;
   }
 }
 
-function convertRoutes(parent: RouteRecordRaw, children?: FG_Plugin.PluginRouteConfig[]) {
+/**
-  if (children === undefined) return;
+ * Helper function to convert MenuRoute to the parents RouteRecordRaw
-
+ * @param parent Parent RouteRecordRaw
+ * @param children MenuRoute to convert
+ */
+function convertRoutes(parent: RouteRecordRaw, children?: FG_Plugin.MenuRoute[]) {
+  if (children !== undefined) {
     children.forEach((child) => {
       setPermissions(child);
       convertRoutes(child.route, child.children);
       if (parent.children === undefined) parent.children = [];
       parent.children.push(child.route);
     });
+  }
 }
 
-function combineRoutes(
+/**
+ * Combines routes from plugin MenuRoute to Vue-Router RouteRecordRaw to get a clean route-tree
+ * @param target
+ * @param source
+ * @param mainPath
+ */
+function combineMenuRoutes(
   target: RouteRecordRaw[],
-  source: FG_Plugin.PluginRouteConfig[],
+  source: FG_Plugin.MenuRoute[],
-  mainPath: '/' | '/main' = '/'
+  mainPath: '/' | '/in' = '/'
 ): RouteRecordRaw[] {
   // Search parent
   target.forEach((target) => {
     if (target.path === mainPath) {
       // Parent found = target
-      source.forEach((sourceMainConfig: FG_Plugin.PluginRouteConfig) => {
+      source.forEach((sourceMainConfig: FG_Plugin.MenuRoute) => {
         // Check if source is already in target
         const targetMainConfig = target.children?.find((targetMainConfig: RouteRecordRaw) => {
           return sourceMainConfig.route.path === targetMainConfig.path;
@@ -89,193 +129,229 @@ function combineRoutes(
   return target;
 }
 
-// combine Links of Plugins from source to target
+function combineRoutes(
-function combineMainLinks(
+  target: RouteRecordRaw[],
-  target: FG_Plugin.PluginMainLink[],
+  source: FG_Plugin.NamedRouteRecordRaw[],
-  source: FG_Plugin.PluginRouteConfig
+  mainPath: '/' | '/in'
-): FG_Plugin.PluginMainLink[] {
+) {
-  const targetPluginMainLink: FG_Plugin.PluginMainLink | undefined = target.find(
+  // Search parent
-    (targetPluginMainLink: FG_Plugin.PluginMainLink) => {
+  target.forEach((target) => {
-      return targetPluginMainLink.title == source.title;
+    if (target.path === mainPath) {
-    }
+      // Parent found = target
+      source.forEach((sourceRoute) => {
+        // Check if source is already in target
+        const targetRoot = target.children?.find(
+          (targetRoot) => sourceRoute.path === targetRoot.path
         );
-  if (targetPluginMainLink) {
+        // Already in target routes, add only children
-    source.children?.forEach((sourcePluginChildLink: FG_Plugin.PluginRouteConfig) => {
+        if (targetRoot) {
-      targetPluginMainLink.children.push(<FG_Plugin.PluginChildLink>{
+          if (targetRoot.children === undefined) targetRoot.children = [];
-        title: sourcePluginChildLink.title,
+          targetRoot.children.push(...(sourceRoute.children || []));
-        icon: sourcePluginChildLink.icon,
-        link: sourcePluginChildLink.route.name,
-        name: sourcePluginChildLink.route.name,
-        permissions: sourcePluginChildLink.permissions,
-      });
-    });
         } else {
-    const mainLink: FG_Plugin.PluginMainLink = <FG_Plugin.PluginMainLink>{
+          // Append to target
+          if (target.children === undefined) target.children = [];
+          if (
+            sourceRoute.children &&
+            sourceRoute.children.length > 0 &&
+            sourceRoute.component === undefined
+          )
+            Object.assign(sourceRoute, {
+              component: () => import('src/components/navigation/EmptyParent.vue'),
+            });
+          target.children.push(sourceRoute);
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Combine MenuRoutes into Flaschengeist MenuLinks for the main menu
+ * @param target Flaschengeist list of menu links
+ * @param source MenuRoutes to combine
+ */
+function combineMenuLinks(target: FG_Plugin.MenuLink[], source: FG_Plugin.MenuRoute) {
+  let idx = target.findIndex((link) => link.title == source.title);
+  // Link not found, add new one
+  if (idx === -1) {
+    idx += target.push({
       title: source.title,
       icon: source.icon,
       link: source.route.name,
-      name: source.route.name,
       permissions: source.permissions,
-    };
+    });
-    source.children?.forEach((child) => {
-      if (mainLink.children === undefined) {
-        mainLink.children = [];
   }
-      mainLink.children.push(<FG_Plugin.PluginChildLink>{
+  if (target[idx].children === undefined) {
-        title: child.title,
+    target[idx].children = [];
-        icon: child.icon,
+  }
-        link: child.route.name,
+  source.children?.forEach((sourceChild) => {
-        name: child.route.name,
+    target[idx].children?.push({
-        permissions: child.permissions,
+      title: sourceChild.title,
+      icon: sourceChild.icon,
+      link: sourceChild.route.name,
+      permissions: sourceChild.permissions,
     });
   });
-    target.push(mainLink);
-  }
-  return target;
 }
 
-function loadShortCuts(
+/**
-  target: FG_Plugin.ShortCutLink[],
+ * Combine shortcuts from Plugin MenuRouts into the Flaschenbeist Shortcut list
-  source: FG_Plugin.PluginRouteConfig[]
+ * @param target Flaschengeist list of shortcuts
-): FG_Plugin.ShortCutLink[] {
+ * @param source MenuRoutes to extract shortcuts from
+ */
+function combineShortcuts(target: FG_Plugin.Shortcut[], source: FG_Plugin.MenuRoute[]) {
   source.forEach((route) => {
     if (route.shortcut) {
-      target.push(<FG_Plugin.ShortCutLink>{
+      target.push(<FG_Plugin.Shortcut>{
         link: route.route.name,
         icon: route.icon,
         permissions: route.permissions,
       });
     }
     if (route.children) {
-      target = loadShortCuts(target, route.children);
+      combineShortcuts(target, route.children);
     }
   });
-  return target;
 }
 
-// loade plugins
+/**
+ * Load a Flaschengeist plugin
+ * @param loadedPlugins Flaschgeist object
+ * @param pluginName Plugin to load
+ * @param context RequireContext of plugins
+ * @param router VueRouter instance
+ */
 function loadPlugin(
   loadedPlugins: FG_Plugin.Flaschengeist,
-  modules: string[],
+  pluginName: string,
-  backendpromise: Promise<Backend | null>,
+  context: __WebpackModuleApi.RequireContext,
-  plugins: FG_Plugin.Plugin[],
+  backend: Backend
-  router: Router
+) {
-): FG_Plugin.Flaschengeist {
+  // Check if already loaded
-  modules.forEach((requiredModule) => {
+  if (loadedPlugins.plugins.findIndex((p) => p.name === pluginName) !== -1) return true;
-    const plugin = plugins.find((plugin) => {
+
-      return plugin.name == requiredModule;
+  // Search if plugin is installed
-    });
+  const available = context.keys();
-    if (plugin) {
+  const plugin = available.includes(`./${pluginName.toLowerCase()}/plugin.ts`)
-      if (plugin.mainRoutes) {
+    ? // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access
-        loadedPlugins.routes = combineRoutes(loadedPlugins.routes, plugin.mainRoutes, '/main');
+      <FG_Plugin.Plugin>context(`./${pluginName.toLowerCase()}/plugin.ts`).default
-        plugin.mainRoutes.forEach((route) => {
+    : undefined;
-          loadedPlugins.mainLinks = combineMainLinks(loadedPlugins.mainLinks, route);
+
-        });
+  if (!plugin) {
-        loadedPlugins.shortcuts = loadShortCuts(loadedPlugins.shortcuts, plugin.mainRoutes);
+    // Plugin is not found, results in an error
+    console.exception(`Could not find required Plugin ${pluginName}`);
+    return false;
+  } else {
+    // Plugin found. Check backend dependencies
+    if (
+      !plugin.requiredBackendModules.every((required) => backend.plugins[required] !== undefined)
+    ) {
+      console.error(`Plugin ${pluginName}: Backend modules not satisfied`);
+      return false;
     }
-      if (plugin.outRoutes) {
+
-        loadedPlugins.routes = combineRoutes(loadedPlugins.routes, plugin.outRoutes);
+    // Check frontend dependencies
-        loadedPlugins.shortcutsOut = loadShortCuts(loadedPlugins.shortcutsOut, plugin.outRoutes);
+    if (
+      !plugin.requiredModules.every((required) =>
+        loadPlugin(loadedPlugins, required, context, backend)
+      )
+    ) {
+      console.error(`Plugin ${pluginName}: Backend modules not satisfied`);
+      return false;
     }
+
+    // Start combining and loading routes, shortcuts etc
+    if (plugin.internalRoutes) {
+      combineRoutes(loadedPlugins.routes, plugin.internalRoutes, '/in');
+    }
+
+    if (plugin.innerRoutes) {
+      // Routes for Vue Router
+      combineMenuRoutes(loadedPlugins.routes, plugin.innerRoutes, '/in');
+      // Combine links for menu
+      plugin.innerRoutes.forEach((route) => combineMenuLinks(loadedPlugins.menuLinks, route));
+      // Combine shortcuts
+      combineShortcuts(loadedPlugins.shortcuts, plugin.innerRoutes);
+    }
+
+    if (plugin.outerRoutes) {
+      combineMenuRoutes(loadedPlugins.routes, plugin.outerRoutes);
+      combineShortcuts(loadedPlugins.outerShortcuts, plugin.outerRoutes);
+    }
+
     if (plugin.widgets.length > 0) {
       plugin.widgets.forEach((widget) => (widget.name = plugin.name + '_' + widget.name));
       Array.prototype.push.apply(loadedPlugins.widgets, plugin.widgets);
     }
+
     loadedPlugins.plugins.push({
       name: plugin.name,
       version: plugin.version,
     });
-    } else {
+
-      console.exception(`Could not find required Plugin ${requiredModule}`);
+    return plugin;
-      router.push({ name: 'error' }).catch((e) => {
-        console.warn(e);
-      });
   }
-  });
-  return loadedPlugins;
 }
 
-async function getBackend(): Promise<Backend | null> {
+/**
-  let backend: Backend | null = null;
+ * Loading backend information
+ * @returns Backend object or null
+ */
+async function getBackend() {
   try {
-    const response: AxiosResponse<Backend> = await api.get('/');
+    const { data }: AxiosResponse<Backend> = await api.get('/');
-    backend = response.data;
+    return data;
   } catch (e) {
     console.warn(e);
     return null;
-  } finally {
-    return backend;
   }
 }
 
-export default boot(({ router, app }) => {
+/**
-  const plugins: FG_Plugin.Plugin[] = [];
+ * Boot file, load all required plugins, check for dependencies
+ */
+export default boot(async ({ router, app }) => {
+  const backend = await getBackend();
+  if (!backend) {
+    void router.push({ name: 'error' });
+    return;
+  }
 
-  const backendPromise = getBackend();
+  const loadedPlugins: FG_Plugin.Flaschengeist = {
-
-  let loadedPlugins: FG_Plugin.Flaschengeist = {
     routes,
     plugins: [],
-    mainLinks: [],
+    menuLinks: [],
     shortcuts: [],
-    shortcutsOut: [],
+    outerShortcuts: [],
     widgets: [],
   };
 
   // get all plugins
   const pluginsContext = require.context('src/plugins', true, /.+\/plugin.ts$/);
-  pluginsContext.keys().forEach((fileName: string) => {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access
-    plugins.push(pluginsContext(fileName).default);
-  });
 
-  // check dependencies
+  // Start loading plugins
-  backendPromise
+  // Load required modules:
-    .then((backend) => {
+  config.requiredModules.forEach((required) => {
-      if (backend) {
+    const plugin = loadPlugin(loadedPlugins, required, pluginsContext, backend);
-        plugins.forEach((plugin: FG_Plugin.Plugin) => {
+    if (!plugin) {
-          plugin.requiredModules.forEach((requiredModule: string) => {
+      void router.push({ name: 'error' });
-            if (
+      return;
-              !(
-                config.requiredModules.includes(requiredModule) ||
-                config.loadModules.includes(requiredModule)
-              )
-            ) {
-              console.error(`Plugin ${plugin.name} need Plugin ${requiredModule}`);
-              router.push({ name: 'error' }).catch((e) => {
-                console.warn(e);
-              });
     }
   });
-          plugin.requiredBackendModules.forEach((requiredBackendModule: string) => {
+
-            if (!(requiredBackendModule in backend.plugins)) {
+  // Load user defined plugins
-              console.error(
+  config.loadModules.forEach((required) => {
-                `Plugin ${plugin.name} need Plugin ${requiredBackendModule} in backend.`
+    const plugin = loadPlugin(loadedPlugins, required, pluginsContext, backend);
-              );
+    if (!plugin) {
-              router.push({ name: 'error' }).catch((err) => {
+      void router.push({ name: 'error' });
-                console.warn(err);
+      return;
-              });
     }
   });
-        });
-      }
-    })
-    .catch((e) => {
-      console.error(e);
-    });
-
-  // load plugins
-  loadedPlugins = loadPlugin(
-    loadedPlugins,
-    config.requiredModules,
-    backendPromise,
-    plugins,
-    router
-  );
-  loadedPlugins = loadPlugin(loadedPlugins, config.loadModules, backendPromise, plugins, router);
 
+  // Sort widgets by priority
   loadedPlugins.widgets.sort((a, b) => b.priority - a.priority);
 
+  // Add loaded routes to router
   loadedPlugins.routes.forEach((route) => router.addRoute(route));
 
   // save plugins in VM-variable

src/components/navigation/EssentialLink.vue

@@ -1,50 +1,35 @@
 <template>
-  <q-item v-if="isGranted" clickable tag="a" target="self" :to="{ name: link }">
+  <q-item v-if="isGranted" clickable tag="a" target="self" :to="{ name: entry.link }">
-    <q-item-section v-if="icon" avatar>
+    <q-item-section v-if="entry.icon" avatar>
-      <q-icon :name="icon" />
+      <q-icon :name="entry.icon" />
     </q-item-section>
 
     <q-item-section>
       <q-item-label>{{ title }}</q-item-label>
-      <!--<q-item-label caption>
-        {{ caption }}
-      </q-item-label>-->
     </q-item-section>
   </q-item>
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-import { computed, defineComponent } from 'vue';
+import { computed, defineComponent, PropType } from 'vue';
 import { hasPermissions } from 'src/utils/permission';
+import { FG_Plugin } from 'src/plugins';
 
 export default defineComponent({
   name: 'EssentialLink',
   props: {
-    title: {
+    entry: {
-      type: String,
+      type: Object as PropType<FG_Plugin.MenuLink>,
       required: true,
     },
-    caption: {
-      type: String,
-      default: '',
-    },
-    link: {
-      type: String,
-      default: 'dashboard',
-    },
-    icon: {
-      type: String,
-      default: '',
-    },
-    permissions: {
-      default: () => Array<string>(),
-      type: Array as () => Array<string>,
-    },
   },
 
   setup(props) {
-    const isGranted = computed(() => hasPermissions(props.permissions));
+    const isGranted = computed(() => hasPermissions(props.entry.permissions || []));
-    return { isGranted };
+    const title = computed(() =>
+      typeof props.entry.title === 'object' ? props.entry.title.value : props.entry.title
+    );
+    return { isGranted, title };
   },
 });
 </script>

src/components/navigation/ShortCutLink.vue

@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-  <q-btn v-if="isGranted" flat dense :icon="icon" :to="{ name: link }" />
-</template>
-
-<script lang="ts">
-import { computed, defineComponent } from 'vue';
-import { hasPermissions } from 'src/utils/permission';
-
-export default defineComponent({
-  name: 'ShortCutLink',
-  props: {
-    link: {
-      required: true,
-      type: String,
-    },
-    icon: {
-      required: true,
-      type: String,
-    },
-    permissions: {
-      default: undefined,
-      type: Array as () => Array<string>,
-    },
-  },
-  setup(props) {
-    const isGranted = computed(() => hasPermissions(props.permissions || []));
-    return { isGranted };
-  },
-});
-</script>

src/components/navigation/ShortcutLink.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<template>
+  <q-btn v-if="isGranted" flat dense :icon="shortcut.icon" :to="{ name: shortcut.link }" />
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts">
+import { computed, defineComponent, PropType } from 'vue';
+import { hasPermissions } from 'src/utils/permission';
+import { FG_Plugin } from 'src/plugins';
+
+export default defineComponent({
+  name: 'ShortcutLink',
+  props: {
+    shortcut: {
+      required: true,
+      type: Object as PropType<FG_Plugin.Shortcut>,
+    },
+  },
+  setup(props) {
+    const isGranted = computed(() => hasPermissions(props.shortcut.permissions || []));
+    return { isGranted };
+  },
+});
+</script>

src/components/utils/IsoDateInput.vue

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 import { computed, defineComponent, PropType } from 'vue';
 import { date as q_date } from 'quasar';
-import { stringIsDate, stringIsTime, stringIsDateTime } from 'src/utils/validators';
+import { stringIsDate, stringIsTime, stringIsDateTime, Validator } from 'src/utils/validators';
 
 export default defineComponent({
   name: 'IsoDateInput',

src/layouts/MainLayout.vue

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   <q-layout view="hHh lpr lFf">
     <q-header elevated class="bg-primary text-white">
       <q-toolbar>
-        <!-- Button um Navigationsleiset ein und auszublenden. Nötig bei Desktop? -->
         <q-btn
           v-if="!leftDrawerOpen"
           dense
@@ -22,15 +21,11 @@
         </q-toolbar-title>
 
         <!-- Hier kommen die Shortlinks hin -->
-        <div>
+        <shortcut-link
-          <short-cut-link
+          v-for="(shortcut, index) in shortcuts"
-            v-for="(shortcut, index) in flaschengeist.shortcuts"
           :key="'shortcut' + index"
-            :link="shortcut.link"
+          :shortcut="shortcut"
-            :icon="shortcut.icon"
-            :permissions="shortcut.permissions"
         />
-        </div>
         <q-btn flat round dense icon="mdi-exit-to-app" @click="logout()" />
       </q-toolbar>
     </q-header>
@@ -46,26 +41,17 @@
       <!-- Plugins -->
       <q-list>
         <essential-link
-          v-for="(link, index) in flaschengeist.mainLinks"
+          v-for="(entry, index) in mainLinks"
           :key="'plugin' + index"
-          :title="typeof link.title === 'object' ? link.title.value : link.title"
+          :entry="entry"
-          :link="link.link"
-          :icon="link.icon"
-          :permissions="link.permissions"
         />
-      </q-list>
         <q-separator />
-
         <!-- Plugin functions -->
-      <!-- <router-view name="plugin-nav" /> -->
+
-      <q-list>
         <essential-link
-          v-for="(link, index) in pluginChildLinks"
+          v-for="(entry, index) in subLinks"
           :key="'childPlugin' + index"
-          :title="link.title"
+          :entry="entry"
-          :link="link.link"
-          :icon="link.icon"
-          :permissions="link.permissions"
         />
       </q-list>
 
@@ -84,12 +70,9 @@
       <q-separator />
 
       <essential-link
-        v-for="(link, index) in links"
+        v-for="(entry, index) in essentials"
-        :key="'main' + index"
+        :key="'essential' + index"
-        :title="link.title"
+        :entry="entry"
-        :link="link.link"
-        :icon="link.icon"
-        :permissions="link.permissions"
       />
     </q-drawer>
     <q-page-container>
@@ -99,54 +82,37 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-import EssentialLink from 'components/navigation/EssentialLink.vue';
+import EssentialLink from 'src/components/navigation/EssentialLink.vue';
-import ShortCutLink from 'components/navigation/ShortCutLink.vue';
+import ShortcutLink from 'src/components/navigation/ShortcutLink.vue';
 import { Screen } from 'quasar';
 import { defineComponent, ref, inject, computed } from 'vue';
 import { useMainStore } from 'src/store';
 import { FG_Plugin } from 'src/plugins';
-import { useRoute, useRouter } from 'vue-router';
+import { useRouter } from 'vue-router';
 
-const links = [
+const essentials: FG_Plugin.MenuLink[] = [
   {
-    name: 'about',
     title: 'Über Flaschengeist',
     link: 'about',
     icon: 'mdi-information',
   },
 ];
 
-const shortcuts = [
-  {
-    link: 'about',
-    icon: 'mdi-information',
-  },
-  {
-    link: 'user',
-    icon: 'mdi-account',
-  },
-  {
-    link: 'user-plugin1',
-    icon: 'mdi-account-plus',
-  },
-];
-
 export default defineComponent({
   name: 'MainLayout',
-  components: { EssentialLink, ShortCutLink },
+  components: { EssentialLink, ShortcutLink },
   setup() {
-    const route = useRoute();
     const router = useRouter();
     const mainStore = useMainStore();
     const flaschengeist = inject<FG_Plugin.Flaschengeist>('flaschengeist');
     const leftDrawer = ref(false);
+    const shortcuts = flaschengeist?.shortcuts;
+    const mainLinks = flaschengeist?.menuLinks;
 
-    const leftDrawerOpen = ref(
+    const leftDrawerOpen = computed({
-      computed({
       get: () => (leftDrawer.value || Screen.gt.sm ? true : false),
       set: (val: boolean) => (leftDrawer.value = val),
-      })
+    });
-    );
     const leftDrawerMini = ref(false);
 
     function leftDrawerClicker() {
@@ -155,20 +121,9 @@ export default defineComponent({
       }
     }
 
-    const pluginChildLinks = computed(() => {
+    const subLinks = computed(() => {
-      const link: FG_Plugin.PluginMainLink | undefined = flaschengeist?.mainLinks.find(
+      const matched = router.currentRoute.value.matched[1];
-        (plugin: FG_Plugin.PluginMainLink) => {
+      return flaschengeist?.menuLinks.find((link) => matched.name == link.link)?.children;
-          if (route.matched.length > 1) {
-            return plugin.name == route.matched[1].name;
-          }
-        }
-      );
-
-      if (link == undefined) {
-        return [];
-      } else {
-        return link.children;
-      }
     });
 
     function logout() {
@@ -177,14 +132,14 @@ export default defineComponent({
     }
 
     return {
+      essentials,
       leftDrawerOpen,
       leftDrawerMini,
       leftDrawerClicker,
-      links,
-      pluginChildLinks,
-      shortcuts,
       logout,
-      flaschengeist,
+      mainLinks,
+      shortcuts,
+      subLinks,
     };
   },
 });

src/layouts/OutLayout.vue

@@ -8,30 +8,13 @@
           </q-avatar>
           <span class="gt-xs"> Flaschengeist </span>
         </q-toolbar-title>
-        <div>
+        <shortcut-link
-          <short-cut-link
           v-for="(shortcut, index) in shortcuts"
           :key="'shortcut' + index"
-            :link="shortcut.link"
+          :shortcut="shortcut"
-            :icon="shortcut.icon"
-          />
-        </div>
-        <q-btn
-          v-if="$route.name != 'about_out'"
-          flat
-          round
-          dense
-          icon="mdi-information"
-          @click="$router.push({ name: 'about_out' })"
-        />
-        <q-btn
-          v-if="$route.name != 'login'"
-          flat
-          round
-          dense
-          icon="mdi-login-variant"
-          @click="$router.push({ name: 'login' })"
         />
+        <shortcut-link v-if="$route.name != 'about_out'" :shortcut="about" />
+        <shortcut-link v-if="$route.name != 'login'" :shortcut="login" />
       </q-toolbar>
     </q-header>
 
@@ -44,14 +27,18 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 import { FG_Plugin } from 'src/plugins';
 import { defineComponent, inject } from 'vue';
-import ShortCutLink from 'components/navigation/ShortCutLink.vue';
+import ShortcutLink from 'components/navigation/ShortcutLink.vue';
 
 export default defineComponent({
   name: 'OutLayout',
-  components: { ShortCutLink },
+  components: { ShortcutLink },
   setup() {
-    const shortcuts = inject<FG_Plugin.Flaschengeist>('flaschengeist')?.shortcutsOut || [];
+    const flaschengeist = inject<FG_Plugin.Flaschengeist>('flaschengeist');
-    return { shortcuts };
+    const shortcuts = flaschengeist?.outerShortcuts || [];
+    const about: FG_Plugin.Shortcut = { icon: 'mdi-information', link: 'about_out' };
+    const login: FG_Plugin.Shortcut = { icon: 'mdi-login-variant', link: 'login' };
+
+    return { about, login, shortcuts };
   },
 });
 </script>

src/plugins.d.ts

@@ -1,66 +1,100 @@
-import { RouteRecordRaw } from 'vue-router';
+import { RouteRecordRaw, RouteRecordName } from 'vue-router';
 import { Component, ComputedRef } from 'vue';
 
-declare global {
-  type Validator = (value: unknown) => boolean | string;
-}
-
 declare namespace FG_Plugin {
-  interface ShortCutLink {
+  /**
-    link: string;
+   * Interface defining a Flaschengeist plugin
+   */
+  interface Plugin {
+    name: string;
+    version: string;
+    widgets: Widget[];
+    /** Pther frontend modules needed for this plugin to work correctly */
+    requiredModules: string[];
+    /** Backend modules needed for this plugin to work correctly */
+    requiredBackendModules: string[];
+    /** Menu entries for authenticated users */
+    innerRoutes?: MenuRoute[];
+    /** Public menu entries (without authentification) */
+    outerRoutes?: MenuRoute[];
+    /** Routes without menu links, for internal usage */
+    internalRoutes?: NamedRouteRecordRaw[];
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Defines the loaded state of the Flaschengeist
+   */
+  interface Flaschengeist {
+    /** All loaded plugins */
+    plugins: LoadedPlugin[];
+    /** All routes, combined from all plugins */
+    routes: RouteRecordRaw[];
+    /** All menu entries */
+    menuLinks: MenuLink[];
+    /** All inner shortcuts */
+    shortcuts: Shortcut[];
+    /** All outer shortcuts */
+    outerShortcuts: Shortcut[];
+    /** All widgets */
+    widgets: Widget[];
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Loaded Flaschengeist plugin
+   */
+  interface LoadedPlugin {
+    name: string;
+    version: string;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Defines a shortcut link
+   */
+  interface Shortcut {
+    link: RouteRecordName;
     icon: string;
     permissions?: string[];
   }
 
-  interface PluginRouteConfig {
+  /**
+   * Defines a main menu entry along with the route
+   * Used when defining a plugin
+   */
+  interface MenuRoute extends MenuEntry {
+    route: NamedRouteRecordRaw;
+    shortcut?: boolean;
+    children?: this[];
+  }
+
+  type NamedRouteRecordRaw = RouteRecordRaw & {
+    name: RouteRecordName;
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Defines a menu entry in the main menu
+   */
+  interface MenuLink extends MenuEntry {
+    /** Name of the target route */
+    link: RouteRecordName;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Base interface for internal use
+   */
+  interface MenuEntry {
     title: string | ComputedRef<string>;
     icon: string;
-    route: RouteRecordRaw;
-    shortcut?: boolean;
-    children?: PluginRouteConfig[];
     permissions?: string[];
+    children?: this[];
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Widget object for the dashboard
+   */
   interface Widget {
     name: string;
     priority: number;
     permissions: FG.Permission[];
     widget: Component;
   }
-
-  interface Plugin {
-    name: string;
-    version: string;
-    widgets: Widget[];
-    requiredModules: string[];
-    requiredBackendModules: string[];
-    mainRoutes?: PluginRouteConfig[];
-    outRoutes?: PluginRouteConfig[];
-  }
-
-  interface PluginMainLink extends PluginChildLink {
-    children: PluginChildLink[];
-  }
-
-  interface PluginChildLink {
-    name: string;
-    title: string;
-    link: string;
-    icon: string;
-    permissions?: string[];
-  }
-
-  interface LoadedPlugin {
-    name: string;
-    version: string;
-  }
-
-  interface Flaschengeist {
-    plugins: LoadedPlugin[];
-    routes: RouteRecordRaw[];
-    mainLinks: PluginMainLink[];
-    shortcuts: ShortCutLink[];
-    shortcutsOut: ShortCutLink[];
-    widgets: Widget[];
-  }
 }

src/plugins/balance/plugin.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { defineAsyncComponent } from 'vue';
 
 const plugin: FG_Plugin.Plugin = {
   name: 'Balance',
-  mainRoutes: routes,
+  innerRoutes: routes,
   requiredModules: ['User'],
   requiredBackendModules: ['balance'],
   version: '0.0.2',

src/plugins/balance/routes/index.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { FG_Plugin } from 'src/plugins';
 import permissions from '../permissions';
 
-const mainRoutes: FG_Plugin.PluginRouteConfig[] = [
+const mainRoutes: FG_Plugin.MenuRoute[] = [
   {
     title: 'Gerücht',
     icon: 'mdi-cash-100',

src/plugins/pricelist/plugin.ts

@@ -1,21 +1,13 @@
-import routes from './routes';
+import { innerRoutes } from './routes';
 import { FG_Plugin } from 'src/plugins';
 
 const plugin: FG_Plugin.Plugin = {
   name: 'Pricelist',
-  mainRoutes: routes,
+  innerRoutes,
   requiredModules: [],
   requiredBackendModules: ['pricelist'],
   version: '0.0.1',
   widgets: [],
-  // widgets: [
-  //   {
-  //     priority: 1,
-  //     name: 'greeting',
-  //     permissions: []
-  //     widget: () => import('./components/Widget.vue')
-  //   }
-  // ]
 };
 
 export default plugin;

src/plugins/pricelist/routes/index.ts

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import { FG_Plugin } from 'src/plugins';
-const mainRoutes: FG_Plugin.PluginRouteConfig[] = [
+
+export const innerRoutes: FG_Plugin.MenuRoute[] = [
   {
     title: 'Getränke',
     icon: 'mdi-glass-mug-variant',
     route: {
       path: 'drinks',
       name: 'drinks',
-      redirect: { name: 'drinks-pricelist' }
+      redirect: { name: 'drinks-pricelist' },
     },
     permissions: ['user'],
     children: [
@@ -18,8 +19,8 @@ const mainRoutes: FG_Plugin.PluginRouteConfig[] = [
         route: {
           path: 'pricelist',
           name: 'drinks-pricelist',
-          component: () => import('../pages/PricelistP.vue')
+          component: () => import('../pages/PricelistP.vue'),
-        }
+        },
       },
       {
         title: 'Einstellungen',
@@ -29,11 +30,9 @@ const mainRoutes: FG_Plugin.PluginRouteConfig[] = [
         route: {
           path: 'settings',
           name: 'drinks-settings',
-          component: () => import('../pages/Settings.vue')
+          component: () => import('../pages/Settings.vue'),
-        }
+        },
-      }
+      },
-    ]
+    ],
-  }
+  },
 ];
-
-export default mainRoutes;

src/plugins/schedule/plugin.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { defineAsyncComponent } from 'vue';
-import mainRoutes from './routes';
+import { innerRoutes, privateRoutes } from './routes';
 import { FG_Plugin } from 'src/plugins';
 
 const plugin: FG_Plugin.Plugin = {
   name: 'Schedule',
-  mainRoutes,
+  innerRoutes,
+  internalRoutes: privateRoutes,
   requiredModules: ['User'],
   requiredBackendModules: ['events'],
   version: '0.0.1',

src/plugins/schedule/routes/index.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { FG_Plugin } from 'src/plugins';
 import { PERMISSIONS } from '../permissions';
 
-const mainRoutes: FG_Plugin.PluginRouteConfig[] = [
+export const innerRoutes: FG_Plugin.MenuRoute[] = [
   {
     title: 'Dienste',
     icon: 'mdi-briefcase',
@@ -47,4 +47,10 @@ const mainRoutes: FG_Plugin.PluginRouteConfig[] = [
   },
 ];
 
-export default mainRoutes;
+export const privateRoutes: FG_Plugin.NamedRouteRecordRaw[] = [
+  {
+    name: 'events-edit',
+    path: 'schedule/edit/:id',
+    redirect: { name: 'schedule-overview' },
+  },
+];

src/plugins/user/pages/MainPage.vue

@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-  <div>
-    <q-page v-if="checkMain" padding>
-      <q-card>
-        <q-card-section>
-          <q-list v-for="(mainRoute, index) in mainRoutes" :key="'mainRoute' + index">
-            <essential-link
-              v-for="(route, index2) in mainRoute.children"
-              :key="'route' + index2"
-              :title="route.title"
-              :icon="route.icon"
-              :link="route.name"
-              :permissions="route.permissions"
-            />
-          </q-list>
-        </q-card-section>
-      </q-card>
-    </q-page>
-    <router-view />
-  </div>
-</template>
-
-<script lang="ts">
-import { useRoute } from 'vue-router';
-import { computed, defineComponent } from 'vue';
-import mainRoutes from 'src/plugins/user/routes';
-import EssentialLink from 'src/components/navigation/EssentialLink.vue';
-
-export default defineComponent({
-  // name: 'PageName'
-  components: { EssentialLink },
-  setup() {
-    const route = useRoute();
-
-    const checkMain = computed(() => {
-      return route.matched.length == 2;
-    });
-    return { checkMain, mainRoutes };
-  },
-});
-</script>

src/plugins/user/plugin.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { defineAsyncComponent } from 'vue';
 
 const plugin: FG_Plugin.Plugin = {
   name: 'User',
-  mainRoutes: routes,
+  innerRoutes: routes,
   requiredModules: [],
   requiredBackendModules: ['auth'],
   version: '0.0.1',

src/plugins/user/routes/index.ts

@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ import { FG_Plugin } from 'src/plugins';
 import { useMainStore } from 'src/store';
 import { computed } from 'vue';
 
-const mainRoutes: FG_Plugin.PluginRouteConfig[] = [
+const mainRoutes: FG_Plugin.MenuRoute[] = [
   {
     get title() {
-      return computed(() => useMainStore().user?.display_name || 'Not loaded');
+      return computed(() => useMainStore().currentUser.display_name);
     },
     icon: 'mdi-account',
     permissions: ['user'],
-    route: { path: 'user', name: 'user', component: () => import('../pages/MainPage.vue') },
+    route: { path: 'user', name: 'user', redirect: { name: 'user-settings' } },
     children: [
       {
         title: 'Einstellungen',

src/router/routes.ts

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const routes: RouteRecordRaw[] = [
     ],
   },
   {
-    path: '/main',
+    path: '/in',
     redirect: 'dashboard',
     component: () => import('layouts/MainLayout.vue'),
     meta: { permissions: ['user'] },

src/shims-vue.d.ts

@@ -4,11 +4,3 @@ declare module '*.vue' {
   const component: ComponentOptions;
   export default component;
 }
-
-/*
-// Mocks all files ending in `.vue` showing them as plain Vue instances
-declare module '*.vue' {
-  import Vue from 'vue';
-  export default Vue;
-}
-*/

src/utils/validators.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+export type Validator = (value: unknown) => boolean | string;
+
 export function notEmpty(val: unknown) {
   return !!val || 'Feld darf nicht leer sein!';
 }