From 04e66527cac3d35a0f16c2f649fe5678691c1065 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Frantz <alex@alexav.gg>
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2026 22:05:10 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] foundation for posts

---
 apps/frontend/src/components/postRow.tsx     | 21 ++++++----
 apps/frontend/src/main.tsx                   |  5 +++
 apps/frontend/src/pages/home.tsx             | 40 +++++++++++++++++++-
 apps/frontend/src/pages/post.tsx             | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++
 apps/frontend/src/providers/AuthProvider.tsx |  7 +---
 apps/frontend/src/utils/types.ts             | 17 +++++++++
 6 files changed, 116 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 apps/frontend/src/utils/types.ts

diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/components/postRow.tsx b/apps/frontend/src/components/postRow.tsx
index 2232821..592e471 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/components/postRow.tsx
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/components/postRow.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
-export default function PostRow() {
+import type { Post } from "../utils/types";
+
+export default function PostRow({ post }: { post: Post }) {
   return (
-    <a href="" className="hover:underline">
-      <div>
-        <h1>This is a test post</h1>
-        <p>This is a test post description to show how cool it is</p>
-      </div>
-    </a>
+    <div className="block">
+      <a href={`/post/${post.slug}`} className="hover:underline">
+        <div>
+          <h1>{post.title}</h1>
+          <p>{post.description}</p>
+          <p className="text-xs opacity-50">
+            Posted on {new Date(post.createdAt).toLocaleString()}
+          </p>
+        </div>
+      </a>
+    </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/main.tsx b/apps/frontend/src/main.tsx
index 26bb8b9..8e3d9e6 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/main.tsx
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/main.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import "./assets/index.css";
 
 import Home from "./pages/home";
 import LogIn from "./pages/login";
+import Post from "./pages/post";
 
 const router = createBrowserRouter([
   {
@@ -16,6 +17,10 @@ const router = createBrowserRouter([
     path: "/login",
     element: <LogIn />,
   },
+  {
+    path: "/post/:slug",
+    element: <Post />,
+  },
 ]);
 
 createRoot(document.getElementById("root")!).render(
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/pages/home.tsx b/apps/frontend/src/pages/home.tsx
index 6e96bd4..98cdaa7 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/pages/home.tsx
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/pages/home.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,45 @@
 import Layout from "../components/layout";
 import PostRow from "../components/postRow";
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import type { Post } from "../utils/types";
 
 export default function Home() {
+  const [posts, setPosts] = useState<Post[] | null>(null);
+  const [loaded, setLoaded] = useState<boolean>(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    fetch("/api/posts", {
+      method: "GET",
+      credentials: "include",
+    }).then(async (res) => {
+      if (res.ok) {
+        const data = await res.json();
+        setPosts(data);
+        setLoaded(true);
+      } else {
+        console.error("Failed to load posts!");
+        setLoaded(true);
+      }
+    });
+  }, []);
+
+  const PostList = () => {
+    const mappedPosts = posts?.map((v, k) => {
+      return <PostRow key={k} post={v} />;
+    });
+
+    if ((loaded && !posts) || posts?.length === 0) {
+      return (
+        <div className="my-2 text-center">
+          <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold">uh oh!</h1>
+          <p className="opacity-50 text-sm">there's nothing here..</p>
+        </div>
+      );
+    } else if (loaded) {
+      return mappedPosts;
+    }
+  };
+
   return (
     <Layout>
       <div className="mb-4 space-y-1">
@@ -15,7 +53,7 @@ export default function Home() {
       <div className="mt-2">
         <h1 className="font-semibold">Posts</h1>
         <div className="space-y-2">
-          <PostRow />
+          <PostList />
         </div>
       </div>
     </Layout>
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/pages/post.tsx b/apps/frontend/src/pages/post.tsx
index e69de29..0798638 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/pages/post.tsx
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/pages/post.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import Layout from "../components/layout";
+import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
+import { useParams } from "react-router-dom";
+import type { Post } from "../utils/types";
+
+export default function Post() {
+  const [post, setPost] = useState<Post | null>(null);
+  const params = useParams();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (params.slug) {
+      fetch("/api/posts/" + params.slug, {
+        method: "GET",
+        credentials: "include",
+      }).then(async (res) => {
+        if (res.ok) {
+          const data = await res.json();
+          setPost(data);
+        } else {
+          console.error("Failed to load post! " + res.status);
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    console.log(post);
+  }, [post]);
+
+  if (post) {
+    return (
+      <Layout>
+        <div className="my-2">
+          <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold">{post.title}</h1>
+          <p className="text-sm opacity-50">{post.description}</p>
+        </div>
+      </Layout>
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/providers/AuthProvider.tsx b/apps/frontend/src/providers/AuthProvider.tsx
index c3a8552..2d6b47e 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/providers/AuthProvider.tsx
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/providers/AuthProvider.tsx
@@ -6,12 +6,7 @@ import {
   type ReactNode,
   useEffect,
 } from "react";
-
-interface User {
-  id: number;
-  email: string;
-  name: string;
-}
+import type { User } from "../utils/types";
 interface AuthContextType {
   user: User | null;
   refetch: () => void;
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/utils/types.ts b/apps/frontend/src/utils/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3fc162
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/utils/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+interface Post {
+  id: number;
+  title: string;
+  description: string;
+  slug: string;
+  content: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  userId: number;
+}
+interface User {
+  id: number;
+  email: string;
+  name: string;
+}
+
+export type { Post, User };