feat: splash transition

refactor: require app reload for setting changes

feat: require reload on setting changes

feat: new logo

feat: update to capacitor 5

feat: new logo

feat: update to capacitor 5

refactor: simplify settings provider

.changeset/good-eggs-add.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@openstapps/prettier-config": patch
+---
+
+Update Prettier to 3.1.1

.changeset/old-bottles-hide.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@openstapps/backend": patch
+---
+
+Backend unit tests break every year

.changeset/spotty-ducks-cheer.md

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+'@openstapps/app': minor
+---
+
+Require full reload for setting & language changes
+
+Setting changes are relatively rare, so it makes little sense
+going through the effort of ensuring everything is reactive to
+language changes as well as creating all the pipe bindings etc.

.envrc

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+use flake

.gitignore

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ report-junit.xml
 # NixOS flake
 result
 hsperfdata_root
+.direnv/
 
 # Directory for instrumented libs generated by jscoverage/JSCover
 lib-cov

.tool-versions

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+nodejs 18.16.1
+pnpm 8.8.0
+python 3.11.5

README.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Open StApps Monorepo
+# <img src="logo-bg.svg" height="24"> Open StApps Monorepo
 
 Refer to the [contribution guide](./CONTRIBUTING.md)
 

backend/backend/config/b-tu/elasticsearchrc.js

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
-
 /**
  * This is the database configuration for the technical university of berlin
  *

backend/backend/config/default/app/language-setting.js

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
 import {SCSettingInputType, SCThingOriginType, SCThingType} from '@openstapps/core';
 
 /** @type {import('@openstapps/core').SCLanguageSetting}  */

backend/backend/config/default/app/menu.js

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
 /** @type {import('@openstapps/core').SCAppConfigurationMenuCategory[]} */
 const menus = [
   {

backend/backend/config/default/app/user-group-setting.js

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
 import {SCSettingInputType, SCThingOriginType, SCThingType} from '@openstapps/core';
 
 /** @type {import('@openstapps/core').SCUserGroupSetting} */

backend/backend/config/default/backend/aggregations.js

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
 import {SCThingType} from '@openstapps/core';
 
 /** @type {import('@openstapps/core').SCBackendAggregationConfiguration[]} */

backend/backend/config/default/backend/boostings.js

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
 import {
   month,
   sommerRange,

backend/backend/config/default/backend/index.js

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
 import {SCThingType} from '@openstapps/core';
 import aggregations from './aggregations.js';
 import boostings from './boostings.js';
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ export const backend = {
   hiddenTypes: [SCThingType.DateSeries, SCThingType.Diff, SCThingType.Floor],
   mappingIgnoredTags: ['minlength', 'pattern', 'see', 'tjs-format'],
   maxMultiSearchRouteQueries: 5,
-  maxRequestBodySize: 2 * 10 ** 6,
+  maxRequestBodySize: 2e6,
   name: 'Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main',
   namespace: '909a8cbc-8520-456c-b474-ef1525f14209',
   sortableFields: [

backend/backend/config/default/backendrc.js

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
 import app from './app/index.js';
 import {backend, internal} from './backend/index.js';
 

backend/backend/config/default/elasticsearchrc.js

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
-
 /**
  * This is the default configuration for elasticsearch (a database)
  *

backend/backend/config/default/tools/markdown.js

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
 import {readFile} from 'fs/promises';
 import {SCAboutPageContentType} from '@openstapps/core';
 

backend/backend/config/default/tools/semester-acronym.js

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
 /**
  * Generates a range of numbers that represent consecutive calendar months
  *

backend/backend/config/default/tools/version.js

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
 import {readFile, readdir} from 'fs/promises';
 import url from 'url';
 import path from 'path';

backend/backend/config/f-u/about-pages/about.js

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
 import {SCAboutPageContentType} from '@openstapps/core';
 import {markdown} from '../../default/tools/markdown.js';
 

backend/backend/config/f-u/about-pages/imprint.js

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
 import {SCAboutPageContentType} from '@openstapps/core';
 
 /** @type {import('@openstapps/core').SCAboutPage} */

backend/backend/config/f-u/about-pages/index.js

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
 import about from './about.js';
 import imprint from './imprint.js';
 import privacy from './privacy.js';

backend/backend/config/f-u/about-pages/privacy.js

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
 import {markdown} from '../../default/tools/markdown.js';
 
 /** @type {import('@openstapps/core').SCAboutPage} */

backend/backend/config/f-u/backendrc.js

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
 import aboutPages from './about-pages/index.js';
 import defaultApp from '../default/app/index.js';
 import {backend as defaultBackend, internal as defaultInternal} from '../default/backend/index.js';

backend/backend/config/f-u/version-history/index.js

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
 import {versions} from '../../default/tools/version.js';
 
 /** @type {import('@openstapps/core').SCAppVersionInfo[]} */

backend/backend/test/routes/bulk-route.spec.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 import {
+  SCBook,
   SCBulkAddRoute,
   SCBulkDoneRoute,
   SCBulkRequest,
@@ -23,29 +24,30 @@ import {
 import {expect} from 'chai';
 import {bulk, DEFAULT_TEST_TIMEOUT} from '../common.js';
 import {testApp} from '../tests-setup.js';
-import {readFile} from 'fs/promises';
 import {v4} from 'uuid';
+import bookFile from '@openstapps/core/test/resources/indexable/Book.2.json' assert {type: 'json'};
 
-const book = JSON.parse(
+const book = bookFile.instance as SCBook;
-  await readFile('node_modules/@openstapps/core/test/resources/indexable/Book.2.json', 'utf8'),
-).instance;
 
 describe('Bulk routes', async function () {
   // increase timeout for the suite
   this.timeout(DEFAULT_TEST_TIMEOUT);
 
-  const request: SCBulkRequest = {
+  let request: SCBulkRequest;
-    expiration: bulk.expiration,
+  let bulkRoute: SCBulkRoute;
-    source: bulk.source,
+  let bulkAddRoute: SCBulkAddRoute;
-    type: bulk.type,
+  let bulkDoneRoute: SCBulkDoneRoute;
-  };
-  const bulkRoute = new SCBulkRoute();
-  const bulkAddRoute = new SCBulkAddRoute();
-  const bulkDoneRoute = new SCBulkDoneRoute();
 
-  // afterEach(async function() {
+  before(function () {
-  // TODO: Delete saved bulks
+    request = {
-  // });
+      expiration: bulk.expiration,
+      source: bulk.source,
+      type: bulk.type,
+    };
+    bulkRoute = new SCBulkRoute();
+    bulkAddRoute = new SCBulkAddRoute();
+    bulkDoneRoute = new SCBulkDoneRoute();
+  });
 
   it('should create bulk', async function () {
     const {status, body, error} = await testApp

backend/backend/test/routes/index-route.spec.ts

@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@ import {expect} from 'chai';
 describe('Index route', async function () {
   // increase timeout for the suite
   this.timeout(DEFAULT_TEST_TIMEOUT);
-  const indexRoute = new SCIndexRoute();
+
+  let indexRoute: SCIndexRoute;
+
+  before(function () {
+    indexRoute = new SCIndexRoute();
+  });
 
   it('should respond with both app and backend configuration', async function () {
     const request: SCIndexRequest = {};

backend/backend/test/routes/plugin-register-route.spec.ts

@@ -30,15 +30,11 @@ import chaiAsPromised from 'chai-as-promised';
 import {DEFAULT_TEST_TIMEOUT} from '../common.js';
 import {testApp} from '../tests-setup.js';
 import {backendConfig} from '../../src/config.js';
-import {readFile} from 'fs/promises';
+import registerRequest from '@openstapps/core/test/resources/PluginRegisterRequest.1.json' assert {type: 'json'};
 
 // for using promises in expectations (to.eventually.be...)
 use(chaiAsPromised);
 
-const registerRequest = JSON.parse(
-  await readFile('node_modules/@openstapps/core/test/resources/PluginRegisterRequest.1.json', 'utf8'),
-);
-
 // cast it because of "TS2322: Type 'string' is not assignable to type '"add"'"
 export const registerAddRequest: SCPluginAdd = registerRequest.instance as SCPluginAdd;
 

backend/backend/test/routes/route.spec.ts

@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ describe('Create route', async function () {
   const statusCodeSuccess = 222;
   const bodySuccess = {foo: true};
   const sandbox = sinon.createSandbox();
-  const validationError = new SCValidationErrorResponse([]);
+  let validationError: SCValidationErrorResponse;
-  const internalServerError = new SCInternalServerErrorResponse();
+  let internalServerError: SCInternalServerErrorResponse;
 
   beforeEach(function () {
     app = express();
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ describe('Create route', async function () {
     handler = (_request, _app) => {
       return Promise.resolve(bodySuccess);
     };
+
+    validationError = new SCValidationErrorResponse([]);
+    internalServerError = new SCInternalServerErrorResponse();
   });
 
   afterEach(function () {

backend/backend/test/routes/search-route.spec.ts

@@ -29,11 +29,19 @@ import {backendConfig} from '../../src/config.js';
 describe('Search route', async function () {
   // increase timeout for the suite
   this.timeout(DEFAULT_TEST_TIMEOUT);
-  const searchRoute = new SCSearchRoute();
+  let searchRoute: SCSearchRoute;
-  const multiSearchRoute = new SCMultiSearchRoute();
+  let multiSearchRoute: SCMultiSearchRoute;
-  const syntaxError = new SCSyntaxErrorResponse('Foo Message');
+  let syntaxError: SCSyntaxErrorResponse;
-  const methodNotAllowedError = new SCMethodNotAllowedErrorResponse();
+  let methodNotAllowedError: SCMethodNotAllowedErrorResponse;
-  const tooManyRequestsError = new SCTooManyRequestsErrorResponse();
+  let tooManyRequestsError: SCTooManyRequestsErrorResponse;
+
+  before(function () {
+    searchRoute = new SCSearchRoute();
+    multiSearchRoute = new SCMultiSearchRoute();
+    syntaxError = new SCSyntaxErrorResponse('Foo Message');
+    methodNotAllowedError = new SCMethodNotAllowedErrorResponse();
+    tooManyRequestsError = new SCTooManyRequestsErrorResponse();
+  });
 
   it('should reject GET, PUT with a valid search query', async function () {
     // const expectedParams = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(defaultParams));

backend/backend/test/routes/thing-update-route.spec.ts

@@ -13,23 +13,25 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
-import {SCThingUpdateRoute} from '@openstapps/core';
+import {SCBook, SCThingUpdateRoute} from '@openstapps/core';
 import chaiAsPromised from 'chai-as-promised';
 import {bulkStorageMock, DEFAULT_TEST_TIMEOUT} from '../common.js';
 import {expect, use} from 'chai';
 import {testApp} from '../tests-setup.js';
-import {readFile} from 'fs/promises';
+import bookFile from '@openstapps/core/test/resources/indexable/Book.1.json' assert {type: 'json'};
 
 use(chaiAsPromised);
 
-const book = JSON.parse(
+const book = bookFile.instance as SCBook;
-  await readFile('node_modules/@openstapps/core/test/resources/indexable/Book.1.json', 'utf8'),
-).instance;
 
 describe('Thing update route', async function () {
   // increase timeout for the suite
   this.timeout(DEFAULT_TEST_TIMEOUT);
-  const thingUpdateRoute = new SCThingUpdateRoute();
+  let thingUpdateRoute: SCThingUpdateRoute;
+
+  before(function () {
+    thingUpdateRoute = new SCThingUpdateRoute();
+  });
 
   it('should update a thing', async function () {
     const thingUpdateRouteurlPath = thingUpdateRoute.urlPath

backend/backend/test/storage/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.spec.ts

@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import {Elasticsearch} from '../../../src/storage/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.js
 import {bulk, DEFAULT_TEST_TIMEOUT, getTransport, getIndex} from '../../common.js';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import {backendConfig} from '../../../src/config.js';
-import {readFile} from 'fs/promises';
 import {
   ACTIVE_INDICES_ALIAS,
   getIndexUID,
@@ -50,6 +49,11 @@ import {
 } from '../../../src/storage/elasticsearch/util/index.js';
 import cron from 'node-cron';
 import {query} from './query.js';
+import messageFile from '@openstapps/core/test/resources/indexable/Message.1.json' assert {type: 'json'};
+import bookFile from '@openstapps/core/test/resources/indexable/Book.1.json' assert {type: 'json'};
+
+const message = messageFile.instance as SCMessage;
+const book = bookFile.instance as SCBook;
 
 use(chaiAsPromised);
 
@@ -60,13 +64,6 @@ function searchResponse<T>(...hits: SearchHit<T>[]): SearchResponse<T> {
   return {hits: {hits}, took: 0, timed_out: false, _shards: {total: 1, failed: 0, successful: 1}};
 }
 
-const message = JSON.parse(
-  await readFile('node_modules/@openstapps/core/test/resources/indexable/Message.1.json', 'utf8'),
-);
-const book = JSON.parse(
-  await readFile('node_modules/@openstapps/core/test/resources/indexable/Book.1.json', 'utf8'),
-);
-
 describe('Elasticsearch', function () {
   // increase timeout for the suite
   this.timeout(DEFAULT_TEST_TIMEOUT);
@@ -74,8 +71,15 @@ describe('Elasticsearch', function () {
 
   before(function () {
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-    console.log('before');
     sandbox.stub(fs, 'readFileSync').returns('{}');
+    sandbox.stub(backendConfig.internal.boostings.default[0], 'fields').value({
+      'academicTerms.acronym': {
+        'SS 2023': 1.05,
+        'WS 2023/24': 1.1,
+        'SoSe 2023': 1.05,
+        'WiSe 2023/24': 1.1,
+      },
+    });
   });
   after(function () {
     sandbox.restore();
@@ -445,7 +449,7 @@ describe('Elasticsearch', function () {
           _id: '',
           _index: '',
           _score: 0,
-          _source: message as SCMessage,
+          _source: message,
         };
         sandbox.stub(es.client, 'search').resolves(searchResponse(foundObject));
 
@@ -475,7 +479,7 @@ describe('Elasticsearch', function () {
         const object: SearchHit<SCMessage> = {
           _id: '',
           _index: oldIndex,
-          _source: message as SCMessage,
+          _source: message,
         };
         sandbox.stub(es.client, 'search').resolves(searchResponse<SCMessage>(object));
         sandbox.stub(es, 'prepareBulkWrite').resolves(index);
@@ -489,7 +493,7 @@ describe('Elasticsearch', function () {
         sandbox.stub(es.client, 'create').resolves({result: 'not_found'} as CreateResponse);
 
         await es.init();
-        return expect(es.post(message as SCMessage, bulk)).to.rejectedWith('creation');
+        return expect(es.post(message, bulk)).to.rejectedWith('creation');
       });
 
       it('should create a new object', async function () {
@@ -502,7 +506,7 @@ describe('Elasticsearch', function () {
         });
 
         await es.init();
-        await es.post(message as SCMessage, bulk);
+        await es.post(message, bulk);
 
         expect(createStub.called).to.be.true;
         expect(caughtParameter.document).to.be.eql({
@@ -527,7 +531,7 @@ describe('Elasticsearch', function () {
           _id: '',
           _index: getIndex(),
           _score: 0,
-          _source: message as SCMessage,
+          _source: message,
         };
         sandbox.stub(es.client, 'search').resolves(searchResponse());
 
@@ -541,7 +545,7 @@ describe('Elasticsearch', function () {
           _id: '',
           _index: getIndex(),
           _score: 0,
-          _source: message as SCMessage,
+          _source: message,
         };
         sandbox.stub(es.client, 'search').resolves(searchResponse(object));
         // @ts-expect-error unused
@@ -564,13 +568,13 @@ describe('Elasticsearch', function () {
         _id: '123',
         _index: getIndex(),
         _score: 0,
-        _source: message as SCMessage,
+        _source: message,
       };
       const objectBook: SearchHit<SCBook> = {
         _id: '321',
         _index: getIndex(),
         _score: 0,
-        _source: book as SCBook,
+        _source: book,
       };
       const fakeEsAggregations = {
         '@all': {

configuration/eslint-config/copyright-header-rule.js

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
 const fs = require("fs");
 const path = require("node:path");
 const child_process = require("child_process");

configuration/eslint-config/copyright-header-rule.spec.js

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
 "use strict"
 
 const rule = require('./copyright-header-rule')

configuration/eslint-config/index.js

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
-
 /** @type {import('eslint').Linter.Config} */
 const config = {
   root: true,

configuration/prettier-config/package.json

@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
     "test": "prettier --config index.js --check \"test/*.js\""
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "prettier": "3.1.0"
+    "prettier": "3.1.1"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "prettier": "3.1.0"
+    "prettier": "3.1.1"
   }
 }

configuration/tsconfig/tsconfig.json

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
     "isolatedModules": true,
     "allowJs": true,
+    "checkJs": true,
     "resolveJsonModule": true,
     "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
     "noImplicitAny": true,

examples/minimal-deployment/docker-compose.yml

@@ -1,44 +1,62 @@
 version: '3.7'
+
+x-development-variables: &development-variables
+  NODE_ENV: "development"
+  ALLOW_NO_TRANSPORT: "true"
+
 services:
   database:
-    image: registry.gitlab.com/openstapps/openstapps/database:2.0.0
+    image: registry.gitlab.com/openstapps/openstapps/database:3.0.0
-    volumes:
+    # If you need persistence for debugging purposes uncomment the following lines
-      - ./database:/usr/share/elasticsearch/data
+    #volumes:
+    #  - ./database:/usr/share/elasticsearch/data
     expose:
-      - "9200"
+      - 9200
+    ports:
+      - 127.0.0.1:9200:9200
+    environment:
+      - bootstrap.memory_lock=true
+      - "ES_JAVA_OPTS=-Xms2g -Xmx2g"
+      - discovery.type=single-node
+    ulimits:
+      memlock:
+        soft: -1
+        hard: -1
     restart: unless-stopped
 
   backend:
-    image: registry.gitlab.com/openstapps/openstapps/backend:3.0.0-next.0
+    image: registry.gitlab.com/openstapps/openstapps/backend:3.1.0
     environment:
+      <<: *development-variables
       ES_ADDR: "http://database:9200"
       NODE_CONFIG_ENV: "elasticsearch"
-      ALLOW_NO_TRANSPORT: "true"
+      NODE_APP_INSTANCE: "f-u"
+      PROMETHEUS_MIDDLEWARE: "false"
     expose:
       - 3000
     ports:
-      - 3000:3000
+      - 127.0.0.1:3000:3000
-    links:
-      - "database"
     labels:
-      - stapps.version=1.0.0
+      - stapps.version=4.1.0
     restart: unless-stopped
     depends_on:
       - database
-
-  api:
-    image: registry.gitlab.com/openstapps/openstapps/api:3.0.0-next.0
     links:
-      - "backend"
+      - database
 
-  minimal-connector:
+  # api:
-    image: registry.gitlab.com/openstapps/minimal-connector:core-0.23
+  #   image: registry.gitlab.com/openstapps/openstapps/api:3.0.0
-    container_name: minimal-connector-0.23
+  #   links:
-    command: ["http://backend:3000", "minimal-connector", "f-u"]
+  #     - backend
 
-  app:
+  # minimal-connector:
-    image: registry.gitlab.com/openstapps/app/executable:core-0.23
+  #   image: registry.gitlab.com/openstapps/minimal-connector:core-0.23
-    expose:
+  #   container_name: minimal-connector-0.23
-      - 8100
+  #   command: ["http://backend:3000", "minimal-connector", "f-u"]
-    ports:
+
-      - 8100:8100
+  # app:
+  #   image: registry.gitlab.com/openstapps/app/executable:core-0.23
+  #   expose:
+  #     - 8100
+  #   ports:
+  #     - 8100:8100

flake.lock

@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 {
   "nodes": {
+    "flake-utils": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "systems": "systems"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1701680307,
+        "narHash": "sha256-kAuep2h5ajznlPMD9rnQyffWG8EM/C73lejGofXvdM8=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "rev": "4022d587cbbfd70fe950c1e2083a02621806a725",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1701626906,
@@ -18,8 +36,24 @@
     },
     "root": {
       "inputs": {
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
       }
+    },
+    "systems": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1681028828,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Vy1rq5AaRuLzOxct8nz4T6wlgyUR7zLU309k9mBC768=",
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "rev": "da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
     }
   },
   "root": "root",

flake.nix

@@ -1,77 +1,75 @@
 {
   description = "A Nix-flake-based development environment for OpenStApps";
-  inputs.nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
+  inputs = {
-  outputs = { self, nixpkgs }:
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
-    let
+    flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
-      buildToolsVersion = "30.0.3";
+  };
-      overlays = [
+  outputs = {
-        (final: prev: rec {
+    self,
-          nodejs = prev.nodejs-18_x;
+    nixpkgs,
-          pnpm = prev.nodePackages.pnpm;
+    flake-utils,
-          chrome = prev.google-chrome;
+  }: let
-          firefox = prev.firefox;
+    aapt2buildToolsVersion = "33.0.2";
-          webkit = prev.epiphany; # Safari-ish browser
+  in
-          android = prev.androidenv.composeAndroidPackages {
+    flake-utils.lib.eachDefaultSystem (system: let
-            buildToolsVersions = [ "${buildToolsVersion}" ];
+      pkgs = import nixpkgs {
-            platformVersions = [ "33" ];
+        inherit system;
-          };
+        overlays = [
-          cypress = prev.cypress.overrideAttrs(cyPrev: rec {
+          (final: prev: rec {
-            version = "13.2.0";
+            fontMin = prev.python311.withPackages (ps: with ps; [brotli fonttools] ++ (with fonttools.optional-dependencies; [woff]));
-            src = prev.fetchzip {
+            android = prev.androidenv.composeAndroidPackages {
-              url = "https://cdn.cypress.io/desktop/${version}/linux-x64/cypress.zip";
+              buildToolsVersions = ["30.0.3" aapt2buildToolsVersion];
-              hash = "sha256-9o0nprGcJhudS1LNm+T7Vf0Dwd1RBauYKI+w1FBQ3ZM=";
+              platformVersions = ["33"];
             };
-          });
+            cypress = prev.cypress.overrideAttrs (cyPrev: rec {
-        })
+              version = "13.2.0";
-      ];
+              src = prev.fetchzip {
-      # TODO: aarch64-linux, x68_64-darwin, aarch64-darwin
+                url = "https://cdn.cypress.io/desktop/${version}/linux-x64/cypress.zip";
-      supportedSystems = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
+                hash = "sha256-9o0nprGcJhudS1LNm+T7Vf0Dwd1RBauYKI+w1FBQ3ZM=";
-      forEachSupportedSystem = f: nixpkgs.lib.genAttrs supportedSystems (system: f {
+              };
-        pkgs = import nixpkgs {
+            });
-          inherit overlays system;
+          })
-          config = {
+        ];
-            allowUnfree = true;
+        config = {
-            android_sdk.accept_license = true;
+          allowUnfree = true;
-          };
+          android_sdk.accept_license = true;
         };
-      });
+      };
-    in
+      androidFhs = pkgs.buildFHSUserEnv {
-    {
+        name = "android-env";
-      devShells = forEachSupportedSystem ({ pkgs }:
+        targetPkgs = pkgs: with pkgs; [];
-      let
+        runScript = "bash";
-        python = (pkgs.python311.withPackages(ps: with ps; [ brotli fonttools ] ++ (with fonttools.optional-dependencies; [ ufo lxml unicode woff ])));
+        profile = ''
-      in
+          export ALLOW_NINJA_ENV=true
-      {
+          export USE_CCACHE=1
-        default = (pkgs.buildFHSUserEnv {
+          export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib:/usr/lib32
-          name = "StApps Dev";
+        '';
-          targetPkgs = pkgs: with pkgs; [
+      };
-            nodejs
+    in {
-            pnpm
+      devShell = pkgs.mkShell rec {
-            python
+        nativeBuildInputs = [androidFhs];
-            docker
+        buildInputs = with pkgs; [
-            # tools
+          nodejs-18_x
-            curl
+          nodePackages.pnpm
-            jq
+          # tools
-            # browsers
+          curl
-            firefox
+          jq
-            chrome
+          fontMin
-            webkit
+          # browsers
-            cypress
+          firefox
-            # android
+          google-chrome
-            jdk17
+          epiphany # Safari-ish browser
-            android.androidsdk
+          cypress
-            musl
+          # android
-          ];
+          jdk17
-          runScript = "bash";
+          android.androidsdk
-          profile = ''
+          musl
-            export CYPRESS_INSTALL_BINARY=0
+        ];
-            export CYPRESS_RUN_BINARY=${pkgs.cypress}/bin/Cypress
+        ANDROID_JAVA_HOME = "${pkgs.jdk.home}";
-            export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=${pkgs.android.androidsdk}/libexec/android-sdk
+        ANDROID_SDK_ROOT = "${pkgs.android.androidsdk}/libexec/android-sdk";
-            export ANDROID_JAVA_HOME=${pkgs.jdk.home}
+        GRADLE_OPTS = "-Dorg.gradle.project.android.aapt2FromMavenOverride=${ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}/build-tools/${aapt2buildToolsVersion}/aapt2";
-            export DOCKER_HOST=unix:///run/user/1000/docker.sock
+        CYPRESS_INSTALL_BINARY = "0";
-            { dockerd-rootless & } 2>/dev/null
+        CYPRESS_RUN_BINARY = "${pkgs.cypress}/bin/Cypress";
-          '';
+      };
-        }).env;
+    });
-      });
-    };
 }

frontend/app/ios/App/Podfile

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def capacitor_pods
   pod 'CapacitorPreferences', :path => '../../../../node_modules/.pnpm/@capacitor+preferences@5.0.6_@capacitor+core@5.5.0/node_modules/@capacitor/preferences'
   pod 'CapacitorShare', :path => '../../../../node_modules/.pnpm/@capacitor+share@5.0.6_@capacitor+core@5.5.0/node_modules/@capacitor/share'
   pod 'CapacitorSplashScreen', :path => '../../../../node_modules/.pnpm/@capacitor+splash-screen@5.0.6_@capacitor+core@5.5.0/node_modules/@capacitor/splash-screen'
-  pod 'TransistorsoftCapacitorBackgroundFetch', :path => '../../../../node_modules/.pnpm/@transistorsoft+capacitor-background-fetch@1.0.2_@capacitor+core@5.5.0/node_modules/@transistorsoft/capacitor-background-fetch'
+  pod 'TransistorsoftCapacitorBackgroundFetch', :path => '../../../../node_modules/.pnpm/@transistorsoft+capacitor-background-fetch@5.1.1_@capacitor+core@5.5.0/node_modules/@transistorsoft/capacitor-background-fetch'
   pod 'CapacitorSecureStoragePlugin', :path => '../../../../node_modules/.pnpm/capacitor-secure-storage-plugin@0.9.0_@capacitor+core@5.5.0/node_modules/capacitor-secure-storage-plugin'
   pod 'CordovaPlugins', :path => '../capacitor-cordova-ios-plugins'
 end

frontend/app/ios/App/Podfile.lock

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ PODS:
   - CordovaPlugins (5.5.0):
     - CapacitorCordova
   - SwiftKeychainWrapper (4.0.1)
-  - TransistorsoftCapacitorBackgroundFetch (1.0.2):
+  - TransistorsoftCapacitorBackgroundFetch (5.1.1):
     - Capacitor
 
 DEPENDENCIES:
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES:
   - "CapacitorShare (from `../../../../node_modules/.pnpm/@capacitor+share@5.0.6_@capacitor+core@5.5.0/node_modules/@capacitor/share`)"
   - "CapacitorSplashScreen (from `../../../../node_modules/.pnpm/@capacitor+splash-screen@5.0.6_@capacitor+core@5.5.0/node_modules/@capacitor/splash-screen`)"
   - CordovaPlugins (from `../capacitor-cordova-ios-plugins`)
-  - "TransistorsoftCapacitorBackgroundFetch (from `../../../../node_modules/.pnpm/@transistorsoft+capacitor-background-fetch@1.0.2_@capacitor+core@5.5.0/node_modules/@transistorsoft/capacitor-background-fetch`)"
+  - "TransistorsoftCapacitorBackgroundFetch (from `../../../../node_modules/.pnpm/@transistorsoft+capacitor-background-fetch@5.1.1_@capacitor+core@5.5.0/node_modules/@transistorsoft/capacitor-background-fetch`)"
 
 SPEC REPOS:
   trunk:
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
   CordovaPlugins:
     :path: "../capacitor-cordova-ios-plugins"
   TransistorsoftCapacitorBackgroundFetch:
-    :path: "../../../../node_modules/.pnpm/@transistorsoft+capacitor-background-fetch@1.0.2_@capacitor+core@5.5.0/node_modules/@transistorsoft/capacitor-background-fetch"
+    :path: "../../../../node_modules/.pnpm/@transistorsoft+capacitor-background-fetch@5.1.1_@capacitor+core@5.5.0/node_modules/@transistorsoft/capacitor-background-fetch"
 
 SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   Capacitor: 57890b363df14d5d2d5d8461aa23e886cb34da2a
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   CapacitorSplashScreen: 5fa2ab5e46cf5cc530cf16a51c80c7a986579ccd
   CordovaPlugins: de5669381702d76ed5b1d442177a6a5fc3252a9d
   SwiftKeychainWrapper: 807ba1d63c33a7d0613288512399cd1eda1e470c
-  TransistorsoftCapacitorBackgroundFetch: 74ca62dae7ec78639eaf3d0d1e24c595ada213dd
+  TransistorsoftCapacitorBackgroundFetch: ce4b3e01b898cef516e68485d2160a078016ee97
 
-PODFILE CHECKSUM: 073b899f90bacc5049101cb9c562a168757d554e
+PODFILE CHECKSUM: 229278f2c257e8ab555325c7115b2e187e8e628d
 
 COCOAPODS: 1.13.0

frontend/app/karma.conf.js

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-check
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2022 StApps
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it

frontend/app/package.json

@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
     "cordova-plugin-calendar": "5.1.6",
     "date-fns": "2.30.0",
     "deepmerge": "4.3.1",
+    "fast-deep-equal": "3.1.3",
     "form-data": "4.0.0",
     "geojson": "0.5.0",
     "ionic-appauth": "0.9.0",

frontend/app/src/app/animation/splash.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import {Animation, AnimationController} from '@ionic/angular';
+import {iosDuration, iosEasing, mdDuration, mdEasing} from './easings';
+
+/**
+ * Splash screen animation
+ */
+export function splashAnimation(animationCtl: AnimationController): Animation {
+  if (matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches) {
+    return animationCtl
+      .create()
+      .fromTo('opacity', 0, 1)
+      .duration(150)
+      .beforeClearStyles(['visibility'])
+      .addElement(document.querySelector('ion-app')!);
+  }
+
+  const isMd = document.querySelector('ion-app.md') !== null;
+  const navElement = document.querySelector('stapps-navigation-tabs')!;
+  const navBounds = navElement.getBoundingClientRect();
+  let horizontal = navBounds.width < navBounds.height;
+  if (window.getComputedStyle(navElement).display === 'none') {
+    horizontal = true;
+  }
+  const translate = (amount: number, unit = 'px') =>
+    `translate${horizontal ? 'X' : 'Y'}(${horizontal ? amount * -1 : amount}${unit})`;
+  const duration = 2 * (isMd ? mdDuration : iosDuration);
+
+  const animation = animationCtl
+    .create()
+    .duration(duration)
+    .easing(isMd ? mdEasing : iosEasing)
+    .addAnimation(
+      animationCtl.create().beforeClearStyles(['visibility']).addElement(document.querySelector('ion-app')!),
+    )
+    .addAnimation(
+      animationCtl
+        .create()
+        .fromTo('transform', translate(horizontal ? 64 : 192), translate(0))
+        .fromTo('opacity', 0, 1)
+        .addElement(document.querySelector('stapps-navigation > ion-split-pane')!),
+    )
+    .addAnimation(
+      animationCtl
+        .create()
+        .fromTo('transform', translate(64), translate(0))
+        .addElement(document.querySelectorAll('ion-split-pane > ion-menu > ion-content')),
+    )
+    .addAnimation(
+      animationCtl
+        .create()
+        .fromTo('transform', translate(horizontal ? 32 : -72), translate(0))
+        .addElement(document.querySelectorAll('ion-router-outlet > .ion-page > ion-content')!),
+    )
+    .addAnimation(
+      animationCtl
+        .create()
+        .fromTo('transform', translate(100, '%'), translate(0, '%'))
+        .addElement(document.querySelector('stapps-navigation-tabs')!),
+    );
+
+  if (!horizontal) {
+    animation.addAnimation(
+      animationCtl
+        .create()
+        .fromTo('background', 'none', 'none')
+        .addElement(document.querySelector('ion-router-outlet')!),
+    );
+
+    const parallax = document
+      .querySelector('ion-router-outlet > .ion-page > ion-content')
+      ?.shadowRoot?.querySelector('[part=parallax]');
+    if (parallax) {
+      animation.addAnimation(
+        animationCtl.create().fromTo('translate', '0 256px', '0 0px').addElement(parallax),
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  return animation;
+}

frontend/app/src/app/app.component.ts

@@ -22,28 +22,16 @@ import {environment} from '../environments/environment';
 import {Capacitor} from '@capacitor/core';
 import {ScheduleSyncService} from './modules/background/schedule/schedule-sync.service';
 import {Keyboard, KeyboardResize} from '@capacitor/keyboard';
-import {AppVersionService} from './modules/about/app-version.service';
 import {SplashScreen} from '@capacitor/splash-screen';
+import {AppVersionService} from './modules/about/app-version.service';
 
-/**
- * TODO
- */
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-root',
   templateUrl: 'app.component.html',
 })
 export class AppComponent implements AfterContentInit {
-  /**
-   * TODO
-   */
   pages: Array<{
-    /**
-     * TODO
-     */
     component: unknown;
-    /**
-     * TODO
-     */
     title: string;
   }>;
 
@@ -65,7 +53,7 @@ export class AppComponent implements AfterContentInit {
     void this.initializeApp();
   }
 
-  async ngAfterContentInit() {
+  ngAfterContentInit() {
     this.scheduleSyncService.init();
     void this.scheduleSyncService.enable();
     this.versionService.getPendingReleaseNotes().then(notes => {
@@ -74,24 +62,11 @@ export class AppComponent implements AfterContentInit {
       }
     });
 
-    if (document.readyState === 'complete') {
-      this.hideSplash();
-    } else {
-      document.addEventListener('readystatechange', () => {
-        if (document.readyState === 'complete') this.hideSplash();
-      });
-    }
-  }
-
-  async hideSplash() {
     if (Capacitor.isNativePlatform()) {
       void SplashScreen.hide();
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * TODO
-   */
   async initializeApp() {
     App.addListener('appUrlOpen', (event: URLOpenListenerEvent) => {
       this.zone.run(() => {

frontend/app/src/app/app.module.ts

@@ -25,12 +25,10 @@ import moment from 'moment';
 import 'moment/min/locales';
 import {LoggerModule, NGXLogger, NgxLoggerLevel} from 'ngx-logger';
 import SwiperCore, {FreeMode, Navigation} from 'swiper';
-
 import {environment} from '../environments/environment';
 import {AppRoutingModule} from './app-routing.module';
 import {AppComponent} from './app.component';
 import {CatalogModule} from './modules/catalog/catalog.module';
-import {ConfigModule} from './modules/config/config.module';
 import {ConfigProvider} from './modules/config/config.provider';
 import {DashboardModule} from './modules/dashboard/dashboard.module';
 import {DataModule} from './modules/data/data.module';
@@ -44,7 +42,6 @@ import {SettingsProvider} from './modules/settings/settings.provider';
 import {StorageModule} from './modules/storage/storage.module';
 import {ThingTranslateModule} from './translation/thing-translate.module';
 import {UtilModule} from './util/util.module';
-import {initLogger} from './_helpers/ts-logger';
 import {BrowserAnimationsModule} from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
 import {AboutModule} from './modules/about/about.module';
 import {JobModule} from './modules/jobs/jobs.module';
@@ -91,28 +88,25 @@ export function initializerFactory(
 ) {
   return async () => {
     try {
-      initLogger(logger);
       await storageProvider.init();
       await configProvider.init();
-      await settingsProvider.init();
+      if (configProvider.firstSession) {
+        // set language from browser
+        await settingsProvider.setSettingValue(
+          'profile',
+          'language',
+          translateService.getBrowserLang() as SCSettingValue,
+        );
+      }
+      const languageCode = await settingsProvider.getSetting<string>('profile', 'language');
+      // this language will be used as a fallback when a translation isn't found in the current language
+      translateService.setDefaultLang('en');
+      translateService.use(languageCode);
+      moment.locale(languageCode);
+      const dateFnsLocale = await getDateFnsLocale(languageCode as SCLanguageCode);
+      setDefaultOptions({locale: dateFnsLocale});
+      dateFnsConfigurationService.setLocale(dateFnsLocale);
       try {
-        if (configProvider.firstSession) {
-          // set language from browser
-          await settingsProvider.setSettingValue(
-            'profile',
-            'language',
-            translateService.getBrowserLang() as SCSettingValue,
-          );
-        }
-        const languageCode = (await settingsProvider.getValue('profile', 'language')) as string;
-        // this language will be used as a fallback when a translation isn't found in the current language
-        translateService.setDefaultLang('en');
-        translateService.use(languageCode);
-        moment.locale(languageCode);
-        const dateFnsLocale = await getDateFnsLocale(languageCode as SCLanguageCode);
-        setDefaultOptions({locale: dateFnsLocale});
-        dateFnsConfigurationService.setLocale(dateFnsLocale);
-
         await defaultAuthService.init();
         await paiaAuthService.init();
       } catch (error) {
@@ -151,11 +145,12 @@ export function createTranslateLoader(http: HttpClient) {
     BrowserAnimationsModule,
     CatalogModule,
     CommonModule,
-    ConfigModule,
     DashboardModule,
     DataModule,
     HebisModule,
-    IonicModule.forRoot(),
+    IonicModule.forRoot({
+      animated: 'Cypress' in window ? false : undefined,
+    }),
     IonIconModule,
     JobModule,
     FavoritesModule,

frontend/app/src/app/modules/about/about-page/about-page.component.ts

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  */
 import {Component, OnInit} from '@angular/core';
 import {ActivatedRoute} from '@angular/router';
-import {SCAboutPage, SCAppConfiguration} from '@openstapps/core';
+import {SCAboutPage} from '@openstapps/core';
 import {ConfigProvider} from '../../config/config.provider';
 import packageJson from '../../../../../package.json';
 import config from 'capacitor.config';
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ export class AboutPageComponent implements OnInit {
 
   async ngOnInit() {
     const route = this.route.snapshot.url.map(it => it.path).join('/');
-    this.content =
+    this.content = this.configProvider.config.app.aboutPages[route] ?? {};
-      (this.configProvider.getValue('aboutPages') as SCAppConfiguration['aboutPages'])[route] ?? {};
     this.version = Capacitor.getPlatform() === 'web' ? 'Web' : await App.getInfo().then(info => info.version);
   }
 }

frontend/app/src/app/modules/about/about.module.ts

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import {FormsModule} from '@angular/forms';
 import {IonicModule} from '@ionic/angular';
 import {TranslateModule} from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import {ThingTranslateModule} from '../../translation/thing-translate.module';
-import {ConfigProvider} from '../config/config.provider';
 import {AboutPageComponent} from './about-page/about-page.component';
 import {MarkdownModule} from 'ngx-markdown';
 import {AboutPageContentComponent} from './about-page/about-page-content.component';
@@ -64,6 +63,5 @@ const settingsRoutes: Routes = [
     ScrollingModule,
     UtilModule,
   ],
-  providers: [ConfigProvider],
 })
 export class AboutModule {}

frontend/app/src/app/modules/auth/auth-helper.service.ts

@@ -18,12 +18,7 @@ import {IPAIAAuthAction} from './paia/paia-auth-action';
 import {AuthActions, IAuthAction} from 'ionic-appauth';
 import {TranslateService} from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import {JSONPath} from 'jsonpath-plus';
-import {
+import {SCAuthorizationProviderType, SCUserConfiguration} from '@openstapps/core';
-  SCAuthorizationProvider,
-  SCAuthorizationProviderType,
-  SCUserConfiguration,
-  SCUserConfigurationMap,
-} from '@openstapps/core';
 import {ConfigProvider} from '../config/config.provider';
 import {StorageProvider} from '../storage/storage.provider';
 import {DefaultAuthService} from './default-auth.service';
@@ -37,8 +32,6 @@ const AUTH_ORIGIN_PATH = 'stapps.auth.origin_path';
   providedIn: 'root',
 })
 export class AuthHelperService {
-  userConfigurationMap: SCUserConfigurationMap;
-
   constructor(
     private translateService: TranslateService,
     private configProvider: ConfigProvider,
@@ -47,14 +40,7 @@ export class AuthHelperService {
     private paiaAuth: PAIAAuthService,
     private browser: SimpleBrowser,
     private alertController: AlertController,
-  ) {
+  ) {}
-    this.userConfigurationMap =
-      (
-        this.configProvider.getAnyValue('auth') as {
-          default: SCAuthorizationProvider;
-        }
-      ).default?.endpoints.mapping ?? {};
-  }
 
   public getAuthMessage(provider: SCAuthorizationProviderType, action: IAuthAction | IPAIAAuthAction) {
     let message: string | undefined;
@@ -77,9 +63,10 @@ export class AuthHelperService {
       name: '',
       role: 'student',
     };
-    for (const key in this.userConfigurationMap) {
+    const mapping = this.configProvider.config.auth.default!.endpoints.mapping;
+    for (const key in mapping) {
       user[key as keyof SCUserConfiguration] = JSONPath({
-        path: this.userConfigurationMap[key as keyof SCUserConfiguration] as string,
+        path: mapping[key as keyof SCUserConfiguration] as string,
         json: userInfo,
         preventEval: true,
       })[0];

frontend/app/src/app/modules/auth/default-auth.service.ts

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
  * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
-
 import {
   AuthorizationRequestHandler,
   AuthorizationServiceConfiguration,
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ import {
 } from '@openid/appauth';
 import {AuthActionBuilder, Browser, DefaultBrowser, EndSessionHandler, UserInfoHandler} from 'ionic-appauth';
 import {ConfigProvider} from '../config/config.provider';
-import {SCAuthorizationProvider} from '@openstapps/core';
 import {getClientConfig, getEndpointsConfig} from './auth.provider.methods';
 import {Injectable} from '@angular/core';
 import {AuthService} from './auth.service';
@@ -67,12 +65,9 @@ export class DefaultAuthService extends AuthService {
   }
 
   setupConfiguration() {
-    const authConfig = this.configProvider.getAnyValue('auth') as {
+    this.authConfig = getClientConfig('default', this.configProvider.config.auth);
-      default: SCAuthorizationProvider;
-    };
-    this.authConfig = getClientConfig('default', authConfig);
     this.localConfiguration = new AuthorizationServiceConfiguration(
-      getEndpointsConfig('default', authConfig),
+      getEndpointsConfig('default', this.configProvider.config.auth),
     );
   }
 

frontend/app/src/app/modules/auth/paia/paia-auth.service.ts

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
  * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
-
 import {
   AuthorizationError,
   AuthorizationRequest,
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ import {PAIAAuthorizationResponse} from './paia-authorization-response';
 import {PAIAAuthorizationNotifier} from './paia-authorization-notifier';
 import {PAIATokenResponse} from './paia-token-response';
 import {IPAIAAuthAction, PAIAAuthActionBuilder} from './paia-auth-action';
-import {SCAuthorizationProvider} from '@openstapps/core';
 import {ConfigProvider} from '../../config/config.provider';
 import {getClientConfig, getEndpointsConfig} from '../auth.provider.methods';
 import {Injectable} from '@angular/core';
@@ -154,11 +152,10 @@ export class PAIAAuthService {
   }
 
   setupConfiguration() {
-    const authConfig = this.configProvider.getAnyValue('auth') as {
+    this.authConfig = getClientConfig('paia', this.configProvider.config.auth);
-      paia: SCAuthorizationProvider;
+    this.localConfiguration = new AuthorizationServiceConfiguration(
-    };
+      getEndpointsConfig('paia', this.configProvider.config.auth),
-    this.authConfig = getClientConfig('paia', authConfig);
+    );
-    this.localConfiguration = new AuthorizationServiceConfiguration(getEndpointsConfig('paia', authConfig));
   }
 
   protected notifyActionListers(action: IPAIAAuthAction) {

frontend/app/src/app/modules/calendar/calendar.service.ts

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
  * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
-
 import {Calendar} from '@awesome-cordova-plugins/calendar/ngx';
 import {Injectable} from '@angular/core';
 import {ICalEvent} from './ical/ical';
@@ -35,14 +34,14 @@ export class CalendarService {
 
   goToDateClicked = this.goToDate.asObservable();
 
-  calendarName = 'StApps';
+  calendarName: string;
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-function
   constructor(
     readonly calendar: Calendar,
     private readonly configProvider: ConfigProvider,
   ) {
-    this.calendarName = (this.configProvider.getValue('name') as string) ?? 'StApps';
+    this.calendarName = this.configProvider.config.app.name ?? 'StApps';
   }
 
   async createCalendar(): Promise<CalendarInfo | undefined> {

frontend/app/src/app/modules/catalog/catalog.module.ts

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import {IonicModule} from '@ionic/angular';
 import {TranslateModule} from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import {MomentModule} from 'ngx-moment';
 import {DataModule} from '../data/data.module';
-import {SettingsProvider} from '../settings/settings.provider';
 import {CatalogComponent} from './catalog.component';
 import {UtilModule} from '../../util/util.module';
 import {IonIconModule} from '../../util/ion-icon/ion-icon.module';
@@ -46,6 +45,5 @@ const catalogRoutes: Routes = [
     DataModule,
     UtilModule,
   ],
-  providers: [SettingsProvider],
 })
 export class CatalogModule {}

frontend/app/src/app/modules/config/config.provider.spec.ts

@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@ import {TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {StAppsWebHttpClient} from '../data/stapps-web-http-client.provider';
 import {StorageProvider} from '../storage/storage.provider';
 import {ConfigProvider, STORAGE_KEY_CONFIG} from './config.provider';
-import {
-  ConfigFetchError,
-  ConfigInitError,
-  SavedConfigNotAvailable,
-  WrongConfigVersionInStorage,
-} from './errors';
 import {NGXLogger} from 'ngx-logger';
 import {sampleIndexResponse} from '../../_helpers/data/sample-configuration';
 

frontend/app/src/app/modules/config/config.provider.ts

@@ -14,19 +14,14 @@
  */
 import {Injectable} from '@angular/core';
 import {Client} from '@openstapps/api';
-import {SCAppConfiguration, SCIndexResponse} from '@openstapps/core';
+import {SCIndexResponse} from '@openstapps/core';
 import packageInfo from '@openstapps/core/package.json';
 import {NGXLogger} from 'ngx-logger';
 import {environment} from '../../../environments/environment';
 import {StAppsWebHttpClient} from '../data/stapps-web-http-client.provider';
 import {StorageProvider} from '../storage/storage.provider';
-import {
+import equals from 'fast-deep-equal/es6';
-  ConfigFetchError,
+import {BehaviorSubject} from 'rxjs';
-  ConfigInitError,
-  ConfigValueNotAvailable,
-  SavedConfigNotAvailable,
-  WrongConfigVersionInStorage,
-} from './errors';
 
 /**
  * Key to store config in storage module
@@ -35,6 +30,17 @@ import {
  */
 export const STORAGE_KEY_CONFIG = 'stapps.config';
 
+/**
+ * Makes an object deeply immutable
+ */
+function deepFreeze<T extends object>(object: T) {
+  for (const key of Object.keys(object)) {
+    const value = (object as Record<string, unknown>)[key];
+    if (typeof value === 'object' && !Object.isFrozen(value)) deepFreeze(value!);
+  }
+  return Object.freeze(object);
+}
+
 /**
  * Provides configuration
  */
@@ -50,7 +56,7 @@ export class ConfigProvider {
   /**
    * App configuration as IndexResponse
    */
-  config: SCIndexResponse;
+  config: Readonly<SCIndexResponse>;
 
   /**
    * Version of the @openstapps/core package that app is using
@@ -62,6 +68,11 @@ export class ConfigProvider {
    */
   firstSession = true;
 
+  /**
+   * If the config requires an update
+   */
+  needsUpdate$ = new BehaviorSubject(false);
+
   /**
    * Constructor, initialise api client
    * @param storageProvider StorageProvider to load persistent configuration
@@ -76,104 +87,35 @@ export class ConfigProvider {
     this.client = new Client(swHttpClient, environment.backend_url, environment.backend_version);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Fetches configuration from backend
-   */
-  async fetch(): Promise<SCIndexResponse> {
-    try {
-      return await this.client.handshake(this.scVersion);
-    } catch {
-      throw new ConfigFetchError();
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Returns the value of an app configuration
-   * @param attribute requested attribute from app configuration
-   */
-  public getValue(attribute: keyof SCAppConfiguration) {
-    if (this.config.app[attribute] !== undefined) {
-      return this.config.app[attribute];
-    }
-    throw new ConfigValueNotAvailable(attribute);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Returns a value of the configuration (not only app configuration)
-   * @param attribute requested attribute from the configuration
-   */
-  public getAnyValue(attribute: keyof SCIndexResponse) {
-    if (this.config[attribute] !== undefined) {
-      return this.config[attribute];
-    }
-    throw new ConfigValueNotAvailable(attribute);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Initialises the ConfigProvider
-   * @throws ConfigInitError if no configuration could be loaded.
-   * @throws WrongConfigVersionInStorage if fetch failed and saved config has wrong SCVersion
    */
   async init(): Promise<void> {
-    let loadError;
+    this.config = (await this.storageProvider.has(STORAGE_KEY_CONFIG))
-    let fetchError;
+      ? await this.storageProvider.get<SCIndexResponse>(STORAGE_KEY_CONFIG)
-    // load saved configuration
+      : undefined!;
-    try {
+    this.firstSession = !this.config;
-      this.config = await this.loadLocal();
+
-      this.firstSession = false;
+    const updatedConfig = this.client.handshake(this.scVersion).then(async fetchedConfig => {
-      this.logger.log(`initialised configuration from storage`);
+      if (!equals(fetchedConfig, this.config)) {
-      if (this.config.backend.SCVersion !== this.scVersion) {
+        await this.storageProvider.put(STORAGE_KEY_CONFIG, fetchedConfig);
-        loadError = new WrongConfigVersionInStorage(this.scVersion, this.config.backend.SCVersion);
+        this.logger.log(`Config updated`);
+        this.needsUpdate$.next(true);
+        this.needsUpdate$.complete();
       }
-    } catch (error) {
+      return fetchedConfig;
-      loadError = error;
+    });
-    }
-    // fetch remote configuration from backend
-    try {
-      const fetchedConfig: SCIndexResponse = await this.fetch();
-      await this.set(fetchedConfig);
-      this.logger.log(`initialised configuration from remote`);
-    } catch (error) {
-      fetchError = error;
-    }
-    // check for occurred errors and throw them
-    if (loadError !== undefined && fetchError !== undefined) {
-      throw new ConfigInitError();
-    }
-    if (loadError !== undefined) {
-      this.logger.warn(loadError);
-    }
-    if (fetchError !== undefined) {
-      this.logger.warn(fetchError);
-    }
-  }
 
-  /**
+    this.config ??= await updatedConfig;
-   * Returns saved configuration from StorageModule
+    this.config = deepFreeze(this.config);
-   * @throws SavedConfigNotAvailable if no configuration could be loaded
+
-   */
+    if (this.config.backend.SCVersion !== this.scVersion) {
-  async loadLocal(): Promise<SCIndexResponse> {
+      this.logger.warn(
-    // get local configuration
+        'Incompatible config, expected',
-    if (await this.storageProvider.has(STORAGE_KEY_CONFIG)) {
+        this.scVersion,
-      return this.storageProvider.get<SCIndexResponse>(STORAGE_KEY_CONFIG);
+        'but got',
+        this.config.backend.SCVersion,
+      );
     }
-    throw new SavedConfigNotAvailable();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Saves the configuration from the provider
-   * @param config configuration to save
-   */
-  async save(config: SCIndexResponse): Promise<void> {
-    await this.storageProvider.put(STORAGE_KEY_CONFIG, config);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Sets the configuration in the module and writes it into app storage
-   * @param config SCIndexResponse to set
-   */
-  async set(config: SCIndexResponse): Promise<void> {
-    this.config = config;
-    await this.save(this.config);
   }
 }

frontend/app/src/app/modules/config/errors.ts

@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2022 StApps
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
- * Software Foundation, version 3.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for
- * more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
- * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-import {AppError} from '../../_helpers/errors';
-
-/**
- * Error that is thrown when fetching from backend fails
- */
-export class ConfigFetchError extends AppError {
-  constructor() {
-    super('ConfigFetchError', 'App configuration could not be fetched!');
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Error that is thrown when the ConfigProvider could be initialised
- */
-export class ConfigInitError extends AppError {
-  constructor() {
-    super('ConfigInitError', 'App configuration could not be initialised!');
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Error that is thrown when the requested config value is not available
- */
-export class ConfigValueNotAvailable extends AppError {
-  constructor(valueKey: string) {
-    super('ConfigValueNotAvailable', `No attribute "${valueKey}" in config available!`);
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Error that is thrown when no saved config is available
- */
-export class SavedConfigNotAvailable extends AppError {
-  constructor() {
-    super('SavedConfigNotAvailable', 'No saved app configuration available.');
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Error that is thrown when the SCVersion of the saved config is not compatible with the app
- */
-export class WrongConfigVersionInStorage extends AppError {
-  constructor(correctVersion: string, savedVersion: string) {
-    super(
-      'WrongConfigVersionInStorage',
-      `The saved configs backend version ${savedVersion} ` +
-        `does not equal the configured backend version ${correctVersion} of the app.`,
-    );
-  }
-}

frontend/app/src/app/modules/dashboard/dashboard.module.ts

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import {SwiperModule} from 'swiper/angular';
 import {TranslateModule, TranslatePipe} from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import {MomentModule} from 'ngx-moment';
 import {DataModule} from '../data/data.module';
-import {SettingsProvider} from '../settings/settings.provider';
 import {DashboardComponent} from './dashboard.component';
 import {SearchSectionComponent} from './sections/search-section/search-section.component';
 import {NewsSectionComponent} from './sections/news-section/news-section.component';
@@ -70,6 +69,6 @@ const catalogRoutes: Routes = [
     NewsModule,
     JobModule,
   ],
-  providers: [SettingsProvider, TranslatePipe],
+  providers: [TranslatePipe],
 })
 export class DashboardModule {}

frontend/app/src/app/modules/data/data.module.ts

@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import {ScheduleProvider} from '../calendar/schedule.provider';
 import {GeoNavigationDirective} from '../map/geo-navigation.directive';
 import {MapWidgetComponent} from '../map/widget/map-widget.component';
 import {MenuModule} from '../menu/menu.module';
-import {SettingsProvider} from '../settings/settings.provider';
 import {StorageModule} from '../storage/storage.module';
 import {ActionChipListComponent} from './chips/action-chip-list.component';
 import {AddEventActionChipComponent} from './chips/data/add-event-action-chip.component';
@@ -214,7 +213,6 @@ import {ShareButtonComponent} from './elements/share-button.component';
     StAppsWebHttpClient,
     CalendarService,
     RoutingStackService,
-    SettingsProvider,
     {
       provide: SimpleBrowser,
       useFactory: browserFactory,

frontend/app/src/app/modules/data/detail/data-detail.component.ts

@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@
 import {Component, ContentChild, EventEmitter, Input, OnInit, Output, TemplateRef} from '@angular/core';
 import {ActivatedRoute, Router} from '@angular/router';
 import {ModalController} from '@ionic/angular';
-import {LangChangeEvent, TranslateService} from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import {SCSaveableThing, SCThings, SCUuid} from '@openstapps/core';
-import {SCLanguageCode, SCSaveableThing, SCThings, SCUuid} from '@openstapps/core';
 import {DataProvider, DataScope} from '../data.provider';
 import {FavoritesService} from '../../favorites/favorites.service';
 import {take} from 'rxjs/operators';
 import {Network} from '@capacitor/network';
 import {DataListContext} from '../list/data-list.component';
+import {lastValueFrom} from 'rxjs';
 
 export interface ExternalDataLoadEvent {
   uid: SCUuid;
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ export interface ExternalDataLoadEvent {
   resolve: (item: SCThings | null | undefined) => void;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Type guard for SCSavableThing
+ */
+function isSCSavableThing(thing: SCThings | SCSaveableThing): thing is SCSaveableThing {
+  return (thing as SCSaveableThing).data !== undefined;
+}
+
 /**
  * A Component to display an SCThing detailed
  */
@@ -53,11 +60,6 @@ export class DataDetailComponent implements OnInit {
 
   @Input() autoRouteDataPath = true;
 
-  /**
-   * The language of the item
-   */
-  language: SCLanguageCode;
-
   /**
    * Indicating wether internet connectivity is given or not
    */
@@ -79,20 +81,12 @@ export class DataDetailComponent implements OnInit {
 
   @Output() loadItem: EventEmitter<ExternalDataLoadEvent> = new EventEmitter<ExternalDataLoadEvent>();
 
-  /**
-   * Type guard for SCSavableThing
-   */
-  static isSCSavableThing(thing: SCThings | SCSaveableThing): thing is SCSaveableThing {
-    return (thing as SCSaveableThing).data !== undefined;
-  }
-
   constructor(
     protected readonly route: ActivatedRoute,
     router: Router,
     private readonly dataProvider: DataProvider,
     private readonly favoritesService: FavoritesService,
     readonly modalController: ModalController,
-    translateService: TranslateService,
   ) {
     this.inputItem = router.getCurrentNavigation()?.extras.state?.item;
     if (!this.inputItem?.origin) {
@@ -100,10 +94,6 @@ export class DataDetailComponent implements OnInit {
       // This can happen, for example, when detail views use `inPlace` list items
       delete this.inputItem;
     }
-    this.language = translateService.currentLang as SCLanguageCode;
-    translateService.onLangChange.subscribe((event: LangChangeEvent) => {
-      this.language = event.lang as SCLanguageCode;
-    });
 
     this.isDisconnected = new Promise(async resolve => {
       const isConnected = (await Network.getStatus()).connected;
@@ -126,13 +116,8 @@ export class DataDetailComponent implements OnInit {
             )
           : this.dataProvider.get(uid, DataScope.Remote)));
 
-      this.item = item
+      // eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/no-null
-        ? // eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/no-null
+      this.item = item ? (isSCSavableThing(item) ? item.data : item) : null;
-          DataDetailComponent.isSCSavableThing(item)
-          ? item.data
-          : item
-        : // eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/no-null
-          null;
     } catch {
       // eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/no-null
       this.item = null;
@@ -144,14 +129,10 @@ export class DataDetailComponent implements OnInit {
     await this.getItem(uid ?? '', false);
     // fallback to the saved item (from favorites)
     if (this.item === null) {
-      this.favoritesService
+      const item = await lastValueFrom(this.favoritesService.get(uid).pipe(take(1)));
-        .get(uid)
+      if (item) {
-        .pipe(take(1))
+        this.item = item.data;
-        .subscribe(item => {
+      }
-          if (item !== undefined) {
-            this.item = item.data;
-          }
-        });
     }
   }
 }

frontend/app/src/app/modules/data/elements/offers-in-list.component.ts

@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ export class OffersInListComponent {
   @Input() set offers(it: Array<SCThingThatCanBeOfferedOffer<SCAcademicPriceGroup>>) {
     this._offers = it;
     this.price = it[0].prices?.default;
-    this.settingsProvider.getSetting('profile', 'group').then(group => {
+    this.settingsProvider.getSetting<string>('profile', 'group').then(group => {
-      this.price = it[0].prices?.[(group.value as string).replace(/s$/, '') as never];
+      this.price = it[0].prices?.[group.replace(/s$/, '') as never];
     });
 
     const availabilities = new Set(it.map(offer => offer.availability));

frontend/app/src/app/modules/data/list/search-page.component.ts

@@ -17,14 +17,7 @@ import {ActivatedRoute, Router} from '@angular/router';
 import {Keyboard} from '@capacitor/keyboard';
 import {AlertController, AnimationBuilder, AnimationController} from '@ionic/angular';
 import {Capacitor} from '@capacitor/core';
-import {
+import {SCFacet, SCSearchFilter, SCSearchQuery, SCSearchSort, SCThings} from '@openstapps/core';
-  SCFacet,
-  SCFeatureConfiguration,
-  SCSearchFilter,
-  SCSearchQuery,
-  SCSearchSort,
-  SCThings,
-} from '@openstapps/core';
 import {NGXLogger} from 'ngx-logger';
 import {combineLatest, Subject} from 'rxjs';
 import {debounceTime, distinctUntilChanged, startWith} from 'rxjs/operators';
@@ -170,9 +163,8 @@ export class SearchPageComponent implements OnInit {
     private readonly route: ActivatedRoute,
     protected positionService: PositionService,
     private readonly configProvider: ConfigProvider,
-    animationController: AnimationController,
   ) {
-    this.routeAnimation = searchPageSwitchAnimation(animationController);
+    this.routeAnimation = searchPageSwitchAnimation(inject(AnimationController));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -323,16 +315,6 @@ export class SearchPageComponent implements OnInit {
             this.queryChanged.next();
           }
         });
-      this.settingsProvider.settingsActionChanged$
-        .pipe(takeUntilDestroyed(this.destroy$))
-        .subscribe(({type, payload}) => {
-          if (type === 'stapps.settings.changed') {
-            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
-            const {category, name, value} = payload!;
-            this.logger.log(`received event "settings.changed" with category:
-            ${category}, name: ${name}, value: ${JSON.stringify(value)}`);
-          }
-        });
       this.dataRoutingService
         .itemSelectListener()
         .pipe(takeUntilDestroyed(this.destroy$))
@@ -342,12 +324,8 @@ export class SearchPageComponent implements OnInit {
           }
         });
     }
-    try {
+    this.isHebisAvailable =
-      const features = this.configProvider.getValue('features') as SCFeatureConfiguration;
+      this.configProvider.config.app.features.plugins?.['hebis-plugin']?.urlPath !== undefined;
-      this.isHebisAvailable = !!features.plugins?.['hebis-plugin']?.urlPath;
-    } catch (error) {
-      this.logger.error(error);
-    }
   }
 
   /**

frontend/app/src/app/modules/data/rating.provider.ts

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import {
   SCRatingResponse,
   SCRatingRoute,
   SCUserGroup,
-  SCUserGroupSetting,
   SCUuid,
 } from '@openstapps/core';
 import {StAppsWebHttpClient} from './stapps-web-http-client.provider';
@@ -63,9 +62,7 @@ export class RatingProvider {
   }
 
   private get userGroup(): Promise<SCUserGroup> {
-    return this.settingsProvider
+    return this.settingsProvider.getSetting<SCUserGroup>('profile', 'group');
-      .getSetting('profile', 'group')
-      .then(it => (it as SCUserGroupSetting).value as SCUserGroup);
   }
 
   private async getStoredRatings(): Promise<RatingStorage> {

frontend/app/src/app/modules/data/types/place/special/mensa/place-mensa-service.ts

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export class PlaceMensaService {
             sort: [
               {
                 arguments: {
-                  field: `offers.prices.${(priceGroup.value as string).replace(/s$/, '')}`,
+                  field: `offers.prices.${(priceGroup as string).replace(/s$/, '')}`,
                 },
                 order: 'desc',
                 type: 'generic',

frontend/app/src/app/modules/favorites/favorites-page.component.ts

@@ -12,21 +12,13 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
  * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
-import {Component, OnInit} from '@angular/core';
+import {Component, inject, OnInit} from '@angular/core';
-import {AlertController, AnimationController} from '@ionic/angular';
-import {ActivatedRoute, Router} from '@angular/router';
-import {NGXLogger} from 'ngx-logger';
 import {debounceTime, distinctUntilChanged, startWith, take} from 'rxjs/operators';
 import {combineLatest} from 'rxjs';
 import {SCThingType} from '@openstapps/core';
 import {FavoritesService} from './favorites.service';
-import {DataRoutingService} from '../data/data-routing.service';
 import {ContextMenuService} from '../menu/context/context-menu.service';
 import {SearchPageComponent} from '../data/list/search-page.component';
-import {DataProvider} from '../data/data.provider';
-import {SettingsProvider} from '../settings/settings.provider';
-import {PositionService} from '../map/position.service';
-import {ConfigProvider} from '../config/config.provider';
 import {takeUntilDestroyed} from '@angular/core/rxjs-interop';
 
 /**
@@ -42,34 +34,7 @@ export class FavoritesPageComponent extends SearchPageComponent implements OnIni
 
   showNavigation = false;
 
-  constructor(
+  private favoritesService = inject(FavoritesService);
-    alertController: AlertController,
-    dataProvider: DataProvider,
-    contextMenuService: ContextMenuService,
-    settingsProvider: SettingsProvider,
-    logger: NGXLogger,
-    dataRoutingService: DataRoutingService,
-    router: Router,
-    route: ActivatedRoute,
-    positionService: PositionService,
-    private favoritesService: FavoritesService,
-    configProvider: ConfigProvider,
-    animationController: AnimationController,
-  ) {
-    super(
-      alertController,
-      dataProvider,
-      contextMenuService,
-      settingsProvider,
-      logger,
-      dataRoutingService,
-      router,
-      route,
-      positionService,
-      configProvider,
-      animationController,
-    );
-  }
 
   ngOnInit() {
     super.ngOnInit(false);
@@ -96,16 +61,6 @@ export class FavoritesPageComponent extends SearchPageComponent implements OnIni
           this.queryChanged.next();
         }
       });
-    this.settingsProvider.settingsActionChanged$
-      .pipe(takeUntilDestroyed(this.destroy$))
-      .subscribe(({type, payload}) => {
-        if (type === 'stapps.settings.changed') {
-          // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
-          const {category, name, value} = payload!;
-          this.logger.log(`received event "settings.changed" with category:
-            ${category}, name: ${name}, value: ${JSON.stringify(value)}`);
-        }
-      });
     this.dataRoutingService
       .itemSelectListener()
       .pipe(takeUntilDestroyed(this.destroy$))

frontend/app/src/app/modules/favorites/favorites.service.ts

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import {
 } from '@openstapps/core';
 import {StorageProvider} from '../storage/storage.provider';
 import {DataProvider} from '../data/data.provider';
-import {ThingTranslatePipe} from '../../translation/thing-translate.pipe';
 import {TranslateService} from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import {ThingTranslateService} from '../../translation/thing-translate.service';
 import {BehaviorSubject, Observable} from 'rxjs';
@@ -41,11 +40,6 @@ import {debounceTime, map} from 'rxjs/operators';
   providedIn: 'root',
 })
 export class FavoritesService {
-  /**
-   * Translation pipe
-   */
-  thingTranslatePipe: ThingTranslatePipe;
-
   favorites = new BehaviorSubject<Map<string, SCFavorite>>(new Map<string, SCFavorite>());
 
   // using debounce time 0 allows change detection to run through async suspension
@@ -93,8 +87,8 @@ export class FavoritesService {
     return items.sort((a, b) => {
       return (
         new Intl.Collator(this.translate.currentLang).compare(
-          this.thingTranslatePipe.transform(field, a),
+          this.thingTranslate.get(a, field) as string,
-          this.thingTranslatePipe.transform(field, b),
+          this.thingTranslate.get(b, field) as string,
         ) * reverse
       );
     });
@@ -124,7 +118,6 @@ export class FavoritesService {
     private readonly translate: TranslateService,
     private readonly thingTranslate: ThingTranslateService,
   ) {
-    this.thingTranslatePipe = new ThingTranslatePipe(this.translate, this.thingTranslate);
     void this.emitAll();
   }
 
@@ -185,7 +178,9 @@ export class FavoritesService {
           const textFilteredItems: SCIndexableThings[] = [];
           for (const item of items) {
             if (
-              this.thingTranslatePipe.transform('name', item).toLowerCase().includes(queryText.toLowerCase())
+              (this.thingTranslate.get(item, 'name') as string)
+                .toLowerCase()
+                .includes(queryText.toLowerCase())
             ) {
               textFilteredItems.push(item);
             }

frontend/app/src/app/modules/hebis/daia-data.provider.ts

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import {DaiaAvailabilityResponse, DaiaHolding, DaiaService} from './protocol/res
 import {StorageProvider} from '../storage/storage.provider';
 import {HttpClient, HttpHeaders} from '@angular/common/http';
 import {ConfigProvider} from '../config/config.provider';
-import {SCFeatureConfiguration} from '@openstapps/core';
 import {NGXLogger} from 'ngx-logger';
 import {TranslateService} from '@ngx-translate/core';
 
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ export class DaiaDataProvider {
   async getAvailability(id: string): Promise<DaiaHolding[] | undefined> {
     if (this.daiaServiceUrl === undefined) {
       try {
-        const features = this.configProvider.getValue('features') as SCFeatureConfiguration;
+        const features = this.configProvider.config.app.features;
         if (features.extern?.daia?.url) {
           this.daiaServiceUrl = features.extern?.daia?.url;
         } else {

frontend/app/src/app/modules/hebis/list/hebis-search-page.component.ts

@@ -114,16 +114,6 @@ export class HebisSearchPageComponent extends SearchPageComponent implements OnI
           this.queryChanged.next();
         }
       });
-    this.settingsProvider.settingsActionChanged$
-      .pipe(takeUntilDestroyed(this.destroy$))
-      .subscribe(({type, payload}) => {
-        if (type === 'stapps.settings.changed') {
-          // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
-          const {category, name, value} = payload!;
-          this.logger.log(`received event "settings.changed" with category:
-            ${category}, name: ${name}, value: ${JSON.stringify(value)}`);
-        }
-      });
     this.dataRoutingService
       .itemSelectListener()
       .pipe(takeUntilDestroyed(this.destroy$))

frontend/app/src/app/modules/library/account/library-account.service.ts

@@ -12,14 +12,9 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
  * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
-
 import {Injectable} from '@angular/core';
 import {JQueryRequestor, Requestor} from '@openid/appauth';
-import {
+import {SCAuthorizationProviderType, SCFeatureConfigurationExtern} from '@openstapps/core';
-  SCAuthorizationProviderType,
-  SCFeatureConfiguration,
-  SCFeatureConfigurationExtern,
-} from '@openstapps/core';
 import {DocumentAction, PAIADocument, PAIADocumentStatus, PAIAFees, PAIAItems, PAIAPatron} from '../types';
 import {HebisDataProvider} from '../../hebis/hebis-data.provider';
 import {PAIATokenResponse} from '../../auth/paia/paia-token-response';
@@ -53,9 +48,7 @@ export class LibraryAccountService {
     private readonly toastController: ToastController,
   ) {
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
-    const config: SCFeatureConfigurationExtern = (
+    const config: SCFeatureConfigurationExtern = configProvider.config.app.features.extern!.paia;
-      configProvider.getValue('features') as SCFeatureConfiguration
-    ).extern!.paia;
     this.baseUrl = config.url;
     this.authType = config.authProvider as SCAuthorizationProviderType;
   }

frontend/app/src/app/modules/map/map.module.ts

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import {LeafletModule} from '@asymmetrik/ngx-leaflet';
 import {LeafletMarkerClusterModule} from '@asymmetrik/ngx-leaflet-markercluster';
 import {IonicModule} from '@ionic/angular';
 import {TranslateModule} from '@ngx-translate/core';
-import {Polygon} from 'geojson';
 import {ThingTranslateModule} from '../../translation/thing-translate.module';
 import {ConfigProvider} from '../config/config.provider';
 import {DataFacetsProvider} from '../data/data-facets.provider';
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ import {GeoNavigationDirective} from './geo-navigation.directive';
  */
 export function initMapConfigFactory(configProvider: ConfigProvider, mapProvider: MapProvider) {
   return async () => {
-    mapProvider.defaultPolygon = (await configProvider.getValue('campusPolygon')) as Polygon;
+    mapProvider.defaultPolygon = configProvider.config.app.campusPolygon;
   };
 }
 

frontend/app/src/app/modules/map/map.provider.ts

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export class MapProvider {
     private positionService: PositionService,
     private configProvider: ConfigProvider,
   ) {
-    this.defaultPolygon = this.configProvider.getValue('campusPolygon') as Polygon;
+    this.defaultPolygon = this.configProvider.config.app.campusPolygon;
   }
 
   /**

frontend/app/src/app/modules/menu/context/context-menu.component.ts

@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
  * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 import {Component, Input} from '@angular/core';
-import {LangChangeEvent, TranslateService} from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import {SCThingType} from '@openstapps/core';
-import {SCLanguage, SCThingTranslator, SCThingType, SCTranslations} from '@openstapps/core';
 import {ContextMenuService} from './context-menu.service';
 import {FilterContext, FilterFacet, SortContext, SortContextOption} from './context-type.js';
 import {takeUntilDestroyed} from '@angular/core/rxjs-interop';
+import {ThingTranslateService} from '../../../translation/thing-translate.service';
 
 /**
  * The context menu
@@ -59,11 +59,6 @@ export class ContextMenuComponent {
     return this.filterOption.options.filter(it => it.buckets.length > 0);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Possible languages to be used for translation
-   */
-  language: keyof SCTranslations<SCLanguage>;
-
   /**
    * Mapping of SCThingType
    */
@@ -74,22 +69,10 @@ export class ContextMenuComponent {
    */
   sortOption: SortContext;
 
-  /**
-   * Core translator
-   */
-  translator: SCThingTranslator;
-
   constructor(
-    private translateService: TranslateService,
     private readonly contextMenuService: ContextMenuService,
+    private readonly thingTranslateService: ThingTranslateService,
   ) {
-    this.language = this.translateService.currentLang as keyof SCTranslations<SCLanguage>;
-    this.translator = new SCThingTranslator(this.language);
-
-    this.translateService.onLangChange.pipe(takeUntilDestroyed()).subscribe((event: LangChangeEvent) => {
-      this.language = event.lang as keyof SCTranslations<SCLanguage>;
-      this.translator = new SCThingTranslator(this.language);
-    });
     this.contextMenuService.filterContextChanged$.pipe(takeUntilDestroyed()).subscribe(filterContext => {
       this.filterOption = filterContext;
     });
@@ -109,7 +92,7 @@ export class ContextMenuComponent {
    * Returns translated property value
    */
   getTranslatedPropertyValue(onlyForType: SCThingType, field: string, key?: string): string | undefined {
-    return this.translator.translatedPropertyValue(onlyForType, field, key);
+    return this.thingTranslateService.translator.translatedPropertyValue(onlyForType, field, key);
   }
 
   /**

frontend/app/src/app/modules/menu/navigation/navigation.component.ts

@@ -13,74 +13,23 @@
  * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 import {Component, OnInit} from '@angular/core';
-import {LangChangeEvent, TranslateService} from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import {SCAppConfigurationMenuCategory} from '@openstapps/core';
-import {
+import {ConfigProvider} from '../../config/config.provider';
-  SCAppConfigurationMenuCategory,
-  SCLanguage,
-  SCThingTranslator,
-  SCTranslations,
-} from '@openstapps/core';
-import {NavigationService} from './navigation.service';
-import config from 'capacitor.config';
-import {SettingsProvider} from '../../settings/settings.provider';
-import {BreakpointObserver} from '@angular/cdk/layout';
 
-/**
- * Generated class for the MenuPage page.
- *
- * See https://ionicframework.com/docs/components/#navigation for more info on
- * Ionic pages and navigation.
- */
 @Component({
   selector: 'stapps-navigation',
   styleUrls: ['navigation.scss'],
   templateUrl: 'navigation.html',
 })
 export class NavigationComponent implements OnInit {
-  showTabbar = true;
-
-  /**
-   * Name of the app
-   */
-  appName = config.appName;
-
-  /**
-   * Possible languages to be used for translation
-   */
-  language: keyof SCTranslations<SCLanguage>;
-
   /**
    * Menu entries from config module
    */
   menu: SCAppConfigurationMenuCategory[];
 
-  /**
+  constructor(private config: ConfigProvider) {}
-   * Core translator
-   */
-  translator: SCThingTranslator;
-
-  constructor(
-    public translateService: TranslateService,
-    private navigationService: NavigationService,
-    private settingsProvider: SettingsProvider,
-    private responsive: BreakpointObserver,
-  ) {
-    translateService.onLangChange.subscribe((event: LangChangeEvent) => {
-      this.language = event.lang as keyof SCTranslations<SCLanguage>;
-      this.translator = new SCThingTranslator(this.language);
-    });
-
-    this.responsive.observe(['(min-width: 768px)']).subscribe(result => {
-      this.showTabbar = !result.matches;
-    });
-  }
 
   async ngOnInit() {
-    this.language = (await this.settingsProvider.getValue(
+    this.menu = this.config.config.app.menus;
-      'profile',
-      'language',
-    )) as keyof SCTranslations<SCLanguage>;
-    this.translator = new SCThingTranslator(this.language);
-    this.menu = await this.navigationService.getMenu();
   }
 }

frontend/app/src/app/modules/menu/navigation/navigation.html

@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@
           class="menu-category"
         >
           <ion-icon slot="end" [name]="category.icon"></ion-icon>
-          <ion-label> {{ category.translations[language]?.title | titlecase }} </ion-label>
+          <ion-label> {{ 'title' | translateSimple: category | titlecase }} </ion-label>
         </ion-item>
         <ion-item *ngFor="let item of category.items" [rootLink]="item.route" [redirectedFrom]="item.route">
           <ion-icon slot="end" [name]="item.icon"></ion-icon>
-          <ion-label> {{ item.translations[language]?.title | titlecase }} </ion-label>
+          <ion-label> {{ 'title' | translateSimple: item | titlecase }} </ion-label>
         </ion-item>
       </ion-list>
     </ion-content>

frontend/app/src/app/modules/menu/navigation/navigation.module.ts

@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@ import {IonIconModule} from '../../../util/ion-icon/ion-icon.module';
 import {TranslateModule} from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import {RouterModule} from '@angular/router';
 import {OfflineNoticeComponent} from './offline-notice.component';
+import {ThingTranslateModule} from '../../../translation/thing-translate.module';
 
 @NgModule({
   declarations: [RootLinkDirective, NavigationComponent, TabsComponent, OfflineNoticeComponent],
-  imports: [CommonModule, IonicModule, IonIconModule, TranslateModule, RouterModule],
+  imports: [CommonModule, IonicModule, IonIconModule, TranslateModule, RouterModule, ThingTranslateModule],
   exports: [TabsComponent, RootLinkDirective, NavigationComponent],
 })
 export class NavigationModule {}

frontend/app/src/app/modules/menu/navigation/navigation.scss

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ stapps-navigation-tabs {
   }
 }
 
+stapps-offline-notice.needs-reload ~ ion-split-pane,
 stapps-offline-notice.has-error ~ ion-split-pane,
 stapps-offline-notice.is-offline ~ ion-split-pane {
   margin-top: calc(var(--font-size-md) + 2 * var(--spacing-sm));

frontend/app/src/app/modules/menu/navigation/navigation.service.ts

@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2022 StApps
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
- * Software Foundation, version 3.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for
- * more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
- * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-import {Injectable} from '@angular/core';
-import {SCAppConfigurationMenuCategory} from '@openstapps/core';
-import {ConfigProvider} from '../../config/config.provider';
-import {NGXLogger} from 'ngx-logger';
-
-@Injectable({
-  providedIn: 'root',
-})
-export class NavigationService {
-  constructor(
-    private configProvider: ConfigProvider,
-    private logger: NGXLogger,
-  ) {}
-
-  async getMenu() {
-    let menu: SCAppConfigurationMenuCategory[] = [];
-    try {
-      menu = this.configProvider.getValue('menus') as SCAppConfigurationMenuCategory[];
-    } catch (error) {
-      this.logger.error(`error from loading menu entries: ${error}`);
-    }
-
-    return menu;
-  }
-}

frontend/app/src/app/modules/menu/navigation/offline-notice.component.ts

@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ import {InternetConnectionService} from '../../../util/internet-connection.servi
 import {Router} from '@angular/router';
 import {NGXLogger} from 'ngx-logger';
 import {takeUntilDestroyed} from '@angular/core/rxjs-interop';
+import {SettingsProvider} from '../../settings/settings.provider';
+import {AnimationController} from '@ionic/angular';
+import {filter, race} from 'rxjs';
+import {ConfigProvider} from '../../config/config.provider';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'stapps-offline-notice',
@@ -28,12 +32,17 @@ export class OfflineNoticeComponent {
 
   @HostBinding('class.has-error') hasError = false;
 
+  @HostBinding('class.needs-reload') needsReload = false;
+
   @ViewChild('spinIcon', {read: ElementRef}) spinIcon: ElementRef;
 
   constructor(
     readonly offlineProvider: InternetConnectionService,
     readonly router: Router,
     readonly logger: NGXLogger,
+    readonly animationCtl: AnimationController,
+    settingsProvider: SettingsProvider,
+    configProvider: ConfigProvider,
   ) {
     this.offlineProvider.offline$.pipe(takeUntilDestroyed()).subscribe(isOffline => {
       this.isOffline = isOffline;
@@ -41,6 +50,15 @@ export class OfflineNoticeComponent {
     this.offlineProvider.error$.pipe(takeUntilDestroyed()).subscribe(hasError => {
       this.hasError = hasError;
     });
+    race(
+      settingsProvider.needsReload$.pipe(filter(it => it)),
+      configProvider.needsUpdate$.pipe(filter(it => it)),
+    )
+      .pipe(takeUntilDestroyed())
+      .subscribe(() => {
+        console.log('aha!');
+        this.needsReload = true;
+      });
   }
 
   retry() {
@@ -49,4 +67,15 @@ export class OfflineNoticeComponent {
     this.spinIcon.nativeElement.classList.add('spin');
     this.offlineProvider.retry();
   }
+
+  async reloadPage() {
+    await this.animationCtl
+      .create()
+      .duration(100)
+      .fromTo('opacity', 1, 0)
+      .addElement(document.querySelector('ion-app')!)
+      .play();
+
+    window.location.reload();
+  }
 }

frontend/app/src/app/modules/menu/navigation/offline-notice.html

@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
   <ion-icon #spinIcon slot="start" [size]="16" [weight]="800" name="refresh"></ion-icon>
   <ion-label>{{ 'app.errors.CONNECTION_ERROR' | translate }}</ion-label>
 </ion-button>
+<ion-button class="reload" color="warning" (click)="reloadPage()">
+  <ion-icon slot="start" [size]="16" [weight]="800" name="refresh"></ion-icon>
+  <ion-label>{{ 'settings.reloadPage' | translate }}</ion-label>
+</ion-button>
 <ion-button class="close" fill="clear" color="light" (click)="offlineProvider.dismissError()"
   ><ion-icon [size]="16" [weight]="800" name="close" slot="icon-only"></ion-icon
 ></ion-button>

frontend/app/src/app/modules/menu/navigation/offline-notice.scss

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
   transition: all 150ms ease;
 
+  &.needs-reload,
   &.is-offline,
   &.has-error {
     transform: translateY(0);
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@
     }
   }
 
+  &.needs-reload > .reload,
   &.is-offline > .offline-button,
   &.has-error > .close,
   &.has-error > .error-button {

frontend/app/src/app/modules/menu/navigation/tabs-transition.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import type {AnimationBuilder} from '@ionic/angular';
 import {AnimationController} from '@ionic/angular';
 import type {AnimationOptions} from '@ionic/angular/providers/nav-controller';
+import {iosDuration, iosEasing, mdDuration, mdEasing} from '../../../animation/easings';
 
 /**
  *
@@ -23,10 +24,11 @@ import type {AnimationOptions} from '@ionic/angular/providers/nav-controller';
 export function tabsTransition(animationController: AnimationController): AnimationBuilder {
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
   return (_baseElement: HTMLElement, options: AnimationOptions | any) => {
-    const duration = options.duration || 350;
+    const isMd = document.querySelector('ion-app.md') !== null;
-    const contentExitDuration = options.contentExitDuration || 100;
+    const duration = isMd ? mdDuration : iosDuration;
+    const easing = isMd ? mdEasing : iosEasing;
 
-    const rootTransition = animationController.create().duration(duration);
+    const rootTransition = animationController.create().duration(duration).easing(easing);
 
     const enterTransition = animationController
       .create()
@@ -39,23 +41,15 @@ export function tabsTransition(animationController: AnimationController): Animat
       .addElement(options.leavingEl);
     const exitTransition = animationController
       .create()
-      .duration(contentExitDuration * 2)
-      .easing('cubic-bezier(0.87, 0, 0.13, 1)')
       .fromTo('opacity', '1', '0')
       .addElement(options.leavingEl.querySelector('ion-header'));
     const contentExit = animationController
       .create()
-      .easing('linear')
-      .duration(contentExitDuration)
       .fromTo('opacity', '1', '0')
       .addElement(options.leavingEl.querySelectorAll(':scope > *:not(ion-header)'));
     const contentEnter = animationController
       .create()
-      .delay(contentExitDuration)
+      .fromTo('transform', 'scale(1.05)', 'scale(1)')
-      .duration(duration - contentExitDuration)
-      .easing('cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1)')
-      .fromTo('transform', 'scale(1.025)', 'scale(1)')
-      .fromTo('opacity', '0', '1')
       .addElement(options.enteringEl.querySelectorAll(':scope > *:not(ion-header)'));
 
     rootTransition.addAnimation([enterTransition, contentExit, contentEnter, exitTransition, exitZIndex]);

frontend/app/src/app/modules/menu/navigation/tabs.component.ts

@@ -12,17 +12,11 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
  * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
-
 import {Component} from '@angular/core';
 import {NavigationEnd, Router} from '@angular/router';
-import {
+import {SCAppConfigurationMenuCategory} from '@openstapps/core';
-  SCAppConfigurationMenuCategory,
-  SCLanguage,
-  SCThingTranslator,
-  SCTranslations,
-} from '@openstapps/core';
 import {ConfigProvider} from '../../config/config.provider';
-import {LangChangeEvent, TranslateService} from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import {TranslateService} from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import {NGXLogger} from 'ngx-logger';
 
 @Component({
@@ -31,21 +25,11 @@ import {NGXLogger} from 'ngx-logger';
   styleUrls: ['./tabs.component.scss'],
 })
 export class TabsComponent {
-  /**
-   * Possible languages to be used for translation
-   */
-  language: keyof SCTranslations<SCLanguage>;
-
   /**
    * Menu entries from config module
    */
   menu: SCAppConfigurationMenuCategory[];
 
-  /**
-   * Core translator
-   */
-  translator: SCThingTranslator;
-
   /**
    * Name of selected tab
    */
@@ -57,8 +41,6 @@ export class TabsComponent {
     private readonly logger: NGXLogger,
     private readonly router: Router,
   ) {
-    this.language = this.translateService.currentLang as keyof SCTranslations<SCLanguage>;
-    this.translator = new SCThingTranslator(this.language);
     void this.loadMenuEntries();
     this.router.events.subscribe((event: unknown) => {
       if (event instanceof NavigationEnd) {
@@ -66,11 +48,6 @@ export class TabsComponent {
       }
     });
     this.selectTab(router.url);
-
-    translateService.onLangChange?.subscribe((event: LangChangeEvent) => {
-      this.language = event.lang as keyof SCTranslations<SCLanguage>;
-      this.translator = new SCThingTranslator(this.language);
-    });
   }
 
   /**
@@ -78,7 +55,7 @@ export class TabsComponent {
    */
   async loadMenuEntries() {
     try {
-      const menus = (await this.configProvider.getValue('menus')) as SCAppConfigurationMenuCategory[];
+      const menus = this.configProvider.config.app.menus;
 
       const menu = menus.slice(0, 5);
       if (menu) {

frontend/app/src/app/modules/menu/navigation/tabs.template.html

@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@
     [tab]="category.title"
   >
     <ion-icon [name]="category.icon"></ion-icon>
-    <ion-label>{{ category.translations[language]?.title | titlecase }}</ion-label>
+    <ion-label>{{ 'title' | translateSimple: category | titlecase }}</ion-label>
   </ion-tab-button>
 </ion-tab-bar>

frontend/app/src/app/modules/news/elements/news-filter-settings/news-settings-filter.component.html

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<ng-container *ngFor="let setting of settings">
-  <stapps-chip-filter
-    [displayValue]="setting | settingValueTranslate | titlecase"
-    [value]="setting"
-    [active]="!!filtersMap.get($any(setting.name))"
-    (toggle)="stateChanged($any($event))"
-  >
-  </stapps-chip-filter>
-</ng-container>

frontend/app/src/app/modules/news/elements/news-filter-settings/news-settings-filter.component.ts

@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2022 StApps
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
- * Software Foundation, version 3.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for
- * more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
- * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-import {Component, EventEmitter, Input, OnInit, Output} from '@angular/core';
-import {newsFilterSettingsFieldsMapping, NewsFilterSettingsNames} from '../../news-filter-settings';
-import {SCSearchValueFilter, SCSetting} from '@openstapps/core';
-import {DataProvider} from '../../../data/data.provider';
-
-@Component({
-  selector: 'stapps-news-settings-filter',
-  templateUrl: './news-settings-filter.component.html',
-  styleUrls: ['./news-settings-filter.component.scss'],
-})
-export class NewsSettingsFilterComponent implements OnInit {
-  /**
-   * A map of the filters where the keys are settings names
-   */
-  filtersMap = new Map<NewsFilterSettingsNames, SCSearchValueFilter>();
-
-  /**
-   * Emits the current filters
-   */
-  @Output() filtersChanged = new EventEmitter<SCSearchValueFilter[]>();
-
-  /**
-   * Provided settings to show the filters for
-   */
-  @Input() settings: SCSetting[];
-
-  ngOnInit() {
-    for (const setting of this.settings) {
-      this.filtersMap.set(
-        setting.name as NewsFilterSettingsNames,
-        DataProvider.createValueFilter(
-          newsFilterSettingsFieldsMapping[setting.name as NewsFilterSettingsNames],
-          setting.value as string,
-        ),
-      );
-    }
-
-    this.filtersChanged.emit([...this.filtersMap.values()]);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * To be executed when a chip filter has been enabled/disabled
-   * @param setting The value of the filter
-   */
-  stateChanged(setting: SCSetting) {
-    if (this.filtersMap.get(setting.name as NewsFilterSettingsNames) === undefined) {
-      this.filtersMap.set(
-        setting.name as NewsFilterSettingsNames,
-        DataProvider.createValueFilter(
-          newsFilterSettingsFieldsMapping[setting.name as NewsFilterSettingsNames],
-          setting.value as string,
-        ),
-      );
-    } else {
-      this.filtersMap.delete(setting.name as NewsFilterSettingsNames);
-    }
-
-    this.filtersChanged.emit([...this.filtersMap.values()]);
-  }
-}

frontend/app/src/app/modules/news/news.module.ts

@@ -20,13 +20,11 @@ import {TranslateModule} from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import {MomentModule} from 'ngx-moment';
 import {ThingTranslateModule} from '../../translation/thing-translate.module';
 import {DataModule} from '../data/data.module';
-import {SettingsProvider} from '../settings/settings.provider';
 import {NewsItemComponent} from './item/news-item.component';
 import {NewsPageComponent} from './page/news-page.component';
 import {SkeletonNewsItemComponent} from './item/skeleton-news-item.component';
 import {ChipFilterComponent} from '../data/chips/filter/chip-filter.component';
 import {SettingsModule} from '../settings/settings.module';
-import {NewsSettingsFilterComponent} from './elements/news-filter-settings/news-settings-filter.component';
 import {UtilModule} from '../../util/util.module';
 import {IonIconModule} from '../../util/ion-icon/ion-icon.module';
 
@@ -36,13 +34,7 @@ const newsRoutes: Routes = [{path: 'news', component: NewsPageComponent}];
  * News Module
  */
 @NgModule({
-  declarations: [
+  declarations: [NewsPageComponent, SkeletonNewsItemComponent, NewsItemComponent, ChipFilterComponent],
-    NewsPageComponent,
-    SkeletonNewsItemComponent,
-    NewsItemComponent,
-    ChipFilterComponent,
-    NewsSettingsFilterComponent,
-  ],
   imports: [
     IonicModule.forRoot(),
     ThingTranslateModule.forChild(),
@@ -56,7 +48,6 @@ const newsRoutes: Routes = [{path: 'news', component: NewsPageComponent}];
     SettingsModule,
     UtilModule,
   ],
-  providers: [SettingsProvider],
   exports: [NewsItemComponent],
 })
 export class NewsModule {}

frontend/app/src/app/modules/news/news.provider.ts

@@ -19,17 +19,18 @@ import {
   SCSearchBooleanFilter,
   SCSearchFilter,
   SCSearchQuery,
-  SCSearchValueFilter,
-  SCSetting,
 } from '@openstapps/core';
 import {DataProvider} from '../data/data.provider';
-import {
-  newsFilterSettingsCategory,
-  newsFilterSettingsFieldsMapping,
-  NewsFilterSettingsNames,
-} from './news-filter-settings';
 import {SettingsProvider} from '../settings/settings.provider';
 
+/**
+ * The mapping between settings and corresponding data fields for building a value filter
+ */
+const newsFilterSettingsFieldsMapping = [
+  ['language', 'inLanguage'],
+  ['group', 'audiences'],
+] as const;
+
 /**
  * Service for providing news messages
  */
@@ -42,28 +43,22 @@ export class NewsProvider {
     private settingsProvider: SettingsProvider,
   ) {}
 
-  async getCurrentSettings(): Promise<SCSetting[]> {
+  /**
-    const settings: SCSetting[] = [];
+   * Gets the news filter based on user group and language settings
-    for (const settingName of Object.keys(newsFilterSettingsFieldsMapping) as NewsFilterSettingsNames[]) {
+   */
-      settings.push(await this.settingsProvider.getSetting(newsFilterSettingsCategory, settingName));
-    }
-    return settings;
-  }
-
   async getCurrentFilters(): Promise<SCSearchFilter[]> {
-    const settings = await this.getCurrentSettings();
+    return Promise.all(
-    const filtersMap = new Map<NewsFilterSettingsNames, SCSearchValueFilter>();
+      newsFilterSettingsFieldsMapping.map(
-    for (const setting of settings) {
+        async ([setting, field]) =>
-      filtersMap.set(
+          ({
-        setting.name as NewsFilterSettingsNames,
+            type: 'value',
-        DataProvider.createValueFilter(
+            arguments: {
-          newsFilterSettingsFieldsMapping[setting.name as NewsFilterSettingsNames],
+              field,
-          setting.value as string,
+              value: await this.settingsProvider.getSetting('profile', setting),
-        ),
+            },
-      );
+          }) satisfies SCSearchFilter,
-    }
+      ),
-
+    );
-    return [...filtersMap.values()];
   }
 
   /**

frontend/app/src/app/modules/news/page/news-page.component.ts

@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
  * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
-import {Component, OnInit} from '@angular/core';
+import {Component} from '@angular/core';
 import {IonRefresher} from '@ionic/angular';
-import {SCMessage, SCSearchFilter, SCSearchValueFilter, SCSetting} from '@openstapps/core';
+import {SCMessage} from '@openstapps/core';
 import {NewsProvider} from '../news.provider';
 
 /**
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import {NewsProvider} from '../news.provider';
   templateUrl: 'news-page.html',
   styleUrls: ['news-page.scss'],
 })
-export class NewsPageComponent implements OnInit {
+export class NewsPageComponent {
   /**
    * Thing counter to start query the next page from
    */
@@ -51,24 +51,20 @@ export class NewsPageComponent implements OnInit {
    */
   elementSize = [300, 300];
 
-  /**
+  constructor(private newsProvider: NewsProvider) {
-   * Relevant settings
+    this.fetchNews();
-   */
+  }
-  settings: SCSetting[];
-
-  /**
-   * Active filters
-   */
-  filters: SCSearchFilter[];
-
-  constructor(private newsProvider: NewsProvider) {}
 
   /**
    * Fetch news from the backend
    */
   async fetchNews() {
     this.from = this.pageSize;
-    this.news = await this.newsProvider.getList(this.pageSize, 0, [...this.filters]);
+    this.news = await this.newsProvider.getList(
+      this.pageSize,
+      0,
+      await this.newsProvider.getCurrentFilters(),
+    );
   }
 
   /**
@@ -77,7 +73,11 @@ export class NewsPageComponent implements OnInit {
   async loadMore(infiniteScrollElement?: HTMLIonInfiniteScrollElement, more = this.pageSize): Promise<void> {
     const from = this.from;
     this.from += more;
-    const fetchedNews = await this.newsProvider.getList(more, from, [...this.filters]);
+    const fetchedNews = await this.newsProvider.getList(
+      more,
+      from,
+      await this.newsProvider.getCurrentFilters(),
+    );
 
     this.news = [...this.news, ...fetchedNews];
     await infiniteScrollElement?.complete();
@@ -96,13 +96,6 @@ export class NewsPageComponent implements OnInit {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Initialize the local variables on component initialization
-   */
-  async ngOnInit() {
-    this.settings = await this.newsProvider.getCurrentSettings();
-  }
-
   /**
    * Updates the shown list
    * @param refresher Refresher component that triggers the update
@@ -116,13 +109,4 @@ export class NewsPageComponent implements OnInit {
       await refresher.complete();
     }
   }
-
-  /**
-   * Executed when filters have been changed
-   * @param filters Current filters to be used
-   */
-  toggleFilter(filters: SCSearchValueFilter[]) {
-    this.filters = filters;
-    void this.fetchNews();
-  }
 }

frontend/app/src/app/modules/news/page/news-page.html

@@ -32,17 +32,6 @@
     >
     </ion-refresher-content>
   </ion-refresher>
-  <ion-grid>
-    <ion-row>
-      <ion-col size="12">
-        <stapps-news-settings-filter
-          *ngIf="settings"
-          [settings]="settings"
-          (filtersChanged)="toggleFilter($event)"
-        ></stapps-news-settings-filter>
-      </ion-col>
-    </ion-row>
-  </ion-grid>
   <div class="news-grid">
     <ng-container *ngIf="!news">
       <stapps-skeleton-news-item *ngFor="let skeleton of [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]"></stapps-skeleton-news-item>

frontend/app/src/app/modules/settings/item/settings-item.component.ts

@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
  */
 import {Component, Input} from '@angular/core';
 import {AlertController} from '@ionic/angular';
-import {LangChangeEvent, TranslateService} from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import {SCSetting, SCSettingValue, SCSettingValues} from '@openstapps/core';
-import {SCLanguageCode, SCSetting, SCSettingValue, SCSettingValues} from '@openstapps/core';
 import {SettingsProvider} from '../settings.provider';
 
 /**
@@ -42,23 +41,10 @@ export class SettingsItemComponent {
    */
   @Input() setting: SCSetting;
 
-  /**
-   *
-   * @param alertCtrl AlertController
-   * @param translateService TranslateService
-   * @param settingsProvider SettingProvider
-   */
   constructor(
     private readonly alertCtrl: AlertController,
-    private readonly translateService: TranslateService,
     private readonly settingsProvider: SettingsProvider,
-  ) {
+  ) {}
-    translateService.onLangChange.subscribe((_event: LangChangeEvent) => {
-      this.isVisible = false;
-      // TODO: Issue #53 check workaround for selected 'select option' not updating translation
-      setTimeout(() => (this.isVisible = true));
-    });
-  }
 
   /**
    * Shows alert with given title and message and a 'ok' button
@@ -82,14 +68,6 @@ export class SettingsItemComponent {
       this.setting.value !== undefined &&
       SettingsProvider.validateValue(this.setting, this.setting.value)
     ) {
-      // handle general settings, with special actions
-      switch (this.setting.name) {
-        case 'language': {
-          this.translateService.use(this.setting.value as SCLanguageCode);
-          break;
-        }
-        default:
-      }
       await this.settingsProvider.setSettingValue(
         this.setting.categories[0],
         this.setting.name,
@@ -97,7 +75,7 @@ export class SettingsItemComponent {
       );
     } else {
       // reset setting
-      this.setting.value = (await this.settingsProvider.getValue(
+      this.setting.value = (await this.settingsProvider.getSetting(
         this.setting.categories[0],
         this.setting.name,
       )) as SCSettingValue | SCSettingValues;

frontend/app/src/app/modules/settings/page/settings-page.component.ts

@@ -47,14 +47,6 @@ export class SettingsPageComponent implements OnInit {
    */
   settingsCache: SettingsCache;
 
-  /**
-   *
-   * @param alertController AlertController
-   * @param settingsProvider SettingsProvider
-   * @param toastController ToastController
-   * @param translateService TranslateService
-   * @param changeDetectorRef ChangeDetectorRef
-   */
   constructor(
     private readonly alertController: AlertController,
     private readonly settingsProvider: SettingsProvider,

frontend/app/src/app/modules/settings/page/settings-page.html

@@ -26,20 +26,6 @@
   <div class="settings-content">
     <ng-container *ngFor="let categoryKey of categoriesOrder">
       <ion-list *ngIf="objectKeys(settingsCache).includes(categoryKey)">
-        <!-- <ion-item-divider>
-            <h2>
-              {{
-                'categories[0]'
-                  | thingTranslate
-                    : $any(
-                        settingsCache[categoryKey]?.settings[
-                          objectKeys(settingsCache[categoryKey]?.settings)[0]
-                        ]
-                      )
-                  | titlecase
-              }}
-            </h2>
-          </ion-item-divider> -->
         <stapps-settings-item
           *ngFor="let settingKeys of objectKeys(settingsCache[categoryKey].settings)"
           [setting]="settingsCache[categoryKey].settings[settingKeys]"
@@ -49,7 +35,7 @@
 
     <calendar-sync-settings></calendar-sync-settings>
 
-    <ion-button expand="block" (click)="presentResetAlert()" fill="outline">
+    <ion-button expand="block" (click)="presentResetAlert()" fill="outline" color="danger">
       {{ 'settings.resetSettings' | translate }}
       <ion-icon slot="start" name="device_reset"></ion-icon>
     </ion-button>

frontend/app/src/app/modules/settings/setting-translate.pipe.ts

@@ -12,11 +12,8 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
  * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
-
 import {Pipe, PipeTransform} from '@angular/core';
-import {TranslateService} from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import {SCSetting} from '@openstapps/core';
-import {ThingTranslatePipe} from '../../translation/thing-translate.pipe';
 import {ThingTranslateService} from '../../translation/thing-translate.service';
 
 /**
@@ -27,14 +24,10 @@ import {ThingTranslateService} from '../../translation/thing-translate.service';
   pure: true,
 })
 export class SettingTranslatePipe implements PipeTransform {
-  constructor(
+  constructor(private readonly thingTranslate: ThingTranslateService) {}
-    private readonly translate: TranslateService,
-    private readonly thingTranslate: ThingTranslateService,
-  ) {}
 
-  transform(setting: SCSetting): string | undefined {
+  transform(setting: SCSetting) {
-    const thingTranslatePipe = new ThingTranslatePipe(this.translate, this.thingTranslate);
+    const translatedSettingValues = this.thingTranslate.get(setting, 'values') as string;
-    const translatedSettingValues = thingTranslatePipe.transform('values', setting);
 
     return translatedSettingValues
       ? String(translatedSettingValues[setting.values?.indexOf(setting.value as string) as number])

frontend/app/src/app/modules/settings/settings.module.ts

@@ -18,13 +18,10 @@ import {FormsModule} from '@angular/forms';
 import {RouterModule, Routes} from '@angular/router';
 import {IonicModule} from '@ionic/angular';
 import {TranslateModule} from '@ngx-translate/core';
-
 import {ThingTranslateModule} from '../../translation/thing-translate.module';
-import {ConfigProvider} from '../config/config.provider';
 import {SettingsItemComponent} from './item/settings-item.component';
 import {SettingsPageComponent} from './page/settings-page.component';
 import {SettingTranslatePipe} from './setting-translate.pipe';
-import {SettingsProvider} from './settings.provider';
 import {CalendarSyncSettingsComponent} from './page/calendar-sync-settings.component';
 import {ScheduleProvider} from '../calendar/schedule.provider';
 import {ThingTranslatePipe} from '../../translation/thing-translate.pipe';
@@ -60,13 +57,6 @@ const settingsRoutes: Routes = [{path: 'settings', component: SettingsPageCompon
     RouterModule.forChild(settingsRoutes),
     UtilModule,
   ],
-  providers: [
+  providers: [ScheduleSyncService, CalendarService, ScheduleProvider, ThingTranslatePipe],
-    ScheduleSyncService,
-    ConfigProvider,
-    SettingsProvider,
-    CalendarService,
-    ScheduleProvider,
-    ThingTranslatePipe,
-  ],
 })
 export class SettingsModule {}

frontend/app/src/app/modules/settings/settings.provider.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 import {Injectable} from '@angular/core';
 import {SCSetting, SCSettingValue, SCSettingValues} from '@openstapps/core';
 import deepMerge from 'deepmerge';
-import {Subject} from 'rxjs';
+import {BehaviorSubject, Subject} from 'rxjs';
 import {ConfigProvider} from '../config/config.provider';
 import {StorageProvider} from '../storage/storage.provider';
 
@@ -89,7 +89,9 @@ export interface SettingsAction {
 /**
  * Provider for app settings
  */
-@Injectable()
+@Injectable({
+  providedIn: 'root',
+})
 export class SettingsProvider {
   /**
    * Source of settings actions
@@ -103,16 +105,16 @@ export class SettingsProvider {
    */
   categoriesOrder: string[];
 
-  /**
-   * Settings actions observable
-   */
-  settingsActionChanged$ = this.settingsActionSource.asObservable();
-
   /**
    * Cache for the imported settings
    */
   settingsCache: SettingsCache;
 
+  /**
+   * Whether the page needs a reload
+   */
+  needsReload$ = new BehaviorSubject(false);
+
   /**
    * Return true if all given values are valid to possible values in given settingInput
    * @param possibleValues Possible values
@@ -148,9 +150,7 @@ export class SettingsProvider {
       return false;
     }
 
-    return (
+    return Array.isArray(possibleValues) && possibleValues.includes(enteredValue);
-      possibleValues !== undefined && Array.isArray(possibleValues) && possibleValues.includes(enteredValue)
-    );
   }
 
   /**
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ export class SettingsProvider {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Add an Setting to the Cache if not exist and set undefined value to defaultValue
+   * Add a Setting to the Cache if not exist and set undefined value to defaultValue
    * @param setting Setting with categories, defaultValue, name, input type and valid values
    */
   private addSetting(setting: SCSetting): void {
@@ -281,34 +281,20 @@ export class SettingsProvider {
     return this.categoriesOrder;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Returns copy of a setting if exist
-   * @param category the category of requested setting
-   * @param name the name of requested setting
-   * @throws Exception if setting is not provided
-   */
-  public async getSetting(category: string, name: string): Promise<SCSetting> {
-    await this.init();
-    if (this.settingExists(category, name)) {
-      // return a copy of the settings
-      return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.settingsCache[category].settings[name]));
-    }
-    throw new Error(`Setting "${name}" not provided`);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Returns copy of a settings value if exist
    * @param category the category of requested setting
    * @param name the name of requested setting
    * @throws Exception if setting is not provided
    */
-  public async getValue(category: string, name: string): Promise<SCSettingValue | SCSettingValues> {
+  public async getSetting<T extends SCSettingValue | SCSettingValues>(
-    await this.init();
+    category: 'profile' | string,
-    if (this.settingExists(category, name)) {
+    name: string,
-      // return a copy of the settings value
+  ): Promise<T> {
-      return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.settingsCache[category].settings[name].value));
+    const settings = await this.storage.get<SettingValuesContainer>(STORAGE_KEY_SETTING_VALUES);
-    }
+    const value = settings[category]?.[name];
-    throw new Error(`Setting "${name}" not provided`);
+    if (!value) throw new Error(`Setting "${name}" not provided`);
+    return value as T;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -319,8 +305,8 @@ export class SettingsProvider {
     this.needsInit = false;
 
     try {
-      const settings: SCSetting[] = this.configProvider.getValue('settings') as SCSetting[];
+      const settings: SCSetting[] = this.configProvider.config.app.settings;
-      for (const setting of settings) this.addSetting(setting);
+      for (const setting of settings) this.addSetting(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(setting)));
 
       for (const category of Object.keys(this.settingsCache)) {
         if (!this.categoriesOrder.includes(category)) {
@@ -347,7 +333,6 @@ export class SettingsProvider {
               : this.settingsCache[categoryKey].settings[settingKey].defaultValue;
         }
       }
-      await this.saveSettingValues();
     }
   }
 
@@ -397,6 +382,9 @@ export class SettingsProvider {
         this.getSettingValuesFromCache(),
       );
     }
+
+    this.needsReload$.next(true);
+    this.needsReload$.complete();
   }
 
   /**

frontend/app/src/app/translation/collections/entries.pipe.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2019 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 StApps
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
  * Software Foundation, version 3.
@@ -12,16 +12,15 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
  * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
-import {NgModule} from '@angular/core';
+import {Injectable, Pipe, PipeTransform} from '@angular/core';
-import {DataModule} from '../data/data.module';
-import {StorageModule} from '../storage/storage.module';
-import {ConfigProvider} from './config.provider';
 
-/**
+@Injectable()
- * TODO
+@Pipe({
- */
+  name: 'entries',
-@NgModule({
+  pure: true,
-  imports: [StorageModule, DataModule],
-  providers: [ConfigProvider],
 })
-export class ConfigModule {}
+export class EntriesPipe implements PipeTransform {
+  transform<T>(value: Record<string | number | symbol, T>): T[] {
+    return Object.values(value);
+  }
+}

frontend/app/src/app/translation/collections/join.pipe.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2021 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 StApps
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
  * Software Foundation, version 3.
@@ -12,21 +12,23 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
  * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
-import {SCSettingCategories, SCThingsField} from '@openstapps/core';
+import {Injectable, Pipe, PipeTransform} from '@angular/core';
-/**
+
- * Category of settings to use for news filter
+@Injectable()
- */
+@Pipe({
-export const newsFilterSettingsCategory: SCSettingCategories = 'profile';
+  name: 'join',
-/**
+  pure: true,
- * Settings to use for news filter
+})
- */
+export class ArrayJoinPipe implements PipeTransform {
-export type NewsFilterSettingsNames = 'language' | 'group';
+  transform(anArray: unknown[] | unknown, separator: string | unknown): string {
-/**
+    if (typeof separator !== 'string' || separator.length <= 0) {
- * The mapping between settings and corresponding data fields for building a value filter
+      return '';
- */
+    }
-export const newsFilterSettingsFieldsMapping: {
+
-  [key in NewsFilterSettingsNames]: SCThingsField;
+    if (!Array.isArray(anArray)) {
-} = {
+      throw new SyntaxError(`Wrong parameter in ArrayJoinPipe. Expected a valid Array, received: ${anArray}`);
-  language: 'inLanguage',
+    }
-  group: 'audiences',
+
-};
+    return anArray.join(separator);
+  }
+}

frontend/app/src/app/translation/common-string-pipes.ts

@@ -1,416 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2023 StApps
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
- * Software Foundation, version 3.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for
- * more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
- * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-import {Injectable, OnDestroy, Pipe, PipeTransform} from '@angular/core';
-import {LangChangeEvent, TranslateService} from '@ngx-translate/core';
-import moment from 'moment';
-import {Subscription} from 'rxjs';
-import {logger} from '../_helpers/ts-logger';
-
-@Injectable()
-@Pipe({
-  name: 'join',
-  pure: true,
-})
-export class ArrayJoinPipe implements PipeTransform {
-  value = '';
-
-  transform(anArray: unknown[] | unknown, separator: string | unknown): string {
-    if (typeof separator !== 'string' || separator.length <= 0) {
-      return this.value;
-    }
-
-    if (!Array.isArray(anArray)) {
-      throw new SyntaxError(`Wrong parameter in ArrayJoinPipe. Expected a valid Array, received: ${anArray}`);
-    }
-
-    this.value = anArray.join(separator);
-
-    return this.value;
-  }
-}
-
-@Injectable()
-@Pipe({
-  name: 'entries',
-  pure: true,
-})
-export class EntriesPipe implements PipeTransform {
-  transform<T>(value: Record<string | number | symbol, T>): T[] {
-    return Object.values(value);
-  }
-}
-
-@Injectable()
-@Pipe({
-  name: 'toUnix',
-  pure: true,
-})
-export class ToUnixPipe implements PipeTransform {
-  transform(value: string | number | Date | null | undefined): number {
-    return (value instanceof Date ? value : new Date(value ?? 0)).valueOf();
-  }
-}
-
-@Injectable()
-@Pipe({
-  name: 'sentencecase',
-  pure: true,
-})
-export class SentenceCasePipe implements PipeTransform {
-  value = '';
-
-  transform(aString: string | unknown): string {
-    if (typeof aString !== 'string') {
-      throw new SyntaxError(
-        `Wrong parameter in StringSplitPipe. Expected a valid String, received: ${aString}`,
-      );
-    }
-
-    this.value = aString.slice(0, 1).toUpperCase() + aString.slice(1);
-
-    return this.value;
-  }
-}
-
-@Injectable()
-@Pipe({
-  name: 'split',
-  pure: true,
-})
-export class StringSplitPipe implements PipeTransform {
-  value = new Array<unknown>();
-
-  transform(aString: string | unknown, splitter: string | unknown): unknown[] {
-    if (typeof splitter !== 'string' || splitter.length <= 0) {
-      return this.value as never;
-    }
-
-    if (typeof aString !== 'string') {
-      throw new SyntaxError(
-        `Wrong parameter in StringSplitPipe. Expected a valid String, received: ${aString}`,
-      );
-    }
-
-    this.value = aString.split(splitter);
-
-    return this.value as never;
-  }
-}
-@Injectable()
-@Pipe({
-  name: 'durationLocalized',
-  pure: true,
-})
-export class DurationLocalizedPipe implements PipeTransform, OnDestroy {
-  locale: string;
-
-  onLangChange?: Subscription;
-
-  value: string;
-
-  frequencyPrefixes: {[iso6391Code: string]: string} = {
-    de: 'alle',
-    en: 'every',
-    es: 'cada',
-    pt: 'a cada',
-    fr: 'tous les',
-    cn: '每',
-    ru: 'kаждые',
-  };
-
-  constructor(private readonly translate: TranslateService) {
-    this.locale = translate.currentLang;
-  }
-
-  private _dispose(): void {
-    if (this.onLangChange?.closed === false) {
-      this.onLangChange?.unsubscribe();
-    }
-  }
-
-  ngOnDestroy(): void {
-    this._dispose();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @param value An ISO 8601 duration string
-   * @param isFrequency Boolean indicating if this duration is to be interpreted as repeat frequency
-   */
-  transform(value: string | unknown, isFrequency = false): string {
-    this.updateValue(value, isFrequency);
-    this._dispose();
-    if (this.onLangChange?.closed === true) {
-      this.onLangChange = this.translate.onLangChange.subscribe((event: LangChangeEvent) => {
-        this.locale = event.lang;
-        this.updateValue(value, isFrequency);
-      });
-    }
-
-    return this.value;
-  }
-
-  updateValue(value: string | unknown, isFrequency = false): void {
-    if (typeof value !== 'string') {
-      logger.warn(`durationLocalized pipe unable to parse input: ${value}`);
-
-      return;
-    }
-
-    if (isFrequency) {
-      const fequencyPrefix = Object.keys(this.frequencyPrefixes).filter(element =>
-        this.locale.includes(element),
-      );
-      this.value = [
-        fequencyPrefix.length > 0 ? this.frequencyPrefixes[fequencyPrefix[0]] : this.frequencyPrefixes.en,
-        moment.duration(value).humanize(),
-      ].join(' ');
-    } else {
-      this.value = moment.duration(value).humanize();
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-@Injectable()
-@Pipe({
-  name: 'metersLocalized',
-  pure: false,
-})
-export class MetersLocalizedPipe implements PipeTransform, OnDestroy {
-  locale: string;
-
-  onLangChange?: Subscription;
-
-  value = '';
-
-  constructor(private readonly translate: TranslateService) {
-    this.locale = translate.currentLang;
-  }
-
-  private _dispose(): void {
-    if (this.onLangChange?.closed === false) {
-      this.onLangChange?.unsubscribe();
-    }
-  }
-
-  ngOnDestroy(): void {
-    this._dispose();
-  }
-
-  transform(value: string | number | unknown): string {
-    this.updateValue(value);
-    this._dispose();
-    if (this.onLangChange?.closed === true) {
-      this.onLangChange = this.translate.onLangChange.subscribe((event: LangChangeEvent) => {
-        this.locale = event.lang;
-        this.updateValue(value);
-      });
-    }
-
-    return this.value;
-  }
-
-  updateValue(value: string | number | unknown) {
-    if (typeof value !== 'string' && typeof value !== 'number') {
-      logger.warn(`metersLocalized pipe unable to parse input: ${value}`);
-
-      return;
-    }
-    const imperialLocale = ['US', 'UK', 'LR', 'MM'].some(term => this.locale.includes(term));
-    const meters = typeof value === 'string' ? Number.parseFloat(value) : (value as number);
-
-    if (imperialLocale) {
-      const yards = meters * 1.0936;
-      const options = {
-        style: 'unit',
-        unit: yards >= 1760 ? 'mile' : 'yard',
-        maximumFractionDigits: yards >= 1760 ? 1 : 0,
-      } as unknown as Intl.NumberFormatOptions;
-      this.value = new Intl.NumberFormat(this.locale, options).format(yards >= 1760 ? yards / 1760 : yards);
-    } else {
-      const options = {
-        style: 'unit',
-        unit: meters >= 1000 ? 'kilometer' : 'meter',
-        maximumFractionDigits: meters >= 1000 ? 1 : 0,
-      } as unknown as Intl.NumberFormatOptions;
-      this.value = new Intl.NumberFormat(this.locale, options).format(
-        meters >= 1000 ? meters / 1000 : meters,
-      );
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-@Injectable()
-@Pipe({
-  name: 'isNaN',
-  pure: true,
-})
-export class IsNaNPipe implements PipeTransform {
-  transform(value: unknown): boolean {
-    return Number.isNaN(value);
-  }
-}
-
-@Injectable()
-@Pipe({
-  name: 'isNumeric',
-  pure: true,
-})
-export class IsNumericPipe implements PipeTransform {
-  transform(value: unknown): boolean {
-    return !Number.isNaN(
-      typeof value === 'number' ? value : typeof value === 'string' ? Number.parseFloat(value) : Number.NaN,
-    );
-  }
-}
-
-@Injectable()
-@Pipe({
-  name: 'numberLocalized',
-  pure: true,
-})
-export class NumberLocalizedPipe implements PipeTransform, OnDestroy {
-  locale: string;
-
-  onLangChange?: Subscription;
-
-  value: string;
-
-  constructor(private readonly translate: TranslateService) {
-    this.locale = translate.currentLang;
-  }
-
-  private _dispose(): void {
-    if (this.onLangChange?.closed === false) {
-      this.onLangChange?.unsubscribe();
-    }
-  }
-
-  ngOnDestroy(): void {
-    this._dispose();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @param value The number to be formatted
-   * @param formatOptions Formatting options to include.
-   * As specified by Intl.NumberFormatOptions as comma seperated key:value pairs.
-   */
-  transform(value: string | number | unknown, formatOptions?: string): string {
-    this.updateValue(value, formatOptions);
-    this._dispose();
-    if (this.onLangChange?.closed === true) {
-      this.onLangChange = this.translate.onLangChange.subscribe((event: LangChangeEvent) => {
-        this.locale = event.lang;
-        this.updateValue(value, formatOptions);
-      });
-    }
-
-    return this.value;
-  }
-
-  updateValue(value: string | number | unknown, formatOptions?: string): void {
-    if (typeof value !== 'string' && typeof value !== 'number') {
-      logger.warn(`numberLocalized pipe unable to parse input: ${value}`);
-
-      return;
-    }
-    const options = formatOptions
-      ?.split(',')
-      .map(element => element.split(':'))
-      .reduce(
-        (accumulator, [key, value_]) => ({
-          ...accumulator,
-          [key.trim()]: value_.trim(),
-        }),
-        {},
-      ) as Intl.NumberFormatOptions;
-    const float = typeof value === 'string' ? Number.parseFloat(value) : (value as number);
-    this.value = new Intl.NumberFormat(this.locale, options).format(float);
-  }
-}
-
-@Injectable()
-@Pipe({
-  name: 'dateFormat',
-  pure: true,
-})
-export class DateLocalizedFormatPipe implements PipeTransform, OnDestroy {
-  locale: string;
-
-  onLangChange?: Subscription;
-
-  value: string;
-
-  constructor(private readonly translate: TranslateService) {
-    this.locale = translate.currentLang;
-  }
-
-  private _dispose(): void {
-    if (this.onLangChange?.closed === false) {
-      this.onLangChange?.unsubscribe();
-    }
-  }
-
-  ngOnDestroy(): void {
-    this._dispose();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @param value The date to be formatted
-   * @param formatOptions Dateformat options to include.
-   * As specified by Intl.DateTimeFormatOptions as comma seperated key:value pairs
-   * Default is year,month,day,hour and minute in numeric representation e.g. (en-US) "8/6/2021, 10:35"
-   */
-  transform(value: string | unknown, formatOptions?: string): string {
-    this.updateValue(value, formatOptions);
-    this._dispose();
-    if (this.onLangChange?.closed === true) {
-      this.onLangChange = this.translate.onLangChange.subscribe((event: LangChangeEvent) => {
-        this.locale = event.lang;
-        this.updateValue(value, formatOptions);
-      });
-    }
-
-    return this.value;
-  }
-
-  updateValue(value: string | Date | unknown, formatOptions?: string): void {
-    if (typeof value !== 'string' && Object.prototype.toString.call(value) !== '[object Date]') {
-      logger.warn(`dateFormat pipe unable to parse input: ${value}`);
-
-      return;
-    }
-    const options = formatOptions
-      ?.split(',')
-      .map(element => element.split(':'))
-      .reduce(
-        (accumulator, [key, value_]) => ({
-          ...accumulator,
-          [key.trim()]: value_.trim(),
-        }),
-        {},
-      ) as Intl.DateTimeFormatOptions;
-    const date = typeof value === 'string' ? Date.parse(value) : (value as Date);
-    this.value = new Intl.DateTimeFormat(
-      this.locale,
-      options ?? {
-        day: 'numeric',
-        month: 'numeric',
-        year: 'numeric',
-        hour: 'numeric',
-        minute: 'numeric',
-      },
-    ).format(date);
-  }
-}

frontend/app/src/app/translation/date-time/date-format.pipe.ts

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+import {Injectable, Pipe, PipeTransform} from '@angular/core';
+import {TranslateService} from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import {logger} from '../../_helpers/ts-logger';
+
+@Injectable()
+@Pipe({
+  name: 'dateFormat',
+  pure: true,
+})
+export class DateLocalizedFormatPipe implements PipeTransform {
+  constructor(private readonly translate: TranslateService) {}
+
+  /**
+   * @param value The date to be formatted
+   * @param formatOptions Dateformat options to include.
+   * As specified by Intl.DateTimeFormatOptions as comma seperated key:value pairs
+   * Default is year,month,day,hour and minute in numeric representation e.g. (en-US) "8/6/2021, 10:35"
+   */
+  transform(value: string | unknown, formatOptions?: string): string {
+    if (typeof value !== 'string' && Object.prototype.toString.call(value) !== '[object Date]') {
+      logger.warn(`dateFormat pipe unable to parse input: ${value}`);
+
+      return '';
+    }
+    const options = formatOptions
+      ?.split(',')
+      .map(element => element.split(':'))
+      .reduce(
+        (accumulator, [key, value_]) => ({
+          ...accumulator,
+          [key.trim()]: value_.trim(),
+        }),
+        {},
+      ) as Intl.DateTimeFormatOptions;
+    const date = typeof value === 'string' ? Date.parse(value) : (value as Date);
+    return new Intl.DateTimeFormat(
+      this.translate.currentLang,
+      options ?? {
+        day: 'numeric',
+        month: 'numeric',
+        year: 'numeric',
+        hour: 'numeric',
+        minute: 'numeric',
+      },
+    ).format(date);
+  }
+}