StarPunk/docs/design/v1.3.0/2025-12-10-phase2-implementation.md

v1.3.0 Phase 2: Templates Implementation Report

Date: 2025-12-10 Developer: StarPunk Developer Agent Phase: Phase 2 - Templates Status: Complete

Summary

Successfully implemented Phase 2 of the v1.3.0 Microformats2 Compliance and Tags feature. All template updates have been completed according to the design specification in microformats-tags-design.md.

Changes Implemented

1. Updated templates/index.html

Added h-feed required properties per microformats2 specification:

• u-url: Added self-referencing feed URL (hidden with display: none)
• Enhanced p-author h-card:
  • Added u-photo when author.photo is available
  • Added p-note (bio) when author.note is available
  • Maintained hidden state for semantic parsing
• Feed-level u-photo: Added duplicate u-photo for broad parser compatibility (intentional per architect decision)
• p-category markup: Added tag links with rel="tag" attribute on note previews
  • Uses tag.name for URL (normalized)
  • Displays tag.display_name (preserves case)

2. Updated templates/note.html

Enhanced individual note pages with:

• u-photo placement documentation: Added comment explaining that u-photo must be direct child of h-entry (not inside e-content) per draft spec
• p-category markup: Added tags section in footer with:
  • p-category class on each tag link
  • rel="tag" attribute per microformats2 specification
  • Links to /tag/<normalized_name> route
• Enhanced author h-card:
  • Reordered: photo first, then name/url
  • Added p-note (bio) with display: none for semantic-only parsing
  • Graceful fallback when photo or bio not available

3. Created templates/tag.html

New template for tag archive pages:

• Extends base.html and imports display_media macro
• Uses h-feed structure with p-name showing tag display name
• Shows all notes with the tag (no pagination for v1.3.0)
• Reuses same note preview structure as index.html for consistency:
  • Conditional p-name for explicit titles
  • Media previews
  • Truncated e-content (300 chars)
  • Full note metadata including tags, timestamp, author
• Empty state message when no notes found
• Back navigation link to homepage

Key Design Decisions Applied

All architect Q&A decisions were correctly implemented:

1. Tag ordering: Alphabetically by display_name (case-insensitive) - ready for backend
2. rel="tag" attribute: Added to all p-category links per specification
3. Author bio visibility: Hidden with display: none - semantic only for parsers
4. Dual u-photo elements: Maintained intentionally for parser compatibility
5. u-photo placement: Verified and documented as correct (outside e-content)

Files Changed

Modified Files

• /home/phil/Projects/starpunk/templates/index.html
• /home/phil/Projects/starpunk/templates/note.html

New Files

• /home/phil/Projects/starpunk/templates/tag.html

Verification

Template Structure Checks

All templates follow the architect's microformats2 specifications:

• h-feed on index and tag pages with required properties (p-name, u-url, p-author, u-photo)
• h-entry on note previews and individual pages with required properties (e-content, dt-published, u-url)
• p-category markup with rel="tag" on all tag links
• Enhanced h-card with u-photo and p-note where available
• Graceful fallback for missing author properties

Code Quality

• Clean, readable Jinja2 syntax
• Consistent with existing template patterns
• Comprehensive comments explaining microformats decisions
• No hardcoded values - all URLs use url_for()
• Proper conditional rendering for optional fields

Dependencies for Next Phase

Templates are ready and will work once backend implementation is complete:

• Phase 1 backend: Must implement tags module and update notes.py to populate note.tags
• Phase 3 routes: Tag links will 404 until /tag/<tag> route is implemented
• Context processor: Author data already injected via existing context processor

Testing Notes

Templates can be manually inspected but full testing requires:

1. Backend implementation to populate note.tags property
2. Tag route implementation for tag archive pages
3. Author discovery system (already exists) providing photo and bio data

Standards Compliance

All changes follow:

• Microformats2 h-feed specification
• Microformats2 h-entry specification
• Microformats2 h-card specification
• Microformats2 p-category specification with rel="tag"
• Project coding standards for templates
• Existing template patterns and structure

Issues Encountered

None. All template updates completed successfully according to specification.

Next Steps

Ready for Phase 3 implementation:

1. Add tag archive route to starpunk/routes/public.py
2. Update admin forms for tag editing
3. Load tags in public routes (index, note)

Notes

• The test failure in test_migration_race_condition.py is a pre-existing flaky test unrelated to template changes
• Templates are backward compatible - work fine when note.tags is empty or None
• No CSS changes required per architect decision (out of scope)