# Design — Services as hub IA

**Change:** `services-as-hub-ia`
**Phase:** design
**Date:** 2026-06-26

## Context

Frontend: React 18 + Vite + TanStack Query/Table + Tailwind v4 + shadcn/ui +
react-router-dom. Backend: FastAPI + SQLite settings store + closed service
registry at `backend/.../integrations/`. Existing patterns: service definitions
in `integrations/<type>.py`, service instances in the `services` SQLite table,
widget kinds per service, ServicePage at `/services/:type/:id`.

The change is layered: backend service-type changes first (so the registry and
API reflect the new world), then frontend IA refactor (so the UI consumes the
new shape).

## Architecture

### Backend

#### New service types

**`backups`** (`integrations/backups.py`, new):

```python
class BackupsConfig(ServiceConfigBase):
    ingestion_label: str = "default"   # disambiguates multi-instance ingestion

DEFINITION = ServiceDefinition(
    service_type="backups",
    name="Backups",
    config_model=BackupsConfig,
    secret_fields=[],
    widget_kinds=[widget_kind(...)],   # existing BackupsWidgetSource moves here
)
```

The backup report endpoint gains an optional `?service_id=`. Existing reports
(attribute to no service) are associated first-wins to the enabled `backups`
instance; the poller and dashboard summary continue to work unchanged.

**`authentik`** (`integrations/authentik.py`, new):

```python
class AuthentikConfig(ServiceConfigBase):
    base_url: ServiceBaseUrl
    timeout_seconds: int = 10

DEFINITION = ServiceDefinition(
    service_type="authentik",
    name="Authentik",
    config_model=AuthentikConfig,
    secret_fields=[SecretField(key="api_token", label="API token", required=True)],
    widget_kinds=[],
)
```

A new `AuthentikClient` (`clients/authentik.py`) wraps the directory API:
`users(search?, page?, page_size?) -> {items, total}`, returning plain dicts.
Endpoint: `GET /api/services/authentik/:service_id/users` proxies to the
client. The mail queue and SMTP settings are reused unchanged; the message-
compose endpoint accepts Authentik user ids instead of Jellyfin ids.

#### Jellyseerr absorption

`JellyfinConfig` gains optional fields:

```python
class JellyfinConfig(ServiceConfigBase):
    base_url: ServiceBaseUrl
    user_id: str = ""
    timeout_seconds: int = 10
    jellyseerr_url: str = ""        # NEW (optional)
    jellyseerr_api_key: str = ""    # NEW (optional, non-secret at this layer)
```

The `jellyseerr_api_key` lives in the non-secret config (it is paired with
`jellyseerr_url` and treated as a service-level credential, encrypted at rest
via the existing secrets mechanism if you prefer — design choice for tasks
phase). The `jellyseerr` integration module and registry entry are deleted.

**Migration** (`services/settings_store.py` startup hook):

1. On `ensure_defaults()`, if any `jellyseerr` service rows exist:
2. For each, attempt to pair with a `jellyfin` instance. Pairing policy: if
   exactly one Jellyfin exists, merge. If multiple, pick the one whose existing
   `jellyseerr_url` is empty (first such). If none can be paired, drop the
   Jellyseerr row with a logged warning.
3. Move `base_url` and `api_key` onto the paired Jellyfin's config.
4. Delete the `jellyseerr` row.

#### Route cleanup

`routers/users.py` and its deps are removed. `routers/users_impl.py` removed.
`routers/media.py`, `routers/files.py`, `routers/jobs.py`, `routers/backups.py`,
`routers/monitoring.py` keep their endpoints (they are consumed by the service
tabs) — no change to paths. The dashboard, settings, services routers are
unchanged. A new `routers/authentik_users.py` exposes the directory endpoint.

### Frontend

#### Top nav generation (`App.tsx`)

Replace the static `navItems` array with a data-driven list built from two
queries:

```tsx
const { data: services = [] } = useServiceInstances();       // existing
const { data: dashboards = [] } = useDashboards();           // NEW

const navItems = useMemo(() => {
  const configuredTypes = new Set(services.filter(s => s.enabled).map(s => s.service_type));
  return [
    { path: "/", label: "Dashboard", icon: LayoutDashboard, always: true },
    ...dashboards.map(d => ({ path: `/d/${d.slug}`, label: d.label, icon: LayoutTemplate })),
    ...SERVICE_TYPE_NAV_ENTRIES
      .filter(e => configuredTypes.has(e.serviceType))
      .map(e => ({ path: `/services/${e.serviceType}`, label: e.label, icon: e.icon })),
    { path: "/services", label: "Services", icon: Boxes, always: true },
    { path: "/settings", label: "Settings", icon: SettingsIcon, always: true },
  ];
}, [services, dashboards]);
```

`SERVICE_TYPE_NAV_ENTRIES` is a static map from service type to its conditional
nav entry/entries (ssh_tasks contributes two: Files + Actions). The shell
shows a loading state until both queries settle.

#### Service page IA (`pages/ServicePage.tsx`)

Refactor `ServicePage` to render a tab skeleton driven by the service type:

```tsx
const tabs = useMemo(() => serviceTabs(serviceType, instance), [...]);
// tabs = [Overview, ...contentTabs, Widgets, Config]
```

`serviceTabs` returns the per-type content components (MediaTab, FilesTab,
ActionsTab, JobsTab, UsersTab, MessagingTab, AlertsTab, LinksTab,
MetricsTab — most pre-existing, lifted from their top-level pages). The
instance switcher renders at the top when `instances.length > 1`.

Routes:

- `/services/:type` → resolve first enabled instance → redirect to
  `/services/:type/:id` (client-side).
- `/services/:type/:id` → render ServicePage with the instance + siblings.

#### Named dashboards (`pages/Dashboard.tsx` + new `NamedDashboardPage`)

- Main Dashboard at `/` keeps the current shape (widgets + shortcuts, now
  including pinned service links as a shortcut variant).
- New `NamedDashboardPage` at `/d/:slug` renders a saved dashboard record's
  widgets + pinned links.
- New `useDashboards` hook + CRUD endpoints (`GET/POST/PUT/DELETE
  /api/dashboards`) on the backend; the existing `dashboard_shortcuts` table
  gains a `dashboard` entity (or a new `named_dashboards` table — design
  choice for tasks phase).

#### Content migration

Each content page is lifted into a `*Tab` component consumed by ServicePage:

| Old | New | Consumers |
|-----|-----|-----------|
| `pages/Media.tsx` (Applications) | `pages/service-tabs/MediaTab.tsx` | Jellyfin |
| `pages/FileBrowser.impl.tsx` | `pages/service-tabs/FilesTab.tsx` | ssh_tasks |
| `pages/Actions.tsx` | `pages/service-tabs/ActionsTab.tsx` | ssh_tasks |
| `components/BackupsPage.tsx` | `pages/service-tabs/JobsTab.tsx` | backups |
| `pages/UsersPage.impl.tsx` | REMOVED; new `UsersTab` sources Authentik | authentik |
| `components/ObservabilityPage.tsx` | SPLIT into `AlertsTab`/`LinksTab`/`MetricsTab` | alertmanager/grafana/prometheus |

Tabs accept `{ instance: ServiceInstance }` and read `instance.id` to scope
their queries (replacing today's `?jellyfin_service_id=` query param — the
service page passes the active instance directly).

#### Authentik client + endpoints

- `clients/authentik.py` (backend) — directory API wrapper.
- `routers/authentik_users.py` — `GET /api/services/authentik/:id/users`.
- `pages/service-tabs/UsersTab.tsx` — directory table + search.
- `pages/service-tabs/MessagingTab.tsx` — compose + queue status, sourced from
  Authentik users (replaces the UsersPage compose dialog).

### Key technical risks & mitigations

- **Content migration scope.** Each tab lift is a non-trivial move. Slices must
  be page-by-page so each lands green and reviewable.
- **Instance-scoped queries.** Today most content reads a service-id from a
  query param. The tab components take an `instance` prop and pass `instance.id`
  to their hooks; the hooks' existing `jellyfinServiceId`/`service_id` params
  are reused.
- **Authentik API field coverage.** The directory API may not expose all fields
  the old compose flow used (avatars, activity). The UsersTab shows what's
  available; Messaging uses Authentik emails only.
- **Jellyseerr migration ambiguity.** Multiple Jellyfins + multiple Jellyseerrs
  with no explicit pairing is unresolvable automatically. The migration drops
  unpaired Jellyseerrs with a logged warning; users reconfigure manually.
- **Nav loading flash.** The shell needs services + dashboards before rendering
  nav. Show a skeleton nav until settled; do not block the route render.

## Trade-offs

- **404 over redirect.** Old bookmarks break. Accepted: redirects become tech
  debt; the new IA is clean.
- **No cross-service observability.** A built-in overview is sacrificed; users
  build their own via named dashboards. Accepted per D6.
- **Global dashboards.** No per-user customization in this change. Accepted;
  multi-tenant is a separate concern.
- **Jellyseerr absorbed, not migrated gracefully.** Unpaired Jellyseerrs are
  dropped. Accepted; the data is recreatable.