Feat/add customizable dashboard widgets with user prefrences persistence [ISSUE: #175]

[abdullahxyz85]

Description ISSUE: #175

Implement a comprehensive dashboard widget customization system that allows users to toggle the visibility of dashboard widgets. User preferences are persisted in Supabase and applied immediately without page reload.

Features

✅ User Widget Preferences

• Users can toggle visibility for 9 dashboard widgets
• Preferences stored in Supabase as JSONB
• All widgets default to visible for new users
• Immediate UI updates without page reload

✅ Database

• Added user_widget_prefs JSONB column to users table
• Default values initialized for all 9 widgets
• RLS policies configured for secure access

✅ Settings UI

• New "Dashboard Widgets" section in Settings page
• 9 toggle switches with descriptive labels
• Real-time save with error handling
• Shows count of visible widgets
• Accessible design with proper ARIA labels

✅ Dashboard Integration

• Dashboard reads user preferences on load
• Conditionally renders widgets based on preferences
• Fallback: Shows all widgets if fetch fails (safety default)
• No page reload required for changes to take effect

✅ API Enhancement

• Extended /api/user/settings to handle widget preferences
• Auto-creates user record on first login
• GET returns current preferences
• PATCH updates preferences independently

Changes Made

Database

• File: supabase/migrations/20260519000000_add_widget_preferences.sql

  • New migration file adding user_widget_prefs column

• File: supabase/schema.sql

  • Updated schema with widget preferences defaults

API Routes

• File: src/app/api/user/settings/route.ts
  • Added ensureUserExists() call for auto user creation
  • GET endpoint now returns user_widget_prefs
  • PATCH endpoint now accepts user_widget_prefs updates
  • Improved error logging and handling

Pages

• File: src/app/dashboard/settings/page.tsx

  • Integrated DashboardWidgetSettings component
  • Added handleUpdateWidgetPrefs() handler
  • Improved error reporting

• File: src/app/dashboard/page.tsx

  • Converted to client component for state management
  • Fetches user preferences on mount
  • Conditionally renders widgets based on preferences
  • Fallback behavior for failed fetches

Widgets Supported

User Experience Flow

1. First Login: User preferences auto-created with all widgets visible
2. Settings Page: Navigate to Settings → Dashboard Widgets
3. Toggle Widgets: Click switches to show/hide widgets
4. Immediate Updates: Changes apply instantly to dashboard
5. Persistence: Preferences saved to Supabase and restored on page reload
6. Safety: If preferences fetch fails, all widgets display by default

Testing Recommendations

• Test toggling each widget individually
• Verify preferences persist across page reloads
• Test with multiple user accounts
• Verify fallback behavior when API fails
• Check responsive design on mobile/tablet
• Test keyboard accessibility (Tab + Space/Enter)
• Verify all widgets render/hide correctly
• Test error states and error messages

Related Issues

Closes #175 (Dashboard Widget Customization)

Notes

• Database migration should be applied to production Supabase before deployment
• RLS policies configured for secure row-level access
• All 9 widgets default to visible for new users
• Feature gracefully degrades if Supabase is unreachable

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[abdullahxyz85]

@Priyanshu-byte-coder check it now, I close the older PR and create new PRs by spliting from each others, please review and merge and make sure to add the labels, gssoc:approved and level.

[Priyanshu-byte-coder]

Three issues before merge:

1. Migration timestamp conflict
20260519000000_add_widget_preferences.sql — timestamp 20260519000000 is already used by the merged 20260519000000_add_leaderboard_opt_in.sql. Rename to the next available timestamp, e.g. 20260520000001_add_widget_preferences.sql.

2. Duplicate import in settings/route.ts

import { supabaseAdmin, updateUserPublicFlag, ensureUserExists } from "@/lib/supabase";

import { supabaseAdmin } from "@/lib/supabase"; // ← duplicate — TypeScript error

Delete the second import line.

3. ensureUserExists has a race condition
The find-then-insert pattern:

const existing = await select().eq('github_id', id).single();
if (!existing) await insert([...]);

Two concurrent sign-ins for the same user can both pass the !existing check and then both try to insert → unique constraint violation. Use upsert instead:

const { data } = await supabaseAdmin
  .from('users')
  .upsert({ github_id: githubId, github_login: githubLogin, ... }, { onConflict: 'github_id' })
  .select('id,...').single();

The widget preferences schema, settings UI, and DashboardWidgetSettings.tsx component all look solid. Fix these three and it's ready.

[abdullahxyz85]

@Priyanshu-byte-coder Done! Please make sure to add the label: gssoc:approved and level:adavanced.

[Priyanshu-byte-coder]

Closing — settings/route.ts has unresolved merge conflict artifacts that will not compile: duplicate imports, fetchError referenced but undeclared, duplicate let body declarations, and two chained .select().single() calls in the same query. Additionally dashboard/page.tsx adds "use client" while keeping server-only imports (cookies, getServerSession, redirect) — Next.js will throw a build error. Please rebase cleanly, resolve all conflicts, and resubmit.