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bookorbit/server
neon 16e01f6b01 feat(settings): add option to show titles under grid cards (#181)
Add a user preference to configure the label displayed underneath book
and series cards in grid view. The option allows users to select
between hiding labels completely, showing book titles, or showing series
titles.

Closes #159
2026-05-31 19:37:28 -06:00
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BookOrbit - Server

NestJS 11 backend running on Fastify.

Running

From the repo root: pnpm dev (starts both server and client).

Server only: pnpm start:dev (from this directory).

The server loads environment variables from .env in this directory. See .env.example for all available options.

Module structure

Each feature is a self-contained NestJS module under src/modules/:

src/modules/
├── auth/           Authentication (JWT, OIDC, password reset)
├── book/           Book CRUD, cover images, file serving
├── library/        Library management
├── scanner/        File system scanning, metadata extraction
├── collection/     User book collections
├── smart-scope/           Saved search/filter views
├── user/           User management
├── role/           Roles and permissions (RBAC)
├── metadata/       Book metadata providers
├── kobo/           Kobo device sync
├── annotation/     Highlights and annotations
├── bookmark/       Reading position bookmarks
├── reader-preferences/  Per-user reader settings
├── cbz/            CBZ archive handling
├── path/           File path utilities
├── seed/           Database seeding
└── app-settings/   Global application settings

Database

Schema files live in src/db/schema/, one per domain. Migrations are generated by Drizzle Kit.

pnpm db:generate add_some_column   # generate migration from schema diff
pnpm db:migrate                     # apply pending migrations
pnpm db:studio                      # open Drizzle Studio (DB browser)

Testing

pnpm test           # unit tests
pnpm test:watch     # unit tests in watch mode
pnpm e2e:run        # app-smoke end-to-end test from server package
pnpm test:cov       # unit tests with coverage

For suite-based e2e runs, run from the repository root:

pnpm run e2e:list
pnpm run e2e:all
pnpm run e2e:run -- scanner-scenarios

Quality

pnpm type-check      # TypeScript checks (no emit)
pnpm lint:check      # Non-mutating lint checks
pnpm lint:fix        # Auto-fix lint issues
pnpm format:check    # Prettier check
pnpm format          # Prettier write

Key conventions

  • Constructor injection with @Inject(DB) for the Drizzle instance.
  • Config via @nestjs/config named configs (appConfig, dbConfig, authConfig, storageConfig, mailerConfig). Never read process.env directly in services.
  • DTOs use class-validator decorators. Global ValidationPipe rejects unknown fields.
  • Throw NestJS HttpException subclasses (NotFoundException, ForbiddenException, etc.) - never raw Error.
  • All user-owned data is scoped by userId. Service methods check ownership.