fix: remove build artifacts from repo, build SPA in Docker

- Remove web/dist/ from git tracking (build output)
- Add web/dist/ to .gitignore
- Add Node.js web-builder stage to Dockerfile to compile SPA at build time
- Update REPO_POLICIES.md from upstream sneak/prompts (build artifacts policy)

.gitignore

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ node_modules/
 *.key
 
 # Build artifacts
+web/dist/
 /neoircd
 /bin/
 *.exe

Dockerfile

@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+# Web build stage — compile SPA from source
+# node:22-alpine, 2026-03-09
+FROM node@sha256:8094c002d08262dba12645a3b4a15cd6cd627d30bc782f53229a2ec13ee22a00 AS web-builder
+WORKDIR /web
+COPY web/package.json web/package-lock.json ./
+RUN npm ci
+COPY web/src/ src/
+COPY web/build.sh build.sh
+RUN sh build.sh
+
 # Lint stage — fast feedback on formatting and lint issues
 # golangci/golangci-lint:v2.1.6, 2026-03-02
 FROM golangci/golangci-lint@sha256:568ee1c1c53493575fa9494e280e579ac9ca865787bafe4df3023ae59ecf299b AS lint
@@ -5,6 +15,7 @@ WORKDIR /src
 COPY go.mod go.sum ./
 RUN go mod download
 COPY . .
+COPY --from=web-builder /web/dist/ web/dist/
 RUN make fmt-check
 RUN make lint
 
@@ -21,6 +32,7 @@ COPY go.mod go.sum ./
 RUN go mod download
 
 COPY . .
+COPY --from=web-builder /web/dist/ web/dist/
 
 RUN make test
 

README.md

@@ -1032,6 +1032,12 @@ Return the current user's session state.
 
 **Request:** No body. Requires auth.
 
+**Query Parameters:**
+
+| Parameter | Type   | Default | Description |
+|-----------|--------|---------|-------------|
+| `initChannelState` | string | (none) | When set to `1`, enqueues synthetic JOIN + TOPIC + NAMES messages for every channel the session belongs to into the calling client's queue. Used by the SPA on reconnect to restore channel tabs without re-sending JOIN commands. |
+
 **Response:** `200 OK`
 ```json
 {
@@ -1064,6 +1070,12 @@ curl -s http://localhost:8080/api/v1/state \
   -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" | jq .
 ```
 
+**Reconnect with channel state initialization:**
+```bash
+curl -s "http://localhost:8080/api/v1/state?initChannelState=1" \
+  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" | jq .
+```
+
 ### GET /api/v1/messages — Poll Messages (Long-Poll)
 
 Retrieve messages from the client's delivery queue. This is the primary

REPO_POLICIES.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Repository Policies
-last_modified: 2026-02-22
+last_modified: 2026-03-09
 ---
 
 This document covers repository structure, tooling, and workflow standards. Code
@@ -98,6 +98,13 @@ style conventions are in separate documents:
   `https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/prompts/raw/branch/main/.gitignore` when setting up
   a new repo.
 
+- **No build artifacts in version control.** Code-derived data (compiled
+  bundles, minified output, generated assets) must never be committed to the
+  repository if it can be avoided. The build process (e.g. Dockerfile, Makefile)
+  should generate these at build time. Notable exception: Go protobuf generated
+  files (`.pb.go`) ARE committed because repos need to work with `go get`, which
+  downloads code but does not execute code generation.
+
 - Never use `git add -A` or `git add .`. Always stage files explicitly by name.
 
 - Never force-push to `main`.
@@ -144,8 +151,14 @@ style conventions are in separate documents:
 - Use SemVer.
 
 - Database migrations live in `internal/db/migrations/` and must be embedded in
-  the binary. Pre-1.0.0: modify existing migrations (no installed base assumed).
+  the binary.
-  Post-1.0.0: add new migration files.
+    - `000_migration.sql` — contains ONLY the creation of the migrations
+      tracking table itself. Nothing else.
+    - `001_schema.sql` — the full application schema.
+    - **Pre-1.0.0:** never add additional migration files (002, 003, etc.).
+      There is no installed base to migrate. Edit `001_schema.sql` directly.
+    - **Post-1.0.0:** add new numbered migration files for each schema change.
+      Never edit existing migrations after release.
 
 - All repos should have an `.editorconfig` enforcing the project's indentation
   settings.

internal/handlers/api.go

@@ -444,13 +444,17 @@ func (hdlr *Handlers) enqueueNumeric(
 }
 
 // HandleState returns the current session's info and
-// channels.
+// channels.  When called with ?initChannelState=1, it also
+// enqueues synthetic JOIN + TOPIC + NAMES messages for
+// every channel the session belongs to so that a
+// reconnecting client can rebuild its channel tabs from
+// the message stream.
 func (hdlr *Handlers) HandleState() http.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(
 		writer http.ResponseWriter,
 		request *http.Request,
 	) {
-		sessionID, _, nick, ok :=
+		sessionID, clientID, nick, ok :=
 			hdlr.requireAuth(writer, request)
 		if !ok {
 			return
@@ -472,6 +476,12 @@ func (hdlr *Handlers) HandleState() http.HandlerFunc {
 			return
 		}
 
+		if request.URL.Query().Get("initChannelState") == "1" {
+			hdlr.initChannelState(
+				request, clientID, sessionID, nick,
+			)
+		}
+
 		hdlr.respondJSON(writer, request, map[string]any{
 			"id":       sessionID,
 			"nick":     nick,
@@ -480,6 +490,52 @@ func (hdlr *Handlers) HandleState() http.HandlerFunc {
 	}
 }
 
+// initChannelState enqueues synthetic JOIN messages and
+// join-numerics (TOPIC, NAMES) for every channel the
+// session belongs to.  Messages are enqueued only to the
+// specified client so other clients/sessions are not
+// affected.
+func (hdlr *Handlers) initChannelState(
+	request *http.Request,
+	clientID, sessionID int64,
+	nick string,
+) {
+	ctx := request.Context()
+
+	channels, err := hdlr.params.Database.
+		GetSessionChannels(ctx, sessionID)
+	if err != nil || len(channels) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+
+	for _, chanInfo := range channels {
+		// Enqueue a synthetic JOIN (only to this client).
+		dbID, _, insErr := hdlr.params.Database.
+			InsertMessage(
+				ctx, "JOIN", nick, chanInfo.Name,
+				nil, nil, nil,
+			)
+		if insErr != nil {
+			hdlr.log.Error(
+				"initChannelState: insert JOIN",
+				"error", insErr,
+			)
+
+			continue
+		}
+
+		_ = hdlr.params.Database.EnqueueToClient(
+			ctx, clientID, dbID,
+		)
+
+		// Enqueue TOPIC + NAMES numerics.
+		hdlr.deliverJoinNumerics(
+			request, clientID, sessionID,
+			nick, chanInfo.Name, chanInfo.ID,
+		)
+	}
+}
+
 // HandleListAllChannels returns all channels on the server.
 func (hdlr *Handlers) HandleListAllChannels() http.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(

internal/handlers/auth.go

@@ -182,6 +182,12 @@ func (hdlr *Handlers) handleLogin(
 		request, clientID, sessionID, payload.Nick,
 	)
 
+	// Initialize channel state so the new client knows
+	// which channels the session already belongs to.
+	hdlr.initChannelState(
+		request, clientID, sessionID, payload.Nick,
+	)
+
 	hdlr.respondJSON(writer, request, map[string]any{
 		"id":    sessionID,
 		"nick":  payload.Nick,

web/dist/index.html

@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="en">
-<head>
-  <meta charset="UTF-8">
-  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-  <title>NeoIRC</title>
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css">
-</head>
-<body>
-  <div id="root"></div>
-  <script type="module" src="/app.js"></script>
-</body>
-</html>

web/dist/style.css

@@ -1,466 +0,0 @@
-* {
-  margin: 0;
-  padding: 0;
-  box-sizing: border-box;
-}
-
-:root {
-  --bg: #0a0e14;
-  --bg-panel: #0d1117;
-  --bg-input: #0d1117;
-  --bg-tab: #161b22;
-  --bg-tab-active: #0d1117;
-  --bg-topic: #0d1117;
-  --text: #c9d1d9;
-  --text-dim: #6e7681;
-  --text-bright: #e6edf3;
-  --accent: #58a6ff;
-  --accent-dim: #1f6feb;
-  --border: #21262d;
-  --system: #7d8590;
-  --action: #d2a8ff;
-  --warn: #d29922;
-  --error: #f85149;
-  --unread: #f0883e;
-  --nick-brackets: #6e7681;
-  --timestamp: #484f58;
-  --input-bg: #161b22;
-  --prompt: #3fb950;
-  --tab-indicator: #58a6ff;
-  --user-list-bg: #0d1117;
-  --user-list-header: #484f58;
-}
-
-html,
-body,
-#root {
-  height: 100%;
-  font-family: "JetBrains Mono", "Cascadia Code", "Fira Code", "SF Mono",
-    "Consolas", "Liberation Mono", "Courier New", monospace;
-  font-size: 13px;
-  background: var(--bg);
-  color: var(--text);
-  overflow: hidden;
-}
-
-/* ============================================
-   Login Screen
-   ============================================ */
-
-.login-screen {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: center;
-  height: 100%;
-  background: var(--bg);
-}
-
-.login-box {
-  text-align: center;
-  max-width: 360px;
-  width: 100%;
-  padding: 32px;
-}
-
-.login-box h1 {
-  color: var(--accent);
-  font-size: 1.8em;
-  margin-bottom: 16px;
-  font-weight: 400;
-}
-
-.login-box .motd {
-  color: var(--accent);
-  font-size: 11px;
-  margin-bottom: 20px;
-  text-align: left;
-  white-space: pre;
-  font-family: inherit;
-  line-height: 1.2;
-  overflow-x: auto;
-}
-
-.login-box form {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 8px;
-  align-items: stretch;
-}
-
-.login-box label {
-  color: var(--text-dim);
-  text-align: left;
-  font-size: 12px;
-}
-
-.login-box input {
-  padding: 8px 12px;
-  font-family: inherit;
-  font-size: 14px;
-  background: var(--input-bg);
-  border: 1px solid var(--border);
-  color: var(--text-bright);
-  border-radius: 3px;
-  outline: none;
-}
-
-.login-box input:focus {
-  border-color: var(--accent-dim);
-}
-
-.login-box button {
-  padding: 8px 16px;
-  font-family: inherit;
-  font-size: 14px;
-  background: var(--accent-dim);
-  border: none;
-  color: var(--text-bright);
-  border-radius: 3px;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  margin-top: 4px;
-}
-
-.login-box button:hover {
-  background: var(--accent);
-}
-
-.login-box .error {
-  color: var(--error);
-  font-size: 12px;
-  margin-top: 8px;
-}
-
-/* ============================================
-   IRC App Layout
-   ============================================ */
-
-.irc-app {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  height: 100%;
-  overflow: hidden;
-}
-
-/* ============================================
-   Tab Bar
-   ============================================ */
-
-.tab-bar {
-  display: flex;
-  background: var(--bg-tab);
-  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-  height: 32px;
-  align-items: stretch;
-}
-
-.tabs {
-  display: flex;
-  overflow-x: auto;
-  flex: 1;
-  scrollbar-width: none;
-}
-
-.tabs::-webkit-scrollbar {
-  display: none;
-}
-
-.tab {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  padding: 0 12px;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  color: var(--text-dim);
-  white-space: nowrap;
-  user-select: none;
-  border-right: 1px solid var(--border);
-  font-size: 12px;
-  gap: 4px;
-  position: relative;
-}
-
-.tab:hover {
-  color: var(--text);
-  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
-}
-
-.tab.active {
-  color: var(--text-bright);
-  background: var(--bg-tab-active);
-  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--tab-indicator);
-  margin-bottom: -1px;
-}
-
-.tab.has-unread .tab-label {
-  color: var(--unread);
-  font-weight: bold;
-}
-
-.tab .unread-count {
-  color: var(--unread);
-  font-size: 11px;
-  font-weight: bold;
-}
-
-.tab-close {
-  color: var(--text-dim);
-  font-size: 14px;
-  line-height: 1;
-  margin-left: 2px;
-}
-
-.tab-close:hover {
-  color: var(--error);
-}
-
-.status-area {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 10px;
-  padding: 0 12px;
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-  font-size: 12px;
-}
-
-.status-nick {
-  color: var(--accent);
-  font-weight: bold;
-}
-
-.status-warn {
-  color: var(--warn);
-  animation: blink 1.5s ease-in-out infinite;
-}
-
-@keyframes blink {
-  0%,
-  100% {
-    opacity: 1;
-  }
-  50% {
-    opacity: 0.4;
-  }
-}
-
-/* ============================================
-   Topic Bar
-   ============================================ */
-
-.topic-bar {
-  padding: 4px 12px;
-  background: var(--bg-topic);
-  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
-  font-size: 12px;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  text-overflow: ellipsis;
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-  line-height: 1.5;
-}
-
-.topic-label {
-  color: var(--text-dim);
-}
-
-.topic-text {
-  color: var(--text);
-}
-
-/* ============================================
-   Main Content Area
-   ============================================ */
-
-.main-area {
-  display: flex;
-  flex: 1;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  min-height: 0;
-}
-
-/* ============================================
-   Messages Panel
-   ============================================ */
-
-.messages-panel {
-  flex: 1;
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  min-width: 0;
-}
-
-.messages-scroll {
-  flex: 1;
-  overflow-y: auto;
-  padding: 4px 8px;
-  scrollbar-width: thin;
-  scrollbar-color: var(--border) transparent;
-}
-
-.messages-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar {
-  width: 8px;
-}
-
-.messages-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
-  background: transparent;
-}
-
-.messages-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
-  background: var(--border);
-  border-radius: 4px;
-}
-
-/* ============================================
-   Message Lines
-   ============================================ */
-
-.message {
-  padding: 1px 0;
-  line-height: 1.4;
-  white-space: pre-wrap;
-  word-wrap: break-word;
-  font-size: 13px;
-}
-
-.message .timestamp {
-  color: var(--timestamp);
-  font-size: 12px;
-}
-
-.message .nick {
-  font-weight: bold;
-}
-
-.message .content {
-  color: var(--text);
-}
-
-/* System messages (joins, parts, quits, etc.) */
-.system-message {
-  color: var(--system);
-}
-
-.system-message .system-text {
-  color: var(--system);
-}
-
-/* /me action messages */
-.action-message .action-text {
-  color: var(--action);
-}
-
-/* ============================================
-   User List (Right Panel)
-   ============================================ */
-
-.user-list {
-  width: 160px;
-  background: var(--user-list-bg);
-  border-left: 1px solid var(--border);
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-  overflow: hidden;
-}
-
-.user-list-header {
-  padding: 6px 10px;
-  color: var(--user-list-header);
-  font-size: 11px;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
-  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-}
-
-.user-list-entries {
-  overflow-y: auto;
-  padding: 4px 0;
-  flex: 1;
-  scrollbar-width: thin;
-  scrollbar-color: var(--border) transparent;
-}
-
-.nick-entry {
-  padding: 2px 10px;
-  font-size: 12px;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  text-overflow: ellipsis;
-  line-height: 1.5;
-}
-
-.nick-entry:hover {
-  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
-}
-
-.nick-prefix {
-  color: var(--text-dim);
-  display: inline-block;
-  width: 1ch;
-  text-align: right;
-  margin-right: 1px;
-}
-
-.nick-name {
-  font-weight: normal;
-}
-
-/* ============================================
-   Input Line (Bottom)
-   ============================================ */
-
-.input-line {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  background: var(--input-bg);
-  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-  height: 36px;
-  padding: 0 8px;
-  gap: 6px;
-}
-
-.input-prompt {
-  color: var(--prompt);
-  font-size: 13px;
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-}
-
-.input-line input {
-  flex: 1;
-  padding: 4px 0;
-  font-family: inherit;
-  font-size: 13px;
-  background: transparent;
-  border: none;
-  color: var(--text-bright);
-  outline: none;
-  caret-color: var(--accent);
-}
-
-.input-line input::placeholder {
-  color: var(--text-dim);
-  font-style: italic;
-}
-
-/* ============================================
-   Responsive
-   ============================================ */
-
-@media (max-width: 600px) {
-  .user-list {
-    display: none;
-  }
-
-  .tab {
-    padding: 0 8px;
-    font-size: 11px;
-  }
-
-  .input-prompt {
-    font-size: 12px;
-  }
-}

web/src/app.jsx

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ function LoginScreen({ onLogin }) {
       .catch(() => {});
     const saved = localStorage.getItem("neoirc_token");
     if (saved) {
-      api("/state")
+      api("/state?initChannelState=1")
         .then((u) => onLogin(u.nick, true))
         .catch(() => localStorage.removeItem("neoirc_token"));
     }
@@ -333,7 +333,24 @@ function App() {
         case "JOIN": {
           const text = `${msg.from} has joined ${msg.to}`;
           if (msg.to) addMessage(msg.to, { ...base, text, system: true });
-          if (msg.to && msg.to.startsWith("#")) refreshMembers(msg.to);
+          if (msg.to && msg.to.startsWith("#")) {
+            // Create a tab when the current user joins a channel
+            // (including JOINs from initChannelState on reconnect).
+            if (msg.from === nickRef.current) {
+              setTabs((prev) => {
+                if (
+                  prev.find(
+                    (t) => t.type === "channel" && t.name === msg.to,
+                  )
+                )
+                  return prev;
+
+                return [...prev, { type: "channel", name: msg.to }];
+              });
+            }
+
+            refreshMembers(msg.to);
+          }
 
           break;
         }
@@ -636,9 +653,13 @@ function App() {
       setLoggedIn(true);
       addSystemMessage("Server", `Connected as ${userNick}`);
 
-      // Request MOTD on resumed sessions (new sessions get
-      // it automatically from the server during creation).
       if (isResumed) {
+        // Request MOTD on resumed sessions (new sessions
+        // get it automatically from the server during
+        // creation).  Channel state is initialized by the
+        // server via the message queue
+        // (?initChannelState=1), so we do not need to
+        // re-JOIN channels here.
         try {
           await api("/messages", {
             method: "POST",
@@ -647,8 +668,11 @@ function App() {
         } catch (e) {
           // MOTD is non-critical.
         }
+
+        return;
       }
 
+      // Fresh session — join any previously saved channels.
       const saved = JSON.parse(
         localStorage.getItem("neoirc_channels") || "[]",
       );