feat: configurable home blocks

Author: rubiojr

cmd/web.go

@@ -245,9 +245,45 @@ func (s *WebServer) handleHome(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Fetch latest blocks from configured datasources for home page
+	var homeBlocks []types.WebBlock
+	if s.config.Home != nil && s.config.Home.Datasources != "" {
+		// Parse comma-separated datasource names
+		dsNames := strings.Split(s.config.Home.Datasources, ",")
+		for _, dsName := range dsNames {
+			dsName = strings.TrimSpace(dsName)
+			if dsName == "" {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			// Get the latest block from this datasource (empty query, limit 1)
+			params := storage.SearchParams{
+				Query:             "",
+				DatasourceFilters: []string{dsName},
+				Page:              1,
+				Limit:             1,
+			}
+
+			results, err := s.storageManager.GetSearchService().Search(params)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("Error fetching latest block from %s: %v", dsName, err)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			// Convert blocks to WebBlocks using the appropriate renderer
+			if blocks, ok := results.Results[dsName]; ok && len(blocks) > 0 {
+				for _, block := range blocks {
+					webBlock := s.convertBlockToWebBlock(block)
+					homeBlocks = append(homeBlocks, webBlock)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	data := types.PageData{
 		Title:             "Ergs - Data Explorer",
 		Datasources:       datasources,
+		HomeBlocks:        homeBlocks,
 		TotalBlocks:       totalBlocks,
 		ActiveDatasources: activeDatasources,
 		OldestBlock:       oldestBlock,

cmd/web/components/index.templ

@@ -28,10 +28,23 @@ templ Index(data types.PageData) {
 					/>
 					<button type="submit" class="search-button">Search</button>
 				</form>
-				<div class="advanced-search-link">
-					<a href="/search">Advanced Search</a>
-				</div>
 			</div>
+			if len(data.HomeBlocks) > 0 {
+				<div class="home-blocks-section">
+					<h3>Latest Updates</h3>
+					<div class="home-blocks">
+						for _, block := range data.HomeBlocks {
+							<div class="home-block">
+								if block.FormattedText != "" {
+									@templ.Raw(block.FormattedText)
+								} else {
+									<p>{ block.Text }</p>
+								}
+							</div>
+						}
+					</div>
+				</div>
+			}
 			if len(data.Datasources) > 0 {
 				<div class="stats-section">
 					<h3>Quick Stats</h3>

cmd/web/components/index_templ.go

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ type PageData struct {
 	SelectedDatasources []string // For search with multiple datasource selection
 	Results             map[string][]WebBlock
 	FirehoseBlocks      []WebBlock // Flat, globally time-ordered slice for firehose rendering
+	HomeBlocks          []WebBlock // Latest blocks from configured datasources for home page
 	Datasources         []DatasourceInfo
 	TotalCount          int
 	Error               string

cmd/web/components/types/types.go

@@ -1039,6 +1039,28 @@ nav select:focus {
     border-bottom-color: var(--accent);
 }
 
+.home-blocks-section {
+    margin: 2rem 0;
+}
+
+.home-blocks-section h3 {
+    margin-bottom: 1rem;
+    color: var(--text);
+}
+
+.home-blocks {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 1rem;
+}
+
+.home-block {
+    background: transparent;
+    border: none;
+    padding: 0;
+    margin: 0;
+}
+
 .stats-section {
     text-align: center;
     background: var(--surface-alt);

cmd/web/static/style.css

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	StorageDir      string                    `toml:"storage_dir"`
 	FetchInterval   Duration                  `toml:"fetch_interval"`
 	Importer        *ImporterConfig           `toml:"importer,omitempty"`
+	Home            *HomeConfig               `toml:"home,omitempty"`
 	Datasources     map[string]DatasourceInfo `toml:"datasources"`
 	EventSocketPath string                    `toml:"event_socket_path,omitempty"` // Optional Unix domain socket path for realtime warehouse->web events
 }
@@ -28,6 +29,10 @@ type ImporterConfig struct {
 	Port   string `toml:"port,omitempty"`
 }
 
+type HomeConfig struct {
+	Datasources string `toml:"datasources"` // Comma-separated list of datasource names
+}
+
 type Duration struct {
 	time.Duration
 }

pkg/config/config.go

@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ storage_dir = '/home/user/.local/share/ergs'
 # If unspecified, real-time WebSocket firehose will not stream live updates.
 #event_socket_path = ''
 
+# Home page configuration (optional)
+# Configure which datasources to display on the home page
+# The latest block from each configured datasource will be shown
+[home]
+# Comma-separated list of datasource names to display on home page
+# Example: datasources = 'github, rss, hackernews'
+# If not set or empty, no blocks will be displayed on the home page
+datasources = ''
 
 # Importer API configuration
 # Used by both the importer API server (ergs importer) and importer datasource