MenuMaker

A SvelteKit-based menu generation tool, designed to easily visualize weekly sandwich menus, and generate email text.

Features

• Menu Management: Configure daily menus with support for two slots per day (Upper/Lower).
• Sandwich Library: Pick from a predefined list of sandwiches (mealList.json).
• Visualizations: Toggle between Vertical and Horizontal menu layouts.
• Mail Generator: Automatic preview of the weekly menu email.
• Command Palette: Fully keyboard-driven interface to manage the menu quickly.
• Export: Screenshots of the menu for distribution.

Command Palette Documentation

The application is controlled via a command palette. Type commands to switch views or modify the menu.

1. View Commands

Switch between different display modes.

Command	Alias	Description
view-vertical	view-v	Switch to the vertical list view of the menu.
view-horizontal	view-h	Switch to the horizontal card view of the menu.
view-mail	view-m	Preview the generated email for the current menu.

2. Utility Commands

Command	Alias	Description
screenshot	shot	Takes a screenshot of the current menu view (Vertical or Horizontal) and downloads it as a PNG.
copymail	cp	Generates and copies the email text to your clipboard.

3. Menu Editing Commands

Commands follow the syntax:
[day]-[zone]-[action] [value]

• [day]: mon, tue, wed, thu, fri, pub (or full names mostly supported).
• [zone]:
  • u: Upper slot (First meal).
  • l: Lower slot (Second meal).
• [action]:
  • s: Set Sandwich (Matches against available sandwiches).
  • t: Set Text (Free text).
  • clear: Clear the slot (Aliases: empty, reset).

Examples

Action	Command Syntax	Example	Note
Add Sandwich	[day]-[zone]-s [name]	mon-u-s Alpin	Searches mealList.json for "Alpin".
Add Text	[day]-[zone]-t [text]	fri-l-t Special Salad	Sets custom text description.
Clear Slot	[day]-[zone]-clear	wed-u-clear	Clears the Wednesday upper slot (and lower slot if it exists).

Note: You cannot set the Lower (l) zone if the Upper (u) zone is empty.

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Development Setup

Built with SvelteKit and powered by sv. This project uses Bun as the package manager and runtime.

Installing Dependencies

bun install

Running in Development

Start a development server:

bun run dev

# or start the server and open the app in a new browser tab
bun run dev -- --open

Building

To create a production version of your app:

bun run build

You can preview the production build with bun run preview.

Docker Setup

The project includes a Dockerfile optimized for Bun.

1. Build the image:

docker build -t tnbarrefact .

2. Run the container:

docker run -p 3000:3000 tnbarrefact

The application will be accessible at http://localhost:3000.