(SP: 1)[FIX] temporarily disable blog categories DB fetch in locale l…

[liudmylasovetovs]

Description

Temporarily removes the blog categories database fetch from frontend/app/[locale]/layout.tsx to stop the entire site from crashing in Netlify SSR runtime.

The layout was importing getCachedBlogCategories, which pulled in the Drizzle DB layer through frontend/db/index.ts on every request. In the current Netlify runtime, this path fails because the DB env is not available there, so even non-blog pages were crashing. This PR replaces that global fetch with an empty categories array as a containment hotfix.

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Related Issue

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Changes

• removed the global getCachedBlogCategories(locale) call from frontend/app/[locale]/layout.tsx
• replaced runtime blog category loading in the root locale layout with a temporary empty blogCategories array
• kept the rest of the layout structure unchanged to minimize blast radius while isolating the SSR crash path

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Database Changes (if applicable)

• Schema migration required
• Seed data updated
• Breaking changes to existing queries
• Transaction-safe migration
• Migration tested locally on Neon

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How Has This Been Tested?

• Tested locally
• Verified in development environment
• Checked responsive layout (if UI-related)
• Tested accessibility (keyboard / screen reader)

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Screenshots (if applicable)

Not applicable — runtime/layout hotfix only.

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Checklist

Before submitting

• Code has been self-reviewed
• No TypeScript or console errors
• Code follows project conventions
• Scope is limited to this feature/fix
• No unrelated refactors included
• English used in code, commits, and docs
• New dependencies discussed with team
• Database migration tested locally (if applicable)
• GitHub Projects card moved to In Review

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Reviewers

• @ViktorSvertoka
• @AndrewMotko

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Refactor
  • Modified data loading behavior to initialize blog categories as an empty list instead of fetching them concurrently.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The layout component's concurrent data fetching has been simplified by commenting out the getCachedBlogCategories import and its associated concurrent fetch. The Promise.all pattern for parallel loading has been replaced with a single sequential getMessages call, while blogCategories is now initialized as an empty array and passed to dependent components.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Layout Data Fetching frontend/app/[locale]/layout.tsx	Removed concurrent fetching of blog categories; replaced Promise.all([getMessages, getCachedBlogCategories]) with sequential getMessages call. Initialized blogCategories as empty typed array instead of fetched data.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 3 (Moderate) | ⏱️ ~20 minutes

Suggested reviewers

• LesiaUKR
• AM1007
• ViktorSvertoka

Poem

🐰 A simpler path we've carved today,
No more waiting for blog's delay,
Messages fetch—swift and true,
Empty categories, fresh and new,
Layout flows with lighter weight!

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