GearBox/.planning/milestones/v1.1-phases/06-category-icons/06-01-SUMMARY.md

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phase	plan	subsystem	tags	requires	provides	affects	tech-stack	key-files	key-decisions	patterns-established	requirements-completed	duration	completed
06-category-icons	01	database, api, ui	drizzle sqlite lucide-react icons migration	phase provides none existing emoji-based categories schema	Categories table with icon column (Lucide icon names) Zod schemas validating icon field All services returning categoryIcon instead of categoryEmoji LucideIcon render component for dynamic icon display Curated icon data with 119 icons across 8 groups EMOJI_TO_ICON_MAP for migration compatibility	06-02 06-03	added patterns lucide-react kebab-case icon names with PascalCase runtime lookup	created modified src/client/lib/iconData.ts drizzle/0001_rename_emoji_to_icon.sql src/db/schema.ts src/shared/schemas.ts src/server/services/category.service.ts src/server/services/item.service.ts src/server/services/thread.service.ts src/server/services/setup.service.ts src/server/services/totals.service.ts src/db/seed.ts tests/helpers/db.ts	Used ALTER TABLE RENAME COLUMN for SQLite migration instead of table recreation Applied migration directly via Bun SQLite API since drizzle-kit requires interactive input 119 curated icons across 8 groups for comprehensive gear coverage	LucideIcon component: render any Lucide icon by kebab-case name string Icon names stored as kebab-case strings in database and API	CAT-03	5min	2026-03-15

Phase 6 Plan 1: Category Icon Data Layer Summary

Migrated categories from emoji to Lucide icon names with curated 119-icon data set and LucideIcon render component

Performance

• Duration: 5 min
• Started: 2026-03-15T16:45:02Z
• Completed: 2026-03-15T16:50:15Z
• Tasks: 2
• Files modified: 18

Accomplishments

• Renamed emoji column to icon across DB schema, Zod schemas, and all 5 services
• Created Drizzle migration with emoji-to-icon data conversion for existing categories
• Built iconData.ts with 119 curated gear-relevant Lucide icons across 8 groups
• Added LucideIcon component with kebab-to-PascalCase conversion and Package fallback
• All 87 tests pass, build succeeds

Task Commits

Each task was committed atomically:

1. Task 1: Migrate schema, Zod schemas, services, test helper, and seed to icon field - 546dff1 (feat)
2. Task 2: Install lucide-react and create icon data file with LucideIcon component - fca1eb7 (feat)

Files Created/Modified

• src/db/schema.ts - Categories table now uses icon column with "package" default
• src/shared/schemas.ts - Zod schemas validate icon as string(1-50)
• src/server/services/category.service.ts - Parameter types use icon instead of emoji
• src/server/services/item.service.ts - Returns categoryIcon instead of categoryEmoji
• src/server/services/thread.service.ts - Returns categoryIcon in both list and detail
• src/server/services/setup.service.ts - Returns categoryIcon in setup item list
• src/server/services/totals.service.ts - Returns categoryIcon in category totals
• src/db/seed.ts - Seeds Uncategorized with icon "package"
• tests/helpers/db.ts - Test helper creates icon column, seeds with "package"
• src/client/lib/iconData.ts - Curated icon groups, LucideIcon component, emoji-to-icon map
• drizzle/0001_rename_emoji_to_icon.sql - Migration SQL with data conversion
• package.json - Added lucide-react dependency

Decisions Made

• Used ALTER TABLE RENAME COLUMN for SQLite migration -- simpler than table recreation, supported in SQLite 3.25+
• Applied migration directly via Bun SQLite API since drizzle-kit push/generate requires interactive input for column renames
• Included 119 icons (slightly under the upper bound) for comprehensive gear coverage without bloat

Deviations from Plan

Auto-fixed Issues

1. [Rule 3 - Blocking] Updated all test files referencing emoji/categoryEmoji

• Found during: Task 1 (schema migration)
• Issue: Test files referenced emoji field and categoryEmoji property which no longer exist after schema rename
• Fix: Updated 6 test files to use icon/categoryIcon
• Files modified: tests/services/category.service.test.ts, tests/routes/categories.test.ts, tests/services/item.service.test.ts, tests/services/totals.test.ts, tests/services/setup.service.test.ts, tests/services/thread.service.test.ts
• Verification: All 87 tests pass
• Committed in: 546dff1 (Task 1 commit)

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Total deviations: 1 auto-fixed (1 blocking) Impact on plan: Test updates were necessary for correctness. No scope creep.

Issues Encountered

• drizzle-kit generate/push commands require interactive input for column renames -- applied migration SQL directly via Bun SQLite API instead

User Setup Required

None - no external service configuration required.

Next Phase Readiness

• Icon data infrastructure complete, ready for UI component work (06-02: IconPicker, 06-03: display integration)
• Client-side still references categoryEmoji -- will be updated in subsequent plans

Self-Check: PASSED

All created files verified, all commits found, all key exports confirmed.

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Phase: 06-category-icons Completed: 2026-03-15