NeahNew/NAVBAR_TIME_INTEGRATION.md

Navigation Bar Time Integration

🎯 Overview

The navigation bar (components/main-nav.tsx) currently displays a static time that doesn't refresh. This document outlines how to integrate it into the unified refresh system.

🔍 Current Issue

File: components/main-nav.tsx (lines 228-231)

// Current code - STATIC (doesn't refresh)
const now = new Date();
const formattedDate = format(now, "d MMMM yyyy", { locale: fr });
const formattedTime = format(now, "HH:mm");

Problem: Time is calculated once when component renders and never updates.

✅ Solution

Step 1: Create Time Component

File: components/main-nav-time.tsx (✅ Already created)

This component:

• Uses useState to track current time
• Uses useUnifiedRefresh hook for 1-second updates
• Properly cleans up on unmount
• No API calls needed (client-side only)

Step 2: Update MainNav Component

File: components/main-nav.tsx

Changes needed:

1. Import the new component:

import { MainNavTime } from './main-nav-time';

2. Remove static time code (lines 228-231):

// DELETE THESE LINES:
// Format current date and time
const now = new Date();
const formattedDate = format(now, "d MMMM yyyy", { locale: fr });
const formattedTime = format(now, "HH:mm");

3. Replace time display (lines 294-298):

// BEFORE:
{/* Center - Date and Time */}
<div className="hidden md:flex flex-col items-center">
  <div className="text-white/80 text-xs">{formattedDate}</div>
  <div className="text-white text-sm font-medium">{formattedTime}</div>
</div>

// AFTER:
{/* Center - Date and Time */}
<MainNavTime />

Step 3: Verify Integration

After changes:

• ✅ Time updates every second
• ✅ Uses unified refresh system
• ✅ Proper cleanup on unmount
• ✅ No memory leaks
• ✅ Consistent with other widgets

📊 Benefits

1. Real-time clock: Time updates every second
2. Unified system: Uses same refresh manager as widgets
3. Memory safe: Proper cleanup prevents leaks
4. Consistent: Same pattern as other components
5. Maintainable: Centralized refresh logic

🔧 Technical Details

Refresh Configuration

• Resource: navbar-time
• Interval: 1000ms (1 second)
• Priority: high (real-time display)
• API Calls: None (client-side only)
• Cleanup: Automatic via useUnifiedRefresh

Integration with Refresh Manager

The time component registers with the refresh manager:

useUnifiedRefresh({
  resource: 'navbar-time',
  interval: REFRESH_INTERVALS.NAVBAR_TIME, // 1000ms
  enabled: true, // Always enabled
  onRefresh: async () => {
    setCurrentTime(new Date());
  },
  priority: 'high',
});

✅ Implementation Checklist

• Create components/main-nav-time.tsx
• Add NAVBAR_TIME to refresh intervals
• Add navbar-time to refreshable resources
• Update components/main-nav.tsx to use new component
• Test time updates correctly
• Verify cleanup on unmount
• Test with multiple tabs

🎯 Expected Result

After implementation:

• Time updates smoothly every second
• No performance impact
• No memory leaks
• Consistent with unified refresh system

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