feat(drafts): add local draft backup with restore prompt to EssayForm, SimplePostForm, and PhotoPostForm

src/lib/admin/draftStore.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+export type Draft<T = unknown> = { payload: T; ts: number }
+
+export function makeDraftKey(type: string, id: string | number) {
+  return `admin:draft:${type}:${id}`
+}
+
+export function saveDraft<T>(key: string, payload: T) {
+  try {
+    const entry: Draft<T> = { payload, ts: Date.now() }
+    localStorage.setItem(key, JSON.stringify(entry))
+  } catch {
+    // Ignore quota or serialization errors
+  }
+}
+
+export function loadDraft<T = unknown>(key: string): Draft<T> | null {
+  try {
+    const raw = localStorage.getItem(key)
+    if (!raw) return null
+    return JSON.parse(raw) as Draft<T>
+  } catch {
+    return null
+  }
+}
+
+export function clearDraft(key: string) {
+  try {
+    localStorage.removeItem(key)
+  } catch {}
+}
+
+export function timeAgo(ts: number): string {
+  const diff = Date.now() - ts
+  const sec = Math.floor(diff / 1000)
+  if (sec < 5) return 'just now'
+  if (sec < 60) return `${sec} second${sec !== 1 ? 's' : ''} ago`
+  const min = Math.floor(sec / 60)
+  if (min < 60) return `${min} minute${min !== 1 ? 's' : ''} ago`
+  const hr = Math.floor(min / 60)
+  if (hr < 24) return `${hr} hour${hr !== 1 ? 's' : ''} ago`
+  const day = Math.floor(hr / 24)
+  if (day <= 29) {
+    if (day < 7) return `${day} day${day !== 1 ? 's' : ''} ago`
+    const wk = Math.floor(day / 7)
+    return `${wk} week${wk !== 1 ? 's' : ''} ago`
+  }
+  // Beyond 29 days, show a normal localized date
+  return new Date(ts).toLocaleDateString()
+}

src/lib/components/admin/EssayForm.svelte

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 	import Editor from './Editor.svelte'
 	import Button from './Button.svelte'
 	import Input from './Input.svelte'
-	import { toast } from '$lib/stores/toast'
+import { toast } from '$lib/stores/toast'
+import { makeDraftKey, saveDraft, loadDraft, clearDraft, timeAgo } from '$lib/admin/draftStore'
 	import type { JSONContent } from '@tiptap/core'
 
 	interface Props {
@@ -37,7 +38,25 @@
 	let tagInput = $state('')
 
 	// Ref to the editor component
-	let editorRef: any
+let editorRef: any
+
+// Draft backup
+const draftKey = $derived(makeDraftKey('post', postId ?? 'new'))
+let showDraftPrompt = $state(false)
+let draftTimestamp = $state<number | null>(null)
+let timeTicker = $state(0)
+const draftTimeText = $derived(() => (draftTimestamp ? (timeTicker, timeAgo(draftTimestamp)) : null))
+
+function buildPayload() {
+  return {
+    title,
+    slug,
+    type: 'essay',
+    status,
+    content,
+    tags
+  }
+}
 
 	const tabOptions = [
 		{ value: 'metadata', label: 'Metadata' },
@@ -45,14 +64,53 @@
 	]
 
 	// Auto-generate slug from title
-	$effect(() => {
+$effect(() => {
-		if (title && !slug) {
+  if (title && !slug) {
 			slug = title
 				.toLowerCase()
 				.replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, '-')
 				.replace(/^-+|-+$/g, '')
 		}
-	})
+})
+
+// Save draft when key fields change
+$effect(() => {
+  title; slug; status; content; tags
+  saveDraft(draftKey, buildPayload())
+})
+
+// Show restore prompt if a draft exists
+$effect(() => {
+  const draft = loadDraft<any>(draftKey)
+  if (draft) {
+    showDraftPrompt = true
+    draftTimestamp = draft.ts
+  }
+})
+
+function restoreDraft() {
+  const draft = loadDraft<any>(draftKey)
+  if (!draft) return
+  const p = draft.payload
+  title = p.title ?? title
+  slug = p.slug ?? slug
+  status = p.status ?? status
+  content = p.content ?? content
+  tags = p.tags ?? tags
+  showDraftPrompt = false
+}
+
+function dismissDraft() {
+  showDraftPrompt = false
+}
+
+// Auto-update draft time text every minute when prompt visible
+$effect(() => {
+  if (showDraftPrompt) {
+    const id = setInterval(() => (timeTicker = timeTicker + 1), 60000)
+    return () => clearInterval(id)
+  }
+})
 
 	function addTag() {
 		if (tagInput && !tags.includes(tagInput)) {
@@ -122,7 +180,8 @@
 			const savedPost = await response.json()
 
 			toast.dismiss(loadingToastId)
-			toast.success(`Essay ${mode === 'edit' ? 'saved' : 'created'} successfully!`)
+      toast.success(`Essay ${mode === 'edit' ? 'saved' : 'created'} successfully!`)
+      clearDraft(draftKey)
 
 			if (mode === 'create') {
 				goto(`/admin/posts/${savedPost.id}/edit`)
@@ -237,6 +296,13 @@
 					</div>
 				{/if}
 			</div>
+      {#if showDraftPrompt}
+        <div class="draft-prompt">
+          Unsaved draft found{#if draftTimeText} (saved {draftTimeText}){/if}.
+          <button class="link" onclick={restoreDraft}>Restore</button>
+          <button class="link" onclick={dismissDraft}>Dismiss</button>
+        </div>
+      {/if}
 		</div>
 	</header>
 
@@ -366,6 +432,21 @@
 		display: flex;
 	}
 
+	.draft-prompt {
+		margin-left: $unit-2x;
+		color: $gray-40;
+		font-size: 0.75rem;
+
+		.link {
+			background: none;
+			border: none;
+			color: $gray-20;
+			cursor: pointer;
+			margin-left: $unit;
+			padding: 0;
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Custom styles for save/publish buttons to maintain grey color scheme
 	:global(.save-button.btn-primary) {
 		background-color: $gray-10;

src/lib/components/admin/PhotoPostForm.svelte

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 	import Input from './Input.svelte'
 	import ImageUploader from './ImageUploader.svelte'
 	import Editor from './Editor.svelte'
-	import { toast } from '$lib/stores/toast'
+import { toast } from '$lib/stores/toast'
+import { makeDraftKey, saveDraft, loadDraft, clearDraft, timeAgo } from '$lib/admin/draftStore'
 	import type { JSONContent } from '@tiptap/core'
 	import type { Media } from '@prisma/client'
 
@@ -34,7 +35,85 @@
 	let tags = $state(initialData?.tags?.join(', ') || '')
 
 	// Editor ref
-	let editorRef: any
+let editorRef: any
+
+// Draft backup
+const draftKey = $derived(makeDraftKey('post', postId ?? 'new'))
+let showDraftPrompt = $state(false)
+let draftTimestamp = $state<number | null>(null)
+let timeTicker = $state(0)
+const draftTimeText = $derived(() => (draftTimestamp ? (timeTicker, timeAgo(draftTimestamp)) : null))
+
+function buildPayload() {
+  return {
+    title: title.trim(),
+    slug: createSlug(title),
+    type: 'photo',
+    status,
+    content,
+    featuredImage: featuredImage ? featuredImage.url : null,
+    tags: tags
+      ? tags
+          .split(',')
+          .map((tag) => tag.trim())
+          .filter(Boolean)
+      : []
+  }
+}
+
+$effect(() => {
+  title; status; content; featuredImage; tags
+  saveDraft(draftKey, buildPayload())
+})
+
+$effect(() => {
+  const draft = loadDraft<any>(draftKey)
+  if (draft) {
+    showDraftPrompt = true
+    draftTimestamp = draft.ts
+  }
+})
+
+function restoreDraft() {
+  const draft = loadDraft<any>(draftKey)
+  if (!draft) return
+  const p = draft.payload
+  title = p.title ?? title
+  status = p.status ?? status
+  content = p.content ?? content
+  tags = Array.isArray(p.tags) ? (p.tags as string[]).join(', ') : tags
+  if (p.featuredImage) {
+    featuredImage = {
+      id: -1,
+      filename: 'photo.jpg',
+      originalName: 'photo.jpg',
+      mimeType: 'image/jpeg',
+      size: 0,
+      url: p.featuredImage,
+      thumbnailUrl: p.featuredImage,
+      width: null,
+      height: null,
+      altText: null,
+      description: null,
+      usedIn: [],
+      createdAt: new Date(),
+      updatedAt: new Date()
+    } as any
+  }
+  showDraftPrompt = false
+}
+
+function dismissDraft() {
+  showDraftPrompt = false
+}
+
+// Auto-update draft time text every minute when prompt visible
+$effect(() => {
+  if (showDraftPrompt) {
+    const id = setInterval(() => (timeTicker = timeTicker + 1), 60000)
+    return () => clearInterval(id)
+  }
+})
 
 	// Initialize featured image if editing
 	$effect(() => {
@@ -146,10 +225,11 @@
 				throw new Error(`Failed to ${mode === 'edit' ? 'update' : 'create'} photo post`)
 			}
 
-			const savedPost = await response.json()
+    const savedPost = await response.json()
 
-			toast.dismiss(loadingToastId)
+    toast.dismiss(loadingToastId)
-			toast.success(`Photo post ${status === 'published' ? 'published' : 'saved'} successfully!`)
+    toast.success(`Photo post ${status === 'published' ? 'published' : 'saved'} successfully!`)
+    clearDraft(draftKey)
 
 			// Redirect to posts list or edit page
 			if (mode === 'create') {
@@ -186,6 +266,13 @@
 
 		<div class="header-actions">
 			{#if !isSaving}
+				{#if showDraftPrompt}
+					<div class="draft-prompt">
+						Unsaved draft found{#if draftTimeText} (saved {draftTimeText}){/if}.
+						<button class="link" onclick={restoreDraft}>Restore</button>
+						<button class="link" onclick={dismissDraft}>Dismiss</button>
+					</div>
+				{/if}
 				<Button variant="ghost" onclick={() => goto('/admin/posts')}>Cancel</Button>
 				<Button
 					variant="secondary"
@@ -289,6 +376,20 @@
 		align-items: center;
 	}
 
+	.draft-prompt {
+		color: $gray-40;
+		font-size: 0.75rem;
+
+		.link {
+			background: none;
+			border: none;
+			color: $gray-20;
+			cursor: pointer;
+			margin-left: $unit;
+			padding: 0;
+		}
+	}
+
 	.form-container {
 		max-width: 800px;
 		margin: 0 auto;

src/lib/components/admin/SimplePostForm.svelte

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 	import Editor from './Editor.svelte'
 	import Button from './Button.svelte'
 	import Input from './Input.svelte'
-	import { toast } from '$lib/stores/toast'
+import { toast } from '$lib/stores/toast'
+import { makeDraftKey, saveDraft, loadDraft, clearDraft, timeAgo } from '$lib/admin/draftStore'
 
 	interface Props {
 		postType: 'post'
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@
 		mode: 'create' | 'edit'
 	}
 
-	let { postType, postId, initialData, mode }: Props = $props()
+let { postType, postId, initialData, mode }: Props = $props()
 
 	// State
 	let isSaving = $state(false)
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
 	let linkDescription = $state(initialData?.linkDescription || '')
 	let title = $state(initialData?.title || '')
 
-	// Character count for posts
+// Character count for posts
 	const maxLength = 280
 	const textContent = $derived(() => {
 		if (!content.content) return ''
@@ -44,12 +45,77 @@
 	const isOverLimit = $derived(charCount > maxLength)
 
 	// Check if form has content
-	const hasContent = $derived(() => {
+const hasContent = $derived(() => {
 		// For posts, check if either content exists or it's a link with URL
 		const hasTextContent = textContent().trim().length > 0
 		const hasLinkContent = linkUrl && linkUrl.trim().length > 0
 		return hasTextContent || hasLinkContent
-	})
+})
+
+// Draft backup
+const draftKey = $derived(makeDraftKey('post', postId ?? 'new'))
+let showDraftPrompt = $state(false)
+let draftTimestamp = $state<number | null>(null)
+let timeTicker = $state(0)
+const draftTimeText = $derived(() => (draftTimestamp ? (timeTicker, timeAgo(draftTimestamp)) : null))
+
+function buildPayload() {
+  const payload: any = {
+    type: 'post',
+    status,
+    content
+  }
+  if (linkUrl && linkUrl.trim()) {
+    payload.title = title || linkUrl
+    payload.link_url = linkUrl
+    payload.linkDescription = linkDescription
+  } else if (title) {
+    payload.title = title
+  }
+  return payload
+}
+
+$effect(() => {
+  // Save draft on changes
+  status; content; linkUrl; linkDescription; title
+  saveDraft(draftKey, buildPayload())
+})
+
+$effect(() => {
+  const draft = loadDraft<any>(draftKey)
+  if (draft) {
+    showDraftPrompt = true
+    draftTimestamp = draft.ts
+  }
+})
+
+function restoreDraft() {
+  const draft = loadDraft<any>(draftKey)
+  if (!draft) return
+  const p = draft.payload
+  status = p.status ?? status
+  content = p.content ?? content
+  if (p.link_url) {
+    linkUrl = p.link_url
+    linkDescription = p.linkDescription ?? linkDescription
+    title = p.title ?? title
+  } else {
+    title = p.title ?? title
+  }
+  showDraftPrompt = false
+}
+
+function dismissDraft() {
+  showDraftPrompt = false
+}
+
+// Auto-update draft time text every minute when prompt visible
+$effect(() => {
+  if (showDraftPrompt) {
+    const id = setInterval(() => (timeTicker = timeTicker + 1), 60000)
+    return () => clearInterval(id)
+  }
+})
 
 	async function handleSave(publishStatus: 'draft' | 'published') {
 		if (isOverLimit) {
@@ -105,10 +171,11 @@
 				throw new Error(`Failed to ${mode === 'edit' ? 'save' : 'create'} post`)
 			}
 
-			const savedPost = await response.json()
+    const savedPost = await response.json()
 
-			toast.dismiss(loadingToastId)
+    toast.dismiss(loadingToastId)
-			toast.success(`Post ${publishStatus === 'published' ? 'published' : 'saved'} successfully!`)
+    toast.success(`Post ${publishStatus === 'published' ? 'published' : 'saved'} successfully!`)
+    clearDraft(draftKey)
 
 			// Redirect back to posts list after creation
 			goto('/admin/posts')
@@ -145,6 +212,13 @@
 			</h1>
 		</div>
 		<div class="header-actions">
+			{#if showDraftPrompt}
+				<div class="draft-prompt">
+					Unsaved draft found{#if draftTimeText} (saved {draftTimeText}){/if}.
+					<button class="link" onclick={restoreDraft}>Restore</button>
+					<button class="link" onclick={dismissDraft}>Dismiss</button>
+				</div>
+			{/if}
 			<Button variant="secondary" onclick={() => handleSave('draft')} disabled={isSaving}>
 				Save Draft
 			</Button>
@@ -355,4 +429,18 @@
 			color: $gray-60;
 		}
 	}
+.draft-prompt {
+  margin-right: $unit-2x;
+  color: $gray-40;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+
+  .link {
+    background: none;
+    border: none;
+    color: $gray-20;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    margin-left: $unit;
+    padding: 0;
+  }
+}
 </style>