dotcom-arcade/docs/04-frontend/views-routing.md

Views and Routing

Complete documentation of all views, routes, and route protection in the Dotcom Arcade frontend.

Route Structure

/                         → Redirects to /flash-games
/login                    → LoginView (no auth required)
/register                 → RegisterView (no auth required)
/unauthorized             → UnauthorizedView

# Game Views (Public/Guest Accessible)
/flash-games              → FlashGamesView
/html5-games              → HTML5GamesView
/browse                   → BrowseView
/animations               → AnimationsView
/games/:id                → GameDetailView

# Protected Routes (Auth Required)
/games/:id/play           → GamePlayerView (requires "games.play" permission)
/dashboard                → DashboardView
/favorites                → FavoritesView
/playlists                → PlaylistsView
/playlists/:id            → PlaylistDetailView
/settings                 → SettingsView

# Admin Routes (Permission-Based)
/users                    → UsersView (requires "users.read")
/roles                    → RolesView (requires "roles.read")
/activities               → ActivitiesView (requires "activities.read")

Layouts

Public routes (home, browse, game and player pages, favorites, playlists, downloaded, dashboard) render in PortalLayout; settings and admin routes render in MainLayout with the sidebar. See Discovery Portal.

Route Protection

ProtectedRoute Component

All routes use the ProtectedRoute component for authorization:

Location: frontend/src/components/auth/ProtectedRoute.tsx

interface ProtectedRouteProps {
  children: React.ReactNode;
  requireAuth?: boolean; // Default: true
  requirePermission?: string; // Single permission
  requireAnyPermission?: string[]; // Any of these
  requireAllPermissions?: string[]; // All of these
}

Protection Levels

1. Public Routes - requireAuth={false}

<Route path="/browse" element={
  <ProtectedRoute requireAuth={false}>
    <BrowseView />
  </ProtectedRoute>
} />

2. Authenticated Routes - Default behavior

<Route path="/dashboard" element={
  <ProtectedRoute>
    <DashboardView />
  </ProtectedRoute>
} />

3. Permission-Based Routes

<Route path="/games/:id/play" element={
  <ProtectedRoute requirePermission="games.play">
    <GamePlayerView />
  </ProtectedRoute>
} />

Key Views

FlashGamesView / HTML5GamesView

Pre-filtered game browsing views.

Features:

• Platform-specific filtering
• Grid/List view toggle
• Pagination
• Add to favorites/playlists

BrowseView

Main game browsing view with full filtering.

Features:

• Multi-filter sidebar (Platform, Tags, Play Mode, Library)
• Search bar
• Sort options
• View mode toggle (Grid/List)
• Card size control
• Pagination

GameDetailView

Detailed game information page.

Features:

• Game metadata (title, developer, publisher, release date)
• Screenshots and logos
• Tags and categories
• Related games
• Play button (if authenticated)
• Add to favorites/playlists

GamePlayerView

Full-screen game player.

Features:

• Flash/HTML5 game rendering
• Fullscreen mode
• Play session tracking
• ESC to exit fullscreen
• Requires "games.play" permission

DashboardView

User statistics dashboard.

Features:

• Total games played
• Total playtime
• Top games chart
• Activity over time
• Games distribution chart
• Recent play sessions

PlaylistsView

User playlists management.

Features:

• Create new playlists
• Browse community playlists
• Delete playlists
• View playlist details

UsersView / RolesView / ActivitiesView

Admin management views.

Features:

• User management (create, edit, delete, change password)
• Role management with permission assignment
• Activity logs with filtering
• Requires specific admin permissions

Route Configuration

Routes are configured in App.tsx:

<Routes>
  {/* Auth routes (no AppShell) */}
  <Route path="/login" element={<LoginView />} />
  <Route path="/register" element={<RegisterView />} />
  <Route path="/unauthorized" element={<UnauthorizedView />} />

  {/* Main app routes (with AppShell) */}
  <Route path="/*" element={
    <AppShell>
      <Routes>
        {/* Public routes */}
        <Route path="/flash-games" element={
          <ProtectedRoute requireAuth={false}>
            <FlashGamesView />
          </ProtectedRoute>
        } />

        {/* Protected routes */}
        <Route path="/games/:id/play" element={
          <ProtectedRoute requirePermission="games.play">
            <GamePlayerView />
          </ProtectedRoute>
        } />

        {/* Admin routes */}
        <Route path="/users" element={
          <ProtectedRoute requirePermission="users.read">
            <UsersView />
          </ProtectedRoute>
        } />
      </Routes>
    </AppShell>
  } />
</Routes>

Navigation

Navigation is handled by React Router:

import { useNavigate, Link } from 'react-router-dom';

// Programmatic navigation
const navigate = useNavigate();
navigate('/games/123');

// Link navigation
<Link to="/games/123">View Game</Link>

Further Reading

• Component Overview
• Auth Components
• Protected Route Implementation