feat(maps): persist markers to database instead of localStorage

Moves map marker storage from browser localStorage to a server-side database
table so pins survive cache clears, browser changes, and device switches.

Backend:
- New `map_markers` table with future-proofed columns for routing (marker_type,
  route_id, route_order, notes) to avoid a migration when routes are added later
- CRUD endpoints: GET/POST /api/maps/markers, PATCH/DELETE /api/maps/markers/:id
- VineJS validation on create/update
- MapMarker Lucid model

Frontend:
- useMapMarkers hook now fetches from API instead of localStorage
- Marker IDs changed from string (UUID) to number (DB auto-increment)
- API client methods added for all marker operations

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

admin/app/controllers/maps_controller.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { MapService } from '#services/map_service'
+import MapMarker from '#models/map_marker'
 import {
   assertNotPrivateUrl,
   downloadCollectionValidator,
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import {
 } from '#validators/common'
 import { inject } from '@adonisjs/core'
 import type { HttpContext } from '@adonisjs/core/http'
+import vine from '@vinejs/vine'
 
 @inject()
 export default class MapsController {
@@ -123,4 +125,60 @@ export default class MapsController {
       message: 'Map file deleted successfully',
     }
   }
+
+  // --- Map Markers ---
+
+  async listMarkers({}: HttpContext) {
+    return await MapMarker.query().orderBy('created_at', 'asc')
+  }
+
+  async createMarker({ request }: HttpContext) {
+    const payload = await request.validateUsing(
+      vine.compile(
+        vine.object({
+          name: vine.string().trim().minLength(1).maxLength(255),
+          longitude: vine.number(),
+          latitude: vine.number(),
+          color: vine.string().trim().maxLength(20).optional(),
+        })
+      )
+    )
+    const marker = await MapMarker.create({
+      name: payload.name,
+      longitude: payload.longitude,
+      latitude: payload.latitude,
+      color: payload.color ?? 'orange',
+    })
+    return marker
+  }
+
+  async updateMarker({ request, response }: HttpContext) {
+    const { id } = request.params()
+    const marker = await MapMarker.find(id)
+    if (!marker) {
+      return response.status(404).send({ message: 'Marker not found' })
+    }
+    const payload = await request.validateUsing(
+      vine.compile(
+        vine.object({
+          name: vine.string().trim().minLength(1).maxLength(255).optional(),
+          color: vine.string().trim().maxLength(20).optional(),
+        })
+      )
+    )
+    if (payload.name !== undefined) marker.name = payload.name
+    if (payload.color !== undefined) marker.color = payload.color
+    await marker.save()
+    return marker
+  }
+
+  async deleteMarker({ request, response }: HttpContext) {
+    const { id } = request.params()
+    const marker = await MapMarker.find(id)
+    if (!marker) {
+      return response.status(404).send({ message: 'Marker not found' })
+    }
+    await marker.delete()
+    return { message: 'Marker deleted' }
+  }
 }

admin/app/models/map_marker.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { DateTime } from 'luxon'
+import { BaseModel, column, SnakeCaseNamingStrategy } from '@adonisjs/lucid/orm'
+
+export default class MapMarker extends BaseModel {
+  static namingStrategy = new SnakeCaseNamingStrategy()
+
+  @column({ isPrimary: true })
+  declare id: number
+
+  @column()
+  declare name: string
+
+  @column()
+  declare longitude: number
+
+  @column()
+  declare latitude: number
+
+  @column()
+  declare color: string
+
+  // 'pin' for user-placed markers, 'waypoint' for route points (future)
+  @column()
+  declare marker_type: string
+
+  // Groups markers into a route (future)
+  @column()
+  declare route_id: string | null
+
+  // Order within a route (future)
+  @column()
+  declare route_order: number | null
+
+  // Optional user notes for a location
+  @column()
+  declare notes: string | null
+
+  @column.dateTime({ autoCreate: true })
+  declare created_at: DateTime
+
+  @column.dateTime({ autoCreate: true, autoUpdate: true })
+  declare updated_at: DateTime
+}

admin/database/migrations/1771200000001_create_map_markers_table.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { BaseSchema } from '@adonisjs/lucid/schema'
+
+export default class extends BaseSchema {
+  protected tableName = 'map_markers'
+
+  async up() {
+    this.schema.createTable(this.tableName, (table) => {
+      table.increments('id')
+      table.string('name').notNullable()
+      table.double('longitude').notNullable()
+      table.double('latitude').notNullable()
+      table.string('color', 20).notNullable().defaultTo('orange')
+      table.string('marker_type', 20).notNullable().defaultTo('pin')
+      table.string('route_id').nullable()
+      table.integer('route_order').nullable()
+      table.text('notes').nullable()
+      table.timestamp('created_at')
+      table.timestamp('updated_at')
+    })
+  }
+
+  async down() {
+    this.schema.dropTable(this.tableName)
+  }
+}

admin/inertia/components/maps/MapComponent.tsx

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default function MapComponent() {
   const [placingMarker, setPlacingMarker] = useState<{ lng: number; lat: number } | null>(null)
   const [markerName, setMarkerName] = useState('')
   const [markerColor, setMarkerColor] = useState<PinColorId>('orange')
-  const [selectedMarkerId, setSelectedMarkerId] = useState<string | null>(null)
+  const [selectedMarkerId, setSelectedMarkerId] = useState<number | null>(null)
 
   // Add the PMTiles protocol to maplibre-gl
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export default function MapComponent() {
   }, [])
 
   const handleDeleteMarker = useCallback(
-    (id: string) => {
+    (id: number) => {
       if (selectedMarkerId === id) setSelectedMarkerId(null)
       deleteMarker(id)
     },

admin/inertia/components/maps/MarkerPanel.tsx

@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import type { MapMarker } from '~/hooks/useMapMarkers'
 
 interface MarkerPanelProps {
   markers: MapMarker[]
-  onDelete: (id: string) => void
+  onDelete: (id: number) => void
   onFlyTo: (longitude: number, latitude: number) => void
-  onSelect: (id: string | null) => void
+  onSelect: (id: number | null) => void
-  selectedMarkerId: string | null
+  selectedMarkerId: number | null
 }
 
 export default function MarkerPanel({

admin/inertia/hooks/useMapMarkers.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { useState, useCallback } from 'react'
+import { useState, useCallback, useEffect } from 'react'
+import api from '~/lib/api'
 
 export const PIN_COLORS = [
   { id: 'orange', label: 'Orange', hex: '#a84a12' },
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ export const PIN_COLORS = [
 export type PinColorId = typeof PIN_COLORS[number]['id']
 
 export interface MapMarker {
-  id: string
+  id: number
   name: string
   longitude: number
   latitude: number
@@ -20,60 +21,66 @@ export interface MapMarker {
   createdAt: string
 }
 
-const STORAGE_KEY = 'nomad:map-markers'
-
-function getInitialMarkers(): MapMarker[] {
-  try {
-    const stored = localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY)
-    if (stored) {
-      const parsed = JSON.parse(stored)
-      if (Array.isArray(parsed)) return parsed
-    }
-  } catch {}
-  return []
-}
-
-function persist(markers: MapMarker[]) {
-  try {
-    localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(markers))
-  } catch {}
-}
-
 export function useMapMarkers() {
-  const [markers, setMarkers] = useState<MapMarker[]>(getInitialMarkers)
+  const [markers, setMarkers] = useState<MapMarker[]>([])
+  const [loaded, setLoaded] = useState(false)
 
-  const addMarker = useCallback((name: string, longitude: number, latitude: number, color: PinColorId = 'orange'): MapMarker => {
+  // Load markers from API on mount
-    const marker: MapMarker = {
+  useEffect(() => {
-      id: crypto.randomUUID(),
+    api.listMapMarkers().then((data) => {
-      name,
+      if (data) {
-      longitude,
+        setMarkers(
-      latitude,
+          data.map((m) => ({
-      color,
+            id: m.id,
-      createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+            name: m.name,
+            longitude: m.longitude,
+            latitude: m.latitude,
+            color: m.color as PinColorId,
+            createdAt: m.created_at,
+          }))
+        )
+      }
+      setLoaded(true)
+    })
+  }, [])
+
+  const addMarker = useCallback(
+    async (name: string, longitude: number, latitude: number, color: PinColorId = 'orange') => {
+      const result = await api.createMapMarker({ name, longitude, latitude, color })
+      if (result) {
+        const marker: MapMarker = {
+          id: result.id,
+          name: result.name,
+          longitude: result.longitude,
+          latitude: result.latitude,
+          color: result.color as PinColorId,
+          createdAt: result.created_at,
+        }
+        setMarkers((prev) => [...prev, marker])
+        return marker
+      }
+      return null
+    },
+    []
+  )
+
+  const updateMarker = useCallback(async (id: number, updates: { name?: string; color?: string }) => {
+    const result = await api.updateMapMarker(id, updates)
+    if (result) {
+      setMarkers((prev) =>
+        prev.map((m) =>
+          m.id === id
+            ? { ...m, name: result.name, color: result.color as PinColorId }
+            : m
+        )
+      )
     }
-    setMarkers((prev) => {
-      const next = [...prev, marker]
-      persist(next)
-      return next
-    })
-    return marker
   }, [])
 
-  const updateMarker = useCallback((id: string, name: string) => {
+  const deleteMarker = useCallback(async (id: number) => {
-    setMarkers((prev) => {
+    await api.deleteMapMarker(id)
-      const next = prev.map((m) => (m.id === id ? { ...m, name } : m))
+    setMarkers((prev) => prev.filter((m) => m.id !== id))
-      persist(next)
-      return next
-    })
   }, [])
 
-  const deleteMarker = useCallback((id: string) => {
+  return { markers, loaded, addMarker, updateMarker, deleteMarker }
-    setMarkers((prev) => {
-      const next = prev.filter((m) => m.id !== id)
-      persist(next)
-      return next
-    })
-  }, [])
-
-  return { markers, addMarker, updateMarker, deleteMarker }
 }

admin/inertia/lib/api.ts

@@ -571,6 +571,39 @@ class API {
     })()
   }
 
+  async listMapMarkers() {
+    return catchInternal(async () => {
+      const response = await this.client.get<
+        Array<{ id: number; name: string; longitude: number; latitude: number; color: string; created_at: string }>
+      >('/maps/markers')
+      return response.data
+    })()
+  }
+
+  async createMapMarker(data: { name: string; longitude: number; latitude: number; color?: string }) {
+    return catchInternal(async () => {
+      const response = await this.client.post<
+        { id: number; name: string; longitude: number; latitude: number; color: string; created_at: string }
+      >('/maps/markers', data)
+      return response.data
+    })()
+  }
+
+  async updateMapMarker(id: number, data: { name?: string; color?: string }) {
+    return catchInternal(async () => {
+      const response = await this.client.patch<
+        { id: number; name: string; longitude: number; latitude: number; color: string }
+      >(`/maps/markers/${id}`, data)
+      return response.data
+    })()
+  }
+
+  async deleteMapMarker(id: number) {
+    return catchInternal(async () => {
+      await this.client.delete(`/maps/markers/${id}`)
+    })()
+  }
+
   async listRemoteZimFiles({
     start = 0,
     count = 12,

admin/start/routes.ts

@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ router
     router.post('/download-collection', [MapsController, 'downloadCollection'])
     router.get('/global-map-info', [MapsController, 'globalMapInfo'])
     router.post('/download-global-map', [MapsController, 'downloadGlobalMap'])
+    router.get('/markers', [MapsController, 'listMarkers'])
+    router.post('/markers', [MapsController, 'createMarker'])
+    router.patch('/markers/:id', [MapsController, 'updateMarker'])
+    router.delete('/markers/:id', [MapsController, 'deleteMarker'])
     router.delete('/:filename', [MapsController, 'delete'])
   })
   .prefix('/api/maps')