feat(legal): create empty loader module

Reviewed-on: #82
Reviewed-by: Jakob Scheid

src/features/footer/components/Footer.vue

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const copyrightPeriod =
 <template>
     <footer class="global-footer">
         <div class="footer-segment">
-            <RouterLink to="settings">
+            <RouterLink to="settings" class="link">
                 {{ t('preferences.settings') }}
             </RouterLink>
         </div>
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ const copyrightPeriod =
     border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
 }
 
+.global-footer a {
+    color: var(--dark);
+}
+
 .copyright-note {
     display: flex;
     justify-content: center;

src/features/legal/services/loader.js

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Seekra
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/

src/features/legal/views/ImprintView.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Seekra
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/

src/features/legal/views/PrivacyPolicyView.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+```vue
+<!--
+Copyright 2026 Seekra
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+-->
+
+<script setup>
+import { computed } from 'vue';
+import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
+
+// 1. ALLE Sprachen importieren (Verhindert den ReferenceError)
+import de from '@/legal/privacy/de.md?raw';
+import en from '@/legal/privacy/en.md?raw';
+import fr from '@/legal/privacy/fr.md?raw';
+import es from '@/legal/privacy/es.md?raw';
+import it from '@/legal/privacy/it.md?raw';
+import pt from '@/legal/privacy/pt.md?raw';
+
+const { locale } = useI18n();
+
+const content = computed(() => {
+  const map = {
+    de,
+    en,
+    fr,
+    es,
+    it,
+    pt
+  };
+
+  // Falls eine Sprache mal nicht existiert, nutzen wir 'de' oder 'en' als Fallback
+  return map[locale.value] || de;
+});
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <main class="privacy-policy-content main-content-padding">
+    <h1>{{ $t('legal.privacy.title') }}</h1>
+
+    <div class="markdown-body">{{ content }}</div>
+  </main>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped>
+.privacy-policy-content {
+  max-width: 900px;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  padding-top: 40px;
+  padding-bottom: 40px;
+}
+
+/* Sorgt dafür, dass die Zeilenumbrüche aus den .md Dateien erhalten bleiben */
+.markdown-body {
+  white-space: pre-wrap;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  line-height: 1.6;
+}
+</style>

src/features/nav/components/Navbar.vue

@@ -15,9 +15,25 @@ limitations under the License.
 -->
 
 <script setup>
+import { ref, watch } from 'vue';
+import { useRoute } from 'vue-router';
 import ColorSchemeButton from '@/features/colorScheme/components/ColorSchemeButton.vue';
 import LanguageSwitchButton from '@/features/i18n/components/LanguageSwitchButton.vue';
 import logo from '@/assets/images/logo.svg';
+import Searchbar from '@/features/search/components/Searchbar.vue';
+
+const route = useRoute();
+const searchQueryModel = defineModel();
+
+watch(() => route.name, name => {
+    searchQueryModel.value = name === 'searchResults' ? route.query.q || '' : '';
+});
+
+watch(() => route.query.q, q => {
+    if (route.name === 'searchResults') {
+        searchQueryModel.value = q || '';
+    }
+});
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -25,6 +41,12 @@ import logo from '@/assets/images/logo.svg';
         <RouterLink to="/" class="link button link">
             <img :src="logo" alt="Seekra" class="nav-logo" />
         </RouterLink>
+        <Searchbar
+            v-if="route.name === 'searchResults'"
+            class="search-bar"
+            v-model="searchQueryModel"
+            auto-submit
+        />
         <ul class="right-links">
             <li>
                 <LanguageSwitchButton />
@@ -41,7 +63,8 @@ import logo from '@/assets/images/logo.svg';
     display: flex;
     justify-content: space-between;
     align-items: center;
-    padding: 10px 40px;
+    padding: 18px 40px;
+    height: 42px;
 }
 
 .global-nav .right-links {
@@ -66,4 +89,7 @@ import logo from '@/assets/images/logo.svg';
     height: 24px;
     width: auto;
 }
-</style>
+.search-bar {
+    width: 70%;
+}
+</style>

src/features/search/views/SearchResultsView.vue

@@ -15,22 +15,13 @@ limitations under the License.
 -->
 
 <script setup>
-import Searchbar from '@/features/search/components/Searchbar.vue';
-
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
 
 const { t } = useI18n();
-
-const props = defineProps(['searchQuery']);
-
-const searchQueryModel = defineModel();
-searchQueryModel.value = props.searchQuery;
 </script>
 
 <template>
     <div class="main-content-padding">
-        <Searchbar class="search-bar" v-model="searchQueryModel" auto-submit />
-        
         <div class="search-results-error-message-container">
             <div class="search-results-error-message">
                 <p>{{ t('search.error.searchNotAvailable') }}</p>

src/features/settings/composables/useSettingsConfig.js

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Seekra
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+import { ref, readonly } from 'vue';
+import { loadSettingsConfig } from '../utils/settingsParser.js';
+
+const config  = ref(null);
+const error   = ref(null);
+const loading = ref(false);
+
+/**
+ * Provides reactive access to the parsed settings configuration.
+ * The config is loaded once and shared across all consumers.
+ */
+export function useSettingsConfig() {
+    async function load() {
+        loading.value = true;
+        error.value   = null;
+        try {
+            config.value = await loadSettingsConfig();
+        } catch (e) {
+            error.value  = e.message;
+            config.value = null;
+        } finally {
+            loading.value = false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return {
+        config:  readonly(config),
+        error:   readonly(error),
+        loading: readonly(loading),
+        load,
+    };
+}

src/features/settings/settings.json

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "contents": []
+}

src/features/settings/types/settingsConfig.js

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Seekra
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {'bool' | 'number' | 'string' | 'selection' | 'section'} SettingType
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {Object} SelectionOption
+ * @property {string} name
+ * @property {string} i18n
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {Object} BaseSettingConfig
+ * @property {SettingType} type
+ * @property {string} name
+ * @property {string} i18n
+ * @property {string} [description]
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {BaseSettingConfig & {
+ *   default: string | string[],
+ *   allowMultiple: boolean,
+ *   options: SelectionOption[]
+ * }} SelectionSettingConfig
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {Object} SectionSettingConfig
+ * @property {'section'} type
+ * @property {string} name
+ * @property {string} [i18n]
+ * @property {string} [description]
+ * @property {SettingConfigEntry[]} content
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {BoolSettingConfig | NumberSettingConfig | StringSettingConfig | SelectionSettingConfig | SectionSettingConfig} SettingConfigEntry
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {Object} SettingsConfig
+ * @property {SettingConfigEntry[]} contents
+ */
+/**
+ * @typedef {{ type: 'bool', name: string, i18n: string, description?: string, default: boolean }} BoolSettingConfig
+ * @typedef {{ type: 'number', name: string, i18n: string, description?: string, default: number }} NumberSettingConfig
+ * @typedef {{ type: 'string', name: string, i18n: string, description?: string, default: string }} StringSettingConfig
+ * @typedef {{ type: 'selection', name: string, i18n: string, description?: string, default: string | string[], allowMultiple?: boolean, options: SelectionOption[] }} SelectionSettingConfig
+ * @typedef {{ type: 'section', name: string, i18n?: string, description?: string, content: SettingConfigEntry[] }} SectionSettingConfig
+ * @typedef {BoolSettingConfig | NumberSettingConfig | StringSettingConfig | SelectionSettingConfig | SectionSettingConfig} SettingConfigEntry
+ * @typedef {{ contents: SettingConfigEntry[] }} SettingsConfig
+ */

src/features/settings/utils/settingsParser.js

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Seekra
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+import { validateSettingsConfig } from './settingsValidator.js';
+
+/**
+ * Loads and parses the settings configuration via dynamic import.
+ * @returns {Promise<import('../types/settingsConfig').SettingsConfig>}
+ */
+export async function loadSettingsConfig() {
+    let raw;
+
+    try {
+        raw = (await import('../settings.json')).default;
+    } catch (e) {
+        throw new Error(`[settings] Failed to load settings.json: ${e.message}`);
+    }
+
+    const result = validateSettingsConfig(raw);
+    if (!result.valid) {
+        throw new Error(result.error);
+    }
+
+    return result.config;
+}

src/features/settings/utils/settingsValidator.js

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Seekra
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+const VALID_TYPES = ['bool', 'number', 'string', 'selection', 'section'];
+
+function assertString(value, path) {
+    if (typeof value !== 'string' || value.trim() === '') {
+        throw new Error(`[settings] "${path}" must be a non-empty string`);
+    }
+}
+
+function assertType(value, path) {
+    if (!VALID_TYPES.includes(value)) {
+        throw new Error(
+            `[settings] "${path}" has invalid type "${value}". Must be one of: ${VALID_TYPES.join(', ')}`
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+function validateSelectionOptions(options, path) {
+    if (!Array.isArray(options) || options.length === 0) {
+        throw new Error(`[settings] "${path}.options" must be a non-empty array`);
+    }
+    options.forEach((opt, i) => {
+        assertString(opt.name, `${path}.options[${i}].name`);
+        assertString(opt.i18n, `${path}.options[${i}].i18n`);
+    });
+}
+
+function validateEntry(entry, path) {
+    assertType(entry.type, `${path}.type`);
+
+    if (entry.type === 'section') {
+        assertString(entry.name, `${path}.name`);
+        if (!Array.isArray(entry.content)) {
+            throw new Error(`[settings] "${path}.content" must be an array`);
+        }
+        entry.content.forEach((child, i) =>
+            validateEntry(child, `${path}.content[${i}]`)
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    assertString(entry.name, `${path}.name`);
+    assertString(entry.i18n, `${path}.i18n`);
+
+    if (entry.default !== undefined) {
+        if (entry.type === 'bool' && typeof entry.default !== 'boolean') {
+             throw new Error(`[settings] "${path}.default" must be a boolean`);
+         }
+         if (entry.type === 'number' && typeof entry.default !== 'number') {
+             throw new Error(`[settings] "${path}.default" must be a number`);
+         }
+         if (entry.type === 'string' && typeof entry.default !== 'string') {
+             throw new Error(`[settings] "${path}.default" must be a string`);
+         }
+         if (entry.type === 'selection') {
+             validateSelectionOptions(entry.options, path);
+             if (typeof entry.allowMultiple !== 'boolean') {
+                 throw new Error(`[settings] "${path}.allowMultiple" must be a boolean`);
+             }
+         }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Validates a raw settings config object.
+ * @param {unknown} raw
+ * @returns {{ valid: true, config: import('../types/settingsConfig').SettingsConfig } | { valid: false, error: string }}
+ */
+export function validateSettingsConfig(raw) {
+    try {
+        if (!raw || typeof raw !== 'object') {
+            throw new Error('[settings] Config must be an object');
+        }
+        if (!Array.isArray(raw.contents)) {
+            throw new Error('[settings] "contents" must be an array');
+        }
+        raw.contents.forEach((entry, i) =>
+            validateEntry(entry, `contents[${i}]`)
+        );
+        return { valid: true, config: raw };
+    } catch (e) {
+        return { valid: false, error: e.message };
+    }
+}

src/legal/privacy/de.md

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Datenschutzerklärung
+
+Hier steht deine Datenschutzerklärung auf Deutsch.

src/legal/privacy/en.md

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Privacy Policy
+
+Here is your privacy policy in English.

src/legal/privacy/es.md

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Política de privacidad
+
+Aquí tienes tu política de privacidad en español.

src/legal/privacy/fr.md

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Politique de confidentialité
+
+Voici ta politique de confidentialité en français.

src/legal/privacy/it.md

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Informativa sulla privacy
+
+Qui trovi la tua informativa sulla privacy in italiano.

src/legal/privacy/pt.md

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Política de Privacidade
+
+Aqui está a tua Política de Privacidade em português.

src/locales/de.json

@@ -37,5 +37,11 @@
             }
         }
     },
-    "slogan": "Gebaut zum Suchen."
-}
+    "slogan": "Gebaut zum Suchen.",
+
+    "legal": {
+        "privacy": {
+            "title": "Datenschutzerklärung"
+        }
+    }
+}

src/locales/en.json

@@ -37,5 +37,11 @@
             }
         }
     },
-    "slogan": "Built to search."
-}
+    "slogan": "Built to search.",
+
+    "legal": {
+        "privacy": {
+            "title": "Privacy Policy"
+        }
+    }
+}

src/locales/es.json

@@ -37,5 +37,11 @@
             }
         }
     },
-    "slogan": "Hecho para buscar."
-}
+    "slogan": "Hecho para buscar.",
+
+    "legal": {
+        "privacy": {
+            "title": "Política de Privacidad"
+        }
+    }
+}

src/locales/fr.json

@@ -37,5 +37,11 @@
             }
         }
     },
-    "slogan": "Conçu pour chercher."
-}
+    "slogan": "Conçu pour chercher.",
+
+    "legal": {
+        "privacy": {
+            "title": "Politique de Confidentialité"
+        }
+     }
+}

src/locales/it.json

@@ -37,5 +37,11 @@
             }
         }
     },
-    "slogan": "Costruito per cercare."
-}
+    "slogan": "Costruito per cercare.",
+
+    "legal": {
+        "privacy": {
+            "title": "Politica di Privacy"
+        }
+    }
+}

src/locales/pt.json

@@ -37,5 +37,11 @@
             }
         }
     },
-    "slogan": "Feito para pesquisar."
-}
+    "slogan": "Feito para pesquisar.",
+
+    "legal": {
+        "privacy": {
+            "title": "Política de Privacidade"
+        }
+    }
+}

src/router/index.js

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import SearchView from '../views/SearchView.vue';
 import SearchResultsView from '@/features/search/views/SearchResultsView.vue';
 import SettingsView from '@/features/settings/views/SettingsView.vue';
 import NotFound from '../views/NotFound.vue';
+import PrivacyPolicyView from '@/features/legal/views/PrivacyPolicyView.vue';
 
 const routes = [
     {
@@ -52,6 +53,15 @@ const routes = [
         name: 'notFound',
         component: NotFound
     },
+    {
+    path: '/privacy',
+    name: 'privacyPolicy',
+    component: PrivacyPolicyView,
+    meta: {
+        title: () => 'Privacy Policy'
+    }
+    },
+
 ];
 
 const router = createRouter({
@@ -73,4 +83,4 @@ router.afterEach(to => {
     };
 });
 
-export default router;
+export default router;