test(legal): add tests for getLegalNotice

The legal notice view now shows an error box if the legal notice could
not be loaded.

src/App.vue

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { useRoute } from 'vue-router';
 const route = useRoute();
 
 const { getColorScheme, updateColorScheme } = useColorScheme();
-const colorScheme = ref('auto');
+const colorScheme = ref(getColorScheme());
 provide('colorScheme', colorScheme);
 watch(colorScheme, (newValue) => {
     updateColorScheme(newValue);
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ watch(colorScheme, (newValue) => {
         document.body.classList.remove('color-scheme-auto');
     }
 });
-colorScheme.value = getColorScheme();
 
 watchEffect(() => updatePageTitle(route));
 </script>

src/features/footer/components/Footer.vue

@@ -40,8 +40,20 @@ const copyrightPeriod =
             </RouterLink>
             <LanguageSwitchButton />
         </div>
-        <div class="footer-segment">
-            &copy; {{ copyrightPeriod }} Seekra
+        <div class="footer-segment legal-segment">
+            <div></div>
+            <div class="copyright-notice">
+                &copy; {{ copyrightPeriod }} Seekra
+            </div>
+            <div class="legal-links">
+                <RouterLink
+                    :to="{ name: 'legalNotice' }"
+                    class="link"
+                    :title="t('legal.notice.title')"
+                >
+                    {{ t('legal.notice.title') }}
+                </RouterLink>
+            </div>
         </div>
     </footer>
 </template>
@@ -54,7 +66,6 @@ const copyrightPeriod =
 .footer-segment {
     display: flex;
     justify-content: center;
-    align-items: center;
     gap: 32px;
     padding: var(--padding-y);
     background-color: var(--light-bg);
@@ -64,4 +75,31 @@ const copyrightPeriod =
 .global-footer a {
     color: var(--dark);
 }
+
+.legal-segment {
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
+    text-align: center;
+}
+
+.copyright-notice {
+    justify-self: center;
+}
+
+.legal-links {
+    justify-self: end;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 48rem) {
+    .legal-segment {
+        display: flex;
+        flex-direction: column;
+        justify-content: center;
+        gap: 0;
+    }
+
+    .legal-links {
+        margin-top: 0.8em;
+    }
+}
 </style>

src/features/legal/errors.js

@@ -14,18 +14,9 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-import { defineStore } from 'pinia';
-
-export const useSettingsConfigCacheStore = defineStore('settingsConfigCache', () => {
-    let settingsConfig = undefined;
-
-    const set = function set (value) {
-        settingsConfig = value;
+export class FetchError extends Error {
+    constructor (message) {
+        super(message);
+        this.name = 'FetchError';
     };
-
-    const get = function get () {
-        return settingsConfig;
-    };
-
-    return { set, get };
-});
+};

src/features/legal/services/fetchLegalContent.js

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+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 { FetchError } from '../errors';
+import { getAssetsUrl } from '@/config/env';
+
+const fetchHtml = async function fetchHtml (url, options) {
+    let response;
+    try {
+        response = await fetch(url, options);
+    } catch (err) {
+        if (err instanceof TypeError) throw new FetchError(err);
+        else throw err;
+    }
+    if (response.ok) return await response.text();
+    else throw new FetchError();
+};
+
+export const getLegalNotice = async function getLegalNotice () {
+    const legalNoticeUrl = new URL('legal/legal_notice.html', getAssetsUrl()).href;
+    const html = await fetchHtml(legalNoticeUrl);
+
+    const parser = new DOMParser();
+    const doc = parser.parseFromString(html, 'text/html');
+
+    const legalNoticeContainer = doc.querySelector('main') ?? doc.body;
+    legalNoticeContainer.querySelectorAll('a').forEach(
+        (link) => link.classList.add('link')
+    );
+    return legalNoticeContainer.innerHTML;
+};

src/features/legal/services/fetchLegalContent.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/*
+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 { FetchError } from '../errors';
+import { getLegalNotice } from './fetchLegalContent';
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+let fetchSpy;
+
+beforeEach(() => {  
+    fetchSpy = vi.spyOn(globalThis, 'fetch');
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+    fetchSpy.mockRestore();
+});
+
+const exampleHtml = `<h1>Heading</h1>
+<p>
+    <a>...</a>
+</p>`;
+
+const exampleHtmlWithLinkClass = `<h1>Heading</h1>
+<p>
+    <a class="link">...</a>
+</p>`;
+const exampleHtmlDocument = `<html>
+    <head>
+        <title>Legal Notice</title>
+    </head>
+    <body>
+        ${exampleHtml}
+    </body>
+</html>`;
+const exampleHtmlDocumentWithMain = `<html>
+    <head>
+        <title>Legal Notice</title>
+    </head>
+    <body>
+        <main>
+            ${exampleHtml}
+        </main>
+    </body>
+</html>`;
+
+describe('fetchLegalContent', () => {
+    describe('getLegalNotice', () => {
+        describe('success', () => {
+            test('returns HTML body', async () => {
+                fetchSpy.mockResolvedValue(
+                    new Response(exampleHtmlDocument)
+                );
+
+                expect(
+                    (await getLegalNotice()).trim()
+                ).toBe(exampleHtmlWithLinkClass);
+            });
+
+            test('returns HTML <main>', async () => {
+                fetchSpy.mockResolvedValue(
+                    new Response(exampleHtmlDocumentWithMain)
+                );
+
+                expect(
+                    (await getLegalNotice()).trim()
+                ).toBe(exampleHtmlWithLinkClass);
+            });
+
+            test('does not fail on success status code', async () => {
+                fetchSpy.mockResolvedValue(
+                    new Response(null, { status: 206 })
+                );
+
+                await getLegalNotice();
+            });
+        });
+
+        describe('error', () => {
+            test('throws FetchError when fetch fails', async () => {
+                fetchSpy.mockRejectedValue(new TypeError());
+                await expect(getLegalNotice()).rejects.toThrow(FetchError);
+            });
+
+            test('throws FetchError on HTTP error', async () => {
+                fetchSpy.mockResolvedValue(
+                    new Response(null, { status: 404 })
+                )
+                await expect(getLegalNotice()).rejects.toThrow(FetchError);
+            });
+
+            test('does not throw FetchError when fetch throws another error than TypeError', async () => {
+                fetchSpy.mockRejectedValue(new Error());
+                await expect(getLegalNotice()).rejects.toThrow(Error);
+            });
+        });
+    });
+});

src/features/legal/views/LegalNoticeView.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+<!--
+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 { getLegalNotice } from '../services/fetchLegalContent';
+import { onMounted, ref } from 'vue';
+import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
+
+const { t } = useI18n();
+
+const loading = ref(true);
+const legalNoticeError = ref(null);
+const legalNoticeHtml = ref(null);
+onMounted(async () => {
+    try {
+        legalNoticeHtml.value = await getLegalNotice();
+        loading.value = false;
+    } catch {
+        legalNoticeError.value = 'legal.notice.loadError';
+    }
+});
+</script>
+
+<template>
+    <div class="main-content-padding legal-notice-container">
+        <header class="header">
+            <h1>
+                {{ t('legal.notice.title') }}
+            </h1>
+        </header>
+        <main>
+            <div v-if="loading">
+                {{ t('loading') }}
+            </div>
+            <div class="error" v-else-if="legalNoticeError">
+                {{ t(legalNoticeError) }}
+            </div>
+            <div class="legal-notice" v-html="legalNoticeHtml" v-else></div>
+        </main>
+    </div>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped>
+.header h1 {
+    margin-top: 0;
+}
+</style>

src/features/settings/components/Switch.vue

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 <script setup>
 import { useSettingsStore } from '../stores/settingsStore';
-import { ref, useId, watch } from 'vue';
+import { useId } from 'vue';
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
 
 const { t } = useI18n();
@@ -35,16 +35,8 @@ const switchId = useId();
 
 const store = useSettingsStore();
 
-const enabled = ref(null);
-watch(store, (newStore) => {
-    enabled.value = newStore.get(props.path);
-});
-// set value after registering watcher to avoid immediate value change
-enabled.value = store.get(props.path) ?? props.setting.default;
-
 const toggle = function toggle () {
-    enabled.value = !enabled.value;
-    store.set(props.path, enabled.value);
+    store.set(props.path, !store.get(props.path));
 };
 </script>
 
@@ -55,7 +47,7 @@ const toggle = function toggle () {
         </label>
         <div
             class="switch-wrapper"
-            :class="{ enabled }"
+            :class="{ enabled: store.get(props.path) }"
             :title="t('settings.switch.title')"
             :aria-label="t('settings.switch.ariaLabel')"
             :aria-labelledby="labelId"

src/features/settings/components/__tests__/Switch.test.js

@@ -20,23 +20,17 @@ import { useSettingsStore } from '../../stores/settingsStore.js';
 import { expect, describe, test } from 'vitest';
 import { nextTick } from 'vue';
 
-const getWrapper = function getWrapper ({
-    i18n = 'switch1',
-    defaultValue = undefined,
-    translations = {},
-    piniaOptions = {}
-} = {}) {
+const getWrapper = function getWrapper ({ i18n = 'switch1', translations = {} } = {}) {
     return mountComponent(Switch, {
         attrs: {
             setting: {
                 type: 'bool',
                 name: 'switch',
-                i18n,
-                default: defaultValue
+                i18n
             },
             path: 'switch'
         }
-    }, translations, [], piniaOptions);
+    }, translations);
 };
 
 describe('Switch', () => {
@@ -59,42 +53,6 @@ describe('Switch', () => {
         expect(switchElementClasses2).not.toContain('enabled');
     });
 
-    test('shows default value', () => {
-        const wrapper = getWrapper({
-            defaultValue: true
-        });
-
-        const switchElement = wrapper.find('.switch-wrapper');
-        expect(switchElement.classes('enabled')).toBeTruthy();
-    });
-
-    test('shows stored value instead of default value', () => {
-        const wrapper = getWrapper({
-            defaultValue: true,
-            piniaOptions: {
-                setupStores: () => {
-                    const store = useSettingsStore();
-                    store.set('switch', false);
-                }
-            }
-        });
-
-        const switchElement = wrapper.find('.switch-wrapper');
-        expect(switchElement.classes('enabled')).toBeFalsy();
-    });
-
-    test('reacts on store change', async () => {
-        const wrapper = getWrapper();
-        const store = useSettingsStore();
-
-        const switchElement = wrapper.find('.switch-wrapper');
-        expect(switchElement.classes('enabled')).toBeFalsy();
-        
-        store.set('switch', true);
-        await nextTick();
-        expect(switchElement.classes('enabled')).toBeTruthy();
-    });
-
     test('toggles value in store', async () => {
         const wrapper = getWrapper();
         

src/features/settings/composables/__tests__/useSettings.test.js

@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-/*
-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 { useSettingsConfigCacheStore } from '../../stores/settingsConfigCacheStore';
-import { useSettingsStore } from '../../stores/settingsStore';
-import { useSettings } from '../useSettings';
-import { createTestingPinia } from '@pinia/testing';
-import { setActivePinia } from 'pinia';
-import { beforeEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
-
-const settingDefaultValue = 42;
-const settingPath = ['test', 'number'];
-
-describe('useSettings', () => {
-    describe('getSetting', () => {
-        test('returns stored value', () => {
-            const { getSetting } = useSettings();
-            const settings = useSettingsStore();
-
-            const key = 'setting';
-            const value = 42;
-
-            settings.set(key, value);
-
-            expect(getSetting(key)).toBe(value);
-        });
-
-        test('returns default value', () => {
-            const { getSetting } = useSettings();
-            expect(getSetting(settingPath)).toBe(settingDefaultValue);
-        });
-
-        test('returns stored value instead of default value', () => {
-            const { getSetting } = useSettings();
-            const settings = useSettingsStore();
-
-            const value = 43;
-
-            expect(getSetting(settingPath)).toBe(settingDefaultValue);
-
-            settings.set(settingPath, value);
-            expect(getSetting(settingPath)).toBe(value);
-        });
-
-        test('returns undefined if there is no value', () => {
-            const { getSetting } = useSettings();
-            expect(getSetting(['test', 'bool'])).toBeUndefined();
-        });
-    });
-});
-
-beforeEach(() => {
-    setActivePinia(
-        createTestingPinia({
-            createSpy: vi.fn,
-            stubActions: false
-        })
-    );
-    const settingsConfigCache = useSettingsConfigCacheStore();
-    settingsConfigCache.set({
-        contents: [
-            {
-                name: 'test',
-                i18n: '',
-                content: [
-                    {
-                        type: 'number',
-                        i18n: '',
-                        name: 'number',
-                        default: settingDefaultValue
-                    },
-                    {
-                        type: 'bool',
-                        i18n: '',
-                        name: 'bool'
-                    }
-                ]
-            }
-        ]
-    });
-});

src/features/settings/composables/useSettings.js

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-import { useSettingsConfigCacheStore } from '../stores/settingsConfigCacheStore';
 import { useSettingsStore } from '../stores/settingsStore';
 import { getSettingRecursively } from '../utils/getSetting';
 import { loadSettingsConfig } from '../utils/settingsParser';
@@ -28,10 +27,10 @@ export const useSettings = function useSettings () {
      * @param {string[]} key - The settings key.
      * @return The value of the setting.
      */
-    const getSetting = function getSetting (key) {
+    const getSetting = async function getSetting (key) {
         const settingsStore = useSettingsStore();
 
-        const settings = useSettingsConfigCacheStore().get();
+        const settings = await loadSettingsConfig();
         return (
             settingsStore.get(key) ??
             getSettingRecursively(

src/features/settings/settings.json

@@ -1,30 +1,3 @@
 {
-    "contents": [
-        {
-            "name": "appearance",
-            "i18n": "settings.settings.appearance.title",
-            "content": [
-                {
-                    "name": "colorScheme",
-                    "type": "selection",
-                    "i18n": "settings.settings.appearance.contents.colorScheme.title",
-                    "default": "auto",
-                    "options": [
-                        {
-                            "name": "auto",
-                            "i18n": "settings.settings.appearance.contents.colorScheme.options.auto"
-                        },
-                        {
-                            "name": "light",
-                            "i18n": "settings.settings.appearance.contents.colorScheme.options.light"
-                        },
-                        {
-                            "name": "dark",
-                            "i18n": "settings.settings.appearance.contents.colorScheme.options.dark"
-                        }
-                    ]
-                }
-            ]
-        }
-    ]
-}
+    "contents": []
+}

src/features/settings/utils/settingsParser.js

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-import { useSettingsConfigCacheStore } from '../stores/settingsConfigCacheStore';
 import { validateSettingsConfig } from './settingsValidator.js';
 
 /**
@@ -22,12 +21,10 @@ import { validateSettingsConfig } from './settingsValidator.js';
  * @returns {Promise<import('../types/settingsConfig').SettingsConfig>}
  */
 export async function loadSettingsConfig() {
-    const settingsConfigCache = useSettingsConfigCacheStore();
     let raw;
 
     try {
         raw = (await import('../settings.json')).default;
-        settingsConfigCache.set(raw);
     } catch (e) {
         throw new Error(`[settings] Failed to load settings.json: ${e.message}`);
     }

src/features/sidebar/components/Sidebar.vue

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const toggleSidebar = function toggleSidebar () {
         <div class="sidebar-controls">
             <SidebarExpandButton @click="toggleSidebar" class="sidebar-expand-button" />
         </div>
-        <div class="sidebar-content" v-show="props.expanded">
+        <div class="sidebar-content" v-if="props.expanded">
             <slot />
         </div>
     </nav>
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ const toggleSidebar = function toggleSidebar () {
 }
 
 @media (max-width: 48rem) {
-    .sidebar {
-        border: none;
-    }
-
     .sidebar:not(.expanded) .sidebar-expand-button {
         display: none;
     }

src/locales/de.json

@@ -60,21 +60,12 @@
             "option": {
                 "ariaLabel": "Wählt die Option {option} aus"
             }
-        },
-        "settings": {
-            "appearance": {
-                "title": "Erscheinungsbild",
-                "contents": {
-                    "colorScheme": {
-                        "title": "Farbschema",
-                        "options": {
-                            "auto": "An Systemfarbschema anpassen",
-                            "light": "Hell",
-                            "dark": "Dunkel"
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
+        }
+    },
+    "legal": {
+        "notice": {
+            "title": "Impressum",
+            "loadError": "Das Impressum konnte nicht geladen werden."
         }
     }
 }

src/locales/en.json

@@ -60,21 +60,12 @@
             "option": {
                 "ariaLabel": "Selects option {option}"
             }
-        },
-        "settings": {
-            "appearance": {
-                "title": "Appearance",
-                "contents": {
-                    "colorScheme": {
-                        "title": "Color Scheme",
-                        "options": {
-                            "auto": "Adapt to system color scheme",
-                            "light": "Light",
-                            "dark": "Dark"
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
+        }
+    },
+    "legal": {
+        "notice": {
+            "title": "Legal Notice",
+            "loadError": "The legal notice could not be loaded."
         }
     }
 }

src/router/index.js

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { createRouter, createWebHistory } from 'vue-router';
 import { i18n } from '@/i18n';
 
 import SearchView from '../views/SearchView.vue';
+import LegalNoticeView from '@/features/legal/views/LegalNoticeView.vue';
 import SearchResultsView from '@/features/search/views/SearchResultsView.vue';
 import SettingsView from '@/features/settings/views/SettingsView.vue';
 import NotFound from '../views/NotFound.vue';
@@ -39,6 +40,14 @@ const routes = [
             title: (route) => route.query.q
         }
     },
+    {
+        path: '/legal/notice',
+        name: 'legalNotice',
+        component: LegalNoticeView,
+        meta: {
+            title: () => i18n.global.t('legal.notice.title')
+        }
+    },
     {
         path: '/settings/:rest(.*)*',
         name: 'settings',

src/styles/common.css

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ body {
 
 .link {
     text-decoration: none;
+    color: var(--dark);
 }
 
 .link:hover:not(.button-link), .link:focus-visible:not(.button-link) {
@@ -91,4 +92,12 @@ input {
 /* Temporary until a custom tap highlight is implemented. */
 * {
     -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
-}
+}
+
+.error {
+    background-color: var(--color-negative-bg);
+    border: 1px solid var(--color-negative-border);
+    padding: 1em 2em;
+    border-radius: 1.2em;
+    color: var(--white);
+}

src/styles/variables/colors.css

@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ body {
     --light-hover:          var(--light-d-2);
 
     --invert: invert(0);
+
+    --color-negative-bg:     oklch(59% 0.22706 29.244);
+    --color-negative-border: oklch(51% 0.22706 29.244);
 }
 
 @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {