rails: build from tags via shared rail-match helper (fix degenerate single-rail collapse)

66ff058a7a004b8dec7d98ac31b7f6dc731c4a00 · 2026-05-26 10:18:02 -0700 · Steve Abrams

Files touched

M server.js
M site.config.json

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commit 66ff058a7a004b8dec7d98ac31b7f6dc731c4a00
Author: Steve Abrams <steve@designerwallcoverings.com>
Date:   Tue May 26 10:18:02 2026 -0700

    rails: build from tags via shared rail-match helper (fix degenerate single-rail collapse)
---
 server.js        | 24 ++++++++++++++++--------
 site.config.json | 12 ++++++------
 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index ab3eccb..a034902 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ if (ADMIN_ENABLED) {
   try { catalog = require('../_shared/admin-catalog'); }
   catch (e) { console.error(`[${__SITE}] admin-catalog unavailable (${e.message}) — falling back to static JSON`); }
 }
+const { buildRails, railFacets } = require('../_shared/rail-match');
 const siteCfg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'site.config.json'), 'utf8'));
 const SITE_SLUG = siteCfg.slug || __SITE;
 const SITE_RAILS = Array.isArray(siteCfg.rails) ? siteCfg.rails : [];
@@ -196,12 +197,19 @@ app.get('/api/products', (req, res) => {
 });
 
 app.get('/api/sliders', (req, res) => {
-  const out = [];
-  for (const a of SITE_RAILS) {
-    const items = PRODUCTS_NICHE.filter(p => p.aesthetic === a).slice(0, 12);
-    if (items.length >= 4) out.push({ aesthetic: a, items });
-  }
-  res.json({ rails: out });
+  const RAIL_LABELS = {
+    'textured':     'Textured Surfaces',
+    'contemporary': 'Contemporary',
+    'beige':        'Neutral & Beige',
+    'minimalist':   'Minimalist',
+    'traditional':  'Traditional',
+    'geometric':    'Geometric',
+  };
+  const rails = buildRails(PRODUCTS_NICHE, SITE_RAILS).map(r => ({
+    ...r,
+    label: RAIL_LABELS[r.key] || r.key,
+  }));
+  res.json({ rails });
 });
 
 app.get('/api/facets', (req, res) => {
@@ -214,9 +222,9 @@ app.get('/api/facets', (req, res) => {
     list = list.filter(p => (p.title || '').toLowerCase().includes(needle) || (p.tags || []).some(t => String(t).toLowerCase().includes(needle)));
   }
   if (aesthetic && aesthetic !== 'all') list = list.filter(p => p.aesthetic === aesthetic);
-  const aesthetics = {}; const vendors = {};
+  const aesthetics = railFacets(list, SITE_RAILS);
+  const vendors = {};
   for (const p of list) {
-    aesthetics[p.aesthetic] = (aesthetics[p.aesthetic] || 0) + 1;
     vendors[p.vendor] = (vendors[p.vendor] || 0) + 1;
   }
   res.json({ aesthetics, vendors, total: list.length });
diff --git a/site.config.json b/site.config.json
index baeefac..d7fb430 100644
--- a/site.config.json
+++ b/site.config.json
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
     "accent": "#5a6a8a"
   },
   "rails": [
-    "type-ii",
-    "commercial",
-    "hospitality",
-    "healthcare",
-    "contract",
-    "wipe-clean"
+    "textured",
+    "contemporary",
+    "beige",
+    "minimalist",
+    "traditional",
+    "geometric"
   ]
 }

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