Catalog seeding, blank-unique fix, slides rotation, console repair

plugins/printedparts/frontend/views/PartsKiosk.vue

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <!-- The tag prefix is shown as a fixed addon so operators type only
              the number part off the label. -->
         <div class="entry-input-group">
-          <span class="entry-prefix">{{ LABEL_PREFIX }}</span>
+          <span v-if="LABEL_PREFIX" class="entry-prefix">{{ LABEL_PREFIX }}</span>
           <input ref="entryInput" v-model="manualCode" class="entry-input has-prefix"
                  inputmode="none" autocomplete="off" placeholder="number"
                  @keydown.enter.prevent="lookupItem(manualCode)" />
@@ -92,13 +92,16 @@
 
 <script setup>
 import { ref, onMounted, onBeforeUnmount, nextTick } from 'vue'
-import { printedpartsApi } from '@/api'
+import { printedpartsApi, settingsApi } from '@/api'
 import { withBase } from '@/utils/basePath'
 import TouchKeypad from '@/components/TouchKeypad.vue'
 
-// Fixed tag prefix shown before the label number at the kiosk. Change here if
-// the gage lab tags use a different leading string.
-const LABEL_PREFIX = 'WJ'
+// Leading text on the physical labels, shown before the number box so operators
+// type only the digits. It was hardcoded to 'WJ', which is West Jefferson's tag
+// format and nobody else's - on another site's kiosk it told operators to expect
+// letters that are not on their labels. Display only: the lookup sends whatever
+// was typed, unprefixed.
+const LABEL_PREFIX = ref('')
 
 const step = ref('item')
 const item = ref(null)
@@ -113,7 +116,20 @@ const scannedRevision = ref(null)
 const entryInput = ref(null)
 let resetTimer = null
 
-onMounted(focusEntry)
+onMounted(async () => {
+  // A kiosk left running for weeks reads this once at load, which is fine: the
+  // label format is a property of the site's physical tags, not something that
+  // changes during a shift.
+  try {
+    const response = await settingsApi.get('printedparts_label_prefix')
+    LABEL_PREFIX.value = (response.data?.data?.value || '').trim()
+  } catch (err) {
+    // Never block the kiosk over a cosmetic hint. An unreachable or unseeded
+    // setting simply means no prefix is shown.
+    LABEL_PREFIX.value = ''
+  }
+  focusEntry()
+})
 onBeforeUnmount(() => clearTimeout(resetTimer))
 
 function focusEntry(event) {