fix(journal): centralize session-auth helpers + extract .server.ts siblings

Follow-up to PR #406 — addresses the two items deferred from the audit:

#7 — Centralize auth helpers
- New `requireSessionUser(request)` in lib/auth/session.server.ts that
  returns the user or throws a redirect to /auth/login.
- New `requireSessionUserJson(request)` companion that throws a 401 JSON
  response (for fetcher/JSON endpoints).
- Replace the repeated
    const user = await getSessionUser(request);
    if (!user) return redirect("/auth/login");
  pattern across 18 route loaders/actions. Removes the duplicated guard
  preamble and gives a single chokepoint to evolve later (e.g., for
  terms-version gating).

#8 — Extract heavy loaders into .server.ts siblings
- routes/home.tsx → home.server.ts (DB count query + listActivities +
  listRecentPublicActivities)
- routes/users.$username.tsx → users.$username.server.ts (user lookup +
  follow state + counts + listPublicRoutes/Activities + persona check)
- routes/settings.connections.tsx → settings.connections.server.ts
  (connected_services join + manifest merge)

Each route file shrinks to a thin delegator: `loader` calls
`loadXxx(request)`. The component module no longer transitively pulls
`getDb` and Drizzle schema into its import graph — Vite's tree-shake
already strips server-only code from the client bundle, but the
explicit `.server.ts` suffix makes that contract local and auditable.

Other 17 routes that mix loader/action with components are left as-is
for now: they're each small enough that the split adds churn without
buying much clarity. The pattern is documented by the three examples;
the rest can convert opportunistically when they grow.

Tests:
- lib/auth/session.server.test.ts (4 cases — redirect for missing
  cookie, redirect for ghost userId, success path, JSON 401 variant)

Full repo: pnpm typecheck, pnpm lint, pnpm test all green
(181 passed | 31 integration-gated skipped).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

apps/journal/app/lib/auth/session.server.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+
+const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  getDb: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../db.ts", () => ({ getDb: mocks.getDb }));
+
+import {
+  requireSessionUser,
+  requireSessionUserJson,
+  sessionStorage,
+} from "./session.server.ts";
+
+async function requestWithSession(userId: string | null): Promise<Request> {
+  const session = await sessionStorage.getSession();
+  if (userId) session.set("userId", userId);
+  const cookie = await sessionStorage.commitSession(session);
+  return new Request("http://test.local/", {
+    headers: { cookie },
+  });
+}
+
+describe("requireSessionUser", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    mocks.getDb.mockReset();
+  });
+
+  it("throws a redirect to /auth/login when no session cookie", async () => {
+    const req = new Request("http://test.local/");
+    try {
+      await requireSessionUser(req);
+      throw new Error("should have thrown");
+    } catch (thrown) {
+      expect(thrown).toBeInstanceOf(Response);
+      const resp = thrown as Response;
+      expect(resp.status).toBe(302);
+      expect(resp.headers.get("location")).toBe("/auth/login");
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("throws a redirect when session userId points at a missing user", async () => {
+    mocks.getDb.mockReturnValue({
+      select: () => ({ from: () => ({ where: () => Promise.resolve([]) }) }),
+    });
+    const req = await requestWithSession("ghost-user");
+    try {
+      await requireSessionUser(req);
+      throw new Error("should have thrown");
+    } catch (thrown) {
+      expect(thrown).toBeInstanceOf(Response);
+      expect((thrown as Response).headers.get("location")).toBe("/auth/login");
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("returns the user when the session is valid", async () => {
+    const user = { id: "u1", username: "alice" };
+    mocks.getDb.mockReturnValue({
+      select: () => ({ from: () => ({ where: () => Promise.resolve([user]) }) }),
+    });
+    const req = await requestWithSession("u1");
+    const result = await requireSessionUser(req);
+    expect(result).toEqual(user);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("requireSessionUserJson", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    mocks.getDb.mockReset();
+  });
+
+  it("throws a 401 JSON Response when unauthenticated", async () => {
+    const req = new Request("http://test.local/");
+    try {
+      await requireSessionUserJson(req);
+      throw new Error("should have thrown");
+    } catch (thrown) {
+      expect(thrown).toBeInstanceOf(Response);
+      const resp = thrown as Response;
+      expect(resp.status).toBe(401);
+      const body = (await resp.json()) as { error: string };
+      expect(body.error).toBe("Unauthorized");
+    }
+  });
+});

apps/journal/app/lib/auth/session.server.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 // The legacy import path `~/lib/auth.server` continues to re-export
 // these symbols for backwards compat — see auth.server.ts.
 
-import { createCookieSessionStorage } from "react-router";
+import { createCookieSessionStorage, redirect } from "react-router";
 import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { users } from "@trails-cool/db/schema/journal";
 import { getDb } from "../db.ts";
@@ -40,6 +40,34 @@ export async function getSessionUser(request: Request) {
   return user ?? null;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Loader/action helper: return the session user or throw a redirect to
+ * /auth/login. Centralizes the repeated
+ *   const user = await getSessionUser(request);
+ *   if (!user) return redirect("/auth/login");
+ * pattern across page loaders and form actions.
+ */
+export async function requireSessionUser(request: Request) {
+  const user = await getSessionUser(request);
+  if (!user) {
+    throw redirect("/auth/login");
+  }
+  return user;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Same as requireSessionUser but throws a 401 JSON response instead of a
+ * redirect. For fetcher/JSON endpoints (`/api/*` non-v1) where redirecting
+ * would confuse the client-side caller.
+ */
+export async function requireSessionUserJson(request: Request) {
+  const user = await getSessionUser(request);
+  if (!user) {
+    throw Response.json({ error: "Unauthorized" }, { status: 401 });
+  }
+  return user;
+}
+
 export async function destroySession(request: Request) {
   const session = await sessionStorage.getSession(request.headers.get("Cookie"));
   return sessionStorage.destroySession(session);

apps/journal/app/routes/activities.$id.tsx

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { data, redirect } from "react-router";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import type { Route } from "./+types/activities.$id";
 import { canView } from "~/lib/auth.server";
-import { getSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
+import { getSessionUser, requireSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
 import { getActivity, deleteActivity, linkActivityToRoute, createRouteFromActivity, updateActivityVisibility } from "~/lib/activities.server";
 import { deleteImportByActivity } from "~/lib/sync/imports.server";
 import { listRoutes } from "~/lib/routes.server";
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ export async function loader({ params, request }: Route.LoaderArgs) {
 }
 
 export async function action({ params, request }: Route.ActionArgs) {
-  const user = await getSessionUser(request);
+  const user = await requireSessionUser(request);
-  if (!user) return redirect("/auth/login");
 
   const formData = await request.formData();
   const intent = formData.get("intent");

apps/journal/app/routes/activities._index.tsx

@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
-import { data, redirect } from "react-router";
+import { data } from "react-router";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import type { Route } from "./+types/activities._index";
-import { getSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
+import { requireSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
 import { listActivities } from "~/lib/activities.server";
 import { ClientDate } from "~/components/ClientDate";
 import { ClientMap } from "~/components/ClientMap";
 
 export async function loader({ request }: Route.LoaderArgs) {
-  const user = await getSessionUser(request);
+  const user = await requireSessionUser(request);
-  if (!user) return redirect("/auth/login");
 
   const url = new URL(request.url);
   const sortParam = url.searchParams.get("sort");

apps/journal/app/routes/activities.new.tsx

@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import { data, redirect } from "react-router";
 import type { Route } from "./+types/activities.new";
-import { getSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
+import { requireSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
 import { createActivity } from "~/lib/activities.server";
 import { listRoutes } from "~/lib/routes.server";
 
 export async function loader({ request }: Route.LoaderArgs) {
-  const user = await getSessionUser(request);
+  const user = await requireSessionUser(request);
-  if (!user) return redirect("/auth/login");
 
   const userRoutes = await listRoutes(user.id);
   return data({
@@ -15,8 +14,7 @@ export async function loader({ request }: Route.LoaderArgs) {
 }
 
 export async function action({ request }: Route.ActionArgs) {
-  const user = await getSessionUser(request);
+  const user = await requireSessionUser(request);
-  if (!user) return redirect("/auth/login");
 
   const formData = await request.formData();
   const name = formData.get("name") as string;

apps/journal/app/routes/api.sync.callback.$provider.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { redirect, data } from "react-router";
 import { getOrigin } from "~/lib/config.server";
 import type { Route } from "./+types/api.sync.callback.$provider";
-import { getSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
+import { requireSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
 import { getManifest, link } from "~/lib/connected-services";
 import {
   decodeOAuthState,
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ import {
 import { pushRouteToProvider } from "~/lib/connected-services/push-action.server";
 
 export async function loader({ params, request }: Route.LoaderArgs) {
-  const user = await getSessionUser(request);
+  const user = await requireSessionUser(request);
-  if (!user) return redirect("/auth/login");
 
   const manifest = getManifest(params.provider);
   if (!manifest || !manifest.exchangeCode) {

apps/journal/app/routes/api.sync.connect.$provider.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 import { redirect, data } from "react-router";
 import { getOrigin } from "~/lib/config.server";
 import type { Route } from "./+types/api.sync.connect.$provider";
-import { getSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
+import { requireSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
 import { getManifest } from "~/lib/connected-services";
 import { encodeOAuthState } from "~/lib/connected-services/oauth-state.server";
 
 export async function loader({ params, request }: Route.LoaderArgs) {
-  const user = await getSessionUser(request);
+  await requireSessionUser(request);
-  if (!user) return redirect("/auth/login");
 
   const manifest = getManifest(params.provider);
   if (!manifest || !manifest.buildAuthUrl) {

apps/journal/app/routes/api.sync.disconnect.$provider.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 import { redirect, data } from "react-router";
 import type { Route } from "./+types/api.sync.disconnect.$provider";
-import { getSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
+import { requireSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
 import { getManifest, unlinkByUserProvider } from "~/lib/connected-services";
 
 export async function action({ params, request }: Route.ActionArgs) {
-  const user = await getSessionUser(request);
+  const user = await requireSessionUser(request);
-  if (!user) return redirect("/auth/login");
 
   const manifest = getManifest(params.provider);
   if (!manifest) return data({ error: "Unknown provider" }, { status: 404 });

apps/journal/app/routes/api.sync.komoot.connect.ts

@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 // POST /api/sync/komoot/connect
 // Validates Komoot email/password credentials and stores them encrypted.
 
-import { data, redirect } from "react-router";
+import { data } from "react-router";
 import type { Route } from "./+types/api.sync.komoot.connect";
-import { getSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
+import { requireSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
 import { loginKomoot } from "~/lib/komoot.server";
 import { encrypt } from "~/lib/crypto.server";
 import { link } from "~/lib/connected-services/manager";
 
 export async function action({ request }: Route.ActionArgs) {
-  const user = await getSessionUser(request);
+  const user = await requireSessionUser(request);
-  if (!user) return redirect("/auth/login");
 
   const body = (await request.json()) as { email?: string; password?: string };
   const email = body.email?.trim() ?? "";

apps/journal/app/routes/api.sync.komoot.import-status.ts

@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 // GET /api/sync/komoot/import-status
 // Returns the most recent import batch for the authenticated user's Komoot connection.
 
-import { data, redirect } from "react-router";
+import { data } from "react-router";
 import { desc, eq, and } from "drizzle-orm";
 import type { Route } from "./+types/api.sync.komoot.import-status";
-import { getSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
+import { requireSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
 import { getService } from "~/lib/connected-services/manager";
 import { getDb } from "~/lib/db";
 import { importBatches } from "@trails-cool/db/schema/journal";
 
 export async function loader({ request }: Route.LoaderArgs) {
-  const user = await getSessionUser(request);
+  const user = await requireSessionUser(request);
-  if (!user) return redirect("/auth/login");
 
   const service = await getService(user.id, "komoot");
   if (!service) return data({ batch: null });

apps/journal/app/routes/api.sync.komoot.import.ts

@@ -3,17 +3,16 @@
 // Returns { batchId } immediately; poll /api/sync/komoot/import-status for progress.
 
 import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
-import { data, redirect } from "react-router";
+import { data } from "react-router";
 import type { Route } from "./+types/api.sync.komoot.import";
-import { getSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
+import { requireSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
 import { getService } from "~/lib/connected-services/manager";
 import { getBoss } from "~/lib/boss.server";
 import { getDb } from "~/lib/db";
 import { importBatches } from "@trails-cool/db/schema/journal";
 
 export async function action({ request }: Route.ActionArgs) {
-  const user = await getSessionUser(request);
+  const user = await requireSessionUser(request);
-  if (!user) return redirect("/auth/login");
 
   const service = await getService(user.id, "komoot");
   if (!service) return data({ error: "not_connected" }, { status: 400 });

apps/journal/app/routes/api.sync.komoot.verify.ts

@@ -3,15 +3,14 @@
 // trails.cool profile URL appears in their Komoot bio.
 // On success, creates or replaces the connected service row in public mode.
 
-import { data, redirect } from "react-router";
+import { data } from "react-router";
 import { getOrigin } from "~/lib/config.server";
 import type { Route } from "./+types/api.sync.komoot.verify";
-import { getSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
+import { requireSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
 import { parseKomootUserId, verifyKomootOwnership } from "~/lib/komoot.server";
 import { link } from "~/lib/connected-services/manager";
 export async function action({ request }: Route.ActionArgs) {
-  const user = await getSessionUser(request);
+  const user = await requireSessionUser(request);
-  if (!user) return redirect("/auth/login");
 
   const body = (await request.json()) as { komootProfileUrl?: string };
   const input = body.komootProfileUrl?.trim() ?? "";

apps/journal/app/routes/api.sync.push.$provider.$routeId.ts

@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 import { redirect, data } from "react-router";
 import { getOrigin } from "~/lib/config.server";
 import type { Route } from "./+types/api.sync.push.$provider.$routeId";
-import { getSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
+import { requireSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
 import { getManifest } from "~/lib/connected-services";
 import { pushRouteToProvider } from "~/lib/connected-services/push-action.server";
 import { encodeOAuthState } from "~/lib/connected-services/oauth-state.server";
 
 export async function action({ params, request }: Route.ActionArgs) {
-  const user = await getSessionUser(request);
+  const user = await requireSessionUser(request);
-  if (!user) return redirect("/auth/login");
 
   const manifest = getManifest(params.provider);
   if (!manifest) return data({ error: "Unknown provider" }, { status: 404 });

apps/journal/app/routes/auth.verify.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { redirect, data } from "react-router";
 import type { Route } from "./+types/auth.verify";
 import { verifyMagicToken, verifyEmailChange } from "~/lib/auth.server";
-import { getSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
+import { requireSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
 import { completeAuth } from "~/lib/auth/completion.server";
 
 export async function loader({ request }: Route.LoaderArgs) {
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ export async function loader({ request }: Route.LoaderArgs) {
 
   try {
     if (isEmailChange) {
-      const user = await getSessionUser(request);
+      const user = await requireSessionUser(request);
-      if (!user) return redirect("/auth/login");
       await verifyEmailChange(token, user.id);
       return redirect("/settings/account");
     }

apps/journal/app/routes/home.server.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+// Server-only data loader for the home route. Lives separately from
+// `home.tsx` so the component file imports nothing that pulls in the DB
+// client or other server-side modules at module-evaluation time. The
+// route's `loader` is a thin delegator.
+
+import { eq, count } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { getSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
+import { getDb } from "~/lib/db";
+import { credentials } from "@trails-cool/db/schema/journal";
+import { listActivities, listRecentPublicActivities } from "~/lib/activities.server";
+
+export interface HomeActivityCard {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  distance: number | null;
+  elevationGain: number | null;
+  duration: number | null;
+  startedAt: string | null;
+  createdAt: string;
+  geojson: string | null;
+  // Populated only for the public (logged-out) feed, where the card
+  // needs to attribute the activity to an owner. Personal feed skips
+  // these because it's always "you".
+  ownerUsername: string | null;
+  ownerDisplayName: string | null;
+}
+
+export interface HomeLoaderData {
+  user: { id: string; username: string; displayName: string | null } | null;
+  showAddPasskey: boolean;
+  plannerUrl: string;
+  isFlagship: boolean;
+  activities: HomeActivityCard[];
+}
+
+export async function loadHomeData(request: Request): Promise<HomeLoaderData> {
+  const user = await getSessionUser(request);
+  const url = new URL(request.url);
+  const addPasskeyParam = url.searchParams.get("add-passkey") === "1" && user !== null;
+
+  let showAddPasskey = false;
+  if (addPasskeyParam && user) {
+    const db = getDb();
+    const [row] = await db
+      .select({ count: count() })
+      .from(credentials)
+      .where(eq(credentials.userId, user.id));
+    showAddPasskey = (row?.count ?? 0) === 0;
+  }
+
+  const plannerUrl = process.env.PLANNER_URL ?? "https://planner.trails.cool";
+  const isFlagship = process.env.IS_FLAGSHIP === "true";
+
+  let activities: HomeActivityCard[];
+  if (user) {
+    const rows = await listActivities(user.id);
+    activities = rows.slice(0, 20).map((a) => ({
+      id: a.id,
+      name: a.name,
+      distance: a.distance,
+      elevationGain: a.elevationGain,
+      duration: a.duration,
+      startedAt: a.startedAt?.toISOString() ?? null,
+      createdAt: a.createdAt.toISOString(),
+      geojson: a.geojson ?? null,
+      ownerUsername: null,
+      ownerDisplayName: null,
+    }));
+  } else {
+    const rows = await listRecentPublicActivities(20);
+    activities = rows.map((a) => ({
+      id: a.id,
+      name: a.name,
+      distance: a.distance,
+      elevationGain: a.elevationGain,
+      duration: a.duration,
+      startedAt: a.startedAt?.toISOString() ?? null,
+      createdAt: a.createdAt.toISOString(),
+      geojson: a.geojson ?? null,
+      ownerUsername: a.ownerUsername,
+      ownerDisplayName: a.ownerDisplayName,
+    }));
+  }
+
+  return {
+    user: user ? { id: user.id, username: user.username, displayName: user.displayName } : null,
+    showAddPasskey,
+    plannerUrl,
+    isFlagship,
+    activities,
+  };
+}

apps/journal/app/routes/home.tsx

@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
 import { useState, useCallback, useEffect } from "react";
 import { data } from "react-router";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import { eq, count } from "drizzle-orm";
 import type { Route } from "./+types/home";
-import { getSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
-import { getDb } from "~/lib/db";
-import { credentials } from "@trails-cool/db/schema/journal";
-import { listActivities, listRecentPublicActivities } from "~/lib/activities.server";
 import { ClientDate } from "~/components/ClientDate";
 import { ClientMap } from "~/components/ClientMap";
+import { loadHomeData } from "./home.server";
 
 export function meta(_args: Route.MetaArgs) {
   return [
@@ -17,82 +13,8 @@ export function meta(_args: Route.MetaArgs) {
   ];
 }
 
-interface ActivityCard {
-  id: string;
-  name: string;
-  distance: number | null;
-  elevationGain: number | null;
-  duration: number | null;
-  startedAt: string | null;
-  createdAt: string;
-  geojson: string | null;
-  // Populated only for the public (logged-out) feed, where the card
-  // needs to attribute the activity to an owner. Personal feed skips
-  // these because it's always "you".
-  ownerUsername: string | null;
-  ownerDisplayName: string | null;
-}
-
 export async function loader({ request }: Route.LoaderArgs) {
-  const user = await getSessionUser(request);
+  return data(await loadHomeData(request));
-  const url = new URL(request.url);
-  const addPasskeyParam = url.searchParams.get("add-passkey") === "1" && user !== null;
-
-  // Only show the add-passkey prompt if the user has no passkeys yet
-  let showAddPasskey = false;
-  if (addPasskeyParam && user) {
-    const db = getDb();
-    const [row] = await db
-      .select({ count: count() })
-      .from(credentials)
-      .where(eq(credentials.userId, user.id));
-    showAddPasskey = (row?.count ?? 0) === 0;
-  }
-
-  const plannerUrl = process.env.PLANNER_URL ?? "https://planner.trails.cool";
-  const isFlagship = process.env.IS_FLAGSHIP === "true";
-
-  // Logged-in users get their own recent activities as the home feed —
-  // "home" should mean your stuff, not the instance's public stream.
-  // Logged-out visitors get the instance-wide public feed instead.
-  let activities: ActivityCard[];
-  if (user) {
-    const rows = await listActivities(user.id);
-    activities = rows.slice(0, 20).map((a) => ({
-      id: a.id,
-      name: a.name,
-      distance: a.distance,
-      elevationGain: a.elevationGain,
-      duration: a.duration,
-      startedAt: a.startedAt?.toISOString() ?? null,
-      createdAt: a.createdAt.toISOString(),
-      geojson: a.geojson ?? null,
-      ownerUsername: null,
-      ownerDisplayName: null,
-    }));
-  } else {
-    const rows = await listRecentPublicActivities(20);
-    activities = rows.map((a) => ({
-      id: a.id,
-      name: a.name,
-      distance: a.distance,
-      elevationGain: a.elevationGain,
-      duration: a.duration,
-      startedAt: a.startedAt?.toISOString() ?? null,
-      createdAt: a.createdAt.toISOString(),
-      geojson: a.geojson ?? null,
-      ownerUsername: a.ownerUsername,
-      ownerDisplayName: a.ownerDisplayName,
-    }));
-  }
-
-  return data({
-    user: user ? { id: user.id, username: user.username, displayName: user.displayName } : null,
-    showAddPasskey,
-    plannerUrl,
-    isFlagship,
-    activities,
-  });
 }
 
 export default function Home({ loaderData }: Route.ComponentProps) {

apps/journal/app/routes/routes.$id.edit.tsx

@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 import { data, redirect } from "react-router";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import type { Route } from "./+types/routes.$id.edit";
-import { getSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
+import { requireSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
 import { getRoute, updateRoute } from "~/lib/routes.server";
 import type { Visibility } from "@trails-cool/db/schema/journal";
 
 const VISIBILITY_VALUES = new Set<Visibility>(["private", "unlisted", "public"]);
 
 export async function loader({ params, request }: Route.LoaderArgs) {
-  const user = await getSessionUser(request);
+  const user = await requireSessionUser(request);
-  if (!user) return redirect("/auth/login");
 
   const route = await getRoute(params.id);
   if (!route) throw data({ error: "Route not found" }, { status: 404 });
@@ -26,8 +25,7 @@ export async function loader({ params, request }: Route.LoaderArgs) {
 }
 
 export async function action({ params, request }: Route.ActionArgs) {
-  const user = await getSessionUser(request);
+  const user = await requireSessionUser(request);
-  if (!user) return redirect("/auth/login");
 
   const formData = await request.formData();
   const name = formData.get("name") as string;

apps/journal/app/routes/routes.$id.tsx

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import type { Route } from "./+types/routes.$id";
 import { and, eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { canView } from "~/lib/auth.server";
-import { getSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
+import { getSessionUser, requireSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
 import { getRoute, getRouteWithVersions, deleteRoute, updateRoute } from "~/lib/routes.server";
 import { getDb } from "~/lib/db";
 import { syncPushes } from "@trails-cool/db/schema/journal";
@@ -142,8 +142,7 @@ export async function loader({ params, request }: Route.LoaderArgs) {
 }
 
 export async function action({ params, request }: Route.ActionArgs) {
-  const user = await getSessionUser(request);
+  const user = await requireSessionUser(request);
-  if (!user) return redirect("/auth/login");
 
   const formData = await request.formData();
   const intent = formData.get("intent");

apps/journal/app/routes/routes._index.tsx

@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
-import { data, redirect } from "react-router";
+import { data } from "react-router";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import type { Route } from "./+types/routes._index";
-import { getSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
+import { requireSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
 import { listRoutes } from "~/lib/routes.server";
 import { ClientDate } from "~/components/ClientDate";
 import { ClientMap } from "~/components/ClientMap";
 
 export async function loader({ request }: Route.LoaderArgs) {
-  const user = await getSessionUser(request);
+  const user = await requireSessionUser(request);
-  if (!user) return redirect("/auth/login");
 
   const userRoutes = await listRoutes(user.id);
   return data({

apps/journal/app/routes/routes.new.tsx

@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
 
 import { data, redirect } from "react-router";
 import type { Route } from "./+types/routes.new";
-import { getSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
+import { requireSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
 import { createRoute } from "~/lib/routes.server";
 
 export async function loader({ request }: Route.LoaderArgs) {
-  const user = await getSessionUser(request);
+  await requireSessionUser(request);
-  if (!user) return redirect("/auth/login");
   return data({});
 }
 
 export async function action({ request }: Route.ActionArgs) {
-  const user = await getSessionUser(request);
+  const user = await requireSessionUser(request);
-  if (!user) return redirect("/auth/login");
 
   const formData = await request.formData();
   const name = formData.get("name") as string;

apps/journal/app/routes/settings.connections.server.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// Server-only loader for /settings/connections. Pulled out of the route
+// file so the component module doesn't pull `getDb` + Drizzle schema
+// into its module graph (only the loader does, via `import("...")` at
+// load time).
+
+import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { requireSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
+import { getDb } from "~/lib/db";
+import { connectedServices } from "@trails-cool/db/schema/journal";
+import { getAllManifests } from "~/lib/connected-services";
+
+export async function loadConnectionsSettings(request: Request) {
+  const user = await requireSessionUser(request);
+
+  const db = getDb();
+  const connections = await db
+    .select({
+      provider: connectedServices.provider,
+      providerUserId: connectedServices.providerUserId,
+    })
+    .from(connectedServices)
+    .where(eq(connectedServices.userId, user.id));
+
+  const providers = getAllManifests().map((m) => {
+    const conn = connections.find((c) => c.provider === m.id);
+    return {
+      id: m.id,
+      name: m.displayName,
+      connected: !!conn,
+      providerUserId: conn?.providerUserId,
+      connectUrl: m.connectUrl ?? null,
+    };
+  });
+
+  return { providers };
+}

apps/journal/app/routes/settings.connections.tsx

@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
-import { data, redirect, useSearchParams } from "react-router";
+import { data, useSearchParams } from "react-router";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import type { Route } from "./+types/settings.connections";
-import { getSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
+import { loadConnectionsSettings } from "./settings.connections.server";
-import { getDb } from "~/lib/db";
-import { connectedServices } from "@trails-cool/db/schema/journal";
-import { getAllManifests } from "~/lib/connected-services";
 
 const KNOWN_ERRORS = ["too_many_tokens", "sync_failed", "generic"] as const;
 type KnownError = (typeof KNOWN_ERRORS)[number];
@@ -18,30 +14,7 @@ export function meta() {
 }
 
 export async function loader({ request }: Route.LoaderArgs) {
-  const user = await getSessionUser(request);
+  return data(await loadConnectionsSettings(request));
-  if (!user) throw redirect("/auth/login");
-
-  const db = getDb();
-  const connections = await db
-    .select({
-      provider: connectedServices.provider,
-      providerUserId: connectedServices.providerUserId,
-    })
-    .from(connectedServices)
-    .where(eq(connectedServices.userId, user.id));
-
-  const providers = getAllManifests().map((m) => {
-    const conn = connections.find((c) => c.provider === m.id);
-    return {
-      id: m.id,
-      name: m.displayName,
-      connected: !!conn,
-      providerUserId: conn?.providerUserId,
-      connectUrl: m.connectUrl ?? null,
-    };
-  });
-
-  return data({ providers });
 }
 
 export default function ConnectionsSettings({ loaderData }: Route.ComponentProps) {

apps/journal/app/routes/sync.import.$provider.tsx

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { data, redirect, useFetcher } from "react-router";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import type { Route } from "./+types/sync.import.$provider";
-import { getSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
+import { requireSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
 import {
   getManifest,
   getService,
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ import { createActivity } from "~/lib/activities.server";
 import { ClientDate } from "~/components/ClientDate";
 
 export async function loader({ params, request }: Route.LoaderArgs) {
-  const user = await getSessionUser(request);
+  const user = await requireSessionUser(request);
-  if (!user) return redirect("/auth/login");
 
   const manifest = getManifest(params.provider);
   if (!manifest || !manifest.importer) {
@@ -48,8 +47,7 @@ export async function loader({ params, request }: Route.LoaderArgs) {
 }
 
 export async function action({ params, request }: Route.ActionArgs) {
-  const user = await getSessionUser(request);
+  const user = await requireSessionUser(request);
-  if (!user) return redirect("/auth/login");
 
   const manifest = getManifest(params.provider);
   if (!manifest || !manifest.importer) {

apps/journal/app/routes/sync.import.komoot.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
 import { data, redirect, useFetcher, useRevalidator } from "react-router";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import type { Route } from "./+types/sync.import.komoot";
-import { getSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
+import { requireSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
 import { getService } from "~/lib/connected-services";
 import { getDb } from "~/lib/db";
 import { importBatches } from "@trails-cool/db/schema/journal";
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ export function meta() {
 }
 
 export async function loader({ request }: Route.LoaderArgs) {
-  const user = await getSessionUser(request);
+  const user = await requireSessionUser(request);
-  if (!user) return redirect("/auth/login");
 
   const service = await getService(user.id, "komoot");
   if (!service) return redirect("/settings/connections/komoot");
@@ -47,8 +46,7 @@ export async function loader({ request }: Route.LoaderArgs) {
 }
 
 export async function action({ request }: Route.ActionArgs) {
-  const user = await getSessionUser(request);
+  await requireSessionUser(request);
-  if (!user) return redirect("/auth/login");
 
   // Delegate to the API route — just redirect so the page reloads with
   // the new batch after the POST.

apps/journal/app/routes/users.$username.server.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+// Server-only loader for the user profile page. Splitting this out keeps
+// the route component file free of direct DB/auth/follow imports — see
+// `home.server.ts` for the pattern.
+
+import { data } from "react-router";
+import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { getDb } from "~/lib/db";
+import { users } from "@trails-cool/db/schema/journal";
+import { getSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
+import { listPublicRoutesForOwner } from "~/lib/routes.server";
+import { listPublicActivitiesForOwner } from "~/lib/activities.server";
+import { loadPersona } from "~/lib/demo-bot.server";
+import { countFollowers, countFollowing, getFollowState } from "~/lib/follow.server";
+
+export async function loadUserProfile(request: Request, username: string) {
+  const db = getDb();
+  const [user] = await db.select().from(users).where(eq(users.username, username));
+
+  if (!user) {
+    throw data({ error: "User not found" }, { status: 404 });
+  }
+
+  const currentUser = await getSessionUser(request);
+  const isOwn = currentUser?.id === user.id;
+
+  // Follow state: null when anonymous or owner; { following, pending }
+  // otherwise.
+  const followState = !isOwn && currentUser
+    ? await getFollowState(currentUser.id, user.username)
+    : null;
+
+  // Locked-account model: a private profile renders a stub for
+  // non-followers (anonymous OR signed-in but not an accepted follower).
+  // Owners always see their own profile in full.
+  const canSeeContent =
+    isOwn ||
+    user.profileVisibility === "public" ||
+    (followState !== null && followState.following === true);
+
+  // For private-stub viewers we still want counts (cheap) but skip the
+  // expensive content fetches.
+  const [followers, following] = await Promise.all([
+    countFollowers(user.id),
+    countFollowing(user.id),
+  ]);
+  const url = new URL(request.url);
+  const sortParam = url.searchParams.get("sort");
+  const activitySort = sortParam === "addedAt" ? "addedAt" : "startedAt";
+
+  const [publicRoutes, publicActivities] = canSeeContent
+    ? await Promise.all([
+        listPublicRoutesForOwner(user.id),
+        listPublicActivitiesForOwner(user.id, activitySort),
+      ])
+    : [[], []];
+
+  // Demo-account badge: true when this profile matches the instance's
+  // configured demo persona username. Computed server-side so we don't
+  // ship the persona config through client HTML.
+  const isDemoUser = user.username === loadPersona().username;
+
+  return {
+    user: {
+      username: user.username,
+      displayName: user.displayName,
+      bio: user.bio,
+      domain: user.domain,
+      createdAt: user.createdAt.toISOString(),
+    },
+    routes: publicRoutes.map((r) => ({
+      id: r.id,
+      name: r.name,
+      description: r.description,
+      distance: r.distance,
+      elevationGain: r.elevationGain,
+      updatedAt: r.updatedAt.toISOString(),
+    })),
+    activities: publicActivities.map((a) => ({
+      id: a.id,
+      name: a.name,
+      description: a.description,
+      distance: a.distance,
+      duration: a.duration,
+      startedAt: a.startedAt?.toISOString() ?? null,
+      createdAt: a.createdAt.toISOString(),
+    })),
+    activitySort,
+    isOwn,
+    isDemoUser,
+    followers,
+    following,
+    followState,
+    isLoggedIn: currentUser !== null,
+    profileVisibility: user.profileVisibility,
+    canSeeContent,
+  };
+}

apps/journal/app/routes/users.$username.tsx

@@ -1,99 +1,12 @@
 import { data } from "react-router";
 import type { Route } from "./+types/users.$username";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import { getDb } from "~/lib/db";
-import { users } from "@trails-cool/db/schema/journal";
-import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
-import { getSessionUser } from "~/lib/auth/session.server";
-import { listPublicRoutesForOwner } from "~/lib/routes.server";
-import { listPublicActivitiesForOwner } from "~/lib/activities.server";
-import { loadPersona } from "~/lib/demo-bot.server";
-import { countFollowers, countFollowing, getFollowState } from "~/lib/follow.server";
 import { ClientDate } from "~/components/ClientDate";
 import { FollowButton } from "~/components/FollowButton";
+import { loadUserProfile } from "./users.$username.server";
 
 export async function loader({ params, request }: Route.LoaderArgs) {
-  const db = getDb();
+  return data(await loadUserProfile(request, params.username));
-  const [user] = await db.select().from(users).where(eq(users.username, params.username));
-
-  if (!user) {
-    throw data({ error: "User not found" }, { status: 404 });
-  }
-
-  const currentUser = await getSessionUser(request);
-  const isOwn = currentUser?.id === user.id;
-
-  // Follow state: null when anonymous or owner; { following, pending }
-  // otherwise.
-  const followState = !isOwn && currentUser
-    ? await getFollowState(currentUser.id, user.username)
-    : null;
-
-  // Locked-account model: a private profile renders a stub for
-  // non-followers (anonymous OR signed-in but not an accepted follower).
-  // Owners always see their own profile in full.
-  const canSeeContent =
-    isOwn ||
-    user.profileVisibility === "public" ||
-    (followState !== null && followState.following === true);
-
-  // For private-stub viewers we still want counts (cheap) but skip the
-  // expensive content fetches.
-  const [followers, following] = await Promise.all([
-    countFollowers(user.id),
-    countFollowing(user.id),
-  ]);
-  const url = new URL(request.url);
-  const sortParam = url.searchParams.get("sort");
-  const activitySort = sortParam === "addedAt" ? "addedAt" : "startedAt";
-
-  const [publicRoutes, publicActivities] = canSeeContent
-    ? await Promise.all([
-        listPublicRoutesForOwner(user.id),
-        listPublicActivitiesForOwner(user.id, activitySort),
-      ])
-    : [[], []];
-
-  // Demo-account badge: true when this profile matches the instance's
-  // configured demo persona username. Computed server-side so we don't
-  // ship the persona config through client HTML.
-  const isDemoUser = user.username === loadPersona().username;
-
-  return data({
-    user: {
-      username: user.username,
-      displayName: user.displayName,
-      bio: user.bio,
-      domain: user.domain,
-      createdAt: user.createdAt.toISOString(),
-    },
-    routes: publicRoutes.map((r) => ({
-      id: r.id,
-      name: r.name,
-      description: r.description,
-      distance: r.distance,
-      elevationGain: r.elevationGain,
-      updatedAt: r.updatedAt.toISOString(),
-    })),
-    activities: publicActivities.map((a) => ({
-      id: a.id,
-      name: a.name,
-      description: a.description,
-      distance: a.distance,
-      duration: a.duration,
-      startedAt: a.startedAt?.toISOString() ?? null,
-      createdAt: a.createdAt.toISOString(),
-    })),
-    activitySort,
-    isOwn,
-    isDemoUser,
-    followers,
-    following,
-    followState,
-    isLoggedIn: currentUser !== null,
-    profileVisibility: user.profileVisibility,
-    canSeeContent,
-  });
 }
 
 export function meta({ data: loaderData }: Route.MetaArgs) {