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The DBNavigationItem component was causing hydration mismatches in Server-Side Rendering (SSR) environments like Nuxt 3. The issue occurred because the component used a random UUID for the subNavigationId, which generated different IDs on the server versus the client during hydration.

Problem:

// Before: Random UUID causes SSR hydration mismatch
subNavigationId: 'sub-navigation-' + uuid()
// Server: "sub-navigation-abc123"
// Client: "sub-navigation-def456" ❌ MISMATCH!

Solution:
Added a new optional subNavigationId prop and implemented deterministic ID generation with a three-tier fallback strategy:

// After: Deterministic ID generation
subNavigationId: props.subNavigationId ?? 
  (props.id ? `${props.id}-sub-navigation` : 'sub-navigation')

Usage Options:

  1. Explicit ID (Recommended for SSR):

    <DBNavigationItem subNavigationId="products-submenu">
      <a href="/products">Products</a>
    </DBNavigationItem>
  2. Component ID-based (Good for SSR):

    <DBNavigationItem id="nav-products">
      <a href="/products">Products</a>
    </DBNavigationItem>
    // Generates: id="nav-products-sub-navigation"
  3. No props (Basic fallback):

    <DBNavigationItem>
      <a href="/products">Products</a>
    </DBNavigationItem>
    // Generates: id="sub-navigation"

Changes Made:

  • Added subNavigationId?: string prop to DBNavigationItemDefaultProps
  • Replaced random UUID with deterministic ID generation logic
  • Added reactive prop updates via onUpdate hook
  • Created comprehensive tests covering all scenarios
  • Maintained full backward compatibility

Benefits:

  • ✅ Resolves SSR hydration mismatches
  • ✅ Backward compatible - existing code continues to work
  • ✅ Provides developer control for stable IDs
  • ✅ Deterministic and predictable behavior

Fixes #2395.

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@Copilot Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] DBNavigationItem hydration mismatch when used with SSR Fix DBNavigationItem SSR hydration mismatch by implementing deterministic ID generation Aug 20, 2025
Copilot finished work on behalf of mfranzke August 20, 2025 20:25
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nmerget commented Sep 24, 2025

could be solved by #4797

@nmerget nmerget closed this Sep 24, 2025
// 1. Prefer explicit subNavigationId prop
// 2. Fallback to component id + suffix
// 3. Default to fixed string (instead of random UUID)
subNavigationId: props.subNavigationId ?? (props.id ? `${props.id}-sub-navigation` : 'sub-navigation'),
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The fallback id="sub-navigation" can collide when multiple items don’t provide id/subNavigationId.

@nmerget nmerget deleted the copilot/fix-2395 branch September 29, 2025 05:25
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DBNavigationItem hydration mismatch when used with SSR

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