Use viewutil.Meta in many places

views/admin.go

@@ -67,9 +67,8 @@ func AdminPanel(meta viewutil.Meta) {
 		log.Println(err)
 	}
 	_, err = io.WriteString(meta.W, Base(
+		meta,
 		templateAsString(localizedAdminTemplates(meta), "panel title"),
 		buf.String(),
-		meta.Lc,
-		meta.U,
 	))
 }

views/categories.go

@@ -94,10 +94,9 @@ func CategoryPage(meta viewutil.Meta, catName string) {
 		log.Println(err)
 	}
 	_, err = io.WriteString(meta.W, Base(
+		meta,
 		localizedCatTemplateAsString(meta, "category x", catName),
 		buf.String(),
-		meta.Lc,
-		meta.U,
 	))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println(err)
@@ -115,10 +114,9 @@ func CategoryList(meta viewutil.Meta) {
 		log.Println(err)
 	}
 	_, err = io.WriteString(meta.W, Base(
+		meta,
 		localizedCatTemplateAsString(meta, "category list heading"),
 		buf.String(),
-		meta.Lc,
-		meta.U,
 	))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println(err)

viewutil/viewutil.go

@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"embed"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/cfg"
-	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/l18n"
-	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/user"
 	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/util"
 	"log"
 	"strings"
@@ -54,7 +52,7 @@ func localizedBaseWithWeirdBody(meta Meta) *template.Template {
 		}
 		return BaseEn
 	}()
-	return m(m(t.Clone()).Parse(`{{define "body"}}.Body{{end}}`))
+	return m(m(t.Clone()).Parse(`{{define "body"}}{{.Body}}{{end}}`))
 }
 
 type baseData struct {
@@ -67,13 +65,9 @@ type baseData struct {
 }
 
 // Base is a temporary wrapper around BaseEn and BaseRu, meant to facilitate the migration from qtpl.
-func Base(title, body string, lc *l18n.Localizer, u *user.User, headElements ...string) string {
+func Base(meta Meta, title, body string, headElements ...string) string {
 	var w strings.Builder
-	meta := Meta{
-		Lc: lc,
-		U:  u,
-		W:  &w,
-	}
+	meta.W = &w
 	t := localizedBaseWithWeirdBody(meta)
 	err := t.ExecuteTemplate(&w, "base", baseData{
 		Meta:          meta,

web/admin.go

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func handlerAdminUsers(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 
 	var lc = l18n.FromRequest(rq)
 	html := views.AdminUsersPanel(userList, lc)
-	html = views.Base(lc.Get("admin.users_title"), html, lc, user.FromRequest(rq))
+	html = views.Base(viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq), lc.Get("admin.users_title"), html)
 
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", mime.TypeByExtension(".html"))
 	io.WriteString(w, html)
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func handlerAdminUserEdit(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 
 	var lc = l18n.FromRequest(rq)
 	html := views.AdminUserEdit(u, f, lc)
-	html = views.Base(fmt.Sprintf(lc.Get("admin.user_title"), u.Name), html, lc, user.FromRequest(rq))
+	html = views.Base(viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq), fmt.Sprintf(lc.Get("admin.user_title"), u.Name), html)
 
 	if f.HasError() {
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func handlerAdminUserDelete(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 
 	var lc = l18n.FromRequest(rq)
 	html := views.AdminUserDelete(u, util.NewFormData(), lc)
-	html = views.Base(fmt.Sprintf(lc.Get("admin.user_title"), u.Name), html, l18n.FromRequest(rq), user.FromRequest(rq))
+	html = views.Base(viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq), fmt.Sprintf(lc.Get("admin.user_title"), u.Name), html)
 
 	if f.HasError() {
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func handlerAdminUserNew(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 	if rq.Method == http.MethodGet {
 		// New user form
 		html := views.AdminUserNew(util.NewFormData(), lc)
-		html = views.Base(lc.Get("admin.newuser_title"), html, lc, user.FromRequest(rq))
+		html = views.Base(viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq), lc.Get("admin.newuser_title"), html)
 
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", mime.TypeByExtension(".html"))
 		io.WriteString(w, html)
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func handlerAdminUserNew(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 
 		if err != nil {
 			html := views.AdminUserNew(f.WithError(err), lc)
-			html = views.Base(lc.Get("admin.newuser_title"), html, lc, user.FromRequest(rq))
+			html = views.Base(viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq), lc.Get("admin.newuser_title"), html)
 
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
 			w.Header().Set("Content-Type", mime.TypeByExtension(".html"))

web/auth.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package web
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/viewutil"
 	"io"
 	"log"
 	"mime"
@@ -46,10 +47,9 @@ func handlerRegister(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 		_, _ = io.WriteString(
 			w,
 			views.Base(
+				viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq),
 				lc.Get("auth.register_title"),
 				views.Register(rq),
-				lc,
-				user.FromRequest(rq),
 			),
 		)
 	} else if rq.Method == http.MethodPost {
@@ -65,14 +65,13 @@ func handlerRegister(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 			_, _ = io.WriteString(
 				w,
 				views.Base(
+					viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq),
 					lc.Get("auth.register_title"),
 					fmt.Sprintf(
 						`<main class="main-width"><p>%s</p><p><a href="/register">%s<a></p></main>`,
 						err.Error(),
 						lc.Get("auth.try_again"),
 					),
-					lc,
-					user.FromRequest(rq),
 				),
 			)
 		} else {
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ func handlerLogout(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 		}
 		_, _ = io.WriteString(
 			w,
-			views.Base(lc.Get("auth.logout_title"), views.Logout(can, lc), lc, u),
+			views.Base(viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq), lc.Get("auth.logout_title"), views.Logout(can, lc)),
 		)
 	} else if rq.Method == http.MethodPost {
 		user.LogoutFromRequest(w, rq)
@@ -118,10 +117,9 @@ func handlerLogin(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 		_, _ = io.WriteString(
 			w,
 			views.Base(
+				viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq),
 				lc.Get("auth.login_title"),
 				views.Login(lc),
-				lc,
-				user.EmptyUser(),
 			),
 		)
 	} else if rq.Method == http.MethodPost {
@@ -133,7 +131,7 @@ func handlerLogin(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 		if err != "" {
 			w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/html;charset=utf-8")
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			_, _ = io.WriteString(w, views.Base(err, views.LoginError(err, lc), lc, user.EmptyUser()))
+			_, _ = io.WriteString(w, views.Base(viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq), err, views.LoginError(err, lc)))
 			return
 		}
 		http.Redirect(w, rq, "/", http.StatusSeeOther)
@@ -172,6 +170,7 @@ func handlerTelegramLogin(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 		_, _ = io.WriteString(
 			w,
 			views.Base(
+				viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq),
 				lc.Get("ui.error"),
 				fmt.Sprintf(
 					`<main class="main-width"><p>%s</p><p>%s</p><p><a href="/login">%s<a></p></main>`,
@@ -179,8 +178,6 @@ func handlerTelegramLogin(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 					err.Error(),
 					lc.Get("auth.go_login"),
 				),
-				lc,
-				user.FromRequest(rq),
 			),
 		)
 		return
@@ -193,6 +190,7 @@ func handlerTelegramLogin(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 		_, _ = io.WriteString(
 			w,
 			views.Base(
+				viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq),
 				"Error",
 				fmt.Sprintf(
 					`<main class="main-width"><p>%s</p><p>%s</p><p><a href="/login">%s<a></p></main>`,
@@ -200,8 +198,6 @@ func handlerTelegramLogin(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 					err.Error(),
 					lc.Get("auth.go_login"),
 				),
-				lc,
-				user.FromRequest(rq),
 			),
 		)
 		return

web/backlinks.go

@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ package web
 
 import (
 	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/hyphae/backlinks"
+	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/viewutil"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 
 	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/l18n"
-	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/user"
 	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/util"
 	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/views"
 )
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ func handlerBacklinks(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 		lc        = l18n.FromRequest(rq)
 	)
 	util.HTTP200Page(w, views.Base(
+		viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq),
 		lc.Get("ui.backlinks_title", &l18n.Replacements{"query": util.BeautifulName(hyphaName)}),
 		views.Backlinks(hyphaName, backlinks.YieldHyphaBacklinks, lc),
-		lc,
-		user.FromRequest(rq)))
+	))
 }

web/history.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package web
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/viewutil"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
@@ -10,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/history"
 	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/l18n"
-	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/user"
 	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/util"
 	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/views"
 )
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ func handlerHistory(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 
 	var lc = l18n.FromRequest(rq)
 	util.HTTP200Page(w, views.Base(
+		viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq),
 		fmt.Sprintf(lc.Get("ui.history_title"), util.BeautifulName(hyphaName)),
 		views.History(rq, hyphaName, list, lc),
-		lc,
-		user.FromRequest(rq)))
+	))
 }
 
 // handlerRecentChanges displays the /recent-changes/ page.
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ func handlerRecentChanges(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 	}
 	var lc = l18n.FromRequest(rq)
 	util.HTTP200Page(w, views.Base(
+		viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq),
 		lc.GetPlural("ui.recent_title", n),
 		views.RecentChanges(n, lc),
-		lc,
-		user.FromRequest(rq)))
+	))
 }
 
 // genericHandlerOfFeeds is a helper function for the web feed handlers.

web/mutators.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package web
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/viewutil"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 
@@ -32,31 +33,31 @@ func initMutators(r *mux.Router) {
 func handlerRemoveMedia(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 	util.PrepareRq(rq)
 	var (
-		u  = user.FromRequest(rq)
-		lc = l18n.FromRequest(rq)
-		h  = hyphae.ByName(util.HyphaNameFromRq(rq, "delete"))
+		u    = user.FromRequest(rq)
+		lc   = l18n.FromRequest(rq)
+		h    = hyphae.ByName(util.HyphaNameFromRq(rq, "delete"))
+		meta = viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq)
 	)
 	if !u.CanProceed("remove-media") {
-		httpErr(w, lc, http.StatusForbidden, h.CanonicalName(), "no rights")
+		httpErr(meta, lc, http.StatusForbidden, h.CanonicalName(), "no rights")
 		return
 	}
 	if rq.Method == "GET" {
 		util.HTTP200Page(
 			w,
 			views.Base(
+				meta,
 				fmt.Sprintf(lc.Get("ui.ask_remove_media"), util.BeautifulName(h.CanonicalName())),
-				views.RemoveMediaAsk(rq, h.CanonicalName()),
-				lc,
-				u))
+				views.RemoveMediaAsk(rq, h.CanonicalName())))
 		return
 	}
 	switch h := h.(type) {
 	case *hyphae.EmptyHypha, *hyphae.TextualHypha:
-		httpErr(w, lc, http.StatusForbidden, h.CanonicalName(), "no media to remove")
+		httpErr(meta, lc, http.StatusForbidden, h.CanonicalName(), "no media to remove")
 		return
 	case *hyphae.MediaHypha:
 		if err := shroom.RemoveMedia(u, h); err != nil {
-			httpErr(w, lc, http.StatusInternalServerError, h.CanonicalName(), err.Error())
+			httpErr(meta, lc, http.StatusInternalServerError, h.CanonicalName(), err.Error())
 			return
 		}
 	}
@@ -65,14 +66,15 @@ func handlerRemoveMedia(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 func handlerDelete(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 	util.PrepareRq(rq)
 	var (
-		u  = user.FromRequest(rq)
-		lc = l18n.FromRequest(rq)
-		h  = hyphae.ByName(util.HyphaNameFromRq(rq, "delete"))
+		u    = user.FromRequest(rq)
+		lc   = l18n.FromRequest(rq)
+		h    = hyphae.ByName(util.HyphaNameFromRq(rq, "delete"))
+		meta = viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq)
 	)
 
 	if !u.CanProceed("delete") {
 		log.Printf("%s has no rights to delete ‘%s’\n", u.Name, h.CanonicalName())
-		httpErr(w, lc, http.StatusForbidden, h.CanonicalName(), "No rights")
+		httpErr(meta, lc, http.StatusForbidden, h.CanonicalName(), "No rights")
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ func handlerDelete(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 	case *hyphae.EmptyHypha:
 		log.Printf("%s tries to delete empty hypha ‘%s’\n", u.Name, h.CanonicalName())
 		// TODO: localize
-		httpErr(w, lc, http.StatusForbidden, h.CanonicalName(), "Cannot delete an empty hypha")
+		httpErr(meta, lc, http.StatusForbidden, h.CanonicalName(), "Cannot delete an empty hypha")
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -88,16 +90,15 @@ func handlerDelete(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 		util.HTTP200Page(
 			w,
 			views.Base(
+				meta,
 				fmt.Sprintf(lc.Get("ui.ask_delete"), util.BeautifulName(h.CanonicalName())),
-				views.DeleteAsk(rq, h.CanonicalName()),
-				lc,
-				u))
+				views.DeleteAsk(rq, h.CanonicalName())))
 		return
 	}
 
 	if err := shroom.Delete(u, h.(hyphae.ExistingHypha)); err != nil {
 		log.Println(err)
-		httpErr(w, lc, http.StatusInternalServerError, h.CanonicalName(), err.Error())
+		httpErr(meta, lc, http.StatusInternalServerError, h.CanonicalName(), err.Error())
 		return
 	}
 	http.Redirect(w, rq, "/hypha/"+h.CanonicalName(), http.StatusSeeOther)
@@ -106,21 +107,22 @@ func handlerDelete(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 func handlerRename(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 	util.PrepareRq(rq)
 	var (
-		u  = user.FromRequest(rq)
-		lc = l18n.FromRequest(rq)
-		h  = hyphae.ByName(util.HyphaNameFromRq(rq, "rename"))
+		u    = user.FromRequest(rq)
+		lc   = l18n.FromRequest(rq)
+		h    = hyphae.ByName(util.HyphaNameFromRq(rq, "rename"))
+		meta = viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq)
 	)
 
 	switch h.(type) {
 	case *hyphae.EmptyHypha:
 		log.Printf("%s tries to rename empty hypha ‘%s’", u.Name, h.CanonicalName())
-		httpErr(w, lc, http.StatusForbidden, h.CanonicalName(), "Cannot rename an empty hypha") // TODO: localize
+		httpErr(meta, lc, http.StatusForbidden, h.CanonicalName(), "Cannot rename an empty hypha") // TODO: localize
 		return
 	}
 
 	if !u.CanProceed("rename") {
 		log.Printf("%s has no rights to rename ‘%s’\n", u.Name, h.CanonicalName())
-		httpErr(w, lc, http.StatusForbidden, h.CanonicalName(), "No rights")
+		httpErr(meta, lc, http.StatusForbidden, h.CanonicalName(), "No rights")
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -134,16 +136,15 @@ func handlerRename(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 		util.HTTP200Page(
 			w,
 			views.Base(
+				meta,
 				fmt.Sprintf(lc.Get("ui.ask_rename"), util.BeautifulName(oldHypha.CanonicalName())),
-				views.RenameAsk(rq, oldHypha.CanonicalName()),
-				lc,
-				u))
+				views.RenameAsk(rq, oldHypha.CanonicalName())))
 		return
 	}
 
 	if err := shroom.Rename(oldHypha, newName, recursive, u); err != nil {
 		log.Printf("%s tries to rename ‘%s’: %s", u.Name, oldHypha.CanonicalName(), err.Error())
-		httpErr(w, lc, http.StatusForbidden, oldHypha.CanonicalName(), lc.Get(err.Error())) // TODO: localize
+		httpErr(meta, lc, http.StatusForbidden, oldHypha.CanonicalName(), lc.Get(err.Error())) // TODO: localize
 		return
 	}
 	http.Redirect(w, rq, "/hypha/"+newName, http.StatusSeeOther)
@@ -160,9 +161,10 @@ func handlerEdit(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 		err          error
 		u            = user.FromRequest(rq)
 		lc           = l18n.FromRequest(rq)
+		meta         = viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq)
 	)
 	if err := shroom.CanEdit(u, h, lc); err != nil {
-		httpErr(w, lc, http.StatusInternalServerError, hyphaName,
+		httpErr(meta, lc, http.StatusInternalServerError, hyphaName,
 			err.Error())
 		return
 	}
@@ -173,7 +175,7 @@ func handlerEdit(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 		textAreaFill, err = shroom.FetchTextFile(h)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Println(err)
-			httpErr(w, lc, http.StatusInternalServerError, hyphaName,
+			httpErr(meta, lc, http.StatusInternalServerError, hyphaName,
 				lc.Get("ui.error_text_fetch"))
 			return
 		}
@@ -181,10 +183,9 @@ func handlerEdit(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 	util.HTTP200Page(
 		w,
 		views.Base(
+			meta,
 			fmt.Sprintf(lc.Get("edit.title"), util.BeautifulName(hyphaName)),
-			views.Editor(rq, hyphaName, textAreaFill, warning),
-			lc,
-			u))
+			views.Editor(rq, hyphaName, textAreaFill, warning)))
 }
 
 // handlerUploadText uploads a new text part for the hypha.
@@ -198,11 +199,12 @@ func handlerUploadText(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 		message   = rq.PostFormValue("message")
 		u         = user.FromRequest(rq)
 		lc        = l18n.FromRequest(rq)
+		meta      = viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq)
 	)
 
 	if action != "Preview" {
 		if err := shroom.UploadText(h, []byte(textData), message, u); err != nil {
-			httpErr(w, lc, http.StatusForbidden, hyphaName, err.Error())
+			httpErr(meta, lc, http.StatusForbidden, hyphaName, err.Error())
 			return
 		}
 	}
@@ -213,6 +215,7 @@ func handlerUploadText(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 		util.HTTP200Page(
 			w,
 			views.Base(
+				meta,
 				fmt.Sprintf(lc.Get("edit.preview_title"), util.BeautifulName(hyphaName)),
 				views.Preview(
 					rq,
@@ -220,9 +223,7 @@ func handlerUploadText(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 					textData,
 					message,
 					"",
-					mycomarkup.BlocksToHTML(ctx, mycomarkup.BlockTree(ctx))),
-				lc,
-				u))
+					mycomarkup.BlocksToHTML(ctx, mycomarkup.BlockTree(ctx)))))
 	} else {
 		http.Redirect(w, rq, "/hypha/"+hyphaName, http.StatusSeeOther)
 	}
@@ -238,13 +239,14 @@ func handlerUploadBinary(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 		u                  = user.FromRequest(rq)
 		lc                 = l18n.FromRequest(rq)
 		file, handler, err = rq.FormFile("binary")
+		meta               = viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq)
 	)
 	if err != nil {
-		httpErr(w, lc, http.StatusInternalServerError, hyphaName,
+		httpErr(meta, lc, http.StatusInternalServerError, hyphaName,
 			err.Error())
 	}
 	if err := shroom.CanAttach(u, h, lc); err != nil {
-		httpErr(w, lc, http.StatusInternalServerError, hyphaName,
+		httpErr(meta, lc, http.StatusInternalServerError, hyphaName,
 			err.Error())
 	}
 
@@ -263,7 +265,7 @@ func handlerUploadBinary(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 	)
 
 	if err := shroom.UploadBinary(h, mime, file, u); err != nil {
-		httpErr(w, lc, http.StatusInternalServerError, hyphaName, err.Error())
+		httpErr(meta, lc, http.StatusInternalServerError, hyphaName, err.Error())
 		return
 	}
 	http.Redirect(w, rq, "/hypha/"+hyphaName, http.StatusSeeOther)

web/readers.go

@@ -48,10 +48,9 @@ func handlerMedia(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 	)
 	util.HTTP200Page(w,
 		views.Base(
+			viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq),
 			lc.Get("ui.media_title", &l18n.Replacements{"name": util.BeautifulName(hyphaName)}),
-			views.MediaMenu(rq, h, u),
-			lc,
-			u))
+			views.MediaMenu(rq, h, u)))
 }
 
 func handlerPrimitiveDiff(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ func handlerPrimitiveDiff(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 		hyphaName = util.CanonicalName(slug)
 		h         = hyphae.ByName(hyphaName)
 		user      = user.FromRequest(rq)
-		locale    = l18n.FromRequest(rq)
+		lc        = l18n.FromRequest(rq)
 	)
 	switch h := h.(type) {
 	case *hyphae.EmptyHypha:
@@ -82,8 +81,9 @@ func handlerPrimitiveDiff(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 		io.WriteString(w, "404 not found")
 	case hyphae.ExistingHypha:
 		util.HTTP200Page(w, views.Base(
-			locale.Get("ui.diff_title", &l18n.Replacements{"name": util.BeautifulName(hyphaName), "rev": revHash}),
-			views.PrimitiveDiff(rq, h, user, revHash), locale, user))
+			viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq),
+			lc.Get("ui.diff_title", &l18n.Replacements{"name": util.BeautifulName(hyphaName), "rev": revHash}),
+			views.PrimitiveDiff(rq, h, user, revHash)))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ func handlerRevision(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 		hyphaName       = util.CanonicalName(shorterURL[firstSlashIndex+1:])
 		h               = hyphae.ByName(hyphaName)
 		contents        = fmt.Sprintf(`<p>%s</p>`, lc.Get("ui.revision_no_text"))
-		u               = user.FromRequest(rq)
 	)
 	switch h := h.(type) {
 	case hyphae.ExistingHypha:
@@ -157,10 +156,9 @@ func handlerRevision(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 	_, _ = fmt.Fprint(
 		w,
 		views.Base(
+			viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq),
 			lc.Get("ui.revision_title", &l18n.Replacements{"name": util.BeautifulName(hyphaName), "rev": revHash}),
 			page,
-			lc,
-			u,
 		),
 	)
 }
@@ -201,7 +199,6 @@ func handlerHypha(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 		h         = hyphae.ByName(hyphaName)
 		contents  string
 		openGraph string
-		u         = user.FromRequest(rq)
 		lc        = l18n.FromRequest(rq)
 	)
 
@@ -209,10 +206,9 @@ func handlerHypha(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 	case *hyphae.EmptyHypha:
 		util.HTTP404Page(w,
 			views.Base(
+				viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq),
 				util.BeautifulName(hyphaName),
 				views.Hypha(viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq), h, contents),
-				lc,
-				u,
 				openGraph))
 	case hyphae.ExistingHypha:
 		fileContentsT, errT := os.ReadFile(h.TextFilePath())
@@ -231,10 +227,9 @@ func handlerHypha(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 
 		util.HTTP200Page(w,
 			views.Base(
+				viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq),
 				util.BeautifulName(hyphaName),
 				views.Hypha(viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq), h, contents),
-				lc,
-				u,
 				openGraph))
 	}
 }

web/search.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package web
 
 import (
+	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/viewutil"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 
@@ -8,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/l18n"
 	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/shroom"
-	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/user"
 	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/util"
 	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/views"
 )
@@ -22,17 +22,15 @@ func handlerTitleSearch(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 	_ = rq.ParseForm()
 	var (
 		query = rq.FormValue("q")
-		u     = user.FromRequest(rq)
 		lc    = l18n.FromRequest(rq)
 	)
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 	_, _ = io.WriteString(
 		w,
 		views.Base(
+			viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq),
 			lc.Get("ui.title_search_title", &l18n.Replacements{"query": query}),
 			views.TitleSearch(query, shroom.YieldHyphaNamesContainingString, lc),
-			lc,
-			u,
 		),
 	)
 }

web/stuff.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package web
 // stuff.go is used for meta stuff about the wiki or all hyphae at once.
 import (
 	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/hyphae/backlinks"
+	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/viewutil"
 	"io"
 	"log"
 	"math/rand"
@@ -58,10 +59,11 @@ func handlerHelp(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
 		_, _ = io.WriteString(
 			w,
-			views.Base(lc.Get("help.entry_not_found"),
+			views.Base(
+				viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq),
+				lc.Get("help.entry_not_found"),
 				views.Help(views.HelpEmptyError(lc), lang, lc),
-				lc,
-				user.FromRequest(rq)),
+			),
 		)
 		return
 	}
@@ -69,10 +71,11 @@ func handlerHelp(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		_, _ = io.WriteString(
 			w,
-			views.Base(err.Error(),
+			views.Base(
+				viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq),
+				err.Error(),
 				views.Help(err.Error(), lang, lc),
-				lc,
-				user.FromRequest(rq)),
+			),
 		)
 		return
 	}
@@ -84,19 +87,23 @@ func handlerHelp(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 	_, _ = io.WriteString(
 		w,
-		views.Base(lc.Get("help.title"),
+		views.Base(
+			viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq),
+			lc.Get("help.title"),
 			views.Help(result, lang, lc),
-			lc,
-			user.FromRequest(rq)),
+		),
 	)
 }
 
 // handlerList shows a list of all hyphae in the wiki in random order.
 func handlerList(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
-	u := user.FromRequest(rq)
 	var lc = l18n.FromRequest(rq)
 	util.PrepareRq(rq)
-	util.HTTP200Page(w, views.Base(lc.Get("ui.list_title"), views.HyphaList(lc), lc, u))
+	util.HTTP200Page(w, views.Base(
+		viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq),
+		lc.Get("ui.list_title"),
+		views.HyphaList(lc),
+	))
 }
 
 // handlerReindex reindexes all hyphae by checking the wiki storage directory anew.
@@ -104,7 +111,7 @@ func handlerReindex(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 	util.PrepareRq(rq)
 	if ok := user.CanProceed(rq, "reindex"); !ok {
 		var lc = l18n.FromRequest(rq)
-		httpErr(w, lc, http.StatusForbidden, cfg.HomeHypha, lc.Get("ui.reindex_no_rights"))
+		httpErr(viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq), lc, http.StatusForbidden, cfg.HomeHypha, lc.Get("ui.reindex_no_rights"))
 		log.Println("Rejected", rq.URL)
 		return
 	}
@@ -122,7 +129,7 @@ func handlerUpdateHeaderLinks(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 	util.PrepareRq(rq)
 	if ok := user.CanProceed(rq, "update-header-links"); !ok {
 		var lc = l18n.FromRequest(rq)
-		httpErr(w, lc, http.StatusForbidden, cfg.HomeHypha, lc.Get("ui.header_no_rights"))
+		httpErr(viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq), lc, http.StatusForbidden, cfg.HomeHypha, lc.Get("ui.header_no_rights"))
 		log.Println("Rejected", rq.URL)
 		return
 	}
@@ -139,7 +146,7 @@ func handlerRandom(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 	)
 	if amountOfHyphae == 0 {
 		var lc = l18n.FromRequest(rq)
-		httpErr(w, lc, http.StatusNotFound, cfg.HomeHypha, lc.Get("ui.random_no_hyphae_tip"))
+		httpErr(viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq), lc, http.StatusNotFound, cfg.HomeHypha, lc.Get("ui.random_no_hyphae_tip"))
 		return
 	}
 	i := rand.Intn(amountOfHyphae)
@@ -160,7 +167,11 @@ func handlerAbout(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 		lc    = l18n.FromRequest(rq)
 		title = lc.Get("ui.about_title", &l18n.Replacements{"name": cfg.WikiName})
 	)
-	_, err := io.WriteString(w, views.Base(title, views.AboutHTML(lc), lc, user.FromRequest(rq)))
+	_, err := io.WriteString(w, views.Base(
+		viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq),
+		title,
+		views.AboutHTML(lc),
+	))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println(err)
 	}

web/web.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package web
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/viewutil"
 	"io"
 	"mime"
 	"net/http"
@@ -21,12 +22,14 @@ import (
 var stylesheets = []string{"default.css", "custom.css"}
 
 // httpErr is used by many handlers to signal errors in a compact way.
-func httpErr(w http.ResponseWriter, lc *l18n.Localizer, status int, name, errMsg string) {
-	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", mime.TypeByExtension(".html"))
-	w.WriteHeader(status)
+// TODO: get rid of this abomination
+func httpErr(meta viewutil.Meta, lc *l18n.Localizer, status int, name, errMsg string) {
+	meta.W.(http.ResponseWriter).Header().Set("Content-Type", mime.TypeByExtension(".html"))
+	meta.W.(http.ResponseWriter).WriteHeader(status)
 	fmt.Fprint(
-		w,
+		meta.W,
 		views.Base(
+			meta,
 			"Error",
 			fmt.Sprintf(
 				`<main class="main-width"><p>%s. <a href="/hypha/%s">%s<a></p></main>`,
@@ -34,8 +37,6 @@ func httpErr(w http.ResponseWriter, lc *l18n.Localizer, status int, name, errMsg
 				name,
 				lc.Get("ui.error_go_back"),
 			),
-			lc,
-			user.EmptyUser(),
 		),
 	)
 }
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ func handlerUserList(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 	lc := l18n.FromRequest(rq)
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", mime.TypeByExtension(".html"))
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
-	w.Write([]byte(views.Base(lc.Get("ui.users_title"), views.UserList(lc), lc, user.FromRequest(rq))))
+	w.Write([]byte(views.Base(viewutil.MetaFrom(w, rq), lc.Get("ui.users_title"), views.UserList(lc))))
 }
 
 func handlerRobotsTxt(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {