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Set Current Venue

As a Host, I want to set the current venue the app is being used for, So that the app defaults to the correct venue context for my events and inventory.

Acceptance Criteria

Section titled “Acceptance Criteria”
  • Given I am using the app
  • When I view the Settings screen
  • Then I can see a “Current Venue” setting
  • And I can select from my list of available venues
  • And the selected venue is displayed as the current venue
  • And the app defaults to “The Lime Factory” if no venue has been set
  • And the current venue setting persists across app sessions
  • And I can change the current venue at any time from Settings

Implementation Status

Section titled “Implementation Status”

✅ IMPLEMENTED - Current venue selection is available in the Settings screen

Priority

Section titled “Priority”

Medium - Important for app context and defaults

Section titled “Related Entities”
  • Venue, Settings, AppConfiguration
Section titled “Related Commands”
  • appPreferences.setCurrentVenueId(venueId) - Sets the current venue in app preferences
  • appPreferences.getCurrentVenueId() - Gets the current venue ID (defaults to “lime-factory”)

Implementation Notes

Section titled “Implementation Notes”
  • ✅ Added to the Settings screen (shaker/app/(tabs)/settings/index.tsx)
  • ✅ Default venue is “LIME Factory” (venue ID: lime-factory) - set via appPreferences.getCurrentVenueId()
  • ✅ Current venue is stored in AsyncStorage via shaker/utils/appPreferences.ts
  • ✅ Current venue selection uses a Picker component showing all available venues from getVenuePickerOptions()
  • ✅ The current venue setting persists across app sessions using AsyncStorage
  • ✅ The selected venue is displayed below the picker showing “Currently set to: [Venue Name]”
  • The current venue can be used as a default when creating events or managing inventory

Implementation Details

Section titled “Implementation Details”

Files Created:

  • shaker/utils/appPreferences.ts - Utility for storing/retrieving app preferences (current venue)

Files Modified:

  • shaker/app/(tabs)/settings/index.tsx - Added Current Venue picker section at the top of settings

Dependencies Added:

  • @react-native-async-storage/async-storage - For persistent storage of app preferences

Key Features:

  • Loads current venue on Settings screen mount
  • Defaults to “lime-factory” (LIME Factory) if no venue is set
  • Picker shows all available venues from the venues data
  • Selected venue is saved immediately when changed
  • Current venue name is displayed below the picker