## Summary
- Adds a `color` column to `ObjectMetadataEntity` with full GraphQL
support so object icon colors are persisted at the metadata level
- Adds a `type` column to `NavigationMenuItemEntity` (enum: `OBJECT`,
`VIEW`, `FOLDER`, `LINK`, `RECORD`) replacing field-based type inference
- Updates frontend to read object colors from `objectMetadata.color`
(falling back to standard defaults) in the sidebar nav, record index
header, and record show breadcrumb
- Simplifies `NavigationMenuItemIcon` color resolution via
`getEffectiveNavigationMenuItemColor` util
## Color rules
| Item type | Color source | Editable in sidebar? |
|-----------|-------------|---------------------|
| **Object** | `objectMetadata.color` | Yes — persisted to
`objectMetadata.color` on Save |
| **Folder** | `navigationMenuItem.color` | Yes |
| **Link** | Fixed default (`DEFAULT_NAVIGATION_MENU_ITEM_COLOR_LINK`) |
No |
| **View** | `objectMetadata.color` (from the parent object) | No |
| **Record** | None | No |
- **Object** items represent the whole object (e.g. "Companies") and
point to the INDEX view. Changing their color updates
`objectMetadata.color` via `useSaveObjectMetadataColorsFromDraft`.
- **View** items represent specific non-INDEX views. Their color comes
from the parent object's metadata (read-only).
- Only **folders** store their color on `navigationMenuItem.color` —
enforced by `hasNavigationMenuItemOwnColor` util.
- `getEffectiveNavigationMenuItemColor` returns `objectColor` for both
OBJECT and VIEW items, folder's own color for folders, and the fixed
default for links.
## NavigationMenuItemType enum
- Shared enum created in `twenty-shared` with values: `OBJECT`, `VIEW`,
`FOLDER`, `LINK`, `RECORD`
- Registered as a GraphQL enum on the backend
- Replaces string literals across entity, DTOs, input, converters, and
frontend hooks
- Migration backfills existing rows: INDEX views → `OBJECT`, non-INDEX
views → `VIEW`, based on join with the view table
## Design decisions
- **OBJECT vs VIEW distinction**: Items pointing to INDEX views are
typed as `OBJECT` (represent the whole object, color editable). Items
pointing to non-INDEX views are typed as `VIEW` (specific view, color
read-only from parent object).
- **Dual color storage**: `navigationMenuItem.color` is preserved for
folders only. Objects use `objectMetadata.color` as their source of
truth.
- **Type discriminator**: The `type` column replaces field-based
inference (checking `viewId`, `link`, `targetRecordId` presence) with an
explicit enum, simplifying `isNavigationMenuItemLink` /
`isNavigationMenuItemFolder` to simple `item.type ===` checks.
- **No settings page color picker**: Object color editing is done from
the sidebar edit panel, not the data model settings page.
## Test plan
- [ ] Verify objects display their default standard colors in the
sidebar
- [ ] Verify object color editing works in the sidebar edit panel
(persists to objectMetadata.color)
- [ ] Verify folder color editing works in the sidebar edit panel
- [ ] Verify views, links, and records do NOT show a color picker in the
sidebar edit panel
- [ ] Run `npx nx typecheck twenty-front` and `npx nx typecheck
twenty-server`
- [ ] Verify the database migrations add `color` to `objectMetadata` and
`type` to `navigationMenuItem`
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## Summary
- **Remove all "core" prefixes** from the views system — the
metadata-based storage migration is complete, so `CoreView`,
`coreViewsSelector`, `getCoreViews`, etc. are now just `View`,
`viewsSelector`, `getViews`
- **Eliminate the entire converter layer** (15 files, ~850 lines
deleted) — `convertCoreViewToView` and all sub-converters were either
no-ops or trivially adding `__typename` / mapping identical enum values.
Local enums now re-export from generated GraphQL types directly (single
source of truth)
- **Unify `View` and `ViewWithRelations`** into one type —
`ViewWithRelations` is now a type alias for `View`, selectors return
data directly without conversion
### Backend
- Rename `@ObjectType('CoreView')` → `@ObjectType('View')` (and all
sub-entities)
- Rename resolver methods: `getCoreViews` → `getViews`, `createCoreView`
→ `createView`, etc.
- Rename `FIND_ALL_CORE_VIEWS_GRAPHQL_OPERATION` →
`FIND_ALL_VIEWS_GRAPHQL_OPERATION`
### Frontend
- Delete 15 converter files (`convertGqlView*ToView*`,
`convertView*ToGql`, `convertViewWithRelationsToView`)
- Re-export `ViewType`, `ViewKey`, `ViewFilterGroupLogicalOperator` from
generated enums (no more duplicate enum definitions with different
casing)
- Replace `ViewOpenRecordInType` with `ViewOpenRecordIn` from generated
- Remove `__typename` from all local view sub-types
- Remove unused `variant` from `ViewFilter`, make `displayValue` and
`definition` optional
- Rename ~45 GraphQL query/mutation files and all selectors to drop
"core" prefix
- Delete unused `viewsWithRelationsSelector`
This PR adds the necessary tool to create a demo workspace with :
relevant custom objects and fields, mock data and a real dashboard with
graph widgets.
It is still a bit under-optimized and slow but it works.
This PR also adds an AI tool that allows to see what happens in real
time, it navigates the app and waits when necessary.
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Co-authored-by: Félix Malfait <felix.malfait@gmail.com>
Adds color support for navigation menu items.
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Addresses review comments from the [first navbar customization
PR](https://github.com/twentyhq/twenty/pull/17728)
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Charles Bochet