## 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
- Move 4 test fixture apps from `twenty-sdk/src/cli/__tests__/apps/` to
`twenty-apps/fixtures/` with meaningful names (`rich-app` →
`postcard-app`, `root-app` → `minimal-app`)
- Replace all `from '@/sdk'` imports with `from 'twenty-sdk'` so fixture
apps are proper, portable twenty-sdk apps
- Remove the fragile `"@/*": ["../../../../../src/*"]` tsconfig hack and
replace with standard `"src/*": ["./src/*"]` paths
- Create a centralized `fixture-paths.ts` utility in twenty-sdk tests
for clean app path resolution
## Why
The fixture apps were deeply nested in twenty-sdk's test directory and
tightly coupled to its internal source layout via a tsconfig path alias
hack. This made them:
- Impossible to reuse outside of SDK CLI tests (e.g., for server-side
dev seeding with `DevSeederService`)
- Fragile — moving any twenty-sdk source file could break the path alias
- Poorly discoverable — buried 5 directories deep in test infrastructure
Moving them to `twenty-apps/fixtures/` makes them first-class portable
apps that can be imported by `twenty-server` for seeding, used in E2E
testing, and serve as canonical examples alongside `hello-world`.
## Test plan
- [x] All 8 twenty-sdk integration tests pass (3 suites: postcard-app,
minimal-app, invalid-app)
- [x] Prettier formatting verified on all changed files
- [ ] CI should confirm E2E tests also pass (these require a running
server)
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