Fix Inertia SSR errors

app/Http/Middleware/HandleAppearance.php

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Middleware;
+
+use Closure;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\View;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+
+class HandleAppearance
+{
+    /**
+     * Handle an incoming request.
+     *
+     * @param  \Closure(\Illuminate\Http\Request): (\Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response)  $next
+     */
+    public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next): Response
+    {
+        View::share('appearance', $request->cookie('appearance') ?? 'system');
+
+        return $next($request);
+    }
+}

app/Http/Middleware/HandleInertiaRequests.php

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Inspiring;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Inertia\Middleware;
+use Tighten\Ziggy\Ziggy;
 
 class HandleInertiaRequests extends Middleware
 {
@@ -45,6 +46,10 @@ public function share(Request $request): array
             'auth' => [
                 'user' => $request->user(),
             ],
+            'ziggy' => fn (): array => [
+                ...(new Ziggy)->toArray(),
+                'location' => $request->url(),
+            ]
         ];
     }
 }

bootstrap/app.php

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
+use App\Http\Middleware\HandleAppearance;
 use App\Http\Middleware\HandleInertiaRequests;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Application;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Configuration\Exceptions;
@@ -13,7 +14,10 @@
         health: '/up',
     )
     ->withMiddleware(function (Middleware $middleware) {
+        $middleware->encryptCookies(except: ['appearance']);
+
         $middleware->web(append: [
+            HandleAppearance::class,
             HandleInertiaRequests::class,
             AddLinkHeadersForPreloadedAssets::class,
         ]);

composer.json

@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@
         "dev": [
             "Composer\\Config::disableProcessTimeout",
             "npx concurrently -c \"#93c5fd,#c4b5fd,#fb7185,#fdba74\" \"php artisan serve\" \"php artisan queue:listen --tries=1\" \"php artisan pail --timeout=0\" \"npm run dev\" --names=server,queue,logs,vite"
+        ],
+        "dev:ssr": [
+            "npm run build:ssr",
+            "Composer\\Config::disableProcessTimeout",
+            "npx concurrently -c \"#93c5fd,#c4b5fd,#fb7185,#fdba74\" \"php artisan serve\" \"php artisan queue:listen --tries=1\" \"php artisan pail --timeout=0\" \"php artisan inertia:start-ssr\" --names=server,queue,logs,ssr"
         ]
     },
     "extra": {

package.json

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "@eslint/js": "^9.19.0",
+        "@types/node": "^22.13.5",
         "eslint": "^9.17.0",
         "eslint-config-prettier": "^10.0.1",
         "eslint-plugin-react": "^7.37.3",

resources/js/app.tsx

@@ -3,13 +3,8 @@ import '../css/app.css';
 import { createInertiaApp } from '@inertiajs/react';
 import { resolvePageComponent } from 'laravel-vite-plugin/inertia-helpers';
 import { createRoot } from 'react-dom/client';
-import { route as routeFn } from 'ziggy-js';
 import { initializeTheme } from './hooks/use-appearance';
 
-declare global {
-    const route: typeof routeFn;
-}
-
 const appName = import.meta.env.VITE_APP_NAME || 'Laravel';
 
 createInertiaApp({

resources/js/components/app-header.tsx

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export function AppHeader({ breadcrumbs = [] }: AppHeaderProps) {
                                 <SheetHeader className="flex justify-start text-left">
                                     <AppLogoIcon className="h-6 w-6 fill-current text-black dark:text-white" />
                                 </SheetHeader>
-                                <div className="p-4 flex h-full flex-1 flex-col space-y-4">
+                                <div className="flex h-full flex-1 flex-col space-y-4 p-4">
                                     <div className="flex h-full flex-col justify-between text-sm">
                                         <div className="flex flex-col space-y-4">
                                             {mainNavItems.map((item) => (

resources/js/hooks/use-appearance.tsx

@@ -2,15 +2,36 @@ import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 
 export type Appearance = 'light' | 'dark' | 'system';
 
-const prefersDark = () => window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches;
+const prefersDark = () => {
+    if (typeof window === 'undefined') {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches;
+};
+
+const setCookie = (name: string, value: string, days = 365) => {
+    if (typeof document === 'undefined') {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const maxAge = days * 24 * 60 * 60;
+    document.cookie = `${name}=${value};path=/;max-age=${maxAge};SameSite=Lax`;
+};
 
 const applyTheme = (appearance: Appearance) => {
     const isDark = appearance === 'dark' || (appearance === 'system' && prefersDark());
 
     document.documentElement.classList.toggle('dark', isDark);
 };
 
-const mediaQuery = window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)');
+const mediaQuery = () => {
+    if (typeof window === 'undefined') {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    return window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)');
+};
 
 const handleSystemThemeChange = () => {
     const currentAppearance = localStorage.getItem('appearance') as Appearance;
@@ -23,23 +44,29 @@ export function initializeTheme() {
     applyTheme(savedAppearance);
 
     // Add the event listener for system theme changes...
-    mediaQuery.addEventListener('change', handleSystemThemeChange);
+    mediaQuery()?.addEventListener('change', handleSystemThemeChange);
 }
 
 export function useAppearance() {
     const [appearance, setAppearance] = useState<Appearance>('system');
 
     const updateAppearance = useCallback((mode: Appearance) => {
         setAppearance(mode);
+
+        // Store in localStorage for client-side persistence...
         localStorage.setItem('appearance', mode);
+
+        // Store in cookie for SSR...
+        setCookie('appearance', mode);
+
         applyTheme(mode);
     }, []);
 
     useEffect(() => {
         const savedAppearance = localStorage.getItem('appearance') as Appearance | null;
         updateAppearance(savedAppearance || 'system');
 
-        return () => mediaQuery.removeEventListener('change', handleSystemThemeChange);
+        return () => mediaQuery()?.removeEventListener('change', handleSystemThemeChange);
     }, [updateAppearance]);
 
     return { appearance, updateAppearance } as const;

resources/js/layouts/settings/layout.tsx

@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ const sidebarNavItems: NavItem[] = [
 ];
 
 export default function SettingsLayout({ children }: PropsWithChildren) {
+    // When server-side rendering, we only render the layout on the client...
+    if (typeof window === 'undefined') {
+        return null;
+    }
+
     const currentPath = window.location.pathname;
 
     return (

resources/js/pages/auth/login.tsx

@@ -80,7 +80,13 @@ export default function Login({ status, canResetPassword }: LoginProps) {
                     </div>
 
                     <div className="flex items-center space-x-3">
-                        <Checkbox id="remember" name="remember" checked={data.remember} onClick={() => setData('remember', !data.remember)} tabIndex={3} />
+                        <Checkbox
+                            id="remember"
+                            name="remember"
+                            checked={data.remember}
+                            onClick={() => setData('remember', !data.remember)}
+                            tabIndex={3}
+                        />
                         <Label htmlFor="remember">Remember me</Label>
                     </div>
 

resources/js/ssr.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { createInertiaApp } from '@inertiajs/react';
+import createServer from '@inertiajs/react/server';
+import { resolvePageComponent } from 'laravel-vite-plugin/inertia-helpers';
+import ReactDOMServer from 'react-dom/server';
+import { type RouteName, route } from 'ziggy-js';
+
+const appName = import.meta.env.VITE_APP_NAME || 'Laravel';
+
+createServer((page) =>
+    createInertiaApp({
+        page,
+        render: ReactDOMServer.renderToString,
+        title: (title) => `${title} - ${appName}`,
+        resolve: (name) => resolvePageComponent(`./pages/${name}.tsx`, import.meta.glob('./pages/**/*.tsx')),
+        setup: ({ App, props }) => {
+            /* eslint-disable */
+            // @ts-expect-error
+            global.route<RouteName> = (name, params, absolute) =>
+                route(name, params as any, absolute, {
+                    // @ts-expect-error
+                    ...page.props.ziggy,
+                    // @ts-expect-error
+                    location: new URL(page.props.ziggy.location),
+                });
+            /* eslint-enable */
+
+            return <App {...props} />;
+        },
+    }),
+);

resources/js/types/global.d.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import type { route as routeFn } from 'ziggy-js';
+
+declare global {
+    const route: typeof routeFn;
+}

resources/js/types/index.ts → resources/js/types/index.d.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { LucideIcon } from 'lucide-react';
+import type { Config } from 'ziggy-js';
 
 export interface Auth {
     user: User;
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ export interface SharedData {
     name: string;
     quote: { message: string; author: string };
     auth: Auth;
+    ziggy: Config & { location: string };
     [key: string]: unknown;
 }
 

resources/views/app.blade.php

@@ -1,9 +1,35 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="{{ str_replace('_', '-', app()->getLocale()) }}">
+<html lang="{{ str_replace('_', '-', app()->getLocale()) }}" @class(['dark' => ($appearance ?? 'system') == 'dark'])>
     <head>
         <meta charset="utf-8">
         <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
 
+        {{-- Inline script to detect system dark mode preference and apply it immediately --}}
+        <script>
+            (function() {
+                const appearance = '{{ $appearance ?? "system" }}';
+
+                if (appearance === 'system') {
+                    const prefersDark = window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches;
+
+                    if (prefersDark) {
+                        document.documentElement.classList.add('dark');
+                    }
+                }
+            })();
+        </script>
+
+        {{-- Inline style to set the HTML background color based on our theme in app.css --}}
+        <style>
+            html {
+                background-color: oklch(1 0 0);
+            }
+
+            html.dark {
+                background-color: oklch(0.145 0 0);
+            }
+        </style>
+
         <title inertia>{{ config('app.name', 'Laravel') }}</title>
 
         <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.bunny.net">

tsconfig.json

@@ -114,5 +114,9 @@
         },
         "jsx": "react-jsx"
     },
-    "include": ["resources/js/**/*.ts", "resources/js/**/*.tsx"]
+    "include": [
+        "resources/js/**/*.ts",
+        "resources/js/**/*.d.ts",
+        "resources/js/**/*.tsx",
+    ]
 }

vite.config.js → vite.config.ts

@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
+import tailwindcss from '@tailwindcss/vite';
 import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react';
 import laravel from 'laravel-vite-plugin';
-import {
-    defineConfig
-} from 'vite';
-import tailwindcss from "@tailwindcss/vite";
+import { resolve } from 'node:path';
+import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
 
 export default defineConfig({
     plugins: [
         laravel({
             input: ['resources/css/app.css', 'resources/js/app.tsx'],
-            ssr: 'resources/js/ssr.jsx',
+            ssr: 'resources/js/ssr.tsx',
             refresh: true,
         }),
         react(),
@@ -18,4 +17,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
     esbuild: {
         jsx: 'automatic',
     },
-});
+    resolve: {
+        alias: {
+            'ziggy-js': resolve(__dirname, 'vendor/tightenco/ziggy'),
+        },
+    },
+});