RTSDA Website

The official website for Rockville Tolland Seventh-day Adventist Church, built with Astro and powered by Rust bindings.

Features

• Modern Astro Framework - Fast, component-based architecture
• Event Management - Submit and manage church events with recurring types
• Live Streaming - Watch services live with HLS.js support
• Mobile App Integration - iOS and Android app download links
• Admin Panel - Manage events, bulletins, and church content
• Three Angels' Message - Dedicated sections for Adventist theology
• Rust-Powered Backend - High-performance API bindings via church-core

Architecture

astro-church-website/     # Frontend Astro application
├── src/
│   ├── pages/           # Astro pages and API routes
│   ├── components/      # Reusable UI components
│   └── layouts/         # Page layouts
└── public/              # Static assets

church-core/             # Rust library for API bindings
├── src/
│   ├── client/         # API client implementations
│   ├── models/         # Data structures
│   └── uniffi_wrapper.rs  # FFI bindings
└── Cargo.toml

Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+ and npm
• Rust 1.70+
• Cargo

Setup

1. Install dependencies:

   cd astro-church-website
   npm install
   

2. Build Rust bindings:

   npm run build:native
   

3. Start development server:

   npm run dev
   

Building for Production

1. Build native bindings:

   npm run build:native
   

2. Build Astro site:

   npm run build
   

3. Deploy to web server:

   cp -r dist/* /var/www/rtsda-website/
   

Recent Fixes

• SecondThirdSaturday Recurring Type - Added support for "2nd/3rd Saturday Monthly" events
• Event Display Issues - Fixed events page showing "No Events Scheduled"
• iOS App Compatibility - Resolved recurring type parsing errors
• Mobile App Downloads - Added iOS App Store and Android APK download buttons
• Session Management - Improved admin panel authentication handling

API Integration

The site integrates with the church API at https://api.rockvilletollandsda.church for:

• Events and recurring schedules
• Sermon archives and live streams
• Church bulletins and announcements
• Contact form submissions
• Admin authentication

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Test thoroughly
5. Submit a pull request

License

See LICENSE file for details.