Covers

Covers shows which restaurants and neighborhoods are filling up right now, from live Blackbird check-ins. Pick a city, then pick a table.

How it works

The server fetches the Flynet check-in feed (GET /flynet/v1/check_ins, three pages of 100) and aggregates real visits into cities, neighborhoods, and venues over a rolling four-hour window.
Every count on the board is a real, verified Blackbird check-in. Nothing is forecast, modeled, or mocked.
The Flynet API key is read server-side only, from FLYNET_API_KEY. It never reaches the browser.
Responses are cached server-side for 45 seconds, so refreshes are gentle on the network.

lib/covers.ts: the data layer. Fetches, aggregates, and window-stamps the check-in feed. Returns the last good snapshot marked stale when the API is unreachable.
app/page.tsx: the server-rendered board. Builds the serializable data bundle, including pre-computed relative-time labels so hydration never mismatches.
components/PageShell.tsx: client interactivity. City switching, the cover-count ticker, and the live-state masthead.
DESIGN.md: the approved design system. Every token, font, and motion decision traces to it.

Stale: if the API stops answering, the board keeps the last good data and labels its age.
Empty: a city with no covers in the window says so plainly, with a next action.
Offline: if there has never been a successful fetch, the board says so and offers a retry.

npm install npm run dev

Requires FLYNET_API_KEY in .env.local. Get a key at make.flynet.org.

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