Scrollable Navigation Rail

lib/main.dart

@@ -268,6 +268,21 @@ Future<void> main() async {
     debugPrint('dotenv load failed or timed out: $e');
   }
 
+  // Read VAPID_KEY once at startup. trim() handles trailing whitespace / BOM
+  // artifacts that the .env parser may leave, which would cause isEmpty to
+  // return true even when the key is present with a non-empty value.
+  final vapidKey = kIsWeb ? (dotenv.env['VAPID_KEY']?.trim() ?? '') : '';
+  if (kIsWeb) {
+    if (vapidKey.isEmpty) {
+      debugPrint(
+        'Web FCM: VAPID_KEY not set in .env — web push notifications disabled. '
+        'Add VAPID_KEY=<key> from Firebase Console → Project Settings → Cloud Messaging.',
+      );
+    } else {
+      debugPrint('Web FCM: VAPID_KEY loaded (${vapidKey.length} chars).');
+    }
+  }
+
   AppTime.initialize(location: 'Asia/Manila');
 
   final supabaseUrl = dotenv.env['SUPABASE_URL'] ?? '';
@@ -336,17 +351,9 @@ Future<void> main() async {
     final event = data.event;
 
     // Web: register FCM token for iOS 16.4+ PWA push support.
-    // Requires the VAPID key from Firebase Console → Project Settings →
-    // Cloud Messaging → Web Push certificates → Key pair.
-    // Add VAPID_KEY=<your_key> to your .env file.
+    // vapidKey was read once at startup from dotenv — see boot sequence above.
     if (kIsWeb) {
-      final vapidKey = dotenv.env['VAPID_KEY'] ?? '';
-      if (vapidKey.isEmpty) {
-        debugPrint(
-          'Web FCM: VAPID_KEY not set in .env — skipping token registration.',
-        );
-        return;
-      }
+      if (vapidKey.isEmpty) return; // already warned at startup
       if (event == AuthChangeEvent.signedIn) {
         try {
           final token = await FirebaseMessaging.instance.getToken(