From 1aed20128e483390bc3611a7574bd0b2ff77643b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ewan Croft <git@ewancroft.uk>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2025 21:22:03 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] feat(footer): refactor copyright text calculation to handle
 birth year validation

---
 src/lib/components/layout/Footer.svelte | 29 +++++++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/lib/components/layout/Footer.svelte b/src/lib/components/layout/Footer.svelte
index 1471c2a..7595ab0 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/layout/Footer.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/layout/Footer.svelte
@@ -6,16 +6,31 @@
 	let siteInfo: SiteInfoData | null = null;
 	let loading = true;
 	let error: string | null = null;
+	let copyrightText: string;
 
 	const currentYear = new Date().getFullYear();
-	const getBirthYear = () => {
+	
+	$: {
+		console.log('[Footer] Reactive: siteInfo updated:', siteInfo);
 		const birthYear = siteInfo?.additionalInfo?.websiteBirthYear;
-		// Ensure birth year is valid and not in the future
-		return birthYear && birthYear <= currentYear ? birthYear : currentYear;
-	};
-	const copyrightText = getBirthYear() === currentYear
-		? `${currentYear}`
-		: `${getBirthYear()} - ${currentYear}`;
+		console.log('[Footer] Current year:', currentYear);
+		console.log('[Footer] Birth year:', birthYear);
+		console.log('[Footer] Birth year type:', typeof birthYear);
+		
+		if (!birthYear || typeof birthYear !== 'number') {
+			console.log('[Footer] Using current year (invalid/missing birth year)');
+			copyrightText = `${currentYear}`;
+		} else if (birthYear > currentYear) {
+			console.log('[Footer] Using current year (birth year in future)');
+			copyrightText = `${currentYear}`;
+		} else if (birthYear === currentYear) {
+			console.log('[Footer] Using current year (birth year equals current)');
+			copyrightText = `${currentYear}`;
+		} else {
+			console.log('[Footer] Using year range');
+			copyrightText = `${birthYear} - ${currentYear}`;
+		}
+	}
 
 	onMount(async () => {
 		try {
-- 
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