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Charles BochetandGitHub a121d00ddd feat: add color property to ObjectMetadata for object icon customization (#18672)
## Summary

- Adds a `color` column to `ObjectMetadataEntity` with full GraphQL
support so object icon colors are persisted at the metadata level
- Adds a `type` column to `NavigationMenuItemEntity` (enum: `OBJECT`,
`VIEW`, `FOLDER`, `LINK`, `RECORD`) replacing field-based type inference
- Updates frontend to read object colors from `objectMetadata.color`
(falling back to standard defaults) in the sidebar nav, record index
header, and record show breadcrumb
- Simplifies `NavigationMenuItemIcon` color resolution via
`getEffectiveNavigationMenuItemColor` util

## Color rules

| Item type | Color source | Editable in sidebar? |
|-----------|-------------|---------------------|
| **Object** | `objectMetadata.color` | Yes — persisted to
`objectMetadata.color` on Save |
| **Folder** | `navigationMenuItem.color` | Yes |
| **Link** | Fixed default (`DEFAULT_NAVIGATION_MENU_ITEM_COLOR_LINK`) |
No |
| **View** | `objectMetadata.color` (from the parent object) | No |
| **Record** | None | No |

- **Object** items represent the whole object (e.g. "Companies") and
point to the INDEX view. Changing their color updates
`objectMetadata.color` via `useSaveObjectMetadataColorsFromDraft`.
- **View** items represent specific non-INDEX views. Their color comes
from the parent object's metadata (read-only).
- Only **folders** store their color on `navigationMenuItem.color` —
enforced by `hasNavigationMenuItemOwnColor` util.
- `getEffectiveNavigationMenuItemColor` returns `objectColor` for both
OBJECT and VIEW items, folder's own color for folders, and the fixed
default for links.

## NavigationMenuItemType enum

- Shared enum created in `twenty-shared` with values: `OBJECT`, `VIEW`,
`FOLDER`, `LINK`, `RECORD`
- Registered as a GraphQL enum on the backend
- Replaces string literals across entity, DTOs, input, converters, and
frontend hooks
- Migration backfills existing rows: INDEX views → `OBJECT`, non-INDEX
views → `VIEW`, based on join with the view table

## Design decisions

- **OBJECT vs VIEW distinction**: Items pointing to INDEX views are
typed as `OBJECT` (represent the whole object, color editable). Items
pointing to non-INDEX views are typed as `VIEW` (specific view, color
read-only from parent object).
- **Dual color storage**: `navigationMenuItem.color` is preserved for
folders only. Objects use `objectMetadata.color` as their source of
truth.
- **Type discriminator**: The `type` column replaces field-based
inference (checking `viewId`, `link`, `targetRecordId` presence) with an
explicit enum, simplifying `isNavigationMenuItemLink` /
`isNavigationMenuItemFolder` to simple `item.type ===` checks.
- **No settings page color picker**: Object color editing is done from
the sidebar edit panel, not the data model settings page.

## Test plan

- [ ] Verify objects display their default standard colors in the
sidebar
- [ ] Verify object color editing works in the sidebar edit panel
(persists to objectMetadata.color)
- [ ] Verify folder color editing works in the sidebar edit panel
- [ ] Verify views, links, and records do NOT show a color picker in the
sidebar edit panel
- [ ] Run `npx nx typecheck twenty-front` and `npx nx typecheck
twenty-server`
- [ ] Verify the database migrations add `color` to `objectMetadata` and
`type` to `navigationMenuItem`


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import { faker } from '@faker-js/faker';
import { type ApplicationEntity } from 'src/engine/core-modules/application/application.entity';
import { type WorkspaceEntity } from 'src/engine/core-modules/workspace/workspace.entity';
import { type DataSourceEntity } from 'src/engine/metadata-modules/data-source/data-source.entity';
import { type ObjectMetadataEntity } from 'src/engine/metadata-modules/object-metadata/object-metadata.entity';
export type GetMockObjectMetadataEntityOverride =
Partial<ObjectMetadataEntity> &
Required<
Pick<
ObjectMetadataEntity,
'nameSingular' | 'namePlural' | 'id' | 'workspaceId'
>
>;
export const getMockObjectMetadataEntity = (
overrides: GetMockObjectMetadataEntityOverride,
): ObjectMetadataEntity => {
return {
workspace: {} as WorkspaceEntity,
createdAt: new Date(),
updatedAt: new Date(),
dataSource: {} as DataSourceEntity,
dataSourceId: faker.string.uuid(),
description: 'default object metadata description',
duplicateCriteria: [],
fieldPermissions: [],
fields: [],
icon: null,
color: null,
imageIdentifierFieldMetadataId: null,
labelIdentifierFieldMetadataId: null,
indexMetadatas: [],
isActive: true,
isAuditLogged: true,
isCustom: true,
isLabelSyncedWithName: false,
isRemote: false,
isSearchable: true,
isSystem: false,
isUIReadOnly: false,
labelPlural: 'Default mock plural label',
labelSingular: 'Default mock plural singular',
objectPermissions: [],
shortcut: null,
universalIdentifier: faker.string.uuid(),
applicationId: faker.string.uuid(),
application: {} as ApplicationEntity,
standardOverrides: null,
targetTableName: faker.string.uuid(),
views: [],
...overrides,
};
};