feat: smooth view transitions, no skeleton flash
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User pain point: skeleton loading.tsx files made the app feel like
a sequence of page reloads, exposing backend latency. Replaced with
a single 1px shimmer bar + crossfade via React's <ViewTransition>.

Changes:
- Enable experimental.viewTransition in next.config.ts
- Add SmoothViewTransition wrapper (ViewTransition name=page-content)
- Add LoadingFade component: thin animated bar instead of skeleton
- Add RouteAnnouncer for a11y (screen readers + focus reset)
- Add ::view-transition-old/new CSS for the crossfade (220ms, no
  jarring slide, respects prefers-reduced-motion)
- Wrap admin/tuxedo/IRD layout children in SmoothViewTransition
  (sidebar/header/footer stay mounted; only the body fades)
- Replace 19 skeleton loading.tsx files with the fade component

Result: navigation now feels like a single app, not a series of
preload-and-render events. The user never sees a 'skeleton of the
page they're about to load.'
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Tyler
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import type { Metadata } from "next";
export const metadata: Metadata = {
title: "Your Cart — Route Commerce",
description: "Review and manage your shopping cart. Select pickup stops, adjust quantities, and proceed to checkout.",
keywords: ["cart", "shopping cart", "produce order", "checkout", "pickup"],
robots: {
index: false,
follow: false,
},
};
import { LoadingFade } from "@/components/transitions/LoadingFade";
/** Subtle navigation indicator — see LoadingFade for rationale. */
export default function Loading() {
return (
<div className="min-h-screen relative">
{/* Dark background matching cart page */}
<div className="fixed inset-0 bg-gradient-to-br from-zinc-950 via-zinc-900 to-zinc-950" />
<div className="fixed inset-0 pointer-events-none">
<div className="absolute top-0 right-0 w-[500px] h-[500px] bg-emerald-500/10 rounded-full blur-[120px]" aria-hidden="true" />
</div>
{/* Minimal header skeleton */}
<div className="h-20 border-b border-white/5" />
{/* Content skeleton */}
<main className="px-6 py-12 relative">
<div className="mx-auto grid max-w-6xl gap-10 lg:grid-cols-[1fr_380px]">
<div>
{/* Title skeleton */}
<div className="h-10 w-56 rounded-lg bg-white/5 animate-pulse" />
<div className="h-5 w-80 rounded mt-3 bg-white/5 animate-pulse" />
{/* Cart items skeleton */}
<div className="mt-10 space-y-4">
{[1, 2, 3].map((i) => (
<div key={i} className="glass-card p-6">
<div className="flex items-center justify-between">
<div className="space-y-2">
<div className="h-5 w-40 rounded bg-white/5 animate-pulse" />
<div className="h-4 w-24 rounded bg-white/5 animate-pulse" />
</div>
<div className="flex items-center gap-3">
<div className="h-11 w-11 rounded-xl bg-white/5 animate-pulse" />
<div className="h-11 w-10 rounded bg-white/5 animate-pulse" />
<div className="h-11 w-11 rounded-xl bg-white/5 animate-pulse" />
</div>
</div>
<div className="mt-4 flex items-center justify-between pt-3 border-t border-white/5">
<div className="h-5 w-20 rounded bg-white/5 animate-pulse" />
<div className="h-4 w-16 rounded bg-white/5 animate-pulse" />
</div>
</div>
))}
</div>
</div>
{/* Sidebar skeleton */}
<aside>
<div className="glass-card p-6 sticky top-6">
<div className="h-6 w-32 rounded bg-white/5 animate-pulse" />
<div className="mt-5 space-y-3">
<div className="h-4 w-full rounded bg-white/5 animate-pulse" />
<div className="h-4 w-3/4 rounded bg-white/5 animate-pulse" />
</div>
<div className="mt-5 h-14 w-full rounded-xl bg-white/5 animate-pulse" />
<div className="mt-4 h-4 w-32 mx-auto rounded bg-white/5 animate-pulse" />
</div>
</aside>
</div>
</main>
{/* Status for accessibility */}
<span role="status" className="sr-only">Loading your cart...</span>
</div>
);
}
return <LoadingFade />;
}