// import fs from "fs";
// import path from "path";

// export type SliderPhoto = { src: string; alt: string };

// function slugToAlt(filename: string): string {
//   const base = filename.replace(/\.[^.]+$/, "");
//   const words = base.replace(/[-_]+/g, " ").trim();
//   return words || "Slide";
// }

// export function parseManifest(data: unknown): SliderPhoto[] {
//   if (!Array.isArray(data)) return [];
//   const out: SliderPhoto[] = [];
//   for (const item of data) {
//     if (typeof item !== "object" || item === null || !("src" in item)) continue;
//     const src = (item as { src: unknown }).src;
//     if (typeof src !== "string" || !src.startsWith("/")) continue;
//     const altRaw = (item as { alt?: unknown }).alt;
//     const alt = typeof altRaw === "string" && altRaw.trim() ? altRaw.trim() : slugToAlt(src.split("/").pop() ?? "");
//     out.push({ src, alt });
//   }
//   return out;
// }

// const IMAGE_EXT = /\.(jpe?g|png|webp|gif|avif)$/i;

// function scanSliderDirectory(dir: string): SliderPhoto[] {
//   let names: string[] = [];
//   try {
//     names = fs.readdirSync(dir);
//   } catch {
//     return [];
//   }
//   return names
//     .filter((f) => IMAGE_EXT.test(f))
//     .sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b, undefined, { sensitivity: "base" }))
//     .map((f) => ({
//       src: `/slider/${f}`,
//       alt: slugToAlt(f),
//     }));
// }

// /**
//  * Reads `public/slider/manifest.json` when present (full control: order + alt).
//  * Otherwise scans `public/slider` for image files (drop-in updates, no code edits).
//  */
// export function readSliderPhotos(): SliderPhoto[] {
//   const dir = path.join(process.cwd(), "public", "slider");
//   if (!fs.existsSync(dir)) return [];

//   const manifestPath = path.join(dir, "manifest.json");
//   if (fs.existsSync(manifestPath)) {
//     try {
//       const raw = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(manifestPath, "utf8")) as unknown;
//       return parseManifest(raw);
//     } catch {
//       return [];
//     }
//   }

//   return scanSliderDirectory(dir);
// }