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+import { unstable_cache } from "next/cache"
+import PocketBase from "pocketbase"
+import type { CommunityGallery } from "@/lib/pb"
+import type { IconWithName } from "@/types/icons"
+
+/**
+ * Server-side utility functions for community gallery (public submissions view)
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Create a new PocketBase instance for server-side operations
+ * Note: Do not use the client-side pb instance (with auth store) on the server
+ */
+function createServerPB() {
+	return new PocketBase(process.env.POCKETBASE_URL || "http://127.0.0.1:8090")
+}
+
+/**
+ * Transform a CommunityGallery item to IconWithName format for use with IconSearch
+ */
+function transformGalleryToIcon(item: CommunityGallery): any {
+	const pbUrl = process.env.POCKETBASE_URL || "http://127.0.0.1:8090"
+	
+	const fileUrl = item.assets?.[0]
+		? `${pbUrl}/api/files/community_gallery/${item.id}/${item.assets[0]}`
+		: ""
+
+	const transformed = {
+		name: item.name,
+		status: item.status,
+		data: {
+			base: fileUrl || "svg",
+			aliases: item.extras?.aliases || [],
+			categories: item.extras?.categories || [],
+			update: {
+				timestamp: item.created,
+				author: {
+					id: 0,
+					name: item.created_by || "Community",
+				},
+			},
+			colors: item.extras?.colors,
+			wordmark: item.extras?.wordmark,
+		},
+	}
+		
+	return transformed
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fetch community gallery items (not added to collection)
+ * Uses the community_gallery view collection for public-facing data
+ * This is the raw fetch function without caching
+ * Filters out items without assets
+ */
+export async function fetchCommunitySubmissions(): Promise<IconWithName[]> {
+	try {
+		const pb = createServerPB()
+
+		const records = await pb.collection("community_gallery").getFullList<CommunityGallery>({
+			filter: 'status != "added_to_collection"',
+			sort: "-created",
+		})
+
+		return records
+			.filter(item => item.assets && item.assets.length > 0)
+			.map(transformGalleryToIcon)
+	} catch (error) {
+		console.error("Error fetching community submissions:", error)
+		return []
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Cached version of fetchCommunitySubmissions
+ * Uses unstable_cache with tags for on-demand revalidation
+ * Revalidates every 600 seconds (10 minutes)
+ */
+export const getCommunitySubmissions = unstable_cache(fetchCommunitySubmissions, ["community-gallery"], {
+	revalidate: 600,
+	tags: ["community-gallery"],
+})
+