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+// app/api/options/rig_type/route.ts
+import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";
+import { directusFetch } from "@/lib/directus";
+
+/**
+ * Returns [{ id, label }] from the Directus collection `user_rig_type`,
+ * sorted by the `sort` field. Keeping this dedicated route avoids
+ * depending on the generic [collection] mapping.
+ */
+export async function GET(_req: NextRequest) {
+    try {
+        const res = await directusFetch<{ data: { id: number | string; name: string }[] }>(
+            `/items/user_rig_type?fields=id,name&sort=sort`
+        );
+
+        const items = (res?.data ?? []).map(({ id, name }) => ({
+            id,
+            label: name,
+        }));
+
+        return NextResponse.json({ data: items }, { status: 200 });
+    } catch (e: any) {
+        // Surface useful error text in case permissions are off
+        return NextResponse.json(
+            { error: e?.message || "Failed to load rig types" },
+            { status: 500 }
+        );
+    }
+}