Just as +layout.svelte files create UI for every child route, +layout.server.js files load data for every child route.
Suppose we'd like to add a 'more posts' sidebar to our blog post page. We could return summaries from the load function in src/routes/blog/[slug]/+page.server.js, like we do in src/routes/blog/+page.server.js, but that would be repetitive.
Instead, let's rename src/routes/blog/+page.server.js to src/routes/blog/+layout.server.js. Notice that the /blog route continues to work — data.summaries is still available to the page.
Now, add a sidebar in the layout for the post page:
<script>
export let data;
</script>
<div class="layout">
<main>
<slot></slot>
</main>
<aside>
<h2>More posts</h2>
<ul>
{#each data.summaries as { slug, title }}
<li>
<a href="/blog/{slug}">{title}</a>
</li>
{/each}
</ul>
</aside>
</div>
<style>
@media (min-width: 640px) {
.layout {
display: grid;
gap: 2em;
grid-template-columns: 1fr 16em;
}
}
</style>The layout (and any page below it) inherits data.summaries from the parent +layout.server.js.
When we navigate from one post to another, we only need to load the data for the post itself — the layout data is still valid. See the documentation on invalidation to learn more.