feat: create group from entry selection

apps/server/src/api-data/rundown/rundown.utils.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { OntimeEvent, SupportedEntry, TimeStrategy } from 'ontime-types';
+import { OntimeBlock, OntimeEvent, SupportedEntry, TimeStrategy } from 'ontime-types';
 import { generateId, validateEndAction, validateTimerType, validateTimes } from 'ontime-utils';
 
-import { event as eventDef } from '../../models/eventsDefinition.js';
+import { event as eventDef, block as blockDef } from '../../models/eventsDefinition.js';
 import { makeString } from '../../utils/parserUtils.js';
 
 export function createPatch(originalEvent: OntimeEvent, patchEvent: Partial<OntimeEvent>): OntimeEvent {
@@ -68,6 +68,32 @@ export const createEvent = (eventArgs: Partial<OntimeEvent>, eventIndex: number
   return event;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Creates a new block from an optional patch
+ */
+export function createBlock(patch?: Partial<OntimeBlock>): OntimeBlock {
+  if (!patch) {
+    return { ...blockDef, id: generateId() };
+  }
+
+  return {
+    id: patch.id ?? generateId(),
+    type: SupportedEntry.Block,
+    title: patch.title ?? '',
+    note: patch.note ?? '',
+    events: patch.events ?? [],
+    skip: patch.skip ?? false,
+    colour: makeString(patch.colour, ''),
+    custom: patch.custom ?? {},
+    revision: 0,
+    startTime: null,
+    endTime: null,
+    duration: 0,
+    isFirstLinked: false,
+    numEvents: patch.events?.length ?? 0,
+  };
+}
+
 /**
  * Function infers strategy for a patch with only partial timer data
  * @param end