refactor: improve project loading

apps/client/src/common/models/Info.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { GetInfo } from 'ontime-types';
 
 export const ontimePlaceholderInfo: GetInfo = {
   networkInterfaces: [],
-  version: '2.0.0',
+  version: '4.0.0',
   serverPort: 4001,
   publicDir: '',
 };

apps/client/src/common/models/OntimeSettings.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import { Settings } from 'ontime-types';
 
 export const ontimePlaceholderSettings: Settings = {
-  app: 'ontime',
-  version: '2.0.0',
+  version: '4.0.0',
   serverPort: 4001,
   editorKey: null,
   operatorKey: null,

apps/electron/src/main.js

@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ async function startBackend() {
   const ontimeServer = require(nodePath);
   const { initAssets, startServer, startIntegrations } = ontimeServer;
 
-  await initAssets();
+  await initAssets(escalateError);
 
-  const result = await startServer(escalateError);
+  const result = await startServer();
   loaded = result.message;
 
   await startIntegrations();

apps/server/src/app.ts

@@ -140,8 +140,11 @@ const checkStart = (currentState: OntimeStartOrder) => {
   }
 };
 
-export const initAssets = async () => {
+export const initAssets = async (escalateErrorFn?: (error: string, unrecoverable: boolean) => void) => {
   checkStart(OntimeStartOrder.InitAssets);
+  // initialise logging service, escalateErrorFn only exists in electron
+  logger.init(escalateErrorFn);
+
   await clearUploadfolder();
   populateStyles();
   await populateDemo();
@@ -152,12 +155,8 @@ export const initAssets = async () => {
 /**
  * Starts servers
  */
-export const startServer = async (
-  escalateErrorFn?: (error: string, unrecoverable: boolean) => void,
-): Promise<{ message: string; serverPort: number }> => {
+export const startServer = async (): Promise<{ message: string; serverPort: number }> => {
   checkStart(OntimeStartOrder.InitServer);
-  // initialise logging service, escalateErrorFn only exists in electron
-  logger.init(escalateErrorFn);
   const settings = getDataProvider().getSettings();
   const { serverPort: desiredPort } = settings;
 
@@ -208,7 +207,6 @@ export const startServer = async (
   // load restore point if it exists
   const maybeRestorePoint = await restoreService.load();
 
-  // TODO: pass event store to rundownservice
   runtimeService.init(maybeRestorePoint);
 
   const nif = getNetworkInterfaces();

apps/server/src/classes/data-provider/DataProvider.ts

@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ type ReadonlyPromise<T> = Promise<Readonly<T>>;
 
 let db = {} as Low<DatabaseModel>;
 
+/**
+ * Initialises the JSON adapter to persist data to a file
+ */
 export async function initPersistence(filePath: string, fallbackData: DatabaseModel) {
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-labels -- dev code path
   DEV: shouldCrashDev(!isPath(filePath), 'initPersistence should be called with a path');

apps/server/src/classes/data-provider/__tests__/DataProvider.utils.test.ts

@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ describe('safeMerge', () => {
       } as Settings,
     });
     expect(mergedData.settings).toStrictEqual({
-      app: 'ontime',
       version: 'new',
       serverPort: 3000,
       operatorKey: null,

apps/server/src/models/dataModel.ts

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ export const dbModel: DatabaseModel = {
     projectLogo: null,
   },
   settings: {
-    app: 'ontime',
     version: ONTIME_VERSION,
     serverPort: 4001,
     editorKey: null,

apps/server/src/models/demoProject.ts

@@ -495,7 +495,6 @@ export const demoDb: DatabaseModel = {
     projectLogo: null,
   },
   settings: {
-    app: 'ontime',
     version: '-',
     serverPort: 4001,
     editorKey: null,

apps/server/src/services/project-service/ProjectService.ts

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import {
   setLastLoadedProject,
 } from '../app-state-service/AppStateService.js';
 import { runtimeService } from '../runtime-service/RuntimeService.js';
+import { getFirstRundown } from '../rundown-service/rundownUtils.js';
 
 import {
   copyCorruptFile,
@@ -40,7 +41,6 @@ import {
   moveCorruptFile,
   parseJsonFile,
 } from './projectServiceUtils.js';
-import { getFirstRundown } from '../rundown-service/rundownUtils.js';
 
 type ProjectState =
   | {
@@ -70,26 +70,50 @@ function init() {
 
 export async function getCurrentProject(): Promise<{ filename: string; pathToFile: string }> {
   if (currentProjectState.status === 'PENDING') {
-    const lastLoadedProject = await initialiseProject();
-    currentProjectState = {
-      status: 'INITIALIZED',
-      currentProjectName: lastLoadedProject,
-    };
+    await initialiseProject();
   }
-  const pathToFile = getPathToProject(currentProjectState.currentProjectName);
+  // we know the project is loaded since we force initialisation above
+  const pathToFile = getPathToProject(currentProjectState.currentProjectName as string);
 
-  return { filename: currentProjectState.currentProjectName, pathToFile };
+  return { filename: currentProjectState.currentProjectName as string, pathToFile };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Private function loads a project file and handles necessary side effects
+ */
+async function loadProject(projectData: DatabaseModel, projectName: string) {
+  // we need to make sure the file name is unique in the projects directory
+  const pathToNewFile = generateUniqueFileName(publicDir.projectsDir, projectName);
+
+  // change LowDB to point to new file
+  await initPersistence(getPathToProject(pathToNewFile), projectData);
+  logger.info(LogOrigin.Server, `Loaded project ${projectName}`);
+
+  // stop the runtime service
+  runtimeService.stop();
+
+  // load the first rundown in the project
+  const firstRundown = getFirstRundown(projectData.rundowns);
+  await initRundown(firstRundown, projectData.customFields);
+
+  // persist the project selection
+  const newName = getFileNameFromPath(pathToNewFile);
+  await setLastLoadedProject(newName);
+
+  // update the service state
+  currentProjectState = {
+    status: 'INITIALIZED',
+    currentProjectName: newName,
+  };
+
+  return newName;
 }
 
 /**
  * Loads the demo project
  */
 export async function loadDemoProject(): Promise<string> {
-  const pathToNewFile = generateUniqueFileName(publicDir.projectsDir, config.demoProject);
-  await initPersistence(getPathToProject(pathToNewFile), demoDb);
-  const newName = getFileNameFromPath(pathToNewFile);
-  await setLastLoadedProject(newName);
-  return newName;
+  return loadProject(demoDb, config.demoProject);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -97,11 +121,7 @@ export async function loadDemoProject(): Promise<string> {
  * to be composed in the loading functions
  */
 async function loadNewProject(): Promise<string> {
-  const pathToNewFile = generateUniqueFileName(publicDir.projectsDir, config.newProject);
-  await initPersistence(getPathToProject(pathToNewFile), dbModel);
-  const newName = getFileNameFromPath(pathToNewFile);
-  await setLastLoadedProject(newName);
-  return newName;
+  return loadProject(dbModel, config.newProject);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -129,46 +149,32 @@ export async function initialiseProject(): Promise<string> {
   // check what was loaded before
   const previousProject = await getLastLoadedProject();
 
+  // in normal circumstances we dont have a previous project if it is the first app start
+  // in which case we want to load a demo project
   if (!previousProject) {
     return loadDemoProject();
   }
-
-  // try and load the previous project
-  const filePath = doesProjectExist(previousProject);
-  if (filePath === null) {
-    logger.warning(LogOrigin.Server, `Previous project file ${previousProject} not found`);
-    return loadNewProject();
-  }
-
   try {
-    const fileData = await parseJsonFile(filePath);
-    const result = parseDatabaseModel(fileData);
-    let parsedFileName = previousProject;
-    let parsedFilePath = filePath;
-
-    if (result.errors.length > 0) {
-      logger.warning(LogOrigin.Server, 'Project loaded with errors');
-      parsedFileName = await handleCorruptedFile(filePath, previousProject);
-      parsedFilePath = getPathToProject(parsedFileName);
-    }
-
-    await initPersistence(parsedFilePath, result.data);
-    await setLastLoadedProject(parsedFileName);
-    return parsedFileName;
+    const projectName = await loadProjectFile(previousProject);
+    return projectName;
   } catch (error) {
+    // if we are here, most likely the json parsing failed and the file is corrupt
     logger.warning(LogOrigin.Server, `Unable to load previous project ${previousProject}: ${getErrorMessage(error)}`);
-    await moveCorruptFile(filePath, previousProject).catch((_) => {
+    try {
+      const pathToFile = getPathToProject(previousProject);
+      await moveCorruptFile(pathToFile, previousProject);
+    } catch (_) {
       /* while we have to catch the error, we dont need to handle it */
-    });
-
-    return loadNewProject();
+    }
   }
+
+  return loadNewProject();
 }
 
 /**
  * Loads a data from a file into the runtime
  */
-export async function loadProjectFile(name: string) {
+export async function loadProjectFile(name: string): Promise<string> {
   const filePath = doesProjectExist(name);
   if (filePath === null) {
     throw new Error('Project file not found');
@@ -178,31 +184,14 @@ export async function loadProjectFile(name: string) {
   const fileData = await parseJsonFile(filePath);
   const result = parseDatabaseModel(fileData);
   let parsedFileName = name;
-  let parsedFilePath = filePath;
 
   if (result.errors.length > 0) {
     logger.warning(LogOrigin.Server, 'Project loaded with errors');
     parsedFileName = await handleCorruptedFile(filePath, name);
-    parsedFilePath = getPathToProject(parsedFileName);
   }
 
-  // change LowDB to point to new file
-  await initPersistence(parsedFilePath, result.data);
-  logger.info(LogOrigin.Server, `Loaded project ${parsedFileName}`);
-
-  // persist the project selection
-  await setLastLoadedProject(parsedFileName);
-
-  // since load happens at runtime, we need to update the services that depend on the data
-
-  // apply data model
-  runtimeService.stop();
-
-  const { rundowns, customFields } = result.data;
-
-  // apply the rundown
-  const firstRundown = getFirstRundown(rundowns);
-  await initRundown(firstRundown, customFields);
+  const projectName = await loadProject(result.data, parsedFileName);
+  return projectName;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -239,7 +228,7 @@ export async function duplicateProjectFile(originalFile: string, newFilename: st
 /**
  * Renames an existing project file
  */
-export async function renameProjectFile(originalFile: string, newFilename: string) {
+export async function renameProjectFile(originalFile: string, newFilename: string): Promise<string> {
   const projectFilePath = doesProjectExist(originalFile);
   if (projectFilePath === null) {
     throw new Error('Project file not found');
@@ -257,50 +246,23 @@ export async function renameProjectFile(originalFile: string, newFilename: strin
   const isLoaded = await isLastLoadedProject(originalFile);
   if (isLoaded) {
     const fileData = await parseJsonFile(pathToRenamed);
-    const result = parseDatabaseModel(fileData);
+    const projectData = parseDatabaseModel(fileData);
 
-    // change LowDB to point to new file
-    await initPersistence(pathToRenamed, result.data);
-    logger.info(LogOrigin.Server, `Loaded project ${newFilename}`);
-
-    // persist the project selection
-    await setLastLoadedProject(newFilename);
-
-    // apply data model
-    runtimeService.stop();
-
-    const { rundowns, customFields } = result.data;
-
-    // apply the rundown
-    const firstRundown = getFirstRundown(rundowns);
-    await initRundown(firstRundown, customFields);
+    const newFileName = await loadProject(projectData.data, newFilename);
+    return newFileName;
   }
+  return newFilename;
 }
 
 /**
  * Creates a new project file and applies its result
  */
-export async function createProject(filename: string, initialData: Partial<DatabaseModel>) {
+export async function createProject(filename: string, initialData: Partial<DatabaseModel>): Promise<string> {
   const data = safeMerge(dbModel, initialData);
 
   const fileNameWithExtension = ensureJsonExtension(filename);
-  const uniqueFileName = generateUniqueFileName(publicDir.projectsDir, fileNameWithExtension);
-  const newFile = getPathToProject(uniqueFileName);
-
-  // change LowDB to point to new file
-  await initPersistence(newFile, data);
-
-  // apply data to running services
-  // we dont need to parse since we are creating a new file
-  await patchCurrentProject(data);
-
-  // update app state to point to new value
-  setLastLoadedProject(uniqueFileName);
-
-  // update the service state
-  currentProjectState.currentProjectName = uniqueFileName;
-
-  return uniqueFileName;
+  const newFilename = await loadProject(data, fileNameWithExtension);
+  return newFilename;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -338,7 +300,7 @@ export async function patchCurrentProject(data: Partial<DatabaseModel>) {
      * We currently ignore all other rundowns
      */
     const firstRundown = getFirstRundown(result.rundowns);
-    initRundown(firstRundown, result.customFields);
+    await initRundown(firstRundown, result.customFields);
   }
 
   const updatedData = await getDataProvider().getData();
@@ -346,17 +308,13 @@ export async function patchCurrentProject(data: Partial<DatabaseModel>) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Changes the title of a project
+ * Changes the current project data
  * it handles invalidating the necessary data
  */
 export async function editCurrentProjectData(newData: Partial<ProjectData>) {
   const currentProjectData = getDataProvider().getProjectData();
   const updatedProjectData = await getDataProvider().setProjectData(newData);
 
-  if (currentProjectData.title !== updatedProjectData.title) {
-    // something
-  }
-
   // Delete the old logo if the logo has been removed
   if (!updatedProjectData.projectLogo && currentProjectData.projectLogo) {
     const filePath = join(publicDir.logoDir, currentProjectData.projectLogo);

apps/server/src/services/rundown-service/RundownService.ts

@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ function notifyChanges(options: NotifyChangesOptions) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Overrides the rundown with the given
- * @param rundown
+ * Sets a new rundown in the cache
+ * and marks it as the currently loaded one
  */
 export async function initRundown(rundown: Readonly<Rundown>, customFields: Readonly<CustomFields>) {
   await cache.init(rundown, customFields);

apps/server/src/services/rundown-service/__tests__/rundownCache.test.ts

@@ -34,11 +34,10 @@ beforeAll(() => {
 
 describe('generate()', () => {
   test('benchmark function execution time', () => {
-    const rundown = demoDb.rundowns.default;
     const t1 = performance.now();
     let result: ProcessedRundownMetadata | null = null;
     for (let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
-      result = generate(rundown);
+      result = generate(demoDb.rundowns.default, demoDb.customFields);
     }
     const t2 = performance.now();
     console.warn(
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ describe('generate()', () => {
       },
     });
 
-    const initResult = generate(rundown);
+    const initResult = generate(rundown, {});
     expect(initResult.order.length).toBe(3);
     expect(initResult.order).toStrictEqual(['1', '2', '3']);
     expect(initResult.entries['1'].type).toBe(SupportedEvent.Event);
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ describe('generate()', () => {
       },
     });
 
-    const initResult = generate(rundown);
+    const initResult = generate(rundown, {});
     expect(initResult.order.length).toBe(2);
     expect((initResult.entries['2'] as OntimeEvent).delay).toBe(100);
     expect(initResult.totalDelay).toBe(100);
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ describe('generate()', () => {
       },
     });
 
-    const initResult = generate(rundown);
+    const initResult = generate(rundown, {});
     expect(initResult.order.length).toBe(7);
     expect((initResult.entries['1'] as OntimeEvent).delay).toBe(0);
     expect((initResult.entries['2'] as OntimeEvent).delay).toBe(200);
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ describe('generate()', () => {
       },
     });
 
-    const initResult = generate(rundown);
+    const initResult = generate(rundown, {});
     expect(initResult.totalDuration).toBe(10500 - 9000); // last end - first start
   });
 
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@ describe('generate()', () => {
       },
     });
 
-    const initResult = generate(rundown);
+    const initResult = generate(rundown, {});
     expect(initResult.totalDuration).toBe(20000 - 9000); // last end - first start
   });
 
@@ -167,7 +166,7 @@ describe('generate()', () => {
       },
     });
 
-    const initResult = generate(rundown);
+    const initResult = generate(rundown, {});
     expect(initResult.totalDuration).toBe(dayInMs + MILLIS_PER_HOUR); // day + last end - first start
   });
 
@@ -185,7 +184,7 @@ describe('generate()', () => {
       },
     });
 
-    const initResult = generate(rundown);
+    const initResult = generate(rundown, {});
     expect(initResult.order.length).toBe(7);
     expect((initResult.entries['1'] as OntimeEvent).delay).toBe(0);
     expect((initResult.entries['2'] as OntimeEvent).delay).toBe(-200);
@@ -227,7 +226,7 @@ describe('generate()', () => {
       },
     });
 
-    const initResult = generate(rundown);
+    const initResult = generate(rundown, {});
     expect(initResult.order.length).toBe(5);
     expect((initResult.entries['2'] as OntimeEvent).timeStart).toBe(2);
     expect((initResult.entries['2'] as OntimeEvent).timeEnd).toBe(12);
@@ -248,7 +247,7 @@ describe('generate()', () => {
       },
     });
 
-    const initResult = generate(rundown);
+    const initResult = generate(rundown, {});
     expect(initResult.order.length).toBe(3);
     expect((initResult.entries['3'] as OntimeEvent).timeStart).toBe(2);
   });
@@ -264,7 +263,7 @@ describe('generate()', () => {
       },
     });
 
-    const initResult = generate(rundown);
+    const initResult = generate(rundown, {});
     expect(initResult.order.length).toBe(4);
     expect(initResult.totalDuration).toBe(500 - 100);
   });
@@ -280,7 +279,7 @@ describe('generate()', () => {
       },
     });
 
-    const initResult = generate(rundown);
+    const initResult = generate(rundown, {});
     expect(initResult.order.length).toBe(4);
     expect(initResult.totalDuration).toBe(500 - 100);
   });
@@ -310,7 +309,7 @@ describe('generate()', () => {
       },
     });
 
-    const initResult = generate(rundown);
+    const initResult = generate(rundown, {});
     expect(initResult.totalDuration).toBe((23 - 9 + 48) * MILLIS_PER_HOUR);
   });
 
@@ -333,7 +332,7 @@ describe('generate()', () => {
       },
     });
 
-    const initResult = generate(rundown);
+    const initResult = generate(rundown, {});
     const expectedDuration = 8 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR + (dayInMs - 12 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR);
     expect(initResult.totalDuration).toBe(expectedDuration);
   });
@@ -369,7 +368,7 @@ describe('generate()', () => {
       },
     });
 
-    const initResult = generate(rundown);
+    const initResult = generate(rundown, {});
     expect(initResult.entries).toMatchObject({
       '1': {
         timeStart: 0,
@@ -455,7 +454,7 @@ describe('generate() v4', () => {
           '300': makeOntimeEvent({ id: '300', timeStart: 300, timeEnd: 400, duration: 100 }),
         },
       });
-      const generatedRundown = generate(rundown);
+      const generatedRundown = generate(rundown, {});
 
       expect(generatedRundown.order).toMatchObject(['1']);
       expect(generatedRundown.totalDuration).toBe(300);
@@ -495,7 +494,7 @@ describe('generate() v4', () => {
           '303': makeOntimeEvent({ id: '303', timeStart: 1100, timeEnd: 1200, duration: 100, linkStart: true }),
         },
       });
-      const generatedRundown = generate(rundown);
+      const generatedRundown = generate(rundown, {});
 
       expect(generatedRundown.order).toMatchObject(['0', '1', '2', '3']);
       expect(generatedRundown.totalDuration).toBe(1200);

apps/server/src/services/rundown-service/rundownCache.ts

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import type { RundownMetadata } from './rundown.types.js';
 import { apply } from './delayUtils.js';
 import { hasChanges, isDataStale, makeRundownMetadata, type ProcessedRundownMetadata } from './rundownCache.utils.js';
 
-/** We hold the currently selected rundown and its metadata in memory */
 let currentRundownId: EntryId = '';
 let currentRundown: Rundown = {
   id: '',
@@ -78,16 +77,14 @@ export let customFieldChangelog: Record<string, string> = {};
  * Receives a rundown which will be processed and used as the new current rundown
  */
 export async function init(initialRundown: Readonly<Rundown>, customFields: Readonly<CustomFields>) {
-  // TODO: do we need to clone?
+  // we clone this objects since we use mutating logic in the cache
   currentRundown = structuredClone(initialRundown);
   currentRundownId = initialRundown.id;
   projectCustomFields = structuredClone(customFields);
-  generate();
 
-  // TODO: we may not need to persist this data since it should come from the database
-  // update the persisted data
-  await getDataProvider().setRundown(currentRundownId, currentRundown);
-  await getDataProvider().setCustomFields(customFields);
+  updateCache();
+
+  currentRundownId;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -95,14 +92,9 @@ export async function init(initialRundown: Readonly<Rundown>, customFields: Read
  * @private should not be called outside of `rundownCache.ts`, exported for testing
  */
 export function generate(
-  initialRundown: Readonly<Rundown> = currentRundown,
-  customFields: Readonly<CustomFields> = projectCustomFields,
+  initialRundown: Readonly<Rundown>,
+  customFields: Readonly<CustomFields>,
 ): ProcessedRundownMetadata {
-  // The stale state can only be cleared inside generate()
-  function clearIsStale() {
-    isStale = false;
-  }
-
   const { process, getMetadata } = makeRundownMetadata(customFields, customFieldChangelog);
 
   for (let i = 0; i < initialRundown.order.length; i++) {
@@ -154,9 +146,18 @@ export function generate(
     }
   }
 
-  const processedData = getMetadata();
-  clearIsStale();
-  customFieldChangelog = {};
+  return getMetadata();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Runs the generate function in the currently loaded rundown and updates caches
+ */
+export function updateCache() {
+  // The stale state can only be cleared inside updateCache()
+  function clearIsStale() {
+    isStale = false;
+  }
+  const processedData = generate(currentRundown, projectCustomFields);
 
   // update the cache values
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars -- we are not interested in the iteration data
@@ -164,15 +165,14 @@ export function generate(
   currentRundown.entries = entries;
   currentRundown.order = order;
   rundownMetadata = metadata;
-
-  // The return value is used for testing
-  return processedData;
+  clearIsStale();
+  customFieldChangelog = {};
 }
 
 /** Returns an ID guaranteed to be unique */
 export function getUniqueId(): string {
   if (isStale) {
-    generate();
+    updateCache();
   }
   let id = '';
   do {
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ export function getUniqueId(): string {
 /** Returns index of an event with a given id */
 export function getIndexOf(eventId: EntryId) {
   if (isStale) {
-    generate();
+    updateCache();
   }
   return currentRundown.order.indexOf(eventId);
 }
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export function getIndexOf(eventId: EntryId) {
 /** Returns id of an event at a given index */
 export function getIdOf(index: number) {
   if (isStale) {
-    generate();
+    updateCache();
   }
   return currentRundown.order.at(index);
 }
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ type RundownCache = {
  */
 export function get(): Readonly<RundownCache> {
   if (isStale) {
-    generate();
+    updateCache();
   }
   return {
     id: currentRundown.id,
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ export function get(): Readonly<RundownCache> {
  */
 export function getMetadata(): Readonly<RundownMetadata & { revision: number }> {
   if (isStale) {
-    generate();
+    updateCache();
   }
 
   return {
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ export type RundownOrder = {
  */
 export function getEventOrder(): Readonly<RundownOrder> {
   if (isStale) {
-    generate();
+    updateCache();
   }
   return {
     order: currentRundown.order,
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ function invalidateIfUsed(label: CustomFieldLabel) {
   // ... and schedule a cache update
   // schedule a non priority cache update
   setImmediate(async () => {
-    generate();
+    updateCache();
     await getDataProvider().setRundown(currentRundownId, currentRundown);
   });
 }

apps/server/src/services/rundown-service/rundownUtils.ts

@@ -149,10 +149,18 @@ export function filterTimedEvents(rundown: Rundown, timedEventOrder: EntryId[]):
 
 /**
  * Gets the first rundown in the project
- * We ensure that the projects always have a rundown
+ * We know that the project has at least one rundown
  */
 export function getFirstRundown(rundowns: ProjectRundowns): Rundown {
   const firstKey = Object.keys(rundowns)[0];
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-labels -- dev code path
+  DEV: {
+    if (!firstKey) {
+      throw new Error('rundownUtils.getFirstRundown() No rundowns found');
+    }
+  }
+
   return rundowns[firstKey];
 }
 

apps/server/src/utils/__tests__/parser.test.ts

@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ describe('test aliases import', () => {
     const testData = {
       rundown: [],
       settings: {
-        app: 'ontime',
         version: '2.0.0',
       },
       urlPresets: [
@@ -171,7 +170,6 @@ describe('test views import', () => {
     const testData = {
       rundown: [],
       settings: {
-        app: 'ontime',
         version: '2.0.0',
       },
       viewSettings: {
@@ -205,7 +203,6 @@ describe('test views import', () => {
     const testData = {
       rundown: [],
       settings: {
-        app: 'ontime',
         version: '2.0.0',
       },
     } as unknown as DatabaseModel;

apps/server/src/utils/__tests__/parserFunctions.test.ts

@@ -229,11 +229,10 @@ describe('parseSettings()', () => {
     expect(() => parseSettings({})).toThrow();
   });
 
-  it('returns an a base model as long as we have the app and version', () => {
-    const result = parseSettings({ settings: { app: 'ontime', version: '1' } as Settings });
+  it('returns an a base model as long as we have the app version', () => {
+    const result = parseSettings({ settings: { version: '1' } as Settings });
     expect(result).toBeTypeOf('object');
     expect(result).toMatchObject({
-      app: 'ontime',
       version: expect.any(String),
       serverPort: 4001,
       editorKey: null,

apps/server/src/utils/parserFunctions.ts

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { createEvent, type ErrorEmitter } from './parser.js';
 
 /**
  * Parse a rundowns object along with the project custom fields
+ * Returns a default rundown if none exists
  */
 export function parseRundowns(
   data: Partial<DatabaseModel>,
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ export function parseRundowns(
   // check custom fields first
   const parsedCustomFields = parseCustomFields(data, emitError);
 
+  // ensure there is always a rundown to import
+  // this is important since the rest of the app assumes this exist
   if (!data.rundowns || isObjectEmpty(data.rundowns)) {
     emitError?.('No data found to import');
     return {
@@ -193,14 +196,14 @@ export function parseProject(data: Partial<DatabaseModel>, emitError?: ErrorEmit
  */
 export function parseSettings(data: Partial<DatabaseModel>): Settings {
   // skip if file definition is missing
-  if (!data.settings || data.settings?.app !== 'ontime' || data.settings?.version == null) {
-    throw new Error('ERROR: unable to parse settings, missing app or version');
+  // TODO: skip parsing if the version is not correct
+  if (!data.settings || data.settings?.version == null) {
+    throw new Error('ERROR: unable to parse settings, missing or incorrect version');
   }
 
   console.log('Found settings, importing...');
 
   return {
-    app: dbModel.settings.app,
     version: dbModel.settings.version,
     serverPort: data.settings.serverPort ?? dbModel.settings.serverPort,
     editorKey: data.settings.editorKey ?? null,

packages/types/src/definitions/core/Settings.type.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import type { TimeFormat } from './TimeFormat.type.js';
 
 export type Settings = {
-  app: 'ontime';
   version: string;
   serverPort: number;
   editorKey: null | string;