refactor: improve automation UX

apps/client/src/features/rundown/entry-editor/composite/EventEditorTriggers.module.scss

@@ -4,18 +4,6 @@
   gap: 0.75rem;
 }
 
-.section,
-.formSection {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 0.5rem;
-}
-
-.sectionTitle {
-  font-size: $aux-text-size;
-  color: $label-gray;
-}
-
 .triggerList {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
@@ -25,25 +13,13 @@
   overflow: hidden;
 }
 
-.triggerForm {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 0.5rem;
-}
-
-.formFields {
+.triggerHeader {
   display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: 8rem 1fr;
-  gap: 0.75rem;
-  align-items: end;
-}
-
-.formActions {
-  display: flex;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 0.75rem;
-  min-height: 2rem;
+  grid-template-columns: 8rem 1fr 2rem;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  padding: 0.375rem 0.75rem;
+  font-size: $aux-text-size;
+  color: $label-gray;
 }
 
 .trigger {
@@ -51,40 +27,22 @@
   display: grid;
   grid-template-columns: 8rem 1fr 2rem;
   align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
   min-height: 2.5rem;
 
   &:not(:first-child) {
     border-top: 1px solid $white-10;
   }
+
+  &[data-duplicate] {
+    > button:not(:last-child) {
+      border-color: $orange-500;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
-.triggerMeta {
-  min-width: 0;
-}
-
-.metaLabel {
-  color: $label-gray;
+.duplicateMessage {
+  padding-left: 0.75rem;
   font-size: $aux-text-size;
-  line-height: 1.2;
-  margin-bottom: 0.125rem;
-}
-
-.automationTitle {
-  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
-}
-
-.validationError,
-.validationSuccess {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 0.375rem;
-  font-size: $aux-text-size;
-}
-
-.validationError {
-  color: $red-500;
-}
-
-.validationSuccess {
-  color: $green-500;
+  color: $orange-500;
 }

apps/client/src/features/rundown/entry-editor/composite/EventEditorTriggers.tsx

@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-import { NormalisedAutomation, TimerLifeCycle, Trigger, timerLifecycleValues } from 'ontime-types';
+import { Trigger } from 'ontime-types';
 import { generateId } from 'ontime-utils';
-import { Fragment, useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
-import { IoAlertCircle, IoCheckmarkCircle, IoTrash } from 'react-icons/io5';
+import { IoAdd, IoTrash } from 'react-icons/io5';
 
 import Button from '../../../../common/components/buttons/Button';
 import IconButton from '../../../../common/components/buttons/IconButton';
-import * as Editor from '../../../../common/components/editor-utils/EditorUtils';
 import Info from '../../../../common/components/info/Info';
 import Select from '../../../../common/components/select/Select';
 import { useEntryActionsContext } from '../../../../common/context/EntryActionsContext';
@@ -21,174 +19,102 @@ interface EventEditorTriggersProps {
 
 export default function EventEditorTriggers({ triggers, eventId }: EventEditorTriggersProps) {
   const { data: automationSettings, status: automationStatus } = useAutomationSettings();
+  const { updateEntry } = useEntryActionsContext();
   const automationsEnabled = automationStatus === 'pending' ? undefined : automationSettings.enabledAutomations;
-  const showTriggers = triggers.length > 0;
+
+  const allAutomationOptions = Object.values(automationSettings.automations).map(({ id, title }) => ({
+    value: id,
+    label: title,
+  }));
+
+  const triggerOptions = eventTriggerOptions.map((cycle) => ({ value: cycle, label: cycle }));
+
+  const duplicateIds = new Set<string>();
+  const seen = new Map<string, string>();
+  for (const trigger of triggers) {
+    const key = `${trigger.trigger}:${trigger.automationId}`;
+    if (seen.has(key)) {
+      duplicateIds.add(trigger.id);
+    } else {
+      seen.set(key, trigger.id);
+    }
+  }
+
+  const handleAdd = () => {
+    if (allAutomationOptions.length === 0) return;
+    updateEntry({
+      id: eventId,
+      triggers: [
+        ...triggers,
+        { id: generateId(), title: '', trigger: eventTriggerOptions[0], automationId: allAutomationOptions[0].value },
+      ],
+    });
+  };
+
+  const handleDelete = (triggerId: string) => {
+    updateEntry({ id: eventId, triggers: triggers.filter((t) => t.id !== triggerId) });
+  };
+
+  const handleChange = (triggerId: string, field: 'trigger' | 'automationId', value: string) => {
+    const newTriggers = triggers.map((t) => (t.id !== triggerId ? t : { ...t, [field]: value }));
+    updateEntry({ id: eventId, triggers: newTriggers });
+  };
 
   return (
     <div className={style.triggers}>
       {automationsEnabled === false && (
         <Info>Automations are disabled. Event triggers stay configured, but they will not run until enabled.</Info>
       )}
-      {showTriggers && (
-        <div className={style.section}>
-          <div className={style.sectionTitle}>Applied automations</div>
-          <ExistingEventTriggers triggers={triggers} eventId={eventId} automations={automationSettings.automations} />
-        </div>
-      )}
-      <Editor.Panel className={style.formSection}>
-        <div className={style.sectionTitle}>Add automation</div>
-        <EventTriggerForm triggers={triggers} eventId={eventId} automations={automationSettings.automations} />
-      </Editor.Panel>
-    </div>
-  );
-}
-
-interface EventTriggerFormProps {
-  eventId: string;
-  triggers?: Trigger[];
-  automations: NormalisedAutomation;
-}
-
-function EventTriggerForm({ eventId, triggers, automations }: EventTriggerFormProps) {
-  const { updateEntry } = useEntryActionsContext();
-  const [automationId, setAutomationId] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined);
-  const [cycleValue, setCycleValue] = useState(TimerLifeCycle.onStart);
-
-  const handleSubmit = (triggerLifeCycle: TimerLifeCycle, automationId: string) => {
-    const newTriggers = triggers ?? new Array<Trigger>();
-    const id = generateId();
-    newTriggers.push({ id, title: '', trigger: triggerLifeCycle, automationId });
-    updateEntry({ id: eventId, triggers: newTriggers });
-  };
-
-  const getValidationError = (cycle: TimerLifeCycle, automationId?: string): string | undefined => {
-    if (automationId === undefined) {
-      return 'Select an automation';
-    }
-    if (!Object.keys(automations).includes(automationId)) {
-      return 'This automation does not exist';
-    }
-    if (triggers === undefined) {
-      return;
-    }
-    return Object.values(triggers).some((t) => t.automationId === automationId && t.trigger === cycle)
-      ? 'Automation can only be used once'
-      : undefined;
-  };
-
-  const validationError = getValidationError(cycleValue, automationId);
-  const validationLabel = validationError ?? 'Ready to add automation';
-
-  const triggerOptions = useMemo(
-    () => [
-      { value: null, label: 'Select lifecycle' },
-      ...eventTriggerOptions.map((cycle) => ({ value: cycle, label: cycle })),
-    ],
-    [], // eventTriggerOptions is a constant, no need for dependency
-  );
-
-  const automationOptions = useMemo(
-    () => [
-      { value: null, label: 'Select Automation' },
-      ...Object.values(automations).map(({ id, title }) => ({ value: id, label: title })),
-    ],
-    [automations], // This needs to be a dependency as it can change
-  );
-
-  return (
-    <div className={style.triggerForm}>
-      <div className={style.formFields}>
-        <div>
-          <Editor.Label>Lifecycle</Editor.Label>
-          <Select
-            value={cycleValue}
-            onValueChange={(value) => {
-              if (value !== null) setCycleValue(value);
-            }}
-            options={triggerOptions}
-          />
-        </div>
-
-        <div>
-          <Editor.Label>Automation</Editor.Label>
-          <Select
-            value={automationId ?? null}
-            onValueChange={(value) => {
-              if (value !== null) setAutomationId(value);
-            }}
-            options={automationOptions}
-          />
-        </div>
-      </div>
-
-      <div className={style.formActions}>
-        <div className={validationError ? style.validationError : style.validationSuccess}>
-          {validationError ? <IoAlertCircle /> : <IoCheckmarkCircle />}
-          <span>{validationLabel}</span>
-        </div>
-        <Button
-          disabled={validationError !== undefined}
-          onClick={() => automationId && handleSubmit(cycleValue, automationId)}
-        >
-          Add automation
-        </Button>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  );
-}
-
-interface ExistingEventTriggersProps {
-  eventId: string;
-  triggers: Trigger[];
-  automations: NormalisedAutomation;
-}
-
-function ExistingEventTriggers({ eventId, triggers, automations }: ExistingEventTriggersProps) {
-  const { updateEntry } = useEntryActionsContext();
-
-  const handleDelete = useCallback(
-    (triggerId: string) => {
-      const newTriggers = triggers.filter((trigger) => trigger.id !== triggerId);
-      updateEntry({ id: eventId, triggers: newTriggers });
-    },
-    [eventId, triggers, updateEntry],
-  );
-
-  const filteredTriggers: Record<string, Trigger[]> = {};
-
-  // sort triggers out into groups by the Lifecycle they are on
-  timerLifecycleValues.forEach((triggerType) => {
-    const thisTriggerType = triggers.filter((trigger) => trigger.trigger === triggerType);
-    if (thisTriggerType.length) {
-      Object.assign(filteredTriggers, { [triggerType]: thisTriggerType });
-    }
-  });
-
-  return (
-    <div className={style.triggerList}>
-      {Object.entries(filteredTriggers).map(([triggerLifeCycle, triggerGroup]) => (
-        <Fragment key={triggerLifeCycle}>
-          {triggerGroup.map((trigger) => {
-            const { id, automationId } = trigger;
-            const automationTitle = automations[automationId]?.title ?? '<MISSING AUTOMATION>';
+      {triggers.length > 0 && (
+        <div className={style.triggerList}>
+          <div className={style.triggerHeader}>
+            <span>Lifecycle</span>
+            <span>Automation</span>
+          </div>
+          {triggers.map((trigger) => {
+            const isDuplicate = duplicateIds.has(trigger.id);
+            const lifecycleOptions = isDuplicate
+              ? triggerOptions.map((opt) => (opt.value === trigger.trigger ? { ...opt, label: `${opt.label} *` } : opt))
+              : triggerOptions;
+            const automationOptions = isDuplicate
+              ? allAutomationOptions.map((opt) =>
+                  opt.value === trigger.automationId ? { ...opt, label: `${opt.label} *` } : opt,
+                )
+              : allAutomationOptions;
             return (
-              <div key={id} className={style.trigger}>
-                <div className={style.triggerMeta}>
-                  <div className={style.metaLabel}>Lifecycle</div>
-                  <div>{triggerLifeCycle}</div>
-                </div>
-                <div className={style.triggerMeta}>
-                  <div className={style.metaLabel}>Automation</div>
-                  <div className={style.automationTitle}>{automationTitle}</div>
-                </div>
-                <IconButton variant='ghosted-destructive' onClick={() => handleDelete(id)}>
+              <div key={trigger.id} className={style.trigger} data-duplicate={isDuplicate || undefined}>
+                <Select
+                  value={trigger.trigger}
+                  onValueChange={(value) => {
+                    if (value !== null) handleChange(trigger.id, 'trigger', value);
+                  }}
+                  options={lifecycleOptions}
+                />
+                <Select
+                  value={trigger.automationId}
+                  onValueChange={(value) => {
+                    if (value !== null) handleChange(trigger.id, 'automationId', value);
+                  }}
+                  options={automationOptions}
+                />
+                <IconButton variant='ghosted-destructive' onClick={() => handleDelete(trigger.id)}>
                   <IoTrash />
                 </IconButton>
               </div>
             );
           })}
-        </Fragment>
-      ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
+      {duplicateIds.size > 0 && (
+        <span className={style.duplicateMessage}>
+          * Duplicate combinations will only fire once per lifecycle event.
+        </span>
+      )}
+      {allAutomationOptions.length > 0 && (
+        <Button variant='ghosted' onClick={handleAdd}>
+          <IoAdd /> Add automation
+        </Button>
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 }

apps/server/src/api-data/automation/automation.service.ts

@@ -47,7 +47,15 @@ export function triggerAutomations(cycle: TimerLifeCycle) {
     return;
   }
 
-  filteredTrigger.forEach((trigger) => {
+  // deduplicate — if the same automation appears multiple times on one lifecycle, fire it once
+  const seen = new Set<string>();
+  const uniqueTriggers = filteredTrigger.filter((t) => {
+    if (seen.has(t.automationId)) return false;
+    seen.add(t.automationId);
+    return true;
+  });
+
+  uniqueTriggers.forEach((trigger) => {
     const automation = automations[trigger.automationId];
     if (!automation || automation.outputs.length === 0) {
       return;