refactor: extract rundown parsing

refactor: implement groups in editor

apps/client/package.json

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
   "type": "module",
   "dependencies": {
     "@chakra-ui/react": "^2.7.0",
-    "@dnd-kit/core": "^6.1.0",
+    "@dnd-kit/core": "^6.3.1",
-    "@dnd-kit/sortable": "^8.0.0",
+    "@dnd-kit/sortable": "^10.0.0",
     "@dnd-kit/utilities": "^3.2.2",
     "@emotion/is-prop-valid": "^1.3.1",
     "@emotion/react": "^11.10.6",

apps/client/src/common/hooks/useEntryAction.ts

@@ -138,16 +138,14 @@ export const useEntryActions = () => {
 
       // handle adding options that concern all event type
       if (options?.after) {
-        // @ts-expect-error -- not sure how to type this, <after> is a transient property
+        (newEntry as TransientEventPayload).after = options.after;
-        newEntry.after = options.after;
       }
       if (options?.before) {
-        // @ts-expect-error -- not sure how to type this, <before> is a transient property
+        (newEntry as TransientEventPayload).before = options.before;
-        newEntry.before = options.before;
       }
 
       try {
-        await _addEntryMutation.mutateAsync(newEntry as TransientEventPayload);
+        await _addEntryMutation.mutateAsync(newEntry);
       } catch (error) {
         logAxiosError('Failed adding event', error);
       }

apps/client/src/features/rundown/BlockEmpty.tsx

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-import { IoAdd } from 'react-icons/io5';
-import { Button } from '@chakra-ui/react';
-
-import style from './Empty.module.scss';
-
-interface BlockEmptyProps {
-  handleAddNew: () => void;
-}
-
-export default function BlockEmpty(props: BlockEmptyProps) {
-  const { handleAddNew } = props;
-
-  return (
-    <div className={style.empty}>
-      <Button size='sm' onClick={handleAddNew} variant='ontime-filled' leftIcon={<IoAdd />}>
-        Create Event
-      </Button>
-    </div>
-  );
-}

apps/client/src/features/rundown/Rundown.module.scss

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
   display: flex;
   gap: 0.5rem;
   align-items: center;
+  background-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--user-bg, transparent) 10%, transparent 90%);
 }
 
 .entryIndex {

apps/client/src/features/rundown/Rundown.tsx

@@ -1,13 +1,23 @@
 import { Fragment, lazy, useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
-import { closestCenter, DndContext, DragEndEvent, PointerSensor, useSensor, useSensors } from '@dnd-kit/core';
+import {
+  closestCenter,
+  DndContext,
+  DragEndEvent,
+  DragOverEvent,
+  DragStartEvent,
+  PointerSensor,
+  useSensor,
+  useSensors,
+} from '@dnd-kit/core';
 import { SortableContext, verticalListSortingStrategy } from '@dnd-kit/sortable';
-import { useHotkeys } from '@mantine/hooks';
+import { useHotkeys, useSessionStorage } from '@mantine/hooks';
 import {
   type EntryId,
   type MaybeString,
   type Rundown,
   isOntimeBlock,
   isOntimeEvent,
+  OntimeBlock,
   OntimeEntry,
   Playback,
   SupportedEntry,
@@ -30,9 +40,9 @@ import { useEntryCopy } from '../../common/stores/entryCopyStore';
 import { cloneEvent } from '../../common/utils/eventsManager';
 
 import BlockBlock from './block-block/BlockBlock';
+import BlockEnd from './block-block/BlockEnd';
 import QuickAddBlock from './quick-add-block/QuickAddBlock';
-import BlockEmpty from './BlockEmpty';
+import { makeRundownMetadata, makeSortableList } from './rundown.utils';
-import { makeRundownMetadata } from './rundown.utils';
 import RundownEmpty from './RundownEmpty';
 import { useEventSelection } from './useEventSelection';
 
@@ -45,10 +55,16 @@ interface RundownProps {
 }
 
 export default function Rundown({ data }: RundownProps) {
-  const { order, entries } = data;
+  const { order, flatOrder, entries, id } = data;
-  const [statefulEntries, setStatefulEntries] = useState<EntryId[]>(order);
+  // we create a copy of the rundown with a data structured aligned with what dnd-kit needs
-
   const featureData = useRundownEditor();
+  const [sortableData, setSortableData] = useState<EntryId[]>(() => makeSortableList(flatOrder, entries));
+  const [collapsedGroups, setCollapsedGroups] = useSessionStorage<EntryId[]>({
+    // we ensure that this is unique to the rundown
+    key: `rundown.${id}-editor-collapsed-groups`,
+    defaultValue: [],
+  });
+
   const { addEntry, reorderEntry, deleteEntry } = useEntryActions();
 
   const { entryCopyId, setEntryCopyId } = useEntryCopy();
@@ -221,11 +237,11 @@ export default function Rundown({ data }: RundownProps) {
   // we copy the state from the store here
   // to workaround async updates on the drag mutations
   useEffect(() => {
-    setStatefulEntries(order);
+    setSortableData(makeSortableList(flatOrder, entries));
-  }, [order]);
+  }, [flatOrder, entries]);
 
+  // in run mode, we follow selection
   useEffect(() => {
-    // in run mode, we follow selection
     if (appMode !== AppMode.Run || !featureData?.selectedEventId) {
       return;
     }
@@ -233,6 +249,36 @@ export default function Rundown({ data }: RundownProps) {
     setSelectedEvents({ id: featureData.selectedEventId, selectMode: 'click', index });
   }, [appMode, featureData.selectedEventId, order, setSelectedEvents]);
 
+  /**
+   * Checks whether a block is collapsed
+   */
+  const getIsCollapsed = useCallback(
+    (blockId: EntryId): boolean => {
+      return Boolean(collapsedGroups.find((id) => id === blockId));
+    },
+    [collapsedGroups],
+  );
+
+  /**
+   * Handles logic for collapsing groups
+   */
+  const handleCollapseGroup = useCallback(
+    (collapsed: boolean, groupId: EntryId) => {
+      setCollapsedGroups((prev) => {
+        const isCollapsed = getIsCollapsed(groupId);
+        if (collapsed && !isCollapsed) {
+          const newSet = new Set(prev).add(groupId);
+          return [...newSet];
+        }
+        if (!collapsed && isCollapsed) {
+          return [...prev].filter((id) => id !== groupId);
+        }
+        return prev;
+      });
+    },
+    [getIsCollapsed, setCollapsedGroups],
+  );
+
   /**
    * On drag end, we reorder the events
    */
@@ -245,7 +291,7 @@ export default function Rundown({ data }: RundownProps) {
         const toIndex = over.data.current?.sortable.index;
 
         // we keep a copy of the state as a hack to handle inconsistencies between dnd-kit and async store updates
-        setStatefulEntries((currentEntries) => {
+        setSortableData((currentEntries) => {
           return reorderArray(currentEntries, fromIndex, toIndex);
         });
         reorderEntry(String(active.id), fromIndex, toIndex);
@@ -253,7 +299,36 @@ export default function Rundown({ data }: RundownProps) {
     }
   };
 
-  if (statefulEntries.length < 1) {
+  /**
+   * When we drag a block, we force collapse it
+   * This avoids strange scenarios like dropping a block inside itself
+   */
+  const collapseDraggedBlocks = (event: DragStartEvent) => {
+    const isBlock = event.active.data.current?.type === 'block';
+    if (isBlock) {
+      handleCollapseGroup(true, event.active.id as EntryId);
+    }
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * When we drag over a block, we expand it if it is collapsed
+   */
+  const expandOverBlock = (event: DragOverEvent) => {
+    // if we are dragging a block, the drop operation is invalid so we dont expand
+    if (event.active.data.current?.type === 'block') {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (event.over?.data.current?.type !== 'block') {
+      return;
+    }
+    const blockId = event.over?.id as EntryId;
+    const isCollapsed = getIsCollapsed(blockId);
+    if (isCollapsed) {
+      handleCollapseGroup(false, blockId);
+    }
+  };
+
+  if (sortableData.length < 1) {
     return <RundownEmpty handleAddNew={() => insertAtId({ type: SupportedEntry.Event }, cursor)} />;
   }
 
@@ -261,121 +336,130 @@ export default function Rundown({ data }: RundownProps) {
   const isEditMode = appMode === AppMode.Edit;
 
   // 2. initialise rundown metadata
-  const process = makeRundownMetadata(featureData?.selectedEventId);
+  const { metadata, process } = makeRundownMetadata(featureData?.selectedEventId);
+  // keep a single reference to the metadata which we override for every entry
+  let rundownMetadata = metadata;
 
   return (
     <div className={style.rundownContainer} ref={scrollRef} data-testid='rundown'>
-      <DndContext onDragEnd={handleOnDragEnd} sensors={sensors} collisionDetection={closestCenter}>
+      <DndContext
-        <SortableContext items={statefulEntries} strategy={verticalListSortingStrategy}>
+        onDragEnd={handleOnDragEnd}
+        onDragStart={collapseDraggedBlocks}
+        onDragOver={expandOverBlock}
+        sensors={sensors}
+        collisionDetection={closestCenter}
+      >
+        <SortableContext items={sortableData} strategy={verticalListSortingStrategy}>
           <div className={style.list}>
-            {statefulEntries.map((entryId, index) => {
+            {sortableData.map((entryId, index) => {
-              // we iterate through a stateful copy of order to make the operations smoother
+              const isFirst = index === 0;
+              const isLast = index === sortableData.length - 1;
+
+              // the entry might be a pseudo block-end which does not generate metadata and should not be processed
+              if (entryId.startsWith('end-')) {
+                const parentId = entryId.split('end-')[1];
+                const isBlockCollapsed = getIsCollapsed(parentId);
+
+                if (isBlockCollapsed && isEditMode && isLast) {
+                  return <QuickAddBlock key={entryId} previousEventId={parentId} parentBlock={null} />;
+                } else {
+                  const parentColour = (entries[parentId] as OntimeBlock | undefined)?.colour;
+                  // if the previous element is selected, it will have its own QuickAddBlock
+                  // we use thisId instead of previousEntryId because the block end does not process
+                  // and it does not cause the reassignment of the iteration id to the previous entry
+                  const showPrependingQuickAdd = isEditMode && cursor !== rundownMetadata.thisId;
+                  return (
+                    <Fragment key={entryId}>
+                      {showPrependingQuickAdd && (
+                        <QuickAddBlock
+                          previousEventId={rundownMetadata.previousEntryId}
+                          parentBlock={parentId}
+                          backgroundColor={parentColour}
+                        />
+                      )}
+                      <BlockEnd key={entryId} id={entryId} colour={parentColour} />
+                      {isEditMode && isLast && <QuickAddBlock previousEventId={parentId} parentBlock={null} />}
+                    </Fragment>
+                  );
+                }
+              }
+
+              // we iterate through a stateful copy of order to make the dnd operations smoother
               // this means that this can be out of sync with order until the useEffect runs
               // instead of writing all the logic guards, we simply short circuit rendering here
               const entry = entries[entryId];
-              if (!entry) {
+              if (!entry) return null;
+              rundownMetadata = process(entry);
+
+              // if the entry has a parent, and it is collapsed, render nothing
+              if (
+                entry.type !== SupportedEntry.Block &&
+                rundownMetadata.groupId !== null &&
+                getIsCollapsed(rundownMetadata.groupId)
+              ) {
                 return null;
               }
 
-              const rundownMeta = process(entry);
-              const isFirst = index === 0;
-              const isLast = index === order.length - 1;
               const isNext = featureData?.nextEventId === entry.id;
               const hasCursor = entry.id === cursor;
 
+              /**
+               * Outside a block, the value will be undefined
+               * If the colour is empty string ''
+               * ie: we are inside a block, but there is no defined colour
+               * we default to $gray-1050 #303030
+               */
+              const blockColour = rundownMetadata.groupColour === '' ? '#303030' : rundownMetadata.groupColour;
+
               return (
                 <Fragment key={entry.id}>
                   {isEditMode && (hasCursor || isFirst) && (
-                    <QuickAddBlock previousEventId={rundownMeta.previousEntryId} parentBlock={null} />
+                    <QuickAddBlock
+                      previousEventId={rundownMetadata.previousEntryId}
+                      parentBlock={isFirst ? null : rundownMetadata.groupId}
+                      backgroundColor={isFirst ? undefined : blockColour}
+                    />
                   )}
                   {isOntimeBlock(entry) ? (
-                    <BlockBlock data={entry} hasCursor={hasCursor}>
+                    <BlockBlock
-                      {entry.events.length === 0 && (
+                      data={entry}
-                        <BlockEmpty
+                      hasCursor={hasCursor}
-                          handleAddNew={() => insertAtId({ type: SupportedEntry.Event, parent: entry.id }, entry.id)}
+                      collapsed={getIsCollapsed(entry.id)}
-                        />
+                      onCollapse={handleCollapseGroup}
-                      )}
+                    />
-                      {entry.events.map((eventId, nestedIndex) => {
-                        const nestedEntry = entries[eventId];
-                        if (!nestedEntry) {
-                          return null;
-                        }
-
-                        const nestedRundownMeta = process(nestedEntry);
-                        const isFirstInGroup = nestedIndex === 0;
-                        const isLastInGroup = nestedIndex === entry.events.length - 1;
-                        const hasNestedCursor = nestedEntry.id === cursor;
-
-                        if (!isOntimeEvent(nestedEntry)) {
-                          return null;
-                        }
-                        return (
-                          <Fragment key={nestedEntry.id}>
-                            {isEditMode && (hasNestedCursor || isFirstInGroup) && (
-                              <QuickAddBlock
-                                parentBlock={entry.id}
-                                previousEventId={nestedRundownMeta.previousEntryId}
-                              />
-                            )}
-
-                            <div
-                              key={nestedEntry.id}
-                              className={style.entryWrapper}
-                              data-testid={`entry-${nestedRundownMeta.eventIndex}`}
-                            >
-                              <div className={style.entryIndex}>{nestedRundownMeta.eventIndex}</div>
-                              <div className={style.entry} ref={hasNestedCursor ? cursorRef : undefined}>
-                                <RundownEntry
-                                  key={nestedEntry.id}
-                                  type={nestedEntry.type}
-                                  isPast={nestedRundownMeta.isPast}
-                                  eventIndex={nestedRundownMeta.eventIndex}
-                                  data={nestedEntry}
-                                  loaded={nestedRundownMeta.isLoaded}
-                                  hasCursor={hasNestedCursor}
-                                  isNext={isNext}
-                                  previousEntryId={nestedRundownMeta.previousEntryId}
-                                  previousEventId={nestedRundownMeta.previousEvent?.id}
-                                  playback={nestedRundownMeta.isLoaded ? featureData.playback : undefined}
-                                  isRolling={featureData.playback === Playback.Roll}
-                                  isNextDay={nestedRundownMeta.isNextDay}
-                                  totalGap={nestedRundownMeta.totalGap}
-                                  isLinkedToLoaded={nestedRundownMeta.isLinkedToLoaded}
-                                />
-                              </div>
-                            </div>
-                            {isEditMode && (hasNestedCursor || isLastInGroup) && (
-                              <QuickAddBlock parentBlock={entry.id} previousEventId={nestedEntry.id} />
-                            )}
-                          </Fragment>
-                        );
-                      })}
-                    </BlockBlock>
                   ) : (
-                    <div className={style.entryWrapper} data-testid={`entry-${rundownMeta.eventIndex}`}>
+                    <div
-                      {isOntimeEvent(entry) && <div className={style.entryIndex}>{rundownMeta.eventIndex}</div>}
+                      className={style.entryWrapper}
+                      data-testid={`entry-${rundownMetadata.eventIndex}`}
+                      style={blockColour ? { '--user-bg': blockColour } : {}}
+                    >
+                      {isOntimeEvent(entry) && <div className={style.entryIndex}>{rundownMetadata.eventIndex}</div>}
                       <div className={style.entry} key={entry.id} ref={hasCursor ? cursorRef : undefined}>
                         <RundownEntry
                           type={entry.type}
-                          isPast={rundownMeta.isPast}
+                          isPast={rundownMetadata.isPast}
-                          eventIndex={rundownMeta.eventIndex}
+                          eventIndex={rundownMetadata.eventIndex}
                           data={entry}
-                          loaded={rundownMeta.isLoaded}
+                          loaded={rundownMetadata.isLoaded}
                           hasCursor={hasCursor}
                           isNext={isNext}
-                          previousEntryId={rundownMeta.previousEntryId}
+                          previousEntryId={rundownMetadata.previousEntryId}
-                          previousEventId={rundownMeta.previousEvent?.id}
+                          previousEventId={rundownMetadata.previousEvent?.id}
-                          playback={rundownMeta.isLoaded ? featureData.playback : undefined}
+                          playback={rundownMetadata.isLoaded ? featureData.playback : undefined}
                           isRolling={featureData.playback === Playback.Roll}
-                          isNextDay={rundownMeta.isNextDay}
+                          isNextDay={rundownMetadata.isNextDay}
-                          totalGap={rundownMeta.totalGap}
+                          totalGap={rundownMetadata.totalGap}
-                          isLinkedToLoaded={rundownMeta.isLinkedToLoaded}
+                          isLinkedToLoaded={rundownMetadata.isLinkedToLoaded}
                         />
                       </div>
                     </div>
                   )}
                   {isEditMode && (hasCursor || isLast) && (
-                    <QuickAddBlock previousEventId={entry.id} parentBlock={null} />
+                    <QuickAddBlock
+                      previousEventId={entry.id}
+                      parentBlock={rundownMetadata.groupId}
+                      backgroundColor={blockColour}
+                    />
                   )}
                 </Fragment>
               );

apps/client/src/features/rundown/RundownEntry.tsx

@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ export default function RundownEntry(props: RundownEntryProps) {
         isPast={isPast}
         isNext={isNext}
         skip={data.skip}
+        parent={data.parent}
         loaded={loaded}
         hasCursor={hasCursor}
         playback={playback}

apps/client/src/features/rundown/__tests__/rundown.utils.test.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { OntimeBlock, OntimeEvent, SupportedEntry } from 'ontime-types';
+import { OntimeBlock, OntimeEvent, RundownEntries, SupportedEntry } from 'ontime-types';
 
-import { makeRundownMetadata } from '../rundown.utils';
+import { makeRundownMetadata, makeSortableList } from '../rundown.utils';
 
 describe('makeRundownMetadata()', () => {
   it('processes nested rundown data', () => {
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ describe('makeRundownMetadata()', () => {
       block: {
         id: 'block',
         type: SupportedEntry.Block,
-        events: ['11, 12, 13'],
+        events: ['11', '12', '13'],
+        colour: 'red',
       } as OntimeBlock,
       '11': {
         id: '11',
@@ -73,7 +74,22 @@ describe('makeRundownMetadata()', () => {
       } as OntimeEvent,
     };
 
-    const process = makeRundownMetadata(selectedEventId);
+    const { metadata, process } = makeRundownMetadata(selectedEventId);
+
+    expect(metadata).toStrictEqual({
+      previousEvent: null,
+      latestEvent: null,
+      previousEntryId: null,
+      thisId: null,
+      eventIndex: 0,
+      isPast: true,
+      isNextDay: false,
+      totalGap: 0,
+      isLinkedToLoaded: false,
+      isLoaded: false,
+      groupId: null,
+      groupColour: undefined,
+    });
 
     expect(process(demoEvents['1'])).toStrictEqual({
       previousEvent: null,
@@ -82,11 +98,12 @@ describe('makeRundownMetadata()', () => {
       thisId: demoEvents['1'].id,
       eventIndex: 1, // UI indexes are 1 based
       isPast: true,
-      isNext: false,
       isNextDay: false,
       totalGap: 0,
       isLinkedToLoaded: false,
       isLoaded: false,
+      groupId: null,
+      groupColour: undefined,
     });
 
     expect(process(demoEvents['block'])).toMatchObject({
@@ -96,11 +113,12 @@ describe('makeRundownMetadata()', () => {
       thisId: demoEvents['block'].id,
       eventIndex: 1,
       isPast: true,
-      isNext: false,
       isNextDay: false,
       totalGap: 0,
       isLinkedToLoaded: false,
       isLoaded: false,
+      groupId: 'block',
+      groupColour: 'red',
     });
 
     expect(process(demoEvents['11'])).toMatchObject({
@@ -110,11 +128,12 @@ describe('makeRundownMetadata()', () => {
       thisId: demoEvents['11'].id,
       eventIndex: 2,
       isPast: true,
-      isNext: false,
       isNextDay: false,
       totalGap: 10,
       isLinkedToLoaded: false,
       isLoaded: false,
+      groupId: 'block',
+      groupColour: 'red',
     });
 
     expect(process(demoEvents['12'])).toMatchObject({
@@ -124,11 +143,12 @@ describe('makeRundownMetadata()', () => {
       thisId: demoEvents['12'].id,
       eventIndex: 3,
       isPast: false,
-      isNext: false,
       isNextDay: false,
       totalGap: 10,
       isLinkedToLoaded: false,
       isLoaded: true,
+      groupId: 'block',
+      groupColour: 'red',
     });
 
     expect(process(demoEvents['13'])).toMatchObject({
@@ -138,11 +158,12 @@ describe('makeRundownMetadata()', () => {
       thisId: demoEvents['13'].id,
       eventIndex: 4,
       isPast: false,
-      isNext: false,
       isNextDay: false,
       totalGap: 10,
       isLinkedToLoaded: true,
       isLoaded: false,
+      groupId: 'block',
+      groupColour: 'red',
     });
 
     expect(process(demoEvents['2'])).toMatchObject({
@@ -152,11 +173,142 @@ describe('makeRundownMetadata()', () => {
       thisId: demoEvents['2'].id,
       eventIndex: 5,
       isPast: false,
-      isNext: false,
       isNextDay: false,
       totalGap: 17,
       isLinkedToLoaded: false,
       isLoaded: false,
+      groupId: null,
+      groupColour: undefined,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('populates previousEntries in blocks', () => {
+    const rundownStartsWithBlock = {
+      block: {
+        id: 'block',
+        type: SupportedEntry.Block,
+        colour: 'red',
+        events: ['1', '2'],
+      } as OntimeBlock,
+      '1': {
+        id: '1',
+        type: SupportedEntry.Event,
+        parent: 'block',
+        timeStart: 1,
+        timeEnd: 2,
+        duration: 1,
+        dayOffset: 0,
+        gap: 0,
+        skip: false,
+        linkStart: false,
+      } as OntimeEvent,
+      '2': {
+        id: '2',
+        type: SupportedEntry.Event,
+        parent: 'block',
+        timeStart: 2,
+        timeEnd: 3,
+        duration: 1,
+        dayOffset: 0,
+        gap: 0,
+        skip: false,
+        linkStart: false,
+      } as OntimeEvent,
+    };
+    const { process } = makeRundownMetadata(null);
+
+    expect(process(rundownStartsWithBlock.block)).toStrictEqual({
+      previousEvent: null,
+      latestEvent: null,
+      previousEntryId: null,
+      thisId: rundownStartsWithBlock.block.id,
+      eventIndex: 0,
+      isPast: false,
+      isNextDay: false,
+      totalGap: 0,
+      isLinkedToLoaded: false,
+      isLoaded: false,
+      groupId: rundownStartsWithBlock.block.id,
+      groupColour: 'red',
+    });
+
+    expect(process(rundownStartsWithBlock['1'])).toStrictEqual({
+      previousEvent: null,
+      latestEvent: rundownStartsWithBlock['1'],
+      previousEntryId: rundownStartsWithBlock.block.id,
+      thisId: rundownStartsWithBlock['1'].id,
+      eventIndex: 1,
+      isPast: false,
+      isNextDay: false,
+      totalGap: 0,
+      isLinkedToLoaded: false,
+      isLoaded: false,
+      groupId: rundownStartsWithBlock.block.id,
+      groupColour: 'red',
+    });
+    expect(process(rundownStartsWithBlock['2'])).toStrictEqual({
+      previousEvent: rundownStartsWithBlock['1'],
+      latestEvent: rundownStartsWithBlock['2'],
+      previousEntryId: rundownStartsWithBlock['1'].id,
+      thisId: rundownStartsWithBlock['2'].id,
+      eventIndex: 2,
+      isPast: false,
+      isNextDay: false,
+      totalGap: 0,
+      isLinkedToLoaded: false,
+      isLoaded: false,
+      groupId: rundownStartsWithBlock.block.id,
+      groupColour: 'red',
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe('makeSortableList()', () => {
+  it('generates a list with block ends', () => {
+    const flatOrder = ['block-1', '11', '2', 'block-3', '31', 'block-4'];
+    const entries: RundownEntries = {
+      'block-1': { type: SupportedEntry.Block, id: 'block-1', events: ['11'] } as OntimeBlock,
+      '11': { type: SupportedEntry.Event, id: '11', parent: 'block-1' } as OntimeEvent,
+      '2': { type: SupportedEntry.Event, id: '2', parent: null } as OntimeEvent,
+      'block-3': { type: SupportedEntry.Block, id: 'block-3', events: ['31'] } as OntimeBlock,
+      '31': { type: SupportedEntry.Event, id: '31', parent: 'block-3' } as OntimeEvent,
+      'block-4': { type: SupportedEntry.Block, id: 'block-4', events: [] as string[] } as OntimeBlock,
+    };
+
+    const sortableList = makeSortableList(flatOrder, entries);
+    expect(sortableList).toEqual([
+      'block-1',
+      '11',
+      'end-block-1',
+      '2',
+      'block-3',
+      '31',
+      'end-block-3',
+      'block-4',
+      'end-block-4',
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('closes dangling blocks', () => {
+    const flatOrder = ['block', '11', '12'];
+    const entries: RundownEntries = {
+      block: { type: SupportedEntry.Block, id: 'block-1', events: ['11', '12'] } as OntimeBlock,
+      '11': { type: SupportedEntry.Event, id: '11', parent: 'block-1' } as OntimeEvent,
+      '12': { type: SupportedEntry.Event, id: '12', parent: 'block-1' } as OntimeEvent,
+    };
+
+    const sortableList = makeSortableList(flatOrder, entries);
+    expect(sortableList).toStrictEqual(['block-1', '11', '12', 'end-block-1']);
+  });
+
+  it('handles a list with a with just blocks', () => {
+    const flatOrder = ['block-1', 'block-2'];
+    const entries: RundownEntries = {
+      'block-1': { type: SupportedEntry.Block, id: 'block-1', events: [] as string[] } as OntimeBlock,
+      'block-2': { type: SupportedEntry.Block, id: 'block-2', events: [] as string[] } as OntimeBlock,
+    };
+
+    const sortableList = makeSortableList(flatOrder, entries);
+    expect(sortableList).toStrictEqual(['block-1', 'end-block-1', 'block-2', 'end-block-2']);
+  });
+});

apps/client/src/features/rundown/_blockMixins.scss

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 @use '../../theme/ontimeColours' as *;
 @use '../../theme/ontimeStyles' as *;
 
-$block-width: 33rem;
+$block-width: 32rem;
 
 $block-gap: 0.25rem;
 $block-element-spacing: 0.25rem;
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ $block-cursor-color: $orange-400;
   box-sizing: content-box;
   border: 1px solid $white-7;
   border-radius: $block-border-radius;
-  margin-block: 0.25rem;
   position: relative;
   color: $block-text-color;
 
@@ -33,9 +32,11 @@ $block-cursor-color: $orange-400;
   opacity: 0.3;
   cursor: grab;
   transition: opacity 0.3s;
+
   &:hover {
     opacity: 1;
   }
+
   &:focus {
     box-shadow: none;
     outline: none;

apps/client/src/features/rundown/block-block/BlockBlock.module.scss

@@ -4,24 +4,25 @@
   @include block-styling;
   overflow: hidden;
 
-  min-width: 34rem;
-
   display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: 2rem 1fr auto;
+  grid-template-columns: 2rem 1fr;
-  grid-template-areas:
+  grid-template-areas: 'binder header';
-    'binder  header'
-    'content content'
-    'footer  footer';
   align-items: center;
+  // TODO(style fix): groups have an extra bottom margin which interrupt colour
+  margin-block: 0.25rem;
 
   &.hasCursor {
     outline: 1px solid $block-cursor-color;
   }
 
+  &.expanded {
+    border-radius: $block-border-radius $block-border-radius 0 0;
+  }
+
   .binder {
     grid-area: binder;
     height: 100%;
-    background-color: $gray-1050; // to override inline
+    background-color: var(--block-color, $gray-1050);
     color: $section-white;
     font-size: 1rem;
     display: grid;
@@ -51,28 +52,23 @@
   }
 
   .metaEntry {
-    font-size: calc(1rem - 3px);
     width: 4.5em;
 
     :first-child {
+      font-size: calc(1rem - 3px);
       color: $label-gray;
     }
   }
-
-  .group {
-    background-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--user-bg, $gray-1050) 10%, transparent 90%);
-    grid-area: content;
-    padding-right: 2px;
-    box-sizing: content-box;
-  }
-
-  .footer {
-    grid-area: footer;
-    background-color: var(--user-bg, $gray-1050) ;
-    height: 0.25rem;
-  }
 }
 
 .drag {
   @include drag-style;
+
+  &.isDragging {
+    cursor: grabbing;
+  }
+
+  &.notAllowed {
+    cursor: not-allowed;
+  }
 }

apps/client/src/features/rundown/block-block/BlockBlock.tsx

@@ -1,24 +1,25 @@
-import { PropsWithChildren, useRef } from 'react';
+import { useRef } from 'react';
 import { IoChevronDown, IoChevronUp, IoReorderTwo } from 'react-icons/io5';
 import { useSortable } from '@dnd-kit/sortable';
 import { CSS } from '@dnd-kit/utilities';
-import { useSessionStorage } from '@mantine/hooks';
+import { EntryId, OntimeBlock } from 'ontime-types';
-import { OntimeBlock } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import { cx, getAccessibleColour } from '../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
 import { formatDuration, formatTime } from '../../../common/utils/time';
 import EditableBlockTitle from '../common/EditableBlockTitle';
+import { canDrop } from '../rundown.utils';
 
 import style from './BlockBlock.module.scss';
 
 interface BlockBlockProps {
   data: OntimeBlock;
   hasCursor: boolean;
+  collapsed: boolean;
+  onCollapse: (collapsed: boolean, groupId: EntryId) => void;
 }
 
-export default function BlockBlock(props: PropsWithChildren<BlockBlockProps>) {
+export default function BlockBlock(props: BlockBlockProps) {
-  const { data, hasCursor, children } = props;
+  const { data, hasCursor, collapsed, onCollapse } = props;
-  const [collapsed, setCollapsed] = useSessionStorage<boolean>({ key: `block-${data.id}`, defaultValue: false });
   const handleRef = useRef<null | HTMLSpanElement>(null);
 
   const {
@@ -27,21 +28,30 @@ export default function BlockBlock(props: PropsWithChildren<BlockBlockProps>) {
     setNodeRef,
     transform,
     transition,
+    isDragging,
+    isOver,
+    over,
   } = useSortable({
     id: data.id,
+    data: {
+      type: 'block',
+    },
     animateLayoutChanges: () => false,
   });
 
+  const binderColours = data.colour && getAccessibleColour(data.colour);
+  const isValidDrop = over?.id && canDrop(over.data.current?.type, over.data.current?.parent);
+
   const dragStyle = {
+    zIndex: isDragging ? 2 : 'inherit',
     transform: CSS.Translate.toString(transform),
     transition,
+    cursor: isOver ? (isValidDrop ? 'grabbing' : 'no-drop') : 'default',
   };
 
-  const binderColours = data.colour && getAccessibleColour(data.colour);
-
   return (
     <div
-      className={cx([style.block, hasCursor && style.hasCursor])}
+      className={cx([style.block, hasCursor && style.hasCursor, !collapsed && style.expanded])}
       ref={setNodeRef}
       style={{
         ...(binderColours ? { '--user-bg': binderColours.backgroundColor } : {}),
@@ -49,14 +59,19 @@ export default function BlockBlock(props: PropsWithChildren<BlockBlockProps>) {
       }}
     >
       <div className={style.binder} style={{ ...binderColours }} tabIndex={-1}>
-        <span className={style.drag} ref={handleRef} {...dragAttributes} {...dragListeners}>
+        <span
+          className={cx([style.drag, isDragging && style.isDragging, isDragging && !isValidDrop && style.notAllowed])}
+          ref={handleRef}
+          {...dragAttributes}
+          {...dragListeners}
+        >
           <IoReorderTwo />
         </span>
       </div>
       <div className={style.header}>
         <div className={style.titleRow}>
           <EditableBlockTitle title={data.title} eventId={data.id} placeholder='Block title' />
-          <button onClick={() => setCollapsed((prev) => !prev)}>
+          <button onClick={() => onCollapse(!collapsed, data.id)}>
             {collapsed ? <IoChevronUp /> : <IoChevronDown />}
           </button>
         </div>
@@ -79,12 +94,6 @@ export default function BlockBlock(props: PropsWithChildren<BlockBlockProps>) {
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
-      {!collapsed && (
-        <div className={style.group} style={binderColours ? { '--user-bg': binderColours.backgroundColor } : {}}>
-          {children}
-        </div>
-      )}
-      <div className={style.footer} style={binderColours ? { '--user-bg': binderColours.backgroundColor } : {}} />
     </div>
   );
 }

apps/client/src/features/rundown/block-block/BlockEnd.module.scss

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+@use '../blockMixins' as *;
+
+.blockEnd {
+  cursor: default;
+  height: 0.5rem;
+  background-color: var(--user-bg, $gray-1050);
+
+  border-radius: 0 0 $block-border-radius $block-border-radius;
+  margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
+}

apps/client/src/features/rundown/block-block/BlockEnd.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { useSortable } from '@dnd-kit/sortable';
+import { CSS } from '@dnd-kit/utilities';
+
+import style from './BlockEnd.module.scss';
+
+interface BlockEndProps {
+  id: string;
+  colour?: string;
+}
+
+export default function BlockEnd(props: BlockEndProps) {
+  const { id, colour } = props;
+  const {
+    attributes: dragAttributes,
+    listeners: dragListeners,
+    setNodeRef,
+    transform,
+    transition,
+  } = useSortable({
+    id,
+    animateLayoutChanges: () => false,
+    disabled: true, // we do not want to drag end blocks
+  });
+
+  const dragStyle = {
+    transform: CSS.Transform.toString(transform),
+    transition,
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={style.blockEnd}
+      ref={setNodeRef}
+      {...dragAttributes}
+      {...dragListeners}
+      style={{
+        ...dragStyle,
+        ...(colour ? { '--user-bg': colour } : {}),
+      }}
+    />
+  );
+}

apps/client/src/features/rundown/delay-block/DelayBlock.module.scss

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 .delay {
   @include block-styling;
 
+  margin-block: 0.25rem;
   background-color: $block-bg2;
   padding-right: 0.5rem;
 

apps/client/src/features/rundown/delay-block/DelayBlock.tsx

@@ -25,14 +25,19 @@ export default function DelayBlock(props: DelayBlockProps) {
     attributes: dragAttributes,
     listeners: dragListeners,
     setNodeRef,
+    isDragging,
     transform,
     transition,
   } = useSortable({
     id: data.id,
+    data: {
+      type: 'delay',
+    },
     animateLayoutChanges: () => false,
   });
 
   const dragStyle = {
+    zIndex: isDragging ? 2 : 'inherit',
     transform: CSS.Translate.toString(transform),
     transition,
   };

apps/client/src/features/rundown/event-block/EventBlock.module.scss

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ $skip-opacity: 0.2;
 .eventBlock {
   @include block-styling;
   background-color: $block-bg;
+  margin-block: 0.25rem;
 
   display: grid;
   grid-template-areas:

apps/client/src/features/rundown/event-block/EventBlock.tsx

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
 } from 'react-icons/io5';
 import { useSortable } from '@dnd-kit/sortable';
 import { CSS } from '@dnd-kit/utilities';
-import { EndAction, OntimeEvent, Playback, TimerType, TimeStrategy } from 'ontime-types';
+import { EndAction, EntryId, OntimeEvent, Playback, TimerType, TimeStrategy } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import { useContextMenu } from '../../../common/hooks/useContextMenu';
 import { cx, getAccessibleColour } from '../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ interface EventBlockProps {
   isPast: boolean;
   isNext: boolean;
   skip: boolean;
+  parent: EntryId | null;
   loaded: boolean;
   hasCursor: boolean;
   playback?: Playback;
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ export default function EventBlock(props: EventBlockProps) {
     isPast,
     isNext,
     skip = false,
+    parent,
     loaded,
     hasCursor,
     playback,
@@ -193,6 +195,10 @@ export default function EventBlock(props: EventBlockProps) {
     transition,
   } = useSortable({
     id: eventId,
+    data: {
+      type: 'event',
+      parent,
+    },
     animateLayoutChanges: () => false,
   });
 

apps/client/src/features/rundown/quick-add-block/QuickAddBlock.module.scss

@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
   align-items: center;
   gap: 1rem;
 
-  margin: 0.25rem 0;
+  padding-block: 0.5rem;
   font-size: calc(1rem - 3px);
-  margin-left: calc(2em + 0.5rem);
+  padding-left: calc(2em + 0.5rem);
+  background-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--user-bg, transparent) 10%, transparent 90%);
 }
 
 .quickBtn {

apps/client/src/features/rundown/quick-add-block/QuickAddBlock.tsx

@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@ import style from './QuickAddBlock.module.scss';
 interface QuickAddBlockProps {
   previousEventId: MaybeString;
   parentBlock: MaybeString;
+  backgroundColor?: string;
 }
 
 export default memo(QuickAddBlock);
 
 function QuickAddBlock(props: QuickAddBlockProps) {
-  const { previousEventId, parentBlock } = props;
+  const { previousEventId, parentBlock, backgroundColor } = props;
   const { addEntry } = useEntryActions();
 
   const doLinkPrevious = useRef<HTMLInputElement | null>(null);
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ function QuickAddBlock(props: QuickAddBlockProps) {
     addEntry(
       {
         type: SupportedEntry.Event,
-        parent: parentBlock ?? null,
+        parent: parentBlock,
       },
       {
         after: previousEventId,
@@ -38,8 +39,7 @@ function QuickAddBlock(props: QuickAddBlockProps) {
 
   const addDelay = () => {
     addEntry(
-      // TODO(v4): add delays to blocks
+      { type: SupportedEntry.Delay, parent: parentBlock },
-      { type: SupportedEntry.Delay },
       {
         lastEventId: previousEventId,
         after: previousEventId,
@@ -60,8 +60,15 @@ function QuickAddBlock(props: QuickAddBlockProps) {
     );
   };
 
+  /**
+   * If the colour is empty string ''
+   * ie: we are inside a block, but there is no defined colour
+   * we default to $gray-1050 #303030
+   */
+  const blockColour = backgroundColor === '' ? '#303030' : backgroundColor;
+
   return (
-    <div className={style.quickAdd}>
+    <div className={style.quickAdd} style={blockColour ? { '--user-bg': blockColour } : {}}>
       <Button
         onClick={addEvent}
         size='xs'

apps/client/src/features/rundown/rundown.utils.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
-import { isOntimeEvent, isPlayableEvent, MaybeString, OntimeEntry, PlayableEvent } from 'ontime-types';
+import {
+  EntryId,
+  isOntimeBlock,
+  isOntimeEvent,
+  isPlayableEvent,
+  MaybeString,
+  OntimeDelay,
+  OntimeEntry,
+  OntimeEvent,
+  PlayableEvent,
+  RundownEntries,
+  SupportedEntry,
+} from 'ontime-types';
 import { checkIsNextDay, isNewLatest } from 'ontime-utils';
 
 type RundownMetadata = {
@@ -8,11 +20,12 @@ type RundownMetadata = {
   thisId: MaybeString;
   eventIndex: number;
   isPast: boolean;
-  isNext: boolean;
   isNextDay: boolean;
   totalGap: number;
   isLinkedToLoaded: boolean; // check if the event can link all the way back to the currently playing event
   isLoaded: boolean;
+  groupId: MaybeString;
+  groupColour: string | undefined;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -26,11 +39,12 @@ export function makeRundownMetadata(selectedEventId: MaybeString) {
     thisId: null,
     eventIndex: 0,
     isPast: Boolean(selectedEventId), // all events before the current selected are in the past
-    isNext: false,
     isNextDay: false,
     totalGap: 0,
     isLinkedToLoaded: false,
     isLoaded: false,
+    groupId: null,
+    groupColour: undefined,
   };
 
   function process(entry: OntimeEntry): Readonly<RundownMetadata> {
@@ -39,12 +53,11 @@ export function makeRundownMetadata(selectedEventId: MaybeString) {
     return rundownMeta;
   }
 
-  return process;
+  return { metadata: rundownMeta, process };
 }
 
 /**
  * Receives a rundown entry and processes its place in the rundown
- *
  */
 function processEntry(
   rundownMetadata: RundownMetadata,
@@ -52,10 +65,12 @@ function processEntry(
   entry: Readonly<OntimeEntry>,
 ): Readonly<RundownMetadata> {
   const processedData = { ...rundownMetadata };
+  // initialise data to be overridden below
   processedData.isNextDay = false;
   processedData.isLoaded = false;
-  processedData.previousEntryId = processedData.thisId;
+
-  processedData.thisId = entry.id;
+  processedData.previousEntryId = processedData.thisId; // thisId comes from the previous iteration
+  processedData.thisId = entry.id; // we reassign thisId
   processedData.previousEvent = processedData.latestEvent;
 
   if (entry.id === selectedEventId) {
@@ -63,29 +78,103 @@ function processEntry(
     processedData.isPast = false;
   }
 
-  if (isOntimeEvent(entry)) {
+  if (isOntimeBlock(entry)) {
-    // event indexes are 1 based in UI
+    processedData.groupId = entry.id;
-    processedData.eventIndex += 1;
+    processedData.groupColour = entry.colour;
-
+  } else {
-    if (isPlayableEvent(entry)) {
+    // for delays and blocks, we insert the group metadata
-      processedData.isNextDay = checkIsNextDay(entry, processedData.previousEvent);
+    if ((entry as OntimeEvent | OntimeDelay).parent !== processedData.groupId) {
-      processedData.totalGap += entry.gap;
+      // if the parent is not the current group, we need to update the groupId
-
+      processedData.groupId = (entry as OntimeEvent | OntimeDelay).parent;
-      if (!processedData.isPast && !processedData.isLoaded) {
+      if ((entry as OntimeEvent | OntimeDelay).parent === null) {
-        /**
+        // if the entry has no parent, it cannot have a group colour
-         * isLinkToLoaded is a chain value that we maintain until we
+        processedData.groupColour = undefined;
-         * a) find an unlinked event
-         * b) find a countToEnd event
-         */
-        processedData.isLinkedToLoaded = entry.linkStart && !processedData.previousEvent?.countToEnd;
       }
+    }
 
-      if (isNewLatest(entry, processedData.previousEvent)) {
+    if (isOntimeEvent(entry)) {
-        // this event is the forward most event in rundown, for next iteration
+      // event indexes are 1 based in UI
-        processedData.latestEvent = entry;
+      processedData.eventIndex += 1;
+
+      if (isPlayableEvent(entry)) {
+        processedData.isNextDay = checkIsNextDay(entry, processedData.previousEvent);
+        processedData.totalGap += entry.gap;
+
+        if (!processedData.isPast && !processedData.isLoaded) {
+          /**
+           * isLinkToLoaded is a chain value that we maintain until we
+           * a) find an unlinked event
+           * b) find a countToEnd event
+           */
+          processedData.isLinkedToLoaded = entry.linkStart && !processedData.previousEvent?.countToEnd;
+        }
+
+        if (isNewLatest(entry, processedData.latestEvent)) {
+          // this event is the forward most event in rundown, for next iteration
+          processedData.latestEvent = entry;
+        }
       }
     }
   }
 
   return processedData;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Creates a sortable list of entries
+ * ------------------------------------
+ * Due to limitations in dnd-kit we need to flatten the list of entries
+ * This list should also be aware of any elements that are sortable (ie: block ends)
+ */
+export function makeSortableList(flatOrder: EntryId[], entries: RundownEntries): EntryId[] {
+  const entryIds: EntryId[] = [];
+  let lastSeenBlock: MaybeString = null;
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < flatOrder.length; i++) {
+    const entry = entries[flatOrder[i]];
+
+    if (!entry) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (isOntimeBlock(entry)) {
+      // close any previous blocks
+      if (lastSeenBlock !== null) {
+        entryIds.push(`end-${lastSeenBlock}`);
+      }
+      lastSeenBlock = entry.id;
+    }
+
+    if (isOntimeEvent(entry)) {
+      // Close the previous block if the parent changes
+      if (lastSeenBlock !== null && entry.parent !== lastSeenBlock) {
+        entryIds.push(`end-${lastSeenBlock}`);
+      }
+      lastSeenBlock = entry.parent;
+    }
+
+    entryIds.push(entry.id);
+  }
+
+  // double check that we close any dangling blocks
+  // - if the last element is a block
+  // - if a rundown only has a top level block
+  if (lastSeenBlock !== null) {
+    entryIds.push(`end-${lastSeenBlock}`);
+  }
+
+  return entryIds;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks whether a drop operation is valid
+ * Currently only used for validating dropping blocks
+ */
+export function canDrop(targetType?: SupportedEntry, targetParent?: EntryId | null): boolean {
+  if (targetType === 'event' || targetType === 'delay') {
+    return targetParent === null;
+  }
+  // remaining events will be block or end-block
+  // we can swap places with other blocks
+  return targetType == 'block';
+}

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

@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@ import xlsx from 'xlsx';
 import type { WorkBook } from 'xlsx';
 
 import { parseExcel } from '../../utils/parser.js';
-import { parseCustomFields, parseRundown } from '../../utils/parserFunctions.js';
+import { parseCustomFields } from '../../utils/parserFunctions.js';
 import { deleteFile } from '../../utils/parserUtils.js';
 import { getCustomFields } from '../../services/rundown-service/rundownCache.js';
 
+import { parseRundown } from '../rundown/rundown.parser.js';
+
 let excelData: WorkBook = xlsx.utils.book_new();
 
 export async function saveExcelFile(filePath: string) {

apps/server/src/api-data/rundown/__tests__/rundown.parser.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+import { SupportedEntry, OntimeEvent, OntimeBlock, Rundown } from 'ontime-types';
+
+import { defaultRundown } from '../../../models/dataModel.js';
+import { makeOntimeBlock, makeOntimeEvent } from '../../../services/rundown-service/__mocks__/rundown.mocks.js';
+
+import { parseRundowns, parseRundown } from '../rundown.parser.js';
+
+describe('parseRundowns()', () => {
+  it('returns a default project rundown if nothing is given', () => {
+    const errorEmitter = vi.fn();
+    const result = parseRundowns({}, errorEmitter);
+    expect(result.customFields).toEqual({});
+    expect(result.rundowns).toStrictEqual({ default: defaultRundown });
+    // one for not having custom fields
+    // one for not having a rundown
+    expect(errorEmitter).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+
+  it('ensures the rundown IDs are consistent', () => {
+    const errorEmitter = vi.fn();
+    const r1 = { ...defaultRundown, id: '1' };
+    const r2 = { ...defaultRundown, id: '2' };
+    const result = parseRundowns(
+      {
+        rundowns: {
+          '1': r1,
+          '3': r2,
+        },
+      },
+      errorEmitter,
+    );
+    expect(result.rundowns).toMatchObject({
+      '1': r1,
+      '2': r2,
+    });
+    // one for not having a rundown
+    expect(errorEmitter).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('parseRundown()', () => {
+  it('parses data, skipping invalid results', () => {
+    const errorEmitter = vi.fn();
+    const rundown = {
+      id: '',
+      title: '',
+      order: ['1', '2', '3', '4'],
+      flatOrder: ['1', '2', '3', '4'],
+      entries: {
+        '1': { id: '1', type: SupportedEntry.Event, title: 'test', skip: false } as OntimeEvent, // OK
+        '2': { id: '1', type: SupportedEntry.Block, title: 'test 2', skip: false } as OntimeBlock, // duplicate ID
+        '3': {} as OntimeEvent, // no data
+        '4': { id: '4', title: 'test 2', skip: false } as OntimeEvent, // no type
+      },
+      revision: 1,
+    } as Rundown;
+
+    const parsedRundown = parseRundown(rundown, {}, errorEmitter);
+    expect(parsedRundown.id).not.toBe('');
+    expect(parsedRundown.id).toBeTypeOf('string');
+    expect(parsedRundown.order.length).toEqual(1);
+    expect(parsedRundown.order).toEqual(['1']);
+    expect(parsedRundown.entries).toMatchObject({
+      '1': {
+        id: '1',
+        type: SupportedEntry.Event,
+        title: 'test',
+        skip: false,
+      },
+    });
+    expect(errorEmitter).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('stringifies necessary values', () => {
+    const rundown = {
+      id: '',
+      title: '',
+      order: ['1', '2'],
+      flatOrder: ['1', '2'],
+      entries: {
+        // @ts-expect-error -- testing external data which could be incorrect
+        '1': { id: '1', type: SupportedEntry.Event, cue: 101 } as OntimeEvent,
+        // @ts-expect-error -- testing external data which could be incorrect
+        '2': { id: '2', type: SupportedEntry.Event, cue: 101.1 } as OntimeEvent,
+      },
+      revision: 1,
+    } as Rundown;
+
+    expect(parseRundown(rundown, {})).toMatchObject({
+      entries: {
+        '1': {
+          cue: '101',
+        },
+        '2': {
+          cue: '101.1',
+        },
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('detects duplicate Ids', () => {
+    const rundown = {
+      id: '',
+      title: '',
+      order: ['1', '1'],
+      flatOrder: ['1', '1'],
+      entries: {
+        '1': { id: '1', type: SupportedEntry.Event } as OntimeEvent,
+        '2': { id: '2', type: SupportedEntry.Event } as OntimeEvent,
+      },
+      revision: 1,
+    } as Rundown;
+
+    const parsedRundown = parseRundown(rundown, {});
+    expect(parsedRundown.order.length).toEqual(1);
+    expect(Object.keys(parsedRundown.entries).length).toEqual(1);
+  });
+
+  it('completes partial datasets', () => {
+    const rundown = {
+      id: 'test',
+      title: '',
+      order: ['1', '2'],
+      flatOrder: ['1', '2'],
+      entries: {
+        '1': { id: '1', type: SupportedEntry.Event } as OntimeEvent,
+        '2': { id: '2', type: SupportedEntry.Event } as OntimeEvent,
+      },
+      revision: 1,
+    } as Rundown;
+
+    const parsedRundown = parseRundown(rundown, {});
+    expect(parsedRundown.order.length).toEqual(2);
+    expect(parsedRundown.entries).toMatchObject({
+      '1': {
+        title: '',
+        cue: '1',
+        custom: {},
+      },
+      '2': {
+        title: '',
+        cue: '2',
+        custom: {},
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('handles empty events', () => {
+    const rundown = {
+      id: 'test',
+      title: '',
+      order: ['1', '2', '3', '4'],
+      flatOrder: ['1', '2', '3', '4'],
+      entries: {
+        '1': { id: '1', type: SupportedEntry.Event } as OntimeEvent,
+        '2': { id: '2', type: SupportedEntry.Event } as OntimeEvent,
+        'not-mentioned': {} as OntimeEvent,
+      },
+      revision: 1,
+    } as Rundown;
+
+    const parsedRundown = parseRundown(rundown, {});
+    expect(parsedRundown.order.length).toEqual(2);
+    expect(Object.keys(parsedRundown.entries).length).toEqual(2);
+  });
+
+  it('handles empty events', () => {
+    const rundown = {
+      id: 'test',
+      title: '',
+      order: ['1', '2', '3', '4'],
+      flatOrder: ['1', '2', '3', '4'],
+      entries: {
+        '1': { id: '1', type: SupportedEntry.Event } as OntimeEvent,
+        '2': { id: '2', type: SupportedEntry.Event } as OntimeEvent,
+        'not-mentioned': {} as OntimeEvent,
+      },
+      revision: 1,
+    } as Rundown;
+
+    const parsedRundown = parseRundown(rundown, {});
+    expect(parsedRundown.order.length).toEqual(2);
+    expect(Object.keys(parsedRundown.entries).length).toEqual(2);
+  });
+
+  it('parses events nested in blocks', () => {
+    const rundown = {
+      id: 'test',
+      title: '',
+      order: ['block'],
+      flatOrder: ['block'],
+      entries: {
+        block: makeOntimeBlock({ id: 'block', events: ['1', '2'] }),
+        '1': makeOntimeEvent({ id: '1' }),
+        '2': makeOntimeEvent({ id: '2' }),
+      },
+      revision: 1,
+    } as Rundown;
+
+    const parsedRundown = parseRundown(rundown, {});
+    expect(parsedRundown.order.length).toEqual(1);
+    expect(parsedRundown.entries.block).toMatchObject({ events: ['1', '2'] });
+    expect(Object.keys(parsedRundown.entries).length).toEqual(3);
+  });
+});

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

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import { assertType } from 'vitest';
+
+import { createEvent } from '../rundown.utils.js';
+
+describe('test event validator', () => {
+  it('validates a good object', () => {
+    const event = {
+      title: 'test',
+    };
+    const validated = createEvent(event, 1);
+
+    expect(validated).toEqual(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        title: expect.any(String),
+        note: expect.any(String),
+        timeStart: expect.any(Number),
+        timeEnd: expect.any(Number),
+        countToEnd: expect.any(Boolean),
+        isPublic: expect.any(Boolean),
+        skip: expect.any(Boolean),
+        revision: expect.any(Number),
+        type: expect.any(String),
+        id: expect.any(String),
+        cue: '2',
+        colour: expect.any(String),
+        custom: expect.any(Object),
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('fails an empty object', () => {
+    const event = {};
+    const validated = createEvent(event, 1);
+    expect(validated).toEqual(null);
+  });
+
+  it('makes objects strings', () => {
+    const event = {
+      title: 2,
+      note: '1899-12-30T08:00:10.000Z',
+    };
+    // @ts-expect-error -- we know this is wrong, testing imports outside domain
+    const validated = createEvent(event, 1);
+    if (validated === null) {
+      throw new Error('unexpected value');
+    }
+    expect(typeof validated.title).toEqual('string');
+    expect(typeof validated.note).toEqual('string');
+  });
+
+  it('enforces numbers on times', () => {
+    const event = {
+      timeStart: false,
+      timeEnd: '2',
+    };
+    // @ts-expect-error -- we know this is wrong, testing imports outside domain
+    const validated = createEvent(event);
+    if (validated === null) {
+      throw new Error('unexpected value');
+    }
+    assertType<number>(validated.timeStart);
+    assertType<number>(validated.timeEnd);
+    assertType<number>(validated.duration);
+    expect(validated.timeStart).toEqual(0);
+    expect(validated.timeEnd).toEqual(2);
+    expect(validated.duration).toEqual(2);
+  });
+
+  it('handles bad objects', () => {
+    const event = {
+      title: {},
+    };
+    // @ts-expect-error -- we know this is wrong, testing imports outside domain
+    const validated = createEvent(event);
+    if (validated === null) {
+      throw new Error('unexpected value');
+    }
+    expect(typeof validated.title).toEqual('string');
+  });
+});

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

@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+import {
+  DatabaseModel,
+  CustomFields,
+  ProjectRundowns,
+  Rundown,
+  OntimeEvent,
+  OntimeDelay,
+  OntimeBlock,
+  isOntimeEvent,
+  isOntimeDelay,
+  isOntimeBlock,
+} from 'ontime-types';
+import { isObjectEmpty, generateId } from 'ontime-utils';
+
+import { defaultRundown } from '../../models/dataModel.js';
+import { delay as delayDef, block as blockDef } from '../../models/eventsDefinition.js';
+import { ErrorEmitter } from '../../utils/parser.js';
+import { parseCustomFields } from '../../utils/parserFunctions.js';
+
+import { createEvent } from './rundown.utils.js';
+
+/**
+ * Parse a rundowns object along with the project custom fields
+ * Returns a default rundown if none exists
+ */
+export function parseRundowns(
+  data: Partial<DatabaseModel>,
+  emitError?: ErrorEmitter,
+): { customFields: CustomFields; rundowns: ProjectRundowns } {
+  // 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 {
+      customFields: parsedCustomFields,
+      rundowns: {
+        default: {
+          ...defaultRundown,
+        },
+      },
+    };
+  }
+
+  const parsedRundowns: ProjectRundowns = {};
+  const iterableRundownsIds = Object.keys(data.rundowns);
+
+  // parse all the rundowns individually
+  for (const id of iterableRundownsIds) {
+    console.log('Found rundown, importing...');
+    const rundown = data.rundowns[id];
+    const parsedRundown = parseRundown(rundown, parsedCustomFields, emitError);
+    parsedRundowns[parsedRundown.id] = parsedRundown;
+  }
+
+  return { customFields: parsedCustomFields, rundowns: parsedRundowns };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parses and validates a single project rundown along with given project custom fields
+ */
+export function parseRundown(
+  rundown: Rundown,
+  parsedCustomFields: Readonly<CustomFields>,
+  emitError?: ErrorEmitter,
+): Rundown {
+  const parsedRundown: Rundown = {
+    id: rundown.id || generateId(),
+    title: rundown.title ?? '',
+    entries: {},
+    order: [],
+    flatOrder: [],
+    revision: rundown.revision ?? 1,
+  };
+
+  let eventIndex = 0;
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < rundown.order.length; i++) {
+    const entryId = rundown.order[i];
+    const event = rundown.entries[entryId];
+
+    if (event === undefined) {
+      emitError?.('Could not find referenced event, skipping');
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (parsedRundown.order.includes(event.id)) {
+      emitError?.('ID collision on event import, skipping');
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const id = entryId;
+    let newEvent: OntimeEvent | OntimeDelay | OntimeBlock | null;
+    const nestedEntryIds: string[] = [];
+
+    if (isOntimeEvent(event)) {
+      newEvent = createEvent(event, eventIndex);
+      // skip if event is invalid
+      if (newEvent == null) {
+        emitError?.('Skipping event without payload');
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      // for every field in custom, check that a key exists in customfields
+      for (const field in newEvent.custom) {
+        if (!Object.hasOwn(parsedCustomFields, field)) {
+          emitError?.(`Custom field ${field} not found`);
+          delete newEvent.custom[field];
+        }
+      }
+
+      eventIndex += 1;
+    } else if (isOntimeDelay(event)) {
+      newEvent = { ...delayDef, duration: event.duration, id };
+    } else if (isOntimeBlock(event)) {
+      for (let i = 0; i < event.events.length; i++) {
+        const nestedEventId = event.events[i];
+        const nestedEvent = rundown.entries[nestedEventId];
+
+        if (isOntimeEvent(nestedEvent)) {
+          const newNestedEvent = createEvent(nestedEvent, eventIndex);
+          // skip if event is invalid
+          if (newNestedEvent == null) {
+            emitError?.('Skipping event without payload');
+            continue;
+          }
+
+          // for every field in custom, check that a key exists in customfields
+          for (const field in newNestedEvent.custom) {
+            if (!Object.hasOwn(parsedCustomFields, field)) {
+              emitError?.(`Custom field ${field} not found`);
+              delete newNestedEvent.custom[field];
+            }
+          }
+
+          eventIndex += 1;
+
+          if (newNestedEvent) {
+            nestedEntryIds.push(nestedEventId);
+            parsedRundown.entries[nestedEventId] = newNestedEvent;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      newEvent = {
+        ...blockDef,
+        title: event.title,
+        note: event.note,
+        events: event.events?.filter((eventId) => Object.hasOwn(rundown.entries, eventId)) ?? [],
+        skip: event.skip,
+        colour: event.colour,
+        custom: { ...event.custom },
+        id,
+      };
+    } else {
+      emitError?.('Unknown event type, skipping');
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (newEvent) {
+      parsedRundown.entries[id] = newEvent;
+      parsedRundown.order.push(id);
+      parsedRundown.flatOrder.push(id);
+      parsedRundown.flatOrder.push(...nestedEntryIds);
+    }
+  }
+
+  console.log(`Imported rundown ${parsedRundown.title} with ${parsedRundown.order.length} entries`);
+  return parsedRundown;
+}

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

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import { OntimeEvent, SupportedEntry, TimeStrategy } from 'ontime-types';
+import { generateId, validateEndAction, validateTimerType, validateTimes } from 'ontime-utils';
+
+import { event as eventDef } from '../../models/eventsDefinition.js';
+import { makeString } from '../../utils/parserUtils.js';
+
+export function createPatch(originalEvent: OntimeEvent, patchEvent: Partial<OntimeEvent>): OntimeEvent {
+  if (Object.keys(patchEvent).length === 0) {
+    return originalEvent;
+  }
+
+  const { timeStart, timeEnd, duration, timeStrategy } = validateTimes(
+    patchEvent?.timeStart ?? originalEvent.timeStart,
+    patchEvent?.timeEnd ?? originalEvent.timeEnd,
+    patchEvent?.duration ?? originalEvent.duration,
+    patchEvent?.timeStrategy ?? inferStrategy(patchEvent?.timeEnd, patchEvent?.duration, originalEvent.timeStrategy),
+  );
+
+  return {
+    id: originalEvent.id,
+    type: SupportedEntry.Event,
+    title: makeString(patchEvent.title, originalEvent.title),
+    timeStart,
+    timeEnd,
+    duration,
+    timeStrategy,
+    linkStart: typeof patchEvent.linkStart === 'boolean' ? patchEvent.linkStart : originalEvent.linkStart,
+    endAction: validateEndAction(patchEvent.endAction, originalEvent.endAction),
+    timerType: validateTimerType(patchEvent.timerType, originalEvent.timerType),
+    countToEnd: typeof patchEvent.countToEnd === 'boolean' ? patchEvent.countToEnd : originalEvent.countToEnd,
+    isPublic: typeof patchEvent.isPublic === 'boolean' ? patchEvent.isPublic : originalEvent.isPublic,
+    skip: typeof patchEvent.skip === 'boolean' ? patchEvent.skip : originalEvent.skip,
+    note: makeString(patchEvent.note, originalEvent.note),
+    colour: makeString(patchEvent.colour, originalEvent.colour),
+    delay: originalEvent.delay, // is regenerated if timer related data is changed
+    dayOffset: originalEvent.dayOffset, // is regenerated if timer related data is changed
+    gap: originalEvent.gap, // is regenerated if timer related data is changed
+    // short circuit empty string
+    cue: makeString(patchEvent.cue ?? null, originalEvent.cue),
+    parent: originalEvent.parent,
+    revision: originalEvent.revision,
+    timeWarning: patchEvent.timeWarning ?? originalEvent.timeWarning,
+    timeDanger: patchEvent.timeDanger ?? originalEvent.timeDanger,
+    custom: { ...originalEvent.custom, ...patchEvent.custom },
+    triggers: patchEvent.triggers ?? originalEvent.triggers,
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * @description Enforces formatting for events
+ * @param {object} eventArgs - attributes of event
+ * @param {number} eventIndex - can be a string when we pass the a suggested cue name
+ * @returns {object|null} - formatted object or null in case is invalid
+ */
+export const createEvent = (eventArgs: Partial<OntimeEvent>, eventIndex: number | string): OntimeEvent | null => {
+  if (Object.keys(eventArgs).length === 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const cue = typeof eventIndex === 'number' ? String(eventIndex + 1) : eventIndex;
+
+  const baseEvent = {
+    id: eventArgs?.id ?? generateId(),
+    cue,
+    ...eventDef,
+  };
+  const event = createPatch(baseEvent, eventArgs);
+  return event;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Function infers strategy for a patch with only partial timer data
+ * @param end
+ * @param duration
+ * @param fallback
+ * @returns
+ */
+function inferStrategy(end: unknown, duration: unknown, fallback: TimeStrategy): TimeStrategy {
+  if (end && !duration) {
+    return TimeStrategy.LockEnd;
+  }
+
+  if (!end && duration) {
+    return TimeStrategy.LockDuration;
+  }
+  return fallback;
+}

apps/server/src/models/eventsDefinition.ts

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export const event: Omit<OntimeEvent, 'id' | 'cue'> = {
 export const delay: Omit<OntimeDelay, 'id'> = {
   type: SupportedEntry.Delay,
   duration: 0,
+  parent: null,
 };
 
 export const block: Omit<OntimeBlock, 'id'> = {

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

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {
 import { dbModel } from '../../models/dataModel.js';
 import { deleteFile } from '../../utils/parserUtils.js';
 import { parseDatabaseModel } from '../../utils/parser.js';
-import { parseRundowns } from '../../utils/parserFunctions.js';
+import { parseRundowns } from '../../api-data/rundown/rundown.parser.js';
 import { demoDb } from '../../models/demoProject.js';
 import { config } from '../../setup/config.js';
 import { getDataProvider, initPersistence } from '../../classes/data-provider/DataProvider.js';

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

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { getCueCandidate } from 'ontime-utils';
 
 import { block as blockDef, delay as delayDef } from '../../models/eventsDefinition.js';
 import { sendRefetch } from '../../adapters/websocketAux.js';
-import { createEvent } from '../../utils/parser.js';
+import { createEvent } from '../../api-data/rundown/rundown.utils.js';
 import { updateRundownData } from '../../stores/runtimeState.js';
 import { runtimeService } from '../runtime-service/RuntimeService.js';
 

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

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
 import { generateId, insertAtIndex, reorderArray, swapEventData, customFieldLabelToKey } from 'ontime-utils';
 
 import { getDataProvider } from '../../classes/data-provider/DataProvider.js';
-import { createPatch } from '../../utils/parser.js';
+import { createPatch } from '../../api-data/rundown/rundown.utils.js';
 
 import type { RundownMetadata } from './rundown.types.js';
 import { apply } from './delayUtils.js';

apps/server/src/services/sheet-service/SheetService.ts

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import got from 'got';
 
 import { parseExcel } from '../../utils/parser.js';
 import { logger } from '../../classes/Logger.js';
-import { parseRundowns } from '../../utils/parserFunctions.js';
+import { parseRundowns } from '../../api-data/rundown/rundown.parser.js';
 
 import { getCurrentRundown, getCustomFields } from '../rundown-service/rundownCache.js';
 import { getRundownOrThrow } from '../rundown-service/rundownUtils.js';

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

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-console -- we are mocking the console */
-import { assertType, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { vi } from 'vitest';
 
 import { CustomFields, DatabaseModel, OntimeEvent, SupportedEntry, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
 import { ImportMap, MILLIS_PER_MINUTE } from 'ontime-utils';
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { ImportMap, MILLIS_PER_MINUTE } from 'ontime-utils';
 import { dbModel } from '../../models/dataModel.js';
 import { demoDb } from '../../models/demoProject.js';
 
-import { createEvent, getCustomFieldData, parseExcel, parseDatabaseModel } from '../parser.js';
+import { getCustomFieldData, parseExcel, parseDatabaseModel } from '../parser.js';
 import { makeString } from '../parserUtils.js';
 import { parseUrlPresets, parseViewSettings } from '../parserFunctions.js';
 
@@ -64,83 +64,6 @@ describe('test parseDatabaseModel() edge cases', () => {
   });
 });
 
-describe('test event validator', () => {
-  it('validates a good object', () => {
-    const event = {
-      title: 'test',
-    };
-    const validated = createEvent(event, 1);
-
-    expect(validated).toEqual(
-      expect.objectContaining({
-        title: expect.any(String),
-        note: expect.any(String),
-        timeStart: expect.any(Number),
-        timeEnd: expect.any(Number),
-        countToEnd: expect.any(Boolean),
-        isPublic: expect.any(Boolean),
-        skip: expect.any(Boolean),
-        revision: expect.any(Number),
-        type: expect.any(String),
-        id: expect.any(String),
-        cue: '2',
-        colour: expect.any(String),
-        custom: expect.any(Object),
-      }),
-    );
-  });
-
-  it('fails an empty object', () => {
-    const event = {};
-    const validated = createEvent(event, 1);
-    expect(validated).toEqual(null);
-  });
-
-  it('makes objects strings', () => {
-    const event = {
-      title: 2,
-      note: '1899-12-30T08:00:10.000Z',
-    };
-    // @ts-expect-error -- we know this is wrong, testing imports outside domain
-    const validated = createEvent(event, 1);
-    if (validated === null) {
-      throw new Error('unexpected value');
-    }
-    expect(typeof validated.title).toEqual('string');
-    expect(typeof validated.note).toEqual('string');
-  });
-
-  it('enforces numbers on times', () => {
-    const event = {
-      timeStart: false,
-      timeEnd: '2',
-    };
-    // @ts-expect-error -- we know this is wrong, testing imports outside domain
-    const validated = createEvent(event);
-    if (validated === null) {
-      throw new Error('unexpected value');
-    }
-    assertType<number>(validated.timeStart);
-    assertType<number>(validated.timeEnd);
-    assertType<number>(validated.duration);
-    expect(validated.timeStart).toEqual(0);
-    expect(validated.timeEnd).toEqual(2);
-    expect(validated.duration).toEqual(2);
-  });
-
-  it('handles bad objects', () => {
-    const event = {
-      title: {},
-    };
-    // @ts-expect-error -- we know this is wrong, testing imports outside domain
-    const validated = createEvent(event);
-    if (validated === null) {
-      throw new Error('unexpected value');
-    }
-    expect(typeof validated.title).toEqual('string');
-  });
-});
-
 describe('test aliases import', () => {
   it('imports a well defined urlPreset', () => {
     const testData = {

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

@@ -1,217 +1,13 @@
-import { CustomFields, OntimeBlock, OntimeEvent, Rundown, Settings, SupportedEntry, URLPreset } from 'ontime-types';
+import { CustomFields, Settings, URLPreset } from 'ontime-types';
-
-import { defaultRundown } from '../../models/dataModel.js';
 
 import {
   parseCustomFields,
   parseProject,
-  parseRundown,
-  parseRundowns,
   parseSettings,
   parseUrlPresets,
   parseViewSettings,
   sanitiseCustomFields,
 } from '../parserFunctions.js';
-import { makeOntimeBlock, makeOntimeEvent } from '../../services/rundown-service/__mocks__/rundown.mocks.js';
-
-describe('parseRundowns()', () => {
-  it('returns a default project rundown if nothing is given', () => {
-    const errorEmitter = vi.fn();
-    const result = parseRundowns({}, errorEmitter);
-    expect(result.customFields).toEqual({});
-    expect(result.rundowns).toStrictEqual({ default: defaultRundown });
-    // one for not having custom fields
-    // one for not having a rundown
-    expect(errorEmitter).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
-  });
-
-  it('ensures the rundown IDs are consistent', () => {
-    const errorEmitter = vi.fn();
-    const r1 = { ...defaultRundown, id: '1' };
-    const r2 = { ...defaultRundown, id: '2' };
-    const result = parseRundowns(
-      {
-        rundowns: {
-          '1': r1,
-          '3': r2,
-        },
-      },
-      errorEmitter,
-    );
-    expect(result.rundowns).toMatchObject({
-      '1': r1,
-      '2': r2,
-    });
-    // one for not having a rundown
-    expect(errorEmitter).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-  });
-});
-
-describe('parseRundown()', () => {
-  it('parses data, skipping invalid results', () => {
-    const errorEmitter = vi.fn();
-    const rundown = {
-      id: '',
-      title: '',
-      order: ['1', '2', '3', '4'],
-      flatOrder: ['1', '2', '3', '4'],
-      entries: {
-        '1': { id: '1', type: SupportedEntry.Event, title: 'test', skip: false } as OntimeEvent, // OK
-        '2': { id: '1', type: SupportedEntry.Block, title: 'test 2', skip: false } as OntimeBlock, // duplicate ID
-        '3': {} as OntimeEvent, // no data
-        '4': { id: '4', title: 'test 2', skip: false } as OntimeEvent, // no type
-      },
-      revision: 1,
-    } as Rundown;
-
-    const parsedRundown = parseRundown(rundown, {}, errorEmitter);
-    expect(parsedRundown.id).not.toBe('');
-    expect(parsedRundown.id).toBeTypeOf('string');
-    expect(parsedRundown.order.length).toEqual(1);
-    expect(parsedRundown.order).toEqual(['1']);
-    expect(parsedRundown.entries).toMatchObject({
-      '1': {
-        id: '1',
-        type: SupportedEntry.Event,
-        title: 'test',
-        skip: false,
-      },
-    });
-    expect(errorEmitter).toHaveBeenCalled();
-  });
-
-  it('stringifies necessary values', () => {
-    const rundown = {
-      id: '',
-      title: '',
-      order: ['1', '2'],
-      flatOrder: ['1', '2'],
-      entries: {
-        // @ts-expect-error -- testing external data which could be incorrect
-        '1': { id: '1', type: SupportedEntry.Event, cue: 101 } as OntimeEvent,
-        // @ts-expect-error -- testing external data which could be incorrect
-        '2': { id: '2', type: SupportedEntry.Event, cue: 101.1 } as OntimeEvent,
-      },
-      revision: 1,
-    } as Rundown;
-
-    expect(parseRundown(rundown, {})).toMatchObject({
-      entries: {
-        '1': {
-          cue: '101',
-        },
-        '2': {
-          cue: '101.1',
-        },
-      },
-    });
-  });
-
-  it('detects duplicate Ids', () => {
-    const rundown = {
-      id: '',
-      title: '',
-      order: ['1', '1'],
-      flatOrder: ['1', '1'],
-      entries: {
-        '1': { id: '1', type: SupportedEntry.Event } as OntimeEvent,
-        '2': { id: '2', type: SupportedEntry.Event } as OntimeEvent,
-      },
-      revision: 1,
-    } as Rundown;
-
-    const parsedRundown = parseRundown(rundown, {});
-    expect(parsedRundown.order.length).toEqual(1);
-    expect(Object.keys(parsedRundown.entries).length).toEqual(1);
-  });
-
-  it('completes partial datasets', () => {
-    const rundown = {
-      id: 'test',
-      title: '',
-      order: ['1', '2'],
-      flatOrder: ['1', '2'],
-      entries: {
-        '1': { id: '1', type: SupportedEntry.Event } as OntimeEvent,
-        '2': { id: '2', type: SupportedEntry.Event } as OntimeEvent,
-      },
-      revision: 1,
-    } as Rundown;
-
-    const parsedRundown = parseRundown(rundown, {});
-    expect(parsedRundown.order.length).toEqual(2);
-    expect(parsedRundown.entries).toMatchObject({
-      '1': {
-        title: '',
-        cue: '1',
-        custom: {},
-      },
-      '2': {
-        title: '',
-        cue: '2',
-        custom: {},
-      },
-    });
-  });
-
-  it('handles empty events', () => {
-    const rundown = {
-      id: 'test',
-      title: '',
-      order: ['1', '2', '3', '4'],
-      flatOrder: ['1', '2', '3', '4'],
-      entries: {
-        '1': { id: '1', type: SupportedEntry.Event } as OntimeEvent,
-        '2': { id: '2', type: SupportedEntry.Event } as OntimeEvent,
-        'not-mentioned': {} as OntimeEvent,
-      },
-      revision: 1,
-    } as Rundown;
-
-    const parsedRundown = parseRundown(rundown, {});
-    expect(parsedRundown.order.length).toEqual(2);
-    expect(Object.keys(parsedRundown.entries).length).toEqual(2);
-  });
-
-  it('handles empty events', () => {
-    const rundown = {
-      id: 'test',
-      title: '',
-      order: ['1', '2', '3', '4'],
-      flatOrder: ['1', '2', '3', '4'],
-      entries: {
-        '1': { id: '1', type: SupportedEntry.Event } as OntimeEvent,
-        '2': { id: '2', type: SupportedEntry.Event } as OntimeEvent,
-        'not-mentioned': {} as OntimeEvent,
-      },
-      revision: 1,
-    } as Rundown;
-
-    const parsedRundown = parseRundown(rundown, {});
-    expect(parsedRundown.order.length).toEqual(2);
-    expect(Object.keys(parsedRundown.entries).length).toEqual(2);
-  });
-
-  it('parses events nested in blocks', () => {
-    const rundown = {
-      id: 'test',
-      title: '',
-      order: ['block'],
-      flatOrder: ['block'],
-      entries: {
-        block: makeOntimeBlock({ id: 'block', events: ['1', '2'] }),
-        '1': makeOntimeEvent({ id: '1' }),
-        '2': makeOntimeEvent({ id: '2' }),
-      },
-      revision: 1,
-    } as Rundown;
-
-    const parsedRundown = parseRundown(rundown, {});
-    expect(parsedRundown.order.length).toEqual(1);
-    expect(parsedRundown.entries.block).toMatchObject({ events: ['1', '2'] });
-    expect(Object.keys(parsedRundown.entries).length).toEqual(3);
-  });
-});
 
 describe('parseProject()', () => {
   it('returns an a base model if nothing is given', () => {

apps/server/src/utils/parser.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import {
   isKnownTimerType,
   validateEndAction,
   validateTimerType,
-  validateTimes,
 } from 'ontime-utils';
 import {
   CustomFields,
@@ -20,17 +19,16 @@ import {
   Rundown,
   SupportedEntry,
   TimerType,
-  TimeStrategy,
 } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import { Merge } from 'ts-essentials';
 
 import { parseAutomationSettings } from '../api-data/automation/automation.parser.js';
+import { parseRundowns } from '../api-data/rundown/rundown.parser.js';
 import { logger } from '../classes/Logger.js';
-import { event as eventDef } from '../models/eventsDefinition.js';
 
 import { makeString } from './parserUtils.js';
-import { parseProject, parseRundowns, parseSettings, parseUrlPresets, parseViewSettings } from './parserFunctions.js';
+import { parseProject, parseSettings, parseUrlPresets, parseViewSettings } from './parserFunctions.js';
 import { parseExcelDate } from './time.js';
 import { is } from './is.js';
 
@@ -374,85 +372,3 @@ export function parseDatabaseModel(jsonData: Partial<DatabaseModel>): { data: Da
 
   return { data, errors };
 }
-
-/**
- * Function infers strategy for a patch with only partial timer data
- * @param end
- * @param duration
- * @param fallback
- * @returns
- */
-function inferStrategy(end: unknown, duration: unknown, fallback: TimeStrategy): TimeStrategy {
-  if (end && !duration) {
-    return TimeStrategy.LockEnd;
-  }
-
-  if (!end && duration) {
-    return TimeStrategy.LockDuration;
-  }
-  return fallback;
-}
-
-export function createPatch(originalEvent: OntimeEvent, patchEvent: Partial<OntimeEvent>): OntimeEvent {
-  if (Object.keys(patchEvent).length === 0) {
-    return originalEvent;
-  }
-
-  const { timeStart, timeEnd, duration, timeStrategy } = validateTimes(
-    patchEvent?.timeStart ?? originalEvent.timeStart,
-    patchEvent?.timeEnd ?? originalEvent.timeEnd,
-    patchEvent?.duration ?? originalEvent.duration,
-    patchEvent?.timeStrategy ?? inferStrategy(patchEvent?.timeEnd, patchEvent?.duration, originalEvent.timeStrategy),
-  );
-
-  return {
-    id: originalEvent.id,
-    type: SupportedEntry.Event,
-    title: makeString(patchEvent.title, originalEvent.title),
-    timeStart,
-    timeEnd,
-    duration,
-    timeStrategy,
-    linkStart: typeof patchEvent.linkStart === 'boolean' ? patchEvent.linkStart : originalEvent.linkStart,
-    endAction: validateEndAction(patchEvent.endAction, originalEvent.endAction),
-    timerType: validateTimerType(patchEvent.timerType, originalEvent.timerType),
-    countToEnd: typeof patchEvent.countToEnd === 'boolean' ? patchEvent.countToEnd : originalEvent.countToEnd,
-    isPublic: typeof patchEvent.isPublic === 'boolean' ? patchEvent.isPublic : originalEvent.isPublic,
-    skip: typeof patchEvent.skip === 'boolean' ? patchEvent.skip : originalEvent.skip,
-    note: makeString(patchEvent.note, originalEvent.note),
-    colour: makeString(patchEvent.colour, originalEvent.colour),
-    delay: originalEvent.delay, // is regenerated if timer related data is changed
-    dayOffset: originalEvent.dayOffset, // is regenerated if timer related data is changed
-    gap: originalEvent.gap, // is regenerated if timer related data is changed
-    // short circuit empty string
-    cue: makeString(patchEvent.cue ?? null, originalEvent.cue),
-    parent: originalEvent.parent,
-    revision: originalEvent.revision,
-    timeWarning: patchEvent.timeWarning ?? originalEvent.timeWarning,
-    timeDanger: patchEvent.timeDanger ?? originalEvent.timeDanger,
-    custom: { ...originalEvent.custom, ...patchEvent.custom },
-    triggers: patchEvent.triggers ?? originalEvent.triggers,
-  };
-}
-
-/**
- * @description Enforces formatting for events
- * @param {object} eventArgs - attributes of event
- * @param {number} eventIndex - can be a string when we pass the a suggested cue name
- * @returns {object|null} - formatted object or null in case is invalid
- */
-export const createEvent = (eventArgs: Partial<OntimeEvent>, eventIndex: number | string): OntimeEvent | null => {
-  if (Object.keys(eventArgs).length === 0) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  const cue = typeof eventIndex === 'number' ? String(eventIndex + 1) : eventIndex;
-
-  const baseEvent = {
-    id: eventArgs?.id ?? generateId(),
-    cue,
-    ...eventDef,
-  };
-  const event = createPatch(baseEvent, eventArgs);
-  return event;
-};

apps/server/src/utils/parserFunctions.ts

@@ -1,178 +1,9 @@
-import {
+import { CustomField, CustomFields, DatabaseModel, ProjectData, Settings, URLPreset, ViewSettings } from 'ontime-types';
-  CustomField,
+import { customFieldLabelToKey, isAlphanumericWithSpace } from 'ontime-utils';
-  CustomFields,
-  DatabaseModel,
-  OntimeBlock,
-  OntimeDelay,
-  OntimeEvent,
-  ProjectData,
-  ProjectRundowns,
-  Rundown,
-  Settings,
-  URLPreset,
-  ViewSettings,
-  isOntimeBlock,
-  isOntimeDelay,
-  isOntimeEvent,
-} from 'ontime-types';
-import { customFieldLabelToKey, generateId, isAlphanumericWithSpace, isObjectEmpty } from 'ontime-utils';
 
-import { dbModel, defaultRundown } from '../models/dataModel.js';
+import { dbModel } from '../models/dataModel.js';
-import { block as blockDef, delay as delayDef } from '../models/eventsDefinition.js';
 
-import { createEvent, type ErrorEmitter } from './parser.js';
+import { 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>,
-  emitError?: ErrorEmitter,
-): { customFields: CustomFields; rundowns: ProjectRundowns } {
-  // 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 {
-      customFields: parsedCustomFields,
-      rundowns: {
-        default: {
-          ...defaultRundown,
-        },
-      },
-    };
-  }
-
-  const parsedRundowns: ProjectRundowns = {};
-  const iterableRundownsIds = Object.keys(data.rundowns);
-
-  // parse all the rundowns individually
-  for (const id of iterableRundownsIds) {
-    console.log('Found rundown, importing...');
-    const rundown = data.rundowns[id];
-    const parsedRundown = parseRundown(rundown, parsedCustomFields, emitError);
-    parsedRundowns[parsedRundown.id] = parsedRundown;
-  }
-
-  return { customFields: parsedCustomFields, rundowns: parsedRundowns };
-}
-
-/**
- * Parses and validates a single project rundown along with given project custom fields
- */
-export function parseRundown(
-  rundown: Rundown,
-  parsedCustomFields: Readonly<CustomFields>,
-  emitError?: ErrorEmitter,
-): Rundown {
-  const parsedRundown: Rundown = {
-    id: rundown.id || generateId(),
-    title: rundown.title ?? '',
-    entries: {},
-    order: [],
-    flatOrder: [],
-    revision: rundown.revision ?? 1,
-  };
-
-  let eventIndex = 0;
-
-  for (let i = 0; i < rundown.order.length; i++) {
-    const entryId = rundown.order[i];
-    const event = rundown.entries[entryId];
-
-    if (event === undefined) {
-      emitError?.('Could not find referenced event, skipping');
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    if (parsedRundown.order.includes(event.id)) {
-      emitError?.('ID collision on event import, skipping');
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    const id = entryId;
-    let newEvent: OntimeEvent | OntimeDelay | OntimeBlock | null;
-    const nestedEntryIds: string[] = [];
-
-    if (isOntimeEvent(event)) {
-      newEvent = createEvent(event, eventIndex);
-      // skip if event is invalid
-      if (newEvent == null) {
-        emitError?.('Skipping event without payload');
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      // for every field in custom, check that a key exists in customfields
-      for (const field in newEvent.custom) {
-        if (!Object.hasOwn(parsedCustomFields, field)) {
-          emitError?.(`Custom field ${field} not found`);
-          delete newEvent.custom[field];
-        }
-      }
-
-      eventIndex += 1;
-    } else if (isOntimeDelay(event)) {
-      newEvent = { ...delayDef, duration: event.duration, id };
-    } else if (isOntimeBlock(event)) {
-      for (let i = 0; i < event.events.length; i++) {
-        const nestedEventId = event.events[i];
-        const nestedEvent = rundown.entries[nestedEventId];
-
-        if (isOntimeEvent(nestedEvent)) {
-          const newNestedEvent = createEvent(nestedEvent, eventIndex);
-          // skip if event is invalid
-          if (newNestedEvent == null) {
-            emitError?.('Skipping event without payload');
-            continue;
-          }
-
-          // for every field in custom, check that a key exists in customfields
-          for (const field in newNestedEvent.custom) {
-            if (!Object.hasOwn(parsedCustomFields, field)) {
-              emitError?.(`Custom field ${field} not found`);
-              delete newNestedEvent.custom[field];
-            }
-          }
-
-          eventIndex += 1;
-
-          if (newNestedEvent) {
-            nestedEntryIds.push(nestedEventId);
-            parsedRundown.entries[nestedEventId] = newNestedEvent;
-          }
-        }
-      }
-
-      newEvent = {
-        ...blockDef,
-        title: event.title,
-        note: event.note,
-        events: event.events?.filter((eventId) => Object.hasOwn(rundown.entries, eventId)) ?? [],
-        skip: event.skip,
-        colour: event.colour,
-        custom: { ...event.custom },
-        id,
-      };
-    } else {
-      emitError?.('Unknown event type, skipping');
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    if (newEvent) {
-      parsedRundown.entries[id] = newEvent;
-      parsedRundown.order.push(id);
-      parsedRundown.flatOrder.push(id);
-      parsedRundown.flatOrder.push(...nestedEntryIds);
-    }
-  }
-
-  console.log(`Imported rundown ${parsedRundown.title} with ${parsedRundown.order.length} entries`);
-  return parsedRundown;
-}
 
 /**
  * Parse event portion of an entry

packages/types/src/api/rundown-controller/BackendResponse.type.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export type EventPostPayload = Partial<OntimeEntry> & {
   before?: string;
 };
 
-export type TransientEventPayload = Partial<OntimeEvent | OntimeDelay | OntimeBlock> & {
+export type TransientEventPayload = Partial<OntimeEntry> & {
   after?: string;
   before?: string;
 };

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

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export type OntimeBaseEvent = {
 export type OntimeDelay = OntimeBaseEvent & {
   type: SupportedEntry.Delay;
   duration: number;
+  parent: EntryId | null;
 };
 
 export type OntimeBlock = OntimeBaseEvent & {

pnpm-lock.yaml

@@ -90,11 +90,11 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^2.7.0
         version: 2.7.0(@emotion/react@11.10.6(@types/react@18.0.26)(react@18.3.1))(@emotion/styled@11.10.6(@emotion/react@11.10.6(@types/react@18.0.26)(react@18.3.1))(@types/react@18.0.26)(react@18.3.1))(@types/react@18.0.26)(framer-motion@10.11.2(react-dom@18.3.1(react@18.3.1))(react@18.3.1))(react-dom@18.3.1(react@18.3.1))(react@18.3.1)
       '@dnd-kit/core':
-        specifier: ^6.1.0
+        specifier: ^6.3.1
-        version: 6.1.0(react-dom@18.3.1(react@18.3.1))(react@18.3.1)
+        version: 6.3.1(react-dom@18.3.1(react@18.3.1))(react@18.3.1)
       '@dnd-kit/sortable':
-        specifier: ^8.0.0
+        specifier: ^10.0.0
-        version: 8.0.0(@dnd-kit/core@6.1.0(react-dom@18.3.1(react@18.3.1))(react@18.3.1))(react@18.3.1)
+        version: 10.0.0(@dnd-kit/core@6.3.1(react-dom@18.3.1(react@18.3.1))(react@18.3.1))(react@18.3.1)
       '@dnd-kit/utilities':
         specifier: ^3.2.2
         version: 3.2.2(react@18.3.1)
@@ -1050,21 +1050,21 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-0cp4PsWQ/9avqTVMCtZ+GirikIA36ikvjtHweU4/j8yLtgObI0+JUPhYFScgwlteveGB1rt3Cm8UhN04XayDig==}
     engines: {node: '>= 8.9.0'}
 
-  '@dnd-kit/accessibility@3.1.0':
+  '@dnd-kit/accessibility@3.1.1':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ea7IkhKvlJUv9iSHJOnxinBcoOI3ppGnnL+VDJ75O45Nss6HtZd8IdN8touXPDtASfeI2T2LImb8VOZcL47wjQ==}
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-2P+YgaXF+gRsIihwwY1gCsQSYnu9Zyj2py8kY5fFvUM1qm2WA2u639R6YNVfU4GWr+ZM5mqEsfHZZLoRONbemw==}
     peerDependencies:
       react: '>=16.8.0'
 
-  '@dnd-kit/core@6.1.0':
+  '@dnd-kit/core@6.3.1':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-J3cQBClB4TVxwGo3KEjssGEXNJqGVWx17aRTZ1ob0FliR5IjYgTxl5YJbKTzA6IzrtelotH19v6y7uoIRUZPSg==}
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-xkGBRQQab4RLwgXxoqETICr6S5JlogafbhNsidmrkVv2YRs5MLwpjoF2qpiGjQt8S9AoxtIV603s0GIUpY5eYQ==}
     peerDependencies:
       react: '>=16.8.0'
       react-dom: '>=16.8.0'
 
-  '@dnd-kit/sortable@8.0.0':
+  '@dnd-kit/sortable@10.0.0':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-U3jk5ebVXe1Lr7c2wU7SBZjcWdQP+j7peHJfCspnA81enlu88Mgd7CC8Q+pub9ubP7eKVETzJW+IBAhsqbSu/g==}
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-+xqhmIIzvAYMGfBYYnbKuNicfSsk4RksY2XdmJhT+HAC01nix6fHCztU68jooFiMUB01Ky3F0FyOvhG/BZrWkg==}
     peerDependencies:
-      '@dnd-kit/core': ^6.1.0
+      '@dnd-kit/core': ^6.3.0
       react: '>=16.8.0'
 
   '@dnd-kit/utilities@3.2.2':
@@ -6000,22 +6000,22 @@ snapshots:
       ajv: 6.12.6
       ajv-keywords: 3.5.2(ajv@6.12.6)
 
-  '@dnd-kit/accessibility@3.1.0(react@18.3.1)':
+  '@dnd-kit/accessibility@3.1.1(react@18.3.1)':
     dependencies:
       react: 18.3.1
       tslib: 2.6.2
 
-  '@dnd-kit/core@6.1.0(react-dom@18.3.1(react@18.3.1))(react@18.3.1)':
+  '@dnd-kit/core@6.3.1(react-dom@18.3.1(react@18.3.1))(react@18.3.1)':
     dependencies:
-      '@dnd-kit/accessibility': 3.1.0(react@18.3.1)
+      '@dnd-kit/accessibility': 3.1.1(react@18.3.1)
       '@dnd-kit/utilities': 3.2.2(react@18.3.1)
       react: 18.3.1
       react-dom: 18.3.1(react@18.3.1)
       tslib: 2.6.2
 
-  '@dnd-kit/sortable@8.0.0(@dnd-kit/core@6.1.0(react-dom@18.3.1(react@18.3.1))(react@18.3.1))(react@18.3.1)':
+  '@dnd-kit/sortable@10.0.0(@dnd-kit/core@6.3.1(react-dom@18.3.1(react@18.3.1))(react@18.3.1))(react@18.3.1)':
     dependencies:
-      '@dnd-kit/core': 6.1.0(react-dom@18.3.1(react@18.3.1))(react@18.3.1)
+      '@dnd-kit/core': 6.3.1(react-dom@18.3.1(react@18.3.1))(react@18.3.1)
       '@dnd-kit/utilities': 3.2.2(react@18.3.1)
       react: 18.3.1
       tslib: 2.6.2