feat: count to group completion

Search every text field with optional filters, keep result selection stable, and expose clearer match context and counts. Cover query parsing, matching, mixed-entry indexing, and the reveal flow.

apps/cli/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@getontime/cli",
-  "version": "4.12.0",
+  "version": "4.13.0",
   "author": "Carlos Valente",
   "description": "Time keeping for live events",
   "repository": "https://github.com/cpvalente/ontime",

apps/client/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ontime-ui",
-  "version": "4.12.0",
+  "version": "4.13.0",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "dependencies": {

apps/client/src/common/components/buttons/ToggleButton.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { ComponentProps } from 'react';
+
+import Button from './Button';
+
+type ToggleButtonProps = Omit<ComponentProps<typeof Button>, 'variant'> & {
+  /** whether the option this button controls is currently on */
+  pressed: boolean;
+};
+
+/**
+ * A button which carries an on / off state.
+ *
+ * Keeps the pressed styling and the accessible state together, so that a toggle
+ * cannot end up looking active without also announcing that it is.
+ */
+export default function ToggleButton({ pressed, ...buttonProps }: ToggleButtonProps) {
+  return <Button variant={pressed ? 'primary' : 'subtle'} aria-pressed={pressed} {...buttonProps} />;
+}

apps/client/src/common/hooks/__tests__/useSocket.utils.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import { Playback, RuntimeStore, TimerPhase, TimerType, runtimeStorePlaceholder } from 'ontime-types';
+
+import { resolveTimerDisplay } from '../useSocket.utils';
+
+const eventTimer = { ...runtimeStorePlaceholder.timer, current: 5_000 };
+const groupTimer = {
+  ...runtimeStorePlaceholder.timer,
+  current: 25_000,
+  phase: TimerPhase.Default,
+  playback: Playback.Play,
+};
+
+function makeState(patch: Partial<RuntimeStore> = {}): RuntimeStore {
+  return {
+    ...runtimeStorePlaceholder,
+    timer: eventTimer,
+    eventNow: {
+      id: 'event-1',
+      timerType: TimerType.CountUp,
+      countToEnd: true,
+    } as RuntimeStore['eventNow'],
+    ...patch,
+  };
+}
+
+describe('resolveTimerDisplay()', () => {
+  it('uses the event timer by default', () => {
+    expect(resolveTimerDisplay(makeState())).toMatchObject({
+      time: eventTimer,
+      timerType: TimerType.CountUp,
+      countToEnd: true,
+      usesGroupTimer: false,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('uses the group timer and display type when enabled', () => {
+    const display = resolveTimerDisplay(
+      makeState({
+        groupNow: { useGroupTimer: true, timerType: TimerType.CountDown } as RuntimeStore['groupNow'],
+        groupTimer,
+      }),
+    );
+
+    expect(display).toMatchObject({
+      time: groupTimer,
+      timerType: TimerType.CountDown,
+      countToEnd: false,
+      usesGroupTimer: true,
+      eventTimer,
+      eventTimerType: TimerType.CountUp,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('ignores a group timer when the group setting is disabled', () => {
+    const display = resolveTimerDisplay(
+      makeState({
+        groupNow: { useGroupTimer: false, timerType: TimerType.CountDown } as RuntimeStore['groupNow'],
+        groupTimer,
+      }),
+    );
+
+    expect(display.time).toBe(eventTimer);
+    expect(display.usesGroupTimer).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('falls back entirely to the event display while group timer data is unavailable', () => {
+    const display = resolveTimerDisplay(
+      makeState({
+        groupNow: { useGroupTimer: true, timerType: TimerType.CountDown } as RuntimeStore['groupNow'],
+        groupTimer: null,
+      }),
+    );
+
+    expect(display).toMatchObject({
+      time: eventTimer,
+      timerType: TimerType.CountUp,
+      countToEnd: true,
+      usesGroupTimer: false,
+    });
+  });
+});

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

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import { OffsetMode, RuntimeStore, SimpleDirection, SimplePlayback, TimerMessage, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
+import { OffsetMode, RuntimeStore, SimpleDirection, SimplePlayback, TimerMessage } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import { useRuntimeStore } from '../stores/runtime';
 import { sendSocket } from '../utils/socket';
+import { resolveTimerDisplay } from './useSocket.utils';
 
 const createSelector =
   <T>(selector: (state: RuntimeStore) => T) =>
@@ -38,15 +39,19 @@ export const useExternalMessageInput = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => (
   visible: state.message.timer.secondarySource === 'secondary',
 }));
 
-export const useMessagePreview = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => ({
-  blink: state.message.timer.blink,
-  blackout: state.message.timer.blackout,
-  phase: state.timer.phase,
-  secondarySource: state.message.timer.secondarySource,
-  showTimerMessage: state.message.timer.visible && Boolean(state.message.timer.text),
-  timerType: state.eventNow?.timerType ?? null,
-  countToEnd: state.eventNow?.countToEnd ?? false,
-}));
+export const useMessagePreview = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => {
+  const timerDisplay = resolveTimerDisplay(state);
+  return {
+    blink: state.message.timer.blink,
+    blackout: state.message.timer.blackout,
+    phase: timerDisplay.time.phase,
+    secondarySource: state.message.timer.secondarySource,
+    showTimerMessage: state.message.timer.visible && Boolean(state.message.timer.text),
+    timerType: timerDisplay.timerType,
+    countToEnd: timerDisplay.countToEnd,
+    usesGroupTimer: timerDisplay.usesGroupTimer,
+  };
+});
 
 export const setMessage = {
   timerText: (payload: string) => sendSocket('message', { timer: { text: payload } }),
@@ -230,20 +235,26 @@ export const useFlagTimerOverView = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => ({
 
 /* ======================= View specific subscriptions ======================= */
 
-export const useTimerSocket = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => ({
-  eventNext: state.eventNext,
-  eventNow: state.eventNow,
-  message: state.message,
-  time: state.timer,
-  clock: state.clock,
-  timerTypeNow: state.eventNow?.timerType ?? TimerType.CountDown,
-  countToEndNow: state.eventNow?.countToEnd ?? false,
-  auxTimer: {
-    aux1: state.auxtimer1.current,
-    aux2: state.auxtimer2.current,
-    aux3: state.auxtimer3.current,
-  },
-}));
+export const useTimerSocket = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => {
+  const timerDisplay = resolveTimerDisplay(state);
+  return {
+    eventNext: state.eventNext,
+    eventNow: state.eventNow,
+    message: state.message,
+    time: timerDisplay.time,
+    eventTimer: timerDisplay.eventTimer,
+    clock: state.clock,
+    timerTypeNow: timerDisplay.timerType,
+    eventTimerType: timerDisplay.eventTimerType,
+    countToEndNow: timerDisplay.countToEnd,
+    usesGroupTimer: timerDisplay.usesGroupTimer,
+    auxTimer: {
+      aux1: state.auxtimer1.current,
+      aux2: state.auxtimer2.current,
+      aux3: state.auxtimer3.current,
+    },
+  };
+});
 
 export const useCountdownSocket = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => ({
   playback: state.timer.playback,

apps/client/src/common/hooks/useSocket.utils.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { RuntimeStore, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
+
+type TimerDisplaySource = Pick<RuntimeStore, 'eventNow' | 'groupNow' | 'groupTimer' | 'timer'>;
+
+export function resolveTimerDisplay(state: TimerDisplaySource) {
+  const eventTimerType = state.eventNow?.timerType ?? TimerType.CountDown;
+
+  if (state.groupNow?.useGroupTimer === true && state.groupTimer !== null) {
+    return {
+      time: state.groupTimer,
+      timerType: state.groupNow.timerType,
+      countToEnd: false,
+      usesGroupTimer: true,
+      eventTimer: state.timer,
+      eventTimerType,
+    };
+  }
+
+  return {
+    time: state.timer,
+    timerType: eventTimerType,
+    countToEnd: state.eventNow?.countToEnd ?? false,
+    usesGroupTimer: false,
+    eventTimer: state.timer,
+    eventTimerType,
+  };
+}

apps/client/src/common/utils/__tests__/rundownMetadata.test.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { OntimeDelay, OntimeEvent, OntimeGroup, SupportedEntry } from 'ontime-types';
+import { OntimeDelay, OntimeEvent, OntimeGroup, SupportedEntry, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
 
-import { initRundownMetadata } from '../rundownMetadata';
+import { getFlatRundownMetadata, initRundownMetadata } from '../rundownMetadata';
 
 describe('initRundownMetadata()', () => {
   it('processes nested rundown data', () => {
@@ -300,3 +300,36 @@ describe('initRundownMetadata()', () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe('getFlatRundownMetadata()', () => {
+  it('exposes group timer settings on a group and its events', () => {
+    const group = {
+      id: 'group',
+      type: SupportedEntry.Group,
+      entries: ['event'],
+      colour: 'red',
+      useGroupTimer: true,
+      timerType: TimerType.CountUp,
+    } as OntimeGroup;
+    const event = {
+      id: 'event',
+      type: SupportedEntry.Event,
+      parent: group.id,
+      timeStart: 0,
+      timeEnd: 1,
+      duration: 1,
+      dayOffset: 0,
+      gap: 0,
+      skip: false,
+      linkStart: false,
+    } as OntimeEvent;
+
+    const flat = getFlatRundownMetadata(
+      { entries: { [group.id]: group, [event.id]: event }, flatOrder: [group.id, event.id] },
+      null,
+    );
+
+    expect(flat[0]).toMatchObject({ groupUsesTimer: true, groupTimerType: TimerType.CountUp });
+    expect(flat[1]).toMatchObject({ groupUsesTimer: true, groupTimerType: TimerType.CountUp });
+  });
+});

apps/client/src/common/utils/rundownMetadata.ts

@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ import {
   OntimeDelay,
   OntimeEntry,
   OntimeEvent,
+  OntimeGroup,
   OntimeMilestone,
   PlayableEvent,
   Rundown,
+  TimerType,
   isOntimeEvent,
   isOntimeGroup,
   isPlayableEvent,
@@ -29,7 +31,11 @@ export type RundownMetadata = {
   isFirstAfterGroup: boolean;
 };
 
-export type ExtendedEntry<T extends OntimeEntry = OntimeEntry> = T & RundownMetadata;
+export type ExtendedEntry<T extends OntimeEntry = OntimeEntry> = T &
+  RundownMetadata & {
+    groupUsesTimer?: boolean;
+    groupTimerType?: TimerType;
+  };
 
 export const lastMetadataKey = 'LAST';
 
@@ -65,10 +71,23 @@ export function getFlatRundownMetadata(
 ): ExtendedEntry[] {
   const { process } = initRundownMetadata(selectedEventId);
   const flatRundown: ExtendedEntry[] = [];
+  let activeGroup: OntimeGroup | null = null;
 
   for (const id of data.flatOrder) {
     const entry = data.entries[id];
-    const extendedEntry = { ...entry, ...process(entry) };
+    if (isOntimeGroup(entry)) {
+      activeGroup = entry;
+    } else if (entry.parent !== activeGroup?.id) {
+      activeGroup = null;
+    }
+
+    const timerGroup = isOntimeGroup(entry) ? entry : activeGroup;
+    const extendedEntry = {
+      ...entry,
+      ...process(entry),
+      groupUsesTimer: timerGroup?.useGroupTimer ?? false,
+      groupTimerType: timerGroup?.timerType,
+    };
     flatRundown.push(extendedEntry);
   }
 

apps/client/src/features/control/message/TimerPreview.module.scss

@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@
   border-top: 1px solid $white-7;
 }
 
+.timerSource {
+  color: $active-indicator;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+}
+
 .blackout {
   display: none;
 }

apps/client/src/features/control/message/TimerPreview.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { TimerPhase, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
-import { IoArrowDown, IoArrowUp, IoBan, IoTime } from 'react-icons/io5';
+import { IoArrowDown, IoArrowUp, IoBan, IoTime, IoTimerOutline } from 'react-icons/io5';
 import { LuArrowDownToLine } from 'react-icons/lu';
 
 import { CornerWithPip } from '../../../common/components/editor-utils/EditorUtils';
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ const secondarySourceLabels: Record<string, string> = {
 };
 
 export default function TimerPreview() {
-  const { blink, blackout, countToEnd, phase, secondarySource, showTimerMessage, timerType } = useMessagePreview();
+  const { blink, blackout, countToEnd, phase, secondarySource, showTimerMessage, timerType, usesGroupTimer } =
+    useMessagePreview();
   const { data } = useViewSettings();
 
   const main = (() => {
@@ -35,7 +36,9 @@ export default function TimerPreview() {
 
   const secondary = (() => {
     // message is a fullscreen overlay or secondary is not active
-    if (showTimerMessage || !secondarySource) return null;
+    if (showTimerMessage) return null;
+    if (usesGroupTimer) return 'Event timer';
+    if (!secondarySource) return null;
 
     // we need to check aux first since it takes priority
     return secondarySourceLabels[secondarySource];
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@ export default function TimerPreview() {
     <div className={style.preview}>
       <CornerWithPip onExtractClick={(event) => handleLinks('timer', event)} pipElement={<PipRoot />} />
       <div className={contentClasses}>
+        {usesGroupTimer && <div className={style.timerSource}>Group timer</div>}
         <div
           className={style.mainContent}
           data-phase={showColourOverride && phase}
@@ -65,6 +69,14 @@ export default function TimerPreview() {
         {secondary !== null && <div className={style.secondaryContent}>{secondary}</div>}
       </div>
       <div className={style.eventStatus}>
+        <Tooltip
+          text='Timer display controlled by group'
+          render={<span />}
+          className={style.statusIcon}
+          data-active={usesGroupTimer}
+        >
+          <IoTimerOutline />
+        </Tooltip>
         <Tooltip
           text='Time type: Count down'
           render={<span />}

apps/client/src/features/log/Log.tsx

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { useCallback, useState } from 'react';
 import { IoClose } from 'react-icons/io5';
 
 import Button from '../../common/components/buttons/Button';
+import ToggleButton from '../../common/components/buttons/ToggleButton';
 import { clearLogs, useLogData } from '../../common/stores/logger';
 import { cx } from '../../common/utils/styleUtils';
 import * as Panel from '../app-settings/panel-utils/PanelUtils';
@@ -55,72 +56,60 @@ export default function Log() {
     <div className={cx([style.container, isExtracted && style.extracted])}>
       <Panel.InlineElements className={style.buttonBar}>
         <span className={style.filterLabel}>Filter by</span>
-        <Button
-          variant={showUser ? 'primary' : 'subtle'}
+        <ToggleButton
+          pressed={showUser}
           size='small'
-          aria-pressed={showUser}
-          aria-label={`${showUser ? 'Hide' : 'Show'} ${LogOrigin.User} events`}
           onClick={() => setShowUser((s) => !s)}
           onAuxClick={() => disableOthers(LogOrigin.User)}
           onContextMenu={(e) => e.preventDefault()}
         >
           {LogOrigin.User}
-        </Button>
-        <Button
-          variant={showClient ? 'primary' : 'subtle'}
+        </ToggleButton>
+        <ToggleButton
+          pressed={showClient}
           size='small'
-          aria-pressed={showClient}
-          aria-label={`${showClient ? 'Hide' : 'Show'} ${LogOrigin.Client} events`}
           onClick={() => setShowClient((s) => !s)}
           onAuxClick={() => disableOthers(LogOrigin.Client)}
           onContextMenu={(e) => e.preventDefault()}
         >
           {LogOrigin.Client}
-        </Button>
-        <Button
-          variant={showServer ? 'primary' : 'subtle'}
+        </ToggleButton>
+        <ToggleButton
+          pressed={showServer}
           size='small'
-          aria-pressed={showServer}
-          aria-label={`${showServer ? 'Hide' : 'Show'} ${LogOrigin.Server} events`}
           onClick={() => setShowServer((s) => !s)}
           onAuxClick={() => disableOthers(LogOrigin.Server)}
           onContextMenu={(e) => e.preventDefault()}
         >
           {LogOrigin.Server}
-        </Button>
-        <Button
-          variant={showPlayback ? 'primary' : 'subtle'}
+        </ToggleButton>
+        <ToggleButton
+          pressed={showPlayback}
           size='small'
-          aria-pressed={showPlayback}
-          aria-label={`${showPlayback ? 'Hide' : 'Show'} ${LogOrigin.Playback} events`}
           onClick={() => setShowPlayback((s) => !s)}
           onAuxClick={() => disableOthers(LogOrigin.Playback)}
           onContextMenu={(e) => e.preventDefault()}
         >
           {LogOrigin.Playback}
-        </Button>
-        <Button
-          variant={showRx ? 'primary' : 'subtle'}
+        </ToggleButton>
+        <ToggleButton
+          pressed={showRx}
           size='small'
-          aria-pressed={showRx}
-          aria-label={`${showRx ? 'Hide' : 'Show'} ${LogOrigin.Rx} events`}
           onClick={() => setShowRx((s) => !s)}
           onAuxClick={() => disableOthers(LogOrigin.Rx)}
           onContextMenu={(e) => e.preventDefault()}
         >
           {LogOrigin.Rx}
-        </Button>
-        <Button
-          variant={showTx ? 'primary' : 'subtle'}
+        </ToggleButton>
+        <ToggleButton
+          pressed={showTx}
           size='small'
-          aria-pressed={showTx}
-          aria-label={`${showTx ? 'Hide' : 'Show'} ${LogOrigin.Tx} events`}
           onClick={() => setShowTx((s) => !s)}
           onAuxClick={() => disableOthers(LogOrigin.Tx)}
           onContextMenu={(e) => e.preventDefault()}
         >
           {LogOrigin.Tx}
-        </Button>
+        </ToggleButton>
         <Button variant='subtle-destructive' size='small' onClick={clearLogs} className={style.apart}>
           <IoClose /> Clear
         </Button>

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

@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@
   gap: 1rem;
 }
 
+.timerDisplaySettings {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 1rem;
+}
+
 .column {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;

apps/client/src/features/rundown/entry-editor/GroupEditor.tsx

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-import { MaybeNumber, OntimeGroup } from 'ontime-types';
+import { MaybeNumber, OntimeGroup, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
 import { millisToString } from 'ontime-utils';
 import { useCallback } from 'react';
 
 import * as Editor from '../../../common/components/editor-utils/EditorUtils';
 import SwatchSelect from '../../../common/components/input/colour-input/SwatchSelect';
 import AppLink from '../../../common/components/link/app-link/AppLink';
+import Select from '../../../common/components/select/Select';
+import Switch from '../../../common/components/switch/Switch';
 import { useEntryActionsContext } from '../../../common/context/EntryActionsContext';
 import useCustomFields from '../../../common/hooks-query/useCustomFields';
 import { getOffsetState } from '../../../common/utils/offset';
@@ -107,6 +109,38 @@ export default function GroupEditor({ group }: GroupEditorProps) {
         <EventTextArea field='note' label='Note' initialValue={group.note} submitHandler={handleSubmit} />
       </div>
 
+      <div className={style.column}>
+        <Editor.Title>Timer display</Editor.Title>
+        <div className={style.timerDisplaySettings}>
+          <div>
+            <Editor.Label htmlFor='useGroupTimer'>Use group timer</Editor.Label>
+            <Editor.Label className={style.switchLabel}>
+              <Switch
+                id='useGroupTimer'
+                checked={group.useGroupTimer}
+                onCheckedChange={(useGroupTimer) => updateEntry({ id: group.id, useGroupTimer })}
+              />
+              {group.useGroupTimer ? 'On' : 'Off'}
+            </Editor.Label>
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <Editor.Label htmlFor='groupTimerType'>Timer type</Editor.Label>
+            <Select
+              id='groupTimerType'
+              disabled={!group.useGroupTimer}
+              value={group.timerType}
+              onValueChange={(timerType: TimerType | null) => {
+                if (timerType !== null) updateEntry({ id: group.id, timerType });
+              }}
+              options={[
+                { value: TimerType.CountDown, label: 'Count down' },
+                { value: TimerType.CountUp, label: 'Count up' },
+              ]}
+            />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
       <div className={style.column}>
         <Editor.Title>
           Custom Fields

apps/client/src/features/rundown/placements/FinderPlacement.tsx

@@ -8,10 +8,16 @@ export default memo(FinderPlacement);
 function FinderPlacement() {
   const [isOpen, handler] = useDisclosure();
 
-  useHotkeys([
-    ['mod + f', handler.toggle, { preventDefault: true }],
-    ['Escape', handler.close, { preventDefault: true }],
-  ]);
+  /**
+   * The empty tagsToIgnore is significant: by default the hook skips input elements,
+   * which would make the shortcut dead while editing an entry.
+   *
+   * This opens rather than toggles. Toggling on a key that also mounts and unmounts the
+   * dialog races against it, and browsers treat a repeated find shortcut as "focus the
+   * search again" rather than "close it". The finder selects its input instead, and
+   * Escape closes.
+   */
+  useHotkeys([['mod + f', handler.open, { preventDefault: true }]], []);
 
   if (isOpen) {
     return <Finder isOpen={isOpen} onClose={handler.close} />;

apps/client/src/features/rundown/rundown-event/RundownEvent.tsx

@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ export default function RundownEvent({
       onClick={handleFocusClick}
       onContextMenu={onContextMenu}
       data-testid='rundown-event'
+      data-selected={isSelected}
       {...(isPlaying ? { 'data-running': true } : {})}
     >
       <RundownIndicators timeStart={timeStart} delay={delay} gap={gap} isNextDay={isNextDay} />
@@ -334,6 +335,7 @@ export default function RundownEvent({
         eventIndex={eventIndex}
         endAction={endAction}
         timerType={timerType}
+        groupTimerType={parentGroup?.useGroupTimer ? parentGroup.timerType : undefined}
         title={title}
         note={note}
         delay={delay}

apps/client/src/features/rundown/rundown-event/RundownEventInner.tsx

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   IoPlayForward,
   IoPlaySkipForward,
   IoTime,
+  IoTimerOutline,
 } from 'react-icons/io5';
 import { LuArrowDownToLine } from 'react-icons/lu';
 
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ interface RundownEventInnerProps {
   eventIndex: number;
   endAction: EndAction;
   timerType: TimerType;
+  groupTimerType?: TimerType;
   title: string;
   note: string;
   delay: number;
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ function RundownEventInner({
   countToEnd,
   endAction,
   timerType,
+  groupTimerType,
   title,
   note,
   delay,
@@ -150,6 +153,14 @@ function RundownEventInner({
           {loaded && <EventBlockProgressBar />}
         </div>
         <div className={style.eventStatus} tabIndex={-1}>
+          {groupTimerType && (
+            <Tooltip
+              text={`Timer display controlled by group (${groupTimerType === TimerType.CountUp ? 'count up' : 'count down'})`}
+              render={<span />}
+            >
+              <IoTimerOutline className={cx([style.statusIcon, style.active])} />
+            </Tooltip>
+          )}
           <Tooltip text={`Time type: ${timerType}`} render={<span />}>
             <TimerIcon type={timerType} className={style.statusIcon} />
           </Tooltip>

apps/client/src/features/rundown/rundown-group/RundownGroup.module.scss

@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@
     gap: 0.5rem;
   }
 
+  .timerIndicator {
+    display: grid;
+    flex: 0 0 1.5rem;
+    place-items: center;
+    color: $active-indicator;
+    font-size: 1rem;
+  }
+
   .metaRow {
     display: flex;
     gap: $block-clearance; // same as RundownEvent.eventTimers

apps/client/src/features/rundown/rundown-group/RundownGroup.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useSortable } from '@dnd-kit/sortable';
 import { CSS } from '@dnd-kit/utilities';
-import { EntryId, OntimeGroup } from 'ontime-types';
+import { EntryId, OntimeGroup, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
 import { MILLIS_PER_MINUTE } from 'ontime-utils';
 import { MouseEvent, useCallback, useRef } from 'react';
 import {
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   IoDuplicateOutline,
   IoFolderOpenOutline,
   IoReorderTwo,
+  IoTimerOutline,
   IoTrash,
   IoLockClosed,
 } from 'react-icons/io5';
@@ -174,6 +175,14 @@ export default function RundownGroup({ data, hasCursor, collapsed, onCollapse }:
       <div className={style.header}>
         <div className={style.titleRow}>
           <TitleEditor title={data.title} entryId={data.id} placeholder='Group title' />
+          {data.useGroupTimer && (
+            <Tooltip
+              text={`Group timer (${data.timerType === TimerType.CountUp ? 'count up' : 'count down'})`}
+              render={<span className={style.timerIndicator} />}
+            >
+              <IoTimerOutline />
+            </Tooltip>
+          )}
           <IconButton aria-label='Collapse' variant='subtle-white' onClick={() => onCollapse(!collapsed, data.id)}>
             {collapsed ? <IoChevronUp /> : <IoChevronDown />}
           </IconButton>

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-elements/cuesheetColsFactory.module.scss

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+.timerOverrideCell {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 1.5rem;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.25rem;
+}
+
+.timerOverrideIndicator {
+  display: grid;
+  place-items: center;
+  color: $active-indicator;
+  font-size: 1rem;
+}

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-elements/cuesheetColsFactory.tsx

@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
-import { CustomFields, TimeStrategy, URLPreset, isOntimeDelay, isOntimeEvent } from 'ontime-types';
+import {
+  CustomFields,
+  TimeStrategy,
+  TimerType,
+  URLPreset,
+  isOntimeDelay,
+  isOntimeEvent,
+  isOntimeGroup,
+} from 'ontime-types';
 import { millisToString } from 'ontime-utils';
 import { useCallback } from 'react';
+import { IoTimerOutline } from 'react-icons/io5';
 
 import DelayIndicator from '../../../../common/components/delay-indicator/DelayIndicator';
+import Tooltip from '../../../../common/components/tooltip/Tooltip';
 import type { ExtendedEntry } from '../../../../common/utils/rundownMetadata';
 import { formatDuration, formatTime } from '../../../../common/utils/time';
 import { AppMode } from '../../../../ontimeConfig';
@@ -17,6 +27,8 @@ import MutedText from './MutedText';
 import SingleLineCell from './SingleLineCell';
 import TimeInput from './TimeInput';
 
+import style from './cuesheetColsFactory.module.scss';
+
 function getColumnLabel(column: CuesheetCellContext['column']): string {
   return typeof column.columnDef.header === 'string' ? column.columnDef.header : column.id;
 }
@@ -193,17 +205,38 @@ function MakeSingleLineField({ row, column, table }: CuesheetCellContext) {
   }
 
   const canWrite = column.columnDef.meta?.canWrite;
-  if (!canWrite) {
-    return <GhostedText>{initialValue}</GhostedText>;
-  }
-
-  return (
+  const content = canWrite ? (
     <SingleLineCell
       initialValue={initialValue as string}
       fieldId={column.id}
       fieldLabel={getColumnLabel(column)}
       handleUpdate={update}
     />
+  ) : (
+    <GhostedText>{initialValue}</GhostedText>
+  );
+
+  if (column.id !== 'title') {
+    return content;
+  }
+
+  const isGroupOverride = isOntimeGroup(row.original) && row.original.useGroupTimer;
+  const isEventOverride = isOntimeEvent(row.original) && row.original.groupUsesTimer;
+  if (!isGroupOverride && !isEventOverride) {
+    return content;
+  }
+
+  const timerType = isOntimeGroup(row.original) ? row.original.timerType : row.original.groupTimerType;
+  const direction = timerType === TimerType.CountUp ? 'count up' : 'count down';
+  const tooltip = isGroupOverride ? `Group timer (${direction})` : `Timer display controlled by group (${direction})`;
+
+  return (
+    <div className={style.timerOverrideCell}>
+      {content}
+      <Tooltip text={tooltip} render={<span className={style.timerOverrideIndicator} />}>
+        <IoTimerOutline />
+      </Tooltip>
+    </div>
   );
 }
 

apps/client/src/views/editor/finder/Finder.module.scss

@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@
 .error {
   padding-inline: 0.5rem;
   font-size: 1rem;
-  height: 3rem;
+  // rows grow when a match is shown from a note or custom field
+  min-height: 3rem;
+  padding-block: 0.35rem;
 
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
 }
 
 .entry[data-selected='true'] {
@@ -18,21 +21,47 @@
   color: $label-gray;
 }
 
+.more {
+  padding-inline: 0.5rem;
+  padding-block: 0.75rem;
+  font-size: calc(1rem - 2px);
+  color: $label-gray;
+  border-top: 1px solid $gray-1000;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
 .error {
   color: $error-red;
 }
 
+.filters {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.35rem;
+  padding-top: 0.75rem;
+}
+
+.filterLabel {
+  font-size: calc(1rem - 3px);
+  color: $label-gray;
+  margin-right: 0.15rem;
+}
+
 .data {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-areas:
     'index cue'
-    'index title';
+    'index title'
+    'index match';
   column-gap: 1rem;
   grid-template-rows: min-content 1fr;
+  min-width: 0;
 
   .index {
     grid-area: index;
-    background-color: var(--color, $gray-1000);
+    // background and text colour come from getAccessibleColour, which keeps the
+    // number legible whatever colour the user gave the entry
     border-radius: 2px;
     padding-block: 0.25rem;
     width: 3.5rem;
@@ -42,14 +71,33 @@
 
   .title {
     grid-area: title;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
   }
 
   .cue {
     grid-area: cue;
     font-size: calc(1rem - 2px);
     color: $label-gray;
-    max-height: 1em;
     min-height: 0;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  }
+
+  .match {
+    grid-area: match;
+    font-size: calc(1rem - 3px);
+    color: $label-gray;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  }
+
+  .matchLabel {
+    color: $ui-white;
+    margin-right: 0.4rem;
   }
 }
 
@@ -63,13 +111,14 @@
   color: $label-gray;
 }
 
-.filterHint {
+.count {
   text-align: right;
+  white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
-.em {
-  color: $ui-white;
-  margin-inline: 0.25rem;
+.go {
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  padding-left: 1rem;
 }
 
 .hints {
@@ -98,7 +147,7 @@
     flex-direction: column;
   }
 
-  .filterHint {
+  .count {
     text-align: left;
   }
 }

apps/client/src/views/editor/finder/Finder.tsx

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-import { useDebouncedCallback } from '@mantine/hooks';
-import { SupportedEntry } from 'ontime-types';
-import { KeyboardEvent, useState } from 'react';
+import { MaybeString } from 'ontime-types';
+import { KeyboardEvent, useDeferredValue, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 
+import ToggleButton from '../../../common/components/buttons/ToggleButton';
 import Input from '../../../common/components/input/input/Input';
 import Kbd from '../../../common/components/kbd/Kbd';
 import Modal from '../../../common/components/modal/Modal';
-import useFinder from './useFinder';
+import { getAccessibleColour } from '../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
+import useFinder, { FinderResult } from './useFinder';
 
 import style from './Finder.module.scss';
 
@@ -15,46 +16,76 @@ interface FinderProps {
 }
 
 export default function Finder({ isOpen, onClose }: FinderProps) {
-  const { find, select, results, error } = useFinder();
-  const [selected, setSelected] = useState(0);
+  const [search, setSearch] = useState('');
+  const [filter, setFilter] = useState<MaybeString>(null);
+  const [selectedId, setSelectedId] = useState<MaybeString>(null);
 
-  const debouncedFind = useDebouncedCallback(find, 100);
+  /**
+   * Keeps typing responsive while the list re-renders.
+   * The search itself is cheap, rendering the results is what costs.
+   */
+  const deferredSearch = useDeferredValue(search);
+  const { select, results, error, total, filters, appliedFilter } = useFinder(deferredSearch, filter);
+
+  const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+  const activeRef = useRef<HTMLLIElement>(null);
+
+  /**
+   * We track the selection by ID so that it survives the result list changing under us:
+   * an entry that no longer exists falls back to the first result instead of dangling past the end
+   */
+  const activeIndex = Math.max(
+    0,
+    results.findIndex((entry) => entry.id === selectedId),
+  );
+  const activeEntry = results.at(activeIndex);
+
+  /** keep the highlighted entry in view while navigating with the keyboard */
+  useEffect(() => {
+    activeRef.current?.scrollIntoView({ block: 'nearest' });
+  }, [activeEntry?.id]);
 
   const navigate = (event: KeyboardEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
+    // pressing the search shortcut again selects the query, ready to be replaced
+    if ((event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey) && event.key === 'f') {
+      event.preventDefault();
+      inputRef.current?.select();
+      return;
+    }
+
     // all operations need results
     if (results.length === 0) {
       return;
     }
     if (event.key === 'ArrowDown') {
-      setSelected((prev) => (prev + 1) % results.length);
+      setSelectedId(results[(activeIndex + 1) % results.length].id);
     }
     if (event.key === 'ArrowUp') {
-      setSelected((prev) => (prev - 1 + results.length) % results.length);
+      setSelectedId(results[(activeIndex - 1 + results.length) % results.length].id);
     }
     if (event.key === 'Enter') {
       event.preventDefault();
       event.stopPropagation();
-      submit();
+      submit(activeEntry);
     }
   };
 
-  const submit = () => {
-    const selectedEvent = results[selected];
-    select(selectedEvent);
+  const submit = (entry: FinderResult | undefined) => {
+    if (!entry) {
+      return;
+    }
+    select(entry);
     onClose();
   };
 
-  const handleMouseMoveEvent = (event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLUListElement>) => {
-    const target = event.target as HTMLElement;
-    const li = target.closest('li');
-    if (li) {
-      const index = Number(li.dataset.index);
-      if (!isNaN(index)) {
-        setSelected(index);
-      }
-    }
+  /** Scopes the search to a single field, or back to all fields when tapped again */
+  const handleFilter = (filterKey: string) => {
+    setFilter((previous) => (previous === filterKey ? null : filterKey));
+    inputRef.current?.focus();
   };
 
+  const hiddenResults = total - results.length;
+
   return (
     <Modal
       title=''
@@ -63,35 +94,68 @@ export default function Finder({ isOpen, onClose }: FinderProps) {
       showBackdrop
       bodyElements={
         <div onKeyDown={navigate}>
-          <Input height='large' fluid onChange={debouncedFind} placeholder='Search...' />
-          <ul className={style.scrollContainer} onMouseMove={handleMouseMoveEvent}>
+          <Input
+            ref={inputRef}
+            height='large'
+            fluid
+            autoFocus
+            value={search}
+            onChange={(event) => setSearch(event.target.value)}
+            placeholder='Search...'
+          />
+          <div className={style.filters} data-testid='finder-filters'>
+            <span className={style.filterLabel}>Filter by</span>
+            {filters.map((option) => (
+              <ToggleButton
+                key={option.key}
+                pressed={appliedFilter === option.key}
+                size='small'
+                onClick={() => handleFilter(option.key)}
+              >
+                {option.label}
+              </ToggleButton>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+          <ul className={style.scrollContainer}>
             {error && <li className={style.error}>{error}</li>}
-            {results.length === 0 && <li className={style.empty}>No results</li>}
-            {results.length > 0 &&
-              results.map((entry, index) => {
-                const isSelected = selected === index;
-                const displayIndex = entry.type === SupportedEntry.Event ? entry.eventIndex : '-';
-                const displayCue = 'cue' in entry ? entry.cue : '';
+            {!error && results.length === 0 && <li className={style.empty}>No results</li>}
+            {results.map((entry) => {
+              const isSelected = activeEntry?.id === entry.id;
+              // the title and cue are already on the row, a match anywhere else needs showing
+              const showMatch = entry.match !== null && entry.match.key !== 'title' && entry.match.key !== 'cue';
 
-                return (
-                  <li
-                    key={entry.id}
-                    className={style.entry}
-                    data-selected={isSelected}
-                    data-index={index}
-                    onClick={submit}
-                  >
-                    <div className={style.data}>
-                      <div className={style.index} style={{ '--color': entry.colour }}>
-                        {displayIndex}
-                      </div>
-                      <div className={style.cue}>{displayCue}</div>
-                      <div className={style.title}>{entry.title}</div>
+              return (
+                <li
+                  key={entry.id}
+                  ref={isSelected ? activeRef : undefined}
+                  className={style.entry}
+                  data-testid='finder-result'
+                  data-selected={isSelected}
+                  onClick={() => submit(entry)}
+                  onPointerEnter={() => setSelectedId(entry.id)}
+                >
+                  <div className={style.data}>
+                    <div className={style.index} style={getAccessibleColour(entry.colour)}>
+                      {entry.eventIndex ?? '-'}
                     </div>
-                    {isSelected && <span>Go ⏎</span>}
-                  </li>
-                );
-              })}
+                    <div className={style.cue}>{entry.cue}</div>
+                    <div className={style.title}>{entry.title}</div>
+                    {showMatch && (
+                      <div className={style.match} data-testid='finder-result-match'>
+                        <span className={style.matchLabel}>{entry.match?.label}</span>
+                        {entry.match?.excerpt}
+                      </div>
+                    )}
+                  </div>
+                  {isSelected && <span className={style.go}>Go ⏎</span>}
+                </li>
+              );
+            })}
+            {hiddenResults > 0 && (
+              <li className={style.more} data-testid='finder-more'>
+                {hiddenResults} more {hiddenResults === 1 ? 'result' : 'results'} — keep typing to narrow the search
+              </li>
+            )}
           </ul>
         </div>
       }
@@ -112,10 +176,11 @@ export default function Finder({ isOpen, onClose }: FinderProps) {
               Close
             </span>
           </div>
-          <div className={style.filterHint}>
-            Filter by <span className={style.em}>cue</span>, <span className={style.em}>index</span>, or
-            <span className={style.em}>title</span>
-          </div>
+          {total > 0 && (
+            <div className={style.count} data-testid='finder-count'>
+              {hiddenResults > 0 ? `Showing ${results.length} of ${total}` : `${total} result${total === 1 ? '' : 's'}`}
+            </div>
+          )}
         </div>
       }
     />

apps/client/src/views/editor/finder/useFinder.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+import { CustomFields, OntimeDelay, OntimeEvent, OntimeGroup, OntimeMilestone, SupportedEntry } from 'ontime-types';
+
+import { parseQuery, searchByIndex, searchByText } from './useFinder';
+
+function makeEvent(id: string, overrides: Partial<OntimeEvent> = {}): OntimeEvent {
+  return {
+    type: SupportedEntry.Event,
+    id,
+    cue: '',
+    title: '',
+    note: '',
+    colour: '#000000',
+    custom: {},
+    parent: null,
+    ...overrides,
+  } as OntimeEvent;
+}
+
+function makeGroup(id: string, overrides: Partial<OntimeGroup> = {}): OntimeGroup {
+  return {
+    type: SupportedEntry.Group,
+    id,
+    title: '',
+    note: '',
+    colour: '#000000',
+    custom: {},
+    ...overrides,
+  } as OntimeGroup;
+}
+
+function makeMilestone(id: string, overrides: Partial<OntimeMilestone> = {}): OntimeMilestone {
+  return {
+    type: SupportedEntry.Milestone,
+    id,
+    cue: '',
+    title: '',
+    note: '',
+    colour: '#000000',
+    custom: {},
+    parent: null,
+    ...overrides,
+  } as OntimeMilestone;
+}
+
+function makeDelay(id: string): OntimeDelay {
+  return { type: SupportedEntry.Delay, id, duration: 1000, parent: null };
+}
+
+describe('parseQuery()', () => {
+  const filters = [
+    { key: 'cue', label: 'Cue' },
+    { key: 'Camera_Notes', label: 'Camera Notes' },
+  ];
+
+  it.each([
+    ['cue 12', { filterKey: 'cue', searchString: '12' }],
+    ['cue:12', { filterKey: 'cue', searchString: '12' }],
+    ['camera_notes:wide', { filterKey: 'Camera_Notes', searchString: 'wide' }],
+  ])('parses the field prefix in %s', (searchValue, expected) => {
+    expect(parseQuery(searchValue, filters)).toStrictEqual(expected);
+  });
+
+  it('keeps an unprefixed query as a search across all fields', () => {
+    expect(parseQuery('zebrafish', filters)).toStrictEqual({ filterKey: null, searchString: 'zebrafish' });
+  });
+
+  it('recognises a filter before any search text has been entered', () => {
+    expect(parseQuery('cue', filters)).toStrictEqual({ filterKey: 'cue', searchString: '' });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('searchByText()', () => {
+  const customFields: CustomFields = {
+    Camera_Notes: { type: 'text', label: 'Camera Notes', colour: '#000000' },
+    Slide: { type: 'image', label: 'Slide', colour: '#000000' },
+  };
+
+  it('searches cue, title, note, and text custom fields in rundown order', () => {
+    const data = [
+      makeMilestone('milestone', { cue: 'needle' }),
+      makeGroup('group', { title: 'needle' }),
+      makeEvent('note', { note: 'find the needle here' }),
+      makeEvent('custom', { custom: { Camera_Notes: 'needle' } }),
+    ];
+
+    const outcome = searchByText(data, customFields, null, 'needle');
+
+    expect(outcome.results.map(({ id, match }) => ({ id, field: match?.key }))).toStrictEqual([
+      { id: 'milestone', field: 'cue' },
+      { id: 'group', field: 'title' },
+      { id: 'note', field: 'note' },
+      { id: 'custom', field: 'Camera_Notes' },
+    ]);
+    expect(outcome.total).toBe(4);
+  });
+
+  it('searches only the selected field', () => {
+    const data = [
+      makeEvent('title', { title: 'needle' }),
+      makeEvent('note', { note: 'needle' }),
+      makeEvent('custom', { custom: { Camera_Notes: 'needle' } }),
+    ];
+
+    const outcome = searchByText(data, customFields, 'note', 'needle');
+
+    expect(outcome.results.map((result) => result.id)).toStrictEqual(['note']);
+    expect(outcome.total).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it('reports the first matching field so the result can explain why it matched', () => {
+    const data = [makeEvent('event', { cue: 'NEEDLE', title: 'another needle' })];
+
+    const outcome = searchByText(data, customFields, null, 'needle');
+
+    expect(outcome.results[0].match).toStrictEqual({ key: 'cue', label: 'Cue', excerpt: 'NEEDLE' });
+  });
+
+  it('does not search image custom fields', () => {
+    const data = [makeEvent('image-only', { custom: { Slide: 'needle' } })];
+
+    expect(searchByText(data, customFields, null, 'needle')).toStrictEqual({ results: [], error: null, total: 0 });
+  });
+
+  it('reports the full match count while limiting rendered results', () => {
+    const data = Array.from({ length: 51 }, (_, index) => makeEvent(String(index), { title: 'needle' }));
+
+    const outcome = searchByText(data, customFields, null, 'needle');
+
+    expect(outcome.results).toHaveLength(50);
+    expect(outcome.total).toBe(51);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('searchByIndex()', () => {
+  it('counts only events while preserving the flat rundown position', () => {
+    const data = [
+      makeGroup('group'),
+      makeDelay('delay'),
+      makeEvent('first'),
+      makeMilestone('milestone'),
+      makeEvent('second'),
+    ];
+
+    const outcome = searchByIndex(data, '2');
+
+    expect(outcome.results).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(outcome.results[0]).toMatchObject({ id: 'second', index: 4, eventIndex: 2 });
+    expect(outcome.total).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it.each(['0', 'not-a-number'])('rejects invalid index %s', (index) => {
+    expect(searchByIndex([makeEvent('event')], index)).toStrictEqual({
+      results: [],
+      error: 'Invalid index',
+      total: 0,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('returns no result when the event index is beyond the rundown', () => {
+    expect(searchByIndex([makeEvent('event')], '2')).toStrictEqual({ results: [], error: null, total: 0 });
+  });
+});

apps/client/src/views/editor/finder/useFinder.tsx

@@ -1,239 +1,259 @@
-import { EntryId, MaybeString, SupportedEntry, isOntimeEvent, isOntimeGroup, isOntimeMilestone } from 'ontime-types';
-import { ChangeEvent, useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import {
+  CustomFields,
+  EntryId,
+  MaybeNumber,
+  MaybeString,
+  OntimeEntry,
+  OntimeEvent,
+  OntimeGroup,
+  OntimeMilestone,
+  isOntimeDelay,
+  isOntimeEvent,
+} from 'ontime-types';
+import { useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
 
+import useCustomFields from '../../../common/hooks-query/useCustomFields';
 import { useFlatRundown } from '../../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
 import { useSelectAndRevealEntry } from '../../../features/rundown/useSelectAndRevealEntry';
 
-const maxResults = 12;
+/** How many results we render, the total number of matches is reported separately */
+const maxResults = 50;
+/** Notes can hold a whole script, we only show enough to explain the match */
+const excerptPadding = 40;
 
-type FilterableGroup = {
-  type: SupportedEntry.Group;
-  id: EntryId;
-  index: number;
-  title: string;
-  colour: string;
-};
+const indexFilter = 'index';
 
-type FilterableEvent = {
-  type: SupportedEntry.Event;
+/** Everything except delays, which carry no text to search */
+type SearchableEntry = OntimeEvent | OntimeGroup | OntimeMilestone;
+
+type FinderFilter = { key: string; label: string };
+
+/**
+ * Offered to the user as filter badges. Index is a positional lookup rather than a
+ * text field, so it is handled separately from the fields a search runs over.
+ */
+const staticFilters: FinderFilter[] = [
+  { key: indexFilter, label: 'Index' },
+  { key: 'cue', label: 'Cue' },
+  { key: 'title', label: 'Title' },
+  { key: 'note', label: 'Note' },
+];
+
+/** Why an entry matched, so the UI can show the user */
+type FinderMatch = { key: string; label: string; excerpt: string };
+
+export type FinderResult = {
   id: EntryId;
+  /** position in the flat rundown, which is how the rundown reveals an entry */
   index: number;
-  eventIndex: number;
+  /** 1-based position among events, null for groups and milestones */
+  eventIndex: MaybeNumber;
   title: string;
+  /** groups have no cue */
   cue: string;
   colour: string;
   parent: MaybeString;
+  /** absent when the entry was found by index rather than by matching text */
+  match: FinderMatch | null;
 };
 
-type FilterableMilestone = {
-  type: SupportedEntry.Milestone;
-  id: EntryId;
-  index: number;
-  title: string;
-  cue: string;
-  colour: string;
-  parent: MaybeString;
-};
+type SearchOutcome = { results: FinderResult[]; error: MaybeString; total: number };
 
-type FilterableEntry = FilterableGroup | FilterableEvent | FilterableMilestone;
+const noResults: SearchOutcome = { results: [], error: null, total: 0 };
 
-export default function useFinder() {
+/** Groups are the only searchable entry with neither a cue nor a parent */
+function toResult(entry: SearchableEntry, index: number, eventIndex: MaybeNumber, match: FinderMatch | null) {
+  return {
+    id: entry.id,
+    index,
+    eventIndex,
+    title: entry.title,
+    cue: 'cue' in entry ? entry.cue : '',
+    colour: entry.colour,
+    parent: 'parent' in entry ? entry.parent : null,
+    match,
+  } satisfies FinderResult;
+}
+
+/** Shows enough of a long value for the user to see why it matched */
+function makeExcerpt(value: string, matchIndex: number, searchLength: number): string {
+  const start = Math.max(0, matchIndex - excerptPadding);
+  const end = Math.min(value.length, matchIndex + searchLength + excerptPadding);
+  return `${start > 0 ? '…' : ''}${value.slice(start, end)}${end < value.length ? '…' : ''}`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The first field of an entry to contain the search string, if any.
+ * Fields are tried in the order we prefer to report a match.
+ */
+function findMatch(
+  entry: SearchableEntry,
+  customFields: CustomFields,
+  filterKey: MaybeString,
+  searchString: string,
+): FinderMatch | null {
+  function check(key: string, label: string, value: string): FinderMatch | null {
+    if (!value || (filterKey !== null && key !== filterKey)) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    const matchIndex = value.toLowerCase().indexOf(searchString);
+    if (matchIndex === -1) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return { key, label, excerpt: makeExcerpt(value, matchIndex, searchString.length) };
+  }
+
+  // groups have no cue, the rest is common to every searchable entry
+  const fromCue = 'cue' in entry ? check('cue', 'Cue', entry.cue) : null;
+  const match = fromCue ?? check('title', 'Title', entry.title) ?? check('note', 'Note', entry.note);
+  if (match !== null) {
+    return match;
+  }
+
+  // custom fields are named by the project, so these can only be reached generically
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(entry.custom)) {
+    const definition = customFields[key];
+    if (definition?.type !== 'text') {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const custom = check(key, definition.label || key, value);
+    if (custom) return custom;
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Splits the raw search value into an optional field filter and the text to look for.
+ * Both `cue 12` and `cue:12` are accepted so that typing agrees with the filter badges.
+ */
+export function parseQuery(searchValue: string, filters: FinderFilter[]) {
+  for (const filter of filters) {
+    // the search value is already lowercased, custom field keys are not
+    const prefix = filter.key.toLowerCase();
+    if (searchValue === prefix) {
+      return { filterKey: filter.key, searchString: '' };
+    }
+    if (searchValue.startsWith(`${prefix} `) || searchValue.startsWith(`${prefix}:`)) {
+      return { filterKey: filter.key, searchString: searchValue.slice(prefix.length + 1).trim() };
+    }
+  }
+  return { filterKey: null, searchString: searchValue };
+}
+
+/** Finds the single event at a 1-based position in the rundown */
+export function searchByIndex(data: OntimeEntry[], indexString: string): SearchOutcome {
+  const target = Number(indexString);
+  if (isNaN(target) || target < 1) {
+    return { ...noResults, error: 'Invalid index' };
+  }
+
+  let eventIndex = 0;
+  for (let i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
+    const entry = data[i];
+    if (!isOntimeEvent(entry)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    eventIndex++;
+    if (eventIndex === target) {
+      return { results: [toResult(entry, i, eventIndex, null)], error: null, total: 1 };
+    }
+  }
+
+  return noResults;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Matches entries on a single field when one is selected, otherwise on every text field.
+ * Results keep rundown order, which keeps them predictable during a show.
+ */
+export function searchByText(
+  data: OntimeEntry[],
+  customFields: CustomFields,
+  filterKey: MaybeString,
+  searchString: string,
+): SearchOutcome {
+  const results: FinderResult[] = [];
+  let total = 0;
+  // indexes exposed to the UI are 1-based
+  let eventIndex = 0;
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
+    const entry = data[i];
+    if (isOntimeDelay(entry)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const isEvent = isOntimeEvent(entry);
+    if (isEvent) {
+      eventIndex++;
+    }
+
+    const match = findMatch(entry, customFields, filterKey, searchString);
+    if (match === null) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    total++;
+    if (results.length < maxResults) {
+      results.push(toResult(entry, i, isEvent ? eventIndex : null, match));
+    }
+  }
+
+  return { results, error: null, total };
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param searchValue - the text the user is looking for
+ * @param activeFilter - a field selected from the filter badges, if any
+ */
+export default function useFinder(searchValue: string, activeFilter: MaybeString) {
   const { data, rundownId } = useFlatRundown();
-  const [results, setResults] = useState<FilterableEntry[]>([]);
-  const [error, setError] = useState<MaybeString>(null);
-  const lastSearchString = useRef('');
+  const { data: customFields } = useCustomFields();
 
   const selectAndRevealEntry = useSelectAndRevealEntry(rundownId);
 
-  /** Filters the rundown to a given evaluation */
-  const find = useCallback(
-    (event: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
-      if (!data || data.length === 0) {
-        setError('No data');
-        return;
-      }
-      setError(null);
+  /** The filters offered to the user: the fixed fields plus whatever the project defines */
+  const filters = useMemo<FinderFilter[]>(() => {
+    const customFilters = Object.entries(customFields)
+      .filter(([_key, field]) => field.type === 'text')
+      .map(([key, field]) => ({ key, label: field.label || key }));
+    return [...staticFilters, ...customFilters];
+  }, [customFields]);
 
-      if (event.target.value === '') {
-        setResults([]);
-        return;
-      }
+  const { results, error, total, appliedFilter } = useMemo(() => {
+    if (data.length === 0) {
+      return { ...noResults, error: 'No data', appliedFilter: activeFilter };
+    }
 
-      const searchValue = event.target.value.toLowerCase();
-      lastSearchString.current = searchValue;
+    const normalised = searchValue.trim().toLowerCase();
+    if (normalised === '') {
+      return { ...noResults, appliedFilter: activeFilter };
+    }
 
-      if (searchValue.startsWith('index ')) {
-        const searchString = searchValue.slice('index '.length).trim();
-        const { results, error } = searchByIndex(searchString);
-        setResults(results);
-        setError(error);
-        return;
-      }
+    /**
+     * If a badge is selected it scopes the search; otherwise, keyword prefixes in the input
+     * (e.g. "cue:" / "title:") are parsed and the matching badge is highlighted.
+     */
+    const { filterKey, searchString } = activeFilter
+      ? { filterKey: activeFilter, searchString: normalised }
+      : parseQuery(normalised, filters);
 
-      if (searchValue.startsWith('cue ')) {
-        const searchString = searchValue.slice('cue '.length).trim();
-        const { results, error } = searchByCue(searchString);
-        setResults(results);
-        setError(error);
-        return;
-      }
-
-      const searchString = searchValue.startsWith('title ') ? searchValue.slice('title '.length).trim() : searchValue;
-      const { results, error } = searchByTitle(searchString);
-      setResults(results);
-      setError(error);
-
-      /** Returns a single item with a matching index */
-      function searchByIndex(searchString: string) {
-        const searchIndex = Number(searchString);
-        if (isNaN(searchIndex) || searchIndex < 1) {
-          return { results: [], error: 'Invalid index' };
-        }
-
-        if (searchIndex > data.length) {
-          return { results: [], error: null };
-        }
-
-        // indexes exposed to the UI are 1-based
-        let eventIndex = 1;
-        const results: FilterableEvent[] = [];
-        for (let i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
-          const event = data[i];
-          if (isOntimeEvent(event)) {
-            if (eventIndex === searchIndex) {
-              results.push({
-                type: SupportedEntry.Event,
-                id: event.id,
-                index: i,
-                eventIndex,
-                title: event.title,
-                cue: event.cue,
-                colour: event.colour,
-                parent: event.parent,
-              } satisfies FilterableEvent);
-              break;
-            }
-            eventIndex++;
-          }
-        }
-
-        return { results, error: null };
-      }
-
-      /** Returns maxResults of OntimeEvents that match the cue field */
-      function searchByCue(searchString: string) {
-        // indexes exposed to the UI are 1-based
-        let eventIndex = 1;
-        // limit amount of results we show
-        let remaining = maxResults;
-        const results: FilterableEvent[] = [];
-
-        for (let i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
-          if (remaining <= 0) {
-            break;
-          }
-          const event = data[i];
-          if (isOntimeEvent(event)) {
-            if (event.cue.toLowerCase().includes(searchString)) {
-              remaining--;
-              results.push({
-                type: SupportedEntry.Event,
-                id: event.id,
-                index: i,
-                eventIndex,
-                title: event.title,
-                cue: event.cue,
-                colour: event.colour,
-                parent: event.parent,
-              } satisfies FilterableEvent);
-            }
-            eventIndex++;
-          }
-        }
-        return { results, error: null };
-      }
-
-      /** Returns maxResults of OntimeEvents that match the title field*/
-      function searchByTitle(searchString: string) {
-        // indexes exposed to the UI are 1-based
-        let eventIndex = 1;
-        // limit amount of results we show
-        let remaining = maxResults;
-        const results: FilterableEntry[] = [];
-
-        for (let i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
-          if (remaining <= 0) {
-            break;
-          }
-
-          const entry = data[i];
-          if (isOntimeEvent(entry)) {
-            if (entry.title.toLowerCase().includes(searchString)) {
-              remaining--;
-              results.push({
-                type: SupportedEntry.Event,
-                id: entry.id,
-                index: i,
-                eventIndex,
-                title: entry.title,
-                cue: entry.cue,
-                colour: entry.colour,
-                parent: entry.parent,
-              } satisfies FilterableEvent);
-            }
-            eventIndex++;
-          } else if (isOntimeGroup(entry)) {
-            if (entry.title.toLowerCase().includes(searchString)) {
-              remaining--;
-              results.push({
-                type: SupportedEntry.Group,
-                id: entry.id,
-                index: i,
-                title: entry.title,
-                colour: entry.colour,
-              } satisfies FilterableGroup);
-            }
-          } else if (isOntimeMilestone(entry)) {
-            if (entry.title.toLowerCase().includes(searchString)) {
-              remaining--;
-              results.push({
-                type: SupportedEntry.Milestone,
-                id: entry.id,
-                index: i,
-                title: entry.title,
-                cue: entry.cue,
-                colour: entry.colour,
-                parent: entry.parent,
-              } satisfies FilterableMilestone);
-            }
-          }
-        }
-        return { results, error: null };
-      }
-    },
-    [data],
-  );
+    if (filterKey === indexFilter) {
+      return { ...searchByIndex(data, searchString), appliedFilter: filterKey };
+    }
+    if (searchString === '') {
+      // a filter is selected, but there is nothing to match on yet
+      return { ...noResults, appliedFilter: filterKey };
+    }
+    return { ...searchByText(data, customFields, filterKey, searchString), appliedFilter: filterKey };
+  }, [data, customFields, filters, searchValue, activeFilter]);
 
   const select = useCallback(
-    (selectedEvent: FilterableEntry) => {
-      selectAndRevealEntry({
-        id: selectedEvent.id,
-        index: selectedEvent.index,
-        parent: 'parent' in selectedEvent ? selectedEvent.parent : null,
-      });
+    (result: FinderResult) => {
+      selectAndRevealEntry({ id: result.id, index: result.index, parent: result.parent });
     },
     [selectAndRevealEntry],
   );
 
-  /** clear results when source data changes */
-  useEffect(() => {
-    setResults([]);
-    setError(null);
-    // fake a submit event to re-run the search
-    if (lastSearchString.current) {
-      find({ target: { value: lastSearchString.current } } as ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>);
-    }
-  }, [data, find]);
-
-  return { find, select, results, error };
+  return { select, results, error, total, filters, appliedFilter };
 }

apps/client/src/views/editor/pip-timer/PipTimer.scss

@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@
     width: 100%;
     overflow: hidden;
 
+    .timer-source {
+      color: $viewer-label-color;
+      font-size: 0.75rem;
+      font-weight: 600;
+      text-align: center;
+      text-transform: uppercase;
+    }
+
     .timer {
       opacity: 1;
       font-family: $viewer-font-family;

apps/client/src/views/editor/pip-timer/PipTimer.tsx

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { cx } from '../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
 import { getFormattedTimer, getTimerByType } from '../../common/viewUtils';
 import {
   getEstimatedFontSize,
+  getEventTimerSecondary,
   getIsPlaying,
   getSecondaryDisplay,
   getShowMessage,
@@ -23,7 +24,18 @@ interface PipTimerProps {
 }
 
 export function PipTimer({ viewSettings }: PipTimerProps) {
-  const { eventNow, message, time, clock, timerTypeNow, countToEndNow, auxTimer } = useTimerSocket();
+  const {
+    eventNow,
+    message,
+    time,
+    eventTimer,
+    clock,
+    timerTypeNow,
+    eventTimerType,
+    countToEndNow,
+    usesGroupTimer,
+    auxTimer,
+  } = useTimerSocket();
 
   // gather modifiers
   const showOverlay = getShowMessage(message.timer);
@@ -59,7 +71,9 @@ export function PipTimer({ viewSettings }: PipTimerProps) {
     return null;
   })();
 
-  const secondaryContent = getSecondaryDisplay(message, currentAux, 'min', false, true, false);
+  const secondaryContent = usesGroupTimer
+    ? getEventTimerSecondary(eventTimer, eventTimerType, clock, 'min', false, true)
+    : getSecondaryDisplay(message, currentAux, 'min', false, true, false);
 
   // gather presentation styles
   const resolvedTimerColour = getTimerColour(viewSettings, undefined, showWarning, showDanger);
@@ -77,6 +91,7 @@ export function PipTimer({ viewSettings }: PipTimerProps) {
       </div>
 
       <div className='timer-container'>
+        {usesGroupTimer && <div className='timer-source'>Group timer</div>}
         <div
           className={cx(['timer', !isPlaying && 'timer--paused', showFinished && 'timer--finished'])}
           style={{ fontSize: `${timerFontSize}vw` }}
@@ -96,11 +111,11 @@ export function PipTimer({ viewSettings }: PipTimerProps) {
           className={cx(['progress-container', !isPlaying && 'progress-container--paused'])}
           now={time.current}
           complete={totalTime}
-          eventId={eventNow?.id}
+          eventId={usesGroupTimer ? undefined : eventNow?.id}
           normalColor={viewSettings.normalColor}
-          warning={eventNow?.timeWarning}
+          warning={usesGroupTimer ? undefined : eventNow?.timeWarning}
           warningColor={viewSettings.warningColor}
-          danger={eventNow?.timeDanger}
+          danger={usesGroupTimer ? undefined : eventNow?.timeDanger}
           dangerColor={viewSettings.dangerColor}
           hideOvertime={!showFinished}
         />

apps/client/src/views/timer/Timer.scss

@@ -89,6 +89,14 @@
     width: 100%;
     overflow: hidden;
 
+    .timer-source {
+      color: var(--label-color-override, $viewer-label-color);
+      font-size: $timer-label-size;
+      font-weight: 600;
+      text-align: center;
+      text-transform: uppercase;
+    }
+
     .end-message {
       text-align: center;
       font-size: 11.5vw;
@@ -195,6 +203,24 @@
     font-weight: 600;
   }
 
+  .sound-prompt {
+    position: absolute;
+    bottom: $view-block-padding;
+    left: $view-inline-padding;
+    padding: 0.5em 0.75em;
+    border-radius: $element-border-radius;
+    background-color: $viewer-card-bg-color;
+    color: $viewer-secondary-color;
+    font-size: $timer-label-size;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    pointer-events: none;
+    transition: opacity $viewer-transition-time;
+
+    &--hidden {
+      opacity: 0;
+    }
+  }
+
   /* =================== LOGO ===================*/
   .logo {
     position: absolute;

apps/client/src/views/timer/Timer.tsx

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import TitleCard from '../../common/components/title-card/TitleCard';
 import ViewLogo from '../../common/components/view-logo/ViewLogo';
 import ViewParamsEditor from '../../common/components/view-params-editor/ViewParamsEditor';
 import { useAutoTickingClock } from '../../common/hooks/useAutoTickingClock';
+import { useFadeOutOnInactivity } from '../../common/hooks/useFadeOutOnInactivity';
 import { useTimerSocket } from '../../common/hooks/useSocket';
 import { useWindowTitle } from '../../common/hooks/useWindowTitle';
 import { cx } from '../../common/utils/styleUtils';
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ import { getTimerOptions, useTimerOptions } from './timer.options';
 import {
   getCardData,
   getEstimatedFontSize,
+  getEventTimerSecondary,
   getIsPlaying,
   getSecondaryDisplay,
   getShowClock,
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ import {
   getTotalTime,
 } from './timer.utils';
 import { TimerData, useTimerData } from './useTimerData';
+import { useTimerSound } from './useTimerSound';
 
 import './Timer.scss';
 
@@ -50,7 +53,19 @@ export default function TimerLoader() {
 }
 
 function Timer({ customFields, projectData, isMirrored, settings, viewSettings, entries }: TimerData) {
-  const { eventNext, eventNow, message, time, clock, timerTypeNow, countToEndNow, auxTimer } = useTimerSocket();
+  const {
+    eventNext,
+    eventNow,
+    message,
+    time,
+    eventTimer,
+    clock,
+    timerTypeNow,
+    eventTimerType,
+    countToEndNow,
+    usesGroupTimer,
+    auxTimer,
+  } = useTimerSocket();
   const {
     hideClock,
     hideCards,
@@ -66,6 +81,7 @@ function Timer({ customFields, projectData, isMirrored, settings, viewSettings,
     freezeOvertime,
     freezeMessage,
     hidePhase,
+    endSound,
     font,
     keyColour,
     timerColour,
@@ -75,6 +91,8 @@ function Timer({ customFields, projectData, isMirrored, settings, viewSettings,
   const { getLocalizedString } = useTranslation();
   const localisedMinutes = getLocalizedString('common.minutes');
 
+  const showSoundPrompt = useTimerSound(eventTimer.phase, endSound);
+
   // gather modifiers
   const viewTimerType = timerType ?? timerTypeNow;
   const showOverlay = getShowMessage(message.timer);
@@ -123,14 +141,18 @@ function Timer({ customFields, projectData, isMirrored, settings, viewSettings,
     return null;
   })();
 
-  const secondaryContent = getSecondaryDisplay(
-    message,
-    currentAux,
-    localisedMinutes,
-    hideTimerSeconds,
-    removeLeadingZeros,
-    hideSecondary,
-  );
+  const secondaryContent =
+    usesGroupTimer && !hideSecondary
+      ? getEventTimerSecondary(
+          eventTimer,
+          eventTimerType,
+          clock,
+          localisedMinutes,
+          hideTimerSeconds,
+          removeLeadingZeros,
+          timeformat,
+        )
+      : getSecondaryDisplay(message, currentAux, localisedMinutes, hideTimerSeconds, removeLeadingZeros, hideSecondary);
 
   // gather presentation styles
   const resolvedTimerColour = getTimerColour(viewSettings, timerColour, showWarning, showDanger);
@@ -156,6 +178,8 @@ function Timer({ customFields, projectData, isMirrored, settings, viewSettings,
 
       <ViewParamsEditor target={OntimeView.Timer} viewOptions={timerOptions} />
 
+      {showSoundPrompt && <SoundPermissionPrompt />}
+
       <div className={cx(['blackout', message.timer.blackout && 'blackout--active'])} />
 
       {!hideMessage && (
@@ -169,6 +193,7 @@ function Timer({ customFields, projectData, isMirrored, settings, viewSettings,
       {showClock && <TimerAutoTickingClock clockFormat={timeformat} />}
 
       <div className={cx(['timer-container', message.timer.blink && !showOverlay && 'blink'])}>
+        {usesGroupTimer && <div className='timer-source'>Group timer</div>}
         {showEndMessage ? (
           <FitText mode='multi' min={64} max={256} className='end-message'>
             {freezeMessage}
@@ -195,11 +220,11 @@ function Timer({ customFields, projectData, isMirrored, settings, viewSettings,
           className={cx(['progress-container', !isPlaying && 'progress-container--paused'])}
           now={time.current}
           complete={totalTime}
-          eventId={eventNow?.id}
+          eventId={usesGroupTimer ? undefined : eventNow?.id}
           normalColor={viewSettings.normalColor}
-          warning={eventNow?.timeWarning}
+          warning={usesGroupTimer ? undefined : eventNow?.timeWarning}
           warningColor={viewSettings.warningColor}
-          danger={eventNow?.timeDanger}
+          danger={usesGroupTimer ? undefined : eventNow?.timeDanger}
           dangerColor={viewSettings.dangerColor}
           hideOvertime={!showFinished}
         />
@@ -227,3 +252,13 @@ function TimerAutoTickingClock({ clockFormat }: { clockFormat: MaybeString }) {
     </div>
   );
 }
+
+function SoundPermissionPrompt() {
+  const isUserActive = useFadeOutOnInactivity(true);
+
+  return (
+    <div className={cx(['sound-prompt', !isUserActive && 'sound-prompt--hidden'])} aria-live='polite'>
+      Interact with the page (click/tap or press any key) to enable sound
+    </div>
+  );
+}

apps/client/src/views/timer/__tests__/timer.utils.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import { TimerPhase, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
+
+import { getEventTimerSecondary, shouldPlayEndSound } from '../timer.utils';
+
+describe('getEventTimerSecondary()', () => {
+  it('formats the event countdown as a labelled secondary value', () => {
+    expect(
+      getEventTimerSecondary({ current: 65_000, elapsed: 5_000 }, TimerType.CountDown, 0, 'min', false, false),
+    ).toBe('Event timer 00:01:05');
+  });
+
+  it('preserves the event count-up display', () => {
+    expect(getEventTimerSecondary({ current: 55_000, elapsed: 5_000 }, TimerType.CountUp, 0, 'min', false, false)).toBe(
+      'Event timer 00:00:05',
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('falls back to remaining time when the event timer is hidden', () => {
+    expect(getEventTimerSecondary({ current: 5_000, elapsed: 55_000 }, TimerType.None, 0, 'min', false, false)).toBe(
+      'Event timer 00:00:05',
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('shows event progress instead of wall-clock time for clock events', () => {
+    expect(
+      getEventTimerSecondary({ current: 5_000, elapsed: 55_000 }, TimerType.Clock, 12_000, 'min', false, false),
+    ).toBe('Event timer 00:00:05');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('shouldPlayEndSound()', () => {
+  test.each([TimerPhase.Default, TimerPhase.Warning, TimerPhase.Danger])(
+    'sounds when a running timer goes into overtime from %s',
+    (previousPhase) => {
+      expect(shouldPlayEndSound(previousPhase, TimerPhase.Overtime)).toBe(true);
+    },
+  );
+
+  it('stays silent on the first phase we see, a client could be joining mid-overtime', () => {
+    expect(shouldPlayEndSound(null, TimerPhase.Overtime)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('stays silent when the phase was reset, a reload during overtime starts from none', () => {
+    expect(shouldPlayEndSound(TimerPhase.None, TimerPhase.Overtime)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('stays silent for a roll timer waiting to start', () => {
+    expect(shouldPlayEndSound(TimerPhase.Pending, TimerPhase.Overtime)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('sounds once, not on every update while in overtime', () => {
+    expect(shouldPlayEndSound(TimerPhase.Overtime, TimerPhase.Overtime)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('stays silent on phases which are not the end of the timer', () => {
+    expect(shouldPlayEndSound(TimerPhase.Default, TimerPhase.Warning)).toBe(false);
+    expect(shouldPlayEndSound(TimerPhase.Warning, TimerPhase.Danger)).toBe(false);
+    expect(shouldPlayEndSound(TimerPhase.Overtime, TimerPhase.None)).toBe(false);
+  });
+});

apps/client/src/views/timer/timer.options.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { ViewOption } from '../../common/components/view-params-editor/viewParam
 import { makeOptionsFromCustomFields } from '../../common/components/view-params-editor/viewParams.utils';
 import { PresetContext } from '../../common/context/PresetContext';
 import { isStringBoolean, makeColourString } from '../common/viewUtils';
+import { endSoundOptions, isEndSound, type EndSound } from './timer.sound';
 
 // manually match the properties of TimerType excluding the None
 const timerDisplayOptions: SelectOption[] = [
@@ -76,6 +77,15 @@ export const getTimerOptions = (timeFormat: string, customFields: CustomFields):
           type: 'boolean',
           defaultValue: false,
         },
+        {
+          id: 'endSound',
+          title: 'Play sound on timer end',
+          description:
+            'Plays a sound in this screen when the timer reaches zero. The screen must be interacted with once before it can play',
+          type: 'option',
+          values: endSoundOptions,
+          defaultValue: 'none',
+        },
       ],
     },
     {
@@ -193,6 +203,7 @@ type TimerOptions = {
   freezeOvertime: boolean;
   freezeMessage: string;
   hidePhase: boolean;
+  endSound: EndSound;
   font?: string;
   keyColour?: string;
   timerColour?: string;
@@ -208,6 +219,7 @@ function getOptionsFromParams(searchParams: URLSearchParams, defaultValues?: URL
 
   // Get timerType from either source
   const timerType = validateTimerType(getValue('timerType'), TimerType.None);
+  const endSoundValue = getValue('endSound');
 
   return {
     hideClock: isStringBoolean(getValue('hideClock')),
@@ -227,6 +239,7 @@ function getOptionsFromParams(searchParams: URLSearchParams, defaultValues?: URL
     freezeOvertime: isStringBoolean(getValue('freezeOvertime')),
     freezeMessage: getValue('freezeMessage') ?? '',
     hidePhase: isStringBoolean(getValue('hidePhase')),
+    endSound: isEndSound(endSoundValue) ? endSoundValue : 'none',
 
     font: getValue('font') ?? undefined,
     keyColour: makeColourString(getValue('keyColour')),

apps/client/src/views/timer/timer.sound.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import arpeggio from '../../assets/sounds/arpeggio.wav';
+import bell from '../../assets/sounds/bell.wav';
+import chime from '../../assets/sounds/chime.wav';
+import type { SelectOption } from '../../common/components/select/Select';
+
+// synthesised tones bundled with the app, no external source or licence to track
+export const endSoundSources = { chime, bell, arpeggio } as const;
+
+export type EndSound = 'none' | keyof typeof endSoundSources;
+
+export const endSoundOptions: SelectOption[] = [
+  { value: 'none', label: 'None' },
+  { value: 'chime', label: 'Chime' },
+  { value: 'bell', label: 'Bell' },
+  { value: 'arpeggio', label: 'Arpeggio' },
+];
+
+export function isEndSound(value: string | null): value is EndSound {
+  return value === 'none' || value === 'chime' || value === 'bell' || value === 'arpeggio';
+}

apps/client/src/views/timer/timer.utils.ts

@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ import {
   RundownEntries,
   TimerMessage,
   TimerPhase,
+  TimerState,
   TimerType,
 } from 'ontime-types';
 import { isPlaybackActive } from 'ontime-utils';
 
-import { getFormattedTimer, getPropertyValue } from '../common/viewUtils';
+import { getFormattedTimer, getPropertyValue, getTimerByType } from '../common/viewUtils';
 
 /**
  * Whether a message should be shown
@@ -144,6 +145,25 @@ export function getSecondaryDisplay(
   return;
 }
 
+export function getEventTimerSecondary(
+  timer: Pick<TimerState, 'current' | 'elapsed'>,
+  timerType: TimerType,
+  clock: number,
+  localisedMinutes: string,
+  removeSeconds: boolean,
+  removeLeadingZero: boolean,
+  clockFormat?: string | null,
+): string {
+  const effectiveType = timerType === TimerType.CountUp ? TimerType.CountUp : TimerType.CountDown;
+  const value = getTimerByType(false, effectiveType, clock, timer);
+  const display = getFormattedTimer(value, effectiveType, localisedMinutes, {
+    removeSeconds,
+    removeLeadingZero,
+    clockFormat,
+  });
+  return `Event timer ${display}`;
+}
+
 /**
  * What should we be showing in the cards?
  */
@@ -189,3 +209,18 @@ export function getCardData(
     nextSecondary,
   };
 }
+
+/**
+ * Whether the end of timer sound should play for a given phase transition
+ * We only sound the transition into overtime from a phase that was already counting,
+ * which keeps a client that connects or reloads mid-overtime silent
+ */
+export function shouldPlayEndSound(previousPhase: TimerPhase | null, phase: TimerPhase): boolean {
+  if (phase !== TimerPhase.Overtime) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    previousPhase === TimerPhase.Default || previousPhase === TimerPhase.Warning || previousPhase === TimerPhase.Danger
+  );
+}

apps/client/src/views/timer/useTimerSound.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import { TimerPhase } from 'ontime-types';
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+
+import { endSoundSources, type EndSound } from './timer.sound';
+import { shouldPlayEndSound } from './timer.utils';
+
+/**
+ * Plays a sound when the timer reaches its end
+ *
+ * Browsers reject playback until the document has been interacted with, and that permission
+ * is lost on every page load. Since a timer screen is typically left unattended, we prime the
+ * audio element on the first interaction and let the view prompt for one if it never comes.
+ * Safari grants the permission per element, so priming has to call play() on this element from
+ * inside the event handler, it is not enough to know that an interaction happened.
+ */
+export function useTimerSound(phase: TimerPhase, sound: EndSound): boolean {
+  const audioRef = useRef<HTMLAudioElement | null>(null);
+  const previousPhaseRef = useRef<TimerPhase | null>(null);
+  const [isArmed, setIsArmed] = useState(false);
+
+  const enabled = sound !== 'none';
+
+  // Create and clean up the audio element; changing sounds requires re-arming it in Safari.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setIsArmed(false);
+
+    if (sound === 'none') {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const audio = new Audio(endSoundSources[sound]);
+    audioRef.current = audio;
+
+    return () => {
+      audio.pause();
+      audioRef.current = null;
+    };
+  }, [sound]);
+
+  // Listen for user interaction until muted playback succeeds and arms the selected audio element.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!enabled || isArmed) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const controller = new AbortController();
+    const prime = () => {
+      const audio = audioRef.current;
+      if (!audio) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const wasMuted = audio.muted;
+      audio.muted = true;
+      audio
+        .play()
+        .then(() => {
+          if (audioRef.current !== audio) {
+            return;
+          }
+          audio.pause();
+          audio.currentTime = 0;
+          setIsArmed(true);
+        })
+        .catch(() => {
+          // playback is still blocked, a later interaction will try again
+        })
+        .finally(() => {
+          audio.muted = wasMuted;
+        });
+    };
+
+    document.addEventListener('pointerdown', prime, { capture: true, signal: controller.signal });
+    document.addEventListener('keydown', prime, { capture: true, signal: controller.signal });
+
+    return () => {
+      controller.abort();
+    };
+  }, [enabled, isArmed]);
+
+  // Track phase transitions and play only when a running timer enters overtime.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const previousPhase = previousPhaseRef.current;
+    previousPhaseRef.current = phase;
+
+    if (!enabled || !shouldPlayEndSound(previousPhase, phase)) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const audio = audioRef.current;
+    if (!audio) return;
+
+    audio.currentTime = 0;
+    audio.play().catch(() => {
+      // the screen has not been interacted with, the view shows a prompt for it
+    });
+  }, [enabled, phase]);
+
+  return enabled && !isArmed;
+}

apps/electron/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ontime-electron",
-  "version": "4.12.0",
+  "version": "4.13.0",
   "author": "Carlos Valente",
   "description": "Time keeping for live events",
   "repository": "https://github.com/cpvalente/ontime",

apps/resolver/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@getontime/resolver",
-  "version": "4.12.0",
+  "version": "4.13.0",
   "type": "module",
   "repository": "https://github.com/cpvalente/ontime",
   "types": "./dist/main.d.ts",
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "parser"
   ],
   "author": "",
-  "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
+  "license": "ISC",
   "devDependencies": {
     "ontime-types": "workspace:^4.2.1",
     "tsdown": "^0.22.4",

apps/server/package.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "ontime-server",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
-  "version": "4.12.0",
+  "version": "4.13.0",
   "exports": "./src/index.js",
   "dependencies": {
     "@googleapis/sheets": "^5.0.5",

apps/server/src/api-data/db/migration/db.migration.v3.ts

@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ export function migrateRundown(
           timeEnd: null,
           duration: 0,
           isFirstLinked: false,
-        });
+        } as unknown as OntimeEntry);
       } else if (entry.type === 'delay') {
         append({ id: entry.id, type: SupportedEntry.Delay, duration: entry.duration, parent });
       }

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

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { CustomFields, OntimeEvent, OntimeGroup, Rundown, SupportedEntry } from 'ontime-types';
+import { CustomFields, OntimeEvent, OntimeGroup, Rundown, SupportedEntry, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import { makeNewRundown } from '../../../models/dataModel.js';
 import { makeOntimeEvent, makeOntimeGroup, makeOntimeMilestone } from '../__mocks__/rundown.mocks.js';
@@ -276,7 +276,13 @@ describe('parseRundown()', () => {
     expect(parsedRundown.order).toStrictEqual(['group']);
     expect(parsedRundown.flatOrder).toStrictEqual(['group', '1', '2']);
     expect(parsedRundown.entries).toMatchObject({
-      group: { id: 'group', type: SupportedEntry.Group, entries: ['1', '2'] },
+      group: {
+        id: 'group',
+        type: SupportedEntry.Group,
+        entries: ['1', '2'],
+        useGroupTimer: false,
+        timerType: TimerType.CountDown,
+      },
       '1': { id: '1', type: SupportedEntry.Event },
       '2': { id: '2', type: SupportedEntry.Milestone },
     });

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

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+import { deepEqual } from 'fast-equals';
 import {
   EndAction,
+  OntimeEntry,
   OntimeEvent,
   OntimeGroup,
   OntimeMilestone,
@@ -8,13 +10,22 @@ import {
   TimerType,
   Trigger,
 } from 'ontime-types';
-import { MILLIS_PER_HOUR, MILLIS_PER_MINUTE, createEvent } from 'ontime-utils';
+import {
+  MILLIS_PER_HOUR,
+  MILLIS_PER_MINUTE,
+  createDelay,
+  createEvent,
+  createGroup,
+  createMilestone,
+} from 'ontime-utils';
 import { assertType } from 'vitest';
 
 import { makeOntimeEvent, makeOntimeGroup, makeOntimeMilestone, makeRundown } from '../__mocks__/rundown.mocks.js';
 import { parseRundown } from '../rundown.parser.js';
 import {
   calculateDayOffset,
+  cloneEntryData,
+  createGroupPatch,
   deleteById,
   doesInvalidateMetadata,
   getIntegerAndFraction,
@@ -26,6 +37,25 @@ import {
 } from '../rundown.utils.js';
 
 describe('test event validator', () => {
+  it('creates groups with the shared timer disabled by default', () => {
+    expect(createGroup({ id: 'group' })).toMatchObject({
+      useGroupTimer: false,
+      timerType: TimerType.CountDown,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('limits group timers to count down and count up', () => {
+    expect(createGroup({ timerType: TimerType.CountUp }).timerType).toBe(TimerType.CountUp);
+    expect(createGroup({ timerType: TimerType.Clock }).timerType).toBe(TimerType.CountDown);
+  });
+
+  it('rejects non-boolean group timer updates', () => {
+    const group = createGroup({ useGroupTimer: false });
+    const updated = createGroupPatch(group, { useGroupTimer: 'true' as never });
+
+    expect(updated.useGroupTimer).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it('validates a good object', () => {
     const event = {
       title: 'test',
@@ -715,3 +745,68 @@ describe('eventDurationMatchGroupTarget()', () => {
     expect(result).toStrictEqual(null);
   });
 });
+
+describe('cloneEntryData()', () => {
+  const trigger: Trigger = {
+    id: 'trigger-1',
+    title: 'Go on air',
+    trigger: TimerLifeCycle.onStart,
+    automationId: 'automation-1',
+  };
+
+  // the real factories, so these are complete entries exactly as the rundown holds them
+  const entries: [string, OntimeEntry][] = [
+    ['event', createEvent({ custom: { sponsor: 'a value' }, triggers: [trigger] }, 'cue-1') as OntimeEvent],
+    ['group', createGroup({ id: 'group-1', entries: ['a', 'b'], custom: { sponsor: 'a value' } })],
+    ['milestone', createMilestone({ id: 'milestone-1', custom: { sponsor: 'a value' } })],
+    ['delay', createDelay({ id: 'delay-1', duration: 10 })],
+  ];
+
+  /**
+   * Fails if any nested object or array in the clone is the same reference as the source,
+   * so a field added later that needs a copy of its own is caught here without the clone
+   * having to enumerate fields.
+   */
+  function expectNoSharedReferences(clone: unknown, source: unknown, path: string) {
+    if (typeof source !== 'object' || source === null) return;
+    expect(clone, `${path} is shared with the source`).not.toBe(source);
+    const cloneRecord = clone as Record<string, unknown>;
+    const sourceRecord = source as Record<string, unknown>;
+    for (const key of Object.keys(sourceRecord)) {
+      expectNoSharedReferences(cloneRecord[key], sourceRecord[key], `${path}.${key}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** the two halves of the structuredClone contract: same value, no shared references */
+  it.each(entries)('clones a %s to the same value structuredClone would produce', (_type, entry) => {
+    expect(cloneEntryData(entry)).toStrictEqual(structuredClone(entry));
+  });
+
+  it.each(entries)('shares no nested object or array with the source %s', (_type, entry) => {
+    expectNoSharedReferences(cloneEntryData(entry), entry, 'entry');
+  });
+
+  /**
+   * Regression: normalising an absent container to an empty one makes deepEqual report a
+   * change on every comparison, which would have the runtime re-broadcast and re-save the
+   * restore point on every tick. See PR #2178.
+   */
+  it.each([
+    ['event', makeOntimeEvent({ id: 'partial' })],
+    ['group', makeOntimeGroup({ id: 'partial', entries: undefined })],
+  ])('gives a partial %s exactly the keys structuredClone would, so it stays deep-equal', (_type, entry) => {
+    const clone = cloneEntryData(entry);
+    // asserting on keys, not values: `toBeUndefined()` cannot tell an absent key from an own
+    // key holding undefined, and it is key presence that decides the deepEqual below
+    expect(Object.keys(clone).sort()).toEqual(Object.keys(structuredClone(entry)).sort());
+    // this is the comparison runtime.service.ts uses to decide whether to re-broadcast an
+    // entry; if the clone gains a key, every tick looks like a change
+    expect(deepEqual(clone, entry)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('throws on an entry type it does not know how to clone', () => {
+    expect(() => cloneEntryData({ id: 'x', type: 'unknown' } as unknown as OntimeEvent)).toThrow(
+      'Unsupported entry type for cloning',
+    );
+  });
+});

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

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
   isPlayableEvent,
 } from 'ontime-types';
 import { addToRundown, createGroup, customFieldLabelToKey, getInsertAfterId, insertAtIndex } from 'ontime-utils';
+import type { DeepReadonly } from 'ts-essentials';
 
 import { getDataProvider } from '../../classes/data-provider/DataProvider.js';
 import { consoleError } from '../../utils/console.js';
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ import { ProcessedRundownMetadata, makeRundownMetadata } from './rundown.parser.
 import type { RundownMetadata } from './rundown.types.js';
 import {
   applyPatchToEntry,
+  cloneRundown,
   cloneSimpleRundownEntry,
   deleteById,
   doesInvalidateMetadata,
@@ -43,9 +45,14 @@ import {
 } from './rundown.utils.js';
 
 /**
- * The currently loaded rundown in cache
+ * The currently loaded rundown in cache.
+ *
+ * Reassigned - never mutated in place - when a different rundown is loaded: the persistence
+ * layer stores this object by reference, so repurposing it for another rundown would rewrite
+ * the previously loaded rundown's stored record. Mutating it in place while it represents the
+ * same rundown (ie. from commit) is intended, and is what keeps the stored record current.
  */
-const cachedRundown: Rundown = {
+let cachedRundown: Rundown = {
   id: '',
   title: '',
   order: [],
@@ -79,9 +86,16 @@ export const getRundownMetadata = (): Readonly<RundownMetadata> => rundownMetada
 export const getProjectCustomFields = (): Readonly<CustomFields> => projectCustomFields;
 export const getEntryWithId = (entryId: EntryId): OntimeEntry | undefined => cachedRundown.entries[entryId];
 
-type Transaction = {
+/**
+ * @param R the type callers see for `rundown` - a plain, mutable `Rundown` when the
+ * transaction was opened with `mutableRundown: true`, otherwise a `DeepReadonly<Rundown>`
+ * so that accidentally mutating an entry (or an order array) on a non-mutable transaction
+ * - which would silently corrupt the live cache without going through commit() - is a
+ * compile-time error instead of a runtime bug.
+ */
+type Transaction<R> = {
   customFields: CustomFields;
-  rundown: Rundown;
+  rundown: R;
 
   commit: (shouldProcess?: boolean) => Promise<{
     rundown: Readonly<Rundown>;
@@ -102,11 +116,17 @@ type TransactionOptions = {
   rundownId?: string;
 };
 
-export function createTransaction(options: TransactionOptions): Transaction {
+export function createTransaction(options: TransactionOptions & { mutableRundown: true }): Transaction<Rundown>;
+export function createTransaction(
+  options: TransactionOptions & { mutableRundown?: false },
+): Transaction<DeepReadonly<Rundown>>;
+export function createTransaction(
+  options: TransactionOptions,
+): Transaction<Rundown> | Transaction<DeepReadonly<Rundown>> {
   const targetId = options.rundownId ?? cachedRundown.id;
   const isLoaded = targetId === cachedRundown.id;
   const sourceRundown: Rundown = isLoaded ? cachedRundown : (getDataProvider().getRundown(targetId) as Rundown);
-  const rundown = options.mutableRundown ? structuredClone(sourceRundown) : sourceRundown;
+  const rundown = options.mutableRundown ? cloneRundown(sourceRundown) : sourceRundown;
   const customFields = options.mutableCustomFields ? structuredClone(projectCustomFields) : projectCustomFields;
 
   /**
@@ -707,21 +727,25 @@ export const customFieldMutation = {
  * Expose function to add an initial rundown to the system
  */
 export function init(initialRundown: Readonly<Rundown>, initialCustomFields: Readonly<CustomFields>) {
-  const rundown = structuredClone(initialRundown);
+  const rundown = cloneRundown(initialRundown);
   const customFields = structuredClone(initialCustomFields);
   const processedData = processRundown(rundown, customFields, { mutate: true });
 
-  // update the cache values
-  cachedRundown.id = rundown.id;
-  cachedRundown.title = rundown.title;
   projectCustomFields = customFields;
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars -- we are not interested in the iteration data
   const { previousEvent, latestEvent, previousEntry, entries, order, ...metadata } = processedData;
-  cachedRundown.entries = entries;
-  cachedRundown.order = order;
-  cachedRundown.flatOrder = metadata.flatEntryOrder;
-  cachedRundown.revision = rundown.revision;
+
+  // a fresh object, so that the record already stored for a previously loaded rundown keeps
+  // pointing at that rundown's data - see the note on cachedRundown
+  cachedRundown = {
+    id: rundown.id,
+    title: rundown.title,
+    entries,
+    order,
+    flatOrder: metadata.flatEntryOrder,
+    revision: rundown.revision,
+  };
   rundownMetadata = metadata;
 
   // defer writing to the database

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

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import {
 import { makeNewRundown } from '../../models/dataModel.js';
 import type { ErrorEmitter } from '../../utils/parserUtils.js';
 import { RundownMetadata } from './rundown.types.js';
-import { calculateDayOffset, cleanupCustomFields } from './rundown.utils.js';
+import { calculateDayOffset, cleanupCustomFields, cloneEntryData } from './rundown.utils.js';
 
 /**
  * Parse a rundowns object along with the project custom fields
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ export function makeRundownMetadata(customFields: CustomFields, options?: { muta
   };
 
   function process<T extends OntimeEntry>(entry: T, childOfGroup: EntryId | null): T {
-    return processEntry(rundownMeta, customFields, mutate ? entry : structuredClone(entry), childOfGroup);
+    return processEntry(rundownMeta, customFields, mutate ? entry : cloneEntryData(entry), childOfGroup);
   }
 
   function getMetadata(): ProcessedRundownMetadata {

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

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import {
 import { parseRundown } from './rundown.parser.js';
 import type { RundownMetadata } from './rundown.types.js';
 import {
+  cloneRundown,
   generateEvent,
   getFirstInsertId,
   getIntegerAndFraction,
@@ -626,7 +627,7 @@ export async function editCustomField(
     // ... reassign references in the background rundowns
     for (const rundownId of Object.keys(projectRundowns)) {
       if (rundownId !== rundown.id) {
-        const backgroundRundown = structuredClone(projectRundowns[rundownId]);
+        const backgroundRundown = cloneRundown(projectRundowns[rundownId]);
         customFieldMutation.renameUsages(backgroundRundown, oldKey, newKey);
         await updateBackgroundRundown(rundownId, backgroundRundown);
       }
@@ -666,7 +667,7 @@ export async function deleteCustomField(key: CustomFieldKey, projectRundowns: Pr
   // remove references in the background rundowns
   for (const rundownId of Object.keys(projectRundowns)) {
     if (rundownId !== rundown.id) {
-      const backgroundRundown = structuredClone(projectRundowns[rundownId]);
+      const backgroundRundown = cloneRundown(projectRundowns[rundownId]);
       customFieldMutation.removeUsages(backgroundRundown, key);
       await updateBackgroundRundown(rundownId, backgroundRundown);
     }
@@ -846,7 +847,7 @@ export async function duplicateExistingRundown(id: string) {
   const dataProvider = getDataProvider();
   const rundown = dataProvider.getRundown(id);
 
-  const duplicatedRundown: Rundown = structuredClone(rundown);
+  const duplicatedRundown: Rundown = cloneRundown(rundown);
   duplicatedRundown.id = generateId();
   duplicatedRundown.title = `Copy of ${rundown.title}`;
   duplicatedRundown.revision = 0;

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

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import {
   makeString,
   maxDuration,
   validateEndAction,
+  validateGroupTimerType,
   validateTimerType,
   validateTimes,
 } from 'ontime-utils';
@@ -180,6 +181,9 @@ export function createGroupPatch(originalGroup: OntimeGroup, patchGroup: Partial
     note: makeString(patchGroup.note, originalGroup.note),
     entries: patchGroup.entries ?? originalGroup.entries,
     targetDuration: maybeTargetDuration(),
+    useGroupTimer:
+      typeof patchGroup.useGroupTimer === 'boolean' ? patchGroup.useGroupTimer : originalGroup.useGroupTimer,
+    timerType: validateGroupTimerType(patchGroup.timerType, originalGroup.timerType),
     colour: makeString(patchGroup.colour, originalGroup.colour),
     revision: originalGroup.revision,
     timeStart: originalGroup.timeStart,
@@ -329,7 +333,7 @@ export function mergeRundownPreservingFields(
     const structure = isOntimeGroup(incomingEntry)
       ? { entries: incomingEntry.entries }
       : { parent: incomingEntry.parent };
-    entries[id] = structuredClone({ ...merged, ...structure });
+    entries[id] = cloneEntryData({ ...merged, ...structure });
   }
 
   return {
@@ -499,6 +503,61 @@ export function cloneSimpleRundownEntry(entry: OntimeEntry, newId: EntryId): Ont
   throw new Error(`Unsupported entry type for cloning: ${entry}`);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Fast, shape-aware clone of a single entry, preserving its identity (id, revision, etc).
+ * Drop-in replacement for `structuredClone(entry)`
+ */
+export function cloneEntryData<T extends OntimeEntry>(entry: T): T {
+  switch (entry.type) {
+    case SupportedEntry.Event: {
+      const clone: OntimeEvent = { ...entry };
+      if (clone.custom) clone.custom = { ...clone.custom };
+      if (clone.triggers) clone.triggers = clone.triggers.map((trigger) => ({ ...trigger }));
+      return clone as T;
+    }
+    case SupportedEntry.Group: {
+      const clone: OntimeGroup = { ...entry };
+      if (clone.custom) clone.custom = { ...clone.custom };
+      if (clone.entries) clone.entries = clone.entries.slice();
+      return clone as T;
+    }
+    case SupportedEntry.Milestone: {
+      const clone: OntimeMilestone = { ...entry };
+      if (clone.custom) clone.custom = { ...clone.custom };
+      return clone as T;
+    }
+    case SupportedEntry.Delay:
+      return { ...entry } as T;
+    default: {
+      // exhaustiveness guard: a new member of `SupportedEntry` is named in the error here
+      const unhandled: never = entry;
+      throw new Error(`Unsupported entry type for cloning: ${(unhandled as OntimeEntry).type}`);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fast, shape-aware clone of a whole rundown.
+ * Drop-in replacement for `structuredClone(rundown)`: every entry (and its nested
+ * `custom` / `triggers` / `entries` containers) gets its own copy, so callers can mutate
+ * the result freely without touching the source - same contract as structuredClone,
+ * at a fraction of the cost since we skip the generic serialization algorithm.
+ */
+export function cloneRundown(rundown: Readonly<Rundown>): Rundown {
+  const entries: RundownEntries = {};
+  for (const id in rundown.entries) {
+    entries[id] = cloneEntryData(rundown.entries[id]);
+  }
+  return {
+    id: rundown.id,
+    title: rundown.title,
+    revision: rundown.revision,
+    order: rundown.order.slice(),
+    flatOrder: rundown.flatOrder.slice(),
+    entries,
+  };
+}
+
 /**
  * Utility for calculating if the current events should have a day offset
  * @param current the current event under test

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

@@ -464,9 +464,8 @@ export async function upload(sheetId: string, options: ImportMap) {
     sheetOrder.forEach((entryId, index) => {
       const isGroupEnd = entryId.startsWith('group-end-');
       const id = isGroupEnd ? entryId.split('group-end-')[1] : entryId;
-      const entry = isGroupEnd
-        ? ({ id: entryId, type: SupportedEntry.Group } as OntimeGroup)
-        : structuredClone(rundown.entries[id]);
+      // cellRequestFromEvent only reads the entry to build a cell request, no clone is needed
+      const entry = isGroupEnd ? ({ id: entryId, type: SupportedEntry.Group } as OntimeGroup) : rundown.entries[id];
       updateRundown.push(cellRequestFromEvent(entry, index, worksheetId, sheetMetadata));
     });
   } catch (e) {

apps/server/src/app.ts

@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ export const startServer = async (): Promise<{ message: string; serverPort: numb
   eventStore.init({
     clock: state.clock,
     timer: state.timer,
+    groupTimer: state.groupTimer,
     message: { ...runtimeStorePlaceholder.message },
     offset: state.offset,
     rundown: state.rundown,

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

@@ -101,8 +101,16 @@ function getCustomFields(): Readonly<CustomFields> {
   return db.data.customFields;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Stores a rundown, replacing any existing entry for the same key.
+ * Takes ownership of `newData` and stores it by reference - the caller must not mutate it
+ * afterward. Every call site either hands over a freshly-built object it never touches again,
+ * or (for the loaded rundown) the cache's own long-lived object, which is already the single
+ * source of truth for that data - aliasing it here costs nothing and avoids a second full
+ * deep copy of the rundown on every commit.
+ */
 async function setRundown(rundownKey: string, newData: Rundown): ReadonlyPromise<ProjectRundowns> {
-  db.data.rundowns[rundownKey] = structuredClone(newData);
+  db.data.rundowns[rundownKey] = newData;
   await persist();
   return db.data.rundowns;
 }

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

@@ -4,12 +4,17 @@ import { DatabaseModel } from 'ontime-types';
  * Merges a partial ontime project into a given ontime project
  */
 export function safeMerge(existing: DatabaseModel, newData: Partial<DatabaseModel>): DatabaseModel {
-  const deepExisting = structuredClone(existing);
-  const deepNewData = structuredClone(newData);
+  // rundowns are merged separately below by reference (only the top-level map is copied,
+  // same as the other properties here) - deep-cloning them here would be wasted work,
+  // since a project's rundowns are by far the largest part of this object
+  const { rundowns: existingRundowns, ...existingRest } = existing;
+  const { rundowns: newRundowns = {}, ...newDataRest } = newData;
+
+  const deepExisting = structuredClone(existingRest);
+  const deepNewData = structuredClone(newDataRest);
 
   // destructure each property to simplify merging not provided ie: ...{} has no effect
   const {
-    rundowns = {},
     project = {},
     settings = {},
     viewSettings = {},
@@ -19,7 +24,7 @@ export function safeMerge(existing: DatabaseModel, newData: Partial<DatabaseMode
   } = deepNewData;
 
   return {
-    rundowns: { ...existing.rundowns, ...rundowns },
+    rundowns: { ...existingRundowns, ...newRundowns },
     project: { ...deepExisting.project, ...project },
     settings: { ...deepExisting.settings, ...settings },
     viewSettings: { ...deepExisting.viewSettings, ...viewSettings },

apps/server/src/models/demoRundowns.ts

@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ export const stageRundown: Rundown = {
       note: '',
       entries: ['9bf60f', 'bf71a2', 'c2697f', 'fa593e', 'a8b0b3'],
       targetDuration: null,
+      useGroupTimer: false,
+      timerType: TimerType.CountDown,
       colour: '#339E4E',
       custom: {},
       revision: 0,
@@ -172,6 +174,8 @@ export const stageRundown: Rundown = {
       note: '',
       entries: ['0aaa7d'],
       targetDuration: null,
+      useGroupTimer: false,
+      timerType: TimerType.CountDown,
       colour: '#3E75E8',
       custom: {},
       revision: 0,
@@ -219,6 +223,8 @@ export const stageRundown: Rundown = {
       note: '',
       entries: ['02afca', '75ce86', 'e10ed9', '07df89'],
       targetDuration: null,
+      useGroupTimer: false,
+      timerType: TimerType.CountDown,
       colour: '#339E4E',
       custom: {},
       revision: 0,
@@ -360,6 +366,8 @@ export const backstageRundown: Rundown = {
       note: '',
       entries: ['bs0101', 'bs0102', 'bs0103', 'bs0104'],
       targetDuration: null,
+      useGroupTimer: false,
+      timerType: TimerType.CountDown,
       colour: '#A790F5',
       custom: {},
       revision: 0,
@@ -476,6 +484,8 @@ export const backstageRundown: Rundown = {
       note: '',
       entries: ['bs0201', 'bs0202', 'bs0203', 'bs0204'],
       targetDuration: null,
+      useGroupTimer: false,
+      timerType: TimerType.CountDown,
       colour: '#339E4E',
       custom: {},
       revision: 0,
@@ -588,6 +598,8 @@ export const backstageRundown: Rundown = {
       note: '',
       entries: ['bs0301'],
       targetDuration: null,
+      useGroupTimer: false,
+      timerType: TimerType.CountDown,
       colour: '#3E75E8',
       custom: {},
       revision: 0,
@@ -634,6 +646,8 @@ export const backstageRundown: Rundown = {
       note: '',
       entries: ['bs0401', 'bs0402', 'bs0403', 'bs0404'],
       targetDuration: null,
+      useGroupTimer: false,
+      timerType: TimerType.CountDown,
       colour: '#339E4E',
       custom: {},
       revision: 0,
@@ -768,6 +782,8 @@ export const broadcastRundown: Rundown = {
       note: '',
       entries: ['br0101', 'br0102', 'br0103'],
       targetDuration: null,
+      useGroupTimer: false,
+      timerType: TimerType.CountDown,
       colour: '#ED3333',
       custom: {},
       revision: 0,
@@ -851,6 +867,8 @@ export const broadcastRundown: Rundown = {
       note: '',
       entries: ['br0201', 'br0202', 'br0203', 'br0204'],
       targetDuration: null,
+      useGroupTimer: false,
+      timerType: TimerType.CountDown,
       colour: '#339E4E',
       custom: {},
       revision: 0,
@@ -959,6 +977,8 @@ export const broadcastRundown: Rundown = {
       note: '',
       entries: ['br0301', 'br0302'],
       targetDuration: null,
+      useGroupTimer: false,
+      timerType: TimerType.CountDown,
       colour: '#3E75E8',
       custom: {},
       revision: 0,
@@ -1029,6 +1049,8 @@ export const broadcastRundown: Rundown = {
       note: '',
       entries: ['br0401', 'br0402', 'br0403'],
       targetDuration: null,
+      useGroupTimer: false,
+      timerType: TimerType.CountDown,
       colour: '#339E4E',
       custom: {},
       revision: 0,

apps/server/src/services/__tests__/timerUtils.test.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { MILLIS_PER_HOUR, MILLIS_PER_MINUTE, MILLIS_PER_SECOND, dayInMs, millisT
 import type { RuntimeState } from '../../stores/runtimeState.js';
 import {
   findDayOffset,
+  getGroupTimer,
   getCurrent,
   getElapsed,
   getExpectedFinish,
@@ -16,6 +17,91 @@ import {
 
 const asTimeOfDay = (value: number): RuntimeState['clock'] => value as RuntimeState['clock'];
 
+describe('getGroupTimer()', () => {
+  const makeState = (patch: Partial<RuntimeState> = {}) =>
+    ({
+      clock: asTimeOfDay(10_000),
+      groupNow: {
+        duration: 20_000,
+      },
+      rundown: {
+        actualGroupStart: 5_000,
+      },
+      timer: {
+        addedTime: 4_000,
+        current: 1_000,
+        elapsed: 99_000,
+        phase: TimerPhase.Danger,
+        playback: Playback.Play,
+      },
+      ...patch,
+    }) as RuntimeState;
+
+  it('returns null outside a group', () => {
+    expect(getGroupTimer(makeState({ groupNow: null }))).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('derives elapsed and remaining time from the group start and duration', () => {
+    expect(getGroupTimer(makeState())).toMatchObject({
+      addedTime: 0,
+      current: 15_000,
+      duration: 20_000,
+      elapsed: 5_000,
+      expectedFinish: null,
+      phase: TimerPhase.Default,
+      playback: Playback.Play,
+      secondaryTimer: null,
+      startedAt: 5_000,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('does not inherit event timer progress or added time', () => {
+    const first = getGroupTimer(makeState());
+    const second = getGroupTimer(
+      makeState({
+        timer: {
+          ...makeState().timer,
+          addedTime: -8_000,
+          current: -50_000,
+          elapsed: 500_000,
+        },
+      }),
+    );
+
+    expect(second).toEqual(first);
+  });
+
+  it('keeps running while the loaded event is paused', () => {
+    const timer = getGroupTimer(makeState({ timer: { ...makeState().timer, playback: Playback.Pause } }));
+
+    expect(timer?.playback).toBe(Playback.Play);
+  });
+
+  it('handles a group running across midnight', () => {
+    const timer = getGroupTimer(
+      makeState({
+        clock: asTimeOfDay(1_000),
+        rundown: { ...makeState().rundown, actualGroupStart: 86_399_000 },
+      }),
+    );
+
+    expect(timer).toMatchObject({ current: 18_000, elapsed: 2_000 });
+  });
+
+  it('uses the event phase before the group starts and overtime afterwards', () => {
+    const pending = getGroupTimer(
+      makeState({
+        rundown: { ...makeState().rundown, actualGroupStart: null },
+        timer: { ...makeState().timer, phase: TimerPhase.Pending },
+      }),
+    );
+    const overtime = getGroupTimer(makeState({ clock: asTimeOfDay(30_001) }));
+
+    expect(pending).toMatchObject({ current: 20_000, elapsed: null, phase: TimerPhase.Pending });
+    expect(overtime).toMatchObject({ current: -5_001, elapsed: 25_001, phase: TimerPhase.Overtime });
+  });
+});
+
 describe('getElapsed()', () => {
   it('returns active elapsed time from startedAt without add-time adjustments', () => {
     const state = {

apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/__tests__/runtime.utils.test.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   findPreviousPlayableId,
   getEventAtIndex,
   getShouldClockUpdate,
+  getShouldGroupTimerUpdate,
   getShouldOffsetUpdate,
   getShouldTimerUpdate,
   isNewSecond,
@@ -95,6 +96,34 @@ describe('getShouldTimerUpdate()', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('getShouldGroupTimerUpdate()', () => {
+  const timer: TimerState = {
+    addedTime: 0,
+    current: 10_000,
+    duration: 10_000,
+    elapsed: 0,
+    expectedFinish: null,
+    phase: TimerPhase.Default,
+    playback: Playback.Play,
+    secondaryTimer: null,
+    startedAt: 0,
+  };
+
+  it('updates when a group timer appears or disappears', () => {
+    expect(getShouldGroupTimerUpdate(null, timer)).toBe(true);
+    expect(getShouldGroupTimerUpdate(timer, null)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('does not repeatedly publish an absent group timer', () => {
+    expect(getShouldGroupTimerUpdate(null, null)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('uses normal timer tick semantics while a group timer exists', () => {
+    expect(getShouldGroupTimerUpdate(timer, { ...timer, current: 9_500 })).toBe(false);
+    expect(getShouldGroupTimerUpdate(timer, { ...timer, current: 8_999 })).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
 describe('getShouldOffsetUpdate()', () => {
   const baseOffset: Offset = {
     absolute: 0,

apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/runtime.service.ts

@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@ import { triggerAutomations } from '../../api-data/automation/automation.service
 import { triggerReportEntry } from '../../api-data/report/report.service.js';
 import { getCurrentRundown, getEntryWithId, getRundownMetadata } from '../../api-data/rundown/rundown.dao.js';
 import { RundownMetadata } from '../../api-data/rundown/rundown.types.js';
+import { cloneEntryData } from '../../api-data/rundown/rundown.utils.js';
 import { logger } from '../../classes/Logger.js';
 import { timerConfig } from '../../setup/config.js';
 import { eventStore } from '../../stores/EventStore.js';
 import * as runtimeState from '../../stores/runtimeState.js';
-import type { RuntimeState } from '../../stores/runtimeState.js';
+import type { RuntimeState, RuntimeStateSnapshot } from '../../stores/runtimeState.js';
 import { EventTimer } from '../EventTimer.js';
 import { restoreService } from '../restore-service/restore.service.js';
 import type { RestorePoint } from '../restore-service/restore.type.js';
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ import {
   findPreviousPlayableId,
   getEventAtIndex,
   getShouldClockUpdate,
+  getShouldGroupTimerUpdate,
   getShouldOffsetUpdate,
   getShouldTimerUpdate,
   isNewSecond,
@@ -50,11 +52,11 @@ class RuntimeService {
   private lastIntegrationTimerValue = -1;
 
   /** last known state */
-  static previousState: RuntimeState;
+  static previousState: RuntimeStateSnapshot;
 
   constructor(eventTimer: EventTimer) {
     this.eventTimer = eventTimer;
-    RuntimeService.previousState = {} as RuntimeState;
+    RuntimeService.previousState = {} as RuntimeStateSnapshot;
   }
 
   @broadcastResult
@@ -709,6 +711,12 @@ function broadcastResult(_target: any, _propertyKey: string, descriptor: Propert
       RuntimeService.previousState.timer = { ...state.timer };
     }
 
+    const updateGroupTimer = getShouldGroupTimerUpdate(RuntimeService.previousState.groupTimer, state.groupTimer);
+    if (updateGroupTimer) {
+      batch.add('groupTimer', state.groupTimer);
+      RuntimeService.previousState.groupTimer = state.groupTimer ? { ...state.groupTimer } : null;
+    }
+
     /**
      * clock has changed by a second or more.
      * or the timer updated so we ensure that the timer and clock ticks are in sync
@@ -754,7 +762,7 @@ function broadcastResult(_target: any, _propertyKey: string, descriptor: Propert
       }
       // at this point we know that either the id or the contents has changed
       batch.add(key, currentEntry as RuntimeStore[K]); // we know that there is the necessary overlap in the types to cast this
-      RuntimeService.previousState[key] = structuredClone(currentEntry);
+      RuntimeService.previousState[key] = currentEntry ? cloneEntryData(currentEntry) : null;
       return true;
     }
 

apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/runtime.utils.ts

@@ -54,6 +54,15 @@ export function getShouldTimerUpdate(previousValue: TimerState | undefined, curr
   );
 }
 
+export function getShouldGroupTimerUpdate(
+  previousValue: TimerState | null | undefined,
+  currentValue: TimerState | null,
+): boolean {
+  if (previousValue === undefined) return true;
+  if (previousValue === null || currentValue === null) return previousValue !== currentValue;
+  return getShouldTimerUpdate(previousValue, currentValue);
+}
+
 /**
  * Checks whether we should update the offset values
  * - `mode` triggers update

apps/server/src/services/timerUtils.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Day, MaybeNumber, TimeOfDay, TimerPhase } from 'ontime-types';
+import { Day, MaybeNumber, Playback, TimeOfDay, TimerPhase, TimerState } from 'ontime-types';
 import { MILLIS_PER_HOUR, checkIsNow, dayInMs, isPlaybackActive } from 'ontime-utils';
 
 import type { RuntimeState } from '../stores/runtimeState.js';
@@ -111,6 +111,37 @@ export function getElapsed(state: RuntimeState): MaybeNumber {
   return Math.max(0, activeElapsed);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Derives a timer for the active group from wall-clock time.
+ * Event timer controls such as pause and add time intentionally do not affect it.
+ */
+export function getGroupTimer(state: RuntimeState): TimerState | null {
+  if (state.groupNow === null) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const { actualGroupStart } = state.rundown;
+  const elapsed = actualGroupStart === null ? null : getTimeSinceStart(state.clock, actualGroupStart);
+  const current = elapsed === null ? state.groupNow.duration : state.groupNow.duration - elapsed;
+
+  let phase = state.timer.phase;
+  if (actualGroupStart !== null) {
+    phase = current < 0 ? TimerPhase.Overtime : TimerPhase.Default;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    addedTime: 0,
+    current,
+    duration: state.groupNow.duration,
+    elapsed,
+    expectedFinish: null,
+    phase,
+    playback: actualGroupStart === null ? state.timer.playback : Playback.Play,
+    secondaryTimer: null,
+    startedAt: actualGroupStart,
+  };
+}
+
 function getTimeSinceStart(clock: TimeOfDay, startedAt: number): number {
   if (clock < startedAt) {
     return clock + dayInMs - startedAt;

apps/server/src/stores/runtimeState.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   Playback,
   Rundown,
   RundownState,
+  RuntimeStore,
   TimeOfDay,
   TimerPhase,
   TimerState,
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ import {
   getCurrent,
   getElapsed,
   getExpectedFinish,
+  getGroupTimer,
   getRuntimeOffset,
   getTimerPhase,
   hasCrossedMidnight,
@@ -104,7 +106,9 @@ const runtimeState: RuntimeState = {
   _startDayOffset: null,
 };
 
-export function getState(): Readonly<RuntimeState> {
+export type RuntimeStateSnapshot = RuntimeState & Pick<RuntimeStore, 'groupTimer'>;
+
+export function getState(): Readonly<RuntimeStateSnapshot> {
   // create a shallow copy of the state
   return {
     ...runtimeState,
@@ -115,6 +119,7 @@ export function getState(): Readonly<RuntimeState> {
     offset: { ...runtimeState.offset },
     rundown: { ...runtimeState.rundown },
     timer: { ...runtimeState.timer },
+    groupTimer: getGroupTimer(runtimeState),
     _timer: { ...runtimeState._timer },
     _rundown: { ...runtimeState._rundown },
   };

docs/agent-guides/code-quality.md

@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ Remove comments that:
 
 Update adjacent comments with code. Stale comments are defects.
 
+Add a short comment immediately above every React `useEffect` describing the external synchronization or lifecycle
+responsibility it owns. Explain non-obvious reasons or constraints when they matter; for files with multiple effects, a
+brief responsibility label is useful even when the mechanics are straightforward.
+
 ## Naming and types
 
 - Prefer Ontime terms over vague `data`, `result`, `item`.

e2e/tests/features/209-rundown-shortcuts.spec.ts

@@ -222,15 +222,57 @@ test('Delete event', async ({ page }) => {
   await expect(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Create Group' })).toBeVisible();
 });
 
-test('Find in rundown', async ({ page }) => {
+test('Finder searches the rundown and reveals a result', async ({ page }) => {
   await page.goto('/rundown');
-  await expect(page.getByTestId('panel-rundown')).toBeVisible();
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Edit' }).click();
 
+  // clear rundown
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Rundown menu' }).click();
+  await page.getByRole('menuitem', { name: 'Clear all' }).click();
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Delete all' }).click();
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('rundown-event')).toHaveCount(0);
+
+  // two events, where the one we are looking for is identified only by its note
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Create Event' }).click();
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('rundown-event')).toHaveCount(1);
+  await page.getByTestId('entry-1').click();
+  await page.getByTestId('entry__title').press('Escape');
+  await page.getByTestId('rundown-event').locator('div').filter({ hasText: '1' }).press('Alt+E');
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('rundown-event')).toHaveCount(2);
+
+  await page.getByTestId('entry-1').getByTestId('entry__title').fill('opening');
+  await page.getByTestId('entry-1').getByTestId('entry__title').press('Enter');
+  await page.getByTestId('entry-2').getByTestId('entry__title').fill('closing');
+  await page.getByTestId('entry-2').getByTestId('entry__title').press('Enter');
+
+  await page.getByTestId('entry-2').click();
+  await page.getByLabel('Note', { exact: true }).fill('remember the zebrafish');
+  await page.getByLabel('Note', { exact: true }).press('Tab');
+
+  // the shortcut has to work from a focused field, which is where it is usually reached for
+  await page.getByTestId('entry-2').getByTestId('entry__title').click();
   await page.keyboard.press('ControlOrMeta+f');
-  await expect(page.getByPlaceholder('Search...')).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page.getByPlaceholder('Search...')).toBeFocused();
 
-  await page.keyboard.press('Escape');
+  // a bare query reaches the note, and the result names the field it matched
+  await page.getByPlaceholder('Search...').fill('zebrafish');
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('finder-result')).toHaveCount(1);
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('finder-result-match')).toContainText('Note');
+
+  // a badge scopes the search to one field, without putting syntax in the input
+  const titleFilter = page.getByTestId('finder-filters').getByRole('button', { name: 'Title', exact: true });
+  await titleFilter.click();
+  await expect(page.getByPlaceholder('Search...')).toHaveValue('zebrafish');
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('finder-result')).toHaveCount(0);
+
+  // pressing it again searches every field once more
+  await titleFilter.click();
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('finder-result')).toHaveCount(1);
+
+  // choosing a result closes the finder and selects the entry in the rundown
+  await page.getByPlaceholder('Search...').press('Enter');
   await expect(page.getByPlaceholder('Search...')).toBeHidden();
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('entry-2').getByTestId('rundown-event')).toHaveAttribute('data-selected', 'true');
 });
 
 test('Open settings', async ({ page }) => {

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ontime",
-  "version": "4.12.0",
+  "version": "4.13.0",
   "description": "Time keeping for live events",
   "keywords": [
     "ontime",

packages/types/package.json

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "4.12.0",
+  "version": "4.13.0",
   "name": "ontime-types",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./src/index.ts",

packages/types/src/definitions/core/OntimeEntry.ts

@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ export type OntimeGroup = OntimeBaseEvent & {
   note: string;
   entries: EntryId[];
   targetDuration: MaybeNumber;
+  useGroupTimer: boolean;
+  timerType: TimerType;
   colour: string;
   custom: EntryCustomFields;
   // !==== RUNTIME METADATA ====! //

packages/types/src/definitions/runtime/RuntimeStore.ts

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export const runtimeStorePlaceholder: Readonly<RuntimeStore> = {
     secondaryTimer: null, // change on every update
     startedAt: null, // change can only be initiated by user
   },
+  groupTimer: null,
   message: {
     timer: {
       text: '',

packages/types/src/definitions/runtime/RuntimeStore.type.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export type RuntimeStore = {
   // timer data
   clock: number;
   timer: TimerState;
+  groupTimer: TimerState | null;
 
   // messages service
   message: MessageState;

packages/utils/index.ts

@@ -34,7 +34,14 @@ export {
   group as groupDef,
   milestone as milestoneDef,
 } from './src/rundown-utils/entryDefinitions.js';
-export { createDelay, createEvent, createGroup, createMilestone, makeString } from './src/rundown-utils/entryUtils.js';
+export {
+  createDelay,
+  createEvent,
+  createGroup,
+  createMilestone,
+  makeString,
+  validateGroupTimerType,
+} from './src/rundown-utils/entryUtils.js';
 
 // time format utils
 export {

packages/utils/src/rundown-utils/entryDefinitions.ts

@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ export const group: Omit<OntimeGroup, 'id'> = {
   note: '',
   entries: [],
   targetDuration: null,
+  useGroupTimer: false,
+  timerType: TimerType.CountDown,
   colour: '',
   custom: {},
   // !==== RUNTIME METADATA ====! //

packages/utils/src/rundown-utils/entryUtils.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { OntimeDelay, OntimeEvent, OntimeGroup, OntimeMilestone } from 'ontime-types';
-import { SupportedEntry, TimeStrategy } from 'ontime-types';
+import { SupportedEntry, TimeStrategy, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import { generateId } from '../generate-id/generateId.js';
 import { validateEndAction, validateTimerType } from '../validate-events/validateEvent.js';
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ export function createGroup(patch?: Partial<OntimeGroup>): OntimeGroup {
     note: patch.note ?? '',
     entries: patch.entries ?? [],
     targetDuration: patch.targetDuration ?? null,
+    useGroupTimer: patch.useGroupTimer === true,
+    timerType: validateGroupTimerType(patch.timerType),
     colour: makeString(patch.colour, ''),
     custom: patch.custom ?? {},
     revision: 0,
@@ -77,6 +79,16 @@ export function createGroup(patch?: Partial<OntimeGroup>): OntimeGroup {
   };
 }
 
+export function validateGroupTimerType(
+  value: unknown,
+  fallback: unknown = TimerType.CountDown,
+): TimerType.CountDown | TimerType.CountUp {
+  if (value === TimerType.CountDown || value === TimerType.CountUp) {
+    return value;
+  }
+  return fallback === TimerType.CountUp ? TimerType.CountUp : TimerType.CountDown;
+}
+
 /**
  * Creates a new milestone from an optional patch
  */