fix(rundown): preserve revision and runtime semantics

Advance swapped-entry revisions correctly and rename loaded rundowns without restarting playback, while documenting the shared revision invariant.

apps/client/src/AppRouter.tsx

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { ComponentType, Suspense, lazy, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { Navigate, Route, useLocation, useNavigate, useParams } from 'react-router';
 
 import ViewNavigationMenu from './common/components/navigation-menu/ViewNavigationMenu';
+import { EditableRundownScopeProvider } from './common/context/EditableRundownScopeProvider';
 import { PresetContext } from './common/context/PresetContext';
 import useUrlPresets from './common/hooks-query/useUrlPresets';
 import { useClientPath } from './common/hooks/useClientPath';
@@ -112,7 +113,9 @@ export default function AppRouter() {
           path='rundown'
           element={
             <EditorFeatureWrapper>
+              <EditableRundownScopeProvider rundownId={null}>
                 <RundownPanel />
+              </EditableRundownScopeProvider>
             </EditorFeatureWrapper>
           }
         />

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

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { maybeAxiosError } from '../utils';
+
+describe('maybeAxiosError', () => {
+  it('shows the validation message without echoing the submitted value', () => {
+    const error = {
+      isAxiosError: true,
+      response: {
+        statusText: 'Unprocessable Entity',
+        data: {
+          errors: [
+            {
+              type: 'field',
+              value: { title: 'Automation definition', outputs: [{ targetIP: 'not a host' }] },
+              msg: 'Invalid OSC target',
+              path: '',
+              location: 'body',
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      },
+    };
+
+    expect(maybeAxiosError(error)).toBe('Unprocessable Entity: Invalid OSC target');
+  });
+});

apps/client/src/common/api/constants.ts

@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ export const CLIENT_LIST = ['clientList'];
 export const REPORT = ['report'];
 export const TRANSLATION = ['translation'];
 
+/**
+ * Cache key holding the data for a rundown.
+ * Before the loaded rundown is known there is no id to key by,
+ * and the data lives under the bootstrap alias.
+ */
+export const getRundownCacheKey = (rundownId: string) =>
+  rundownId ? getRundownQueryKey(rundownId) : CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY;
+
 // API URLs
 export const apiEntryUrl = `${serverURL}/data`;
 

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

@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@ export function maybeAxiosError(error: unknown) {
     if (typeof data === 'object') {
       if ('message' in data) {
         data = JSON.stringify(data.message);
+      } else if ('errors' in data && Array.isArray(data.errors)) {
+        const firstError = data.errors.at(0);
+        data =
+          typeof firstError === 'object' &&
+          firstError !== null &&
+          'msg' in firstError &&
+          typeof firstError.msg === 'string'
+            ? firstError.msg
+            : JSON.stringify(data);
       } else {
         data = JSON.stringify(data);
       }

apps/client/src/common/constants/__tests__/timerLifecycle.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { TimerLifeCycle } from 'ontime-types';
+
+import { getLifecycleLabel } from '../timerLifecycle';
+
+describe('getLifecycleLabel', () => {
+  it('returns the shared label for known lifecycle values', () => {
+    expect(getLifecycleLabel(TimerLifeCycle.onClock)).toBe('Every second');
+  });
+
+  it('keeps unknown lifecycle values visible', () => {
+    expect(getLifecycleLabel('future-lifecycle')).toBe('future-lifecycle');
+  });
+});

apps/client/src/common/constants/timerLifecycle.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { TimerLifeCycle } from 'ontime-types';
+
+export const lifecycleLabels: Record<TimerLifeCycle, string> = {
+  [TimerLifeCycle.onLoad]: 'On Load',
+  [TimerLifeCycle.onStart]: 'On Start',
+  [TimerLifeCycle.onPause]: 'On Pause',
+  [TimerLifeCycle.onStop]: 'On Stop',
+  [TimerLifeCycle.onClock]: 'Every second',
+  [TimerLifeCycle.onUpdate]: 'On Timer Update',
+  [TimerLifeCycle.onFinish]: 'On Finish',
+  [TimerLifeCycle.onWarning]: 'On Warning',
+  [TimerLifeCycle.onDanger]: 'On Danger',
+};
+
+export function getLifecycleLabel(cycle: TimerLifeCycle | string): string {
+  return lifecycleLabels[cycle as TimerLifeCycle] ?? cycle;
+}

apps/client/src/common/context/EditableRundownScopeProvider.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
+
+import { useScopedEntryActions } from '../hooks/useEntryAction';
+import { EntryActionsProvider } from './EntryActionsContext';
+import { RundownScopeProvider, useRundownScope, type RundownScopeProviderProps } from './RundownScopeContext';
+
+/**
+ * Rundown scope for subtrees which mutate entries.
+ * Actions are bound to the same rundown as the data, so the two cannot disagree.
+ */
+export function EditableRundownScopeProvider({ children, rundownId }: RundownScopeProviderProps) {
+  return (
+    <RundownScopeProvider rundownId={rundownId}>
+      <ScopedEntryActions>{children}</ScopedEntryActions>
+    </RundownScopeProvider>
+  );
+}
+
+function ScopedEntryActions({ children }: PropsWithChildren) {
+  const { rundownId } = useRundownScope();
+  const actions = useScopedEntryActions(rundownId);
+
+  return <EntryActionsProvider actions={actions}>{children}</EntryActionsProvider>;
+}

apps/client/src/common/context/RundownScopeContext.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import { MaybeString, Rundown } from 'ontime-types';
+import { PropsWithChildren, createContext, useContext, useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
+
+import { getRundownCacheKey } from '../api/constants';
+import { useProjectRundowns } from '../hooks-query/useProjectRundowns';
+import { ontimeQueryClient } from '../queryClient';
+import { createEventSelectionStore, type EventSelectionStoreApi } from '../stores/eventSelectionStore';
+
+export type RundownScopeValue = {
+  /** the rundown this subtree operates on */
+  rundownId: string;
+  /** whether this scope targets the rundown the runtime is playing */
+  isLoaded: boolean;
+  /** selection and cursor, scoped to this rundown */
+  selectionStore: EventSelectionStoreApi;
+};
+
+const RundownScopeContext = createContext<RundownScopeValue | null>(null);
+
+export interface RundownScopeProviderProps extends PropsWithChildren {
+  /** rundown to operate on, null follows the loaded rundown */
+  rundownId: MaybeString;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Declares which rundown a subtree reads from.
+ *
+ * Data hooks resolve their rundown from here, so components never need to know
+ * which rundown they operate on. Nest a provider to point part of the tree at a
+ * different rundown; the app mounts one at the root that follows the loaded rundown.
+ */
+export function RundownScopeProvider({ children, rundownId }: RundownScopeProviderProps) {
+  const {
+    data: { loaded },
+  } = useProjectRundowns();
+
+  const targetId = rundownId ?? loaded;
+
+  // the store reads the rundown lazily, the ref keeps it pointing at the current target
+  const targetIdRef = useRef(targetId);
+
+  const selectionStoreRef = useRef<EventSelectionStoreApi | null>(null);
+  if (selectionStoreRef.current === null) {
+    selectionStoreRef.current = createEventSelectionStore(() =>
+      ontimeQueryClient.getQueryData<Rundown>(getRundownCacheKey(targetIdRef.current)),
+    );
+  }
+  const selectionStore = selectionStoreRef.current;
+
+  // a selection refers to entries of a single rundown, it cannot survive a change of target
+  useEffect(() => {
+    targetIdRef.current = targetId;
+    selectionStore.getState().clearSelectedEvents();
+  }, [selectionStore, targetId]);
+
+  const value = useMemo(
+    (): RundownScopeValue => ({
+      rundownId: targetId,
+      // an unresolved target is not the loaded rundown, it is not yet any rundown
+      isLoaded: Boolean(loaded) && targetId === loaded,
+      selectionStore,
+    }),
+    [targetId, loaded, selectionStore],
+  );
+
+  return <RundownScopeContext.Provider value={value}>{children}</RundownScopeContext.Provider>;
+}
+
+export function useRundownScope(): RundownScopeValue {
+  const context = useContext(RundownScopeContext);
+
+  if (!context) {
+    throw new Error('useRundownScope must be used within a RundownScopeProvider');
+  }
+
+  return context;
+}

apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useLoadedRundown.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import { EntryId, OntimeEntry } from 'ontime-types';
+import { useMemo } from 'react';
+
+import { useSelectedEventId } from '../hooks/useSocket';
+import { ExtendedEntry, getFlatRundownMetadata, getRundownMetadata } from '../utils/rundownMetadata';
+import { useProjectRundowns } from './useProjectRundowns';
+import { flattenRundown, useRundownById } from './useRundownById';
+
+/**
+ * Rundown data for surfaces which only ever work against the rundown being played:
+ * the viewers, the operator, app settings and the runtime overview.
+ *
+ * These take no part in a rundown scope, they resolve the loaded rundown directly.
+ * Anything which can be pointed at a background rundown reads from its scope instead.
+ */
+export function useLoadedRundown() {
+  const {
+    data: { loaded },
+  } = useProjectRundowns();
+  return useRundownById(loaded);
+}
+
+export function useLoadedRundownWithMetadata() {
+  const { data, status } = useLoadedRundown();
+  const selectedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
+  const { entries, flatOrder } = data;
+  const rundownMetadata = useMemo(
+    () => getRundownMetadata({ entries, flatOrder }, selectedEventId),
+    [entries, flatOrder, selectedEventId],
+  );
+  return { data, status, rundownMetadata };
+}
+
+export function useLoadedFlatRundown() {
+  const { data, status } = useLoadedRundown();
+  const flatRundown = useMemo(() => flattenRundown(data), [data]);
+  return { data: flatRundown, rundownId: data.id, status };
+}
+
+export function useLoadedFlatRundownWithMetadata() {
+  const { data, status } = useLoadedRundown();
+  const selectedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
+  const { entries, flatOrder } = data;
+  const rundownWithMetadata = useMemo(
+    () => getFlatRundownMetadata({ entries, flatOrder }, selectedEventId),
+    [entries, flatOrder, selectedEventId],
+  );
+  return { data: rundownWithMetadata, status };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Provides access to a partial rundown based on a filter callback
+ *
+ * Callers MUST memoize the callback with useCallback to prevent
+ * re-filtering on every render.
+ */
+export function useLoadedPartialRundown(cb: (event: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEntry>) => boolean) {
+  const { data, status } = useLoadedFlatRundownWithMetadata();
+  const filteredData = useMemo(() => data.filter(cb), [data, cb]);
+  return { data: filteredData, status };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Hook to get a specific entry by ID from the loaded rundown.
+ * Runtime ids (the playing event, its group, the next flag) only exist here.
+ */
+export function useLoadedEntry(entryId: EntryId | null): OntimeEntry | null {
+  const { data: rundown } = useLoadedRundown();
+
+  if (entryId === null) return null;
+  return rundown.entries[entryId] ?? null;
+}
+
+export function useLoadedRundownAuxData() {
+  const { data, status } = useLoadedRundown();
+  const filteredData = useMemo(() => {
+    const { title, id } = data;
+    return { title, id };
+  }, [data]);
+  return { data: filteredData, status };
+}

apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useRundown.ts

@@ -1,62 +1,38 @@
-import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
-import { EntryId, OntimeEntry, Rundown } from 'ontime-types';
-import { useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { EntryId, OntimeEntry } from 'ontime-types';
+import { useMemo } from 'react';
 
-import { queryRefetchIntervalSlow } from '../../ontimeConfig';
-import { CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY, getRundownQueryKey } from '../api/constants';
-import { fetchCurrentRundown, fetchRundown } from '../api/rundown';
+import { useRundownScope } from '../context/RundownScopeContext';
 import { useSelectedEventId } from '../hooks/useSocket';
-import { ExtendedEntry, getFlatRundownMetadata, getRundownMetadata } from '../utils/rundownMetadata';
-import { useProjectRundowns } from './useProjectRundowns';
-
-// revision is -1 so that the remote revision is higher
-const cachedRundownPlaceholder: Rundown = {
-  id: 'default',
-  title: '',
-  order: [],
-  flatOrder: [],
-  entries: {},
-  revision: -1,
-};
+import { getFlatRundownMetadata, getRundownMetadata } from '../utils/rundownMetadata';
+import { flattenRundown, useRundownById } from './useRundownById';
 
 /**
- * Normalised rundown data for the currently loaded rundown.
- *
- * Bootstraps via the `/current` alias so the first paint is a single round-trip,
- * independent of the project rundown list. Once the loaded id is known, the
- * query key swaps to the id-keyed cache that is shared with `useRundownById`.
+ * Normalised rundown data for the rundown of the enclosing scope
  */
 export default function useRundown() {
-  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
-  const {
-    data: { loaded: loadedRundownId },
-  } = useProjectRundowns();
+  const { rundownId } = useRundownScope();
+  return useRundownById(rundownId);
+}
 
-  const { data, status, isError, refetch, isFetching } = useQuery<Rundown>({
-    queryKey: loadedRundownId ? getRundownQueryKey(loadedRundownId) : CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY,
-    queryFn: ({ signal }) => fetchCurrentRundown({ signal }),
-    refetchInterval: queryRefetchIntervalSlow,
-  });
-
-  // Seed the id-keyed cache when fetching via the bootstrap alias
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!data || loadedRundownId) return;
-    queryClient.setQueryData(getRundownQueryKey(data.id), data);
-  }, [data, loadedRundownId, queryClient]);
-
-  // Once we have the ID, drop the temporary current cache
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!loadedRundownId) return;
-    queryClient.removeQueries({ queryKey: CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY, exact: true });
-  }, [loadedRundownId, queryClient]);
-
-  return { data: data ?? cachedRundownPlaceholder, status, isError, refetch, isFetching };
+/**
+ * Runtime state only describes the loaded rundown,
+ * a scope pointed elsewhere must not show a playing event
+ */
+export function useScopedSelectedEventId(): EntryId | null {
+  const { isLoaded } = useRundownScope();
+  const selectedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
+  return isLoaded ? selectedEventId : null;
 }
 
 export function useRundownWithMetadata() {
   const { data, status } = useRundown();
-  const selectedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
-  const rundownMetadata = useMemo(() => getRundownMetadata(data, selectedEventId), [data, selectedEventId]);
+  const selectedEventId = useScopedSelectedEventId();
+  // key on the fields the derivation reads, a revision only change must not churn the list
+  const { entries, flatOrder } = data;
+  const rundownMetadata = useMemo(
+    () => getRundownMetadata({ entries, flatOrder }, selectedEventId),
+    [entries, flatOrder, selectedEventId],
+  );
   return { data, status, rundownMetadata };
 }
 
@@ -66,41 +42,23 @@ export function useRundownWithMetadata() {
  */
 export function useFlatRundown() {
   const { data, status } = useRundown();
-
-  const flatRundown = useMemo(() => {
-    if (data.revision === -1) {
-      return [];
-    }
-    return data.flatOrder.map((id) => data.entries[id]).filter((entry): entry is OntimeEntry => entry !== undefined);
-  }, [data]);
+  const flatRundown = useMemo(() => flattenRundown(data), [data]);
 
   return { data: flatRundown, rundownId: data.id, status };
 }
 
 export function useFlatRundownWithMetadata() {
   const { data, status } = useRundown();
-  const selectedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
+  const selectedEventId = useScopedSelectedEventId();
 
-  const rundownWithMetadata = useMemo(() => getFlatRundownMetadata(data, selectedEventId), [data, selectedEventId]);
+  const { entries, flatOrder } = data;
+  const rundownWithMetadata = useMemo(
+    () => getFlatRundownMetadata({ entries, flatOrder }, selectedEventId),
+    [entries, flatOrder, selectedEventId],
+  );
   return { data: rundownWithMetadata, status };
 }
 
-/**
- * Provides access to a partial rundown based on a filter callback
- *
- * Callers MUST memoize the callback with useCallback to prevent
- * re-filtering on every render.
- *
- */
-export function usePartialRundown(cb: (event: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEntry>) => boolean) {
-  const { data, status } = useFlatRundownWithMetadata();
-  const filteredData = useMemo(() => {
-    return data.filter(cb);
-  }, [data, cb]);
-
-  return { data: filteredData, status };
-}
-
 /**
  * Hook to get a specific entry by ID from the rundown
  */
@@ -110,30 +68,3 @@ export function useEntry(entryId: EntryId | null): OntimeEntry | null {
   if (entryId === null) return null;
   return rundown.entries[entryId] ?? null;
 }
-
-export function useRundownAuxData() {
-  const { data, status } = useRundown();
-  const filteredData = useMemo(() => {
-    const { title, id } = data;
-    return { title, id };
-  }, [data]);
-  return { data: filteredData, status };
-}
-
-/**
- * Provides access to a specific rundown by ID.
- * When rundownId is null/undefined the query is disabled and returns the placeholder.
- */
-export function useRundownById(rundownId: string | null | undefined) {
-  const enabled = Boolean(rundownId);
-
-  const { data, status, isError, refetch, isFetching } = useQuery<Rundown>({
-    queryKey: getRundownQueryKey(rundownId ?? ''),
-    queryFn: ({ signal }) => fetchRundown(rundownId!, { signal }),
-    enabled,
-    placeholderData: (previousData, _previousQuery) => previousData,
-    refetchInterval: queryRefetchIntervalSlow,
-  });
-
-  return { data: data ?? cachedRundownPlaceholder, status, isError, refetch, isFetching };
-}

apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useRundownById.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { OntimeEntry, Rundown } from 'ontime-types';
+import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+
+import { queryRefetchIntervalSlow } from '../../ontimeConfig';
+import { CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY, getRundownCacheKey, getRundownQueryKey } from '../api/constants';
+import { fetchCurrentRundown, fetchRundown } from '../api/rundown';
+
+// revision is -1 so that the remote revision is higher
+const cachedRundownPlaceholder: Rundown = {
+  id: 'default',
+  title: '',
+  order: [],
+  flatOrder: [],
+  entries: {},
+  revision: -1,
+};
+
+/**
+ * Provides access to a specific rundown by ID.
+ *
+ * Without an ID we do not yet know which rundown is loaded, so we bootstrap via
+ * the `/current` alias to keep the first paint to a single round-trip, then seed
+ * the id-keyed cache that every other reader shares.
+ */
+export function useRundownById(rundownId: string | null | undefined) {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  const id = rundownId ?? '';
+  const isBootstrap = id === '';
+
+  const { data, status, isError, refetch, isFetching } = useQuery<Rundown>({
+    queryKey: getRundownCacheKey(id),
+    queryFn: ({ signal }) => (isBootstrap ? fetchCurrentRundown({ signal }) : fetchRundown(id, { signal })),
+    refetchInterval: queryRefetchIntervalSlow,
+  });
+
+  // Seed the id-keyed cache when fetching via the bootstrap alias
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!data || !isBootstrap) return;
+    queryClient.setQueryData(getRundownQueryKey(data.id), data);
+  }, [data, isBootstrap, queryClient]);
+
+  // Once we have the ID, drop the temporary current cache.
+  // Only the reader which bootstrapped may do so, others are still relying on it.
+  const didBootstrap = useRef(isBootstrap);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (isBootstrap || !didBootstrap.current) return;
+    didBootstrap.current = false;
+    queryClient.removeQueries({ queryKey: CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY, exact: true });
+  }, [isBootstrap, queryClient]);
+
+  return { data: data ?? cachedRundownPlaceholder, status, isError, refetch, isFetching };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a flat rundown from the order and entries fields
+ */
+export function flattenRundown(rundown: Rundown): OntimeEntry[] {
+  if (rundown.revision === -1) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  return rundown.flatOrder
+    .map((id) => rundown.entries[id])
+    .filter((entry): entry is OntimeEntry => entry !== undefined);
+}

apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useScopedRundown.ts

@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-import { EntryId, Rundown } from 'ontime-types';
-import { useMemo } from 'react';
-
-import { useSelectedEventId } from '../hooks/useSocket';
-import { getFlatRundownMetadata, type ExtendedEntry } from '../utils/rundownMetadata';
-import { useProjectRundowns } from './useProjectRundowns';
-import { useRundownById } from './useRundown';
-
-export type RundownSource = {
-  rundownId: string | null;
-  rundown: Rundown;
-  flatRundown: ExtendedEntry[];
-  status: string;
-  selectedEventId: EntryId | null;
-};
-
-/**
- * Explicitly scoped rundown data for views that may operate on a non-loaded rundown.
- */
-export function useScopedRundown(rundownId: string | null): RundownSource {
-  const { data: projectRundowns } = useProjectRundowns();
-  return useRundownSource(rundownId, projectRundowns.loaded || null);
-}
-
-/**
- * Loaded-rundown source for views that must follow the active runtime rundown.
- */
-export function useLoadedRundownSource(): RundownSource {
-  const { data: projectRundowns } = useProjectRundowns();
-  const loadedRundownId = projectRundowns.loaded || null;
-  return useRundownSource(loadedRundownId, loadedRundownId);
-}
-
-function useRundownSource(rundownId: string | null, loadedRundownId: string | null): RundownSource {
-  const isLoadedTarget = rundownId !== null && rundownId === loadedRundownId;
-  const runtimeSelectedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
-  const effectiveSelectedEventId = isLoadedTarget ? runtimeSelectedEventId : null;
-  const { data: rundown, status } = useRundownById(rundownId);
-  const flatRundown = useMemo(
-    () => getFlatRundownMetadata(rundown, effectiveSelectedEventId),
-    [effectiveSelectedEventId, rundown],
-  );
-
-  return useMemo(
-    () => ({
-      rundownId,
-      rundown,
-      flatRundown,
-      status,
-      selectedEventId: effectiveSelectedEventId,
-    }),
-    [effectiveSelectedEventId, flatRundown, rundown, rundownId, status],
-  );
-}

apps/client/src/common/hooks/__tests__/useRundownSelection.test.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import {
   FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID,
-  getCuesheetRundownStorageKey,
+  getRundownSelectionStorageKey,
   resolveSelectedRundownId,
-} from '../useCuesheetRundownSelection';
+} from '../useRundownSelection';
 
-describe('useCuesheetRundownSelection helpers', () => {
-  it('builds a project-scoped storage key', () => {
-    expect(getCuesheetRundownStorageKey('http://localhost:4001', 'My Project')).toBe(
-      'cuesheet-selected-rundown:http://localhost:4001:My Project',
+describe('useRundownSelection helpers', () => {
+  it('builds a namespace and project scoped storage key', () => {
+    expect(getRundownSelectionStorageKey('cuesheet', 'http://localhost:4001', 'My Project')).toBe(
+      'rundown-selection:cuesheet:http://localhost:4001:My Project',
     );
   });
 

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

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import {
   OntimeGroup,
   OntimeMilestone,
   PatchWithId,
-  ProjectRundownsList,
   Rundown,
   SupportedEntry,
   TimeField,
@@ -32,9 +31,10 @@ import {
   swapEventData,
 } from 'ontime-utils';
 import { useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
+import isEqual from 'react-fast-compare';
 
 import { moveDown, moveUp, orderEntries } from '../../features/rundown/rundown.utils';
-import { CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY, PROJECT_RUNDOWNS, getRundownQueryKey } from '../api/constants';
+import { getRundownCacheKey } from '../api/constants';
 import {
   ReorderEntry,
   deleteEntries,
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import {
   requestFitGroupTarget,
 } from '../api/rundown';
 import { logAxiosError } from '../api/utils';
+import { useRundownScope } from '../context/RundownScopeContext';
 import { useEditorSettings } from '../stores/editorSettings';
 
 export type EventOptions = Partial<{
@@ -64,22 +65,38 @@ export type EventOptions = Partial<{
   lastEventId: MaybeString;
 }>;
 
+/**
+ * Applies a patch the way the server does, revision included.
+ *
+ * An entry revision advances on every change to that entry, which makes it a
+ * cheap marker for whether an entry has moved on. The optimistic entry has to
+ * carry the revision the server will return, otherwise the two disagree and the
+ * refetch resolves to a different object for no reason.
+ * Mirrors applyPatchToEntry in the rundown service: delays carry no revision.
+ */
+function patchEntry(entry: OntimeEntry, patch: Partial<OntimeEntry>): OntimeEntry {
+  if (isOntimeEvent(entry) || isOntimeGroup(entry) || isOntimeMilestone(entry)) {
+    return { ...entry, ...patch, revision: entry.revision + 1 } as OntimeEntry;
+  }
+  return { ...entry, ...patch } as OntimeEntry;
+}
+
 type ClientInsertOptions = {
   after?: EntryId;
   before?: EntryId;
 };
 
 /**
- * Gather utilities for actions on entries in the loaded rundown.
+ * Gather utilities for actions on entries in the rundown of the enclosing scope.
  */
-export const useEntryActions = () => useEntryActionsForRundown(undefined);
+export const useEntryActions = () => useEntryActionsForRundown(useRundownScope().rundownId);
 
 /**
  * Gather utilities for actions on entries in an explicitly selected rundown.
  */
-export const useScopedEntryActions = (rundownId: string | null) => useEntryActionsForRundown(rundownId ?? '');
+export const useScopedEntryActions = (rundownId: MaybeString) => useEntryActionsForRundown(rundownId ?? '');
 
-function useEntryActionsForRundown(scopedRundownId: string | undefined) {
+function useEntryActionsForRundown(scopedRundownId: string) {
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
   const {
     linkPrevious,
@@ -93,12 +110,8 @@ function useEntryActionsForRundown(scopedRundownId: string | undefined) {
   } = useEditorSettings();
 
   const resolveCurrentRundownQueryKey = useCallback(() => {
-    if (scopedRundownId !== undefined) {
-      return getRundownQueryKey(scopedRundownId);
-    }
-    const loadedRundownId = queryClient.getQueryData<ProjectRundownsList>(PROJECT_RUNDOWNS)?.loaded;
-    return loadedRundownId ? getRundownQueryKey(loadedRundownId) : CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY;
-  }, [queryClient, scopedRundownId]);
+    return getRundownCacheKey(scopedRundownId);
+  }, [scopedRundownId]);
 
   /**
    * Returns the currently loaded rundown
@@ -325,8 +338,10 @@ function useEntryActionsForRundown(scopedRundownId: string | undefined) {
       if (previousData && eventId) {
         // optimistically update object
         const newRundown = { ...previousData.entries };
-        // @ts-expect-error -- we expect the events to be of same type
-        newRundown[eventId] = { ...newRundown[eventId], ...newEvent };
+        const previousEntry = newRundown[eventId];
+        if (previousEntry) {
+          newRundown[eventId] = patchEntry(previousEntry, newEvent);
+        }
         queryClient.setQueryData<Rundown>(queryKey, {
           id: previousData.id,
           title: previousData.title,
@@ -340,6 +355,23 @@ function useEntryActionsForRundown(scopedRundownId: string | undefined) {
       // Return a context with the previous and new events
       return { previousData, newEvent, queryKey };
     },
+    // the server is the authority on the applied patch, it may normalise what we sent
+    onSuccess: (response, _variables, context) => {
+      const serverEntry = response.data;
+      if (!serverEntry || !context?.queryKey) return;
+
+      const cachedRundown = queryClient.getQueryData<Rundown>(context.queryKey);
+      if (!cachedRundown) return;
+
+      // our optimistic entry usually describes the change exactly, writing an
+      // identical entry would discard the cached reference for nothing
+      if (isEqual(cachedRundown.entries[serverEntry.id], serverEntry)) return;
+
+      queryClient.setQueryData<Rundown>(context.queryKey, {
+        ...cachedRundown,
+        entries: { ...cachedRundown.entries, [serverEntry.id]: serverEntry },
+      });
+    },
     // Mutation fails, rollback undoes optimist update
     onError: (_error, _newEvent, context) => {
       if (context?.previousData && context?.queryKey) {
@@ -512,10 +544,7 @@ function useEntryActionsForRundown(scopedRundownId: string | undefined) {
           if (Object.hasOwn(newRundown, eventId)) {
             const event = newRundown[eventId];
             if (isOntimeEvent(event)) {
-              newRundown[eventId] = {
-                ...event,
-                ...data,
-              };
+              newRundown[eventId] = patchEntry(event, data.data);
             }
           }
         });

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

@@ -2,14 +2,21 @@ import { useSessionStorage } from '@mantine/hooks';
 import { startTransition, useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router';
 
-import { useOrderedProjectList } from '../../common/hooks-query/useProjectList';
-import { useProjectRundowns } from '../../common/hooks-query/useProjectRundowns';
 import { serverURL } from '../../externals';
+import { useOrderedProjectList } from '../hooks-query/useProjectList';
+import { useProjectRundowns } from '../hooks-query/useProjectRundowns';
 
 export const FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID = '__follow-loaded__' as const;
 
-export function getCuesheetRundownStorageKey(server: string, projectFilename: string) {
-  return `cuesheet-selected-rundown:${server}:${projectFilename}`;
+/** each surface keeps its own selection, so panels can point at different rundowns */
+export type RundownSelectionNamespace = 'cuesheet';
+
+export function getRundownSelectionStorageKey(
+  namespace: RundownSelectionNamespace,
+  server: string,
+  projectFilename: string,
+) {
+  return `rundown-selection:${namespace}:${server}:${projectFilename}`;
 }
 
 export function resolveSelectedRundownId(storedSelectedRundownId: string | null, availableRundownIds: Set<string>) {
@@ -17,14 +24,22 @@ export function resolveSelectedRundownId(storedSelectedRundownId: string | null,
   return FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID;
 }
 
-export function useCuesheetRundownSelection() {
+/**
+ * Persisted choice of which rundown a surface operates on.
+ * The resolved id is meant to be handed to a rundown scope provider,
+ * where null means follow whichever rundown is loaded.
+ */
+export function useRundownSelection(namespace: RundownSelectionNamespace) {
   'use memo';
 
   const { data: projectRundowns } = useProjectRundowns();
   const {
     data: { lastLoadedProject },
   } = useOrderedProjectList();
-  const storageKey = useMemo(() => getCuesheetRundownStorageKey(serverURL, lastLoadedProject), [lastLoadedProject]);
+  const storageKey = useMemo(
+    () => getRundownSelectionStorageKey(namespace, serverURL, lastLoadedProject),
+    [namespace, lastLoadedProject],
+  );
   const [storedSelectedRundownId, setStoredSelectedRundownId] = useSessionStorage<string | null>({
     key: storageKey,
     defaultValue: FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID,
@@ -38,6 +53,8 @@ export function useCuesheetRundownSelection() {
   return {
     loadedRundownId,
     selectedRundownId,
+    /** id for the rundown scope, null follows the loaded rundown */
+    scopedRundownId: selectedRundownId === FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID ? null : selectedRundownId,
     projectRundowns: projectRundowns.rundowns,
     setSelectedRundownId: (rundownId: string) => {
       startTransition(() => {
@@ -52,7 +69,7 @@ export function useDirectLinkToBackgroundEdit() {
     data: { lastLoadedProject },
   } = useOrderedProjectList();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
-  const storageKey = getCuesheetRundownStorageKey(serverURL, lastLoadedProject);
+  const storageKey = getRundownSelectionStorageKey('cuesheet', serverURL, lastLoadedProject);
   const [_, setStoredSelectedRundownId] = useSessionStorage<string | null>({ key: storageKey, defaultValue: null });
 
   return useCallback(

apps/client/src/common/stores/__tests__/eventSelectionStore.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { Rundown, SupportedEntry } from 'ontime-types';
+
+import { createEventSelectionStore } from '../eventSelectionStore';
+
+function makeRundown(id: string, eventIds: string[]): Rundown {
+  return {
+    id,
+    title: id,
+    order: eventIds,
+    flatOrder: eventIds,
+    entries: Object.fromEntries(eventIds.map((entryId) => [entryId, { id: entryId, type: SupportedEntry.Event }])),
+    revision: 1,
+  } as unknown as Rundown;
+}
+
+describe('createEventSelectionStore', () => {
+  it('keeps selections of separate instances independent', () => {
+    const first = createEventSelectionStore(() => makeRundown('rundown-a', ['a1', 'a2']));
+    const second = createEventSelectionStore(() => makeRundown('rundown-b', ['b1', 'b2']));
+
+    first.getState().setSingleEntrySelection({ id: 'a1' });
+    second.getState().setSingleEntrySelection({ id: 'b2' });
+
+    expect(first.getState().cursor).toBe('a1');
+    expect(second.getState().cursor).toBe('b2');
+    expect(first.getState().selectedEvents).toEqual(new Set(['a1']));
+    expect(second.getState().selectedEvents).toEqual(new Set(['b2']));
+  });
+
+  it('resolves a shift range against the injected rundown', () => {
+    const store = createEventSelectionStore(() => makeRundown('rundown-a', ['a1', 'a2', 'a3']));
+
+    store.getState().setSelectedEvents({ id: 'a3', index: 2, selectMode: 'shift' });
+
+    // without an anchor the range runs from the top up to the clicked index
+    expect(store.getState().selectedEvents).toEqual(new Set(['a1', 'a2']));
+    expect(store.getState().anchoredIndex).toBe(2);
+  });
+
+  it('replaces the selection set so subscribers on the set re-render', () => {
+    const store = createEventSelectionStore(() => makeRundown('rundown-a', ['a1', 'a2']));
+
+    store.getState().setSelectedEvents({ id: 'a1', index: 0, selectMode: 'click' });
+    const afterClick = store.getState().selectedEvents;
+
+    store.getState().setSelectedEvents({ id: 'a2', index: 1, selectMode: 'ctrl' });
+    const afterAdd = store.getState().selectedEvents;
+    expect(afterAdd).not.toBe(afterClick);
+    expect(afterAdd).toEqual(new Set(['a1', 'a2']));
+
+    store.getState().unselect('a1');
+    const afterUnselect = store.getState().selectedEvents;
+    expect(afterUnselect).not.toBe(afterAdd);
+    expect(afterUnselect).toEqual(new Set(['a2']));
+  });
+
+  it('does not select when the rundown is unavailable', () => {
+    const store = createEventSelectionStore(() => undefined);
+
+    store.getState().setSelectedEvents({ id: 'a1', index: 0, selectMode: 'shift' });
+
+    expect(store.getState().selectedEvents).toEqual(new Set());
+  });
+});

apps/client/src/common/stores/entryCopyStore.ts

@@ -1,14 +1,21 @@
+import { MaybeString } from 'ontime-types';
 import { create } from 'zustand';
 
 type EntryCopyStore = {
-  entryCopyId: string | null;
+  entryCopyId: MaybeString;
+  /** rundown the copied entry belongs to, so a paste knows whether it crosses rundowns */
+  entryCopyRundownId: MaybeString;
   entryCopyMode: 'copy' | 'cut';
-  setEntryCopyId: (eventId: string | null, mode?: 'copy' | 'cut') => void;
+  setEntryCopyId: (eventId: MaybeString, rundownId: MaybeString, mode?: 'copy' | 'cut') => void;
 };
 
+/**
+ * The clipboard is shared across rundowns so entries can be moved between them
+ */
 export const useEntryCopy = create<EntryCopyStore>()((set) => ({
   entryCopyId: null,
+  entryCopyRundownId: null,
   entryCopyMode: 'copy',
-  setEntryCopyId: (entryCopyId: string | null, mode: 'copy' | 'cut' = 'copy') =>
-    set({ entryCopyId, entryCopyMode: mode }),
+  setEntryCopyId: (entryCopyId: MaybeString, entryCopyRundownId: MaybeString, mode: 'copy' | 'cut' = 'copy') =>
+    set({ entryCopyId, entryCopyRundownId, entryCopyMode: mode }),
 }));

apps/client/src/common/stores/eventSelectionStore.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+import { EntryId, MaybeNumber, Rundown, isOntimeEvent } from 'ontime-types';
+import { MouseEvent } from 'react';
+import { StoreApi } from 'zustand';
+import { createStore } from 'zustand/vanilla';
+
+import { isMacOS } from '../utils/deviceUtils';
+
+export type SelectionMode = 'shift' | 'click' | 'ctrl';
+
+export interface EventSelectionStore {
+  selectedEvents: Set<EntryId>;
+  anchoredIndex: MaybeNumber;
+  cursor: EntryId | null;
+  entryMode: 'event' | 'single' | null;
+  scrollHandler: ((id: EntryId) => void) | null;
+  setSingleEntrySelection: (selectionArgs: { id: EntryId }) => void;
+  setSelectedEvents: (selectionArgs: { id: EntryId; index: number; selectMode: SelectionMode }) => void;
+  clearSelectedEvents: () => void;
+  clearMultiSelect: () => void;
+  unselect: (id: EntryId) => void;
+  setScrollHandler: (handler: ((id: EntryId) => void) | null) => void;
+  scrollToEntry: (id: EntryId) => void;
+}
+
+export type EventSelectionStoreApi = StoreApi<EventSelectionStore>;
+
+/**
+ * Keeps track of the selected entries and selection mode
+ * Provides methods to update the selection based on user interactions
+ *
+ * One store instance exists per rundown scope, so panels showing different
+ * rundowns keep independent selections. The rundown the selection refers to is
+ * injected as `getRundown` rather than resolved from the loaded rundown.
+ */
+export function createEventSelectionStore(getRundown: () => Rundown | undefined): EventSelectionStoreApi {
+  return createStore<EventSelectionStore>()((set, get) => ({
+    selectedEvents: new Set(),
+    anchoredIndex: null,
+    cursor: null,
+    entryMode: null,
+    scrollHandler: null,
+    setSingleEntrySelection: ({ id }) => {
+      set({ selectedEvents: new Set([id]), anchoredIndex: null, cursor: id, entryMode: 'single' });
+    },
+    setSelectedEvents: ({ id, index, selectMode }) => {
+      const { selectedEvents, anchoredIndex, entryMode } = get();
+
+      // if we are in single mode, we replace the selection and change the mode
+      if (entryMode === 'single') {
+        return set({ selectedEvents: new Set([id]), anchoredIndex: index, cursor: id, entryMode: 'event' });
+      }
+
+      // on click, we replace selection with event
+      if (selectMode === 'click') {
+        return set({ selectedEvents: new Set([id]), anchoredIndex: index, cursor: id, entryMode: 'event' });
+      }
+
+      // on ctrl + click, we toggle the selection of that event
+      if (selectMode === 'ctrl') {
+        const rundownData = getRundown();
+        if (!rundownData) return;
+
+        // if it doesnt exist, simply add to the list and set an anchor
+        if (!selectedEvents.has(id)) {
+          return set({
+            selectedEvents: new Set(selectedEvents).add(id),
+            anchoredIndex: index,
+            cursor: id,
+            entryMode: 'event',
+          });
+        }
+
+        // if event is already selected, we remove it from selection
+        // and set the anchor to the event after
+        const withoutId = new Set(selectedEvents);
+        withoutId.delete(id);
+
+        const nextIndex = rundownData.order.findIndex(
+          (eventId, i) => i > index && isOntimeEvent(rundownData.entries[eventId]) && withoutId.has(eventId),
+        );
+
+        // if we didnt find anything after, set the anchor to the last event
+        return set({
+          selectedEvents: withoutId,
+          anchoredIndex: nextIndex < 0 ? rundownData.order.length - 1 : nextIndex,
+          entryMode: 'event',
+        });
+      }
+
+      // on shift + click, we select a range of events up to the clicked event
+      if (selectMode === 'shift') {
+        const rundownData = getRundown();
+        if (!rundownData) return;
+
+        // get list of rundown with only ontime events
+        const eventIds: EntryId[] = [];
+        rundownData.flatOrder.forEach((eventId) => {
+          const event = rundownData.entries[eventId];
+          if (isOntimeEvent(event)) {
+            eventIds.push(event.id);
+          }
+        });
+
+        const start = anchoredIndex === null ? 0 : Math.min(anchoredIndex, index);
+        const end = anchoredIndex === null ? index : Math.max(anchoredIndex, index + 1);
+
+        // create new set with range of ids from start to end
+        const selectedEventIds = eventIds.slice(start, end);
+
+        return set({
+          selectedEvents: new Set([...selectedEvents, ...selectedEventIds]),
+          anchoredIndex: index,
+          entryMode: 'event',
+        });
+      }
+    },
+    clearSelectedEvents: () => set({ selectedEvents: new Set(), anchoredIndex: null, cursor: null, entryMode: null }),
+    clearMultiSelect: () => {
+      const { selectedEvents } = get();
+      const [firstSelected] = selectedEvents;
+      set({
+        selectedEvents: new Set(firstSelected ? [firstSelected] : []),
+        anchoredIndex: null,
+        entryMode: null,
+      });
+    },
+    unselect: (id: string) => {
+      const { entryMode, selectedEvents } = get();
+      const remaining = new Set(selectedEvents);
+      remaining.delete(id);
+      set({
+        selectedEvents: remaining,
+        entryMode: remaining.size === 0 ? null : entryMode,
+      });
+    },
+    // Sets the scroll handler for programmatic scrolling to entries
+    setScrollHandler: (handler) => set({ scrollHandler: handler }),
+    // Scrolls to the specified entry using the registered scroll handler
+    scrollToEntry: (id: EntryId) => {
+      const handler = get().scrollHandler;
+      if (handler) {
+        handler(id);
+      }
+    },
+  }));
+}
+
+export function getSelectionMode(event: MouseEvent): SelectionMode {
+  if ((isMacOS() && event.metaKey) || event.ctrlKey) {
+    return 'ctrl';
+  }
+
+  if (event.shiftKey) {
+    return 'shift';
+  }
+
+  return 'click';
+}

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

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import type { AutomationOutput } from 'ontime-types';
+
+import { summariseOutputs } from '../automationOutputs';
+
+describe('summariseOutputs', () => {
+  it('returns an empty list when there are no outputs', () => {
+    expect(summariseOutputs([])).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it('counts repeated output kinds', () => {
+    const outputs: AutomationOutput[] = [
+      { type: 'osc', targetIP: '127.0.0.1', targetPort: 8000, address: '/go', args: '' },
+      { type: 'osc', targetIP: '127.0.0.1', targetPort: 8000, address: '/stop', args: '' },
+      { type: 'http', url: 'http://127.0.0.1/start' },
+    ];
+
+    expect(summariseOutputs(outputs)).toEqual([
+      { type: 'osc', label: 'OSC', count: 2 },
+      { type: 'http', label: 'HTTP', count: 1 },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('presents kinds in a stable order regardless of insertion order', () => {
+    const outputs: AutomationOutput[] = [
+      { type: 'ontime', action: 'aux1-start' },
+      { type: 'http', url: 'http://127.0.0.1/start' },
+      { type: 'osc', targetIP: '127.0.0.1', targetPort: 8000, address: '/go', args: '' },
+    ];
+
+    expect(summariseOutputs(outputs).map(({ type }) => type)).toEqual(['osc', 'http', 'ontime']);
+  });
+});

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

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import type { AutomationOutput } from 'ontime-types';
+
+const outputLabels: Record<AutomationOutput['type'], string> = {
+  osc: 'OSC',
+  http: 'HTTP',
+  ontime: 'Ontime',
+};
+
+export type OutputSummary = {
+  type: AutomationOutput['type'];
+  label: string;
+  count: number;
+};
+
+export function summariseOutputs(outputs: AutomationOutput[]): OutputSummary[] {
+  const counts = new Map<AutomationOutput['type'], number>();
+
+  for (const output of outputs) {
+    counts.set(output.type, (counts.get(output.type) ?? 0) + 1);
+  }
+
+  const order: AutomationOutput['type'][] = ['osc', 'http', 'ontime'];
+  return order
+    .filter((type) => counts.has(type))
+    .map((type) => ({ type, label: outputLabels[type], count: counts.get(type) as number }));
+}

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

@@ -242,12 +242,12 @@ export function maybeInvalidateRundownCache(revision: MaybeNumber, rundownId?: s
     return;
   }
 
-  // skip if we dont recognise the ID the revision is lower
   const queryKey = getRundownQueryKey(rundownId);
   const cachedRundown = ontimeQueryClient.getQueryData<{ revision: number }>(queryKey);
 
-  if (revision === cachedRundown?.revision) {
-    // we already have the latest change
+  // we already have this change, or something newer
+  // messages can arrive after a refetch has already brought in a later revision
+  if (revision !== null && cachedRundown !== undefined && revision <= cachedRundown.revision) {
     return;
   }
 

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel-content/PanelContent.module.scss

@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ $content-max-width: 1280px;
   max-width: $content-max-width;
   margin: 0 auto 1rem;
   padding-inline: 1rem;
-  overflow-y: auto;
+  // Own both scroll axes so sticky table headers stay anchored to the panel viewport.
+  overflow: auto;
   flex-grow: 1;
   // room for the last section to scroll to the top of the viewport
   padding-bottom: 40vh;

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/automations-panel/AutomationForm.module.scss

@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@
   font-size: calc(1rem - 1px);
   color: $ui-white;
 
-  // the shared modal body owns scrolling for this regular form modal
-  min-height: 100%;
   padding-block: 0.5rem;
+  padding-right: 0.5rem;
 
   h3 {
     font-size: 1rem;
@@ -27,10 +26,7 @@
 }
 
 .titleSection,
-.filterSection,
-.oscSection,
-.httpSection,
-.actionSection {
+.filterSection {
   display: grid;
   grid-gap: 0.5rem;
 
@@ -41,10 +37,7 @@
 
 .titleSection,
 .ruleSection,
-.filterSection,
-.oscSection,
-.httpSection,
-.actionSection {
+.filterSection {
   label,
   div {
     // we use the div as non-interactive placeholder for button cells
@@ -61,26 +54,85 @@
 }
 
 .filterSection {
-  grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr 2fr auto;
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(11rem, 1.25fr) minmax(10rem, 1fr) minmax(13rem, 1.75fr) auto;
+  align-items: end;
 }
 
-.oscSection {
-  grid-template-columns: 9rem 5rem 3fr 4fr auto;
-}
+@media (max-width: $min-tablet) {
+  .filterSection {
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr auto;
 
-.httpSection {
-  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
-}
-
-.actionSection {
-  grid-template-columns: auto 1fr 1fr auto;
-
-  .test {
-    grid-column: -1;
+    label:last-of-type {
+      grid-column: 1 / -1;
+    }
   }
 }
 
-.outputCard {
+.card {
+  border: 1px solid $white-10;
   border-left: 0.25rem solid $gray-1200;
-  padding-left: 0.5rem;
+  border-radius: $component-border-radius-md;
+  background-color: $black-10;
+
+  label {
+    display: block;
+    font-size: calc(1rem - 3px);
+    color: $label-gray;
+  }
+}
+
+.cardHeader {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid $white-10;
+}
+
+.cardSummary {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-width: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  color: $secondary-text-gray;
+  font-size: $aux-text-size;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.cardBody {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(11rem, 1fr));
+  gap: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
+  padding: 0.75rem;
+}
+
+.spanFull {
+  grid-column: 1 / -1;
+}
+
+.testOk {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.25rem;
+  color: $green-400;
+  font-size: $aux-text-size;
+}
+
+.testError {
+  padding: 0 0.75rem 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.tagOsc {
+  background-color: $blue-1000;
+  color: $blue-300;
+}
+
+.tagHttp {
+  background-color: $green-1000;
+  color: $green-300;
+}
+
+.tagOntime {
+  background-color: $gray-1000;
+  color: $gray-200;
 }

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/automations-panel/AutomationForm.tsx

@@ -1,14 +1,5 @@
-import {
-  Automation,
-  AutomationDTO,
-  HTTPOutput,
-  OSCOutput,
-  OntimeAction,
-  isHTTPOutput,
-  isOSCOutput,
-  isOntimeAction,
-} from 'ontime-types';
-import { useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { Automation, AutomationDTO, isHTTPOutput, isOSCOutput, isOntimeAction } from 'ontime-types';
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { useFieldArray, useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
 import { IoAdd, IoTrash } from 'react-icons/io5';
 
@@ -16,25 +7,28 @@ import { addAutomation, editAutomation, testOutput } from '../../../../common/ap
 import { maybeAxiosError } from '../../../../common/api/utils';
 import Button from '../../../../common/components/buttons/Button';
 import IconButton from '../../../../common/components/buttons/IconButton';
+import { DropdownMenu } from '../../../../common/components/dropdown-menu/DropdownMenu';
 import Info from '../../../../common/components/info/Info';
 import Input from '../../../../common/components/input/input/Input';
 import ExternalLink from '../../../../common/components/link/external-link/ExternalLink';
 import Modal from '../../../../common/components/modal/Modal';
 import RadioGroup from '../../../../common/components/radio-group/RadioGroup';
 import Select from '../../../../common/components/select/Select';
-import Tag from '../../../../common/components/tag/Tag';
 import useAutomationSettings from '../../../../common/hooks-query/useAutomationSettings';
 import useCustomFields from '../../../../common/hooks-query/useCustomFields';
-import { startsWithHttp } from '../../../../common/utils/regex';
+import { isOntimeCloud } from '../../../../externals';
 import * as Panel from '../../panel-utils/PanelUtils';
-import { isAutomation, makeFieldList } from './automationUtils';
+import { isAutomation, makeFieldList, operators, type OutputErrors } from './automationUtils';
+import HttpOutputForm from './HttpOutputForm';
 import OntimeActionForm from './OntimeActionForm';
-import TemplateInput from './template-input/TemplateInput';
+import OscOutputForm from './OscOutputForm';
+import OutputCard, { type TestState } from './OutputCard';
 
 import style from './AutomationForm.module.scss';
 
 const integrationsDocsUrl = 'https://docs.getontime.no/api/automation/#using-variables-in-automation';
 const formId = 'automation-form';
+const testFeedbackDuration = 2000;
 
 interface AutomationFormProps {
   automation: Automation | AutomationDTO;
@@ -46,13 +40,15 @@ export default function AutomationForm({ automation, onClose }: AutomationFormPr
   const { data } = useCustomFields();
   const { refetch } = useAutomationSettings();
   const fieldList = useMemo(() => makeFieldList(data), [data]);
+  const [testResults, setTestResults] = useState<Record<string, TestState>>({});
+  const [submitError, setSubmitError] = useState<string>();
+  const feedbackTimers = useRef<Record<string, ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>>>({});
 
   const {
     control,
     handleSubmit,
     getValues,
     register,
-    setError,
     setFocus,
     setValue,
     watch,
@@ -93,6 +89,28 @@ export default function AutomationForm({ automation, onClose }: AutomationFormPr
     setFocus('title');
   }, [setFocus]);
 
+  // Clear delayed output-test feedback when the modal unmounts.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const timers = feedbackTimers.current;
+    return () => Object.values(timers).forEach(clearTimeout);
+  }, []);
+
+  const reportTest = (key: string, state: TestState) => {
+    setTestResults((prev) => ({ ...prev, [key]: state }));
+    clearTimeout(feedbackTimers.current[key]);
+
+    if (state.status === 'ok') {
+      feedbackTimers.current[key] = setTimeout(() => {
+        setTestResults((prev) => {
+          const { [key]: _discarded, ...rest } = prev;
+          return rest;
+        });
+      }, testFeedbackDuration);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const getOutputErrors = (index: number) => errors.outputs?.[index] as OutputErrors | undefined;
+
   const handleAddNewFilter = () => {
     appendFilter({ field: '', operator: 'equals', value: '' });
   };
@@ -106,57 +124,33 @@ export default function AutomationForm({ automation, onClose }: AutomationFormPr
     appendOutput({ type: 'http', url: '' });
   };
 
-  const handleAddnewOntimeAction = () => {
+  const handleAddNewOntimeAction = () => {
     appendOutput({ type: 'ontime', action: 'aux1-start' });
   };
 
-  const handleTestOSCOutput = async (index: number) => {
-    try {
-      const values = getValues(`outputs.${index}`) as OSCOutput;
-      if (!values.targetIP || !values.targetPort || !values.address) {
+  const handleTest = async (index: number, key: string) => {
+    const values = getValues(`outputs.${index}`);
+
+    if (isOSCOutput(values) && (!values.targetIP || !values.targetPort || !values.address)) {
+      reportTest(key, { status: 'error', message: 'Fill in the target and address before testing' });
       return;
     }
-      await testOutput({
-        type: 'osc',
-        targetIP: values.targetIP,
-        targetPort: values.targetPort,
-        address: values.address,
-        args: values.args,
-      });
-    } catch (_error) {
-      /** we dont handle errors here, users should use the network tab */
-    }
-  };
-
-  const handleTestHTTPOutput = async (index: number) => {
-    try {
-      const values = getValues(`outputs.${index}`) as HTTPOutput;
-      if (!values.url) {
+    if (isHTTPOutput(values) && !values.url) {
+      reportTest(key, { status: 'error', message: 'Add a target URL before testing' });
       return;
     }
-      await testOutput({
-        type: 'http',
-        url: values.url,
-      });
-    } catch (_error) {
-      /** we dont handle errors here, users should use the network tab */
-    }
-  };
 
-  const handleTestOntimeAction = async (index: number) => {
+    reportTest(key, { status: 'sending' });
     try {
-      const values = getValues(`outputs.${index}`) as OntimeAction;
-      // NOTE: there is no meaningful validation to do here, we let the server deal with the data
-      await testOutput({
-        ...values,
-        type: 'ontime',
-      });
-    } catch (_error) {
-      /** we dont handle errors here */
+      await testOutput(values);
+      reportTest(key, { status: 'ok', message: 'Request sent' });
+    } catch (error) {
+      reportTest(key, { status: 'error', message: maybeAxiosError(error) });
     }
   };
 
   const onSubmit = async (values: AutomationDTO) => {
+    setSubmitError(undefined);
     if (isAutomation(automation)) {
       await handleEdit(automation.id, { id: automation.id, ...values });
     } else {
@@ -169,7 +163,7 @@ export default function AutomationForm({ automation, onClose }: AutomationFormPr
         await editAutomation(id, values);
         onClose();
       } catch (error) {
-        setError('root', { message: maybeAxiosError(error) });
+        setSubmitError(maybeAxiosError(error));
       }
     }
 
@@ -178,12 +172,43 @@ export default function AutomationForm({ automation, onClose }: AutomationFormPr
         await addAutomation(values);
         onClose();
       } catch (error) {
-        setError('root', { message: maybeAxiosError(error) });
+        setSubmitError(maybeAxiosError(error));
       }
     }
   };
 
   const canSubmit = !isSubmitting && isDirty && isValid;
+  const addOutputMenu = (
+    <DropdownMenu
+      render={<Button />}
+      items={[
+        ...(isOntimeCloud
+          ? []
+          : [
+              {
+                type: 'item' as const,
+                label: 'OSC',
+                description: 'Send an OSC message to a device on the network',
+                onClick: handleAddNewOSCOutput,
+              },
+            ]),
+        {
+          type: 'item' as const,
+          label: 'HTTP',
+          description: 'Call a URL, for webhooks and REST APIs',
+          onClick: handleAddNewHTTPOutput,
+        },
+        {
+          type: 'item' as const,
+          label: 'Ontime action',
+          description: 'Change something inside Ontime, like a message or an aux timer',
+          onClick: handleAddNewOntimeAction,
+        },
+      ]}
+    >
+      Add output <IoAdd />
+    </DropdownMenu>
+  );
 
   return (
     <Modal
@@ -202,7 +227,7 @@ export default function AutomationForm({ automation, onClose }: AutomationFormPr
                 <Input
                   {...register('title', { required: { value: true, message: 'Required field' } })}
                   fluid
-                  placeholder='Load preset'
+                  placeholder='Automation title'
                 />
               </label>
               <Panel.Error>{errors.title?.message}</Panel.Error>
@@ -223,6 +248,9 @@ export default function AutomationForm({ automation, onClose }: AutomationFormPr
                     { value: 'any', label: 'Any filter passes' },
                   ]}
                 />
+                <Panel.Description>
+                  All filters pass requires every condition to match. Any filter passes requires at least one match.
+                </Panel.Description>
               </label>
               {fieldFilters.map((field, index) => {
                 const key = `filters.${index}.field.${field.id}`;
@@ -264,11 +292,7 @@ export default function AutomationForm({ automation, onClose }: AutomationFormPr
                             { shouldDirty: true },
                           );
                         }}
-                        options={[
-                          { value: 'equals', label: 'equals' },
-                          { value: 'not_equals', label: 'not equals' },
-                          { value: 'contains', label: 'contains' },
-                        ]}
+                        options={operators}
                         aria-label='Operator'
                       />
                       <Panel.Error>{errors.filters?.[index]?.operator?.message}</Panel.Error>
@@ -305,150 +329,52 @@ export default function AutomationForm({ automation, onClose }: AutomationFormPr
             <Info>
               Automation outputs can be used to send data from Ontime to external software <br />
               or to change properties of Ontime itself. <br /> <br />
-              Use Ontime runtime data in these fields with template strings. Type {'{{'} to see autocomplete, or{' '}
+              <span>
+                Use Ontime runtime data in these fields with template strings. Type{' '}
+                <Panel.Highlight>{'{{'}</Panel.Highlight> to see autocomplete, or{' '}
                 <ExternalLink href={integrationsDocsUrl}>read the docs</ExternalLink>
+              </span>
             </Info>
 
+            {fieldOutputs.length === 0 && (
+              <Panel.EmptyState
+                title='This automation does nothing yet'
+                description='An automation without outputs will be triggered, but it has nothing to send.'
+                action={addOutputMenu}
+              />
+            )}
             {fieldOutputs.map((output, index) => {
-              if (isOSCOutput(output)) {
-                const rowErrors = errors.outputs?.[index] as
-                  | {
-                      targetIP?: { message?: string };
-                      targetPort?: { message?: string };
-                      address?: { message?: string };
-                      args?: { message?: string };
-                    }
-                  | undefined;
+              const cardProps = {
+                testState: testResults[output.id],
+                onTest: () => handleTest(index, output.id),
+                onDelete: () => removeOutput(index),
+              };
+              const rowErrors = getOutputErrors(index);
 
+              if (isOSCOutput(output)) {
                 return (
-                  <div key={output.id} className={style.outputCard}>
-                    <Tag>OSC</Tag>
-                    <div className={style.oscSection}>
-                      <label>
-                        Target IP
-                        <Input
-                          {...register(`outputs.${index}.targetIP`, {
-                            required: { value: true, message: 'Required field' },
-                          })}
-                          fluid
-                          placeholder='127.0.0.1'
-                        />
-                        <Panel.Error>{rowErrors?.targetIP?.message}</Panel.Error>
-                      </label>
-                      <label>
-                        Target Port
-                        <Input
-                          {...register(`outputs.${index}.targetPort`, {
-                            required: { value: true, message: 'Required field' },
-                            setValueAs: (value) => (value === '' ? 0 : Number(value)),
-                            max: { value: 65535, message: 'Port must be within range 1024 - 65535' },
-                            min: { value: 1024, message: 'Port must be within range 1024 - 65535' },
-                          })}
-                          fluid
-                          type='number'
-                          maxLength={5}
-                          placeholder='8000'
-                        />
-                        <Panel.Error>{rowErrors?.targetPort?.message}</Panel.Error>
-                      </label>
-                      <label>
-                        Address
-                        <TemplateInput
-                          {...register(`outputs.${index}.address`)}
-                          value={output.address}
-                          fluid
-                          placeholder='/cue/start'
-                        />
-                        <Panel.Error>{rowErrors?.address?.message}</Panel.Error>
-                      </label>
-                      <label>
-                        Arguments
-                        <TemplateInput
-                          {...register(`outputs.${index}.args`)}
-                          value={output.args}
-                          fluid
-                          placeholder='1'
-                        />
-                        <Panel.Error>{rowErrors?.args?.message}</Panel.Error>
-                      </label>
-                      <div>
-                        <span>&nbsp;</span>
-                        <Panel.InlineElements relation='inner'>
-                          <Button variant='ghosted-white' onClick={() => handleTestOSCOutput(index)}>
-                            Test
-                          </Button>
-                          <IconButton
-                            aria-label='Delete'
-                            variant='ghosted-destructive'
-                            onClick={() => removeOutput(index)}
+                  <OutputCard
+                    key={output.id}
+                    label='OSC'
+                    kindClass={style.tagOsc}
+                    summary={watch(`outputs.${index}.address`)}
+                    unavailableReason={isOntimeCloud ? 'Unavailable in Ontime Cloud' : undefined}
+                    {...cardProps}
                   >
-                            <IoTrash />
-                          </IconButton>
-                        </Panel.InlineElements>
-                      </div>
-                    </div>
-                  </div>
+                    <OscOutputForm index={index} output={output} register={register} rowErrors={rowErrors} />
+                  </OutputCard>
                 );
               }
               if (isHTTPOutput(output)) {
-                const rowErrors = errors.outputs?.[index] as
-                  | {
-                      url?: { message?: string };
-                    }
-                  | undefined;
                 return (
-                  <div key={output.id} className={style.outputCard}>
-                    <Tag>HTTP</Tag>
-                    <div className={style.httpSection}>
-                      <label>
-                        Target URL
-                        <TemplateInput
-                          {...register(`outputs.${index}.url`, {
-                            required: { value: true, message: 'Required field' },
-                            pattern: {
-                              value: startsWithHttp,
-                              message: 'HTTP messages should target http:// or https://',
-                            },
-                          })}
-                          value={output.url}
-                          fluid
-                          placeholder='http://127.0.0.1/start/1'
-                        />
-                        <Panel.Error>{rowErrors?.url?.message}</Panel.Error>
-                      </label>
-                      <div>
-                        <span>&nbsp;</span>
-                        <Panel.InlineElements relation='inner'>
-                          <Button variant='ghosted-white' onClick={() => handleTestHTTPOutput(index)}>
-                            Test
-                          </Button>
-                          <IconButton
-                            aria-label='Delete'
-                            variant='ghosted-destructive'
-                            onClick={() => removeOutput(index)}
-                          >
-                            <IoTrash />
-                          </IconButton>
-                        </Panel.InlineElements>
-                      </div>
-                    </div>
-                  </div>
+                  <OutputCard key={output.id} label='HTTP' kindClass={style.tagHttp} {...cardProps}>
+                    <HttpOutputForm index={index} output={output} register={register} rowErrors={rowErrors} />
+                  </OutputCard>
                 );
               }
-
               if (isOntimeAction(output)) {
-                const rowErrors = errors.outputs?.[index] as
-                  | {
-                      action?: { message?: string };
-                      time?: { message?: string };
-                      text?: { message?: string };
-                      visible?: { message?: string };
-                      secondarySource?: { message?: string };
-                    }
-                  | undefined;
                 return (
-                  <div key={output.id} className={style.outputCard}>
-                    <Tag>Ontime action</Tag>
+                  <OutputCard key={output.id} label='Ontime action' kindClass={style.tagOntime} {...cardProps}>
                     <OntimeActionForm
                       value={output.action}
                       index={index}
@@ -456,44 +382,19 @@ export default function AutomationForm({ automation, onClose }: AutomationFormPr
                       rowErrors={rowErrors}
                       setValue={setValue}
                       watch={watch}
-                    >
-                      <span>&nbsp;</span>
-                      <Panel.InlineElements relation='inner'>
-                        <Button variant='ghosted-white' onClick={() => handleTestOntimeAction(index)}>
-                          Test
-                        </Button>
-                        <IconButton
-                          aria-label='Delete'
-                          variant='ghosted-destructive'
-                          onClick={() => removeOutput(index)}
-                        >
-                          <IoTrash />
-                        </IconButton>
-                      </Panel.InlineElements>
-                    </OntimeActionForm>
-                  </div>
+                    />
+                  </OutputCard>
                 );
               }
-
               return null;
             })}
-            <Panel.InlineElements relation='inner'>
-              <Button onClick={handleAddNewOSCOutput}>
-                OSC <IoAdd />
-              </Button>
-              <Button onClick={handleAddNewHTTPOutput}>
-                HTTP <IoAdd />
-              </Button>
-              <Button onClick={handleAddnewOntimeAction}>
-                Ontime action <IoAdd />
-              </Button>
-            </Panel.InlineElements>
+            {fieldOutputs.length > 0 && addOutputMenu}
           </div>
         </form>
       }
       footerElements={
         <>
-          {errors?.root && <Panel.Error>{errors.root.message}</Panel.Error>}
+          {submitError && <Panel.Error>{submitError}</Panel.Error>}
           <Button onClick={onClose}>Cancel</Button>
           <Button variant='primary' type='submit' form={formId} disabled={!canSubmit} loading={isSubmitting}>
             Save

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/automations-panel/AutomationSettingsForm.tsx

@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ export default function AutomationSettingsForm({
         <Panel.Section>
           <Info>
             <span>Control Ontime and share its data with external systems in your workflow.</span>
-            <span>- Automations allow Ontime to send its data on lifecycle triggers.</span>
+            <span>- An automation is what to send: OSC and HTTP messages, or an action inside Ontime.</span>
+            <span>- A trigger is when to send it. Triggers for a single event live in the event editor.</span>
             <span>- OSC Input tells Ontime to listen to messages on the specific port.</span>
             <ExternalLink href={oscApiDocsUrl}>See the docs</ExternalLink>
           </Info>

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/automations-panel/AutomationsList.module.scss

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.table {
+  min-width: 36rem;
+}

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/automations-panel/AutomationsList.tsx

@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@ import IconButton from '../../../../common/components/buttons/IconButton';
 import Info from '../../../../common/components/info/Info';
 import Tag from '../../../../common/components/tag/Tag';
 import useAutomationSettings from '../../../../common/hooks-query/useAutomationSettings';
+import { summariseOutputs } from '../../../../common/utils/automationOutputs';
 import * as Panel from '../../panel-utils/PanelUtils';
 import AutomationForm from './AutomationForm';
 
+import style from './AutomationsList.module.scss';
+
 const automationPlaceholder: AutomationDTO = {
   title: '',
   filterRule: 'all',
@@ -60,19 +63,18 @@ export default function AutomationsList({ automations, enabledAutomations, isLoa
 
         <Panel.Section>
           {enabledAutomations === false && (
-            <Info>
-              Automations are disabled. You can still manage automation definitions here, but they will not run until
-              enabled.
+            <Info type='warning'>
+              Automations are disabled. You can still manage them, but they won&apos;t run until enabled.
             </Info>
           )}
 
-          <Panel.Table>
+          <Panel.Table className={style.table}>
             <thead>
               <tr>
                 <th style={{ width: '45%' }}>Title</th>
-                <th style={{ width: '15%' }}>Trigger rule</th>
+                <th style={{ width: '15%' }}>Filter rule</th>
                 <th style={{ width: '15%' }}>Filters</th>
-                <th style={{ width: '15%' }}>Outputs</th>
+                <th style={{ width: '15%' }}>Sends</th>
                 <th />
               </tr>
             </thead>
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ export default function AutomationsList({ automations, enabledAutomations, isLoa
               {!isLoading && arrayAutomations.length === 0 && (
                 <Panel.TableEmpty
                   title='No automations yet'
-                  description='An automation sends OSC or HTTP messages, or runs an Ontime action, whenever a trigger fires.'
+                  description='Create a reusable definition, then attach it to a global or an event trigger.'
                   action={
                     <Button variant='primary' onClick={() => setAutomationFormData(automationPlaceholder)}>
                       Create automation <IoAdd />
@@ -100,7 +102,15 @@ export default function AutomationsList({ automations, enabledAutomations, isLoa
                         <Tag>{automations[automationId].filterRule}</Tag>
                       </td>
                       <td>{automations[automationId].filters.length}</td>
-                      <td>{automations[automationId].outputs.length}</td>
+                      <td>
+                        {automations[automationId].outputs.length === 0 ? (
+                          <Tag variant='warning'>No outputs</Tag>
+                        ) : (
+                          summariseOutputs(automations[automationId].outputs).map(({ type, label, count }) => (
+                            <Tag key={type}>{count > 1 ? `${label} ×${count}` : label}</Tag>
+                          ))
+                        )}
+                      </td>
                       <Panel.InlineElements align='end' relation='inner' as='td'>
                         <IconButton
                           variant='ghosted-white'

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/automations-panel/HttpOutputForm.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import type { AutomationDTO, HTTPOutput } from 'ontime-types';
+import type { UseFormRegister } from 'react-hook-form';
+
+import { startsWithHttp } from '../../../../common/utils/regex';
+import * as Panel from '../../panel-utils/PanelUtils';
+import type { OutputErrors } from './automationUtils';
+import TemplateInput from './template-input/TemplateInput';
+
+import style from './AutomationForm.module.scss';
+
+interface HttpOutputFormProps {
+  index: number;
+  output: HTTPOutput;
+  register: UseFormRegister<AutomationDTO>;
+  rowErrors?: OutputErrors;
+}
+
+export default function HttpOutputForm({ index, output, register, rowErrors }: HttpOutputFormProps) {
+  return (
+    <label className={style.spanFull}>
+      Target URL
+      <TemplateInput
+        {...register(`outputs.${index}.url`, {
+          required: { value: true, message: 'Required field' },
+          pattern: { value: startsWithHttp, message: 'HTTP messages should target http:// or https://' },
+        })}
+        value={output.url}
+        fluid
+        placeholder='http://127.0.0.1/start/1'
+      />
+      <Panel.Error>{rowErrors?.url?.message}</Panel.Error>
+    </label>
+  );
+}

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/automations-panel/OntimeActionForm.tsx

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { AutomationDTO, OntimeAction, OntimeActionKey, SecondarySource } from 'ontime-types';
-import { PropsWithChildren, useState } from 'react';
+import { useState } from 'react';
 import { UseFormRegister, UseFormSetValue, UseFormWatch } from 'react-hook-form';
 
 import Input from '../../../../common/components/input/input/Input';
 import Select from '../../../../common/components/select/Select';
 import * as Panel from '../../panel-utils/PanelUtils';
+import type { OutputErrors } from './automationUtils';
 import TemplateInput from './template-input/TemplateInput';
 
 import style from './AutomationForm.module.scss';
@@ -12,13 +13,7 @@ import style from './AutomationForm.module.scss';
 interface OntimeActionFormProps {
   index: number;
   register: UseFormRegister<AutomationDTO>;
-  rowErrors?: {
-    action?: { message?: string };
-    time?: { message?: string };
-    text?: { message?: string };
-    visible?: { message?: string };
-    secondarySource?: { message?: string };
-  };
+  rowErrors?: OutputErrors;
   value: OntimeAction['action'];
   watch: UseFormWatch<AutomationDTO>;
   setValue: UseFormSetValue<AutomationDTO>;
@@ -30,9 +25,8 @@ export default function OntimeActionForm({
   setValue,
   rowErrors,
   value,
-  children,
   watch,
-}: PropsWithChildren<OntimeActionFormProps>) {
+}: OntimeActionFormProps) {
   const [selectedAction, setSelectedAction] = useState<string>(value);
 
   const handleSetAction = (value: OntimeActionKey) => {
@@ -41,7 +35,7 @@ export default function OntimeActionForm({
   };
 
   return (
-    <div className={style.actionSection}>
+    <>
       <label>
         Action
         <Select
@@ -95,7 +89,7 @@ export default function OntimeActionForm({
 
       {selectedAction === 'message-set' && (
         <>
-          <label>
+          <label className={style.spanFull}>
             Text (leave empty for no change)
             <TemplateInput
               {...register(`outputs.${index}.text`)}
@@ -105,7 +99,7 @@ export default function OntimeActionForm({
             />
             <Panel.Error>{rowErrors?.text?.message}</Panel.Error>
           </label>
-          <label>
+          <label className={style.spanFull}>
             Visibility
             <Select
               onValueChange={(value) => {
@@ -169,8 +163,6 @@ export default function OntimeActionForm({
           </label>
         </>
       )}
-
-      <div className={style.test}>{children}</div>
-    </div>
+    </>
   );
 }

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/automations-panel/OscOutputForm.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import type { AutomationDTO, OSCOutput } from 'ontime-types';
+import type { UseFormRegister } from 'react-hook-form';
+
+import Input from '../../../../common/components/input/input/Input';
+import * as Panel from '../../panel-utils/PanelUtils';
+import type { OutputErrors } from './automationUtils';
+import TemplateInput from './template-input/TemplateInput';
+
+import style from './AutomationForm.module.scss';
+
+interface OscOutputFormProps {
+  index: number;
+  output: OSCOutput;
+  register: UseFormRegister<AutomationDTO>;
+  rowErrors?: OutputErrors;
+}
+
+export default function OscOutputForm({ index, output, register, rowErrors }: OscOutputFormProps) {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <label>
+        Target IP
+        <Input
+          {...register(`outputs.${index}.targetIP`, { required: { value: true, message: 'Required field' } })}
+          fluid
+          placeholder='127.0.0.1'
+        />
+        <Panel.Error>{rowErrors?.targetIP?.message}</Panel.Error>
+      </label>
+      <label>
+        Target Port
+        <Input
+          {...register(`outputs.${index}.targetPort`, {
+            required: { value: true, message: 'Required field' },
+            setValueAs: (value) => (value === '' ? 0 : Number(value)),
+            max: { value: 65535, message: 'Port must be within range 1024 - 65535' },
+            min: { value: 1024, message: 'Port must be within range 1024 - 65535' },
+          })}
+          fluid
+          type='number'
+          maxLength={5}
+          placeholder='8000'
+        />
+        <Panel.Error>{rowErrors?.targetPort?.message}</Panel.Error>
+      </label>
+      <label className={style.spanFull}>
+        Address
+        <TemplateInput
+          {...register(`outputs.${index}.address`)}
+          value={output.address}
+          fluid
+          placeholder='/cue/start'
+        />
+        <Panel.Error>{rowErrors?.address?.message}</Panel.Error>
+      </label>
+      <label className={style.spanFull}>
+        Arguments
+        <TemplateInput {...register(`outputs.${index}.args`)} value={output.args} fluid placeholder='1' />
+        <Panel.Error>{rowErrors?.args?.message}</Panel.Error>
+      </label>
+    </>
+  );
+}

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/automations-panel/OutputCard.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
+import { IoCheckmark, IoTrash } from 'react-icons/io5';
+
+import Button from '../../../../common/components/buttons/Button';
+import IconButton from '../../../../common/components/buttons/IconButton';
+import Tag from '../../../../common/components/tag/Tag';
+import * as Panel from '../../panel-utils/PanelUtils';
+
+import style from './AutomationForm.module.scss';
+
+export type TestState = { status: 'sending' | 'ok' | 'error'; message?: string };
+
+interface OutputCardProps {
+  label: string;
+  kindClass?: string;
+  summary?: string;
+  testState?: TestState;
+  unavailableReason?: string;
+  onTest: () => void;
+  onDelete: () => void;
+  children: ReactNode;
+}
+
+export default function OutputCard({
+  label,
+  kindClass,
+  summary,
+  testState,
+  unavailableReason,
+  onTest,
+  onDelete,
+  children,
+}: OutputCardProps) {
+  return (
+    <div className={style.card}>
+      <div className={style.cardHeader}>
+        <Tag className={kindClass}>{label}</Tag>
+        <span className={style.cardSummary}>{summary}</span>
+        {testState?.status === 'ok' && (
+          <span className={style.testOk}>
+            <IoCheckmark />
+            {testState.message}
+          </span>
+        )}
+        {unavailableReason ? (
+          <Tag variant='warning'>{unavailableReason}</Tag>
+        ) : (
+          <Button variant='ghosted-white' onClick={onTest} loading={testState?.status === 'sending'}>
+            Test
+          </Button>
+        )}
+        <IconButton aria-label='Delete output' variant='ghosted-destructive' onClick={onDelete}>
+          <IoTrash />
+        </IconButton>
+      </div>
+      {testState?.status === 'error' && <Panel.Error className={style.testError}>{testState.message}</Panel.Error>}
+      <div className={style.cardBody}>{children}</div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/automations-panel/TriggerForm.module.scss

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+.form {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 1rem;
+}
+
+.titleField {
+  display: block;
+}
+
+.fields {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
+  gap: 1rem;
+
+  label {
+    min-width: 0;
+  }
+}
+
+@media (max-width: $min-tablet) {
+  .fields {
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+  }
+}

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/automations-panel/TriggerForm.tsx

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import Select from '../../../../common/components/select/Select';
 import * as Panel from '../../panel-utils/PanelUtils';
 import { cycles } from './automationUtils';
 
+import style from './TriggerForm.module.scss';
+
 const formId = 'trigger-form';
 
 interface TriggerFormProps {
@@ -83,18 +85,20 @@ export default function TriggerForm({ automations, trigger, onCancel, postSubmit
       size='compact'
       title={trigger ? 'Edit trigger' : 'Create trigger'}
       bodyElements={
-        <form id={formId} onSubmit={handleSubmit(onSubmit)}>
-          <label>
-            Title
+        <form id={formId} onSubmit={handleSubmit(onSubmit)} className={style.form}>
+          <label className={style.titleField}>
+            <Panel.Description>Title</Panel.Description>
             <Input
               {...register('title', { required: { value: true, message: 'Required field' } })}
               fluid
               defaultValue={trigger?.title}
+              placeholder='Trigger title'
             />
             <Panel.Error>{errors.title?.message}</Panel.Error>
           </label>
+          <div className={style.fields}>
             <label>
-            Lifecycle trigger
+              <Panel.Description>When to run</Panel.Description>
               <Select
                 value={watch('trigger')}
                 onValueChange={(value) => {
@@ -107,7 +111,7 @@ export default function TriggerForm({ automations, trigger, onCancel, postSubmit
               <Panel.Error>{errors.trigger?.message}</Panel.Error>
             </label>
             <label>
-            Automation title
+              <Panel.Description>Automation</Panel.Description>
               <Select
                 value={watch('automationId')}
                 onValueChange={(value: string | null) => {
@@ -119,6 +123,7 @@ export default function TriggerForm({ automations, trigger, onCancel, postSubmit
               />
               <Panel.Error>{errors.automationId?.message}</Panel.Error>
             </label>
+          </div>
         </form>
       }
       footerElements={

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/automations-panel/TriggersList.module.scss

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.table {
+  min-width: 36rem;
+}

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/automations-panel/TriggersList.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { NormalisedAutomation, Trigger } from 'ontime-types';
-import { Fragment, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { IoAdd } from 'react-icons/io5';
 
 import { deleteTrigger } from '../../../../common/api/automation';
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import { checkDuplicates } from './automationUtils';
 import TriggerForm from './TriggerForm';
 import TriggersListItem from './TriggersListItem';
 
+import style from './TriggersList.module.scss';
+
 type FormState = {
   isOpen: boolean;
   trigger?: Trigger;
@@ -50,6 +52,10 @@ export default function TriggersList({ triggers, automations, enabledAutomations
   };
 
   const duplicates = useMemo(() => checkDuplicates(triggers), [triggers]);
+  const orphans = useMemo(
+    () => triggers.filter((trigger) => !Object.hasOwn(automations, trigger.automationId)).length,
+    [triggers, automations],
+  );
 
   // there is no point letting user creating a trigger if there are no automations
   const canAdd = Object.keys(automations).length > 0;
@@ -66,7 +72,7 @@ export default function TriggersList({ triggers, automations, enabledAutomations
           />
         )}
         <Panel.SubHeader>
-          Manage triggers
+          Global triggers
           <Button disabled={!canAdd} onClick={openNewForm}>
             New <IoAdd />
           </Button>
@@ -74,17 +80,25 @@ export default function TriggersList({ triggers, automations, enabledAutomations
         <Panel.Divider />
         <Panel.Section>
           {enabledAutomations === false && (
-            <Info>
-              Automations are disabled. You can still manage triggers here, but they will not run until enabled.
+            <Info type='warning'>
+              Automations are disabled. You can still manage them, but they won&apos;t run until enabled.
             </Info>
           )}
+          <Info>Actions in this section affect the entire project runtime, not just a single event.</Info>
           {duplicates && (
             <Panel.Error>
-              You have created multiple links between the same trigger and automation which can cause performance
-              issues.
+              You have created multiple links between the same trigger and automation. Duplicate combinations will only
+              fire once per lifecycle event.
             </Panel.Error>
           )}
-          <Panel.Table>
+          {orphans > 0 && (
+            <Panel.Error>
+              {orphans === 1
+                ? '1 trigger points at an automation that no longer exists and will never run.'
+                : `${orphans} triggers point at automations that no longer exist and will never run.`}
+            </Panel.Error>
+          )}
+          <Panel.Table className={style.table}>
             <thead>
               <tr>
                 <th style={{ width: '35%' }}>Title</th>
@@ -100,7 +114,7 @@ export default function TriggersList({ triggers, automations, enabledAutomations
                   description={
                     canAdd
                       ? 'Triggers run an automation at a given point of the timer lifecycle, like when an event starts or finishes.'
-                      : 'Create an automation first, then add a trigger to decide when it should run.'
+                      : 'Create an automation definition first, then add a global trigger to decide when it should run.'
                   }
                   action={
                     canAdd && (
@@ -111,19 +125,16 @@ export default function TriggersList({ triggers, automations, enabledAutomations
                   }
                 />
               )}
-              {triggers.map((trigger, index) => {
-                return (
-                  <Fragment key={trigger.id}>
+              {triggers.map((trigger, index) => (
                 <TriggersListItem
+                  key={trigger.id}
                   automations={automations}
                   trigger={trigger}
                   duplicate={duplicates?.includes(index)}
                   handleEdit={() => openEditForm(trigger)}
                   handleDelete={() => handleDelete(trigger.id)}
                 />
-                  </Fragment>
-                );
-              })}
+              ))}
               {deleteError && (
                 <tr>
                   <td colSpan={5}>

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/automations-panel/TriggersListItem.tsx

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ interface TriggersListItemProps {
 
 export default function TriggersListItem(props: TriggersListItemProps) {
   const { automations, trigger, duplicate, handleEdit, handleDelete } = props;
+  const automation = automations[trigger.automationId];
 
   return (
     <tr data-warn={duplicate}>
@@ -30,9 +31,7 @@ export default function TriggersListItem(props: TriggersListItemProps) {
       <td>
         <Tag>{cycles.find((cycle) => cycle.value === trigger.trigger)?.label}</Tag>
       </td>
-      <td>
-        <Tag>{automations?.[trigger.automationId]?.title}</Tag>
-      </td>
+      <td>{automation ? <Tag>{automation.title}</Tag> : <Tag variant='warning'>Missing automation</Tag>}</td>
       <Panel.InlineElements align='end' relation='inner' as='td'>
         <IconButton variant='ghosted-white' aria-label='Edit entry' onClick={handleEdit}>
           <IoPencil />

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/automations-panel/__tests__/automationUtils.test.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
 import { TimerLifeCycle, Trigger } from 'ontime-types';
 
-import { checkDuplicates } from '../automationUtils';
+import { checkDuplicates, operators } from '../automationUtils';
+
+describe('automation form options', () => {
+  it('offers the complete filter operator contract', () => {
+    expect(operators.map(({ value }) => value)).toEqual([
+      'equals',
+      'not_equals',
+      'contains',
+      'not_contains',
+      'greater_than',
+      'less_than',
+    ]);
+  });
+});
 
 describe('checkDuplicates', () => {
   it('should return undefined if there are no duplicates', () => {

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/automations-panel/automationUtils.ts

@@ -1,21 +1,33 @@
-import { Automation, AutomationDTO, CustomFields, TimerLifeCycle, Trigger } from 'ontime-types';
+import { Automation, AutomationDTO, AutomationFilter, CustomFields, TimerLifeCycle, Trigger } from 'ontime-types';
+
+import { lifecycleLabels } from '../../../../common/constants/timerLifecycle';
 
 type CycleLabel = {
-  id: number;
   label: string;
-  value: keyof typeof TimerLifeCycle;
+  value: TimerLifeCycle;
 };
 
 export const cycles: CycleLabel[] = [
-  { id: 1, label: 'On Load', value: 'onLoad' },
-  { id: 2, label: 'On Start', value: 'onStart' },
-  { id: 3, label: 'On Pause', value: 'onPause' },
-  { id: 4, label: 'On Stop', value: 'onStop' },
-  { id: 5, label: 'Every second', value: 'onClock' },
-  { id: 6, label: 'On Timer Update', value: 'onUpdate' },
-  { id: 7, label: 'On Finish', value: 'onFinish' },
-  { id: 8, label: 'On Warning', value: 'onWarning' },
-  { id: 9, label: 'On Danger', value: 'onDanger' },
+  { label: lifecycleLabels.onLoad, value: TimerLifeCycle.onLoad },
+  { label: lifecycleLabels.onStart, value: TimerLifeCycle.onStart },
+  { label: lifecycleLabels.onPause, value: TimerLifeCycle.onPause },
+  { label: lifecycleLabels.onStop, value: TimerLifeCycle.onStop },
+  { label: lifecycleLabels.onClock, value: TimerLifeCycle.onClock },
+  { label: lifecycleLabels.onUpdate, value: TimerLifeCycle.onUpdate },
+  { label: lifecycleLabels.onFinish, value: TimerLifeCycle.onFinish },
+  { label: lifecycleLabels.onWarning, value: TimerLifeCycle.onWarning },
+  { label: lifecycleLabels.onDanger, value: TimerLifeCycle.onDanger },
+];
+
+export type OutputErrors = Partial<Record<string, { message?: string }>>;
+
+export const operators: Array<{ value: AutomationFilter['operator']; label: string }> = [
+  { value: 'equals', label: 'equals' },
+  { value: 'not_equals', label: 'does not equal' },
+  { value: 'contains', label: 'contains' },
+  { value: 'not_contains', label: 'does not contain' },
+  { value: 'greater_than', label: 'is greater than' },
+  { value: 'less_than', label: 'is less than' },
 ];
 
 /**
@@ -66,19 +78,16 @@ export function makeFieldList(customFields: CustomFields): SelectableField[] {
  * We warn the user if they have created multiple links between the same automation and a trigger
  */
 export function checkDuplicates(triggers: Trigger[]) {
-  const triggersMap: Record<string, string[]> = {};
-  const duplicates = [];
+  const seen = new Set<string>();
+  const duplicates: number[] = [];
 
-  for (let i = 0; i < triggers.length; i++) {
-    const trigger = triggers[i];
-    if (!Object.hasOwn(triggersMap, trigger.trigger)) {
-      triggersMap[trigger.trigger] = [];
-    }
+  for (const [index, trigger] of triggers.entries()) {
+    const key = `${trigger.trigger}:${trigger.automationId}`;
 
-    if (triggersMap[trigger.trigger].includes(trigger.automationId)) {
-      duplicates.push(i);
+    if (seen.has(key)) {
+      duplicates.push(index);
     } else {
-      triggersMap[trigger.trigger].push(trigger.automationId);
+      seen.add(key);
     }
   }
   return duplicates.length > 0 ? duplicates : undefined;

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/manage-panel/ManageRundowns.tsx

@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ import Dialog from '../../../../common/components/dialog/Dialog';
 import { DropdownMenu } from '../../../../common/components/dropdown-menu/DropdownMenu';
 import Tag from '../../../../common/components/tag/Tag';
 import { useMutateProjectRundowns, useProjectRundowns } from '../../../../common/hooks-query/useProjectRundowns';
+import { useDirectLinkToBackgroundEdit } from '../../../../common/hooks/useRundownSelection';
 import { cx } from '../../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
-import { useDirectLinkToBackgroundEdit } from '../../../../views/cuesheet/useCuesheetRundownSelection';
 import * as Panel from '../../panel-utils/PanelUtils';
 import RundownRenameForm from './composite/RundownRenameForm';
 import { ManageRundownForm } from './ManageRundownForm';

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/manage-panel/sources-panel/SourcesPanel.tsx

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import Button from '../../../../../common/components/buttons/Button';
 import Info from '../../../../../common/components/info/Info';
 import ExternalLink from '../../../../../common/components/link/external-link/ExternalLink';
 import Modal from '../../../../../common/components/modal/Modal';
-import useRundown from '../../../../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
+import { useLoadedRundown } from '../../../../../common/hooks-query/useLoadedRundown';
 import { removeFileExtension, validateExcelImport } from '../../../../../common/utils/uploadUtils';
 import * as Panel from '../../../panel-utils/PanelUtils';
 import GSheetSetup from './GSheetSetup';
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export default function SourcesPanel() {
   const [activeSource, setActiveSource] = useState<ActiveSource | null>(null);
   const [completedRundownTitle, setCompletedRundownTitle] = useState('');
 
-  const { data: currentRundown } = useRundown();
+  const { data: currentRundown } = useLoadedRundown();
   const { applyImport } = useSpreadsheetImport();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
 

apps/client/src/features/operator/OperatorExport.tsx

@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import ProtectRoute from '../../common/components/protect-route/ProtectRoute';
+import { EditableRundownScopeProvider } from '../../common/context/EditableRundownScopeProvider';
 import Operator from './Operator';
 
 export default function OperatorExport() {
   return (
     <ProtectRoute permission='operator'>
+      <EditableRundownScopeProvider rundownId={null}>
         <Operator />
+      </EditableRundownScopeProvider>
     </ProtectRoute>
   );
 }

apps/client/src/features/operator/useOperatorData.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { CustomFields, Rundown, Settings } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import useCustomFields from '../../common/hooks-query/useCustomFields';
-import { useRundownWithMetadata } from '../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
+import { useLoadedRundownWithMetadata } from '../../common/hooks-query/useLoadedRundown';
 import useSettings from '../../common/hooks-query/useSettings';
 import { RundownMetadataObject } from '../../common/utils/rundownMetadata';
 import { ViewData, aggregateQueryStatus } from '../../views/utils/viewLoader.utils';
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export interface OperatorData {
 }
 
 export function useOperatorData(): ViewData<OperatorData> {
-  const { data: rundown, rundownMetadata, status: rundownStatus } = useRundownWithMetadata();
+  const { data: rundown, rundownMetadata, status: rundownStatus } = useLoadedRundownWithMetadata();
   const { data: customFields, status: customFieldStatus } = useCustomFields();
   const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus } = useSettings();
 

apps/client/src/features/overview/composite/TimeElements.tsx

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
 } from 'react-icons/tb';
 
 import Tooltip from '../../../common/components/tooltip/Tooltip';
-import { useEntry } from '../../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
+import { useLoadedEntry } from '../../../common/hooks-query/useLoadedRundown';
 import { useAutoTickingClock } from '../../../common/hooks/useAutoTickingClock';
 import {
   useCurrentGroupId,
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ export function MetadataTimes() {
 function GroupTimes() {
   const { clock, mode, groupExpectedEnd, actualGroupStart, currentDay, playback, phase } = useGroupTimerOverView();
   const currentGroupId = useCurrentGroupId();
-  const group = useEntry(currentGroupId) as OntimeGroup | null;
+  const group = useLoadedEntry(currentGroupId) as OntimeGroup | null;
 
   const hasRunningTimer = phase !== TimerPhase.Pending && isPlaybackActive(playback);
 
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ function GroupTimes() {
 function FlagTimes() {
   const { clock, mode, actualStart, plannedStart, playback, currentDay, phase } = useFlagTimerOverView();
   const { id, expectedStart } = useNextFlag();
-  const entry = useEntry(id) as OntimeEvent | null;
+  const entry = useLoadedEntry(id) as OntimeEvent | null;
 
   const hasRunningTimer = phase !== TimerPhase.Pending && isPlaybackActive(playback);
 

apps/client/src/features/overview/composite/TitleOverview.tsx

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
+import { useLoadedRundownAuxData } from '../../../common/hooks-query/useLoadedRundown';
 import useProjectData from '../../../common/hooks-query/useProjectData';
-import { useRundownAuxData } from '../../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
 
 import style from './TitleOverview.module.scss';
 
 export default function TitleOverview() {
   'use memo';
   const { data: projectData } = useProjectData();
-  const { data: rundownData } = useRundownAuxData();
+  const { data: rundownData } = useLoadedRundownAuxData();
 
   const projectTitle = projectData.title.trim();
   const rundownTitle = rundownData.title.trim();

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

@@ -67,7 +67,11 @@ export default function Rundown({ order, flatOrder, entries, id, rundownMetadata
   const { getIsCollapsed, collapseGroup, expandGroup } = useCollapsedGroups(id);
 
   const entryActions = useEntryActionsContext();
-  const setEntryCopyId = useEntryCopy((state) => state.setEntryCopyId);
+  const setEntryCopy = useEntryCopy((state) => state.setEntryCopyId);
+  const setEntryCopyId = useCallback(
+    (entryId: EntryId | null, mode?: 'copy' | 'cut') => setEntryCopy(entryId, id, mode),
+    [setEntryCopy, id],
+  );
 
   // cursor
   const { editorMode } = useEditorFollowMode();

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

@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ import * as Editor from '../../common/components/editor-utils/EditorUtils';
 import ErrorBoundary from '../../common/components/error-boundary/ErrorBoundary';
 import ViewNavigationMenu from '../../common/components/navigation-menu/ViewNavigationMenu';
 import ProtectRoute from '../../common/components/protect-route/ProtectRoute';
-import { EntryActionsProvider } from '../../common/context/EntryActionsContext';
-import { useLoadedRundownSource } from '../../common/hooks-query/useScopedRundown';
-import { useEntryActions } from '../../common/hooks/useEntryAction';
 import { useIsSmallDevice } from '../../common/hooks/useIsSmallDevice';
 import { handleLinks } from '../../common/utils/linkUtils';
 import { cx } from '../../common/utils/styleUtils';
@@ -39,11 +36,9 @@ function RundownExport() {
     defaultValue: RundownViewMode.List,
   });
   const isSmallDevice = useIsSmallDevice();
-  const entryActions = useEntryActions();
 
   if (isSmallDevice && isExtracted) {
     return (
-      <EntryActionsProvider actions={entryActions}>
       <ProtectRoute permission='editor'>
         <div
           className={cx([style.rundownExport, style.extracted])}
@@ -60,7 +55,6 @@ function RundownExport() {
           </div>
         </div>
       </ProtectRoute>
-      </EntryActionsProvider>
     );
   }
 
@@ -70,7 +64,6 @@ function RundownExport() {
     viewMode === RundownViewMode.Table;
 
   return (
-    <EntryActionsProvider actions={entryActions}>
     <ProtectRoute permission='editor'>
       <div className={cx([style.rundownExport, isExtracted && style.extracted])} data-testid='panel-rundown'>
         <FinderPlacement />
@@ -93,7 +86,6 @@ function RundownExport() {
         </div>
       </div>
     </ProtectRoute>
-    </EntryActionsProvider>
   );
 }
 
@@ -105,8 +97,6 @@ interface RundownRootProps {
 }
 
 function RundownRoot({ isSmallDevice, isExtracted, viewMode, setViewMode }: RundownRootProps) {
-  const source = useLoadedRundownSource();
-
   return (
     <div className={style.rundownRoot}>
       {isSmallDevice ? (
@@ -115,7 +105,7 @@ function RundownRoot({ isSmallDevice, isExtracted, viewMode, setViewMode }: Rund
         <RundownHeader isExtracted={isExtracted} viewMode={viewMode} setViewMode={setViewMode} />
       )}
       {viewMode === RundownViewMode.List ? <RundownList /> : <RundownTable />}
-      {viewMode === RundownViewMode.Table && <EntryEditModal rundown={source.rundown} />}
+      {viewMode === RundownViewMode.Table && <EntryEditModal />}
       <RenumberCuesDialog />
     </div>
   );

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

@@ -1,15 +1,22 @@
+import { Playback } from 'ontime-types';
 import { memo } from 'react';
 
 import EmptyFill from '../../common/components/state/EmptyFill';
+import { useRundownScope } from '../../common/context/RundownScopeContext';
 import { useRundownWithMetadata } from '../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
 import { useRundownEditor } from '../../common/hooks/useSocket';
 import { useTranslation } from '../../translation/TranslationProvider';
 import Rundown from './Rundown';
 
+/** a rundown which is not loaded has no playback to follow */
+const idleFeatureData = { playback: Playback.Stop, selectedEventId: null, nextEventId: null };
+
 export default memo(RundownList);
 function RundownList() {
+  const { isLoaded } = useRundownScope();
   const { data, status, rundownMetadata } = useRundownWithMetadata();
-  const featureData = useRundownEditor();
+  const runtimeFeatureData = useRundownEditor();
+  const featureData = isLoaded ? runtimeFeatureData : idleFeatureData;
   const { getLocalizedString } = useTranslation();
 
   // avoid showing the editable empty state before we know whether the rundown is actually empty

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

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 .triggerHeader {
   display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: 8rem 1fr 2rem;
+  grid-template-columns: 8rem 1fr auto 2rem;
   gap: 0.5rem;
   padding: 0.375rem 0.75rem;
   font-size: $aux-text-size;
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 .trigger {
   padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
   display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: 8rem 1fr 2rem;
+  grid-template-columns: 8rem 1fr auto 2rem;
   align-items: center;
   gap: 0.5rem;
   min-height: 2.5rem;
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@
   }
 }
 
+.outputTags {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 0.25rem;
+  justify-content: flex-end;
+}
+
 .duplicateMessage {
   padding-left: 0.75rem;
   font-size: $aux-text-size;

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

@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@ import Button from '../../../../common/components/buttons/Button';
 import IconButton from '../../../../common/components/buttons/IconButton';
 import Info from '../../../../common/components/info/Info';
 import Select from '../../../../common/components/select/Select';
+import Tag from '../../../../common/components/tag/Tag';
+import { getLifecycleLabel } from '../../../../common/constants/timerLifecycle';
 import { useEntryActionsContext } from '../../../../common/context/EntryActionsContext';
 import useAutomationSettings from '../../../../common/hooks-query/useAutomationSettings';
+import { summariseOutputs } from '../../../../common/utils/automationOutputs';
 import { eventTriggerOptions } from './eventTrigger.constants';
 
 import style from './EventEditorTriggers.module.scss';
@@ -27,7 +30,7 @@ export default function EventEditorTriggers({ triggers, eventId }: EventEditorTr
     label: title,
   }));
   const hasAutomationOptions = allAutomationOptions.length > 0;
-  const triggerOptions = eventTriggerOptions.map((cycle) => ({ value: cycle, label: cycle }));
+  const triggerOptions = eventTriggerOptions.map((cycle) => ({ value: cycle, label: getLifecycleLabel(cycle) }));
 
   const duplicateIds = new Set<string>();
   const seen = new Map<string, string>();
@@ -76,8 +79,10 @@ export default function EventEditorTriggers({ triggers, eventId }: EventEditorTr
           <div className={style.triggerHeader}>
             <span>Lifecycle</span>
             <span>Automation</span>
+            <span>Sends</span>
           </div>
           {triggers.map((trigger) => {
+            const automation = automationSettings.automations[trigger.automationId];
             const isDuplicate = duplicateIds.has(trigger.id);
             const lifecycleOptions = isDuplicate
               ? triggerOptions.map((opt) => (opt.value === trigger.trigger ? { ...opt, label: `${opt.label} *` } : opt))
@@ -103,6 +108,15 @@ export default function EventEditorTriggers({ triggers, eventId }: EventEditorTr
                   }}
                   options={automationOptions}
                 />
+                <div className={style.outputTags}>
+                  {automation ? (
+                    summariseOutputs(automation.outputs).map(({ type, label, count }) => (
+                      <Tag key={type}>{count > 1 ? `${label} ×${count}` : label}</Tag>
+                    ))
+                  ) : (
+                    <Tag variant='warning'>Missing automation</Tag>
+                  )}
+                </div>
                 <IconButton variant='ghosted-destructive' onClick={() => handleDelete(trigger.id)}>
                   <IoTrash />
                 </IconButton>

apps/client/src/features/rundown/hooks/useRundownCommands.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { type EntryId, type OntimeEntry, type Rundown, SupportedEntry } from 'on
 import { getNextGroupNormal, getNextNormal, getPreviousGroupNormal, getPreviousNormal } from 'ontime-utils';
 import { useCallback } from 'react';
 
+import { useRundownScope } from '../../../common/context/RundownScopeContext';
 import type { useEntryActions } from '../../../common/hooks/useEntryAction';
 import { useEntryCopy } from '../../../common/stores/entryCopyStore';
 import { SelectionMode } from '../useEventSelection';
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ export function useRundownCommands({
   selectEntry: applySelection,
   handleCollapseGroup,
 }: UseRundownCommandsOptions) {
+  const { rundownId } = useRundownScope();
   const { addEntry, clone, deleteEntry, move, reorderEntry } = entryActions;
 
   const deleteAtCursor = useCallback(
@@ -43,12 +45,17 @@ export function useRundownCommands({
   const insertCopyAtId = useCallback(
     (atId: EntryId | null, above = false) => {
       // lazily get the value from the store
-      const { entryCopyId, entryCopyMode, setEntryCopyId } = useEntryCopy.getState();
+      const { entryCopyId, entryCopyRundownId, entryCopyMode, setEntryCopyId } = useEntryCopy.getState();
       if (entryCopyId === null || !entries[entryCopyId]) {
         // we cant clone without selection
         return;
       }
 
+      // pasting into a different rundown needs the entry payload, the server clones within a rundown
+      if (entryCopyRundownId !== null && entryCopyRundownId !== rundownId) {
+        return;
+      }
+
       let normalisedAtId = atId;
 
       const elementToCopy = entries[entryCopyId];
@@ -65,7 +72,7 @@ export function useRundownCommands({
             return;
           }
           reorderEntry(entryCopyId, firstId, 'before')
-            .then(() => setEntryCopyId(null))
+            .then(() => setEntryCopyId(null, null))
             .catch(() => {});
           return;
         }
@@ -74,7 +81,7 @@ export function useRundownCommands({
         }
         const placement = above ? 'before' : 'after';
         reorderEntry(entryCopyId, normalisedAtId, placement)
-          .then(() => setEntryCopyId(null))
+          .then(() => setEntryCopyId(null, null))
           .catch(() => {});
         return;
       }
@@ -85,7 +92,7 @@ export function useRundownCommands({
         before: above ? (normalisedAtId ?? undefined) : undefined,
       });
     },
-    [entries, flatOrder, clone, reorderEntry],
+    [entries, flatOrder, clone, reorderEntry, rundownId],
   );
 
   /**

apps/client/src/features/rundown/rundown-table/RundownTable.tsx

@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 import { memo, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
 
-import { EntryActionsProvider } from '../../../common/context/EntryActionsContext';
 import useCustomFields from '../../../common/hooks-query/useCustomFields';
-import { useLoadedRundownSource } from '../../../common/hooks-query/useScopedRundown';
-import { useEntryActions } from '../../../common/hooks/useEntryAction';
 import CuesheetDnd from '../../../views/cuesheet/cuesheet-dnd/CuesheetDnd';
 import CuesheetTable from '../../../views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/CuesheetTable';
 import { useCuesheetPermissions } from '../../../views/cuesheet/useTablePermissions';
@@ -15,8 +12,6 @@ function RundownTable() {
   const { data: customFields } = useCustomFields();
   const setPermissions = useCuesheetPermissions((state) => state.setPermissions);
   const { editorMode } = useEditorFollowMode();
-  const source = useLoadedRundownSource();
-  const actions = useEntryActions();
 
   // Editor always has full permissions
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -32,10 +27,8 @@ function RundownTable() {
   const columns = useMemo(() => makeRundownColumns(customFields), [customFields]);
 
   return (
-    <EntryActionsProvider actions={actions}>
     <CuesheetDnd columns={columns} tableRoot='editor'>
-        <CuesheetTable columns={columns} source={source} cuesheetMode={editorMode} tableRoot='editor' />
+      <CuesheetTable columns={columns} cuesheetMode={editorMode} tableRoot='editor' />
     </CuesheetDnd>
-    </EntryActionsProvider>
   );
 }

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

@@ -1,155 +1,15 @@
-import { EntryId, MaybeNumber, ProjectRundownsList, Rundown, isOntimeEvent } from 'ontime-types';
-import { MouseEvent } from 'react';
-import { create } from 'zustand';
+import { useStore } from 'zustand';
 
-import { PROJECT_RUNDOWNS, getRundownQueryKey } from '../../common/api/constants';
-import { ontimeQueryClient } from '../../common/queryClient';
-import { isMacOS } from '../../common/utils/deviceUtils';
+import { useRundownScope } from '../../common/context/RundownScopeContext';
+import type { EventSelectionStore } from '../../common/stores/eventSelectionStore';
 
-export type SelectionMode = 'shift' | 'click' | 'ctrl';
-
-interface EventSelectionStore {
-  selectedEvents: Set<EntryId>;
-  anchoredIndex: MaybeNumber;
-  cursor: EntryId | null;
-  entryMode: 'event' | 'single' | null;
-  scrollHandler: ((id: EntryId) => void) | null;
-  setSingleEntrySelection: (selectionArgs: { id: EntryId }) => void;
-  setSelectedEvents: (selectionArgs: { id: EntryId; index: number; selectMode: SelectionMode }) => void;
-  clearSelectedEvents: () => void;
-  clearMultiSelect: () => void;
-  unselect: (id: EntryId) => void;
-  setScrollHandler: (handler: ((id: EntryId) => void) | null) => void;
-  scrollToEntry: (id: EntryId) => void;
-}
+export { getSelectionMode } from '../../common/stores/eventSelectionStore';
+export type { SelectionMode } from '../../common/stores/eventSelectionStore';
 
 /**
- * Keeps track of the selected entries and selection mode
- * Provides methods to update the selection based on user interactions
+ * Selection and cursor for the rundown of the enclosing scope
  */
-export const useEventSelection = create<EventSelectionStore>()((set, get) => ({
-  selectedEvents: new Set(),
-  anchoredIndex: null,
-  cursor: null,
-  entryMode: null,
-  scrollHandler: null,
-  setSingleEntrySelection: ({ id }) => {
-    set({ selectedEvents: new Set([id]), anchoredIndex: null, cursor: id, entryMode: 'single' });
-  },
-  setSelectedEvents: ({ id, index, selectMode }) => {
-    const { selectedEvents, anchoredIndex, entryMode } = get();
-
-    // if we are in single mode, we replace the selection and change the mode
-    if (entryMode === 'single') {
-      return set({ selectedEvents: new Set([id]), anchoredIndex: index, cursor: id, entryMode: 'event' });
-    }
-
-    // on click, we replace selection with event
-    if (selectMode === 'click') {
-      return set({ selectedEvents: new Set([id]), anchoredIndex: index, cursor: id, entryMode: 'event' });
-    }
-
-    // on ctrl + click, we toggle the selection of that event
-    if (selectMode === 'ctrl') {
-      const rundownData = getLoadedRundownData();
-      if (!rundownData) return;
-
-      // if it doesnt exist, simply add to the list and set an anchor
-      if (!selectedEvents.has(id)) {
-        return set({
-          selectedEvents: selectedEvents.add(id),
-          anchoredIndex: index,
-          cursor: id,
-          entryMode: 'event',
-        });
-      }
-
-      // if event is already selected, we remove it from selection
-      // and set the anchor to the event after
-      selectedEvents.delete(id);
-
-      const nextIndex = rundownData.order.findIndex(
-        (eventId, i) => i > index && isOntimeEvent(rundownData.entries[eventId]) && selectedEvents.has(eventId),
-      );
-
-      // if we didnt find anything after, set the anchor to the last event
-      return set({
-        selectedEvents,
-        anchoredIndex: nextIndex < 0 ? rundownData.order.length - 1 : nextIndex,
-        entryMode: 'event',
-      });
-    }
-
-    // on shift + click, we select a range of events up to the clicked event
-    if (selectMode === 'shift') {
-      const rundownData = getLoadedRundownData();
-      if (!rundownData) return;
-
-      // get list of rundown with only ontime events
-      const eventIds: EntryId[] = [];
-      rundownData.flatOrder.forEach((eventId) => {
-        const event = rundownData.entries[eventId];
-        if (isOntimeEvent(event)) {
-          eventIds.push(event.id);
-        }
-      });
-
-      const start = anchoredIndex === null ? 0 : Math.min(anchoredIndex, index);
-      const end = anchoredIndex === null ? index : Math.max(anchoredIndex, index + 1);
-
-      // create new set with range of ids from start to end
-      const selectedEventIds = eventIds.slice(start, end);
-
-      return set({
-        selectedEvents: new Set([...selectedEvents, ...selectedEventIds]),
-        anchoredIndex: index,
-        entryMode: 'event',
-      });
-    }
-  },
-  clearSelectedEvents: () => set({ selectedEvents: new Set(), anchoredIndex: null, cursor: null, entryMode: null }),
-  clearMultiSelect: () => {
-    const { selectedEvents } = get();
-    const [firstSelected] = selectedEvents;
-    set({
-      selectedEvents: new Set(firstSelected ? [firstSelected] : []),
-      anchoredIndex: null,
-      entryMode: null,
-    });
-  },
-  unselect: (id: string) => {
-    const { entryMode, selectedEvents } = get();
-    selectedEvents.delete(id);
-    set({
-      selectedEvents,
-      entryMode: selectedEvents.size === 0 ? null : entryMode,
-    });
-  },
-  // Sets the scroll handler for programmatic scrolling to entries
-  setScrollHandler: (handler) => set({ scrollHandler: handler }),
-  // Scrolls to the specified entry using the registered scroll handler
-  scrollToEntry: (id: EntryId) => {
-    const handler = get().scrollHandler;
-    if (handler) {
-      handler(id);
-    }
-  },
-}));
-
-function getLoadedRundownData() {
-  const rundownId = ontimeQueryClient.getQueryData<ProjectRundownsList>(PROJECT_RUNDOWNS)?.loaded;
-  if (!rundownId) return undefined;
-  return ontimeQueryClient.getQueryData<Rundown>(getRundownQueryKey(rundownId));
-}
-
-export function getSelectionMode(event: MouseEvent): SelectionMode {
-  if ((isMacOS() && event.metaKey) || event.ctrlKey) {
-    return 'ctrl';
-  }
-
-  if (event.shiftKey) {
-    return 'shift';
-  }
-
-  return 'click';
+export function useEventSelection<T>(selector: (state: EventSelectionStore) => T): T {
+  const { selectionStore } = useRundownScope();
+  return useStore(selectionStore, selector);
 }

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

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { EntryId, MaybeString } from 'ontime-types';
 import { useCallback } from 'react';
 
+import { useRundownScope } from '../../common/context/RundownScopeContext';
 import { useCollapsedGroups } from './useCollapsedGroups';
 import { useEventSelection } from './useEventSelection';
 
@@ -10,7 +11,8 @@ type SelectAndRevealOptions = {
   parent?: MaybeString;
 };
 
-export function useSelectAndRevealEntry(rundownId: string) {
+export function useSelectAndRevealEntry() {
+  const { rundownId } = useRundownScope();
   const { expandGroup } = useCollapsedGroups(rundownId);
   const selectEntry = useEventSelection((state) => state.setSelectedEvents);
   const scrollToEntry = useEventSelection((state) => state.scrollToEntry);

apps/client/src/views/backstage/useBackstageData.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { CustomFields, OntimeEntry, ProjectData, Settings } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import useCustomFields from '../../common/hooks-query/useCustomFields';
+import { useLoadedFlatRundown } from '../../common/hooks-query/useLoadedRundown';
 import useProjectData from '../../common/hooks-query/useProjectData';
-import { useFlatRundown } from '../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
 import useSettings from '../../common/hooks-query/useSettings';
 import { useViewOptionsStore } from '../../common/stores/viewOptions';
 import { ViewData, aggregateQueryStatus } from '../utils/viewLoader.utils';
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export function useBackstageData(): ViewData<BackstageData> {
   const isMirrored = useViewOptionsStore((state) => state.mirror);
 
   // HTTP API data
-  const { data: rundownData, status: rundownStatus } = useFlatRundown();
+  const { data: rundownData, status: rundownStatus } = useLoadedFlatRundown();
   const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus } = useProjectData();
   const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus } = useSettings();
   const { data: customFields, status: customFieldsStatus } = useCustomFields();

apps/client/src/views/common/schedule/ScheduleContext.tsx

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
   useState,
 } from 'react';
 
-import { usePartialRundown } from '../../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
+import { useLoadedPartialRundown } from '../../../common/hooks-query/useLoadedRundown';
 import { ExtendedEntry } from '../../../common/utils/rundownMetadata';
 import { useScheduleOptions } from './schedule.options';
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export const ScheduleProvider = ({ children, selectedEventId }: PropsWithChildre
     [filter],
   );
 
-  const { data: events } = usePartialRundown(filterCallback);
+  const { data: events } = useLoadedPartialRundown(filterCallback);
 
   const [firstIndex, setFirstIndex] = useState(-1);
   const [numPages, setNumPages] = useState(0);

apps/client/src/views/countdown/useCountdownData.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { CustomFields, OntimeEntry, ProjectData, Settings } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import useCustomFields from '../../common/hooks-query/useCustomFields';
+import { useLoadedFlatRundownWithMetadata } from '../../common/hooks-query/useLoadedRundown';
 import useProjectData from '../../common/hooks-query/useProjectData';
-import { useFlatRundownWithMetadata } from '../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
 import useSettings from '../../common/hooks-query/useSettings';
 import { useViewOptionsStore } from '../../common/stores/viewOptions';
 import { ExtendedEntry } from '../../common/utils/rundownMetadata';
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export function useCountdownData(): ViewData<CountdownData> {
   const isMirrored = useViewOptionsStore((state) => state.mirror);
 
   // HTTP API data
-  const { data: rundownData, status: rundownStatus } = useFlatRundownWithMetadata();
+  const { data: rundownData, status: rundownStatus } = useLoadedFlatRundownWithMetadata();
   const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus } = useProjectData();
   const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus } = useSettings();
   const { data: customFields, status: customFieldsStatus } = useCustomFields();

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/CuesheetPage.tsx

@@ -3,35 +3,31 @@ import { IoApps } from 'react-icons/io5';
 
 import IconButton from '../../common/components/buttons/IconButton';
 import NavigationMenu from '../../common/components/navigation-menu/NavigationMenu';
-import { EntryActionsProvider } from '../../common/context/EntryActionsContext';
-import { useScopedRundown } from '../../common/hooks-query/useScopedRundown';
-import { useScopedEntryActions } from '../../common/hooks/useEntryAction';
+import { EditableRundownScopeProvider } from '../../common/context/EditableRundownScopeProvider';
+import { useRundownSelection } from '../../common/hooks/useRundownSelection';
 import { useWindowTitle } from '../../common/hooks/useWindowTitle';
 import { getIsNavigationLocked } from '../../externals';
 import CuesheetOverview from '../../features/overview/CuesheetOverview';
 import EntryEditModal from './cuesheet-edit-modal/EntryEditModal';
 import CuesheetProgress from './cuesheet-progress/CuesheetProgress';
 import CuesheetTableWrapper from './CuesheetTableWrapper';
-import { FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID, useCuesheetRundownSelection } from './useCuesheetRundownSelection';
 
 import styles from './CuesheetPage.module.scss';
 
 export default function CuesheetPage() {
   'use memo';
   const [isMenuOpen, menuHandler] = useDisclosure();
-  const { selectedRundownId, loadedRundownId, setSelectedRundownId, projectRundowns } = useCuesheetRundownSelection();
-  const source = useScopedRundown(selectedRundownId === FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID ? loadedRundownId : selectedRundownId);
-
-  const actions = useScopedEntryActions(source.rundownId);
+  const { scopedRundownId, selectedRundownId, loadedRundownId, setSelectedRundownId, projectRundowns } =
+    useRundownSelection('cuesheet');
 
   useWindowTitle('Cuesheet');
 
   const isLocked = getIsNavigationLocked();
 
   return (
-    <EntryActionsProvider actions={actions}>
+    <EditableRundownScopeProvider rundownId={scopedRundownId}>
       <NavigationMenu isOpen={isMenuOpen} onClose={menuHandler.close} />
-      <EntryEditModal rundown={source.rundown} />
+      <EntryEditModal />
       <div className={styles.tableWrapper} data-testid='cuesheet'>
         <CuesheetOverview>
           {!isLocked && (
@@ -42,13 +38,12 @@ export default function CuesheetPage() {
         </CuesheetOverview>
         <CuesheetProgress />
         <CuesheetTableWrapper
-          source={source}
           selectedRundownId={selectedRundownId}
           loadedRundownId={loadedRundownId}
           setSelectedRundownId={setSelectedRundownId}
           projectRundowns={projectRundowns}
         />
       </div>
-    </EntryActionsProvider>
+    </EditableRundownScopeProvider>
   );
 }

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/CuesheetTableWrapper.tsx

@@ -3,19 +3,18 @@ import { memo, use, useMemo } from 'react';
 
 import Select from '../../common/components/select/Select';
 import { PresetContext } from '../../common/context/PresetContext';
+import { useRundownScope } from '../../common/context/RundownScopeContext';
 import useCustomFields from '../../common/hooks-query/useCustomFields';
-import type { RundownSource } from '../../common/hooks-query/useScopedRundown';
+import { FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID } from '../../common/hooks/useRundownSelection';
 import { AppMode } from '../../ontimeConfig';
 import CuesheetDnd from './cuesheet-dnd/CuesheetDnd';
 import { makeCuesheetColumns } from './cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-elements/cuesheetColsFactory';
 import CuesheetTable from './cuesheet-table/CuesheetTable';
 import { useApplyCuesheetPolicy } from './useApplyCuesheetPolicy';
-import { FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID } from './useCuesheetRundownSelection';
 
 import styles from './CuesheetPage.module.scss';
 
 interface CuesheetTableWrapperProps {
-  source: RundownSource;
   selectedRundownId: MaybeString;
   loadedRundownId: string;
   setSelectedRundownId: (rundownId: string) => void;
@@ -24,15 +23,14 @@ interface CuesheetTableWrapperProps {
 
 export default memo(CuesheetTableWrapper);
 function CuesheetTableWrapper({
-  source,
   selectedRundownId,
   setSelectedRundownId,
   loadedRundownId,
   projectRundowns,
 }: CuesheetTableWrapperProps) {
   const preset = use(PresetContext);
-  const isCurrentRundown = source.rundownId !== null && source.rundownId === loadedRundownId;
-  const { cuesheetMode, setCuesheetMode } = useApplyCuesheetPolicy(preset, { canRunMode: isCurrentRundown });
+  const { isLoaded } = useRundownScope();
+  const { cuesheetMode, setCuesheetMode } = useApplyCuesheetPolicy(preset, { canRunMode: isLoaded });
   const { data: customFields } = useCustomFields();
 
   const columns = useMemo(
@@ -44,11 +42,9 @@ function CuesheetTableWrapper({
     <CuesheetDnd columns={columns}>
       <CuesheetTable
         columns={columns}
-        source={source}
         cuesheetMode={cuesheetMode}
         tableRoot='cuesheet'
         setCuesheetMode={setCuesheetMode}
-        isCurrentRundown={isCurrentRundown}
         insertElement={
           <>
             <RundownSelect

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-edit-modal/EntryEditModal.tsx

@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
-import { Rundown } from 'ontime-types';
 import { memo } from 'react';
 
 import Modal from '../../../common/components/modal/Modal';
+import useRundown from '../../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
 import CuesheetEntryEditor from '../../../features/rundown/entry-editor/CuesheetEventEditor';
 import { useEditModal } from './useEditModal';
 
-interface EntryEditModalProps {
-  rundown: Rundown;
-}
-
 export default memo(EntryEditModal);
-function EntryEditModal({ rundown }: EntryEditModalProps) {
+function EntryEditModal() {
+  const { data: rundown } = useRundown();
   const entryId = useEditModal((state) => state.selectedEntryId);
   const closeModal = useEditModal((state) => state.clearSelection);
 

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/CuesheetTable.tsx

@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ import {
 import EmptyFill from '../../../common/components/state/EmptyFill';
 import EmptyTableBody from '../../../common/components/state/EmptyTableBody';
 import { useEntryActionsContext } from '../../../common/context/EntryActionsContext';
-import type { RundownSource } from '../../../common/hooks-query/useScopedRundown';
+import { useRundownScope } from '../../../common/context/RundownScopeContext';
+import { useFlatRundownWithMetadata, useScopedSelectedEventId } from '../../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
 import type { ExtendedEntry } from '../../../common/utils/rundownMetadata';
 import { usePersistedRundownOptions } from '../../../features/rundown/rundown.options';
 import { useEventSelection } from '../../../features/rundown/useEventSelection';
@@ -41,20 +42,17 @@ import style from './CuesheetTable.module.scss';
 type CuesheetTableBaseProps = {
   columns: CuesheetColumnDef[];
   cuesheetMode: AppMode;
-  source: RundownSource;
   insertElement?: ReactNode;
 };
 
 type EditorCuesheetTableProps = CuesheetTableBaseProps & {
   tableRoot: 'editor';
   setCuesheetMode?: undefined;
-  isCurrentRundown?: undefined;
 };
 
 type ViewCuesheetTableProps = CuesheetTableBaseProps & {
   tableRoot: 'cuesheet';
   setCuesheetMode: (mode: AppMode) => void;
-  isCurrentRundown?: boolean;
 };
 
 type CuesheetTableProps = EditorCuesheetTableProps | ViewCuesheetTableProps;
@@ -62,13 +60,13 @@ type CuesheetTableProps = EditorCuesheetTableProps | ViewCuesheetTableProps;
 export default function CuesheetTable({
   columns,
   cuesheetMode,
-  source,
   tableRoot,
   setCuesheetMode,
-  isCurrentRundown,
   insertElement,
 }: CuesheetTableProps) {
-  const { flatRundown, status, selectedEventId } = source;
+  const { isLoaded: isCurrentRundown } = useRundownScope();
+  const { data: flatRundown, status } = useFlatRundownWithMetadata();
+  const selectedEventId = useScopedSelectedEventId();
   const { updateEntry, updateTimer, addEntry } = useEntryActionsContext();
   const { getLocalizedString } = useTranslation();
   const canCreateEntries = useCuesheetPermissions((state) => state.canCreateEntries) && cuesheetMode === AppMode.Edit;

apps/client/src/views/editor/Editor.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { lazy } from 'react';
 
+import { EditableRundownScopeProvider } from '../../common/context/EditableRundownScopeProvider';
 import TrackingPlaybackBar from '../../features/control/playback/tracking-playback-bar/TrackingPlaybackBar';
 import { AppMode } from '../../ontimeConfig';
 import TitleList from './title-list/TitleList';
@@ -21,7 +22,9 @@ export default function Editor() {
           <TimerControl />
           <MessageControl />
         </div>
+        <EditableRundownScopeProvider rundownId={null}>
           <Rundown />
+        </EditableRundownScopeProvider>
       </div>
     );
   }
@@ -29,6 +32,8 @@ export default function Editor() {
   if (layoutMode === EditorLayoutMode.TRACKING) {
     return (
       <div id='panels' className={`${styles.panelContainer} ${styles.panelContainerTracking}`}>
+        {/* the titles and the rundown share a scope, so they follow one cursor */}
+        <EditableRundownScopeProvider rundownId={null}>
           <div className={styles.rundownLayout}>
             <div className={styles.titlesPanel}>
               <TitleList mode={AppMode.Run} />
@@ -37,6 +42,7 @@ export default function Editor() {
               <Rundown />
             </div>
           </div>
+        </EditableRundownScopeProvider>
         <TrackingPlaybackBar />
       </div>
     );
@@ -44,6 +50,7 @@ export default function Editor() {
 
   return (
     <div id='panels' className={styles.panelContainer}>
+      <EditableRundownScopeProvider rundownId={null}>
         <div className={styles.rundownLayout}>
           <div className={styles.titlesPanel}>
             <TitleList mode={AppMode.Edit} />
@@ -52,6 +59,7 @@ export default function Editor() {
             <Rundown />
           </div>
         </div>
+      </EditableRundownScopeProvider>
     </div>
   );
 }

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

@@ -207,10 +207,10 @@ export function searchByText(
  * @param activeFilter - a field selected from the filter badges, if any
  */
 export default function useFinder(searchValue: string, activeFilter: MaybeString) {
-  const { data, rundownId } = useFlatRundown();
+  const { data } = useFlatRundown();
   const { data: customFields } = useCustomFields();
 
-  const selectAndRevealEntry = useSelectAndRevealEntry(rundownId);
+  const selectAndRevealEntry = useSelectAndRevealEntry();
 
   /** The filters offered to the user: the fixed fields plus whatever the project defines */
   const filters = useMemo<FinderFilter[]>(() => {

apps/client/src/views/editor/title-list/TitleList.tsx

@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ export default function TitleList({ mode }: TitleListProps) {
       eventData={eventData}
       selectedEventId={selectedEventId}
       resolvedFollowEventId={resolvedFollowEventId}
-      rundownId={rundown.id}
     />
   );
 }
@@ -56,21 +55,14 @@ interface TitleListContentProps {
   eventData: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent>[];
   selectedEventId: string | null;
   resolvedFollowEventId: string | null;
-  rundownId: string;
 }
 
-function TitleListContent({
-  mode,
-  eventData,
-  selectedEventId,
-  resolvedFollowEventId,
-  rundownId,
-}: TitleListContentProps) {
+function TitleListContent({ mode, eventData, selectedEventId, resolvedFollowEventId }: TitleListContentProps) {
   'use memo';
 
   const virtuosoRef = useRef<VirtuosoHandle | null>(null);
   const scrollParentRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
-  const selectAndRevealEntry = useSelectAndRevealEntry(rundownId);
+  const selectAndRevealEntry = useSelectAndRevealEntry();
 
   // Calculate current event info
   const currentEventInfo = useMemo(() => {

apps/client/src/views/timeline/useTimelineData.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { CustomFields, OntimeEntry, ProjectData, Settings } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import useCustomFields from '../../common/hooks-query/useCustomFields';
+import { useLoadedFlatRundownWithMetadata } from '../../common/hooks-query/useLoadedRundown';
 import useProjectData from '../../common/hooks-query/useProjectData';
-import { useFlatRundownWithMetadata } from '../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
 import useSettings from '../../common/hooks-query/useSettings';
 import { ExtendedEntry } from '../../common/utils/rundownMetadata';
 import { ViewData, aggregateQueryStatus } from '../utils/viewLoader.utils';
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export interface TimelineData {
 
 export function useTimelineData(): ViewData<TimelineData> {
   // HTTP API data
-  const { data: rundownData, status: rundownStatus } = useFlatRundownWithMetadata();
+  const { data: rundownData, status: rundownStatus } = useLoadedFlatRundownWithMetadata();
   const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus } = useProjectData();
   const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus } = useSettings();
   const { data: customFields, status: customFieldsStatus } = useCustomFields();

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

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { CustomFields, ProjectData, RundownEntries, Settings, ViewSettings } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import useCustomFields from '../../common/hooks-query/useCustomFields';
+import { useLoadedRundown } from '../../common/hooks-query/useLoadedRundown';
 import useProjectData from '../../common/hooks-query/useProjectData';
-import useRundown from '../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
 import useSettings from '../../common/hooks-query/useSettings';
 import useViewSettings from '../../common/hooks-query/useViewSettings';
 import { useViewOptionsStore } from '../../common/stores/viewOptions';
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export function useTimerData(): ViewData<TimerData> {
   const { data: viewSettings, status: viewSettingsStatus } = useViewSettings();
   const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus } = useSettings();
   const { data: customFields, status: customFieldsStatus } = useCustomFields();
-  const { data: rundown, status: rundownStatus } = useRundown();
+  const { data: rundown, status: rundownStatus } = useLoadedRundown();
   const { entries } = rundown;
 
   return {

apps/server/src/api-data/automation/__tests__/automation.controller.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import type { Request, Response } from 'express';
+import type { Automation, ErrorResponse } from 'ontime-types';
+
+import { editAutomation, postAutomation } from '../automation.controller.js';
+import * as automationDao from '../automation.dao.js';
+
+vi.mock('../automation.dao.js', () => ({
+  addAutomation: vi.fn(),
+  editAutomation: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+function makeResponse() {
+  return {
+    send: vi.fn(),
+    status: vi.fn().mockReturnThis(),
+  } as unknown as Response<Automation | ErrorResponse>;
+}
+
+const requestBody = {
+  title: 'OSC definition',
+  filterRule: 'all',
+  filters: [],
+  outputs: [{ type: 'osc', targetIP: ' 127.0.0.1 ', targetPort: 53000, address: '/test', args: '' }],
+};
+
+describe('automation controllers', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    vi.mocked(automationDao.addAutomation).mockImplementation(async (automation) => ({ id: 'new-id', ...automation }));
+    vi.mocked(automationDao.editAutomation).mockImplementation(async (id, automation) => ({ id, ...automation }));
+  });
+
+  it('persists normalized outputs when creating an automation', async () => {
+    const request = { body: requestBody } as Request;
+
+    await postAutomation(request, makeResponse());
+
+    expect(automationDao.addAutomation).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ outputs: [expect.objectContaining({ targetIP: '127.0.0.1' })] }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('persists normalized outputs when editing an automation', async () => {
+    const request = { body: requestBody, params: { id: 'automation-id' } } as unknown as Request;
+
+    await editAutomation(request, makeResponse());
+
+    expect(automationDao.editAutomation).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'automation-id',
+      expect.objectContaining({ outputs: [expect.objectContaining({ targetIP: '127.0.0.1' })] }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('persists definitions using the not_contains filter operator', async () => {
+    const request = {
+      body: {
+        ...requestBody,
+        filters: [{ field: 'eventNow.title', operator: 'not_contains', value: 'break' }],
+      },
+    } as Request;
+
+    await postAutomation(request, makeResponse());
+
+    expect(automationDao.addAutomation).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ filters: [expect.objectContaining({ operator: 'not_contains' })] }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('rejects trigger bindings when editing a definition', async () => {
+    const request = {
+      body: { ...requestBody, triggers: [{ trigger: 'onStart', automationId: 'other-definition' }] },
+      params: { id: 'automation-id' },
+    } as unknown as Request;
+    const response = makeResponse();
+
+    await editAutomation(request, response);
+
+    expect(automationDao.editAutomation).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(response.status).toHaveBeenCalledWith(400);
+    expect(response.send).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ message: 'Automation definitions cannot include triggers' }),
+    );
+  });
+});

apps/server/src/api-data/automation/__tests__/automation.dao.test.ts

@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ describe('editAutomation()', () => {
       title: 'test-osc',
       filterRule: 'all',
       filters: [],
-      outputs: [],
+      outputs: [makeOSCAction(), makeHTTPAction()],
     });
     await addAutomation({
       title: 'test-http',
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ describe('editAutomation()', () => {
       title: 'test-osc',
       filterRule: 'all',
       filters: expect.any(Array),
-      outputs: expect.any(Array),
+      outputs: [makeOSCAction(), makeHTTPAction()],
     });
 
     const editedOSC = await editAutomation(firstAutomation.id, {
@@ -179,9 +179,34 @@ describe('editAutomation()', () => {
       title: 'edited-title',
       filterRule: 'any',
       filters: expect.any(Array),
-      outputs: expect.any(Array),
+      outputs: [],
     });
   });
+
+  it('replaces all outputs when an automation definition is edited', async () => {
+    const editedWithOneOutput = await editAutomation(firstAutomation.id, {
+      title: 'edited-title',
+      filterRule: 'any',
+      filters: [],
+      outputs: [makeHTTPAction()],
+    });
+    expect(editedWithOneOutput.outputs).toEqual([makeHTTPAction()]);
+  });
+
+  it('preserves global triggers when a definition is edited', async () => {
+    await addTrigger({ title: 'On Start', trigger: TimerLifeCycle.onStart, automationId: firstAutomation.id });
+
+    await editAutomation(firstAutomation.id, {
+      title: 'edited-title',
+      filterRule: 'all',
+      filters: [],
+      outputs: [],
+    });
+
+    expect(getAutomationTriggers()).toEqual([
+      expect.objectContaining({ automationId: firstAutomation.id, trigger: TimerLifeCycle.onStart }),
+    ]);
+  });
 });
 
 describe('deleteAutomation()', () => {
@@ -225,4 +250,35 @@ describe('deleteAutomation()', () => {
     const removed = getAutomations();
     expect(Object.keys(removed).length).toEqual(0);
   });
+
+  it('refuses an automation attached to a global trigger', async () => {
+    const automationId = Object.keys(getAutomations())[0];
+    await addTrigger({ title: 'On Start', trigger: TimerLifeCycle.onStart, automationId });
+
+    await expect(deleteAutomation({}, automationId)).rejects.toThrow(/used in trigger/);
+    expect(getAutomationTriggers()).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(getAutomations()[automationId]).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
+  it('refuses an automation attached to an event', async () => {
+    const automationId = Object.keys(getAutomations())[0];
+    const projectRundowns: ProjectRundowns = {
+      'rundown-1': {
+        id: 'rundown-1',
+        title: 'Rundown 1',
+        order: ['1'],
+        flatOrder: ['1'],
+        entries: {
+          '1': makeOntimeEvent({
+            id: '1',
+            triggers: [{ id: 'trigger-1', title: 'Trigger 1', trigger: TimerLifeCycle.onClock, automationId }],
+          }),
+        },
+        revision: 1,
+      },
+    };
+
+    await expect(deleteAutomation(projectRundowns, automationId)).rejects.toThrow(/used in rundown/);
+    expect(getAutomations()[automationId]).toBeDefined();
+  });
 });

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

@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
 import { ProjectRundowns, TimerLifeCycle } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import { makeOntimeEvent } from '../../rundown/__mocks__/rundown.mocks.js';
-import { isAutomationUsed, parseTemplateNested, stringToOSCArgs } from '../automation.utils.js';
+import { isAutomationUsed, isHostname, parseTemplateNested, stringToOSCArgs } from '../automation.utils.js';
+
+describe('isHostname()', () => {
+  it.each(['localhost', 'qlab', 'osc.example.com', 'osc-target.example'])('accepts %s', (hostname) => {
+    expect(isHostname(hostname)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it.each(['not a host', '-osc.example', 'osc-.example', 'osc..example', 'osc.example.'])('rejects %s', (hostname) => {
+    expect(isHostname(hostname)).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
 
 describe('parseTemplateNested()', () => {
   it('parses string with a single-level variable name', () => {

apps/server/src/api-data/automation/__tests__/automation.validation.test.ts

@@ -1,17 +1,25 @@
-import { parseOutput } from '../automation.validation.js';
+import { parseAutomation, parseOutput } from '../automation.validation.js';
+
+describe('parseAutomation', () => {
+  it('rejects trigger bindings from definition payloads', () => {
+    expect(() =>
+      parseAutomation({ title: 'Definition', filterRule: 'all', filters: [], outputs: [], triggers: [] }),
+    ).toThrow('Automation definitions cannot include triggers');
+  });
+});
 
 describe('parseOutput', () => {
   describe('handles OSC outputs', () => {
     it('parses a valid payload', () => {
       const payload = {
         type: 'osc',
-        targetIP: 'localhost',
+        targetIP: ' qlab ',
         targetPort: 1234,
         address: '/test',
         args: 'test',
       };
       const result = parseOutput(payload);
-      expect(result).toStrictEqual(payload);
+      expect(result).toStrictEqual({ ...payload, targetIP: 'qlab' });
     });
 
     it('throws on a invalid payload', () => {
@@ -24,6 +32,33 @@ describe('parseOutput', () => {
       };
       expect(() => parseOutput(payload)).toThrow('Unexpected payload type:');
     });
+
+    it('rejects invalid targets and ports', () => {
+      expect(() =>
+        parseOutput({ type: 'osc', targetIP: 'not a host', targetPort: 53000, address: '/test', args: '' }),
+      ).toThrow('Invalid OSC target');
+      expect(() =>
+        parseOutput({ type: 'osc', targetIP: '127.0.0.1', targetPort: 70000, address: '/test', args: '' }),
+      ).toThrow('Invalid OSC port');
+    });
+
+    it('allows runtime templates in a target hostname', () => {
+      expect(
+        parseOutput({
+          type: 'osc',
+          targetIP: '{{eventNow.custom.oscTarget}}',
+          targetPort: 53000,
+          address: '/test',
+          args: '',
+        }),
+      ).toMatchObject({ targetIP: '{{eventNow.custom.oscTarget}}' });
+    });
+
+    it('rejects IPv6 targets', () => {
+      expect(() =>
+        parseOutput({ type: 'osc', targetIP: '::1', targetPort: 53000, address: '/test', args: '' }),
+      ).toThrow('Invalid OSC target');
+    });
   });
   describe('handles HTTP outputs', () => {
     it('parses a valid payload', () => {
@@ -41,6 +76,25 @@ describe('parseOutput', () => {
       };
       expect(() => parseOutput(payload)).toThrow('Unexpected payload type:');
     });
+
+    it('rejects malformed and unsupported URLs', () => {
+      expect(() => parseOutput({ type: 'http', url: 'localhost:3000/hook' })).toThrow('Invalid HTTP URL');
+      expect(() => parseOutput({ type: 'http', url: 'ftp://example.com/hook' })).toThrow('Invalid HTTP URL');
+    });
+
+    it('allows runtime templates in HTTP URLs', () => {
+      expect(parseOutput({ type: 'http', url: 'http://{{eventNow.customFields.webhookHost}}/hook' })).toEqual({
+        type: 'http',
+        url: 'http://{{eventNow.customFields.webhookHost}}/hook',
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('allows a runtime template for a complete HTTP URL', () => {
+      expect(parseOutput({ type: 'http', url: '{{eventNow.customFields.webhookUrl}}' })).toEqual({
+        type: 'http',
+        url: '{{eventNow.customFields.webhookUrl}}',
+      });
+    });
   });
   describe('handles Ontime outputs', () => {
     it('parses a valid payload', () => {

apps/server/src/api-data/automation/__tests__/osc.client.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { runtimeStorePlaceholder } from 'ontime-types';
+
+const { send } = vi.hoisted(() => ({ send: vi.fn() }));
+
+vi.mock('node:dgram', () => ({
+  createSocket: vi.fn(() => ({ send })),
+}));
+
+import { emitOSC } from '../clients/osc.client.js';
+
+describe('emitOSC()', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    send.mockClear();
+  });
+
+  it('resolves templates in the target host before sending', () => {
+    emitOSC(
+      {
+        type: 'osc',
+        targetIP: '{{eventNow.custom.oscTarget}}',
+        targetPort: 53000,
+        address: '/cue/start',
+        args: '',
+      },
+      {
+        ...runtimeStorePlaceholder,
+        eventNow: {
+          id: 'current-event',
+          type: 'event',
+          cue: '1',
+          title: 'Opening',
+          note: '',
+          timeStart: 0,
+          timeEnd: 0,
+          duration: 0,
+          timerType: 'count-down',
+          colour: '',
+          delay: 0,
+          isPublic: true,
+          skip: false,
+          endAction: 'none',
+          revision: 0,
+          custom: { oscTarget: '192.0.2.10' },
+        },
+      },
+    );
+
+    expect(send).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.anything(),
+      0,
+      expect.any(Number),
+      53000,
+      '192.0.2.10',
+      expect.any(Function),
+    );
+  });
+});

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

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { oscServer } from '../../adapters/OscAdapter.js';
 import { getDataProvider } from '../../classes/data-provider/DataProvider.js';
 import * as automationDao from './automation.dao.js';
 import * as automationService from './automation.service.js';
-import { parseOutput } from './automation.validation.js';
+import { parseAutomation, parseOutput } from './automation.validation.js';
 
 export function getAutomationSettings(_req: Request, res: Response<AutomationSettings>) {
   res.status(200).json(automationDao.getAutomationSettings());
@@ -75,12 +75,8 @@ export async function deleteTrigger(req: Request, res: Response<void | ErrorResp
 
 export async function postAutomation(req: Request, res: Response<Automation | ErrorResponse>) {
   try {
-    const newAutomation = await automationDao.addAutomation({
-      title: req.body.title,
-      filterRule: req.body.filterRule,
-      filters: req.body.filters,
-      outputs: req.body.outputs,
-    });
+    const automation = parseAutomation(req.body);
+    const newAutomation = await automationDao.addAutomation(automation);
     res.status(201).send(newAutomation);
   } catch (error) {
     const message = getErrorMessage(error);
@@ -90,12 +86,8 @@ export async function postAutomation(req: Request, res: Response<Automation | Er
 
 export async function editAutomation(req: Request, res: Response<Automation | ErrorResponse>) {
   try {
-    const newAutomation = await automationDao.editAutomation(req.params.id, {
-      title: req.body.title,
-      filterRule: req.body.filterRule,
-      filters: req.body.filters,
-      outputs: req.body.outputs,
-    });
+    const automation = parseAutomation(req.body);
+    const newAutomation = await automationDao.editAutomation(req.params.id, automation);
     res.status(200).send(newAutomation);
   } catch (error) {
     const message = getErrorMessage(error);

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

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {
+  AutomationFilter,
   EntryId,
   FilterRule,
   MaybeNumber,
@@ -11,10 +12,16 @@ import {
 import { getPropertyFromPath, millisToString, removeLeadingZero, splitWhitespace } from 'ontime-utils';
 import type { OscArgInput, OscArgOrArrayInput } from 'osc-min';
 
-type FilterOperator = 'equals' | 'not_equals' | 'greater_than' | 'less_than' | 'contains';
+type FilterOperator = AutomationFilter['operator'];
+
+const hostnameRegex = /^(?=.{1,253}$)[a-z\d](?:[a-z\d-]{0,61}[a-z\d])?(?:\.[a-z\d](?:[a-z\d-]{0,61}[a-z\d])?)*$/i;
+
+export function isHostname(value: string): boolean {
+  return hostnameRegex.test(value);
+}
 
 export function isFilterOperator(value: string): value is FilterOperator {
-  return ['equals', 'not_equals', 'greater_than', 'less_than', 'contains'].includes(value);
+  return ['equals', 'not_equals', 'greater_than', 'less_than', 'contains', 'not_contains'].includes(value);
 }
 
 export function isFilterRule(value: string): value is FilterRule {

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

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-import { body, oneOf, param } from 'express-validator';
+import { isIP } from 'node:net';
+
+import { body, param } from 'express-validator';
 import {
-  Automation,
+  AutomationDTO,
   AutomationFilter,
   AutomationOutput,
   HTTPOutput,
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ import {
 
 import * as assert from '../../utils/assert.js';
 import { requestValidationFunction } from '../validation-utils/validationFunction.js';
-import { isFilterOperator, isFilterRule, isOntimeActionAction } from './automation.utils.js';
+import { isFilterOperator, isFilterRule, isHostname, isOntimeActionAction } from './automation.utils.js';
 
 export const validateAutomationSettings = [
   body('enabledAutomations').isBoolean(),
@@ -56,10 +58,14 @@ export const validateAutomationPatch = [
 /**
  * Parses and validates a use given automation
  */
-export function parseAutomation(maybeAutomation: unknown): Automation {
+export function parseAutomation(maybeAutomation: unknown): AutomationDTO {
   assert.isObject(maybeAutomation);
   assert.hasKeys(maybeAutomation, ['title', 'filterRule', 'filters', 'outputs']);
 
+  if ('triggers' in maybeAutomation) {
+    throw new Error('Automation definitions cannot include triggers');
+  }
+
   const { title, filterRule, filters, outputs } = maybeAutomation;
   assert.isString(title);
   assert.isString(filterRule);
@@ -70,12 +76,12 @@ export function parseAutomation(maybeAutomation: unknown): Automation {
   validateFilters(filters);
 
   assert.isArray(outputs);
-  validateOutput(outputs);
+  const parsedOutputs = outputs.map(parseOutput);
 
-  return maybeAutomation as Automation;
+  return { title, filterRule, filters, outputs: parsedOutputs };
 }
 
-function validateFilters(filters: Array<unknown>): filters is AutomationFilter[] {
+function validateFilters(filters: Array<unknown>): asserts filters is AutomationFilter[] {
   filters.forEach((condition) => {
     assert.isObject(condition);
 
@@ -92,47 +98,9 @@ function validateFilters(filters: Array<unknown>): filters is AutomationFilter[]
       throw new Error(`Invalid automation: unhandled filter type ${typeof value}`);
     }
   });
-  return true;
 }
 
-function validateOutput(output: Array<unknown>): output is AutomationOutput[] {
-  output.forEach((payload) => {
-    parseOutput(payload);
-  });
-  return true;
-}
-
-export const validateTestPayload = [
-  body('type').isIn(['osc', 'http', 'ontime']),
-
-  // validation for OSC message
-  oneOf([
-    body('targetIP').if(body('type').equals('osc')).isIP(),
-    body('targetIP').if(body('type').equals('osc')).isFQDN(),
-    body('targetIP').if(body('type').equals('osc')).equals('localhost'),
-  ]),
-  body('targetPort').if(body('type').equals('osc')).isPort(),
-  body('address').if(body('type').equals('osc')).isString().trim(),
-  body('args').if(body('type').equals('osc')).isString().trim(),
-
-  // validation for HTTP message
-  body('url').if(body('type').equals('http')).isURL({ require_tld: false }).trim(),
-
-  // validation for Ontime actions
-  body('action').if(body('type').equals('ontime')).isString().trim(),
-  body('text').if(body('type').equals('ontime')).optional().isString().trim(),
-  body('time').if(body('type').equals('ontime')).optional().isString().trim(),
-  body('visible').if(body('type').equals('ontime')).optional().isBoolean(),
-  // secondary source can be a enum case or null to clear it
-  body('secondarySource')
-    .if(body('type').equals('ontime'))
-    .optional({ nullable: true })
-    .if((value) => value !== null)
-    .isString()
-    .trim(),
-
-  requestValidationFunction,
-];
+export const validateTestPayload = [body().custom(parseOutput), requestValidationFunction];
 
 /**
  * Sanitises an output object
@@ -163,9 +131,22 @@ function parseOSCOutput(maybeOSCOutput: object): OSCOutput {
   assert.isString(maybeOSCOutput.address);
   assert.isString(maybeOSCOutput.args);
 
+  const targetIP = maybeOSCOutput.targetIP.trim();
+  const target = replaceTemplatesForValidation(targetIP, 'template.local');
+  if (isIP(target) !== 4 && !isHostname(target)) {
+    throw new Error('Invalid OSC target');
+  }
+  if (
+    !Number.isInteger(maybeOSCOutput.targetPort) ||
+    maybeOSCOutput.targetPort < 1 ||
+    maybeOSCOutput.targetPort > 65535
+  ) {
+    throw new Error('Invalid OSC port');
+  }
+
   return {
     type: 'osc',
-    targetIP: maybeOSCOutput.targetIP,
+    targetIP,
     targetPort: maybeOSCOutput.targetPort,
     address: maybeOSCOutput.address,
     args: maybeOSCOutput.args,
@@ -176,12 +157,33 @@ function parseHTTPOutput(maybeHTTPOutput: object): HTTPOutput {
   assert.hasKeys(maybeHTTPOutput, ['url']);
   assert.isString(maybeHTTPOutput.url);
 
+  try {
+    const url = new URL(replaceHTTPTemplatesForValidation(maybeHTTPOutput.url));
+    if ((url.protocol !== 'http:' && url.protocol !== 'https:') || !url.hostname) {
+      throw new Error('Invalid HTTP URL');
+    }
+  } catch {
+    throw new Error('Invalid HTTP URL');
+  }
+
   return {
     type: 'http',
     url: maybeHTTPOutput.url,
   };
 }
 
+/** Replaces runtime values so their surrounding host or URL syntax can be validated before execution. */
+function replaceTemplatesForValidation(value: string, replacement: string): string {
+  return value.replace(/{{.*?}}/g, replacement);
+}
+
+function replaceHTTPTemplatesForValidation(value: string): string {
+  if (/^{{.*?}}$/.test(value)) {
+    return 'https://template.local';
+  }
+  return replaceTemplatesForValidation(value, 'template');
+}
+
 function parseOntimeAction(maybeOntimeAction: object): OntimeAction {
   assert.hasKeys(maybeOntimeAction, ['action']);
   assert.isString(maybeOntimeAction.action);

apps/server/src/api-data/automation/clients/osc.client.ts

@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ const udpClient = dgram.createSocket('udp4');
  */
 export function emitOSC(output: OSCOutput, store: DeepReadonly<RuntimeStore>) {
   const message = preparePayload(output, store);
-  emit(output.targetIP, output.targetPort, message);
+  const targetIP = parseTemplateNested(output.targetIP, store);
+  emit(targetIP, output.targetPort, message);
 }
 
 /** Parses the state and prepares payload to be emitted */

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

@@ -1718,16 +1718,18 @@ describe('rundownMutation.swap()', () => {
     expect((testRundown.entries['1'] as OntimeEvent).id).toBe('1');
     expect((testRundown.entries['1'] as OntimeEvent).cue).toBe('data2');
     expect((testRundown.entries['1'] as OntimeEvent).timeStart).toBe(1);
-    expect((testRundown.entries['1'] as OntimeEvent).revision).toBe(1);
+    // the swapped entries changed, their revision has to say so
+    expect((testRundown.entries['1'] as OntimeEvent).revision).toBe(2);
 
     expect((testRundown.entries['2'] as OntimeEvent).id).toBe('2');
     expect((testRundown.entries['2'] as OntimeEvent).cue).toBe('data1');
     expect((testRundown.entries['2'] as OntimeEvent).timeStart).toBe(2);
-    expect((testRundown.entries['2'] as OntimeEvent).revision).toBe(1);
+    expect((testRundown.entries['2'] as OntimeEvent).revision).toBe(2);
 
     expect((testRundown.entries['3'] as OntimeEvent).id).toBe('3');
     expect((testRundown.entries['3'] as OntimeEvent).cue).toBe('data3');
     expect((testRundown.entries['3'] as OntimeEvent).timeStart).toBe(3);
+    // untouched, so it keeps its revision
     expect((testRundown.entries['3'] as OntimeEvent).revision).toBe(1);
   });
 });

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

@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ function swap(rundown: Rundown, eventFrom: OntimeEvent, eventTo: OntimeEvent) {
     gap: eventFrom.gap,
     dayOffset: eventFrom.dayOffset,
     // keep revision number but increment it
-    revision: eventFrom.revision++,
+    revision: eventFrom.revision + 1,
   };
 
   rundown.entries[eventTo.id] = {
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ function swap(rundown: Rundown, eventFrom: OntimeEvent, eventTo: OntimeEvent) {
     gap: eventTo.gap,
     dayOffset: eventTo.dayOffset,
     // keep revision number but increment it
-    revision: eventTo.revision++,
+    revision: eventTo.revision + 1,
   };
 }
 

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

@@ -816,27 +816,23 @@ export async function createNewRundown(title: string) {
  * @throws if the provided id does not exist
  */
 export async function renameRundown(id: string, title: string) {
-  const dataProvider = getDataProvider();
-  const rundown = dataProvider.getRundown(id);
+  const { rundown, commit } = createTransaction({ rundownId: id, mutableRundown: true });
 
-  await dataProvider.setRundown(id, { ...rundown, title, revision: rundown.revision + 1 });
-
-  /**
-   * If we are modifying the loaded rundown we re-init it
-   * This is likely over-kill but the simplest way to ensure state consistency
-   */
-  if (isCurrentRundown(id)) {
-    const rundown = dataProvider.getRundown(id);
-    const customField = dataProvider.getCustomFields();
-    // init rundown does its own refetch
-    await initRundown(rundown, customField);
-  } else {
-    setImmediate(() => {
-      sendRefetch(RefetchKey.ProjectRundowns);
-    });
+  if (rundown.title === title) {
+    return getDataProvider().getProjectRundowns();
   }
 
-  return dataProvider.getProjectRundowns();
+  rundown.title = title;
+
+  // a title has no bearing on the schedule, there is nothing to process and no runtime to notify
+  const { rundownMetadata, revision } = await commit(false);
+
+  setImmediate(() => {
+    notifyChanges(id, rundownMetadata, revision, { external: true });
+    sendRefetch(RefetchKey.ProjectRundowns);
+  });
+
+  return getDataProvider().getProjectRundowns();
 }
 
 /**

docs/agent-guides/domain-invariants.md

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ Load only for touched domains. Add only stable, recurring invariants; not one-of
 - Preserve entry identity and supported types across patch, clone, group, ungroup, reorder.
 - Distinguish loaded vs background rundown. Prefer explicit rundown ID over global current state.
 - No caller-owned rundown mutation unless explicitly contracted.
+- Revisions mark change: a rundown revision advances on every commit, an entry revision on every
+  change to that entry. Delays carry no revision. Optimistic client updates apply the same bump the
+  server does, so an unchanged entry keeps its identity and clients can compare revisions to tell
+  what moved on.
 
 ## Persistence, realtime, cache