feat(server): introduce Zod request validation, starting with MCP tools

Adds Zod as the validation library for apps/server (in place of
express-validator), scoped here to a low-risk slice rather than a
full migration:

- MCP tool-call arguments (apps/server/src/api-mcp) are now validated
  end to end. Every tool's inputSchema is generated from its Zod
  schema via z.toJSONSchema() instead of hand-maintained JSON Schema
  literals, and every handler now parses its arguments before use —
  previously every handler did an unchecked `args as SomeType` cast
  with no runtime validation at all.
- A new validate.ts middleware (validateBody/validateParams) replaces
  the express-validator chokepoint for two reference routers, session
  and url-presets, demonstrating the pattern the remaining ~11 routers
  will follow in later PRs.
- An oxlint no-restricted-imports guardrail keeps zod importable only
  from apps/server, so it can never leak into the apps/client bundle.

The bulk of the REST router migration (automation, rundown, and the
rest of api-data) is intentionally left for follow-up PRs to keep this
change reviewable.

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+        with:
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
+
       - name: Setup pnpm
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@v6
 
@@ -54,6 +58,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+        with:
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
+
       - name: Setup pnpm
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@v6
 
@@ -81,11 +89,11 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-playwright-${{ env.PLAYWRIGHT_VERSION }}
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-playwright-
-      - run: npx playwright install --with-deps
+      - run: pnpm playwright install --with-deps
         if: steps.playwright-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
 
       - name: Install Playwright Browsers
-        run: npx playwright install --with-deps
+        run: pnpm playwright install --with-deps
 
       - name: Run Playwright tests
         run: pnpm e2e

.gitignore

@@ -54,3 +54,6 @@ ontime-data/
 
 # temporary write files
 **.tmp
+
+# Claude Code metadata
+.claude/

.nvmrc

@@ -1 +1 @@
-v22.22.2
+v22.22.3

.oxlintrc.json

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "no-restricted-imports": [
       "error",
       {
-        "patterns": ["ontime-types/src/*", "ontime-utils/src/*"]
+        "patterns": ["ontime-types/src/*", "ontime-utils/src/*", "zod"]
       }
     ]
   },

apps/cli/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@getontime/cli",
-  "version": "4.8.0",
+  "version": "4.10.0",
   "author": "Carlos Valente",
   "description": "Time keeping for live events",
   "repository": "https://github.com/cpvalente/ontime",

apps/client/package.json

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
   "name": "ontime-ui",
-  "version": "4.8.0",
+  "version": "4.10.0",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@base-ui/react": "1.3.0",
+    "@base-ui/react": "1.6.0",
     "@codemirror/commands": "^6.0.0",
     "@codemirror/lang-css": "^6.0.0",
     "@codemirror/state": "^6.0.0",
@@ -12,27 +12,27 @@
     "@dnd-kit/core": "^6.3.1",
     "@dnd-kit/sortable": "^10.0.0",
     "@dnd-kit/utilities": "^3.2.2",
-    "@fontsource/open-sans": "^5.2.6",
+    "@fontsource/open-sans": "^5.2.7",
     "@mantine/hooks": "^8.3.7",
-    "@sentry/react": "^10.2.0",
+    "@sentry/react": "^10.59.0",
     "@table-nav/react": "^0.0.7",
-    "@tanstack/react-query": "^5.85.9",
+    "@tanstack/react-query": "^5.101.0",
-    "@tanstack/react-query-devtools": "^5.85.9",
+    "@tanstack/react-query-devtools": "^5.101.0",
     "@tanstack/react-table": "^8.21.3",
-    "@uiw/codemirror-theme-vscode": "^4.25.9",
+    "@uiw/codemirror-theme-vscode": "^4.25.10",
     "autosize": "^6.0.1",
-    "axios": "^1.12.2",
+    "axios": "^1.18.0",
     "csv-stringify": "^6.6.0",
     "qrcode": "^1.5.4",
-    "react": "^19.2.3",
+    "react": "^19.2.7",
-    "react-colorful": "^5.6.1",
+    "react-colorful": "^5.7.0",
-    "react-dom": "^19.2.3",
+    "react-dom": "^19.2.7",
     "react-fast-compare": "^3.2.2",
-    "react-hook-form": "^7.72.0",
+    "react-hook-form": "^7.80.0",
-    "react-icons": "5.5.0",
+    "react-icons": "5.6.0",
-    "react-router": "^7.11.0",
+    "react-router": "^8.0.1",
-    "react-virtuoso": "^4.17.0",
+    "react-virtuoso": "^4.18.7",
-    "zustand": "^5.0.9"
+    "zustand": "^5.0.14"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "addversion": "node -p \"'export const ONTIME_VERSION = ' + JSON.stringify(require('../../package.json').version) + ';'\" > src/ONTIME_VERSION.js",

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

@@ -34,19 +34,17 @@ export async function fetchCurrentRundown(options?: RequestOptions): Promise<Run
     throw new Error('Invalid rundown payload');
   }
   return res.data;
+}
 
-  function isValidRundown(x: any): x is Rundown {
+/**
-    return (
+ * HTTP request to fetch all entries in the given rundown
-      x &&
+ */
-      typeof x === 'object' &&
+export async function fetchRundown(rundownId: RundownId, options?: RequestOptions): Promise<Rundown> {
-      typeof x.id === 'string' &&
+  const res = await axios.get(`${rundownPath}/${rundownId}`, { signal: options?.signal });
-      Array.isArray(x.order) &&
+  if (!isValidRundown(res.data)) {
-      Array.isArray(x.flatOrder) &&
+    throw new Error('Invalid rundown payload');
-      x.entries &&
-      typeof x.entries === 'object' &&
-      typeof x.revision === 'number'
-    );
   }
+  return res.data;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -197,3 +195,16 @@ export async function requestDeleteAll(rundownId: RundownId): Promise<AxiosRespo
 }
 
 // #endregion operations on rundown entries =======================
+
+function isValidRundown(x: any): x is Rundown {
+  return (
+    x &&
+    typeof x === 'object' &&
+    typeof x.id === 'string' &&
+    Array.isArray(x.order) &&
+    Array.isArray(x.flatOrder) &&
+    x.entries &&
+    typeof x.entries === 'object' &&
+    typeof x.revision === 'number'
+  );
+}

apps/client/src/common/components/input/text-input/useReactiveTextInput.tsx

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import { ChangeEvent, KeyboardEvent, RefObject, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo,
 
 interface UseReactiveTextInputReturn {
   value: string;
-  onChange: (event: ChangeEvent) => void;
+  onChange: (event: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement | HTMLTextAreaElement>) => void;
-  onBlur: (event: ChangeEvent) => void;
+  onBlur: (event: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement | HTMLTextAreaElement>) => void;
   onKeyDown: (event: KeyboardEvent<HTMLElement>) => void;
 }
 
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ export default function useReactiveTextInput(
   options?: {
     submitOnEnter?: boolean;
     submitOnCtrlEnter?: boolean;
+    submitOnTab?: boolean;
     onCancelUpdate?: () => void;
+    onTabCancel?: () => void;
     allowSubmitSameValue?: boolean;
     allowKeyboardNavigation?: boolean;
   },
@@ -23,6 +25,10 @@ export default function useReactiveTextInput(
   const [text, setText] = useState<string>(initialText);
   // track whether we are submitting via a submit key (eg enter) and avoid submitting again on blur
   const isKeyboardSubmitting = useRef(false);
+  // track escape to prevent the subsequent blur from submitting
+  const isEscaping = useRef(false);
+  // track tab-out to prevent blur from submitting (used by timer cells)
+  const isTabbing = useRef(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (typeof initialText === 'undefined') {
@@ -78,6 +84,7 @@ export default function useReactiveTextInput(
    * @param {string} valueToSubmit
    */
   const handleEscape = useCallback(() => {
+    isEscaping.current = true;
     // No need to update if it hasn't changed
     setText(initialText);
     // force the text to be the initial value
@@ -141,16 +148,30 @@ export default function useReactiveTextInput(
         event.stopPropagation();
       }
 
+      // for cells that opt out of tab-submit, track tab-out without preventing navigation
+      if (event.key === 'Tab' && options?.submitOnTab === false) {
+        isTabbing.current = true;
+      }
+
       hotKeyHandler(event);
     };
-  }, [handleEscape, handleSubmit, options?.submitOnCtrlEnter, options?.submitOnEnter, text]);
+  }, [handleEscape, handleSubmit, options?.submitOnCtrlEnter, options?.submitOnEnter, options?.submitOnTab, text]);
 
   return {
     value: text,
-    onChange: (event: ChangeEvent) => handleChange((event.target as HTMLInputElement).value),
+    onChange: (event) => handleChange(event.target.value),
-    onBlur: (event: ChangeEvent) => {
+    onBlur: (event) => {
+      if (isTabbing.current) {
+        isTabbing.current = false;
+        (options?.onTabCancel ?? options?.onCancelUpdate)?.();
+        return;
+      }
+      if (isEscaping.current) {
+        isEscaping.current = false;
+        return;
+      }
       if (!isKeyboardSubmitting.current) {
-        handleSubmit((event.target as HTMLInputElement).value);
+        handleSubmit(event.target.value);
       }
     },
     onKeyDown: keyHandler,

apps/client/src/common/components/navigation-menu/NavigationMenu.tsx

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { useLocation } from 'react-router';
 import { isLocalhost, supportsFullscreen } from '../../../externals';
 import { canUseWakeLock, useKeepAwakeOptions } from '../../../features/keep-awake/useWakeLock';
 import { navigatorConstants } from '../../../viewerConfig';
+import useUrlPresets from '../../hooks-query/useUrlPresets';
 import { useIsSmallScreen } from '../../hooks/useIsSmallScreen';
 import { useClientStore } from '../../stores/clientStore';
 import { useViewOptionsStore } from '../../stores/viewOptions';
@@ -105,6 +106,8 @@ function NavigationMenu({ isOpen, onClose }: NavigationMenuProps) {
                 {route.label}
               </ClientLink>
             ))}
+
+            <PresetNavigation isSmallScreen={isSmallScreen} onClose={onClose} />
           </div>
 
           {isLocalhost && (
@@ -117,3 +120,27 @@ function NavigationMenu({ isOpen, onClose }: NavigationMenuProps) {
     </Dialog.Root>
   );
 }
+
+function PresetNavigation({ isSmallScreen, onClose }: { isSmallScreen: boolean; onClose: () => void }) {
+  const location = useLocation();
+  const { data: urlPresets } = useUrlPresets();
+  const navPresets = urlPresets.filter((preset) => preset.enabled && preset.displayInNav);
+
+  if (navPresets.length === 0) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <hr className={style.separator} />
+      {navPresets.map((preset) => (
+        <ClientLink
+          key={preset.alias}
+          to={`preset/${preset.alias}`}
+          current={location.pathname === `/preset/${preset.alias}`}
+          postAction={isSmallScreen ? onClose : undefined}
+        >
+          {preset.alias}
+        </ClientLink>
+      ))}
+    </>
+  );
+}

apps/client/src/common/components/navigation-menu/ViewNavigationMenu.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { useDisclosure, useHotkeys } from '@mantine/hooks';
 import { memo } from 'react';
+import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router';
 
+import { hasCustomParams, useSavedViewParams } from '../../stores/savedViewParams';
 import { useViewParamsEditorStore } from '../view-params-editor/viewParamsEditor.store';
 import FloatingNavigation from './floating-navigation/FloatingNavigation';
 import NavigationMenu from './NavigationMenu';
@@ -17,6 +19,9 @@ export default memo(ViewNavigationMenu);
 function ViewNavigationMenu({ isNavigationLocked, suppressSettings }: ViewNavigationMenuProps) {
   const [isMenuOpen, menuHandler] = useDisclosure();
   const { open: showEditFormDrawer } = useViewParamsEditorStore();
+  const [searchParams] = useSearchParams();
+  const savedParams = useSavedViewParams((store) => store.params);
+  const hasSavedChanges = hasCustomParams(searchParams) || Object.keys(savedParams).length > 0;
 
   useHotkeys([
     [
@@ -46,6 +51,7 @@ function ViewNavigationMenu({ isNavigationLocked, suppressSettings }: ViewNaviga
       <FloatingNavigation
         toggleMenu={isNavigationLocked ? undefined : menuHandler.toggle}
         toggleSettings={suppressSettings ? undefined : showEditFormDrawer}
+        hasSavedChanges={hasSavedChanges}
       />
       {!isNavigationLocked && <NavigationMenu isOpen={isMenuOpen} onClose={menuHandler.close} />}
     </>

apps/client/src/common/components/navigation-menu/client-link/ClientLink.module.scss

@@ -1,4 +1,29 @@
-.linkIcon {
+.trailing {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
   margin-left: auto;
+}
+
+.linkIcon {
   @include rotate-fourty-five;
 }
+
+.indicator {
+  width: 0.5rem;
+  height: 0.5rem;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background-color: $active-indicator;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.clear {
+  opacity: 0.6;
+  transition: opacity $transition-time-action;
+
+  &:hover,
+  &:focus-visible {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+}

apps/client/src/common/components/navigation-menu/client-link/ClientLink.tsx

@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
-import { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
+import { MouseEvent, PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
-import { IoArrowUp } from 'react-icons/io5';
+import { IoArrowUp, IoCloseOutline } from 'react-icons/io5';
-import { useNavigate } from 'react-router';
+import { useLocation, useNavigate, useSearchParams } from 'react-router';
 
 import { useElectronEvent } from '../../../hooks/useElectronEvent';
+import {
+  hasCustomParams,
+  reservedParams,
+  stripReservedParams,
+  useSavedViewParams,
+} from '../../../stores/savedViewParams';
 import { handleLinks } from '../../../utils/linkUtils';
+import IconButton from '../../buttons/IconButton';
 import NavigationMenuItem from '../navigation-menu-item/NavigationMenuItem';
 
 import style from './ClientLink.module.scss';
@@ -16,32 +23,100 @@ interface ClientLinkProps {
 
 export default function ClientLink({ current, to, postAction, children }: PropsWithChildren<ClientLinkProps>) {
   const { isElectron } = useElectronEvent();
-  const navigate = useNavigate();
 
   if (isElectron) {
     return (
-      <NavigationMenuItem
+      <ElectronNavigationItem current={current} to={to} postAction={postAction}>
-        active={current}
-        onClick={() => {
-          handleLinks(to);
-          postAction?.();
-        }}
-      >
         {children}
-        <IoArrowUp className={style.linkIcon} />
+      </ElectronNavigationItem>
-      </NavigationMenuItem>
     );
   }
 
   return (
-    <NavigationMenuItem
+    <BrowserNavigationItem current={current} to={to} postAction={postAction}>
-      active={current}
-      onClick={() => {
-        navigate(`/${to}`);
-        postAction?.();
-      }}
-    >
       {children}
+    </BrowserNavigationItem>
+  );
+}
+
+function ElectronNavigationItem({ current, to, postAction, children }: PropsWithChildren<ClientLinkProps>) {
+  const navigateToLink = () => {
+    handleLinks(to);
+    postAction?.();
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <NavigationMenuItem active={current} onClick={navigateToLink}>
+      {children}
+      <span className={style.trailing}>
+        <IoArrowUp className={style.linkIcon} />
+      </span>
+    </NavigationMenuItem>
+  );
+}
+
+function BrowserNavigationItem({ current, to, postAction, children }: PropsWithChildren<ClientLinkProps>) {
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const location = useLocation();
+  const [searchParams, setSearchParams] = useSearchParams();
+  const { params: savedParams, save, clear } = useSavedViewParams();
+
+  /**
+   * Save the params of the view we are leaving and resolve the destination,
+   * restoring any params previously saved for the target view.
+   */
+  const resolveDestination = () => {
+    const currentView = location.pathname.replace(/^\//, '');
+    save(currentView, stripReservedParams(location.search));
+    const restored = savedParams[to];
+    return `${to}${restored ? `?${restored}` : ''}`;
+  };
+
+  const isCustomised = current ? hasCustomParams(searchParams) : Boolean(savedParams[to]);
+
+  const navigateToLink = () => {
+    const destination = resolveDestination();
+    navigate(`/${destination}`);
+    postAction?.();
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Clear the saved settings for this route without navigating to it.
+   * When it is the current view, also reset the live URL to its defaults.
+   */
+  const clearViewSettings = (event: MouseEvent) => {
+    event.stopPropagation();
+    clear(to);
+
+    // if mounted, clear the URL params
+    if (current) {
+      const preserved = new URLSearchParams();
+      reservedParams.forEach((key) => {
+        const value = searchParams.get(key);
+        if (value !== null) preserved.set(key, value);
+      });
+      setSearchParams(preserved);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <NavigationMenuItem active={current} onClick={navigateToLink}>
+      {children}
+      {isCustomised && (
+        <span className={style.trailing}>
+          <span className={style.indicator} aria-hidden data-testid='client-link__saved-indicator' />
+          <IconButton
+            variant='ghosted-white'
+            size='small'
+            className={style.clear}
+            aria-label='Clear saved view settings'
+            title='Clear saved view settings'
+            onClick={clearViewSettings}
+          >
+            <IoCloseOutline />
+          </IconButton>
+        </span>
+      )}
     </NavigationMenuItem>
   );
 }

apps/client/src/common/components/navigation-menu/floating-navigation/FloatingNavigation.module.scss

@@ -22,3 +22,19 @@
   top: 0;
   z-index: $zindex-nav;
 }
+
+.buttonWithIndicator {
+  position: relative;
+  display: inline-flex;
+}
+
+.indicator {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: -0.15rem;
+  right: -0.15rem;
+  width: 0.6rem;
+  height: 0.6rem;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background-color: $active-indicator;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}

apps/client/src/common/components/navigation-menu/floating-navigation/FloatingNavigation.tsx

@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ import style from './FloatingNavigation.module.scss';
 interface FloatingNavigationProps {
   toggleMenu?: () => void;
   toggleSettings?: () => void;
+  hasSavedChanges?: boolean;
 }
 
-export default function FloatingNavigation({ toggleMenu, toggleSettings }: FloatingNavigationProps) {
+export default function FloatingNavigation({ toggleMenu, toggleSettings, hasSavedChanges }: FloatingNavigationProps) {
   const isButtonShown = useFadeOutOnInactivity(true);
 
   return (
@@ -20,15 +21,18 @@ export default function FloatingNavigation({ toggleMenu, toggleSettings }: Float
       className={cx([style.fadeable, style.buttonContainer, !isButtonShown && style.hidden])}
     >
       {toggleMenu && (
-        <IconButton
+        <div className={style.buttonWithIndicator}>
-          variant='subtle-white'
+          <IconButton
-          size='xlarge'
+            variant='subtle-white'
-          onClick={toggleMenu}
+            size='xlarge'
-          aria-label='toggle menu'
+            onClick={toggleMenu}
-          data-testid='navigation__toggle-menu'
+            aria-label='toggle menu'
-        >
+            data-testid='navigation__toggle-menu'
-          <IoApps />
+          >
-        </IconButton>
+            <IoApps />
+          </IconButton>
+          {hasSavedChanges && <span className={style.indicator} data-testid='navigation__saved-indicator' />}
+        </div>
       )}
       {toggleSettings && (
         <IconButton

apps/client/src/common/components/state/Empty.module.scss

@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
   color: $white-10;
 
   .empty {
-    width: 100%;
+    display: block;
+    width: min(100%, 24rem);
+    margin-inline: auto;
     opacity: 0.8;
   }
 
@@ -13,6 +15,6 @@
     margin-inline: auto;
     font-weight: 600;
     font-size: 2em;
-    max-width: 600px;
+    max-width: min(100%, 600px);
   }
 }

apps/client/src/common/components/state/EmptyTableBody.module.scss

@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@
     padding-top: 10vh;
   }
 
-  .empty {
+  .inline {
-    width: 100%;
+    display: flex;
-    opacity: 0.8;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    gap: 1rem;
+    margin-top: 1em;
   }
 
   .text {

apps/client/src/common/components/state/EmptyTableBody.tsx

@@ -1,18 +1,33 @@
-import EmptyImage from '../../../assets/images/empty.svg?react';
+import { SupportedEntry } from 'ontime-types';
+import { IoAdd } from 'react-icons/io5';
+
+import { useTranslation } from '../../../translation/TranslationProvider';
+import Button from '../buttons/Button';
+import Empty from './Empty';
 
 import style from './EmptyTableBody.module.scss';
 
 interface EmptyTableBodyProps {
-  text: string;
+  handleAddNew?: (type: SupportedEntry) => void;
 }
 
-export default function EmptyTableBody({ text }: EmptyTableBodyProps) {
+export default function EmptyTableBody({ handleAddNew }: EmptyTableBodyProps) {
+  const { getLocalizedString } = useTranslation();
+  const text = getLocalizedString('common.no_data');
   return (
     <tbody className={style.emptyContainer}>
       <tr>
         <td colSpan={99} className={style.emptyCell}>
-          <EmptyImage className={style.empty} />
+          <Empty injectedStyles={{ marginTop: '5vh' }} />
-          {text && <span className={style.text}>{text}</span>}
+          <span className={style.text}>{text}</span>
+          {handleAddNew && (
+            <div className={style.inline}>
+              <Button onClick={() => handleAddNew(SupportedEntry.Event)} variant='primary' size='large'>
+                <IoAdd />
+                Create Event
+              </Button>
+            </div>
+          )}
         </td>
       </tr>
     </tbody>

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

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   renameRundown,
 } from '../api/rundown';
 
+//TODO: make suspends so we don't have to deal with no value all over
 /**
  * Project rundowns
  */

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

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
 
 import { queryRefetchIntervalSlow } from '../../ontimeConfig';
 import { CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY, getRundownQueryKey } from '../api/constants';
-import { fetchCurrentRundown } from '../api/rundown';
+import { fetchCurrentRundown, fetchRundown } from '../api/rundown';
 import { useSelectedEventId } from '../hooks/useSocket';
 import { ExtendedEntry, getFlatRundownMetadata, getRundownMetadata } from '../utils/rundownMetadata';
 import { useProjectRundowns } from './useProjectRundowns';
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ const cachedRundownPlaceholder: Rundown = {
 };
 
 /**
- * Normalised rundown data
+ * 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`.
  */
 export default function useRundown() {
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
@@ -34,7 +38,7 @@ export default function useRundown() {
     refetchInterval: queryRefetchIntervalSlow,
   });
 
-  // Seed the ID-based cache when fetching via the 'current' alias (bootstrap)
+  // Seed the id-keyed cache when fetching via the bootstrap alias
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!data || loadedRundownId) return;
     queryClient.setQueryData(getRundownQueryKey(data.id), data);
@@ -115,3 +119,21 @@ export function useRundownAuxData() {
   }, [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/useScopedRundown.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+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/useEntryAction.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   TimeStrategy,
   isOntimeEvent,
   isOntimeGroup,
+  isOntimeMilestone,
 } from 'ontime-types';
 import {
   MILLIS_PER_SECOND,
@@ -63,9 +64,16 @@ export type EventOptions = Partial<{
 }>;
 
 /**
- * Gather utilities for actions on entries
+ * Gather utilities for actions on entries in the loaded rundown.
  */
-export const useEntryActions = () => {
+export const useEntryActions = () => useEntryActionsForRundown(undefined);
+
+/**
+ * Gather utilities for actions on entries in an explicitly selected rundown.
+ */
+export const useScopedEntryActions = (rundownId: string | null) => useEntryActionsForRundown(rundownId ?? '');
+
+function useEntryActionsForRundown(scopedRundownId: string | undefined) {
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
   const {
     linkPrevious,
@@ -75,15 +83,16 @@ export const useEntryActions = () => {
     defaultDangerTime,
     defaultTimerType,
     defaultEndAction,
+    inheritGroupColour,
   } = useEditorSettings();
 
   const resolveCurrentRundownQueryKey = useCallback(() => {
-    const loadedRundownId = queryClient.getQueryData<ProjectRundownsList>(PROJECT_RUNDOWNS)?.loaded;
+    if (scopedRundownId !== undefined) {
-    if (loadedRundownId) {
+      return getRundownQueryKey(scopedRundownId);
-      return getRundownQueryKey(loadedRundownId);
     }
-    return CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY;
+    const loadedRundownId = queryClient.getQueryData<ProjectRundownsList>(PROJECT_RUNDOWNS)?.loaded;
-  }, [queryClient]);
+    return loadedRundownId ? getRundownQueryKey(loadedRundownId) : CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY;
+  }, [queryClient, scopedRundownId]);
 
   /**
    * Returns the currently loaded rundown
@@ -232,6 +241,14 @@ export const useEntryActions = () => {
         }
       }
 
+      if (inheritGroupColour && (isOntimeEvent(newEntry) || isOntimeMilestone(newEntry)) && !newEntry.colour) {
+        const parentId = resolveInsertParent(rundownData, newEntry);
+        const maybeParent = parentId ? rundownData.entries[parentId] : null;
+        if (maybeParent && isOntimeGroup(maybeParent)) {
+          newEntry.colour = maybeParent.colour;
+        }
+      }
+
       try {
         await addEntryMutation([rundownId, newEntry]);
       } catch (error) {
@@ -247,6 +264,7 @@ export const useEntryActions = () => {
       defaultTimerType,
       defaultEndAction,
       defaultTimeStrategy,
+      inheritGroupColour,
       addEntryMutation,
     ],
   );
@@ -1004,7 +1022,7 @@ export const useEntryActions = () => {
       updateTimer,
     ],
   );
-};
+}
 
 /**
  * Utility to optimistically delete entries from client cache

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

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import { hasCustomParams, stripReservedParams, useSavedViewParams } from '../savedViewParams';
+
+describe('savedViewParams store', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    useSavedViewParams.getState().clearAll();
+  });
+
+  it('saves and restores params per view', () => {
+    useSavedViewParams.getState().save('timer', 'hideSeconds=true');
+    useSavedViewParams.getState().save('backstage', 'showProgress=false');
+
+    expect(useSavedViewParams.getState().params.timer).toBe('hideSeconds=true');
+    expect(useSavedViewParams.getState().params.backstage).toBe('showProgress=false');
+  });
+
+  it('overwrites the saved params for a view on subsequent saves', () => {
+    useSavedViewParams.getState().save('timer', 'hideSeconds=true');
+    useSavedViewParams.getState().save('timer', 'hideSeconds=false');
+
+    expect(useSavedViewParams.getState().params.timer).toBe('hideSeconds=false');
+  });
+
+  it('does not store an entry for an empty search string', () => {
+    useSavedViewParams.getState().save('timer', '');
+
+    expect(useSavedViewParams.getState().params).toEqual({});
+  });
+
+  it('removes a previously saved entry when saved with an empty search string', () => {
+    useSavedViewParams.getState().save('timer', 'hideSeconds=true');
+    useSavedViewParams.getState().save('timer', '');
+
+    expect(useSavedViewParams.getState().params).toEqual({});
+  });
+
+  it('ignores empty view keys', () => {
+    useSavedViewParams.getState().save('', 'hideSeconds=true');
+
+    expect(useSavedViewParams.getState().params).toEqual({});
+  });
+
+  it('clears the saved params for a single view without touching others', () => {
+    useSavedViewParams.getState().save('timer', 'hideSeconds=true');
+    useSavedViewParams.getState().save('backstage', 'showProgress=false');
+    useSavedViewParams.getState().clear('timer');
+
+    expect(useSavedViewParams.getState().params).toEqual({ backstage: 'showProgress=false' });
+  });
+
+  it('is a no-op when clearing a view without saved params', () => {
+    useSavedViewParams.getState().save('backstage', 'showProgress=false');
+    useSavedViewParams.getState().clear('timer');
+
+    expect(useSavedViewParams.getState().params).toEqual({ backstage: 'showProgress=false' });
+  });
+
+  it('clears all saved params', () => {
+    useSavedViewParams.getState().save('timer', 'hideSeconds=true');
+    useSavedViewParams.getState().clearAll();
+
+    expect(useSavedViewParams.getState().params).toEqual({});
+  });
+});
+
+describe('stripReservedParams', () => {
+  it('removes reserved auth/preset params while keeping view customisation', () => {
+    expect(stripReservedParams('hideSeconds=true&token=abc&n=1&alias=my')).toBe('hideSeconds=true');
+  });
+
+  it('returns an empty string when only reserved params are present', () => {
+    expect(stripReservedParams('token=abc&n=1&alias=my')).toBe('');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('hasCustomParams', () => {
+  it('is true when a non-reserved param is present', () => {
+    expect(hasCustomParams(new URLSearchParams('hideSeconds=true&token=abc'))).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('is false when only reserved params are present', () => {
+    expect(hasCustomParams(new URLSearchParams('token=abc&n=1&alias=my'))).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('is false when there are no params', () => {
+    expect(hasCustomParams(new URLSearchParams(''))).toBe(false);
+  });
+});

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

@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ type EditorSettingsStore = {
   defaultDangerTime: string;
   defaultTimerType: TimerType;
   defaultEndAction: EndAction;
+  inheritGroupColour: boolean;
   setDefaultDuration: (defaultDuration: string) => void;
   setLinkPrevious: (linkPrevious: boolean) => void;
+  setInheritGroupColour: (inheritGroupColour: boolean) => void;
   setTimeStrategy: (timeStrategy: TimeStrategy) => void;
   setWarnTime: (warnTime: string) => void;
   setDangerTime: (dangerTime: string) => void;
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ export const editorSettingsDefaults = {
   dangerTime: '00:01:00', // 60000 same as backend
   timerType: TimerType.CountDown,
   endAction: EndAction.None,
+  inheritGroupColour: false,
 };
 
 enum EditorSettingsKeys {
@@ -39,6 +42,7 @@ enum EditorSettingsKeys {
   DefaultDangerTime = 'ontime-default-danger-time',
   DefaultTimerType = 'ontime-default-timer-type',
   DefaultEndAction = 'ontime-default-end-action',
+  InheritGroupColour = 'ontime-inherit-group-colour',
 }
 
 export const useEditorSettings = create<EditorSettingsStore>((set) => {
@@ -59,6 +63,10 @@ export const useEditorSettings = create<EditorSettingsStore>((set) => {
       localStorage.getItem(EditorSettingsKeys.DefaultEndAction),
       editorSettingsDefaults.endAction,
     ),
+    inheritGroupColour: booleanFromLocalStorage(
+      EditorSettingsKeys.InheritGroupColour,
+      editorSettingsDefaults.inheritGroupColour,
+    ),
 
     setDefaultDuration: (defaultDuration) =>
       set(() => {
@@ -97,5 +105,10 @@ export const useEditorSettings = create<EditorSettingsStore>((set) => {
         localStorage.setItem(EditorSettingsKeys.DefaultEndAction, String(defaultEndAction));
         return { defaultEndAction };
       }),
+    setInheritGroupColour: (inheritGroupColour) =>
+      set(() => {
+        localStorage.setItem(EditorSettingsKeys.InheritGroupColour, String(inheritGroupColour));
+        return { inheritGroupColour };
+      }),
   };
 });

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

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import { create } from 'zustand';
+
+// params that are auth/preset markers, not user view customisation (see common/utils/urlPresets.ts)
+export const reservedParams = new Set(['token', 'n', 'alias']);
+
+interface SavedViewParamsStore {
+  params: Record<string, string>; // view key (e.g. "timer") -> search string without leading "?"
+  save: (view: string, search: string) => void;
+  clear: (view: string) => void;
+  clearAll: () => void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Remembers the last view parameters used for each view so they can be
+ * restored when the user navigates back to that view through the menu.
+ * In-memory only: persists across SPA navigation, resets on a full page reload.
+ */
+export const useSavedViewParams = create<SavedViewParamsStore>((set) => ({
+  params: {},
+  save: (view, search) =>
+    set((state) => {
+      // ignore empty view keys and do not store empty entries, so the
+      // "saved changes" indicator only reflects genuine customisation
+      if (!view) return state;
+      const params = { ...state.params };
+      if (search) {
+        params[view] = search;
+      } else {
+        delete params[view];
+      }
+      return { params };
+    }),
+  clear: (view) =>
+    set((state) => {
+      if (!state.params[view]) return state;
+      const params = { ...state.params };
+      delete params[view];
+      return { params };
+    }),
+  clearAll: () => set({ params: {} }),
+}));
+
+/**
+ * Removes reserved (auth/preset) params from a search string, keeping only
+ * genuine view customisation.
+ */
+export function stripReservedParams(search: string): string {
+  const sp = new URLSearchParams(search);
+  reservedParams.forEach((key) => sp.delete(key));
+  return sp.toString();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Whether the search params contain any genuine view customisation,
+ * ignoring reserved params.
+ */
+export function hasCustomParams(searchParams: URLSearchParams): boolean {
+  for (const key of searchParams.keys()) {
+    if (!reservedParams.has(key)) return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}

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

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { linkToOtherHost } from '../linkUtils';
+import { hostToBaseUrl, linkToOtherHost } from '../linkUtils';
 
 describe('linkToOTherHost', () => {
   it('should handle electron links', () => {
@@ -22,3 +22,18 @@ describe('linkToOTherHost', () => {
     expect(destination).toBe('https://app.getontime.no/user-hash/path');
   });
 });
+
+describe('hostToBaseUrl', () => {
+  it('uses http when the page is plain http', () => {
+    expect(hostToBaseUrl('192.168.10.166', 4001, 'http://localhost:4001')).toBe('http://192.168.10.166:4001');
+  });
+
+  it('keeps https when the page reaches the server over TLS on the same port', () => {
+    expect(hostToBaseUrl('192.168.10.166', 4001, 'https://localhost:4001')).toBe('https://192.168.10.166:4001');
+  });
+
+  it('falls back to http when the page is https on a different port (TLS proxy)', () => {
+    // the raw server port does not speak TLS, an https link to it would fail
+    expect(hostToBaseUrl('192.168.10.166', 4001, 'https://ontime.example.com')).toBe('http://192.168.10.166:4001');
+  });
+});

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

@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ describe('getRouteFromPreset()', () => {
       alias: 'demopage',
       target: OntimeView.Timer,
       search: 'user=guest',
+      displayInNav: false,
+      options: {},
+    },
+  ];
+  const disabledPresets: URLPreset[] = [
+    {
+      enabled: false,
+      alias: 'demopage',
+      target: OntimeView.Timer,
+      search: 'user=guest',
       options: {},
     },
   ];
@@ -47,6 +57,16 @@ describe('getRouteFromPreset()', () => {
     expect(getRouteFromPreset(location, presets)).toStrictEqual('timer?user=guest&alias=demopage');
   });
 
+  it('checks if the current location matches an enabled preset target', () => {
+    const location = resolvePath('/timer');
+    expect(getRouteFromPreset(location, presets)).toStrictEqual('timer?user=guest&alias=demopage');
+  });
+
+  it('does not redirect disabled presets', () => {
+    const location = resolvePath('/demopage');
+    expect(getRouteFromPreset(location, disabledPresets)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
   it('returns null when already on a preset path', () => {
     const location = resolvePath('/preset/demopage');
     expect(getRouteFromPreset(location, presets)).toBeNull();
@@ -86,6 +106,11 @@ describe('getRouteFromPreset()', () => {
       const location = resolvePath('/demopage?n=1&token=123');
       expect(getRouteFromPreset(location, presets)).toBe('timer?user=guest&alias=demopage&n=1&token=123');
     });
+
+    it('redirects stale unwrapped params back to the saved preset params while preserving feature params', () => {
+      const location = resolvePath('/timer?user=admin&alias=demopage&n=1&token=123');
+      expect(getRouteFromPreset(location, presets)).toBe('timer?user=guest&alias=demopage&n=1&token=123');
+    });
   });
 
   describe('cuesheet presets', () => {
@@ -95,6 +120,7 @@ describe('getRouteFromPreset()', () => {
         alias: 'cuesheet-4685d6',
         target: OntimeView.Cuesheet,
         search: '',
+        displayInNav: false,
         options: {
           read: 'full',
           write: '-',
@@ -107,6 +133,7 @@ describe('getRouteFromPreset()', () => {
         alias: 'cuesheet-basic',
         target: OntimeView.Cuesheet,
         search: '',
+        displayInNav: false,
       },
     ];
     const cuesheetPresetWithNavLock: URLPreset[] = [
@@ -115,6 +142,7 @@ describe('getRouteFromPreset()', () => {
         alias: 'cuesheet-locked',
         target: OntimeView.Cuesheet,
         search: 'n=1',
+        displayInNav: false,
       },
     ];
 
@@ -196,6 +224,7 @@ describe('generateUrlPresetOptions', () => {
         target: 'timer',
         search: 'param1=value1&param2=value2',
         enabled: true,
+        displayInNav: false,
       },
     ],
     [
@@ -207,6 +236,7 @@ describe('generateUrlPresetOptions', () => {
         target: 'timer',
         search: 'param1=value1&param2=value2',
         enabled: true,
+        displayInNav: false,
       },
     ],
     [
@@ -218,6 +248,7 @@ describe('generateUrlPresetOptions', () => {
         target: 'timer',
         search: 'param1=value1&param2=value2',
         enabled: true,
+        displayInNav: false,
       },
     ],
     [
@@ -229,6 +260,7 @@ describe('generateUrlPresetOptions', () => {
         target: 'timer',
         search: 'param1=value1&param2=value2',
         enabled: true,
+        displayInNav: false,
       },
     ],
   ])('should generate URL preset options for %s', (_description, alias, url, expected) => {

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

@@ -37,7 +37,12 @@ export function handleLinks(
   event?.preventDefault();
 
   const destination = new URL(externalServerUrl);
-  destination.pathname = externalBaseURI ? `${externalBaseURI}/${location}` : location;
+  // split off any query string so it is not encoded into the pathname
+  const [pathname, search] = location.split('?');
+  destination.pathname = externalBaseURI ? `${externalBaseURI}/${pathname}` : pathname;
+  if (search) {
+    destination.search = search;
+  }
   openLink(destination.toString());
 }
 
@@ -54,3 +59,17 @@ export function linkToOtherHost(
   }
   return destination.toString();
 }
+
+/**
+ * Builds a base URL for reaching the Ontime server on a given network interface.
+ * The Ontime server itself only speaks HTTP, so we only keep https when the page
+ * already reaches the server over TLS on that same port (eg. a proxy in front of it);
+ * any other explicit server port gets http.
+ * externalServerUrl is used for testing
+ */
+export function hostToBaseUrl(host: string, port: number, externalServerUrl: string = serverURL): string {
+  const page = new URL(externalServerUrl);
+  const pagePort = page.port === '' ? (page.protocol === 'https:' ? 443 : 80) : Number(page.port);
+  const scheme = page.protocol === 'https:' && pagePort === port ? 'https' : 'http';
+  return `${scheme}://${host}:${port}`;
+}

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

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ import {
   APP_SETTINGS,
   CLIENT_LIST,
   CSS_OVERRIDE,
-  CUSTOM_FIELDS,
   CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY,
+  CUSTOM_FIELDS,
   PROJECT_DATA,
   REPORT,
   RUNDOWN,
@@ -213,6 +213,9 @@ export const connectSocket = () => {
             case RefetchKey.Settings:
               ontimeQueryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: APP_SETTINGS });
               break;
+            case RefetchKey.ProjectRundowns:
+              ontimeQueryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: PROJECT_RUNDOWNS });
+              break;
             default: {
               target satisfies never;
               break;
@@ -242,7 +245,9 @@ export function maybeInvalidateRundownCache(revision: MaybeNumber, rundownId?: s
   // skip if we dont recognise the ID the revision is lower
   const queryKey = getRundownQueryKey(rundownId);
   const cachedRundown = ontimeQueryClient.getQueryData<{ revision: number }>(queryKey);
-  if (revision !== null && revision === cachedRundown?.revision) {
+
+  if (revision === cachedRundown?.revision) {
+    // we already have the latest change
     return;
   }
 

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

@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ export function generateUrlPresetOptions(alias: string, userUrl: string): URLPre
     target: path,
     search: url.searchParams.toString(),
     enabled: true,
+    displayInNav: false,
   };
 }
 

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel-utils/PanelUtils.module.scss

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ $inner-padding: 1rem;
 .section {
   position: relative;
   margin-top: 2rem;
-  max-width: 850px;
+  max-width: 1024px;
 }
 
 .indent {

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/feature-panel/URLPresets.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import { URLPreset } from 'ontime-types';
+import { OntimeView, URLPreset } from 'ontime-types';
 import { useState } from 'react';
 import { IoAdd, IoOpenOutline, IoPencil, IoTrash } from 'react-icons/io5';
 
+import { maybeAxiosError } from '../../../../common/api/utils';
 import Button from '../../../../common/components/buttons/Button';
 import IconButton from '../../../../common/components/buttons/IconButton';
 import Info from '../../../../common/components/info/Info';
@@ -22,13 +23,23 @@ const urlPresetsDocs = 'https://docs.getontime.no/features/url-presets/';
 
 export default function URLPresets() {
   const [formState, setFormState] = useState<FormState>({ isOpen: false, preset: undefined });
+  const [actionError, setActionError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const { data, status } = useUrlPresets();
-  const { deletePreset, isMutating } = useUpdateUrlPreset();
+  const { updatePreset, deletePreset, isMutating } = useUpdateUrlPreset();
 
   const openNewForm = () => setFormState({ isOpen: true });
   const openEditForm = (preset: URLPreset) => setFormState({ isOpen: true, preset });
   const closeForm = () => setFormState({ isOpen: false, preset: undefined });
 
+  const persistPreset = async (preset: URLPreset) => {
+    setActionError(null);
+    try {
+      await updatePreset(preset.alias, preset);
+    } catch (error) {
+      setActionError(maybeAxiosError(error));
+    }
+  };
+
   return (
     <Panel.Section>
       <Panel.Card>
@@ -53,10 +64,12 @@ export default function URLPresets() {
         <Panel.Section>
           <Panel.Loader isLoading={status === 'pending'} />
           {formState.isOpen && <URLPresetForm urlPreset={formState.preset} onClose={closeForm} />}
+          {actionError && <Panel.Error>{actionError}</Panel.Error>}
           <Panel.Table>
             <thead>
               <tr>
                 <th>Enabled</th>
+                <th>Show in nav</th>
                 <th>Target view</th>
                 <th>Alias</th>
                 <th />
@@ -65,10 +78,23 @@ export default function URLPresets() {
             <tbody>
               {data.length === 0 && <Panel.TableEmpty handleClick={openNewForm} />}
               {data.map((preset, index) => {
+                const isCuesheet = preset.target === OntimeView.Cuesheet;
                 return (
                   <tr key={preset.alias}>
                     <td>
-                      <Switch defaultChecked={preset.enabled} onCheckedChange={() => {}} />
+                      <Switch
+                        checked={preset.enabled}
+                        onCheckedChange={(enabled) => persistPreset({ ...preset, enabled })}
+                        disabled={isMutating}
+                        aria-label='Toggle preset enabled'
+                      />
+                    </td>
+                    <td>
+                      <Switch
+                        checked={preset.displayInNav}
+                        onCheckedChange={(checked) => persistPreset({ ...preset, displayInNav: checked })}
+                        disabled={isMutating || isCuesheet}
+                      />
                     </td>
                     <td>
                       <Tag>{preset.target}</Tag>

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/feature-panel/composite/URLPresetForm.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { OntimeView, OntimeViewPresettable, URLPreset } from 'ontime-types';
-import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
 
 import { maybeAxiosError, unwrapError } from '../../../../../common/api/utils';
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { preventEscape } from '../../../../../common/utils/keyEvent';
 import { isUrlSafe } from '../../../../../common/utils/regex';
 import { enDash } from '../../../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
 import { generateUrlPresetOptions } from '../../../../../common/utils/urlPresets';
+import CuesheetLinkOptions, { CuesheetPermissionValues } from '../../../../sharing/composite/CuesheetLinkOptions';
 import * as Panel from '../../../panel-utils/PanelUtils';
 
 import style from './URLPresetForm.module.scss';
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ const defaultValues: URLPreset = {
   target: OntimeView.Timer,
   search: '',
   enabled: true,
+  displayInNav: false,
 };
 
 interface URLPresetFormProps {
@@ -61,12 +63,42 @@ export default function URLPresetForm({ urlPreset, onClose }: URLPresetFormProps
   });
   const urlRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
 
+  // Cuesheet read/write permissions live outside react-hook-form
+  const initialPermissions = useRef<CuesheetPermissionValues>({
+    read: urlPreset?.options?.read ?? 'full',
+    write: urlPreset?.options?.write ?? 'full',
+  });
+  const [cuesheetPermissions, setCuesheetPermissions] = useState<CuesheetPermissionValues>(initialPermissions.current);
+
+  // update initial permissions on mount
+  useEffect(() => {
+    initialPermissions.current = {
+      read: urlPreset?.options?.read ?? 'full',
+      write: urlPreset?.options?.write ?? 'full',
+    };
+    setCuesheetPermissions(initialPermissions.current);
+    // oxlint-disable-next-line eslint-plugin-react-hooks/exhaustive-deps -- run on mount
+  }, []);
+
+  const isEditingCuesheet = urlPreset && urlPreset.target === OntimeView.Cuesheet;
+  const isCuesheet = watch('target') === OntimeView.Cuesheet;
+  const permissionsDirty =
+    isCuesheet &&
+    (cuesheetPermissions.read !== initialPermissions.current.read ||
+      cuesheetPermissions.write !== initialPermissions.current.write);
+  const noReadAccess = isCuesheet && cuesheetPermissions.read === '-';
+
   const setupSubmit = async (data: URLPreset) => {
     try {
+      // Preserve / apply cuesheet permissions, which are not part of the form fields
+      const payload: URLPreset =
+        data.target === OntimeView.Cuesheet
+          ? { ...data, target: OntimeView.Cuesheet, options: cuesheetPermissions }
+          : data;
       if (urlPreset) {
-        await updatePreset(urlPreset.alias, data);
+        await updatePreset(urlPreset.alias, payload);
       } else {
-        await addPreset(data);
+        await addPreset(payload);
       }
       onClose();
     } catch (error) {
@@ -74,6 +106,7 @@ export default function URLPresetForm({ urlPreset, onClose }: URLPresetFormProps
     }
   };
 
+  // focus on alias when the form opens
   useEffect(() => {
     setFocus('alias');
   }, [setFocus]);
@@ -126,44 +159,66 @@ export default function URLPresetForm({ urlPreset, onClose }: URLPresetFormProps
         <div className={style.expand}>
           <Panel.Description>Generate options (paste URL to generate options)</Panel.Description>
           <Panel.InlineElements>
-            <Input placeholder='Paste URL' fluid ref={urlRef} />
+            <Input placeholder='Paste URL' fluid ref={urlRef} disabled={isEditingCuesheet} />
-            <Button onClick={generateOptions}>Generate</Button>
+            <Button onClick={generateOptions} disabled={isEditingCuesheet}>
+              Generate
+            </Button>
           </Panel.InlineElements>
         </div>
       </Panel.InlineElements>
       {errors.alias?.message && <Panel.Error>{errors.alias.message}</Panel.Error>}
-      <div>
+      {!isEditingCuesheet && (
-        {enDash} or {enDash}
+        <>
-      </div>
+          <div>
-      <div>2. Choose a view and its parameters</div>
+            {enDash} or {enDash}
-      <div>
+          </div>
-        <Panel.Description>Target</Panel.Description>
+          <div>2. Choose a view and its parameters</div>
-        <Select
+          <div>
-          options={targetOptions}
+            <Panel.Description>Target</Panel.Description>
-          {...register('target', { required: 'Target is required' })}
+            <Select
-          value={watch('target')}
+              options={targetOptions}
-          onValueChange={(value: OntimeViewPresettable | null) => {
+              {...register('target', { required: 'Target is required' })}
-            if (value === null) return;
+              value={watch('target')}
-            setValue('target', value, { shouldDirty: true });
+              onValueChange={(value: OntimeViewPresettable | null) => {
-          }}
+                if (value === null) return;
-        />
+                setValue('target', value, { shouldDirty: true });
-      </div>
+              }}
-      <div>
+            />
-        <Panel.Description>Parameters</Panel.Description>
+          </div>
-        <Textarea
+          <div>
-          fluid
+            <Panel.Description>Parameters</Panel.Description>
-          rows={3}
+            <Textarea
-          {...register('search', {
+              fluid
-            validate: validateParams,
+              rows={3}
-          })}
+              {...register('search', {
-        />
+                validate: validateParams,
-        <Panel.Error>{errors.search?.message}</Panel.Error>
+              })}
-      </div>
+            />
+            <Panel.Error>{errors.search?.message}</Panel.Error>
+          </div>
+        </>
+      )}
+
+      {isCuesheet && (
+        <div>
+          <Panel.Description>Permissions</Panel.Description>
+          <CuesheetLinkOptions
+            initialRead={initialPermissions.current.read}
+            initialWrite={initialPermissions.current.write}
+            onChange={setCuesheetPermissions}
+          />
+        </div>
+      )}
       <div>
         <Panel.Error>{errors.root?.message}</Panel.Error>
         <Panel.InlineElements align='end'>
           <Button onClick={onClose}>Cancel</Button>
-          <Button variant='primary' type='submit' disabled={!isValid || !isDirty} loading={isSubmitting || isMutating}>
+          <Button
+            variant='primary'
+            type='submit'
+            disabled={!isValid || (!isDirty && !permissionsDirty) || noReadAccess}
+            loading={isSubmitting || isMutating}
+          >
             Save
           </Button>
         </Panel.InlineElements>

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

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   IoPencilOutline,
   IoTrash,
 } from 'react-icons/io5';
+import { TbGhost3 } from 'react-icons/tb';
 
 import { downloadAsExcel } from '../../../../common/api/excel';
 import { maybeAxiosError } from '../../../../common/api/utils';
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import { DropdownMenu } from '../../../../common/components/dropdown-menu/Dropdo
 import Tag from '../../../../common/components/tag/Tag';
 import { useMutateProjectRundowns, useProjectRundowns } from '../../../../common/hooks-query/useProjectRundowns';
 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';
@@ -97,6 +99,8 @@ export default function ManageRundowns() {
     await downloadAsExcel(rundownId, title);
   };
 
+  const navigateToCuesheet = useDirectLinkToBackgroundEdit();
+
   return (
     <>
       <Panel.Section>
@@ -153,7 +157,7 @@ export default function ManageRundowns() {
                       </td>
                       <td>
                         <DropdownMenu
-                          render={<IconButton variant='ghosted-white' />}
+                          render={<IconButton variant='ghosted-white' data-testId='rundown_menu' />}
                           items={[
                             {
                               type: 'item',
@@ -180,6 +184,12 @@ export default function ManageRundowns() {
                               label: 'Duplicate',
                               onClick: () => submitRundownDuplicate(id),
                             },
+                            {
+                              type: 'item',
+                              icon: TbGhost3,
+                              label: 'Edit in cuesheet',
+                              onClick: () => navigateToCuesheet(id),
+                            },
                             { type: 'divider' },
                             {
                               type: 'destructive',

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

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export default function RundownDefaultSettings() {
     defaultDangerTime,
     defaultTimerType,
     defaultEndAction,
+    inheritGroupColour,
     setDefaultDuration,
     setLinkPrevious,
     setTimeStrategy,
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ export default function RundownDefaultSettings() {
     setDangerTime,
     setDefaultTimerType,
     setDefaultEndAction,
+    setInheritGroupColour,
   } = useEditorSettings((state) => state);
 
   const durationInMs = parseUserTime(defaultDuration);
@@ -44,6 +46,13 @@ export default function RundownDefaultSettings() {
               />
               <Switch size='large' checked={linkPrevious} onCheckedChange={setLinkPrevious} />
             </Panel.ListItem>
+            <Panel.ListItem>
+              <Panel.Field
+                title='Inherit group colour'
+                description='Whether new events and milestones inherit the colour of their parent group'
+              />
+              <Switch size='large' checked={inheritGroupColour} onCheckedChange={setInheritGroupColour} />
+            </Panel.ListItem>
             <Panel.ListItem>
               <Panel.Field
                 title='Timer strategy'

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/settings-panel/McpSection.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+
+import { generateUrl } from '../../../../common/api/session';
+import CopyTag from '../../../../common/components/copy-tag/CopyTag';
+import { serverURL } from '../../../../externals';
+import * as Panel from '../../panel-utils/PanelUtils';
+
+export default function McpSection() {
+  const [mcpEndpointUrl, setMcpEndpointUrl] = useState('');
+
+  // generate url
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // the page origin is reachable wherever the user is browsing from,
+    // and follows the deployment (cloud, reverse proxy, port mappings)
+    // we are reusing the endpoint, so locking config and nav have no effect
+    generateUrl({ baseUrl: serverURL, path: 'mcp', authenticate: true, lockConfig: false, lockNav: false })
+      .then(setMcpEndpointUrl)
+      .catch(() => {
+        setMcpEndpointUrl('');
+      });
+  }, []);
+
+  const mcpClientConfig = mcpEndpointUrl
+    ? JSON.stringify({ mcpServers: { ontime: { url: mcpEndpointUrl } } }, null, 2)
+    : '';
+
+  return (
+    <Panel.Section>
+      <Panel.Card>
+        <Panel.SubHeader>MCP Server</Panel.SubHeader>
+        <Panel.Paragraph>Connect any MCP-compatible AI agent to Ontime using the endpoint below.</Panel.Paragraph>
+        <Panel.Divider />
+        <Panel.ListGroup>
+          <Panel.ListItem>
+            <Panel.Field title='Endpoint URL' description='Add this URL to your MCP client settings' />
+            {mcpEndpointUrl && <CopyTag copyValue={mcpEndpointUrl}>{mcpEndpointUrl}</CopyTag>}
+          </Panel.ListItem>
+          <Panel.ListItem>
+            <Panel.Field
+              title='Client configuration snippet'
+              description='Paste this into your AI agent settings under "mcpServers"'
+            />
+            {mcpEndpointUrl && <CopyTag copyValue={mcpClientConfig}>{mcpClientConfig}</CopyTag>}
+          </Panel.ListItem>
+        </Panel.ListGroup>
+      </Panel.Card>
+    </Panel.Section>
+  );
+}

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/settings-panel/SettingsPanel.tsx

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type { PanelBaseProps } from '../../panel-list/PanelList';
 import * as Panel from '../../panel-utils/PanelUtils';
 import CustomViews from '../manage-panel/CustomViews';
 import GeneralSettings from './GeneralSettings';
+import McpSection from './McpSection';
 import ProjectData from './ProjectData';
 import ServerPortSettings from './ServerPortSettings';
 import ViewSettings from './ViewSettings';
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ export default function SettingsPanel({ location }: PanelBaseProps) {
   const generalRef = useScrollIntoView<HTMLDivElement>('general', location);
   const viewRef = useScrollIntoView<HTMLDivElement>('view', location);
   const customViewsRef = useScrollIntoView<HTMLDivElement>('custom-views', location);
+  const mcpRef = useScrollIntoView<HTMLDivElement>('mcp', location);
   const portRef = useScrollIntoView<HTMLDivElement>('port', location);
 
   return (
@@ -30,6 +32,9 @@ export default function SettingsPanel({ location }: PanelBaseProps) {
       <div ref={customViewsRef}>
         <CustomViews />
       </div>
+      <div ref={mcpRef}>
+        <McpSection />
+      </div>
       {!isDocker && (
         <div ref={portRef}>
           <ServerPortSettings />

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/settings-panel/composite/CustomTranslationModal.module.scss

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.footer {
+  width: 100%;
+}

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/settings-panel/composite/CustomTranslationModal.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { TranslationObject, langEn } from 'ontime-types';
-import { useMemo } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
 
 import { maybeAxiosError } from '../../../../../common/api/utils';
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import Modal from '../../../../../common/components/modal/Modal';
 import { useTranslation } from '../../../../../translation/TranslationProvider';
 import * as Panel from '../../../panel-utils/PanelUtils';
 
+import style from './CustomTranslationModal.module.scss';
+
 interface CustomTranslationModalProps {
   isOpen: boolean;
   onClose: () => void;
@@ -17,14 +19,7 @@ interface CustomTranslationModalProps {
 
 export default function CustomTranslationModal({ isOpen, onClose }: CustomTranslationModalProps) {
   const { userTranslation, postUserTranslation } = useTranslation();
-
+  const customTranslationFormValues = useMemo(() => toFormValues(userTranslation), [userTranslation]);
-  const defaultValues = useMemo(() => {
-    const values: Record<string, string> = {};
-    Object.keys(langEn).forEach((key) => {
-      values[toFormKey(key)] = userTranslation[key as keyof TranslationObject] || '';
-    });
-    return values;
-  }, [userTranslation]);
 
   const {
     handleSubmit,
@@ -33,13 +28,17 @@ export default function CustomTranslationModal({ isOpen, onClose }: CustomTransl
     formState: { isSubmitting, isDirty, errors, isValid },
     setError,
   } = useForm({
-    defaultValues,
+    defaultValues: customTranslationFormValues,
-    resetOptions: {
-      keepDirtyValues: true,
-    },
     mode: 'onChange',
   });
 
+  // keep data up to date
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (isOpen) {
+      reset(customTranslationFormValues);
+    }
+  }, [customTranslationFormValues, isOpen, reset]);
+
   const onSubmit = async (formData: Record<string, string>) => {
     try {
       const translationData: Record<string, string> = {};
@@ -54,6 +53,10 @@ export default function CustomTranslationModal({ isOpen, onClose }: CustomTransl
     }
   };
 
+  const resetToEnglish = () => {
+    reset(toFormValues(langEn), { keepDefaultValues: true });
+  };
+
   return (
     <Modal
       title='Edit custom translations'
@@ -84,9 +87,12 @@ export default function CustomTranslationModal({ isOpen, onClose }: CustomTransl
         </Panel.Section>
       }
       footerElements={
-        <div>
+        <div className={style.footer}>
           {errors?.root && <Panel.Error>{errors.root.message}</Panel.Error>}
           <Panel.InlineElements align='apart'>
+            <Button variant='ghosted' size='large' onClick={resetToEnglish} disabled={isSubmitting}>
+              Reset to English
+            </Button>
             <Panel.InlineElements>
               <Button size='large' onClick={onClose}>
                 Cancel
@@ -109,6 +115,14 @@ export default function CustomTranslationModal({ isOpen, onClose }: CustomTransl
   );
 }
 
+function toFormValues(translation: Partial<TranslationObject>) {
+  const values: Record<string, string> = {};
+  Object.keys(langEn).forEach((key) => {
+    values[toFormKey(key)] = translation[key as keyof TranslationObject] || '';
+  });
+  return values;
+}
+
 function toFormKey(key: string) {
   return key.replace('.', '_');
 }

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/useAppSettingsMenu.tsx

@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ const staticOptions = [
       { id: 'settings__general', label: 'General settings' },
       { id: 'settings__view', label: 'View settings' },
       { id: 'settings__custom-views', label: 'Custom views' },
-      { id: 'settings__port', label: 'Server port' },
+      { id: 'settings__mcp', label: 'MCP Server' },
+      ...(isDocker ? [] : [{ id: 'settings__port', label: 'Server port' }]),
     ],
   },
   {
@@ -96,18 +97,12 @@ export function useAppSettingsMenu() {
 
   const options: Readonly<SettingsOption[]> = useMemo(
     () =>
-      staticOptions.map((option) => ({
+      staticOptions.map((option) =>
-        ...option,
-        // if we are in docker don't show the port option
-        secondary:
-          'secondary' in option
-            ? isDocker && option.id === 'settings'
-              ? [...option.secondary.filter(({ id }) => id !== 'settings__port')]
-              : [...option.secondary]
-            : undefined,
         // if there is an update then highlight the about setting
-        highlight: option.id === 'about' && data.hasUpdates ? 'New version available' : undefined,
+        option.id === 'about' && data.hasUpdates
-      })),
+          ? Object.assign({}, option, { highlight: 'New version available' })
+          : option,
+      ),
     [data],
   );
 

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

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ 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';
@@ -104,6 +105,8 @@ interface RundownRootProps {
 }
 
 function RundownRoot({ isSmallDevice, isExtracted, viewMode, setViewMode }: RundownRootProps) {
+  const source = useLoadedRundownSource();
+
   return (
     <div className={style.rundownRoot}>
       {isSmallDevice ? (
@@ -112,7 +115,7 @@ function RundownRoot({ isSmallDevice, isExtracted, viewMode, setViewMode }: Rund
         <RundownHeader isExtracted={isExtracted} viewMode={viewMode} setViewMode={setViewMode} />
       )}
       {viewMode === RundownViewMode.List ? <RundownList /> : <RundownTable />}
-      {viewMode === RundownViewMode.Table && <EntryEditModal />}
+      {viewMode === RundownViewMode.Table && <EntryEditModal rundown={source.rundown} />}
       <RenumberCuesDialog />
     </div>
   );

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

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-import { OntimeEntry, isOntimeEvent, isOntimeGroup, isOntimeMilestone } from 'ontime-types';
+import { OntimeEntry, Rundown, isOntimeEvent, isOntimeGroup, isOntimeMilestone } from 'ontime-types';
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
 
-import useRundown from '../../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
 import EventEditor from './EventEditor';
 import GroupEditor from './GroupEditor';
 import MilestoneEditor from './MilestoneEditor';
@@ -10,19 +9,18 @@ import style from './EntryEditor.module.scss';
 
 interface CuesheetEntryEditorProps {
   entryId: string;
+  rundown: Rundown;
 }
 
-export default function CuesheetEntryEditor({ entryId }: CuesheetEntryEditorProps) {
+export default function CuesheetEntryEditor({ entryId, rundown }: CuesheetEntryEditorProps) {
-  const { data } = useRundown();
-
   const entry = useMemo<OntimeEntry | null>(() => {
-    if (data.order.length === 0) {
+    if (rundown.order.length === 0) {
       return null;
     }
 
-    const event = data.entries[entryId];
+    const event = rundown.entries[entryId];
     return event ?? null;
-  }, [entryId, data.order, data.entries]);
+  }, [entryId, rundown.entries, rundown.order.length]);
 
   if (isOntimeEvent(entry)) {
     return (

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

@@ -82,6 +82,17 @@
   margin-right: 0.25rem;
   color: $ui-white;
 }
+
+.duration {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.25rem;
+}
+
+.lockIcon {
+  opacity: 0.6;
+}
+
 .over {
   color: $playback-over;
   .strike {

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

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   IoChevronUp,
   IoDuplicateOutline,
   IoFolderOpenOutline,
+  IoLockClosed,
   IoReorderTwo,
   IoTrash,
 } from 'react-icons/io5';
@@ -176,14 +177,17 @@ export default function RundownGroup({ data, hasCursor, collapsed, onCollapse }:
           </div>
           <div className={style.metaEntry}>
             <div className={style.metaLabel}>Duration</div>
-            {planOffset === null ? (
+            <div className={style.duration}>
-              <div>{formatDuration(data.duration)}</div>
+              {planOffset === null ? (
-            ) : (
+                formatDuration(data.duration)
-              <div className={cx([planOffsetLabel && style[planOffsetLabel]])}>
+              ) : (
-                <span className={style.strike}>{formatDuration(data.duration)}</span>
+                <span className={cx([planOffsetLabel && style[planOffsetLabel]])}>
-                <Tag className={style.offsetLabel}>{planOffset}</Tag>
+                  <span className={style.strike}>{formatDuration(data.duration)}</span>
-              </div>
+                  <Tag className={style.offsetLabel}>{planOffset}</Tag>
-            )}
+                </span>
+              )}
+              {data.targetDuration !== null && <IoLockClosed className={style.lockIcon} />}
+            </div>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>

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

@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-import { Toolbar } from '@base-ui/react/toolbar';
-import type { Column } from '@tanstack/react-table';
-
-import type { ExtendedEntry } from '../../../common/utils/rundownMetadata';
-import {
-  ColumnSettings,
-  ViewSettings,
-} from '../../../views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-settings/CuesheetTableSettings';
-import { usePersistedRundownOptions } from '../rundown.options';
-
-import style from '../../../views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-settings/CuesheetTableSettings.module.scss';
-
-interface EditorTableSettingsProps {
-  columns: Column<ExtendedEntry, unknown>[];
-  handleResetResizing: () => void;
-  handleResetReordering: () => void;
-  handleClearToggles: () => void;
-}
-
-export default function EditorTableSettings({
-  columns,
-  handleResetResizing,
-  handleResetReordering,
-  handleClearToggles,
-}: EditorTableSettingsProps) {
-  const options = usePersistedRundownOptions();
-
-  return (
-    <Toolbar.Root className={style.tableSettings}>
-      <ViewSettings optionsStore={options} />
-      <ColumnSettings
-        columns={columns}
-        handleResetResizing={handleResetResizing}
-        handleResetReordering={handleResetReordering}
-        handleClearToggles={handleClearToggles}
-      />
-    </Toolbar.Root>
-  );
-}

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

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import { memo, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
 
 import EmptyPage from '../../../common/components/state/EmptyPage';
+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';
@@ -13,6 +16,8 @@ function RundownTable() {
   const { data: customFields, status: customFieldStatus } = useCustomFields();
   const setPermissions = useCuesheetPermissions((state) => state.setPermissions);
   const { editorMode } = useEditorFollowMode();
+  const source = useLoadedRundownSource();
+  const actions = useEntryActions();
 
   // Editor always has full permissions
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -30,12 +35,14 @@ function RundownTable() {
   const isLoading = !customFields || customFieldStatus === 'pending';
 
   return (
-    <CuesheetDnd columns={columns} tableRoot='editor'>
+    <EntryActionsProvider actions={actions}>
-      {isLoading ? (
+      <CuesheetDnd columns={columns} tableRoot='editor'>
-        <EmptyPage text='Loading...' />
+        {isLoading ? (
-      ) : (
+          <EmptyPage text='Loading...' />
-        <CuesheetTable columns={columns} cuesheetMode={editorMode} tableRoot='editor' />
+        ) : (
-      )}
+          <CuesheetTable columns={columns} source={source} cuesheetMode={editorMode} tableRoot='editor' />
-    </CuesheetDnd>
+        )}
+      </CuesheetDnd>
+    </EntryActionsProvider>
   );
 }

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

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { EntryId, MaybeNumber, ProjectRundownsList, Rundown, isOntimeEvent } fro
 import { MouseEvent } from 'react';
 import { create } from 'zustand';
 
-import { CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY, PROJECT_RUNDOWNS, getRundownQueryKey } from '../../common/api/constants';
+import { PROJECT_RUNDOWNS, getRundownQueryKey } from '../../common/api/constants';
 import { ontimeQueryClient } from '../../common/queryClient';
 import { isMacOS } from '../../common/utils/deviceUtils';
 
@@ -137,12 +137,9 @@ export const useEventSelection = create<EventSelectionStore>()((set, get) => ({
 }));
 
 function getLoadedRundownData() {
-  const loadedRundownId = ontimeQueryClient.getQueryData<ProjectRundownsList>(PROJECT_RUNDOWNS)?.loaded;
+  const rundownId = ontimeQueryClient.getQueryData<ProjectRundownsList>(PROJECT_RUNDOWNS)?.loaded;
-  if (loadedRundownId) {
+  if (!rundownId) return undefined;
-    return ontimeQueryClient.getQueryData<Rundown>(getRundownQueryKey(loadedRundownId));
+  return ontimeQueryClient.getQueryData<Rundown>(getRundownQueryKey(rundownId));
-  }
-
-  return ontimeQueryClient.getQueryData<Rundown>(CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY);
 }
 
 export function getSelectionMode(event: MouseEvent): SelectionMode {

apps/client/src/features/sharing/GenerateLinkForm.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { OntimeView, URLPreset } from 'ontime-types';
 import { generateId } from 'ontime-utils';
-import { useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useCallback, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { FieldErrors, useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
 
 import { generateUrl } from '../../common/api/session';
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { preventEscape } from '../../common/utils/keyEvent';
 import { isUrlSafe } from '../../common/utils/regex';
 import { isOntimeCloud, serverURL } from '../../externals';
 import * as Panel from '../app-settings/panel-utils/PanelUtils';
-import CuesheetLinkOptions from './composite/CuesheetLinkOptions';
+import CuesheetLinkOptions, { CuesheetPermissionValues } from './composite/CuesheetLinkOptions';
 
 import style from './GenerateLinkForm.module.scss';
 
@@ -53,12 +53,26 @@ type GenerateLinkState = 'pending' | 'loading' | 'success' | 'error';
 
 export default function GenerateLinkForm({ hostOptions, pathOptions, presets, isLockedToView }: GenerateLinkFormProps) {
   const [formState, setFormState] = useState<GenerateLinkState>('pending');
-  const [url, setUrl] = useState(serverURL);
+  const [url, setUrl] = useState('');
-  const cuesheetReadRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+  const [cuesheetPermissions, setCuesheetPermissions] = useState<CuesheetPermissionValues>({
-  const cuesheetWriteRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+    read: 'full',
+    write: 'full',
+  });
   const generatedAlias = useRef<string>(`cuesheet-${generateId()}`);
 
-  const { addPreset } = useUpdateUrlPreset();
+  const { addPreset, updatePreset } = useUpdateUrlPreset();
+  // Tracks the alias we already created this session so re-generating updates rather than duplicates it
+  const createdAlias = useRef<string | null>(null);
+
+  /**
+   * Permissions live outside react-hook-form, so we reset a successful state manually
+   * whenever they change - this re-arms the "Create share link" button as the previous
+   * link no longer reflects the selected permissions.
+   */
+  const handlePermissionsChange = useCallback((permissions: CuesheetPermissionValues) => {
+    setCuesheetPermissions(permissions);
+    setFormState((current) => (current === 'success' ? 'pending' : current));
+  }, []);
 
   const {
     handleSubmit,
@@ -90,16 +104,20 @@ export default function GenerateLinkForm({ hostOptions, pathOptions, presets, is
     if (options.read === '-') {
       throw new Error('Cannot create a share with no read permissions');
     }
-    const presets = await addPreset({
+    const payload = {
       target: OntimeView.Cuesheet,
       enabled: true,
       alias,
       search: '',
+      displayInNav: false,
       options: {
         read: options.read,
         write: options.write,
       },
-    });
+    } as const;
+    // Re-generating with the same name updates the existing preset instead of failing on a duplicate alias
+    const presets = createdAlias.current === alias ? await updatePreset(alias, payload) : await addPreset(payload);
+    createdAlias.current = alias;
     return presets.find((preset) => preset.alias === alias);
   };
 
@@ -108,8 +126,8 @@ export default function GenerateLinkForm({ hostOptions, pathOptions, presets, is
       setFormState('loading');
       if (options.path === OntimeView.Cuesheet) {
         const urlPreset = await createPresetFromOptions((options as CuesheetLinkOptions).alias, {
-          read: cuesheetReadRef.current?.value ?? 'full',
+          read: cuesheetPermissions.read,
-          write: cuesheetWriteRef.current?.value ?? 'full',
+          write: cuesheetPermissions.write,
         });
 
         if (!urlPreset) {
@@ -157,6 +175,7 @@ export default function GenerateLinkForm({ hostOptions, pathOptions, presets, is
     }
   };
 
+  const noReadAccess = watch('path') === OntimeView.Cuesheet && cuesheetPermissions.read === '-';
   const canSubmit = isDirty || formState !== 'success';
 
   return (
@@ -220,7 +239,7 @@ export default function GenerateLinkForm({ hostOptions, pathOptions, presets, is
                     })}
                   />
                 </Panel.ListItem>
-                <CuesheetLinkOptions readRef={cuesheetReadRef} writeRef={cuesheetWriteRef} />
+                <CuesheetLinkOptions onChange={handlePermissionsChange} />
               </>
             )}
 
@@ -268,18 +287,29 @@ export default function GenerateLinkForm({ hostOptions, pathOptions, presets, is
           </Panel.ListGroup>
           <Panel.Error>{errors.root?.message}</Panel.Error>
           <Panel.InlineElements align='end' className={style.end}>
-            <Button type='submit' variant={canSubmit ? 'primary' : 'subtle'} loading={formState === 'loading'}>
+            <Button
+              type='submit'
+              variant={canSubmit ? 'primary' : 'subtle'}
+              loading={formState === 'loading'}
+              disabled={noReadAccess}
+            >
               {canSubmit ? 'Create share link' : 'Link copied to clipboard!'}
             </Button>
           </Panel.InlineElements>
         </div>
         <Panel.Section className={style.column}>
           <Panel.Description>Share this link</Panel.Description>
-          <QRCode size={172} value={url} />
+          {url ? (
-          <div className={style.copiableLink} data-testid='copy-link'>
+            <>
-            {url}
+              <QRCode size={172} value={url} />
-          </div>
+              <div className={style.copiableLink} data-testid='copy-link'>
-          <CopyTag copyValue={url}>Copy link</CopyTag>
+                {url}
+              </div>
+              <CopyTag copyValue={url}>Copy link</CopyTag>
+            </>
+          ) : (
+            <Panel.Description>Your link will appear here once you create it.</Panel.Description>
+          )}
         </Panel.Section>
       </div>
     </form>

apps/client/src/features/sharing/GenerateLinkFormExport.tsx

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { useMemo } from 'react';
 
 import useInfo from '../../common/hooks-query/useInfo';
 import useUrlPresets from '../../common/hooks-query/useUrlPresets';
+import { hostToBaseUrl } from '../../common/utils/linkUtils';
 import GenerateLinkForm from './GenerateLinkForm';
 
 interface GenerateLinkFormExportProps {
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ export default function GenerateLinkFormExport({ lockedPath }: GenerateLinkFormE
    */
   const hostOptions = useMemo(() => {
     return infoData.networkInterfaces.map((nif) => ({
-      value: `http://${nif.address}:${infoData.serverPort}`,
+      value: hostToBaseUrl(nif.address, infoData.serverPort),
       label: `${nif.name} - ${nif.address}`,
     }));
   }, [infoData.networkInterfaces, infoData.serverPort]);

apps/client/src/features/sharing/composite/CuesheetLinkOptions.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Fragment, RefObject, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { Fragment, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 
 import RadioGroup from '../../../common/components/radio-group/RadioGroup';
 import Switch from '../../../common/components/switch/Switch';
@@ -10,118 +10,141 @@ import style from './CuesheetLinkOptions.module.scss';
 
 type AccessMode = 'full' | 'custom';
 
-interface CuesheetLinkOptionsProps {
+export interface CuesheetPermissionValues {
-  readRef?: RefObject<HTMLInputElement | null>;
+  read: string;
-  writeRef?: RefObject<HTMLInputElement | null>;
+  write: string;
 }
 
-export default function CuesheetLinkOptions({ readRef, writeRef }: CuesheetLinkOptionsProps) {
+interface CuesheetLinkOptionsProps {
+  /** Existing read permission to seed the form with ('full' | '-' | comma separated keys) */
+  initialRead?: string;
+  /** Existing write permission to seed the form with ('full' | '-' | comma separated keys) */
+  initialWrite?: string;
+  /** Notifies the parent whenever the resolved read/write permissions change */
+  onChange: (permissions: CuesheetPermissionValues) => void;
+}
+
+/** A null result means "full or unset" - there is no explicit per-column selection to seed */
+function parseKeys(permission: string | undefined): Set<string> | null {
+  if (permission == null || permission === 'full') {
+    return null;
+  }
+  if (permission === '-') {
+    return new Set();
+  }
+  return new Set(permission.split(','));
+}
+
+function modeFromPermission(permission: string | undefined): AccessMode {
+  return permission == null || permission === 'full' ? 'full' : 'custom';
+}
+
+export default function CuesheetLinkOptions({ initialRead, initialWrite, onChange }: CuesheetLinkOptionsProps) {
   const { data } = useCustomFields();
   const customFieldColumns = useMemo(() => makeCuesheetCustomColumns(data), [data]);
+  const allColumns = useMemo(() => [...cuesheetDefaultColumns, ...customFieldColumns], [customFieldColumns]);
 
-  const [readPermissions, setReadPermissions] = useState<AccessMode>('full');
+  // Parsed seed values - stable for the lifetime of a given preset
-  const [writePermissions, setWritePermissions] = useState<AccessMode>('full');
+  const initialReadKeys = useMemo(() => parseKeys(initialRead), [initialRead]);
+  const initialWriteKeys = useMemo(() => parseKeys(initialWrite), [initialWrite]);
 
-  const [readSwitches, setReadSwitches] = useState<Record<string, boolean>>(() => {
+  const [readPermissions, setReadPermissions] = useState<AccessMode>(() => modeFromPermission(initialRead));
-    const initialState: Record<string, boolean> = {};
+  const [writePermissions, setWritePermissions] = useState<AccessMode>(() => modeFromPermission(initialWrite));
-    [...cuesheetDefaultColumns, ...customFieldColumns].forEach((column) => {
+
-      initialState[column.value] = true;
+  // Default for a column we have not seen yet: honour the seed in custom mode, otherwise grant access
+  const defaultRead = useCallback(
+    (key: string) => (initialReadKeys ? initialReadKeys.has(key) : true),
+    [initialReadKeys],
+  );
+  const defaultWrite = useCallback(
+    (key: string) => (initialWriteKeys ? initialWriteKeys.has(key) : true),
+    [initialWriteKeys],
+  );
+
+  const [readSwitches, setReadSwitches] = useState<Record<string, boolean>>({});
+  const [writeSwitches, setWriteSwitches] = useState<Record<string, boolean>>({});
+
+  // Custom fields load asynchronously, so reconcile the switch maps whenever the column list grows.
+  // Newly seen columns are seeded from the initial values (or default to on for a fresh link).
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setReadSwitches((prev) => {
+      const next = { ...prev };
+      for (const column of allColumns) {
+        if (!(column.value in next)) next[column.value] = defaultRead(column.value);
+      }
+      return next;
     });
-    return initialState;
+    setWriteSwitches((prev) => {
-  });
+      const next = { ...prev };
-
+      for (const column of allColumns) {
-  const [writeSwitches, setWriteSwitches] = useState<Record<string, boolean>>(() => {
+        if (!(column.value in next)) next[column.value] = defaultWrite(column.value);
-    const initialState: Record<string, boolean> = {};
+      }
-    [...cuesheetDefaultColumns, ...customFieldColumns].forEach((column) => {
+      return next;
-      initialState[column.value] = true;
     });
-    return initialState;
+  }, [allColumns, defaultRead, defaultWrite]);
-  });
+
+  const isReadOn = (key: string) => readSwitches[key] ?? defaultRead(key);
+  const isWriteOn = (key: string) => writeSwitches[key] ?? defaultWrite(key);
 
   const handleReadModeChange = (value: AccessMode) => {
     setReadPermissions(value);
-
-    setReadSwitches((prevReadSwitches) => {
-      const updatedReadSwitches = { ...prevReadSwitches };
-      Object.keys(updatedReadSwitches).forEach((key) => {
-        updatedReadSwitches[key] = true;
-      });
-      return updatedReadSwitches;
-    });
   };
 
   const handleWriteModeChange = (value: AccessMode) => {
+    setWritePermissions(value);
+    // Full write implies full read
     if (value === 'full') {
       setReadPermissions('full');
     }
-    setWritePermissions(value);
-
-    setReadSwitches((prevReadSwitches) => {
-      const updatedReadSwitches = { ...prevReadSwitches };
-      setWriteSwitches((prevWriteSwitches) => {
-        const updatedWriteSwitches = { ...prevWriteSwitches };
-        [...cuesheetDefaultColumns, ...customFieldColumns].forEach((column) => {
-          updatedReadSwitches[column.value] = true;
-          updatedWriteSwitches[column.value] = true;
-        });
-        return updatedWriteSwitches;
-      });
-      return updatedReadSwitches;
-    });
   };
 
-  const handleSwitchChange = (key: string, type: 'read' | 'write', value: boolean) => {
+  const handleReadSwitch = (key: string, value: boolean) => {
-    if (type === 'read') {
+    setReadSwitches((prev) => ({ ...prev, [key]: value }));
-      setReadSwitches((prevReadSwitches) => {
+    // A column the recipient cannot read cannot be written either
-        const updatedReadSwitches = { ...prevReadSwitches, [key]: value };
+    if (!value) {
-        return updatedReadSwitches;
+      setWriteSwitches((prev) => ({ ...prev, [key]: false }));
-      });
-    } else {
-      setWriteSwitches((prevWriteSwitches) => {
-        const updatedWriteSwitches = { ...prevWriteSwitches, [key]: value };
-        return updatedWriteSwitches;
-      });
     }
   };
 
-  const getReadPermissions = () => {
+  const handleWriteSwitch = (key: string, value: boolean) => {
+    setWriteSwitches((prev) => ({ ...prev, [key]: value }));
+    // Granting write access requires read access
+    if (value) {
+      setReadSwitches((prev) => ({ ...prev, [key]: true }));
+    }
+  };
+
+  const resolvedRead = useMemo(() => {
     if (readPermissions === 'full' || writePermissions === 'full') {
       return 'full';
     }
+    const keys = allColumns.filter((column) => isReadOn(column.value)).map((column) => column.value);
+    return keys.length ? keys.join(',') : '-';
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [readPermissions, writePermissions, readSwitches, allColumns]);
 
-    return Object.entries(readSwitches)
+  const resolvedWrite = useMemo(() => {
-      .filter(([_, value]) => value)
-      .map(([key]) => key)
-      .join(',');
-  };
-
-  const getWritePermissions = () => {
     if (writePermissions === 'full') {
       return 'full';
     }
+    const keys = allColumns.filter((column) => isWriteOn(column.value)).map((column) => column.value);
+    return keys.length ? keys.join(',') : '-';
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [writePermissions, writeSwitches, allColumns]);
 
-    return Object.entries(writeSwitches)
+  // Notify the parent of the resolved permissions. onChange is expected to be stable.
-      .filter(([_, value]) => value)
+  useEffect(() => {
-      .map(([key]) => key)
+    onChange({ read: resolvedRead, write: resolvedWrite });
-      .join(',');
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  };
+  }, [resolvedRead, resolvedWrite]);
+
+  const noReadAccess = resolvedRead === '-';
 
   return (
     <Panel.Indent>
-      <input name='read' hidden readOnly ref={readRef} value={getReadPermissions() || '-'} />
-      <input name='write' hidden readOnly ref={writeRef} value={getWritePermissions() || '-'} />
       <div>
-        <Panel.Field title='Access mode' description='Which parts of the data will the link give access to' />
+        <Panel.Field title='Access mode' description='Which parts of the data the link gives access to' />
         <div>
-          <RadioGroup
-            value={writePermissions}
-            onValueChange={handleWriteModeChange}
-            orientation='horizontal'
-            items={[
-              { value: 'full', label: 'Full write (edit all existing and future columns)' },
-              { value: 'custom', label: 'Custom write' },
-            ]}
-          />
           <RadioGroup
             value={readPermissions}
             onValueChange={handleReadModeChange}
@@ -132,8 +155,18 @@ export default function CuesheetLinkOptions({ readRef, writeRef }: CuesheetLinkO
               { value: 'custom', label: 'Custom read' },
             ]}
           />
+          <RadioGroup
+            value={writePermissions}
+            onValueChange={handleWriteModeChange}
+            orientation='horizontal'
+            items={[
+              { value: 'full', label: 'Full write (edit all existing and future columns)' },
+              { value: 'custom', label: 'Custom write' },
+            ]}
+          />
         </div>
       </div>
+      {noReadAccess && <Panel.Error>Links must contain at least one readable column.</Panel.Error>}
       <div className={style.twoCols}>
         <div className={style.grid}>
           <Panel.Description>Ontime columns</Panel.Description>
@@ -143,14 +176,14 @@ export default function CuesheetLinkOptions({ readRef, writeRef }: CuesheetLinkO
             <Fragment key={column.value}>
               <div>{column.label}</div>
               <Switch
-                checked={Boolean(readSwitches[column.value])}
+                checked={isReadOn(column.value)}
-                onCheckedChange={(value: boolean) => handleSwitchChange(column.value, 'read', value)}
+                onCheckedChange={(value: boolean) => handleReadSwitch(column.value, value)}
                 disabled={readPermissions === 'full' || writePermissions === 'full'}
                 data-testid={`read-${column.value}`}
               />
               <Switch
-                checked={Boolean(writeSwitches[column.value])}
+                checked={isWriteOn(column.value)}
-                onCheckedChange={(value: boolean) => handleSwitchChange(column.value, 'write', value)}
+                onCheckedChange={(value: boolean) => handleWriteSwitch(column.value, value)}
                 disabled={writePermissions === 'full'}
                 data-testid={`write-${column.value}`}
               />
@@ -164,16 +197,16 @@ export default function CuesheetLinkOptions({ readRef, writeRef }: CuesheetLinkO
             <Panel.Description>Write</Panel.Description>
             {customFieldColumns.map((column) => (
               <Fragment key={column.value}>
-                {column.label}
+                <div>{column.label}</div>
                 <Switch
-                  checked={Boolean(readSwitches[column.value])}
+                  checked={isReadOn(column.value)}
-                  onCheckedChange={(value: boolean) => handleSwitchChange(column.value, 'read', value)}
+                  onCheckedChange={(value: boolean) => handleReadSwitch(column.value, value)}
                   disabled={readPermissions === 'full' || writePermissions === 'full'}
                   data-testid={`read-${column.value}`}
                 />
                 <Switch
-                  checked={Boolean(writeSwitches[column.value])}
+                  checked={isWriteOn(column.value)}
-                  onCheckedChange={(value: boolean) => handleSwitchChange(column.value, 'write', value)}
+                  onCheckedChange={(value: boolean) => handleWriteSwitch(column.value, value)}
                   disabled={writePermissions === 'full'}
                   data-testid={`write-${column.value}`}
                 />

apps/client/src/sentry.config.ts

@@ -82,5 +82,5 @@ export const initializeSentry = () => {
     },
   });
 
-  return Sentry.withSentryReactRouterV6Routing(Routes);
+  return Sentry.withSentryReactRouterV7Routing(Routes);
 };

apps/client/src/translation/languages/de.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export const langDe: TranslationObject = {
   'common.no_data': 'Keine Daten',
   'countdown.ended': 'Veranstaltung endete um',
   'countdown.running': 'Veranstaltung läuft',
+  'countdown.group_running': 'Veranstaltung in Gruppe läuft',
   'countdown.loaded': 'Veranstaltung geladen',
   'countdown.select_event': 'Wählen Sie eine Veranstaltung aus, um sie zu verfolgen',
   'countdown.to_start': 'Zeit bis zum Start',
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export const langDe: TranslationObject = {
   'timeline.done': 'Beendet',
   'timeline.due': 'fällig',
   'timeline.followedby': 'Gefolgt von',
+  'timeline.standby': 'Bereitschaft',
   'project.title': 'Titel',
   'project.description': 'Beschreibung',
   'project.info': 'Projektinfo',

apps/client/src/translation/languages/es.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export const langEs: TranslationObject = {
   'common.no_data': 'Sin datos',
   'countdown.ended': 'Evento finalizado a las',
   'countdown.running': 'Evento en curso',
+  'countdown.group_running': 'Evento en grupo en curso',
   'countdown.loaded': 'Evento está cargado', //TODO: check translation
   'countdown.select_event': 'Seleccionar un evento para seguir',
   'countdown.to_start': 'Tiempo para comenzar',
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export const langEs: TranslationObject = {
   'timeline.done': 'Terminado',
   'timeline.due': 'pendiente',
   'timeline.followedby': 'Seguido por',
+  'timeline.standby': 'En espera',
   'project.title': 'Título',
   'project.description': 'Descripción',
   'project.info': 'Información del proyecto',

apps/client/src/translation/languages/fr.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export const langFr: TranslationObject = {
   'common.no_data': 'Aucune donnée',
   'countdown.ended': 'Évènement terminé à',
   'countdown.running': 'Évènement en cours',
+  'countdown.group_running': 'Évènement du groupe en cours',
   'countdown.loaded': 'Évènement chargé',
   'countdown.select_event': 'Sélectionnez un évènement à suivre',
   'countdown.to_start': 'Évènement commence dans',
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export const langFr: TranslationObject = {
   'timeline.done': 'Terminé',
   'timeline.due': 'dû',
   'timeline.followedby': 'Suivi de',
+  'timeline.standby': 'En attente',
   'project.title': 'Titre',
   'project.description': 'Description',
   'project.info': 'Informations du projet',

apps/client/src/translation/languages/it.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export const langIt: TranslationObject = {
   'common.no_data': 'Nessun dato disponibile',
   'countdown.ended': 'Evento finito alle',
   'countdown.running': 'Evento in corso',
+  'countdown.group_running': 'Evento nel gruppo in corso',
   'countdown.loaded': 'Evento caricato', //TODO: check translation
   'countdown.select_event': 'Seleziona un evento da seguire',
   'countdown.to_start': 'Tempo alla partenza',
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export const langIt: TranslationObject = {
   'timeline.done': 'Terminato',
   'timeline.due': 'previsto',
   'timeline.followedby': 'Seguito da',
+  'timeline.standby': 'In attesa',
   'project.title': 'Titolo',
   'project.description': 'Descrizione',
   'project.info': 'Informazioni sul progetto',

apps/client/src/translation/languages/pt.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export const langPt: TranslationObject = {
   'common.no_data': 'Sem dados',
   'countdown.ended': 'Evento encerrado às',
   'countdown.running': 'Evento em andamento',
+  'countdown.group_running': 'Evento em grupo em andamento',
   'countdown.loaded': 'Evento carregado', //TODO: check translation
   'countdown.select_event': 'Selecione um evento para acompanhar',
   'countdown.to_start': 'Tempo para iniciar',
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export const langPt: TranslationObject = {
   'timeline.done': 'Concluído',
   'timeline.due': 'Pendente',
   'timeline.followedby': 'Seguido por',
+  'timeline.standby': 'Em espera',
   'project.title': 'Título',
   'project.description': 'Descrição',
   'project.info': 'Informações do projeto',

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

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   useCallback,
   useEffect,
   useLayoutEffect,
+  useMemo,
   useRef,
   useState,
 } from 'react';
@@ -140,25 +141,23 @@ export const ScheduleProvider = ({ children, selectedEventId }: PropsWithChildre
     return () => clearInterval(paginator.current);
   }, [cycleInterval, numPages, stopCycle, visiblePage]);
 
-  let selectedEventIndex = events.findIndex((event) => event.id === selectedEventId);
-
   // we want to show the event after the current
-  const viewEvents = events.slice(selectedEventIndex + 1);
+  const viewEvents = useMemo(() => {
-  selectedEventIndex = 0;
+    const selectedEventIndex = events.findIndex((event) => event.id === selectedEventId);
+    return (events as ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent>[]).slice(selectedEventIndex + 1);
+  }, [events, selectedEventId]);
 
-  return (
+  const value = useMemo(() => {
-    <ScheduleContext
+    return {
-      value={{
+      events: viewEvents,
-        events: viewEvents as ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent>[],
+      selectedEventId,
-        selectedEventId,
+      numPages,
-        numPages,
+      visiblePage,
-        visiblePage,
+      containerRef,
-        containerRef,
+    };
-      }}
+  }, [viewEvents, selectedEventId, numPages, visiblePage, containerRef]);
-    >
+
-      {children}
+  return <ScheduleContext value={value}>{children}</ScheduleContext>;
-    </ScheduleContext>
-  );
 };
 
 export const useSchedule = () => {

apps/client/src/views/countdown/Countdown.scss

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ $item-height: 3.5rem;
     right: $view-inline-padding;
 
     display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
     justify-content: end;
     gap: 2rem;
 
@@ -72,14 +73,27 @@ $item-height: 3.5rem;
   }
 
   /* ========================= LIST ========================*/
-  .empty-container {
+  .empty-state {
+    min-height: min(56vh, 36rem);
+    padding-top: clamp(4rem, 14vh, 9rem);
     text-align: center;
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
     align-items: center;
 
     button {
-      margin-top: 2rem;
+      margin-top: 1.75rem;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .empty-state__content {
+    max-width: none;
+
+    span {
+      max-width: none;
+      white-space: nowrap;
+      font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 2.25rem);
+      line-height: 1.1;
     }
   }
 
@@ -88,7 +102,7 @@ $item-height: 3.5rem;
     flex-direction: column;
     overflow-y: auto;
 
-    padding-bottom: 60vh;
+    padding-bottom: max(8rem, calc(5rem + env(safe-area-inset-bottom)));
   }
 
   /* ====================== LIST-ITEM ======================*/
@@ -104,6 +118,7 @@ $item-height: 3.5rem;
     column-gap: 1rem;
     background-color: var(--card-background-color-override, $viewer-card-bg-color);
     padding-right: 1rem;
+    border: 1px solid transparent;
     border-radius: $element-border-radius;
 
     &:hover {
@@ -115,18 +130,41 @@ $item-height: 3.5rem;
 
   .sub--selected {
     background: $blue-700;
+    box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px $blue-500;
   }
 
   .sub--live {
     background-color: $active-green;
+    box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px color-mix(in srgb, $active-green 75%, $ui-white);
   }
 
   .sub--armed {
     background-color: $gray-1325;
   }
 
+  .sub--in-group {
+    position: relative;
+    margin-left: 1rem;
+
+    &::before {
+      content: '';
+      position: absolute;
+      left: -0.5rem;
+      top: -0.25rem;
+      bottom: -0.25rem;
+      width: 2px;
+      border-radius: 1px;
+      background: var(--group-color, transparent);
+    }
+
+    .sub__binder {
+      box-shadow: inset 3px 0 0 var(--group-color, transparent);
+    }
+  }
+
   .sub__binder {
     background: var(--user-color, var(--card-background-color-override, $viewer-card-bg-color));
+    border-radius: $element-border-radius 0 0 $element-border-radius;
     grid-area: binder;
   }
 
@@ -138,6 +176,8 @@ $item-height: 3.5rem;
     gap: 0.25em;
     font-size: $timer-label-size;
     color: var(--label-color-override, $viewer-label-color);
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
   }
 
   .sub__schedule--delayed {
@@ -156,22 +196,73 @@ $item-height: 3.5rem;
     color: $playback-under;
   }
 
+  .sub--group {
+    box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px var(--user-color, $gray-1325);
+    background:
+      linear-gradient(90deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--user-color, transparent) 18%, transparent), transparent 42%),
+      var(--card-background-color-override, $viewer-card-bg-color);
+
+    .sub__binder {
+      background: var(--user-color, var(--card-background-color-override, $viewer-card-bg-color));
+      box-shadow: none;
+    }
+
+    .sub__title {
+      font-weight: 700;
+    }
+
+    .sub__schedule,
+    .sub__status,
+    .sub__label {
+      color: var(--secondary-color-override, $viewer-secondary-color);
+    }
+  }
+
+  .sub--group.sub--selected {
+    box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px $blue-500;
+    background:
+      linear-gradient(90deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--user-color, transparent) 22%, transparent), transparent 42%),
+      $blue-700;
+
+    .sub__schedule,
+    .sub__status,
+    .sub__label,
+    .sub__eyebrow {
+      color: $ui-white;
+    }
+  }
+
   .sub__title {
     grid-area: title;
     padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
+    min-width: 0;
 
     font-size: $title-font-size;
     line-height: 1.1em;
+    overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+  }
+
+  .sub__eyebrow {
+    display: block;
+    margin-bottom: 0.15rem;
+    color: var(--secondary-color-override, $viewer-secondary-color);
+    font-size: $timer-label-size;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    line-height: 1;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
   }
 
   .sub__secondary {
     grid-area: secondary;
     padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
+    min-width: 0;
 
     font-size: $base-font-size;
     line-height: 1.1em;
+    color: var(--label-color-override, $viewer-label-color);
     // allow multi-line text but trim before
     white-space: pre-line;
+    overflow-wrap: anywhere;
   }
 
   .sub__status {
@@ -181,6 +272,7 @@ $item-height: 3.5rem;
     font-size: $timer-label-size;
     text-align: right;
     text-transform: uppercase;
+    white-space: nowrap;
   }
 
   .sub__label {
@@ -190,6 +282,7 @@ $item-height: 3.5rem;
     font-size: $timer-label-size;
     color: var(--label-color-override, $viewer-label-color);
     text-align: right;
+    white-space: nowrap;
   }
 
   .sub__timer {
@@ -199,6 +292,16 @@ $item-height: 3.5rem;
     line-height: 1.1em;
     font-weight: 600;
     text-align: right;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+  }
+
+  .selection-count {
+    color: var(--label-color-override, $viewer-label-color);
+    font-size: $timer-label-size;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    white-space: nowrap;
   }
 
   /* ====================== MODIFIERS ======================*/

apps/client/src/views/countdown/Countdown.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
-import { EntryId, OntimeEvent, OntimeView, PlayableEvent, isOntimeEvent, isPlayableEvent } from 'ontime-types';
+import {
+  EntryId,
+  OntimeEntry,
+  OntimeEvent,
+  OntimeGroup,
+  OntimeView,
+  PlayableEvent,
+  isOntimeEvent,
+  isOntimeGroup,
+  isPlayableEvent,
+} from 'ontime-types';
 import { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { IoAdd } from 'react-icons/io5';
 
@@ -15,7 +25,7 @@ import { useTranslation } from '../../translation/TranslationProvider';
 import Loader from '../common/loader/Loader';
 import SuperscriptTime from '../common/superscript-time/SuperscriptTime';
 import { getCountdownOptions, useCountdownOptions } from './countdown.options';
-import { getOrderedSubscriptions } from './countdown.utils';
+import { getOrderedSubscriptions, resolveSubscriptionTarget } from './countdown.utils';
 import CountdownSelect from './CountdownSelect';
 import CountdownSubscriptions from './CountdownSubscriptions';
 import SingleEventCountdown from './SingleEventCountdown';
@@ -45,13 +55,19 @@ function Countdown({ customFields, rundownData, projectData, isMirrored, setting
 
   const [editMode, setEditMode] = useState(false);
 
-  // gather rundown data
+  // gather subscribable items: playable events and groups that contain at least one playable child
-  const playableEvents = rundownData.filter((entry): entry is ExtendedEntry<PlayableEvent> => {
+  const candidates = rundownData.filter((entry): entry is ExtendedEntry<PlayableEvent | OntimeGroup> => {
-    return isOntimeEvent(entry) && isPlayableEvent(entry);
+    if (isOntimeEvent(entry)) {
+      return isPlayableEvent(entry);
+    }
+    if (isOntimeGroup(entry)) {
+      return rundownData.some((item) => isOntimeEvent(item) && isPlayableEvent(item) && item.parent === entry.id);
+    }
+    return false;
   });
 
   // gather presentation data
-  const hasEvents = playableEvents.length > 0;
+  const hasEvents = candidates.length > 0;
 
   // gather option data
   const defaultFormat = getDefaultFormat(settings?.timeFormat);
@@ -69,15 +85,20 @@ function Countdown({ customFields, rundownData, projectData, isMirrored, setting
         <CountdownClock />
       </div>
 
-      {!hasEvents && <Empty text={getLocalizedString('common.no_data')} className='empty-container' />}
+      {!hasEvents && (
+        <div className='empty-state'>
+          <Empty text={getLocalizedString('common.no_data')} className='empty-state__content' />
+        </div>
+      )}
 
       {hasEvents && editMode && (
-        <CountdownSelect events={playableEvents} subscriptions={subscriptions} disableEdit={() => setEditMode(false)} />
+        <CountdownSelect events={candidates} subscriptions={subscriptions} disableEdit={() => setEditMode(false)} />
       )}
 
       {hasEvents && !editMode && (
         <CountdownContents
-          playableEvents={playableEvents}
+          candidates={candidates}
+          rundownData={rundownData}
           subscriptions={subscriptions}
           goToEditMode={() => setEditMode(true)}
         />
@@ -87,19 +108,20 @@ function Countdown({ customFields, rundownData, projectData, isMirrored, setting
 }
 
 interface CountdownContentsProps {
-  playableEvents: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent>[];
+  candidates: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent | OntimeGroup>[];
+  rundownData: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEntry>[];
   subscriptions: EntryId[];
   goToEditMode: () => void;
 }
 
-function CountdownContents({ playableEvents, subscriptions, goToEditMode }: CountdownContentsProps) {
+function CountdownContents({ candidates, rundownData, subscriptions, goToEditMode }: CountdownContentsProps) {
   const { getLocalizedString } = useTranslation();
   const { hidePast } = useCountdownOptions();
 
   if (subscriptions.length === 0) {
     return (
-      <div className='empty-container'>
+      <div className='empty-state'>
-        <Empty text={getLocalizedString('countdown.select_event')} className='empty-container' />
+        <Empty text={getLocalizedString('countdown.select_event')} className='empty-state__content' />
         <Button variant='primary' size='xlarge' onClick={goToEditMode}>
           <IoAdd /> Add
         </Button>
@@ -107,13 +129,15 @@ function CountdownContents({ playableEvents, subscriptions, goToEditMode }: Coun
     );
   }
 
-  const subscribedEvents = getOrderedSubscriptions(subscriptions, playableEvents);
+  const subscribedEvents = getOrderedSubscriptions(subscriptions, candidates)
+    .map((entry) => resolveSubscriptionTarget(entry, rundownData))
+    .filter((target): target is NonNullable<typeof target> => target !== null);
   const eventsToShow = !hidePast ? subscribedEvents : subscribedEvents.filter((event) => !event.isPast);
 
   if (subscribedEvents.length === 0) {
     return (
-      <div className='empty-container'>
+      <div className='empty-state'>
-        <Empty text={getLocalizedString('countdown.select_event')} className='empty-container' />
+        <Empty text={getLocalizedString('countdown.select_event')} className='empty-state__content' />
         <Button variant='primary' size='xlarge' onClick={goToEditMode}>
           <IoAdd /> Add
         </Button>
@@ -129,8 +153,8 @@ function CountdownContents({ playableEvents, subscriptions, goToEditMode }: Coun
 
   if (eventsToShow.length === 0) {
     return (
-      <div className='empty-container'>
+      <div className='empty-state'>
-        <Empty text={getLocalizedString('countdown.all_have_finished')} className='empty-container' />
+        <Empty text={getLocalizedString('countdown.all_have_finished')} className='empty-state__content' />
       </div>
     );
   }

apps/client/src/views/countdown/CountdownSelect.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { EntryId, PlayableEvent } from 'ontime-types';
+import { EntryId, OntimeEvent, OntimeGroup, isOntimeGroup } from 'ontime-types';
 import { useState } from 'react';
 import { IoArrowBack, IoClose, IoSaveOutline } from 'react-icons/io5';
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router';
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { makeSubscriptionsUrl } from './countdown.utils';
 import './Countdown.scss';
 
 interface CountdownSelectProps {
-  events: ExtendedEntry<PlayableEvent>[];
+  events: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent | OntimeGroup>[];
   subscriptions: EntryId[];
   disableEdit: () => void;
 }
@@ -52,13 +52,15 @@ export default function CountdownSelect({ events, subscriptions, disableEdit }:
 
   return (
     <div className='list-container'>
-      {events.map((event, index) => {
+      {events.map((event) => {
         const title = event.title || '{no title}';
         const isSelected = selectedIds.has(event.id);
+        const isGroup = isOntimeGroup(event);
+        const isGroupedEvent = !isGroup && Boolean(event.parent);
 
         return (
           <div
-            key={index}
+            key={event.id}
             role='button'
             tabIndex={0}
             onClick={() => toggleSelect(event.id)}
@@ -68,21 +70,33 @@ export default function CountdownSelect({ events, subscriptions, disableEdit }:
                 e.stopPropagation();
               }
             }}
-            className={cx(['sub', isSelected && 'sub--selected'])}
+            className={cx([
+              'sub',
+              isSelected && 'sub--selected',
+              isGroup && 'sub--group',
+              isGroupedEvent && 'sub--in-group',
+            ])}
           >
-            <div className='sub__binder' style={{ '--user-color': event?.colour ?? '' }} />
+            <div
+              className='sub__binder'
+              style={{ '--user-color': event?.colour ?? '', '--group-color': event.groupColour ?? 'transparent' }}
+            />
             <div className='sub__schedule'>
               <ClockTime value={event.timeStart} preferredFormat12='h:mm a' preferredFormat24='HH:mm' />
               →
               <ClockTime value={event.timeEnd} preferredFormat12='h:mm a' preferredFormat24='HH:mm' />
             </div>
             <div className='sub__label'>{isSelected ? 'Click to remove' : 'Click to add'}</div>
-            <div className='sub__title'>{title}</div>
+            <div className='sub__title'>
+              {isGroup && <span className='sub__eyebrow'>Group</span>}
+              {title}
+            </div>
           </div>
         );
       })}
 
       <div className='fab-container'>
+        <div className='selection-count'>{selected.length} selected</div>
         <Button variant='subtle' size='xlarge' onClick={disableEdit}>
           <IoArrowBack /> Go back
         </Button>

apps/client/src/views/countdown/CountdownSubscriptions.tsx

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { getPropertyValue } from '../common/viewUtils';
 import { useCountdownOptions } from './countdown.options';
 import {
   CountdownEvent,
+  CountdownTarget,
   extendEventData,
   getIsLive,
   isOutsideRange,
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ import {
 import './Countdown.scss';
 
 interface CountdownSubscriptionsProps {
-  subscribedEvents: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent>[];
+  subscribedEvents: CountdownTarget[];
   goToEditMode: () => void;
 }
 
@@ -98,22 +99,39 @@ export default function CountdownSubscriptions({ subscribedEvents, goToEditMode
   return (
     <div className='list-container' onWheel={handleScroll} onTouchMove={handleScroll} ref={scrollRef}>
       {subscribedEvents.map((event) => {
-        const secondaryData = getPropertyValue(event, secondarySource);
+        // while a group is live, surface the running event's title as the secondary line
-        const isLive = getIsLive(event.id, selectedEventId, playback);
+        const liveTitle = event.isGroup && event.liveEntry ? event.liveEntry.title : undefined;
-        const isArmed = !isLive && event.id === selectedEventId;
+        const secondaryData = liveTitle ?? getPropertyValue(event, secondarySource);
+        const isGroupedEvent = !event.isGroup && Boolean(event.parent);
+        const activeEntryId = event.isGroup ? (event.liveEntry?.id ?? event.targetId) : event.id;
+        // a subscribed group is live when any of its children is the selected/running event
+        const isLive = activeEntryId ? getIsLive(activeEntryId, selectedEventId, playback) : false;
+        const isArmed = !isLive && activeEntryId === selectedEventId;
         const countdownEvent = extendEventData(event, currentDay, actualStart, plannedStart, offset, mode, reportData);
         const displayTitle = getPropertyValue(event, mainSource ?? 'title');
         return (
           <div
             key={event.id}
             ref={isLive ? selectedRef : undefined}
-            className={cx(['sub', isLive && 'sub--live', isArmed && 'sub--armed'])}
+            className={cx([
+              'sub',
+              isLive && 'sub--live',
+              isArmed && 'sub--armed',
+              event.isGroup && 'sub--group',
+              isGroupedEvent && 'sub--in-group',
+            ])}
             data-testid={event.cue}
           >
-            <div className='sub__binder' style={{ '--user-color': event.colour }} />
+            <div
+              className='sub__binder'
+              style={{ '--user-color': event.colour, '--group-color': event.groupColour ?? 'transparent' }}
+            />
             <ScheduleTime event={countdownEvent} showExpected={showExpected} />
             <SubscriptionStatus event={countdownEvent} />
-            <div className={cx(['sub__title', !displayTitle && 'subdued'])}>{displayTitle}</div>
+            <div className={cx(['sub__title', !displayTitle && 'subdued'])}>
+              {event.isGroup && <span className='sub__eyebrow'>Group</span>}
+              {displayTitle}
+            </div>
             {secondaryData && <div className='sub__secondary'>{secondaryData}</div>}
           </div>
         );

apps/client/src/views/countdown/SingleEventCountdown.tsx

@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ import { cx } from '../../common/utils/styleUtils';
 import SuperscriptTime from '../common/superscript-time/SuperscriptTime';
 import { getPropertyValue } from '../common/viewUtils';
 import { useCountdownOptions } from './countdown.options';
-import { useSubscriptionDisplayData } from './countdown.utils';
+import { CountdownTarget, useSubscriptionDisplayData } from './countdown.utils';
 import { ScheduleTime } from './CountdownSubscriptions';
 
 import './SingleEventCountdown.scss';
 
 interface SingleEventCountdownProps {
-  subscribedEvent: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent>;
+  subscribedEvent: CountdownTarget;
   goToEditMode: () => void;
 }
 
@@ -38,11 +38,13 @@ export default function SingleEventCountdown({ subscribedEvent, goToEditMode }:
     mode,
   });
 
-  const { endedAt } = reportData[subscribedEvent.id] ?? { endedAt: null };
+  const { endedAt } = reportData[subscribedEvent.reportId ?? subscribedEvent.id] ?? { endedAt: null };
   const countdownEvent = { ...subscribedEvent, expectedStart, endedAt };
   const titleTmp = getPropertyValue(subscribedEvent, mainSource ?? 'title');
   const title = titleTmp?.length ? titleTmp : ' '; // insert utf-8 empty space to avoid the line collapsing;
-  const secondaryData = getPropertyValue(subscribedEvent, secondarySource);
+  // while a group is live, surface the running event's title as the secondary line
+  const liveTitle = subscribedEvent.isGroup && subscribedEvent.liveEntry ? subscribedEvent.liveEntry.title : undefined;
+  const secondaryData = liveTitle ?? getPropertyValue(subscribedEvent, secondarySource);
 
   return (
     <div className='single-container' data-testid='countdown-event'>

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

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export const getCountdownOptions = (
         {
           id: 'sub',
           title: 'Event subscription',
-          description: 'The events to follow',
+          description: 'The events and groups to follow',
           values: persistedSubscriptions,
           type: 'persist',
         },

apps/client/src/views/countdown/countdown.utils.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+import { OntimeEntry, OntimeEvent, OntimeGroup, SupportedEntry } from 'ontime-types';
+
+import { ExtendedEntry } from '../../common/utils/rundownMetadata';
+import { resolveSubscriptionTarget } from './countdown.utils';
+
+/**
+ * Minimal builders for the extended (metadata enriched) entries the countdown view consumes.
+ * Only the fields exercised by resolveSubscriptionTarget are provided; the rest are cast away.
+ */
+function makeEvent(patch: Partial<ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent>>): ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent> {
+  return {
+    id: 'event',
+    type: SupportedEntry.Event,
+    title: 'event title',
+    cue: '1',
+    colour: '',
+    skip: false,
+    parent: null,
+    timeStart: 0,
+    timeEnd: 0,
+    duration: 0,
+    delay: 0,
+    dayOffset: 0,
+    gap: 0,
+    countToEnd: false,
+    custom: {},
+    note: '',
+    // metadata
+    totalGap: 0,
+    isLinkedToLoaded: false,
+    isLoaded: false,
+    isPast: false,
+    ...patch,
+  } as ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent>;
+}
+
+function makeGroup(patch: Partial<ExtendedEntry<OntimeGroup>>): ExtendedEntry<OntimeGroup> {
+  return {
+    id: 'group',
+    type: SupportedEntry.Group,
+    title: 'group title',
+    colour: '#abcdef',
+    note: 'group note',
+    entries: [],
+    duration: 0,
+    custom: {},
+    timeStart: 0,
+    timeEnd: 0,
+    isPast: false,
+    isLoaded: false,
+    ...patch,
+  } as ExtendedEntry<OntimeGroup>;
+}
+
+describe('resolveSubscriptionTarget()', () => {
+  it('returns events unchanged', () => {
+    const event = makeEvent({ id: 'e1' });
+    const result = resolveSubscriptionTarget(event, [event]);
+    expect(result).toBe(event);
+  });
+
+  it('derives group timing from the first playable child while keeping the group identity', () => {
+    const group = makeGroup({ id: 'g1', title: 'Session A', colour: '#123456', duration: 5000 });
+    const child1 = makeEvent({ id: 'c1', parent: 'g1', timeStart: 1000, delay: 100, dayOffset: 0, title: 'Pres 1' });
+    const child2 = makeEvent({ id: 'c2', parent: 'g1', timeStart: 3000, title: 'Pres 2' });
+    const flat: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEntry>[] = [group, child1, child2];
+
+    const result = resolveSubscriptionTarget(group, flat);
+
+    expect(result).not.toBeNull();
+    // group identity and display
+    expect(result?.id).toBe('g1');
+    expect(result?.title).toBe('Session A');
+    expect(result?.colour).toBe('#123456');
+    expect(result?.isGroup).toBe(true);
+    // timing comes from the first child, duration from the group
+    expect(result?.timeStart).toBe(1000);
+    expect(result?.delay).toBe(100);
+    expect(result?.duration).toBe(5000);
+    expect(result?.countToEnd).toBe(false);
+    // state checks target the first child before any child is loaded
+    expect(result?.targetId).toBe('c1');
+    // report lookup targets the last child (session end)
+    expect(result?.reportId).toBe('c2');
+  });
+
+  it('returns null for a group with no playable children', () => {
+    const group = makeGroup({ id: 'g1' });
+    const result = resolveSubscriptionTarget(group, [group]);
+    expect(result).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('skips skipped children when picking the first child', () => {
+    const group = makeGroup({ id: 'g1' });
+    const skipped = {
+      ...makeEvent({ id: 'c0', parent: 'g1', timeStart: 500 }),
+      skip: true,
+    } as ExtendedEntry<OntimeEntry>;
+    const playable = makeEvent({ id: 'c1', parent: 'g1', timeStart: 1500 });
+    const result = resolveSubscriptionTarget(group, [group, skipped, playable]);
+    expect(result?.timeStart).toBe(1500);
+    expect(result?.reportId).toBe('c1');
+  });
+
+  it('is live while any child is loaded and not past', () => {
+    const group = makeGroup({ id: 'g1' });
+    const child1 = makeEvent({ id: 'c1', parent: 'g1', isPast: true });
+    const child2 = makeEvent({ id: 'c2', parent: 'g1', isLoaded: true });
+    const child3 = makeEvent({ id: 'c3', parent: 'g1' });
+    const result = resolveSubscriptionTarget(group, [group, child1, child2, child3]);
+
+    expect(result?.isLoaded).toBe(true);
+    expect(result?.isPast).toBe(false);
+    expect(result?.liveEntry?.id).toBe('c2');
+  });
+
+  it('is past only once the last child is past and nothing is loaded', () => {
+    const group = makeGroup({ id: 'g1' });
+    const child1 = makeEvent({ id: 'c1', parent: 'g1', isPast: true });
+    const child2 = makeEvent({ id: 'c2', parent: 'g1', isPast: true });
+    const result = resolveSubscriptionTarget(group, [group, child1, child2]);
+
+    expect(result?.isLoaded).toBe(false);
+    expect(result?.isPast).toBe(true);
+    expect(result?.targetId).toBe('c1');
+    expect(result?.liveEntry).toBeNull();
+  });
+});

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

@@ -1,4 +1,17 @@
-import { EntryId, MaybeNumber, OffsetMode, OntimeEntry, OntimeEvent, OntimeReport, Playback } from 'ontime-types';
+import {
+  EntryId,
+  MaybeNumber,
+  OffsetMode,
+  OntimeEntry,
+  OntimeEvent,
+  OntimeGroup,
+  OntimeReport,
+  Playback,
+  PlayableEvent,
+  isOntimeEvent,
+  isOntimeGroup,
+  isPlayableEvent,
+} from 'ontime-types';
 import { MILLIS_PER_MINUTE, getExpectedStart, millisToString, removeLeadingZero } from 'ontime-utils';
 
 import { useCountdownSocket } from '../../common/hooks/useSocket';
@@ -40,7 +53,7 @@ export const timerProgress: TimerMessage = {
  * Handles events in different days but disregards whether an event has actually played
  */
 export function useSubscriptionDisplayData(
-  subscribedEvent: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent> & { endedAt: MaybeNumber; expectedStart: number },
+  subscribedEvent: CountdownTarget & { endedAt: MaybeNumber; expectedStart: number },
 ): { status: ProgressStatus; statusDisplay: string; timeDisplay: string } {
   const { playback, current, clock } = useCountdownSocket();
   const { getLocalizedString } = useTranslation();
@@ -67,7 +80,11 @@ export function useSubscriptionDisplayData(
 
     return {
       status: 'live',
-      statusDisplay: getLocalizedString(timerProgress['live']),
+      statusDisplay: getLocalizedString(
+        subscribedEvent.parent || (subscribedEvent.isGroup && subscribedEvent.liveEntry)
+          ? 'countdown.group_running'
+          : timerProgress['live'],
+      ),
       timeDisplay: bigDuration(current ?? 0),
     };
   }
@@ -168,10 +185,75 @@ export function isOutsideRange(a: number, b: number): boolean {
   return Math.abs(a - b) > MILLIS_PER_MINUTE;
 }
 
-export type CountdownEvent = ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent> & { expectedStart: number; endedAt: MaybeNumber };
+/**
+ * A subscription target normalised to the event-shaped object the countdown display consumes.
+ * For events this is a pass-through; for groups it carries the group identity and display data
+ * while deriving timing from the group's first playable child (see resolveSubscriptionTarget).
+ */
+export type CountdownTarget = ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent> & {
+  isGroup?: boolean;
+  targetId?: EntryId; // child entry used for countdown/live/armed state checks
+  reportId?: EntryId; // entry used for the report lookup (e.g. last child of a group)
+  liveEntry?: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent> | null; // the running child while a group is live
+};
+
+export type CountdownEvent = CountdownTarget & { expectedStart: number; endedAt: MaybeNumber };
+
+/**
+ * Resolves a subscription (event or group) into an event-shaped countdown target.
+ * - Events are returned unchanged.
+ * - Groups count down to their first playable child while displaying the group identity.
+ *   Status is group-aware: live while any child is loaded, past only once the whole group has finished.
+ * Returns null when a group has no playable children (nothing to count down to).
+ */
+export function resolveSubscriptionTarget(
+  entry: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent | OntimeGroup>,
+  flatRundown: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEntry>[],
+): CountdownTarget | null {
+  if (!isOntimeGroup(entry)) {
+    return entry;
+  }
+
+  const children = flatRundown.filter(
+    (item): item is ExtendedEntry<PlayableEvent> =>
+      isOntimeEvent(item) && isPlayableEvent(item) && item.parent === entry.id,
+  );
+
+  if (children.length === 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const firstChild = children[0];
+  const lastChild = children[children.length - 1];
+  const liveEntry = children.find((child) => child.isLoaded) ?? null;
+  const isLoaded = liveEntry !== null;
+  const isPast = !isLoaded && lastChild.isPast;
+
+  return {
+    // timing derives from the first playable child
+    ...firstChild,
+    // group identity and display data
+    id: entry.id,
+    parent: null,
+    title: entry.title,
+    colour: entry.colour,
+    note: entry.note,
+    custom: entry.custom,
+    duration: entry.duration,
+    countToEnd: false,
+    // group-aware status
+    isLoaded,
+    isPast,
+    // group markers
+    isGroup: true,
+    targetId: firstChild.id,
+    reportId: lastChild.id,
+    liveEntry,
+  };
+}
 
 export function extendEventData(
-  event: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent>,
+  event: CountdownTarget,
   currentDay: number,
   actualStart: MaybeNumber,
   plannedStart: MaybeNumber,
@@ -189,6 +271,6 @@ export function extendEventData(
     offset,
     mode,
   });
-  const { endedAt } = reportData[event.id] ?? { endedAt: null };
+  const { endedAt } = reportData[event.reportId ?? event.id] ?? { endedAt: null };
   return { ...event, expectedStart, endedAt };
 }

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/CuesheetPage.module.scss

@@ -14,3 +14,7 @@
     'table';
   color: $ui-white;
 }
+
+.rundownSelect {
+  min-width: min(20rem, calc(100vw - 6rem));
+}

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

@@ -4,28 +4,34 @@ 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 { useEntryActions } from '../../common/hooks/useEntryAction';
+import { useScopedRundown } from '../../common/hooks-query/useScopedRundown';
+import { useScopedEntryActions } from '../../common/hooks/useEntryAction';
 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 entryActions = useEntryActions();
+  const { selectedRundownId, loadedRundownId, setSelectedRundownId, projectRundowns } = useCuesheetRundownSelection();
+  const source = useScopedRundown(selectedRundownId === FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID ? loadedRundownId : selectedRundownId);
+
+  const actions = useScopedEntryActions(source.rundownId);
 
   useWindowTitle('Cuesheet');
 
   const isLocked = getIsNavigationLocked();
 
   return (
-    <EntryActionsProvider actions={entryActions}>
+    <EntryActionsProvider actions={actions}>
       <NavigationMenu isOpen={isMenuOpen} onClose={menuHandler.close} />
-      <EntryEditModal />
+      <EntryEditModal rundown={source.rundown} />
       <div className={styles.tableWrapper} data-testid='cuesheet'>
         <CuesheetOverview>
           {!isLocked && (
@@ -35,7 +41,13 @@ export default function CuesheetPage() {
           )}
         </CuesheetOverview>
         <CuesheetProgress />
-        <CuesheetTableWrapper />
+        <CuesheetTableWrapper
+          source={source}
+          selectedRundownId={selectedRundownId}
+          loadedRundownId={loadedRundownId}
+          setSelectedRundownId={setSelectedRundownId}
+          projectRundowns={projectRundowns}
+        />
       </div>
     </EntryActionsProvider>
   );

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

@@ -1,18 +1,40 @@
+import { MaybeString, ProjectRundown } from 'ontime-types';
 import { memo, use, useMemo } from 'react';
 
+import Select from '../../common/components/select/Select';
 import EmptyPage from '../../common/components/state/EmptyPage';
 import { PresetContext } from '../../common/context/PresetContext';
 import useCustomFields from '../../common/hooks-query/useCustomFields';
+import type { RundownSource } from '../../common/hooks-query/useScopedRundown';
+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;
+  projectRundowns: ProjectRundown[];
+}
 
 export default memo(CuesheetTableWrapper);
-function CuesheetTableWrapper() {
+function CuesheetTableWrapper({
-  const { data: customFields, status: customFieldStatus } = useCustomFields();
+  source,
+  selectedRundownId,
+  setSelectedRundownId,
+  loadedRundownId,
+  projectRundowns,
+}: CuesheetTableWrapperProps) {
   const preset = use(PresetContext);
-  const { cuesheetMode, setCuesheetMode } = useApplyCuesheetPolicy(preset);
+  const isCurrentRundown = source.rundownId !== null && source.rundownId === loadedRundownId;
+  const { cuesheetMode, setCuesheetMode } = useApplyCuesheetPolicy(preset, { canRunMode: isCurrentRundown });
+  const { data: customFields, status: customFieldStatus } = useCustomFields();
 
   const columns = useMemo(
     () => makeCuesheetColumns(customFields, cuesheetMode, preset),
@@ -28,11 +50,66 @@ function CuesheetTableWrapper() {
       ) : (
         <CuesheetTable
           columns={columns}
+          source={source}
           cuesheetMode={cuesheetMode}
           tableRoot='cuesheet'
           setCuesheetMode={setCuesheetMode}
+          isCurrentRundown={isCurrentRundown}
+          insertElement={
+            <>
+              <RundownSelect
+                cuesheetMode={cuesheetMode}
+                selectedRundownId={selectedRundownId}
+                loadedRundownId={loadedRundownId}
+                setSelectedRundownId={setSelectedRundownId}
+                projectRundowns={projectRundowns}
+              />
+            </>
+          }
         />
       )}
     </CuesheetDnd>
   );
 }
+
+interface RundownSelectProps {
+  cuesheetMode: AppMode;
+  selectedRundownId: MaybeString;
+  loadedRundownId: string;
+  setSelectedRundownId: (rundownId: string) => void;
+  projectRundowns: ProjectRundown[];
+}
+
+function RundownSelect({
+  cuesheetMode,
+  projectRundowns,
+  loadedRundownId,
+  selectedRundownId,
+  setSelectedRundownId,
+}: RundownSelectProps) {
+  'use memo';
+  const options = projectRundowns.map(({ id, title }) => ({
+    value: id,
+    label: loadedRundownId === id ? `${title} (loaded)` : title,
+  }));
+  options.unshift({
+    value: FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID,
+    label: 'Follow loaded', // TODO: Better wording and maybe icon? and translation
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <div className={styles.rundownSelect}>
+      <Select
+        value={selectedRundownId ?? undefined}
+        options={options}
+        onValueChange={(value) => {
+          if (value) {
+            setSelectedRundownId(value);
+          }
+        }}
+        disabled={cuesheetMode === AppMode.Run}
+        fluid
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+}

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/__tests__/cuesheet.policies.test.ts

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ describe('getCuesheetPermissionsPolicy()', () => {
       alias: 'cuesheet-read-only',
       target: OntimeView.Cuesheet,
       search: '',
+      displayInNav: false,
       options: {
         read: 'full',
         write: '-',
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ describe('getCuesheetPermissionsPolicy()', () => {
       alias: 'cuesheet-flag',
       target: OntimeView.Cuesheet,
       search: '',
+      displayInNav: false,
       options: {
         read: 'full',
         write: 'flag',
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ describe('getCuesheetPermissionsPolicy()', () => {
       alias: 'cuesheet-default',
       target: OntimeView.Cuesheet,
       search: '',
+      displayInNav: false,
     };
 
     const policy = getCuesheetColumnAccessPolicy(preset, AppMode.Edit);
@@ -76,6 +79,7 @@ describe('getCuesheetPermissionsPolicy()', () => {
       alias: 'cuesheet-granular',
       target: OntimeView.Cuesheet,
       search: '',
+      displayInNav: false,
       options: {
         read: 'cue,title',
         write: 'title',

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

@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-import { parseField } from '../cuesheet.utils';
-
-describe('parseField()', () => {
-  it('returns a string from given millis on timeStart, TimeEnd and duration', () => {
-    const testData1 = 1000;
-    const testData2 = 60000;
-    const testData3 = 600000;
-    expect(parseField('timeStart', testData1)).toBe('00:00:01');
-    expect(parseField('timeEnd', testData2)).toBe('00:01:00');
-    expect(parseField('duration', testData3)).toBe('00:10:00');
-  });
-
-  it('returns an empty string on undefined fields', () => {
-    // @ts-expect-error -- testing user data with missing fields
-    expect(parseField('title')).toBe('');
-  });
-
-  describe('simply returns any other value in any other field', () => {
-    const testFields = [
-      { field: 'nothing', value: '123' },
-      { field: 'title', value: 'test' },
-      { field: 'note', value: 'test' },
-      { field: 'colour', value: 'test' },
-    ];
-
-    testFields.forEach((testCase) => {
-      test(`${testCase.field}:${testCase.value}`, () => {
-        expect(parseField(testCase.field, testCase.value)).toBe(testCase.value);
-      });
-    });
-  });
-});

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/__tests__/useApplyCuesheetPolicy.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+
+import { AppMode } from '../../../ontimeConfig';
+import { getEffectiveCuesheetMode } from '../useApplyCuesheetPolicy';
+
+describe('getEffectiveCuesheetMode()', () => {
+  it('honors the stored mode when the user can change mode on the current rundown', () => {
+    const permissions = { canChangeMode: true };
+
+    expect(getEffectiveCuesheetMode(permissions, AppMode.Edit, { canRunMode: true })).toBe(AppMode.Edit);
+    expect(getEffectiveCuesheetMode(permissions, AppMode.Run, { canRunMode: true })).toBe(AppMode.Run);
+  });
+
+  it('forces Run mode when the preset forbids mode changes', () => {
+    const permissions = { canChangeMode: false };
+
+    expect(getEffectiveCuesheetMode(permissions, AppMode.Edit, { canRunMode: true })).toBe(AppMode.Run);
+  });
+
+  it('forces Edit mode for background rundowns without changing the permission policy', () => {
+    const permissions = { canChangeMode: true };
+
+    expect(getEffectiveCuesheetMode(permissions, AppMode.Run, { canRunMode: false })).toBe(AppMode.Edit);
+  });
+});

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/__tests__/useCuesheetRundownSelection.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import {
+  FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID,
+  getCuesheetRundownStorageKey,
+  resolveSelectedRundownId,
+} from '../useCuesheetRundownSelection';
+
+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',
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('falls back to the follow loaded rundown when the stored selection is missing', () => {
+    expect(resolveSelectedRundownId('missing', new Set(['loaded', 'other']))).toBe(FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID);
+  });
+
+  it('keeps the stored selection when it still exists in the current project', () => {
+    expect(resolveSelectedRundownId('other', new Set(['loaded', 'other']))).toBe('other');
+  });
+});

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

@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
+import { Rundown } from 'ontime-types';
 import { memo } from 'react';
 
 import Modal from '../../../common/components/modal/Modal';
 import CuesheetEntryEditor from '../../../features/rundown/entry-editor/CuesheetEventEditor';
 import { useEditModal } from './useEditModal';
 
+interface EntryEditModalProps {
+  rundown: Rundown;
+}
+
 export default memo(EntryEditModal);
-function EntryEditModal() {
+function EntryEditModal({ rundown }: EntryEditModalProps) {
   const entryId = useEditModal((state) => state.selectedEntryId);
   const closeModal = useEditModal((state) => state.clearSelection);
 
@@ -19,7 +24,7 @@ function EntryEditModal() {
       onClose={closeModal}
       title='Edit entry'
       showCloseButton
-      bodyElements={<CuesheetEntryEditor entryId={entryId} />}
+      bodyElements={<CuesheetEntryEditor entryId={entryId} rundown={rundown} />}
     />
   );
 }

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

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useTableNav } from '@table-nav/react';
 import { ColumnDef, Table, getCoreRowModel, useReactTable } from '@tanstack/react-table';
-import { OntimeEntry, TimeField, isOntimeDelay, isOntimeGroup, isOntimeMilestone } from 'ontime-types';
+import { OntimeEntry, SupportedEntry, TimeField, isOntimeDelay, isOntimeGroup, isOntimeMilestone } from 'ontime-types';
-import { ComponentProps, memo, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
+import { ComponentProps, ReactNode, memo, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
 import {
   ContextProp,
   ItemProps,
@@ -14,21 +14,20 @@ import {
 import EmptyPage from '../../../common/components/state/EmptyPage';
 import EmptyTableBody from '../../../common/components/state/EmptyTableBody';
 import { useEntryActionsContext } from '../../../common/context/EntryActionsContext';
-import { useFlatRundownWithMetadata } from '../../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
+import type { RundownSource } from '../../../common/hooks-query/useScopedRundown';
-import { useSelectedEventId } from '../../../common/hooks/useSocket';
 import type { ExtendedEntry } from '../../../common/utils/rundownMetadata';
-import EditorTableSettings from '../../../features/rundown/rundown-table/EditorTableSettings';
 import { usePersistedRundownOptions } from '../../../features/rundown/rundown.options';
 import { useEventSelection } from '../../../features/rundown/useEventSelection';
 import { AppMode } from '../../../ontimeConfig';
 import { usePersistedCuesheetOptions } from '../cuesheet.options';
+import { useCuesheetPermissions } from '../useTablePermissions';
 import { CuesheetHeader, SortableCuesheetHeader } from './cuesheet-table-elements/CuesheetHeader';
 import DelayRow from './cuesheet-table-elements/DelayRow';
 import EventRow from './cuesheet-table-elements/EventRow';
 import GroupRow from './cuesheet-table-elements/GroupRow';
 import MilestoneRow from './cuesheet-table-elements/MilestoneRow';
 import TableMenu from './cuesheet-table-menu/TableMenu';
-import CuesheetTableSettings from './cuesheet-table-settings/CuesheetTableSettings';
+import CuesheetTableHeaderToolbar from './cuesheet-table-settings/CuesheetTableHeaderToolbar';
 import { useColumnOrder, useColumnSizes, useColumnVisibility } from './useColumnManager';
 
 import style from './CuesheetTable.module.scss';
@@ -36,30 +35,41 @@ import style from './CuesheetTable.module.scss';
 type CuesheetTableBaseProps = {
   columns: ColumnDef<ExtendedEntry>[];
   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;
 
-export default function CuesheetTable({ columns, cuesheetMode, tableRoot, setCuesheetMode }: CuesheetTableProps) {
+export default function CuesheetTable({
-  const { data, status } = useFlatRundownWithMetadata();
+  columns,
-  const { updateEntry, updateTimer } = useEntryActionsContext();
+  cuesheetMode,
+  source,
+  tableRoot,
+  setCuesheetMode,
+  isCurrentRundown,
+  insertElement,
+}: CuesheetTableProps) {
+  const { flatRundown, status, selectedEventId } = source;
+  const { updateEntry, updateTimer, addEntry } = useEntryActionsContext();
+  const canCreateEntries = useCuesheetPermissions((state) => state.canCreateEntries) && cuesheetMode === AppMode.Edit;
 
   const useOptions = tableRoot === 'editor' ? usePersistedRundownOptions : usePersistedCuesheetOptions;
-  const showDelayedTimes = useOptions((state) => state.showDelayedTimes);
+  const optionsStore = useOptions();
-  const hideTableSeconds = useOptions((state) => state.hideTableSeconds);
+  const { showDelayedTimes, hideTableSeconds, hideIndexColumn } = optionsStore;
-  const hideIndexColumn = useOptions((state) => state.hideIndexColumn);
 
-  const selectedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
   const cursor = useEventSelection((state) => state.cursor);
   const setScrollHandler = useEventSelection((state) => state.setScrollHandler);
 
@@ -70,7 +80,7 @@ export default function CuesheetTable({ columns, cuesheetMode, tableRoot, setCue
     () => ({
       handleUpdate: (rowIndex: number, accessor: string, payload: string, isCustom = false) => {
         // check if value is the same
-        const event = data[rowIndex];
+        const event = flatRundown[rowIndex];
 
         if (!event) {
           return;
@@ -101,7 +111,7 @@ export default function CuesheetTable({ columns, cuesheetMode, tableRoot, setCue
         hideIndexColumn,
       },
     }),
-    [cuesheetMode, data, hideIndexColumn, hideTableSeconds, showDelayedTimes, updateEntry, updateTimer],
+    [cuesheetMode, flatRundown, hideIndexColumn, hideTableSeconds, showDelayedTimes, updateEntry, updateTimer],
   );
 
   const { columnOrder, resetColumnOrder } = useColumnOrder(columns, tableRoot);
@@ -109,7 +119,7 @@ export default function CuesheetTable({ columns, cuesheetMode, tableRoot, setCue
   const { columnVisibility, setColumnVisibility } = useColumnVisibility(tableRoot);
 
   const table = useReactTable({
-    data,
+    data: flatRundown,
     columns,
     columnResizeMode: 'onChange',
     state: {
@@ -137,13 +147,13 @@ export default function CuesheetTable({ columns, cuesheetMode, tableRoot, setCue
       return;
     }
 
-    const eventIndex = data.findIndex((event) => event.id === selectedEventId);
+    const eventIndex = flatRundown.findIndex((event) => event.id === selectedEventId);
     if (eventIndex === -1) {
       return;
     }
 
     virtuosoRef.current.scrollToIndex({ index: eventIndex, behavior: 'auto', align: 'start', offset: -50 });
-  }, [cuesheetMode, data, selectedEventId]);
+  }, [cuesheetMode, flatRundown, selectedEventId]);
 
   // Provide an imperative scroll handler for explicit jumps (finder/keyboard)
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -152,7 +162,7 @@ export default function CuesheetTable({ columns, cuesheetMode, tableRoot, setCue
         return;
       }
 
-      const eventIndex = data.findIndex((event) => event.id === entryId);
+      const eventIndex = flatRundown.findIndex((event) => event.id === entryId);
       if (eventIndex === -1) {
         return;
       }
@@ -165,7 +175,7 @@ export default function CuesheetTable({ columns, cuesheetMode, tableRoot, setCue
     return () => {
       setScrollHandler(null);
     };
-  }, [data, setScrollHandler]);
+  }, [flatRundown, setScrollHandler]);
 
   /**
    * To improve performance on resizing, we memoise the column sizes
@@ -194,8 +204,9 @@ export default function CuesheetTable({ columns, cuesheetMode, tableRoot, setCue
       listeners,
       rows,
       table,
+      handleAddNew: canCreateEntries ? (type: SupportedEntry) => addEntry({ type }) : undefined,
     }),
-    [columnSizeVars, cursor, listeners, rows, table],
+    [columnSizeVars, cursor, listeners, rows, table, addEntry, canCreateEntries],
   );
 
   const computeItemKey = useCallback((_: number, item: ExtendedEntry) => item.id, []);
@@ -217,7 +228,7 @@ export default function CuesheetTable({ columns, cuesheetMode, tableRoot, setCue
     });
   }, [cuesheetMode, hideIndexColumn, table]);
 
-  const isLoading = !data || status === 'pending';
+  const isLoading = !flatRundown || status === 'pending';
 
   if (isLoading) {
     return <EmptyPage text='Loading...' />;
@@ -225,26 +236,27 @@ export default function CuesheetTable({ columns, cuesheetMode, tableRoot, setCue
 
   return (
     <>
-      {tableRoot === 'editor' ? (
+      <CuesheetTableHeaderToolbar
-        <EditorTableSettings
+        columns={allLeafColumns}
-          columns={allLeafColumns}
+        optionsStore={optionsStore}
-          handleResetResizing={resetColumnResizing}
+        handleResetResizing={resetColumnResizing}
-          handleResetReordering={resetColumnOrder}
+        handleResetReordering={resetColumnOrder}
-          handleClearToggles={setAllVisible}
+        handleClearToggles={setAllVisible}
-        />
+        insertElement={insertElement}
-      ) : (
+        modeControls={
-        <CuesheetTableSettings
+          tableRoot === 'cuesheet'
-          columns={allLeafColumns}
+            ? {
-          cuesheetMode={cuesheetMode}
+                cuesheetMode,
-          setCuesheetMode={setCuesheetMode}
+                setCuesheetMode,
-          handleResetResizing={resetColumnResizing}
+                isCurrentRundown,
-          handleResetReordering={resetColumnOrder}
+              }
-          handleClearToggles={setAllVisible}
+            : undefined
-        />
+        }
-      )}
+        showShare={tableRoot === 'cuesheet'}
+      />
       <TableVirtuoso
         ref={virtuosoRef}
-        data={data}
+        data={flatRundown}
         context={virtuosoContext}
         style={tableRoot === 'editor' ? { paddingLeft: '1rem' } : undefined}
         computeItemKey={computeItemKey}
@@ -264,10 +276,13 @@ interface CuesheetVirtuosoContext {
   listeners: ReturnType<typeof useTableNav>['listeners'];
   rows: ReturnType<Table<ExtendedEntry>['getRowModel']>['rows'];
   table: Table<ExtendedEntry>;
+  handleAddNew?: (type: SupportedEntry) => void;
 }
 
-const EmptyPlaceholder = memo(function EmptyPlaceholder() {
+const EmptyPlaceholder = memo(function EmptyPlaceholder({
-  return <EmptyTableBody text='No data in rundown' />;
+  context,
+}: TableProps & ContextProp<CuesheetVirtuosoContext>) {
+  return <EmptyTableBody handleAddNew={context.handleAddNew} />;
 });
 
 const CuesheetTableElement = memo(function CuesheetTableElement({

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

@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ function DurationInput({
     setIsEditing(false);
     setTimeout(() => textRef.current?.focusParentElement()); // Immediate timeout to ensure state change takes place first
   };
+  const handleTabOut = useCallback(() => {
+    setIsEditing(false);
+    // Tab moves focus naturally; do not steal it back to parent
+  }, []);
 
   const handleUpdate = useCallback(
     (newValue: string) => {
@@ -95,8 +99,10 @@ function DurationInput({
       ref={inputRef}
       initialValue={timeString}
       allowSubmitSameValue={!lockedValue} // if the value is not locked, submitting will lock the value
+      submitOnTab={false}
       handleUpdate={handleUpdate}
       handleCancelUpdate={handleFakeBlur}
+      handleTabCancel={handleTabOut}
     />
   ) : (
     <TextLikeInput

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

@@ -30,15 +30,16 @@ function EditableImage({ initialValue, readOnly, updateValue }: EditableImagePro
     }
   };
 
+  if (!initialValue && readOnly) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
   if (!initialValue) {
     return (
       <Input
         variant='ghosted'
         className={style.imageInput}
         fluid
-        readOnly={readOnly}
-        // we disable the field to prevent receiving focus
-        disabled={readOnly}
         placeholder='Paste image URL'
         onBlur={(event) => handleUpdate(event.currentTarget.value)}
         onKeyDown={(event) => {

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

@@ -8,13 +8,24 @@ interface SingleLineCellProps {
   fieldId?: string;
   fieldLabel?: string;
   allowSubmitSameValue?: boolean;
+  submitOnTab?: boolean;
   handleUpdate: (newValue: string) => void;
   handleCancelUpdate?: () => void;
+  handleTabCancel?: () => void;
 }
 
 const SingleLineCell = forwardRef(
   (
-    { initialValue, fieldId, fieldLabel, allowSubmitSameValue, handleUpdate, handleCancelUpdate }: SingleLineCellProps,
+    {
+      initialValue,
+      fieldId,
+      fieldLabel,
+      allowSubmitSameValue,
+      submitOnTab,
+      handleUpdate,
+      handleCancelUpdate,
+      handleTabCancel,
+    }: SingleLineCellProps,
     inputRef,
   ) => {
     const ref = useRef<HTMLInputElement | null>(null);
@@ -25,7 +36,9 @@ const SingleLineCell = forwardRef(
       allowKeyboardNavigation: true,
       submitOnEnter: true, // single line should submit on enter
       submitOnCtrlEnter: true,
+      submitOnTab,
       onCancelUpdate: handleCancelUpdate,
+      onTabCancel: handleTabCancel,
     });
 
     // expose a subset of the methods to the parent

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

@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ function TimeInputDuration({
     setIsEditing(false);
     setTimeout(() => textRef.current?.focusParentElement()); // Immediate timeout to ensure state change takes place first
   };
+  const handleTabOut = useCallback(() => {
+    setIsEditing(false);
+    // Tab moves focus naturally; do not steal it back to parent
+  }, []);
 
   const handleUpdate = useCallback(
     (newValue: string) => {
@@ -96,8 +100,10 @@ function TimeInputDuration({
       ref={inputRef}
       initialValue={timeString}
       allowSubmitSameValue={!lockedValue} // if the value is not locked, submitting will lock the value
+      submitOnTab={false}
       handleUpdate={handleUpdate}
       handleCancelUpdate={handleFakeBlur}
+      handleTabCancel={handleTabOut}
     />
   ) : (
     <TextLikeInput

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-settings/CuesheetTableHeaderToolbar.tsx

@@ -11,78 +11,92 @@ import Checkbox from '../../../../common/components/checkbox/Checkbox';
 import * as Editor from '../../../../common/components/editor-utils/EditorUtils';
 import PopoverContents from '../../../../common/components/popover/Popover';
 import type { ExtendedEntry } from '../../../../common/utils/rundownMetadata';
-import { cx } from '../../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
 import { AppMode } from '../../../../ontimeConfig';
-import { CuesheetOptions, usePersistedCuesheetOptions } from '../../cuesheet.options';
 import { useCuesheetPermissions } from '../../useTablePermissions';
 import CuesheetShareModal from './CuesheetShareModal';
 
 import style from './CuesheetTableSettings.module.scss';
 
-interface CuesheetTableSettingsProps {
+type TableHeaderOptionsStore = {
-  columns: Column<ExtendedEntry, unknown>[];
+  hideTableSeconds: boolean;
+  hideIndexColumn: boolean;
+  showDelayedTimes: boolean;
+  hideDelays: boolean;
+  setOption: <K extends keyof TableHeaderOptionValues>(key: K, value: TableHeaderOptionValues[K]) => void;
+};
+
+type TableHeaderOptionValues = Pick<
+  TableHeaderOptionsStore,
+  'hideTableSeconds' | 'hideIndexColumn' | 'showDelayedTimes' | 'hideDelays'
+>;
+
+type TableModeControls = {
   cuesheetMode: AppMode;
   setCuesheetMode: (mode: AppMode) => void;
-  handleResetResizing: () => void;
+  isCurrentRundown?: boolean;
-  handleResetReordering: () => void;
+};
-  handleClearToggles: () => void;
-}
 
-export interface ViewSettingsProps {
+interface CuesheetTableHeaderToolbarProps {
-  optionsStore: CuesheetOptions;
-}
-
-export interface ColumnSettingsProps {
   columns: Column<ExtendedEntry, unknown>[];
+  optionsStore: TableHeaderOptionsStore;
   handleResetResizing: () => void;
   handleResetReordering: () => void;
   handleClearToggles: () => void;
+  insertElement?: ReactNode;
+  modeControls?: TableModeControls;
+  showShare?: boolean;
 }
 
-export default function CuesheetTableSettings({
+export default function CuesheetTableHeaderToolbar({
   columns,
-  cuesheetMode,
+  optionsStore,
-  setCuesheetMode,
   handleResetResizing,
   handleResetReordering,
   handleClearToggles,
-}: CuesheetTableSettingsProps) {
+  insertElement,
+  modeControls,
+  showShare = false,
+}: CuesheetTableHeaderToolbarProps) {
   const canChangeMode = useCuesheetPermissions((state) => state.canChangeMode);
   const canShare = useCuesheetPermissions((state) => state.canShare);
-  const options = usePersistedCuesheetOptions();
 
   const toggleCuesheetMode = (mode: AppMode[]) => {
-    // we need to stop user from deselecting a mode
     const newValue = mode.at(0);
-    if (!newValue) return;
+    if (!newValue || !modeControls) return;
-    setCuesheetMode(newValue);
+    modeControls.setCuesheetMode(newValue);
   };
 
+  const isBackground = !(modeControls?.isCurrentRundown ?? true);
+
   return (
-    <Toolbar.Root className={style.tableSettings}>
+    <Toolbar.Root className={style.tableSettings} data-background-rundown={isBackground}>
-      <ViewSettings optionsStore={options} />
+      <ViewSettings optionsStore={optionsStore} />
       <ColumnSettings
         columns={columns}
         handleResetResizing={handleResetResizing}
         handleResetReordering={handleResetReordering}
         handleClearToggles={handleClearToggles}
       />
-      {canChangeMode && (
+      {modeControls && canChangeMode && (
-        <ToggleGroup
+        <div className={style.apart}>
-          value={[cuesheetMode]}
+          {insertElement}
-          onValueChange={toggleCuesheetMode}
+          <ToggleGroup
-          className={cx([style.group, style.apart])}
+            value={[modeControls.cuesheetMode]}
-        >
+            onValueChange={toggleCuesheetMode}
-          <Toolbar.Button render={<Toggle />} value={AppMode.Run} className={style.radioButton}>
+            className={style.group}
-            Run
+            disabled={!modeControls.isCurrentRundown}
-          </Toolbar.Button>
+          >
-          <Toolbar.Button render={<Toggle />} value={AppMode.Edit} className={style.radioButton}>
+            <Toolbar.Button render={<Toggle />} value={AppMode.Run} className={style.radioButton}>
-            Edit
+              Run
-          </Toolbar.Button>
+            </Toolbar.Button>
-        </ToggleGroup>
+            <Toolbar.Button render={<Toggle />} value={AppMode.Edit} className={style.radioButton}>
+              Edit
+            </Toolbar.Button>
+          </ToggleGroup>
+        </div>
       )}
 
-      {canShare && (
+      {showShare && canShare && (
         <>
           <Editor.Separator orientation='vertical' />
           <CuesheetShareModal />
@@ -92,9 +106,18 @@ export default function CuesheetTableSettings({
   );
 }
 
-export function ViewSettings({ optionsStore }: ViewSettingsProps) {
+interface ViewSettingsProps {
-  const options = optionsStore;
+  optionsStore: TableHeaderOptionsStore;
+}
 
+interface ColumnSettingsProps {
+  columns: Column<ExtendedEntry, unknown>[];
+  handleResetResizing: () => void;
+  handleResetReordering: () => void;
+  handleClearToggles: () => void;
+}
+
+function ViewSettings({ optionsStore }: ViewSettingsProps) {
   return (
     <Popover.Root>
       <Popover.Trigger
@@ -115,15 +138,15 @@ export function ViewSettings({ optionsStore }: ViewSettingsProps) {
           <Editor.Label className={style.sectionTitle}>Element visibility</Editor.Label>
           <Editor.Label className={style.option}>
             <Checkbox
-              defaultChecked={options.hideTableSeconds}
+              defaultChecked={optionsStore.hideTableSeconds}
-              onCheckedChange={(checked) => options.setOption('hideTableSeconds', checked)}
+              onCheckedChange={(checked) => optionsStore.setOption('hideTableSeconds', checked)}
             />
             Hide seconds in table
           </Editor.Label>
           <Editor.Label className={style.option}>
             <Checkbox
-              defaultChecked={options.hideIndexColumn}
+              defaultChecked={optionsStore.hideIndexColumn}
-              onCheckedChange={(checked) => options.setOption('hideIndexColumn', checked)}
+              onCheckedChange={(checked) => optionsStore.setOption('hideIndexColumn', checked)}
             />
             Hide index column
           </Editor.Label>
@@ -133,15 +156,15 @@ export function ViewSettings({ optionsStore }: ViewSettingsProps) {
           <Editor.Label className={style.sectionTitle}>Table Behaviour</Editor.Label>
           <Editor.Label className={style.option}>
             <Checkbox
-              defaultChecked={options.showDelayedTimes}
+              defaultChecked={optionsStore.showDelayedTimes}
-              onCheckedChange={(checked) => options.setOption('showDelayedTimes', checked)}
+              onCheckedChange={(checked) => optionsStore.setOption('showDelayedTimes', checked)}
             />
             Show delayed times
           </Editor.Label>
           <Editor.Label className={style.option}>
             <Checkbox
-              defaultChecked={options.hideDelays}
+              defaultChecked={optionsStore.hideDelays}
-              onCheckedChange={(checked) => options.setOption('hideDelays', checked)}
+              onCheckedChange={(checked) => optionsStore.setOption('hideDelays', checked)}
             />
             Hide delay entries
           </Editor.Label>
@@ -151,7 +174,7 @@ export function ViewSettings({ optionsStore }: ViewSettingsProps) {
   );
 }
 
-export function ColumnSettings({
+function ColumnSettings({
   columns,
   handleResetResizing,
   handleResetReordering,
@@ -177,6 +200,7 @@ export function ColumnSettings({
           {columns.map((column) => {
             const columnHeader = column.columnDef.header;
             const visible = column.getIsVisible();
+
             return (
               <Editor.Label key={`${column.id}-${visible}`} className={style.option}>
                 <Checkbox defaultChecked={visible} onCheckedChange={column.toggleVisibility} />

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-settings/CuesheetTableSettings.module.scss

@@ -8,6 +8,24 @@
   gap: 1rem;
   font-size: $inner-section-text-size;
   border-radius: 3px 3px 0 0;
+
+  transition: background-color 0.2s ease-in-out;
+
+  &[data-background-rundown='true'] {
+    background-color: rgba($ontime-color, 0.5);
+
+    .apart::before {
+      content: 'BACKGROUND EDIT';
+      color: $ui-white;
+      animation: blinker 2s ease-in-out infinite;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes blinker {
+  50% {
+    color: transparent;
+  }
 }
 
 .sectionTitle {
@@ -43,6 +61,9 @@
 
 .apart {
   margin-left: auto;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 1rem;
 }
 
 /** styles should match RundownHeader.module.scss */
@@ -70,12 +91,17 @@
   font-size: calc(1rem - 2px);
   font-weight: 600;
 
+  &[data-disabled] {
+    cursor: not-allowed;
+    opacity: 0.4;
+  }
+
   &:focus-visible {
     background: transparent;
     outline: 1px solid $blue-500;
   }
 
-  &:hover:not(:disabled):not(:active) {
+  &:hover:not([data-disabled]):not(:active) {
     background: $gray-1000;
   }
 
@@ -87,7 +113,7 @@
     background: $blue-700;
     color: $ui-white;
 
-    &:hover:not(:disabled):not(:active) {
+    &:hover:not([data-disabled]):not(:active) {
       background: $blue-600;
     }
   }

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

@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-import { CustomFields, MaybeNumber, OntimeEntryCommonKeys } from 'ontime-types';
-import { millisToString } from 'ontime-utils';
-
-type CsvHeaderKey = OntimeEntryCommonKeys | keyof CustomFields;
-
-/**
- * @description parses a field for export
- * @param {string} field
- * @param {*} data
- * @return {string}
- */
-
-export const parseField = (field: CsvHeaderKey, data: unknown): string => {
-  if (field === 'timeStart' || field === 'timeEnd' || field === 'duration') {
-    return millisToString(data as MaybeNumber, { fallback: '' });
-  }
-
-  if (field === 'skip') {
-    return data ? 'x' : '';
-  }
-
-  return String(data ?? '');
-};

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/useApplyCuesheetPolicy.ts

@@ -5,12 +5,33 @@ import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { sessionScope } from '../../externals';
 import { AppMode, sessionKeys } from '../../ontimeConfig';
 import { getCuesheetPermissionsPolicy } from './cuesheet.policies';
+import type { CuesheetPermissions } from './useTablePermissions';
 import { useCuesheetPermissions } from './useTablePermissions';
 
+type CuesheetPolicyOptions = {
+  // Run mode is only meaningful for the loaded rundown — background rundowns force Edit.
+  canRunMode: boolean;
+};
+
+export function getEffectiveCuesheetMode(
+  permissions: Pick<CuesheetPermissions, 'canChangeMode'>,
+  storedMode: AppMode,
+  { canRunMode }: CuesheetPolicyOptions,
+) {
+  if (!permissions.canChangeMode) {
+    return AppMode.Run;
+  }
+
+  return canRunMode ? storedMode : AppMode.Edit;
+}
+
 /**
  * Applies cuesheet permissions to shared state and exposes the effective mode for the UI.
  */
-export function useApplyCuesheetPolicy(preset: URLPreset | undefined): {
+export function useApplyCuesheetPolicy(
+  preset: URLPreset | undefined,
+  { canRunMode }: CuesheetPolicyOptions,
+): {
   cuesheetMode: AppMode;
   setCuesheetMode: (mode: AppMode) => void;
 } {
@@ -26,16 +47,14 @@ export function useApplyCuesheetPolicy(preset: URLPreset | undefined): {
     defaultValue: preset ? AppMode.Run : AppMode.Edit,
   });
 
-  const cuesheetMode = permissions.canChangeMode ? storedCuesheetMode : AppMode.Run;
+  const cuesheetMode = getEffectiveCuesheetMode(permissions, storedCuesheetMode, { canRunMode });
+
   const setCuesheetMode = useCallback(
     (mode: AppMode) => {
-      if (!permissions.canChangeMode) {
+      if (!permissions.canChangeMode || !canRunMode) return;
-        return;
-      }
-
       setStoredCuesheetMode(mode);
     },
-    [permissions.canChangeMode, setStoredCuesheetMode],
+    [canRunMode, permissions.canChangeMode, setStoredCuesheetMode],
   );
 
   // Keep the shared permissions store aligned with the active preset policy.

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/useCuesheetRundownSelection.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+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';
+
+export const FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID = '__follow-loaded__' as const;
+
+export function getCuesheetRundownStorageKey(server: string, projectFilename: string) {
+  return `cuesheet-selected-rundown:${server}:${projectFilename}`;
+}
+
+export function resolveSelectedRundownId(storedSelectedRundownId: string | null, availableRundownIds: Set<string>) {
+  if (storedSelectedRundownId && availableRundownIds.has(storedSelectedRundownId)) return storedSelectedRundownId;
+  return FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID;
+}
+
+export function useCuesheetRundownSelection() {
+  'use memo';
+
+  const { data: projectRundowns } = useProjectRundowns();
+  const {
+    data: { lastLoadedProject },
+  } = useOrderedProjectList();
+  const storageKey = useMemo(() => getCuesheetRundownStorageKey(serverURL, lastLoadedProject), [lastLoadedProject]);
+  const [storedSelectedRundownId, setStoredSelectedRundownId] = useSessionStorage<string | null>({
+    key: storageKey,
+    defaultValue: FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID,
+  });
+
+  const availableRundownIds = new Set(projectRundowns.rundowns.map(({ id }) => id)).add(FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID);
+  const { loaded: loadedRundownId } = projectRundowns;
+
+  const selectedRundownId = resolveSelectedRundownId(storedSelectedRundownId, availableRundownIds);
+
+  return {
+    loadedRundownId,
+    selectedRundownId,
+    projectRundowns: projectRundowns.rundowns,
+    setSelectedRundownId: (rundownId: string) => {
+      startTransition(() => {
+        setStoredSelectedRundownId(rundownId);
+      });
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+export function useDirectLinkToBackgroundEdit() {
+  const {
+    data: { lastLoadedProject },
+  } = useOrderedProjectList();
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const storageKey = getCuesheetRundownStorageKey(serverURL, lastLoadedProject);
+  const [_, setStoredSelectedRundownId] = useSessionStorage<string | null>({ key: storageKey, defaultValue: null });
+
+  return useCallback(
+    async (rundownId: string) => {
+      await navigate('/cuesheet');
+      startTransition(() => setStoredSelectedRundownId(rundownId));
+    },
+    [setStoredSelectedRundownId, navigate],
+  );
+}

apps/client/src/views/timeline/Timeline.module.scss

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 @use '@/theme/viewerDefs' as *;
 
 $timeline-height: 1rem;
+$group-band-height: 0.5rem;
+$group-band-gap: 0.25rem;
 $timeline-color: color-mix(in srgb, transparent 60%, var(--background-color-override, $viewer-background-color));
 
 .timelineContainer {
@@ -17,7 +19,21 @@ $timeline-color: color-mix(in srgb, transparent 60%, var(--background-color-over
   position: relative;
   font-weight: 600;
   height: 100%;
-  box-shadow: inset 0 1rem 0 0 var(--card-background-color-override, $viewer-card-bg-color);
+  // reserve the top region (progress bar + gap + group band) with the card background
+  box-shadow: inset 0 calc(#{$timeline-height} + #{$group-band-gap} + #{$group-band-height}) 0 0
+    var(--card-background-color-override, $viewer-card-bg-color);
+}
+
+.groupBand {
+  height: $group-band-height;
+  margin-top: $group-band-gap;
+  width: 100%;
+  background: var(--group-colour, transparent);
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  position: relative;
+  z-index: 2;
+  overflow: visible;
 }
 
 .column {
@@ -92,7 +108,6 @@ $timeline-color: color-mix(in srgb, transparent 60%, var(--background-color-over
   border-top: 2px solid var(--background-color-override, $viewer-background-color);
   box-shadow: 0 0.25rem 0 0 var(--color, $gray-300);
 
-  text-transform: capitalize;
   white-space: normal;
 
   &[data-status='done'] {
@@ -119,6 +134,7 @@ $timeline-color: color-mix(in srgb, transparent 60%, var(--background-color-over
 
   .status {
     width: fit-content;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
   }
 
   .status.due {

apps/client/src/views/timeline/Timeline.tsx

@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@ function Timeline({ firstStart, rundown, selectedEventId, totalDuration }: Timel
     return calculateTimelineLayout(playableEvents, scheduleStart, scheduleEnd, screenWidth, !fixedSize);
   }, [rundown, scheduleStart, scheduleEnd, screenWidth, fixedSize]);
 
-  if (totalDuration === 0) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
   // Pre-calculate event statuses
   let currentStatus: ProgressStatus = selectedEventId ? 'done' : 'future';
   const statusMap: Record<string, ProgressStatus> = {};
@@ -105,6 +101,7 @@ function Timeline({ firstStart, rundown, selectedEventId, totalDuration }: Timel
               title={displayTitle}
               cue={event.cue}
               width={position.width}
+              groupColour={event.groupColour}
             />
           );
         })}

apps/client/src/views/timeline/TimelineEntry.tsx

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ interface TimelineEntryProps {
   title: string;
   width: number;
   cue: string;
+  groupColour?: string;
   ref?: RefObject<HTMLDivElement | null>;
 }
 
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ export function TimelineEntry({
   title,
   width,
   cue,
+  groupColour,
   ref,
 }: TimelineEntryProps) {
   const formattedStartTime = formatTime(start, formatOptions);
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ export function TimelineEntry({
         {
           '--color': colour,
           '--lighter': lighterColour ?? '',
+          '--group-colour': groupColour ?? 'transparent',
           left: `${left}px`,
           width: `${width}px`,
         } as CSSProperties
@@ -74,6 +77,7 @@ export function TimelineEntry({
       data-testid={cue}
     >
       {status === 'live' ? <ActiveBlock /> : <div data-status={status} className={style.timelineBlock} />}
+      <div className={style.groupBand} />
       <div
         className={cx([style.content, width < 20 && style.hide, !hasLink && style.separeLeft])}
         data-status={status}
@@ -153,6 +157,8 @@ function TimelineEntryStatus({
     statusText = getLocalizedString('timeline.live');
   } else if (statusText === 'pending') {
     statusText = getLocalizedString('timeline.due');
+  } else if (statusText === 'done') {
+    statusText = getLocalizedString('timeline.done');
   }
 
   const isDue = status === 'future' && timeToStart <= 0;

apps/client/src/views/timeline/TimelinePage.tsx

@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ export default function TimelinePageLoader() {
 function TimelinePage({ events, customFields, projectData, settings }: TimelineData) {
   const selectedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
   const { mainSource, timeformat } = useTimelineOptions();
+  const { getLocalizedString } = useTranslation();
+
   // holds copy of the rundown with only relevant events
   const { scopedRundown, firstStart, totalDuration } = useScopedRundown(events, selectedEventId);
 
@@ -50,6 +52,8 @@ function TimelinePage({ events, customFields, projectData, settings }: TimelineD
   const defaultFormat = getDefaultFormat(settings?.timeFormat);
   const progressOptions = useMemo(() => getTimelineOptions(defaultFormat, customFields), [defaultFormat, customFields]);
 
+  const hasContent = totalDuration > 0;
+
   return (
     <div className='timeline' data-testid='timeline-view'>
       <ViewParamsEditor target={OntimeView.Timeline} viewOptions={progressOptions} />
@@ -61,12 +65,16 @@ function TimelinePage({ events, customFields, projectData, settings }: TimelineD
 
       <TimelineSections now={now} next={next} followedBy={followedBy} mainSource={mainSource} />
 
-      <Timeline
+      {hasContent ? (
-        firstStart={firstStart}
+        <Timeline
-        rundown={scopedRundown}
+          firstStart={firstStart}
-        selectedEventId={selectedEventId}
+          rundown={scopedRundown}
-        totalDuration={totalDuration}
+          selectedEventId={selectedEventId}
-      />
+          totalDuration={totalDuration}
+        />
+      ) : (
+        <EmptyPage text={getLocalizedString('common.no_data')} />
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 }

apps/client/src/views/timeline/TimelineSections.tsx

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export default function TimelineSections({ now, next, followedBy, mainSource }:
   const state = useExpectedStartData();
 
   // gather card data
-  const titleNow = getPropertyValue(now, mainSource ?? 'title') ?? '-';
+  const titleNow = now ? (getPropertyValue(now, mainSource ?? 'title') ?? '-') : getLocalizedString('timeline.standby');
   const dueText = getLocalizedString('timeline.due').toUpperCase();
   const nextText = getPropertyValue(next, mainSource ?? 'title') ?? '-';
   const followedByText = getPropertyValue(followedBy, mainSource ?? 'title') ?? '-';

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

@@ -96,63 +96,77 @@ export function useScopedRundown(
 ): ScopedRundownData {
   const { hidePast } = useTimelineOptions();
 
-  const data = useMemo(() => {
+  const data = useMemo(
-    if (rundown.length === 0) {
+    () => computeScopedRundown(rundown, selectedEventId, hidePast),
-      return { scopedRundown: [], firstStart: 0, totalDuration: 0 };
+    [hidePast, rundown, selectedEventId],
-    }
+  );
-
-    const scopedRundown: ExtendedEntry<PlayableEvent>[] = [];
-    let selectedIndex = selectedEventId ? Infinity : -1;
-    let firstStart = null;
-    let totalDuration = 0;
-    let lastEntry: ExtendedEntry<PlayableEvent> | null = null;
-
-    for (let i = 0; i < rundown.length; i++) {
-      const currentEntry = rundown[i];
-      // we only deal with playableEvents
-      if (isOntimeEvent(currentEntry) && isPlayableEvent(currentEntry)) {
-        if (currentEntry.id === selectedEventId) {
-          selectedIndex = i;
-        }
-
-        // maybe filter past
-        if (hidePast && i < selectedIndex) {
-          continue;
-        }
-
-        // add to scopedRundown
-        scopedRundown.push(currentEntry);
-
-        /**
-         * Derive timers
-         * This logic is partially from rundownCache.generate
-         * With the addition of deriving the current day offset
-         */
-        if (firstStart === null) {
-          firstStart = currentEntry.timeStart;
-        }
-
-        const timeFromPrevious: number = getTimeFrom(currentEntry, lastEntry);
-
-        if (timeFromPrevious === 0) {
-          totalDuration += currentEntry.duration;
-        } else if (timeFromPrevious > 0) {
-          totalDuration += timeFromPrevious + currentEntry.duration;
-        } else if (timeFromPrevious < 0) {
-          totalDuration += Math.max(currentEntry.duration + timeFromPrevious, 0);
-        }
-        if (isNewLatest(currentEntry, lastEntry)) {
-          lastEntry = currentEntry;
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    return { scopedRundown, firstStart: firstStart ?? 0, totalDuration };
-  }, [hidePast, rundown, selectedEventId]);
 
   return data;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Pure computation behind useScopedRundown: filters to playable events and derives timers
+ */
+export function computeScopedRundown(
+  rundown: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEntry>[],
+  selectedEventId: MaybeString,
+  hidePast: boolean,
+): ScopedRundownData {
+  if (rundown.length === 0) {
+    return { scopedRundown: [], firstStart: 0, totalDuration: 0 };
+  }
+
+  const scopedRundown: ExtendedEntry<PlayableEvent>[] = [];
+  let selectedIndex = selectedEventId ? Infinity : -1;
+  let firstStart: number | null = null;
+  let totalDuration = 0;
+  let lastEntry: ExtendedEntry<PlayableEvent> | null = null;
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < rundown.length; i++) {
+    // we only deal with playableEvents
+    const currentEntry = rundown[i];
+    if (!isOntimeEvent(currentEntry) || !isPlayableEvent(currentEntry)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (currentEntry.id === selectedEventId) {
+      selectedIndex = i;
+    }
+
+    // maybe filter past
+    if (hidePast && i < selectedIndex) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // add to scopedRundown
+    scopedRundown.push(currentEntry);
+
+    /**
+     * Derive timers
+     * This logic is partially from rundownCache.generate
+     * With the addition of deriving the current day offset
+     */
+    if (firstStart === null) {
+      firstStart = currentEntry.timeStart;
+    }
+
+    const timeFromPrevious: number = getTimeFrom(currentEntry, lastEntry);
+
+    if (timeFromPrevious === 0) {
+      totalDuration += currentEntry.duration;
+    } else if (timeFromPrevious > 0) {
+      totalDuration += timeFromPrevious + currentEntry.duration;
+    } else if (timeFromPrevious < 0) {
+      totalDuration += Math.max(currentEntry.duration + timeFromPrevious, 0);
+    }
+    if (isNewLatest(currentEntry, lastEntry)) {
+      lastEntry = currentEntry;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return { scopedRundown, firstStart: firstStart ?? 0, totalDuration };
+}
+
 type UpcomingEvents = {
   now: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent> | null;
   next: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent> | null;

apps/client/vite.config.js

@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ export default defineConfig({
         changeOrigin: true,
         configure: logProxyRequests,
       },
+      '^/mcp': {
+        target: 'http://localhost:4001/',
+        changeOrigin: true,
+        configure: logProxyRequests,
+      },
       '^/ws*': {
         target: 'http://localhost:4001/',
         changeOrigin: true,

apps/electron/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ontime-electron",
-  "version": "4.8.0",
+  "version": "4.10.0",
   "author": "Carlos Valente",
   "description": "Time keeping for live events",
   "repository": "https://github.com/cpvalente/ontime",

apps/resolver/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@getontime/resolver",
-  "version": "4.8.0",
+  "version": "4.10.0",
   "type": "module",
   "repository": "https://github.com/cpvalente/ontime",
   "types": "./dist/main.d.ts",
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
   "devDependencies": {
     "ontime-types": "workspace:^4.2.1",
-    "tsdown": "^0.21.5",
+    "tsdown": "^0.22.4",
     "typescript": "catalog:"
   },
   "files": [

apps/resolver/tsconfig.dts.json

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
-    "ignoreDeprecations": "6.0"
+    "isolatedDeclarations": true,
+    "allowJs": false
   }
 }

apps/server/.oxlintrc.json

@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 {
   "$schema": "../../node_modules/oxlint/configuration_schema.json",
   "extends": ["../../.oxlintrc.json"],
-  "plugins": ["unicorn", "typescript", "oxc", "vitest", "node", "promise"]
+  "plugins": ["unicorn", "typescript", "oxc", "vitest", "node", "promise"],
+  "rules": {
+    "no-restricted-imports": [
+      "error",
+      {
+        "patterns": ["ontime-types/src/*", "ontime-utils/src/*"]
+      }
+    ]
+  }
 }

apps/server/package.json

@@ -2,31 +2,33 @@
   "name": "ontime-server",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
-  "version": "4.8.0",
+  "version": "4.10.0",
   "exports": "./src/index.js",
   "dependencies": {
     "@googleapis/sheets": "^5.0.5",
+    "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.15.0",
     "cookie": "1.0.2",
     "cookie-parser": "1.4.7",
-    "cors": "2.8.5",
+    "cors": "2.8.6",
     "dotenv": "^16.0.1",
-    "express": "5.1.0",
+    "express": "5.2.1",
-    "express-static-gzip": "3.0.0",
+    "express-static-gzip": "3.0.1",
-    "express-validator": "7.2.1",
+    "express-validator": "7.3.2",
-    "fast-equals": "^5.0.1",
+    "fast-equals": "^6.0.0",
     "google-auth-library": "^9.4.2",
     "lowdb": "^7.0.1",
-    "multer": "2.1.0",
+    "multer": "2.2.0",
     "ontime-utils": "workspace:*",
     "osc-min": "2.1.2",
     "sanitize-filename": "^1.6.3",
     "ws": "^8.18.0",
-    "xlsx": "^0.18.5"
+    "xlsx": "^0.18.5",
+    "zod": "catalog:"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/cookie-parser": "1.4.9",
+    "@types/cookie-parser": "1.4.10",
     "@types/cors": "2.8.19",
-    "@types/express": "5.0.3",
+    "@types/express": "5.0.6",
     "@types/multer": "2.1.0",
     "@types/node": "catalog:",
     "@types/ws": "^8.5.10",

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

@@ -110,14 +110,13 @@ type old_URLPreset = {
 /**
  * migrates a url presets from v3 to v4
  * - pathAndParams split into a target and search
- *
  */
 export function migrateURLPresets(jsonData: object): URLPreset[] | undefined {
   if (is.objectWithKeys(jsonData, ['urlPresets']) && is.array(jsonData.urlPresets)) {
     const oldURLPresets = structuredClone(jsonData.urlPresets) as old_URLPreset;
     const newURLPreset: URLPreset[] = oldURLPresets.map(({ enabled, alias, pathAndParams }) => {
       const [target, search] = pathAndParams.split('?');
-      return { enabled, alias, target, search, options: {} } as URLPreset;
+      return { enabled, alias, target, search, displayInNav: false, options: {} } as URLPreset;
     });
     return newURLPreset;
   }

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

@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ describe('v3 to v4', () => {
         target: OntimeView.Timer,
         search:
           'showLeadingZeros=true&timerType=clock&hideClock=true&hideCards=true&hideProgress=true&hideMessage=true&hideSecondary=true&hideLogo=true',
+        displayInNav: false,
         options: {},
       },
       {
@@ -216,6 +217,7 @@ describe('v3 to v4', () => {
         target: OntimeView.Timer,
         search:
           'showLeadingZeros=true&hideClock=true&hideCards=true&hideProgress=true&hideMessage=true&hideSecondary=true&hideLogo=true',
+        displayInNav: false,
         options: {},
       },
     ];

apps/server/src/api-data/rundown/__mocks__/rundown.mocks.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import {
   CustomField,
+  EntryId,
   OntimeDelay,
   OntimeEvent,
   OntimeGroup,
   OntimeMilestone,
   Rundown,
   SupportedEntry,
+  isOntimeGroup,
 } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import { makeNewRundown } from '../../../models/dataModel.js';
@@ -59,13 +61,24 @@ export function makeOntimeMilestone(patch: Partial<OntimeMilestone>): OntimeMile
 }
 
 /**
- * Utility to create a rundown object
+ * Utility to create a rundown object.
+ * Derives flatOrder from order/entries when the patch does not provide one,
+ * so test fixtures match the shape of a processed rundown.
  */
 export function makeRundown(patch: Partial<Rundown>): Rundown {
-  return {
+  const rundown = { ...makeNewRundown(), ...patch };
-    ...makeNewRundown(),
+  if (!patch.flatOrder) {
-    ...patch,
+    const flatOrder: EntryId[] = [];
-  };
+    for (const id of rundown.order) {
+      flatOrder.push(id);
+      const entry = rundown.entries[id];
+      if (isOntimeGroup(entry)) {
+        flatOrder.push(...entry.entries);
+      }
+    }
+    rundown.flatOrder = flatOrder;
+  }
+  return rundown;
 }
 
 export function makeCustomField(patch: Partial<CustomField>): CustomField {

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

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ describe('createTransaction', () => {
     expect(typeof commit).toBe('function');
   });
 
-  it('should return the updated data after commit is called and writes are scheduled', () => {
+  it('should return the updated data after commit is called and writes are scheduled', async () => {
     const { rundown, customFields, commit } = createTransaction({ mutableRundown: true, mutableCustomFields: true });
     rundown.title = 'Another Title';
     customFields['newField'] = {
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ describe('createTransaction', () => {
       colour: 'blue',
     };
 
-    const updated = commit();
+    const updated = await commit();
-    vi.runAllTimers();
 
     expect(updated.rundown.title).toBe('Another Title');
     expect(updated.customFields).toHaveProperty('newField');
@@ -132,6 +131,23 @@ describe('processRundown()', () => {
     expect(initResult.entries['3'].type).toBe(SupportedEntry.Delay);
   });
 
+  it('produces order, flatOrder and applies delays to following events', () => {
+    const rundown = makeRundown({
+      order: ['1', 'delay', '2'],
+      entries: {
+        '1': makeOntimeEvent({ id: '1', timeStart: 0, timeEnd: 1000, duration: 1000 }),
+        delay: makeOntimeDelay({ id: 'delay', duration: 250 }),
+        '2': makeOntimeEvent({ id: '2', timeStart: 1000, timeEnd: 2000, duration: 1000 }),
+      },
+    });
+
+    const processed = processRundown(rundown, {});
+
+    expect(processed.order).toEqual(['1', 'delay', '2']);
+    expect(processed.flatEntryOrder).toEqual(['1', 'delay', '2']);
+    expect((processed.entries['2'] as OntimeEvent).delay).toBe(250);
+  });
+
   it('calculates delays versions of a given rundown', () => {
     const rundown = makeRundown({
       order: ['1', '2'],
@@ -1622,6 +1638,34 @@ describe('rundownMutation.applyDelay()', () => {
       },
     });
   });
+
+  it('uses the passed rundown own order, not the loaded rundown metadata', () => {
+    // The loaded rundown has completely different events
+    const loadedRundown = makeRundown({
+      order: ['loaded-delay', 'loaded-ev'],
+      entries: {
+        'loaded-delay': makeOntimeDelay({ id: 'loaded-delay', duration: 9999 }),
+        'loaded-ev': makeOntimeEvent({ id: 'loaded-ev', timeStart: 0, timeEnd: 100, duration: 100 }),
+      },
+    });
+    rundownCache.init(loadedRundown, {});
+
+    // Background rundown is independent of the loaded one
+    const bgRundown = makeRundown({
+      order: ['bg-delay', 'bg-ev'],
+      entries: {
+        'bg-delay': makeOntimeDelay({ id: 'bg-delay', duration: 500 }),
+        'bg-ev': makeOntimeEvent({ id: 'bg-ev', timeStart: 0, timeEnd: 200, duration: 200 }),
+      },
+    });
+
+    rundownMutation.applyDelay(bgRundown, bgRundown.entries['bg-delay'] as OntimeDelay);
+
+    // bg-ev must be shifted by its own delay (500), not influenced by the loaded rundown
+    expect((bgRundown.entries['bg-ev'] as OntimeEvent).timeStart).toBe(500);
+    // loaded-ev must be untouched
+    expect((loadedRundown.entries['loaded-ev'] as OntimeEvent).timeStart).toBe(0);
+  });
 });
 
 describe('rundownMutation.swap()', () => {

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

@@ -2,13 +2,11 @@ import { EndAction, OntimeEvent, TimeStrategy, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
 import { MILLIS_PER_HOUR, createEvent } from 'ontime-utils';
 import { assertType } from 'vitest';
 
-import { demoDb } from '../../../models/demoProject.js';
 import { makeOntimeEvent, makeOntimeGroup, makeRundown } from '../__mocks__/rundown.mocks.js';
 import {
   calculateDayOffset,
   deleteById,
   doesInvalidateMetadata,
-  duplicateRundown,
   getIntegerAndFraction,
   hasChanges,
   makeDeepClone,
@@ -223,25 +221,6 @@ describe('calculateDayOffset()', () => {
   });
 });
 
-describe('duplicateRundown', () => {
-  it('duplicates a given rundown', () => {
-    const demoRundown = demoDb.rundowns['default'];
-    const title = 'Duplicated Rundown';
-    const duplicatedRundown = duplicateRundown(demoRundown, title);
-
-    expect(duplicatedRundown).toMatchObject({
-      title: title,
-      entries: expect.any(Object),
-      order: expect.any(Array),
-      flatOrder: expect.any(Array),
-    });
-    expect(demoRundown.id).not.toEqual(duplicatedRundown.id);
-    expect(duplicatedRundown.order.length).toEqual(demoRundown.order.length);
-    expect(duplicatedRundown.flatOrder.length).toEqual(demoRundown.flatOrder.length);
-    expect(Object.keys(duplicatedRundown.entries).length).toEqual(Object.keys(demoRundown.entries).length);
-  });
-});
-
 describe('makeDeepClone()', () => {
   it('deep clones a group along with its nested entries', () => {
     const group1 = makeOntimeGroup({ id: 'group1', title: 'Group 1', entries: ['event1', 'event2'] });

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

@@ -82,56 +82,85 @@ export const getEntryWithId = (entryId: EntryId): OntimeEntry | undefined => cac
 type Transaction = {
   customFields: CustomFields;
   rundown: Rundown;
-  rundownMetadata: Readonly<RundownMetadata>;
 
-  commit: (shouldProcess?: boolean) => {
+  commit: (shouldProcess?: boolean) => Promise<{
     rundown: Readonly<Rundown>;
-    rundownMetadata: Readonly<RundownMetadata>;
+    rundownMetadata: Readonly<RundownMetadata> | null;
     customFields: Readonly<CustomFields>;
     revision: Readonly<number>;
-  };
+  }>;
 };
 
 type TransactionOptions = {
   mutableRundown?: boolean;
   mutableCustomFields?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Target rundown ID. Defaults to the loaded rundown.
+   * When targeting a non-loaded ("background") rundown, the cache and runtime
+   * metadata are bypassed — the rundown is read from disk and persisted directly.
+   */
+  rundownId?: string;
 };
 
 export function createTransaction(options: TransactionOptions): Transaction {
-  const rundown = options.mutableRundown ? structuredClone(cachedRundown) : cachedRundown;
+  const targetId = options.rundownId ?? cachedRundown.id;
+  const isLoaded = targetId === cachedRundown.id;
+  const sourceRundown: Rundown = isLoaded ? cachedRundown : (getDataProvider().getRundown(targetId) as Rundown);
+  const rundown = options.mutableRundown ? structuredClone(sourceRundown) : sourceRundown;
   const customFields = options.mutableCustomFields ? structuredClone(projectCustomFields) : projectCustomFields;
 
   /**
-   * Applies a mutated rundown to the cache
+   * Applies a mutated rundown to its persistence target
    * @param shouldProcess - whether the rundown should be processed after the commit
    *                        Some edit mutations, and custom field changes do not require processing
    */
-  function commit(shouldProcess: boolean = true) {
+  async function commit(shouldProcess: boolean = true) {
+    let committedRundown: Readonly<Rundown> = isLoaded ? cachedRundown : rundown;
+    let committedMetadata: RundownMetadata | null = isLoaded ? rundownMetadata : null;
+    let committedRevision: number = sourceRundown.revision;
+
     // if the rundown is mutable we persist the changes
     if (options.mutableRundown) {
-      // update fields which are agnostic of whether the rundown is processed
+      if (isLoaded) {
-      cachedRundown.revision = cachedRundown.revision + 1;
+        // update fields which are agnostic of whether the rundown is processed
-      cachedRundown.title = rundown.title;
+        cachedRundown.revision = cachedRundown.revision + 1;
+        cachedRundown.title = rundown.title;
 
-      if (!shouldProcess) {
+        if (!shouldProcess) {
-        // if we dont need to process, we just reassign the commit data to the cache
+          // if we dont need to process, we just reassign the commit data to the cache
-        cachedRundown.entries = rundown.entries;
+          cachedRundown.entries = rundown.entries;
-        cachedRundown.order = rundown.order;
+          cachedRundown.order = rundown.order;
-        cachedRundown.flatOrder = rundown.flatOrder;
+          cachedRundown.flatOrder = rundown.flatOrder;
+        } else {
+          const processedData = processRundown(rundown, projectCustomFields, { mutate: true });
+          // update the cache values
+          // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars -- we are not interested in the iteration data
+          const { previousEvent, latestEvent, previousEntry, entries, order, ...metadata } = processedData;
+
+          cachedRundown.entries = entries;
+          cachedRundown.order = order;
+          cachedRundown.flatOrder = metadata.flatEntryOrder;
+          rundownMetadata = metadata;
+        }
+
+        // persist after all mutations are applied
+        await getDataProvider().setRundown(cachedRundown.id, cachedRundown);
+        committedRundown = cachedRundown;
+        committedMetadata = rundownMetadata;
+        committedRevision = cachedRundown.revision;
       } else {
-        const processedData = processRundown(rundown, projectCustomFields);
+        // background rundown: process if requested, persist directly, no runtime metadata
-        // update the cache values
+        rundown.revision = rundown.revision + 1;
-        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars -- we are not interested in the iteration data
+        if (shouldProcess) {
-        const { previousEvent, latestEvent, previousEntry, entries, order, ...metadata } = processedData;
+          const processedData = processRundown(rundown, projectCustomFields, { mutate: true });
-
+          rundown.entries = processedData.entries;
-        cachedRundown.entries = entries;
+          rundown.order = processedData.order;
-        cachedRundown.order = order;
+          rundown.flatOrder = processedData.flatEntryOrder;
-        cachedRundown.flatOrder = metadata.flatEntryOrder;
+        }
-        rundownMetadata = metadata;
+        await getDataProvider().setRundown(targetId, rundown);
+        committedRundown = rundown;
+        committedRevision = rundown.revision;
       }
-
-      // persist after all mutations are applied
-      getDataProvider().setRundown(cachedRundown.id, cachedRundown);
     }
 
     // if the customFields are mutable we persist the changes
@@ -139,21 +168,20 @@ export function createTransaction(options: TransactionOptions): Transaction {
       projectCustomFields = customFields;
 
       // persist after reassignment
-      getDataProvider().setCustomFields(projectCustomFields);
+      await getDataProvider().setCustomFields(projectCustomFields);
     }
 
     return {
-      rundown: cachedRundown,
+      rundown: committedRundown,
-      rundownMetadata,
+      rundownMetadata: committedMetadata,
       customFields: projectCustomFields,
-      revision: cachedRundown.revision,
+      revision: committedRevision,
     };
   }
 
   return {
     customFields,
     rundown,
-    rundownMetadata,
     commit,
   };
 }
@@ -288,11 +316,11 @@ function reorder(rundown: Rundown, eventFrom: OntimeEntry, eventTo: OntimeEntry,
  * Mutates the given rundown
  */
 function applyDelay(rundown: Rundown, delay: OntimeDelay) {
-  const delayIndex = rundownMetadata.flatEntryOrder.indexOf(delay.id);
+  const delayIndex = rundown.flatOrder.indexOf(delay.id);
 
   // if the delay is empty, or the last element
   // there is nothing do apply
-  if (delay.duration === 0 || delayIndex === rundownMetadata.flatEntryOrder.length - 1) {
+  if (delay.duration === 0 || delayIndex === rundown.flatOrder.length - 1) {
     return;
   }
 
@@ -305,8 +333,8 @@ function applyDelay(rundown: Rundown, delay: OntimeDelay) {
   let lastEntry: OntimeEvent | null = null;
   let isFirstEvent = true;
 
-  for (let i = delayIndex + 1; i < rundownMetadata.flatEntryOrder.length; i++) {
+  for (let i = delayIndex + 1; i < rundown.flatOrder.length; i++) {
-    const currentId = rundownMetadata.flatEntryOrder[i];
+    const currentId = rundown.flatOrder[i];
     const currentEntry = rundown.entries[currentId];
 
     // we don't do operation on other event types
@@ -588,6 +616,23 @@ export async function updateBackgroundRundown(rundownId: string, rundown: Rundow
   await getDataProvider().setRundown(rundownId, rundown);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Reads a rundown from disk and returns it in the processed shape used by clients.
+ * Used for non-loaded rundowns — the loaded rundown is served directly from cache.
+ */
+export function getProcessedRundown(rundownId: string): Rundown {
+  const stored = getDataProvider().getRundown(rundownId);
+  const processed = processRundown(stored, getDataProvider().getCustomFields());
+  return {
+    id: stored.id,
+    title: stored.title,
+    entries: processed.entries,
+    order: processed.order,
+    flatOrder: processed.flatEntryOrder,
+    revision: stored.revision,
+  };
+}
+
 /**
  * Adds a new custom field to the object and returns it
  */
@@ -666,7 +711,7 @@ export const customFieldMutation = {
 export function init(initialRundown: Readonly<Rundown>, initialCustomFields: Readonly<CustomFields>) {
   const rundown = structuredClone(initialRundown);
   const customFields = structuredClone(initialCustomFields);
-  const processedData = processRundown(rundown, customFields);
+  const processedData = processRundown(rundown, customFields, { mutate: true });
 
   // update the cache values
   cachedRundown.id = rundown.id;
@@ -699,72 +744,57 @@ export const rundownCache = {
 };
 
 /**
- * Utility updates cache after a mutation
+ * Computes derived rundown metadata (delays, gaps, group times, ordered lists).
- * Handles calculating the rundown metadata
+ * By default the input rundown is not mutated — entries are cloned as they are processed.
+ * Callers that own a writable rundown can pass `{ mutate: true }` to skip the per-entry clone.
  * @private should not be called outside of `rundown.dao.ts`, exported for testing
  */
 export function processRundown(
   initialRundown: Readonly<Rundown>,
   customFields: Readonly<CustomFields>,
+  options?: { mutate?: boolean },
 ): ProcessedRundownMetadata {
-  const { process, getMetadata } = makeRundownMetadata(customFields);
+  const { process, getMetadata } = makeRundownMetadata(customFields, options);
 
   for (let i = 0; i < initialRundown.order.length; i++) {
-    // we assign a reference to the current entry, this will be mutated in place
+    const currentEntry = initialRundown.entries[initialRundown.order[i]];
-    const currentEntryId = initialRundown.order[i];
+    if (!currentEntry) continue;
-    const currentEntry = initialRundown.entries[currentEntryId];
-    if (!currentEntry) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    const { processedEntry } = process(currentEntry, null);
 
-    // if the event is a group, we process the nested entries
+    const processedEntry = process(currentEntry, null);
-    // the code here is a copy of the processing of top level events
+    if (!isOntimeGroup(processedEntry)) continue;
-    if (isOntimeGroup(processedEntry)) {
-      let groupStartTime = null;
-      let groupEndTime = null;
-      let isFirstLinked = false;
-      const groupEvents: EntryId[] = [];
-      processedEntry.duration = 0;
 
-      // check if the group contains nested entries
+    // process nested entries and recompute aggregate group fields
-      for (let j = 0; j < processedEntry.entries.length; j++) {
+    let groupStartTime: number | null = null;
-        const nestedEntryId = processedEntry.entries[j];
+    let groupEndTime: number | null = null;
-        const nestedEntry = initialRundown.entries[nestedEntryId];
+    let isFirstLinked = false;
+    const groupEvents: EntryId[] = [];
+    processedEntry.duration = 0;
 
-        if (!nestedEntry) {
+    for (let j = 0; j < processedEntry.entries.length; j++) {
-          continue;
+      const nestedEntry = initialRundown.entries[processedEntry.entries[j]];
-        }
+      if (!nestedEntry) continue;
 
-        groupEvents.push(nestedEntry.id);
+      groupEvents.push(nestedEntry.id);
-        const { processedEntry: processedNestedEntry } = process(nestedEntry, processedEntry.id);
+      const processedNestedEntry = process(nestedEntry, processedEntry.id);
 
-        // we dont extract metadata of skipped events,
+      // skip metadata aggregation for non-playable nested entries
-        // if this is not a playable event there is nothing else to do
+      if (!isOntimeEvent(processedNestedEntry) || !isPlayableEvent(processedNestedEntry)) continue;
-        if (!isOntimeEvent(processedNestedEntry) || !isPlayableEvent(processedNestedEntry)) {
-          continue;
-        }
 
-        // first start is always the first event
+      if (groupStartTime === null) {
-        if (groupStartTime === null) {
+        groupStartTime = processedNestedEntry.timeStart;
-          groupStartTime = processedNestedEntry.timeStart;
+        isFirstLinked = Boolean(processedNestedEntry.linkStart);
-          isFirstLinked = Boolean(processedNestedEntry.linkStart);
-        }
-
-        // lastEntry is the event with the latest end time
-        groupEndTime = processedNestedEntry.timeEnd;
-        if (j > 0) {
-          processedEntry.duration += processedNestedEntry.gap;
-        }
-        processedEntry.duration = processedEntry.duration + processedNestedEntry.duration;
       }
-
+      groupEndTime = processedNestedEntry.timeEnd;
-      // update group metadata
+      if (j > 0) {
-      processedEntry.timeStart = groupStartTime;
+        processedEntry.duration += processedNestedEntry.gap;
-      processedEntry.timeEnd = groupEndTime;
+      }
-      processedEntry.isFirstLinked = isFirstLinked;
+      processedEntry.duration += processedNestedEntry.duration;
-      processedEntry.entries = groupEvents;
     }
+
+    processedEntry.timeStart = groupStartTime;
+    processedEntry.timeEnd = groupEndTime;
+    processedEntry.isFirstLinked = isFirstLinked;
+    processedEntry.entries = groupEvents;
   }
 
   return getMetadata();