cleanup: millisToSeconds

* fix: generateUniqueFileName

* loadProject should not generate new names

* update comments

* extract and test getProjectNumber

* spell

* finish jsdoc

* use getProjectNumber

* cleanup loadProject

* create a `incrementProjectNumber` function

* spelling

Co-authored-by: Carlos Valente <34649812+cpvalente@users.noreply.github.com>

---------

Co-authored-by: Carlos Valente <34649812+cpvalente@users.noreply.github.com>

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Use Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 22
+          node-version: 20
 
       - name: Setup pnpm
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@v3
         with:
-          version: 10
+          version: 9
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Use Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 22
+          node-version: 20
 
       - name: Setup pnpm
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@v3
         with:
-          version: 10
+          version: 9
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Use Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 22
+          node-version: 20
 
       - name: Setup pnpm
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@v3
         with:
-          version: 10
+          version: 9
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile

.github/workflows/build_cli.yml

@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Use Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 22
+          node-version: 20
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
 
       - name: Setup pnpm
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@v3
         with:
-          version: 10
+          version: 9
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Use Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 22
+          node-version: 20
 
       - name: Setup pnpm
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@v3
         with:
-          version: 10
+          version: 9
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Use Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 22
+          node-version: 20
 
       - name: Setup pnpm
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@v3
         with:
-          version: 10
+          version: 9
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile

.idea/.gitignore

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# Default ignored files
-/shelf/
-/workspace.xml
-# Editor-based HTTP Client requests
-/httpRequests/

.idea/inspectionProfiles/Project_Default.xml

@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-<component name="InspectionProjectProfileManager">
-  <profile version="1.0">
-    <option name="myName" value="Project Default" />
-    <inspection_tool class="CssUnknownProperty" enabled="true" level="WARNING" enabled_by_default="true">
-      <option name="myCustomPropertiesEnabled" value="true" />
-      <option name="myIgnoreVendorSpecificProperties" value="false" />
-      <option name="myCustomPropertiesList">
-        <value>
-          <list size="3">
-            <item index="0" class="java.lang.String" itemvalue="scrollbar-color" />
-            <item index="1" class="java.lang.String" itemvalue="scrollbar-width" />
-            <item index="2" class="java.lang.String" itemvalue="app-region" />
-          </list>
-        </value>
-      </option>
-    </inspection_tool>
-    <inspection_tool class="Eslint" enabled="true" level="WARNING" enabled_by_default="true" />
-    <inspection_tool class="HttpUrlsUsage" enabled="true" level="WEAK WARNING" enabled_by_default="true">
-      <option name="ignoredUrls">
-        <list>
-          <option value="http://localhost" />
-          <option value="http://127.0.0.1" />
-          <option value="http://0.0.0.0" />
-          <option value="http://www.w3.org/" />
-          <option value="http://json-schema.org/draft" />
-          <option value="http://java.sun.com/" />
-          <option value="http://xmlns.jcp.org/" />
-          <option value="http://javafx.com/javafx/" />
-          <option value="http://javafx.com/fxml" />
-          <option value="http://maven.apache.org/xsd/" />
-          <option value="http://maven.apache.org/POM/" />
-          <option value="http://www.springframework.org/schema/" />
-          <option value="http://www.springframework.org/tags" />
-          <option value="http://www.springframework.org/security/tags" />
-          <option value="http://www.thymeleaf.org" />
-          <option value="http://www.jboss.org/j2ee/schema/" />
-          <option value="http://www.jboss.com/xml/ns/" />
-          <option value="http://www.ibm.com/webservices/xsd" />
-          <option value="http://activemq.apache.org/schema/" />
-          <option value="http://schema.cloudfoundry.org/spring/" />
-          <option value="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/" />
-          <option value="http://cxf.apache.org/schemas/" />
-          <option value="http://primefaces.org/ui" />
-          <option value="http://tiles.apache.org/" />
-          <option value="http://__IP__" />
-        </list>
-      </option>
-    </inspection_tool>
-    <inspection_tool class="Stylelint" enabled="true" level="ERROR" enabled_by_default="true" />
-  </profile>
-</component>

.nvmrc

@@ -1 +1 @@
-v22.15.1
+v20.15.1

DEVELOPMENT.md

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ Ontime consists of 3 distinct parts
 The steps below will assume you have locally installed the necessary dependencies.
 Other dependencies will be installed as part of the setup
 
-- __node__ (~22)
+- __node__ (~20)
-- __pnpm__ (~10)
+- __pnpm__ (~9)
 - __docker__ (only necessary to run and build docker images)
 
 ## LOCAL DEVELOPMENT

Dockerfile

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-FROM node:22-bullseye AS builder
+FROM node:20-bullseye AS builder
 ENV PNPM_HOME="/pnpm"
 ENV PATH="$PNPM_HOME:$PATH"
-RUN npm install -g pnpm@10.11.0
+RUN npm install -g pnpm@9.5.0
 COPY . /app
 WORKDIR /app
 RUN pnpm --filter=ontime-ui --filter=ontime-server --filter=ontime-utils install --config.dedupe-peer-dependents=false --frozen-lockfile
 RUN pnpm --filter=ontime-ui --filter=ontime-server run build:docker
 
-FROM node:22-alpine
+FROM node:20-alpine
 
 # Set environment variables
 # Environment Variable to signal that we are running production

apps/cli/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@getontime/cli",
-    "version": "3.16.1",
+    "version": "3.15.2",
     "author": "Carlos Valente",
     "description": "Time keeping for live events",
     "repository": "https://github.com/cpvalente/ontime",

apps/client/package.json

@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 {
   "name": "ontime-ui",
-  "version": "3.16.1",
+  "version": "3.15.2",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "dependencies": {
     "@chakra-ui/react": "^2.7.0",
-    "@dnd-kit/core": "^6.1.0",
+    "@dnd-kit/core": "^6.3.1",
-    "@dnd-kit/sortable": "^8.0.0",
+    "@dnd-kit/sortable": "^10.0.0",
     "@dnd-kit/utilities": "^3.2.2",
     "@emotion/is-prop-valid": "^1.3.1",
     "@emotion/react": "^11.10.6",
     "@emotion/styled": "^11.10.6",
     "@fontsource/open-sans": "^5.0.28",
-    "@mantine/hooks": "^7.13.3",
+    "@mantine/hooks": "^7.17.2",
     "@sentry/react": "^8.43.0",
     "@table-nav/react": "^0.0.7",
     "@tanstack/react-query": "^5.62.7",
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     "@types/react-dom": "^18.0.10",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "catalog:",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "catalog:",
-    "@vitejs/plugin-react": "4.5.1",
+    "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.2.1",
     "eslint": "catalog:",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "catalog:",
     "eslint-plugin-jest": "^28.6.0",
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@
     "prettier": "catalog:",
     "sass": "^1.57.1",
     "typescript": "catalog:",
-    "vite": "6.3.1",
+    "vite": "^5.2.11",
-    "vite-plugin-compression2": "1.4.0",
+    "vite-plugin-compression2": "^1.3.3",
-    "vite-plugin-svgr": "4.3.0",
+    "vite-plugin-svgr": "^4.2.0",
-    "vite-tsconfig-paths": "5.1.4",
+    "vite-tsconfig-paths": "^4.3.1",
     "vitest": "catalog:"
   }
 }

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

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export const PROJECT_DATA = ['project'];
 export const PROJECT_LIST = ['projectList'];
 export const RUNDOWN = ['rundown'];
 export const RUNTIME = ['runtimeStore'];
-export const SHEET_STATE = ['sheetState'];
 export const URL_PRESETS = ['urlpresets'];
 export const VIEW_SETTINGS = ['viewSettings'];
 export const CLIENT_LIST = ['clientList'];
@@ -19,11 +18,8 @@ export const REPORT = ['report'];
 // API URLs
 export const apiEntryUrl = `${serverURL}/data`;
 
-export const projectDataURL = `${serverURL}/project`;
+const userAssetsPath = 'user';
-export const rundownURL = `${serverURL}/events`;
+const cssOverridePath = 'styles/override.css';
-export const ontimeURL = `${serverURL}/ontime`;
 
-export const userAssetsPath = 'user';
-export const cssOverridePath = 'styles/override.css';
 export const overrideStylesURL = `${serverURL}/${userAssetsPath}/${cssOverridePath}`;
 export const projectLogoPath = `${serverURL}/${userAssetsPath}/logo`;

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

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import axios, { AxiosResponse } from 'axios';
 import { DatabaseModel, MessageResponse, ProjectData, ProjectFileListResponse, QuickStartData } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import { makeTable } from '../../views/cuesheet/cuesheet.utils';
-import { makeCSVFromArrayOfArrays } from '../utils/csv';
+import { aggregateRundowns, makeCSVFromArrayOfArrays } from '../utils/csv';
 
 import { apiEntryUrl } from './constants';
 import { createBlob, downloadBlob } from './utils';
@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ export async function downloadProject(fileName: string) {
 export async function downloadCSV(fileName: string = 'rundown') {
   try {
     const { data, name } = await fileDownload(fileName);
-    const { project, rundown, customFields } = data;
+    const { project, rundowns, customFields } = data;
+
+    const flatRundowns = aggregateRundowns(rundowns);
+    const sheetData = makeTable(project, flatRundowns, customFields);
 
-    const sheetData = makeTable(project, rundown, customFields);
     const fileContent = makeCSVFromArrayOfArrays(sheetData);
 
     const blob = createBlob(fileContent, 'text/csv;charset=utf-8;');

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

@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
 import axios, { AxiosResponse } from 'axios';
-import { CustomFields, OntimeRundown } from 'ontime-types';
+import { CustomFields, Rundown } from 'ontime-types';
 import { ImportMap } from 'ontime-utils';
 
 import { apiEntryUrl } from './constants';
 
 const excelPath = `${apiEntryUrl}/excel`;
 
-type PreviewSpreadsheetResponse = {
-  rundown: OntimeRundown;
-  customFields: CustomFields;
-};
-
 /**
  * upload Excel file to server
  * @return string - file ID op the uploaded file
@@ -34,6 +29,10 @@ export async function getWorksheetNames(): Promise<string[]> {
   return response.data;
 }
 
+type PreviewSpreadsheetResponse = {
+  rundown: Rundown;
+  customFields: CustomFields;
+};
 export async function importRundownPreview(options: ImportMap): Promise<PreviewSpreadsheetResponse> {
   const response: AxiosResponse<PreviewSpreadsheetResponse> = await axios.post(`${excelPath}/preview`, {
     options,

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

@@ -1,29 +1,45 @@
 import axios, { AxiosResponse } from 'axios';
-import { MessageResponse, OntimeEvent, OntimeRundownEntry, RundownCached, TransientEventPayload } from 'ontime-types';
+import {
+  EntryId,
+  MessageResponse,
+  OntimeEntry,
+  OntimeEvent,
+  ProjectRundownsList,
+  Rundown,
+  TransientEventPayload,
+} from 'ontime-types';
 
 import { apiEntryUrl } from './constants';
 
 const rundownPath = `${apiEntryUrl}/rundown`;
 
 /**
- * HTTP request to fetch all events
+ * HTTP request to fetch a list of existing rundowns
  */
-export async function fetchNormalisedRundown(): Promise<RundownCached> {
+export async function fetchProjectRundownList(): Promise<ProjectRundownsList> {
-  const res = await axios.get(`${rundownPath}/normalised`);
+  const res = await axios.get(`${rundownPath}/`);
   return res.data;
 }
 
 /**
- * HTTP request to post new event
+ * HTTP request to fetch all events
  */
-export async function requestPostEvent(data: TransientEventPayload): Promise<AxiosResponse<OntimeRundownEntry>> {
+export async function fetchCurrentRundown(): Promise<Rundown> {
+  const res = await axios.get(`${rundownPath}/current`);
+  return res.data;
+}
+
+/**
+ * HTTP request to post new entry
+ */
+export async function postAddEntry(data: TransientEventPayload): Promise<AxiosResponse<OntimeEntry>> {
   return axios.post(rundownPath, data);
 }
 
 /**
- * HTTP request to put new event
+ * HTTP request to edit an entry
  */
-export async function requestPutEvent(data: Partial<OntimeRundownEntry>): Promise<AxiosResponse<OntimeRundownEntry>> {
+export async function putEditEntry(data: Partial<OntimeEntry>): Promise<AxiosResponse<OntimeEntry>> {
   return axios.put(rundownPath, data);
 }
 
@@ -33,9 +49,9 @@ type BatchEditEntry = {
 };
 
 /**
- * HTTP request to put multiple events
+ * HTTP request to edit multiple events
  */
-export async function requestBatchPutEvents(data: BatchEditEntry): Promise<AxiosResponse<MessageResponse>> {
+export async function putBatchEditEvents(data: BatchEditEntry): Promise<AxiosResponse<MessageResponse>> {
   return axios.put(`${rundownPath}/batch`, data);
 }
 
@@ -46,9 +62,9 @@ export type ReorderEntry = {
 };
 
 /**
- * HTTP request to reorder events
+ * HTTP request to reorder an entry
  */
-export async function requestReorderEvent(data: ReorderEntry): Promise<AxiosResponse<OntimeRundownEntry>> {
+export async function patchReorderEntry(data: ReorderEntry): Promise<AxiosResponse<OntimeEntry>> {
   return axios.patch(`${rundownPath}/reorder`, data);
 }
 
@@ -67,15 +83,15 @@ export async function requestEventSwap(data: SwapEntry): Promise<AxiosResponse<M
 /**
  * HTTP request to request application of delay
  */
-export async function requestApplyDelay(eventId: string): Promise<AxiosResponse<MessageResponse>> {
+export async function requestApplyDelay(delayId: string): Promise<AxiosResponse<MessageResponse>> {
-  return axios.patch(`${rundownPath}/applydelay/${eventId}`);
+  return axios.patch(`${rundownPath}/applydelay/${delayId}`);
 }
 
 /**
- * HTTP request to delete given event
+ * HTTP request to delete entries
  */
-export async function requestDelete(eventIds: string[]): Promise<AxiosResponse<MessageResponse>> {
+export async function deleteEntries(entryIds: EntryId[]): Promise<AxiosResponse<MessageResponse>> {
-  return axios.delete(rundownPath, { data: { ids: eventIds } });
+  return axios.delete(rundownPath, { data: { ids: entryIds } });
 }
 
 /**

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

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import axios, { AxiosResponse } from 'axios';
-import { AuthenticationStatus, CustomFields, OntimeRundown } from 'ontime-types';
+import { AuthenticationStatus, CustomFields, Rundown } from 'ontime-types';
 import { ImportMap } from 'ontime-utils';
 
 import { apiEntryUrl } from './constants';
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export const previewRundown = async (
   sheetId: string,
   options: ImportMap,
 ): Promise<{
-  rundown: OntimeRundown;
+  rundown: Rundown;
   customFields: CustomFields;
 }> => {
   const response = await axios.post(`${sheetsPath}/${sheetId}/read`, { options });

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

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { addLog } from '../stores/logger';
 import { nowInMillis } from '../utils/time';
 
 /**
- * Utility unrwap a potential axios error
+ * Utility unwrap a potential axios error
  * @param error
  * @returns
  */
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export function maybeAxiosError(error: unknown) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Utility unrwaps a potential axios error and sends to logger
+ * Utility unwraps a potential axios error and sends to logger
  * @param prepend
  * @param error
  */

apps/client/src/common/components/context-menu/ContextMenu.tsx

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export type OptionWithoutGroup = {
   withDivider?: boolean;
 };
 
-export type OptionWithGroup = {
+type OptionWithGroup = {
   label: string;
   group: Omit<OptionWithoutGroup, 'isGroup'>[];
 };

apps/client/src/common/components/error-boundary/ErrorBoundary.jsx

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import React from 'react';
 // skipcq: JS-C1003 - sentry does not expose itself as an ES Module.
 import * as Sentry from '@sentry/react';
 
-import { runtimeStore } from '@/common/stores/runtime';
+import { hasConnected, reconnectAttempts } from '../../../common/utils/socket';
-import { hasConnected, reconnectAttempts, shouldReconnect } from '@/common/utils/socket';
+import { runtimeStore } from '../../stores/runtime';
 
 import style from './ErrorBoundary.module.scss';
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class ErrorBoundary extends React.Component {
       scope.setExtras({
         error,
         store: appState,
-        hasSocket: { hasConnected, shouldReconnect, reconnectAttempts },
+        hasSocket: { hasConnected, reconnectAttempts },
       });
       const eventId = Sentry.captureException(error);
       this.setState({ eventId, info });

apps/client/src/common/components/input/delay-input/DelayInput.tsx

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { KeyboardEvent, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { Input, Radio, RadioGroup } from '@chakra-ui/react';
 import { millisToString, parseUserTime } from 'ontime-utils';
 
-import { useEventAction } from '../../../hooks/useEventAction';
+import { useEntryActions } from '../../../hooks/useEntryAction';
 
 import style from './DelayInput.module.scss';
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ interface DelayInputProps {
 
 export default function DelayInput(props: DelayInputProps) {
   const { eventId, duration } = props;
-  const { updateEvent } = useEventAction();
+  const { updateEntry } = useEntryActions();
 
   const [value, setValue] = useState<string>('');
   const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement | null>(null);
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export default function DelayInput(props: DelayInputProps) {
   };
 
   const submitChange = (value: number) => {
-    updateEvent({
+    updateEntry({
       id: eventId,
       duration: value,
     });

apps/client/src/common/components/loader-overlay/LoaderOverlay.module.scss

@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-$loader-size: 4rem;
-
-.overlay {
-  position: absolute;
-  z-index: 10;
-  width: 100%;
-  height: 100%;
-  display: grid;
-  place-content: center;
-  background-color: $black-10;
-  backdrop-filter: blur(5px);
-}
-
-
-.loader {
-  width: $loader-size;
-  height: $loader-size;
-  background: $blue-500;
-  display: inline-block;
-  border-radius: 50%;
-  box-sizing: border-box;
-  animation: animloader 1s ease-in infinite;
-}
-
-@keyframes animloader {
-  0% {
-    transform: scale(0);
-    opacity: 0.6;
-  }
-  100% {
-    transform: scale(1);
-    opacity: 0;
-  }
-}
-
-@keyframes animloader {
-  0% {
-    transform: scale(0);
-    opacity: 0.6;
-  }
-  100% {
-    transform: scale(1);
-    opacity: 0;
-  }
-}

apps/client/src/common/components/loader-overlay/LoaderOverlay.tsx

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-import style from './LoaderOverlay.module.scss';
-
-export default function LoaderOverlay() {
-  return (
-    <div className={style.overlay}>
-      <span className={style.loader} />
-    </div>
-  );
-}

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

@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-import { memo } from 'react';
-
-import NavigationMenu from './NavigationMenu';
-
-interface ProductionNavigationMenuProps {
-  isMenuOpen: boolean;
-  onMenuClose: () => void;
-}
-
-function ProductionNavigationMenu(props: ProductionNavigationMenuProps) {
-  const { isMenuOpen, onMenuClose } = props;
-
-  return <NavigationMenu isOpen={isMenuOpen} onClose={onMenuClose} />;
-}
-
-export default memo(ProductionNavigationMenu);

apps/client/src/common/components/view-params-editor/ViewParamsSection.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { IoChevronDown } from 'react-icons/io5';
 import { useLocalStorage } from '@mantine/hooks';
 
-import { baseURI } from '../../../externals';
 import { cx } from '../../utils/styleUtils';
 
 import ParamInput from './ParamInput';
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ interface ViewParamsSectionProps {
 export default function ViewParamsSection(props: ViewParamsSectionProps) {
   const { title, collapsible, options } = props;
 
-  const [collapsed, setCollapsed] = useLocalStorage({ key: `${baseURI}params-${title}`, defaultValue: false });
+  const [collapsed, setCollapsed] = useLocalStorage({ key: `params-${title}`, defaultValue: false });
 
   const handleCollapse = () => {
     if (collapsible) {

apps/client/src/common/components/view-params-editor/types.ts

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ type OptionsField = {
   defaultValue?: string;
 };
 
-export type MultiselectOption = { value: string; label: string; colour: string };
+type MultiselectOption = { value: string; label: string; colour: string };
 export type MultiselectOptions = Record<string, MultiselectOption>;
 type MultiOptionsField = {
   type: 'multi-option';

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

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { createContext, PropsWithChildren, useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 
-import { baseURI } from '../../externals';
 import useSettings from '../hooks-query/useSettings';
 
 interface AppContextType {
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ export const AppContextProvider = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren) => {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (status === 'pending') return;
-    const previousEditor = sessionStorage.getItem(`${baseURI}${storageKeys.editor}`);
+    const previousEditor = sessionStorage.getItem(storageKeys.editor);
 
     if (previousEditor && previousEditor === data.editorKey) {
       setEditorAuth(true);
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ export const AppContextProvider = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren) => {
       setEditorAuth(data.editorKey == null || data.editorKey === '');
     }
 
-    const previousOperator = sessionStorage.getItem(`${baseURI}${storageKeys.operator}`);
+    const previousOperator = sessionStorage.getItem(storageKeys.operator);
     if (previousOperator && previousOperator === data.operatorKey) {
       setOperatorAuth(true);
     } else {
@@ -56,14 +55,14 @@ export const AppContextProvider = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren) => {
       if (permission === 'editor') {
         const correct = isValid(pin, data.editorKey);
         if (correct) {
-          sessionStorage.setItem(`${baseURI}${storageKeys.editor}`, pin);
+          sessionStorage.setItem(storageKeys.editor, pin);
         }
         setEditorAuth(correct);
         return correct;
       } else if (permission === 'operator') {
         const correct = isValid(pin, data.operatorKey);
         if (correct) {
-          sessionStorage.setItem(`${baseURI}${storageKeys.operator}`, pin);
+          sessionStorage.setItem(storageKeys.operator, pin);
         }
         setOperatorAuth(correct);
         return correct;

apps/client/src/common/context/useMediaQuery.ts

@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-// roughly from https://github.com/juliencrn/usehooks-ts/blob/master/packages/usehooks-ts/src/useMediaQuery/useMediaQuery.ts
-
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
-
-function getMatches(query: string): boolean {
-  return window.matchMedia(query).matches;
-}
-
-// TODO: debounce handleChange
-export default function useMediaQuery(query: string): boolean {
-  const [matches, setMatches] = useState<boolean>(getMatches(query));
-
-  const handleChange = useCallback(() => {
-    setMatches(getMatches(query));
-  }, [query]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const matchMedia = window.matchMedia(query);
-
-    // Triggered at the first client-side load and if query changes
-    handleChange();
-
-    // Listen matchMedia
-    matchMedia.addEventListener('change', handleChange);
-
-    return () => {
-      matchMedia.removeEventListener('change', handleChange);
-    };
-  }, [handleChange, query]);
-
-  return matches;
-}

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

@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-import { useMutation, useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 
 import { queryRefetchIntervalSlow } from '../../ontimeConfig';
-import { editAutomationSettings, getAutomationSettings } from '../api/automation';
+import { getAutomationSettings } from '../api/automation';
 import { AUTOMATION } from '../api/constants';
-import { logAxiosError } from '../api/utils';
 import { automationPlaceholderSettings } from '../models/AutomationSettings';
-import { ontimeQueryClient } from '../queryClient';
 
 export default function useAutomationSettings() {
   const { data, status, isFetching, isError, refetch } = useQuery({
@@ -20,15 +18,3 @@ export default function useAutomationSettings() {
 
   return { data: data ?? automationPlaceholderSettings, status, isFetching, isError, refetch };
 }
-
-export function useAutomationSettingsMutation() {
-  const { isPending, mutateAsync } = useMutation({
-    mutationFn: editAutomationSettings,
-    onError: (error) => logAxiosError('Error saving Automation settings', error),
-    onSuccess: (data) => {
-      ontimeQueryClient.setQueryData(AUTOMATION, data);
-    },
-    onSettled: () => ontimeQueryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: AUTOMATION }),
-  });
-  return { isPending, mutateAsync };
-}

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

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const placeholderProjectList: ProjectFileListResponse = {
   lastLoadedProject: '',
 };
 
-export function useProjectList() {
+function useProjectList() {
   const { data, status, refetch } = useQuery({
     queryKey: PROJECT_LIST,
     queryFn: getProjects,

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

@@ -1,23 +1,30 @@
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
-import { NormalisedRundown, OntimeRundown, OntimeRundownEntry, RundownCached } from 'ontime-types';
+import { OntimeEntry, Rundown } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import { queryRefetchIntervalSlow } from '../../ontimeConfig';
 import { RUNDOWN } from '../api/constants';
-import { fetchNormalisedRundown } from '../api/rundown';
+import { fetchCurrentRundown } from '../api/rundown';
 
 import useProjectData from './useProjectData';
 
 // revision is -1 so that the remote revision is higher
-const cachedRundownPlaceholder = { order: [] as string[], rundown: {} as NormalisedRundown, revision: -1 };
+const cachedRundownPlaceholder: Rundown = {
+  id: 'default',
+  title: '',
+  order: [],
+  flatOrder: [],
+  entries: {},
+  revision: -1,
+};
 
 /**
  * Normalised rundown data
  */
 export default function useRundown() {
-  const { data, status, isError, refetch, isFetching } = useQuery<RundownCached>({
+  const { data, status, isError, refetch, isFetching } = useQuery<Rundown>({
     queryKey: RUNDOWN,
-    queryFn: fetchNormalisedRundown,
+    queryFn: fetchCurrentRundown,
     placeholderData: (previousData, _previousQuery) => previousData,
     retry: 5,
     retryDelay: (attempt) => attempt * 2500,
@@ -37,16 +44,16 @@ export function useFlatRundown() {
 
   const loadedProject = useRef<string>('');
   const [prevRevision, setPrevRevision] = useState<number>(-1);
-  const [flatRunDown, setFlatRunDown] = useState<OntimeRundown>([]);
+  const [flatRundown, setFlatRundown] = useState<OntimeEntry[]>([]);
 
   // update data whenever the revision changes
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (data.revision !== -1 || data.revision !== prevRevision) {
+    if (data.revision !== -1 && data.revision !== prevRevision) {
-      const flatRundown = data.order.map((id) => data.rundown[id]);
+      const flatRundown = data.order.map((id) => data.entries[id]);
-      setFlatRunDown(flatRundown);
+      setFlatRundown(flatRundown);
       setPrevRevision(data.revision);
     }
-  }, [data.order, data.revision, data.rundown, prevRevision]);
+  }, [data.entries, data.order, data.revision, prevRevision]);
 
   // TODO: should we have a project id field?
   // invalidate current version if project changes
@@ -57,13 +64,13 @@ export function useFlatRundown() {
     }
   }, [projectData]);
 
-  return { data: flatRunDown, status };
+  return { data: flatRundown, status };
 }
 
 /**
  * Provides access to a partial rundown based on a filter callback
  */
-export function usePartialRundown(cb: (event: OntimeRundownEntry) => boolean) {
+export function usePartialRundown(cb: (event: OntimeEntry) => boolean) {
   const { data, status } = useFlatRundown();
   const filteredData = useMemo(() => {
     return data.filter(cb);

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

@@ -1,29 +1,30 @@
 import { useCallback } from 'react';
 import { useMutation, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import {
+  EntryId,
   isOntimeEvent,
+  MaybeString,
   OntimeBlock,
-  OntimeDelay,
+  OntimeEntry,
   OntimeEvent,
-  OntimeRundownEntry,
+  Rundown,
-  RundownCached,
   TimeField,
   TimeStrategy,
   TransientEventPayload,
 } from 'ontime-types';
-import { dayInMs, MILLIS_PER_SECOND, parseUserTime, reorderArray, swapEventData } from 'ontime-utils';
+import { dayInMs, generateId, MILLIS_PER_SECOND, parseUserTime, reorderArray, swapEventData } from 'ontime-utils';
 
 import { RUNDOWN } from '../api/constants';
 import {
+  deleteEntries,
+  patchReorderEntry,
+  postAddEntry,
+  putBatchEditEvents,
+  putEditEntry,
   ReorderEntry,
   requestApplyDelay,
-  requestBatchPutEvents,
-  requestDelete,
   requestDeleteAll,
   requestEventSwap,
-  requestPostEvent,
-  requestPutEvent,
-  requestReorderEvent,
   SwapEntry,
 } from '../api/rundown';
 import { logAxiosError } from '../api/utils';
@@ -31,18 +32,18 @@ import { useEditorSettings } from '../stores/editorSettings';
 
 export type EventOptions = Partial<{
   // options to any new block (event / delay / block)
-  after: string;
+  after: MaybeString;
-  before: string;
+  before: MaybeString;
   // options to blocks of type OntimeEvent
   defaultPublic: boolean;
   linkPrevious: boolean;
-  lastEventId: string;
+  lastEventId: MaybeString;
 }>;
 
 /**
- * @description Set of utilities for events //TODO: should this be called useEntryAction and so on
+ * Gather utilities for actions on entries
  */
-export const useEventAction = () => {
+export const useEntryActions = () => {
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
   const {
     defaultPublic,
@@ -55,23 +56,24 @@ export const useEventAction = () => {
     defaultEndAction,
   } = useEditorSettings();
 
-  const getEventById = useCallback(
+  const getEntryById = useCallback(
-    (eventId: string) => {
+    (eventId: string): OntimeEntry | undefined => {
-      const cachedRundown = queryClient.getQueryData<RundownCached>(RUNDOWN);
+      const cachedRundown = queryClient.getQueryData<Rundown>(RUNDOWN);
-      if (!cachedRundown?.rundown) {
+      if (!cachedRundown?.entries) {
         return;
       }
-      return cachedRundown.rundown[eventId];
+      return cachedRundown.entries[eventId];
     },
     [queryClient],
   );
 
   /**
-   * Calls mutation to add new event
+   * Calls mutation to add new entry
    * @private
    */
-  const _addEventMutation = useMutation({
+  const _addEntryMutation = useMutation({
-    mutationFn: requestPostEvent,
+    // TODO(v4): optimistic create entry
+    mutationFn: postAddEntry,
     onSettled: () => {
       queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: RUNDOWN });
     },
@@ -79,14 +81,14 @@ export const useEventAction = () => {
   });
 
   /**
-   * Adds an event to rundown
+   * Adds an entry to rundown
    */
-  const addEvent = useCallback(
+  const addEntry = useCallback(
-    async (event: Partial<OntimeEvent | OntimeDelay | OntimeBlock>, options?: EventOptions) => {
+    async (entry: Partial<OntimeEntry>, options?: EventOptions) => {
-      const newEvent: TransientEventPayload = { ...event };
+      const newEntry: TransientEventPayload = { ...entry, id: generateId() };
 
       // ************* CHECK OPTIONS specific to events
-      if (isOntimeEvent(newEvent)) {
+      if (isOntimeEvent(newEntry)) {
         // merge creation time options with event settings
         const applicationOptions = {
           after: options?.after,
@@ -96,66 +98,60 @@ export const useEventAction = () => {
           linkPrevious: options?.linkPrevious ?? linkPrevious,
         };
 
-        if (applicationOptions.linkPrevious && applicationOptions?.lastEventId) {
+        if (applicationOptions?.lastEventId) {
-          newEvent.linkStart = applicationOptions.lastEventId;
-        } else if (applicationOptions?.lastEventId) {
           // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion -- we know this is a value
-          const rundownData = queryClient.getQueryData<RundownCached>(RUNDOWN)!;
+          const rundownData = queryClient.getQueryData<Rundown>(RUNDOWN)!;
-          const { rundown } = rundownData;
+          const previousEvent = rundownData.entries[applicationOptions.lastEventId];
-          const previousEvent = rundown[applicationOptions.lastEventId];
           if (isOntimeEvent(previousEvent)) {
-            newEvent.timeStart = previousEvent.timeEnd;
+            newEntry.timeStart = previousEvent.timeEnd;
           }
         }
 
         // Override event with options from editor settings
-        if (applicationOptions.defaultPublic) {
+        newEntry.linkStart = applicationOptions.linkPrevious;
-          newEvent.isPublic = true;
+        newEntry.isPublic = applicationOptions.defaultPublic;
+
+        if (newEntry.duration === undefined && newEntry.timeEnd === undefined) {
+          newEntry.duration = parseUserTime(defaultDuration);
         }
 
-        if (newEvent.duration === undefined && newEvent.timeEnd === undefined) {
+        if (newEntry.timeDanger === undefined) {
-          newEvent.duration = parseUserTime(defaultDuration);
+          newEntry.timeDanger = parseUserTime(defaultDangerTime);
         }
 
-        if (newEvent.timeDanger === undefined) {
+        if (newEntry.timeWarning === undefined) {
-          newEvent.timeDanger = parseUserTime(defaultDangerTime);
+          newEntry.timeWarning = parseUserTime(defaultWarnTime);
         }
 
-        if (newEvent.timeWarning === undefined) {
+        if (newEntry.timerType === undefined) {
-          newEvent.timeWarning = parseUserTime(defaultWarnTime);
+          newEntry.timerType = defaultTimerType;
         }
 
-        if (newEvent.timerType === undefined) {
+        if (newEntry.endAction === undefined) {
-          newEvent.timerType = defaultTimerType;
+          newEntry.endAction = defaultEndAction;
         }
 
-        if (newEvent.endAction === undefined) {
+        if (newEntry.timeStrategy === undefined) {
-          newEvent.endAction = defaultEndAction;
+          newEntry.timeStrategy = defaultTimeStrategy;
-        }
-
-        if (newEvent.timeStrategy === undefined) {
-          newEvent.timeStrategy = defaultTimeStrategy;
         }
       }
 
       // handle adding options that concern all event type
       if (options?.after) {
-        // @ts-expect-error -- not sure how to type this, <after> is a transient property
+        (newEntry as TransientEventPayload).after = options.after;
-        newEvent.after = options.after;
       }
       if (options?.before) {
-        // @ts-expect-error -- not sure how to type this, <before> is a transient property
+        (newEntry as TransientEventPayload).before = options.before;
-        newEvent.before = options.before;
       }
 
       try {
-        await _addEventMutation.mutateAsync(newEvent as TransientEventPayload);
+        await _addEntryMutation.mutateAsync(newEntry);
       } catch (error) {
         logAxiosError('Failed adding event', error);
       }
     },
     [
-      _addEventMutation,
+      _addEntryMutation,
       defaultDangerTime,
       defaultDuration,
       defaultEndAction,
@@ -169,26 +165,33 @@ export const useEventAction = () => {
   );
 
   /**
-   * Calls mutation to update existing event
+   * Calls mutation to update existing entry
    * @private
    */
-  const _updateEventMutation = useMutation({
+  const _updateEntryMutation = useMutation({
-    mutationFn: requestPutEvent,
+    mutationFn: putEditEntry,
     // we optimistically update here
     onMutate: async (newEvent) => {
       // cancel ongoing queries
       await queryClient.cancelQueries({ queryKey: RUNDOWN });
 
       // Snapshot the previous value
-      const previousData = queryClient.getQueryData<RundownCached>(RUNDOWN);
+      const previousData = queryClient.getQueryData<Rundown>(RUNDOWN);
       const eventId = newEvent.id;
 
       if (previousData && eventId) {
         // optimistically update object
-        const newRundown = { ...previousData.rundown };
+        const newRundown = { ...previousData.entries };
         // @ts-expect-error -- we expect the events to be of same type
         newRundown[eventId] = { ...newRundown[eventId], ...newEvent };
-        queryClient.setQueryData(RUNDOWN, { order: previousData.order, rundown: newRundown, revision: -1 });
+        queryClient.setQueryData<Rundown>(RUNDOWN, {
+          id: previousData.id,
+          title: previousData.title,
+          order: previousData.order,
+          flatOrder: previousData.flatOrder,
+          entries: newRundown,
+          revision: -1,
+        });
       }
 
       // Return a context with the previous and new events
@@ -196,7 +199,7 @@ export const useEventAction = () => {
     },
     // Mutation fails, rollback undoes optimist update
     onError: (_error, _newEvent, context) => {
-      queryClient.setQueryData(RUNDOWN, context?.previousData);
+      queryClient.setQueryData<Rundown>(RUNDOWN, context?.previousData);
     },
     // Mutation finished, failed or successful
     // Fetch anyway, just to be sure
@@ -207,35 +210,35 @@ export const useEventAction = () => {
   });
 
   /**
-   * Updates existing event
+   * Updates existing entry
    */
-  const updateEvent = useCallback(
+  const updateEntry = useCallback(
-    async (event: Partial<OntimeRundownEntry>) => {
+    async (event: Partial<OntimeEntry>) => {
       try {
-        await _updateEventMutation.mutateAsync(event);
+        await _updateEntryMutation.mutateAsync(event);
       } catch (error) {
         logAxiosError('Error updating event', error);
       }
     },
-    [_updateEventMutation],
+    [_updateEntryMutation],
   );
 
   const updateCustomField = useCallback(
-    async (eventId: string, field: string, value: string) => {
+    async (entryId: EntryId, field: string, value: string) => {
-      updateEvent({ id: eventId, custom: { [field]: value } });
+      updateEntry({ id: entryId, custom: { [field]: value } });
     },
-    [updateEvent],
+    [updateEntry],
   );
 
   /**
    * Updates time of existing event
-   * @param eventId {string} - id of the event
+   * @param eventId {EntryId} - id of the event
    * @param field {TimeField} - field to update
    * @param value {string} - new value string to be parsed
    * @param lockOnUpdate {boolean} - whether we will apply the lock / release on update
    */
   const updateTimer = useCallback(
-    async (eventId: string, field: TimeField, value: string, lockOnUpdate?: boolean) => {
+    async (eventId: EntryId, field: TimeField, value: string, lockOnUpdate?: boolean) => {
       // an empty value with no lock has no domain validity
       if (!lockOnUpdate && value === '') {
         return;
@@ -257,7 +260,7 @@ export const useEventAction = () => {
           newEvent.duration = value === '' ? undefined : calculateNewValue();
         } else if (field === 'timeStart') {
           // an empty values means we should link to the previous
-          newEvent.linkStart = value === '' ? 'true' : null;
+          newEvent.linkStart = value === '';
           newEvent.timeStart = value === '' ? undefined : calculateNewValue();
         }
       } else {
@@ -265,7 +268,7 @@ export const useEventAction = () => {
       }
 
       try {
-        await _updateEventMutation.mutateAsync(newEvent);
+        await _updateEntryMutation.mutateAsync(newEvent);
       } catch (error) {
         logAxiosError('Error updating event', error);
       }
@@ -296,9 +299,9 @@ export const useEventAction = () => {
        * Utility function to get the previous event end time
        */
       function getPreviousEnd(): number {
-        const cachedRundown = queryClient.getQueryData<RundownCached>(RUNDOWN);
+        const cachedRundown = queryClient.getQueryData<Rundown>(RUNDOWN);
 
-        if (!cachedRundown?.order || !cachedRundown?.rundown) {
+        if (!cachedRundown?.order || !cachedRundown?.entries) {
           return 0;
         }
 
@@ -308,7 +311,7 @@ export const useEventAction = () => {
         }
         let previousEnd = 0;
         for (let i = index - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-          const event = cachedRundown.rundown[cachedRundown.order[i]];
+          const event = cachedRundown.entries[cachedRundown.order[i]];
           if (isOntimeEvent(event)) {
             previousEnd = event.timeEnd;
             break;
@@ -317,7 +320,7 @@ export const useEventAction = () => {
         return previousEnd;
       }
     },
-    [_updateEventMutation, queryClient],
+    [_updateEntryMutation, queryClient],
   );
 
   /**
@@ -325,17 +328,17 @@ export const useEventAction = () => {
    * @private
    */
   const _batchUpdateEventsMutation = useMutation({
-    mutationFn: requestBatchPutEvents,
+    mutationFn: putBatchEditEvents,
     onMutate: async ({ ids, data }) => {
       // cancel ongoing queries
       await queryClient.cancelQueries({ queryKey: RUNDOWN });
 
       // Snapshot the previous value
-      const previousEvents = queryClient.getQueryData<RundownCached>(RUNDOWN);
+      const previousRundown = queryClient.getQueryData<Rundown>(RUNDOWN);
 
-      if (previousEvents) {
+      if (previousRundown) {
         const eventIds = new Set(ids);
-        const newRundown = { ...previousEvents.rundown };
+        const newRundown = { ...previousRundown.entries };
 
         eventIds.forEach((eventId) => {
           if (Object.hasOwn(newRundown, eventId)) {
@@ -349,16 +352,24 @@ export const useEventAction = () => {
           }
         });
 
-        queryClient.setQueryData(RUNDOWN, { order: previousEvents.order, rundown: newRundown, revision: -1 });
+        queryClient.setQueryData<Rundown>(RUNDOWN, {
+          id: previousRundown.id,
+          title: previousRundown.title,
+          order: previousRundown.order,
+          flatOrder: previousRundown.flatOrder,
+          entries: newRundown,
+          revision: -1,
+        });
       }
-      // Return a context with the previous and new events
+
-      return { previousEvents };
+      // Return a context with the previous rundown
+      return { previousRundown };
     },
     onSettled: async () => {
       await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: RUNDOWN });
     },
     onError: (_error, _newEvent, context) => {
-      queryClient.setQueryData(RUNDOWN, context?.previousEvents);
+      queryClient.setQueryData<Rundown>(RUNDOWN, context?.previousRundown);
     },
     networkMode: 'always',
   });
@@ -375,30 +386,29 @@ export const useEventAction = () => {
   );
 
   /**
-   * Calls mutation to delete an event
+   * Calls mutation to delete an entry
    * @private
    */
-  const _deleteEventMutation = useMutation({
+  const _deleteEntryMutation = useMutation({
-    mutationFn: requestDelete,
+    mutationFn: deleteEntries,
     // we optimistically update here
-    onMutate: async (eventIds: string[]) => {
+    onMutate: async (entryIds: EntryId[]) => {
       // cancel ongoing queries
       await queryClient.cancelQueries({ queryKey: RUNDOWN });
 
       // Snapshot the previous value
-      const previousData = queryClient.getQueryData<RundownCached>(RUNDOWN);
+      const previousData = queryClient.getQueryData<Rundown>(RUNDOWN);
 
       if (previousData) {
         // optimistically update object
-        const newOrder = previousData.order.filter((id) => !eventIds.includes(id));
+        const { entries, order, flatOrder } = optimisticDeleteEntries(entryIds, previousData);
-        const newRundown = { ...previousData.rundown };
-        for (const eventId of eventIds) {
-          delete newRundown[eventId];
-        }
 
-        queryClient.setQueryData(RUNDOWN, {
+        queryClient.setQueryData<Rundown>(RUNDOWN, {
-          order: newOrder,
+          id: previousData.id,
-          rundown: newRundown,
+          title: previousData.title,
+          order,
+          flatOrder,
+          entries,
           revision: -1,
         });
       }
@@ -408,8 +418,8 @@ export const useEventAction = () => {
     },
 
     // Mutation fails, rollback undoes optimist update
-    onError: (_error, _eventId, context) => {
+    onError: (_error, _entryIds, context) => {
-      queryClient.setQueryData(RUNDOWN, context?.previousData);
+      queryClient.setQueryData<Rundown>(RUNDOWN, context?.previousData);
     },
     // Mutation finished, failed or successful
     // Fetch anyway, just to be sure
@@ -420,24 +430,24 @@ export const useEventAction = () => {
   });
 
   /**
-   * Deletes an event form the list
+   * Deletes an event entry from the rundown
    */
-  const deleteEvent = useCallback(
+  const deleteEntry = useCallback(
-    async (eventIds: string[]) => {
+    async (entryIds: EntryId[]) => {
       try {
-        await _deleteEventMutation.mutateAsync(eventIds);
+        await _deleteEntryMutation.mutateAsync(entryIds);
       } catch (error) {
         logAxiosError('Error deleting event', error);
       }
     },
-    [_deleteEventMutation],
+    [_deleteEntryMutation],
   );
 
   /**
    * Calls mutation to delete all events
    * @private
    */
-  const _deleteAllEventsMutation = useMutation({
+  const _deleteAllEntriesMutation = useMutation({
     mutationFn: requestDeleteAll,
     // we optimistically update here
     onMutate: async () => {
@@ -445,18 +455,25 @@ export const useEventAction = () => {
       await queryClient.cancelQueries({ queryKey: RUNDOWN });
 
       // Snapshot the previous value
-      const previousData = queryClient.getQueryData<RundownCached>(RUNDOWN);
+      const previousData = queryClient.getQueryData<Rundown>(RUNDOWN);
 
       // optimistically update object
-      queryClient.setQueryData(RUNDOWN, { rundown: {}, order: [], revision: -1 });
+      queryClient.setQueryData<Rundown>(RUNDOWN, {
+        id: previousData?.id ?? 'default',
+        title: previousData?.title ?? '',
+        order: [],
+        flatOrder: [],
+        entries: {},
+        revision: -1,
+      });
 
       // Return a context with the previous and new events
       return { previousData };
     },
 
-    // Mutation fails, rollback undos optimist update
+    // Mutation fails, rollback optimist update
-    onError: (_error, _eventId, context) => {
+    onError: (_error, _, context) => {
-      queryClient.setQueryData(RUNDOWN, context?.previousData);
+      queryClient.setQueryData<Rundown>(RUNDOWN, context?.previousData);
     },
     // Mutation finished, failed or successful
     // Fetch anyway, just to be sure
@@ -467,15 +484,15 @@ export const useEventAction = () => {
   });
 
   /**
-   * Deletes all events from list
+   * Deletes all entries in the rundown
    */
-  const deleteAllEvents = useCallback(async () => {
+  const deleteAllEntries = useCallback(async () => {
     try {
-      await _deleteAllEventsMutation.mutateAsync();
+      await _deleteAllEntriesMutation.mutateAsync();
     } catch (error) {
       logAxiosError('Error deleting events', error);
     }
-  }, [_deleteAllEventsMutation]);
+  }, [_deleteAllEntriesMutation]);
 
   /**
    * Calls mutation to apply a delay
@@ -491,7 +508,7 @@ export const useEventAction = () => {
   });
 
   /**
-   * Applies a given delay block
+   * Applies a given delay
    */
   const applyDelay = useCallback(
     async (delayEventId: string) => {
@@ -505,24 +522,30 @@ export const useEventAction = () => {
   );
 
   /**
-   * Calls mutation to reorder an event
+   * Calls mutation to reorder an entry
    * @private
    */
-  const _reorderEventMutation = useMutation({
+  const _reorderEntryMutation = useMutation({
-    mutationFn: requestReorderEvent,
+    mutationFn: patchReorderEntry,
     // we optimistically update here
     onMutate: async (data) => {
       // cancel ongoing queries
       await queryClient.cancelQueries({ queryKey: RUNDOWN });
 
       // Snapshot the previous value
-      const previousData = queryClient.getQueryData<RundownCached>(RUNDOWN);
+      const previousData = queryClient.getQueryData<Rundown>(RUNDOWN);
 
       if (previousData) {
         // optimistically update object
         const newOrder = reorderArray(previousData.order, data.from, data.to);
-
+        queryClient.setQueryData<Rundown>(RUNDOWN, {
-        queryClient.setQueryData(RUNDOWN, { order: newOrder, rundown: previousData.rundown, revision: -1 });
+          id: previousData.id,
+          title: previousData.title,
+          order: newOrder,
+          flatOrder: previousData.flatOrder,
+          entries: previousData.entries,
+          revision: -1,
+        });
       }
 
       // Return a context with the previous and new events
@@ -530,8 +553,8 @@ export const useEventAction = () => {
     },
 
     // Mutation fails, rollback undoes optimist update
-    onError: (_error, _eventId, context) => {
+    onError: (_error, _data, context) => {
-      queryClient.setQueryData(RUNDOWN, context?.previousData);
+      queryClient.setQueryData<Rundown>(RUNDOWN, context?.previousData);
     },
     // Mutation finished, failed or successful
     // Fetch anyway, just to be sure
@@ -542,22 +565,22 @@ export const useEventAction = () => {
   });
 
   /**
-   * Reorders a given event
+   * Reorders a given entry
    */
-  const reorderEvent = useCallback(
+  const reorderEntry = useCallback(
-    async (eventId: string, from: number, to: number) => {
+    async (entryId: string, from: number, to: number) => {
       try {
         const reorderObject: ReorderEntry = {
-          eventId,
+          eventId: entryId,
           from,
           to,
         };
-        await _reorderEventMutation.mutateAsync(reorderObject);
+        await _reorderEntryMutation.mutateAsync(reorderObject);
       } catch (error) {
         logAxiosError('Error re-ordering event', error);
       }
     },
-    [_reorderEventMutation],
+    [_reorderEntryMutation],
   );
 
   /**
@@ -572,22 +595,29 @@ export const useEventAction = () => {
       await queryClient.cancelQueries({ queryKey: RUNDOWN });
 
       // Snapshot the previous value
-      const previousData = queryClient.getQueryData<RundownCached>(RUNDOWN);
+      const previousData = queryClient.getQueryData<Rundown>(RUNDOWN);
       if (previousData) {
         // optimistically update object
-        const newRundown = { ...previousData.rundown };
+        const newRundown = { ...previousData.entries };
-        const eventA = previousData.rundown[from];
+        const eventA = previousData.entries[from];
-        const eventB = previousData.rundown[to];
+        const eventB = previousData.entries[to];
 
         if (!isOntimeEvent(eventA) || !isOntimeEvent(eventB)) {
           return;
         }
 
-        const { newA, newB } = swapEventData(eventA, eventB);
+        const [newA, newB] = swapEventData(eventA, eventB);
         newRundown[from] = newA;
         newRundown[to] = newB;
 
-        queryClient.setQueryData(RUNDOWN, { order: previousData.order, rundown: newRundown, revision: -1 });
+        queryClient.setQueryData<Rundown>(RUNDOWN, {
+          id: previousData.id,
+          title: previousData.title,
+          order: previousData.order,
+          flatOrder: previousData.flatOrder,
+          entries: newRundown,
+          revision: -1,
+        });
       }
 
       // Return a context with the previous events
@@ -596,7 +626,7 @@ export const useEventAction = () => {
 
     // Mutation fails, rollback undoes optimist update
     onError: (_error, _eventId, context) => {
-      queryClient.setQueryData(RUNDOWN, context?.previousData);
+      queryClient.setQueryData<Rundown>(RUNDOWN, context?.previousData);
     },
     // Mutation finished, failed or successful
     // Fetch anyway, just to be sure
@@ -621,16 +651,45 @@ export const useEventAction = () => {
   );
 
   return {
-    addEvent,
+    addEntry,
     applyDelay,
     batchUpdateEvents,
-    deleteEvent,
+    deleteEntry,
-    deleteAllEvents,
+    deleteAllEntries,
-    getEventById,
+    getEntryById,
-    reorderEvent,
+    reorderEntry,
     swapEvents,
-    updateEvent,
+    updateEntry,
     updateTimer,
     updateCustomField,
   };
 };
+
+/**
+ * Utility to optimistically delete entries from client cache
+ */
+function optimisticDeleteEntries(entryIds: EntryId[], rundown: Rundown) {
+  const entries = { ...rundown.entries };
+  let order = [...rundown.order];
+  let flatOrder = [...rundown.flatOrder];
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < entryIds.length; i++) {
+    const entry = entries[entryIds[i]];
+    deleteEntry(entry);
+  }
+
+  function deleteEntry(entry: OntimeEntry) {
+    if (isOntimeEvent(entry) && entry.parent) {
+      const parent = entries[entry.parent] as OntimeBlock;
+      parent.events = parent.events.filter((event) => event !== entry.id);
+      parent.numEvents -= 1;
+    } else {
+      order = order.filter((id) => id !== entry.id);
+    }
+
+    delete entries[entry.id];
+    flatOrder = flatOrder.filter((id) => id !== entry.id);
+  }
+
+  return { entries, order, flatOrder };
+}

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

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ type noop = (this: any, ...args: any[]) => any;
 
 type PickFunction<T extends noop> = (this: ThisParameterType<T>, ...args: Parameters<T>) => ReturnType<T>;
 
-export const isFunction = (value: unknown): value is (...args: any) => any => typeof value === 'function';
+const isFunction = (value: unknown): value is (...args: any) => any => typeof value === 'function';
 
 export default function useMemoisedFn<T extends noop>(fn: T) {
   if (isDev) {

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

@@ -91,14 +91,6 @@ export const setPlayback = {
   },
 };
 
-export const useInfoPanel = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => ({
-  eventNow: state.eventNow,
-  eventNext: state.eventNext,
-  playback: state.timer.playback,
-  selectedEventIndex: state.runtime.selectedEventIndex,
-  numEvents: state.runtime.numEvents,
-}));
-
 export const useAuxTimerTime = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => state.auxtimer1.current);
 
 export const useAuxTimerControl = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => ({
@@ -145,8 +137,6 @@ export const useProgressData = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => ({
   timeDanger: state.eventNow?.timeDanger ?? null,
 }));
 
-export const setClientName = (newName: string) => socketSendJson('set-client-name', newName);
-
 export const useRuntimeOverview = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => ({
   plannedStart: state.runtime.plannedStart,
   actualStart: state.runtime.actualStart,

apps/client/src/common/models/Info.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { GetInfo } from 'ontime-types';
 
 export const ontimePlaceholderInfo: GetInfo = {
   networkInterfaces: [],
-  version: '2.0.0',
+  version: '4.0.0',
   serverPort: 4001,
   publicDir: '',
 };

apps/client/src/common/models/OntimeSettings.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import { Settings } from 'ontime-types';
 
 export const ontimePlaceholderSettings: Settings = {
-  app: 'ontime',
+  version: '4.0.0',
-  version: '2.0.0',
   serverPort: 4001,
   editorKey: null,
   operatorKey: null,

apps/client/src/common/models/ProjectData.ts

@@ -8,5 +8,4 @@ export const projectDataPlaceholder: ProjectData = {
   backstageUrl: '',
   backstageInfo: '',
   projectLogo: null,
-  custom: [],
 };

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

@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 import { create } from 'zustand';
 
-import { baseURI } from '../../externals';
-
 export enum AppMode {
   Run = 'run',
   Edit = 'edit',
   Freeze = 'freeze',
 }
 
-const appModeKey = `${baseURI}ontime-app-mode`;
+const appModeKey = 'ontime-app-mode';
 
 function getModeFromSession() {
   return sessionStorage.getItem(appModeKey) === AppMode.Run ? AppMode.Run : AppMode.Edit;

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

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import { ClientList } from 'ontime-types';
 import { create } from 'zustand';
 
-import { baseURI } from '../../externals';
-
 interface ClientStore {
   name?: string;
   setName: (newValue: string) => void;
@@ -17,7 +15,7 @@ interface ClientStore {
   setClients: (clients: ClientList) => void;
 }
 
-const clientNameKey = `${baseURI}ontime-client-name`;
+const clientNameKey = 'ontime-client-name';
 
 function persistNameInStorage(newValue: string) {
   localStorage.setItem(clientNameKey, newValue);

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

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ type LogStore = {
   logs: Log[];
 };
 
-export const logger = createStore<LogStore>(() => ({
+const logger = createStore<LogStore>(() => ({
   logs: [],
 }));
 

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

@@ -14,18 +14,6 @@ export const runtimeStore = createWithEqualityFn<RuntimeStore>(
 export const useRuntimeStore = <T>(selector: (state: RuntimeStore) => T) =>
   useStoreWithEqualityFn(runtimeStore, selector, deepCompare);
 
-let batchStore: Partial<RuntimeStore> = {};
-
-export function addToBatchUpdates<K extends keyof RuntimeStore>(key: K, value: RuntimeStore[K]) {
-  batchStore[key] = value;
-}
-
-export function flushBatchUpdates() {
-  const state = runtimeStore.getState();
-  runtimeStore.setState({ ...state, ...batchStore });
-  batchStore = {};
-}
-
 /**
  * Allows patching a property of the runtime store
  */

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

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-// eslint-disable-next-line simple-import-sort/imports
 import { create } from 'zustand';
 
 import { booleanFromLocalStorage } from '../utils/localStorage';
-import { baseURI } from '../../externals';
 
 enum LocalEventKeys {
   Mirror = 'ontime-view-mirror',
@@ -14,11 +12,11 @@ type ViewOptionsStore = {
 };
 
 export const useViewOptionsStore = create<ViewOptionsStore>()((set) => ({
-  mirror: booleanFromLocalStorage(`${baseURI}${LocalEventKeys.Mirror}`, false),
+  mirror: booleanFromLocalStorage(LocalEventKeys.Mirror, false),
   toggleMirror: (newValue?: boolean) =>
     set((state) => {
       const val = typeof newValue === 'undefined' ? !state.mirror : newValue;
-      localStorage.setItem(`${baseURI}${LocalEventKeys.Mirror}`, String(val));
+      localStorage.setItem(LocalEventKeys.Mirror, String(val));
       return { mirror: val };
     }),
 }));

apps/client/src/common/utils/__tests__/__snapshots__/styleUtils.test.ts.snap

@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 exports[`cx() > ignores falsy values 1`] = `""`;
 
-exports[`cx() > merges styles 1`] = `"_test_d5d33f _another_d5d33f"`;
+exports[`cx() > merges styles 1`] = `"_test_98a1e0 _another_98a1e0"`;

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

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-import { makeCSVFromArrayOfArrays } from '../csv';
+import { OntimeEntry, ProjectRundowns, Rundown } from 'ontime-types';
+
+import { aggregateRundowns, makeCSVFromArrayOfArrays } from '../csv';
 
 describe('makeCSVFromArrayOfArrays()', () => {
   it('joins an array of arrays with commas and newlines', () => {
@@ -11,3 +13,34 @@ after newline,after comma
 `);
   });
 });
+
+describe('aggregateRundowns()', () => {
+  it('flattens an object of rundowns into a single array', () => {
+    const rundowns = {
+      first: {
+        id: '',
+        title: '',
+        revision: 0,
+        order: ['1', '2'],
+        flatOrder: ['1', '2'],
+        entries: {
+          '1': { id: '1' } as OntimeEntry,
+          '2': { id: '2' } as OntimeEntry,
+        },
+      },
+      second: {
+        id: '',
+        title: '',
+        revision: 0,
+        order: ['3', '4'],
+        flatOrder: ['3', '4'],
+        entries: {
+          '3': { id: '3' } as OntimeEntry,
+          '4': { id: '4' } as OntimeEntry,
+        },
+      } as Rundown,
+    } as ProjectRundowns;
+
+    expect(aggregateRundowns(rundowns)).toStrictEqual([{ id: '1' }, { id: '2' }, { id: '3' }, { id: '4' }]);
+  });
+});

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

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { EndAction, EventCustomFields, OntimeEvent, SupportedEvent, TimerType, TimeStrategy } from 'ontime-types';
+import { EndAction, EntryCustomFields, OntimeEvent, SupportedEntry, TimerType, TimeStrategy } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import { cloneEvent } from '../eventsManager';
 
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ describe('cloneEvent()', () => {
   it('creates a stem from a given event', () => {
     const original: OntimeEvent = {
       id: 'unique',
-      type: SupportedEvent.Event,
+      type: SupportedEntry.Event,
       title: 'title',
       cue: 'cue',
       note: 'note',
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ describe('cloneEvent()', () => {
       timeEnd: 10,
       timerType: TimerType.CountDown,
       timeStrategy: TimeStrategy.LockEnd,
-      linkStart: null,
+      parent: 'test',
+      linkStart: false,
       countToEnd: false,
       endAction: EndAction.None,
       isPublic: false,
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ describe('cloneEvent()', () => {
       gap: 0,
       custom: {
         lighting: '3',
-      } as EventCustomFields,
+      } as EntryCustomFields,
     };
 
     const cloned = cloneEvent(original);
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ describe('cloneEvent()', () => {
     expect(cloned.custom).not.toBe(original.custom);
 
     expect(cloned).toMatchObject({
-      type: SupportedEvent.Event,
+      type: SupportedEntry.Event,
       title: original.title,
       note: original.note,
       timeStart: original.timeStart,
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ describe('cloneEvent()', () => {
       timeEnd: original.timeEnd,
       timerType: original.timerType,
       timeStrategy: original.timeStrategy,
+      parent: 'test',
       countToEnd: original.countToEnd,
       linkStart: original.linkStart,
       endAction: original.endAction,

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

@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ describe('getRouteFromPreset()', () => {
   describe('handle url sharing edge cases', () => {
     it('finds the correct preset when the url contains extra arguments', () => {
       const location = resolvePath('/demopage?locked=true&token=123');
-      expect(getRouteFromPreset(location, presets)?.startsWith('timer?user=guest&alias=demopage')).toBeTruthy()
+      expect(getRouteFromPreset(location, presets)?.startsWith('timer?user=guest&alias=demopage')).toBeTruthy();
-    })
+    });
 
     it('appends the feature params to the alias', () => {
       const location = resolvePath('/demopage?locked=true&token=123');
-      expect(getRouteFromPreset(location, presets)).toBe('timer?user=guest&alias=demopage&locked=true&token=123')
+      expect(getRouteFromPreset(location, presets)).toBe('timer?user=guest&alias=demopage&locked=true&token=123');
-    })
+    });
   });
 });
 
@@ -83,25 +83,26 @@ describe('generatePathFromPreset()', () => {
   });
 
   test('appends the feature params to the alias', () => {
-    expect(generatePathFromPreset('timer?user=guest', 'demopage', 'true', '123')).toBe('timer?user=guest&alias=demopage&locked=true&token=123');
+    expect(generatePathFromPreset('timer?user=guest', 'demopage', 'true', '123')).toBe(
+      'timer?user=guest&alias=demopage&locked=true&token=123',
+    );
   });
 });
 
 describe('arePathsEquivalent()', () => {
-  it("checks whether the paths match",  () => {
+  it('checks whether the paths match', () => {
     expect(arePathsEquivalent('demopage', 'timer')).toBeFalsy();
     expect(arePathsEquivalent('timer', 'timer')).toBeTruthy();
     expect(arePathsEquivalent('timer?user=guest', 'timer?user=guest')).toBeTruthy();
-  })
+  });
 
-  it("checks whether the params match",  () => {
+  it('checks whether the params match', () => {
     expect(arePathsEquivalent('timer?test=a', 'timer?test=b')).toBeFalsy();
     expect(arePathsEquivalent('timer?test=a', 'timer?test=a')).toBeTruthy();
-  })
+  });
 
-  it("considers edge cases for the url sharing feature",  () => {
+  it('considers edge cases for the url sharing feature', () => {
     expect(arePathsEquivalent('timer?test=a&locked=true=token=123', 'timer?test=b')).toBeFalsy();
     expect(arePathsEquivalent('timer?test=a&locked=true=token=123', 'timer?test=a')).toBeTruthy();
-  })
+  });
 });
-

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

@@ -1,10 +1,31 @@
 import { stringify } from 'csv-stringify/browser/esm/sync';
+import { OntimeEntry, ProjectRundowns } from 'ontime-types';
 
 /**
- * @description Converts an array of arrays to a CSV file
+ * Converts an array of arrays to a CSV file
- * @param {string[][]} arrayOfArrays
- * @return {string}
  */
 export function makeCSVFromArrayOfArrays(arrayOfArrays: string[][]): string {
   return stringify(arrayOfArrays);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Receives an object of rundowns, and flattens them into a single, linear rundown
+ * Used for CSV export
+ */
+export function aggregateRundowns(rundowns: ProjectRundowns): OntimeEntry[] {
+  const rundownKeys = Object.keys(rundowns);
+  if (rundownKeys.length === 0) return [];
+  const flatRundown: OntimeEntry[] = [];
+
+  for (const key of rundownKeys) {
+    const { order, entries } = rundowns[key];
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < order.length; i++) {
+      const entryId = order[i];
+      const entry = entries[entryId];
+
+      flatRundown.push(entry);
+    }
+  }
+  return flatRundown;
+}

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

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { OntimeEvent, SupportedEvent } from 'ontime-types';
+import { OntimeEvent, SupportedEntry } from 'ontime-types';
 
 /**
  * @description Creates a safe duplicate of an event
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { OntimeEvent, SupportedEvent } from 'ontime-types';
 type ClonedEvent = Omit<OntimeEvent, 'id' | 'cue'>;
 export const cloneEvent = (event: OntimeEvent): ClonedEvent => {
   return {
-    type: SupportedEvent.Event,
+    type: SupportedEntry.Event,
     title: event.title,
     note: event.note,
     timeStart: event.timeStart,
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export const cloneEvent = (event: OntimeEvent): ClonedEvent => {
     isPublic: event.isPublic,
     skip: event.skip,
     colour: event.colour,
+    parent: event.parent,
     revision: 0,
     delay: event.delay, // the events will be collocated, so having the same metadata is a good start
     dayOffset: event.dayOffset,

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

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Log, RundownCached, RuntimeStore } from 'ontime-types';
+import { Log, Rundown, RuntimeStore } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import { isProduction, websocketUrl } from '../../externals';
 import { CLIENT_LIST, CUSTOM_FIELDS, REPORT, RUNDOWN, RUNTIME } from '../api/constants';
@@ -14,13 +14,12 @@ import {
 } from '../stores/clientStore';
 import { addDialog } from '../stores/dialogStore';
 import { addLog } from '../stores/logger';
-import { addToBatchUpdates, flushBatchUpdates, patchRuntime, patchRuntimeProperty } from '../stores/runtime';
+import { patchRuntime, patchRuntimeProperty } from '../stores/runtime';
 
-export let websocket: WebSocket | null = null;
+let websocket: WebSocket | null = null;
 let reconnectTimeout: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
 const reconnectInterval = 1000;
 
-export let shouldReconnect = true;
 export let hasConnected = false;
 export let reconnectAttempts = 0;
 
@@ -49,18 +48,17 @@ export const connectSocket = () => {
   websocket.onclose = () => {
     console.warn('WebSocket disconnected');
 
-    if (shouldReconnect) {
+    // we decide to allows reconnect
-      reconnectTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+    reconnectTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
-        if (reconnectAttempts > 2) {
+      if (reconnectAttempts > 2) {
-          setOnlineStatus(false);
+        setOnlineStatus(false);
-        }
+      }
-        console.warn('WebSocket: attempting reconnect');
+      console.warn('WebSocket: attempting reconnect');
-        if (websocket && websocket.readyState === WebSocket.CLOSED) {
+      if (websocket && websocket.readyState === WebSocket.CLOSED) {
-          reconnectAttempts += 1;
+        reconnectAttempts += 1;
-          connectSocket();
+        connectSocket();
-        }
+      }
-      }, reconnectInterval);
+    }, reconnectInterval);
-    }
   };
 
   websocket.onerror = (error) => {
@@ -143,59 +141,10 @@ export const connectSocket = () => {
           updateDevTools(serverPayload);
           break;
         }
-        case 'ontime-clock': {
+        case 'ontime-patch': {
-          addToBatchUpdates('clock', payload);
+          const patch = payload as Partial<RuntimeStore>;
-          updateDevTools({ clock: payload });
+          patchRuntime(patch);
-          break;
+          updateDevTools(patch);
-        }
-        case 'ontime-timer': {
-          addToBatchUpdates('timer', payload);
-          updateDevTools({ timer: payload });
-          break;
-        }
-        case 'ontime-onAir': {
-          addToBatchUpdates('onAir', payload);
-          updateDevTools({ onAir: payload });
-          break;
-        }
-        case 'ontime-message': {
-          addToBatchUpdates('message', payload);
-          updateDevTools({ message: payload });
-          break;
-        }
-        case 'ontime-runtime': {
-          addToBatchUpdates('runtime', payload);
-          updateDevTools({ runtime: payload });
-          break;
-        }
-        case 'ontime-eventNow': {
-          addToBatchUpdates('eventNow', payload);
-          updateDevTools({ eventNow: payload });
-          break;
-        }
-        case 'ontime-currentBlock': {
-          addToBatchUpdates('currentBlock', payload);
-          updateDevTools({ currentBlock: payload });
-          break;
-        }
-        case 'ontime-publicEventNow': {
-          addToBatchUpdates('publicEventNow', payload);
-          updateDevTools({ publicEventNow: payload });
-          break;
-        }
-        case 'ontime-eventNext': {
-          addToBatchUpdates('eventNext', payload);
-          updateDevTools({ eventNext: payload });
-          break;
-        }
-        case 'ontime-publicEventNext': {
-          addToBatchUpdates('publicEventNext', payload);
-          updateDevTools({ publicEventNext: payload });
-          break;
-        }
-        case 'ontime-auxtimer1': {
-          addToBatchUpdates('auxtimer1', payload);
-          updateDevTools({ auxtimer1: payload });
           break;
         }
         case 'ontime-refetch': {
@@ -205,7 +154,7 @@ export const connectSocket = () => {
             invalidateAllCaches();
           } else if (target === 'RUNDOWN') {
             const { revision } = payload;
-            const currentRevision = ontimeQueryClient.getQueryData<RundownCached>(RUNDOWN)?.revision ?? -1;
+            const currentRevision = ontimeQueryClient.getQueryData<Rundown>(RUNDOWN)?.revision ?? -1;
             if (revision > currentRevision) {
               ontimeQueryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: RUNDOWN });
               ontimeQueryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: CUSTOM_FIELDS });
@@ -215,8 +164,8 @@ export const connectSocket = () => {
           }
           break;
         }
-        case 'ontime-flush': {
+        default: {
-          flushBatchUpdates();
+          console.log('unknown WS message', type);
           break;
         }
       }
@@ -226,11 +175,6 @@ export const connectSocket = () => {
   };
 };
 
-export const disconnectSocket = () => {
-  shouldReconnect = false;
-  websocket?.close();
-};
-
 export const socketSend = (message: any) => {
   if (websocket && websocket.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
     websocket.send(message);

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

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function getFormatFromParams() {
  * Gets the format options from the applicaton settings
  * @returns a string equivalent to the format, ie: hh:mm:ss a or HH:mm:ss
  */
-export function getFormatFromSettings(): TimeFormat {
+function getFormatFromSettings(): TimeFormat {
   const settings: Settings | undefined = ontimeQueryClient.getQueryData(APP_SETTINGS);
   return settings?.timeFormat ?? '24';
 }

apps/client/src/declarations/test.d.ts

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-import { TestingLibraryMatchers } from '@testing-library/jest-dom/matchers';
-
-import 'vitest';
-
-// ugly hack because vite and pnpm are not playing ball with jest
-// https://github.com/testing-library/jest-dom/issues/123
-declare global {
-  namespace Vi {
-    type Assertion<T = any> = TestingLibraryMatchers<T, void>;
-  }
-}

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

@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ export default function ReportSettings() {
   };
 
   const combinedReport = useMemo(() => {
-    return getCombinedReport(reportData, data.rundown, data.order);
+    return getCombinedReport(reportData, data.entries, data.order);
-  }, [reportData, data.rundown, data.order]);
+  }, [reportData, data.entries, data.order]);
 
   return (
     <Panel.Section>

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/feature-settings-panel/reportSettings.utils.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { isOntimeEvent, MaybeNumber, NormalisedRundown, OntimeReport } from 'ontime-types';
+import { EntryId, isOntimeEvent, MaybeNumber, OntimeReport, RundownEntries } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import { makeCSVFromArrayOfArrays } from '../../../../common/utils/csv';
 import { formatTime } from '../../../../common/utils/time';
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export type CombinedReport = {
 /**
  * Creates a combined report with the rundown data
  */
-export function getCombinedReport(report: OntimeReport, rundown: NormalisedRundown, order: string[]): CombinedReport[] {
+export function getCombinedReport(report: OntimeReport, rundown: RundownEntries, order: EntryId[]): CombinedReport[] {
   if (Object.keys(report).length === 0) return [];
   if (order.length === 0) return [];
 

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/general-panel/GeneralPanelForm.tsx

@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ import * as Panel from '../../panel-utils/PanelUtils';
 
 import GeneralPinInput from './GeneralPinInput';
 
-export type GeneralPanelFormValues = {
-  filename: string;
-};
-
 export default function GeneralPanelForm() {
   const { data, status, refetch } = useSettings();
   const {

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/interface-panel/EditorSettingsForm.tsx

@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ export default function EditorSettingsForm() {
                 onChange={(event) => setDefaultEndAction(event.target.value as EndAction)}
               >
                 <option value={EndAction.None}>None</option>
-                <option value={EndAction.Stop}>Stop</option>
                 <option value={EndAction.LoadNext}>Load next</option>
                 <option value={EndAction.PlayNext}>Play next</option>
               </Select>

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/project-panel/ProjectCreateForm.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
-import { useFieldArray, useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
+import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
-import { IoTrash } from 'react-icons/io5';
 import { Button, Input, Textarea } from '@chakra-ui/react';
 import { useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ type ProjectCreateFormValues = {
   publicUrl?: string;
   backstageInfo?: string;
   backstageUrl?: string;
-  custom?: { title: string; value: string }[];
 };
 
 export default function ProjectCreateForm(props: ProjectCreateFromProps) {
@@ -36,7 +34,6 @@ export default function ProjectCreateForm(props: ProjectCreateFromProps) {
   const {
     handleSubmit,
     register,
-    control,
     formState: { isSubmitting, isValid },
     setFocus,
   } = useForm<ProjectCreateFormValues>({
@@ -47,11 +44,6 @@ export default function ProjectCreateForm(props: ProjectCreateFromProps) {
     },
   });
 
-  const { fields, append, remove } = useFieldArray({
-    control,
-    name: 'custom',
-  });
-
   // set focus to first field
   useEffect(() => {
     setFocus('title');
@@ -67,7 +59,6 @@ export default function ProjectCreateForm(props: ProjectCreateFromProps) {
         ...values,
         filename,
       });
-
       await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: PROJECT_LIST });
       onClose();
     } catch (error) {
@@ -75,10 +66,6 @@ export default function ProjectCreateForm(props: ProjectCreateFromProps) {
     }
   };
 
-  const handleAddCustom = () => {
-    append({ title: '', value: '' });
-  };
-
   return (
     <Panel.Section
       as='form'
@@ -164,42 +151,6 @@ export default function ProjectCreateForm(props: ProjectCreateFromProps) {
             {...register('backstageUrl')}
           />
         </label>
-        <Panel.Section>
-          <Panel.ListItem>
-            <Panel.Field title='Custom data' description='Add custom data for your project' />
-            <Button variant='ontime-subtle' onClick={handleAddCustom}>
-              +
-            </Button>
-          </Panel.ListItem>
-          {fields.map((field, idx) => (
-            <div key={field.id} className={style.customDataItem}>
-              <Panel.Paragraph>{idx + 1}.</Panel.Paragraph>
-              <label>
-                Title
-                <Input
-                  variant='ontime-filled'
-                  size='sm'
-                  placeholder={field.title}
-                  autoComplete='off'
-                  {...register(`custom.${idx}.title` as const)}
-                />
-              </label>
-              <label>
-                Value
-                <Input
-                  variant='ontime-filled'
-                  size='sm'
-                  placeholder={field.value}
-                  autoComplete='off'
-                  {...register(`custom.${idx}.value` as const)}
-                />
-              </label>
-              <Button variant='ontime-ghosted' onClick={() => remove(idx)}>
-                <IoTrash />
-              </Button>
-            </div>
-          ))}
-        </Panel.Section>
       </Panel.Section>
     </Panel.Section>
   );

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/project-panel/ProjectData.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { ChangeEvent, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
-import { useFieldArray, useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
+import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
-import { IoAdd, IoDownloadOutline, IoTrash } from 'react-icons/io5';
+import { IoDownloadOutline, IoTrash } from 'react-icons/io5';
 import { Button, Input, Textarea } from '@chakra-ui/react';
 import { type ProjectData } from 'ontime-types';
 
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ export default function ProjectData() {
     formState: { isSubmitting, isValid, isDirty, errors },
     setError,
     watch,
-    control,
     setValue,
   } = useForm({
     defaultValues: data,
@@ -33,12 +32,6 @@ export default function ProjectData() {
     resetOptions: {
       keepDirtyValues: true,
     },
-    mode: 'onChange',
-  });
-
-  const { fields, append, remove } = useFieldArray({
-    control,
-    name: 'custom',
   });
 
   // reset form values if data changes
@@ -84,10 +77,6 @@ export default function ProjectData() {
     });
   };
 
-  const handleAddCustom = () => {
-    append({ title: '', value: '' });
-  };
-
   const onSubmit = async (formData: ProjectData) => {
     try {
       await postProjectData(formData);
@@ -242,69 +231,6 @@ export default function ProjectData() {
               {...register('backstageUrl')}
             />
           </label>
-          <Panel.Section style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>
-            <Panel.ListItem>
-              <Panel.Field title='Custom data' description='' />
-              <Button leftIcon={<IoAdd />} size='sm' variant='ontime-subtle' onClick={handleAddCustom}>
-                Add
-              </Button>
-            </Panel.ListItem>
-            {fields.length > 0 &&
-              fields.map((field, idx) => {
-                const rowErrors = errors.custom?.[idx] as
-                  | {
-                      title?: { message?: string };
-                      value?: { message?: string };
-                    }
-                  | undefined;
-                return (
-                  <div key={field.id} className={style.customDataItem}>
-                    <div>
-                      <div className={style.titleRow}>
-                        <label>
-                          Title
-                          <Input
-                            variant='ontime-filled'
-                            size='sm'
-                            defaultValue={field.title}
-                            placeholder='Title of your custom data'
-                            autoComplete='off'
-                            {...register(`custom.${idx}.title`, {
-                              required: { value: true, message: 'Field cannot be empty' },
-                            })}
-                          />
-                        </label>
-                        <Button
-                          size='sm'
-                          variant='ontime-subtle'
-                          color='#FA5656' // $red-500
-                          onClick={() => remove(idx)}
-                          leftIcon={<IoTrash />}
-                        >
-                          Delete Entry
-                        </Button>
-                      </div>
-                      {rowErrors?.title?.message && <Panel.Error>{rowErrors.title.message}</Panel.Error>}
-                    </div>
-                    <label>
-                      Value
-                      <Textarea
-                        variant='ontime-filled'
-                        resize='none'
-                        size='sm'
-                        defaultValue={field.value}
-                        autoComplete='off'
-                        placeholder='Text of your custom data'
-                        {...register(`custom.${idx}.value`, {
-                          required: { value: true, message: 'Field cannot be empty' },
-                        })}
-                      />
-                      {rowErrors?.value?.message && <Panel.Error>{rowErrors.value.message}</Panel.Error>}
-                    </label>
-                  </div>
-                );
-              })}
-          </Panel.Section>
         </Panel.Section>
       </Panel.Card>
     </Panel.Section>

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/project-panel/ProjectPanel.module.scss

@@ -57,18 +57,3 @@
     height: auto;
   }
 }
-
-.customDataItem {
-  display: contents;
-  width: 100%;
-
-  .titleRow{
-    display: flex;
-    gap: 1rem;
-    align-items: end;
-
-    label {
-      flex: 1;
-    }
-  }
-}

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/project-panel/project.utils.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export async function makeProjectPatch(data: DatabaseModel, mergeKeys: Record<st
   for (const key in mergeKeys) {
     if (isKeyOfType(key, data) && mergeKeys[key]) {
       // if the rundown is merged we also need the custom fields
-      if (key === 'rundown') {
+      if (key === 'rundowns') {
         patchObject.customFields = data['customFields'];
       }
       Object.assign(patchObject, { [key]: data[key] });

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

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useState } from 'react';
 import { Button } from '@chakra-ui/react';
-import { CustomFields, OntimeRundown } from 'ontime-types';
+import { CustomFields, Rundown } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import * as Panel from '../../panel-utils/PanelUtils';
 
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import useGoogleSheet from './useGoogleSheet';
 import { useSheetStore } from './useSheetStore';
 
 interface ImportReviewProps {
-  rundown: OntimeRundown;
+  rundown: Rundown;
   customFields: CustomFields;
   onFinished: () => void;
   onCancel: () => void;
@@ -29,7 +29,12 @@ export default function ImportReview(props: ImportReviewProps) {
 
   const applyImport = async () => {
     setLoading(true);
-    await importRundown(rundown, customFields);
+    await importRundown(
+      {
+        [rundown.id]: rundown,
+      },
+      customFields,
+    );
     setLoading(false);
     onFinished();
   };

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/sources-panel/import-map/importMapUtils.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 import { ImportCustom, ImportMap } from 'ontime-utils';
 
-import { baseURI } from '../../../../../externals';
-
 export type NamedImportMap = typeof namedImportMap;
 
 // Record of label and import name
-export const namedImportMap = {
+const namedImportMap = {
   Worksheet: 'event schedule',
   Start: 'time start',
   'Link start': 'link start',
@@ -66,11 +64,11 @@ export function convertToImportMap(namedImportMap: NamedImportMap): ImportMap {
 }
 
 export function persistImportMap(options: NamedImportMap) {
-  localStorage.setItem(`${baseURI}ontime-import-options`, JSON.stringify(options));
+  localStorage.setItem('ontime-import-options', JSON.stringify(options));
 }
 
 function getPersistImportMap(): unknown {
-  const options = localStorage.getItem(`${baseURI}ontime-import-options`);
+  const options = localStorage.getItem('ontime-import-options');
   if (!options) {
     throw new Error('no import options found');
   }

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/sources-panel/preview/PreviewRundown.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Fragment } from 'react';
 import { IoLink } from 'react-icons/io5';
-import { CustomFields, isOntimeBlock, isOntimeEvent, OntimeRundown } from 'ontime-types';
+import { CustomFields, isOntimeBlock, isOntimeEvent, Rundown } from 'ontime-types';
 import { millisToString } from 'ontime-utils';
 
 import Tag from '../../../../../common/components/tag/Tag';
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import * as Panel from '../../../panel-utils/PanelUtils';
 import style from './PreviewRundown.module.scss';
 
 interface PreviewRundownProps {
-  rundown: OntimeRundown;
+  rundown: Rundown;
   customFields: CustomFields;
 }
 
@@ -53,75 +53,76 @@ export default function PreviewRundown(props: PreviewRundownProps) {
         </tr>
       </thead>
       <tbody>
-        {rundown.map((event) => {
+        {rundown.order.map((entryId) => {
-          if (isOntimeBlock(event)) {
+          const entry = rundown.entries[entryId];
+          if (isOntimeBlock(entry)) {
             return (
-              <tr key={event.id}>
+              <tr key={entry.id}>
                 <td className={style.center}>
                   <Tag>-</Tag>
                 </td>
                 <td className={style.center}>
-                  <Tag>{event.type}</Tag>
+                  <Tag>{entry.type}</Tag>
                 </td>
                 <td />
-                <td colSpan={99}>{event.title}</td>
+                <td colSpan={99}>{entry.title}</td>
               </tr>
             );
           }
-          if (!isOntimeEvent(event)) {
+          if (!isOntimeEvent(entry)) {
             return null;
           }
           eventIndex += 1;
-          const colour = event.colour ? getAccessibleColour(event.colour) : {};
+          const colour = entry.colour ? getAccessibleColour(entry.colour) : {};
-          const countToEnd = booleanToText(event.countToEnd);
+          const countToEnd = booleanToText(entry.countToEnd);
-          const isPublic = booleanToText(event.isPublic);
+          const isPublic = booleanToText(entry.isPublic);
-          const skip = booleanToText(event.skip);
+          const skip = booleanToText(entry.skip);
 
           return (
-            <Fragment key={event.id}>
+            <Fragment key={entry.id}>
               <tr>
                 <td className={style.center}>
                   <Tag>{eventIndex}</Tag>
                 </td>
                 <td className={style.center}>
-                  <Tag>{event.type}</Tag>
+                  <Tag>{entry.type}</Tag>
                 </td>
-                <td className={style.nowrap}>{event.cue}</td>
+                <td className={style.nowrap}>{entry.cue}</td>
-                <td>{event.title}</td>
+                <td>{entry.title}</td>
                 <td className={style.flex}>
-                  <span className={event.linkStart ? style.subdued : undefined}>{millisToString(event.timeStart)}</span>
+                  <span className={entry.linkStart ? style.subdued : undefined}>{millisToString(entry.timeStart)}</span>
-                  {event.linkStart && <IoLink className={style.linkStartActive} />}
+                  {entry.linkStart && <IoLink className={style.linkStartActive} />}
                 </td>
-                <td>{millisToString(event.timeEnd)}</td>
+                <td>{millisToString(entry.timeEnd)}</td>
-                <td>{millisToString(event.duration)}</td>
+                <td>{millisToString(entry.duration)}</td>
-                <td>{millisToString(event.timeWarning)}</td>
+                <td>{millisToString(entry.timeWarning)}</td>
-                <td>{millisToString(event.timeDanger)}</td>
+                <td>{millisToString(entry.timeDanger)}</td>
                 <td className={style.center}>{countToEnd && <Tag>{countToEnd}</Tag>}</td>
                 <td className={style.center}>{isPublic && <Tag>{isPublic}</Tag>}</td>
                 <td>{skip && <Tag>{skip}</Tag>}</td>
-                <td style={{ ...colour }}>{event.colour}</td>
+                <td style={{ ...colour }}>{entry.colour}</td>
                 <td className={style.center}>
-                  <Tag>{event.timerType}</Tag>
+                  <Tag>{entry.timerType}</Tag>
                 </td>
                 <td className={style.center}>
-                  <Tag>{event.endAction}</Tag>
+                  <Tag>{entry.endAction}</Tag>
                 </td>
-                {isOntimeEvent(event) &&
+                {isOntimeEvent(entry) &&
                   fieldKeys.map((field) => {
                     let value = '';
-                    if (field in event.custom) {
+                    if (field in entry.custom) {
-                      value = event.custom[field];
+                      value = entry.custom[field];
                     }
                     return <td key={field}>{value}</td>;
                   })}
                 <td className={style.center}>
-                  <Tag>{event.id}</Tag>
+                  <Tag>{entry.id}</Tag>
                 </td>
               </tr>
-              {event.note && (
+              {entry.note && (
                 <tr>
                   <td colSpan={99} className={style.secondaryRow}>
-                    Note: {event.note}
+                    Note: {entry.note}
                   </td>
                 </tr>
               )}

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/sources-panel/useGoogleSheet.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
-import { AuthenticationStatus, CustomFields, OntimeRundown } from 'ontime-types';
+import { AuthenticationStatus, CustomFields, ProjectRundowns } from 'ontime-types';
 import { ImportMap } from 'ontime-utils';
 
 import { CUSTOM_FIELDS, RUNDOWN } from '../../../../common/api/constants';
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ export default function useGoogleSheet() {
   };
 
   /** applies rundown and customFields to current project */
-  const importRundown = async (rundown: OntimeRundown, customFields: CustomFields) => {
+  const importRundown = async (rundowns: ProjectRundowns, customFields: CustomFields) => {
     try {
-      await patchData({ rundown, customFields });
+      await patchData({ rundowns, customFields });
       // we are unable to optimistically set the rundown since we need
       // it to be normalised
       await queryClient.invalidateQueries({

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/sources-panel/useSheetStore.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { AuthenticationStatus, CustomFields, OntimeRundown } from 'ontime-types';
+import { AuthenticationStatus, CustomFields, Rundown } from 'ontime-types';
 import { defaultImportMap, ImportMap } from 'ontime-utils';
 import { create } from 'zustand';
 
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ type SheetStore = {
   setAuthenticationStatus: (status: AuthenticationStatus) => void;
 
   // we get this from a preview response
-  rundown: OntimeRundown | null;
+  rundown: Rundown | null;
-  setRundown: (rundown: OntimeRundown | null) => void;
+  setRundown: (rundown: Rundown | null) => void;
 
   // we get this from a preview response
   customFields: CustomFields | null;
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export const useSheetStore = create<SheetStore>((set, get) => ({
 
   setAuthenticationStatus: (status: AuthenticationStatus) => set({ authenticationStatus: status }),
 
-  setRundown: (rundown: OntimeRundown | null) => set({ rundown }),
+  setRundown: (rundown: Rundown | null) => set({ rundown }),
 
   setCustomFields: (customFields: CustomFields | null) => set({ customFields }),
 

apps/client/src/features/control/playback/add-time/AddTime.tsx

@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@ import { IoAdd, IoRemove } from 'react-icons/io5';
 import { Tooltip } from '@chakra-ui/react';
 import { useLocalStorage } from '@mantine/hooks';
 import { Playback } from 'ontime-types';
-import { MILLIS_PER_HOUR, MILLIS_PER_SECOND, parseUserTime } from 'ontime-utils';
+import { MILLIS_PER_HOUR, parseUserTime } from 'ontime-utils';
 
 import TimeInput from '../../../../common/components/input/time-input/TimeInput';
 import { setPlayback } from '../../../../common/hooks/useSocket';
-import { baseURI } from '../../../../externals';
 import { tooltipDelayMid } from '../../../../ontimeConfig';
 import TapButton from '../tap-button/TapButton';
 
@@ -18,29 +17,29 @@ interface AddTimeProps {
 
 export default function AddTime(props: AddTimeProps) {
   const { playback } = props;
-  const [time, setTime] = useLocalStorage({ key: `${baseURI}add-time`, defaultValue: 300_000 }); // 5 minutes
+  const [timeInMs, setTime] = useLocalStorage({ key: 'add-time', defaultValue: 300_000 }); // 5 minutes
 
   const handleTimeChange = (_field: string, value: string) => {
-    const newTime = parseUserTime(value);
+    const newTimeInMs = parseUserTime(value);
     // cap add time to 1 hour
-    setTime(Math.min(newTime, MILLIS_PER_HOUR));
+    setTime(Math.min(newTimeInMs, MILLIS_PER_HOUR));
   };
 
   const handleAddTime = (direction: 'add' | 'remove') => {
-    // API expects input in seconds
+    // API expects input in milliseconds
     if (direction === 'add') {
-      setPlayback.addTime(time / MILLIS_PER_SECOND);
+      setPlayback.addTime(timeInMs);
     } else {
-      setPlayback.addTime((-1 * time) / MILLIS_PER_SECOND);
+      setPlayback.addTime(-1 * timeInMs);
     }
   };
 
   const canAddTime = playback === Playback.Play || playback === Playback.Pause;
-  const doDisableButtons = !canAddTime || time === 0;
+  const doDisableButtons = !canAddTime || timeInMs === 0;
 
   return (
     <div className={style.addTime}>
-      <TimeInput name='addtime' submitHandler={handleTimeChange} time={time} placeholder='Add time' />
+      <TimeInput name='addtime' submitHandler={handleTimeChange} time={timeInMs} placeholder='Add time' />
       <div className={style.addButtons}>
         <Tooltip label='Remove time' openDelay={tooltipDelayMid} shouldWrapChildren>
           <TapButton onClick={() => handleAddTime('remove')} disabled={doDisableButtons} className={style.tallButtons}>

apps/client/src/features/control/playback/aux-timer/AuxTimer.tsx

@@ -59,15 +59,20 @@ export function AuxTimer() {
 }
 
 function AuxTimerInput() {
-  const time = useAuxTimerTime();
+  const newTimeInMs = useAuxTimerTime();
   const { setDuration } = setAuxTimer;
 
   const handleTimeUpdate = (_field: string, value: string) => {
-    const newTime = parseUserTime(value);
+    const newTimeInMs = parseUserTime(value);
-    setDuration(newTime / 1000); // frontend api is seconds based
+    setDuration(newTimeInMs);
   };
 
   return (
-    <TimeInput<'auxTimer'> submitHandler={handleTimeUpdate} name='auxTimer' time={time} placeholder='Aux Timer 1' />
+    <TimeInput<'auxTimer'>
+      submitHandler={handleTimeUpdate}
+      name='auxTimer'
+      time={newTimeInMs}
+      placeholder='Aux Timer 1'
+    />
   );
 }

apps/client/src/features/editors/finder/Finder.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { KeyboardEvent, useState } from 'react';
 import { Input, Modal, ModalBody, ModalContent, ModalFooter, ModalOverlay } from '@chakra-ui/react';
 import { useDebouncedCallback } from '@mantine/hooks';
-import { SupportedEvent } from 'ontime-types';
+import { SupportedEntry } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import { useEventSelection } from '../../rundown/useEventSelection';
 
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ export default function Finder(props: FinderProps) {
             {results.length > 0 &&
               results.map((entry, index) => {
                 const isSelected = selected === index;
-                const displayIndex = entry.type === SupportedEvent.Event ? entry.eventIndex : '-';
+                const displayIndex = entry.type === SupportedEntry.Event ? entry.eventIndex : '-';
-                const displayCue = entry.type === SupportedEvent.Event ? entry.cue : '';
+                const displayCue = entry.type === SupportedEntry.Event ? entry.cue : '';
-                const colour = entry.type === SupportedEvent.Event ? entry.colour : '';
+                const colour = entry.type === SupportedEntry.Event ? entry.colour : '';
 
                 return (
                   <li

apps/client/src/features/editors/finder/useFinder.tsx

@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 import { ChangeEvent, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
-import { isOntimeBlock, isOntimeEvent, MaybeString, SupportedEvent } from 'ontime-types';
+import { isOntimeBlock, isOntimeEvent, MaybeString, SupportedEntry } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import { useFlatRundown } from '../../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
 
 const maxResults = 12;
 
 type FilterableBlock = {
-  type: SupportedEvent.Block;
+  type: SupportedEntry.Block;
   id: string;
   index: number;
   title: string;
 };
 
 type FilterableEvent = {
-  type: SupportedEvent.Event;
+  type: SupportedEntry.Event;
   id: string;
   index: number;
   eventIndex: number;
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export default function useFinder() {
       if (isOntimeEvent(event)) {
         if (eventIndex === searchIndex) {
           results.push({
-            type: SupportedEvent.Event,
+            type: SupportedEntry.Event,
             id: event.id,
             index: i,
             eventIndex,
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export default function useFinder() {
         if (event.cue.toLowerCase().includes(searchString)) {
           remaining--;
           results.push({
-            type: SupportedEvent.Event,
+            type: SupportedEntry.Event,
             id: event.id,
             index: i,
             eventIndex,
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export default function useFinder() {
         if (event.title.toLowerCase().includes(searchString)) {
           remaining--;
           results.push({
-            type: SupportedEvent.Event,
+            type: SupportedEntry.Event,
             id: event.id,
             index: i,
             eventIndex,
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export default function useFinder() {
         if (event.title.toLowerCase().includes(searchString)) {
           remaining--;
           results.push({
-            type: SupportedEvent.Block,
+            type: SupportedEntry.Block,
             id: event.id,
             index: i,
             title: event.title,

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

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { isOntimeEvent, OntimeEvent, SupportedEvent } from 'ontime-types';
+import { isOntimeEvent, OntimeEvent, SupportedEntry } from 'ontime-types';
 import { getFirstEventNormal, getLastEventNormal } from 'ontime-utils';
 
 import EmptyPage from '../../common/components/state/EmptyPage';
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ export default function Operator() {
   let isPast = Boolean(featureData.selectedEventId);
   const hidePast = isStringBoolean(searchParams.get('hidepast'));
 
-  const { firstEvent } = getFirstEventNormal(data.rundown, data.order);
+  const { firstEvent } = getFirstEventNormal(data.entries, data.order);
-  const { lastEvent } = getLastEventNormal(data.rundown, data.order);
+  const { lastEvent } = getLastEventNormal(data.entries, data.order);
 
   return (
     <div className={style.operatorContainer}>
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export default function Operator() {
 
       <div className={style.operatorEvents} onWheel={handleScroll} onTouchMove={handleScroll} ref={scrollRef}>
         {data.order.map((eventId) => {
-          const entry = data.rundown[eventId];
+          const entry = data.entries[eventId];
           if (isOntimeEvent(entry)) {
             const isSelected = featureData.selectedEventId === entry.id;
             if (isSelected) {
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ export default function Operator() {
             );
           }
 
-          if (entry.type === SupportedEvent.Block) {
+          if (entry.type === SupportedEntry.Block) {
             return <OperatorBlock key={entry.id} title={entry.title} />;
           }
           return null;

apps/client/src/features/operator/edit-modal/EditModal.tsx

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { Button, Textarea } from '@chakra-ui/react';
 import { OntimeEvent } from 'ontime-types';
 
-import { useEventAction } from '../../../common/hooks/useEventAction';
+import { useEntryActions } from '../../../common/hooks/useEntryAction';
 import type { EditEvent } from '../Operator';
 
 import style from './EditModal.module.scss';
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ interface EditModalProps {
 export default function EditModal(props: EditModalProps) {
   const { event, onClose } = props;
 
-  const { updateEvent } = useEventAction();
+  const { updateEntry } = useEntryActions();
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
   const inputRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement[]>(new Array<HTMLTextAreaElement>());
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export default function EditModal(props: EditModalProps) {
     });
 
     if (patchObject.custom) {
-      await updateEvent(patchObject);
+      await updateEntry(patchObject);
     }
 
     setLoading(false);

apps/client/src/features/overview/Overview.module.scss

@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@
   @include ellipsis-overflow;
 }
 
-.offset {
-  color: $muted-gray;
-}
-
 .ahead {
   color: $playback-ahead;
 }

apps/client/src/features/overview/Overview.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { memo, PropsWithChildren, ReactNode, useMemo } from 'react';
-import { Playback } from 'ontime-types';
 import { millisToString } from 'ontime-utils';
 
 import ErrorBoundary from '../../common/components/error-boundary/ErrorBoundary';
@@ -164,10 +163,10 @@ function ProgressOverview() {
 }
 
 function RuntimeOverview() {
-  const { clock, offset, playback } = useRuntimePlaybackOverview();
+  const { clock, offset } = useRuntimePlaybackOverview();
 
   const offsetText = getOffsetText(offset);
-  const offsetClasses = cx([style.offset, playback !== Playback.Stop && (offset < 0 ? style.behind : style.ahead)]);
+  const offsetClasses = offset === null ? undefined : offset <= 0 ? style.behind : style.ahead;
 
   return (
     <>

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

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.empty {
+  padding-block: 1.5rem;
+  text-align: center;
+}

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

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
   margin-top: 1rem;
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
-  padding-right: 4px; // size of scrollbar
   overflow-y: scroll;
   height: 100%;
 }
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@
   overflow-x: clip;
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
+  padding-inline: 1rem;
 }
 
 .empty {
@@ -23,15 +23,6 @@
   align-self: center;
 }
 
-.alignCenter {
-  text-align: center;
-  flex-direction: column;
-
-  .spaceTop {
-    margin-top: 1.5rem;
-  }
-}
-
 .spacer {
   min-height: 50vh;
 }
@@ -40,6 +31,7 @@
   display: flex;
   gap: 0.5rem;
   align-items: center;
+  background-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--user-bg, transparent) 10%, transparent 90%);
 }
 
 .entryIndex {

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

@@ -1,36 +1,48 @@
 import { Fragment, lazy, useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
-import { closestCenter, DndContext, DragEndEvent, PointerSensor, useSensor, useSensors } from '@dnd-kit/core';
-import { arrayMove, SortableContext, verticalListSortingStrategy } from '@dnd-kit/sortable';
-import { useHotkeys } from '@mantine/hooks';
 import {
+  closestCenter,
+  DndContext,
+  DragEndEvent,
+  DragOverEvent,
+  DragStartEvent,
+  PointerSensor,
+  useSensor,
+  useSensors,
+} from '@dnd-kit/core';
+import { SortableContext, verticalListSortingStrategy } from '@dnd-kit/sortable';
+import { useHotkeys, useSessionStorage } from '@mantine/hooks';
+import {
+  type EntryId,
+  type MaybeString,
+  type Rundown,
   isOntimeBlock,
   isOntimeEvent,
-  isPlayableEvent,
+  OntimeBlock,
-  MaybeString,
+  OntimeEntry,
-  PlayableEvent,
   Playback,
-  RundownCached,
+  SupportedEntry,
-  SupportedEvent,
 } from 'ontime-types';
 import {
-  checkIsNextDay,
   getFirstNormal,
   getLastNormal,
   getNextBlockNormal,
   getNextNormal,
   getPreviousBlockNormal,
   getPreviousNormal,
-  isNewLatest,
+  reorderArray,
 } from 'ontime-utils';
 
-import { type EventOptions, useEventAction } from '../../common/hooks/useEventAction';
+import { type EventOptions, useEntryActions } from '../../common/hooks/useEntryAction';
 import useFollowComponent from '../../common/hooks/useFollowComponent';
 import { useRundownEditor } from '../../common/hooks/useSocket';
 import { AppMode, useAppMode } from '../../common/stores/appModeStore';
 import { useEntryCopy } from '../../common/stores/entryCopyStore';
 import { cloneEvent } from '../../common/utils/eventsManager';
 
+import BlockBlock from './block-block/BlockBlock';
+import BlockEnd from './block-block/BlockEnd';
 import QuickAddBlock from './quick-add-block/QuickAddBlock';
+import { makeRundownMetadata, makeSortableList } from './rundown.utils';
 import RundownEmpty from './RundownEmpty';
 import { useEventSelection } from './useEventSelection';
 
@@ -39,15 +51,21 @@ import style from './Rundown.module.scss';
 const RundownEntry = lazy(() => import('./RundownEntry'));
 
 interface RundownProps {
-  data: RundownCached;
+  data: Rundown;
 }
 
 export default function Rundown({ data }: RundownProps) {
-  const { order, rundown } = data;
+  const { order, flatOrder, entries, id } = data;
-  const [statefulEntries, setStatefulEntries] = useState(order);
+  // we create a copy of the rundown with a data structured aligned with what dnd-kit needs
-
   const featureData = useRundownEditor();
-  const { addEvent, reorderEvent, deleteEvent } = useEventAction();
+  const [sortableData, setSortableData] = useState<EntryId[]>(() => makeSortableList(flatOrder, entries));
+  const [collapsedGroups, setCollapsedGroups] = useSessionStorage<EntryId[]>({
+    // we ensure that this is unique to the rundown
+    key: `rundown.${id}-editor-collapsed-groups`,
+    defaultValue: [],
+  });
+
+  const { addEntry, reorderEntry, deleteEntry } = useEntryActions();
 
   const { entryCopyId, setEntryCopyId } = useEntryCopy();
 
@@ -65,34 +83,34 @@ export default function Rundown({ data }: RundownProps) {
   const deleteAtCursor = useCallback(
     (cursor: string | null) => {
       if (!cursor) return;
-      const { entry, index } = getPreviousNormal(rundown, order, cursor);
+      const { entry, index } = getPreviousNormal(entries, order, cursor);
-      deleteEvent([cursor]);
+      deleteEntry([cursor]);
       if (entry && index !== null) {
         setSelectedEvents({ id: entry.id, selectMode: 'click', index });
       }
     },
-    [rundown, order, deleteEvent, setSelectedEvents],
+    [entries, order, deleteEntry, setSelectedEvents],
   );
 
   const insertCopyAtId = useCallback(
     (atId: string | null, copyId: string | null, above = false) => {
-      const adjustedCursor = above ? getPreviousNormal(rundown, order, atId ?? '').entry?.id ?? null : atId;
+      const adjustedCursor = above ? getPreviousNormal(entries, order, atId ?? '').entry?.id ?? null : atId;
       if (copyId === null) {
         // we cant clone without selection
         return;
       }
-      const cloneEntry = rundown[copyId];
+      const cloneEntry = entries[copyId];
-      if (cloneEntry?.type === SupportedEvent.Event) {
+      if (cloneEntry?.type === SupportedEntry.Event) {
         //if we don't have a cursor add the new event on top
         const newEvent = cloneEvent(cloneEntry);
-        addEvent(newEvent, { after: adjustedCursor ?? undefined });
+        addEntry(newEvent, { after: adjustedCursor ?? undefined });
       }
     },
-    [addEvent, order, rundown],
+    [addEntry, order, entries],
   );
 
   const insertAtId = useCallback(
-    (type: SupportedEvent, id: MaybeString, above = false) => {
+    (patch: Partial<OntimeEntry> & { type: SupportedEntry }, id: MaybeString, above = false) => {
       const options: EventOptions =
         id === null
           ? {}
@@ -101,19 +119,12 @@ export default function Rundown({ data }: RundownProps) {
               before: above ? id : undefined,
             };
 
-      if (type === SupportedEvent.Event) {
+      if (!above && id) {
-        const newEvent = {
+        options.lastEventId = id;
-          type: SupportedEvent.Event,
-        };
-        if (!above && id) {
-          options.lastEventId = id;
-        }
-        addEvent(newEvent, options);
-      } else {
-        addEvent({ type }, options);
       }
+      addEntry(patch, options);
     },
-    [addEvent],
+    [addEntry],
   );
 
   const selectBlock = useCallback(
@@ -124,7 +135,7 @@ export default function Rundown({ data }: RundownProps) {
       let newCursor = cursor;
       if (cursor === null) {
         // there is no cursor, we select the first or last depending on direction
-        const selected = direction === 'up' ? getLastNormal(rundown, order) : getFirstNormal(rundown, order);
+        const selected = direction === 'up' ? getLastNormal(entries, order) : getFirstNormal(entries, order);
 
         if (isOntimeBlock(selected)) {
           setSelectedEvents({ id: selected.id, selectMode: 'click', index: direction === 'up' ? order.length : 0 });
@@ -140,14 +151,14 @@ export default function Rundown({ data }: RundownProps) {
       // otherwise we select the next or previous
       const selected =
         direction === 'up'
-          ? getPreviousBlockNormal(rundown, order, newCursor)
+          ? getPreviousBlockNormal(entries, order, newCursor)
-          : getNextBlockNormal(rundown, order, newCursor);
+          : getNextBlockNormal(entries, order, newCursor);
 
       if (selected.entry !== null && selected.index !== null) {
         setSelectedEvents({ id: selected.entry.id, selectMode: 'click', index: selected.index });
       }
     },
-    [order, rundown, setSelectedEvents],
+    [order, entries, setSelectedEvents],
   );
 
   const selectEntry = useCallback(
@@ -158,7 +169,7 @@ export default function Rundown({ data }: RundownProps) {
 
       if (cursor === null) {
         // there is no cursor, we select the first or last depending on direction if it exists
-        const selected = direction === 'up' ? getLastNormal(rundown, order) : getFirstNormal(rundown, order);
+        const selected = direction === 'up' ? getLastNormal(entries, order) : getFirstNormal(entries, order);
         if (selected !== null) {
           setSelectedEvents({ id: selected.id, selectMode: 'click', index: direction === 'up' ? order.length : 0 });
         }
@@ -167,13 +178,13 @@ export default function Rundown({ data }: RundownProps) {
 
       // otherwise we select the next or previous
       const selected =
-        direction === 'up' ? getPreviousNormal(rundown, order, cursor) : getNextNormal(rundown, order, cursor);
+        direction === 'up' ? getPreviousNormal(entries, order, cursor) : getNextNormal(entries, order, cursor);
 
       if (selected.entry !== null && selected.index !== null) {
         setSelectedEvents({ id: selected.entry.id, selectMode: 'click', index: selected.index });
       }
     },
-    [order, rundown, setSelectedEvents],
+    [order, entries, setSelectedEvents],
   );
 
   const moveEntry = useCallback(
@@ -182,14 +193,14 @@ export default function Rundown({ data }: RundownProps) {
         return;
       }
       const { index } =
-        direction === 'up' ? getPreviousNormal(rundown, order, cursor) : getNextNormal(rundown, order, cursor);
+        direction === 'up' ? getPreviousNormal(entries, order, cursor) : getNextNormal(entries, order, cursor);
 
       if (index !== null) {
         const offsetIndex = direction === 'up' ? index + 1 : index - 1;
-        reorderEvent(cursor, offsetIndex, index);
+        reorderEntry(cursor, offsetIndex, index);
       }
     },
-    [order, reorderEvent, rundown],
+    [order, reorderEntry, entries],
   );
 
   // shortcuts
@@ -207,14 +218,14 @@ export default function Rundown({ data }: RundownProps) {
 
     ['mod + Backspace', () => deleteAtCursor(cursor), { preventDefault: true }],
 
-    ['alt + E', () => insertAtId(SupportedEvent.Event, cursor), { preventDefault: true }],
+    ['alt + E', () => insertAtId({ type: SupportedEntry.Event }, cursor), { preventDefault: true }],
-    ['alt + shift + E', () => insertAtId(SupportedEvent.Event, cursor, true), { preventDefault: true }],
+    ['alt + shift + E', () => insertAtId({ type: SupportedEntry.Event }, cursor, true), { preventDefault: true }],
 
-    ['alt + B', () => insertAtId(SupportedEvent.Block, cursor), { preventDefault: true }],
+    ['alt + B', () => insertAtId({ type: SupportedEntry.Block }, cursor), { preventDefault: true }],
-    ['alt + shift + B', () => insertAtId(SupportedEvent.Block, cursor, true), { preventDefault: true }],
+    ['alt + shift + B', () => insertAtId({ type: SupportedEntry.Block }, cursor, true), { preventDefault: true }],
 
-    ['alt + D', () => insertAtId(SupportedEvent.Delay, cursor), { preventDefault: true }],
+    ['alt + D', () => insertAtId({ type: SupportedEntry.Delay }, cursor), { preventDefault: true }],
-    ['alt + shift + D', () => insertAtId(SupportedEvent.Delay, cursor, true), { preventDefault: true }],
+    ['alt + shift + D', () => insertAtId({ type: SupportedEntry.Delay }, cursor, true), { preventDefault: true }],
 
     ['mod + C', () => setEntryCopyId(cursor)],
     ['mod + V', () => insertCopyAtId(cursor, entryCopyId)],
@@ -226,11 +237,11 @@ export default function Rundown({ data }: RundownProps) {
   // we copy the state from the store here
   // to workaround async updates on the drag mutations
   useEffect(() => {
-    setStatefulEntries(order);
+    setSortableData(makeSortableList(flatOrder, entries));
-  }, [order]);
+  }, [flatOrder, entries]);
 
+  // in run mode, we follow selection
   useEffect(() => {
-    // in run mode, we follow selection
     if (appMode !== AppMode.Run || !featureData?.selectedEventId) {
       return;
     }
@@ -238,6 +249,39 @@ export default function Rundown({ data }: RundownProps) {
     setSelectedEvents({ id: featureData.selectedEventId, selectMode: 'click', index });
   }, [appMode, featureData.selectedEventId, order, setSelectedEvents]);
 
+  /**
+   * Checks whether a block is collapsed
+   */
+  const getIsCollapsed = useCallback(
+    (blockId: EntryId): boolean => {
+      return Boolean(collapsedGroups.find((id) => id === blockId));
+    },
+    [collapsedGroups],
+  );
+
+  /**
+   * Handles logic for collapsing groups
+   */
+  const handleCollapseGroup = useCallback(
+    (collapsed: boolean, groupId: EntryId) => {
+      setCollapsedGroups((prev) => {
+        const isCollapsed = getIsCollapsed(groupId);
+        if (collapsed && !isCollapsed) {
+          const newSet = new Set(prev).add(groupId);
+          return [...newSet];
+        }
+        if (!collapsed && isCollapsed) {
+          return [...prev].filter((id) => id !== groupId);
+        }
+        return prev;
+      });
+    },
+    [getIsCollapsed, setCollapsedGroups],
+  );
+
+  /**
+   * On drag end, we reorder the events
+   */
   const handleOnDragEnd = (event: DragEndEvent) => {
     const { active, over } = event;
 
@@ -245,104 +289,178 @@ export default function Rundown({ data }: RundownProps) {
       if (active.id !== over?.id) {
         const fromIndex = active.data.current?.sortable.index;
         const toIndex = over.data.current?.sortable.index;
-        // ugly hack to handle inconsistencies between dnd-kit and async store updates
+
-        setStatefulEntries((currentEntries) => {
+        // we keep a copy of the state as a hack to handle inconsistencies between dnd-kit and async store updates
-          return arrayMove(currentEntries, fromIndex, toIndex);
+        setSortableData((currentEntries) => {
+          return reorderArray(currentEntries, fromIndex, toIndex);
         });
-        reorderEvent(String(active.id), fromIndex, toIndex);
+        reorderEntry(String(active.id), fromIndex, toIndex);
       }
     }
   };
 
-  if (statefulEntries.length < 1) {
+  /**
-    return <RundownEmpty handleAddNew={() => insertAtId(SupportedEvent.Event, cursor)} />;
+   * When we drag a block, we force collapse it
+   * This avoids strange scenarios like dropping a block inside itself
+   */
+  const collapseDraggedBlocks = (event: DragStartEvent) => {
+    const isBlock = event.active.data.current?.type === 'block';
+    if (isBlock) {
+      handleCollapseGroup(true, event.active.id as EntryId);
+    }
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * When we drag over a block, we expand it if it is collapsed
+   */
+  const expandOverBlock = (event: DragOverEvent) => {
+    // if we are dragging a block, the drop operation is invalid so we dont expand
+    if (event.active.data.current?.type === 'block') {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (event.over?.data.current?.type !== 'block') {
+      return;
+    }
+    const blockId = event.over?.id as EntryId;
+    const isCollapsed = getIsCollapsed(blockId);
+    if (isCollapsed) {
+      handleCollapseGroup(false, blockId);
+    }
+  };
+
+  if (sortableData.length < 1) {
+    return <RundownEmpty handleAddNew={() => insertAtId({ type: SupportedEntry.Event }, cursor)} />;
   }
 
-  // last event is used to calculate relative timings
+  // 1. gather presentation options
-  let lastEvent: PlayableEvent | undefined; // used by indicators
-  let thisEvent: PlayableEvent | undefined;
-  // previous entry is used to infer position in the rundown for new events
-  let previousEntryId: string | undefined;
-  let thisId = previousEntryId;
-
-  let eventIndex = 0;
-  // all events before the current selected are in the past
-  let isPast = Boolean(featureData?.selectedEventId);
-  let isNextDay = false;
-  let totalGap = 0;
   const isEditMode = appMode === AppMode.Edit;
-  let isLinkedToLoaded = true; //check if the event can link all the way back to the currently playing event
+
+  // 2. initialise rundown metadata
+  const { metadata, process } = makeRundownMetadata(featureData?.selectedEventId);
+  // keep a single reference to the metadata which we override for every entry
+  let rundownMetadata = metadata;
+
   return (
     <div className={style.rundownContainer} ref={scrollRef} data-testid='rundown'>
-      <DndContext onDragEnd={handleOnDragEnd} sensors={sensors} collisionDetection={closestCenter}>
+      <DndContext
-        <SortableContext items={statefulEntries} strategy={verticalListSortingStrategy}>
+        onDragEnd={handleOnDragEnd}
+        onDragStart={collapseDraggedBlocks}
+        onDragOver={expandOverBlock}
+        sensors={sensors}
+        collisionDetection={closestCenter}
+      >
+        <SortableContext items={sortableData} strategy={verticalListSortingStrategy}>
           <div className={style.list}>
-            {statefulEntries.map((entryId, index) => {
+            {sortableData.map((entryId, index) => {
-              // we iterate through a stateful copy of order to make the operations smoother
+              const isFirst = index === 0;
-              // this means that this can be out of sync with order until the useEffect runs
+              const isLast = index === sortableData.length - 1;
-              // instead of writing all the logic guards, we simply short circuit rendering here
-              const entry = rundown[entryId];
-              if (!entry) {
-                return null;
-              }
-              if (index === 0) {
-                eventIndex = 0;
-              }
-              isNextDay = false;
-              previousEntryId = thisId;
-              thisId = entryId;
-              if (isOntimeEvent(entry)) {
-                // event indexes are 1 based in frontend
-                eventIndex++;
-                lastEvent = thisEvent;
 
-                if (isPlayableEvent(entry)) {
+              // the entry might be a pseudo block-end which does not generate metadata and should not be processed
-                  isNextDay = checkIsNextDay(entry, lastEvent);
+              if (entryId.startsWith('end-')) {
-                  if (!isPast) {
+                const parentId = entryId.split('end-')[1];
-                    totalGap += entry.gap;
+                const isBlockCollapsed = getIsCollapsed(parentId);
-                    // We also include countToEnd in this test as the behavior of a linked event coming after a countToEnd is simelar to an unlinked event
+
-                    isLinkedToLoaded = isLinkedToLoaded && entry.linkStart !== null && !lastEvent?.countToEnd;
+                if (isBlockCollapsed && isEditMode && isLast) {
-                  }
+                  return <QuickAddBlock key={entryId} previousEventId={parentId} parentBlock={null} />;
-                  if (isNewLatest(entry, lastEvent)) {
+                } else {
-                    // populate previous entry
+                  const parentColour = (entries[parentId] as OntimeBlock | undefined)?.colour;
-                    thisEvent = entry;
+                  // if the previous element is selected, it will have its own QuickAddBlock
-                  }
+                  // we use thisId instead of previousEntryId because the block end does not process
+                  // and it does not cause the reassignment of the iteration id to the previous entry
+                  const showPrependingQuickAdd = isEditMode && cursor !== rundownMetadata.thisId;
+                  return (
+                    <Fragment key={entryId}>
+                      {showPrependingQuickAdd && (
+                        <QuickAddBlock
+                          previousEventId={rundownMetadata.previousEntryId}
+                          parentBlock={parentId}
+                          backgroundColor={parentColour}
+                        />
+                      )}
+                      <BlockEnd key={entryId} id={entryId} colour={parentColour} />
+                      {isEditMode && isLast && <QuickAddBlock previousEventId={parentId} parentBlock={null} />}
+                    </Fragment>
+                  );
                 }
               }
-              const isFirst = index === 0;
+
-              const isLast = index === order.length - 1;
+              // we iterate through a stateful copy of order to make the dnd operations smoother
-              const isLoaded = featureData?.selectedEventId === entry.id;
+              // this means that this can be out of sync with order until the useEffect runs
+              // instead of writing all the logic guards, we simply short circuit rendering here
+              const entry = entries[entryId];
+              if (!entry) return null;
+              rundownMetadata = process(entry);
+
+              // if the entry has a parent, and it is collapsed, render nothing
+              if (
+                entry.type !== SupportedEntry.Block &&
+                rundownMetadata.groupId !== null &&
+                getIsCollapsed(rundownMetadata.groupId)
+              ) {
+                return null;
+              }
+
               const isNext = featureData?.nextEventId === entry.id;
               const hasCursor = entry.id === cursor;
-              if (isLoaded) {
+
-                isPast = false;
+              /**
-              }
+               * Outside a block, the value will be undefined
+               * If the colour is empty string ''
+               * ie: we are inside a block, but there is no defined colour
+               * we default to $gray-1050 #303030
+               */
+              const blockColour = rundownMetadata.groupColour === '' ? '#303030' : rundownMetadata.groupColour;
 
               return (
                 <Fragment key={entry.id}>
-                  {isEditMode && (hasCursor || isFirst) && <QuickAddBlock previousEventId={previousEntryId} />}
+                  {isEditMode && (hasCursor || isFirst) && (
-                  <div className={style.entryWrapper} data-testid={`entry-${eventIndex}`}>
+                    <QuickAddBlock
-                    {isOntimeEvent(entry) && <div className={style.entryIndex}>{eventIndex}</div>}
+                      previousEventId={rundownMetadata.previousEntryId}
-                    <div className={style.entry} key={entry.id} ref={hasCursor ? cursorRef : undefined}>
+                      parentBlock={isFirst ? null : rundownMetadata.groupId}
-                      <RundownEntry
+                      backgroundColor={isFirst ? undefined : blockColour}
-                        type={entry.type}
+                    />
-                        isPast={isPast}
+                  )}
-                        eventIndex={eventIndex}
+                  {isOntimeBlock(entry) ? (
-                        data={entry}
+                    <BlockBlock
-                        loaded={isLoaded}
+                      data={entry}
-                        hasCursor={hasCursor}
+                      hasCursor={hasCursor}
-                        isNext={isNext}
+                      collapsed={getIsCollapsed(entry.id)}
-                        previousEntryId={previousEntryId}
+                      onCollapse={handleCollapseGroup}
-                        previousEventId={lastEvent?.id}
+                    />
-                        playback={isLoaded ? featureData.playback : undefined}
+                  ) : (
-                        isRolling={featureData.playback === Playback.Roll}
+                    <div
-                        isNextDay={isNextDay}
+                      className={style.entryWrapper}
-                        totalGap={totalGap}
+                      data-testid={`entry-${rundownMetadata.eventIndex}`}
-                        isLinkedToLoaded={isLinkedToLoaded}
+                      style={blockColour ? { '--user-bg': blockColour } : {}}
-                      />
+                    >
+                      {isOntimeEvent(entry) && <div className={style.entryIndex}>{rundownMetadata.eventIndex}</div>}
+                      <div className={style.entry} key={entry.id} ref={hasCursor ? cursorRef : undefined}>
+                        <RundownEntry
+                          type={entry.type}
+                          isPast={rundownMetadata.isPast}
+                          eventIndex={rundownMetadata.eventIndex}
+                          data={entry}
+                          loaded={rundownMetadata.isLoaded}
+                          hasCursor={hasCursor}
+                          isNext={isNext}
+                          previousEntryId={rundownMetadata.previousEntryId}
+                          previousEventId={rundownMetadata.previousEvent?.id}
+                          playback={rundownMetadata.isLoaded ? featureData.playback : undefined}
+                          isRolling={featureData.playback === Playback.Roll}
+                          isNextDay={rundownMetadata.isNextDay}
+                          totalGap={rundownMetadata.totalGap}
+                          isLinkedToLoaded={rundownMetadata.isLinkedToLoaded}
+                        />
+                      </div>
                     </div>
-                  </div>
+                  )}
-                  {isEditMode && (hasCursor || isLast) && <QuickAddBlock previousEventId={entry.id} />}
+                  {isEditMode && (hasCursor || isLast) && (
+                    <QuickAddBlock
+                      previousEventId={entry.id}
+                      parentBlock={rundownMetadata.groupId}
+                      backgroundColor={blockColour}
+                    />
+                  )}
                 </Fragment>
               );
             })}

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

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { Button } from '@chakra-ui/react';
 
 import Empty from '../../common/components/state/Empty';
 
-import style from './Rundown.module.scss';
+import style from './Empty.module.scss';
 
 interface RundownEmptyProps {
   handleAddNew: () => void;
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ export default function RundownEmpty(props: RundownEmptyProps) {
   const { handleAddNew } = props;
 
   return (
-    <div className={style.alignCenter}>
+    <div className={style.empty}>
-      <Empty style={{ marginTop: '7vh' }} />
+      <Empty style={{ marginTop: '7vh', marginBottom: '1.5rem' }} />
-      <Button onClick={handleAddNew} variant='ontime-filled' className={style.spaceTop} leftIcon={<IoAdd />}>
+      <Button onClick={handleAddNew} variant='ontime-filled' leftIcon={<IoAdd />}>
         Create Event
       </Button>
     </div>

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

@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
 import { useCallback } from 'react';
-import { OntimeEvent, OntimeRundownEntry, Playback, SupportedEvent } from 'ontime-types';
+import {
+  isOntimeDelay,
+  isOntimeEvent,
+  MaybeString,
+  OntimeEntry,
+  OntimeEvent,
+  Playback,
+  SupportedEntry,
+} from 'ontime-types';
 
-import { useEventAction } from '../../common/hooks/useEventAction';
+import { useEntryActions } from '../../common/hooks/useEntryAction';
 import useMemoisedFn from '../../common/hooks/useMemoisedFn';
 import { useEmitLog } from '../../common/stores/logger';
 import { cloneEvent } from '../../common/utils/eventsManager';
 
-import BlockBlock from './block-block/BlockBlock';
 import DelayBlock from './delay-block/DelayBlock';
 import EventBlock from './event-block/EventBlock';
 import { useEventSelection } from './useEventSelection';
@@ -26,15 +33,15 @@ export type EventItemActions =
   | 'clear-report';
 
 interface RundownEntryProps {
-  type: SupportedEvent;
+  type: SupportedEntry;
   isPast: boolean;
-  data: OntimeRundownEntry;
+  data: OntimeEntry;
   loaded: boolean;
   eventIndex: number;
   hasCursor: boolean;
   isNext: boolean;
   isNextDay: boolean;
-  previousEntryId?: string;
+  previousEntryId: MaybeString;
   previousEventId?: string;
   playback?: Playback; // we only care about this if this event is playing
   isRolling: boolean; // we need to know even if not related to this event
@@ -59,7 +66,7 @@ export default function RundownEntry(props: RundownEntryProps) {
     isLinkedToLoaded,
   } = props;
   const { emitError } = useEmitLog();
-  const { addEvent, updateEvent, batchUpdateEvents, deleteEvent, swapEvents } = useEventAction();
+  const { addEntry, updateEntry, batchUpdateEvents, deleteEntry, swapEvents } = useEntryActions();
   const { selectedEvents, unselect, clearSelectedEvents } = useEventSelection();
 
   const removeOpenEvent = useCallback(() => {
@@ -79,31 +86,31 @@ export default function RundownEntry(props: RundownEntryProps) {
   const actionHandler = useMemoisedFn((action: EventItemActions, payload?: number | FieldValue) => {
     switch (action) {
       case 'event': {
-        const newEvent = { type: SupportedEvent.Event };
+        const newEvent = { type: SupportedEntry.Event };
         const options = {
           after: data.id,
           lastEventId: previousEventId,
         };
-        return addEvent(newEvent, options);
+        return addEntry(newEvent, options);
       }
       case 'event-before': {
-        const newEvent = { type: SupportedEvent.Event };
+        const newEvent = { type: SupportedEntry.Event };
         const options = {
           after: previousEntryId,
         };
-        return addEvent(newEvent, options);
+        return addEntry(newEvent, options);
       }
       case 'delay': {
-        return addEvent({ type: SupportedEvent.Delay }, { after: data.id });
+        return addEntry({ type: SupportedEntry.Delay }, { after: data.id });
       }
       case 'delay-before': {
-        return addEvent({ type: SupportedEvent.Delay }, { after: previousEntryId });
+        return addEntry({ type: SupportedEntry.Delay }, { after: previousEntryId });
       }
       case 'block': {
-        return addEvent({ type: SupportedEvent.Block }, { after: data.id });
+        return addEntry({ type: SupportedEntry.Block }, { after: data.id });
       }
       case 'block-before': {
-        return addEvent({ type: SupportedEvent.Block }, { after: previousEntryId });
+        return addEntry({ type: SupportedEntry.Block }, { after: previousEntryId });
       }
       case 'swap': {
         const { value } = payload as FieldValue;
@@ -112,14 +119,14 @@ export default function RundownEntry(props: RundownEntryProps) {
       case 'delete': {
         if (selectedEvents.size > 1) {
           clearMultiSelection();
-          return deleteEvent(Array.from(selectedEvents));
+          return deleteEntry(Array.from(selectedEvents));
         }
         removeOpenEvent();
-        return deleteEvent([data.id]);
+        return deleteEntry([data.id]);
       }
       case 'clone': {
         const newEvent = cloneEvent(data as OntimeEvent);
-        addEvent(newEvent, { after: data.id });
+        addEntry(newEvent, { after: data.id });
         break;
       }
       case 'update': {
@@ -140,7 +147,7 @@ export default function RundownEntry(props: RundownEntryProps) {
         if (field in data) {
           // @ts-expect-error -- not sure how to type this
           newData[field] = value;
-          return updateEvent(newData);
+          return updateEntry(newData);
         }
 
         return emitError(`Unknown field: ${field}`);
@@ -150,7 +157,7 @@ export default function RundownEntry(props: RundownEntryProps) {
     }
   });
 
-  if (data.type === SupportedEvent.Event) {
+  if (isOntimeEvent(data)) {
     return (
       <EventBlock
         eventId={data.id}
@@ -167,11 +174,12 @@ export default function RundownEntry(props: RundownEntryProps) {
         timerType={data.timerType}
         title={data.title}
         note={data.note}
-        delay={data.delay ?? 0}
+        delay={data.delay}
         colour={data.colour}
         isPast={isPast}
         isNext={isNext}
         skip={data.skip}
+        parent={data.parent}
         loaded={loaded}
         hasCursor={hasCursor}
         playback={playback}
@@ -184,9 +192,7 @@ export default function RundownEntry(props: RundownEntryProps) {
         actionHandler={actionHandler}
       />
     );
-  } else if (data.type === SupportedEvent.Block) {
+  } else if (isOntimeDelay(data)) {
-    return <BlockBlock data={data} hasCursor={hasCursor} onDelete={() => actionHandler('delete')} />;
-  } else if (data.type === SupportedEvent.Delay) {
     return <DelayBlock data={data} hasCursor={hasCursor} />;
   }
   return null;

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

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 .list {
   @include editor.panel;
   height: inherit;
-  padding-left: 0;
+  padding-inline: 0;
   box-shadow: $box-shadow-right;
 
   flex: 1 2 auto; /* flex-grow: 1, flex-shrink: 2, flex-basis: auto */

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

@@ -0,0 +1,314 @@
+import { OntimeBlock, OntimeEvent, RundownEntries, SupportedEntry } from 'ontime-types';
+
+import { makeRundownMetadata, makeSortableList } from '../rundown.utils';
+
+describe('makeRundownMetadata()', () => {
+  it('processes nested rundown data', () => {
+    const selectedEventId = '12';
+    const demoEvents = {
+      '1': {
+        id: '1',
+        type: SupportedEntry.Event,
+        parent: null,
+        timeStart: 0,
+        timeEnd: 1,
+        duration: 1,
+        dayOffset: 0,
+        gap: 0,
+        skip: false,
+        linkStart: false,
+      } as OntimeEvent,
+      block: {
+        id: 'block',
+        type: SupportedEntry.Block,
+        events: ['11', '12', '13'],
+        colour: 'red',
+      } as OntimeBlock,
+      '11': {
+        id: '11',
+        type: SupportedEntry.Event,
+        parent: 'block',
+        timeStart: 10,
+        timeEnd: 11,
+        duration: 1,
+        dayOffset: 0,
+        gap: 10,
+        skip: false,
+        linkStart: false,
+      } as OntimeEvent,
+      '12': {
+        id: '12',
+        type: SupportedEntry.Event,
+        parent: 'block',
+        timeStart: 11,
+        timeEnd: 12,
+        duration: 1,
+        dayOffset: 0,
+        gap: 0,
+        skip: false,
+        linkStart: true,
+      } as OntimeEvent,
+      '13': {
+        id: '13',
+        type: SupportedEntry.Event,
+        parent: 'block',
+        timeStart: 12,
+        timeEnd: 13,
+        duration: 1,
+        dayOffset: 0,
+        gap: 0,
+        skip: false,
+        linkStart: true,
+      } as OntimeEvent,
+      '2': {
+        id: '2',
+        type: SupportedEntry.Event,
+        parent: null,
+        timeStart: 20,
+        timeEnd: 21,
+        duration: 1,
+        dayOffset: 0,
+        gap: 7,
+        skip: false,
+        linkStart: false,
+      } as OntimeEvent,
+    };
+
+    const { metadata, process } = makeRundownMetadata(selectedEventId);
+
+    expect(metadata).toStrictEqual({
+      previousEvent: null,
+      latestEvent: null,
+      previousEntryId: null,
+      thisId: null,
+      eventIndex: 0,
+      isPast: true,
+      isNextDay: false,
+      totalGap: 0,
+      isLinkedToLoaded: false,
+      isLoaded: false,
+      groupId: null,
+      groupColour: undefined,
+    });
+
+    expect(process(demoEvents['1'])).toStrictEqual({
+      previousEvent: null,
+      latestEvent: demoEvents['1'],
+      previousEntryId: null,
+      thisId: demoEvents['1'].id,
+      eventIndex: 1, // UI indexes are 1 based
+      isPast: true,
+      isNextDay: false,
+      totalGap: 0,
+      isLinkedToLoaded: false,
+      isLoaded: false,
+      groupId: null,
+      groupColour: undefined,
+    });
+
+    expect(process(demoEvents['block'])).toMatchObject({
+      previousEvent: demoEvents['1'],
+      latestEvent: demoEvents['1'],
+      previousEntryId: demoEvents['1'].id,
+      thisId: demoEvents['block'].id,
+      eventIndex: 1,
+      isPast: true,
+      isNextDay: false,
+      totalGap: 0,
+      isLinkedToLoaded: false,
+      isLoaded: false,
+      groupId: 'block',
+      groupColour: 'red',
+    });
+
+    expect(process(demoEvents['11'])).toMatchObject({
+      previousEvent: demoEvents['1'],
+      latestEvent: demoEvents['11'],
+      previousEntryId: demoEvents['block'].id,
+      thisId: demoEvents['11'].id,
+      eventIndex: 2,
+      isPast: true,
+      isNextDay: false,
+      totalGap: 10,
+      isLinkedToLoaded: false,
+      isLoaded: false,
+      groupId: 'block',
+      groupColour: 'red',
+    });
+
+    expect(process(demoEvents['12'])).toMatchObject({
+      previousEvent: demoEvents['11'],
+      latestEvent: demoEvents['12'],
+      previousEntryId: demoEvents['11'].id,
+      thisId: demoEvents['12'].id,
+      eventIndex: 3,
+      isPast: false,
+      isNextDay: false,
+      totalGap: 10,
+      isLinkedToLoaded: false,
+      isLoaded: true,
+      groupId: 'block',
+      groupColour: 'red',
+    });
+
+    expect(process(demoEvents['13'])).toMatchObject({
+      previousEvent: demoEvents['12'],
+      latestEvent: demoEvents['13'],
+      previousEntryId: demoEvents['12'].id,
+      thisId: demoEvents['13'].id,
+      eventIndex: 4,
+      isPast: false,
+      isNextDay: false,
+      totalGap: 10,
+      isLinkedToLoaded: true,
+      isLoaded: false,
+      groupId: 'block',
+      groupColour: 'red',
+    });
+
+    expect(process(demoEvents['2'])).toMatchObject({
+      previousEvent: demoEvents['13'],
+      latestEvent: demoEvents['2'],
+      previousEntryId: demoEvents['13'].id,
+      thisId: demoEvents['2'].id,
+      eventIndex: 5,
+      isPast: false,
+      isNextDay: false,
+      totalGap: 17,
+      isLinkedToLoaded: false,
+      isLoaded: false,
+      groupId: null,
+      groupColour: undefined,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('populates previousEntries in blocks', () => {
+    const rundownStartsWithBlock = {
+      block: {
+        id: 'block',
+        type: SupportedEntry.Block,
+        colour: 'red',
+        events: ['1', '2'],
+      } as OntimeBlock,
+      '1': {
+        id: '1',
+        type: SupportedEntry.Event,
+        parent: 'block',
+        timeStart: 1,
+        timeEnd: 2,
+        duration: 1,
+        dayOffset: 0,
+        gap: 0,
+        skip: false,
+        linkStart: false,
+      } as OntimeEvent,
+      '2': {
+        id: '2',
+        type: SupportedEntry.Event,
+        parent: 'block',
+        timeStart: 2,
+        timeEnd: 3,
+        duration: 1,
+        dayOffset: 0,
+        gap: 0,
+        skip: false,
+        linkStart: false,
+      } as OntimeEvent,
+    };
+    const { process } = makeRundownMetadata(null);
+
+    expect(process(rundownStartsWithBlock.block)).toStrictEqual({
+      previousEvent: null,
+      latestEvent: null,
+      previousEntryId: null,
+      thisId: rundownStartsWithBlock.block.id,
+      eventIndex: 0,
+      isPast: false,
+      isNextDay: false,
+      totalGap: 0,
+      isLinkedToLoaded: false,
+      isLoaded: false,
+      groupId: rundownStartsWithBlock.block.id,
+      groupColour: 'red',
+    });
+
+    expect(process(rundownStartsWithBlock['1'])).toStrictEqual({
+      previousEvent: null,
+      latestEvent: rundownStartsWithBlock['1'],
+      previousEntryId: rundownStartsWithBlock.block.id,
+      thisId: rundownStartsWithBlock['1'].id,
+      eventIndex: 1,
+      isPast: false,
+      isNextDay: false,
+      totalGap: 0,
+      isLinkedToLoaded: false,
+      isLoaded: false,
+      groupId: rundownStartsWithBlock.block.id,
+      groupColour: 'red',
+    });
+    expect(process(rundownStartsWithBlock['2'])).toStrictEqual({
+      previousEvent: rundownStartsWithBlock['1'],
+      latestEvent: rundownStartsWithBlock['2'],
+      previousEntryId: rundownStartsWithBlock['1'].id,
+      thisId: rundownStartsWithBlock['2'].id,
+      eventIndex: 2,
+      isPast: false,
+      isNextDay: false,
+      totalGap: 0,
+      isLinkedToLoaded: false,
+      isLoaded: false,
+      groupId: rundownStartsWithBlock.block.id,
+      groupColour: 'red',
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('makeSortableList()', () => {
+  it('generates a list with block ends', () => {
+    const flatOrder = ['block-1', '11', '2', 'block-3', '31', 'block-4'];
+    const entries: RundownEntries = {
+      'block-1': { type: SupportedEntry.Block, id: 'block-1', events: ['11'] } as OntimeBlock,
+      '11': { type: SupportedEntry.Event, id: '11', parent: 'block-1' } as OntimeEvent,
+      '2': { type: SupportedEntry.Event, id: '2', parent: null } as OntimeEvent,
+      'block-3': { type: SupportedEntry.Block, id: 'block-3', events: ['31'] } as OntimeBlock,
+      '31': { type: SupportedEntry.Event, id: '31', parent: 'block-3' } as OntimeEvent,
+      'block-4': { type: SupportedEntry.Block, id: 'block-4', events: [] as string[] } as OntimeBlock,
+    };
+
+    const sortableList = makeSortableList(flatOrder, entries);
+    expect(sortableList).toEqual([
+      'block-1',
+      '11',
+      'end-block-1',
+      '2',
+      'block-3',
+      '31',
+      'end-block-3',
+      'block-4',
+      'end-block-4',
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('closes dangling blocks', () => {
+    const flatOrder = ['block', '11', '12'];
+    const entries: RundownEntries = {
+      block: { type: SupportedEntry.Block, id: 'block-1', events: ['11', '12'] } as OntimeBlock,
+      '11': { type: SupportedEntry.Event, id: '11', parent: 'block-1' } as OntimeEvent,
+      '12': { type: SupportedEntry.Event, id: '12', parent: 'block-1' } as OntimeEvent,
+    };
+
+    const sortableList = makeSortableList(flatOrder, entries);
+    expect(sortableList).toStrictEqual(['block-1', '11', '12', 'end-block-1']);
+  });
+
+  it('handles a list with a with just blocks', () => {
+    const flatOrder = ['block-1', 'block-2'];
+    const entries: RundownEntries = {
+      'block-1': { type: SupportedEntry.Block, id: 'block-1', events: [] as string[] } as OntimeBlock,
+      'block-2': { type: SupportedEntry.Block, id: 'block-2', events: [] as string[] } as OntimeBlock,
+    };
+
+    const sortableList = makeSortableList(flatOrder, entries);
+    expect(sortableList).toStrictEqual(['block-1', 'end-block-1', 'block-2', 'end-block-2']);
+  });
+});

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

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 @use '../../theme/ontimeColours' as *;
 @use '../../theme/ontimeStyles' as *;
 
-$block-width: 33rem;
+$block-width: 32rem;
 
 $block-gap: 0.25rem;
 $block-element-spacing: 0.25rem;
@@ -20,28 +20,23 @@ $block-cursor-color: $orange-400;
   box-sizing: content-box;
   border: 1px solid $white-7;
   border-radius: $block-border-radius;
-  margin-block: 0.25rem;
-  margin-right: 0.125rem;
   position: relative;
   color: $block-text-color;
 
   min-width: $block-width;
 }
 
-@mixin block-spacing() {
-  padding-right: 0.5rem;
-  gap: 2px;
-}
-
 @mixin drag-style() {
   font-size: 20px;
   justify-self: center;
   opacity: 0.3;
   cursor: grab;
   transition: opacity 0.3s;
+
   &:hover {
     opacity: 1;
   }
+
   &:focus {
     box-shadow: none;
     outline: none;

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

@@ -1,28 +1,74 @@
 @use '../blockMixins' as *;
 
 .block {
-  @include block-spacing;
   @include block-styling;
-  margin-left: 0.5rem;
+  overflow: hidden;
 
-  background-color: $block-bg2;
-
-  min-width: 34rem;
   display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: 2rem 1fr auto;
+  grid-template-columns: 2rem 1fr;
+  grid-template-areas: 'binder header';
   align-items: center;
-  height: $secondary-block-height;
+  // TODO(style fix): groups have an extra bottom margin which interrupt colour
-  gap: 0.5rem;
+  margin-block: 0.25rem;
 
   &.hasCursor {
     outline: 1px solid $block-cursor-color;
   }
+
+  &.expanded {
+    border-radius: $block-border-radius $block-border-radius 0 0;
+  }
+
+  .binder {
+    grid-area: binder;
+    height: 100%;
+    background-color: var(--block-color, $gray-1050);
+    color: $section-white;
+    font-size: 1rem;
+    display: grid;
+    justify-content: center;
+    padding-top: 0.25rem;
+  }
+
+  .header {
+    grid-area: header;
+    padding-inline: 0.5rem;
+    background-color: $block-bg2;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 0.5rem;
+  }
+
+  .titleRow {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 0.5rem;
+  }
+
+  .metaRow {
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 3rem;
+    margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
+  }
+
+  .metaEntry {
+    width: 4.5em;
+
+    :first-child {
+      font-size: calc(1rem - 3px);
+      color: $label-gray;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 .drag {
   @include drag-style;
-}
 
-.actionMenu {
+  &.isDragging {
-  justify-self: flex-end;
+    cursor: grabbing;
+  }
+
+  &.notAllowed {
+    cursor: not-allowed;
+  }
 }

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

@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 import { useRef } from 'react';
-import { IoReorderTwo } from 'react-icons/io5';
+import { IoChevronDown, IoChevronUp, IoReorderTwo } from 'react-icons/io5';
 import { useSortable } from '@dnd-kit/sortable';
 import { CSS } from '@dnd-kit/utilities';
-import { OntimeBlock } from 'ontime-types';
+import { EntryId, OntimeBlock } from 'ontime-types';
 
-import { cx } from '../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
+import { cx, getAccessibleColour } from '../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
+import { formatDuration, formatTime } from '../../../common/utils/time';
 import EditableBlockTitle from '../common/EditableBlockTitle';
-
+import { canDrop } from '../rundown.utils';
-import BlockDelete from './BlockDelete';
 
 import style from './BlockBlock.module.scss';
 
 interface BlockBlockProps {
   data: OntimeBlock;
   hasCursor: boolean;
-  onDelete: () => void;
+  collapsed: boolean;
+  onCollapse: (collapsed: boolean, groupId: EntryId) => void;
 }
 
 export default function BlockBlock(props: BlockBlockProps) {
-  const { data, hasCursor, onDelete } = props;
+  const { data, hasCursor, collapsed, onCollapse } = props;
-
   const handleRef = useRef<null | HTMLSpanElement>(null);
 
   const {
@@ -28,25 +28,72 @@ export default function BlockBlock(props: BlockBlockProps) {
     setNodeRef,
     transform,
     transition,
+    isDragging,
+    isOver,
+    over,
   } = useSortable({
     id: data.id,
+    data: {
+      type: 'block',
+    },
     animateLayoutChanges: () => false,
   });
 
+  const binderColours = data.colour && getAccessibleColour(data.colour);
+  const isValidDrop = over?.id && canDrop(over.data.current?.type, over.data.current?.parent);
+
   const dragStyle = {
+    zIndex: isDragging ? 2 : 'inherit',
     transform: CSS.Translate.toString(transform),
     transition,
+    cursor: isOver ? (isValidDrop ? 'grabbing' : 'no-drop') : 'default',
   };
 
-  const blockClasses = cx([style.block, hasCursor ? style.hasCursor : null]);
-
   return (
-    <div className={blockClasses} ref={setNodeRef} style={dragStyle}>
+    <div
-      <span className={style.drag} ref={handleRef} {...dragAttributes} {...dragListeners}>
+      className={cx([style.block, hasCursor && style.hasCursor, !collapsed && style.expanded])}
-        <IoReorderTwo />
+      ref={setNodeRef}
-      </span>
+      style={{
-      <EditableBlockTitle title={data.title} eventId={data.id} placeholder='Block title' />
+        ...(binderColours ? { '--user-bg': binderColours.backgroundColor } : {}),
-      <BlockDelete onDelete={onDelete} />
+        ...dragStyle,
+      }}
+    >
+      <div className={style.binder} style={{ ...binderColours }} tabIndex={-1}>
+        <span
+          className={cx([style.drag, isDragging && style.isDragging, isDragging && !isValidDrop && style.notAllowed])}
+          ref={handleRef}
+          {...dragAttributes}
+          {...dragListeners}
+        >
+          <IoReorderTwo />
+        </span>
+      </div>
+      <div className={style.header}>
+        <div className={style.titleRow}>
+          <EditableBlockTitle title={data.title} eventId={data.id} placeholder='Block title' />
+          <button onClick={() => onCollapse(!collapsed, data.id)}>
+            {collapsed ? <IoChevronUp /> : <IoChevronDown />}
+          </button>
+        </div>
+        <div className={style.metaRow}>
+          <div className={style.metaEntry}>
+            <div>Start</div>
+            <div>{formatTime(data.startTime)}</div>
+          </div>
+          <div className={style.metaEntry}>
+            <div>End</div>
+            <div>{formatTime(data.endTime)}</div>
+          </div>
+          <div className={style.metaEntry}>
+            <div>Duration</div>
+            <div>{formatDuration(data.duration)}</div>
+          </div>
+          <div className={style.metaEntry}>
+            <div>Events</div>
+            <div>{data.numEvents}</div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
     </div>
   );
 }

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

@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-import { IoTrash } from 'react-icons/io5';
-import { IconButton } from '@chakra-ui/react';
-
-import { AppMode, useAppMode } from '../../../common/stores/appModeStore';
-
-interface BlockDeleteProps {
-  onDelete: () => void;
-}
-
-export default function BlockDelete(props: BlockDeleteProps) {
-  const { onDelete } = props;
-  const mode = useAppMode((state) => state.mode);
-
-  const isRunMode = mode === AppMode.Run;
-
-  return (
-    <IconButton
-      aria-label='Delete'
-      size='sm'
-      icon={<IoTrash />}
-      variant='ontime-subtle'
-      color='#FA5656'
-      onClick={onDelete}
-      isDisabled={isRunMode}
-    />
-  );
-}

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

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

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

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

apps/client/src/features/rundown/common/EditableBlockTitle.tsx

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { useCallback, useRef } from 'react';
 import { Input } from '@chakra-ui/react';
 
 import useReactiveTextInput from '../../../common/components/input/text-input/useReactiveTextInput';
-import { useEventAction } from '../../../common/hooks/useEventAction';
+import { useEntryActions } from '../../../common/hooks/useEntryAction';
 import { cx } from '../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
 
 import style from './TitleEditor.module.scss';
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ interface TitleEditorProps {
 
 export default function EditableBlockTitle(props: TitleEditorProps) {
   const { title, eventId, placeholder, className } = props;
-  const { updateEvent } = useEventAction();
+  const { updateEntry } = useEntryActions();
   const ref = useRef<HTMLInputElement | null>(null);
   const submitCallback = useCallback(
     (text: string) => {
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ export default function EditableBlockTitle(props: TitleEditorProps) {
       }
 
       const cleanVal = text.trim();
-      updateEvent({ id: eventId, title: cleanVal });
+      updateEntry({ id: eventId, title: cleanVal });
     },
-    [title, updateEvent, eventId],
+    [title, updateEntry, eventId],
   );
 
   const { value, onChange, onBlur, onKeyDown } = useReactiveTextInput(title, submitCallback, ref, {

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

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 @use '../blockMixins' as *;
 
 .delay {
-  @include block-spacing;
   @include block-styling;
-  margin-left: 0.5rem;
 
+  margin-block: 0.25rem;
   background-color: $block-bg2;
+  padding-right: 0.5rem;
 
   display: grid;
   grid-template-columns: 2rem 1fr auto;

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

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { CSS } from '@dnd-kit/utilities';
 import { OntimeDelay } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import DelayInput from '../../../common/components/input/delay-input/DelayInput';
-import { useEventAction } from '../../../common/hooks/useEventAction';
+import { useEntryActions } from '../../../common/hooks/useEntryAction';
 import { cx } from '../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
 
 import style from './DelayBlock.module.scss';
@@ -18,21 +18,26 @@ interface DelayBlockProps {
 
 export default function DelayBlock(props: DelayBlockProps) {
   const { data, hasCursor } = props;
-  const { applyDelay, deleteEvent } = useEventAction();
+  const { applyDelay, deleteEntry } = useEntryActions();
   const handleRef = useRef<null | HTMLSpanElement>(null);
 
   const {
     attributes: dragAttributes,
     listeners: dragListeners,
     setNodeRef,
+    isDragging,
     transform,
     transition,
   } = useSortable({
     id: data.id,
+    data: {
+      type: 'delay',
+    },
     animateLayoutChanges: () => false,
   });
 
   const dragStyle = {
+    zIndex: isDragging ? 2 : 'inherit',
     transform: CSS.Translate.toString(transform),
     transition,
   };
@@ -48,7 +53,7 @@ export default function DelayBlock(props: DelayBlockProps) {
   };
 
   const cancelDelayHandler = () => {
-    deleteEvent([data.id]);
+    deleteEntry([data.id]);
   };
 
   const blockClasses = cx([style.delay, hasCursor ? style.hasCursor : null]);

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

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

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

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
 } from 'react-icons/io5';
 import { useSortable } from '@dnd-kit/sortable';
 import { CSS } from '@dnd-kit/utilities';
-import { EndAction, MaybeString, OntimeEvent, Playback, TimerType, TimeStrategy } from 'ontime-types';
+import { EndAction, EntryId, OntimeEvent, Playback, TimerType, TimeStrategy } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import { useContextMenu } from '../../../common/hooks/useContextMenu';
 import { cx, getAccessibleColour } from '../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ interface EventBlockProps {
   timeEnd: number;
   duration: number;
   timeStrategy: TimeStrategy;
-  linkStart: MaybeString;
+  linkStart: boolean;
   countToEnd: boolean;
   eventIndex: number;
   isPublic: boolean;
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ interface EventBlockProps {
   isPast: boolean;
   isNext: boolean;
   skip: boolean;
+  parent: EntryId | null;
   loaded: boolean;
   hasCursor: boolean;
   playback?: Playback;
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ export default function EventBlock(props: EventBlockProps) {
     isPast,
     isNext,
     skip = false,
+    parent,
     loaded,
     hasCursor,
     playback,
@@ -151,7 +153,7 @@ export default function EventBlock(props: EventBlockProps) {
             onClick: () =>
               actionHandler('update', {
                 field: 'linkStart',
-                value: linkStart ? null : 'true',
+                value: linkStart,
               }),
           },
           {
@@ -193,6 +195,10 @@ export default function EventBlock(props: EventBlockProps) {
     transition,
   } = useSortable({
     id: eventId,
+    data: {
+      type: 'event',
+      parent,
+    },
     animateLayoutChanges: () => false,
   });
 

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

@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@ import {
   IoPlay,
   IoPlayForward,
   IoPlaySkipForward,
-  IoStop,
   IoTime,
 } from 'react-icons/io5';
 import { Tooltip } from '@chakra-ui/react';
-import { EndAction, MaybeString, Playback, TimerType, TimeStrategy } from 'ontime-types';
+import { EndAction, Playback, TimerType, TimeStrategy } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import { cx } from '../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
 import { tooltipDelayMid } from '../../../ontimeConfig';
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ interface EventBlockInnerProps {
   timeEnd: number;
   duration: number;
   timeStrategy: TimeStrategy;
-  linkStart: MaybeString;
+  linkStart: boolean;
   countToEnd: boolean;
   eventIndex: number;
   isPublic: boolean;
@@ -177,9 +176,6 @@ function EndActionIcon(props: { action: EndAction; className: string }) {
   if (action === EndAction.PlayNext) {
     return <IoPlayForward className={maybeActiveClasses} />;
   }
-  if (action === EndAction.Stop) {
-    return <IoStop className={maybeActiveClasses} />;
-  }
   return <IoPlay className={className} />;
 }
 

apps/client/src/features/rundown/event-block/composite/EventBlockPlayback.tsx

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { memo, MouseEvent } from 'react';
 import { IoPause, IoPlay, IoReload, IoRemoveCircle, IoRemoveCircleOutline } from 'react-icons/io5';
 
 import TooltipActionBtn from '../../../../common/components/buttons/TooltipActionBtn';
-import { useEventAction } from '../../../../common/hooks/useEventAction';
+import { useEntryActions } from '../../../../common/hooks/useEntryAction';
 import { setEventPlayback } from '../../../../common/hooks/useSocket';
 import { tooltipDelayMid } from '../../../../ontimeConfig';
 
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ interface EventBlockPlaybackProps {
 
 const EventBlockPlayback = (props: EventBlockPlaybackProps) => {
   const { eventId, skip, isPlaying, isPaused, loaded, disablePlayback } = props;
-  const { updateEvent } = useEventAction();
+  const { updateEntry } = useEntryActions();
 
   const toggleSkip = (event: MouseEvent) => {
     event.stopPropagation();
-    updateEvent({ id: eventId, skip: !skip });
+    updateEntry({ id: eventId, skip: !skip });
   };
 
   const actionHandler = (event: MouseEvent) => {

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

@@ -15,23 +15,22 @@ interface CuesheetEventEditorProps {
 export default function CuesheetEventEditor(props: CuesheetEventEditorProps) {
   const { eventId } = props;
   const { data } = useRundown();
-  const { order, rundown } = data;
 
   const [event, setEvent] = useState<OntimeEvent | null>(null);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (order.length === 0) {
+    if (data.order.length === 0) {
       setEvent(null);
       return;
     }
 
-    const event = rundown[eventId];
+    const event = data.entries[eventId];
     if (event && isOntimeEvent(event)) {
       setEvent(event);
     } else {
       setEvent(null);
     }
-  }, [data, eventId, order, rundown]);
+  }, [eventId, data.order, data.entries]);
 
   if (!event) {
     return null;

apps/client/src/features/rundown/event-editor/EventEditor.tsx

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { useCallback } from 'react';
 import { CustomFieldLabel, OntimeEvent } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import AppLink from '../../../common/components/link/app-link/AppLink';
-import { useEventAction } from '../../../common/hooks/useEventAction';
+import { useEntryActions } from '../../../common/hooks/useEntryAction';
 import useCustomFields from '../../../common/hooks-query/useCustomFields';
 import * as Editor from '../../editors/editor-utils/EditorUtils';
 
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ import EventEditorEmpty from './EventEditorEmpty';
 
 import style from './EventEditor.module.scss';
 
-export type EventEditorSubmitActions = keyof OntimeEvent;
-
 export type EditorUpdateFields = 'cue' | 'title' | 'note' | 'colour' | CustomFieldLabel;
 
 interface EventEditorProps {
@@ -25,7 +23,7 @@ interface EventEditorProps {
 export default function EventEditor(props: EventEditorProps) {
   const { event } = props;
   const { data: customFields } = useCustomFields();
-  const { updateEvent } = useEventAction();
+  const { updateEntry } = useEntryActions();
 
   const isEditor = window.location.pathname.includes('editor');
 
@@ -33,12 +31,12 @@ export default function EventEditor(props: EventEditorProps) {
     (field: EditorUpdateFields, value: string) => {
       if (field.startsWith('custom-')) {
         const fieldLabel = field.split('custom-')[1];
-        updateEvent({ id: event?.id, custom: { [fieldLabel]: value } });
+        updateEntry({ id: event?.id, custom: { [fieldLabel]: value } });
       } else {
-        updateEvent({ id: event?.id, [field]: value });
+        updateEntry({ id: event?.id, [field]: value });
       }
     },
-    [event?.id, updateEvent],
+    [event?.id, updateEntry],
   );
 
   if (!event) {

apps/client/src/features/rundown/event-editor/RundownEventEditor.tsx

@@ -13,29 +13,28 @@ import style from './EventEditor.module.scss';
 export default function RundownEventEditor() {
   const selectedEvents = useEventSelection((state) => state.selectedEvents);
   const { data } = useRundown();
-  const { order, rundown } = data;
 
   const [event, setEvent] = useState<OntimeEvent | null>(null);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (order.length === 0) {
+    if (data.order.length === 0) {
       setEvent(null);
       return;
     }
 
-    const selectedEventId = order.find((eventId) => selectedEvents.has(eventId));
+    const selectedEventId = Array.from(selectedEvents).at(0);
     if (!selectedEventId) {
       setEvent(null);
       return;
     }
-    const event = rundown[selectedEventId];
+    const event = data.entries[selectedEventId];
 
     if (event && isOntimeEvent(event)) {
       setEvent(event);
     } else {
       setEvent(null);
     }
-  }, [order, rundown, selectedEvents]);
+  }, [data.order, data.entries, selectedEvents]);
 
   if (!event) {
     return <EventEditorEmpty />;

apps/client/src/features/rundown/event-editor/composite/EventEditorTimes.tsx

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { memo } from 'react';
 import { IoInformationCircle } from 'react-icons/io5';
 import { Select, Switch, Tooltip } from '@chakra-ui/react';
-import { EndAction, MaybeString, TimerType, TimeStrategy } from 'ontime-types';
+import { EndAction, TimerType, TimeStrategy } from 'ontime-types';
 import { millisToString, parseUserTime } from 'ontime-utils';
 
 import TimeInput from '../../../../common/components/input/time-input/TimeInput';
-import { useEventAction } from '../../../../common/hooks/useEventAction';
+import { useEntryActions } from '../../../../common/hooks/useEntryAction';
 import { millisToDelayString } from '../../../../common/utils/dateConfig';
 import * as Editor from '../../../editors/editor-utils/EditorUtils';
 import TimeInputFlow from '../../time-input-flow/TimeInputFlow';
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ interface EventEditorTimesProps {
   timeEnd: number;
   duration: number;
   timeStrategy: TimeStrategy;
-  linkStart: MaybeString;
+  linkStart: boolean;
   countToEnd: boolean;
   delay: number;
   isPublic: boolean;
@@ -46,27 +46,27 @@ function EventEditorTimes(props: EventEditorTimesProps) {
     timeWarning,
     timeDanger,
   } = props;
-  const { updateEvent } = useEventAction();
+  const { updateEntry } = useEntryActions();
 
   const handleSubmit = (field: HandledActions, value: string | boolean) => {
     if (field === 'isPublic') {
-      updateEvent({ id: eventId, isPublic: !(value as boolean) });
+      updateEntry({ id: eventId, isPublic: !(value as boolean) });
       return;
     }
 
     if (field === 'countToEnd') {
-      updateEvent({ id: eventId, countToEnd: !(value as boolean) });
+      updateEntry({ id: eventId, countToEnd: !(value as boolean) });
       return;
     }
 
     if (field === 'timeWarning' || field === 'timeDanger') {
       const newTime = parseUserTime(value as string);
-      updateEvent({ id: eventId, [field]: newTime });
+      updateEntry({ id: eventId, [field]: newTime });
       return;
     }
 
     if (field === 'timerType' || field === 'endAction') {
-      updateEvent({ id: eventId, [field]: value });
+      updateEntry({ id: eventId, [field]: value });
       return;
     }
   };
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ function EventEditorTimes(props: EventEditorTimesProps) {
               variant='ontime'
             >
               <option value={EndAction.None}>None</option>
-              <option value={EndAction.Stop}>Stop rundown</option>
               <option value={EndAction.LoadNext}>Load next event</option>
               <option value={EndAction.PlayNext}>Play next event</option>
             </Select>

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

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { TimerLifeCycle, timerLifecycleValues, Trigger } from 'ontime-types';
 import { generateId } from 'ontime-utils';
 
 import Tag from '../../../../common/components/tag/Tag';
-import { useEventAction } from '../../../../common/hooks/useEventAction';
+import { useEntryActions } from '../../../../common/hooks/useEntryAction';
 import useAutomationSettings from '../../../../common/hooks-query/useAutomationSettings';
 
 import { eventTriggerOptions } from './eventTrigger.constants';
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ interface EventTriggerFormProps {
 function EventTriggerForm(props: EventTriggerFormProps) {
   const { eventId, triggers } = props;
   const { data: automationSettings } = useAutomationSettings();
-  const { updateEvent } = useEventAction();
+  const { updateEntry } = useEntryActions();
   const [automationId, setAutomationId] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined);
   const [cycleValue, setCycleValue] = useState(TimerLifeCycle.onStart);
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function EventTriggerForm(props: EventTriggerFormProps) {
     const newTriggers = triggers ?? new Array<Trigger>();
     const id = generateId();
     newTriggers.push({ id, title: '', trigger: triggerLifeCycle, automationId });
-    updateEvent({ id: eventId, triggers: newTriggers });
+    updateEntry({ id: eventId, triggers: newTriggers });
   };
 
   const getValidationError = (cycle: TimerLifeCycle, automationId?: string): string | undefined => {
@@ -123,15 +123,15 @@ interface ExistingEventTriggersProps {
 
 function ExistingEventTriggers(props: ExistingEventTriggersProps) {
   const { eventId, triggers } = props;
-  const { updateEvent } = useEventAction();
+  const { updateEntry } = useEntryActions();
   const { data: automationSettings } = useAutomationSettings();
 
   const handleDelete = useCallback(
     (triggerId: string) => {
       const newTriggers = triggers.filter((trigger) => trigger.id !== triggerId);
-      updateEvent({ id: eventId, triggers: newTriggers });
+      updateEntry({ id: eventId, triggers: newTriggers });
     },
-    [eventId, triggers, updateEvent],
+    [eventId, triggers, updateEntry],
   );
 
   const filteredTriggers: Record<string, Trigger[]> = {};

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

@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
   align-items: center;
   gap: 1rem;
 
-  margin: 0.25rem 0;
+  padding-block: 0.5rem;
   font-size: calc(1rem - 3px);
-  padding-inline: calc(2em + 0.5rem) 0.75rem;
+  padding-left: calc(2em + 0.5rem);
+  background-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--user-bg, transparent) 10%, transparent 90%);
 }
 
 .quickBtn {

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

@@ -1,73 +1,76 @@
-import { memo, useCallback, useRef } from 'react';
+import { memo, useRef } from 'react';
 import { IoAdd } from 'react-icons/io5';
 import { Button } from '@chakra-ui/react';
-import { SupportedEvent } from 'ontime-types';
+import { MaybeString, SupportedEntry } from 'ontime-types';
 
-import { useEventAction } from '../../../common/hooks/useEventAction';
+import { useEntryActions } from '../../../common/hooks/useEntryAction';
-import { useEmitLog } from '../../../common/stores/logger';
 
 import style from './QuickAddBlock.module.scss';
 
 interface QuickAddBlockProps {
-  previousEventId?: string;
+  previousEventId: MaybeString;
+  parentBlock: MaybeString;
+  backgroundColor?: string;
 }
 
 export default memo(QuickAddBlock);
 
 function QuickAddBlock(props: QuickAddBlockProps) {
-  const { previousEventId } = props;
+  const { previousEventId, parentBlock, backgroundColor } = props;
-  const { addEvent } = useEventAction();
+  const { addEntry } = useEntryActions();
-  const { emitError } = useEmitLog();
 
   const doLinkPrevious = useRef<HTMLInputElement | null>(null);
   const doPublic = useRef<HTMLInputElement | null>(null);
 
-  const handleCreateEvent = useCallback(
+  const addEvent = () => {
-    (eventType: SupportedEvent) => {
+    addEntry(
-      switch (eventType) {
+      {
-        case 'event': {
+        type: SupportedEntry.Event,
-          const defaultPublic = doPublic?.current?.checked;
+        parent: parentBlock,
-          const linkPrevious = doLinkPrevious?.current?.checked;
+      },
+      {
+        after: previousEventId,
+        defaultPublic: doPublic?.current?.checked,
+        lastEventId: previousEventId,
+        linkPrevious: doLinkPrevious?.current?.checked,
+      },
+    );
+  };
 
-          const newEvent = { type: SupportedEvent.Event };
+  const addDelay = () => {
-          const options = {
+    addEntry(
-            after: previousEventId,
+      { type: SupportedEntry.Delay, parent: parentBlock },
-            defaultPublic,
+      {
-            lastEventId: previousEventId,
+        lastEventId: previousEventId,
-            linkPrevious,
+        after: previousEventId,
-          };
+      },
-          addEvent(newEvent, options);
+    );
-          break;
+  };
-        }
+
-        case 'delay': {
+  const addBlock = () => {
-          const options = {
+    if (parentBlock !== null) {
-            lastEventId: previousEventId,
+      return;
-            after: previousEventId,
+    }
-          };
+    addEntry(
-          addEvent({ type: SupportedEvent.Delay }, options);
+      { type: SupportedEntry.Block },
-          break;
+      {
-        }
+        lastEventId: previousEventId,
-        case 'block': {
+        after: previousEventId,
-          const options = {
+      },
-            lastEventId: previousEventId,
+    );
-            after: previousEventId,
+  };
-          };
+
-          addEvent({ type: SupportedEvent.Block }, options);
+  /**
-          break;
+   * If the colour is empty string ''
-        }
+   * ie: we are inside a block, but there is no defined colour
-        default: {
+   * we default to $gray-1050 #303030
-          emitError(`Cannot create unknown event type: ${eventType}`);
+   */
-          break;
+  const blockColour = backgroundColor === '' ? '#303030' : backgroundColor;
-        }
-      }
-    },
-    [previousEventId, addEvent, emitError],
-  );
 
   return (
-    <div className={style.quickAdd}>
+    <div className={style.quickAdd} style={blockColour ? { '--user-bg': blockColour } : {}}>
       <Button
-        onClick={() => handleCreateEvent(SupportedEvent.Event)}
+        onClick={addEvent}
         size='xs'
         variant='ontime-subtle-white'
         className={style.quickBtn}
@@ -77,7 +80,7 @@ function QuickAddBlock(props: QuickAddBlockProps) {
         Event
       </Button>
       <Button
-        onClick={() => handleCreateEvent(SupportedEvent.Delay)}
+        onClick={addDelay}
         size='xs'
         variant='ontime-subtle-white'
         className={style.quickBtn}
@@ -86,16 +89,18 @@ function QuickAddBlock(props: QuickAddBlockProps) {
       >
         Delay
       </Button>
-      <Button
+      {parentBlock === null && (
-        onClick={() => handleCreateEvent(SupportedEvent.Block)}
+        <Button
-        size='xs'
+          onClick={addBlock}
-        variant='ontime-subtle-white'
+          size='xs'
-        className={style.quickBtn}
+          variant='ontime-subtle-white'
-        leftIcon={<IoAdd />}
+          className={style.quickBtn}
-        color='#b1b1b1' // $gray-400
+          leftIcon={<IoAdd />}
-      >
+          color='#b1b1b1' // $gray-400
-        Block
+        >
-      </Button>
+          Block
+        </Button>
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 }