fix(timer): address review findings on the group timer

- keep the pending and none phases when showing the group timer. These describe the
  playback state rather than a threshold, so collapsing them made roll standby render
  as a running countdown and silently dropped user styling keyed on the phase
- only show the group indicator for timer types which render the running timer. It was
  labelling the wall clock, and the invisible display of the none timer type, as a group
- accept useGroupTimer in the MCP group patch. It was documented in the group shape but
  dropped on write, which reported success without applying the change
- narrow the timer preview tooltip, which claimed all views follow the group timer when
  only the timer views do

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01Kniqs443KUNCRABwVJwT7K

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

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 import { PropsWithChildren, createContext, useContext } from 'react';
 
-import { useEntryActions, useScopedEntryActions } from '../hooks/useEntryAction';
-import { useRundownSelectionContext } from './RundownSelectionContext';
+import { useEntryActions } from '../hooks/useEntryAction';
 
 type EntryActionsContextValue = ReturnType<typeof useEntryActions>;
 const EntryActionsContext = createContext<EntryActionsContextValue | null>(null);
 
-export function EntryActionsProvider({ children }: PropsWithChildren) {
-  const { effectiveRundownId } = useRundownSelectionContext();
-  const actions = useScopedEntryActions(effectiveRundownId);
+interface EntryActionsProviderProps extends PropsWithChildren {
+  actions: EntryActionsContextValue;
+}
 
+export function EntryActionsProvider({ children, actions }: EntryActionsProviderProps) {
   return <EntryActionsContext.Provider value={actions}>{children}</EntryActionsContext.Provider>;
 }
 

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

@@ -1,120 +0,0 @@
-import { Maybe, ProjectRundown } from 'ontime-types';
-import { PropsWithChildren, createContext, startTransition, useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
-import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router';
-import { useNavigate } from 'react-router';
-
-import { useProjectRundowns } from '../hooks-query/useProjectRundowns';
-
-export type RundownScopeValue = {
-  loadedRundownId: string;
-  selectedRundownId: Maybe<string>;
-  isLoadedRundown: boolean;
-  effectiveRundownId: string;
-  selectRundownId: (val: Maybe<string>) => void;
-  rundowns: ProjectRundown[];
-};
-
-const RundownScopeContext = createContext<RundownScopeValue | null>(null);
-
-export function RundownSelectionContextProvider({ children }: PropsWithChildren) {
-  'use memo';
-  const { data } = useProjectRundowns();
-  const { loaded, rundowns } = data;
-
-  const [selectedRundownId, setSelectedRundownId] = useSelectRundownFromParams();
-
-  const selectRundownId = useCallback(
-    (rundownId: Maybe<string>) => {
-      startTransition(() => {
-        if (rundowns.find((entry) => entry.id === rundownId)) setSelectedRundownId(rundownId);
-        else setSelectedRundownId(null);
-      });
-    },
-    [rundowns, setSelectedRundownId],
-  );
-
-  const effectiveRundownId = selectedRundownId ? selectedRundownId : loaded;
-  const isLoadedRundown = effectiveRundownId === loaded;
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!rundowns.find((entry) => entry.id === effectiveRundownId)) setSelectedRundownId(null);
-  }, [rundowns, effectiveRundownId, setSelectedRundownId]);
-
-  const value = useMemo(
-    (): RundownScopeValue => ({
-      loadedRundownId: loaded,
-      isLoadedRundown,
-      selectedRundownId,
-      effectiveRundownId,
-      selectRundownId,
-      rundowns,
-    }),
-    [loaded, isLoadedRundown, selectedRundownId, effectiveRundownId, selectRundownId, rundowns],
-  );
-
-  return <RundownScopeContext.Provider value={value}>{children}</RundownScopeContext.Provider>;
-}
-
-export function useRundownSelectionContext() {
-  const context = useContext(RundownScopeContext);
-
-  if (!context) {
-    throw new Error('useRundownScopeSelection requires a RundownSelectionContextProvider');
-  }
-
-  return context;
-}
-
-const rundownParam = 'rundownId';
-
-export function useSelectRundownFromParams(): [Maybe<string>, (id: Maybe<string>) => void] {
-  'use memo';
-  const [searchParams, setSearchParams] = useSearchParams();
-
-  const selectedRundownId = searchParams.get(rundownParam);
-  const setSelectedRundownId = useCallback(
-    (id: Maybe<string>) => {
-      if (id === null) {
-        setSearchParams((searchParams) => {
-          searchParams.delete(rundownParam);
-          return searchParams;
-        });
-      } else {
-        setSearchParams((searchParams) => {
-          searchParams.set(rundownParam, id);
-          return searchParams;
-        });
-      }
-    },
-    [setSearchParams],
-  );
-
-  return [selectedRundownId, setSelectedRundownId];
-}
-
-/**
- *
- * mutates the provided `searchParams`
- */
-export function setSelectRundownInParams(id: Maybe<string>, searchParams: URLSearchParams): void {
-  if (id === null) {
-    searchParams.delete(rundownParam);
-  } else {
-    searchParams.set(rundownParam, id);
-  }
-}
-
-export function useDirectLinkToBackgroundEdit() {
-  const navigate = useNavigate();
-  const [search] = useSearchParams();
-  return useCallback(
-    async (rundownId: string) => {
-      setSelectRundownInParams(rundownId, search);
-      navigate({
-        pathname: '/cuesheet',
-        search: search.toString(),
-      });
-    },
-    [navigate, search],
-  );
-}

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

@@ -1,101 +0,0 @@
-import { isOntimeEvent, OntimeEvent } from 'ontime-types';
-import { useMemo } from 'react';
-
-import { useRundownSelectionContext } from '../context/RundownSelectionContext';
-import { useSelectedEventId } from '../hooks/useSocket';
-import { ExtendedEntry, getFlatRundownMetadata, getRundownMetadata } from '../utils/rundownMetadata';
-import { useFlatRundown, useRundown } from './useRundown';
-
-export function useContextRundownEditModal() {
-  'use memo';
-  const { effectiveRundownId } = useRundownSelectionContext();
-  const { data: rundown } = useRundown(effectiveRundownId);
-  return { rundown };
-}
-
-export function useContextRundownCueRenumberModal() {
-  'use memo';
-  const { effectiveRundownId } = useRundownSelectionContext();
-  const { data } = useRundown(effectiveRundownId);
-  const { flatOrder } = data;
-  return { flatOrder };
-}
-
-export function useContextRundownList() {
-  'use memo';
-  const { effectiveRundownId, isLoadedRundown } = useRundownSelectionContext();
-  const loadedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
-  const effectiveSelectedEventId = isLoadedRundown ? loadedEventId : null;
-  const { data: rundown, status } = useRundown(effectiveRundownId);
-  const rundownMetadata = useMemo(
-    () => getRundownMetadata(rundown, effectiveSelectedEventId),
-    [effectiveSelectedEventId, rundown],
-  );
-
-  return useMemo(
-    () => ({
-      rundown,
-      rundownMetadata,
-      status,
-      isLoadedRundown,
-    }),
-    [rundown, rundownMetadata, status, isLoadedRundown],
-  );
-}
-
-export function useContextRundownTitleList() {
-  'use memo';
-  const { effectiveRundownId, isLoadedRundown } = useRundownSelectionContext();
-  const loadedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
-  const effectiveSelectedEventId = isLoadedRundown ? loadedEventId : null;
-  const { data: rundown, status } = useRundown(effectiveRundownId);
-  const flatRundown = useMemo(() => {
-    const flatData = getFlatRundownMetadata(rundown, effectiveSelectedEventId);
-    return flatData.filter(isOntimeEvent) as ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent>[];
-  }, [effectiveSelectedEventId, rundown]);
-
-  return useMemo(
-    () => ({
-      flatRundown,
-      status,
-      isLoadedRundown,
-    }),
-    [status, isLoadedRundown, flatRundown],
-  );
-}
-
-export function useContextRundownTable() {
-  'use memo';
-  const { effectiveRundownId, isLoadedRundown } = useRundownSelectionContext();
-  const loadedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
-  const effectiveSelectedEventId = isLoadedRundown ? loadedEventId : null;
-  const { data: rundown, status } = useRundown(effectiveRundownId);
-  const flatRundown = useMemo(
-    () => getFlatRundownMetadata(rundown, effectiveSelectedEventId),
-    [effectiveSelectedEventId, rundown],
-  );
-
-  return useMemo(
-    () => ({
-      flatRundown,
-      status,
-      loadedEventId,
-    }),
-    [flatRundown, status, loadedEventId],
-  );
-}
-
-export function useContextRundownFinder() {
-  'use memo';
-  const { effectiveRundownId } = useRundownSelectionContext();
-  const { data: rundown, status } = useFlatRundown(effectiveRundownId);
-
-  return useMemo(
-    () => ({
-      rundown,
-      rundownId: effectiveRundownId,
-      status,
-    }),
-    [rundown, status, effectiveRundownId],
-  );
-}

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

@@ -1,18 +1,24 @@
-import { useSuspenseQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
-import { ProjectFile, ProjectFileList } from 'ontime-types';
-import { MILLIS_PER_HOUR } from 'ontime-utils';
+import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { ProjectFile, ProjectFileList, ProjectFileListResponse } from 'ontime-types';
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
 
+import { queryRefetchIntervalSlow } from '../../ontimeConfig';
 import { PROJECT_LIST } from '../api/constants';
 import { getProjects } from '../api/db';
 
-export function useProjectList() {
-  const { data, status, refetch } = useSuspenseQuery({
+const placeholderProjectList: ProjectFileListResponse = {
+  files: [],
+  lastLoadedProject: '',
+};
+
+function useProjectList() {
+  const { data, status, refetch } = useQuery({
     queryKey: PROJECT_LIST,
     queryFn: ({ signal }) => getProjects({ signal }),
-    staleTime: MILLIS_PER_HOUR,
+    placeholderData: (previousData, _previousQuery) => previousData,
+    refetchInterval: queryRefetchIntervalSlow,
   });
-  return { data, status, refetch };
+  return { data: data ?? placeholderProjectList, status, refetch };
 }
 
 export type ProjectSortMode = 'alphabetical-asc' | 'alphabetical-desc' | 'modified-asc' | 'modified-desc';

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

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { useMutation, useSuspenseQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import { ProjectRundownsList } from 'ontime-types';
-import { MILLIS_PER_HOUR } from 'ontime-utils';
 
+import { queryRefetchIntervalSlow } from '../../ontimeConfig';
 import { PROJECT_RUNDOWNS } from '../api/constants';
 import {
   createRundown,
@@ -11,21 +11,24 @@ import {
   loadRundown,
   renameRundown,
 } from '../api/rundown';
-import { ontimeQueryClient } from '../queryClient';
 
+//TODO: make suspends so we don't have to deal with no value all over
 /**
  * Project rundowns
  */
 export function useProjectRundowns() {
-  const { data, status, isError, refetch, isFetching } = useSuspenseQuery<ProjectRundownsList>({
+  const { data, status, isError, refetch, isFetching } = useQuery<ProjectRundownsList>({
     queryKey: PROJECT_RUNDOWNS,
     queryFn: ({ signal }) => fetchProjectRundownList({ signal }),
-    staleTime: MILLIS_PER_HOUR,
+    placeholderData: (previousData, _previousQuery) => previousData,
+    refetchInterval: queryRefetchIntervalSlow,
   });
-  return { data, status, isError, refetch, isFetching };
+  return { data: data ?? { loaded: '', rundowns: [] }, status, isError, refetch, isFetching };
 }
 
 export function useMutateProjectRundowns() {
+  const ontimeQueryClient = useQueryClient();
+
   const { mutateAsync: create } = useMutation({
     mutationFn: createRundown,
     onMutate: () => {

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

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
-import { EntryId, Maybe, OntimeEntry, Rundown } from 'ontime-types';
-import { useMemo } from 'react';
+import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { EntryId, OntimeEntry, Rundown } from 'ontime-types';
+import { useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
 
 import { queryRefetchIntervalSlow } from '../../ontimeConfig';
-import { getRundownQueryKey } from '../api/constants';
-import { fetchRundown } from '../api/rundown';
+import { CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY, getRundownQueryKey } from '../api/constants';
+import { fetchCurrentRundown, fetchRundown } from '../api/rundown';
 import { useSelectedEventId } from '../hooks/useSocket';
 import { ExtendedEntry, getFlatRundownMetadata, getRundownMetadata } from '../utils/rundownMetadata';
 import { useProjectRundowns } from './useProjectRundowns';
@@ -20,36 +20,43 @@ const cachedRundownPlaceholder: Rundown = {
 };
 
 /**
- * Provides access to a specific rundown by ID.
- * When rundownId is not provided the loaded rundown is provided
+ * Normalised rundown data for the currently loaded rundown.
+ *
+ * Bootstraps via the `/current` alias so the first paint is a single round-trip,
+ * independent of the project rundown list. Once the loaded id is known, the
+ * query key swaps to the id-keyed cache that is shared with `useRundownById`.
  */
-export function useRundown(rundownId: Maybe<string>) {
-  'use memo';
-
+export default function useRundown() {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
   const {
     data: { loaded: loadedRundownId },
   } = useProjectRundowns();
 
-  const effectiveRundownId = rundownId !== null ? rundownId : loadedRundownId;
-  const isLoadedRundown = effectiveRundownId === loadedRundownId;
-
   const { data, status, isError, refetch, isFetching } = useQuery<Rundown>({
-    queryKey: getRundownQueryKey(effectiveRundownId),
-    queryFn: ({ signal }) => fetchRundown(effectiveRundownId, { signal }),
-    placeholderData: (previousData, _previousQuery) => previousData,
+    queryKey: loadedRundownId ? getRundownQueryKey(loadedRundownId) : CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY,
+    queryFn: ({ signal }) => fetchCurrentRundown({ signal }),
     refetchInterval: queryRefetchIntervalSlow,
   });
 
-  return { data: data ?? cachedRundownPlaceholder, status, isError, refetch, isFetching, isLoadedRundown };
+  // Seed the id-keyed cache when fetching via the bootstrap alias
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!data || loadedRundownId) return;
+    queryClient.setQueryData(getRundownQueryKey(data.id), data);
+  }, [data, loadedRundownId, queryClient]);
+
+  // Once we have the ID, drop the temporary current cache
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!loadedRundownId) return;
+    queryClient.removeQueries({ queryKey: CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY, exact: true });
+  }, [loadedRundownId, queryClient]);
+
+  return { data: data ?? cachedRundownPlaceholder, status, isError, refetch, isFetching };
 }
 
-export function useRundownWithMetadata(rundownId: Maybe<string>) {
-  'use memo';
-
-  const { data, status, isLoadedRundown } = useRundown(rundownId);
+export function useRundownWithMetadata() {
+  const { data, status } = useRundown();
   const selectedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
-  const effectiveSelectedEventId = isLoadedRundown ? selectedEventId : null;
-  const rundownMetadata = getRundownMetadata(data, effectiveSelectedEventId);
+  const rundownMetadata = useMemo(() => getRundownMetadata(data, selectedEventId), [data, selectedEventId]);
   return { data, status, rundownMetadata };
 }
 
@@ -57,8 +64,8 @@ export function useRundownWithMetadata(rundownId: Maybe<string>) {
  * Provides access to a flat rundown
  * built from the order and rundown fields
  */
-export function useFlatRundown(rundownId: Maybe<string>) {
-  const { data, status } = useRundown(rundownId);
+export function useFlatRundown() {
+  const { data, status } = useRundown();
 
   const flatRundown = useMemo(() => {
     if (data.revision === -1) {
@@ -70,13 +77,11 @@ export function useFlatRundown(rundownId: Maybe<string>) {
   return { data: flatRundown, rundownId: data.id, status };
 }
 
-export function useFlatRundownWithMetadata(rundownId: Maybe<string>) {
-  'use memo';
-
-  const { data, status, isLoadedRundown } = useRundown(rundownId);
+export function useFlatRundownWithMetadata() {
+  const { data, status } = useRundown();
   const selectedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
-  const effectiveSelectedEventId = isLoadedRundown ? selectedEventId : null;
-  const rundownWithMetadata = getFlatRundownMetadata(data, effectiveSelectedEventId);
+
+  const rundownWithMetadata = useMemo(() => getFlatRundownMetadata(data, selectedEventId), [data, selectedEventId]);
   return { data: rundownWithMetadata, status };
 }
 
@@ -87,8 +92,8 @@ export function useFlatRundownWithMetadata(rundownId: Maybe<string>) {
  * re-filtering on every render.
  *
  */
-export function usePartialRundown(rundownId: Maybe<string>, cb: (event: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEntry>) => boolean) {
-  const { data, status } = useFlatRundownWithMetadata(rundownId);
+export function usePartialRundown(cb: (event: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEntry>) => boolean) {
+  const { data, status } = useFlatRundownWithMetadata();
   const filteredData = useMemo(() => {
     return data.filter(cb);
   }, [data, cb]);
@@ -98,20 +103,37 @@ export function usePartialRundown(rundownId: Maybe<string>, cb: (event: Extended
 
 /**
  * Hook to get a specific entry by ID from the rundown
- * @deprecated
  */
-export function useEntry(rundownId: Maybe<string>, entryId: EntryId | null): OntimeEntry | null {
-  const { data: rundown } = useRundown(rundownId);
+export function useEntry(entryId: EntryId | null): OntimeEntry | null {
+  const { data: rundown } = useRundown();
 
   if (entryId === null) return null;
   return rundown.entries[entryId] ?? null;
 }
 
-export function useRundownAuxData(rundownId: Maybe<string>) {
-  const { data, status } = useRundown(rundownId);
+export function useRundownAuxData() {
+  const { data, status } = useRundown();
   const filteredData = useMemo(() => {
     const { title, id } = data;
     return { title, id };
   }, [data]);
   return { data: filteredData, status };
 }
+
+/**
+ * Provides access to a specific rundown by ID.
+ * When rundownId is null/undefined the query is disabled and returns the placeholder.
+ */
+export function useRundownById(rundownId: string | null | undefined) {
+  const enabled = Boolean(rundownId);
+
+  const { data, status, isError, refetch, isFetching } = useQuery<Rundown>({
+    queryKey: getRundownQueryKey(rundownId ?? ''),
+    queryFn: ({ signal }) => fetchRundown(rundownId!, { signal }),
+    enabled,
+    placeholderData: (previousData, _previousQuery) => previousData,
+    refetchInterval: queryRefetchIntervalSlow,
+  });
+
+  return { data: data ?? cachedRundownPlaceholder, status, isError, refetch, isFetching };
+}

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

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

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

@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ export const useTimer = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => ({
   ...state.timer,
 }));
 
+/** Shared timer for the running group, null unless the group opted in */
+export const useGroupTimer = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => state.groupTimer);
+
 export const useNextFlag = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => ({
   id: state.eventFlag?.id ?? null,
   expectedStart: state.offset.expectedFlagStart,

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

@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ describe('initRundownMetadata()', () => {
       eventIndex: 0,
       isPast: true,
       isNextDay: false,
-      isParentToLoaded: false,
       totalGap: 0,
       isLinkedToLoaded: false,
       isLoaded: false,
@@ -108,7 +107,6 @@ describe('initRundownMetadata()', () => {
       eventIndex: 1, // UI indexes are 1 based
       isPast: true,
       isNextDay: false,
-      isParentToLoaded: false,
       totalGap: 0,
       isLinkedToLoaded: false,
       isLoaded: false,
@@ -126,7 +124,6 @@ describe('initRundownMetadata()', () => {
       eventIndex: 1,
       isPast: true,
       isNextDay: false,
-      isParentToLoaded: true,
       totalGap: 0,
       isLinkedToLoaded: false,
       isLoaded: false,
@@ -143,7 +140,6 @@ describe('initRundownMetadata()', () => {
       eventIndex: 2,
       isPast: true,
       isNextDay: false,
-      isParentToLoaded: false,
       totalGap: 0,
       isLinkedToLoaded: false,
       isLoaded: false,
@@ -160,7 +156,6 @@ describe('initRundownMetadata()', () => {
       eventIndex: 2,
       isPast: true,
       isNextDay: false,
-      isParentToLoaded: false,
       totalGap: 0,
       isLinkedToLoaded: false,
       isLoaded: false,
@@ -177,7 +172,6 @@ describe('initRundownMetadata()', () => {
       eventIndex: 3,
       isPast: false,
       isNextDay: false,
-      isParentToLoaded: false,
       totalGap: 0,
       isLinkedToLoaded: true,
       isLoaded: true,
@@ -194,7 +188,6 @@ describe('initRundownMetadata()', () => {
       eventIndex: 4,
       isPast: false,
       isNextDay: false,
-      isParentToLoaded: false,
       totalGap: 0,
       isLinkedToLoaded: true,
       isLoaded: false,
@@ -211,7 +204,6 @@ describe('initRundownMetadata()', () => {
       eventIndex: 5,
       isPast: false,
       isNextDay: false,
-      isParentToLoaded: false,
       totalGap: 7,
       isLinkedToLoaded: false,
       isLoaded: false,
@@ -264,7 +256,6 @@ describe('initRundownMetadata()', () => {
       eventIndex: 0,
       isPast: false,
       isNextDay: false,
-      isParentToLoaded: false,
       totalGap: 0,
       isLinkedToLoaded: false,
       isLoaded: false,
@@ -282,7 +273,6 @@ describe('initRundownMetadata()', () => {
       eventIndex: 1,
       isPast: false,
       isNextDay: false,
-      isParentToLoaded: false,
       totalGap: 0,
       isLinkedToLoaded: false,
       isLoaded: false,
@@ -300,7 +290,6 @@ describe('initRundownMetadata()', () => {
       eventIndex: 2,
       isPast: false,
       isNextDay: false,
-      isParentToLoaded: false,
       totalGap: 0,
       isLinkedToLoaded: false,
       isLoaded: false,

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

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ export type RundownMetadata = {
   groupColour: string | undefined;
   groupEntries: number | undefined;
   isFirstAfterGroup: boolean;
-  isParentToLoaded: boolean; // if the group contains the loaded event
 };
 
 export type ExtendedEntry<T extends OntimeEntry = OntimeEntry> = T & RundownMetadata;
@@ -95,7 +94,6 @@ export function initRundownMetadata(selectedEventId: MaybeString) {
     groupColour: undefined,
     groupEntries: undefined,
     isFirstAfterGroup: false,
-    isParentToLoaded: false,
   };
 
   function process(entry: OntimeEntry): Readonly<RundownMetadata> {
@@ -119,7 +117,6 @@ function processEntry(
   // initialise data to be overridden below
   processedData.isNextDay = false;
   processedData.isLoaded = false;
-  processedData.isParentToLoaded = false;
 
   processedData.previousEntryId = processedData.thisId; // thisId comes from the previous iteration
   processedData.thisId = entry.id; // we reassign thisId
@@ -135,7 +132,6 @@ function processEntry(
     processedData.groupId = entry.id;
     processedData.groupColour = entry.colour;
     processedData.groupEntries = entry.entries.length;
-    processedData.isParentToLoaded = selectedEventId ? entry.entries.includes(selectedEventId) : false;
   } else {
     // for delays and groups, we insert the group metadata
     if ((entry as OntimeEvent | OntimeDelay | OntimeMilestone).parent !== processedData.groupId) {

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

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   APP_SETTINGS,
   CLIENT_LIST,
   CSS_OVERRIDE,
+  CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY,
   CUSTOM_FIELDS,
   PROJECT_DATA,
   REPORT,
@@ -24,7 +25,6 @@ import {
   VIEW_SETTINGS,
   getRundownQueryKey,
   PROJECT_RUNDOWNS,
-  PROJECT_LIST,
 } from '../api/constants';
 import { invalidateAllCaches } from '../api/utils';
 import { ontimeQueryClient } from '../queryClient';
@@ -216,9 +216,6 @@ export const connectSocket = () => {
             case RefetchKey.ProjectRundowns:
               ontimeQueryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: PROJECT_RUNDOWNS });
               break;
-            case RefetchKey.ProjectFiles:
-              ontimeQueryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: PROJECT_LIST });
-              break;
             default: {
               target satisfies never;
               break;
@@ -241,6 +238,7 @@ export function maybeInvalidateRundownCache(revision: MaybeNumber, rundownId?: s
   if (!rundownId) {
     // we omit rundownId to signify invalidate all rundowns
     ontimeQueryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: RUNDOWN });
+    ontimeQueryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY, exact: true });
     return;
   }
 
@@ -254,6 +252,12 @@ export function maybeInvalidateRundownCache(revision: MaybeNumber, rundownId?: s
   }
 
   ontimeQueryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey, exact: true });
+
+  // keep current alias in sync with the ID-based cache
+  const loadedRundownId = ontimeQueryClient.getQueryData<{ loaded: string }>(PROJECT_RUNDOWNS)?.loaded;
+  if (!loadedRundownId || loadedRundownId === rundownId) {
+    ontimeQueryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY, exact: true });
+  }
 }
 
 export function sendSocket<T extends MessageTag | ApiActionTag>(

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

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { deleteAllReport } from '../../../../common/api/report';
 import { createBlob, downloadBlob } from '../../../../common/api/utils';
 import Button from '../../../../common/components/buttons/Button';
 import useReport from '../../../../common/hooks-query/useReport';
-import { useRundown } from '../../../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
+import useRundown from '../../../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
 import { cx } from '../../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
 import { formatTime } from '../../../../common/utils/time';
 import * as Panel from '../../panel-utils/PanelUtils';
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import style from './ReportSettings.module.scss';
 
 export default function ReportSettings() {
   const { data: reportData } = useReport();
-  const { data } = useRundown(null);
+  const { data } = useRundown();
 
   const clearReport = async () => await deleteAllReport();
   const downloadCSV = (combinedReport: CombinedReport[]) => {

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

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useDisclosure } from '@mantine/hooks';
-import { Suspense, useState } from 'react';
+import { useState } from 'react';
 import {
   IoAdd,
   IoDocumentOutline,
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ import IconButton from '../../../../common/components/buttons/IconButton';
 import Dialog from '../../../../common/components/dialog/Dialog';
 import { DropdownMenu } from '../../../../common/components/dropdown-menu/DropdownMenu';
 import Tag from '../../../../common/components/tag/Tag';
-import { useDirectLinkToBackgroundEdit } from '../../../../common/context/RundownSelectionContext';
 import { useMutateProjectRundowns, useProjectRundowns } from '../../../../common/hooks-query/useProjectRundowns';
 import { cx } from '../../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
+import { useDirectLinkToBackgroundEdit } from '../../../../views/cuesheet/useCuesheetRundownSelection';
 import * as Panel from '../../panel-utils/PanelUtils';
 import RundownRenameForm from './composite/RundownRenameForm';
 import { ManageRundownForm } from './ManageRundownForm';
@@ -28,20 +28,6 @@ import { ManageRundownForm } from './ManageRundownForm';
 import style from './ManagePanel.module.scss';
 
 export default function ManageRundowns() {
-  return (
-    <Suspense
-      fallback={
-        <div className={style.empty}>
-          <Panel.Loader isLoading />
-        </div>
-      }
-    >
-      <ManageRundownsSuspense />
-    </Suspense>
-  );
-}
-
-function ManageRundownsSuspense() {
   const { data } = useProjectRundowns();
   const { duplicate, remove, load, rename } = useMutateProjectRundowns();
   const [isOpenDelete, deleteHandlers] = useDisclosure();

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

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

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

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Suspense, useState } from 'react';
+import { useState } from 'react';
 import { IoArrowDown, IoArrowUp } from 'react-icons/io5';
 
 import Info from '../../../../common/components/info/Info';
@@ -11,25 +11,11 @@ import style from './ProjectPanel.module.scss';
 type SortParameter = 'alphabetical' | 'modified';
 
 export default function ProjectList() {
-  return (
-    <Suspense
-      fallback={
-        <div className={style.empty}>
-          <Panel.Loader isLoading />
-        </div>
-      }
-    >
-      <ProjectListSuspend />
-    </Suspense>
-  );
-}
-
-function ProjectListSuspend() {
   const [editingMode, setEditingMode] = useState<EditMode | null>(null);
   const [editingFilename, setEditingFilename] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [sortMode, setSortMode] = useState<ProjectSortMode>('modified-desc');
 
-  const { data, refetch } = useOrderedProjectList(sortMode);
+  const { data, refetch, status } = useOrderedProjectList(sortMode);
 
   const handleToggleEditMode = (editMode: EditMode, filename: string | null) => {
     setEditingMode((prev) => (prev === editMode && filename === editingFilename ? null : editMode));
@@ -52,6 +38,14 @@ function ProjectListSuspend() {
     });
   };
 
+  if (status === 'pending') {
+    return (
+      <div className={style.empty}>
+        <Panel.Loader isLoading />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
   const numProjects = data.reorderedProjectFiles.length;
 
   return (

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

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { TimerPhase, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
-import { IoArrowDown, IoArrowUp, IoBan, IoTime } from 'react-icons/io5';
+import { IoArrowDown, IoArrowUp, IoBan, IoFolderOutline, IoTime } from 'react-icons/io5';
 import { LuArrowDownToLine } from 'react-icons/lu';
 
 import { CornerWithPip } from '../../../common/components/editor-utils/EditorUtils';
 import Tooltip from '../../../common/components/tooltip/Tooltip';
 import useViewSettings from '../../../common/hooks-query/useViewSettings';
-import { useMessagePreview } from '../../../common/hooks/useSocket';
+import { useGroupTimer, useMessagePreview } from '../../../common/hooks/useSocket';
 import { handleLinks } from '../../../common/utils/linkUtils';
 import { cx, timerPlaceholder } from '../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
 import PipRoot from '../../../views/editor/pip-timer/PipRoot';
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ const secondarySourceLabels: Record<string, string> = {
 export default function TimerPreview() {
   const { blink, blackout, countToEnd, phase, secondarySource, showTimerMessage, timerType } = useMessagePreview();
   const { data } = useViewSettings();
+  const isGroupTimerActive = useGroupTimer() !== null;
 
   const main = (() => {
     if (showTimerMessage) return 'Message';
@@ -105,6 +106,14 @@ export default function TimerPreview() {
         >
           <LuArrowDownToLine />
         </Tooltip>
+        <Tooltip
+          text={`Timer views are showing the ${isGroupTimerActive ? 'shared group timer' : 'event timer'}`}
+          render={<span />}
+          className={style.statusIcon}
+          data-active={isGroupTimerActive}
+        >
+          <IoFolderOutline />
+        </Tooltip>
       </div>
     </div>
   );

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

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export interface OperatorData {
 }
 
 export function useOperatorData(): ViewData<OperatorData> {
-  const { data: rundown, rundownMetadata, status: rundownStatus } = useRundownWithMetadata(null);
+  const { data: rundown, rundownMetadata, status: rundownStatus } = useRundownWithMetadata();
   const { data: customFields, status: customFieldStatus } = useCustomFields();
   const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus } = useSettings();
 

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

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import { ErrorBoundary } from '@sentry/react';
-import { PropsWithChildren, ReactNode, Suspense } from 'react';
+import { PropsWithChildren, ReactNode } from 'react';
 
 import ScrollArea from '../../common/components/scroll-area/ScrollArea';
 import { useIsOnline } from '../../common/hooks/useSocket';
 import { cx } from '../../common/utils/styleUtils';
-import Loader from '../../views/common/loader/Loader';
 
 import style from './Overview.module.scss';
 
@@ -16,37 +15,18 @@ export function OverviewWrapper({ navElements, children }: PropsWithChildren<Ove
   const isOnline = useIsOnline();
 
   return (
-    <Suspense fallback={<OverviewFallback navElements={navElements} />}>
-      <div className={cx([style.overview, !isOnline && style.isOffline])}>
-        <ErrorBoundary>
-          <div className={style.nav}>{navElements}</div>
-          <ScrollArea
-            className={style.infoScroll}
-            contentClassName={style.info}
-            contentStyle={{ minWidth: '100%' }}
-            orientation='horizontal'
-          >
-            {children}
-          </ScrollArea>
-        </ErrorBoundary>
-      </div>
-    </Suspense>
-  );
-}
-
-function OverviewFallback({ navElements }: OverviewWrapperProps) {
-  return (
-    <div className={style.overview}>
-      <div className={style.nav}>{navElements}</div>
-      <ScrollArea
-        className={style.infoScroll}
-        contentClassName={style.info}
-        contentStyle={{ minWidth: '100%' }}
-        orientation='horizontal'
-      >
-        {/* TODO: this could be alined in a nicer way */}
-        <Loader />
-      </ScrollArea>
+    <div className={cx([style.overview, !isOnline && style.isOffline])}>
+      <ErrorBoundary>
+        <div className={style.nav}>{navElements}</div>
+        <ScrollArea
+          className={style.infoScroll}
+          contentClassName={style.info}
+          contentStyle={{ minWidth: '100%' }}
+          orientation='horizontal'
+        >
+          {children}
+        </ScrollArea>
+      </ErrorBoundary>
     </div>
   );
 }

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

@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ export function MetadataTimes() {
 function GroupTimes() {
   const { clock, mode, groupExpectedEnd, actualGroupStart, currentDay, playback, phase } = useGroupTimerOverView();
   const currentGroupId = useCurrentGroupId();
-  const group = useEntry(null, currentGroupId) as OntimeGroup | null;
+  const group = useEntry(currentGroupId) as OntimeGroup | null;
 
   const hasRunningTimer = phase !== TimerPhase.Pending && isPlaybackActive(playback);
 
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ function GroupTimes() {
 function FlagTimes() {
   const { clock, mode, actualStart, plannedStart, playback, currentDay, phase } = useFlagTimerOverView();
   const { id, expectedStart } = useNextFlag();
-  const entry = useEntry(null, id) as OntimeEvent | null;
+  const entry = useEntry(id) as OntimeEvent | null;
 
   const hasRunningTimer = phase !== TimerPhase.Pending && isPlaybackActive(playback);
 

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

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import style from './TitleOverview.module.scss';
 export default function TitleOverview() {
   'use memo';
   const { data: projectData } = useProjectData();
-  const { data: rundownData } = useRundownAuxData(null);
+  const { data: rundownData } = useRundownAuxData();
 
   if (!projectData.title && !rundownData.title) {
     return null;

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

@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import ErrorBoundary from '../../common/components/error-boundary/ErrorBoundary'
 import ViewNavigationMenu from '../../common/components/navigation-menu/ViewNavigationMenu';
 import ProtectRoute from '../../common/components/protect-route/ProtectRoute';
 import { EntryActionsProvider } from '../../common/context/EntryActionsContext';
-import { RundownSelectionContextProvider } from '../../common/context/RundownSelectionContext';
+import { useLoadedRundownSource } from '../../common/hooks-query/useScopedRundown';
+import { useEntryActions } from '../../common/hooks/useEntryAction';
 import { useIsSmallDevice } from '../../common/hooks/useIsSmallDevice';
 import { handleLinks } from '../../common/utils/linkUtils';
 import { cx } from '../../common/utils/styleUtils';
@@ -38,29 +39,28 @@ function RundownExport() {
     defaultValue: RundownViewMode.List,
   });
   const isSmallDevice = useIsSmallDevice();
+  const entryActions = useEntryActions();
 
   if (isSmallDevice && isExtracted) {
     return (
-      <RundownSelectionContextProvider>
-        <EntryActionsProvider>
-          <ProtectRoute permission='editor'>
-            <div
-              className={cx([style.rundownExport, style.extracted])}
-              data-target='small-device'
-              data-testid='panel-rundown'
-            >
-              <FinderPlacement />
-              <ViewNavigationMenu suppressSettings />
-              <div className={style.rundown}>
-                <ErrorBoundary>
-                  <RundownRoot isSmallDevice isExtracted viewMode={viewMode} setViewMode={setViewMode} />
-                  <RundownContextMenu />
-                </ErrorBoundary>
-              </div>
+      <EntryActionsProvider actions={entryActions}>
+        <ProtectRoute permission='editor'>
+          <div
+            className={cx([style.rundownExport, style.extracted])}
+            data-target='small-device'
+            data-testid='panel-rundown'
+          >
+            <FinderPlacement />
+            <ViewNavigationMenu suppressSettings />
+            <div className={style.rundown}>
+              <ErrorBoundary>
+                <RundownRoot isSmallDevice isExtracted viewMode={viewMode} setViewMode={setViewMode} />
+                <RundownContextMenu />
+              </ErrorBoundary>
             </div>
-          </ProtectRoute>
-        </EntryActionsProvider>
-      </RundownSelectionContextProvider>
+          </div>
+        </ProtectRoute>
+      </EntryActionsProvider>
     );
   }
 
@@ -70,32 +70,30 @@ function RundownExport() {
     viewMode === RundownViewMode.Table;
 
   return (
-    <RundownSelectionContextProvider>
-      <EntryActionsProvider>
-        <ProtectRoute permission='editor'>
-          <div className={cx([style.rundownExport, isExtracted && style.extracted])} data-testid='panel-rundown'>
-            <FinderPlacement />
-            {isExtracted && <ViewNavigationMenu suppressSettings isNavigationLocked={getIsNavigationLocked()} />}
-            <div className={style.rundown}>
-              <Editor.Panel className={style.list}>
+    <EntryActionsProvider actions={entryActions}>
+      <ProtectRoute permission='editor'>
+        <div className={cx([style.rundownExport, isExtracted && style.extracted])} data-testid='panel-rundown'>
+          <FinderPlacement />
+          {isExtracted && <ViewNavigationMenu suppressSettings isNavigationLocked={getIsNavigationLocked()} />}
+          <div className={style.rundown}>
+            <Editor.Panel className={style.list}>
+              <ErrorBoundary>
+                {!isExtracted && <Editor.CornerExtract onClick={(event) => handleLinks('rundown', event)} />}
+                <RundownRoot isExtracted={isExtracted} viewMode={viewMode} setViewMode={setViewMode} />
+                <RundownContextMenu />
+              </ErrorBoundary>
+            </Editor.Panel>
+            {!hideSideBar && (
+              <div className={style.side}>
                 <ErrorBoundary>
-                  {!isExtracted && <Editor.CornerExtract onClick={(event) => handleLinks('rundown', event)} />}
-                  <RundownRoot isExtracted={isExtracted} viewMode={viewMode} setViewMode={setViewMode} />
-                  <RundownContextMenu />
+                  <RundownEntryEditor />
                 </ErrorBoundary>
-              </Editor.Panel>
-              {!hideSideBar && (
-                <div className={style.side}>
-                  <ErrorBoundary>
-                    <RundownEntryEditor />
-                  </ErrorBoundary>
-                </div>
-              )}
-            </div>
+              </div>
+            )}
           </div>
-        </ProtectRoute>
-      </EntryActionsProvider>
-    </RundownSelectionContextProvider>
+        </div>
+      </ProtectRoute>
+    </EntryActionsProvider>
   );
 }
 
@@ -107,16 +105,17 @@ interface RundownRootProps {
 }
 
 function RundownRoot({ isSmallDevice, isExtracted, viewMode, setViewMode }: RundownRootProps) {
+  const source = useLoadedRundownSource();
+
   return (
     <div className={style.rundownRoot}>
       {isSmallDevice ? (
         <RundownHeaderMobile viewMode={viewMode} setViewMode={setViewMode} />
       ) : (
-        // TODO: add data-background-rundown={!isLoadedRundown} styling
         <RundownHeader isExtracted={isExtracted} viewMode={viewMode} setViewMode={setViewMode} />
       )}
       {viewMode === RundownViewMode.List ? <RundownList /> : <RundownTable />}
-      {viewMode === RundownViewMode.Table && <EntryEditModal />}
+      {viewMode === RundownViewMode.Table && <EntryEditModal rundown={source.rundown} />}
       <RenumberCuesDialog />
     </div>
   );

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

@@ -1,23 +1,16 @@
-import { Playback } from 'ontime-types';
 import { memo } from 'react';
 
 import Empty from '../../common/components/state/Empty';
-import { useContextRundownList } from '../../common/hooks-query/useContextRundown';
+import { useRundownWithMetadata } from '../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
 import { useRundownEditor } from '../../common/hooks/useSocket';
 import Rundown from './Rundown';
 
-const backgroundFeatureData = {
-  playback: Playback.Stop,
-  selectedEventId: null,
-  nextEventId: null,
-};
-
 export default memo(RundownList);
 function RundownList() {
-  const { rundown, status, rundownMetadata, isLoadedRundown } = useContextRundownList();
+  const { data, status, rundownMetadata } = useRundownWithMetadata();
   const featureData = useRundownEditor();
 
-  const isLoading = status !== 'success' || !rundown || !rundownMetadata;
+  const isLoading = status !== 'success' || !data || !rundownMetadata;
 
   if (isLoading) {
     return <Empty text='Connecting to server' />;
@@ -25,12 +18,12 @@ function RundownList() {
 
   return (
     <Rundown
-      order={rundown.order}
-      flatOrder={rundown.flatOrder}
-      entries={rundown.entries}
-      id={rundown.id}
+      order={data.order}
+      flatOrder={data.flatOrder}
+      entries={data.entries}
+      id={data.id}
       rundownMetadata={rundownMetadata}
-      featureData={isLoadedRundown ? featureData : backgroundFeatureData}
+      featureData={featureData}
     />
   );
 }

apps/client/src/features/rundown/common/RundownSelect.module.scss

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-.rundownSelect {
-  min-width: min(20rem, calc(100vw - 6rem));
-}

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

@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-import Select from '../../../common/components/select/Select';
-import { useRundownSelectionContext } from '../../../common/context/RundownSelectionContext';
-import { AppMode } from '../../../ontimeConfig';
-
-import styles from './RundownSelect.module.scss';
-
-const FOLLOW = '___null___';
-
-interface RundownSelectProps {
-  appMode: AppMode;
-}
-
-export function RundownSelect({ appMode }: RundownSelectProps) {
-  'use memo';
-  const { selectRundownId, rundowns, loadedRundownId, selectedRundownId } = useRundownSelectionContext();
-
-  const options = rundowns.map(({ id, title }) => ({
-    value: id,
-    label: loadedRundownId === id ? `${title} (loaded)` : title,
-  }));
-
-  // add a follow option
-  options.unshift({
-    value: FOLLOW,
-    label: 'Follow loaded',
-  });
-
-  return (
-    <div className={styles.rundownSelect}>
-      <Select
-        value={selectedRundownId ?? FOLLOW}
-        options={options}
-        onValueChange={(value) => {
-          if (value === FOLLOW) selectRundownId(null);
-          else selectRundownId(value);
-        }}
-        disabled={appMode === AppMode.Run}
-        fluid
-      />
-    </div>
-  );
-}

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

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import { useCallback } from 'react';
 import * as Editor from '../../../common/components/editor-utils/EditorUtils';
 import SwatchSelect from '../../../common/components/input/colour-input/SwatchSelect';
 import AppLink from '../../../common/components/link/app-link/AppLink';
+import Switch from '../../../common/components/switch/Switch';
+import Tooltip from '../../../common/components/tooltip/Tooltip';
 import { useEntryActionsContext } from '../../../common/context/EntryActionsContext';
 import useCustomFields from '../../../common/hooks-query/useCustomFields';
 import { getOffsetState } from '../../../common/utils/offset';
@@ -95,6 +97,22 @@ export default function GroupEditor({ group }: GroupEditorProps) {
             submitHandler={handleSubmit}
           />
         </div>
+        <div>
+          <Tooltip
+            text='Timer views count the scheduled duration of the whole group instead of the running event'
+            render={<Editor.Label htmlFor='useGroupTimer' />}
+          >
+            Group timer
+          </Tooltip>
+          <Editor.Label className={style.switchLabel}>
+            <Switch
+              id='useGroupTimer'
+              checked={group.useGroupTimer}
+              onCheckedChange={(value) => updateEntry({ id: group.id, useGroupTimer: value })}
+            />
+            {group.useGroupTimer ? 'On' : 'Off'}
+          </Editor.Label>
+        </div>
       </div>
 
       <div className={style.column}>

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

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { OntimeEntry, isOntimeEvent, isOntimeGroup, isOntimeMilestone } from 'ontime-types';
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
 
-import { useRundown } from '../../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
+import useRundown from '../../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
 import { useEventSelection } from '../useEventSelection';
 import EventEditorFooter from './composite/EventEditorFooter';
 import EventEditor from './EventEditor';
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import style from './EntryEditor.module.scss';
 
 export default function RundownEntryEditor() {
   const selectedEvents = useEventSelection((state) => state.selectedEvents);
-  const { data } = useRundown(null);
+  const { data } = useRundown();
 
   const entry = useMemo<OntimeEntry | null>(() => {
     if (data.order.length === 0) {

apps/client/src/features/rundown/renumber-cues-dialog/RenumberCuesDialog.tsx

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import Button from '../../../common/components/buttons/Button';
 import Dialog from '../../../common/components/dialog/Dialog';
 import Input from '../../../common/components/input/input/Input';
 import { useEntryActionsContext } from '../../../common/context/EntryActionsContext';
-import { useContextRundownCueRenumberModal } from '../../../common/hooks-query/useContextRundown';
+import useRundown from '../../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
 import { orderEntries } from '../rundown.utils';
 import { useEventSelection } from '../useEventSelection';
 
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ type RenumberCueData = Pick<RenumberCues, 'increment' | 'prefix' | 'start'>;
 
 export default function RenumberCuesDialog() {
   'use memo';
-  const { flatOrder } = useContextRundownCueRenumberModal();
+  const { data } = useRundown();
+  const { flatOrder } = data;
   const { onClose, isOpen } = useRenumberCuesDialogStore();
   const { renumberCues } = useEntryActionsContext();
   const selectedEvents = useEventSelection((state) => state.selectedEvents);

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

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
 
 import IconButton from '../../../common/components/buttons/IconButton';
 import Tag from '../../../common/components/tag/Tag';
+import Tooltip from '../../../common/components/tooltip/Tooltip';
 import { useEntryActionsContext } from '../../../common/context/EntryActionsContext';
 import { useContextMenu } from '../../../common/hooks/useContextMenu';
 import { useEntryCopy } from '../../../common/stores/entryCopyStore';
@@ -189,6 +190,13 @@ export default function RundownGroup({ data, hasCursor, collapsed, onCollapse }:
               {data.targetDuration !== null && <IoLockClosed className={style.lockIcon} />}
             </div>
           </div>
+          {data.useGroupTimer && (
+            <div className={style.metaEntry}>
+              <Tooltip text='Views show a shared timer for this group instead of the event timer'>
+                <Tag>Group timer</Tag>
+              </Tooltip>
+            </div>
+          )}
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>

apps/client/src/features/rundown/rundown-header/RundownHeader.tsx

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import Tooltip from '../../../common/components/tooltip/Tooltip';
 import { setOffsetMode, useOffsetMode } from '../../../common/hooks/useSocket';
 import { AppMode } from '../../../ontimeConfig';
 import { EditorLayoutMode, useEditorLayout } from '../../../views/editor/useEditorLayout';
-import { RundownSelect } from '../common/RundownSelect';
 import { RundownViewMode } from '../rundown.options';
 import { useEditorFollowMode } from '../useEditorFollowMode';
 import RundownMenu from './RundownMenu';
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ interface HeaderControlsConfig {
   showRunEditToggle: boolean;
   showOffsetToggle: boolean;
   showOverflowMenu: boolean;
-  showRundownSelect: boolean;
 }
 
 export const HEADER_CONTROLS_CONFIG: Record<EditorLayoutMode, HeaderControlsConfig> = {
@@ -33,19 +31,16 @@ export const HEADER_CONTROLS_CONFIG: Record<EditorLayoutMode, HeaderControlsConf
     showRunEditToggle: true,
     showOffsetToggle: true,
     showOverflowMenu: true,
-    showRundownSelect: false,
   },
   [EditorLayoutMode.PLANNING]: {
     showRunEditToggle: false,
     showOffsetToggle: false,
     showOverflowMenu: true,
-    showRundownSelect: true,
   },
   [EditorLayoutMode.TRACKING]: {
     showRunEditToggle: false,
     showOffsetToggle: true,
     showOverflowMenu: false,
-    showRundownSelect: false,
   },
 } as const;
 
@@ -55,8 +50,7 @@ function RundownHeader({ isExtracted, viewMode, setViewMode }: RundownHeaderProp
   const offsetMode = useOffsetMode();
   const { layoutMode } = useEditorLayout();
 
-  const { showRunEditToggle, showOffsetToggle, showOverflowMenu, showRundownSelect } =
-    HEADER_CONTROLS_CONFIG[layoutMode];
+  const { showRunEditToggle, showOffsetToggle, showOverflowMenu } = HEADER_CONTROLS_CONFIG[layoutMode];
 
   const toggleAppMode = (mode: AppMode[]) => {
     // we need to stop user from deselecting a mode
@@ -128,8 +122,6 @@ function RundownHeader({ isExtracted, viewMode, setViewMode }: RundownHeaderProp
         </ToggleGroup>
       )}
 
-      {showRundownSelect && <RundownSelect appMode={editorMode} />}
-
       {showOverflowMenu && <RundownMenu allowNavigation={!isExtracted} />}
     </Toolbar.Root>
   );

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

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

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

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export function useBackstageData(): ViewData<BackstageData> {
   const isMirrored = useViewOptionsStore((state) => state.mirror);
 
   // HTTP API data
-  const { data: rundownData, status: rundownStatus } = useFlatRundown(null);
+  const { data: rundownData, status: rundownStatus } = useFlatRundown();
   const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus } = useProjectData();
   const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus } = useSettings();
   const { data: customFields, status: customFieldsStatus } = useCustomFields();

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

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export const ScheduleProvider = ({ children, selectedEventId }: PropsWithChildre
     [filter],
   );
 
-  const { data: events } = usePartialRundown(null, filterCallback);
+  const { data: events } = usePartialRundown(filterCallback);
 
   const [firstIndex, setFirstIndex] = useState(-1);
   const [numPages, setNumPages] = useState(0);

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

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export function useCountdownData(): ViewData<CountdownData> {
   const isMirrored = useViewOptionsStore((state) => state.mirror);
 
   // HTTP API data
-  const { data: rundownData, status: rundownStatus } = useFlatRundownWithMetadata(null);
+  const { data: rundownData, status: rundownStatus } = useFlatRundownWithMetadata();
   const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus } = useProjectData();
   const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus } = useSettings();
   const { data: customFields, status: customFieldsStatus } = useCustomFields();

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

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

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

@@ -4,46 +4,51 @@ import { IoApps } from 'react-icons/io5';
 import IconButton from '../../common/components/buttons/IconButton';
 import NavigationMenu from '../../common/components/navigation-menu/NavigationMenu';
 import { EntryActionsProvider } from '../../common/context/EntryActionsContext';
-import { RundownSelectionContextProvider } from '../../common/context/RundownSelectionContext';
+import { useScopedRundown } from '../../common/hooks-query/useScopedRundown';
+import { useScopedEntryActions } from '../../common/hooks/useEntryAction';
 import { useWindowTitle } from '../../common/hooks/useWindowTitle';
 import { getIsNavigationLocked } from '../../externals';
 import CuesheetOverview from '../../features/overview/CuesheetOverview';
 import EntryEditModal from './cuesheet-edit-modal/EntryEditModal';
 import CuesheetProgress from './cuesheet-progress/CuesheetProgress';
 import CuesheetTableWrapper from './CuesheetTableWrapper';
+import { FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID, useCuesheetRundownSelection } from './useCuesheetRundownSelection';
 
 import styles from './CuesheetPage.module.scss';
 
 export default function CuesheetPage() {
   'use memo';
   const [isMenuOpen, menuHandler] = useDisclosure();
+  const { selectedRundownId, loadedRundownId, setSelectedRundownId, projectRundowns } = useCuesheetRundownSelection();
+  const source = useScopedRundown(selectedRundownId === FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID ? loadedRundownId : selectedRundownId);
+
+  const actions = useScopedEntryActions(source.rundownId);
 
   useWindowTitle('Cuesheet');
 
   const isLocked = getIsNavigationLocked();
 
   return (
-    <RundownSelectionContextProvider>
-      <EntryActionsProvider>
-        <NavigationMenu isOpen={isMenuOpen} onClose={menuHandler.close} />
-        <EntryEditModal />
-        <div className={styles.tableWrapper} data-testid='cuesheet'>
-          <CuesheetOverview>
-            {!isLocked && (
-              <IconButton
-                aria-label='Toggle navigation'
-                variant='subtle-white'
-                size='xlarge'
-                onClick={menuHandler.open}
-              >
-                <IoApps />
-              </IconButton>
-            )}
-          </CuesheetOverview>
-          <CuesheetProgress />
-          <CuesheetTableWrapper />
-        </div>
-      </EntryActionsProvider>
-    </RundownSelectionContextProvider>
+    <EntryActionsProvider actions={actions}>
+      <NavigationMenu isOpen={isMenuOpen} onClose={menuHandler.close} />
+      <EntryEditModal rundown={source.rundown} />
+      <div className={styles.tableWrapper} data-testid='cuesheet'>
+        <CuesheetOverview>
+          {!isLocked && (
+            <IconButton aria-label='Toggle navigation' variant='subtle-white' size='xlarge' onClick={menuHandler.open}>
+              <IoApps />
+            </IconButton>
+          )}
+        </CuesheetOverview>
+        <CuesheetProgress />
+        <CuesheetTableWrapper
+          source={source}
+          selectedRundownId={selectedRundownId}
+          loadedRundownId={loadedRundownId}
+          setSelectedRundownId={setSelectedRundownId}
+          projectRundowns={projectRundowns}
+        />
+      </div>
+    </EntryActionsProvider>
   );
 }

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

@@ -1,20 +1,39 @@
+import { MaybeString, ProjectRundown } from 'ontime-types';
 import { memo, use, useMemo } from 'react';
 
+import Select from '../../common/components/select/Select';
 import EmptyPage from '../../common/components/state/EmptyPage';
 import { PresetContext } from '../../common/context/PresetContext';
-import { useRundownSelectionContext } from '../../common/context/RundownSelectionContext';
 import useCustomFields from '../../common/hooks-query/useCustomFields';
+import type { RundownSource } from '../../common/hooks-query/useScopedRundown';
+import { AppMode } from '../../ontimeConfig';
 import CuesheetDnd from './cuesheet-dnd/CuesheetDnd';
 import { makeCuesheetColumns } from './cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-elements/cuesheetColsFactory';
 import CuesheetTable from './cuesheet-table/CuesheetTable';
 import { useApplyCuesheetPolicy } from './useApplyCuesheetPolicy';
+import { FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID } from './useCuesheetRundownSelection';
+
+import styles from './CuesheetPage.module.scss';
+
+interface CuesheetTableWrapperProps {
+  source: RundownSource;
+  selectedRundownId: MaybeString;
+  loadedRundownId: string;
+  setSelectedRundownId: (rundownId: string) => void;
+  projectRundowns: ProjectRundown[];
+}
 
 export default memo(CuesheetTableWrapper);
-function CuesheetTableWrapper() {
+function CuesheetTableWrapper({
+  source,
+  selectedRundownId,
+  setSelectedRundownId,
+  loadedRundownId,
+  projectRundowns,
+}: CuesheetTableWrapperProps) {
   const preset = use(PresetContext);
-  const { isLoadedRundown } = useRundownSelectionContext();
-
-  const { cuesheetMode, setCuesheetMode } = useApplyCuesheetPolicy(preset, { canRunMode: isLoadedRundown });
+  const isCurrentRundown = source.rundownId !== null && source.rundownId === loadedRundownId;
+  const { cuesheetMode, setCuesheetMode } = useApplyCuesheetPolicy(preset, { canRunMode: isCurrentRundown });
   const { data: customFields, status: customFieldStatus } = useCustomFields();
 
   const columns = useMemo(
@@ -31,11 +50,66 @@ function CuesheetTableWrapper() {
       ) : (
         <CuesheetTable
           columns={columns}
+          source={source}
           cuesheetMode={cuesheetMode}
           tableRoot='cuesheet'
           setCuesheetMode={setCuesheetMode}
+          isCurrentRundown={isCurrentRundown}
+          insertElement={
+            <>
+              <RundownSelect
+                cuesheetMode={cuesheetMode}
+                selectedRundownId={selectedRundownId}
+                loadedRundownId={loadedRundownId}
+                setSelectedRundownId={setSelectedRundownId}
+                projectRundowns={projectRundowns}
+              />
+            </>
+          }
         />
       )}
     </CuesheetDnd>
   );
 }
+
+interface RundownSelectProps {
+  cuesheetMode: AppMode;
+  selectedRundownId: MaybeString;
+  loadedRundownId: string;
+  setSelectedRundownId: (rundownId: string) => void;
+  projectRundowns: ProjectRundown[];
+}
+
+function RundownSelect({
+  cuesheetMode,
+  projectRundowns,
+  loadedRundownId,
+  selectedRundownId,
+  setSelectedRundownId,
+}: RundownSelectProps) {
+  'use memo';
+  const options = projectRundowns.map(({ id, title }) => ({
+    value: id,
+    label: loadedRundownId === id ? `${title} (loaded)` : title,
+  }));
+  options.unshift({
+    value: FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID,
+    label: 'Follow loaded', // TODO: Better wording and maybe icon? and translation
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <div className={styles.rundownSelect}>
+      <Select
+        value={selectedRundownId ?? undefined}
+        options={options}
+        onValueChange={(value) => {
+          if (value) {
+            setSelectedRundownId(value);
+          }
+        }}
+        disabled={cuesheetMode === AppMode.Run}
+        fluid
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+}

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

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import {
+  FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID,
+  getCuesheetRundownStorageKey,
+  resolveSelectedRundownId,
+} from '../useCuesheetRundownSelection';
+
+describe('useCuesheetRundownSelection helpers', () => {
+  it('builds a project-scoped storage key', () => {
+    expect(getCuesheetRundownStorageKey('http://localhost:4001', 'My Project')).toBe(
+      'cuesheet-selected-rundown:http://localhost:4001:My Project',
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('falls back to the follow loaded rundown when the stored selection is missing', () => {
+    expect(resolveSelectedRundownId('missing', new Set(['loaded', 'other']))).toBe(FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID);
+  });
+
+  it('keeps the stored selection when it still exists in the current project', () => {
+    expect(resolveSelectedRundownId('other', new Set(['loaded', 'other']))).toBe('other');
+  });
+});

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

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

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

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useTableNav } from '@table-nav/react';
 import { ColumnDef, Table, getCoreRowModel, useReactTable } from '@tanstack/react-table';
 import { OntimeEntry, SupportedEntry, TimeField, isOntimeDelay, isOntimeGroup, isOntimeMilestone } from 'ontime-types';
-import { ComponentProps, memo, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
+import { ComponentProps, ReactNode, memo, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
 import {
   ContextProp,
   ItemProps,
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
 import EmptyPage from '../../../common/components/state/EmptyPage';
 import EmptyTableBody from '../../../common/components/state/EmptyTableBody';
 import { useEntryActionsContext } from '../../../common/context/EntryActionsContext';
-import { useContextRundownTable } from '../../../common/hooks-query/useContextRundown';
+import type { RundownSource } from '../../../common/hooks-query/useScopedRundown';
 import type { ExtendedEntry } from '../../../common/utils/rundownMetadata';
 import { usePersistedRundownOptions } from '../../../features/rundown/rundown.options';
 import { useEventSelection } from '../../../features/rundown/useEventSelection';
@@ -35,22 +35,34 @@ import style from './CuesheetTable.module.scss';
 type CuesheetTableBaseProps = {
   columns: ColumnDef<ExtendedEntry>[];
   cuesheetMode: AppMode;
+  source: RundownSource;
+  insertElement?: ReactNode;
 };
 
 type EditorCuesheetTableProps = CuesheetTableBaseProps & {
   tableRoot: 'editor';
   setCuesheetMode?: undefined;
+  isCurrentRundown?: undefined;
 };
 
 type ViewCuesheetTableProps = CuesheetTableBaseProps & {
   tableRoot: 'cuesheet';
   setCuesheetMode: (mode: AppMode) => void;
+  isCurrentRundown?: boolean;
 };
 
 type CuesheetTableProps = EditorCuesheetTableProps | ViewCuesheetTableProps;
 
-export default function CuesheetTable({ columns, cuesheetMode, tableRoot, setCuesheetMode }: CuesheetTableProps) {
-  const { flatRundown, status, loadedEventId } = useContextRundownTable();
+export default function CuesheetTable({
+  columns,
+  cuesheetMode,
+  source,
+  tableRoot,
+  setCuesheetMode,
+  isCurrentRundown,
+  insertElement,
+}: CuesheetTableProps) {
+  const { flatRundown, status, selectedEventId } = source;
   const { updateEntry, updateTimer, addEntry } = useEntryActionsContext();
   const canCreateEntries = useCuesheetPermissions((state) => state.canCreateEntries) && cuesheetMode === AppMode.Edit;
 
@@ -131,17 +143,17 @@ export default function CuesheetTable({ columns, cuesheetMode, tableRoot, setCue
 
   // in Run mode, follow the current event
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (virtuosoRef.current === null || cuesheetMode !== AppMode.Run || !loadedEventId) {
+    if (virtuosoRef.current === null || cuesheetMode !== AppMode.Run || !selectedEventId) {
       return;
     }
 
-    const eventIndex = flatRundown.findIndex((event) => event.id === loadedEventId);
+    const eventIndex = flatRundown.findIndex((event) => event.id === selectedEventId);
     if (eventIndex === -1) {
       return;
     }
 
     virtuosoRef.current.scrollToIndex({ index: eventIndex, behavior: 'auto', align: 'start', offset: -50 });
-  }, [cuesheetMode, flatRundown, loadedEventId]);
+  }, [cuesheetMode, flatRundown, selectedEventId]);
 
   // Provide an imperative scroll handler for explicit jumps (finder/keyboard)
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -230,9 +242,17 @@ export default function CuesheetTable({ columns, cuesheetMode, tableRoot, setCue
         handleResetResizing={resetColumnResizing}
         handleResetReordering={resetColumnOrder}
         handleClearToggles={setAllVisible}
-        appMode={cuesheetMode}
-        tableRoot={tableRoot}
-        setCuesheetMode={setCuesheetMode}
+        insertElement={insertElement}
+        modeControls={
+          tableRoot === 'cuesheet'
+            ? {
+                cuesheetMode,
+                setCuesheetMode,
+                isCurrentRundown,
+              }
+            : undefined
+        }
+        showShare={tableRoot === 'cuesheet'}
       />
       <TableVirtuoso
         ref={virtuosoRef}

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

@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ import Button from '../../../../common/components/buttons/Button';
 import Checkbox from '../../../../common/components/checkbox/Checkbox';
 import * as Editor from '../../../../common/components/editor-utils/EditorUtils';
 import PopoverContents from '../../../../common/components/popover/Popover';
-import { useRundownSelectionContext } from '../../../../common/context/RundownSelectionContext';
 import type { ExtendedEntry } from '../../../../common/utils/rundownMetadata';
-import { RundownSelect } from '../../../../features/rundown/common/RundownSelect';
 import { AppMode } from '../../../../ontimeConfig';
 import { useCuesheetPermissions } from '../../useTablePermissions';
 import CuesheetShareModal from './CuesheetShareModal';
@@ -32,15 +30,21 @@ type TableHeaderOptionValues = Pick<
   'hideTableSeconds' | 'hideIndexColumn' | 'showDelayedTimes' | 'hideDelays'
 >;
 
+type TableModeControls = {
+  cuesheetMode: AppMode;
+  setCuesheetMode: (mode: AppMode) => void;
+  isCurrentRundown?: boolean;
+};
+
 interface CuesheetTableHeaderToolbarProps {
   columns: Column<ExtendedEntry, unknown>[];
   optionsStore: TableHeaderOptionsStore;
   handleResetResizing: () => void;
   handleResetReordering: () => void;
   handleClearToggles: () => void;
-  setCuesheetMode?: (mode: AppMode) => void;
-  appMode: AppMode;
-  tableRoot: 'editor' | 'cuesheet';
+  insertElement?: ReactNode;
+  modeControls?: TableModeControls;
+  showShare?: boolean;
 }
 
 export default function CuesheetTableHeaderToolbar({
@@ -49,23 +53,23 @@ export default function CuesheetTableHeaderToolbar({
   handleResetResizing,
   handleResetReordering,
   handleClearToggles,
-  setCuesheetMode,
-  tableRoot,
-  appMode,
+  insertElement,
+  modeControls,
+  showShare = false,
 }: CuesheetTableHeaderToolbarProps) {
-  const canChangeMode = useCuesheetPermissions((state) => state.canChangeMode) && tableRoot === 'cuesheet';
-  const canShare = useCuesheetPermissions((state) => state.canShare) && tableRoot === 'cuesheet';
-  const showRundownSelect = tableRoot === 'cuesheet';
-  const { isLoadedRundown } = useRundownSelectionContext();
+  const canChangeMode = useCuesheetPermissions((state) => state.canChangeMode);
+  const canShare = useCuesheetPermissions((state) => state.canShare);
 
   const toggleCuesheetMode = (mode: AppMode[]) => {
     const newValue = mode.at(0);
-    if (!newValue || !setCuesheetMode) return;
-    setCuesheetMode(newValue);
+    if (!newValue || !modeControls) return;
+    modeControls.setCuesheetMode(newValue);
   };
 
+  const isBackground = !(modeControls?.isCurrentRundown ?? true);
+
   return (
-    <Toolbar.Root className={style.tableSettings} data-background-rundown={!isLoadedRundown}>
+    <Toolbar.Root className={style.tableSettings} data-background-rundown={isBackground}>
       <ViewSettings optionsStore={optionsStore} />
       <ColumnSettings
         columns={columns}
@@ -73,14 +77,14 @@ export default function CuesheetTableHeaderToolbar({
         handleResetReordering={handleResetReordering}
         handleClearToggles={handleClearToggles}
       />
-      <div className={style.apart}>
-        {showRundownSelect && <RundownSelect appMode={appMode} />}
-        {canChangeMode && (
+      {modeControls && canChangeMode && (
+        <div className={style.apart}>
+          {insertElement}
           <ToggleGroup
-            value={[appMode]}
+            value={[modeControls.cuesheetMode]}
             onValueChange={toggleCuesheetMode}
             className={style.group}
-            disabled={!isLoadedRundown}
+            disabled={!modeControls.isCurrentRundown}
           >
             <Toolbar.Button render={<Toggle />} value={AppMode.Run} className={style.radioButton}>
               Run
@@ -89,10 +93,10 @@ export default function CuesheetTableHeaderToolbar({
               Edit
             </Toolbar.Button>
           </ToggleGroup>
-        )}
-      </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
 
-      {canShare && (
+      {showShare && canShare && (
         <>
           <Editor.Separator orientation='vertical' />
           <CuesheetShareModal />

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

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

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

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { lazy } from 'react';
 
-import { RundownSelectionContextProvider } from '../../common/context/RundownSelectionContext';
 import TrackingPlaybackBar from '../../features/control/playback/tracking-playback-bar/TrackingPlaybackBar';
 import { AppMode } from '../../ontimeConfig';
 import TitleList from './title-list/TitleList';
@@ -15,51 +14,44 @@ const MessageControl = lazy(() => import('../../features/control/message/Message
 export default function Editor() {
   const { layoutMode } = useEditorLayout();
 
-  switch (layoutMode) {
-    case EditorLayoutMode.TRACKING: {
-      return (
-        <div id='panels' className={`${styles.panelContainer} ${styles.panelContainerTracking}`}>
-          <div className={styles.rundownLayout}>
-            <div className={styles.titlesPanel}>
-              <RundownSelectionContextProvider>
-                <TitleList mode={AppMode.Run} />
-              </RundownSelectionContextProvider>
-            </div>
-            <div className={styles.rundownPanel}>
-              <Rundown />
-            </div>
-          </div>
-          <TrackingPlaybackBar />
+  if (layoutMode === EditorLayoutMode.CONTROL) {
+    return (
+      <div id='panels' className={styles.panelContainer}>
+        <div className={styles.left}>
+          <TimerControl />
+          <MessageControl />
         </div>
-      );
-    }
-    case EditorLayoutMode.PLANNING: {
-      return (
-        <div id='panels' className={styles.panelContainer}>
-          <div className={styles.rundownLayout}>
-            <div className={styles.titlesPanel}>
-              <RundownSelectionContextProvider>
-                <TitleList mode={AppMode.Edit} />
-              </RundownSelectionContextProvider>
-            </div>
-            <div className={styles.rundownPanel}>
-              <Rundown />
-            </div>
+        <Rundown />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (layoutMode === EditorLayoutMode.TRACKING) {
+    return (
+      <div id='panels' className={`${styles.panelContainer} ${styles.panelContainerTracking}`}>
+        <div className={styles.rundownLayout}>
+          <div className={styles.titlesPanel}>
+            <TitleList mode={AppMode.Run} />
+          </div>
+          <div className={styles.rundownPanel}>
+            <Rundown />
           </div>
         </div>
-      );
-    }
-    case EditorLayoutMode.CONTROL:
-    default: {
-      return (
-        <div id='panels' className={styles.panelContainer}>
-          <div className={styles.left}>
-            <TimerControl />
-            <MessageControl />
-          </div>
+        <TrackingPlaybackBar />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div id='panels' className={styles.panelContainer}>
+      <div className={styles.rundownLayout}>
+        <div className={styles.titlesPanel}>
+          <TitleList mode={AppMode.Edit} />
+        </div>
+        <div className={styles.rundownPanel}>
           <Rundown />
         </div>
-      );
-    }
-  }
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
 }

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

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { EntryId, MaybeString, SupportedEntry, isOntimeEvent, isOntimeGroup, isOntimeMilestone } from 'ontime-types';
 import { ChangeEvent, useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 
-import { useContextRundownFinder } from '../../../common/hooks-query/useContextRundown';
+import { useFlatRundown } from '../../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
 import { useSelectAndRevealEntry } from '../../../features/rundown/useSelectAndRevealEntry';
 
 const maxResults = 12;
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ type FilterableMilestone = {
 type FilterableEntry = FilterableGroup | FilterableEvent | FilterableMilestone;
 
 export default function useFinder() {
-  const { rundown: data, rundownId } = useContextRundownFinder();
+  const { data, rundownId } = useFlatRundown();
   const [results, setResults] = useState<FilterableEntry[]>([]);
   const [error, setError] = useState<MaybeString>(null);
   const lastSearchString = useRef('');

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

@@ -68,6 +68,18 @@
         opacity: 0;
       }
     }
+
+    // signals that the displayed timer belongs to the group, not to the running event
+    .group-indicator {
+      text-align: center;
+      text-transform: uppercase;
+      letter-spacing: 0.25em;
+      font-weight: 600;
+      font-size: 2.5vw;
+      line-height: 1;
+      opacity: 0.7;
+      color: var(--timer-colour, $ui-white);
+    }
   }
 
   .secondary {

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

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { ViewSettings } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import { FitText } from '../../../common/components/fit-text/FitText';
 import MultiPartProgressBar from '../../../common/components/multi-part-progress-bar/MultiPartProgressBar';
-import { useTimerSocket } from '../../../common/hooks/useSocket';
+import { useGroupTimer, useTimerSocket } from '../../../common/hooks/useSocket';
 import { cx } from '../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
 import { getFormattedTimer, getTimerByType } from '../../common/viewUtils';
 import {
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ import {
   getIsPlaying,
   getSecondaryDisplay,
   getShowMessage,
-  getShowModifiers,
-  getShowProgressBar,
-  getTotalTime,
+  getShowsTimerValue,
+  resolveTimerDisplay,
 } from '../../timer/timer.utils';
 import { getTimerColour } from '../../utils/presentation.utils';
 
@@ -24,23 +23,28 @@ interface PipTimerProps {
 
 export function PipTimer({ viewSettings }: PipTimerProps) {
   const { eventNow, message, time, clock, timerTypeNow, countToEndNow, auxTimer } = useTimerSocket();
+  const groupTimer = useGroupTimer();
 
   // gather modifiers
   const showOverlay = getShowMessage(message.timer);
-  const { showFinished, showWarning, showDanger } = getShowModifiers(
-    timerTypeNow,
-    countToEndNow,
-    time.phase,
-    false,
-    '',
-    false,
-  );
+  const timerDisplay = resolveTimerDisplay({
+    time,
+    groupTimer,
+    event: eventNow,
+    timerType: timerTypeNow,
+    countToEnd: countToEndNow,
+    freezeOvertime: false,
+    freezeMessage: '',
+    hidePhase: false,
+  });
+  const { showFinished, showWarning, showDanger } = timerDisplay;
+
   const isPlaying = getIsPlaying(time.playback);
-  const showProgressBar = getShowProgressBar(timerTypeNow);
+  const showsTimerValue = getShowsTimerValue(timerTypeNow);
+  const showProgressBar = showsTimerValue;
 
   // gather timer data
-  const totalTime = getTotalTime(time.duration, time.addedTime);
-  const stageTimer = getTimerByType(false, timerTypeNow, clock, time, timerTypeNow);
+  const stageTimer = getTimerByType(false, timerTypeNow, clock, timerDisplay.source, timerTypeNow);
   const display = getFormattedTimer(stageTimer, timerTypeNow, 'min', {
     removeSeconds: false,
     removeLeadingZero: false,
@@ -80,10 +84,11 @@ export function PipTimer({ viewSettings }: PipTimerProps) {
         <div
           className={cx(['timer', !isPlaying && 'timer--paused', showFinished && 'timer--finished'])}
           style={{ fontSize: `${timerFontSize}vw` }}
-          data-phase={time.phase}
+          data-phase={timerDisplay.phase}
         >
           {display}
         </div>
+        {timerDisplay.isGroup && showsTimerValue && <div className='group-indicator'>group</div>}
         <div className={cx(['secondary', !secondaryContent && 'secondary--hidden'])}>
           <FitText mode='multi' min={12} max={256}>
             {secondaryContent}
@@ -94,12 +99,12 @@ export function PipTimer({ viewSettings }: PipTimerProps) {
       {showProgressBar && (
         <MultiPartProgressBar
           className={cx(['progress-container', !isPlaying && 'progress-container--paused'])}
-          now={time.current}
-          complete={totalTime}
+          now={timerDisplay.source.current}
+          complete={timerDisplay.total}
           normalColor={viewSettings.normalColor}
-          warning={eventNow?.timeWarning}
+          warning={timerDisplay.warning}
           warningColor={viewSettings.warningColor}
-          danger={eventNow?.timeDanger}
+          danger={timerDisplay.danger}
           dangerColor={viewSettings.dangerColor}
           hideOvertime={!showFinished}
         />

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

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
 import { Virtuoso, VirtuosoHandle } from 'react-virtuoso';
 
 import ScrollArea from '../../../common/components/scroll-area/ScrollArea';
-import { useContextRundownList } from '../../../common/hooks-query/useContextRundown';
+import useRundown from '../../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
 import { useSelectedEventId } from '../../../common/hooks/useSocket';
 import { ExtendedEntry, getFlatRundownMetadata } from '../../../common/utils/rundownMetadata';
 import { useEventSelection } from '../../../features/rundown/useEventSelection';
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ interface TitleListProps {
 }
 
 export default function TitleList({ mode }: TitleListProps) {
-  const { rundown } = useContextRundownList();
+  const { data: rundown } = useRundown();
   const selectedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
   const cursor = useEventSelection((state) => state.cursor);
 

apps/client/src/views/editor/useEditorLayout.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 import { isValueOfEnum } from 'ontime-utils';
-import { useCallback, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router';
 
-import { setSelectRundownInParams } from '../../common/context/RundownSelectionContext';
-
 const layoutParam = 'layout';
 
 export enum EditorLayoutMode {
@@ -23,29 +20,14 @@ function getEditorLayout(value: string | null): EditorLayoutMode {
 }
 
 export function useEditorLayout() {
-  'use memo';
-
   const [searchParams, setSearchParams] = useSearchParams();
   const layoutMode = getEditorLayout(searchParams.get(layoutParam));
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    setSearchParams((searchParams) => {
-      if (layoutMode !== EditorLayoutMode.PLANNING) setSelectRundownInParams(null, searchParams);
-      return searchParams;
-    });
-  }, [setSearchParams, layoutMode]);
-
-  const setLayoutMode = useCallback(
-    (mode: EditorLayoutMode) => {
-      setSearchParams((searchParams) => {
-        searchParams.set(layoutParam, mode);
-        // Only the Planning layout is allowed to look at something other than the current rundown
-        if (mode !== EditorLayoutMode.PLANNING) setSelectRundownInParams(null, searchParams);
-        return searchParams;
-      });
-    },
-    [setSearchParams],
-  );
+  const setLayoutMode = (mode: EditorLayoutMode) => {
+    const nextParams = new URLSearchParams(searchParams);
+    nextParams.set(layoutParam, mode);
+    setSearchParams(nextParams, { replace: true });
+  };
 
   return { layoutMode, setLayoutMode };
 }

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

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export interface TimelineData {
 
 export function useTimelineData(): ViewData<TimelineData> {
   // HTTP API data
-  const { data: rundownData, status: rundownStatus } = useFlatRundownWithMetadata(null);
+  const { data: rundownData, status: rundownStatus } = useFlatRundownWithMetadata();
   const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus } = useProjectData();
   const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus } = useSettings();
   const { data: customFields, status: customFieldsStatus } = useCustomFields();

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

@@ -131,6 +131,18 @@
         opacity: 0;
       }
     }
+
+    // signals that the displayed timer belongs to the group, not to the running event
+    .group-indicator {
+      text-align: center;
+      text-transform: uppercase;
+      letter-spacing: 0.25em;
+      font-weight: 600;
+      font-size: 1.5vw;
+      line-height: 1;
+      opacity: 0.7;
+      color: var(--timer-colour, var(--timer-color-override, $ui-white));
+    }
   }
 
   .secondary {

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

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import TitleCard from '../../common/components/title-card/TitleCard';
 import ViewLogo from '../../common/components/view-logo/ViewLogo';
 import ViewParamsEditor from '../../common/components/view-params-editor/ViewParamsEditor';
 import { useAutoTickingClock } from '../../common/hooks/useAutoTickingClock';
-import { useTimerSocket } from '../../common/hooks/useSocket';
+import { useGroupTimer, useTimerSocket } from '../../common/hooks/useSocket';
 import { useWindowTitle } from '../../common/hooks/useWindowTitle';
 import { cx } from '../../common/utils/styleUtils';
 import { formatTime, getDefaultFormat } from '../../common/utils/time';
@@ -25,9 +25,8 @@ import {
   getSecondaryDisplay,
   getShowClock,
   getShowMessage,
-  getShowModifiers,
-  getShowProgressBar,
-  getTotalTime,
+  getShowsTimerValue,
+  resolveTimerDisplay,
 } from './timer.utils';
 import { TimerData, useTimerData } from './useTimerData';
 
@@ -72,23 +71,29 @@ function Timer({ customFields, projectData, isMirrored, settings, viewSettings,
     timeformat,
   } = useTimerOptions();
 
+  const groupTimer = useGroupTimer();
+
   const { getLocalizedString } = useTranslation();
   const localisedMinutes = getLocalizedString('common.minutes');
 
   // gather modifiers
   const viewTimerType = timerType ?? timerTypeNow;
   const showOverlay = getShowMessage(message.timer);
-  const { showEndMessage, showFinished, showWarning, showDanger } = getShowModifiers(
-    timerTypeNow,
-    countToEndNow,
-    time.phase,
+  const timerDisplay = resolveTimerDisplay({
+    time,
+    groupTimer,
+    event: eventNow,
+    timerType: timerTypeNow,
+    countToEnd: countToEndNow,
     freezeOvertime,
     freezeMessage,
     hidePhase,
-  );
+  });
+  const { showEndMessage, showFinished, showWarning, showDanger } = timerDisplay;
   const isPlaying = getIsPlaying(time.playback);
   const showClock = !hideClock && getShowClock(viewTimerType);
-  const showProgressBar = !hideProgress && getShowProgressBar(viewTimerType);
+  const showsTimerValue = getShowsTimerValue(viewTimerType);
+  const showProgressBar = !hideProgress && showsTimerValue;
 
   // gather card data
   const { showNow, nowMain, nowSecondary, showNext, nextMain, nextSecondary } = getCardData(
@@ -102,8 +107,7 @@ function Timer({ customFields, projectData, isMirrored, settings, viewSettings,
   );
 
   // gather timer data
-  const totalTime = getTotalTime(time.duration, time.addedTime);
-  const stageTimer = getTimerByType(freezeOvertime, timerTypeNow, clock, time, timerType);
+  const stageTimer = getTimerByType(freezeOvertime, timerTypeNow, clock, timerDisplay.source, timerType);
   const display = getFormattedTimer(stageTimer, viewTimerType, localisedMinutes, {
     removeSeconds: hideTimerSeconds,
     removeLeadingZero: removeLeadingZeros,
@@ -178,11 +182,14 @@ function Timer({ customFields, projectData, isMirrored, settings, viewSettings,
             className={cx(['timer', subduePaused && 'timer--paused', showFinished && 'timer--finished'])}
             style={{ fontSize: `${timerFontSize}vw` }}
             data-type={viewTimerType}
-            data-phase={time.phase}
+            data-phase={timerDisplay.phase}
           >
             {display}
           </div>
         )}
+        {timerDisplay.isGroup && showsTimerValue && !showEndMessage && (
+          <div className='group-indicator'>group</div>
+        )}
         <div className={cx(['secondary', !secondaryContent && 'secondary--hidden'])}>
           <FitText mode='multi' min={64} max={256}>
             {secondaryContent}
@@ -193,12 +200,12 @@ function Timer({ customFields, projectData, isMirrored, settings, viewSettings,
       {showProgressBar && (
         <MultiPartProgressBar
           className={cx(['progress-container', !isPlaying && 'progress-container--paused'])}
-          now={time.current}
-          complete={totalTime}
+          now={timerDisplay.source.current}
+          complete={timerDisplay.total}
           normalColor={viewSettings.normalColor}
-          warning={eventNow?.timeWarning}
+          warning={timerDisplay.warning}
           warningColor={viewSettings.warningColor}
-          danger={eventNow?.timeDanger}
+          danger={timerDisplay.danger}
           dangerColor={viewSettings.dangerColor}
           hideOvertime={!showFinished}
         />

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

@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+import { GroupTimerState, Playback, TimerPhase, TimerState, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
+
+import { getShowsTimerValue, resolveTimerDisplay } from '../timer.utils';
+
+const makeTime = (patch: Partial<TimerState> = {}): TimerState => ({
+  addedTime: 0,
+  current: 10000,
+  duration: 60000,
+  elapsed: 50000,
+  expectedFinish: null,
+  phase: TimerPhase.Default,
+  playback: Playback.Play,
+  secondaryTimer: null,
+  startedAt: null,
+  ...patch,
+});
+
+const makeGroupTimer = (patch: Partial<GroupTimerState> = {}): GroupTimerState => ({
+  current: 100000,
+  elapsed: 80000,
+  duration: 180000,
+  ...patch,
+});
+
+const resolve = (time: TimerState, groupTimer: GroupTimerState | null) =>
+  resolveTimerDisplay({
+    time,
+    groupTimer,
+    event: { timeWarning: 120000, timeDanger: 60000 },
+    timerType: TimerType.CountDown,
+    countToEnd: false,
+    freezeOvertime: false,
+    freezeMessage: '',
+    hidePhase: false,
+  });
+
+describe('resolveTimerDisplay()', () => {
+  it('uses the event timer when there is no group timer', () => {
+    const time = makeTime();
+    const result = resolve(time, null);
+
+    expect(result.isGroup).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.source).toBe(time);
+    expect(result.total).toBe(60000);
+    expect(result.warning).toBe(120000);
+    expect(result.danger).toBe(60000);
+  });
+
+  it('adds the time added to an event into the event total', () => {
+    expect(resolve(makeTime({ addedTime: 30000 }), null).total).toBe(90000);
+  });
+
+  it('uses the group timer when one is present', () => {
+    const groupTimer = makeGroupTimer();
+    const result = resolve(makeTime(), groupTimer);
+
+    expect(result.isGroup).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.source).toBe(groupTimer);
+    expect(result.total).toBe(180000);
+  });
+
+  it('drops the event thresholds while showing the group', () => {
+    const result = resolve(makeTime({ phase: TimerPhase.Danger }), makeGroupTimer());
+
+    expect(result.warning).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(result.danger).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it.each([TimerPhase.Warning, TimerPhase.Danger])(
+    'reports the group as running while the event is in %s',
+    (phase) => {
+      const result = resolve(makeTime({ phase }), makeGroupTimer());
+
+      expect(result.phase).toBe(TimerPhase.Default);
+      expect(result.showWarning).toBe(false);
+      expect(result.showDanger).toBe(false);
+      expect(result.showFinished).toBe(false);
+    },
+  );
+
+  it('reports overtime only once the group itself has run out of time', () => {
+    const overrunningEvent = makeTime({ current: -5000, phase: TimerPhase.Overtime });
+
+    // the event is over, but the group still has time left
+    const stillRunning = resolve(overrunningEvent, makeGroupTimer({ current: 60000 }));
+    expect(stillRunning.phase).toBe(TimerPhase.Default);
+    expect(stillRunning.showFinished).toBe(false);
+
+    const overtime = resolve(overrunningEvent, makeGroupTimer({ current: -1000 }));
+    expect(overtime.phase).toBe(TimerPhase.Overtime);
+    expect(overtime.showFinished).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it.each([TimerPhase.Pending, TimerPhase.None])('keeps the %s playback phase on the group', (phase) => {
+    // these describe the playback state rather than a threshold, so they are true of the group too
+    expect(resolve(makeTime({ phase }), makeGroupTimer()).phase).toBe(phase);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('getShowsTimerValue()', () => {
+  it('is true for timer types which render the running timer', () => {
+    expect(getShowsTimerValue(TimerType.CountDown)).toBe(true);
+    expect(getShowsTimerValue(TimerType.CountUp)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('is false for timer types which do not reflect what is loaded', () => {
+    expect(getShowsTimerValue(TimerType.Clock)).toBe(false);
+    expect(getShowsTimerValue(TimerType.None)).toBe(false);
+  });
+});

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

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {
+  GroupTimerState,
   MaybeNumber,
   MessageState,
   OntimeEvent,
@@ -6,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   RundownEntries,
   TimerMessage,
   TimerPhase,
+  TimerState,
   TimerType,
 } from 'ontime-types';
 import { isPlaybackActive } from 'ontime-utils';
@@ -34,9 +36,11 @@ export function getTotalTime(duration: MaybeNumber, addedTime: MaybeNumber): num
 }
 
 /**
- * Whether the progress bar should be shown for this timer type
+ * Whether this timer type renders a value derived from the running timer.
+ * Clock shows the time of day and none shows nothing, so neither reflects what is loaded,
+ * which also means neither can carry a progress bar or a group timer indicator
  */
-export function getShowProgressBar(timerType: TimerType) {
+export function getShowsTimerValue(timerType: TimerType) {
   return timerType !== TimerType.None && timerType !== TimerType.Clock;
 }
 
@@ -114,6 +118,59 @@ export function getShowModifiers(
   };
 }
 
+interface ResolveTimerDisplayOptions {
+  time: TimerState;
+  /** when present, views show the group instead of the running event */
+  groupTimer: GroupTimerState | null;
+  event: Pick<OntimeEvent, 'timeWarning' | 'timeDanger'> | null;
+  timerType: TimerType;
+  countToEnd: boolean;
+  freezeOvertime: boolean;
+  freezeMessage: string;
+  hidePhase: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Resolves which timer a view should display, and the modifiers that go with it.
+ *
+ * A group has no warning or danger thresholds of its own, so it only ever reports as
+ * running or overtime. Feeding that phase through `getShowModifiers` means the warning
+ * and danger states are suppressed as a consequence of what a group is, rather than
+ * every view having to remember to special case them.
+ */
+export function resolveTimerDisplay({
+  time,
+  groupTimer,
+  event,
+  timerType,
+  countToEnd,
+  freezeOvertime,
+  freezeMessage,
+  hidePhase,
+}: ResolveTimerDisplayOptions) {
+  const isGroup = groupTimer !== null;
+  const phase = (() => {
+    if (!isGroup) return time.phase;
+    // pending and none describe the playback state rather than a threshold,
+    // they are just as true of the group as they are of the event
+    if (time.phase === TimerPhase.Pending || time.phase === TimerPhase.None) return time.phase;
+    return groupTimer.current <= 0 ? TimerPhase.Overtime : TimerPhase.Default;
+  })();
+
+  return {
+    isGroup,
+    phase,
+    /** the values to render, shaped for getTimerByType */
+    source: isGroup ? groupTimer : time,
+    /** the target of a progress bar */
+    total: isGroup ? groupTimer.duration : getTotalTime(time.duration, time.addedTime),
+    // thresholds belong to the event, they carry no meaning against a group duration
+    warning: isGroup ? undefined : event?.timeWarning,
+    danger: isGroup ? undefined : event?.timeDanger,
+    ...getShowModifiers(timerType, countToEnd, phase, freezeOvertime, freezeMessage, hidePhase),
+  };
+}
+
 /**
  * What, if anything, should be displayed in the secondary field
  */

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

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { CustomFields, ProjectData, RundownEntries, Settings, ViewSettings } fro
 
 import useCustomFields from '../../common/hooks-query/useCustomFields';
 import useProjectData from '../../common/hooks-query/useProjectData';
-import { useRundown } from '../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
+import useRundown from '../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
 import useSettings from '../../common/hooks-query/useSettings';
 import useViewSettings from '../../common/hooks-query/useViewSettings';
 import { useViewOptionsStore } from '../../common/stores/viewOptions';
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export function useTimerData(): ViewData<TimerData> {
   const { data: viewSettings, status: viewSettingsStatus } = useViewSettings();
   const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus } = useSettings();
   const { data: customFields, status: customFieldsStatus } = useCustomFields();
-  const { data: rundown, status: rundownStatus } = useRundown(null);
+  const { data: rundown, status: rundownStatus } = useRundown();
   const { entries } = rundown;
 
   return {

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

@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ export function migrateRundown(
           targetDuration: null,
           colour: '', //leave default colour
           custom: {}, // leave empty
+          useGroupTimer: false, // opt-in feature, off for migrated projects
           // !==== RUNTIME METADATA ====! //
           revision: -1,
           timeStart: null,

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

@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ describe('v3 to v4', () => {
           targetDuration: null,
           timeEnd: null,
           timeStart: null,
+          useGroupTimer: false,
         },
         event2: {
           id: 'event2',
@@ -392,6 +393,7 @@ describe('v3 to v4', () => {
           targetDuration: null,
           timeEnd: null,
           timeStart: null,
+          useGroupTimer: false,
         },
         delay: {
           type: SupportedEntry.Delay,

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

@@ -301,6 +301,23 @@ describe('parseRundown()', () => {
     expect(parsedRundown.entries.group).toMatchObject({ entries: ['1', '2'] });
     expect(Object.keys(parsedRundown.entries).length).toEqual(3);
   });
+
+  it('normalises groups from projects made before the group timer existed', () => {
+    const rundown = {
+      id: 'test',
+      title: '',
+      order: ['group'],
+      flatOrder: ['group'],
+      entries: {
+        // a group as it would have been persisted by a previous version
+        group: { id: 'group', type: SupportedEntry.Group, title: 'legacy', entries: [] },
+      },
+      revision: 1,
+    } as unknown as Rundown;
+
+    const parsedRundown = parseRundown(rundown, {});
+    expect(parsedRundown.entries.group).toMatchObject({ id: 'group', useGroupTimer: false });
+  });
 });
 
 describe('sanitiseCustomFields()', () => {

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

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { makeOntimeEvent, makeOntimeGroup, makeOntimeMilestone, makeRundown } fr
 import { parseRundown } from '../rundown.parser.js';
 import {
   calculateDayOffset,
+  createGroupPatch,
   deleteById,
   doesInvalidateMetadata,
   getIntegerAndFraction,
@@ -610,3 +611,25 @@ describe('isLoadedPlayable()', () => {
     expect(isLoadedPlayable('keynote', rundown)).toBe(false);
   });
 });
+
+describe('createGroupPatch()', () => {
+  it('preserves useGroupTimer when it is not part of the patch', () => {
+    const original = makeOntimeGroup({ id: 'group', useGroupTimer: true });
+    const patched = createGroupPatch(original, { title: 'Morning sessions' });
+
+    expect(patched.title).toBe('Morning sessions');
+    expect(patched.useGroupTimer).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('updates useGroupTimer when it is part of the patch', () => {
+    const original = makeOntimeGroup({ id: 'group', useGroupTimer: false });
+    expect(createGroupPatch(original, { useGroupTimer: true }).useGroupTimer).toBe(true);
+    expect(createGroupPatch(original, { useGroupTimer: false }).useGroupTimer).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('ignores non boolean values for useGroupTimer', () => {
+    const original = makeOntimeGroup({ id: 'group', useGroupTimer: true });
+    // @ts-expect-error -- testing a value coming from an unvalidated request
+    expect(createGroupPatch(original, { useGroupTimer: 'nope' }).useGroupTimer).toBe(true);
+  });
+});

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

@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ export function createGroupPatch(originalGroup: OntimeGroup, patchGroup: Partial
     entries: patchGroup.entries ?? originalGroup.entries,
     targetDuration: maybeTargetDuration(),
     colour: makeString(patchGroup.colour, originalGroup.colour),
+    useGroupTimer:
+      typeof patchGroup.useGroupTimer === 'boolean' ? patchGroup.useGroupTimer : originalGroup.useGroupTimer,
     revision: originalGroup.revision,
     timeStart: originalGroup.timeStart,
     timeEnd: originalGroup.timeEnd,

apps/server/src/api-mcp/mcp.schema.ts

@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ There are four entry types discriminated by \`type\`:
   note: string
   entries: EntryId[]
   targetDuration: number | null
+  useGroupTimer: boolean       // views show a shared timer for the whole group
   custom: { [key: string]: string }
   timeStart: number | null     // calculated from nested entries (runtime)
   timeEnd: number | null       // calculated from nested entries (runtime)

apps/server/src/api-mcp/mcp.service.ts

@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ export type EventFieldArgs = Partial<
 >;
 export type MilestoneFieldArgs = Partial<Pick<OntimeMilestone, 'cue' | 'title' | 'note' | 'colour' | 'custom'>>;
 export type DelayFieldArgs = Partial<Pick<OntimeDelay, 'duration'>>;
-export type GroupFieldArgs = Partial<Pick<OntimeGroup, 'title' | 'note' | 'colour' | 'targetDuration' | 'custom'>>;
+export type GroupFieldArgs = Partial<
+  Pick<OntimeGroup, 'title' | 'note' | 'colour' | 'targetDuration' | 'custom' | 'useGroupTimer'>
+>;
 
 export type EntryFieldArgs = EventFieldArgs & MilestoneFieldArgs & DelayFieldArgs & GroupFieldArgs;
 export type TargetRundownArgs = { rundownId?: string };
@@ -170,6 +172,7 @@ function toGroupPatch(args: CreateEntryArgs, id: EntryId): PatchWithId<OntimeGro
   if (args.colour !== undefined) patch.colour = args.colour;
   if (args.targetDuration !== undefined) patch.targetDuration = args.targetDuration;
   if (args.custom !== undefined) patch.custom = args.custom;
+  if (args.useGroupTimer !== undefined) patch.useGroupTimer = args.useGroupTimer;
 
   return Object.keys(patch).length > 1 ? patch : null;
 }

apps/server/src/app.ts

@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ export const startServer = async (): Promise<{ message: string; serverPort: numb
   eventStore.init({
     clock: state.clock,
     timer: state.timer,
+    groupTimer: state.groupTimer,
     message: { ...runtimeStorePlaceholder.message },
     offset: state.offset,
     rundown: state.rundown,

apps/server/src/models/demoRundowns.ts

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export const stageRundown: Rundown = {
       note: '',
       entries: ['9bf60f', 'bf71a2', 'c2697f', 'fa593e', 'a8b0b3'],
       targetDuration: null,
+      useGroupTimer: false,
       colour: '#339E4E',
       custom: {},
       revision: 0,
@@ -172,6 +173,7 @@ export const stageRundown: Rundown = {
       note: '',
       entries: ['0aaa7d'],
       targetDuration: null,
+      useGroupTimer: false,
       colour: '#3E75E8',
       custom: {},
       revision: 0,
@@ -219,6 +221,7 @@ export const stageRundown: Rundown = {
       note: '',
       entries: ['02afca', '75ce86', 'e10ed9', '07df89'],
       targetDuration: null,
+      useGroupTimer: false,
       colour: '#339E4E',
       custom: {},
       revision: 0,
@@ -360,6 +363,7 @@ export const backstageRundown: Rundown = {
       note: '',
       entries: ['bs0101', 'bs0102', 'bs0103', 'bs0104'],
       targetDuration: null,
+      useGroupTimer: false,
       colour: '#A790F5',
       custom: {},
       revision: 0,
@@ -476,6 +480,7 @@ export const backstageRundown: Rundown = {
       note: '',
       entries: ['bs0201', 'bs0202', 'bs0203', 'bs0204'],
       targetDuration: null,
+      useGroupTimer: false,
       colour: '#339E4E',
       custom: {},
       revision: 0,
@@ -588,6 +593,7 @@ export const backstageRundown: Rundown = {
       note: '',
       entries: ['bs0301'],
       targetDuration: null,
+      useGroupTimer: false,
       colour: '#3E75E8',
       custom: {},
       revision: 0,
@@ -634,6 +640,7 @@ export const backstageRundown: Rundown = {
       note: '',
       entries: ['bs0401', 'bs0402', 'bs0403', 'bs0404'],
       targetDuration: null,
+      useGroupTimer: false,
       colour: '#339E4E',
       custom: {},
       revision: 0,
@@ -768,6 +775,7 @@ export const broadcastRundown: Rundown = {
       note: '',
       entries: ['br0101', 'br0102', 'br0103'],
       targetDuration: null,
+      useGroupTimer: false,
       colour: '#ED3333',
       custom: {},
       revision: 0,
@@ -851,6 +859,7 @@ export const broadcastRundown: Rundown = {
       note: '',
       entries: ['br0201', 'br0202', 'br0203', 'br0204'],
       targetDuration: null,
+      useGroupTimer: false,
       colour: '#339E4E',
       custom: {},
       revision: 0,
@@ -959,6 +968,7 @@ export const broadcastRundown: Rundown = {
       note: '',
       entries: ['br0301', 'br0302'],
       targetDuration: null,
+      useGroupTimer: false,
       colour: '#3E75E8',
       custom: {},
       revision: 0,
@@ -1029,6 +1039,7 @@ export const broadcastRundown: Rundown = {
       note: '',
       entries: ['br0401', 'br0402', 'br0403'],
       targetDuration: null,
+      useGroupTimer: false,
       colour: '#339E4E',
       custom: {},
       revision: 0,

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

@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
-import { EndAction, Playback, TimeOfDay, TimeStrategy, TimerPhase, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
+import {
+  EndAction,
+  MaybeNumber,
+  OntimeEvent,
+  OntimeGroup,
+  Playback,
+  Rundown,
+  SupportedEntry,
+  TimeOfDay,
+  TimeStrategy,
+  TimerPhase,
+  TimerType,
+} from 'ontime-types';
 import { MILLIS_PER_HOUR, MILLIS_PER_MINUTE, MILLIS_PER_SECOND, dayInMs, millisToString } from 'ontime-utils';
 
 import type { RuntimeState } from '../../stores/runtimeState.js';
@@ -7,6 +19,8 @@ import {
   getCurrent,
   getElapsed,
   getExpectedFinish,
+  getGroupTimer,
+  getGroupTiming,
   getRuntimeOffset,
   getTimerPhase,
   hasCrossedMidnight,
@@ -1452,3 +1466,138 @@ describe('findDay()', () => {
     expect(findDayOffset(22 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR, 23 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR)).toBe(0); //   -> 1
   });
 });
+
+describe('getGroupTiming()', () => {
+  const makeEvent = (id: string, duration: number, patch: object = {}) =>
+    ({ id, type: SupportedEntry.Event, duration, gap: 0, skip: false, parent: 'group', ...patch }) as OntimeEvent;
+
+  const makeGroup = (entries: string[]) => ({ id: 'group', type: SupportedEntry.Group, entries }) as OntimeGroup;
+
+  const makeEntries = (...entries: OntimeEvent[]) =>
+    Object.fromEntries(entries.map((entry) => [entry.id, entry])) as Rundown['entries'];
+
+  it('splits the scheduled content around the loaded event', () => {
+    const group = makeGroup(['1', '2', '3']);
+    const entries = makeEntries(makeEvent('1', 10), makeEvent('2', 20), makeEvent('3', 30));
+
+    expect(getGroupTiming(group, entries, '1')).toStrictEqual({ before: 0, after: 50 });
+    expect(getGroupTiming(group, entries, '2')).toStrictEqual({ before: 10, after: 30 });
+    expect(getGroupTiming(group, entries, '3')).toStrictEqual({ before: 30, after: 0 });
+  });
+
+  it('accounts for the gaps between events', () => {
+    const group = makeGroup(['1', '2', '3']);
+    const entries = makeEntries(makeEvent('1', 10), makeEvent('2', 20, { gap: 5 }), makeEvent('3', 30, { gap: 7 }));
+
+    expect(getGroupTiming(group, entries, '1')).toStrictEqual({ before: 0, after: 20 + 5 + 30 + 7 });
+    // the gap before the loaded event has already passed, so it counts as time spent
+    expect(getGroupTiming(group, entries, '2')).toStrictEqual({ before: 10 + 5, after: 30 + 7 });
+  });
+
+  it('splits into values which add up to the group duration', () => {
+    const group = makeGroup(['1', '2', '3']);
+    const entries = makeEntries(makeEvent('1', 10), makeEvent('2', 20, { gap: 5 }), makeEvent('3', 30));
+    const groupDuration = 10 + 20 + 5 + 30;
+
+    for (const id of ['1', '2', '3']) {
+      const timing = getGroupTiming(group, entries, id)!;
+      expect(timing.before + entries[id].duration + timing.after).toBe(groupDuration);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('skips entries which are not playable events', () => {
+    const group = makeGroup(['1', '2', '3', '4']);
+    const entries = {
+      ...makeEntries(makeEvent('1', 10), makeEvent('2', 20, { skip: true }), makeEvent('4', 40)),
+      '3': { id: '3', type: SupportedEntry.Milestone, parent: 'group' },
+    } as Rundown['entries'];
+
+    expect(getGroupTiming(group, entries, '1')).toStrictEqual({ before: 0, after: 40 });
+  });
+
+  it('returns null when the loaded event is not part of the group', () => {
+    const group = makeGroup(['1', '2']);
+    const entries = makeEntries(makeEvent('1', 10), makeEvent('2', 20));
+
+    expect(getGroupTiming(group, entries, 'elsewhere')).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('getGroupTimer()', () => {
+  const makeState = (patch: {
+    useGroupTimer?: boolean;
+    duration?: number;
+    timing?: { before: number; after: number } | null;
+    current?: MaybeNumber;
+    elapsed?: MaybeNumber;
+    addedTime?: number;
+  }) =>
+    ({
+      groupNow: { duration: patch.duration ?? 100, useGroupTimer: patch.useGroupTimer ?? true },
+      _groupTiming: patch.timing === undefined ? { before: 0, after: 0 } : patch.timing,
+      timer: {
+        current: patch.current ?? null,
+        elapsed: patch.elapsed ?? null,
+        addedTime: patch.addedTime ?? 0,
+      },
+    }) as RuntimeState;
+
+  it('is null when there is no group running', () => {
+    expect(getGroupTimer({ groupNow: null, _groupTiming: null } as RuntimeState)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('is null when the group has not opted in', () => {
+    expect(getGroupTimer(makeState({ useGroupTimer: false, current: 10 }))).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('is null when the loaded event is not part of the group', () => {
+    expect(getGroupTimer(makeState({ timing: null, current: 10 }))).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('offsets the event timer by the content scheduled around it', () => {
+    const state = makeState({ duration: 100, timing: { before: 30, after: 50 }, current: 20, elapsed: 0 });
+
+    expect(getGroupTimer(state)).toStrictEqual({ current: 70, elapsed: 30, duration: 100 });
+  });
+
+  it('keeps elapsed and current adding up to the total', () => {
+    const state = makeState({ duration: 100, timing: { before: 30, after: 50 }, current: 12, elapsed: 8 });
+    const groupTimer = getGroupTimer(state)!;
+
+    expect(groupTimer.elapsed + groupTimer.current).toBe(groupTimer.duration);
+  });
+
+  it('grows the total with the time added to the running event', () => {
+    const state = makeState({
+      duration: 100,
+      timing: { before: 0, after: 0 },
+      current: 160,
+      elapsed: 0,
+      addedTime: 60,
+    });
+    const groupTimer = getGroupTimer(state)!;
+
+    expect(groupTimer.duration).toBe(160);
+    // elapsed keeps counting up rather than clamping at zero once time is added
+    expect(groupTimer.elapsed).toBe(0);
+    expect(groupTimer.elapsed + groupTimer.current).toBe(groupTimer.duration);
+  });
+
+  it('reports elapsed time while the group is in credit from added time', () => {
+    const state = makeState({
+      duration: 100,
+      timing: { before: 0, after: 0 },
+      current: 150,
+      elapsed: 10,
+      addedTime: 60,
+    });
+
+    expect(getGroupTimer(state)).toStrictEqual({ current: 150, elapsed: 10, duration: 160 });
+  });
+
+  it('goes negative when the group runs into overtime', () => {
+    const state = makeState({ duration: 100, timing: { before: 90, after: 0 }, current: -15, elapsed: 25 });
+
+    expect(getGroupTimer(state)?.current).toBe(-15);
+  });
+});

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

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import { copyFile } from 'fs/promises';
 import { join } from 'path';
 
-import { DatabaseModel, LogOrigin, ProjectFileListResponse, RefetchKey } from 'ontime-types';
+import { DatabaseModel, LogOrigin, ProjectFileListResponse } from 'ontime-types';
 import { getErrorMessage, getFirstRundown } from 'ontime-utils';
 
-import { sendRefetch } from '../../adapters/WebsocketAdapter.js';
 import { parseCustomFields } from '../../api-data/custom-fields/customFields.parser.js';
 import { parseDatabaseModel } from '../../api-data/db/db.parser.js';
 import { getCurrentRundown } from '../../api-data/rundown/rundown.dao.js';
@@ -106,9 +105,6 @@ async function loadProject(projectData: DatabaseModel, fileName: string, rundown
     currentProjectName: fileName,
   };
 
-  setImmediate(() => {
-    sendRefetch(RefetchKey.ProjectFiles);
-  });
   return fileName;
 }
 
@@ -267,10 +263,6 @@ export async function duplicateProjectFile(originalFile: string, newFilename: st
 
   const pathToDuplicate = getPathToProject(newFilename);
   await copyFile(projectFilePath, pathToDuplicate);
-
-  setImmediate(() => {
-    sendRefetch(RefetchKey.ProjectFiles);
-  });
   return;
 }
 
@@ -301,10 +293,6 @@ export async function renameProjectFile(originalFile: string, newFilename: strin
     const newFileName = await loadProject(projectData.data, newFilename);
     return newFileName;
   }
-
-  setImmediate(() => {
-    sendRefetch(RefetchKey.ProjectFiles);
-  });
   return newFilename;
 }
 
@@ -344,9 +332,6 @@ export async function deleteProjectFile(filename: string) {
   }
 
   await deleteFile(projectFilePath);
-  setImmediate(() => {
-    sendRefetch(RefetchKey.ProjectFiles);
-  });
 }
 
 /**
@@ -389,7 +374,6 @@ export async function patchCurrentProject(data: Partial<DatabaseModel>) {
     }
   }
 
-  const updatedData = getDataProvider().getData();
-
+  const updatedData = await getDataProvider().getData();
   return updatedData;
 }

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

@@ -709,6 +709,18 @@ function broadcastResult(_target: any, _propertyKey: string, descriptor: Propert
       RuntimeService.previousState.timer = { ...state.timer };
     }
 
+    /**
+     * the group timer is the event timer offset by a constant, so it changes exactly when
+     * the event timer does and can share its throttling.
+     * entry changes are also considered since loading an event can move us between groups
+     */
+    if (updateTimer || entryChanged) {
+      if (!deepEqual(RuntimeService.previousState.groupTimer, state.groupTimer)) {
+        batch.add('groupTimer', state.groupTimer);
+        RuntimeService.previousState.groupTimer = state.groupTimer ? { ...state.groupTimer } : null;
+      }
+    }
+
     /**
      * clock has changed by a second or more.
      * or the timer updated so we ensure that the timer and clock ticks are in sync

apps/server/src/services/timerUtils.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,18 @@
-import { Day, MaybeNumber, TimeOfDay, TimerPhase } from 'ontime-types';
+import {
+  Day,
+  EntryId,
+  GroupTimerState,
+  MaybeNumber,
+  OntimeGroup,
+  Rundown,
+  TimeOfDay,
+  TimerPhase,
+  isOntimeEvent,
+  isPlayableEvent,
+} from 'ontime-types';
 import { MILLIS_PER_HOUR, checkIsNow, dayInMs, isPlaybackActive } from 'ontime-utils';
 
-import type { RuntimeState } from '../stores/runtimeState.js';
+import type { GroupTiming, RuntimeState } from '../stores/runtimeState.js';
 
 /**
  * handle events that span over midnight
@@ -231,3 +242,76 @@ export function findDayOffset(plannedStart: number, clock: number): Day {
   if (distance < -12 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR) return 1 as Day;
   return 0 as Day;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Splits a group's scheduled content around the loaded event.
+ *
+ * The result is stable for as long as the same event is loaded, so it is calculated
+ * when the group is loaded rather than on every update.
+ * The aggregation mirrors the group duration calculated in the rundown
+ * (see rundown.dao.ts): non playable entries are skipped and the gap is
+ * accounted for in every entry other than the first.
+ */
+export function getGroupTiming(
+  group: OntimeGroup,
+  entries: Rundown['entries'],
+  currentEventId: EntryId,
+): GroupTiming | null {
+  const currentIndex = group.entries.indexOf(currentEventId);
+  if (currentIndex === -1) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  let before = 0;
+  let after = 0;
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < group.entries.length; i++) {
+    const entry = entries[group.entries[i]];
+    if (!isOntimeEvent(entry) || !isPlayableEvent(entry)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // the first entry of the group has no gap to account for,
+    // any other entry could be preceded by idle time
+    const gap = i > 0 ? entry.gap : 0;
+
+    if (i < currentIndex) {
+      before += gap + entry.duration;
+    } else if (i === currentIndex) {
+      // the loaded event contributes its own duration through the event timer,
+      // but the idle time before it has already passed
+      before += gap;
+    } else {
+      after += gap + entry.duration;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return { before, after };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Derives the shared group timer from the event timer.
+ *
+ * Keeping this relative to the event timer is what makes the group behave as if it were
+ * a single event containing all its children: pause, added time, overtime, roll and
+ * midnight rollovers are all inherited instead of being recalculated.
+ */
+export function getGroupTimer(state: RuntimeState): GroupTimerState | null {
+  const { groupNow, _groupTiming } = state;
+
+  if (groupNow === null || !groupNow.useGroupTimer || _groupTiming === null) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const { current, elapsed, addedTime } = state.timer;
+  if (current === null) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    current: current + _groupTiming.after,
+    elapsed: (elapsed ?? 0) + _groupTiming.before,
+    // mirrors the total time of an event, which grows with the time added to it
+    duration: groupNow.duration + addedTime,
+  };
+}

apps/server/src/stores/__mocks__/runtimeState.mocks.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ const baseState: RuntimeState = {
   eventNext: null,
   eventFlag: null,
   groupNow: null,
+  groupTimer: null,
+  _groupTiming: null,
   rundown: {
     selectedEventIndex: null,
     numEvents: 0,

apps/server/src/stores/runtimeState.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   TimeOfDay,
   TimerPhase,
   TimerState,
+  GroupTimerState,
   isOntimeEvent,
   runtimeStorePlaceholder,
 } from 'ontime-types';
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@ import {
   getCurrent,
   getElapsed,
   getExpectedFinish,
+  getGroupTimer,
+  getGroupTiming,
   getRuntimeOffset,
   getTimerPhase,
   hasCrossedMidnight,
@@ -51,6 +54,12 @@ type ExpectedMetadata = {
   isLinkedToLoaded: boolean;
 } | null;
 
+/** scheduled content of the running group, split around the loaded event */
+export type GroupTiming = {
+  before: number;
+  after: number;
+};
+
 export type RuntimeState = {
   clock: TimeOfDay;
   groupNow: OntimeGroup | null;
@@ -59,6 +68,8 @@ export type RuntimeState = {
   eventFlag: PlayableEvent | null;
   offset: Offset;
   timer: TimerState;
+  /** derived from the timer, only refreshed on the getState() projection */
+  groupTimer: GroupTimerState | null;
   rundown: RundownState;
   // private properties of the timer calculations
   _timer: {
@@ -72,6 +83,7 @@ export type RuntimeState = {
     totalDelay: number; // this value comes from rundown service
   };
   _group: ExpectedMetadata;
+  _groupTiming: GroupTiming | null;
   _flag: ExpectedMetadata;
   _end: ExpectedMetadata;
   _startEpoch: Maybe<Instant>;
@@ -86,6 +98,7 @@ const runtimeState: RuntimeState = {
   eventFlag: null,
   offset: { ...runtimeStorePlaceholder.offset },
   timer: { ...runtimeStorePlaceholder.timer },
+  groupTimer: null,
   rundown: { ...runtimeStorePlaceholder.rundown },
   _timer: {
     forceFinish: null,
@@ -98,6 +111,7 @@ const runtimeState: RuntimeState = {
     totalDelay: 0,
   },
   _group: null,
+  _groupTiming: null,
   _flag: null,
   _end: null,
   _startEpoch: null,
@@ -115,6 +129,8 @@ export function getState(): Readonly<RuntimeState> {
     offset: { ...runtimeState.offset },
     rundown: { ...runtimeState.rundown },
     timer: { ...runtimeState.timer },
+    // derived here so it can never drift from the timer values it is built on
+    groupTimer: getGroupTimer(runtimeState),
     _timer: { ...runtimeState._timer },
     _rundown: { ...runtimeState._rundown },
   };
@@ -156,6 +172,7 @@ export function clearState() {
 
   runtimeState.groupNow = null;
   runtimeState._group = null;
+  runtimeState._groupTiming = null;
 
   runtimeState.rundown.actualStart = null;
   runtimeState.rundown.selectedEventIndex = null;
@@ -897,6 +914,7 @@ export function loadGroupFlagAndEnd(
   const previousGroup = state.groupNow?.id;
   state.groupNow = null;
   state._group = null;
+  state._groupTiming = null;
   state.eventFlag = null;
   state._flag = null;
   state._end = null;
@@ -920,6 +938,11 @@ export function loadGroupFlagAndEnd(
     state.rundown.actualGroupStart = null;
   }
 
+  // the split is stable while the same event is loaded, so we only calculate it here
+  if (state.groupNow !== null) {
+    state._groupTiming = getGroupTiming(state.groupNow, rundown.entries, state.eventNow.id);
+  }
+
   // if we don't have a any flags in the rundown then no need to look for it
   let foundFlag = !flagsPresent;
   // if we don't have a last event for the group there is no need to find its end time

packages/types/src/api/websocket/refetch.type.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 export enum RefetchKey {
   All = 'all',
   CustomFields = 'custom-fields',
-  ProjectFiles = 'project-files',
   ProjectData = 'project-data',
   ProjectRundowns = 'project-rundowns',
   Report = 'report',

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

@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ export type OntimeGroup = OntimeBaseEvent & {
   targetDuration: MaybeNumber;
   colour: string;
   custom: EntryCustomFields;
+  /** whether views should display a shared timer for the group instead of the event timer */
+  useGroupTimer: boolean;
   // !==== RUNTIME METADATA ====! //
   revision: number;
   timeStart: MaybeNumber; // calculated at runtime

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

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

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

@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@ import type { SimpleTimerState } from './AuxTimer.type.js';
 import type { MessageState } from './MessageControl.type.js';
 import type { Offset } from './Offset.type.js';
 import type { RundownState } from './RundownState.type.js';
-import type { TimerState } from './TimerState.type.js';
+import type { GroupTimerState, TimerState } from './TimerState.type.js';
 
 export type RuntimeStore = {
   // timer data
   clock: number;
   timer: TimerState;
+  /** shared timer for the running group, null unless the group opted in */
+  groupTimer: GroupTimerState | null;
 
   // messages service
   message: MessageState;

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

@@ -11,6 +11,22 @@ export enum TimerPhase {
   Pending = 'pending',
 }
 
+/**
+ * Timer for the running group, present when the group opted into a shared timer.
+ *
+ * The group is treated as a single event containing all its children: the values are
+ * derived from the running event timer plus the content scheduled around it, so pause,
+ * added time, overtime and roll are inherited from the event timer rather than recalculated.
+ */
+export type GroupTimerState = {
+  /** Time remaining in the group */
+  current: number;
+  /** Time elapsed since the group started */
+  elapsed: number;
+  /** Total time in the group, includes time added to the running event */
+  duration: number;
+};
+
 /**
  * Gathers the current running timer state
  */

packages/types/src/index.ts

@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export type { Offset } from './definitions/runtime/Offset.type.js';
 export { OffsetMode } from './definitions/runtime/Offset.type.js';
 export type { RuntimeStore } from './definitions/runtime/RuntimeStore.type.js';
 export { runtimeStorePlaceholder } from './definitions/runtime/RuntimeStore.js';
-export { type TimerState, TimerPhase } from './definitions/runtime/TimerState.type.js';
+export { type GroupTimerState, type TimerState, TimerPhase } from './definitions/runtime/TimerState.type.js';
 
 // ---> Extra Timer
 export { type SimpleTimerState, SimplePlayback, SimpleDirection } from './definitions/runtime/AuxTimer.type.js';

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

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export const group: Omit<OntimeGroup, 'id'> = {
   targetDuration: null,
   colour: '',
   custom: {},
+  useGroupTimer: false,
   // !==== RUNTIME METADATA ====! //
   revision: 0, // calculated at runtime
   timeStart: null, // calculated at runtime

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

@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ export function createGroup(patch?: Partial<OntimeGroup>): OntimeGroup {
     targetDuration: patch.targetDuration ?? null,
     colour: makeString(patch.colour, ''),
     custom: patch.custom ?? {},
+    useGroupTimer: typeof patch.useGroupTimer === 'boolean' ? patch.useGroupTimer : false,
     revision: 0,
     timeStart: null,
     timeEnd: null,