Desktop: Fixes #3904, Fixes #3973: Fixed inconsistent note list state when using search

packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/search.ts

@@ -1,47 +1,18 @@
-import { CommandRuntime, CommandDeclaration, CommandContext } from '@joplin/lib/services/CommandService';
-const BaseModel = require('@joplin/lib/BaseModel').default;
-const uuid = require('@joplin/lib/uuid').default;
+import { CommandRuntime, CommandDeclaration } from '@joplin/lib/services/CommandService';
 
 export const declaration:CommandDeclaration = {
 	name: 'search',
 	iconName: 'icon-search',
 };
 
-export const runtime = (comp:any):CommandRuntime => {
+export const runtime = ():CommandRuntime => {
 	return {
-		execute: async (_context:CommandContext, query:string) => {
-			if (!comp.searchId_) comp.searchId_ = uuid.create();
-
-			comp.props.dispatch({
-				type: 'SEARCH_UPDATE',
-				search: {
-					id: comp.searchId_,
-					title: query,
-					query_pattern: query,
-					query_folder_id: null,
-					type_: BaseModel.TYPE_SEARCH,
-				},
-			});
-
-			if (query) {
-				comp.props.dispatch({
-					type: 'SEARCH_SELECT',
-					id: comp.searchId_,
-				});
-			} else {
-				// Note: Normally there's no need to do anything when the search query
-				// is cleared as the reducer should handle all state changes.
-				// https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/3748
-
-				// const note = await Note.load(comp.props.selectedNoteId);
-				// if (note) {
-				// 	comp.props.dispatch({
-				// 		type: 'FOLDER_AND_NOTE_SELECT',
-				// 		folderId: note.parent_id,
-				// 		noteId: note.id,
-				// 	});
-				// }
-			}
+		execute: async () => {
+			// Doesn't do anything for now but could be used to
+			// automatically focus the search field (using the
+			// `focusSearch` command) and then set an initial search.
+			// However not straightforward to implement since the SearchBar
+			// is not a controlled component.
 		},
 	};
 };

packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteEditor/NoteBody/TinyMCE/utils/setupContextMenu.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ const Resource = require('@joplin/lib/models/Resource');
 // handler on the webContent. This function will return null if the point is
 // not within the TinyMCE editor.
 function contextMenuElement(editor:any, x:number, y:number) {
+	if (!editor || !editor.getDoc()) return null;
+
 	const iframes = document.getElementsByClassName('tox-edit-area__iframe');
 	if (!iframes.length) return null;
 
@@ -15,7 +17,6 @@ function contextMenuElement(editor:any, x:number, y:number) {
 	if (iframeRect.x < x && iframeRect.y < y && iframeRect.right > x && iframeRect.bottom > y) {
 		const relativeX = x - iframeRect.x;
 		const relativeY = y - iframeRect.y;
-
 		return editor.getDoc().elementFromPoint(relativeX, relativeY);
 	}
 

packages/app-desktop/gui/SearchBar/SearchBar.tsx

@@ -1,23 +1,83 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { useState, useCallback, useEffect } from 'react';
+import { useState, useCallback, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import CommandService from '@joplin/lib/services/CommandService';
-import useSearch from './hooks/useSearch';
 import { Root, SearchInput, SearchButton, SearchButtonIcon } from './styles';
+import Setting from '@joplin/lib/models/Setting';
 
 import { _ } from '@joplin/lib/locale';
+import { stateUtils } from '@joplin/lib/reducer';
+import BaseModel from '@joplin/lib/BaseModel';
+import uuid from '@joplin/lib/uuid';
 const { connect } = require('react-redux');
+const Note = require('@joplin/lib/models/Note');
+const debounce = require('debounce');
 
 interface Props {
 	inputRef?: any,
 	notesParentType: string,
 	dispatch?: Function,
+	selectedNoteId: string,
 }
 
 function SearchBar(props:Props) {
 	const [query, setQuery] = useState('');
-	const iconName = !query ? CommandService.instance().iconName('search') : 'fa fa-times';
+	const [searchStarted, setSearchStarted] = useState(false);
+	const iconName = !searchStarted ? CommandService.instance().iconName('search') : 'fa fa-times';
+	const searchId = useRef(uuid.create());
+
+	useEffect(() => {
+		function search(searchId:string, query:string, dispatch:Function) {
+			dispatch({
+				type: 'SEARCH_UPDATE',
+				search: {
+					id: searchId,
+					title: query,
+					query_pattern: query,
+					query_folder_id: null,
+					type_: BaseModel.TYPE_SEARCH,
+				},
+			});
+
+			dispatch({
+				type: 'SEARCH_SELECT',
+				id: searchId,
+			});
+		}
+
+		const debouncedSearch = debounce(search, 500);
+		if (searchStarted) debouncedSearch(searchId.current, query, props.dispatch);
+		return () => {
+			debouncedSearch.clear();
+		};
+	}, [query, searchStarted]);
+
+	const onExitSearch = useCallback(async (navigateAway = true) => {
+		setQuery('');
+		setSearchStarted(false);
+
+		if (navigateAway) {
+			const note = props.selectedNoteId ? await Note.load(props.selectedNoteId) : null;
+
+			if (note) {
+				props.dispatch({
+					type: 'FOLDER_AND_NOTE_SELECT',
+					folderId: note.parent_id,
+					noteId: note.id,
+				});
+			} else {
+				const folderId = Setting.value('activeFolderId');
+				if (folderId) {
+					props.dispatch({
+						type: 'FOLDER_SELECT',
+						id: folderId,
+					});
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}, [props.selectedNoteId]);
 
 	function onChange(event:any) {
+		setSearchStarted(true);
 		setQuery(event.currentTarget.value);
 	}
 
@@ -40,24 +100,22 @@ function SearchBar(props:Props) {
 		}, 300);
 	}
 
-	function onKeyDown(event:any) {
+	const onKeyDown = useCallback((event:any) => {
 		if (event.key === 'Escape') {
-			setQuery('');
 			if (document.activeElement) (document.activeElement as any).blur();
+			onExitSearch();
 		}
-	}
+	}, [onExitSearch]);
 
 	const onSearchButtonClick = useCallback(() => {
-		setQuery('');
-	}, []);
-
-	useSearch(query);
+		onExitSearch();
+	}, [onExitSearch]);
 
 	useEffect(() => {
 		if (props.notesParentType !== 'Search') {
-			setQuery('');
+			onExitSearch(false);
 		}
-	}, [props.notesParentType]);
+	}, [props.notesParentType, onExitSearch]);
 
 	return (
 		<Root>
@@ -81,6 +139,7 @@ function SearchBar(props:Props) {
 const mapStateToProps = (state:any) => {
 	return {
 		notesParentType: state.notesParentType,
+		selectedNoteId: stateUtils.selectedNoteId(state),
 	};
 };
 

packages/app-desktop/gui/SearchBar/hooks/useSearch.ts

@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-import { useEffect } from 'react';
-import CommandService from '@joplin/lib/services/CommandService';
-const debounce = require('debounce');
-
-export default function useSearch(query:string) {
-	useEffect(() => {
-		const search = debounce((query:string) => {
-			CommandService.instance().execute('search', query);
-		}, 500);
-
-		search(query);
-
-		return () => {
-			search.clear();
-		};
-	}, [query]);
-}

packages/lib/reducer.ts

@@ -1019,12 +1019,7 @@ const reducer = produce((draft: Draft<State> = defaultState, action:any) => {
 
 				if (!found) searches.push(action.search);
 
-				if (!action.search.query_pattern) {
-					draft.notesParentType = defaultNotesParentType(draft, 'Search');
-				} else {
 				draft.notesParentType = 'Search';
-				}
-
 				draft.searches = searches;
 			}
 			break;

packages/lib/services/searchengine/SearchEngine.js

@@ -672,6 +672,8 @@ class SearchEngine {
 	}
 
 	async search(searchString, options = null) {
+		if (!searchString) return [];
+
 		options = Object.assign({}, {
 			searchType: SearchEngine.SEARCH_TYPE_AUTO,
 			fuzzy: Setting.value('db.fuzzySearchEnabled') === 1,