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Issue

Buttons in a scenario could only ever be activated by mouse click. There was no way for an author to navigate with their keyboard apart from the "Direct Link" button which had its limitations. The existing "Direct Link" advance-to-next-scene feature was hardcoded to always respond to Space or the right arrow key with no way to customize it.

Solution

  • Authors can now bind any clickable component to a key from a curated, safe set (letters, digits, common punctuation, Space, and the arrow keys, nothing reserved for browser/OS shortcuts), picked via a "press a key to bind" capture control instead of a long dropdown.
  • An optional on-screen key hint badge ([W]) can be shown next to a bound button, with a configurable position (6 spots around the button), visible both in the authoring canvas and during actual play.
  • Direct Link is now unified into the same key-binding system instead of being a separate, hardcoded mechanism: by default it still responds to Space or Right Arrow (identical to today's behavior, so existing scenes need no migration), or an author can switch it to one specific custom key.
  • Collision prevention happens at multiple layers: the authoring pickers dynamically exclude keys already claimed elsewhere in the scene; switching Direct Link between Default/Custom mode automatically clears any component binding that would otherwise silently collide; and a new server-side check (assertUniqueKeyBindings in sceneDao.patchScene) rejects any save that would leave two components, or a component and the direct link, bound to the same key.

Risk

  • Scene.directLinkKey is a new, additive schema field (defaults to null); no data migration is needed since null/unset still means "respond to Space or Right Arrow," exactly matching every existing scene's current behavior.
  • The new server-side assertUniqueKeyBindings check is a new 400 rejection path, which is a scene patch that would create a key collision now fails at save time instead of silently succeeding. This is intentional (data integrity), but is a new failure mode; worth confirming the frontend surfaces a clear error rather than a generic "something went wrong" toast if it's ever hit in practice.
  • No impact to scenes/components not using this feature. All new fields are optional and additive on top of the existing shape.

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  • Acceptance criteria met
  • Wiki documentation is written and up to date
  • Unit tests written and passing
  • Integration tests written and passing
  • Continuous integration build passing

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Assign keyboard shortcuts to clickable components and optionally show key hints on the canvas.
    • Configure the key used for direct scene navigation; Space and Arrow Right remain the defaults.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Prevent shortcut conflicts and clear outdated navigation or key-hint settings when they’re no longer valid.
    • Preserve valid component bindings when scenes are edited or removed.
    • Show “None” when a linked scene is unavailable.

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The change adds configurable keyboard bindings for scene direct links and clickable components. Authoring controls configure bindings and hints. Playback responds to configured keys. Scene persistence validates conflicts and clears deleted-scene references.

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Keyboard binding support

Layer / File(s) Summary
Key-binding and scene contracts
backend/src/util/keyBindings.js, backend/src/db/models/scene.js, frontend/src/features/authoring/types.ts, frontend/src/features/authoring/keyBindings.ts, frontend/src/features/authoring/keyHintPosition.ts, frontend/src/features/authoring/stores/visual.ts
Defines direct-link key resolution, scene and component key fields, key-hint positions, and visual scene state.
Scene binding persistence and validation
backend/src/db/daos/sceneDao.js, backend/src/db/daos/__tests__/sceneDao.test.js, backend/src/routes/api/navigate/*
Validates duplicate component IDs and conflicting key bindings. Scene duplication copies direct-link keys. Scene deletion clears dangling links and keys. Navigation projections include direct-link keys. Tests cover persistence, validation, and cleanup.
Authoring controls and patch wiring
frontend/src/features/authoring/CanvasSideBar/*, frontend/src/features/authoring/components/KeyCapture.jsx, frontend/src/context/SceneContextProvider.jsx, frontend/src/components/Properties/PropertyOperationMenu.jsx, frontend/src/features/authoring/scene/operations/component.ts
Adds controls for component and direct-link keys and hints. Controls clear stale values. Scene patches include direct-link key changes. Parsed components clear key-binding fields.
Key hints and keyboard playback
frontend/src/features/authoring/components/KeyHintBadge.jsx, frontend/src/features/authoring/canvas/Canvas.tsx, frontend/src/features/playScenario/PlayScenarioCanvas.jsx, frontend/src/features/playScenario/PlayScenarioPage.jsx
Renders configured key hints. Playback matches normalized keys to component actions and configured direct-link keys.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant KeyboardEvent
  participant PlayScenarioPage
  participant SceneComponents
  participant DirectLink
  KeyboardEvent->>PlayScenarioPage: normalized key event
  PlayScenarioPage->>SceneComponents: resolve and match component binding
  SceneComponents-->>PlayScenarioPage: dispatch matching component action
  PlayScenarioPage->>DirectLink: check configured direct-link keys
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Conflicting key bindings remain possible under concurrent edits, and an open editor can restore a deleted scene reference. Resolve these persistence gaps before merging unless their risks are explicitly accepted.

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In `@backend/src/db/daos/sceneDao.js`:
- Around line 101-126: Update createScene to call
assertUniqueKeyBindings(scene.components, scene.directLink, scene.directLinkKey)
immediately after assertDirectLinkInScenario, before saving the scene, so
creation enforces the same binding validation as patchScene.
- Around line 383-390: Validate that no component ID appears in both
deletedComponentIds and components before deriving effectiveComponents; reject
the request when an overlap exists, then preserve the existing filtering and
merge behavior for valid inputs.
- Around line 375-403: Make the scene update flow containing
assertUniqueKeyBindings atomic through persistence by using an optimistic scene
revision check or a database transaction spanning the scene read, validation,
and write. Ensure concurrent patches cannot both validate against the same stale
scene and commit conflicting bindings, and add an integration test covering
concurrent scene updates.

In `@frontend/src/features/authoring/CanvasSideBar/SceneSettings.jsx`:
- Around line 267-269: Update the direct-link selector’s onChange handler to
clear directLinkKey whenever targetId is null, matching the existing toggle
behavior near line 219, while preserving the selected target’s current key.

In `@frontend/src/features/authoring/CanvasSideBar/useDirectLink.js`:
- Around line 23-25: Update the effect that clears direct-link properties so its
dependency array includes both directLink and directLinkKey, ensuring it reruns
when switching between disabled scenes and removes stale values.

In `@frontend/src/features/authoring/keyBindings.ts`:
- Around line 40-45: Update normalizeEventKey to reject Shift-modified keyboard
events by including e.shiftKey in the existing modifier check, while preserving
the current normalization behavior for unmodified input.
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  • backend/src/db/daos/__tests__/sceneDao.test.js
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  • backend/src/routes/api/navigate/group.js
  • backend/src/routes/api/navigate/user.js
  • frontend/src/context/SceneContextProvider.jsx
  • frontend/src/features/authoring/CanvasSideBar/ComponentProperties.jsx
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  • frontend/src/features/authoring/components/KeyCapture.jsx
  • frontend/src/features/authoring/components/KeyHintBadge.jsx
  • frontend/src/features/authoring/keyBindings.ts
  • frontend/src/features/authoring/keyHintPosition.ts
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Comment thread backend/src/db/daos/sceneDao.js Outdated
Comment on lines +375 to +403
const existingScene = await Scene.findById(sceneId, {
components: 1,
directLink: 1,
directLinkKey: 1,
});
if (!existingScene)
throw new HttpError("scene not found", HttpStatusCode.NotFound);

const effectiveComponents = existingScene.components
.filter((c) => !deletedComponentIds.includes(c.id))
.map((c) => components.find((uc) => uc.id === c.id) ?? c)
.concat(
components.filter(
(uc) => !existingScene.components.some((c) => c.id === uc.id)
)
);
const effectiveDirectLink =
"directLink" in allowedFields
? allowedFields.directLink
: existingScene.directLink;
const effectiveDirectLinkKey =
"directLinkKey" in allowedFields
? allowedFields.directLinkKey
: existingScene.directLinkKey;
assertUniqueKeyBindings(
effectiveComponents,
effectiveDirectLink,
effectiveDirectLinkKey
);

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Make binding validation and persistence atomic.

Two concurrent patches can read the same scene, both pass assertUniqueKeyBindings, and then persist the same key on different components. This defeats the server-side collision guarantee.

Use an optimistic scene revision or a transaction that covers the read, validation, and write sequence. Add a concurrent-patch integration test.

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In `@backend/src/db/daos/sceneDao.js` around lines 375 - 403, Make the scene
update flow containing assertUniqueKeyBindings atomic through persistence by
using an optimistic scene revision check or a database transaction spanning the
scene read, validation, and write. Ensure concurrent patches cannot both
validate against the same stale scene and commit conflicting bindings, and add
an integration test covering concurrent scene updates.

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Comment thread frontend/src/features/authoring/CanvasSideBar/SceneSettings.jsx Outdated
Comment thread frontend/src/features/authoring/CanvasSideBar/useDirectLink.js Outdated
Comment on lines +40 to +45
export function normalizeEventKey(e: KeyboardEvent): string | null {
if (e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey || e.altKey) return null;
if (e.code === "Space") return "SPACE";
if (e.key in NATIVE_KEY_TO_ID) return NATIVE_KEY_TO_ID[e.key];
const key = e.key.length === 1 ? e.key.toUpperCase() : null;
return key && KEY_BINDING_OPTIONS.includes(key) ? key : null;

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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#!/bin/bash
set -eu

printf '%s\n' '--- file outline ---'
ast-grep outline frontend/src/features/authoring/keyBindings.ts --view expanded

printf '%s\n' '--- key binding source ---'
cat -n frontend/src/features/authoring/keyBindings.ts

printf '%s\n' '--- related usages and tests ---'
rg -n -C 3 'normalizeEventKey|KEY_BINDING_OPTIONS|shiftKey|keyBindings' frontend/src --glob '*.{ts,tsx,js,jsx}'

Repository: UoaWDCC/VPS

Length of output: 22253


🏁 Script executed:

#!/bin/bash
set -eu

printf '%s\n' '--- playback keydown handler ---'
sed -n '205,250p' frontend/src/features/playScenario/PlayScenarioPage.jsx

printf '%s\n' '--- key capture handler ---'
cat -n frontend/src/features/authoring/components/KeyCapture.jsx

printf '%s\n' '--- key binding tests ---'
git ls-files | rg '(^|/)(keyBindings|KeyCapture|PlayScenario).*(test|spec)|__tests__' || true

printf '%s\n' '--- behavioral probe for representative modifier states ---'
python3 - <<'PY'
KEY_BINDING_OPTIONS = (
    [chr(ord("A") + i) for i in range(26)]
    + [str(i) for i in range(10)]
    + ["-", "=", "[", "]", ";", ",", ".", "`", "\\"]
    + ["SPACE", "ARROWUP", "ARROWDOWN", "ARROWLEFT", "ARROWRIGHT"]
)
NATIVE_KEY_TO_ID = {
    "ArrowUp": "ARROWUP",
    "ArrowDown": "ARROWDOWN",
    "ArrowLeft": "ARROWLEFT",
    "ArrowRight": "ARROWRIGHT",
}

def normalize_event_key(event):
    if event["ctrlKey"] or event["metaKey"] or event["altKey"]:
        return None
    if event["code"] == "Space":
        return "SPACE"
    if event["key"] in NATIVE_KEY_TO_ID:
        return NATIVE_KEY_TO_ID[event["key"]]
    key = event["key"].upper() if len(event["key"]) == 1 else None
    return key if key in KEY_BINDING_OPTIONS else None

cases = [
    ("S", False, "KeyS"),
    ("S", True, "KeyS"),
    (" ", False, "Space"),
    (" ", True, "Space"),
    ("ArrowRight", False, "ArrowRight"),
    ("ArrowRight", True, "ArrowRight"),
]
for key, shift, code in cases:
    event = {
        "key": key, "code": code, "shiftKey": shift,
        "ctrlKey": False, "metaKey": False, "altKey": False,
    }
    print(f"key={key!r} shiftKey={shift} code={code!r} -> {normalize_event_key(event)!r}")
PY

Repository: UoaWDCC/VPS

Length of output: 5878


Reject Shift-modified input.

Shift+S, Shift+Space, and Shift+ArrowRight currently normalize to their unmodified bindings. Add e.shiftKey to the modifier check.

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In `@frontend/src/features/authoring/keyBindings.ts` around lines 40 - 45, Update
normalizeEventKey to reject Shift-modified keyboard events by including
e.shiftKey in the existing modifier check, while preserving the current
normalization behavior for unmodified input.

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@leowla im taking time off from reviewing, this ones all yours

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LGTM! But I have found some bug which should be easy to fix hopeful.

import { describe, beforeEach, it, expect } from "@jest/globals";

import mongoose from "mongoose";

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There is a bug where the key hint doesn't show

Screen.Recording.2026-08-22.at.5.29.07.PM.mov

This happens only when you copy paste components

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Possible concern, the hint shows uppercase letters but bindings can only be lowercase letter

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Screen.Recording.2026-08-22.at.6.39.03.PM.mov

When you create these links to a slide and you delete the slides, keybinds dont get unset

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There is a bug where the key hint doesn't show

Screen.Recording.2026-08-22.at.5.29.07.PM.mov
This happens only when you copy paste components

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erm i can't recreate this? whenever i copy paste a component it removes the key binding (intentional). could u walk me through how to get this?

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Screen.Recording.2026-08-22.at.6.39.03.PM.mov
When you create these links to a slide and you delete the slides, keybinds dont get unset

should be fixed

Comment thread frontend/src/features/authoring/keyBindings.ts
Comment thread frontend/src/features/authoring/keyBindings.ts
Comment thread backend/src/db/models/scene.js
Comment thread frontend/src/features/authoring/keyBindings.ts
Comment thread frontend/src/features/authoring/CanvasSideBar/ComponentProperties.jsx Outdated
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expect(updatedScene.directLinkKey).toBe("W");
expect(updatedScene.components).toHaveLength(3);
});

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Lowkey don't know how this work ngl so the next person please review this :)

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Can you also check that if there is a button which goes to the same scene if it resets state variable to default values?

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Please bring this up in the next meeting but we need to disable the create button after each click because otherwise you can click it 500 bilion times and it creates 500 billion new pages with the same name

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Addressed the review comments and fixed a few related bugs found while going through this.

  • Key Binding is no longer nested inside Link Details — it's split out into its own collapsible section, since it doesn't just trigger the Next Scene link, it can also fire a component's State Operations with no scene change at all. Nesting it under "Link Details" made that easy to miss. The section has an info icon explaining what it actually does.
  • Key Binding is now disabled unless the component has a Next Scene or a State Operation set, and it auto-clears itself if it later loses its last action (e.g. Next Scene is cleared). Previously it could be left bound with nothing to trigger.
  • Deleting a scene now clears nextScene, keyBinding, and showKeyHint on any component elsewhere that linked to it — both in the DB and live in the editor if that scene was already open — instead of leaving a dangling link that rendered blank.
  • The Direct Link toggle is disabled when the scenario only has one scene, since turning it on would have nothing to link to and would crash the player.
  • Fixed hasClickAction treating an empty stateOperations array as truthy.
  • ActionableComponent/KeyBoundComponent now reuse GenericComponent from types.ts instead of duplicating its shape.
  • assertUniqueKeyBindings now skips running when a patch doesn't touch components or the direct-link fields at all.
  • Moved DEFAULT_DIRECT_LINK_KEYS/directLinkKeysFor out of sceneDao.js into a shared keyBindingDefaults.js that both frontend and backend import, so they can't drift apart again.

Added tests for the new scene-deletion cleanup; all existing tests still pass.

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395-455: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Reject duplicate component IDs in components.

effectiveComponents uses the first update for an existing ID, but ordered bulkWrite applies every update. Three clickable entries for component-a: "Q", component-a: "W", and component-b: "W" therefore pass validation and persist duplicate "W" bindings. Add the duplicate-ID guard before building effectiveComponents and add a regression test.

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In `@backend/src/db/daos/sceneDao.js` around lines 395 - 455, The patch handler
must reject duplicate component IDs in the components update list before
constructing effectiveComponents or performing bulkWrite. Add validation that
detects repeated IDs and throws the existing bad-request HttpError, then add a
regression test covering duplicate component IDs and ensuring the patch is
rejected without persisting changes.
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In `@backend/src/db/daos/sceneDao.js`:
- Around line 395-455: The patch handler must reject duplicate component IDs in
the components update list before constructing effectiveComponents or performing
bulkWrite. Add validation that detects repeated IDs and throws the existing
bad-request HttpError, then add a regression test covering duplicate component
IDs and ensuring the patch is rejected without persisting changes.

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kmck133 added 2 commits August 24, 2026 18:03
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# Conflicts:
#	backend/src/db/daos/__tests__/sceneDao.test.js
#	backend/src/db/daos/sceneDao.js
#	backend/src/db/models/scene.js
#	backend/src/routes/api/navigate/group.js
#	backend/src/routes/api/navigate/user.js
#	frontend/src/context/SceneContextProvider.jsx
#	frontend/src/features/authoring/CanvasSideBar/ComponentSettings.jsx
#	frontend/src/features/authoring/canvas/Canvas.tsx
#	frontend/src/features/authoring/scene/operations/component.ts
#	frontend/src/features/authoring/types.ts
#	frontend/src/features/playScenario/PlayScenarioCanvas.jsx
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#	frontend/src/features/authoring/CanvasSideBar/SceneSettings.jsx
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🟠 Major · Clear directLinkKey when deleteScene clears a dangling directLink. · sceneDao.js:279-282

backend/src/db/daos/sceneDao.js:279-282
🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Clear directLinkKey when deleteScene clears a dangling directLink.

This updateMany sets directLink to null but keeps directLinkKey. Every frontend path that clears directLink also clears directLinkKey (SceneSettings.jsx Line 221 and Line 276). The backend now breaks that invariant.

Failure path:

  • Scene A has directLink pointing to scene B and a custom directLinkKey of "Q". The author deletes scene B.
  • availableKeyBindings reserves direct-link keys only when directLink is set, so a component on scene A can now bind "Q".
  • The author turns Direct Link back on. SceneSettings.jsx Line 231 skips collision cleanup because directLinkKey is not null.
  • patchScene calls assertUniqueKeyBindings, which rejects the whole patch with 400.
Proposed fix
   await Scene.updateMany(
     { directLink: sceneId },
-    { $set: { directLink: null } }
+    { $set: { directLink: null, directLinkKey: null } }
   );

Add an assertion for directLinkKey to the deleteScene tests.

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In `@backend/src/db/daos/sceneDao.js` around lines 279 - 282, Update the
`Scene.updateMany` call in `deleteScene` to clear `directLinkKey` alongside
`directLink` when removing references to the deleted scene. Add an assertion to
the `deleteScene` tests that the referencing scene’s `directLinkKey` is null.

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In `@backend/src/db/daos/sceneDao.js`:
- Around line 279-282: Update the `Scene.updateMany` call in `deleteScene` to
clear `directLinkKey` alongside `directLink` when removing references to the
deleted scene. Add an assertion to the `deleteScene` tests that the referencing
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a decent amount here relating to direct link has been changes in my pr, since it gets replaced by actions. it works fine for me in terms of logic, one thing is this overlap occuring:

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BUT, we can address that after, i want to get this merged first so it doesnt snowball even larger. Just remove the comment slop before you merge pls

Comment thread backend/src/db/daos/sceneDao.js Outdated
Comment on lines +284 to +294
// Components elsewhere that linked to the scene being deleted would
// otherwise keep pointing at a scene that no longer exists. Clear the
// link, and drop the key binding along with it for any component left
// with no other action (no Property Operations) - a binding with nothing
// left to trigger is a dead binding. Components that still have Property
// Operations keep their key binding, since it still does something.
//
// components is untyped (Schema.Types.Mixed), so nextScene is stored as
// whatever the frontend sent - always a plain string, never a cast
// ObjectId - unlike directLink above. Compare against the string form so
// this still matches regardless of what type the caller passed in.

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this comment does NOT need to be this long 😭

Comment thread backend/src/db/daos/sceneDao.js Outdated
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// Keep this list in sync with the field list in generatePatch,
// frontend/src/context/SceneContextProvider.jsx - a field missing from
// either side either gets silently dropped here or never sent from there.

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comment slop

Comment thread backend/src/db/daos/sceneDao.js Outdated
Comment on lines +296 to +316
await Scene.updateMany(
{ "components.nextScene": sceneIdStr },
{
$set: {
"components.$[elem].nextScene": null,
"components.$[elem].keyBinding": null,
"components.$[elem].showKeyHint": false,
},
},
{
arrayFilters: [
{
"elem.nextScene": sceneIdStr,
$or: [
{ "elem.stateOperations": { $exists: false } },
{ "elem.stateOperations": null },
{ "elem.stateOperations": { $size: 0 } },
],
},
],
}

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could be merged HOWEVER i believe this gets overwritten in my pr anyway

Comment thread backend/src/util/keyBindings.js Outdated
Comment on lines +1 to +4
// Mirrors DEFAULT_DIRECT_LINK_KEYS / directLinkKeysFor in
// frontend/src/features/authoring/keyBindings.ts. The backend and frontend
// are built and deployed separately, so this can't be imported from there -
// keep the two in sync.

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// Keep this list in sync with the allowedFields list in patchScene,
// backend/src/db/daos/sceneDao.js - a field missing from either side
// either never gets sent from here or gets silently dropped there.

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// `null`/`undefined` means the field was never configured (includes every
// scene saved before directLinkKey existed), so it falls back to responding
// to Space or ArrowRight. An empty string is a distinct, explicit "Custom
// mode chosen, but no key picked yet" state - it claims nothing at all
// until the author picks one, rather than silently keeping the defaults
// reserved. Anything else is the one specific key it responds to.

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// Mirrored in backend/src/util/keyBindings.js, which validates key bindings
// on save. The backend is deployed separately and can't import this file -
// keep the two in sync.

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- Around line 87-116: Move the missing-scene cleanup out of the
selected-component-only KeyBindingSettings effect into scene-level
synchronization that processes every component in the open scene. Clear deleted
nextScene references and remove keyBinding only when no other click action
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Comment on lines +87 to +116
// clear a deleted Next Scene, and the key binding once nothing uses it
useEffect(() => {
if (!component?.clickable) return;

const linksToMissingScene =
component.nextScene != null &&
!scenes?.some((s) => s._id === component.nextScene);

if (linksToMissingScene) {
modifyComponentProp([component.id], "nextScene", null);
}

const stillActionable = hasClickAction({
...component,
nextScene: linksToMissingScene ? null : component.nextScene,
});

if (!stillActionable) {
if (component.keyBinding) {
modifyComponentProp([component.id], "keyBinding", null);
}
if (component.showKeyHint) {
modifyComponentProp([component.id], "showKeyHint", false);
}
}
}, [component, scenes]);

if (!component?.clickable) return null;

const canBindKey = hasClickAction(component);

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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printf '%s\n' '--- CanvasSideBar selected component/rendering ---'
sed -n '1,175p' frontend/src/features/authoring/CanvasSideBar/CanvasSideBar.jsx
printf '%s\n' '--- SceneContextProvider deletion and provider value ---'
sed -n '1,280p' frontend/src/context/SceneContextProvider.jsx
printf '%s\n' '--- modifyComponentProp definitions/usages ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}' -- 'modifyComponentProp' frontend/src | head -120
printf '%s\n' '--- scene deletion cleanup and related tests ---'
rg -n -i --glob '*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}' 'delete.*scene|scene.*delete|missing.*scene|nextScene|keyBinding' frontend/src backend test tests 2>/dev/null | head -240 || true
printf '%s\n' '--- relevant PR diff ---'
git diff --unified=30 ffb9d6c752e4bd9a74b4dd238a223b45ac624604 9fa95502acd44650021d1847862f1c66ed6f3f5 -- frontend/src/features/authoring/CanvasSideBar/KeyBindingSettings.jsx frontend/src/features/authoring/CanvasSideBar/CanvasSideBar.jsx frontend/src/context/SceneContextProvider.jsx

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sed -n '480,565p' backend/src/db/daos/sceneDao.js
printf '%s\n' '--- frontend component mutation operations ---'
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printf '%s\n' '--- visual/editor stores and save callers ---'
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sed -n '1,220p' frontend/src/features/authoring/stores/editor.ts
rg -n -F --glob '*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}' -- 'modifyScene(' frontend/src/features/authoring frontend/src/context
printf '%s\n' '--- authoring page lifecycle and save flow ---'
sed -n '1,230p' frontend/src/features/authoring/AuthoringToolPage.jsx
printf '%s\n' '--- deletion-related tests and exact references ---'
rg -n -i --glob '*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}' 'delete.*scene|scene.*delete|nextScene.*keyBinding|keyBinding.*nextScene|clear.*reference|linked scene' backend frontend | head -260 || true

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Synchronize all open-scene components after scene deletion.

KeyBindingSettings runs only for the selected component while the Actions panel is open. An unselected component can retain a deleted nextScene in useVisualScene. A later edit can submit that stale component and reintroduce the deleted reference. Move this cleanup to scene-level synchronization and process every component. Preserve keyBinding when another action remains.

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Review comment at
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lines 87 - 116:
Move the missing-scene cleanup out of the selected-component-only
KeyBindingSettings effect into scene-level synchronization that processes every
component in the open scene. Clear deleted nextScene references and remove
keyBinding only when no other click action remains; preserve it when another
action is still available.

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