nextcloud / nextcloud/notes

Having note open across suspends or internet connection loss led to unsaved data

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bug feature: backend feature: editor help wanted
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Description

I had the notes app open in a tab since yesterday. Today I continued on the same note and finished what I was writing. After encountering the copying issue https://github.com/nextcloud/notes/issues/121 I checked in the Notes folder of Files, and found the note to be last saved 21 hours ago.

After having copied the new text somewhere else, I refreshed the page and the new text was gone. So this is quite a big issue. ;) Maybe we should have a constant heartbeat to the server, or force a reconnection? Not sure if we do something special in the texteditor app here.

cc @nextcloud/notes @nextcloud/javascript


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Start by reproducing the issue with a note left open across a suspend or internet connection loss, then refresh the Notes page and compare the note with the copy in the Files Notes folder. Investigate the reconnection or save behavior in the text editor; done means newly entered text is not lost after the connection is restored or the page is refreshed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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