Store saved views as records (obsidian.base, mdbase.view)

e2e/cloud-connection.spec.ts

@@ -203,6 +203,8 @@ test("reviews a scratchpad selectively and collapses outline branches", async ({
         result = defaultViewDocuments();
       } else if (operation === "execute_view") {
         result = defaultViewExecution([]);
+      } else if (operation === "read" && isViewSourceRead(request.input)) {
+        result = viewSourceRecord(request.input);
       } else if (operation === "read") {
         result = scratchpad;
       } else result = {};
@@ -347,6 +349,8 @@ test("acknowledges slow relay creates and prefetches revisions before delete", a
         };
         records.push(created);
         result = valid(created);
+      } else if (operation === "read" && isViewSourceRead(request.input)) {
+        result = valid(viewSourceRecord(request.input));
       } else if (operation === "read") {
         readRequests += 1;
         await readGate.promise;
@@ -505,7 +509,9 @@ test("edits a contract-defined task without collapsing custom status or fields",
         result = defaultViewDocuments();
       } else if (operation === "execute_view") {
         result = defaultViewExecution([record]);
-      } else if (operation === "read") result = record;
+      } else if (operation === "read" && isViewSourceRead(request.input))
+        result = viewSourceRecord(request.input);
+      else if (operation === "read") result = record;
       else if (operation === "update") {
         updateInput = request.input as {
           patch?: JsonObject;
@@ -643,6 +649,25 @@ function collectionDescription() {
           },
         ],
       },
+      // A set-up collection also carries the saved-view contracts TaskNotes
+      // requires; their packs are installed during collection setup.
+      ...bundledManifest.requirements.contracts
+        .filter((contract) => contract.id !== "tasknotes.task")
+        .map((contract) => ({
+          contract_type: "record" as const,
+          id: contract.id,
+          version: contract.version,
+          digest: contract.digest,
+          schema: { type: "object" },
+          binding_schema: { type: "object" },
+          implementations: [] as Array<{
+            type_name: string;
+            type_version: number;
+            digest: string;
+            fields: Record<string, string>;
+            binding: JsonObject;
+          }>,
+        })),
     ],
   };
 }
@@ -865,6 +890,28 @@ async function fulfillOperation(
   });
 }
 
+// Saved views are `.base` records read with the ordinary record operation.
+function isViewSourceRead(input: unknown): input is { path: string } {
+  const path = (input as { path?: unknown }).path;
+  return typeof path === "string" && path.endsWith(".base");
+}
+
+function viewSourceRecord({ path }: { path: string }) {
+  const id = path
+    .split("/")
+    .at(-1)!
+    .replace(/\.base$/u, "");
+  const name = `${id[0].toUpperCase()}${id.slice(1)}`;
+  return {
+    path,
+    types: ["obsidian_base"],
+    revision: "view-r1",
+    frontmatter: { views: [{ type: "tasknotesTaskList", name }] },
+    body: "",
+    document: `views:\n  - type: tasknotesTaskList\n    name: ${name}\n`,
+  };
+}
+
 function defaultViewDocuments() {
   return {
     views: ["today", "upcoming", "calendar", "projects", "archive"].map(

package.json

@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@
     "@fullcalendar/react": "6.1.17",
     "@fullcalendar/timegrid": "6.1.17",
     "@lezer/highlight": "^1.2.3",
-    "@mdbase-dev/connect": "0.1.0-beta.114",
-    "@mdbase-dev/connect-protocol": "0.1.0-beta.114",
+    "@mdbase-dev/connect": "0.1.0-beta.117",
+    "@mdbase-dev/connect-protocol": "0.1.0-beta.117",
     "@tanstack/react-virtual": "3.14.11",
     "@tasknotes/model": "file:vendor/tasknotes-model-0.3.0-rc.15.tgz",
     "codemirror": "^6.0.2",
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@
     "@capacitor/cli": "8.4.2",
     "@capacitor/ios": "8.4.2",
     "@eslint/js": "10.0.1",
-    "@mdbase-dev/connect-dev": "0.1.0-beta.114",
-    "@mdbase-dev/connect-testing": "0.1.0-beta.114",
+    "@mdbase-dev/connect-dev": "0.1.0-beta.117",
+    "@mdbase-dev/connect-testing": "0.1.0-beta.117",
     "@playwright/test": "1.61.1",
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "7.0.0",
     "@testing-library/react": "16.3.2",
@@ -112,9 +112,9 @@
   },
   "pnpm": {
     "overrides": {
-      "@mdbase-dev/connect-protocol": "0.1.0-beta.114",
-      "@mdbase-dev/connect": "0.1.0-beta.114",
-      "@mdbase-dev/connect-sync": "0.1.0-beta.114"
+      "@mdbase-dev/connect-protocol": "0.1.0-beta.117",
+      "@mdbase-dev/connect": "0.1.0-beta.117",
+      "@mdbase-dev/connect-sync": "0.1.0-beta.117"
     },
     "patchedDependencies": {}
   }

scripts/tasknotes-manifest.mjs

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { MDBASE_TIMER_FIRED_CONTRACT } from "@mdbase-dev/connect-protocol";
 import { loadCanonicalTaskNotesTypePack } from "./canonical-task-pack.mjs";
 import { buildScratchpadTypePack } from "./scratchpad-type.mjs";
 import { buildScratchImageTypePack } from "./scratch-image-type.mjs";
+import { readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { resolve } from "node:path";
 
 export { TASKNOTES_APP_TYPE_PACK_VERSION } from "./canonical-task-pack.mjs";
 
@@ -15,6 +17,18 @@ export async function buildTaskNotesManifest({
   // authorization should use a public tunnel and TASKNOTES_APP_URL.
   const identityUrl = appUrl;
   const typePack = await loadCanonicalTaskNotesTypePack();
+  // Saved views are records: Bases through obsidian.base (YAML document
+  // records) and mdbase views through mdbase.view. The published packs are
+  // embedded byte for byte.
+  const viewPack = async (file) =>
+    JSON.parse(
+      await readFile(
+        resolve(process.cwd(), "vendor/mdbase-contracts", file),
+        "utf8",
+      ),
+    );
+  const basePack = await viewPack("obsidian.base-1.0.0.json");
+  const mdbaseViewPack = await viewPack("mdbase.view-1.0.0.json");
   const taskContract = typePack.provides.find(
     (contract) => contract.id === "tasknotes.task",
   );
@@ -32,15 +46,18 @@ export async function buildTaskNotesManifest({
     ],
     requirements: {
       people: { version: 1, optional: ["identity", "members"] },
-      contracts: [taskContract],
+      contracts: [
+        taskContract,
+        ...basePack.provides,
+        ...mdbaseViewPack.provides,
+      ],
       capabilities: {
         contract_version: 2,
         required: [
           "collection.read",
           "records.create",
           "records.edit",
           "records.delete",
-          "views.manage",
           "definitions.manage",
           "background.schedule",
         ],
@@ -57,13 +74,29 @@ export async function buildTaskNotesManifest({
           predicate: "contains",
           value: "TaskNotes/Views/**/*.base",
         },
+        // record_extensions is the complete set, so keep Markdown explicitly
+        // when adding Bases.
+        {
+          id: "tasknotes-markdown-records",
+          path: "/settings/record_extensions",
+          predicate: "contains",
+          value: "md",
+        },
+        {
+          id: "tasknotes-base-records",
+          path: "/settings/record_extensions",
+          predicate: "contains",
+          value: "base",
+        },
       ],
     },
     provisions: {
       type_packs: [
         typePack,
         buildScratchpadTypePack(),
         buildScratchImageTypePack(),
+        basePack,
+        mdbaseViewPack,
       ],
       configuration: [
         {
@@ -72,6 +105,18 @@ export async function buildTaskNotesManifest({
           path: "/x-obsidian/bases/include",
           value: "TaskNotes/Views/**/*.base",
         },
+        {
+          requirement: "tasknotes-markdown-records",
+          operation: "set_add",
+          path: "/settings/record_extensions",
+          value: "md",
+        },
+        {
+          requirement: "tasknotes-base-records",
+          operation: "set_add",
+          path: "/settings/record_extensions",
+          value: "base",
+        },
       ],
     },
     notifications: {

scripts/tasknotes-manifest.test.mjs

@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ describe("TaskNotes mdbase manifest", () => {
         version: "0.3.0-rc.5",
         digest: expect.stringMatching(/^sha256:[0-9a-f]{64}$/),
       }),
+      expect.objectContaining({ id: "obsidian.base", version: "1.0.0" }),
+      expect.objectContaining({ id: "mdbase.view", version: "1.0.0" }),
     ]);
     expect(manifest.requirements.files).toEqual({
       required: ["list", "read", "add", "replace", "move", "delete"],
@@ -54,7 +56,6 @@ describe("TaskNotes mdbase manifest", () => {
         "records.create",
         "records.edit",
         "records.delete",
-        "views.manage",
         "definitions.manage",
         "background.schedule",
       ],
@@ -66,6 +67,18 @@ describe("TaskNotes mdbase manifest", () => {
         predicate: "contains",
         value: "TaskNotes/Views/**/*.base",
       },
+      {
+        id: "tasknotes-markdown-records",
+        path: "/settings/record_extensions",
+        predicate: "contains",
+        value: "md",
+      },
+      {
+        id: "tasknotes-base-records",
+        path: "/settings/record_extensions",
+        predicate: "contains",
+        value: "base",
+      },
     ]);
     expect(manifest.provisions.configuration).toEqual([
       {
@@ -74,6 +87,18 @@ describe("TaskNotes mdbase manifest", () => {
         path: "/x-obsidian/bases/include",
         value: "TaskNotes/Views/**/*.base",
       },
+      {
+        requirement: "tasknotes-markdown-records",
+        operation: "set_add",
+        path: "/settings/record_extensions",
+        value: "md",
+      },
+      {
+        requirement: "tasknotes-base-records",
+        operation: "set_add",
+        path: "/settings/record_extensions",
+        value: "base",
+      },
     ]);
     expect(manifest.provisions.type_packs[0].manifest.resources).toHaveLength(
       4,

src/cloud/connect.test.ts

@@ -87,14 +87,15 @@ describe("TaskNotes mdbase session", () => {
         "update",
         "rename",
         "delete",
-        "delete_view_source",
         "apply_type_pack",
         "reconcile_timers",
         "assess_collection_setup",
         "apply_collection_setup",
       ]),
     );
     expect(expectedOperations).not.toContain("sync");
+    // Saved views are records written with the record operations.
+    expect(expectedOperations).not.toContain("delete_view_source");
   });
 
   it("evaluates required capabilities through the real SDK without throwing", () => {