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Ironpad - Session Handover

Date: 2026-02-27 Version: 0.3.0 (in progress) Context: See ai-context.md for full project overview

Session Summary

Implemented Backlinks between notes using /link slash command. Two critical bugs from the previous session have been fixed; the feature is now functional end-to-end.

Current State: All working.

What Was Done

Bugs Fixed

Bug 1: Link not rendering immediately (was: needs F5)

Root cause: Vue's reactive proxy wraps the Crepe instance returned by useEditor's get(). Milkdown's Crepe class uses ES private fields (#editor), and accessing the editor getter through a proxy fails because this becomes the proxy, which doesn't own the private field.

Fix:

  1. Store a raw (non-reactive) crepeRaw reference at Crepe creation time, before Vue wraps it.
  2. Use crepeRaw.editor.action(replaceAll(...)) for programmatic content updates.
  3. Added force-remount fallback: if the direct update fails, MilkdownEditorCore emits force-remount, which increments an internal key counter in MilkdownEditor.vue, causing a full editor remount with updated content.

Bug 2: Backlinks not showing in panel after save

Root cause: BacklinksPanel received the filename-based note ID (e.g., 20260227-153000) via currentNoteId, but the backend link index stores everything by frontmatter ID (e.g., ironpad-20260227-153000). The API call never matched.

Fix: Changed BacklinksPanel binding from :note-id="currentNoteId" to :note-id="selectedNote.id", which passes the frontmatter ID that matches the link index.

Cleanup

  • Removed excessive console.log debug statements from all modified frontend files.
  • Kept only meaningful error/warning logs.

Working Features (Backlinks)

  • /link slash command triggers searchable note picker dropdown
  • Dropdown shows all project notes with keyboard navigation
  • Link insertion creates standard markdown: [Note Title](note-id)
  • Link renders immediately in the editor after insertion
  • BacklinksPanel shows forward links ("Links To") and backlinks ("Linked From")
  • Clicking a link in the panel navigates to the target note
  • Backend link index rebuilds on note save and file watcher events
  • Auto-save triggers backlinks panel refresh

Files Modified (This Session)

Frontend:

  • frontend/src/components/MilkdownEditorCore.vue -- Raw Crepe reference, force-remount emit, logging cleanup
  • frontend/src/components/MilkdownEditor.vue -- effectiveKey with remount counter, force-remount handler
  • frontend/src/components/BacklinksPanel.vue -- Logging cleanup
  • frontend/src/components/LinkAutocomplete.vue -- Logging cleanup
  • frontend/src/views/ProjectNotesView.vue -- Pass selectedNote.id to BacklinksPanel, logging cleanup

No backend changes were needed.

Key Patterns Documented

Two new critical patterns added to ai-context.md:

  1. Crepe Raw Reference -- Always use a raw (non-reactive) Crepe reference for editor.action() calls. Vue's proxy breaks access to ES private fields.

  2. Note ID vs Filename -- Project notes have two identifiers: filename (20260227-153000) for routes, frontmatter ID (ironpad-20260227-153000) for backlinks. Always pass frontmatter ID to backlinks API.

Commands Reference

# Backend (from backend/)
cargo run              # API server on :3000
cargo check            # Check compilation

# Frontend (from frontend/)
npm run dev            # Dev server on :5173
npm run build          # Production build
npx vue-tsc --noEmit   # TypeScript check

Reference Files

  • ai-context.md -- Full project documentation
  • ROADMAP.md -- Feature roadmap and status
  • CHANGELOG.md -- Version history