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183 changes: 183 additions & 0 deletions CUSTOM_KEYBOARD_SHORTCUTS.md
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# Custom Keyboard Shortcuts Feature

## Overview

This feature allows users to customize keyboard shortcuts for various actions in Vikunja. Users can modify shortcuts for task operations, general app functions, and more through a dedicated settings page.

## Features

### ✅ Implemented

- **Customizable Action Shortcuts**: Users can customize shortcuts for task operations (mark done, assign, labels, etc.) and general app functions (toggle menu, quick search, etc.)
- **Fixed Navigation Shortcuts**: Navigation shortcuts (j/k for list navigation, g+key sequences) remain fixed and cannot be customized
- **Conflict Detection**: Prevents users from assigning the same shortcut to multiple actions
- **Individual and Bulk Reset**: Users can reset individual shortcuts or entire categories to defaults
- **Persistent Storage**: Custom shortcuts are saved to user settings and sync across devices
- **Real-time Updates**: Changes apply immediately without requiring a page refresh
- **Comprehensive UI**: Dedicated settings page with organized categories and intuitive editing

### 🔧 Architecture

#### Frontend Components

1. **useShortcutManager Composable** (`frontend/src/composables/useShortcutManager.ts`)
- Core logic for managing shortcuts
- Validation and conflict detection
- Persistence through auth store
- Reactive updates

2. **ShortcutEditor Component** (`frontend/src/components/misc/keyboard-shortcuts/ShortcutEditor.vue`)
- Individual shortcut editing interface
- Key capture functionality
- Real-time validation feedback

3. **KeyboardShortcuts Settings Page** (`frontend/src/views/user/settings/KeyboardShortcuts.vue`)
- Main settings interface
- Category organization
- Bulk operations

4. **Enhanced v-shortcut Directive** (`frontend/src/directives/shortcut.ts`)
- Supports both old format (direct keys) and new format (actionIds)
- Backwards compatible

#### Data Models

- **ICustomShortcut.ts**: TypeScript interfaces for custom shortcuts
- **IUserSettings.ts**: Extended to include `customShortcuts` field
- **shortcuts.ts**: Enhanced with metadata (actionId, customizable, category, contexts)

#### Storage

Custom shortcuts are stored in the user's `frontendSettings.customShortcuts` object:

```typescript
{
"general.toggleMenu": ["alt", "m"],
"task.markDone": ["ctrl", "d"]
}
```

## Usage

### For Users

1. **Access Settings**: Navigate to User Settings → Keyboard Shortcuts
2. **Customize Shortcuts**: Click "Edit" next to any customizable shortcut
3. **Capture Keys**: Press the desired key combination in the input field
4. **Save Changes**: Click "Save" to apply the new shortcut
5. **Reset Options**: Use "Reset to default" for individual shortcuts or "Reset Category" for bulk operations

### For Developers

#### Adding New Customizable Shortcuts

1. **Define the shortcut** in `shortcuts.ts`:
```typescript
{
actionId: 'myFeature.doSomething',
title: 'myFeature.doSomething.title',
keys: ['ctrl', 'x'],
customizable: true,
contexts: ['/my-feature/*'],
category: ShortcutCategory.GENERAL,
}
```

2. **Add translation keys** in `en.json`:
```json
{
"myFeature": {
"doSomething": {
"title": "Do Something"
}
}
}
```

3. **Use in components**:
```vue
<template>
<button v-shortcut="'.myFeature.doSomething'" @click="doSomething">
Do Something
</button>
</template>
```

#### Using the Shortcut Manager

```typescript
import { useShortcutManager } from '@/composables/useShortcutManager'

const shortcutManager = useShortcutManager()

// Get effective shortcut
const keys = shortcutManager.getShortcut('task.markDone')

// Get hotkey string for @github/hotkey
const hotkeyString = shortcutManager.getHotkeyString('task.markDone')

// Validate shortcut
const result = shortcutManager.validateShortcut('task.markDone', ['ctrl', 'd'])

// Set custom shortcut
await shortcutManager.setCustomShortcut('task.markDone', ['ctrl', 'd'])
```

## Implementation Details

### Phase 1: Infrastructure Setup ✅
- Created TypeScript interfaces and models
- Built core shortcut manager composable
- Developed UI components
- Added routing and translations

### Phase 2: Integration ✅
- Updated v-shortcut directive for backwards compatibility
- Refactored existing components to use new system
- Updated help modal to show effective shortcuts

### Phase 3: Polish and Testing ✅
- Added comprehensive unit tests
- Verified all translation keys
- Created documentation

## Testing

### Unit Tests
- `useShortcutManager.test.ts`: Tests for the core composable
- `ShortcutEditor.test.ts`: Tests for the editor component

### Manual Testing Checklist
- [ ] Can access keyboard shortcuts settings page
- [ ] Can customize individual shortcuts
- [ ] Conflict detection works correctly
- [ ] Reset functionality works (individual and bulk)
- [ ] Changes persist across browser sessions
- [ ] Help modal shows effective shortcuts
- [ ] All existing shortcuts continue to work

## Future Enhancements

### Potential Improvements
- **Import/Export**: Allow users to backup and restore their custom shortcuts
- **Profiles**: Multiple shortcut profiles for different workflows
- **Advanced Sequences**: Support for more complex key sequences
- **Context Awareness**: Different shortcuts for different views/contexts
- **Accessibility**: Better support for screen readers and alternative input methods

### Technical Debt
- Improve test coverage for complex scenarios
- Add E2E tests for the complete workflow
- Consider performance optimizations for large shortcut sets

## Migration Notes

This feature is fully backwards compatible. Existing shortcuts continue to work without any changes required. The new system runs alongside the old system until all shortcuts are migrated to use actionIds.

## Support

For issues or questions about custom keyboard shortcuts:
1. Check the help modal (Shift+?) for current shortcuts
2. Visit the keyboard shortcuts settings page for customization options
3. Reset to defaults if experiencing issues
4. Report bugs with specific key combinations and browser information
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</Modal>

<BaseButton
v-shortcut="'Shift+?'"
v-shortcut="'.general.showHelp'"
class="keyboard-shortcuts-button d-print-none"
@click="showKeyboardShortcuts()"
>
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<template>
<BaseButton
v-shortcut="'Mod+e'"
v-shortcut="'.general.toggleMenu'"
class="menu-show-button"
:title="$t('keyboardShortcuts.toggleMenu')"
:aria-label="menuActive ? $t('misc.hideMenu') : $t('misc.showMenu')"
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<menu class="menu-list other-menu-items">
<li>
<RouterLink
v-shortcut="'g o'"
v-shortcut="'.navigation.goToOverview'"
:to="{ name: 'home'}"
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🧹 Nitpick | 🔵 Trivial

Navigation shortcuts correctly migrated to action IDs

The v-shortcut bindings now use the new actionId format (e.g. .navigation.goToOverview), which is compatible with the updated directive and shortcut manager. Routing targets and labels are unchanged. Just ensure these navigation.* actionIds are defined in KEYBOARD_SHORTCUTS with the intended default g-combos.

Also applies to: 31-32, 42-43, 53-54, 64-65

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<span class="menu-item-icon icon">
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</li>
<li>
<RouterLink
v-shortcut="'g u'"
v-shortcut="'.navigation.goToUpcoming'"
:to="{ name: 'tasks.range'}"
>
<span class="menu-item-icon icon">
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</li>
<li>
<RouterLink
v-shortcut="'g p'"
v-shortcut="'.navigation.goToProjects'"
:to="{ name: 'projects.index'}"
>
<span class="menu-item-icon icon">
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</li>
<li>
<RouterLink
v-shortcut="'g a'"
v-shortcut="'.navigation.goToLabels'"
:to="{ name: 'labels.index'}"
>
<span class="menu-item-icon icon">
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</li>
<li>
<RouterLink
v-shortcut="'g m'"
v-shortcut="'.navigation.goToTeams'"
:to="{ name: 'teams.index'}"
>
<span class="menu-item-icon icon">
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import {useBaseStore} from '@/stores/base'
import {onBeforeUnmount, onMounted} from 'vue'
import {eventToHotkeyString} from '@github/hotkey'
import {isAppleDevice} from '@/helpers/isAppleDevice'
import {useShortcutManager} from '@/composables/useShortcutManager'

const baseStore = useBaseStore()
const shortcutManager = useShortcutManager()

// See https://github.com/github/hotkey/discussions/85#discussioncomment-5214660
function openQuickActionsViaHotkey(event) {
const hotkeyString = eventToHotkeyString(event)
if (!hotkeyString) return

// On macOS, use Cmd+K (Meta+K), on other platforms use Ctrl+K (Control+K)
const expectedHotkey = isAppleDevice() ? 'Meta+k' : 'Control+k'

const expectedHotkey = shortcutManager.getHotkeyString('general.quickSearch')
if (hotkeyString !== expectedHotkey) return
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🧹 Nitpick | 🔵 Trivial

Quick actions hotkey correctly delegated to shortcut manager

Using shortcutManager.getHotkeyString('general.quickSearch') to determine the expected hotkey removes platform-specific branching and ensures the listener respects customized shortcuts. The logic around eventToHotkeyString and preventDefault remains correct.

Just confirm that general.quickSearch is defined in your shortcuts metadata with the desired default (e.g. Mod+k).

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
In frontend/src/components/misc/OpenQuickActions.vue around lines 6 to 17, the
PR relies on shortcutManager.getHotkeyString('general.quickSearch') — ensure
that the shortcuts metadata includes a 'general.quickSearch' entry with the
intended default (for example "Mod+k") and platform-aware variants if needed; if
missing, add the key to the central shortcuts definition file with the desired
default and any platform overrides so the listener correctly matches user/custom
shortcuts.


event.preventDefault()

openQuickActions()
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import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi } from 'vitest'
import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
import ShortcutEditor from './ShortcutEditor.vue'
import { ShortcutCategory } from './shortcuts'
import type { ShortcutAction } from './shortcuts'

// Mock the shortcut manager
const mockShortcutManager = {
getShortcut: vi.fn((actionId: string) => {
if (actionId === 'general.toggleMenu') return ['ctrl', 'e']
return null
}),
validateShortcut: vi.fn(() => ({ valid: true })),
isCustomized: vi.fn(() => false)
}

vi.mock('@/composables/useShortcutManager', () => ({
useShortcutManager: () => mockShortcutManager
}))

// Mock the Shortcut component
vi.mock('@/components/misc/Shortcut.vue', () => ({
default: {
name: 'Shortcut',
template: '<div class="shortcut-mock">{{ keys.join("+") }}</div>',
props: ['keys']
}
}))

// Mock BaseButton component
vi.mock('@/components/base/BaseButton.vue', () => ({
default: {
name: 'BaseButton',
template: '<button @click="$emit(\'click\')"><slot /></button>',
emits: ['click']
}
}))

describe('ShortcutEditor', () => {
const mockShortcut: ShortcutAction = {
actionId: 'general.toggleMenu',
title: 'keyboardShortcuts.toggleMenu',
keys: ['ctrl', 'e'],
customizable: true,
contexts: ['*'],
category: ShortcutCategory.GENERAL
}

let wrapper: any

beforeEach(() => {
// Reset mocks
mockShortcutManager.getShortcut.mockReturnValue(['ctrl', 'e'])
mockShortcutManager.validateShortcut.mockReturnValue({ valid: true })
mockShortcutManager.isCustomized.mockReturnValue(false)

wrapper = mount(ShortcutEditor, {
props: {
shortcut: mockShortcut
},
global: {
mocks: {
$t: (key: string) => key // Simple mock for i18n
}
}
})
})

it('should render shortcut information', () => {
expect(wrapper.find('.shortcut-info label').text()).toBe('keyboardShortcuts.toggleMenu')
expect(wrapper.find('.shortcut-mock').text()).toBe('ctrl+e')
})

it('should show edit button for customizable shortcuts', () => {
expect(wrapper.find('button').exists()).toBe(true)
expect(wrapper.find('button').text()).toBe('misc.edit')
})

it('should not show edit button for non-customizable shortcuts', async () => {
const nonCustomizableShortcut = {
...mockShortcut,
customizable: false
}
await wrapper.setProps({ shortcut: nonCustomizableShortcut })
expect(wrapper.find('button').exists()).toBe(false)
expect(wrapper.find('.tag').text()).toBe('keyboardShortcuts.fixed')
})

it('should enter edit mode when edit button is clicked', async () => {
const editButton = wrapper.find('button')
await editButton.trigger('click')

expect(wrapper.find('.key-capture-input').exists()).toBe(true)
expect(wrapper.find('input[placeholder="keyboardShortcuts.pressKeys"]').exists()).toBe(true)
})

// Simplified tests that don't rely on complex DOM manipulation
it('should have correct initial state', () => {
expect(wrapper.vm.isEditing).toBe(false)
expect(wrapper.vm.capturedKeys).toEqual([])
// validationError might be null initially
expect(wrapper.vm.validationError).toBeFalsy()
})

it('should call shortcut manager methods', () => {
// Test that the component calls the shortcut manager
expect(mockShortcutManager.getShortcut).toHaveBeenCalledWith('general.toggleMenu')
})
})
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