From b7482f2a6ad5a9e1d6973037ae8517207efe24a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Elian Doran <contact@eliandoran.me>
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2025 11:38:12 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] refactor(react/dialogs): use shown everywhere

---
 apps/client/src/components/app_context.ts     |  4 +
 apps/client/src/services/note_create.ts       |  2 -
 apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/confirm.tsx   | 63 +++++++--------
 .../src/widgets/dialogs/delete_notes.tsx      | 45 ++++++-----
 apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/export.tsx    | 67 ++++++++--------
 apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/import.tsx    | 42 +++++-----
 .../src/widgets/dialogs/include_note.tsx      | 36 ++++-----
 apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/info.tsx      | 44 ++++-------
 .../src/widgets/dialogs/jump_to_note.tsx      | 78 ++++++++-----------
 .../src/widgets/dialogs/note_type_chooser.tsx | 39 +++++-----
 apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/prompt.tsx    | 37 ++++-----
 11 files changed, 215 insertions(+), 242 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/client/src/components/app_context.ts b/apps/client/src/components/app_context.ts
index 55aac553e..4c750a544 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/components/app_context.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/components/app_context.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import type CodeMirror from "@triliumnext/codemirror";
 import { StartupChecks } from "./startup_checks.js";
 import type { CreateNoteOpts } from "../services/note_create.js";
 import { ColumnComponent } from "tabulator-tables";
+import { ChooseNoteTypeCallback } from "../widgets/dialogs/note_type_chooser.jsx";
 
 interface Layout {
     getRootWidget: (appContext: AppContext) => RootWidget;
@@ -370,6 +371,9 @@ export type CommandMappings = {
     };
     refreshTouchBar: CommandData;
     reloadTextEditor: CommandData;
+    chooseNoteType: CommandData & {
+        callback: ChooseNoteTypeCallback
+    }
 };
 
 type EventMappings = {
diff --git a/apps/client/src/services/note_create.ts b/apps/client/src/services/note_create.ts
index 3fb597930..00ae717d2 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/services/note_create.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/services/note_create.ts
@@ -109,8 +109,6 @@ async function createNote(parentNotePath: string | undefined, options: CreateNot
 
 async function chooseNoteType() {
     return new Promise<ChooseNoteTypeResponse>((res) => {
-        // TODO: Remove ignore after callback for chooseNoteType is defined in app_context.ts
-        //@ts-ignore
         appContext.triggerCommand("chooseNoteType", { callback: res });
     });
 }
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/confirm.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/confirm.tsx
index 2b731414a..bbdf36c03 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/confirm.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/confirm.tsx
@@ -1,36 +1,51 @@
 import ReactBasicWidget from "../react/ReactBasicWidget";
 import Modal from "../react/Modal";
 import Button from "../react/Button";
-import { closeActiveDialog, openDialog } from "../../services/dialog";
+import { closeActiveDialog } from "../../services/dialog";
 import { t } from "../../services/i18n";
 import { useState } from "react";
 import FormCheckbox from "../react/FormCheckbox";
+import useTriliumEvent from "../react/hooks";
 
 interface ConfirmDialogProps {
     title?: string;
     message?: string | HTMLElement;
     callback?: ConfirmDialogCallback;
-    lastElementToFocus?: HTMLElement | null;
     isConfirmDeleteNoteBox?: boolean;   
 }
 
-function ConfirmDialogComponent({ title, message, callback, lastElementToFocus, isConfirmDeleteNoteBox }: ConfirmDialogProps) {
+function ConfirmDialogComponent() {
+    const [ opts, setOpts ] = useState<ConfirmDialogProps>();
     const [ confirmed, setConfirmed ] = useState<boolean>(false);
-    const [ isDeleteNoteChecked, setIsDeleteNoteChecked ] = useState<boolean>(false);
+    const [ isDeleteNoteChecked, setIsDeleteNoteChecked ] = useState(false);
+    const [ shown, setShown ] = useState(false);
+
+    function showDialog(title: string | null, message: MessageType, callback: ConfirmDialogCallback, isConfirmDeleteNoteBox: boolean) {
+        setOpts({
+            title: title ?? undefined,
+            message: (typeof message === "object" && "length" in message ? message[0] : message),
+            callback,
+            isConfirmDeleteNoteBox
+        });
+        setShown(true);
+    }
+
+    useTriliumEvent("showConfirmDialog", ({ message, callback }) => showDialog(null, message, callback, false));
+    useTriliumEvent("showConfirmDeleteNoteBoxWithNoteDialog", ({ title, callback }) => showDialog(title, t("confirm.are_you_sure_remove_note", { title: title }), callback, true));
 
     return ( 
         <Modal
             className="confirm-dialog"
-            title={title ?? t("confirm.confirmation")}
+            title={opts?.title ?? t("confirm.confirmation")}
             size="md"
             zIndex={2000}
             scrollable={true}
             onHidden={() => {
-                callback?.({
+                opts?.callback?.({
                     confirmed,
                     isDeleteNoteChecked
                 });
-                lastElementToFocus?.focus();
+                setShown(false);
             }}
             footer={<>
                 <Button text={t("confirm.cancel")} onClick={() => closeActiveDialog()} />
@@ -39,12 +54,13 @@ function ConfirmDialogComponent({ title, message, callback, lastElementToFocus,
                     closeActiveDialog();
                 }} />
             </>}
+            show={shown}
         >
-            {!message || typeof message === "string"
-                ? <div>{(message as string) ?? ""}</div>
-                : <div dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: message.outerHTML ?? "" }} />}
+            {!opts?.message || typeof opts?.message === "string"
+                ? <div>{(opts?.message as string) ?? ""}</div>
+                : <div dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: opts?.message.outerHTML ?? "" }} />}
 
-            {isConfirmDeleteNoteBox && (
+            {opts?.isConfirmDeleteNoteBox && (
                 <FormCheckbox
                     name="confirm-dialog-delete-note"
                     label={t("confirm.also_delete_note")}
@@ -77,31 +93,8 @@ export interface ConfirmWithTitleOptions {
 
 export default class ConfirmDialog extends ReactBasicWidget {
 
-    private props: ConfirmDialogProps = {};
-
     get component() {
-        return <ConfirmDialogComponent {...this.props} />;
-    }
-
-    showConfirmDialogEvent({ message, callback }: ConfirmWithMessageOptions) {
-        this.showDialog(null, message, callback, false);        
-    }
-
-    showConfirmDeleteNoteBoxWithNoteDialogEvent({ title, callback }: ConfirmWithTitleOptions) {
-        const message = t("confirm.are_you_sure_remove_note", { title: title });
-        this.showDialog(title, message, callback, true);
-    }
-
-    private showDialog(title: string | null, message: MessageType, callback: ConfirmDialogCallback, isConfirmDeleteNoteBox: boolean) {
-        this.props = {
-            title: title ?? undefined,
-            message: (typeof message === "object" && "length" in message ? message[0] : message),
-            lastElementToFocus: (document.activeElement as HTMLElement),
-            callback,
-            isConfirmDeleteNoteBox
-        };
-        this.doRender();
-        openDialog(this.$widget);
+        return <ConfirmDialogComponent />;
     }
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/delete_notes.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/delete_notes.tsx
index c0601f0a4..51f196089 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/delete_notes.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/delete_notes.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useRef, useState } from "preact/hooks";
-import { closeActiveDialog, openDialog } from "../../services/dialog.js";
+import { closeActiveDialog } from "../../services/dialog.js";
 import { t } from "../../services/i18n.js";
 import FormCheckbox from "../react/FormCheckbox.js";
 import Modal from "../react/Modal.js";
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import FNote from "../../entities/fnote.js";
 import link from "../../services/link.js";
 import Button from "../react/Button.jsx";
 import Alert from "../react/Alert.jsx";
+import useTriliumEvent from "../react/hooks.jsx";
 
 export interface ResolveOptions {
     proceed: boolean;
@@ -25,22 +26,28 @@ interface ShowDeleteNotesDialogOpts {
     forceDeleteAllClones?: boolean;
 }
 
-interface ShowDeleteNotesDialogProps extends ShowDeleteNotesDialogOpts { }
-
 interface BrokenRelationData {
     note: string;
     relation: string;
     source: string;
 }
 
-function DeleteNotesDialogComponent({ forceDeleteAllClones, branchIdsToDelete, callback }: ShowDeleteNotesDialogProps) {
+function DeleteNotesDialogComponent() {
+    const [ opts, setOpts ] = useState<ShowDeleteNotesDialogOpts>({});
     const [ deleteAllClones, setDeleteAllClones ] = useState(false);
-    const [ eraseNotes, setEraseNotes ] = useState(!!forceDeleteAllClones);
+    const [ eraseNotes, setEraseNotes ] = useState(!!opts.forceDeleteAllClones);
     const [ brokenRelations, setBrokenRelations ] = useState<DeleteNotesPreview["brokenRelations"]>([]);
     const [ noteIdsToBeDeleted, setNoteIdsToBeDeleted ] = useState<DeleteNotesPreview["noteIdsToBeDeleted"]>([]);    
+    const [ shown, setShown ] = useState(false);
     const okButtonRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement>(null);
 
+    useTriliumEvent("showDeleteNotesDialog", (opts) => {
+        setOpts(opts);
+        setShown(true);
+    })
+
     useEffect(() => {
+        const { branchIdsToDelete, forceDeleteAllClones } = opts;
         if (!branchIdsToDelete || branchIdsToDelete.length === 0) {
             return;
         }        
@@ -52,7 +59,7 @@ function DeleteNotesDialogComponent({ forceDeleteAllClones, branchIdsToDelete, c
             setBrokenRelations(response.brokenRelations);
             setNoteIdsToBeDeleted(response.noteIdsToBeDeleted);
         });
-    }, [ branchIdsToDelete, deleteAllClones, forceDeleteAllClones ]);
+    }, [ opts ]);
 
     return (
         <Modal
@@ -61,24 +68,28 @@ function DeleteNotesDialogComponent({ forceDeleteAllClones, branchIdsToDelete, c
             scrollable
             title={t("delete_notes.delete_notes_preview")}
             onShown={() => okButtonRef.current?.focus()}
-            onHidden={() => callback?.({ proceed: false })}
+            onHidden={() => {
+                opts.callback?.({ proceed: false })
+                setShown(false);
+            }}
             footer={<>
                 <Button text={t("delete_notes.cancel")}
                     onClick={() => closeActiveDialog()} />
                 <Button text={t("delete_notes.ok")} primary
                     buttonRef={okButtonRef}
                     onClick={() => {
-                        callback?.({ proceed: true, deleteAllClones, eraseNotes });
+                        opts.callback?.({ proceed: true, deleteAllClones, eraseNotes });
                         closeActiveDialog();
                     }} />
             </>}
+            show={shown}
         >
             <FormCheckbox name="delete-all-clones" label={t("delete_notes.delete_all_clones_description")}
                 currentValue={deleteAllClones} onChange={setDeleteAllClones}
             />
             <FormCheckbox
                 name="erase-notes" label={t("delete_notes.erase_notes_warning")}
-                disabled={forceDeleteAllClones}
+                disabled={opts.forceDeleteAllClones}
                 currentValue={eraseNotes} onChange={setEraseNotes}
             />
 
@@ -160,21 +171,9 @@ function BrokenRelations({ brokenRelations }: { brokenRelations: DeleteNotesPrev
 }
 
 export default class DeleteNotesDialog extends ReactBasicWidget {
-    
-    private props: ShowDeleteNotesDialogProps = {};
 
     get component() {
-        return <DeleteNotesDialogComponent {...this.props} />;
-    }
-
-    async showDeleteNotesDialogEvent({ branchIdsToDelete, callback, forceDeleteAllClones }: ShowDeleteNotesDialogOpts) {
-        this.props = {
-            branchIdsToDelete,
-            callback,
-            forceDeleteAllClones
-        };
-        this.doRender();
-        openDialog(this.$widget);
-    }
+        return <DeleteNotesDialogComponent />;
+    }    
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/export.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/export.tsx
index 4a6b2c39d..5f67b8033 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/export.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/export.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { useState } from "preact/hooks";
-import { EventData } from "../../components/app_context";
-import { closeActiveDialog, openDialog } from "../../services/dialog";
+import { closeActiveDialog } from "../../services/dialog";
 import { t } from "../../services/i18n";
 import tree from "../../services/tree";
 import Button from "../react/Button";
@@ -13,6 +12,7 @@ import toastService, { ToastOptions } from "../../services/toast";
 import utils from "../../services/utils";
 import open from "../../services/open";
 import froca from "../../services/froca";
+import useTriliumEvent from "../react/hooks";
 
 interface ExportDialogProps {
     branchId?: string | null;
@@ -20,24 +20,48 @@ interface ExportDialogProps {
     defaultType?: "subtree" | "single";
 }
 
-function ExportDialogComponent({ branchId, noteTitle, defaultType }: ExportDialogProps) {
-    const [ exportType, setExportType ] = useState<string>(defaultType ?? "subtree");
-    const [ subtreeFormat, setSubtreeFormat ] = useState<string>("html");
-    const [ singleFormat, setSingleFormat ] = useState<string>("html");
-    const [ opmlVersion, setOpmlVersion ] = useState<string>("2.0");
+function ExportDialogComponent() {
+    const [ opts, setOpts ] = useState<ExportDialogProps>();
+    const [ exportType, setExportType ] = useState(opts?.defaultType ?? "subtree");
+    const [ subtreeFormat, setSubtreeFormat ] = useState("html");
+    const [ singleFormat, setSingleFormat ] = useState("html");
+    const [ opmlVersion, setOpmlVersion ] = useState("2.0");
+    const [ shown, setShown ] = useState(false);
 
-    return (branchId &&
+    useTriliumEvent("showExportDialog", async ({ notePath, defaultType }) => {
+        const { noteId, parentNoteId } = tree.getNoteIdAndParentIdFromUrl(notePath);
+        if (!parentNoteId) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const branchId = await froca.getBranchId(parentNoteId, noteId);
+
+        setOpts({
+            noteTitle: noteId && await tree.getNoteTitle(noteId),
+            defaultType,
+            branchId
+        });
+        setShown(true);
+    });
+
+    return (
         <Modal
             className="export-dialog"
-            title={`${t("export.export_note_title")} ${noteTitle ?? ""}`}
+            title={`${t("export.export_note_title")} ${opts?.noteTitle ?? ""}`}
             size="lg"
             onSubmit={() => {
+                if (!opts || !opts.branchId) {
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 const format = (exportType === "subtree" ? subtreeFormat : singleFormat);
                 const version = (format === "opml" ? opmlVersion : "1.0");
-                exportBranch(branchId, exportType, format, version);
+                exportBranch(opts.branchId, exportType, format, version);
                 closeActiveDialog();
             }}
+            onHidden={() => setShown(false)}
             footer={<Button className="export-button" text={t("export.export")} primary />}
+            show={shown}
         >
 
             <FormRadioGroup
@@ -104,29 +128,10 @@ function ExportDialogComponent({ branchId, noteTitle, defaultType }: ExportDialo
 
 export default class ExportDialog extends ReactBasicWidget {
 
-    private props: ExportDialogProps = {};
-
     get component() {
-        return <ExportDialogComponent {...this.props} />
-    }
+        return <ExportDialogComponent />
+    }    
 
-    async showExportDialogEvent({ notePath, defaultType }: EventData<"showExportDialog">) {
-        const { noteId, parentNoteId } = tree.getNoteIdAndParentIdFromUrl(notePath);
-        if (!parentNoteId) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        const branchId = await froca.getBranchId(parentNoteId, noteId);
-
-        this.props = {
-            noteTitle: noteId && await tree.getNoteTitle(noteId),
-            defaultType,
-            branchId
-        };
-        this.doRender();
-        
-        openDialog(this.$widget);
-    }
 }
 
 function exportBranch(branchId: string, type: string, format: string, version: string) {
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/import.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/import.tsx
index 2e587c013..eff61ad7d 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/import.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/import.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { useState } from "preact/hooks";
-import { EventData } from "../../components/app_context";
-import { closeActiveDialog, openDialog } from "../../services/dialog";
+import { closeActiveDialog } from "../../services/dialog";
 import { t } from "../../services/i18n";
 import tree from "../../services/tree";
 import Button from "../react/Button";
@@ -11,13 +10,11 @@ import Modal from "../react/Modal";
 import RawHtml from "../react/RawHtml";
 import ReactBasicWidget from "../react/ReactBasicWidget";
 import importService, { UploadFilesOptions } from "../../services/import";
+import useTriliumEvent from "../react/hooks";
 
-interface ImportDialogComponentProps {
-    parentNoteId?: string;
-    noteTitle?: string;
-}
-
-function ImportDialogComponent({  parentNoteId, noteTitle }: ImportDialogComponentProps) {
+function ImportDialogComponent() {
+    const [ parentNoteId, setParentNoteId ] = useState<string>();
+    const [ noteTitle, setNoteTitle ] = useState<string>();
     const [ files, setFiles ] = useState<FileList | null>(null);
     const [ safeImport, setSafeImport ] = useState(true);
     const [ explodeArchives, setExplodeArchives ] = useState(true);
@@ -25,14 +22,21 @@ function ImportDialogComponent({  parentNoteId, noteTitle }: ImportDialogCompone
     const [ textImportedAsText, setTextImportedAsText ] = useState(true);
     const [ codeImportedAsCode, setCodeImportedAsCode ] = useState(true);
     const [ replaceUnderscoresWithSpaces, setReplaceUnderscoresWithSpaces ] = useState(true);
+    const [ shown, setShown ] = useState(false);
 
-    return (parentNoteId &&
+    useTriliumEvent("showImportDialog", ({ noteId }) => {
+        setParentNoteId(noteId);
+        tree.getNoteTitle(noteId).then(setNoteTitle);
+        setShown(true);
+    });
+
+    return (
         <Modal
             className="import-dialog"
             size="lg"
             title={t("import.importIntoNote")}
             onSubmit={async () => {
-                if (!files) {
+                if (!files || !parentNoteId) {
                     return;
                 }                
 
@@ -48,7 +52,9 @@ function ImportDialogComponent({  parentNoteId, noteTitle }: ImportDialogCompone
                 closeActiveDialog();
                 await importService.uploadFiles("notes", parentNoteId, Array.from(files), options);
             }}
+            onHidden={() => setShown(false)}
             footer={<Button text={t("import.import")} primary disabled={!files} />}
+            show={shown}
         >
             <FormGroup label={t("import.chooseImportFile")} description={<>{t("import.importDescription")} <strong>{ noteTitle }</strong></>}>
                 <FormFileUpload multiple onChange={setFiles} />
@@ -86,21 +92,9 @@ function ImportDialogComponent({  parentNoteId, noteTitle }: ImportDialogCompone
 
 export default class ImportDialog extends ReactBasicWidget {
 
-    private props?: ImportDialogComponentProps = {};
-
     get component() {
-        return <ImportDialogComponent {...this.props} />
-    }
-
-    async showImportDialogEvent({ noteId }: EventData<"showImportDialog">) {
-        this.props = {
-            parentNoteId: noteId,
-            noteTitle: await tree.getNoteTitle(noteId)
-        }
-        this.doRender();
-
-        openDialog(this.$widget);
-    }
+        return <ImportDialogComponent />
+    }    
 
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/include_note.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/include_note.tsx
index 6f2323f2e..365f1aba0 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/include_note.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/include_note.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { useRef, useState } from "preact/compat";
-import type { EventData } from "../../components/app_context";
-import { closeActiveDialog, openDialog } from "../../services/dialog";
+import { closeActiveDialog } from "../../services/dialog";
 import { t } from "../../services/i18n";
 import FormGroup from "../react/FormGroup";
 import FormRadioGroup from "../react/FormRadioGroup";
@@ -12,24 +11,30 @@ import { Suggestion, triggerRecentNotes } from "../../services/note_autocomplete
 import tree from "../../services/tree";
 import froca from "../../services/froca";
 import EditableTextTypeWidget from "../type_widgets/editable_text";
+import useTriliumEvent from "../react/hooks";
 
-interface IncludeNoteDialogProps {
-    textTypeWidget?: EditableTextTypeWidget;
-}
-
-function IncludeNoteDialogComponent({ textTypeWidget }: IncludeNoteDialogProps) {
+function IncludeNoteDialogComponent() {
+    const [textTypeWidget, setTextTypeWidget] = useState<EditableTextTypeWidget>();
     const [suggestion, setSuggestion] = useState<Suggestion | null>(null);
     const [boxSize, setBoxSize] = useState("medium");
+    const [shown, setShown] = useState(false);
+
+    useTriliumEvent("showIncludeNoteDialog", ({ textTypeWidget }) => {
+        setTextTypeWidget(textTypeWidget);
+        setShown(true);
+    });
+
     const autoCompleteRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
 
-    return (textTypeWidget &&
+    return (
         <Modal
             className="include-note-dialog"
             title={t("include_note.dialog_title")}
             size="lg"
             onShown={() => triggerRecentNotes(autoCompleteRef.current)}
+            onHidden={() => setShown(false)}
             onSubmit={() => {
-                if (!suggestion?.notePath) {
+                if (!suggestion?.notePath || !textTypeWidget) {
                     return;
                 }
 
@@ -37,6 +42,7 @@ function IncludeNoteDialogComponent({ textTypeWidget }: IncludeNoteDialogProps)
                 includeNote(suggestion.notePath, textTypeWidget);
             }}
             footer={<Button text={t("include_note.button_include")} keyboardShortcut="Enter" />}
+            show={shown}
         >
             <FormGroup label={t("include_note.label_note")}>
                 <NoteAutocomplete
@@ -66,17 +72,9 @@ function IncludeNoteDialogComponent({ textTypeWidget }: IncludeNoteDialogProps)
 
 export default class IncludeNoteDialog extends ReactBasicWidget {
 
-    private props: IncludeNoteDialogProps = {};
-
     get component() {
-        return <IncludeNoteDialogComponent {...this.props} />;
-    }
-
-    async showIncludeNoteDialogEvent({ textTypeWidget }: EventData<"showIncludeDialog">) {
-        this.props = { textTypeWidget };
-        this.doRender();
-        openDialog(this.$widget);
-    }
+        return <IncludeNoteDialogComponent />;
+    }    
 
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/info.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/info.tsx
index eeb0c68c2..48df93e54 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/info.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/info.tsx
@@ -1,29 +1,30 @@
 import { EventData } from "../../components/app_context";
 import ReactBasicWidget from "../react/ReactBasicWidget";
-import { ConfirmDialogCallback } from "./confirm";
-import { closeActiveDialog, openDialog } from "../../services/dialog";
+import { closeActiveDialog } from "../../services/dialog";
 import Modal from "../react/Modal";
 import { t } from "../../services/i18n";
 import Button from "../react/Button";
-import { useRef } from "preact/compat";
+import { useRef, useState } from "preact/hooks";
 import { RawHtmlBlock } from "../react/RawHtml";
+import useTriliumEvent from "../react/hooks";
 
-interface ShowInfoDialogProps {
-    message?: string | HTMLElement;
-    callback?: ConfirmDialogCallback;
-    lastElementToFocus?: HTMLElement | null;
-}
-
-function ShowInfoDialogComponent({ message, callback, lastElementToFocus }: ShowInfoDialogProps) {
+function ShowInfoDialogComponent() {
+    const [ opts, setOpts ] = useState<EventData<"showInfoDialog">>();
+    const [ shown, setShown ] = useState(false);
     const okButtonRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement>(null);
 
-    return (message && <Modal
+    useTriliumEvent("showInfoDialog", (opts) => {
+        setOpts(opts);
+        setShown(true);
+    });
+
+    return (<Modal
         className="info-dialog"
         size="sm"
         title={t("info.modalTitle")}
         onHidden={() => {
-            callback?.();
-            lastElementToFocus?.focus();
+            opts?.callback?.();
+            setShown(false);
         }}
         onShown={() => okButtonRef.current?.focus?.()}
         footer={<Button
@@ -31,27 +32,16 @@ function ShowInfoDialogComponent({ message, callback, lastElementToFocus }: Show
             text={t("info.okButton")}
             onClick={() => closeActiveDialog()}
         />}
+        show={shown}
     >
-        <RawHtmlBlock className="info-dialog-content" html={message} />
+        <RawHtmlBlock className="info-dialog-content" html={opts?.message ?? ""} />
     </Modal>);
 }
 
 export default class InfoDialog extends ReactBasicWidget {
 
-    private props: ShowInfoDialogProps = {};
-
     get component() {
-        return <ShowInfoDialogComponent {...this.props} />;
-    }
-
-    showInfoDialogEvent({ message, callback }: EventData<"showInfoDialog">) {
-        this.props = { 
-            message: Array.isArray(message) ? message[0] : message,
-            callback,
-            lastElementToFocus: (document.activeElement as HTMLElement)
-        };
-        this.doRender();
-        openDialog(this.$widget);
+        return <ShowInfoDialogComponent />;
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/jump_to_note.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/jump_to_note.tsx
index e874d94a8..f360f5d2f 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/jump_to_note.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/jump_to_note.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { closeActiveDialog, openDialog } from "../../services/dialog";
+import { closeActiveDialog } from "../../services/dialog";
 import ReactBasicWidget from "../react/ReactBasicWidget";
 import Modal from "../react/Modal";
 import Button from "../react/Button";
@@ -9,20 +9,45 @@ import note_autocomplete, { Suggestion } from "../../services/note_autocomplete"
 import appContext from "../../components/app_context";
 import commandRegistry from "../../services/command_registry";
 import { refToJQuerySelector } from "../react/react_utils";
+import useTriliumEvent from "../react/hooks";
 
 const KEEP_LAST_SEARCH_FOR_X_SECONDS = 120;
 
 type Mode = "last-search" | "recent-notes" | "commands";
 
-interface JumpToNoteDialogProps {
-    mode: Mode;
-}
-
-function JumpToNoteDialogComponent({ mode }: JumpToNoteDialogProps) {
+function JumpToNoteDialogComponent() {
+    const [ mode, setMode ] = useState<Mode>("last-search");
+    const [ lastOpenedTs, setLastOpenedTs ] = useState<number>(0);
     const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
     const autocompleteRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
     const [ isCommandMode, setIsCommandMode ] = useState(mode === "commands");
     const [ text, setText ] = useState(isCommandMode ? "> " : "");
+    const [ shown, setShown ] = useState(false);
+
+    async function openDialog(commandMode: boolean) {        
+        let newMode: Mode;
+        if (commandMode) {
+            newMode = "commands";            
+        } else if (Date.now() - lastOpenedTs > KEEP_LAST_SEARCH_FOR_X_SECONDS * 1000) {
+            // if you open the Jump To dialog soon after using it previously, it can often mean that you
+            // actually want to search for the same thing (e.g., you opened the wrong note at first try)
+            // so we'll keep the content.
+            // if it's outside of this time limit, then we assume it's a completely new search and show recent notes instead.
+            newMode = "recent-notes";
+        } else {
+            newMode = "last-search";
+        }
+
+        if (mode !== newMode) {
+            setMode(newMode);
+        }
+
+        setShown(true);
+        setLastOpenedTs(Date.now());
+    }
+
+    useTriliumEvent("jumpToNote", () => openDialog(false));
+    useTriliumEvent("commandPalette", () => openDialog(true));
 
     useEffect(() => {
         setIsCommandMode(text.startsWith(">"));
@@ -77,7 +102,9 @@ function JumpToNoteDialogComponent({ mode }: JumpToNoteDialogProps) {
                 onChange={onItemSelected}
                 />}
             onShown={onShown}
+            onHidden={() => setShown(false)}
             footer={!isCommandMode && <Button className="show-in-full-text-button" text={t("jump_to_note.search_button")} keyboardShortcut="Ctrl+Enter" />}
+            show={shown}
         >
             <div className="algolia-autocomplete-container jump-to-note-results" ref={containerRef}></div>
         </Modal>
@@ -86,45 +113,8 @@ function JumpToNoteDialogComponent({ mode }: JumpToNoteDialogProps) {
 
 export default class JumpToNoteDialog extends ReactBasicWidget {
 
-    private lastOpenedTs?: number;
-    private props: JumpToNoteDialogProps = {
-        mode: "last-search"
-    };
-
     get component() {
-        return <JumpToNoteDialogComponent {...this.props} />;
-    }
-
-    async openDialog(commandMode = false) {        
-        this.lastOpenedTs = Date.now();
-        
-        let newMode: Mode;
-        if (commandMode) {
-            newMode = "commands";            
-        } else if (Date.now() - this.lastOpenedTs > KEEP_LAST_SEARCH_FOR_X_SECONDS * 1000) {
-            // if you open the Jump To dialog soon after using it previously, it can often mean that you
-            // actually want to search for the same thing (e.g., you opened the wrong note at first try)
-            // so we'll keep the content.
-            // if it's outside of this time limit, then we assume it's a completely new search and show recent notes instead.
-            newMode = "recent-notes";
-        } else {
-            newMode = "last-search";
-        }
-
-        if (this.props.mode !== newMode) {
-            this.props.mode = newMode;
-            this.doRender();
-        }
-
-        openDialog(this.$widget);
-    }
-
-    async jumpToNoteEvent() {
-        await this.openDialog();
-    }
-    
-    async commandPaletteEvent() {
-        await this.openDialog(true);
+        return <JumpToNoteDialogComponent />;
     }
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/note_type_chooser.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/note_type_chooser.tsx
index 50836c9ad..4744a3f89 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/note_type_chooser.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/note_type_chooser.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import ReactBasicWidget from "../react/ReactBasicWidget";
 import Modal from "../react/Modal";
-import { closeActiveDialog, openDialog } from "../../services/dialog";
+import { closeActiveDialog } from "../../services/dialog";
 import { t } from "../../services/i18n";
 import FormGroup from "../react/FormGroup";
 import NoteAutocomplete from "../react/NoteAutocomplete";
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { MenuCommandItem, MenuItem } from "../../menus/context_menu";
 import { TreeCommandNames } from "../../menus/tree_context_menu";
 import { Suggestion } from "../../services/note_autocomplete";
 import Badge from "../react/Badge";
+import useTriliumEvent from "../react/hooks";
 
 export interface ChooseNoteTypeResponse {
     success: boolean;
@@ -19,20 +20,24 @@ export interface ChooseNoteTypeResponse {
     notePath?: string;
 }
 
-type Callback = (data: ChooseNoteTypeResponse) => void;
+export type ChooseNoteTypeCallback = (data: ChooseNoteTypeResponse) => void;
 
 const SEPARATOR_TITLE_REPLACEMENTS = [
     t("note_type_chooser.builtin_templates"),
     t("note_type_chooser.templates")
 ];
 
-interface NoteTypeChooserDialogProps {
-    callback?: Callback;
-}
+function NoteTypeChooserDialogComponent() {
+    const [ callback, setCallback ] = useState<ChooseNoteTypeCallback>();
+    const [ shown, setShown ] = useState(false);
+    const [ parentNote, setParentNote ] = useState<Suggestion | null>(); 
+    const [ noteTypes, setNoteTypes ] = useState<MenuItem<TreeCommandNames>[]>([]);    
+
+    useTriliumEvent("chooseNoteType", ({ callback }) => {
+        setCallback(() => callback);
+        setShown(true);
+    });
 
-function NoteTypeChooserDialogComponent({ callback }: NoteTypeChooserDialogProps) {
-    const [ parentNote, setParentNote ] = useState<Suggestion>(); 
-    const [ noteTypes, setNoteTypes ] = useState<MenuItem<TreeCommandNames>[]>([]);
     if (!noteTypes.length) {
         useEffect(() => {
             note_types.getNoteTypeItems().then(noteTypes => {
@@ -72,7 +77,11 @@ function NoteTypeChooserDialogComponent({ callback }: NoteTypeChooserDialogProps
             size="md"
             zIndex={1100} // note type chooser needs to be higher than other dialogs from which it is triggered, e.g. "add link"
             scrollable
-            onHidden={() => callback?.({ success: false })}
+            onHidden={() => {
+                callback?.({ success: false });
+                setShown(false);
+            }}
+            show={shown}
         >
             <FormGroup label={t("note_type_chooser.change_path_prompt")}>
                 <NoteAutocomplete
@@ -114,16 +123,8 @@ function NoteTypeChooserDialogComponent({ callback }: NoteTypeChooserDialogProps
 
 export default class NoteTypeChooserDialog extends ReactBasicWidget {
 
-    private props: NoteTypeChooserDialogProps = {};
-
     get component() {
-        return <NoteTypeChooserDialogComponent {...this.props} />
-    }
-
-    async chooseNoteTypeEvent({ callback }: { callback: Callback }) {
-        this.props = { callback };
-        this.doRender();
-        openDialog(this.$widget);
-    }
+        return <NoteTypeChooserDialogComponent />
+    }    
 
 }
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/prompt.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/prompt.tsx
index bcdbf96d9..701b597ce 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/prompt.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/prompt.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { useRef, useState } from "preact/hooks";
-import { closeActiveDialog, openDialog } from "../../services/dialog";
 import { t } from "../../services/i18n";
 import Button from "../react/Button";
 import Modal from "../react/Modal";
@@ -8,6 +7,7 @@ import ReactBasicWidget from "../react/ReactBasicWidget";
 import FormTextBox from "../react/FormTextBox";
 import FormGroup from "../react/FormGroup";
 import { refToJQuerySelector } from "../react/react_utils";
+import useTriliumEvent from "../react/hooks";
 
 // JQuery here is maintained for compatibility with existing code.
 interface ShownCallbackData {
@@ -27,24 +27,29 @@ export interface PromptDialogOptions {
     callback?: (value: string | null) => void;
 }
 
-interface PromptDialogProps extends PromptDialogOptions { }
-
-function PromptDialogComponent({ title, message, shown: shownCallback, callback }: PromptDialogProps) {
+function PromptDialogComponent() {    
     const modalRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
     const formRef = useRef<HTMLFormElement>(null);
     const labelRef = useRef<HTMLLabelElement>(null);
     const answerRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+    const [ opts, setOpts ] = useState<PromptDialogOptions>();
     const [ value, setValue ] = useState("");    
+    const [ shown, setShown ] = useState(false);
+    
+    useTriliumEvent("showPromptDialog", (opts) => {
+        setOpts(opts);
+        setShown(true);
+    })
 
     return (
         <Modal
             className="prompt-dialog"
-            title={title ?? t("prompt.title")}
+            title={opts?.title ?? t("prompt.title")}
             size="lg"
             zIndex={2000}
             modalRef={modalRef} formRef={formRef}            
             onShown={() => {
-                shownCallback?.({
+                opts?.shown?.({
                     $dialog: refToJQuerySelector(modalRef),
                     $question: refToJQuerySelector(labelRef),
                     $answer: refToJQuerySelector(answerRef),
@@ -56,12 +61,16 @@ function PromptDialogComponent({ title, message, shown: shownCallback, callback
                 const modal = BootstrapModal.getOrCreateInstance(modalRef.current!);
                 modal.hide();
 
-                callback?.(value);
+                opts?.callback?.(value);
+            }}
+            onHidden={() => {
+                opts?.callback?.(null);
+                setShown(false);
             }}
-            onHidden={() => callback?.(null)}
             footer={<Button text={t("prompt.ok")} keyboardShortcut="Enter" primary />}
+            show={shown}
         >
-            <FormGroup label={message} labelRef={labelRef}>
+            <FormGroup label={opts?.message} labelRef={labelRef}>
                 <FormTextBox
                     name="prompt-dialog-answer"
                     inputRef={answerRef}
@@ -73,16 +82,8 @@ function PromptDialogComponent({ title, message, shown: shownCallback, callback
 
 export default class PromptDialog extends ReactBasicWidget {
 
-    private props: PromptDialogProps = {};
-
     get component() {
-        return <PromptDialogComponent {...this.props} />;
-    }
-
-    showPromptDialogEvent(props: PromptDialogOptions) {
-        this.props = props;
-        this.doRender();
-        openDialog(this.$widget, false);
+        return <PromptDialogComponent />;
     }
 
 }