Merge 2069bb28c95cb4f675545a25ee448317b5d8c38e into b8585594cd138783588a7ac4d6a3260de779427d

apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json

@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@
     "workspace_template": "This note will appear in the selection of available template when creating new note, but only when hoisted into a workspace containing this template",
     "search_home": "new search notes will be created as children of this note",
     "workspace_search_home": "new search notes will be created as children of this note when hoisted to some ancestor of this workspace note",
+    "auto_execute_search": "Automatically executes the search defined in a saved search note and switches to the Collection Properties tab if any notes match the query",
     "inbox": "default inbox location for new notes - when you create a note using \"new note\" button in the sidebar, notes will be created as child notes in the note marked as with <code>#inbox</code> label.",
     "workspace_inbox": "default inbox location for new notes when hoisted to some ancestor of this workspace note",
     "sql_console_home": "default location of SQL console notes",

apps/client/src/widgets/attribute_widgets/attribute_detail.ts

@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ const ATTR_HELP: Record<string, Record<string, string>> = {
         workspaceTemplate: t("attribute_detail.workspace_template"),
         searchHome: t("attribute_detail.search_home"),
         workspaceSearchHome: t("attribute_detail.workspace_search_home"),
+        autoExecuteSearch: t("attribute_detail.auto_execute_search"),
         inbox: t("attribute_detail.inbox"),
         workspaceInbox: t("attribute_detail.workspace_inbox"),
         sqlConsoleHome: t("attribute_detail.sql_console_home"),

apps/client/src/widgets/ribbon/SearchDefinitionTab.tsx

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import RenameNoteBulkAction from "../bulk_actions/note/rename_note";
 import { getErrorMessage } from "../../services/utils";
 import "./SearchDefinitionTab.css";
 
-export default function SearchDefinitionTab({ note, ntxId, hidden }: TabContext) {
+export default function SearchDefinitionTab({ note, ntxId, hidden, noteContext }: TabContext) {
   const parentComponent = useContext(ParentComponent);
   const [ searchOptions, setSearchOptions ] = useState<{ availableOptions: SearchOption[], activeOptions: SearchOption[] }>();
   const [ error, setError ] = useState<{ message: string }>();
@@ -73,6 +73,27 @@ export default function SearchDefinitionTab({ note, ntxId, hidden }: TabContext)
     }
   });
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    async function autoExecute() {
+      if (!note || note.type !== "search" || !note.hasLabel("autoExecuteSearch")) {
+        executionState.save("");
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const lastExecutedNoteId = executionState.load();
+      if (lastExecutedNoteId !== note.noteId) {
+        executionState.save(note.noteId);
+
+        await refreshResults();
+
+        if (noteContext?.viewScope?.viewMode === "default" && note.children.length > 0) {
+          parentComponent?.triggerCommand("toggleRibbonTabBookProperties", {});
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    autoExecute();
+  }, [note]);
+
   return (
     <div className="search-definition-widget">
       <div className="search-settings">
@@ -160,6 +181,14 @@ export default function SearchDefinitionTab({ note, ntxId, hidden }: TabContext)
   )
 }
 
+const executionState = function() {
+  let lastAutoExecutedSearchNoteId = "";
+  return {
+    load: () => lastAutoExecutedSearchNoteId,
+    save: (noteId: string) => lastAutoExecutedSearchNoteId = noteId,
+  };
+}();
+
 function BulkActionsList({ note }: { note: FNote }) {
   const [ bulkActions, setBulkActions ] = useState<RenameNoteBulkAction[]>();
 

apps/server/src/assets/doc_notes/en/User Guide/User Guide/Advanced Usage/Attributes/Labels.html

@@ -222,6 +222,14 @@
         <a
         class="reference-link" href="#root/_help_m523cpzocqaD">Saved Search</a>).</td>
     </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>autoExecuteSearch</code>
+      </td>
+      <td>Automatically executes the search defined in a saved search note and switches
+        to the <em>Collection Properties</em> tab if any notes match the query. A
+        search note with this attribute functions as a dynamic collection of notes
+        (see&nbsp;<a class="reference-link" href="#root/_help_GTwFsgaA0lCt">Collections</a>)</td>
+    </tr>
     <tr>
       <td><code>workspace</code> and related attributes</td>
       <td>See&nbsp;<a class="reference-link" href="#root/_help_9sRHySam5fXb">Workspaces</a>.</td>

packages/commons/src/lib/attribute_names.ts

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type Labels = {
     ancestorDepth: string;
     orderBy: string;
     orderDirection: string;
+    autoExecuteSearch: boolean;
 
     // Collection-specific
     viewType: string;