feat(views): persist saved-view filters and display settings to the backend

[martian56]

Feature summary

Saved views now persist their filters and display settings (grouping, ordering, visible columns) to the backend, so a saved view is shared across users and devices instead of being device-local.

Linked issues / discussion

Closes #173

User-facing behavior

Open a saved view (/:workspace/projects/:projectId/views/:viewId). Its display settings are loaded from the view record on open (grouping, ordering, shown columns). Adjust the filters (via the active-filters bar) or the display settings (via the display menu) and a Save changes button in the view header persists them onto the view. The button shows Saving… then Saved, and reverts to Save changes the moment you make another edit. It only appears to the view's owner, matching the backend's owner-only update rule; a non-owner never sees it (and would be refused server-side anyway).

What changed

API (apps/api/)

No new endpoints. The existing PATCH /api/workspaces/:slug/views/:viewId/ already accepts and persists filters, display_filters, and display_properties and enforces owner-only updates. Added a Go test (TestView_PersistsFiltersAndDisplaySettings) locking that round-trip and the non-owner rejection so the frontend's contract can't silently regress.

UI (apps/web/)

• lib/projectSavedViewDisplay.ts: savedViewDisplayToRecords / parseSavedViewDisplayFromRecords map display settings to/from the backend's two JSON columns (display_properties = visible columns, display_filters = grouping/ordering), reusing the existing validating parser so unknown/partial values are defaulted exactly like the localStorage cache.
• pages/ViewDetailPage.tsx: seeds the display context from the view record once per view id (falls back to localStorage/defaults when the view has none); adds the owner-only Save changes action with saving/saved/error states.

Database

No schema changes. The filters, display_filters, and display_properties columns on issue_views already exist.

Why this design

The backend already supported the round-trip; the gap was purely a UI path to write and read it. Reusing parsePersistedSavedViewDisplay for the backend records keeps a single source of truth for validation/defaults, so a view saved on one device reconstructs identically on another and malformed stored data degrades the same way the local cache already does. Seeding once per view id (via a ref) means re-setting the view after a save doesn't clobber the in-memory settings or wipe the "Saved" acknowledgement.

Test plan

• go vet / go build, web typecheck / lint / format:check green
• TestView_PersistsFiltersAndDisplaySettings passes: owner PATCHes filters + display settings, GET echoes them back unchanged, and a non-owner workspace member gets 404 on update
• Live browser walkthrough — not run this session (local dev session expired); the persistence round-trip is covered by the Go test and the display serialization reuses the already-working localStorage parser

Out of scope (follow-ups)

• A visible "unsaved changes" indicator / dirty-diff against the stored view (the button is always available to the owner; it just re-saves current state).
• Sharing/permission controls for who besides the owner may edit a view.

Rollout notes

None. No migration, flag, or backfill. API and UI are independent (the UI reads/writes existing columns).

AI assistance

• AI tools were used — tool(s): Claude Code (Opus 4.8) — and AI-assisted commits include a Co-Authored-By: trailer

Checklist

• PR title follows Conventional Commits and is ≤ 100 chars
• No new routes / env vars / instance settings
• Acceptance criteria from the linked issue are met

_{Note: commit/push used --no-verify (Husky isn't wired for this non-interactive environment); gofmt, go vet, go test, and web typecheck/lint/format:check were run manually and pass.}

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Saved views now keep display preferences like grouping, ordering, and columns when reloaded.
  • View owners can save changes directly from the page and see clear save status feedback.

• Bug Fixes

  • Fixed saved views not retaining filters and display settings after updates.
  • Improved access control so only the view owner can update a saved view.

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• apps/api/internal/handler/view_test.go
• apps/web/src/lib/projectSavedViewDisplay.ts
• apps/web/src/pages/ViewDetailPage.tsx

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

This PR persists saved view filters and display settings to the backend. It adds a backend test covering round-trip persistence and non-owner authorization, frontend helpers to serialize/deserialize display settings for backend columns, and ViewDetailPage logic to seed settings from the view and save them via an owner-only "Save changes" button.

Changes

Persist Saved View Filters and Display Settings

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Serialization helpers apps/web/src/lib/projectSavedViewDisplay.ts	Adds savedViewDisplayToRecords and parseSavedViewDisplayFromRecords to convert between UI display settings and backend displayFilters/displayProperties records.
ViewDetailPage seed/state wiring apps/web/src/pages/ViewDetailPage.tsx	Adds useAuth and new imports, extends the display context hook usage, adds saving/saveState/seededViewId state, and seeds display settings from the view record once per view while resetting save acknowledgement on edits.
Save action and button apps/web/src/pages/ViewDetailPage.tsx	Adds handleSaveView to persist filters and display settings via viewService.update, and renders an owner-only "Save changes" button with save status feedback.
Backend persistence test apps/api/internal/handler/view_test.go	Adds TestView_PersistsFiltersAndDisplaySettings verifying filters/display settings persist and that non-owner workspace members get 404 on update.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant User
  participant ViewDetailPage
  participant viewService
  participant BackendAPI

  User->>ViewDetailPage: Click "Save changes"
  ViewDetailPage->>ViewDetailPage: handleSaveView()
  ViewDetailPage->>ViewDetailPage: workspaceViewFiltersToSearchParams(filters)
  ViewDetailPage->>ViewDetailPage: savedViewDisplayToRecords(settings)
  ViewDetailPage->>viewService: update(filters, display_filters, display_properties)
  viewService->>BackendAPI: PATCH view
  BackendAPI-->>viewService: response
  viewService-->>ViewDetailPage: result
  ViewDetailPage->>ViewDetailPage: setSaveState(saved/error)
  ViewDetailPage-->>User: Show "Saved" or error message

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Possibly related PRs

• Devlaner/devlane#269: Both PRs modify saved view display settings model and plumbing in projectSavedViewDisplay.ts and ViewDetailPage.tsx, sharing the same parsing/serialization flow.

Suggested reviewers: nazarli-shabnam

Poem

A rabbit hops with saved views in paw,
Filters and columns, backed up by law! 🐇
No more lost settings when devices switch,
One PATCH request, no more glitch.
Save changes, watch the "Saved" appear—
Persistence at last, my dear! 🥕

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely summarizes the main change: persisting saved-view filters and display settings to the backend.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description covers the summary, linked issue, implementation details, rationale, and test plan, though some template sections are abbreviated.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Implements #173 by loading display settings from the view record, saving current filters/display settings back, and testing owner-only updates.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes stay focused on saved-view persistence, serialization, UI save flow, and tests with no unrelated feature work.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.

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