Move some role logic to frontend core and enable client library to preferentially route to home screens

packages/builder/src/components/integration/AccessLevelSelect.svelte

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script>
   import { Label, notifications, Select } from "@budibase/bbui"
   import { permissions, roles } from "stores/backend"
-  import { Roles } from "constants/backend"
+  import { Constants } from "@budibase/frontend-core"
 
   export let query
   export let label
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@
     }
     fetched = queryToFetch
     if (!queryToFetch || !queryToFetch._id) {
-      roleId = Roles.BASIC
+      roleId = Constants.Roles.BASIC
       loaded = true
       return
     }
     try {
       roleId = (await permissions.forResource(queryToFetch._id))["read"]
     } catch (err) {
-      roleId = Roles.BASIC
+      roleId = Constants.Roles.BASIC
     }
     loaded = true
   }

packages/builder/src/constants/index.js

@@ -1,23 +1,7 @@
-import { Roles } from "./backend"
-
 export const TableNames = {
   USERS: "ta_users",
 }
 
-export const RoleColours = {
-  [Roles.ADMIN]: "var(--spectrum-global-color-static-seafoam-400)",
-  [Roles.POWER]: "var(--spectrum-global-color-static-purple-400)",
-  [Roles.BASIC]: "var(--spectrum-global-color-static-magenta-400)",
-  [Roles.PUBLIC]: "var(--spectrum-global-color-static-yellow-400)",
-}
-
-export const RolePriorities = {
-  [Roles.ADMIN]: 4,
-  [Roles.POWER]: 3,
-  [Roles.BASIC]: 2,
-  [Roles.PUBLIC]: 1,
-}
-
 export const FrontendTypes = {
   PAGE: "page",
   SCREEN: "screen",

packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/design/[screenId]/_components/AppPanel.svelte

@@ -3,17 +3,13 @@
   import AppPreview from "./AppPreview.svelte"
   import { store, selectedScreen } from "builderStore"
   import { Button, Select, StatusLight, Body } from "@budibase/bbui"
-  import { RoleColours } from "constants"
+  import { RoleUtils } from "@budibase/frontend-core"
   import { roles } from "stores/backend"
   import { goto } from "@roxi/routify"
 
   $: roleId = $selectedScreen?.routing.roleId
-  $: roleColor = getRoleColor(roleId)
+  $: roleColor = RoleUtils.getRoleColour(roleId)
   $: roleName = $roles.find(x => x._id === roleId)?.name || "Unknown"
-
-  const getRoleColor = roleId => {
-    return RoleColours[roleId] || "#ff6500"
-  }
 </script>
 
 <div class="app-panel">

packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/design/[screenId]/screens/_components/ScreenNavigationPanel.svelte

@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
   import { store } from "builderStore"
   import NavItem from "components/common/NavItem.svelte"
   import ScreenDropdownMenu from "./ScreenDropdownMenu.svelte"
-  import { RoleColours, RolePriorities } from "constants"
   import ScreenWizard from "./ScreenWizard.svelte"
+  import { RoleUtils } from "@budibase/frontend-core"
+
   let searchString
   let accessRole = "all"
   let showNewScreenModal
@@ -28,8 +29,8 @@
       .slice()
       .sort((a, b) => {
         // Sort by role first
-        const roleA = RolePriorities[a.routing.roleId] ?? 0
-        const roleB = RolePriorities[b.routing.roleId] ?? 0
+        const roleA = RoleUtils.getRolePriority(a.routing.roleId)
+        const roleB = RoleUtils.getRolePriority(b.routing.roleId)
         if (roleA !== roleB) {
           return roleA > roleB ? -1 : 1
         }
@@ -43,10 +44,6 @@
         return a.routing.route < b.routing.route ? -1 : 1
       })
   }
-
-  const getRoleColor = roleId => {
-    return RoleColours[roleId] || "#ff6500"
-  }
 </script>
 
 <NavigationPanel
@@ -75,7 +72,7 @@
       selected={$store.selectedScreenId === screen._id}
       text={screen.routing.route}
       on:click={() => ($store.selectedScreenId = screen._id)}
-      color={getRoleColor(screen.routing.roleId)}
+      color={RoleUtils.getRoleColour(screen.routing.roleId)}
     >
       <ScreenDropdownMenu screenId={screen._id} />
     </NavItem>

packages/client/src/components/ClientApp.svelte

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   import { setContext, onMount } from "svelte"
   import { Layout, Heading, Body } from "@budibase/bbui"
   import ErrorSVG from "@budibase/frontend-core/assets/error.svg"
-  import { Constants, CookieUtils } from "@budibase/frontend-core"
+  import { Constants, CookieUtils, RoleUtils } from "@budibase/frontend-core"
   import Component from "./Component.svelte"
   import SDK from "sdk"
   import {
@@ -41,41 +41,22 @@
   let dataLoaded = false
   let permissionError = false
 
-  // Load app config
-  onMount(async () => {
-    await initialise()
-    await authStore.actions.fetchUser()
-    dataLoaded = true
-    if (get(builderStore).inBuilder) {
-      builderStore.actions.notifyLoaded()
-    } else {
-      builderStore.actions.pingEndUser()
-    }
-  })
+  // Determine if we should show devtools or not
+  $: isDevPreview = $appStore.isDevApp && !$builderStore.inBuilder
 
-  // Handle no matching route - this is likely a permission error
+  // Handle no matching route
   $: {
     if (dataLoaded && $routeStore.routerLoaded && !$routeStore.activeRoute) {
       if ($authStore) {
         // There is a logged in user, so handle them
         if ($screenStore.screens.length) {
-          let firstRoute
-
-          // If using devtools, find the first screen matching our role
-          if ($devToolsStore.role) {
-            const roleRoutes = $screenStore.screens.filter(
-              screen => screen.routing?.roleId === $devToolsStore.role
-            )
-            firstRoute = roleRoutes[0]?.routing?.route || "/"
-          }
-
-          // Otherwise just use the first route
-          else {
-            firstRoute = $screenStore.screens[0]?.routing?.route ?? "/"
-          }
-
-          // Screens exist so navigate back to the home screen
-          routeStore.actions.navigate(firstRoute)
+          // Find the best route to push the user to initially
+          const route = getBestRoute(
+            $authStore,
+            $screenStore.screens,
+            $devToolsStore.role
+          )
+          routeStore.actions.navigate(route)
         } else {
           // No screens likely means the user has no permissions to view this app
           permissionError = true
@@ -89,7 +70,44 @@
     }
   }
 
-  $: isDevPreview = $appStore.isDevApp && !$builderStore.inBuilder
+  const getBestRoute = (user, screens) => {
+    // Rank all screens, preferring all home screens
+    const rankScreen = screen => {
+      const roleId = screen.routing.roleId
+      let rank = RoleUtils.getRolePriority(roleId)
+      if (screen.routing.homeScreen) {
+        rank += 100
+      }
+      return rank
+    }
+    const enrichedScreens = screens?.map(screen => ({
+      ...screen,
+      rank: rankScreen(screen),
+    }))
+    const rankedScreens = enrichedScreens?.sort((a, b) => {
+      // First sort by rank
+      if (a.rank !== b.rank) {
+        return a.rank > b.rank ? -1 : 1
+      }
+      // Then sort alphabetically
+      return a.routing.route < b.routing.route ? -1 : 1
+    })
+
+    // Use the best ranking screen
+    return rankedScreens?.[0].routing?.route || "/"
+  }
+
+  // Load app config
+  onMount(async () => {
+    await initialise()
+    await authStore.actions.fetchUser()
+    dataLoaded = true
+    if (get(builderStore).inBuilder) {
+      builderStore.actions.notifyLoaded()
+    } else {
+      builderStore.actions.pingEndUser()
+    }
+  })
 </script>
 
 {#if dataLoaded}
@@ -158,7 +176,7 @@
                       <PeekScreenDisplay />
                     </CustomThemeWrapper>
 
-                    {#if $appStore.isDevApp && !$builderStore.inBuilder}
+                    {#if isDevPreview}
                       <DevTools />
                     {/if}
                   </div>

packages/frontend-core/src/constants.js

@@ -63,3 +63,12 @@ export const TableNames = {
  *   - Coerce types for search endpoint
  */
 export const ApiVersion = "1"
+
+// Role IDs
+export const Roles = {
+  ADMIN: "ADMIN",
+  POWER: "POWER",
+  BASIC: "BASIC",
+  PUBLIC: "PUBLIC",
+  BUILDER: "BUILDER",
+}

packages/frontend-core/src/utils/index.js

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export * as LuceneUtils from "./lucene"
 export * as JSONUtils from "./json"
 export * as CookieUtils from "./cookies"
+export * as RoleUtils from "./roles"
 export * as Utils from "./utils"

packages/frontend-core/src/utils/roles.js

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { Roles } from "../constants"
+
+const RolePriorities = {
+  [Roles.ADMIN]: 4,
+  [Roles.POWER]: 3,
+  [Roles.BASIC]: 2,
+  [Roles.PUBLIC]: 1,
+}
+const RoleColours = {
+  [Roles.ADMIN]: "var(--spectrum-global-color-static-seafoam-400)",
+  [Roles.POWER]: "var(--spectrum-global-color-static-purple-400)",
+  [Roles.BASIC]: "var(--spectrum-global-color-static-magenta-400)",
+  [Roles.PUBLIC]: "var(--spectrum-global-color-static-yellow-400)",
+}
+
+export const getRolePriority = roleId => {
+  return RolePriorities[roleId] ?? 0
+}
+
+export const getRoleColour = roleId => {
+  return RoleColours[roleId] ?? "#ffa500"
+}