feat(databases): CSV-backed databases — Table + Board, record pages, vim grid#81
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Add a general "databases" primitive: a .csv file in the vault is a database (rows = records, typed columns = fields) shown through multiple views — an editable spreadsheet Table and a Board grouped by a select field. Separate from, and leaving untouched, the markdown-task kanban. Backend (shared-domain + main): - databases.ts types + virtual tab-path helpers; hand-rolled RFC-4180 database-csv.ts (parse/serialize, schema inference); type-aware database-transforms.ts (filter/sort/group). Zero new dependencies. - main/databases.ts: read/write/create/list over a .csv + co-located .csv.base.json sidecar (types + views); extracted writeFileAtomic; adopt-a-plain-CSV by inferring schema + materializing stable row ids. - IPC channels + 'database' watch scope; ZenBridge/preload; watcher detection for .csv/.csv.base.json; web-bridge stubs (desktop-only for now). Renderer (app-core): - a database tab is a virtual tab (never hits the markdown pipeline); routed in EditorPane. - store slice: load/open/create + optimistic edits with debounced persistence and watcher-echo reconciliation. - DatabaseView host + DatabaseTableView (inline per-type cell editing, field menu rename/retype/sort/delete, add row/field) + DatabaseBoardView (group by a select field, HTML5 drag-to-move, add column). "New Database" command; Table/Database icons. Tests: 20 new (CSV round-trip incl. commas/quotes/multiSelect, inference, transforms, IO round-trip/adopt/create). typecheck 7/7, all tests green, desktop + web build clean. Note: the UI has not been runtime-verified yet; the Board uses native HTML5 drag-and-drop (lighter than the TasksKanban pointer engine). Sidebar .csv surfacing is a follow-up.
Builds on the CSV-backed databases (bc7682f) with the follow-ups from live testing: - Records as pages: each row links to a real markdown note in a per-db folder; row properties mirror into the note's frontmatter, the body is the freeform page. The title cell shows a page icon that reflects whether the note has content, plus a hover "Open" button; opening a page moves the cursor into its editor. - Vim grid: the Table view is a focusable grid with h/j/k/l, gg/G, 0/$, i/Enter to edit, Space/x to select, o to open, a to add, dd to delete. VimNav yields to it via data-zen-db-grid so motions aren't stolen by sidebar/note-list navigation. - Sidebar: right-click a folder to create a database in that location. - Views: rename/delete views; raw-CSV toggle; row-selection checkboxes with bulk delete; right-click a row to Open or Delete it. - Frontmatter rendered compact and muted in the editor (cm-frontmatter). - Drop .bak clutter; route asset-csv tabs to the database view; portal the select dropdown so it isn't clipped by the table's overflow.
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.csvin the vault becomes a full database (à la Notion / Obsidian Bases): typed fields, multiple views, and per-record pages — zero new dependencies (hand-rolled RFC-4180).Highlights
.csv+ co-located.csv.base.jsonsidecar (schema/views/pages). Rows get a stableidUUID column so external edits round-trip.h/j/k/l,gg/G,0/$,i/Enterto edit,Space/xto select,oto open,ato add,ddto delete.VimNavyields to it viadata-zen-db-grid.Verification
npm run typecheck(7/7),npm run test:run(140 passed / 1 skipped),npm run build(6/6) — all green locally.