Merge branch 'better-types-in-global-users' of github.com:budibase/budibase into better-types-in-global-users-2

hosting/couchdb/build-target-paths.sh

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 echo ${TARGETBUILD} > /buildtarget.txt
 if [[ "${TARGETBUILD}" = "aas" ]]; then
-    # Azure AppService uses /home for persisent data & SSH on port 2222
-    DATA_DIR=/home
+    # Azure AppService uses /home for persistent data & SSH on port 2222
+    DATA_DIR="${DATA_DIR:-/home}"
     WEBSITES_ENABLE_APP_SERVICE_STORAGE=true
     mkdir -p $DATA_DIR/{search,minio,couch}
     mkdir -p $DATA_DIR/couch/{dbs,views}

hosting/scripts/build-target-paths.sh

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 echo ${TARGETBUILD} > /buildtarget.txt
 if [[ "${TARGETBUILD}" = "aas" ]]; then
-    # Azure AppService uses /home for persisent data & SSH on port 2222
-    DATA_DIR=/home
+    # Azure AppService uses /home for persistent data & SSH on port 2222
+    DATA_DIR="${DATA_DIR:-/home}"
     WEBSITES_ENABLE_APP_SERVICE_STORAGE=true
     mkdir -p $DATA_DIR/{search,minio,couch}
     mkdir -p $DATA_DIR/couch/{dbs,views}

hosting/single/runner.sh

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ declare -a DOCKER_VARS=("APP_PORT" "APPS_URL" "ARCHITECTURE" "BUDIBASE_ENVIRONME
 
 # Azure App Service customisations
 if [[ "${TARGETBUILD}" = "aas" ]]; then
-    DATA_DIR=/home
+    DATA_DIR="${DATA_DIR:-/home}"
     WEBSITES_ENABLE_APP_SERVICE_STORAGE=true
     /etc/init.d/ssh start
 else

lerna.json

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "2.13.3",
+  "version": "2.13.5",
   "npmClient": "yarn",
   "packages": [
     "packages/*"

packages/backend-core/src/constants/db.ts

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export enum ViewName {
   APP_BACKUP_BY_TRIGGER = "by_trigger",
 }
 
-export const DeprecatedViews = {
+export const DeprecatedViews: Record<string, string[]> = {
   [ViewName.USER_BY_EMAIL]: [
     // removed due to inaccuracy in view doc filter logic
     "by_email",

packages/backend-core/src/db/views.ts

@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@ import {
   Database,
   DatabaseQueryOpts,
   Document,
+  DesignDocument,
+  DBView,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import env from "../environment"
 
 const DESIGN_DB = "_design/database"
 
-function DesignDoc() {
+function DesignDoc(): DesignDocument {
   return {
     _id: DESIGN_DB,
     // view collation information, read before writing any complex views:
@@ -26,20 +28,14 @@ function DesignDoc() {
   }
 }
 
-interface DesignDocument {
-  views: any
-}
-
 async function removeDeprecated(db: Database, viewName: ViewName) {
-  // @ts-ignore
   if (!DeprecatedViews[viewName]) {
     return
   }
   try {
     const designDoc = await db.get<DesignDocument>(DESIGN_DB)
-    // @ts-ignore
     for (let deprecatedNames of DeprecatedViews[viewName]) {
-      delete designDoc.views[deprecatedNames]
+      delete designDoc.views?.[deprecatedNames]
     }
     await db.put(designDoc)
   } catch (err) {
@@ -48,18 +44,18 @@ async function removeDeprecated(db: Database, viewName: ViewName) {
 }
 
 export async function createView(
-  db: any,
+  db: Database,
   viewJs: string,
   viewName: string
 ): Promise<void> {
   let designDoc
   try {
-    designDoc = (await db.get(DESIGN_DB)) as DesignDocument
+    designDoc = await db.get<DesignDocument>(DESIGN_DB)
   } catch (err) {
     // no design doc, make one
     designDoc = DesignDoc()
   }
-  const view = {
+  const view: DBView = {
     map: viewJs,
   }
   designDoc.views = {

packages/builder/src/components/automation/AutomationBuilder/FlowChart/FlowItemHeader.svelte

@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
   export let idx
   export let addLooping
   export let deleteStep
-
+  export let enableNaming = true
   let validRegex = /^[A-Za-z0-9_\s]+$/
   let typing = false
 
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher()
 
-  $: stepNames = $selectedAutomation.definition.stepNames
+  $: stepNames = $selectedAutomation?.definition.stepNames
   $: automationName = stepNames?.[block.id] || block?.name || ""
   $: automationNameError = getAutomationNameError(automationName)
   $: status = updateStatus(testResult, isTrigger)
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
       )?.[0]
     }
   }
-  $: loopBlock = $selectedAutomation.definition.steps.find(
+  $: loopBlock = $selectedAutomation?.definition.steps.find(
     x => x.blockToLoop === block?.id
   )
 
@@ -126,24 +126,33 @@
             <Body size="XS"><b>Step {idx}</b></Body>
           </div>
         {/if}
-        <input
-          placeholder="Enter some text"
-          name="name"
-          autocomplete="off"
-          value={automationName}
-          on:input={e => {
-            automationName = e.target.value.trim()
-          }}
-          on:click={startTyping}
-          on:blur={async () => {
-            typing = false
-            if (automationNameError) {
-              automationName = stepNames[block.id] || block?.name
-            } else {
-              await saveName()
-            }
-          }}
-        />
+
+        {#if enableNaming}
+          <input
+            class="input-text"
+            disabled={!enableNaming}
+            placeholder="Enter some text"
+            name="name"
+            autocomplete="off"
+            value={automationName}
+            on:input={e => {
+              automationName = e.target.value.trim()
+            }}
+            on:click={startTyping}
+            on:blur={async () => {
+              typing = false
+              if (automationNameError) {
+                automationName = stepNames[block.id] || block?.name
+              } else {
+                await saveName()
+              }
+            }}
+          />
+        {:else}
+          <div class="input-text">
+            {automationName}
+          </div>
+        {/if}
       </div>
     </div>
     <div class="blockTitle">
@@ -178,9 +187,11 @@
               <Icon on:click={addLooping} hoverable name="RotateCW" />
             </AbsTooltip>
           {/if}
-          <AbsTooltip type="negative" text="Delete step">
-            <Icon on:click={deleteStep} hoverable name="DeleteOutline" />
-          </AbsTooltip>
+          {#if !isHeaderTrigger}
+            <AbsTooltip type="negative" text="Delete step">
+              <Icon on:click={deleteStep} hoverable name="DeleteOutline" />
+            </AbsTooltip>
+          {/if}
         {/if}
         {#if !showTestStatus}
           <Icon
@@ -244,18 +255,21 @@
     display: none;
   }
   input {
-    font-family: var(--font-sans);
     color: var(--ink);
     background-color: transparent;
     border: 1px solid transparent;
-    font-size: var(--spectrum-alias-font-size-default);
     width: 230px;
     box-sizing: border-box;
     overflow: hidden;
-    text-overflow: ellipsis;
     white-space: nowrap;
   }
 
+  .input-text {
+    font-size: var(--spectrum-alias-font-size-default);
+    font-family: var(--font-sans);
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  }
+
   input:focus {
     outline: none;
   }

packages/builder/src/components/automation/AutomationBuilder/TestDisplay.svelte

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
     <div class="block" style={width ? `width: ${width}` : ""}>
       {#if block.stepId !== ActionStepID.LOOP}
         <FlowItemHeader
+          enableNaming={false}
           open={!!openBlocks[block.id]}
           on:toggle={() => (openBlocks[block.id] = !openBlocks[block.id])}
           isTrigger={idx === 0}

packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/settings/automation-history/_components/HistoryDetailsPanel.svelte

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     {/if}
     {#key history}
       <div class="history">
-        <TestDisplay testResults={history} width="100%" />
+        <TestDisplay testResults={history} width="320px" />
       </div>
     {/key}
   </Layout>

packages/server/src/api/controllers/layout.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { EMPTY_LAYOUT } from "../../constants/layouts"
 import { generateLayoutID, getScreenParams } from "../../db/utils"
 import { events, context } from "@budibase/backend-core"
-import { BBContext } from "@budibase/types"
+import { BBContext, Layout } from "@budibase/types"
 
 export async function save(ctx: BBContext) {
   const db = context.getAppDB()
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export async function destroy(ctx: BBContext) {
     layoutRev = ctx.params.layoutRev
 
   const layoutsUsedByScreens = (
-    await db.allDocs<any>(
+    await db.allDocs<Layout>(
       getScreenParams(null, {
         include_docs: true,
       })

packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/utils.ts

@@ -333,29 +333,33 @@ export async function checkForViewUpdates(
   columnRename?: RenameColumn
 ) {
   const views = await getViews()
-  const tableViews = views.filter(view => view.meta.tableId === table._id)
+  const tableViews = views.filter(view => view.meta?.tableId === table._id)
 
   // Check each table view to see if impacted by this table action
   for (let view of tableViews) {
     let needsUpdated = false
+    const viewMetadata = view.meta as any
+    if (!viewMetadata) {
+      continue
+    }
 
     // First check for renames, otherwise check for deletions
     if (columnRename) {
       // Update calculation field if required
-      if (view.meta.field === columnRename.old) {
-        view.meta.field = columnRename.updated
+      if (viewMetadata.field === columnRename.old) {
+        viewMetadata.field = columnRename.updated
         needsUpdated = true
       }
 
       // Update group by field if required
-      if (view.meta.groupBy === columnRename.old) {
-        view.meta.groupBy = columnRename.updated
+      if (viewMetadata.groupBy === columnRename.old) {
+        viewMetadata.groupBy = columnRename.updated
         needsUpdated = true
       }
 
       // Update filters if required
-      if (view.meta.filters) {
-        view.meta.filters.forEach((filter: any) => {
+      if (viewMetadata.filters) {
+        viewMetadata.filters.forEach((filter: any) => {
           if (filter.key === columnRename.old) {
             filter.key = columnRename.updated
             needsUpdated = true
@@ -365,26 +369,26 @@ export async function checkForViewUpdates(
     } else if (deletedColumns) {
       deletedColumns.forEach((column: string) => {
         // Remove calculation statement if required
-        if (view.meta.field === column) {
-          delete view.meta.field
-          delete view.meta.calculation
-          delete view.meta.groupBy
+        if (viewMetadata.field === column) {
+          delete viewMetadata.field
+          delete viewMetadata.calculation
+          delete viewMetadata.groupBy
           needsUpdated = true
         }
 
         // Remove group by field if required
-        if (view.meta.groupBy === column) {
-          delete view.meta.groupBy
+        if (viewMetadata.groupBy === column) {
+          delete viewMetadata.groupBy
           needsUpdated = true
         }
 
         // Remove filters referencing deleted field if required
-        if (view.meta.filters && view.meta.filters.length) {
-          const initialLength = view.meta.filters.length
-          view.meta.filters = view.meta.filters.filter((filter: any) => {
+        if (viewMetadata.filters && viewMetadata.filters.length) {
+          const initialLength = viewMetadata.filters.length
+          viewMetadata.filters = viewMetadata.filters.filter((filter: any) => {
             return filter.key !== column
           })
-          if (initialLength !== view.meta.filters.length) {
+          if (initialLength !== viewMetadata.filters.length) {
             needsUpdated = true
           }
         }
@@ -397,15 +401,16 @@ export async function checkForViewUpdates(
         (field: any) => field.name == view.groupBy
       )
       const newViewTemplate = viewTemplate(
-        view.meta,
+        viewMetadata,
         groupByField?.type === FieldTypes.ARRAY
       )
-      await saveView(null, view.name, newViewTemplate)
-      if (!newViewTemplate.meta.schema) {
-        newViewTemplate.meta.schema = table.schema
+      const viewName = view.name!
+      await saveView(null, viewName, newViewTemplate)
+      if (!newViewTemplate.meta?.schema) {
+        newViewTemplate.meta!.schema = table.schema
       }
-      if (table.views?.[view.name]) {
-        table.views[view.name] = newViewTemplate.meta as View
+      if (table.views?.[viewName]) {
+        table.views[viewName] = newViewTemplate.meta as View
       }
     }
   }

packages/server/src/api/controllers/view/utils.ts

@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ import {
 import env from "../../../environment"
 import { context } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import viewBuilder from "./viewBuilder"
-import { Database } from "@budibase/types"
+import { Database, DBView, DesignDocument, InMemoryView } from "@budibase/types"
 
 export async function getView(viewName: string) {
   const db = context.getAppDB()
   if (env.SELF_HOSTED) {
-    const designDoc = await db.get<any>("_design/database")
-    return designDoc.views[viewName]
+    const designDoc = await db.get<DesignDocument>("_design/database")
+    return designDoc.views?.[viewName]
   } else {
     // This is a table view, don't read the view from the DB
     if (viewName.startsWith(DocumentType.TABLE + SEPARATOR)) {
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export async function getView(viewName: string) {
     }
 
     try {
-      const viewDoc = await db.get<any>(generateMemoryViewID(viewName))
+      const viewDoc = await db.get<InMemoryView>(generateMemoryViewID(viewName))
       return viewDoc.view
     } catch (err: any) {
       // Return null when PouchDB doesn't found the view
@@ -35,25 +35,28 @@ export async function getView(viewName: string) {
   }
 }
 
-export async function getViews() {
+export async function getViews(): Promise<DBView[]> {
   const db = context.getAppDB()
-  const response = []
+  const response: DBView[] = []
   if (env.SELF_HOSTED) {
-    const designDoc = await db.get<any>("_design/database")
-    for (let name of Object.keys(designDoc.views)) {
+    const designDoc = await db.get<DesignDocument>("_design/database")
+    for (let name of Object.keys(designDoc.views || {})) {
       // Only return custom views, not built ins
       const viewNames = Object.values(ViewName) as string[]
       if (viewNames.indexOf(name) !== -1) {
         continue
       }
-      response.push({
-        name,
-        ...designDoc.views[name],
-      })
+      const view = designDoc.views?.[name]
+      if (view) {
+        response.push({
+          name,
+          ...view,
+        })
+      }
     }
   } else {
     const views = (
-      await db.allDocs<any>(
+      await db.allDocs<InMemoryView>(
         getMemoryViewParams({
           include_docs: true,
         })
@@ -72,11 +75,11 @@ export async function getViews() {
 export async function saveView(
   originalName: string | null,
   viewName: string,
-  viewTemplate: any
+  viewTemplate: DBView
 ) {
   const db = context.getAppDB()
   if (env.SELF_HOSTED) {
-    const designDoc = await db.get<any>("_design/database")
+    const designDoc = await db.get<DesignDocument>("_design/database")
     designDoc.views = {
       ...designDoc.views,
       [viewName]: viewTemplate,
@@ -89,17 +92,17 @@ export async function saveView(
   } else {
     const id = generateMemoryViewID(viewName)
     const originalId = originalName ? generateMemoryViewID(originalName) : null
-    const viewDoc: any = {
+    const viewDoc: InMemoryView = {
       _id: id,
       view: viewTemplate,
       name: viewName,
-      tableId: viewTemplate.meta.tableId,
+      tableId: viewTemplate.meta!.tableId,
     }
     try {
-      const old = await db.get<any>(id)
+      const old = await db.get<InMemoryView>(id)
       if (originalId) {
-        const originalDoc = await db.get<any>(originalId)
-        await db.remove(originalDoc._id, originalDoc._rev)
+        const originalDoc = await db.get<InMemoryView>(originalId)
+        await db.remove(originalDoc._id!, originalDoc._rev)
       }
       if (old && old._rev) {
         viewDoc._rev = old._rev
@@ -114,52 +117,65 @@ export async function saveView(
 export async function deleteView(viewName: string) {
   const db = context.getAppDB()
   if (env.SELF_HOSTED) {
-    const designDoc = await db.get<any>("_design/database")
-    const view = designDoc.views[viewName]
-    delete designDoc.views[viewName]
+    const designDoc = await db.get<DesignDocument>("_design/database")
+    const view = designDoc.views?.[viewName]
+    delete designDoc.views?.[viewName]
     await db.put(designDoc)
     return view
   } else {
     const id = generateMemoryViewID(viewName)
-    const viewDoc = await db.get<any>(id)
-    await db.remove(viewDoc._id, viewDoc._rev)
+    const viewDoc = await db.get<InMemoryView>(id)
+    await db.remove(viewDoc._id!, viewDoc._rev)
     return viewDoc.view
   }
 }
 
 export async function migrateToInMemoryView(db: Database, viewName: string) {
   // delete the view initially
-  const designDoc = await db.get<any>("_design/database")
+  const designDoc = await db.get<DesignDocument>("_design/database")
+  const meta = designDoc.views?.[viewName].meta
+  if (!meta) {
+    throw new Error("Unable to migrate view - no metadata")
+  }
   // run the view back through the view builder to update it
-  const view = viewBuilder(designDoc.views[viewName].meta)
-  delete designDoc.views[viewName]
+  const view = viewBuilder(meta)
+  delete designDoc.views?.[viewName]
   await db.put(designDoc)
-  await exports.saveView(db, null, viewName, view)
+  await saveView(null, viewName, view)
 }
 
 export async function migrateToDesignView(db: Database, viewName: string) {
-  let view = await db.get<any>(generateMemoryViewID(viewName))
-  const designDoc = await db.get<any>("_design/database")
-  designDoc.views[viewName] = viewBuilder(view.view.meta)
+  let view = await db.get<InMemoryView>(generateMemoryViewID(viewName))
+  const designDoc = await db.get<DesignDocument>("_design/database")
+  const meta = view.view.meta
+  if (!meta) {
+    throw new Error("Unable to migrate view - no metadata")
+  }
+  if (!designDoc.views) {
+    designDoc.views = {}
+  }
+  designDoc.views[viewName] = viewBuilder(meta)
   await db.put(designDoc)
-  await db.remove(view._id, view._rev)
+  await db.remove(view._id!, view._rev)
 }
 
 export async function getFromDesignDoc(db: Database, viewName: string) {
-  const designDoc = await db.get<any>("_design/database")
-  let view = designDoc.views[viewName]
+  const designDoc = await db.get<DesignDocument>("_design/database")
+  let view = designDoc.views?.[viewName]
   if (view == null) {
     throw { status: 404, message: "Unable to get view" }
   }
   return view
 }
 
-export async function getFromMemoryDoc(db: Database, viewName: string) {
-  let view = await db.get<any>(generateMemoryViewID(viewName))
+export async function getFromMemoryDoc(
+  db: Database,
+  viewName: string
+): Promise<DBView> {
+  let view = await db.get<InMemoryView>(generateMemoryViewID(viewName))
   if (view) {
-    view = view.view
+    return view.view
   } else {
     throw { status: 404, message: "Unable to get view" }
   }
-  return view
 }

packages/server/src/api/controllers/view/viewBuilder.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,4 @@
-import { ViewFilter } from "@budibase/types"
-
-type ViewTemplateOpts = {
-  field: string
-  tableId: string
-  groupBy: string
-  filters: ViewFilter[]
-  calculation: string
-  groupByMulti: boolean
-}
+import { ViewFilter, ViewTemplateOpts, DBView } from "@budibase/types"
 
 const TOKEN_MAP: Record<string, string> = {
   EQUALS: "===",
@@ -146,7 +137,7 @@ function parseEmitExpression(field: string, groupBy: string) {
 export default function (
   { field, tableId, groupBy, filters = [], calculation }: ViewTemplateOpts,
   groupByMulti?: boolean
-) {
+): DBView {
   // first filter can't have a conjunction
   if (filters && filters.length > 0 && filters[0].conjunction) {
     delete filters[0].conjunction

packages/server/src/api/controllers/view/views.ts

@@ -47,8 +47,11 @@ export async function save(ctx: Ctx) {
 
   // add views to table document
   if (!table.views) table.views = {}
-  if (!view.meta.schema) {
-    view.meta.schema = table.schema
+  if (!view.meta?.schema) {
+    view.meta = {
+      ...view.meta!,
+      schema: table.schema,
+    }
   }
   table.views[viewName] = { ...view.meta, name: viewName }
   if (originalName) {
@@ -125,10 +128,13 @@ export async function destroy(ctx: Ctx) {
   const db = context.getAppDB()
   const viewName = decodeURIComponent(ctx.params.viewName)
   const view = await deleteView(viewName)
+  if (!view || !view.meta) {
+    ctx.throw(400, "Unable to delete view - no metadata/view not found.")
+  }
   const table = await sdk.tables.getTable(view.meta.tableId)
   delete table.views![viewName]
   await db.put(table)
-  await events.view.deleted(view)
+  await events.view.deleted(view as View)
 
   ctx.body = view
   builderSocket?.emitTableUpdate(ctx, table)
@@ -147,7 +153,7 @@ export async function exportView(ctx: Ctx) {
     )
   }
 
-  if (view) {
+  if (view && view.meta) {
     ctx.params.viewName = viewName
     // Fetch view rows
     ctx.query = {

packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import {
   structures,
 } from "@budibase/backend-core/tests"
 import _ from "lodash"
+import * as uuid from "uuid"
 
 const timestamp = new Date("2023-01-26T11:48:57.597Z").toISOString()
 tk.freeze(timestamp)
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ describe.each([
 
   const generateTableConfig: () => SaveTableRequest = () => {
     return {
-      name: generator.word(),
+      name: uuid.v4(),
       type: "table",
       primary: ["id"],
       primaryDisplay: "name",
@@ -481,7 +482,7 @@ describe.each([
       })
 
       const createViewResponse = await config.createView({
-        name: generator.word(),
+        name: uuid.v4(),
         schema: {
           Country: {
             visible: true,
@@ -816,7 +817,8 @@ describe.each([
             RelationshipType.ONE_TO_MANY,
             ["link"],
             {
-              name: generator.word(),
+              // Making sure that the combined table name + column name is within postgres limits
+              name: uuid.v4().replace(/-/g, "").substring(0, 16),
               type: "table",
               primary: ["id"],
               primaryDisplay: "id",
@@ -949,7 +951,7 @@ describe.each([
   describe("view 2.0", () => {
     async function userTable(): Promise<Table> {
       return {
-        name: `users_${generator.word()}`,
+        name: `users_${uuid.v4()}`,
         sourceId: INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
         sourceType: TableSourceType.INTERNAL,
         type: "table",
@@ -1133,7 +1135,7 @@ describe.each([
       const viewSchema = { age: { visible: true }, name: { visible: true } }
       async function userTable(): Promise<Table> {
         return {
-          name: `users_${generator.word()}`,
+          name: `users_${uuid.v4()}`,
           sourceId: INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID,
           sourceType: TableSourceType.INTERNAL,
           type: "table",
@@ -1630,7 +1632,7 @@ describe.each([
       }),
       (tableId: string) =>
         config.api.row.save(tableId, {
-          name: generator.word(),
+          name: uuid.v4(),
           description: generator.paragraph(),
           tableId,
         }),

packages/server/src/db/inMemoryView.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import newid from "./newid"
-import { Row, View, Document } from "@budibase/types"
+import { Row, Document, DBView } from "@budibase/types"
 
 // bypass the main application db config
 // use in memory pouchdb directly
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { db as dbCore } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 const Pouch = dbCore.getPouch({ inMemory: true })
 
 export async function runView(
-  view: View,
+  view: DBView,
   calculation: string,
   group: boolean,
   data: Row[]

packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/internal.ts

@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ export async function fetchView(
       group: !!group,
     })
   } else {
-    const tableId = viewInfo.meta.tableId
-    const data = await fetchRaw(tableId)
+    const tableId = viewInfo.meta!.tableId
+    const data = await fetchRaw(tableId!)
     response = await inMemoryViews.runView(
       viewInfo,
       calculation as string,
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ export async function fetchView(
     response.rows = response.rows.map(row => row.doc)
     let table: Table
     try {
-      table = await sdk.tables.getTable(viewInfo.meta.tableId)
+      table = await sdk.tables.getTable(viewInfo.meta!.tableId)
     } catch (err) {
       throw new Error("Unable to retrieve view table.")
     }

packages/types/src/documents/app/layout.ts

@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ import { Document } from "../document"
 
 export interface Layout extends Document {
   props: any
+  layoutId?: string
 }

packages/types/src/documents/app/view.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,24 @@
 import { SearchFilter, SortOrder, SortType } from "../../api"
 import { UIFieldMetadata } from "./table"
+import { Document } from "../document"
+import { DBView } from "../../sdk"
+
+export type ViewTemplateOpts = {
+  field: string
+  tableId: string
+  groupBy: string
+  filters: ViewFilter[]
+  schema: any
+  calculation: string
+  groupByMulti?: boolean
+}
+
+export interface InMemoryView extends Document {
+  view: DBView
+  name: string
+  tableId: string
+  groupBy?: string
+}
 
 export interface View {
   name?: string
@@ -10,7 +29,7 @@ export interface View {
   calculation?: ViewCalculation
   map?: string
   reduce?: any
-  meta?: Record<string, any>
+  meta?: ViewTemplateOpts
 }
 
 export interface ViewV2 {

packages/types/src/sdk/db.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import Nano from "@budibase/nano"
-import { AllDocsResponse, AnyDocument, Document } from "../"
+import { AllDocsResponse, AnyDocument, Document, ViewTemplateOpts } from "../"
 import { Writable } from "stream"
 
 export enum SearchIndex {
@@ -20,6 +20,37 @@ export enum SortOption {
   DESCENDING = "desc",
 }
 
+export type IndexAnalyzer = {
+  name: string
+  default?: string
+  fields?: Record<string, string>
+}
+
+export type DBView = {
+  name?: string
+  map: string
+  reduce?: string
+  meta?: ViewTemplateOpts
+  groupBy?: string
+}
+
+export interface DesignDocument extends Document {
+  // we use this static reference for all design documents
+  _id: "_design/database"
+  language?: string
+  // CouchDB views
+  views?: {
+    [viewName: string]: DBView
+  }
+  // Lucene indexes
+  indexes?: {
+    [indexName: string]: {
+      index: string
+      analyzer?: string | IndexAnalyzer
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 export type CouchFindOptions = {
   selector: PouchDB.Find.Selector
   fields?: string[]