fix(projects): move only the dragged card on project boards (#40182)

The board reported every card of the target column on each drag, and the
server wrote all of them into that column. A stale board in another
browser therefore pulled cards moved by someone else back to their old
column.

The client now sends only the dragged issue and its predecessor, and the
server computes the position in one transaction:

- Only the dragged issue changes column, the others are just renumbered.
- A predecessor that is no longer in the column puts the card at the
end.

Added an e2e test.

Fixes https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/21243
Fixes https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/32070
Fixes https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/13498

---
Assisted-by: Codet:claude

---------

Co-authored-by: silverwind <me@silverwind.io>

eslint.config.ts

@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ export default defineConfig([
       '@typescript-eslint/no-magic-numbers': [0],
       '@typescript-eslint/no-meaningless-void-operator': [0],
       '@typescript-eslint/no-misused-new': [2],
-      '@typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises': [2, {checksVoidReturn: {attributes: false, arguments: false}}],
+      '@typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises': [2, {checksVoidReturn: {attributes: false, arguments: false, properties: false}}],
       '@typescript-eslint/no-misused-spread': [2],
       '@typescript-eslint/no-mixed-enums': [0],
       '@typescript-eslint/no-namespace': [2],

models/project/issue.go

@@ -43,6 +43,41 @@ func columnIssueIDs(column *Column) []int64 {
 	return []int64{column.ID}
 }
 
+// LockProject serializes concurrent card moves of a project, avoiding row-lock deadlocks between them.
+func LockProject(ctx context.Context, projectID int64) error {
+	_, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).Exec("UPDATE `project` SET title=title WHERE id=?", projectID)
+	return err
+}
+
+// ColumnIssueSorting is an issue's position in a column.
+type ColumnIssueSorting struct {
+	IssueID int64 `xorm:"issue_id"`
+	Sorting int64 `xorm:"sorting"`
+}
+
+// GetColumnIssueSortings returns the column's issues except excludeIssueID in board order.
+func GetColumnIssueSortings(ctx context.Context, column *Column, excludeIssueID int64) (rows []ColumnIssueSorting, _ error) {
+	err := db.GetEngine(ctx).Table("project_issue").
+		Select("project_issue.issue_id, project_issue.sorting").
+		Join("INNER", "issue", "issue.id = project_issue.issue_id").
+		Where("project_issue.project_id=?", column.ProjectID).
+		In("project_issue.project_board_id", columnIssueIDs(column)).
+		And("project_issue.issue_id<>?", excludeIssueID).
+		OrderBy("project_issue.sorting ASC, issue.created_unix DESC, issue.id DESC").
+		Find(&rows)
+	return rows, err
+}
+
+// SetIssueSorting sets the issue's sorting if it is still in the column.
+func SetIssueSorting(ctx context.Context, column *Column, issueID, sorting int64) error {
+	_, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).
+		Where("project_id=? AND issue_id=?", column.ProjectID, issueID).
+		In("project_board_id", columnIssueIDs(column)).
+		Cols("sorting").
+		Update(&ProjectIssue{Sorting: sorting})
+	return err
+}
+
 // IsIssueInColumn reports whether the issue is placed in the column.
 func IsIssueInColumn(ctx context.Context, issueID int64, column *Column) (bool, error) {
 	return db.GetEngine(ctx).

routers/web/shared/project/project.go

@@ -154,50 +154,30 @@ func MoveIssues(ctx *context.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	type movedIssuesForm struct {
+	form := &struct {
-		Issues []struct {
+		IssueID     int64 `json:"issueID"`
-			IssueID int64 `json:"issueID"`
+		PrevIssueID int64 `json:"prevIssueID"`
-			Sorting int64 `json:"sorting"`
+	}{}
-		} `json:"issues"`
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(ctx.Req.Body).Decode(form); err != nil {
-	}
+		ctx.ServerError("DecodeMovedIssueForm", err)
-
-	form := &movedIssuesForm{}
-	if err := json.NewDecoder(ctx.Req.Body).Decode(&form); err != nil {
-		ctx.ServerError("DecodeMovedIssuesForm", err)
 		return
 	}
 
-	issueIDs := make([]int64, 0, len(form.Issues))
+	issue, err := issues_model.GetIssueByID(ctx, form.IssueID)
-	sortedIssueIDs := make(map[int64]int64)
-	for _, issue := range form.Issues {
-		issueIDs = append(issueIDs, issue.IssueID)
-		sortedIssueIDs[issue.Sorting] = issue.IssueID
-	}
-	movedIssues, err := issues_model.GetIssuesByIDs(ctx, issueIDs)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("GetIssueByID", err)
 		return
 	}
-
+	if err = issue.LoadRepo(ctx); err != nil {
-	if len(movedIssues) != len(form.Issues) {
+		ctx.ServerError("LoadRepo", err)
-		ctx.ServerError("some issues do not exist", errors.New("some issues do not exist"))
 		return
 	}
-
+	if !project.CanBeAccessedByOwnerRepo(issue.Repo.OwnerID, issue.Repo) {
-	if _, err = movedIssues.LoadRepositories(ctx); err != nil {
+		ctx.ServerError("Some issue's repoID is not equal to project's repoID", errors.New("Some issue's repoID is not equal to project's repoID"))
-		ctx.ServerError("LoadRepositories", err)
 		return
 	}
-
+	if err = project_service.MoveIssueAfter(ctx, ctx.Doer, column, issue, form.PrevIssueID); err != nil {
-	for _, issue := range movedIssues {
+		ctx.ServerError("MoveIssueAfter", err)
-		if !project.CanBeAccessedByOwnerRepo(issue.Repo.OwnerID, issue.Repo) {
-			ctx.ServerError("Some issue's repoID is not equal to project's repoID", errors.New("Some issue's repoID is not equal to project's repoID"))
-			return
-		}
-	}
-
-	if err = project_service.MoveIssuesOnProjectColumn(ctx, ctx.Doer, column, sortedIssueIDs); err != nil {
-		ctx.ServerError("MoveIssuesOnProjectColumn", err)
 		return
 	}
 

routers/web/shared/project/project_test.go

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func TestMoveIssuesNeedsOnlyProjectWrite(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	ctx.SetPathParam("id", strconv.FormatInt(project.ID, 10))
 	ctx.SetPathParam("columnID", strconv.FormatInt(column.ID, 10))
-	ctx.Req.Body = io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader(fmt.Sprintf(`{"issues":[{"issueID":%d,"sorting":0}]}`, issue.ID)))
+	ctx.Req.Body = io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader(fmt.Sprintf(`{"issueID":%d,"prevIssueID":0}`, issue.ID)))
 
 	MoveIssues(ctx)
 	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, ctx.Resp.WrittenStatus())

services/projects/issue.go

@@ -99,10 +99,35 @@ func RemoveIssueFromColumn(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, issue *is
 	return nil
 }
 
-// MoveIssuesOnProjectColumn moves or keeps issues in a column and sorts them inside that column
+// MoveIssueAfter places the issue after prevIssueID, first for 0, last when it left the column.
-func MoveIssuesOnProjectColumn(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, column *project_model.Column, sortedIssueIDs map[int64]int64) error {
+func MoveIssueAfter(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, column *project_model.Column, issue *issues_model.Issue, prevIssueID int64) error {
 	moves, err := db.WithTx2(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) ([]columnMove, error) {
-		return moveIssuesOnProjectColumn(ctx, doer, column, sortedIssueIDs)
+		if err := project_model.LockProject(ctx, column.ProjectID); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		others, err := project_model.GetColumnIssueSortings(ctx, column, issue.ID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		pos := util.Iif(prevIssueID == 0, 0, len(others))
+		if i := slices.IndexFunc(others, func(row project_model.ColumnIssueSorting) bool { return row.IssueID == prevIssueID }); i >= 0 {
+			pos = i + 1
+		}
+
+		moves, err := moveIssuesOnProjectColumn(ctx, doer, column, map[int64]int64{int64(pos): issue.ID})
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		for i, other := range others {
+			newSorting := int64(i + util.Iif(i >= pos, 1, 0))
+			if other.Sorting == newSorting {
+				continue
+			}
+			if err := project_model.SetIssueSorting(ctx, column, other.IssueID, newSorting); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
+		return moves, nil
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err

services/projects/issue_test.go

@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func Test_Projects(t *testing.T) {
 		// move the issue into a non-default column of the first project only
 		targetColumn := &project_model.Column{Title: "target", ProjectID: projects[0].ID}
 		assert.NoError(t, project_model.NewColumn(t.Context(), targetColumn))
-		assert.NoError(t, MoveIssuesOnProjectColumn(t.Context(), user2, targetColumn, map[int64]int64{0: issue11.ID}))
+		assert.NoError(t, MoveIssueAfter(t.Context(), user2, targetColumn, issue11, 0))
 
 		unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &project_model.ProjectIssue{
 			IssueID: issue11.ID, ProjectID: projects[0].ID, ProjectColumnID: targetColumn.ID,
@@ -166,6 +166,44 @@ func Test_Projects(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	})
 
+	t.Run("Moving an issue never moves other cards", func(t *testing.T) {
+		project := &project_model.Project{Title: "incremental move", RepoID: 1, Type: project_model.TypeRepository}
+		assert.NoError(t, project_model.NewProject(t.Context(), project))
+		defer func() {
+			assert.NoError(t, project_model.DeleteProjectByID(t.Context(), project.ID))
+		}()
+		colA := &project_model.Column{Title: "A", ProjectID: project.ID}
+		colB := &project_model.Column{Title: "B", ProjectID: project.ID}
+		assert.NoError(t, project_model.NewColumn(t.Context(), colA))
+		assert.NoError(t, project_model.NewColumn(t.Context(), colB))
+		for i, id := range []int64{1, 2, 3, 5} {
+			assert.NoError(t, db.Insert(t.Context(), &project_model.ProjectIssue{IssueID: id, ProjectID: project.ID, ProjectColumnID: colA.ID, Sorting: int64(i)}))
+		}
+		issue := func(id int64) *issues_model.Issue {
+			return unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &issues_model.Issue{ID: id})
+		}
+		order := func(col *project_model.Column) (ids []int64) {
+			rows, err := project_model.GetColumnIssueSortings(t.Context(), col, 0)
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+			for i, row := range rows {
+				assert.EqualValues(t, i, row.Sorting)
+				ids = append(ids, row.IssueID)
+			}
+			return ids
+		}
+
+		assert.NoError(t, MoveIssueAfter(t.Context(), user2, colB, issue(1), 0))
+		assert.NoError(t, MoveIssueAfter(t.Context(), user2, colA, issue(2), 1))
+		assert.Equal(t, []int64{3, 5, 2}, order(colA))
+		assert.NoError(t, MoveIssueAfter(t.Context(), user2, colA, issue(5), 0))
+		assert.Equal(t, []int64{5, 3, 2}, order(colA))
+		assert.NoError(t, MoveIssueAfter(t.Context(), user2, colA, issue(5), 3))
+		assert.Equal(t, []int64{3, 5, 2}, order(colA))
+		assert.Equal(t, []int64{1}, order(colB))
+		assert.NoError(t, project_model.SetIssueSorting(t.Context(), colA, 1, 99))
+		assert.Equal(t, []int64{1}, order(colB))
+	})
+
 	t.Run("Repository projects", func(t *testing.T) {
 		repo1 := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{ID: 1})
 

tests/e2e/issue-project.test.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,25 @@
 import {env} from 'node:process';
 import {test, expect} from '@playwright/test';
-import {login, apiCreateRepo, apiCreateIssue, apiDeleteRepo, createProject, createProjectColumn, randomString} from './utils.ts';
+import {
+  login, apiCreateRepo, apiCreateIssue, apiCreateProject, apiDeleteRepo, createProject, createProjectColumn, randomString,
+} from './utils.ts';
+import type {Page} from '@playwright/test';
+
+const projectCards = (page: Page, column: string) => page.locator('.project-column', {hasText: column}).locator('.cards');
+
+async function dragProjectCardToTop(page: Page, title: string, column: string) {
+  const card = page.locator('.issue-card', {hasText: title});
+  const cards = projectCards(page, column);
+  const moved = page.waitForResponse((resp) => resp.url().endsWith('/move'));
+  await card.hover();
+  await page.mouse.down();
+  await card.hover({position: {x: 10, y: 10}});
+  await expect(card).toHaveClass(/card-ghost/); // sortable ignores dragover until its deferred drag start ran
+  await cards.hover({position: {x: 10, y: 10}});
+  await expect(cards.locator('.issue-card').first()).toContainText(title);
+  await page.mouse.up();
+  await moved;
+}
 
 test('assign issue to project and change column', async ({page}) => {
   const repoName = `e2e-issue-project-${randomString(8)}`;
@@ -441,3 +460,25 @@ test('select projects on new issue page shows in sidebar', async ({page}) => {
     await apiDeleteRepo(page.request, env.GITEA_TEST_E2E_USER, repoName);
   }
 });
+
+test('project board drag keeps a card moved in another tab', async ({page}) => {
+  const owner = env.GITEA_TEST_E2E_USER;
+  const repo = `e2e-project-board-${randomString(8)}`;
+  const [otherPage] = await Promise.all([
+    page.context().newPage(), login(page), apiCreateRepo(page.request, {name: repo, autoInit: false}),
+  ]);
+  try {
+    const projectID = await apiCreateProject(page.request, owner, repo, 'Board', {templateType: 'basic_kanban'});
+    for (const title of ['first', 'second']) await apiCreateIssue(page.request, {owner, repo, title, projects: [projectID]});
+    await Promise.all([page, otherPage].map((board) => board.goto(`/${owner}/${repo}/projects/${projectID}`)));
+
+    await dragProjectCardToTop(otherPage, 'first', 'To Do');
+    await dragProjectCardToTop(page, 'second', 'Backlog');
+
+    await page.reload();
+    await expect(projectCards(page, 'Backlog').locator('.issue-card')).toHaveText([/second/]);
+    await expect(projectCards(page, 'To Do').locator('.issue-card')).toHaveText([/first/]);
+  } finally {
+    await apiDeleteRepo(page.request, owner, repo);
+  }
+});

tests/e2e/utils.ts

@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ export async function createProjectColumn(requestContext: APIRequestContext, own
   }), 'createProjectColumn');
 }
 
-export async function apiCreateProject(requestContext: APIRequestContext, owner: string, repo: string, title: string): Promise<number> {
+export async function apiCreateProject(requestContext: APIRequestContext, owner: string, repo: string, title: string, {templateType}: {templateType?: string} = {}): Promise<number> {
   const response = await apiRetry(() => requestContext.post(`${baseUrl()}/api/v1/repos/${owner}/${repo}/projects`, {
     headers: apiHeaders(),
-    data: {title},
+    data: {title, template_type: templateType},
   }), 'apiCreateProject');
   return (await response.json()).id;
 }

tests/integration/project_workflow_test.go

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func TestProjectWorkflowsWeb(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Contains(t, NewHTMLParser(t, resp.Body).Find(".timeline-item.event .comment-text-line").Text(), "Project workflow Item added to project")
 
 		req = NewRequestWithJSON(t, "POST", link+"/3/move", map[string]any{
-			"issues": []map[string]any{{"issueID": created.ID, "sorting": 0}},
+			"issueID": created.ID, "prevIssueID": 0,
 		})
 		session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 

web_src/js/features/repo-projects.ts

@@ -16,27 +16,19 @@ function updateIssueCount(card: HTMLElement): void {
 }
 
 async function moveIssue({item, from, to, oldIndex}: SortableEvent): Promise<void> {
-  const columnCards = to.querySelectorAll('.issue-card');
   updateIssueCount(from);
   updateIssueCount(to);
 
-  const columnSorting = {
+  const prevCard = item.previousElementSibling;
-    issues: Array.from(columnCards, (card, i) => ({
+  const resp = await performFetchActionRequest(item, {
-      issueID: parseInt(card.getAttribute('data-issue')!),
+    method: 'POST',
-      sorting: i,
+    url: `${to.getAttribute('data-url')}/move`,
-    })),
+    data: {
-  };
+      issueID: parseInt(item.getAttribute('data-issue')!),
-
+      prevIssueID: prevCard ? parseInt(prevCard.getAttribute('data-issue')!) : 0,
-  try {
+    },
-    await POST(`${to.getAttribute('data-url')}/move`, {
+  });
-      data: columnSorting,
+  if (!resp && oldIndex !== undefined) from.insertBefore(item, from.children[oldIndex]);
-    });
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error(error);
-    if (oldIndex !== undefined) {
-      from.insertBefore(item, from.children[oldIndex]);
-    }
-  }
 }
 
 function initRepoProjectSortable(): void {
@@ -49,7 +41,7 @@ function initRepoProjectSortable(): void {
     handle: '.project-column-header',
     delayOnTouchOnly: true,
     delay: 500,
-    onSort: async () => { // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises -- Sortable ignores the returned promise, the body catches its own errors
+    onSort: async () => {
       boardColumns = mainBoard.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('.project-column');
 
       const columnSorting = {
@@ -73,8 +65,8 @@ function initRepoProjectSortable(): void {
     const boardCardList = boardColumn.querySelector<HTMLElement>('.cards')!;
     createSortable(boardCardList, {
       group: 'shared',
-      onAdd: moveIssue, // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises -- Sortable ignores the returned promise, moveIssue catches its own errors
+      onAdd: moveIssue,
-      onUpdate: moveIssue, // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises -- Sortable ignores the returned promise, moveIssue catches its own errors
+      onUpdate: moveIssue,
       delayOnTouchOnly: true,
       delay: 500,
     });

web_src/js/features/tribute.ts

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export function attachTribute(element: HTMLElement) {
   };
 
   const mentionCollection: TributeCollection<Mention> = {
-    values: async (_query: string, cb: (matches: Mention[]) => void) => { // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises -- tributejs ignores the returned promise, results arrive via the callback
+    values: async (_query: string, cb: (matches: Mention[]) => void) => {
       cb(mentionsUrl ? await fetchMentions(mentionsUrl) : []);
     },
     requireLeadingSpace: true,