feat(report): forward-declared (not-yet-fired) events in the event picker - #499
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The event picker (ComboboxEvents) only offered events already present in the
distinct-event-names source, so a not-yet-shipped event could not be added to
a chart or funnel ahead of time. Add a synthetic "Create <name> (not seen
yet)" item, mirroring ComboboxAdvanced's free-text pattern, shown when the
typed name matches no known event, letting you forward-declare an event.
It routes through the existing selection handler as a plain name string; the
event-name schema is already a free string and the query engine filters on
name equality, so an unknown name returns 0 rows and the report auto-populates
once the event first fires. Also corrects a latent VirtualList itemKey
("value" -> "name"; the items have no value field).
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe event combobox now offers a synthetic “Create” item when the search text does not match a known event. Selecting the item passes the typed event name through the existing selection flow. ChangesEvent combobox creation flow
Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to Searching for an existing event with surrounding whitespace can show no options and prevent selection. This is a bounded UI correctness issue that should receive a small follow-up fix. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1❌ Failed checks (1 warning)
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In `@apps/start/src/components/ui/combobox-events.tsx`:
- Around line 110-112: Update the filtering logic in the combobox search flow to
use trimmedSearch consistently with hasExactMatch, including the empty-search
check and item-name comparison, so trailing or leading whitespace preserves the
matching existing event and create-item behavior.
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| if (search === '') return items; | ||
| return items.filter((item) => | ||
| item.name.toLowerCase().includes(search.toLowerCase()), |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Filter with trimmedSearch.
hasExactMatch compares trimmedSearch, but Line 112 filters with raw search. If a user enters "signup " and "signup" exists, the create item is hidden and the existing event is filtered out. The list is empty.
Proposed fix
const filteredItems = React.useMemo(() => {
- if (search === '') return items;
+ if (trimmedSearch === '') return items;
return items.filter((item) =>
- item.name.toLowerCase().includes(search.toLowerCase()),
+ item.name.toLowerCase().includes(trimmedSearch.toLowerCase()),
);
-}, [items, search]);
+}, [items, trimmedSearch]);📝 Committable suggestion
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| if (search === '') return items; | |
| return items.filter((item) => | |
| item.name.toLowerCase().includes(search.toLowerCase()), | |
| const filteredItems = React.useMemo(() => { | |
| if (trimmedSearch === '') return items; | |
| return items.filter((item) => | |
| item.name.toLowerCase().includes(trimmedSearch.toLowerCase()), | |
| ); | |
| }, [items, trimmedSearch]); |
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In `@apps/start/src/components/ui/combobox-events.tsx` around lines 110 - 112,
Update the filtering logic in the combobox search flow to use trimmedSearch
consistently with hasExactMatch, including the empty-search check and item-name
comparison, so trailing or leading whitespace preserves the matching existing
event and create-item behavior.
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What
Adds forward-declared ("not seen yet") events to the event picker. You can now type an event name that hasn't been ingested yet and pick Create "" (not seen yet) — the chart or funnel is armed immediately and auto-populates the moment the event first fires.
Why
The picker only offered events already present in the distinct-event-names source, so you couldn't build a chart or funnel for an event before it shipped. This lets teams prepare reports ahead of a launch, matching the "create new event" pattern in other analytics tools.
How it works
One component —
ComboboxEventsgains a synthetic create item (same approach asComboboxAdvanced), shown only when the typed search matches no known event. It emits the raw name through the existingonChange. Nothing else needs to change:Also fixes a latent
VirtualListitemKey("value"->"name"; the items have novaluefield, so the previous key was a no-op).Notes
Scope is the event name only. Property key/value dropdowns stay empty for an event that hasn't fired yet (they're scoped to the event name) and fill in once the first event arrives.
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