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Description

Adds a Duplicate action for selected timeline zooms, annotations, and audio regions. The copy is placed immediately after the original so users can keep the same look/settings and only adjust timing or content.

Also adds Ctrl+Shift+D (configurable) when the timeline is focused, and Duplicate buttons in the settings panel next to Delete.

Motivation

Issue #382 asks for a way to duplicate anything on the timeline — e.g. reuse an annotation style, zoom size/location, or the same sound — without recreating it from scratch.

Type of Change

  • New Feature
  • Bug Fix
  • Refactor / Code Cleanup
  • Documentation Update
  • Other (please specify)

Related Issue(s)

Closes #382

Testing Guide

  1. Open a project with zoom, annotation, and/or audio regions on the timeline.
  2. Select a zoom → click Duplicate Zoom in settings (or press Ctrl+Shift+D with timeline focused) → a copy appears right after it.
  3. Repeat for an annotation and an audio region.
  4. Select an item at the end of the timeline with no room after it → duplicate should fail with a toast.
  5. Confirm Delete still works, and Ctrl+D still deletes (not duplicates).

Unit checks:

npx vitest run src/components/video-editor/timeline/hooks/utils/timelineDuplicateUtils.test.ts src/components/video-editor/timeline/hooks/utils/timelineSelectionUtils.test.ts

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  • I have linked related issue(s) and updated the changelog if applicable.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added Duplicate actions for zooms, audio regions, and annotations in the video editor.
    • Added a keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+Shift+D) to duplicate the currently selected timeline item.
    • Duplicated items are placed in the next available timeline space and selected automatically.
    • Added feedback when there is not enough room to create a duplicate.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for timeline placement and duplicate-selection behavior.

Places a copy immediately after the selection via settings actions or Ctrl+Shift+D (fixes webadderallorg#382).
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The editor now duplicates zoom, audio, and annotation regions after the selected item. Duplication is available from panel buttons and Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+D. Copies receive new IDs and selection state.

Changes

Timeline duplication

Layer / File(s) Summary
Placement and selection contracts
src/components/video-editor/timeline/hooks/utils/*
Added placeSpanAfter and duplicate-selection resolution. Tests cover placement limits and selection priority.
Region duplication commands
src/components/video-editor/hooks/use*RegionCommands.ts
Added commands that clone zoom, audio, and annotation regions when space is available.
Editor and panel integration
src/components/video-editor/VideoEditor.tsx, src/components/video-editor/layout/*, src/components/video-editor/SettingsPanel.tsx, src/components/video-editor/timeline/TimelineEditor.tsx, src/i18n/locales/en/settings.json
Passed timeline duration and duplicate callbacks through the editor. Added duplicate buttons and failure toasts.
Duplicate keyboard shortcut
src/components/video-editor/timeline/core/timelineTypes.ts, src/components/video-editor/timeline/hooks/*, src/lib/shortcuts.ts, src/i18n/locales/en/shortcuts.json
Added the configurable Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+D shortcut and routed it to the selected region command.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~30 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Editor
  participant SettingsPanel
  participant RegionCommand
  participant TimelineState
  Editor->>SettingsPanel: provide duplicate callback and duration
  SettingsPanel->>RegionCommand: duplicate selected region
  RegionCommand->>TimelineState: append cloned region
  TimelineState-->>SettingsPanel: select cloned region
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Suggested reviewers: webadderall

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to d7fd0

Near the timeline end, duplicated regions can lose duration instead of reporting insufficient space. Duplicate actions can also report failure while adding an unselected copy, and annotation settings lack the requested Duplicate button. These user-visible feature failures should be fixed before merge.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 3 | ❌ 2

❌ Failed checks (2 warnings)

Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Linked Issues check ⚠️ Warning Issue #382 requires a working duplicate action that inserts a copy after the selected timeline item and preserves its settings. The duplicate handlers assign createdId inside the setZoomRegions an… Update each duplicate command so that success and the new ID do not depend on synchronous execution of a React state updater. Preserve the source settings and placed span, select the new item after successful duplication, and add command-le…
Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 16.67% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 12 functions across 16 files. (2 skipped:… Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
✅ Passed checks (3 passed)
Check name Status Explanation
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: adding duplication for zoom, annotation, and audio timeline items.
Description check ✅ Passed The description covers the feature, motivation, issue reference, change type, testing steps, and checklist. It does not include screenshots or video for the new UI, but that section is conditional and…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes stay within issue #382. They add duplicate controls, the configurable shortcut, placement and selection utilities, duplicate command handlers, failure toasts, localization, and related tes…
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Explanation

Issue #382 requires a working duplicate action that inserts a copy after the selected timeline item and preserves its settings. The duplicate handlers assign createdId inside the setZoomRegions and setAnnotationRegions state updater, then immediately test createdId. React can execute the updater after the callback returns. In that case, both handlers return false and do not select the duplicate. The summary indicates the audio handler uses the same pattern. The utility tests cover placement, but they do not establish that the duplicate commands complete successfully.

Resolution

Update each duplicate command so that success and the new ID do not depend on synchronous execution of a React state updater. Preserve the source settings and placed span, select the new item after successful duplication, and add command-level tests for successful duplication and insufficient-space failure.

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Explanation

Docstring coverage is 16.67% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 12 functions across 16 files. (2 skipped: 2 unsupported.)

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src/components/video-editor/SettingsPanel.tsx (1)

2042-2067: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Expose Duplicate in AnnotationSettingsPanel.

When an annotation is selected, this early return prevents the footer action row from rendering. AnnotationSettingsPanel receives only delete behavior, so annotations have no Duplicate settings button.

Add an annotation duplicate action to AnnotationSettingsPanel and pass onAnnotationDuplicate to it.

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In `@src/components/video-editor/SettingsPanel.tsx` around lines 2042 - 2067,
Update AnnotationSettingsPanel to expose a duplicate action alongside its
existing delete behavior, then pass the selected annotation’s
onAnnotationDuplicate handler from the surrounding settings flow using
selectedAnnotation.id. Ensure the footer action row can render the Duplicate
button for the selected annotation.
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Inline comments:
In `@src/components/video-editor/hooks/useAnnotationRegionCommands.ts`:
- Around line 117-120: Update useTimelineState to maintain a ref containing the
current annotation regions and synchronously refresh it for every region update.
In handleAnnotationDuplicate within useAnnotationRegionCommands, use that ref
for source lookup and placeSpanAfter, compute the duplicate and createdId before
queueing a pure state update, then select the new annotation and return the
correct success result without relying on a functional updater for synchronous
output.

In `@src/components/video-editor/hooks/useZoomRegionCommands.ts`:
- Around line 176-177: Update the zoom and audio region command handlers around
setZoomRegions and setAudioRegions so current regions are synchronously
available from the state owner; resolve the source, placement, and created ID
before scheduling the state update. Keep each functional updater pure, preserve
current-state behavior without relying on a stale render snapshot, and ensure
the handler returns the correct success result, toast behavior, selection, and
single ID allocation.

In `@src/components/video-editor/timeline/hooks/utils/timelineDuplicateUtils.ts`:
- Line 25: Update the duplicate span calculation in
src/components/video-editor/timeline/hooks/utils/timelineDuplicateUtils.ts at
lines 25-25 to preserve the full source duration and return null when it does
not fit after the source span, rather than truncating at timelineEnd; update
src/components/video-editor/timeline/hooks/utils/timelineDuplicateUtils.test.ts
at lines 12-16 to expect null for this insufficient-space case.

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Outside diff comments:
In `@src/components/video-editor/SettingsPanel.tsx`:
- Around line 2042-2067: Update AnnotationSettingsPanel to expose a duplicate
action alongside its existing delete behavior, then pass the selected
annotation’s onAnnotationDuplicate handler from the surrounding settings flow
using selectedAnnotation.id. Ensure the footer action row can render the
Duplicate button for the selected annotation.

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  • src/components/video-editor/SettingsPanel.tsx
  • src/components/video-editor/VideoEditor.tsx
  • src/components/video-editor/hooks/useAnnotationRegionCommands.ts
  • src/components/video-editor/hooks/useAudioRegionCommands.ts
  • src/components/video-editor/hooks/useZoomRegionCommands.ts
  • src/components/video-editor/layout/EditorTimelinePanel.tsx
  • src/components/video-editor/layout/useEditorSettingsPanelProps.ts
  • src/components/video-editor/timeline/TimelineEditor.tsx
  • src/components/video-editor/timeline/core/timelineTypes.ts
  • src/components/video-editor/timeline/hooks/useTimelineEditorRuntime.ts
  • src/components/video-editor/timeline/hooks/useTimelineKeyboardShortcuts.ts
  • src/components/video-editor/timeline/hooks/utils/timelineDuplicateUtils.test.ts
  • src/components/video-editor/timeline/hooks/utils/timelineDuplicateUtils.ts
  • src/components/video-editor/timeline/hooks/utils/timelineSelectionUtils.test.ts
  • src/components/video-editor/timeline/hooks/utils/timelineSelectionUtils.ts
  • src/i18n/locales/en/settings.json
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  • src/lib/shortcuts.ts

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Comment on lines +117 to +120
if (!createdId) return false;
setSelectedAnnotationId(createdId);
setSelectedZoomId(null);
return true;

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Do not use the functional updater as a synchronous result.

useTimelineState passes its React setAnnotationRegions setter to useAnnotationRegionCommands. React can defer the updater until after handleAnnotationDuplicate returns. The updater can then assign createdId after the if (!createdId) check. The command returns false, so the duplicate action can show its failure toast while the appended annotation remains unselected.

Keep source lookup and placeSpanAfter based on the current region list. Do not use a stale render-time snapshot. Make useTimelineState maintain a current-regions ref and update it synchronously for every region update. Compute the duplicate and createdId from that ref, then queue a pure state update and select the new annotation.

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In `@src/components/video-editor/hooks/useAnnotationRegionCommands.ts` around
lines 117 - 120, Update useTimelineState to maintain a ref containing the
current annotation regions and synchronously refresh it for every region update.
In handleAnnotationDuplicate within useAnnotationRegionCommands, use that ref
for source lookup and placeSpanAfter, compute the duplicate and createdId before
queueing a pure state update, then select the new annotation and return the
correct success result without relying on a functional updater for synchronous
output.

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Comment on lines +176 to +177
let createdId: string | null = null;
setZoomRegions((current) => {

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Do not use the functional updater as a synchronous result.

setZoomRegions and setAudioRegions receive deferred functional updaters. When the source fits, each updater can append the duplicate after the handler returns, while createdId is still null. Both handlers can therefore return false, show the insufficient-space toast, and skip selection. The updater also mutates the ID ref, so replayed execution can advance the ID source more than once.

Make current regions synchronously available from the state owner. Resolve the source, placement, and ID before scheduling. Keep the scheduled updater pure without replacing current-state behavior with a stale render snapshot.

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In `@src/components/video-editor/hooks/useZoomRegionCommands.ts` around lines 176
- 177, Update the zoom and audio region command handlers around setZoomRegions
and setAudioRegions so current regions are synchronously available from the
state owner; resolve the source, placement, and created ID before scheduling the
state update. Keep each functional updater pure, preserve current-state behavior
without relying on a stale render snapshot, and ensure the handler returns the
correct success result, toast behavior, selection, and single ID allocation.

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return null;
}

const endMs = Math.min(startMs + duration, timelineEnd);

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Reject partial duplicates. A duplicate must retain the source duration. Truncating it at the timeline end violates the size-preservation requirement and prevents the insufficient-space failure path.

  • src/components/video-editor/timeline/hooks/utils/timelineDuplicateUtils.ts#L25-L25: return null when the full source duration does not fit after the source span.
  • src/components/video-editor/timeline/hooks/utils/timelineDuplicateUtils.test.ts#L12-L16: replace the truncated-span expectation with a null expectation.
📍 Affects 2 files
  • src/components/video-editor/timeline/hooks/utils/timelineDuplicateUtils.ts#L25-L25 (this comment)
  • src/components/video-editor/timeline/hooks/utils/timelineDuplicateUtils.test.ts#L12-L16
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In `@src/components/video-editor/timeline/hooks/utils/timelineDuplicateUtils.ts`
at line 25, Update the duplicate span calculation in
src/components/video-editor/timeline/hooks/utils/timelineDuplicateUtils.ts at
lines 25-25 to preserve the full source duration and return null when it does
not fit after the source span, rather than truncating at timelineEnd; update
src/components/video-editor/timeline/hooks/utils/timelineDuplicateUtils.test.ts
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Feature idea: A "Duplicate" function for anything on the timeline.

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