Refactor JavaScript path handling for issue form updates to help prevent 422 errors on new issue creation

This is an effort to figure out why I get 422 Unprocessable Entity errors sometimes when creating new issues.

app/views/customers/_actions.html.erb

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-<%= link_to t(:label_appointment), "https://calendar.google.com/calendar/render?action=TEMPLATE&text=#{@customer.name}+-&details=#{ link_to t(:customer_details), "https://#{Setting.host_name}#{customer_path @customer.id}"}%0A#{@customer.primary_phone}&dates=#{Time.now.strftime("%Y%m%d")}T090000/#{Time.now.strftime("%Y%m%d")}T170000", target: :_blank %>
+<%= link_to t(:label_appointment), "https://calendar.google.com/calendar/render?action=TEMPLATE&text=#{@customer.name}+-&details=#{ link_to t(:customer_details), "https://#{Setting.host_name}#{customer_path @customer.id}"}%0A#{@customer.primary_phone}%3Cbr/%3E+&dates=#{Time.now.strftime("%Y%m%d")}T090000/#{Time.now.strftime("%Y%m%d")}T170000", target: :_blank, id: :appointment_link %>
 
 <br/>
 <br/>
 
-<%= button_to t(:label_create_estimate), "https://qbo.intuit.com/app/estimate?nameId=#{@customer.id}", target: :_blank, method: :get %>
+<%= link_to t(:label_create_estimate), "https://qbo.intuit.com/app/estimate?nameId=#{@customer.id}", target: :_blank %>
 
 <br/>
 <br/>

app/views/estimates/_list.html.erb

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
   <% estimates.sort.reverse.each do |estimate| %>
     <div class="row">
+      <%= check_box_tag "estimate_ids[]", estimate.id, false,  onchange: "updateLink()",  data: { url: estimate_path(estimate), text: "Estimate ##{estimate.to_s}" }, class: "estimate-checkbox appointment" %>
       <b><%= link_to "##{estimate.doc_number}", estimate_path(estimate), target: :_blank %></b> <%= estimate.txn_date %>
     </div>
   <% end %>

app/views/invoices/_list.html.erb

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
     <% invoices.sort.reverse.each do |invoice| %>
       <div class="row">
-        <%= check_box_tag "invoice_ids[]", invoice.id, false, class: "invoice-checkbox" if invoices.count > 1 %>
+        <%= check_box_tag "invoice_ids[]", invoice.id, false,  onchange: "updateLink()", data: { url: invoice_path(invoice), text: "Invoice ##{invoice.to_s}" }, class: "invoice-checkbox appointment" if invoices.count > 1 %>
         <b><%= link_to "##{invoice.doc_number}", invoice_path(invoice), target: :_blank %></b> <%= invoice.txn_date %>
       </div>
     <% end %>

assets/javascripts/application.js

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+function updateLink() {
+  console.log("updateLink called");
+  const linkElement = document.getElementById("appointment_link");
+  const regex = /((?:<br\/>|%3Cbr\/?%3E))([\s\S]*?)(&dates)/gi;
+  linkElement.href = linkElement.href.replace(regex, `$1${getSelectedDocs()}$3`);
+}
+
+function getSelectedDocs() {
+  const appointent_extras = document.querySelectorAll('.appointment');
+
+  let output = '';
+for (const item of appointent_extras) {
+    if (item.checked) {
+      console.log(`Checked item: ${item.dataset.text} with URL: ${item.dataset.url}`);
+      output += `%0A`+ encodeURIComponent(`<a href="${window.location.origin}${item.dataset.url}">${item.dataset.text}</a>`) +`%0A`;
+    }
+  }
+  
+
+  // You can return the array or use it as needed
+  return output;
+}

config/locales/en.yml

@@ -99,4 +99,6 @@ en:
   notice_invoice_not_found: "Invoice not found"
   notice_forbidden: "You do not have permission to access this resource"
   notice_issue_not_found: "Issue not found"
-  customer_details: "Customer Details"
+  customer_details: "Customer Details"
+  notice_error_project_nil: "The issue's project is nil, set project to: "
+  notice_error_tracker_nil: "The issue's tracker is nil, set tracker to: "

init.rb

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Redmine::Plugin.register :redmine_qbo do
   name 'Redmine QBO plugin'
   author 'Rick Barrette'
   description 'A pluging for Redmine to connect with QuickBooks Online to create Time Activity Entries for billable hours logged when an Issue is closed'
-  version '2026.2.0'
+  version '2026.2.5'
   url 'https://github.com/rickbarrette/redmine_qbo'
   author_url 'https://barrettefabrication.com'
   settings default: {empty: true}, partial: 'qbo/settings'

lib/redmine_qbo/hooks/issues_form_hook_listener.rb

@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-#The MIT License (MIT)
-#
-#Copyright (c) 2016 - 2026 rick barrette
-#
-#Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-#
-#The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-#
-#THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
-
-module RedmineQbo
-  module Hooks
-
-    class IssuesFormHookListener < Redmine::Hook::ViewListener
-
-    include IssuesHelper
-
-      # Edit Issue Form
-      # Here we build the required form components before passing them to a partial view formatting. 
-      def view_issues_form_details_bottom(context={})
-        f = context[:form]
-        issue = context[:issue]
-
-        # Customer Name Text Box with database backed autocomplete
-        # onchange event will update the hidden customer_id field
-        search_customer = f.autocomplete_field :customer,
-          autocomplete_customer_name_customers_path,
-          selected: issue.customer,
-          update_elements: { 
-            id: '#issue_customer_id', 
-            value: '#issue_customer' 
-          }
-
-        # This hidden field is used for the customer ID for the issue
-        # the onchange event will reload the issue form via ajax to update the available estimates
-        customer_id = f.hidden_field :customer_id,
-          id: "issue_customer_id",
-          onchange: "updateIssueFrom('#{escape_javascript update_issue_form_path(issue.project, issue)}', this)".html_safe
-
-        # Generate the drop down list of quickbooks estimates owned by the selected customer
-        select_estimate = f.select :estimate_id, 
-          issue.customer ? issue.customer.estimates.pluck(:doc_number, :id).sort! {|x, y| y <=> x} : [], 
-          selected: issue.estimate ? issue.estimate.id : nil, 
-          include_blank: true
-        
-        # Pass all prebuilt form components to our partial
-        context[:controller].send(:render_to_string, {
-          partial: 'issues/form_hook',
-            locals: {
-              search_customer: search_customer, 
-              customer_id: customer_id, 
-              select_estimate: select_estimate
-            } 
-          }
-        )
-      end
-    end
-
-  end
-end

lib/redmine_qbo/hooks/issues_hook_listener.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+#The MIT License (MIT)
+#
+#Copyright (c) 2016 - 2026 rick barrette
+#
+#Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+#The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+#THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+module RedmineQbo
+  module Hooks
+    class IssuesHookListener < Redmine::Hook::ViewListener
+
+      include IssuesHelper
+
+        # Check the new issue form for a valid project.
+        # This is added to help prevent 422 unprocessable entity errors when creating an issue 
+        # See https://github.com/redmine/redmine/blob/84483d63828d0cb2efbf5bd786a2f0d22e34c93d/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb#L179
+        def controller_issues_new_before_save(context={})
+
+          Rails.logger.debug "RedmineQbo::Hooks::IssuesHookListener.controller_issues_new_before_save: Checking for nil project or tracker"
+          Rails.logger.debug context[:params].inspect
+          Rails.logger.debug context[:issue].inspect
+          Rails.logger.debug context[:issue].project
+          Rails.logger.debug context[:issue].tracker
+          error = ""
+          if context[:issue].project.nil?
+            context[:issue].project ||= projects_for_select(context[:issue]).first
+            Rails.logger.error I18n.t(:notice_error_project_nil) + context[:issue].project.to_s
+            error = I18n.t(:notice_error_project_nil) + context[:issue].project.to_s
+          end
+
+          if context[:issue].tracker.nil?
+            context[:issue].tracker ||= trackers_for_select(context[:issue]).first
+            Rails.logger.error I18n.t(:notice_error_tracker_nil) + context[:issue].tracker.to_s
+            error << "\n" 
+            error << I18n.t(:notice_error_tracker_nil) + context[:issue].tracker.to_s
+          end
+
+          context[:controller].flash[:error] = error unless error.blank?
+          Rails.logger.debug error unless error.blank?
+
+          return context
+        end
+
+      # Edit Issue Form
+      # Here we build the required form components before passing them to a partial view formatting. 
+      def view_issues_form_details_bottom(context={})
+        Rails.logger.debug "RedmineQbo::Hooks::IssuesHookListener.view_issues_form_details_bottom: Building form components for quickbooks customer, estimate, and invoice data"
+        Rails.logger.debug context[:issue].inspect
+        f = context[:form]
+        issue = context[:issue]
+
+        # Customer Name Text Box with database backed autocomplete
+        # onchange event will update the hidden customer_id field
+        search_customer = f.autocomplete_field :customer,
+          autocomplete_customer_name_customers_path,
+          selected: issue.customer,
+          update_elements: { 
+            id: '#issue_customer_id', 
+            value: '#issue_customer' 
+          }
+
+
+        js_path = "updateIssueFrom('/issues/new.js', this)"
+        js_path = "updateIssueFrom('#{escape_javascript update_issue_form_path(issue.project, issue)}', this)" unless issue.new_record?
+        # This hidden field is used for the customer ID for the issue
+        # the onchange event will reload the issue form via ajax to update the available estimates
+        customer_id = f.hidden_field :customer_id,
+          id: "issue_customer_id",
+          onchange: js_path.html_safe
+
+        # Generate the drop down list of quickbooks estimates owned by the selected customer
+        select_estimate = f.select :estimate_id, 
+          issue.customer ? issue.customer.estimates.pluck(:doc_number, :id).sort! {|x, y| y <=> x} : [], 
+          selected: issue.estimate ? issue.estimate.id : nil, 
+          include_blank: true
+        
+        # Pass all prebuilt form components to our partial
+        context[:controller].send(:render_to_string, {
+          partial: 'issues/form_hook',
+            locals: {
+              search_customer: search_customer, 
+              customer_id: customer_id, 
+              select_estimate: select_estimate
+            } 
+          }
+        )
+      end
+
+      # View Issue
+      # Displays the quickbooks customer, estimate, & invoices attached to the issue
+      def view_issues_show_details_bottom(context={})
+        issue = context[:issue]
+        
+        # Build a list of invoice links
+        invoice_link = ""
+        if issue.invoices
+          issue.invoices.each do |i|
+            invoice_link += "#{link_to i, i, target: :_blank}<br/>"
+          end
+        end
+        
+        context[:controller].send(:render_to_string, {
+          partial: 'issues/show_details',
+            locals: {
+              customer: issue.customer ? link_to(issue.customer) : nil, 
+              estimate_link: issue.estimate ? link_to(issue.estimate, issue.estimate, target: :_blank) : nil, 
+              invoice_link: invoice_link.html_safe,
+              issue: issue
+            } 
+          })
+      end
+      
+    end
+  end 
+end

lib/redmine_qbo/hooks/issues_show_hook_listener.rb

@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-#The MIT License (MIT)
-#
-#Copyright (c) 2016 - 2026 rick barrette
-#
-#Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-#
-#The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-#
-#THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
-
-module RedmineQbo
-  module Hooks
-
-    class IssuesShowHookListener < Redmine::Hook::ViewListener
-
-      # View Issue
-      # Displays the quickbooks customer, estimate, & invoices attached to the issue
-      def view_issues_show_details_bottom(context={})
-        issue = context[:issue]
-        
-        # Build a list of invoice links
-        invoice_link = ""
-        if issue.invoices
-          issue.invoices.each do |i|
-            invoice_link += "#{link_to i, i, target: :_blank}<br/>"
-          end
-        end
-        
-        context[:controller].send(:render_to_string, {
-          partial: 'issues/show_details',
-            locals: {
-              customer: issue.customer ? link_to(issue.customer) : nil, 
-              estimate_link: issue.estimate ? link_to(issue.estimate, issue.estimate, target: :_blank) : nil, 
-              invoice_link: invoice_link.html_safe,
-              issue: issue
-            } 
-          })
-      end
-      
-    end
-
-  end 
-end

lib/redmine_qbo/patches/issues_controller_patch.rb

@@ -15,22 +15,19 @@ module RedmineQbo
 
       module Helper
         def watcher_link(issue, user)
-          link = +''
+          link = ''
-          link << link_to(I18n.t(:label_bill_time), bill_path( issue.id ), method: :get, class: 'icon icon-email-add') if user.admin?
+          link = link_to(I18n.t(:label_bill_time), bill_path( issue.id ), method: :get, class: 'icon icon-email-add') if user.admin?
           link << link_to(I18n.t(:label_share), share_path( issue.id ), method: :get, target: :_blank, class: 'icon icon-shared') if user.logged?
           link.html_safe + super
         end
       end
 
       def self.included(base)
-
         base.class_eval do
           helper Helper
         end
-
+      end 
-      end
+    end
-
-    end   
 
     # Add module to IssuessController
     IssuesController.send(:include, IssuesControllerPatch)