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

app/views/estimates/_list.html.erb

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <% estimates.sort.reverse.each do |estimate| %>
     <div class="row">
-      <%= check_box_tag "estimate_ids[]", estimate.id, false,  onchange: "updateLink()", class: "estimate-checkbox" %>
+      <%= 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,  onchange: "updateLink()", 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

@@ -1,30 +1,21 @@
 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 invoices = document.querySelectorAll('.invoice-checkbox');
+  const appointent_extras = document.querySelectorAll('.appointment');
-  const estimates = document.querySelectorAll('.estimate-checkbox');
-  
-  const invoiceIds = Array.from(invoices)
-      .filter(checkbox => checkbox.checked)
-      .map(checkbox => checkbox.value);
-
-  const estimateIds = Array.from(estimates)
-      .filter(checkbox => checkbox.checked)
-      .map(checkbox => checkbox.value);
 
   let output = '';
-
+for (const item of appointent_extras) {
-  for (const value of invoiceIds) {
+    if (item.checked) {
-    output += `%0A<a href="${window.location.origin}/invoices/${value}">Invoice:%20${value}</a>%0A`;
+      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`;
+    }
   }
   
-  for (const value of estimateIds) {
-    output += `%0A<a href="${window.location.origin}/estimates/${value}">Estimate:%20${value}</a>%0A`;
-  }
 
   // You can return the array or use it as needed
   return output;

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 '2026.2.4'
+  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_hook_listener.rb

@@ -14,28 +14,41 @@ module RedmineQbo
 
       include IssuesHelper
 
-      # Check the new issue form for a valid project.
+        # 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
+            context[:issue].project ||= projects_for_select(context[:issue]).first
             Rails.logger.error I18n.t(:notice_error_project_nil) + context[:issue].project.to_s
-            context[:controller].flash[: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
+            context[:issue].tracker ||= trackers_for_select(context[:issue]).first
             Rails.logger.error I18n.t(:notice_error_tracker_nil) + context[:issue].tracker.to_s
-            context[:controller].flash[: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]
 
@@ -49,11 +62,14 @@ module RedmineQbo
             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: "updateIssueFrom('#{escape_javascript update_issue_form_path(issue.project, issue)}', this)".html_safe
+          onchange: js_path.html_safe
 
         # Generate the drop down list of quickbooks estimates owned by the selected customer
         select_estimate = f.select :estimate_id,