2026.8.2

app/controllers/customers_controller.rb

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #
 #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.
 
-# This controller class will handle map management
 class CustomersController < ApplicationController
 
   include AuthHelper
@@ -26,8 +25,8 @@ class CustomersController < ApplicationController
   include SortHelper
   helper :timelog
 
-  before_action :add_customer, only: :new
+  before_action :add_customer, only: [:new, :create]
-  before_action :view_customer, except: [:new, :view]
+  before_action :view_customer, except: [:new, :create, :view]
   skip_before_action :verify_authenticity_token, :check_if_login_required, only: [:view]
 
   def address_to_s(address)
@@ -75,14 +74,28 @@ class CustomersController < ApplicationController
 
   def create
     @customer = Customer.new(allowed_params)
-    @customer.save
+
+    respond_to do |format|
+      if @customer.save
         log "Customer ##{@customer.id} created successfully."
-    flash[:notice] = t :notice_customer_created
+        format.html { redirect_to @customer, notice: l(:notice_successful_create) }
-    redirect_to @customer
+        format.json { render json: { id: @customer.id, name: @customer.name }, status: :created }
+      else
+        format.html { render :new }
+        format.json { render json: { errors: @customer.errors.full_messages }, status: :unprocessable_entity }
+      end
+    end
   rescue => e
     log "Failed to create customer: #{e.message}"
+    respond_to do |format|
+      format.html {
         flash[:error] = e.message
         redirect_to new_customer_path
+      }
+      format.json {
+        render json: { errors: [e.message] }, status: :internal_server_error
+      }
+    end
   end
 
   def edit
@@ -136,6 +149,10 @@ class CustomersController < ApplicationController
 
   def new
     @customer = Customer.new
+    
+    if request.xhr?
+      render partial: 'form', layout: false, locals: { hide_submit: true, hide_toolbar: true }
+    end
   end
 
   def only_one_non_zero?(array)

app/views/customers/_actions.html.erb

@@ -1,15 +1,73 @@
 <%= call_hook :customer_actions_top, { customer: @customer } %>
 
+<p>
+    <%= link_to t(:label_new_issue), new_issue_path(issue: { customer_id: @customer.id }), id: "dynamic-new-issue-link", target: :_blank %>
+</p>
+
+<p>
   <%= link_to t(:label_create_estimate), "https://qbo.intuit.com/app/estimate?nameId=#{@customer.id}", target: :_blank %>
+</p>
 
-<br/>
+<p>
-<br/>
-
   <%= link_to t(:label_create_payment), "https://qbo.intuit.com/app/recvpayment?nameId=#{@customer.id}", target: :_blank %>
-
+</p>
-<br/>
-<br/>
 
 <%= call_hook :customer_actions_bottom, { customer: @customer } %>
 
 <%= button_to t(:label_edit_customer), edit_customer_path(@customer), method: :get%> 
+
+<script>
+  function handleSingleSelect(event, className) {
+    if (event.target.checked) {
+      // Uncheck all other checkboxes of the same type
+      document.querySelectorAll('.' + className).forEach(cb => {
+        if (cb !== event.target) {
+          cb.checked = false;
+        }
+      });
+    }
+    updateLink();
+  }
+
+  // Bind single-select behavior to checkboxes once the DOM is loaded
+  document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
+    document.querySelectorAll('.estimate-checkbox').forEach(cb => {
+      cb.addEventListener('change', (e) => handleSingleSelect(e, 'estimate-checkbox'));
+    });
+    document.querySelectorAll('.vehicle-checkbox').forEach(cb => {
+      cb.addEventListener('change', (e) => handleSingleSelect(e, 'vehicle-checkbox'));
+    });
+  });
+
+  function updateLink() {
+    const link = document.getElementById('dynamic-new-issue-link');
+    if (!link) return;
+
+    // Cache the pristine base URL on first run
+    if (!link.dataset.baseUrl) {
+      link.dataset.baseUrl = link.getAttribute('href');
+    }
+
+    // Build base URL object
+    let url = new URL(link.dataset.baseUrl, window.location.origin);
+
+    // 1. Handle Single Estimate
+    const checkedEstimate = document.querySelector('.estimate-checkbox:checked');
+    if (checkedEstimate) {
+      url.searchParams.set('issue[estimate_id]', checkedEstimate.value);
+    } else {
+      url.searchParams.delete('issue[estimate_id]');
+    }
+
+    // 2. Handle Single Vehicle
+    const checkedVehicle = document.querySelector('.vehicle-checkbox:checked');
+    if (checkedVehicle) {
+      url.searchParams.set('issue[vehicle_id]', checkedVehicle.value);
+    } else {
+      url.searchParams.delete('issue[vehicle_id]');
+    }
+
+    // Update the link's href attribute
+    link.setAttribute('href', url.toString());
+  }
+</script>

app/views/customers/_form.html.erb

@@ -40,16 +40,20 @@
                               rows: 8,
                               class: 'wiki-edit',
                               style: 'width: 95%;',
-                                id: 'customer_appointment_description' %>
+                              id: 'customer_notes' %>
-                <%= wikitoolbar_for 'customer_appointment_description' %>
+              <% unless local_assigns[:hide_toolbar] %>
+                <%= wikitoolbar_for 'customer_notes' %>
+              <% end %>
             </p>
           </div>
         </div>
         
+       <% unless local_assigns[:hide_submit] %>
           <div class="actions">
             <%= f.submit %>
           </div>
         <% end %>
+      <% end %>
 
     </fieldset>
   </div>

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()",  data: { url: estimate_path(estimate), text: "Estimate ##{estimate.to_s}" }, class: "estimate-checkbox appointment" %>
+      <%= check_box_tag "estimate_ids[]", estimate.id, false, onchange: "updateLink()", data: { text: "Estimate ##{estimate.doc_number}" }, class: "estimate-checkbox appointment" %>
       <b><%= link_to "##{estimate.doc_number}", estimate_path(estimate), target: :_blank %></b> <%= estimate.txn_date %>
     </div>
   <% end %>

config/locales/en.yml

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ en:
   label_model: "Model"
   label_name: "Name"
   label_new_customer: "New Customer"
+  label_new_issue: "New Issue"
   label_qbo_never_synced: "Never Synced"
   label_no_customers: "There are no customers matching the search term(s)."
   label_no_estimates: "No Estimates"

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 '2026.8.1'
+  version '2026.8.2'
   url 'https://github.com/rickbarrette/redmine_qbo'
   author_url 'https://barrettefabrication.com'
   settings default: {empty: true}, partial: 'qbo/settings'

lib/redmine_qbo/patches/attachments_controller_patch.rb

@@ -11,27 +11,51 @@
 module RedmineQbo
   module Patches
     module AttachmentsControllerPatch
-      module Helper
-        # Check if login is globally required to access the application
-        def check_if_login_required
-          # Return true if the user is already logged in
-          return true if User.current.logged?
-
-          # Pull up the attachment and verify if we have a valid token for the issue
-          attachment = Attachment.find_by(id: params[:id])
-          return require_login if attachment.nil?
-
-          token = CustomerToken.where("token = ? AND expires_at > ?", session[:token], Time.current).first
-          return true if token&.issue_id == attachment.container_id
-
-          # Default to requiring login if all else fails
-          require_login if Setting.login_required?
-        end
-      end
-
       def self.apply
         AttachmentsController.class_eval do
-          helper Helper
+          # 1. PREPEND: Must run before ANY of Redmine's ApplicationController filters
+          prepend_before_action :set_customer_token_thread
+
+          # 2. Skip global login redirects if the user holds a valid token for this file
+          skip_before_action :check_if_login_required, if: :valid_customer_token?
+          skip_before_action :check_project_privacy, raise: false, if: :valid_customer_token?
+
+          # Note: We do NOT need to skip :read_authorize anymore. 
+          # Because we patched Attachment#visible?, read_authorize will pass naturally!
+
+          private
+
+          def set_customer_token_thread
+            if session[:token].present?
+              Thread.current[:customer_token] = CustomerToken.active.find_by(token: session[:token])
+            end
+          end
+
+          def valid_customer_token?
+            token = Thread.current[:customer_token]
+            return false unless token
+
+            # Handle "Download All" zip requests (object_type=issues, object_id=ID)
+            if params[:action] == 'download_all'
+              return params[:object_type] == 'issues' && params[:object_id].to_i == token.issue_id
+            end
+
+            # Handle normal single attachment requests (show, download, thumbnail)
+            attachment = Attachment.find_by(id: params[:id])
+            return false unless attachment
+
+            # Allow if attachment belongs directly to the Issue
+            if attachment.container_type == 'Issue' && attachment.container_id == token.issue_id
+              return true
+            end
+            
+            # Allow if attachment belongs to a Journal (comment) on the Issue
+            if attachment.container_type == 'Journal' && attachment.container.journalized_type == 'Issue' && attachment.container.journalized_id == token.issue_id
+              return true
+            end
+            
+            false
+          end
         end
       end
     end

lib/redmine_qbo/patches/pdf_patch.rb

@@ -176,6 +176,10 @@ module RedmineQbo
                             edit_section_links: false,
                             headings: false,
                             inline_attachments: false)
+                            
+        # Apply the fix here
+        text = sanitize_html_for_pdf(text)
+
         pdf.RDMwriteFormattedCell(190, 5, '', '', text, issue.attachments, "LRB")
       end
 
@@ -275,6 +279,10 @@ module RedmineQbo
             pdf.ln unless journal.details.empty?
             pdf.SetFontStyle('', 8)
             text = textilizable(journal, :notes, only_path: false, edit_section_links: false, headings: false, inline_attachments: false)
+            
+            # Apply the fix here
+            text = sanitize_html_for_pdf(text)
+            
             pdf.RDMwriteFormattedCell(190, 5, '', '', text, issue.attachments, "")
           end
           pdf.ln
@@ -309,6 +317,40 @@ module RedmineQbo
         end
       end
 
+      private
+
+      # NEW HELPER: Aggressively cleans up HTML so RBPDF doesn't crash on tables
+      def sanitize_html_for_pdf(text)
+        clean_text = text.to_s.dup
+        
+        # 1. RBPDF layout engine hates div wrappers. Strip all opening and closing divs.
+        clean_text.gsub!(/<\/?div[^>]*>/i, '')
+        
+        # 2. Rebuild tables into a completely flat, pure HTML structure that TCPDF supports
+        clean_text.gsub!(/<table[^>]*>.*?<\/table>/mi) do |match|
+          table_html = match.dup
+          
+          # Strip thead and tbody tags completely
+          table_html.gsub!(/<\/?thead[^>]*>/i, '')
+          table_html.gsub!(/<\/?tbody[^>]*>/i, '')
+          
+          # TCPDF cell width calculations crash on <th> tags. Convert them to <td> + bold.
+          table_html.gsub!(/<th([^>]*)>/i, '<td\1><strong>')
+          table_html.gsub!(/<\/th>/i, '</strong></td>')
+          
+          # Remove all newlines and spaces between tags to prevent stray text nodes crashing the parser
+          table_html.gsub!(/>\s+</m, '><')
+          table_html.gsub!(/\r?\n/, '')
+          
+          # Inject a standardized <table> tag with borders so the table actually renders visibly
+          table_html.sub!(/<table[^>]*>/i, '<table border="1" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse: collapse;">')
+          
+          table_html
+        end
+        
+        clean_text
+      end
+
     end
   end
 end