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/_form.html.erb

@@ -33,23 +33,27 @@
         </div>
         
         <div class="clearfix">
-          <%=t(:field_notes)%>: 
+          <%= t(:field_notes) %>: 
           <div class="input">
             <p>
               <%= f.text_area :notes,
                               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>

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/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