mdboard 2.1.5 → 2.2.0

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mdboard",
-  "version": "2.1.5",
+  "version": "2.2.0",
   "description": "Git-based project management dashboard. Reads markdown files with YAML frontmatter and serves a visual kanban board, table, milestones, and metrics views.",
   "main": "./src/server/server.js",
   "bin": {

package/src/cli/init.js

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const today = new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0];
 const args = process.argv.slice(2).filter(a => a !== 'init');
 
 // Parse flags
-const preset = process.env.MDBOARD_PRESET || parseFlag('preset') || configEngine.DEFAULT_PRESET;
+const presetFlag = process.env.MDBOARD_PRESET || parseFlag('preset');
 function parseFlag(flag) {
   for (let i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
     if (args[i] === '--' + flag && args[i + 1]) return args[i + 1];
@@ -52,14 +52,15 @@ if (fs.existsSync(projectPath)) {
   process.exit(0);
 }
 
-// Validate preset exists
-const presetDir = path.join(configEngine.PRESETS_DIR, preset);
-if (!fs.existsSync(presetDir)) {
-  const available = fs.readdirSync(configEngine.PRESETS_DIR).filter(d => {
-    return fs.statSync(path.join(configEngine.PRESETS_DIR, d)).isDirectory();
-  });
-  console.error('\n  Error: unknown preset "' + preset + '"');
-  console.error('  Available presets: ' + available.join(', ') + '\n');
+// List available presets
+const availablePresets = fs.readdirSync(configEngine.PRESETS_DIR).filter(function (d) {
+  return fs.statSync(path.join(configEngine.PRESETS_DIR, d)).isDirectory();
+});
+
+// Validate preset flag if provided
+if (presetFlag && !availablePresets.includes(presetFlag)) {
+  console.error('\n  Error: unknown preset "' + presetFlag + '"');
+  console.error('  Available presets: ' + availablePresets.join(', ') + '\n');
   process.exit(1);
 }
 
@@ -67,13 +68,52 @@ if (!fs.existsSync(presetDir)) {
 const agentsFlag = parseFlag('agents');
 
 if (nameArg) {
-  resolveAgentTargets(function (targets) { scaffold(nameArg, targets); });
+  resolvePreset(function (selectedPreset) {
+    resolveAgentTargets(function (targets) { scaffold(nameArg, selectedPreset, targets); });
+  });
 } else {
   const rl = readline.createInterface({ input: process.stdin, output: process.stdout });
   rl.question('  Workspace name: ', function (answer) {
     rl.close();
     const name = answer.trim() || path.basename(cwd);
-    resolveAgentTargets(function (targets) { scaffold(name, targets); });
+    resolvePreset(function (selectedPreset) {
+      resolveAgentTargets(function (targets) { scaffold(name, selectedPreset, targets); });
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Resolve preset from --preset flag or interactive prompt.
+ */
+function resolvePreset(cb) {
+  if (presetFlag) return cb(presetFlag);
+  askPreset(cb);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Prompt user to select a methodology preset.
+ * @param {function} cb - Callback receiving the preset name string
+ */
+function askPreset(cb) {
+  const rl = readline.createInterface({ input: process.stdin, output: process.stdout });
+  const defaultIdx = availablePresets.indexOf(configEngine.DEFAULT_PRESET);
+  console.log('');
+  console.log('  Methodology preset:');
+  availablePresets.forEach(function (p, i) {
+    const num = i + 1;
+    const marker = p === configEngine.DEFAULT_PRESET ? ' (default)' : '';
+    console.log('    ' + num + '. ' + p + marker);
+  });
+  rl.question('  Choice [' + (defaultIdx + 1) + ']: ', function (answer) {
+    rl.close();
+    const choice = (answer || '').trim();
+    if (!choice) return cb(configEngine.DEFAULT_PRESET);
+    const idx = parseInt(choice, 10);
+    if (idx >= 1 && idx <= availablePresets.length) return cb(availablePresets[idx - 1]);
+    // Allow typing the preset name directly
+    if (availablePresets.includes(choice)) return cb(choice);
+    console.error('  Invalid choice, using default: ' + configEngine.DEFAULT_PRESET);
+    return cb(configEngine.DEFAULT_PRESET);
   });
 }
 
@@ -113,7 +153,10 @@ function askAgentTargets(cb) {
   });
 }
 
-function scaffold(name, agentTargets) {
+function scaffold(name, preset, agentTargets) {
+  // Set env so configEngine picks up the selected preset
+  process.env.MDBOARD_PRESET = preset;
+
   // Load preset config
   const cfg = configEngine.loadConfig(null);
   const structure = cfg.structure || {};

package/src/core/scanner.js

@@ -438,6 +438,9 @@ function buildFrontmatter(cfg, type, id, data) {
       fm[name] = data[name];
     } else if (def.default !== undefined) {
       fm[name] = def.default;
+    } else {
+      // Include all defined fields with empty values so the schema is always complete
+      fm[name] = emptyValueForType(def.type);
     }
   }
 
@@ -445,6 +448,16 @@ function buildFrontmatter(cfg, type, id, data) {
   return fm;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Return an appropriate empty value for a field type.
+ */
+function emptyValueForType(type) {
+  if (type === 'list') return [];
+  if (type === 'number') return null;
+  if (type === 'ref') return null;
+  return '';
+}
+
 /**
  * Update an entity's markdown file.
  *