Create todo notes with checkbox markdown, strip checkboxes from preview

- Pass initial markdown to create_note backend so todo notes are stored
  with "- [ ] " from creation, making them match the todo filter query
  immediately (no animation delay)
- Strip checkbox markers ([ ], [x]) from note card preview text
- Handle checkbox markers with or without trailing content

Author: ChristianChiarulli

src-tauri/src/lib.rs

@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ fn load_note(app: AppHandle, note_id: String) -> Result<LoadedNote, AppError> {
 }
 
 #[tauri::command]
-fn create_note(app: AppHandle, notebook_id: Option<String>, tags: Vec<String>) -> Result<LoadedNote, AppError> {
-    notes::create_note(&app, notebook_id.as_deref(), &tags)
+fn create_note(app: AppHandle, notebook_id: Option<String>, tags: Vec<String>, markdown: Option<String>) -> Result<LoadedNote, AppError> {
+    notes::create_note(&app, notebook_id.as_deref(), &tags, markdown.as_deref())
 }
 
 #[tauri::command]

src-tauri/src/notes.rs

@@ -241,15 +241,21 @@ pub fn create_note(
     app: &AppHandle,
     notebook_id: Option<&str>,
     tags: &[String],
+    initial_markdown: Option<&str>,
 ) -> Result<LoadedNote, AppError> {
     let mut conn = database_connection(app)?;
     let transaction = conn.transaction()?;
     let note_id = generate_note_id();
-    let markdown = if tags.is_empty() {
-        "# ".to_string()
-    } else {
-        let tag_line = tags.iter().map(|t| format!("#{t}")).collect::<Vec<_>>().join(" ");
-        format!("# \n\n{tag_line}")
+    let markdown = match initial_markdown {
+        Some(md) => md.to_string(),
+        None => {
+            if tags.is_empty() {
+                "# ".to_string()
+            } else {
+                let tag_line = tags.iter().map(|t| format!("#{t}")).collect::<Vec<_>>().join(" ");
+                format!("# \n\n{tag_line}")
+            }
+        }
     };
     let title = title_from_markdown(&markdown);
     let now = now_millis();
@@ -1275,8 +1281,10 @@ fn strip_markdown_syntax(line: &str) -> String {
             s = s[3..].trim_start().to_string();
         }
     }
-    // Strip checkbox markers
-    s = s.strip_prefix("[ ] ").or_else(|| s.strip_prefix("[x] ")).unwrap_or(&s).to_string();
+    // Strip checkbox markers (with or without trailing space/content)
+    s = s.strip_prefix("[ ] ").or_else(|| s.strip_prefix("[x] "))
+        .or_else(|| s.strip_prefix("[ ]")).or_else(|| s.strip_prefix("[x]"))
+        .unwrap_or(&s).trim().to_string();
     // Strip inline markdown: bold, italic, strikethrough, inline code
     s = s.replace("***", "").replace("**", "").replace("~~", "");
     // Strip inline code backticks

src/features/shell/api.ts

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export async function loadNote(noteId: string) {
 export async function createNote(input: {
   notebookId: string | null;
   tags: string[];
+  markdown?: string;
 }) {
   return invoke<LoadedNote>("create_note", input);
 }

src/features/shell/use-shell-controller.ts

@@ -314,10 +314,7 @@ export function useShellController() {
       queryClient.setQueryData(["note", note.id], note);
       setCreatingSelectedNoteId(note.id);
       setSelectedNoteId(note.id);
-      // In todo view, start with a checkbox instead of a heading
-      const initialMarkdown =
-        noteFilter === "todo" ? "- [ ] " : note.markdown;
-      setDraft(note.id, initialMarkdown);
+      setDraft(note.id, note.markdown);
       setIsCreatingNoteTransition(false);
       void Promise.all([invalidateNotes(), invalidateContextualTags()]);
     },
@@ -681,6 +678,7 @@ export function useShellController() {
     createNoteMutation.mutate({
       notebookId: noteFilter === "notebook" ? activeNotebookId : null,
       tags: tagsForNewNote,
+      markdown: noteFilter === "todo" ? "- [ ] " : undefined,
     });
   };