handle drag n drop

apps/web/src/components/flutter-view.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import type { FlutterEvent, FlutterTimelineState } from "@/lib/flutter-bridge";
 
 declare global {
   interface Window {
@@ -28,8 +29,8 @@ declare global {
 }
 
 type FlutterViewProps = {
-  state: Record<string, unknown>;
+  state: FlutterTimelineState;
-  onEvent: (event: { type: string; payload?: Record<string, unknown> }) => void;
+  onEvent: (event: FlutterEvent) => void;
   className?: string;
   height?: number;
 };
@@ -60,10 +61,7 @@ export function FlutterView({
     window.__zendegi__ = {
       getState: () => JSON.stringify(stateRef.current),
       onEvent: (json: string) => {
-        const event = JSON.parse(json) as {
+        const event = JSON.parse(json) as FlutterEvent;
-          type: string;
-          payload?: Record<string, unknown>;
-        };
         onEventRef.current(event);
       },
     };

apps/web/src/functions/update-timeline-item.ts

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export const updateTimelineItem = createServerFn({ method: "POST" })
       start: z.string().transform((s) => new Date(s)),
       end: z
         .string()
-        .nullable()
+        .nullish()
         .transform((s) => (s ? new Date(s) : null)),
       timelineGroupId: z.string().uuid(),
       lane: z.number().int().min(1),

apps/web/src/hooks/use-entry-moved-mutation.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+import { useMutation, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import type { getTimeline } from "@/functions/get-timeline";
+import { updateTimelineItem } from "@/functions/update-timeline-item";
+
+type TimelineData = Awaited<ReturnType<typeof getTimeline>>;
+
+type EntryMovedVars = {
+  entryId: string;
+  newStart: string;
+  newEnd: string | null;
+  newGroupId: string;
+  newLane: number;
+};
+
+export function useEntryMovedMutation(timelineId: string) {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  const queryKey = ["timeline", timelineId];
+
+  return useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (vars: EntryMovedVars) =>
+      updateTimelineItem({
+        data: {
+          id: vars.entryId,
+          start: vars.newStart,
+          end: vars.newEnd,
+          timelineGroupId: vars.newGroupId,
+          lane: vars.newLane,
+        },
+      }),
+
+    onMutate: async (vars) => {
+      // Cancel in-flight fetches so they don't overwrite our optimistic update
+      await queryClient.cancelQueries({ queryKey });
+      const previous = queryClient.getQueryData<TimelineData>(queryKey);
+
+      queryClient.setQueryData<TimelineData>(queryKey, (old) => {
+        if (!old) return old;
+
+        let movedItem:
+          | TimelineData["groups"][number]["items"][number]
+          | undefined;
+
+        const groups = old.groups.map((group) => {
+          const filtered = group.items.filter((item) => {
+            if (item.id === vars.entryId) {
+              movedItem = item;
+              return false;
+            }
+            return true;
+          });
+          return { ...group, items: filtered };
+        });
+
+        if (!movedItem) return old;
+
+        return {
+          ...old,
+          groups: groups.map((group) =>
+            group.id === vars.newGroupId
+              ? {
+                  ...group,
+                  items: [
+                    ...group.items,
+                    {
+                      ...movedItem!,
+                      start: new Date(vars.newStart),
+                      end: vars.newEnd ? new Date(vars.newEnd) : null,
+                      lane: vars.newLane,
+                      timelineGroupId: vars.newGroupId,
+                    },
+                  ],
+                }
+              : group
+          ),
+        };
+      });
+
+      return { previous };
+    },
+
+    onError: (_err, _vars, context) => {
+      // Roll back to the previous cache state on server error
+      if (context?.previous) {
+        queryClient.setQueryData(queryKey, context.previous);
+      }
+    },
+
+    onSettled: () => {
+      // Re-fetch from server to ensure consistency
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey });
+    },
+  });
+}

apps/web/src/lib/flutter-bridge.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/**
+ * Typed contract for React <-> Flutter communication.
+ *
+ * State  : React  -> Flutter  (pushed on every render)
+ * Events : Flutter -> React   (emitted by user interaction in Flutter)
+ *
+ * Keep this file in sync with `packages/z-timeline/lib/state.dart` and
+ * the `emitEvent()` calls in `packages/z-timeline/lib/main.dart`.
+ */
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// State: React -> Flutter
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export type FlutterTimelineItem = {
+  id: string;
+  title: string;
+  description: string | null;
+  start: string; // ISO-8601
+  end: string | null; // ISO-8601 | null for point-events
+  lane: number;
+};
+
+export type FlutterTimelineGroup = {
+  id: string;
+  title: string;
+  sortOrder: number;
+  items: Array<FlutterTimelineItem>;
+};
+
+export type FlutterTimelineData = {
+  id: string;
+  title: string;
+  groups: Array<FlutterTimelineGroup>;
+};
+
+export type FlutterTimelineState = {
+  timeline: FlutterTimelineData;
+  selectedItemId: string | null;
+};
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Events: Flutter -> React  (discriminated union on `type`)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export type FlutterEvent =
+  | { type: "content_height"; payload: { height: number } }
+  | { type: "item_selected"; payload: { itemId: string } }
+  | { type: "item_deselected" }
+  | {
+      type: "entry_moved";
+      payload: {
+        entryId: string;
+        newStart: string;
+        newEnd: string | null;
+        newGroupId: string;
+        newLane: number;
+      };
+    };

apps/web/src/routes/timeline.$timelineId.tsx

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { useCallback, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import { createFileRoute } from "@tanstack/react-router";
-import { useSuspenseQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { useSuspenseQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import type { FlutterEvent, FlutterTimelineState } from "@/lib/flutter-bridge";
 import { timelineQueryOptions } from "@/functions/get-timeline";
-import { updateTimelineItem } from "@/functions/update-timeline-item";
 import { FlutterView } from "@/components/flutter-view";
+import { useEntryMovedMutation } from "@/hooks/use-entry-moved-mutation";
 
 export const Route = createFileRoute("/timeline/$timelineId")({
   loader: async ({ context, params }) => {
@@ -16,12 +17,12 @@ export const Route = createFileRoute("/timeline/$timelineId")({
 
 function RouteComponent() {
   const { timelineId } = Route.useParams();
-  const timelineQuery = useSuspenseQuery(timelineQueryOptions(timelineId));
+  const { data: timeline } = useSuspenseQuery(timelineQueryOptions(timelineId));
-  const timeline = timelineQuery.data;
-  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
   const [selectedItemId, setSelectedItemId] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [flutterHeight, setFlutterHeight] = useState<number | undefined>();
+  const entryMoved = useEntryMovedMutation(timelineId);
 
-  const flutterState = useMemo(
+  const flutterState: FlutterTimelineState = useMemo(
     () => ({
       timeline: {
         id: timeline.id,
@@ -34,8 +35,8 @@ function RouteComponent() {
             id: item.id,
             title: item.title,
             description: item.description,
-            start: item.start,
+            start: item.start.toISOString(),
-            end: item.end,
+            end: item.end?.toISOString() ?? null,
             lane: item.lane,
           })),
         })),
@@ -45,89 +46,24 @@ function RouteComponent() {
     [timeline, selectedItemId]
   );
 
-  const [flutterHeight, setFlutterHeight] = useState<number | undefined>();
-
   const handleEvent = useCallback(
-    (event: { type: string; payload?: Record<string, unknown> }) => {
+    (event: FlutterEvent) => {
       switch (event.type) {
         case "content_height":
-          setFlutterHeight(event.payload?.height as number);
+          setFlutterHeight(event.payload.height);
           break;
         case "item_selected":
-          // setSelectedItemId((event.payload?.itemId as string) ?? null);
+          setSelectedItemId(event.payload.itemId);
           break;
         case "item_deselected":
           setSelectedItemId(null);
           break;
-        case "entry_moved": {
+        case "entry_moved":
-          const p = event.payload;
+          entryMoved.mutate(event.payload);
-          if (!p) break;
-          const entryId = p.entryId as string;
-          const newStart = p.newStart as string;
-          const newEnd = p.newEnd as string;
-          const newGroupId = p.newGroupId as string;
-          const newLane = p.newLane as number;
-
-          // Optimistic cache update
-          queryClient.setQueryData(
-            ["timeline", timelineId],
-            (old: typeof timeline | undefined) => {
-              if (!old) return old;
-              let movedItem:
-                | (typeof old.groups)[number]["items"][number]
-                | undefined;
-
-              const groups = old.groups.map((group) => {
-                const filtered = group.items.filter((item) => {
-                  if (item.id === entryId) {
-                    movedItem = item;
-                    return false;
-                  }
-                  return true;
-                });
-                return { ...group, items: filtered };
-              });
-
-              if (!movedItem) return old;
-
-              return {
-                ...old,
-                groups: groups.map((group) =>
-                  group.id === newGroupId
-                    ? {
-                        ...group,
-                        items: [
-                          ...group.items,
-                          {
-                            ...movedItem!,
-                            start: newStart,
-                            end: newEnd,
-                            lane: newLane,
-                            timelineGroupId: newGroupId,
-                          },
-                        ],
-                      }
-                    : group
-                ),
-              };
-            }
-          );
-
-          // Persist to DB
-          updateTimelineItem({
-            data: {
-              id: entryId,
-              start: newStart,
-              end: newEnd,
-              timelineGroupId: newGroupId,
-              lane: newLane,
-            },
-          });
           break;
       }
-      }
     },
-    [queryClient, timelineId]
+    [entryMoved]
   );
 
   return (

packages/z-timeline/lib/main.dart

@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ class _MainAppState extends State<MainApp> {
             start: start,
             end: end,
             lane: item.lane,
+            hasEnd: item.end != null,
           ),
         );
       }
@@ -118,16 +119,21 @@ class _MainAppState extends State<MainApp> {
     String newGroupId,
     int newLane,
   ) {
-    final duration = entry.end.difference(entry.start);
+    final payload = <String, Object?>{
-    final newEnd = newStart.add(duration);
-
-    emitEvent('entry_moved', {
       'entryId': entry.id,
       'newStart': newStart.toIso8601String(),
-      'newEnd': newEnd.toIso8601String(),
       'newGroupId': newGroupId,
       'newLane': newLane,
-    });
+    };
+
+    if (entry.hasEnd) {
+      final duration = entry.end.difference(entry.start);
+      payload['newEnd'] = newStart.add(duration).toIso8601String();
+    } else {
+      payload['newEnd'] = null;
+    }
+
+    emitEvent('entry_moved', payload);
   }
 
   void _emitContentHeight() {

packages/z-timeline/lib/src/models/timeline_entry.dart

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ class TimelineEntry {
     required this.start,
     required this.end,
     required this.lane,
+    this.hasEnd = true,
   }) : assert(!end.isBefore(start), 'Entry end must be on/after start');
 
   final String id;
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ class TimelineEntry {
   final DateTime start;
   final DateTime end;
   final int lane; // provided by consumer for stacking
+  final bool hasEnd; // false for point-events (end is synthetic)
 
   bool overlaps(DateTime a, DateTime b) {
     return !(end.isBefore(a) || start.isAfter(b));
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ class TimelineEntry {
     DateTime? start,
     DateTime? end,
     int? lane,
+    bool? hasEnd,
   }) {
     return TimelineEntry(
       id: id ?? this.id,
@@ -33,11 +36,12 @@ class TimelineEntry {
       start: start ?? this.start,
       end: end ?? this.end,
       lane: lane ?? this.lane,
+      hasEnd: hasEnd ?? this.hasEnd,
     );
   }
 
   @override
-  int get hashCode => Object.hash(id, groupId, start, end, lane);
+  int get hashCode => Object.hash(id, groupId, start, end, lane, hasEnd);
 
   @override
   bool operator ==(Object other) {
@@ -46,10 +50,11 @@ class TimelineEntry {
         other.groupId == groupId &&
         other.start == start &&
         other.end == end &&
-        other.lane == lane;
+        other.lane == lane &&
+        other.hasEnd == hasEnd;
   }
 
   @override
   String toString() =>
-      'TimelineEntry(id: $id, groupId: $groupId, start: $start, end: $end, lane: $lane)';
+      'TimelineEntry(id: $id, groupId: $groupId, start: $start, end: $end, lane: $lane, hasEnd: $hasEnd)';
 }

packages/z-timeline/web/index.html

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
                 { id: "e-1", title: "Brand identity",  start: "2026-01-02", end: "2026-01-08", lane: 1 },
                 { id: "e-2", title: "UI mockups",       start: "2026-01-06", end: "2026-01-14", lane: 2  },
                 { id: "e-3", title: "Design review",    start: "2026-01-20", end: "2026-01-22", lane: 1  },
+                { id: "e-10", title: "Kickoff meeting", start: "2026-01-01", end: null, lane: 3  },
               ],
             },
             {
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@
                 { id: "e-7", title: "QA testing",       start: "2026-01-19", end: "2026-01-26", lane: 1  },
                 { id: "e-8", title: "Beta release",     start: "2026-01-24", end: "2026-01-28", lane: 2  },
                 { id: "e-9", title: "Marketing prep",   start: "2026-01-08", end: "2026-01-15", lane: 1  },
+                { id: "e-11", title: "Go-live",          start: "2026-01-28", end: null, lane: 3  },
               ],
             },
           ],
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@
               entry.start = new Date(p.newStart).toISOString().split("T")[0];
               entry.end = p.newEnd
                 ? new Date(p.newEnd).toISOString().split("T")[0]
-                : new Date(new Date(p.newStart).getTime() + (new Date(entry.end) - new Date(entry.start))).toISOString().split("T")[0];
+                : null;
 
               // Preserve the lane from the drop target
               entry.lane = p.newLane;