🐛 fix(sync): resolve delete persistence regression and harden data-safety invariants (#13)

Deletions made in the UI were silently lost on page reload because the sync
baseline (lastSyncedElementsRef) was never populated after initial load,
making the delta algorithm unable to detect removed elements. Additionally,
import_scene and restore_snapshot used a non-atomic clear+create pattern
that could permanently lose all canvas data if the batch create failed
after clearing, and duplicate_elements copied stale binding references
pointing to original element IDs instead of remapped duplicates.

🔧 Sync baseline restoration:
- Populate deletion-detection baseline on every server-to-client data path
  (page load, delta resync, hello handshake, initial elements broadcast)
- Establish sync version and hash baselines to prevent phantom re-syncs

🛡️ Data-loss prevention:
- Backup current scene before destructive clear in replace-mode operations
- Atomic restore from backup when subsequent batch create fails
- Remap all binding references (start/end IDs, boundElements, containerId)
  to new IDs during element duplication

 Comprehensive test coverage (154 new tests, 344 total):
- Delta sync flows including deletion persistence and bidirectional sync
- Multi-tenant element/sync/WebSocket isolation
- Arrow binding resolution across all shape types and edge cases
- MCP tool integration covering backup-restore and binding remapping
- Input validation and security boundary testing
- Frontend sync algorithm unit tests reproducing the exact regression

🎯 Eliminates the most critical data-integrity risks: deletions now
persist reliably, destructive operations are rollback-safe, and the
full test suite provides regression coverage for every sync path.
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Sanjib Devnath
2026-03-18 10:07:07 +05:30
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import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
import request from 'supertest';
import { initDb, closeDb, setElement, getAllElements, deleteElement, clearElements, getCurrentSyncVersion, getChangesSince, setActiveTenant } from '../../src/db.js';
import type { ServerElement } from '../../src/types.js';
import path from 'path';
import os from 'os';
import fs from 'fs';
let dbPath: string;
let app: any;
function makeElement(overrides: Partial<ServerElement> = {}): ServerElement {
return {
id: `el-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 6)}`,
type: 'rectangle',
x: 100,
y: 200,
width: 150,
height: 80,
version: 1,
...overrides,
};
}
beforeEach(async () => {
dbPath = path.join(os.tmpdir(), `excalidraw-sync-test-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2)}.db`);
initDb(dbPath);
setActiveTenant('default');
const mod = await import('../../src/server.js');
app = mod.default;
});
afterEach(() => {
closeDb();
for (const suffix of ['', '-wal', '-shm']) {
try { fs.unlinkSync(dbPath + suffix); } catch {}
}
});
// ─── Delta Sync v2: Deletion Flows ──────────────────────────
describe('Delta sync v2 - deletion flows', () => {
it('deletes elements when client sends action:delete', async () => {
setElement('a', makeElement({ id: 'a' }));
setElement('b', makeElement({ id: 'b' }));
setElement('c', makeElement({ id: 'c' }));
const v0 = getCurrentSyncVersion();
const res = await request(app)
.post('/api/elements/sync/v2')
.send({
lastSyncVersion: v0,
changes: [
{ id: 'a', action: 'delete' },
{ id: 'b', action: 'delete' },
],
});
expect(res.status).toBe(200);
expect(res.body.success).toBe(true);
expect(res.body.appliedCount).toBe(2);
const remaining = getAllElements();
expect(remaining).toHaveLength(1);
expect(remaining[0].id).toBe('c');
});
it('deletes all elements when client sends delete for every element', async () => {
setElement('x', makeElement({ id: 'x' }));
setElement('y', makeElement({ id: 'y' }));
setElement('z', makeElement({ id: 'z' }));
const v0 = getCurrentSyncVersion();
const res = await request(app)
.post('/api/elements/sync/v2')
.send({
lastSyncVersion: v0,
changes: [
{ id: 'x', action: 'delete' },
{ id: 'y', action: 'delete' },
{ id: 'z', action: 'delete' },
],
});
expect(res.body.appliedCount).toBe(3);
expect(getAllElements()).toHaveLength(0);
});
it('delete for non-existent element does not crash', async () => {
const res = await request(app)
.post('/api/elements/sync/v2')
.send({
lastSyncVersion: 0,
changes: [{ id: 'ghost', action: 'delete' }],
});
expect(res.status).toBe(200);
expect(res.body.success).toBe(true);
});
it('deleted elements do not reappear on subsequent GET /api/elements', async () => {
setElement('persist-1', makeElement({ id: 'persist-1' }));
setElement('persist-2', makeElement({ id: 'persist-2' }));
const v0 = getCurrentSyncVersion();
await request(app)
.post('/api/elements/sync/v2')
.send({
lastSyncVersion: v0,
changes: [{ id: 'persist-1', action: 'delete' }],
});
const res = await request(app).get('/api/elements');
expect(res.body.count).toBe(1);
expect(res.body.elements[0].id).toBe('persist-2');
});
it('deleted elements do not reappear after multiple reload cycles', async () => {
setElement('reload-1', makeElement({ id: 'reload-1' }));
setElement('reload-2', makeElement({ id: 'reload-2' }));
const v0 = getCurrentSyncVersion();
// Simulate: frontend syncs deletions
await request(app)
.post('/api/elements/sync/v2')
.send({
lastSyncVersion: v0,
changes: [
{ id: 'reload-1', action: 'delete' },
{ id: 'reload-2', action: 'delete' },
],
});
// Simulate: multiple page reloads fetching elements
for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
const res = await request(app).get('/api/elements');
expect(res.body.count).toBe(0);
expect(res.body.elements).toEqual([]);
}
});
});
// ─── Delta Sync v2: Mixed Operations ────────────────────────
describe('Delta sync v2 - mixed operations', () => {
it('handles mixed upserts and deletes in single sync', async () => {
setElement('a', makeElement({ id: 'a', x: 0 }));
setElement('b', makeElement({ id: 'b', x: 100 }));
const v0 = getCurrentSyncVersion();
const res = await request(app)
.post('/api/elements/sync/v2')
.send({
lastSyncVersion: v0,
changes: [
{ id: 'a', action: 'delete' },
{ id: 'c', action: 'upsert', element: makeElement({ id: 'c', x: 200 }) },
{ id: 'b', action: 'upsert', element: makeElement({ id: 'b', x: 150 }) },
],
});
expect(res.body.appliedCount).toBe(3);
const remaining = getAllElements();
expect(remaining).toHaveLength(2);
const ids = remaining.map(e => e.id).sort();
expect(ids).toEqual(['b', 'c']);
const b = remaining.find(e => e.id === 'b')!;
expect(b.x).toBe(150);
});
it('upsert after delete re-creates the element', async () => {
setElement('revive', makeElement({ id: 'revive', x: 0 }));
const v0 = getCurrentSyncVersion();
// Delete it
await request(app)
.post('/api/elements/sync/v2')
.send({
lastSyncVersion: v0,
changes: [{ id: 'revive', action: 'delete' }],
});
expect(getAllElements()).toHaveLength(0);
// Re-create it
const v1 = getCurrentSyncVersion();
await request(app)
.post('/api/elements/sync/v2')
.send({
lastSyncVersion: v1,
changes: [{ id: 'revive', action: 'upsert', element: makeElement({ id: 'revive', x: 999 }) }],
});
const elements = getAllElements();
expect(elements).toHaveLength(1);
expect(elements[0].id).toBe('revive');
expect(elements[0].x).toBe(999);
});
});
// ─── Delta Sync v2: Bidirectional ───────────────────────────
describe('Delta sync v2 - bidirectional sync', () => {
it('returns server-side changes not sent by client', async () => {
// Server has elements from MCP
setElement('mcp-1', makeElement({ id: 'mcp-1' }));
setElement('mcp-2', makeElement({ id: 'mcp-2' }));
// Client syncs from version 0 with its own new element
const res = await request(app)
.post('/api/elements/sync/v2')
.send({
lastSyncVersion: 0,
changes: [
{ id: 'fe-1', action: 'upsert', element: makeElement({ id: 'fe-1' }) },
],
});
expect(res.body.success).toBe(true);
// Server should return mcp-1 and mcp-2 as changes the client hasn't seen
const serverChangeIds = res.body.serverChanges.map((c: any) => c.id).sort();
expect(serverChangeIds).toEqual(['mcp-1', 'mcp-2']);
// fe-1 should NOT be in serverChanges (client already knows about it)
expect(serverChangeIds).not.toContain('fe-1');
});
it('server-side deletes appear as delete actions in serverChanges', async () => {
setElement('srv-del', makeElement({ id: 'srv-del' }));
const v0 = getCurrentSyncVersion();
// Server-side delete (simulating MCP delete_element)
deleteElement('srv-del');
const v1 = getCurrentSyncVersion();
// Client syncs from before the delete
const res = await request(app)
.post('/api/elements/sync/v2')
.send({ lastSyncVersion: v0, changes: [] });
const deleteChange = res.body.serverChanges.find((c: any) => c.id === 'srv-del');
expect(deleteChange).toBeDefined();
expect(deleteChange.action).toBe('delete');
});
it('excludes client-sent IDs from serverChanges', async () => {
setElement('shared', makeElement({ id: 'shared', x: 0 }));
const res = await request(app)
.post('/api/elements/sync/v2')
.send({
lastSyncVersion: 0,
changes: [
{ id: 'shared', action: 'upsert', element: makeElement({ id: 'shared', x: 50 }) },
],
});
// 'shared' should NOT appear in serverChanges since the client sent it
const serverIds = res.body.serverChanges.map((c: any) => c.id);
expect(serverIds).not.toContain('shared');
});
});
// ─── Delta Sync v2: Multiple Rounds ─────────────────────────
describe('Delta sync v2 - multiple rounds', () => {
it('tracks sync version across multiple sync rounds', async () => {
// Round 1: create elements
const r1 = await request(app)
.post('/api/elements/sync/v2')
.send({
lastSyncVersion: 0,
changes: [
{ id: 'r1-a', action: 'upsert', element: makeElement({ id: 'r1-a' }) },
{ id: 'r1-b', action: 'upsert', element: makeElement({ id: 'r1-b' }) },
],
});
expect(r1.body.currentSyncVersion).toBeGreaterThan(0);
const v1 = r1.body.currentSyncVersion;
// Round 2: update one, delete one, create one
const r2 = await request(app)
.post('/api/elements/sync/v2')
.send({
lastSyncVersion: v1,
changes: [
{ id: 'r1-a', action: 'upsert', element: makeElement({ id: 'r1-a', x: 999 }) },
{ id: 'r1-b', action: 'delete' },
{ id: 'r2-c', action: 'upsert', element: makeElement({ id: 'r2-c' }) },
],
});
expect(r2.body.currentSyncVersion).toBeGreaterThan(v1);
expect(r2.body.appliedCount).toBe(3);
// No new server-side changes should be returned
expect(r2.body.serverChanges).toHaveLength(0);
// Verify final state
const elements = getAllElements();
expect(elements).toHaveLength(2);
const ids = elements.map(e => e.id).sort();
expect(ids).toEqual(['r1-a', 'r2-c']);
expect(elements.find(e => e.id === 'r1-a')!.x).toBe(999);
});
it('empty sync returns current version without changes', async () => {
setElement('existing', makeElement({ id: 'existing' }));
const v0 = getCurrentSyncVersion();
const res = await request(app)
.post('/api/elements/sync/v2')
.send({ lastSyncVersion: v0, changes: [] });
expect(res.body.success).toBe(true);
expect(res.body.appliedCount).toBe(0);
expect(res.body.serverChanges).toHaveLength(0);
expect(res.body.currentSyncVersion).toBe(v0);
});
});
// ─── Sync Version Monotonicity ──────────────────────────────
describe('Sync version monotonicity', () => {
it('sync version always increases after mutations', async () => {
const versions: number[] = [];
// Create
setElement('mono-a', makeElement({ id: 'mono-a' }));
versions.push(getCurrentSyncVersion());
// Update via sync
await request(app)
.post('/api/elements/sync/v2')
.send({
lastSyncVersion: 0,
changes: [{ id: 'mono-a', action: 'upsert', element: makeElement({ id: 'mono-a', x: 50 }) }],
});
versions.push(getCurrentSyncVersion());
// Delete via sync
await request(app)
.post('/api/elements/sync/v2')
.send({
lastSyncVersion: versions[versions.length - 1],
changes: [{ id: 'mono-a', action: 'delete' }],
});
versions.push(getCurrentSyncVersion());
// Create via API
await request(app)
.post('/api/elements')
.send({ type: 'rectangle', x: 0, y: 0, width: 100, height: 50 });
versions.push(getCurrentSyncVersion());
// Every version should be strictly greater than the previous
for (let i = 1; i < versions.length; i++) {
expect(versions[i]).toBeGreaterThan(versions[i - 1]!);
}
});
it('getChangesSince correctly filters by version', async () => {
setElement('cs-a', makeElement({ id: 'cs-a' }));
const v1 = getCurrentSyncVersion();
setElement('cs-b', makeElement({ id: 'cs-b' }));
const v2 = getCurrentSyncVersion();
setElement('cs-c', makeElement({ id: 'cs-c' }));
const v3 = getCurrentSyncVersion();
// Changes since v1 should include cs-b and cs-c but not cs-a
const changes = getChangesSince(v1);
const ids = changes.map(c => c.id).sort();
expect(ids).toEqual(['cs-b', 'cs-c']);
// Changes since v2 should only include cs-c
const changes2 = getChangesSince(v2);
expect(changes2).toHaveLength(1);
expect(changes2[0].id).toBe('cs-c');
// Changes since v3 should be empty
expect(getChangesSince(v3)).toHaveLength(0);
});
});
// ─── Concurrent Sync Requests ───────────────────────────────
describe('Concurrent sync requests', () => {
it('parallel sync requests all complete without data loss', async () => {
const promises = Array.from({ length: 5 }, (_, i) =>
request(app)
.post('/api/elements/sync/v2')
.send({
lastSyncVersion: 0,
changes: [
{ id: `par-${i}`, action: 'upsert', element: makeElement({ id: `par-${i}`, x: i * 100 }) },
],
})
);
const results = await Promise.all(promises);
for (const r of results) {
expect(r.body.success).toBe(true);
expect(r.body.appliedCount).toBe(1);
}
const elements = getAllElements();
expect(elements).toHaveLength(5);
});
it('parallel deletes all take effect', async () => {
for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
setElement(`pd-${i}`, makeElement({ id: `pd-${i}` }));
}
const v0 = getCurrentSyncVersion();
const promises = Array.from({ length: 5 }, (_, i) =>
request(app)
.post('/api/elements/sync/v2')
.send({
lastSyncVersion: v0,
changes: [{ id: `pd-${i}`, action: 'delete' }],
})
);
await Promise.all(promises);
expect(getAllElements()).toHaveLength(0);
});
});
// ─── Sync After Clear ───────────────────────────────────────
describe('Sync after clear', () => {
it('elements created after clear persist correctly', async () => {
setElement('pre-clear', makeElement({ id: 'pre-clear' }));
await request(app).delete('/api/elements/clear');
expect(getAllElements()).toHaveLength(0);
const v0 = getCurrentSyncVersion();
const res = await request(app)
.post('/api/elements/sync/v2')
.send({
lastSyncVersion: v0,
changes: [
{ id: 'post-clear', action: 'upsert', element: makeElement({ id: 'post-clear' }) },
],
});
expect(res.body.appliedCount).toBe(1);
expect(getAllElements()).toHaveLength(1);
expect(getAllElements()[0].id).toBe('post-clear');
});
it('sync from version 0 after clear returns clear as delete changes', async () => {
setElement('was-here', makeElement({ id: 'was-here' }));
clearElements();
// Sync from 0 should see the element as a delete
const changes = getChangesSince(0);
const deleteChange = changes.find(c => c.id === 'was-here');
expect(deleteChange).toBeDefined();
expect(deleteChange!.action).toBe('delete');
});
});
// ─── Overwrite Sync (Legacy) ────────────────────────────────
describe('POST /api/elements/sync (legacy overwrite)', () => {
it('replaces all elements and deleted ones stay gone on GET', async () => {
setElement('old-1', makeElement({ id: 'old-1' }));
setElement('old-2', makeElement({ id: 'old-2' }));
const res = await request(app)
.post('/api/elements/sync')
.send({
elements: [makeElement({ id: 'new-1' })],
});
expect(res.body.success).toBe(true);
const elements = getAllElements();
expect(elements).toHaveLength(1);
expect(elements[0].id).toBe('new-1');
// Old elements should not be returned
const listRes = await request(app).get('/api/elements');
expect(listRes.body.count).toBe(1);
expect(listRes.body.elements[0].id).toBe('new-1');
});
it('overwrite with empty array clears all elements', async () => {
setElement('gone', makeElement({ id: 'gone' }));
await request(app)
.post('/api/elements/sync')
.send({ elements: [] });
expect(getAllElements()).toHaveLength(0);
const res = await request(app).get('/api/elements');
expect(res.body.count).toBe(0);
});
});
// ─── GET /api/sync/version consistency ──────────────────────
describe('GET /api/sync/version', () => {
it('matches internal getCurrentSyncVersion', async () => {
setElement('sv-check', makeElement({ id: 'sv-check' }));
const internal = getCurrentSyncVersion();
const res = await request(app).get('/api/sync/version');
expect(res.body.syncVersion).toBe(internal);
});
it('increases after sync/v2 applies changes', async () => {
const r1 = await request(app).get('/api/sync/version');
const v1 = r1.body.syncVersion;
await request(app)
.post('/api/elements/sync/v2')
.send({
lastSyncVersion: 0,
changes: [{ id: 'bump', action: 'upsert', element: makeElement({ id: 'bump' }) }],
});
const r2 = await request(app).get('/api/sync/version');
expect(r2.body.syncVersion).toBeGreaterThan(v1);
});
});