Let the Story Bible Editor create new entries, not just edit existing ones

Right-click a folder in the tree (a top-level category like
01-Characters, or any subfolder like cities) for "Add <type> entry…" —
the type is guessed from the folder's own name (singularized: cities
-> city, Objects -> object), editable afterward like any other field.
Names a file, writes minimal id/name/aliases/summary/type/status
frontmatter, and loads it straight into the editor.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

src/app/mod.rs

@@ -457,6 +457,19 @@ pub struct App {
     /// Whether the caret was in the Story Bible editor's text area last frame,
     /// which is what decides where `Ctrl+S` sends its save.
     story_bible_editor_focused: bool,
+    /// Whether the "add Story Bible entry" dialog is open.
+    show_add_story_bible_item: bool,
+    /// Directory (relative to the Story Bible folder) the new entry will be
+    /// created in, set by the tree's right-click menu.
+    add_story_bible_dir: String,
+    /// Entry type inferred from that directory's name, pre-filled into the
+    /// new file's `type:` field — editable like any other field once created.
+    add_story_bible_type: String,
+    /// The dialog's name field.
+    add_story_bible_name: String,
+    /// Set alongside `show_add_story_bible_item` so the name field takes
+    /// focus on the frame the dialog opens.
+    add_story_bible_focus: bool,
     /// List of auto-snapshots for rollback.
     snapshots: Vec<crate::app::auto_snapshot::SnapshotInfo>,
     /// Word count at the last auto-snapshot.
@@ -594,6 +607,11 @@ impl App {
             story_bible_editor_content: String::new(),
             story_bible_editor_path: None,
             story_bible_editor_focused: false,
+            show_add_story_bible_item: false,
+            add_story_bible_dir: String::new(),
+            add_story_bible_type: String::new(),
+            add_story_bible_name: String::new(),
+            add_story_bible_focus: false,
             snapshots: Vec::new(),
             last_snapshot_word_count: 0,
             show_snapshots: false,
@@ -749,6 +767,10 @@ impl eframe::App for App {
             self.story_bible_editor_window(ctx);
         }
 
+        if self.show_add_story_bible_item {
+            self.add_story_bible_item_window(ctx);
+        }
+
         if self.show_snapshots {
             self.snapshots_window(ctx);
         }

src/app/story_bible_editor.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 use super::*;
 use std::fs;
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 /// A tree node for the Story Bible tree view.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
@@ -159,12 +159,16 @@ impl App {
         None
     }
 
-    /// Render the Story Bible tree recursively.
+    /// Render the Story Bible tree recursively. `add_requested` collects the
+    /// directory path a right-click menu's "Add … entry…" was clicked for,
+    /// so the caller can open the add dialog once rendering is done rather
+    /// than mutating `self` from inside this `&self` walk.
     fn render_bible_tree(
         &self,
         ui: &mut egui::Ui,
         nodes: &[BibleTreeNode],
         selected_path: &Option<String>,
+        add_requested: &mut Option<String>,
     ) -> Option<String> {
         let mut clicked_path: Option<String> = None;
 
@@ -173,13 +177,23 @@ impl App {
                 BibleTreeNode::Directory { name, path, children } => {
                     let _is_selected = selected_path.as_ref().map_or(false, |p| p == path);
 
-                    egui::CollapsingHeader::new(name)
+                    let header = egui::CollapsingHeader::new(name)
                         .default_open(true)
                         .show(ui, |ui| {
-                            if let Some(child_clicked) = self.render_bible_tree(ui, children, selected_path) {
+                            if let Some(child_clicked) =
+                                self.render_bible_tree(ui, children, selected_path, add_requested)
+                            {
                                 clicked_path = Some(child_clicked);
                             }
                         });
+                    header.header_response.context_menu(|ui| {
+                        let entry_type = infer_entry_type(path);
+                        let label = format!("➕ Add {entry_type} entry…");
+                        if ui.button(label).clicked() {
+                            *add_requested = Some(path.clone());
+                            ui.close_menu();
+                        }
+                    });
                 }
                 BibleTreeNode::File { name, path } => {
                     let is_selected = selected_path.as_ref().map_or(false, |p| p == path);
@@ -243,6 +257,9 @@ impl App {
         // Set by the editor's text area below, read back out once the closures
         // that borrow `self` have finished.
         let mut focused = false;
+        // Directory a right-click menu's "Add … entry…" was clicked for, if
+        // any — applied after the tree finishes rendering, same reason.
+        let mut add_requested: Option<String> = None;
         ui.horizontal(|ui| {
             // Left panel: Tree view (1/3 width). The width must be set on
             // this panel's own child `Ui`, not the shared horizontal one —
@@ -276,7 +293,7 @@ impl App {
                         } else {
                             // Render tree
                             if let Some(clicked_path) = self.render_bible_tree(
-                                ui, tree, &self.story_bible_editor_path
+                                ui, tree, &self.story_bible_editor_path, &mut add_requested,
                             ) {
                                 // Load the clicked file
                                 self.load_story_bible_item(&clicked_path);
@@ -345,6 +362,14 @@ impl App {
             });
         });
         self.story_bible_editor_focused = focused;
+
+        if let Some(dir) = add_requested {
+            self.add_story_bible_type = infer_entry_type(&dir);
+            self.add_story_bible_dir = dir;
+            self.add_story_bible_name.clear();
+            self.show_add_story_bible_item = true;
+            self.add_story_bible_focus = true;
+        }
     }
 
     /// Load a Story Bible item from the workspace.
@@ -390,6 +415,116 @@ impl App {
         }
     }
 
+    /// The "Add … entry…" dialog opened from a directory's right-click menu.
+    /// Mirrors `rename_window`'s shape (`src/app/workspace.rs`): a small
+    /// modal with a focused name field, Enter-to-submit, Create/Cancel.
+    pub(super) fn add_story_bible_item_window(&mut self, ctx: &egui::Context) {
+        let mut open = self.show_add_story_bible_item;
+        let mut submit = false;
+        let mut cancel = false;
+        let title = format!("Add {} entry", capitalize(&self.add_story_bible_type));
+        egui::Window::new(title)
+            .open(&mut open)
+            .resizable(false)
+            .collapsible(false)
+            .default_width(320.0)
+            .show(ctx, |ui| {
+                ui.label(
+                    egui::RichText::new(format!("in {}/", self.add_story_bible_dir))
+                        .small()
+                        .weak(),
+                );
+                ui.add_space(4.0);
+                let r = ui.add(
+                    egui::TextEdit::singleline(&mut self.add_story_bible_name)
+                        .desired_width(f32::INFINITY)
+                        .hint_text("e.g. Captain Reyes"),
+                );
+                if self.add_story_bible_focus {
+                    r.request_focus();
+                    self.add_story_bible_focus = false;
+                }
+                submit |= r.lost_focus() && ui.input(|i| i.key_pressed(egui::Key::Enter));
+                ui.label(
+                    egui::RichText::new(format!(
+                        "Starts with id/name/aliases/summary/type: {} frontmatter — \
+                         edit any of it once it's created.",
+                        self.add_story_bible_type
+                    ))
+                    .small()
+                    .weak(),
+                );
+                ui.separator();
+                ui.horizontal(|ui| {
+                    submit |= ui.button("Create").clicked();
+                    cancel |= ui.button("Cancel").clicked();
+                });
+            });
+        if cancel || !open {
+            self.show_add_story_bible_item = false;
+            return;
+        }
+        if submit {
+            if self.create_story_bible_item() {
+                self.show_add_story_bible_item = false;
+            } else {
+                // Rejected (empty name): keep the dialog up, same as Rename.
+                self.add_story_bible_focus = true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Create the new Story Bible entry `add_story_bible_name` names, inside
+    /// `add_story_bible_dir`, and load it into the editor. Returns `false`
+    /// (leaving the dialog open) when there's no usable name yet.
+    fn create_story_bible_item(&mut self) -> bool {
+        let name = self.add_story_bible_name.trim();
+        if name.is_empty() {
+            self.status = "Name needed".to_string();
+            return false;
+        }
+        let Some(base_dir) = self.find_story_bible_directory() else {
+            self.status = "Story Bible directory not found".to_string();
+            return false;
+        };
+        let dir = base_dir.join(&self.add_story_bible_dir);
+        if let Err(e) = fs::create_dir_all(&dir) {
+            self.status = format!("Could not create {}: {e}", dir.display());
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        let stem = unique_slug(&dir, &slugify(name));
+        let rel_path = format!("{}/{stem}.md", self.add_story_bible_dir);
+        let full_path = base_dir.join(&rel_path);
+
+        let content = format!(
+            "---\n\
+             id: {stem}\n\
+             name: \"{name}\"\n\
+             aliases: []\n\
+             summary: \"\"\n\
+             type: {}\n\
+             status: active\n\
+             ---\n\n\
+             # {name}\n",
+            self.add_story_bible_type,
+        );
+
+        match fs::write(&full_path, &content) {
+            Ok(()) => {
+                self.status = format!("Created {rel_path}");
+                self.story_bible_editor_content = content;
+                self.story_bible_editor_path = Some(rel_path);
+                self.build_story_bible_index();
+                true
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                self.status = format!("Could not create {rel_path}: {e}");
+                false
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Open the Story Bible editor.
     pub(super) fn open_story_bible_editor(&mut self) {
         self.show_story_bible_editor = true;
@@ -420,3 +555,142 @@ impl App {
         None
     }
 }
+
+/// Best-guess entry `type:` for a new Story Bible item, from the directory
+/// it's being added to: the last path component, a leading `NN-`/`NN_`/`NN `
+/// ordering prefix dropped, underscores turned to spaces, lowercased, and
+/// singularized by a simple suffix heuristic (`cities` -> `city`, `Objects`
+/// -> `object`). Only a default — nothing stops the file's own `type:`
+/// field being edited afterward if the guess is off.
+fn infer_entry_type(dir_path: &str) -> String {
+    let last = dir_path.rsplit('/').next().unwrap_or(dir_path).trim();
+    let rest = last.trim_start_matches(|c: char| c.is_ascii_digit());
+    let stripped = match rest.strip_prefix(['-', '_', ' ']) {
+        Some(after) if !after.trim().is_empty() => after.trim(),
+        _ => last,
+    };
+    let lower = stripped.replace(['_', '-'], " ").to_lowercase();
+    match lower.strip_suffix("ies") {
+        Some(stem) => format!("{stem}y"),
+        None => match lower.strip_suffix('s') {
+            Some(stem) => stem.to_string(),
+            None => lower,
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+/// Capitalize the first character, leaving the rest alone.
+fn capitalize(s: &str) -> String {
+    let mut chars = s.chars();
+    match chars.next() {
+        Some(c) => c.to_uppercase().collect::<String>() + chars.as_str(),
+        None => String::new(),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Turn a typed display name into a filename stem: lowercase, runs of
+/// anything that isn't a letter or digit collapsed to a single `_`, trimmed
+/// of leading/trailing `_`. Falls back to `entry` if nothing alphanumeric
+/// survives (an emoji-only name, say), so a file always gets created.
+fn slugify(name: &str) -> String {
+    let mut out = String::with_capacity(name.len());
+    let mut last_was_sep = false;
+    for c in name.chars() {
+        if c.is_alphanumeric() {
+            out.extend(c.to_lowercase());
+            last_was_sep = false;
+        } else if !last_was_sep && !out.is_empty() {
+            out.push('_');
+            last_was_sep = true;
+        }
+    }
+    while out.ends_with('_') {
+        out.pop();
+    }
+    if out.is_empty() {
+        "entry".to_string()
+    } else {
+        out
+    }
+}
+
+/// `slug`, or `slug_2`/`slug_3`/… if a file by that name already exists in
+/// `dir` — the same "find the first free name" shape as the main file
+/// panel's `＋ New from template`.
+fn unique_slug(dir: &Path, slug: &str) -> String {
+    if !dir.join(format!("{slug}.md")).exists() {
+        return slug.to_string();
+    }
+    let mut n = 2;
+    loop {
+        let candidate = format!("{slug}_{n}");
+        if !dir.join(format!("{candidate}.md")).exists() {
+            return candidate;
+        }
+        n += 1;
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn infers_type_from_a_top_level_category() {
+        assert_eq!(infer_entry_type("01-Characters"), "character");
+        assert_eq!(infer_entry_type("04-Objects"), "object");
+        assert_eq!(infer_entry_type("05-Relationships"), "relationship");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn infers_type_from_the_closest_subfolder() {
+        assert_eq!(infer_entry_type("01-Characters/main_characters"), "main character");
+        assert_eq!(infer_entry_type("02-Locations/cities"), "city");
+        assert_eq!(infer_entry_type("03-Lore/factions"), "faction");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn a_name_with_no_trailing_s_is_left_alone() {
+        assert_eq!(infer_entry_type("06-Timeline"), "timeline");
+        assert_eq!(infer_entry_type("03-Lore/history"), "history");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn capitalize_only_touches_the_first_character() {
+        assert_eq!(capitalize("character"), "Character");
+        assert_eq!(capitalize(""), "");
+        assert_eq!(capitalize("main character"), "Main character");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn slugify_collapses_punctuation_and_spaces() {
+        assert_eq!(slugify("Captain Reyes"), "captain_reyes");
+        assert_eq!(slugify("  Mira  Voss  "), "mira_voss");
+        assert_eq!(slugify("O'Brien's Tavern!"), "o_brien_s_tavern");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn slugify_falls_back_rather_than_producing_an_empty_name() {
+        assert_eq!(slugify("***"), "entry");
+        assert_eq!(slugify(""), "entry");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn unique_slug_finds_the_first_free_name() {
+        let dir = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!(
+            "md-manuscript-sbe-slug-test-{}",
+            std::process::id()
+        ));
+        let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
+        fs::create_dir_all(&dir).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(unique_slug(&dir, "mira"), "mira");
+
+        fs::write(dir.join("mira.md"), "").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(unique_slug(&dir, "mira"), "mira_2");
+
+        fs::write(dir.join("mira_2.md"), "").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(unique_slug(&dir, "mira"), "mira_3");
+
+        let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
+    }
+}