package app
import (
"bytes"
"fmt"
"strings"
"github.com/mattermost/focalboard/server/assets"
"github.com/mattermost/focalboard/server/model"
"github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6/shared/mlog"
)
const (
defaultTemplateVersion = 2
globalTeamID = "0"
func (a *App) InitTemplates() error {
_, err := a.initializeTemplates()
return err
}
// initializeTemplates imports default templates if the boards table is empty.
func (a *App) initializeTemplates() (bool, error) {
boards, err := a.store.GetTemplateBoards(globalTeamID)
if err != nil {
return false, fmt.Errorf("cannot initialize templates: %w", err)
a.logger.Debug("Fetched template boards", mlog.Int("count", len(boards)))
isNeeded, reason := a.isInitializationNeeded(boards)
if !isNeeded {
a.logger.Debug("Template import not needed, skipping")
return false, nil
a.logger.Debug("Importing new default templates",
mlog.String("reason", reason),
mlog.Int("size", len(assets.DefaultTemplatesArchive)),
// Remove in case of newer Templates
if err = a.store.RemoveDefaultTemplates(boards); err != nil {
return false, fmt.Errorf("cannot remove old template boards: %w", err)
r := bytes.NewReader(assets.DefaultTemplatesArchive)
opt := model.ImportArchiveOptions{
TeamID: globalTeamID,
ModifiedBy: "system",
BlockModifier: fixTemplateBlock,
BoardModifier: fixTemplateBoard,
if err = a.ImportArchive(r, opt); err != nil {
return false, fmt.Errorf("cannot initialize global templates for team %s: %w", globalTeamID, err)
return true, nil
// isInitializationNeeded returns true if the blocks table contains no default templates,
// or contains at least one default template with an old version number.
func (a *App) isInitializationNeeded(boards []*model.Board) (bool, string) {
if len(boards) == 0 {
return true, "no default templates found"
// look for any built-in template boards with the wrong version number (or no version #).
for _, board := range boards {
// if not built-in board...skip
if board.CreatedBy != "system" {
continue
if board.TemplateVersion < defaultTemplateVersion {
return true, "template_version too old"
return false, ""
// fixTemplateBlock fixes a block to be inserted as part of a template.
func fixTemplateBlock(block *model.Block, cache map[string]interface{}) bool {
// cache contains ids of skipped boards. Ensure their children are skipped as well.
if _, ok := cache[block.BoardID]; ok {
cache[block.ID] = struct{}{}
return false
if _, ok := cache[block.ParentID]; ok {
return true
// fixTemplateBoard fixes a board to be inserted as part of a template.
func fixTemplateBoard(board *model.Board, cache map[string]interface{}) bool {
// filter out template blocks; we only want the non-template
// blocks which we will turn into default template blocks.
if board.IsTemplate {
cache[board.ID] = struct{}{}
// remove '(NEW)' from title & force template flag
board.Title = strings.ReplaceAll(board.Title, "(NEW)", "")
board.IsTemplate = true
board.TemplateVersion = defaultTemplateVersion
board.Type = model.BoardTypeOpen