CE-704: updates to better handling selecting variants on 'integrations', or if not valid, etc.

also, just let backend request set it (it already was sending header).  also, log more.  also, remove unused attribute `pathToLabelMap` from `SideNav` (was issuing warnings)

package.json

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
       "html-react-parser": "1.4.8",
       "html-to-text": "^9.0.5",
       "http-proxy-middleware": "2.0.6",
+      "jwt-decode": "3.1.2",
       "rapidoc": "9.3.4",
       "react": "18.0.0",
       "react-ace": "10.1.0",

src/App.tsx

@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ import CssBaseline from "@mui/material/CssBaseline";
 import Icon from "@mui/material/Icon";
 import {ThemeProvider} from "@mui/material/styles";
 import {LicenseInfo} from "@mui/x-license-pro";
-import React, {JSXElementConstructor, Key, ReactElement, useContext, useEffect, useState,} from "react";
+import jwt_decode from "jwt-decode";
+import React, {JSXElementConstructor, Key, ReactElement, useEffect, useState,} from "react";
 import {useCookies} from "react-cookie";
 import {Navigate, Route, Routes, useLocation,} from "react-router-dom";
 import {Md5} from "ts-md5/dist/md5";
@@ -57,11 +58,11 @@ import ProcessUtils from "qqq/utils/qqq/ProcessUtils";
 
 
 const qController = Client.getInstance();
-export const SESSION_ID_COOKIE_NAME = "sessionId";
+export const SESSION_UUID_COOKIE_NAME = "sessionUUID";
 
 export default function App()
 {
-   const [, setCookie, removeCookie] = useCookies([SESSION_ID_COOKIE_NAME]);
+   const [cookies, setCookie, removeCookie] = useCookies([SESSION_UUID_COOKIE_NAME]);
    const {user, getAccessTokenSilently, logout} = useAuth0();
    const [loadingToken, setLoadingToken] = useState(false);
    const [isFullyAuthenticated, setIsFullyAuthenticated] = useState(false);
@@ -69,8 +70,62 @@ export default function App()
    const [branding, setBranding] = useState({} as QBrandingMetaData);
    const [metaData, setMetaData] = useState({} as QInstance);
    const [needLicenseKey, setNeedLicenseKey] = useState(true);
+   const [loggedInUser, setLoggedInUser] = useState({} as { name?: string, email?: string });
    const [defaultRoute, setDefaultRoute] = useState("/no-apps");
 
+   const shouldStoreNewToken = (newToken: string, oldToken: string): boolean =>
+   {
+      if (!cookies[SESSION_UUID_COOKIE_NAME])
+      {
+         console.log("No session uuid cookie - so we should store a new one.");
+         return (true);
+      }
+
+      if (!oldToken)
+      {
+         console.log("No accessToken in localStorage - so we should store a new one.");
+         return (true);
+      }
+
+      try
+      {
+         const oldJSON: any = jwt_decode(oldToken);
+         const newJSON: any = jwt_decode(newToken);
+
+         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         // if the old (local storage) token is expired, then we need to store the new one //
+         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         const oldExp = oldJSON["exp"];
+         if(oldExp * 1000 < (new Date().getTime()))
+         {
+            console.log("Access token in local storage was expired - so we should store a new one.");
+            return (true);
+         }
+
+         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         // remove the exp & iat values from what we compare - as they are always different from auth0 //
+         // note, this is only deleting them from what we compare, not from what we'd store.           //
+         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         delete newJSON["exp"]
+         delete newJSON["iat"]
+         delete oldJSON["exp"]
+         delete oldJSON["iat"]
+
+         const different = JSON.stringify(newJSON) !== JSON.stringify(oldJSON);
+         if(different)
+         {
+            console.log("Latest access token from auth0 has changed vs localStorage - so we should store a new one.");
+         }
+         return (different);
+      }
+      catch(e)
+      {
+         console.log("Caught in shouldStoreNewToken: " + e)
+      }
+
+      return (true);
+   };
+
    useEffect(() =>
    {
       if (loadingToken)
@@ -92,20 +147,48 @@ export default function App()
             {
                console.log("Loading token from auth0...");
                const accessToken = await getAccessTokenSilently();
-               qController.setAuthorizationHeaderValue("Bearer " + accessToken);
 
-               /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+               const lsAccessToken = localStorage.getItem("accessToken");
-               // we've stopped using session id cook with auth0, so make sure it is not set. //
+               if (shouldStoreNewToken(accessToken, lsAccessToken))
-               /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+               {
-               removeCookie(SESSION_ID_COOKIE_NAME);
+                  console.log("Sending accessToken to backend, requesting a sessionUUID...");
+                  const newSessionUuid = await qController.manageSession(accessToken, null);
+
+                  /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+                  // the request to the backend should send a header to set the cookie, so we don't need to do it ourselves. //
+                  /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+                  // setCookie(SESSION_UUID_COOKIE_NAME, newSessionUuid, {path: "/"});
+
+                  localStorage.setItem("accessToken", accessToken);
+                  console.log("Got new sessionUUID from backend, and stored new accessToken");
+               }
+               else
+               {
+                  console.log("Using existing sessionUUID cookie");
+               }
+
+               /*
+               ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+               // todo#authHeader - this is our quick rollback plan - if we feel the need to stop using the cookie approach. //
+               // we turn off the shouldStoreNewToken block above, and turn on these 2 lines.                                //
+               ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+               removeCookie(SESSION_UUID_COOKIE_NAME, {path: "/"});
+               localStorage.removeItem("accessToken");
+               */
 
                setIsFullyAuthenticated(true);
+               qController.setGotAuthentication();
+               qController.setAuthorizationHeaderValue("Bearer " + accessToken);
+
+               setLoggedInUser(user);
                console.log("Token load complete.");
             }
             catch (e)
             {
                console.log(`Error loading token: ${JSON.stringify(e)}`);
                qController.clearAuthenticationMetaDataLocalStorage();
+               localStorage.removeItem("accessToken")
+               removeCookie(SESSION_UUID_COOKIE_NAME, {path: "/"});
                logout();
                return;
             }
@@ -116,9 +199,9 @@ export default function App()
             // use a random token if anonymous or mock //
             /////////////////////////////////////////////
             console.log("Generating random token...");
-            qController.setAuthorizationHeaderValue(null);
+            qController.setAuthorizationHeaderValue(Md5.hashStr(`${new Date()}`));
             setIsFullyAuthenticated(true);
-            setCookie(SESSION_ID_COOKIE_NAME, Md5.hashStr(`${new Date()}`), {path: "/"});
+            setCookie(SESSION_UUID_COOKIE_NAME, Md5.hashStr(`${new Date()}`), {path: "/"});
             console.log("Token generation complete.");
             return;
          }
@@ -149,7 +232,7 @@ export default function App()
    const [needToLoadRoutes, setNeedToLoadRoutes] = useState(true);
    const [sideNavRoutes, setSideNavRoutes] = useState([]);
    const [appRoutes, setAppRoutes] = useState(null as any);
-   const [pathToLabelMap, setPathToLabelMap] = useState({} as {[path: string]: string});
+   const [pathToLabelMap, setPathToLabelMap] = useState({} as { [path: string]: string });
 
    ////////////////////////////////////////////
    // load qqq meta data to make more routes //
@@ -267,14 +350,14 @@ export default function App()
                   name: `${app.label}`,
                   key: app.name,
                   route: path,
-                  component: <RecordQuery table={table} key={table.name}/>,
+                  component: <RecordQuery table={table} key={table.name} />,
                });
 
                routeList.push({
                   name: `${app.label}`,
                   key: app.name,
                   route: `${path}/savedFilter/:id`,
-                  component: <RecordQuery table={table} key={table.name}/>,
+                  component: <RecordQuery table={table} key={table.name} />,
                });
 
                routeList.push({
@@ -429,11 +512,11 @@ export default function App()
 
             let profileRoutes = {};
             const gravatarBase = "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/";
-            const hash = Md5.hashStr(user?.email || "user");
+            const hash = Md5.hashStr(loggedInUser?.email || "user");
             const profilePicture = `${gravatarBase}${hash}`;
             profileRoutes = {
                type: "collapse",
-               name: user?.name,
+               name: loggedInUser?.name ?? "Anonymous",
                key: "username",
                noCollapse: true,
                icon: <Avatar src={profilePicture} alt="{user?.name}" />,
@@ -469,7 +552,7 @@ export default function App()
             }
 
             const pathToLabelMap: {[path: string]: string} = {}
-            for(let i =0; i<appRoutesList.length; i++)
+            for (let i = 0; i < appRoutesList.length; i++)
             {
                const route = appRoutesList[i];
                pathToLabelMap[route.route] = route.name;
@@ -495,7 +578,10 @@ export default function App()
             {
                if ((e as QException).status === "401")
                {
+                  console.log("Exception is a QException with status = 401.  Clearing some of localStorage & cookies");
                   qController.clearAuthenticationMetaDataLocalStorage();
+                  localStorage.removeItem("accessToken")
+                  removeCookie(SESSION_UUID_COOKIE_NAME, {path: "/"});
 
                   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////
                   // todo - this is auth0 logout... make more generic //
@@ -596,7 +682,7 @@ export default function App()
          }}>
             <ThemeProvider theme={theme}>
                <CssBaseline />
-               <CommandMenu metaData={metaData}/>
+               <CommandMenu metaData={metaData} />
                <Sidenav
                   color={sidenavColor}
                   icon={branding.icon}
@@ -604,7 +690,6 @@ export default function App()
                   appName={branding.appName}
                   branding={branding}
                   routes={sideNavRoutes}
-                  pathToLabelMap={pathToLabelMap}
                   onMouseEnter={handleOnMouseEnter}
                   onMouseLeave={handleOnMouseLeave}
                />

src/HandleAuthorizationError.tsx

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 import {useAuth0} from "@auth0/auth0-react";
 import React, {useEffect} from "react";
 import {useCookies} from "react-cookie";
-import {SESSION_ID_COOKIE_NAME} from "App";
+import {SESSION_UUID_COOKIE_NAME} from "App";
 
 interface Props
 {
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ interface Props
 function HandleAuthorizationError({errorMessage}: Props)
 {
 
-   const [, , removeCookie] = useCookies([SESSION_ID_COOKIE_NAME]);
+   const [, , removeCookie] = useCookies([SESSION_UUID_COOKIE_NAME]);
    const {logout} = useAuth0();
 
    useEffect(() =>
    {
       logout();
-      removeCookie(SESSION_ID_COOKIE_NAME, {path: "/"});
+      removeCookie(SESSION_UUID_COOKIE_NAME, {path: "/"});
    });
 
    return (

src/qqq/components/misc/GotoRecordDialog.tsx

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import {QFieldMetaData} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/metaData/QFieldMetaData";
 import {QInstance} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/metaData/QInstance";
 import {QTableMetaData} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/metaData/QTableMetaData";
+import {QTableVariant} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/metaData/QTableVariant";
 import {QCriteriaOperator} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/query/QCriteriaOperator";
 import {QFilterCriteria} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/query/QFilterCriteria";
 import {QQueryFilter} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/query/QQueryFilter";
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ import DialogContent from "@mui/material/DialogContent";
 import DialogTitle from "@mui/material/DialogTitle";
 import Grid from "@mui/material/Grid";
 import Icon from "@mui/material/Icon";
+import IconButton from "@mui/material/IconButton";
 import TextField from "@mui/material/TextField";
 import React, {useState} from "react";
 import {useNavigate} from "react-router-dom";
@@ -45,8 +47,10 @@ interface Props
    isOpen: boolean;
    metaData: QInstance;
    tableMetaData: QTableMetaData;
+   tableVariant?: QTableVariant;
    closeHandler: () => void;
    mayClose: boolean;
+   subHeader?: JSX.Element;
 }
 
 GotoRecordDialog.defaultProps = {
@@ -155,15 +159,17 @@ function GotoRecordDialog(props: Props): JSX.Element
    {
       setError("");
       const filter = new QQueryFilter([new QFilterCriteria(fieldName, QCriteriaOperator.EQUALS, [values[fieldName]])], null, "AND", null, 10);
-      const queryResult = await qController.query(props.tableMetaData.name, filter)
+      try
-      if(queryResult.length == 0)
+      {
+         const queryResult = await qController.query(props.tableMetaData.name, filter, null, props.tableVariant)
+         if (queryResult.length == 0)
          {
             setError("Record not found.");
             setTimeout(() => setError(""), 3000);
          }
-      else if(queryResult.length == 1)
+         else if (queryResult.length == 1)
          {
-         navigate(`${props.metaData.getTablePathByName(props.tableMetaData.name)}/${queryResult[0].values.get(props.tableMetaData.primaryKeyField)}`);
+            navigate(`${props.metaData.getTablePathByName(props.tableMetaData.name)}/${encodeURIComponent(queryResult[0].values.get(props.tableMetaData.primaryKeyField))}`);
             close();
          }
          else
@@ -172,6 +178,13 @@ function GotoRecordDialog(props: Props): JSX.Element
             setTimeout(() => setError(""), 3000);
          }
       }
+      catch(e)
+      {
+         // @ts-ignore
+         setError(`Error: ${(e && e.message) ? e.message : e}`);
+         setTimeout(() => setError(""), 6000);
+      }
+   }
 
    if(props.tableMetaData)
    {
@@ -183,8 +196,19 @@ function GotoRecordDialog(props: Props): JSX.Element
 
    return (
       <Dialog open={props.isOpen} onClose={() => closeRequested} onKeyPress={(e) => keyPressed(e)} fullWidth maxWidth={"sm"}>
-         <DialogTitle>Go To...</DialogTitle>
+         <DialogTitle sx={{display: "flex"}}>
+            <Box sx={{display: "flex", flexGrow: 1}}>
+               Go To...
+            </Box>
+            <Box sx={{display: "flex"}}>
+               <IconButton onClick={() =>
+               {
+                  document.location.href = "/";
+               }}><Icon sx={{align: "right"}} fontSize="small">close</Icon></IconButton>
+            </Box>
+         </DialogTitle>
          <DialogContent>
+            {props.subHeader}
             {
                fields.map((field, index) =>
                   (
@@ -237,9 +261,11 @@ interface GotoRecordButtonProps
 {
    metaData: QInstance;
    tableMetaData: QTableMetaData;
+   tableVariant?: QTableVariant;
    autoOpen?: boolean;
    buttonVisible?: boolean;
    mayClose?: boolean;
+   subHeader?: JSX.Element;
 }
 
 GotoRecordButton.defaultProps = {
@@ -268,7 +294,7 @@ export function GotoRecordButton(props: GotoRecordButtonProps): JSX.Element
          {
             props.buttonVisible && hasGotoFieldNames(props.tableMetaData) && <Button onClick={openGoto} >Go To...</Button>
          }
-         <GotoRecordDialog metaData={props.metaData} tableMetaData={props.tableMetaData} isOpen={gotoIsOpen} closeHandler={closeGoto} mayClose={props.mayClose} />
+         <GotoRecordDialog metaData={props.metaData} tableMetaData={props.tableMetaData} tableVariant={props.tableVariant} isOpen={gotoIsOpen} closeHandler={closeGoto} mayClose={props.mayClose} subHeader={props.subHeader} />
       </React.Fragment>
    );
 }

src/qqq/pages/processes/ProcessRun.tsx

@@ -228,12 +228,19 @@ function ProcessRun({process, table, defaultProcessValues, isModal, isWidget, is
 
    const download = (url: string, fileName: string) =>
    {
-      const qController = Client.getInstance();
+      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
+      // todo - this could be simplified.                                                        //
+      // it was originally built like this when we had to submit full access token to backend... //
+      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       let xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
       xhr.open("POST", url);
       xhr.responseType = "blob";
       let formData = new FormData();
+
+      ////////////////////////////////////
+      // todo#authHeader - delete this. //
+      ////////////////////////////////////
+      const qController = Client.getInstance();
       formData.append("Authorization", qController.getAuthorizationHeaderValue());
 
       // @ts-ignore

src/qqq/pages/records/query/RecordQuery.tsx

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ import {DataGridPro, GridCallbackDetails, GridColDef, GridColumnMenuContainer, G
 import {GridRowModel} from "@mui/x-data-grid/models/gridRows";
 import FormData from "form-data";
 import React, {forwardRef, useContext, useEffect, useReducer, useRef, useState} from "react";
-import {useLocation, useNavigate, useSearchParams} from "react-router-dom";
+import {Navigate, NavigateFunction, useLocation, useNavigate, useSearchParams} from "react-router-dom";
 import QContext from "QContext";
 import {QActionsMenuButton, QCancelButton, QCreateNewButton, QSaveButton} from "qqq/components/buttons/DefaultButtons";
 import MenuButton from "qqq/components/buttons/MenuButton";
@@ -539,15 +539,7 @@ function RecordQuery({table, launchProcess}: Props): JSX.Element
                <CustomWidthTooltip title={tooltipHTML}>
                   <IconButton sx={{p: 0, fontSize: "0.5rem", mb: 1, color: "#9f9f9f", fontVariationSettings: "'wght' 100"}}><Icon fontSize="small">emergency</Icon></IconButton>
                </CustomWidthTooltip>
-               {
+               {tableVariant && getTableVariantHeader()}
-                  tableVariant &&
-                  <Typography variant="h6" color="text" fontWeight="light">
-                     {tableMetaData.variantTableLabel}: {tableVariant.name}
-                     <Tooltip title={`Change ${tableMetaData.variantTableLabel}`}>
-                        <IconButton onClick={promptForTableVariantSelection} sx={{p: 0, m: 0, ml: .5, mb: .5, color: "#9f9f9f", fontVariationSettings: "'wght' 100"}}><Icon fontSize="small">settings</Icon></IconButton>
-                     </Tooltip>
-                  </Typography>
-               }
             </div>);
       }
       else
@@ -555,19 +547,23 @@ function RecordQuery({table, launchProcess}: Props): JSX.Element
          return (
             <div>
                {label}
-               {
+               {tableVariant && getTableVariantHeader()}
-                  tableVariant &&
-                  <Typography variant="h6" color="text" fontWeight="light">
-                     {tableMetaData.variantTableLabel}: {tableVariant.name}
-                     <Tooltip title={`Change ${tableMetaData.variantTableLabel}`}>
-                        <IconButton onClick={promptForTableVariantSelection} sx={{p: 0, m: 0, ml: .5, mb: .5, color: "#9f9f9f", fontVariationSettings: "'wght' 100"}}><Icon fontSize="small">settings</Icon></IconButton>
-                     </Tooltip>
-                  </Typography>
-               }
             </div>);
       }
    };
 
+   const getTableVariantHeader = () =>
+   {
+      return (
+         <Typography variant="h6" color="text" fontWeight="light">
+            {tableMetaData?.variantTableLabel}: {tableVariant?.name}
+            <Tooltip title={`Change ${tableMetaData?.variantTableLabel}`}>
+               <IconButton onClick={promptForTableVariantSelection} sx={{p: 0, m: 0, ml: .5, mb: .5, color: "#9f9f9f", fontVariationSettings: "'wght' 100"}}><Icon fontSize="small">settings</Icon></IconButton>
+            </Tooltip>
+         </Typography>
+      );
+   }
+
    const updateTable = () =>
    {
       setLoading(true);
@@ -756,7 +752,42 @@ function RecordQuery({table, launchProcess}: Props): JSX.Element
                console.log(`Received error for query ${thisQueryId}`);
                console.log(error);
 
+               ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+               // special case for variant errors, if 500 and certain message, just clear out    //
+               // local storage of variant and reload the page (rather than black page of death) //
+               ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
                var errorMessage;
+               if(tableMetaData?.usesVariants)
+               {
+                  if (error.status == "500" && error.message.indexOf("Could not find Backend Variant") != -1)
+                  {
+                     if (table)
+                     {
+                        const tableVariantLocalStorageKey = `${TABLE_VARIANT_LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY_ROOT}.${table.name}`;
+                        localStorage.removeItem(tableVariantLocalStorageKey);
+                     }
+                  }
+                  else
+                  {
+                     if (error && error.message)
+                     {
+                        errorMessage = error.message;
+                     }
+                     else if (error && error.response && error.response.data && error.response.data.error)
+                     {
+                        errorMessage = error.response.data.error;
+                     }
+                     else
+                     {
+                        errorMessage = "Unexpected error running query";
+                     }
+
+                     setAlertContent(errorMessage);
+                     setLoading(false);
+                  }
+               }
+               else
+               {
                   if (error && error.message)
                   {
                      errorMessage = error.message;
@@ -775,7 +806,8 @@ function RecordQuery({table, launchProcess}: Props): JSX.Element
                   setReceivedQueryErrorTimestamp(new Date());
 
                   throw error;
-            });
+               }
+            })
       })();
    };
 
@@ -1140,6 +1172,7 @@ function RecordQuery({table, launchProcess}: Props): JSX.Element
                   <body>
                      Generating file <u>${filename}</u>${totalRecords ? " with " + totalRecords.toLocaleString() + " record" + (totalRecords == 1 ? "" : "s") : ""}...
                      <form id="exportForm" method="post" action="${url}" >
+                        <!-- todo#authHeader - remove this. -->
                         <input type="hidden" name="Authorization" value="${qController.getAuthorizationHeaderValue()}">
                         <input type="hidden" name="fields" value="${visibleFields.join(",")}">
                         <input type="hidden" name="filter" id="filter">
@@ -1887,10 +1920,27 @@ function RecordQuery({table, launchProcess}: Props): JSX.Element
    // instead, try to just render a Goto Record button, in auto-open, and may-not-close modes //
    /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    if (tableMetaData && !tableMetaData.capabilities.has(Capability.TABLE_QUERY) && tableMetaData.capabilities.has(Capability.TABLE_GET))
+   {
+      if(tableMetaData?.usesVariants && (!tableVariant || tableVariantPromptOpen))
       {
          return (
             <BaseLayout>
-            <GotoRecordButton metaData={metaData} tableMetaData={tableMetaData} autoOpen={true} buttonVisible={false} mayClose={false} />
+               <TableVariantDialog navigate={navigate} table={tableMetaData} isOpen={true} closeHandler={(value: QTableVariant) =>
+               {
+                  setTableVariantPromptOpen(false);
+                  setTableVariant(value);
+               }} />
+            </BaseLayout>
+         );
+      }
+
+      return (
+         <BaseLayout>
+            <GotoRecordButton metaData={metaData} tableMetaData={tableMetaData} tableVariant={tableVariant} autoOpen={true} buttonVisible={false} mayClose={false} subHeader={
+               <Box mb={2}>
+                  {getTableVariantHeader()}
+               </Box>
+            } />
          </BaseLayout>
       );
    }
@@ -2045,7 +2095,7 @@ function RecordQuery({table, launchProcess}: Props): JSX.Element
 
             {
                tableMetaData &&
-               <TableVariantDialog table={tableMetaData} isOpen={tableVariantPromptOpen} closeHandler={(value: QTableVariant) =>
+               <TableVariantDialog navigate={navigate} table={tableMetaData} isOpen={tableVariantPromptOpen} closeHandler={(value: QTableVariant) =>
                {
                   setTableVariantPromptOpen(false);
                   setTableVariant(value);
@@ -2077,7 +2127,7 @@ function RecordQuery({table, launchProcess}: Props): JSX.Element
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // mini-component that is the dialog for the user to select a variant on tables with variant backends //
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-function TableVariantDialog(props: {isOpen: boolean; table: QTableMetaData; closeHandler: (value?: QTableVariant) => void})
+function TableVariantDialog(props: {navigate: NavigateFunction, isOpen: boolean; table: QTableMetaData; closeHandler: (value?: QTableVariant) => void})
 {
    const [value, setValue] = useState(null)
    const [dropDownOpen, setDropDownOpen] = useState(false)
@@ -2126,7 +2176,17 @@ function TableVariantDialog(props: {isOpen: boolean; table: QTableMetaData; clos
 
    return variants && (
       <Dialog open={props.isOpen}  onKeyPress={(e) => keyPressed(e)}>
-         <DialogTitle>{props.table.variantTableLabel}</DialogTitle>
+         <DialogTitle sx={{display: "flex"}}>
+            <Box sx={{display: "flex", flexGrow: 1}}>
+               {props.table.variantTableLabel}
+            </Box>
+            <Box sx={{display: "flex"}}>
+               <IconButton onClick={() =>
+               {
+                  document.location.href = "/";
+               }}><Icon sx={{align: "right"}} fontSize="small">close</Icon></IconButton>
+            </Box>
+         </DialogTitle>
          <DialogContent>
             <DialogContentText>Select the {props.table.variantTableLabel} to be used on this table:</DialogContentText>
             <Autocomplete

src/qqq/pages/records/view/RecordView.tsx

@@ -441,6 +441,8 @@ function RecordView({table, launchProcess}: Props): JSX.Element
             }
          }
 
+         if(record)
+         {
             setPageHeader(record.recordLabel);
 
             if(!launchingProcess)
@@ -454,6 +456,7 @@ function RecordView({table, launchProcess}: Props): JSX.Element
                   console.error("Error pushing history: " + e);
                }
             }
+         }
 
          /////////////////////////////////////////////////
          // define the sections, e.g., for the left-bar //

src/qqq/utils/HtmlUtils.ts

@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ export default class HtmlUtils
       form.setAttribute("target", "downloadIframe");
       iframe.appendChild(form);
 
+      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // todo#authHeader - remove after comfortable with sessionUUID                             //
+      // todo - this could be simplified (i think?)                                              //
+      // it was originally built like this when we had to submit full access token to backend... //
+      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       const authorizationInput = document.createElement("input");
       authorizationInput.setAttribute("type", "hidden");
       authorizationInput.setAttribute("id", "authorizationInput");
@@ -118,6 +123,11 @@ export default class HtmlUtils
    {
       if(url.startsWith("data:"))
       {
+         /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         // todo#authHeader - remove the Authorization input after comfortable with sessionUUID     //
+         // todo - this could be simplified (i think?)                                              //
+         // it was originally built like this when we had to submit full access token to backend... //
+         /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
          const openInWindow = window.open("", "_blank");
          openInWindow.document.write(`<html lang="en">
             <body style="margin: 0">

src/setupProxy.js

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ module.exports = function (app)
    app.use("/data/*", getRequestHandler());
    app.use("/widget/*", getRequestHandler());
    app.use("/serverInfo", getRequestHandler());
+   app.use("/manageSession", getRequestHandler());
    app.use("/processes", getRequestHandler());
    app.use("/reports", getRequestHandler());
    app.use("/images", getRequestHandler());