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Script Template Editor — Design Document

Date: 2026-03-13 Status: Approved Depends on: Script Generator Phase 1 (backend) + Phase 2 (Script Library frontend)

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Goal

Build a Script Template Editor page where engineers can create and manage their own PowerShell script templates, and owners/admins can promote personal templates to team-wide visibility via a "Share with team" toggle.

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Page Structure

Route: /scripts/manage

Two modes:

• List mode — all templates the user can see/edit. Filterable by category, searchable by name. Each row: name, category, complexity badge, usage count, scope badge ("Personal" / "Team"), action buttons (Edit, Delete).
• Editor mode — full-page form for creating or editing a template. No modal — the template has too many fields. "Back to templates" link with unsaved-changes warning if dirty.

Navigation entry points:

• "Manage Templates" link on the Script Library page header (visible to engineers+)
• Direct URL /scripts/manage

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Permissions

Who sees what in the list

Role	Visible templates
Engineer	Own templates (created_by = user.id) + team templates (team_id = user.team_id)
Owner / Admin	All templates in their account scope
Super admin	All templates across all accounts

Who can do what

Action	Engineer	Owner/Admin	Super Admin
Create template	Yes (personal scope)	Yes (personal or team)	Yes (any scope)
Edit own template	Yes	Yes	Yes
Edit others' templates	No	Yes (within account)	Yes (all)
Delete own template	Yes (soft delete)	Yes	Yes
Delete others' templates	No	Yes (within account)	Yes (all)
"Share with team" toggle	No	Yes	Yes

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Backend Changes

Permission refactor

Replace _require_team_admin() with _check_template_permission(user, template?):

• Create: engineers+ can create (personal scope)
• Edit/Delete: engineers can modify own templates (created_by == user.id); owners/admins can modify any template in their account; super admins can modify any
• Existing POST /scripts/templates sets created_by = user.id and team_id = null for engineers (personal scope)

New endpoint

PATCH /scripts/templates/{id}/share — owner/admin/super_admin only

• Body: { "shared": boolean }
• shared=true → sets team_id to the user's team_id
• shared=false → clears team_id to null (reverts to personal scope for original author)
• Returns updated ScriptTemplateDetail

Query filter

Update GET /scripts/templates to support managed=true query param:

• Returns templates the user can edit (own templates + team templates for owners/admins)
• Used by the manage page list view

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Template Editor Form

Single scrollable page with sections separated by dividers. Fixed bottom action bar.

Section 1: Metadata

• Name — text input, required
• Description — textarea
• Use Case — textarea ("when would you use this?")
• Category — select dropdown from existing categories
• Complexity — select: beginner / intermediate / advanced
• Tags — multi-text input (comma-separated or chip-style)
• Estimated Runtime — text input (e.g., "30 seconds")
• Requires Elevation — checkbox
• Required Modules — multi-text input
• Share with team — toggle switch, visible only to owners/admins/super_admins. Help text: "When enabled, all team members can browse and use this template."

Section 2: Script Body

• Large textarea with PowerShellHighlighter for syntax coloring
• Monospace font (font-label / JetBrains Mono)
• {{parameter_key}} placeholders highlighted in amber so authors can see where parameters slot in
• Simple textarea with highlighting overlay (no Monaco/CodeMirror dependency)

Section 3: Parameters Schema

Two modes with a toggle at the top of the section:

Visual mode (default):

• List of parameter cards, each expandable/collapsible
• "Add Parameter" button at bottom
• Each card: key, label, type (select from 7 types), required toggle, placeholder, group, order, help_text, default value, sensitive toggle
• For select type: options sub-list (value + label pairs)
• For types with validation: min/max/pattern fields
• Drag-to-reorder or up/down arrows for parameter ordering

JSON mode:

• Raw JSON editor showing the parameters_schema object
• Edits sync back to visual mode on switch
• Parse errors shown inline

Section 4: Fixed Action Bar

• Save — primary button, creates or updates template
• Cancel — back to list with dirty-state warning
• Delete — danger button (right-aligned), only in edit mode, confirmation modal, soft delete

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Team Sharing Behavior

• Default for engineer-created templates: team_id = null (personal, only visible to creator)
• Shared: team_id set to account's team — template appears in Script Library for all team members
• Unsharing: reverts to personal scope for original author; author retains edit access via created_by

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Frontend Components (Expected)

Component	Responsibility
ScriptManagePage.tsx	Page shell, list/editor mode toggle
ScriptTemplateListView.tsx	Template list with filters, search, action buttons
ScriptTemplateEditor.tsx	Full editor form — metadata, script body, parameters
ParameterSchemaBuilder.tsx	Visual parameter builder with add/remove/reorder
ParameterCard.tsx	Single parameter editor (expandable card)
ParameterJsonEditor.tsx	Raw JSON mode for parameters schema
ScriptBodyEditor.tsx	Textarea with PowerShell highlighting overlay
ShareToggle.tsx	Team sharing toggle (owner/admin only)

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Design System Compliance

• Dark glassmorphism theme, .glass-card-static containers
• Primary actions: bg-gradient-brand
• Section labels: font-label text-[0.625rem] uppercase tracking-[0.1em]
• Form inputs: border-border bg-card text-foreground with cyan focus ring
• Complexity badges: emerald (beginner), amber (intermediate), rose (advanced)
• Scope badges: "Personal" (muted border) / "Team" (cyan/primary tint)