bump to 0.4.14

* Improve sync_on_save

* fix typo

---------

Co-authored-by: fyears <1142836+fyears@users.noreply.github.com>

manifest-beta.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "remotely-save",
   "name": "Remotely Save",
-  "version": "0.4.12",
+  "version": "0.4.14",
   "minAppVersion": "0.13.21",
   "description": "Yet another unofficial plugin allowing users to synchronize notes between local device and the cloud service.",
   "author": "fyears",

manifest.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "remotely-save",
   "name": "Remotely Save",
-  "version": "0.4.12",
+  "version": "0.4.14",
   "minAppVersion": "0.13.21",
   "description": "Yet another unofficial plugin allowing users to synchronize notes between local device and the cloud service.",
   "author": "fyears",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "remotely-save",
-  "version": "0.4.12",
+  "version": "0.4.14",
   "description": "This is yet another sync plugin for Obsidian app.",
   "scripts": {
     "dev2": "node esbuild.config.mjs --watch",

src/baseTypes.ts

@@ -272,9 +272,9 @@ export const DEFAULT_LOG_HISTORY_FILE_PREFIX = "log_hist_exported_on_";
 
 export type SyncTriggerSourceType =
   | "manual"
-  | "auto"
   | "dry"
-  | "autoOnceInit"
+  | "auto"
+  | "auto_once_init"
   | "auto_sync_on_save";
 
 export const REMOTELY_SAVE_VERSION_2022 = "0.3.25";

src/debugMode.ts

@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ const turnSyncPlanToTable = (record: string) => {
 export const exportVaultSyncPlansToFiles = async (
   db: InternalDBs,
   vault: Vault,
-  vaultRandomID: string
+  vaultRandomID: string,
+  howMany: number
 ) => {
   console.info("exporting");
   await mkdirpInVault(DEFAULT_DEBUG_FOLDER, vault);
@@ -82,9 +83,18 @@ export const exportVaultSyncPlansToFiles = async (
   if (records.length === 0) {
     md = "No sync plans history found";
   } else {
-    md =
+    if (howMany <= 0) {
-      "Sync plans found:\n\n" +
+      md =
-      records.map((x) => "```json\n" + x + "\n```\n").join("\n");
+        "Sync plans found:\n\n" +
+        records.map((x) => "```json\n" + x + "\n```\n").join("\n");
+    } else {
+      md =
+        "Sync plans found:\n\n" +
+        records
+          .map((x) => "```json\n" + x + "\n```\n")
+          .slice(0, howMany)
+          .join("\n");
+    }
   }
   const ts = Date.now();
   const filePath = `${DEFAULT_DEBUG_FOLDER}${DEFAULT_SYNC_PLANS_HISTORY_FILE_PREFIX}${ts}.md`;

src/langs/en.json

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "goback": "Go Back",
   "submit": "Submit",
   "sometext": "Here are some texts.",
-  "syncrun_alreadyrunning": "{{pluginName}} already running in stage {{syncStatus}}!",
+  "syncrun_alreadyrunning": "New command {{newTriggerSource}} stops because {{pluginName}} is already running in stage {{syncStatus}}!",
   "syncrun_syncingribbon": "{{pluginName}}: syncing from {{triggerSource}}",
   "syncrun_step0": "0/8 Remotely Save is running in dry mode, thus not actual file changes would happen.",
   "syncrun_step1": "1/8 Remotely Save is preparing ({{serviceType}})",
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@
   "protocol_onedrive_connect_unknown": "Do not know how to deal with the callback: {{params}}",
   "command_startsync": "start sync",
   "command_drynrun": "start sync (dry run only)",
-  "command_exportsyncplans_json": "export sync plans in json format",
+  "command_exportsyncplans_1": "export sync plans (latest 1)",
+  "command_exportsyncplans_5": "export sync plans (latest 5)",
+  "command_exportsyncplans_all": "export sync plans (all)",
+
   "command_exportlogsindb": "export logs saved in db",
 
   "statusbar_time_years": "Synced {{time}} years ago",
@@ -292,7 +295,9 @@
   "settings_viewconsolelog_desc": "On desktop, please press \"ctrl+shift+i\" or \"cmd+shift+i\" to view the log. On mobile, please install the third-party plugin <a href='https://obsidian.md/plugins?search=Logstravaganza'>Logstravaganza</a> to export the console log to a note.",
   "settings_syncplans": "Export Sync Plans",
   "settings_syncplans_desc": "Sync plans are created every time after you trigger sync and before the actual sync. Useful to know what would actually happen in those sync. Click the button to export sync plans.",
-  "settings_syncplans_button_json": "Export",
+  "settings_syncplans_button_1": "Export latest 1",
+  "settings_syncplans_button_5": "Export latest 5",
+  "settings_syncplans_button_all": "Export All",
   "settings_syncplans_notice": "Sync plans history exported.",
   "settings_delsyncplans": "Delete Sync Plans History In DB",
   "settings_delsyncplans_desc": "Delete sync plans history in DB.",

src/langs/zh_cn.json

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "goback": "返回",
   "submit": "提交",
   "sometext": "这里有一段文字。",
-  "syncrun_alreadyrunning": "{{pluginName}} 正处于此阶段：{{syncStatus}}!",
+  "syncrun_alreadyrunning": "{{pluginName}} 正处于此阶段：{{syncStatus}}！中断触发 {{newTriggerSource}}。",
   "syncrun_syncingribbon": "{{pluginName}}：正在由 {{triggerSource}} 触发运行",
   "syncrun_step0": "0/8 Remotely Save 在空跑（dry run）模式，不会发生实际的文件交换。",
   "syncrun_step1": "1/8 Remotely Save 准备同步（{{serviceType}}）",
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
   "command_startsync": "开始同步（start sync）",
   "command_drynrun": "开始同步（空跑模式）（start sync (dry run only)）",
   "command_exportsyncplans_json": "导出同步计划为 json 格式（export sync plans in json format）",
+  "command_exportsyncplans_1": "导出同步计划（最近 1 次）（export sync plans (latest 1)）",
+  "command_exportsyncplans_5": "导出同步计划（最近 5 次）（export sync plans (latest 5)）",
+  "command_exportsyncplans_all": "导出同步计划（所有）（export sync plans (all)）",
   "command_exportlogsindb": "从数据库导出终端日志（export logs saved in db）",
 
   "statusbar_time_years": "{{time}} 年前同步",
@@ -291,7 +294,9 @@
   "settings_viewconsolelog_desc": "电脑上，输入“ctrl+shift+i”或“cmd+shift+i”来查看终端输出。手机上，安装第三方插件 <a href='https://obsidian.md/plugins?search=Logstravaganza'>Logstravaganza</a> 来导出终端输出到一篇笔记上。",
   "settings_syncplans": "导出同步计划",
   "settings_syncplans_desc": "每次您启动同步，并在实际上传下载前，插件会生成同步计划。它可以使您知道每次同步发生了什么。点击按钮可以导出同步计划。",
-  "settings_syncplans_button_json": "导出",
+  "settings_syncplans_button_1": "导出最近 1 次",
+  "settings_syncplans_button_5": "导出最近 5 次",
+  "settings_syncplans_button_all": "导出所有",
   "settings_syncplans_notice": "同步计划已导出",
   "settings_delsyncplans": "删除数据库里的同步计划历史",
   "settings_delsyncplans_desc": "删除数据库里的同步计划历史。",

src/langs/zh_tw.json

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "goback": "返回",
   "submit": "提交",
   "sometext": "這裡有一段文字。",
-  "syncrun_alreadyrunning": "{{pluginName}} 正處於此階段：{{syncStatus}}!",
+  "syncrun_alreadyrunning": "{{pluginName}} 正處於此階段：{{syncStatus}}! 中斷觸發 {{newTriggerSource}}。",
   "syncrun_syncingribbon": "{{pluginName}}：正在由 {{triggerSource}} 觸發執行",
   "syncrun_step0": "0/8 Remotely Save 在空跑（dry run）模式，不會發生實際的檔案交換。",
   "syncrun_step1": "1/8 Remotely Save 準備同步（{{serviceType}}）",
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@
   "protocol_onedrive_connect_unknown": "不知道如何處理此 callback：{{params}}",
   "command_startsync": "開始同步（start sync）",
   "command_drynrun": "開始同步（空跑模式）（start sync (dry run only)）",
-  "command_exportsyncplans_json": "匯出同步計劃為 json 格式（export sync plans in json format）",
+  "command_exportsyncplans_1": "匯出同步計劃（最近 1 次）（export sync plans (latest 1)）",
+  "command_exportsyncplans_5": "匯出同步計劃（最近 5 次）（export sync plans (latest 5)）",
+  "command_exportsyncplans_all": "匯出同步計劃（所有）（export sync plans (all)）",
   "command_exportlogsindb": "從資料庫匯出終端日誌（export logs saved in db）",
 
   "statusbar_time_years": "{{time}} 年前同步",
@@ -291,7 +293,9 @@
   "settings_viewconsolelog_desc": "電腦上，輸入“ctrl+shift+i”或“cmd+shift+i”來檢視終端輸出。手機上，安裝第三方外掛 <a href='https://obsidian.md/plugins?search=Logstravaganza'>Logstravaganza</a> 來匯出終端輸出到一篇筆記上。",
   "settings_syncplans": "匯出同步計劃",
   "settings_syncplans_desc": "每次您啟動同步，並在實際上傳下載前，外掛會生成同步計劃。它可以使您知道每次同步發生了什麼。點選按鈕可以匯出同步計劃。",
-  "settings_syncplans_button_json": "匯出",
+  "settings_syncplans_button_1": "匯出最近 1 次",
+  "settings_syncplans_button_5": "匯出最近 5 次",
+  "settings_syncplans_button_all": "匯出所有",
   "settings_syncplans_notice": "同步計劃已匯出",
   "settings_delsyncplans": "刪除資料庫裡的同步計劃歷史",
   "settings_delsyncplans_desc": "刪除資料庫裡的同步計劃歷史。",

src/localdb.ts

@@ -382,13 +382,13 @@ export const readAllSyncPlanRecordTextsByVault = async (
 };
 
 /**
- * We remove records that are older than 3 days or 100 records.
+ * We remove records that are older than 1 days or 20 records.
  * It's a heavy operation, so we shall not place it in the start up.
  * @param db
  */
 export const clearExpiredSyncPlanRecords = async (db: InternalDBs) => {
-  const MILLISECONDS_OLD = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 3; // 3 days
+  const MILLISECONDS_OLD = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 1; // 1 days
-  const COUNT_TO_MANY = 100;
+  const COUNT_TO_MANY = 20;
 
   const currTs = Date.now();
   const expiredTs = currTs - MILLISECONDS_OLD;

src/main.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   Platform,
   requestUrl,
   requireApiVersion,
+  Events,
 } from "obsidian";
 import cloneDeep from "lodash/cloneDeep";
 import { createElement, RotateCcw, RefreshCcw, FileText } from "lucide";
@@ -149,6 +150,8 @@ export default class RemotelySavePlugin extends Plugin {
   i18n!: I18n;
   vaultRandomID!: string;
   debugServerTemp?: string;
+  syncEvent?: Events;
+  appContainerObserver?: MutationObserver;
 
   async syncRun(triggerSource: SyncTriggerSourceType = "manual") {
     const t = (x: TransItemType, vars?: any) => {
@@ -165,15 +168,17 @@ export default class RemotelySavePlugin extends Plugin {
       }
     };
     if (this.syncStatus !== "idle") {
-      // here the notice is shown regardless of triggerSource
+      // really, users don't want to see this in auto mode
-      new Notice(
+      // so we use getNotice to avoid unnecessary show up
+      getNotice(
         t("syncrun_alreadyrunning", {
           pluginName: this.manifest.name,
           syncStatus: this.syncStatus,
+          newTriggerSource: triggerSource,
         })
       );
       if (this.currSyncMsg !== undefined && this.currSyncMsg !== "") {
-        new Notice(this.currSyncMsg);
+        getNotice(this.currSyncMsg);
       }
       return;
     }
@@ -376,7 +381,8 @@ export default class RemotelySavePlugin extends Plugin {
               realCounter,
               realTotalCount,
               pathName,
-              decision
+              decision,
+              triggerSource
             ),
           this.db
         );
@@ -416,6 +422,7 @@ export default class RemotelySavePlugin extends Plugin {
         this.updateLastSuccessSyncMsg(lastSuccessSyncMillis);
       }
 
+      this.syncEvent?.trigger("SYNC_DONE");
       console.info(
         `${
           this.manifest.id
@@ -465,6 +472,8 @@ export default class RemotelySavePlugin extends Plugin {
 
     this.currSyncMsg = "";
 
+    this.syncEvent = new Events();
+
     await this.loadSettings();
 
     // MUST after loadSettings and before prepareDB
@@ -773,14 +782,45 @@ export default class RemotelySavePlugin extends Plugin {
     });
 
     this.addCommand({
-      id: "export-sync-plans-json",
+      id: "export-sync-plans-1",
-      name: t("command_exportsyncplans_json"),
+      name: t("command_exportsyncplans_1"),
       icon: iconNameLogs,
       callback: async () => {
         await exportVaultSyncPlansToFiles(
           this.db,
           this.app.vault,
-          this.vaultRandomID
+          this.vaultRandomID,
+          1
+        );
+        new Notice(t("settings_syncplans_notice"));
+      },
+    });
+
+    this.addCommand({
+      id: "export-sync-plans-5",
+      name: t("command_exportsyncplans_5"),
+      icon: iconNameLogs,
+      callback: async () => {
+        await exportVaultSyncPlansToFiles(
+          this.db,
+          this.app.vault,
+          this.vaultRandomID,
+          5
+        );
+        new Notice(t("settings_syncplans_notice"));
+      },
+    });
+
+    this.addCommand({
+      id: "export-sync-plans-all",
+      name: t("command_exportsyncplans_all"),
+      icon: iconNameLogs,
+      callback: async () => {
+        await exportVaultSyncPlansToFiles(
+          this.db,
+          this.app.vault,
+          this.vaultRandomID,
+          -1
         );
         new Notice(t("settings_syncplans_notice"));
       },
@@ -812,6 +852,10 @@ export default class RemotelySavePlugin extends Plugin {
   async onunload() {
     console.info(`unloading plugin ${this.manifest.id}`);
     this.syncRibbon = undefined;
+    if (this.appContainerObserver !== undefined) {
+      this.appContainerObserver.disconnect();
+      this.appContainerObserver = undefined;
+    }
     if (this.oauth2Info !== undefined) {
       this.oauth2Info.helperModal = undefined;
       this.oauth2Info = {
@@ -1100,7 +1144,7 @@ export default class RemotelySavePlugin extends Plugin {
     ) {
       this.app.workspace.onLayoutReady(() => {
         window.setTimeout(() => {
-          this.syncRun("autoOnceInit");
+          this.syncRun("auto_once_init");
         }, this.settings.initRunAfterMilliseconds);
       });
     }
@@ -1126,52 +1170,64 @@ export default class RemotelySavePlugin extends Plugin {
         }, scheduleTimeFromNow);
       };
 
-      this.app.workspace.onLayoutReady(() => {
+      const checkCurrFileModified = async (caller: "SYNC" | "FILE_CHANGES") => {
-        const intervalID = window.setInterval(() => {
+        const currentFile = this.app.workspace.getActiveFile();
-          const currentFile = this.app.workspace.getActiveFile();
 
-          if (currentFile) {
+        if (currentFile) {
-            // get the last modified time of the current file
+          // get the last modified time of the current file
-            // if it has been modified within the last syncOnSaveAfterMilliseconds
+          // if it has modified after lastSuccessSync
-            // then schedule a run for syncOnSaveAfterMilliseconds after it was modified
+          // then schedule a run for syncOnSaveAfterMilliseconds after it was modified
-            const lastModified = currentFile.stat.mtime;
+          const lastModified = currentFile.stat.mtime;
-            const currentTime = Date.now();
+          const lastSuccessSyncMillis = await getLastSuccessSyncTimeByVault(
-            if (
+            this.db,
-              currentTime - lastModified <
+            this.vaultRandomID
-              this.settings!.syncOnSaveAfterMilliseconds!
+          );
-            ) {
+          if (
-              if (
+            this.syncStatus === "idle" &&
-                !needToRunAgain &&
+            lastModified > lastSuccessSyncMillis &&
-                !runScheduled &&
+            !runScheduled
-                this.syncStatus === "idle"
+          ) {
-              ) {
+            scheduleSyncOnSave(this.settings!.syncOnSaveAfterMilliseconds!);
-                const scheduleTimeFromNow =
+          } else if (
-                  this.settings!.syncOnSaveAfterMilliseconds! -
+            this.syncStatus === "idle" &&
-                  (currentTime - lastModified);
+            needToRunAgain &&
-                scheduleSyncOnSave(scheduleTimeFromNow);
+            !runScheduled
-              } else if (
+          ) {
-                needToRunAgain &&
+            scheduleSyncOnSave(this.settings!.syncOnSaveAfterMilliseconds!);
-                !runScheduled &&
+            needToRunAgain = false;
-                this.syncStatus === "idle"
+          } else {
-              ) {
+            if (caller === "FILE_CHANGES") {
-                scheduleSyncOnSave(this.settings!.syncOnSaveAfterMilliseconds!);
+              needToRunAgain = true;
-                needToRunAgain = false;
-              } else {
-                needToRunAgain = true;
-              }
             }
           }
-        }, this.settings.syncOnSaveAfterMilliseconds);
+        }
-        this.syncOnSaveIntervalID = intervalID;
+      };
-        this.registerInterval(intervalID);
+
+      this.app.workspace.onLayoutReady(() => {
+        // listen to sync done
+        this.registerEvent(
+          this.syncEvent?.on("SYNC_DONE", () => {
+            checkCurrFileModified("SYNC");
+          })!
+        );
+
+        // listen to current file save changes
+        this.registerEvent(
+          this.app.vault.on("modify", (x) => {
+            // console.debug(`event=modify! file=${x}`);
+            checkCurrFileModified("FILE_CHANGES");
+          })
+        );
       });
     }
   }
 
   enableMobileStatusBarIfSet() {
-    if (Platform.isMobile && this.settings.enableMobileStatusBar) {
+    this.app.workspace.onLayoutReady(() => {
-      changeMobileStatusBar("enable");
+      if (Platform.isMobile && this.settings.enableMobileStatusBar) {
-    }
+        this.appContainerObserver = changeMobileStatusBar("enable");
+      }
+    });
   }
 
   async saveAgreeToUseNewSyncAlgorithm() {
@@ -1183,9 +1239,10 @@ export default class RemotelySavePlugin extends Plugin {
     i: number,
     totalCount: number,
     pathName: string,
-    decision: string
+    decision: string,
+    triggerSource: SyncTriggerSourceType
   ) {
-    const msg = `syncing progress=${i}/${totalCount},decision=${decision},path=${pathName}`;
+    const msg = `syncing progress=${i}/${totalCount},decision=${decision},path=${pathName},source=${triggerSource}`;
     this.currSyncMsg = msg;
   }
 

src/misc.ts

@@ -517,21 +517,81 @@ export const stringToFragment = (string: string) => {
  * https://forum.obsidian.md/t/css-to-show-status-bar-on-mobile-devices/77185
  * @param op
  */
-export const changeMobileStatusBar = (op: "enable" | "disable") => {
+export const changeMobileStatusBar = (
-  const bar = document.querySelector(
+  op: "enable" | "disable",
+  oldAppContainerObserver?: MutationObserver
+) => {
+  const appContainer = document.getElementsByClassName("app-container")[0] as
+    | HTMLElement
+    | undefined;
+
+  const statusbar = document.querySelector(
     ".is-mobile .app-container .status-bar"
-  ) as HTMLElement;
+  ) as HTMLElement | undefined;
+
+  if (appContainer === undefined || statusbar === undefined) {
+    // give up, exit
+    console.warn(`give up watching appContainer for statusbar`);
+    console.warn(`appContainer=${appContainer}, statusbar=${statusbar}`);
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
   if (op === "enable") {
-    bar.style.setProperty("display", "flex");
+    const callback = async (
-    const navBar = document.getElementsByClassName(
+      mutationList: MutationRecord[],
-      "mobile-navbar"
+      observer: MutationObserver
-    )[0] as HTMLElement;
+    ) => {
-    // thanks to community's solution
+      for (const mutation of mutationList) {
-    const height = window.getComputedStyle(navBar).getPropertyValue("height");
+        // console.debug(mutation);
-    bar.style.setProperty("margin-bottom", height);
+        if (mutation.type === "childList" && mutation.addedNodes.length > 0) {
+          const k = mutation.addedNodes[0] as Element;
+          if (
+            k.className.contains("mobile-navbar") ||
+            k.className.contains("mobile-toolbar")
+          ) {
+            // have to wait, otherwise the height is not correct??
+            await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 300));
+            const height = window
+              .getComputedStyle(k as Element)
+              .getPropertyValue("height");
+
+            statusbar.style.setProperty("display", "flex");
+            statusbar.style.setProperty("margin-bottom", height);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    };
+    const observer = new MutationObserver(callback);
+    observer.observe(appContainer, {
+      attributes: false,
+      childList: true,
+      characterData: false,
+      subtree: false,
+    });
+
+    try {
+      // init, manual call
+      const navBar = document.getElementsByClassName(
+        "mobile-navbar"
+      )[0] as HTMLElement;
+      // thanks to community's solution
+      const height = window.getComputedStyle(navBar).getPropertyValue("height");
+      statusbar.style.setProperty("display", "flex");
+      statusbar.style.setProperty("margin-bottom", height);
+    } catch (e) {
+      // skip
+    }
+
+    return observer;
   } else {
-    bar.style.removeProperty("display");
+    if (oldAppContainerObserver !== undefined) {
-    bar.style.removeProperty("margin-bottom");
+      console.debug(`disconnect oldAppContainerObserver`);
+      oldAppContainerObserver.disconnect();
+      oldAppContainerObserver = undefined;
+    }
+    statusbar.style.removeProperty("display");
+    statusbar.style.removeProperty("margin-bottom");
+    return undefined;
   }
 };
 

src/settings.ts

@@ -2098,10 +2098,16 @@ export class RemotelySaveSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
             .onChange(async (val) => {
               if (val === "enable") {
                 this.plugin.settings.enableMobileStatusBar = true;
-                changeMobileStatusBar("enable");
+                this.plugin.appContainerObserver =
+                  changeMobileStatusBar("enable");
               } else {
                 this.plugin.settings.enableMobileStatusBar = false;
-                changeMobileStatusBar("disable");
+                changeMobileStatusBar(
+                  "disable",
+                  this.plugin.appContainerObserver
+                );
+                this.plugin.appContainerObserver?.disconnect();
+                this.plugin.appContainerObserver = undefined;
               }
               await this.plugin.saveSettings();
             });
@@ -2198,12 +2204,37 @@ export class RemotelySaveSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
       .setName(t("settings_syncplans"))
       .setDesc(t("settings_syncplans_desc"))
       .addButton(async (button) => {
-        button.setButtonText(t("settings_syncplans_button_json"));
+        button.setButtonText(t("settings_syncplans_button_1"));
         button.onClick(async () => {
           await exportVaultSyncPlansToFiles(
             this.plugin.db,
             this.app.vault,
-            this.plugin.vaultRandomID
+            this.plugin.vaultRandomID,
+            1
+          );
+          new Notice(t("settings_syncplans_notice"));
+        });
+      })
+      .addButton(async (button) => {
+        button.setButtonText(t("settings_syncplans_button_5"));
+        button.onClick(async () => {
+          await exportVaultSyncPlansToFiles(
+            this.plugin.db,
+            this.app.vault,
+            this.plugin.vaultRandomID,
+            5
+          );
+          new Notice(t("settings_syncplans_notice"));
+        });
+      })
+      .addButton(async (button) => {
+        button.setButtonText(t("settings_syncplans_button_all"));
+        button.onClick(async () => {
+          await exportVaultSyncPlansToFiles(
+            this.plugin.db,
+            this.app.vault,
+            this.plugin.vaultRandomID,
+            -1
           );
           new Notice(t("settings_syncplans_notice"));
         });

src/sync.ts

@@ -1096,14 +1096,17 @@ const dispatchOperationToActualV3 = async (
   ) {
     // !! we need to upsert the record,
     // so that next time we can determine the change delta
-    const entity = r.remote ?? r.local;
+    // if we have prevSync, we store it because it should keep all necessary info
-    console.debug(
+    let entity = r.prevSync;
-      `we are in actual operation of equal, entity=${JSON.stringify(
+    // if we don't have prevSync, we use remote entity AND local mtime
+    // as if it is "uploaded"
+    if (entity === undefined && r.remote !== undefined) {
+      entity = await decryptRemoteEntityInplace(r.remote, cipher);
+      entity = await fullfillMTimeOfRemoteEntityInplace(
         entity,
-        null,
+        r.local?.mtimeCli
-        2
+      );
-      )}`
+    }
-    );
     if (entity !== undefined) {
       await upsertPrevSyncRecordByVaultAndProfile(
         db,