refactoring of "some path" WIP

src/becca/becca_service.js

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ function getNoteTitleForPath(notePathArray) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Returns notePath for noteId from cache. Note hoisting is respected.
+ * Returns notePath for noteId. Note hoisting is respected.
  * Archived (and hidden) notes are also returned, but non-archived paths are preferred if available
  * - this means that archived paths is returned only if there's no non-archived path
  * - you can check whether returned path is archived using isArchived
@@ -136,20 +136,20 @@ function getSomePath(note, path = []) {
 
 /**
  * @param {BNote} note
- * @param {string[]} path
- * @param {boolean}respectHoisting
+ * @param {string[]} parentPath
+ * @param {boolean} respectHoisting
  * @returns {string[]|false}
  */
-function getSomePathInner(note, path, respectHoisting) {
+function getSomePathInner(note, parentPath, respectHoisting) {
+    const childPath = [...parentPath, note.noteId];
     if (note.isRoot()) {
-        const foundPath = [...path, note.noteId];
-        foundPath.reverse();
+        childPath.reverse();
 
-        if (respectHoisting && !foundPath.includes(cls.getHoistedNoteId())) {
+        if (respectHoisting && !childPath.includes(cls.getHoistedNoteId())) {
             return false;
         }
 
-        return foundPath;
+        return childPath;
     }
 
     const parents = note.parents;
@@ -159,15 +159,35 @@ function getSomePathInner(note, path, respectHoisting) {
         return false;
     }
 
-    for (const parentNote of parents) {
-        const retPath = getSomePathInner(parentNote, [...path, note.noteId], respectHoisting);
+    const completeNotePaths = parents.map(parentNote => getSomePathInner(parentNote, childPath, respectHoisting));
 
-        if (retPath) {
-            return retPath;
-        }
+    if (completeNotePaths.length === 0) {
+        return false;
+    } else if (completeNotePaths.length === 1) {
+        return completeNotePaths[0];
+    } else {
+        completeNotePaths.sort((a, b) => {
+            if (a.isInHoistedSubTree !== b.isInHoistedSubTree) {
+                return a.isInHoistedSubTree ? -1 : 1;
+            } else if (a.isSearch !== b.isSearch) {
+                return a.isSearch ? 1 : -1;
+            } else if (a.isArchived !== b.isArchived) {
+                return a.isArchived ? 1 : -1;
+            } else if (a.isHidden !== b.isHidden) {
+                return a.isHidden ? 1 : -1;
+            } else {
+                return a.notePath.length - b.notePath.length;
+            }
+        });
+
+        // if there are multiple valid paths, take the shortest one
+        const shortestNotePath = completeNotePaths.reduce((shortestPath, nextPath) =>
+            nextPath.length < shortestPath.length
+                ? nextPath
+                : shortestPath, completeNotePaths[0]);
+
+        return shortestNotePath;
     }
-
-    return false;
 }
 
 function getNotePath(noteId) {

src/becca/entities/bnote.js

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const TaskContext = require("../../services/task_context");
 const dayjs = require("dayjs");
 const utc = require('dayjs/plugin/utc');
 const eventService = require("../../services/events");
+const froca = require("../../public/app/services/froca.js");
 dayjs.extend(utc);
 
 const LABEL = 'label';
@@ -1150,6 +1151,8 @@ class BNote extends AbstractBeccaEntity {
     }
 
     /**
+     * Gives all possible note paths leading to this note. Paths containing search note are ignored (could form cycles)
+     *
      * @returns {string[][]} - array of notePaths (each represented by array of noteIds constituting the particular note path)
      */
     getAllNotePaths() {
@@ -1157,18 +1160,73 @@ class BNote extends AbstractBeccaEntity {
             return [['root']];
         }
 
-        const notePaths = [];
+        const parentNotes = this.getParentNotes();
+        let notePaths = [];
 
-        for (const parentNote of this.getParentNotes()) {
-            for (const parentPath of parentNote.getAllNotePaths()) {
-                parentPath.push(this.noteId);
-                notePaths.push(parentPath);
-            }
+        if (parentNotes.length === 1) { // optimization for most common case
+            notePaths = parentNotes[0].getAllNotePaths();
+        } else {
+            notePaths = parentNotes.flatMap(parentNote => parentNote.getAllNotePaths());
+        }
+
+        for (const notePath of notePaths) {
+            notePath.push(this.noteId);
         }
 
         return notePaths;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param {string} [hoistedNoteId='root']
+     * @return {{isArchived: boolean, isInHoistedSubTree: boolean, notePath: string[], isHidden: boolean}[]}
+     */
+    getSortedNotePathRecords(hoistedNoteId = 'root') {
+        const isHoistedRoot = hoistedNoteId === 'root';
+
+        const notePaths = this.getAllNotePaths().map(path => ({
+            notePath: path,
+            isInHoistedSubTree: isHoistedRoot || path.includes(hoistedNoteId),
+            isArchived: path.some(noteId => froca.notes[noteId].isArchived),
+            isHidden: path.includes('_hidden')
+        }));
+
+        notePaths.sort((a, b) => {
+            if (a.isInHoistedSubTree !== b.isInHoistedSubTree) {
+                return a.isInHoistedSubTree ? -1 : 1;
+            } else if (a.isArchived !== b.isArchived) {
+                return a.isArchived ? 1 : -1;
+            } else if (a.isHidden !== b.isHidden) {
+                return a.isHidden ? 1 : -1;
+            } else {
+                return a.notePath.length - b.notePath.length;
+            }
+        });
+
+        return notePaths;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns note path considered to be the "best"
+     *
+     * @param {string} [hoistedNoteId='root']
+     * @return {string[]} array of noteIds constituting the particular note path
+     */
+    getBestNotePath(hoistedNoteId = 'root') {
+        return this.getSortedNotePathRecords(hoistedNoteId)[0]?.notePath;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns note path considered to be the "best"
+     *
+     * @param {string} [hoistedNoteId='root']
+     * @return {string} serialized note path (e.g. 'root/a1h315/js725h')
+     */
+    getBestNotePathString(hoistedNoteId = 'root') {
+        const notePath = this.getBestNotePath(hoistedNoteId);
+
+        return notePath?.join("/");
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return boolean - true if there's no non-hidden path, note is not cloned to the visible tree
      */

src/public/app/entities/fnote.js

@@ -247,6 +247,11 @@ class FNote {
         return this.__filterAttrs(this.__getCachedAttributes([]), type, name);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param {string[]} path
+     * @return {FAttribute[]}
+     * @private
+     */
     __getCachedAttributes(path) {
         // notes/clones cannot form tree cycles, it is possible to create attribute inheritance cycle via templates
         // when template instance is a parent of template itself
@@ -299,63 +304,49 @@ class FNote {
         return this.noteId === 'root';
     }
 
-    getAllNotePaths(encounteredNoteIds = null) {
+    /**
+     * Gives all possible note paths leading to this note. Paths containing search note are ignored (could form cycles)
+     *
+     * @returns {string[][]} - array of notePaths (each represented by array of noteIds constituting the particular note path)
+     */
+    getAllNotePaths() {
         if (this.noteId === 'root') {
             return [['root']];
         }
 
-        if (!encounteredNoteIds) {
-            encounteredNoteIds = new Set();
-        }
-
-        encounteredNoteIds.add(this.noteId);
-
         const parentNotes = this.getParentNotes();
-        let paths;
+        let notePaths = [];
 
-        if (parentNotes.length === 1) { // optimization for the most common case
-            if (encounteredNoteIds.has(parentNotes[0].noteId)) {
-                return [];
-            }
-            else {
-                paths = parentNotes[0].getAllNotePaths(encounteredNoteIds);
-            }
+        if (parentNotes.length === 1) { // optimization for most common case
+            notePaths = parentNotes[0].getAllNotePaths();
+        } else {
+            notePaths = parentNotes.flatMap(parentNote => parentNote.getAllNotePaths());
         }
-        else {
-            paths = [];
-
-            for (const parentNote of parentNotes) {
-                if (encounteredNoteIds.has(parentNote.noteId)) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-
-                const newSet = new Set(encounteredNoteIds);
 
-                paths.push(...parentNote.getAllNotePaths(newSet));
-            }
-        }
-
-        for (const path of paths) {
-            path.push(this.noteId);
+        for (const notePath of notePaths) {
+            notePath.push(this.noteId);
         }
 
-        return paths;
+        return notePaths;
     }
 
-    getSortedNotePaths(hoistedNotePath = 'root') {
+    /**
+     * @param {string} [hoistedNoteId='root']
+     * @return {{isArchived: boolean, isInHoistedSubTree: boolean, notePath: string[], isHidden: boolean}[]}
+     */
+    getSortedNotePathRecords(hoistedNoteId = 'root') {
+        const isHoistedRoot = hoistedNoteId === 'root';
+
         const notePaths = this.getAllNotePaths().map(path => ({
             notePath: path,
-            isInHoistedSubTree: path.includes(hoistedNotePath),
-            isArchived: path.find(noteId => froca.notes[noteId].isArchived),
-            isSearch: path.find(noteId => froca.notes[noteId].type === 'search'),
+            isInHoistedSubTree: isHoistedRoot || path.includes(hoistedNoteId),
+            isArchived: path.some(noteId => froca.notes[noteId].isArchived),
             isHidden: path.includes('_hidden')
         }));
 
         notePaths.sort((a, b) => {
             if (a.isInHoistedSubTree !== b.isInHoistedSubTree) {
                 return a.isInHoistedSubTree ? -1 : 1;
-            } else if (a.isSearch !== b.isSearch) {
-                return a.isSearch ? 1 : -1;
             } else if (a.isArchived !== b.isArchived) {
                 return a.isArchived ? 1 : -1;
             } else if (a.isHidden !== b.isHidden) {
@@ -368,6 +359,28 @@ class FNote {
         return notePaths;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns note path considered to be the "best"
+     *
+     * @param {string} [hoistedNoteId='root']
+     * @return {string[]} array of noteIds constituting the particular note path
+     */
+    getBestNotePath(hoistedNoteId = 'root') {
+        return this.getSortedNotePathRecords(hoistedNoteId)[0]?.notePath;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns note path considered to be the "best"
+     *
+     * @param {string} [hoistedNoteId='root']
+     * @return {string} serialized note path (e.g. 'root/a1h315/js725h')
+     */
+    getBestNotePathString(hoistedNoteId = 'root') {
+        const notePath = this.getBestNotePath(hoistedNoteId);
+
+        return notePath?.join("/");
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return boolean - true if there's no non-hidden path, note is not cloned to the visible tree
      */
@@ -391,6 +404,13 @@ class FNote {
         return true;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param {FAttribute[]} attributes
+     * @param {string} type
+     * @param {string} name
+     * @return {FAttribute[]}
+     * @private
+     */
     __filterAttrs(attributes, type, name) {
         this.__validateTypeName(type, name);
 
@@ -527,7 +547,9 @@ class FNote {
      * @returns {boolean} true if note has an attribute with given type and name (including inherited)
      */
     hasAttribute(type, name) {
-        return !!this.getAttribute(type, name);
+        const attributes = this.getAttributes();
+
+        return attributes.some(attr => attr.name === name && attr.type === type);
     }
 
     /**

src/public/app/services/branches.js

@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ async function cloneNoteToBranch(childNoteId, parentBranchId, prefix) {
     }
 }
 
-async function cloneNoteToNote(childNoteId, parentNoteId, prefix) {
+async function cloneNoteToParentNote(childNoteId, parentNoteId, prefix) {
     const resp = await server.put(`notes/${childNoteId}/clone-to-note/${parentNoteId}`, {
         prefix: prefix
     });
@@ -254,5 +254,5 @@ export default {
     moveNodeUpInHierarchy,
     cloneNoteAfter,
     cloneNoteToBranch,
-    cloneNoteToNote,
+    cloneNoteToParentNote,
 };

src/public/app/services/note_autocomplete.js

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import server from "./server.js";
 import appContext from "../components/app_context.js";
 import utils from './utils.js';
 import noteCreateService from './note_create.js';
-import treeService from './tree.js';
 import froca from "./froca.js";
 
 // this key needs to have this value, so it's hit by the tooltip
@@ -188,7 +187,8 @@ function initNoteAutocomplete($el, options) {
                 templateNoteId: templateNoteId
             });
 
-            suggestion.notePath = treeService.getSomeNotePath(note);
+            const hoistedNoteId = appContext.tabManager.getActiveContext()?.hoistedNoteId;
+            suggestion.notePath = note.getBestNotePathString(hoistedNoteId);
         }
 
         $el.setSelectedNotePath(suggestion.notePath);

src/public/app/services/note_tooltip.js

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import froca from "./froca.js";
 import utils from "./utils.js";
 import attributeRenderer from "./attribute_renderer.js";
 import noteContentRenderer from "./note_content_renderer.js";
+import appContext from "../components/app_context.js";
 
 function setupGlobalTooltip() {
     $(document).on("mouseenter", "a", mouseEnterHandler);
@@ -83,13 +84,14 @@ async function renderTooltip(note) {
         return '<div>Note has been deleted.</div>';
     }
 
-    const someNotePath = treeService.getSomeNotePath(note);
+    const hoistedNoteId = appContext.tabManager.getActiveContext()?.hoistedNoteId;
+    const bestNotePath = note.getBestNotePathString(hoistedNoteId);
 
-    if (!someNotePath) {
+    if (!bestNotePath) {
         return;
     }
 
-    let content = `<h5 class="note-tooltip-title">${(await treeService.getNoteTitleWithPathAsSuffix(someNotePath)).prop('outerHTML')}</h5>`;
+    let content = `<h5 class="note-tooltip-title">${(await treeService.getNoteTitleWithPathAsSuffix(bestNotePath)).prop('outerHTML')}</h5>`;
 
     const {$renderedAttributes} = await attributeRenderer.renderNormalAttributes(note);
 

src/public/app/services/tree.js

@@ -79,14 +79,10 @@ async function resolveNotePathToSegments(notePath, hoistedNoteId = 'root', logEr
                         You can ignore this message as it is mostly harmless.`);
                 }
 
-                const someNotePath = getSomeNotePath(child, hoistedNoteId);
+                const bestNotePath = child.getBestNotePath(hoistedNoteId);
 
-                if (someNotePath) { // in case it's root the path may be empty
-                    const pathToRoot = someNotePath.split("/").reverse().slice(1);
-
-                    if (!pathToRoot.includes("root")) {
-                        pathToRoot.push('root');
-                    }
+                if (bestNotePath) {
+                    const pathToRoot = bestNotePath.reverse().slice(1);
 
                     for (const noteId of pathToRoot) {
                         effectivePathSegments.push(noteId);
@@ -109,31 +105,17 @@ async function resolveNotePathToSegments(notePath, hoistedNoteId = 'root', logEr
     else {
         const note = await froca.getNote(getNoteIdFromNotePath(notePath));
 
-        const someNotePathSegments = getSomeNotePathSegments(note, hoistedNoteId);
+        const bestNotePath = note.getBestNotePath(hoistedNoteId);
 
-        if (!someNotePathSegments) {
-            throw new Error(`Did not find any path segments for ${note.toString()}, hoisted note ${hoistedNoteId}`);
+        if (!bestNotePath) {
+            throw new Error(`Did not find any path segments for '${note.toString()}', hoisted note '${hoistedNoteId}'`);
         }
 
         // if there isn't actually any note path with hoisted note then return the original resolved note path
-        return someNotePathSegments.includes(hoistedNoteId) ? someNotePathSegments : effectivePathSegments;
+        return bestNotePath.includes(hoistedNoteId) ? bestNotePath : effectivePathSegments;
     }
 }
 
-function getSomeNotePathSegments(note, hoistedNotePath = 'root') {
-    utils.assertArguments(note);
-
-    const notePaths = note.getSortedNotePaths(hoistedNotePath);
-
-    return notePaths.length > 0 ? notePaths[0].notePath : null;
-}
-
-function getSomeNotePath(note, hoistedNotePath = 'root') {
-    const notePath = getSomeNotePathSegments(note, hoistedNotePath);
-
-    return notePath === null ? null : notePath.join('/');
-}
-
 ws.subscribeToMessages(message => {
    if (message.type === 'openNote') {
        appContext.tabManager.activateOrOpenNote(message.noteId);
@@ -311,16 +293,6 @@ function isNotePathInAddress() {
         || (notePath === '' && !!ntxId);
 }
 
-function parseNotePath(notePath) {
-    let noteIds = notePath.split('/');
-
-    if (noteIds[0] !== 'root') {
-        noteIds = ['root'].concat(noteIds);
-    }
-
-    return noteIds;
-}
-
 function isNotePathInHiddenSubtree(notePath) {
     return notePath?.includes("root/_hidden");
 }
@@ -328,8 +300,6 @@ function isNotePathInHiddenSubtree(notePath) {
 export default {
     resolveNotePath,
     resolveNotePathToSegments,
-    getSomeNotePath,
-    getSomeNotePathSegments,
     getParentProtectedStatus,
     getNotePath,
     getNoteIdFromNotePath,
@@ -340,6 +310,5 @@ export default {
     getNoteTitleWithPathAsSuffix,
     getHashValueFromAddress,
     isNotePathInAddress,
-    parseNotePath,
     isNotePathInHiddenSubtree
 };

src/public/app/widgets/attribute_widgets/attribute_detail.js

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import server from "../../services/server.js";
 import froca from "../../services/froca.js";
-import treeService from "../../services/tree.js";
 import linkService from "../../services/link.js";
 import attributeAutocompleteService from "../../services/attribute_autocomplete.js";
 import noteAutocompleteService from "../../services/note_autocomplete.js";
@@ -9,6 +8,7 @@ import NoteContextAwareWidget from "../note_context_aware_widget.js";
 import SpacedUpdate from "../../services/spaced_update.js";
 import utils from "../../services/utils.js";
 import shortcutService from "../../services/shortcuts.js";
+import appContext from "../../components/app_context.js";
 
 const TPL = `
 <div class="attr-detail">
@@ -598,9 +598,10 @@ export default class AttributeDetailWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
 
             const displayedResults = results.length <= DISPLAYED_NOTES ? results : results.slice(0, DISPLAYED_NOTES);
             const displayedNotes = await froca.getNotes(displayedResults.map(res => res.noteId));
+            const hoistedNoteId = appContext.tabManager.getActiveContext()?.hoistedNoteId;
 
             for (const note of displayedNotes) {
-                const notePath = treeService.getSomeNotePath(note);
+                const notePath = note.getBestNotePathString(hoistedNoteId);
                 const $noteLink = await linkService.createNoteLink(notePath, {showNotePath: true});
 
                 this.$relatedNotesList.append(

src/public/app/widgets/attribute_widgets/attribute_editor.js

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import libraryLoader from "../../services/library_loader.js";
 import froca from "../../services/froca.js";
 import attributeRenderer from "../../services/attribute_renderer.js";
 import noteCreateService from "../../services/note_create.js";
-import treeService from "../../services/tree.js";
 import attributeService from "../../services/attributes.js";
 
 const HELP_TEXT = `
@@ -503,7 +502,7 @@ export default class AttributeEditorWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
             title: title
         });
 
-        return treeService.getSomeNotePath(note);
+        return note.getBestNotePathString();
     }
 
     async updateAttributeList(attributes) {

src/public/app/widgets/dialogs/recent_changes.js

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import linkService from '../../services/link.js';
 import utils from '../../services/utils.js';
 import server from '../../services/server.js';
-import treeService from "../../services/tree.js";
 import froca from "../../services/froca.js";
 import appContext from "../../components/app_context.js";
 import hoistedNoteService from "../../services/hoisted_note.js";
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ export default class RecentChangesDialog extends BasicWidget {
                     }
                 } else {
                     const note = await froca.getNote(change.noteId);
-                    const notePath = treeService.getSomeNotePath(note);
+                    const notePath = note.getBestNotePathString();
 
                     if (notePath) {
                         $noteLink = await linkService.createNoteLink(notePath, {

src/public/app/widgets/ribbon_widgets/note_paths.js

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export default class NotePathsWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
             return;
         }
 
-        const sortedNotePaths = this.note.getSortedNotePaths(this.hoistedNoteId)
+        const sortedNotePaths = this.note.getSortedNotePathRecords(this.hoistedNoteId)
             .filter(notePath => !notePath.isHidden);
 
         if (sortedNotePaths.length > 0) {

src/public/app/widgets/shared_switch.js

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export default class SharedSwitchWidget extends SwitchWidget {
     }
 
     async switchOn() {
-        await branchService.cloneNoteToNote(this.noteId, '_share');
+        await branchService.cloneNoteToParentNote(this.noteId, '_share');
 
         syncService.syncNow(true);
     }

src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/editable_text.js

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import mimeTypesService from '../../services/mime_types.js';
 import utils from "../../services/utils.js";
 import keyboardActionService from "../../services/keyboard_actions.js";
 import froca from "../../services/froca.js";
-import treeService from "../../services/tree.js";
 import noteCreateService from "../../services/note_create.js";
 import AbstractTextTypeWidget from "./abstract_text_type_widget.js";
 import link from "../../services/link.js";
@@ -378,7 +377,7 @@ export default class EditableTextTypeWidget extends AbstractTextTypeWidget {
             return;
         }
 
-        return treeService.getSomeNotePath(resp.note);
+        return resp.note.getBestNotePathString();
     }
 
     async refreshIncludedNoteEvent({noteId}) {

src/routes/api/cloning.js

@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ function cloneNoteToBranch(req) {
     return cloningService.cloneNoteToBranch(noteId, parentBranchId, prefix);
 }
 
-function cloneNoteToNote(req) {
+function cloneNoteToParentNote(req) {
     const {noteId, parentNoteId} = req.params;
     const {prefix} = req.body;
 
-    return cloningService.cloneNoteToNote(noteId, parentNoteId, prefix);
+    return cloningService.cloneNoteToParentNote(noteId, parentNoteId, prefix);
 }
 
 function cloneNoteAfter(req) {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function toggleNoteInParent(req) {
 
 module.exports = {
     cloneNoteToBranch,
-    cloneNoteToNote,
+    cloneNoteToParentNote,
     cloneNoteAfter,
     toggleNoteInParent
 };

src/routes/routes.js

@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ function register(app) {
 
     apiRoute(PUT, '/api/notes/:noteId/clone-to-branch/:parentBranchId', cloningApiRoute.cloneNoteToBranch);
     apiRoute(PUT, '/api/notes/:noteId/toggle-in-parent/:parentNoteId/:present', cloningApiRoute.toggleNoteInParent);
-    apiRoute(PUT, '/api/notes/:noteId/clone-to-note/:parentNoteId', cloningApiRoute.cloneNoteToNote);
+    apiRoute(PUT, '/api/notes/:noteId/clone-to-note/:parentNoteId', cloningApiRoute.cloneNoteToParentNote);
     apiRoute(PUT, '/api/notes/:noteId/clone-after/:afterBranchId', cloningApiRoute.cloneNoteAfter);
 
     route(GET, '/api/notes/:branchId/export/:type/:format/:version/:taskId', [auth.checkApiAuthOrElectron], exportRoute.exportBranch);

src/services/bulk_actions.js

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ const ACTION_HANDLERS = {
         let res;
 
         if (note.getParentBranches().length > 1) {
-            res = cloningService.cloneNoteToNote(note.noteId, action.targetParentNoteId);
+            res = cloningService.cloneNoteToParentNote(note.noteId, action.targetParentNoteId);
         }
         else {
             res = branchService.moveBranchToNote(note.getParentBranches()[0], action.targetParentNoteId);

src/services/cloning.js

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const becca = require("../becca/becca");
 const beccaService = require("../becca/becca_service");
 const log = require("./log");
 
-function cloneNoteToNote(noteId, parentNoteId, prefix) {
+function cloneNoteToParentNote(noteId, parentNoteId, prefix) {
     const parentNote = becca.getNote(parentNoteId);
 
     if (parentNote.type === 'search') {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function cloneNoteToNote(noteId, parentNoteId, prefix) {
     }
 
     if (isNoteDeleted(noteId) || isNoteDeleted(parentNoteId)) {
-        return { success: false, message: 'Note is deleted.' };
+        return { success: false, message: 'Note cannot be cloned because either the cloned note or the intended parent is deleted.' };
     }
 
     const validationResult = treeService.validateParentChild(parentNoteId, noteId);
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function cloneNoteToNote(noteId, parentNoteId, prefix) {
         isExpanded: 0
     }).save();
 
-    log.info(`Cloned note '${noteId}' to new parent note '${parentNoteId}' with prefix '${prefix}'`);
+    log.info(`Cloned note '${noteId}' to a new parent note '${parentNoteId}' with prefix '${prefix}'`);
 
     return {
         success: true,
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function cloneNoteToBranch(noteId, parentBranchId, prefix) {
         return { success: false, message: `Parent branch ${parentBranchId} does not exist.` };
     }
 
-    const ret = cloneNoteToNote(noteId, parentBranch.noteId, prefix);
+    const ret = cloneNoteToParentNote(noteId, parentBranch.noteId, prefix);
 
     parentBranch.isExpanded = true; // the new target should be expanded, so it immediately shows up to the user
     parentBranch.save();
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ function isNoteDeleted(noteId) {
 
 module.exports = {
     cloneNoteToBranch,
-    cloneNoteToNote,
+    cloneNoteToParentNote,
     ensureNoteIsPresentInParent,
     ensureNoteIsAbsentFromParent,
     toggleNoteInParent,