fix: group by new record & add new row default value is not reflecting immediately

packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/grid/GroupByTable.vue

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
 import { UITypes, isLinksOrLTAR } from 'nocodb-sdk'
 import Table from './Table.vue'
-import { IsGroupByInj, computed, ref } from '#imports'
+import { IsGroupByInj, computed, ref, rowDefaultData } from '#imports'
 import type { Group, Row } from '#imports'
 
 const props = defineProps<{
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const view = inject(ActiveViewInj, ref())
 
 const reloadViewDataHook = inject(ReloadViewDataHookInj, createEventHook())
 
-function addEmptyRow(group: Group, addAfter?: number) {
+function addEmptyRow(group: Group, addAfter?: number, metaValue = meta.value) {
   if (group.nested || !group.rows) return
 
   addAfter = addAfter ?? group.rows.length
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ function addEmptyRow(group: Group, addAfter?: number) {
 
   group.rows.splice(addAfter, 0, {
     row: {
+      ...rowDefaultData(metaValue?.columns),
       ...setGroup,
     },
     oldRow: {},

packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/grid/Table.vue

@@ -448,7 +448,8 @@ const closeAddColumnDropdown = (scrollToLastCol = false) => {
 }
 
 async function openNewRecordHandler() {
-  const newRow = addEmptyRow()
+  // skip update row when it is `New record form`
+  const newRow = addEmptyRow(dataRef.value.length, true)
   if (newRow) expandForm?.(newRow, undefined, true)
 }
 
@@ -697,8 +698,17 @@ function scrollToRow(row?: number) {
   scrollToCell?.()
 }
 
-function addEmptyRow(row?: number) {
+async function saveEmptyRow(rowObj: Row) {
+  await updateOrSaveRow?.(rowObj)
+}
+
+function addEmptyRow(row?: number, skipUpdate: boolean = false) {
   const rowObj = callAddEmptyRow?.(row)
+
+  if (!skipUpdate && rowObj) {
+    saveEmptyRow(rowObj)
+  }
+
   nextTick().then(() => {
     scrollToRow(row ?? dataRef.value.length - 1)
   })

packages/nc-gui/composables/useData.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   useI18n,
   useMetas,
   useNuxtApp,
+  rowDefaultData,
 } from '#imports'
 import type { CellRange, Row, UndoRedoAction } from '#imports'
 
@@ -53,9 +54,9 @@ export function useData(args: {
     },
   })
 
-  function addEmptyRow(addAfter = formattedData.value.length) {
+  function addEmptyRow(addAfter = formattedData.value.length, metaValue = meta.value) {
     formattedData.value.splice(addAfter, 0, {
-      row: {},
+      row: { ...rowDefaultData(metaValue?.columns) },
       oldRow: {},
       rowMeta: { new: true },
     })

packages/nc-gui/utils/dataUtils.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { RelationTypes, UITypes } from 'nocodb-sdk'
+import { RelationTypes, UITypes, isLinksOrLTAR, isSystemColumn, isVirtualCol } from 'nocodb-sdk'
 import type { ColumnType, LinkToAnotherRecordType, TableType } from 'nocodb-sdk'
 import type { Row } from 'lib'
 import { isColumnRequiredAndNull } from './columnUtils'
@@ -86,3 +86,23 @@ export async function populateInsertObject({
 
   return { missingRequiredColumns, insertObj }
 }
+
+// a function to get default values of row
+export const rowDefaultData = (columns: ColumnType[] = []) => {
+  const defaultData: Record<string, string> = columns.reduce<Record<string, any>>((acc: Record<string, any>, col: ColumnType) => {
+    //  avoid setting default value for system col, virtual col, rollup, formula, barcode, qrcode, links, ltar
+    if (
+      !isSystemColumn(col) &&
+      !isVirtualCol(col) &&
+      !isLinksOrLTAR({ uidt: col.uidt! }) &&
+      ![UITypes.Rollup, UITypes.Lookup, UITypes.Formula, UITypes.Barcode, UITypes.QrCode].includes(col.uidt) &&
+      col?.cdf
+    ) {
+      const defalutValue = col.cdf
+      acc[col.title!] = typeof defalutValue === 'string' ? defalutValue.replace(/^'/, '').replace(/'$/, '') : defalutValue
+    }
+    return acc
+  }, {} as Record<string, any>)
+
+  return defaultData
+}