From 2c90ddd5d5f16c868f5e04943b64e0a3a78147f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Maze Winther <mazewinther@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2025 12:30:48 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] feat: allow external file drops to individual timeline tracks

---
 .../editor/timeline/timeline-track.tsx        | 47 +++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/editor/timeline/timeline-track.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/editor/timeline/timeline-track.tsx
index 1982d03e..75910c46 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/editor/timeline/timeline-track.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/editor/timeline/timeline-track.tsx
@@ -4,11 +4,10 @@ import { useRef, useState, useEffect } from "react";
 import { useTimelineStore } from "@/stores/timeline-store";
 import { useMediaStore } from "@/stores/media-store";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
+import { processMediaFiles } from "@/lib/media-processing";
 import { TimelineElement } from "./timeline-element";
 import {
   TimelineTrack,
-  sortTracksByOrder,
-  ensureMainTrack,
   getMainTrack,
   canElementGoOnTrack,
 } from "@/types/timeline";
@@ -689,8 +688,9 @@ export function TimelineTrackContent({
     const hasMediaItem = e.dataTransfer.types.includes(
       "application/x-media-item"
     );
+    const hasFiles = e.dataTransfer.files?.length > 0;
 
-    if (!hasTimelineElement && !hasMediaItem) return;
+    if (!hasTimelineElement && !hasMediaItem && !hasFiles) return;
 
     const trackContainer = e.currentTarget.querySelector(
       ".track-elements-container"
@@ -1050,6 +1050,47 @@ export function TimelineTrackContent({
             trimEnd: 0,
           });
         }
+      } else if (hasFiles) {
+        // External file drops
+        const { activeProject } = useProjectStore.getState();
+        const { addMediaItem } = useMediaStore.getState();
+        const { addElementToTrack } = useTimelineStore.getState();
+
+        if (!activeProject) {
+          toast.error("No active project");
+          return;
+        }
+
+        // Process and add files to timeline at the drop position
+        processMediaFiles(e.dataTransfer.files)
+          .then(async (processedItems) => {
+            for (const processedItem of processedItems) {
+              await addMediaItem(activeProject.id, processedItem);
+              const currentMediaItems = useMediaStore.getState().mediaItems;
+              const addedItem = currentMediaItems.find(
+                (item) =>
+                  item.name === processedItem.name &&
+                  item.url === processedItem.url
+              );
+
+              if (addedItem) {
+                // Add to current track at the drop position
+                addElementToTrack(track.id, {
+                  type: "media",
+                  mediaId: addedItem.id,
+                  name: addedItem.name,
+                  duration: addedItem.duration || 5,
+                  startTime: snappedTime,
+                  trimStart: 0,
+                  trimEnd: 0,
+                });
+              }
+            }
+          })
+          .catch((error) => {
+            console.error("Error processing external files:", error);
+            toast.error("Failed to process dropped files");
+          });
       }
     } catch (error) {
       console.error("Error handling drop:", error);