category prefix is currently optional

client/src/app/shared/models/motions/category.ts

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export class Category extends BaseModel<Category> implements Searchable {
     }
 
     public getTitle(): string {
-        return this.prefix + ' - ' + this.name;
+        return this.prefix ? this.prefix + ' - ' + this.name : this.name;
     }
 
     /**

client/src/app/site/motions/components/category-list/category-list.component.html

@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@
             <p>
                 <!-- Prefix field -->
                 <mat-form-field>
-                    <input formControlName="prefix" matInput placeholder="{{'Prefix' | translate}}" required>
+                    <input formControlName="prefix" matInput placeholder="{{'Prefix' | translate}}">
-                    <mat-hint *ngIf="!createForm.controls.prefix.valid">
-                        <span translate>Required</span>
-                    </mat-hint>
                 </mat-form-field>
 
                 <!-- Name field -->
@@ -78,10 +75,7 @@
             <span translate>Edit category</span>:<br>
 
             <mat-form-field>
-                <input formControlName="prefix" matInput placeholder="{{'Prefix' | translate}}" required>
+                <input formControlName="prefix" matInput placeholder="{{'Prefix' | translate}}">
-                <mat-hint *ngIf="!updateForm.controls.prefix.valid">
-                    <span translate>Required</span>
-                </mat-hint>
             </mat-form-field>
             <mat-form-field>
                 <input formControlName="name" matInput placeholder="{{'Name' | translate}}" required>

client/src/app/site/motions/components/category-list/category-list.component.ts

@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@ export class CategoryListComponent extends BaseViewComponent implements OnInit {
         super(titleService, translate, matSnackBar);
 
         this.createForm = this.formBuilder.group({
-            prefix: ['', Validators.required],
+            prefix: [''],
             name: ['', Validators.required]
         });
 
         this.updateForm = this.formBuilder.group({
-            prefix: ['', Validators.required],
+            prefix: [''],
             name: ['', Validators.required]
         });
     }
@@ -131,7 +131,12 @@ export class CategoryListComponent extends BaseViewComponent implements OnInit {
      */
     public onCreateButton(): void {
         if (this.createForm.valid) {
-            this.categoryToCreate.patchValues(this.createForm.value as Category);
+            const cat: Partial<Category> = { name: this.createForm.get('name').value };
+            if (this.createForm.get('prefix').value) {
+                cat.prefix = this.createForm.get('prefix').value;
+            }
+            this.categoryToCreate.patchValues(cat);
+
             this.repo.create(this.categoryToCreate).then(() => (this.categoryToCreate = null), this.raiseError);
         }
     }
@@ -144,7 +149,7 @@ export class CategoryListComponent extends BaseViewComponent implements OnInit {
         this.editId = viewCategory.id;
         this.updateForm.reset();
         this.updateForm.patchValue({
-            prefix: viewCategory.prefix,
+            prefix: viewCategory.category.prefix,
             name: viewCategory.name
         });
     }
@@ -167,8 +172,12 @@ export class CategoryListComponent extends BaseViewComponent implements OnInit {
         }
 
         if (this.updateForm.valid) {
+            const cat: Partial<Category> = { name: this.updateForm.get('name').value };
+            if (this.updateForm.get('prefix').value) {
+                cat.prefix = this.updateForm.get('prefix').value;
+            }
             // wait for the category to update; then the (maybe) changed prefix can be applied to the motions
-            await this.repo.update(this.updateForm.value as Partial<Category>, viewCategory);
+            await this.repo.update(cat, viewCategory);
             this.onCancelButton();
 
             if (this.sortSelector) {

client/src/app/site/motions/models/view-category.ts

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export class ViewCategory extends BaseViewModel {
     }
 
     public get prefix(): string {
-        return this.category ? this.category.prefix : null;
+        return this.category && this.category.prefix ? this.category.prefix : null;
     }
 
     public set prefix(pref: string) {

client/src/app/site/motions/services/motion-pdf-catalog.service.ts

@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export class MotionPdfCatalogService {
                         body: [
                             [
                                 {
-                                    text: category.prefix + ' - ' + category.name,
+                                    text: category.prefix ? category.prefix + ' - ' + category.name : category.name,
                                     style: 'tocCategoryTitle'
                                 }
                             ]

client/src/app/site/motions/services/motion-pdf.service.ts

@@ -199,7 +199,9 @@ export class MotionPdfService {
                     style: 'boldText'
                 },
                 {
-                    text: `${motion.category.prefix} - ${motion.category.name}`
+                    text: motion.category.prefix
+                        ? `${motion.category.prefix} - ${motion.category.name}`
+                        : `${motion.category.name}`
                 }
             ]);
         }