CHANGELOG.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ The format follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/), and
 ### Added
 
 - The server prints its version, commit and commit date, then its settings, when it starts (the API key only as set or unset).
+- A "Pack lunch" event's notes are the day's first menu line, for example "Orange Chicken".
 
 ## [0.0.2] - 2026-11-06
 

parentcalendar/app.py

@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@ class PicksIn(BaseModel):
 
 def set_pick(conn, child, day, picked):
     """A pick is a 'Pack lunch' event for that child: picking creates or restores it (same UID), unpicking deletes it.
+    The event's notes are the menu's first line (the main dish), so the calendar shows what's being skipped.
     Returns False when picking a day with no school lunch (no menu, no school, or no lunch)."""
     entry = next(iter(lunch_days(conn, child["id"], day, day)), None)
     if picked and (entry is None or entry["greyed"]):
@@ -548,13 +549,16 @@ def set_pick(conn, child, day, picked):
     existing = db.one(conn, "SELECT e.* FROM event e JOIN event_child ec ON ec.event_id = e.id WHERE ec.child_id = ?"
                             " AND e.kind = 'pack_lunch' AND e.date = ? ORDER BY e.id LIMIT 1", (child["id"], day.isoformat()))
     status = "confirmed" if picked else "deleted"
+    notes = next((m["items"][0] for m in entry["menus"] if m["items"]), None) if entry else None
     if existing and existing["status"] != status:
-        conn.execute("UPDATE event SET status = ?, sequence = sequence + 1, updated_at = strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%f', 'now')"
-                     " WHERE id = ?", (status, existing["id"]))
+        # Re-picking refreshes the notes from the menu, in case it was fixed since.
+        conn.execute("UPDATE event SET status = ?, notes = COALESCE(?, notes), sequence = sequence + 1,"
+                     " updated_at = strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%f', 'now') WHERE id = ?", (status, notes if picked else None, existing["id"]))
     elif not existing and picked:
         event_id = conn.execute(
-            "INSERT INTO event (uid, source_id, date, all_day, title, kind, status) VALUES (?, ?, ?, 1, ?, 'pack_lunch', 'confirmed')",
-            (scans.new_uid(), entry["menus"][0]["source_id"], day.isoformat(), f"Pack lunch — {child['display_name']}")).lastrowid
+            "INSERT INTO event (uid, source_id, date, all_day, title, notes, kind, status)"
+            " VALUES (?, ?, ?, 1, ?, ?, 'pack_lunch', 'confirmed')",
+            (scans.new_uid(), entry["menus"][0]["source_id"], day.isoformat(), f"Pack lunch — {child['display_name']}", notes)).lastrowid
         conn.execute("INSERT INTO event_child VALUES (?, ?)", (event_id, child["id"]))
     return True
 

tests/test_phase1.py

@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ def test():
         days = c.post("/api/lunch", json={"child_id": sam, "date": "2026-10-05", "picked": True}).json()
         assert next(d for d in days if d["date"] == "2026-10-05")["picked"] is True
         pack = [e for e in c.get("/api/events", params={"calendar_id": cal}).json() if e["kind"] == "pack_lunch"]
-        assert len(pack) == 1 and pack[0]["title"] == "Pack lunch — Sam" and pack[0]["all_day"] is True
+        assert len(pack) == 1 and pack[0]["title"] == "Pack lunch — Sam" and pack[0]["all_day"] is True and pack[0]["notes"] == "Pork Chopette"
         c.post("/api/lunch", json={"child_id": sam, "date": "2026-10-05", "picked": False})
         c.post("/api/lunch", json={"child_id": sam, "date": "2026-10-05", "picked": True})
         pack2 = [e for e in c.get("/api/events", params={"calendar_id": cal}).json() if e["kind"] == "pack_lunch"]