Implementing autosave API logic with queue-bases syncing

Luca Heck · 2025-11-11T17:00:17.024+00:00

Hey everyone I’m building a frontend where users can edit “phases” and their “tickets.” Each phase can contain multiple tickets. The goal is to have an autosave workflow instead of a manual “Save changes” button.The problem:- Each ticket is created via an API that generates the real id on the backend.- When users create, reorder, or edit tickets (like changing text fields), I want the frontend to automatically sync these changes to the backend.- I’m using a low-code editor, so I can’t just drop in my own TypeScript class or debounce logic easily.I’m looking for advice or examples on how to implement:- Autosave or debounced API calls (PATCH/POST) for text inputs- Handling pending requests or reorder operations so the latest state is always saved (e.g. trailing debounce or “latest wins” logic)- How to structure this simply in the Nordcraft editorIf anyone has done something similar — especially autosave or queue-based syncing — I’d really appreciate some guidance or a pattern I could follow Thanks in advance!

Luca Heck

4 days ago

Hey everyone 👋

I’m building a frontend where users can edit “phases” and their “tickets.” Each phase can contain multiple tickets. The goal is to have an autosave workflow instead of a manual “Save changes” button.

The problem:

- Each ticket is created via an API that generates the real id on the backend.
- When users create, reorder, or edit tickets (like changing text fields), I want the frontend to automatically sync these changes to the backend.
- I’m using a low-code editor, so I can’t just drop in my own TypeScript class or debounce logic easily.

I’m looking for advice or examples on how to implement:
- Autosave or debounced API calls (PATCH/POST) for text inputs
- Handling pending requests or reorder operations so the latest state is always saved (e.g. trailing debounce or “latest wins” logic)
- How to structure this simply in the Nordcraft editor

If anyone has done something similar — especially autosave or queue-based syncing — I’d really appreciate some guidance or a pattern I could follow 🙏

Thanks in advance!
Lucas G

4 days ago

The low-code point is a weird one as you can easily write the code to implement classes or debounce if you need it. Custom actions are the solution to anything not natively supported in the UI
As for handling updates from the frontend, the easiest method would likely be something like web sockets
Subscribe to changes on that data on your backend and you'll see everything update automatically
The API UI has a debounce feature built-in btw, it is on the "advanced" tab. Just enter however ms you want and all those things are done for you
Lucas G

4 days ago

This help request was written by AI so it would help if you clarified how you want to implement it

Implementing autosave API logic with queue-bases syncing

Luca Heck

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