From ad58956f34989b89cc0895d8ccb7d997a2f5ec45 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dan Helfman <dan@luminotes.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 23:05:46 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Some early work in support of a reverse chronological order
 view of a notebook, useful for a blog.

---
 controller/Expose.py               |   1 +
 controller/Notebooks.py            |  39 ++++++++-
 controller/Root.py                 |  31 ++++++-
 controller/Users.py                |  15 ++--
 controller/Validate.py             |  20 +++++
 controller/test/Test_controller.py |  18 +++++
 controller/test/Test_notebooks.py  | 125 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 controller/test/Test_root.py       |  23 +++++-
 controller/test/Test_users.py      |  59 +++++++-------
 model/Note.py                      |  13 ++-
 model/Notebook.py                  |  21 +++++
 model/test/Test_note.py            |  10 ++-
 static/js/Wiki.js                  |  38 ++++++---
 view/Link_area.py                  |   6 +-
 view/Main_page.py                  |  20 ++---
 15 files changed, 359 insertions(+), 80 deletions(-)

diff --git a/controller/Expose.py b/controller/Expose.py
index 7b83051..214b2a0 100644
--- a/controller/Expose.py
+++ b/controller/Expose.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ def expose( view = None, rss = None ):
           return unicode( view_override( **result ) )
       except:
         if redirect is None:
+          print result
           raise
 
       # if that doesn't work, and there's a redirect, then redirect
diff --git a/controller/Notebooks.py b/controller/Notebooks.py
index 7ee4ed3..233962c 100644
--- a/controller/Notebooks.py
+++ b/controller/Notebooks.py
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ class Notebooks( object ):
     @param parent_id: id of parent notebook to this notebook (optional)
     @type revision: unicode or NoneType
     @param revision: revision timestamp of the provided note (optional)
+    @type user_id: unicode or NoneType
+    @param user_id: id of current logged-in user (if any)
     @rtype: unicode
     @return: rendered HTML page
     """
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ class Notebooks( object ):
       'notebook': notebook,
       'startup_notes': notelist,
       'total_notes_count': notecount,
-      'note': note or None,
+      'notes': notelist,
     }
     @raise Access_error: the current user doesn't have access to the given notebook or note
     @raise Validation_error: one of the arguments is invalid
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ class Notebooks( object ):
       notebook = notebook,
       startup_notes = startup_notes,
       total_notes_count = total_notes_count,
-      note = note,
+      notes = note and [ note ] or [],
     )
 
   @expose( view = Json )
@@ -693,3 +695,36 @@ class Notebooks( object ):
       notebook_name = notebook.name,
       notes = startup_notes + other_notes,
     )
+
+  def load_recent_notes( self, notebook_id, start = 0, count = 10, user_id = None ):
+    """
+    Provide the information necessary to display the page for a particular notebook's most recent
+    notes.
+
+    @type notebook_id: unicode
+    @param notebook_id: id of the notebook to display
+    @type start: unicode or NoneType
+    @param start: index of recent note to start with (defaults to 0, the most recent note)
+    @type count: int or NoneType
+    @param count: number of recent notes to display (defaults to 10 notes)
+    @type user_id: unicode or NoneType
+    @param user_id: id of current logged-in user (if any)
+    @rtype: dict
+    @return: data for Main_page() constructor
+    @raise Access_error: the current user doesn't have access to the given notebook or note
+    """
+    if not self.__users.check_access( user_id, notebook_id ):
+      raise Access_error()
+    
+    notebook = self.__database.load( Notebook, notebook_id )
+
+    if notebook is None:
+      raise Access_error()
+
+    recent_notes = self.__database.select_many( Note, notebook.sql_load_recent_notes( start, count ) )
+
+    result = self.__users.current( user_id )
+    result.update( self.contents( notebook_id, user_id = user_id ) )
+    result[ u"notes" ] = recent_notes
+
+    return result
diff --git a/controller/Root.py b/controller/Root.py
index 97cd0d3..bb67ed4 100644
--- a/controller/Root.py
+++ b/controller/Root.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import cherrypy
 
 from Expose import expose
 from Expire import strongly_expire
-from Validate import validate
+from Validate import validate, Valid_int
 from Notebooks import Notebooks
 from Users import Users, grab_user_id
 from Database import Valid_id
@@ -106,11 +106,36 @@ class Root( object ):
       return dict( redirect = https_url )
 
     result = self.__users.current( user_id )
-    first_notebook_id = result[ u"notebooks" ][ 0 ].object_id
-    result.update( self.__notebooks.contents( first_notebook_id, user_id = user_id ) )
+    main_notebooks = [ nb for nb in result[ "notebooks" ] if nb.name == u"Luminotes" ]
+    result.update( self.__notebooks.contents( main_notebooks[ 0 ].object_id, user_id = user_id ) )
 
     return result
 
+  @expose( view = Main_page )
+  @grab_user_id
+  @validate(
+    start = Valid_int( min = 0 ),
+    count = Valid_int( min = 1, max = 50 ),
+    user_id = Valid_id( none_okay = True ),
+  )
+  def blog( self, start = 0, count = 10, user_id = None ):
+    """
+    Provide the information necessary to display the blog notebook with notes in reverse
+    chronological order.
+
+    @type start: unicode or NoneType
+    @param start: index of recent note to start with (defaults to 0, the most recent note)
+    @type count: int or NoneType
+    @param count: number of recent notes to display (defaults to 10 notes)
+    @rtype: unicode
+    @return: rendered HTML page
+    @raise Validation_error: one of the arguments is invalid
+    """
+    result = self.__users.current( user_id = None )
+    blog_notebooks = [ nb for nb in result[ "notebooks" ] if nb.name == u"Luminotes blog" ]
+
+    return self.__notebooks.load_recent_notes( blog_notebooks[ 0 ].object_id, start, count, user_id )
+
   # TODO: move this method to controller.Notebooks, and maybe give it a more sensible name
   @expose( view = Json )
   def next_id( self ):
diff --git a/controller/Users.py b/controller/Users.py
index 42c117d..6cd7b31 100644
--- a/controller/Users.py
+++ b/controller/Users.py
@@ -370,21 +370,22 @@ class Users( object ):
 
     # in addition to this user's own notebooks, add to that list the anonymous user's notebooks
     login_url = None
-    notebooks = self.__database.select_many( Notebook, anonymous.sql_load_notebooks() )
+    anon_notebooks = self.__database.select_many( Notebook, anonymous.sql_load_notebooks() )
 
     if user_id and user_id != anonymous.object_id:
-      notebooks += self.__database.select_many( Notebook, user.sql_load_notebooks() )
+      notebooks = self.__database.select_many( Notebook, user.sql_load_notebooks() )
     # if the user is not logged in, return a login URL
     else:
-      if len( notebooks ) > 0 and notebooks[ 0 ]:
-        main_notebook = notebooks[ 0 ]
+      notebooks = []
+      if len( anon_notebooks ) > 0 and anon_notebooks[ 0 ]:
+        main_notebook = anon_notebooks[ 0 ]
         login_note = self.__database.select_one( Note, main_notebook.sql_load_note_by_title( u"login" ) )
         if login_note:
           login_url = "%s/notebooks/%s?note_id=%s" % ( self.__https_url, main_notebook.object_id, login_note.object_id )
 
     return dict(
       user = user,
-      notebooks = notebooks,
+      notebooks = notebooks + anon_notebooks,
       login_url = login_url,
       logout_url = self.__https_url + u"/",
       rate_plan = ( user.rate_plan < len( self.__rate_plans ) ) and self.__rate_plans[ user.rate_plan ] or {},
@@ -548,11 +549,11 @@ class Users( object ):
     result[ "startup_notes" ] = self.__database.select_many( Note, main_notebook.sql_load_startup_notes() )
     result[ "total_notes_count" ] = self.__database.select_one( Note, main_notebook.sql_count_notes() )
     result[ "note_read_write" ] = False
-    result[ "note" ] = Note.create(
+    result[ "notes" ] = [ Note.create(
       object_id = u"password_reset",
       contents = unicode( Redeem_reset_note( password_reset_id, matching_users ) ),
       notebook_id = main_notebook.object_id,
-    )
+    ) ]
 
     return result
 
diff --git a/controller/Validate.py b/controller/Validate.py
index 5f0963b..e136b6c 100644
--- a/controller/Validate.py
+++ b/controller/Validate.py
@@ -134,6 +134,26 @@ class Valid_bool( object ):
     raise ValueError()
 
 
+class Valid_int( object ):
+  """
+  Validator for an integer value.
+  """
+  def __init__( self, min = None, max = None ):
+    self.min = min
+    self.max = max
+    self.message = None
+
+  def __call__( self, value ):
+    value = int( value )
+
+    if self.min is not None and value < min:
+      self.message = "is too small"
+    if self.max is not None and value > max:
+      self.message = "is too large"
+
+    return value
+
+
 def validate( **expected ):
   """
   validate() can be used to require that the arguments of the decorated method successfully pass
diff --git a/controller/test/Test_controller.py b/controller/test/Test_controller.py
index 7bdf860..ed5d57a 100644
--- a/controller/test/Test_controller.py
+++ b/controller/test/Test_controller.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from Stub_view import Stub_view
 from config import Common
 from datetime import datetime
 from StringIO import StringIO
+from copy import copy
 
 
 class Test_controller( object ):
@@ -128,6 +129,23 @@ class Test_controller( object ):
     Notebook.sql_load_startup_notes = lambda self: \
       lambda database: sql_load_startup_notes( self, database )
 
+    def sql_load_recent_notes( self, database, start, count ):
+      notes = []
+
+      for ( object_id, obj_list ) in database.objects.items():
+        obj = obj_list[ -1 ]
+        if isinstance( obj, Note ) and obj.notebook_id == self.object_id:
+          obj = copy( obj )
+          obj._Note__creation = database.objects[ object_id ][ 0 ].revision
+          notes.append( obj )
+
+      notes.sort( lambda a, b: -cmp( a.creation, b.creation ) )
+      notes = notes[ start : start + count ]
+      return notes
+
+    Notebook.sql_load_recent_notes = lambda self, start = 0, count = 10: \
+      lambda database: sql_load_recent_notes( self, database, start, count )
+
     def sql_load_note_by_title( self, title, database ):
       notes = []
 
diff --git a/controller/test/Test_notebooks.py b/controller/test/Test_notebooks.py
index 193759c..3453610 100644
--- a/controller/test/Test_notebooks.py
+++ b/controller/test/Test_notebooks.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class Test_notebooks( Test_controller ):
     assert result.get( u"notebook" ).object_id == self.notebook.object_id
     assert len( result.get( u"startup_notes" ) ) == 1
     assert result[ "total_notes_count" ] == 2
-    assert result.get( u"note" ) is None
+    assert result.get( u"notes" ) == []
     assert result.get( u"parent_id" ) == None
     assert result.get( u"note_read_write" ) in ( None, True )
 
@@ -103,7 +103,10 @@ class Test_notebooks( Test_controller ):
     assert result.get( u"notebook" ).object_id == self.notebook.object_id
     assert len( result.get( u"startup_notes" ) ) == 1
     assert result[ "total_notes_count" ] == 2
-    assert result.get( u"note" ).object_id == self.note.object_id
+
+    assert result.get( "notes" )
+    assert len( result.get( "notes" ) ) == 1
+    assert result.get( u"notes" )[ 0 ].object_id == self.note.object_id
     assert result.get( u"parent_id" ) == None
     assert result.get( u"note_read_write" ) in ( None, True )
 
@@ -130,8 +133,11 @@ class Test_notebooks( Test_controller ):
     assert result.get( u"notebook" ).object_id == self.notebook.object_id
     assert len( result.get( u"startup_notes" ) ) == 1
     assert result[ "total_notes_count" ] == 2
-    assert result.get( u"note" ).object_id == self.note.object_id
-    assert result.get( u"note" ).revision == self.note.revision
+
+    assert result.get( "notes" )
+    assert len( result.get( "notes" ) ) == 1
+    assert result.get( u"notes" )[ 0 ].object_id == self.note.object_id
+    assert result.get( u"notes" )[ 0 ].revision == self.note.revision
     assert result.get( u"parent_id" ) == None
     assert result.get( u"note_read_write" ) == False
 
@@ -155,7 +161,7 @@ class Test_notebooks( Test_controller ):
     assert result.get( u"notebook" ).object_id == self.notebook.object_id
     assert len( result.get( u"startup_notes" ) ) == 1
     assert result[ "total_notes_count" ] == 2
-    assert result.get( u"note" ) is None
+    assert result.get( u"notes" ) == []
     assert result.get( u"parent_id" ) == parent_id
     assert result.get( u"note_read_write" ) in ( None, True )
 
@@ -171,7 +177,7 @@ class Test_notebooks( Test_controller ):
     notebook = result[ "notebook" ]
     startup_notes = result[ "startup_notes" ]
     assert result[ "total_notes_count" ] == 2
-    assert result[ "note" ] == None
+    assert result[ "notes" ] == []
 
     assert notebook.object_id == self.notebook.object_id
     assert notebook.read_write == True
@@ -196,8 +202,11 @@ class Test_notebooks( Test_controller ):
     assert len( startup_notes ) == 1
     assert startup_notes[ 0 ].object_id == self.note.object_id
 
-    note = result[ "note" ]
+    notes = result[ "notes" ]
 
+    assert notes
+    assert len( notes ) == 1
+    note = notes[ 0 ]
     assert note.object_id == self.note.object_id
     user = self.database.load( User, self.user.object_id )
     assert user.storage_bytes == 0
@@ -220,8 +229,11 @@ class Test_notebooks( Test_controller ):
     assert len( startup_notes ) == 1
     assert startup_notes[ 0 ].object_id == self.note.object_id
 
-    note = result[ "note" ]
+    notes = result[ "notes" ]
 
+    assert notes
+    assert len( notes ) == 1
+    note = notes[ 0 ]
     assert note.object_id == self.note.object_id
     assert note.revision == self.note.revision
     user = self.database.load( User, self.user.object_id )
@@ -255,7 +267,7 @@ class Test_notebooks( Test_controller ):
 
     notebook = result[ "notebook" ]
     startup_notes = result[ "startup_notes" ]
-    assert result[ "note" ] == None
+    assert result[ "notes" ] == []
     assert result[ "total_notes_count" ] == 0
 
     assert notebook.object_id == self.anon_notebook.object_id
@@ -1604,6 +1616,101 @@ class Test_notebooks( Test_controller ):
 
     assert result.get( "error" )
 
+  def test_recent_notes( self ):
+    result = cherrypy.root.notebooks.load_recent_notes(
+      self.notebook.object_id,
+      user_id = self.user.object_id,
+    )
+
+    assert result.get( u"user" ).object_id == self.user.object_id
+    assert len( result.get( u"notebooks" ) ) == 3
+    assert result.get( u"login_url" ) is None
+    assert result.get( u"logout_url" )
+    assert result.get( u"rate_plan" )
+    assert result.get( u"notebook" ).object_id == self.notebook.object_id
+    assert len( result.get( u"startup_notes" ) ) == 1
+    assert result[ "total_notes_count" ] == 2
+
+    notes = result.get( u"notes" )
+    assert notes
+    assert len( notes ) == 2
+    assert notes[ 0 ].object_id == self.note2.object_id
+    assert notes[ 1 ].object_id == self.note.object_id
+
+    assert result.get( u"parent_id" ) == None
+    assert result.get( u"note_read_write" ) in ( None, True )
+
+    user = self.database.load( User, self.user.object_id )
+    assert user.storage_bytes == 0
+
+  def test_recent_notes_with_start( self ):
+    result = cherrypy.root.notebooks.load_recent_notes(
+      self.notebook.object_id,
+      start = 1,
+      user_id = self.user.object_id,
+    )
+
+    assert result.get( u"user" ).object_id == self.user.object_id
+    assert len( result.get( u"notebooks" ) ) == 3
+    assert result.get( u"login_url" ) is None
+    assert result.get( u"logout_url" )
+    assert result.get( u"rate_plan" )
+    assert result.get( u"notebook" ).object_id == self.notebook.object_id
+    assert len( result.get( u"startup_notes" ) ) == 1
+    assert result[ "total_notes_count" ] == 2
+
+    notes = result.get( u"notes" )
+    assert notes
+    assert len( notes ) == 1
+    assert notes[ 0 ].object_id == self.note.object_id
+
+    assert result.get( u"parent_id" ) == None
+    assert result.get( u"note_read_write" ) in ( None, True )
+
+    user = self.database.load( User, self.user.object_id )
+    assert user.storage_bytes == 0
+
+  def test_recent_notes_with_count( self ):
+    result = cherrypy.root.notebooks.load_recent_notes(
+      self.notebook.object_id,
+      count = 1,
+      user_id = self.user.object_id,
+    )
+
+    assert result.get( u"user" ).object_id == self.user.object_id
+    assert len( result.get( u"notebooks" ) ) == 3
+    assert result.get( u"login_url" ) is None
+    assert result.get( u"logout_url" )
+    assert result.get( u"rate_plan" )
+    assert result.get( u"notebook" ).object_id == self.notebook.object_id
+    assert len( result.get( u"startup_notes" ) ) == 1
+    assert result[ "total_notes_count" ] == 2
+
+    notes = result.get( u"notes" )
+    assert notes
+    assert len( notes ) == 1
+    assert notes[ 0 ].object_id == self.note2.object_id
+
+    assert result.get( u"parent_id" ) == None
+    assert result.get( u"note_read_write" ) in ( None, True )
+
+    user = self.database.load( User, self.user.object_id )
+    assert user.storage_bytes == 0
+
+  @raises( Access_error )
+  def test_recent_notes_with_unknown_notebok( self ):
+    result = cherrypy.root.notebooks.load_recent_notes(
+      self.unknown_notebook_id,
+      user_id = self.user.object_id,
+    )
+
+  @raises( Access_error )
+  def test_recent_notes_with_incorrect_user( self ):
+    result = cherrypy.root.notebooks.load_recent_notes(
+      self.notebook.object_id,
+      user_id = self.anonymous.object_id,
+    )
+
   def login( self ):
     result = self.http_post( "/users/login", dict(
       username = self.username,
diff --git a/controller/test/Test_root.py b/controller/test/Test_root.py
index 9d16b88..be1df63 100644
--- a/controller/test/Test_root.py
+++ b/controller/test/Test_root.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class Test_root( Test_controller ):
     self.notebook = Notebook.create( self.database.next_id( Notebook ), u"my notebook" )
     self.database.save( self.notebook )
 
-    self.anon_notebook = Notebook.create( self.database.next_id( Notebook ), u"anon notebook" )
+    self.anon_notebook = Notebook.create( self.database.next_id( Notebook ), u"Luminotes" )
     self.database.save( self.anon_notebook )
     self.anon_note = Note.create(
       self.database.next_id( Note ), u"<h3>my note</h3>",
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ class Test_root( Test_controller ):
     )
     self.database.save( self.anon_note )
 
+    self.blog_notebook = Notebook.create( self.database.next_id( Notebook ), u"Luminotes blog" )
+    self.database.save( self.blog_notebook )
+    self.blog_note = Note.create(
+      self.database.next_id( Note ), u"<h3>my blog entry</h3>",
+      notebook_id = self.blog_notebook.object_id,
+    )
+    self.database.save( self.blog_note )
+
     self.username = u"mulder"
     self.password = u"trustno1"
     self.email_address = u"outthere@example.com"
@@ -34,6 +42,7 @@ class Test_root( Test_controller ):
     self.anonymous = User.create( self.database.next_id( User ), u"anonymous" )
     self.database.save( self.anonymous )
     self.database.execute( self.anonymous.sql_save_notebook( self.anon_notebook.object_id ) )
+    self.database.execute( self.anonymous.sql_save_notebook( self.blog_notebook.object_id ) )
 
   def test_index( self ):
     result = self.http_get( "/" )
@@ -68,8 +77,9 @@ class Test_root( Test_controller ):
     )
 
     assert result
-    assert result[ u"note" ]
-    assert result[ u"note" ].object_id == self.anon_note.object_id
+    assert result[ u"notes" ]
+    assert len( result[ u"notes" ] ) == 1
+    assert result[ u"notes" ][ 0 ].object_id == self.anon_note.object_id
 
   def test_default_with_unknown_note( self ):
     result = self.http_get(
@@ -99,6 +109,13 @@ class Test_root( Test_controller ):
     assert result.get( "redirect" )
     assert result.get( "redirect" ).startswith( "https://" )
 
+  def test_blog( self ):
+    result = self.http_get(
+      "/blog",
+    )
+
+    assert result
+
   def test_next_id( self ):
     result = self.http_get( "/next_id" )
 
diff --git a/controller/test/Test_users.py b/controller/test/Test_users.py
index acb2714..5e5c8a7 100644
--- a/controller/test/Test_users.py
+++ b/controller/test/Test_users.py
@@ -104,26 +104,26 @@ class Test_users( Test_controller ):
 
     notebooks = result[ u"notebooks" ]
     notebook = notebooks[ 0 ]
-    assert notebook.object_id == self.anon_notebook.object_id
-    assert notebook.revision == self.anon_notebook.revision
-    assert notebook.name == self.anon_notebook.name
-    assert notebook.trash_id == None
-    assert notebook.read_write == False
-
-    notebook = notebooks[ 1 ]
     assert notebook.object_id == new_notebook_id
     assert notebook.revision
     assert notebook.name == u"my notebook"
     assert notebook.trash_id
     assert notebook.read_write == True
 
-    notebook = notebooks[ 2 ]
-    assert notebook.object_id == notebooks[ 1 ].trash_id
+    notebook = notebooks[ 1 ]
+    assert notebook.object_id == notebooks[ 0 ].trash_id
     assert notebook.revision
     assert notebook.name == u"trash"
     assert notebook.trash_id == None
     assert notebook.read_write == True
 
+    notebook = notebooks[ 2 ]
+    assert notebook.object_id == self.anon_notebook.object_id
+    assert notebook.revision == self.anon_notebook.revision
+    assert notebook.name == self.anon_notebook.name
+    assert notebook.trash_id == None
+    assert notebook.read_write == False
+
     assert result.get( u"login_url" ) is None
     assert result[ u"logout_url" ] == self.settings[ u"global" ][ u"luminotes.https_url" ] + u"/"
 
@@ -164,26 +164,26 @@ class Test_users( Test_controller ):
     notebooks = result[ u"notebooks" ]
     assert len( notebooks ) == 3
     notebook = notebooks[ 0 ]
-    assert notebook.object_id == self.anon_notebook.object_id
-    assert notebook.revision == self.anon_notebook.revision
-    assert notebook.name == self.anon_notebook.name
-    assert notebook.trash_id == None
-    assert notebook.read_write == False
-
-    notebook = notebooks[ 1 ]
     assert notebook.object_id == new_notebook_id
     assert notebook.revision
     assert notebook.name == u"my notebook"
     assert notebook.trash_id
     assert notebook.read_write == True
 
-    notebook = notebooks[ 2 ]
-    assert notebook.object_id == notebooks[ 1 ].trash_id
+    notebook = notebooks[ 1 ]
+    assert notebook.object_id == notebooks[ 0 ].trash_id
     assert notebook.revision
     assert notebook.name == u"trash"
     assert notebook.trash_id == None
     assert notebook.read_write == True
 
+    notebook = notebooks[ 2 ]
+    assert notebook.object_id == self.anon_notebook.object_id
+    assert notebook.revision == self.anon_notebook.revision
+    assert notebook.name == self.anon_notebook.name
+    assert notebook.trash_id == None
+    assert notebook.read_write == False
+
     assert result.get( u"login_url" ) is None
     assert result[ u"logout_url" ] == self.settings[ u"global" ][ u"luminotes.https_url" ] + u"/"
 
@@ -259,12 +259,12 @@ class Test_users( Test_controller ):
     assert result[ u"user" ].object_id == self.user.object_id
     assert result[ u"user" ].username == self.user.username
     assert len( result[ u"notebooks" ] ) == 3
-    assert result[ u"notebooks" ][ 0 ].object_id == self.anon_notebook.object_id
-    assert result[ u"notebooks" ][ 0 ].read_write == False
-    assert result[ u"notebooks" ][ 1 ].object_id == self.notebooks[ 0 ].object_id
+    assert result[ u"notebooks" ][ 0 ].object_id == self.notebooks[ 0 ].object_id
+    assert result[ u"notebooks" ][ 0 ].read_write == True
+    assert result[ u"notebooks" ][ 1 ].object_id == self.notebooks[ 1 ].object_id
     assert result[ u"notebooks" ][ 1 ].read_write == True
-    assert result[ u"notebooks" ][ 2 ].object_id == self.notebooks[ 1 ].object_id
-    assert result[ u"notebooks" ][ 2 ].read_write == True
+    assert result[ u"notebooks" ][ 2 ].object_id == self.anon_notebook.object_id
+    assert result[ u"notebooks" ][ 2 ].read_write == False
     assert result[ u"login_url" ] is None
     assert result[ u"logout_url" ] == self.settings[ u"global" ][ u"luminotes.https_url" ] + u"/"
 
@@ -390,11 +390,14 @@ class Test_users( Test_controller ):
     assert result[ u"startup_notes" ][ 0 ].title == self.startup_note.title
     assert result[ u"startup_notes" ][ 0 ].contents == self.startup_note.contents
     assert result[ u"note_read_write" ] is False
-    assert result[ u"note" ].title == u"complete your password reset"
-    assert result[ u"note" ].notebook_id == self.anon_notebook.object_id
-    assert u"password reset" in result[ u"note" ].contents
-    assert self.user.username in result[ u"note" ].contents
-    assert self.user2.username in result[ u"note" ].contents
+
+    assert result[ u"notes" ]
+    assert len( result[ u"notes" ] ) == 1
+    assert result[ u"notes" ][ 0 ].title == u"complete your password reset"
+    assert result[ u"notes" ][ 0 ].notebook_id == self.anon_notebook.object_id
+    assert u"password reset" in result[ u"notes" ][ 0 ].contents
+    assert self.user.username in result[ u"notes" ][ 0 ].contents
+    assert self.user2.username in result[ u"notes" ][ 0 ].contents
 
   def test_redeem_reset_unknown( self ):
     password_reset_id = u"unknownresetid"
diff --git a/model/Note.py b/model/Note.py
index bf35210..0d7d495 100644
--- a/model/Note.py
+++ b/model/Note.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class Note( Persistent ):
   TITLE_PATTERN = re.compile( u"<h3>(.*?)</h3>", flags = re.IGNORECASE )
 
   def __init__( self, object_id, revision = None, title = None, contents = None, notebook_id = None,
-                startup = None, deleted_from_id = None, rank = None ):
+                startup = None, deleted_from_id = None, rank = None, creation = None ):
     """
     Create a new note with the given id and contents.
 
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ class Note( Persistent ):
     @param deleted_from_id: id of the notebook that this note was deleted from (optional)
     @type rank: float or NoneType
     @param rank: indicates numeric ordering of this note in relation to other startup notes
+    @type creation: datetime or NoneType
+    @param creation: creation timestamp of the object (optional, defaults to None)
     @rtype: Note
     @return: newly constructed note
     """
@@ -40,9 +42,10 @@ class Note( Persistent ):
     self.__startup = startup or False
     self.__deleted_from_id = deleted_from_id
     self.__rank = rank
+    self.__creation = creation
 
   @staticmethod
-  def create( object_id, contents = None, notebook_id = None, startup = None, rank = None ):
+  def create( object_id, contents = None, notebook_id = None, startup = None, rank = None, creation = None ):
     """
     Convenience constructor for creating a new note.
 
@@ -56,10 +59,12 @@ class Note( Persistent ):
     @param startup: whether this note should be displayed upon startup (optional, defaults to False)
     @type rank: float or NoneType
     @param rank: indicates numeric ordering of this note in relation to other startup notes
+    @type creation: datetime or NoneType
+    @param creation: creation timestamp of the object (optional, defaults to None)
     @rtype: Note
     @return: newly constructed note
     """
-    note = Note( object_id, notebook_id = notebook_id, startup = startup, rank = rank )
+    note = Note( object_id, notebook_id = notebook_id, startup = startup, rank = rank, creation = creation )
     note.contents = contents
 
     return note
@@ -138,6 +143,7 @@ class Note( Persistent ):
       contents = self.__contents,
       title = self.__title,
       deleted_from_id = self.__deleted_from_id,
+      creation = self.__creation,
     ) )
 
     return d
@@ -148,3 +154,4 @@ class Note( Persistent ):
   startup = property( lambda self: self.__startup, __set_startup )
   deleted_from_id = property( lambda self: self.__deleted_from_id, __set_deleted_from_id )
   rank = property( lambda self: self.__rank, __set_rank )
+  creation = property( lambda self: self.__creation )
diff --git a/model/Notebook.py b/model/Notebook.py
index b2f49ce..287800e 100644
--- a/model/Notebook.py
+++ b/model/Notebook.py
@@ -92,6 +92,27 @@ class Notebook( Persistent ):
     """
     return "select * from note_current where notebook_id = %s and startup = 't' order by rank;" % quote( self.object_id )
 
+  def sql_load_recent_notes( self, start = 0, count = 10 ):
+    """
+    Return a SQL string to load a list of the most recently created notes within this notebook.
+
+    @type start: int or NoneType
+    @param start: index of recent note to start with (defaults to 0, the most recent note)
+    @type count: int or NoneType
+    @param count: number of recent notes to return (defaults to 10 notes)
+    """
+    return \
+      """
+      select
+        note_current.*, note_creation.revision as creation
+      from
+        note_current,
+        ( select id, min( revision ) as revision from note where notebook_id = %s group by id ) as note_creation
+      where
+        notebook_id = %s and note_current.id = note_creation.id
+      offset %d limit %d;
+      """ % ( quote( self.object_id ), quote( self.object_id ), start, count )
+
   def sql_load_note_by_id( self, note_id ):
     """
     Return a SQL string to load a particular note within this notebook by the note's id.
diff --git a/model/test/Test_note.py b/model/test/Test_note.py
index 98ec339..2226084 100644
--- a/model/test/Test_note.py
+++ b/model/test/Test_note.py
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ class Test_note( object ):
     self.notebook_id = u"18"
     self.startup = False
     self.rank = 17.5
+    self.creation = datetime.now()
     self.delta = timedelta( seconds = 1 )
 
-    self.note = Note.create( self.object_id, self.contents, self.notebook_id, self.startup, self.rank )
+    self.note = Note.create( self.object_id, self.contents, self.notebook_id, self.startup, self.rank, self.creation )
 
   def test_create( self ):
     assert self.note.object_id == self.object_id
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ class Test_note( object ):
     assert self.note.startup == self.startup
     assert self.note.deleted_from_id == None
     assert self.note.rank == self.rank
+    assert self.note.creation == self.creation
 
   def test_set_contents( self ):
     new_title = u"new title"
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ class Test_note( object ):
     assert self.note.startup == self.startup
     assert self.note.deleted_from_id == None
     assert self.note.rank == self.rank
+    assert self.note.creation == self.creation
 
   def test_set_contents_with_html_title( self ):
     new_title = u"new title"
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@ class Test_note( object ):
     assert self.note.startup == self.startup
     assert self.note.deleted_from_id == None
     assert self.note.rank == self.rank
+    assert self.note.creation == self.creation
 
   def test_set_contents_with_multiple_titles( self ):
     new_title = u"new title"
@@ -71,6 +75,7 @@ class Test_note( object ):
     assert self.note.startup == self.startup
     assert self.note.deleted_from_id == None
     assert self.note.rank == self.rank
+    assert self.note.creation == self.creation
 
   def test_set_notebook_id( self ):
     previous_revision = self.note.revision
@@ -108,6 +113,7 @@ class Test_note( object ):
     assert d.get( "contents" ) == self.contents
     assert d.get( "title" ) == self.title
     assert d.get( "deleted_from_id" ) == None
+    assert d.get( "creation" ) == self.note.creation
 
 
 class Test_note_blank( Test_note ):
@@ -118,6 +124,7 @@ class Test_note_blank( Test_note ):
     self.notebook_id = None
     self.startup = False
     self.rank = None
+    self.creation = None
     self.delta = timedelta( seconds = 1 )
 
     self.note = Note.create( self.object_id )
@@ -131,3 +138,4 @@ class Test_note_blank( Test_note ):
     assert self.note.startup == False
     assert self.note.deleted_from_id == None
     assert self.note.rank == None
+    assert self.note.creation == None
diff --git a/static/js/Wiki.js b/static/js/Wiki.js
index 96085c4..7b9b576 100644
--- a/static/js/Wiki.js
+++ b/static/js/Wiki.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function Wiki( invoker ) {
   // populate the wiki with startup notes
   this.populate(
     evalJSON( getElement( "startup_notes" ).value || "null" ),
-    evalJSON( getElement( "note" ).value || "null" ),
+    evalJSON( getElement( "current_notes" ).value || "null" ),
     evalJSON( getElement( "note_read_write" ).value || "true" )
   );
 
@@ -111,21 +111,22 @@ Wiki.prototype.display_storage_usage = function( storage_bytes ) {
   );
 }
 
-Wiki.prototype.populate = function ( startup_notes, note, note_read_write ) {
+Wiki.prototype.populate = function ( startup_notes, current_notes, note_read_write ) {
   // create an editor for each startup note in the received notebook, focusing the first one
   var focus = true;
   for ( var i in startup_notes ) {
     var startup_note = startup_notes[ i ];
     this.startup_notes[ startup_note.object_id ] = true;
 
-    // don't actually create an editor if a particular note was provided in the result
-    if ( !note ) {
+    // don't actually create an editor if a particular list of notes was provided in the result
+    if ( current_notes.length == 0 ) {
       var editor = this.create_editor(
         startup_note.object_id,
-        // grab this note's contents from the static <noscript> area
+        // grab this note's contents from the static notes area
         getElement( "static_note_" + startup_note.object_id ).innerHTML,
         startup_note.deleted_from_id,
         startup_note.revision,
+        startup_note.creation,
         this.notebook.read_write, false, focus
       );
 
@@ -134,17 +135,23 @@ Wiki.prototype.populate = function ( startup_notes, note, note_read_write ) {
     }
   }
 
-  // if one particular note was provided, then just display an editor for that note
-  if ( note )
+  // if particular notes were provided, then display editors for them
+  var focus = true;
+  for ( var i in current_notes ) {
+    var note = current_notes[ i ];
+
     this.create_editor(
       note.object_id,
       getElement( "static_note_" + note.object_id ).innerHTML,
       note.deleted_from_id,
       note.revision,
-      this.notebook.read_write && note_read_write, false, true
+      note.creation,
+      this.notebook.read_write && note_read_write, false, focus
     );
+    focus = false;
+  }
 
-  if ( startup_notes.length == 0 && !note )
+  if ( startup_notes.length == 0 && current_notes.length == 0 )
     this.display_empty_message();
 
   var self = this;
@@ -222,7 +229,7 @@ Wiki.prototype.create_blank_editor = function ( event ) {
     }
   }
 
-  var editor = this.create_editor( undefined, undefined, undefined, undefined, this.notebook.read_write, true, true );
+  var editor = this.create_editor( undefined, undefined, undefined, undefined, undefined, this.notebook.read_write, true, true );
   this.increment_total_notes_count();
   this.blank_editor_id = editor.id;
 
@@ -416,6 +423,7 @@ Wiki.prototype.parse_loaded_editor = function ( result, note_title, requested_re
     if ( requested_revision )
       id += " " + requested_revision;
     var actual_revision = result.note.revision;
+    var actual_creation = result.note.creation;
     var note_text = result.note.contents;
     var deleted_from_id = result.note.deleted;
   } else {
@@ -423,6 +431,7 @@ Wiki.prototype.parse_loaded_editor = function ( result, note_title, requested_re
     var note_text = "<h3>" + note_title;
     var deleted_from_id = null;
     var actual_revision = null;
+    var actual_creation = null;
     this.increment_total_notes_count();
   }
 
@@ -431,7 +440,7 @@ Wiki.prototype.parse_loaded_editor = function ( result, note_title, requested_re
   else
     var read_write = this.notebook.read_write;
 
-  var editor = this.create_editor( id, note_text, deleted_from_id, actual_revision, read_write, true, false );
+  var editor = this.create_editor( id, note_text, deleted_from_id, actual_revision, actual_creation, read_write, true, false );
   id = editor.id;
 
   // if a link that launched this editor was provided, update it with the created note's id
@@ -439,7 +448,7 @@ Wiki.prototype.parse_loaded_editor = function ( result, note_title, requested_re
     link.href = "/notebooks/" + this.notebook_id + "?note_id=" + id;
 }
 
-Wiki.prototype.create_editor = function ( id, note_text, deleted_from_id, revision, read_write, highlight, focus ) {
+Wiki.prototype.create_editor = function ( id, note_text, deleted_from_id, revision, creation, read_write, highlight, focus ) {
   var self = this;
   if ( isUndefinedOrNull( id ) ) {
     if ( this.notebook.read_write ) {
@@ -458,6 +467,11 @@ Wiki.prototype.create_editor = function ( id, note_text, deleted_from_id, revisi
     note_text = "<p>Previous revision from " + short_revision + "</p>" + note_text;
   }
 
+  if ( !read_write && creation ) {
+    var short_creation = this.brief_revision( creation );
+    note_text = "<p>" + short_creation + "</p>" + note_text;
+  }
+
   var startup = this.startup_notes[ id ];
   var editor = new Editor( id, this.notebook_id, note_text, deleted_from_id, revision, read_write, startup, highlight, focus );
 
diff --git a/view/Link_area.py b/view/Link_area.py
index 0249604..03f15b1 100644
--- a/view/Link_area.py
+++ b/view/Link_area.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ from Tags import Div, Span, H4, A
 
 class Link_area( Div ):
   def __init__( self, notebooks, notebook, total_notes_count, parent_id ):
+    linked_notebooks = [ nb for nb in notebooks if nb.read_write and nb.name not in ( u"trash" ) ]
+
     Div.__init__(
       self,
       Div(
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ class Link_area( Div ):
       ),
 
       Div(
-        ( len( notebooks ) > 1 ) and H4( u"notebooks" ) or None,
+        ( len( linked_notebooks ) > 0 ) and H4( u"notebooks" ) or None,
         [ Span(
           Div(
           A(
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ class Link_area( Div ):
             id = u"notebook_%s" % nb.object_id,
           ),
           class_ = ( nb.object_id == notebook.object_id ) and u"link_area_item current_notebook_name" or u"link_area_item",
-        ) ) for nb in notebooks if nb.name not in ( u"Luminotes", u"trash" ) ],
+        ) ) for nb in linked_notebooks ],
         id = u"notebooks_area"
       ),
 
diff --git a/view/Main_page.py b/view/Main_page.py
index 4f22853..35b4d97 100644
--- a/view/Main_page.py
+++ b/view/Main_page.py
@@ -20,16 +20,16 @@ class Main_page( Page ):
     logout_url = None,
     startup_notes = None,
     total_notes_count = None,
-    note = None,
+    notes = None,
     note_read_write = True,
   ):
     startup_note_ids = [ startup_note.object_id for startup_note in startup_notes ]
 
     static_notes = Div(
-      note and Div(
+      notes and [ Div(
         note.contents,
         id = "static_note_%s" % note.object_id,
-      ) or
+      ) for note in notes ] or
       [ Div(
         startup_note.contents,
         id = "static_note_%s" % startup_note.object_id
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ class Main_page( Page ):
       u"deleted_from_id" : startup_note.deleted_from_id,
     } for startup_note in startup_notes ]
 
-    if note:
-      note_dict = {
-        u"object_id" : note.object_id,
-        u"revision" : note.revision,
-        u"deleted_from_id" : note.deleted_from_id,
-      }
+    note_dicts = [ {
+      u"object_id" : note.object_id,
+      u"revision" : note.revision,
+      u"deleted_from_id" : note.deleted_from_id,
+      u"creation" : note.creation,
+    } for note in notes ]
 
     def json( string ):
       return escape( unicode( Json( string ) ), quote = True )
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Main_page( Page ):
       Input( type = u"hidden", name = u"notebook_id", id = u"notebook_id", value = notebook.object_id ),
       Input( type = u"hidden", name = u"parent_id", id = u"parent_id", value = parent_id or "" ),
       Input( type = u"hidden", name = u"startup_notes", id = u"startup_notes", value = json( startup_note_dicts ) ),
-      Input( type = u"hidden", name = u"note", id = u"note", value = note and json( note_dict ) or "" ),
+      Input( type = u"hidden", name = u"current_notes", id = u"current_notes", value = json( note_dicts ) ),
       Input( type = u"hidden", name = u"note_read_write", id = u"note_read_write", value = json( note_read_write ) ),
       Div(
         id = u"status_area",