expose the ability to get/set aux notetype/template keys

template keys are not currently adjusted when card templates are
repositioned.

pylib/anki/collection.py

@@ -824,6 +824,40 @@ class Collection:
     ) -> OpChanges:
         return self._backend.set_config_string(key=key, value=value, undoable=undoable)
 
+    def get_aux_notetype_config(
+        self, id: NotetypeId, key: str, default: Any = None
+    ) -> Any:
+        key = self._backend.get_aux_notetype_config_key(id=id, key=key)
+        return self.get_config(key, default=default)
+
+    def set_aux_notetype_config(
+        self, id: NotetypeId, key: str, value: Any, *, undoable: bool = False
+    ) -> OpChanges:
+        key = self._backend.get_aux_notetype_config_key(id=id, key=key)
+        return self.set_config(key, value, undoable=undoable)
+
+    def get_aux_template_config(
+        self, id: NotetypeId, card_ordinal: int, key: str, default: Any = None
+    ) -> Any:
+        key = self._backend.get_aux_template_config_key(
+            notetype_id=id, card_ordinal=card_ordinal, key=key
+        )
+        return self.get_config(key, default=default)
+
+    def set_aux_template_config(
+        self,
+        id: NotetypeId,
+        card_ordinal: int,
+        key: str,
+        value: Any,
+        *,
+        undoable: bool = False,
+    ) -> OpChanges:
+        key = self._backend.get_aux_template_config_key(
+            notetype_id=id, card_ordinal=card_ordinal, key=key
+        )
+        return self.set_config(key, value, undoable=undoable)
+
     # Stats
     ##########################################################################
 

pylib/tests/test_cards.py

@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ def test_gendeck():
     assert note.cards()[0].did == 1
     # set the model to a new default col
     newId = col.decks.id("new")
-    # fixme: dedicated API for this
+    col.set_aux_notetype_config(cloze["id"], "lastDeck", newId)
-    col.set_config(f"_nt_{cloze['id']}_lastDeck", newId)
     col.models.save(cloze, updateReqs=False)
     # a newly generated card should share the first card's col
     note["Text"] += "{{c2::two}}"

rslib/backend.proto

@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ service NotetypesService {
   rpc GetNotetypeNamesAndCounts(Empty) returns (NotetypeUseCounts);
   rpc GetNotetypeIdByName(String) returns (NotetypeId);
   rpc RemoveNotetype(NotetypeId) returns (OpChanges);
+  rpc GetAuxNotetypeConfigKey(GetAuxConfigKeyIn) returns (String);
+  rpc GetAuxTemplateConfigKey(GetAuxTemplateConfigKeyIn) returns (String);
 }
 
 service CardRenderingService {
@@ -1621,3 +1623,14 @@ message SetFlagIn {
   repeated int64 card_ids = 1;
   uint32 flag = 2;
 }
+
+message GetAuxConfigKeyIn {
+  int64 id = 1;
+  string key = 2;
+}
+
+message GetAuxTemplateConfigKeyIn {
+  int64 notetype_id = 1;
+  uint32 card_ordinal = 2;
+  string key = 3;
+}

rslib/src/backend/notetypes.rs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use super::Backend;
 pub(super) use crate::backend_proto::notetypes_service::Service as NotetypesService;
 use crate::{
     backend_proto as pb,
+    config::get_aux_notetype_config_key,
     notetype::{all_stock_notetypes, Notetype, NotetypeSchema11},
     prelude::*,
 };
@@ -134,6 +135,24 @@ impl NotetypesService for Backend {
         self.with_col(|col| col.remove_notetype(input.into()))
             .map(Into::into)
     }
+
+    fn get_aux_notetype_config_key(&self, input: pb::GetAuxConfigKeyIn) -> Result<pb::String> {
+        Ok(get_aux_notetype_config_key(input.id.into(), &input.key).into())
+    }
+
+    fn get_aux_template_config_key(
+        &self,
+        input: pb::GetAuxTemplateConfigKeyIn,
+    ) -> Result<pb::String> {
+        self.with_col(|col| {
+            col.get_aux_template_config_key(
+                input.notetype_id.into(),
+                input.card_ordinal as usize,
+                &input.key,
+            )
+            .map(Into::into)
+        })
+    }
 }
 
 impl From<pb::Notetype> for Notetype {

rslib/src/config/mod.rs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use serde_repr::{Deserialize_repr, Serialize_repr};
 use slog::warn;
 use strum::IntoStaticStr;
 
-pub use self::{bool::BoolKey, string::StringKey};
+pub use self::{bool::BoolKey, notetype::get_aux_notetype_config_key, string::StringKey};
 use crate::prelude::*;
 
 /// Only used when updating/undoing.

rslib/src/config/notetype.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 use strum::IntoStaticStr;
 
 use super::ConfigKey;
-use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::{notetype::NotetypeKind, prelude::*};
 
 /// Notetype config packed into a collection config key. This may change
 /// frequently, and we want to avoid the potentially expensive notetype
@@ -16,9 +16,29 @@ enum NotetypeConfigKey {
     LastDeckAddedTo,
 }
 
+impl Collection {
+    pub fn get_aux_template_config_key(
+        &mut self,
+        ntid: NotetypeId,
+        card_ordinal: usize,
+        key: &str,
+    ) -> Result<String> {
+        let nt = self.get_notetype(ntid)?.ok_or(AnkiError::NotFound)?;
+        let ordinal = if matches!(nt.config.kind(), NotetypeKind::Cloze) {
+            0
+        } else {
+            card_ordinal
+        };
+        Ok(get_aux_notetype_config_key(
+            ntid,
+            &format!("{}_{}", key, ordinal),
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
 impl NotetypeConfigKey {
     fn for_notetype(self, ntid: NotetypeId) -> String {
-        build_aux_notetype_key(ntid, <&'static str>::from(self))
+        get_aux_notetype_config_key(ntid, <&'static str>::from(self))
     }
 }
 
@@ -34,7 +54,7 @@ impl Collection {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn clear_aux_config_for_notetype(&mut self, ntid: NotetypeId) -> Result<()> {
-        self.remove_config_prefix(&build_aux_notetype_key(ntid, ""))
+        self.remove_config_prefix(&get_aux_notetype_config_key(ntid, ""))
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn get_last_deck_added_to_for_notetype(&self, id: NotetypeId) -> Option<DeckId> {
@@ -48,6 +68,6 @@ impl Collection {
     }
 }
 
-fn build_aux_notetype_key(ntid: NotetypeId, key: &str) -> String {
+pub fn get_aux_notetype_config_key(ntid: NotetypeId, key: &str) -> String {
     format!("_nt_{ntid}_{key}", ntid = ntid, key = key)
 }