Can edit category notes

app/Http/Controllers/Category/EditController.php

@@ -41,11 +41,8 @@ use Illuminate\View\View;
 class EditController extends Controller
 {
 
-    /** @var CategoryRepositoryInterface The category repository */
+    private CategoryRepositoryInterface $repository;
-    private $repository;
+    private AttachmentHelperInterface   $attachments;
-
-    /** @var AttachmentHelperInterface Helper for attachments. */
-    private $attachments;
 
     /**
      * CategoryController constructor.
@@ -87,7 +84,11 @@ class EditController extends Controller
         }
         $request->session()->forget('categories.edit.fromUpdate');
 
-        return view('categories.edit', compact('category', 'subTitle'));
+        $preFilled = [
+            'notes' => $request->old('notes') ?? $this->repository->getNoteText($category),
+        ];
+
+        return view('categories.edit', compact('category', 'subTitle', 'preFilled'));
     }
 
     /**

app/Services/Internal/Update/CategoryUpdateService.php

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace FireflyIII\Services\Internal\Update;
 
 use FireflyIII\Models\Category;
+use FireflyIII\Models\Note;
 use FireflyIII\Models\RecurrenceTransactionMeta;
 use FireflyIII\Models\RuleAction;
 use FireflyIII\Models\RuleTrigger;
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ class CategoryUpdateService
         $this->updateRuleTriggers($oldName, $data['name']);
         $this->updateRuleActions($oldName, $data['name']);
         $this->updateRecurrences($oldName, $data['name']);
+        $this->updateNotes($category, $data);
 
         return $category;
     }
@@ -137,4 +139,40 @@ class CategoryUpdateService
             ->update(['rt_meta.value' => $newName]);
     }
 
+
+    /**
+     * @param Category $category
+     * @param array    $data
+     *
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    private function updateNotes(Category $category, array $data): void
+    {
+        $note = array_key_exists('notes', $data) ? $data['notes'] : null;
+        if (null === $note) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if ('' === $note) {
+            $dbNote = $category->notes()->first();
+            if (null !== $dbNote) {
+                try {
+                    $dbNote->delete();
+                } catch (Exception $e) {
+                    Log::debug($e->getMessage());
+                }
+            }
+
+            return;
+        }
+        $dbNote = $category->notes()->first();
+        if (null === $dbNote) {
+            $dbNote = new Note;
+            $dbNote->noteable()->associate($category);
+        }
+        $dbNote->text = trim($note);
+        $dbNote->save();
+
+        return;
+    }
+
 }

resources/views/v1/categories/edit.twig

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
                     <h3 class="box-title">{{ 'optionalFields'|_ }}</h3>
                 </div>
                 <div class="box-body">
+                    {{ ExpandedForm.textarea('notes', preFilled.notes, {helpText: trans('firefly.field_supports_markdown')} ) }}
                     {{ ExpandedForm.file('attachments[]', {'multiple': 'multiple','helpText': trans('firefly.upload_max_file_size', {'size': uploadSize|filesize}) }) }}
                 </div>
             </div>