fix: update UX for connecting view to tables

src/context/chartdb-context/chartdb-provider.tsx

@@ -325,9 +325,20 @@ export const ChartDBProvider: React.FC<
 
     const createTable: ChartDBContext['createTable'] = useCallback(
         async (attributes) => {
+            const isView = attributes?.isView || false;
+            let name: string;
+
+            if (isView) {
+                const viewCount = tables.filter((t) => t.isView).length;
+                name = `view_${viewCount + 1}`;
+            } else {
+                const tableCount = tables.filter((t) => !t.isView).length;
+                name = `table_${tableCount + 1}`;
+            }
+
             const table: DBTable = {
                 id: generateId(),
-                name: `table_${tables.length + 1}`,
+                name,
                 x: 0,
                 y: 0,
                 fields: [

src/pages/editor-page/canvas/canvas.tsx

@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ import { DependencyEdge } from './dependency-edge/dependency-edge';
 import {
     BOTTOM_SOURCE_HANDLE_ID_PREFIX,
     TARGET_DEP_PREFIX,
+    TARGET_TOP_DEP_PREFIX,
+    TARGET_BOTTOM_DEP_PREFIX,
     TOP_SOURCE_HANDLE_ID_PREFIX,
 } from './table-node/table-node-dependency-indicator';
 import type { DatabaseType } from '@/lib/domain/database-type';
@@ -583,14 +585,21 @@ export const Canvas: React.FC<CanvasProps> = ({ initialTables }) => {
 
     const onConnectHandler = useCallback(
         async (params: AddEdgeParams) => {
-            if (
+            // Check if this is a dependency connection (from a view to a table)
+            const isDependencyConnection =
                 params.sourceHandle?.startsWith?.(
                     TOP_SOURCE_HANDLE_ID_PREFIX
                 ) ||
                 params.sourceHandle?.startsWith?.(
                     BOTTOM_SOURCE_HANDLE_ID_PREFIX
-                )
+                );
-            ) {
+
+            const isDependencyTarget =
+                params.targetHandle?.startsWith?.(TARGET_TOP_DEP_PREFIX) ||
+                params.targetHandle?.startsWith?.(TARGET_BOTTOM_DEP_PREFIX) ||
+                params.targetHandle?.startsWith?.(TARGET_DEP_PREFIX);
+
+            if (isDependencyConnection || isDependencyTarget) {
                 const tableId = params.target;
                 const dependentTableId = params.source;
 

src/pages/editor-page/canvas/table-node/table-node-dependency-indicator.tsx

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import React, { useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
 export const TOP_SOURCE_HANDLE_ID_PREFIX = 'top_dep_';
 export const BOTTOM_SOURCE_HANDLE_ID_PREFIX = 'bottom_dep_';
 export const TARGET_DEP_PREFIX = 'target_dep_';
+export const TARGET_TOP_DEP_PREFIX = 'target_top_dep_';
+export const TARGET_BOTTOM_DEP_PREFIX = 'target_bottom_dep_';
 
 export interface TableNodeDependencyIndicatorProps {
     table: DBTable;
@@ -23,17 +25,16 @@ export const TableNodeDependencyIndicator: React.FC<TableNodeDependencyIndicator
         const updateNodeInternals = useUpdateNodeInternals();
         const connection = useConnection();
 
-        const isTarget = useMemo(
+        const isConnectionFromView = useMemo(
             () =>
                 connection.inProgress &&
-                connection.fromNode.id !== table.id &&
+                (connection.fromHandle?.id?.startsWith(
-                (connection.fromHandle.id?.startsWith(
                     TOP_SOURCE_HANDLE_ID_PREFIX
                 ) ||
-                    connection.fromHandle.id?.startsWith(
+                    connection.fromHandle?.id?.startsWith(
                         BOTTOM_SOURCE_HANDLE_ID_PREFIX
                     )),
-            [connection, table.id]
+            [connection.inProgress, connection.fromHandle?.id]
         );
 
         const numberOfEdgesToTable = useMemo(
@@ -77,17 +78,38 @@ export const TableNodeDependencyIndicator: React.FC<TableNodeDependencyIndicator
                         type="target"
                     />
                 ))}
-                {isTarget ? (
+                {/* Show visible connection points at top and bottom when dragging from view */}
-                    <Handle
+                {!table.isView &&
-                        id={`${TARGET_DEP_PREFIX}${numberOfEdgesToTable}_${table.id}`}
+                !table.isMaterializedView &&
-                        className={
+                isConnectionFromView ? (
-                            isTarget
+                    <>
-                                ? '!absolute !left-0 !top-0 !h-full !w-full !transform-none !rounded-none !border-none !opacity-0'
+                        {/* Top connection point */}
-                                : `!invisible`
+                        <Handle
-                        }
+                            id={`${TARGET_TOP_DEP_PREFIX}${table.id}`}
-                        position={Position.Top}
+                            className="!h-4 !w-4 !border-2 !bg-pink-600"
-                        type="target"
+                            style={{
-                    />
+                                position: 'absolute',
+                                top: '-8px',
+                                left: '50%',
+                                transform: 'translateX(-50%)',
+                            }}
+                            position={Position.Top}
+                            type="target"
+                        />
+                        {/* Bottom connection point */}
+                        <Handle
+                            id={`${TARGET_BOTTOM_DEP_PREFIX}${table.id}`}
+                            className="!h-4 !w-4 !border-2 !bg-pink-600"
+                            style={{
+                                position: 'absolute',
+                                bottom: '-8px',
+                                left: '50%',
+                                transform: 'translateX(-50%)',
+                            }}
+                            position={Position.Bottom}
+                            type="target"
+                        />
+                    </>
                 ) : null}
             </>
         );

src/pages/editor-page/canvas/table-node/table-node-field.tsx

@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ import {
     useConnection,
     useUpdateNodeInternals,
 } from '@xyflow/react';
+import {
+    TOP_SOURCE_HANDLE_ID_PREFIX,
+    BOTTOM_SOURCE_HANDLE_ID_PREFIX,
+} from './table-node-dependency-indicator';
 import { Button } from '@/components/button/button';
 import {
     Check,
@@ -87,12 +91,28 @@ export const TableNodeField: React.FC<TableNodeFieldProps> = React.memo(
 
         const updateNodeInternals = useUpdateNodeInternals();
         const connection = useConnection();
+
+        // Check if connection is from a view (dependency connection)
+        const isConnectionFromView = useMemo(
+            () =>
+                connection.inProgress &&
+                (connection.fromHandle?.id?.startsWith(
+                    TOP_SOURCE_HANDLE_ID_PREFIX
+                ) ||
+                    connection.fromHandle?.id?.startsWith(
+                        BOTTOM_SOURCE_HANDLE_ID_PREFIX
+                    )),
+            [connection.inProgress, connection.fromHandle?.id]
+        );
+
         const isTarget = useMemo(
             () =>
                 connection.inProgress &&
-                connection.fromNode.id !== tableNodeId &&
+                connection.fromNode?.id !== tableNodeId &&
-                (connection.fromHandle.id?.startsWith(RIGHT_HANDLE_ID_PREFIX) ||
+                (connection.fromHandle?.id?.startsWith(
-                    connection.fromHandle.id?.startsWith(
+                    RIGHT_HANDLE_ID_PREFIX
+                ) ||
+                    connection.fromHandle?.id?.startsWith(
                         LEFT_HANDLE_ID_PREFIX
                     )),
             [
@@ -285,7 +305,7 @@ export const TableNodeField: React.FC<TableNodeFieldProps> = React.memo(
                     }
                 )}
             >
-                {isConnectable ? (
+                {isConnectable && !isConnectionFromView ? (
                     <>
                         <Handle
                             id={`${RIGHT_HANDLE_ID_PREFIX}${field.id}`}