Skip template checks in Fields screen (#2670)

proto/anki/notetypes.proto

@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ service NotetypesService {
   rpc AddNotetype(Notetype) returns (collection.OpChangesWithId);
   rpc UpdateNotetype(Notetype) returns (collection.OpChanges);
   rpc AddNotetypeLegacy(generic.Json) returns (collection.OpChangesWithId);
-  rpc UpdateNotetypeLegacy(generic.Json) returns (collection.OpChanges);
+  rpc UpdateNotetypeLegacy(UpdateNotetypeLegacyRequest)
+      returns (collection.OpChanges);
   rpc AddOrUpdateNotetype(AddOrUpdateNotetypeRequest) returns (NotetypeId);
   rpc GetStockNotetypeLegacy(StockNotetype) returns (generic.Json);
   rpc GetNotetype(NotetypeId) returns (Notetype);
@@ -134,6 +135,11 @@ message AddOrUpdateNotetypeRequest {
   bool skip_checks = 3;
 }
 
+message UpdateNotetypeLegacyRequest {
+  bytes json = 1;
+  bool skip_checks = 2;
+}
+
 message StockNotetype {
   enum Kind {
     KIND_BASIC = 0;

pylib/anki/models.py

@@ -217,11 +217,15 @@ class ModelManager(DeprecatedNamesMixin):
         if existing_id is not None and existing_id != notetype["id"]:
             notetype["name"] += f"-{checksum(str(time.time()))[:5]}"
 
-    def update_dict(self, notetype: NotetypeDict) -> OpChanges:
+    def update_dict(
+        self, notetype: NotetypeDict, skip_checks: bool = False
+    ) -> OpChanges:
         "Update a NotetypeDict. Caller will need to re-load notetype if new fields/cards added."
         self._remove_from_cache(notetype["id"])
         self.ensure_name_unique(notetype)
-        return self.col._backend.update_notetype_legacy(to_json_bytes(notetype))
+        return self.col._backend.update_notetype_legacy(
+            json=to_json_bytes(notetype), skip_checks=skip_checks
+        )
 
     def _mutate_after_write(self, notetype: NotetypeDict) -> None:
         # existing code expects the note type to be mutated to reflect

qt/aqt/fields.py

@@ -289,9 +289,9 @@ class FieldDialog(QDialog):
             tooltip(tr.card_templates_changes_saved(), parent=self.parentWidget())
             QDialog.accept(self)
 
-        update_notetype_legacy(parent=self.mw, notetype=self.model).success(
-            on_done
-        ).run_in_background()
+        update_notetype_legacy(
+            parent=self.mw, notetype=self.model, skip_checks=True
+        ).success(on_done).run_in_background()
 
     def onHelp(self) -> None:
         openHelp(HelpPage.CUSTOMIZING_FIELDS)

qt/aqt/operations/notetype.py

@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@ def update_notetype_legacy(
     *,
     parent: QWidget,
     notetype: NotetypeDict,
+    skip_checks: bool = False,
 ) -> CollectionOp[OpChanges]:
-    return CollectionOp(parent, lambda col: col.models.update_dict(notetype))
+    return CollectionOp(
+        parent, lambda col: col.models.update_dict(notetype, skip_checks)
+    )
 
 
 def remove_notetype(

rslib/src/notetype/service.rs

@@ -53,11 +53,12 @@ impl crate::services::NotetypesService for Collection {
 
     fn update_notetype_legacy(
         &mut self,
-        input: generic::Json,
+        input: anki_proto::notetypes::UpdateNotetypeLegacyRequest,
     ) -> error::Result<anki_proto::collection::OpChanges> {
         let legacy: NotetypeSchema11 = serde_json::from_slice(&input.json)?;
         let mut notetype: Notetype = legacy.into();
-        self.update_notetype(&mut notetype, false).map(Into::into)
+        self.update_notetype(&mut notetype, input.skip_checks)
+            .map(Into::into)
     }
 
     fn add_or_update_notetype(