Persist stable recording timestamps and use them for recordingDate

BisonNotes AI/BisonNotes AI/EnhancedFileManager.swift

@@ -363,18 +363,19 @@ class EnhancedFileManager: ObservableObject {
                 }
             }
 
-            // Delete associated location file if it exists
-            let locationURL = normalizedURL.deletingPathExtension().appendingPathExtension("location")
-            if FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: locationURL.path) {
-                do {
-                    try FileManager.default.removeItem(at: locationURL)
-                    AppLog.shared.fileManagement("Deleted location file: \(locationURL.lastPathComponent)")
-                } catch {
-                    if error.isThumbnailGenerationError {
-                        AppLog.shared.fileManagement("Thumbnail generation warning during location file deletion: \(error.localizedDescription)", level: .debug)
-                        // Continue with deletion even if thumbnail generation fails
-                    } else {
-                        throw error
+            // Delete associated sidecar files if they exist
+            for ext in ["location", "recordingmeta"] {
+                let sidecarURL = normalizedURL.deletingPathExtension().appendingPathExtension(ext)
+                if FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: sidecarURL.path) {
+                    do {
+                        try FileManager.default.removeItem(at: sidecarURL)
+                        AppLog.shared.fileManagement("Deleted \(ext) file: \(sidecarURL.lastPathComponent)")
+                    } catch {
+                        if error.isThumbnailGenerationError {
+                            AppLog.shared.fileManagement("Thumbnail generation warning during \(ext) file deletion: \(error.localizedDescription)", level: .debug)
+                        } else {
+                            throw error
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -669,6 +670,11 @@ class EnhancedFileManager: ObservableObject {
 
                 if !dryRun {
                     try FileManager.default.removeItem(at: file)
+                    // Also remove sidecar files for the orphaned audio
+                    for ext in ["location", "recordingmeta"] {
+                        let sidecarURL = file.deletingPathExtension().appendingPathExtension(ext)
+                        try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: sidecarURL)
+                    }
                     AppLog.shared.fileManagement("Deleted orphaned file: \(file.lastPathComponent) (\(fileSize) bytes)")
                     deletedCount += 1
                 } else {

BisonNotes AI/BisonNotes AI/Models/RecordingArchiveService.swift

@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ class RecordingArchiveService: ObservableObject {
                     } catch {
                         AppLog.shared.recording("Archived: failed to remove local audio: \(error.localizedDescription)", level: .error)
                     }
+                    // Clean up sidecar files alongside the audio
+                    for ext in ["location", "recordingmeta"] {
+                        let sidecarURL = url.deletingPathExtension().appendingPathExtension(ext)
+                        try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: sidecarURL)
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }

BisonNotes AI/BisonNotes AI/ViewModels/AudioRecorderViewModel+Interruptions.swift

@@ -424,18 +424,7 @@ extension AudioRecorderViewModel {
 					let originalFilename = currentURL.deletingPathExtension().lastPathComponent
 					let duration = getRecordingDuration(url: currentURL)
 
-					// Get file creation date, or use current date as fallback
-					let recordingDate: Date
-					do {
-						let attributes = try FileManager.default.attributesOfItem(atPath: currentURL.path)
-						if let creationDate = attributes[.creationDate] as? Date {
-							recordingDate = creationDate
-						} else {
-							recordingDate = Date()
-						}
-					} catch {
-						recordingDate = Date()
-					}
+					let recordingDate = currentRecordingDate(for: currentURL)
 
 					_ = workflowManager.createRecording(
 						url: currentURL,
@@ -446,6 +435,7 @@ extension AudioRecorderViewModel {
 						quality: quality,
 						locationData: recordingStartLocationData
 					)
+					recordingStartedAt = nil
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -583,7 +573,7 @@ extension AudioRecorderViewModel {
 					let recordingId = workflowManager.createRecording(
 						url: url,
 						name: displayName,
-						date: Date(),
+						date: currentRecordingDate(for: url),
 						fileSize: fileSize,
 						duration: duration,
 						quality: quality,
@@ -598,6 +588,7 @@ extension AudioRecorderViewModel {
 					// Reset processing flag
 					recordingBeingProcessed = false
 					resetRecordingLocation()
+					recordingStartedAt = nil
 
 					// End background task after successful recovery and save
 					endBackgroundTask()
@@ -708,7 +699,7 @@ extension AudioRecorderViewModel {
 				let recordingId = workflowManager.createRecording(
 					url: url,
 					name: displayName,
-					date: Date(),
+					date: currentRecordingDate(for: url),
 					fileSize: fileSize,
 					duration: duration,
 					quality: quality,
@@ -724,6 +715,7 @@ extension AudioRecorderViewModel {
 					self.recordingURL = nil
 					self.recordingBeingProcessed = false
 					self.resetRecordingLocation()
+					self.recordingStartedAt = nil
 				}
 
 			// Send notification to user about recovery (with slight delay to improve visibility)

BisonNotes AI/BisonNotes AI/ViewModels/AudioRecorderViewModel+Segments.swift

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ extension AudioRecorderViewModel {
 				let recordingId = workflowManager.createRecording(
 					url: mainURL,
 					name: displayName,
-					date: Date(),
+					date: currentRecordingDate(for: mainURL),
 					fileSize: fileSize,
 					duration: duration,
 					quality: quality,
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ extension AudioRecorderViewModel {
 				AppLog.shared.recording("Merged recording created with workflow manager, ID: \(recordingId)")
 
 				self.resetRecordingLocation()
+				self.recordingStartedAt = nil
 			} else {
 				AppLog.shared.recording("WorkflowManager not set - merged recording not saved to database", level: .error)
 			}

BisonNotes AI/BisonNotes AI/ViewModels/AudioRecorderViewModel+Utilities.swift

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ import Foundation
 @preconcurrency import AVFoundation
 import UserNotifications
 
+private struct RecordingTimestampMetadata: Codable {
+	let recordedAt: Date
+}
+
 // MARK: - AVAudioRecorderDelegate
 
 extension AudioRecorderViewModel: AVAudioRecorderDelegate {
@@ -77,7 +81,7 @@ extension AudioRecorderViewModel: AVAudioRecorderDelegate {
 							let recordingId = workflowManager.createRecording(
 								url: recordingURL,
 								name: displayName,
-								date: Date(),
+								date: currentRecordingDate(for: recordingURL),
 								fileSize: fileSize,
 								duration: duration,
 								quality: quality,
@@ -88,6 +92,7 @@ extension AudioRecorderViewModel: AVAudioRecorderDelegate {
 
 							// Watch audio integration removed
 							self.resetRecordingLocation()
+							self.recordingStartedAt = nil
 						} else {
 							AppLog.shared.recording("WorkflowManager not set - recording not saved to database", level: .error)
 						}
@@ -276,6 +281,37 @@ extension AudioRecorderViewModel {
 		// Final fallback to the timer value we tracked during recording
 		return recordingTime
 	}
+
+	func currentRecordingDate(for url: URL?) -> Date {
+		if let entry = recordingStartedAt, let url, entry.url == url {
+			return entry.date
+		}
+
+		if let url,
+		   let data = try? Data(contentsOf: recordingTimestampMetadataURL(for: url)),
+		   let metadata = try? JSONDecoder().decode(RecordingTimestampMetadata.self, from: data) {
+			return metadata.recordedAt
+		}
+
+		return Date()
+	}
+
+	func persistRecordingCapturedAt(_ date: Date, for url: URL) {
+		let metadata = RecordingTimestampMetadata(recordedAt: date)
+		guard let data = try? JSONEncoder().encode(metadata) else {
+			return
+		}
+
+		do {
+			try data.write(to: recordingTimestampMetadataURL(for: url), options: .atomic)
+		} catch {
+			AppLog.shared.recording("Failed to write recording timestamp metadata: \(error.localizedDescription)", level: .error)
+		}
+	}
+
+	private func recordingTimestampMetadataURL(for recordingURL: URL) -> URL {
+		recordingURL.deletingPathExtension().appendingPathExtension("recordingmeta")
+	}
 }
 
 // MARK: - Naming Convention
@@ -292,7 +328,7 @@ extension AudioRecorderViewModel {
 	func generateAppRecordingDisplayName() -> String {
 		let formatter = DateFormatter()
 		formatter.dateFormat = "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"
-		let timestamp = formatter.string(from: Date())
+		let timestamp = formatter.string(from: recordingStartedAt?.date ?? Date())
 		return "apprecording-\(timestamp)"
 	}
 

BisonNotes AI/BisonNotes AI/ViewModels/AudioRecorderViewModel.swift

@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ class AudioRecorderViewModel: NSObject, ObservableObject {
 
 	// Track last checkpoint time for periodic data flushing
 	var lastCheckpointTime: Date = Date.distantPast
+	var recordingStartedAt: (url: URL, date: Date)?
 	let checkpointInterval: TimeInterval = 30.0 // Try to checkpoint every 30 seconds
 	let forceCheckpointInterval: TimeInterval = 90.0 // Force checkpoint after 90 seconds even without silence
 
@@ -454,7 +455,10 @@ class AudioRecorderViewModel: NSObject, ObservableObject {
 	func setupRecording() {
 		let documentsPath = FileManager.default.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask)[0]
 		let audioFilename = documentsPath.appendingPathComponent(generateAppRecordingFilename())
+		let recordingStartDate = Date()
 		recordingURL = audioFilename
+		recordingStartedAt = (url: audioFilename, date: recordingStartDate)
+		persistRecordingCapturedAt(recordingStartDate, for: audioFilename)
 
 		// Initialize segment tracking for this new recording
 		mainRecordingURL = audioFilename
@@ -600,7 +604,7 @@ class AudioRecorderViewModel: NSObject, ObservableObject {
 		let recordingId = workflowManager.createRecording(
 			url: url,
 			name: displayName,
-			date: Date(),
+			date: currentRecordingDate(for: url),
 			fileSize: fileSize,
 			duration: duration,
 			quality: quality,
@@ -630,6 +634,7 @@ class AudioRecorderViewModel: NSObject, ObservableObject {
 		}
 
 		resetRecordingLocation()
+		recordingStartedAt = nil
 		endBackgroundTask()
 	}
 

BisonNotes AI/BisonNotes AI/Views/TranscriptViews.swift

@@ -713,9 +713,11 @@ struct TranscriptsView: View {
         // Delete the associated dummy audio file if it exists
         if let recordingURL = appCoordinator.getAbsoluteURL(for: importedTranscript.recording) {
             try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: recordingURL)
-            // Delete associated location file if present
-            let locationURL = recordingURL.deletingPathExtension().appendingPathExtension("location")
-            try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: locationURL)
+            // Delete associated sidecar files if present
+            for ext in ["location", "recordingmeta"] {
+                let sidecarURL = recordingURL.deletingPathExtension().appendingPathExtension(ext)
+                try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: sidecarURL)
+            }
             AppLog.shared.transcription("Deleted dummy audio file: \(recordingURL.lastPathComponent)", level: .debug)
         }