Lock Bases View

An Obsidian plugin that prevents editing interactions inside Bases views by adding a button in toolbar and remembers the lock state per .base file.

Features

• Lock editing interactions in Bases views.
• Remember the lock state for each .base file.
• Add a toolbar button to toggle lock state quickly.
• Follow the current Obsidian language for visible UI text.

Latest release

v0.1.2

Compared with 0.1.1, this release focuses on a specific Markdown embed edge case and release readiness:

• Fixed the Markdown preview edge case where embedded Bases could become editable after switching from edit mode to view mode.
• Broadened Bases view detection to include embedded Bases wrappers inside Markdown previews.
• Kept the 128-entry cap for persisted lock records to prevent lockedBases from growing without bound.
• Preserved the detached-DOM cleanup and MutationObserver behavior so newly added rows stay locked.
• Kept startup synchronization on workspace.onLayoutReady() for better Obsidian compatibility.

If you want a shorter GitHub release note, use:

This release fixes a Markdown preview edge case for embedded Bases and keeps the lock system stable. It broadens Bases detection for embedded previews, preserves the 128-entry persisted-state cap, and keeps the existing leak and observer fixes in place.

Compatibility

• Requires the Obsidian core plugin Bases.
• Tested on desktop, Android, and iOS.
• Mobile support has been verified for locking, unlocking, and optional checkbox interaction while locked.

Settings

• Lock checkboxes: enabled by default.
• When enabled, checkbox fields are locked together with the rest of the Bases view.
• When disabled, checkbox fields remain clickable even while the Bases view is locked.

Project structure

• manifest.json - Obsidian plugin manifest
• main.ts - source entry
• main.js - built/runtime entry
• styles.css - optional stylesheet
• versions.json - release compatibility map
• esbuild.config.mjs - build config
• tsconfig.json - TypeScript config

Development

npm install
npm run build

Local testing

Copy these files to your vault plugin folder:

• manifest.json
• main.js
• styles.css

Example target folder:

$pluginDir = "<YourVault>/.obsidian/plugins/lock-bases-view"
Copy-Item ".\manifest.json" "$pluginDir/manifest.json" -Force
Copy-Item ".\main.js" "$pluginDir/main.js" -Force
Copy-Item ".\styles.css" "$pluginDir/styles.css" -Force

Release

For a manual installable package, zip:

• manifest.json
• main.js
• styles.css

Then users extract to .obsidian/plugins/lock-bases-view/.