fix(frontend): trigger autosave no longer false-restores on plain open

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>

frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/azure/AzureTriggerEditorInner.svelte

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 	import { saveAzureTriggerFromCfg } from './utils'
 	import { getHandlerType, handleConfigChange, type Trigger } from '../utils'
 	import { deepEqual } from 'fast-equals'
-	import { UserDraft } from '$lib/userDraft.svelte'
+	import { UserDraft, localDraftDiffers } from '$lib/userDraft.svelte'
 	import { notifyRestoredFromLocal } from '$lib/userDraftToast'
 	import TriggerSuspendedJobsAlert from '../TriggerSuspendedJobsAlert.svelte'
 	import TriggerSuspendedJobsModal from '../TriggerSuspendedJobsModal.svelte'
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 			}
 			originalConfig = structuredClone($state.snapshot(getAzureConfig()))
 			const localCfg = UserDraft.get<Record<string, any>>('trigger_azure', ePath)
-			if (localCfg && !deepEqual(localCfg, getAzureConfig())) {
+			if (localDraftDiffers(localCfg, getAzureConfig())) {
 				const deployedCfg = structuredClone($state.snapshot(getAzureConfig()))
 				await loadTriggerConfig(localCfg)
 				notifyRestoredFromLocal(false, true, {
@@ -314,7 +314,8 @@
 
 	$effect(() => {
 		if (drawerLoading || !initialPath) return
-		azureConfig && UserDraft.save('trigger_azure', initialPath, azureConfig)
+		azureConfig &&
+			UserDraft.saveIfChanged('trigger_azure', initialPath, azureConfig, originalConfig)
 	})
 </script>
 

frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/email/EmailTriggerEditorInner.svelte

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 	import TriggerAdvancedBadges from '../TriggerAdvancedBadges.svelte'
 	import { saveEmailTriggerFromCfg } from './utils'
 	import { deepEqual } from 'fast-equals'
-	import { UserDraft } from '$lib/userDraft.svelte'
+	import { UserDraft, localDraftDiffers } from '$lib/userDraft.svelte'
 	import { notifyRestoredFromLocal } from '$lib/userDraftToast'
 	import TriggerSuspendedJobsAlert from '../TriggerSuspendedJobsAlert.svelte'
 	import TriggerSuspendedJobsModal from '../TriggerSuspendedJobsModal.svelte'
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
 			}
 			originalConfig = structuredClone($state.snapshot(getEmailTriggerConfig()))
 			const localCfg = UserDraft.get<Record<string, any>>('trigger_email', ePath)
-			if (localCfg && !deepEqual(localCfg, getEmailTriggerConfig())) {
+			if (localDraftDiffers(localCfg, getEmailTriggerConfig())) {
 				const deployedCfg = structuredClone($state.snapshot(getEmailTriggerConfig()))
 				loadTriggerConfig(localCfg as Partial<EmailTrigger>)
 				notifyRestoredFromLocal(false, true, {
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
 
 	$effect(() => {
 		if (drawerLoading || !initialPath) return
-		UserDraft.save('trigger_email', initialPath, emailConfig)
+		UserDraft.saveIfChanged('trigger_email', initialPath, emailConfig, originalConfig)
 	})
 </script>
 

frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/gcp/GcpTriggerEditorInner.svelte

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 	import { saveGcpTriggerFromCfg } from './utils'
 	import { getHandlerType, handleConfigChange, type Trigger } from '../utils'
 	import { deepEqual } from 'fast-equals'
-	import { UserDraft } from '$lib/userDraft.svelte'
+	import { UserDraft, localDraftDiffers } from '$lib/userDraft.svelte'
 	import { notifyRestoredFromLocal } from '$lib/userDraftToast'
 	import TriggerSuspendedJobsAlert from '../TriggerSuspendedJobsAlert.svelte'
 	import TriggerSuspendedJobsModal from '../TriggerSuspendedJobsModal.svelte'
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 			}
 			originalConfig = structuredClone($state.snapshot(getGcpConfig()))
 			const localCfg = UserDraft.get<Record<string, any>>('trigger_gcp', ePath)
-			if (localCfg && !deepEqual(localCfg, getGcpConfig())) {
+			if (localDraftDiffers(localCfg, getGcpConfig())) {
 				const deployedCfg = structuredClone($state.snapshot(getGcpConfig()))
 				await loadTriggerConfig(localCfg)
 				notifyRestoredFromLocal(false, true, {
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@
 
 	$effect(() => {
 		if (drawerLoading || !initialPath) return
-		gcpConfig && UserDraft.save('trigger_gcp', initialPath, gcpConfig)
+		gcpConfig && UserDraft.saveIfChanged('trigger_gcp', initialPath, gcpConfig, originalConfig)
 	})
 </script>
 

frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/http/RouteEditorInner.svelte

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 	import TriggerRetriesAndErrorHandler from '../TriggerRetriesAndErrorHandler.svelte'
 	import TriggerAdvancedBadges from '../TriggerAdvancedBadges.svelte'
 	import { deepEqual } from 'fast-equals'
-	import { UserDraft } from '$lib/userDraft.svelte'
+	import { UserDraft, localDraftDiffers } from '$lib/userDraft.svelte'
 	import { notifyRestoredFromLocal } from '$lib/userDraftToast'
 	import TriggerSuspendedJobsAlert from '../TriggerSuspendedJobsAlert.svelte'
 	import TriggerSuspendedJobsModal from '../TriggerSuspendedJobsModal.svelte'
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
 			}
 			originalConfig = structuredClone($state.snapshot(getRouteConfig()))
 			const localCfg = UserDraft.get<Record<string, any>>('trigger_http', ePath)
-			if (localCfg && !deepEqual(localCfg, getRouteConfig())) {
+			if (localDraftDiffers(localCfg, getRouteConfig())) {
 				const deployedCfg = structuredClone($state.snapshot(getRouteConfig()))
 				loadTriggerConfig(localCfg as Partial<HttpTrigger>)
 				notifyRestoredFromLocal(false, true, {
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@
 
 	$effect(() => {
 		if (drawerLoading || !initialPath) return
-		UserDraft.save('trigger_http', initialPath, routeConfig)
+		UserDraft.saveIfChanged('trigger_http', initialPath, routeConfig, originalConfig)
 	})
 </script>
 

frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/kafka/KafkaTriggerEditorInner.svelte

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 	import TriggerRetriesAndErrorHandler from '../TriggerRetriesAndErrorHandler.svelte'
 	import TriggerAdvancedBadges from '../TriggerAdvancedBadges.svelte'
 	import { deepEqual } from 'fast-equals'
-	import { UserDraft } from '$lib/userDraft.svelte'
+	import { UserDraft, localDraftDiffers } from '$lib/userDraft.svelte'
 	import { notifyRestoredFromLocal } from '$lib/userDraftToast'
 	import TriggerSuspendedJobsAlert from '../TriggerSuspendedJobsAlert.svelte'
 	import TriggerSuspendedJobsModal from '../TriggerSuspendedJobsModal.svelte'
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 			}
 			originalConfig = structuredClone($state.snapshot(getSaveCfg()))
 			const localCfg = UserDraft.get<Record<string, any>>('trigger_kafka', ePath)
-			if (localCfg && !deepEqual(localCfg, getSaveCfg())) {
+			if (localDraftDiffers(localCfg, getSaveCfg())) {
 				const deployedCfg = structuredClone($state.snapshot(getSaveCfg()))
 				loadTriggerConfig(localCfg)
 				notifyRestoredFromLocal(false, true, {
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
 
 	$effect(() => {
 		if (drawerLoading || !initialPath) return
-		UserDraft.save('trigger_kafka', initialPath, kafkaConfig)
+		UserDraft.saveIfChanged('trigger_kafka', initialPath, kafkaConfig, originalConfig)
 	})
 </script>
 

frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/mqtt/MqttTriggerEditorInner.svelte

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 	import TriggerSuspendedJobsAlert from '../TriggerSuspendedJobsAlert.svelte'
 	import TriggerSuspendedJobsModal from '../TriggerSuspendedJobsModal.svelte'
 	import { deepEqual } from 'fast-equals'
-	import { UserDraft } from '$lib/userDraft.svelte'
+	import { UserDraft, localDraftDiffers } from '$lib/userDraft.svelte'
 	import { notifyRestoredFromLocal } from '$lib/userDraftToast'
 
 	interface Props {
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 			}
 			originalConfig = structuredClone($state.snapshot(getSaveCfg()))
 			const localCfg = UserDraft.get<Record<string, any>>('trigger_mqtt', ePath)
-			if (localCfg && !deepEqual(localCfg, getSaveCfg())) {
+			if (localDraftDiffers(localCfg, getSaveCfg())) {
 				const deployedCfg = structuredClone($state.snapshot(getSaveCfg()))
 				await loadTriggerConfig(localCfg)
 				notifyRestoredFromLocal(false, true, {
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@
 
 	$effect(() => {
 		if (drawerLoading || !initialPath) return
-		UserDraft.save('trigger_mqtt', initialPath, mqttConfig)
+		UserDraft.saveIfChanged('trigger_mqtt', initialPath, mqttConfig, originalConfig)
 	})
 </script>
 

frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/nats/NatsTriggerEditorInner.svelte

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 	import TriggerRetriesAndErrorHandler from '../TriggerRetriesAndErrorHandler.svelte'
 	import TriggerAdvancedBadges from '../TriggerAdvancedBadges.svelte'
 	import { deepEqual } from 'fast-equals'
-	import { UserDraft } from '$lib/userDraft.svelte'
+	import { UserDraft, localDraftDiffers } from '$lib/userDraft.svelte'
 	import { notifyRestoredFromLocal } from '$lib/userDraftToast'
 	import TriggerSuspendedJobsAlert from '../TriggerSuspendedJobsAlert.svelte'
 	import TriggerSuspendedJobsModal from '../TriggerSuspendedJobsModal.svelte'
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 			}
 			originalConfig = structuredClone($state.snapshot(getSaveCfg()))
 			const localCfg = UserDraft.get<Record<string, any>>('trigger_nats', ePath)
-			if (localCfg && !deepEqual(localCfg, getSaveCfg())) {
+			if (localDraftDiffers(localCfg, getSaveCfg())) {
 				const deployedCfg = structuredClone($state.snapshot(getSaveCfg()))
 				await loadTriggerConfig(localCfg)
 				notifyRestoredFromLocal(false, true, {
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@
 
 	$effect(() => {
 		if (drawerLoading || !initialPath) return
-		UserDraft.save('trigger_nats', initialPath, natsConfig)
+		UserDraft.saveIfChanged('trigger_nats', initialPath, natsConfig, originalConfig)
 	})
 </script>
 

frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/postgres/PostgresTriggerEditorInner.svelte

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 	import TriggerSuspendedJobsAlert from '../TriggerSuspendedJobsAlert.svelte'
 	import TriggerSuspendedJobsModal from '../TriggerSuspendedJobsModal.svelte'
 	import { deepEqual } from 'fast-equals'
-	import { UserDraft } from '$lib/userDraft.svelte'
+	import { UserDraft, localDraftDiffers } from '$lib/userDraft.svelte'
 	import { notifyRestoredFromLocal } from '$lib/userDraftToast'
 	import { capitalize } from '$lib/utils'
 
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
 			}
 			originalConfig = structuredClone($state.snapshot(getSaveCfg()))
 			const localCfg = UserDraft.get<Record<string, any>>('trigger_postgres', ePath)
-			if (localCfg && !deepEqual(localCfg, getSaveCfg())) {
+			if (localDraftDiffers(localCfg, getSaveCfg())) {
 				const deployedCfg = structuredClone($state.snapshot(getSaveCfg()))
 				await loadTriggerConfig(localCfg)
 				notifyRestoredFromLocal(false, true, {
@@ -496,7 +496,8 @@
 
 	$effect(() => {
 		if (drawerLoading || !initialPath) return
-		postgresConfig && UserDraft.save('trigger_postgres', initialPath, postgresConfig)
+		postgresConfig &&
+			UserDraft.saveIfChanged('trigger_postgres', initialPath, postgresConfig, originalConfig)
 	})
 
 	$effect(() => {

frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/schedules/ScheduleEditorInner.svelte

@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@
 	import { runScheduleNow } from '../scheduled/utils'
 	import { handleConfigChange } from '../utils'
 	import { withForkConflictRetry } from '$lib/utils/forkConflict'
-	import { deepEqual } from 'fast-equals'
-	import { UserDraft } from '$lib/userDraft.svelte'
+	import { UserDraft, localDraftDiffers } from '$lib/userDraft.svelte'
 	import { notifyRestoredFromLocal } from '$lib/userDraftToast'
 	import TextInput from '$lib/components/text_input/TextInput.svelte'
 	import { twMerge } from 'tailwind-merge'
@@ -149,7 +148,7 @@
 				initialConfig = structuredClone($state.snapshot(getScheduleCfg()))
 			}
 			const localCfg = UserDraft.get<Record<string, any>>('trigger_schedule', ePath)
-			if (localCfg && !deepEqual(localCfg, getScheduleCfg())) {
+			if (localDraftDiffers(localCfg, getScheduleCfg())) {
 				// Snapshot the just-loaded backend config so "Reset to
 				// deployed" can re-apply it, then overlay the local autosave.
 				const deployedCfg = structuredClone($state.snapshot(getScheduleCfg()))
@@ -675,7 +674,7 @@
 
 	$effect(() => {
 		if (drawerLoading || !initialPath) return
-		UserDraft.save('trigger_schedule', initialPath, scheduleCfg)
+		UserDraft.saveIfChanged('trigger_schedule', initialPath, scheduleCfg, initialConfig)
 	})
 </script>
 

frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/sqs/SqsTriggerEditorInner.svelte

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 	import TriggerSuspendedJobsAlert from '../TriggerSuspendedJobsAlert.svelte'
 	import TriggerSuspendedJobsModal from '../TriggerSuspendedJobsModal.svelte'
 	import { deepEqual } from 'fast-equals'
-	import { UserDraft } from '$lib/userDraft.svelte'
+	import { UserDraft, localDraftDiffers } from '$lib/userDraft.svelte'
 	import { notifyRestoredFromLocal } from '$lib/userDraftToast'
 
 	interface Props {
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 			}
 			originalConfig = structuredClone($state.snapshot(getSaveCfg()))
 			const localCfg = UserDraft.get<Record<string, any>>('trigger_sqs', ePath)
-			if (localCfg && !deepEqual(localCfg, getSaveCfg())) {
+			if (localDraftDiffers(localCfg, getSaveCfg())) {
 				const deployedCfg = structuredClone($state.snapshot(getSaveCfg()))
 				loadTriggerConfig(localCfg)
 				notifyRestoredFromLocal(false, true, {
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@
 	// a path (no localStorage write would happen anyway).
 	$effect(() => {
 		if (drawerLoading || !initialPath) return
-		UserDraft.save('trigger_sqs', initialPath, sqsConfig)
+		UserDraft.saveIfChanged('trigger_sqs', initialPath, sqsConfig, originalConfig)
 	})
 </script>
 

frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/websocket/WebsocketTriggerEditorInner.svelte

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 	import TriggerRetriesAndErrorHandler from '../TriggerRetriesAndErrorHandler.svelte'
 	import TriggerAdvancedBadges from '../TriggerAdvancedBadges.svelte'
 	import { deepEqual } from 'fast-equals'
-	import { UserDraft } from '$lib/userDraft.svelte'
+	import { UserDraft, localDraftDiffers } from '$lib/userDraft.svelte'
 	import { notifyRestoredFromLocal } from '$lib/userDraftToast'
 	import TriggerSuspendedJobsAlert from '../TriggerSuspendedJobsAlert.svelte'
 	import TriggerSuspendedJobsModal from '../TriggerSuspendedJobsModal.svelte'
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
 			}
 			originalConfig = structuredClone($state.snapshot(getSaveCfg()))
 			const localCfg = UserDraft.get<Record<string, any>>('trigger_websocket', ePath)
-			if (localCfg && !deepEqual(localCfg, getSaveCfg())) {
+			if (localDraftDiffers(localCfg, getSaveCfg())) {
 				const deployedCfg = structuredClone($state.snapshot(getSaveCfg()))
 				loadTriggerConfig(localCfg)
 				notifyRestoredFromLocal(false, true, {
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@
 
 	$effect(() => {
 		if (drawerLoading || !initialPath) return
-		UserDraft.save('trigger_websocket', initialPath, websocketCfg)
+		UserDraft.saveIfChanged('trigger_websocket', initialPath, websocketCfg, originalConfig)
 	})
 </script>
 

frontend/src/lib/userDraft.svelte.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { get } from 'svelte/store'
 import { onDestroy, untrack } from 'svelte'
+import { deepEqual } from 'fast-equals'
 import { workspaceStore } from './stores'
 import { useLocalStorageValue } from './svelte5Utils.svelte'
 
@@ -247,6 +248,50 @@ export type UserDraftHandle<V> = {
 	setMeta(meta: UserDraftMeta, opts?: { force?: boolean }): void
 }
 
+/**
+ * JSON round-trip normalization. localStorage persistence stringifies the
+ * draft, which silently drops keys whose value is `undefined`, turns `Date`
+ * into a string, etc. A freshly-built config object (e.g. a trigger editor's
+ * `getXConfig()`) keeps those `undefined`-valued keys, so a raw
+ * `deepEqual(persistedDraft, freshConfig)` reports spurious differences
+ * (`{ a: undefined }` ≠ `{}`). Normalize BOTH sides through the same
+ * round-trip before comparing. Returns the input unchanged if it can't be
+ * serialized (e.g. a cyclic structure) — better a false "differs" than a
+ * throw inside a load/effect path.
+ */
+export function normalizeForCompare<V>(value: V | undefined): V | undefined {
+	if (value === undefined) return undefined
+	try {
+		return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(value)) as V
+	} catch {
+		return value
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Whether the persisted local autosave (`localDraft`, as returned by
+ * `UserDraft.get`) meaningfully differs from the freshly-built
+ * `currentConfig`. Editor restore guards use this to decide whether to
+ * overlay the local autosave and toast.
+ *
+ * Returns `false` when there is no local draft. Normalizes both sides (see
+ * `normalizeForCompare`) so a draft that round-trips equal to the deployed
+ * config — e.g. one written by merely opening then closing the editor with
+ * no edits — is correctly treated as "no meaningful draft" instead of
+ * spuriously triggering a restore on every reopen.
+ *
+ * Typed as a guard: a `true` result narrows `localDraft` to non-nullish
+ * `V`, mirroring the `localCfg && …` narrowing it replaces so call sites
+ * can pass the draft straight into `loadXConfig(...)` without re-checking.
+ */
+export function localDraftDiffers<V>(
+	localDraft: V | undefined | null,
+	currentConfig: V
+): localDraft is V {
+	if (localDraft === undefined || localDraft === null) return false
+	return !deepEqual(normalizeForCompare(localDraft), normalizeForCompare(currentConfig))
+}
+
 export const UserDraft = {
 	save<V>(itemKind: UserDraftItemKind, path: string, value: V, opts?: UserDraftOptions): void {
 		const ws = resolveWorkspace(opts)
@@ -277,6 +322,33 @@ export const UserDraft = {
 		}
 	},
 
+	/**
+	 * Autosave gate. Persists `value` as the local draft only when it
+	 * differs (after `normalizeForCompare`) from `deployed` — the backend
+	 * baseline the editor loaded and keeps in sync across saves (the same
+	 * value the editor's own `hasChanged` / dirty signal compares against).
+	 * When equal, removes any existing draft instead.
+	 *
+	 * Without this, an editor's autosave `$effect` fires once as soon as it
+	 * finishes loading (the `drawerLoading` flag flips and the just-loaded
+	 * config counts as a "change" to the effect), so merely opening and
+	 * closing an editor with no edits would leave a no-op draft behind that
+	 * `has()` / restore guards then treat as unsaved work forever.
+	 */
+	saveIfChanged<V>(
+		itemKind: UserDraftItemKind,
+		path: string,
+		value: V,
+		deployed: V | undefined,
+		opts?: UserDraftOptions
+	): void {
+		if (deepEqual(normalizeForCompare(value), normalizeForCompare(deployed))) {
+			UserDraft.remove(itemKind, path, opts)
+		} else {
+			UserDraft.save(itemKind, path, value, opts)
+		}
+	},
+
 	get<V = unknown>(
 		itemKind: UserDraftItemKind,
 		path: string,

frontend/src/lib/userDraft.test.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ vi.mock('svelte', async (importOriginal) => {
 })
 
 // Imported AFTER vi.mock so the module sees the mocked onDestroy.
-const { UserDraft, __resetUserDraftForTesting } = await import('./userDraft.svelte')
+const { UserDraft, normalizeForCompare, localDraftDiffers, __resetUserDraftForTesting } =
+	await import('./userDraft.svelte')
 const { workspaceStore } = await import('./stores')
 
 function flushDestroyCallbacks(): void {
@@ -640,3 +641,81 @@ describe('gcUserDrafts', () => {
 		expect(localStorage.getItem('userdraft/w/test_ws/flow/u/me/two_hours_ago')).toBeNull()
 	})
 })
+
+describe('normalizeForCompare', () => {
+	it('returns undefined for undefined input', () => {
+		expect(normalizeForCompare(undefined)).toBeUndefined()
+	})
+
+	it('drops keys whose value is undefined (mirrors JSON.stringify persistence)', () => {
+		const out = normalizeForCompare({ a: 1, b: undefined, c: { d: undefined, e: 2 } })
+		expect(out).toEqual({ a: 1, c: { e: 2 } })
+		expect(Object.keys(out as object)).not.toContain('b')
+		expect(Object.keys((out as any).c)).not.toContain('d')
+	})
+
+	it('falls back to the original value when not serializable (cyclic)', () => {
+		const cyclic: any = { a: 1 }
+		cyclic.self = cyclic
+		expect(normalizeForCompare(cyclic)).toBe(cyclic)
+	})
+})
+
+describe('localDraftDiffers', () => {
+	it('returns false when there is no local draft', () => {
+		expect(localDraftDiffers(undefined, { a: 1 })).toBe(false)
+		expect(localDraftDiffers(null, { a: 1 })).toBe(false)
+	})
+
+	it('treats a draft that round-trips equal to the config as NOT differing', () => {
+		// The Schedule bug: getXCfg() emits conditionally-undefined keys, but
+		// the persisted draft went through JSON.stringify which dropped them.
+		const freshCfg = { path: 'u/me/s', schedule: '0 0 * * *', on_failure: undefined }
+		const persisted = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(freshCfg)) // { path, schedule }
+		expect(localDraftDiffers(persisted, freshCfg)).toBe(false)
+	})
+
+	it('returns true for a genuine difference', () => {
+		expect(localDraftDiffers({ a: 1 }, { a: 2 })).toBe(true)
+		expect(localDraftDiffers({ a: 1, extra: 'x' }, { a: 1 })).toBe(true)
+	})
+})
+
+describe('UserDraft.saveIfChanged', () => {
+	const KEY = 'userdraft/w/test_ws/trigger_schedule/u/me/s'
+
+	it('does not persist a draft equal to the deployed baseline', () => {
+		const deployed = { path: 'u/me/s', schedule: '0 0 * * *', on_failure: undefined }
+		// value is the post-load reactive cfg — same shape, undefined keys present
+		UserDraft.saveIfChanged('trigger_schedule', 'u/me/s', { ...deployed }, deployed)
+		expect(localStorage.getItem(KEY)).toBeNull()
+	})
+
+	it('treats a value that round-trips equal to deployed as unchanged', () => {
+		const deployed = { path: 'u/me/s', schedule: '0 0 * * *', on_failure: undefined }
+		const value = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(deployed)) // { path, schedule }
+		UserDraft.saveIfChanged('trigger_schedule', 'u/me/s', value, deployed)
+		expect(localStorage.getItem(KEY)).toBeNull()
+	})
+
+	it('persists when the value differs from the deployed baseline', () => {
+		const deployed = { path: 'u/me/s', schedule: '0 0 * * *' }
+		const value = { path: 'u/me/s', schedule: '5 0 * * *' }
+		UserDraft.saveIfChanged('trigger_schedule', 'u/me/s', value, deployed)
+		expect(storedShape(KEY)).toBe(wrapped(value))
+	})
+
+	it('removes a pre-existing draft once the value reverts to deployed', () => {
+		const deployed = { path: 'u/me/s', schedule: '0 0 * * *' }
+		UserDraft.save('trigger_schedule', 'u/me/s', { path: 'u/me/s', schedule: '5 0 * * *' })
+		expect(localStorage.getItem(KEY)).not.toBeNull()
+		UserDraft.saveIfChanged('trigger_schedule', 'u/me/s', { ...deployed }, deployed)
+		expect(localStorage.getItem(KEY)).toBeNull()
+	})
+
+	it('persists when there is no deployed baseline (undefined)', () => {
+		const value = { path: 'u/me/s', schedule: '0 0 * * *' }
+		UserDraft.saveIfChanged('trigger_schedule', 'u/me/s', value, undefined)
+		expect(storedShape(KEY)).toBe(wrapped(value))
+	})
+})