From ea0d92ea55d7463a992b2293d95af9849ab0f9ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josh Hawkins <32435876+hawkeye217@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2026 22:25:52 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] add viewer export test and remove stale non-admin case text

---
 web/e2e/specs/export.spec.ts                  | 29 +++++++++++++++++++
 web/public/locales/en/components/dialog.json  |  1 -
 .../components/overlay/MultiExportDialog.tsx  |  7 +----
 3 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/web/e2e/specs/export.spec.ts b/web/e2e/specs/export.spec.ts
index f167e16177..8328ab5993 100644
--- a/web/e2e/specs/export.spec.ts
+++ b/web/e2e/specs/export.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { test, expect, type FrigateApp } from "../fixtures/frigate-test";
+import { viewerProfile } from "../fixtures/mock-data/profile";
 import {
   expectBodyInteractive,
   waitForBodyInteractive,
@@ -1040,6 +1041,34 @@ test.describe("Multi-Camera Export from History @high", () => {
     await expect.poll(() => capturedPayload).not.toBeNull();
     expect(typeof capturedPayload!.items[0].end_time).toBe("number");
   });
+
+  test("viewers can export without a case", async ({ frigateApp }) => {
+    await frigateApp.installDefaults({ profile: viewerProfile() });
+
+    let capturedPayload: Record<string, unknown> | null = null;
+    await frigateApp.page.route("**/api/exports/batch", async (route) => {
+      capturedPayload = route.request().postDataJSON();
+      await route.fulfill({
+        status: 202,
+        json: { export_case_id: null, export_ids: [], results: [] },
+      });
+    });
+
+    const form = await openMultiCameraTab(frigateApp);
+
+    const firstCamera = form.locator("button[aria-pressed]").first();
+    await expect(firstCamera).toBeVisible({ timeout: 5_000 });
+    if ((await firstCamera.getAttribute("aria-pressed")) === "false") {
+      await firstCamera.click();
+    }
+
+    await expect(form.getByPlaceholder(/new case name/i)).toBeHidden();
+    await form.getByRole("button", { name: /^export \d+ cameras?$/i }).click();
+
+    await expect.poll(() => capturedPayload).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(capturedPayload).not.toHaveProperty("new_case_name");
+    expect(capturedPayload).not.toHaveProperty("export_case_id");
+  });
 });
 
 test.describe("Export Page - Active Job Progress @medium", () => {
diff --git a/web/public/locales/en/components/dialog.json b/web/public/locales/en/components/dialog.json
index d50f08670f..8ef88ad1e6 100644
--- a/web/public/locales/en/components/dialog.json
+++ b/web/public/locales/en/components/dialog.json
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@
       "newCaseNamePlaceholder": "New case name",
       "newCaseDescriptionPlaceholder": "Case description",
       "label": "Case",
-      "nonAdminHelp": "A new case will be created for these exports.",
       "placeholder": "Select a case",
       "nameRequired": "Case name is required"
     },
diff --git a/web/src/components/overlay/MultiExportDialog.tsx b/web/src/components/overlay/MultiExportDialog.tsx
index 4b89e90c69..ef4d00407a 100644
--- a/web/src/components/overlay/MultiExportDialog.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/overlay/MultiExportDialog.tsx
@@ -68,9 +68,7 @@ export default function MultiExportDialog({
   const isAdmin = useIsAdmin();
 
   const { data: config } = useSWR<FrigateConfig>("config");
-  // Only admins can attach exports to an existing case (enforced server-side
-  // by POST /exports/batch). Skip fetching the case list entirely for
-  // non-admins — they can only ever use the "Create new case" branch.
+  // Only admins can assign exports to a case, so non-admins skip the case list
   const { data: cases } = useSWR<ExportCase[]>(isAdmin ? "cases" : null);
 
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
@@ -284,9 +282,6 @@ export default function MultiExportDialog({
     t,
   ]);
 
-  // New-case inputs: rendered below the Select when caseSelection === "new",
-  // or rendered standalone for non-admins (who never see the Select since
-  // they cannot attach to an existing case).
   const newCaseInputs = (
     <div className="space-y-2 pt-1">
       <Input