feat(files): default sort by updated and add updated sort option (#4279)

* feat(files): default sort by updated and add updated sort option

* feat(files): show Last Updated column

Matches the visible-column pattern already used on Knowledge and Tables
so users can see the value they're sorting by.

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

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: waleedlatif1

apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/files/files.tsx

@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ const COLUMNS: ResourceColumn[] = [
   { id: 'type', header: 'Type' },
   { id: 'created', header: 'Created' },
   { id: 'owner', header: 'Owner' },
+  { id: 'updated', header: 'Last Updated' },
 ]
 
 const MIME_TYPE_LABELS: Record<string, string> = {
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ export function Files() {
       result = result.filter((f) => uploadedByFilter.includes(f.uploadedBy))
     }
 
-    const col = activeSort?.column ?? 'created'
+    const col = activeSort?.column ?? 'updated'
     const dir = activeSort?.direction ?? 'desc'
     return [...result].sort((a, b) => {
       let cmp = 0
@@ -266,6 +267,9 @@ export function Files() {
         case 'created':
           cmp = new Date(a.uploadedAt).getTime() - new Date(b.uploadedAt).getTime()
           break
+        case 'updated':
+          cmp = new Date(a.updatedAt).getTime() - new Date(b.updatedAt).getTime()
+          break
         case 'owner':
           cmp = (members?.find((m) => m.userId === a.uploadedBy)?.name ?? '').localeCompare(
             members?.find((m) => m.userId === b.uploadedBy)?.name ?? ''
@@ -310,6 +314,7 @@ export function Files() {
           },
           created: timeCell(file.uploadedAt),
           owner: ownerCell(file.uploadedBy, members),
+          updated: timeCell(file.updatedAt),
         },
       }
       nextCache.set(file.id, { row, file, members })
@@ -875,6 +880,7 @@ export function Files() {
         { id: 'size', label: 'Size' },
         { id: 'type', label: 'Type' },
         { id: 'created', label: 'Created' },
+        { id: 'updated', label: 'Last Updated' },
         { id: 'owner', label: 'Owner' },
       ],
       active: activeSort,

apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/home/components/mothership-view/components/resource-content/resource-content.tsx

@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ export const ResourceContent = memo(function ResourceContent({
       type,
       uploadedBy: '',
       uploadedAt: STREAMING_EPOCH,
+      updatedAt: STREAMING_EPOCH,
     }
   }, [workspaceId, streamFileName])
 

apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/knowledge/knowledge.tsx

@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ export function Knowledge() {
       result = result.filter((kb) => ownerFilter.includes(kb.userId))
     }
 
-    const col = activeSort?.column ?? 'created'
+    const col = activeSort?.column ?? 'updated'
     const dir = activeSort?.direction ?? 'desc'
     return [...result].sort((a, b) => {
       let cmp = 0

apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/tables/tables.tsx

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export function Tables() {
     if (ownerFilter.length > 0) {
       result = result.filter((t) => ownerFilter.includes(t.createdBy))
     }
-    const col = activeSort?.column ?? 'created'
+    const col = activeSort?.column ?? 'updated'
     const dir = activeSort?.direction ?? 'desc'
     return [...result].sort((a, b) => {
       let cmp = 0

apps/sim/lib/copilot/tools/handlers/materialize-file.ts

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ function toFileRecord(row: typeof workspaceFiles.$inferSelect) {
     uploadedBy: row.userId,
     deletedAt: row.deletedAt,
     uploadedAt: row.uploadedAt,
+    updatedAt: row.updatedAt,
     storageContext: 'mothership' as const,
   }
 }

apps/sim/lib/copilot/tools/handlers/upload-file-reader.ts

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ function toWorkspaceFileRecord(row: typeof workspaceFiles.$inferSelect): Workspa
     uploadedBy: row.userId,
     deletedAt: row.deletedAt,
     uploadedAt: row.uploadedAt,
+    updatedAt: row.updatedAt,
     storageContext: 'mothership',
   }
 }

apps/sim/lib/uploads/contexts/workspace/workspace-file-manager.ts

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export interface WorkspaceFileRecord {
   uploadedBy: string
   deletedAt?: Date | null
   uploadedAt: Date
+  updatedAt: Date
   /** Pass-through to `downloadFile` when not default `workspace` (e.g. chat mothership uploads). */
   storageContext?: 'workspace' | 'mothership'
 }
@@ -375,6 +376,7 @@ export async function getWorkspaceFileByName(
     uploadedBy: file.userId,
     deletedAt: file.deletedAt,
     uploadedAt: file.uploadedAt,
+    updatedAt: file.updatedAt,
   }
 }
 
@@ -423,6 +425,7 @@ export async function listWorkspaceFiles(
       uploadedBy: file.userId,
       deletedAt: file.deletedAt,
       uploadedAt: file.uploadedAt,
+      updatedAt: file.updatedAt,
     }))
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error(`Failed to list workspace files for ${workspaceId}:`, error)
@@ -560,6 +563,7 @@ export async function getWorkspaceFile(
       uploadedBy: file.userId,
       deletedAt: file.deletedAt,
       uploadedAt: file.uploadedAt,
+      updatedAt: file.updatedAt,
     }
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error(`Failed to get workspace file ${fileId}:`, error)
@@ -638,7 +642,7 @@ export async function updateWorkspaceFileContent(
 
     await db
       .update(workspaceFiles)
-      .set({ size: content.length, contentType: nextContentType })
+      .set({ size: content.length, contentType: nextContentType, updatedAt: new Date() })
       .where(
         and(
           eq(workspaceFiles.id, fileId),
@@ -707,7 +711,7 @@ export async function renameWorkspaceFile(
   try {
     updated = await db
       .update(workspaceFiles)
-      .set({ originalName: trimmedName })
+      .set({ originalName: trimmedName, updatedAt: new Date() })
       .where(
         and(
           eq(workspaceFiles.id, fileId),
@@ -807,7 +811,7 @@ export async function restoreWorkspaceFile(workspaceId: string, fileId: string):
 
       await db
         .update(workspaceFiles)
-        .set({ deletedAt: null, originalName: newName })
+        .set({ deletedAt: null, originalName: newName, updatedAt: new Date() })
         .where(
           and(
             eq(workspaceFiles.id, fileId),

packages/db/migrations/0197_unknown_the_captain.sql

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE "workspace_files" ADD COLUMN "updated_at" timestamp DEFAULT now() NOT NULL;