added more careful handling of search note operations, fixes #683

src/public/javascripts/services/hoisted_note.js

@@ -3,12 +3,16 @@ import server from "./server.js";
 import tree from "./tree.js";
 import noteDetailService from "./note_detail.js";
 
-let hoistedNoteId;
+let hoistedNoteId = 'root';
 
 optionsService.waitForOptions().then(options => {
     hoistedNoteId = options.get('hoistedNoteId');
 });
 
+function getHoistedNoteNoPromise() {
+    return hoistedNoteId;
+}
+
 async function getHoistedNoteId() {
     await optionsService.waitForOptions();
 
@@ -49,6 +53,7 @@ async function isRootNode(node) {
 
 export default {
     getHoistedNoteId,
+    getHoistedNoteNoPromise,
     setHoistedNoteId,
     unhoist,
     isTopLevelNode,