1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/client/util/LinkManager.ts b/src/client/util/LinkManager.ts
index 3579083e4..84ff3a3ff 100644
--- a/src/client/util/LinkManager.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/LinkManager.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { computedFn } from "mobx-utils";
 import { DirectLinksSym, Doc, DocListCast, Field, Opt } from "../../fields/Doc";
 import { List } from "../../fields/List";
 import { ProxyField } from "../../fields/Proxy";
+import { listSpec } from "../../fields/Schema";
 import { BoolCast, Cast, PromiseValue, StrCast } from "../../fields/Types";
 import { LightboxView } from "../views/LightboxView";
 import { DocumentViewSharedProps, ViewAdjustment } from "../views/nodes/DocumentView";
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ export class LinkManager {
     static links: Doc[] = [];
     constructor() {
         LinkManager._instance = this;
+        this.createLinkrelationshipLists();
         setTimeout(() => {
             LinkManager.userLinkDBs = [];
             const addLinkToDoc = (link: Doc) => {
@@ -97,6 +99,17 @@ export class LinkManager {
         });
     }
 
+
+    public createLinkrelationshipLists = () => {
+        //create new lists for link relations and their associated colors if the lists don't already exist
+        if (!Doc.UserDoc().linkRelationshipList && !Doc.UserDoc().linkColorList) {
+            const linkRelationshipList = new List<string>();
+            const linkColorList = new List<string>();
+            Doc.UserDoc().linkRelationshipList = linkRelationshipList;
+            Doc.UserDoc().linkColorList = linkColorList;
+        }
+    }
+
     public addLink(linkDoc: Doc, checkExists = false) {
         if (!checkExists || !DocListCast(Doc.LinkDBDoc().data).includes(linkDoc)) {
             Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.LinkDBDoc(), "data", linkDoc);