fix: loading states by kevinchappell · Pull Request #422 · Draggable/formeo

kevinchappell · 2026-01-20T02:06:19Z

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Pull request overview

This pull request introduces comprehensive initialization state management to fix loading state issues and prevent race conditions in the FormeoEditor. The changes add explicit state tracking throughout the async initialization process, preserve form data during language changes, and provide new APIs for checking editor readiness.

Changes:

Added initialization state tracking with five states (created, loading, initializing, ready, error)
Implemented data locking mechanism to prevent race conditions during async initialization
Refactored language change handling to preserve form data by refreshing only the UI
Added new public APIs: initState, isReady, and whenReady() for managing initialization lifecycle

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File	Description
src/lib/js/editor.js	Core initialization refactoring with state machine, data locking, and new readiness APIs
src/lib/js/components/index.js	Enhanced form data validation with fallback structure for missing properties
src/lib/js/editor.test.js	Unit tests for Components.load data handling and DEFAULT_FORMDATA behavior
tests/editor-initialization.spec.js	E2E tests covering initialization states, data persistence, and language changes
docs/editor/initialization.md	Comprehensive documentation of initialization lifecycle and best practices
docs/options/i18n/README.md	Documentation for runtime language changes with data preservation guarantees
docs/README.md	Updated main docs to reference new initialization lifecycle documentation

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src/lib/js/editor.js:127

The ERROR state is defined in INIT_STATES but is never set anywhere in the code. If loadResources fails (e.g., network error loading icons/CSS), the state remains stuck in LOADING_RESOURCES rather than transitioning to ERROR. This could cause whenReady() to hang indefinitely. Add error handling with try-catch to set the state to ERROR when resource loading fails.

  async loadResources() {
    document.removeEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', this.loadResources)
    this.#initState = INIT_STATES.LOADING_RESOURCES

    const promises = [
      fetchIcons(this.opts.svgSprite),
      fetchFormeoStyle(this.opts.style),
      i18n.init({
        preloaded: { 'en-US': enUS },
        ...this.opts.i18n,
        locale: globalThis.sessionStorage?.getItem(SESSION_LOCALE_KEY),
      }),
    ].filter(Boolean)

    await Promise.all(promises)

    if (this.opts.allowEdit) {
      this.init()
    }
  }

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Copilot · 2026-01-20T02:10:33Z

+      return {
+        id: cloned.id || DEFAULT_FORMDATA().id,
+        stages: cloned.stages || DEFAULT_FORMDATA().stages,
+        rows: cloned.rows || {},
+        columns: cloned.columns || {},
+        fields: cloned.fields || {},
+      }


DEFAULT_FORMDATA() is called multiple times on lines 27 and 28 to provide fallback values for individual properties. This is inefficient since DEFAULT_FORMDATA() generates a new object with all properties each time. Consider calling it once and reusing the result to avoid redundant object creation.

Copilot · 2026-01-20T02:10:33Z

+  async whenReady() {
+    if (this.#initState === INIT_STATES.READY) {
+      return this
+    }
+    if (this.#initPromise) {
+      return this.#initPromise
+    }
+    // Fallback: poll for ready state
+    return new Promise(resolve => {
+      const checkReady = () => {
+        if (this.#initState === INIT_STATES.READY) {
+          resolve(this)
+        } else {
+          globalThis.requestAnimationFrame(checkReady)
+        }
+      }
+      checkReady()
+    })
+  }


The whenReady fallback polling mechanism (lines 260-269) will never resolve if the editor enters the ERROR state, causing the Promise to hang indefinitely. The polling loop should also check for the ERROR state and reject the Promise in that case to allow callers to handle initialization failures.

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Copilot · 2026-01-20T02:10:34Z

+/**
+ * Helper to get the editor instance from the demo page
+ */
+const getEditor = () => window.frameworkLoader?.currentDemo?.editor
+


The helper function getEditor is defined but never used in any of the tests. All tests inline the same expression (window.frameworkLoader?.currentDemo?.editor) instead of using this helper. Either remove this unused helper or update the tests to use it consistently.

Suggested change

/**

* Helper to get the editor instance from the demo page

*/

const getEditor = () => window.frameworkLoader?.currentDemo?.editor

Copilot · 2026-01-20T02:10:34Z

+```javascript
+// This is safe - form data is preserved
+await editor.whenReady()
+editor.i18n.setLang('de-DE')


The documentation example shows using editor.i18n.setLang('de-DE') without await, but looking at the implementation, #setLanguage is an async function that returns a Promise. The documentation should show await editor.i18n.setLang('de-DE') to properly wait for the language change to complete before assuming form data remains intact.

Suggested change

editor.i18n.setLang('de-DE')

await editor.i18n.setLang('de-DE')

Copilot · 2026-01-20T02:10:34Z

+await editor.whenReady()
+
+// Change to German
+editor.i18n.setLang('de-DE')


The documentation example shows using editor.i18n.setLang('de-DE') without await, but the implementation shows #setLanguage is an async function. The documentation should demonstrate the correct usage with await to match the async nature of the method.

Suggested change

editor.i18n.setLang('de-DE')

await editor.i18n.setLang('de-DE')

Copilot · 2026-01-20T02:10:35Z

  set formData(data = {}) {
-    this.userFormData = cleanFormData(data)
+    const cleaned = cleanFormData(data)
+    this.#lockedFormData = cleaned


When formData is set via the setter (line 72-77), it updates #lockedFormData which is intended to preserve user-provided data during initialization. However, this could cause issues if formData is set after initialization but before the first data load completes. The #dataLoadedOnce flag might still be false, and #getDataWithPriority would use the newly locked data, potentially overwriting the user's intention. Consider checking the initialization state before updating #lockedFormData in the setter.

Suggested change

this.#lockedFormData = cleaned

// Only treat setter-provided data as "locked" initial data

// if the editor is still in the CREATED state. This prevents

// mid-initialization updates from interfering with the initial

// data selection logic that relies on #lockedFormData.

if (this.#initState === INIT_STATES.CREATED) {

this.#lockedFormData = cleaned

}

Copilot · 2026-01-22T18:58:42Z

@kevinchappell I've opened a new pull request, #425, to work on those changes. Once the pull request is ready, I'll request review from you.

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This reverts commit 7e1436d.

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This reverts commit bd78f23.

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Copilot · 2026-01-22T19:40:58Z

@kevinchappell I've opened a new pull request, #427, to work on those changes. Once the pull request is ready, I'll request review from you.

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kevinchappell · 2026-01-30T19:59:54Z

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Replace brittle test timeouts with editor's whenReady() method #425

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Fix whenReady() hanging on initialization errors #427

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	editor.i18n.setLang('de-DE')
	await editor.i18n.setLang('de-DE')

-    this.#lockedFormData = cleaned
+    // Only treat setter-provided data as "locked" initial data
+    // if the editor is still in the CREATED state. This prevents
+    // mid-initialization updates from interfering with the initial
+    // data selection logic that relies on #lockedFormData.
+    if (this.#initState === INIT_STATES.CREATED) {
+      this.#lockedFormData = cleaned
+    }

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