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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe PR introduces schema-derived block metadata and nested insertion placements. It migrates block commands, selection logic, editor integrations, keyboard handling, tests, documentation, and test setup to the new model. ChangesBlock manipulation architecture
Estimated code review effort: 5 (Critical) | ~120 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to Merging a block with nested children can fail or leave its children incorrectly nested. This should be corrected before merge. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
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Editor->>BlockInfo: resolve block and content metadata
BlockInfo-->>Command: return canonical positions
Command->>ProseMirror: validate and apply transaction
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In `@docs/content/docs/reference/editor/manipulating-content.mdx`:
- Line 145: Update the public insertBlocks method signature to return Block[]
instead of void, matching BlockManager.insertBlocks and the command’s
inserted-block result. Ensure the method documentation reflects this return
value and the forwarded result is preserved for consumers.
In `@packages/core/src/api/blockManipulation/commands/moveBlocks/moveBlocks.ts`:
- Around line 234-237: Update moveBlocks to derive MovedBlock from
flattenColumns(blocks) before validation and insertion-position calculation,
while retaining the original blocks collection for removal. Ensure moveBlocksUp
and moveBlocksDown receive the flattened blockContainer-compatible selection so
valid moves spanning columns are not rejected.
In `@packages/core/src/api/blockManipulation/commands/updateBlock/updateBlock.ts`:
- Around line 647-652: Update the table-position mapping in the block update
flow around blockInfo.hasContent to use tr.mapping.slice(stepsBefore) before
mapping blockInfo.content.beforePos or blockInfo.block.beforePos. Preserve the
existing content-position preference and fallback scan, matching the mapping
approach used by removeAndInsertBlocks so caller-applied steps are not mapped
twice.
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`@packages/core/src/extensions/tiptap-extensions/KeyboardShortcuts/KeyboardShortcutsExtension.ts`:
- Around line 263-266: Update the branch in KeyboardShortcutsExtension to
compare bottomNestedPrevBlockInfo.contentKind instead of
content.node.type.spec.content for both canonical content checks, preserving
table caret/node selection behavior for function-valued Tiptap content.
In `@packages/core/src/schema/blocks/createSpec.ts`:
- Around line 207-213: Update checkNodeMatchesConfig so equivalent content
expressions are accepted instead of compared as raw strings, such as treating
“(text)*” and “text*” as matching for plain blocks. Use the existing semantic
expression validation/parsing utilities if available; otherwise downgrade this
mismatch check to a development-time warning while preserving rejection of
genuinely incompatible content.
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`@packages/core/src/extensions/tiptap-extensions/KeyboardShortcuts/KeyboardShortcutsExtension.ts`:
- Line 264: Update the table caret-position calculation in the
KeyboardShortcutsExtension logic to use
tableContentCaretPos(bottomNestedPrevBlockInfo.content, "end") when
bottomNestedPrevBlockInfo.contentKind is "table", replacing the
blockInfo.block.beforePos-based manual offset while preserving the existing
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… for block plumbing Replaces the BlockInfo union's isBlockContainer/childContainer/blockContent shape with block/content/children, and annotates it with the facts callers kept re-deriving by hand: contentStart/contentEnd, childrenStart/ childrenEnd, contentKind (read off the spec config stored on the node), and isContentEmpty. The +1/-1 position arithmetic around content edges, tables and child ranges moves into blockEdgePos/blockEdgeSelection/ tableContentCaretPos and the ChildrenInfo fields. The six producers collapse to four named by the input you already have: getBlockInfoFromNode, getBlockInfoAt, getBlockInfoNearPos, getBlockInfoFromSelection. Block navigation (parent/prev/next/last- descendant) joins them here instead of living beside the merge command. All block manipulation (insert/move/nest/replace/split/update, selections, clipboard, serialization, conversions, keyboard shortcuts) is rewired onto the new vocabulary. insertBlocks gains "first-child"/"last-child" placements resolved through getInsertionPos, shared with the move commands so "can this block go here?" has one schema-driven answer; hand-written nodes are checked against their declared content kind when the schema is built (checkNodeMatchesConfig).
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Resolve block shape directly, validate wrapper structure at the BlockInfo boundary, and convert content from the established content kind. Move insertion resolution into BlockInfo and use node bounds for last-descendant navigation, updating callers and regression coverage.
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In `@packages/core/src/api/blockManipulation/commands/mergeBlocks/mergeBlocks.ts`:
- Line 44: Update the merge command to destructure and reuse Tiptap’s shared tr
instead of creating or dispatching a separate transaction from state; apply both
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| if (!canMerge(bottomNestedBlockInfo, nextBlockInfo)) { | ||
| // The block we merge into is the last descendant of the previous block: | ||
| // visually, that's the block directly above the boundary. | ||
| const bottomNestedBlockInfo = getLastDescendantBlockInfo(prevBlockInfo); |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
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Tiptap CommandProps state tr command callback EditorState transaction official documentation
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In Tiptap, commands are functions used to modify the editor state [1][2]. When defining custom commands via addCommands, the command function receives a CommandProps object as its argument [3][1]. The CommandProps object provides the following key properties [3][4][1]: - tr (Transaction): The current ProseMirror transaction [3][4]. This is the primary object used to perform document transformations (e.g., inserting text, deleting ranges) [5][6]. - state (EditorState): Provides access to the current state of the editor, including the document, selection, and other metadata [4][1][6]. - dispatch (Dispatch | undefined): A function used to apply the transaction to the editor [4][7][6]. If dispatch is undefined (often when checking if a command can run), the command should not modify the state and should instead return a boolean indicating whether the action is possible [4][6]. - editor: The main Editor instance [3][4][1]. - view: The ProseMirror EditorView [3][4]. - commands: Access to all other registered commands, allowing for composition [1][6]. - chain: Used to create a chain of commands that are executed as a single transaction [4][7]. - can: Used to check if a command or command chain can be executed without actually running it (often used to toggle button states) [4][2][7]. A typical command function should return a boolean indicating whether the command was successful [3][8][2]. When modifying the document, you typically manipulate the tr object and then, if dispatch is present, call dispatch(tr) [6]. Example of a custom command: addCommands { return { myCommand: => ({ tr, state, dispatch }) => { // Check if we can perform the action if (state.selection.empty) { return false } // Perform document transformation tr.insertText('example', tr.selection.from) // Apply the transaction if (dispatch) { dispatch(tr) } return true }, } } [1][6]
Citations:
- 1: https://mintlify.wiki/ueberdosis/tiptap/core-concepts/commands
- 2: https://tiptap.dev/docs/editor/api/editor
- 3: https://github.com/ueberdosis/tiptap/blob/9d9cc06a/packages/core/src/types.ts
- 4: https://deepwiki.com/ueberdosis/tiptap/2.3-command-system
- 5: https://tiptap.dev/docs/editor/api/commands
- 6: https://htdocs.dev/posts/tiptap-command-concepts-commands-chain-can-tr-state-view-dispatch/
- 7: https://github.com/ueberdosis/tiptap/blob/main/packages/core/src/CommandManager.ts
- 8: https://github.com/ueberdosis/tiptap/blob/5dc935c0/packages/core/src/commands/command.ts
Use the command’s shared tr for nested merges.
state is a ProseMirror EditorState, while Tiptap provides the shared transaction as a separate tr property. The child branch applies lift to one transaction, then dispatches a separate transaction from the original document. Destructure tr, apply both operations to it, and dispatch it once. Update the existing "Second block has children" test to assert that the children are un-nested.
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In `@packages/core/src/api/blockManipulation/commands/mergeBlocks/mergeBlocks.ts`
at line 44, Update the merge command to destructure and reuse Tiptap’s shared tr
instead of creating or dispatching a separate transaction from state; apply both
the nested-block lift and merge operations to that same transaction, then
dispatch it once. Use the existing merge command symbols and update the “Second
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Summary
Reworks
BlockInfointo a single, uniform vocabulary for reading and writing blocks in ProseMirror positions, removing most of the manual+1/-1position arithmetic sprinkled across the codebase.New BlockInfo model
BlockInfois now a discriminated union over what a block contains:block— wrapper-level info (block,children)content/hasContent— addscontentStart,contentEnd,contentKind(read from the node spec viaNodeSpec.blockConfig),isContentEmptychildren— addschildrenStart/childrenEnd(ChildrenInfo)Producers reduced 6 → 4
getBlockInfoFromNode,getBlockInfoAt,getBlockInfoNearPos,getBlockInfoFromSelectiongetParentBlockInfo,getPrevBlockInfo,getNextBlockInfo,getLastDescendantBlockInfoblockEdgePos/blockEdgeSelection/tableContentCaretPoshelpers replace hand-rolled table caret arithmetic intextCursorPosition.tsNew insertBlocks placements
insertBlocksnow supports"first-child"and"last-child"in addition to"before"/"after", via a sharedgetInsertionPoshelper that descends into wrapper blocks as needed.NodeSpec.blockConfig
Block specs now attach their resolved
BlockConfigonto the TipTap node spec (extendNodeSchema), so low-level code can readcontentKindfrom the schema instead of re-deriving it by string-matching node names. Hand-written nodes (viacreateBlockSpecFromTiptapNode) are validated withcheckNodeMatchesConfig.Adopted across the codebase
KeyboardShortcutsExtension, list keyboard shortcuts,insertBlocks/mergeBlocks/moveBlocks/nestBlock/replaceBlocks/splitBlock/updateBlock, selection & text-cursor position handling, paste/file-insertion transforms, and the AI package tests.Test plan
pnpm run lint— cleanpnpm run test— all green (core incl. newgetBlockInfoFromPos.test.tsandinsertPlacement.test.ts)Summary by CodeRabbit
New Features
"first-child"and"last-child"placement options toinsertBlocksfor nested insertion.insertBlocksnow returns the inserted blocks.Bug Fixes
Documentation
insertBlocksdocumentation with placement details and examples.