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fix(forms): give a control with an empty key its own path - #257
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A control keyed '' at the root of a form got the path '', the same as the form itself, and anything nested under an empty key lost a level. Forms actions aimed at that control (mark touched, set value, reset, store as global) were applied to the whole form instead. An empty key is now written `\e`, which splitPath reads back as an empty segment. A real backslash is always escaped as `\\`, so this cannot clash with a real key. Paths without empty keys are unchanged.
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- Line 180: Update the form and path description so the escape spellings for
literal dots, backslashes, and empty keys, along with the control-key path
example, are wrapped in inline code and render exactly as documented.
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| `form` is a form id like `Checkout.form@ab12`, or part of its label. `path` is a dotted field path, like `address.city`. A literal dot in a control key is written `\.` and a literal backslash `\\`, so the control keyed `a.b` has the path `a\.b`. The panel and the tool output show the same escaped form. | ||
| `form` is a form id like `Checkout.form@ab12`, or part of its label. `path` is a dotted field path, like `address.city`. A literal dot in a control key is written `\.` and a literal backslash `\\`, so the control keyed `a.b` has the path `a\.b`. An empty key is written `\e`, so it is never confused with the whole form, whose path is empty. The panel and the tool output show the same escaped form. |
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Put the escape spellings in inline code.
Markdown treats backslashes before punctuation as escapes. As written, \. renders as . and \\ renders as \, so readers do not see the documented path syntax. Wrap the escape spellings and path example in inline code.
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- A literal dot in a control key is written \. and a literal backslash \\ ... the control keyed a.b has the path a\.b. An empty key is written \e ...
+ A literal dot in a control key is written `\.` and a literal backslash `\\` ... the control keyed `a.b` has the path `a\.b`. An empty key is written `\e` ...🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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Review comment at @apps/docs/src/content/inspectors/forms.md at line 180:
Update the form and path description so the escape spellings for literal dots,
backslashes, and empty keys, along with the control-key path example, are
wrapped in inline code and render exactly as documented.
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What and why
Form control paths escape
.and\in keys (#239), but an empty key was written as nothing at all. A control keyed''at the root of a form, as innew FormGroup({ '': ctrl }), got the path'', the same as the form itself, andsplitPath('')reads that back as the root. A childbunder an empty key got the pathb, as if it sat at the top level.As a result, the panel and agent tools listed the control with the root's path, and every forms action aimed at it was applied to the whole form instead (
mark-touched,set-value,reset,enable,store-as-globaland so on). Empty keys are rare, but when there is one, actions quietly go to the wrong place.The fix:
\e, andsplitPathreads\eback as an empty segment. A real backslash is always written\\, so this can't clash with a real key, and paths with no empty keys don't change.store-as-globalquote an empty Signal Forms key ($form['']) instead of writing$form.\.and\\How it was verified
forms-dotted-keys.test.ts: a real reactiveFormGroupwith''andothercontrols, run through the real collector andrunFormAction. Onmainthe empty-key control's path is'', andmark-touchedmarks the form rather than the control. With the fix it has its own path, andmark-touched,set-valueandstore-as-globalreach only that control.forms-path.test.ts: round trips for[''],['', ''],['', '', 'a']and['a', '', ''].All 3 new tests fail on
mainand pass with the fix.pnpm commit:check(commit messages follow the guidelines)pnpm format:checkpnpm typecheck(includes thengctemplate checks)pnpm test:devtools(all passing)pnpm skills:check(when.claude/changed): not changedDocs in
apps/docsupdated (the path escape sentence ininspectors/forms.md)pnpm extension:buildandextension/uicommitted (whenapp/changed): not changedChecked in the browser with axe (when the UI changed): no UI change
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