RichText: change value to have separate keys for line and object formats

packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/format-edit.js

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 import { withSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
 import { Fragment } from '@wordpress/element';
-import { getActiveFormat } from '@wordpress/rich-text';
+import { getActiveFormat, getActiveObject } from '@wordpress/rich-text';
 
 const FormatEdit = ( { formatTypes, onChange, value } ) => {
 	return (
@@ -15,13 +15,20 @@ const FormatEdit = ( { formatTypes, onChange, value } ) => {
 
 				const activeFormat = getActiveFormat( value, name );
 				const isActive = activeFormat !== undefined;
-				const activeAttributes = isActive ? activeFormat.attributes || {} : {};
+				const activeObject = getActiveObject( value );
+				const isObjectActive = activeObject !== undefined;
 
 				return (
 					<Edit
 						key={ name }
 						isActive={ isActive }
-						activeAttributes={ activeAttributes }
+						activeAttributes={
+							isActive ? activeFormat.attributes || {} : {}
+						}
+						isObjectActive={ isObjectActive }
+						activeObjectAttributes={
+							isObjectActive ? activeObject.attributes || {} : {}
+						}
 						value={ value }
 						onChange={ onChange }
 					/>

packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.js

@@ -177,10 +177,10 @@ export class RichText extends Component {
 	 * @return {Object} The current record (value and selection).
 	 */
 	getRecord() {
-		const { formats, text } = this.formatToValue( this.props.value );
+		const { formats, replacements, text } = this.formatToValue( this.props.value );
 		const { start, end, selectedFormat } = this.state;
 
-		return { formats, text, start, end, selectedFormat };
+		return { formats, replacements, text, start, end, selectedFormat };
 	}
 
 	createRecord() {
@@ -394,13 +394,17 @@ export class RichText extends Component {
 		}
 
 		let { selectedFormat } = this.state;
-		const { formats, text, start, end } = this.createRecord();
+		const { formats, replacements, text, start, end } = this.createRecord();
 
 		if ( this.formatPlaceholder ) {
-			formats[ this.state.start ] = formats[ this.state.start ] || [];
-			formats[ this.state.start ].push( this.formatPlaceholder );
-			selectedFormat = formats[ this.state.start ].length;
-		} else if ( selectedFormat ) {
+			selectedFormat = this.formatPlaceholder.length;
+
+			if ( selectedFormat > 0 ) {
+				formats[ this.state.start ] = this.formatPlaceholder;
+			} else {
+				delete formats[ this.state.start ];
+			}
+		} else if ( selectedFormat > 0 ) {
 			const formatsBefore = formats[ start - 1 ] || [];
 			const formatsAfter = formats[ start ] || [];
 
@@ -411,12 +415,13 @@ export class RichText extends Component {
 			}
 
 			source = source.slice( 0, selectedFormat );
+
 			formats[ this.state.start ] = source;
 		} else {
 			delete formats[ this.state.start ];
 		}
 
-		const change = { formats, text, start, end, selectedFormat };
+		const change = { formats, replacements, text, start, end, selectedFormat };
 
 		this.onChange( change, {
 			withoutHistory: true,
@@ -936,7 +941,6 @@ export class RichText extends Component {
 		return unstableToDom( {
 			value,
 			multilineTag: this.multilineTag,
-			multilineWrapperTags: this.multilineWrapperTags,
 			prepareEditableTree: this.props.prepareEditableTree,
 		} ).body.innerHTML;
 	}
@@ -975,7 +979,6 @@ export class RichText extends Component {
 			return children.fromDOM( unstableToDom( {
 				value,
 				multilineTag: this.multilineTag,
-				multilineWrapperTags: this.multilineWrapperTags,
 				isEditableTree: false,
 			} ).body.childNodes );
 		}
@@ -984,7 +987,6 @@ export class RichText extends Component {
 			return toHTMLString( {
 				value,
 				multilineTag: this.multilineTag,
-				multilineWrapperTags: this.multilineWrapperTags,
 			} );
 		}
 

packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js

@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ export class RichText extends Component {
 		const { formatPlaceholder, start, end } = this.state;
 		// Since we get the text selection from Aztec we need to be in sync with the HTML `value`
 		// Removing leading white spaces using `trim()` should make sure this is the case.
-		const { formats, text } = this.formatToValue( this.props.value === undefined ? undefined : this.props.value.trimLeft() );
+		const { formats, replacements, text } = this.formatToValue( this.props.value === undefined ? undefined : this.props.value.trimLeft() );
 
-		return { formats, formatPlaceholder, text, start, end };
+		return { formats, replacements, formatPlaceholder, text, start, end };
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -156,13 +156,12 @@ export class RichText extends Component {
 		onSplit( before, after, ...blocks );
 	}
 
-	valueToFormat( { formats, text } ) {
-		const value = toHTMLString( {
-			value: { formats, text },
-			multilineTag: this.multilineTag,
-		} );
+	valueToFormat( value ) {
 		// remove the outer root tags
-		return this.removeRootTagsProduceByAztec( value );
+		return this.removeRootTagsProduceByAztec( toHTMLString( {
+			value,
+			multilineTag: this.multilineTag,
+		} ) );
 	}
 
 	getActiveFormatNames( record ) {

packages/format-library/src/image/index.js

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const image = {
 		}
 
 		static getDerivedStateFromProps( props, state ) {
-			const { activeAttributes: { style } } = props;
+			const { activeObjectAttributes: { style } } = props;
 
 			if ( style === state.previousStyle ) {
 				return null;
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ export const image = {
 		}
 
 		render() {
-			const { value, onChange, isActive, activeAttributes } = this.props;
-			const { style } = activeAttributes;
+			const { value, onChange, isObjectActive, activeObjectAttributes } = this.props;
+			const { style } = activeObjectAttributes;
 			// Rerender PositionedAtSelection when the selection changes or when
 			// the width changes.
 			const key = value.start + style;
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export const image = {
 						icon={ <SVG xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><Path d="M4 16h10c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V5c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2H4c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2v9c0 1.1.9 2 2 2zM4 5h10v9H4V5zm14 9v2h4v-2h-4zM2 20h20v-2H2v2zm6.4-8.8L7 9.4 5 12h8l-2.6-3.4-2 2.6z" /></SVG> }
 						title={ __( 'Inline Image' ) }
 						onClick={ this.openModal }
-						isActive={ isActive }
+						isActive={ isObjectActive }
 					/>
 					{ this.state.modal && <MediaUpload
 						allowedTypes={ ALLOWED_MEDIA_TYPES }
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export const image = {
 							return null;
 						} }
 					/> }
-					{ isActive && <PositionedAtSelection key={ key }>
+					{ isObjectActive && <PositionedAtSelection key={ key }>
 						<Popover
 							position="bottom center"
 							focusOnMount={ false }
@@ -125,20 +125,19 @@ export const image = {
 								onKeyPress={ stopKeyPropagation }
 								onKeyDown={ this.onKeyDown }
 								onSubmit={ ( event ) => {
-									const newFormats = value.formats.slice( 0 );
+									const newReplacements = value.replacements.slice();
 
-									newFormats[ value.start ] = [ {
+									newReplacements[ value.start ] = {
 										type: name,
-										object: true,
 										attributes: {
-											...activeAttributes,
+											...activeObjectAttributes,
 											style: `width: ${ this.state.width }px;`,
 										},
-									} ];
+									};
 
 									onChange( {
 										...value,
-										formats: newFormats,
+										replacements: newReplacements,
 									} );
 
 									event.preventDefault();

packages/rich-text/README.md

@@ -61,6 +61,26 @@ called without any input, an empty value will be created. If
 `multilineTag` will be separated by two newlines. The optional functions can
 be used to filter out content.
 
+A value will have the following shape, which you are strongly encouraged not
+to modify without the use of helper functions:
+
+```js
+{
+  text: string,
+  formats: Array,
+  replacements: Array,
+  ?start: number,
+  ?end: number,
+}
+```
+
+As you can see, text and formatting are separated. `text` holds the text,
+including any replacement characters for objects and lines. `formats`,
+`objects` and `lines` are all sparse arrays of the same length as `text`. It
+holds information about the formatting at the relevant text indices. Finally
+`start` and `end` state which text indices are selected. They are only
+provided if a `Range` was given.
+
 **Parameters**
 
 -   **$1** `[Object]`: Optional named arguments.
@@ -93,9 +113,23 @@ is no format at the selection.
 
 `(Object|undefined)`: Active format object of the specified type, or undefined.
 
+### getActiveObject
+
+[src/index.js#L11-L11](src/index.js#L11-L11)
+
+Gets the active object, if there is any.
+
+**Parameters**
+
+-   **value** `Object`: Value to inspect.
+
+**Returns**
+
+`?Object`: Active object, or undefined.
+
 ### getTextContent
 
-[src/index.js#L13-L13](src/index.js#L13-L13)
+[src/index.js#L14-L14](src/index.js#L14-L14)
 
 Get the textual content of a Rich Text value. This is similar to
 `Element.textContent`.
@@ -110,7 +144,7 @@ Get the textual content of a Rich Text value. This is similar to
 
 ### insert
 
-[src/index.js#L21-L21](src/index.js#L21-L21)
+[src/index.js#L22-L22](src/index.js#L22-L22)
 
 Insert a Rich Text value, an HTML string, or a plain text string, into a
 Rich Text value at the given `startIndex`. Any content between `startIndex`
@@ -130,7 +164,7 @@ none are provided.
 
 ### insertObject
 
-[src/index.js#L24-L24](src/index.js#L24-L24)
+[src/index.js#L25-L25](src/index.js#L25-L25)
 
 Insert a format as an object into a Rich Text value at the given
 `startIndex`. Any content between `startIndex` and `endIndex` will be
@@ -149,7 +183,7 @@ removed. Indices are retrieved from the selection if none are provided.
 
 ### isCollapsed
 
-[src/index.js#L14-L14](src/index.js#L14-L14)
+[src/index.js#L15-L15](src/index.js#L15-L15)
 
 Check if the selection of a Rich Text value is collapsed or not. Collapsed
 means that no characters are selected, but there is a caret present. If there
@@ -166,7 +200,7 @@ is no selection, `undefined` will be returned. This is similar to
 
 ### isEmpty
 
-[src/index.js#L15-L15](src/index.js#L15-L15)
+[src/index.js#L16-L16](src/index.js#L16-L16)
 
 Check if a Rich Text value is Empty, meaning it contains no text or any
 objects (such as images).
@@ -181,7 +215,7 @@ objects (such as images).
 
 ### join
 
-[src/index.js#L16-L16](src/index.js#L16-L16)
+[src/index.js#L17-L17](src/index.js#L17-L17)
 
 Combine an array of Rich Text values into one, optionally separated by
 `separator`, which can be a Rich Text value, HTML string, or plain text
@@ -198,7 +232,7 @@ string. This is similar to `Array.prototype.join`.
 
 ### registerFormatType
 
-[src/index.js#L17-L17](src/index.js#L17-L17)
+[src/index.js#L18-L18](src/index.js#L18-L18)
 
 Registers a new format provided a unique name and an object defining its
 behavior.
@@ -218,7 +252,7 @@ behavior.
 
 ### remove
 
-[src/index.js#L19-L19](src/index.js#L19-L19)
+[src/index.js#L20-L20](src/index.js#L20-L20)
 
 Remove content from a Rich Text value between the given `startIndex` and
 `endIndex`. Indices are retrieved from the selection if none are provided.
@@ -235,7 +269,7 @@ Remove content from a Rich Text value between the given `startIndex` and
 
 ### removeFormat
 
-[src/index.js#L18-L18](src/index.js#L18-L18)
+[src/index.js#L19-L19](src/index.js#L19-L19)
 
 Remove any format object from a Rich Text value by type from the given
 `startIndex` to the given `endIndex`. Indices are retrieved from the
@@ -254,7 +288,7 @@ selection if none are provided.
 
 ### replace
 
-[src/index.js#L20-L20](src/index.js#L20-L20)
+[src/index.js#L21-L21](src/index.js#L21-L21)
 
 Search a Rich Text value and replace the match(es) with `replacement`. This
 is similar to `String.prototype.replace`.
@@ -271,7 +305,7 @@ is similar to `String.prototype.replace`.
 
 ### slice
 
-[src/index.js#L25-L25](src/index.js#L25-L25)
+[src/index.js#L26-L26](src/index.js#L26-L26)
 
 Slice a Rich Text value from `startIndex` to `endIndex`. Indices are
 retrieved from the selection if none are provided. This is similar to
@@ -289,7 +323,7 @@ retrieved from the selection if none are provided. This is similar to
 
 ### split
 
-[src/index.js#L26-L26](src/index.js#L26-L26)
+[src/index.js#L27-L27](src/index.js#L27-L27)
 
 Split a Rich Text value in two at the given `startIndex` and `endIndex`, or
 split at the given separator. This is similar to `String.prototype.split`.
@@ -307,7 +341,7 @@ Indices are retrieved from the selection if none are provided.
 
 ### toggleFormat
 
-[src/index.js#L29-L29](src/index.js#L29-L29)
+[src/index.js#L30-L30](src/index.js#L30-L30)
 
 Toggles a format object to a Rich Text value at the current selection.
 
@@ -322,7 +356,7 @@ Toggles a format object to a Rich Text value at the current selection.
 
 ### toHTMLString
 
-[src/index.js#L28-L28](src/index.js#L28-L28)
+[src/index.js#L29-L29](src/index.js#L29-L29)
 
 Create an HTML string from a Rich Text value. If a `multilineTag` is
 provided, text separated by a line separator will be wrapped in it.
@@ -332,15 +366,14 @@ provided, text separated by a line separator will be wrapped in it.
 -   **$1** `Object`: Named argements.
 -   **$1.value** `Object`: Rich text value.
 -   **$1.multilineTag** `[string]`: Multiline tag.
--   **$1.multilineWrapperTags** `[Array]`: Tags where lines can be found if nesting is possible.
 
 **Returns**
 
 `string`: HTML string.
 
 ### unregisterFormatType
 
-[src/index.js#L31-L31](src/index.js#L31-L31)
+[src/index.js#L32-L32](src/index.js#L32-L32)
 
 Unregisters a format.