Post "update" transition not logged when using Block Editor.

[rheinardkorf]

Bug Report

Expected Behavior

When updating a post, page or custom post type with the Block Editor I expect the activity to be logged by Stream.

Actual Behavior

Activity for updates are not getting logged.

Steps to Reproduce the Problem

1. Open an existing post for editing with the Block Editor.

2. Make a change to the content (or the title).

3. Click on "Update"

Steps to Verify the Problem

1. Install and Activate "Classic Editor".

2. Open an existing post for editing with the Classic Editor.

3. Make a change to the content (or the title).

4. Click on "Update"

Classic Editor results in the expected behaviour, Block Editor does not.

System Information

• Stream plugin version: 3.6.0
• WordPress version: 5.5.1
• PHP version: 7.4.1
• Browser: Chrome + Safari
• Computer operating system: MacOS

[kidunot89]

@rheinardkorf I did some digging and confirm that this is a minor design issue. Gutenberg saves post using the REST API which is consider the backend or frontend. The post connection is a backend only connector.

It's pretty much the Posts connector is simply not being registered because this conditional returns false on REST requests. You can confirm this by changing this boolean to true and running thru your steps again to see the record be made this time.

@kasparsd @dero Any recommendations on the solution this? Could add a flag and conditional to the \WP_Stream\Connectors::load_connectors() for specifying if active on REST request or something else along those lines. Just fishing for ideas 🤷‍♂️.

[spencerm]

@kidunot89 Is there a way to flip that boolean that wouldn't break when Stream updates?

[kidunot89]

@spencerm Possibly, but it will require making some changes to the Post Connector class.

[kasparsd]

Fixed in #1264.