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Slash menu throws "Attempting to update uninitialized suggestions menu" after toggling editable
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Description
Version:
@blocknote/core@0.49.0
Repro
- Render a BlockNoteEditor whose editable prop is toggled from a parent (e.g. switching between view and edit mode).
- DevTools → Performance → CPU: 6x slowdown (low-end devices reproduce naturally).
- Toggle the editor from non-editable to editable.
- Immediately type / to open the slash/suggestion menu.
Throws:
Error: Attempting to update uninitialized suggestions menu
at emitUpdate (SuggestionMenu.ts:35)
at SuggestionMenuView.update (SuggestionMenu.ts:90)
at ... prosemirror-view dispatch
What did you expect to happen?
No errors
Steps to reproduce
- Render a BlockNoteEditor whose editable prop is controlled by parent React state (we toggle between view/edit modes).
-Open DevTools → Performance → set CPU to 6× slowdown (this makes the bug deterministic; in production it occurs on real users without throttling, presumably on slower devices). - Toggle the editor from non-editable → editable
- Immediately type / to open the suggestion menu.
- Observe the thrown error in the console
BlockNote version
@blocknote/core@0.49.0
Environment
Reported in production on Chrome 147 / Windows 10/11 (real user). Reproduced locally on Chrome (latest) / macOS with React 18 and CPU throttling at 6×.
Additional context
Production stack trace (sourcemapped):
Error: Attempting to update uninitialized suggestions menu
at emitUpdate (@blocknote/core/src/extensions/SuggestionMenu/SuggestionMenu.ts:35:18)
at SuggestionMenuView.update (@blocknote/core/src/extensions/SuggestionMenu/SuggestionMenu.ts:90:11)
at pluginView.update (prosemirror-view/dist/index.js:5580:31)
at anchorInRightPlace (prosemirror-view/dist/index.js:5526:13)
at updateState (prosemirror-view/dist/index.js:5454:13)
at Editor.emit (@tiptap/core/src/Editor.ts:646:14)
at dispatch (prosemirror-view/dist/index.js:5829:28)
at callback (@blocknote/core/src/editor/managers/StateManager.ts:142:29)
at callback (@blocknote/core/src/editor/BlockNoteEditor.ts:707:30)
at closeMenu (@blocknote/core/src/extensions/SuggestionMenu/SuggestionMenu.ts:117:16)
Contribution
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start in @blocknote/core/src/extensions/SuggestionMenu/SuggestionMenu.ts, especially emitUpdate, SuggestionMenuView.update, and closeMenu, then reproduce the controlled editable toggle with CPU throttling. Trace the update sequence after switching to editable and typing /. Done means the slash menu opens without the uninitialized suggestions menu error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- react, typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100