microsoft / microsoft/wiql-editor

Edit Query WIQL does not show changes in the query until the view is fully reloaded

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Description

Describe the bug
The ‘Edit Query WIQL’ feature is a great aid for query debugging and porting to other ADO instances.
A major confusing and frustrating bug is that what’s exported appears to be a snapshot of the query taken upon the query editor loading. As I keep making changes to the query via the grid editor, Edit Query WIQL keeps showing the original query. Doing Save on the query does not help. I have to navigate away from the query and reopen it for Edit to show the latest version.

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Additional context
First reported the issue via the ADO feedback, but it was dismissed as being in an external product: https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/t/ADO-work-item-query-editor-Edit-Query-/11022085 .

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in the query editor: change the query through the grid editor, open Edit Query WIQL, and compare its output before and after saving. Trace how the edited query state reaches the WIQL view; done means the view shows the latest changes without navigating away and reopening the query.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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